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Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

tened to the handle in the manner shown in the cut, and when working among the canes of the berry bushes use it in the way illustrated.
 This tool will be found extremely handy for this sort of pruning any where on the farm. It will work quite well for cutting out suckers in the or chard as in the berry row. If the canes are quite tall straight handle may be attached to the blade so that one may have 1t of any desired length. Such a tool costs but little, and if one has a considerable area In berry plants it will pay to have several tools made.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
How to Save Stems.

In spite of the extensive development and use of corn harvesting machinery the fact remains that much corn Is still cut by hand. Therefore the ac- companying sketch recently sent to the New England Homested by a reader will prove of interest.
 He has figured out that if the plan outlined is followed sixty-four hill shock. or stock. of corn can be cut at a minimum number of steps. The cir cles In the center represent the four hills tied together or between which tile shock is built. After the founda. tion for the shock is ready the man goes to No. 1 and cuts in the direction
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

Numerous inscriptions In Latin were cut on the new building for the Depart ment of Agriculture in Washington. The head of the department discovered the other day that some of them are in bad Latin, and ordered them all erased and recut In plain English. There is DO better reason for inscrlbing Ameri- can public buildings with Latin than there would have been for putting in- scriptions In Greek or Sanskrit on the public buildings in ancient Rome. The theory that there Is peculiar virtue in a foreign tongue is widely held. It goes so far as to lead to the singing of French translations of German and Italian operas in American opera houses, translations made at the de mand of music-loving Frenchmen, who Insist that they shall understand the language sung to them.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
Poultry.

A careful observer of poultry needs no better sign of its condition than to watch the comb. A bright red comb shows that the hen or male is healthy and vigorous, and if hen, she will probably be good layer. After the egg supply has failed the comb will generally lose its color. In cold wealth CT fowls with large combs must have extra warm quarters, as they are very easily frozen. It Is frozen combs more often than anything else that makes Leghorns and Minorcas poor winter layers. As their names imply, they are natives of warm climates, as, indeed, most fowls are. They very rarely get into as warm quarters in winter as they could find anywhere in the coun- tries where they had their original home.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
Fruit from Seed.

It is doubtful if there is any kind of fruit that will come strictly true to va- riety when grown from seed, as there is a tendency to deyiate from the orig inal. One may secure something supe- rior or the fruit may revert back to some undesirable kind. It is slow and uncertain process. Chestnuts may be grafted when 1 year old. The nuts are usually placed in the ground in rows, inches deep, early in the spring or late In the fall, milling over them If in the fall, and uncovering In the spring. They are very unreliable In germinating and prefer a sandy loam. The European varieties are larger than the native. The native chestnuts vary greatly, no two trees producing nuts exactly alike in size, flavor, etc. The foreign varieties are grafted on the American stocks. Trees grown from American nuts can not be depended upon for quality of product.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

tempts people outdoors and yet 1t is too cold to stay long in the open. These two women solved the problem by hay ing garden room built.
 It was not without some trouble that they realized their ideal. It was easy enough to hunt up the local carpenter and tell him what they wanted-just a little hut, with two sides open, etc., but when he sent In the plans he ap- peared to have gained a haZy impres. sion that they wanted a stable or a chapel and he was not sure which. Then they did what is always humiliat- ing but sometimes necessary-they con- suited a male friend, a cousin, and he consulted with the carpenter and be- tween the four of them they evolved a satisfactory hut.
 It Is hut 12 by 10 feet, made of weather boarding, with the north and east sides solid and the south and west sides open. The west side Is pro- vided with three large adjustable shut
 
 into roof and floor and holds the oth- CTS firmly in place. This prevents the rattling that would otherwise happen on stormy nights when the shutters have to be put up.
 The south side has a "dado' three feet high and five small shutters, of which one or any number can be put in, according to the way the wind Is blowing. The room slants very sharp ly and Is tarred and covered with felt as well, so there is no danger of the occupants being rained on.
 Then the hut was furnished-very simply-no hangings Or upholstery to make it seem like an indoor place. The useful cousin suggested bed on the principle of berths In ship-one above the other. It is mounted on casters, so 1t can be moved about, according to drafts. There is a rough table, a deal form and q basket chair, and that Is all, except built-in seats along the "dado" on the south side. Plenty of seats are necessary, because the sisters entertain most of their callers in their garden room. As they dress in their bedrooms in the big house, no toilet fit tings are required where they sleep. Their two dogs guard them at night, so they sleep without fear. Since this garden room was built the sisters have lost one of the things they formerly had-their poor health.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
A Book of Blunders.

One of the most valuable books fo> the professional collector is esteemed solely on account of its errata and the authors peculiar explanations of how so many blunders came to be made The book is entitled "The Anatomy of the Mass" It consists of 172 pages and is accompanied by a list of errata of fifteen closely printed pages. The au- thor in his explanation attributes the mistakes to the devil, who, he says, first caused him to drop the manuscript in a ditch and thus made It almost H. legible and, secondly, by befuddling the printers made them commit number of blunders. never equaled In work of that size.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
Origin of Plug Tobacco.

In the jury room at the court house a few days ago farmer said, as he took a chew of tobacco:
 "All the difference In the world In tobacco. I've tried some twenty diff ferent kinds, and none Is as good as that we used to make ourselves down on the farm. We would take maple log while twas green and bore dozen holes In It with 0 two-inch auger They were our molds. We selected our choicest tobacco and soaked 1t for a week or more in wild honey. Then we'd take the leaf to the log, get good hlck ory 'tamping' stick and go to work.
 "A little ball of the honey soaked to- bacco would be put in an auger hole and tamped in with the stick and a hammer. We'd pound 1t in solid Ball after ball would be rammed In and pounded until the whole became a solid plug. When the hole was nearly full we would pound In the plug and then the log would be put away to season, As the wood dried the moisture would be drawn from the tobacco. And when 1t was split the sweetest tobacco ever made was taken from 1t. We call ed 1t plug tobacco and that's where the name originated. ."-Kansas City Star.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

cess of the effort has been small. She says that 1t does not tend Ito stimu- late an American woman's national pride to reflect that this may be the last of civilized countries to grant women a voice In their own govern ment." And she adds: "Let this fact be remembered-it Is the only one where women have been left to fight this battle alone, with no moral, finan- clal or political support from the men," This rebuke comes after a review of the fight for woman suffrage through out the world, from which we make the following list of countries that have granted the demand for 1t h whole or In part: In New Zealand women have had the full franchise since 1893. All the Australian states except Victoria have conferred the state fran chlse on women, and women have full federal suffrage and the right to sit in the federal parliament. In the sum- mary on Australia we read At some elections not only a larger percentage but actually larger number of wom' en than of men have voted. Last year In Tasmania women outnumbered the men at every polling station. It Is also everywhere apparent that they have aroused the men to a new sense of their political duty" In the Dan ish colony of Iceland widows and spin. sters who are householders or who maintain a family or themselves have right to vote for parish and town councils and district boards and visit ors and are eligible for election to all the offices for which they can vote. In Finland women have the full franchise and the office holding rights of men, including the right to sit In parlla- ment. In Norway women who pay taxes on property to the value of $75 in the country and S110 In the cities were admitted to the municipal fran chise In 1901 and made eligible to serve in the common councils. Later the parliamentary franchise was grant ed to all who pay taxes on an income of SS4 in the country and $115 In the cities. "Wives can vote on the hus- bands Income, and even domestic ser wants will have an Income large enough to entitle them to vote" It is expect ed that the concessions already made will soon result in the abolition of the property qualification and the admls- sion of women to the polls on the same terms with men. In Sweden widows and single women and married women who pay taxes on their own property have the municipal franchise on the same terms as men. Some form of woman suffrage Is enjoyed In all the provinces of Canada, and in Great Britain women have the right to par ticlpate in local elections This Is statement of results actually accom- plished, but 1t does not fully indicate the progress of the movement, since the campaigning Is being carried on with great vigor In the chief countries of the world and Is making recruits rapidly.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
Beans,

Beans" Is the title of a recent farm ers' bulletin, by Professor Corbett, the well-known horticulturist of the United States Department of Agriculture Beans belong to one of the most mpor tant families of economic plants with which man has to deal-that of le- gumes. The bean furnishes food for both man and and beast, and at the same time increases the fertility of the soil. It is, therefore, an impor- tant crop, both in farm rotation and In market garden work. The new bull letin treats fairly of its cultivation care and use.
 Professor Wianeko, of Purdue Expe riment Station, has just issued an in- teresting bulletin on Soy beans, COW peas and other forage crops. The cul- ture of COW peas and soy beans Is be- coming important with many farmers as they make good forage crops and at the same time add fertility to the soil They belong to the legumes, and the cost of producing is about the same as for corn, while their food value com pares very fayorably with corn. Sey- eral other classes of forage plants are described In the bulletin.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
A Peaceful Bee.

. Beehlves on every front porch, giv- ing each family a supply of delicious honey close at hand, while at the same time the bees will lnculcate their les son of industry, are q possibility, for the Department of Agriculture has sue ceeded in importing from abroad what may be termed a peaceful bee, which finds our fickle climate to Its liking.
 The newcomer is known as the Cau- casian bee. The name is derived from its native locality, and is emphasized by habits of life which rank it distinct ly as the white mans bee. It is civil lzed, dignlfied and hlgh-toned. It rushes with reluctance into anything that smacks of warfare, having, In place of the belligerent instincts of others of its class, a predlsposltion to arbitration
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
CompoSifion of Crops,

A bulletin of the Minnesota Experl. ment station discusses the composition and characteristics of the more common farm crops, as alfalfa. clover, peas, rape, corn fodder. timothy, millet, etc.
 In connection with the composition of some of the crops the protein con. tent of the seed is considered. In the case of clover, alfalfa, peas. beans and rape two distinct types of seed are shown to recur, one of high and the other of low protein content, and the relationship of the physical character istics of the seeds to the chemical com position Is noted. The larger protein content of the seed Is considered as d possible factor in the production of for. age crops of high nutritve value. The quality of the forage In lives stock feed. ing Is of great importance. because by the use of more concentrated nitroge. nous forage rations can be prepared requiring smaller amounts of grains and miiled products. The result Is Q material financial saving of stock.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

There Is a large class of citizens in avery country who distrust banks or dislike to go to them with small sums. The result Is that a great deal of money Is kept out of circulation by boarding. In the United States the amount thus carried on the person or secreted is not less than $50O,0OO, 900. Its owners would be willing to let the government have the money, and there would be no panicky runs. At any postoffice funds can be withdrawn at any time, so the account Is virtually q national letter of credit. In England the rate of interest paid Is 21a per cent, and the minimum deposit received Is 1 shilling, though there Is a provis- lon for penny savings, by means of cards on which stamps are affixed a penny at time up to a shilling, when a regular deposit can be made. No one can deposit more than S25O in any one year, nor more than S75O as a to- tai, and when the principal and inter- est reach 1000 interest ceases, which rule induces the depositor to invest his s1,OOO otherwise. By the British sys- tenn the empire Is the bank, with every postoffice a branch and all postmasters agents. Through their postoffices the people may invest in national securi- ties, insure their lives or buy govern ment annuities.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
The Story of n Shark.

While cruising among the South Sea Islands thirty odd years ago in our private yacht, the Haute Flyer, we were much annoyed by a large Irish setter shark that persisted In following the ship. During the night the shark would often climb up on deck and tip over the garbage can. At one time Henry Williams, a sailor before the mast, was bitten on the leg by the brute. He aimed kick at the shark who growled, showed his teeth and sunk his fangs in Williams limb be- fore leaping over the rail Into the sea-
 One day the cook, annoyed at his alarm clock-which persisted In going off furiously at all hours of the night threw the timepiece overheard. The shark, always on hand for dainty tlt- bits from the galley, took the time of day at one gulp. For two days after that we heard the clock going off in a muffled way from the interior of the surprised shark, who was often seen with one fin on hls head and the other on the pit of his stomach, evidently trying to diagnose his clock case.
 We were standing on the stern of the ship one evening watching the shark, who was evidently feeling pret- ty sick. Suddenly the clock went of on him, and the sailors, counting the strokes, noticed that it struck twenty three. When the shark heard this he turned up and died before our eyes, Minnao nOlis Journal
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
.fi,reisled Sfovcr.

For winter feeding of stock anlmns this makes one of the finest feeds on the farm. The modern husking and shredding machinery does excellent work, and Its man-eating proclivities have been largely eliminated. An or. dinary threshing machine can be made to do good shreddlng, but the grain Is not left in the best condition. The greatest drawback In the use of both husker and thresher Is that they re Quire q large force of men and teams, hence the work is quite expensive. Perhaps the cheapest corn husking is done with the little old husking peg But lt Is almost impossible to feed long stoyer without considerable waste, and the refuse stalks are a nuisance when it comes to handling the manure. These difficulties may be overcome by running the handhusked stover through a com mon cutter and shredder. This work can usually be done without employing much. if any outside help. In ease ey. erything Is hired. the cost of the work, added 10 that of hand-hussing and put ting of the corn and stoyer in crib and mow or stack may equal or even exceed the expense of machine husking and shredding. This Is point for each to decide from his own standpolnt.-Agri cultural Epitomist
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

A man and his wife quarreled over | feather bed; the mans wife left him, and he went out into his back yatd and blew his brains out. Now he has DO use for the feather bed. How easily some things are settled, after all.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
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i06G- -Norwegians defeated the English at Fulford. 119S-Richard l. defeated the French at the battle of Gisors. 1327-Edward II. of England murdered in Berkeley Castle. 135G-English defeated the French at the battle of Poitiers. 1415-Owen Glendower. the Welsh pat riot, died at Remington. 162s-John Endicott's colony arrived at Salem. Mass. 1630-Boston, formerly Trimountain, Mass, named. 1653-New England colonists declared war against the Niantick Indians. 1GG5-The great plague of London reached its height. Bloody Brook massacre at Deer field, Mass. 1607-King Williams war ended by the treaty of Ryswick. 1T10-Expedlton against the French sailed from Boston for Port Royal. 1714-George I. landed in England. l -lDdl lIt OL ItslODDdus btlHttA the Royal troops and the Jacobites. 1747-Marquis de Beauharnais ended his twenty-one year term as governor of Canada. 1759-Quebec captulated to the British. 1762-St Johns, Newfoundland, retaken from the French by the British. 1776-The first Trinity church, New York, destroyed by fire. Built in 1G9S
 1IT-Continental Congress left Phila- delphia on the approach of the Brit ish. =. British victorious at battle of Saratoga . British defeated the Americans at Paoli, Pa. 1792-Meeting of the first Parliament of upper Canada. 1193-George Washington laid the cor ner stone of the national capitol at Washington. 1SO1-Robert Emmet, Irish patriot, hanged for treason. 1s21-Central American States declared their independence. 1S23-Samuel l.. Southard of New Jer' sey became Secretary of the Navy. 1S3s-Opening of the London and Bir- mngham railway. Anti Corn Law League formed at Manchester, Eng land.
 1S41-Railway opened between London and Brighton. 1s47-Shakspeare's house, Stratford-c~l- Avon, bought for the British nation. 1C-n Dro-;Jo,+ J';lI,nora s;gped tha fugitive slave law. 1S54-Allies defeated the Russians at the battle of Alma. 1S56-The last national convention of the Whigs met at Baltimore. 1S57-Massacre at Mountain Meadow, Utah. Delhi captured by the Brit ish.
 1SGO-The American tour of the Prince of Wales began at Detroit. 1S61-New Orleans banks suspended specie payment. 1S62-Battle of Antietam ended. 1S63-Gen. Bragg began the siege of Chattanooga. First day of the bat tie of Chickamauga. 1864 Sheridan victorious at bat tie of Winchester. .. Gen Fremont withdrew as a candidate for Presi- dent.
 s-Reyolution in Spain commenced. 1S70-The Germans invested Paris. 1S71-Lincoln's body removed to it's final resting place at Springfield, Ill. 1S73-Financial panic precipitated by the suspension of Jay Cook X Co. 1SS1-Chester A. Arthur took the oath as successor to President Garfield. 1S91-The St. Clair tunnel under the Detroit river opened to traffic. 1S94-Chinese defeated with heavy loss at battle of Ping Yang, Korea. 1S95-Peary Arctic relief expedition left
 St. Johns, N. F., on return home. 1s9S-Spanish forces began the eyacua- ton of Porto Rico. French min
 ister of war ordered the prosecution of Col Picquart, in con. .ection with the Dreyfus case. 1s99-Anti-trust conference at Chicago
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of the numbers until he reaches No. &. After placing his armful In the shock he begins at No. 9 and cuts to No. 16 again depositing his load and continu- ing the operation in the way the hills are numbered until the shock Is com pleted. It will be noted that in addi- ton to saving steps this plan brings the cutter near the shock with his hcav- lest load, or when his arm Is full of corn.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

The older leaders of the woman suf- frage movement in the United States ments. In fact, after devoting their lives to the cause, they found that 1t had made little progress, and to-day Ida Husted Harper, writing for the North American Review, declares that though there has been the longest and hardest struggle for 1t here the sue
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
Rolled.

"Golng without hat promotes the growth of the hair"
 "Thats just some mans scheme to get out of buying his wife bonnet, but It won't work on me, I'll go bald first v-Houston Post.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

New York mllonaires are buying homes in Paris. Where will the East ern movement cease? The millionaire makes his money In the West and can not be satisfied until he has a home on Fifth avenue or near 1t. Then he be- gins to want to live In London, and after London Paris appeals to him. From Paris he may go to Turkey or Persia.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

The Kataastaasan Kagalanggalang Katipunan Is the name of a Filipino se- cret society. If the passward Is of like length they must have hard work get ting a quorum before the hour of ad- tournment.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

The Esperanto waltz" has arrived. It Is probably intended to enable the waivers to say something more than hIsn't the music loyely?" or What a splendid floor this ls.''
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
THEIR GARDEN ROOM.
Two Women Evolve Ingenious Place
 in Which to Sleep Outdoors.

VvO W WOmen EVOINe IHUtHEOus TIuCe
 in Which to Sleep Outdoors.
 There were two women who had poor health and garden-along with two dogs, a little money and a few other things, says the New York Tribune. That was early in March of this year. They decided that if they could live outdoors day and night their health would improve, but how were they to do 1t in the seasons when a cold wind was whipping the garden trees? In the winter, of course, 1t was entirely out of the question, but there Is a great deal of in-between weather, when the sun
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

A New York man who sat down on an inverted carpet tack recovered his powers of speech which had been lost for fourteen years. Guess what was the first thing he said.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

Without wishing to work off pun, we would rise to remark that It seems about time for civilization to apply the strap to Morocco.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

The New York woman who Is living with bullet In her brain Is going to have considerable trouble getting It off her mind.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

One scientists guess as to the condi- lions that prevail on the planet Mars probably Is as good as any other sci- ,ntist's, If not little better.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
Bee Keeping.

A cellar is a good place to keep bees, but, If sheltered from the winds and exposed to the sun, a strong colony will do well out of doora
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

Captain .,.... . iias just published another book on the science of war. In spite of the efforts of peace congresses such books always seem to be timely
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

That Chicago family which has lived In a motor car for year may have been driven to 1t by the servant girl aueStion
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12
PUBLISHED WEEKLY

Captain Amundsen will use poIar bears for his dash to the pole. This sounds logical.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

After woman has been married few months she has this sort of look in her face: "I wish had known some things sooner"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-12

The simplest of simple lives Is said to be the one best thing for the editor Let us read the proof.