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Where Me Drew the Line.
An English carl, lately deceased,
Who had no family, was notorious for
his hatred of children, and on one
occasion ho engaged as lodge keeper
an army pensioner named McMlcken.
Some few months later McMlcken's
wlfo presented him with n son and
heir. Ou learning of the occurrence
his lordship rode down to tho lodge In
a terrible rage.
"I hear," said ho to Mr. McMlckon,
"that your wlfo has a son."
"Yes, my lord," said tho man proud
ly. "Vt, now, look here, McMlcken;
when 1 put you here, It was to open
and shut n gate, but by the Lord Han
ry, not to propngate."
With the Lid Off.
"Mother," asked Bob, with a hope
ful eye on tho peppermint Jar, "hav
I been n good boy this nfternoon?"
"M-m-yos," nnswered mother, dubi
ously, recalling a certain little rift
within tho lute. Tho four-year-old dip
lomat looked anxious.
"Please," he begged, "say a wide
open yes!" Harper's Bazar.
Important to Mother
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that It
Bears the
Signature of
in use tor over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Explanation.
Lottie How dare you ask Mrs. Bul
lion to a one-courso luncheon?
Hattle She won't know It. She's a
Fletcherlte, and by tho time she has
finished she'll have to move on to
some five o'clock tea. Harper's Bazar.
Two Indispensable Supports.
Of all the dispositions and habits that
lead to political prosperity, religion
and morality are indispensable sup
ports. George Washington.
To keep artificial teeth and bridge
work antiseptlcally clean and free
from odors and disease germs, Paxtlne
Antiseptic is unequaled. At drug
gists, 2Bo a box or sent postpaid on re
ceipt of price by The Paxton Toilet
Uo, Boston, Mass.
British South African Empire.
The South African possessions of
England require 10,000,000 postage
stamps per annum.
Btra. Winalow'a Soothing' By nip for Chlldrwa
tetthloff, aof tens the gum, reduces Inflamma
tion, allaja pain, curca wind colto, tSo a bottle.
He who hesitates is lost especially
when he is found out.
Tour working power depends upon your
health. Garfield Tea helps toward keeping lb
The woman pugilist knows Just how
to assert her "rights."
Some men And it cheaper to stay
married than to pay alimony.
Your Health Is
Just What Your
Stomach Makes it
Hostetter's
Stomach
Bitters
Promotes a speedy heal
ing of all stomach ills.
It soothes the nerves, aids
digestion, builds up
wasted tissues, nourishes
and strengthens, restores
normal health, insuring
profound sleep.
Uu it morning. Boon, night
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PLAGUE OF THE FIELD MICE
Even In Small Number They Destroy
Considerable Clover and Alfalfa
and Injure Orchards.
(By K. B. ril'EIl.)
The mouse, which produced the
plague in somo of tho western states,
a short time ngo, proved to be tho
"black mouse," ono of the numerous
species of short tailed field or mentlow
mice, a group which has caused wide
spread destruction In various parts of
the world. In nearly all parts of tho
United States short-tailed field mice
are among the most abundant of
mammals, and a number of species In
widely separated localities have oc
casionally exhibited the same- tend
ency to excessive Increase, indicating
that favoring conditions may produce
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Lombardy Poplar Girdled and Killed
by Field Mice.
mouso plagues wherever the mice ex
ist. Even when in small numbers
they destroy considerable clover and
alfalfa and injure orchards, nurseries
and root crops.
This Is the first recorded instance of
an irruption of field mice in North
America attaining the proportions of
a plague. The experience indicates
the probability of future and even
more disastrous outbreaks. In the
extensive reclaimed areas of the west
the abundant food and luxurious cover
furnished by alfalfa fields and the
miles of irrigation ditches, which af
ford these mico suitable homes along
their banks, greatly favor their in
crease, while surrounding desert con
ditions limit tho spread of mice be
yond tho cultivated ureas.
Without doubt poisoning is the best
method at present known of dealing
with field mico on an extensive scale.
SOIL TOO RICH FOR APPLES
Trees With Beautiful Foliage, but
Mighty Little Fruit, Were Finally
Removed by Ax.
A common mistake in the selection
of a Bite for tho npplo orchard tract,
largo or small, is that of choosing a
soil that is too rich; that will causo
abundant growth of wood, but mighty
littlo fruit. In tho valley in which tho
writer's ranch is located is an or
chard of mature npplo trees, as pretty
a Bight from the standpoint of foli
age aa one could nsk to see, which has
lately been felled because It did not
deliver the goods.
Th tract Is fat, rich and well wa
tered. Within gunshot of this tract is
a block of winter Nellls pear trees of
the same age that for severed years
past have grossed, their owners close
to a thousand dollars per acre, says
a writer In gn exchange. Never was
more emphatically demonstrated tho
fact that soil can bo too rich for ap
ples, but not for pears. Within a mllo
of these unproductive apple trees, on
thinner and lighter granitic soils, the
apple trees bear prollflcally to the
point of breaking down.
GRAFTING MACHINE IS HANDY
Implement Designed to Cut Scion Di
agonally to Prevent Bruising or
Other Injury.
In describing a grafting machine, In.
vented by A. Roberston of Canada, the
Scientific American says:
The purposo here is to provide a
machine moro especially designed for
use In nurseries and the like, and ar
ranged to cut the graft or scion diag
onally with a shearing cut to prevent
Grafting Machine.
bruising or Injury to the graft. For
this purpose use is made of a rotary
cutter head provided with beveled
knives, a table for the" grafts to rest
on, and guides on tho table at an an
cle to the cutting edges of tho knives
to guide tho grafts. Tho machine Is
pictured herewith In a plan view.
Good Rotation.
Try this rotation: Alfalfa, potato,
grain. It Is a good one.
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GOOD SOIL FOR BUSH FRUIT?
Ground Between Rows Must Be Kepi
Fine and Mellow Give Plenty
Sunshine and Air.
The ground between the rows rind
nround the bushes should be kept
lino and mellow. If the soil is allow eil
to become hard and allowed to grow up
In weeds and grass, tho yield will bt
cut short, and the fruit will be sninlb
and of inferior quality. All bush fruitq
should bo grown in wide rows, bo the
greater part of tho cultivation can bo,
dono with the horse, hoo nnd culti
vator. Tho proper distance to plant
currnnts, raspberries, blackberries and.
gooseberries in the fruit garden is
five feet arart each way for horse cul
tivation. Fo tho small family garden,
plant in rows flvo feet apart and three
feet apart In tho row. This will nllov
of tho larger portion of tho cultivation
being dono with tho horse cultivator.
Tho ground around tho bushes must
be broken up nnd mellowed with tho
hoo. Expert fruit growers maintain
a dust mulch until the berries arc half
size, then a thick coat of long straw)
manure, grass or rotted leaves lft
spread over tho entire ground about
four inches thick. This mulch pre
vents tho growth of weeds and keep
tho soil cool and moist. When this
method is followed, tho Meld will bo
greater, the berries freo of dirt und
much larger size and of extra tlno
flavor. All fruit Biicceed best when
given plenty of sunshine and air, along
with intelligent culture. Tho common
practice of plnnting tho bushes nlongf
tho garden wnlk or fence row is bad
as the bushes cannot bo cultivated,
economically. The yield and slzo of
tho berries Is greatly increased where'
thero Is a full supply of moisture. The
irrigation for fruit nnd vegetables big
surface flow and under ground irri
gation is being extended ns the result
of testB made by practical men. Tho
method of Irrigation for vegetables
and small fruits practiced by market
gardeners of Boston has been found
economical and profitable.
SUMMER PRUNING OF TREES
Cannot Profitably Be Done on Old
Stunted, Dying Trees They
Need Rejuvenation.
If the treo has a dense top, open
up the center to permit sunlight and
air to enter. Thin out tho sides bj
removing from one-tenth to one-fourth
of the branches, always cutting back
Apple Cluster showing apples at cor
rect stage for second or apple worm
spraying. Young fruit standing up
with calyx lobes wide open ready to
receive maximum dose of poison.
to a limb and never leaving a long
stub to dlo or throw out a big crop
of sprouts. Summer pruning ennnot
bo profitably practiced on old, stunted,
dying trees. They need rejuvenation,
which comes with winter pruning, but
may be profitably practiced upon old,
thrifty, shy-bearing trees.
Largo limbs can be removed at this
tlmo just as safely as at any other
season of the year, only It is not ad
visable to remove too much of tho
top at once. Whero great quantities
of wood must be removed It Is better
to distribute Its removal over a period
of from two to three years, rather
than entirely unbalanco the tree's
growth.
CULTURAL
OTES(
When spraying, if showers come and
wash off the poison, spray those trees
a second time.
In setting out strawberries pinch
off most of the leaves and the plants
will take hold better.
Tho city dealer profits by the lazi
ness of tho grower by grading and re
packing his badly assorted fruit.
It 1b a good plan to mow oft tho
tops of tho strawberry plants within
a week after the fruiting season Is
over.
Spray your trees whether they havo
a crop or not. Spraying In off years Is
Just aB Important as In years of heavy
crops.
A yearling tree is preferred by many
to older trees. They are thought to
bo safer to transplant than two-year-old
trees.
Many growers say that weeds aro bb
valuable as fertilizers as clover and
cow peas If they are turned under
every year.
If you believe that you have scale
In your orchard, do not wait a day to
have an expert examine the trees, and
then fight for their lives.
That corky old apple, the Den Da
vis, holds a high prlco In the city
markets because Its fine appearance
deceives the Ignorant buyer.
One of the surest ways to keep
down weeds In the strawberry field
is to cut off all the runners until July
1, to allow close cultivation.
In picking strawberries It should
be borne In mind that bruised fruit
will not stand shipping. A careless
picker has no placo In a strawberry
field.
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LESSON FOR JULY 14.
THE SEED IN FOUR KINDS OP
80IL.
l.KSSON TKXT-Mnrlc 4:1-31.
aOM)i:.V Ti:.T "Itecolvo with meek
nesn thu tmpliuitntl word which la itblo to
savo your houIh." Jiiiih-h 1:!1.
Jesus tells us plainly why ho tnught
so much by means of pnrablcs (Matt.
13:10-13) viz., to teach tho truth to
thoso who sought It, nnd to hldo It
from thoso who refused to rocclvo It.
Tho truth had to bo tnught, henco tho
parable, that thoso to whom it wns
given to know tho mystorlcs of tho
kingdom might know nnd understand
but thnt to tho others it might bo hid
den (Mnrk 4:11-12). Wo havo In this
lesson ono of the best known of tho
master's many parables. Llko all tho
rest JesuB draws his plcturo from tho
common cxiierlvnccs of life. Jesus!
uses tho fields, tho home, etc., whllo
Paul In his preaching nnd tonchlng
draws from tho city, tho army, tho
markets, etc. Wo havo In this pic
ture tho heed, tho sower nnd tho soil.
Wo must turn to tho parnblo nccounta
In Luke nnd Matthew to got tho full
and 'tho complcto plcturo.
What Is tho Bced? Luko records
that Jesus told tho disciples that tho;
seed Is tho word of God (Luko 8:11).)
Mark also tells us practically tho samo;
thing In v. li of tho losson. A great'
deal Is being made today of seed se
lection und somo wonderful results
have been obtained. How much more
Important for us who deal with Immor.
tal souls that we select the best, viz.
the word of God.
Sought Not Adulation.
Next tho sower (v. 4). Notlco ho
went forth not to 8-0-A-R, nor Is it
recorded that ho was S-O-It-E. Ho did
not havo a grouch nor did ho enter
Into hlB work that ho might receive
tho adulation of men (Matt. 6:2).
It Is however tho soil that scorns to
be most emphasized In this lesson,
both In tho direct teaching and also
In tho explanation of tho parnblo.
There aro four kinds of soil and It is
also very significant tho manner by
which tho seed enme Into contact withi
each kind of soil. "Somo fell by th
wayside." Tho path was well trod
den, tho ground wns preoccupied, e. g.,
used for other purposes rather than
to yield a hnrvest. it was hard to bo
broken nnd henco it was an easy mat
ter for tho birds of tho air (Sntan v.
15) soon to pluck It away. Wo need
to remember thnt If men rcccivo with
meekness tho Implanted word there
will be of course no such opportunity
for tho evil ono. Tho trouble is that
In this case tho word was not Implant
cd. ThUB it is that one-fourth of the
seed Is lost. That tho result Is a do
plorablo ono is shown In Hob. 2:1-4.
TJio seed In this caso fell "by" th
wayside, in the next it fell "on" tbs
rocky ground. Tho first is tho picture
of tho heedless, thts Is a plcturo ol
tho superficial ones. Oh for a time
they did run well, they even rocolved
the word with gladness (v. 16) but
they had no stability; they lacked th
element of persistence; their surround
Ings were superficial, there was nc
chance for the seed to get a real grlj
upon their lives.
Three Fourths Lost.
In tho third place Jesus speaks ol
seed that foil "among" the thorns.
Here In this worldly soil it is not bo
much the character of the soil as tht
character of that which already occu
pied the soil ere the sower sowed tho
seed. The cares of this world, the
deceitfulness of riches and "other
things" (v. 10) had so entered In that
the good seed never had a real chance
in the soil of that human heart, hence
It was choked and yielded no fruit.
There was no real grip of the will, no
whole-hearted surrender. How often
these thorns, "the cares of life," keep
tho housewife, or the business man
away from the word. How often the
"deceitfulness of riches" Bnare men so
as to choko tho word that at one time
gave such promise in their lives. And
then the "lusts nnd other things"
which tho evil one so well knows how
to use that ho may keep us from the
word, for he knows that by It we may
be saved (Luke 8:12).
We have thus seen three-fourths of
the word lost. Of the remaining
fourth which fell "Into" (R. V.) tho
good soil, not all yielded the same re
turn. It all brought forth (v. 7) It all
yielded, It all sprang up, but not all
In tho same ratio. We ought to re
member at this point that this parable
plainly teaches us that we who receive
the Implanted seed, we who receive
and obey shall in turn becomo the seed
of the kingdom.
There are three distinguishing feat
ures of this last class of hearers (1)
They "hear" the word. Theso aro
the ones who appreciate Its value and
give good heed to Its precepts. (2)
They "accept" It, e. g., they under
stand Its teachings, they take It Into
good and honest hearts, and (3) they
"hold It fast" (Luke 8:15 R. V.). These
are the ones of which martyrs are
made. Thus we see four differ
ent soils and four different ways of
receiving It. (1) Somo "by" the way
side; (2) Somo "on" tho stony soil;
(3) Some "among" the thorns; and (4)
Somo ",'nto" the good ground.
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Is Bake Day
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writes an accomplished house
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"It is Hot Biscuit, Muffins, Sally
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daily, now that the season has
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home - made, home - baked of
course, and perfectly delicious!
Home-baking, thus, with the aid
of Dr. Price's Baking Powder,
provides the most tasty food,
which I know to be of absolute
purity, clean and healthful, and
with considerable economy."
Our correspondent has written for
us the whole story.
DR. PRICES
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with food mrre healthful, desirable, and
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And 8o True, Too.
Father was walking to Sunday
school with littlo Johnny, and endeav
oring to improve tho time by teaching
Johnny his Golden Text, tho words of
which were: "Whatsoever a man bow.
eth, that shall bo also reap." Johnny
repented It after his father several
times, and seemed to have mastered
the correct wording.
As they drew near the Sunday
school the father gave Johnny his
last rehearsal. "Now, son," ho said,
"let's have the Golden Text once
more without any help from me:
This Is what he got from Johnny:
"Whatsoever a man bowb always rips."
Harper's Bazar.
Noted Author.
"See that man over there with the
black moustache?" said Tompy.
"Yes," said tho visitor.
"Well," said Tompy, "he Is the au
thor of one of the most popular seri
als In a hundred years."
"Really?" said the visitor. "Why,
he doesn't-look like a literary man."
"No," Bald Tompy. "He isn't He's
the Inventor of popped grits, the best
selling cereal on the market." Har
per's Weekly.
Standard of 8anlty.
Shakespeare was asked If Hamlet
was sane.
"As sane as the Fourth of July," be
replied.
The germ of suspicion Is often fatal
to the microbe of love.
The manufacturer of artificial feet
Is responsible for many a fatso step.
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Cheerful Outlook.
"Father, dear," said Amaranth
"Wllllo Smithers Is going to call at
your office thin morning to ask you
for my hand. Isn't there some little
hint 1 can give him beforo ho goes
so as to muko it cnsler for him?"
"Yes," said Mr. Blinks, "tell him to
take ether before he comes. It will
save, him much pain." Harper's
Weekly.
Her 8peclal Advantages.
James Fullerton Mulrhead In his
book, "The Land of Contrasts," telle
of an American girl who was patron!
lngly praised by an Englishman for
the purity of her English and who re
plied: "Well, I bad special advan
tages, Inasmuch as an English mis
slonary was stationed near our tribe."
Stern Call of Duty.
Reform Is not Joyous, but griev
ous; no single man can reform him
self without stern suffering and stera
working; bow much less can a natioai
of men I Carlyle.
Well Dtfsndsd.
He whose study Is among the shad
ows and lights of nature has an un
suspected coat of mall defending him
among all the turmoil. Mrs. OllphanU
A girl expects a man to think her
balr Is naturally curly even when sh
knows that ho knows It Isn't
Why be constipated when you can tret Gal
field Tea at any drag storo7 It will qulokly re
Hove and Ita benctiu will be realized.
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