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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-07
,,1-,. Misses Younr.' Entertainment.

The Misses YounRs entertained at fhetr
home i'm Fremont last "Wednesday even
ing. Music was the chief feature Of the
evening and luncheon was served later
IN the evening Among those present
were: Miss Eima Dwight, Miss Carroll.
Miss Peterson. Miss ollie Carroll. Miss
pertna. Miss Bailey Miss Edna Graham.
Miss Holden. Miss Powers. SIR .Grsnth1nn.
Mr.. wells. Mr.. D. A. Smith. SIR. i. War
ner. Mr. Albert Dufton. Mr.. A Powers.
Mr.. Gilbert, Mr.. Weston. Ar. Charles
Young.
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Mr.. ani Mrs j. n. Richards were the
recipients Of many appropriate presents
a. their home. IL Farm street. Saturday
evening March ~ & being the fifih an
ulverzary of their wedding day. Music
and dancing Vas The order Of the even
ing. and a. . late hour an elegant lunch
vas served which vas greatly enjoyed
,,v All D-esent Among those present
vrere. Mr. and Mrs. E5esricx. Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Ffostetter. Sir. ana Mrs. I'd Wal
lace. Mr.. ard Mrs J. Aetzler. Mr.. and
Ms. J. ~ Rieaaras. Hirs. T. II. White.
Afra. 7. Faulkner. Mrs DayaGSS5. Mrs.
Josnson. 9ars. Fsogerson. Mrs Byrnes.
Miss celia Fra ares. Miss DSliie Frances.
MIS- aGarceiLA IIeeEaek. Miss Matte
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Joe Barr's surprise Party.

Mr.. Jcc Barr was given a surprise
party las. Friday evening by a aunaber
~ his friends at the residence of his
parents. Capt. and Mrs. H. W. Barr.
a. Esdgewater. Games, etc. made ms
evening pass pleasantly. and a dainty
luncheon was served. Among thoss
present were. Miss Alice Graham, Miss
Helen Crawford. Miss Nellie Reinhart.
Mss Gertte Giles. Miss Jean Crawford.
Miss Minnie Buhtx. Miss Alice Green.
Miss FlosSie Norton. Miss Mabel Car
roll. MI John Storey. MIR. George Nor
ton. Mr.. Alfred Giles, Mr.. Donald Nc
Donald Mr.. George Agut,er. Mr.. Frank
Re.nhart, Mr.. Ed Robertson, Mr.. Emil
Bahtz
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Master Fremont Denton was given q
birthday surprise party In honor OF his
9Th birthday at his parents residence at
Fremont last Monday evening. Games
and other social amuscments made the
evening pass enjoyahly. and dainty
supper was partaken of. Among the lit
tie guests present were: Lille Fiaid-
land. Helen Shorey, Nora Flaidland. Ma
bel Webb. Minnie Falkland. Gertie Alex
ander. Edna Downie. LogaIi Becker. VIII
mer Snyder. Eddie Alexander. Gustsve
Hahn, Adolf Hahn. Johnnie Denton, Free
mont Denton. Master Fremont nas tha
honor of being the first boy born IN Free
mont six years ago.
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Mr.. Cotteri,l.s Surprise Party.

A pleasant surprises party was given
Mr.. Roland Cotterill last Tuesday even
ing at "a Box street. at which various
amusements made up n pleasant evening.
Refreshments were served at ii o'clock.
The following guests were present: Miss
Lulu Dupee, Miss Alice Johnson. Miss
Rosena Denny. Miss Carrie Smith. Miss
May Hammond. Miss Grace Kidd. MIR.
Roland Cotteriil. Mr.. Ernest Range Mr..
Harry Fenton. Mr.. Benton Hammond.
Mr.. Leo Dumar MIR. Harry pumar. Mr..
Leonard Kidd. Mr.. Leroy Pike. Mr.. Mark
Gillett. MI Robert Dunce. Mrs. Ham
mond Mrs. X. A. Dupee. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kidd and Arthur Kidd.
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Mrs. oarcken's whist Party.

Mrs g. l.. Garcken gave a party In
honor OF Mr.. OFT. OF Sedro. last Thursday
evening at i2l3iz Front street. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
cocoran. Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Dunn. hr.
and Mrs. w. r. whitman. Mrs =, L.
C;a~eken. Mira r s. Young. Mira. Ella
f.oco~an Mss Jennie Cocorsn. Miss
7sssher Whitman. Mr. W. G. ont. Mr.
I.auson. Mr.. n. $. Wilson. SIR &. j.
Brano. Sir. G. II. Whitman. Master Ben
ME Matterson. Master Frank cocorans
Master r. Speare Young
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The Latona Golden Circle.

Gle met a. Mrs. Iockery's last Wednes-
day afternoon and a pleasant time WAS
spent In an id-fashioned taffy pull Ths
following members were present: Mrs.
Briece Mrs. A. Stephens. Mrs. J. Rob-
SON. Mrs. j. Lockery. Mrs. Diamond. Miss
Pearl Troy Miss Lettie Stephens. MisS
Iottie Robson, Miss Grace Ridgway. Miss
Meta Walters Miss Maud Walters. Miss
Georgia Diamond. Miss Annie Robson.
Miss Rosia Phelemy. Miss Florence Lock-
cry, Miss Ethel Robson. Miss F'lossy
Troy. Miss Helen Lockery. Mr.. Harry
Diamond and Mr.. Joey Diamond.
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This club was charmingly entertained
on Friday 10y Miss Sargent at dafro-
dIi luncheon. Banks OF these flowers I'm
the dining room, Win yellow lights and
draperies, ltnt a beautiful effect. Dainty
souvenir paintings. with the initials. de-
lighted each guest. The club has made
marvellous progress and has won much
praise from those OF wider experience.
Those present on Friday We're. Mss
Howell Miss Gnlsite. Miss Frye. Miss
Hubbard, Miss Burweli. Miss Drew. Miss
Parsons and Miss Sargent.
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NOTES.

wr, Fred BlcnkIns. OF Fremont. is very
I'll
cyrus vvafter. the mill man. vent 20
san ETanctscs last Friday
Ar 7 a. scott OF f<dEewater. left for
r,rsTflTrsd Oregon. last "Wednesday.
Mrs. Bailey Gatzert and Mrs. Lord
sailed Tor san FEanctsco last Friday.
SIR. and Mrs. J. A. Euck. n frefnoHt.
ssxe rarn0ypd 10 sanas for the summer.
The Young WofneB's Auxiliary viii give
a social hop thas egenka@ al fro@shs
hall.
Unity Lodge, Knights ~ Pythiss gave =
,sx3sa whist on Friday evening. Mr..
Henry Monler and Mrs. Phil Wsasor
soa head prizes ana Ar. Leighton AID
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One OF the prcttiest whist parties OF this
season was given by Mrs. A. II. Shreve
OF 2Qo Madison street. in honor OF her
guest. Miss Addie Libby. Of Olympia.
The first prizes were awarded 20 Miss
Allie Zimmerman and Mr.. Swiiger. Mrs
Zimmerman and MIR. Ferris carrying off
the booty prizes. after which dainty re-
freshments were served. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Switzer. Mr.. and
Mrs Ferris. Mrs. Zimmerman. Miss Alice
Zimmerman. Miss Addie Libby, Mr..
Eyenson. Mr.. Guptill. Mr.. Atweil and Mr.
and Mrs. Shreve.
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A PARADOX
This Week We Offer
A Big Premium
For Ladies
With.....so
Small Feet,
For Men
With.....sS
Big Feet.

We intend closing ont all the small
sizes and narrow widths in certain
lines Of ladies' Shoes Ut less than
cost. and certain lines in Mems Shoes
at the same rate. The ladies' bar
gains are bonanzas or people with
small feet. The mems bargains will
make men with big feet happy.
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ps-ay IN her sad catastrophe. Proxrss-
s1ve wniss was then enjoyed untlI II
o'clock. when laaca gas served Danc-
Ing was INDUCED n ungu IL O'Clock.
whez The members dispersed % meet az
the residence Of Mrs Frank Toarsfle
next Thursday. Those p~eseuS we're: Tlr.
aud Mrs Newsansis. Mr.. ana Mrs Frank
Toary2le. Ar. and Mrs. W. j. j. Rob
erss. Mr. and Mrs. RSthhur1, AIr and
Ms f. j. Harry. Mr.. ana Mrs. Macarthur.
Mss Couts, 81 tacoma: Miss Rsokerton.
OF Honolulu Mrs George l. Hill, Miss
Title Atwood. Mss Bartlett Miss Reeaer.
Miss House. Mr.. r. ". Crawford. Mr.
Daniel W. Bass. Mr.. g r Treat, Mr.
George Andrews and Mr. Palmer.
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400 pairs of Ladies' Fine French
Kid Hand Turned Button Shoes,
opera or common sense lasts, sizes 2
TO 4, widths "A to EE, reduced from
So and ST to So pair.
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Handsome
New Tan Shoes
For Ladies.

We have just opened handsome
stock of Ladies' Tan and Russet Shoes
in Congress and 0xfords. They in
elude all the new lasts. in square.
needle and rszar toes. and are un-
douhtedly the uobbiest pieces of foot
wear shown this season. The prices
are remarkably low.
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The fdmund.' Wooden wedding.

A crowd assembled at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Edrnunds. on Hubert sta Get.
last "Wednesday evening, 20 give them q
surprise party in honor OF their wooden
wedding anniversary. The snrprisers
brought presents for the happy couple,
flowers 70 decorate the rooms with ana
luncheon 10 satisfy the inner man. The
hours OF the evening were pleasantly
whiled away In conversation, music ana
dancing Those composing the lsarty
were. Mr.. and Mrs. +. 4. Kinney, Mr..
ami Mrs V. W. Upper. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rochester. Mr. and Mrs. CULVER. MIR.
and Mrs. Houghton. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Estes and Mr. and Mrs. L. Crawford.
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Unparalleled
Sale
Ladies' Shoes.
CSC.


122 pairs Of Ladies' Fine Dongola
Button Shoes, opera and common
sense lasts, plain toes, sizes 2, 21. 3,
3a, widths. AA. A, b and c, reduced
from $3.50 to 99c a pair.
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55 pairs Laird, Schober & Mitch
ellis samples, patent leather tip,
latest lasts, sizes and 81 widths
A and b. reduced from $3.50, 50 and
Sc to So y pair.
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99c.

100 pairs of Ladies' Dong0la But
ton Shoes, plain toes. opera and CON-
mon sense lasts, sizes 2 to 3, widths
IA to c, reduced from $3.50 to 99c
a pair.
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The Qui yive Whist Club.


The ladies Of tie Qal Vive Whist Club
gave a social dance last Wednesday
evening al Prosch's hail. The following
guests were present: Miss Frehurg. Miss
Merrill. Miss Burroughs. Miss Fasth
Manning. Miss Rasssoff. Mss GcEete
Paige. Miss Lillian B3gelow. Miss Thor
sen. Miss Rhea Max. Miss k3nSshaTy
Miss Lewis. Miss Morrow, Mss pegner,
Miss Haven. Mss Cow1e. Miss Alice Nc
DoUgai Miss Wright. the Misses orth.
the Misses johnson. Mr.. Bert Coleman,
Mr.. II. G. Horton. Mr.. Z. James. Mr.. y.
Soderberg. Mr.. c. Bigeiaw. Mr.. Hunt,
Mr.. ". Burke. Mr.. William Paige DIT.
Hoye. pr. f. :. Smith. Mir. Ira Ranke.
Mr.. c. o. Tucker. Mr.. r. Porter. MIR. u.
c. Hyde. Mr.. r. Z. Mckinley. Mr.. Al
Aslthy. Mr. :. J. cruickshank. Mr.. "A. y.
Shaw, Mr.. A c. Hesse Mr.. /. l.. Ward.
Mr.. Archibald. Mr.. =. Gale, Mr.. 4.
Faulkner. Mr.. c. T.. Suter, Mr.. Harry
Rogers. Mr.. F. Holconb. Mr.. &. w.
Thornton. Mr.. Personals, Mr.. t. Newton,
Mrs. Lawrence. Mrs. Wallace, Mrs
Haven. Prof. and Mrs. Whitley, Prof.
and Mrs. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. F. 4.
McRae. Mr. and Mrs. {. r. Frasch, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles q. Hoicono. Mr.. and
Mrs. Blankenshtp. Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers.
NIr. and Mrs. Spauld:ng. Mr.. and Mrs.
Crawford. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hathaway,
Mr. and Mrs. Wright
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y surprise party was given 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos al their home on South Tenth
street last Tuesday evening. in honor OF
Mrs. George Davis. ef Victoria. Il. e.,
an aunt OF Mrs. Amos. The even
ing was spent in whist and dancing,
elegant music heinE ia attendance.
The evening was most enjoyable. Those
present were: Mrs. George Davis. Mrs.
II. {. Davies OF Victoria, i. e. Mr.. ard
Mrs. q. Amos. Mr.. and Mrs II. +.
Coonhs. Mr.. and Mrs. n, : Loader. Mr..
and Mrs Z. l. McCarty, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
II. Comstock. Mr.. and Mrs. q. Zempel.
NJ and Mrs. W. MeCullock. Miss We
Urine Loader Miss Hazel Coomhs. Miss
Mary Farquhar. Miss LizxAse fienke.
Miss Mary Henke. Miss Mary Prohst.
Miss Lizzie Prohst. Miss Gertie T'isonp-
son. Mr.. j. H. Holmes. MIR. ID. q. Loader.
Mr.. John Maratta, Mr.. W. y. Hawkins.
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99c.

100 pairs of Ladies' DongOla But
ton Shoes, opera and common sense
lasts, plain toes, sizes 2 to 3,
widths "A, A, b and c, reduced from
So to 99c pair.
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Mor@ss-Smith.

Mr.. lincoln Anthony Morse ami Mas
Mary Jane Smith, both ~ OAK haroor'
rasara county. were married fn ths par
1g,-a ~ ss,e DGller hotel Tuesday evening.
kp~sl ?. 1906, BY ms Rev. John +. Damon.
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White. Miss Ora Faulkner. Mss Laura
R0gersoss. Mr. MSguan. Mr.. nanuing. Mr.
]. Meszler. NJ II. Romano. Mr.. n. Graz
ham. Mr.. y. Ryrnes. Mr.. Louie IiedricS
and Master Louie Hedrick.
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275 pairs of Sunset Shoes, genuine
calf skin, half double soles. sizes 10.
I0's and IL, widths f, ZEE and ZEE,
reduced from So to 81 pair.
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Big Snaps for
Men.


10 pairs Mems Casco Calf Shoes,
extra we'll made. in sizes 8, ga, 10,
l01l and IL, widths + ana ZEE, re-
duced from $500 to S1.75 pair.
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These Prices Go

Until each and every pair is sold,
and there is but little chance that
they will last many days. Such bar
gains always mean lively buying.
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From 50 to SIS.
Millinery.
Millinery.

We invite every woman In Seattle
20 come Up on Pike street and take
look at our millinery show windows
tomorrow.
The goods are too expensive and per-
tShable to keep on display more than
a day ar two. and they are worthy OF
Inspection.
Comparisons are always ofious. so
YOU Just look through the stock and
form your own opinion.
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That's the best description we can
find for the New Spring Capes. Our
cloak department has made name
and a reputation for itself In the face
of many difficulties-Iack of proper
facilities for showing goods. lack OF
space. and many other drawbacks.
These are faults that time viii mend.
Never have we shown such a bewilder-
ing selection OF garments. Prices are
within everybody's reach. Come and
examine the stock. You need not feel
II you come In here that you have 20
buy. Pleased 10 have you come.
whether you buy or not.
New Miroir Velvet Capes.
New Lace-Trimmed SILK Capes.
New Covert Cloth Capes.
New Clay Worsted Capes.
New Broadcloth Capes.
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New open ana ready for sale. the
most complete stock of millinery.
trimmed and un,rimmei. TO be found
IN the state.
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-26
snxnciry Of Crnws.

Grows are so fond Of eggs" writes
q farmer, that you can play some
amusing tricks on them. One summer
placed stuffed porcupine in the field,
spread little straw over it, and stuck
some hens eggs on the quilts. A crow
soon spied the eggs from treetep, and
fcw down to get one. 1t alighted on
the ground near by, and then it fitted
up and settled down on the straw; but
it hoped of very suddenly, looked
sideways at the eggs, and scratched
around, as if its feet did not seem ex-
actly natural The crow tried again,
got his feet pricked and flew back to
the tree, where It sat silently till two
more crows got fooled IN the same
way; then it began to COO and chuctie
as if it were laughing at them. Then
the two Joined him, and the three sat
on the tree till two more got their
soles pricked, when the five went
squaIIing to the woods The next
morning I noticed big flock of crows
flying backward and forward from the
woods to the porcupine. Finally they
all disappeared and I found that the
black scamps had outwitted me, for
they had piled up lot of twigs on the
quilts, and on them the cunning crows
had got foothoId, stuck their bills
into the eggs, and had carried them
f-r-Rochester On " Union
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-26
Photography Under the Sec.

The progress of photography under
the sea. by means of the newly-devised
magnesium light-a marvel of ingenui-
ty-may justly be described as some
thing wonderful. though the timing of
the. exposures is said to still present one
of the most serious difficulties yet to be
overcome It is stated with reference
to this important point than thus far in
the process an exposure of ten minutes
az a depth of three to four feet will
give good results At Depth how
ever, of fifteen To eighteen feet an ex-
posure is said to be repaired of not less
than thirty minutes when the sun is
brightest. though even at this depth it
becomes necessary to apply plate OF
blue glass in front of the lens in order
TO obtain pictures that are really clear.
while in deeper regions photography
would it is declared, be impossible but
for this improved device 1t not only
saves time and trouble. bat good pic
lures. it is said, have been taken during
storms and without appreciable light
from above
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-26
Why Kin R,rdsf

The so-called open season for
''sportsmen" 10 close at hand, and a
timely warning against the danger of
the exterminstion of bir,.s is in order.
Tlaiis This Is Is given IN very clever essay
lately published By =. Leroy Homer,
of MeadvilIe. Pa From him we learn
that a single PAIR of plant lice can
produce, in about two months, about
1900, coo. 600 of their kind, that one fe-
male moth can produce in a single
year about Is,000,noo OF caterpillars;
that in France. in two years, one ior-
ist lost about 200,o0o rose trees from
the larve of the eockchafer, that in
the Hartz mountains about 1.so0, 900
trees were killed in a few years by the
bark-boring beetle, that In our
own country. in spite of all our num-
ber of birds, something like 5000
600 to 10. coo, 600 bushels of wheat alone
are annually destroyed by insects; that
Prof TreadweIl. of Cambridge. proved
by actual experiment that robin con-
sames about 140 per cent of its own
~siGht every day. that young bird
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-26

In hin posssssicn consumed = s
worms In twelve hourss t1lsf Alsxan
der Wilson. thu great ornitEoiogise
estimated that the red-winged black
bird slons destroys shout oooo OK
insscts every yeary that sbout twenty
years ago such clouds OF grassioppers
desosndsd upon tho weatsrn statss ana
territoriss that In Utah the food sup
My wss threstsned with entire ar
atruction. but at tho moment OF greanr
est peril large focks OF beancl1n
snow-whits gulls sppssred, coming
from no ono knew where. and de-
voured tho grsashoppers almost ~feh-
sut ceasing, 50 that the crops were
saved and the Salt Lake prophets
solemnlv declared that the Lord had
sent these beautiful winged messen-
gers TO save his chosen people. All
these fscts, which have been printed
over and over again, are worthy OF re-
publication and should be borne in
mind by thoughtful people in every
community, and steps taken to cheek
aa much as possible the total extinc-
tion Of these valuable allies OF man.
At best. birds-song birds especially
afford very little food, and their wan
ton destruction for sport aloue IL .
crime against nature, which nature re-
pays by the infiction OF countless
myriads of insect foes. rendering in
vain the painful labor of the agricul-
turist.-Humane World.
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-26
FARMER AND PLANTER
pLoW WING.
o. e sns EsssntinIs Of Good 80 kre-
Aucttve Farming.

o. e Sns EsssntinIs 0f Good - kfe-
durttve farming
Thorough plowfu9 or loosanfn0 q
tho soiI In one of thu essentials tn good
farming. AL kinda Of grain, grass.
vegetables. and nearly all kinds OF
fruit, require , mellow soil or sesd
bad in order to secure the best re-
suItn The mellowinR up OF the soil In
necessary so that the plants can sx-
tant. their net work Of rootscasilT and
rapidly in every direction, and in this
way reesive the supply OF plant food
necessary for their growth. While the
soil may be full of fertility, il 1t ID
hard and compact so that tho roots OF
the plants can not push or make their
way through it readily, they will not
be able to obtain the nourishment
they require, and the plants will never
be as thrifty or grow as we'll
Land in state of nature has its best
soil on its surface, but in ali soils there
is more or less LATENT fertility, that
only needs the act1on OF the elements,
the air, Light, sunshine. rain and FROST.
Flowing is the means principally used
not only to stir the soil, but to bring
this subsoiI to the surface, where 1T
can be subjected to these various ele-
ments. Flowing also aids very matte
rally to pulverize the soil and make it
loose and mellow. It Ia not advisable
at any time to plow too deep at oncs.
In nearly or quite all cases the
best plan Of deepening the soil
10 to do it gradually. plowing
. little deeper each time. If
tho blowing is done in the fall, and the
planting is not to be done until spring,
more suhsoil can be brought to the
surface at one time than when tho
planting is TO be done reasonably soon
after the blowing 10 done. To some
extent the depth Of plowing must bs
regulated by the character of the soil
A thin soil il rarely benefited by very
deep blowing, and IL msnured up there
liz no special advantages in turning the
manure down deep into the SOIL A
soil Of this character might be benefited
by deep STIRRING of the soil where deep
blowing that turned the richer top soil
down into the ground, and brought
up the poorer anhaoil to the surface.
But the blowing should always ba
thorough. Cutting and covering will
not put the soil in the best condition
for the reception of the seed, and good
thorough blowing is worth two skim
mings. The better the blowing is
done the easier the work of preparing
in a prime tiIth, and with all crops
the better the condition of the soil,
when the seed is sour, the better the
termination, and the more vigorous
the start to grow and the better the
yield
1t pays TO use good plows, to keep
them sharp SO that thorough work can
be done, as thorough preparation of
the soil is one Of the essentials neces-
sary to the growing of q good CROP
~ J. Shepherd, In Farmers Magazine