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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
Seed Corn Selection.

That pretty ears are not always the
best seed corn has been shown by the
experiments at the Ohio Station. They
selected twenty-four extra fine ears all
Of the same variety. The seed of these
were planted, each ear In row by 1t
self, and thinned to three stalks In a
hill, SO that each ear had the same
chance as it's neighbor One ear out of
the twenty-f -four yielded at the rate or
ia bushels per acre, another liz ana
third 1O4 bushels, while other ears
made fifty-flve, sixty-f1ve and seventy
seven bushels per acre. The row that
made the smallest yield had tifty-eight
barren stalks. The row next to the
highest had fifteen barren stalks, and
the row that made siXty-f1ve bushels
had f1fty-two barren stalks. The ears
were all of equal appearance and Of
equal terminating quality. The re
suits show very plainly that what we
have been for years insisting upon, that
the breeding of corn in the field, the
removal of disturbing influences about
it, and the working toward an Ideal
plant as q whole, plant OF productive
character rather than big ears, are all
of far more Importance than the selec-
ton Of fine ears by the score card
without any knowledge Of the breeding
Of the corn. Selection of the largest
ears tends toward single ear production,
for it is a law of nature that when we
increase the size of the individual fruit
Of any plant we will decrease the num-
Der of fruits, and when we Increase
the number we decrease the size Of
the individual fruits. But 1t has also
been shown that a stalk with two or
more medium-sized ears Of corn will
make more corn than q stalk with one
big ear In test made for the yield
Of grain, one sample was from a sin
gle-eared plant, one from a two-eared
one, one from a three cared one and
one from a four-eared one, and the
quantity Of corn shelled increased ex-
actly with the number of ears on the
plant. The breeding in the field to
breed out barren stalks is the essential
matter in developing the productive
character Of the corn, and the best
ears are merely relative and not by
any means the largest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06

in front of Atlanta. My regiment, the
Ihirty-hrst Wisconsin, was in the
Twentieth corps. The Twelfth was in.
the battle on the left, July %, and lost
heavily. The next day the Seventeenth
corps passed from left to right of Sher-
mans lines. AS they were passing
word went around that the Twelfth
Wisconsin was going by, and l hurried
back to see the Rawdon boys and other
acquaintances. They made a short halt
as l came up and l saw Miner stand
ing In his place, shook his hand eager
~, and asked for "Plymp." With a
tear on his homely, weather-beaten
cheek and tremble in his voice, Miner
said: You will never see 'Plyunp'
again, Dick. He was killed yesterday !;
shot dead by my side. We buried him
where he fell, and had to leave him
there this morning" Just then the
column moved and poor Miner shout
dered his musket and marched on,
keeping step with his file, filling his
place just as if this awful tragedy had
not occurred. 1t did seem hard that he
could not have one day off to spend
by this beloved brothers new-nade
grave. His knapsack was little heav-
Ter; it held a few of "Plymp's" most
precious belongings. A. Watrous, in
Chicago Times-Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
Coal Ashes.

In one ton of ashes from bituminous
coal are pounds of potash, pounds
of phosphoric acid, IS pounds of lime
and a large proportion of waste mat
ter. Coal ashes are said to be about
equal to clay, and are nearly of the
same composition. They possess little
or no value as a fertilizer, but serve
to assist light, sandy soils to retain
moisture, answering the same purpose
as clay. The percentage of potash and
phosphoric acid contained is too small
in quantity to pay for hauling and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
Missed Him on Purpose.

When the statue of Stonewall jack
son was unveiled at Lexington, Va,
July p, 1891, not few soldiers who
had fought against him were found
among those who had come to honor
his memory. In crowd Of old Con
feds" one of these Union soldiers, a
West Virginian, probably, made his
contribution to the war stories that
fell that day thick as the leaves in
Vallombrosa. Il was down the valley
here, fighting against old Early" said
the boy who had worn the blue, land
when we got within striking distance
of where my Sarah lived-she's now
my wife-I lighted out one night and
went to see her.
II knew she was outside of our lines,
yours it wouldn't have made any diff
ference. / was going to see that girl"
"Of course" interrupted some sym
pathetic listener.
well, luck was against me. l was
caught, taken to Early's headquarters,
tried and condemned as spy, and sen
fenced to be hanged at six o'clock the
next morning. l was put in an old
smoke-house over night, with sentinel
at the door. Presently my guard was
relieved, and the second watch went on.
l am not going to tell you all thought
about that night, but by and by the
third guard went on duty. l knew then
that my time was near. T."
"Stranger!" cried voice in the
crowd Of broad-rimmed felt hats, "let
me finish that story. You talked to
the guard through the chinks between
the logs; you made him believe that
you were a true man, and no spy. He
proposed to You to run for your life,
and let him shoot at you. You ran;
the guard shot; he was a prize-shooter,
that fellow, but somehow he missed
you clean. Hello, stranger, / was that
guard"
What can men do at such a time,
seeing they cannot fall on one anothers
necks and weep, like Jacob and Esau?
The crowd cheered and parted, and the
two men grasped hands.
II have advertised for you in the Ca
zette for years. said the Union vet
eran.
Il was busy raising corn-no time
for reading the Gazette" laughed the
other.
well, this is what l wanted to find
you for-just mention what you want"
1--WE got a fine farm said the Con-
federate, proudly, but with no sign of
boastfulness, "a good wife and six chill
dren. I don't want anything else that
man can give"
"All right" said the stranger; ~
amt a rich man, but I've got some
money and l can get more, and every
dollar of it Is yours whenever you
choose to ask for it."
Come along" said the old Confed-
crate, linking his arm in the stran-
gers: "all ] want is for you to help
us hurrah for old Jack to-day, and
then go home with me to see the old
woman !'-Youth's Companion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
A Lincoln Story.

One afternoon. when Lincoln was
President, word came TO the War De-
partment from the provost marshal at
Portland, Me-, that Henry Jameson, the
Confederate secret service agent, was
on his way to New York, where he had
engaged passage for England. The War
Department was at once all astir.
Charles 4. Dana. then Assistant Sec
retary of War, received the message
and FASTENED at once to consult with
Secretary of War Stanton, says the
Ladies' Home Journal.
How do you advise me to act in
this matter?" queried Dana.
ARREST the man at once" was Stan
toms reply, but you had better see the
President before you proceed further"
Dana went Immediately to the White
House. AS he was Q frequent visitor
he was readily admitted to Lincoln's
private room.
what Is it, Dana?" asked the Presi-
dent, as the Secretary came in.
Dana told the story about the Incl
dent and asked the President what
ought 10 be done.
We'll" was the quiet reply, you say
Jameson will soon leave the country?''
Yes, sir; he will escape within a
few hours if nothing is done to stop
him. My purpose is to arrest him."
Well" was the Presidents reply,
when you have white elephant on
your hands, and he's doing his level
best to get away, why not leave him
alone. Dana?"
And Jameson was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
THE SENSE OF THE UNSEEN.
Ru Rev H w Harr

while we look not at the things
which are seen. but at the things which
are not seen; for the things which are
seen are temporal, but the things which
GRO nor seen are eternal."-II. Cor. w.,
49,
looking on things not seen. That
sounds like either fantasy or folly. Yet
it Is plain fact, practical, and certain
" essential to any success. He is blind
who can see only with his eyes, and he
only IS sensible who knows there are
MANY things beyond his senses. Prac-
teal men consider all the factors 10
every problem, and things are not less
resl TO them because they may chance
to be intangible.
man is wealthy according to what
Is within him. His greatness Is OF Ihe
things that are unseen. Ihere are
limits to the possession ana the use vi
the things that are seen; put VINO shail
COT q limit to a mans possible wealth
IN love and honor In wisdom and In
teprity. in all the things that make up
the soul of man? Few are the Things
that man may hold for his own all
rho DAVIS of his life, and fewer still are
those he may grasp with pleasure when
rho hands are falling helpless by MS
side But many are the riches he may
have 70 hold forever in the things OF
the unseen.
The seeing eye is the stimulus 10 ne
,,.or+b while endeavor. The inventors
Who have enriched the world endured
dor,s,on seeing the things invisible 10
there The truth is that IT is the
,,ns,,iritual world that makes the least
,,ro9rass in things material. The men
- fo,+b and vision are back OF all al
vance They have endurance pat'e'ce'
ond strength. The sense OF anothef
world where motives are rightly meas,
"a +bo sense of great cloud OF
,-.o,.+bv witnesses to other eyes lnVlsl-
h,o the sense of reward in the Very ser
,.ioo ;+sa,f rewards intangible YET most
roo1 the ioy of sacrifice and service
thasa al, enable one to push on, TO tol!'
- endure Then, long afterwards
~ duh eyed world sees and under
stands.
r. 70 oaSy to attribute 10 Ices the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06

Jane C. Barrow of Connecticut for
the last seven years has made COM
Portable living ont of a four-acre farm
and has sent her children to school OR
the earnings. When she began she had
thirty stands of bees and one dozen
ducks and one drake, one setting Of
white Wyandotte eggs and six pairs of
pigeons. Last year she had between
1000 and 2,000 ducks 600 currant
bushes so raspberry bushes, 100 white
Wyandotte chickens, "a white Holland
turkeys, 60 pairs of pigeons, and 10.
stands of bees.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06

There is more loss storing potatoes
than in storing any other crop. Barring
all waste from rot, there is a heavy
shrinkage, both in quantity and weight,
A bin holding 100 bushels will show a
shrinkage of nearly onetenth, besides
greater loss In weight. bushel basket
full that will weigh fully sixty pounds
in October, when taken from the SOIL.
will not weigh so much after being.
stored In the cellar during the winter.
The shrinkage in weight is much less
when kept in pits closely covered with
earth, for there Is then less chance for
evapOratiOn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06

In digging potatoes, known to be
pure seed and of the same variety, fire.
quent variations may often be noticed
Some of these are due only to differ
ences of soil, but others are true
Sports and will reproduce their kind
if planted another year. If these
sports are usually productive and
valuable they should be carefully
saved for planting. In this way some
Of the best varieties Of pots toes have
been originated, one or two kinds OF
late rose being prominent instances.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
Strawberries.

The strawberry propagates itself In
two ways-by runners and by seed. Ii
the runners are kept from roofing, the
vine will make an effort to reproduce
itself from seed (production Of berrles)
in the spring, and some horticulturists
have given as their opinion that If the
vines are not allowed to throw out run
ners In the summer there will be no
loss of vitality by the old plants, ana
the matter intended to be converted In
to runners will be stored In the plants
and converted into fruit when the
proper time arrives. The first thing to
do after harvesting the crop Is to thor
oughly clean between the rows and
pull out the weeds between the plants
In the rows, so as to give the beds the
benefit Of the hoe as much as possible.
Moisture is always beneficial to straw
berry plants, and the ground should be
worked deep at first and then Kept
loose on the surface until late In the
fall, when the vines may be mulched-
Burning the beds should be done when
the ground is frozen. This, 1t Is claim
ed. will enable the plants to begin anew
In THE spring, the old plants being
thereby invigorated, the ashes proVld-
ing potash, and the seeds OF weeds de-
stroyed. Leaves, straw or other ma
terials may be placed over the plants
before winter sets In, to remain as
mulch until early In the spring. Fer
tilizer is applied both just after har-
vest and early in the spring. Potted
plants are runners that are grown in
pots, close to the parent plants, each
runner being separated from It's parent
when it Is we'll rooted in the pot. 1t
is transplanted from the. pot to the
open ground
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
Horse Breeding.

To q careful observer it is clear that
horses are now better classified than
formerly. Thus the horse that Is best
adapted to road purposes Is placed at
such work, and the horse that Is suited
best to the pillow and heavy hauling has
its own proper work assigned. Hence
the advantage of breeding for a pur-
pose The man who makes the best
success OF rearing horses is the one who
clearly understands the situation, and
breeds what is most desirable for his
customers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
Points in PasturinE.

Many of the pasture fields are graZed
too near the ground. When a herd Of
COWS has free access to pasture they
cut the grass down many times, and
much closer than is usually done with
a mower. No plants will thrive if not
given an opportunity to make growth,
and the grass on mepastures is killed
by continually checking the growth,
while the feet of the animals greatly
damage the grass, as the smaller the
supply the more tramping by the stock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
.APPINEss

"a 49,. BY Rev. Henry F. Cope.
m,... .u", Is Of a cheerful heart has
p,.. feast"-Prov. 1913,
ESos, a.a Your Puritan forefathers
hi :. " mat text? In their day it
|tar, merry merry heart is continual
|Nyr, ,, p,' they explain 1t away by
/, t -, mat the man was made anyway
as,s MI, and not for Teasing? Per
h. r e md. their austere exterior
b. , ~,,eF all, knew something of deep
as nn,I1'"'''hg sources of refresh
se M Insisting that it was necessary ece slS
RS T %a IN order to please the Most
3 h o We make the mistake s, of of being icing
P,s,r ~ 70 please ourselves. Their
Id .o,' -, least had the grace of a
ksae1 ' s., ours is born of a short
~slor % \. that grasps at the
o>a ,ba n. "ee,lng satisfaction and
Rapoiosss~.o SUBSTANCE o. lasting JOY.
4 g1er ,ro y Is the highest aim of life,
eo& il ra,,. holiness or usefulness. be-
oa,smn"ss, include both. To us it is
"a .,ra, -"r that We do not know it
We seek the excitement
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
Animals in Condition.

If the animals are allowed to run
down in flesh it will be loss to the.
farmer, as he is then compelled to re-
store them to their original condition
before he makes gain. At the same
time. there is a waste of many days.
as the animals are below their normal
condition, which is lost time that can
never be regained.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06

spreading coal ashes on the ground as
a fertilizer. If any benefit is derived
it is due to the mechanical effect Of the
ashes on the soil and as an absorbent
material
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06

Make friends with the birds. It is
cheaper to feed birds than to raise bugs
and worms, Birds always pay their
board.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
Simple SlaughterlnG Outfit.

simple SAAuShterAh8 OuAhAs
Figure l shows a big galvanized iron
washtub set upon few bricks piled up
for the occasion. A small fire can be
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06

built beneath, which will, of course, melt
off the coating of zinc on the bottom
of the tub, but this will do no great
harm. Such tub costs about rs cents
and can be purchased anywhere.
Fig. 2 is the table and hogshead for
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06

It is easy to attribute to foes Tue
failnres due to our own faults'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11

new flag equipment every three
years, though a flagship will often re-
Quire a new set of signals, owing to
their constant use and handling, in
about a year.
A striking idea of the number of
days carried by single ship may be
Cleaned from one of the accompany
ing illustrations, showing a pile if
teen feet long and nearly waist high
Just finished for the new battleship
Connecticut. About one-half of
the lot is composed of foreign flags,
fncased in thick paper bags, with the
name of the country stenciled on the
bottom. The remainder, including
those for ordinary use, signal sets.
and the International code, etc., are
not wrapped, but merely tied in
round bundles. To cut out the varied
patterns and complete all these mis-
cellaneous- flags, some thirty-five
skilled machine sewers and needle
women and three men are employed.
With the bright-colored, fantastic
days of all nations dangling from
their machines, the long row of flag
makers present picturesque scene.
The long spacious room is literally
a blaze of color. Owing to long SER
vice, the labor has become highly
specialized, and the women are kept
at work on the particular flags which
they can make the best. Some excel
I'm sewing in the stars, others in fin
ishing certain others parts of the flag.
Nearly all have been in the establish
ment for years. Their pay averages
from $120 to 50 per day.
A great deal more time and labor
is required to finish certain of these
days than is generally supposed.
For instance, the Presidents flag re-
quires the longest. time of any to
make. as it takes one woman whole
month to complete it. The nag con-
'sists of blue ground with the coat
of arms of the United States in the
centre. The life-sized eagle, with
long outstretched wing. and other
.emblems, are all hand-sewed and in
wolve the most patient work The
nag is made in two sizes, ten feet by
fourteen feet and three feet by five
feet. The silk used on this and other
designsNcosts 50 pound. The largest
nag made is the United States en-
sign No. II, thirty-six feet long by
nineteen feet wide, which costs $40.
The most difficult, expensive. and
likewise consuming the longest time
to make, are the foreign flags. This
Is especially true of the South Amer
lean and certain others. These. in
most cases, average five feet in diam
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11

eter. The work is done by half
dozen specially skilled hand device
sewers, each having acquired the
knack of making certain of the CEN
tire designs to perfection, and con-
tinually kept on these respective
flags. Every battleship carries forty
three foreign flags. twenty-five feet
by thirteen wide. A smaller size is
also made. The weakest in point of
power and smallest of the Latin ma
tons have the most gorgeous and
picture-bedecked ensigns.
The many thousands Of stars are
cut out by an ingenious machine,
specially devised for this purpose, op-
Grated by four-horse power electric
motor. Only few years back the
stars were cut out by hand. The
machine has plunger fitted with
steel knives, the shape and size Of
the star. A single down stroke cuts
out from fifty to one hundred at a
time.
Pressing the foot on a pedal oper-
ates the machine. In all, eight diff
ferent sizes of stars are used. each
having a special die.-Scientific
American. SO
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
MAKING THE FLAGS OF OUR
WARSHIPS.
By WALTER L. BEAsLEY.

Through the courtesy of the Com
mandant of the. Brooklyn navy yard
End Commander A. Ward, chief
equipment officer, the writer was
given special opportunities for OBJ
tanning pictures showing an interest
ing and comparatively little-known
department in which the flags of our
warships are made. The flag room
Is under the supervision of Mr..
Thomas Malloy, officially rated as
master f1agmaker, and Miss M A.
Woods, quarter-woman fagmaker.
Mr.. Malloy favored the writer with
all the main details of the flag de-
partment, which are outlined in the
present narrative.
To furnish the many hundreds of
naval vessels in commission, ranging
from the large flagship and battle
ships and the numerous smaller class,
with their regular quota of flags, the
government is required to maintain
an extensive plant. Few, however,
realize the number of flags carried
by warship, nor the cost of all the
gay bunting which flutters from mast
to mast at holiday time. In addition
to feet communication, necessary
during all forms of maneuvers in
home waters, the ship must be
equipped with an extensive array of
Nags stored on board. for various
forms of ceremonial and official oc-
casions. This ''dress suit" outfit of
bunting, therefore, consists of ESQ
different flags, the material and max
ing of which costs Uncle Sam just
$4,000. Each ship is entitled to a
THE FLAG OUTFIT FOR THE U.
COSTING
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
and one and one-eighth yards eight.
cen inches wide for the chemisette
and deep cuffs if long sleeves ara
used.
Fancy Blouse Waist.

Every variation of the chemisette
effect is in vogue and very many are
the attractive waists and gowns that
result from the fact. Illustrated is
one of the prettiest of the new
blouses that shows a chemisette Of
novel shape and that has the very
great merit of closing at the front.
In the illustration it is made of chif-
fon faille in the lovely shade of red
known as crushed raspberry and is
trimmed with velvet of the same
shade and with velvet buttons while
the chemisette is of cream lace over
chiffon. The material is one of the
prettiest of the new silks and is we'll
liked both for separate waists and
for gowns, but there are also great
many other silk materials that are
appropriate and also long list OF
veilings and the like. In fact, the
blouse is adapted to any seasonable
material that Is available for indoor
wear.
There is fitted lining that is
closed at the centre front and on this
are arranged the chemisette and the
various portions of the waist. The
back of the waist is laid in tucks
that are stitched fat and which give
becoming lines to the figure, while
there are pleated portions in the
front that are distinctly novel and
provide becoming fulness. The clos
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
As to the Corset.

A doctor who was talking to a
woman's club in New York about cor
sets declared that the women Of
America know what they are about.
Before made visit to Europe"
he said. II was an enemy to the cor
set. Seeing the shapes presented to
public view on the other side, 1 have
been converted. Do as you please,
ladies. It is better to be Ghapely even
though YOU are little oonstricteI in
the breathing apparatus"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11

Thought Of the combine and blend pleasure and IN
electual pursuits rue
thing the
of leadang perec
welded good woman NO "o
be not mated WIN
honorable, aspiring . - -. 49,, ,o4 +h;D, for him
initiative simplicity habit OF
ideal truths TO MAKE
the Things
schools tney
shalln feelh Misgivng
life of leisure study acon
privilege
hewk
apaci readily
temperament
individual
a
ovmuh
to enough
humanity good
widening influence OF
something child let
of of wild
twilight sadness be
chord ofcr alton, all things to be free!