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Frait Trees bj the BaisMe.
The early settlers of many towns in
the New England States planted rows
of apple or pear trees along the line of
the road in front of their premises.
Sometimes the trees were placed inside
and at other times outside of the fence.
This fashion of planting fruit trees was
quite common, for in Lome parts of
Massachusetts and Maine thero are un
broken lines of apple trees by the side
of certain old roads ten miles in length.
Some of these trees were planted in
-colonial days, and others during or
, shortly after the Revolution. It is cer
tain that they bear age well and many
of them, now over a century old, con
tinue to bear fruit in abundance. One
famous old tree, well remembered by
the' writer of this article, produced
thifly-seven bushels of apples in a re
cent season. It was planted, according
to tradition, the spring after the battle
of Bunker Hifl.
It is obvious there is something about
the peculiar location of these trees that
accounts for their remarkable vigor and
hardiness. They had no advantage in
the way of protection. It is fair to
presume that they had little, if any,
cultivation. Perhaps their hardiness
is due to the circumstances of their
exposure and the want of cultivation.
Their growth was slow, and the wood
formed was very firm. They had a ditch
very near them, which insured excellent
drainage. This ditch had much to do
in keeping the trees healthy and vigor
ous. Fine dust and animal droppings
were carried by the wind from tho road
and deposited on the foliage of the
trees and on the earth above their roots.
These wero excellent fertilizers, and
they were applied in small quantities
almost every day. Portions of the roots
of many of the trees were covered by a
stone wall, which served the purpose of
a perpetual mulch.
Farmers in the new West may bene
fit from the history of these old trees
that were set out by men who planted
"better than they knew." A roadside
possesses many advantages for success
ful tree-raising, some of which have
been mentioned. Tho laws of most of
the Western States encourage tree
planting on the line of roads, and make
it an offense to injure trees so planted.
It is more profitable to plant fruit than
forest trees. The latter are useful A3
well as ornamental. If stock is not al
lowed to run at large, trees on the line
of public roads are less liable to injury
than in an inclosed field that is plowed.
In a well-regulated neighborhood there
is little danger that trees will be robbed.
By planting trees that produce late
fruit the temptations to steal will be
removed. The fashion of "the fath
ers" of setting fruit trees on the side
of roads deserves to be revived. Chi
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IMPORTANT FOOD TESTS.
How to Prodaee More Economical and
Healthfal Articles for the Tabic
The official food analyses by the
United States and Canadian govern
ments have been studied with interest.
The United States government report
gives the names of eighteen well-known
baking powders, some of them adver
tised as pure cream-of-tartar powders,
which contain alum.
Tho report shows the Royal to be a
pure cream-of-tartar baking powder,
the highest in strengthevolving 1G0.G
cubic inches of leavening gas per single
ounce of powder. There were eight
other brands of cream of-tartar pow
ders testeJ, and their average strength
was 111.5 cubic inches of gas per ounce
of powder.
The Canadian government investiga
tions were of a still larger number of
powders. The Royal Baking Powder
was here also shown the purest and
highest in strength, containing forty
five pur cent more leavening gas per
ounce than the average of all the other
cream-of-tartar powders.
These figures are very instructive to
the practical housekeeper. They indi
c'ate that the Royal Raking Powder
goes more than 33 per cent further in
use than the others, or is one-third
more economical. Still more important
than this, however, they prove this pop
ular article has been brought to the
highest degree of purity for to its su
perlative purity this superiority in
strength is due and consequently that
by its use we may be insured the purest
and most wholesome food.
The powders of lower strength are
found to leave large amounts of impur
ities in the food. This fact is empha
sized by the report of the Ohio Mate
Food Commissioner, who while finding
the Royal practically pure, found no
other powder to contain less than 10
per cent of inert or foreign matter.
The statistics show that there is used
in tiie manufacture of the Royal
Raking Powder more than half of
all the cream-of-tartar consumed in
the United States for all purposes. The
wonderful sale thus indicated for the
Royal Raking Powder greater than
that of all other baking powders com
bined is perhaps even a higher evi
dence than th-it already quoted of the
superiority of this article, and of its in
dibpcnsablcness to modern'cookery.
The Earth Has liecun Wabbling.
Observations are to be made simulta
neous y at Washington and at Manilla,
in the Philippine islands, which is
almost directly opposite Washington on
the other side of the globe, to see what
is the matter with the "axis of our
planet. Observations show that for
some time the earth has not been re
volving on that important if imaginary
support, as she has done for centuries.
and scientists have decided that it is
about time to find, if possible, what it
all means. Those who have studdicd
the subject declare that if the varia
tions continue in the course of some
very long and very indefinite period we
.shall have an artic climate at Washing
ton, and the latitude of every place on
the. globe will be clvtnged, and our
geographies will be useless. An equa
torial telescope has been finished and
before long diligent inquiry will be
made into the whys and whyfores of
the peculiar performances of old mother
earth. ashington Correspondent.
lines the Farm Need I'otasli.
To you notice that potash is the hard
est element for a farmer back from the
coast to secure? The greatest part of
our potash used for fertilizing purposes
comes from Uermany, and farmers in
the interior, unless they can obtain
wood ashes, must pa' the increase of
freight and transportation. They can
not understand why they can ob
tain bone and blood for a very reason
able rate, but must paj- a much greater
price for fertilisers containing
potash when the eastern experiment
stations all quote it at a low rate. At
the seaboard bone and blood are high
er and potash lower than in the west,
and for the same reason viz, the cost
of transportation explains the Rural
New Yorker, which also says that a
great many of the fertilizer trials at
the west are of little value because the
farmer who made them left out the
potash almost entirely. This is a great
mi-take. Rlood and bone will not
answer on farms that have been crop
ped with grain for many years.
THE RUSSIAN THISTLE.
Spread ot the riant and How to Eradi
cate It.
The Division of Rotany in the U. S.
Department of Agriculture is in receipt
of authentic advices on the appearance
of the Russian thistle in various new
localities. Rulletin No. l. of this Divi
sion contains colored maps showing the
territory in which it has been found to
the close of 1SV3. It has since been re
potted from the following places:
Hammond, Lake county, Ind.; Can
non Falls, Coodhuecountv, Minn.: Mar
shall, Lyon county, Minn.; North wost-
cm, Jefferson county. Neb.; ltlue Hill, !
,.vusn-i i-uuui), vi. ; oiucKviue, rroii- t
tier county. Neb.; Parks, Dundy coun
ty. Nek; La Salle, Weld count-, Colo.:
Natnpa, Ada county, Idaho, and Mani
toba. Canada.
In almost all these localities it has
appeared only along the line of rail-
a,:':'tL'theaPC?,pt,onoVin
pa, Idaho, is now officially reported
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tne nist time.
The occurrence of the Russian thistle
in Idaho is regarded by the Rotanist of
the department as a very serious mat
ter, and he urges its immediate and
complete eradication from that state.
The region already infested by the
Russian thistle lies in the plains east of
the Rocky mountains and is, thercfoie,
separated hv llii treat, natural Ikn-rinr
from the wheat raising areas of Idaho.
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oaiiiuiuu anu urepon, rvcvaua ana
Utah. The only way in which it can
enter this area is by introduction in im
pure seed and by transportation
through the passes of the Rocky moun
tains, especially along railroads. Everv
endeavor should be used by the farm
cis and civil authorities of this region
to exterminate it along the railroads,
and to use only the cleanest and best
ecd wheat obtainale. If the Russian
thistle once infests this rnrfinn ? -
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into the wheat areas of central Califor-
ma. The importance, therefore, of
precautionary measures along the great I
mountain chains is clearly apparent. i
Trom about the 1.1th ofAugust to the
1st of September the Russian thistle i
, begins to produce its seed, and. being
an annual, the effectual method of
( checking its progres-s is to kill the plant ,
I by cutting, plowing and Jiarrowing i
, during or l.efore this time. In the case j
of heat fields which are already in
. fested the grain should be harvested as
early as possible, the stubble left long,
! the whole field mowed close to the
i ground, and after a few days drying
burned over. Fields thicklv infested
, may require in addition plowing and I
thorough harrowing. A codv of Rulle-
iiu u. u win oe iorwaruea to any ap
plicant, and a specimen of anv plant
supposed to be the Russian thistle will
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' be positively identified upon receipt by
Department of Agriculture.
John Fiske's History of the United
States for schools will be published in I
August by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. It '
exhibits in a striking form those qual- J
ities which have given to Mr. Fiske's i
earlier works their great popularity
t .i tuariniD- styie. cKarnes-s of narra
tion. h.storicalaccuracv,antVbreadth of
view. It is a graphic and exceedingly
interestin? presentation of the story o"f '
our country, in simple phraseology. It
gives an insight into certain phases of
the history of our land which usually
escape the notice of the s.-hool histo
rian such as the life and customs of
j the "people, and the literary and indus-
j trial unnais or America, it contains
full bibliographical lists and aids to
I collateral reading. Suggestive topics,
j directions and questions add to th
I Yilu of the Urxki
FAEM DEPAKTMENT.
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR
AMERICAN FARMERS.
Method of 1
Farm and
flas-daa Lisa
Mack, Poultry, Dairy,
Orchard.
Apiary
A Small silo.
Is the small silo a success? asks
Massachusetts Ploughman. Will the
ensilage keep, and does it pay? Thou
sands of New En g and farmers and
milkmen, who keep from three to six
or eight cattle, are asking these ques
tions. Most of the articles on silos
apply to large structures wnere a nu
merous herd of cattle is kept Many
farmers, who believe in ensilage in
general, have not sufficient pasturage
for a large number of cows, and hence
can not well increase their stock suf
ficiently to use up the contents of a
large silo. To farmers situated thus
an interview with a small silo man
will be of interest.
Mr. N. E. Upham of Weston is a
very capable and successful farmer,
who has had a lout ten years' experi
ence with silos.
a rive-cow SILO.
"We built a small silo about five
years ago." said Mr. rnliam. ''The size
was 12x0)2 f-et anJ 13 feet deep. About
an acre of southern ensilage corn was
required to fill it, and the ensilage is
suttie'ent for five cows, two bushels a
day for four or five months."
"Does it keep?"
"Yes; just as well as in any other
silo. I have another silo now, several
times as large, and I can not see but
that the ensilage in the small silo is
just as good. One j I filled the small
6ilo with whole corn fodder of the
large kind, and the ensilage that year
had a very loud smell Tin cows
would eat it well enough, and there
was no trouble esc jpt that we didn't
like the odor. Other years we have
had the corn cut into three-quarter
inch pieces, hiring a man to bring the
machinery and do the work.
MAKING IT KKEI.
"When I filled my silo with whole
corn I had two tiers running length
wise and alternated the layers in each
so that the interior was kept pretty
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llustration shows a pair of "mate" sw ins. They an natives of Northern Asia and Europe, and arc among tLv.
largest and most graceful of the swan species. Their plumage is white, and bills red. They are not mule, but
have soft low voices Farmers' Review.
even. The stuff was jammed down
and weighted, so that it was rather
hard to get it out for use. Some of it
in the corners was spoiled, but no
more than in the large silo.
"I prefer to fill with corn that has
not wilted much. 1 don't care whether
or not it is wet. One year I filled onr
of the silos with corn cut soaking wet
during a big storm, and the other silt
was filled from the same field will,
crrn cut after the rain had dried off
The quality of ensilage in both silo
appearea just tne same
now THE SII.O WAS MADE.
"I made the small silo myself with
the help of a hired man. The material
cost $15 or S-0, and the work of mak-
ground is cement, the upper half is
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wood; two thicknesses of common
' hard pine board, with tarred pap2r
between. I should prefer all board
j where the silo does not extend below
' the surface. The ensilage next to the
boards is of a little better quality than
that beside the cement Rut boards
t extended below the surface will rot
, away very quickly in the silo.
"There is nothing at the bottom of
this silo but the natural earth floor,
wlrch soaks up the dra;nagc from the
silo and leaves the 6tuff at the bottom
as good as that at the top. I should
nevrr cement a silo floor unless water
is liable to come in from oat ilc There
is likely to be a nasty mess near the
bottom of a silo with a cemented floor.
One thing, be sure and have the silo
as deepas possible in proportion. That
form of construction will leave a
smaller surface at the top exposed to
the heat while being fed. A silo built
like my small one is all right for five
or six cows, and the ensilage will not
i noil. For a smaller number of cows
it might be better to have a partition
running length w"s; in the silo and
feed one-half at a time.
Cl'T THE CORNERS AND SLANT SIDES.
"I intend to improve my silos by cut
ting off the corners. I shall nail a
wide board with beveled edges length
wise in each corner, which is where
most of the spoiled silage is found.
"I think a circular silo would be
still better, but more costly to make.
If I were building again I should
adopt the plan of Mr. Learned of
Watertown, and build my filo with
the walls slanting outward, thus mak
ing it a little larger at the ton than at
the bottom. Mr. Learned tells me
that by this methoi the weig-tt on to;
keeps the silage pressed tightly
against the sides and corners, and al
most none of it spoils.
TO GET AT THE ENSILAGE.
"I had a door two feet wide, extend
ing from the top to the ground sur
face. Inside the door I had a lininj
of matched boards, which were re
moved one at a time as the cnsilagt
was needed.
IN FILLING TIIE 5II.O.
"When we used st hole corn we ma
a .voodrn trough, ana .ent the c r
own into the -ilo, where it was
ceived and packed by another ruin,
should advise a farmer who wishes t
have a elio and pack whol corn te ai
range thing no that he can riri hit
load Hear the top of his silo. Where
only cat corn is packed, the power
carrier will take the staff anywhere.
WEIGHTED WITH LOAM OR 6TONK.
"I weight the silo with about eight
inches of stone. First, I cover closely
with two inch planks, then lay the
stones upon the planks.
"One year I filled a lot of old grain
and fertilizer bags with loam and used
that to weight the silo. The plan
worked well, and the loam became
dry and was used for bedding the cat
tle. I shall do that way again."
Let the Hess Scratch.
The natural food of fowls consists
mostly of seeds, insects and grass. It
is not a natural condition when the
birds have but one kind of food, says
Mirror and Farmer. The birds that
build in trees and feed their young
would be unable to supply them if only
seeds could be provided. As the con
centrated foods must be given, the va
riety is also to be considered. Such
substances as grass and the shoots of
tender herbage are intended as much
for dilution of the concentrated foods
as for the nutrition to be obtained
therefrom. The work of feeding her
young is not incumbent on the hen by
bringing the food to them, but she is
intended to lead them, guide them and
scratch for them. The feet of the ben
perform the same duties as the wings
of the flying bird, and her feet are
well adapted for providing food for
her young. Hence we may rightly con
clude tint scratching is a natural
function of the domestic hen. The
hen, however, 'performs greater work
than the bird$ on the wing. Itirds sel
dom lay more than twj or three
eggs before beginning incuba
tion, but the hen may lay
from fifteen to fifty, or even
more. She must produce these eggs,
as well as maintain herself. In tha
natural state she lays fewer eggs, but
has greater difficulty in procuring
food and resisting' enemies. An egg
is a composite sub tinc3 and can not
be produced from a single article of
food. The hen requires a variety of
food in order to fulfill h;r dut'es as a
regular and persistent layer. It is not,
therefore, conducive to egg production
when the hen is deprived of her natural
advantage of scratching. She does
Lest when she is comojlled to scratch
A PAIR OF MUTE SWANS.
and work for her food, and she will
always select fie kinds mo:1, suitable
to her purpos When hens are con
fined in enclosures they may bj fed too
much while in a coa lition of idleness.
A hopper th it is kjpt fall ot fool
where the hen can always rcic i it in-
f duces her to desist fro-n work of
scratching, because th s mcessity for
so doing then ceases and she becomes
too fat. Nature teirchss, therefore,
that hens should bi so fed as to co n
pel them to scratch and work for their
food, which kc3ps them in health and
leads to greater egg production.
Orlcinator f the Concord (irapc.
Modern society is very regardless of
its great benefactors, says Iowa
Homestead. Not only are republics
proverbially ungrateful, but all high
civilization seems to be so thoroughly
bent upon taking care of itself that it
has little or no time to devote to
honoring or assisting those who have
deserved well at its hands, and it pays
but little attention to its benefactors
at least until after they arj dead
unless the benefactors can get some
sort of a "cinch' in the way of a
patent on the public and charge a
good round prica for the bencGts they
confer. Col. Sutter, who discovered
gold in California, affords an example,
and Col. Drake, who spent years of his
life, in face of an incredulous public,
in demonstrating that it was practical
to draw oil out of the bowels of the
earth in Venango county Pa,, affords
another. Roth died in poverty and
want after having been the means of
conferring untold wealth upon others
and of adding very largely to the
wealth and comfort of the world. As
another instance of this all-too-common
method that seems to be the rule
which modern society has adopted
toward' those who serve it best, we
note that at the recent meeting of the
American Association of Nurserymen,
held at Niagara Falls, N Y.. JuneG,
it was stated that E. V. Bull, the
propagator of the world-renowned
Concord grape, was now, at the age of
83, living in an almshouse near Con
cord, Mass. It was said, also, that he
bad never received a cent of profit
from his great contribution to the
fruit list of this country. It is only
proper to add that the Nurserymen's
association, when the case na
brought to their attention, raised a
handsome purse for Mr. liull, but if
the nurserymen of the country were
to take measures to place him in a
condition of comfort for the small
r mnant of life that is probably before
him, they woald only be doiDg that
which would after all be but a slight
recognition of his tervices to their
craft
A Weather-Irtof White waali.
The whitewash used by the United
States government for the lighthouses
nd beacons, chosen for its pcrma
'Ece under the most extreme expo
re to the weather, is made as fol--vs:
Fresh hydraulic cement of any
md standard kind, not of the more
tly imported kinds, three parts, and
u-iean fine sand one part, are mixed well
vith cold water and immediately ap
plied. This gives a light brownish
white that is not so glaring as the
common lime, and has been found to
resist noisture better than any other
wash. It adheres to brick or stone or
wooden walls or fences very firmly.
In its application the walls are first
wetted with water, by which the ad
hesion of the wash is made stronger
than if applied to a dry surface.
Another good wash is made in this
way: Half a bushel of good fresh
lime is slacked with boiling water
and kept covered from the air during
the slaking to prevent weakening of
the lime by the carbonic acid of the
air. It is strained throug'i a fine seive
or cloth and seven pounds of salt are
added: three pounds of rica flour
boiled to a thin paste, half a pound of
Spanish white ana one poana
white and one pound of
broken glue steeped in cold water and
then dissolved in hot water are then
added, and when well mixed by stir
ring, five gallons of hot water are
mixed in and the whole again stirred.
This is kept a few days closely cov
ered, when it is ready for use. It is
applied hot, being kept in a kettle
over a fire. This may be colored a
light brown by burnt umber or a
cream yellow by ytl'ow ochre. A
light gray is made by adding a small
quantity of lampblack, previously
mixed with water and thoroughly
stirred. One pint of this wash covers
a square yard. Farmers' Review.
The Seventeen-Year Locust.
Prof. Smith, New Jersey's state
entomologist, says the seventeen-year
locust, or cicada, is now about done,
and a great many of them are dying
off fast, their mi&sion in life having
been accomplished. It is more than
probable, he says, that wasps have
been seen attacking some of these de
crepit individuals, but every dying or
dead locust was not the victim of a
wasp. The real life of the cicada is
passed under giound. It spends more
than sixteen years in that condition,
and when it makes its appearance on
trees and shrubs it is principally for
the purpose of matingand laying eggs.
As toon as this is accomplished the in
sects die. The'r entire period is
usually not more than a month. They
made their appearance the latter part
of May and are now d3ing off almost
as rapidly as they appeared, and by
the end of the present month few or
none will remain. This will be a
n ttural dying off and not the result of
any destruction caused by other in
sects. I'runincr Ilitsnherriea.
A Cornell bul'etin saj's: ("rowers
are in general pretty well agreed as to
the method of pruning black-caps.
One point, however, needs to be em
phasized, that the young shoots should
be nipped back low, and when they
reach the desired height not allowing
them to get considerably higher and j
then cutting back to the height re- '
quired. If pinched low, the plant will
all at orrca throw out strong and vig
orous branches near the ground, mak
ing a well-balanced self-supporting
busk On the other hand, if it is al
lowed to grow higher and is then cut
back, only weak buds are left, and the
result is that they do not develop so
rapidly and only three or four of the
upper ones start at all, producing a
top-heavy and unsatisfactory plant
Sheep shears are very convenient for
this summer pruning, or it may be
quickly done by merely pinching
out the tip with the thumb and
linger. To determine whether
the manner of doing this would make
any difference, two sections of row
were marked and in one case the canes I
were all cut with shears, taking care
that the cut should be in a slanting i
direction so that water would run off
readily. In the other case the canes
were snapped oif by bending them
quickly with the thumb and finger,
leaving an it regular, ragged end. The
canes hed gron n too hih, so that
rather more was removed in both
cases than ought to have been in the
best practice. An examination the
following spring showed no percepti
ble difference in the condition in which
the two lots came through the winter.
The cane nearly always died back to
the first bud in either case, so that
while theoretically a smooth, slanting
cut would seem to be best, practically
it does not matte".
Paris CnEEN Water. Flour instead
of land plaster is recommended for
mixing with Paris green by Alva
Algee, in the U'tral New Yorker, for
the reason i. t the Hour fs more
palatable to the bug, and it also
makes a paste which stacks to the
vine, so that it is not easily washed
off by rains. We long ago gave up
the notion of mixing Paris green with
plaster, as it was far too much work
to get the two thoroughly incorpor
ated. 15ut putting the Paris green in
water is belter than titber. If ap
plied as it should be, in sunny
weather, it will stay on tLe leaves
Jong enough to destroy all the bugs
that are batched. There is no ad
vantage in keeping the vines covered
with the poison any loager. Pcsides
we alwaj's found the danger of mix
ine Paris green with any dry sub
stance, like plaster or flour, consisted
mostly in its tendency to blow in
face and eyes and get on clothing.
Flour will be worse in this respect
than plaster, as it is much liner.
Whexevek crowding the hogs with
a full corn ration, it will be found a
eood plan to keep a supply of salt,
charcoal and arhe where Mie hogs can
help tbemsI-; it-
OUGHT TO SEE HIS PARTNER.
Olnem Well sTi'e lis a Bear Flarht,
Bat Nothlasjr Like the Other Man.
A nan who looked as if he had been
trying to hug the cylinder of a thresh
ing machine when it was in motion
was seen offering a pack of furs to a
dealer up town.
"You ar rather late getting your
furs to market," said a Portland Oie
gonian reporter who happened to be
present
"Yes," was the reply, "but I have
been laid up and could not get to town
before."
. "What has licen the matter with
you?" asked the reporter, who was
anxious to know how the man had
been so fearfully scratched.
"The matter Avith me was an attack
of -bear.'"
"You had it bad, judging from vottr
looks."
"Yes, I liad it bad and no mistake.
but you just ought to see my partner."
"Is he in a worse fix than you?"
"A great dVal worse. He had so
much meat scratched off one side of
him that he has to carry a weight
in his jacket pocket to enable him to
walk straight"
The sale of the furs having been com
pleted the old trapper was asked for
the story of his encounter with the
bear.
Ho said that his name was Hans
Olsen, that he lived on the edge of the
big burn in ClatUaimis county, and he
went out on the head waters of the
Clackanms trapping with Peter Hatwn,
who lives in the same section. They
Lad good luck for a while, caught many
minks, some fishers, and found a m:ill
lake and swamp vliere there were
many beaver, and were getting many
of them, when dep snow came on and
about spoiled their trapping.
After a while the snow became so
deep that thoy could hardly move
around, and could not get out of the
mountains at :ili. Then provision ran
short and they had to rustle and try
to kin something to eat. They went
out on the lake one day and cut a hole
through the fee to see if they could
catch some trout, but did not get any.
On their way home toward night, as
they were crossinc a little ravine on a
fallen tree, Olsen slipped and fell near
the roots of the tree and came down
plump into a bear's den. Tho bear
was very lively for an animal supposed
to bo asleep, and at once attacked him.
He had a knife and a small hatchet in
his belt, and ho got out the hatchet
and began to chop and yell. Hansen,
who was behind, had a gun. but ho
was afraid to fire down in tho dark
for fear of killing his friend, and at
length, drawing his knifo, jumped down
with him and tho hear. There was a
lively time thero for a while, anil tho
fur and clothing and flesh flow, but
finally Hanwn. who was tho worst
ued np man of tho two. managed To
roach a vital spot with lit kmro.
Tho boar keeled over and tho two
trappers keeled over alo. Thoy man
aged to make a little firo with some of
tho leave and twig from tho boar's
nost. and thoro was plenty of rag
to bandage their wound, for thoy
woro all nigs. It was several days be
fore thoy could crawl to their esti'ip
with a hunk of tho boar's flesh, which
had boon their only food during their
stay in the don. Olsen says ho intoiid
to go trapping again, but ho noyer
wants to meet another boar in hi
own den again,
is able to walk
to tho crook and
His partner. Hansen,
around and go down
c.iteh a fow trout and
look after the boo h!vos.
FOUNDER OFTHE GAR
Completion if flic Mcptionson Mon
nnient nt Prtprshtiru, III.
Dr. B. F. Stephenson, founder of tho
Ct. A. R.. died at his homo near rotors
burg, on I took Crook, not far from the
historic spot where tho lamented Lin
coln passed his parly days, at 10
o'clock a. m.. August .'Hi. 1N71. a god 4'
.years. His remains wore interred at
tho family burying ground, on I lock
Crook, where thoy rested until tho year
1.SS2, when thoy woro rointorred on tho
lot in Rose Kill Cemetery whore now
stands tho monument croeti'd to hi
memory. Tho services at tho reinter
ment woro under the auspices of Kstill
I'ost. No. 71. J. A. It., of Ppter-sburs.
and were of an elaborate and hit erst ing
character.
Sinoo tho interment thoro efforts
have boon made by tho ;. A. K. mon
and old soldiers, as well as prominent
citizens to have a suitable monument
eroetd to his memory, tho ground in tho
beautiful cemetery being donated by
tho cemetery asociatioii. Tho matter
of raising sufficient funds to commence
the work did not progros very rapidly,
and it was not until about a year :ii:o
that th" 'ommitteo appointed by the
The SlepliriiNon '.Joiiiimclii.
grand cncniniunoiit of tho ('. A. K.
was
enabled to proceed with tho work.
The monument i uoiv completed. It
ir, of extra dark Qitinoy (Ma.i granite,
::o feet iu height. On the base is tho
name "Stephenson." in largo letters in
relief. On the front die. "P.. F. Steph
enson. Founder of tho L A. H. Horn
1S2:5. Died 1S71." On tho front ton
dio i tho L A. It. badge: on tho south
side a mounted cannon and accosorios:
on the west side is a dove, with an olivo
branch in its mouth, encircled in a
wroath of oak and laurel; while on tho
oast side is tho representation of a sol
dier's tont.
Tho career of Col. Stephenson, rnd
tho story of the organization by hi.n of
the order of tho CI. A. II.. at Decatur.
1 111.. Ajril, 0. 1S4M. aro well known. Hi
I wife and two daughters aro now resi
, dents of Petersburg. 111.
Eminently Kitted.
Mr. I'oiphwpakly I should think,
Mrs. Slimdict. that you would be tnoro
successful if 3"Oi turned your boardin-;
house into a bote; for invalids.
Mrs. SHtrdiet- Wh-it kind of invalids
ouuht '. u :" Sa"
Mr. rV'chivwRUJr .V!1. you luibt
run iu at!-fH saui'-nuni. for ia
stnnr. &ifrleiir 7.
vo'i accustomed to the care of
"Are
children;"
Nurse I j
Ux different
IiouM hope
p!auc8 this
so.
last
I've had
week.
"ii ffi7fi
Highest of all in Leavening
Royal
Absolutely pure
Leftists as Feed.
St. Mark describes the diet of John
the Baptist as consisting of "locusts and
wild honey." Some commentators
have explained "locusts" as denoting
somo kiud of bread or wild fruit This
is an error, for locusts are eaten as food
by many people in the East. A recent
writer on the curiosities of food accords
to the locust tho first place, in the pure
ly insect world, as an article of diet
He says:
"From the remotest antiquity the
locust has been used for food witness
tho sculptures oi Assyria and at the
present day they are devoured in enor
mous quantities by many different races.
Yet there is a wide divergence of opin
ion regarding the value of locusts as
food.
"Somo travelers describe locusts as a
desperate makeshift; others as passa
ble; others, again, as resembling
shrimps in delicacy and flavor. Thoy
compete, with meat in the market of
Bagdad; they aro called "terad" in
Yemen, and "anno" inDancali.and they
are frequently nsedas food by the wan
dering tribes of Asia and Africa, who,
after broiling them, separate the head
from the body, and eat them as Western
nations do shrimps. In some parts of
Africa they are ground and made into
bread. In Senegal they are eaten by
the highest classes. They are the main
support of tho bushmen of South
Africa."
Avoiiliiig Tain ami IVrll.
I'efen-ivc measure ajralnst the foe are
ei er adopted ly a wise commander. Yon
can lie commander of the Munition :rnd
"trikca decKiic Mow at tho start at that
ilniiscroiis and relent lcs enemy, rheiima
iKm. if attacked by it, by reMirtlnjr in time
o llo tetter'.-. Motnacli Hitter., nliich
checks jiermanently the progress of a mala
dy, among tho most obstinate, painful and
pos-ilily dangcmiis against which medical
skill and the rcoii ces of materia medica
aearraied. No ei id -nee is more concur
rent amf convincing than that wh cli proves
that the Hitlers neutralizes the rheumatic
i.ois'iti and checks its farther development
in the system. Tor malarial ami kidney
tr nli'e, dyspepsia, uant of vitality, ncrv
oiisii ss. liver complaint and constipation.
Most, iter's toinacli Hitters Is tho leading
lemedy.
(otrriimrnt Crop Keport,
The last monthly government crop
estimites give the average conditions
I of corn on the 1st inst. as id, against
I y.ka last year. The condition of winter
wheat was t3.i, against 83.3 on .lune
1 ult. and 77.7 on .lulv I. 1'.X The
condition of spring wheat on the 1st of
this month was . I, against 88 last
mon ih and 71. 1 on . I uly 1, 1S'.3. The
fall in spring wheat since the last re
port is, nearly "0 points, and a fall of
over'.) points within the past month is
reported in the condition of oath.
The .Moilrm llrauty
on good food and sunshine.
Thrives
with plenty of exercise in the open air.
I lor lorin glows with health and her
face blooms with its beauty. I f her
system needs the cleansing action of a
laxative remedy, she uses the gentle
anil pleasant liquid laxative Syrup of
Fijrs.
He Stopped Itowing.
F. Jloore was for years
Hon. K
the
leading lawyer in North Carolina. He
always went clean shaved as bare
faced as any lawyer ought to be. Not
long before his death he appeared at
coutt with a full gray beard, almost
covering his entire face. Colonel Ij- C.
Kd wards, a member of the bar. distin
guished for his courtesy of manner,
congratulated him on his improved ap
pearance ami added, with a bow, "Mr.
.Moore, it gives 3-011 such a distinguished
appearance." .Mr. Moore bowed. "It
makes ou so much handsomer, Mr.
Moore " He smiled and bowed lower.
"It hides so much of your face, Mr.
Moore." The bows ceased. (irecn Hag.
Mall's Catarrh Cure
j Is taken internally. Price, 7."ic.
1
Killed at a Tournament.
1 Henry II., of France, who excelled in
every exercise of chivalry, was pecul
iarly fond of tournaments, and gave a
splendid succession of them on the
marriage, by proxy, of Elizabeth to
Phillip II., at Paris. The lists extended
from the Palace of the Tonrnelles to
tho Hostile, across the street of St. An
toine. In tho first two days the King
broke several lances with Lords of his
court, in ail of which he showed extra
ordinary vigor and address. On the
third day of the tournament June '.10,
155i toward tho close of tho evening,
and before tho conclusion, Henry
showed a great inclination to try his
prowess against the Count de Mont
gomery uaptain 01 111s ljito uuards,
who had formerly wounded Francis I.
po dangerously on the head, at Itomo
rcntin in Beri, and was distinguished
for his superior address in these com
bats above any nobleman in the king
dom. Catherine do Medici, as if by a
secret presage of the event, entreated
the King not to re-enter the lists ; but
he resisted her solicitations, saying he
would break one lanco more in her
honor. Montgomeri accepted the chcl
lengc with great reluctance. Henry
commanded him to obey, and even
fought with his vizi r raised ; bnt author?
aro not quite agreed whether it was
raised intentionally, or flew open by a
blow from MontgomeriV 1ance, in an
encounter which was so violent that
tho Count's lance broke against the
King's helmet; he then fought with
the stump which remained in his hand,
and with it had the misfortune to strike
the King so violent a blow under the
eyes as threw him to the ground, and
deprived him hifctantly of both Bpeech
and understanding, though ho lived
eleven days afterward. This circum
stance occasioned the suppression of
tournaments in France.
"Ilanon Slavic Corn Salve.
Warrant"! t cure or nmnn r f untie,!. AnU your
druggist fur it. l'ritf II ent.
Comb honey in wooden frames is never
mill tcrated.
Jlany diamonds haie I een found inciden
tally in the search for go.'d.
Poi onoiis mushrooms never k"ow In Hi
o,en fields, but always m the wood.
A SURGEON'S KNIFE
civrs vou a fi-ehnjr of horrnt and
dread. "There ! no longer necessity for
it; uxf in many diseases formerly re
tarded as incurable wiftout cuttinjr.
Tto Triumph cf Ccusimtivi Sirf err
jfc ircll Must rated by the fact that
ftl'rrrilDC or Breach. Is now rarli-
nUrlunt fijM rured without the
cnai
Thev intlam
i. TilMilDQ Oianan. Fibroid (Uterine)
uiTiuiiw and many ethers, are now
removed without the penis of cut
tinir nperttinn.
PILE TUMORS, ftEE?. 'S
other diseases or the lower bowel, aro
permanently cured without pain or
reort to the knife.
QTflMF in 'I" Bladder, no matter
OlUilU COMr lary,.. j8 crushed, pul
verized, washed out and perfectly rc
moied without cutting.
CTBifTIIRF f L'rinary Passage Is
OiniUIUnt. also rcmoi ed without
euttlnjr in hundreds of cases. For
iitmphiet. references and all partJcti
r.rr. sr.d 10 cents (la stamps) to
World" l::spenmry Medical A ssoda-ii-jss,
ri Main St., Buffalo, N. V
ii knifennd without pain. lumsy,
I jnir trus-.- ran I' thrown away I
; neitr cure hut often induce
i mat'on. strangulation and cleat t
Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
Magnificent Court Entertainments.
Some court entertainments recently
have been magnificent. The court din
ner given in Vienna in honor of the
Herman emperor hail peculiar features.
Though tho guest numbered eighty,
the whole dinner was served on gold
plates and dishes. The centerpieces
and vases likewise were of massive
gold, lleally two dinners were served,
because it was Friday. Ueside each
plate lay two menus, a iish menu on
simple white cardboard with the impe
rial eagle in relief and a meat menu
with the usual gold ornaments and the
eagle in gold. As the guests sat down
every one was asked by the lackeys
wheather a iish or meat" dinner would
be agreeable, and then one menu was
taken away. So the servants knew
what dishes to serve. Only the
emperor. Archduchess Maria Theresa,
Archduchess Caroline and two cardi
nals fasted. Kverybody else selected
the meat dinner. Vienna Letter.
Make Your Own ltltterst
Stekrtee Vry Itlttrr-i.
One package of Steuetee's Pry Ilittcri
will make one Gallon of the In-st bitter
known: Mill cure indigestion, pains in tho
stomach, fever and ague. Acts upon tho
Kidncytaml Bladder: thelx-st tonic known.
Sold by druggists or sent by mail, jH)st;igo
Irrpll. I'rlcSOct. for lush' r tw packaer for
SO cts- l" S H.inipi taLfn In tmmt. AiMres
GEO. O. STEK1.TKK. Urnml ltapi.K Mich
The Kussiati Thistle.
The I'nitcd State senate has insert
ed in the agricultural appropriation
bill an item of SI. 000,00(1 '-for the des
truction of the Russian cactus, to be
apportioned by the secretary of agri
culture among the several states infest
ed, said apportionment to be made in
accordance with tho necessities of the
case, to be ascertained by the secre
tary, and to bo paid to the governor of
each of said states upon his executing
an obligation on behalf of his state that
the sum so paid shall be faithfully ap
plied in connection with any sum which
may be raised for that purpose in his
state for the destruction of said cac
tus." T Our Header.
The Pri-kley Ash Hitters Company, ot
St. Louis. Mo., have just published n thirty
tuo page look entitled "IJskfii. IskokmV
tiov.' Every one should haio it. It is
written in plain language, omitting medi
cal terms as much as jssil!e. You uill
find therein n great many useful thing you
should know. Send your address totho
company and receno u copy of '-I'skh i.
IXFOItMVTIOV,"
Crlmann Cloier.
A very great ileal is being said ami
written about crimson clover. As a
forage plant it possesses qualities
worthy of consideration in localities to
which it is adapted. It does best in a
more southern climate than that of
most parts of the I'nitcd Ssatcs north
of a latitude of 111 degrees. In several
parts of Iowa and northern Illinois it
lias proved unsatisfactory on account
of winter killing-. '1 he plant is annual,
and where it thrives it is sown in July
or August and matures a crop early the
next season.
Karl's Clover Knot Tn,
Tlitcivat IIIikkI i'UritlT.;:m"str-vin-siin'lM,irn"
tlluCtinilvxiuiianliursOiivtit.ittii. 2ScJc.,S;I.
Keil CtMlnrt for Wlnilltrt'iik.
lied cedar make fine, windbreaks in
many places in the west where pines
cannot hcsucccssfully raised. A wind
break of evergreen posseses many evi
dent advantages over one of deciduous
trees, and it is to be regretted that the
the small etra ditlieiilty of growing
the former so often decides people in
favor of the latter.
Three llnme Seeker KvrnrHlnn
To nil parts of tho West and Nortlmest 1 ia
the Chicago Millunukee fc t 1'itiil Knil
wsy nt irnetienliV half rates. Hound trip
tickets, good for return passage within
twenty dnys from dnto of snb uill bo sold
on Septemler tl and .." mid Oetolierl.
1MU.
For further information apply to tho
nearest coupon ti-ket agent or address (I.
H. Henford. (Jeiierul Passenger and Ticket
Agent, Chicago. Ill
Billiard Table, second hand. For Fnle
cheap. Apply toor nddres, IF. C. Akiv,
Ml S. lL'th St , Omaha, Nob.
The best j earls are perfectly round.
Davis' Cream Separator Churn, power
hot water and fed cool;er rnrnioned
Agents wanted hend tor circular All
izes Hand Cream Separators.
Davis & ICaxikla H. M. Co. Chingo-
WELL MACHINERY
IlIutratHl catalotrno showing WET.
ATTOERS. ROCIC DRILLS, II YDKADLIC
AND JETTKSO MACHINKRY, etc.
Sint Fnzc Have been tested and
all icarmnttd.
Sioux Tier Knsln A Iron Work.
Puccesoia to I'ech Hk x.
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who hare weak luncor Asth
ma, should use I'lso a Cure for I
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thouaanda. It has not Injur-1
ea one. ins nut. can totaite.
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