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Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-02
DaIvay Pulls Up Lame

NJ. II. Tiohenor's good four-year-old
Dalvay at the prohibitive odds of to
4, easily disposed of Tim Payne, Orc
Viva and Fustian in the fifth race.
Walsh never let the pace makers. Tim
Payne and ORC Viva, get away from
him and when he called on Dalvay the
horse responded and quickly shook OFF
the pair. Dalyay struck himself on the
left hind quarter and pulled up a trihe
lame.
Girdlestone, at to s. took the last
race on the card from Del Coronado and
Cotilli0n without extending himself
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-02

Apprentice allowance.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-02

Its vegetable properties and tones up every organ while eff
and is guaranteed entirely vegetable Send for
you wish. We make no charge for this THkE SWIFT
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-02

The property to buy and make
money on, is property that is de-
sirable, located where people want
it. Nothing is more desirable than
the Figueroa Street section.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-02

Freesias was run up $500 over his
entered price by "Dick" Williams.
The usual extra five left her in the
hands of her new owner, McCafferty,
in whose charge she showed wonderful
improvement.
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A GOOD FARMERS CREED
ill do what | do, well.

l will do what l do, well.
l will not work too hard myself MOI
require anyone about the farm to dc
so.
| will be economical, but not close
nor misery.
/ will do the best I can to make my
land and my cattle bring in the great.
est possible return, every year.
l will keep my buildings and fields
looking as trim as / can.
l will not get the Jlues if it rains
right along for a week at time. The
bow of promise was set in the clouds
for me, as well as for Noah
l will be fair with my horses. They
shall not be overworked, if l can help
it.
l will deliver everything l promise
to deliver when l say / will, or give a
good reason why I do not.
/ will starve neither my brain nor
my body.
l will trust every man to be honest
until know him to be rogue, and !
will try to be worthy of the same con-
fidence.
/ will sing the cheeriest song / can
and try to leave the world little bet
ter than found it.-Farm Journal.
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THE VINEYARD AND ORCHARD.
Grape rows should generally ru
north and south.

Grape rows should generally run
north and south.
In some trees-particularly peach
trees-there are occasional crotches
that are a constant menace to the
safety of the tree. In such cases 1t is
often a good plan to safeguard the
crotch with a properly-applied bolt.
This is stitch in time" which sure
ly pays.-Farm Journal.
While the apple trees are bare look
the limbs over for the rings of cater
pillar eggs. These will be found ON
the small branches, those under half
an inch in diameter. 1t takes but a
moment to cut the ring and remove
it. after which it should be burned.
This is the surest way of preventing
the coming of the tent-caterpillar pest.
An aged farmer one spring set out
a young orchard In passing, neigh
Dor said: eff were as old as you,
do you think I'd be fool enough to
plant apple trees? Who do you sup
pose is going to eat the fruit?-not
you'll" mo-" replied the farmer, but
somebody will, some time. The next
generation will reap the benefit The
younger man hadn't an apple tree on
bis farm; had cut all down to grow
crops of tobacco!
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THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION sEA-LEvEL PLAN.

canal labor absolutely necessary in
the sea-level project. From the view
point of sanitation, Mr.. Bates also
makes great claims for his plans, in
asmuch as the artificial lakes he pro-
prses to construct will submerge prac-
tically all of the disease-breeding
swamps of the isthmus. The River
Chagres for the greater part of its
course from San Pablo to the Atlantic
flows through low, swampy land, and
the work done in this part of the
isthmus cost thousands of lives dur
ing the years of work under de Les
seps' plan With the submerging of
these fever infected swamps, every
new station or town will be situated
on an open hillside, sloping toward
the lake, instead of as is tho case
with many now, in fostering fiat.
The first of the Bates plans provides
for two lakes, the smaller one being
at the Panama end of the cut and the
larger at the Atlantic coast end. In
the second plan shown in our second
illustration second lake is formed
at the Atlantic coast end, it being
really continuation of the first lake,
the dividing line being the narrow
strait at Bohio This second lake
would reach back into the country as
far as San Pablo. These lakes would
give nearly 26 miles of free open navi-
i cation. more than half of the distance
across the isthmus.
Mr. Bates claims that his plan will
give a more direct route, eliminating
the Pacific end. At both ends be cre-
ates new towns by utilizing the mate
ria. dug from the Culebra cut. En-
trance to the canal at the terminals
will be obtained through large locks.
Mindi, and not CO5On, will be the port
Of entrance at the Atlantic side. Pass
ing through this lock, which may be
! accomplished while the ship 10 de-
tanned few hours in port to take out
papers, etc., there will be a long
stretch of open navigation permitting
of fair rate of speed.
The height of the canal from the
Mindi lock to Gatun, where second
lock will be placed, will be about 1874
feet. Passing Gatun, the level of the
canal will be increased to about
6215 feet, and the next lock will be
encountered at Pedro Miguel at the
extremity of the Culebra cut, and viz
tually giving entrance to the artificial
lake back of Panama. The level OF
the cana; will drop to 81 feet after
leaving this lock, and at Panama the
end lock viii be passed, giving access
to the Pacific ocean. According to Mr..
Bates figures the time of transit
through the canal as he proposes con-
structing it will take 8.9 hours, while
in all other plans the time of passage
varies from 1878 to 1879 hours.
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See Fig. 1. Frequently two scions are
inserted in one cleft and the one show
ing greater vigor is retained. The low
est bud of scion should be near the cut
end of stock. Grating wax is applied
to the cut surfaces to keep down evap-
grafton. Whip grating is used where
stocks are small Both stock and scion
are cut diagonally and split somewhat;
then the cut faces (three- quarter inch
long) are pushed together and some
times bound with raffia Ca kind of GRASSY
or other material, and waxed. See Fig. 2.
All cuts must be smooth, and the
growing cells of stock and scion must
be placed in close contact so that the sap
may pass readily from one to the other,
cautions the Ohio Farmer. 1t is well to
use considerable pressure upon the
union and then cover with grating wax.
The tools and material used in grating
are: A sharp knife; saw for large
stocks a grafter'S tool, consisting of a
combined chisel and wedge; a mallet;
some raffia or other binding material;
grating wax. The wax is made ofTosin
four parts beeswax two parts, tallow
one part by weight, melted together,
then poured into cold water and pulled"
with creased hands. Increase the
amount of rosin if wax is too soft.
If stock has been removed from
ground before grating by the whip or
tongue method, set out afterward deep
enough to reach good moisture supply,
compact the soil and cultivate well. Rub
off buds which begin to grow below the
union. Apple CRAFTS may grow fairly
well if made after the buds open.
In the illustration, Fig. ] shows: X,
hardwood mallet; E. grating tool in
the act of spreading stock for insertion
of scion in split made by blade shown
edge up; F, scion, shaped; G. scion in
place, ready for wax; H, cross section,
showing the tapering cut of scion, to
bring the greater pressure next to the
bark.
Fig. From left to right: Apple
Seeding stock; root and scion cut for
graft; root grated and tied. Fig. 2 is
reproduced from Bulletin No. 1872, North
Carolina agricultural experiment sta
tiOn
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A Complicated Machine.

The device Mr.. Blank calls his ''erad-
icator" consists of a steam jet placed
out of sight in the rear. When small
boy ''hooks on" in the rear, he uncon-
sciously informs the driver of his pres
ence by ringing a small electric bell.
Thereupon the driver presses a plung-
er and shoots a jet of steam in the
direction Of the intruder's legs, not to
harm him, but to make him jump.
Another novelty is fan belt indi-
Gator, which tells at a glance whether
the fan is running. or whether the belt
is broken or become slack.
Mr.. Blank has spent about $500 in
putting all these attachments on his
machine, and he thinks there may
still be things he has missed.
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ing the one adopted by the New Pa
mama company, which was organized
after the failure of the De Lesseps con-
Germ. 1t is probable that this old plan
will serve only as a valuable reference
to the commission in considering the
other plans.
The 85-foot level plan was the one
favored by the canal commission in
1901, when the sea-level proposition
was rejected It was to have system
of five locks, with a great dam at Bo-
hio, which is about Ia miles from the
Atlantic side of the isthmuS. But when
borings were made in order to deter
mine the feasibility of the plan it was
found that no satisfactory foundations
could be obtained for the high mason
ry dam, and this of course destroyed
the very root of the plan. The posi-
bility of earthquakes had to also be
taken into consideration, for any &C
cident to the dam would precipitate
the waters of the lake over the lower
country in frightful volume, creating
havoc to life and property far greater
than that caused by the memorable
Johnstown flood.
The 30-foot level plan, while it has
not yet been announced in detail, Is
known to provide for two-lock canal
with probably a dam and lock on the
Atlantic side of Bohio, as well as
lock near Pedro Miguel or Mirafiores,
close to the Pacific, and also dam pro-
visions similar to those of the French
project.
The sea-leveI plan is the one over
which engineering experts have diff
fered widely and yet it is the plan
which is the most favored if it can be
proven feasible 1t is the plan which
was reported on favorably last year
by the engineering committee of the
canal commission, and may be the one
which will be finally adopted, unless
one of the two plans proposed by En-
gineer Bates wins the approval OF the
commission. With the sea level canal
there would have to be tide lock at
Miraflores to regulate the rise and fali
of the Pacific tides. The channel OF the
canal would be 80 feet deep, which
would not admit the largest ocean
going steamships, serious objection,
inasmuch as there is growing ten
dency to build larger boats. Through
the Culebra cut, for seven or eight
miles, where the greatest amount OF
digging must be done, it is planned to
give the canal a width of 80 feet at
the bottom and 1874 feet at the surface.
The sea-level plan provides for 81
gantic dam at Gamboa creating
huge lake above the canal, with diver
sion tunnels to carry the impounded
waters Uf the upper Chagres river
through the broken volcanic forma-
tons which encircle its watershed and
down the valleys into the Pacific ocean
or the Caribbean sea.
SO much for the four Oldest plans.
The Bates plans are different in sew
eral essential points from the fore
going, inasmuch as, according to his
estimates, the time of construction and
the cost will be greatly reduced, while
at the same time canal will be pro-
vided which will enable ships to make
the passage from one ocean to the
other in from four to five hours less
time than is estimated will be neces-
sary with the other types OF canals.
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Purchasers of automobiles cannot, as
a rule, get their vehicles into commits
sion too soon. Yet the Hartford Cour-
ant tells of man who bought ! steam
car early last winter and in July had
yet to take his first ride. Meanwhile,
however, Mr.. Blank, the owner of the
n, had been busy. He has been fit
ting his automobile with extra appli-
ances and having heaps of fun in put
ting them on for himself.
When the reporter inspected this be-
decorated vehicle. TIE new attachments
included six lamps of various kinds. a
clock, a barometer, a thermometer. a
grade Indicator, an odometer, a speed
indicator, a huge horn known as a
dragon" an electric bell, a steam
whistle, an ''eradicator'' for getting rid
of small boys and few other things.
The lamps include electric lights for
illuminating the tonneau and the vari-
Gus gauges and indicators on the dash.
These lamps are supplied with current
by storage batteries under the seats.
Switches are located in box on the
left side of the dash.
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The Pope's Train.

Stories multiply Of Pope Plus de-
mocracy. Visitors are received with
great simplicity. AS soon as one en-
tiers he causes him to be seated in an
armchair by his side, chats, laughs
and relates anecdotes and stories. The
other day the pope, while receiving
some women, remarked that they had
trains to their skirts. ssThis is not
hygienic," said he, zone gathers thus
in the streets quantity of microbes
and other things. AS to myself, when
they compel me to add a train to
my cassock it bothers me much, al
though there are four prelates to up
hold it." But, Holy Father" said one
of the women, I'VE hold up our trains
when going in the streets" "That
must be very inconvenient," replied
Plus X, and passing from word to
action the pope made several tours in
the room holding up his robe.
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/ Many Plans
a for the Building Of the ~
< Panama Canal -
4 Commission las o. 1
4 Which Select Final 1

The estimated cost of the sea-level
canal is $3.50, 100000, while Engineer
Bates is confident that the $145, 000,-
600 appropriated by congress for the
buildings of the canal will be ample for
the construction of the waterway as he
has planned it.
That the opinion Of Mr.. Bates Is
worthy of the most careful considera-
ton is certain because of his past
achievements in the engineering
world. In 1900 he received the Grand
Prix and decoration from the French
government for distinguished services
to science. He was one of the con-
sulting engineers in the enlargement
of the Suez canal, and the Russian
of charging the Volga and Dnieper
rivers and the improvement of the
Azov sea ports. His services were
also retained by the Belgian govern
ment to prepare plans for the i'm
provement of the harbor at Antwerp.
MI. Bates also built the mammoth
dredge Beta for the United States
government, for which he earned a
bonus of over $4,000.
Mr.. Bates two plans for the Panama
canal are identical in their essential
features, the only difference being
that in one he provides for three in
stead of two large artificial lakes.
The accompanying map makes plain
this important feature of tire plan, and
it can be easily understood how these
large navigable bodies of water would
insure easier and swifter passage OF
ships, while, according to Mr.. Bates ma
teriallY reducing the actual amount of
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Copyright, 1905. by Joseph 3. BowIes)
When | was engaged in the fire in
surance business, at Clyde, o., hand
some well-dressed young man, about
% years of age, came to the Nichols
house where I was stopping.
He was establishing agencies
among the farmers, for the sale of a
horse hay fork, to be used in the I'M
loading of hay by means of horse.
His method was to appoint farmers as
his sub-agents, and sell them each doz-
en- forks outright, for which, if neces-
sary, he would take their notes, payable
six months from date
He spent three or four days recon
noitering before visiting the farmers,
but when he finally started out, he did
a lively business. In order to make
his territory last longer, he allotted
usually one, never more than two,
townships to each agent.
He travelled with the finest carriage
and pair Of horses which he could
procure in the town, and for several
days in succession reported the ap-
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sons growth, and kept in moist sand
where the temperature is low, yet not
down to the freezing point. However,
good results may be had from cutting
scions in spring just before grating
Have three or four buds to each scion.
The stocks for crown and root gratis
may be treated in similar manner
The most common forms are cleft and
whip grating. The former is used
chiefly on large stocks Climbs one to
three inches in diameter) and is done
just as buds begin to swell. The stock is
sawed off squarely, split and the scion
which has previously been cut to a
wedge shape is inserted in the cleft.
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An embarrassment of riches. it
might be said, is condition which the
isthmian canal commission faces in the
shape of numerous plans for the build
ing of the Panama canal At the pres
ent time there are six distinct plans
for the construction of the big water
way between the two oceans, and the
commission will certainly have a
wealth of material from which to de-
termine the most feasible course. 1t
may come as something of surprise
to the general public to be told that
the plan for digging the canal has still
to be decided upon, but such is the
case. The ten million dollars which
have been spent since congress as
sumed for this government the re-
SpOnSibility of completing the gigan-
tic project have been used in prelimi-
nary work-in ascertaining the most
feasible and quickest type of canal to
build, in improving the sanitary con-
ditions along the canal strip, etc.-so
that the actual work of digging has
not yet begun The commission is
confident; however, that the wisdom OF
thorough preliminary work-of getting
good and ready for the herculean task
will be fully demonstrated as the
work proceeds
The six plans before the commission
are as follows: The Comite Technique,
the 85-foot level, the 30-foot level, the
sea level canal, and the two plans sub
mitted by Linden w. Bates, a New
York engineer of International reputa-
ton.
The Comite Technique plan is the
oldest plan before the commission. be-
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METHOD OF HOOKING THE TACKLE.

METHOD OF HOOKING THE TACKLE.
null. Use 100 to $50 feet of wire rope or
small log chain. Anchor the double
sheaye block to big stump, put small
ladder up tree and hitch the wire rope
around the tree 20 feet from the ground,
saws the Farm and Home. Hitch the
other end of rope to the single pulley
block, grub and cut few roots on the
opposite side of the tree from which you
intend to pull put short, thick log for
the butt of the tree to fall on as per dia-
gram, then start your team and your
tree is soon on the ground and the stump
Is clear of the soil.
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complaints of his victims in San.
dusky county, but talked as though
believed in him. I gave him the name
sured him that he was not only per.
fectly responsible financially, but
would be quite likely to take the
agency for his forks.
He asked whether I intended re.
naming with my uncle for any length
of time, and when told that I did not,
he agreed to go over to Freeport and
interview him, requesting me to
speak a good word for him.
On our way back to Freeport that
evening I explained matters to my
uncle and asked him to help me get
on the inside of the scheme, which he
promised to do.
He was to let the CRATER make out
the contract, and after carelessly read.
ing it over, to sign it, and then hest
tate, put it into his pocket and re.
mark: Before I give you this docu-
ment, I want to have my lawyer look
it over"
The next morning I went farther
west in the county, promising to re-
turn in week, when l hoped he would
be in possession of what wanted.
A week later my uncle had very
interesting story to relate.
The grafter's strong talk was that
the sub-agent, appointed by him, took
no responsibility whatever. He, as
general agent, had invested his own
money. in the forks and would leave
them with the agent on sale. When
the farmer had sold IL forks at SIS
each, he was to retain one-half the
amount as his commission, which
would be 500, and then pay the other
500 on his contract. OF course it
would naturally follow that if he didn't
sell the forks he had nothing to pay.
The contract, as my uncle had
signed it, was indeed a novelty. The
man who arranged it must have spent
considerable time and thought in do.
ing so. However, it's poor construc-
ton and bad English would have at
once attracted the attention of a close
observer.
1t was so ingeniously constructed, as
to make it combination promissory
note and contract. When read by the
unwary farmer, it had the appearance
of being safe document to sign, and
one that covered in detail the ground
gone over by the general agent
But when one end of the paper was cut
off there was left a promissory note
for $3.50, with seven per cent. interest,
together with an acknowledgment
that one dozen hay forks had been de-
livered as a consideration.
An exact copy of the form is here
given. The original, although badly
worn, 1 still have in my possession.
and shall always keep as a novelty.
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pointment of one agent day, with the
sale to each of one dozen of the hay
forks. He had plenty of money, was
thoroughly up to date, very sociable,
and good mixer"
Very shortly, all the boys in town
were his friends, and soon many of
them were regretting having intro
duced him into their set of girls, as his
curly locks, and winning ways, were
capturing them right and left.
How he could find so many farm
ers, all eager to buy a dozen forks,
and give their notes with interest,
was a problem hard to solve. How
ever, he seemed co have no trouble in
doing so.
When he had about so or 60 notes,
all due on the same date, he began
negotiating with the different money
loaners and note shavers in town.
After disposing of $4,000 or $4,000
worth, he suddenly left town, and no
doubt located for few weeks in some
other section.
AS soon as each farmer was notified
that his note for $3.50 and interest
was at the bank for collection, Wig
orous protest was raised all over the
county. In every instance the dupes
declared that they had simply signed
a contract, acknowledging the deliv-
cry of one dozen forks and agreeing
to pay the agent 500 on December 1,
provided they had succeeded in selling
$3.50 worth of horse hay forks before
that date; otherwise, they were to
pay nothing, and the contract would
be null and void.
Of course they could not deny their
signatures, and when they were con-
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GRATING.
The Two Methods Explained-Best
Time for Performing the
Operation.

Grating should be done during the
winter or in the spring before growth
begins. The process is simple, but re-
quires considerable care. The two parts
of the graft are, the stock and scion
(top). The latter should be c. t during
late fall or early winter from past sea-
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from the CRATER to suspect nothing
irregular about them, and as it was
generally known that he was deliver
ing hay forks no inquiries were made
by the purchasers.
The following summer I made a trip
into Wood county, o., and called
upon a farmer relative whose home
was at small town, called Freeport,
and whose farm of several acres was
very near the place.
The day following my arrival made
visit to Bowling Green, the county
seat, and there | encountered our
horse hay fork man and made up my
mind to find out the method of his
graft.
I therefore made no reference to the