fi' 2." t- ' -""r -srvwy. T-53?.-aJ$ft flSy IJTTn, & V, 1 Columbus Journal y COLUMBUS JOURNAL Ce. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. Indian Zdnaction That Carats. The Indian school at Chilocco has just graduated the largest class in its' history, and some of its graduates and many of its other classes will'helptfBer sugar beet raisers in the vicinity of Rocky Ford, Co!., during 'the'vacaYkm. Over 130 of the young Indians are now engaged in this work in that district, and wilt remain there until the crop is all gathered. They will be back in the school in the fall, ready to resume their studies. At 'Chilocco and many of the other government schools the young Indians get the right sort of education to fit them for their new role in life. The education is equally divided between the books and the workshops. The boys and girls are taught all that is imparted in 'the ordinary grammar schools of the country, and a little more, in some cases. In addition the boys" are taught to make and repair harness, to shoe horses, to build houses, to do farm work of various torts, to raise and care for cattle, and. some of the rest of the things that need to be done in the average com munity in the west or east. The girls are instructed, by actual practice, in cooking, baking, laundering, nursing, sewing and other work suitable to their sex. This is the education that counts, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat The Chilocco school was in practical operation at the St Louis world's fair, and was one of its most attractive fea tures. It was visited by hundreds of thousands of people during the seven months of the fair. Admiration for its system and for the intelligence and good behavior of its pupils was ex pressed on every hand. Superintendent S. M. McCowan, the head of the school, was here with it, and won uigh praise for the thoroughness and practical character of the work of his pupils. The United States government made many mistakes in its dealings with the IndUns in the old days, but for the past quarter of a century it has been on the right track. Chilocco, Carlisle. Haskell and the rest of the great gov ernment schools are doing a good work in training the young Indians of both -exes to help to intelligently bear so ciety's burdens. PWlOMBAlIKftVfiDEN KBB a aMHElflBS THE FAJtMEB'S CREED! The followfhgls "suggested by Prof. Irbyirol the North Carolina State col lege, as the sort of creed to which til progressive farmers should sub scribe and religiously adhere: We believe in small, well-tilled farms; that the soil must be fed as well as the owner, so that the crops shall make the farm and the farmer rich: We tielieve in thorough drainage, in deep plowing, and in labor saving im plements. We believe in good fences, barns conveniently arranged, good orchards and gardens, and plenty of home-raised hog and hominy. We believe in raising pure-bred stock or in grading up the best to be gotten; they equal the thoroughbreds. We believe in growing the best rarietieic of farm crops and saving the choicest for teed. We believe in fertilizing the brain with phosphorus as well as applying it to the soil. We believe In the proper care and application of barn-yard manure. We believe that the best fertilizers are of little value unless accompanied oy industry, enterprise and intelli gence. We believe in rotation, diversifica tion and thorough cultivation of crops. We believe that every farm should own a good farmer and every good farmer will eventually own a good farm. "WITH THE FLOWERS. RABBIT TRAPS. Chinese Students' Uniforms. The establishment of government schools in China, and the equipment of students in uniforms is furnishing a market for military clothing. Ac cording to the British consul at Wu chow CO of these schools have been ojiened in that prefectorate alone. The uniform consists of a coat and trousers of foreign cut, with brass buttons and peak caps, and shoes of foreign pat tern. The material used is either serge, union cloth or cotton tweed for winter uniforms, and for summer wear any light cotton cloth. In the strictly military schools khaki is worn. All the uniforms seen appear to be of British cloth, but there is a rule, which is evidently ignored, that only native material be used. Caps, buttons and braid all come from Ja pan. The shoes are said to be of Hongkong manufacture, but a very in ferior kind is made locally of native leather. The cost of a uniform of cot ton tweed, the cheapest, is only 3.C0 Mexican (91-80 American currency) made tc order; a set of buttons, live in a set, costs 20 cents, and cap from 40 cents to $2.20; shoes from 91.10 to $2;2j)v Quality in every case Is ex tremely poor. This uniform, the con Full adds,' is becoming fashionable among the younger male generation in thai part of China, and every child whose parents can afford the expense is now decked out as a miniature stu One of the incidents and expenses of orcharding on a large scale not likely to be thought of by the casual observer Is the constant warfare which it is nec- sssary to wage on the rabbits so likely to work great destruction to young ap ple trees. This is illustrated by the pperations of Wellhouse & Son, of To eka, Kan., who are recognized as the Apple Kings, as reported by E. D. Coburn. For their orchard in Osage county they used a carload of lumber tn the construction of 1,700 rabbit traps; for their three orchards in Leavenworth county they have 1,600 Xraps, and in a Miami county orchard 400 traps. These consist of a box 22 inches long, made 'of ordinary six-inch lumber, one inch thick, closed at one 2nd, and with an inward-swinging wire gate in the other end, which is shut by contact of the rabbit with a trigger after he has fairly entered. About four feet of lumber aud four feet of No. 12 galvanized iron wire are consumed in he making of eacn trap, which "costs, complete, about 12A to 15 cents. This tiap, as now constructed, is considered well nigh perfect, cost and efficiency considered, and is the result of 20 years of experimenting in making traps, and studying the nature and habits of 'the rabbits. In this connec tion the word rabbit applies only to the ordinary cotton-tail and not to the larger jack-rabbit, which the Messrs. Wellhouse say is not especially troublesome to the apple trees. Exchange. Stir "the soil often among estab lished" plants and keep them free of weeds. " ' Stake holly-hocks, dahlias and gladi olis before the wind blows them over. Liquid cow manure is an excellent fertilizer to make bloom in the flower garden, when soil is poor. Do not get liquid on foliage. Never allow grass or weeds to go to seed. on the lawn; keep the mower go ing. Hellebore dusted oh rose bushes will kill the second crop of worms and slugs. Don't let the pansies go to seed; it will stop their blooming. The same rule applies to nearly all summer flow ering plants. I During warm rains, put the palms, ferns r.nd all house plants, in fact, out of doors. The drenching rain will 'do them :03d. An application of kerosene emulsion each week to the rose bushes willkeep them free from aphis. " ' - Summer pruning of shrubs may be made this month. It is 'easy' to kee'p back a too luxuriant growth by -pinching off the shoots. ' If you want carnations for -winter blooming, nip off the buds now and set The first blooms on asters, verbenas, stocks, drummond phlox, etc.1, 'should be cut so as to encourage branching and more blooms. POULTRY NOTES. RILL THE WEEDS. be fan grows with silver If "Mary, Mary, quite contrary," Algerian, perhaps her garden bells and cockle shells and sponges all in a row. The cultivation of vegetable sponges is making progress in Algeria. About ten species of the plant are known and they are cultivated in Asia and Africa, being extensive in the regions of Algiers and Oran. Prior to ma turity the fruit is edible; when the Mage of ripeness, however, has been ' passed the pulp becomes separated from the fibrous matter which then forms the spongy mass entitled the vegetable sponge. Fine specimens when bleached in a weak lime bath are sold at about a nickel apiece. Paris is at present the chief market for most of the vegetable sponges grown in Algiers. They are suitable not only for toilet and bathroom, but also for domestic purposes. This- selling tot song birds for hats is a pitiful business. There ought to te no necessity for going to law to Mop it, and there would not be, it all women were as tender and merci ful as they like to be thought A dead bird 3n a hat does not advertise pleas ant qualities. The best time to root out a trouble some weed is the first time you notice one growing on your land. It will take but a minute then, as it is just one plant, or one little patch of plants. Some of the meanest weeds that ever pestered the farmer could be gotten rid of if every farmer would do thus. But the farms are large and the farm ers are hurried and the weeds are left gtowing until there is more time, and then the seeds have ripened and been scattered to the four winds to seed all the farm and all the farms joining, and weeds, bad weeds, are increasing all the time. Such weeds as bull thistles, cockleburs, ragweeds and burdock should be rooted out as soon as possi ble. They are bad, bad weeds, and when they get a foothold are very hard to get rid of. The burdock is the only one that the root lives through the winter, but the seed crop is so large and not being destroyed before the .seeds are ripened is the cause of spreading the above-mentioned weeds. The average farmer does not allow these to grow through carelessness al together. The main reason is he un dertakes too much and has his hands more than full of work saving his hay, wheat and oats, and these weeds ripen and shed "their seeds while he is so very busy. How nice it would be if every farm could be clear of all the obnoxious weeds. There are new weeds being brought into our country by getting new seeds from other states. BULK IN SWINE FOOD. Swine are by nature omnivorous feeders. They eat flesh, herbage, ce reals, roots and fruits. Their food In their natural state has a good deal of bulk. The bad results sometimes ob tained by feeders is due to forgetful ness of this fact. The salvation of pigs kept in confinement has been the general impression that swill was pre eminently a hog feed. This has given bulk to an otherwise condensed ration. The pig has to a large extent been the victim of a wrong system of feeding. He has been too often confined in a small space and fed a condensed ra tion. As a result disease and death have cut shortthe profits of the big raisers. The feeding of a ration of cereals is not in keeping with the natural requirements of the porcine money maker. It is not a difficult mat ter for the swine feeder to increase greatly the bulk of food fed. Silage, loots and vegetables can be led in the winter. If the fanner have not these he can feed clover hay. This should be cut in a feed cutter and soaked by I-ouring water over it. To this may be added the meal or other concen trate that is to be fed. Yon need not expect your heas to lay regularly if you confine them to a diet of corn. Vary their food as much as possible. There is simply no excuse oa any farm for not furnishing shade and plenty of pure fresh water for the poul try. Millet seed is the finest food for chickens as well as older fowls. Scat tered among dry leaves it will make a drove of chickens busy and happy for hours. Not only is it a healthful food, but it requires healthful exercise to get it. ' Lime is cheap, is a good disinfectant, is easily secured, and is one" of the best purifiers, and should be used often as a wash for coops, perches, nest boxes and the sides or the house. Don't fail to sprinkle it liberally and often on the fioors of the chicken house and the coops. Go out to the hen house and look at the pan you have been giving the fowls their water in and see how full of straw and other litter it is. Then take an old cheese box, split it half way round the side, put the dish of water on top of that and note the dif ference there will be in cleanliness. The water pan ought never to be placed so that the hens can dig stuff over the edge into it. If the poultry house is in such con dition as to allow rats to run under the floor, the farmer may as well give up the poultry business. They are worse than any disease the fowls may have. When the house is built it is very easy to put wire netting such as is used for the small chicks under the floors. If you have not done this, an other easy way to keep out rats is to put in a cement floor. It may cost lit tle more than fixing up the wooden floor, but it is safe against rats and a wooden floor is not. If wire mesh Is put in with the cement when the floor is laid it will be all the better; COUNCIL HOUSEOFCREEK INDIANS HISTORIC STRUCTURE KAY BE COME COU&T BUILDING. Citizens Likely to Bay Hall of Justice at Okmulgee, I. T., Where Indian Crimes Were Judged and Criminals Executed. MAKING A GOOD MILKER. The real good milker is made the first year. But this is not meant that breeding is a matter of no importance, but she must be made to do good serv ice the first season if she is to keep it up. Letting the calf suck the first sea son or permitting it to run with the dam is a very bad way to make a good milker. DILAPIDATED FARMHOUSES. THE STUDY OF BEES. Nothing on the farm, or anywhere else for that matter, is more interest ing than our honey bee. One can watch them lor hours and never tire in the least. Nothing is busier, nothing is .more exact in its work, no mechanic could possibly be more exact in his measurements than is the honey bee. The l'fe of the bee, though short, is a busy one. They simply wear out their wings in flight seeking honey, and then give out by the wayside and die. Knowing all this they are con tinually rearing more young to take the place of the ones that die. Thus it is one continual workday in one way or another for the little honey bee. Every move counts for something. Every bit of pollen has its place. You will seldom j-ee one piece of work un dertaken until the last one is finished. Each cell is brought to completion and then it is all over the section one after another. From these little work ers one can learn many valuable les sons that will be of great worth if we only rut into practice what we learn from them. In driving about the country one cannot help noticing manv nlnres where the owner's lack of thrift is evi dent in the dilapidated condition of much about the house, barn or farm, lue fences may need repairing. The sheds may show signs of weakness. Gates may have lost a hinge and be come useless. The evidence of habit ual neglect may be seen in many ways about the place, and the aggregation ot these little things which result from carelessness or thoughtlessness goes to give the farm a run down ap pearance which it does not deserve, and which it would not have if care was taken to keep things in a condi tion of good order. Okmulgee, Ind. T. In the event that Okmulgee becomes a county seat under statehood the citizens of the county are more than likely to buy the old Creek council house for a court building. . The council house is one of the his toric buildings in the Indian terri tory. - It is made of a very fine grade of sandstone called cotton rock and is situated in a yard shaded by ma ple trees three-quarters of a century old. The building itself is two stor ies high, square in form, with the conventional ball tower on its top. A small marble tablet near the north front door bears the inscription: 'Muskogee National Capitol. Erected A. D. 1878. Building Committee James McHenry, W. F. Brown and John Mcintosh." The council house was not only the seat of the Creek legislature, but it served the Indians as a hall of jus tice for the trial of their prisoners. Beneath the cluster of trees on the shady side of the walk many a pris oner has been executed within the past 28 years. These executions were always solemn affairs. The prisoner. after a dignified farewell to his fam ily and friends, took his stand with his back to the tree and calmly awaited the shot from the lighthorse man's pistoi, which was to put out his life. Sometimes, however, the executions took place in the small cemetery on the hill beyond the present Frisco tracks. The last Creek execution oc curred there in July. 1898. The vic tim was a young Uitche who had com mitted his third horsetheft. There was a large crowd in Okmulgee that day. The young Indian was taken to the cemetery on horseback. When the prisoner with his escort arrived themen bad just finished digging the grave. A few songs were sung, a prayer was offered up in which the victim joined and the Indian sheriff. Berryhill, stepped from the crowd, Colts revolver in hand, to do his duty. When the fatal shot was fired the young Uitche's eyes were sweeping the lovely Creek hills and uplands. He fell with a smile on his face. His grave is well kept in the cemetery, a monument to the stern law' and in corruptible justice of his people. The legal authority of the Creek Indians expired in 1S9S. and on March ' 7, 1907, the Indian governors will step down and out and the Indians will be come actual citizens of the United States instead of remaining wards of the government. The last of the In dian governors are William C. Rogers, of Skiatook, chief of the Cherokees; J. F. Brown, of Wewoka. chief of the Seminoles; p. B. Johnston, of Tish omingo, chief of the Choctaws; Green B. McCurtain. of South McAIester. chief of the Chickasaws. and Pleasant Porter, of Muskogee, chief of the Creeks. Gov. Porter, all in all. Is the best known and perhaps the most extraor dinary Indian now alive. Few men BAD COMPLEXIONS cggglrif F'MMr nfTJsa-a-a-i SMSSWJ-KwjayMSJI JMBKt " ijFrJifT JHT 1L" AT OLD CREEK COUNCIL. OK.MULUEE. I. HOUSE T. have received so much newspaper no tice as Gov. Porter, for he has been the subject of many fables. He has been written about as an Indian mil lionaire, when the fact is that, though comfortably fixed, be ranks lowest of the Indian governors in point of wealth. He would have been a wealthy man if he had been less hon est and less charitable. He has given away a large fortune in the course of his lifetime. Gov. Porter was born in Indian territory near Clarksville. September 26. 1840. He entered the confederate army as a private and left the service as a second lieuten ant, after an honorable career in many battles from Wilson Creek until the last shot was fired In Texas. Gov. Porter is profoundly versed In Indian history and lore and will write a history of his people. He believes that the southern Indians are of Aztec and Toltcc origin and was even in advance of ethnologists in maintain ing his views. Cansea PkMtcs a' . Willi wf Pink Pill. Mate New Bleed Ma Cur Fotews. I abused my stosaaca, aay blood go oat of order and then ray face broke out with pimples and boils," says T. E. Rob ertson, of 197 Addison street, Washing ton, Pa. "This was over two years ago. My stomach was iu bad shape. After eating I would- have to rest awhile or I would suffer the most severe pains in) my stomach. Oa arising I would of tea be so dizzy that I could hardly stand up. The slightest exertioa would start my back aching so that I eftea had to sit down aud rest awhile. At times I ex perienced a paia aroaad the heart Which alarmed me hut which I sappose came from my stomach troable. 'I begauto break out on the face with pimples and titer with boils which con- lined me to the house a wedk or more at c a time. Ono day I saw Dr. Williams Pink PillsforPale People advertised in a pamphlet which was left at the door aud I thought I would givo them a trial. l took several boxes of the pills before all the pimples and boils left me, but I am now glad to say that my blood is good. I do not have any eruptions ami f nn longer have the head and stomach troubles I have described. I am very grateful for what Dr. WilliamsTiuk Pills nave done lor me aud I havo re-om-nieuded them aud always will aihi-o thoso who are suffering from bad blood or stomach trouble to try them." If you want good health you must have good blood. Bud blood is tho root of iuo-t common diseases like nuamiia, rhetnna tism, scmtiai, uonralgia. St.Yi ti: ' riuti.e, nervousness, indigestion, debility, p. r tial paralysis and locomotor ataxia. Dr. Williams' Pink Pilk are mM I y all druggists or sent, postpaid, on rece fc of price, 50c. per box,. six Ixrces for$!.. J, by the Dr. Williams Mtdiciirj C'ouipai: v, Schenectady, N.T. Even an electric button won't accom plish much unless it is pushed. Go over the potato patch with a harrow when the young plants are be ginning to come up, and you will de stroy all the weeds and leave the patch in such fine condition that but little hoeing will be needed thereafter. The potatoes will get the start of the weeds, and the weeds may then be kept down with the horse cultivator. BRITISH KING IN PARLIAMENT. Lewis Single ISinder the famous ftrnight 5e cigar, alw.ijs best" uuihiy. Your dealer or Lcvis Factory, Peoria, III. The parson was talking to little El-. mer about his habits, and eskeri him what time he was usually called for breakfast. "They don't have to" call me." answered Elmer. "I'm always Johnny-on-the-spot." Lcrd Joicey Had Disadvantage of Starting in Life Rich Knows Business Thoroughly. Axles run dry with surprising quick ness in rainy, muddy weather. Look after them daily, and never apply two kinds of grease to a wagon. The watc washes it out faster in some cases, anti in others I have known the two com bine in a paste which quickly wears oul aud powders, setting the wheel by heating. MEDICINES AND POULTRY. THE BARBERRY AS A HEDGING PLANT. It must not be supposed that the manufacturers of black pepper are confined to the use of lampblack and tapioca. They can make an excellent article out of ground cocoanut shells. Now doth the little busy mosquito improve each darkening hour. Coin ci dentally the weeds are sprouting on the vacant lots and there be many signs that it is time for the first gun in the annual summer war of ex termination against the pestiferous in sect that hungers and thirsts for hu man gore. . Count Boni de Castellan has planned a terrible revenge on the Gould family. He contemplates going en the vaudeville stage. Among the many bright spots in childhood's memory there is none which gave mere pleasure than that of the 'barberry hedge which grew near the old schoolhouse; that hedge which fur nished us shade during the hot noon time play hour. The bushes with their deep green foliage, racemes of yel low flowers and hidden thorns that prevented their destruction, and later, the bright scarlet berries hanging un til late in winter, perhaps the glasses of barberry jelly that graced our mother's pantry shelves and gave relish to the bread and butter eaten at school intensify that memory. This was over 30 years ago, but the barberry hedge still stands, furnishing shade for other children now, putting out leaves and flowers, and maturing its berries as then. At a time when there is -so much call for hedging plants for our subur ban homes why would it not be well to plant more barberries? Hardy, hand some, easily cared for and protected by sharp thorns from the depredations of stock it seems to me to be one of ihe most desirable plants for the purpose, while its fruit finds a ready market wherever known. course oi treatment Involving the giv ing of medicine several times a day. But that is not possible to most of those that keep poultry. Therefore, the onlj system that is practical is to kill all very sick fowls, especially if they have a contagious disease. Then keep aud feed the ethers rightly, go ing through the flock every month or so and carefully inspecting every one of the birds to see if they have roup or other contagious disease. The roup can be told by looking into the mouth. If the roup le in process of spreading the little slit in the roof of the mouth will Le clogged with a colorless, thick, stringy fluid, or there may be little blisters, called canker, in the mouth. My neighbor is a good farmer in most ways, but as I passed his horse barn this morning, I noticed a large pile of manure out in the weather. It was a cool morning, but I could smell the ammonia arising fiom the manure pile for a long distance. He will lose one-half to two-thirds the value of the manure. job of going through life without working for a living. But young Joicey's father was a level-headed man. He sent his son to a cood mid- London. Decidedly the most inter-. die class school, where there was no esting of the new peers is Lord Joicey, ( danger of his being infected with who has been raised from a bar- snobbery, and where a thorough onetcy to a barony, and has taken grounding in science took the place of the title of Baron Joicey of Ches-! Latin anil Greek. There j-oung Joicey terle-Street in the county of Durham. ' studied hard, carried off a lot of prizes, a district which he has represented joined his father's business when he in parliament for ten years. But he , was 19, and devoted himself to mas has won another title which will stick tering all its details. He was con- to him longer than that which car- , stantly in the pits and about the work- Attractive Colorado Booklet. One of the most attractive of the-" summer vacation booklets that have -. been issued is "A Colorado SummfjiV put out by the passcuger department ' of the Santa Fe railroad. Thi" pic turesque mountain scenery and thede- scriptions of it which the booklet gives impress the- reader with a new. idea of the grandeur of the mountain crags of Colorado, and will start one day- dreaming of the time when he can view for himself the magnificence" which the booklet describes. After . reading the booklet one must certainly be convinced that Colorado offers- both " pleasure and health for every summer . tourist. "A Colorado Summer" may bo secured from Mr. W. J. Black. Pass. Traffic Manager, Santa Fe Railway, , Chicago. " ." WISDOM'S WHISPERS. ries with it a seat among the heredi tary legislators of the realm. It is that of the "Coal King." for he is the largest individual producer of coal We are convinced that doctoring poultry is of little avail. Probably birds could be cured if they would have their diseases diagnosed as hu mans do and then be put on a regular f dissolve the soap in a little hot water If the small green plant-louse, the aphis, infests the trees to any extent, make a solution by dissolving one pound of whale-oil soap in ten gallons of water, and spray with this. First and then dilute to the desired htrength. PEANUT BUTTER. The best man in the business must have the right kind of a cow to make a success of dairying. The manufacture of peanut butter Is on the increase and is becoming an im portant commercial product. "Peanut butter is made by grinding peanuts very fine," said a gentleman the other day, "and reducing the mass to a pasty substance, a portion, at least, of the large amount of oil contained being removed. Some salt is added for flavoring , and the result is a cheap and nourishing 'spread' for crackers and bread, the nutritious value of which is now recognized by many physicians. Nuts have always been known to contain fat and strength giving elements, and its absolute pur ity makes it an excellent product for the poor, as it can be manufactured at a fraction of the expense of cream but ter. The industry is growing rapidly and peanut butter is extensively used in the large cities of to-day." Givj soft food, such as boiled oats or potatoes, mixed with equal parts ot bran, .shorts and ground corn twice a week for breakfast, but not a full feed of soft feed, as they will eat toe fast and then sit around with a stuffed crop. ings so much so that an old work man one day said to him as he passed with dirty overalls on: "Why. young maister. you'll soon know as much about the pit as we do." That's just what I want to do." answered young Joicey. They say that the cow's olfactor'es are about ten times as acute as th se. of man. If this is true, the necessity of keeping the feeding trough, the drinking vessel and all the surround ings of the cow clean becomes very apparent. The eggs of geese, ducks, turkeys, guinea'-- and chickens that are shipped a gr?at distance will hatch well if thej are turned upside down in the basket and left -for 24 hours and then put un der a good hen or In an incubator. LOUD JOICEY. (Coal Karon Is One of Interesting Char acters of ftritisli Parliament.) in the world. The output of the Lamb ton and the Joicey Colliery compa nies, which he practically owns, amounts to 5,000.000 tons a year, and he has besides large interests in sev eral other coal companies. Lord Joicey cannot lie described as a self-made man according to the pop ular definition of that much-abused phrase. He did not start in life with what Andrew Carnegie has repeatedly declared is the most valuable aid to success poverty. He belongs to the rarer type of men who acquire vast fortunes without the early stimulus of a dire struggle for the necessities of life. His father was a fairly pros perous coal mine owner. He could have well afforded to send his boy to Eton, Rugby or some other famous public school, where he might have made the acquaintance of several fu ture dukes and earls, and aristocratic Ecions of lower degree, and have ob tained a sort of education which is Woman President of Law SckaaL Washington. A woman at the head of a college of law is an unusual fea ture even in this land of progressive women. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. of this city, ranks not only as chief, but also as founder of the Washington Law College, which she established in order that legal-minded women might have a law college instituted for them, specially. Nearly half of its student body in the last year was composed of women. Born in Geneva. O., in 1S30, Mrs. Mus sey is the daughter of Piatt K. Spencer, author of the famous Sitcncerian sys tem of penmanship. After a thorough training, she, at the sige of 21, entered into matrimonial and business part nership with Gen. K. D. Mussey, who died a year later. Mrs. Mussey's legal career covers a period of 35 years. She is a member of the bar of the supreme court of the United States, attorney for several foreign legations and counsel for a number of national, patriotic and labor organizations. She was one of the founders as well as attorney for the American Red Cross society, and has served as president of the Legion of Loyal Women. She has always been busy. Legisla tion for the betterment of woman's conditions in the District of Columbia has constantly received her ardent sup port. Among the laws which she has helped to obtain are the bills giving mothers the same right to their chil dren as fathers; and married women the right to transact business and to Force of circumstances "Is a poor excuse for the taking of a wrong path. The bearer of unpleasant tidings rarely appreciates, bow hard he strikes. Hold fast to a truth without re gard to what others may think of you. The value of wealth cannot be es timated by those who do not possess it. It does one no harm to call atten tion to the good that may De seen in others. An assumption of humility does not always carry with it the appearance of honesty. Because others may ovc'restimati your value is no reason for your do ing likewise. Jumping at conclusions wirhout facts shows a ready .mind, if not. a well-balanced one. Words can be used so as to increase their importance even in telling an ordinary story. The ravages of time come crepinq along no matter how effectively they may be concealed. Some farmers sow clover seed twice, half early and half late, to insure a stand; but it is a question whether it is not wiser to sow it all very early. In this way the writer has not failed of a good stand in many years. Geese and ducks should have water to swim in during breeding season, as they mate better in water than on land. Scoop out a place with team and scraper and fill with water, if practicable. Don't get your breeding geese, ducks or torkeys too fat, as eggs from such stock seldom hatch well. Don't feed to much corn at this time of the year. Plant most of the garden in rows, and cultivate it with a horse. You can do more in one hour than you can in a day with a hoe, and so much easier. In orchards badly infested with cankerworm late spraying with some form of arsenic, which is most safe ly used in bordeaux mixture, may do good if the worm is still feeding. supposed to best equip a man for the control their own earnings. icooooootaoootaoooooooooooooooooDOooooooooeocoooocccoooB HAD AN INCREASE COMING. Veteran Thought His Pension Insuf- whether it was my liver, my lungs. hm;cati9Xaz. ficient and Said So Without Much Formality. With many cuss words and startling or what, and your net dokters don't seem to know as much about it as I do. The plane facts is that it broke t and busted me from heel to whiskers. spelling, but with a picturesque ex Mate one diake with five ducks, one gander with three geese, one gobbler with tcur to twenty turkeys, one male guinea with tour to eight guinea hens. Give your laying hens milk and' meat' scraps every four or five days. It means more eggs. oression. an old veteran applied to Vespasian Warner, commissioner of ' pensions, for an inc-ieat-e in his pen-j sion. He writes: "Now, Mr. Commissioner, about this matter of my pension, you ma do just as you dam pleas. If you think lusin one laig at the Wilderness in 1S64 bloted out the record of a bullit thro the body at Antitum in IS62 and if you think the pension I've been gettin' is full pay for a set of busted insides that haint been in good runnin order for more en twenty year, and never will be this side of new gemsalem, al right. But I'm going to tell you be tween us that when the minie ball Vent through me at Antitum, it plaid hell with sum important part of my inards, and it plaid for keeps. It cut something alto flinders, I don't know I and I got busted at Antitum before my laig was lost, and the record says so. No, I don't want to be j-assy; I ain't bilt that way. But rar. warner. if you expect to blossom out as vice president of these United States bi bucking against the honest klaim of an old veteran with one foot in the grave and the other dam near it. you're get tin' more hay than you'll have time to stack up. Youl make about as much at that game as the doktor general will by vetoeing wooden Iaigs. "Respectfully your with a dam good memory." Imporia Gazette. The Greatest feariing CoKcgc in the WerM University of . Notre Dame NOTRE DAME, INDIANA Wt guarantee tav fcin.- Our ztudentt study anU our ituJtais trku-.t tkthiitktt lSBaiaafs 75rnlcMars Mt Stufe. Connes la Ancient and Slmlern fonicnaffr.. Koj;. 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