Brilliant Ceremony Performed In
Westminster Abbey.
'ANCIENT FORMS OBSERVED
Seven Thousand Notable Men and Wo
men Witness the Coronation
Royal Progress From Buck
ingham Palace is Fine
Spectacle.
7-ondon. In the presence of 7,000
of the chief men and women of his
realm and of the representatives of
nearly every civilized nation on the
globe , George V. was crowned king of
Great Britain Thursday. The cere
mony took place In Westminster Ab
bey and never was that edifice the
stage of a more brilliant and impos
ing spectacle. As the crown of St.
Edward was placed on the monarch's
head by the archbishop of Canterbury ,
the big cannon of the Tower roared
out and within and without the abbey
the shout of "Long live King George"
resounded.
From the earliest hours of the mornIng -
Ing the population of London and the
hundreds of thousands of visitors had
been moving toward the royal route
from Buckingham Palace to Westmin
ster Abbey. As soon as the seats in
the numerous stands were filled , gates
were closed that kept out the rabble ,
and then the throngs tried to crowd in
to the streets adjoining the route.
From pole to pole throughout the en
tire distance gay colored bunting was
strung , and the whole city was streamIng -
Ing with flags.
Along the Mall and all the way from
the palace to the abbey troops were
standing , company upon company ,
British troops of every shade of color ,
V living symbols of the countries and
peoples over which the new king and
emperor reigns. On every side bands
were playing patriotic m\7sic , and the
din of cheering was continuous and
overwhelming.
Procession From the Palace.
As the hour for the coronation approached
preached the waiting thousands first
saw the arrival of the gentlemen ap
pointed to act as ushers during the
ceremony. These were led by the
earl marshal , the duke of Norfolk.
Then the nobility entitled to seats in
the Abbey began to come. Most of the
peers and peeresses rode in state
coaches that have been used by their
families for many years. These car
riages , repainted and regilded. were
drawn by four horses apiece. Each
was accompanied by outriders and
footmen in gorgeous liveries stood on
the .rail behind. Each peer as he
passed was greeted with cheers and
King George V.
often with familiar greetings that set
the crowds off in roars of laughter , for
even the solemnity of the occasion
could not restrain the irreverent hu-
humor of the cockneys.
Not all the nobility rode in coaches ,
however , for the king had permitted
one violation of precedent and given
permission for the use of automobiles
by those who have discarded horses.
This was done reluctantly , and there
were not many motors cars in the long
procession of vehicles.
The lord mayor and his suite , in
their gorgeous robes and regalia , were
the next to pass toward the Abbey.
King and Queen Appear.
Now tfc bells of many churches
pealed out , and the people knew the
king and queen were coming. From
the moment their majesties emerged
from Buckingham palace there was a
continuous roar of cheers that accom
panied them all the way to the Abbey.
Their approach was heralded by the
"king's bargemaster and twelve water
men , wearing quaint medieval tunics ,
knee breeches and stockings , all scar
let , with the crown and badges em
blazoned in gold on their breasts , and
wearing low buckled shoes and black
-velvet caps. Immediately behind them
came the closed carriages of the royal
party , every one drawn by splendid
horses gorgeously caparisoned.
Through the windows of the great
Jumbering state coach the people could
jet a glimpse of the king and queen.
Following their majesties rode the
ousehold troops and especially picked
military bodies. Field Marshal Vis-
tount Kitchener was at the head of
iie headquarters staff , as he was at
the coronation of King Edward. In
this part of the procession , too , rode
many Indian princes and maharajahs
DOtentafoi of England's widelv
scattered dominion * . Their splendid
robfls glittered with Jewel ? and they
added much to the magnificence of the
parade. But the man who , next to
the king , received the loudest and
warmest applause was Lord Roberts ,
for the people love "Bobs" and their
affectionate greetings almost made tha
grizzled hero of a hundred campaigns
blush.
Arrival at the Abbey.
Waiting outside the west door of
Westminster Abbey were the archbish
ops of Canterbury and York and a
large number of bishops , and when'
the king and queen approached they
first entered the church , followed im
mediately by the Prince of Wales and
his suite. As the monarchs passed in
to the abbey the choir sang an anthem.
Their majesties moved through the
choir to the theater and after kneeling
in prayer , seated themselves in the
chairs of state.
The first action of the coronation
service , the presentation of the king
to the people for recognition , is a sur
vival of ancient Teutonic usage. Ac
companied by the great officers of
state , the archbishop of Canterbury
went to each side of the theater in
turn , saying : "Sirs , I here present
Queen Mary.
unto you King George , the undoubted
king of this realm ; wherefore , all you
who are come this day to do your
homage , are you willing to do the
same ? " The king meanwhile stood
up by his chair and turned to each
side , and the people acclaimed him
with cries of "God save King George. "
Then followed the litany , the com
munion service and a short sermon
preached by the archbishop of York ,
after which the oath was administer
ed to the king by the archbishop of
Canterbury.
The Anointing and Coronation.
King George now was divested of
his crimson robes by the lord great
chamberlain and seated himself in
the chair of King Edward I. , which
contains the ancient "stone of des
tiny. " The dean of Westminster
brought from the altar the golden
ampulla and spoon , and the arch
bishop anointed him on the head , the
breasts and the palms of both hands ,
and blessed him. The king was next
Invested with the coloblum sindonls
of fine linen and the supertunlca of
cloth of gold , his heels were touched
with the golden spurs and the sword
of state was girded upon him , after
which the armill and robe royal of
cloth of gold were put upon him. In
turn , then , his majesty was given the
orb , the king's ring , the glove and the
two scepters.
All was ready now for the eupreme
act The archbishop placed St. Ed
ward's crown upon the altar and de
livered a short prayer , and then , sup
ported by the other clergy , placed the
crown upon the king's head. At that
instant the trumpets sounded , .the
congregation shouted "Long live King
George" and the peers and kings of
arms put on their coronets.
The inthronization was a handsome
part of the ceremonies. The king
was lifted up into his throne by the
archbishops , the bishops and certain
peers , and all the great officers and
those who bore the swords , the scep
ters and other regalia grouped them
selves about the steps of the throne.
Next the princes and peers did their
homage , led by the archbishop of
Canterbury and the prince of Wales.
Each of these and the premier duke ,
marquis , earl , viscount and baron
kissed the king upon the cheek.
The anointing and crowning of
Queen Mary was a short and simple
ceremony. Following the example of
Queen Alexandra , she was anointed
on the head only. She was Invested
with the ring , was crowned by the
archbishop of York and received the
scepter and the Ivory rod with the
dove.
Few Americans in the Abbey.
Of all the Americans who have
been attracted to London by the fes
tivities of the coronation season , only
a very few were admitted to the
Abbey. These included President
Taft's special ambassador , John Hays
Hammond , and Mrs. Hammond ; Maj.
Gen. Greely and Rear Admiral Vree-
land , representing the army and
navy , and the latter's secretary ; Am
bassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs.
Reid and the attaches and secretaries
of the embassy , Pierpont Morgan and
less than a score of American women
who married English peers.
One fact connected with the coronation
nation was the subject of some amused
comment. Thje was that King George ,
who is quite the reverse of a giant ,
had selected four of the shortest
knights of the gat r to hold the golden
den canopy over him during the
anointing. They were the earl of
Cadogan , Lord Roberts , Lord Elgin
and Lord Rosebery. These four peers
were the only ones arrayed in the
gorgeous robes of the order of * * >
tarter.
TO SECURE MOISTURE
Mulch Blanket Formed by Prop
er Use of Cultivator.
Rough Cultivation impedes Run-Off ,
Prevents Mud Forming and Causes
Rain to Soak in Effect of
Summer Tilling.
( By B. R. PARSONS , in the Dry Farm
ing Congress Bulletin. )
Soil and water take up more space
than soil alone , therefore when the
moisture dries out it leaves a void.
This void is represented by an in
finite number of fine crevices or cracks
which zig-zag in every direction.
After a storm , when the sun comes
out , the surface of the earth under
the magnifying glass begins to wrinkle
as it dries. Next day these wrinkles
begin to develop into well-defined
cracks or fissures which go deeper
and deeper every day as the ground
dries out and contracts from the sur
face down. These crevices allowing
the free circulation of air as far as
they go , cause very rapid evaporation.
As we go deep into the subsoil away
below these cracks , the evaporation is
very slight.
During the drouth of 1908 on a piece
of summer fallowed land , the loss of
moisture at three feet below the sur
face was not more than 1 per cent , a
month. This , of course , demonstrates
the advantage of holding your mois
ture in the right place.
By using the cultivator we form a
mulch of earth in the granular condi
tion which , being loose , settles as the
moisture goes out of it without form
ing cracks , and not only checks and
plugs up the crevices already formed ,
but prevents the formation of fresh
ones.
If you ask the question , What con
stitutes "dry farming ? " ninety-nine
men out of a hundred will answer :
The conservation of moisture , but if
you happen to strike a dry farmer of
experience who understands his busi
ness , he will tell you that the accumu
lation of moisture is the first half of
dry farming and the conservation of
moisture the second half. Those who
farm on the conservation theory only
will argue that smooth cultivation is
the best because it exposes less sur
face to the atmosphere and therefore
causes less evaporation. This theory
is correct as far as it goes , but if we
use smooth cultivation in a cloud
burst country we cannot accumulate
half as much moisture as we can with
rough cultivation , which impedes run
off , prevents mud forming and causes
the rain to soak in.
They are beginning to find these
things out at the experiment station.
In a late bulletin from the department
of agriculture we are told that sum
mer tilling is not much of a success
except for winter crops , and they find
that spring crops usually do as well
planted in the ordinary way. The fact
is , summer tilling conserves moisture
but does not accumulate it. Continual
tilling creates too fine a mulch ; mud
forms and holds the moisture instead
of allowing it to penetrate. It Is like
trying to get water into a flour sack.
As far as spring crops are concerned ,
another factor intervenes , and that is
the natural packing of the soil. If
summer fallowed land is not planted
until the following spring , the plowing
is then about a year old and the
ground much too solid for planting.
F. D. Farrel , formerly in charge of
the Nephi ( Utah ) experiment station ,
says Chat during a heavy rain of two
inches and five-tenths , only five-tenths
was caught in the summer tilled land
and we can well understand it but
in the summer fallow plowed ten
inches deep and cultivated rough with
the large-size corn cultivator blades
which leave a distinct furrow , we can
catch all this rain as it comes. It will
penetrate perhaps six or eight inches.
The summer fallow should be culti
vated just enough to keep the weeds
out , no more. If there is any slope ,
the cultivation should be always
across , not up and down with It. Mag
nificent spring crops can be raised on
the summer fallow , provided it has
been treated as above for the ac
cumulation of moisture , but it must
be plswed again before planting , not
necessarily as deep as the first plow
ing , for ground packs too hard in
twelve months to secure the best re
sults.
For spring crops we usually find fall
plowing left rough until the frost is
out of the ground the best and most
profitable treatment.
If the disc is used for cultivating
the summer fallow , the land should be
disced as deep as possible and then
cross-disced without any lapping ; by
this means the surface is hollowed
out in squares like a Checker board
and will absorb any quantity of mois
ture as it comes.
Growing Cabbage.
Danish Ballhead cabbage seed should
be sown in most sections not later
than the first of May. This variety re
quires a long season for full develop
ment. Prepare the ground in such a
manner that there will be an abun
dant supply of moisture for the ger
mination of the seeds.
Poor Fences Harmful.
Poor fences are always letting the
stock leak through into the corn crop.
And very often the loss doesn't stop
at the amount of corn destroyed.
Sometimes a valuable animal secures
an overdose of corn.
Horses in Wisconsin.
"Within the last four years the num
ber of horses in Wisconsin has in
creased by 73,068 head.
TO PREVENt SOIL BLOWING
Planting of Windbreaks Will Temper
Force of Winds and Prevent LOBS
of Much Land.
The older a country becomes and
the drier the season is , the greater Is
the danger of the wind blowing away
the best part of the soil. The windier
the country , and the less timber and
hedge rows and windbreaks there are
the greater the danger of blowing ,
says Wallace's Farmer. There is not
much danger of it when a new prairie
sod is broken up , because the vegeta
ble fiber holds the soil together in a
surprising way.- There is not much
danger when the land is well sup
plied with vegetable matter through
the application of manure or in any
other way. The danger increases with
the absence of windbreaks and with
the decrease of vegetable matter in
the soil through continual cultivation.
The danger is always greater when
the surface of the land is smooth , as
after it has been rolled or grain has
been harrowed in rather than disked.
This will indicate the best method of
prevention.
We are told that there are large
areas in Canada where the land has
been farmed a number of years , where
a warranty deed , no matter by whom
given , will not hold the land. The
same condition of things will exist in
the newly settled west , particularly in
the semi-arid section , if the land is
given over continuously to the cultiva
tion of crops.
A good soil contains only about two
per cent , of vegetable matter , and
when this is reduced to one per cent. ,
which will certainly be the case if a
rational system of farming is not al
lowed , these soils will blow when
there is a wind. Hence the remedy
is : Keep your soil in some way as
full of vegetable matter as it was when
the raw prairie was first broken up.
Plant windbreaks. We were greatly
impressed thirty years ago with the
difference in the force of the winds In
the adjoining counties of Madison and
Adair. Madison county was settled up
many years before Adair , and when
ever we passed from Madison into
Adair county we noticed that the
winds had increased force. In the early
settlement of Madison county , wind
breaks were planted , thus causing the
winds to rise as they passed over ,
leaving the fields in a comparative
calm , while the prairies were wind
swept. One can scarcely realize the
difference that a windbreak each mile
would make in the force of the winds.
Hence the planting of windbreaks ,
even if only around the house and
barns , but much more if in long belts
to the west , will temper the force of
the winds and prevent soil blowing.
Next , avoid leaving a smooth sur
face for the winds to blow over. In
these sections no roller which leaves
the land smooth should be used for
any purpose , unless immediately followed
lowedby the harrow. In sections in
any part of the country where blowing
is to be anticipated , the broadcast
seeder should never be used , but al
ways the drill , thus leaving the sur
face rough , and in a measure prevent
ing blowing. The main thing , how
ever , is to keep the soil plentifully
supplied with vegetable matter , which
can be done only by the adoption of a
rotation.
HOED CROP PROFITABLE
Will Accomplish All That Bare Fallow
Possibly Can and Still Show Con
siderable More Profit.
( By AV. M. KELLEY. )
The more I study the value of in
tense culture and thorough cultivation
given some hoed crop the more I have
come to appreciate its value in our
crop rotations. No practical farmer ,
who has given some hoed crop thor
ough cultivation during the whole of a
growing season has failed to note the
good effects upon the succeeding crops
in the rotation that they are prac
ticing.
Years ago the old practice of bare
summer fallowing found favor in
many farming sections , but during re
cent years the decreased price of farm
products and the decreased cost of
labor has made its use actually pro
hibitive , besides the practical farmers
have discovered that a hoed crop will
accomplish all that a bare fallow pos
sibly can and still pay better than any
other crop that is raised in the ro
tation.
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Sheep increase the value of a farm.
Keep the ewes in clean shedu and
feed oats , bran and oil meal.
More mules die of accident zmd old
age than from disease.
Breeding young ewes leads to a
weakening of the flock.
Ewes should not be used for breed
ing before a year and a half old.
Strong , vigorous pigs when a week
old will care for themselves , barring
accidents.
Uniformity in the size of a * bunch
of hogs has a great deal to do with the
price they will bring.
Because sheep have warm coats , it
does not follow that they can be ex
posed to wet and storms.
When the boar pigs are about 5
months old they should be separated
from the rest of the herd.
A field of swaet corn sown broadcast
in June will make fine feed In the fall ,
as the pigs are extremely fond of it.
When a hog reaches 200 pounds in
weight it requires extra good care and
an expert feeder to continue to lay on
flesh at a profit.
A check rein is unnecessary cruelty.
For the horse that occasions trouble
by reaching down after grass or corn ,
try a rry.7.ie. . but leave his head
THE REASON.
De Quiz Are you in favor of a
safe and sane Fourth of July ?
De Whiz No ; let the boys have
all the giant firecrackers they want.
De Quiz But such things are dan
gerous.
De Whiz I know it. I haven't any
boys.
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Wanted Too Much.
The hansom ordered by a middle-
aged spinster was late , and the cabby
came in for a good rating when he
finally drove up to the door.
"I shall probably miss my train , "
the irate "fare" informed him , "and I
shall hold you responsible. I want to
know your name , my man. Do you
understand ? I want your name ! "
The driver clucked up his horse
easily. "You'll make your train all
right , madam , " he assured the woman
inside. "And I'll let you have me
number if you like. But you can't
have me name. That's promised ter
another young lady. "
Well Domesticated.
Judge Parry in the course of a
sketch of his judicial duties states
that he had learned to sympathize
with domestic frailties. "I was once
rebuking a man for backing up his
wife in what was not only an absurd
story , but one in which I could see he
had no belief. 'You should be more
careful , ' I said , 'and I tell you candidly
I don't believe a word of your wife's
story. ' 'You may do as you like , ' he
said , mournfully , 'but I've got to. ' "
Where the Blame Rests.
Mistress Oh , dear ! I'm afraid I'm
losing my looks , Nora.
Nora Ye are not , mum , it's the
mirrors ; they don't make them as
good as they used to. Harper's
Bazar.
The Only Way Out.
Peter ( sent for the milk ) Oh ,
mercy , I've drunk too much of it !
What shall we do ?
Small Brother Easy. We'll drop
the jug. Meggendorfer Blaetter.
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one using Foot-Ease ,
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Thoughtlessness is responsible for
quite half the cruelty in the world
and selfishness for the other half.
Robinson.
Leisure is a very pleasant garment
to look at , but a very bad one to
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Most sharp retorts are made in
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Laziness is premature death. Sir
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44 Bu. to the Acre
Is a beaTT yield , but that's what John Kennedy of
Edmonton , Alberta , Western Canada , eot from 40
acres of Spring Wheat in 1910. Keports
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Ince showed other excel
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I from 120 acres , or 331-3
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The Silver Cup
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