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Dry Farm Methods.

The experience and results of care
full and persistent work are the best
evidence that Is offered on behalf OF
dry farming methods and dry farm
ing az an industry.
II Is not surprising that some farm.
ers doubt the availability of sufficient
moisture to grow crops; that they
forecast seasons OF drought; and yet
as the settlement of the country has
progressed westward for the last SO
years, cultivation has been the infiu-
enoe that has conquered drought on
the great prairies that are now the
dependence of the nation.
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FUNERAL RITES OF
KING EDWARD VIZ

the court removed to Windsor the
day before the funeral. The arch.
bishop of Canterbury. assisted by
Canon Wherefore, conducted short
service at Westminster hall on the ar.
rival of the body on May II. The
members of both houses of parliament
attended this service.
Neither M. Loubet, NJ. Delcasse nor
M. Clemenceau formed part of the
French mission to attend the funeral
of King Edward. Premier BRAND In.
tended to go, but also gave up the
idea, owing to the fact that Emperor
William was there. Under these cir
Cumstances the mission was purely
formal. 1t consisted Of N. Pichon,
minister of foreign affairs; General
Dalstein, military governor OF Paris;
Admiral Marquis and an attache rep
resenting President Fallieres.
Roosevelt Among the Monarchs.
Ex-President Roosevelt, who was
named as special envoy of the United
States to attend the funeral of King
Edward, was presented to King George
soon after his arrival In London. Mr..
Roosevelt occupied a place with the
visiting monarchs in the funeral pro-
cession and attended the burial at
| Windsor.
tackles Drew Carriage.
King George being so closely
identified with the navy. the naval con.
tingents took a prominent part in the
ceremonies. Bluejackets drew the
gun carriage to Windsor, as they did
the carriage which bore the body OF
Victoria, although on that occasion
they did so because the horses be
came FESTIVE,
Soldiers from the kings company
grenadier guards. kept sentry watch
over the body in the throneroom al
Buckingham palace. They were re
lieved each hour. With simple cere
mony some one of the visiting royal
ties entered the room every now ant
then, and the widowed queen wen
there frequently.
Body in Magnificent Tomb.
The body of King Edward lies will
that of his immediate ancestors In tn
magnificent mausoleum at Frogmore
in the Home park Of Windsor castle
In this structure, erected by queer
Victoria at a cost of S1,000,000. Prime
Albert Edward, father of the lat
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-26
DR.. COOKS "Dos."

DY DIR. V. T. COOK STATE DIREc-
TOR WYOMING DRY FARMING)
Pillow deep. at least eight 10 nine
inches, more If possible.
Your blowing at the right time.
Your narrowing and cultivation as
soon as the ground is dry enough.
Learn to take advantage of soil
conditions.
Study the capability of your soil
Sow q small amount of the best
seed obtainable per acre.
Sow all seeds with a drill.
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ORAWs PICTURE
AS SPIRIT GUIDES
,.omAN GIVES CREDIT FOR HER
WEIRD WORK TO AN ANCIENT
EGYPTIAN.
FRIENDS PRAISE DRAWINGS
Mrs George o. Field of Minneapolis,
who Knew Nothing Of Art, influ-
soeed by severian Who Flourished
1000 Years Ago.

Minneapolis, Minn'-from cohul
.,ar of absolute lack of knowledge OF
srowing or of the rudiments of art to
~ obility to produce pictures remark
an,e for their wealth OF detail and
moirdness of conception sums up in
Cow words the art career OF Mrs.
George d. Field, SIT Twenty-second
s,root H. whose work has been the
so,r and wonder of all her friends and
sanocially her fellow members of the
on;ritualist church of which her hus-
hand George D. Field, piano man. is
the head.
For all her work and the praise be-
stowed upon 1t by friends Mrs. Field
cows to Severian, an Egyptian who
eourished 5000 years ago, belongs the
credit.
Through this spirit directly, or as he
directs many subordinate spirits, does
sbe work. With Severian guiding her
riqbt hand or controlling it through
Tho lesser entities of the spirit world,
Mrs Field produces drawings with an
ordinary pencil which have attracted
tho attention of some of the art ex.
perts of New York.
Throughout all her work is appar'
entIv the influence of Egyptian art
In practically every representation OF
ancient Egyptians, male or female, the
neculiarities of the headdress are
marked Mrs. Field has carried ou
every detail thereof with great faith
fitness. Into the dress upon ever!
head she has drawn appear all thu
distinctive features which make tina
mart of Egyptian art so much a fea
ture in itself.
Hidden away in these head-dresse
4 at all angles are tiny faces, usual.
of women. A casual glance does no
always reveal them. Careful stud
brings them out in surprising number
i In some drawings of other figures
some of them almost weird and som
y even of the goblin type, the tiny face
n appear again, every one having an il
Il dividuality of expression that makes
"A great impression.
n One of the finest of the drawings
II that of great bird as large propo
en- tionately as the tabled roc. Close II
spection shows the form to hold
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Culture Of Peas.

The plants from early sowings of
peas are now appearing in some Sec
tons. Thorough tillage is important,
and successive sowings should be
made, especially II wanted for the
home table. This vegetable Is very
nutritious and should be used freely
on all tables.
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Great Rnad Prohlem.

Dust is one of the great road prob
lens. It's presence means wear and
tear, and disease. Applications OF tar
not only keeps 1t down and prevents
1t, but tar is disinfectant. 1t kills
the germs, and tarred road will GER
talnly make for health.
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EeedInn Values.

Some feeding values per ton is given
in Farmers Bulletin 339: Alfalfa,
s2016: clover hay, $1412; timothy
hay 80 so; wheat bran. S22.S0; shelled
corr s9016
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Early Vegetables.

No better crop than peas to plant
early. followed by tomatoes. cabbage,
eggplant, peppers and a great va
riety OF crops. This legume should
give gross return of $50 to 500 per
mere and the pea vines, when cult.
waited into the soil, will improve the
land for the crops that are to follow.
This plan of cropping should be much
more generally employed
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-26

Celery is not fully appreciated by
many of our gardeners, 1t is a de-
licious and wholesome vegetable and
should not be left of the list of gar
den plants.
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The best way to get good farm
horse is to raise him. Feed him for
growth and develop him for your pur-
pose II you train him yourself you
will know what dependence can be
placed in him.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
ENGLAND'S NEW HARB0R.
The Great Naval Base nj Dover Cost
ing SO. 1000. 600.


The new harbor recently completed al
Dover. England. by the British admir-
atty. which was formally opened by the
Prince of Wales, is. according to the
Technical World one Of the greatest en-
cheering feats ever put in hand and
brought to a successful completion.
This new home for the British fleet
can claim the distinction OF being the
largest artificial harbor I'm the world. It
incloses at low tide a water area of no
less than SO acres, aftordiHg ample &C
commodation for a fleet OF twenty-five
frst-class battle ships with the attend
ant smaller craft, such as torpedo boats.
gunboats, &c.
This harbor has taken eleven years 10
construct and has cost the government
S9OOOO.OO0. BY its erection the ancient
English port of Dover has been trans
formed into a powerful naval base The
reason for this transformation is not far
10 seek. II is the policy Of the British
admiralty for the strength and bulk OF
their ships to lie nearest their strongest
rival
That rival to-day is Germany, hence the
desirabiIity of equipping Dover with an
efficiently protected harbor. where the
ships can lie safely at anchor and Yet be
in a position to strike quickly at the
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

friend and neighbor. the philosophical.
cheery-voiced. pleasant occupant Of
Stormfeld. whose personality within a
few brief months had entered into the
family circle of the peaceful little town
to such an extent that every man,
woman. and child sincerely grieves.
Mr.. Clemens took up his abode at Storm
field under unique circumstances early IN
the summer Of 1908. Several years ago
he visited Redding and selected the site
OF StOrmheld i'm the midst OF rocks and
dense underground. He tramped through
the open country. followed a scarcely dis
tinguishable cart path from the George
town turnpike out 20 its termination In
an open field. This is the place" said
he. TO Albert Bigelow Paine. his score
tary.
Surroundings in Natural state.
BY the instructions Of Mr.. Clemens the
surroundings Of the Italian villa he caused
to be erected were left in their natural
state. A more rugged and more typicaIly
New England scene could be pictured
with difficulty. The villa. save for a
very small clearing, stands in the heart
Of the woods and fields OF an unusually
billy country In a glass walled loggia
erected as an afterthought when the
villa had been completed, Mr.. Clemens
delighted TO sit. especially on stormy
days. where he could read and smoke
and occasionally feast his eyes upon the
rugged scenery OF the valley opening
fan-like almost beneath his feet and clos
ing in the distance below in the rock
walled forest-grown fastness Of the glen.
as picturesque a section Of Western Con-
necticut as one can find.
Stormfeld was built upon plans adopted
by the humorist and his wife for a home
they intended 10 locate up the Hudson.
The deep-seated grief that possessed Mr..
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

Clemens upon his helpmeets death led
him to an abandonment OF the Hudson
River project, for he would not consent
10 carry out the plans that he and his
wife had made when he found that she
could not share in the comforts they had
lovingly planned together
Reproduction of Famous villa.
The plans for Stormneld were intrusted
to Albert Bigelow Paine. and not until
the structure. the reproduction of a IA
nous Italian villa. had been made ready
for occupancy did the owner come from
Reddng. In trepidation. Mr. Paine and
Mr.. Clemens daughter Clara. now the
wife Of Ossip Babrilowitsch. the famous
Russian pianist. awaited the inspection.
But their fears were turned to rejoicing.
for after a thorough overlooking Of the
house and grounds. the author expressed
himself as supremeIy satisfied.
II was in the summer of 1908 that he
first took up his residence at Redding At
once he evinced a neighborly disposition.
He opened the house with a reception 20
which all the townsfolk were invited.
The responses were several hundred.
The people swarmed through the house.
one Of the first OF a number of splendid
homes now in Redding. and gazed upon
1t in wonderment The authors demo-
cratic tendencies at once placed him upon
familiar footing with the citizens.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
COMPLETE CELEBRATION PLANS
Anniversary Of Gen. Ulysses :. Grants
Birth Next Wednesday.

The committee Of the Department Of
the Potomac, G.. A r., in charge OF the
celebration Of the lightweight anniver-
sary Of the birth of Gen. Ulysses s
Grant, 10 be held next Wednesday at
Metropolitan NJ. Z. Church. last night
completed arrangements.
Col. Thomas Hopkins informed the COM
mittee that Senator William Z. Borah, Of
Idaho, had accepted an invitation 10
make the principal address. Col. John
Tweedale will read the last order Of Gen.
Grant 20 his troops Music will be fur
nished by a section Of the Marine Band.
Col John McElroy presented a sketch
Of the life Of Grant
Committees I'm charge are:
Speakers and invitation-Thonas r. Hopkins.
George G. Ross and Thomas Il Mckee.
Reception G. Maynard. Il. T. Janney. Thomas
A. Green. y NJ. Brooks +. F. Warner. Horace NJ
Gilman. G. VI. Oyeracker. and G. r. Scott
Disqualification 5. Walker. Jerome j. johnson.
J. Tyler Powell and q. H. Oldroyd
Fres-J. Walter Mitchell John McElroy and F.
H. lie Puy.
Musc-A. r. Tasker. H. z. Fauncr. and DR..
Thomas Calvcr.
Han and prcgramme-E. IT, Hobrook. Robert Ar
mour. and NJ. L. Leonard
Arthur Hendrick IS general chairman.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
TRAMP SIGN WRITING.
VaEnbOnds Have Eloquent and Con-
else Cryptic Code.

Tramps are not always the fierce indi-
vidualists we have come TO regard them.
While they continue opposed TO all ideas
Of socially" It is none the less true
that by the mere force Of Circumstances
they have been made 10 feel the necessity
Of cooperation, and, by tacit agreement.
have developed among themselves a con-
ventiOnal language.
At the entrance 20 a town, with char
coal on a wall, with chalk on a barn door
or cut into the back Of a tree. one some
times sees bizarre signs. conspicuous or
hidden. resembling the crude attempts Of
schoolboys. However. they are more seri-
Gus than those. They are the work OF a
tramp. who, having passed through these
parts. In friendly way informs those
who follow him Of what they may expect
there.
Recent researches, and more especially
the studies OF Ferdinand Monte, have led
70 the deciphering Of these hieroglyphics.
whose symbolism, moreover. Is very sim
pie. as Will be seen, says LHumanite.
Two signs form the basis OF this Ian
guage which has ceased TO be secret: the
cross. a favorable sign: and the circle. an
unfavorsble sign. The cross signifies
charity, success. a good reception: the
circle--which is undoubtedly a zero-spens
bad results. nothing doing here" Only
in one case is the circle used in favor
able sense. and that is when it is small
IL
mites that they give rounds" here. that
is, money. But these are rarely very
rarely. found on farm walls or on the
doors Of town halls.
There are. Of course. other signs: the
pitchfork stands for "one can ind work
here;' a trident advertises the presence
Of dog; and criss-crossed lines in the
shape OF CRATE are translated by they
put tramps in Jail here"
The September Is issue Of Vie a Ia
Champagne contains an interesting CLOS
sary OF these different signs and some
ten very characteristic cuts. one learns
from 1t that these signs are not always
employed separately; they are used TO
complement and modify each other. This
is especially true of the cross, which. &C
companied by pitchfork. indicates that
the tramp viii be well received but will
be given nothing except in exchange for
work. When the trident is enclosed in a
square it means that the dog is chained.
When the unfayorable circle is pierced
by an arrow the tramp hurries srom the
town; when pierced by two arrows it con-
veys a message Of danger and cOunseIs
precipitous fight
The gendarmes are depicted by two
horns, and a woman represented bv
triangle. Preceded by a V. the triangle
announces that there are only women in
the house; the house containing as many
women as there may be triangles.
This may be crude, but II is very prac-
teal, and the tramps use their secret
writing ably. They refrain from disclos-
ing its meaning, and at times conceal it
very CleYerly-
After all they are not all rascals. and
II is highly significant that none Of the
signs known cover the preparation of
crimes or the commission OF offenses.
The tramp wanders about, and even
steals; but kindly look. a small coin. or
a piece of bread most frequently sufices
to light on his sullen features.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

North Sea. As a matter OF fact, other
naval bases are being erected on the
I east coast Of Great Britain. One is now
nearing completion at Rosyth in Scotland,
and another new harbor is 10 be con-
structed in the Orkneys
The Dover Haroor, begun in 1895. has
been secured by constructing three arms
or walls. The weIl-knOwn Admiralty pier.
which had a length Of 100 feet. has been
extended another 300 feet and forms the
western arm Of the harbor. The second
runs out $500 feet from the base Of the
cliffs, and the third arm is the break
water. 400 feet in length, situated three
quarters of a mile from the shore and
almost parallel with IT,
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
READ OWN DEATH RECORD.
Kansas Farmer, Home After Five
Years, Finds Wife Married.

4 From the Kansas City Star
] After an absence or five years, Charles
G. Vail, a Wyandotte County Kans)
I farmer. who formerly lived In Kansas
| City. Kans.. returned TO that city recently
70 visit old friends. He found that many
things had happened while he had been
away, but the worst OF an was his own
! death. There was no doubling H. Court
| records proved H. And his wife, Mrs.
Julia A. Vail. had married again and now
is Mrs. Newell S Wight, OF WOlcott. Kas,
a village in Wyandotte County
The life of Vail up to the time OF his
disappearance in 1868 had been filled with
misfortune. With his wife and four chill
dren he lived in Kansas City. where he
owned two houses and had a small
amount Of money in a bank He was en-
ployed by brewery company. The rec
ords Of the probate court show that on
June 5, 1865. he was adjudged insane by a
commission composed Of DR.. +. r. Ten
ney and Dr. c. z. Coburn He was taken
to Osawatomie and his wife made guard
ian Of his children and OF his property
He returned from the asylum in few
months. February II. 1906, his wife was
appointed Administrative Of his estate
ii being decided that he was dead. as he
had. been missing for some time. Deem
Der 4, 1905 his wife was granted a d.
vorce on grounds Of abandonment she
married 10 months later in Leavenworth
1T is a strange case" w. H. Littick
her attorney. said. After Mr. Vail was
released from the asylum he went TO the
bank and drew his money and was last
seen to get on a street car. going toward
the union depot His father advertised
for him, but failed to find him. His wife
did her best to make a living. Finally
believing her husband to be dead she
obtained an order from the court to sell
the property. When she decided TO re-
marry she obtained divorce.
Neither the publication notices for d.
vorce nor the advertisements Of his father
brught an answer from Van. The father
died few months ago, and a sister.
whose name is Knowlton, was made ad.
ministratrix of the fathers estate. The
father left some life insurance and this
was paid to the sister and Mrs. Wright
as the heirs. Mrs. Wight received $780,
Before she remarked she caused her
husband to sign an agreement that If she
died before his death the farm should
become the property Of the children. Mr..
Vail first reappeared in Des Moines in
January He said that he had been in
Salina, Kans."
Mr. Vail visited his wife. Hhe had
heard that she had remarked Walter,
a son. eleven years old, recognized his
father when he saw him crossing the
field toward the farmhouse at Wolcott
Vail told his wife that he would make
no effort to recover the property he had
lost by his absence. He returned TO Des
MoInes after visiting bis wife.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
Almost Too Ear.

Very good repartee. Very good. But,
perhaps, a little strong"
The speaker was Henry E. Dixey, the
actor. He resumed:
1T reminds me Of a dialogue at the
Lambs between a New England poet and
a Scot.
Bah said the Scot. hearing that
the poet had a press agent Bah. you
Americans are possessed with an itch
for notoriety'"
The poet tossed back his long locks
fiercely.
Well he cried. an itch for notoriety
is better than a notoriety for
"But with a tut. tut. gentlemen"
said Mr. Dixey, Il ended this unseemlv
wrangle ere it went too far"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

New York. April 22-The scent of
lilacs prevailed over that OK all the other
banked about the bier Of Samuel L.
Clemens Mark Twain at the funeral
services held this afternoon in the Brick
PRESBYTERIAN church at Fifth avenue and
Twenty-seventh street. Aside from the
tribute Of the flowers there was little but
the brief reading of the psalms by the
Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke. his appraise-
ment OF Mark Twain the man. and final
plea that the comfort Of a belief in the
resurrection be visited upon those who
mourned which was made by the Rev.
Jospeh Twichell. Of Hartford.
AS many as the old church would hold
crowded In TO listen 20 the simple serv-
ice. After the benediction had been said.
those already within the walls passed the
face of the dead in single fife. and the
line they formed was constantly aug
;nented from without by the men who
had gained admittance to the church. un-
Ill fully 5000 reverent folk had done
each his reverence at the bier of the
dead philosopher and humorist. At
O'Clock the church doors were closed.
and after that the body was taken to
the Hoboken terminal OF the Lackawanna
Railroad, there to wait until, in a special
car attached 10 the train leaving at >
o'clock tomorrow morning. it could be
taken 10 Elmira for interment
Daughter Accompanies Cnsket.
Mark Twain's body arrived from Red
ding. Conn, a few minutes after noon to-
day. His daughter Clara, Mrs. Gabrilo-
witsch. and her husband; Albert Bige-
low Paine who had been Mark TwaiR's
Boswell during the last year; Gertie
Leary. who was the dead authors house
keeper for twenty years, and Jervis
Langdon. a nephew. came down on the
same train.
All day yesterday the body OF Mr..
Clemens, dressed in white cashmere,
which the writer had worn almost con-
stantly during his last years. lay in a
room OF many windows on teh second
floor at Stirmfeld. There was no ex-
ternal sign Of gloom or mourning; no
black streamers huttered in the air The
doors and windows were open and sun
light streamed into the room where the
dead humOrist rested. Some OF the neigh
bors were allowed TO view the body in
the late afternoon.
Many kilograms of Sympathy.
kilograms of sympathy and respect
poured into Stormfeld from early morn
Ing. Some OF the more prominent persons
who sent messages were President Taft.
Col. Roosevelt. William Dean Howells.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Henry Wat
terson, George W. Gable, eGirge Barr
McCutcheon. Frank A. Munsey. Arch
deacon J. Townsend Russell. Brander
Matthews. Melville f. Stone, William
MiIligan Sloan, Lynn Roby Meeker. ".
r. Coe, and Capt. Horace +. Bixby. the
Mississippi River pilot who taught his
art TO Mark Twain fifty years ago.
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Rivals.

From the Chicago Daily News.
who is that swarthy man watching
the gyroscopic carr" asked the inventor.
That's a Nicaraguan," whispered his
assistant.
Indeed, Does he contemplate using
our car down D. the tropical junsles?"
"Oh. no HI is only aStonished az see
Ing anything that has more revolutions
than his home country
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
REDDING PEOPLE MOURN
MARK TWAIN AS CITIZEN.

Redding Conn. April z.-It is not Mark
Twain the writer that the citizens OF
Redding mourn in the demise Of Americas
greatest humorist, but Mr.. Clemens. the
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Confirmed.

Her teeth are like stars" gushed the lo7e-smittep
youth
In Outburst Of joyous delight;
And when they were married he found twas the
truth.
Like the stars, they came out every night.
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4 Mistake,

From the MeGsend7rfer Blacttcr
AtissiOnary-GOu eaten the aviator!
But you promised me to give up cannibal-
ism.
"Oh, we thought 1t was a bird"'
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Observation-Disclosures
Report on Improvements Ex-
pected at Meeting.
INFANTRY PLANS MANEUvERS
Charters Granted Two ROsSIyn (Va),
ComPanies-HoIy Name Society to
Elect Officers at Meeting To-day.
Odd Fellows Plan Celebration of
of Their NiRetieth Anniversary.

r. Clinton knight. e25 King street. Alexandria.
Va, Is authorized agent and carrier for The Wash
ington Herald The Herald will DO delivered daily
and Sunday TO ans address In Alexandria for %
cents A month