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HE .FRANKLIN PRESS, r VOLUME XXI." FRANKLIN. N. C WEDNESDAY. JULY 4, 1906. MJMBEK 27; DO NT MIND ME. "Don't mind me," he told the Icsman: "It "More for atsaks?" h kfd the meat man. well we propie dst iu vai, waa, 80 co on and raise (he prices for nur .nt v mid h.nn. mnA mp h.m merely the consumer ; I hare beard a Why, jron needn't rare a button what I oaieiui rumor , Hare to pay lor mutton . ur ror noa or cniira or nuaii., w I 1 .. ... .MK Raise the trie's, but be careful; "til no tin., fn K.I.. IH rf II 1 - " juu warn raise your pnre, men. Go ahead aud put It higher, and I will imv aaj a wuni. uaieim rumor That the coet of In thin summer will go soaring Ilk a bird. Halaa It hourly, dally, weekly t yon will And I'll aland It meekly. For I'm learning to be patient with the Irking things that be. Show n no consideration ; glT your price the elevation -. Do your worst. O Mr. Iceman, and, I beg you, don't mind me!" And the iceman said : "I won't "Higher prices) Bless yonr soul, man," he said sweetly to the coal man. "Pat them up, and keep a-puttlng Just as swiftly as yon like. Tell me not in mournful numbers of th fear that haunts your slumbers. Of the famine In the coal bins If the ' - miners go on strike. Ton who sell me all my fuel, mention not the coming duel ;' Between capital and labor that the sum- mrr uaja may m ; Go ahead and boost the prices to the figure IK1BV Ilia FrilC0 ira l UB IBIHW , "V tlme for being tearful; I'm an uncomplaining person, as In I must do my dally carving lest my family be starring, 80 go on ad use your Judgment and, I beg you, don't mind me." And the meat man said: "I won't" "Prices will go up this summer?" Thus he murmured to the plumber. To the tinner and the tinker, to the man who puts on pslnt s To the tailor and the grocer "rut them tip, for well yon know, sir, I will Tlew the operation with the calm ness of a saint. I am merely the consumer; I have heard the warning rumor That expenses will be greater and you're got me up a tree. Go ahead, and us yonr pleasure; lit your mat Huuu'es price 10 any uiraMire ; For your perfect satisfaction, and, I beg I will hare to grin and bear It, so, I beg ' you. don't mind me !" yon, don't mind me." And the coal man said: "I won't." And the others said: "We won't." Chicago Tribune. I A RACE AGAINST TIME. By George C. Wallis. At the time ot the incident I am about to relate occurred, I was a clerk In a prominent banIMa,a cer tain nnrthprn rltv fnlrlv InrtMRtrTolliT 1 believe, and with strong hopes of early promotion. I was also in love with a charming girl whose position In . life m a1 a mv aanlrattnn to her hand appear foolish and presumptu- nilB Ctn mv tint tnn .vlrBVBMnl HI) I- ryujisd to support my motnor, ana Allowing a quarter of an hour to get down to the docks at the other end, we must be in Liverpool by 7.39. - "Seventy-five miles to do in 70 min utes," I said to the driver. "Can you manage It?" "Just try her, sir," he said; wink ing at the fireman. "We'll' get you there, you'll see. No. 149 likajlver you bet there 1 but little doubt that he woula .avo succeeded. - That wag the end ot my race against time. My success In recover Ing the money, added to Mr. Winter's kind Intercession on mv behalf, saved me from dismissal, and the promo tion, though delayed, came at last. What Lucy said to her father about me she has never fully divulged yet, but it must have been very persuasive, for his previous coolness disappeared. I became a constant visitor at Aca dia Villa, and Lucy Is.'now Mrs. Hems worth. New York News. BURNING TROLLEY CARS. Th. Right and the Wrong ,Wy f . Motormen to Act It Is not an uncommon experience for a motorman to so overtax his ma chinery with an excess of current as to buru out a fuse. Fuses are nut in for the purpose of protecting the mo tor from Injury when the load Is put on It suddenly, for an overload de velops heat,, and the heat Is liable to damage the armature of the motor. To avert the necessity for costly re pairs, the trolley companies put In ruses, wnicn work on the principle of a safety valve. Ordinarily, the onlv effect of meltlna a fuse Is temporarily to disable a car, but occasionally the electric flash which occurs when the fuse Is de stroyed has a chance to Ignite com bustible material near at hand. Once In a while, therefore, the par Itself la set on firo in consequence. For the former class of accident the motor man is usually prepared. He has an extra fuse In hla noeket nnrl nntn It In the place of the one which has been "blown out." The other class of trouble, lSowever, will generally take him by surprise. Very likely he never 'erore saw such a thing happen. He ;et. Into a panic, therefore, and loses snead. Many motormen think that ifling to do in such an emer- in all speed and run actlce vi Electrical SLAVE TRADE BOOMS. THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS 6ENT FROM PORTUGUESE AFRICA To Work In the, Cocoa Flalds of San Thome and Principe Island -Held on Alleged Flvo Yoar Contract Nona la Allowed to Return 4150 for Grown Slave. ftpnrv (7 Mavlnann wrltaa am fnl lows, from London concerning the slave trade In Portuguese Africa: Just a year ago I waa starting for my walk of 300 mlloa across the Cuanxa river and through the Hungry Country of Angola, the Portuguese territory in Central Africa, south -of mv lyungu Btaie. m naa Bireaay come up from the West Coast by a round about route to the district of Blhe, and there I joined the path which has for centuries been one of the chief trade roads Into the interior. It is merely a track, In most places so nar- rnw that ami haua In wall, lllra a tin. ttve. nuttlnr nnn font ATar.tlv In front oi me omer, out u leaas in almost a d'.-ct line from the sea near Beng- ueia across tne tnirsty mountain oeit, through the pleasant valley of Ball- infill nVftP tha wat nlalaan rtt Pniink Bouru across the Cuanza, full of hip pos, through the Hungry country; and the high watershed where the tributaries of the Congo and the Zambesi flow down on either side, across the soaking Luvall flats, past Livingston's Lake Dllolo, through Nanakandtindu, the home of the great Qiten Into Congo territory, to the copper ranges of Katanga, and so to me lanes ana away to me eastern sea. And this little track, which turns and twists to avoid every tree stump and tuft of grass, hus from time immem orial been one of the great slave routes of the world. It is so still. As I entered the Hungry Country I fouud slave shackles hanging on almost every bush. They are the wooden fetters with which the hands or feet of the slave are tied at night, or with which slaves are linked together on the march. On 'hlng the Cuanza the shackles are ;Ked oil, because the slaves ir of escape with that ingry Country be- found shackles end, even ie other tllsh- WHAT 18 A HOME? 1 I Sjj III 1 1 aa -Ay 1 T Ot i I arred7T jiuse through " ' '! 1 " -s, J hoon linahla 1,01,16 Yr TTtlll . . ar. ud ..aa aotlurtutT inacceW --lthat the death rate, where we can check it, ia cnormoua. Among the slaves or Principe one In Ave dies every year, and where I have been able to test 'the rate on San Thome, it Is almost equally nign. . : At the end of tha flvn vpnra thA sur. vlvors are called up In batches of about fifty before the Curador and are wformed that their contract has been renewed, Tor another term of five years. Thev never rn hark I have sought In viln for a single case in ..ll.L - -1 L . . . . wuiun siavs irom Angola nas neen returned to his home. A very few escape over sea in canoes, A fe hundreds, especially on Principe, have escaped to tho forests, and are living there like wild beasts. From time to time the planters institute drives or battues and shoot them off. It was described to me as fine sport. Since I published the account of my Journey In Harper's Magazine one of the great American cocoa manufac turers has written to me to say that in conseauence of mv ariirlna ho hus stopped the Importation of San Thome cocoa. I think It likely that other great mnniifnrtnrAra will fnllnw hla example, and If they act together and give their reasons this may have some effect upon the Portuguese heart. But as a nation we have the right to interfere. In 1830 we paid Portu gal 300,000 to stop her slave trade. By the Berlin and Brussels Acts of only twentVMne and sixteen veara ago, Portugal bound herself. In com mon with us, to put down the slave trade from the Congo. Basin and Cen tral Africa generally. We have also the right of rnmmnn humnnltv. which we have always claimed. I go about the world a good deal, and I know onlv loo well hnw muph nt her reputation for humanity and jUBtica England has lost In the last ten years. Last vear I desnAired nf anv anneal to such qualities among us. But it does seem now as though we were go inir to wash our own hanrla and make a fresh start. When our own hands are clean again at last, we can en force such representations upon Portugal as she dare not resist. Or If she resists, I suppose we are stilt strone enoueh at hhr tn send a cruiser to arrest one of these legaliz ed slave ships on Its course and bring tne abomination to an end. laid he, blankly. "Look at dorscment Cranm & Co. . "There can't be anything wrong," I ventured, in despair. "Mr. Winter came In twice, and the last time he was smoking a cigarette carelessly. Mr. , Winter never smokes cigar ettes. YOU OUBllt tn linvfi knnirn thai Tb.ls is a cleverly planned forgery aud pe. utjimuuii. i no Dins he showed you at first were all right, you say. Did you let them out of your hands? Did the supposed Mr. Winter take them up gain to look at them before he went?" "Yes." I answered mmpmhorin. ik. -cH-cumsianoes; "but I did not think anything " "Never mind; the thing's plain enough. Off you go at once, after I've taken the number of theBe bills, so inat I can set the police at work. Don't lose a moment!" I net?ed no urging, for if the mat ter was not righted, ruin stared me in the face. Acadia Villa, Fulwood road, waa right on the other side of the city, and the break neck pace of the han aom I rode In seemed like an inter minable crawl, it was nearly 6 when 1 Bjot home, and fouud Mr. Winter- ana oicy-at home. They both looked grave wnen I told them all "Clever trick!" exclaimed Mr. Win ter, uiun t Bee any difference between me impostQr(a4.myself ? Hard lines wl uug ulna, im airaia. Dls missed at least, eh? "I daren't think all it will mean to me, sir, - I said, looking at Lucy ueiure ner lather could answer, mii'j pui in ' 'I think I can perhaps help you a little in tracing the thief, Mr. Hems- wortn. just before you came In my friend Dollie telephoned to me from coutts lea House Bhe's fond of that sort of thing, you know an run.i. IT mentioned that she d seen father . wmmg up tne approach to Victoria . curuon. 1 told her it n. and meant to ask father about It. It must nave neen the man who person ated him." "It must." said Mr. Winter, consult- -.. wnicn. - in mat case, Mr Hemsworth, he's doubtless getting in- """pooi train now one leaves at 5.12 and gets In at 7.20. And a steamer leaves let m . the sailing list here-the Britannic, at i.v. ut. uis time pretty fine. Got 'his ticket beforehand, I expect. You can telegraph; but If be' so clever w mnaing up, not much use. cor a moment I despaired. I knew mtrro was no otner train until too ",;uu'' mw.uiiw. no otUer train i But " '4. ' . "T.1ler! U 0ne w,jr' Winter," I laid, desperately, "if i , get , 'special' within the next hour, I might ?! , f,vrpao1 wo" enough after the 5.12 to catch the ship. I can pay we gain. It wan i a i i s"u uaa come 33 miles u minutes, hiiii r fnt, ,i,. as to the end. The V You know It will ho it" said Mr. "Yes but do try, Mr. Hemaworln," ..-v ..v, BU encouragingly that I bpuld have blushed if r h.n v excited, "But you mustn't watte any And I didn't : At M mtnnia, six, accompanied by a policeman In vmIH guinea, i iWt the station on a .vn..i, the telltale expression on my face, upeiicu me valve a trifle more. She felt the effect at once and leaped At Warrineton wo VOro lhn.n . l utes ahead, and at Sankey we had In creased that gain. At last, with the m rea not, we were swinging rouad the long curve Into the second nnrt f the kingdom. Only a mile In front ot u wnen tne driver wiped his brow with a piece of cottnn unci ... . - nuu UV pan to slow down as we rattled over ...e .nuiupiicity of points. And it was only 7.36. 'Told you she'd An it ai-i- v.. .u , . - -, " ' . lie nam with quiet trlumnh a. ... ' miles In 66 mlniitan i. nn, ,j ... What-" ""-va' The expression nf hi. k j suddenly, and ho Hi.hoj ... J. - 'u me nan aies In a few seconds we had slack ened speed, and with the brakes hard on, came to a stnmiami . dred yards outside the terminus "Last signal acaina. ,,. -i- n (K, - , v Ua, oir. some- thing wrong In the signal station, like- . -w M1WU uua wm flpoi- trip. Every DlOITlPnf BMrnnil . , --.aav.u au Me, ana the hands on my watch seemed to try. One twn nv i. . " tjigni ten 17 Ief"r,een mlnute Paaed, iuvn me signal changed to la rr;r,M1 ? 8'PWly forfed '"-too late, after a I . i . numbed condition . eQ! on the platform. " Ul ... .'. " one . l".r our trenuous, ant;r , v,c,orr h- been snatched from me at last. A police lnatxvtni . . i ,i ' "u iwo nan ellgnt accident .not r...tni.i. . 0,6 "ne"nd del8 you said the iuspector. "Very un fortunate bul t i fe.r we shall be Z late for the shin nn ah.n ThQUefn,,t0Wn7 B' JoveT Pr, John, g ad .to meet you! You didn't " meel n old friend here, I presume? You'ro n k. 1 enough for me. Jnhnj- ' There was a brief aiMim . .i.m. a.n J " - ""Jvainu --f. uu, to my intense astonish- h'V,nyeUns cnpaulon, stood v, Bna nnder arrest! No need in hntiA. .i. . . llM , " roip now, 2 ,h "fPctor, a. we made our way throurh tha rm . v an. . . " mai ma f"soner, seeing that the game waa up. confBoH . greatest coolness, and I was soon m waa better, the nn v,,. Vt. -- uio uiua. Fnar John as ha .. , ,. to ine ' ami ii i i t ann rn the , - . iniuw was out on ilcket-of-leave, and the Liverpool inspector h. recognized him a.Tn . . - "6""i luiemion nad tbataS T wPPwd. to leave the ateel eit h . n .... . r changed hla mliU . . .7 " peraonatea a plain clothe, officer In order to find tL H W"e olB ln 0,8 tter. me Idea of acenmnania. . . . erpool on the engine had atrock him TJ '" Md d8r,n oP ad had trusted to nuttin. " cent at the Journey, end and making .,.WAra.M- But ,or the " un. of the Inspector recognizing Urn auloklv. lie. a huaLAf or two of sand would probably be all that would be necessary. It la Hoaie. able to avoid water If possible, but rtun snouia thiH be necessary It Is not likely to do any permanent damage to the equipment. A breakdown which causes a nre usually mean that th car must be pushed to the car shed by the next one behind, anyhow, u iiib motors are Drettv anre tn ha wt out of service temporarily when the car happens to be near the shed when the accident occurs can it hODO tO reach It hofnra a v l VIU,1CIV breakdown takes place. Every prac tice which tends to produce a feeling of Insecurity on tho part of the pas sengers should be avoided. This is QUAINT AND CURIOU8. About two hundred ovstera wnuM ha required daily to supply sufficient nour ishment for one person. The swiftest bird Is either ih. ture, which Is said to be able tn traval at the rate of 150 miles an hour, or the English kestrel, which can nrr.ltni.iu equal If not exceed this speed. The stork retains lta nfWt. --.avM SI Its parents to the close of life. After the relation of the next are broken up ieu ana protect them tn old age, as it was protected and fed by mem in its youtn. Sir Caspar Purdon Olarke discovered i.mi mo metropolitan Museum of New York City possesses one nf th complete collections of antique lace. iu exigence. me laces had , been Kiacea in a store room and forgotten The manor house at 8altfleet, Lin colnshire, England, has what Is said to be the first wall paper, which Is like uioiung paper ln texture and has a cream colored ground and chocolate design, Is fastened to th wall with BUiHIl LOCKS. If two kernels were added in ..h u VUV.U ear oi corn grown ln Missouri last year 1200,000 would be ariri.rf t .ha value of the Missouri corn crop. This amieiueui was mane recently by Geo B. Ellis, Secretary of the State Board Agriuuiiuro. One of the larrest Una. w aaurvm-JVI for attempted smuggling waa recently " u roturu in new York City. The smuggler tried to bribe clal to admit 12700 worth of suits, hat. I a, .1 J ..... nu ubuwi utianery. wittiout duty: and Mat Ha.-. aj x . Great auantitlea mf rrtA wasted by Russian an.dfr. i. w . s, H Ui-J fag. cent war. A single regiment at Liao yang used UOO.OOO cartridge., an average of 640 for each man . ih.... 60 percent more than the maximum allowance of a French Infantry soldier. The world's at leant so far an ita nnM.H .1 concerned, Is In the National Library of Paris. The) letter, are cut out of tissue paper with a pair of scissors Each sheet of blue tissue, out of which the letter, are cut la niaa4 k.. two page, of white and so the matter la easily read. r i red. use through been unable party on the 1' JrTh"m2fllna- thaniitrh I Via wungry Country no one waits. In most cases the slave, are originally obtained by natives, who uuy mem on some charge of witch crart, or for debt, or for drink. Some times they are kidnapped, or cantiired in raids. Sometimes they are mere plunder of Portuguese traders. They are Drougnt to the so-called "eml gration agents." who a PuiahiiahoH at various points ln the country under ruimguese regulations and are for- waraeo dv them rn tha modi .k.. . . ... - i'.i.ii, nucis they are received by other agonts, cnieny at uenguela, but also at Novo Redondo and Loanda. naturally vary according to the slave's health and capacity. I have known a woman Who Was taken from her hiia. band and three children far in the In terior, bought for twenty cartridge, and sold In Benininta tnr iknni fie In the district of Blhe, which is some 300 miles from the mant. a of rubber (say 66 nounrlsi and .lave are regarded a. about equal val uesay 7. But in Benguela, as nearly as I Ooulrl estlmatn th ..a.. a e price given for emigration slaves is 16, though I have known a man give a. much as 25 there for a really nice-looking girl, she, however, was not required for emigration. Large numbers of the slave, are kept to work the plantations on the mainland or olher Industrie, along the shore. But I wish Hnw tn anaslf .,! of the export rad to the Portuguese miaous or Han Thome and Principe ln the Gulf of Guinea. The .laves are conveyed on the Ordinary passenger steamers, which run about once a fortnight A day or two before the teamer starts they are collected in a 108 Port trade to the Portuguese official called the Curador. They are asked whether they are willing to muur on tne island, for Ave years. Not the slightest attention la paid to meir answer. A tin disk With a num ber and a tin cylinder containing a paper with particular, a. to th'lr name., etc.. are hunir IVallHll til lf "m vuvu necKs, ana having entered the office u staves, tnev co out aa "nihihai i. - - .... v.tu iv borers." This I. the nmn. .klh Thirteen thousand miio. . ., road are under construction In tha United State.. w' the PortiiEUese call "nufomnii. - VUWUIIIUU is a most lucrative m-areaa far an concerned, excent of nuiraa , ik. slaves, wno are only the merchandise They are next taken on board In lighter, and herded forward. There were 271 on the shin h whiih t t ar- 0 -va VtUlV last june, not counting babies, which perhaps numbered flftv. - Tho a.M during the last few year. ha. been a nine unaer 4,000 a year, but It i. now rising, owing to the nernatiial H.minJ of the planter, for more and mora laoor. , Arter about a week', journey the .lave, are landed an flan irhiia. Okalunga, or the Island of "Hell, a. mey cati u-and tney are distributed among the olantera who ham kuihi.l tloned the "Emigration Committee" for them. Th. planter, pay from 26 to 30 for grown slave dnllvaraH i good condition. ; :. It la almost entlrelv tnr th. vatlon of cocoa that th .i.,.. .u required; for the two Islands, being close under are equator and nearly alway. Tailed in mt.t ,a -ii. with moisture, are a. good for cocoa M they are deadly for human lire, and the COCOa traits la iu n . Increasing value. I believe It amounts . aooui i.ooo.ooo a year. And the value of the .laves Is consequently o great that I think hat their mas ter, try In most cue o keep them alive. Yet, as our consul, Mr. Nightin gale, Mid in. hi. last publlshei report Does Your Idea Agree With Any of These? Sometime a en when the Rrnwn RnoW asked for some original definitions of home. It received among others the Jlowlne answers: An Inn, where love Is landlord and intentment chief guest. he place where one Is treated best ninnies most. one p re- Home la a corn rerred stock I. crAented chlldre; mat place whre the heart Dins are sent Here Is the sculptor's workroom to' shape men', destiny. Home, happiness, health, harmony, heart's-ease, holiness, heritage, heaven and heir. Home is where we express our worst ana oesi selves. Where we keep everything but our lemper, criticisms and advlm To some, a place to eat, sleep and wash. God's kindergarten, where souls are iramea tor numanlty and heaven. A loving wife, a enna tni.to . ciean Ded. A man s rest a woman's irv-a cnua b paraaue Neat wife. Sober. Industrlnua hna. band. Respectful children nut n debt, Home Is love's bank, and nur an. count is never overdrawn. GodS thought Chlldhnnrl'a rot ti maiaennoofl a dream wnm.n'a ho. man a inspiration Home IS God. father, mnthnr hahlaa tove, education and eatables. Maid sublime, meals on time. None SCraDOV all hannv Home 1. where love rules; unselfish ness, tact and barmonv exlat Home "the centre of gravity in the pnere or lire." Home la the result of learning to bear and forbear. Bright and cheerful place, pleasant wife, kiss at the door.. Home Is where mother Is. ha It hum. oie or great. Home I. what wo make It, either heaven or hell. Father, mother, brothers, sister., plenty to eat, wear and share. Home to mankind I. aa the huh tn the wheel. My bappy little wife, Blue-eyed baby, And God. always. - Home 1. where the heart find. Its greatest content. Where loved onea "bunk" tna-atha. The best school for making true men and women. Where love reigns supreme, And filthy dirt I. never seen. Potatoes to Plos. Potatoes which are damaged by rot or other causes may be fed to pigs with good result!,. The pig', so far as Us relish for the potato Is concerned, a.ama I txAt Sitmnl a. tn ivhothar It Ifl .u .1 tuiiiitvituv aa vw - diseased or not, and experience shows that swine thrive wen on potatoes showing considerable disease ana witn ont Inlnrv tn tho hnntth nf the animals. The best plan is to boil the potatoes and mix with corn meal. Food for Plants. ot.ni. p.i.i.1 m tnrtA anil drink and they have their preferences as to the Kinds desired, n improper iooub are supplied the plants will refuse them and seek ln the soil for something the farmer has not supplied. When tne food is suitable, the plants will make rapid growth and thrive, but when they are sickly there is something wrong Wlm tne tooa. f armers can loarn hnw tn foarl thftir nlantR an Well as their animals. The EpltomlsL To Protect Corn From Birds. A vnuncr Vermont fnrmpr han Hlir- cessfully used the following method to get riu or crows ana DiacKoiras, wuich were destroying his corn crop: Tnba a mlvtna ennnn full nf Mnillrl r ial tar, have It warm, then 'mix It v.ih about one-hair misnei-oi seed corn. Mix thoroughly. Then dry by mlvlnir In lant nlnntar nr whpat mlll- dllngs. It works better If mixed a few days before planting. Too much tar may cause a little inconvenience ln nlantlna- If the nlanted brush sets coated soak it out ln kerosene. Don't Lend Without Pay. Tha ,lnu nt hnrrnwl n o- ami lamltntr tools without making a charge for the use of the same passes away. We can remember when no man thought of fharHnfr a naichhnr fnr thA IIRP. nf n tnnl not mpn tn a mm planter to plant a hundred acres with. Now a nrlca In affivad nnrl therp hna tn hp one. A man cannot afford to buy ma chinery for others to Wear out without gelling me cosi price uuca. it isu i business to let a costly tool go without charging for its use, and sometimes It isn't business to let it go at all. In diana Farmer. To Fight Weeds. Inile8 for keeping areby Improving w Certain Hjen the r which they maintain, but because of tneir uniformity of reproduction, ana thplr flllitltv tn fnrntuh linHpr the proper care, a large flow of rich milk mat tops the market and captures tne tancy trade, Thn .Ipranv mv la a amatl animal and therefore her maintenance ration is small, while a relatively large part or her food goes to profit. She is a persistent milker, often a Dernetiml mllkpr nnH nrrllnnrllv not dry more than six or eight weeks ln a year. She has an extrcmelv lone oerlod of usefulness in the dairy. Five years covers the profitable work of the aver age cow.' The Jersey Is generally vig- nrnna nnH at wnrlr uihpn twplvp In fif teen years old. Many are profitable when eighteen to twenty-ode years old. She gives the richest milk, as near ly thrpp thnusjinrl ftlnnrlHril testa have proved. The recent demonstration at tne St. Louis Exposition is a notauio Illustration of this superiority. Almost all this butter fat can be rernvprerl in hnttpr nr cheese. The nrartiral vnlnn nf thin flilvnntaee is most appreciated by the dairy furmer. This larger yield of butter and cheese Is of the h ehest (trade of commercial excellence. It tops the market. These traits of superiority are so firmly fixed ln her brecdlne that if fairly mated she can be relied upon to transmit them to her descendants. Keep Birds About the House. The valup nf hlnlR tn thp farmer has onlv hpmin In tip nntirprtntnri. Nlne- tentbs of the laud owners and garden ers do nothing to attract the birds or to feed them. Some of them are ready for a law to permit the killing of rob ins. However, a better sentiment is steadily srowins. A letter tells me that the writer "has a way of provid ing nests for useful birds." She says: "I nut un such slninle thines as old tin cans In my apple trees. A to mato can serves a bluebird or wren ad mirably. I.e.ivA thn nnpnine Rmall: punch a few holes in the bottom for drainage; and you will And that a larEe nronortlnn nf them will he occu pied." Miiny birds cannot find good nesting places. This Is getting to be a serious difficulty with bluebirds, wreus, purple martins, and even the chickadees. "There arc very few old trees left, into which thpv can hnre and make nesting places that are safe and agreeable." . A writer in "Bird Lore" YmintJfuiif. ,iin .ffrntuanonfl. FLED TO LAND QF PLENTY. Ooukhobors, Penniless 8lx Y.ara Ago, Now Wealthy Community. Six years ago the Doukhobor. were exiled from Russia, their house, and lands were confiscated, and many of them were sent to the Siberian mine, on account of their religious belief. American, English and French phil anthropists came to the assistance of these miserable people and sent them to Canada, where tho government gave then) homesteads, and in many way. helped them to become successful fJrmtrs. Under the leadership of Peter Vere gin, who spent sixteen year. In the Siberian mines, they have proved the success of communism. Their vari ous villages, each ruled by an over seer, have supplies enough for three years. They own twenty-three com plete thrashing outfits, fifteen steam ploughs, six flour mills, seven saw mills and large herds of cattle, hone, and sheep. All this has been amassed and paid for since their arrival In Can ada In a ncnnllesa mmlitinn. Thev aro unalterably opposed to Individual ownership of lands, farm implement, and stock all these being owned In , common by the people under the name of the Doukhobor Trading company. A combined school and church la Di'ing built in one of their villages. and c.iiiipetvnt teachers willbe" ob tained. P 'eglatfaaatiounces hla intention WJcTliiK school, and churches In all the villages as soon as possible, and he Is considering several other largo undertakings, including a narrow gauge railway to connect the various settlements, and also a tele phone system. In the stirinc the tloiikhnhnra will ha divided, some being kept to attend the crops, wtiiie others will be sent out on railway construction and thn mnnev oblainrd In this way will be placed in the common treasury. Their sup plies are nurrhaseil at wholesale In largo quantities, and in this way the Doukhohors obtain their goods prac tically at cost price. Soon after theelr arrlviil In this country a larffe band of them created considerable pyritrmiMit hv ntrlnnlnar off their clothes and marching several hundred miles across the prairie seeking tho Messiah, whom they ex pected (o arrive and select them as His chosen peoplo. Several hundred naked men wnmpn and children marching across the prairie frightened the white settlers, but the mounted police had the fanatics rounded up and back on their farms. Eccentric Sportsmen. As those who nwn Rhnntlnsra in aware, It sometimes happens that In spite of alluring advertisements they do not succeed ln letting them. Farmer Partrlden waa In thta envi able nnsitinn nnrl nftpr murh mnalrl- eratlon he decided to let it out by the day to whatever cham:o sportsmen come his way. One day a party 1st weeds follow certain crons weeds got too strona chance pr .na. Change the method of culti vating. Plow deeper or shallower, or use a different harrow or cultivator. 3rd. Cultivate frequently with light uiiai-e cuois. 4th. Sow clean seed. 5th. Don't let wppdn run tn " OCtU Ull the manure pile or anywhere on the 6th. Hogs and sheep will clean up m weeos on foul fallow land. It is Buia mat a weed will not germinate after a sheen hnfl cmniaH ll f ii Sammls. Give Your Horse More Water. Water Should ha hefnra hnr.. ... all times when indoors.and at least no meal Should evnr ha nttarA o.i ..ii., lights ever turned out until every animal has had his chance at as many brimming buckets aa hp iii The shy drinker may be tempted by many artifices. Ilka miin a iii. - - ' ..... n niim iiiu- lasses, or salt, or oatmeal, or flaxseed Jelly, or bran. etc.. etc. with tha ami. er, and constantly rV no- Ilia A n una ;iusj vaava uarui , Horses may even have all th right after feeding, provided they have uui, men aepnved or water for some time previous. Manv hv ,irii,, m,. - J u..unuia, line hy feeder., who are generally nervous. " nounsnment best at night when it I. dark and nni.t an Ing find, the empty manger and buck- n wnica it naa seemed, by day, al most nauseated them. Frank M. Ware a t ne outing Magaslne. this ex mrus nave exhJftw raiiv r,ri. places for nests, and I must supply more. They Insist on a thicket, such ;u Is furnished by a big syringa bush. I begin to think that it is not the amount of food that birds can get, but suitable nesting places, that win them to us. "Bird Lore" adds a groan, be cause the old farm homes, where there were lots of bushy trees and under brush are being bronchi sd up so that birds do not find their old safe retreats near our homes. This '.an oe compensated bv nntfl.ioi a.iD I have a tall stump of white cut leaved ""n, in wnicn the bluebirds have n:ide a hole and nestprl- nhn. , , ,. v Lvlu ' have a blrdhouse In which (he robins 'iu a gooa nome. One thing is cer i'in. We cannot run nnr farma a specially our orchards successfully "t'iuui uiru aines. ti. P. Powell. Strengthening th. Nerv.a, The nerve, are strengthened. firt by being regular In all things, espe cially in a systematic change between work and recreation. ' Second, by providing enoue-h roat and sleep, wnicn not alone strength ens the nervous system, but aixn ra. freshen, the entire body. Third, to eat and drink modnratoi also leave these so-called oicnri. whose only pleasure ln Ufa consist In late noun, ana wno are themselves physical wreck.. i Last Of all and most imnnrrant nt an I. tne will power, which I. the chief aid in restoring health. Whoever wishes to lnaa hla man. hood and become a nervous wnu.it need only to continue with llfo'a nn. marlnf pleasure, and : he will a.n aiong witn time and be wrecked with those who refused to heed th aii nature. t ne naturopath. Consideration, Nell That horrid Mr. Hanaonm in. Slated upon kissing me last night BelleWhy didn't yon scream r Nell I didn't want to ..care the poor fellow. Philadelphia Ledger The American people, It I. said, spend $3,500,000 more annually for chewing gum than for foreign nils- rin. , The Oreat American Hog. The possible nrnflt that . ... iult from intelligent bog breeding on a large Kale is worths thought on the part of farmers, says Farming. , With the rlcht cnnrlltlnna n J V. AWU .upply and market-the two Important urB u may prove to be the very thing that the farm 1. best adapted to. The bog has always been a "fixture" on American farms. The early set tler, raised a few" that lived on the re fuse of the aardan iiairv mi hi.h. nd in turn provided the family with meat aunng the winter. The modern American Mog" Supplies, in his vari OUS Products manv nf tha . ... civilised world, not only the hama, WTL lara. DaUVM hit and lubricating oils, combs, brushes, buttons, knlfa-hanrfl.. .j , ' - -"'-, .uu yanutu uuua ot ornament.. . Tb bog Is raall m nf tha r... - - - - . v .aiium a mow prontaoie crops, and ia worthy of mors attention; he I. useful to the dairyman because ha will a.t th. h. Product. Of tha rlalrv h. I. .....! J i a " uaviui IU we grain farmer because he will con vert me grains and grasses of the farm Into monevt an fmm aiih.. .t.. ,. b. will show a proht Th. more care yon devote to him the better be will pay you. One must i tha i. . . . . ' - a -a vui Ul W. head that anything I. good ,nougn for a bog; th. fact I. that nothing Is too good for him. J.reey Cow. Butter Ketord. Probably the blood nf th Tar... i. more generally diffused and mora hi.h. 7 pnzea in in. butter-Droducin- An. - vesuy trlcU Of the United Rtat.a .. ..ii .. A ioia.,. among family cow. In the country at I Ve.uvhis ..-, nmu mat. oi any otter breed, eached ' ay. Farming. ,.- ,. ..n. .. Many Of Ottr Shrewdaaf"i1alr r. I .r r. bare Mlected Jersey, a. best adapt- 'hrea d to their Special Durnnana nnt a.i. .. , on account of th. persivant milk flow I all- Agricultural Brevities. feed and kill off jour cockerels when i;out four months old. Vinegar diluted In warm water is the uest liquid to clear stained eggs. Fowls much improve the character of the stubble land over which they iange. Replace one-third of your laying hens every year so as to keen vm.r stock young. The shepherd should not expect his heep to drink water that ha wm.M h. afraid to drink himself. The brood mare can do farm anrv and breed a colt at the same tlm h..t must not be overworked. When the colt la should be looked to occasionally to see u uiey ao not require trimming. It is not SO much a mnltar nf as a proper selection from any breed nai manes pront in the feed yard Every grower should know what is paying weight with him, what 'ight he can sell to bring him the ruieui yrom. That kind of husbandry in .h heep of some kind do not figure Is siting in a most substantial mean, of lustmning lertiuty. There I. a better margin for profit wo" iw "tier or pigs than may be found In any other like Investment v uiuuey on me farm. The man who misses out on a little UCalfa patch for the sows ad Utter. 4a a new mile-atone yet ahead of bim un pam or progress, ' . An animal of a flrp a IUf,-JJJ- berited type will control the type of uuaitnus wnen coupled with au JnlmaL of ordinary character. . The man who has a piece ot ground ouwigu ror a garden should most wtainly improve It, and have a good upply of luxuries at a small cost Circumstance. , and management ve about as much to do to make lutton growinar nrofltahia a. i. . "V lSw,ra P in any oth tmui yruuu Id and paid a day's hire. mhiuuiuumy anxious rmor to acconnjJliiVia-nH ht t. noticed the way they held their gun. and declined. Instead he gave them some dogs and ferrets, told them where to find birds and rahblts, and bade them have a good day's aport. There was a good deal of banging aa the day wore on, but In the afternoon one of the shootlsts returned to the farmhouse. "Hallo!" said the farmer. "Shot all the Lirds?" "Er no," said the snnrtnman "Been going for the' rabbits, eh? Any luck?" "Well, not exactly," said the other. "What have you come back for. then?" "Er well, we want to know If you can let us have some more dogs and ferrets, we've used them all up." The farmer had ceased to let shoot ing by the day. The Tatler. Odd Things Rockefeller Has Done -Train. John D. Rockefeller, within tha .t 12 months, has done or said a number of things which have struck those who know him as being unusual. ',v First of all. he not him wig. - - - He Invited the newananai. h,,n , - - lets to his home in rinvnlami i.j : '" '' Joined their jokesmlthe' union. He walked barefoot on the dewy grass before breakfast. He found a reporter ln church one Sunday and sat down beside him and whispered to the scribe for five min utes, telling him that posterity would . render Justice to him. He took to wearing a newspaper In side his waistcoat to keep him warm. In the Fifth Avenue church, after service, he stopped in the lobby and advUed his friends to eat cheese, V He stuffed potatoes with $5 gold Jaw t nlann. a A .... - 1 t . . . . . . . r1. nuu, otui a ifuanei oaaget mil ' to hi. Cleveland pastor. Dr. Eaton. New York World. Centenary of Bteamahlpa. " . Next year will wltnea. the oenten- : ary of (team navigation, which France proposes to commemorate by an Inter J 6 national exhibition. The exhibition will be strictly appropriate. It will ' embrace everything relating to the sea a. th. great highway of war and commerce. Even the art aection will have reference to the .ee, Oceanog raphy will also be represented. The i Bordeaux munlcloalltv had place ' the Qulnconce. esplanade at the disposal of the promoter, from November of this vear tn tha w wV WMU IK December, 1907. A tottery with 800, 400 In .hare. 1. belna ornntaai t wr.r the coat i ; Th. Old Maid Aunts. If you Want to be lntnraata .i.it a family where there I. but one baby and two or three old maid aunts. Sis ters always love. each nthnr in a to attract admiration, and an old maid love, ber .Ister'. baby almost as much as the mother. Ant aw.. dX,. deep In ber heart an old maid thinks the baby love, her a. much a. It loves ft. motber.i' If w. could hava iwv wiah v e would wish to be a baby in a fam. " h,A f,!