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into the United States must have taken
the seed is offered for distribution in
Bulletin % Of the California Expert
ment Station, issued Nov S, 1884, and
the statement made that "our ex-
perience indicates that it will do we'll
here either with or without irrigation"
Since then the experiment stations of
Colorado, Minnesota Manitoba, North
Dakota, South Dakota and the differ
ent grass stations of the agricultural
department. Washington, D. G., have
conducted extensive experiments and
all speak of it in the highest terms.
Smooth bronze grass is native OF
Europe and Asia, ranging from France
eastward to Siberia, growing along
roadsides, river banks, borders of fields
and woods, and upon sterile hillsides
and pastures. 1t is a vigorous, hardy
perennial with strong, creeping root
stocks, smooth, upright, leafy stems,
one to four feet high, and loose, open
panicles, or seed heads" four to eight
inches long. In few years it forms
very tough sod, soon crowding out
other grasses, clovers and weeds Its
remarkable drouth-resisting qualities
have proved it to be the most valuable
grass for dry regions where other.
grasses could hardly Exist.
AS it is thoroughly permanent and
grows with wonderful rapidity, pro-
ducing heavy crops and luxuriant pas
ture, its value to the farmers Of dry
regions cannot be over-estimated. All
kinds of stock eat it with relish and
the chemical analyses made show that
It is rich in fiesh-forming ingredients,
uch more SO than timothy. 1t is
very hardy and not injured by severe
spring and fall frosts when once es-
tablished. AS it starts to grow very
early in the spring before any Of the
grasses upon the native prairies show
any signs of life and remains green
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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRICULTURIST
00nS Up-to-Date Hints About Gull
tivation of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures, viticulture and
Horticulture.
Smooth Brome-Grass.

A circular from the department OF
agriculture says: Smooth bronze
eoromus inermis) has been known in
Europe for over $50 years. The early
aGriculturists did not consider it Of
any value because Of its creeping root
socks, thus resembling couch grass.
In 1884. however, Stebler and 8hroeter
demonstrated by experiments con-
Quoted for thirty years at Masocs,
Hungary, that it had the power to
Withstand long periods of drouth when
all other grasses succumbed. These
experiments resulted in introducing the
grass into cultivation in Hungary,
where it still retains the name of Hun
garian brome-grass. Its introduction
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The Typewriter Invention.

A statis1ician has proven that the in
Ventlon Of the typewriter has given en-
ployment to 100000 people, but he fails
to state how many cases Of weak stom-
achs it has induced. All people Of sed-
entary occupation need Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. 1t helps nature to
bear the strain which ensues from con-
fnement.
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Cheap ExcursIons East.

The Burlington will on June 18th and
18th put on sale tickets from Denver to
Chicago, ST. Louis. Peoria and all Mis-
souri, river points at rate of one fare plus
u for the round trip. Tickets good for
return till October 3lst. This rate open
to everybody. G. w. VALLERY,
General Agent.
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and succulent far into November, IL
will supply the longfelt want of early
spring and late fall pastures
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Extremely Low Rates to the East.

Via Union Pacific. One fare plus 81 from
Denver. Colorado Springs or Pueblo to
Chicago, St. Louis. st. Paul Minneapo-
lis. Duluth Omaha Kansas City, Mem
phis and intermediate points. Dates of
sale. June 1lth, l2t h. 2Sd. July 18th. 10Th,
and August ith Final limit October 3lst.
Best equipped and quickest trains out of
Denver. See your local agent or address
Geo. Ady, General Agent Denver.
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! mNcrmimrL hN Education.

Undermined 10y Education.
Ihe average graduate always pre-
tends to know it ALL
"1es, and sometimes he doesn't get
over the tendency even when he gets
to be college professor.
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"Mr. Jubbs encourages his wife to at
tend all these national federation con-
ventiens. Yes; she must be away now
The's sitting on the front piazza without
his coat or vest on"
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horticultural observations.

horticultural observations
1t will pay the ordinary farmer to
grow only well tried fruits He has
not the time to experiment with new
Things, or at least he will not take the
time. Avoid high-sounding names, and
accept as established only those that
are extensively grown. We would not
give this advice to the professional
fruit grower. He has time to give to
some new things. and man to be
progressive must be looking after the
new things as we'll as the old.
A correspondent OF The Farmers Re-
view recently wrote that he had no
faith in spraying; that II the birds
were protected there would be no need
Of spraying. The attention OF the cor
respondent should be called to the fact
that the prime reason for spraying is
to prevent fungous attacks, such as
those producing the apple leaf scab.
Birds can have no effect in checking
troubles Of that kind. Spraying with
Bordeaux mixture was first tried in
Bordeaux, France, to keep the boys
from stealing the grapes. The owner
OF the vineyard found that it also
saved his grapes from mildew. Now
birds have no effect on the miidew. So
1t Is evident that the preservation OF
the birds does not remove the reasons
for spraying.
According to the laws in several Of
our states trees and plants can be
only sold from inspected nurseries. It
is well that our readers should under
stand what this means. 1t is not a
positive guaranty that the plants pur-
chased are free from disease and in
sects. The state entomologist does not
wish it understood that every tree and
shrub has been inspected. The method
of inspection is rather general. The
inspectors pass through the nursery,
going across 1t diagonally several
times. They inspect few trees in
each row OF trees, and it. is presumed
that If San Jose scale exists there at all
1t will be met with. Yet If the scale
were on a single tree it might easily
be missed This is no fault Of the
inspectors. The work is too great to
be accomplished in any other way with
the force OF inspectors that the state
has provided. Yet the inspection has
this advantage over no inspection, that
1t stimulates the owner of each nurs-
cry to make a more thorough inspec-
ton than can be made by the state in
Spectors. Doubtless in every case be-
fore the coming Of the inspectors the
owners OF the nurseries make a close
inspection. of every part of their nurs-
cries, If not of every tree, for they can
not afford to. have the inspectors find
the evidences of scale and blights.
There Is no doubt that the inspection
law is bearing good fruit
Improvement In Swine. ,
The term improvement is only rela-
tive. There is no such thing as the
improvement of swine in the abstract
When we speak of the improvement of
swine we mean in the relation of the
hog to man. In the relation of the
hog to himself there has been no i'm
provement, but rather an absolute de-
terioration. Let the human race dis
appear from the earth at this time
and the hog would be in bad shape to
survive. At least this would be true
Of the improved hog. He would fall
a prey to hunger, for he could not
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Mrs. WinsloW's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums, reduces In
ANIMATION sllsys pain wind collie 25c bottle
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lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds-JoHN F
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is. 1900
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"Flossy and | can't be together at all
this summer Had falling out?"
mo: but we accidentally, got lot of
shirt waists exactly alike"
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Money Saved In One Direction.

DO you consider finding horseshoe q
sign of good luck?'.7. "Thats what ev-
cry horseshoe | find reminds me how
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rs that man with the proud bearing
an eminent author?'' "Oh no-not this
time of year. He must be a golf player
or baseball hero"
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Wanted-Girl for general housework;
k2o month paid to an experienced, eff
hcfent. strong woman. Address ]. S. T..
BOX 1911, Denver. References required.
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The
Turn
of Life

Tlsks Is q os'lfloal p0s-kod
IN the life of eves,y v0s,sas
and no s,slsfaIcos should
be made.
The ono recognized aRd
r0Nable heLp for women
who are approaching and
passing through fhIs
wonderful change Is
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IN HUNTING, ENGLAND
INVESTS SIS. 600, 900.

TN the pleasure OF hunting England
II has invested. II IS estimated, $751;
- 100000. and each year. following the
chase. puts into circulation in that coun-
try over s25.ooo.oo0 The various English
packs number about 100. OF which p are
of staghounds, 1876 foxhounds. LIT har-
riers and 81 beagles. The Earl OF Bath
hurst has figured that the daily cost in
the season of keeping foxhounds and
hunting the country is $3.50 The main
food OF hounds consists of oatmeal dog
biscuit and horse meat, and hundreds OF
tons OF these components of the dog ra-
ton are bought and sold in England each
season for the support of the packs.
Hunting, except In the case of hunting
with beagles, means that the hunters
must be mounted and 1t is estimated
that for this purpose 10000 private hunt
ers are kept throughout the country, not
including the horses OF the servants OF
the hunt.
In fact. huntsmen figure up that their
diversion is a great national blessing.
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RICH PLUMES
FOR WOMEN'S HATS.

the Instructive love Of freedom does not
assert itself with these free-born roamers
OF the veldt II n matter OF wonder. and
what IL there between them and liberty?
slightly built fence from four TO i've
rails high: and to look at the birds one
would imagine that It would be a compar-
atively easy matter for them to jump tho
fraIi barrier. Doubtless they do not know
of the possibilities as yet undsveloped
In their stilt-iiks legs.
Their wings are comparatively weak
and powerless and seem TO have been
designed for any use rather than the one
generally asoribed TO that portion OF a
birds anatomy.
The male ostrich Is black and IL Is from
him that the finest feathers are Obtained.
the glossy black pumes, twentyDfour
In number. that are found on each wing
and the long tail feathers being the most
desirable. The female ~ Of color best
described as goose brindie." but hand
some feathers OF pure white. half hid
den from view by the dragglsd piumage.
are taken from her wings.
The shearing OF the ostrich is accom-
plished without pain or Inconvenience to
the bird. and there II nothing to be said
against the appropriation OF his plumes
Tor the adjoining of fair women. The body
feathers OF the ostrich are gathered from
the corrals as they are she'd for even
These nave selling price AT the pluck
Ing the feathers of the male and female
birds are placed Ia separate bags and tho
tail and wing feathers are also kept apart
This Is done TO save time during the
sorting and grading that follow the
gathering OF the feather crop.
The price OF raw feathers ranges
from 81 to 500 per pound but It Is not
home production that has lowered the
price. Previous 90 the era OF ostrich
farming In America feathers were Inn
ported at a cost OF $500 per pound Now
valuable discovery has been made and
by process unknown 70 the uninitIated
the inferior gray and brown feathers are
easily bleaehed 20 pure ws.ste. when
they are coiored any shade desired.
feather in the raw state IL nottceably I'M
handsome. Il Il Of a dun brown or gray
and as ssin and awkward as turkey
gum
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THE WOLF.

The wolf came shifting at my door,
But the wolf had prowied nv track before.
And his suin, sniff, sniH at my lodge doorsill
Only made laugh at his devilish will
I stirred my Are and read my book.
And joyed my soul II my inwie nook
His sniff and his snsri were always there.
but my heart not the heart OF hare.
! cursed the hast and drove him away.
Bat he came with the fall Of night each DAY.
And his sniff sniff sniff the whole night through
could hear between the winds that blew.
And the time came when laughed more.
But glanced with fear at fra lodge door,
For now l knew that the wolf At bay.
sooner later would have his way
The Fs,ss we're three. and I vas one.
About my life q net spun
NJ soul grew faint In the deadly snare.
And the shrewd wolf knew my hearts despair.
4 crash. and my door Flew open wide
Nv strength not the beasts at side.
That night on my hesT,hstope. cold and bare.
lie licked his pas and made bis lair,
John II. Borer In January Century.
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Number $50, winner of the first prizers
Is called out A cry from the center of
the hall; weird, unnatural cry, and the
possessor of ticket ESQ falls back. stag
gers, and is carried away senseless. He
IS a poor peasant, who for years has
never earned more than % francs a week!
Now
II is interesting to learn that the win
ner OF the great prize for 1854 woman
has not yet been paid. This lady won
the 5oo.ooo-franc prize, but had cut OF a
small portion OF her ticket
Now, the law regulating these lotter-
les is that the ticket must be presented
intact. Should It be mutilated In the
slightest. the winner IS barred from re-
ceiving the prize until thirty years has
elapsed -Correspondence London Daily
Mall.
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doesn't exist who wants anybody else TO
choose gifts for her to give. She's willing
TO take suggestions and TO learn where
somebody else has seen something pretty
but as for anything further. no. thank
you, Almost everything else has been
syndicated, but Christmas and birthdays
and weddings are stiIl occasions whose
celebration should be left to Individual
Initiative What meaing or what charm
have they aside from this?
=. ~ ~.
met young woman the other day
who had received a gift OF a Satsuma
box. On the outside Ii was very cxquis-
itely decorated indeed but still 1t was
as other boxes are. The inside was COW
cred thickiy with a million butterflies
hardly larger than pin-head, in red and
blue and green and gold II was for the
sake OF the butterflies that the giver had
purchased the box, she explained, for TO
her they always Represented the bodies
OF thoughts--of her friends thoughts.
Now all she had to do when she wished
to change the spiritual atmosphere Of
her room was to lift the lid of the dainty
box and let a few of the butterflies es-
cape.
This gift. II struck me, illustrated in
charmingiy concrete form what all gifts
should be. OF what use are they II they
cannot let loose the sender's thought Of
us? And II the sender had no thought at
all. where is the value In the gift?
~ y. ~
So II is not probable that the Tribune
mans suggestion will ever be followed
out. We are. hope. more likely to aban-
don the giving OF gifts altogether than we
are to let IT fail into an affair OF business.
like SO many others. conducted on the
you press the button and somebody will
do the rest" principle There are already
too many buttons In American life We
have yielded TO them our affairs and some
OF our duties. but, please heaven, we
need not turn over 10 their automatic
coldne-s the performance OF our pleas
ures alsoi Was II the shah or some other
distinguished Oriental who stood looking
on at a ball and was al last moved to In
quire: But can you not hire someone
to dance for your
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lkssional Gift Buyers and Some
Other Things.
BY PRUDENCE wINTERGREEN.

ma has been tying and un-
y packages all this week.
and nothing else seems 10
ssppened anywhere. Did you
s.tscs that things don't hap
sbsrs are holidays on
- IL humanity forgot its
sruesses and neglected to
s~n,e things. ! wonder
Ssi Glasses wouldn't be bene-
- such holidays. There
.n nv hpldups for a week.
-. ~. ~
= o~ople have you heard say,
- 10 begin earlier next year,"
xreby to prepare their Christ
Ycrk Tribune offers a sugges-
4. - profession. namely, that Of
'1~uer. There are other kinds
Ycu can send to almost any
4. eeuptry and get an expert to
- you please from a pair OF
I. spvsseau, but nobody has vet
y buy gifts for Christmas,
q rsddings and anniversaries.
LsSsrfed editorial writer OF the
. enks II would be a fine opening
~ of the proper qualifications.
~ the hapless head of a family
a nom one crowded shop to an
- things helplessly, not know
z DIRE the best and cheapest ar
"a oven sort are to be found.
. vaguely and heiplcssly for
n II once appropriate and with
-. and at last In desperation
Z rnething undesirable. inappro-
Y posNbly more costly than he
v he himself Is dissatisfied and
~ may be equally so.
-. ~ ~
I ourso, II q melancholy picture.
q IN have sisters or cousins
! y mothers or wives to help
-, the perilous season. II IL
vvnbie that there are enough
<dncbed and independent bach
- n the world TO support by
- many professional gift-buy-
~ were no other reason against
IBFiy detached and independent
/ nuAily gets selfish and penu-
Slsyv something for himself. In
IN his friends. And the woman
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IN THE AISLE.

She WAS maid of honor
And I was his hcst man.
And Ia the aisle We ioitered While
The wedding march began,
Ms heart was wildly beating.
My breast was fun a pride.
For faifnst II the fair onea there
Was that one al M side
The people turned and whispered
Aud turned hssin TO see
And fer . while there in tho aisle
The sots were good 70 me
l naw the maiden hsnshin..
We two outshune the rest
I beard har xgh. my head was high
Aad toJ wss 10 ny breast
She vas raid q houer
Ard wAs his best man.
And ihsus nv Pride iFpeh,y died.
Ard thsre my shame began
Her train vas inng and srirndid.
And sudaeuiy. somehow.
NJ fests and u got hesdcd-
ARD ne are strangers ucs
-Chtrasc Times Hsraii
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"oLD DADDY po-ruxNY.-

"Oie nssdy ne fwnny.
hNw you cans On p
'Poiy thanh Cert. hcnsf,
poly ts ranrn
Ny ole spins So .art q s,is
A my arms dsy 'tse % tf
An DE- w.it'Sys IN M hreas
An ! sct ~ heart -iisfsrss
As ae sfcwin ralns fey unstr.
In ~ knee ists al mY SrE~r,,
Brt I'm vel. ETsis. Gel g. acurufn' ["
cole ns3fg pNtannY.
What c1yus faik
Maw @ yea well whsr zee
Capk rven w9skY
"Hnsh Yaa fncsish Fhilirn hasAl
what's aAt anga1' Ia ds frushf
Afnt Dat vrtsf hes u skyf
Feel as esd trretH rAksln' hyt
nis cir rNiafci harf ar tnre.
law uwrsy dsy Ant ~
AZ i'm sell praise tanA. as mcrrir -
-HHth Nj EHsFy stuart IA I&nnA7T g. SkhaiKs
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Perish the THOUGHT.

Wasz I ksksd ~ % sat
Sae &eei1gsi IA, SO vcaitHti
SEE scarnet tacA fate
Nhsa Astrd he ta salt
Shss aM vel W - @af.
Ckz 4 ~ that sAa onGi1nff
When I ksksf hsr e wait
sar declared that - eacidz't'
s q. ;. 10 nFnrmber S14rt Set
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u sas 3 hvaxY auls AsAu
Thai saaght fof fesa fsarn aay e ssy,
He's aniy sesau3, ;gon gAaniy ressnA.
Crlsnhs tAst ths athss eass away
A. ~ thc hczxrv htlis heart
WHAT Vusasr 'hss s szaaea and erstat
Nhsa ash = tlf had 81ns ~ u
'Twefr sssmf Sc urmf lgiasAfisEsii
"a y T. ID nsesra.HF Szz4-s set
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M the bird to the bonnet, the os-
1 "a feather passes through many
. -. and IL transformed from a
| ~, draggied tuft. devoid of
slasuty, to the airy. fairy tribe
n hdy's adornment.
H6andmother's day. that animat-
efoundry, the ostrich had not
Nv nom his native veldt and
'eSpFe imported at a great cost.
|nuht all the way from Cape Col
|&Une genius--he must have been
|no.conceivod the idea that the
~ dime West of the Rockies was
thpnd 20 ostrich raising. and he
~ iwthwith TO put his theory In
~ Doubtless no had heard that
&nioi saying. "In California any
Inv b. 'farmed' from onions to
II Yankee genius made voyage
&0N on ostrich getting bent: and
>Nan nifty fine birds formed the
M ship which he had chartered
n item to Galveston. Tex. the
~ pAylng $500 for each bird and
y VERY egg carried out OF the
J n the ships hold twon,y-six
inns had been built In two rows,
>nHAgeway between the rows and
12 gravel were spread ON tho
~ pens. A large supply OF food
n consisting mainly OF turnips,
|Eusoes. sugar cane and the leaves
= Fsskly pear. The voyage was
! ! &tty-six days. and four days
II time the fiock--less eight birds
n pefished on rou,e-were landed
Dhnls.
Nmrally the case with every ex-
~ Undertaking, the FIRST attempt
t,sxether successful. but suisse
Nssrcs proved not only that os-
~ be acclimated. but that they
~ multiply in captivity.
aA twenty years ago the only os-
" found on American soil were
wis OF showman. and ostrich
Ae not been thought OF outside
apessAl. Even now the ostrich
asanonly regarded as sort OF
l&s ~ main revenue the gate fees
F 'rem The lnfreaucnt tourists. 10.
hfefcd with a mild aud eauahle
w particularly adapted 10 the
Z the hirds
1 = confined IN pens and fed on
pNm three 10 Ave pounds hslng
~a bird daily. Sometimes a aes-
~ or chopped hcets il added to
< fAre. minated birds roam the
Asge Docks.
*ssd birds are placed two IN
" Rose az all vicious or hard 10
" kept Ia solitary confinement
- pens runs lane ak feet
Mrs Ostrich, thus relieved Of
MS continues 20 lay eggs with
sAg herself TO keep strict ae-
he number
xFtA egs weighs three pounds
ssaek that emsrgeS therefr from
tssive inches or thereabauts
~ " lts stuhby ban 20 IS stub
~ feat When three aays old
~ hegiu 70 pick living and
Z tsese alfalfa. They are very
sad viii pick critically at any
n 'sSvet-a ring upon the hand
\ sheus a cuT button or any
- sEikeS their fancy Al this
\ shaSsy coats bsar no resegn.
see Future feather crop. hut
n eAR2hes of excelsior. Their
~ nsad for tha first six months.
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Earnest Words of Gratitude.

"DEAB MRs PrsxHAM After my child
was born. blood poison set In. which is:t me
with graduated Inflammation OF the womb
aad congested .ovarics. | had suffered from
suppressed and painful mcnstruation from :
girl. The doctors told me the ovnries would
have to be removed. took treatment two
years TO escape an operation, but still re-
manned Ia miserable health In both body and
mind, expecting 70 part with my reason with
each coming month. After using one bottle
of the Compound. became entirely rid Of the
trouble in my head. continued TO uae your
remedies until cured. The last nine montha
have been passed In perfect good health. This
owe entirely 20 Lydia 4. pinkham's vege.
table Compound. MRS r. ". KNAPP.
i52s Rinnickinnic Ave. Milwaukee. Via
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suaaow.r. in Russia.

prise In Russia The seeds. sslted are
considered fascinating edible. At street
crossings in all the provinces Of Russia
there are stands where peadIers with hig
baskets sell the sailed product o. the big
sunnower 4 good crop of sNnfoweFs as
IL stands IN the Eeld Is NsgtA - - ACRE