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Cross Section Of Wall.

continue IN over to the sill on tae
opposite side. The circle pieces are
cut from two by ten inch timbers,
and care should be used to have the
pieces lap as far as possible, and be
well spiked. The stills are bolted to
the cement foundation. as shown.
Three pieces of sound one by four
inch strips are nailed to both edges of
the studs, which gives it both width
and strength; these are covered with
any rough sheathing, and the sheath
ing covered with several layers of
heavy building paper; one by four
inch strips are then nailed over the
studding, which should be not over "a
inches on centers for small buildings,
and less for large buildings. The fur
ring strips are next covered with wire
or wood lath, and the lath in turn
with two heavy coats of Portland ce-
ment plaster. mixed in the proportion
of one part cement to 212 parts sand.
When dry, paint with thick paint of
pure cement. For ~icehouses, root cell
lars, lighthouses, etc, the interior
walls are finished in the same manner
and salt glazed tile used for ventila.
tors.
The doors and windows sho1'd be
double and made Il fit tight and
close. The ends of the building are
studded up with two by ten inch tim
her. ard finished in the-ss.e-mar,
ner. II desifedc. The studding for.
round root structures may be built
up oi one-inch strips until the stud is
the desired, ~,tlhicknessi of course, II
the roof is not round ,aES~a's,5Seces
are used for the studs. The air spaces,
however, should be not less than eight
inches. and more would be better.
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Easily Explained.

Mr.. Swanson is a powerful preach
er, but is never above leavening his
sermons with humor.
A good story he tells oncerns a
visit once paid to the cottage of one
of his parishioners. 1t was early
spring and for a long time he sat by
the window with the woman's little
girl.
"ln looking out" he remarked TO the
child, do you notice how bright is
the green of the leaves and grass?"
The little girl nodded.
Nov tell me why does 1t appear
so much brighter at this timer" Mr.
Swanson asked
"'Cos," was the unexpected reply
mas just washed the window anC
you can see out better"
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Section of Wall.

conduct more or less of both heat and
cold if not built very thick, writes j.
E. Bridgman in Farmers Review. An
inexpensive and highly satisfactory
method of using cement for any Of
the aforementioned structures ts
shown in the accompanying illustra.
ton.
Fig. l is a longitudinal section Of
the wall, while Fig. 2 is a cross
section of the same wall. In Fig.
2, the illustration shows the method
of building a round roof, which
will be found very satisfactory
for apple houses, roothouses, etc. In
fact, the round roof construction has
been found highly satisfactory for hog
houses, hay barns, and even dairy
these buildings, it is, of course, not
necessary to make the walls air tight,
as for the fruithouse, etc.
AS almost all of the work may be
performed by home labor, and any
sound rough lumber may be used, the
construction, herewith illustrated, is
less expensive than others, and 1t re-
quires no paint or repairs, and should
you by chance crack the cement, any
one on the farm will be able to repair
the break at slight cost. AS shown
in Fig. l the studding are formed of
two pieces of two by six inch pieces,
and if the roof is to be round, they
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-06

ture has produced more wonderful de-
vices for this purpose, than for any
other.
"Hybridizing the Iceberg White
blackberry with the Cuthbert, rasp-
berry has developed. a plant with TO-
liage and growth midway. About half
the plants bear fruit which is red like
the raspberry, about half bear fruit
which is white like the Iceberg black.
berry; the quality is midway between
the blackberry and the raspberry.
THE white blackberry is a wild va
ration crossed with the Lawton for
size and vigor; the result is a much
clearer white than the wild one, larger
and very much more productive, in
these respects fully equal to it's STAN
mate parent, the Lawton.
Apples brought up from the south
temperate zon are entirely confused
here, yielding leaves, buds, flowers
and small apples at various seasons.
One of these apples in time, however,
became adapted to the conditions and
developed into one of the best apples.
"a blackberry plant with an i'm
mense mass OF fruit developed from a
Seeding from; the Himalayas. One
plant covers $50 square feet, is eight
feet high, and has a bushel or more
OF fruit. This is only a young, small
plant: when full, grown this variety
is many times larger.
"The Bartlett plum has the flavor
of a Bartlett pear, but even more
strongly developed. The rice seed
plum has extremely small seeds.
The stoneless plum is a cross of
the French prhne with a wild plum
having the stone almost eliminated
by a fortuitous variation.
THE result thus far is a great num-
Der of stoneless plums of good size,
but in favor inferior to the best cul-
tivated ones. These are being crossed
again to improve the flavor and new
selections made.
Crossing the Japan and the New
England chestnut, the trees, leaves,
growth and nuts are midway; second
generation and later generations as
usual show more varied combinations
and variations.
ITO breed the burs off from chest
nuts is dangerous, because it allows
the birds to- get in at the nuts. The
burr is originally intended to keep
off the birds.
"The cactus has smooth c%otyledons,
but the first bud is covered with
thorns. These thorns have also been
eliminated by selecting the smooth
est individual seedlings without cross
ing.
Crossing in this case generally in
terrupts the process, as it brings out
well-fixed ancestral traits, but later,
to combine the best qualities of sew
eral species, crossing and selection
must be resorted to.
Examples seen were shoots of the
original stock, prickly; the second gen.
Grafton, slightly prickly: the third,
without 'thorns; and later the specules
even with the substance of the cactus
have been removed so as to make the
cactus very excellent food for cattle"
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Where Are Harry and Isabella AlIeni

Harry is now aged 20 years, and his
sister, Isabella, aged IS years. The
children were taken In charge by the
Nebraska Children's Home society in
1897 from Grand Island, following the
death of the father, Silas Allen. The
mother is now in Oklahoma, and is
distracted because she cannot locate
her children, whom she has not seer
since they were taken by superintend
ent of the society twelve years ago,
who nov refuses to tell their mother
where they are. If the children will
address p. o. Box S9S, Omaha, Nebr.,
giving their own address, it will be
sen to their mother.
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Goals of Fire.

One Christmas evening a Sunday
school pupil appeared at church, only
to be surrounded Immediately by a
number of deriding playmates.
She's wearing her sisters coat"
cried one.
And she's got her brothers gloves
on" cried another.
Yes" was the retort that turned
the tide of ridicule, and l came with
my mothers blessing."-Judge.
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HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F.. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known i. J. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly hon.
orable In all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN Il MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
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Provided for NeMsboYs.

Mrs. William Waldorf Astor provid-
ed in her will that the newsboys of
New York should have a Thanksgiv-
ing dinner, as they have had at the
expense of the Aston family for half
a century. This year at least 1000
newsboys were on hand. the afternoon
papers having suspended work, thus
giving the little fellows a holiday.
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One Idea of Economy,

What do you meal when you tell
the people they ought to economize?'
Il mean," said Mr.. Dustin Stax,
that they ought to go slow in patron
izing most business enterprises in or
der that they may have more money
to spend with ne."-Washington
Star.
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important to NJ others.
The Difference.

Our continental marriages are just
as happy as those made in your
country" explained the foreigner.
I'VE all admit that marriage is a lot
terry"
We'll" responded the American,
I'VE prefer to let a girl select her own
ticket"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-06
This Will Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
cure Feverishness, Headache, Bad stomach
Teething Disorders, Regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. They break up colds in "a
hours. Pleasant to take, and harmless as milk.
They never fail. AT all Druggists, 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmsted,
LIE Row. n. Y.
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oushx.Eruits.

Z Bush fruits cannot thrive well.s4s
ground that is packed down hard or
covered with a mat of grass. But II
the pillow and c%ultiyator are operated
as they should De early in the sea.
son, the ground IS put in condition TO
yield fruit and benefit the fowls, which
is the most profitable way to get two
crops from the land at once
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BUILDING AN APPLE HOUSE
Cement Is an Excellent N~onconductor
Of Heat and Cold and Is Over
looked by Many.

When building apple houses, root
cellars, icehouses, etc, many of us
have overlooked the fact that ement
is a most excellent nonconductor of
heat and cold, if properly used. A
solid wall of most any material will
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lust Turned About,

with my husband" said the wife of
the busy man, lit is always a case of
talking shop"
"And with my wife," said the spouse
of the bargain hunter, lit is usually a
case of shopping talk"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-06

There's a difference between dignity
and pomposity, but some people don't
seem to be able to realize il.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-06

During the first six months of his
married life a man pities old bachel-
lors. After that he envies them.
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Very Funny.

Borroughs-Mr. Merchants out, you
say? Why, he had an appointment
with me here. That's very funny.
New Office Boy-Yes, sir; ! guess
he thought it was, too. Any ways he
was laughin' when he went out
Catholic Standard and Times.
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Quick as Wink.

If your eyes ache with a smarting, burn.
ing sensation use PETTIT'S EYE SALVE.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
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OF a Later Date,

Bess-That's a quaint ring you are
wearing. 1t is an heirloom?
Tess-Well. it dates from the Con
quest.
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Financial.

S~tella-Isn't Mabel going to marry
the duke?
Bella-No; he rejected the budget.
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One good thing about a fall that
hangs on is that it keeps back the
beautiful snow" poems.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-06

A great deal Is heard of the art of
remembering, and but little Of the
fine art Of forgetting.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-06

The people who have the greatest
opinions of themselves are frequently
the poorest judges of human nature.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-06

Spearmint! Spearmint! What's
that? Nothing-unless it's WRIG.
LEY'S SPEARMINT.
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A man can't help feeling restless
when even his bills are unsettled.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-06

ONLY M "BROMO OUININE."
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QU1NINE. Look for
the signature 81 II. w. GROVE. Used the World
over 10 Cure o Cold in One Day. 25c,
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A pessimist by any other name
would be a fault-finder Just the same
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HACK

can be broken up quickly by Aliens Lung Balsam.
This old, reliable remedy has been sold for over
pyears. Ask your druggist about IL.
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Don't be common. It's the uncom.
mon man who causes the world to sit
up and take notice.
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He caught a little cold
That was all. (Puck.)

Neglect Of a cough or cold often
leads to serious trouble. To break up
a cold in t~wenty-four hours and cure
any cough that is durable mix two
punces of Glycerine, a half-ounce Of
Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and
eight ounces of pure Whisky. Take a
teaspoonful every four hours. You can
buy these at any good drug store and
easily mix them in a large bottle.
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It'll soon begin, But it'll never
stop. You'd be sorry If it did. WRIG-
LEY'S SPEARMINT.
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HEAD, BACK AND LEGS ACHE?
Ache all over Throat sore, with chills? That Is Ia
Grippe. Perry Davis Palnkiller will break IL mp IL
taken ~promptly. All dealers, 25c, 3c and soc bottles.
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A LITTLE COLD.

He caught a little cold
That was all.
So the neighbors sadly said,
AS they gathered round his bed,
When they heard that he was dead.
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WE PAY HIGH PRICE FOR HIDES
n ". Hids.-& u Co. Minnea polls
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Spear isn't anything! Mint isn't
anything! Spearmint isn't anything
unless it's WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT.
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Remember that a SQUAD argument
doesn't mean lord talk.
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PILES CURED IN q TO Ia DAYS.
PAZO QlNTMENTis qua rantced TO cure any case
Of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding piles in
ito Ia days or money refunded. SOC.
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e. s. "s:s s ssss. ss: :ss. e: e.. ssi'; X ss:T q; ~; e.. e s:. ssss- -a:. /. o. &c. 70 s s:ssa "a fS Ss
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-21
5o11 THE FRANCISCO
WESTERN PACIFIC
ASKED TO EXTEND
Santa Clara Valley Residents
Want Branch Line Built
to San Jose

A committee of San Jose and Santa
Clara valley residents, headed by ]. o.
hayes. invaded the local offices of the
Western Paciac railway yesterday
morning and were in conference with
Vice President Schlacks and Levey for
nearly two hours In an endeavorsto in
duce those officials to extend the new
railroad to San Jose. The committee
promised that much business going to
the Southern Pacific would be trans
ferred to the competing line if it were
put in there
The committee advised that a branch
from Niles be built to San Jose and
Los Gatos, through Milpitas, Warm
Springs, Irvington and Alviso.
After listening to every member of
the committee Schlacks and Levey
promised to refer the matter to Presi-
dent Jeffrey. There seems to be no
doubt that the Western Pacific will
build into the Santa Clara valley at
some future date, as was published in
The Call about three years ago, but.
according to the officials, no new
branches are contemplated for some
time.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-21
TECHNICALLY FREES
ALLEGED SLAYER
Wife Can Not Testify Against
Man Cow

Man Cow escaped conviction in the
United States district court yesterday
on the. charge of having made slave
girl of his 19 year old wife, Lai SO.
because he turned her over to brothel
keepers before March 26 of this year,
at which time a law was passed per-
hitting wives to give testimony
against their husbands in such cases.
Man Cow, California born Chinese,
married her in China.
Scarcely had he taken her ashore in
March, 1908, Before he placed her in a
house kept by his mother in Oakland,
and later she made her escape August
IA during a raid by Police Sergeant
Layne and a posse on the house at 38
Ross alley, in this city.
At the close of the government IS
case, Attorneys Samuel NJ. Shortridge
and John G. Catlin asked that the pro-
ceedings be dismissed, as there could
be no conviction without the testimony
of Lai So, and that it could not be ac-
cepted
This position was upheld by District
Judge Robert S. Bean.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-21
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR

The municipal political gossips are
busy with the name of superintendent
of Schools Roncovieri as probable
candidate for mayor. BY his friends
and advocates Roncovieri is esteemed
one of the best vote getters in San
Francisco. In that particular he is
popularity classed with County Clerk
Harry J. Mulcrevy and Assessor Wash
ington Dodge. AS a candidate for su-
perintendent of schools he has justified
the enthusiasm of his friends, but as a
candidate for mayor his vote getting
abilities might be no greater than those
of other men who have been invincible
for one Office and absolutely hopeless
as contenders for q different berth
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-21
Another TRIAL Is
GRANTED CONBOY
Appellate Court Finds Fault
With Instructions Given
to the Jury
Judge Dunne's Words Held to
Have Influenced Panel
improperly

Former Captain of Police Michael
Joseph Conboy, convicted of killing
Bernard J. Lagan. young coal dealer,
June 23 last and sentenced to seven
years Imprisonment by Judge Frank
Dunno, was granted a new trial by a
decision of the appellate court handed
down yesterday. The retrial was
granted chiefly on the judgment that
Judge Dunno Improperly Influenced the
jurors in his instructions to them by
plainly conveying the impression that
he believed the defendant to be guilty
and believed that the jurors should not
hesitate to bring in a verdict of guilty
Justice Kerrigan wrote the decision and
Presioing Justice Cooper and Justice
Hall concerred in it,
The statement of Judge Dunno to the
Jurors upon which the new trial was
granted was as follows: Now. gentle
men, think / have read to you about
All The instructions you desire upon
tnese points, and suggest to you that
there is no reason why IL honest, in
relllgent, reasonable men should not
reach conclusion in this case. and I
am surprised that you have not done so
already, and / want to say to you that
you should consider the evidence Of
tered and admitted here, and the law
as given you by the court and decide
the case upon that, and not upon per-
sonal observations or relations or ex-
periences that any of you may have
had Now go out and do your duty"
These words, according to the state
tribunal, should never have been used,
as they impressed the Jurors with the
IDEA that Judge Dunno believed they
should bring in a verdict of guilty. The
decision quotes at length from various
cases and opinions to show that the at
tltude Of judge upon a case aIways
mas great effect upon Jury, and that
jurors are even eager to catch some
word from the judge that shall guide
them In making their decision.
Conboy shot Lagan early in the morn
ing of June % at Ellis and Fillmore
streets The young man went to Con-
boys aid while the intoxicated police
ofncial lay in a gutter, and Conboy
thereupon called him a pickpocket. and
drawing pistol, shot him dead Upon
trial it was pleaded that the captain
was intoxicated, and that he was led to
believe from Lagans actions that he
was a pickpocket
Conboy was found guilty April last
and sentenced four days later The for
mer captain is out on bail
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-21
ADMIRAL REES ON
THE Liner SIERRA
Retiring Naval Officer Paid High
Tribute on Leaving
Honolulu

Rear Admiral Corwin P. Rees. U. s. N.
retired, who for nearly three years
has been in command of the naval
station at Honolulu. arrived here yes
terday with Mrs. Rees on the liner
Sierra. Before leaving the island Ad-
mira1 Rees hauled down his flag and
turned over his command to Captain
w. G. Cowles.
When the Sierra sailed many resi-
dents of the island port and a big
throng of army and navy officers at
tended the admiral and his wife to
the steamer, where they held an in
formal reception.
AS the liner moved from the wharf
the territorial band played "Auld Lang
Syne." At the harbor entrance, near
the lighthouse, is an army post, and
there, on top of boathouse, an army
band played Aloha as the ship
went by.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-21
DEAN BRADLEY SPEAKS
ON "CHRISTMAS CHILD
Holiday Spirit Supreme at CALI
fornia Club Meeting

The Christmas spirit was supreme at
the meeting of the California club yes
terday at the clubrooms in Clay street,
despite the fact that the real Christmas
Jinks will not be celebrated until
founders day. December 27.
The address of the afternoon was
given by Ernest Bradley. dean of Ia
malpafs center, who chose as his sub
Ject The Christmas Child" His talk
was plea for a more normal child
hood He spoke against the modern
methods of making children old in
their ideas and grown up before their
time.
Mrs. George T. Marsh was chairman
Of the day and Mrs. Florence Howell
rendered a cycle of Christmas songs.