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DEVELOPMENTS
IN BUDAPEST SITUATION

Budapest. Oct. 4.-The idea is cur
rent that the political crisis in under
going an important development.
Minister Kristoffy, who originated the
plan to defeat the coalition by the in
PRODUCTION of measures for universal
suffrage, has gone to Vienna with
Premier Feriervary and Minister of
Justice Lanyi for an audience Of the
king-emperor and this has given rise
to a report that his majesty is ready
to abandon his resistance to suffrage
reform.
Nothing definite, however. can be
known until after the audience. The
coalition party is also making new
move. Francis Kossuth, who until
now has only been president Of the
independence party, will be elected as
president of the parties forming the
opposition in the diet and the oppo-
sition win publish a strong protest
against the Viennesse attitude toward
Hungary.
At conference OF the Liberal party
q resolution was adopted on the mo-
ton of Count Stephen Tsza, former
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The Round-Headed Apple Tree Rorer

The Round-Headed Apple Tree 5orer.
The scientific name of this insect
is Saperda Gambia. The first mention
we have of it was by Thomas Say in
1924 1t is altogether probable, how
ever, that it was common in the apple
orchards in America from the first
advent OF Europeans that planted
fruit trees. So far as is known, it is
native of America. Without doubt
its chief stronghold was the wild crab
apple trees, which are everywhere
abundant in this country, and it is
possible, also, that 1t attacked and
lived on other members of the Rosa
ceae family. The borer itself, that
is. the slug, is about one inch in
length and is a yellowish white. 1t
has no feet. The head is small and
brown in color and the Jaws are black.
me round-headed borer is one of the
most destructive of the borers. Trees
are very seriously injured by it, and
frequently many are killed outright.
some trees attacked by the round
headed borer will blossom in the
spring, hut fail to put forth leaves,
their supply of sap having been eX-
hausted through the holes made by
the borers. Here and there trees are
found entirely girdled by the bOrers.
In such a case the tree is doomed.
There is no question that any tree
where even one borer resides is great
ly injured by this unwelcome guest.
But when dozen are found in
single tree, it may we'll be concluded
that its usefulness is past. The chief
thing is to exclude the borer from
the trees. Wherever there has been
trouble from them the trees should be
wrapped with some kind of material
that will entirely exclude the borers
Some orchardists use wrapping paper,
some manila paper, some tar paper
or fine wire screen. This, if properly
applied, will prevent the borers from
attacking the tree. The efficacy of
these wrapping materials depends en-
tirely upon the skill and care with
which they are put on. 1t is of no use
to try to do poor job in applying
these protectors, for in that case Ia
Dor and expense are thrown away.
The eggs are not deposited above two
feet and a half from the ground.
Therefore, if the wrapping. material
covers the tree for the lower two feet
of the trunk it will be effective, pro-
vided it passes slightly under the
soil at the bottom. Perhaps tarred
paper or fine wire netting is the best.
as this will not only exclude the bor-
ers, but will also prevent the ravages
of mice, rabbits, and other small
gnawing animals. The material used
in fastening these wrappers should
be such as will break upon the grow
ing of the tree. The use of strong
wire. therefore, is excluded, as this
would cut into the tree and have the
effect of girdling it. 1t is well to
examine the trees during the late
summer and early fall months for
eggs and young grubs, which can be
readily detected and destroyed with a
knife.
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Color of Clover Seed.

Those who have examined clover
seed must have noticed that there are
three general kinds into which the
cOlors may be divided. There is the
yellow seed, the variegated seed and
the brown seed. The brown seeds are
now known to be of low .germinative
given by the prolonged action of rain
on the seeds. This has been estab
1shed by taking yellow seeds and
variegated seeds and wetting and dry.
ing them for a considerable time.
Some agriculturists tested the germ.
NATIVE power of average lots of clover
seed imported from Russia and also
some purchased in the United States
In the Russian seed the examinations
were: variegated seed, 81 per cent;
yellow seed, $50 per cent; brown
seed, 1876 per cent. In the American
seed, the examinations were: varie-
gated, 94-7 per cent; yellow, 94.2 per
cent; brown, Is per cent. 1t will thus
be seen that the value of the brown
seed was very slight. Experiments in
the actual use of this seed seemed
to show that the yellow seed pro-
OuCSS q SllSuIiy Id ger y1SIO VI nay
The seeds in the Russian clover were
carefully separated and the proper
tons of each color were found to be
as follows: variegated, $3.50 per
cent; yellow. 1877 per cent; brown.
1871 per cent intermediate, 1854 per
cent; weed seed, 1.35 per cent; dirt,
125 per cent. In the American seed
the corresponding figures were: varie-
gated, 1928 per cent; yellow, 2O.3 per
cent; brown, 1907 per cent; inter
mediate, 20.47 per cent; weed seed,
3.9S per cent; dirt, 1888 per cent It
will thus he seen that in both kinds
the per cent of fairly good germinable
seed was only a little above SO per
cent.
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AGRI((IEItKEI
Soil Depletion Unnecessary.

A noted writer in a contemporary
recently stated that "all soils will be
depleted in time" view of the mat
ter which is so erroneous that already
the author is being taken to task by
other experienced agriculturists. The
trend of what appears in the agricul-
tural papers from month to month up
on the subject of plant food in soils
is perhaps the conclusion arrived
at by the writer referred to, and it
may be well for farmers to fear that
soil will inevitably play OUT in time.
but when all is considered it becomes
apparent at least that there is no
real need of such depicting taking
place. 1t is a fact that soil cropped
year after year for a long time with
the same crop will gradually lose one
or more of the foods or soil ingred-
tents needed to the welfare of that
particular crop, and for this reason
that special crop will there fail to
thrive, while other crops not Deepen
dent upon the presence of the special
ingredient lacking may thrive fairly
we'll for a time. A soil then becomes
depleted for one crop, but may do
well enough for some other crop, as
has been seen in the history Of the
wheat fields of tie country. Change
of crop tends to renOvate land, in that
1t gives the soil a chance to recuper-
ate from its past trial and store up
fresh boards of that ingredient which
was Slapped in its asSimilable form
but not exhausted in it's dormant
form. By proper rotation of crops,
by raising and feeding of live stock,
by growing clover and legumes such
as peas, beans, etc, no soil need be-
come too depleted to raise profitable
crops, and by additional use of artifi-
cial fertilizers any soil may become
richer than it was originally although
long used for the production of farm
crops. Such is the history of wide
areas of poor land in Europe and even
in some of our eastern states. They
ran down for a time by successive
cropping without proper rotation, but
after intelligent methods of cropping,
stock feeding and soil fertilization
were introduced they were renovated
and now bear crops abundantly. I'm
der the circumstances it is we'll to
/ understand that soils may become de-
pleted, but no one should conclude
that depletion is inevitable in the fu-
ture.-A. S. Alexander in Farmers
Review.
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law as ssreserve: and yet the loans and
discounts. which are all as good as
government bonds. have increased in
the last year almost So .O00, 000-
One year ago there were $50 state
and % private banks, or a total OF
$40. At the present time there are
$50 state and Is private banks in the
state, making a total of GOT. This
shows that private banks have in
corporated and IS new ones have been
added to the list
There has not been failure among
the state banks of this state since
January, 1904, or nearly two years.
There have been only three state
banks closed in the last five years.
Two OF the men responsible for the
failure of these banks are in the peni-
Tertiary for their crimes and the third
is fugitive from justice.
The condition of the banking bust
ness was never better in the history
of the state. The farmers in all parts
of the state are making money. and,
having long since learned that their
money is safer in the banks than in
their private keeping. they leave it
with the bank, and the immense &C
emulation of funds has resulted in
diverting it all into the channels OF
trade and commerce and at great
reduction of interest to the borrow
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Berlin, Oct 5.-The electrical work
ers strike shows no signs at any point
of a settlement being reached. The
strike extended to two more factories
and the total number of men now out
is $4,000. No disturbances have oc-
Cured. Enough men have been OBJ
tanned to supply current sufficient
to keep two-thirds of the street cars
moving
Several members of the strike COM
mittee went to Mayor Kirschner to
ask him to mediate between the men
and their employers. The mayor said
he would do so only on condition that
the committee write and officially re-
quest him to act as mediator. Later,
however, the committee took the mat
ter under advisement and voted
against invoking the Intervention of
the mayor.
The strikers held 25 meetings in
the city and suburbs. The speakers
generally adopted confident tone and
pre- -,cted success of the strike within
two or three weeks. A meeting of the
Berlin electrical workers. however,
showed a less confident tone. That
group of strikers is depressed because
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-10-14
BIG STRIKE IN BERLIN;
$4,000 MEN NOW OUT

their leaving work has not caused
suspension of street car traffic or
electric lighting. The employees of
this company are only partly out. All
of the men at the plant continue at
work. at one power station inside the
city, and at the other stations many
are working. Owing to the large force
of reserved firemen and engineers,
which was held in readiness for an
emergency, the strike in this concern
seems fore-doomed to failure.
Herr Van Schulz, president OF the
government bureau of arbitration, in
an interview said he tried to persuade
a lOcked-out men of three Of the COM
panies to accept the terms offered
them, since they had a weak case and
would be unable to stand long strike.
A largely attended meeting of the mo-
tormen and conductors employed by
the Berlin Street Railway Company
held voted to demand an increase of
Is per cent in wages and a working
day of ten hours. In the speeches
threats were openly made that strike
would be declared unless the demand
should be granted. Resolutions of
sympathy with the electrical workers
strike were adopted
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they Have More Money IN Bank Than
Ever Before.
THE AGGREGATE is sIIS, i4S, AT.
There Are Now GOT state and Private
Banks and III National Banks -
How Banking Business Has Grown
During Recent Years.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 5.-The official
statement of the COZ state and private
banks and the Ill national banks in
Kansas at the close of business, Aug
ust 25, 1905, shows the deposits to be
greater than ever before in the his
tory of the state. At this date the ag-
gregate deposits reached $11S,147,-
427.SS. One year ago the total de-
posits were Sic, 1926, $1,000, showing an
increase of $7,S21, 53O9S for the year.
Loans and discounts have increas-
ed in like proportions. The present
statement shows total loans and dis
counts. $S,9S6, 553.69. One year ago
the loans and discounts aggregated
$SO,O99.057.40, showing an increase for
the year of $S,SS7, 496.2S.
Cash and sight exchange on hand at
this time is SAT, ,407.36, which is
80 per cent of all deposits. The state
banking law provides that each bank
in the state shall maintain at all times
20 per cent Of its deposits as a reserve
fund, and banks which act as reserve
agents shall maintain reserve of %
per cent. Thus it will be seen the
Kansas banks have at this time al
most double the amount required by
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GROWING Alfalfa.

When first commenced to
grow alfalfa it was hard
matter for me to get a good stand. l
tried to grow it on land underlaid by
an impermeable subsoil, and soon
found that this would not pay. Alfalfa
does better in fields not to be passed
through, and to have good success in
cultivating it, the subsoil must be in
first-class condition. 1 also find that
the fields should be we'll drained, as
it will not stand flooding of stagnant
water. 1t is better, l think, not to
pasture alfalfa, as the yield of hay or
green fodder will be larger than that
which has been pastured.
When an alfalfa field is pastured
the stock tramps down the soil,
which hinders it's growth. And l find
that when the stems are graZed the
stalks die down, and of course the
shoots come from the upper part OF
the root, and this is one reason that
L do not believe alfalfa fields should
be pastured. The stems of many
other forage plants when cut branch
out above the ground, forming shoots
that grow up and take the place of
the old stems, but with alfalfa the
vitality of the roots may be much i'm
paired if the young stems are grazed
as fast as they appear, because the
new growth comes from the roots
Alfalfa requires clean ground, and
should not be sown on weedy fields,
as weeds can easily crowd it out. Al
falfa should be cut for hay when the
flowers appear, for if we wait many
days after, the stems become tough.
The yield of hay is not so large, but
the quality is a great deal better than
that not cut so early. On an average
1 make from three to three and a
half tons of hay per acre on some of
the land which is adapted to its cult
walton. l break the ground and fer
tilize it with lime, which holds the
land. In curing alfalfa l make it up
in piles five or six feet high and watch
it carefully to keep it from heating
and molding. / always cut the second
crop for seed. If alfalfa hay is stack
ed in the field it should be covered
with a hay cap as it will not turn
water. My average yield of seed per
acre is from five to eight bushels, and
as there is always a good demand for
alfalfa seed all farmers should grow
i'll. S. Underwood, Johnson Co..
Ill, in Farmers Review.
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premier, requesting the government
to explain the reason for the inter.
vention of Count Coluchowski, the
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister
and of Baron Won Frankenthurn. the
Austrian premier, in the question OF
electoral reforms Of Hungary, be
cause such Intervention violated the
independence of Hungary, and de.
claring that if the government should
not make satisfactory statement a
protest would be addressed to the
government. The resolution says:
while the king emperor is per.
fectly entitled to express his views
to any parsonage. he may entrust with
the formation OF cabinet, the publ.
cation OF. such is distinctly opposed to
the constitutional idea, inasmuch as
doubtful criticisms impair the con-
stitutional irremoyability of the SOW
ereign."
In conclusion the resolution decIar..
ed that any revision Of the AusgIeieh.
at the present time would be dan.
gerous, as tending to precipate a.
crisis
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Paris, Oct. 4. The international
tuberculosis congress was opened at
the Grand Palace in the president
Loubet, the cabinet ministers and the
ambassadors. Over $500 delegates
were present. American delegation
consists of Dr. Henry carton Jacobs
of Baltimore; Dr. S. A. Knopf Of New
York; DR.. Lawrence of Philadelphia,
York; DR.. Lawrence of Philadelphia,
and Medical Inspector Henry G. B.
Boyer, who represents the United
States navy. Many other Americans
representing societies including DR..
Arnold c. Klebs of Chicago, DR.. John
S. Lowman of Cleveland; Prof. VIM.
Isler Regius. professor of medicine at
Oxford, and DrfA J. ,Magnin and DR..
Uppert Morton. of Paris were pres
ent
The opening address was delivered
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TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS
NOW IN SESSION IN PARIS

by Or. Herald of the French academy
of medicine, who was chosen presi-
dent of the congress. The report of
DR.. Letulle, the secretary, said that
thirty-three nations, representing the
entire civilized globe had united to
consider the most effective means of
combating the worst human malady.
The congress is divided into four
sections, namely-scientific social, in
dustrial and historic
DR.. Henry G. Boyer made the pre-
liminary report in behalf OF the
American delegates
President Loubet visited the CORR
doris of the Grand Palace, where were
erected models of hospitals and typi-
cal sanitary and unsanitary dwellings.
Models Of the most recent devices for
treating tuberculosis were also ex-
hibited. The congress will continue
five days.
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FOSTERING the Wood LotA

Many of our farms have wood lots
on them that are being rapidly cut
over, but which would, if rightly han
generations to come. There is one
mistake being made in the handling
of these wood lots to which attention
should be called. That is permitting
the trees to grow too far apart. The
result is that the trees branch largely
and branches are very difficult to
work into stove wood. If they are to
be sold they must generally be sold at
a discount because they do not pack
closely into the wagons. The amount
OF labor to work up such trees is SO
very great that there is little profit
in the operation. What the farmer
wants in his wood lot is a straight
tree with numerous small branches.
Such q tree works up easily into
stove wood Of any length. 1t packs
closely on the wagon and the large
trunks may be easily split by beetle
and wedges. The farmer that has a
wood lot that is growing too sparsely
will do well to either plant seeds of
the best kinds of fuel wood, or en-
courage the seedlings that have al
ready started. The small trees should
be encouraged to grow three or four
feet apart rather than a rod apart
Albert Bates, Du Page Co., III, in
Farmers Review.
Every farm should have a good
herd Of dairy COWS and hand separ-
atcr
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was not a sound, SO he supposed she
a few steps, then, impelled by some
unexplainable motive, he turned and
went back again, tapping softly against
the panel of the door. There was no
response, and he pushed it open sligh>
ly and glanced about the Swallowed
apartment; no one was there. With
a terrible sense of foreboding, he
entered noiselessly. The drawers and
closets had all been ransacked, and
general air of desertion prevailed.
HOLSTER sank down in the nearest
chair, and buried his face in his
hands and groaned. Once he looked
up and about him in sudden fright;
the miserable emptiness of the room
terrified him beyond measure. Now
that she was gone, a thousand differ
ent solutions of what he had taken as
incontestible proofs of her guilt, flash
ed into his brain. He started up from
his chair, as though under a lash, and
lighted three of the five gaS-jets.
The first thing that met his glance,
was a tiny white note, pinned to the
cushion on her dressing-table. He
unfastened it with shaking fingers,
and smoothed out the paper.
Dear Edgar:
''On the eve of my departure, and
after thinking over everything, 1 have
decided that after all, probably owe
you some sort of explanation of the
other night The man was my father.
He escaped from prison last week
and appealed to me for help. Not
with = tho airOnn1 CT I did
not-could not. refuse He has gone
away now, and 1 never expect to see
him again. When you confronted me
with your terrible accusation, the only
thought l had then was fear for my
father. 1 had promised him under
solemn oath to tell no one-not even
you-of his escape. Poor old man.
His life has been a fearful one, and
am afraid he has been far more
sinned against than SHINING.
You cannot blame me now, Edgar?
Your lack of trust has wounded me
beyond description; it has driven me,
broken hearted from your home. II
you had only trusted me little while
things might have been so different!
But by your own request, l am pass
ing out of your homeland life-for-
ever. Beatrice.
The note slipped from HOLSTERS
! hand and fell, unheeded, on the floor.
For a long time he stood straight
and motionless as a statue, the dead
white of his face offsetting the bril-.
liancy of his eyes to an almost I'M
canny degree When his strength
came back, he moved mechanically
over to a chair and dropped heavily
into it, flinging out his arms across
a table in the abandonment of. despair.
Presently, the touch of something
small and soft aid tremulous on his
hair, brought him back to conscious
| ness. He started up, half-dazedly. His
wife stood looking down at him with
a light in her eyes that thrilled him
through and through.
Edgar she said, In a little weak,
pitiful voice. I'll forgot something.
] 1 had to come back"
'You-forgot something. I don't
can 1 help you?" he blundered out,
struggling to his feet, and wondering
stupidity whether he were still asleep.
What did you forget?" he asked.
battling for self-control.
"T-why-why it vast was yon,
EDGAR" she sobbed. yielding herself
Historically to his outsteetched arms.
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insultingly, there might have been
better chance of learning the truth.
Her manner, belligerent enough at
first, had gradually grown to impress
him with an undeniable sense of his
own shortening and her rightfuI
claim to consideration. Still, she had
blamed him for lack of faith, while
most positively exhibiting it herself!
A clock somewhere striking nine,
reused him from his reflections. He
rose abruptly and turned out the gas
Afterward, he saw that the front door
was securely bolted, and then went
slowly upstairs to his apartments. AT
the door of his wife's bedroom. he
paused a moment and listened. There
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ADVANCE DISCOUNT RATE.
The Directors Of imperial German Bank
Hold Meeting.

Berlin, Oct. 4. - meeting of the
central committee of the Imperial
bank of Germany has been called for
the purpose of advancing the rate OF
discount. 1t is assured on the boerse
that the advance will be to five per
cent, making an increase of fully l per
cent There are two reasons for this
the recent advance in the rate of
the Bank of England and the extra
ordinary pressure upon the Imperial
bank at the end of the last week and.
recently
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Raising or Buying Small Fruit.

We have always urged farmers to
raise enough small fruit for their fam
lily use. The proportion of farmers
that raise enough fruit for their fam
lilies is increasing from year to year,
but yet there are many farmers that
do not raise any kind of small fruit.
Their stock argument is that it is
cheaper to buy the fruit than to raise
it. That may be so in some cases, but
even if it were so in all cases, the fact
remains that most farmers do not buy
fruit for their families; and If they
do not raise it, their families do not
get it. Every man can AFFORD to raise
all the fruit his family can use in a
year, and if his fruit raising opera
tons are properly conducted, they will
require but little time throughout the
year.-Farmers. Review.
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cymnastic Contests in Rome.

Rome. Oct THE Vatican was the
scene OF gymnastic contests. The
ESQ Catholic contestants were escort
ed by the papal guards to the court of
Belvedere, where the contests took
place. The events included bicycle
races. running races and gymnas.ie
exercises.