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COSTS MONTANA DEAR.
Loss of stock from Loco weed IL Es-
timatcd Conser,atiNel, at
sIoG.0 600 Per Year.

How great a loss is caused 70 stock
raisers by the loco weed and other
poisonous plants is depicted in a bulle-
tin issued by the Montana agricultural
experiment station The writer. J. W.
Blankinship, estimates the annual loss
from stock eating these plants at
100000, and points out that with the
increase of the herds and ilocks the
loss is bound to increase unless action
is taken to eXterminate the plants. In
part he says
The chief poison zones Of the state
are nearly all confined TO the foothills
of the mountain ranges of the conti-
mental divide and to the high bench
lands of the plains eastward. There
has been little complaint from the eX-
treme eastern or western parts Of the
state. These poison zones are charac-
terized by the abundance of the lark
spurs, lupines, death camas and wild
parsnip, which are far less frequent or
entirely absent further east or west
The loco zone is a well defined section
near the central part Of the state, while
the water hemlock is frequent along
streams from the foothills westward,
being rare or entirely absent in the
eastern plains.
The white loco weed is small pea
like plant, six inches to a foot high,
with conspicuous white or cream-col-
ored flowers from a thick woody per-
sistent root 1t is distributed over
the whole plains region of the United
States from Alberta and Assniboia
south into Mexico, and from Minnesota
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THE LIFE DIVINE.

When mid thy common days God Se"i'
thee one,
A dav whose radiance Of earth and sun
Is mated to thy souls responsive mool'
AnG tnou with open eyes stest "a" tN''e'
good;
When the Lord speaks to thee in flower anu
bird,
And opens up 10 thee His hidden word
And grants the long-hv.d answer 10 tnF
prayer.
A day when suddenly thou art aware
or truths own message TO thy hearl
Nealed
And Ieaping to thy lips by love unseaIrl,
Oh, then give thanks ana praise, ior CO'''7
what may,
The Holy Ghost hath shared thy ne Que
day.
But II the morrow biiugoth thee again
Into the world OF sinful. needy men,
Eager to tell thy message and TO give
A Gospel whereby dying souls may I'VE,
And 10. the carp!ng word will not believe
The heavenly sign, nor yet thy Woras re-
Ceiye,
When thy new speech thy brother doth o.
fend
And thou art but dreamer to thy friend
Then. as thou seekest comfort from thine
own
And fndes; thou art left with God alone
Rejoice with JOY that none shall take away
For thou hast shared The lie Of Christ one
day.
Ellen Ham,.n Butler, in Congregational
ist
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isnrmrr,s nipht 10 Onmr,

II a farmer feed potato plant. a hen
or a COW on his own land the proceeds
from these things should belong to him,
No stranger has A right to come on hIs
farm and dig the potatoes milk the COW
or shoot the hen Now, when a farmer
feeds n flock Of quail or partridge or a
rabbit on the same farm has he not In
justice, an equal right to these animals ?
Why should sportsman be glorIned
for shooting my game while n prowler
eoee to jail FOR robeIng q hen roostT-.
Rural New Yorker
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-24
HINTS FOR BEEKEEPERS.
How 10 Construct Really Usefu1 an
Valuable Bee, Drone and
Queen sitter.

The heo. drone and queen sitter |
wish to describe has been used by the
inventor, Mr., Hannemann, of Brazil,
in some form or other for a great many
years The way have constructed it
is this: A light open box, the size of
the hive body, was covered at the bot
tom with a sheet of queen-excluding
zinc. A cover was hinged to this box,
and also covered by the same material.
This device comes handy many times
when Unexpectedly a swarm is found
hanging in tree Many, who do not
wish to increase their colonies any
more, may sometimes be puzzled TO
know what to do with such a swarm.
They might wish to return it. Parucu-
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Eupiaad's Feed supplies,

England'e lmrortations of food SUP
plies of all kinds and from all sources
especially this country, are something
enormous, The statistics for this year
10 date have Jus, been published and
contain some interesting figures The
value Of the cattle and sheep during that
time WAS about $4,000, 600. oi which
about slb,ooo0O0 worth was from thIs
country. The value Of the refrIg.
Grated meat and bacon was about
90 300 600 Of which siO,0O0,0OO worth
was from this country, The value vt
the grain and -four was $4,000 600. OF
which more than n third came from
here.
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SMALL WAIST CRAZE.
Twenty Inches Quite Enough and
More Than Twenty-Five Not to
be Endured.

Since it has been decreed that the
shall-waisted, short-hipped figure is
the only one acknowledged by fash
ion, the necessity for tight-lacing. writes
a lady correspondent, has become imper-
atiye. Corsets are worn-often at night
as well as all day-which press the
waist line in and down to the hips, SO
that instead Of showing a long, slight
curve, they may be forced into short,
round curves Women who wear these
corsets live in a kind OF torture, and
the pressure in time sets up serious in
ternai complications, including heart
disease and lung trouble.
To such an extent has the evil grown,
1t may be mentioned, that at a certain ia
nous modiste's orders for gowns from
ladies whose waist measurements are
over 22 inches are delicately, but firm
ly declined
I'VE dare not risk our reputation by
gowning any but the most fashionable
women, explained the principal recent
ly, "and no woman with large waist
can look well in frock designed for one
who has cultivated the short-hip figure.
SO if a customer comes to us wearing
the old-fashioned style Of corset, and
does not seem inclined to conform to
newer ideas, she must go elsewhere for
her gowns
I'VE have heaps Of customers whose
measurements are three and four inches
smaller than they were last year, and in
almost every case this is due to the
tight-lacing demanded to acquire the
new figure. Quite young girls are the
worst offenders, and am quite sure we
have not made a gown this season for a
debutante whose waist measurement
exceeded 20 inches"
Until women are brave enough to defy
fashion the evil will doubtless grow in
stead OF lessen and the practice will con-
tinue to add appreciably to the death
roll and All the incurable hospitals with
women who have ruined themselves for
the sake Of a small waist.-Cinclnnati
Commercial Tribune.
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tative of the equine race. prasun.
the reason Is that the riders have mn
so far to fall in case OF any serion,
difference Of opinion with their mount
TIE riders are Of both sexes, and they
seem to be enjoying themselves In.
mensely whatever may be the opp.
ion Of the unfortunate Quadrupeds thsy
bestride, These cavaliers and theI,
danes are holiday makers from Rob.
inson, the famous village in the vicn.
ity Of Sceaux. English people are zen.
orally somewhat surprised to find
village with such a completely Brit.
tain name, but when they reach II they
soon find the explanation. The name Is
taken from Defoe's immortal romance
Robinson Crusoe," which, | may re.
mark en- passant, is as well known to
French schoolboys as to English ones
The village boasts Of a number Of
magnificent trees, and a number Of
years ago au enterprising restaurateur
in the neiEhborhood, who had been
reading the book, decided to construct
in their branches a dwelling on ths
lines Of that Of Defoe's hero, Planks
were laid from branch TO branch and
solidly fastened, a roof was construct.
ed on similar lines, the sides were
Joined and a room was thus built
This he opened as an open-aIr restau.
rant
II was al once success All Paris
streamtd out to the village to enjoy
the sensation OF dining In tree ~
feet above the ground The enterprs.
ing restaurateur found ImItators, and
to-day in the village there are hall
dozen rival establishments, with rooms
Of various sizes at various attitudes
| am unaware what the original name
Of he village may have been, but Par.
isians promptly dubbed IT Robinson
and Robinson II has remained On q
Saturday or a Sunday, when The
weather Is fine, hundreds Of people
pour out to Robinson, and on such oc'
casiOns accommodation In the tree
restaurants is at a premium In the
weekdays, however, It is generally
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Permanent sheep Pasture.

The value of permanent pasture
for sheep has frequently been oyorcs-
tima,cd While II is undoubtedly true
that pasture Of this kind win support
more sheep than temporary field Of
rrass It IL also true that sheep should
be utilized largely IN cleaning mp stub
bic fields eating rape sown IN oats In
the spring, and running In cornhclds
after the huskng ny this means fer
tIllty ls much more evenly and prohlO-
bly, distributed than II the sheep were
kept In one field all the time
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RELIGIOUS TRUTHS.

Don't wait for great things; for while
you wait the door to the little ones may
close. -GalaX Leaf.
Though we travel the world over TO
find tn beautiful, we must carry II with
US or we find It not Emerson.
The surcst method OF arriving at n
knowledge Of Gods eternal purpose
about MS is TO be found In the right use
of the present moment=F w. Faber
The mark Of saint Is not perfection.
but conservation A saint is not man
without faults, but man who has gIyon
himself without reserve to God.-B +
WeStcott
Pause, you who read this, and thlnl,
for a moment OF the long chain Of iron
or gold OF thorn or flowers, that neyet
would have bound you but for thc
formation Of the first link Of one
memorable day, Charles Dickens,
salvation finds us In the dark, but II
does not leave us there, II gives lIght ia
those who SIT In the yallsy of doath
After conversion God Is our Joy. COM
Tort, guide, teacher and In every sense
our light, lie Is Hight within, lIght
around and light to be revealed ,ops-.
c, II Spurgoon,
II We knew the secrets Of the lIycs ~,
those=alas Innumcrablc= who secm ~
have no real apprehension Of anytime
none OF the light which II ia said lleh,'
enelh every man that comoth into IN,
world, 1t would probably be found thol
lAey nave not been born without, but
nave forfeited their noblest human her.
l,ase by repeated practical dehIas OF tho
things which they have seen. Coventry
patmOre.
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possible TO get n table II one Is amolu'
ous OF dining Ia Crusoo 40 feet ABOVE
the ground
The dining platforms are reached Vy
succession Of aig-2ag ladders when
go from branch to branch, while tne
food is hoistcd up by means Of a'rope
and pulley, one walter remalnlhs
above and receiving the eatablrs ana
drinkablcs from his colleague below
When the donkeys and horses were ~
troduced ! am unaware, but prooalV
soon after the inauguration OF 'he
aerial restaurant, Tho village Is mos
popular with grlsottos and students o'
the Latin Quarter, who 40 ont to RoO'
lnson during the summer, TO ride don'
key races on the roads and dine ny
among tho branches Of the trees.
OF course, hno weather Ia n sine qua
non for enjoyment A sodden psp
form amid the dripping foliage OF y
tree Ia not an Ideal dining place, ahu
there Ia generally n sauve dnl peut w
terra ilrma when the rain comes on
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-24

and Kansas westward to the Rockies.
Extensive losses Of stock, attributed TO
this species, are reported in New Mex
leo, Colorado, and Montana, and to a
less extent in most Of the other states
in the region mentioned.
In Montana the white loco is found
throughout all the eastern plains, and
is not infreQuent in the mountain
meadows up to 5000 feet altitude 1t
is very unevenly distributed, and ap-
pears not TO be found in sufficient
abundance TO be dangerous except in
the district from Livingston to Billings
and from the mountains on the south
northward TO the Musselshel, and
around the Little Belt and lIighwood
mountains.
In some parts Of the loco zone the
losses sometimes average as high as so
per cent OF the lambs produced and IN
several localities the sheepmen have
been compelled to dispose Of their
sheep and stock up with cattle. The
loco is found mainly along dry rocky
ridges or gravel plains, but exhibits
great capacity for growing in nearly
every kind of soil 1t is relatively
recent introduction into the state and
is spreading from the infected centers
There is considerable evidence to
show that the buffalo were the original
agents of It's introduction, either
through having eaten the mature seeds
and then scattered them, or from their
habit of wallowing,'
As to extermnating the loco plant
the bulletin states that experiments in
digging II at certain seasons OF the
year have been most effective, and this
seems TO be the only remedy,
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To-day nnd To-Norrov

Part Of to-day belongs to 10. morrou
M the seed belongs to tho shoo, ~.
the foundation belongs to tho buIldIrn "
50 to-day owes lts best to to.morroa
for not to do right to-day may ruin ~,
morrow bu' tht rcycr0c Ia no, Iruo
Tomorrow cannot ruin to-day Tlmo'.
wheel docJ not run backward, uanlsh
then, ioreooding and anxious forecoo,
i'i., anu l''' 'o-uey with faithful work, with
Kindness ana courage ana hope, ana so
you VIII Keep tomorrow from holm, a
mOrplo' ana make TIA Lood, bonosl ,a
uas "hch II comes. NJ d, pebcoeIL
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Putting the Bnby 10 SIcep.

u had tried everything TO make my
little one sleepy al the right time, said
one of the progressive mothers, "and all
to no avail, He simply would not sleep
when put him to bed. had TO forbid
the romp with papa after dinner, be-
cause it seemed to wake the boy up so
thoroughly. | tried rubbing his feet
and putting a hot water bag in the bed
on cold nights, tried feeding him lust
before taking off his clothes. Nothing
had any effect on his excited nerves.
Then the doctor suggested a remedy that
worked like charm. Taking off Jacks
clothes, ] sponged off his spine in hot
water, beginning at the neck and pass
ing down slowly and gently, and so
over and over again. kept the wa
ter as hot as could be borne. and CON
tinued the treatment until the skin was
red. Then the back was dried gently
and the child put into bed. Either the
gentle downward stroke or the hot wa
ter had soothing effect on the nerves.
Anyway sleep was sure to follow. A
week or two Of this treatment will usu-
ally effect permanent cure, Chicago
News.
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DINING IN A TREE-1l|
An Odd Fad That Has Strr,,
French Capital.
Meals n la CrusOe In n Snl
Pnris-The Little ViIIny.
Assumed "A New In
pOrtance.

Anyone who descends the Sair.
one OF the small river steamers :
Meudon, climbs the picturesops w. ~
that overhar.gs the bank of tho :, ~
or, If he is indolently inclined "
himself transported up by tho =. ~
wheel railway-and strikes across y
plateau on the top in the directio, y :,
Sceaux. will be sure, after wals,'
for half an hour or so, to come so."
caravans of a very curious sort
These are crowds of very iper,s.
enced riders mounted on brokepdo.
horses or more humble donkeys M
donkeys are, perhaps. more en- sa' ~
dence than the more noble renrss..
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LLnM IN EnrIrh Ihnlnrinr

who doubts that Christian character
would be far richer and church actiyl.
ties tentold moro successful II Chris,
tlOns generally would put In practice
the most familiar suggestions concern,
Ing the use OF the Word Of GodY sub
nit these J. 70 read the Bible regular.
ly every day 2. As nearly ns possible
at fixed hour 3 Alone In your room
l. Never when in haste 3 The morn.
Ing Is the best time; but II You have
found no other opportunity during the
day, take time Immediately before rc,Ir.
Ing al night g, Read In course = so.
lect In addition, from any part Of the
Bible such passages ~ you especially
need. 4 From time to time, read large.
~ several chapters or n whole opIslle
or other book, n, u sItllnk In this way
give your Bible q chance to pour into
your soul lts great tides Of truth, 0
Above all, read deyoutly MS for your
souls life Prayer IL the key Tint un.
locks the Word, Bishop c, y. Foss.
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Couldn't stand Thnt.

Minks-What fad is your wife follow
ing now?
Winks-She is organizing antisuf-
frage associations.
"Humph! thought she was in favor
Of woman suffrage"
She was; but told her one day, in a
Joke, that congress was going to com
pei all women to vote, IN. Y. Weekly.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-24
Setting Colors in Fabrics,

1t is impossible to tell whether color
is fast before washing, but by far the
safest plan is to set the color before
it goes to the tub for the first time One
Of the best methods of settling delicate
colors consists in simply making a
strong brine Of cold water and salt and
soaking the garment from 70 to q hours
OF course this should be done just before
going TO the laundry, and the salt should
not be allowed TO dry in It. This is es-
pecially good for all shades of pink and
green, and colors once set this way will
he bright as long as It would be possible
to expect it, A strong solution of alum
and water Is good, particularly with
blue, and the more delicate shades of
brown, but its effect Is not so lasting as
that OF salt and it is sometimes neces-
sary to renew the bath after the first
three or four washings, Some people
recommend solutions OF lead and cop
peras, but as both OF these are poisonous
drugs. it is better to avoid them,-Chi-
cago Daily News.
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\othinu 20 lie SnlI,

My wife would not speak to me this
morning because was out late last
night complains the first man, ut
makes me extremely unhappy"
ct does?' asks the second man.
"How long have you been married.
Two months"
Here the second man turns on his heel
and walks away-Judge,
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lie Wasn't SO lie WAS.

81 suppose Grlggleby was fired with
enthusiasm when he took up the duties
OF his new position"
NO he seemed to get lazIer every
day. Finally he was discharged y
you don't say?"
yes lie wasn't fred with enthusi'
asm AT the start, but he was at the fin
ish Judge.
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one or the other,

Gee whi22!" exclaimed the her,,
caller, II haven't another match, ap'
my cigarette has gone out"
We'll" replied tho polite youn
woman, who could stand II no lone',
"you would have had to II II hadn't
Catholic Standard and Times,
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The Masculine Theory

Wife, wonder why the fashions W.
women change 80 0ftenY
Husband Probably for tho purpVn'SS
Of enabling them 20 correspond W."
the feminine mind my dear -rV'p'''
natl Enquirer
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els with which lovely woman viii bodeck
herself on state occasions, She viii
shine like Icicles In the sun with dIa-
monds, CLEAN like danger signals upon
her friends, with rubes and be trimmed
with pearls Nike prince In pan,omime
She will wear rings, brooches, earrings,
bracelets, necklaces, buckles, cloak
clasps, tiaras, all bejowelod, and ns II
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-24
How 10 Itcno,ntc Uron,c

Bronze may berenoyated and rccoored
thus; Mix one part Of muriatic acid
and two parts Of water, Free the ar
ticle from all grease and dust and apply
the mixture with a cloth, When dry,
polish with sweet oil.
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How 10 Op~n Oystrr,.

TO open oyster shells easily, Just place
the oysters on the warm kitchen stove
for second, then insert the knife be-
tween the thin portion Of the shell, and
Il will open easily,
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Getting Around IA Difficulty.

Ward Worker-No, sir; I'd never sell
my vote. I'd
Candidate--Ah! but won't you rent It
to me for day?
Ward Worker-Well, that's different
N, Y Mail and Express,
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Handsome Corsase Ornament

scribod by the Brooklyn Eagle Ia OF
diamonds aud pearls set In alienation
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-24

In the chains which connect the two bow
knots, which are studded with diamonds
The large pendan, pearls are OF the long
shape now ~ much In request for hair
ornaments, pendants and earrings, Al.
together the ornament IA one which
might well adorn the gown Of princess
Made In seml.precieus stones, the design
would be within the reach of moderate
incomes and would be a most decorative
addition to the corsage Of al evening ~
dinner costume.
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The cheapest work IA that made by
the wise use Of clover pasture,
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-05
CONDITION OF THE PEACH CROP
Reports from Various States.

The reports upon the peach cror
conditions given below have been re
ceived from the departments d agri
culture OF various states and they
show the conditions that existed about
the middle of April. Press aispatch
es indicate that the more recent free2
ing weather has changed the condf
tons in some sections and that the
general prospects are much more dis
couraging than formerly
These reports may be summarized
ss follows:
Califolna, April 22.-Peach crop IN
this state In a normal condition, With
p.omise Of an average crop. taking
the peach districts as a whole. ThJ
indications are that all ea,iy fruit
will be uGsually late In ripenng AM
will reach the market some two OF
three wecrs later than normal.
Delaware, April l8-From present
indications less than half IA crop will
be produced and extremely unraV07
able weetitor prevails.
Illinois. April l7.-There will be no
peaches in central and northern Hi
nOis this pear, and but part OF q cro9
is expected in the southern portisn OF
the state.
Massacbus usetts, April Is. According
70 best information hardly q peach
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-05

will be harvested throughout the state.
The sudden and intense cold in ths
first week of December following the
almost summer temperature of No
vember not only killed all peach buds
but doubtless damaged the trees az
well.
Missouri, April 16.-The prospects
generally not good and in many sec
tions even the most hardy varieties
are killed. However, in the southern
counties where the blk of the peach
es are grown, - to 30 per cent OF
a crop Is indicated, Taking the state
as whole, not more than 10 per cent
Of crop will be Produced
New Jersey, April 15.-Gcncral re-
ports Indicate 25 10 50 per cent oi
an average cron although a: that date
Il was too early TO determine the ex
tent OF damage,
North Carolina, Aptil I5.-~No def
mite information at hand. hut general
reports show something like so pei
cont OF crop.
Ohio. April i7.-Repots made bs
township correspondents on April 1st
shovel the peach crop IN Ohio to ba
about II per cent OF an average.
Texas, April IA late freeze dam
aged the fruit materially and only
half a crop Is indicated.
Virginia, April 17.-RepOrts coming
in at this date were conflicting but
nothing like full crop will be pro
duced.
West Virginia, April 1S.-Not moro
than 10 Per cent Of the usual crop ID
expected and the indications are that
all other fruits have been greatly
damaged by the cold wave.
Goorgia-At present the crop in thia
state is more promising than was in
dicated by reports received some few
weeks ago In the northern part OF
the state the yield will be very light
although some individual orchars In
this section are quite well fruited,
About 25 per cent OF a normal crop
may be expected from the Middle and
Southern sections. Although the per
centage OF a crop will be small, q
large quantity of fruit will be produc
ed, owing to the enormous number oi
trees in bearing
W. NJ. SCOTT,
State Eatomologist for Department o
Agriculture OF Georgia
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-05
A SAILOR DROWNED
Fell fGOm Steamer at the
New Docks Yesterday
Morning.

A white sailor belonging to the
crew of the steamer Durango, which
is taking on cargo at the new docks,
was drowned yesterday morning while
at work ON the ship.
The sailor was on stage on the
side of the Ship painting, and, in some
way, lost his balance and fell into the
water. Other members of the crew
heard the splash, and rushed to the
side of the vessel, but the man was
never seen again. Whether he receiv-
ed lick or not in the fall is not
known, but it seems that he never
came to the surface after going down
the first time.
The name of the unfortunate sailor
could not be ascertained. He is a
German and has been on the ship for
some time.
His body was dragged for all during
the day. but has not been recovered
cred