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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18

On OF our newest importatiOns comes in sets Of
dozen napkins and cloth to match. The center
shows rich poppy design, the flower predom-
mating in the handsome border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18

deep red satin is embroidered in flowing Goral
pattern OF many cuIors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
L hanks giving.

~ THANKSGIVING shopping
4 is now in full progress, and
W each one of our vast
departments is d ally
thronged with busy home-makerS.
Throughout our mammoth estab-
lshnent are thousands of unique
and beautiful things appropriate for
this national festival. They have
come from many lands TO grace the
homes of Washington.
portanee- Our supply is varied and extensive,
ranging from the magnificent hand-embroidered
cloths that represent the painstaknz labor OF
many months, and which indeed works Of art,
to the simple table linens for the unpretentious
homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18

PLAQUES of hammered brass in great demand
for halls dens and especially for dining rooms.
Some in designs particularly appropriate for
Thanksgiving
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28
IMPROVE THE OLD PLACE.

If you feel disconnected and would
like to try some other place or state for
home, don't let go of what you have
until you feel sure you have found the
right thing. This selling out and tax
ing chances may make it necessary for
you to spend a thousand dollars NOV
ing and then be obliged to come back
and buy the old place at a considerable
advance in price. We have known this
thing to happen good many times.
The truth is there is no best place. A
mans success and comfort in living
depend largely upon his ability to be
cOntented and to make the best Of
what he has, The disconnected man is
far more likely to find the thing which
he Graves by an intelligent improve
ment Of the land which he has and his
unused opportunities than he is by rae
ing all over kingdom come after it.
There is hardly farm anywhere which
cannot be made more productive, more
attractive, more valuable
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

There are few fundamental and old
fashioned truths relating to farming
which it is as hard to make some people
recognize and live up to as it is with
other people and the Ten Command
ments. Among them is the fact that
the same crop cannot be grown year
after year on the same land without
deterioration Of the crop and injury to
the soil; another, that crops cannot be
continually removed from the soil at a
profit unless the soil is fed and rested,
this corresponding to the ancient max
i'm, "Thou shalt not steal;;" another,
that the tile drainage Of land will make
it drier in q wet time and wetter in a
dry time; another, and perhaps the
most important of all, is that it always
pays better to grow big crop on a
small acreage than poor crop on a
large one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28
VALuE OF STRAW

The time has come all through the
country when the straw should be bet
ter utilized than it is. Nice bright oat
straw is an excellent coarse forage
winter ration for horses. whether at
work or not Straw of any sort IS the
best available raw material from
which to make plenty of the most val
liable fertilizer to be had OH the farm.
It makes the best Of mulchtng for
trees and berry bushes, and III our cold
northern winters the stock should al!
have a good bed of straw to sleep on.
Still, too many men leave ii i'll TIE
fields where thrashed ia an unconth
pile for the rains to soak and spoil and
have to pioW round the pie for two
years until it rots down, while some
burn it up as soon as the machine
leaves the field. This is one of the
common wastes Of the farm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

We know a wealthy farmer living
about mile from certain town who
decided that he would be more useful
and more happy if he moved to town
with his family, composed Of boys and
girls, none Of whom had reached his or
her majority. He did SO, and at the end
of a couple Of years we find him back in
his country home. During the two
years residence in town the boys learn
ed more meanness than they will eyer
forget, and no amount of country air
will ever purify their morals. The IA
Their, as the rule with most hardWork-
ing men who exchange regular work
Tor irregular idleness, formed con-
venient lodging place for stray germs,
and as a result his health is forever
impaired. Moreover, during those two
years of idleness he made himself so
obnoxious to his friends and others In
town by sticking his nose in affairs
which concerned him not that he has
forfeited much Of the esteem which he
had gained as a busy and useful farm
err. Let not your longing after the flesh
pots Of town life lead you into similar
mistake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

There are million families in the
United States in and around our cities
passing from the cradle to the grave in
an environment Of respectable poverty
who could have their material condi-
ton immensely improved could they
but understand the possibilities con-
nected with the intelligent culture of
a small piece Of land The good living
connected with ten acre farm Is only
just beginning to be understood. AS
we look at the situation there is no
other thing which offers so much prom
Use of amelioration of the condition of
this hard up class as to get them in
touch with the soil. For twenty-five
years it has been grand rush for the
cities; now 1t should be .'back to the
land"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

A western farmer claims that he Is
now operating cement block ma
chine which enables him to make tile
at a cost of 2 cents each for the small
tile. It's coming-the time when the
farmer will make his own tile, tanks,
barn floors, fence posts and lots Of 9th
er things, and do it for less than he
pays for the perishable things which he
now buys and uses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

That thirty bushels an acre of No. /
hard wheat to the acre in the far north
west country will fix the value Of that
land at a high figure wherever it is To-
Gated near to a railroad. 1t should
make such land worth as much as good
land in the corn belt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

Keep clear Of that attitude of mind
which SCOTS at every new thing. We
saw man the other day who objected
to the King drag, and the only reason
he could give was that it was a new
thing. New things are the outposts of
civilization and enlightenment. None
but the Chinese should follow in the
footsteps Of their ancestors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

Old Tom Tightfst, who lives couple
Of miles out in the country, always
ticks the small boys who try to ride on
his bobs when he comes into town.
The boys all hate him, and he deserves
it. The man who has many boy fFiands
has a good recommendation rvr his
character
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

A recent test conducted by the agri-
cultural department at Washington on
the adulteration Of clover and alfalfa
seed gives the names Of twenty-five
seedsmen who sell these seeds adulter-
ated to the extent of from 10 to as per
cent
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

1t is often harder to find a good dam
than a good sire. The trouble is that
when man gets good brood mare,
sow, eve or cow he does not sppreci-
ate it's value as he should, too often
being willing to sell it If offered a
little extra price.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

Through a large section Of the north
west where the tile draining Of wet
land was a new thing an almost fatal
blunder was made with all the first
drainage work done in the use Of tile
Of too small diameter. Because Of the
smaller cost three inch tile was COM
monty used, with the result that much
Of the work proved worthless and now
has to be all done over again. No tile
less than four inches in diameter
should be used save in very rare in
stances. Another bad mistake was
that the land was not properly sur
veyed, leveled and staked to secure
the right fall for the water, and in
some cases we know of the attempt
was made to make the water run up
hill
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

There is this about the poultry and
dairy business there is no danger Of
OVERRIDING either one. Profitable prices
for the product Of the COW and the hen
are absolutely assured for the future.
The two lines represent the very safest
and surest of any branches Of agricul-
tire
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

We are asked by friend how it is
that the tile draining Of land will wa
ter the soil in dry time. 1t is this
way: The tile permits the entry Of the
heated and moisture laden outside air,
which, coming In contact with the
cooler subsoil, is at once robbed Of it's
moisture by condensation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

There are well 1efned symptoms of
another crazy boom where lands Of lit
tie or no value will be advertised and
suckers caught by the thousand. Just
a suggestion here: Never buy land on
the other fellows representation alone.
See it personally, dig into the soil and
find out what the surface soil and sub
soil are, study the weather records local,
ly and especially find out what the av-
erage rainfall is; make the acquaint-
ance of the Oldest settler and pump
him dry. Where one buys land I'M
sight, unseen, he finds out a whole lot
Of things just as soon as he tries to
mako farm of t.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

There is a large amount of alcohol in
cornstalks, but it is fortunate that the
boys who do the husking can't get at it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

On nearly every farm In the country
more attention can proftably be paid
to the poultry interests. This may take
the form Of providing better buildings
for the birds, in getting well bred
stock of hens, in caponizing all the
young roosters, in feeding less corn and
more of an egg producing ration.
Where now the. income from the poul-
try yard is 500 it can and should be
increased to 5000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

The fertility and productiyeness OF
almost any farm can be accurately de-
termined by the number Of head Of
stock kept upon it. The more stock
the bigger the crops.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

Don't encourage that boy in his idea
that he has had enough schooling be-
fore he has finished common high
school course. Keep him going, even
at the expense Of some rather stringent
urging. The successful man Of the flu
ture must be an educated man. Things
have changed since you were boy
and are changing more rapidly now
than ever before. The chances for the
plug man are disappearing, so give
your boy enough education to raise him
out Of this class.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

Along in September we noted a wo-
man with sunbonnet riding Oh a
moving machine and engaged in cut
ting ali the weeds in the COW pasture,
and she was doing good work and
handled the big Percheron horses with
as much skill as any man. She might
have been doing lot Of less worthy
things-been reading a cheap historical
novel, been tatting or tattling or at
tending some club where pug dogs
have the lead over children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

If you are sixty and have always
worked hard the worst thing which
you can do is to cut off short and quit
work, no matter how we'll able you
may be to live without 1t. Work
is great panacea for human ills. 1t
keeps the boy out of mischief and pro-
longs tie life of the old nal. while
it keeps all, both young and Old, from
lots of meanness. The old man, how
ever, should not be driven by his work,
but should do just as much of that XIII
of work as he feels like doing and no
more.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

1t is not SO hard or so costly to start
a herd Of well bred cattle as o good
many men think it is. A first invest
ment in a couple Of registered heifers
in calf will give good start, and from
even such small beginning fine herd
can be built up. What breed? That
is for every man to determine for him
self He will do best with that breed
which he likes the best, only just make
the selection and then stick to it year
in, year out. The, most foolish thing
ever done in stock raising is TO try to
run from one breed to another by
crossing, for it means the begetling Of
first class herd Of scrubs ard moth
ing else. Stock kept along dairy lines
will make the most money, but VIII
also require the most work. Not every
farmer should try to be a breeder Of
pedigreed stock, but every one should
be grower of well bred stock
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28

A friend recently hauled from the
field large stack of clover hay put up
last June, and he told us that he was
surprised to find so large an amount of
it spoiled, for it was in good condition
when stacked. 1t is almost impossi-
bic to SO stack clover hay that the
stack will shed rain unless covered
with some other material In England,
where large amounts Of this hay are
put up each year, the rule is to build
large stacks, from fifty to a hundred
tons, the stack being protected with
canvas cover while in process of build
ing, and when it is well settled 1t is
covered with a we'll matched roof of
straw, and so protected the stack will
keep for years. Here the average stack
Of clover hay is forty feet long sixteen
feet wide and ten feet high and simply
q great sponge to absorb all the rain
which falls. Really, all clover hay
should go into the barn, and if there is
no barn it will pay to build hay shed
In whicG to store it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-01
GENERALS WORKING
 ON THE ARMISTICE
REPORT SAYS oYAMA AND LINE. WITCH ARE DRAWING UP THE PRELIMINARIEs FOR CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES.

Washington. June so.-It is understood here on good authority that negotia- tions are in progress in Manchu=!a for an armistie which II is believed will be drawn up by Generals Lincvitch and Oyama
 Members of the diplomatic corps are for the most part uniformed rerardng inc negotiations for an armistiee and inquiry at The Russian embassy and the Japanese legation tonight brought fhe reply that there was nothing to no said on the subject for the present. It has bean understood here for some time that Russia was not opposed to an arr mistice but the earlier exchange be- tween Japan and the American govern ment did not show d sinhar willingness on the part Of the Toklo government.
 The Japanese government. nowevr, , suggest that when the time came for an armistlce the negotiations i---'I 1e con- ducted directly between the commanders in the field. In view of the Presidents earnest wish for an armistice. diplomats believe that he has followed up his initial representations with further suggestions in the effort to bring about truce be- fcre the Washington conference con- venes
 The beginning of the rainy season in Manchuria. 1t Is pointed out. will enable both beligerents to sign an armistice for a month or more without weakeninx the position of either. This fact it is believed furnishes the strong argument for an immediate armistice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-01
REMARKABLE FEAT
 WITH BIG AIRSHIP
kNABENSHUE, IN TOLEDO, SAILS OVER CITY, ALlGHTS ON A SKY. scRAPER AND RETURNS TO THE STARTING POINT.

Toledo, O., June 30.-One of the most ship was performed today by A. R. Kna- benshue, who sailed through the air for a distance of three miles. landed on top of a ten-story office building in twenty five minutes from the time of starting and then returned to the depst from which he started.
 The day was ideal for the daring feat A light wind was blowing from the east and Knabenshue sailed his aerial craft directly in the face of the wind. Two days ago he declared he would sail down building. When he left tke starting place he directed the ship straight fos the city. When half the distance had been covered, an upper current of air carried him mp to a distance of 5000 f'pet. But the nervy director did not lose con trol of his machine for moment. and steered 1t directly for the heart of the city.
 Business was entirely suspended and the entire population gathered in the streets to watch the course of the ship. When directly over the slSy-scraper Kna- benshue directed his craft downward and alighted gracefully on the building.
 A round of applause greeted the dar- ing navigator, who was less excited than any of the spectators After examining the ship to see that 1t was all right and receiving the congratulations of his friends, Knabenshue started on his trip back and going with the wind. he made the return voyage in fifteen minutes He declares that his present ship is far su- perior to others that he has navigated: that 1t is easier managed and that he has solved the problem of aerial naviga- tiOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-01
SECRETARY HAY
 DIES SUDDENLY
At O'clock Was Sleeping Quetv-1hortv Alter 2 He Was Found to be Breathing Heavily and the Greatest of
 American Diplomats Passed Away at 12:25.

Newbury. N. H., July 1.-Secretary of State John Hay died at 12:25 this morn ing The signs immediately preceding his death were those of pulmonary embolism. MT. Hays condition during all of Friday had been entirely satisfactory.
 The bulletin of Secretary Hays death was signed by Charles L. scudder, M. D., and Fred T. Murphy. M. D.
 Mrs. Hay and Drs. Scudder and Mur- phy were at the secretarys bedside when the end came. The secretary bade good- physicians about 10 O clock last night at the close of one of the best days he has had sint ais illness. The local trouble was clearing up satisfactorily, according to Dr. Scudder. The secretary suffered none of the old pains in his chest which characterized his earlier illness. He had been perfectly comfortable all day and happy in the anticipation or leaving his bed for the greater freedom and comfort or coucn.
 At Il o'clock he was sleeping quietly.
 few minutes after 12 o'clock he called the nurse. who at once summoned Dr. Scudder.
 Both pr. Scudder and Dr. Murphy has tened to the bedside. The secretary was breathing with difficulty ana expired al- most immediately afterward, at 12;25
 Secretary Hay arrived here from Wash ington a week ago today, his health ap- parently greatly benefited by his recent European trip and the course of baths he took at Badneuhein. On Sunday last the Secretary was stricken with an illness believed at the time to be uraemia. So serious was his condition that Dr. Charles L. Scudder of Boston and Dr. Fred T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-01
Stevens Succeeds Wallace.

Washington. June 31.-Sccretary Taft today appointed John F. Stevens. of thl- eago. chief engineer of the Panama ca nal commission with residence on the lsthmus Mr. Stcvena succeeds John K. Wallace. whose resignation was accept ed yesterday and his appointment takes effect at once Mir Stevens also will be made general manager of the Panama railroad. He will not be member of the isthmian canal commission. and his sal ary will be 5000 year.
 Mir Stevens Is now in the service of the Philippine commission as government expert in the construction of 1000 miles ot Philippine railway about to be built under government aid. He was to have accompanied Secretary Taft today to the Philippines. but has been transferred to the Panama canal work.
 MT. Stevens was until recently vice president and general manager of the Rock Island system and formerly was chief engineer and general manager of the Great Northern railroad. He con- structed the Rocky Mountain division of the latter road. He has had extcnued ex- perience in the projection. construction. operation and management of largo en- terprises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-01
CLAIMS REPORTS
 ARE INCORRECT
ODESSA CORRESPONDENT SAYS MUTINEERS HAVE NOT SUR- RENDERED AND THAT OTHER CREWS HAVE RE5ELLED.

London, July IA dispatch to the Daily Mail from Odessa, dated carry this morn- ing, asserts that the Kniaz Potemkine has not surrendered. The dispatch says;
 Tt was reported by the authorities that the Kniaz PotemlSine had surrendered un- conditionally, but it is now confirmed that she was joined by the battleship Georgi Pobiedonosetz whose officers were made prisoners. Both vessels are anchored in the roads. and are using searchlights viz orously. as if expecting an attack from the squadron, which is about fifteen miles distant
 "The commander of the troops has re- eeived a telegram from the government ordering him to sink the rebel ships with out regard to a possible bombardment
 "I have information regarding this sec ond mutiny on absolutely reliable au- thority"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-01
SHERIFF AND CHIEF
 HAVE WORDY BATTLE
Sheriff at Chattanooga Thinks Police Had No Right to Raid Look
 out Mountain.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 30.-(Special) There is trouble between the chief of police of Chattanooga and the sheriff of Hamilton county.
 In a card given out late tonight Sheriff J. F. Shipp vigorously censures Chief Hill for the raid made by the latter on the bar and gambling room at Lookout Inn The Sheriff says the Chief not only jumped beyond the bounds of his authority. but made a grandstand play to advertise himself.
 The Chief says the Sheriff is simply failing to enforce the state laws and somebody must do it to save the name of this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-01
PREDICT COTTON
 WILL BE 12 CENTS
Market Was Evidently Manipulated Yesterday, But It Was Strong
 Neverthless.

New Orleans. June so.-The cotton mar ket continued it's advance here today on Liverpool advices and bullish reports on the condition of the crop.
 At the middle of the morning there was . Hood of bearish telegrams. but the bulls were unaffected and prices went on up until they were 29 points above yes- terday's closing. Undoubtedly the mar ket was a manipulated affair today. but it was strong nevertheless. and there were Sredicfions on the floor that the present G.e would reach Hc.