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lived, James Smithson, bequeathed to
the United States of America the whole
OF his fortune, amounting in American
money to about $500, 900, ITO found, &C
cording to the terms of the will at
Washington, under the name OF The
Smithsonian Institution an establish
ment for the increase and diffusion OF
knowledge among men,"
A death Is an ordinary occurrence,
and so is a bequest; but, for an exile
from his own home, gentleman by
birth and education and of the highest
scientific attachments, laboring under
the bar sinister flor he was an lille
Ultimate son of the duke of Northum-
berland), and with an almost broken
heart at the odium cast upon him by his
blemished name. to die in q foreign land
and leave his whole possessions o the
government OF another land than that
which gave him birth. is, at least, nov
city, if not a romance.
Born in France. where his English
mother had gone to escape the odiuIn
of her disgrace, he passed the early
days of his life in the solitude of Ok
ford schools, where, in the year of 1885,
he was graduated with honors from the
Pembroke college, receiving the degree
of master of arts from that institu-
ton. In early life he was known as
Lewis James Maceo, that being ms
mothers name. RE did not assume his
fathers name until he had achieved
some scientific attainments. His IA
Their had been Sir Hugh Smithson be-
fore his marriage TO the daughter OF
Lord Percy had enabled him to assume
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-05-06

the title of duke of Northumberland;
and thus we base the early history of
the man whose name, to use his own
words, was ito live in the memory Of
man when the titles of the Northum-
berlauds and the Percys are extinct and
forgotten"
On the 2sth of July, in the year of
1888, John Forsyth, the secretary OF
state at Washington, received informa-
ton from the American charge DAT
flares at London that the original tes-
tator of the will, James Hungerford
Smithson's nephew Ito whom he had
left interest in his property and TO
whose children. If he should marry and
have an heir or heirs. legitimate or ilie-
climate, he left all his property, cN-
cept an annuity of & 100 year to one
John Fitall, an old servant), had died
al Pisa, Italy, on the 5th day of June,
and in the year Of 1885, without heirs.
and that as the will runs: in case OF
the death Of my said nephew, without
leaving a child, or children, | then be-
oueath the whole of my property, sub
iect to the annuity of 100, 10 John
Fitall, and for the security and pay
ment of which, | mean stock to remain
in this country. to the United States"
English attorneys, having advised
the charge d'affaires at London that 1t
would be proper for the United States
government to send attorneys as their
representatives TO England to prose-
l cute its case before the English courts
/ of chancery. the secretary of state, hay
/ ing transmitted the reports to the presi-
| dent on the 18th day of December,
1895, Andrew Jackson. then president,
sent a message to congress advising
/ the appointment of commissioner to
/ go to England TO get the money. After
! sundry wrangles and debates i'm con
gress this was accomplished, and Hon.
/ Richard Rusk was sent TO England TO
prosecute the claim. Two years later a
/ decree of chanccry awarded the money
/ to the United States and Rusk came
home with il in the ship Mediator.
Then how TO apply the money was the
question. Some advised a public IL
brary, others a university. II was
finally decided by the solous of congress
that the most practical means to diffuse
I kNONltukc dihthS mdhhthN was "
original scientific research. and the
publication Of the result of such re-
searches for public distribution. In
accordance with this view the Smith
I sorian institution. as IL now stands, was
built. but not until the original Smith
sonian bequest had seen various rounds
o. fortune. BY act of congress. dated
July :. 1855. and while the discussion as
TO what should be done with the be
quest was still in progress. the whole
sum OF the Smithsonian bequest.
amounting then TO s53s. 900. was invest
ed in Arkansas state bonds, which aft
EDWARDS became worthless, Arkansas
defsaiting in the payment OF interest
and settling up a counterelaim of in
debtedness against the United States.
The congress then made the Smith
-tnian bequest good by placing TO the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-05-06

bottom, hence makes two troughs and
makes a solid base or bottom of hay
rack. This board may vary from 6 TO S
inches in width or height. ID are strips
or inches wide nailed to lower side
and edge of board A,and on top edge of
board Il strips one-half inch thick and
or inches apart. This completes the
rack.
When sheep have access to the hay or
rough feed no hayseed can get in the
wool if hay and grain are fed at the
same time. The grain should be put in
first and can be poured into the top of
rack, and it will divide itself equally in
both troughs.
Foot piece 6 is made of inch lumber,
and should be securely nailed to bottom
of frame. This makes the rack stand
firm. Piece is inches wide and keeps
the rack from spreading.
This sheep rack IS easy to make. Any
one who can use a square, saw and ham
mer can make one. 1t is all put together
with nails. / know of no better rack.
I have used this rack for stock sheep
for over eight years. Small lambs will
not get in the troughs to soil the grain.
e. i. Horner, in National Stockman.
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illustration. and the tuck should therefore
be toward the heads, so that it will not pull
out
The hand binding harvester with men TO
do the binding is out of date, and so is the
left hand machine, which has been super
seeded by the Mccormick Right Hand Open
Elevator, the success of which makes it seem
highly probable that there will be no pro
gressive manufacturer building left hand
machines in three years.
The application of roller bearings TO grain
cutting machinery was made by j. G.. Perry
in 1869, and his patent, No. s6,5S4, for an
improved reaper, showed and described
various ways of using roller and ball bear
ings in harvesters. In view of these facts
it is somewhat amusing to read the claims
of a certain reaper maker of the present
day, who says he was the first to introduce
roller bearings in harvesting machinery. As
a matter of fact this manufacturer is com
paratively a beginner in the art of reaper
building and has originated nothing.
Unquestionably the most practicalandsat-
isfactory application of roller bearings TO
binders and mowers has been made by the
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Company.
The P4Utienla{ form used by hem vas patsSp Pt
ed IN 49, ana Is now 10 he iountl IN an NC
Cormick machines. The especially valuable
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feature of the Mccormick roller bearing is
seen in the form-or cage as IT Is called
which holds the rollers from running to-
gether. and if for any cause the cage Is taken
from the shaft the rollers will not fall out
and get lost. In order TO avoid the McCor-
mick patent the other harvesting machine
company who claims to be the originator of
roller bearings in harvesters has cut out the
metal in the ring at the ends of the rollers.
If the cage is taken out the rollers slip out
and become filled with grit, or worse, get
lost.
The methods Of the Mccormick Company
result IN an annual saving of many thousands
of dollars to the farming public. New de-
vices are not embodied in their machines
until long and oft-repeated trials have
shown them to be practical. 1t has been the
same with the roller bearings as with every
thing else Mccormick experimenting is
done at Mccormick expense, and not at the
expense of the farmers, who are too often
duped by manufacturers who rush into
print for notoriety and bull the market with
impractical forms.
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FOR SYLPH-LIKE FORMS.
Gowns That Set OF to the Best Advanta &c

the Slender Figure.
How to become slenderl Obi We
maidens, inclined to embonpoint. Fol-
low this advice, and your forms will
become as willowy as you could wish,
in trice.
Rise early and take cold bath, rub
bing vigorously afterward with a
coarse towel or flesh brush. Take a
cupful of hot water before breakfast.
Avoid drinking at meals and confine
yourself to one meal day. Take one
small cup of tea at breakfast, some
/ dry toast, boiled fish or small outlet
and baked apple or little fruit. At
dinner, which should be at midday.
| take white fish or meat, dry toast, or
stale bread, vegetables or fruit, either
fresh or stewed; for supper, toast,
salad. fruit, and six ounces of wine OF
water. Hot water with lemon juice in
it is also good for supper.
When you have followed all these
rules. and find yourself fairy like in
proportions, then you may begin &c
contemplate smart toggery such as
only the slender can wear.
A sylph like maiden of this sort
ears a stunning gown of Partisan blue
broadcloth. very fine and velvety
trimmed in military fashion, with
braided frogs and big, fat, smoked
pearl buttons.
The skirt is beautifully hung, anc
very simple of construction, having but
three seams, and of which are over
Tapped and broadly strapped.
1t has lining of brick red taffetta
and there is little blouse OF the same
red stuff. laid in ruche crosswlse, ant
deeply corded.
Over this is worn a fetching little
square Eton coat of broadcloth. with 1
high collar of black baby lamb, and
small leg o mutton sleeves.-Philadel
phia Enquirer.
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cost of $25O,00O, to accommodate the
whose collections of wonderful curiosi.
ties had become so large that the orig.
inal building was no longer able to hold
it. The bureau of exchange establishes
communication with scholars in all
parts of the world, by which their pub.
LEGATIONS are exchanged for publication
of similar societies.
The bureau of American ethnology
has preserved all the vocabularies OF
the different types of American Indians
an substantial volumes. Their indefati.
gable author, Powell, who has been in
charge of the bureau since 1879, ha,
undertaken many important expedi
tions to the west, notably among the
tribes of Utah. California, Arizona and
New Mexico, by which the stock OF
knowledge added to American ethnol
ogy has been very largely increased
The important expeditions of the Ste.
vensous, Cushings, Fawles and the
Muddeseffs among the Pueblo Indians
and the ruins of the southwest; thoss
OF Holmes, among the prehistoric
quarry cities and villages of the east
ern part of the continent; those OF
Thomas, among the mounds of the Mis-
sissippi valley and of the northeast sec
ton. among the Popago and Seri In.
dams of the southwest, have also been
conducted under the authority of the
bureau of ethnology.
The Geological park was established
by the aid of congress in the year 1890
for the preservation of such American
animals as were then on the verge OF
extinction. The park is situated north
of Washington, in the beautiful pre-
cinct of I,ock creek, contains 167
acres, and is the largest of its kind
in the world.
Besides the original bequest of Smith.
son. congress every year makes an adj
ditional appropriation for the mainte-
nance of the institution.
There have been numerous gifts from
private individuals. notably those OF
James Hamilton, of Carlisle. Pa: DIR.
Jerome Kiddcr. OF Washington, ID. c.;
/ Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas @.
/ HodCkins aud Robert Stanton Avery.
The museum has also received numer-
GUS contributions ofvaluable curiosities
| from various individuals in different
parts of the country, such as the gift
of DIR. Isaac Sea, of Philadelphia, OF
| two valuable collections of gems; the
collection of Indian portraits, by John
Catlin, and Sarcoe's collection of fossil
plants and birds eggs.
cNtrruJ n rDv
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credit of the Smithsonian institution
in the treasury of the United States the
sum of S53s, 900; and so il was that tho
Smithsonian institution, as il now is,
was begun. Its officers are the presi-
dent of the United States, the vice pres
ident, the chief justice of the supreme
court, the members OF the cabinet, three
senators, three representatives, two res
idents of the District of Columbia. three
residents of different states, secretary
and an assistant secretary. The secre-
tary is the chief officer of the institu-
ton.
The first secretary, Joseph Henry.
served from 1s46 TO 1878. The second
secretary. Spencer FULLERTON Baird. from
1878 TO 1857, and the third and present
secretary. Samuel Pierpont Langley,
from 1857 until this date. The publica-
tions of the Smithsonian institution
fern library in themselves, and are
called The Annual Reports" "The
Smithsonian Miscellaneous ColIec-
TONS" Bulletins of the National Mu-
scum" THE Annual Reports of the
Bureau of Ethnology," and "The Bulle.
tin of the Bureau of Ethnology."
These books are given TO educational
institutions all over the world. In re-
turn for these, and by purchase, the in
stitution has received library of S00,.
coo volumes, which is deposited in the
congressional library for safe keeping.
IL forms, perhaps, one-fourth of the
vast collection, and will be allotted a
space by itself in the new library build
| ing. II is safe to say that to this instr
tuition a great part of the worlds mod.
ern progress is due. At least, it has en-
abled us TO keep our shoulder to the
wheel with France, Germany and Eng
land.
] In 1881, new library was built, at a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-05-06
OUR NATIONAL MUSEUM.
Better Known to the Public as the
Smithsonian Institution.
Founded WITH Funds Left to the
lnited States by James smithson,
an Englishman with
Terrible Grudge.
Especial washington Letter /

On that delightful reservation in
Washington known as the "Mall,' or
Smithsonian grounds, there stands one
of the most famous buildings in the
world, namely, the Smithsonian in
etitution." Although il is not one of
the largest buildings in the world. il is
intellectually remarkable. 1t is built
of Seneca brownytone, and the Gothic
style of architecture makes il resemble
one of the ancient feudal castles with
towers and battlements and embrasures
like loopholes. reminding one of the
ancient battles of the mobiles when they
fought with arrows instead of guns.
Inside. the prospect is very different
from that of an ancient feudal castle,
for there one finds not fierce-beardel
barons with their ladies crouching be-
hind them in fear of the coming foe,
with their army of soldiers, trenchmen,
vassals, serfs, servants, hirelings and
minions. Next to the British museum,
the greatest museum on earth, il is a
museum not only OF exhibit, but of ed
ucation and for the diffusion of knowl-
edge.
Here comes the peculiar and, one
might almost say, romantic feature OF
this institution; for, at Genoa. Italy.
on the 9th day of June, and in the year
1929, one of the noblest men that ever
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A SUCCESSFUL RACK.
Owners of sheep Would DO Well to
InNeatigatc Its Merits.

Owners of sheep Would Do Well to
Investigate Its Merits.
Below / give description of sheep
rack of my own construction, which
may be called combination stationary
rack. Eighty feet of lumber will build
a rack 12 feet long. The cut gives both
end and side view of rack when COM
pleted.
The rack is built as follows: Frame
stuff for posts should be 2x2 inches. A
reck - feet long should have three
frames and one 16 feet long four frames.
Posts should be "a inches long. Width
Of frame at top IS or 30 inches. and 90
inches at top edge of piece 5. This is
where the boards rest on for bottom of
grain trough; two boards 10 inches
wide for bottom, and board c nailed Sc
curely to the out edge of bottom form
the grain trough, which should be not
less than inches wide. Board A is IL
inches wide and is nailed on the top
side of slanting pieces 3, which form
bottom of hay rack. These pieces
should be 1x4 inches. They are nailed
to top of frame and rest on top edge OF
board II, which sets on the center Of
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Feeding the Laying Hens.

1t is mistake to keep the laying hens
with those which do not produce eggs,
for the reason that the layers require
more food than the others. and do not
receive il. Usually when hens do not
lay they are too fat, and should be fed
or foods containing but little grain, and
also fed sparingly; consequently, when
all the hens are together, The 2cn-pTo-
ducing hens may become fatter while
the layers DO not receive enough. IL
does not pay 10 feed hens that do not
give a return for the food consumed
Farm and Fireside.
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The bone cutter is as necessary TO the
poultryman as his fcedmill. Itenables
him to use an excellent and cheap food,
and gives him profit where he might
otherwise be compelled 10 suffer loss.
1t is claimed that bone cutter pays
for itself in eggs, and really costs moth
ing. Bones are now one of tie staple
articles of food for poultry, and no
ration should have them omitted. They
are food, grit and lime all combined in
one. and the hens viii leave all other
foods TO receive the cut bone. If cut
fire, even chicks and ducklings viii
relish such excellent food, while tur-
keys grow rapidly on il. TO meet with
success requires the use of the best
materials, and green bone beats all
other substances as food for poultry
Farm and Home.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
EGGS OF COMMERCE
HiG Business Done I'm the Interna-
tfonal Trading I'm Them.

tional Trading I'm Them.
There is standard joke in the variety
theaters, so often told that it has come
TO have familiar sound to the ears OF
patrons, concerning remark made by
city man who heard that eggs had gone
down TO a cent apiece: II don't see how
the hens can do it for the price" Not
withstanding the reduction in the price
of eggs, and the almost unlimited sup
ply of them in almost all countries that
have developed their agricultural re
sources, il is a fact that the trade in
eggs, their expectation from one coun.
| try to another, has become large item
| of international commerce, as some
recent figures show. The case of Den.
mark is in point. Denmark's trade in
eggs with foreign countries, chiefly
with England and Scotland, has grown
enormously. Twenty years ago the an
nual Danish export of eggs was 600,-
coo; now il is recloned at 110. 900, 900. In
the same period the importation of eggs
into England has increased tenfold, but
oniy a part of the whole number came
1 from Denmark, the two other egg ex-
porting countries from which England
draws its supplies being Holland and
France. France exports to other coun-
tries 600. 100000 eggs in year, and Italy
exports 50O,0O0,000 eggs in agar, chiefly
| to Austria and Germany.
The dairymen of the United States
| depend chiefly on the enormous home
market, and they have rivals in the eX-
port of American eggs in the Canadians.
Canada ranking next TO France and
Italy and ahead of Denmark and Hol-
land as an egg-exporting country.
/ Canada exports TO other countries 3O0,-
| 600, 900 eggs in a year. For the fiscal
year of 1895 the treasury figures give
the total exports of American eggs TO
foreign countries ISL 900 dozen, which
is equivalent to 1,s12,000 eggs. In the
! fiscal year 1896, however, the total ex-
portation of American eggs increased to
| $4,000 dozen, or 3,936,0O0 eggs, little
more than twice as much. The export
| figures for this year indicate still fur
Their increase, and a market for Amer
lean eggs is likely, therefore, to be ST.
cured in what the political campaign
orators are accustomed to call, some
what vaguely, the near future.
II is 9 somewhat curious fact that the
weight of eggs is materially larger in
northern than in southern climates.
Canadian eggs, for instance, are heavier
than those shipped from the United
States, and eggs in the northern states
of this country are heavier than those
| from the south.--N. Y. Sun.
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Why Mccormick Changed from the
Left 10 the Eixhf HIND Hinder.

1t has been said that the conveniences of
one age become the necessities of the next !:
but no ordinarily sane man will contend
that the necessities of one age should be-
come the inconvenience of the next. When
binding was done by hand the left hand cut
harvester was necessity. The grain fell on
the platform of the harvester and was de-
livered into the receiver with its heads
towards the rear of the machine. The men
stood in the receiver facing the grain. With
the left hand machine the heads of the
grain are at the left hand of the man doing
with the band around it, whether the man
turned to the front table or to the back
table he kept his position toward the
bundle itself-that is, with the heads toward
his left hand; hence, in making the tuck he
showed the ends under the band toward the
heads. Grain is handled by the shocker by
grasping into the heads, as shown in the
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Elephant Nurses in siam.

The women of Siam trust their chill.
dren to the care of elephant nurses,
and it is said the trust is never be-
trayed. The elephant, not being sus-
ceptible to the charms of the saunter-
ing policeman, nor the social claims OF
its friends and relatives, is consequent
ly able to devote its entire attention 70
its charge. The babies play about the
huge feet of the elephants, who are
very careful never to hurt the little
creatures. And if danger threatens
the sagacious animal curls the child
gently up in its trunk and swings it up
and out of harms way upon its own
back.-N. Y. Sun.
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LABOR SAVING DEVICE.

and a nest is made in one end, as shown
in the engraving, the top and front hav-
ing been removed to show the interior.
The bottom of the box is covered with
road dust, or coal ashes and shelf for
setting in water and cracked corn
the best feed for sitting hens. Open
ings for air are made in each end. A
hen can be placed on the nest, the cover
OF the box put on, and biddy left to her
brood. This plan takes away much Of
the care usually experienced in setting
hens in spring.-Orange Judd Farmer.