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€lje HJcmocrat. BB0S80S A. il ~Sj «t .»? 7 ty I! mi GABS, PnMifian. MANCHESTER. IOWA My boy, don't rook tlie boat. It is easier to make records nnd wills than it Is to break tliem. Many a man sets himself up as a hero because lie has no valet." x\ &7/.r Even the lecture bureau managers have deserted Colonel Aguinaldo. An amateur Is a person who has en tered the first stage of Ignorancei,./ Mary MacLane Bays she has decided that she Is not a genius. Now maybe she Is one, after all. Give a boy his choice of presents and he'll take the one that turns out the most noise. 1 •. 1 rv Along withN the nonappearance' of Mr. Edison's storage battery is the two minute trotter. There seems to be a widespread movement among British statesmen to give the boys a chance. 1 Gold-brick purchasers are born often enough to keep the manufacturers from going out of business. r. IfOW.f If every man wanted to do what the world wants him to the whole thing would be greatly simplified. Experience teaches. No boy who has held a cannon cracker in his hand till It exploded ever repeats the perform ance. The Governor of Yucatan reports that his country has neither a war nor a revolution on band. Well by gum! Another miracle. r-f. lane Toppan, the Massachusetts mur deress, declares that she wishes to be known as the greatest crimlual that ever lived. Did Jane ever hear of a Lucretia Borgia? '7 Japan has made a greater appropri ation for her exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair than waB made by any one of the United States, which Is an other sign of Japan's progressivenesB. Professor Small must not be too hard on the sons of the rich. In his lecture at the Chicago University on "Bents and Interest" he denounced wealthy young men who lean back in their sea green automobiles and live on the in terest of their fortunes. It is not to be denied that the young man might spend bis time and money to better ad' vantage. But if the son of the rich man still prefers his sea-green nutonio mile, who shall say that he is doing nothing for the community? He is dis pensing his money In a legitimate way instead of cornering other people's priv ileges. He may withhold from the poor, but in his way he is giving activity to business and employment to honest labor. He may come to grief by squan dering hiB millions, but that is his own matter. The community cannot suf fer by a spendthrift as it can and does suffer from the miser and the monopo list. Professor Small must give the rich young man some credit for bene fiting the community, even when the youth is sitting in his sea-green auto mobile and merely enjoying the land scape. Hp Wrr Albert Andct was recently in Jail in Chicago for house breaking. The state ment brings up a mental picture of a low-browed character with furtive, manner and restless eyes. But Albert Audet who robbed boarding houses is not that kind of a mau. Albert dress es in the mode and when arrested eight complete suits, none of which cost less than ?60, were found lu his trunk. He is a fine-looking, soft speaking young gent with marks of birth and breed ing. And he is well educated. He holds a diploma for bachelor of arts in a Montreal university and is a gradu ate of a medical college. Maurice Grau paid him good money also for the use of his voice. He sang in the opening cast of "Florodora." What link did Fate neglect when It forged the chain of this gentlemanly burglar's make up? Birth, breeding, bearing, refine ment, physical and mental gifts—but somewhere there was a weak spot. Here it Is: His principal complaint, after confessing to his crimes, was that he couldn't lie down on his wood en jail bench without wrinkling clothes! Vanity. It has been pointed out again and again that ostentation and sballow pride in her clothes has ruined many a girl. But It Is also true, though less remarked, that conceit in raiment has spoiled many a boy. The youth who thinks more of his clothes than be thinks of his character is in danger. v- The London Times asks if nothing ,y?-'ean be done to stop the continuous v. wholesale exportation of rare and early f" imprinted books and Illuminated manu l/'Ai'Bcrlpts to the United States. If sorae Wtstbing Is not done speedily all the treas ures referred to with the exception of those In public libraries will be shipped across the Atlantic. Whoever wishes to sec the best collection of the hand! work of the first English printer will have to visit the United States. It is difficult to see what can be done ex cept for Englishmen to outbid Ameri cans when rare books come on the market. In Italy there are laws which forbid the sale to foreigners by the Italians who own them of certain ^classes of paintings and statues. En ^i-gland Is not ready for such legislation, yr which would be looked ou as an inva -jt slon of private rights. Of course, if 4%tt3EngliBhmen were so patriotic as to ac- 1 '-.^cept a lower offer from a countryman ^for an illuminated manuscript in order that It might remain in England there would be no occasion for complaints like those of the Times, but because of his love of art and antiquity the American makes the higher bid and the A- English owner, becaUBe of his commer cial instincts, accepts It. The Times might lead in the organization of a ua ht tional defense fund for the purchase of rare books and manuscripts which otherwise Mr. Morgan or some other "1 American will carry off with hiinwhen 5 ever offered for sale. Young man, if you want to succeed in life, beware of self-indulgence. That vice is the bane of modern times, Your forbears succeeded because they exer cised the virtues of self-restraint-and self-sacrifice. Those virtues souud strangely in your ears. You have little conception of what they mean. In your grandfather's youtfc there wore no beating and cooking stoves, to say uothing of gas ranges, your grand mother cooped the tneals it the fire Miico or in a Dutcli oven. There wert kerosene lamps, uo railroads, no leiegraphs, no telephones. The civili zation of those times was not rich In Invention, but it was rich in men and women. There were few luxuries lu those early times and little temptation to self-indulgeucc. Lffe is made easy for you in one sense and hard for you in another. Mastery of self is more difficult now than it was fifty years ago. There are less difficulties to over come and more temptations in the way. And if you are not careful of your opportunities the children ?f other lands will outrun you. It is the children of the foreigners who are do ing the heavy work of the land and in so doing they are building up the pbys- 1 The last official act of Judge Andrew Ellison, who died In St. Louis recently, and who for tveuty-tjvo years was a circuit Judge at Macon, Mo., was to re fuse a decree for a divorce. When the divorce proceedings came up for trial the judge waved aside the lawyers and took the case himself. He asked a few questions and read numerous letterc written by the parties to each other. Then he Bald to the litigants: "I suppose that you have both been hasty at times, but you have three lit tle children, who arc not responsible for these troubles. The law of both God aud man says It is your duty to reai- these children, aud in the face of the fact that you both come from good people and have good hearts, I will not be an instrument—the last act of my official life will not result In the severance of two young people and in the making of orphans of three little children. I will not do it." It was Just before Christmas. The Judge, an other "Daniel come to judgment," pleaded with the couple to return home together and to-day they are living in harmony. Unhappily for society, few Judges will thus exert themselves for the reconciliation of man and wife. They forget that it is the aim of the law to reform, to pacify and to concil iate. lu fulfilling the letter of the law they forget the spirit of it. Moreover, this judge knew all the stops of the human organism. He knew what heart strings to touch. The weakness of the belligerent husband aud wife was the children. Three little children, three tender ties between husband and wife that Hatred could not disentangle. These could never be "his children" nor "her children." Always and for ever they would he "our children." The little ones had done no wrong. Why should they be branded and hu miliated and made forever sore of heart? That was the tender spot and tlie judge touched it deftly. Because it Is the best thing loft to us from Paradise the home lives always In the shadow of Its foes. The devil would linve only man and wife inside its walls. But God, knowing its needB, sends children. J,V. EYE OF A HOUSE FLY. Here is a microscopic photograph ot the eyes of a common house fly. The microscope brings out many things which are unseen by the natural eye. The fly has large eyes nnd a number of eyes In one eye, which make him hard to catch.. This picture not only shows the eyes, but the head as well, enlarged many thousand times its nat ural size. The Kaiser Astonished. 1i1b Philadelphia has been delighted with a story about a prominent citizen of hers whose name Is chiefly known in connection with the dry goods trade. During an expedition to Norway the German Emperor visited a ship of the Hamburg-American line, aboard which was John Wanamaker. He was pre sented to the ICalser aud at once grasp ed, the Imperial hand, exclaiming: "I am glad to meet such an enterprising young man that Is just the sort of thing we admire in America." The un conventional greeting seemed greatly to please the Emperor. Unexpected Eruditiou. An absent-minded professor of lan guages dropped Into a restaurant one day for luncheon. "What will you have, sir?" asked the waiter. "Fried eggs," replied the professor. "Over?' said the waiter, meaning of course to ask whether he wanted them cooked on both sides or only one. "Ova? echoed the professor, surprised at his apparent familiarity with Latin. "Cer tainly. That Is what I ordered. Ova gallinae." This tlie waiter Interpreted as meaning "extra well done." and that Is the way they came to the table. Mitigating the Whistle Nuisnqce. The Belgian railway authorities are desirous of minimizing the effect which the ear-splitting screech of the locomo tive produces upon the nervous sys tems of passengers. The engines are to be furnished with whistles pro ducing two tones and softer in effect than tlie ordinary signal, the former to be used in railway stations or when the train Is passing platforms crowded with passengers. "Delighted to see .vou! How did you enjoy your visit to the Riviera?" "Oh, not very much. There wasn't a soul' where I was staying except intimate friends." Mobbed the Umpire, First College Girl—I liear you girls mobbed the umpire at the class game? Second College Girl—Yes we called her "a mean old thing," and told her she was 'perfectly horrid.' I'uck. It is easier to break a promise than it is to fracture the crust of the average boarding house pastry. Bewai'e of the amateur who plays po ker with a winning smile. BATTLING WITH DEATH How Hospital Doctors Care for Heat Victims—Work Calls for a Vast Amount of Energy and Often in the End Death Wins. HE average person who reads of the great number of denths and prostrations from the heat in New York has very little idea of what a wotk the hospitals do in caring for the army of sick the torrid weather brings to them, writes a correspond- lcal, mental and moral fibre that you ent Their work Is a constant and lack. Don't make fun of the immi- fierce hand to hand fight with death, grant. He comes of a large family nnd the battle never begins until after and Is glmpy. The man who gets the the dread messenger has a strong grip largest salary in this country is named ou his prey. The heat has fired the Schwab. Your greatest enemy Is a blood of the victim to such a point that disposition to self-indulgence, self-ln-1 he lies helpless and inert, the blood dulgence In drink, or passion or Boclal thickening and threatening every min dlsslpatlon. If you are to run your race with patience and poise you must deny yourself. Sounds strange? It Is true. Ute to clog the veins and bring about a condition In which the heart cannot perform Its accustomed office. The lungs labor, and life hangs in the bal- ?, b0"wl tlle b0 slde It is the work of a moment only to m° °m !wetCher' removo a OfT, then, to the hospital, ou a race for life. Most heat cases arc desper ate ones, and the run back to the" hos pital is accomplished at a gallop, while the surgeon bends over his patient in the ambulance, rubbing him with ice or performing any other service that may be necessary for the alleviation of the sudden malady that has attacked him. Quickly, when at the hospital the bard drive safely ends, the patient is carried into the receiving room. By his temperature the mode of treatment is decided. If It is only a few degrees above the danger point, which Is 102 degrees, the patient Is taken to one ot tlie wards aud sprayed with Ice water until the temperature is reduced. Often this takes a long time, but the work of spraying may aot be neglected for a single Instant nnd the attendants must be faithful In the work. Sometimes the temperature Is at 111 degrees. "Bath!" la the quick verdict, and off the patient goes to the bath room, which is all ready for his occu pancy. Off with his clothes in a trice and lay him on the concrete floor, his head resting on a rubber-covered pit low. Scarcely Is he rested there before the doctors and nurse?, who have been stripping their own bodies in an adjoin ing room, appear in bathing trunks and girt with towels. Thoy play a stream of cold water on him, recumbent, with a spray nozzle, while one of them places an ice pack under Ills bead and pieces of Ice under his arms. The tliermqmeter lias al ready been placed, and a nurse slaps the man's legs, arms aud body vigor ously. In heat eases the blood recedes from the surface and must be brought back for proper distribution over tlie system. The vigorous slapping materi ally assists In this, and brings the hot life fluid Into reach of the cold spray. Lumps of Ice, with which one of the physicians rubs the man's chest, melt as though they were being placed against a hot stove. One hand only is used for this, while with the other the physician keeps careful watch of the pulse, listening closely at the same time to the breathing. Ten minutes of this work—and it is hard, manual labor—and perhaps the breathing becomes belter, the pulse more regular and the temperature lower. Tlie work goes on now with some hope or a living Issue, the water splashing over nurse and doctor and the ice still melting rapidly. There Is 110 Not Eujoyable. cessation of the slapping and rub bin-,', for normal temperature has lift yet been reached, aud. notwithstand ing the work that lias already been done, the palieut is still far from safe- Suddenly, perhaps, aud without an instant of warning, (he breathing tens es. Dropping as though it were red hot, the hose with which he has been spraying the patient, the physician falls to his knees astride the senseless body and beglus the work of superin ducing artificial respiration. 'J'lie pa tient Is now on the very blink of death and must be pulled back if possible. Anodyne Is Injected Into his veins aud tlie water and Ice continue to be ap plied. the work of Inducing respiration still going on. Thus tlje tight yrtges top bp)t an hour or more, and the temperature of the living furnace Is brought down to 107 degrees—still five degrees above the point of putative safety and convales cence. Bat again, perhaps, the breathing ceases, and the doctors fairly leap at their patient in more vigorous meas ures. The seconds seem minutes be fore the unconscious chest again heaves with the breath of life, and ether is injected Into the leg. It Is a stroong restorative and has a stimulat ing effect Ten minutes later his tem perature has gone down to 103 or there abouts, but once more he collapses and Is again pulled back by the desperate working of his arms and the kneading of his chest EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR SUNSTROKE. ance when the doctors begin their work. First comes the call that tells the hospital that one more unfortunate 1b In dire need of assistance. In a mo ment, almost before the bell stops ring ing, the ambulance Is bowling out of the gate, the driver glancing at the slip of paper containing the address to which he Is expected to drive. Through the streets, then, at the best possible speed, sparing the horse not a bit, for a human life may be passing away, he drives, regardless of the consequences to him if his vehicle should strike an obstruction, the physician who accom panies him clinging as best ho can to the sent lu the rear of the ambulance, until he stops short at the place where the waiting patient lies, helpless. A1 iSSISfSl a Another degree lees of temperature, and he is further away from death aud nearer to the life for which the doctors are battling as though their own lives depeuded upon the success of their ef forts. A few degrees more and all will be safe, and the doctors hope they will pull him through. Three times more, however, they must Jump quickly and resume the suspended work of Inducing artificial breathing, and frequently Iii ject stimulants in the region of the heart. Rapidly, but scarcely percep tibly, because of its feeble strokes, the pulse beats continue, and the patient begins to make vigorous movements showing such strength that the doctors believe they will win the battle. Finally, after an hour and five m!n- utes of work, the fight seems to won. A shade below 102 Is the tern- .Uie Pr°strated man. perature now, and the stretcher bear- ors nre called. The patient, placed be- |tween blankets, is carried off to a portion of his clothing, clap an ice- ward, the doctors rejoicing as they fol pack, already prepared, on his head, and place some cooling substance about his body wherever tlie skin can be readied. Meanwhile the mercury lu the Burgeon's thermometer, held In the mouth of the patient by some friendly hand, has been expanding to show the temperature to which the blood has mounted. By this the surgeon judges whether or not he will bo obliged to resort to a hypodermlo injection to stimulate the action of the heart. He reaches the ward alive. to be used as a hospital. Furthermore, this strange man says he will give away all the rest of bis fortune ere he dies. His fortune is variously estimated at from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000, and Mr. Slimmer is 73 years old, so be will be giving away money pretty rapidly in the next few yearB. Mr. Slimmer Is no novice at the game of charity. Be has already become famed about the State—In fact, through out the United States—for his mall ev ery day Includes a great heap of pray ers for money. But they are twisted Into knots nnd tossed Into his waste basket. Abraham Slimmer gives as he chooses and not because be is asked. Thus he knew of the Finley Hospi tal at Dubuque. He found It was a worthy institution. He wrote a Bbort letter. "1 will give $50,000 if you raise a like amount," be said. The other $50,000 was raised and Abraham Slimmer wrote out his check. He never has been known to give to any but the Sisters of Mercy without asking the recipient to secure a like amount from others. He wants this ev idence of good faith, he says. It- 1b estimated that Mr. Sllmmer's gifts have already amounted to $300, 000. He believes charity that vaunt eth Itself Is not genuine. "If you mention me in naming the In stitution I will not give you a cent," was whnt was told the Finley Institu tion at Dubuque. So no one knows just how much money he has given away. He exacts promises from those he helps not to re veal his name. His largest contributions have been to the home for aged Jews in Chicago and are thought to have amounted to about $100,000. Tlie Sisters of Mercy at Cedar Ilaplds were given $10,000 re cently. Waterloo was offered $25,000 for a hospital providing like 'amount was raised, but the town failed and tho money was not given. Slimmer lays good claim to a position from which he may with impunity con demn philanthropists giving away money that was unjustly earned. He was born In Germany and emigrated to Illinois when 14 years old. Later he located in Waverly. It was In the d-ys when live stock dealing was not a vocation. The profits were large, but sometimes the losses were equally great. Slimmer set to work to master tho business. His native shrewduess stood him in good stead and he seldom lost. When tho men of the Mississippi Valley now called lumber kings were new at the buslnesa Slimmer put bis money Into sawmills. Here he pros pered again. For fifty years his money has been earning more money, till now he very probably is the wealthiest man in the Stale. But in all this, Abraham Sllmmer's busluess methods were scrupulously honest. He made no enemies. To-day lie Is the most loved cltizeu of Waverly. There Is no man to say Slimmer took from him one dollar to which he had no title. Slimmer cares only to help those who cannot help themselves. This Is why he makes such large do nations to hospitals and homes for the aged. Cure for Uneven Shoulders. Doctors and tailors have noticed that the number of patients and customers who have even shoulders Is Increasing. Tho right shoulder Is usually higher than the left. This is true especially of men engaged in literary work. The effect Is due to tho way men sit or write at their desks. The right elbow rests ou the desk, throwing one shoul- HOT NIGHT IN THE POOIl QUAHTEH OF NEW YORK CITY. denly, however, in a twinkling, the life that has five times been brought out ot the shadow, leaves the body forever. The stretcher bearers, again taking up their burden, wend their way to the morgue, and the body of the man who was picked up In the street awaits identification. This is the story ot an actual case that came to Bellcvue Hospital, In a large majority of cases the pa tient reaches the ward living. He is then put In a cot and Ills temperature carefully watched. This Is the great danger iu heat prostration, aud is met at once with spraying and by stimula tion if necessary, if there should be uion than one rise in temperature tne chalices for recovery are very small, congestion and clogging of the veins being almost certain to snap the feeble thread of life, IOWA MILLIONAIRE'S CHARITY. Abraham Slimmer to Give Vust For tune Away to Poor. Millionaire, bachelor, philanthropist. Abraham Slimmer, of Waverly. Iowa. Ami.viiA-M OI.IJISII.K. recently moved out of the $50,(56(5 resi detice ixj which be has lived for fifty years, took up bis habitatiou in his woodshed and turned over his mag nlflcent home to the Sisters of .Mercy 1 Pr der higher than the other. Few per sons when writing keep the shoulders erect. The reason that few women clerks are so affected is because the most of them use the typewriter, which forces them to sit more erectly. When yon uotlce that you are affected the best thing to do Is to change your way of sitting at your desk. Two slipple exercises will help you out The arm of the lower shoulder skould be ex tended upward, the hand grasping a dumbbell that of the higher shoulder should be lowered and be made to sup port a heavy weight Tho Origin of Woman* According to Hindoo mythology" at the beginning of time Twashtri created the world and man. But when he wished to create woman he found that lie had exhausted all the materials at his disposal in tlie creation of man. There remained no solid elements. Twashtri, perplexed, sank into a pro found reverie. Presently he grasped au idea and took the roundness of the moon and the undulations of the ser pent, the flexible branches of plantB and the tremor of grasses, the slehder ness of tlie reed and the velvety touch of the flowers, the lightness of leaves nnd the glance of tlie roe, the evanes cent glitter of a sunbeam and the tears of the clouds, the fickleness of the wiud and the timidity of the hare, the vanity of tho peacock and the softness of the down which trims the breast of the sparrow, the hardness of tlie diamond and tlie sweetness of honey, tlie cruelty of the tiger and the warmth of the fire, the coldness of the snow, the chatter ing of the jay, and the cooing of the turtle-dove, and out of these things woman was made. Slam's Cultured Monurch. King Khoulalonkorn of Siam is for au Asiatic mouarch unusually ad vanced. His palace at Bangkok has been fitted up with electric light and all the newest Improvements. He baa even Imported a number of phono graphs, which delight his ear with choice musical selections. H[S majesty cau speak English aud several contin ental languages with fluency. True wvels" seldom ablo lo oxpi'oss Itself. In words. •x •NjSi Automatic Poultry Feeder* Another Inventive genius has forgot ten tho needs of man long enough to devise an Interesting and novel cou trlvanco for tho feeding of poultry, which, If it works as the designer In tended It should, will mean a large saving In the amount of labor neces sary in the care of fowls, and also' in the amount of food. It consists of a feed box equipped with a trap door In tho bottom opera ted by a slide, which In turn 1b at- SiP! MM rOULTBY FEEDER, tached to an arm reaching to an In clined step on the ground. The step 1b really a shallow box In which bait Is put to tempt tho fowls. Tho bait Is corn scattered on the bottom of tho box, which is covered with glass. The fowls are lured by hunger onto the board and they pick at the kernels they can see but cannot get. The weight of the fowl releases the slide In the grain box and enough food falls to the ground to satisfy the hungriest of owls. The Idea Is that a fowl will not walk onto the boards unless hunger prompts, and so the Inventor hopes that the law of supply and demand will work ad a Time of Cutting Hay ^The results of experiments couducted by different stations show that the de gree of maturity at which hay is cut Influences very largely the shrinkage during curing. At the Pennsylvania station early cut hay lost on an average 20 per cent In weight, while late cut hay lost only 21.5 per cent. Timothy, cut when just beginning to bead, lost 76 per cent of water In curing when cut at the beginning of the blossoming period, 06 per cent, and when cut a little later, or about the usual time, ST per cent. The Michigan station found a shrinkage of about 00 per cent In curing clover. At the New York sta tion meadow fescue mixed with a little red clover lost In one lot 02.08 per cent nnd in another 53.25 per cent during curing. The moisture retained In cured fodder varies with different kinds. At water states that for New England timothy hay retains oh an average 12 per cent of molsnrc, clover hay 14 per cent and corn fodder 25 per cent. Lime -with Fortilizers. The use of lime on farm lands Is largely for the purpose of sweetening the soli, and as It has little or no manu rlaii value there Is no good reason why It should be applied ip connection with commercial fertilizers, but many rea sons why It should not be so mixed. If the commercial fertilizer contains ni trogen In the form of ammonia |he ac tion of the lime will be to set free the ammonia and It will escape Into the air of course if the fertilizer was ap plied to the soli at once after being mixed with the lime the soil might re tain most of the ammonia, but It 1b taklug a risk that ought not to be taken. The same loss of fertilizing ma terial takes place when lime Is mixed with some other chemicals, and the loss Is even greater with some than In the case of mixing with the nitrogen in the form of ammonia. Gate for the Hojfi. Ray Eveland sends the Iowa Home stead a sketch of a gate through which hogs may pa an will restrain the cattle and calveB from follow! ng. Make a small gate and hang It with a palrof small binges as shown In the Il lustration. Let the gate hang downward so it can swing both ways and the hogs will soon get on to the combinatlqn of opening it. No Wheat Famine Imminent, Argentina, according to book just published by a Germau authority, K. Gerger, has 157,000,000 acres suitable Cor wheat. This Is three to four times our present wheat area. At present Argentina produces about IB,000,000 bushels a year. Herr ICerger asserts that It cau raise at least twenty-four times as much, or over 2,280,000,000 bushels, when all the land capable of growing wheat Is under cultivation. This would about double the existing wheat supply in the world. Calcula tions of this character are always more or less illusory, but there Is no doubt whatever that In- the humid region of Argentina only about one-slxtleth of the surface 1b as yet under the plough, and that the supply of wheat lands seems to be equal to any possible fu ture demand for years to come. Since 1880 when Mr. Robert Woods Davis was predicting that the United StateB by this time would be Importing wheat, the world supply of wheat has more than kept pace, iu good years, with consumption.—Philadelphia Press. A -40,000-Acre Farm. The agriculturist who carefully culti vates 40 or CO or 80 acres and callB It a (arm Is Uk-ely to look upon a "quarter section"—the regulation homestead of 160 acres—as a large estate an entire section (a mile square) he would doubt less regard as a tremendous area, and a half dozen sections would seem like a whole province. What would such a man think of a farm on which 100 to 100 men are employed a farm whose farthest corner Is 17 miles from the farm house a farm tbat requires three bookkeepers aud stenographers to make a record of its activity? That is the scale on which M. M. Sherman con ducts bis farm in central Kansas. He has more than 40,000 acres. Every year he sells more than 2,500 fat beeves. If a man were to start to ride around his farm on horseback, follow ing the fence line and riding 50 miles a day, tie would not make the circuit In two days. Success with Foultrj Those people who do not have good success In batching eggs under hens usually will not do much better with tlje Incubator. They may be divided Into two classes, one tliat Is careless and neglectful, And the other that 3i i-f.? JS* altogether tco fussy, who wants to ba stirring the hen, or feeding her, or handling tite eggs three or four times a day. For either of these to succeed with the incubator there most be a thorough reformation a determination to follow the instructions given exact ly, and do no more and no less than Is explicitly laid down, and to do it by the clock. The Roots of Corn. Any person who will make a carefnl examination of the com plant will find that first a system of very fine thread-, like roots are formed as near the sur face of tho ground as they can find heat aud moist soil. These spread out horizontally, aud are almost certain to bo destroyed or pruned by the cultiva tor shovels. As the plant develops and has more need for food a second set of horizontal roots are formed larg er than the others. These are the main feed roots of the plant, and In loose soli they grow five to Beven feet long. If the condition of soil will permit, these roots will derelop at such a depth below the surface as to be safe from the cultivator shovels, but as they branch out Into numeroua^fine, fibrous roots tbey actually fill the fine cultivated soil to draw food from ev ery particle, and only shallow cultiva tion will prevent Injury to them. Besides the two sets of horizontal roots as described, there aro usually two or more sets, beginning at or near the base of the stalk as brace roots and go straight down luto the subsoil. They have been traccd as deep as four feet These vertical roots have few fibrous roots attached, but serve an Im portant end In being able to bring moisture from the deep soil, late In the season, when droughts are likely to prevail. Ab will be seen, the roots of the corn plant develop as the top grows, also an understanding of the root development suggests the method of fertilization which should be through all the sur face soil, and not In the hill nor In the row fiily. The-cultivation should be done so as not to Interfere, with the roots that want to occupy the ground prepared for them, yet at the same time prevent evaporation of the moist ure by maintaining surface mulch of fine earth by frequent shallow culti vation.—Up-to-Date Farming. Paper Berry Box* The paper berry baBket has been re cently Introduced, and If one may judge from the opinions of those who have used It the present season it will be most welcome. TUe Illustration, from a photograph, shows the form of the box. it Is made of so-called water UEBItY BOX OF PAPER. proof paper, Is well ventilated aud the Inside Is treated to a coat of parafflne so that It Is moisture-proof and odor less. If manufacturers can get the price of this box down so that it Is cheaper tliun the splint boxes now used the paper box Is destined to have a large sale. It carries the fruit In good condition for long distances and, ap parently, It does not dry out so readily as in the splint baskets. The Law About Dishorning. In some States it Is unlawful for any one but a graduate veterinarian to dis horn cows. The idea is, of course, to prevent improper treatment of the ani mals. The reader who Is an expert at dlslioruiug, qnd who sees a chance to do a favor for a neighbor, or to turn a penny lu tills way, should first Inquire into the law of the State'. If there are any calves to be kept, take care of the small horns before the button ap peal's by applying caustic potash, ob tainable at any drug store, to the spot where the button may be felt. Moist en the stick of potash and rub It over the spot, being careful uot to cover too uiucli surface, for it will take off the hair aud burn tho flesh. Treat the youngsters in this way, and there will be no dishorning to do later. Imporilnir Butterine. :S&i It Is now reported that the latest scheme of the manufacturers of but terine Is to Import colored margarine from Europe, thus avoiding tho ten cent tax, and placing it in the list of food articles Imported In the original packages. Wliether^.they expect to send the oil to Holland and Denmark and have It manufactured there, or will export the completely made ar ticle, either colored or uncolored, and then bare It sent back aB Danish or Dutch butter, we do not learn yet. Possibly If they try the latter method It will sell at higher prices when It comes back, as Jamaica rum made In Massachusetts, or French brandy from California, or champagne from New Jersey apples, sell for more after tbey have made tho two ocean voyages.— Exchange. WMi Saving Nitrogen in Stables* Experiments In Europe have proven that the loss of nitrogen from the ma nure In stables amounts to 03.0 per cent where only straw is used for bed ding, and but 48.3 per cent where peat was used. In the sheep shed they found a loss of G0.2 per cent where straw was used, and about half as much where poat or earth was used. Dry earth rich In bumiu or vegetable matter is about equal to peat. A good plan for using tbem 1b to put the earth or peat over the straw where the ma nure drops. Whitewash. Whitewash Is the cheapest disinfect ant we know of. A coat of whitewash in a poultry house sweetens It up won derfully. It Is not necessary to try to do an artistic job. Any brush or even an old broom may be UBed to apply the wash. A spray pump can be bought cheaply and will save time in white washing. Whatever Is used, don't for get to whitewash.—Exchange. Cheap Lice Killer. A correspondent in the Poultry Mes senger says a most effective and cheap liquid lice killer can be made by dis solving a pound of naphthalene crystals in 1V4 gallons of kerosene. Put the mixture Into a jug or can and shake occasslonally. I* will be ready for use In twenty-four or forty-eight hours. Paint roosts aud dropping platforms. Cottonseed Meal.for Horses. Cottonseed meal Is successfully used as a teed for horses and mules. It may be better In winter to.combine the meal with corn, though some have bad complete success with the meal at an exclusive grain ration for both horses and mules. Grazing Lands in Large Tracts. Sheepmen In Wyoming are still tak ing up latgc tracts of grazing lands. One party bought 60,000 acres recently. It Is stated that tbe price paid wat the liigbegt ever obtained for similar ludit. Jrt Jol( Knlcker—-'Were there any suspicious characters about?" Booker—"Only two policemen." As they reckon time: "How long has she been on the stage?" "Only abonl three divorces,"—Chicago Record-Her ald. Some one has named a cigar after Mary MacLane. It emits a blue flams and sulphurous smoke.—St Paul Globe. Nathan Hale Is reported to have said "I am sorry that 1 am not a cat, so 1 could give nine lives to my country."— Harvard Lampoon. "Noodellea never disagrees with any body." "Yes that's what makes It aa disagreeable to have blm around."— Indianapolis News. Father—"Well, my son, what did yon learn at school to-day?" Little Proc tor—"Not to sags Tommy McNuttl"— Chicago Dally News. Bragge—"I was knocked senseless by a cricket-ball two years ago." Tbe bay In tbe corner—"When, does yer expeck ter get over It?"—Tlt-Blts. Truth's echo: "Good men, yon know, are scarce." "Yes, 1 know, and even bad men hare to make themselves sa at times."—Boston Courier. The optimist: Grandpa—"Well, Hor ace, we haven't caught any flab Ifs hard lines." Horace—"But we had good luck digging worms."—Chicago News. Pugilistic—Nell—"Did Miss Bilyuint act as If It was a severe blow when sh didn't get the prince?" Belle—"Yes, she took the count"—Philadelphia Record. Sunday-school teacher—"And so Lot's wife was turned to salt Can any ons tell why?" Wicked Willy (from th« rear)—"She was too fresh/'—Harvard Lampoon. Hardhead—"Well, erery man has a right to bis opinion." Pepprey-^"Yes, but tbe trouble is be can't be made te realize that there may be a wrong to It"—Philadelphia Press. "That author keeps his Identity close ly concealed." "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne "until read bis books 1 thought it was due to modesty." "Isn't It?" "No. Discretion."—Washington Star. Far from It: Girl with the Gibaen* girl neck—"Fan Bllllwlnk has begun to show her age, hasn't she?" Girl with tbe Julia Marlowe dimple—"I should say not She's begun to try to hide It" —Chicago Tribune. It was bcr first ride In an automobile and she was deeply Interested In the horn that was used to notify people to clear the way. "Papa," she said. "Well?" he returned. "Make It snore some more."—Chicago Post. 'Haven't you read that loroly new novel?" asked the first summer girl. "No," replied the other, "tbe only edi tion of it I've seen has a horrid yellow cover that doesn't accord with any of my gowns."—Philadelphia Press. 'Sociable: "\Vell, well," remarked Farmer Korntop at tbe Zoo, "this here lion 'pears to be real good-natured." "Mobbe," suggested his good wife, "it's one o' them social lions ye read about In the papers."—Philadelphia Press. "This Is a remarkable climate," sa.'d the tourist. "It Is," answered the old settler. -Ever since I have been here I bare wondered how a climate could change so many times day and every time for the worse."—Washington Star. Upgardson—"I bear there is some complaint that the continual dampness is rendering many pianos useless." Atom—"! hove beard of Its ruining a great many pianos, but I haven't beard any complain about It."—Chicago Trib une. The superintendent—"Now, children, why do we love to go to the beautiful parks? What do we find there that Is always fresher and purer than it Is in the city?" Truthful Tommy (with cheerful promptness)—"Pop-corn, sir!" -Ex. "Yes, count, in all tlie park there is ito place I like so well as under this old, old tree." (Sighing sentimentally.) "There are tender associations, you see." "Alia. 1 comprehend, mam'selle. You have yourself planted tbe treel"— Punch. "I can't Imagine anything more un satisfactory than a meal at our board ing house," said the chronic kicker. "No?" replied the impressionable young man. "Evidently you nerer got a kiss from your best girl over tbe telephone." —Philadelphia Press. "How does It come you resigned your, position as office boy?" Inquired tbt gentleman of little Jlmmie "didn't you like your employer?" "Yes," replied Jlmmie, "I like blm well enuf, but I didn't like tta' brand uv seegars be smokes."—Oblo State Journal. Baker—"Didn't see you In your auto mobile yesterday." Butler—"That was because I was under It. probably. That's where I spent tho greater part of the day, fixing things that had got out of kilter. I don't know as I shall get much riding In my machine but I shall learu a powerful lot about machinery." —Boston Transcript Remarkable Item: "Got a big stoi'y to-day," said the marine reporter. "What Is It? Wreck?" asked the city editor. "No. The brig Albatross came into port from the South Atlantic, and she'B the first one to come in In a month that doesn't report having had her deck covered with volcanic ashes while five hundred miles from Martinique."— Baltimore American. Worry Causes Dyspepato. Worry Is a cause aud a source of much unbapplness. It seams the faea with line and furrows and bas a most depressing effect upon that hypersen sitive organ, the stomach, which at such times becomes a most unwilling and laggard servant. Indeed, It is safe to say tbat unless encouraged by a cheerful temper and bright or, at leajt, hopeful thoughts, the stomach will play truant or sulk or do no good work. The physiological explanation of this Is the close alliance of the great sympathetic-'^ nerves, which are worse than the tele-r'iv graph for carrying bad news tbe worlcJiA*' and anxiety which depress the bralnf^Vf cause simultaneously a semi-paralysis of the nerves of tbe stomach gastric juices will not flow—and, presto! there Is Indigestion. One sign of mental health Is serenity of temper and a self control tbat enables us to bear with equanimity tbe petty trials and jars of life, especially those arising from con tact with scolding, irascible, Irritating persons. Serenity of mind comes easy to some and bard to others. About every so often a woman re members what the books cay, and da tides to cali "pride" to her reCcue. -i &