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The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Axle Grease Killed Peach rre.s.

In answer to r. II. Kline of John
son county, Mo-. advising the use of
axle grease on young trees to prevent
rabbits gnawing them, / would say
don't. We killed 230 young peach
trees with axle grease one winter. and
that settled the question forever with
us. OF course there may be some par
ticular brand Of grease which will not
kill the trees, but not every one can
know which II is. Grease in any shape
is Objectionable to young trees. Hogs
liver is Objectionable to young pear
trees. causing dead spots on the bark
the following summer. We know be-
cause we have tried it. We have dis
carded everything but the paper wrap,
Just common building paper. and IL
properly put on will stay all winter.
1t is quickly put on and does not mold
water and ice to injure the bark as
rags do. Then when a deep snow
falls we go into the orchard and scoop
the snow away from around each tree
before 1t settles. leaving 3 or 4 inches
for protection to the roots. We look
upon all tree paints and washes"
with suspicion. Any coating put on
the bark Is against the laws of ma.
ture. The bark Is the natural pro.
lection and to protect the bark we
must use something which can be re.
moved during the growing season.
Again, any coating on the trunks
closes the pores and stops the forming
Of wood under the cambium layer.
causing spindly stem or trunk
Soft soap is beneficial If not too strong
and applied as weak wash. The
tree takes up the potash and the rains
wash the trunks clean, giving 1t
bright, thrifty Appearances. H.
Brown. Fulton Co., ILL.,. in Farmers
Review.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
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STOCK

SatS VI Si0oo S0"os
know nothing of the treatment of
sows save in the extreme
corn belt. and of conditions
arising therein will write. The
hogs are supposed to be summered on
corn and grass in the main, a full ra-
ton OF corn being given from Sept. 10.
az soon-ns new corn will do to iced.
am not saying that this is the Ideal
condition. but 1t Is the method that
obtains in the great pork producing
states IL properly managed this
need not be at all detrimental to the
SOW. Some time in November. how
ever. the prospective brood sows
should be separated from the rest OF
the herd and a ration less inclined to
make fat should be fed. For cheap
ness and real value l know OF moth
Ing that Is superior to oats, and II
the sows are very fat I would advise
almost an exclusive diet of oats, COM
mencing at least three weeks before
breeding. always confine my boars
and feed them oats. or almost anything
in preference to corn till breeding
time. then give a mixed ration and
all they can eat.
The boar's condition is half the bat
tie In getting crop of pigs. On an
average a boar can not get two large
htters OF pigs a day. Still I once
owned one that was reasonably sure
TOT three or four and In one day got
-FOUR filters of 81 strong pigs. The
hog man will do well, however, to
limit to less than an average of two.
record the date of breeding and num-
Der the sows by shearing figures on
them. These will show plainly till
tney harrow and by consulting the rec
ora know when to expect the pigs.
ike sows to run at large every day
and while for early pigs use hog
house, the sows are never confined 4S
hours. When 112 days are completed
| watch the SOW carefully and pen her
always In the same pen, letting her
out few hours each day. have
never seen strong pigs narrowed un-
DER III days and never over 11S days.
the best pigs and the greatest number
coming lib and ia. So your can
see that 1t is no great task to put
forth special effort on each sow.
My hog house has dirt floor. 1t is
graded up inside higher than the
ground outside. so that no water runs
in. Hogs will never root up the bed
II 1t Is kept dry. and when you see
your hogs roofing It is an indication
that you should put in a large supply
oil dry bedding. Sows that are healthy
can safely be fed all the oats they will
eat Immediately after narrowing. They
VIII not eat much. After few days
they should have corn, ETC., and as
soon as the pigs are strong enough to
follow they should be turned out,
few hours at a time at first, but soon
let them run all the time, sleeping in
common bed
! can easily take care of 40 CT so
sows and have half the day. when the
weather is good. for other work. In
fifteen years of hog raising I believe
have matured an average of over five
pigs TO the litter from Poland China
and Chester White hogs. This is not
a great pig average, but has been
very satisfactory to me.
Cedar Co.. Neb. E. W. Ferguson, Jr.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
New Fault Laid to Women.

Il have sometimes gone over into
the park said the man who lives
opposite. and listened to the stories
of the tramps. They tell strange
stories, full of woe, of course. One is
this:
The women who frequent the park.
they say, have no honor. Among men
tramps, as among men thieves, there
L. a certain code of honor. They won't
steal from one another, but in this
the women are lacking.
The moment the men fall asleep on
the benches, they say. the women steal
up and take the very shoes of their
feet. The shoes are worth only few
cents apiece, but the women are re-
lentless. They have no mercy. New
York Sun.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

Here is someone's conception of the
western man: He rolled the prairie
up like cloth. drank Mississippi dry.
put Allegheny in his hat. steamboat
in his eye, and for his breakfast, buf-
faloes some twenty-one did fry. He
whipped the whole Comanche tribe
one day before he dined. and for a
walking cane he took California
pine. and when he frowned he was so
black the sun it couldn't shine. He
whipped n ton of grizzly bears one
morning with fan, and proved him
self. by all these feats. to be-a Yest'
ern man"
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
HAD THE STUDENTS LOST CAP.
Young Lady Hastily Departed. After
Making Restitution.


She was apparently from Barnard.
Flushed and pretty, her jaunty jacket
and voluminous plated skirt Tapping
madly in the breeze. she rounded the
corner of One Hundred and Twentieth
street and Broadway just as a Column
bia student issued from the big gate.
head down. toward her. In a trice the
tiny cap which covered a dozen hairs
in the region of his gray matter was
swept into space. When he looked
up 1t had disappeared. His eye
searched the horizon. Nothing hut a
maiden's petticoats describing aerial
circles met his gaze.
Say. mister" c.'ied shrill voice
from the corner. want yer cap? Why
don't you ask her to hoist?" indicat-
ing the swirlng skirts with compre-
hensive gesture.
A little shrek. little shake. and
down came the cap from the conceal
ing draperies.
Il beg thousand pardons," began
the youth. But the girl was racing
through One Hundred and Twentieth
street as though the furies were after
her.-New York World.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Ancient Funeral Boat.
Eagle Captured by eamekeeper.

Many a British gamekeeper has
ruthlessly shot an eagle. and even an
Alpine gamekeeper seldom secures
one alive. This rare exploit has just
been performed by gamekeeper at
Albevue, in Freiburg.
The bird had swooped upon hare,
with which it was soaring to its eyre.
when the gamekeeper fired. and the
bird was hit in the wing Just sufi.
ciently to stop present flight without
permanently injuring the limb. The
hare was killed by the shot. The
bird. which is a royal eagle. was cap.
tured, and the wing will soon heal
The spread of the wings is IS inches.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
WILDCAT HAD BUSY NIGHT.


S'es'eo our Henhouse and Was Wait
ing for Farmers Arrival.
Henry Carbon. who resides twenty
nVe miles up Crooked river. had sew
enty-nve pure blooded chickens in his
henhouse recently. One night not
long ago he heard his dog barking at
some length. but as high wind was
blowing he thought the dog was dis
turbed on that account and did not go
out to ascertain the cause.
Next morning he arose about .
O'Clock. and on going out found his
dog sitting quietly by the broken
glass window of the henhouse. He
thought this action peculiar and open
ed the henhouse door when huge
wildcat leaped at his breast and hurl-
ed him to the ground. Mr.. Carbon
gathered himself together and made
for the house. where he got his gun
and returned to the fray. to find the
big cat serenely awaiting him. One
shot dispatched the varmint.
On taking look at the henhouse
Mr.. Carbon was confronted by pile
OF dead chickens which the cat had
killed and heaped up. Every one Of
the seyenty-five- choice fowls had been
killed and placed i'll the heap.-Pine-
Vile Journal
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
GOOD AND BAD LOCOMOTIVES.
OF Same Type, One viii Behave Well
and Another AbominabIy.


You never see ship launched on a
Friday, and similarly new locomo-
tive hardly ever makes trial trip on
that day or on the thirteenth OF the
month Even though the superintend-
ent may jeer at this superstition, yet
he knows too well to set 1t at naught'
for just as sailors consider that some
ships are unlucky, so do train hands
credit certain locomotives with sort
of demoniacal possession.
1t is certainly very strange the oil
ference that may be observed between
two locomotives built from the same
plans, al the same time, OF similar
material. One goes on her way quiet
ly and smoothly. never breaks down,
costs little or nothing for repairs; the
other causes trouble from the very
first, runs of the line. kills the driv-
ers. gets into accidents OF all kinds
and generally acts as though pos
sessed by some evil spirit
There was a famous instance some
years ago on the South Florida rail-
way. A locomotive killed so maiy
people that she gained the name OF
THE Hearse.' and no fewer than
three engine drivers actually left the
employ of the company rather than
continue driving her. The odd thing
was that she never seemed TO injure
herself. Eventually her owners were
forced to break her up, although she
was by no means worn out.
or actual ghosts in trains or rail-
way engines one very seldom hears.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

ing plate. At regular intervals on
the plate is a series OF keyhole slots.
recesses being formed in the rear OF
each slot. AT the upper end the lock-
ing plates are bent at right angles
over the post. The crosspieces are
made with plates projecting at the
ends. these plates fitting over the
plates at the tops of the corner posts
and held in place by Tugs. If desired,
additional crosspieces can be added
and drawers inserted between them.
the top of The table is made with
cleats on the under surface. these
cleats fitting into grooves on the
upper crosspieces.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Live Fish Being Exported.

A boat of curious sort is moored
in the harbor of Lyons. France. 1t is
eighty feet long. and is driven by n
motor The hold is constructed tank
fashion. the cargo consisting OF
twenty-five tons of live carp and tench.
which are being transported from the
couth of France to Holland. The ulti-
mate destination Of the Anna Is
Utrecht, whittier the boat is proceed
ing by canal The voyage will prob
ably take about twenty days.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

Most of the farmers in this
neighborhood practice rotation when
they deem it practicable. These
rotations include a leguminous crop
like clover. We generally believe that
four crops should be included in the
rotation, namely, corn. timothy, oats
and clover. The principle obstacle to
rotations including clover and corn is
too much slough pasture. We find the
very best results coming from rota-
tons. l will say. however. that most
of the farmers regularly follow the no.
tation Of oats and corn. which is about
the poorest rotation there is. To i'm
prove the rotations l would say, SOW
rape with the oats, pillow under after
corn and sow rye In corn. but use
clover and timothy in rotations as sug-
gested.-M. Zimpleman, McHenry
County, Ill.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

l find 1t is difficult matter
to keep the weeds down, espe-
cially in the corn field. do it
by careful cultivation and hav-
ing only about twenty acres to a man
and team. l have neither the morn
ing glory or bind weed to trouble me
I am not troubled with any kind of
weeds in my small grain except when
get poor stand of grain. Then
weeds of different kinds take the
place of the grain. The kind of weed
making the most trouble in our vicin-
ity is grass known as fox tail We
do not find the state law as to obnox-
icus weed, at all effective.-G. C. Glib
son. Morgan County. Ill.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

An interesting and unique war curio
recently arrived at Khartum in the
shape of the late Sultan Iambio's
great war drum.
1t is cut from a solid block of wood.
and is intended to represent buffalo,
though, perhaps, the execution leaves
something to the imagination. The
whole thing is over 10 feet long. Az
feet high and 4 feet wide. and re-
quires eight or ten men to carry it.
Wide World Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Fierce Fight Between Deer.

John Sanborn was the witness to
one of the grandest battles that men
of to-day are treated to when he saw
a big buck deer with splendid antlers
clash with a spike horn in field at
Whitefield, n. H., the other day. The
smaller animal was knocked fiat at
the first blow. but jumped up and
charged his antagonist. He desisted
only when one of his horns had been
broken off. tearing out a big piece OF
the skull with 1t.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Wedding Finery Hard to Find.

Some of the women of Norway. Me.
recently participated in a wedding
gown party. All present wore wed
ding finery of some sort. A pair OF
gloves was all that one woman could
muster of her one-time trousseau. An
other had a pair of gownless sleeves
while still another could only find the
yoke of a waist of thirty years ago
One shrewd matron borrowed an outfit
from a recent bride, thus meeting the
conditions
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Simple Cause for Delay.

Passengers by train on the Ger
man Forgau-Wittenberg line recently
were greatly annoyed at long delay
in station. Finally they lost all pa.
tience and went in a body to the en-.
ginc driver. They demanded the
cause of delay. and received the reply
that the engine had no water, and
could not get any. as the man in
charge of the hydrant was of duty
and had the key with him.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Halt Hen and Halt Duck.

Policeman Joseph Lussier Of WILL
mantle. has a queer freak chicken.
The question which perplexes the OBJ
server is whether the freak is hen
or duck. The hen-duck was Matched
last May. and 1t has always borne the
eccentricities herewith described. Its
breed is the white Wyandotte- 1t has
the head OF pullet and other charac-
teristics, but its walk. posture. etc,
are like the ducks. When walking
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Had Umbrella on strina.

A boy stood an umbrella in Ben
ninston. VT, church doorway during
service one Sunday evening To the
umbrella was attached strong cord.
an end of which the boy held. When
the meeting was over it is alleged that
eleven different persons carried the
umbrella the length of the string.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
finder Box.


One of the earliest forms of finder
box is shown in the accompanying
illustration. The box consisted of a
rough wheel against which the flint
was pressed SO that the twirling of
the wheel would send shower of
sparks into the finder laid in the
trough of the box. In this way some
of the sparks were sure to ignite.
The box was an English invention of
the seventeenth century.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

A mixture of bran and oats
makes good feed for almost
any kind Of farm animals. Out
of these two come strong muscles and
vigor. They are frequently as cheap
as corn and as stock feed are far
superior to it. For growing horses
this feed is to be strongly recon-
mended.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

The farmers about Riverton, Conn,
iemand the life of big buck deer
which has an enormous spread of ant.
ers. They say that the animal has re.
oeatedly driven men to cover in the
woods. The big fellow seems to have
found that he can drive human beings
about as he chooses and finds much
enjoyment in chasing woodsmen to
high roosts.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

This remarkable tree. which -four
ishes throughout the Malay PENN
sula, derives its name from the fact
that it is the travellers joy and COM
fort in places where water cannot be
found. BY cutting or puncturing the
soft outgrowths at the bottom. a cop
ious supply of cool drinking water may
be obtained.-Montreal Herald.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
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When the grass Is family greening in the
shelter of the fence.
When the daring maple blossoms maxi
the tree tops shadow dense.
When the baby dandelions peep above the
chilly mold.
Hiding in their startled bosoms all their
wealth of spllntered gold
Then we rightly may conjecture that the
spring il drawing nigh
With its snowy clouds a-sailing in sea
OF purple sky.
But the only sign that's certain-you've
observed 1t. like as not
Is the bunch that's batting yrounders on
the old back lot.
Mickey Peters Fatty Johnson. Skinny
Brown and Nosey Watts.
I.impy Wilson. buster Thompson and
that sassy Rabbit Potts
This the gang that pools their pennies
and their nickels and their dimes,
Kicking as they note the total, on the
hardness OF the times.
Then they go any buy a bat or two and
bargain for a ball.
Though they owe the man little when
they've pungled up their all.
But We know that springs approaching
that it's nearly on the spot,
When we see the bunch bat grounders on
the old back lot.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

The Australians have been using
the Merino sheep to very
much larger extent than the Amer.
leans. They are now very well
pleased with their former course.
as the demand for Merino wool
is very large and prices are high.
They have found also that the Meri.
nos herd easily, are good travellers
when the pastures are short, and stand
hardships better than many other
sheep.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
HANDY FOR FREQUENT MOVERS.
Furniture Easily Put Together and
Taken Apart.

''Knockdown furniture or furni-
ture which can be quickly taken apart
for transportation and as quickly as
sembled again at the next point OF
destination is of very great value for
certain purposes. An illustration of
"knockdown table is shown here. the
invention of North Carolina man.
1t is strong. durable and efficient and
can be readily assembled without the
Use of nails or screws.
When taken apart it can be packed
within a small space for shipping or
storage. On the inner side of each Of
the legs of the table is a metal lock-
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Paper for New York Journals.

Each evening the paper express
freight" leaves Portland. Me-. bound
Tor New York. The train consists each
day of ten cars loaded with no other
freight but paper. According to a con
tract made by the manufacturers, this
much paper must be delivered each
morning in New York city. The train
has its regular schedule all along the
line. and has yet to fail to reach its
destination on time.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

A stunted colt is about sure
to develop into an unsatisfactory
horse. 1t never pays to allow
the colt to be checked in growth. The
feed Of the colt should be as carefully
looked after as is the feed OF the ma
ture horse engaged in daily work.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

One Woodrow of Mineral county, w.
Va, killed his own baby in its moth
er's arms. He was convicted on her
testimony. but appealed on the ground
that wife is not a competent wit.
ness against her husband. The SUI
preme court of the State held thu. his
claim is correct and he probably will
GO rec.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

Littleton, n. H., is out with the
longest town warrant in the state. The
copy which was posted in the post
office reacher from the top of the bull
ietin board to within foot of the
door. and the tallest man in town had
IL Stand on tiptoe to read the INST /: e.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

An investigation into the size of the
solicitors bills by government COM
nittee in London revealed this remark
able item: To attending you this day,
when we discussed at length the items
OF our charges. and in the end con-
WINGED you that they were fair"
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

Miss Corneia T. Crosby, who has
long been known to be smart fisher
and hunter. and has for years contrib
uted to sporting papers over the PEN
name of Fly Rod" is now an accred-
tied guide in the Maine woods. who
registers along with the others
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

James f. Tricky of West Warren.
Mass, is the owner of meer:chaum
pipe which has been in his family
more than sixty years. Mr. Trickey
received it from his father forty five
years ago.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

at which Z horse walks is gov
erned largely by training. The
greater number of people. how
ever. believe that 1t comes as
a result of the right kind of breeding.
A fast walking horse will produce
fast walking horse, under ordinary
conditions.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
High Prices for Horses,

High prices for horses are
only obtainable for high class
stock. The man that breeds to-
gether two very commonplace an
finals need not expect to get
from that mating anything that he can
sell for fancy price. Fancy horses
do not come from such parentage.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

Bees require some attention, but
they pay we'll for their keep Beg1u
ners will do well to commence with II
few colonies and learn from nyyeri.
ence how to take care of them.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
AGRI(7lIEIURfl

Smut Grass (sporobuIus Indieus).
This grass originated in India, but
has now been carried to many other
lands. It is found quite abundantiy
in the southern states. 1t is called
smut grass from the fact that its
heads become covered with blackish
smut after Towering. 1t grows lux
uriantly on uncultivated lands, and
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

The fire commissioners of New
Britain, Conn. have decided to con-
tinue to rent church bell rather than
Duy one on account of the exceeding
ly high price of bell metal at present,
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

The wreck of passenger train on
the bangor 4 Aroostook railroad. that
occurred short time ago. was the
hrst accident of its kind since the road
started twelve years ago.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

its body assumes the upright position.
as in the picture. It's tail is short and
study and has that peculiar wag
such as only the duck can give 1t,
and its legs and feet resemble those
of Il duck, though the feet lack web.
Wien it tries to cackle it makes
sound which is seemingly mixture
of cackle and quack. 1t eats from
the ground like duck and drinks
great amount of water. AS yet the
freak has not laid an egg or essayed
to swim. and these may determine
later on to which family 1t belongs
New York Herald.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

The appetites of animals may
be improved by changing the
feed. variety of food seems
to stimulate the appetite. For
this reason probably better results are
obtained from feeding animals on
many foods than on one food.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

SMUT GRASS tsPoRosULus INDIct 81
cattle and horses eat it with evide Mt
relish. To all appearances it is a val
liable grass. All parts Of the plsnt
are plant and succulent. II 1t is
closely pastured 1t sprouts aga in
quickly and has long growing ssa-
son, lasting from May till the coming
OF heavy frosts. 1t usually grows in
low and small tufts. As yet 1t has not
been largely cultivated. but scientis IS
express the belief that it may become
very valuable under cultivation.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Priceless Old Violin Found.

In the illustration is shown a price
less old violin recently discovered in
a Bavarian village. The instrument
was made by Jacobus Steiner. pupil
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

of the renowned Amati. Miss Mag
Wood Chase of Chicago. recently re-
ceived pictures of the instrument from
Or, Hugo Bach of Bad Elster. Saxony.
DR.. Bach is descendant of the cele-
brated Johann Sebastian Bach. and he
is satisfied with the genuineness of
the violin. which is proved by the re-
r;arkable Steiner shape. the quality
of the wood. the color of the varnish
and the inscription inside the instru'
ment.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

While hunting near Randolph, ",
FREQ Hayward shot rare animal n
II, .hape OF a coa,-blaok rabbit,