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farmer near Lansing. Kan. last Feb
s6axy.
In the opinion Of Professor Upham.
the LansIps skeleton of RS probably
the oldest proof OF rams presence on
this continent, Jet It ls only third.
probably only an eighth. as old as the
Clint hatchets Of st. Acheul. 1t has
been estimated that man In the Somme
valley and other parts Of France, and
n Southern England. inaGc good pale
olithic implements fully 100000 years
ago. When the earliest man came to
America cannot probably be closely
dstermined. II may have been during
the glacial period: It may have been
earlier. In Professor Upham's opinion
ths Laysing discovery gives Us much
definite, knowledge Of glacial man.
dolichocsphalic. low-browed and prog
nathous, having nearly the same stat.
ure Of our people to-day. Professor
.WiIliston believes that the Lansing
man was doubtless contemporary With
Ethe equus faura, well represented in
2tho late Pleist..~ne deposits Of. Kan
hDss, which include extinct species Of
horse. bison. mammoth and masta-
lon, moose. camels. llamas and pecca.
Ties. He was also the contemporary
Of the late paieolithic men Of Europe,
whose advanced implements showed
that they had developed beyond ths
stages OF primitive savagery.
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He was travelling home in the COM
pany Of General Raikes. Commander
In Chief of the Zanzibar forces. and Of
Mr.. Basil Cave, the British agent and
Consul In the island. As Sir Charles
Eliot. his MajeSty's Commissioner and
Consul. General In East Africa. Is on
his way home on leave. 1t will thus
be seen that the principal British au-
tnorities are absent from the scene,
and that in that respect the death OF
the Sultan occurred at an inconvenient
moment. But Mr. Rogers, who sue
ceeded the late Sir Lloyd Mathews as
Prime Minister of the Zanzibar Gov.
ernment, was at his post. and the du'
ties Of agent and Consul are In the
hands Of the Vice-Consul. Mr.. Kestell
Cornish. There seems to be no cause
for apprehendlng disturbances. Ger
man intrigues against British infu'
ence having ceased with the abandon.
ment Of extraordinarily under the
Samoan treaty. and the Germans be-
Ing responsible for Khaied. the un'
successful claimant to the throne al
the time Of the death Of Hamid Ben
Thwain."
Although but seventeen. the boy
Sultan has already married his cousin,
a princess Of the royal house. who Is
not yet twelve. He was educated In
England.
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Making Butter in Winter.

The advantages Of making butter in
winter and letting the cows 60 dry, II
they must do so at all. In the heat Of
the summer. say In July or August.
are that 1t costs less to keep the dry
cow In summer. She is flush with
milk when In the barn. and In the
spring. when she Is about three months
In calf, she comes to the green food
which keeps her well up to her full
capacity until summer comes. Thus
she gives more milk In the season.
The milch cows are often neglected.
Or at least the milking hours made
more irregular during the summer. the
milking being done earlier in the morn
Ing and later at night during the long
days. to give more time for the other
work, when the ten-hour-a-day rule
does not prevail on the farm. The far.
mer will be more willing to give his
cows good food and good care at the
barn In winter II they are giving flow
of milk enough to pay for 1t. while II
dry In two summer months. or even
In August and September. they can
find food enough In the pasture. unless
there chances to be very severe
drought. The plague Of flies would
cut down the supply Of milk In those
months II the COW came fresh In the
spring. The prices Of milk and butter
are higher in winter than In summer.
and are likely 20 be until the majority
have changed to winter dairyins. which
is not likely to happen very soon. The
calf dropped in early winter Is free
from the torment of The dies for the
first six months Of Its life. and Is old
enough to be turned to pasture when
the grass has started. and last. but not
least, the farmer has more time to
watch after the care Of both cows and
calves in winter than in summer. II
the barn Is warm and comfortable he
will have q chance to watch them. to
learn what they like best and thrive
best on, or what winter ration ls best
for milk production. Breed the cows
In January that the calves may be
dropped In September. or II q second
services is necessary. In February. and
the profits OF dairylng will be In.
creased, whether milk IL sold or butter
made at home. The skimmilk Is need
ed and mt hand. both for the fall iitters
of pigs and the spring litters from the
time they are weaned from the SOW
until they can eat heartler food.-Thc
Cultivator.
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COOP in the winter. Many farmers can
not afford to build a suitable coop
There Is the material about almost any
farm for making the most open coop
one OF the warmest. There ls no ex-
pense attached to It except the labor.
At each corner of the coop and about
two feet out, get a post that will extend
well above the caves. II the coop Is
large enough to make 1t necessary.
other posts OF a uniform height and
at the same distance from the walls OF
ths coon, can be set In the ground.
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Rs.sissnslss On.

In Pennsylvania the oil of rattle
snakes Is preserved most carefully as
3 liniment especially good for sore
joints and for rheumatism. In procur-
ing the oil the dead snake Is nailed
head and tail to q hoard and cut open.
The fat Is taken oct and laid upon q
cloth In the hot sun, from which the
filtered oil drips into Jar. From fear
that the reptile may have bitten itself
the clear oil Is tested by dropping a
portion OF It into milk. II 1t floats In
one globule It is regarded as unaffected.
II, on the other hand. It breaks Into
beads and curdles the milk, IL Ii judged
to be poisonous. and thrown away
NsW Eork Tribu1s 4
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THE BOY SULTAN
OF ZANZIBAR.
z III BEN HAMUD. of

n Ii BEN HAMUD. officially
~ TO be known as Seyyid ALL
s' has zsss'ss: ssss Ds'sa'%sa aasss ssis:s sssss
protection with Prime Minister Rogers
as Regent until the youthful African
Is twenty-one. The dominions Of the
new Sultan. who succeeds his lately
deceased father. comprise the islands
of Zanzibar CG25 square miles,. Pemba
GEO square miles,. Malta 600 square
miles,. and Lamu Goo square miles,.
The present British protectorate dates
from 1890. and the Prime Minister Is
always English. The dominions OF
tho new Sultan form part Of British
East Africa. The Standard uondon)
says:
"Ali Ben Hamud will have learned
at Jibutil Of the death Of his father.
and of his succession to the sultanate.
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RU09IA'9 NEW
WAR PRAOTI0E,

the soldiers how to use the bayonet
most effectually. to show them how to
kill, or ut least destroy. the fighting
ability OF the man attacked with one
stroke. The mannikins are movable,
and II the beginner does not give the
proper thrust or cut the stroke fails.
It Is q most lively and inspiring kind
of drill. aud the soldiers enter upon Il
with amazing enthusiasm. and the
slaughter of the mannikins Is frightful.
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THE POST LITTER.

in the accompanying illustration. 1t
consists simply Of two mower wheels.
an iron axle. a long beam Of almost
any size and chain. Raise the outer
end Of this beam TO q perpendicular
position. pushing the apparatus up
against a post. Place the chain about
the post and fasten II. BY depressing
the upright beam the post Is lifted out
OF the ground. This device Is 'espe-
cially advantageous when the posts
are large at the lower end. Two per-
sons can remove posts very rapidly.
One should manipulate the apparatus
pushing 1t up against the post. the
other placing the chain about and re.
moving the post when 1t Is out Of the
ground.-New England Homestead.
Growing Apples In Stony Fsnco Roads.
About twelve years ago I bought a
small mountain farm of forty acres In
the fruit belt of Western Maryland.
The farm was divided into six small
fields. and as is customary In all such
farms, all the larger stones have been
dumped In the fence rows. Here was
q hard problem for Us to solve. These
rows OF stone. sometimes four feet
deep. were one tangled mass Of wild
grape vines. briars. etc. They were a
constant worry and expense to US. On
one Of the rows there stood an old
fashioned pear tree. the fruit from
which was fairly good for cooking.
A grand tree 1t was. II this will do
80 well here, why will not apples grow
Just as nicely in such conditions. l
concluded it was worth trial.
Every twenty-five feet I had holes
opened In the stone piles some four
feet across. AL stone were removed
with an ordinary digging iron. The
soil was loosened several inches into
the snbsoil. I planted the trees care
fully and gave them good attention.
I can now show the entire forty acres
surrounded with q thrifty. well-grow'
ing six-year-old apple orchard. doing
as well as trees planted at the same
time In q regular. apple orchard. OF
course these trees must be looked after
with mattock and briar scythe. They
will soon be In fine bearing condition.
My neighbors said was lunatic. ETC..
but "he laughs best who laughs last"
At present prices and outlook for ap.
pies, 1t Is my turn to smile. We have
about 600 trees on the farm. and halt
Of them are In these heretofore barren
and expensive fence rows.-J. A. Rec
ardson, in American Agriculturist.
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ss,e a. amannillins, which are OF life
..e. ~ further carry out the Illusion
= nfannikins are placed on a fortifi-
sio& which they are supposed to be
Z en3ing. and the recruits are Or
Led Ma scale the stronghold and put
dSlenders to the bayonet
heamannlkins IRE placed In all man.
oflpositIons. Some are suspended
- thS dir. others are kneelins anu
te Hing down. The idea Is to teacn
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Having an easy time would be having
hard time in life A man who always has
an easy time is not to be envied. but to be
pitied. He has ,.ot himself the most per
sonal enjoyme He cannot De OF the
most service p to others. Sttengtn
comes by exc, Attainment Is mace py
overcoming yes and hindrances, py
most grateful to God when He makes our
lot a irving one. Not what we want, but
what God knows to be best for US, il what
we ought to desire from God, and what
we ought to thank God for.-Sunday.
School Times.
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jIssass NS,s Chair Seat.

49, Iners ! nas Zen recently placed on
~. .a.. ma ~.st4 q atented removable chair
80 , y89Vs Of which are here
suOwn -, WI ma llnstrates the top. or visi-
~. c,e pa ~ 2eeat. the other showing
.ne u poytlpn and instantaneous
.vn uSa,. 4 alW3ging the seat to an old
ss ~ - neea ~ recaning. The seat
oSe - ard vfeod Of suitable thick
, .es uOIsfftxa in a fine grade Of
Isa.ne ., and good quality of hy-
ss s.-.,ss on se1k the leatherette being
sa S., Sssx th8 edges and tackled Sc
suie'S S'}h unler side Of the seat It.
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"cYcLISTS TAKE HEeoI"

Code OF Warning Perfected BY Iatssna.
tional Tourists' League.
An international code of warning
signals for the benefit Of all cyclists
and more particularly for those travel.
ing in foreign countries with whose
language they are unfamiliar. has Jus,
been composed. The series Of danger
signs Is Of great simplicity. and has
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! THE LANSING
SKELETON.

Among the subjects discussed by the
Last International Congress OF Ameri.
eankts was the antiquity Of man. One
OK the exhibits was the Lansing
slfan." consulting Of q skull and q few
bones said to be at least 5000. and.
perhaps, 5000 years old. found by q
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Never laugh at or make sarcastic re-
lnsrks about q backward child. Some
times children who are dull at first
,nutdlstance their more precoclous
gcthers and sisters a. they grow
Her. Ridicule is only likely to make
a&aers worse by rendering the child
lf e,,nscious and shy.-New York
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L,scovers Seven New Poisons.

Professor julius Schlotterback. professor
Of rharmacognosy in the University OF
Michigan, has discovered seven new
poisons. Three OF them arc made from
Allegheny vinc. He has named two OF
these poisons adlumine and adlucnidine.
One is still unnamed. From the calandine
poppy TIE professor has extracted the
fourth and fifth poisons. called stylophlne
and disphyllinc. and from the Japanese
calandine the poison bacconidine. ana ons
vet unnamed. ~
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Women prG4,pters have been tried at
the Berlin theatres with success. as II
has been found that their voices carry
better across the stage and are less
audible In the auditorium.
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sen,,s,a sem wn'e1 s., = abest a half inch thick
eo sona SS aeA ns:seating worn-out
s.aS.oo. e{her chair the most
sae. .ueps s,,, 49, - 10 cut out the worn
III. ,rs,.s IA. : % @pe here described.
Ing the fans "a making good
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been unanimously adopted by the n,ae.
teen national cycling associations
which comprise the Ligue Internation'
ale des Associations Tourits.
The basis Of the signals Ii the arrow,
which is in universal use in danger
signs. and Is therefore easily under.
stood by all cyclists.
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Better to No Rich Than Lucky.
Wig - "Would you rather be born
lucky or rich?"
Wag-"rd rather be born rich. Then
you don't have to be lucky."-Phila-
delphia Record.
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TIE posts sn
from six to e
about six inches I


from six to ei
about six inches \
q smooth wire to
about two feet abd@
top OF the posts, red
wires. Then I'LL In be
and wires and the coop
straw. Small poles or piee ;
boards can be woven n the&
keep the hay In place. When the
are reached some material that "
lead Of the water should be put on
top. Long slough grass has been found
good for this.
BY setting post each side the door
frame. and one to correspond with each
In d line with the outside posts. and
boarding up each side and fixing the
top to be covered with, hay. the door
of the coop will be guarded from the
cold. OF course an outside door OF
some sort will be necessary. The win
dows can be provided for In the same
way or a box Of some rough lumber
he made and set in as the banking up
Is being done.
Aside from a place reasonably warm
to roost In, chickens. to do well. should
have a warm. sunny place In which
to exercise on warm days. Such a
place can be made each side the coop
in the shape of lean-to facing the
south. Set q line of posts the length
desired to make the lean.to and spike
2x4's across the top. from one post to
another, six to eight feet from the
ground. Then cut poles Of a length
to make the desired pitch to the roof
and lay one end over the 2x4's Ut Is
we'll to notch the under sides so there
will be no danger Of slipping). letting
the other end rest on the ground. Lay
fine.limbed brush across these. and
upon this put the hay or straw cover
ing. In this place can be put up nests
and a dust box fixed and filled for
them to wallow In. The chickens. too.
can be fed heie. As most 81, the win
ter storms AID cold winds come from
the north, there will be but q few
days at a time when the fowls cannot
enjoy the open air In these sheds. A
coop fixed in this way will be found
warmer than any that can be made
with lumber.-J. L. Irwin. In or?rSe
Judd Farmer.
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anish. and, ,ska hsad s}ishtly the four
tough wro5 5Ak stesi hooks screwed to
the under t1da q the seat. no tools or
material he1n& tsHuirad to complete
the work. The seats ate made in off.
1erent styles and sizes for various
kinds Of chairs.
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AEEEL t6S shg
OF lives plsy1

After the lonely eslS
O'er loved ones lost =
After The earnest strivin
Some precious souls 10 ~
after the patient struggles
For right against che wrong.
Another LIES lesson learning
ITO suffer and grow'strons-
Thcre'll come q sudden stiffness,
While one might hold his BREATH
IT'S but the hush of moment,
But the world will call it--death.
And then will burst the rapture
OF q fully rsnsomed soul,
And Ger the startled spirit
Seraphic songs will roll.
To eyes all used TO earth's scenes
Rare visionswill be given,
And all the souls great longings
Be satistied in heaven.
Eva Kinney Miller, "a Union Signsz.
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FARM o
@ MATTERS.

ConvsnIent Post Lifter.
The difficulty In removing fence
posts from old position is largely over
come by using the arrangement shown
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Reveladoe.

If revelation has been gradual to men,
and has been worked out by sacrifice, and
the riches Of experience poured on sue
ceeding generations, much more do these
giop. character and life.-The Rev. C. p.
Smith, Minden, La.
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viking Chicken Coops For Winter.

FIxIuH ChtcKeH CUoPs rOf "r"tO1'
Winter eggs are the most profitable.
but hens will not lay unless treated
properly. The most essential thing in
profitable poultry raising is q warm
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d mans vocabulary ID generally
reiir than q woman's. but Q woman's
y 1sose persistent
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Popular Enlleeies.


Neither the weather bureau experts
nor the chief of the bureau Of plant In
dustry place any credence whatever
on the popular belief that trees act as
barometers to forecast rain. The pre-.
vailing belief Is that when the wind
blows up the leaves Of certain trees.
such as the silver-leaf poplnrs. the
naples and some Of the oaks. so that
the lighter under side Is shown. It Is
a sign Of approaching rain. The only
plausible explanation for this widely
held opinion Is that when there Is
fairly strong. steady wind such leaves
do turn up. though this occurs as
readily in clear as rainy weather.
When the general atmospheric condi-
tions favor rain. however. people are
unusually alert looking for signs to
confirm the general apprehension. and
as the leaves are often turned, up about
this time, owing to the accompanying
winds, the opinion has become prevail
ent that the leaves only attain this
condition when q storm Is approach
lpg.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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The Euture.

I do not think that anybody can map
out the future 50 as to be absolutely sure
OF anything definite except certain great,
clearly stated facts. II is certain that the
Lord will come; that He win come in such
an hour as the most Of men look not for
Him.-The Rev. E. R. Pendleton, Fayette-
vile. Ga.
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London's Railway stsp
London has over 500 railway statioas
rx.....ire Of cuods ,ic,ots.
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Bayollet.illg

USSIA has adopted q gro
liz tesque but practical method
Of instructing young soldiers
In the use OF the bayonet.
me authorities demonstrated to their
bwp satisfaction that the usual bayo-
bet exercises. which are q part Of the
Segulsr drill, did not 1T o man for ef-
Elective work In actual warfare.
An ingenious warrior conceived the
ldea Of having the young soldier prac-
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Economy begins ut home more often
than does charity.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-26
In Favor of Reputation,

It is profoundly disappointing to observe
that the legislative house committee on
appropriations last night voted in favor
of indefinite postponement Of the Simons
bill appropriatil,s $13,s2s.56 in payment OF
sugar bounties earned under the law Of
1896
To us the issue seems to be perfectly
plain, and it is as to whether the state of
Minnesota shall or shall not pay what it
owes, shall or shall not carry out and
perform a contract.
Asthe news columns Of T h eJourn a l
showed last night the Minnesota Sugar
company has carried out it's part of the
contract It has built and is successfully
operating sugar mill, which would not
have been erected but for the bounty law.
1t has earned the bounties the state
offered. The state must pay them if it
hopes to preserve an untarnished reputa-
tion for integrity. This bill will be paid
some day; the sooner the better for the
state.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-26
Books and Authors
COPYRIGHT IN BOOKS.

>. u, Elder, of, Boston, recently delivered
lecture before the Maine Bar association
on the subject of copyright and took occa-
SION TO commend the British system which
gives copyright in books from the date OF
nrst publication for the life Of the author
and seven years after his death, or for
the period of forty-two years. whichever
period shall be the longer. This is doing
-fuH Justice to the proprietary right OF
an author In his literary work. In our
country copyright in books endures for
twenty-eight years from the first publica-
ton with an extension for term of four
Teen years on re-registration of the right
within SIX months Of the Termination OF
the Hrst period and compliance in other
respects with the terms Of the copyright
act@ This arrangement ought to insure
literary proprietary rights. but Mr.. Elder
cites the cases of Edward Everett Hale
ana James Russell Lowell, whose earliest
copyrights expired within their life time,
Dr. Hale being still alive. But cases like
this are infrequent. Many, complaints
have been made against our present copy
right law as inefficient to prevent many
phases of literary piracy and larceny. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Elder the only urgent
change needed in the law Is one which will
certainly secure copyright in the real au-
thor, unless some omission on his part can
be shown to have misled defendant into
the Innocent use Of his work. Copyright
is personal property but, as in the case of
other descriptions of personal property, the
proprietary right has to be closely guarded
to prevent infringement and appropriation
by others.