Of Intereet to BuJlderlJ.
Prot. Charles I . Norton ot the Mas.
fnchusetts Instltuto ot Tcchnology
eays thnt a grcnt dcal moro cnro
Ihouhl ho tnlcen In IlrolccUng slcel
wOI'le and wrought Iron work .from cor.
roslon. Concr.to Is a tnr belter snte-
cuard thnn stone or lerra cottn against
firo. ho on's. The Dos ton skyscrnpors
are \'Iowed with suspicion by Proto
Norton.
'Women are Huro all 111011 ha\'e hab.
' . . ' whIch uue cor.
Its ot extra\.gnl'co :
rectloll. '
Smallest Monarchy on Earth.
The flo\'orclgn who reIgns ever the
SMallest monorcb ) ' In the world Is tbo
king of Cocos , a groull of Islalllis near
Sumntra. TIICBO Is lauds were Ills.
covcred nbout 300 ) 'enrs ngo by the
cnptaln at the Keollng , but were com.
pnatlvoly : IIttlo known 011 182 . When
Mr ; Hess , an Engllshman , visited thom
ho 'wns slruck by their benuty nud
toole up his abode there. It Is his
who no1
' ; I'l ndson , Gcorgo noss.
Lol s away over the Cocos.
Making It Emphatic.
Concerning a cortaln arclllcacon In
the English church a tnlo ot mo csty
Is toll1. 110 forba o ouo of his frleu ate
to call him " octor , " saylug , "It you
cnll mo doctor I w1l1 do the same for
you. " "Oh. but you oan't , " repllod
the other. "I am uot a 'l1octor. " "You
goon will be , " was the auswor. "I'll
'IC ' - It I am , " came the rotort.
Efephants Long for Freedom.
In cnptlvlty 0le11hauts always stanlJ
oP. when they sleep , but when In the
jungle , In their own land and homo ,
they 110 down. The reason glveu tor
tbo dlfferonco between the elephant
In captivity and In frccdom Is thnt
tbo anlmnl novcr ncqulres complete
onfidenco In his Itoepers , and alwaY3
longs for'lIhed.y.
Lightning and Trees.
Proto Assmnnn , 0110 ot the Germnn
government mcteorologlcal experts ,
says that lightning seldom strikes In
a forest where the trees are dense
and at about the same height. Dan.
gor oxlsts ouly where Is lated trees
nso high above their surroundings.
Try me JUBt on n and I am surD to
come agaIn. Detlance Sta.rch.
Unresisting Victims of Button Trust.
Why are there two buttons , or even
one , on the sleeves ot a coat'l ThB
wrltel' toole a census of his buttons
nnd found thnt GO at thom were un-
necessary. Ho la particularly anxious
as to the two buttons behind on a
frocle coat. Talting II. survey of the
whole human fl1mlly ho fin s that
there are 800,000,000 buttons worn , all
at them usoloss.-Plllladolphla Led.
eer.
Wlfo Drove Pesta ; Away.
A Yorltshlro man whoso poor rela'
tlons pestered him continually , mar.
rlod the worst scold In the county In
order to have II. guardian who would
protect him tram the Importunate
legacy huntors. The venomous am ]
Incessant vituperation at the womaD
llld the desired eJrect.
Insects Don't Touch Rice.
A remarltnblo fact connected wltb
the rico Illant Is Its almost enUro 1m.
munlty from the attaclts ot Insects ,
and f.om these diseases which Intecl
the cereals and other vegetablc
, growths , as alee that It supplies IJ
: wholo.snlo diet .tor ono-half the popula'
t.1on at the world.
Force of Blue Whale.
'A blue whnle , harpooned by a Now. .
f'undland whaler In Placentla Day It
l\arch , 1903 , towed the steam whalel
! : Puma 122 miles , the screw being re
' "cr.scd , at full speed the whole tlmo
nnd not until twontslx hour :
'olapsed was exhausted and kUled.
BUILDING FOOD
To Bring the Babies Around.
When a lIttle human machine (0 (
r. lnrgo ono ) goes wrong , nothing Is Sl
Important as the selection ot fool
which w111 alwayo bring It arounl
ngnln.
"My little baby boy fitteen month
old had Plleumonla , then came bral
fever , and no sooner had he got eve
these than he begll.n to cut tooth am
lelng so weak , ho wns fref1uentl -
thrown Into convulsions , " says-a Co
orudo mother. '
"I decided a change might help , e
toolt him to Kansas City for a vlsl
\'hon wo Iot there ho was so vcr
weak who1ho would cry ho woul
sink away nnd seelned IIIto ho waul
dlo.
"WIlon I reached my slt3ter's holt
she sll.ld Immodlately that wo mu
ff10d him Grape.Nuts and , although
, . h111 ! never usel1 the food , wo got son
ntid for a few days gave blm just U
julco of Grape-Nuts Md milk. I-
gl\t stronger so quickly ' 0'0 were SOL
fcedlng him the Orape-Nuts Itself al
III a wondertully short tlmo ho fl
toned right up and became str01
DIlII woll.
"That showed mo somothlng war
JmDwlng and , when later 0" my g
came , I raised her on Gr pouts al
she Is a strong healthy baby nnd h
beon. You will see trol11 the lIt1
photograph I send you whnt n stror
chubby youngster the bo ) ' Is now , 11
ho I1ldn't loole nnythlng lIke that I
fore wo found this nourishing to !
GI ape.Nuts nourlshod him baek
strength when ho was so wenle
cc.ul n't leeop any other teed on I
atomnch. " Name glvon by Posh
Co. , Bnttlo Crook , Mich.
All chlldron cnn ho built to II. me
sturd ) ' nnd lloalthy cQndltion UI1
OrtipoNuts and cream. The fe
conta1Js the elements nature
man s , from which to malto UIO Q
gray fIlllns In the nerve centers I ]
trnl . 'A ' ell ted brain and stro
sturl1y nervcs absolutely Insure
1rolthy body.
, I..oole In each IJt ) ( ; . tor the taml
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Peach Liqueur.
Tnl < o mellow , full fill.vored peaches ,
wash but do not peel , slice , : lnd put In
! \ stonc jnr , which must bo set for six
houra In a ItelUo of hailing water.
Cover the peach IternelB with hrandy
and let stand till next day. Strain off
the julco from the Ileaches , taldng
care not to squeeze the fruit hard
enough to mnko the IIqulll muddy.
Measure the jul o mid for each IJlnt
tnl < o II. generous pound of the hest re.
fined Rugar. Put sugar and julco to.
gcther nnd let stand unUl next dny ,
lhen bring the mlxturo to II. hell , Rldm
thorou/hly / , and straln1t again through
Ii' hag of douhlo cheese cloth. When
It Is cool add to It the brandy In
which the Iternels have been Ronked ,
putting ono pint of spirit to two ot
tyrup. Let It settle , and If not per-
{ ectly clear strain again. It ought to
bo either a clear plnlt , a bright yellow
or a whlto , nccordlng to the fruit used.
Use clear giass bottles. Put In the
Iternels , nlso a blade at mnce , tied tea
a bit of yellow lemon peel , and a fragment -
ment of stlcl cinnamon. Corle , seal
nnd Iteep In a dark place. The liquor
Improves with age.
For Toilet Details.
A oapltnl notion Is a largo case at
fiax linen , dnlntlly embroidered , with
dlJrereut sized receptacles for holding
, ; loves , veils , C7avats , waist ribbons
and the hundreLl and ono details thnt
nowadays go to mnlto up a well-turned.
out woman's toilet. Veils carefully
handled will Inst a. long time , whereas ,
tossell Into drawer without lJelng folded -
ed , and stretched out to their original
width , they scarcely last a weelc In a
condition ouo would term respectable.
The tendency ot all these open-mesh
woven things Is to shrink. The fancy
{ or the long gauze voll , with deep hem
benter , grows apnco. That these
spend qulto half their lIfo thrown
bl\ck oyer the hat In now Iso afiects
their popularity. Indeed , for such
were they apparently ordained , the
smart French and Amorlcan elegantes
nagrantly adding an ordinary fine ,
rufJalan net for actual use.
Batiste With Embroidery.
The value of a tasteful wrapper that
can bo sUpped on with enso and which
Invites relaxation Is well understood.
This one Is exceptlonnlly attractive
at the name time that It Is wholly
slmplo nnd Is adapted to a wldo range
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of materials. As illustrated , however.
It 18 made of whlto batiste flgureil
with pnlo green and Is combined with
I a collar an frills of omhroldery. 'fho
fr1ts are Ilaln and loose. but the
back Is Inld In inverted plaits , which
provide nddltionnl fulnoss , and to the
lower edge Is jolncd the gathered
1\ounco. The quantity at material re.
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Dosln ; by 1011Manton. .
1ulred for the I11l'lum size Is 11
Yl1rds 27 , 10 ) "ards 32 or 14 ) 'anh
U Inches wille , with % ) 'nrds ot all
over embroidery nnd 7 yal' s of cl1lnf , ;
8 h&chell wide.
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Color eymphonles are cngnglng thl
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nttenuon ot both mllllnors nl\ll drosE
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makers at tbo present momcnt , whel
novelties In. the way ot new modes nr' '
no longer forthcoming. All sorts a
fantastic Ideas nro helng el11ployel :
11. and so that tbo colors harmonlz
there Is no limit to the quaint an
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lovely concolls that a true artlstl
modlsto can achieve. Ono ot the 111m
th
Irl original ot these creations for eV4
[ 1d I1lng wear-but It Is , alas ! only fc
the fortunate fow-Is II. "sunrls
as
lIe frock , " In which all the lints ot tb
: ; 1\.y at sUl1l'lso are sldllflllly 1.IIeUllel
II ;
lut : rho sott , cool grny of dawn , rOBe plnl
JeAn Indoscrlbablo bille and 1\ sort e
d.mauve haze that trembles Into whit
) d.
to are 11.11 Intormlnglod so sottly that or.
ho Is conscious of no dotalls of the gow
lis -only ot the wend rful gencral elToe
1m' .
Girl's Apron.
> TO Prctty aprons are ever In deman ,
Ion Thl3 ono Is novel amI becomes orn
lad .tnoulnlat the 8t\1l10 limo that It serV4
dethQ tll'\\cucal .nd at protecting t1
art ( rtc1c. As Illustrated ! t If ! made 1
md whlto Il\wn with tI'lmmlng of ombrol
ng , NY anti fancy atltchlng , but all t1
a mntorlals 118ell for aprons nre equal
correct , white for the hotter Rort , CI
: Jus ored chambrn ' . JlnilH\I : nnd th. . , 111
. . tor Uoso ; of 111\1' er usnge.
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The npron Is made with a yoke ,
that Is exten ed at the ! rant to & ; 1' "
a stole orrect , fronts and bncle. The
main portion In gathered nt Ite upper
ed1o and attached to the yalta and
front nnd the closIng Is made nt the
ccntcr bacl , . .
The qllantlty of mnterlal requlrod
lor the medium slzo (8 ( 'cars ) Is 2 %
Y I'ds 32 Inchcs wide , with 2 % . yards
of embroidery to trim as Illustrated.
Pretty Necklaces.
Gold beads loole vcry pretty worn
a1.l0vo the low collar of n Bummer
blouse. They are confined to day
wear at prasent , while ! Onger chains
of rare stoncs are lIIeed for evening.
Cornl necklaces , as well as these of
turquolso beads , have como In with
the reappearance of gold ones , and
when becoming either of these Is n
yery eJrecUve ornament. In ono 01
the prettiest long chains the fine gold
Hnlts I\re Intersporsel1 with oblong blh ,
of cut allun marines and swung on thE
end at the cbaln Is a. largo locket
trimmed with the same stones , anI )
smaller , anl1 In the ceuter rests a sin
! ; Ia I1lamon .
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For Tailor-Made Gowns.
Chiffon cloth Is being largely usee :
'tal' tailor-made gowns this enmmer. II
Is pOI'haps tbe most fasblonable of al.
the thin fabrics , and. while It has aI' '
till ! Euppleness : and evanscont boaut )
of chlJron , It also possesses the dura
blllty of cloth , and " 'arks up Into th (
most fascinating of dresscs. In th (
soft IlnBtol tones It Is exqulelte , and II
lends Itselt so very easily to the pic
turesque draperics and aginb8 thai
are now the mode. Lnco Is a charm
Ing adornment , especially that of II
fairly coarse weave , and It loolts well
In conjunction with galleon , or sllli
braid , or eyen embroIderies.
Sheherd'a "laid In Early.
ShcIJherd's pli.ld : bas mnde Its appearance -
pearance earlier than usual tbls year.
As a rule , one encounters It only when
summer Is drawlug to a close , and the
"plng.pon " ot the sportsman's gnn Is
bonrd ccholng across the moors. Dut
for once In her career , fashion has nn.
tlclpated nptters , and shepherd's plaid
Is Included among the check patterns
considered modish In the , ' : ay ot taffetas -
fetas and voiles. Some very bccoming
shepherd's plaid owus bave bcon seen
In glnhams ! and fine lawns , but the
Insistent lIttle black anl1 whlto check
loolts at Its smartest In chiffon cloth.
The Collar for Silk FI'Ocks.
For wcar with sllle frocltB nnd rib.
bon stoclts there Is n decided demand
for the modified mee\cl \ ! oollar , 'Wl1lcl1
tal.es the place ot the plain ruching
now rather out ot date. The ne"
medlcl rume Is of net or lawn. e < 1ScX
with valenclennos or mechHn lnce
ImlCe pleate , and Is from one Ilnd I
halt Incbos to throe Inches deep. _
stan s out Tery Rtlii nnl1 somowl1a
I saucily fnnn the stock.
A New Fad In TJcs.
Gn.ss-/reon / tnpe ties In 'White CaD
yas : olt and tennis oxfords arc a lat. .
Rummel' f&l1 II.t the country club
Units 1l11l1 tennis courts. Doth men a. '
women bave taken to waarlng then :
No Time Lost.
A mother. after dnys ot prepnratlol
for a 'Tcelt's abst.llco ! from ham. " Sl\e'
denly remembered , nfter the train " 'a
well under " "ay. that ! 'Ilio ' had lert
hoUle of :1 : certain " , 'ollkno""n remell
within reach of the tnenl\l'Somo \ ] Htll
fingers of her three-'ear.old son. Sh
rememlle-cd , too. tbnt there was noli
In ! ; thnt the child lo\'cd hettcr 1I11\
the aromatic contents of tbat partici
lar bottle.
Hurriedly calling the porter , ti1
n1)dous mother ) lropnred a tn < 'Ssn
to be tclegraphed Cront the 11r.t : st
lion. It rend :
"Hide bollie of nobblo's lI1edlcln
I ft It ou tahlo In my room. "
An haUl' later she reC\1lved this nc
altor-ether soothll1l ; message from tl
boy's father :
"Too late. Dobblo sot there l1rst
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Df Few Americans In Europe.
dTrnv"lers rotllrnlnt ; from I uropo d
10 clare that the cnrclt ) ' of America ]
Iy at contlllCntl\l resortIs : , "cl"y natle
)1. able this BeRwn , l\nl1 hotu1teopers ! n
leo cOluplalnln , ; that not In years III. '
t ! the ) ' como upon , such hnrl1 times.
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LI6Iret1 '
acterla In Soli.
A bncterlum Is such a smnll thing
that Ute human 1310 cl\nnot detect It.
It taketJ the mlcroscopo to bring out
thIs mlnuta form of lite. It takes
sarno thousands of bacteria to do tbo
work that Is done In A single tubercle
on the root ot a logumlnous plant.
Nevertheless , small as they are , bac-
terin nro of Immenee Importance to
the flumer Rnl1 orton the success or
ral1uro of n crop 11'111 depcnd on the
Itlnd of bactorl/\ . there Is In & eoll.
rho Itlnd ot soil and Its physical
structure 11.180 h\Ve : a grcat deal to
:10 : wIth the abundnnco ot bacteria.
It has : been found that a so11 that Is
doh. In humus , that Is , has much
\'eet8.blo matter In It , Is better suit.
ed for the development ot bacteria
lhan soil that has In It very lIttle
humus. It has previously been be-
Heved that the only advantages In
n.vlnr ; the humus vms that It was a ,
! onrce of nitrogen and that It also
held moisture and leept the ground
tram dryln : ; out. Th third good
quality muet now be added , that of
malting bacterial mo moro abundant.
Whether thle connection between the
humus In the soU and the bacteria Is
Important because the humus furnIshes -
nIshes food for the bacteria or
whether It Is Important because the
bumus Jteeps the : ; round light lI.ud
moist nnd letl the air worlc through
It easily , we 110 not yet know. Both
/lro / re .Gonable suppositions. We are
eure to understand more about them
In the not dletant future. It Is DOW
cortaln that we can Introduce now
lelnds of bacteria Into solis and that
wo can by dolnl ; this greatly Increase
the productive capacity of the farms
for certain crops.
Deep or Shallow Salls.
OrdlnarUy It Is deslrablo to haTe a
! 1eep soil , that the roots of plants may
Itrileo deep. The latter Is a desideratum -
tum for the reason that II. deep root.
Ing plant Is less atIocted by the
droughts than any others. We see
hls In tbo case or some trees , which
bave tap roots and are seldom atIoct-
fd ! by the ry weather. The shallow
floUs are first to respond to drouth
and sometimes they arc the slowest
to dry out , when the weatber Is wet.
ho deeper the soli and tho'moro It
IS loosened up the rea.ter the zone of
ffirth that will be subject to the oir
eratlons of the bncteria that add nl-
: roren ; to the soU. One way of deep.
nlng a soli Is to plow It as deep as
? 05slble with a common plow and
then put on a crop or deep rooting
legumes. There nre some legumes
thnt do not son their roots very deep ,
"ueh as cow peas , nud there re
pthors that send their rotes to the
Greatest possible depth Into the BOU ,
: mch as the clovers and alfalfa. On
ruult1tul1es or farms II. sol . w111 remain -
main shallow whatever the crop un.
less tbe land Is drained. When tbls
Is done the drains should be as deep
all tbree feet. Then the frosts w111
WMk In deeper than they otherwise
w11l and the air will be present on the
dl\1placement of the water. Subsoil
plowing Ie aomotlmes effective nn
: JOmeUmes not , but It IIhould not bl
undemkcn unless there Is to be a
consldorablo benefit reeelTed from the
operation , as It Is an expenslvo one.
Too Much Water.
'rho turning yellow of wheat Is fro.
quently caused by too much water ID
t o soli. This same eflect Is some.
times seen In house plants when the
Dwner bas been too attentlyo to them
md has wntered thom too orten. It
he field of wheat or other crop thlE
ondlUon may exist "hen the surfac (
, all app ars fairly d1)- . The presence
of too much water retards the ripen
tinE : of the crop and frequeutly de
tronses Its yield. It may be that thll
Is ono of the chief -auses : why con
on low land Is c.rht by the froB
when C < Jrn on land only Cl dozen tee
hIgher Is not Injured. It has boel
I t.ssumed that It was a difference 11
. temperature , tbo cold air runnIng Inte
the hollows , but It does not seem Ulte
Iy tbAt O fQW feet wou1d make all thl
Ulerencc. Dut the low land tre
quenUy bas In It more water tban I :
good for the crop and this retardlnJ
the maturing enables the trost to tinl
the oorn e. the low land more ImmlJ
ture than that on land a little hl hel
The rooult Is that the corn Is Injurol
moro because It Is Immature that ! bl
cause the temperature there Is B
much lower than on the land a lIttl
hlghor. This Is a. theory , and we d
not Imow that It can bo proved b.
Cacts.
Industry Is not the only thln2 : TI
qulred on the fArm. If It were
grent many men that fall would aue
ceed. Keoplng eternally at a thin
110es not nl"6)'s , bring success , In spit
ot the trlto Baying that It does. 11
:0 : telllgcnt mana emont Is also reQulrel
' 0 and this Itlnd ot manngemout otten r. .
_ quires a good dOAI ot Information I
sov ral directions.
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The fall of the year Is the time I
lIelect the seed corn , and this sboul
: Jt
bo stored In a place that will kee
Ie
dry nnll ) 'ot not evaporate Ita mol
" turo too much.
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Good seed only can produce gee
crops , no matter how rich the grouD
c. runy bo or how much seed culth'atlc
[ 1. may bo glnn.
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ro Many plants "run out" because U
vo seed has been carelessly seler-ted fro
jenr to ) 'ol1r.
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The Flat.Hended Borer.
The destructlvo tree borer IO well
known to horticulturists as the Flat.
hended apple tree borer nnd to onto-
% 1ologlsts as Chrysobethrls femorata
101 found In all parts of tbo countr )
and annually destroys vast numbers
of trem ! . It attncks npplo , pear ,
quInce , plum , peach , cherry , ash , elm ,
maple , box-older , cnmore and willow
troos. The Injury 1s Ilone by the nat-
headed borer during Its grub or larval
stago. Tbe adult Insect Is II. beetle
about halt an Inch Ion , ; , ftnttlsh.ob.
. long In form , shiny greenlsb.blncle
! II.bove and copper colored bolow. The
femnle 1101l0slts her eggs In the crev.
Ices of the bark of the trunk rind
mnln branches , usually on the south
or southwest sldo , where the effoels
of tbe sun upon the tree Is greatost.
In our locality the moet of the e/s
nre probably laid during April nnd
May. Although eggs are somotlmes
deposited by this Insect upon healthy ,
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b. beetJe ; c , head oC malej d , PUPa-W100 ua. . .
t1ra.l me ( origtnal , .
well-established trees , It evidently
prefers to select sickly or newly
transp1anted ones , cspeclally tholte
whQse barIc has boon Injured by ex.
posure to the sun. The eggs hatch
within II. few dl1Ys after being depos-
Ited. The youns larva soon eats
throush the bark and proceeds to bore
at some depth beneath the surface ,
lea\'lng behind It a flnttened channel.
Sometimes a slnglo borer will glrdlo
a tree and cause Its death. The larvn.
reaehes Ite full growth by the end of
the summer , being then pale-yellow-
Ish rub about half an Inch long , with
a broad , fiat head. During the winter
It remains quiescent. The next spring
It bores out nearly through the barlt ,
then moves back lIttle and under.
goes Ite change Into tbo adult beetle
form the transformation being com'
pleted In about three WeeILs. The
beetle then cuts an opening through
the barIc and escapes to continuo the
work or destruction begun by Its nn'
cestors. During the wnrm part of the
day It may bo seen fiylng about In the
hot sunlight.
There nro three ways of combat.
tlnl ; the borer : (1) ( ) by dostroylng the
! ; rubs 'Whl1o they are at work In th
tree : (2) ( ) by the application of some
substance that will prevent the eggs
being doposlted or will destroy th
egls and newly hatched larvae , an ( ]
(3) ( ) by wmpplng the trees with some.
thing tbat will prevent the femalCE
alnlnS' access to the bark. Dut , b
tbe best methods known , borers an
difficult Insects to combat. The larvaE
I make their way Into the wood se
soon after the eggs are deposited ant !
I JtcOP so completely out or sight aE
tbey work , that they may do mucl
Injury before their presence Is sus
peeled , and nrc I1lfficult to It111 wheI
detected. It Is a case where an ouncl
I of prevention Is most l1ecldedly marl
eflectlve and moro economical tbnn I
pound ot cure.-Arlzona Station.
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IS Seedless Fruit Fertilized ? .
For some t.hne there hns been a bl !
lief that seedless fruit Is developoc
without fertilization by the polleD
- Tbere have been oxperlments carrlel
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on to determine this and It , , "n
thought that the exporlments were r (
lIablo. Without doubt the mon tha
did the work belle\'ed that the frul
was unfertlllzod and were entlrol ;
sincere In their expressions In tha
rerard. In South Australia , howeyCl
some very elaborate Inyestlgatlon
bavo been put on foot to dlscove ! ' I
e the Zante currant , the well.kno
I- seedless current , " "as produced will
out the Intervention at fertilizin
processes , In a word It Is decided b
the experimenters there that the CUI
Lrant , though apparently seedless , I
the product of fortlllzing procossei
At first exporlments were made t
produce seedless currants by rom01
Inr ; the pollen a few days before i
was ready to bo precipitated Into th
ovules. This . , . . 'ork the oxporimontel
did " , 'lth the greatest of care , but I
the end pronounced It Imposslblo t
do the work 50 carefully that a fo ;
grains of pollen , , "auld not get Int
the ovules of the fruit. The Invest
. gl1t1on showed further tbat the ovul (
of these seedless currants nro real !
ferUlhed : and Increase In slzo t (
about ten da's , atter which the
abort. 'fhls prevents tbo seed frol
developing , but the growth Is starte
by the fertilization In the b01lnnln ;
This Is probnbly the case with all e
our seedless fruit. The growth
o started by the fortlllzntlon In the 0
Id dinar ) " way. and then the seed form
ip tlon Is stopped and this gives mOl
s. power to the development at the pul
of the fruit. This Is as yet a dal
fJUbjoct.
Id
Id The progressive dalr'lI1an Is car
m ful In the foedlng of hl8 cows , 11
Imows thnt the ration to bo an eco
omlcal ond'nust contain both carb
1e hrdrates and protolns , nnd that f
m overbalance of one w1l1 was to it .
I the werle ot dlgclltloc. .
WAIH BLUE .
Costs 10 cents and equals 2o.centS
wortll of any other kind of bluing ,
Won't Freeze , Spill , Brealf
Nor spot Clothes i
Wli J = 6flc\
Ground 111 the fJJater.
At aU wtao Grocers.
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Wild Dogs of Central Africa. ;
The wild dog of centrnl Afrlcn , an
explorer writes. Is common enough. :
lie Is nn ugly 1001dn beast , with a
1'1 d body , coarse hair , ahort hend nnll
111r0 ; upright -ears. These wild clogs
play fearful havoc with game , oeca- I
810nally cleBrlng out whoso districts
precisely In the flnmo manner as the
red dbolo of Indln , before wblch even
the tiger Is said to retroat.
"Pen Stammering. " t'
"Pen IItnmmerlng" Is the namB glv.
en by Dr. DerUllon'of ' Paris to a dim. 1
cr.lty in wrlUng analorous ; to stammer- ,
Inn In apeeoh. Hnny persons , ho .ays , J
ere tncftpable of wriUng CTen one or (
the lettena of a 'W01'4 11.III long as any
" " ' 0 III looklug at them. Hypnotic lIug. I
Ietltlon , ho thlak , w11l cure this .eM'-
au. . trouble. aa weil al writer's cramp. f
fI I
GreatCr H.w Verk'a Pay Roll. j
Soll\9 Idea of tke size Q ! Greater
I
Now York may bo salncd by the- statement - I
ment tlaat there e.re 40.000 empl "Cs i
: m the PAY roll. Tbls Is n grefttei
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number than mlUlY South American
repubUcs And l'etty monarchlos at the
n1d world cnrry , Including their- lanl } .
1:11 ; armlos.
Old Man's Secret.
Alpena , Mich. , Sept. 5 ( Speclal-
Sennty.nvo years of ae , but halo
and bearty 18 Ur. Jerome K. rour-
nler of this place , and to those " "bo
Ask the eecrot of bLs splendid health
he & 1ves the .roOO advIce "Use Dodd's
Kidney PIUI ! . "
When nskd for bls reason for so
Btro. ly rec mmendlng the Great
Amftrican Kidner Remedy , Mr. Four.
.Ier related the followlnl : experience :
' ' 1 recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pill" becauee they cured me of 1a.
betcs. I suttered 'With my klel.eys
for 1\ lane tlmo II.nd luJrered terribly
from these Urinary Troubles that are
IiO lI'enernl ! v.mong aged people.
' 'Then I surted to use Dodd's Kidney -
ney pms and eight boxes o ! lhem
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cured my lt1dneY1 ! , regulated m , 'Wa.
tel' and made me feel lIke n. hearty
) "ounl' : man. "
Do4d'f ! Kidney Pills make the old
t l young because they make sound
, kidneys. Sound kidneys mean health
and l th Is the ether name for
; routh.
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Meet epeken Langualell. ;
There arc % , O , OO < ) Chlneso spC'trlt. .
ing Ute mune InaUago , maldng Chi- t I
/&elll / the most tlp.ken Innguage. There I
, .re 10 lOt1ny tl eclJ ! .wblch ara e.tire- I
Iy lflerent Utat t1iey eocm sc&r-ct1y !
, . to 1telonc to the ame tonrue. The tn
aabttanta of Uonr01la ; and Thlbet ctm
arey undenrlu . the clialeet at the
peopl In Pekln. PuttIng Chtneso
aelde. the most. lpoken Jan.11agcs are
" 15 ! GlloWI ! , In aUllons : English. 120 ;
German , 70 : Russian , 68 : Spanish , 44 :
Portu ese , 32.
Condemns Top Hats.
Th London Medlcol Press thus Is-
ues 1\ call for heroes : "Tho top hat :
II ! ugly , unhy lenle and embarrassing. 1 ,
fts Iole ! claim to support Is t'b ape
pearance of res ectftbU1ty It gives. II
; > nly a few medical bRTonets wou1d
driTe to their consultations In Pa.na-
mal ! and cloth caps tbey would bnxlk :
the tyranny of hPbit over health ftnd
r.omeUno s , and at the lame time ee.fn
tke undrtng ; craUtude of tbelr bumb- I
ltr confreres. " ,
" 'refmhmenta ' In Church. I
Family pews were intreduced at the
beilnnlng of the eerenteooth century.
, Bome at thelSQ bad a table and tire-
t'IILC ( } , AIIO curtalna anti. ' , h..uw . I
bflldB , EO as to aeeure tbo uta03t .
privacy. T1akt led t8 abu8oo , In
IiIOme ( If the clolHl pews card playlng ; (
'Wu not unoommoll Alld the tedium "t
n Ion ! : sonlco 1I'&S IIODlolim.s reUO'foo ( I
by Ug'lit retreshmonts.-Tlle Reliquary. '
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SPGke That Stofe.
While w 1dng cl e to farm
Jumso at Fal\leck , tn Uncolnshlrc , a. 1
laborer Wnll oatonlshod to see n sunko ,
OTer a yard len& " Brlm n.cross a
stream. Wl.tl& some tro1.tblo ho captured -
tured It and louud In Its mouth u
cheeeo cake " , hick It hlld stolen frem
the farm houle larder on the other
sldo of tbe riTet'-London Dally Ex-
press.
Allin's Foot.Easo , Wonderful Remedy.
iCHno tried ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE , and
n"d it to be a eertaln cure , and gives com ,
tr1 to ene lIutterlng wf\h ioro , tender and
6nI1e1teet. . I wUl 1' OOmmon ALLEN'S
; FOOT-EASE to . , . trlesds , as It ! t
e rtalaly a 'Wondntul rcomcdy.-Mra. N.
n. Gullord. Nel\ " Orleans , r. . : . . "
Unlveralty Celebration.
The U.lnnrlty of P'rolburg b d a
aera.d ocle1traUo. recontly-procC'90 ,
o slon3 , ftre"ll'orlts , l1tumtnaUons , ad. l
Ip drells , tke oec&sloaetns the round.
'Ie Inn- out ot tile Ja11mllet' fit students to
% O O. One or rae &llers referred
to the faet t . .t the ntJ1ber IOeO.was
ercfcJaed In tillS , nd ko was much'np. .
[ 0 p1ftnd'ed wau e poated at a babe
n. In the arml of a nurse as the future
0t.Du.tho andtb student.
: : It's but n. sUpper stop tram smn.rt
esll to Bin. . ,