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Orchard and Garden.

Promptly gather up and burn all
brush and rubbish In the orchard.
The city dealer profits by the LAM
ness, of the grower. by grading and re-
packing his badly assorted fruit.
An orchard will live longer. bear' bet.
ter and be more profitable by being
well cultivated and. enriched.
When spraying do not work with
bare hands. They'll be sore II you do.
Put on a pair of rubber gloves.
A covey Of quail In the orchard will
prove good friend to the grower,
because they eat tremendous num-
Der Of insects.
Very few pears are at their best II
allowed to ripen on the tree. A. good
rule Is to pick when the seeds have
turned brown.
An orchard soil rich 10 organic mat
ter L. the, kind. Of soil we want: hence
grow clover crop this, fall and pillow
under next spring.
Don't leave the culls on the ground
to rot. That Is where many apple
pests come from. Pick culls up and
feed them to the hogs or cows.
The apple thrives well on great
variety Of soils. varying from sandy
loan to heavy soils. provided 1t Is
well drained and otherwise we'll cared
Tor.
Profit In the orchard largely depends
upon the perfection Of the fruits raised
and the quantity. And the trees can
not produce their full capacity unless
well cared for.
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i arm ana
Garden
FARM FAIRS USEFUL.

They Not Only Educate, but They
Make Money For the Holders.
That the farm fair is we'll worth
while has been demonstrated III dol
lars and cents by the department OF
agriculture. Its report shows that
there are in the United States 1903
county fair associations. with paid
up membership Of 85s:s2l. and that the
total receipts In 1910 Of the various
exhibitions were $2.525, 100
The agricultural college and the
farmers institute have been benefited
very greatly The fair gives these in
stitutes and their workers an Opportu-
nifty to meet farmers personally. 1t
. gives an opportunity to secure Co
operation In demonstration work,
makes 1t possible to get in touch with
farmers and conduct agricultural
schools and short courses. not only
while the. exposition Is ON. hut also In
different purts Of the country later.
1t makes II possible to collect In one
place the results of field demonstra-
tiOns all over the state and enables
college and station men to secure
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pacity Of the farm at least 10 per
cent and often more. A 100 acre farm
with a silo will produce as much rev.
enue as one of 100 acres without.
The first cost of silo. like that OF
a dwelling house, barn or team,
should be considered part Of the ini-
tial investment. and If ones capital u
limited 1t is better to buy farm
smaller by 10 per cent rather than dis
pense with silo. The producing
value of a silo on fifty dollar land
would be equal to that Of twenty acres
added to the 100 acre farm. or $1,000
On 500 land 1t would be $1,000. This
is q low estimate. for the stock carry
ing capacity of the farm will often be
increased fully 25 per cent by the ad-
ditiOn Of silO.
AS compared with its producing
value the cost Of constructing the silo
is small. Round wooden silOs cost
from $1.5O to So per ton Of capacity:
those of stone. brick or cement from
50 to 81. 1t has been shown by actual
experiment in Minnesota that. work
ing comparatively in the purchase OF
materials. etc. number OF farmers
in a locality may erect on each OF
their farms q stave silo. similar to the
one In the illustration. of lao to $50
tons capacity for about S275.
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Late Crops For Feed.

The need for plenty Of roughage on
the farm is apparent when there Is q
likelihood that the corn crop will be
short or II failure The paramount
question for farmers who keep animals
is to provide plenty Of nutritious hay
and other forage.
Concentrates can be bought. aud
many of these are usually purchased
regardless Of the season. but hay. be-
cause Of its low feeding value and
bulk. Is very expensive feed when
bought for animals Hay should be
produced on the farm II possible
Such concentrates as cOttOnSeed
meal. rice polish. wheat shorts and
bran. when plenty of good hay Is pro-
duced on the farm. may be purchased
and the animal prOttably kept. but
when there is no pasture and the feed
err must depend upon his neighbor and
the manufacturer for his concentrates
the animals and their pnodncts must
bring good returns to pay for their
board.
There are many crops that can be
planted late in the season to furnish
rOughage for the ANNA ls-namely,
cowpeas. SOY. beans. rape, sorghum.
milo Kaffir. peanuts. etc. The progress
sive manager will plant two or three
Of these crops and thereby reduce the
possibility of failure.
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SAVING MONEY.
A Dollar q Week Put Into the Bank 10
q Good Investment.

A Dollar 4 Week Put into the Bank 10
Good Investment.
ut is mighty hard" said an unfortu-
nate workinglHaA some time ago to the
writer. Ito. ,sayepup thousand dollars
by laying aside dollar or two a week
and then to take 1t out Of the savings
bank and lose II to a get rich quick
swindler. as l have just done" The
ps0r, feilew- eeHid work and save. but
he had not had. even kindergarten
education In faanee. else bis story
would have beeA diffeFent. He had
neyersgiven Il theuyhf to interest. and
80 was absolutely ignsrant ofsgrowth
threu@h compound interest and Of
course. bad never heard Of TINT won
derful process vt accumulation known
as .'progrsssise compound interest"
One deilaF. deposited In q savings
hanlD that pays - per- cent will amount
to $2.lS in; twenty years. This isaskm-
pie compound interest..s Now. ifFyVu
daposito$a every year tor otMsnty. years,
or $50 In all. the sum to your credit
will have, gown TO .S30.97.
Any wage Garner can put by 81 a
week. That money deposited IN saw
inss bank, fen twenty years, will have
Observation-Disclosures. A,aleposit of $5sa
week will have grown to $4,000. and
this at 4.per, cent with be- $a20,a year.
There Is no secret. no mystery. absGt
this. 1t is as clear as the cloudlsss
sun. and the method is just as clean
and honest. - Christian Herald
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THE USE OF TOBACCO.
Cut Il Out ons Day Each Week 10 the
Advice of n Doctor. -s.H

Cut 1t Out Ole Day Each Week 10 the
Advice Of q Doctor. "s
If man who uses tobacco will give
1t UP for one day each week he will
keep himself from becoming ito
bacco fiend." This Is tn. advice Of a
well known doctor. who says that
quite number Of men, including him
self. have adopted this plan.
by leaving Off tobacco for one day
a week you give your system time to
get rid of the effects of the drug" he
said.
"You will then enjoy your tobacco
far more, too. because you have be-
come unaccustomed to the favor. and
II is therefore more enjoyable when
you resume smoking.
1.-THE effect Of tobacco IA general
sedative action on the nervous sys-
tenn. which diminishes the power Of
taste and smell. That Is Why tea
tasters seldom or never smoke.
Leave it Off for day. and the
sense Of taste RECEIVERS. Not only
that, but leaving Off tobacco for one
day voluntarily breaks the tobacco
habit. exercises the self control and
prevents one from becoming slave
to the habit.
SLAVES to the tobacco habit suffer
from irritable hearts. loss Of appetite
for breakfast. eye trouble. sometimes
going as far as blindness. chronic
catarrh Of the throat and nervous de-
preston. New York American.
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Hathinp an Eleph 4 Mt.

The eienhdnt's bath takes a week to
carry out in every detail II requires
the services Of three men. md 1t costs
5000 This treatment IL necessary for
a circus e.e; liant. and II the animal il
valuable one the proprietor Of the
circus does not consider the money
wasted. The first process consists in
going over the immense body with the
best soap procurable: l|O pounds Of
soap IL used. and the elephants Seprs
are especially carefully attended to.
When the soaping and drying are
completed the elephant IL well sandpa-
pered and after that rubbed all over
with the purest Indian oil until the
mouse gray skin Is supple and giisten-
ing. This last touch Is the most ex.
pensiye part Of the bath. as $3.50 has to
be spent on the Oil alone Phlladelphia
Record,
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STUYVESANr's LOST LEG.
Doubt as to Which It Was Shown In
Paintings and Statues.

Paintings and Statues.
There Is no doubt Peter Stuyvesant
had wooden leg. The histories tell
Of how he stomped about the streets
of New Yieuw Amsterdam. leaving a
dot and dash trail In the road like
Morse code But there is one point on
which historians seem perplexed-or It
may be that the readers Of history are
unobserving-which leg had the good
Peter lost?
In the Wall street section those who
roam may see ut least five representa-
lions Of the late lamented governor of
the Dutch colony. Three Of these are
painted on the panels Of signs, ard two
are statues. like Peters leg. made of
wood.
One Of the statues and two Of the
paintings represent the governor wear
Ing chair leg attached to his right
neither limb. while in the others paint
ers and sculptors have chosen to rep.
resent that it was his left leg he had
lost.
All show the leg bedecked with rib
bon bows, and all show him as be-
nign individual-not at all in keeping
with the. character given him by the
historians in notwithstanding knick-
erbockers and felt chapeau and offer
ing roll of manuscript to whomso
ever loOks.--New York Times.
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HINDU WOMEN.

Whatever Their Station They Are
Gracious and Picturesque.
There are. Of course. all kinds OF
Hindus. They range from the lowest
levels of superstition and ignorance to
high attachments Of intelligence and
culture. But In one respect they are
all alike. Never once" says Mr..
Begbie. have detected the very
smallest smirh Of vulgarlty either In
manners or in dress" The Hindu may
believe in 3O,OOO.OOO gods. he may
hold that The world il fat and that
his souls salvation is endangered
by the shadow of European. but
he will have charm Of manner and
make Il picture either In the unhand-
seled jungle or Oh the platform Of q
railway terminus"
But the Indian woman IL the crown
Of her creation. as. OF course. all
women are everywhere. She may lie
unable to read or write. she may give
food to idols and believe that her god
or devil rides around the village ut
night ON IL plaster horse or mud ele-
plant. but she will be modest and
gracious In her manner. and her dress
will be as beautiful ~ the flowers of
the field" No matter how SAVAGE
and heather. how ignorant and stupid
these people may be. they have no
bility In their manner and Il loveliness
In their raiment."-San Francisco Ar
gOnaut.
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CAN'T READ THEIR LIPS.
Wiaan Actors, Do Not Fses the. AUDI.
snce Il cothers. Sths Deaf.

Whan Actors, Do Not Fses the. AUDI
snee II cothers.< tina Deaf.
Time and time again we're asked
to have our Motors face the audience
sQuarelv wbeB speaking: lines that are
Of greut lmpertanre." theatrical
manager said recently. The EXPLAIN
ton for the request is generally the
same-that denf people In the audience
who depend on lip reading rather than
hearing lose the run Of the play II
some important lines are spoken by IL
person whoSe lips cunt bp read. An
actor or atress who's stuck on posing
In profile is, always the DESPAIR OF the
deaf people In the audience. as they
say it's alHm~ Impossible I" resrf fipS
In profile.
Out ticket agent hears ilIotiser side
Of the same question. People tell him
when laI-in- tickets that s0me one In
the party IN stone deaf and must read
the lips Of the actors In order to fol
low the play. rl,en they ask him Oh
which side ~ the theaier these mr.
ticular seats should I've located to make
tn, .; lip reading the most satisfactory.
OF IN the stage setting decides whieh
why the ,RterS. must face. aud n
def person gets an the -wrong side Of
the house the play IN practically lost"
New York Sun.
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London Through tho Ages.

The occupation Of the site Of London
dates back much farther fhun most
readers are aware. The city that
julius Caesar found occupied II site
which had been inhabited for unnum-
bered thousands of years. 1t is now
known that during paleolithic and
neolithic times-the two great divi-
s!ons Of the, stone age-man dwelt on
the site Of London. but 1t first became
the settlement of a community at the
opening Of the historic age. when 1t
was stronghold Of the Celts. The
remains Of its Roman period are the
finest Of the kind In Great Britain.
The Anglo-SaxOn and Danish periods
are finely represented. and even later
periods. such as the Tudor. furnish rel
les that have been buried by that
strange process of superintendent
growth which makes the soil under
great city resemble the fossiliferous
strata Of geology Youths Companion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-08-31
LUCK OF A MINER.


What NE 0eemed o otoeSWr oseN0"s
Him . Fortune.
The miners of New Mexico tell q
queer story which illustrates their BE-
lief In luck. A miner was trudging
along one hot duy through gulch.
with the sun shining OH Ills back. when
be smeled smoke and presently. to his
dismay. discovered that his knapsack
was on hre
Like all miners. he carried large
lens for the purpose Of examining spec
linens, and for want of room he had
hung the glass on the outside and the
rays of the sun had been concentrated
on his pack.
As among the contents were fifteen
pounds of powder h., lost NO time IN
dropping the dangerous burden and
getting as far away as possible. The
haversack fell between two big rocks.
while the miner from safe distance
mournfully watched the smoke rising
from his sole worldly possessions.
Presently there came a deafening ex-
plosion, and the miner went to gather
I'D what he could find. Then his eyes
almost started out Of his head NJ Sec
ing the quartz that had been blown up
fairly glistening with gold. His pow
der had literally blown open gold
mine, and he was made Il rich man In
an instant He named the mine the
Mick O. Time. Exchange.
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Environment.

The street ear conductor was about
to be transferred to another line. Not
his to reason Why. yet Oh that occasion
he did. and with the chief Of the de-
partment.
Il don't like that line" he said.
whats the matter with it?' asked
the chief.
ITS commonplace" said the con-
ductor. Il will lose my good man
ners II | 20 down there. The line l
am ON now il we'll dressed line and
a liberal education for the railway
employee. am not the same man !
was when ! was moved up there two
years ago from downtown line.
a InmOre polite. my voice Is lower. and
have sprured up In general appear
ance. 1t il that way with every man
IN the business Put him on line
patronized by well dressed people and
he VII fix up to tit bis surroundings.
II go back on that other line will
lose polish"
All the chief said then was We'll.
we'll" but the conductor was not trans
ferred. New York Sun.
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Wilt Will Net Yield 70. Spraying -
lsaf SPOT 0oes.

wiz VIII MOI NloIo 70 Seraylh0 -
-lsaf Spot Does.
A disease of ths toinat6fthat II some
times confused with leaf spots IL prop
erly known a. fusarium wilt. That this
II not In the least affected by the appii-
catious Of spraying materials to the
plants is fully proved i'll the expert
ments carried ON at the experiment
station Of the University Of Illinois.
This wilt has caused the loss OF
many 4 promising crop. aud the 6rst
indication that the plants are affected
h the sudden whiting of entire branch
60 or even the entire plant. Within a
few days the wilted portions become
brown and dead. and an examination
Of the wilted stems reveals u discolor'
ed. brownish appearance Of the wooded
portion. The plants may die before
any fruit has matured or after any
part Of the crop has been gathered
The FIRST season that the wilt ap.
pears, In a field usually only few
plants are affected. but II the field IL
used FOR tomatoes the next year the
attack In likely to be very severe. for
the disease Ia carried over IN the soil.
and the length Of time the disease will
remain In badly infected soil IL not
known. 1t IL therefore important to
practice rotation of crops 80 that the
soil will not become badly infected.
Care should also be taken In secur.
ing soils for the beds In which the
plants are grown. Fresh soil should
be put In the beds each year. and 1t
should be secured from part Of the
farm which has never grown tomatoes
nor received the wash from tomato
fields. 1t Is also important to avoid
inoculating a new field by means Of
soil carried from an infected field on
tools or the feet Of men or farm ami
mails.
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His Wronq Lead.

Some forty years ago mt Aldershot
the camp was commanded by Sir
James YOrka Searlett. n Crimean vet
eral. On the occasion IN question he
was directing some sham lighting. In
a manner then usual he was leading
line Of skirmishers of, one force against
another many yards In front. as in
earlier times lie had led the heavy
brigade at Balaclava against three
times its numbers. To a soldier Of the
younger school 1t seemed II preposter.
Gus proceeding. and Sir Evelyn ven
tured to eritlcise it.
Sir James replied: Young man. have
not ordered you twice to hold your
tongue? II like to lead my skirmish-
ers. what the Is that to your
Sir Evelyn replied. Ten thousand par
dons. sir. hut II is the enemy's line In
retreat you have been leading for the
last ten minutes" He was shortsight-
ed and did not wear glasses. SO was
unable to see the distinguishing mark.
a sprig Of heather worn In the shakOs
Of the troops he was attacking
Westminster Gazette.
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THE TERED0.

Curious and Destructive Worm That
Digs Tunnels In Wood.
1t was In 1881 that Holland mar
rowly escaped inundation along its
coast because the timbers Of the sea
bikes In many parts were discovered
to be quite unsound. The timely dis
cOvery Of the real condition Of the
dikes saved the country from nm awful
catastrophe. the full extent Of which
was comprehended by only few
Dutchmen.
The timbers had been honeyc0mbed
by the teredo. or shipwOrm. This
creature burrows into any wood i'm
mersed In sea water. 1t makes an
entrance when young and digs chan
ueis along the grain Of the wood. liv-
ing and often dying In the timber. The
worm grows In some Localities to q
length Of twelve inches. its girth be-
ing one and a half inches. and the
curious thing about its whiplike body
Is its exceeding tenderness. 1t cannot
bear It's own weight. 1t will break II
subjected to any strain.
It will bWrOw strnight along the
grain Of the wood unless turned aside
by knot or nail. and. no matter how
many of these worms may be burrow-
Ing In the same piece Of wood. they
never run their channels into one an
other. BY some marvellous instinct
they keep clear Of each others pre-
serves. We have seen n cross section
Of log eighteen inches In diameter.
and we counted no fewer than 500
distinct burr ows.-Exchlnge.
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BuLLEleHIs IN PORTUGAL.
The Battles Are Bieodlsss and. the Con.
tsstants Rarely Hurt.

The 6atttoe Are Btoooleee anu sno Eon-
tsstants Rarely Hurt.
The distressingly cruel treatment OF
animals 80 common In the Latin coun-
tries Is almost entirely absent among
the Portuguese. and for this reason
their great national sport. the bull.
fight, is really an enjoyable spectacle
to an American, writes Mrs. e. q. Mil
Ter In Leslie's Weekly.
In the Portuguese version the bull II
never killed. The horrible goring OF
horses--a feature Of the Spanish fight
does not occur, for II horse was in
jured IN Portuguese performance
the rider would be Kissed from the
ring and very likely mObbed after.
ward. The men taking part are rarely
hurt, although the skill displayed IL
much greater than that shown In the
Castilian style Of the sport.
Occasionally they have burlesQue
Spanish bullfght in Lisbon with the
cruelty eliminated. The horses ridden
by the picador IRE armored and cannot
be gored, and when the bull IL to be
killed the matadOr strikes him at the
particular spot on the. back OF his
neck. which In Spain means almost
instant death to the animal. Instead
of killing the bull. however. the Por-
tuguese matador's sword doubles up
after the fashion Of the ones used by
the sword swallOwers In our side
shows. and u red mark appears where
It has touched the animals skin. thus
showing the audience that the mata-
dor has been successful. The horses
and bull then run out Of the ring un'
injured.
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A Queer Animal.

"Fhat Is the only animal ! ever saw
that would eat and drink and sleep
upside down" said visitor to the zoo,
Indicating II fruit hat or flying squirrel
fruA Borueo. Ii hung head downward
In it's cage Three curved claws on
what appeared to be its tail embraced
roof bar. In Its pendulOus position
1t reached out for the disks Of banana
the keeper passed through the bars.
Finishing lts meal. 1t swung over to q
cup Of water and took drink. Then,
folding its membranous wings. 1t
closed its eyes and WAS soon asleep
New York Sun.
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Qon't lisa Wet Feed.

There Is no advantage in mOistening
the meal portion of the cows ration
1t is better to force her to thoroughly
masf9ate her feed rather than to aid
her 10 .Swallowinga 1t quickly.
Mixing Of the feed4with the saliva Of
ire ma,ths helps in It's digestion The
fluid seefeted by the mouth Is quite
Important In digesiing feeds rich In
starch.
Iftthe grain Is moistened there Is less
saliva secreted. and therefore the d.
gestionJ OF the feed IL more or less ilnr
paired.
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HANDY oNs NAN cRosscur Jaw.

II is not necessary to have very much
spring In the bow. although some
spring adds ngidity and tension to
the saw. which can thus be run more
easily. The most important points
for the winding are toward the ends.
where the pole il split by saving to
admit the blade The pole should be
only a few inches longer than the saw
when laid out straight.
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cROsscUT SAW FOR ONE.

Easily Made and . Great csnvsnis~es
to Have on Any Farm.
II Is often convenient to have a
crosscut saw that one man can use
for cutting medium sized logs, says
the Orange Judd Farmer. The one
shown herewith Ills the bill very well.
II consists Of blade. handle. Set az
shown. and a bow REINFORCED with
wire wound around It at various
points. Preferably this bow should be
Of well seasoned hickory. ash. or some
other tough but not too heavy wood
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u arm a,,o
Garden
slL0S LIKE THIS, $275.

Foolish to Farm Without Thorn Now.
Increase Values UP to 26 Per Cent.
1t does not pay to devote high priced
land for long periods to pasturage and
the production Of hay. The land can
be put to more profitable use. Such Ii
the testimony of George P. Grout. the
dairy expert Of Minnesota.
During the last few years more silos
have been built than have previously
been constructed altogether. The more
prosperous farmers are often supplied
with two good silos.
The silo, Professor Grout asserts,
practically increases the producing ca
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Ambiauous.

did your late employer give you q
testimonial?''
Eyes. but 1T doesn't seem to do me
any good"
"What did he say"
"He said WAS i of the best men
his firm bad ever turned out,"-Phila-
delphia Inqsirer.