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?i , - t - K irt- fr H fc & Columbus Journal y COLUMBUS JOURNAL Ce. FAMOUS OLD FLAGSHIP NIAGARA TO BE RAISED FROM LAKE ERfi COLUMBUS, ,;;- Jr HMBSA8KA. Women Teachers in Japan. The Japanese hare apparently to the conclusion that women nuke better .teachers than men. Fifteen years ago;" the women preparing for the profession of teaching were only 20 per cent of the total number. To day they constitute 85; the demand for women as instructors is much greater than that for men. The number of girls who receive a regular education is eight times what It was a decade ago. There is also an ever-increasing invasion of business offices; in some of the largest houses in Tokio and other cities,' most of the clerks are now women. It would be a mistake, however, to interpret this movement as a sign that the women of Japan nave suddenly become, mannish. They have from time immemorial done the hardest kind of drudgery, such as weaving, coal-heaving, and tilljng the soil, which is infinitely more the work of man than teaching and bookkeep ing. Their new employment may mean a relief from their more arduous old ones. j i S.I i -L r: r - Vmsoel Made Mm-orabl Through Heroic Dds of Commodore Ferry to Bo Prooervod as a Naval ReUa j ... . titTif i I I - V r As to the general policy of going abroad and busing or borrowing ideas whenever we can find good ones, it should be encouraged. Great as this nation is, it is not in possession of all of the world's available stock of vis ible supply of wisdom, says the Wash ington Post. If Japan had been as narrow-minded and bigoted as China, if she had been so much enamored of herself and so contemptuous of "for eign devils" as were the celestials a few years ago and as most of them are to-day, she would have turned her face to the past, her back to the fu ture and continued in that position. Bat having a splendid equipment of practical sense she sent her most in telligent young men into all progres sive countries to gather the results of experience. From those she se lected the best and it is only justice to say that in many instances she im proved on the best And that is why Japan has achieved more progress in 50 years than any other country ever made in 500 years. Money Value. of Politeness. The attitude of too many public servitors seems to be one of hostility toward the public Manifest Indisposi tion to answer perfectly proper ques tions is shown. Such defects of char acter are' almost certain to bar the way to advancement in any calling, says the Philadelphia Ledger. Superior Ability may bring a high degree of success without any grace or suavity of manner, but the majority of em ployes do not possess exceptional tal ents and must rise by energy, integrity and a pleasing personality. This last named quality more than any other explains the rise of certain persons to high estate. Very ordinary men have smiled their way to honors and for tune. A cheerful, friendly person may pass for something much better than ne really is, so great is the value which the world sets upon good nature. Washington. The rate bin, pure food inspection measure and the se lection of a type for the Panama canal arc among the legislative products of the session of congress just ended that have the largest share of inter est from a practical standpoint, but from a historic viewpoint the 'house, senate and president, at the instance of Representative Arthur L. Bates, enacted no more interesting law than that appropriating 920,000 to raise the famous old flagship Niagara from Lake Erie and preserve it as a per manent sailors' home at Erie, Pa., as a memorial to the first victory of an American fleet over a foreign foe. The bill provides for, the salvage work under the direction of the sec retary of the navy and for, the erec tion of a suitable building of brick and stone for housing the vessel after it is transported to land. !"' " The site 'contemplated by the board of trustees of the soldiers' and sail ors' home' of Erie, who are made the custodians of the vessel, for the pro posed building is on a bluff overlook ing Lake Erie, making la most appro priate setting for carrying out the pa triotic intentions of the advocates of made the fame of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, born in Rhode Island, and one of the greatest of our early sea fighters. ' Perry not only fought both the Law rence and the Niagara with consum-' mate skill, bet he also built them, an achievement not possible to the paval leaders of to-day. Earl) in the war he was assigned to go to Lake Erie and build two brigs of war of 500 tens each and 20 guns. So imperative was the haste that tim ber cut-in the forest was put into the ships on the same day. His force was much depleted and discouraged by illness when the Brit ish fleet under the command of the brave Capt Robert Heriot Barclay ap peared in force. Barclay was a veteran of fine abil ity, who had been with Nelson at Trafalgar, and had sustained a serious injury there. His fleet consisted of the Detroit, a new and strongly built ship of 17 guns, all long except -two, the Queen Charlotte, the schooner Lady Provost, the brig Hunter, the sloop Little Belt and the schooner Chippewa. Commodore Perry had at his dls- Hm'Hm a StriiM (- That In a Weaner. -Maldea, ,llasI0t of a sugar bar rel Frederick 8 Hall, of Maiden, ha constructed a unique musical instnH nent, supposed to be a distant relative to the 'cello, and on the one string of1 .the contrivance-. t the: parforaMr plays t arias and' selections from famous! operas. .... , Hail got-the idea for the banal 'cello one day when he heard the hoi low sound made by some small boys pounding on a large hogshead. He be lieved that the hollow cavity of a) good, stout oaken barrel would pro-1 duce a good sounding-board for a vibrating string. I Procuring a 'cello string. Hall rigged it 'on the side of a barrel and then began his experiments. After sev eral weeks' work he has perfected an instrument that gives a surprisingly mellow tone. - Friends of the musician have been calling at' his studio by the score for the past few days to hear the new musical instrument. Hall has received a large offer for the instrument from a circus performer, but he refused to part with it. Hall is well known in local musical circles. He is the composer of sev eral tuneful songs and marches. TWIES. a jfjeAttPW' immffit m!9omwmmmmm90mTmKmmEmKmmMmm arair iylJKaSSfe;?an pMnaflf SawalsaanauipavtoflKY rieaHatal have-aheglrle an over the land foraotteaT'Mach BANKER BUYS WAITER A RANCH.! David H. Moffat Will Install Friend in Home Near Him. Old: the restoration plam Thereafter the posal the Lawrence, his flagship; the naval relic is to be kept on exhibi-1 Niagara, Caledonia, Ariel, Trippe, Dr. Edward Brooks, the noted teach er and author of Philadelphia, de scribed at a dinner the great strides that popular education has made in the last 50 years. "Smaller and small er, he said, "become the percentage of the illiterate, of those who cannot read or write. It won't be long before a thing that once hapjiened to me in Sullivan county will be quite im possible. When I was teaching school in my youth in Sullivan county a boy one morning undertook to go through the alphabet. He stumbled along, and finally came to a full stop before the letter X. 'Dunno that un,' he said. 'Oh, yes you do,' said I. 'Think a minute. He thought. Then he bright ened. 'Why,' he said, 'that's dad's name.' The raising of the Japanese battle ship Mikasa, which was sunk at Sa sebo last September after an explo sion, not only gratifies a natural sen timent, but may help to solve a mys tery. The Mikasa was' Admiral Togo's flagship in the famous battle in which the Russian fleet was practically wiped out of existence, was In the thick of the fight and sustained the heaviest loss of any vessel on, that 3ide. The accident which caused her to sink was greatly deplored by the Japanese, who will rejoice that she Is once more afloat, and doubtless there will be careful inquiry as to the sause of the explosion, which sent her to the bottom and resulted In the death of several hundred men. tlon free to the public at all times. The size of the building may be judged from the fact that the Niagara which was built after the same model as the Lawrence, was 100 feet straight, rabbet. 30 feet beam, 9 feet, hold and was pierced for 20 guns. " Every American knows .of the he roic deeds of Perry at the battle of Lake Erie In the war of 1812. It is one of the brightest pages in a naval history lustrous in deeds of valor. Contrary to an Impression that, has gained currency the Niagara did not sink during the battle. It was not until years later, when the memory of the great victory was fading into forgetfulness that the Niagara found a resting place at the bottom of the lake. The water at this point Is not very deep and the location of the wreck has been well identified. Fortunately, the fact that it has been half im mersed in sand and water for the last 40 years has kept its old timbers in an unusually good state of preserva tion and no doubt is entertained that the vessel can be successfully raised. At the beginning of the present con gress Representative Bates announced his determination to see that a relic of such value should be carefully kept He did not finally succeed in fcrcing through the bill and getting the signature of the president till the closing week. It was not difficult to persuade President Roosevelt to give his approval. The raising of the Niagara should not take a great deal of time and the suggestion has even been made that it be rushed so that the ceremonies attendant on placing the old craft on the 1-wn of the home may take place c- September 10, the ninety-third an niversary of the conflict The battle of Lake Erie has always been regarded by .Americans as their crowning victory on- water in the sec ond struggle with Great Britain. It Tigress. Somers, Scorpion, Ohio and Porcupine. In numbers the American fleet was the stronger, but the British ships were better fighting crafts. Only two of the Americans, the Niagara and the Lawrence, were of the first class. Furthermore, the enemy enjoyed an advantage in .having the long guns, while for the greater part the Ameri can ships were equipped with caron- nades, which could only carry for a short distance. Before going into the battle Perry raised on his flagship a standard on which were the words of the heroic Lawrence, for which. the. ship was named, spoken in his moments of death: "Don't give up the ship." The British commander was terri bly injured and nearly all his ships were complete wrecks. So impressed was Perry by the valor of the enemy that when the time for surrender came and the enemy's officers came to his flagship, the Niagara, he de clined to take their side arms. His triumph complete, Perry sent to Gen. Harrison this modest message, which remains a classic: "We have met the enemy and they are ours. Two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop' Denver, Col. David H. Moffat, mil-j Honalre banker and railroad builder of) Colorado, who boasts as his friend, Thomas Gay, head waiter of the Fifth: Avenue hotel. New York, desires hlsj friend to live near him, and as thej first step in that direction has pur-; chased a ranch of 158 acres in Routt! county, near Steamboat Springs, which he is having put in shape be- fore presenting It to Gay. Mr. Moffat: bought the rauch for $4,800. He will! spend a goodly portion of his time on the ranch with his old friend. The; friendship of the two men has inter-) fered with Moffat's business severalj times, but when a man objected to the waiter the banker wanted nothing to do with him. Once a Denver man took an eastern capitalist to Mr. Mof fat's room in the hotel to talk over a,' business deal involving $250,000. They; found Moffat playing poker with the; waiter. They were introduced to him as they would have been to any other guest and the deal fell through on account of the attitude of the eastern! man when a waiter was introduced to him as a social equal. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS GROW. Foreign Trade on Sound Basis Collections Are Large. and Milk Fed Pumpkin Amazes. Bloomington, 111. A milk fed pumpkin is the latest development in agricultural circles. Two pumpkins, grown on the same vine, were on ex hibition at the Tazewell county fair. They stood side by side, but one was ten times larger than the other. The giant was given a pint of milk per day, a hole being cut in the vine which was attached to the stem. The milk was completely, absorbed over night The small brother attained natural growth, but the milk fed weighed 100 pounds. CJty of Mexico. During the fiscal, year ended June 20 the total exporta tlons of the country amounted to $271,138,809, against $208,520,451 in the preceding fiscal year, a gain of $62,618,357. Imports amounted' to $220,651,974, against $178,204,962. an increase of $42,446,112. Nearly $50. 000,000 in coined silver was exported and some $38,178,000 new gold was' imported in the readjustment of the currency. Exports of merchandise in the fiscal year increased by $2,741,919., The foreign trade of the country is on a sound basis and the customs collec tions large. During the fiscal year the United States took of Mexican exports $186, 010,052; Great Britain. $47,272,873;. Germany, $20,523,156; France. $8,010,-' 279. Mexico Imported from the United States to the amount of $145,600,313; from Germany, $20,814,557; from Great Britain, $20,344,648; from France, $16,383,255. All sums are in Mexican standard currency, the unit being one-half of the American dollar, gold. It Is to be supposed that our farmer friends have already attended or are planning to attend some agricultural fair. These expositions of farm stock and products provide the farmer with the yearly comparison sheet by which he can discover wherein his own methods may be improved. The dis play of fine stock and farm and garden crops inspire new nd higher ideals for the .farmer, towards which con sciously or unconsciously he works during the rest of the year. He re solves that seed selection and wise fertilization shall give him a bigger and better stand of corn or grain next year. His eyes feast themselves upon the choice breeds of cattle, sheep and hogs, and he hears some suggstlons about improved methods of breeding. He awakens to the fact that his own careless methods have resulted in de terioration of his own live stock, and resolves that he will begin to grade up, that he will get new blood into his hogs and cattle, and that he will even breed his really fine mare to as good a sire as he can find in place of the scrub stallion he had used before and from which he had obtained a colt of inferior grade. And then there is the display of farm machinery which al ways is fascinating and instructive. There is always something new which the enterprising manufacturers are putting out for the lessening and cheapening of the work on the farm, and it pays the farmer to keep posted as to the latest and best farm machin ery, whether he is ready to invest in it or not Many a suggestion is se cured from the study of improved farm Implements which may be adapted to the old machine without any infringe ment of patent Then there is the dis play of domestic things which always Interest the wife and give to her thoughts and plans in 'reference to the work of the bouse and kitchen which will prove helpful all through; the year. The fair is" a great educator, ana or an the events- of the year should be the last to be missed by the farmer. If you haven't any extra fine corn or grain, or- cattle, sheep or hogs to exhibit, make It a point to. see. what others have to show. Make -mental comparisons with the products'of your own farm and then resolve that there is going to be something doing n your place the coming year which will bring you up closer into the ranks of the progressive, up-to-date farmer. ed la the Sort to equip the boys of the farm' for a?niaeletife Jaxatiaav bat the girls who has thought of. thej girls? Way should they,jaot have! uetricoarsesia those branches of agri culture and domestic science which would better fit them for their duties, and make their lot easier? There is a suggestion for America In the estab lishing by Belgium of free schools for: the purpose of giving girls instruction in housekeeping- as -.related to the farm, and in various phases ef agri culture closely linked therewith; such as gardening, poultry keeping, dairy ing, etc. Girls are admitted to the schools when 15 years old, and kept in training for ten months. During that time they are expected to study and master the elements of agriculture, dairy farming, housekeeping and ac counts, and be prepared to go out in the world and practice the lessons taught, in many instances becoming teachers. Belgium is a thicklv nonu- lated country. There are numerous cities and towns that tempt the young people to leave the farms. The daugh ters of well-to-do farmers are inclined to take life easy and try to live above working on the farm. It was to cor rect this growing evil that the new schools were instituted. Every school admits 15 pupils. Every girl has a room to herself, and must take proper care of it while she remains a student AH are dressed alike, and their cloth ing is made of ordinary material. A term of ten months generally enthuses the pupil with a liking for the farm, and results in keeping the girls at home and benefiting the country by their lives of usefulness. PERUNAPRAISED. I i ' ii lamaW! I " II mv&&&xxywj0&MmmmmmXBrGkMm&&&-zM nwfrjfgfr r y.yjtJf yejg jaaanaBBBBBBBBBBBanar ay &m9xJtm' mmmmmmBSS&mmmmmmmmmmom MaHffilllWMalalMai Bsasasasasasmv&'A '''xiaSkmamamamamamamami rStoWttmmmmm BHPUeueueuemalaueueueuH 9imMFv''s'ttmmmmmmmmmmmmmKm iiSmaasasasaasasasasaBi y-VliaseHHHHHHHHRsasasasaHr9 a::':::v-4flnfaasasasasasasasasasasCB&H t:v-"?$-::-aKsaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasBMlK9 i-.-.$v.:SpMBMBMBMBMBMBnnHi s xv.vi .-i&TBaeBssasasasasasasasnvEniss fv'';--xmnsjaaaaaaaaaaxw3avJI tpiM(BMMBMK3 fMMMafafaHasai tmxmw&mmmmmWmm mm&?z&mmmmmmli$m IsasK9asasasasasasasaaWi BsaaaSasasasasasasasasasasl a:K-?KS9Bnasaaaaaaaaaaa fmMtmWWSSKSomKommm asasaHBMmKPAflasVMJPJ BlnSSBBBnl&tf9?nv23!?9&ISBfi'3MaBBBBBSS asaBaWP?!;SSsS:-dwPRaV-1 amaaaat.a(iS??aRg5ta:ijife; MRS. KSTHEW M. MltWEW. MRS. ESTHER M. MILNER. ARMY MARCHES TOO LONG. A deaf-mute has become' able to talk and hear as a result of being run sver by an automobile. It Is not ex plained how or why he happened to refrain long enough from walking on railway tracks to get run over by the automobile. The refusal of Grand Duke Nicholas Ktehoialevitch to accept the post of ;ommander-in-chief of the Russian irmy makes him entirely eligible for membership in the Wise Guyovitch club. Germany is much Interested now in a cigar that is said to be free from ilcotine.a A smokeless cigar would greatly please some old maids. Evaasville, Ind, gity have formed a 3fagle Blessedness club. We may safely regard this as merely another case of beau-baiting. ' A Pittsburg millionaire has just set tle! a breach of promise, case for $25. )M. Pittsburg should give him a rota at thanks. Gen. McCaskey Says Infantry Branch Disapproves Unnecessary Tramp. Washington. Long marches in the infantry branch of the army, as pro vided for in recent orders, pertaining to annual camps of instruction, are disapproved by Brig. Gen. William 8. McCaskey, commanding the south western division, in his annual report to the war department The recent orders, he says, will have a deckled and disastrous effect upon reenlist ments. Commenting upon the general dis satisfaction. Gen. McCaskey says: The practice marches as now ordered and the prospect of a repetition of this There Are Many Hampden, Mass. Deacon John N. Isham, who has been cultivating two or three strains of potatoes for half a century, recently decided to Introduce in his patch a few other varieties. On one seed farm in North Middleboro he found 825 named and numbered kinds, not including this year's seedlings, re sulting from crossing native stock: with a hardy South American potato. Deacon Isham, after learning what a complex proposition the potato breed er faces and being Informed that not more than one In 100 new strains Is an improvement over the plain every day potato which New England, has produced since the days of the Pil grims, concluded that the old-time "spuds" are good enough for him. Cats Mourn; Turn Black. 8teubenville, O. Two cats owned by Hiram Jennings went into mourn ing following the death of their mas ter the other day. Jennings was found dead In an oat field after eating a summer's long encampments and the extended marches Incident thereto are looked upon as- an unnecessary- hard ship. American soldfprs are thinking men and reason to The effect that while any hardship that Is necessary will be endured, those not necessary will be evaded. It Is believed that 'the infantry soldier upon reenlistment will be found in the coast artillery. "I am of the opinion that camps of instruction as now conducted are too long In duration. .Three weeks in camp should be sufficient Marches should be less than 100 miles; any thing beyond this Is unnecessary and is disapproved of by the majority of officers and men whom I have inter viewed on the subject" of Potatoes. pet cats, both white. They followed his body to the grave, and upon their return to the house it was noticed that they were rapidly changing to a deep black. Within three days the felines were in deep mourning. They have refused to eat, and spend the night wailing most pathetically in the back yarn. STAYED IN JAIL, BY CHOICE. ' "Eddie"' Mullin Declined to Accept Fredom and Died in Prison. Cleveland, O. "Eddie" Mullin. who for 29 years refused to leave the Cuy-t ahoga county jail, died at the city hos pital. He was about 65 years of age. ' Mullin was a familiar figure about the county prison. He was picked up by a policeman one "day in the fall of 1877 wandering aimlessly about He was talking to himself about ships and Egypt He was taken to the county jail to await an investigation as to his sanity. He was not violent and the probate court did not investigate his case. Hugh Buckley, member of the board of public safety, was then sher iff, and he ordered the release of Mul lin. The prison doors swung open and Mullin was told that he was free. "I don't want to be free. Please let we stay here. This is the best place I have found since I left the ship the good ship Alice," wailed Mullin with tears in his eyes. Mullin's manner touched the sheriff, and he said he could stay around the jail until he found a place to work. Mullin liked the jail so well that he did not try to get a job. When it comes to framing laws for the protection of game, the farmer should have a voice in the matter, or at least be consulted, for oftentimes what Is desirable from a sportsman's point of view is directly the contrary for the farmer's interests. Up in New Hampshire this has been strikingly demonstrated. It appears that the deer in those sections are so numer ous and so fearless that fiey have be come a nuisance. The animals invade the farmers' domain, eat their fill and destroy much more than they eat The pampered game is "finicky" in appe tite. A deer will take a dainty nip out of a head of cabbage. Jeaving the bulk uneaten but valueless for the market Thus a whole patch may be ruined. Other vegetables and grain and fruit are spoiled in the same ruthless man ner, or trampled down by the preda- tory beasts, and the total loss from this cause is heavy. But the laws are stringent and when a farmer shoots a deer, or even chases one away with a dog, he is punished severely. This does not appear equitable, and the New Hampshire farmer regards him self as entitled to relief. And as the farmer is a power in the state the probability is that the relief will be forthcoming when the legislature grasps the inwardnes of the situation. Plowing is an art. Who but the educated type of farmer would look at it in such light, but such it is, and to turn a good, even furrow requires years of practice. In some farming communities the skill of the man be hind the plow is tested by competi tive contests. In some counties in Illinois there are regularly organized associations that hold plowing match es every season, and wherever such associations exist it is a noticeable fact that there is a better grade of plowing done. Here is a suggestion for your community, if it does not al ready hold such plowing contests. Another ginseng grower disappoint ed. A western newspaper tells of a Missouri woman who has been looking forward to realizing a comoetence from raising ginseng. She decided to go into the business three years ago. and began to read circulars and pam phlets on the subject before buying her stock. She was on the point of writing to a local firm for prices on seeds and roots when she was visited by a man who represented himself as agent for a ginseng firm in Connecti cut. His 'prices for stock were so al luring that the woman invested about $50 in seeds and roots, and as the agent, while warning her that she would have to wait several years for her harvest, suggested that the prod uct would probably bring $12 or $15. a pound, the plants received devoted care. They thrived, and the grower began to feel like an icipient million aire. Three years later some of the roots seemed marketable size, so the grower dug a bushel or more, firmly believing she had collateral to make her comfortable for the rest of her life. The ginseng dealer to whom she applied, however, found that she had been the victim of a swindler, for her cherished plants, instead of being gin seng, were Culver's root (.Veronica Virginica), which has very little value. The two plants are so totally distinct that one wonders how the unfortunate victim could continue to grow it, year after year, without any suspicions as to its identity, were it. not for the com plete lack of observation many people show where plants are concerned. We had .never heard of this particular swindle before; perhaps there are other victims. The farmer is not as easy a mark for the swindler as in years gone by but the sharper is still trying to de vise schemes by which he can catch him and his dollars. The Smith Coun ty (Kan.) Messenger tells of the lat est swindle. The agent comes along with his barb wire fencing and stretch ing machine and offers to leave the machine and 40 rods of goood fence for trial, requiring the farmer to sign a "good faith" contract on a postal card for the return of the stretcher The farmer signs for three dollars and it is the old, old story of the $3 turning out to be $300 instead. It is a safe rule for the farmer to adopt to sign nothing, and buy of the local dealer or of some firm he knows and can trust. ,v Box S31' DeGraaT,Ofci. Dr. S. R Hartman, Columbus, Ohio. Dear Sir: I was a terrible smfferer from pelvic weakness and had headache coatimvously. I was not able to do my housework for myself and litubaBtl. I wrote you and described mw rmii- tion as nearly as possible. Yoa recom mended Puruna. I took four bottles of it and was completely cured. 1 think Peruna m woaWernauetficteeand have recommended it to my friends with the very best of results. Esther M. Milncr. . Very few of the great multitude, of women who have been relieved of some pelvic disease or weakness by Peruna ever consent to give a trtissniiiil to be read by the public. Thereare. however. afeweoarnMiia. self-sacrificing women who will for the sake of their suffering- sisteie allow their cures to be published. Mrs. Milner is one of these. In her gratitude for her restoration to health she m wining that the woaaeu of the whole world should know it A chronic invalid ttvnwrlif.'lvtol.- to health is no small' matter. Words are inadequate to eznress anmht.. gratitude. A GRATEFUL LETTER TO , DR. HARTMAN Plane Monument te Neare Pact. The er. Dr. David W. Clark, of . Cincinnati, is making an effort to se cure sufficient money to erect a monu ment over the grave of the arte negro poet. Paul Laurence Dunbar. Mr. Clark's father was a slaveholder; but . he says "the man who wrote WTen Mandy Sings' and 'When the Corn Pone Is Hot' deserves a monument." Artistic Sensitivtn "Why are you so resentful toward that writer?" "Because," answered Mr. Storming ton Barnes, "he once said there were moments when my work did not real ize the highest possible standard of excellence." "Well?" "My dear sir, I welcome criticism, but I cannot endure .such ignorant abuse." Washington Star. Close to It "Were you ever hynotized?" "I don't know, but I once bought a lot of things I didn't want from a hearty meal, aad by his side wen the I girl la a department store."- . Sewer Good After 53 Years. New Albany, Ind. By reviving an old water works system that was con structed 53 years ago at Byrnevllle, d village 15 miles northwest of this city, the citizens of that town contemplate the establishment of a new system. The old stone pipes that were placed more than half a century ago were buried deep in the ground and recent investigation has shown that they are as good as new. A supply of water can be procured from a stream near by and the reconstruction of the old system, it Is said, can be accomplished at a small cost Life Created by Frenchman? Paris. Prof. Liduc, of a medical school at Nantes, claims to have cre ated vegetable life. He has been ex perimenting for ten years and he eventually discovered that with what he described as "osmotic pressure," which animates inorganic matter when dissolved to a liquid, it is possible to produce a substance identical with living tissues. He gradually created artificial cells, which lived and repro duced. From these he claims he pro duced growing plants three and four inches long. Automobiles on rural mail routes promise a new mission of usefulness for these sneedr horseless vehicles. Three out of five rural mail carriers at Waukomis. Okla.. are using such method of travel and are now able to make the rounds in about two hours, whereas it took something like eight hours when horse and wagon were used. Prof. Lyon, .of the Nebraska experi ment station, has developed a winter barley which promises well. It is sown in the fall, yields more and ma tures earlier than spring-sown barley. It is of the bearded species. Never throw a smut ball from the corn on the manure pile. No surer way of the spread of smut could be found than to put manure containing smut balls upon the corn field. Remember that the animals on the farm return to the soil the very chem ical elements that the plant originally contained only in a disorganized con dition, which Is the only way plants can utilize them for new growth. Ideal agriculture thus maintains itself. The plant feeds the animal and the animal feeds the plant Money making should not be the sole object of the county or state agri cultural fair. Ten to one if the fair is serving the high purpose for which it was intended that is stimulating and educating the farmer to better meth ods the fair will draw paying at tendance. Better no fair at all than to let the "midway" features, the horse racing and the saloon predominate. Such methods may make more dollars. but they don't make better farmers. The Kansas liar has reached the city, as the following proves: Con tractor (for building skyscraper) "Have you ever worked high up in the air?" Applicant for Job "Yes, sir; I have helped gather several Kansas corn crops." Chicago Tribune. "Picking. Packing and Marketing the Apple." by Lowell B. Judson, is an illustrated bulletin just issued by Idaho experiment station, Moscow, Idaho. Write and get a copy. The Michigan experiment station has just published a most excellent bulletin (No. 222) by Prof. Pettit on spraying against codling moth on ap ples. Write for a copy. Lay the foundation of a good corn crop next year by selecting at once your seed corn. Take proper care of the seed corn that nothing of its vital ity be lost. Sow a patch of rye this fall and pro vide your stock with early spring pas turage. Prof. L. C. Corbett in Farmers' Bul letin No. 254 of the department of ag riculture. has provided the farmer and gardener with valuable information as to the best methods of raising cu cumbers out of doors and under glass, together with a full treatment of the diseases and enemies, as well as for mulas for salting and pickling of cu cumbers for commercial use. Destroy or feed at once all the wind. fall apples. This will go a long way towards destroying next year's codliae moth crop The extraordinary popularity ef fine white goods this summer makes the choice of Starch a matter of great im portance. Defiance Starch, being free from ail injurious chemicals, is the only one which is safe to use on fine fabrics. Its great strength as a ettff ener makes half the usual aanatHa? of Starch necessary, with the result of perfect finish, equal to that wfeen the goods were new. , TWIT or -Chile." .There have been many arguments during the last few weeks as tc whether the name of the earthquake smitten country should be spelled Chili or Chile . Chile is the Spanish and Chilean form. The name is com monly explained as an old Peruvian word for snow, the allusion being tc the Andes; but "Chili" has also been identified as a native South American word, "chiri." meaning cold which would make it really the "chilly" conn- try. As to the meaning ofOndes." there is plenty of choice. The word has been variously interpreted as sig nifying the haunt of the tapir, the re gion of copper, the home of the Ant! tribe and the site of the "Ondenes." Spanish gardens on the mountain ter- DOCTOR DESPAIRED Anaemic Woman Cured ay Or. Wil liams' Pink Pills Recommends the Pills to All Others Who Suffer. Anaemia is just the doctor's name for bloodlessncss. Dr. Williams Pink Pill? cure auamiia as food cures hanger. They cured Mrs. Thomas J. McGuun, of 17 Lincoln Place, Plaiuiicld, N. J., who says: In the spring of 1903 I did ray usual house cleaning and soon after ward I began to have the most terrible headaches. My heart would bent so ir regularly that it was painful and there came a morning when I could not g;fc up. My doctor said I hadauamiiaatid he was surprised that I had continntd to live in the condition I was in. I was confined to my bed for nearly two months, the doctor coming every day for the first few weeks, but I did not improve to amount to anything. Al together I was sick for nearly two years. I was as weak as a tag, had headaches, irregular heart beats, loss of appetite, cramps in the limb? and was unable to get a good night's sleep. My legs and feet were so swollen that I feared they would burst. Before very long after I tried Dr. Williams' Pink Pills I felt a change for the better. I have taken about twelve boxes and although I was as near the grave as could be, I now feel as if I had a new lease of life. I have no more headaches, the heart beats regularly, my cheeks are pink and I feel ten years younger. I feel that I havo been cured very cheaply and I have recommended the pills to lots of my friends. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists, or will be sent by mail on re ceipt of price, 50 cents per box,-tixboxe3 $3.50, by the Dr. Williams Medktiie Co., Schenectady, X. Y. COISDPJmO Relief that comes from the cseof pills or other cathartics-is better than suffering- from the results of constipation, but relief and cure . combined may be had at the same price and more promptly, for Lane's Famfly MedJeine .is a cure for constipation, and the neaaacne, DacKacne, sweacne ana general debility that come from constipation stop when the bowels do their proper work. 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