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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Some Up to Date Hints About CuItiga-
ton of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, ViticuIture and FIori-
culture.
Farming in Argentine.

The London Times says: The eighty
fourth meeting of the Royal commits
sion on agriculture was held on Friday,
MIR. Shaw Lefevre in the chair
Mr.. ID. j. Brett, a rancho owner in
the province of Santa Fe, Argentine re-
public, was examined. He stated that
be had been in Argentina thirty-five
years and had had long experience in
agriculture and stock raising in that
country. Wheat growing in the repub-
tic was for the most part in the hands
OF Italian colonists, though Swiss and
french immigrants were also engaged
in this industry. Some of the best
colonistS were natives of the Basque
provinces. The colonists as a body
were hard working community They
labored over sixteen and seventeen
hours daily, including Sundays The
women worked on the land. and the
children drove the plows as soon as
they were old enough. The soil was cas-
lily worked, and no manuring was nee
esSary. Laborers were very little en-
ployed in the wheat growing districts
except for a few weeks during the
harvest. The bulk of the work was
done by the colonists and their fami-
lies. Occasionally laborers went out
from Italy to Argentina for the har-
vest and returned home again when the
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive: effectually cleansing the system,
lispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
sists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man,
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed. you will not
Accept any substitute if offered.
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Presidents who were Farmer..


In those halcyon days of agriculture
ten presidents of the United States
we're called from farms.
1. Washington, the land surveyor
and farmer, from Mount Vernon.
2. John Adams, of Quincy, who,
during the last year of his presidency,
said: Il am weary, worn and dis
gusted to death. 1 had rather chop
wood, dig bitches and make fences
upon my poor little farm. Alas! poor
farm and poorer family, what have you
lOst that your country might be free"
s. Jefferson, farmer, philosopher and
statesman, from Monticello.
T. Madison. farmer and lawyer, of
Montpelier, Va.
o. Monroe. farmer, from Oak Hill,
Virginia.
.: John Quincy Adams, from the
quincy farm of 100 acI IS, near Boston.
Ut is said that most of the trees were
raised by John Quincy Adams from
the seeds which he was in the habit of
picking up in his wanderings. The
most peculiar interest attaches to a
shellbark hickory which he planted
more than fifty years previous to his
death. In this tree he took a peculirr
satisfaction, but he was an enthusiast
III regard TO all the trees of the forest,
dinerlng III this respect from his
1ather. who was an agriculturist of the
CATO stamp-was more inclined to lay
the axe to them than to propagate
them)
Z. Andrew Jackson, of the Her
mltage, in Tennessee, who, as a far
mer, soldier and lawyer, was a most ex-
celient type of the best Americanism.
8. Van Buren,, of Undertook. N. Y.
was called to the presidency from his
sEeep and wool farm, although he was
lawyer of far above average acquire
ments and ability.
3. William Henry Harrison, from
his farm at North Bend, o.
TO- Tyler. of Sherwood Forest farm.
virginia, where he subsequently died.
IL. James X. Polk, of Duck River,
Tenn, also came from the farm to the
presidency.
This selection of presidents from
rural homes-from among the farms
OF the country-illustrates the fact that
in those days there was no profession
or calling which held more exalted
position in public estimation than that
of agricultTe.-Secreta ]. Sterling
Morton, in the Forum.
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The lighthouses of the world num-
Der more than 1000. The United
States has over 1900 houses and as
many posts. The latter are simpler in
construction and not very expensive,
since they are maintained on shore.
The annual appropriation for their
keeping Is now nearly 81, 900, 600. Ker-
osene oil is that which has been adopt
ed by the lighthouse board as luminant
though gas and, to a limited extent.
electricity have been given trial. Gas
is Being used only at Alexandria. Va 4,
and Newburyport, Mass. Kerosene is
considered the best and cheapest. It
is ever reliable. Electricity will, no
doubt. be adopted when Congress can
be prevailed upon to appropriate
money.
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the fall some fine manure was scattered
among the plants, and when the first
freezing weather came the whole bed
was we'll covered with straw. This was
removed early in the spring, and every
weed that appeared was pulled up.
Just before the fruit commenced to
ripen some straw was placed between
the plants to keep it clean. There were
some fifty varieties. and most of them
were as large as the Crescent Mr.. Smith
was selling. One was much larger.
The berry created quite sensation in
the Smith family, and it was their can
did opinion that it surpassed all other
varieties that the world had yet seen.
One day Afr. Smith carried half dozen
specimens TO town and gave one TO
each OF as many prominent persons who
felt in duty bound to give no end of
praise. He was greatly enthused, and
when he repeated some Of the pleasant
things that were said his family con-
Guided that fortune had smiled upon
them. From that time on the new
berry was the leading topic and all
the friends of the Smith family were
informed OF its wonderful qualities.
After the bearing season the other
Seeding were hoed up and the runners
of the new berry layered all around
lIe parent plant, ana carefully hOed and
watered Johnnie's father gave him a
nice rich bed in the garden which he
covered with manure and spaded and
made almost as fine as sand. About the
lst of August there came rainy night
and the next day while it was yet
cloudy, Johnnie took up twenty nicely
rooted plants with the garden trowel
and about quart of earth to each one
and transferred them to the new he'd
They never felt the change, but con-
tinued to grow from the first. These
were treated just as the original plant
had been the year before except that a
liberal amount of hen manure was ap-
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A strawberrr That Failed.

Mr.. Smith has been raising strawber-
ries for ten years or more, writes Mr..
Crawford in Strawberry Culturist. He
grows all his crops for revenue only
belongs to no horticultural society.
takes no horticultural paper. and takes
but little stock in any new tangled no.
lions. He raises the Wilson and Cres-
cent In thick matted rows, and takes as
many crops from the same plantation
as possible. One of his boys, Johnnie.
found some small Seeding plants and
obtained permission to set them in the
garden where early lettuce and onions
MAD grown: This was in July. The boy
TOOK good care of them and removed
Al runners as they appeared. Early in
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work was over. The wages were about
$3.50 day. Most of the old colonists
in the wheat growing sections of the
republic had purchased their land, but
in recent years immigrants had usual
ly rented their land, and the majority
paid produce rent ranging from to
Is per cent of the crop they grew
Machinery and implements were gener-
ally obtained by the colonists by pur-
chase on years credit from store
keepers, and paid for in certain per-
centage of the crop to be produced. The
older colonists who owned the land
they worked were certainly not in debt
AS regarded the cost of production, the
Italian colonist could grow wheat to
be sold on his farm at a price euuiva-
lent, at the present rate of exchange.
to lis per quarter, and he would gain
more by doing this than as a wage
Garner in the republic. Twenty shillings
a quarter in London would encourage
the extension of wheat growing in the
republic under present conditions But,
although even the present low prices
did not represent loss to the Argen-
tina colonists. many wheat growers
had recently devoted more attention
10 the cultivation of lucern or alfalfa.
The crop was most valuable one, and
when once the land had been laid down
10 further trouble was necessary, as
the crop was practically perennial. AS
an instance of the value of alfalfa. he
stated that ordinary wheat land in the
republic could be bought for 15s per
acre, whereas the same land when laid
down to lucern would at the end of
single year be of the value of e. per
acre. There was a lar~o area in the
republic of the exte-j of about 10000
square leagues which was specially
suitable to the cultivation of this lu-
Germ, the soil being particularly good,
and having water at about twenty feet
below the surface. The great value of
this particular land for the cultivation
Of lucern had only been discovered
within the last five years, and attention
was now being directed to the posi-
bility of developing a large export trade
in cattle and sheep to the United King
dom. Hitherto cattle rearing in the
republic consisted, to a great extent,
in the improvement of the stock by the
importation of good blood from Great
Britain and elsewhere. One great adj
vantage possessed by the Argentina
breeder was the fact that his stock
never required housing or hand feed
ing, and in this way the expense of
maintaining buildings was avoided.
The climate was such that the cattle
and sheep could be left out all the year
around.
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1t is pleasure TO note the addition
of another important feature to the al
ready competent train service of the
NickIe Plate Road. The Dining Car
service of this popular low rate line has
recently been augmented. by which din
per will be served OH train No. 6, leav-
ing Chicago at p. m. daily. and break
fast and dinner on train No. leaving
Chicago daily at 9:20 p. m with direct
connections for New York and Boston.
Breakfast and dinner will be served on
train No. 5, arriving in Chicago at 9:35
p. m. from New York and Boston.
For full information regarding routes,
rates, maps, folders, etc. address your
nearest ticket agent or J. Y. CALLAHAN,
General Agent, Chicago, Ill.
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new dining car service between Chi
cago and Buffalo via the Nickle Plate Road
has recently been placed at the disposal OF
the travelling public. which will enable
patrons of this favorIte low rate line to OBJ
tain meals on all trains when travelling on
through trains between Chicago, New York
and Boston. For reservations of sleeping
car space and further information see youi
local ticket agent or address J.Y. Callahan
General Agent, Chicago.
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MIXED af.r.,..

Manager--This play of yours will
never do.
Observation-Disclosures the matter witt.
it?
Manager-Why, here you have Act
Time past the present. Act IL-Ten
years la.or--N. Y. World.
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Steel shipbuilding for the traffic of
he great lakes is in highly prosrer-
Gus condition The size of IKE vessels
steadily increases; ships of 5000 tons
burden are now on the stock in South
Chicago
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-08
ONLY ONE AND THAT IN JULY

The Great Rock Island Route will sell tickets
cheap for this excursion 10 Denver in July, and
you should post yourself at once TO rates ard
routes.
Send by postal card or letter to Jno. Sebastian.
e. j. A, Chicago for a beautiful souvenir issued
by the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific R'y call
ed the Tourist Teacher that tells all about the
trip. 1t will be sent free. 1t is a gem, and you
should not delay in asking for it.
sJNo. SEBASTIAN, G. T. A., Chicago
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A Poisonous niist.

This fifty describes mlasIna, u vaPorous poi
son MnlCn breeds CuliIS anu never, JIl4Ous re-
n4ILlent, dunn GSuv, a.ue Iaac, anu IL t.l.
tropics ueauIy ! paUiu IOrms Vi lever. nus
tetIcr StOnIacn DIttcr5 prevents aud CURES
inCSS Complaints DIlIOuSAcss, OUnstlpaI On,
~ Spep-il, LerN Jus ana aICnCy iroCUIu., rueu-
hatISAIl, neuralgia anu III p.IIcu NtlaLItJ are
atsO rvnltuleu " tnC sIe.ll LSs .OratlNv-
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At the international Prison Congress
will be held-neXt June in Paris. The
United States, Japan and every Gov
eminent in Europe. save Germany and
Turkey, have already agreed to send
delegates.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-08

The Kansas City Metal Roofing & Corfu
eating Go. will remove To 4I6 Delaware St
on April 9th. This change has become
necessary on account OF the rapid growth
of their business in corrugated IRON and
other building material.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-08

There are now eighty ships engaged
in the business of carrying frozen meat
to England. They have capacity of
$500, 900 carcasses.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-08

The Japanese begin building their
house at the top. The roof is first
built and elevated on a SHELTON frame.
Then it affords shelter to the workmen
from storms.
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Jack Potts (bitterly)-I wish mad
never learned to play poker.
Mrs. Potts also bitterly)-Are you
quito sure You ever did?-Puck.
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Tommy-Father, what are lords?
Father-They are certain persons of
the English nobility.
Tommy-And are their children an
gels?-Puck,
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A Lively Time.

She-I was playing whist also last
night. 1t was the first meeting of our
young ladies' whist club.
He-I wondered what made you SO
Enthusiastically Life.
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Sponges. states and slate PENCILS are
no longer allowed in the public schools
Of Cambridge, Mass. Paper, pens and
pencils have been substituted.
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Souvenir Eipbt.

First Subur banite-What is there go
ing on over at Brownkin's night
golden wedding?
Second Suburbanite-No, It's sow.
enir night, in celebration of the fiftletl,
day Of their having their new hired
girl.-Judge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-08

The mining of platinum on the Sim
llkameen River in British Columbia. is
becoming important 1t is taken out
like gold, from placer ground.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-08

London pays 40 per cent. of the in
come tax OF England and Wales and its
government and management cost
about S55, 900, 600 a year.
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John Floyd, Il colored carpenter, Of
Augusta, Ca. Ia; named his four som
Jay Gould, Vanderbilt" "Rocke
Teller" and "Phil Armour
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The nursery tricycle. has appeared in
London. 1t contains two seats, one for
the mistress and one for the maid and
her charge, and has two pairs of ped
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-08

Out of 1000 men who marry, 332
marry Younger women. SO marry wo.
men of the same age and 50 marry old
ar women
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1t is said that in London alone there
are no fewer than 10000 professional
musicians of various grades, and that
more than half of them are women
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Addresses Wanted.

You no doubt have several friends
il other States who might be induced
to come West if properly approached.
There may be one or two dozen of
them. Nothing better than nicely IL
Illustrated folders, with appropriate
maps, aud text prepared by somebody
whose only interest in the matter is to
tell the truth.
If you will send to Geo. T. Nichol
son, G. p. A. Santa Fe Route, Topeka,
kans., list of persons who would be
interested in literature regarding Kan
sas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico
or California, he will take pleasure in
mailing to each one an assortment of
folders, pamphlets, etc. They are
free. SANTA FE ROUTE
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Don't tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Av,,

II me truthful, startling title of q hook about
No io-bac, lfe harmleS5. guaranteed tobacco
nenIi cure that braces up nicotin'zed nery es
{. inmates the nicotine Poison. makes weak
neh gam strelRth, vigor, and manhood NoI
run no physical or financial risk as No To Rac
y sotd by Druggists everywhere un6er "A GUAR
antee 10 cure or money refunded Book free
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Girl bootblacks are increasing il
Paris.
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The average weight OF the egg ofthe
ostrich is three pounds. It's contents
equal those of about twentyfour hen
eggs.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves
the most obstinate coughs.-Rev. ID. BUcH-
MUELLER, Lexington. Mo. Feb. o. "a
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According to medical journal, in
ordinary health most people are proof
against .lfiuenza
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A company organized to build an
electric railroad with an underground
conduit, on Indiana avenue, Chicag, is
incorporated with SIS, 900, 900 capital
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The three most common names in
England, Scotland and Ireland respec.
lively are Smith, Macdonald and Muir
ply.
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piled among the plants, and in a dry
time they were well watered In the
meantime the old plant was making
more runners, and at the end of the
season Johnnie had twenty large hills
and over 100 good plants
All of Mr.. Smiths customers had a
chance to sample the new berry the
next season and compare 1t with the
Wilson and Crescent The editor of
the local paper received a sample and
gave very fiattering notice in the next
issue. nurseryman in the same
county heard of the berry and finally
arranged with Mr.. Smith to introduce
it and give share of the proceeds.
Every effort was made to raise stock
and even the twenty hills were allowed
to run. 1t was put on the market the
next spring with a glowing description.
accompanied by testimonials from the
preacher, Squire Brown, and other
dignitarieS, as we'll as the Clipping from
the local paper.
Although the price was 50 a dozen
a considerable number of plants were
disposed of, mostly to nurserymen in
various parts of the country. Each
purchaser felt anxious to increase his
stock as fast as possible, and, a year
iater, forty times as many people had
a dozen of Johnnie Smiths new berry
Up to this time no one had ever
truited it to perfection but Johnnie
Smith. The next year, however, over
1000 people had it growing. and ripen-
ing in their gardens. With a few it
succeeded, but in the great majority of
cases 1t was a disappointment, and
many hard things were said of the in
PRODUCER. Now, who was to blame in
the matter. Will some one tell us?
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In civilized countries the average
age at which women marry is twenty
threc and half years
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Evaporating Apples.

The apple crop of the state has again
been disposed of at fairly good aver
age price, says Maine Farmer Yet the
fact remains all the same that the sec
onds have as usual been badly in the
way to drag down the price to a lower
average. Most growers still insist on
selling at an agreed upon price right
through"
We still claim it would be better not
to put the seconds on the market as
green fruit. We complain that Nova
Scotia and Canadian fruit brings higher
prices abroad than our own, yet we still
insist that the inferior fruit shall make
up goodly part of it.
We fully believe that the introduction
of the evaporation into our state to a
much larger extent than it has ever vet
been done. and as has been done in the
fruit counties of New York, would
prove an advantage if rightly handled.
The Gamers now take care of some of
this inferior fruit. Let the evaporator
come and take the rest 1t is estimated
that in Wayne County, New York above
full million bushels of the last crop
of this class of apples was evaporated.
and that in this form it was worth a full
half million dollars. This disposition
of the fruit takes it out of the market
and puts it into a form of value and
out of competition with the green
fruit
We are strongly of the opinion that
such disposition of this class of fruit
in our state would be greatly to the adj
vantage of the growers.
To keep milk sweet, or sweeten sour
milk. put into il q pinch OF carbonate of
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China has only forty miles of railway
on which to transport 400. 900, 900 peo-
pie.
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Mothers appreciate the good work
Parkers Ginger Tonic. with its reviying qualities
"a boon to the pain stricken, sleepess and nervous
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-08

Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."
warranted TO cure money refunded. Ask your
druggist for it Price 10 cents.
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That story about the typhoid germ
getting into the raw oysters is still cir
culnting. 1t should still be taken with
a grain of salt
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F. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. O.. Proprs Of
HAIRS Catarrh Cure, offer 800 reward FOR any
Ease OF catarrh that can not be cured ny taxing
nan Catarrh Cure: Send for testimonials.
Tree. Sold by Druggists, 75c
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1t is calculated that in large ocean
steamers more than 5000 articles of
glass and china are broken every voy-
ARE