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REDUCE DEATH
!. {. BY ACCIDENT IL /
NEW SAFETY DEVICE FOR LOCO.
T.. So \. MOTIVES will Y AVOID :, :: +
a = z 3<{s ,+ ACCIDENTS .{{;;S !, IL,

Half the deaths ;of enginmen on |
American railways will h be prevent l
edsaccording to figures Of the Brother
hood submitted in the firemen's wage
arbitration in Chicago, by the auto
matte stopping OF trains, when signals
are at danger, or switches open, by
the Gollard device now under consid-
Grafton by the Interstate Commerce
Commissi ion. The figures, complied by
Secretary "a. n. Hawley of Peoria from
his record Of claims for deaths and
disability during the years f19O4 TO.
1909 inclusive, show the cause OF death
and number OF ictims for a portion
of the senginmen on railways Of the
United States was as follows : ss
Boiler explosion Ss ...91 &s3sS
Collision 81 y. 80 Alb PA
u Deraling of engine ..3..:.... $50 !;
Falling off engine ........... 81 -
I3 Run over BY engine - {. -. :; 81 4
Struck by cars i. 81. q. \. "a s.
Other similar causes j. s !. s...3g,.S6s;
n EGs tJ.Fg -.
Victims Of road accidents If alone
were 1894 and the total deaths from
all causes were 1884. Typhoid fever
caused the death Of 237 fremen;. pneu-
monta, 513 /; tuberculosi Ill and heart
disease 49, The device which is like
Ily to reduce the casualty toll SO great
lay blows a shrilI whistle in the engine
cab and automati cally brings to q stop
Amy train which passes danger signals
In bad weather. This Is the Invention
j Of F. u. Gollard, Of Danville, His, for.
A merly q locomot tive engineer on the
tBurling Years Of experience with
| the practical needs Of engineers had
iconYinced him that; no electrical de
4 vice could be practical. His device
1 for which he has refused $4,000, op
4 erats the air brakes when need re
Iquires, bysa direct manual contact. =
a semaphore is at danger or; if. Z
SIswitch is opens spring rises near the
trail and operates d trip valve on thu
8 locomotive. setting the brakes prompt
q " if the engineer himself is moi. quicl
81 enough. Operating officials in Chicago
II are planning TO renew their tests ant
there are rumors of the purchase %
the device By the Westingh ouse ! AM
other big Interests. u s8
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THE LAST CHANCE. OF THE DEM
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The leading feature Of the June AM
erican Magazine is an article by Rag
stannard Baker entitled What About
the Democratic Party?" Mr.. Baker
commences his article in the following
way: - ~
y !" There is no Democratic Party, OBJ
serves one Of It's pillars, and Bryan 1s
its leader . 80, r.
/ Owing to Its discussions and disor-
Eganization during the past few years,
it is common enough to gihe at the
Democratic Party; and vet It is every
where conceded by thoughtful men
that the Democrats now have within
their grasp the greatest opportunity
Of years. And as one of fits leaders
said to me: % 23s s. r y2, 5*3 sSAs &
~: Tt is pretty nearly our last chance.
If we fail now, we shall go the way
Of the old Wings: r Ee;>fs z ,.Gsz &C. ; Il y,
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IN MEMORIAL ! / |,
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b .ha apple bloom and Nlaysime. eloss eoa-
fronting summer s,l ! door
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4 tlhs msadowy knoll
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cannon Nj s III
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grant
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Elos shs % @ keep the
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whose IA ai sns swept . tte
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breaking dawn
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have
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Two Groups of Insects.

There are two groups of insects, d.
vided according to the general form
OF their mouths. namely. biting insects
and sucking insects. The former have
mouth parts adapted for chewing their
food. the latter for sucking their food.
The potato beetle is biting insect.
the plant louise a sucking insect. Bit.
ing insects may be destroyed by ap-
plying poison to the plants upon which
they feed. Sucking insects are killed
by insecticides coming into contact
with their bodies. There are some
Insects also which may be driven
away. by treating the plant with sub.
stances offensive to them. for in,
stance Bordeaux mixture will drive
away certain flea beetles.
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turns. The guy wire. a, must be
strong and well anchored. as upon
same the load must draw. The two
guy ropes, and c. are tied to posts
and arranged as follows: When the
pole is exactly over the wagon the
guy rope. c. must be tight, but when
the pole Is swung over the center of
stack the guy rope. b. Is tight, and
the oAe at C is loose. These prevent
the pole or derrick from swinging too
far.
The hay fork is attached by pulleys
or blocks. one on top of pole; one on
the fork and the other about five feet
from the ground on the pole. The
horse Is attached at d. The method
OF operating is simple. When the fork
Is loaded, the horse is driven directly
toward post a, until the load will
clear the top of the stack, then the
horse Is swung to the left or toward
post C, thus drawing the pole and load
over until 1t is exactly in the center
OF the stack. where it is tripped. This
can be set up In few moments time
and works both rapidly and easily. as
pole will swing from load to stack
and back again with but slight pres-
sure. If the end In the ground is not
fastened tight, but room left for the
pole to turn as desired.
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KEEPING BACON IN SUMMER.
Excellent Preservative fol, Caring for
Hams and Shoulders During
Extreme Hot Weather.

Put the hams and shoulders in cheaJ
muslin bags, tie closely, and hang VI
In cool, dark room. This should be
done before the meat bugs or weevils
appear. says Baltimore American. II
Is not necessary to coat the outside oil
the sack with limewash. The main
point is to first see that the meat is
free from flyblows, then sack and tie
closely.
Thick paper sacks may also be used.
Muslin sacks, If well made, washed
clean. ironed and properly cared for,
will last for some years. No pieces of
bacon or bones should be allowed to
remain in the smokehouse. Keep the
house clean and dark. Have close
wire netting over the ventilators.
If the smokehouse should become in
tested with the meat weevil, remove
the meat, also all meat in brine and
fumigate the house with sulphur. One
half pound Of sulphur poured over a
bed of live Goals, kept in an iron pot,
will kill all insect life and also purify
the house. Smoke for one day. Have
doors and windows shut tight when
fumigating. Air the house before
storing the meat. Meat In brine
should be taken out and washed on
in clean, cold water. wiped dry, and
repacked In clean, sweet barrel.
Sprinkle fresh brine strong enough to
float an egg, pour 1t over the meat
when cold. The brine should cover
the meat at all times. Keep the bar
rel in cool. dark cellar. Our meat
barrel is kept in the icehouse.
We have for some years bought
fresh beef and pork from the whole
sale houses for use during the hay
and wheat harvest The meat is put
In the brine barrel and then cured.
Smoked as wanted. We thus have a
supply-and at much cheaper rates
than it could be bought in the mar
kets.
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Figure I.

are placed In the ground at q dis
lance apart that equals twice the
length the stack or rick is to be built
These posts are strongly secured by
guy ropes or wire to posts set In the
ground. as shown in illustration, also
a wire connects the two posts. When
these are all drawn tight the posts
are rigid and will stand an even heav-
Ter load than it will be possible to
place on them.
At the top of each post a pulley is
placed, and at the bottom of post,
where the wagon is to drive, a third
pulley is fastened. Above the hay
fork a fourth pulley is fastened and
the main rope tied to the hay fork
beneath same. This rope then runs
through the pulley on Ieft-hand post
back through the pulley on hay fork
and through the pulley on right-hand
post, as well as down through the
pulley at bottom and to which the
whifietree is attached, as shown at a.
The RESULTS that the load is drawn
upward to nearly level and then
runs along the rope until you trip or
dump the fork, thus enabling you to
land the load upon any portion of the
stack you wish.
The method shown in Fig. Is more
simple, and for a small stack works
equally as well. The pole is consider
ably longer than the height of stack.
as it rests at an angle in hole dug
In the ground. This hole must be
about two feet deep and the bottom
filled with a fat stone or piece of
plank. upon which the pole rests and
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Work horses should be grain fed ;
. horse cannot work and keep in con-
dition on grass alone. An average
sized horse at hard work will require
about 16 pounds of good mixed hay, 10
pounds of cracked corn and oats and
pounds of wheat bran per day. A
bushel of fine-cut hay weighs about
8 pounds. and corn chops about As
pounds to the bushel. One-half peck
OF corn chops and one quart of wheat
bran. mixed with one bushel of cut
hay, adding just enough water to
make the meal stick to the hay, hakes
a good meal for the horse. Give this
ration three times day, with little
long hay at night. II you have a pas
ture close to the stables, turn the ami
NAL out at night. after the mixed feed
Is eaten.
Work early In the morning and late
In the evening and give a long rest
during the hottest part of the day.
This is best for man and horse. Rest
and water the teams between meals.
Water that has been exposed to the
sun for an hour or two is better for
the horse than cold well water. Mix
one quart of wheat bran in each buck
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woman. Assistant Chief Schuettler il,
OF course. ofiicially the acting chief,
but Miss Adams is carrying on the
work Chief Steward does when he ID
In the city. ~
Keen. alert and purposeful, Miss
Adams took the helm and directed
smoothly the routine of the busiest
police department in the world. The
observations she has made In the
months since her appointment as
Chief Stewards Confidential man.
have prepared Miss Adams to step
into the chiefs official shoes. Those
OF the pavement Founders" who had
not been advised of the chiefs vaca-
ton plans never suspected the king
was gone and queen was reigning.
Miss Adams stepped in as acting
chief at a. time when the police de-
partment was graphing with one of
the most puzzling death mysteries In
Its annals. therefore 1t hasn't been an
easy matter to see her.
Miss Adams has a way of not an.
swering questions. but 1t fs such
charming way that the bafIled inter.
viewer only smiles back at her and
asks another. One question which
Miss Adams lodged was the one:
How does 1t feel to be chief of DO
lice!" 1t was direct question. But
the answer came like this: why.
how should l known" That didn't
sound at all direct, but Miss Adams
asserted that she was not able to an
swer 1t more directly. even after II
was put In number Of different forms.
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FEED FOR LITTLE CHICKENS.
Almost Any Wholesome Food viii
Do II They Are Well 5rooded
and Are Strong.

Almost any wholesome feed will do
for chicks If they are well brooded or
cooped and have strong hold on life
naturally, says writer in New Eng
land Homestead. The most successful
chicken raiser know is my neighbours
wife, who raises her chicks with prac-
tically no losses and feed nothing but
cornmeal dough until the chicks are
big enough to eat wheat and cracked
corn. At the other extreme some sue
cessful poultrymen must have special
feedstuffs and a grain mixture that
carries about every known seed that
chicks will eat before they feel that
they have deserve dsuccess. All of
which shows that 1t isn't the kind of
feed used at all, but the way 1t Is fed,
that counts for most.
Still ration of cornmeal dough IL
extreme. and while some are very sue
cessful with It, there are other feeds
that are safer. Bread soaked in milk
or rolled oats rubbed up with hard
boiled egg are better starters, and
chick feed Is certainly better than
whole wheat or cracked corn alone.
Dry feeding means feeding whole
grains (chick feed) and dry mash. and
is very good way If 1t Is necessary
to save time, but the chicks are not
likely to grow as fast as with q Judi
cious use of wet mash. There is moth
ing dangerous about the wet mash II
1t Is not too wet and the surplus il
removed after the chicks are through.
Young chicks need four meals q day
until four or FIVE weeks old. After
that 1t is safe to give them self-feeders
and let them have all they will eat.
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TO INCREASE
FARM CROPS
All Progressive A4xiculfSxrasts
Interested In Question Of
How to Make Lands
Yield More.

All progressive agriculturists are
deeply interested in the question Of
how to increase the yield per acre In
the cultivated sections of the United
States.
1t is well known that the European
grows larger crops per acre than are
grown in this country, and. as the
price Of farm land is increasing and
there is demand for larger crops
each year. It is necessary to study
and learn how the output Of the soil
can be made to meet the Increased
demand for all farm products.
The average yield of wheat per acre
for 1909 was: England, 34.4; France,
%; Belgium. 1872; Germany. 30.4:
United States, 1877.
Won Seelhorst." Royal Agricultural
Experiment Station. Gottingen, Ger
many. says:
II believe that the principal in
crease Of the harvest is to be attribu-
ted In part to the application of ar
ltificial fertilizers themselves and in
part to their combination with green
manures. Through the application of
the two the yield upon the average
has been doubled on our common light
soils. In some cases the yield has
even been increased two and one-half
to threefoId.
The greatly increased yields which
we are now producing In Germany,
especially OF wheat, are dependent
upon improved seed, larger and more
intelligent use of fertilizers, especially
OF artificial fertilizers. better crop ro-
tation and more thorough tillage. OF
these factors. however. the use of fer
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Fdr'IllNOtGS

Good time to cut clover green for
the pigs next winter.
Don't think you deserve much credit
for getting angry when feeding baby
calf.
Don't keep cows just as a matter
of habit. Keep them because they are
profitable.
The cows that drop their calves
this month should be well protected
from the heat and flies.
Your heifer when just coming In
has a very tender udder. Do not
forget this and ruin a good COW.
Now does the busy mite make
trouble for the poultry. Spray kero-
sene. burn sulphur, and whitewash.
Do not let the young turkeys run
on the wheat fields until the grain
is quite ripe. They may gorge them
selves to death.
There Is only one way to properly
thin peaches and that Is by hand. To
get the best results the fruit should
be spaced from four to SIX inches
apart
1t is estimated that $4,000 acres are
now devoted to growing onion sets
for market. The industry centers
principally about Chicago and Louis
VILE The yield is IS barrels per
acre.
Not all the farmer boys know that
bundles of grain should be moved
away with the butts toward the side
of the barn till you get good row
clear round. Then another row may
be packed in, the heads out. and 30
on to the top Of the NOW.
In preparing land for the sowing of
cowpeas work 1t down to q very flne
and even condition. The COW peas
seed in terminating and pushing up-
ward through the soil must must have
loose and fine earth for starting. or
the young plants will Be broken OF
In the ground and die.
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ct Of water. Let the horse rest and
cool OF before watering. One gallon
may be given to each one at one time.
Have fly nets-a guano sack cut open
may be used In place of a leather net
to keep on flies. Have strong but
light harness. Keep the collars clean,
wash the shoulders OF with cold wa
ter when brought In. and rub dry. For
chafed shoulders dust with powdered
air-slacked lime or dress with crude
petroleum. Keep the stables clean.
Open windows and doors for the air
to circulate. This is necessary for the
health Of the horse. Be careful with
the teams when labor is heavy and
the day hot. II a horse commences
to flag and show signs of exhaustion,
he should be rested at once, removed
to shady spot, his mouth and nose
sponged with cold water, and allowed
to rest for an hour or So Many a val
liable animal is permanently injured
through pure carelessness on the part
Of the driver. In harvesting, have the
work well planned out: let each man
have his part to do. Keep steady at
1t, with no rushing. More can be done
and that without injury to either man
or horse.
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Liver Purifier

because It's the one liver remedy
that ener8lses the liver, brings
back Its natural function strong
and young again. ~
Een your druggist you want
SIMMONS LIVER PURIFIER
and nothing else; emphasize SIM
MONS lin yellow tin boxes only),
and insist upon It. It's tie one
cure that cufes-the liver remedy
that does its work without grip
Ing or sickening.
Il ~ onggsh, Eyeyshsrs. 26e, ssd 81.
.: McHakeS mtoIclae CO.. Shsrnan. Ten
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WAYS TOSTACK HAY
Two Simple Methods Illustrated
Will Be of Much Value.
Much Hard Labor Required in Doing
Work In Usual Way Eliminated
Machine Can Be Set Up In
Few Minutes and Works
Easily and Rapidly.

AS 1t is often necessary to stack a
portion of the hay. the two simple
outfits illustrated will be found Of
value and save much of the hard la
Dor required in doing the work in the
usual way. says Orange Judd Farmer.
Fig. l shows simple method of
using one rope to draw the load and
at the same time act as a track for
same. This can also be used in a
barn where there is no track and
carriage for the hay fork. Two posts
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GENERAL PURPOSE STABLE

The accompanying illustration shows
the elevation and floor plan of one of
the barns on the farm of the wiscon-
sin agricultural college at Madison. 1t
was designed for a general purpose
barn and as viii be seen It is very
convenienSiy arranged. It might be
said that there is too much room
taken up by the driveways. but they
make the interior accessible to
wagons and manure spreaders and
prove most convenient Very desir.
able features are the FIVE room box
stalls. feed and harness rooms and in.
terror water trough.
In stormy weather the stock can be
easily and comfortably cared for In
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tilizers takes first rank very decidedly
In increasing the crop yields"
Il can only say that the largest pro.
portion of the Increase of different
crops in the Netherlands I would at.
tribute to the proper use of CONNER.
cfai fertilizers and to the use of i'm.
proved varieties of seed, the other
factors, rotation and proper tillage,
coming in the second place."-The Dl
rector General of Agriculture. The
Hague, Holland.
President CreeIman. Ontario Agrt
cultural College. says:
ITALY has been practising the art
OF agriculture since the early DAYS OF
old civilization. hundreds of years be.
fore the Christian era began. and Ygri
culture is still the most important In
dustry in Italy. as IS per cent. of the
soil is productive.
I'm this connection. the published
statistics showing the amount of com.
mercial plant food materials used in
Italy are significant. With a total
area OF less than $4,000 square mile.
(about twice the area of Illinois)
Italy used TATTOO tons of CONNER.
cial fertilizers in 1907"
The great factor has been the in
PRODUCTION of fertilizers and pur
chased feeding stuffs. AS soon as you
can introduce on farm some ex.
traneous source Of fertility you can
raise the standard of production."-A.
Q. Hall. Rothamsted Experiment Sta.
lion. Harpenden, England.
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Saddle Grating.

Saddle grating is used for small
plants. the stock being cut to wedge
and the scions cut and set upon the
wedge. In splice grating of the sim.
plest form the two parts are cut
across -diagonally and laid together,
being tied together with string and
waxed. 1t is useful for soft or tender
wood which will mot admit of split,
ting.
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History Cleared up.

The third grade was having his
tory" Forty youngsters were ma
king guesses about the life and char
acter OF the Father of His Country,
when the teacher propounded q ques-
ion that stumped them all.
why did Washington cross the
Delaware?"
Why. indeed? Not a child could
think Of anything but the answer to
the famous chicken problem: ITO get
on the other sfde," and. Of course.
that wouldn't do. Then little Armies
hand shot into the air. Little Annie
crosses the Delaware every summer
herself. hence the bright idea.
We'll, Annie?"
because he wanted to get to Allan
dc City."-Philadelphia Times.
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such barn. Windows are plenty and
OF sufficient size to permit free en-
trance of sunlight. The walls are high
and allow a large place on the second
hoor for the storage of hay. fodder
and grain.
Altogether, this plan is an admirable
one for the general farmer.
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An American who spends much Of
his time In England tells Of q cockney
who went to dealer in dogs and thus
described what he wanted. "Hi wants
kind of dog about 80 Ugh an SO long.
Hits q kind Of gr'y'ound. an yet 1t
amt gr'y'ound. because Is lyle IL
shorter nor any o. these ere gr'y'o POUNDS,
an Is nose IL shorter, an q amt so
slim round the body. But still 'e's
kind o. gr'y'hound. Do you keep such
dogs?" We dosnot." said the dog man.
I'VE drown EN-"
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sIIase Experiment.

Twenty-three acres of corn after
rye planted June l, last year, WITH
cowpeas drilled between rows at the
nrst cultivation. produced at the New
Jersey Experiment station 21l.s ton,
OF silage. The total cost was 1851 ~
ton n the silo.
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PoLIcEWoMAN IS A SPHINX
Miss Adams, Secretary to chicago's
Chief, viii Not Talk Of ONCE
While He Il Away.

Chicago.-Miss Kate Adams, secre-
tary to LIE Roy T.. Steward. chief of
police. became actual head of the de-
partment the other day when the
chief set forth on a weeks vacation
trip. and for the first time in history
5000 bluecoats fell under the rule of q