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LITTLE ODDS AND ENDS.

Instead of stalking tomatoes put
straw around them. This will keep
them moist and clean.
Elder bark scraped off and fried
in fresh lard or mutton tallow makes
salve that will cure burns and
sores.
For earache dissolve asafetida in
water. Warm a few drops and drop
into the ear, then cork the ear with
wool.
For catarrh take one-half ounce
of borax, and one ounce of loaf sugar
pulverized Mix and snuff five or six
times day.
For cabbage worms dissolve one
half teaspoonful of saltpeter in one
quart water. Sprinkle on the cab
bage in the cool of the day.
For roup in chickens mix together
a half ounce of carbolic acid, one
ounce of sweet oil, and one ounce of
Jamaica ginger. Swab out the throat
two or three times a day, confne the
sick chicken by itself, and feed soft
food. Put iron into the drinking wa
ter. I clean my hen house with
whitewash and sulphuric acid, and
am never troubled with lice.-Mrs
Annie Baker, in Epitomist.
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tration city, which is built on small
peninsula is located the godown, ware
house, large hong and general whole
sale section. This portion extends to
the docks and piers, and, together
with the administration and Chinese
section, covers the entire water front.
Joining this is the retail and general
mercantile section, and farther off
toward the hills and on gradually
sloping higher ground that commands
beautiful view of the bay lies the
foreign residence section, where
ground is now leyeled and streets
graded and paved.
Back of this lie the nursery green
houses and gardens for propagating
flowers, shrubs and trees for parks,
lawns and streets. competent horti-
culturist is in charge, and he has many
acres under cultivation with flowers,
shrubs, fruits and ornamental trees.
The Chinese section faces on the bay
and is distinctly separate, with docks
and junk shipping adjoining. Electric
lights are already in operation, and a
complete system of electric tramways
is in course of construction.
About three miles from the foreign
settlement, to the southeast, is an eX-
cellent sea beach that is to be arranged
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for a summer resort. Already an eX>
cellent highway is nearing completion
that will connect it with the town.
Dalny has one of the finest deep
water harbors of the Pacific, as it is
free from ice and ships drawing 80
feet can enter at low tide without any
difficulty and, even without the aid of
pilot, sail or steam up alongside of
immense docks and piers, well pro-
tected by breakwaters, where their
cargoes can be loaded directly into
cars that run direct for 5000 miles or
more into the great city of st. Peters
burg. The surface of the bay com
prises many miles, and the deep-water
area is sufficient to handle the ship
ping Of all China. The rise and fall
of tide does not exceed IL feet.
The port is to be absolutely free, as
no custom house is to be established.
Even the moderate rates of Chinese
customs will not be charged on goods
landing or to be exported from here.
Tonnage dues, dock charges and
wharfage and warehouse charges will
all be maintained at the lowest point,
with the view to encourage and de-
velop commerce; all of these features
will be modelled on the methods of
Japan.
The low-priced coolie service, the
small labor required to move goods
from the great ocean vessels to the
cars, the ease of entrance into the har-
Dor at all seasons of the year, and the
announced policy of low charges will
combine to make this the most eco
nomical shipping port of the orient;
and the enormous trade which wise
and honest policy of railroad admins
tration is sure to develop will create
here one of the greatest commercial
points on the Pacific.
There are $1,000 men daily at work
in the construction of the port and
town, and the total population is about
$4,000, mostly Chinese, many Japan
csc, Coreans and Russians, and few
of other nationalities.
Already something over 100000
are said to have been expended in pur-
chasing the plant and constructing
| harbor and city, and it is stated that
| it is the intention to expend $12, 900, 900
more in completing it, or total cost
of $1S,000,0OO.
1t is intended that the city should be
free to people of all nations. Land is
| being sold at auction to the highest
bidders as fast as lots are graded and
streets, ETC., completed. Many people
| have already erected buildings on
/ land, under an arrangement to have
| the first right to purchase or to have
all their improvements paid for by
other purchases.
| The city is to be managed by coun-
| ell to be elected by the ratepayers.
| Two of the council must be Russian
| subjects, and not more than two Chi
nese or two Japanese can be elected
so as to sit in the council at the same
time. The water, light and street-car
service is to be apart from the control
| of the town council.
| No matter what the future may have
| in store for Russia in China it is fairly
safe to say that Dalny will remain to
perform that purpose for which it has
| been builded-a free commercial port
for all nations. DANIEL CLEvERToN.
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the emperor Of China, who has ceded to us
the use of the port Talienwan and of Port
Arthur, and has opened to us through MS
poss essions an outlet for the great line OIL
railway from Siberia to the Yellow sea.
Thanks to this wise decision of the govern
ment of his majesty the bogdokhan, the
extreme limits of the two continents OF the
old world will soon be united by contlnu-
Gus line of rails, which will secure to all
nations the incalculable advantages OF
easy communication, and Will bring new
regions into the general development or
trade.
In our constant solicitude for this under
taking of such general usefulness we nave
carefully considered what position OF I'M
portance the starting point OF this nne'
Talienwan, will occupy when the road mas
been constructed. AS we declared at the
time of its occupation, that this port should
be open to the commercial fleets of all Ea-
tions, we have now decided to begin the
erection near to it of city, which we shall
call "Dalny."
At the same time, in view of the com
merciaI development of the future city, we
confer upon it for the whole term during
which that territory has been leased to
Russia by China, under the agree ment
dated the 15th-27th of March, 1898, the rights
of free trade which belong to free ports,
upon the following conditions:
/. The right to import and export mer-
toms duties Is established in the city, in
the port, and in the adjacent territory up
to a fixed boundary line, which may be
changed by the minister of finance.
2 The right of free trade thus established
shall not affect the tolls for carriage or for
anchorage or such other taxes of various
kinds which usually obtain in seaports.
g. Quarantine regulations for the exclu-
sion Of CONTAGIOUS diseases shall be applied
in full force to ships entering the port.
g. Merchandise imported into Russia and
coming from the territory to which the
right Of free trade is thus extended snail
be examin ed and shall pay such duties upon
entering the limits of the empire as are
provided for by the general laws which gov
ern the importation of foreign goods
Invoking the blessing Of God upon this
future undertaking, so truly peaceful, 1
take upon myself the care of building the
new city and its port.
This is the second city Russia has
builded by royal decree, and, like the
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HOW GAMBETTA DIED.
Strange Persistence of tile Legend
of Violence and How 1t Was
Started.

Once more the recurrence of Gam.
betta's anniversary, has revived the old
question. Did he die of the effects of a
bullet wound inflicted by another per-
son? The legend, it may be stated at
once, has no foundation in fact, but it
has survived in spite of denials' and is
probably the most notable illustration
on record of the confusion which may
be produced by ingenious inference on
one side and mystifying reticence on
the other. The completeness, however
with which the baselessness of the
story has this year been demonstrated
should prove final.
1t appears that Gambetta, while
handling q revolver, wounded himself
slightly in the hand. Almost stimuli
taneously he became confined to his
room by intestinal inflammation and
among the servants of the house there
arose strange rumors of bullet
wound in the abdomen. These rumors
got among the townsfolk of Vile
d'Avay and came to the ears of a jour
nalist, who lost no time in subjecting
everybody connected with M. Gam
BETA to close cross-examination
The net result was that while nobody
would admit the fact, nobody would
point blank contradict it and all main
tanned such an air of reticence, sug-
gestive of a something behind, that
the journalist, sure of his ground,
launched his article.
From that moment legend was Gre
ated which has defied both time and
authority. And yet there has existed
all this while, says the London Pail Mall
Gazette Paris correspondent, not only
the official report OF the autopsy,
signed by the most eminent surgeons
and physicians, testifying that death
resulted from inflammation set up by
appedicitis, but there is also preserved
the "appendix'' itself, which is in an
liberated and perforated condition.
These facts are made abundantly clear
by M. Guinard, sugeon of the Paris
hospital.
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ACCORDING TO
SCRIPTURE
Bv s. HOMER HENLEY.

CAND.
y Everywhere dazzling, white and
glaring hot sand, smoothly level for
little distances, then billOwing softly
in breast-like mounds. But always
the same binding white stretch; no
cactus, no bunch-grass-just sand.
And u brassy-blue sky-ring with a
setting of copper sun, blazing infer
nallY.
The American spoke first.
"Well, you've got me dead to rights
out here What are you going to do
about it?"
The Mexican's only reply was to
point silently ahead. His big jaw
was set immoyably and his heavy
eyelids dropped over gaze colder
than ice. His companion watched
him furtiyely in growing apprehen-
sion.
Since dawn they had ridden over
maddening miles of this interminable
desert, without the exchange of a
single word. The Americans pride
of race in not "knuckling" to dirty
'Greaser" by speaking first had been
gradually but inexorably borne down
in part by the terrifying stiffness
and monotony of this blistered
waste, but much more by the I'M
natural silence and immobility main
tanned by the other. He had always
Teckoned himself fairly brave man.
but the uncanniness of the whole
situation was getting upon his
nerves.
What a fool he had been to ride
out, absolutely Unarmed, into this
pale sea with this granite-faced devil.
He felt, sayagcly, that he would give
all he possessed to mash that grim
mouth, to crush the light from those
narrow, steely eyes. Presently he be-
Can to speak rapidly, thicllly, as one
hurried on by an uncomfortable
something apart from himself.
"Look here, now, l blame you.
] know that kept after the girl I'M
til she gave in to me. But how was
! going to know that she would Kill
herself because / had to go away?
or course, L knew you loved her, but
/ didn't see any reason for that
stopping me. Oh, know you'd have
married her where / couldn't; but
that's just the point, [ couldn't. I'm
engaged to girl up in Nevada, and
all my prospects depend upon my
marrying her; so you see how [ was
placed, don't you?"
The Mexican gave no sign that he
had heard. His left hand, holding the
thin reins that ran to the detected
mouth of the weary mustang, rested
ON the high pommel of the buck
saddle; and his right hand clasped,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Some Authorities Believe That Green
MnnurinG Is the Best Way to
Maintain 1t.

The good business man does not per-
NIT his stock in trade to depreciate by
neglect or careless handling; neither
will thrifty farmer let his land run
down. If the farm is to be a paying
one, the fertility of the soil must never
be lost sight of. Our grandfathers
and fathers practiced enriching their
farms by scattering the manure from
the barn and barnyard. From actual
experience, without knowing the cause,
they knew that profitable crops of
grain followed where clover sod had
been plowed under.
Commercial fertilizers were used to
some extent, but they were eXpen-
sive and little was known regarding
the varying needs of different soils
and crops.
The farmer of to-day has the bene-
fit of all the fertilizer Investigations
made by the various state experiment
stations. The experts of these sta
tions, realizing the great need there
is for knowledge of soil fertility, have
given this subject exhaustive study.
The subject of green manuring
should be most carefully studied by
farmers.
T. 3. Terry attributes to blowing
unde% heavy coats of green clover tho
high degrees of fertility of his farm.
This method enables the farmer to
speedily add humus to the land. A
crop of cow peas will in few months
be ready to pillow under for a grain
crop to follow.
If your land is not yielding the re
turn it should try green manuring as
fertilizer. Sow COW peas. If sown
early first crop may be harvested
and a second one sown to pillow under.
A rye crop may be sown in the late
fall which will furnish some late fall
and winter pasture. The rye will act
as winter cover and will prevent the
teaching of the land. The advantage
of rye covering is in its saving of fer,
tility. The thrifty farmer will study
every phase of this problem. There
are times when commercial fertilizers
are profitable, but above all will the
farmer study how to make the farm
produce its own plant food. Rural
| world
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Chestnut groves, with full-grown
trees, produce six times as much food
per acre as any cereals, and Hum
boldt estimates that banana or
chard will feed % human beings,
where a potato field of the same size
would support two and : wheat farm
only one. A time may come when the
staple of human food will be chiefly
derived from trees, thus increasing
the DEMONSTRATING capacity OF our
planet more than five-fold, not to
mention the saving in drudgery, nor
the beneficial climatic influences OF
tree plantations. No blowing, hoe
ing and moving, no worrying about
winter food for hungry cattle, no
deserts overspreading vast areas OF
tree-deprived territories.
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first, St. Petersburg, Dalny is builded
to stay. It is all there OH the shores
of one of the best harbors in China,
Talienwan bay, in substantial brick,
stone, iron and mortar, and there Rus
STA proposes it shall remain, monu-
ment to her progress, headquarters
for her far eastern commerce, and a
terminus for her vast railroad sys-
TENS, despite the protests of any and
all powers Nor does she foresee any
difficulty in keeping the city. True,
she has not protected it with for
tresses and great batteries, but, in the
simple regulation in which she an
nounces to the world that it shall for
all time remain a free port, open to
the ships and commerce of all the
world, she believes she has builded
better protection against the guns of
an enemy's warships than the largest
and strongest of Notifications could
afford.
The city consists first of the admin
istration portion. in which are located
railroad shops for making cars, etc,
repair shops, steamship construction
and repair shops, port, steamship and
railway headquarters and offices, resi-
dences of mechanics and general en-
ployes, together with parks, hotels,
churches, schools. clubs and places for
amusements. This contains a great
area of well-constructed streets and
substantial brick buildings.
Immediately back of this admins
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with quiet significance, the butt of
the heavy revolver in its stamped
leather holster. Not muscle of his
face relaxed it's fixed strain. 1t made
the Americans jaws ache to look at
him.
lie waited mechanically for the
answer he knew would not come;
then burst out again in a frenzied eff
fort to batter down the stony ram
parts of the others deadly silence.
You hound, you! You'd have done
the same thing in my place. You'd
have done worse if you could. Why
don't you say something, you dirty
Greaser dog? You're a filthy cow
ard! Get down off that horse and
fight me like man. No, of course
You won't. Ugh. What a beautiful
fool | was to think that YOU would
help me to get away from her rela-
tives. You would show me safe
way across the desert and over the
frontier would you? Yes, you would.
Yah! You dog, you! What 1 want to
know, is what are you going to do
with me? Answer me that. Answer
me. What are you going to do with
me? Hey? Say something, can't
you. Say something
HIS voice had climaxed to furi-
Gus yell; but now ne fell quiet sud
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Fad Roads uindcr Tramc.

The marketing of hogs, of corn and
wheat and other products Of the
west is at present greatly hampered
by the bad condition of country
roads. A little of the abundant
wealth of the country districts, il
applied to the construction of good
roads, would greatly facilitate trans
portatio.4 and cheaper its cost, re-
turning large interest for the invest
ment. There are railroads enough,
but traffic is hindered because coun-
try roads are so bad as to be al
most impossible at times in seasons
OF heavy rain.-Country Gentleman.
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Grass Mixture for Men.,oxvs

There is much evidence to show
that a judicious mixture of grasses
for permanent meadows is better
than one or two varieties. The
chinlxs are better filed, and in the
event of one or two species dying
out there is a chance for. others to
fill the space. The following has
been found very good for average
upland. The quantities are for one
acre: Four pounds red-top, 10 tim
othy, tall meadow oat-grass, S
sheep fescue, l white clover, 8 red
clover, ;llsike, making 40 pounds
an acre. Any first-class scotsman
can make up the above mixture. The
clovers should be mixed and sown
separately.-RuralN New Yorker.
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Guard the Public Roads.

A rich Philadelphia syndicate pro-
poses to buy the bankrupt trolley
systems of nothern Ohio. Safe TO as
sumo these shrewd capitalists VIII
look out for their own interests Il
the way of liberal or utterly Tree
franchises through country dlstrlcts
traversed by the railways. with the
rapid spread of the trolley systems
in our eastern states the greatest
care should be exercised that the
farmers rights in the matter Of APP
propriating public highways are fuiiy
Guarded. Farm and Home.
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sar. Sunerioritx

..Mr. Loftibrow takes himself very
seriously remarked Miss Cayenne.
In what way?'
ssHe asked me if l thought | could
be happy with him. As if his pres
ence could make the slightest differ
ence one way or another! Wash
ington Star.
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FENCES IN SPRING.
How to Care for Them in Case They
Have Been Overthrown by
Winter Frosts.

There are rods of fence on almost
every farm that are thrown down
every spring when the frost comes out
of the ground. Stakes cannot be driven
into such soil with any assurance of
permanency and fence once thrown
out of the ground is very hard to get
back into place. The cut shows way
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Never Came Rnck.

Cawkins Ito man he's just metz
My clients always return to me
again after Ike served them once.
Danks-You're lucky! Mine never
do.
Cawkins-Too badi Er-are you a
lawyer?
Danks-No, sir: I'm an undertaken.
Judge.
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Not So Rad as 1t Might he.

''For defeated man you seem to
be rather happy"
Yes" replied the politician, I'VE
went down to defeat, of course, but
when / see the other fellows trying
to make the IA offices that are out
side of civil service do for $40 clam
orous men somehow / can't feel so
awfully unhappy about il. "-Chicago
Post
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STRONG STAKE FULLER.
How to Make am Effective ImpIem MT
which Enables One Man to DO
the Work of Two.

The illustration shows a simple, eff.
fective and very convenient Implement
for pulling up stakes when removing
an old fence. A stout pry has two
round iron arms attached to its end,
as shown. The iron has its ends
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turned in and drawn to point so that
it can be driven into the stake, when
the latter can be pulled up with ease.
If the stake is large, the arms can cas-
lily be sprung apart so that the points
can be driven in on each side.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
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Government Farm Reports.

During the fiscal year ending June
On 1oo1 the total number of publica-
tiona issued by the United States de-
nartment of agriculture was COG differ
emit kinds, with total numcer OK
copies of 7,s99,2S1
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HoLDING FENCE IN PLACE.

to build fence upon the surface of
such ground. Enough stones can be
put in to anchor the fence very solidly.
If the ground heaves and inclines the
fence somewhat, it will come back into
place when the ground settles.-Or-
ange Judd Farmer.
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Mixed ON His VoyveIs.

He was short, corpulent, impor-
tant-looking man, and as he walked
down the aisle in the church in which
he was a much-respected and honored
member he seemed fairly to radiate
self-loye and self-approval He
stopped a few PAGES from pew No. 5
to allow his matronly-looking wife and
three stunning-looking and blooming
daughters to precede him, when, to his
disgust and amazement, he discovered
that it was already filled to overflow
ing with some strangers. fastening
to the back of the church, where the
negligent ushers were engaged in an
animated conversation concerning the
spring STYLES. he demanded in a voice
filed with indignation and ire: who's
occupewing my pie?"-N. y. CONNER.
cial.
society's Cure for Insomnia.
Drug-taking for insomnia has be-
come a craze among certain sections Of
London society.
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way, and its connections, the Central
Manchurian and the Great Siberian
railways To-day the city is reality,
and offers a free port of entry for the
commerce of all nations into Manchu-
ria and northern China. Dalny is to
Russia's commercial interests in the
far east what Port Arthur is to her
military and naval interests head
quarters.
With the present interest in the far
eastern question, and the coming of a
possible conflict between the nations
interested there, the wording of, this
imperial edict that authorized the
building of free commercial port is
of timely interest. 1t is addressed to
the minister of finance of Russia, and
says:
Our empire, which comprises immense
territories III Europe and In Asia, has been
summoned by Divine Providence to con-
tribute toward the friendly intercourse of
the people Of the occident with those of the
orient. In attaining this historical object,
We have had the friendly cooperation of