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cover the box with a piece of glass, or
other tight material, to prevent the
evaporation of the water from the
cloths, and set the box aside for a
few days to await the results of the
test. Where only limited number of
ears are to be tested, similar germ
mating apparatus may be made by
using cloth between two dinner plates.
Ten inch plates will give ample space
for the testing of IS or 20 ears at one
time. 1t is important that the ears
be numbered or arranged in the same
definite order as the corresponding
tests in the terminating box. One of
the most satisfactory methods is the
use of a rack as is generally used for
drying seed corn. This is generally
a piece of 2 by inch piece of pine
from which extend on all four sides
long nails, each of which is numbered.
After the kernels from the first ear
have been placed in square No. I
of the terminating box, the ear is
showed on nail No. of the drying rack,
and so on. These racks can then be
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TESTING RACK.

1t seems incredible of realization,
that the average yield of corn in the
United States in 1905, when the total
production was the largest in our his
tory, was only 2S.S bushels of shelled
corn per acre. 1t is still more sur
prising to know that the average pro-
duction per acre is practically the
same to-day as it was forty years ago.
In fact, the average yield per acre for
the ten years from 1866 to 1875 was
26.O7 bushels as compared with 25.2
bushels for the ten years from 1896 to
1905. While there are several rea-
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schools and at home that manual
labor is not honorable. There is no
reason why farm life should become
monotonous to any one residing with
in the boundaries of ordinary civiliza-
tion. The rural mail carries the daily
papers and magazines to the farm
door yard; telephones place the farmer
in direct communication with the out
side world; railroads open the channels
Of trade to every commercial port;
yet there is a life of monotony on
many farms. The places are not i'm
proved, the owners follow the fashions
of their forefathers. they do not
adopt new methods in any line and
their children become discouraged.
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which they represent should be taken
for seed. There will also be cases in
which all six kernels have germinated,
but will be lacking in vigor. While
these kernels might produce good
ear of corn, the chances are that they
will never develop, or else will produce
but barren stalk. 1t is only necessary
to remember that all ears showing
dead kernels or weak and poorly devel-
oped sprouts must be discarded and
only those used for seed in which
every kernel tested has given good
healthy sprout. The ears which have
shown a perfect termination are now
ready to be butted and tipped and
shelled for planting. In order to in
sure further uniformity in planting it
is advisable to sort the ears before
planting into two or three grades ac-
cording to the size of the kernels.
This grading may also be done by
screening, If more convenient.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-11
oLDEN DAYS OF WHALING

The days of the old-time whaling
fleets when more than two hundred
full-rigged ships sailed out of New
Bedford harbor on three and four.
year voyages to the most distant and
dangerous seas, were over more than
half century ago. The right of
Greenland whale of the Arctic waters
with his mouth full of whalebone and
his cousin. the sperm whale of tropi.
cal waters, bearing in its head the
precious spermaceti, were practically
exterminated by those all-daring, iron
nerved, keen-eyed Yankee shippers.
Their splendid ships. the Annie B.,
the Mary Jane, the Blue-Eyed Susan
great lovers of their wives and sweet
hearts, were this race of gentlemen ad.
venturers-rotted at the wharves or
were degraded to service as coastwise
and with them vanished a world OF
romance and adventure. No men, in
no time, more truly than they, went
down to the sea in ships.
But when the pennant of the last
old-time whaling ship was hauled down
forever, there still proudly swan
the oceans the vast rorqual or racer
whale, greatest of all his mighty kin.
To the sailing fleet of the old days. the
rorqual was an almost impossible prize
because of its tremendous speed. 1t
was practically unmolested. and null
tiplied exceedingly in both North At
lantic and Pacific waters.
1t was the abundance of this levi
athan, measuring ninety feet in length
and weighing almost as many tons
bulking larger than a whole herd of ell
ephants-which was the inspiration OF
the modern whaling industry.
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LsaAss af2szaSiss:s = SSSe
fINEV$VyL2 KING CORN GSL,SnYlLZ,
How the Farmer Double
"4xS%N
KING CORN.

Corn planting time! The United
States this year will have over 10000
600 acres planted to this king OF crops.
For this enormous acreage 100000
bushels of seed will be required.
Probably but little thought is given
by the average farmer to the germin-
ating quality of the seed used, for he
has SO long been accustomed to get
ting stand, under ordinarily favor
able conditions, varying from 60 to So
per cent, that many have come to
think a more complete stand impos-
sible Yet experiments have shown
that barring unfayorable weather at
planting time. the work of grubs, wire
worms, and the like, there is no rea-
son why a stand of corn should be less
than 50 per cent. OF recent years, how
ever, conditions have much improved,
and never before has there been such
a demand for seed corn of high vital
ity. Some of our best farmers are be-
ginning TO realize that one of the great
est factors in profitable corn produc-
tion is the use of seed which will show
a high per centage of termination.
II each corn grower would give a lit
tie time during the early spring to the
testing of the seed, the vitality of each
individual ear of corn intended for
planting could be readily determined
The poor ears could then be discarded
and the millions of bushels of seed
corn which fail to grow each spring
could be very proftably converted in
to pork and beef. OF the 5000 900
bushels OF seed corn which will be
planted this year, it is almost certain
that from two to three million bushels,
or nearly 20 per cent. of the corn first
planted, will fail to grow as a result
of the low vitality of the seed. Thou
sands of acres will have TO be replant-
ed either in their entirety or in part.
and many thousands more will grow
to maturity with an imperfect stand
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WHAT MAKES THE CORN AVERAGE Low.

suspended in some suitable place and
there need be no fear of the ears be
ing mixed while the termination test
is in progress.
The kernels in the testing box
should begin to germinate freely a.
bout the third or fourth day, but the
counting should not be done until the
sixth or seventh day, or until most Of
the shoots or stems are from l to IL
inches long. This part of the testing
must be done with considerable care
and requires good judgment, as ker-
nels will be found in all stages of de
velopment. If the six kernels in any
one square in the terminating box
show six good healthy sprouts. the ear
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there any corn growers who can not
produce the equivalent of at least two
such ears to every hill? How many
grow so bushels of shelled corn per
acre?
The time required to test individual
ears for vitality is very small when it
is considered that II or Is ears will
furnish enough seed to plant one acre.
Experiments have shown that If a few
kernels tpreferably six are taken
from different parts of an ear of corn
and all are found to germinate we'll
that is, to produce good healthy sprouts
practically all of the kernels on that
ear will likewise show strong vitality.
On the other hand, if the part of all OF
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BICYCLES ON THE WANR.
Over Three Times as nany Fac.
tories In 1000 as at Present.

Statistics furnished by the Census
Bureau at Washington show a marked
decrease in the manufacture of BIZ
cycles. Since 1900 the business has fall
len off 65 per cent, the number of
establishments being reduced from 312
to 81.
Formerly there were 2,034 salaried
officials and employees of the facto-
ries where now there are only $50. The
falling off in the number of wage earn
ers was 81 per cent. The capital in
as in 1905 it was s5,s47,So3.
The production in 1900 amounted to
nearly 100000 bicycles and was re-
duced in the five years to little over
100000
In contrast with these figures, the
motor cycle factories increased from
159 to 2,2s9.
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Remarkable Results of Government
Tests.

The Department of Agriculture re-
Gently made tests of seed corn fur
nished by farmers in the corn produc-
ing States, and of the 3,322 ears tested,
1,9O6, or the startling percentage Of
more than one-half, were unfit for seed.
These samples were taken from cars
picked for seed by good, careful far
mers, and are evidently much above
the average. The average termination
of the 1906 poor ears was only 77.7
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A SIMPLE TERMINATING BOX.

terial, using two or three thicknesses
of cloth in the bottom of the box and
one or two thicllnesses of cloth for
covering the kernels after the frame
has been filed. The cloth at the bot
tom should be marked off into squares
inches each way, and numbered, each
one of which is to be filled with ker-
nels from ears which are given num-
ber corresponding to the square used.
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the kernels tested fail to germinate or
show only weak sprouts, the proper
ton will be the same for all of the kerr
nels on such ears. And the experienced
corn grower will be not little sur
prised to find many a fine looking ear
of corn among his selected seed, the
kernels of which will not sprout at all.
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tom of the terminating box. The ker-
nels from ear No. l are then placed
germ side up, in square No. l and so
on. When all Of the squares have been
filed, fold the other end of the cloth
carefully over the kernels. If during
the sampling the cloths have become
dry, sprinkle them well with water
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per cent, while the average germina.
ton of both the good and the Door
ears, the seeds of which would ordin-
arily have been used for planting, had
not these tests been made, was S6.3
per cent, showing that 1877 per cent.
was gained by discarding ears OF low
vitality Granting, however, that the
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samples tested are representative of
the present supply of seed corn, the
testing of every ear and the subsequent
rejection of poor ears will increase the
stand 1871 per cent. This increased
stand would mean an increased yield
of 9s,14O,695 bushels, with a value of
s100,739,9 ,912.91 calculated on the basis
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A Very Simple Test.

For use. first wet the cloth thorough
ly by soaking in water, and then place
the half cloth, double thickness, which
has been marked in squares, in the bot
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COMMON DINNER PLATE FOR SEED

Of the average yield and price for the
last ten years.
A full description of how to make
tests is found in Farmers Bulletin No.
253, by ]. w. T. Duvel, which can be
had from Members of Congress or the
Secretary of Agriculture.
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About one billion feet Of timber In
the Black Hill forest reserve has been
killed by the Black Hills beetle.
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sons for this, the principal reason is
probably carelessness in the use of
seed of low vitality.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-11

Artificial pumice stone is now mad
from q mixture OF sand and clay.
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At least one American has sue
ceeded in London Journalism. Ralph
d. Blumenfeld, late of Milwaukee. is
the editor Of the London Express.
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New Zealand exports annually $685.
100000 worth of kauri gum. 1t Is
used in the manufacture of varnish.
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shows a side view, and b is the box
tilted forward and showing the space
into which the lamp is slipped At
the rack a piece of wood is firmly
glued on, and in this two little holes
are made for nails to 20 through when
it is required for hanging on the wall,
In the center is snail brass hook, on
which the watch hangs, and all that
is necessary to see the time in the
night l. to press the button of the
lamp. If this useful article is kept in
place where we are able to lay our
hands on it in the dark, 1t saves all
the trouble of striking matches when
we wish to know the time in the night,
to say nothing of any risk it may save
US from fir5.
It can be ornamented in many ways,
but perhaps one of. the most simple is
to we'll sandparer the wood and stain
it nee dark green, and the front part
Of the upper portion, against which the
watch hangs, may be covered with a
small square of velvet
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Lopez side will gain the complete as
tendency.
He shuts his teeth liz ;he way that
and says, in a manner that impresses
Mr.. Alexander decidedly:
we must VIM"
Then the two men get to talking
of the ways and means that may be
employed in order to accomplish their
/ purpose, and here It IS that Dick gets
/ the advantage of the chief engineers
| remarkable powers Of observation and
organization.
Between them thew manage to ar
| range matters so that they must work
| Well and the Lopez party will no
doubt be surprised TO find their move
ments at least suspected if not quite
| forestalled
Then the ladies call upon them. and
rhey are compelled &c advance to the
| piano to join in the music; but as
| John Alexander does not sing, he
takes advantage of the warmth and
slips unnotiCed from the room
Presently Miss Westerly corners her
| lover; Bob and Dora are engaged I'm
a delightful examination, with the as.
sistance of their hostess OF book OF
views of the country around, the in
terror of the mine by flash-light, and
scores of points of interest. These
/ Alexander himself has taken, he being
a first class amateur photographer.
When Dick Denver looks into the
calm orbs of Miss Pauline, he reads
there a wonderful story She knows
there is something on the tapis, for
although Dick imagines his converse
tion with Alexander has been un.
noticed, and that his manner is as
calm and unrufiied as possible. he
cannot hide his serious thoughts from
this New York girl.
She asks plain questions; he Is
bound to answer, aud thus Pauline
learns all. She looks grave. troubled
Il shall, after this, hand over the
control of the mine 70 you, and let Il
be known that | have charge no. long.
er. Perhaps they will cease to plot
and scheme when It Is publicly known
that a man is in charge" she says.
Il have a better plan" he whispers.
with a furtiye glance in the direction
OF the trio, who. however, have ceas-
ed TO pay any sort of attention TO the
couple near the window.
Ito BE CoSanued)
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HOUSEWORK AND HEALTH.
Washing Windows, for Instance, Good
for Muscles, Steadies the Nerves
and Highly Recommended.

DO your own housework. If you
want out of door air, get out and wash
the windows Window washing is to
my mind a fine piece of arm work. The
windows are never muddy, 50 there is
no excuse that ii is dirty work. A
chamois, a cloth, and pail of fresh
water are about all that is needed
And then just think OF the beneficial
effects
Window washing gives you just the
amount OF outdoor air you need. The
window is open and you get the bene-
fl Of the hot house air rushing to the
outside. The air is far from biting,
even on the coolest days; in summer
time it is positively bewitching. Mean
While you are exercising your arms
and breathing deeply from the eXer-
else.
window washing is good for the
nerves; it teaches them TO be steady.
As you stand in the ledge-which you
can do after a little practice-or as
you sit leaning far out, you learn to
control your nerves and muscles. You
grow steadier in your head and more
accustomed 10 keeping yourself in
check.
Again, | consider window washing
good for the mind. | once had an in
sane patient who was absolutely cured
by the simple occupation of cleaning
the windows of the house in which she
was kept. A society woman, with Moth
ing in the world to do, she lost her
mind upon a sudden shock Nothing
would interest or divert her Once in
wild moment a nurse gave her a
cloth ana told her to wash the win
dows She did as she was told and
worked industriously an hour The
next day she took it up again. Within
three or four days she began to grow
quieter, then more rational; and with
in a month we sent her home cured.
The work steadied her nerves and oc-
cupied her mind | could say more in
favor of this helpful branch of fresh
air work, but this sufices"
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II Consent" She Whispers, shyly.

der; knew Lopez would not give up
while he held life
He is here"
"No more than | expected; he
means to make us further trouble.
This time we shall surely end the
matter, and Senor Lopez, too
Yes, as a sure thing. If a mad
wolf were struggling to get at your
wife, would you not shoot the animal
down on the spot? That's the way /
feel about this schemiug Mexican; he
is planning Pauline injury, and by
all the gods Of the ancient Aztecs, |
| will show him no further mercy, were
| he n dozen times the father of Jua.
nitai"
The engineer looks 81 him, and feels
that he would not like to make an
| enemy of this man.
II am ready to take orders, sir" he
| says, for Miss Pauline has told him
| that Dick is her betrothed and any
| hing he says goes; ;hat he will H.
/ one way, assume charge Of the mine.
You have already done what |
asked YOU? the men YOU can depend
| upon have been warned, and are on
their guard?" asks Dick.
They are ready FOR battle; quiet,
well armed, and determined to once
more clear out this element that
creeps in among them
Good! How about tho government
forces?"
There are Just twenty soldiers
here, the rest having gene as an escort
with the last load of metal They are
game fellows, but | imagine win not
fight against their countrymen. They
are here for certain purpose, and
viii not take sides in family quarrel.
At least, that Is the impression
have gained from talk with Captain
Laguerre, who is in charge"
Then We'll count them out How
many men do you depend upon?"
"Twenty-three, counting myself"
THAI means twenty-five in all We
can DO wonders, Mr. Alexander, II We
fight in company. am surprised
though, that with those We brought,
the force is so small
NO more than myself. did not
dream how many unreliable men had
drifted into the mine again until I
went TO count noses. and then | real
lied that steady influence had been
at work all the while with a certain
object in view. We will do what we
can to remedy matters; and. pardon
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CHAPTER XXI.
Waiting fer an Eruption Of the Vol.

Waiting fer an Eruption Of the Vel.
emo.
The elements are present for a
great drama. As soon as darkness
covers the earth, men come dropping
into camp. Although there are guards
posted. these of course are Mexicans.
who secretly sympathlze with Senior
Lopez, and as it is that individual and
his men who come in, no objection is
made. Indeed they have no orders to
the contrary, and the senor is known
to have great interests in the El
Dorado.
Once these elements have mingled
with the miners. the seed is sown for
a revolt Dick and Bob are spending
the evening at the house of the chief
engineer to enjoy the society of those
in whom they are so deeply interested.
when the owner comes in. Upon his
face is a look of annoyance--even his
wife glances nervously at him, as
though she anticipates new trouble.
In the past they have known rough
times, these two. for the bad element
was in control when John Alexander
assumed charge, and he had to war
upon 1t continually ir order to elimi.
nate 1t from the comranys works.
So his good wife has learned TO
know what that frowp upon his face
means. Dick has been looking for
something of this kidd, and at once
foresees trouble ahead. He makes an
opportunity TO see Alexander near the
window, while the ladies', assisted by
the enraptured colonel. always wild
over music, seatch TO discover favor.
ite songs amid the pile the hostess
has, which Miss Pauline will soon raw
ish their ears in war1ling.
The head engineer pucks him by
the sleeve
1T is coming, he says, in a low,
thrilling whisper
Dick smiles, this mad fight for the
possession of the mine interests him
about as much as it can any one on
earth, since he intends to marry the
girl who holds the lions share OF the
stock; and yet he smiles as though II
is mere nothing.
Just as | warned you, Mr.. AleXan.
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| me. cir. now that thge is man at
the helm, | believe We will have no
more trouble"
You don't believe in a woman's
ways then?'
Yes. decidedly, n her sphere; but
Miss Westerly doesn't understand
Hlen and &, is hard o tell her every
thing. She is kind. she is good, and
has developed the mne in a wonder
/ tul way. but believe the right man
IN charge will soon arrange matters
so that these upriirgs will never
occur again." signif'antly.
Il comprehend; y1u mean a man
would string up a few OF these rascals
as a warning that ne owners Of the
FL Dorado will not 2ut up with such
business. We have the man along
with US who can de these things in
style; Colonel Bob. as sheriff, is just
the man for an affair Of that kind
"As | said, sir orce this matter Is
settled, We shall have no more trou.
BILE
let US arrange rian Of action. IT,
as | believe. they mean TO force our
hand at once, this night shall see
great times at the Fl Dorado, and
trust the morning sln will look upon
us as victors in jus. cause. The les
son must be severe; radical. | only
. hope that that Internal rascal of
Lopez gets in the way of a bullet; it
will certainly expedite matters"
And It wouldn't be a bad thing II
that bull.fghter was also laid low; he
is the only man have ever feared"
"Jove! Barcelona here! He's after
revenge and Dick quickly relates
how he and the Mexican have several
times met, the last occasion in the
presence Of the multitude on the Ala
media, and how TorCas, up to date,
has had the worst Of It,
"He came in JUS, after dark, ac-
/ companied by the qu.crcst little man
/ you ever saw"
That's Professor John-he's after
| bugs, but | reckon wouldn't be averse
/ 10 accepting some stock in the El
! Dorado from the senor for services
rendered. Jove! perhaps he now has
/ an eye on Juanita. and hopes to in
| herit the whole Of the Lopez claim" Il"
with a laugh at the grotesque Briton
making love first 10 DCra, then to Miss
| Pauline, and finally TO the Mexican
/ beauty, for of all men the scientist
is about the least favored with good
looks and the qualities that so to
make VI a hero in the eyes Of woman,
Perhaps you are right sir but |
/ can't conceive for the life of me how
Miss Lopez, or any other girl for that
matter, could see anything in that
| long-haired little EnChghman. who, as
you say hunts bugs for a living. Still,
there's no accounting for tastes, they
say, and the right woman might come
along and take him under her pro-
tecting wing to raise" at which both
| of them laugh again.
The situation is .co serious, how
ever. TO admit Of much levity Dick
knows he has the battle of his life
. before him. and that he must finish
matters in this engagement. If he
wins, the party of Miss Pauline will
have no more trouble at the mine
on the other hand, should he lose, the
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Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, It is usually neces-
sary TO use so much starch that the
beauty and fneness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.