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- - , .' ,1 i lj.ftiJ.iM t lnWllfmi-i.llliritIiTII1 T ftf ill II f tip m mim, ' u y 4wwwpi J" i-1 i - r- 1 j ' -lac rr-r- 1 i' -Jl i PACTS ABOUT DURUM WHEAT,! inl'tefc Hill HJMMHMWW H M D PRICES. Paid By the Log.an Mer chants FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE. Corrected Weekly by Lead ing Dealers. HUYINO PRICKS VllUITS and vi:oKTAiir.r. Apples $2.00 Potatoes OOc Turnips -10c VHOPUCK. Buiter 20c 1BBB 18o Liinl He I'OUI.TRV. Live Chickens 8c Dressed Chickens 10c Live Turkeys 12Ac Dressed Turkeys 15c CHAIN AND UAV. Wheat 8rc Corn 55c Oats 40c Choice Timothy 10.00 Mixed 8.00 Straw 5.00 LIVE STOCK '-logs, on foot 5.V Iogs, dressed 7c Steers, on hoof 4c to 4i Cows, on hoof 3 to 3Ac Heifers, on hoof 3 to 4c Hulls, on hoof 3 to 3-Jc Cnlfs, on hoof 5c GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK. CHICAGO Cattle Common to prime steers, Jl 'Willi ..: cows, JS 23 4 CO; heifeis. JJ 73ti!.-. :!.".; butlx, J2 61H 23: nlopkx jind fe"deis, V- 75'5'S 00. Sheep and I.Hinln tfliet-p. it "j'4 S3; lambs, S5 Wu ."3; .mmi-IIhr, $3 -lOflo 1)0. Calve .' T.'i'Sb' 00. IIir. Choice to prime heavj. JB ISM ii, medium to irood heavy, M Wii 45; butcher weights. $( 40 4 7 Vt-; eood to choice heavy mixed, U :S7H-'fi(i -'sj: parking. $5 30tf 40. Wheat No. 2 led. .iSSOc. Corn No. 2, 48'a48',-jC Ojt No. 2. 3H&C. EAST BUFFALO Cattlx: Good to choice eport, J.1 25fi5 73; shipping steers. l TTiiS 25; butchers' cattle, $1 69 (U'j 10; heifers. JS 3Ki3 DO; fat cows, $2 SO M 50; bulls. J3 .V)'jt 2,i ; milkers and apiingers, $-! OIKr.",.", no. Sheep and Lambs Ooo'l to choice wethers, $5 40S 5 (J3: mixed, S3 25'J,i 10; awe. $4 7o3 00; lambs, $i eoet'ij i,3. C.iIvcj Best, 53 75 ii 00. lloir.s Heavier, mediums, Yorkeis and plus, JS 73; rotulc. ' DOii 10; slafj, J4 Oiifa.", (10. PITTSBURG -Cnltle: Choice, $5 GO K S3; irlm-, f 40j3 fiO; tidy butchers' 24 Sorr. 10; hclfen, 5" 00W4 75; cos. bulls anil st'ti;-. J2 50(T('I 50; fresh cows, J25 001(30 00. Sliecp and I.anihu Prime, wethers, J5 UXiiT, ; good mixed, J3 255? D JO; lambs, ? SOtV fi no; spring lambs, J3 00ll HO. Calves ta '00QI6 3. Hogs leay losj., JB t,3G "0; mediums and lienvy Voikers. $C 70 fie 73; light Yorkers nn,l plKs. 5C 73'fc SO. CLEVELAND Cattle: Choice steers, $4 S3(S3 23; lieifers, $2 7304 S3; fat cows, 34 00& I 23; bulls, 44 004 23; milkers and sprlnseri, 515 005 10 00, Sheep and I-anibs Good to choice lambs, $6 23JJ ti 23; fair to rfood, J3 50 If 6 10; culls, 'i 00 65 00. Calves JU 25 down. HoBi .Mixed welshts, jc, 00; piss, Ji, 53'4B CO; stags, 14 25(S4 75; louehri, $5 505 85. BOSTON Wool: Ohio and Pennsylva nia XX and above, 34."!3c; X, 2-2Q'23c; No. 1, aSfiUiio: No. 2, 3SS'40c; flns un waHhed, 25iit26c; unwashed delaine, 28 29c; line washed delaine, 36HS7c; Ken tucky, Indiana, etc., si and -blood, 32 '3lc. CINCINNATI Whett: No. 3 rd, SDU SO'je. Corn No. 3 mixed, 52c. Oats No. 2 mixed, 34c. Kye No. 2, 67,Jc. Laid ii 25, Bulk meats J9 25. Bacon $10 25. lfogf-JS 45i&6 (10. Cattle J2 26G.1 10. Hherp J3 504 U. Ijimbs 5 50 8 60. NEW YORK Qattle: Steers. $4 S50 I CO; bulls. ?.'; SOfTiM 40; cows, $2 00S4 40. riheen and J.amln Slieep, J.1 505 00; lambs, 23(S?6 03. Wheat No. 2 led, 0c. CornNu. 2. I7ic. Oats Mixed, 37i838e. TOLEDO Wheat, 90c; corn, Sliio; oti, 351i; rye, C5c; clovtrseed, t 'Jlia. It Is said correctly that eating onions will promote sleep, but they do not always work that way where there are two persons In one bed. fivery farmer owning good fertile Hcres Is tho possessor of u gold niluo which he cau work without fear of !? lug uabesM-d for operating expenses, If your, currant bushes are attacked by worms at any time during the next few weeks or inter, dust them with white hellebore powder, Tho name treatment will fix the slugs which may attack your garden rosebushes. The good roads commission of tho state of Illinois is actively engaged In pushing tho new plan of dragging the liluhwa.vs'.us u means of Beeuriug im proved roads. lu fact, this plan is be- lug generally adopted all through the west. In early days in tho west the birds constituted a real rneuaco to the set tler's crept. The blackbird by the millions would raid Ida cornfields, while wand hill cranes, wild goese and wild ducks in couutles:! numbers would finish the" crop up. t Canadian farmers have come to the couclusloji us the result of Jong esperl eiico thai they can produce their pork more cheaply on Imported American goni thaff on i) heir homo grown peas amf biulfy. ''i'hls fuel is likely to ere utu mi active demand for American ioru from that country. Tho t'odtlmUl which lite ilurttiu. or macaroni, wheat bus boon getting since Its introduction Into (his country some six years ago by Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture was giv en an emphatic recognition early lit March of thU year When tlio Illinois railroad and warehouse Commission In cluded durum wheat ax a distinct grade In their new grain Inspection rules. From data sent out by the deitaflincnt at Washington It appears that one-half of (ho wheat, not Including wheat flour, exported from customs districts east of the J'aclllc coast and more than GO per cent of the entire wheat exports of the United States since July J, J 1)0.", were durum wheat. The .shipments from New York were sent for Ihe most part to porta on the .Mediterranean son, while of the exports from ISoston I !", COO bushels were consigned to the above ports, SS,rS7 bushels to Ham burg nnd : 1,000 bushels to London. Two facts may be mentioned as re sponsible for the remarkable showing which has been made with this new type of wheat. In the first place, the growing of the wheat In the United States has received a great Impetus beeuue it Is In a large measure drought proof and gives a large yield in sections of the north nnd west which are practically closed to the raisins Jf ordinary wheat because of ii scanty rainfall. This Is a clear economic gain and means much In u financial way to the territory in question. A second fact which has served to encourage its culture and exportation Is the demand already existing for it In European countries, particularly bordering ou the Mediterranean, where It has been grown for centuries and where It Is not now p.udueed in sulllclent quanti ties to supply the home demand. v.viivn of iiAnxA'Aim maxuiie. A series of fertilizer tests conducted by the Ohio state experiment station furnish interestiiif: as well as valuable data concerning the fertilising value of barnyard manure as compared with 'some of the more cnnccntrat"d com mercial fertilizers. It was shown that a ton of average mixed farm manure as taken from the open barnyard con tains nine pounds of nitrogen, tan of potassium and three or four pounds .of potash. In one of the experiments made ."L'O pounds of acid phosphate were added to eislit tons of manure and applied to land on which corn, wheat and clover were grown In rotation, with the result that the three crops of the rotation were Increased In value S.'SS.21, or S12.7-I per annum. Tho result ob tained when the same amount of acid phosphate was use'd with -I'SO pmnds of sodium nitrate costing $12 aud 201) pounds of potassium chloride costing $(i.."0 showed an nuutial Increase in the value of crops produced of but --S."'0. Stated more simply, the eight Ions of manure produced a ,"D per cent greater annual Increase than chemical1? costing 18.50. The experiment cited simply emphasizes the value of a fertilizer that is available for every farmer and Indicates the necessity of so handling It as to realize its maximum value when applied to the land. THE SPIIAYIXO CAtEXnAIl. The state experiment stations are do ing a most helpful and practical serv ice for all lines of agricultural and hor ticultural work, and ns an aid to tbe latter there Is none which exceeds that having to do with the proper and scien tific handling of the orchard and gar den. ' Many of the experiment stations have Issued bulletins on the subject, Willie others have put in condensed and concise form directions for spraying the orchard, fruits, vegetables and llowers. This spraying calendar should be in the bauds of every orehnrdisr, gardener and florist. Besides giving di rections for making the different spray ing solutions, the proper time and method for doing tho work are also in dicated. One of the latest and most complete calendars of this character to be Issued Is that which has Jmen pre pared by tho Iowa station at Ames under the direction of Professor S. A. Beach, the head of the horticultural de partment, ltesidents of the state may secure the same by applying to C. K. Curtis, director of the experiment' sta tion, while those living outside the Hlato can doubtless secure the calendar at a small cost in case their own station does not Issue them. I.OOKIXR OX THE IIIUCIIT SIDE. The poet Longfellow expresses In his lines, "Into each life some rain must fall; some days must bo dark aud dreary," u generally recognized truth that finds condrmutloit in tho life of every one. It Is because of tho "dark" and "blue" days, lonesome hours lind the presence of physical ailment nnd financial distress that the necessity arises of looking ou tho bright side, of dwelling In the sunshine rather than in tho shadow and In being n bearer of good cheer rather than a dispenser of discouragement aud depression. It Is in their eujmelty to promoto brightness and cheer ttiat the chief human mission and worth of tho llowers, the birds, sunshine and fresh air uro to bo found. Childhood's years, too, aro full or this same unconscious radlnnco of buoyancy nnd happiness, and blessed beyond measure uro those who keep their youthful endowment Intact and as tho nutiimu of ago creeps ou sweeten nnd grow mellow In Its golden rays. There is proimmy no irait or cnaracter or I'ablt of mind that contributes so much townrd milking life worth Jlvlng-thut inspires youtl., steadies mature life and Miictllles old age as looking ou the drlgiit side. Unlike the plow, the mower and liar yestor, the King road drag Is popular aud lu season during ovcry month in tho year. Pieces of- string and strips of old cloth placed x'nt,var trees in which robins aro bulldlnsitjW nests will bo ipilekly utilized bxlmmtyrt in-.thclr work. . In a genero'way it judy besald that a ' num .'Is reSpccted by his neighbors when he feels a Justifiable respect for Jiuaself, and the reverse is equally' true. Helpful Hints for the Busy Farmer. ! BY J. S. TRIGG, Des Moines, Iowa. Corre spondence Invited. It Is protly hard to make n bait suf ficiently templing to got the average granger (o give up his riding' corn cul tivator for u Job ou ali fours In n patch of .sugar beets, A fellow has to be trained for this occupation from Ills youth up. How many of the bright boys and girls who may now and then road these notes can tell whether the root or Rtalk sprout shirts llrst In the gernilnnllon of a kernel of corn and also whether the germ side of the kernel faces to ward Ihe tip or bull end of the ear? The presence of good crops, fine stock, neat and shipshape house and outbuildings and well kept premises constitutes an example that Is conta gious, while shil'tlessness and dilapi dated surrounding) constitute an evil whose very ugliness causes It to bo avoided. These are the days of tho merry, whistling, Imrofoot farmer boy as ho tolls cheerfully all the day. School books are a thing of the past, and he now gets ills knowledge first hand, un polluted by the hand of man. Appe tite, growth and manners run riot all the summer, loag unmolested. It I.- now time to begin to make plans for that silo that is bound to prove a most Important factor In realizing the best type of agricultural prosperity for you to attain. If possible visit one of your neighbors who has a silo in .successful npcrnthuf, get the details of tho plan and have It icady for the reception of the corn crap la early September. The supply of horses in some west ern localities lias been so closely bought up that a number have thought they could secure better, bargains to go to Chicago and make their purchases than in buying at home. There lias not been a time in the past ton years that a good horse would fetch a bolter price than now. The claim that the Introduction of the automobile would practically ruin tho boie business seems to lie proving a harmless fiction. A wealth of fragrant bloom that will be choice because it Is rare, prized be cause It Is uncommon, may bo yours next .Tanunry and February if you will lot a small lilac bush right away, set It in the ground for the summer, put it into the cellar Just before freeze-up, bringing it into tho light and warmth of an upstairs room throe or four weeks before you wish it to bloom. A frleud lias tried this a number of times, and the result is very satisfac tory, the warmth of the heated room furnishing the springlike condition needed to start it blooming. I'lan for some sort of a vacation this summer. If you can't get out and see the world or visit some of your friends, btay at home aud get nctiualnt ed with your children. Spend us much time as possible out of doors. Klx up a corner of the yard with some rugs, cushions, tabic; and a hammock, where you can ent, read or sew. !o ou pic nic excursions, make the most of tho "big days" anil take-in as many good entertainments us possible. Be patient, sweet tempered aud try to look on the bright side of thlngn. While all this may seem Impossible, nn effort along this direction may be the means of giving yourself aud others happiness. There's hardly a homo whoro the children do not come In for some little share of work nnd responsibility. They are often scut to their tusks without ii single direction nnd are expected to do us well ns an older. person. The girl or boy, as tho case may be, gets through with tho hweeplng, dshwlp lug, wood bringing, bed making or weed pulling the best ho can or lu the quickest way possible and Is off to something else, This Is kept up day after day until the child has acquired ,-i fluo sot of slovenly lmhlls and you aro surprised some day to noto what careless habits your child .has. .Vow, don't blame tho ihlld loo much, for a 1IU16 direction and porslsteuca on your part would have brought different re sults. In view of the practical fnlluro of an appeal to sentiment alone as an In centlvo in securing cooperntlon'In the mntjer of practical forestry, or, moro oxuqtly, tree culture, u bill has been Introduced lu the Iowa legislature looking to n remission of tho taxes for a period of eight years on all areas set out to forest trees nnd orchards con taining more than seventy trees. Should a plan of this kind bo generally adopted In the different stales or a fed eral aw be adopted granting the sumo oxoiijptlons, tho gospel of tree planting would receive an Impetus tho Jlko of which hns uover beou known. It is n matter of regret perhaps that u sulll dent interest cannot be aroused in tho matter purely from tho artistic and aesthetic standpoint and that nn ap peal pas to do iqiuio to tlio pocketbook , iU- brood visited it regularly, and to to secure necessary eo-oporntiou; butH sea her reeding her little ontis In turn Bhico tho situation Is 'as It Is, somo plan was a most interesting spectuclo for like that suggested would, bo very wel- any lover of bird life. A llttlo pains come. Tlio malu thing la to got tlio taken in some such manner to ctiltl trees planted, tho means by which tho vuto the acquaintance and friendship' result Is accomplished being of uecoud- of these llttlo feathered friends Is well nry Importance. worth while. Only a lots of people HAPPY THOUGHT was. Now I see most men that know their business chew HAPPY THOUGHT Ribbon-Cut Chewing To bacco. I am not surprised at this, for I told you from the beginning that HAPPY THOUGHT Ribbon-Cut Chewing Tobacco was the best and cleanest chew; and what's more, they don't try to palm off a small package for 5c, but give me full 2 1-2 oz. package for my nickel. HAPPY THOUGHT is a large pack age for a nickel. Yours for HAPPY , THOUGHT first, last and all the time. The development of n tractable aud desirable harness or work v horse de pends almost as much upon the dispo sition and character of the person hav ing the care of It as upon the original temperament of the horse Itself. A careless driver cau spoil n mighty good horse. The era Is past when It is snfo to say Unit tho man who can't make a go of It in any other Hue of business can succeed at farming. Brains nnd in telligence are now required In this, ns in any other occupation, nnd lie will be disappointed who takes it up as a last resort. An Item Is going the rounds of the country press to tho effect that two or three grains of tlnxseed planted in each hill of potatoes will, keep away the potato bug. Wo nre somewhat skep tical In regard to the etUcncy of this preventive, being tempted to classify It with that other agricultural super stition which recommends planting In tho full of the moon. Two farmers living but a short dis tance from tho writer's home have been called upon In tho past fe,w weeks to pay .f.'O each for damages done a neighbor's llock of sheep by their worthless dogs. If a canine lias once committed this offense he can never be trusted again, nnd the only remedy Is a shotgun loaded with buckshot Or a dose of polhon. In dogdoin this Ic a capital offense, and tho only penalty commensurate is death. In addition to planning to turn over to tho boy a fine farm when yon throw off the harness, aim to give him the beat possible education that is witliiu your means, it Is barely possible that he may not at the time fully realize What you are r.olu IV l.Im, but rest assured that hl.i gratitude and appro elation will llud full expression us tho ears pass by, Tho first thing you owo the lad Is a good lAmlly name, tho sec ond as good an education as you cau give him, and' lastly aud of least im portance Is the bustowul of Iaml3 or other property, lie will likely forglvo you if you fall In the last particular, but will hardly do so If you uro remiss lu the first two. Wo do not recall tlio Investment of a small amount of time and effort that brought a larger return of gonulno sat isfaction than that consumed lu tho fixing of a little platform which was suspended In t largo cherry treo with in view of th-v dining room windows, on which u upply of bread and milk was-placed for Hie birds that nested near by. a particularly entertaining sight was that fur.nbhed when a moth er oriole and lire of her young, just ablo to Uy, came to the board for their morning meal, which quite often oc curred during the breakfast hour. Tho mother bird ovldontly thought this supply was quite a find, fur slio aud month ago I found did not Know what -0"" w r Following n gradual nnd steady ad vance in value of all Mississippi val ley lands, the owners have been forced to consider aud adopt methods of draining wet and heretofore practically unproductive land. As a result of the passage of favorable legislation a num ber of big drainage ditches aro now In process of digging lu several counties of western Iowa and southern Minne sota. It Is estimated that the largest of those drainage ditches will cost when completed In the neighborhood of ?00,000. It will be from five to seven feel deep and have a width of about fifteen foot. This ditch will servo ns the main artery of a drainage system that will accommodate tho sur face water from thousands of acres of tho finest and richest of land that only needs drying out to the point wliero It can be p jperly tilled to produce the most abundant crops. Farms at a dis tance from the main ditch on either side will be tile drained Into smaller ditches connecting with It. The work connected with the digging of the drainage canal Is so prosecuted as to distribute ihe expense connected there with among those whoso land Is bene fited by the drainage afforded. The I.lttlit of the Moon. The moon la a mirror which reflects the sunlight to us. An examination of moonlight with the spectroscope shows, of course, tbe same spectrum as that of sunlight. Tho quality of the reflec tion Is indicated in tlio announcement that It would take no fewer than 018, 000 full moons to supply to us an amount of llght'equal to that which we get from the aim, nnd there Is ouly sky room for, say, 75,000 of them. The in clination of the moon's orbit to tho horizon accounts for the harvest and the hunter's moon, which occur when the tipping Ig slightest, thus permitting the moon to rise nbout the same time for several guecesslve evenings. Tho moon often appears much enlarged When on tho horizon, but this Is caused by the refracllvo feature of the air nbout the horizon and the natural tend ency to compare It with terrestrial ob jects. Anecdoto of Eaiton, Thomas A. Edison lately toureel Pennsylvania in his motor cur and in many out of the way places mot men who were amazingly ignorant of modern muchinery and modern inventions, "Ono of these fellows was so be nighted," iXIr. Edison said tho other day, "that ho reminded mo of a ono ( armed man who did odd jobs fori mo when 1 had a workshop in .New ark, "This tmnn onco helped in the in etnllation of a miniaturo electric light plant. When the job was dono utir tit 'Air, lidtson, after working Wltlr. jou jiko hub x ueuevo i couiu pu, up an electric light plant myself.' "'Could you, Tim?' said 1. " 'I believo I could ho answered, 'There's only one thing beats mo.' M What's that?' I naked T i 4 aKeu. vw i..i.v, u uiioHoim, flOW you get the Oil alonfr the wires.- - uetroit -wews-TMuue, . . -rv . . i PH & V -n Bk jVHIH H Lv BRL I WL, jiiniftf tiEtBttZSMKEKtfiR w WM luff & lllllSiliil Tom c-rs-BLs-l- m Humor and Philosophy By DUNCAN M. SMITH THE MODEST FAN. High In the stand Tho baseball fan, A crazy and A happy man. The batting stars Greets with u choer And greatly jars . The atmosphex-e. He nlivays'brlnes His voico aloner And says some things Out clear and strong; He clears his tin oat When thhiKs look blue And strikes ii noto On his bazoo. i Tho home team makes A three base hit; At once awakes " His modest wit, And In a tono That will suUlce The air Is strewn . With his advice. Tho umplro draws Some notice, too, And has his (lawn Held up to view, , And any man Who muffs a ball Hears from the fan lieforo them all, j Oh, fan, you try To make things hum, nut that Is why You always coma. It can't bo dull Up where you bit, Incurable And glad of it. A Question of Time, "You said these eggs were fresh." "Well, they undoubtedly were, ma'am." What's the Use. Just as soon os one thing's done Come some more; Two by two and one by ono Jostle elbows ou tho run Till one's dizzy brain is spun Like a Whirling reel, and none Pauso before All your lugging strength Is spent. Lax and loose Orow your muscles; bowed nnd bent Is your haughty spirit, rent Uy the warring discontent Of the day's discouragement. What's the use? Hunting Anrestors. aro Blllnidnr ,, hm genealogical tree Several of our American millionaires ' lor u, Purpose oi joomng up a row high grado ancestors that they may uso ror tno purpose or justiryiug them solves for not Jotting tliolr children play witii tho sous of some muu who makes Ids living by working. As n man's ancestors begin to multl- i Vly rul'""J w'"-u "u Bula "I w ,uo 1 rourUl Ull(l mu ,jelleruttu lt Bhould bo enSy t0 mm some who were not hung, nml If tho nunlltv Is whollv laekinc : there- are enterprising, ilrjuu who stuud " -'' t- ' r , f L 1 11 ready to furnish perfectly good ances tors at so much per head. It may be some satisfaction to a man io know that be Is a Daughter of the Revolution or that at some remote date one of his ancestors sat on tho rickety throne of some European principality, but for practical purposes it is better to know that lie himself is 'pure in henrt and that ho is not using a steam grindstone to keep the faces of the poor ground down to n cuttlug edge. Usually So Popular. "The library was built by popular subscription." "Why did they cnll it 'popular?' " "I presume because every one who subscribed townrd it swore inwardly because he couldn't get out of It." Baseball Weakness. The office boy to seo tho game Some whoppers tells becauso Ho thinks that lie la lying in $A very worthy cause. Three of a Kind, "Nothing is certnln but death and taxes." "You forget the fresh college gradu ate. Ho Is dead certain." PERT PARAGRAPHS. Re clear and to tho point nnd let who will put ou the rhetorical frills. Some enemies uro loved for th& frleuds they make us. When -you nro looking for a friend, don't approach ono whom you have either favored or opposed. A man can do n rushing busi ness with n su perior brand of soft sawder. Ono's family connections aro not always lu working order. A conven tional person never shines lu nn emergency. w-v- Wool is an article that somo people always have ou baud to apply to the eyes of their Intimates. Tho Biicrifico that wo uro dying to make won't bo apt to have sacrifice blown lu tho glass, Tlio habit of tho fruit or shndo tree, liko that of tho child, Is most easily fixed by careful utteutlou Jn tho first fow years, Tho mop stick and broom? scrub rag and duster rojgu supremo thesu.duys. At first thought It seems tough, but think how nice overythlng will be when It Is all over! Don't ho longing for un autbmobllo when you have a lino team of horses at your command, Tho horses uro not half as likely to land you in a ditch and you cun usually count on their uot playing out before you've reached your destination. tNiiijttyitittmiJ . t r4 4 MmUbA,. x'Jamt&MEe'- '-:;..- ito-'Ti. Ji,- . 4- H 'iA .-TwifinI JMfJk&L li? -K-u',-'Ui:.-1kii