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INSPECTION OF PLANTS.
In No Other Way Can the Introduction
and Pr0paEa ton of Insect
Pests Be Prevented.

The need of government inspection
of all importations of plants and shrubs
and the danger to the agriculturists OF
the country through the present lack
Of such inspection, was clearly shown
the other day at the agricultural de-
partment buildings in Washington,
when several large boxes of plants ar
rived from Japan. They were opened
and number of them found to con-
tain young camphor trees intended for
distribution among the southern staes.
AS is usually the case, the various sci
entists of the department-the bug
men, the fungus specialists, etc.,-were
present and ~ the lookout for any new
bugs, fungi ~ other pests. The expert
examination resulted in the entire lot
of camphor trees being burned up, al
though to all appearances they were
fairly healthy. Every plant was affect
ed by kind of anthracnose, and mil
dew and q species of scale insect were
found.
The camphor tree as grown in the
United States is remarkably free from
diseases, but with the distribution
which might have been given this lot
of trees, perhaps highly injurious dis
eases and insects would have been in
troduced in all camphor growing Sec
tons. Such diseases frequently do not
develop on the one or two-year-old
nursery plants, and if sent out by
nurserymen who do not take especial
notice and who, anyway, having paid
for their importation, are 10th to adopt
stringent measures, are very liable to
spdead an ineradicable disease before
it's very existence may be known. The
camphor industry in the United States
is not now an important one, but in
later years it may be, yet this is simply
an example of what is liable to occur
in other and more valuable industries
There is absolutely no national protec-
ton possible under present laws. If
the nurseryman wishes to import
similar lot of camphor trees from
Japan, or some other more widely
grown tree, and send them out broad
cast over the country, even though they
be full of diseases, he cannot be stopped
by the government. Many of the worst
diseases and insects have been brought
into the United States in this manner,
requiring the annual outlay of thou
sands of dollars to combat their depre
dations; whereas, at comparatively
small cost the government could en-
tirely control all imports of plants,
seeds, ETC., and save growers from pos
sible additional losses through these
mediums. Germany, France, Italy and
even dozens of unimportant colonies
are enforcing stringent regulations in
this respect, but the United States, the
country in which the imports are larg-
est and most varied because of the en-
ergy of her people, is the farthest De-
hind.-Journal of Agriculture.
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JUST OVER THE HILL.

& I T.
Just over the hill is the river Of Peace
In the valley Of Sweet Content,
, Where sins will perish and joys increase
Till the whole vast armament
L. white as the bosom Of lily-bells,
With the Christ-pure thoughts that rise,
To the guardian soul Of the world, who
dwells
In the garden Of Paradise.
\ The world will be singing with softest tone
In the love-land yet to be;
And flowers will bloom from seeds that
were sOWn,
In the beautiful Galilee.
Twas the brook that told me this hopeful
tale,
And the wind with voice Of cheer
Cried patience. for there is no echoing
OF the sorrows that haunt you here!
The skies will be bright in time to come.
The feet will have smoother way,
And follow mellower fife and drum
Straight into the Christ-made day.
hear these words at the noon of night,
When the clock and my heart are one,
And the wearisOme burdens grow strange
Ere the birth Of the new-day sun.
Then welcome the troubles that erst de-
pressed,
And cheerfullly toll in my place.
For know the sunbeams at birth caressed
The hail that beats in my face,
/ know that oppression is only cloud,
Which faith may Danish at will,
And the straight shall be those that to-day
are bowed
In the valley just over the hill.
Charles Eugene Banks, in Chicago In
x ter Ocean.
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Nervousness in Cows.

To most people, the COW is the most
placid and least excitable animal in the
world. When well fed, and not dis
turbed about her calf, she will lie and
chew the cud of contentment for hours,
and while thus undisturbed will Sc
crete all the milk possible from the food
she has eaten. Yet the domestic COW, if
she be good mixer, has capacity for
becoming nervous and excitable such
as the OK or spayed COW cannot rival.
At all times the frst-class mich cow
must be hearty feeder. So long as she
is given all she wants, she may be quiet
enough. But if placed in pasture
where the food is insufficient or too
poor in quality, the COW will soon devel-
op rowing instincts, and will break
through fences in order to get what she
likes. The COW that will not do this in
case of necessity is of little use for the
dairy.-Midland Farmer.
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GRADING UP A HERD.
1t Must Be Done SystematicallyO or the
Profits of the Dairy Farm
VIII Decrease.

The average farmer may think he
cannot afford to buy blooded stock, and
there are plenty who confess this, but
where is the farmer who cannot afford
to grade up his stock by introducing a
fine bull occasionally? The cost of a
fine bull is not so great to-day that the
average farmer cannot afford to pur-
chase one whenever the herd needs new
blood. But the man who is opposed to
fancy stock is usually on general prin-
ciples opposed to grading up-that is,
in grading up where it will cost lit
tie, either in time or money.
There is no better investment in
this age than in blooded bull which
will bring new life and power into a
herd of COWS that has been gradually
run down. Most farmers hate to admit
that their herd is running down. But
it is so easy for the animals to degen-
crate that most of us are caught nap
ping. The degeneration is not the re-
suit of sudden change. 1t comes on
gradually and before we know it we
wake up to the fact that our animals
are not what they ought to be. To
avoid such degeneration one must be on
the watch.
The herd needs tonic, so to speak,
or will go down hill, and before we
know it the damage is done, and it will
require some hard work to recover the
lost ground. The beginning of all the
work must be with the bull. A herd
headed by first-class bull can be made
to do wonders. But the process of Sc
lection and wedding out must also be
observed. There will appear in every
herd now and then animals that have no
place there. They need to be killed off
or sold. Too much rigidness in this
respect cannot be observed. The lack
of it is usually the crying need of our
dairymen. The cash sales of young
bulls from herds that have been proper
ly graded will often more than pay for
the cost of a new bull OCCASIONALLY
Farmers Guide,
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POWER OF SUGGESTION.
1 Number of Incidents Which Show
That the Wisdom Of the World
IL Cumula tive. N

EVCA IL IL COull Uc piOScn DeyOllu
peradventure that Washington's fare
well address was the combined work of
James Madison and Alexander Hamil.
ton, it would detract nothing what
ever from the fame and glory of the
father of his country. The discussion
as to the authorship of this famous
state paper is similar to many other
perennial agitations which tend to I'm.
settle the fame of persons whose names
have been associated with celebrated
literary productions. The result, in the
case Of Washington's address, will be
much the same as that which has At.
tended the effort to prove that Francis
Bacon wrote the plays of William
Shakespeare.
1t is fair to assume that much of the
wisdom that has been attributed to
Washington was the result of consulta-
ton with his advisers and compatriots.
A man so deeply impressed as was
Washington with the gravity of the
duty and responsibility resting upon
him would not hesitate to seek the
opinions of others and to avail himself
of the aid which may be obtained in
that way. It is impossible to estimate
how many of the great acts of great men
have been wrought out through the
means of suggestion. A general may
win campaign through the idea Of
an aide-de-camp. The combination of
a timely hint or thought and the power
10 direct and handle the forces which
are essential to the achievement of
victory have been responsible, many
times. in the history of the world, for
memorable results. 1t has often hap.
pened that an idea which has affected
the destinies of nations has sprung from
a mind that failed to comprehend the
possibilities of it's own suggestion. The
master hand that carried out the
thought to its splendid fruition reaped
the glory, but the grand result was the
product of two minds.
All great men have had their coun-
sellers and advisers. There is always
much to be gained by comparison
of the views of different minds on any
question of Importance. The great
6SAAAoS "AASA CLASPS ~ d SldHCc Tile
general features of proposition and
arrives at conclusions without tedious
process of reasoning needs the aid of
the mechanical mind which masters
all of the details and which can give
sound reason for all of it's judgments.
The wisdom of the world is cumula-
tive. 1t is a summing up of all that
man has known since he took possession
of the globe. The man who makes an
impress on the age in which he lives
draws from the treasure house in which
is stored the lore of the ages,
and he finds in his fellowmen
ideas and suggestions which bring to
him renown and to the world lasting
benefits. Washington occupies posi-
ton which has never beer 4eached by
any other American. Destiny placed
in his hands the supreme mission of
working out the experiment of popu-
lar government in the new world, but
she gave him in the accomplishment
of this task such spirits as Madison and
Hamilton and Jefferson, though they
never gained the singular distinction
which crowned their immortal chief
Kansas City Star.
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be gone long-an' 1 wouldn't, either, if
it 'ud "a been any other man than jim
Dawson
With one impulse there was general
move towards the horses and wagons,
and, before the dog had ceased his wild
'jubilation, Jim Dawson and his wife
and the dog were alone. Then Mrs.
Dawson came into the road and walked
swiftly away toward cabin on the OPP
posite hill.
IF you're a-comin' you'd better come
on" she called CURLY over her shoulder.
"You've put things off till IT'S power
full late, an I've got to go home and cit
supper"
The rider turned his fascinated eyes
from the yawning grave and the heap
of red clay beside it, and folio 's..d slow
ly after. The dog trotted beside him,
his red tongue hanging, his e,e on his
masters face.
Jim Dawson sat down in tn. door of
the cabin while his wife three, things
about noisily in her preparations fer
supper.
II couldn't help it neither wa, NAL
viny," he began, tremble of weakness
running through his slow drawl. 81
was settin' there, not a-thinkin' 1T a
thing in the world, when all at oncc* I
jest slumped; an likewise I was a lay-
in there, not a-thinkin' of thing in tie
world, when I come to. I'm sorry We
had all the trouble about gettin' the
grave dug, an goin' to the fun'ral-''
The timid, yearning note was in the
soft drawl, but it brought no response
from Malviny. A quicker ear than srs
had heard. The dog, whose head lad
been on his masters knee, suddenly
sprang higher and laid his awkward
paws on Jim's breast, looking straight
into his eyes as only dog can look
And then something dawned upon
Jim Dawson's troubled consciousness.
Surprise and something like exultation
was in his voice as he muttered:
''Well, by Ned, the dogs glad come
to!"-Saturday Evening Post.
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A Waste Product M LONGER

Skim-milk has heretofore been almost
waste product in many creameries. 1t
has not been utilized to the advantage
of either the creameryman or patron.
Its value for feeding purposes has been
almost entirely destroyed, and the
farmer who offered it to his calves or
pigs felt almost ashamed of himself to
think he would provide such unwhole-
some, miserable rations for their use.
But with better enlightenment on this
subject and facilities for doing it in bet
ter shape, they are beginning to utilize
skim-milk in such way that many of
the farmers now consider it worth from
Is to 20 cents per hundred for feeding
purposes alone.-Elgin Dairy Report.
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ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Throw liberal amount of iron filings
about your pear trees.
The peach and the plum are so closely
related to each other that they can be
grated on each other.
One advantage with catalpas is that
they are quick growers and stock are
less liable to bother them.
Prune the grape severely at the start,
and at three years old, few punches Of
grapes can be allowed to mature.
While the best land is none too good
to raise strawberries, yet land that will
grow good corn and potatoes will do.
Grapes may be grown from the seeds,
but the fruit of seedlings is not like that
Of the parent vine.-Western Plowman.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.

"This is bracing weather" Eyes; /
never before met SO many men who
wanted Just enough for a nights lodg-
ing. Catholic Standard and Times.
'.Aunt Abigail has new fad now.
She eats nothing but cereal food. .
Then I suppose, to be consistent, she
reads nothing but serial stories!"--
Moonshine.
First Deaf Mute (on his fngers)-
''Too bad about Walker losing one Of his
fingers" Second Deaf Mute <ditto)-
Eyes; it causes quite an impeachment in
his speech Ohio State Journal.
"They say" said the shoe clerk board
er, "that the severe cold has affected the
wheat" II presume" said the Cheer
full Idiot, shat it's ears were frostbit-
ten. indianapolis Journal.
II don't think" growled Gen. Weyler,
shat my ability as a prophet is recog-
nized as it should be-" whats the
matter, general?" ''Well, didn't pre-
dict that Cuba would eventually be
pacified ?"-Pittsburgh Chronicle. !.
"This is very bad taste in you," re-
marked Mrs. De Tanque, when her bet
ter half returned in an intoxicated con-
dition. ''Your maxim mishtake M
dear. Bad tasht won't show up fore
(hic) Observation-Disclosures Record.
Gotrox-"so you want to marry my
daughter,eh? Do you think you can
surround her with comfort?'' Suitor-
II can, indeed, sir; I've never felt the
least bit uncomfortable when I've had
my arms around her."-Philadelphia
Record.
II gave that poor man one dollar a
few days ago, and told him to come
around and let me know how he got
along" "Oh, that was good of you!
He was your bread cast upon the wa
ters." II suppose he was. Anyhow, he
came back soaked" - Philadelphia
Bulletin. Fay
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PUBLIC SPRAYING MACHINE

PUBLIC SPRAYING MACHINE.
providing the spraying mixture and
men TO hold the nozzles. With this
outfit it is possible to spray out 1900
gallons of poisoned water in day, and
the first cost of the entire outfit was
but $3.50. This man could not begin to
accommodate those who wanted to
hire his spraying outfit. In so days of
outside work he will pay the entire
first cost of the apparatus, while the
pump, boiler and tank are doubtless
good for 1000 days work without re-
pair. Here is an inlSling of what is
coming. A man with the needed cap
ital and the proper mechanical skill
has chance to make some money as
public sprayer.-Farm and Home.
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Typhoid Fever from Milk.

1t has been proven that cases of ty-
phoid fever originated from germs
transmitted from a well (where the
dairypan simply rinsed his cans)
through the milk to the customer. Milk
is almost entirely free from germs
while it is in the healthy udder of the
lowed to get into the milk while milk,
ing and handling the milk, if the tenn
perature is right, these microscopic
plants will grow as fast as toadstools
On moist, warm summer night. and
will sour the milk in very few hours
Farmers Voice.
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Patience and Practice,

A clever young physician here, who, like
30 many of his brethren everywhere, has
had weary time trying to build up prac-
tice, nevertheless meets his hard fortune
with smiling gayety. Like Warren Hast.
ings' his motto is ..Nitor in Ady Y; 1T
sion the other day to go into the Hiber.
MIA bank, where, owing to the throng of
customers, he could not get his business
transacted at once. After considerable de.
lay, his companion, nervous little man,
complained irritably of the inconvenience
to which they were subjected.
Doesn't this put you out Of patience,
Doc?" he asked
"My dear sir" returned the medico, gay.
Iy, ITO be out of patients is my chronic con.
dition. | haven't had one for week.
San Francisco News Letter
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kedsie's Spraying Mixture.

The spraying mixture formula by
Prof. Kedsie, of the Michigan agricul-
tural college, is as follows: Boil two
pounds of white arsenic and four
pounds of salsoda for Is minutes in two
gallons of water. Put into Jug and
label poison" and lock it up. When
you wish to spray Stake two pounds OF
lime and stir it into 40 gallons of water
adding pint of the mixture from the
jug. The mixture in the jug will cost
45 cents, and this is enough for 500 gal.
Ions or 20 barrels of spray. These &c
barrels will require 40 pounds of lime
which will cost 20 cents more, making
the total cost 65 cents for 20 barrels, OF
3A cents per barrel.
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when / had nv log-roll,n, las spring

when had my log-rollln' las spring
Jim never got there till the las log was
done rolled and we was fixin' to set
down to supper; but never laid it up
ag'in him; an anyhow, wouldn'twan
to mention it, now he's dead. When a
mans departed let him rest, an pile
on all the good you can think up about
i'm"
There was general murmur of as
Isent-a murmur broken by an exclama-
ton from two or three at once.
"They's somebody a-comin' over the
lhill!"
Aimoving figure was visible for mo-
ment on the white patch of sandy road
that crowned the summit of the distant
hill. No doubt it was the advance
guard of the approaching funeral. In
an instant the group was broken up.
Comfortable seats were deserted, and,
with one accord, the mourners marched
ito the graveyard and stood around
the open grave, every man with his hat
in his hand. They looked half ashamed,
as though the dead had found them
criticising him.
The woman in the chair stood up and
looked around. She had vaguely ex-
pected that she would be able to cry
when the time came, but now she dis
covered, with something like disap-
pointment, that she was not going to
cry after all. The yellow dog with the
cooked ears was listening.
The hoof-beats became audible; the
dog gave low whine and began to
tremble. The little minister opened
his book at the burial service, and kept
his finger between the leaves to mark
the place.
All at once the dog broke through
the group and went bounding out at
the open gate, leaping around and
around the solitary horseman that
pulled up there. For one awful mo-
ment the stoudest hearts among them
beat faster. Uncle Silas Benson stag
gered back until his foot caught in a
rope-lil<e root, and he sat down unex-
ectedly upon the heap of dirt that had
been thrown up from Jim Dawson's
grave. The others retreated to the
back fence of the graveyard, taking the
mounds in nimble leaps; and few
went skimming over the fence itself.
Indeed, it is said that George Smith
was seen no more until evening of the
next day, when he struggled home.
splattered and weary.
ell, if this don't beat creation, Jim
Dawson!" calculated Uncle Silas, who
was the first to recover himself. ''Here,
make that blamed dog keep down!
What dye mean by this, Jim, comm
back here alive when we was a-fxin' to
bury yep
II come to- replied Jim Dawson,
weakly. It was his only explanation.
swell, I visit ye'd a-come to before
blistered my hands helpin' to dig that
everlastin' grave for vel" shouted Uncle
Silas, irritably. II amt got no use for
a man that don't know his own mind,
even when it comes to dyin'."
"An' now somebody's got to go to
work an fill up that fetch-takid grave
said Mr.. Teakwood, beginning to edge
away, toward his own horse. 60 course
we couldn't leave it there, a-starin'
everybody in the face whenever they
looked out o. the winders, an a-makin'
'em think it was waitin' fur them.
Whoa, there, Nance! Hold up your
blamed head!"
SWELL, reckin' I'll be gittin' along
to'ds home," said old man Bolivar, and
he, too, stole off in the direction of his
horse II promised Mandy I wouldn't
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tom, leaving the upper end to swing
freely. When vertical, the stanchion
is held in place by block nailed be-
tween the side strips on the right and
hinged strip on the left. In the cut
this is raised, but when the stanchion
is vertical it drops between the side
strips and holds it steady. Whenever
desired, the notched strip may be
raised, the stanchion pushed aside and
the cattle are free. Always be careful
to leave just enough space by the
stanchion to admit of easy motion of
the animals neck.-American Agricul-
turist.
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Oil as a Road Member,

Regarding the use Of crude oil as a
road member, Mr.. Meigs, of Barre
Mass, says that the road should be in
condition to receive the oil. If only
one barrel of oil is used, the cheapest
way is to use a watering pot for dis
tributing it. Where the experiments
are on more pretentious scale, tank
on wheels and pipe pierced with holes
or Sits to let the oil out should be used
IL feet wide, can be successfully treated
with one-eighth inch deep of oil fol-
S141.5O.
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MONEY EASILY MADE.
Running a Public Spraying Machine
Is AHOrding n Good Income to
an Eastern Farmer.

There is man in western New York
who has complete outfit of boiler, en-
CINE, steam pump, tank and hose
mounted on his farm wagon. a H.
year-old boy has run this outfit in
neighboring notwithstanding the wag-
on and keeping up steam. The charge
is SIS day, the owner OF the orchard
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Signs of the Times.

"Chew your food with the celebrated
Dewey false teeth
EAT at Hashem's and try the surprising
Dewey sinkers.
PLAY your patriotic pieces on the unex-
celled Dewey mouth organ
Buy Dewey pies for dinner"
Cool your throat with Dewey ice cream
soda"
Wear Dewey waistcoats."
Take Dewey bitters for that tired feel.
ing
ATTEND the Dewey picnic given by the
Patriotic Sons of Manila"
Spank your children with the Dewey
chastlser." - Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele.
graph.
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Exasperating.

Mrs: Higgsley,,Clara, must insist that
1t was long after II o'clock last night when
you closed the front door after him.
Clara-I know it, mamma, and l have
made up my mind a dozen different times
to make him leave early, but he has way,
somehow, of always giving the impression
along after the shank of the evening has
passed that he is just about to say some
fully exasperating. Chicago Evening News.