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over the germ. due to separation OF
the cuticle from It's attachment. Again.
II the whole area over the germ Is
deeply suuken. II indicates lack OF
maturity and consequent excessive
shrtnkage. Failure OF the, grain to
separate readily from the cob is an.
other indication Of lack OF ripeness.
A brown or pink discolorntion about
the germ or the attached end OF the
seed Is very Objectionable. as is also
the presence Of mold or rotten seeds.
Again. upon the general shape Of
the seed depends to some extent the
quantity OF grain produced.
u the seed is very wide. contracts
rapidly to It's attachment. and Is
rounded without. o great deal Of
space Is left between the kernels that
might Just as well be filled. The
grains should 1T snugly against each
other Mt all sides. md q medium
wcdgeshape. with small shoulder
at each side above the attached tip
best serves this purpose. As already
stated in considering the germ. the
seed must not taper too rrpidly. other
wise a vacant space Will be left next
the cob and the taper should be alike
on the two sides. the germ being In
the middle. A very thin iced is to
be avoided; 1t gives too little room for
the germ. and generally denotes i'm.
maturity
In a weil-ripened. well-cured ear,
the seeds should not give way when
the ear is given n slight Swist with
the hands. They should support each
other firmly. and when shelled ought
TO come free from the cob, with no
adhering char and with the tips en-.
tire.
The general shape OF an ear OF corn
may range widely with variety. Some
should. according to present stand.
ards. be cylindrical from butt nearly
to tip. others should taper slowly, and
still others more rapidly and decid.
ediy. Yet It may be said that in work.
lug Tor high yield the best results are
likely TO be secured with the cylindrl.
cal ear. Ears which taper are likely
to bear shallow seeds toward the tip
of the cob, and when sheIled out give
too small a total weight OF grain.
This may be said. thina. In the face
OF the fact that the majority of rec
,ognized varieties. and some OF the
very best. taper more or less The
taper ear seems to me likely In the
eua to be displaced by It's more shape
" 0Dmpetttor.
TIE cob should neither be very
ssznit sor excessi-aly large The for.
ner iadicates lack of :isor. the latter
coaEneaess. and is generally developed
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WHAT THE POOR BOY NEEDS
Not Riches, But to "Feel the Need
Of Better and Truer LIFE
Money spoiIs the Youth.

I A Socialist recommends that every
family should have $1,4O0 to $1,000 q
year to help the children along to the
high point of equal opportunity and
success In the race Of life. That is
the worst sort of advice. A boy
doesn't need cent of money to help
him along to true manhood and an
honorable career. the Ohio State
Journal observes. All he wants is
to feel the need Of truer and bet.
ter life. and II that is not sufficient
money will not avail. Money will
spoil any bog. 1t will make him the
victim Of the slightest obstacle or
Inconvenience.
II a man wants to spoil his son.
let him have what money he wants.
Send him to college and let him there
put on style and live extravagantly
and he is "goner" sure. True schol
arship as we'll as true manhood con.
sists in overcoming obstacles. Give
a boy money. SO he can float down.
stream to the tinkling of the soft
guitar. and all that sort Of thing. and
he will be sure to. land in the swamps
where the mud pythons play. AS q
rule, It 10 better to be born poor than
rich. This is not doctrine; 1t il his.
tory. tH,. y. ~ ~
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At length Midnight had washed him
self all over and looked At Snowfall
to see what.he should do next.
you have done pretty WE'LL" said
Snowfall. for kitten that was az
dirty as you were to start with. and !
guess that we will go In to breakfast.
but want you to spend the day today
in getting your coat in first-class con-
dition. and don't forget that hereafter
no bath. no breakfast. A cat Is never
q good cat unless he is a clean cat"
And 30 saying he led Midnight toward
the kitchen. t..as
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FACTS FOR NATURE LOVERS
Almost Numbsrisss Varieties Of Ani-
q maIs and inssets-oihsrsnt
Species Found Yearly.

How many different animals are
there in the world?
No one knows exactly. but as nearly
as can be estimated from the re-
searches of our best fauna experts
and fauna means animals-it is said
that there are about 100000 OF them.
different kinds. OF course. there were
nearly as many different kinds great
many years ago, but they were not
known. In 1880 man named Gunther
made list of all the known animal
species at that time, and his figures
were only 1858.
kinds OF animals in the world was
made in 1881. At that time we had
discovered 311.563 different kinds.
Scientists and. explorers discover
many different species of birds and
animals every year. Mr.. Roosevelt and
his party discovered some new ones
this year down In Brazil.
How many kinds OF bugs are there
BY that suppose you mean insects.
ever 80 many more insects than ami.
mails. In 1905 Mr.. Sharper, a learned
naturalist, made list of 250.000 DIFF
ferent insects and he declared ut that
time that he was certain he had not
listed more than one-tenth Of all the
insects in the world. II this is true,
and Mr.. Sharper probably knows. 1t
means that there are at least 2,600.000
different kinds Of insects in the world.
AT q snail's pace" Is common
expression and usually signifies very
slow gait, but what do you suppose
is the actual speed made by the snail
in travelling?
One foot in four minutes. = Boys
Life.
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the houses In narrow streets (dat-
ing back to the middle ages) being
embellished with wonderful wood carv-
ing. The city 10 connected with the
Rhine 1.-TWO miles to the easD by
canals. 1t is center of high roads
between Germany. France and Switzer-
land and at the junction of other
canals which connect the Rhine with
the Marne, and the Rhone with the
Rhine. The place is the seat Of the
imperial governor Of Alsace-Lorraine,
and the headquarters Of the Fifteenth
corps.
Like Metz, strassburg was in
former days governed by prince
bishop. But in the thirteenth century
the then German emperor made 1t
free city. 1t had at that time $4,000
Inhabitants population deemed
huge-and, being q very important
trade center, 1t was already rich and
prosperous. Then 1t was that the
principal facade of the great cathedral
was built
One Of Towns Features.
Strassburg, like Metz, was an an
cient Roman military post. The
Romans called it Argentoratum. 1t is
today enormously strong. being de-
Tended by IA forts and inner rainparts.
There are also great works for food
ing the approaches, as an additional
encouragement to an enemy.
An interesting feature Of Strassburg
is the great number Of storks whicA
build their huge nests on the chin
Hi
never seem to establish themselves
for breeding purposes anywhere ex-
cept on human dwellings. Nobody
would ever think Of disturbing them
in any way. On the contrary. house
holder thinks 1t great sign Of good
luck IL a stork picks out his roof top
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and lessen labor involved In replant-
ing.
Samples are sometimes seen at corn
shows with scattered grlins differing
markedly in thickness and width from
the others. They are Objectionable.
both because such seed does not plant
well. and because 1t shows cross pol
lenization with other varieties. Pre-
miums can be given to such samples
only when the competin samples
present more serious defects. such as
traces of the mold causing sickness In
stock, decayed kernels and imperfect
development of germs.
A. separate seed plot for each farm.
er, where his best ears can be plant
ed and the plants kept from contain.
ination, or strip from his choice
seed planted through the middle OF q
large planting OF the same variety.
have both been suggested as means OF
keeping seed corn from the pollen OF
undesirable corn grown In the neigh.
borhood. This matter il an impor-
tant one.
When one has selected the variety
best answering his purpose. his work
is only begun. He should not rest
satisfied as long as anyone has bet
ter strain of the variety. When
he gets crop from 1t. the very best
ears should be selected for seed from
the very best plants. and these ears
ought to be thoroughly cured before
severe freezing weather arrives. either
A,, In ~, .ho -
by wire In an attic or other dry place.
or else by the careful use OF artificial
heat A common practice among
those who handle large quantities Of
seed is to cure on narrow shelves. the
ears being placed In a single layer. OF
at any rate not in very deep layers.
SO that the air may circulate freely
about each one.
| A 'well.maturej corn SO preserved
germinates better than corn kept in a
crib. or in box. or bin. Good seed
corn should germinate SO per cent.
and any ears not giving this per
| centage should be rejected. The only
way to determine whether or not It ID
up to this standard Is by testing each
ear in the spring before planting time.
and 1t is customary among those who
have taken up the task of improving
seed corn to construct shallow trays.
three or four inches deep. and. mark
| ing of piece of Canton flannel n
tso.inch squares. place 1t in the bot
tom, or on layer of moist sand. and
with each Equare numbered to CORE
spond with an ear, take out half
dozen kernels from each and place
them in the corresponding square.
| Then another piece OF moist flannel IL
placed over them. and. covering with
a lid or piece of glass to preserve the
moisture, the tray is set in warm
place II kept in room where the
temperature ranges from 20 to 30 de-
grees Fahrenheit for Ave days. the
kernels in some squares may be found
to have germinated feebly. unevenly.
| or not at all. while In others they
will have terminated well. showing
that the seeds OF the ear they came
from are of strong vitality. The ears
80 terminating are the ones to save.
They greatly increase the prospects
of a perfect stand and more vigorous
| subsequent growth.
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standing his protest that he was out OF
work and hungry and killed the rabbit
for food only.
The prisoner was Jasper Svarka.
twenty-four years OF age. former
farm hand who had been out OF work
for some time. Svarka, saw rabbit
near Short Hills and he hurled a stone
at II. His aim was good and he killed
the rabbit. He picked II up and was
carrying 1t under his arm when Spe.
ciai Game Warden Charles Meyers es-
pied him. Svarka admitted that he had
killed the rabbit, and he also admitted
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partly or wholly burned half q dozen
times destroyed by lightning in 1o02)
ana as often rebuilt. As t-stands to-
day, 1t was completed in 1888; but
the Oldest portion dates from the be-
ginning Of the eleventh century. 1t
is considered the noblest creation Of
ecclesiastical architecture in Germany,
it's only rival in that country being
the equally famous cathedral OF Co
logne.
The astronomical clock which adorns
this cathedral is the most celebrated
timepiece in the world 1t dates back
to 1852 and originally was graced
with statues Of the three wise men
and the virgin. in wood. together with
a cock AT the stroke Of every hour
the wise men bowed before the virgin
and the cock crowned and tapped his
wings.
II contains perpetual calendar. in
dicating all the various holy days
movable feasts), such as Easter,
and regulates itself In leap years. 1t
shows the movements of the planets,
the phases of the moon and eclipses
OF the sun and moon calculated for
remotest times. Figures represent
ing the four stages Of life. grouped
around a figure of Death. strike the
quarter hours. Childhood strikes the
first quarter. Youth the second. Man
mood the third and Old Age the fourth.
Death strikes the hours. while an an
gel, seated above, turns round an hour
glass which he holds In his hand.
At stroke of 70 the apostles appear
in single file and pass before q fig-
ure of Christ, bowling. The Savior
blesses them by raising his hand,
whiis the cock crows and flaps mis-
wings three times.
strassburs Once . Free City.
Strassburs marks the locality where
the River III divides into i've
branches. It has $4,000 inhabitants.
and the old part Of the town ID most
Interesting to the sightsasr. some Of
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vJ0 HE world has awaited, with
dread. the time when the
French armies might reach the
environs of Strassburg and be-
gin to bombard. that ancient
capital of Alsace-Lorraine, because
then one OF the most marvellous works
Of civilization will be exposed to de-
struction or great damage. This is
the cathedral Of strassburg. an archi-
tectural glory, "one Of the choicest
Gothic visions ever dreamed Of BY q
master mason" .-5
During the war OF 1870 the Strass-
burg cathedral was rather badly dam
aged. The French established q mill
tary signaling station In the immedi-
ate vicinity. which drew the shell nre
of the Prussians. As result, the
magnificent spire was torn from top
to bottom. and one proJectile, grazing
the CROSS on the top. bent 1t sidewise.
This happened on the cath day OF
August.
No sooner was the war at an
end, however. than the Germans set
about the business Of repairing the
damage thus inflicted. The task oc-
cupied ten years, being not completed
until 1880.
Dates From the Eleventh Century.
It is an interesting fact that this
celebrated structure occupied the site
of an ancient heather temple dedi-
Gated to Hercules. Indeed, the image
of the god is known to have been pre-
served within its walls. as historic
memorial. up to the year 1865. when
1t disappeared-just how is not salts
factorily explained. The heather tenn
pie was demolished in the fourth cen
tury A. D.
The Christian fame that took its
place was OF wood in the seventh CEN
tury; later 1t was Of stone. It was
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TOY CASTLE HELD TOGETHER
Building Blocks. Designed BY indiana
Man, viii Resist Ordinary Assault
-0ovetali Securely.

( Toy castles. like dream castles. are
not very stable. Nobody has devised
q way to make the latter stand, but
an Indiana man has designed 1 set Of
building blocks by means OF which q
toy castle can be built that will hold
together under an ordinary assault.
These blocks consist Of top and base
pieces and panels with grooves and
projections that dovetail together.
Each piece that is added contributes
to the stability Of the whole. and
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fliled butts and with exposed tips OF
cobs should be rejected.
In the best-bred corns grown IN
the southern states the rows range
from 16 to a.. the number present
being always even in any normally
developed ear. In flint corns grown
in the northeastern states the num-
ber may be reduced to eight or ten
rows f...
Before we can make progress In
improving corn, we must select an
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~ Il. oARMAN.

at the expense OF the seed. A me-
dium-sissd cob 10 always best.
There should be no vacant space at
the tips of ears and Lcne at the butts.
Good ears shown at fairs sometimes
have the tips completely and symmet-
rically covered with seed. This should
be the condition of the majority OF
the ears produced by variety. and
In saving seed. ears with imperfectiy
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Valuable Lessons From Corn Shows

by the planter each time. With big
seeds and little ones, wedge-shaped
and broad.osal. mixed In the trough
Of the planter. the numter dropped
has been found to range wider. with
a costly percentage OF hills lacking .
suficient number. and some without
any at all. Uniformity of the seed
thus, besides denoting high quality.
tends TO increase the stand and yield
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Outdoor Living.

S0kASSt 2NtUAe
Living much out of doors, in the sun
and wind. will no doubt produce Ger
tain roughness OF character-will
cause q thicker cuticle to grow over
some of the finer qualities OF our ma.
ture, as on the face and hands. So
staying in the house. on the other
hand, may produce a softness and
smoothness, not to say thinness OF
skin, accompanied by an increasing
sensibility to certain Impressions. Per.
haps we should be more susceptible
to some influences important to our
Intellectual and moral growth II the
sun had shone and the wind blown on
us little less; and no doubt it is
nice matter to proportion rightly the
thick and thin skin, But methinks that
is scurf that will fall of fast enough
that the natural remedy is to be
found IN the proportion which the
night bears to the day, the winter to
the summer. thought to experience
Thoreau sslr gi
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when the entire structure has been
put together it Is q very substantial
toy. It can be moved around from
one part of the nursery to another
and the small architect, or rather
builder. may crawl inside and fight"
from this vantage point without hav.
ing to be too careful Of where his
feet strike.
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eritl.h sehoolte.eb

There are In England and Wales
1885 male elementary schoolmasters
including the certificated, the uncer-
tihcated. and the student teachers. OF
these there were 1000 certincated
men with the colors at the end Of
September. and there are now we'll
over 5000. or 12h per cent of the men
under thirty.ave and Of the 1T men
perhaps as much a. 40 per cent
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HUNGRY. KILLS HARE. JAILED
Men, Long Out Of Job. Secures Food
With Rock. But Is Caught
and Fined.

ANOTHER rabbit killing case. which In
.,,,,- rsspects rixAis the famous Oscar
- AIM arrest In North Plain1eld. was
..hssnse tpstscs Peter D Lane at Far
fillls, and - the prisoner nao not me
monsy TO pay his fine be was sen, to
she, cpanty jail for. 30 days notw'th'
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III. soy,s Complaint.

,"oh, no; there amt any favorites
In this familyi" ,soliloquized Johnny.
"oh, no! II bite my finsernails. ]
catch It over my knuckles. But II
the baby eats his whole foot. they
think it's cute."-Boy's Life.
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attention the farmer can
bestOw upon It. Perfsction Of form
and size. straightness Of rows. uni
formity In size Of kernels. and high
percentage OF grain to cob ma all be
presented by an ear OF corn that 10
utterly vaiueiess. when the essential
OF producing a perfect seed is consid-
cred.
One OF the first points a Judge
should gtg. attention to Is the seed
condition OF samples. Is the germ
sossd and will It produce a good
plant? A termination test Is the best
means OF settling these questions. but
unfortunately cannot be employed
while one is Judging corn shows. The
farmer should test every ear he
plants.
II the germ Is slender and small.
the plant is likely to lack vitality.
Yhin seeds tapering to their attach
ment produce weak germs. and con-
sequentiy ears with such seeds must
be Disseminated against In scoring
exhibits. The seed should be deep.
tut II must also be OF medium width
and thickness. for upon this depends
the size OF the germ. and the amount
OF food stored In the seed for the
early maintenance of the plant.
Badly matured seeds sometimes
present small blisterlike eminences
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for nest. It is very curious to see
them teach their young to fly
Toward the end of August all the
storks start on the same day south
ward. bound for their winter quarters
in Africa. In March they return. pre-
ceded week or SO by single stork
pioneer. and their arrival is always
hailed with joy. Apparently they in
variably take up the same nests year
after year
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ideal and adhere to 1t. rigidly casting
out anything and everything that does
not comply with our standard.
Uniformity in shape and size Of
seed is especially important, and no
one feature tells more unmistakably
the care sample has had In the way
OF selection and breeding. Seeds pro-
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knowing that this is the closed sea.
SON"
The game warden arraigned Svarka
before Justice Lane at Far Hills, who
when the circumstances were ex
planned to him, imposed fine Of $22.
80. Svarka said he did not have. any
money to pay the fine and he was sent
to Jail for 80 days in default.-Son,er
Vile IN. JJ Dispatch to New York
Sun.
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duced at the extreme tips and butts
of ears of necessity differ somewhat
In shape from those in the middle OF
the ear where each seed il restricted
by its fellows. But the greater part
OF the length OF an ear the size and
shape should be so close that the
same number Of seeds will be dropped
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Athens and Piraeus may soon be
by taxicab service.
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GOOD seed must be tho
Eo-p iation OF success In
growing any crop. and the
question ~ to what consti'
tutes a food seed may we'll
receive all the thought and
attention the farmer can
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Joo Row shown
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Evening star., 1915-12-26
Ali to Win; Nothing to Lose.
sHILLINGs ON THE TURF.
Five Sons Of Texas Family. Have
Suorted the Classic Silks.

JUAREZ, Mexico. December zs.-Re-
markable have been the careers of the
Shilling family on the turf. First,
James, the eldest of the five brothers.
made good In the saddle, and then
came George, who met his death when
his mount fell with him during the
running of a race at New Orleans, at
City Park track. March S. 1906.
The most famous of the family, c. H.
(caD Shilling. like James, now an
owner and trainer of horses. followed
and was in the front rank Of the best
riders of his time. He was set down
in the east several years ago for rough
riding and has since made many efforts
to secure reinstatement. but without
success.
1t Is the general opinion that even
now, after his long let-up, were he
given a chance to ride, his work would
be as brilliant as of old. He keeps In
excellent condition at all times by con-
tinualiy exercising the majority OF the
horses which he trains. The next of
the brothers to ride was Rufus, and
| he II now doing about the best work of
his career IN the saddle at the Juarez
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stars. Connie" Doyle came back" in
the mems singles and beat the title
holder, Wallace Johnson, a member OF
the Davis cup team in the challenge
round, while he and his brother Har-
old won the mems doubles, but were
beaten in the challenge round by the
holders, T. r. Pell and Charles NJ Bull
Of New York. Miss Eva Baker did ex-
|ceptionally weil in this tournament; as
she won out in the women's singles;
she and n. E. Doyle won the mixed
doubles, and she and Miss Elizabeth
Bryan took the prize in the women's
doubles. The consultations went to Nor
ris r. Mclean.
Connie" Doyle again proved best in
the fall event of the Columbia Coun-
try Club, when he beat Albert ]. Gore
in the final round, while he and Harold
Se1den took the prize in the doubles
Kate Du Bose and C. B. Doyle were
victorious over big field, while an
other member of the Doyle family,
Miss A. e. Doyle with Miss Airline Du-
four as her partner, won the Women's s
doubles. The other winners were Ezra
Miss Eva Baker. women's singles. and
Mrs W. A. Bethel, women's singles,
consultations
The passing of the Bachelors Club
enabled the Dumbarton Club to jump
into the game with proper introduce
ton, as it took over the District cham
pionship event which the Bachelors
had held for over twenty years. This
tourney seemed to be made to order
for j. Ballard Moore and Miss Eva
Baker, as these two won nearly all of
the prizes. AS a pair they won the
mixed doubles. while individually each
was successful in the respective
singles events Albert.J. Gore was run
ner-up in the mems singles, and he
and Paul Treanor won out in the
doubles. The two consolation events
were won by Douglas Hillyer (men's)
and Miss Pauline Stone (women's).
Another feature of the season was
the renewal of the junior champion
ship of the District after a long lay
Off. The, Dumbarton club offered its
courts for this event, and q very sue
cessful one resulted. D. c. Howard. Jr-,
won. with H. A. F,alconer as runner
up. while Howard and James F. Baker
were best in the doubles, beating
Charles Mcvay and w. A. Williams In
the finals.
There were any number of small
leagues throughout the District, and
these, together with various team
matches which were played at inter-
walls during the season by teams from
the various country clubs. made the
season an active one, indeed.