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EXPEL 40 STUDENTS
WHO ARE OBSTINATE
Lake Forest Faculty Submitted Pledge
Against Hazing But Boys Re-
fused to Sign II.

CHICAGO, oct Forty Lake Forest
students refused last night 20 sign a
pledge submitted by the faculty not
10 indulge IN hazing and by the direc-
tiOn OF President Richard Harlan. they
viii be expelled from the college this
morning. Sixty students, after mass
meeting. decided 10 accept the mani
fesUo of the professors. Attempts were
made by some OF the seniors 10 brow
beat the sOphOmOres and juniors and
drive them into submission, but they
were unsuccessful
All but three OF the seniors yielded to
the faculty. Half the sOphomOres could
not b.. ircconclled. President Harlan. in
chanel last Friday morning, delivered
an ultImutum TO the students torbiddlnE
haZiug. In order that the rule might be
observed more generally, he asked the
students 20 sign a pledge. This they
refused fatty.
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LOST LEG WHILE DRUNK
ALLEGED WHISKY MAN SUED

BRAZIL. Ind. Oct. Howard
FaeIn has filed suit I'm the city circuit
court against Thomas II. Johnson, a
merchant az Saline city, for 5000 dam
ages for selling him two half piats of
waislJy. which. he alleges. caused him
10 lose his right leg.
FaCin alleges that On September q.
1904. Johnson. who was conducting a
general mercantile store at Saline City.
sold him Two haIf-pint bottles Of whisky
Fagin alleges that Johnson did rot hav0
license 90 retail intoxicating liquors.
Fagin asserts that hc tried TO drive his
team 90 his home. and that in some
manner his right lex became wrapped
Ground the front axle of the busy ana
IL was torn of at the knee.
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HEARS WEDDING OVER
PHONE il MILES AWAY

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Oct. AT a
distance OF fourteen miles, Mrs. VIII
liam Harry, Of Coatesville, listened 10
the ceremony which united her son
Charles to Miss Sarah NJ. Black, Of
his place.
she was unable to be present on ac-
count of illness, and a special telephone
was arranged from the Black home
here TO the Coatesville house.
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BROKE INTO PRISON
AND ROBBED GUARD

ROCHESTER. oct. I'm the Mt
Norris Jail. two strangers attacked
James Cleary, the night watchman.
bound and gagged him and locked him
in "A cell after robbiug him Of money,
a revolver and a lashlight He man
aged 20 get the gag out of his mouth
and his cries for help attracted atten-
lion. The fire bell was rung, and the
whole town turned out 10 hunt The
thieves
When Richmonds jewelry store was
opened Il was discovered that the safe.
in which was. $4,000, was loaded with
fuse, powder, and soap. The men are
supposed TO be yeEgmeu. and il IS be-
ueved that the ringing of the bell
frightened them away
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CAR UPSETTING KILLS
BABY MOTHER HOLDS

NEW YORK. oct "A child was
killed I'm its mothers arms and a score
OF men aud women were Injured, five or
six dangerously, when a runaway car
of the Yonkers street railway dashed
down :he steep incline OF McLane ave
nue. and Jumped the track at a sharp
turn at the foot of the hill and turned
over, burying the passengers in the
wreckage.
of chain attached TO the brake
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MEDlCOS RID CLEVELAND
STREETS OF STRAY DOGS

CLEVELAND. oct $50 many dogs
have been used I'm the medical colleges
for vivisection that the streets Of the
city have been cleared OF stray pups.
and the usual rate paid for dogs 70
cents has been advanced To 81 West
ern Reserve Medical College foresaw
q shortage OF pups and laid IN a sup
ply
The other medical colleges now ind
themselves dOgless. They have organ
tied scout parties Of students. who go
out at night searching the streets for
stray CANNES.
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termed It. between Mrs. Platt and her
self.
woman with white hair, brown eyes,
and engaging manners. Her beautiful
home IS filled with art curiOs. and
everything breathes the quiet elegance
OF a gentleWOman.
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DECIDED SUPERIORITY.

There IS one respect in which horse
mas great advantage over a man"
What Is that?'
He can be In clover and 20 to grass
at the same time"
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SPECIAL Norrcrs.

TO CHAs. J. 0MALLEY: You are here
BY notified thas your subscription for one
nundfed shares of the capital stock of
the Holland Medicine Co remains un-
paid. and that said stock viii be can
celleo Tor non-payment II the same is
rot paid FOR IN full on or before January
4th 1917. HOLLAND MEDICINE con-
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10 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Cuinine Tablets
Druggists refund money if it fails 20 cure
i. ". GROVES signature is on each box 25c
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Platt Again Refuses to Talk.

Senator Thomas c. Platt left the Hotel
Gotham today 10 go 10 his office. 43
Broadway. in company with his son,
Frank Platt, who called for his aged
father.
The old man looked worn and feeble
as he left the hotel on the younger
mans arm. Frank Platt had to help
the Senator into the waiting electric
cab.
AS Senator Platt walked across the
sidewalk to the curb, he was piled with
questions, but all he would say was
OF the arm.
Il have nothing to say; nothing at
all "
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LINAI EAIE

Having disposed II our entire sumner
stocks. We are now preparing for the I'm
al fan and winter sale. This building
was sold over our heads IN June. afteI
we mad placed orders for all our fall and
winter merchandise, and we have been
compelled 20 take the goods Our tfne
mere Is now but a matter OF a few weeks
ana We nave an immense assortment Of
I1ats ana furnishings that must be sold
" q shail commence 10 make final dis
position or them in a very short tiT1e
iHE HUB, PA AVE. AND I4TH ST.
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I ct US DECORATE YOUR HOME FOR
IL The FALL.
EXPERTS n PAINTING
Wm r poako 20 years $50 Pa ave- Sc
" Ais ~sA S1hSSa Painter Phone z. ..
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hay for pigs, it is considered better to
cut it early, so that larger proportion
Of leaves may be saved and conse-
quently a larger proportion Of protein
conserved. While late cutting, after
the leaves have fallen somewhat and
the stem hardened. is better for
horses; for pigs. especially growing
pigs, the crop should be so harvested
as to save the largest number of
leaves. Experience teaches also that
the third or fourth crop is better for
pigs because it is softer and more pal
atable. It is always wise to provide
some sort of a trough or rack with a
floor in it for feeding alfalfa to hogs.
Alfalfa in its green state, or when
used as hay or ensilage, is a frst-class
poultry food Poultry will pasture on
it during the summer and thrive 1t is
best for poultry to use the last cutting
of alfalfa, as it is softer in texture.
has a larger proportion of leaves. less
woody matter, and is more sueeulent
than any other cutting. While poultry
Of all classes viii eat alfalfa hay, or
at least the leaves from it, and thrive,
It is undoubtedly a better practice to
chop or grind it and mix it with
grain ration A good practice is to
steep the alfalfa hay in hot water and
let it stand for several hours before
eeding.
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In fact, no writer of late years
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We have secured from Sir.
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crop Of corn sOwn broadcast. The
corn was plowed down in Tie fan and
the sand lot planted in rye. 1t %ilf be
seen that in this process nature was
being assisted by moisture and sun
light to change sand into rye and corn
stalks. Then the sand, by the natural
process of decomposition of these
grains, brought about a complete
change in the physical condition of
the soil
The work of this interesting man
attracted the attention of many people
pursuing scientific agriculture, among
whom was III. J. Heinz, the pickle
manufacturer-57 kinds-who is in
terested not only in the culture of the
vegetable kingdom but in the tel 1T
ual growth of boys, and through his
activity Mr.. Hollister was elected
Dean of Agriculture at the Agricul-
tural Institute of Winona Lake, In
diana. Here he was seen last sum-
mer handling his crops of embryo
farmers who seemed imbued with his
enthusiasm and whose first harvest
received eneomiums from five thou
sand visiting farmers, who unani-
mously adopted resolutions endorsing
the work.
EDUCATING FOR SMALL ARMS.
A plan is now taking tangible form,
which will lead to the establishment |
of small farms comprising five to |
twenty acres each. On these farms /
young men will be taught combined I
scientific and practical agriculture. !
They win also demonstrate the pos
sibility of getting an income and genu-
ne happiness from their investments
which may well be enyied by the
ialaried man or the man of moderate
,apital in the city. 1t is believed too.
hat this work will have a wholesome
fleet upon the farmers throughout
he country. An increase of even
1860 il tthiiee-SfeeFenHHee of each farmer
when multiplied by five million, would |,
the prosperity of the Ameri-
an Nation, the bulwarks of which
re its farming population.
Mr.. HOLSTER is also directing a 1
work of reclamation of a large tract /
f salt meadow on the Connecticut ,
cast which, when reclaimed, win be
sed for the purpose of intensive
arming, thereby firmly establishing
he fact that these lands may be used I
D furnish employment and bring
wealth and happiness to the people, /
Thus each day reveals some new ,
rogress, and farming, that once I
eemed a hopeless, hapless drudgery,
) being shown golden highway to /
n ever increasing success.
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were taught the economical use IF
water and the method of creating a
favorable environment for plants. A
VISIT was made to Maryland, where
experiments with soil and plant life
ADDED still further to the experiment.
ers fund of knowledge, but in 1901,
the most difficult and seemingly i'm
possible work was to come, ie., the
retaining Of tidal lands on the north
shore of Long Island Sound. The De
partment of Agriculture already had,
had a man in the field, who had re-
ported the feasibility of reclamation
but by slow processes, and that in
vestigation revealed too many failures.
In spite of this, Mr. HOLSTER had
sufficient knowledge, gained expert
mentally, to suggest success, added to
which was the further information
gained during a four years residence
in Washington, d. G., for the express
purpose of consultation and co-opera-
ton with the experts of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. An experiment
was first made on small tract on the
south side of Long Island, where the
salt bog had simply been taken up
and thrown inside of dixie, CON
structed of lumber sufficiently strong
TO withstand the tide. This bog was
made smooth and even, and chemically
treated in the month of August. BY
the of October the surface was
covered with a beautiful growth of
tame grass six inches high. This
might certainly be termed, "a Quick
Process Route" Work on sixty
acre tract on the north side was begun
in June and completed in December of
the same year. On this land, covered
the previous autumn with salt water,
nine hundred bushels of turDips were
produced on two acres during the
first season. Rye oats, celery and
vegetables throve on the same tract.
The following year twenty acres
were seeded to meadow land in April \
BY August it was covered by bcautl-
ful trrf, strong enough to hold ND
cattle pastured thereon. The remain.
ing portion of the sixty acres pro-
duced luxuriant crops of vegetables
and corn. A year later the meadow
yielded four tons of hay to the acre
and was considered great demon
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An Agricultural Education.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

HOLSTER proceeded upon the theory
that, climatic conditions being equal,
certain crops are adapted to certain
soils, and that planting those which
will bring the greatest revenue win
enhance the value of the land, inspire
the people with enthusiasm and en-.
courage development in all lines of
trade. For example, Kalamazoo.
Michigan, was once surrounded by
boys and fats worth scarcely $1,000
an acre, After the incoming of the
Hollanders, who began raising celery
on these supposedly worthless la
$000,000.00 was brought annually to
the town by the sale of this vegetable.
In ten years time the land increased
in value to $4,000 an acre.
In 1899, trip was made to Colo
RADIO where the people. were farming
under irrigation, and here the growers
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considered by stockmen in -other sec

considered by stockmen in .other sec
tions.
Some Of the questions considered in
the experiments were the composition
and digestibility of alfalfa, the calcu-
lated cost of nutrients supplied by all
falfa and other feeding stuffs. the
value Of alfalfa hay cut at different
periods of growth, alfalfa as pastur-
age, soiling, and hay crop, alfalfa meal,
and the value of alfalfa, fresh and
cured, for different kinds of farm ami
mails and for poultry. The Importance
of this crop as a honey-producing
plant was also considered.
Finely ground, kiln-dried alfalfa
hay, called alfalfa meal. has given sat
isfactory results as feeding stuff. The
commercial article is made from Sc
lected alfalfa and mixed with sugar.
beet molasses in the proportion of rs
per cent. alfalfa and rs per cent. mo-
iasses.
Horses and mules, it is stated, thrive
on alfalfa pasture, and while alfalfa is
too rich a food for mature horses I'M
less used In combination with some
other roughness, it is an excellent feed
for young ones, as it seems to contain
just the elements necessary to develop
bone, muscle, and consequent size.
Caution should be used, however. in
feeding alfalfa to horses, particularly
lie they have not been accustomed to
it. Like other concentrated feeds, it
seems to stimulate all the physical
processes to such an extent that vari-
Gus disorders of the digestive system
may appear. This is particularly mo-
ticeable in the urinary and perspira-
tory glands
When alfalfa is fed to horses in con-
siderable quantity the grain ration
must be proportionately reduced and
an abundance of other roughness fur
nished. When horses have attained a
mature age and it is desirable to
change from other hay to alfalfa, this
change must be very gradual. and the
alfalfa selected for this purpose should
be more advanced in growth at the
time Of cutting than that which is to
be fed to cattle OF sheep. As a general
statement, very ripe alfalfa hay is the
best to use for worKlng and driving
horses. while that prepared in the
usual way-that is, cut when the field
is about one-tenth in blooms better
for the colts. In any event, horses that
are fed alfalfa hay must be given
abundant exercise
For dairy and beef cattle and for
sheep, alfalfa has given very good re-
suits. AS regards the use Of alfalfa
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STUDENTS CLEANING OUT DRAIN AT wrNoNA

tect the tubers from the sun after the
vines begin to die. When the tubers
are fully ripe the vines will be quite
dead, but digging should not be de-
layed too long, as the potatoes will
make second growth in case wet
weather should set in, and weeds will
start seriously interfering with har-
Vesting the crop. On small scale,
dig with a spading fork, and on a
large scale, use either one of the spe-
cial digging machines or a turning
pillow, which latter will cover up a
good many potatoes. A late crop may
be planted during May or early in
June in the North, and harvested late
in autumn, when the frost has killed
the vines.
After digging the potatoes, they
should never be allowed to lie exposed
to the sun, or to any light while in
storage, as they soon become green
and unfit for table use. Early pota-
toes especially should not be stored in
a damp place during the heated part
of the summer. keeping best If COW
Ell I'd over in a cool, shady shed until
the autumn weather sets in, after
which they can be placed in a dry
cellar or buried in the open ground.
The ideal temperature for keeping
Irish potatoes would be between 36o
and 40o r., but they wal not with
stand any freezing.
A thousand bushels of potatoes
have been raised on one acre How
many farmers, who chance to read
this, have raised 200 bushels on an
equal plotY And there are some
who can not grow 100 bushels on their
acre.
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The irish Pofafo.

A rich, sandy loan is best suited to
the production of Irish potatoes, and
the fertilizers employed should contain
high percentage of potash. The main
crop of Irish potatoes for family use
should be grown elsewhere. but a small
area of early ones properly belongs in
the garden. The preparation OF the
soil should be the same as for general
garden crops.
In a recent bulletin on farm vege-
tables, the department of Agriculture
recommends that for late potatoes, the
rows should be 21a to feet apart,
sand the hills IA to IL inches apart in
the rows. Lay off the rows with a
one-horse pillow or lister, and drop the
seed, one or two pieces in a place, in
the bottom of the furrow. Cover the
seed to depth of about inches, using
hoe or a one-horse pillow for the pur-
pose. One to three weeks will be
required for the potatoes to come up,
depending entirely upon the tempera-
ture of the soil. The ground may even
freeze slightly after the planting has
been done, but so long as the frost
does not reach the seed potatoes no
harm will result, and growth will be-
gin as soon as the soil becomes suf-
ficiently warm.
AS soon as the plants appear above
the ground and the rows can be fol
lowed, the surface soil should be well
stirred by means of one of the harrow
toothed cultivators. Good cultivation
should be maintained throughout the
growing season, with occasional hand
hoeing, if necessary, to keep the
ground free from weeds. Much de-
ponds upon cultivation. Toward the
last the soil may be worked up around
the plants to hold them erect and pro-
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The following interesting account
Of the life work of Edgar J. Hollister
Is sketched by Mrs. Grannis, who has
had the opportunity of personally OBJ
serving some of the results Of his
wonderful activity. Except for Dean
HOLSTERS retiring modesty regarding
his own performances, Mrs. Grannis
SAYS that It would be possible to pre-
sent many, more stimulating incidents
of difficulties overcome. All in all,
his life work is doing much not only
for American agriculture, per Sc: but
for the advancement of the idea that
brainwork- farming pays, and that
there is as promising a field in this
line of endeavor as in any of the mer-
camille or industrial occupations.
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Through Toll to Triumph.
Bv Anna g. GRIMM.


1t is a far cry from a Canadian
farmer boy in the sixties to the Dean
of Agriculture to-day in a rising insti-
tuition in the West, yet, by the applica.
tion of science to practical farming,
such a change has been wrought by
!. Edgar J. HOLSTER, soil expert Of
vide reputation reputation.
No Agricultural college opened its
friendly doors to this youh2 pioneer,
nor was the Canadian governnitn"t 80
deeply Interested at that time as now,
In its farming population. Books on
the subject were few and fell woefully
short Of the mark, yet he knew neither
encouragement nor dismay.
call from western Ontario, his
birth place, came In 1878 and in re-
Spouse, some time was spent in set
ting out peach orchards. the work los
ing It's irEsOmeness because of the
study which accompanied it. More
over at this point company was en-
gagged in reclaimlng some twenty-five
thousand acres of land by the drainage
of an inland lake. The young man as
sisted in some of the surveys and was
in touch with the chief engineer of
the work. His enthusiasm was
aroused by the anticipation Of the re
suits which would come from the adj
dition of such a large acreage which
hitherto worthless, was now, by re-
ducing 1t to cultivation, to be made
productive
After some further years of study
and preparation Mr. Hollister became
Interested in the ORGANIZATION of com.
pany for the development of a.
large tract of swamp. The land was
cleared of brush and reclaimed to
cultivation, buildings erected, ma
chinery installed and a system of
farming. very nearly perfect, was
established Fields of six acres were
made to produce an income of 49,
10000 each, while others of four acres
produced $1,S0000. or the latter ST.
10000 was net; while thirty-five acres
was made to yield $14,000.00 gross at
an expense of $S,00000 OF course,
these were special crops such as eel
cry, onions and other vegetables
SLOW PROCESS OF NATURE.
In some instances five years is the
period allowed for the reclamation of
land by the slow process of nature
after the drainage has been obtained
Even then these lands may fail to
produce paying crops, because of their
deficiency in essential elements such |
as lime, potash, phosphoric acid and
magnesia. These are some Of the |
forces which go to make stability in
plants. 1t Is true that such lands con. |
tain a large percentage of nitrogen, |
accumulated from the decomposition |
of vegetable matter annually produced |
In low places. However this nitrogen, |
which would produce growth We're 1t |
available, is In an unknown quantity |
and available only when sufficiens
moisture is present. yet does not pru
duce the same results upon crops as
nitrogen derived from other sources, I
such as bone, dried blood or barn.
yard manure.
To make these lands productive i'm.
mediately after drainage 1t is neces-
sary to correct their acid condition by |
the use of lime and by disintegration /
of the soil particles, thereby increas-
ing their powers to retain water and
absorb oxygen. These forces together, |
will act on potash and the three abso-
lutte essentials to plant growth are MI
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trogen, phosphoric acid. potash, and
phosphoric acid and make them
available as plant food.
Mr.. Hollister visited Florida and Sc
cured tract of land which for five
years was used experimentally. Al
though be was In one case much handi-
capped by inadequate drainage, which
II was not found practical to improve,
the results were, however, very salts
factory.
In 1895. in Canada, the next field of
cperation. phenomenal success re-
shifted in eighteen months. Here Mr..
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