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Cherry and Plum Culture.

The cherry and plum can stand,
and, indeed, need strong soil. Heavy
manuring with fresh stable manure,
however,, is not advisable, says Iowa
Homestead. Use rather old, we'll
rottcd manure and the soil from
around manure piles that is filled
with leach'ng-. The clearing up of
old bayzyGTda crt27 most Of the
manure Is kcG7ci oI and the leach
ings Of hcS ysTds end the cleaning
of poultrY yards crd houses are am
good fertilizers for both the cherry
and the plum. Results can be Sc.
cured from our commoncr yarict'a.
that win surprise the cu'5utor and
sell for 4 long price, by employing
this means, while common fruit
grown in q common way may not be
salable at all. The cherry can be
made thrcc-fourths of an inch in
diameter and its color very material
ly heightened. The trees, too, are
healthier, live longer and have great
cr thrift.
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NICE GIRDLED TREES.
II the Process Here Described
Is Carried Out.

Mention has recently been made oi
bridge grating to save fruit trees
injured by mice. The cut, showing
how the work is done, is reproduced
from a leaflet published by the New
York agricultural experiment station
Geneva. To do this grating take a
twig of last years growth and sharp
en- it 10 a wedge at both ends. as
shown at Fig. /. The twig should be a
little longer than the distance across
the wound, and stiff enough to pre-.
vent bending easily. With half.
inch chisel, with the beyel outward.
make inGsions through the bark to
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-10
Vnriablcncss in Cow Peas.

The most marked variation in the
character of the COW pea is to be
found in the color of the seed, which
may be Of any of the shades of black,
white, red, brown, yellow, gray, green
and purple, or they may be speckled
with two or more of these colors. In
shape they may be round, fiat or
broad kidney shaped or fiattened at
the ends. The period Of ripening re-
luired by different varieties varies
from 60 to more than 200 days, and
the same variety will ripen seed in
less time from late than from early
planting and in less time in dry sea-
sons than in seasons of an abundance
of rain, while an excess of nitrogen
in the soil retards both, fruiting
and maturity, increasing the yield
Of vine and not infrequently decreas-
ing the yield of peas, as compared
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HUGO AS A BENEFAcTOR.
Helped n Poor Pressmaa who
Was In Love-

Catulie Mendes. writing in the Cour.
rier des Ets,s Unis, tells an interesting <
tale Of how Hugo helped poor press
man who was in love. The following is
u condensation of the story:
During Hugo's exile Mendes was ed
itor Of struggling journal which. for
reasons of economy, was printed in a
small provincial city. There Mendes
became acquainted with a poor press
man who was well educated, and intel
ligent and very entertaining com
panion. Usually he was very cheerful
and light-hearted, but on one occasion
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-10
Dresses Up for Elections.

"Uncle" David Huggins, of Abilene,
Kan, has owned silk hat for 81 years,
watch he wears only on election day,
when he dresses up in long Prince
Albert coat and other good clothes
aud makes the business of voting quit e
ceremony. "Uncle" David is sOyears
old, and he has voted the republican
ticket ever since there was repub-
lican party. His annual appearance
in the plug hat has grown to be quite
on event in Abilene, and on account OF
It there are people in Abilene who re-
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the wood above and below the girdIed
spot. Press one of the sharpened
ends of the twig into the lower cut,
and, bending the twig, spring the
other end into the incision above.
These twigs should be placed along
the wound about an inch apart. If
just the right length they will be
firm, and no tying is required. Put a
small lit of wax at the points whore
the twigs enter the tree. 1t is not
thought desirable to do this bridge
grating on any but strong, vigorous
trees. Girdlcd trees only year or
two old would better be removed aud
others put in their placc.-Rural New
lOrKcl
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CULTIVATION OF BEANS.
Use Seed from Reliable Sources OnIy
and Plant In Thick. Well
Drained Loan.

Nocruprespondsmore readily good
soil and cultivation than beans. The
soil best adapted to it is light, rich,
well drained loan, which was manured
for the previous crop. If too rank
manure is used it is apt to make the
plant run too much to vine. Beans are
extremely sensitive to both cold and
wet, and it is useless to plant them
before the ground has become dry and
warm. The largest return will result
from planting in drills from two to
three feet apart, and leaving the plants
two TO SIX inches apart in the row. Up
to the time of blossoming they should
have frequent shallow cultivation, but
any cutting of the roots after the
plants come into bloom is likely to
cause the blossoms to blast and so cut
off the crop. Remember that the cul-
tivation of beans should always be
very shallow, and that it is useless to
expect crop from n field so poorly
prepared as to need deep stirring after
planting. Varieties should be selected
| so as to give a succession both of string
and green shclicd beans. The wax
pOddcd varieties will degenerate into
miXturc of green and wax poddcd
| plants unless there is constant at
tcntion given To the removing of any
green poddcd plants which may APP
pear in the seed crop, and the con-
stant selection of plants Of the highest
type for stock seed. Hence, it is espe.
cially important to use seed from re.
liable sources Midland Farmer
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Moro villages ran up their war fars i
native force was quickly gathered. an
small battle was fought, resulting,
the rout of the natives, who lost seys,|
men. When this was reported to WASH
ington the president cabled Gen. Cbs,l
fee to stop the expedition, which i
under the command of Gen. George Nj
Davis; but Gen. Chaffee replied thatt,|
withdraw all the American forces
would ruin our prestige, and to with
draw part of them would be daugerou
so the president told him to use Md
own Judgment. What the resultwinh
is awaited with considerable intcres
Gen. ChaiTee expresses the hope tl,
general war will be avoided.
The Philadelphia Ledger says Of a,
Moros: "Mindanao is the largcs, I'd
and in the Philippines except Lun.
being far larger than any of the others
Its inhabitants are principally W1
hammedans. and have the MohamnA
dan belief that death in battle insnrs
them happy eternity, so that thel
are most formidable fighters. Gtn
Chaii'ec estimates that their armyca,
ralster 10000 men. of whom GOO al.
armed with rifles and the rest viii
spears and boloS, both terrible wea,
ons at close range which the Phil,
pine jungles enable their owners to \.
cure. If we have to conduct ned
campaign for the subjugation of Mn.
danao. the end of the war is not yeti
sight"
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TROUBLE WITH morn.
Hostilities In Miaaanaa, o,e.
wosiA Mark the Opeai,. -.
ProtracteA War.

The armed collision between A.
can troops and the horos in IN. :.
of MindanaO few weeks ago ar,'
the apprehension that we mivb,r
q new war ON our hands in the pts.
pines just as the old one is suppos.s1
be dying ont. Two Moros. il am
killed one American soldier and NJ
ed another. The American comma,s]
demanded that the native chiefs !.
render the murderers- but the cr',
refused or neglected to DO so. ana
armed force started after them NJ
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From early youth Ambrose S. 0ttey
Of Cecil county, Nd, has been IN At
,tentive reader of the Bible. lie has
read It from beginning to end III times
and informs us that it contains liz
chapters, s1,1os verses, 773.697 worai
and s,566, ,4so letters. n
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A portable forge with few black
smiths tools is a good investment on
farm. The boys will soon learn to
weld iron and much time and money
NAV he saved hv doing inhs that
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09
CHAPTED VI.

[ saw NJ more of the earl and his
friend that day, for of course they
took their meals apart in the great
dining as became such noble anG
distinguished personages. But the fac
OF their presence raised many thoughts
in my mind, and Tom and I had a
long talk that night in our room.
"A conspiracy there is, and no
doubt" said Tom, "and this earl is uI
to his neck in it, and in league with
the Trenches for certain"
And will they let us go?"
Eyes, 1 think so, and Mick will help
us. Mick is a good fellow, and he
of his sister Eileen"
But it was not SO simple a matter
as Tom thought, for he was consider
ing only the case of us two men.
That would be tolerably asy doubt
less, but how could 1 go and leave
these two helpless girls here alone, in
this turmoil, and in the power of an
INSCRIPTIONS villain, as this Anthony,
this false earl, had proved himself to
be?
And the little maid! How would she
fare? How could 1 vel face David or
my lord with such a story? No, Flight
for us, alone, would be a dastardly
proceedings, which could never con-
sent to.
What. conclusion we should have
come to, had we been left more time to
consider, I know not, out as oft hap
pens in such cases, matters took such
a turn, hat we had only time to act,
instead of thinking, for as we still
door, and, opening it, there was Miss
Margaret, white as a ghost, and trem-
bling.
"Oh, 1 am stupidv' she said, but
but he frightened me so. He says that
we must be ready to sail tomorrow
morning at dawn, in Captain O'Bri-
ems ship-that he means to send his
little cousin to be educated in France,
and that We must get ready tonight.
And I fear, oh, oh. l fear worse!'-
and a sudden flush passed over her
white face. 81 fear he does not mean
to let me go with her. Oh! he means
to murder her. or shut her up in some
convent or prison, where she will new
er escaped"
I'VE will get out of this" 1 said
again. go, Margaret, and get your
self and the child ready; you must
take nothing with you. but put on
your darkest clothes. We will go to-
till near the village, and then
Tom shall go on for Mick, and we will
wait.
Surely, in the foldings of these hills,
shall find some place to hide, until
this tyranny be overpast.
1t seemed a fearful task, but to stay
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09
500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to earn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive III now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being a constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the
disease. and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
p%roprietors have 30 much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list Of testi-
monials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09
followed by several other women.

followed by several other ome
At this / stepped forward and after
a few words, the lady signed to me L.
be silent.
This seems a business to be spoken
of more quietly she said. for by this
tim quite a group of servants and
attendants surrounded us. Follow
me; my husband is a better counselC:
than l can be-"
So we followed her into a library,
where, before a table loaded with
books and papers, the bishop himself
sat. and after a word from the wife
Gas the lady was). / told him in as few
words as possible our story.
1 saw his face grow graver and
graver as 1 spoke, and 1 guessed that
our little story touched with greater
matters than We VOTED of, and so L
ended, saying that not knowing who
else to have recourse to we had come
to him. for protection and help and
counsel.
You did Well" he said, land o
shall not ask in vain. But this Is II
matter that reaches farther than per-
haps you can guess. and / ask you 10
be silent and speak of it to no one
save such persons as | shall indicate.
For the present, you need most ret
and food; you must stay here. and nay
dear wife will, l am sure, charge
herself willingly with the care OF this
young lady, whose sad and strange
story you have related, n her brave
ard faithful governess. We will COM
municate at once with England, SO as
to learn if her father has reached
home and what steps he is taking to
find her"
Which the good bishop did, and COM
PEELED us to stay hid in his house till
all fear of pursuit was past. and the
real earl had won back his own.
SO that was how we got out of the
snare, and escaped from the net of
the fowler, and with it, ends my part
in this narrative. All. Margret is COM
ing this way-I can near the jingle OF
her housewifely keys.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

OUT OF III SNAREI%}
( BY S. n. HOOVER. =
BY s. N. HOOVER.

maids hand in mine, awaited the ad-
vent Of the two gentlemen.
Heaven save the word! it did not fit
them well, but there, it must serve
this turn for once, Is many worthy
things get unworthy using. They
came slowly across the bit of green
sward, and as they reached the wide
painfully from my chair, putting on.
perchance, a trifle more of the invalid
than my recovery warranted, and took
off my hat, greeting them with great
politeness.
"Hallo!" said the earl, pausing.
"who is this?" He looked frowningly
at me, and then at the child, who
made her best and most formal cour-
tesy, with a wonderful air of the great
lady which amused me even at the
time.
Your lordship." I replied, humbly,
Il am a poor castaway from the sea; 1
was wrecked on your coaSt and much
hurt, and by the kindness of your
household have been sheltered and
nursed ever since"
"Eh." he said, abruptly. AYE; I
heard somewhat of that. A prize was
it not? But 1 thought the survivors
had gone on from here"
$50 they did," 1 replied, but the
rocks here dealt somewhat hardly with
my ribs, and 1 was forced to remain
and lie still till they were mended."
What is your name?' he said. you
are not a sailor, eh?"
MY name is George Bishop" I re-
piled, thanking my good genius which
had prompted me to call myself Pat
rick Milligan to Captain O'Brien at
Quimper, under which cognomen / had
figured in the list of the prisoners.
mo, I was o bred to the sea, and
became such only through hard neces-
sity."
Now all this time 1 had been quak-
ing inwardly lest Captain O'Brien
should remember me. But, by good
fortune, he did not do so, which, at
first. appeared strange, yet later l
; liACo HOI W NC ~ WOioCIIul. "
not every a is gifted with Observa-
ton; besides, at Quimper we had no
method Of shaving, SO that our boards
had grown long for want of a razor,
and there, also, our clothing was of
the scantiest sailor garb, n that
mostly in rags, whereas now 1 was
clearly shaved, and my hair tied neat
ly back with a black ribbon, and l
was dressed in a decent suit of gray
frieze. which Miss Margret had mani
aged to get fashioned for me by some
village artist, also being much wasted
by illness, I doubt not 1 looked very
differently to what 1 did as l sat in
the courtyard carving wooden spoons
So he did not remember me, and the
earl, after this brief notice, passed me
by as an insignificant and Indifferent
person, and SO, bidding his friend en-
ter, they quilted the porch and went
into the house. OF the little maid my
lord took no notice more than a slight
nod. and Tom carefully kept out of
sight.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

was worse. In a quarter OF IN hour
we were ready, and Tom and /, with
our shoes hung round our necks, went
softly along the corridor. and tapped
at Margaret's door, which was opened
at once, and there IA she and the
child, ready dressed.
Now, my little body" whispered
Tom. you must be as silent as a
mouse, and let me carry you. Dost
remember how David brought you
ashore from the boat, and how he
praised you for being so silent?"
Yes" she whispered back. but, oh!
I was frightened when we slid into the
dark, cold water"
We'll, we have not to go that way
about tonight, but now-hush."
We waited what seemed a long time
Margaret and the child and I. listen
ing to the sigh Of the wind through
the heather, and now and then start
ing at the wall of some night-loving
bird, but, most of all, dreading pur-
suit from the house-not that it was
ilhtly We SiOuiu Ne IilsSSu til INT
early morning.
How long he Is" murmured Mar
greet in my ear; would it not have
been better to have gone on at once?'
1 shook my head. I'VE do not know
the way" 1 whispered back. "Hark! Is
not that someone coming"
I had hardly spoken when a low
whistle caught our ears, and then
three forms doomed dimly through the
darkness. Thank God! II was Tom
come back, and with him, Mick, with
his pony.
"By the blessed luck of the saints
whispered Mick, II was even goin' to
Kollala, the NORM, for a bit of iron,
and other things, and I'm willin' and
glad to help We out Of that scoundreFs
evil powers. So put the bit crathurs
on the pany and hurry up We must
lost no time"
The girls were put on the pony's
back, and Mick. taking the bride, led
the creature over bog. and swamp and
moor, while Tom and I followed.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09
A Dutch Remedy, or How to Make
Your Own Bitters From
Steketee's Dry Bitters.

Farmers, Laboringmen and Every
body use these Bitters for the cure of
Dyspepsia, Loss of Appetite. Dizziness.
Blood Purifier, Headache, Kidney and
Liver Diseases, A Perfect Stomach
Regulator. Now is the time to use
them.
age stamps, l will send one package
and recipe to make one gallon Bitters
rom Steketee's Dry Bitters; , pack
lges, soc. A delicious flavor. Made
ron imported Roots, Herbs and Ber-
lies from Holland n Germany. Be
your own doctor and use these Dry
Bitters. Send direct to the proprietor,
Geo. G. Steketee, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09
TALK ABOUT WOMEN. =

Mrs. Jane Mansfield. a c~entenarian
of Lynn, Mass, lives in the oldest
house in that city, which was built
go years ago.
Miss Alverda NJ. Stout OF Columbus,
O., who although but IS years of age,
is a mechanical engineer and among
the most competent members of that
craft.
Mrs. Ole Bull, wife of the celebrated
v~ioliEist, lives in Cambridge, Mass
She has presented the instrument used
by her husband to the museum at
Bergen. 1t was made i'm 1852 by Cas-
paro di Salo.
Mrs. Roosevelt, while in New York
shopping recently, ordered the neces-
sary napery for the White house for
the coming year, from the handiwork
OF Porto Rican women. These will
include table scarfs, covers, doylies
and bed linen.
Miss Mary Mildred Lee, a daughter
of General Robert E. Lee, visited the
state senate at Richmond, Va, on the
18th, was introduced, the senate
taking a recess of five minutes, in
order that the members might person.
ally be presented.
Mrs. edwin B. Grossman,'a daugh-
ter of Edwin Booth, the actor, is liv-
ing in Chicago, on the only property
that the actor owned in hat city at
the time of his death. She has had
her ather's will filed in that city in.
order to complete a chain of titles to-
it's possession.
Mrs. j. II. Fall, a s~tepdaughter Of
President James K. Polk, has sold her
step-father's private papers to the Chi
cage Historical society. The collec-
ton includes his diaries in his own
handwriting, covering a period Of q
of the most important years in Amer
Iican history.
Mrs. S. Lou Hall Manroe of Port
land, Ore, has a number of interesting
relics of her grandfather, Judge Geo.
Shannon, who accompanied the ia
nous Lewis and Clark expedition to
the Pacific coast in 1905, and event
which the people of Portland and the
hui II cot vi III lJVO.
Mrs. Emma Whitmore, station agent
at Wantaugh, l.. L., has been a rail-
rOade for twenty-five years. She not
only sells tickets, but takes care of the
freight and baggage. 1t is to the.
credit of the company that she re-
ceives the same compensation that
would be paid a man for the same
services.
Mrs. Eta S. Chapman is a second
examiner in division 80 OF
the patent office, designs, ade
marks, OPTICS" She enjoys the dis
tinctio nof being one OF the few if not,
the only member of the examining
corps, of her sex, in the patent office.
Mrs. Chapman has beer on the rolls.
for over twenty-three years, a period
of time which has enabled her to alb
serb much information in regard to
particular class of work. Her ex-
aiming duties relate exclusively to
marks. Mrs. Chapman is prob
ably the most expert person in the.
United States on trade marks and
carries around in her memory a store
Of knowledge which enables her to tell
almost at a glance whether an appli-
cant has a good ease without re-
to the drawings.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

Red light is claimed by a German
physician to be an effective remedy
for pimply eczema as we'll as other
skin diseases. Even when of long
standing, the worst cases were cured
by four hours exposure to sunlight,
covered only by a red cloth.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

Thomas A. Edisons condition is wor.
rying his friends. The famous inven.
tor has recently been advised by sew
eral distinguished physicians to cease
work, but he pays no heed to their
counsel. He is engrossed in the in
vestigation Of several difficult prob
lens and refuses to rest.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

the singing of a prima donna who has
ruptured her voice and is trying to
sing a duet with herself. Each note
starts from somewhere between a
sharp and fiat, but does not stop even
there, and spits up into four or more
portions, of which no person can be
expected to catch more than one at a
time.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

Captain John Cobb of Ca~sabianca,
Morocco, writes that he is about to
sen da fine Arabian saddle horse to
Washington for President Roosevelt S
personal use. Captain Cobb, a native
of Clinton, Conn.,, has been in Morocco
thirty years. He is nearly eighty
years of age.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

Mrs. Octavia Dancy of ST. Louis
served her turkey Thanksgiving day
on a platter 400 years old. 1t was
brought to America in 100 by John
de la Pryme. in whose family it had
already been for more than twenty
years.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

Chicago Post: Dick Sloboy Goyfully)
Great news, Guess! Cousin May-I
give it up Dick Sloboy-Nelie has
promised to marry me. Cousin May
Pshaw! That's no news. She asked
me a month ago if I would be her
bridesmaid.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

Brooklyn Eagle: Mr.. Doubieduff (ef-
fusively)-I think Miss Simpkins is ev-
cry bit as good a dressmaker as that
expensive Madame Soakyou, Why, that
waist she made fits you like the paper
on the wall. Mrs. Doubleduff (grimiy)
Yes! Like the paper on this dining
wall, hat You put on YOURSELF
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

Since 1871 Japan has built nearly
go, 900 elementary schools, providing for
4, 000, 600 pupils, one-fourth of whom
are girls.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

The government agricultural experts
are hard at work trying to evolve an
range tree that will prosper under
cold weather.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-01-09

1T does it a thousand times every day
and has for forty yearsi