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GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1901
NO. G
MANGE
BOUND BABNS;
ONE-THIRO "MORE. ROOM
.i-rnBD
THAN RECTANGULAR SHAPE.
' nuitnetin w iuum
M " Exp,",,1d-S"t-
,ta For Ar rs;mM&
nistossiiig he question of round
mft reqeui. -
. II - f At-
Stockman,
Jiri U4:vunu ivca win
. . 4-aaa' vim
im ,... hniirilfiir next season:
uahe jour foundation on level ground
JTas your latitude require.'; Erect
Tl 2 by 8, say 20 feet Jon to lowest
..rLnnm 1 by 10 inches, nail Inch
i.nin. nail a similar board, or.
zL, it 2 Inch plank, on Inside of
"a. Ail tha boxes' o formedjwlth
tone and grout of preferably cement
Kaad, making ston 1U. If; the
tower story " " mas vr m
!taeA uurpose, jnake Its jhelght that
iTJrsse, at which . point yottiwlU'
17
' FLAN OF IWUXD BABN.'V't t i
r bridge the studs and get in another
' itHener or noxea siuuu auut grout,
i This 1 for outer end of jrour JoistB or
i imt to rest upon. : v :; ;. rr - ?
IfToa nroirose to resist a cyclone and
hold me responsible for results, do your
irork well, bare all the doors ana open
r ings closed during the trial. : I do not
'. ptopose to make a harbor for rats and
I mice by ceiling the lowerftoryrwith
i rail lumber, though It Si would add
rtrenKtli. Strength may be added by
Wdging the studs.iaper putside of
hinds. Side up with Vhiplap or, rop
' tiding. BreaK the joints as to jengtns.
: U the pocketbook hlds out and more
. m-mtD is wantea, aaa paper ontaiQe
r f siding and over It uteel or Iroa aid
tot . :'iiKLif-
Wlere the metal siding' Is used and
: lumber is high priced it mar be econ-
' omftopse strong unplaned cull lumber
r iastead of drop siding, covered - with
itftl siding. Splice studs to roof.- As
till plan is for uo, silos Iq the center
MUutl sapport of Toot milst be J)lanr
ued by the carpenter.;-'' Tho purline
plttea most have good strong posts at
the ends and centrally,; which may be
made of square solid, lumber or of
Inch plank spiked together. il-
. - This plan Is on the bresumDtion that
tto roof is to be a ridged onehlch
will admit of a hay carrier In the ridge
pteoding out over load of bay out
sld In the gable ?f thi barui My car
rier track Is a five-eighths inch rod with
arrler made, of -metal, durable and
tffectlve. I think It costs less than
tier kinds. If my plan has been un
fcretood, it will be seen that the lower
lory admits of a drive In floor cross.
was of the ridge above or a drive in
panage without lumber floor. , ,
, The floor above the lower Btort may
an be of one height or higher above
t drive in passageway. - The upper
tory may not have any drive- in en
trance, but filled with hay carrier or In
uy other manner you please. ' Some
"y prefer band pitching "over the
mat Deam," still wondering "why
. boys leave the farm." ? ;'
The upper story can be reached by a
from a bank or grade which
UI permit of any kind of loading to
4riTen In, which wUl add to cost
iMge roof with one-third or more
Pitch will bold a Urge amount, but can
"dispensed with for a round one. An
lrr asks how ridge roof can be
M on a round barn. Here Is the way!
. Kail one board oa top of siding an
te the eaves. Nail on two thicknesses
th lumber on inside top of studs
boh through all, putting on nnts.
carpenter suggests to- put t ; two
jwlla plates each side of ridge If
"barn Is 00 feet la dlameter-the
'Sto rafters to be two feet apart-.
ion top .of atud, .rneahortes
can be farther apart without re-
to the studding. A year-a use of
uu Proved very satisfactory," , '
oipenuig," for want of a better
expresses rthe whole Series of
r" that take plaWi in the cream
r"4 y the growtbf nutrition and
Jof bacteria, says a writer In
W rairyman. The flavor they
"ror-fcT- the - substance- of-thtags
TV ' The changes they .produce
2 ?'.n,M certainly the evidence
V1 unseen, bntiridently. the ran
..Poncing successfully the first
eondltion depends on to what
rjz'to-operaUon el-i&t between the
and butter maker. Nodairy
rV leg his Wboi duty when the
w? Bde from his milk Is tainted
iLrJence of dirt produced bac
T ? b"ter maker can do Us duty
aL 7 eempelled to receive such
"wd, although the butter maker
mHru IMjr r words for not
hlh extr'" xhe 1"S ultimately
. it belongs-m the milk pro-
TThe only Injustice Is that the
-v?01 ttU ou dlrt one aioae,
hZ-, Lnbors as well, en the
T a the tminst.
to coontJ "rae of the
kB mmax' The small grate crop
tajIV 8tIw abundant So it
a, V tkt "strawlng". the roads
ay experiment with ' road
m Denton coonty- this year,
"N toiJr from Wretch of what
T ef rTj"7 btl1 "X"1 north of the
swm u t0B" h to ctalned the
T an nqnanfled sncceM. The
nor.ra lB tlon lies petween
rWZf PUot Point trosstng on
-T p to thle year was
J-able for a heavily loeded
ran n
i lie road was clayed
' Part "strawed." the settee
"uri
l 4go, (
1 about one-half the cost
fa
Both pieces of road
" h , J1 aow- that part "straw
t eh,,!! We"tber being superior te
iveston Daily News.
-1 I fr.EDJN6Anf.-r iJ I
TTT ! 1 1 0 .1 1 I
iB0UTBOTTO Ep " cow pasture. -1 (.Mwi.
Th Starr f BatraBCeat t
Fresldeat audi HU s..ar-
. u story or tne quarrel between
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Is
very Interesting, and In aft'.wer t
-Inquiry 1 would say that It was an at
tempt on the part of Mr. Adams to ap-
tain ti...K . i . . . .
i, rw.-v uuito ut ma menas in dlffer-
I eui sections or the country to life post
tions upon the bench lust hi. .
, dentin! term was ending and Mr. Jef
ferson's Beginning.
' ; ' A few moments before the expiration
of the Sixth congress in 1801 an act
was passed creating a number of new
districts and circuit courts. Mr. Ad.
ams selected the Judges from among
i ineuus ana political supporters and
had their commissions prepared before
; he approved the law. At that time it
was tne practice for congress to ad
Journ at midnight on the Bd of March
and the term of the president expired
ai;the 'sarue moment. Mr. Jefferson,
being aware of the Intentions of Mr.
Adams, gave his watch to Levi Lin
coin, wno naa been selected for bis
cabinet, and told him to take posses
sion, of the office of secretary of state
as the hands pointed to midnight Mr.
Lincoln obeyed Instructions and inter
rupted. Chief Justice Marshall, who
'fU acting as secretary of state, in the
act Of attesting the commissions of the
new Judges with the great seal of state.
A Jew ..had been completed, but the
greater part lacked the seal. Mr. Lin
com entered Judge Marshall's office
without warning and said:
, '1 have been ordered by President
Jefferson to take possession of this de
partment and Its papers."
'" 'Mr. Jefferson has not yet qualified
as president" exclaimed the astonish
ed chief Justice..
. "Nevertheless he considers himself
an executor or trustee and Instructs me
to take charge of the archives of this
department until he is duly qualified.'
"But It is not yet 12 o'clock." said
Judge Marshall, taking out his watch.
"This Is the president's watch and
rules therhour," said Mr. Lincoln.
' Judge Marshall carried away the
Commissions that were completed, and
the men who received them were after
ward known as "Adams' midnight
judges."
Mr. Jefferson considered this an In
frlngement of his prerogatives and an
Invasion of his authority as president
and for many years he and Mr. Adams
were bitterly hostile, although he con
tinued to correspond with Mrs. Adams
In a friendly manner. On the other
hand, Mr. Adams was offended with
Mr. Jefferson because of the removal
-ef his son, John Qulncy Adams, who
was registrar of bankruptcy at Boston.
Mr. Jefferson afterward explained that
he was not aware that the young
Adams who held the office was a son of
the ex-president or he would not have
removed him. A reconciliation was
brought about by Dr. Benjamin Rush,
for.: which Mr. Jefferson was prepared
by ' a -sympathetic letter from Mrs.
Adams at the time of the death of his
daughter, Mrs. Epps.
- The letter of Dr. Rush to Mr. Adams
urging the reconciliation is one of the
most eloauent anneals that can be
Imagined. - He says:
"Fellow laborers in erecting the fab
ric of American liberty and independ
ence, fellow sufferers in the calumnies
and falsehoods -of party rage, fellow
heirs of the gratitude and affection of
posterity and fellow passengers In the
same stage which must soon convey
both ' Into the presence of the Judge
With whom forgiveness and the love of
your enemies is the condition of your
acceptance, embrace embrace eacn
other, bedew your letters of reconcilia
tion with tears of affection and Joy."
Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Adams re
sumed their correspondence and friend
ly relations until their death, which oc
curred on the same day, but some of
Mr. Jefferson's partisans refused to ap
prove the reconciliation. Chicago Rec
ord. Oa. Way of Fladla It.
A farmer was working in his hayfield
when a neighbor came up and engaged
In a chat which developed into a dis
pute about something or other.
Ifs like looking lor a ueeaie iu
haycock," said the first farmer.
"And that's easy enougn, saia iue
neighbor.
."Easy. Is Itr retorted tne otner. i
bet you Ave shillings you won't find a
needle I'll hide in that there haycock
la an hour,"
"Done with you for five dodi cneu
his neighbor.
The first farmer tnerenpon mu a
needle ' In the bayeoca ana can
Timer' A- v
ma neighbor drew a match from bis
pocket set fire to the baycock and rush
ed off at top speea io m
Back he came presently and found the
haycock reduced to a neap oi bmk
v-ionruhinr a huee horseshoe magnet
lie plunged It Into the asnes """jr
minute wJtnarew n wnu -
dinging to it ' A1
rrv. f aclentlnck eddlcatlom
he said proudly to the first fanner, who
was gaslng ruefully at the ashes i of his
Zlk. "If you'd V bin eddlcated
.m-ir-ii. nn to date like me. you a
be richer by five bob and the haycock.
v-London Answers.
Wilt rala.
... .trr of covenanting
thnes In Scotland, of which an old talrd
were cwma aa
laird effected his escape 'U
' - v,. niavmen. As be was
one ' ' . b
Wavlnc the noose ae --ri- -S
who asked If the talrd
was at home.
WeB.- sen tne e f"T '
was there w-e- tbs
The dragoons wen t ttelrw ay and w.
old talrd went his and lived te ten
troth another day.
iJ?,veryn'UcKn,eJ
ef the w. tato al
reix-y reform ".1 J
io. sod will b prrtx-nraa
Cincinnati Enquire.
Taer Will ThrlT. oa Rerbc.Th.t
Catll. WUPNot Touch.
While Professor Shaw says that
from 10 to 20 sheep could very well be
kept on every hundred acres oa the
farm without costing the owner any
thing for food In winter, we wilt go
further than that and any that we
think from two to six could be kept for
every cow' that Is turned to pasture
and that on most farms that we have
seen the cows would find more feed as
a result. They eat many plants which
the cow does' not eat, and many of
them are such weeds and bushes as en
croach upon the pasture unless tbev
are kept down by hand labor or other
means than the grazing of the cow.
That they enrich the land over which
they roam Is too well known to require
any argument. The proverb thnt "the
hoof of the sheep is golden" Is centu
ries old and is too evidently nu allu
sion to their ability to improve the
soil they travel over to need an ex
planation. Cows have no objection to
feeding over the droppings of the
sneep. They are so fine and so scatter-
ed and so quickly lose their odor thnt
the growth which Is produced by this
fertilizing element Is more liable to be
eaten too closely than to be neglected.
When they have been together a
short time, they will be found to keep
very closely together, the sheep learn
ing to look to the cows as their natural
protectors and the cows as ready to do
battle for them as for their calves. We
would not tnke a pasture suitable for
60 sheep and add 10 cows to It, for
they would find short picking, but the
pasture that would feed 10 cows must
have been exceptionally well kept from
weeds and bushes If there would not
be feed enough left that the cows had
rejected to feed from 30 to 60 sheep
all the pasturage they would need.
WASTE OF CORN FODDER.
Valaable Food That Shaald Be Tnra-
cd lata Proatablc Heat.
Professor Shaw renews his plea for
greater economy upon the western
farm. Of that most palpable and use
less extravagance witnessed In ninety
nine out of every hundred cornfields he
says: -
The waste of corn fodder In the Mis
sissippi valley Is a grievous waste. In
the aggregate the uncut corn must
amount to millions and millions of
acres. And one acre In those states
Where the season Is long grows so
much food! In a recent ride from
Omaha to Kansas City for more than
half a day the train steamed along
through cornfields nearly all of which
were uncut.
There was enough of uncut corn in
this one part of the Missouri valley to
feed hundreds of thousands of cattle
through all the winter. All Mils valu
able food will waste, and. It Is only
fragmentary portion of the waste that
will take place all up and down the
MIssIbbIddI and many of its tributaries
The day will come when all this will
change. The day will come when It
must change. At one time the greatest
profit may thus have been obtained by
large holders of land. It may be so
still. But surely in those days of high
priced meat and of shredders more
money could be made by using more of
this valuable food. The people In those
areas where this practice prevails will
be hard Indeed to persuade to change
their ways, the force of habit Is so
powerful, but It is a change that ought
to be brought about
CARE OF WEAK LAMBS.
How Treat Thoae That Arc Daahla
to Sack the Ewe,
There are many times when lambs
are dropped thnt are too weak to get
uo and suck the ewe. If It chances to
be one of twins. It may be that before
It is found the other and stronger one
will have taken all the milk from the
ewe, or the lamb may be so chilled as
nnt to have the nower to sues, we
have saved such a lamb when It scarce
ly bad life enough to swallow by giving
warm milk a little warmer nan
came from the cowl and Ifwe had It In
the bouse we would add about a tea-
snoonf ul of spirit or a little warm gin
irer tea to the half cup of milk, says sn
exoert arrower. It will take but one or
two teaspooufuls of milk at a time no-
til 2 or 3 days old. '
When fresh milk is not at nana, nse
condensed milk, about a tesspoonrni or
it fa tea snoonf nis of not water, oe
nre to hare It at least blood warm.
When It Is able to stand ajooe. tne
lamb may sometimes be put back on
th. wc If she will own It ana oas mua
v.r hnth. If not. It can be
hrotirht nn on a bottle and will usually
outgrow the one on the ewe If given all
It will drink of good milk.
After the first feeding rub It dry and
wrap K In a warm blanket, then place
It where It will keep warm. With a
flock large enough to keep a man to
wati-h them at lambing time this msy
not be necessary, but where they are
visited two or three times In a night
there msy some come In the Interval
that will need attention.
We are of opinion that mule breed
ing has been too much neglected In the
.th ami oerbans elsewhere. The
u la reaiir the most useful draft
..im.i nn th farm and by far the
most economical. For real rough faros
rk moles are better than horses.
They are not quite so speedy as borses.
but there Is djbcd pwwaia .
term that cannot be done both rapidly
and well, and for steady palling at
aiforss speed the mole has so equal.
Tbey are hardier and more easily kept
and mere cheaply fed than horses, nod
when grown for market they are al
ways ready sale at higher prWs thaia
tJn borses. Urge mares and wefl
bred Jacks are needed to prodnce
that win bring 4200 at t years et-
rans and Beach.
1 -
'A Stood lovoa aaot.
"Is marrlsge a fallorer". "I should
ay not r remarked an Oregon faraaer.
Why. there's Lactady gits bp ta the
asornla. milks sis cows, gtts breakfast
urts foar ctrlJdreo to skew, looks af
ter the other taree. feeds tbe hens,
fkewlse tbe hogs, likewise soote motb-
arVsni sheet, skims St) pans of milk.
a-asbrs tbe rjotlwu. gita airroer. er m-
r erfrTT? It Ink I con I J tire oay-
aody to do It for arbsf she gits? Not
.nxh llama sr. sir. is a uum
ulB" -",V-...:.
P' - . "
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aa.a Gran, Sara-ham; Mile Malse,
Etc, la Babaria Realoa. :
The feeds upon which Texas stock
men must rely are those that can en
dure the arid conditions which gen-1
erally prevail, and of these a Farm i
and Ranch .correspondent writes as '
follojrs:' In the farming districts of ,
Texas Johnson 'grass Is -known as al-1
most an unmixed evil ' In the snbarld
districts, where . the rattle Industry
must remain always of paramount Im
portance, Johnson grass has been and .
must, continue to be a great boon to :
stockmen. With it as a supplement to
i the native pasturage cattle can be car
I rled tbrouch the severe seasons of win-
ter without shrinkage and will be
brought to the early grasses of spring
vigorous In condition and ready at
once to take on flesh rapidly. " ;
Johnson grass, however, Is only a
straight forage crop with which to
"rough" the animals through the win
ter season. Sorghum has also a value
as a forage plant and withstands dry
seasons so well as to always produce
enough feed to pay for Its production,
Some grain feeding is needed In addi
tion to roughage, and the two grains
that seem to promise the best results
are mllo maize and Kaffir corn.
In the management of these crops. If
the grain Is permitted to ripen,
would be well to separate the seed by
thrashing and prepare them for feed
ing by soaking In water or by crush
ing. Frequently the heads are cut off
and fed without thrashing. In this
case there is considerable waste. In
tearing the heads to pieces while eat
ing much of the feed Is thrown upon
the ground and trampled. The grain Is
so hard that a large proportion will
pass through the animal without being
digested. By keeping bogrMo follow
the cattle very much of this waste can
of course be obviated; as the feed that
does not help to 'make beef will be con
verted Into pork.
Very much of the mllo maize crop
of 1000 has had Its grain damaged
badly by the unusual rainfall of tbe
season at tbe time of Its, maturity.
The heads bad the appearance of being
moldy, and a 'dark, rusty scale was
formed about tbe Junction of the seed
with Its stem. It is said that some
horses have been killed by eating
heads of mllo maize while In this con
dition. Whether any cattle have been
injured by it I have not learned, but It
Is reasonable to Infer that It would be
Imprudent to feed tbe heads when In
that condition. The seeds, however,
when thrashed out are said to be clean
ed so as to relieve them of this hurt
ful attachment
In saving the mllo maize and Kaffir,
corn for winter. feeding most of the
stockmen prefer to cut the stalk while
the grain Is "in the dough" and stack
It feeding the stalk and grain together
as a hay crop is fed. Of the twol
Kaffir corn seems to be tbe better feed.
Not only Is tbe grain the more nutri
tious of the two, but both the stalk and
the blade of Kaffir corn are considered
richer In nutriment and more easily
digested than are those parts of mllo!
maize. Both, however, are excellent
feeds, and their production Is destined
to increase greaTly" :
A fairly good crop of-Kaffir corn pro
duces from 60 to 75 bushels to one
acre of land. Such a crop, cut while In
the dough and fed whole, will enable
the stockman to carry through the win
tier In thriving condition five or sli
bead of cows or steers, provided he
has fairly good, pasturage of native
grasses.'.-'' .;. ..."V '. ' .
These cultivated feeds should not be
come a substitute for winter pasturage.
The best sheltered portions of the
range must be reserved for the winter
months, and Johnson grass, mllo anil
Kaffir must be employed to supple
ment tbe grasses. In s large part of
the northern ranges of ; Texas there
may be also winter wheat pasturage
for a number of animals.
. There Is a large territory, however.
near Pecos and below tbe Concho wa
ters and between Pecos and RIoGrnndr
where the native grasses must be tb
sole reliance, excepting upon a few Jim
Ited Irrigable properties. Tbe Irrigated
area 'can be somewhat Increased,' an"
alfalfa can be produced In such quan
tlty as to become of considerable valur
to "tbe stock raising Interests of that
section. -
. Pramlalac Orala Creaa.
The grain crops of north Texas snd
Oklahoma are reported to be very prom
Islng. which could hardly fall to be thi
case when (be almost purfect weather
np to date Is considered. There bsi
been Just enough frost to kill all tender
weeds and warmth enough to stimulate
hardy growths. Just what Wheat nerds
te make It show up In a dress of rich
dark green, sahl Farm and Ranch at
the dose of tbe year.. ',-
Asrlewllaral Brarrtlaa, .
Common salt Is said to be good ex
terminator of the noxious orengthswIr J
weed. . .... 3i,
A medal of tbe Paris exposition wa
awarded to tbe Baron de Illrscb agri
cultural and Industrial arhooi at Wood
bine. N. J a Jewish settlauient for the
teach lug of practical agriculture to peo
ple of thst race. . - - . j.
"Buckwheat cakes are losing fsvor In
this country. . The s mount of buck
wheat raised Is only about one-half of
what tt was S3 years ago, not with
standing the Increase of population,"
remsrks an exchange.
Figures from tbe census of 1000 show
S shrinksge la population in sgrieai-
tural towns of Maaaacbaartta. - Maaa-
facturlng craters have gained la the
Berkshl: , Imt tbe farming communi
ties show ahrlnkSJge. ' - "s
Pennsylvania's secretary of agricul
ture reports the year as one of proaper-
Hy to the farmers of that state, with
bscrease of 44 per cent M tne Mas
eeeuuts of fanners and fans
gages being rapidly Hfted. . ,,
The stomach controls th situa
tion. Those who are hearty and
strong are those wbo can eat and
digest plenty of fond. Kodol Dys
pepsia Curs digests what tod eat
and allows yoa to est all the good
lood yon want. If joo suffer trom
indigestion, heartborn. helrhing or
any other stomach trouble, this pre-
pa ration can I help out oo you gooo.
Tb most sensitiTS stomachs - can
take it J. C. Simmons, tbs drug-
rV - :,
kiinCds of fertilizer.
Coatflala Maaara, Paaaaaatee, Boaa-
aiaaJ, Hltrasea Caataaaada. Hie,
The leading kinds of fertilisers are
classified and described as follows by
Professor Kedile of tbe Michigan sta
tlon:
. First. Complete manure, which con
tains nitrogen In some combination,
such as a salt of ammonia, nitrate of
soda or organic nitrogen; potash, as
muriate or sulphate (German stass-
furth salts) or wood ashes; phosphoric
. acid, as a sulphate of lime. It Is called
a complete manure because It contains
all of the three materials most essential
for plant growth and moat likely to be
deficient In a field after long cropping,
Second. Plain phosphate, which may
be In the form of superphosphate, solu
ble In water or solution of citrate of
ammonia, these being called available
because they are readily taken up by
the roots of plants, and ground phos
phate rock, an Insoluble form. The
bone phosphate and rock phosphate
are changed Into superphosphate by
the action of sulphuric acid, removing
a part of the lime as sulphate. The
soluble phosphate Is especially benefi
cial to plants in tbe early state of tbelr
growth, giving them a good start In
later stages of growth, when tbe plant
by Its roots can forage for food In tbe
soil, tbe Insoluble phosphate may have
nearly as beneficial an effect,
Third. Phosphates promote the for
mation of flowers and fruit and secure
earlier ripening. They may be wisely
used on vines and succulent fruits that
are liable to be cut by early frosts
In autumn, securing early crops with
better prices and avoiding tbe loss of
the entire crop by untimely frosts be
fore most of tbe crop had ripened.
Fruit trees sometimes blossom year
after year .without producing fruit
This Is often caused by storms at the
flowering period, but It may be caused
by constitutional weakness, In conse
quence of which pollen of vital power
Is not formed.' In such cases the use
of active phosphates Is worthy of trial.
Bonemeal contains phosphate of
lime and animal matter rich In nitro
gen and hence hi very valuable for
manure where we desire a prolonged
Influence. It I well adapted to grass
lands and Is free from tbe bad odors
often given off by mixed fertilizers.
Moist meadows-are benefited by
dressing of bonemeal. If the bones
that now adorn tbe back yard and pas
ture lot should be ground Into a pow
der and scattered on a crop worn field,
the results would surprise some farm
era.
Fourth. Potash manure. The best
and cheapest Is that neglected home
product wood ashes. These contain
an average of 5 per cent of potash, be
sides a sensible amount of pbospbste
and a very targe amount of carbonate
of lime and magnesia. They are an all
around plant manure so far as mineral
matter Is concerned, supplying each
gas element ; -
Unless the farmer can bring Into
active form tbe great store of potash
hi his soil be will then have to bny the
German potash salts, the muriate or
sulphate. These salts are yearly com
ing Into greater prominence as potash
fertilizers, but tbelr sale In Michigan
In separate form has not been large.
Tbe influence of potash on plant life
Is masterful; no plant can grow with
out It end Its Influence In developing
the carbohydrates and maturing fruits
hi marked and apparently controlling.
. Fifth. Nitrogen compounds. Nitro
gen Is the bottled wine of tbe vege
table feast If tbe term stimulant can
be applied to any organisation desti
tute of a nervous system, then nitro
gen Is tbe stimulant of plant life. la
any of Its combined forms It gives
depth of color and exuberance of
growth to vegetable life, and when In
abundant supply It causes tbe plant to
break forth Into riotous growth. The
great reservoir of nitrogen Is tbe air,
but tbe leaves of plants, though con
stantly bathed In nitrogen, cannot
drink In a particle. It Is only nitrogen
In combination that can be appropriat
ed by the plant and this enters the
plant by tbe roots and comes from the
solL A small amount Is brought to the
soil by tbe rain, washing Out tbe in
monja and nitrates of the air. but tbe
amount la not large and entirely In
adequate to supply a crop. : -.'
large amount of active nitrogen
In tbe form of nitrates Is yearly form
ed In every well cultivated field, and
this Is tbe cheapest wsy of securing
f supply of this costliest element of
plant growth. The. raising of leguml
nons crops, like the clovers, la tbe next
cheapest way ef securing a seppiy. -
Combined nitrogen Is purchased la
three forms salts of ammonia, nitrate
of soda and organic nitrogen la toe
form of dried Mood, flsn scraps, cot
tonsssd meat etc. . .
Sixth Tankage Is a complex and
variable material obtained from the
waste residues st tbe slsugbter booae.
the garbage collected by tbe scaven
gers la cities, etc , These aiatertals
are dried, the grease extracted Is tanks,
sad this tankage by Itself or mixed
with p boa? bates, potash, etc, as sold
as a fertiliser. It Is mainly used to
give bulk to tbe eooceotrated fertilisers
made from sons and rock phosphate.
AKaJfa to Vam hrtaaa.
Oa rod land heavily msaured with
table man ore and land deeply broken
aad thoroughly polvefiaed and then 20
pounds seed sowa to tbe acre It seems
certain that slfslfs ran be successfully
grown la Louisiana. Its vslne ss a bay
and graslag crop, especially for bsga,
win Mvtahilv tastjrr sa earnest and
eaattased effort to grow oao or ssore
acres anyhow.
- Paw UttSe Storr
At the great exposltloa la Omaha H
was tbe custom for tbe people to regh
ter or sign tbelr oaaaes la tbo different
state NriMlngSx People who registered
rereaakrd to give their occupation,
so that the book read like this: "John
Smith, farsserr -Tbotnss Brawn, car-
fNMaeara'a"" sM OCa
A little golden haired gui asked Uat
she might register. She wss toM to
write bar name aad aorwpatlon. and
this Is what she wrote: "Mary Jones;
1 aeip mamaia." Ksnaaa City JosnwaL
60O0fiOADSSAYEMONEY.
la Coalrara to tba
Beaa latereata ef lha CoaaCry.
' Discussing the farmer's Interest
good roads ' snd . tbe great expense
which mud annually costs tbe nation,
the St Paul Pioneer Press says In
recent editorial:
This matter of good permanent roads
Is simply a business proposition, fear
after year tbe county baa been a pend
ing from f 10,000 to 120.000 In repairing
roads, ' with ; no permanent results.
Every year, or at best within two or
three years, tbe work has to be done
over again. Every spring and at every
long spell of wet weather there are
stretches of mudholes and ruts that
compel a detour more or less exten
sive. At such times a heavy load
out of the question. . Traffic between
town and country la either suspended
or reduced to a minimum. The losses,
at these times to farmers and to toer
cbaqta are not Inconsiderable, and It Is
such losses tbst can be avoided by tbe
construction of permanent roads that
pay for themselves In a few years In
the saving In the cost of repairs
If
properly built and properly cared for.
- Nor Is this tbe only saving. As tbs
result of sn Inquiry made in 1809 by
tbe United Btatea department of agri
culture replies were received from over
1,200 counties, giving tbe cost of haul
ing crops In various parts of tbe United
States. Tbe average load hauled was
found to be 2,002 pounds, tbe average
length of haul 12.1 miles, the average
cost of hauling a ton of crops to mar
ket $3.02. while tbe average cost of
hauling a ton for a distance of one
mile was 26 cents.. At tbe same time
tbe average cost of hauling a ton
mile on tbe roads of England, France,
DIRT ROAD IX DKCEUOKII.
Germany. Belgium, Italy and Switzer
land was found to be only 8.0 cents, or
about one-third of tbe cost on tbe dirt
roads of tbe United States.
In the face of these facta to stand In
the wsy of macadam roads la to run
counter to the Interests of tbe farmers
and of the city, both of wblcb profit
by ease of communication, and tbe first
cost will be much less it tns won is
let In large contracts than If It Is let
piecemeal. The proposed plan for road
Improvement in this country content
plates tbe macadamlzatlon of some 20
or 30 miles of the main tborougnrares,
the crossroads to be laid with gravel
and clay well rolled.
With material close at nana sucn
roads can be built for about 1900 I
mile, but hi many cases where no grav
el Is at band tbs cost might run to two
or three times tbst sum. Tbe building
of such roads Is just as much of an art
and requires Just as mncb care In tbe
preparation of tbe specifications
macadam and even mora attention to
maintenance. No one would seriously
advocate tbe completion of this exten
sive programme In any one year or
even tbe raising of $80,000 or $100,000
by taxation for tbe building of the
macadam sections, but It would be
saeaper In tbe end. In all likelihood, to
borrow the necessary sum of the state
at 4 per cent creating a sinking fund
for tbe retirement of the bonds when
due. . Tbe saving In repairs when tbe
dirt road Is superseded by tbe macad
am and scientifically built gravel road
would not only pay all Interest but
wonld leave a margin for sinking fund
purposes. The prosecution of tbe pro
gramme, not Its abandonment la tbe
way to ssve tbe county's money, to say
nothing of that of the farmers'.
8TEEL PLATE ROADWAY.
aaafally Operated la Iralaad For
Slateaa t'eara.
In ibe county of Down, Ireland. Is a
steel plate roadway, known aa the Beo
brook and Newry Electric railway. It
la only three miles long and has a rise
of 180 feet It has been In operation
for 16 years. It Is an ordinary railway
of three foot gauge. All tbe trains are
mixed trains, passenger sad goods or
freight combined. Tbe passenger line
built of ordinary steel rails, outside
of and adjoining wblcb Is a lower line
of steel rails.
Tbevwegons. without usages on lbs
frbeels, run on the lower outside rails.
Tbe Inner rails for tbe cars are high
enough above tbe outer rail to act as a
guide to tbe wsgoos. keeping them on
the trsek. On either rod of tbe line
tbe wsgoos are. detached from.', the
train and taken to tbelr destlnstloo
over the regular straats and reads by
horses. There are so terminal cbsrgea,
so the cost of handling Is light There
la no daisy or difficulty lb getting tbe
wagons os or otT tbe ends of the Una.
Tbe cost of lbs road. Indoding land
and ad. was about $77360.
a4s of tfce (.
This nation must sooner or later torn
Its thought seriously to the problem of
road ballding. Tbe antiquated aad
stupid met bods which now prove 0 will
no longer do. Those wbo undertake to
balld our roads must bare the aeceo
sary aaderstsadlng of the work before
them. Tbe primitive plan of having
the farmer work oat his tax by doing
ha share of work, for wblcb be has ss
little taess as be has for doing aay
other form
of sklllsd labor otrtaldo of
his owa calling, must giro way
Pasd Globe.
J
Prof. Iviaon. of Lonaonoing, Md,
saffeTed terriM from neuralgia of
the' stomach and Indigestion for
thirteen yean aad after the doctors.
tailed to eon him tney led toero oo
morphine. A friend advised the cn arproach it In effldeoey. It In
on of Kodol Dyspepsia Care and etantly reiievessndperaently eurea
aftrr taing a few bottles of if be
says, "it bat cured tne entirely. 1
can't any too much for Kodol Dys-
tvrna Cxi re.
It digests What V(W
I r- r .
eat.
v r c:MMnM , L . ..'i
v ouuiuw.aa, '"fco-
THE HILt80F HOPL
wait saw yoa, Ud, oa ib Ulb i bat '"
(When bom awy fo thtt bt ertnrua) .
Thst a shining Joy fades Unerringly
Out ot th dM(M ut rour tjmV
: "Tbs hUls at bops sn Maes' sad ajow,
, And tbs ld air of its owa sell ataa.
And th dull world hid in lu mists btlow
la s gray, forgotten dream of thing, -And,
oh, but my heart was light sad gy -Whta
walkad oa the hill of bop today!"
"What saw you, child, oa tb rainbow UU
(Warn bob may go that bt onrwiaa)
That rou lay your cold Uttl band la atlas.
With tb ahadow ot few la your yr'
"On th farther ltd of th rainbow bin
la a foreat of dead trn black aad ban.
And a lirar cold aa thi rim of death
And tb gboat of daad Joya wander than.
And, oh, but my heart waa torrised -.
Today at that 'cold, dark rlTr' Sdat"
"Vow be not afraid, Uttl child, for bm
Th dream la gone, and th warm anaabms
la bright ce the path ot rrery day.
And your bind la olaiped In mlBa." - ''
Charlotte Lowry Harah In East aad West,
Jercnlle Stare Kocplac. -.
A 0-year-old boy who had been left
by bis father, a village merchant to
keep an eye -on the store while tbo
father weut to the poatofflce to mail
a letter, was standing with much dig.
nlty on a box behind the counter when
votber urchin of about his own ago
entered.
"I'm keepln store," he said loftily.
"That ain't no thin bard to do,"
torted the visitor, resenting the Implied
superiority.
"It's more than you ever done."
"I don't baro to do It But I couM."
"Hub! What do you know about tbo
store business anyhow?" - ,
"Ton talk as If a feller bad to know
a whole lot."
'He has git to know lots m ore's yoa
do. Say, do. you know what 'B. B:
means?"
"No." - '
"I do. It means 0 cents. Do yea
know what 0. J.' means?"
No."
I do. It means 18 cents. Do yoa
know whnr-
But here the senior proprietor of the
establishment returned, Just In time to
prevent his smbltJous young man of
business from giving away tbo entire
eost mark. Youth's Companion.
Tom Fat, the Ferser.
When Lord Charles' Beresford was to
China one of tbe best servaa,ta It waa
his lot to have was a certain Chinaman
named Tom Fat Unfortunately, Tom
Fst did not slwaya dsvots bis undoubt
ed Intellect to worthy objects.' He
learned to Imitate bis master's Hand
writing so cleverly that be forged
checks amounting to over 2,000 In two
years. And -on one occasion, when
Lord Charles was professing a spirit
of very broad toleration toward the
heathen of ail denominations, one of
bis friends' ventured to Inquire whaf
be thought would be the ultimate fail
of his Chinese servant whereupon
Lord Charles Instantly replied,' "That
'at will certainly be In tbe fire!"
ESaeatleaal OsaertaaHy.
We will yet see sn emperor ha
Washington," said the apprehensive
rltlzcn.
Well." snswered tbe unruffled friend.
las a cosmopolitan philanthropist I
hope so. I hsve long thought that all
the crowned beads of Europe ought to
get up an excursion to Washington
sod get some points on running a
government-Washington Star.
A Valaable Bible.
A very: valuable book Is a Hebrew
Bible of the Vatican. In 1512 tbe He
brews tried io bny It of Pope Julius II
?r Its weight In gold. It Is so largo
and heavy that two men can hardly
I'ft It and It would bars brorjght $100
Spring
Medicine
of the greatest importance. This
tbe most, critical season of tbe
year, from a health standpoint. .
It Is tbe time when yc4i Imperatively
need Hood's SarssparUla. ,,
It will give yon a food appetite,
purify and enrich your blood, build
ap and steady your nerves, overcome
that tired feeling, giro mental aad
digestive strength In short, will
Vitalize your whole being, and put
you in perfect health.
Dont delay taking It,
Don't experiment with others. Get
that which trial and test have proved
tbe best
HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla
for 0rtrm-"i have taken
Hood's Sareapaxilla wbea nssasd lor several
years snd would not be without It fea tbe
besss. It Is sn excel lent aMdldne snd I
heartily rsooeasssod Re ass ta tbs spring
snd st any tlaae when a blood purifier snd
tonic la assail" Mas. 1. If. Foots, 11
bring flsso. Fsasale, H. J. .
atorhW FrVr-"I have taken boosts
SarsaparUla tor my sprint awdldns tor
years sod bare always tooad it reliable
aad rivteg perlect lalartlon, la ihs
ba good eosxntlon." alias Kms
lot Ma Basest, V. W, Wssblng-
toa,D.a . .
Dyspepsia Curo
vlzzsi chit yen cif.
Itartlflctany dlpwts tbe food and aids
B stars la strengthening and reeon-
BtmeUnsr tbo exhausted digestive or
gans. It Is tbeUtst discovered dlrest-
ant bimS tvnb Ka rtt her rtrermratlna
Prtoemia. Iridifrestioa. Heartburn.
rvatuleoro. Boor fctomaeh, hansca.
Kick Headache, Gastral? a. Cramps snd
ail other resalw of lmpeilect digestion.
PrWWW a5 t. larweaheorwt.tnjtMf-e
1uuaaaauoiauiwaiiinvF.fiu.w
preaeireO by C C DeWITT a CCX. Ctjlcooe
Two hundred bushels of po
tatoes remove eighty pounds
g& of "actual" Potash from the
J. soil. Unless this quantity
ffe is returned to the soil,
4&the following crop will
materially decrease.
. Wa bare boob teniae: ahoat
7, - aoavoarMa, aaa aad rale of
, Batibaara far TCnoea crape.
-U They arc eat tree,
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Local agency of Penn
Mutual Insurance
- . Company.
Bert
i Life Ineur- ,
ance contracts now
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Prompt personal attention to all
orders. Corrsssuodeoce solicited,
JAMES P. ALBRIGHT, Agent.
Fruit Tress
That Grow aad
Bear Good Fruit.
" Writs for our SO pee fl
lattrated oataiof aud eOp.
pamphlet, -How to Plant
sod Cultivate an Orchard."
Olvea you that tnfonnatlua
yoa (have ao Ions wantrdi
tells you aU about tbnee bis
red applea, tboee luutous
peachee, aad Jnpaa plunaa
with tbelr oriental aweet
seaa, all ot vbtob you bare
often seen sod as often
wondered Where tbe trees
came from that produced
Everything Good, i
la Fruits-
Utraeual line of fine Silver
Maples, youne, thrifty trees
a moo Lb and atrmlxbt the
kind that trow off well. Mo
old, muRb trees. This la tbo
aitjat rapid srowfnr maple
and one of the bvms beau
Mful sbado Sreea. Write
fer prleas sad (ire Hat of
.vast. , ,
His l2l7 Kr7 Css
. pomova, r.c
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