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Farm and
Garden
good seed corn.
In f
field.'
A^r t
s.lect ->9 It a Matter of Cara and In
telligenea.
to secure the largest possible
rn. Including grain and fod
iwer must carefully and In
sele-'t. cure, test and grade
•ru It is true that many
Main their seed corn frotr.
the spring and se.-ure what
be gisid stands and reason
Jef
It"
et<
ianiei
appear
A STCDT OF KKKNLI.S
[Th* us :"i ll.r«« kernels are well propor
: 1 occupy completely the space
(•etwee:- : :e circumference of the ear
,r„j t ircumference of the cob. The
apt*'" r - t hand two kernels are poorly
sr t;, :,d lea\e a lot of unoccupied
!P« - ' e lower right hand two kernels
skew the white rice popcorn ker
tcls py the Space The lower two
ii, • • e of the shoe peg type. The
pf- t. -.-rnels show the relative shape
s,.,| , i.» of Hint aernels as com
p.:••■ v i the upper three dent ker
nels j
ihly g. 1 crops. This does not meau.
b„w> that (lie stand might not
j::lve !■ made better and the crop
ijrger -•! these same fanners given
more cate to the selection, storing and
(real: of their seed corn.
The lalition of corn in tlie spring
of H*1' 1 had stood during the win
j ter in shot k or crib emphasizes in a
itrikin. way the risks that jtre run in
using seed that has not been properly
Mvcd '»f a large number of ears test
ed at the Miehlgau Agricultural col
lege for vitality those selected from
(be sh". k invariably produced an ex
ceedingly low number of germinations.
More than 50 per cent of the ears pro
duced no germination whatever, and
of those that did show vitality it wa*
rare that 100 per cent of the kernels
germinated. The conditions under
which corn passed the winter were ex
ceedingly bud, but even with the best
conditions there are influences, such as
freezing, molding and the like, which
of necessity tend to reduce the vitality
of the i oru.
The ear should be selected while it
still remains on the stauding stalk.
The m ,1k should be of good size, with
considerable foliage. The position of
the c should be considered. If too
low i: W apt to mature late, it is the
opinion of the college experimenters
I that ii. reused yields are sen red by
[ the jo ■ ions selection of seed from
mai'.s ' , aring two ears. The ideal ear
' ih-nM 1 e cylindrical, not tapering. ICx
per - i e leaches that rough top kernels
The - acted ears should be placed
whop* ’’ey will dry in the shortest
p o e time, and various methods
j have n employed for this purpose.
There is no better method from the
ftaiulpoiiit of efficiency than the old
one of braiding the ears together by
the tin- < left upon them or tying
j them in lots by strings and hanging in
the slimmer kitchen or in the attic
ibove i r the stovepipe. This, how
»i«-r requires considerable room and
U n. 'together satisfactory to the
workers In the kitchen. A furnace
L
i
I'hAl TICAIi BACK FOB DBVINQ.
fwm i> a good place, provided It is
Fell vein Hated and an occasional lire
I* toil! Frequent!; the corn Is left in
tntes. and. while this Is usually a suc
eesKfu - met hod. there is more or less
fanit-r from molding. Corn so stored
•koold l-e watched carefully until it
h known to he thoroughly dry.
Tbe cheap rack shown herewith la
**«1 at the college for storing and dry
'** seed corn. It la twelve feet long
•ad teu feet In height, with a capacity
tov thirty bushels of ears. The poets
•t* 2 by 4 inch hemlock and stand
four feet apart. They are set In pairs
kor Inches apart, each pair carrying
* tier of corn. Sixpenny nails should
W used in nailing on tbe strips.
Chemical Action of Manure.
Manure, act chemically on soils by
*dd‘iin in» stores of plant food, and
®T their decoiuiNialtinn in the soil they
**Te off arbonic acid gas. which unites
'lib the Mill waters and increases itp
w -,e action on mineral plant food.
■ also provides the formation of hu
®aVs tn ihe soil and thus renders ln
*** •' ! plant food more available.
Pr«n- sing Start.
1 )
take .
tiller
4r, ...
hi r
tv-,.
«f«
“Th,
tto u
mate was once asked to
- of irirls of about fifteen or
i h had formerly been cou
i lady.
' ted. but Insisted u;»on l>e
> Introduced to the pupils
the superintendent t'-ok
air's f..r this pun»>se and
’h-m. said:
lies. I wish t‘> introduce to
Mr. Chirp, who will in fu
f teacher. 1 would like y ou
what your former teacher
be cud go on In ft,- same
“'y a demure young miss
and said:
' thing teacher did was to
* *U round.”
fetST t^ii FhcStRVATli'E.
L,rd '* Na- by Many Fer.
e,Sn Experts.
Italian ar. ] !>,.
late days bee,
as ao egg pr. ^
commended. Dr r
agricultural c •(„ -
the various known
•ng eggs—I sail
silicate of potash,
storage -- described
wonts. »!:.t, showed Utter result
thaj .,11 others. U,s theory is that t
preserve eggs some system must b
adopted that will absolutely p revet
the ex hat.ge bot»,,„ ,h* air outsM
and the tnsjd- of the egg. f,.r it « [bl
fas
hi,
Urts have of
"■ed that Urd
' to be highly
ii.d. an Italian
fter reviewing
i'» of prcserv
r. lime water,
'iae and cohl
rd experi
continual ex, !,.mg,. tbat putw>.
faction Dr Campanlal selected per
fectly fresh eggs and over,si them
*UU lard s.. as effectually to atop up
h.I the pores. The shells sere thus
rendered impermeable, and the ex
' Lal;-e of air was prevented, the ob
struction of the i*.res not irermuting
the evaporation of the water.
The w hites and yellows of the eggs
retained their colors perfectly n;i,l the
taste was not modified in the slightest
degree When properly caked with
lard, not too thickly, the eggs are put
in baskets or boxes on a bed of tow or
fine odorless shavings and so arranged
that there will be no point of contact
between them: otherwise a mold will
develop and putrefaction result The
pa, king room should Is? fterfectly dry.
the question of temperature not tadng
Important. By this process Dr. Cam
panlni kept a quantity of eggs for a
whole year through a very hot summer
and a very cold winter, and they were
perfectly preserved. Some authorities
take exception to the smearing of eggs
with fat or lard. I.imexvnter, on the
other hand, is strongly advocated by
Canadian poultry experts.
RAISING DUCKS.
These Fowls Require Treatment Dif
ferent From the Ordinary.
An authority ou ducks says that they
re.uiiro different c are from other fowls,
aiul osjhm ial!v chickens. The same
care and feint that will produce g > h1
results with chickens are not gt»od for
ducks. They require vegetables, ani
mal matter and a supply of green
food, as well as plenty of water for
drinking purposes where they are not
allowed to run to a stream. They are
~ggsL
* PRIZE l’l.K iN DU< KS.
good layers when fed and bandied
properly, and as a seller oil tin* market
the till' k is in pi.'.l demand at all times.
Pekin darks are g • at layers, but are
nf no account as mothers: coi.sequent
ly. if they cease laying and remain on
lire nest slint them up. feed them well
for a few days, and when they are
turned loose they w ill soon begin to lay
again As they will do this the season
through from early March till late ill
Not ember In warm latitudes with only
a little rest In midsummer, a targe lloek
can be raised from a very few to begin
with. If one does not care for eggs
later than the summer months the
ducks may lie picked, the feathers be
ing a source of considerable profit,
whether ke(Tt for one's own use or sold,
but the ducks must not he picked dur
ing the perhsi eggs are wanted.
While ducks will usually commence
to lay in February, it is not advisa
ble to begin hatching too soon. limp
ness is more fatal to young ducks than
anything else, and early in the spring
it requires considerably more work to
look after them than later on. after the
weather becomes more settled. For the
reason that they make better mothers
and l>ear the necessary confinement
better than ducks it is I test to hatch
the first brood under hens. Fear keeps
them confined until the ducks are well
fledged. Tiiere need lie but liitie. if
any, loss, and after the ducklings get
well started to feathering they are
quite hardy and cun lie turned out to
look out for themselves. If given good
care for the first ten days, there are
few fow ls that can l>e raised w ith less
trouble.
Fall Cara of Orchard.
In sections where the ground Is very
lougli the orchard should not he culti
vated, especially in the fall. In hilly
sections where the ground does not
freeie and where there la a great deal
of rainfall during the winter the
ground is apt to he mellowed by tba
cultivation, causing the best part of
the aoil to wash away during these
winter rains. But In geetions wbera
tha ground will freese during the win
ter, In level locations, fall cultivation
will prevent the soil from wasting
sway. To turn up the mallow ground
*o the action of the frost renders many
of the unsoluble minerals plant food
elements available for the trees, which
Is valuable In developing and maturing
the fruit. Cultivate between the rows,
allowing the ground to lw reasonably
porous, so the freezing will he as bene
ficial as possible, but tbc dirt must not
be allowed to remain in large lumps,
which will ex|>ose the roots of the trees
to the cold weather.
A Treacherous Jewel.
If a faded turqii ise be dampened Its
color is temporarily restored. The ori
entals utilize this quality by carrying
a stone in their mouths and deftly
slipping it into their bauds to display
it. Dealers In Meshed guard against
jewels.
«Yef=RibI Mr. Dustin Stax, "I have
such deceyli
few days b
turquoise is
Ueus by retaining a stone a
Is:-fore purchasing, as the
is the most treacherous of
Washington Star.
margaretta drexel
Soict, G Who Adc-nt Her Boudoir
With Marriage P aposals.
■' - : w ritten proposals of
ti;:trT:age from our s adniirvrs and us
‘ - t ■ as ornament* for ooe'o bou
. * - is .it* latest fad among the young
j buds . f British —« iety.
: Or;. lotted by au American girl. the
I ' *" "'!* s(r,,”R h.-id. a ml It has
i • - and - nil..! ga ants by the ears,
I - r of tb.-se fortune seeking no
| ' • el. bar# obeyed literally the old
S ii "If at firs: y, u don't suc
[ eed. try. try. try again."
Margarelta Hmel the beautiful
'••t of Aatkoaj j. i>r»'\.i
a. wife of New \ rk. who has atuaz
■ si !.: gltsh s.viety by going heart
'i hole thr.rugh two I.omlon seasons,
",<ited upon by a virtual train of cour
liers. Start,Si the fad. A snore or more
su.h proposals decorate her bedroom
walls.
Ami the amusing part of It all Is that
a .'omparisou of notes as a result of
s---^
MISS DRF.XKI, I\ roi l COSTUME,
the new Idea shows that some of the
peers hare been working overtime in
their efforts to capture some one of
the many debutantes well endowed
with this world's goods.
Miss I 'revel's career In London so
ciety has been brilliant enough to sat
isfy the utmost desires of the most
ambitious. Both the king and the
queen commented U|H>n tier loveliness
when she was presented at Bucking
ham palace two years ago, and ever
since she Inis had [>ecrs of every de
gree constantly in her train of ad
mirers. Scarcely a week passes that
rumor does not have her engaged to
tills or that one. The latest victim is
Lord Palmeny. heir to the earldom of
Rosebery.
No picture gives an adequate Idea of
the young girl's loveliness because of
its ever varying expression. Her col
oring. one of Iter great charms, is lost
in a photograph It has been the
dream of Shannon and Sargent to
paint her. but the willful beauty has
not yet found time for the sittings.
Her charm of manner tells more
than Iter actual b.-anty in a r> '*111 you
will sec her surmuuded by a dozen or
more men, while other girls of her age
will I.- talking to cicli other Vet no
one accuses her of lining a flirt Stic
never tries to outrival las- sex, and for
all her sit ■ ess she Is extremely jsqui
lar
She is much of an Idealist, and It
would not lie surprising if in tin* end
she made n romantic marriage. So di
vided to her are her parents that they
would hardly make objection to her
choice if It entailed her happiness.
What a Woman Can Dol
Abolish unnecessary noise.
Establish traveling libraries and so
bring reading matter within the reach
of all.
Help to save the forests from demo
lition.
Clean up her own back yard and
make It such a tiling of lieanty that It
will be an Inspiration to her neighbors.
See that the health of her fellow cit
izens Is . :ir‘-d for by securing the ap
pointment of a public nurse whose
duty is tiie care and Instruction of the
poor.
Secure lightis! streets at night and
thereby prevent < rimes.
Ii'si-t upon paved sidewalks.
Ik-mand clean streets and get them.
Get rid of tramps by having an ever
ready town wood pile; no work, no pay.
Help to prevent the Injustice of < hild
lalmr.
Itoaway with Immoral theaters, mov
ing picture shows and postal cards.
Beautify her street with window
boxes.
Prevent telephone and telegraph com
panles from hacking off and mutilat
ing the branches of trees.
Prevent much loss of life by Instat
ing that all w ires be underground.
Arouse publk- Interest In the public
welfare.
Keep her gnrtwge box clean and cov
ered and Insist upon her fellow cttl
sens doing tb* rjim«*.
8h# can. *be ba» done every
•ne ef these things. And when she
Hoes them ail towns and cities will be
clean, happy, wholesome places In
which to live —Delineator.
Japanese Floral Calendar.
Reference Is frequently made to the
floral calendar of Japan. What this
calendar Is 1“ explained In the House
k«s»t>er. Tb<- Japanese are extremely
fond of all flowers, and they have
Thieves sr.d Humor.
The reason w by ockneys are such
smart thieves is that they have n keen
sense of humor. The street arab picks
y.'ur i*x-ket while he grins at you. It
is < nlv stupid thieves who are serious.
r (diver Twist's aetiousnes* was
j,,. , ,.f I;,, arrest. The humor of
,j Dodger and t'harley Bates
I ,1. Htirrv K11 miss in Lon
l.iu S rc. d Magazine
rmwn —W‘ at'* wrong? You scorn
worried J l am. I wrote two
, . ,.,,e V I : er a king him If
tn- to l£ me Iril. -*» :<-id the other to
Miss Odd tug asking her If *be would
be mine. While I ««* out somebody
telephoned "Yes." and I don't know
whi.h of 'md It
Heart to Heart
Talks.
By EDWIN A. NYE.
f'frnrt! t»*. t>y vm* a Nr*
THE STORY OF OWEN KILDARE.
Young man:
If n« think yx>0 hay* not had a fair
tiiawy In life, rhul this brief sketch of
the rise of 0»*d Kiivl.ire of New Tori
rily
Think of It! This young man at thli
ty years of age was unable to rea.l o*
write Today lie sup!»'rts him seif bv
w rltlng.
Kildare w as a member of a tough
Bowery fang He » - rough. uncouth,
ignorant He had been orphaned at
the age of seven years and east (uto
the streets, Living the preeartous lift
of a bootblack :ind newsboy. he slej't
In doorways, areas, la lamR He hid
bot one ambition. He dearly loved a
tight and wanted to tie a prire tighter
t or several years he made his living
as a saloon booneer
t'an any good oouie oot of the Bow
ery ’
Yes At thirty years of age Kiidare
eame hito roMtri with a gentle girl
who was a scbooltewelier a sweet, «f
fis rhinate. wise voting woman pure as
i |*wrL The asm* iatlou i hanged the
w hole enrrent of his life Tin* young
woman bellied Kildare to I lie rndi
merits of an edmaithm As he studied
Ills Meals of life were changed. He
hail a hard struggle to let go »»f tie ol I
wild ways. 1 anally lie col employment
ill l!.e v ln il In I iou lie, .art meat of a
newspaper lie slutlksl every spire
tuomenl
One could well wish in reading No
storv of Owen Kildare that lie might
have married his Mamie IJose tlie girl
with whom lie fell In love nml who
wrought so great a < iiange In him
lint fate was unkind or was II tin
kind'; and his klol died.
To make a long siory short. Owen
Ktldare began to v>iite stories, submit
tli.g them m the editor of the newspi
per where he work is I for criticism. He
|>orsevered until Itis sketi ties posscaaed
value. They wort* heart to heart ato
rh-s from real life.
Owen Kildare is now well known In
Jnuniailstle eindea in now-spaixtr par
ianee. Itis stork's of slum life are es
teemed "good staff ” lie ha* also writ
ten several books with good success.
“Mamie Hone,” the story of his resur
rect Uni from the depths, made a hit.
Young man:
Kate Is feminine. She Is also capri
cious If you are afraid of her. you
would lietter not woo her. She will
turn yon down.
But—
If yon will look her boldly In the
face and smile at her, she will smile
linek at yon and shower tier gifts upon
you She Is looking for a master.
Owen Kildare had nothing on earth
io rvs-oimneiul him to Ills lesions nils
tress exeeptlug Ills brave soul, his In
trepld w ill. That was enough.
i
Heart to Heart
Talks.
By EDVV!N A. NYE.
Copyright. IP- l-y FMwin A Nvr
A LKiHT IN THE WINDOW
In the pauper* giaxeynrd :it t offey
vllle, Kim., lies tin- dust hi h iniiit wlm
wrote the suns, "There's a iigitt In the
Window For I Inn1 "
Itov Edmund liunbur wrote othei
popular songs, Init the one mentioned
above Is pathetically associated with
his erratic career In life.
Lmnliar spent tints- years In the Min
nesota penitentiary for bigamy and
then liecatne a wanderer on the face
of the earth, a vagaiiond. lie turned
tip at CoffeyvHie anti applied at the
city Jail for food and lodging lie tiled
the same night. I alters oil his tasty
Identified him. He was burled lu the
liolter'H field, and his hotly was recent
ly taken hack to the home of Ids child
hood
Factory boy. sailor, student, mini*
ter, convict, tramp that was the crcs
cendo nml diminuendo In the theme of
Edward Jinul-ai a theme constituted
mostly of minor chord*
When he was a I -I working In n file
lory late at night his mot her always
kept a light In the window for him
When he went t<- - * <>n a long cruise
his mother still I. -;-t the light burning
and when she died before he oatne
bark her last words were these:
"Tell my boy I will keep a light burn
ing In heaven for him.”
Therefore the song.
On the atormy night of bla death In
a common calalssme did hi* spirit, as
It beat Its wings upon the battered
cage of a worn and weary body, see a
light In the window? Maybe eo. At
any rate, his atory Illustrates again
Stevenson's Immortal tsle of “l>r. Jekyll
sod Mr. Hyde.”
Dnnbar was at ons Mine a brilliant
minister, aa evangelist of unusnsl
power who always struck a sure note
of pathos. But there was a bad streak
to him somewhere fie was aent to
prison for promiscuous marrying and
afterward went to pieces, degenerating
Into a common tramp.
There are those who believe that
genius la aberration. Anyway, this la
true of ua all. genius or otherwise
We are all doubles Wt ara both Dr
Jekrll and Mr. Hyde.
In man are Iwfb brute ami angel.
It Is only the ingel that aeea the
light In the window.
Would B« Safa.
A police sergeant In New York was
boasting of tin- hom-sty that prevailed
In his |.reriu-t. "Why.” he said, "you
Blight bang your g-ld watch on a lamp
|.rci in tile •■veiling and Dud It e'-ifi
there in the inorn-ng.”
"You don't i • Ho say nobody
Would take the «. itch?” exclaimed a
listener.
"No. I mean to -ay nobody would
take the lanspp " • ' aetetaut
Tovrne Gee whirl Where dUl you
got this cigar .'
Browne-—Oh. that was the only kind
of a one I could get. It's a cheap thing
named after some fourth or flfth rate
actor—
Towne—Hub! That explains why It
doesn't draw.-Philadelphia Frees.
Richmond Hub
and
/V\agee Ranges
TheCyphers Incubators
and Brooders
Sharpies Cream Separator
(NONE BETTER)
American Steel Wire Fencing
STATIONERY
Our line of stationery contains supplies for the
business man, the professional man, the student,
and the lady. In buying for this department we al
ways have in mind the store, the office, the school,
and the home. We make our specialty of the best
grades and latest designs, but have in stock the
cheaper grades- Blank books, pens, pencils, inks.
School Supplies for a
Song!
V; cation time has come to a close, and boys
and girls will again resume their studies. They
need lots of little utensils and we have nearly every
sort of helps required, and at prices so low as will
certainly astonish all comers.
Edward G. Wright,
Central Block, Putnam
Chocolate Bonbons
are the most delicious and
the most wholesome of
confections and have the
largest sale of any in the
world.
1
Th<*>’ are sold in scaled
packages, are always of
the same superfine quality
and always the lest
The Walter M. Lowney Co.
Roston. Hass.
Con, t'karalsl*. I ko»»l»t»
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B*»r* tb»
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Attention !
THK HI ST
Candy. In* Cream and Fruits
Wholesale a nil It t f *«i I
('onfrel lottery anil Ire ( ream
Try Our Home M«de ('ho^olalw, Aon*
bom. VUm lu »t >*mi |hr prtow Intift.
Our 1m l'rr«to l# nimmiiiml iitulrr tl>«
pure food In*,
Price 30c
or Onu Dollar |>rr gallon.
Wr keep In our stork a lull line ol fresh
hananaa of all * »" I ry ua ones and
you will t><> aatlsfled.
George Paris,
i
iv uu
Our train* deliver kihmI* In Put
nnin or any of anrmunillng Iiiwiu.
T5I YOUTH’S
COMPANION
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Thn contents of the 13 Issue* fat
ltO» will Include
N Star MMm
by Men and Women of DlitlM*.
lion In Many Vocation*.
250 Capital Storks
Of Character and Adventurrt
Including via Pina Serial*.
1000 Up-To-Date Natas
on Current event*. Natural
History and Science.
2000 Oaa-Mfoate Stertes
Hit* of Humor and Miscellany.
Tlie WenKly hnalth Article.
Timely editorials. The Chil
dren'* Page. etc.
Jaiwefc Cmmimm mi thm Fmpmr mmJ /Wntwarf
Ammmmncmmmnt fee 1909 mmmt
Frmm Im Mr eddreae.
(Poking -Ranges
/ Rande a Winner! H I I’
The new range that we introduced laat year haa won
all hearts. The old End Hearth ia gone—there is more
room on top — the ashea fall into a Hod far below the
fire, making their removal easy and the grate to laat
longer. The Ash Hod when emptied ia returned full of
coaL Three sizes, ‘’Palace,” “Castle,” “Fortress.”
. All Ihe famous Crawford features are preuni t Single
S Damper, Patented Grate, Cup-Joint Oven Flue«, Asbestos
(A Backed Oven, Improved Oven Indicator. ‘Booklet free,
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