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Tea Caa Get AUeaa reot-Eaee
Write todav to Allen 8. Olmsted, Le
Kov, N. V., for a free sample of Allen's
Foot-Ease, a powder. Itcuressweating-,
damp, swollen, selling feet. Makes new
or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for
Corns and Bunions. All druggists and
shoe stores sell it; -5c.
A man's sins seldom find him out
until after his neighbors expose him.
Everv farmer should read the Osborne
Co.'s smair advertisement in this paper.
The mirror of a prettygirl casts
a great many reflections.
A few .tSmple HEKBS. Fcfentlfleally com
pounded and called. THE UARFIELD.HEAD;
ACHE POWDERS, have piven relief to thcus
aads or people mho saSetefcwkh Jaeadaeaes.
They soothe and quiet fce acijiVaa eaaaot
rosMWy have any bad after effects as -taey are
guaranteed to ccatain no aarmfal 4rus? Send
for free aniple. Gcrflela Tea Co.; Brooklyn,
N. V. One trial will coavlcce ywjot taelr
troaderful cstrativc power."' -''j. ' '
Thus far in I960 England hasJirn
nprted 19 per cent less foreign grain
than in 1899. -
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. l
On the tine of the Chicago Great West
ern Railway in Illinois, Iowa,, Minne
sota and Missouri. First-class open
ings in growing towns for all.klnds.of.
business and for manufacturing. J Our
list includes locations for batckaaithj
doctors,- dressmakers, furniture, grain
and live stock buyers, general mer
chandise, hardware, harness, tailors,
cold storage, creameries and canning
factories. Write fully in regard.to
your requirements so that w,ayrad
vise you intelligently., AddresW.J.
Reedi Industrial Agent, C? GT W. 'Ry.,
601 Endicott building, St Paul, Minn.
He must rise early, yea, not, at all
go to bed, who would have everybody's
good word.
The United States produces $1,1451-J
000,000, or more than one-third, i ,
. .' i T
Germany, $525,000,000 or half 'as
much as the United States.
Great Britain, $710,000 000, or two-
thirds as much as the United States.
Slop Runaways! Pocket lUtchlnKl'oeUhttch FOltd
'nuantly: carry In pocket: Agents wanted. Stiror
for particular. Vocket JUtcher Co., Elmlra. N.
i -
About one-quarter of all the United
States pensions go to widows.
, I am sore IMso's Cure for Consumption saved
any life three jears ago. Mrs. Tnos. Robbihs,
Maple Street, Norwich, X. Y., Feb. 17, 1900.-
The extravagance of the poor .is
sometimes more pitiable -than poverty
itself.
Three things to be careful of
health, reputation, money.
Dr.BtilEs
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Curat a Cough or CoW at ones.
Conqaers Croup. "Whooping-Cough. Bronchitis,
Gripoe and Consumption. Quick, sure results.
Or.ataH'sniUcareCaastipaUoa. Meats 10c.
GET
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tfafl An Osborne Self -binding Harvester.
Beaper. Mower, Rake and Harrow will
be given free to successful gucssers. Send 2c
stamp for Politidal Chart and OacMlag Card
and particulars. Comtett tlott XortmberCtH.
Marew Osborn Co.. Auburn, W. Y.
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Thomas T. RcadcUck, Kingsland, Ga."
?:7-nrHAg SAVED MY LIFE!"
1io abt knew how tbexpress how wonderful,
Itafekyeur fmitMOVtr Is. I was suffering
intensely wiUrXKOTaALeiA, and thought f cr a
month that I would have to die. One dar & lady
called to see me and brought an advertisement
at your 8 waow'a -S PJtQPS.": Ireaolvedto
try it and sent for a bottle. I have not had an
attack of suffering since I took the first dose. I
believe it has saved mv life. This statement is
positively true. I shall always take pleasure in
iacommcndingTaar."aTaltorS'; forthecur&et
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"rJfaV.S iDa's- Is ioM by- s"aiia
egenta. in many places, the drug
gists are. our agents. If the rem
edy is not 'obtainable in your town,
order cf us direct. Large size botties
SO) doses, 91, sent prepaid by ex
nrcss or mail. Trial bottle will be
unt. fin rviTl nf 2Sft. Aironlft lrnnt.
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Conscience Forbade.
A firm of cqcoa manufacturers cf
Inrmingham, England, have, just de
clined to bid for a contract jo thirty
tons of cocoa for the British. 'troops in
South Africa. This action ( was taken
ii om religious motives, the members
ot the firm being Friends, !who do not
countenance war. .
.He that falls into sin is a man; that
grieves as it may be -a saint; that
boasts of it is a devil.
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A Dutch Bemedy. or Hoi to Maka
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Farmers, Laboringmen anrt.Everj
body use these Bitters forthecure.of
Dyspepsia, Lossof Appetite, Dizziness,
Btood Puritier, Headache, Kidney and
Lfver Diseases. A perfect stomach
regulator. Now is the time to use them.
,. On receipt of 3Cc United States post?.,
.'age stamps I will send one package and
"receipt how tomake one gallon Hitters
from Stcketee's Dry Bitters. A deli
cious Savor. Ma'de from Imported
Boots, Herbs and, Berries from Holland
and Germany. Be -your own doctor
and use these Dry, BittcrsSend to
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-For sale by druggists.
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The judge who suspends sentence -isn't
necessarily in-favor of Jianging."
NEW COLONYr
A new colony to. fumili.liotce .to.tboiuaaila of
people, to locate In Oklahoma Territory, Is now being
orpanliedurthefoundersoftbeUeiirKlaColony, Mr.
I. U. Fitzgerald of Indianapolis, Indiana, it backtoft
It. Information sent free, showing bow to set sood
oomes. Coed farmers wanted.
Wit is a diamond in the rough that
is polished by adversity.
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When love, with unconflned.wlnga.
Hovers within my gates.
And my divine Althea brings
To whisper at the gates;
When I lie tangled in her hair.
And fettered to her eye
The birds, that wanton In the air.
Know no-such Jiberty.
When flowing cups run swiftly round,
jWith no allaying Thames.
Oar careless heads with roses bound,
bur hearts with loyal flames: '
When thirsty grief in wine we steep,
When health and draughts go free,
Fishes, that tipple Jn the deep.
Know no such liberty.
When like committed linnets, I
With shriller throat shall sing
The sweetness, mercy, .majesty,
jAnd glories of iny king:
When I shall voice aloud how good
Me is, how great should be-
Enlarged winds that curl the flood,
j -...
Stone walls do not a prison make,
jNor iron bars a cage;
Hinds innocent and Quiet take
hat for an hermitage.,
If I have freedom In my love
And In my soul am free
Angels alone, that soar above,
Enjoy such liberty.1
'Richard Lovelace.
Aa Effective Bebake.
The -late Major-General Harry Heth
was the only man in the confederate
army whom General Lee called by his
first name. Lee addressed even his
two sons as "general;" Heth had been
the friend of his youth, and Lee loved
and trusted him profoundly. Yet this
love did not cause the commander-in-chief
of the Confederate army for a
moment to forget his duty,, as Is
shown by an incident described in the
. Century:
One day before Petersburg Lee rode
cup to Heth's tent and said: ""Harry,
I should like to ride down your line."
" Heth was much flattered at the pro
posal, and as they rode side by side he
pointed out positions of danger and
vantage. Suddenly they came upon a
place of much Importance where for
several hundred yards' there were no
fortifications. ' Surprised, Lee turned
to his friend for an explanation. Heth
said he had ordered defences for this
spot, and had supposed them finished.
"See that they are completed at
once, Harry," said Lee, and turning
his horse, he rode back to headquar
ters. After a few days the general again
appeared at Heth's tent with the same
proposal, and the delighted officer
sprang to his horse: Arrived at the
ill-fated spot, to Heth's dismay, it was
found still open. Without a word Lee
turned toward his tent, motioning
Heth to follow. Dismounting the
commander-in-chief seated himself,
and the subordinate stood, wondering
what his punishment would be. Lee
spoke in his kindest tones.
"Harry," he said, "that horse, your
wife rldes-'worries me more than -I
can tell. He kicks and fights the bit
till I fear he will either break her deli
cate wrists or pull her arms out of
their sockets. Now the best way to
take the edge of a nervous horse is to
give him plenty of exercise regular
exercise morning and night, until he
quiets down. For the sake of your
wife as well as yourself, I beg you to
make the experiment; and! know of
' no better place for you to ride the
.horse, 'while taming him, than just
up and down in front of that gap I
ordered you to have closed, until a
good breastwork has been completed.
Good evening, sir."
The rebuke was given kindly, even
affectionately; yet the recipient .de
clared that he never slept a wink that
night and for days afterward felt as if
he had been beaten with a club.
Scavenger ef Battlefields.
These are rare' days for the vultures
' of South Africa. ' The horrid carnage
of war supplies 'them 'with food
a--plenty and to spare. Julian Ralph
describing recently a ride to Bloem-
fontein in the wake of Roberts' victori
ous, army wrote:
"I saw ahead of me a swarm of vul
tures soaring, in as thick a cloud as If
they had been moths. As I drew
nearer I noticed that the bulk of each
one's body was yery great On the
ground, where there were two score
waddling about, they seemed even
larger. They marked the outer edge
of the great and horrid field of the
carnage. Many dead horses lay oa the
veldt,- and these 'birds were ? eating
some and perching, on the backs, of
others. Foul, .nauseous, ugly, beastly
birds are these. They were to be my
constant companions for three days.
I was to see' hundreds upon hundreds
of them, and never once, by day, fail
to see them. Tet there were not
enough ot them to make away with all
the ; food that war had given them."
Natural as is the feeling of repulsion,
wnicn tne preppcu ot these scavengers
of the baltlo field arouses. In' .the
economy 'of nature they 'perform, a
most useful work. They lessen ' the
danger of pestilence. They really stake
'war less terrible to those who escape
death by the enemy. "Aaeavogels,"
which means carrion, scavengers; the
Boers, call them. Of recent years .It has
been noticed that their nmber has
greatly . decreased, owing; to the de
struction of the big game, which great
ly dimislshed their funeral banquets.
But apparently the tidings that man's
hand had turned against man la one
small portion of Africa, has traveled
far and wide among them and they
have gathered together to partieipato)
in the feast
A war correspondent also tells of
seeing the secretary bird "a stately l
UUa, UV1UID5 U1UWC11 flVUWJ i OUII
stalking along with noble strides as
he glanced about him for a breakfast
of snakes." The secretary bird In ap
pearance" presents a striking contrast I
to the vTilture. Man hails It as a !
friend. Because of its usefulness In j
destroying venomous snakes it is pro- j
tected in all parts of Africa. !
As many as, three large snakes have
been taken from' tie stoatac of one of
these birds, besides lixards. tortoises
and a quantity of graaahoppera. When
attacking a cobra tlie awstaryj-bird
defends itself -front "the veaoMeu? i
fengs fcy holdlag Its wiag ta frost as
a shield and strikes the snake down by
vigorous blows of Its feet. Frequently
It kills a large snake by carrying it
high in the air and then dropping It
to the ground.
. It is called the secretary bird be
cause of its fancied resemblance to a
secretary who is supposed to carry
quill pens behind his ears. -
CkarleatewH Km Yard.
Briefly It might be stated that the
location of Charleston navy yard
was recommended Jon. 2, 1797, and the
jurisdiction .of the land, which had
.been gradually purchased, was ceded
to the United States by the common
wealth of Massachusetts on June 17,
1800. The site is historic, being the
famous Moultons point, where the
British troops debarked for the battle
of Bunker Hill, and much of the Brit
ish line In the various advances occu
pied portions of the ground. Skulls
and bones have frequently been dug
up while excavations were being made
hi the old, days. The original site
comprised nearly three-quarters of the
present area, the balance being addi
tions made by purchase or from grants
from the state, as last year, when
twenty acres of the water front were
ceded. Where the yard battery stand3
has been a fortified place since the
landing of the Massachusetts bay col
ony in Charlestown, and the guns with
which it was equipped just before the
battle of Bunker Hill were removed,
by the patriots and used in .the colo
nial defense atthat memorable strug
gle. In 1667 the first dry dock in this
country was established in Charlestown
near' the navy yard site, by James
Russell and others, aided by the col
ony, it could accommodate a vessel of
300 tons, sufficient for those days and
for a long time afterward. The yard
site, too, has always been a ship
building place. It takes its name from
Robert Moulton, who was afterward an
admiral in the Commonwealth army,
and who was sent out, from England
in 1629 in charge of six ship carpen
ters. The land at the point was al
lotted to. them because of its adapt
ability for ship building purposes.
On this spot was constructed the
first vessel, afterwards armed by the
colony to proceed against pirates,
hence Admiral Hichborn's claim that
as this was the first armed vessel fit
ted up by the. colony, the spot is the
birthplace of the American navy..
. Gea. John M. ScboHeld.
Perhaps the most prominent of the
surviving officers of the federal ar
mies is General John M. Schofield. He
was born in New York sixty-nine years
ago. His father, a clergyman, remov
ed to Illinois when his, son, was twelve
years old,- and Johnfwent tp fyfest
Point as a cadet from Fpeepbrt, StV
phenson county. He.-, graduated 'from
West Point in 1853; stahdingEeventh
in the class, which included among
its members Generals McPherson,
Sheridan, Stil, terrlll, R. O. Tyler, and
the confederate Hood!. When the wax
broke out he was' serving 'as professor
of physics at Washington University,
St Louis, after many years of service
in' the south. He promptly entered
the volunteer service of Missouri, and
in November, 1861, he twas appointed
brigadier general of thevolunteers.
For several months in 1862 he com
manded the District o( the- Missouri.
In the early part of the next year he
organized and commanded the Army
of the Frontier, which' saw hard fight
ing in Missouri and" Arkansas. He
went back again in 1863 to the com
mand of the Department' of. the Mis
souri, yhlch'he retained until January
31, 1864. Ton', that date he .was as
signed atthe. request of General Grant
to the command of the department and
Army, of the Ohio, forming the left
wing 'of General Sherman's army in
Georgia. In October of that year he
commanded the troops opposed tc
General Hood's army in Tennessee. In
April; 1865, General Schofield re
ceived the surrender- of General John
ston's army. After the war he re
mained in the regular service, and ii
1888 was assigned to the command ol
the army of the United States. Chica
go Tribune.
Flams for American Markets.
Just at present Japanese -and Euro
pean plums seem to have the places of
honor in this, country.- The grower,
however,is getting a little afraid of the
Japanese .varieties, mainly because of
the great variation . in .the season of
ripening. This Is not due to any weak
ness in the variety, as is thought, but
rather, to natural changes caused by
the difference .between the countries.
Japan plums 'are just getting acclimat
ed.'ahd until this accomplished there
will be some variation in the season of
ripening. We have -but few American
varieties, but all of them are worthy-of
culture. If they are a little smaller
than European sorts and the skin is
no quite so tender, they are sweeter,
more juicy and of decidedly ( better
flavor, and should have a place on
every farm where plums are grown.
Nurserymen yare taking 3 hold, of the
good old American varietiesand'when
they are again j catalogued andMtheir
true vafuebetter'appreciated they "will
make a name for themselves among
those wlio1 prefer quilty td"s'ize an
good looks;
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Dr. Eugene Murray Aaron calls the
eruption ot;the;..yolcanpiKrakatua-in
Java "the greatest explosion of mod
ern times." He says: "It is quite safe
to say. when we are asked the ques
tion as to -which of all the' mighty
manifestations of God's power In this
world thus far within the ken of
science has been the most, stupendous,
the .most all-overwhelming, that the
terrific annihilation of Krakatua, in
1883, surpasses all else. A smoke that
encircled the globe, a wave that trav
eled 7,500 miles, a sound heard 3,000
miles afar and an air shock hurled
thrice around the earth what more
can be sought as. testimony to the
pent-up energies beneath our very
feet?"
smVutlct of Xempapers.
The total number of copies of newt
papers printed throughout the worlt
in one year is 12.000,000.000. To print
these requires 781,240 tons of paper, or
1.749.977.000 pounds, while it would
take the fastest, presses 333 years to
print a single year's edition, which
would produce a stack of papers near
ly flfty miles high.
No man is wise If he boasts of his
superior wisdom.
FASH AND GARDfiN.
MATTERS OP INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
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Ctetyr.
Of the thirteen elements necessary
for plant growth, theTfarsters nasally
need take hat little care, axceptlag im'
the supply of potasstaUB, ptospfcoras,
and nitrogen,-and of these three nitro
gen is the most precious and costly to
obtain. All agricnltnral plants draw
much of their food .from the atmos
phere, and of those used by the farmer
probably none are micfc exceeded by
clovef in the large projportlos of nutri
ment thus derived. ;Inthis respect
other leguminous crone are much like
red clover. Clover seed is the best
manure that a farmer'can use. Clover
has bees called a trip for nitrogen,
as it collects and prosaats large quan
tities of combined sitjmge ta a form
ready to nourish growing crops. In
the words of Dr. Kedsle. "With an
adequate supply of combined nitrogen
all the other chemicals of agriculture
become active, while a limited supply
of active nitrogen correspondingly
limits the action of the rest For high
farming or the raising of exceptionally
large crops, the great want Islam
abundant and icheap .supply of am
monia and the nitrates. As acre of
good clover will make 6.000 pounds of
hay, containing 282V& pounds of min
eral matter or ash. In the ash will be
97K pounds of potash, if pounds otA
lime, 34) pounds of magnesia, and 28
pounds of phosphoric acid. The hay
will also contain 108 pounds of com
bined nitrogen. The roots and stubble
contain fully as much of these ele
ments as the hay.
J. B. Lawcs found that In antumn
after the last crop of clover was cut,
that remaining above ground and to
the depth of 27 inches, was examined:
Pounds per
acre, dry:
Stubble, etc., above ground con-
1st nine inches belowground con
tained ..." '...'. 3,017
2d nine inches below ground con-
IftlDcU ev " a 2f da
3d nine inches below ground con
tained 191
Total 6.152
, This was between three and four
times as much dry matter as the resi
due of the barley. In the words of
Kedzie, "The clover hay, or sod, con
tains enough phosphoric acid for more
than double an average crop; enough
nitrogen for more than four average
crops, and potash for more than six
average, crops of wheat,! If any person
were preaching the gospel ot agricul
ture, he well might hold up the triple
leaf of the' red clover as the symbol of
a trinity, of blessing to the farmer,
furnishing for his cereal crops, from
otherwise inadequate sources, a suffl
cient? supply; of f pSfciasitiini phosphorus,
and nitrogen. IfLI ' were! designing
an emblematic aeal of. our,
i , -, r 5 .i -1 . r
national
agriculture, -Ir would
., "r--. w-r -- rr .- . - .
me central
figure the clover lent For the farmer
it is the most effective trap for nitro
gen within his reach.
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BeaM.ApBla-Orawtaa m la
The story of success Is always a
pleasing one,' lnstlUlngi hope in 'the
breast of the listener and stimulating
him.to greater, endeavor. The man who
:scpres"aiseaess in; his particular line.
eflegitianeAe.AaJwiaJLiiig contributes
materially to the general prosperity of
bis community "and is a working ele
ment in the welfare of the world. The
development of .that 'section of 3 the
United, States so indefinitely character
ized, as- "the'West" has furnished many
worthy examples of surmounting great
obstacles, overcoming 'discouragement,
and of the final triumph of the sturdy,
persevering pioneer. Many are the
experiences related, showing the' Mar
velous possibilities of the country'
when backed hy level judgment and
willing muscle. One man's require,
ments often happily combining with
another's ability work great advantage
to both. Such a circumstance effected
the beginning of the 'success of Fred
Wellhouse, of Kansas, the most exten
sive commercial orchardist In the
United States. He is widely known
as the "apple king," of Kansas, and
the story of his eminently successful
career in orcharding should be an In
spiration to all who tread it Some
thing of it Is related here by Mr. F. D.
Cohurn, secretary ot the Kansas board
of agriculture.
The year 1875 found Mr. Wellhouse
without money, but with a' definite
knowledge ' of . tree-growing and- or
charding In Kansas acquired by years
of close observation 'combined with
practical experience, and foil of faltn
in the possibilities ot the state for fruit
growing. L. B. Wheat, a lawyer, of
Leavenworth, owned, three tracts of
437 acres ot land which was not profit
able. Mr. Wellhouse closed a contract
with Wheat to plant this, 160 acres
near Fairmount and 117 acres near
1 Glenwood, with apple - trees. These
lands had' cost Mr. Wheat with Im
provements, about fia.OOO and could
be rented' for perhapfcSl per acre. He
furnished the land, fenced it (breaking
that part of It not previously ta cul
tivation),, erected buildings for ten
ants, dug wells, etc. Wellhouse 4k Son
(the .firm name) furnished the trees.
"planted, cultivated and took care of
them until they came into bearing,
getting ail grain grown on' unoccupied
land between the trees, and paid taxes
for the first Ave years. After that Mr.
jWheat paid taxes anH each party was
to bear' one-half of the expenses and
each receive one-half of the' income
nntll Wellhouse 4k Son should receive
15 bushels per tree, or so long as the
trees -might bear. The Glenwood or
chard was planted in the spring of
1878; the Miami county tract ta 1878,
and the Fairmount orchard in 1879,
with varieties aa follows:
Glenwood tract (117 acres): Ben
Davis, 60 acres; Wfnesap, 16 acres;
Missouri Pippin, 41 acres.
t Miami county tract; (160 acres): Ben
Davis, 80 acres; Missouri Pippin. 42
acres; Maiden's Blush,8 acres; Coop
er's. Early, 8 acres; Winesap, 22 acres.
Fairmount tract (160 acres): Ben
Davis,, 80 acres; Jonathan. 40 acres;
Cooper's Early, f'j acres; Maiden's
Blush,' 8 acres; Winesap, 24 acres.
The -years ot usefulness of these or
chards were from 188 to 1895 during
which time they produced a total ot
41M17 bushels, giving a' net income of
2104.000 or I62.9M as a result of the
venture to each partyduring the fifteen
years active life of the orchards. The
account practically iosed with the
year 1195. ;
Wellhouse ft Sos .now own 1.220
acres of younger orchards. Ideated In
Xeavenworth and Osage couatlea.
bout one-third ot thee are bow lade-:
with fmttand th product of this sea
sos is estimated at 2f.ftt fesshew, ap
proximately valued at fMM.
Their largest crop was St.tft bmshela
la list; the year's expenses amoanted
to tlMtt and the gross receipts fix
apples ftt.tM. The next year'a crop
was Ct.ftt bushels.
From their long experience ta com
mercial orcharding the Messrs. Well
hoaee are maklag their later plant
ings In about the following ratio as
to varieties, viz.: Ben Davis, 100;
Missouri Pippin, 50; Jonathan, 40;
Gano, li; York Imperial, 15. Their
trees are set, when two years old, ta
trenches instead of holes. 1 f eet apart
ia tows north and south and, the rows
thirty-two feet apart. There are three
main reasons for adopting this plan.
First, with the trees so close together
they form their own 'windbreak, mak
ing hedges or belts of timber unneces
sary. Second, the' dense shade makes
the evaporation of moisture from the
soil less imminent Third, it is easier
to secure a good permanent stand by
close planting, and the excess of trees,'
it there Is any, can be removed as may
be desirable;
Nature of Cera Batat.
A publication of the Illinois Experi
ment Station says: 8mut aa it Is com
monly called Is a plant; not of course,
one of the high forms like our flower
ing plants, but one very low in the
scale of plant life, belonging with the
grain rusts, moulds, toadstools, etc, to
a clsss of plants called fungi!. The
smuts belong with those that get their
food directly from other living plants.
so they are- called parasites, or para
sitic funjad. Everyone is acquainted
with, th sooty masses that break, out
on corn, known as corn smut These
smut-balls are made up of the spore,
or seed, stage of the fungus. There
are millions of these very' minute
spores in each 'of the smut-balls. The'
earlier stage of the smut, concerned
'with obtaining food, etc., is composed
of very small threads that spread
through the tissues of the corn plant,
and when the fungus 13 ready for
spore-fofmation they multiply rapidly
in certain places and change into these
smut-balls. As a usual thing with the
smuts of our cereals, the fungus be
gins its development with the penetra
tion of the germinating seed by its
germs. The fungous threads grow
within and with the plant and no signs
of the fungus is shown, to the naked
eye until it begins to form its spores
into the dusty masses that appear on
special parts of the infected plant
In this state besides corn smut there
are several others that occur on our
cereals. On wheat there is the com
mon loose smut that utterly destroys
the seed and its enveloping flower
parts; also one or two kinds of stink
ing smuts that fill the seeds with a
dusty mass of spores but do not
change their shape materially or de
stroy the enveloping chaff. On barley
so tar only one kind has been found
here and that apparently is not very
common. The only species on oats Is
the loose smut that destroys the grain
after the manner of the loose smut of
wheat On broom-corn there is a smut
that occurs in the inner flower parts
forming seed like bodies filled with
spores. There is also sometimes found
on our grasses (timothy, blue-grass
and red-top) a smut that shows as
smutty lines breaking out on the
leaves.
Sheep Items,
A western sheep man has arranged
to secure the screenings from local
mills at Sioux City to be used in feed
ing 10,000 sheep this winter which will
be brought to Sioux City and fed in the
yards there.
A Cerro Gordo County (la.,) corres
pondent writes that sheep are on tne
increase in his part of the country,
that a small flock is to be seen in
every farm yard. A good many lambs
are dying of worms.
-During the last two weeks In Au
jguest the receipts of sh.)p at the Chi
cago yards were very large. 88,000 and
85,000 being the record for the two
weeks mentioned. Feeders sold rather
better than mutton sheep.
To make our sheep as ideal as possi
ble, it is necessary that, in conjunc
tion with the close study of breed
quality, we must adhere to our mean
ing of breed type. It is not only ne
cessary to select a certain breed be
cause it has a reputation for some de
sirable characteristic, but we must see
to it that the breed type is clearly
shown. When the sheep shows the
type of the breed which it represents,
then it is the best guarantee for pre
potency in breeding. This is a char
acteristic of our ideal sheep.
Hon. John Dryden: There is no
doubt that the block is the final test
of the skill that we as breeders are
trying to exercise in carrying on our
business. We sometimes talk about
the butcher's standpoint and breeder's
standpoint but I think the breeder
and batcher ought to come together.
We' breeders are trying to capture the
trade of the best consumer, or tho
consumer that will give us the most
money for our goods; that is the idea.
Ton cannot very well find out what
the. standard required Is unless you
see. the animal upon the block.
Greaalae; Petateea.
"Greening" potatoes is practical
among some of the peasants of Europe.
In this, country we do not think a
greened potato is good for anything,
and so we always keep them out of
the light - If they are allowed to re
main In the light and become green,
they become too strong m flavor to be
eaten. But it is said that such pota
toes make good seed. The peasants put
them in a sunny place and they are
turned over every day till they become
fully green, after which they are
stored. It is said that potatoes so
treated do not sprout readily and will
stand a greater degree of cold. They
are also said to be less affected by rot
Ia the' spring their vitality is good
and they readily grow when planted.
However, the facts of these assertions
have yet to be demonstrated on this
side of the water, and It may be found
that there is no advantage at all In
the greening.
Aaaaala for Winter Bloeaalnr.
One of our exchanges recommend!
the use of annuals for winter bloom
ing and suggests that ageratum anc
aysgam from August sown seed art
very satisfactory. Putuaias are alsc
commended and can be secured by
taking slips. Phlox and ten weeks
stock are likewise a success for win
Ci.w culture.
"Saddle" is the term applied to the
posterior part ot the back, reaching tc
the tall ta a .cock and answering to
the. cushion ta a ben.
Some fools have the gift of speech,
and some wise men have the gift of silence.
Oats are not raised ta China, and
not fed to hprses except to the racers
in the training season.
Iron bound creeds
pending love.
cannot hold ex-
Are Teat Vales Atleer till ImT
It Is the only cure for SwoUes,
Smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen'
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shakes Into
the shoes. -At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. 25c Sample'sent FREK. Ad
dress Allen S. Olmsted. LeRoy. N. T.
No man has a right to do as he
pleases except when he pleases to do
right
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We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
easeof Catarra ttateasitot be cured by Hail's
Catarrh Cure, c '2
P. J. CHENEY CO.. Props.. Toledo. O.
re. tae uadcrsisned. have known P. i
Cheney for the last 15 years and believe htm
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry oat aayobliM
Uoaj made by their Una.
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Hall's '"2atarrh Cure is taken Internally, act
las' direct; t upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the sysu-m. Testimonials sent free. Price
5c per bottle. Sold br all druggists.
- Hall's Family Pills are ihe best
Some men are so stingy theyrefuse
to smile except tat the expense t of
oiuers.
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Only an idiot indulges in violent ex
ercise when he needs rest
Faded hair recoTen Its yotuhful color aad soft
aesa by tbe use of r.itMu's lUm Halsax.
IZuiosscoasf s. th best care for cons. Ucts.
Better make your calls short
pose as a yawn maker.
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A dyspeptic is never on pood terms-with him
self. Something is always wrong. Qet it right
by chewing Beeman's Pepsin Gum.
The hoop skirt panic has struck us
once again. .
Thirty minutes is all the time re
quired to dye with PUTNAM FADE
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Never judge a man by his shadow.
Many a -straight shadow is made by
a crooked man.
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A German chemist has analyzed the
artificial nutmegs that are made in
Belgium in large quantities. They in
clo various vegetables and 20 per ceni
of mineral substances.
There Is a Class of People
Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a newpreparation
called GRAIN-O. mada of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress, and but few can tell It from
coffee. It does not cost over one-fourth
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit 15 cents and 25 cents
per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
A man usually shows when he has
been drinking by trying not to show
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often are these words repeated. More
than likely you speak the same signifi
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Mrs. Ella Rice, of Chelsea, Wis.,
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pains, headache, backache,
and had all kinds of miserable feelings,
all of which was caused by fulling and .
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