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DOES IT PAY TO TRY TO MAKE
AN OLD ORCHARD YOUNG?
Some Important Appl. Tree Questions
Answered by the United States
Department of Agriculture.

The question as to whether il will
pay TO rejuvenate old apple trees is
frequently asked of the United States
department of agriculture Will il pay
To fix up my old orchard of fifty trees:
What should | do TO make my three
acre orchard profitable? What can he
done to get better income from cur
small orchard, which has been neglect
ed for years? What will it cost. and
what returns may be expected; \
bulletin OF the department says:
Those orchards ON which it probably
will not pay to spend much money or
effort may be put into four classes:
Orchards with less than 30 per cent
of stand of trees. especially when
they are more than forty years Of age;
orchards with poor or undesirable va
rieties: orchards on poor or unsuita-
bic soil or i'll an unfavOrable site or
location; orchards in which the trees
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by Statesd department of agricutur
LackV More rLessD

are badly diseased and show very few
signs Of vigor.
-Four important steps must be taken
i'm the Improvement of the general
farm orchard. These are pruning, fer
tilization. cultivation and spraying.
If the orchard is and has been In
sod for Il number of years pillow III the
fall about four inches deep. II not
plow either in late fall or early spring.
During the winter put on from
twelve to fifteen loads of barnyard
manure per acre, or one load to from
three TO five trees Another plan is to
apply in the spring 100 to 200 pounds
of nitrate of soda. 800 to 800 pounds
of acid phosphate and 100 TO ooo
mounds of sulphate or muriate OF pot
ash.
In the winter or in early spring be-
fore the growth starts cut out all dead
and diseased wood from the tree, head
back the highest limbs anu thin the
branches to admit sunlight.
Apply / 900 to 1000 pounds OF lime
per acre. and work it and the manure
or fertilizer into the soil thoroughly
with Il disk harrow or spring tootn
harrow. Keep up this cultivation un-
til midsummer.
After cultivation ceases TO: the sea
son SOW Il cover or green manure crop
to plow under the following spring.
Glover is one of the best legumlnous
e.rops in the north. while cowpeaS are
widely used in middle ATTITUDES ana IN
the south. For Il nonleguminous crop
rye is the most extensively useu'
though buckwheat is commonly USED
in some sections of the north.
Spray the trees in accordance with
government and state directions.
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IN THE SPORT WORLD

Thirty greens will be in readiness
for the participants in the Interna ton
nj Lawn Bowling associations contest
this year. The tournament will be ut
Buffalo from July % to Aug. 8.
On July % Richard Arnst. the worlds
professional sculling champion. will de-
fend his title against Ernest Barry.
the English champion. The race will
be held on the Thames. ArnSt. who is
twenty EIGHT years old. uses an oar
with a seven inch blade, boat TWEEN
ty-five and half feet long with Il
twelve and a half inch beam and weigh
ing twentyfour pounds.
The western woman's golf champion
ships will be held from Aug. 2G -
Aug so at the Hinsdale Golf club. Chi
cago. An announcement to this effect
has been sent out by Miss Margaret
Knapp. secretary of the Womans
Western Golf aSsOciatio
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Survey Of the Worlds News

"HE next congress will have lots
10 do. Political pyrotechnics
are sure 20 start when the
statesmen ut Washington take
hold of the resolution TO amend the
constitution so rs To extend the term
OF the president to six years and make
him Ineligible for re-relection. Matters
pertaining to the Panama canal are
likely TO bob UP right along until the
canal is opened. Then there will be
the perpetual tariff buebear. banking
and currency and the parcels post.
Other proposed legislation relates To
conservation I'm its various phases. pen
sions for superannuated government
employees, the industrial education
measure and the establishments of n
government department OF labor.
Speaking of the tariff. It might be re-
marked that this issue comes in handy
I'm the present presidential campaign.
Thousands of spellbinders are framing
speeches i'm which the tariff plays Il
big part. But after a presidential cam
paign the subject ceases to be Il joke
to the occupant of the White House
and the congress.
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HOW TO SAVE POTATOES.
Spraying For Early Blight Has. Been
Found Profitable.

Early potato blight is liable to at
tack the potato crop ut any time from
June until the crop is ripe. but is most
seriously destructive In July and Au-
gust. 1t attacks the foliage. Professor
kohler OF the Minnesota experiment
station doubts If Ii will be profitable
to spray early paintings OF early varie
ties. If. however. others desire 10 do
80 he advises spraying when plants
are small and continuance OF th..
treatment every ten days until at least
10 per cent OF the leaf surface is dying.
when ii Will be useless 10 spray longer.
In rainy weather spraying should be
more frequent. twenty-five 10 thirty
five gallons OF bordeaux per acre Will
be required for treatment when the
plants are small. and rs they advance
in growth the amount will need increas-
inc To fifty sixty or seventy-five gal
Ions per acre.
Spraying for early blight on late VA
rieties Of the Rural New Yorker type
of potatoes has proved profitable ut the
Minnesota station. Spraying late va
rieties of the Rural New Yorker type
may be delayed until the earliest plant
Ing of early varieties in the locality
shows signs of the presence of the dis
ease. when spraying should be immedi-
ately applied ut the rate OF sixty 10
seventy-hve gallons of bordeaux per
acre. followed with spraying OF an
equal amount every ten days in good
weather. In rainy weather spray more
frequently.
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The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR sEREAN. INT IRRATIONAL SERIES.

tares and wheat have been intertwined.
and more or less Of damage will re-
suit Until the harvest" The only
alternative was to wait with patience
II 1.-THE time" or season when the
reapers arrive OH the field the sepa-
ration can be made with less damage
Verses 3G-39.-Ihe explanation.
The disciples had been in the habit
of holding an after meeting with Jesus
for more explicit instruction. The par
able of the tareS had difficulties and
needed Il clear Interpretation. De
clare unto Us. Explain unto us"
NievisionD The Son of man" This
was the favOrite title which Jesus used
of himself Ii expressed his spirit OF
sympathy and his service He is the
true helper of mankind. continually
busy. sowing the good seed of mer-
cy, kindness and truth. The
end of the world" There is IL limit TO
the course of evil. when its damagin.
career will be finally checked. The
reapers are the angels" These are the
minstering spirits who work in har-
mony with the spirit of the Son OF
man. 10 do service for the sake of
them that shall inherit salvation Heb.
i. IA.
Verses 4O-43--The application.
Jesus always believed and taught
that good will triumph ultimately.
shine forth rs the sun This
is Il fitting figure of the light of purity
that will be seen all the more distinct
IN when the day sail declare il. WHO
hath ears All have ears. So the
appeal is "A reminder of responsibility
attached 10 every one. 1904
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kRUPP CENTENARY

The famous Krupp works, situated
at Essen, Germany, will have been in
existence 100 years the first week in
August. Kaiser Wilhelm will be pres
ent Mt the centenary celebration to-
gether with other German notables. in
GLIDING admirals, generals and civic
dignitaries. Men lannon's in the steel
and iron industry of the world have
also been invited.
A series of sham battles with men
armed with weapons OF the time of
Macmillan l. pitted against an army
equipped with modern rifles and artil-
lery will be one of the features which
have been planned The big country
home of Frau Bertha krupp Won Hal
bach. the young cannon Queen" will
he at the disposal of the kaiser and
his retiEue. This villa the HungeD is
situated short distance from Essen.
The hotel maintained by the Krupps
exclusively for their foreign buyers of
their guns. ships and armor will be
open to the other guests.
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THE NATIONS PRESS

Under the auspices of the extension
division OF the University of Wiscon-
sin a national newspaper conference
will be held ut Madison. Wis, from
July % 10 Aug. !. Many prominent
persons have accepted invitations To
deliver addresses. Mel sille L. Stone.
general manager of the Associated
Press: William Jennings Bryan. editor
OF the Commoner; William Allen
White. editor IF the Emporia Gazette.
and Norman Hapgood have promised
to participate in the discussions.
"Are Newspapers and Magazine
Writers Free 10 Tell the Truth? If
Not. Why Not? And What Is 10 BE
Done About IT. These are the all
important questions which will receive
the attention Of the speakers.
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The Case OF Mrs. Dismal
By HELEN HARRISON

ala not marry. He is waiting for
Mrs. Dismal to die" said his friends
linen the doctors recommended Il trip
abroad for Mrs. Franklin. and on the
steamer who should appear but Lang
don Carr. He showed great surprise
ut meeting the Franklins, but this did
not deceive Mrs. Franklin. She feirned
seaslckness. remaining in her berth
ana keeping Frances in constant at
tendance.
One night in n fog there was q sud
den jar. Il stopping of machinery. bur
rylnS footsteps on deck shouting of or
ders. Langdon Carr slipped on his
clothes and rushed up the companjon-
way To find that there had been a col
lision with sailing ship and tile
steamer WAS supposed To be sinking
, Iiurrying back to the cabin, he sought
Frances in her stateroem with her
mother and begged them To come with
him. Mrs. Franklin declared that She
Gid not wish 10 live and begged her
daughter TO remain and die with her
whereupon Langdon took the old WON.
an in his arms and carried her on deck.
y boat was receiving the women. II
was the last boat at hand. and there
was none left for the Gen. Lancdou
put Mrs. Franklin in il. then turned to
hand in Frances. Frances hesitated.
Get ill.," he said.
NO / once decided between Won
and mother in her favor. Now II I,
your turn. | shall stay with YOU"
In another moment the boat was low
cred into the water.
Langdon WAS 80 happy that even the
death which threatened both Er.lncs.
and himself had not the expected ter.
ror for him. He tried hard Ia keen
from muttered prayer that the boat
containing Mrs. Dismal" would IL
lost. But there WAS little time for
anything except preparation. Lany,lo1
secured life preservers. which he put
on Frances anu himself. then dashed
Frances 10 a skylight. securing him.
self To ii afterward. They then wait
ell for the ship To 20 down But the
ship did not 20 down. The breach WA
patched UP. and she proceeded on her
/ journey.
AZ soon as the lovers reached Eng.
land they learned that the boat IN
which Mrs. Franklin had left The
steamer had landed al Newfoundland
Frances cabled 10 know IL she Was
we'll. \ reply came:
For your cruel desertion | can nev.
er forgive YOU"
That Was the STRAW that broke the
camel's back" Frances concluded &c
sacrifice neither herself nor her lover
any longer. and they were married an
hour after the receipt Of the message.
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AS RS. FRANKLIN had lost her
E&l husband, sons, fortune. All
FvG that remained to her was
her daughter, Frances. Mrs.
Frankin's gloom wore upon her daugh-
ter, who was ut that age when the
world is most delicious-tEe age or
keen interest, of warm friendships, OF
love. Nevertheless Frances bore with
her mothers infirmities and made the
best of the situation.
Then came I.angdon Carr who fell
desperately in love with Frances, she
returning his affection. Carr was in
every respect capable Of rendering her
happy. He was brilliant we'll started
in his profession for SO young a man.
heir to PROSPECTIVE wealth Every one
said. AT last poor Frances Is 10 be
made happy
The lover during his courtShip had
observed the condition in the Franklin
home and spoke of Mrs. Franklin rs
Mrs. Disnal. He was irritated to
find that it was impossible TO get Fran
ceS out with him one evening. for her
mother objected to being left alone. If
he spent the evening ut the house and
he and Frances wandered away into
another room Mrs. Franklin would
take on sour cOuntenance and after
Langdons departure accuse her daugh-
ter of having no feeling for her. Carr
resolved to end the unpleasant situa-
ton by marriage.
Frances" he said. I'VE will have no
comfort until we set up for ourselves
in our own home. There we shall be
free and independent.
This speech set Frances 10 thinking.
What would her mother do without
her? Either Mrs. Franklin must live
with her and her husband or sink I'M
der 4 load of loneliness and sorrow.
Yet if she lived with them the daueh-
ter's condition would not be improved.
while the son-in-law would be reduced
10 Il similar condition. Frances stud
led 10 find n solution. but there was
no solution. She must choose between
her mother aud her lover. She decided
TO remain single.
When I.angdOn Carr received her de-
cision he was very much troubled
However. he realized that Mrs. Dis
NAL would make his married life mis-
cradle so long as she lived and felt
that Frances was doing right TO decide
between them and her. Any other
course would be an injustice 10 him.
II was better that she should sacrifice
him and herself and cling TO her moth
or than drag that mother into her mar
ried life
Sweetheart" he said. ''your act only
makes it harder for me 10 give you up.
since il shows your nobility"
Five years passed and Langdon Carr
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VOTING STATISTICS

An idea of the growth of immiGra-
ton to the United States is had from
glance ut census statistics which
show that while the foreign born male
voters are in the minori Y as Il whole.
they have Il majority in the cities. The
men of voting age in the United States
number about 27.000O00. The number
of voters in the United States in 1910
constituted 29.4 per cent of the en-
tire population of the country. The
100000 males of voting age in the
cities of $4,000 or more inhabitants rep
resent almost one-third of the total
number of males Of voting age in the
country.
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control OF all land adjacent TO the CT
nal zone that might be needed for con
structioa. maintenance. operation. SaIi-
tuition Iand protection OF the biz ditch.
While it WAS not known ut first how
much land would le required. 1t was
found wien the plans were completed
that the overflow from Gatun lake
and its tributaries would extend out
side of the ten mile strip. The presi-
dent Of Panama issued public proc
lamation. stating that his government
claimed no jurisdiction Orer the area
embracing more than seventy square
the lake and Trinidad. Chagres and
Gatun rivers.
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Look Out For Your Corn Roots.

Don't throw away the cid cultivator
shovels rs soon as new set is bought
Keep them 10 use after the corn is
knee high and save roots that are the
life Of the plant. \ man would think
twice before taking Il scythe into the
cornticld TO cut weeds with. but many
cut the roots OF their corn TO get the
weeds without thinking at all.-lowa
Homestead
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Verses o4-3O-The parable.
The parable of the sower dealt with
different kinds of soil. One of the les
sons which it enforced WAS the need
for Il sense of responsibility on the
part of all who hear the gospel mes
sa~e The parable of the tares I'M
nlieS that the soil was good and that
GOOD seed had been sown. But Il work
Of malice had also been performed by
IN enemy Of the owner. with intent 10
d,,,are his harvest. one of the les
sons which this parable teaches i that
we must be prepared for interferences
in life and be patient with them.
coed seed" Clean and healthy and
calculated To produce profitable har-
vest While men slept. During the
nirht. after the tolls of the day. the
spite and i'll will OF enmity were shown
in 4 mean and cowardly way that is
enthusiastically oriental. Slowed
tores" This Is IL weed like the poi
souous darnel. which resembles the
wheat in the early stages OF its growth
and can be distinguished only when
the blade was sprung up" The serv-
ants promptly reported their alarm
Ing discovery 10 the householder. =
who practically declared that his serv-
ants were not guilty. but that an
enemy hath done this in spirit Of
jealousy aud hatred Root up
also the wheat" The roots Of both
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Ahsentminded Answer,

The best man noticed that one of the
wedding guests, gloomy looking
young man, did not seem to be enjoy
inc himself He was wandering about
rs though he had lost his last friend
The best man took it upon himself to
cheer him UP.
"Er-have you kissed the bride?" he
asked by way of introduction.
Not lately" replied the gloomy one.
with Il faraway expression.-Short Sto-
rieS.
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Pertaining to the Farm
TRUCK GARDENING.

To grow large rhubarb all the
buds and roots should be cut
out of pieplant. but the center
) one every other year.
For peach raising choose n To-
) cation With suitable soil. well
elevated and near the top OF Il
; hill. preferably on northern
slope.
, When apple trees commence
TO bear use a fertilizer rich in
5 potash. Wood ashes ut this time
can be applied to good adyan-
tage
\ little sulphur added to the
; whitewash for the trunks of
fruit trees is good.
To grow large currants heavy
: application of stable manure
? should be given them yearly and
all the cares removed after their
fourth year.
5 While asparagu does well on
almost any good, well drained
, soil. best results are obtained on
Il deep. rich. loose loam.-Ameri-
can CultivatOr.
90. <.<.S.s. -.
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PERRYS GREAT VICTORY

Elaborate plans are being made for
the celebration next summer at PUTIN
Bay, Lake Erie. of Perry's victory over
the British feet on Lake Erie one hun
dred years ago. 1t is said that IL flo
tilla of torpedo boats. deStroyers and
submarines and several cruisers OF n
draft which will permit of their pass
ing through the Welland canal. will
participate in the ceremonies The old
friSate Niagara will be raised from
the bottom of the harbor ut Erie. Pa.
where it has rested since the war of
1872. and will occupy prominent
place in the naval parade.
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FARMING BY ELECTRICITY.
They Are T 90

One Of the greatest eXperimenters in
agriculture with electricity is w. l..
BOmford OF Worcestershire. England.
In answer To an inquiry he said: "AS
to the future of electricity nationally
in the cultivation of the sell, the ex-
periments must be developed to Il
much greater extent. Electricity has
an effect on plant life, l feel sure,
more Oh some plants than others We
have had increase in wheat crops of
from Is TO 30 per cent. and the eX-
periments will still be carried on here. -
Country Gentleman.
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Mexico has been rent 10y political dis
turbances which have precipitated nu-
merous unpleasant situations requir-
ing the utmost diplomatic tinesse on
the part Of Uncle Sans official repre-
sentative
Ambassador Wilson comes from In
diana and xas born tifty-tive years
ago. He Went To Spokane. Wash. in
1885,. where he engaged in the banking
business President Mckinley made
him minister TO Chile in 1897. and
President Roosevelt sent him TO Bel
GUM
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Give Grass to the Hens.

One way of supplying poultry in
confinement with green food through
the summer is to give them clippings
from the lawn. Even an ordinary
sized lawn will suffice If only just
enough is cut each day to meet the
fowls wants-that is, what they will
eat UP clean-and no more.-American
Cultiyator.
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PRIZES FOR EGG LAYING

A sixty day endurance egg laying
contest is 10 be the feature of the
Was hington state fair at North Yak
Ina. The fair opens July 2S and closes
Sept 20 Poultry will be entered in
teams Of four hers and one rooster. AMI
the state will furnish quarters aud feed
free 10 all contestants
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Historic interest attaches to the ''lit-
tie red brick building on the old
State House square of Frankfort. Ky.
which in two years time will be 100
years old y movement was recently
started in Frankfort to preserve this
structure. which. if left standing. will
be the Oldest state building in eX-
iStcnce.
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a TRYING AMBASSADORSHIP

AS Il United States ambassador Hen
ry Lane Wilson has had about us live
~ an experience rs falls To the lot Of
diplomats. Ever since he was APP
pointed 10 the post three years ago
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Nelson, one of the members from Min
nesota. Senator Nelson in calling for
an investigation by senatorial inves-
tigation of his open charge that the
uprisings referred to are fomented and
financed in the United States to force
the annexation of Cuba and such
parts of Mexico as are most produc-
tive in mining resources, declared that
purely selfish motives inspire these
movements.
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CANAL ZONE WIDENING

The construction OF the Panama ca
nal Is making necessary the acquisi-
ton by the United States OF n large
addition 10 the canal zone This is
made possible under the second arti-
Gle Of the treaty OF 1903. by which the
republic OF Panama coded 10 the Unit
ed States the ten mile area for canal
purposes and also agreed to release
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How Trees Are Damaned.

Muzzle the horses when blowing or
cultivating the orchard: yes. and pad
the whiflietrees. These precautions
will prevent much damage to trees.
Another hint: Pad the outer edges of
the harrow.-Farm Journal
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REVOLUTIONS

Are sinister hidden influences be-
hind the Instructions in Cuba and the
revolutions in Mexico? That question
has been brought 10 the attention of
the United States senate by Knute
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Time and Labor Lost.

When farm buildings are so incon-
veniently arranged that it requires sew
eral unnecessary miles every day to DO
chores many dollars in time are lost.
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Golden TeXt.-Gather We together
first the tares and bind them in bun
dies TO burn them. but gather the
wheat into my barn.-Matt. xiii. so.
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SIBERIAN SHORT CUTS

BY the construction of number OF
short cuts in Siberia the time from
Berlin to Peking will within year or
so he reduced from thirteen and one
half days TO nine days.