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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-22
Porto Rico's Library Plans.

According to recommended plans
the Carnegie Library building for San
Juan, P. R., which is to cost $4,000.
will be two stories high. % feet wide,
fronting on Plaza Colon and 80 feet
deep. The second floor will be de-
signeed as an assembly hail. the first
floor will be provided with shelves
for 100000 books, and in the basement
1t is designed to arrange two reading
rooms, one of which shall be for chill
dren.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-22

Wheat that is seeded late will seldom
be attacked by the Hessian fly. One
difficulty with wheat is the liability
of being thrown out by frost in the
spring, but when such is the case the
cause may be due to lack of proper
drainage. When field has been prop
erly titled there will be but little liza
bility of wheat being injured by alter
nate freezing and thawing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-22
A MhOle Yeari

Mamma, how can you ask me to
marry him when he has no social po-
sition?"
But, my dear, he tells me has made
million"
But even with that it will take him
a year to get into society. v."-Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-22

There are 10000 Britons living in
the United Kingdom at present who
were born in the colonies.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-22

We refund 10c. for every package OF PUT-
NAM FApELEss DYE that fails to give satisfac-
ton. Monroe Drug Co., Unionville, Mo.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Captured by whisky.

A German paper tells the story of q Ger
man officer, who. IN command OF some
Beers. managed to surprise British train
ut some small wayside station. There was
some excellent whisky on board. and
the Beers soon sampled it, with the re-
suit that the good British spirit did its
duty by laying them out fast asleep on the
platform. Here they were found and cap
tured by some English troops who, in ,helf
with with the r result .ha. acting on hali.starved
men, the whisky sent them to sleep in
their turn. When the Doers woke up they
recaptured their capturcrs, and thus in
few hours there was one British victory
and two Boer victories added to the record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16

or CRAFTS are placed In each. limb.
Should the operation prove successful
the following year all the branches
above the CRAFTS may be removed witt
little danger Of losing the tree. A tree
OF most any age may be grated In this
way and In few years be in good
bearing. The grating outfit Is simple.
comprising a jacknife. small saw and
q dish Of grating wax. In selecting
crafts only the last years growth OF
new wsod should be chosen.
Figure A shows how to make the
scion. They may he several inches
long and contain ;wo or three buds
each. The bottom end which Is to be
inserted into the limb should be
wedge shape. Figure B gives an idea
how the limb appears with q split
top in which the CRAFTS are set. Two
cuttings should be placed In each limb
to be sure Of u good stand. After they
are placed In position some orchardists
bind them In place with cord or twine
to make them secure before the graft
ing wax Is applied. This answers as
q safeguard. but Is not absolutely
necessary. In placing the scion It is
important to have the inner bark Of
scion and stock come together so that
the sap will dow from the tree to the
cutting. After this is done the wax
should be applied so. that the joint or
splice Is well covered. thus keeping
out the air and water. Should all the
crafts live the weaker ones should
be pruned away.-New England
Homestead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Wind. Driven Mosquitoes.

One OF the New Jersey scientists who
has been studying the mosquito problem.
saws that the insects travel long distances
from where they breed. and often rise in
a swarm at night. and drift with the wind.
Swarlns are quite common five miles at
sea. and they have been found fifteen miles.
He regards the migration OF the pests with
the AID OF the winds as i matter 10 be Sc.
rinusiy considered in the efforts tina: are
words, he looks on it Us an interstate rath.
cr than 4 local matter. He says. By the
way. tha. the anophcles mosquito cort'n.
ucs to breed long after frost has set in.
and that even thin coat Of ice N poads
Is not fatJl TO them
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16

There are places in the great Libyan
Desert that have an abundant supply of
water, obtained from an underground bed
OF sandstone. The water comes to the sur
face through wells from $50 to 500 feet in
depth, and irrisates broad areas of culti-
v.ted laads. interspersed with palm
groves. The oasis OF Dakhia. particularly,
is in a fine state of cultivation rs result
Of this irrigation. The subject is Of special
interest in the United States because there
are great regions in our Western country
where it is known that water lies under
arid plains and variou, projects arc On
foot for making it available for irrigation
PURPOSES.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Worst Kind Of Idiocy:

It is becoming fashionable these days tc
speak of the bright side o. the modern 81.
loon, where the toileT can refresh himself,
get cheap lunch with glass Of beer or
use the lavatory if he wishes. We have
had occasion several times on tours Of in
vestigation to visit saloons and found the
atmosphere to be putrid with profanity.
sour beer and rude jokes. To call the gin
mill workiagman's club is the worst kind
of idiocy. The proper name for such q
place is heil.holc. Il Is proper to call the
saloons workingmen's Cubs ii you qualify
your language. They are clubs used to beat
out the brains OF those who patronize
them. They arc the toi!ers' deadliest foes
and always have been.
Do you for n momen. doubt this? Visit
our police courts on Sunday morning. or
indeed any morning. and see the scores OF
men and women with broken and bruised
heads. the result OF a Jew hours spent in a
city gin mill-the so-ca,led ''workingman's
club"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Tke Spring Chieksns.


Turn the chickens out where they
can have q good wide range for
scratching Us early as possible in the
spring. but avoid wet weather. especi.
ally for the high-bred chickens. Wet.
damp weather in early spring Is re-
sponsible for the loss Of great many
chickens and old fowls. II the day Is
cold and rainy keep them In their win.
ter quarters. but IL 1t Is q warm rain
It may not do them much harm. Even
so It does not improve their health any
to get soaking wet.
They need to scratch for their food
more In spring than ever. 1t Is much
like giving them liver tonic. some
thing We all need ut this season. The
best liver tonic il hard work in the
open air. So 1t Is for the chickens.
II they can get a few worms and green
blades Of grass In their forage. SO
much TIN better for them. 1t will tend
to improve their laying qualities later.
When the chickens have foraged all
day they win come to the feeding yard
hungry and eager for food at night.
and the appetite they display will be
gratifying to the owner. 1t means
something more than the mere con.
sumption Of food. 1t protends for the
owner good health and a fine crop Of
eggs. One should never begrudge
plenty of food when the chicken Is q
good layer. for then every pound Of
grain Is converted into salable meat
or profitable eSgs.-Annle c. Webster.
In American Cultlvator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16

On tae summit OF Mount Zusspitze. in
thc Bayariau Alps. more than 5000 feet
above sea level, there is an important me.
teorios:cal observatory. which is occupied
all the yea-. but in winter is cut Oh from
communication with the lower earth be-
cause storms destroy the telegraph and tel.
cpkone wires. A wireless installation has
been made there now. connected with
postoficc in the valley. three miles away.
and the observer Is thus made independ.
ent OF the storms. as the wind has no ct
feet on tie ether waves that carry his
messages.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16

paper and have q sliding window in
front near the top. as shown. Dig
q hole In tine ground just the size Of
the box. as for q hotbed. FIJI 1t with
horse manure. cover with dry earth
and over thiA put soft straw. chair and
hayseed from the barn floor. Place
khe box over this and put the hens
and chicks In. Throw an old carpet
over all and they are easily cared for.
in q home LIP this 1t Is surprising
how fest the win grow. A small
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
why We Fsii OF Happiness.

The Christian who fails OF Happiness and
10Y in this present world meets with such
failure only because he has never by faitil
laid hold upon this sublime assurance. IL
is true tina, few of Us ever reach the height
of perfect confidence in Gods manipula'
ton Of every event to bring about blessing
to the believer. but our real comfort Will
always be a direct ratio to the complete
ness OF orr abandon OF trust to Him who
u.ve Himself for us.-Bishop Charles Ed
ward Cheney, Reformed Episcopalian. CHI
ca2o.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
No Soul Favoritiam.

Christ's gospel OF democracy knows NJ
soul iavori,ism All men. as sinners.
stand in need OF Gods mercy. All mus.
repent. There is no gospel for class, no
compromise with unr:shteousness because
OF high position. The rich man who steals
il 4 thief rs surely as the poor man.-Rev.
Z. L. Powell. Christian Church. Louisville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
r., Your Hearts Be Opened.

Take a stone. dash It over a vessel Of
water; then with sledge break open that
stone. How much moisture will you find
within? Is it not % dry as though the
sun had spent his hottest beams upon i
for a century? And when our Lords
fingers are still moist from the shower OF
blessings He has poured upon Us and His
word still rings in our ears how much has
our heart absorbed and appropriated for
its own salvationy We are rich in spirit.
ual things not in proportion to the seed
that has been sown, but proportion to that
seed that has found hiding place IN the
soil Of the human soul, where it can be
nourished and finally wave in harvests OF
Christlike sharacter.-Rcv. c. P. Wiies.
Lutheran, Pittsburg.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Tho Uses or Adversity.

Affections develop new g1aces of charac'
ter and r: IKE us near like Christ, who Is the
perfect ran. Why should wc not be con.
ten. 20 suffc. with faith and hope in Christ
.h:: We may g.i: the crown OF righteous
ness tha, fldeth not away Rev. DR. D. II.
Munro. Presbyterian. Philadelphia.
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Close the Saloons.

One Of the frs. acts OF Mayor Hinch.
cliffe. of Paterson on the breaking out of
the disastrous fire tina, laid i large portion
Of tha: city in ashes. was to issue an order
to the police to close the saloons, and that
order was promptly obeyed, and be it re.
membercd that Mayor Hinchclitfe is a
brewer. Ii the saloon is the poor man .
club" why order it closed At such time.
when hundreds oil poor men are rendered
homeless By the destruction of their
houses! Over eoj dwellings were burned:
Temperance Banner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
AGRICULTURAL


| Warmth IL an important factor IN
securing q larger product. Cows that
nre kept warm will give more milk.
and on less food than those exposed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
A Simple Way OF Grating.

In grating seeding one or two
years old the graft Is put on Just above
the ground and but one cutting Is used.
To graft a tree to change the fruit is
another matter and Instead of cutting
the tree OF below the limbs three or
four Of the lower limbs are cut OF
eight or ten inches from the trunk
or the main branch and two cuttings
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Tia p.ssr,csi,s cusv ON.

The cutworm often destroys whole
f,elds Of corn. compelling replanting.
which makes the crop late and less
able to stand dry weather. The corn
land should be plowed deep and left
rough. 20 as to permit the frost 70
enter. When cutworms are exposed to
alternate thawingan freezing weather
many win be destroyed. though cold
without dampness may not lnjure
them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
DESTROYING the Pea wesvil.

Seed peas may be dipped In hot water
For q few minutes or exposed to tne
Eases Of bisulphide Of carbon tn order
10 destroy the pea weevil The late
peas are not so subject to attack Us
those sown early.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
cantinnona Performanca in Hate.

The liquor traffic Is Americas mos
deadly foe, says a New York prison chap.
lain. I hate the traffic from the crown OF
my head to the so!es oil my feet. hate it
when I get up in the morning; | hate it
when I 90 to bed at night: | hate it on
Sundays and despise it on Mondays.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Tho Two Worlds.

Thus are the two worlds in iuxsaposit'on;
They overlap each other. Eternity and
time are so mingled that We cannot tell
where the one ends and the other begins.
Rev. DR.. George H. Henw"rth, Congre-
patiopaliss, New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
The Growing Drink Trade Of Engiand.

The revenue from drink has increased
from Sl7j,OoO.OOJ In 1896 10 S2l5.OO0, COD in
1901. while during late years there has been
q marked conso.lda,;on OF brewerics. In
lSS2 there were lj,.ii breweries and in
1901 but CLIO.
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door near the bottom may be openee
on warm days to let them have ht
tie sun. but they will soon scampe'
back.-American Agriculturist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
salsefins Cattle Ho0ds.

In the selection Of cattle foods the
farmer should keep In view the re-
suits to be expected. Some foods are
more valuable. pound for pound. than
others, because they differ In the rela'
tive proportion of dry substance con-
tatned. In the disestibillty Of that dry
substance. and In its composition.
The digestive capacity Of each animal
should be known to the farmer. and
he should erdeavor to supply its
wants.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Pisi. Talk to British workmsn.

Few men would dare to talk to q masa
meeting of workingnen as John Burns
himself workinsman-talked to one in
London recently. His speech 10 being re-
printed all around the English-speaSing
world, and seems to condense in . few
forceful sentences more just criticism and
sound advice than have been given to the
British working classes" in long time.
Think more and drink less" was his
advice to the tenants OF the densely packed
East End district. Drinking, betting and
gambling have got to be put down." he
told them, or the British working people
would never rise above their present con:
ditions. rs slavery still in your blood?'
be asked. "If not, why, with an over.
whelmins majority OF votes in your hands,
did you send only ten members to the
House of Commons"
Three out Of five in this room," said
Burns. will, before they die. land in the
workhouse or some kindred institution" ;"
His hearers murmured \: this. but he re.
minded them that it was only "the cold
statistical fact"
Faithful" indeed. "are toe wounds OF
friend" New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Nevada Has rswest Pensionsrs.

The State in which there are the Lease
numoer II Government pensioners 10 Ne
yada, in which :ncy number only H5.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Raising 1Gothsrless Pig.

A few years since I lost a fine SOW
that left q dozen motherless piss about
two days old. Thinking it would be
more trouble to raise them than they
would be worth I gave several Of them
away to neighbors. We fed the little
pigs with new milk. while yet warm
from the COW. or else warmed It for
them on the stove. After trying to
teach them to suck quill with q soft
rug around 1t with no success. we fed
them with q teaspoon from q small
cup.
After being fed two or three times
they learned to drink, and the second
day they We're eating from q small
trough as well. and better than some
pigs that I have bought when four
weeks old. The neighbors to whom
we had given some Of the pigs were
all successful In raising them to be
good hogs above the average. We
gave them new milk. and. In fact, they
would eat anything that is usually fed
to q pig four weeks old know Of
several instances where pigs q few
days old were raised by artificial means
with little trouble.-S. c. A.. In Rural
New Yorker.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Rsiso Moro Poultry.

One time a rich farmer told me thai
the best time to so into stock or srair
was when everybody wanted to quit
He didn't own all the land that Joined
him. but he did own several hundred
acres of good farming Land and be
held a first mortgage on a lot more
Outside Of this particular notion of bis
he was Just like other people. The In.
dications are good that those who
raise poultry the coming season. and
lots of 1t. WIN get a good price. On
account Of the drouth throughout the
corn belt the past season. thousands
Of farmers gathered up and sold
everything that would eat corn and
was salable. and the hens did not es,
cape the sacrifice.
An extensive poultry buyer told me
recently that his business paid better
than ever. although he had to coves
twice as much territory to get q car.
load. This indicates shortage IN
poultry and to such IN extent that the
poultry raisers win be fortunate until
the demand IL supplied. which Will
take at least two years CT our best
eeorts.-M. NJ. johnson. In New Eng
land Homestead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16

"If'' IL q mighty small word to Gauss
such q lot Of trouble.
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Poultry House For Early Chicks.
: This house Is used BY Mrs. ]. Will
son. Of Iowa. for raising winter
chicks. In 1t she can put three hens
with about forty chicks. Take q box
about @ It. wide. 2n II. high in front.
with sloping roof. cover with tarred
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
Koep HoSs Thrifty.

The hog seems to need some earthy
or mineral matter to enatl le 1t to digest
Its food well. For this purpose many
give salt. wood ashes and charcoal. al
lowing them to eat II as they please.
and they usually are pleased to eat 1t
pretty freely. especially the breeding
stock kept over winter. and 1t has been
found by test that fattenins hogs put
ON fiesh more readily when they can
resort to this mixture as they please.
Il prevents the gravel eating. which
sometimes seems to- keep them from
growing. The Bureau Of Animal In
dustry. Department OF Agriculture.
sends out the following recipe. which
we are not sure Is any better than the
one We give above. Charcoal. sui
phur and black antimony. of each one
pound. mixed with common salt. bak-
ing soda. sulphate Of soda. hyposul-
bhite Of soda. Of each two pounds. II
given in the feed. one teaspoonful Is
allowed daily to each hog. The hogs
also need in winter. especially the
breeding sows. either roots or green
Feed of some kind. We think raw
roots are better than cooked ones. but
II they are not At hand give every day
q lock Of clover hay. They will al.
ways eat II greedily.-The Cultivator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
c,,,..,e Iuausnos On creps.

The climate has much to do with
the quality Of the product. Years ago
it was noticed that wheat from
France. when cultivated In Canada.
had to be acclimated before 1t gave
satisfactory crops. Climate also mas
an important influence on the proper
tion OF gluten and starch In wheat
the wheat grown In a warm climate
containing more gluten. proportion
ately. which Is equivalent to a larger
amount of nitrogen. Wheat contains
the largest amount Of gluten In proper
ton when II Is ripe. In an experiment
made with a variety Il was found tnat
when wheat was cut eighteen days
before 1t was ripe It contained only
.six Der cent. Of gluten. but when fully
sipe II contained twelve per cent: but
.ss gluten Is not quite as white as
starch II will follow that when wheat
js cut q little before It Is dead ripe It
win make q whittier four than when
Il Il cut at q later period. but It will
be less nutritious and less In Quan-
sity. These conditions are. however.
subject to the variety Of wheat and
the climate and soil.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
The Dairy Improvins the Farm.

InD O84xy xxoPkVstnB INV
The change from wheat to butter
farming has produced q wonderful in'
crease in fertility. SO that to-day
splendid crops Of grain. corn and
grass are grown. For every ton OF
wheat the farmer sold they took out
Of the soil 81 worth Of fertilizer. For
every ton Of butter sold. only 50 cents
worth Of fertility Is disposed Of. Such
q change effect on soil Of two methods
Of farming must. in the very nature
6f things. show for Itself.
On hundreds Of farms that we know
Of 1t Ii becoming a matter Of some
difaculty to grow oats On account OF
the falling down or lodging" an 1t Is
commonly called. Of the grain before
Il IN at to cut. This effect Is due to
the large per cent. Of nitrogen in the
uoil, and Is especially noticeable on
the farms whose owners have been
large buyers Of bran and gluten for
years past. Carryin: q stock Of cows,
young cattle and hogs. and buying
brau. has done this work. Not only
has this policy made the farms rich.
but 1t has made the farmers :lch.-
6oard's Dairyman.