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How Lead Pencils Ars lr.ds.

Lead pencils are entirely made by
machinery. The best quality of cedar
is cut into proper lengths. shaped the
exact size of the pencil. then split and
srooved to admit the lead. The lead"
is not lead at all, but plumbago, or al
most pure carbon, the only admixture
being q little oxide Of iron. It IL
ground by machinery, and. with a lit
lie mixture Of glue. Or some other sub
stance to render 1t strongly adhesive,
3 moulded into the shape required. II
. then placed in the grooves, already
prepared. while . special device
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17
Agriculture h Ms,nstay Of All.
W. NJ. King, of the Warrington Post.

r. Agriculture the Msinstay OF All.
w. N. King, of the Washington Post,
says:
1t has been we'll and truthfully stated
that agriculture may we'll be studied
both as a science and an art. 1t 10 a
science because 1t is based on natures
laws, and an art because it a be
made productive Of those articles that
contribute so much to the welfare Of
mankind. Agriculture is a science
which explains the mode Of cultivating
the ground so as to cause 1t to produce
in plenty and perfection those grains.
fruits and vegetable products which
are useful to man, and to such animals
as are reared by him for food and Ia
bcr. For these reasons. II for no 9TH
ers. the principles Of agricultural sci
ence should be taught In all schools
and colleges, as well az any other Of
the sciences or arts. First e that q
knowledge Of the principles is &C.
quired, and their application later will
become not only pleasant, but profata-
BILE. No occupation Is better calculated
to call forth the learning of the man
Of science than that Of agriculture. and
none in which q man can engage with
more honor or to which more honor
should be attached. Good farming ID
the. mainspring Of national progress.
The farmer who calls to his aid the
lixht of modern science and doubles his
crop per acre il Justly entitled to more
praise than he who builds cities. When
the first general assembly Of the agri-
~culturists Of France was held Its hrst
president, N. Drouyn de l'Huys. in hi
opening address. said: Agriculture II
the noblest Of professions: stable ii
the earth which II its base. pure n
| the sun which enlightens. free a. the
air which gives 1t life; 1t ripens reason
fortiaes the character and elevates thu
soul howard the Creator by the CON
tinual spectacle Of the miracles Of crea,
ton. Agriculture 10 seated upon tn.
granite upon which the state reposes.'
All honor, then. to agriculture q
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

Better Than 0psaing . Vein.
Mrs. Aronstein-Oh, mine huspand!
OF you only could know dot gasket
you vos in COST q tousand tollars!
The Undertaker-No. madam: q hum
dred dollars.
Mrs. A.-Hush. I know dat. I vas
merely drying to rec vedder he really
vos tead OF nod.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17
MIX - Hen Food.

It is being discussed as to whether
milk will take the place Of meat fol
poultry. Milk Il really superior te
meat. but the fowls cannot drink
enough Of It to enable them to sub
stitute It for meat. which is more con.
centrated. To derive beneft from one
pound Of solid matter In milk the hent
would have to drink eight pounds OF
milk. a. there is only about Is per cent
of solids in milk. The consumption o.
such large quantities Of fluid 10 not
natural with fowls. They prefer meal
and are not milk consuming II they
can procure it, substitute, being averse
to the use Of such large supplies Of va.
ter.-E1.
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ON HIS KNEES.

that he played when that sad day came.
for on the very ext morning I tolled
the bell for Blanca Morelli, who had
been found cold and still and white
when her maid entered to dress her for
breakfast. This was a Friday and the
funeral was set for Sunday, and you
may be sure, In a place like this. there
was plenty Of talk about the sudden
death and the hurried burial.
"But my nephew-poor Rex!-sald
nothing. He seemed turned to stone.
but he played the most beautiful music
that ever was heard in our church for
the funeral services Of the girl he loved:
and. though they wouldn't allow him
to go near the grand mahogany CONN
In the church, l took care he should
help me to lower it into the grave. and
he stood beside m and dropped a
great bunch Of red roses down ON to
It as / began to shovel in the earth.
"Well. well. my poor Rex! I hope I
may never see such a face of despair
again; and as I glanced at him from
time to time I felt sure his would be ths
next grave I should fill in.
1T was late that night. and I was
just thinking Of going to bed. though
Rex hadn't come home: and I was
mighty uneasy about him, when I
heard the click Of the door downstairs
as it opened and shut. and then I rec
ognized his step quick and hurried. AZ
he came upstairs-not a bit like the
slow, dragging steps Of the last two
nights. but even, lighter and quicker
than 1t used to be: and I hadn't done
wondering when the door opened. and
the next moment he was beside me-
wild, haggard. pale as death. and with
his great blue eyes almost starting
from his head! I'm not a nervous man.
but I jumped up worse scared than II
I had seen a ghost Before I could ut
ter a word. for my voice failed me. Rex
caught me hard by the arm and whis-
pered hoarsely:
Don't speak, uncle, but Just listen.
Blanca isn't dead. I hope you believe
she Is not dead. Look!-read! and he
held before my eyes a scrap Of paper,
on which vas scrawled these words:
REX. my darling, II l. die, or seem
to die, believe them not! Have me
taken from my CONN within twelve
hours Of my burial. and all may We,
be well. You will not fail me. dearest
I read this extraordinary message
over more than once before I took in it,
meaning. but as 1t flashed on me, I saw
as well as Rex how little time We had
to lose. and I forestalled his words.
Come on. in heavens name!
whispered. 1t must be close on to /.
O'Clock, and ~ safe as 1t will ever b,
for such q work. Fortunately it's /,
pitch-black night. and all the moo,
there was has gone hours ago. Com,
on!s
While I spoke I found q little darl
lantern. and We were already descend
Ing the stairs. and next moment "
were stealing through the churchyart
with my pick and shovel in han,
which had caught up AZ We passe
By the clubhouse where 1 had key
them. It was terrible work. but in lie,
time than ! had ever used q spade b.
fore the newly-made grave was opene
the CONN ined Of its precious content
mich Rec and I carried to our hom
Nfapped up IN . huge shawl which
= sSbeought for the purpose.
my! hut It was the uncannie
work that ever I did since Il
ae1sHas bcsnl We laid the body {
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times the nests are surrounded by
those of various species Of herons. It
frequents the larger rivers or back
waters connected with them. where it
may be seen resting motionless on
some neighborfng tree. generally
choosing a dead branch, or on a "snag''
projecting from the bottom, whence 1t
plunges beneath the surface, in pur-
suit Of its fishy. prey, to emerge like q
snake rising erect out Of the water,
showing little more than its slender
head and neck. Its speed and skill
under water are almost beyond exag-
geration.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

WIN Bees Destroy 0Eapsss
There has BEEN In the past, and sti1l
10. and I suppose always Win be, . dit
ference Of opinion among well-in-
formed fruit growers - to whether
the honey bee actually destroys ripa
grapes without any Outside assistancA.
Gays American Gardening. At almost
every meeting Of the State Horticul-
tural Society this question comes up.
and like the old notion Of wheat turn
ing to cheat. one man u positive that
1t Will and another 10 equally certain
that It will not Neither has any posi-
i've Information on the subject. In Or
der that We might have some reliable
data on this question some careful OBJ
servattons were made during the past
season. A Worden grape vine. we'll
loaded with fruit, Was selected. and
when the fruit was ripe all detective
berries and surplus leaves were re-
moved. 20 - to allow Of the free move
ments Of the bees A colony Of Italian
bees. was then placed Close to the vine.
and the whole Enclosed with mosquito
netting. giving the bees about 800
cubic feet Of space In which to work.
They were kept confined with the
grapes Just 81 days, and in the mean
time were not allowed to get any other
food to eat except the grapes. and what
they already had stored in the hive.
At the end OF three weeks they were
removed and the grapes carefully ex-
amtned. but It could not be discovered
that q single grape had been injured.
The natural inference IL that IL the
bees could not be induced to eat the
grapes when kept in close confinement
with them. they are not liable to In
jure them when ut liberty to seek
such food a. they like best. We all
know that certain wasps will cut the
skin Of grapes. and I have always held
to the opinion that the wasp was the
culprit which first opens the door for
the bees to get In. The opinion has
been confirmed the past season BY see
ing two species Of the genus Polsites
light ON the grapes and with their
sharp jaws tear open the skin and
suck the Juice. After this was done
the honey bees would usually finish
the work. In fact, 1t would be . very
stupid bee that would not avail itself
OF such an opportunity.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

the plump. good-breasted, dne-bonsd
hen. Having made tho selection Toe
egg or table purposes, each cock should
DO penned up with about eight or ten
hens. This should have been done b.
fore. but It IL not too late yet. The
smaller or more active cocks, such a.
Leghorns or Minorcas, may have Is
hens. the larger cocks. eight is plenty.
1t 10 better to mate cockerels with hens,
and cocks with pullets. have found
that this will give better results. This
breedtng-stock should have . place by
itself. with runs for exercise. Poultry
netting be had 10Y for "a q roll
OF two-fnch mesh. six feet high, and II
will pay to invest In q few rolls. These
birds as separated and mated should
be kept this way till the breeding sea-
son Is over. Matching should COM
mence in February and be " about
May 1st. It is not profitable to hatch
them out in June or July, as they
would cost more than they are worth.
The breeding pens may be broken up
In May. and all the fowls run together
ON the farm. This will make them
strong and healthy; the few months
OF confinement will not hurt them.
Give the breeding hens a good run on
grass. II you can; this will make the
eggs more fertile. Many think the
sitting hen is best left to herself, to
make her " nest as when they lay
away or steal their nest and hatch
their own eggs they usually come OF
with a fine brood Of chickens. But
ibis Is not always the safest plan,
especially IL a large number Of chick
ems Is needed. 1t is best to supply the
hens with nests in an old barn or out
house. away from the other fowls,
thereby not being mnleafed- ~
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

For Inspecting Bottoms Of Streams.
A recently patented device for in
specting the bottoms Of streams has a
heavy metallic tube, the lower end of
which is closed with plate glass, an
auxiliary tube containing a lamp and
reflector and means for supplying al,
to the fame of the lamp.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17
A Critical Time.

Under the above heading the Cream.
cry Gazette has some timely and sound
advice regarding cooperative cream.
cries:
A number Of new cooperative cream.
cry companies have been organized the
past season and the critical time fol
many OF them will o be here. In
many cases these companies have been
organized and the creameries equipped
through the influence and under the
auspices of some supply companies.
and perhaps before the community wa
really ready for the undertaking. Such
companies are always weak for the
nrst year or two. and Q season like the
present one. when the products Of the
dairy sell ut very low prices. is an un-
usually hard one for them to tide over.
We sincerely hope. however, that. none
Of the new converts will become dis.
couraged. Dairying will inevitably be.
come the greatest Of Iowa's industries;
it 10 the only way out for the average
Iowa farmer. All that is necessary is
for him to study 1t, put his mind to it,
learn how to select and feed and care
for the best dairy cows. how to market
the products Of the dairy in a business
like manner and how to utilize the by
products to the greatest advantage. Get
these cooperative companies on a
business basis as quickly as possible.
Hire a first-class buttermaker and put
the management in the hands of two
or three men who can be trusted and
are shrewd in business matters. Then
let the other members of the company
devote themselves to building up good
herds and producing large quantities
of milk and getting it to the creamery
in good shape. II this is done the en-.
terprise will be successful.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

ued correspondents.
You will note the striking deficiency
in stocks compared with January !.
1896. The large export movement from
| the States and Canada from the LIST OF
January, 1896. until the 10th day OF
May, 1896, certainly proves that the
actual stocks OF cheese IN this eide OF
the Atlantic were underestimated by
fully 100000 boxes. Possibly you will
recall to mind that the decided. i'm
provement which set in in Liver
pool and London in April. 1896.
was very short lived, on account
Of the very large and unexpect-
ed shipments OF old cheese which
went forward from Atlantic ports at
that time. and which completely para
lyzed the trade. Taking into consider
alton the conceded shrinkage of Is per
cent In the English make from the to-
tai production Of 5000. 900 boxes ESQ.,
000). which is undoubtedly correct, on
account Of the e%xorbitant prices now
being paid for English Cheddars and
C%heshtres. and adding the shortage az
given below, 667. 1000 boxes for America
and Canada. makes q total shrinkage
OF 1.417.0 boxes. In addition to this
enormous shrinkage, the trade Will
also receive a decided benefit from The
non-production of lard cheese In the
State Of Illinois. which was estimated
for last season by the government in
ternal revenue department at IL. 100000
pounds. equaling 42s.57l boxes OF IS
pound average cheese. 1t 10 reasonable
to expect that in this filled cheese dis
trict there will possibly be made the
coming winter months $1,000 to 10000
boxes Of half-skims. Not since the
year 1879 has the total crop Of cheese
been 80 deficient and It is reasonable
to expect 123h cent cheese in New York
n Cos. cable in Liverpool before the
LIST OF April. 1897. Latest advices from
New Zealand state that the cheese crop
OF that country il estimated at Is per
cent short Of last season. the shortage
being explained by the fact that pro-
ducers have been discouraged by the
| low prices ru1in0 tho mast few vearA.
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upon q straight
:xuIqs pus 4rsp pue SO o. ss6s., 'eu
pIss .'llls IeI33eld 3 pIsusq lsAeu I.
ill ps5e 'NIsIoN
eouvIa, 'uoIadIIosuI eIdWIs eq1 2no
ssA QoyQA no 'slqIsm e3IqM 10 aJeqs
Z. complexion like ivory, and the red
dest lips. She was q; fine figure Of a
girl, too; tall and elegant, though
slight; and the regular blue-black hair
that I've heard belongs to that kind of
beauty. Her family consisted Of an
uncle and aunt, and their son, to whom
she vas engaged to be married. and
whom she seemed to hate worse than
poison.
ut isn't likely that I would ever
have known the family affairs of folks
30 far above me. even in a country
place like this. where everything gets
talked OF, more or less, but for the cir
cumstance that I possessed a nephew,
who was about the handsomest young
fellow that eve the sun shone upon.
He was as fair as the Signorina Mo-
relli was dark; his eyes were blue, like
violets. and his hair like gold; and.
bless you. sir, when these two young
people first saw each other 1t was as
clear a case Of love at first sight as any
other Romeo and Juliet, and just as
natural al the flame between fire and
tow.
my nephew-his name was Regl-
maid, and we called him Rex for short
was the organist Of the little church
over yonder. and the young lady sang
in the choir. though she was such a
grand one.
I'm that way the two young people
first met, and their acquaintance pro-
crossed rapidly. as you may suppose.
The cousin to whom the signorina was
engaged used to come to church with
her. ! reckon that italian fellow loved
the girl in his fierce way az we'll % he
could ever love anything. though 1t
was thought he cared most about her
money.
OF course he was az Jealous as Q
Turk. and II looks could have killed.
poor Rex would not have lived long to
be his rival. But neither my brave
Rex mo- Miss Blanca cared a bit for
the Signor's black looks. and then, you
must know. the young lady never really
agreed to the engagement. It was all
made up by her relatives. and she al
ways declared she would rather die
than marry her cousin. declaring bold
ly that she loved Rex Haywood, and
would never marry any other man.
And one day, with his bright face
shining with triumph and merriment.
Rex hurried away to the church to
practice his music for the next Sun
day. But 1t was a very different music
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17
Great Chaaxes,

First Agent-Any changes in your 's7
wheel? Second Agent-Chankes? I
should say 30. We've got q new name
plate. and-and-what improvements
have you made!-New York Advertiser.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17
Tho Spread Of English.

1no 0PF08U OF NuBI1bns
Sir Michael Mulhall, the worlds lead
ing statistician, gives the following fg-
ures to show the proportion in which
the leading languages Of civilization
were spoken-in relation to each other
in 1900 A. D. and In 1890 A. D.:
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

Lifeboats Harnessed to Balloons,
The big ocean greyhounds will soon,
it is thought, be equipped with life
boats harnessed to balloons, so as to
be practically unsuitable.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

The big ocean sreyhounds will soon,
It ID thought, be equipped with life
boats harnessed to balloons, % a. ia
be practically unsuitable.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

II IA comparatively an easy matter
IA trade up q common 1ock. % that fol
exs. and meat producing they Will com
pete favorably With pure breeds.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

Fancy driving horses and coachera
seem to bring . good price whatever
the times may be.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

There are 10000 creameries and 49,
600 cream separators in operation in
~ United States. The factory makes
II possible for butter to be made a
successfully in the south a. in the
north.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

Pruning Old Apple Trees.-Apple
trees that have become unproductive
may often be restored to usefulness by
severe pruning, cutting out limbs that
have begun to decay. a. these lessen
the yigor OF the tree. II large limbs
are cut on the cut should be made
with . saw, and the cut surface quick
" coated with q varnish made Of gum
shellac with rosin. With q new and
smaller top, vigor will return to the
old tree, and II supplied with mineral
fertilizers, especially, potash. 1t will
often be productive many years.
1t IL q good time to regraft these old
trees when pruning them, choosing
some extra vigorous variety that ia
long in coming into bearing on young
trees, The Twenty-0unce apple and
northern Spy arc both excellent kinda
ia rexraft ON old and apparently worn
out trees.-Ex.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17
Arc 90 ApplLes to Hens.

Mr.. Babcock quotes Professor Georg,
D. Coleman. in an article in the Rura.
New Yorker. as follows: The creates
source of weak constitution 10 tn.
heresy that has passed current and 4,
still taught as sound doctrine tina;
hens should be killed OF after the sec.
ond year. We breed from fowls tot
young. A hen in her third year and .
cock Of the same age. II both ARK
healthy and vigorous. will, all othe,
things being equal, produce the most
vigorous chicks. Old hens lay large,
eggs than young fowls. The large,
egg leaves more room for the chicks
to develop and gives more vitality an6
the chick is Matched under more favor.
able circumstances. Give the old her
a show and she will vindicate herself
but IL we continue in the present path
it will not be long before poultry viii:
become too delicate Of constitution te
be profitable.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17
nm -. p...,ov ar.pe..

scisncs. q an azt. and - the nainstay
Of the nation.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17
Texas Horses in Cuba.

Some of the ranchers in Contra,
Texas estimate that 5000 horses have
been shipped from Texas to Cuba with
in the past six months, the demand
having been created by the war be-
tween the Spanish government and the
insurgents, says Dallas News. The
state Of Texas supplied horses to both
sides. An order was filed for the
Spanish government within the past
sixty days. Gen. Weyler, after study
ing the subject. gave the preference to
Texas bronchos. He is quoted by MI.
w. p. Hall, who spent October in Ha-
vana. with saying that Texas horses
make superior cavalry mounts in a
rough country, where supplies were
not regularly provided, and were more
reliable in the Cuban climate than any
other stock. Mr.. Hall gave the News
reporter an account Of the landing Of
q shipload Of horses at a Cuban port
for the g of the %insurgents. He
said: II got my Information from q
Texan who has been supplying tough
Texas ponies for the insurgents ever
since the Cuban war commenced. The
horses were sent to the Atlantic sea-
board from an interior point and were
in q gale two days. When the ship
ran into a Cuban inlet q Spanish cruis-
or was in the omng, but fortunately
for the parties interested the horse
ship went u~nobserved and made a safe
landing of the cargo. One hne horse
was sent as a present from q Texan to
N~~ HHoAnA TkM hN-nn -~ S-S~---A
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The scruh hen II still in the major
ity, but even she 10 . great improve
ment over no hon.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17
SCIENTIFIC CORNER
CURRENT NOTES OF Dlscov-
cry AND INVENTION.


N south western
France. In the De
partment Of Dor
dogne. ID situated
IN ancient cavern.
called tho cave Of
La Nouthe. For
many years the in
habitants OF the
n~eighboring hamlet
have utilized the
4 Y as q sort Of
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

Do not 1t the manure accumulate.
The Dickinson press., 1897-04-17

Fat or Lean Animals.-In feed.
Ing all young animals thrifty growth is
much more important than to fatten
them. Many people suppose that the
only way to lessen tat ia to restrict diet
until near starvation point. But they
md by trial that II the food given con-
tains the fat-forming nutrition, re-
stricting its amount makes what is
given 90 much better digested that the
fattening process goes on as before. A
far surer and better way to accomplish
what is wished 10 to give food plenti-
fully, but not Of the kind that builds
ND fat, and especially to give what
makes bone and muscle. 1t is for this
reason that wheat bran and wheat
middlings are SO valuable for feeding.
They will not fatten II fed moderately
with hay, straw and roots. and they
will keep young stock thriftily grow
ing.-Ex.