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Enrichinp Poor, Sandy Soil.

When a sandy soil becomes impov-
erished it means that continued culti-
vation has exhausted the small amount
of vegetable matter it contains, and
that such soil is the most difficult of
all to restore to fertility. Glover will
not grow on it, because there is not
humus. and without this the applica.
ton of the mineral fertilizers, lime
and potash, which clover needs does
no good. There must be first an in
crease of vegetable mould in the soil,
and this must be accomplished by
sowing some large seed Of plants that
grow quickly, and which do not need
mineral fertilizers which the soil in
this condition cannot furnish. Some
of the grains are usually sown for this
purpose, though most of the grains
have narrow leaves and derive too lit
tie of their growth from the air. We
have known buckwheat to be sown
repeatedly on such land, plowing it
under when in blossom and resolving
while the green stalk was rotting be-
meath the furrow. In this way enough
vegetable matter may be produced in
a single season to warrant seeding the
land with rye in the fall, sowing also
timothy grass to make sod when the
rye is of. In the spring SOW clover
seed, and by this time a dressing of
wood ashes or potash in other form
will find enough humus in the soil to
make it's lime and potash available. If
the muriate or sulphate of potash is
sown instead of wood ashes, give the
land also dressing of lime. In this
way single year may be time enough
in which to get a good seeding Of
clover, and when clover can be. grown
it depends on the farmer not to allow
the land to get in such rundown con.
dition again. n.-American Cultiyator.
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+'Bal" Howard, who was riding a
spirited young stallion and carrying a
Winchester, vas struck in the back at
the first fire, but managed to hold on
to his fleeing horse. The next volley
struck Burch Store and knocked him
off his horse. The bullet broke his
neck and he was dead when he
touched the ground. Wilson Howard
fell off his horse, shot through the
hips. "Bal" Howard escaped to
Wilson Howard's house. Two of the
attacking party then went back to
where the men lay on the road, and
shot them both with explosive bullets,
which tore their bodies to pieces.
Wilson Howard lived long enough to
tell that it was "Tom" Baker and
Charles Wooton who fred the explo-
sive bullets.
When James B. Howard heard that
his brother was killed and that his
father was shot badly. he armed him
self and rode at gallop to the scene.
At the store OF A. L. Howard he
found crowd, some OF whom had
come after the grave clothes of Wilson
Howard and Burch Store. James as
sisted in selecting them, and was on
the point of leaving when George w.
Baker rode up.
Without stopping to consider that
this was the one man in Clay County
who never carried a pistol, young
Howard leveled his weapon and fired
q bullet into the old mans abdomen,
producing almost instant death. Re-
alizing that it would now be war to
the knife, James mounted his horse
and rode away to the home ofrelatives
in Harlan County. There was re-
ward of $3.50 offered for Howard's ar
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ENGAGED TO HIS OWN SISTER.
Man Discovered Relationship Through
Picture Of His Mother. -

Gertrude Myers Is employed in the fam.
fly OF A. L. Calvert, at Cincinnati, OHIO.
Three years age she went With some
friends on an excursion to New York City.
There she met Albert Myers. They became
infatuated with each other, and Myers
travelled to Cincinnati. !
Several months ago he proposed mar
riage to the pretty Gertrude, and was ac!
cepted. They were to have been married
In a few weeks. Several days ago Albert
called on Gertrude and showing her a pic'
ture, asked II she had ever seen ir betorN
The original Of the picture bore q start
ling resemblance to Gertrude, and when
she said she bad never seen 1t. he asked:
"Isn't this your picture, and didn't you
give 1t to me?"
She declared that she had never given
him her picture, and then he said:
"This Is my mothers picture, and yox
are the image OF her. I had sister whom
have not seen for many years, and may
be you are my sister,"
He then told her how, when his parents
died In his infancy, he and his little sister
were put In St. Ellzabeth's Hospital IN
Coylugton, and he was adopted by fam.
ily named Kraemer, who moved to New
Orleans. and how he had gone from there
to New York City. Gertrude also had been
adopted by q family. The relationship
was then proved beyond doubt.
The marriage, naturally, was declared
of and Albert Myers has returned to New
York
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ing upward, allowing inside to be
easily cleaned. D D hinges on rool
doors. E E one and one half feet
high; F.F is two feet high; A A is one
foot ten inches high. B B is the dis
tance from A A to F F, one foot. This
we heated with a common side lamp.
Midway between the ends, and against
the back wall, cut circle hole in the
upper floor large enough to admit the
bowl of the lamp which rests on the
bottom floor. Have the timer make
a chimney similar to those used on in
cubator lamps. Now when lamp is in
position place a gallon tin can, with
top and bottom rem6ved. over it SO as
to keep the chick from lamp. A piece
of stove pipe will do. Do not have il
higher than the lamp. In top oi
brooder, close to the roof, hang q
piece of tin or sheet iron to throw tile
heat back to the floor. fused a was'l'
boiler cover which just fitted tue smell
space in roof. This gives top heat and
prevents leg weakness.
In the back OF brooder, at the bot
tom, bore holes through the two walls,
between the two floors, and on each
side of the lamp, to give the lamp air,
or it will not burn. I left no place in
mine for ventilation. The chicks did
not need it. have never had more
than 100 in at a time, and now thai
the weather is warmer I leave space
of about one inch under the roof dool
at night. Mrs. Mabel Treloar, ir
Agricultural Epitomist.
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Spinach Soup.

To make an appetizing soup, pick
over and wash thoroughly one-half
peck of spinach. Put it into large
kettle, three-quarters full of boiling,
salted water, and allow it to boil
briskly for about twelve minutes,
leaving the kittle uncovered. Drain
and put into a pan of cold water;
when cool rub through sieve. Put
two tablespoonfuls Of -four and one
tablespoonful of butter into o sauce
pan, melt over the fire and add gradu-
ally one quart of scslded milk; when
smooth and thick, stir into this cup
full of the spinach pulp and return all
to the saucepan. Season with salt
and pepper, simmer for three minutes,
then move to the back of the range
and add half-cupful Of cream. Dish
and serve with salted crackers or
bread.
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their revolvers almost at the same time.
"Sid" shot from behind his back as he
drew the weapon from the scabbard.
Both men rolled off their horses, and
as they lay in the road emptied their
pistols at each other. "Sid" Baker
rode off unhurt, while Wooton,
Wounded in the back dragged himself
into the brush, where he was found by
one of the Bakers and taken home,
where he died.
William L. White, brother to the
former Sheriff, was soon afterward met
by "Tom" Baker, who shot him in the
abdomen and killed him.
For this murder, and on the charge
of killing Wilson Howard and Burch
Store, ''Tom" Baker was arrested, an
indictment, which included several of
his brothers, having been found. Upon
motion the trials were transferred to
the Knox County Court at Barbou1e-
vile. The town of Manchester, the
headquarters OF the feud, was in con-
dition of such lawlessness that the Gov
ernor sent several companies of State
militia from Lexington to the scene.
They were charged with the duty of
taking the Bak er prisoners to the Court
House at Barboursville, and also OF
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Coo1.Looking and Appetlzing.

Egg salid is eool-lookin2, appe.
tizing addition to the summer table,
when hot foodsseem more or less dis
tasteful. It is especially effective
when the color-scheme Of yellow is to
be carried out. Boil six eggs for fif-
teen minutes, then put into cold
water. When thoroughly chilled, re-.
move the shells and cut the eggs into
slices. Arrange these, overlapping
each other, in salad dish lined with
crisp lettuce leaves. Cover with a
French dressing consisting of four
tablespoonfuls Of olive oil, table
spoonful each of vinegar and lemon
juice, half a teaspoonful of salt, a
pinch Of cayenne and half teaspoon.
full of mustard. A few teaspoonfuls
of mayonnaise and o little finely
chopped parsley sprinkled over the
top add to its appearance as well as
toothsomeness.
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Secure a Thin Stand Of Corn.

The most frequent error made by
Western farmers in planting corn is
that they plant it too thick. The seed
corn should be tested aid ninety per
cent. of it ought to grow. With such
seed not more than two or three
kernels should be dropped into each
hill, and it must also be understood
that if sixty per cent. of the corn
planted in this manner makes q
growth that perfect stand has been
secured, provided that the distribu-
tion is fairly even. Remember that
thirty bushels is an average crop in
Nebraska and also that field aver
aging one and a half plants per hill
will yield sixty-fve bushels per acre
if the weather conditions and the
cultivation have been perfect. 1t is
true that in the ideal year three and
four stand will return seventy y-fve
bushels, but such year occurs only
once in ten or twelve. Upon the other
hand, three and four stalk per hill
yield will be almost worthless in
drouthy seasons, and will return a
smaller yield five out of six than the
one and two piece. And besides this
the corn will not be of SO good 8
quality and the ears smaller and
harder to husk. By all means use
small plates in your planter which will
not drop more than two or three to
the hill. In listing corn we are
accustomed to drop it eighteen to
twenty-five inches apart, and I think
that that is the reason why listed corn
so often returns larger yield than
does the planted. This would equal
only triae over two to the hill in
planting. Plant your corn thinner
and you will get to like your planter
again.
If you plant corn, harrow or disk
and harrow Immediately after plowing
and before planting. In this Wv
you not only retain the moisture
also will secure more perfectly even
stand, especially in somewhat dry
seasons. If you list corn, harrow at
once after it is in the ground. By
dong this you will not need to SUBJ
soil so deep and so will get the young
plant nearer mellow soil and warmth,
thus giving it quicker start.
All corn should be narrowed or
cultivated before the young plant
comes up. IT should be narrowed a
second time just after coming through h,
and as soon as possible should be
cultivated. I would advise deep Guilt
vation the first time. After this, deep
cultivation is necessary only when the
soil shows indications Of becoming
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MANCHESTER, Ky. (SpeciaD 1.-THE
condition of things in Clay County,
where the Bakers have sworn to ami
hilate the whole Howard and White
families, bears such a close re-
semblance to anarchy that the best
citizens have asked Governor Bradley
to put the county under martial law
and suppress the bloody feud at the
point of the bayonet.
The feeling in Kentucky is that the
fair name of the State is blackened by
the spectacle of three of her large
families going into the assassination
business on a wholesale scale. :.
The Baker Howard feud, while one
OF the youngest in Eastern Kentucky,
is one of the most bitter ever waged.
1t was all about $40 spring wagon
that had not been paid for that the
feud started. "Tom" Baker had gone
into partnership with Israel and
Carter Howard to raft logs on
shares. Reese Murray held a judg-
ment for the spring wagon against
CauES ID. dHu Dal l1ONoho NAoA1oJ
offered the judgment at a low price to
Baker, and Baker bought it. This
enraged the Howards, and quarrels
followed when Baker tried to collect
the money.
Israel Howard and "Tom" Baker
met one day at log pit. Hot words
followed and Baker drew a revolver
and jumped behind afence post. How
ard drew his revolver and took
the other side of the post. They
fired around the post at each other
until their pistols were empty. 1sraePs
fifth shot was fred over the top of
the post and the bullet hit Baker in
the back of the neck, producing q
flesh wound. Baker fell on the op-
posite side of the fence and Israel
fred his last shot at him through the
fence, producing slight flesh wound
in the abdomen.
Some time after from an ambush
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which Cleo de Merode, Emma Calve
and Loie Fuller vouch among others
while many persons say the man is
their savior and they will follow him
if he be driven away. DR.. Edwards
lives in magnificent apartments in the
French capital and his rooms are
thronged day and night by devoteee
who come to be healed Of their all
ments, real or imaginary. Conspicu.
Gus in the front room is a basket
overAowing with gold coin to which
the patients are required to contribute
before they are ushered into the
healer's presence.
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Household Hints,

Glass door. knobs are handsome and
more easily keep in condition than
those of bronze or brass.
Mildew on leather may be removed
by gently rubbing with petroleum
Afterwards polish with soft cloth.
Paper comforters are light and
warm. They have the appearance Of
basket cloth, and are of pale ecr1
color.
Kneading cabbage for making cold
slaw will make it very tender, and it
then does not, require chopping. Be
sure and knead all the water out.
If ink has been spilled over rose'
wood OF mahogany furniture half 9
teaspoonful of oil of vitriol in table
spoonful OF water applied with q
feather will remove it.
To wash a glass which has held
milk, plunge it first into cold water
before putting it into warm. The same
rule holds good for egg-cups. OF
spoons from which eggs have been
eaten.
Hard-boiled eggs, chopped, and
covered with not too rich white
sauce that is seasoned with curry, the
eggs and dressing served in ring OF
boiled rice, is an excellent entree or
luncheon dish.
The real old Southern bandanna
bandkerchieis are in great demand
now for a variety of uses, such as
shirt waists, sofa and hammock pill
lows, window hangings and covers for
tables and cushions.
The skirt of an old gingham gown
makes one OF the best kitchen aprons.
1t covers the dress skirt and is just
the right length, an important desld-
eratum where the one place that IS
sure to get spotted on a gown worn IN
the kitchen is on the lower edge.
Stockings darned before they are
washed last longer. AS soon as a
broken stitch appears in any woven
garment it should be mended. Some
persons cut down stockings, but this
does no good to those who are hard on
hose and wear them out soon. They
will not last at all after hsiQg cat
down.
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TIE MOUNTAIN FEUDS
OF EASTERN KENTUCKY,
, Causes oi the Ennity Between the Baker
and Howard Families.

examining trials before County Judge
J. W. Wright. The trials lasted three
days. The Howards swore to seeing
the Bakers do the shooting, but the
Bakers proved by their witnesses that
they were five miles away at the time
of the shooting, and Judge Wright
dismissed the Bakers from custody.
On the day after the trial, "Sid"
Baker, q son-in-law of "Bal' Howard,
but no kin to George Bakers sons,
overlook Charles Wooion, who was
said to have shot Burch Store.
They rode side by side for quarter
of mile, trying to get the drop on
each other. Finally they both drew
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FARM and GARDEN.
Farmers Growing Sweet Potatoes.

1t is always a surprise to us why
more farmers do not grow sweet po-
tatoes. .. least enough for home use:
The difficulty of keeping the aeed po-
tatoes through the winter need not
stand in the way. Almost every large
scotsman propagates sweet potato
sets, and for o very small sum Of
money he will furnish enough sets 80
that farmer can grow several BUSH
els of sweet potatoes in the fall. 1t
is worth trying. The farmers table
does not have as great variety of
vegetables as it should. and the sweet
potato is so universally liked that it
makes an extremely desirable addi-
ton during the season it can be easily
kept.
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A Home-Made Brooder.

The brooder here illustrated is
cheap, easily made and successful in
every way. l have two, and have
never lost q chick in them. It is
double throughout. The lining is
ship lap put on crossways. The out
side is fine flooring put on up and
down. The framework is two by. four
ripped in two. The floors are four
inches apart. The lower one is nailed
to the bottom of the brooder. The
upper one can be put on Stats so as to
be easily removed and cleaned.
A is three glass window, which we
purchased, and secu red one that would
just fit the space.
B is an egress door, hinged and
opening down, for chicks to pass in or
out.
G is roof in the form of door open.
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ten or twelve inches, a twenty-penny
wire nail through holes in the side
pieces serving as bearings. A lip OF
iron, twisted as shown, is fastened to
the side at the upper end of each end
piece to rest upon the floor of the cart
OF wagon. The nails should "play''
loosely in the side pieces, but SO
solidly into the rollers. Let the lat
ter project above the side pieces,
when the box or other article can
easily be rolled up from the ground to
the wagon or cart.-New York Tri-
bune
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Ice Cream Cake. 4.

TO the whites Of five eggs, lightly
beaten, add two cups OF sugar, ono
czp of butter, one cup of milk, three
cups Of -four, three teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, and one teaspoonful
of vanilla. Bake in layers, and use as
a cream two cups of sugar and one
quarter cup of water, the whites of
two eggs, beaten lightly. When the
syrup strings pour on the whites and
beat as fast as possible. Flavor with
vanilla and spread between the layers
and on top.
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protecting them from the murderous
intentions of the Howards and the
Whites. They garrisoned the Baker
house. On all sides lurked Howayds
and Whites, many of them dead shots,
waiting for chance to plug" Baker
or two.
Sheriff White sent his family away
and filled his house with his friends.
The house looked upon the guard tent
where "Tom" Baker was q prisoner.
On June 10, while the feeling was at
it's height and preparations were on the
way for the march to Barboursville,
Tom Baker came out of his prison
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Indians Have q Wedding Dance.

The 500 members OF the Passnmaquoddy
tribe Of Indians had dance a few days ago
In hall In their village OF Pleasant Point.
Ne. The dance was 10 celebration OF the
marriage Of Thomas Bailey aud his bride.
Music was furnished by tho members OF the
Indian brass band. The bride is q daugh-
ter OF Joseph Thoma, Danna, the Lieut. en-
ant-Governor OF the tribe. The groom Is q
son Of Joseph Bailey. the Representative oL
tho tribe In the Larls' -ra
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A Wagon Loader.

Getting heavy boxes and other
heavy articles into wagons and carts is
a matter that often requires great
effort. Needless lifting should be
avoided, as this is the sort of work
that makes men on the farm old be-
fore their time. The cut shows a
simple device for raising heavy articles
into the bodies of carts and wagons.
Two side pieces are held by two cross
braces. Small rollers are set in every
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Caught q 12oO.Pound Turtle

Captain William ". jeffrey, for forty
Jersey coast, has caught a species OF sea
turtle known as rubber turtle In his
pound, near Elberon, N. J. 1t is the first
OF its kind ever seen in the locality. The
turtle weighs more than 1900 pounds and Is
about seven feet in length, three and one
half feet across the back and three feet
thioL.
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tent and began talking to his son, Jim,
giving him instructions on how to run
the farm while he was in jail.
Mrs. "Tom" Baker ran up to advise
her husband not t. allow himself to be
O. target for the Hovards. While she
was talking to him a shot rang out
from the White residence, and Tom
Baker dropped dead before his wife's
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The Famous Paris Healer.

A special cable despatch to the New
York Herald from Paris says that the
authorities have decided to prosecute
DR.. Edwards, who claims that he is
in some mysterious way the represen.
tat:re of st. Paul, and has been prac-
ticing so-called miraculous cures, for
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rest, and he surrendered to q kinsman
so that the man might get the reward,
and came with him to Manchester,
where h. was turned over to the
proper officers. He was released on
bail.
Sheriff 2. P. White, Jr., summoned
one hundred deputies to arrest the
Bakers. and they were brought in for
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Sumner Sandwiches For Picnics.


For nut sandwiches almonds, pea.
nuts, English walnurs or the prepared
peanut butter may be used. If the
nuts, chop rather fine and stir into
msyonnaise dressing or mix with cream
cheese.
OLIVE SANDWICHES.
Stone and chop olives-the large
Queen olives are best. Stir into
mayonnaise dressing, and spread on
thin slices of graham bread.
COLD MUTTON SANDWICHES.
Chop cold cooked mutton fine, and
to each pint add teaspoonful salt, q
tablespoonful of capers, teaspoonful
of mint, dash of pepper and little
lemon juice. Spread quickly on slices
OF buttered whole white bread.
1EBERwURsT SANDWICHES.
Leberwurst is great German deli.
cacy-a sausage made out of goose
liver, truffes, etc. This is scooped
out of the sausage skin and spread be.
tween slices of rye bread. No butter
is used.
TOMATO SANDWICHES.
Cut thin slices Of whole wheat bread
and butter and with a cooky cutter
stamped them round. Put on one-half
of the sandwich slice of tomato with
salt and pepper and on the other a
layer of grated cheese. Press to.
gether.
NASTURTIUM SANDWICHES.
Wash the leaves carefully, spread
with thin layer of mayonnaise and
put between thin slices of white
bread.
EGG SANDWICHES.
Remove the yolks of a half-dozen
hardboiled eggs and rub smooth. Add
teaspoonful of mustard, half-tea.
spoonful of salt, dash of pepper and
enough vinegarAto make the mixture
stiff. Add if desired the whites finely
chopped, and spread between the
slices of bread.
FISH SANDWICHES.
Any cooked fish we'll seasoned With
salt and pepper and mixed with lit
tie chopped pickle and mayonnaise
makes an excellent sandwich.
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Old Age and Infancy Among His Children.

Old Age and InfancT HuruHE ITS 0HEsH'
Joel Palmer died at his home, at Ocean
Grove Heights, n. j., few days ago. He
was eighty-Avs years old, and had been the
father of twenty-five children. The Oldest
child is sixty years old and the youngest
about six months old. He was twlcs mar
risd, His second wife. who is less than
f,..v -o,-s nl er.v'-nT "'-r.