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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

After Ned was gone Lucy decided 10
wander about the grounds in the vicinity
of the refreshment pavilion, thinking that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

half dollar passed on him want to get narriedf
Ans.-To get a better half.
What is the difference between an old penny
End new dime? Ans.-Nine cents
When does money become damp? Ans.-When
1t is due dew in the morning and missed (misD
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

)ME. Tottie. les go into the
yard an play fairy" cried
Toddles to his little sister.
The morning was warm and
hriOht jrrSt lilo CI1ynp1 or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

A NEW philosophers to town,
"A Though beard has he;
He wins respect while he scorns renown;
He's wonderful man, though
II laughed ct the world when the mornings glow
: First bade him behold the jest
And he loved his neighbor-and loved him
That nongst all he is loved the best.
A ND he sways the crowd with a simple might,
Which every man reveres;
He has learned far more in single night
Than most of us learn in years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
Answers to Puzzles.

Letter enlgma-Lesson.
Hidden name puzzle-Byron.
Beheadngs-CD Churn, % Thug, hug
(3l Scream. cream.
Curtailings-CD Tankard, tank. Co Handle
hand. ~ Taper, tape.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24

ventive Of rayages on the sheep fiocks
by dogs that the sheep owner place
with his flock billy goat that will get
along very well with the sheep and de
fend them from the u0gs,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
ROE WITH CLERKS NEAR;
DRILL SAFE; GET $4,000.
Thieves Break Into Vault IN South
Bend Posloffice with Guards
Few Feet Away.

The biggest robbery In the history of
South Bend was pulled of saturdsrf
night by robbers, VINO p,sadered the
South Bend postoffice of s1S.653 and
made suc,l successful getaway that
postoffice Inspectors and police are with
out a clew on which to conduct their
investigation The plumber was all
stamps.
The robbery was discovered at s 80
O'Clock Sunday morning by clerk in
a building one door north of the room
temporarily occupied for postoffice pur-
poses during the erection of the new
100000 building. The clerk having oc-
cation to enter the store found it i'm
possible TO open either entrance to
which he had keys, and suspecting that
something was wrong, called Patrolman
Parker Throwing their weight against
the doors. they forced an entrance, and
examination showed that they had been
fastened by large screw hooks.
A hole 14x14 inches had been electri-
cally drilled through the fourteen-inch
fireproof wall, forming one side of the
postoffice vault, through which one Of
the robbers had entered and passed the
plumber to his confederates. That the
robbery was committed by experts is
shown by precautions used to prevent
discovery, and that the men worked so
skillfully that the night force of mail
ing clerks within 100 feet of the vault
had no knowledge of what was taking
place.
Before beginning operations on the
wall the robbers covered the floor and
stairway with scores of blankets and
quilts taken from the stock of the store.
and also hung thick quilt ON the north
wall of the vault under which the drill
ing was done AS the bricks were
loosened they were pulled out of the
driller's way by means of a small
tackle and pulley. which was left be-
hind. Marking in the dust of the stair
way showed that a lookout was sta
toned in position which would give
him full view of the street through
the big windows in front of the store.
The roundabout method taken to get
within reach of the vault shows that
the plan of the building had been care
fully studied for weeks. At no time
during the night was the postoffice I'M
guarded, two clerks being in the mail
ing and sorting room.
The electric drill used by the robbers
was worked by power taken from light
ing wires less than twenty feet from
the wall, the wires being detached from
desk lamp in the Office of the House
hold company The drills, picks and
other tools. all new, and bottle of
nitroglycerin, which was probably to be
used in case steel lining to the vault
was found, were all left behind.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24

The products of the dairy COW are
fourfold. The first and chief prodcct
is, naturally, the milk which she Sc
cretes, ara which is used az milk. or
for butter or cheese making. The sec
ond product is calves which she bears.
and which may be of more or less
value. Third, the carcass of beef which
she will yield when she Is no longer
useful for the production OF milk
should be taken into account. Lastly,
the manure she produces is Of consid-
cradle value.
We may call the milk the main prod
uct and the calves, beef and manure
the by-products of the dairy cow. IL
has been asserted that the milk product
is the only thing that should be taken
into consideration In estimating the
value of the dairy cow, and that tie
calves and beef should be entirely ig-
nored by successful dairyman. but
in these days of strong composition 1t
is not possible to ignore the by-prod-
ucts, and In any scheme of successful
dalrying the calves and beef at least
should be taken into consideration.
This does not mean that in any case
milk producing qualities are to be
sacrificed for the sake OF the by-prod-
ucts.
1t simply means that Of two animals
of equal value for the production OF
milk the one that will give the greater
return IN production Of calves and
value of carcass IS more profltable.-
Agricultural Epitomist
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24

A Mississippi steamboat which car
ried away a cows calf was followed
thirty miles by the bereayed animal,
swimming all the time. When the COW
was about to be drowned from ex-
haustion she was rescued by fisher
men.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24

Three common faults in butter max
ing are ovGripe cream, overchurning
and overworking. The first means
strong butter, the second and third soft
butter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
NUBBINs OF FARM NEWS.

Kansas had 100000 acres of wheat
this year. The crop was generally good.
Washington State had the biggest crop
of apples. peaches and pears that it has
ever produced.
There are about 100000 farms in the
United States Every third farm is oc-
cupied by a renter.
Kalamazoo. Mich. the great celery sec
ton. had the largest crop of that vegeta-
BILE that has ever been raised there.
Leo kdby of ST Paul has an apple
tree that has bloomed a second time this
year after producing crop of apples.
last year the dairy products of the
country alone were worth nearly $780,
oO0.OOo. much more shan any other crop
except corn.
II is estimated that through lax and
improper methods in the handling of miss
and cream a loss of over 100000 re-
suits annually
The short course for adults at the
Minnesota school % agriculture will open
Jan. Il. Tha Ealuth Commercial Club
and the Duluts and Iron Range railroad
will each pay the expenses OF repre-
sentative of the leading farmers clubs
in ST. Louis county to study improved
methods OF agriculture
In Bookings, $. D., an incehdiary is
at large John Welsh was the first vic
tim. losing his house. barn and granary,
with AL their contents Next day the
fiend set fire TO the buildings of Henry
Portrait, who lost his all. A number Of
isolated straw piles and hay stacks have
been mySferiously fred.
At a recent meeting in Kansas City
$4,000 were appropriated BY the Ameri-
can Hereford Cattle Breeders Assoia'
ton 20 advance the interests OF that par
ficular breed Of animals ir the United
States. The meeting closed its session
with the election OF the following named
officers. ". s Cargill. La Crosse. Wis.
president. Overtou Harris. Harris Mo-.
vice preSident; Walter b. Waddell. Lex
ington. No. treasurer
Forest fires are again springing up and
aofn- damage throughout the timber re
rions az Wisconsin. Nr.aaesota and Mich
iran. Bridges have been burned and con-
siderable damage i being done to farm
Land and the growing timber
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
Rinse Alfalfa.

The hay crop is one OF the principal
products Of the farm. In 1906 there
we're raised 57,f45,059 tons Of hay,
valued at s592, 539,67i, while the wheat
crop the same year had value OF
S490, 1872, 7GO. Hay enters largely into
the live stock industry and IL lead
Ing commercial product IN supplying
the consumption Of horses In cities.
Hay maintains a parity Of value with
corn and oats for feeding operations
and Is usually fed in the proportions
Of one and a half 10 two pounds to
hundred pounds 1--we weight of animals.
Hay is regarded as roughage and is
necessary in animal husbandry TO
equallze the concentrated nutriments OF
grain.
Alfalfa is one OF the richest leg lines
and is economical for its large yields
and feeding qualities. The cultivation
of alfalfa marks a new era in agri-
culture. 1t leSds clover in the yield
per acre and also In lis nutrient prop
critics. It yields two 10 four crops per
season and should be more extensively
cultivated in sections devoted to ami
mai industry II loves Sunshine and
takes yest quantities Of nitrogen from
the atmosphere and deposits It In tho
soil to sertillze future crops
Alfalfa is rich in protein. which
males heavy bone and strong muscles.
II IS relished alike by horses, cattle.
sheep, hogs and poultry. and when fed
10 stock in the feed lots reduces the
grain ration and the expense Of finish
ing feeders for market. 1t is partic-
n1arly adapted 70 fattenIng sheep end
growing wool Hogs thrive on alfalfa
and IL enters largely into the problem
Of producing cheap meat.
Alfalfa renovates and rejuvenates a
rundown farm. II grows stalwart
roots that create hunus IN the soft.
Tire strong roots strike deep INFO the
soil, making It porous ard immune
from droughtsl II IL admirably adapt
ell TO the bee Industry. as alfalfa honey
is equal 10 the nectar gathered from
the flowers Of the linden tree. Alfalfa
Is general utility kgume adapted TO
ali kinds of live stock poultry and the
honey industry. The cultivation Of al
falfa should be- extended. as soil not in-
digenous TO It can be inocuiased with
alfalfa bacteria. It's Introduction viii
increase the fertility OF the land and
AID In the solution Of cheap meat pro-
duction II soodall's Farmer,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24

A two-inch hole bored foot deep
into the stump and filed with salt
peter to which water is added, and left
to stand couple of months will has
ten the burning of the stump
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
An Expert Farmer.

An exchange says young man asks,
what would you advise a young man
raised on a farm who cannot stand the
dust Of heylng and thrashing and is
most too light to do heavy farm work
to do?'
Gardening. Horticulture, poultry rails
ing. civil engineering are good. Il
he is built for an expert, there are
landscape gardening, inside decorating
and number of other good occupations
open to him.
The young man who Is built for an
expert-that is, one who is naturally
bright, careful and palnstaklng
succeed in any of the above or In al
most any other occupation. He will
have to learn the business he selects
He cannot learn any of them frora a
correspondence school," He needs a
practical instructor who can show him.
and the way to become an expert is to
begin at the bottom and work up, thor.
oughly learning all the details as one
goes along. The expert is always In
demand, and he commands the top
wages.
Whatever vocation q young man goes
into, he should be thorough as he goes
along, always keeping his eyes open
for better ways of doing the work he
has in hand. All vacations are crowd
ed with ordinary workers. but there's
still lots of room in the upper ranks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24

The annual meeting OF the Wisconsin
Central Railway Company was held in
Milwaukee. The yearly report shows the
gross earnings of the company to have
been $780,, 311.35. The operating ex-
penses were So, 0,643.09, leaving the
net earnings of the company at $2,176,-
'66S %. The company has a surplus OF
$2,25S,9 40.16 to be carried over to next
year.
The Kansas State board of railroad
commissioners has made a demand di-
rectly on George Gould, president, end
+. III. Hartman, reported to be associ-
ated with the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company. that the management of The
road Immediately take steps to improve
the condition of the track in Kansas. The
letter also stated the determination OF
the board to put an inspector on the tracks
and to publish weekly bulletins showing
their condition and to regulate the speed
of the trains accordingly.
While Spirit Lake. Hartley, Paullina
Primghar Germantown and lie Mars have
subscribed literally towards the financing
of the Sioux City & Spirit Lake inter
City, which is the terminus of the pro
posed line, has been slow in subscribing
for stock. and an ultimatum has been is
sued that Sioux City must put up its
money. since it is to be the principal ben
eficiary if the road is built. About 1928.
coo has been subscribed outside Of Sioux
City.
,,n;o, sta.fo,, ,o,,ras,,,tiro, ~, ovra,,-
diture of $31 100000 is nearing compile
ton in Leipsic. Germany, which will be
among the largest in the world. There
are now five railroad stations in that city
made use Of by 13 lines. and with the
opening Of the new station these viii all
be abandoned. The new structure will
have 20 parallel tracks, all on the same
level. to accommodate the trains Of IL
different lines. The main facade Of the
building will be LIS feet wide. over so
feet greater than that of the new Union
Terminal 81 Washington. d. G., at pres
ent the largest in this country.
Within year the ST. Paul road has
authorized the construction of about To-
600 cars and has just ordered fifty loco
motires to be built at the Baldwin locomo-
tive wC-ks in Philadelphia and in the
shops Of tlS American Locomotive Com
pany.
The railways of Great Britain have
81. 300. 81. 963 paid up capital Their
net earnings in 1907 amounted to $2lS.-
379.S21 out of sJ91. 4f4.6TJ gross earn
ings. The trackage is 23.l01 miles. over
which were carried last year 407, 10000
tons OF minerals and 10s. 26l 900 tons OF
merchandise. The passengers numbered
100 1900
Speaking Of the importance OF the hear
iu< before the Minnesota Supreme Court
touching The claim of the Great Northern
road for exemptions from State taxes
under the territorial charter granted to
the Minnesota and Pacific railway, Attor-
ney General Young sid tine amount
involved now IS probably more than half
million Of dollars. The present action
is for the taxes oa the Great Northern
for the year 1906. and amounts to s120.-
600. but the taxes for the years 1907
and 1903 are now due Besides this. the
Great Western road win claim exemption
on similar grounds. and the amount Of
their claim will be in the neighborhood
Of 100000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
BIG ENTRY OF LIVE STOCK.
International Show Receives More
Nominations than Ever Before

International Show Receives More
Nominations than Ever Before.
With more nominations received than
ever before for the International Live
Stock Show, which Wifi be held in Chi
cago from Nov. % to Dee. 10 at the
International Amphitheater, new rec
ord has been established in the number
of entries listed for the big annual ex-
position. Remarkable about the list
this year is the number of entries re-
ceixed from Canada. All of the stock
raising centers Of the United States are
also well represented
Concessions have been made this
year by the railroads. The lowest rates
ever obtained for the international
show are being announced by the big
systems having terminals in Chicago.
Heretofore the best rate obtainable has
been half fare plus 50 on a 3-cent-a-
mile basis. This year the fare on a
2-cent basis will be fare and IL half
for the round trip on all roads enter
ing Chicago. Railroad traffic managers
estimate that their lines will carry
more than 100000 persons to and
from the Chicago show
Nominations have been limited, par
ticularly in the sheep and swine classes.
Only three sheep will be eligible in any
one class, while swine entries are to
be limited to two. The horse and cat
tie divisions have attracted entries that
have been shown at some of the big live
stock shows held throughout the coun-
try and which captured numerous blue
ribbons The entries in these divisions
are the most numerous ever listed for
live stock show in the world, it is re-
ported.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
WOMEN COWBOYS TERRoRIzE.
Daughters OF Farmer ssshoot Up
school House In Western style.

scnOof HOUSE In western style.
A real. live. daredevil exhibition of
wild west tactics was revealed to the pep
pie of Criyitz the other day. and the quiet
little Alarinette county village hasn't re-
covered from the shock yet. When Miss
Engler, the district school teacher, was
engaged in impressing the Importance of
the three RS" upon the youthful minds
of the children of the village, three ruff
fans rode up to the school house door
and commanded the teacher and all the
pupils to throw up their hands," The
men were dressed in true cowboy style
dangling from their BELTS while over their
shoulders were slung Winchester rifles.
The teacher and pupils readily complied
with their order to throw up their
hands," and the desberadoes strobe II
and took possession>of the school room.
They shot the panes out of the windows,
demolished the front of bookcase, and
disposed of the inkstand on Miss Engler's
desk with a well-aimed shot from one Of
their rifles. When they had completely
terrorized the school the strangers mount
ed their horses and rode into the woods.
And now the strange thing about the af-
fair is out. 1t mas developed that the
three "desperadoes" are daughters of a
well known farmer who recently moved
into that section from Illinois, No rea-
son for the unique adventure of the young
women is known. and the authorities are
at loss to know what to do about it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
BIG BATTLE SHIP IS LAUNCHED.
Floating of North Dakota Marks an
Epoch for the Navy.

More than 10000 persons, including
representatives of two States and OF
the national government, gathered at
the yards of the Fore River Shipbuild-
ing Company at Quincy, Mass, to wit
ness the launching of Americas most
powerful sea fighter, the North Dako-
ia. While the North Dakota follows
nearly a dozen great vessels launched
at the Fore River yards, her advent
into the sea was regarded as estab-
fishing a new epoch in the history of
the United States navy, because of her
tremendous strength, both ON the at
tack and on the defense, by the addi-
tionai thickness of her armor and by
the fact that she is the first of all-big-
gun ships of the navy.
The christening party came on spe-
cially from North Dakota, including
Gov. John Burke and Miss Mary Ben
ton, together with number of Of
ficials and many women.
The North Dakota is the first Amer
lean fighting ship of the so-called
Dreadnaught class. When placed in
commission, the ship will be $40 feet
long on the load water line, with a
breadth of So feet, rs inches at the
same point. The length over all viii
be about SIS feet, inches. The battle
ship will have displacement of 10000
tons, 1000 in excess of the original
British Dreadnaught 1t is estimated
that speed of more than twenty-one
that the battleship's horse power will
exceed $4,000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24

Many lovers Of fine horses are am
bilious to breed their own driving
horses, breeding high class trotting bred
mares to Hackney or Coach stations
fo- beauty and action.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
BABE FATALLY BURNED BY GAS.
Family OF Frederick Niebuhr Mar
rovIy Excanea AuufhiIafiOu

Family or Frederick Niebuhr MARI
rowly Escapes Annihilation.
little child burned beyond recognition,
three other members of the family seri-
ously burned. the hired man badly injured
and the farm home reduced to ashes. tells
the story of the explosion of an acetylene
gas plant at the home of Frederick Me
buhr in the town of Burke near Madison.
That all but the babe escaped at all is
miracle in view Of the awful disaster
wrought The dead child was Frederick,
the 7-months-oId son of Niebuhr. The
injured are Frederick Niebuhr. ST., Mrs.
Niehuhr. Clarence the 5-year-old son of
Frederick Niebuhr. and Erick Johnson,
farm hand. The accident occurred about
6 80 in the evening Mr. Niebuhr was
milking in the barn. One of the boys
came and told him the gas was leaking.
He went TO the house and turned off
valve and went back TO the barn. Short
ly after he was called a second time This
time he took lantern with him. Open
ing the cellar door. he descended. lmme-
diately there was an explosion and a mass
of flames enveoped him. The house was
burned to the ground and the rest of the
family except the babe escaped because
they were in another part of the house.
The child was directly over the place in
the basement where the gas had collected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24

Miller Il. Hutchinson of Alabama is
credited with having invented the most
effective noise producer in the world. 1t
is called the Klaxon horn. One of them,
weighing only FIVE pounds. makes a racket
that can be heard for five miles, 1t is
estimated that it can be heard as far as
the ray from the average lighthouse can
be seen. and that the direction from
which the sound comes can be accurately
Ascertained. The main features of this
interesting mechanism are a steel dia-
phram struck on an anvil so attached to
its center by the teeth of a cam wheel
that the power from small battery viii
produce 24.000 vibrations Of the dia-
phragm a minute. This gives forth PEN
etrating shrek. which is directed and con-
centrated by a horn.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
CORN YIELD IS HEAVY.
Production of 2,642, CTS, 900 Bushels
Reported for 1908.


An average yield of a6.2 bushels of
corn per acre and an indicated total
production of 2.642 .67S, coo bushels of
corn are preliminary estimates an
nounced in the report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. summarizing corn
and five other crops. The yield of corn
per acre in 1907 was 25.9 as finally esti-
mated, and averaged 2J.6 for ten years,
while the production is compared with
1882 10000 bushels finally estimated
in 1907. Quality of corn is 500 per
cent, compared with SIS in 1907 and
S4.3 ten years average. About 81 per
cent. or 71,124,000 bushels, is estimated
to have been in farmers hands on Nov
l, against 40 per cent, or 130,995, 900
bushels, year ago, and Il ten-year ay-
erage of As per cent.
The preliminary figures for important
corn States, giving in bushels, the yield
per acre and total production respec-
lively are as follows:
Illinois SIG and 294. $50 600; Iowa.
81 z and 2S7. $4,000; Missouri, 81 and
203,634,000 Nebraska, 27 and 205, 167, :
600; Indiana, 1913 and 1871, S35, 900 !;
Texas, 25.71 and POI, 4S2 600; Kansas,
% and 152,9O0,0O0; Ohio. 3s.5 and
130900,000; Oklahoma, 24.S and 1922
$4,000; Kentucky, Do and 81, $685.
coo; Tennessee, 24.S and 74.747 600 !;
Georgia, 12.5 and CABS, 900; Michigan,
Bis and 60, 10000; South Dakota, 29.7
and 57,67T,000; Wisconsin, 337 anl 49,
$4,000: Virginia, 20 and 4S,S2S, 900 !;
Pennsylvania. 39.5 and 55.S14,000; Ala
bama, lat and 44.S35. 900; North Caro-
lima, IS and 50,166,000; Minnesota, 20
and 46,S35,000; Arkansas. 20.2 and
52.540.000. All others 2i.S and DID,
451 600.