yc n U I I I x f to r 1 Bl tf R 9 V Q n j v spsiB TWENTY THIRD YEAR HERBERT BUTLER CONCERT COMPANY Herbert Butler Violinist Clara Henley Bussing Soprano Madame Wunderle Harpist Alice Drake Pianist Last Number Citizens Enter tainment Course Menards Opera House Monday February 27 830 p m All seats 50 cents Reserved seats on sale at Connells Wednesday Feb 8 a m Mc 22 I Herbert Butler Concert Co Opera House Monday Feb 27th Music Magazine Chicago The con cert master of the orchestra Herbert Butler is a violinist whose attainments place him in the catalogue of violin vir tuosos At this concert the last move ment of the Mendelssohn Concerto was taken at a furious tempo and the whole affair was brought out with utmost clear ness Musical Courier Mrs Clara Henley Bussing made her appearance in Brook lyn at St Bartholomewss Protestant JEniscopal Church She sang from Elnah the soprano ana Israel in her usual brilliant Hanr Vo style and broad delivery She sang an aria from Sampson and Deliah and songs by Meyer Helmund and Raff which were received with great applause and encored Mrs Bussing has a finely trained soprano voice of great sweetness and sympathy and has a brilliant future before her Chicago MusicalLeader MrsBussing gaveagroupeof songs Stars by Leon i Spanish Song by Behr and O Fair O Sweet and Holy by Cantor in a thoroughly artistic manner Her voice is delightfully true as to intonation Musical Courier Madam Wunderle the well known harpist played mo3t -divinely a fantasie composed by herself The Berlin Critic says We have bad the pleasure of listening to one of Amer cas coming pianists Miss Drake a talented and brilliant musician who for the past four years has been a pupil of some of our best masters We predict lor her a successful musical future Pythian Anniversary Celebration McCook lodge No 42 Knights of Py thias celebrated the 43rd anniversary of Pythianism Wednesday evening in their castle hall with true knightly courtesy and eclat To help them make the occasion the more felicitous and memor able the wives and invited guests of members were included in the attend ance which enumerated four score or more in total The hall was gaily decorated in the Pythian colors red yellow and blue giving a cheery pretty effect The Pythian orchestra of eight pieces added a delightful musical feature to the social gayety of the evening The artistic accomplishment of the guests was called forth in a picture drawing contest of the states and some cities of the United States Dolly Pen nell was the victor and George Scott was satisfied with what was left the booby Cards and other game assisted in making the social side replete and enjoyable And then to round off the affair be comingly refreshments in several courses were served by the ladies and knights Election of City Mayors Lincoln Feb 13 J E Kelley a prominent business man of McCook was in the city the latter part of the week and attended the session of the legisla ture Mr Kelley is interested in legisla tion for the benefit of cities of the second class having a population less than 5000 I am in favor of including in the biennial election bill said hea clause providing for the biennial election of mayors in cities of the second class The office is an honorary one and at present a new mayor must be elected each year The expense is considerable and could be reduced by electing once every two years Omaha News Will Observe The Holiday Washingtons Birthday February 22nd Wednesday next will be observed by the postoffice as a holiday Mail will be delivered between 8 and 9 oclock in the morning and from 2 to 3 in the after noon Money order window will be down all day No delivery of mail will be made on rural free delivery No 1 on that date Patronsof the route mayhowever secure their mail if they call during above open hours F M Kimmell Postmaster Spring Time will soon be here when the mind na turally turns to thoughts of love and spring painting And this reminds us that W T Coleman is making especially low prices on paints of all kinds He has a full line and a large stock and his figures cannot be duplicated in this sec tion of Nebraska Dont neglect letting Coleman figure on your paint bill He will make you money by saving you money Eggs Have Reached a High Price It will pay all having chickens to use a good poultry food and egg producer We have in stock McMillens Interna tional Lees and Rex A McMillen Druggist Carload of Extra Fancy Greeley Po tatoes of road for Knipple Will sell from car at iio for two bushel sack Koming Kompton Komedy Kompany in new plays Everything in drugs McConnell IC MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE Rev G H Smith has returned home E J Kates is in Lincoln this week on a visit Harmon Thompson is down from Bert rand on visit Mr and W A Irons of Wilcox are here on a visit M S Modrell arrived from Mapleton Iowa this week Sam Rogers was in the city Thursday on mining business T A Erb was down from Akron yes terday on business Mrs L J Burtless has been quite ill but is now better J E Kelley went down to Lincoln Thursday morning on business Mrs Barney Hofer is entertaining her sister Mrs D J Killan this week Mr and Mrs C H Meeker arrived home from Denver last Saturday night Zella Osborn who has been afflicted severely with rhenmatism is improving Miss Maude Waddell of Pueblo Colo is a guest of Mrs R F Lowniau Miss JeannetteVanDepoel has been in Saint Joseph this week on business matters Mrs I M Beardslee has been called to Indianola by continued illness of the young child of her daughter Mrs Will A Dolan H H Tartsch was in the east last week buying his goods for spring and summer trade H H Tartsch was laid up a few days with an attack of rheumatism but is now about on one leg L J Capps deputy revenue collector was up from Hastings today on busi ness of the service Mrs T E McCarl wont down to Cambridge Tuesday on a visit to her parents near that place Miss Bertha Graham came up from Holdrege Wednesday on No 1 and is a guest of Mrs C M Bailey J H Christner postmaster and pol itician Hayes Center was a business vis itor last Friday and Saturday Mr and Mrs R J Moore of Frank lin have been gi ests of Conductor and Mrs V H Solliday part of the week Miss Rache Berry who has been a sufferer for several weeks with rheumatic fever is now reported as slowly mend ing Mrs George J Burgess who has been dangerously ill this week with pneumonia is reported better at this writing John Davis of Lincoln Neb of the state board of charities and correction was in the city Thursdayon business of his office Miss Mame Chandler resumed work in the Barnett Lumber Co office Tues day after an absence of two weeks on account of sickness Mrs T A Wilburn entertained her friend Mrs Myers from Oxford first of the week Mrs Myers returned home on 12 Wednesday morning William J Turner grand command er Nebraska Knights Templar was a guest of St John commandery No 16 Thursday evening of last week Miss Grace Cain who has been the guest of her sister Mrs J H VanHorn for a few months returned to her home in Kansas City Mo early part of this week Miss Mae ODonnell will leave to morrow for Chicago to make spring and summer purchases of millinery She proposes buying the premier stock to be found in this section of the state and more extended notice will be given later of details C J Ryan was called down to Beat rice Wednesday morning on No 2 by the death Tuesday evening of his son Thomas who has been incurably afflict ed since birth The remains were taken to Grafton the old home of the family where they were buried on Friday af ternoon Mrs Ryan went down to Graf ton Friday morning Tom was in his 19th year Annual Banquet and Reception Tuesday evening of this week the ladies of the Entre Nous club held their annual banquet and reception to their husbands at the home of Mr and Mrs C II Boyle It was a seasonable afiair with Mrs Walter Stokes in tl e title role as post mistress and distributer of St Valen tines favors The decorations were in the club colors pink and white in carnations cupids and hearts The refreshments were on an elaborate plan a four course seven oclock dinner being served the color scheme and valentine idea being carried out cleverly in the refreshments After dinner cards came into action and served to pleasantly pass tho remain ing evening hours Mrs C E Pope an out-of-town mem ber of the club was a guest of the happy occasion Tourist Coats SG50 ones now 399 800 ones now 499 1000 ones now 699 1250 ones now 799 in The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing sale Last call 200 part wool blankets for 129 at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing sale Last call See the ad of free bottle of Mulls Grape Tonic by Cone Bros Koming soon Kempton Komedy Ko You Keed Not Have Cold Feet No need to suffer with cold feet for a minute A good hot water bottle covered with a flannel cloth will keep your feet warm all night It also relieves toothache neuralgia and any kind of pain that yields to the application of heat Will KEEP BABY MILK WARM HaVC them at all prices all guaranteed MCOONNELL Druggist ft Annual Election Building Association The annual election of the stockholders of the McCook Cooperative Building and Savings Association was hold in the office of the secretary in the First National Bank Monday night Of the total of over 1100 shares over 600 shares were repre sented The following new directors were chosen Emerson Hansonreelected F M Kiramell reelected and George B Berry In addition to these the follow ing make up the board T B Campbell W B Mills WS Perry J H Bennett J E Kelley J A Wilcox The report of the examining committee was read and accepted It shows the association to be in fine condition as the published report and statement will show After the stockholders meeting the new board met and organized by reelecting the follow ing omcers T a uampbeii president F A Pennell secretary Louis Thorgrim son treasurer C E Eldred attorney J H Bennett was elected vice president The association has loaned about thirty thousand dollars during the past year and now has loaned on first class securities about 65000 Henry Troth Dies in New Jersey A telegram last Friday night from Merchantville New Jersey announced the death of Henry H Troth a former time when the readings were taken and the locality of the instruments This cold wave has been exceptional in the matter of duration only as lower temperatures are not uncommon in fact 30 below is reached here some time dur ing practically every w i n t e r But to have a month of zero or below zero weather is remarkable here and such has been our experience during the past four weeks While we have had considerable snow it has been light as compared with the eastern part of the state and the states east and north and south And for the most part the item of wind has not been a serious one in this part of the state Railroad traffic has been seriously re tarded trains from the east especially being many hours late for the past week caused by the extreme cold weather the snow and drifts Train service from the west has not been interfered with to any notable degree Another squall Tuesday east of here put the railroad officials on the anxious seat but it did not come farther west than Oxford But Kansas lines of the Q did not fare so well and required the presence of the snow plows to open them up Stock did not suffer much in this sec tion and there has been but small loss The winter of 1904 5 will however serve as a record for years to come Washingtons Birthday Dinner and supper will be served in basement of New M E church Febru ajy 22 by ladies of Aid Society Fol lowing is the menu DINNER Roast Turkey and Chicken Roast Pork with Cranberry Sauce Roast Beef with Brown Gravy Creamed Potatoes Escalloped corn Potatoe Salad Cabbage Salad Pickles Jelly Colorv Bread Brown and White Pies Mince Fruit Custard Pumpkin Cheese Doughnuts Coffee Tea Assorted Fruits 8UPPEK Cold Ham garnished with Lemon Roast Chicken Potatoe Croquettes Baked Beans Hot Rolls and Honey Assorted Cakes Tea Coffeo Near its Close McCooks most fairly conducted and successful clearing sale of the season is soon to close All winter goods are still being sacrficed as advertised and for a few days more you can get the benefit A word to the wise is sufficient The Thompson Dry Goods Co McConnells Sarsaparilla is an improved remedy for all diseases orconditions arising from an impure con dition of the blood It both enriches and purifies and promotes proper activity of the liver kidneys and bowels Price 100 Kempton Komedy Cowill open a four nights engagement at the opera house Wednesday February 22nd On this night they will present the great four act drama entitled Uncle Alvin Joslin the greatest play ever written Reserved seats now on sale at the usual place Carload of Extra Fancy Greeley Po tatoes on road for Knipple Will sell The plumbers harvest first of the week A Veteran Goes Home Wiley Matthews father of Mrs R D Rodgers Mrs E R Sageser and Mrs E J Baker of the South Side who re cently was brought here from his home at North Platte in a precarious condi tion as a result of a stroke of paralysis died at the home of Mrs E R Sageser just south of the city last Thursday night The funeral services were held in the Congregational church of the city Sunday morning Rev Conrad the pas tor conducting the services The mom 1 ers of J K Barnes Post G A R fol lowed the colors to the church and a de tachment served as pall bearers The services at the cemetery Riveryiewwere conducted by the post The deceased was a member of the G A R and a past post commander The circle of this city placed a beautiful floral offering on the bier of the departed The bereaved and sorrowing wife and daughters are objects of the tenderest sympathy OBITUARY Wiley Matthews was a native of Indiana born in Morgan county in the year 1842 In 1857 he moved to Coles county Illinois whero he made his home until 1887 wbon he moved to Lincoln county Nebraska his home until just before his death He became a professor of religion in- Coles county Illinois in citizen of McCook after a brief illness L1875 uniting with the Cumberland Pres with pleurisy complicating the heart His near relatives here Mr and Mrs J G Stokes were not aware of his illness and the news of his sudden decease came to them as to all the old friends of the family as a keen and painful surprise H H Troth in the early days was en gaged in the stock business up in Hayes county in company with Caleb Clothier and J G Stokes He afterwards be came a citizen of McCook serving as postmaster and mayor of the city and being engaged for a while in the feed business here About eight years ago he moved to MerchantvillpNew Jersey where theend came to him as above noted The Troths made many friends here and the sorrowing members of the fam ily have the tenderest sympathy of their friends in this bereavement Deceased carried 2000 in the A O U W and 3000 in the Maccabees being a member of McCook lodges of both orders A Record Breaking Storm Sunday night marked the lowest notch of a record breaking cold wave involving practically all of the country from the Great Lakes to the Gulf and from the Rockies to the Atlantic coast The thermometers here indicated from 25 to 30 degrees below zero according to the byterian church the same year Upon coming to Nebraska in 1887 he brought his church letter and united wirh the Presbyterian church in North Platte His Christian life was worthy and up right and zealous always striving for the right and good He said he was going to live with Jesus and was only waiting for the Lord to takehim home He departed this life February 9th 1905 at half past nine oclock in the evening at the home of his daughter Mrs E R Sageser one and a half miles south of McCook Funeral services were conducted at eleven oclock Sun day February 12th 1905 in the Congre gational church Rev G A Conrad preacihng the sermon He is survived by his widow and six children three of the children Mrs R D Rodgers Mrs E R Sageser and Mrs E J Baker being at his bedside at the last Deceased was aged 62 years 7 months 13 days During the Civil war he served his country in the 5th Illinois cavalry and in the 135th Illinois infantry As is the custom of the G A R a little silk flag was buried with the de parted commrade a card of thanks We thank the neighbors and friends dl this community for their kindness and help in the sickness and after the death of our husband and father Mrs Eliza Matthews and daughters Claude H HInman Agricultural Experi ment Station Lincoln Nebr Subjects The Hand Separator Selection Care and Management of Dairy Herd and Principles of Feed ing Gives Demonstration in judging dairy cows Claude H Hinman has received his instruction in Dairying under Prof AL Haecker as a student in the University and later as an assistant in the Depart ment of Dairying Before coming to the University Mr Hinman was engaged in practical dairying He combines the practical with the technical and will give excellent instruction wherever he speaks He illustrates his lectures with charts made for this work His lecture on the Principles of Feeding is the result of what he has learned in the feed lot from books and articles written by such men as Prof Henry of Wisconsin apd Dr Armsby of Pennsylvania and from the lectures of Prof H R Smith of Ne braska Mr Hinman is exceptionally well qualified for the Farmers Institute work and illustrates what tho Uuiver sity of Nebraska is doing toward train ing the young men of Nebraska to take up the duties of the citizen of an agri cultural state Be On Your Guard Warning has been sent out by the Postoffice Department to hotel keepers merchants and others in various sections of the country to beware of purchasing postal money orders as swindlers are now operating with them extensively They purchase an order for sums like S6 or 88 and then raise it to 860 or 80 With the increased order they pay hotel bills or purchase merchandise for small amounts and get 50 or 800 as the caco may be in change When the order is presented at the postoffice for payment of course it does not agree with the ad- vice and by that time the traveling man has vanished to another town Spring Arrivals A very attractive lot of new spring cot ton waistings and suitings arrived this weekat The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Among them are noticeablb the ten lead ing colors and shades of the remarkably handsome new Goponne cloth Your in spection invited Notice MV office in McCook will be closed next Saturda on account of the County Teachers Meeting in Bartley Flora B Quick County Supt KomIngKempton Komedy Ko Wait for Kempton Komedy Kompany For wall paper bargains see the Cone Bros Kempton Komedy Kompany will be in town soon If your receipt or prescription is an ini ortant one bring it here Our service is right and prices reasonable McConnell Druggist The bell for the new Methodist church from car at Si 10 for twnhnhM cnrir 1 is ou the ground ready to be hoisted in- Kempton Komedy Ko at the opera house four nightscommencing Wednes day Feb 22nd to position m the tower is finished bell tower soon as the Just a few left of those mens fine black worsted suits regular 1000 value for was plentiful 699 in clearing sale of The Thompson Dry Goods Co MCCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING FEBUARY 17 1905 Real Estate Filings The following real estate filings have been made in the county clerks office since last Thursday evening F S Schoonover to J A McMains wd ttHM jn block 12lst McCook 1000 00 FT C Rider to S N Wilson wd to lot 1 hi block 19 McCook 600 00 J U btokes to J A Rvnn wil tii Inf S in block a 1st McCook J A Ryan to Eflio Stokes same Nathan Denny to ABand WG Bower wd to w hf 11-1-20 J H Moore to Trustees M R f a h Arlington C W Brannos J H Bojd Frank Brown Allen Bartley Paul O Johnson R F Moore Clara Bell Mickelson Geo Mitchell H S Robertson A A Sanborn C Swanson August Taylor E E Wall Mrs Laura Willers Dietr When calling for these letters say they were advertised l 00 1 oo 750 00 foot of lot 10 in block 3 McCook 150 00 E Ashton to Q Hess wd to no qr and p hf nw qr 23-1-28 2000 00 Anna Singleton to W A Pnrrisli wrl tn lots 10 to 19 in Esthor Park 150 00 J E Lewis to Wm Trenchard wil to noqrKMWO M C Luhe to John Morri9 wd to lot 16 and part of 15 in block 22 McCook T J Lewis to D K Bartlett d to w hf J Allen to Eflio Allen wd to lot 10 in block 4 1st McCook J A Kitcme to W M Stonor wd to lota 3 and in block 27 2nd McCook 1400 00 H C Rider to A J Thomas wd to lot 11 in block 17 J W Solhy to J H Bennett wd to lot 6 in block 24 2nd McCook Viola Harman to Margaret D A Hill wd to n hf sw qr 7-4-26 and n hf so qr 12-4-27 United States to J F Cowdon pat to o hfseqr 20-2-26 M A Xorthrup to Sarah J Richardson wd toseqr 5-2-26 1200 00 J E Jones to A J Crawmer wd to lots 15 and 16 in g Esther Park 325 00 Lincoln Land Co to V S Bixlor wd to lots 1 and 2 in block 13 2nd McCook 275 00 M S Ough to Mary Phillips wd to Dt so qr no qr 22-3-28 750 00 H S OukIi to MaryPhillipswd to ptno qr so qr 12-3-28 H W Cole to I D Lone wd to sw nr 35 430 S J Richman to F M Chesmore wd to Its 7 89 in blk 36 Indianola Eli Titus to E G Titus wd to It 3 blk 62Bartloy F G Titus to Mary Moore wd to It 3 blk 62 Bartley Mary Moore to J Clouso wd to It 3 blk 62 Bartley E C Simpson to J S Waddell wd to s hf nw qr and n hf sw L L Co to J Menard wd to It 8 blk 28 McCook 2000 00 4400 00 550 00 1 00 10 00 950 00 3000 00 600 00 300 00 1 00 175 00 20 00 800 00 Advertised Letters The following letters were advertised by the McCook postoffice Feb 14 1905 please F M Kimmell Postmaster Puppies For Sale Registered Scotch Collie puppies Im ported sire winner of sixty seven prizes and Worlds Fair winner at St Louis Dam is out of litter sister to the champ ion of the world and she by a winner of seven Championships D C Benedict Culbertson Neb The Farmers Institute begins to have every appearance of be ing a great day in McCook Fekruary Zia Hacn farmer is invited to call and see the display of farm implements and buggies at W T Colemans The dis play will be larger and finer than ever this year New Embroideries Very handsome new embroideries are now showing Many sets consisting of insertion and three different widths edging all in same design 10c to 20c yd at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos The continued cold weather has pro duced a corn famine in the city One local dealer tried every elevator between McCook and Holdrege recently with out being able to secure a pound of corn The cold snowy weather has made it difficult for farmers to haul in grain hence the elevators and dealers are out and a famine on Read the advertisements of the big sales by F S Schoonover and August Droll which will appear in next weeks Tribune The Droll sale will occur on February 27th and the Tchoonover sale on February 28th The particulars in big display advertisements next week Pretty soon this snow will all be gone and you will be thinking about the spring planting Remember that W T Coleman has the largest and best assort ment of grass and garden seeds in the city Call at once and secure what you need and avoid delay in the spring Mr Joseph W Powell of Buffalo New York will have charge of the dedicatory services of the new Methodist church Sunday March 5th Mr Powell is re garded as tho most remarkable layman in Methodism February 8th 1903 McClean Goddard of Centerpoint and Miss Annie Wyniore of Freedom both in Frontier county were united in marriage by Squire Stev ens of Freedom They will live at Cen terpoint The T t Tat Toe social in the Con gregational church last evening was fairly well patronized There was a brief program Hpme made candy was on sale besides the social feature If you once tried our Fragrant Lotion you would never be without it Cures and prevents chaps Renders skin clear soft and as smooth as satin Price 25 cents McConnell Druggist II P Waite it Co are having their implement storehouse moved from the corner north of the freight house to their lately acquired lot south of the National hotel Tin new Ferguson cloaning houe is looming up like a balloon and will be a striking structure when completed Mens very nice under wear for 79c in The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clearing sale Last call Boys warm blanket lined school coats at 49c 69c at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing sale White Pine and Tar the best cough remedy is sold only by Cone Bros Always reliable Kempton Komedy Ko See Cone Brosfor paint and wall paper Sh - 4 Sprlng Is Coming For tho past month wo havo shown you some of the greatest bargains ever offered to McCook people Most of our old customers and man now ones havo taken advantage of this special bargain sale Now tho housecloaning season is approaching and we beg to call your attention to tho fact that we are prepared to save you money on wall paper paint varnish enamel furniture polish and all the housocleaning necessities Wo have tho finest line of wall paper ever on display in McCook and are pricing all patterns so low that you cannot afford to send awny or go elsewhere We have on hnnd a number of one and two room patterns which wo are offering at some surprisingly low prices to make room for now stock We in vite you to call and investigate Cf ne Bros Druggists McCook Market Quotations Corrected Friday morning Wheat Oats CO Barley 7 34 NUMBER 38 - 40 98 35 nK8 4 50 Eggs 25 Good Butter 0 Just Shopping Thats AH Where aro you going my pretty mnfd7 Im going a chopping sir she said And what are j on buyingmy pretty maid Nothing Im shopping thats all she said Seattle Post Intelligencor MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS McConnell for drugs Do your drug trading at Cono Bros McConnells Balsam cures coughs Better than ever Kempton Komedy Ko Use McMillens Cough Cure money refunded if not satisfactory For Sale A good Reed organ S D McClain oilman 17 2ts See For Rent 5 room house Inquire at residence 10 2ts C J Snell Rooms ished to rent furnished or unfurn Mrs Ella Irwin 325 fur scarfs reduced toS199 in The Thompson Dry Goods Cos clearing sale Wanted Alfalfa seed millet cane seed at W T Colemans Bring in1 your samples Five thousand dozens fancy large size sweet naval oranges for sale at Knipples at 50 cents a peck 4 January 1903 has the record for re cent years in the number of deaths in McCook and vicinity Be sure and see the great play Uncle Alvin Joslin at the opera house Wed nesday evening Feb 22nd Sunday February 19th at 8 p m there will be a celebration of the Holy Communion in St Albans church For Rent Three unfurnished rooms three blocks north of frame school house J E Clark Carload of Extra Fancy Greeley Po tatoes on road for Knipple Will sell from car at 110 for two bushel sack Use McConnells Concentrated Smoke to smoke your meat Better and cheaper than the old fashioned way 25 cent bottles The Womans Missionary Society of the Congregational church will meet Wednesday February 22nd at 3 p m at the home of Mrs Harold Waite There is a prospect that McCook may have another rural free delivery route in tho early spring covering the territory north of the city and extending as far west as Perry and east to half mile be yond East McCook Among other new implements on dis play at W T Colemans on February 22nd will be the most modern listed corn cultivator The Flying Swede known all over Nebraska as the best Dont fail to see it Writing papers box papers fine tab lets tourists packages envelopes pens pencils inks crayons in fact anything and everything that goes with stationery All the new things as they come out McConnell Druggist When February 22nd is mentioned you naturally think of the Washington dinner and supper by tho Methodist Aid society and of Marchs meat market that popular emporium for everything in the meat line thats good in quality and reasonable in price The secret of establishing a stand of alfalfa is told by Prof A M Ten Eyck of Manhattan Kan in a special article in this weeks Homestead It is good seed a proper seed bed and land adapted for growing the crop Each of these points is covered by Professor Ten Eyck so that the merest novice could hardly fail to grasp it Good seed has a bright clear color and is well filled It is free from weedsespecially dodder It should test 90 per cent of germination methods of testing being given It is oniy nec essary to sow twelve to fifteen pounds to the acre and some get a good stand with less It should bo sown with a grass seeder attachment to the drill or broadcast The seed should not be cov ered deeper than one or two inches The ground should be Iooe down to that depth and reasonably firm below It is safest to sow without a nurse crop Those and other points are ably present ed Every reader of The Tribune inter ested in this great and growing subject should read the Ten Eyck article and others appearing in Tho Homestead We are glad to take subscriptions at this office V co V-