Kingsbury County independent., September 01, 1905, Image 6

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UNCLE SAMUEL'S
P. U, DETECTIVES
Under Guise of “Palmist” They
Effect an Important
Capture.
CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS
Postmaster Who Was Considered
Abovs Suspicion, Found to
Be Systematically
Pilfering-
From the Kansan City Star.
The mail carrying remittances for
Several firms in X If Z, Kan., had gone
astray, .it least the contents, amount
ing to 13.000, had never reached their
destination. Such an amount is en
titled to create something of u sensa
tion in a small town, and the urgent
appeals' and threats that went to the
postofflee department in Washington
resulted in one of the best men in th<>
service being given the case. The peo
ple of the town did not know this, how
. ver, for nearly a month, and when
they found it out they received the
shock of their lives.
Inspector Crafty was an artistic .cok
ing chap with a Van Dyke b-aid of
light color and u pretty pink skin. Ills
appearance and demeanor were so un
like what would be expected of a sleuth
that his profession was never sus
pected except when it was revealed at
a trial. He went quietly into X Y Z
with a young assistant, and soon was
installed in two rooms directly over
* the postofflee as "Professor Teller
palmist." He hastened to have his sign
painted c.n the door, and his assistant
busily distributed hla cat da. Crafty's
whiskers were something of a sensation
in the town, ai d they drew him con
siderable trade, but Crafty was not
there to tell fortunes In general—he
was interested in the past, present and
future of only one person, and h<*
meant to learn hla "fortune b fore in l
told It to anyone.
For this reason it chit need that
those who called on Professor 't eller
were politely asked by the assistant,
stationed In the outer room, to excuse
the professor today as he was busily
engaged at the present. All of which
was very true, for the "Professor
spent all the hours of the day lying
flat on his stomach with his eyes peer
ing through gimlet holes he hau made
In the floor. Ht* had a full view ot
every corner of the small postofflee
and his later report proved that every
transaction luring his stay In X Y Z
came under his observation.
In the meantime “Professor” Crafty
had learned the history of the town
and ov> ry one in it. Suspicion was
narrow(• d down to three people. Post
master Hanks, Miss Scott. Ids assist
ant, and Tim Blake, the man who car
ried the mail bags to and from the
trains. The town people thought Blake
might possibly be guilty, the post
master and Miss .Scott never. But
Blake had shown no particular signs
of increased wealth; he was the same
Jovial ‘ quare” man of old Miss Scott
was preparing to be married, but her
simple trousseau showed no signs of
having come from a flooded bank ac
count, Postmaster Hunks —why, he
was the poobah of the village. He was
the pillar of his own church, and a
contributor to the opposition just to
bo public spirited. He was superin
tendent of the Sunday school, the host,
most genial, charitable and thoroughly
good man In the town. He had the
sweetest, best loved little wife in the
place and happiness beamed In his ev
ery glance. He was u hard worker,
too. The postofflee door swung open
every mcrnlng in answer to his key,
and he was the person who locked it
again every night. Crafty investigat
ed them all and found the rumored
good reports to be true. He was ‘‘up
a stump" and had decided that the
people who thought they had lost
money in that postofflee must have
dreamed it: There was no more model
branch of the government In the Unit
ed States lie had decided to give it
up as a bad job and told the assistant
they would pack that night for Wash
ington.
About 3 o'clock that afternoon the
assistant rushed In from the outer of
fice and exclaimed:
‘ There’s a customer to' see you!”
"Well, you know the answer. I’m
btuy. I don’t see why you——”
"But it s Mrs. Hanks," the assistant
lot rrupted
“The postmaster’s wife?"
’ Vi'iTMlifr'N ’..iiV i iM . . "_ILl_ a.. |
Crafty paused only a moment. Then
h" '"iil resolutely:
*Sh v. her In. I’M take .<» last chance
at tbi mo before leaving this town."
Mrs, hanks was timid about having
her fortune told, even though she
wanted it done very much. It was a
new experience for her. but Crafty put
h'»- at ease in a moment as he spun
nT e great nmnv things he had learned
Hhin" her past during his Investigation,
to .M of which she eagerly added:
"Th it’k true! How wonderful!"
gave her the most magnificent
r :> iny eyer delivered from a palmist
and at the end he eyed her keenly as
■ b l ' **«*H
"But i’i all this there Is something
W’"-i ■ you. some secret trouble is
ratin ' - your thoughts. Tills trouble
Include-? some one very close to you.
You omnot roe your way clear. But
you must not worry. When the time
rotre*. as i.t will come soon, for you
to f'lf your story. you mrust teii the
truth just jis you know it. no matter
whom It hurts, and everything will
out all right."
L r \ Hard:.? gave no evidence of be
-1 • t.vachcd on a tender spot by
Oru'tV’s effort, and after she was gone
the ‘Professor” told his assistant that
he was truly sorry he had done it.
‘•She's u mighty sweet, and pretty
woman." he.added. !‘aml I ought to be
ashamed of myself. But I am at the
point where I've got to take chances."
< 'ratty : at in study for a long time.
' Well." he ruminated. "If her hus
» nd had anything to do with that rob
bery and she knows anything about It,
there’ll surely be developments. She'll
tell him the minute she gets home. If
they’re innocent, I guess there's no
particular harm done. If you’ll use the
observation holes I’ll take a nap. I’m
going to sit: up tonight."
U was 3 o' clock lrt the morning when
Crafty, who had been lying on the
floor with his ear next to the auger
hole, thought he heard movements In
5} Sites .room .be!«*r. Hla eye Replaced hi*
ear and the reward was an occasional
ray of light that came and went like*
that of a large firefly. Urafty knew
there was someone in the postofflee
with an electric dark lantern, but he
could not distinguish even the outline
of the figure of a man. After «i wait of
ten minutes, and Ids eyes Hnd become
used to the work, h“ was rewarded by
1 peeing a hand in the -ay of light, and
th hem! rli ;• letter. The hand deft-
Ti.e mm. • was on expert gt there,
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1
■ •
could be no doubt. Here was the thief
walking right Into a prison cell.
Crafty hastily summoned his assist
ant and bade him watch and remem
ber everything 1 e could see through
that hole. Crafty crept noiselessly
down the steps and waited in the street.
In an hour the man carefully tiptoed
out of the postofflee door. Before he
could lock It behind hint Crafty had
hhn by the throat und wrists. His shrill
whistle brought the assistant In a
hurry, and by means of the thief’s own
dark lantern they looked into the face
of—Postmaster Hanks.
They took SBOO out of his pockets and
led him to his home. Sachels packed
for a Journey were in the hallway and
Mrs. Hanks was sitting up awaiting
her husband’s return. Crafty’s "last
chance" had been well taken. The
postmaster alarmed by the fortune told
his wife, had go#.- to the postofflee to
featlier Ills nest before taking a Jour
ney. *
He did take a Journey that same
morning In company with Crafty and
his assistant. The town of X Y Z did
not know the truth about it until the
time of the trial In the federal court.
The people still believe he is innocent
and they cry out at the government for
ruining a splendid man. But Postmas
ter Hanks is In the federal prison and
the evidence that convicted his was
Crafty’s statement:
”1 caught hltn with the goods."
ABOUT SHOES.
Earliest Reference is Found in the
Old Testament.
Chicago News: What is regarded as
the earliest reference to shoes is found
in the Old Testament, where Abraham
refused to take as much as a shoe
latchet from the King of Sodom.
Among the Jews the shoe played an
Important part In many social Usages.
When buying or selling land it was
customary to deliver a shoe, and the
act of. throwing down a snoe on terri
tory Implied occupancy. The finding of
sandals on Egyptian iiftnmnies proves
that the wearing of shoes is almost as
old as the race Itself. In Venice in the
seventeenth century every lady of any
pret< nslon to fashion or position wore
what were called "choppines," high
clogs or pattens, to elevate them from
the ground. Thomas Coryat, a traveler
Who visited Venice In 1611, says of
them: "They are so common In Venice
that no woman doeth without either in
her house or abroad. It is a thing
made of wood and covered with leather
In sundry colors, some white, some red,
some yellow. Many of. them are curi
iusly painted; some, also, of them have
I seen fairly gilt. There are many of
these chaplneys of a great height
even half a yard high; and by how
much the nobler a woman is, by so
much the higher are her chaplneys. AM
their gentlewomen, and most of their
wives and widows that are of any
wealth are assisted or supported either
by men or women when they walk
abroad, to the end that they may not
full."
Fortunes have been lavished upon
shoes. Men as idely apart In every
circumstance of life as Sir Walter Ra
leigh and Caligula had their shoes en
riched with precious stones to tho
value of thousands of dollars.. When
the tomb of Henry VI of Sicily, who
filed in 1197, was opened In the cathe
dral or Palermo shoes made of cloth of
gold and embroidered with pearls were
found on the dead monarch’s feet, and
also on those of his queen. In the time
of Louis XIV of France the courtiers of
Versailles were remarkable for their
boots, tho tops of which were enor
mously large and wide and were decor
ated with a profusion of costly lace.
Even horseshoes have been made to
serve the purposes of extravagance and
display. Sabina Poppaea, the beautiful
and luxury loving wife of the Roman
Emperor Nero, Is said to have had her
mules shod with gold. AM the World
over horseshoes are supposed to pos
sess some occult power of attracting
luck and warding off evil.
Money Making Fairs.
From Harper's Bazar.
There Is one new plan by which the
maximum of money is made with the
minimum of work—this is the sample
fair. The manufacturers of everything
salable are solicited for samples of the
goods, such as cereals, soaps, pickles
and preserves, bluings, cocoas and
syrups. With what is sent In response
all that is left to be done Is to arrange
a room, place the goods on tables and
sell them at the same prices charged
in the shops. Often some cocoa manu
facturer will be glad to serve hot choco
late by way of advertisement, and that
with biscuits or snuill cakes, also fur
nished free of cost, will provide refresh
ments. and the net result will be a
surprising sum. The fair, however, does
net compare in attractiveness with one
.where some pretty idea is carried out,
such as In the poppy fair, where all the
booths arc done in white crepe pApei
decorated with red poppies, and all the
girls are dressed to correspond in white
gowns and paper huts covered with
popples.
Still another attractive bazar is a
Dutch fair. The imitation and tickets
are printed In red, on yellow, the booths
are decorated in yellow, and the girls
who serve wear Dutch costumes with
little Dutch caps, and everywhere tulips
are plated, in reds and, yellows. For a
••grab bug" there is a flower garden
where one can pull up tulips which
have . mull bundles In place of bulbs.
Last of all comes the rainbow fair.
Hire each booth, is in one’of the rain
bow colors with a colored rainbow bent
over Its top, and the girls within are
dressed in colors which match the
booth.
Busy.
"Is she a business woman?'*
"Yes."
“What business is she interested In?"
“Everybody's."—lndianapolis Jour*
nn l.
To Put th* D**l*r Wis*.
Smith—l notice that some of thos*
barrels of oystars are marked A and
some marked B. Are they different
Brown (an oyster packer)—No; but
they're differently packed. Some peo
ple want a barrel opened at the top aad
I some at the bottom. vs
,
COLONY HOUSE FOR CHICKS.
The Idea that a chick is able to care for
Itself and stand all sorts of weather as
soon as It Is old enough to leave the moth
• r’» wing is wrong for the growing period
is the most important in their lives and
during this tlrm they must have the best
of can if they are to amount to any
thing. The coop known as the colony coop
is built in different ways according to the
idea of the builder, but unless It is so con
structed that it will keep the chicks dry
and otherwise comfortable it is of little
use. Tin- id.- ii coop is made ample in size
to accommodate the birds placed in it and
this varies according to the sze of the
house, but it is important that ttic birds
are not crowded. The house should set up
from the ground so there will be a good
circulation of air under it thu« preventing
dampness; the roof should slope and three
quarters of the front, behind which are thi
roosts, being made solid. The other three
sitfi-s are of solid lumber, but there should
be a window in the back, also covered with
fine wire screen, to furnish ventilation. At
the lower part of the boarded front a hole
should be cut large enough to let the
chicks in and this should be arranged with
a sloping walk to the ground, covered
with cleats, so that the birds may walk up
it easily. An arrangement of curtains
should be provided for so that they may
be let down over the wire front when the
wind blows or the weather gets cold in the
fall. A door of solid wood should also be
provided to lot down over the entrance In
stormy weather so that there is no dan
ger of the chicks catching cold. Such a
house, or a number of them, as described
is by no means expensive and if r’ghtly
built the growing chicks can occupy them
unt.l tim«- for them to go into the larger
houses late in the fall or early winter.
VARIOUS KINDS OF PRIVET.
One of the best of plants to use for the
purpose of marking dividing lines is the
privet of which there are several varieties
although It is not a plant to be used when
stock is to be turned in for it will not an
swer the purpose. A number of journals
are advocating tho planting of the variety
Lucidum which grows very nicely in the
warmer sections of the country, but is
not hardy, without considerable w'nter
protection, even as far south as New Jer
sey where we have tested it for several
years; We like its habit of growth bet
tor than the ovallfoMum (California privet)
and if it was as hardy as the latter variety
would be preferrable. The California
privet is the best variety for the north
and should be more generally planted than
it is. Young plants may be bought for a
very small sum and they wiM root and
thrive in any soil that Is fairly rich, but
is especially partial to a ratiier sandy soil.
Along the sandy coast of New Jersey, there
are literally miles of the California privet
planted, taking the place of the fence.
When the farm fence begins to show - evi
dence of age plan to replace it with the
privet setting the plants before it is neces
sary to remove the fence so that they will
have reached n proper degree of bushiness
before the fence is removed. Plants may
he set in the spring or the fall.
SKIN TROUBLES OF HORSES.
Several correspondents have written
asking for remedies for a number of skin
troubles from itch to putrid exema and in
nine cases out of ten claim that the horse
is having good care. One correspondent
was located near the writer so we called
on him and if ever l was tempted to swear
at a man it was when I saw the filthy con
dition of his horse. The animal looked as
if he had not felt a brush much less a
curry in six months. Soros were coming
all over his sides from rubbing against his
stall and in these sores maggots and some
other vermin we did not recognize were
plainly seen. The hoofs of the animal were
foul with decayed manure and altogether
he was a sorry sight. Of course this Is an
exception, but one scarcely realizes how
liable a horse is to skin trouble during
the summer when he perspires at his work
and is not properly cleaned. Of course in
some of these cases there is an Internal
disarrangement at tho bottom of the
trouble and In such cases corn should be
cut out of the diet and laxative foods sub
stituted. For a horse with a skin trouble
groom thoroughly each day and wash the
afflicted parts with a solution of one dram
each of carbolic acid and sulphuric acid In
a pint of water. If the bowels are not In
good condition give two ounces of blauber
salts dissolved in the drinking water both
night and morning for several days.
SELLING EGGS BY THE POUND.
While it is admitted that there is a de
cided difference in the weight of eggs of
.equal suze according to the feeding meth
ods employed and also that larger eggs
weigh the most it is hardly to be expected
that consumers can lie made to understat'd
this to the point where they ar«- willing to
buy egs by weight. A beter plan would
be to assort ihe egs. !f there was a differ
ence in size, and ask a higher price for
larger eggs. This Is just as fair to the
consumer as to ask a higher pr.ee for the
larger specimen* of fruit. Of course the
ibest w ay of all is to have breeds which iky
Vggs uniform in size and these of the
larger siz» a then there will be little trouble
in t elling them for what they are worth if
they are strictly fresh. Some people'have
»* deep rooted objection to buying eggs
yrhen they must pay a higher price for
phe strictly fresh ones. A poultryman
friend found he was having considerable
'trouble along this line so made It his busl
ines* to buy a few dozen store eggs each
jiay aud carry .with him. When his cus
tomer* demurred at his price for strictly
Ifresh eggs he would offer the other* at the
( store price, but without any warrant and
he found that he never made a second sale
Id the store eggs to the same customer nor
U.d they berate him because they were not
up to ihe mark; they bought them kig>w-
Ing tin y were not guaranteed. The plan
is a legitimite one and worth trying.
FERTILIZING CHEAP LAND.
1 A reader of this department takes excep
tion to the advice to use commercial fer-
Ufizcfs In considerable quantities and M-
I pec tally when such fertilizers are of the
special brands applied to the growing crop
and which arc usually high in price. Our
friend sees only one side of the argument
for we did not advise the indiscriminate
use of fertilizers, for this would be folly.
Take an acre of cheap land, for example,
located in a section where any farm pro
duct sold for very low prices and one was
far from market. To use commercial fer
tilizers under such circumstances would be
suicidal, but on the other hand, supposing
the same land was located within easy
distance of a market where a crop, say
pitatoc-, brought goed pi Ices and the tanu,
if properly fertilized, would produce a
gnod crop. Surely It would pay under .-uch
circumstances to use the commercial fer
tilizers liberally. There are farms in New
England which can he bought for low
prices which would produce profitable
crops if properly fertillzi d because the sec
tion is densely populate ! and the markets
are go* 1. The same f *rm in more sparse
ly settled communities could not be
handlt d in the sunn w ay.
WATER ESSENTIAL FOR SHEEP.
Sheep on pasture are as much lu need
of water as when in winter quarters and
one lias only to see them drink when of
fered clean fresh water to realize their
need for it. By far the best plan is to let
them drink from a running stream if the
water is pule but they will not do this if
the bottom is of a character t<f cause muu
to come to the top whe n they step In. A
portion of the stream can be arranged for
drinking purposes tri the following manner.
It requires considerable labor but it will
pay if one has. a number of sheep. Select
tht< proper place and build a bulkhead In
such a manner that the sheep can r< aeh
over it and drink. If it is necessary lor
them to step into the water in order to
reach the drinking place clean out the bed
of the- stream where they are to walk and
fill it with gravel, making a firm bottom
which will not east up mini. If this plan
is not feasible then provide troughs of
some kind which may be filled from the
stream or In any handy way. Also pro
vide little pans of salt to which the sheep
will have free access. Give them the salt
and plenty of good water and they will
thrive on even an Indifferent pasture.
TRY THIS IN POULTRY HOUSES
R<•member that with both old hens and
growing chicks cleanliness Is essential dur
ing warm weather and especially so if th -
flock occupies the same houses they are f o
occupy during the winter. Even though
there may not be many weeks more of
very warm weather it will pay to remove
the permanent windows from tho house: -
and substitute fine wire netting, but ur
ranging so that the opening may be closed
in the event of a bad storm. Clean the
floors several, times a week and after each
«. leaning sprinkle the floor with a weak so
lution of carbolic acid. While the fowls
ar. on the range us. wliit. wash freely on
roosts, nest boxes and on the walls. Have
an old broom and scrub the cracks where
the roosts are fastened to the building
with whitewash; it would be better, how
ever, to have the roosts which could be
taken down. Find some way of letting
the sun into the poultry house as freely
a:- possible especially after It has been
cleaned. See to the water carefully. Give
it to the birds in small quantities several
times daily and three or four times a week
scald each drinking vessel, and then put
it in the hot sun for an hour or two. Un-
der cover somewhere have a quantity of
d an dry saw dust two or three inches
deep and near it a pile of clean straw;
the straw for them to scratch In after
wards It will prevont them from mop
ing because their feet are wet and possibly
getting sick.
WINTER SHEDS FOR COWS.
Two years ago our barns and sheds were
destroyed by tire and the sheds were not
rebuilt largely because we felt we could
not afford the expense. In looking over
the records of the dairy during the two
winters and comparing them with those
of previous years it seems that the sheds
are necessary, so we are now building
them. They are simple lean-tos made of
cheap lumber and the cracks tilled in with
paper and lathed ever. A number of small
windows are placed in the ends and the
front so that the shed may be as light as
possible. After the ccws are milked and
hive eaten they are turned loose in this
shed, where there is a liberal pile of clean
straw for them to Me or. and a rack of
good size rlMed with straw, corn stover or
other roughage for them to munch over
during the day. The animals are in this
shed all day unless it is fair enough so
that they can be in the yard a portion of
the day. They are turned out in the yard
for a short period each day no matter how
cold the weather for they need that
amount of fresh air. Formerly we had an
! occasional animal who would do a little
hooking and she was promptly put back
in the stall. After being punished in this
way several times sne seemed to realize
the why for and no trouble was experi
enced. This shed idea is well worth con
sidering by any man with six or more
cows.
PREVENTING THE WASTE OF
SLOP.
When slop is poured into tho troughs for
the swtn much of it is wasted in various
ways, usually through the carelessness of
itio worker or the ininfcieuve of the ani
mals. A good way to overcome this is to
arrange a permanent funnel at the high
er end of the trough. Make it of four
boards each three feet long, the two side
pa*, . a being twelve Inches wide and the
o her two twilve inches wide at the top
are) graduating until six inches wide at
tne bottom: this Is to give the proper slope
to the funnel. Nall the funnel firmly to
the trough with a heavy cleat at each ; id*
for support. It Is aisc a good pt*n t* di
vide the trough by strips of beard over the
top. which will prevent the animals from
crowding too much. Th< Illustration shows
both the construction of the funnel and
the division of the trough.
Question of Jolly.
From the Washington Star
" "The road .to a man’s heart lies
through his stomach,’ Senator Brice is
quoted as having once said," remarked
a well known naval officer at the Kb
bitt today, lately home from a foreign
station.
‘‘And that aphorism cannot find more
fitting application than in the navy,”
continued the officer. "A commissary
steward who is a good Jollier can do
Wore to make the rank and tile of the
ship s men satisfied with navy rations
than the most diplomatic efforts on the
part of the commanding officer. This
question of feeding the men is often
the source of great annoyance to a well
Intending officer. I have been assigned
to ships where kicks over the food
became so serious and menacing that
the captain was forced to appoint a
hoard of inquiry to look after the mat
ter. Our best efforts often failed to
trace the real cause, and we were dis
posed to think that the whole trouble
was largely Imaginary. However, be
as it may, on board of ships where
the commissary steward is a close, or
even superficial, student of human na
ture It can be seen that the men in
dulge in remarkably little of that
grumbling over the food. I had a good
chance to observe this on the ship 1
have just returned home in. The com
missary steward was a big. good nat
ured Irishman, ever ready to see the
brighter side of things, and always had
on tap a witty, entertaining story. He !
was very popular with the men, and,
in fact, popular with the officers, too.
Every day Just before mc-al time he
could be seen going among the men,
slapping one or more of them on the |
back, sniffing the air as if he smelled !
something good to eat nearby, and at ■
the same time making funny facial I
contortions. He would follow this up j
by saying: ‘Well, boy’s, line up for
it he best meal you ever had in your 1
life.’
*• ‘Same old story, I suppose —salt j
(horse and biscuits,’ one of them would j
[interrupt.
•‘ Not on y’our life.’ he would go on. I
'Couldn’t be better at home. Frieasse j
of spring lamb and dumplings, mashed j
potatoes, stewed corn, apple fritters
with champagne sauce, and, if you’re
real good. I’ll have a bottle of your
favorite brand served up.
" ‘Now can you beat that for swell
service?" he would end up.
"This whole recitation would sound
so incongruous to the rest of the crew
that it could not fall to appeal to their
sense of humor. The result would be
ithat when they filed down to mess
call there wouldn’t be one among them
who had nerve enough to kick at any- |
.thing.
"After all,” mused the officer thought- |
fully, “what is better in life than a ’
little well directed ‘Jolly?’ We all of us J
at some time fall to its subtle influence, J
the high and the low, the meek and the |
mighty."
A Nice Point.
Yonkers Statesman: Bacon—Russia ant.
Japan both desire peace, do they not?
Egbert—Yes.
Bacon—Well, what remains to be de
cided ?
Egbert—Which will give the biggest
piece.
Lesson for Women.
Jersey Shore. Pa., Aug. 28.—<Spe . |
rial.) —"Dodd's Kidney Pills have done >
worlds of good for me.” That’s what
Mrs. C. B. Earnest of this place has to
say of the Great American Kidney
Remedy.
“I was laid up sick,” Mrs. Earnest !
continues, "and had not been out of
bed for five weeks. Then I began to j
use Dodd’s Kidney Pills and now I am
so I can work and go to town without |
suffering any. I would not be without
Dodd’s Kidney Pills. I have good rea- j
son to praise them everywhere."
Women who suffer should learn a
lesson from this, and that lesson Is •
"cure the kidneys with Dodd’s Kidney ;
Pills and your suffering will cease.” ,
Woman's health depends almost entire
ly on her kidneys. Dodd’s Kidney
Pills have never yet failed to mako j
healthy kidneys.
Willing to Oblige.
From the Chicago Tribune.
"Would you marry a man In whose
family there was consumption?" he
asked, just because he couldn't think
of anything else to say.
"Oh, I didn’t know any of your peo
ple had ever had it,” she answered. "If
you wish, I can get ready by Saturday
night, so that we can take advantage
of the excursion rates to Colorado."
“t had Inflammatory RhrumatUm, but I am well
low, thank* to Dr. David Kennedy'* Favorite KemedT,
U’sth) beet friend." Oarrett Lanelna, Troy. N, Y.
Dealing in Futures.
"Well, Emmy, what does your nu
want today?"
"Please, sir, ma wants an egg’s worth
of molasses," carefully placing a large
white egg on the counter.
A little molasses was poured out and
the clip set before the customer.
"Mr. Smif,” she said, as she took her
purchase, “I’ll be back in a little while
for some ginger. Ma said to tell you
the black hen was on.”—Harper’s Mag
azine.
*!rm. Winslow * socrraiwa s-saci* ror Children
tsethuiK; softens the gam*, redaces indnmrnauon.
-ny* t>nin. cures wind onlio. X>cen. a octtie
Squirrel Lives with Kittens.
From the Eastern Maine Gazette.
One day, while Ralph Films of Dex
ter was in the woods after crows to
hang in the corn field for scarecrows,
he found in an old crow’s nest a very
small, you g red squirrel, which he
took home alive. After exhibiting It
to the family he gave It to the cat,
which has three small kittens, suppos
ing she would make a dainty ineal of
It at once. Instead she very carefully
carried it into the nest on the hay
where the kittens were. A few days
later, on going to look at the kittens,
what was the surprise to find the squir
rel alive and happy, the old cat having
adopted it. seeming to think as much
of it as of her own offspring, while
tie* squirrel takes kindly to its new
mother, and is sleek and fat as the kit
tens.
Two bottles of Piso’s Cure for Con
sumption cured me of a terrible cough
Fred Hermann, 209 Box avenu*, Buffalo.
N. Y.. Sent- 24 190 L '
Natures Heart.
From Puck.
"Is It lively out here?"
"Sure, the old residents won't associate
with the summer cottagers; the cottagers
detest the campers; the campers loathe
the excursionists."
"And the excursionists?"
"They hate each other."
CASTOR IA
For Infanta and Children.
lit Kind Yon Han Always Bought
Care of Clover Seed
There is a fine prospect for a big
clover seed crop this season. To secure
seed of higlt quality requires careful
handling and grading. Of all the grass
seeds coming into the market c lover is
the most mixed, largely due to careless
cutting and no cleaning at all. Here
Is what \V. M. Munson, of the depart
ment of agriculture, says along this
line: "I have gathered 28 samples of
clover seed from different parts of the
world. Eleven of these samples were
obtained from various places in the
United States. They were tested in
two different ways to determine their
germinating qualities. One test was by
putting the seed under moistened blot
ting paper and the other by planting it
In the soil under the usual conditions
that it must undergo. The result was
that under the blotting paper 88 per
cent, of this clover seed grew, while
41 per cent, of the seed grew that was
placed in the ground. One sample
from Minnesota that showed a germin
ating test of 94 under blotting paper
showed a germinating test of 54 in the
field. Of a sample from Denmark that
showed a test of 92 under paper only’
17 grew in the soil test. The soil test
of the seed grown in the United States
varied from 19 to 71 per cent, with the
average of 41. The results of this ex
periment teaches three valuable les
sons, and explains the cause of the fre
| quern controversies that have arisen
over the amount of clorer seed that
: should be sown In order to get a good
| stand. Those who read the agricul
tural papers and visit the farmers’ in
stitutes noticed that it is seldom
j that two farmers will agree on the
proper amount of clover seed to sow to
the acre. All the way from 2 quarts,
to a peck is recommended. This differ
ence could easily arise from the clover
seed having such a great difference in
I germinating qualities. The lessons
taught are that clover seed should get
better care than It usually receives be
tween cutting and threshing time.
There is no doubt that much of its
vitality is destroyed by being left for
months on the ground during the damp
weather in the fall of the year, lc
should never be sown without being
tested, and the testing should be done
»n the soil and under simlllar condi
tions to its being sown in the field, and
(n buying this seed a few dollars should
not be permitted to stand in the way of
| ;he purchase of bright, plump seed, in
oreferenee to seed that is shrunken or
; of a dull color.
RUST IN WHEAT.
Rust is bothering wheat growers;
,ind, it seems that our scientists are all
at sea about it. Professor Bailey, of
North Dakota, Is working hard on the
problem. Here is what he says:
"Last year, 1904, we found that the
berry of the wheat was often attacked
by the stem rust. Later investigations
teach us that in many samples of the
| reed wheat which was grown upon the
rusted crops of 1904 there was as high
•j as 20 to 30 per cent, of the wheat
I grains which were internally attacked.
This is a discovery entirely new to
| students of wheat rust. We have fur
! ther found that all such wheat grains, •
which were not otherwise injured,
sprouted and grew normally. We have
not as yet been able to prove definitely
! that such wheat grains become uttack
-1 ed from these internal spores.
“The spores are found in such in
fected grains usually at the germ end
j just over or under the embryo wheat
! plant; but we have found them in
other parts of the seed. One can,
j usually tell all such Internally infected
grains by the fact that they are black
! or brown on the seen end. So far we
have been able to gnd only the spores of
i fhe stem rust on the inside of wheat
grains; but both the summer spores
I ,ind the winter spores occur in the
; spore beds.
"We have accumulated many other
j Observations which indicate that both
I these species of rust may come from
I Inside of the seed, but the absolute
proof Is yet wanting.”
FACTS ABOUT ALFALFA.
Alfalfa seed weighs sixty pounds to
the bushel. For a hay crop, sow 20 to
30 pounds of seed per acre. For a
crop of seed, sow 14 to 18 pounds per
acre. Sow clean seed.
Sow alone, without any nurse crop.
The latter is often just as harmful
as the weeds.
Screen alfalfa seed before sowing to
separate the dodder and other weed
seed. Dodder is the worst enemy of
alfalfa.
Sow alfalfa in the spring, as soon as
the ground is warm—from the middle
of May. Sow in drills or broadcast.
Do not cover the seed too deep.
Alfalfa does not attain maturity un
til the third or fourth year; therefore,
do not sow it expecting to get the best
results In less time.
Alfalfa grows best on a deep, sandy
loam, underlaid by a loose and permea
ble soil. It will not grow if there is
in excess of water In the soil. The
land must be well drained.
Alfalfa is a deep feeder. Plow land
; deeply.
Cut hay when the first flowers ap
pear. If cut in full bloom the hay will
be woody and less nutritious.
Cut for seed when the middle clust
ers of seed pods are dark brown.
To make alfalfa hay cut In the fore
noon and let ic wilt; then rake Into
K lndrowg. It should be cured In wind
rows and cocks, anu stacked or put
In barns with as little handling as
possible, before the valuable leaves be
come too dry or brittle.
It is not safe to pasture either cattle
or sheep on alfalfa, as they are liable
to bloat, when it Is fed green. Feed
them the hay or practice soiling.
There is no better or cheaper way of
growing hogs than to pasture them on
alfalfa. One acre will furnish pastur
age for from ten to twenty hogs per
reason.
Horses can be pastured on alfalfa.
Alfalfa is a perennial, a clover-like
plant with oblong shaped leaves and t
taproot which often extends eight or
more feet downward. The plant grows
to a height of from 2 to 5 feet and Us
blossoms arc purple in color, borne in
long, loose clusters.
Alfalfa hay is a not complete ration.
The best results are got by feeding it
with corn fodder, ensilage, wheat or
straw or roots. Alfalfa contains large
amounts of protein.
Six to 10 bushels of seed 1r the usual
per acre.
Keep the weeds mowed and raked off
the first season or they will choke out
the crop.—Blooded Stock.
Misunderstood.
"Did I understand you," asked the
man who was trying to pull off a little
shred of white meat, "to say that this
was a spring chicken?”
"Yes, sir," replied the waiter, "and I
want you to understand that I’m not a
tlar. I didn’t say when."
Argentina’s constitution is modeled
on that of the United States. American
teachers have been called to schools of
the republic. The country considers It
self our rlvul In trade.