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Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Wheat fin the Cotton Belt.

The first week in November is early enough to SOW wheat throughout the middle portion of the cotton belt. This crop often succeeds well sown as late as Dec. 1, provided the conditions shall be favorable for germination for two weeks after sowing (not too cold and wet). Land covered with thick growth of grass or other vegetation Is not considered the best condition for wheat. for the reason that wheat likes compact, smooth surface soil. Turn your land well, then harrow, then roll with a heavy roller, then SOW the seed. A one or one and half ton roller run over a freshly plowed surface once or twice will compact the three or four inches of surface soil. The wheat seed should then be put in with a regular wheat drill, says Southern authority. I would not apply less than 400 pounds of fertilizer per acre and would prefer 500 to coo pounds unless the land be already rich. I recommend this for mula: Two hundred pounds acid phos- phate, 400 pounds of cottonseed meal and 50 pounds of muriate of potash per acre, supplemented with a top dressing of 50 to 75 pounds of nitrate of soda in March If the appearance of the plants seem to indicate the need of more nltrogen.-Exchange.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Retaliation.

A man who was guest at one of the summer resorts In West Virginia tells of a wedding ceremony be wit messed in the town near by.
 The minister was young and easily embarrassed. It was the first wedding he had ever undertaken. The prospec- tive bride and groom were both young. CT and still more easily embarrassed than he.
 When the minister had finished the service and muttered few kindly but halting words to the young couple be had just united, the bride looked at him, blushing, but confident.
 Thank yer" she said clearly. "Its shore kind O yer to congratulate us an as long as you haven't ever been married yit maybe we'll have a chance some day to retallate. e."-Harpers s Weekly,
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

seen the gal an tuck her buggy ridin' once or twice an he fingered to him. self that she wus jest about the finest young woman that ever set a foot on this green airth. He couldn't make out that she'd got a fault or a blemish. She'd allus acted that away whilst he wus around, so how wus he to know any diffrunt?
 There wus one thing, though, an that wus that Sam had mighty level haid on him for as young as he wus. He'd slip up on a trade wunst In a while, but he never slipped up twicet the same way an he'd made a-many trades by the time he wus 20 years old. No. Sam wasn't nobuddy's fool.
 Well, there wus feller lived neigh bor to the gals folks, name O Ben Crittenden, an he knowed Sam an he knowed the gal. He fggered that Sam wus a likely boy an that 1t wusn't right for him to stand back an keep his mouth shet when he cd do good by openin 1t. So he goes to Sam one day an he takes him out behind the barn for a conf denshal talk.
 "'Sam,' he says, I allow you know that I'm a friend O yours an that haIn't a troublemaker or a stir-strife. I've got suthin' to say to you an If I say It don't want for you to git mad an prance around on your ear.'
 "'Certainly not says Sam. If you've got anythin' on your mind you say It.
 "It's about Berthy,' says Ben.
 "T hain't goin' to git mad says Sam. What about BerthyT
 "'It's this away says Ben. I wouldn't say nothin' at all If thought
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

The Detroit River and-the Sault ca- nals are the two chief points for the enumeration of the vessels and car goes which carry and make up the enormous traffic of the American lakes, the largest water-borne traffic in an equal area in the world Statistics taken at these two points, pending the tabulation and summing up of the fig ures by ports, give a fairly accurate view of the magnitude of that traffic. A preliminary bulletin on that basis Issued by the Department of Commerce and Labor shows that in total bulk and in all important divisions save one the lake traffic of the season of 1907 breaks all records. The exception Is, of course, the lumber traffic. which is dwindling because of the reckless way in which the great pine forests of the old Northwest have been exploited for the last quarter century. No less than 2, S,sS3, 1o6 tons of iron ore were taken from the Lake Superior mines this year to feed the furnaces of Pennsyl- vania, Ohio and Illinois. This was nearly 3,5O0,0OO tons more than in 1908 and 100000 tons more than In 1905. Most of the wheat also passes the Sault, although some goes eastward from Lake Michigan ports and a small CT amount from Lake Erie The de partments bulletin shows that 56, 153,- 551 bushels passed the Sault and only 82,101, ,sI3 bushels passed Detroit, giving increases at the two checking points, respectively. of 46 and 47 per cent over 1906. These figures, unless there is an error in the departments printed bulle- tin, raise an Interesting question It Is: What became of that 24.0oo,0oo bushels Of wheat? The obvious answer Is that most of it went to Europe over the Canadian railways However, that amount of wheat would require for Its handling about 35,0OO cars, capacity not credited to the Canadian railways reaching the lake from Sarnla north ward to the Sault, and which Is denied to them by all railway men The de partment must be left to explain its figures, which, If correct, show a most astonishing and unsuspected growth of Canadian railway capacity. The corn figures are clear enough Chicago Is the great shipper of corn, and 35.7l0,- TIP bushels of It passed Detroit over a million bushels more than In 1906. The soft coal movement over the lakes Is chiefly from Lake Erie ports north and west Nearly 100000 tons passed Detroit, as against s.+s4,S81 tons In 1906. The total freight traffic of the great lakes passing Detroit for the sev- en months ending with September was 49,526,47s tons, as against 44.125,7 ,7a2 tons for the same months in 1908.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Twig Diseases.

It may not be generally known. but many twig diseases of trees are spread by the pruning tools. One very sue cessful nurseryman dips his pruning knives and saws In solution of carbolic acid before beginning to prune another tree, so If any germs are on the tool this treatment will de stroy them. As soon as a wound Is made It Is a good idea to dislnfect and paint 1t to keep out the moisture There Is danger of trees contracting disease, as the germs enter the wounds and dis eased places result, or the exposed parts will begin to decay as soon as the mois- ture gets a hold.-Apple Specialist.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

What Is probably the finest building in the world for the use of a collector of customs was turned over to the na- tional government recently. The new custom house In New York, begun In 1900, has been completed at a cost of seven million two hundred thousand dollars. It covers the entire block be- tween Whitehall street and State street, running from Bowling Green to Bridge street. Its street faces are adorned with splendid pieces of sculpture typi- flying commerce, and It's main court, or rotunda, is one of the largest spanned by a single roof. The interior fittings are ornate and dlgnifed, as is befit- ting in public building belonging to a rich and populous country. About two thirds of the customs revenue of the country Is paid over the desks Of the collector Of New York. The remain ing one-third Is collected In the more than one hundred and forty other col lection districts. An elaborately equipped suite of offices has been pro- vided in the building for the use of the Secretary of the Treasury on bis official visits to New York. Other suites are set apart for the Weather Bureau. the Naval Bureau. the Civil Service
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
OLD COINS NEW TO HER.
Cashier Refused to Take 2-Cent Piece and Three Eagle" Gents.

and Three "Eagle" Gents.
 How little is known by the general public Of the United States coins which are not now current was shown the other day In an uptown restaurant, says the New York Times, when coin collector in a spirit of fun handed to the cashier in place of a nickel one old fashioned bronze two-cent piece and three small copper-nickel flying eagle" cents.
 The cashier. a young woman of about 20, looked disdainfully at the un- familiar coins, and then refused to ac- cept them, saying she had never seen any such money as that before; that she didn't believe they were good, and didn't propose to accept them.
 The patron protested that the coins were genuine, and pointed to the h. as yeriflcation. But the young wom- an remained unconvinced, and summon ed the manager. He, too, was dubious about the authenticity of the pieces looked them over carefully, and said he had never seen anything like them before. He finally told the cashier to take them anyhow, and he would re- lieye her of all responsibility in case they turned out to be spurious.
 The last two-cent piece was issued by the United States mint in 1873 while the flying eagle cents were struck only in 1856, 1857 and 1858. Nearly 25,0OO,00O eagle cents and more than 100000 two-cent pieces were coined
 To collectors 1t Is odd that in a pc riod of fifty years this vast number of coins should have disappeared to such an extent that the present genera, tion never heard of them.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Suggestions for Dairymen.

A good time to do your dehorniny Is to dehorn the calves with good de horner when they are a few days old. Mark them with an aluminium earmark so you can keep a record of them.
 Keep a record of the breeding of each COW, so you will know when she is due to calve, and then allow her to go dry six weeks before calying.
 The dairy bull should be fed Ike a working horse and should receive plen- ty of exercise. Work him In a tread power.
 The milking Is one of the most lm- portant parts of the dairy business Tte COWS should be milked quickly, "leanly and quietly. Do not excite your COWS or they will not let their milk down. Don't abuse a COW because she kicks. If she kicks there Is some cause for It. Look for the cause and remedy 1t. It may be a sore teat, It may be an inflamed udder or 1t may be that she has been mlsused and regards her milk CT as an enemy that she must fight. If such Is the case, treat her kindly and she will soon learn that you are not going to harm her.
 Clip the long hair of the udder and Hanks and tail and wipe off the udder with a damp cloth before milking md you will be surprised to see how much cleaner the milk will be.
 Weigh each cows milk with an ac- curate scale and test the milk with a Babcock tester and you will be able to see how many of your COWS are paying for themselves-Dr. David Roberts, Wisconsin State Veterinarian.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

The late Mfr. Barnum had an ele- phant r Ing on Connecticut field. In view Of passing railroad trains. To a farmer who asked If the elephant was profitable beast of labor for this coun- try, the snowman replied that 1t was not unless one had circus to adver- tise. Contractors in New York town, engaged in extensive building, have i'm ported two work elephants to pull dirt cars. It may be, however. that the con tractors have caught Barnum's spirit, and have sent the story to the newspa- pers for purposes of advertisement.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Saving the Clover.

It Is a falling of the American farm CT when blade of grass or a stem of clover makes strong showing to try to turn 1t into beef, mutton or pork. Tn this effort to utillbze It he entirely forgets that the plant may need little winter protection. He does not under stand how little is often sufficient to save the plant from frost destruction. Where the clover is not pastured 1t Is often allowed to perfect Its seed, which is as fatal to the crop next year as the winter freezing. Clipping would save the crop where It Is so forward as to bloom and perfect seed.-Rural New Yorker
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

you'd had the chance to know for your self jest what kind of gal she wus. But you hain't. an I have. I hired out to her paw all through one harvest an I know what I'm talkin' about That gals mighty shif-less, Sam-jest shif'less.'
 "'Is that so?" says Sam.
 "'I wouldn't tell you If 1t wusn't so, says Ben. An I wouldn't say nothin' against her neither If you wusn't a friend O mine. She'll shirk of an leave her nanny to do the work If she kin. an If she can't she'll jest about ha'f do It.
 "'That,s too bad says Sam, lookin' thoughtful.
 "The meals she cooks 'ud sicken you says Ben. Harvest time a feller hain't partickler, but they sickened me. An when she's around the house she ain't slicked up the way she Is when she goes to a church soshubble, tell you that
 "'Shor says Sam. "'Yes, siree, an her temper hain't l none O the best. I seen her belt her young brother one day an knock him endways. If you take my advice, Sam. you'll dror off.' Sam studied a moment an then be got up an shucked his coat. Ben look ed down his nose. You ain't mad, are youT he says
 "'No,' says Sam. a-splttin' on his hands. I hain't mad a mite, but I'm jest goin' to waller you around a spell to teach you to mind your own affairs an to quit tattlln' on gals An with that he lit In an done 1t"
 Did he marry the gal afterwardT inquired Baker.
 "Co'se he dld," replied Hancock ''Why wouldn't heg'
 You said he had heap O sense, ' urged the storekeeper.
 "Not regardin' them matters" said Hancock. No man has. But there wasn't no more wrong about that gal than there Is about any gal. an reck on they got erlong about as well as most. her an Sam-mebbe better."- | Chicago Daily News.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Beam Fed to Swine.

Beans can be med to swine only In the cooked form. The pig seems to be unable to utilize beans which are at all hard or firm, even though they have been boiled for some time; hence 1t Is very essential that they be thoroughly and carefully cooked, says R. s. Shaw. Michigan. To supply single feed of half-cooked beans to pen of hogs robs them of their capacities and relish for their food, If Indeed 1t does not put them of their feed.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

It Is reported that the chief cook of the Crown Princess of Germany has been in this country studying Amer lean cooking. that the princess likes American yictuals, and that her chef has been paying especial attention to pies, cakes and fapjacks- The poor man may master the mysteries of mincemeat, but he will never learn the difference between a fried cake, a doughnut and a cruller.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Lamb Values Advancing.

During the past ten years there has been a building up period In the lamb trade. Lambs are now In demand In every consuming center and the trade appears to have no limit. The fact of the matter Is that lambs are becoming scarcer each year. Any nrst-class lambs will be sure of strong prices for many years to come.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
What Sam Did

The men In the store watched the young farmer assist his wife into the respectable-looking buggy outside, ar range the packages, spread the laprooe generously and carefully, over the young woman's knees and then, him self uncovered, drive away.
 "Clayton's goin' to take good care O that there wife O his," commented the storekeeper.
 Foolish of him." declared Washing ton Hancock.
 He'll get tired O washin' up that buggy O his'n after a while n con- clude the ole waggin's good enough to come to town to trade in," said Sol Baker, sagely.
 "Course he will" agreed Hancock. Hell have her out to the wood pile spllttin' stove wood, like as not I've knowed that to happen. too" Baker had the grace to look emoar- rassed when the storekeeper snickered .There's wuss things than splitdn' a leetIe mite O wood now an then for women" he said. Anyway, Clayts wifeTl take all the care he kin give her an then need more. If he ain't washin' the dishes for her afore long I miss my guess She don't Ike no kind O work none too well. She didn't as a gal"
 aAin't a great hand to cook, they tell me" said the storekeeper. Most any one O the other gals could beat her out when 1t come to f1xin' up meal. Seems like Clayt 'ud have took 'Lisbeth or Birdie if he wus set an bound to mar " into the family. This un's mighty slack k-mouthed. by all accounts. eould ha' told him suthin' on thet score if he'd cum to me an ast me-
 "why didn't you tell him. anyway" asked Marvin Parsons.
 Its a pity she's slack-mouthed." ob- served Hancock. Its them kind O yimmen that gits to talkin' about their neighbors after a while. An It's fun nv thing that It's allus the wimmen that does that. You might set In this ,tore when Rufe an Sol here was shoot In of their mouths year in an year out an you'd never hear them say a word agin' anybody-not if you was stone deef. But when a man sees feller in danger O blightin' his life by takln' m with a gal that's ornery an no-ac- count he ain't doin' no more than what's his dooty to give him the right kind O warnin'. If feller's got good sense he'll erpheshiate word In sea .on O that sort an won't git mad about 1t. Anybody's apt to be a mite keerless an unthinkln' In the matter O choosin' a gal when he's young. bet there hain't a married man here but what'll say that's so."
 The storekeeper nodded inyoluntarily and Hancock grinned.
 | "'S fur's takin' a word O good ad- vice kindly's concerned. reckon there's the many a man would tell you that If somebody'd come to him in time an let him know what he had a right to expect from the gal he wus thinkin' O marrying he'd never have married the gal he did" resumed Hancock. There's some what does git warned in time. I rickerleck right well when a cousin O mine, Sam Hancock. thought O hitchin' up with a gal he'd met up with when he wus young buck He
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Tho Asparagus Bed.

Burn ofr the asparagus beds now and clean the ground thoroughly, applying manure plentlfully. All bushes and weeds that have not been cleared from the ground will serve as harboring places for mice and insects. When tho materials on the surface of the ground which have been destroyed by frost are dry, and the grass also dead, 1t is not difficult to burn an entire bed over and thus consume many seeds on the ground.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Red Texas Oats,

The strain of the Red Texas oats which has given the largest yield for two seasons and which stands third in order of yield for the four years trial has been grown at the Kansas station for four years and has seemed to i'm prove rather than to deteriorate in quality and yield. Oats are not consid- cred well adapted for growing In this State. It Is the general experience that oats soon run out In Kansas, and farmers consider It necessary to secure new seed every two or three years The trials at the Kansas sta ton. however, indicate that 1t Is not only possible to maintain the quality and yield of oats. but also to even i'm prove them by good culture and by sowing only the best grade.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Whitening Sheep.

It Is not cold weather that hurts sheep 50 much as 1t Is getting wet. Sheep to fatten well should be fed reg ularly twice a day, morning and even Ing. Sheep naturally drink little and often, and should have water con yenIent to them all the time. Don't feed well and give good shelter, then allow your sheep to drink Ice water to cool oil.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

A Pennsylvania murderer has been sentenced to prison for 155 years. If there had been 6 woman on the jury she would 10 doubt have made a plea for clemency by asking to have the term marked down to 149 years.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
only Healthy Animals Pay.

Pure water only should be allotted to the hogs. Do not think that the hog will eat anything and 1t will be best for him. Clean food and drink are bet. ter and more profitable for any animal. Healthy animals only are profitable in this age.-E. J. waterstripe. in Swine.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Ben Davis Good Enough.

A Maine farmer who has been mak. ing money during the past eleven years from growing Ben Davis apples, re- gently disposed of shipment of this fruit at S4s5 net profit per barrel. When all other apples are past their usefulness, old Ben Davis is good enough for the most of the people.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

Gertrude Atherton calmly announces that any woman can marry any man she wants. Massachusetts has lot Of school teachers who would Ike to get Gertrude's formula.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

An American theatrical manager pro- poses to put a stage in the largest steamships, and relieve the tedium of the voyage by plays every night. To many travellers the pleasure of an ocean voyage consists largely In leay- ing behind as far as possible the labors and entertainments peculiar to the land.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Her Note Was Final.

The proprietor of a large drug store recently received this curt and naughty note, written in an angular feminine hand: "I do not want vasioline. but glisserine. Is that plain enough7 I persoom you can spell"
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

rests the gate piece, which Is of a suit able size to turn easily. Through the upper part of the post two-inch hole Is bored into which is driven one prong of a hedge fork. A small hole is bored through the end of the prong and pin Inserted to hold 1t In place.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

A Michigan man wrote message on toadstool stating he was aDout to commit suicide. But as he did not eat the toadstool his friends think he has eaten bis words Queer world.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

A Pennsylvania man who tried to shoot out one of his teeth to save a dentist bill. succeeded In his purpose but made 1t necessary for his family to pay the undertaken. Some people have DO luck at all as economists
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

China Is to be a constitutional mon- archy from now on, but It Is likely that 1t will be quite long time before many of the Chinese people find 1t out
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

Board. the Isthmian Canal Commis- sion. the Secret Service Department and some other branches Of the nation al government that have to use offices in New York. But they all together occupy much less space than that de voted to the use of the various branch es of the tariff collection service.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

A girl has publicly announced that she has no intention of marrying. Req son for making the announcement: She is worth S100,000.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
The Plagfarist.

Father" said Rollo, "what is a pla. giaristT
 "A plagiarist, my son, Is a klepto- maniac who lacks the courage to take anything which the police could be called on to protect ct"-Washington Star
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

And now a woman Is called Insane because she held three bright dollars In her hand and spoke to them. If money talks. why may not a woman converse with It?
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Grain VIII Increase Cream.

It is claimed that COWS that are fed A little grain in connection with their pasture yield a larger proportion of cream In the milk and always make hard butter
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

In reading over women's applica- lions for divorce we occasionally run across a unique charge, which goes to show that some husbands are quite or iginal in their meanness.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

A New York doctor says the great majority of alleged cases of hydropho- bia are merely cases of bad scares. And the dogs who are involved were ttms
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

After a while the weather bureau u may find some way of employing a force of aeronauts to push the clouds away when we get tired of them.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
DurabIe Cato Hinge.

In the accompanying sketch A rep resents a block of hard wood In which a socket hole Is made, says a writer to the Prairie Farmer. In this socket
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

Mrs Russell Sage Is said 10 be tired Of receiving suggestions as to what she should do with her money. How un- gratefuli
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30
Guinea Fowls.

It is a hard matter to distinguish the sex of guinea fowls. Some authori- ties claim that the male chatters in . quick manner, while the female gives on a sound like "Otrack" or "Joe Pratt" or "Buckwheat." The male gives . sound similar to . screech turned into q laugh.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-01-30

The seismograph may know all about an earthquake, but we must depend on the telegraph for a list of the killed and Injured.