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Look Out For This.

In several sections Of the country
agents are offering what they claim
to be trees budded on four-ycar-old
seedlings. If they deliver what they
claim, the trees are likely to be nearly
worthless, declares the indianapolis
News, for a Seeding four years old is
too old to bud and make a good tree.
1t could be grated, of course, but even
then would not be superior in any way
to the regulation rOot-grafted trees
generally sold by nurserymen. There
are so many reliable nurserymen in
the country that it seems incredible
any one should be victimized by any
such absurd claims, much less a farm
err who is more or less familiar with
fruit growing. Be on the safe side,
and if an agent comes to you with an
offer Of trees grown in some manner
out of the ordinary, refer the offer to
your State experiment station before
closing it. Nine times out of ten you
will find you have saved money by de-
ing this.
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Fish Diet.

Fish is excellent food either in SUM-
or winter. But the notion that it
specially makes brain" or is particu-
larry q nerve food Is erroneous.
1t is true that it contains phosphorus
But it does not contain it in a free
state. The notion that fish contains ex.
cessive phosphorus had no doubt its
origin i'll the glowing phosphoresceuce
of fish in the dark. This phosphorus
cence is due not to phosphorus at all.
but to miCro-organisms.
But fish offers the best of diet II
cannot be too highly recommended Doth
on account of its constituents and its
Observation-Disclosures Globe.
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Care of the Horse.

NaAC VI oAo
Our farm horses. should have the
very best of care that the farmer can
give them. They are faithful animals
and deserve to be kept right. They
should have plenty of good hay, corn,
oats, bran, etc., the year around. We
should strive to give them a variety OF
food, as they like it better and will
thrive better upon it. In beginning
the spring work do not work the team
too much at the start. Their muscles
are soft and will blister easily for
they have been idle much Of the time
during the winter. Go 4 triie slow at
the start, and then, after getting used
to it gradually. the farmer will have
a team with tough, hard shoulders,
capable Of standing the heavy work OF
the entire season. The team should be
thoroughly brushed and, cleaned every
day. This will help in keeping them
in the proper condition. Give them q
good dry stable in the winter and do
not be afraid of turning them out at
night during the summer when the
pasture is good.
Our CRYING horses should be treated
with the same consideration as the
work team. Give him good care and
do not overWork him by driving him
too fast. BE kind to all the animals,
and quiet when working with them.
Make their duties as light as possible.
never requiring them to do more than
their strength viii! admit. Horses well
cared for and treated in a humane
name will prove themselves the best
servants q man can have about the
farm.-Cor. Farmers Guide.
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a FLOWEKIMG MTJTERI,

Central Asia now puts in a claim
for the most remarkable CT a" the
dubious plants. 1t bears the Imperial
title Of "lIonarch Of the East" II
color and appearance the bulb reSAI:-
bles a large potato, and its extrior-
binary property is that il flowers with
out the aid of earth. sand, stones.
water. or anything else. The dis
coverer of this phenomenon says:
THE flower sheath sometimes rhaH;la,
a length of nearly two feet, is OF j ca't-
brown color, tipped with red and yo!-
low. while the inner parts Of the How"r
are equally brilliant" He also adds
that the bulb Of this extraordinary
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MINOR EVENTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON.

President Roosevelt cordially greet
ed at the White House a delegation OF
IgorrOte and Moro chiefs, who assured
him Of their support Of the American
Government in the Philippines.
Tentative designs will be drawn In
the Navy Department for O battleship
carrying at least twelve. guns, each
larger e~han"ten-inch calibre.
1t was announced at the Navy De-
partment that Captain George F. r.
Wilde, Commandant Of the Navy Yard
at Boston, and Captain Charles !.
Train, President Of the Board Of In
.spection and Survey, have been pro-
NOTED to the grade Of Rear-Admiral.
The Cabinet discussed plans for q
Government telephone service in Wash
iIgton. d"
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Curious Fact.

sIt seems curious to me-" said Presi-
dent Foster, of the California North
western Railroad, at the New Willard
'that the great places of historic inter-
est in the immediate vicinity of Wash
ington are so poorly advertised.
UNLESS a man.knows the history OF
the nation from Colonial days, down to
this era he can form no conception OF
what attractions there are almost at
the doors of the National Capital. He
may. indeed. as 1 came near doing,
visit Washington without visiting
either Arlington or Mount Vernon, not
to speak of Gettysburg or Fredericks-
burg. I am glad to say that 1 got in
formation of these places, but it was
more the result of accident than any
thing else, and so 1 made the Pilgrim
age, greatly to the JOY of my family
and myself.
eThe point 1 want to make is that
people here. and likewise the railroads.
seem to take it for granted that stran-
gers who live thousands of miles away
know all the scenes of interest In and
about Washington and therefore make
no effort to induce them to go there.
This is a serious error. and can't be
remedied too soon. The other day
when 1 journeyed to Gettysburg and
noticed how few were my companions
on the journey to n Of the greatest
b~attlefelds of history I could not help
but think that there was some local
fault. With the multitudes who visit
washington there should not be a Jay
in the year that trains out Of the Capt.
tail failed to carry loads of sightseers
to this memorable "spot."-Washington
Dncf
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THE MAKING Of THE FLAG:
did we make the flag

aow did we make the flag
By rule?
BY compass, and square, and line
With pattern and thread. and the semp-
ster's tool,
To follow the plain design
Was it only the lore that the craftsman
knew .
fhst gave us the red, and the white, and
Ne?
How did we make the flag,
Not all
By measuring stitch and seam.
For part of it came from a country call
Aud part of it Is a. dream
Is a. vision that led brave souls Alright, .
And gave us the red, and the blue, and
white.
How did we make the flag?
In peace
We fashioned it fold on fold;
In war it was blent with a grim caprice
The drums in their m rolled. ,
Twas the courage alike of the quick and
dead ,
That gave us the blue, and the white, aud
red.
How did we make the flag?
Twas thus
II came to its grace and worth:
Through all that IS the good in the souls
~ of us
The banner has had its birth:
Twas the holier strength of the purpose
true .
That gave us the red land the white, and
blue.
THUS have we made the flag,
All, no!
By colors that will not fade,
BY sinuous sweep and by deathiess glow,
And it whispers to-day to each star-told
State:
fYou must hold me high and must keep
me great"
Chicago Tribune.
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Carry Life to the Soil.

A recent observation of Importance
to the agriculturist would seem to in
dictate that tile enrichment Of soil
which is observed in forest-covered
lands is not altogether due to a con-
seryation of the moisture and the ad-
dition to the soil of needed elements
by the decomposition Of the fallen
leaves. or probable greater import
aRce is the fiXation of atmospheric nj
trogen by dead forest leaves When
these rest OH 4 moist substratum OF
soil. In effect this phenomenon is SIM
liar to that which is produced by the
tubercIe groWths on the roots OF the
lecunes and allied plant families.
A similar observation has been made
in regard to the mountain pine, which,
if verified, will account for the haruI-
ness Of this tree and the ease WHO
which it maintains itself in soils that
contain comparatively few nutrients.
It has been fOunu by b Danish
Heather Improvement Society, which
is interested in planting trees on BAR
rem sandy stretches on the western
coast of %Juttarl. that spruce and
mountain pine. when planted togeth.
er in pairs, mutually help each other
to thrive, the valuable nitrogen-fiXing
functions Of the pine serving to pro-
vide nourishment for both trees. 1t
has been repeatedly observed that
where such trees are planted in nrlE-
imisy on barren lands, if the PIKE is
cut down while the spruce Is &tlH
young, the latter will die. or else make
q sickly growth. On the contrary, Gu
rio,..iy enough, if the pine is not cut
down until after the spruce gets 2
good start, the latter will make better
progress than if the pine had been all
lowed to uYe.-Mdiananolis News.
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FOREIGN.

THE Cars son has been gazetted as
the 3tamau or chief Of all the COssack
forces.
The Archbishop of Canterbury sailed
on the Celtic from Liverpool for New
York City.
RevolutioEiSts were reported to be
marching upon the capital OF Para
quay to attack it.
Emperor Nicholas. in a decree. aD.
pointed his brother, the Grand Duke
Michael, Regent, in case Of the infant
Prince coming to the throne as i mill
or. aud the Empress guardian.
Great Britain insisted that the sink
ing of the Knight Commander was uu-
Unsuitable and will look for Russia to-
pay an indemnity.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
visited King Edward Of England at
Marienbad. and the greeting of the
two soyereiGns was of marked cordial
ity.
After I British Cabinet council the
emphatic statement was made that
Great Britain felt it absolutely essen-
tial to her own interests and those of
the world that both belligerants should
observe the neutrality of China.
King Edward, in the speech prorogu-
ing Parliament. said that Great Brit
ain would energetically support its sub
jectS ''in the exercise OF rights rec0g-
nized by international law rs belong
ing to neutrals."
Germans attacked and defeated the
Hereros in 4 battle lasting all day. but
lost five officers. including Count Won
Arninl.
La Vile lie Saint Mandc. q Siderable
airship. Intended to compete 1t st. Lou
is, Mo. L special cable dispatch says.
was tested in Paris. France. s&tiSiac-
torily by It's pilot. Captain NArtoiS.
Sir Reginald Palgravc, late clerk Of
tho House Of Commons, has Just died.
He was patcrnally of Jewish descent.
Ills father. Sir Francis T~algrare, the
historian. was tho only son oE u Lon
Con St0ciI broker.
4 Russian commission has hccn APP
pointed to settle the status Of the vol
uEtecr fleet.
Forest fires in Ravclli County. AN
ada, got beyond the control OF rang
CTS. and threatened Bitter Creek Re-
serve.
On receipt Of a strong note Of pro
test from Russia in the Chcfoo Incl
dent. China demands Of Japan the re-
turn Of the Cars destroyer.
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sidered it advisable to multiply his

sidered it advisable to multiply his
precautions.
"Angelique never went out alone.
Even when she went to church or
walked in the park. she was constantly
guarded by two footmen. armed with
formidable swords. But Ferrai'le was
not to be deferred by so little.
"'There are only two of them he
said to himself. L don't need any help
with them. And. alone, like a lion, he
threw himself upon the bodyguard' Sc
verely w~ounding the first and killing
the second, and for the third tim lie
rode away with AngeliQue before him.
The father started in pursuit. and, as
before, found them, for they were not
people who could pass unlloticed.'
did he catch them the next day?
inquired the able.
"No, not for several days. Tlien All
gelique and Ferraille were brought
back to the chateau and to the assem-
bIed family council.
"What punishment could they inliict
upon these incorrigible young people:
The father maintained that it should
be something terrible. but Angelique
had a grandmother very much like
herself, whom age had rendered IN
duIgent toward the follies of youth.
"She observed that two years had
now passed since Ferraille had maze
his first proposal for the hand Of An
celiaue; that he had reached 4 mans
age, and had shown by his conduct. IL
regular to be sure. but certainly con-
yincing, how much he loved Angel
iuue: and finally. in all his adventures
he had shown himself 4 brave and per
feet gentleman.
"She concluded by saying that her
advice was to marry them. AL the Ia
dies were of the same opinion and the
men were not slow in agreeing with
her. Ferraille married my ancestor.
"Now, do you see anything immoral
in this elopement? Do you not see
that the tradition Of elopement was Il
good one. forming and extolling as 1t
did, the two great virtues Of cQnstancy
and bravery? It celebrated love,
which is O virtue almost divine
II bow before your excellent rea-
sons. Truly, there is nothing immoral
in the story you have just related to
me-"
"Just what I thought" said the old
Duchess triumphantly. 81 tell you 1t
is a great misfortune for this century
tlrat the days of opponents are dead"
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GLASS HOUSES ~-~
FOR CONSERVATIVES

SxoN HE originator OF the Idea Oh
4 the scientific treatment Of
6 s consumption by sunlight,
4 l. = DR.. Biggs, the chief resi-
nosr dent physician Of the Phil
adelphia Hospital, has in
duced the municipal authorities to erect
six pavilions, at a cost of $4,000, for
the express purpose Of giving the plan
a thorough trial. The buildings are
now completed and will be furnished
and ready for occupation within a few
days.
Each pavilion is separate in itself,
with walls and roof Of glass, and only
sufficient metal work in it's construc-
ton to- support the framework. The
floors are Of cement, so as to be as
smooth and nonabsorbent as possible.
Each pavilion is twenty-seven feet
wide and thirty-six feet long. Running
around the building is a six-foot porch,
also surrounded by glass, The glass is
arranged in frames ten feet in height.
By means Of an automatic device n
side of the building or all four sides
may be thrown open. The glass above
the doors is worked in the same way,
90 that in warm weather each tier Of
glass frames may be opened, turning
the pavilion into little more than a
shed with L glass roof. The inside
glass is ribbed sufficiently to make it
opaque. The glass Of the porches is
transparent.
The buildings are intended for use
both winter and summer In the win
ter they will be heated by warmed air
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Good Milking.

Tests at the Storr's Experiment Sta
ton show c%onclusively that the amount
of milk given by the COWS and the
purity of the product both depend
greatly upon the method adopted by
the mixer. One young man. who said
he could milk. was given charge Of the
milking of six cows. At the end Of
q week the quantity given showed a
shrinkage of twelve per cent. In an
other experiment, in which five boys,
previously taught as to proper meth
DDS, were tested as mixers, four in
creased the flow seven, ten and five
per cent, respectively. The following
Instructions in regard to milking are
in use at the station.
The mixer should milk regularly,
thoroughly and quietly. He should
wear clean clothes, wash bis hands
before beginning to milk, and never
wet them while milking. The cow
should be brushed before being MIXED,
and her flank and udder wiped with q
damp cloth in order to minimize, as
far as possible, the number Of bacteria
floating about in the vicinity Of the
pail, and likely to get into the milk.
To the same end the foremilk should
be rejected, and the milking done into
covered pals, with strainers arranged
for the milk to pass through. Reject
ing the first few spurts of milk from
the teat removes the milk containing
Objectionable germs. The cleaner the
milking is done, the fewer the germs
American Cultivator.
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Johnny'S

Johnny came home the .other dag n
high glee, wearing the arithmetic med
al. What is that for" asked his
mother. That's the prize for doing
examples" said Johnny. III did this
one If our Dew baby weighs eleven
and a huff pounds, and gains an ounce
a day,-'cauSe you told Mrs. Smith
she did yesterday-how much win she
weigh when she is twenty years old:
And the answer was four hundred
and siS,y-ssx pounds. And teacher
said 1 earned the prize."-Chi"agp
Post
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

A report received in the Navy De-
partment lately from Commander I'm
derwood, the American naval Govern
or at Tutuila, announces that the ma
tive chiefs of the Island Of Manua
have acknowledged the sovereignty Of
the United States over that island. .
Governor Wright has issued an ex-
ecutive order directing the %concentra-
ton of the inhabitants af Banos. Cath
alogan and Gandara River districts Of
the Island Of Samar, P. l., ordering the
island authorities to quell the disturb
ances there. ;
r. L. Dorr and B. Z. O'Brien, for
merly the publishers of Freedom, a
paper published in Manila, P. l., were
sentenced to six months Imprisonment
and to a fine of $1,000 for libeling Fl.
Tavera, a member Of the Philippine
Commission. This sentence having
been confirmed by the Supreme Court
Of the United States the prisoners have
been committed to the prison at Bilib.d.
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forced in through metal conduits at a

forced In through metal conduits at a
height a little above a mans head.
When cooler it finds an exit through
v%entilators raised a foot above the
floor. Behind each pavilion, and Coli
nected with it by the g~lass-coTered
porch, is a building Of glazed brick.
containing the kitchen. bath and toilet
rooms, and in the basement the ma
chinery for heating the air. also the
blower, run by electricity, for forcing
It into the pavilions. In the auxiliary
building, as In the pavilion Itself. all
the surfaces are as smooth and NON
absorbent as possible.
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DOMESTIC.

The Mortified Conference closed.
DR.. A. B. Simpson, at Old Orchard.
Me-, took up a collection amounting to
$44,S00 for missions.
A rendezvous for river pirates, at
which were the remains of a number
of stolen launches. was discovered BY
the Yonkers IN. ~ police.
Secretary Taft spoke on the needs
of the Philippines at the Manila Day
exercises at the st. Louis Exposition.
An old man was burned to death in
a fire at 5 Howard street, New York
City, in spite Of desperate efforts Of
the fremen to rescue him.
Mount Vernon, N. Y, warned the
New Haven Railroad Company that
unless it stopped using soft coal with
in forty-eight hours engineers would
be arrested, 2
The postofice at I%ndianela. Miss.
which was the scene Of race trouble
last year. was reduced from the Pres
idential to the fourth class, on account
of diminished receipts.
So great was the friction caused by
the launching Of the gunb0at Dubuque
that the ways were charred, and in the
confusion the sponsor did not christen
her.
Suits brought by the Goelet estates
against the Manhattan Railway Com
pany, of New York City, as a result'of
the building of the elevated lines.
which affected real estate holdings,
will ta oo,pprop;Sa1 For S1CE 000
Mrs. Sarah Hall Doremus, of Parsip-
pany, N. j., celebrated her 101st birth
day anniversary and said ambition and
outdoor life was the secret Of her long
evity.
By q unanimous vote the Building
Trades Employers Association. Of New
York City. adopted q resolution which
declared for an open shop policy unless
the striking unions surrendered at an
early date. Ct
While talking over q telephone dur
ing a heavy thunder storm, Miss Clara
Bourland, the sixteen-year-old daugh-
ter Of w. e. Bourland, Of Dixon. KY,
was killed by lightning.
Heavy forest fires were reported to
be raging about Bonita. Missoula'
County. Mont.
The New Haven Comm Manufacture
ing Company, employing 100 skilled
men. will shut down on September L
for an indefinite period.
The Government cable, from Sitka,
Alaska. to Cape Flattery, will be COM
pleted in a few days.
Robbers dynamited the Woodmere
O.. r. postottice and shot at a woman.
Former Governor of Illinois Joseph
W. Fife. slipped Oh a wet pavement at
Charley0ix. Mich, and broke his arm.
A gas we'll was struck at Hunting
ton. W. Va, at u depth of 900 feet, ca
pab!e Of producing 100000 feet daily
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away, and a growth appears to be
coming from the bulb, it should be
ported up in good soil and freely
watered. Later on an umbrella shaped
leaf is formed on a stout stalk re.
sembling brown granite in color, and
sometimes reaching a height Of threa
feet. In autumn this leaf fades, and as
soon as it has died off, the bulb is lifted
out Of the soil, cleaned up, and placed
in a dry condition in a warm room,
when the previous years display will
be repeated.-New York Times.
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Money in Growing Beef.

Many of the agricultural papers are
urging farmers to raise beef for mar
ket, claiming that the demand exceeds
the supply. This may be SO to a GER
tain extent, but there are several 9th
er conditions to be met before this in
dustry can be made profitable to farm
ers generally. AS a matter Of fact, the
farm and it's adaptability has every
thing to do with success. There are
many farms. even in dairying sections
not at all suited to dairying, but emil
nentiy fitted to raising cattle for beef,
and with such 4 farm and a proper
knowledge of the work the results
would probably be successful. The
question is but one of many which
should be decided entirely III local con-
di,ions and by each man for himself.
It is folly to generalize on some things,
and this is n OF them.
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Italian Cotton Industry.

The cotton industry Of Italy increased
in Importance. and is distributed
among 730 factories, employing more
than 135, 1000 hands. More than half
the factories are operated 10y steam,
the remainder by electricity and ny.
draulic power. : Out Of $4,000 loona
employed 10000 are mechanical.
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4DE ct arm

il he was calico away and there was
some work Of his own to be done. in
stead of telling his wife "to tell the
boy" a simple entry was made cover.
ing the work to be done and all went
well.
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GREAT BRONZE STATUE OF BUDDHA,
Kamakura, Japan

plant needs only to be placed in a
saucer, without water, in a warm
room, when. without showing either
leaves or roots, the flower makes it's
appearance, usually early in the year.
thriving entirely upon the nourish-
ment contained within the bulb.
As soon as the flower has faded
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TROOPS CALLED
BECAUSE OF MOB
Three Negroes Narrowly Es-
cape Lynching.
Militia ct Lexington, KY. was
Called out to Protect
Prisoners.
THE FEELING STILL UGLY

Lexington, KY, Nov. 22.-Last
night before midnight the prospect of
a mob. which had formed on the out
skirts OF the city. attacking the Jail
in which the alleged murderers Ed.
Taylor. Garfield Smith and John Tay-
lor, all negroes. are confined. was SC
pronounced that under the advice OF
County Judge Bullock. the militia
was called out.
Besides the soldiers a strong force
OF police we're placed on duty.
A detail OF police was forced to at
tack and dispense a crowd OF several
hundred, arresting several who car
ried guns.
The troops which surrounded the
jail last night were Withdrawn this
morning and sent to the armory.
There is still an ugly feeling and II
will probably be necessary to put the
soldiers on duty again tonight.