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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-20
Exit uNnERWEAR.
or ODD GARMhNlo ~
,. or Ocr-rN ONT QUICK.

HUNDREDS OF Ol)1
BE CLOSED OUT QUICK
ro4rod,ee, Rows. and Children's WOOL
shirts and Drawers, costing up TO 'oc''
any for &C. ,,,,,.
Tot ~ Ladies. Misses. and Children's
Wool Vests and Pants, were up 10
Si25. any for soc.
Rovs' GRAY Merino Shirts and Drawers
CbiIdren's 25c. Union Suits for 10c.
suit
lie Ribbed Vests for &c.
Ladies' &c Ribbed Vests are now TWO
for &c.
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Orders for printing sfiN .-.n.. /,
patch company will be give. Ind 90
,ention, and the style OK wofA 49,
will be sure 10 please you.
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WHATEVER is HERE IN
pr,ny-NApE GARMENTS

:
READy-MADE GARMENTS
has been changed in price so 'ha' YOU
~or,d not believe they are the sano
garments. judging from the price
LADIES' SUITS.
49, Suits. with slk-lined
Jackets. were 1850, for Wv ''0'''
SEPARATE SKIRTS.
Handsome Black Satin Duchess 'N'' -
for 49,: 80 C Tero S's skirts lowered and
Aa.tN,oG effccte. were 50, Tor 49,, Tor
r,sy 1iPSSed Mohair skirts. full mare io'
,, 7sc; ,,obair sicllian skirts for $780,
were $50.
cuILDREN's REFERS.
An ~ N5o and 81 Chldren's Refers
So io sg5 ,p'i and. sos chfdren's Refers LOT
LADIES, JACKETS.
so and $3.50 snk-Lined Jackets ior
BACK. Tan. and Cray, iHlooavy Che'io'
Coats for $40. were SivV'
FLANNELLETTE WRAPPERS.
French Flannenette Wrappers for OOc"
n3S and s2.25 ones for 81.
No s,ock in the store that's more closely
pecded than these. If for any cause tneS
oro not I'm the pink Of condition. tho
nrice is cut. and they go as remnants
TOWELS.
,oc linen Towels are &c; Large @,o,
Inen Huck ones are l0c;, "'A''~
. z and 5c-abOut half pllcc'
Asks.
Lengths Of the soc, grade ol D" iiard 8qc.
e,rode for 2Oc. yard: $.2j grace l odd 70 70
odd Dinner Napkins at o. o. anu
each. a. oocb
linen Crash. Joe. grade loi a.
- Tvillcd crash FOR &c. yaru'
.fanufacturer's lot Of seconds in Blea en-
ed turkish Towels. You can P dIbN ''N'
Icngtbs 4O-inch Nhite lhuia Ai'0'''
piaid and Checked Nainsooks, D. o. an"
81 grade for ana tc. VA" ii
Remnants Dotted SWISS oc. 49,
THE MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
voo,,op IS filed with plums OF inc
choicest kind. It's a saving Of dimes anu
dollars in every garment. Second no0F-
take elevator. 49,.
e. as Gowns soled, now $i.gl' -, "a
tn, we're sos and S.I5. are now ~
ana 81 25: IS and csc. Gowns arc "o"
a.. others at sc. from ooc' o.,
e,,,rts 0t &c. instead Of 4Sc.' others AT
Nc. from CSC. - 90
chemise at p 1-2c. iT nteaGb S 81 5's
obog soil are now Sl50 from 80. 49,,
1raVycrs nj Sc. pair, from loc.; olh'i'
cor.cfe covers at j. and &c, were 20 ''
S5c. ~ lie. Corset Covers TOT &C.
I,CEs AND EMBROIDERiEs
have even moro than their share OF sho''
hits to-day. You bought freely Of inc"
,bis week. The odds and ENDS are d s'e0
deal less still.
e. Embroideries [er &c. yard.
10 90 Fmbroideries for Dc. yarG. m,
i6 - and l9c. Embroideries Tor D an'
&C. ward. $500. for IL yard
GO Linen Torchon for &C.. r.. g..
loo Wash ClUny and Medlcl LaoeS ~
Be- ward.
ox.rcntr AND WASH GOODS
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MIG CARPET-sELLING CREATE
LOTS OF REMNANTS.

BARGAINS IN I'M |O-I71'
,,o,,,,,,,,ts Of Il sc Wool Ingram car
nets 3 10 q yards. were Sc, now c aoc'
Remnants Of 75c. Tapestry brussel O"i
nets < 10 81 yards, now Soc. :,
po's, az Wilton Velvet Carpets, IL
TO "a yards, were $.1O now soc.
1pe,onants of Administer and Moquette
1' Carnets. u 30 SO yards, were N'S9' no"
COO. yard. -, ,t,++,rce 6
20 q yards. We're 4oc.' now "a. AVs; ,,ora
Smyrna Druggets, SIZE OK S"iO''
$3.50. now so. o... chm 9vA
2 Heavy Ingram tsee5e'"'
wards We're s., now $SZo
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WANTED.

POSITION AS COOK OR HOUSE GIRL III
for n Small Family. Apply at - H..
Catharine street. y.- - -
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WANTED.
WANTED.

A COOK WITHOUT CIRCUMFERENCE ~,
reference required. Apply % 96-it
Seventh street - -
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AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Day.

WHEN REAL ESTATE Is SOLD THs
TAXEs FOR THE CURRENT CALM.
OAR YEAR ARE TO BE fAiD PRO
RATA BY THE VENDOR AND TIA
EENDEE.
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REAL ESTATE AT PRIVATE SALE

FoR sALE-HERE's 4 BARGAiN-
rF.N-ACRE SUBURBAN FARM' ~ "a
bTT[GtIHNI0ND FREDERICKSBURG AND
RRpiGTipSTAC RAILROAD, ten miles west
~ ~ citv nv New eight-room dwelling, besides
an old residence Of five rooms. new s ee
%ie &c plenty OF fruit and grapes, &c.
raiiroad station OF the place. tisht trains
daily. only $3.50. The improvements "io''o
are worth double that amount.
J. THOMPSON BROWN CO.,
- On - 1ll3 Main street
TO PER ACRE AND
I AiSMS, % a HP ~ 'lo S.5 ions;
aasv pavments. Catalogue free
GEORGE T. CRAWFORD co.,
No S03 east Main street.
de Sl&Su. W&F4w
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Trustee and Special Comm

hereby certify that the i. .''...l y.
hy - Al pitcher. trustee anu re- Z.
missioner. by the above ess'. b,.a 81
Is asSe of November 4 l9> eet\lllE,
given. 'ti-''''
ia l2-sd ri
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The Columbian Building and Loan Asso-
COURT ORDERS.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.
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L IRON SAFE, HEATING ANDCOOEsTOya;
CARPETS. TRUNKS. &C, AT AUCTION
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-20

Buck. who sues, &c,
VS..
Piedmont and Arlington Life-Insurance
Company ct ais.
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SMALL WARES--ALL ODDS AN
ENDS.

Sc. bottles Shoe Polish, &c.
Harness Soap &c. cake.
Rubber Fine Combs, lc. each.
Zoe. bottles OF Rose Tooth Powder TOT
DC. bottle.
Good Shaving Soap. 1c. cake.
7i5-inch Dressing Combs for &c.
Bone Handle Nail Brushes Tor oc''
lot of Ladies lsc. Hose Supporters for
&C. pair.
Colored Beading, lc. piece.
Ladies' Carriers. with ribbon bows ana
buckles, for &C. pair.
Zoe. Stockinet Shields for Sc. PAIR.
. boxes OF Hair-Pins for lc.
lot Of Brooches for &c. each.
Children's Stone-Set Rings for sc. each.
KID GLOVES
THROWN OUT OF THE BIG LOT OF
THIS WEEK.
100 pairs Ladies shook Kid Gloves as
sorted cOlors, your pick for Coo.
G. pairs Black Kid Gloves, small sizes
& and 7-hook. for 39c. PAIR.
C0RsETs.
Eaulpoise Waists, sizes 90. q, p, p,
20 and go g. from 1926.
lot OF Corscts. usually sell for 81 ana
S25, choice 75c.
81 Corsets, sizes q 10 20, FOR zoe.
75c. Thomson's Young Ladies Corsets
for doc
Warmers Health Corsets, a.25 kind
for 81.
60c. Corsets for 25c
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WANTED,

4 covERNEss TO TEACH LITERARY ~,
course in private family Must pe W.
mn mn in vocal and instrumental music; AZ o.
dress Post-Oflice BOX SOL, MI. ATTY 90 - ~.
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1,,Np uOUsFUOLD FURNTTrp,

By J. p. Robinson & %, Auc..oao,,
Nos. D and q north Ninth ,roat
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EVRTAIN-BUNlNG tbs
SAVING.

Remnants of Lace Curtains that sou
for 20 and 75c. for 25c .,,obttv
q and sl.26 Lace Curtains, some signify
soiled. for 30 and Zoe; ,oi,+ that
One odd pair of Ecru lrlsh-N oin'' ''''''
sold for Sc. for $50. 1oo
One handsome pair Of Tambour - Lace "a
|nrtsins that sold for $50, for S..og.
Demask curtains, that sold FOR - Ior
S2.iS pair. =, ,,;,,,.ot r,rsra-
Remnants of Silkoline ana 1lhsei ~
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SALE OF sHIRT-wAIsTs TODAY.

Lot Black SIX Taffeta and Satin Ouch
ees Waists. were $3.9S and -, now
$3.50 and s.. 900, - %
Zinc Rlack Mohair Waists, s., from -.
braided Flannellette Waists, Oc ones
for 19c.
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nrMNANrs oF srATIONERY.

Rox Paper, that was 5Jc., To-Day TOT
10c.
Pest Quality 25c. Box Paper for Sc.
Tic best soc. pound Paper to-day lz'2c'
Good. SmoOth-Finish Writing Paper &C.
miro. EnYelOpes. 1c. package.
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As WASH GOODS.

HUNDREDS TO PICK FROM
plack Brocaded Armurette. ~ incheS
wide snail. neat designs, worth 'oo'
a ward: 25c. yard. c.,. ,a
Liberty Gauze, Mousseline de Sole anu
Chinons In all shades, ~ anu '0O'
qualities &c yard, ,,-,,., ,oroo
plsck Brocade All-Silk Poplin, large
handsome figures, beautlful lot shI's
CSC quality. for 29c. yard.
Solid Colored India silks IN an 'he pS9'
shadings. lic. grades, Tor zoc; yare,
Black Satin Damasse 81 Qualily' NC
ward
Colored India Foulards. 10 different de-
signs. zoe. qualities DC yard.
Black Imperial Taffetas, the rustlihs
Kind, CSC quality, 39c. yard.
Black Dout le-Twlll All-Silk Surah, 5Oc
grade. 81 l &c. yard.
coLoRED DRESS GOODS AT ONE
THIRD or WHAT THEY COST Us.
PERHAPS JUST WHAT YOU WANT
IN THE REMNANT PILE.
Brocaded Wool Dress Fabrics. that sold
for &c az Sc. yard.
Wool Homespun, regular &c. Vaiue'
for &c.
Bright Plaid, wool finished, II l-2c.
grade, for &c. yard
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-20
BY j. B. Elan * Coz
Real Estate AuclI1u.,i''
rnrpr sALE oF KINGs ~

NOURT sale OF KINGS AiL-'
4 SOMETIMES CALLED ,.ar0yD
"ROCKETTS MILL ANL
CITY MILLS. rrr0.
THE ENTIRE PLANT LA.N'ii..'rr[.
INGS, MACH NEtt p AM
TTRES. .,,rrr7.
AND OTHER CONTllloD7
TIES.
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TUE MuLrNERY DEPARTMENT

will dispose of many Of its Trimmed Hats
nj half their original cost.
All the Fancy Feathers are put out at
Toe. on the dollar.
Knox shape Felt Hats, In Peari-Gray'
at $3.50, sl.75, and y.
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NO hooks

that show the least handling are aho"eu
70 remain here. Here are the POSSIBLE
ties Of to-day:
IA of those Handsome. Iight-B0und
Books inst a little soiod from hand
ling. easily cleaned that sold Tor %
and 75c., to-day 15c choice.
Closing out / lot Of 25c. Paper-Bound
Novels to-day for &c; the oOc' ones
for Joe. choice.
lot of zoe. Cloth-Bound Books for 10c.
CIotb-p Pound Rocks for 7c each.
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THE COHEN GO.
RE N0USEWaRE
~" DEPARTMENT
u,s p1.yEp HAVOC WITH PRICES
THIS WEEK.
STILL CHEAPER To-DAt.
crrs rp THERE ISN'T SOMETHING

co,,le-seat Rocker. was 81, shsnu'
damaged, for $50 ~. aor,oged. were
Q Dining Chairs, slightly oan''s'D'
81 for 2ec. each. c.,a-rrbroidered
A lot of Jap&,93eesse yo GC s5c eaeh,
ScreeRsSii oWn eI Lacquer Crumb Trays
a lC5 % waters, palm Knife and cb IGrh
a. 'a.Srcb-Top BATHROOM Mirrors "eio
o. and zoe, for 10c. choice
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BY J. =. Elan d Co..
Real Estate AuctiOntlr2
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LANES, JACKETS.
% a.. an WHITE GOODS.

No stock in the store that's more clos''y
.,coded than these. If for any cause they
are not in the pink Of condiuoh' 'n0
nrice is cut. and they go as remnants
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q n Eye R Z a.
EMPLOYMENT WANTS.

WANTED,
SITUATION BY EXPERIE;NS,C -, vi" Tir-
e efil{i veil acquainted with trade. JOB
6iings house or MANUFACTURING e94LIndP Tass
inferred. can give reference. ,;A ddrfisS
". c.. Us Front street, west i.o ale
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"a 20-3t'
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TOM BIS.
TABLE DAMAsKs.

10 linen Towels are &c; Large &c %;
- : t,,-n Ijuck ones are he; otheiS a.
II r. a bouf half price.
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'' n,,r vrsLIN UNDERWEAR

section is filed with plum5 OF '"s
choicest kind. It's a saving Of dimes ana
dollars in every garment Second hoof-
take elevator.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
FALL PLANTED TREES.
They Have Number of ImpOrta n t
Advantages Over Those Planted
In the Spring.

The .fall-planted fruit or shade tree
has great advantage over the spring
planted tree. Our summers are hot,
pretty much all over the country, and
they are pretty long, too. The heat
with the long dry spells that we fire.
quently have, makes the growth of the
spring planted tree very slow and I'M
certain. But if the planting is done in
the fall, the hole dug large and deep,
the top soil and suitable fertilizer placed
at the bottom, over and among which
the roots are carefully spread, and more
rich soil added, with the clay subsoil
which has been removed in making the
hole, poked well about the young tree
at the surface, the tree will be pretty
we'll fortified for any kind of weather.
The depth and width of the hole will
enable it to tain much moisture about
the roots, which become well set, and
begin growth during the late fall,
which is resumed at the very beginning
of mild weather in the spring. There
is no shock to the tree when the true
growing season comes and it is ready to
resume its growth. Having tried both
fall and spring planting of trees, | shall
hereafter, when have occasion to plant
trees, do it in the fall of the year.
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
r1FvY CENTS FoR NOTHING.

What will the inventive brain of man
do next? This is a question some one
asks almost daily. There is one, though,
who leads all others, who for quarter
of century has been making fine laun-
dry starch, and to-day is offering the
public the finest starch ever placed on
the market.
Ask your grocer for coupon book
which will enable you to get the first
two packages of this new starch, RED
CROSS" Grade mark brandy also two
children's Shakespeare pictures, paint
ed in twelve beautiful colors, natural as
life, OF the Twentieth Century Girl CAL
endar, all absolutely free. All grocers
are authorized to give ten large pack
ages of RED CROSS STARCH" with
twenty of the Shakespeare pictures or
ten of the Twentieth Century Girl Cal
endars to the first five purchasers of the
ENDLESS CHAIN STARCH BOOK.
This is one of the greatest offers ever
made to introduce RED CROSS" laun-
dry starch, J. c. Hubinger's latest in
vention
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
NEW BUTTER MARKET.
American Product Brings Five Cents
a Pound More in Berlin Than
the Home Article.

A cablegram from Berlin announces
that the other day in Germany's capital
city American butter sold over all COM
petitors at an advance of 90 pfennig,
or five cents of our money.
When we consider that Germany has
been the most persistent foe to ADeri-
can agricultural exports, going so far
even as to attack our apples and shut
them out of her markets, we may see
in this incident hopeful change. But
we may be sure of one thing-tbat but.
ter was sold on its merits and the con-
sumers paid five cents more per pound
for it than other buffers could be had,
not because it came from the United
States, but because it was gilt-edge in
quality, pleasing in flavor and bore the
stamp of honesty and purity.
This is only one incident, but it in
dicates great possibilities, not along the
line of oleomargarine and process but
ter, but in the future of the first-class,
pure article, such as American dairy
men know how to produce, can produce
in almost unlimited quantities and az
less cost than any other people in the
world. What occurred at Berlin Will
be possible in many other cities OF
Europe if we but keep our standard
high, and insist that nothing but the
genuine article be permitted to leave
our shores.-Farmers' Voice.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
SHORT-LIvED ORCHARDS
Why Fruit Trees Weaken and Die
Sooner i'm the Western States
Than In the East.

One thing that always strikes an east
ern man on visiting the west or a west
ern man visiting the east, is the great
difference in the size of the trees and
the age of the orchards. There are or
chards in the eastern states with trees
over a century in age that are still bear
ing. A tree at 25 or 80 is looked upon
as just in its prime. In the west ten and
Is years of bearing is about the average
life of tree.
In size they do not grow so that any
thing but short foot ladder is required
in picking time. Most of the fruit can
be reached from the gorund or from
wagon. The trees early crack, become
dceayed in the trunk and the limbs split
off. A tree SO years old is curiosity.
There is a cause for this which is evil
dent to any thoughtful observer. 1t is
the dry, hot winds and sun that play
havoc with our orchards. In the great
prairie country an orchard is wholly
unprotected from the heavy winds
which sweep unrestrained over the level
country. The prevailing wind during
the hot months is southerly. The limbs
with the shading leaves are blown so
that the hot sun shines directly on the
body of the tree, drying it until the bark
checks and peels loose from the wood.
Water collects in this crack at the next
and at every ensuing rain, and the death
of the tree has begun. Decayed and
weakened it cannot stand the strain of
its heavy top and some windstorm leaves
it wreck, useful only as firewood.
We cannot hope to remove the cause.
Our only remedy is in perfection.
windbreak of some hardy trees that can
withstand both drought and wind along
the south side of an orchard is of in
estimable value to the owner. The man
who contemplates putting out an Or
cbard should also consider a wind
break.
There is one mistake that is made al
most universally in the west. This is
setting trees out too thinly. AS most
orchards are arranged, each tree is iso-
lated from its fellows and must stand
alone. Were they put in closer, so close
in fact that the limbs will touch or even
interlock, it will take cyclone to in
jure them. AS The wind cannot get
chance at them, each tree is protected
from the hot rays of the sun by its foil
age; or even if lifted and blown to one
side the tree trunk will be shaded by its
neighbor.
Even with the best of protection it is
doubtful if trees will reach an advanced
age in the west in comparison with the
east. But there is no doubt that from
ten to 20 years can be added to trees
usefulness by proper protection.-Ne-
braska Farmer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
Packing Apples for Export.

Apples for export should be honestly
and tightly packed with sound fruit
sample barrels are entirely emptied in
the presence of the buyers. They
should be packed in clean packages, well
coopered, and the head of the barrel
should be neatly stenciled with the
name of the variety, grade and some
shipping mark; the English law also
requires the letters ~. S. A." to be
on every barrel shipped to that coun-
try. Export apples should be shipped
as soon as practicable after packing
able length of time should be entirely
repacked The best varieties for eX-
por. are the hard and best colored
fruit.--C. r. Lawrence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
A FINANCIAL EXPERT.
He Got Busy with the Managing Edi-
tor to That Gentleman's
DiscoInfiture.

There is gentleman in Chicago-and the
boom of cannon fired in front of the
Times Herald office would easily carry to
him as he sits at his desk-who has made a
study of economics and who writes financial
editorials.
A few weeks ago the managing editor took
a vacation and the financial expert was left
in general charge of the paper. One morn
ing recently he received a letter from the
managing editor, who wrote:
.! am stranded over here in Canada.
have been buying a lot of stuff that may be
useful to me some time, and l need $50. Will
YOU please send me draft for the sum
named?"
OF course he would. 1t would be pleas
ure to accommodate the managing editor.
So the great financial expert hurried over.
to the First national bank, in which he kept
his account, and asked for draft for $50 to
send to his friend The bank officer gave
him paper to sign, and after giving direc-
tons where to send the draft the writer re-
turned to his desk
Two or three uneventful days passed, and
there came another letter from the managing
editor.
Dear sir" he wrote, 81 asked you to
send me some money, and l told you was
strapped What do you mean by drawing
on me for $50? l have telegraphed to a
friend, who has sent money to pay my way
home. Chicago Times-Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
Summing the Dairy rails.

The good old practice of summing the
dairy pals should not be forgotten
even though in many cases we have laid
aside the shallow pans, The sun is a
microbe killer of the first magnitude
lie not only kills the microbes, but sc
thoroughly dries out the pals and other
utensils of tin that the process of rust
ing is stopped. Wooden pals and uten-
sis are also improved by being submit
ted to the solar rays. This of course
should be done in the open air, where
the atmosphere is not poisoned or i'm
pregnate by foul odors, and where the
wind can have full sweep.-Farmsrs'
Review.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
Miss ProctOr's Youthful Critics.

Miss Mary Proctor, the astronomer and
lecturer takes deep interest in social set
Element work in the big cities, and frequent
ly gives her personal services toward enter
tanning poor children and adults. Generally
her lectures are very we'll received. Many
of her audiences often manifest better at
cles Now and then there are exceptions
On one occasion a bright-eyed little boy who
sat in the front row with his eyes fixed upon
the speaker was asked how he liked it. Il
guess" he said, "it was pretty good, but she
ought to talk about lions and tigers That's
better for everybody" At another lecture
all very we'll to talk of weighing and meas
uring stars. There are some people, OF
course, who believe that sort of thing, but if
she thinks she can fool us boys with such
fairy tales she's very much mistaken -
Philadelphia Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
OZARK AGRICULTURE.
How Farmers Practice Rotation of
Crops In That Prolific
Region.

Ozark humor appreciates the story that a
scientist was quite amazed the other day at
observing farmer, after killing a nest of
snakes turned up by the plow, arrange the
dead snakes in the furrow before he went
back to the pillow.
why did you do that, my good MANI
the scientist asked
The farmer looked curiously at the
scientist, and, seeing that he was really i'll
search of information, replied:
Il do that so the pillow will cover the
snakes on the next round"
Seeing that the scientist was still nysti'
led, the farmer continued:
Il cover the snakes so that they will de.
compose. That is what you call it, isn't it !
''les?" said the scientist, with rising in
Election.
"Well," continued the farmer, "the de-
composition of animal matter furnishes
nourishment for plant life, | believer"
Yes" again said the scientist
Then, snakes will make corn grow, won't
they?" triumphantly asked the farmer.
Yes" said the scientist.
"And more corn will make more whisky,
won't it?' said the farmer.
YES" said the scientist.
''And whisky will make more snakes,
won't it? Mister, that is what we call rota-
ton in the agriculture of this region. st.
Louis GlobeDemocrat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
SIMPLE ROAD GRADER.

perience, and the many little sketches
and drawings which have been made by
farmers. Here is an illustration of a
road grader, which is my own inven-
ton. A and B are two pieces of plank
4x10 and four feet long. d is a brace
three feet in length. c are two old
pillow shares with the points off, bolted
to the timber. A makes a good band
side. E is piece of an old wagon tire.
Nail board over the top, and you will
have an excellent grader.-Fred j.
Claussen, in Agricultural Epitomist.