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CORVALLIS
GAZETTE.
SEMI-WEEKLY.
UNION Estnb. .Tnlv. 1897.
GAZETTE Kstab. Dec, 1863.
Consolidated Feb., 1899.
CORVALLIS, BENTON" COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1900.
VOL. I. NO. 19.
IN THE GLOAMING.
rhe Bummer day is dying,
The drowsy Sowrets fold;
Long shadow soft is lying
On the green and gold.
The brook, what Is it saying,
Or is it laughter sings,
Some voice of joy wag playing
Among day's happy things?
The brook is flowing, flowinj
But not like summer streams;
Faint lights are on it glowing
It Is the drift of dreams.
-John Vance Cheney.
F course I knew all about It
(Hadn't I tended Mr. Rodney in
long clothes an' lived in the fam
ily until ha was a strappln', broad
shouldered man, side by side with bis
father in all the responsibility and
work of that big farm? Why, I was
nurse an' cook an' sewin girl an' every
thing you can think of, in that fam
ily! ! "An' don't I remember the very day
Miss Caryl come there first? You see.
It was right after she'd lost her moth
er, an' she hadn't a soul In the world
that belonged , to her, anyways close,
an' Mrs. Whitcomb was only an old
friend herself, but there! It was Just
her way to go an' ask Miss Caryl to
come and live with them.
"Such a little slip of a brown-eyed,
curly-headed thing she was, with mo
tions for air the world just like a bird!
I can see this minute bow she looked
when she walked in at the door, an'
Mrs. Whitcomb took her In her arms, an'
Mr. Whitcomb, too, come up an' gave
her a kiss, an' said she must be his
little daughter, now; an', with that,
Master Sydney, who was only a year
younger than Miss Caryl himself he
was 16 come bouncln' up, an said if
she was his sister, he was goin' to have
a kiss, too. So then Mr. Rodney kissed
her. but In a bashful kind of way, an'
well, I knew what had happened to
him that very night.
I "An' it all come along as natural as
you please! Well, I was glad for Mr.
"I STOPPKb STOCK STILT.,
Rodney when it was all settled, though.
1 knew, of course, she didn't half know
how to love him,. Just at first. How
could she, anyway little young thing!
Folks expects miracles, seems to me.
1 "I don't forget oneday at dinner,
when I was-clearih away the plates,
an' she an' Master Syd got into some
discussion an' left "it to Mr. Rodney
to decide, ah she looked up at him
laughin' an' says: 'Now, Rodney, don't
you go back on me!' Well, sir, he just
looked at her. Such a look! An' she
stopped laughin', 'all of a sudden, an'
looked down, . an' I says to myself,
'She's beglnnin' to understand a little.'
! "She was, too. I knew it better af
terward. "Well, by and by, Mr.' Rodney began
to think about, gettin' married, of
course, an' his rich uncle made him an
offer of a fine business position out
West, an', almost before we knew It,
be was gone. I cried myself, seeln'
how brave he tried to be, leavin' Miss
Caryl 'Patsy' he used to call her. She
didn't half realize it until he'd started,
an' then wasn't she a lonesome little
thing for a while? And didn't she
watch for the letters yes, an' write
letters, too?
"After a month or two of that Mr.
Huntington come for a visit. He was
Mr. Rodney's next brother, you know.
He'd never liked the farm, an' had
gone to the city as '80on as he was 'old
enough to work. An' it happened that
he hadn't been honje any. to stay since
Miss Caryl come there to live. Well,
you ought to have seen how sweet be
was to his 'little sister,' takin' her to
drive, an' to everything-goin' on in the
little town, six nilles off, an' all that.
Just to keep her" from gettin' too home
sick for Mr. Rodney, you know. Oh,
dear! I don't know as you could blame
him much, or. her, either, but It was
dreadful to see It comin', day by day;
to see her forget to write so often, an'
to feel how uneasy ..Mr.; and Mrs. Whit
comb was gettin' to be! An' the whole
thing only toaky four, weeks!
"It was one night, just as I bad
brought in the lamp' an' set it on the
parlor table, Mr. Huntington and Miss
Caryl come in from the garden togeth
er, an', all of a sudden, he caught her
In his arms an' sayM'Father! Mother!
This is my little girl, an' I'm goln' to
have her!' . . ' - .
"I stopped stock still. I had no busi
ness to, but I didn't know what I was
doin'. 'She's Mr. Rodney's!' I says.
Just like that. But the next breath
be rushed upstairs an' I come to my
senses, an' went . out. an' shut the door
before anybody spoke.
"I never knew Juat what they said,
only I know Miss Caryl cried all night,
an' told Mr. Huntington it was-all a
fearful mistake, an' sent him back to
the city the first tiling in the morning.
An' I know the .folks promised to for
give her and love her just the same.
Then, after that she sat down an'
wrote Mr. Rodney all about it. There
jras pages an' pages of it tellin' how-
J A LITTLE LOVE STORY j
kind Mr. Huntington had been, an
how, Just for one little crazy hour, she
come to think she'd be prouder to walk
down the church aisle as Mrs. Hunt
ington Whitcomb than with dear old
Mr. Rodney. But she told him It was
all over an' past an' begged him to for
give her an all that. Poor little thing!
Nobody could help but pity her before
the answer came. An' when it did
come what do you think It was? Just
her own letter sent back, without a
word.
"Now, do you know, that's the only
thing Mr. Rodney could have done to
make me sorrier for her than I was for
him? She wrote again Just such a
pitiful little beggin' note an' that
came back unopened. After awhile
she even tried again, but he sent it
back Just tbe same.
"How did I know? Well, not by
readln' other folk's letters, anyway.
Tbe poor little thing had to talk to
somebody, an' I wasn't exactly Mr.
Rodney's folks, an' still I loved him,
you see. There was a terrible time
after that. Not that she made a sign
out loud, but her stillness was worse.
By and by I got up courage to write to
Mr. Rodney myself, an' he was kinder
to me than he was to her. That hurt
me, too. He wrote back: 'Marcla,'
says be, 'you can't understand. It
can't be, an' it's no use your worryln'.
Don't think any more about It.'
"As if I could help it with the poor
little girl sufferln' right in my s":ht!
"Well, the months went along. Mr.
Rodney wrote to his mother, but he
never mentioned Miss Caryl's name.
It got to be a whole year. Master Syd
had been off at college for six months,
an' we was lookin' for. him home for
vacation. Well, sir, a half a day soon
er than we expected him In be walked!
That wasn't such an awful surprise,
of course, but stalkin' right behind
him, tall an' sunburned, an' with a full,
brown beard there was Mr. Rodney!
"Master Syd walked right up and
kissed Miss Caryl, just as he always
did, an' Mr. Rodney, after stoppin' at
the door to speak to me, followed an'
says quietly, holdm' out his hand,
'Haven't you got a kiss for me, too.
Caryl ?
"Little Miss Caryl put both hands
over her face an' commenced to go
backward. 'Oh, Marcla!' she says, and
in a minute I was there an' helped her
Into another room, where she could cry
to her heart's content. And Mr. Rod
ney never offered to do a thing, but
stayed and talked to his mother.
". 'Oh, Marcla!' says Miss Caryl,
when we was by ourselves, 'what does
he mean?' An' I says: 'My dear, I
don't know what he does mean!' For
I was all stirred up, I tell you.
"Well, she went to lunch an' tried to
act natural. It broke my heart to see
her.' But Mr. Rodney didn't eat much
himself. That was some comfort
When lunch-Was 'most over -Master
Syd's trunk came and he had to .leave
the table .to see to it. .An.' there was
something wrong about it, so that first
Mr. Whitcomb was. called away an'
then Mrs. Whitcomb excused herself,
too, an' there Mr. Rodney an' Miss
Caryl was left all alone.
"I had Just swept the last crumbs off
the tablecloth when It happened, an' 1
walked Into the pantry with my heart
thumpin' like a hammer. 'It's now or
never,' says I- There was the pie, all
ranged out ready to take in. 'But what
Is pie?' says I. I pushed that pantry
door almost to, an' then stood an' lis
tened. It's the only time In my life.
"It seemed forever before there was
a sound. Then Miss1 Caryl says. In a
nervous sort of way: 'It seems so
strange to see you with a beard, Rod
ney.' "I was so disappointed. I could have
cried. It sounded so common. But
the next minute come Mr. Rodney's
voice, shakin' like a girl's: 'Oh, Pat
sy!' says he. Til shave it" all oft If you
say so!'
"That wfts enough. My apron went
up to my face an' I leaned against the
pantry door an' didn't care if It did go
shut with a click!
"I don't know bow loug I stood there
In the dark, but by an' by Mrs. Whit
comb opened tbe door against me.
'Why, Marcla, what's the matter?' says
she. 'Where's the pie?' she says.
" 'Why, Marcla, dear!' says Miss
Caryl, as soon as she heard me cryin',
an' tbe next minute she was In tbe pan
try with her arms around me.
" 'Here,' says Mr. Rodney. 'I guess I
can comfort Mareia,' an' with that, in
he, came, too, an' put his arms around
us both.
"Miss Caryl was cryin', too, but Mr.
Rodney was too happy an' too miich in
love. I heard him whisper. 'This Is the
best turn Mareia ever did for' me,' an'
I. knew he meant the' chance of kissiu
her, there In tbe dark, but says I to
myself, 'That's truer than you know,
too, Mr. Rodney.' For what "If I bad
been stupid enough to rush right In
with that pie when they were alone
together?" Chicago Record.
Pronouncing; Proper Names.
The pronounclatlon of proper names
is .always a stumbling block to read
ers. Very few people would pronounce
Aliaferro Taliaferro as Oliver Tolliver,
yet such Is the correct pronounciatlon.
Here are a few others: Baden-Powell.
Is Badden-Po-el, LJeut. Gen. Eus
tace Fane Bpurehler is known, as Bow
cher. Alcester is Awister. Belvoir
Castle is Bee-ver. The Charleville
family, of Bury, pronounces the name
Bew-ry. Sir Claude Champion de
Crespigny, the noted war correspond
ent up the Nile, is called by his friends
Crepp-iny. ' Lord Beaconsfleld was va
riously called Dlsray-elU Dos-rolly and
Dls-ray-ly. The hist Is. correct One
of the worst stretches is Featherston
haugb, the accepted pronunciation of
which Is Fanshaw. in certain quar
ters it Is Festunsbaw. .The.poet Geo
ghegan Is Gay-gun..
With the exception of trouble, the
more the average man has the more he
wants.
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.
Quaint Saying and Cute Doings of the
Little Folka Everywhere, Gathered
and Printed Here for All Other Lit
tle Onea to Read.
After all, what Is more deceptive than
human vision? Is not the optical Illu
sion an Important Item In the stock and
trade of every professional magician?
Besides, how many pairs of eyes are
perfect? Even granting perfection,
how far short of photographic accuracy
do they fall?
If we look at the stars at night they
MAKE A TOP OF THIS DISC, SPIN IT LEFT
TO MOHT, THEN IN THE OPPOSITK Dl
HKCTION. do not appear as points of light, but of
quite appreciable size, and to short
sighted people Immense. As a rule, in
addition to the diffused brightness
round the point, one may observe seven
or more short rays pointing out from
the center. You will probably see the
same thing If you look at a street light.
These rays are due to the lines which
traverse the lens of our eye from the
center to the circumference. They are
usually from seven to ten In number,
radiating from the center like the arms
of a starfish. As these lines are formed
of lens matter slightly denser and less
OBSERVE THAT ONE PAIR OF LINES LOOK
ft KAY AND THK OTHER BLACK BkCAUSK
THE EYK IB SEV.JI PERFECTLY sPHKii
ICAI..' transparent than the rest of the lens,
they give rise to these rays of light
The increased size of the stars is also
partly due to the -fact that the front of
the eye Is never a portion of a perfect
sphere, but Is slightly more curved in
one direction than another, the direc
tion and degree of the curves varying
in different eyes. This is readily seen
In the figure in which one pair of lines
look gray and the other pair black. If
the page be held sideways, the lines
which looked gray will now appear
black, and the black lines have become
gray.
CUT OUT THIS DISC, MAKE A TOP OF IT,
AND H,PIN FROM' l.fcFT TO BIGHT, AND
YOU WILL BE SURPRISED.
A very curious Illusion' is due to the
fact that different wave lengths of light
arrive at their maximum sensation at
different times. Thus if a disc be cut
out, and made into a top by mounting
It on cardboard and pushing a wooden
match through the center, it will . be
noticed that if spun from left to right
the outer band will Appear red and the
Innermost one blue. If the top be spun
In the opposite direction, the colors will
be reversed. This Is known as Ben
ham's color top. In the same way, If
the other disc be made Into a top and
spun', the white band as it is spun from
left to right will appear fringed with
colors.
Pontage Ft amps Have Water Mark?;
Did you ever hold a sheet of white
paper to tbe light and notice white let
ters or a figure or some-kind in it? That
is called the water mark. Most post
age stamps are water marked, some
with letters, some' with figures, while
others have some simple little charac
ter. Very few stamps 'Will reveal a
water mark when held to the light, but
a simple way to detect them is to pro
cure an old "tintype" picture. Lay
the stamp ' upon the back of it, face
down, and drop upon the stamp a few
drops of gasoline, The-water mark, if
the stamp contains one will -be readily
discernible.
Spiders as Weather Prophets.
Mexican gypsies can foretell weather
accurately. Of course they trade on
the knowledge, but how do you suppose
they often get It? Why, simply by
watching spiders, which generally alter
their webs every twenty-four hours.
The boys and girls will find It interest
ing to watch the little arachnlda. If
you see them at work bright and early
In the morning be sure of a clear day,
and if they make the terminating fila
ments of their webs unusually long ex
pect fine weather to continue for at
least a week. If they are very busy
between 6 and 7 o'clock In the evening
look for a lovely night, or if they spin
away while It is raining have no doubt
but the sun will soon shine. If they
destroy their webs and crawl away to
hide, conclude that continued storms
are certain.
Blephant and Whale.
An Elephant came to the sea, meaning
to take a swim;
He spied e bather near the shore and
thus accosted him:
"Pray can you tell, my little friend I
am so big, you see
If there is any pool about that's deep
enough for me?"
A mighty Whale raised from the deep a
head so huge and tall.
The pompous Elephant sunk down; he
felt exceeding small.
"Yes," roared the Whale; "it's deep
enough for me, and so I think
You may find room If not afraid. Why
linger on the brink?"
St. Nicholas.
Nellie's Lamp Boost.
Nellie was much Interested in Aunt
Mary's chandelier when she went to
the city to stay with her, and when she
went home she exclaimed:
"Oh, mother, I do wish we had a
place for our lamps to roost on like
Aunt Mary has!"
ELECTRICITY TO SUBDUE FIRES.
Its Use May Eventually Pnt an End
to Great Con flan ration.
Our great commercial growth re
quires Improved and commensurate fa
cilities for fire protection. Electricity
has been tbe means to meet the in
creased demands of lighting and of dis
infecting on a large scale, of supplying
the demands for power for transporta
tion purposes throughout a large me
tropolis; of curing diseases and pro
longing life, and it will yet be the
agent used In preventing conflagrations
and subduing them when once under
full headway.
The applications of this subtle agent
have become so universal that we feel
safe in even this prediction, for here,
as probably in all other uses, It will
find its greatest utility from the ease
in which its qualities may be brought
into service from fai distant points, as
well as for Its other wonderful quality
of being spontaneous in the manifesta
tion of Its effects. These' two inherent
qualities above all others make it better
adapted to modern usee, and, speaking
in general terms, as being superior to
our present comparatively slow and in
effective means of fighting great fires.
The Hoboken conflagration presented
the lamentable spectacle of a large
amount of highly combustible material
of great . value, closely surrounded on
dearly all sides with water, in fact an
ocean to draw from, but scarcely an
effective drop to be utilized in time,
that is, when moat needed, at the-coin-,
mencement.
The old idea of transporting heavy In
struments over distances that take np
precious time, to be used for fighting
conflagrations, appears to us ridiculous,
when by quickly turning an electric
switch there was to be had enough
electric power on tap In Hoboken to
have almost washed instantly Into the
river the burning piers with their con
tents and superstructures, even If only
utilized from the vantage ground of the
adjoining piers.
That is why we say that electricity,
instantaneous in its operation, capable
of transmitting great power effectively
over long distances, will eventually be
universally used for fighting fires.
Electricity.
Facts About Red Hair.
An eminent man of science has re
cently declared that red-haired people
are far less apt to go bald than those
with other colored hair. The average
crop on the head of a red-haired per
son is only. 28,200 hairs. Ordinary
dark hair Is far finer, and over three
dark hairs take up the space of one
red one; 105,000 are about the average.
But fair-haired people are still better
off; 140,000 to 160,000 are quite com
mon number of hairs on the scalp of
a fair-haired man or woman. This au
thority does not comment on the pecu-1
liarities of red-haired people, but it is
well known that they are .of a more ,
passionate nature than others, and ,
often of a fine and sensitive disposition i
akin to what is known as the artistic
temperament Humanitarian.
What a Sigh Means.
RI r, I ti ir fa Hilt another nnma rv Mra-
"-"V
gen starvation. The cause of sighing
is most frequently worry. An interval
of several seconds often follows mo
ments of mental disquietude, during
which time the chest walls remain rigid
until the imperious demand is made
for oxygen, thus causing the deep In
halation. It '.s the expiration follow
ing the inspiration that is properly
termed the sigh, and this sigh is simply
an effort of the organism to obtain th6
necessary supply of oxygen. The rem
edy is to cease worrying. A little phi
losophy will banish ' worry at once.
Worry will do no good; It will rob one
of pleasures when blessings do come,
as one will not be in a condition- to
enjoy them. Ladies' Home Journal.
English Barmaids.
'Advanced English barmaids object tc
that name, and call themselves '; "11
censed victuallers' aslsstahts."
No man can have too much good
breeding and no woman can have too
much affection.
It has been truly said that more men
fall In lov than in war.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
Warning Notes Calling the Wicked to
Repentance.
E do not have
to think alike,
but we must all
work together.
That Is not a
good v o y age
w h 1 ch enriches
the cargo but
wrecks the ship.
Minds of steel
are often nar
rowed down that
they may have a
cutting edge.
There is no harm In the mighty dol
lar till it becomes almighty.
Missionary obligation rests not on a
ministry, but on manhood.
If you let conscience sleep now it will
make up for It by and by.
When the live coal touches our Hps It
makes them a living flame.
Patience Is the perfume pressed from
the crushed blossoms of Joy.
You cannot heal the wound by sewing
up tbe bullet-hole In the coat
Get your wheat seed In first and It
Will choke any tares tbe devil may sow.
The only divinely authorized version
of the Bible is its translation into ac
tion. So long as Christ Is the way to heav
en. It may be difficult, but It cannot be
dark.
The good Samaritan does not carry
oil in his cruise and vitriol on his
tongue.
The church as an organization makes
a good test-culture for the Old-Adam
bacilli.
A mother's apron strings are most
likely to be coupled to God's leading
lines of love.
ELECTIONS OF PRESIDENTS.
Methods that Are Adopted In the Twenty-six
Republics of the World.
Of the twenty-six Republics in the
world fourteen besides this country
elect their presidents, as In theory the
United States do, by Indirect vote. The
Electoral College, In two cases, those
of France and Switzerland, is the
Legislature of the country met In joint
session of the two houses.
In the case of twelve others Mexi
co, Costa Rica, Argentine, Brazil, Chill,
Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay,
Venezuela, Liberia, and Santo Domin
go as in the United States, a special
electoral body is chosen by the people
to elect the president. Six republics
Guatemala, Salvador, Nicaragua.
Bolivia, Ecuador and Hayti choose
their presidents by direct vote of tbe
people, though suffrage is not In all
cases universal, and in- many of the
Central and South American republics
the popular election Is often little bet
ter than a farce.
The republic of Andorra, lying In the
Pyrenees, between France and Spain,
has no officer recognized as president,
though there Is a president of .the coun
cil, as the little legislative body of the
country Is called; two officers, called
Vlgulers, one appointed for life by
the president of France, the other for
three years by tbe Spanish bishop of
Urgel, have some of the powers of a
president and are at tbe same time
Judicial officers.
The smallest and oldest republic of
the world, San Marino, a little country
of thirty-two square miles, lying in the
Apennines, has two presidents, each of
whom exercises power for six months.
Tbe mode of electing these officers is
extremely curious. Every six months
the members of tbe chamber of depu
ties, which Is the popular house of the
legislature, nominate six of their own
members; three ballots are then given
to every voter, each with the names
of two of these six; the polling place
la the cathedral of San Marino, the
capital of the country. The ballot box
Is placed on tbe high altar and after
the ballots have been deposited a child
draws one at random from the urn.
A. priest then announces the names on
the ballot and the persons thus named
become tbe presidents of the republic.
Tbe terms of presidents vary from
six months in San Marino and one year
In Switzerland to seven years In
France. Only, one French president
however, has served bis full seven
years, and he was forced to resign in
his second term. Three other French
presidents were forced to resign and
one was assassinated. In the Central
and South American republics the
term of the president is from four to
six years. In several the same per
son cannot serve for two successive
terms, and in one, two full terms must
Intervene before a president can be re
elected. In Switzerland a president
cannot serve for two successive terms
It is almost a fixed custom for the
vice-president of Switzerland to be
elected president at tbe expiration of
his term in the former office. New
York Sun. . ... .
Uncle Sam's Unique Wards.
Unique among our acquisitions is a
handful of strange folk that are hid
den away In our tiny, Isolated colony
of -Guam. Of a verity they" are
'strangers in a strange land," for Guam
is not their home nor birthplace, and
they are citizens of Uncle Sam through
a spasmodic effort of the Spanish gov
ernment to promote the welfare of j
their island possessions. Tbe group
to, which I have reference are natives
of the Caroline Islands, which lie a few
hundred miles south of Guam. Har
per's Weekly. ' t
Raff and Wagon Roads in America.
The latest statistics show that the
United States have over 200,000 miles
of railroad and less than 20,000 miles
of good wagon roads.
The poor man has two advantages
over his rich neighbor; he can wear out
all his old clothes and he Is seldom
troubled with tiresome eallers.
Sanitary Dairy Appliance.
The thorough cleansing of milk cans
by hand is a difficult operation, and
yet the cans must be carefully attend
ed to each day or the milk will sour
quickly. Chadles Marwitz, of Oak
Park, 111., has designed a portable
washer, which can be readily trans
ferred to each can and operated by
hand, a cut of the device being shown
below. The object of the Invention is
to provide a scrubbing brush which
will fit closely to the Interior of the can
and be easily rotated from the exterior,
and at the same time be folded to per-
IMPROVED MILK-CAN WASHES.
mit Insertion and removal from the
can. A clamping mechanism is pro
vided to center tbe vertical shaft in the
neck of tbe can, and the upright rod
extending above the gearing is used to
turn the brushes opposite each other,
after they have reached the Interior.
The brush frames interlock and grip
the shaft, which is rapidly revolved by
the gearing to force the brushes to
scrub the interior, the can being filled
with water previous to the operation.
Value of Garden.
The market garden business is a very
good business usually when one makes
It his entire business. Yet there are al
ways failures and disappointments in
it Some crops fall to grow well, and
others yield abundantly and cannot be
sold at a satisfactory price. But the
family garden, a little larger than need
ed for tbe home supply, well manured
and well cared for, is never a disap
pointment. If some crop is a partial fail
ure it may not have any surplus over
the home demand, but there will be
something else to substitute for it If
another is over abundant and low
priced it can be used freely, and will
taste just as good as if the price were
twice as high. If there Is a market for
the surplus and it is sold, it seems al
most like finding money, and if it can
not be sold there are some who find
much pleasure in supplying the wants
of poorer, neighbors who cannot afford
to pay tbe price asked by retail deal
ers. Plan each year to have a good
garden, and trust to luck only for tbe
market. American Cultivator.
Bag; Holder.
The Farm Journal shows a bag hold
er that is adjustable to all sizes of
bags, and is easily made. A piece of
steel rod has one end flattened and
punched with a half dozen or more
boles. The tip of the other end is turned
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over and drawn out to fit these holes.
The rod Is then bent Into a circle, the
ends lapping and a bent support weld
ed to It. By the side of each grain,
apple or potato bin a hole can be bored
in which to insert this support Any
blacksmith can make it.
Work of Agricultural College
Tbe work of the agricultural college
does not consist altogether in sending
its students back to tbe farm in condi
tion to become better tillers of the soil
or better breeders of stock than their
fathers were, says the American Culti
vator. This is but a small part of what
we should expect of them. They should
send out many who are qualified to in
struct others by "becoming teachers
themselves. It is not all of a teacher
to understand his subject, but he must
be able to impart his knowledge to oth
ers so that they will understand it.
One of tbe best teachers we ever knew
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was not what would be called an edu
cated man, but what he knew he could
explain so that almost the simplest in
tellect could learn from him. There
are others so highly educated that they
speak in terms that are as "unknown
tongues" to those whom they desire to
instruct. They cannot teach those who
are more than one degree below them
In attainment. They need an interpre
ter. Some such have written for agri
cultural papers, and we have even seen
some bulletins from colleges and ex
periment stations that we thought were
written by such learned Ignoramuses,
whose writings were of little use to
farmers seeking information. Then
there are others whose college educa
tion and natural abilities fit them to be
always students. They will Investigate
carefully and with much painstaking,
perhaps, only In the end to find that
they have but proven scientifically
facts that the practical man learned
long ago by costly experience. Yet
many of their investigations lead to a
knowledge of new facts, which practi
cal men make useful. The Investiga
tions of Franklin into the nature of
electricity, apparently useless at the
time, opened the way for the inventions
of Morse, Bell and Edison. One inves
tigator or one teacher may accomplish
more In the line of agricultural im
provement than a hundred sent back to
labor with their hands or even their
brains in the every day duties of a
farmer's life, therefore let us not think
the work of the college Is in vain be
cause all Its graduates have not gona
back to the farm.
Alfalfa Roots.
Of course I have always dimly real
ized that in its subterranean habits al
falfa differed from most other plants,
but the full extent of this difference
was never fully brought home to me
until last fall while excavating for a
cellar in alfalfa sod. The soil In ques
tion Is a light loam, with occasional
thin streaks of clay. It had been well
plowed in the fall of 1897, and the win
ter frosts left it In prime shape for
seeding in early May, I used twenty
pounds of seed per acre, which proved
to be rather too much, considering the
fine condition of the soil, as It gave a
prvunfitc avciagr ul Lwruty plants per
foot. The excavation was made five
and one-half feet deep. Much to my
astonishment, one square foot of the
cellar bottom showed twenty-two of
the tough, white tap-roots shooting
straight down Into the unknown depths
below, while over the whole area an
average of thirteen or fourteen was
maintained. In six months' growth
two-thirds of these plants had sent
their tap-roots more than five and one
half feet in quest of water. F. M.
Crane, In Farmer's Advocate.
Topdresaing- After Hayine.
There are many cases where an appli
cation of fine, well-rotted manure di
rectly after the first crop of grass is
taken off will do much to start a good
second growth, but this year It has
been so dry In this section that there
seems little benefit would have been
found by such a topdressing. We would
wait until after the cutting of the sec
ond crop, if there is any, or until about
October, and apply it then, not consid
ering it so important to have the ma
nure fine, as it will become so before
I next spring, or can quickly be made so
oy tne use or a iignt narrow or urusn.
But if manure is all needed for hoed
crops, do not make the mistake of ap
plying commercial fertilizer this falL
Wait until early spring and then make
a mixture 1,200 pounds of raw bone.
4UU pounds eacn or nitrate or soaa ami
muriate of potash, or" in that propor
tion, and use from 250 to 400 pounds
per acre, according to whether you
want a heavy or very heavy crop. For
a clover field one-half that amount of
nitrate of soda would be enough, or on
land which has been lately heavily
manured with stable manure. Ex
change. Poultry in the South.
A large poultry farm Is being devel
oped near Hamilton, Va. Throughout
nearly all sections of the South poul
try Is receiving more attention than
heretofore. This is particularly true
of the nearby southern sections, which
are sending poultry in carload lots to
this and other markets In larger quan
tities than ever before. The quality of
the poultry Is much improved over
what it was in previous years and
shows that the standard is steadily be
ing raised in all the leading producing
sections. Southern Field.
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Many of the farmers of the neighbor
hood surrounding the city of Toledo
have had special wagons built for send
ing the produce to market. The wheels
nf these wa irons are fitted to rim nn
electric lines. The farmers load the
wagons and drive them up to the near
est trolley line, when a motor car picks '
them up, one after another, and hauls '
them to the city. Tne uity council -or,
Toledo has granted the right to run
these rail wagons over the city, street
railway tracks. As the hauling Is done .
mostly in the night time. It interferes
very little with city traffic Exchangee -
At the imperial court of Austria 'the
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mates that of $250,000 expended on the
tables every year, the "unused" repre
sents about $100,000. i
Since 1868 the corn production of this
country has increased more than 122
per cent, while the production of wheat
has Increased nearly 350 per cent
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