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Alfalfa Plants Very Tender.

Young alfalfa plants are among the
weakest grown in the United States.
They grow slowly, are weak feeders
and are easily choked OF killed by
weeds and by u%nfavorable conditions
of soil, weather OF treatment. Mature
alfalfa is a most vigorous plant; it
grows down deeply in the soil, is a Wig
orous feeder, and lives and yields we'll
under many ~unfavorable conditions.
For this reason it will pay well to OBJ
serve every requirement in planting
the seed which experienced growers
have ascertained to be of value. Cen
orally speaking, the conditions de-
manded by alfalfa are seed or soil
incubation, abundant moisture. per-
feet seed bed, perfect soil at time OF
seeding, good drainage, few weeds
and the very best seed obtainaDle.
While alfalfa seems to require much
moisture the plant has a way of help
ing itself to the required water in sec
tons not regarded as being well wa
tered. The plants reach down with
roots sometimes twenty feet long after
the moisture which usually exists far
below the surface. This habit of adj
justing itself to its surroundings con
stitutes it the most adaptable plant
grown in this country to-day.-C. al
Ginther.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

There is no place in the Philippines
suitable for the location Of the dry dock
Dewey, which is being towed from the
United States. The harbors at Manila
and Subis Bay are said to be too shall
low.
The city government Of Manila In
vites proposals for the purchase of q
lease for a fashionable hotel. The city.
has no good hostelry at present.
The steamer Urmston Grange has
reached Guam with, the CommerciaI
Company's cable, which is to be laid
between Guam and Japan.
Accompanied by a party Of army of
fcers Major eneral Wood left Manila:
to locate the spot at San Jacinto where
Major John Alexander Logan was
killed, and to erect a monument to his
memory. IS.
In seven months Of 1905, ending JAM
uary l, 1906, the United States shipped
to Guam goods to the value of $463.
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The Ideal Dairy Cow.

Whether she be a Holstein, a Jersey
or whatever she may be, you will find
the typical dairy cow with bony head
and strong jaw, long between the eyes
and nose with broad muzzle. She
should have a bright protruding eye
which means strong nerve force and
action later OH. She should have a
thin neck and retreating brisket. The
lines above and below must not be
straight, or she will steal from you.
She should be slightly depressed be-
hind the shoulders with sharp chine
not too straight a backbone. She must
have large organs of reproduction and
large heart girth, wide between fore
legs and sharp on shoulders which
gives large heart action and strong
arterial circulation. And last, but by
no means least, she must have a good
udder, for one-half the value of the
COW is in her udder which should be
long from front to rear.
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Value of Poultry.

With poultry the ordinary farmer
can convert a great deal of waste ma
terial about his farm into money III the
shane of eggs and chickens. With in
telligent management, poultry ought TO
be all year revenue producers, with
the exception of, perhaps, two months
during the moulting period. For the
amount of capital invested. poultry
will yield quicker and larger returns
than any of the other departments OF
agriculture. The manur from the
poultry house will make a valuable
compost for use in either vegetable
garden or orchard. The birds them
selves. if allowed to run in the orchard,
will destroy much of the injurious III
sect life. While cereals and fruits can
only be successfully grown in certain
sections, poultry can be raised i'll al!
narts of tine country. Poultry raising
is an employment which the farmers
wife and daughters can engage in and
leave him free to attend to other de-
partments. To start pc@itry raising
OH the farm requires practically no
capital and under ordinary circum-
stances, with proper management. it
can be made q valuable adjunct of the
farm.-E. r. Beach.
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Improved CALlPERS.

An Australian inventor has devised
an improvement over the ordinary form
Of caliper, which is described thus by
the Iron Trade Review:
The improvement consists in adding
a small screw GAY to the caliper, which
is placed over the regular screw. The
end Of the screw (A) is free and after
the caliper is set in the usual manner
this screw is brought into contact at
(C) with the opposite leg Of the callper,
thus effectually locking it. The illustra.
ton also shows the application of the
instrument as a transfer caliper. The
thickness of the web (D) is obtained
and the screw (A) set up in position.
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Selection of Stock.

Stock your farm with the animals
you like best. You need not have all
registered stock, but get the best you
can procure. Don't raise nor keep
scrub stock; they never will make you
any profit. If you don't admire a
horse, it probably will not pay you to
keep two or three brood mares. If you
don't admire a fine mich COW, it will
not pay you to keep a dairy herd, other
than to supply your own use. If you
don't admire sheep, if you don't find
them attractive, then don't grow them.
for they will very likely never do any
good for you. If you are not and can
not be interested in any Of the above
mentioned animals, then select some
thing you are interested in, something
that you do admire. For n must
have a love for his line Of work to
make it most profitable. Men in every
part of the country are making money
from all kinds of live stock, some from
one kind, others from another kind.
Often the mai who keeps nine or ten
mich COWS thinks his neighbor who
devotes all his attention to hogs and
none to COWS, very foolish. But it all
depends upon the man and surround
ing conditions and a man ought to
follow his own natural abilities and his
own preferences. No matter what kind
Of stock you select you are doing 1t
for a special purpose; you have a def
mite end in view. No matter what you
want to accomplish, whether to pro
mote growth, Develop bone and muscle.
or spirit and nerve, to produce fat or
milk or wool, the animal must be the
one you admire and love to care for the
most, to make your selection and pro-
fession a profitable one.-E. l.. Morris,
in the EpitomiSt.
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The Savings of Solomon.

Never go into business with rela-
tives. They'll skin you even if you
get st. Peter for d%oorkeeper and the
Recording Angel for the bookkeeper!
Beware of false profits! A penny
over-charged may cause you to lose a
dollar customer.
When you hear a man say d
others before they do you," look out
for him. He is one of the evil-doers!
When you are down, take knocks
without bowling. But when you get
up again just sock it to your enemy
with compound interest.
Mark Twain says-"Be good and
YOU will be lonesome!" Your Uncle
Solomon says
Better be alone in good company
that sociable ia bad"
The ready lender generally finds
out that when he gets broke there
is a great deal Of truth in the old
saying that HE who goes a-borroWing,
goes ~a-sorrowing!'
Paste this over your desk! If you
haven't a desk OH your looking glass!
If you haven't a looking-glass, over
your bed! If you haven't q bed, wear
it next to your heart! Be sure to,
keep it by you so that you may rel
member, a dollar is your best friend!
Never answer advertisements that
promise to pay you thirty dollars a
week for sitting home, doing moth;
ing! Save your stamps and your
common sense! The ~postofice hasn'S
cornered all the frauds yet!
Never run from a policeman or E
dog! They'll think you are guilty
whether you are or not! Then yor
are sure to get a clubbing, or a biting.
no matter how little lou may de-
serve it. There are times when II
pays to stand still.-American Maya
Zinc
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1ndian Debt Paying.

The Indians are honest, but their
rent money is not always enough tc
pay their debts, so the debts continue,
says M. G. Cunniff in the Worlds
Work. Mr.. Miller declares that they
now owe him $4,000. One owed him
$500 on Il certain settling day. He
owed another mar 5000. He was re
ceiving from the agent $500, $100 OF
which he had immediate need for. He
tucked away his own 500 and tier
paid the other man.
Look here" said Mr.. Miller
"where's my S2O0?"
The Indian drew him aside conf
dentially.
"Me no like other f~eller," he said
"Bad man. Pay him. He so way.
You stay here; me stay here. You
good a Me pay you some Other
time"
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causes the waters of the creek to sub
side rapidly. Then the fish are left
stranded and die in countless millions.
The farmers cart off wagon-loads OF
them to use on their fields as fertiliz-
ers, and the stencil arising from their
decaying bodies makes the neighbor-
hood almost uninhabitable. The pho
tograph was made by a local druggist
and shows Kelsey Creek at a point
one mile from the town of Kelseyville
and seven miles from Lakeport, the
county seat.-Scientifc American.
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Not Too Bashful to Eat Cake.

Little Algy was invited over to the
neighbor's for dinner, and the first
thing that caught his eyes was a big
cream cake. He declined soup, fish
and turkey, and his hosts feared ne
was 50 bashful he would not eat.
Now, Algy, what are you going to
have?" he was asked.
Cake"
He was given a generous slice, n
in an incredibly short space of time
it had disappeared.
What will you have now, Algy"
he was asked.
Cake"
Another piece went the way of the
first.
Would you like something else,
Algy?"
More cake
I'm afraid you will have bad dreams
if YOU eat so much Of that rich cake
Algy was silent.
Cant I give you something else?'
Eyes. cake"
"Well, you can have one more piece,
but I know you will have bad dreams"
The next morning early Algy ap-
peared at the door of his late hosts.
Il just came over to tell you that L
! didn't dream nothing" he remarked.
Can I have some more cake?'-NeW
York World.
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the load by means of a lever. At the
inner end of the lever is a terminal
pin which engages with the teeth on
the rack-bar. AS a means for locking
the rack-bar preparatory to taking a
new grip, a latch is provided. Secured
to the lower end Of the bar is a ring
or link, to which is fastened in any
manner one end of a chain or rope for
attachment to the stump, rock or
other article to be extracted. After
the chain has been attached to the
stump the lever is operated, which
forces the rack-bar up a notch, after
which a fresh hold is secured and the
operation repeated. BY making the
frame strong and the lever long an
immense amount Of power can be con
centrated; in fact, plenty to extract
ordinary stumps OF rocks.
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FOREIGN.

The Ministry Of War, at Barcelona,
Spain, is organizing four strong flying
columns for the suppression Of agitai
ton by the Carlists.
Emperor William of Germany has
suddenly abandoned his intended trips
to the Mediterranean and to Madrid.
The Russian Emperor received q
deputation of peasants and promised
severe measures in case Of a renewal
Of agrarian disorders; he made no ref
erence to a division Of lands among
them.
Workmen at Moscow have decided
that it would not be advisable to make
an effort for a general strike before
Easter.
The Liberals in the British Parlia-
ment are at work on a measure which
is expected to provide a form Of home
rule for Ireland; the bill, it is believed,
will be introduced at the next session
Of Parliament.
The Swedish Parliament has decided
to maintain unchanged the present
duty on wheat.
At the very gates of st. Petersburg,
peasants cutting trees in the forest put:
to flight guards sent to suppress them
Many earthquake shocks have oc-
Cured in the Island of Ustica. Italy,
destroying all the houses and creating
great panic among the people. :
Mr.. Burden Haldane, British Secre-
tary Of State for War, has taken;
prompt steps to put a stop to hazing I'M
the army and will conduct a thorough
investigation.
The sympathy of the Gear and Count.
Witte has been enlisted in the project;
for O tunnel under Boring Strait and an
all rail route to Europe.
Ras Makonnen, A%byssinia's great
general, who defeated the Italians at
Adowa, is dead.
The Sultan Of Turkey has declined:
to accede to Great Britain's request to.
withdraw troops from Tabah.
Detachments of troops, including ar.
tillery and dragons, have been sent to
the Courrieres district Of France to,
suppress any uprising among the $4,000
striking miners.
Foreigners at Tihis, Caucasia, who
suffered from riots and revolutions,
have been notified that they cannot be-
indemniGed.
The miners strike n France is
breaking up. The men are returning
to work, and no further trouble is ex-
pected.
The high price of silye err in India is
causing khrans 10 be bought in Persia
and taken over the line, where they are
recast into rupees.
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A CHARACTER.

I knew him well; the last OF a proud race;
Proudest and last. Years OF unjust dis
OF poverty, of insult, OF neglect,
Deep sickness, deeper sorrow, had not
wrecked
The ArgO Of his l0re'dFeams; had not
The clearness of that high, far-darting in,
tellect.
His a deep brain impassioned to know all
8 fall.
A deeper heart, cen larger than his brain,
To which no living thing appealed in vain:
No man so vile or low he would not bend,
In sympathy, to show himself friend.
He measured each mans weakness BY his
He knew the l~ongings which, perhaps,
atone
For frequent lapses in the Eye that sees
With perfect love Life's endless mysteries.
The vexing limitations of his friends;
The virtues of his enemies; the ends,
Vast and profound, to which Creation
tends
With slow, majestic step (albeit with
OF discord in her m%usic), were by him
Felt clearly ever; never fancies dim.
Not stars alone as ordered things he saw,
But meteors likewise moving we'll, by law;
Law, beautiful and sweet, if stern at times,
Like Millions verse without a need of
rhymes
To make it poesy, sublime, supreme!
So lived he; died he; clasping close the
dream.
The Dream August Of Human Brotherhood,
OF Boundless Beauty and Eternal Good;
And throned in worlds below as those
above,
Life, Life Divine, and Everlasting Love!
Henry Austin, in The Century.
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Covering Manure.


Farmyard manure should be kept as
near tile surface Of the soil as pos
sible. The rain-water as it p%ercolates
through the soil has a tendency to
carry the plant food downward and
out of reach Of the plants. Conse-
quently an attempt should be made to
delay the downward progress of plant
food instead of assisting it by blowing
the manure in deeply. Then, again,
ni%tri6cation is most active near the
surface Of the soil and therefore ma
nure kept near the surface is under
most favorable conditions for having
it's plant food made available and con-
sequently gives quicker returns. When
q heavy application of manure has
been plowed under deeply, 1T Is no
uncommon thing to see Jumps of ma
nure brought to the surface by sub
sequent blowing. showing that 1t has
never been properly incorporated with
the soil. 1t is quite probable. too. that
this deeply buried manure has lost con-
siderable nitrogen through dentrif1ca-
ton. Economical manuring consists in
obtaining quick returns over as large
an area of the farm as possible, n
this is accomplished by moderate ap-
plications incorporated with the sur
face Of the soil. Shallow covering OF
manure also increases the humus of
the surface soil. AS a result, the sur
face does not bake or crack in dry
weather; it also absorbs and retains
water much more satisfactorily and
works up into a fine filth more easily.
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Chloroform and termination.

On account of the difference of opin-
ion of the ;,ction of chloroform and
ether on dry seeds, NJ. Becquerel has
made an extended investigation of this
subject. He reports in the Complies
RenduS des Seances de academic des
Sciences on the result obtained with
peas, clover, alfalfa and wheat seeds.
These were divided into groups, part OF
which were perforated, and the bal
ance being left intact.
The seeds were kept in chloroform
end ether fo- a whole year and then
removed and dried upon filter PAPER.
Upon testing for termination it was
found that all seeds in which the outer
coat had not been mutilated terminated
readily after having been preserved
for over a year.
In all cases where the Seed coat had
been perforated the seeds lost their
terminating power.
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Living Man Turns to Bone.

There has just died at Uberlinger,
in Baden, a man who has been slowly
ossifying for forty years. says the Lon
don Express.
lie was attacked by the rare dis
ease known to doctors as myositls os'
sifcans when fifteen years old. The
first symptoms of the disease, which
attack the muscular tissues and turns
them to bone, appeared in the feet, and
slowly the muscles of the legs anO
the thighs became quite hard. WheG
the disease reached the muscles Of the
heart death ensued.
The man was perfectly contented
with his lot, and knew exactly when
the end was coming. He was visited
| recently by the Grand Duchess Of
Baden. who sent several specialists II
see him. None of them was able how
| ever. to relieve him,
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a RIVER OF FISH.

Lake County, one of the most pic
turesque of the northern counties OF
California, is so named from Clear
Lake, the largest body of fresh water
in the State. From its varied scenery
Of mountain and lake, it has been
called the Switzerland of America"
Several rceeks run into Clear Lake,
one of the principal being Kelsey
Creek. Each spring the fish run from
Clear Lake up Kelsey Creek, to spawn,
sometimes in so great numbers that
wagons, in crossing, crush many of
them. 1t happens in some seasons that
the dry, weather, coming on suddenly
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DOMESTIC.

Counterfeit $40 bills Of the buffalo
type have been scattered broadcast at
Fort Worth, Texas.
A fire, which started in the Frank
Thornton Drygoods Company's storess
Fayetteville, N. c., in the centre Of the
city, destroyed eleven buildings. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
After killing his wife and shooting
Elizabeth Seminal, a servant, through
the arm, H. X. Garraway, a farmer
near Hot Springs, Ark, killed himself.
Attorney General Hadley, of Mis-
souri,, upon an intimation that John ID.
Rockefeller would meet him in private
in New York City, and answer quest
tons, declined.
. Herman Reckling, Of West Hazleton,
Pa. tied a stick Of dynamite about his
neck and struck it with a hammer.
Reckling's head was torn into shreds. i
Following the suicide Of Miss Ford.
at Hartford, Ky, because she was ac!;
cused Of theft, it was learned that she
was innocent, and criminal suits may
follow.
Because she would not marry him in
opposition to her parents wishes, Roy
Shanks killed Grace Zellner, at Mans
field, Ohio, and then committed suicidet
Seven of the jurors who found six
young men guilty Of participation in
the recent riots at Springfield, Ohio.
when negro quarters were burned,
have asked Judge Miller not to inf1fct
& a greater fine than 81 each and costs.
They contributed their fees toward
paying these.
Judge Bordman, at Tampa, Fla, sen,
fenced George Fl. Stephens, formerly
a professor in Lafayette College, at
Easton, Pa. to q term Of two years id
the ~penitentiary for counterfeiting.
Andrew Hamilton produced a vouch
err for $4,000, signed by Cornelius NJ
Bliss, received from the New YorB
Life for campaign purposes.
The Ohio Senate by a vote Of f3 tc
- defeated the Pollock bill to legalize
pool-selling at Ohio race-tracks.
Charged with the murder Of hif
mother. James Dool,;y is in Jail at DAM
vile, Va.
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ROCK And ST2Mp EXTRACTOR.

Stumps and rocks very often prove
nasty and troublesome obstacles in
the path of improvements, and much
time and labor are generally expend-
ed before they are finally removed. 1t
is not always desirable to resort to
blasting, with its subsequent dangers,
and an apparatus like the one shown
here would in nine cases out Of ten
be sufficient for the purpose. The in
ventor, a New Hampshire man, claims
that it is capable of exerting a maxi
mum lifting power at a minimum ex.
penditure of labor. In this apparatus
4 supporting frame is employed, trian.
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strap through the ring on the end of
the stick or pole with the other end
through the neck strap.
About eight inches from the end of
the pole, the end opposite the n in
which the ring has been inserted, bore
an augur hole and through this u a
strong hard twine or leather and tie
it securely to a strap fastened around
the body of the COW just beyond it's
front legs. It will be noticed that
while this device will prevent the COW
from sucking herself it is q safe at
tachment and if arranged as directed
It will be almost impossible for the
COW to injure herself with either end
of the pole. The illustration shows
the idea learly.-Indianapolis News.
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gular in shape, to the apex of which
is suspended the lifting mechanism.
This consists of a supporting bar, n
end of which is provided with an
opening for the reception Of a link,
which is attached to the top Of the
frame, the opposite end being re-
cessed and having a vertical slot in
which is mounted a rack-bar. The
rack-bar is adjusted to raise or lower
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would, Of course, be much stronger
if arranged so that a circular hole was
cut out of the cross pieces to fit over
the end of the post, which could be
trimmed down to three inches in diam
eter. An iron pin through the top
after the cross pieces have been placed
in position would prevent them work
ing off the post.
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A Barnyard Turnstile.


A turnstile is often a very useful
part Of a fence upon many farms. es-
pecially where it is desired to keep
the cattle or horses in their place and
at the same time allow easy access
to the field for those who desire to
enter it often in pursuance Of their
duties. The Prairie Farmer has a
most excellent suggestion along this
line which is as follows:
If the stock kept in the barnyard Is
not of small stature like the pig and
sheep, the turnstile shown in the illus
tration is one of the best arrangements
to place at the entrance. Horses and
COWS cannot get through the passage
thus protected and it enables anyone
to enter the barnyard without setting
down anything, they may be carrying.
The turnstile is easily constructed. the
main thing being to have the post
strong and set firmly in the ground.
In the plan here illustrated the cross
pieces are set on an iron pin so that
they readily revolve. The turnstile
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Wolf I'm Town.

A girl aged five was seated on the
doorstep of her mothers home at Vic
tor. Col, the other day and was about
to eat a piece OF bread and butter,
covered with sugar, when q large gray
wolf dashed up, snatched the bread out
OF her hand and went off with it