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F. K. STROTHER, Manager.
COLUMBUS,
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Dogs as policemen.
A writer in the Ceatury magazine
mm Interesting account of the use
dogs as rnsistaats to the poUce la
cities and im Paris. Ia the
fatter city they have prove cedent
mm rescuing from the Seine many vic
tims of accident and would-be suicides.
while im other lines of work connect
ad with the police department their
services are valuable. But it is in the
Belgiaa cities that the employment
of dog police seems to have been
arojght to its highest efficiency. In
the city of' Ghent the training and
maintenance of dogs for police duty
has proved to be a profitable invest-:
rmt A dog costs the city of Ghent
little over five cents per day for
Laaintenance, and 30 dog police cost;
85 francs per year. It is claimed'
that 39 dogs "do more than four times
ithe work that would be accomplished!
tar 12 men, who would cost the muni-
jdpality 12,000 francs." The idea of:
jtag policemen semes to be a good one,
Ml right One distinct and obvious;
jsdvaatage of the system, not raen
Uomed by the Century writer, would
to that they could go om the "dog
watch without difficulty or friction.
land im this connection the thought;
isccurs that it would he a good idea1
for Sam Francisco to Investigate the'
jlag police question- If that city needs';
isae thing more than another, it is an;
aMdent police force. The question of;
reorganizing the force is now under)
active discussion, aad the time for the
experiment is opportune. There can;
' to mo reasonable doubt that the addi-j
ttoa of a few good dogs to the Sanj
tancisco police force would add
Creatly to its efficiency. Some per-:
aoas may think that the force would
to a dog-gome sight better if it -were
composed entirely of dogs, but we do
tot go so far as that
Still a Socialist
M. Viviani, the new Preach minister
af labor, appointed by M. Clemenceau,
tos declared ia a aewspaper inter
view that ia accepting office he re
pudiated mothimg of his political psst
1 am a socialist," he said, "aad ii
pieaa to remain falthfal to my ideas'
aad to ay socialist friends. Like
PAUleraad ia the Waldeck-Rousseau
salaistry. amd like Briamd in the Sar-i
flea cabtaet I preserve my freedom-,
af actioa aad of propaganda. Asmin-;
later of labor I shall endeavor to se-.
are reforms which I defended as dep-,
aty at the triboas of the chamber. I
it to make the ministry of labor a
rklagmaa's ministry." M. Vivlaai
proceeded to speak of the natuie
af the work immediately cut out for.
the aew minister. He hopes, he said,'
arlth the aid of the minister of finance.;
to create an organization for the set
tlement of the long-standing question;
af old-age pensions "that can imme
diately set to work." Another mat
ter which will claim his immediate at
tention is arbitration in labor disputes,
as well as the liberty of trade unions.
Ie is said not to be blind te the fact
phat his task will be a difficult one.
amd that in view of the influences
mow at work ia the French democracy
ad parliament his ministry will not
to the least important of the Cle
aaenceaa cabinet It' is to be estab
lished in the premises just vacated by..
he department of public worship, a
Ighly significant arrangement
j Smart society;, disporting itself In
country houses this season. Is mixing
(bridge with childish games, such as
jhuat the slipper, leap frog, puss inj
ithe corner aad blind man's buff, and
(getting a lot of fun out of the pas
jtlme. Gambling is all very well for
(dowagers, but the younger set would
jfaia vary the excitement of cards with
'a little "rough house," even to tear
jiag up and. down stairs, secreting
ialippers or rushing madly from cor-
w to comer pursued by some "cat"
(It Is am artless erase, aad if no bones
laor bric-a-brac are shattered, one to
to approved.
Somehow, said a woman cashier at
the bite bankers' convention, when'
jthe Lord made woman he gave her.
a peculiar insight that always ena
bles her to discern whether a man or
a proposition is good or bad. This
as her point la maintaining the
'oiwlilon that her sex i htr
Seauipped by nature for the responsi
Into duties that bankers "are called
.apoa to perform than the masculine.
'Aad yet how oftea we hear and read
.tout her being takea in amd done
por by gay deceivers!
; Matrimomial tickets are supplied by
jthe Canadian Pacific railway to set
(tiers in the aorthwest territory who
'wish to make a journey In order to
ecuxe a wife. Oa presenting the re
tara coupon and the marriage certifi
cate tto settler is entitled to free
WmBsportattoa for his bride.
Yoa caanot. hope to accomplish
Bsach ia the world without that com
pelling enthusiasm which stirs your
late action. Success
Arthur J. Balfour was secre-
for Ireland he oace asked the
Father Healy: "Do the
iriah really hat me as much ss the
apers 87?" The grim aid wit
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TO INCREASE OUTPUT.
COSTLY MINE IMPROVEMENTS
PLANNED FOR KLONDIKE.
Indications Are That Dawson Will Re
Center of World's Largest Gold
Dredging Fields Value of
This Year's Product
Dawson, Yukon. The gold output of
af the Klondike for the season of
1906 reaches the total of $5,697,942.
This figure is based on the average
valuation of $16 to the ounce. By
the Klondike is meant that area of
placer producing streams within a ra
dius of 50 mites of the city of Daw-
The total output of the Klondike
lace the discovery of the camp in
1896 Is $U2.7S6,572.
These figures are based oa the roy
alty collections by the Canadian gov
ernment which controls all the big
imp. The agares are worn tne omce
of J. T. Lithgow, comptroller of
iaaaces la the Yakoa.
If anvthiag the amounts here given
are very coaservative. They are well
sder the mark, oartlcalarly for the
earlier years, because it is believed
that many thea evaded the payment
af the royalty exacted by the govern-
mat Now evasioa to impossible be
cause an dust attempted to be taken
across the boaadary1 before it has re
ceived the stamp aad certificate show
lag that tto royalty Is paid is con-
The Indlcatioa is that the output for
the future will he greatly increased as
asoa as the maay big streams bow be
lag acquired by the Guggeahelms of
New York, Sigmuad Rothschilds and
associates of Detroit, Colonel Wil
liams of Paris, Tex aad associates.
Dr. A. S. Graat of Toroato and N. A.
LEFT BY EMIGRANTS.
Attacked by Indians in Early Days,
They Buried the Treasure.
Toneka. Kan. We have heard of
buried treasures, but did you ever
of a case in which one was
foaad? Well, Joe Prentice, of Heb
ron, Neb formerly of Sabetha. some
time ago found a buried treasure.
Prentice formerly operated a hard-
store la Sabetha. Prentice
traded the store to John M. Evans,
mow a resident of Ohio, and got
among other things, a farm near Heb
ron, Neb. People laughed at Pren
tice a good deal because of the farm.
That country was not considered
much of a farming country thea.
Whea Prentice got hold of the farm
vans told him the following story:
A party of Immigrants were traveling
aver the country in the early days to
seek their fortunes in the far west
Oae aiglrt near the present site of
Hebron the party was attacked by
Iadiaas. A man named Wilcox or
WilsoB was wounded. The Indians
routed. The wounded man was
takea to Fort Kearny and bis brother
waa seat for. Whea the brother ar
rived the wounded man told him as
nearly as possible where he had
buried more than $2,969 during the
alght of the Indian attack. The
wounded maa died, but the brother
could mot unearth the' gold. Later
the lead where the money was sup
posed to be buried passed lato the
hands of Evans.
Evans tried but could not locate the
gold. Prentice paid ao attenttoa to
the storyl Some time ago while he
was sradlna dowa the road Bear his
hoase he uacovered oa a steep incline
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Soldier Loves His Rifle.
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Nagra Sheds Tears 'as H Gives Up
, Gun Carried Twenty-Two Yaara.
aa Reno. Okla. "AH right air: an
right sir. Lieut Hlggus. here It is."
Charles Dade; aa old aegro soldier ox
company 'D of the Tweaty-fifth infan
try, made this Remark as to turned ia
hto rile at Fort Reno after the gen
eral order to disarm tto three dls-
af aegro soldiers
read by MaJ. Charles W.
Dade handled the rifle care-
lassed it over to
the officer to turned lis iace to bmo
bis tears which fall apoa tto salaiag
barrel of the gea.
"I east jast help It" to muttered
npulunaalrally to a comrade as to
away. Tf nesa am we serv-
Ice 23 years, aad it's hard to give up a
like my own ua
the most aaptsasaat duty
rveever bsea called apoa to perform."
ssM ana af the officers who had charge
of tto disarming af troops. "To see
tto psaaitfr appeal hi those aM maa's
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Fuller of Michigan are fully equipped
with dredges, hydraaUc aad other
means for working of low grade as
well as high grade grounds at a profit
The Guggeahelms alone have se
cured hundreds of claims aad are
spending mimoas in improvements in
the Klondike. It Is believed that with
all the improvements that these big
companies will make a heavy pay roll
will be maintained here every sum
mer and that Dawson will always be
an active mining town aad the center
of one of the largest hydraulic and
dredging fields in the world.
MURDERER HAS PRIVATE JAIL.
His Precautions Will Cost Him Double
Term of Imprisonment
Rome. A wealthy land owner. Rai-
mondo Pace, was in 1898 condemned
by the criminal courts of Roggia. ia
Italy, to ten years' Imprisonment for
having murdered a servant of his.
Judgment was passed in default and
it was surmised at the time that the
man had escaped to some distant
land under an assumed aame. Quite
recently the police heard that be was
Ib Foggla, and raided bis .house. They
were very much amused ia finding him
safely locked up in a cell which he had
built for himself in the basement of
his house. One of his servants was
paid by him to act as jailer, and by
order of his master supplied him oace
a day with bread and a jug of water.
During eight years Pace never stirred
from his cell, and he told the police
that after completing the full term of
ten years to which he was condemned
he intended petitioning the king for a
royal pardon.4 As it Is, the unfor
tunate man has to start his punish
ment afresh, and in the end will have
served almost twice his time.
a rusty can such as tomatoes and
apples are put up in. Opening the
can Prentice counted out $2,136.50 in
cold and silver. In addition to this
tne farm which people joked Prentice
so much about is now a very valuable
property.
PLAN WORLD'S HORSE SHOW.
International Exhibition at
Projected for 1907.
London
New York. A meeting of prominent
horsemen called together by James T.
Hyde, assistant secretary of the Na
tional Horse Show Association of
America, to discuss the question of the
proposed international horse show to
be held in London June 7 to 13, inclu
sive, next year, took place here, the
other day.
A committee consisting of Alfred G.
Vanderbilt John Gerken and James T.
Hyde was appointed to select a suita
ble committee which will have charge
of the arrangements so far as Ameri
can exhibitors are concerned.
Mr. Hyde sard that the American di
rectors of the International horse show
syndicate were CJmrence H. Mackay.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt and Reginald Van
derbilt with Adam Beck. M. P.. as the
Canadian director.
The show will be held at the Olym
pia, which Is in the West Kensington
part of London and which Mr. Hyde
described as-being "twice as big as
Madison Square garden."
Men who took part In the meeting
predicted that the United States will
send 109 or more horses to take part
ia the show and that Canada will send
at least 30.
eyes was enough to 'meltanyone. I
feel sorry for them from, the bottom
of my heart I know they are inno
cent of any wroagooing, aad it looks
hard to them.' '
Execution of Chinese Pirates.
When Chinese pirates are caught
aad convicted they .speedily pay the
penalty of their crimes. A aewspa
per of the far east publishes this
bit of news: "Seven of tto pirates
who took part ia the attack oa tto
river steamer Salaam were hahiMda
ia Canton at boob, September 19, Tto
prisoaers were brought oa to tto
round in baskets, from which they
ere immediately released. Ther
were thea made to knel ia a row.
Promptly on the stroke af 12 tto ex
ecutioners took up 'their positions In
front of the doomed maa aad cat
of their heads ia very quick succes
sion, to the accompaniment of loud
stoats from tto Chinese spectators.."
Maa who stop to roaslder whether
it is warth while seldom do anything.
WILL Bfif ED ZEBflOftK
NEW YORKER TO - EXPERIMENT
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Financier Claims C
anal Zebra 9Jreatlr Superior Ami-
New York. From sebras which he
has imported at graat expense Warner
M. Vaa Norden, president of-the Van
Nordea Trust company 01 uu vj,
entertains great hopes that the se-.
broM (as the hybrid offspring of the
horse aad sebra Is called), win come 10
be generally and favorably known la
this country.
"The sebroid," explained Mr. Vaa
Norden the other day, "makes an ex
cellent all around animal for domes
tic use aad I hope to introduce it In.
this country. It Is already used to
South Africa, where it has given sat
isfaction. I cannot say just how
speedy the sebroid will be but those
I shall raise will be from the finest
stock, especially suited for driving
purposes. These animals are much
more strong and .vigorous thaa the
horse and live about twice as long.
They will rank with any of the horses
in genersl use to-day and ia value will
range from $800. to $1,000. They will
be very tough and able to endure
twice the hardship the average horse
can stand."
The parents, perhaps, of genera
tinsB of American xebroids yet un
born are now contentedly munching
hay in the barn at Mr. Van Norden's
country place at Rye, N. Y.,
In temporary quarters in one barn
are three zebras, said to be among
the finest of their species ever brought
to this country. One of them Is de
clared to be a genuine Grevy's sebra
from Abyssinia and this animal alone
is valued by Mr. Van Norden at $5,000.
The other two zebras belong to what;
Is known as the Bohimil class. Two
more, equally as valuable as those
now in Rye. have been captured for
Mr. Van Norden and will be shipped
to this country early next spring.
These animals are about six years old
and. inasmuch as the life of the aver
age zebra is about 50 years, they are
as yet mere babies and are full oft
more life and tricks thsn young colts.
So much for the zebra parents of.
the xebroids. Their parents on the,
other side will range from a fulK
blooded Arabian mare down to little,
burro jennies, through a list of horse-i
flesh Including piebald, hackney ana
mustang. The xebroids win owe their appear-,
ance in this country, however, not so.
much to Mr. Van Norden's desire to
raise them for themselves atone as to
his determination to solve the problem
of telegony.
He is determined to demonstrate
whether It Is real, as breeders of
blood stock assert or whether it is a
vagary of the breeder's mind, as
scientists declare. Explaining the ob
ject of his undertaking. Mr. Van
Norden said:
"All breeders believe in telegony.
It has always been their claim that
If a female-animal is bred to one of
a different species but of the same
family and is afterward bred to one of.
her own species the second offspring
will show resemblance to the first
sire. Opposed to the claim of the
breeders is that of the scientists, who
say there is no such thing as telegony
and that the breeders are mistaken;
in their diagnosis.
"A mtn'who stands near the head
of the scientists in their contention
that there is nothing in the breeders',
fear of ttlegony Is Prof. W. Ewart. of
Edinburgh university, and for years
he has conducted experiments to sup
port the correctness or ms tneones.
Prof. Ewart is now experimenting
with pigeons and rabbits. He asserts
that- no one has ever gone mto tne
subject of telegony in such a manner
as clearlv to demonstrate the truth
or falsity of the many claims made
concerning it The experiments 01
Prof. Ewart and others have thrown
some light on the subject, but there
is still much to be learned."
STORK DRIVES FATHER MAD.
Leaves Home and Acts Strangely
Whenever Child Is Bern to Wife.
Portland. Me. A case that puzzles
not only his family and townsmen, but
the physician, is that of William D,
Trescarten. of Limestone, Aroostock
county, who acts strangely and then
disappears from his home either just
before or every time his wife gives
birth to a child.
The Portland police were asked to
look for Trescarten. who left his home
n few days ago just previous to the
birth of his fourth child.
Grand Chancellor Willis B. HslL of
the Knights of Pythias, of which or
ganization Trescarten is a prominent
member, has notified the members all
mr New Encland to be on the look;
mt for their brother. Although under
ordinary circumstances a clear-headed.
well-balanced business man, Trescar-.
tm seems to change his personality
entirely as soon as or just before the
stork comes.'
Prince's Fight with Wild Roar.
The prince of Schwarzburg-Sonder
Mannsn has had a severe hunting ad
venture. While out in the forest of
Sonderhausea he and his party shot
at aad brought down a fine wild boar.
Thinking it dead, the prince incau
tiously approached too near, whea the
beast suddenly sprang to Its feet and
made a lunge with Its tusks, seriously,
wounding' him in the leg and again
in the body after he had fallen from
the effect of the first lunge. Thcra
was a ten-minutes struggle before the
beast was fiaally disposed of - with
shotguns aad hunting knives.
Ages af Five. Aggregate 436.
Chester. Pa. The ages of five
fcra of' the Rush family
435 years. Their names and ages are
aa follows: Margaret Rusl, ieo years
old: Jacob Rush, 88 years old; George
Rush. 82 years, aad Samuel Rush, 89
years. Margaret and Henry reside la
Philadelphia. The others resVp 1b
Delaware county. All are In th best
of health. Tto eldest daughter, who
is dead, lived to be more thaa 191
years. Wer longevity the family hoias
the record ia this county.
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- His Purpose Explained.
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Feed clover hay to the hogs soon to
be marketed.
Find fault on your own side of the
fence and then go and do better.
Cranberries are said to be among
the most healthful fruits we have.
The sunny corner in the stable and
the best of feed will make profitable
cows out of the heifers.
Cora roasted like coffee and fed
twice a week more than pays for the
trouble In Improved poultry.
Now Is the time to destroy all co
coons and all egg clusters found on
tree trunks. braaches,etc.
The fall calf is six months ahead of
the files and is la good condition then
to put up a good fight agaiast them.
During the past nine months there
has been shipped abroad 22.099.900
pounds of butter, at an average price
of 18 cents per pound.
The scales and the Babcock tester
will help you to weed out the cow that
doa't pay. Why keep an animal that
is losing you money?
The best mannered cow is not al
ways the most profitable cow. Sen
timent should not control in determin
ing what cows to keep.
Secretary Wilson, of the agricul
tural department suggests the agricul
tural high school as a preliminary In
stitution to the agricultural college.
Good thing. It's coming.
Turn your-spare .moments into cash
by picking up the.fcjose end of things,
by mending the broken and partly
worn-out things, aad by stopping, the
little leaks here and there.
Good general rule for feeding stock
to dry feed for beef and mashes aad
succulent food for milk.
Separate the toupy "fowls and give
nothing but soft foods and water, mix
ing with the former one teaspooaful of
spongia, and a teaspoonful of the
spongia in a pint of the drinking
water. -
Not two per cent of the edible
plants of the world are known or
growa by American farmers. Good
reason why the government should
send its agents into all the world to
find new plant life better adapted to
our soils than some we are now grow
ing. The use of cement is invading the
green houses and benches for plant
'culture are being more and more con
structed of this material, being more
durable than the wood or tile benches.
One floriculturist who has used ce
ment benches tells of the method of
.construction: "I put up temporary
wooden benches, using wire in two
inches of concrete, putting up also
wooden forms for posts or uprights,
and running the cement in these
forms to support the bench. We left
'cracks or openings In the concrete for
drainage. We used Iron pipe bearers
every four feet these resting on the
cement uprights or posts. The
benches are very substantial and dura
ble, lasting for years without needing
any repairs." And he adds that the
only trouble with these cement
benches Is that if great care and judg
ment is not used, the plants standing
on the benches are easily over-watered
or get soggy, and they are not
considered as good for planting out
'stock as are the wooden benches or
the terra cotta or tile tables.
The question as to whether it was
better to feed stock In sheds or in
stalla has during recent years been
the subject of much discussion and
not a little study and investigation.
While it may not be correct to say
that it has been fully settled, the ex
periments conducted during recent
years have thrown considerable light
upon the subject These experiments
have resulted, as a rule, in favor of
feeding In sheds, and allowing the ani
mals to move at liberty in the barns
and in a. protected yard at hand. An
experiment thus conducted recently by
Prof. Thomas Shaw at the Minnesota
experiment station came out in favor
of feeding the animals in the shed
rather than in the stall. Prof. Shaw
wncedes the one strong argument in
favor of stall feeding in that it pro
vides for feeding animals just the
anrount of food that they should be
fed, but on the other hand he presents
the following points against such prac
tice: The animals lose to such an
extent the ability to move about or to
stand any jostling that they do not
bear up well in going to market, on
foot, by rail or by steamboat. The
difference in this respect is very
marked bstween them and cattle fin
ished ia the open shed and yard. More
time is' called for in feeding and wa
tering the animals and also in remov
ing the litter. This item is impor
tant la these days of expensive
labor it is very important One man
may care for many more animals
when fed in boxes and not tied than
when the animals are tied In stalls.
The cost of housing is also less. The
.stable with stalls aad floors Is more
.costly thaa the shed without floors,
iheace. though the animals should
make equal galas, those fed ia the
Ished will be more cheaply, because of
jthe saving in the various hems re
ferred to.
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chiclbualn.i:.::
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The autematlccbJckea fara js only
a dream. You must workjf yoa would
get eggs and healthy chickens. " ,
Fall apples are good Inthe cws.
Put aa and mixed with the grain ra
tion increases the value of both.
Secretary Wilson says give the
boys better training In agriculture and
they won't be so apt to leave the farm.
Dry corn cobs make a good starter
for fires. Try them. Don't forget too,
that charred corn cobs arc a good con
dition feed for the hogs.
The "title of P. F. (Practical Farm
er) is one which can be earned only
by thought time, study, hard work
and expenditure of some money.
Montana sheep growers have organ
ised the Montana Wool Growers' asso
ciation.' which includes a wool-seiliag
company with a capital of $509,909.
The abandoned farm is bad enough,
but how about the abandoned or
chards aad the abandoned gardens on
the farms that are not abandoned.
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A windmill and a system of under
ground pipes will lessen the work of
distributing water for the stock. Doa't
do by manual labor what you can do
by machinery. It doesn't pay.
Lots of good seed corn, you say.
but it is still ia the shock! Remem
ber, that one good, selected seed corn,
hanging by the husks in a cool, airy
place is worth nine in the shock.
Verily, one egg differeth from an
other in accordance with the differ
ence of the food out of which the hen
has manufactured the egg. Quality of
egg depends upon quality of food.
When you let firefang in the man
ure, caused by drying out and burn
ing from the heat caused by fermen
tation, you are losing part of the
nitrogen; a very valuable element
The two essentials to the success
ful wintering of bees are plenty of
naturally arranged stores and plenty
of young bees. Some protection to
the outside of the hive is desirable.
An English gardner writes that his
plot of ground measures about 30 feet
by 9 feet, and at a cost of 15 cents has
produced two pecks of peas, 59 round
beets, 33 pounds of beans, aad 39
pounds of tomatoes (302 ia number.)
If your horse is - troubled with
heaves do not feed too much hay.
Give more oats and water before feed
ing. Do not work hard for an hour
after feeding, and ao not expect too
much from such n horse. Wet food is
best and keep the bowels open.
Lumber even at the present high
prices is cheaper than food. Lumber
put into sheds for cattle protection is
a permanent improvement, but if you
depend on feed to keep them warm
you will have to keep giving it and
will have nothing to show for it in
the end. .
Experiments in dry land farming in
the arid district near Caldwell. Idaho,
will be made by Prof. H. T. French,
of the Idaho agricultural college at
Moscow. He has a tract of 320 acres
in the sage brush country, 80 acres of
which is being plowed for dry farm
ing; the rest will be irrigated this
winter. The experiment will be in
grains, vegetables and ornamental and
forest trees.
The Farmers' Cooperative Business
congress, an organization in the south
and southwest formed for the purpose
of obtaining better prices for the
farmers products, recently held its
first session at Topeka. Kan. Just
how effectually this organization will
be able to realize its hopes is a ques
tion, but it shows the tendency of the
times and that the farmer is more and
more coming to be a factor in the com
mercial world. He raises the goods,
why should he not have some voice
and control in the disposition of the
same?
A new method of killing tree borers
is mentioned by the American Agri
culturist and may prove of interest
and value to readers of Meadow
brook Farm Notes: "Bisulphide of
carbon may be injected into holes
where the insects are at work. The
best Injector Is a metal or small cheap
glass syringe, or a small machine-oil
can. About a teaspoonful of bisul
phide pf carbon is sufficient for each
hole, if injected, with some force.
After Injection, the holes should be
plugged with grafting wax. It would
be difficult to treat an entire tree by
this method, but the trunks and low
er branches can be reached."
Next year's weather accurately fore
told presents an attractive idea to the
fanner, and if the aim of the govern
ment is realized we may find the ag
riculturist of the future consulting his
weather time table to know just what
kind of crops to grow and just when
the work can best.be done. In an ar
ticle in the Technical World Maga
zine. John Elfreth Watkins tells of tfce
latest advances tn weather forecast
ing and of the new United States As
trophysical labratory In Washington.
Variations of the heat radiation of the
sun are the basis for the new science
of long-distance weather predicting;
and special Instruments have been de
vised to meet the-requirements of this
special work. One of the most inter
esting of these Instruments is the
bolometer, which will detect varia
tions In temperataure of the millionth
part of a degree. Through the work
of this branch of the weather bureau,
the government hopes to be able to
tell the farmer whether or not he will
have a wet dry. warm or cold seasoa.
so that to may regulate bis crops accordingly.
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I could not get any sleep. Since I
sara beea workiag for tto The 9t
tart the road has beea so smooth
that I just could not keep awake."
Mr. Miller says that while the no
tra had violated the rales, he waa
jeimltted to keep his job an account
af ate wit Cleveland Lemder.
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Yeang Man brtanahm Traveler.
Lard ReaaMsbay. though only
thirty years of age. probably has dona
era traveling f or his aga thaa asy
maa living. Few people know asora
thaa to about the Himalayas and Per
sia. He has also foaad time to ex
plore Kashmir. Baluchistan. Ladak.
Thibet aad the Persian gulf, ta aa
methtag af Ceylea.
nltaV Vn9fMilvf) Mw vCMwlw
Rile shooting win hereafter be In
tfuded ia the curriculum of the ele
mentary schools of Graat Britala. Mr.
Rlriell. the prealdeat of the board ot
education, who made the announce
meat ia the Hoase of Commons, said
that tto educational authorities had
bean givaa permission under certain
restrictions, to allow children of cer
taia ages te be taught to shoot at
Buaiature ranges, the Instruction to ha
paid eat of the public funds.
Museum Gets Fine PulpiL
King Friederich August of Saxony
has givea to the Germaafe museum at.
Harvard a full-Bise reproduction of the
sanasteae pulpit of tto Church of
Wcchselharg. near Leipute. This gift
to regarded as the meat important
asada to the museum alnee the ana
eellectloe of casts waa seat by tto
German emperor. Tto pulpit be
longs ta the beglaaiag of the thir
teenth century, aad is a massive struc
ture, 15 feet high, resting ea Romna
eeeue columns.
Vnearthing the Briber.
During n recent campaign in Ene
Umd a certala woman called ea a laj
borer's wife and asked If her husbaaal
weald vote for Lord Btenk. "No. tot
wont" was the reply. "Bat remem
ber the blankets and coals yoa gotj
from the clergymaa.- "Never miad
them. He's been promised a aew yair.
af trousers if he votes for Mr. Dash."'
Suspecting that thta waa a case ;
bribery that must be outdone, tto
woman canvasser offered n sovereign
If the woman would tell her who had
promised the trousers. The money
paid over, the woman smiled. "I
promised them." she said, "and 111
hay them out af year sovereign."
Weld at Eight Dollars a Ptomai.
"French walaut is the finest woo
we have," said the cabinet maker. "It
comes from Persia, but it te prepared;
in France. I have seen French wal
nut worth $8 n pound, and it Is a corn
son thing to pay $2 a pound for It.
Of course It Is used principally for,
veneering. Only millionaires could
have chairs aad tables of asUd French
walnut
"Mahogany, wonderful as it to,
rarely fetches such high prices. From
$2 to $3 te a very aaad price par
for thte wood.
-Essay. If it Is la a partlcalarl
large piece, so that it win cat weU,
wffl often bring x a neaaa. ia
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NO MEDICINE.
smt Change of Feed Gave Final Relief.
Most diseases start la tto alii
nry canal stomach and bowels.
A great deal of our stomach ana
bowel troubles come from eating toa
much starchy and greasy food.
Tto stomach does not digest any of
tto starchy food we eat white bread,
pastry, potatoes, oats, etc. these
things are digested ia the small intes
tines, and-If we eat too much, as most
of us do, the organs that should di
gest this kind of food are overcomn
by excess of work, so that fermenta
tion. Indigestion, aad a wag train
af alls 'result
Too much fat also is hard to digest
and this Is changed into adds, sour
stoBMch, belching gas, aad a Monty,
heavy feeUag.
Ia these conditions a change front
indigestible foods to Grape-Nuts will
work wonders in not only relieving
tto distress but in building ap a
strong digestion, clear hraia and,
steady aerves. A Wash, womaa
writes:
"About five years ago I suffered witit
had stomach dyspepsia. Indigestion.
coBstipatioa caused, I know now.
from eating starchy nnd greasy food.
1 doctored for two years without
any benefit Tto doctor told ma ther
waa no cure for asa. 1 could mot eat
anything without suffering severa
pala la my hack and ssdes, ami I be
came discouraged.
"A friend nrmamtndiid Grape-Nuts
sad I began to use It In
two weeks I began to feel better.
msilT af two moatha I waa a
waasaa and have beea an
1 can eat anything I wish wKh
Wa eat Grape-Nnta audi
for breakfast and an
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