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cigarette" Emotion unacompanied by
nicotine is something Of which he
evidently has no conception.
1t is the same, too, with the up-io-
date young man in real life. He
knows, if he has been properly trained,
that while toothpick should be In
dulged in only in that spot to which
Scripture enjoins us to retire when we
are about to pray, a meerschaum pipe
Is a perfectly Tvell-Dred article for
public wear and one which enables
him TO fulfill agreeably that law of
his being which suggests that he
should always be putting something in
his mouth.
At college ball game not long
Stree, where, as is usual on such oc-
casions. clouds of license were rising
to the heavens from the male portion
Of the spectators. l amused myself by
observing a young man who sat in
carriage near me, and who while the
game was in progress smoked a pipe
three times and filled In all the in
tervals with cigars and cigarettes.
knew something about him and had
frequently heard him referred to IS
"a first-rate fellow" but If anybody
had asked him If he believed himself
capable of a single pure impulse of
the soul, entirely unmixed with bodily
sensations, he would have stared in
amazement
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Sunday night and the servants, not hear.
ing any movement in the apartment Mon.
day morning entered the bedroom at 9:30
and found Nine. lola lying on the bed,
inanimate. lola was lying half cut OF
bed. Doctors were summoned but they
failed to restore lola to life. After pro
longed efforts they resuscitated Nine.
lola.
When the door was burst open a slight
odor of carbonic gas was at once noticed
and the bodies of the novelist and his
wife were found in the positions already
described
lola had evidently been awakened by a
choking sensation, tried to rise, but was
overcome by the fumes, which apparently
escaped from the defective stove. The
windows were Immediately opened, doc
tors and a commissary of police were
summoned and the utmost efforts were
made to revive the novelist and his wife,
but the former had already succumbed.
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snwinr C1nrer Ami Cam.

The farmer who sows clover and finds
In the spring that It was winter killed
considers that he has lost time, labor
and the value of the seed. This is not
so, for the growth the clover makes dur
ing the late summer and fall has added
enough fertility to the soil to materially
assist in paying for the time and labor
involved. AS a matter Of fact, there
ought not to be much labor spent in
seeding the clover beyond the work of
putting in the seed, particularly if the
work is done at the last cultivation of
the corn. Under almost any weather
conditions, except severe and prolonged
drouth, it may be considered wise to
make a seeding of clover. crimson or
red, at the last cultivation of the corn.
II it goes through the winter. one adds
so greatly to the fertility of the soil that
they can afford to take some chances.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-07

The Island of Juan Fernandez, lying
COO miles west Of Valparaiso made ia
nous by the story OF Robinson Cru
soe'O promises soon to develop indus
trial interests, according to a report from
e. +. Mansfield, United States consul at
Valparaiso.
The island belongs to Chill and the
government is arranging to make 1t a
part of one of the provinces and eStab-
lish a local civil government. The island
is about fifteen miles long by eight
miles wide. There Is a good harbor on
one side. where large ships can anchor
with safety.
A large canning factory has been els
tablished on Juan Fernandez and the
fishing industries are attracting the at
tention OF capitalists. There are qusn-
titles of Holsters, crabs and excellent
food fishes In the waters, besides fur
seals. There is plenty of fresh water
on the island land can be acquired by
settlers without cost; fruit and vegeta-
bles grow wild and are easily cultlvat-
ed.-New World.
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The MAN WITh.a THE GUN.

Here is the 16-inch gun which has
just been completed at the Wateryliet
arsenal. This view shows the muzzle,
with a man in it whose weight is 165
pounds. The gun is immense, when one
considers the quality of the metal con-
talned in ii, which is, of course, the
best that science and skill can produce
at the present time. 1t is bu't up of
nine pieces of steel forgings. the first
piece being the tube, all in one piece,
As feet long. The whole length OF the
finished gun is 40 feet, the diameter ar
breech end is 51a feet, and at muzzle
: feet inches. Its weight is 100 tens,
and it is rifled with 96 grooves. The
breech-loading mechanism is operated
by the one movement of turning
crank. Twenty turns of the crank
swings the breech block out ready for
the firing, which is done by pulling a
lanyard after the primer has been
placed in position and connected with
electric contact. The firing mechan-
ism Is connected so as to make it inn
possible to explode the primer before
the breech block Is properly closed and
locked.
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FAcrs FROM LAST CENSUS.
Steady Decline In TIIiteracy Durin,
the Last Decade.


the Last Decade.
The changes that have occurred dur
Ing tie last two decades in tho Hitter
acy of xhe inhabitants of this country
are OF an interesting character as de
tailed In the last report on popuia-
ton of the twelfth census. In 1880
of the aggregate population of ten
years of age or over II per cent were
classed as illiterate; in the census OF
1880 the percentage of illiterates was
1873 Per cent. which, in the census CT
1900, had sunk to 1917 per cent. This
indicates steady decline in that class
Oh our people who are entirely without
education. This decline is most marked
in the colored race, Thus, In 1880 there
We're 4,601,207 colored persons. male
and female, living in the United States
of 10 years and over, and OF this num-
Der S,2e0,STS could neither read nor
write, thus giving a proportion of Il.
hterates OF 40 per cent But in 1890
the illiterates of negro descent had
fallen to OIL per cent, and by the CEN
sus of 1900 ii was shown that still
further decline had taken place ana
that only AS per cent can now be thus
classified. The number OF foreign H.
hterates among our foreign white pop
ulation appears to remain about con-
slant IN those Of this class over 10
years Of age there were l. per cent OF
illiterates in 1880, 13.1 per cent in in
1890 and 12.9 per cent in 1900 On the
other hand, among the native whites
this Limitation upon intelligence seems
TO be slowly passing away OF the
native white population of over 10
years OF age it was found In 1880 that
81 per cent were illterate This mum
Der was reduced In 1890 TO CO per
cent, and still further reduced in 1900
to 4.6 per cent. The greatest gain in
this Inst respect seems TO have been
made IN the Southern States. Thus,
for example. in George in 1880 23.a
per cent of the native white population
of 10 years and over could neither read
nor write, but in 1900 this proportion
had been reduced to ITO per cent, and
the reduction holds true In nearly all
Of the Gulf States. In Georgia In 1890
only 1S.4 per cent of the colored pop
ulation above 10 years OF age could
read or write, but now this proportion
has increased to All per cent We
have given this simply as an illustra-
ton of the way In which a gradual
and highly satisfactory change Is TAX
Ing place among our people Educa-
ton Is not everything; in fact. thor
oughly educated man may be an en-
tirely disreputable character, but in a
free country, where the government
depends on the will OF the majority.
1t is essential that intelligence rather
than ignorance should control public
policy, and unless citizens can read and
write 1t is hardly possible to have this
necessary result secured.
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Il don't know what 1t was-and then
Martha said: %. you needn't pretend
you don't believe Tits as plain as the
nose on your face-he's going TO Kun
away with the missus. and some one
ought 20 tell the MASTER and then
Jane cried out and said; 1t would kill
hlm'-that was father. yon know. And
aud Jane came into the room with
candle and said: Are you asleep, Miss
Dodog And | pretended that was
q. Terry, l had TO pretend or l should
have screamed right out. And then
Martha came In and looked at me, and
she said that she hoped that-that
mummy would die II the man took
her away, it was the best thing. And
then-I think they cried. but I kept
the clothes over my face"
A hot word came upon Terry's lips.
but be smothered H.
And whom they had gone l ran out
on the landlng-I was so frightened.
did want TO see mummy, and she was
lust going into dinner and you were
with Der; and. Terry. l was SO glad
thar you were there that l said my
prayers all over again.
Terry was sitting with one elbow on
ais knee. his head resting on his palm.
aaa his face in the shadow. From the
big drawing room cs'ne the sound or
music and the rippliag laughter Of the
children. He remembered now that
Constance had told hlu with look OF
pain that the last feys days her little
daughter had been continually hover
ms. about her in the house and watched
her 10 leave It. alwsys with extreme
reluctance. pearly always eagerly Of
fsrinS 10 accompany her-it was al
most as though she had understood.
And be had laughei-laughed, Good
Cod,
and I must not tell father-Jane
said Il would Kill him-do you think II
would XIII father. Terrys"
Not a doubt about il" said Terry,
4hickly.
Then I won't But l had to tell
you. Terry. I've always told you things
since was quite little girl. haven't
]. TerryT
Always, Dc1o."
Terry. can't you DO somethingT
Terry puts his hands over his ears 20
shut out the maddening sound OF the
gay music. aud groaned-
Couldn't you ind out the kidn2per.
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w1Lp MUSTARD ~ RLooM.

ground for period of twenty-five years
when buried so deeply as to prevent
termination, and yet after this time
have grown vigorously. 1t Is because
of this Characteristic that it is specially
important to prevent wild mustard
from seeding. In fields where the plants
are few in number the labor expended
by way of pulling them up by root
would be most profitable
Where it Is not practical to pull out
mustard, owing to the large amount
present, It may be advisable to make
the cereal crop into hay rather than al
low 1t to ripen. If some such plan as
this is not adopted where fields are bad
ly infested with mustard it may be nee
essary in the near future to allow the
land to lie idle and adopt the summer
fallow system in order to get rid of the
pest This would be an instance where
an ounce of remedy would be worth
many pounds of cure.--Iowa Home
Stead
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Raising stock for Meat.

Those who may have closely observed
the meat situation for several years
back, together with the condition Of af-
fairs on the great grazing lands Of the
West are inclined to the opinion that
the meat supply of the future must be
raised on the farm, as it formerly was.
1t may be several years before this
state of affairs comes about, but it Is
surely coming. The result will be fair
price to the producer for his meat, with
prices to the consumer somewhat lower
than at present, but hardly as low as
two years ago. The farmer, operating
on either a large or small scale, will
make no mistake in gradually increas-
ing his stock up to the number he can
feed without much buying of grain.
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There are over 1000 ttfal abstAiners
in the BriiIlh army.
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THE SPIRIT THAT WINS.

While searching the archives for knowl
edge,
While after the rarest of lore,
While seeking the richest Of jewels
In Wisdom's variant store,
Remember this as you rummage
For mot Of the Sage's wit,
The best and rarest OF lessons
Is: Git up, git up and git.
Ages are filed with the dreaming
OF verses the poets have sung,
FILLED with the anguish and sorrow
Tragical muses. have wrung
From .he loom Of fanciful musing,
But the essence OF all the wit,
The lesson OF all the lessons,
Is the lesson: Git up and git!
From periods primordial
On down TO the time we live,
It's simply matter OF Take. my boy;
II we can't a question of Give.
Remember this as you rummage
For mot of the Sage's wit,
The best and rarest of lessons
Is: BE just. bat ~ up and git!
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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Farm Notes.

If you do not have enough mlLnure
for large field use it on a small plot,
and endeavor to make as much as pos
sible by concentrating the manure and
work to a limited area. Manure may
be wasted by attempting to make it do
service ON a larger space than it win
proftably cover. as well as entailing
more labor than the crop can compen-
safe for.
Sheep are one Of the best kinds Of
stocks to keep in orchards. After a
little practice they will pick up fallen
fruit quicker than hogs; and this is
often very important, as the codling
moth worm generally leaves the apple
soon after it drops. But, with either
sheep or hogs. sufficient food must be
supplied or the trees viii be barked
The food thus given goes. howeve-,
where it viii do the most good. in the
production Of the largest and best
fruit
There is quite a difference in the adj
vantages of budding and grating. The
proper time for budding is any period
when good binds can be procured and
the bark viii run on the stocks Peach
es and roses are always budded. but
grating is used on apples. pears and
grapes Budding Is sometimes done in
order 10 change the tops OF quite young
fruit trees Dry weather Is not favor
able to budding, and as rule budding
is not as successful as grating.
Bones may be dissolved by the use
OF unleached wood ashes. especially II
they are broken or ground The pro-
portions for q fertilizer. used BY some
farmers. are one barrel OF raw bone
-four. three barrels dry wood ashes.
City pounds OF gypsum and ten gallons
OF water. The materials are placed in
q ZAP upon the floor and stirred with
Z hoe while the water IS added. The
mast Is kept moist. ana In two or three
weeks VIII be ready for use Five bar
reIs Of this mixture Is considered an
efficient and cheap dressing fox an acre
OF ground.
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Evaporated or Dried Potatoes.

"Dried potatoes" is the name Of a
new product evolved by the South Car
olina Agricultural Experiment Station.
The potatoes are boiled, peeled and
evaporated in a eannery, and will re-
main in perfect condition for years. The
preserved potato becomes fit for eating
after being soaked in warm water for
an hour. Like many other new ideas,
this promises to be big thing, and its
development may have a great effect on
the vast potato fields of northern Maine.
1t is reported that an acre Of potatoes
yielded 357 bushels, which made 105
bushels Of the dried product, nearly a
pound to 31a pounds of the raw product.
Although the report we have does not
say anything about it, probably the
sweet potatoes can be subjected to the
same process.-American Cultivator.
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of life, even to accept such a position Of
honor and dignity.
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The farmer who has more hay than
barn room will find it good invest
ment to have a hay press that he may
put ii into smaller bulk, so that there
Will be room for it in the barn. instead
of stacking 1t out of doors 1t win
keep better. and il he has any to sell 1t
will be more easily handled and sell
more readily at better price. II one
cannot afford to buy a press. let those
in a neighborhood who are likely TO
want 80 use It unite in owning. The
hay may be stacked until the cutting
and curing is over with, il one does not
wish TO run the press in haying time
but the quicker She stack is reduced TO
bales the better.
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Flowing by steam.

An exchange tells of an experiment
in blowing by steam near LenaEa
Junction The field was about eighty
rods long. containing a little over thirty
acres The engine was attached 10 a
four-gang plow. which turned burrows
shout sixteen inches wide and seven
inches deep. and it laid them over very
even and smooth y. 1t took just seven
minutes to make the trip OF eighty
rods. with one short stop. The outfit
Is claimed 10 tprn over an acre In an
hour. and uses one hundred pounds Of
soft coal TO the acre.-Exchange
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The plant referred to scarcely needs
description, ~ it is so common, al
though the accompanying Illustration
win impress the reader with its iden-
tity. The flowers are yellow and the
leaves soft, somewhat resembling those
of rape. cabbage, turnips, etc; in fact
mustard belongs to the same family of
plants as those named. 1t is one of the
most serious OF all the weed pests. This
is due to the fact that it ripens its seed
before most of the cereals, so that the
ground is again seeded down for an
other year. But this is not ALL The
seeds are so oily in their nature that
they have been known to remain in the
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THE POPULAR HERO.

In Fiction He lie Always Eating,
Drinking or Smoking.
When the hero of the popular short
story is not eating or drinking he is
-moking. says Martha Baker Dunn in
the Atlantic. His chronicler fiavors
his pages with tobacco smoke and
punctuates them with cocktails. In
JOY or In sorrow. in the most romantic
no less than the more commonplace
moments, the hero lights another
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meat of the backbone. BY the aid Of
splits spread the hog to it's full width
and allow it to hang until it has thor
oughly cooled. The accompanying dia-
gram will show just how the carcass is
cut. If the ANIMAL is very heavy one,
cut the sides apart, then take off the
shoulder then the side meat and finally
the ham. BY taking it down in pieces
in this manner l can handle a heavy
hog MYSELF. Esterley, in Farm and
Home
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instilled into him in early life when he
became a sailor at the age of II. For
many years he followed the sea and serv-
ed the Union during the Civil War, leav-
ing one of his legs behind Twenty eight
years ago he was made keeper. of the
lighthouse at South Haven, M,ch., and
never since then has his light been out
when its rays were needed to protect life
and property. The lives he saved would
certainly have persisted in the waters OF
Lake Michigan but for his timely and he
role action.
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indulged In when c"ws are In grass the
deficiency then evidently exists in the
soil, and the pasture win be greatly
benefited by a top dressing of bone
dust. Two or three hundred pounds to
the acre, sown broadcast, will repay at
tending expenses in a better yield and
in quality of milk and butter.
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EMILE zoLA DEAD.


Emile lola, the great defender of the
jewish race, the champion of Dreyfus,
and the most popular novelist in France.
died at his home in Paris Monday. lola
was found dead in his house from as
phy,iation. and his wife was gravely ILL.,.
1t i; said that the noyelist's death was
accidental. Later investigation showed
that lola was asphyxiated by fumes
from stove the pipes of which are said
to have been out of order.
Zola returned TO his Paris home from
his country house at Medan. and owing
TO q sudden spell of cold weather he or
dered the heating stove in his bedroom
to be lighted. The stove burned badly.
but lola and his wife retired at 10 O'Clock
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TabIe for Handliup CRANES.

l have seen large, heavy tables for
this work in many grapehouses, upon
which the grapes were emptied from
the trays to be sorted, trimmed and
packed into baskets. | do not favor
this method of treating grapes. think
the less they are handled the better.
The packing table shown makes it pos
sible to take the grapes out of the tray
stem by stem as wanted by the packer
and thus avoid the emptying out of the
grapes. The table is so constructed
that a tray fits into it tipped UP suffi-
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rfTq P~ruaasair gsarsa We SO eeFvoaEnasa aftes
III . frs O. = - N Dr. SAfetH 8rrat fersA 10
s1oTer seud IA EEk 80 90 rr1ai t0fr4e and tr~a.
DE X r. kline Id. ssi Area b., Phaesassl4. Pa
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ty, Ky. and Bru-
gin. He is a rich
man full of honors
in life and owns a
fine farm at Pleas
ant Hill. He wants
TO be appointed
mail carrier and
promises to use a
coach drawn by
four blooded horses,
with men all in
handsome liyeries.
He thinks the mail
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Ki11a oH the chicka

Numerous complaints have been
heard from those who have raised
ing off without apparent cause. The
trouble is mainly just at the time when
they are dropping their down and tax
ing on feathers. although it attacks
larger chicks as well. This is a case
Of too much cracked corn. In many
sections cracked corn is the sole diet
Of the young chick, and is decidedly
the wrong thing to feed.
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ciently to make it convenient to take
the clusters from it, In the illustra-
hon half of the tray is cut away in
order that the construction of the table
may appear more plainly
The little block OBJ on the headpiece
of the tray answers twofold purpose
it serves as handle in place of the
hand holes and it keeps the trays from
dropping off one from the other when
they are being piled up in the store
room or when hauling on the wagon
sled-F. Grenier, in Farm and Fire
side.
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shows Lack Of Phosphate.

When cattle chew leather. wood or
old bones II indicates lack OF phos-
plate or IiEae in their food. which is re-
CURED to supply bone material 4 tea
spoonful OF bone meal given daily with
their grain win correct the habit and
supply the deficiency which induces
q II the disposition to eat bones Is
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= - -
(the Second Clhio).
has been ain exile
from his OH home
for about thirteen
years. ami yet is
one of the best
known men in the
Queen City. From
1858 TO 1880 Mr..
Halstead was the
editorial head Of
the Cincinnati Com
mercial ANA the
Commercial Ga
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TOGA GOES TO ALGER.

Gov. Bliss Names Him Michigan's
United States Senator.
Gov. Bliss rendered the United States
senatorship. made vacant by the death
of James Mcmillan, to Gen. Russell A
Alger of Detroit, former Secretary of
War in McKinley's cabinet. The Gov
ernor sent the following telegram to
Gen. Alger:
Il hereby tender you the appointment
of United States Senator from Michigan,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
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would never know
IF their deeds. One
OF this kind is Capt.
James s. Donahue,
who is soon to be
presented with a
gold medal by the
United States gov
eminent. 1t is to
be his reward for
having saved the
lives Of eighteen
persons between the
years of 1875 and
1892. Courage was