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g NOTED CORRESPONDENT PIES William E. Curtis, who recently dropped dead from apoplexy in a Phil adelphia betel, was one of the best known and most popular journalists of tbe present day. and bis death came as a shock to his host of friends. William Elroy Curtis was born at Akron. O, November 5. 1850. and was graduated from Western Reserve col lege in 1871. On December 24. 1874. be married Cora Kepier at Erie. Pa.. at that time and until 1887 being on tbe staff of the Chicago Inter Ocean. In 1887 be went to Washington as cor respondent of tbe Chicago Record, and remained with that paper in such a connection until 1901. when the union of the Record and the Herald created a new newspaper. Mr. Curtis was re tained by tbe combined papers, how ever. and was serving as correspond ent for the Record Herald at the time of his death. During the years 1SS9 and 1890 Mr. Curtis served as special commissioner !- ft l: 'H S un to >he South American republic* and acted as execu t ft- r- u tit .nierra'iouaJ American conference of that year. He was e< re ‘tie ,* _ e*o of A met -an republics from 1S9© unttl 1893: and was Mmervral secralory and chief of the Latin American department of the Co i'91 to l-»3 In lt93 be was special commissioner of • «i; t . at Madrid and special envoy to the Queen Regent of IfUl nod Popr Leo kill in 1892 ■ « - . !:or of lutiftmi books and historical pamphlets, a nem • < • • t _ to. tcties of this country and of a number of Euro • - at - . • »» vj. a memtt-r of the Gridiron club at Washington and i- . (its; ■ ".at organ.zation. He also was a member of . , a the raj :•? :■} and of the Union League and Alpha IMu Phi flabs at New fork. REJECTS TITLED SUITORS Tk' -fct her tortus* nod great beau ty <-*g forth persistency oo the part a( fcrr many titled suitor*. Mr* W0 iasa H has turned them all sway and «ill come bark to America te itee SI* is the youthfal widow of the “Tte Plate King." former pees! Over of the hok Island system, a woman mbits Te la the French artist, enthusiast .rally tes-ified had »l of tba 1M jk. -rts that denote physical perfec ts*** Sbe bas bad a successful social sen*a m lax.dot and several offers of rnwriip among -tern being one from Prfene Murat, but sbe wistes to letaa aofettered to America that sbe may a* end io the education of ber Kr» Leeds wants her eight-year-old *■*- Hat* man Leeds to be '-•'Mug-t' Up under those a odiTioos that hem tend to promote good American .■ wires ship More particularly sbe • wants Lis ta..gtt bow to conserve manage id* estate left Mm to Mr tutor. wba (to U the Rtti hotel >n Paris. June 22. 190S Ac-i ug _ 4 ho danced attendance on the charming widow were Prince h »t- '-•« ■ * • Fa jcigny-Lavinge. Lord Falconer, heif to the Earl of t Ajeiaoder Thynae uncle of the Marquis of Bath, and Sir Abe i-a .'P. the Sooth Airman millionaire * t- >!•» le hi.> with every assurance of her high esteem, dis rig n.. preferred to remain single because of ber small - : Pr.: r M rat '-mained He is 29 years old A grandson of tot I on re Murat, third Pi lace to Naples and Ponte Corvo. who married a Mm Pimm to Haiti more, the prince bar American blood in his veins. He prosed :>f Mr* Leeds tar from easy to discourage SEES RISE IN LIVING COST 1 George E. Roberts, director of the mint, who ha* recently returned to Washington from a trip through the west predicts that the cost of living will advance. He says that while agricultural de velopment will be noted, he does not expect it to keep pace with the in crease in population. Farm rentals are advancing, he finds, because many farmers are being forced back to till ing of the soil. The consumers must realize, be says, that the day of cheap free land has passed, and with an ad vance in the cost of everything enter lng the production of foodstuffs there must be an increase in prices to the consumers Mr Roberts points to the fact that the census shows the population of the country increased 21 per cent, be tween 19(H) and 1910. while the farm land area increased only 4i per cent, and says it means higher living cost. “The fact is." said Mr. Roberts, "that • »«▼«■ Pfer- of the natural gains of tcC ..sinai progress are acing onset Ot the s coal of food and raw materials, and the principal factor in this M tu complete occupation of the country "Tn» re it actually leas to divide than there used to be. There is reia r**e v a" •» and we hate been so important a factor in world production that ail the world is affected ' Mr h Pens say* tnerw are symptoms of a struggle for land, which means feigner «: . » The on;, remedy for the existing situation is & study of the taws . : c r-viuri c* of nature and a higher efficiency in all lines of production. GOES TO WAR UPON OPIUM r A Can at Xt« York was appoint ed kr Freshen Taft to represent the I sited Mates in the conference called a: Tkt Hr cue f» consider says and e«ui for tbe restriction of tbe traf be tn 03 1a Tbe greatest evil la tin May is Tbe opium curse. Tbe gown meat w laboring bard tc com bat «t and to a certain extent has sawdrd Hot tbe eril ta China Is stili peoo-joaesed and for several years post it baa toes spreading over other cowrie*, among tbe the United States To restrict this eril an international muter-wee »as called at tbe capita! of Hollaue n which tbe represent a lives ■* the various world powers par tir^iiH Tbe representative of the Americas government was present with tbe others While opium Is a useful medicine, used under a donor's prescription. It M a dangerous agent when other ww wtiwwyei ii c«i more oudiq wrmrkB to us credit that ary of the great diseases against which science Is now directing Its energies Victims of Own Machines. Hamas devised a gallon* fifty eu WU ugfi for Modseai is the day* of • King iktnom list os ifcis towering gibbet Hamas himself waa hanged The bishop of Verdun contrived an . loo small to allow a person wtthia It either to stand op er to he at foil length, for tbo at heretics- The bishop of the first victim . I Indian Hair. In the old Indian days the hair used to grow to a wonderful length, and to this day families haring a strain of Indian blood often late in life hare a full suit of hair with little or no gray, in it. The hair of some of the Indians, used jo grow to the great length of twelve feet, aad on the men at that;' aad those old foxy folk often made it i look thicker and longer by weaving in' I to ft certain libera BED-BOUND FOR MONTHS. Hope Abandoned After Physiciana1 Consultation. Mrs. Enos Shearer, Yew and Wash ington Sts.. Centralia, Waih., says: “For years I was weak and run down, could not sleep, my limbs swelled and kidney secretions were troublesome. I was fast In bed four months. Three doc tors said there was no cure for me and I was given up to die. Being urged. I used Doan's Kidney Pills. Soon I was better end in a few weeks was about the house, well and strong again." "When Your Back Is Lame. Re member the Name—DOAN’S." 50c a box at all stores. Foster-Milbum Co., Buffalo. N. Y. FAILED TO WIN. ‘Scribb told me that ho once wrote i a $20,000 prize story.” "And did he get the $20,000?” "No. The girl wrote and told him she had accepted his rival.” ALMOST CRAZY WIThTECZEMA “I. the undersigned, cannot give : enough praise to the Cuticura Rem edies. I had been doctoring tor at least a year for eczema on my foot. I had tried doctor after doctor all to j no avail. When a young girl 1 sprained , my ankle three different times, paying i little or no attention to it. when five years ago a small spot showed upon my left ankle. I was worried and sent for a doctor. He said it was eczema. He drew a small bone from the ankle about the size of a match and about ■ an inch long. Tbe small hole grew to about the size of an apple, and the eczema spread to the knee. The doc tors never could heal the hole in the ankle. The whole foot ran water all j the time. “My husband and my sons were up night and day wheeling nte from one room to another in the hope of giving me some relief. I would sit for hours at a time in front of the fireplace hoping for daybreak. The pain was so intense I was almost (-raxy. in fact, ! I would lose my reason for hours at i a time. One day a friend of mine dropped in to see me. No more had- ! she glanced at my foot than she ex claimed: ‘Mrs. Finnegan, why in the world don't you try the Cuticura Rem- : ediesV Being disgusted with the doc tors and their medicines, and not be- . ing able to sleep at all. I decided to give the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura • Ointment a trial. After using them j three days that night 1 slept as sound as a silver dollar for eight long hours. ; I awoke in the morning with but very j little pain, in fact. I thought I was ’ in heaven. After using the- Cuticura I Remedies for three months 1 was per fectly restored to health, thanks to the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I ; will be sixty-four years of age my J next.birthday, hale and hearty at pres ent.” (Signed) Mrs. Julia Finnegan. 2234 Hebert St., St. Louis. Mo.. Mar. 7, 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and j Ointment are sold by druggists and dealers everywhere, a sample of each, with 32-page book, will be mailed free on application to “Cuticura,” Dept. 12 K, Boston. When Friendship Counts. The doors of the deformed man are always locked, and the key Is on the outside. He may have treasures of charm Inside, but they will never be revealed unless the person outside co operates with him in unlocking the door. A friend becomes, to a much greater degree than with the ordinary ] man, the indispensable means of dis covering one’s own personality. One only exists, so to speak, with friends. It Is easy to see how hopelessly such a sensitiveness incapacitates a man for business, professional or social life, where the hasty and superficial impression is everything, and disas ter is the fate of the man wbo nas not ail the treasures of his personal ity in the front window where they can be readily Inspected and ap praised.—From the September At lantic. — ■ They're All About Tailors. "AH criticism,” said Professor Brander Matthews In one of his brii liant Columbia lectures, "is to a cer tain extent, personal and biased." He paused and smiled. "The Tai’or and Cutter, a weekly paper," he resumed, "said in a recent leading article: " ‘Carlyle’s “Sartor Resartus,” Mere dith’s "Evan Harrington” and Kings ley’s “Alton Locke” will be great classics when the ephemeral novels of today will have long since per ished.’ ” And No Strong-Arm Squad. The Greeks were piling into the Wooden Horse outside the walla of Troy. “We might be called the first car rowdies,” they cried facetiously.— Puck. Constipation causes and aggravates many serious diseases. It is thoroughly cured by Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellet*. Tim favor ite family laxative. A woman Is apt to regard a bachelor as a man who la too much of n coward to get married. 6moke» find Lewis' Single Binder Se cigar better quality than most 10c cigars. Some of us an apt to take advice that doesn’t belong to on. CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE TANK FOR STORING MANURE Detailed Instructions 'Given for Making Suitable Receptacle on Farm Where Six Horses are Kept —Most Satisfactory Bottom is Clay—Tank and Section of Wall Shown. We give a plan of concrete ma nure tank, and also a section througn one of the retaining oralis, writes George F. Weston in the Country Gen tleman. In response to a query. Tms i« designed to take care of the manure from six horses on a farm. Since nothing is saW about any neighboring residence or dairy, we have not con sidered it advisable for so small a sur plus as is likely to accumulate from this number cf head to suggest going Plan of Concrete Manure Tank. to the expense of roofing over or screening from flies. The proportions or area are to be modified to meet the special demands of the farm. It is expected that the usual custom will be followed of hauling direct to the field, and that the tank Is used simply for storage during bad weatner or press of other work. Allowing that the manure is removed from the stalls in a wheelbarrow, a three-foot en hance for same is shown, which should bo located at the most convenient coo ner. The longest diameter should be in the same direction or parallel with the most convenient road for the teams to travel, and each corner should be protected from the wheels by sinking a conveniently shaped stone in 'he ground at points of probable contact. As economy is insisted on. diagonal corners are shown, but the general ap pearance of the tank will be improved by rounded corners, at an increased labor cost for making the forms. If the horse stalls have drainage for urine, this can profitably be conducted to a small concrete cistern built just Inside the wall of tank, entirely below tirade, and covered with slotted plank, so as to also drain from manure. The contents can then be pumped over the manure, should it appear to be heat ing unduly. With this we should ad rise a shed over tank, on six by six inch concrete supports, re-enforced with a three-eighths-inch iron rod in each corner, and inserting half-incn bolt and washer in each for tying down rafter plate. The sides are re-enforced concrete, a cheap foundation for whifh can be made by breaking field rock in the trenches for the first four-inch layer, grouting same with a cement grouting, then continuing to fill in the layers with roughly-broken rock, and grout ing solid Each layer should be set tled lightly. The walls should be made irom a fairly rich mixture, say one part cement, two sand, and four of screened gTavel. The most satisfactory bottom tor this tank will be a layer of clay, thor oughly puddled, and about four inches thick. The seepage will not be ma terial. and there is quite a saving in first cost. If of concrete, there ts dan- I ger of the bottom heaving during win ter. unless it is kept covered with ma nure. Anyway, it will be well to try the clay, as the conciete bottom can ! be added at any time. The labor of handling the manure on a place where mr.ny animals are kept is a much heavier and more cost 1 ly job than many would believe wbo ' ! have not kept an account, and it I should be lightened in every way pos- | i sible. One method is to use a manure carrier, and unload direct from this ; into the manure spraader. Where a 1 Section cf Tank Wall. h'llside site can be secured for the j storage pit or tank, a "gravity” sys tem of leading may be put In by scrap ing out a road on the lower side, that will allow the top of the bed of the spreader to be a little below the level I of the bottom of tank. BACTERIA ON ROOTS OF CORN Supply Sufficient Nitrogen to Serve Abundantly Their Pur poets When Soil Is Exhausted. (By WALTER D. LEUTZ.) How the clover acted as a fertilizer was not known until about fifteen i years ago. Since that time ourj knowledge upon the subject has very considerably increased and every year now something more Is learned. Leguminous and pod-bearlng plants unaided bate no more ability to help themselves to the nitrogen of the air under any circumstances than have other green plants. Certainly bacteria existing ta the! ■oil penetrates tbe sort tissues ot young roots of legumes and mutUply within those lively tissues so as to i form a little mass of gelatinous sub- I stance. Responding to the irritation produced the plant builds a nodular structure about the bacterial invaders, not unlike the formation or a gall j consequent upon the sting of an in-> sect Numerous nodules may be formed on tbe roots of one plant and they have characteristics peculiar to the species of plant on whicb they occur In some way not well understood these plants with nodules or tubercles are capable of getting sufficient nitro gen from the air to serve abundantly their purposes when the soli has no j supplies, and when other plants must die from the want of it Either the bacteria are tbe direct agents in the process or they aid the plant itself to do wbat. without such aid. it cannot do. May there leg umes organisms or some of them be made to form tubercles or other plants for instant maize? Here Is a matter of tbe greatest moment Un doubtedly they have some times in the past become adapted to legumi nous vegetation. There is nothing to prevent corn from gathering tubercles It so. what a triumph that would be for scientific experimentation. Wbat an advance It would mark for scien tific agriculture. We know now that corn can be very deciaeoU modified in its chem ical composition by processes of breeding. Types of grain can be pro duced in wbicb for instance the nitro- < gen percentage is greatly Increased and so a long way Improved as food for m*n and beast. If. in addition to this, Indian corn can be mad.- to furnisb Itself, through accommodating bacteria, with this higher nitrogen content directly from the exhaust less storehouses of the air, j me agricultural miracle or the age will have been wrought. No one can predict whether or not this will ever come to pass, but from wbat is now known, the endeavor to bring it to come to pass seems at least worth while. Old Horses* Teeth. If the old horse does not seem to be thriving and mumbles his feed, ex amine his teeth—they may need fil ing. A heavy foretop may be all right on a wild horse that runs the range, but it is of no use to the horse that works every day Only Peppermint Raiser. The only successful peppermint ' raiser In the United Stales ts said to be Miss Mary Clark of Berrien. Mich. She has twenty-eight acres of the herb and runs her own distillery, whten produces from three to tour hundred pounds of oil every year. White House Plants. Many of the plants and shrubs in the White House grounds are tde I gifts of foreign sovereigns sent to their I ambassadors Many beautiful vines and plants have come from China and Japan. Lady Bugs Kill Aphis. Commissioner of horticulture of Call- I forma has sixty thousand lady bugs I which he is shipping to gardeners all over the state. These bugs destroy the aphis and save the farmers hun dreds or thousands of dollars. Produce Fine Meat. With alfalfa pasture, corn is the only thing needed to produce the ! finest of beef and pork. CARING FOR ! MOLTING HENS RcQnirt Lars* Amonat of Feed Containing Ultrogen, Such as Oil Meal aad Protein Feeds. • - (By J. BAILEY BRUCK.) Most people believe that if they can force their hens to molt esrly they will lay more eggs during the season, but this Is not true Hens that bare molted lata will lay more ergs during the winter than the early mol tern rhis ban been shown by the moat careful experiments, bnt the facts arc nr' generally known. Molting hens require n Urge amount of feed containing nitrogen such ns oil meal, meat aad other feeds rich in protein. Molting can be farced by cutting down the feed of hens as it has been shown by experiments that scantily ted bs*a begin molting egr tier than these on full feed, but the farmer do not. fetish molting much earlier Starved ben molt more uniformly than others and this is particularly noticeable in hens two or three years old. In an experiment conducted by the Cornell experiment station it was found that on a basis of 100 bens the fed flock produced eggs to the value | of $29.27 more than by the starved flock. The total income from all the birds was $278 for the starved flock and $350 for the fed flock, a difference in favor of natural molting for the year of about $95. A western poultiyman of long ex perience give* his method of controll ing molting as follows: As soon as the hens are through laying he turns them out In alfalfa, feeding them dry bran only, in adrfi Uon Undo- this treatment they get thin. Then he feeds them a mixed ration o' grains and meat, giving a light feed in the morning and ail they will eat et noon -and night tfnder this treatment they finish molting quickly, get new feathers and begin laying in September By October 1 they are all In good laying condition and make a profit through the tail and winter. Modern Pharmacy. “We have a very fine course in phar macy,“ says the president of the col lege to the father or the student who is entering. "I'm glad to hear that. My boy ex pects to become a druggist." “Well, we give special lectures on soap, stamps, cigars, perfumery, soda water, candy, city directories, tele phone books and stationery."—Life. Overlooked. Knicker—We can't carry revolvers any longer. Bocker—But they didn't take away the girls' hatpins. I >LD$ Cured in One Day As a rule, a few doses of Munyon’s Cold Remedy will break up any cold and pre vent pneumonia. It relieves tlie head, throat and lungs almost instantly. Price 25 cents at any druggist's, or sent postpaid. If you need Medical advice write to Munvon's Doctor*. They will carefully diagnose your case and give you advice by mail, absolutely free. Address Professor Munyon. C3d and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Rheumatic Pains quickly relieved Sloan’s Liniment is good for pain of any sort It penetrates, without rubbing, through the muscular tissue right to the bone—relievesthecongestionand gives V permanent as well as temporary relief. Here’s Proof. A. W. Lay of Lafayette. Ala.,writes:— “ I had rheumatism for five years. I tried doctors and several different remedies but they did not help me. I olKained a bottle of Sloan’s Liniment which did me so much good that I would not do without it ^ for anything.” ® Thomas L. Rice of Easton, Pa., writes: ’* I have used Sloan's Lini meat and find it first-class for rheu jfcfle matic pains.” WmP sir. \j.vj. Junes ox namw.ns, i_i.t •- writes:—"I have found Sloan’s Lin iment par excellence. I have used it for broken sinews above the knee cap caused by a fall, and to my great satisfaction 1 was able to resume my duties in less than three weeks aftet the accident.” SLOANS LINIMENT is an excellent remedy for sprains, bruises, sore throat, asthma. No rubbing necessary—you can apply with a brush. At a/I dtea/ers." Price, 250., SOc. A $1MO. Sloan’s Book on Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Poultry sent free. Address Dr. EARL S. SLOAN, BOSTON, MASS. The Very Worst. Clement J. Driscoll, at a dinner in New York, told a number of amusing stories about his strenuous life as commissioner of weights and meas ures last year. "A friend of mine,"' said Mr. Dris coll. •'noticed one morning that his grocer looked very sad. 'What's the matter, old manT my friend nsked jokingly. ‘The weights and measures man hasn't been dropping in on you. I hope.’ “ ‘Yes, he has,- snapped the grocer “ "But you don't really mean to say. exclaimed my iriend. 'that he caught you giving only fifteen ounces to the poundT “'Worse than that!' groaned the grocer. Tve been giving seventeen.’ “ A Broken Bone. Your first duty, after notifying a surgeon, is to provide support for the injured member in the form of an im provised splint. Flat pieces of board, as broad, if possible, as the limb and slightly longer than the broken bone, canes, umbrellas, in fact anything that will accomplish your end may be used In adjusting these, pad with any soft material that is at hand; straw, leaves or cushions made of grass may be used. Avoid any pressure on the In jured part, cover it with a cloth, and keep wet with clean, cold water — Woman's Home Companion. Rivalry. “Does your automobile go faster than vour neighbor’s?" “No.” replied Mr. Chuggins “But my danger signal makes a much more disagreeable notse than his." BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE Send 3c stamp for five samples of my very choic est Gold Embossed Birtbdsy. Flower sad Mode Post Cards: beacufal colors and loveliest dksiens. An Post Card Club, “il Jackson Sc Topeka, C'--.—. All suppression of selfishness makes the moment great. — Lydia Maria Child. 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