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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24
Prince Orsini, who is the owner of

Prince Orsini, who is the owner of
the beautiful Lake Nemi, near Rome,
has facilitated in every possible way
the efforts OF the Italian government
to raise the two galleys of Caligula
which were sunk A. d. Al off the
shores of this lovely sheet of water.
Sufficient has been recovered at pres
ent to disclose the astounding fact
that the vessels in question measure
respectively 225 feet and 237 feet in
length by 60 feet and rs feet in width.
Their decks were evidently covered
with splendid mosaics, and already
an immense number of magnificent
bronze objects, among them a beau
titul head of Medusa, are to be seen
at the princes villa, where eventually
museum is to be organized of OBJ
jects in connection with the sunken
galleys.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

The Hatch experiment station re-
ports that upon two plots of land fer
tilted with thirty pounds of nitrate of
soda, thirty pounds of dried blood,
81 IL pounds of dry ground fish, 273
pounds acid phosphate and 81 1-2
pounds muriate of potash to one-fourth
Of an acre, one yielded 1850 pounds at
first crop and 125 pounds of rowen, the
other 1850 pounds at first crop and 125
pounds OF rowen. Combined this was
at the rate of 5400 pounds first crop,
five hundred pounds rowen per acre.
Two similar plots had of nitrate of
soda, dry ground fish and acid phos-
phate per plot and 62 1-2 pounds muri-
ate Of potash. The yield of one was
14G0 pounds at first crop and 260
pounds rowen, and 1860 pounds of first
crop and 255 pounds of rowen, or at
the rate of 5S40 pounds per acre of first
crop and 1850 pounds of rowen. The
cost on the two first-named plots for
fertilizer exceeded by about 81 per
acre that on the plots which yielded the
larger crops. This and the fact that
clover was most abundant where the
most potast was used, would seem to
indicate that an increase Of potash up
to $50 pounds per acre is more desir-
able for the hay crop than an increase
of nitrogen or phosphoric acid, while
the clover sod is expected to make the
land better fitted for future crops. The
fertilizer used for previous crops had
been practically equal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24
work for the hen in producing the al

work for the hen in producing the al
bumen or white of the egg. "The yolk
is composed mostly of the elements of
food that produce fat, being known as
the carbonaceous elements. In wheat
and corn the carbonaceous materials
are very abundant, but the substances
from which the albumen lie derived are
lacking in proportion to the yolk pro-
ducing materials. For this reason the
feeding of fowls on nothing but grain
is not conducive to egg production"
So it is evident you are asking your
hens to make bricks without straw if
you require or expect them to lay well
without feeding them anything from
which the white of the egg can be pro-
duced. To feed rightly, balancing up
the food, as with all other animals, will
result in profit. Nothing else will
bring this result-Farm, Field and
Fireside.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

The disease called wheat scab at
tacks the wheat heads shortly before
they ripen. A portion of the head, or
sometimes the entire head turns to a
light brown color and dries up while
it should be green and plump. The
kernels wither and often become moldy
and worthless. At harvest time the
with pink mold which is the cause
Of the trouble.
More or less of this disease may be
found, in almost any wheat field dur
ing any season. Ordinarily, it is not
sufficiently abundant to materially af-
feet the yield, but in seasons like the
present one when the rainfall is ex-
cessive before harvest, it may do a
great deal of damage.
In threshing, the majority of the af-
fected kernels are driven off with the
chaff. but some of the heavier ones find
their way into the grain sack. Flour
from such wheat must be of inferior
quality and perhaps it is injurious to
health. However, on the latter point
no definite information is available.
Some varieties are more subject to
scab than others and perhaps this fact
may be turned to some practical ac-
count in preventing loss from the dis
ease. No remedy other than the care
full selection of seed from varieties not
bodily attacked is known.-F. c. Stew
art, in American Agriculturist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24
To Make white of Egg.

Farmers who keep hens are apt to
stick to their old fashioned ways.
There is a good reason for feeding poul-
try on other food than grain. The cut
green bone which we have often ad
vocated is almost a necessity for best
results; of course, lean meat, linseed
meal, finely cut clover hay, OF alfalfa
(scalded) and such variety of food
would take the place to a large extent,
of cut bone; so also a wide range in
the fields where bugs and worms are
to be found helps to meet the need Of
this change of diet
The reason for something besides
grain is well put in statement in one
of our exchanges as to the difficult
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24
Vegetables In Cuba.

In Cuba cabbages frequently weigh
as much as 20 pounds. All vegetables
do well. Raddishes may be eaten from
IA to IS days after sowing, while corn
produces three crops per year. Sweet
potatoes are perpetual. The natives
dig up the tubers, cut them off and
plant the old vines, which produce
a new crop in three months. All sorts
of fruits horticultural and greenhous.
plants and dubious stock are grown
with the most gratifying success.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24
A Prize for Matches.

The Belgian government offered
several years ago prize of $4,000
francs for the invention of a paste
for matches that did not contain
white sulphur. Many products were
submitted, but the judges recently re-
ported that none OF them fulfilled the
required conditions. They were Ell
ther defective in infammability or
ignited with friction on all surface
alike. Some of them gave off in
flammable gases of poisonous ma
ture.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24
Clover on Sandy Soils.

1t is not so easy to secure a heavy
growth of clover on light sandy soils
as on soils that are heavy, and the
matter of plowing under green crops is,
therefore, more difficult owing to the
scant growth, sometimes rendering the
experiment a costly one for seed and
labor. Soils destitute of clay are not
easily gotten into condition for clover,
but it is possible by the use of manure,
fertilizers and green crops to get clov-
er established on sandy soils. One
point to consider is that clover is a
lime plant; that is, it delights in soils
that are not deficient in lime, while
sandy soils are usually lacking in that
mineral substance. 4 crop of COW
peas, plowed under just before the seed
pods begin to dry, with about 20 BUSH
els of lime per acre, applied after plow-
ing the cow peas under, will greatly
assist in rendering the conditions for
clover suitable. Another point which
should not be overlooked, and which
may have much to do with the thrift of
the clover, is to procure soil from
fields upon which large crops of Glow
er have been secured, and broadcast
one or two bushels of the soil from the
clover field on the land to be seeded, in
order to inoculate the soil with the
clover bacteria.
Glover on sandy soils may be seeded
in August, and no other crop should
occupy the ground, as the young plants
will not require shading. Unlike the
seeding of clover on clay soils in the
spring, when the seed is broadcasted
on the snow and allowed to grow I'M
der any conditions, the seeding of clov-
er in the fall should be done only after
the land has been plowed and made
fine. The young plants will then get
a good start and be ready to make rap
id growth the following spring. BY
seeding in the fall the crop secures
the benefit of the late rains and escapes
the usual dry period of June and July.
If the farmer has an insufiiciency of
manure he should not hesitate to use
fertilizers, and the cheapest kinds of
fertilizers are preferred for clover, as
the crop demands very little nitrogen.
About 100 pounds of sulphate of potash,
200 pounds acidulated phosphate and
25 pounds nitrate of soda will serve ad-
mirably, especially If a green crop of
COW peas has been plowed under and
the land LINED. One reason for using
lime is that a mass of green material
may cause the formation of an excess
of carbopic or other acids in the soil,
which are neutralized by the lime. The
lime will also assist in producing the
conditions most conducive to the work
Of bacteria in the soil.
Should the ground be covered with
weeds plow them under and broadcast
with the COW peas, which grow rapid
ly and keep weeds down, but even
weeds make excellent green manurial
crops when they are plowed under.
They do the most harm when they are
allowed to produce seed The land for
clover should be clean, as the fewer
the weeds the better for the young
clover plants. Fertilizers should he
used in preference to manure, as the
latter may contain the seeds Of weeds
unless it is thoroughly decomposed.--
Philadelphia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

Sir Joshua Fitch told a story at
the nature study exhibition in Lon
don illustrating the popular wonder
at scientific knowledge. Sir John
Avenbury was showing the heavens
through his telescope to some neigh
bors and servants, when one exclaim-
ed: 81 do not wonder, Sir John, that
clever people find out the sizes and
distances of the stars and how they
move; but what beats me is how you
ever could tell their names!"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24
MRS. JENNIE r. o'DoNNELL,

MRS. JENNIE r. O'DONNELL,
President Of Oakland Womars Riding Club.
: the wonderful curative value of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. For eight years had female
trouble, falling of the womb and other
complications. During that time was
more or less of an invalid and not much
good for anything, until one day l
found book in my hall telling of
the cures you could perform. ! became
interested; bought bottle Of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was helped; continued its
use and in seven months was cured. and
since that time / have had perfect
health. Thanks, dear Mrs. Pinkham
again, for the health 1 now enjoy."-
Mrs. JENNIE O'DoNNELL, 27S East 31st
St., Chicago, Ill. $4,000 forfeit " abOus
testimonial is not genuine.
Women suffering from any
form of female ills can be cured
by Lydia Il. PinlShaTn's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. That's sure.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wo-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

ness after first days use of Dr. 1lllne's Great
NerveRestoPer S2trial bottle and treatisefree
DER. u. KLINE. Ltd. 991 Arch ST., Phila., Pc.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

]. 9. Simpson, Marques, w. Va, says :
"Haf1S Cetarrh Cure Cared me Of a voryba
case of oatarrh." Druggists sell k, T5e.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

Mrs. Winslow s Soothing Syrup for children.
teething, soften the gums, reduces innamma-
tion ,allays pain cures wind collie 25c. a bottle
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

Children that are hard to rafse should
be brought up witha round turn.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

There's plenty of room at the top, but
not at the top of church steepse.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

The stamp on love letter doesn't al
ways stick 10 facts.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

Piso's Oure eisthe best medicine wo ever used
for all affections Of throat and lmngs.-NM.
o. EsDsLEY, Yanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

There are 25000 pores in the band of o
man. There are $500 muscles in tho body
of q moth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24

Some mems prospects are so fine that
they can't be seen.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-24
mrs. ]. {. O'DONNELL
Was Sick Eight Years with
Female Trouble and Finally
Cured by Lydia e. pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKuAM Il have
never in my life given testimonial
before, but you have done so much for
me that / feel called upon to give you
this unsolicited acknowledgement of
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-10

When three or four months old, put
on halter. Take about 40 feet of
cord, double it, tie a knot in the
doubled cord so that the loop will
slip over the colts rump or quarters
but not UP under the tail. Have the
knot in the loop come about in front
Of saddle. Run ends of cord through
each side of the ring of halter, stand
in front of the colt and give gentle
pull. If he does not come readily,
step a little to one side and pull
quick. You will throw him off his
guard and balance, and in IS minutes
you will have your colt educated to
lead. q
When older, coming two years old,
hitch your colt on the off side of q
gentle horse, for few times, so he
will learn to drive, and in meeting
teams, electric cars, ETC., he will have
what he will consider the protection
of the older horse. Then put him on
near side, changing back and forth
from one side to. the. other. Then
some day, after good drive, II your
colt is spirited, put on the single har-
ness and you will find very near
perfectly broken colt, safe to drive
past electric cars, etc. We used to
break colts with whip; now we edu-
cate them without this cruel instru-
ment.-A. B. Donelson, in Farm and
Home.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-10
OFFER TO ASTRONOMERS.
Michigan Professor Proposes to En-
Tighten Them ON Certain Points
at So Much Per Head.

A remarkable petition was received
the other day at Washington from
Prof. Theodore Munger, of Rochester,
Mich, that attracted much attention
among members of congress. It was
addressed to Representative S. w.
Smith, of Michigan, and he secured
its reference to q proper committee.
The petition>states that Prof. Munger
"knows and understands how nature
turns the EARTH" and he agrees to ex-
plain it to the world provided he re-
ceives five cents from each astronomer
in all nations who teach astronomy.
He understands that $50, 600 has been
offered for anyone who can deter
mine why the gyroscope top makes
such peculiar moves"
Prof. Munger, who announces that
he has been a student of science for
so years. guarantees to develop some
entirely new principles, especially in
explanation of the gyroscope top.
"Kicks against this petition will be
considered hindrance to the cause
of science" is the. warning sentence
which closes the petition.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-10
Geay,e.,.,e,aR,
GENERAL FARM BARN.

ing the south and east sides open.
This affords an excellent place for
carefully saving all manure, which is
of great Importance; also for allcw-
ing animals exercise on stormy days,
and at the same time protection from
the weather, also provides shelter for
any additional stock which the barn
would not accommodate. The roof
over the barnyard is built high
enough to give storing room for
straw, bedding, ETC., which should be
used plentifully so as to always keep
the barnyard dry.
My barn contains three horse
stalls, with managers, harness closet
and. work shop, all on one side. OPP
posite are quarters for storage of
implements and tools and feed bins.
There are eight comfortable COW
stalls with managers. Besides the
driveway, there is plenty of feed
room or floor space for doing such
work as may be necessary.
The floor over the barnyard should
be high enough to admit a load of
hay, or about II or IL feet. The
pump and watering trough are also
located in the barnyard. The base
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-10

ment should be built in a small bank
Gf any, SO as to admit driveway
to both basement and first floor.
This basement should be eight or
nine feet high and provided with
plenty of light. Floors of stables
should be carefully constructed so as
to save all liquid manure. The work
shop should contain an assortment Of
tools, enabling the farmer to do the
most of his own repairing, and afford
ing work during Indictment weather.
Grain bins for storing various feeds
enable the farmer to feed a properly
balanced ration.
The first floor is altogether for NOW
room with driveway IL feet wide.
Part Of the space may be set off for
granaries if desired. Open chutes adj
NIT Of putting down feed to base
ment and also serve as ventilators.
Sides of chutes are boarded up two
or three feet high. A cupola is
placed on the roof, dimensions being
in proportion to size of barn. Doors
should be hung on anti-friction roll
ing hangers. The barn should be
built of good material, kept well
painted to preserve the wood, as well
as for the sake of appearance. It will
then be an ornament as well as a
necessity on any farm.-Wilbur f.
Kennedy, in Farm and Home.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-10
CROSSES SEA IN A BOILER.
new . yev.x Dalnatian succeeded
In Reaehlng America and Finds
Friend After Arrivlng.

Stowaways often find odd hiding
places, but Bozo Gicano, . well-built,
bright-looking young Dalmation, who
came over ON the Cunarder Umbria,
discovered the queerest Of them all.
He got aboard the Umbria at Liver
pool the day before the vessel sailed
and crawled into the boiler of the
donkey engine, which is used for dis
tilling water when the regular sup
ply runs short. His hiding place was
known to some of the stokers, who
fed him on coffee and scraps OF
bread, and he remained in his some
what overheated quarters for three
days, when he was discovered.
Nobody could understand Bozo's
language, and upon the ships arrival
at New York he was taken to Ellis
island. An immigration inspector is
Dalmatian, and one OF the score or
fewer in the city who speak the dia-
lect. He found that Bozo had come
here to seek = friend, Felix Gicano,
and all that he knew about Felix was
that he worked in gashouse in the
city. Commissioner Williams said
that If Felix could be found he would
release the boy. Fortune was with
Bozo once more, and in less than an
hour he had located his friend Felix
among the little colony of Slavs.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-10
HOGS AND THEIR CARE.

Do not trust the main crop of pigs
entirely to young sows.
If bran is used in making slop for
the hogs add little oil-meal.
In caring for the pigs in winter
make comfort" the watchword.
Wheat shorts or n1iddlings are a
good milk food for the brood sows.
It is usually unwise to discard q
young sow because she fails the first
time.
Usually the SOW filters increase in
size and quality as the dam becomes
older.
The breeding boar should have but
little slop, as it does not make solid
flesh.
Allowing the pigs to sleep in the
manure pile usually induces cough
and scuryy.1.
In selling mixed lots Of. stock the
best always suffers by being sold with
the inferior.
In selecting the breeding sows a
strong maternal should be the first
consideration.
It is a heavy expense to keep I'M
productive sows from one breeding
season to another.
Damp sleeping places for hogs
should be guarded against, as they
tend to induce rheumatism, colds and
other diseases.-Rural World.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-10
SAVED THE BABY.

New Providence, Iowa, July 7th.-
Little Helen Moon, the three-year-old
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. E. v. Moon,
Of this place, had narrow escape
from death.
Her mother noticed she seemed to
be very clumsy and complained when
she was rocked. Her limbs and face
were bloated badly.
A doctor was summoned but she
got no better. He said she had Kid
ney Trouble in the worst form.
Two other doctors were called in
and they agreed that there was very
little, if any, hope. She was bloated
all over, her eyes being completely
closed and her abdomen bloated un-
til it was purple.
They bought six boxes Of Dodd's
Kidney Pills and she commenced to
improve at once. She had used nine
boxes before the Dropsy was all
gone. The treatment was continued
and now she is as we'll as ever.
Dodd's Kidney Pills certainly saved
the little ones life.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-10
INLAND TRAINING STATION.
Provision Made By consress for Ma
val School Somewhere Along
the Great Lakes.

Notwithstanding the determined
fight made against providing for
naval training station on the great
lakes, this legislation has been en-
acted, and as the naval appropriation
bill went to the president, it con.
tanned an item making provision for
q naval station in the west. The Sec
rotary of the navy is directed to APP
point board composed of naval of
ticers, whose duty it shall be to select
on the great lakes suitable site for
a naval training station.
Having selected a site, if it is located
on private land, the board is directed
to estimate the value and ascertain
as nearly as practicable the price for
which it can be purchased, and to make
detailed report to the secretary of
the navy, who is directed to transmit
the report to congress with recon-
mendations.
In order to defray the expenses of
the board an appropriation of $1,000
IL made. This amount becomes avail
able Immediately, and before the sum-
mer has ended the board will visit
Chicago to look over the field.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-10
THE GRowrH OF PIGS.


Il 10 now pretty generally under
stood that sheep and cattle make
gains at the leastscost near the birth
period, and also that most rapidly.
says the Farmer, of ST, Paul, Mimi.
This is owing to the greater activity,
Of the <secretions when animals are
young. But this explanation does not
SO well apply to the case of swine.
After several years of experimenting
at the Minnesota experiment station,
it has been ,ascertained that pigs do
not gain nearly SO rapidly when they
are young as when Of more mature
age. When they are on the sow it was
difficult to make them gains pound .
day. After weaving for two or three
months they seldom made more than
one and one-half pounds per day, but
after, say, five-or-six months they
gained well on two pounds per day.
Thus it has been shown in several in.
stances that between the ages Of two
and eight months pigs have made the
most rapid increase in weight. The
experiments; referred to- were not
made with a3;view to test this ques-
ton but these results came out Incl
deptally in large number OF tests.
As a result of the casual manner in
which these conclusions were reached,
the relative cost of the. gains cannot
be given, but it is probable those made
near the birth period were the least
costly, owing to the small amount rela-
lively of the food consumed. This is
great question. It ought to be fur
Their investigated. The experience re-
ferred to calls up the thought that it
may be possible to market pork too
young to bring the grower the greater
profit, even when swine are sold as
young as six or seven months, the pop
ular age at which to sell. These re-
suits in swine growing, SO different
from those obtained in growing cat
tie and sheep, are well worth the clos
est study.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-10
THE LITTLE cYcLopED1A.

An average-sized pineapple yields
nearly two pints of juice.
Weather forecasts have been pub
lished in London dailies since 1879.
Eighty thousand people live within
the danger radius Of Mount Vesu-
vius.
Elephants killed &c persons in In
dia last year out of 22,39s killed by
wild beasts.
There are 10000 statutes in British
statute law. Thirty volumes are
yearly added to the Law Reports.
There we're last year 1880 immi-
grants into Canada from the United
States, as against $4,000 from Brit.
ain.
The Canadian government has APP
propriated $4,000 to build barbed
wire fence along the boundary be-
tween Montana and the Dominion
from St. Mary's lake to the Sweet
Grass hills.