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FARMER AND PLANTER
DISSEMINATION OF SEEDS.
Nature Provides Many o1 Thorn With
wings TO Fly Far From
S. Parent. Stems.

It u not mere accident or whim
Of nature that some seeds are en-
dowed with wings to fly on the wind
miles from their parent stem, and
that others are adapted for the food
Of birds and busy squirrels who bear
and scatter them broadcast over the
land. and that still others are pro.
vided with sharp and hooked fingers
by which they cleave to us and COM
pei US to carry them to places Of
termination. It IL . wonderful A.
rangement that scatters seeds wide
~ over the face of the country. AMI
marks the wisdom of the Divine
Hand. All plants that produce seeds
not sought after for food by man or
animals. are provided with some
curious means OF dissemination. No
tice how the maple seeds are Joined
together, forming pair Of wings, on
which they 30 sailing through the
air much like q bird; and the elm
and oak. which are similarly provid-
ed. The linden, or Eastwood, has .
beautiful and peculiar structure of its
own. About half way up the center
stalks Of the wing a branch puts out
on which the flowers are borne, which
soon give place to two or more lit
tie round seeds, very light and easily
carried by the wind, when It parts
from the stem in autumn, to remote
distances from the parent tree. In
many flowers, as the thistle and dan
delion, q more ethereal provision of
delicate dlaments, quite aptly called
tho ghost Of flowers" is provided for
scattering the seeds. Pull out these
feathery-looking attachments and
toss them in the air, and they will
float away as light as gossamer. The
well-known cotton wood tree dis
seminates its filmy winged-seeds so
abundantly as often to I'LL the air
like cloud of smoke, greatly to the
detriment of the clothes Of those who
walk near them. There is a curious
fact in the dissemination of seeds
that strikingly illustrates the wis
dom of God in the arrangement of
nature. When the wants of man and
animals do not scatter them broad
cast, nor the bestowal Of wings gives
them to the wind. He provides them
with sharp and hooked fingers, by
which they become attached to varl-
GUS moving objects that come near
them. This Is seen In the whole class |
Of burs, cookies, and "stick-tights,"
which we find adhering to our clothes;
the wool of sheep, and names Of our
horses. It is no Idle freak of nature
that gives them these apt fingers and
forces us to do them service n the |
great work of propagation. The same
God who gave meat to the nut or
grain of corn, wings to the maple
seed and linden flowers, armed these |
plants with their adhesive thorns |
that they might secure a posterity |
among their grander associates
Frank H. Sweet, Waynesboro. Va,
In Epitomlst.
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his daughter with the dixie " her
side. He kissed her vita a certain
apparent dimness and moisture in his
eyes, and then shook HANDS with the
duke.
Congratulations, sincere congratula-
tions,' he said, land welcome home. y
Everybody knows how he has taken
hold of the task laid out for him
since; how he has tried to make a
business man out Of his son-in-law;
how he has turned over millions to
redeem the dukes estate; how every
thing that is in his rower is done for
the happiness of his daughter; and
how he is working uight and day that
her boy, little Lord Vaudeville, shall
one day inherit greater wealth.
Frank Work and His Daughter.
It was years ago when the million
aire, Frank Work, began to play the
same role for his adughter and Eng
lish son-in-law. It was in 1881 that a
tall, handsome youn:, man visited New
York and laid siege to his beautiful
daughter. The father opposed the
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gether, that the love he bore his daugh-
ter was the kind which makes her mis-
fortunes into triumphs-the only kind
worth while to woman.
At first Papa Busch frowned on the
young German ofacer-as sutton, that
Is. But in the role Of an indulgent
father he did not object to his coming
to the house, and from there they went
riding and driving every day. Then
came the attempted elopement and its
f1asco, after which the Busch mansion
was called up by telephone. In the
face OF 90 fragrant disregard OF his
wishes and the failure OF his little
scheme OF letting the matter wear IT.
self out, what does Papa Busch do?
He quickly capitulates.
IF you intend to be married, come
back and be married at home. have
no objections to Mr.. Scharrer AZ q SON
1n-law," he says by telegraph. And
he is as good and better than his word.
He advises them to wait until things
quiet down a little, and then gives
his daughter Q wedding at beautiful
Pasadena. More than this. he starts
them on on their wedding trip in his
private car Adolphus. which they only
left 1T New York to take the trip to
Europe. This and much morN was pro-
,ytdod by Papa BusCh's generosity.
Kept Papa zimmerman Guessing.
So with the few exceptions that
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The Always Probable Hos.

AAS &AA"~SO 41VAS~WAO 11V8s ,#.
The hog 10 prominently the most
profitable corn and grain-conden6in8
animal on the American farm. No
other domestic animal is capable Of con-
verting so large part Of the feed Il
consumes into edible meat, and no 9TH
er animal yields so large a percentage
Of dressed meat to live weight. The
hog will make from IL to Is pounds Of
pork. live weight, from Z bushel Of
corn; the sheep from to s, and the
steers from 4 to 5. The sheep will
kill so to 60 per cent. of meat, the
steer from IS to 65 per cent, and the
hog from Is to s. per cent Az an eco-
nomical meat producer the hog has no
rival. Viewed AZ a machine for con-
verting farm feed stuffs into finished
products, the hog stands pre- eminent.
He Is even called upon to supplement
and complete the process Of converting
feed into pork In the feeding Of nearly
all other stock on the farm. Elm
mate the hogs part in the economy oe
farm feeding operations and you will
remove the factor Of prodt in mary
cases.-Farmers' Home Journal.
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received was cable saying that it was
all true, and asking his blessing.
A pretty predicament this was, and
a pretty position 10 put millionaire
tn-and multimillionaire at that-es-
pecially one who has been accus-
toned to carrying things with high
hand.
Get Blessing and Welcome.
1nterviewers and many other men
had found that, for all Eugene Zim-
norman was considered BLUM and
hearty. he could give man bad ten
seconds who asked him questions or
took any attitude which he regarded
as an imperttnence. Before that last
cablegram arrived, and while the mil
lionaire still was denying, bets were
exchanged freely that it would go hard
with Helena and with the duke IL the
news turned out to be true.
But no. Without any possible way
of knowing how the mistake had all
come about, Papa Zimmerman refused
to make any harsh Judgment Of his
little girl who always had been all
and all to him. He proceeded to do
all, and more, to justify the sublime
faith that she had Put in him. He
the cablegram by cabling his
blessing. He was one of the first to 60
up the side OF the st. Louis when the
vesse! arrived. He entered the state
room. in the csne;r Of which stood
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ent, and Immediately afterwards a sec.
ond marriage took place at st. Mary's
Roman Catholic church, at which Mr..
Golfers parents were present and Mr..
Van Allen remained away. -
Charles oelrichs' Surrender.
Charles Oelrichs was forced to give
in in much the same way to his daugh-
ter Lily when she became Mrs. Peter
D. Martin. He, contrary to the other
papas, had marked her out for a titled
Englishman. But she took a desperate
fancy to the young Californian, who,
although he had some wealth and posi-
ton in the western state, had only re-
Gently acquired 1t.
Miss Lily, who is beautiful blonde
announced from the first that she in
tended to marry Mr.. Martin, but her
parents tried the same tactics of freez-
ing out that had prevailed at Papa Van
Aliens. Three times the engagement
was announced, and twice the wed
ding day was set, and then it was
postponed, and young Mr.. Martin
returned to California. But at last
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prove the rule, It always has been in
the history Of American millionaires.
Not long ago the world held its breath
at the rashness of Helen Zimmerman.
Was she married? Papa Zimmerman
said mo" He also said that he
would know something about it if any
body would, provided such a thing had
happened, and yet cablegrams kept
coming that she was.
you cannot make my denial too
explicit" he said, for there is abso-
lutely nothing in the report. If there
had been certainly would have heard
OF it, and not word have 1 received.
Why, my daughter is on the ocean this
minute on the steamship Campania,
which is expected to arrive at New
York on Wednesday. She will be &C.
companied by her aunt, Miss Evans,
and by no one else. Now that she has
sailed to this country, will you tell me
how she could have been married?"
1t was suggested that the marriage
took place on the Wednesday before.
which the millionaire denied, but
which, it turned o,lt, was Just what
had happened. The young people had
decided 70 get married, but to keep the
ceremony secret urti! the bride could
go to Cincinnati. But the suddenness
of the ceremony and the secrecy had
been decided upon because of the wild
and unsettled affairs of the duke, and
the ceremony was performed with the
consent of the brides aunt, Miss Eff
t1e Evans. She AMI the bride expect
ed to sail on Wednesday, and had SO |
cabled Papa Zimmerman. A necessary
trip on the part OF the bride ~ Paris,
however, to get her wardrobe and close |
her apartment there made an unfore-
seen delay, and the sailing had to be
postponed until Saturday. Size was
detained In Paris and missed the boat, |
and when she arrived in London the
duke insisted on going to Tanderagee
castle. This was not according to the
agreement, but the girl was again |
persuaded, the aunt and guardian |
again going along. OF course, the
trip made the announce
ment Of the wedding necessary, and
then 1t was that the messages were |
cabled back and forth, the newspapers
and Papa Zimmerman deny
Ing. The next thing Papa Zimmerman
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-30
ALFALFA INSTEAD or GRAIN.
what Experiments n Heedzne Milo1
Cows Has Fully Demon
steate1.

For two years experiments have
been carried on IN Tennessee to test
the value of alfalfa, wheat bran. COW
peas and cotton seed oil AZ best for
milch COWS. These experiments are
carefully conducted, and the results
are most valuable rs showing that
the cost Of milk can be greatly re-
duced by replacing part Of the con-
centrates in the daily ration OF the
COW with some roughness rich In
protein. such az alfalfa or cow pea
hay.
1t is an advantage to feed . dry
roughness which IL intended to re-
place part Of the concentrates in .
ration with silage, because Of it,
succulent and palatable nature.
A ton Of alfalfa or pea hay can be
produced at cost OF from So to s..
whereas wheat bran costs from $50
to SIS. From two to three tons Of
pea hay and from three to i've tons
Of alfalfa can be obtained from an
acre Of land; hence there Is great
advantage In the utilization Of these
roughnesses in the place Of wheat
bran.
The substitution Of q roughness rich
in protein for an expensive concen-
trate will enable the dairyman to
make milk and butter at less cost
and Will thus solve one or his most
serious problems.
In substituting alfalfa hay for
wheat bran it will be best to allow
TX pounds of alfalfa to each
pound of wheat bran, anu the results
are likely to prove more satisfactory
II the alfalfa IL fed in . finely
chopped condition.-Prairie Farmer.
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MIILIONAIRES WHO
ARE MANAGED BY
THEIR DAUGHTERS
In Affairs Of the Heart, Wealthy Papas Seem to Have
Very Little to Say.
GENERALLY SURRENDER WITH GOOD GRACE
Cases OF Whelmlna Busch, Helena Zimmerman Mrs.
Burke Roche Among the Many That Might
Cffed-How James Van Allen
Forced Give

II millionaires are managed by NO
one else in the worli, they are at least
managed by their daughters. In an
analysis which turns the Hmelight
upon all the ways of the extremely
rich man, from his early beginnings,
to his eating and drinking, his dress
ana appearance his work and recrea-
ton, his words and probable thoughts,
there is probably only one person of
all those to whom he Is a continual
show and study, to whom he is not for
midable.
This person is his daughter.
When it was said that "a little child
shall lead them" it. should have been
said that beruffled and befurbelowed
grown-up daughter, with pink tinted
fingers, shining and waving tresses,
and all the complexities that 60 to
make up the daughters as well as the
little sisters of the rich, shall lead
them.
The millionaire may guard himself
with his millions, nay iintrench him
self from the long arm of the law,
may be silent, uuapproachable, and
impervious to questioning, investiga-
ton or attack, but all of a sudden
some day he will be turned into soft
hearted creature who does not what
he would, but what he must, and does
1t with the best grace possible. All
this is because his pretty daughter, at
some particular crisis in her life, sud-
denly has taken 1t into her pretty
head to do as she pleases, either with
or without Papa Miilionaire's consent,
as the case may be.
The way he stands for her and what
she does or plays the opposite part is
final test of his character In the
hearts of many people, and one which
throws revealing light upon his true
self, although 1t is one which seems
to be lost sight OF by G. R. Clarke,
Owen SWEET Marsden, and other mill
iionaire students and experts.
Case Of Wilhelmina Busch.
Whatever may have been the eccen-
tricities covered either in herself or
her lover by the arrangements which
Papa Millionaire Busch made in order
to wed Miss Wilheimina Busch proper
ly and conventfonaliy to Lieut.. Schar-
rer, nobody could doubt that in every
thing he showed first, last, and Alto
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they had to give in to Miss Lily, ana
the ceremony, postponed once more
for week, finally came on. But
through it all Charles Oelrichs never
acted ugly.
Romances Without Opposition.
OF course when Miss Frederick Webb
married Ralph Pulitzer, and when Miss
Caroline Phelps Stokes married Rob-
ert Hunter they did not at first re-
ceive much opposition, as they had diff
ferent parental material to deal with.
DR.. Steward Webb always has been
noted for his progressiveness, and he
and his daughter Frederick always
have held the same ideas as to the
uses Of money In the world, SO that
marrying a fortune was not consid-
cred great point with them.
Andrew Carnegie is another whose
little girl, II she grows up to be a
willful young lady, will not lack for
the support of the man with millions,
let her do what she will-or at least
so all would believe who remember
how Loyalty he came to the support of
his favorite niece, Miss Nancy Car
negie, when everybody in her family
was against her.
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PERMIT WAS BROAD ENOUGH
Wartime "Reminiscences Illustrative
Of the Humor Of President
Lincoln.

Mr.. Linton Park, who is now an in
mate of the Soldiers and Sailors
home at Erie, Pa, was among those
who Joined in the chorus, I'VE are
coming, Father Abraham, three hun
dred thousand more" He enlisted at
Washington. and was assigned to the
Second District Of Columbia regiment,
relates Youths Companion.
Mr.. Park was then, as now, vege-
tartan. While he could assimilate ev-
erything connected with his answer to
the call Of duty from the stand of pa
triotism, he could not assimilate the
army pork. It was plain that II the
government wished TO do the square
thing by Park 1t would have to show
observation-disclosures In the matter Of
rations.
So he took his troubles to President
Lincoln, and explained that In some
respects he was like the children Of
Israel after they set out from Egypt
He could not forget the leeks and
onions with which he was wont to re-
gale himself back in Indiana county.
Lincoln smiled. "You want me to
turn you out to Craze like Nebuchad-
nezzar?" he asked.
ut would beat salt pork" was Mr..
Parks reply. Thereupon Mr.. Lincoln
wrote careiessly on an ordinary sheet
Of paper:
THE bearer, Linton Park, Is here
with granted permission to browse
wherever he chooses"
Mr.. Park saw the humor in the note,
and enjoyed 1t quite as much as Lin
coin did. He also enjoyed his privi-
1ege Of browsing" The note is still
In his possession.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-30
FROM THE SALTON DESERT
Rare Tales Of the Superstition Noun
tains Before the Days Of
.. Irrigation.

It was there on the lower Colorado
river, that capt Smith found the
lame turtle, and SO won its gratitude
by healing it that it returned in later
years and offered its services as an
animated ferry when the captain was
on an island threatened with a rising
flood, says the Technical World.
On yonder mesa, sloping upward
from Volcano springs, is the "invisi-
BILE city," where the clangor Of street
car bells and all the hubbub Of me-
tropolis can be heard, but where only
the gravelly soil, the dreary noun
tains and the scant, dwarfted vegeta-
ton can be seen. 5,s
Near Superstition mountains is the
spring of natural gin, where the coy
ote, the gray wolf, the fox and the
wild fowl are on perpetual debauch,
and near by is the hill from which
flows natural ink. In the same vicin-
ity is the mine Of crystal, which
makes perfect pens, and the deposit
Of asbestos, where one can tear of
sheets Of plotting paper ready made.
It was in the Superstition mountains
that Otto Schmidt found the invisible
serpents with glass cups on the tails
that revolved and made beautiful mu-
sic. It was in this desert, too, that
an ingenious Yankee found group of
camels, abandoned in early days by the
army, and by siphoning the water
from their sacks was able to irrigate
a farm, while the animals piled back
and forth between the river and the
farm, ever keeping up the water sup
ply.
Now the grim valley, rendered won.
derfully fertile by irrigation, is tho
home Of 5000 thriving people. Re-
Gently the Colorado river, breaking
through it, old bounds, began again to
run into the valley which 1t formerly
occupied, but now great steel and
dams are being built, and the
river will be forever shut out, except
as It is needed for irrigation pur-
poses.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-30

II her system is in deranged condi-
ton, or she is predisposed to apoplexy
or congestion of any organ, It is at this
time likely to become active and, with
q host of nervous irritations, make life
q burden.
At this time, also, cancers and tumors
are more liable to begin their destruc-
tive work. Such warning symptoms as
sense of suffocation, hot flashes, dir
illness, headache, dread of impending
evil, sounds in the ears, timidity, pal
pitation of the heart, sparks before the
eyes, irregularities, constipation. varia-
BILE appetite, weakness and lnquletude
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Care and Feed For HOES.


Save the ratings from clover hay.
Mix 1t in the hog swill literally, ~
hogs that are penned up need rough.
age to even up their otherwise unbal-
anced ration. An allowance of roofs
should always be given. Cotton seed
meal Is not good ration for pigs;
brand middlings and little oil meal
give better results. Skim milk IL the
farmers best food; when fed with
grains It produces pork of good
quality. It is better to give the hog
considerable exercise, II firm, lean
meat 10 desired. Pigs farrowed in
September will take on flesh a. fast
in winter as in summer with the
same quantity Of food. provided they
have a dry, warm bed with plenty
OF dry straw to lie in when cold. It q
better not to allow them to lie in .
manure pile or around the straw
stack. Allow them to run out for ex-
ercise at their own will and give
them milk and middlings az q part Of
their ration. Hog growers should re-
member that hogs are the farm sea-
vsnger, and to DO . successful breed
er one must rely upon this character
istic OF the animal. To prevent dis.
eases, keep them under shelter dur
ing bad weather, give plenty OF good
water, handle them carefully, ana
keep their pens and troughs clean, 40
the health of the animal and the ouan.
tity of meat he produces increases In
proportion to the cleanliness of the
food and surroundings. Il Is better to
kill few Of the young pigs at birth
than to allow the SOW TO suckle too
many, as lack Of milk and the effects
Of cold weather cause the weaker ones
to die.-O. Irwin, in Epitomist.
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The Fruit Outlook.

From nearly every fruit district
comes the most encouraging reports Of
favorable conditions for good harvest
this year. It has been said that every
tree, bush and vine capable Of produc-
ing fruit is at it, best, giving an A.
surance Of great gathering Of fruits
at the ripening season--Apple Special
ist.