LIGHTNING AND SHIPS. V»««»U Art Btrurk M.»r» P>»qu«ntlr Than It In aplt* nf '»"• »m|'«tr» tkp mntrarj, *hlp« remote ftwn Ihe land nn> wlil«tii rtamaifed br lightning although WMW of Hi" wmH n*« In nfi'.rtnN ili«|>liiv« of atmonphrrlc do. trlHi." ««• wilnoMMHi |»y tho*e on t K >nr.l of them. Standing rigging and #ven port* of the running gear ar» now marie .•( • teel wire. and till* *nb*tltiitc 112 'f the oM fa*hlonc«| hctnp wt*vpa the pwprwc tif lightning rondwrtor «bcli tlio ship t» not fitted «llli aiteta nn aid in p*f' ty lln electric ctirfw»t I* conveyed ' down the wire ringing AIM! reaches llm •ea through llii' vt"**gl't metal hull l>amau only If the current !><• interrupted on li* way down. Inn •onipnrirU.lv large proportion of In -tntie<»* ili>' f.uv rotnl truck I* atrijek by lightning, that of the tnnln le** fro I Month 't tnl the Dll?/.i'lf len*t of the Very action* casualties under tld* bMri omirN to wgtuhlp* nnd nier .'limit VCMFII 111 tlio day* of W oodcti hull* nml hemprn rigging In July. INfC, n» thirteen nailing v«**ol« of the K**t Mi iiyii) «'mv (ryiag t.> round the cape In t In* vicinity of AI go* bay, hornet. ir.l bound, two of thorn (h<* Hrltantn i tgid tin* Itotnba.v <n*tle, were struck by lightning. The fore ■MM of ell. bmm I"II .'IM I'll>|Nll 111 ' flame*, nml the niaMs Nn-I to l*> cut nvv ay In oti i i » *nvo 1.10 ships ami their combustille cargoes. A lienry 1 gale WHS Mowing, t'ie nlglil was dark. ! and the other ship* of the fleet, which were hove to at the time, were wll 1 ne**es of thl* thrilling Incident. Many vessel* are now BUe<! v i'!i lightning conduct urn of approve.! t; pe lent the wire rigging sh-mld fall t.< carry off the electric current In May. storm, a mpiinled hy llghtnluu nnd •cist, the I', and (>. steamship \ let., .'tail n sudden Increase of devl amounting to (J dogrees in l«>th the , standard and the vvheelhouse com passes, ami later It wns discovered that j 'he lightulng conductor 011 the fore ha.l | fused. The *lii|i must have bee. struck hy lightning during the sto-in Knowledge Magazine. ncmcmaae Barometer. Those who love experimentation mr.) try tho following method of making a cheap barometer practiced In France: Take eight grams of pulverized cam- j phor, four grams of pulverized liitrale of potassium, two grams of pulverized nitrate of ammonia and dissolve In slv ty grams of alcohol. I'tit the whole ii ' a long, slender bottle closed at the top ' with a piece of bladder containing a pinhole to admit the air. When rain is coming the solid particles will tend gradually to mount, little star crystals j forming in the liquid, which otherwise remains clear. If high winds are ap proaching the liquid will become thick, as If fermenting, while n film of solid particles forms on the surface. During fair weather the liquid will remain clear and the solid particles will rest at the bottom. ■pi . ' JOHN (i Me lEN KV. CimViV't" fo- S«cn!i(L JUU! Term. FROM McHHNRY'S SPEECH ON AGRICULTURE, In Congress, April 1, 1908. I feel, Mr. Chairman. that every; farmer in the United States, whether lie is a Democrat or a Republican, whether he is a landlord or a tenant, fhould have the privilege of recoivi ig .rum the National Government t .0 iu <l mation which the Department las cleaned and which has been paid tor by the Atnericau taxpayers. I propose that every farmer and every citizen I within my district shall, through me, | have access to this information, and shall be entitled to receivs all bulle- | tius and documents issoed by ttie A;:ri cnltnre Department who want them, and it is both unfair to the distingu ished Secretary as well as unfair to the farmer hinißelf that when a man writes in and wants one of these little bulletins, insignificant in their cost but importaut in the valuable infor mation they contain, that this great Government shall say to the farmer that the allotment has been exhausted and that they can not be further sup plied. I A full set of these farmer's bulletins and publications should be in everv public school library in the United States. In my district X have 1,069 public schools. The Department lias issued a total of 350 bulletins. So, if you were to supply the schools alone in my district, it wonld take 370,fi50 bulletins. Under the present rule you allow each Congressman 10,000 bullet ins, allowing me one little bulletin for each farmer in my district. I have gone over the list carefally and selected 110 bulletins that apply to Pennsylvania farmers and if I were to furnish every farmer in nay district A RRIER PIPE Oc* On» THM In Immitti tM Bowl. Mf* • A tollegtan «hii pride* hlmWlf <l* the twoetnod* ami color of hi* ttrirf Wood pipe* and pretend* to know a lot tiKi*' nh»nt them Ihnn sn» ordlnsfy stnokiH *|H'tit hstf nn li'»'tf In W MUH OI •hop nmhlna an addition to tils alrosdj Isrge colln'tion Home |ilpc* h<- dtw ar»lcd twsitw of the grnln In the wood Ihere ws* too mnclt vtri|n- nf inn much hlrd*oii», he remarked NX hen ho found otw» which sultnl him he put It aside until he had gathered throe or fmir whlrh nppsr ently were nil right, nnd then came hi* final test to pick out the Ite*t of them all It* held cm li Willi t! e IM.WI toward the light, li en *iowl\ r itil-ed hi* little finger ln*hle. Two he ill l irdod, then repealed the operation with the other* until only one rcmalne l oul nf the dl* cafil Thai one he l">u till. "'/ant 'etn smiwith lirkl lie e* pMned ' \ brier pipe 1 lily tin l*hed Inside tlie liowl Isn't worth both erlng with I wouldn't ta'.e one for r gift, wouldn't take the trouble to try to break It In.for It will never lie nny good It w.m't enke tip right, and It'll never lie nice and sweet. "I've g"t 11 theory tti.it when the In side of the IHIWI I* rough nil the little edg*** and |Miiut« of woe I char and burn the first time you M :ok" It, and a burnt pipe I* no good. T it's why I nlwajs take a pl|s> that h * a bowl as smooth on the Inside as on the out. "Then It doean't < hnr, but cakes up evenly and gets good In a little time. Maylm the theory Is wrong, but it has v. » 'd out well 111 my own experience, • r.i •••me of my friends who have tried It »_:' re with me" New (flk Sun Oro Industry of the Pe*ky Ant. Out In Hurma and th<" far cast, where sail.: . I wood is worth its weight In sil ver .lie pestiferous nut is a valuable a--; ant to lie I rs of that precious II liber. The hard and fragrant heurt vvnod alone I is value, but as the Ireo grows llii-; valuable heart is overlaid by a soft an I worthless layer forming two thirds of 'he trunk. When 11 tree is felled and cut into lengths the log gers let the it: iber lie. At once the ants begin work upon the soft wood, vvhi.'ll is sappy and sweet enough to attract thetu. In a few weeks, less than a month in the case of the largest butts, the ants deliver tho heart wood free of nil the worthless sapwood. To Study the Stars For Five Years. With "i'ofesKor I.ewls I'.oss and Rob ert Vurnmn of the Dudley oliservatorv at Albany, Professor It. 11. Tucker of the I.lck observatory recently left Sun Francisco on a five year trip to South America to observe and catalogue the southern stars, numbering upward of 25.000, that are of merit in astronom ical eyes, A temporary observatory will be built in the Argentine Repub -11-.*. The expedition is undertaken un •'er the direction of the Carnegie instl tutlon at Washington. If you wouiu rrl!sh yorn frrtd, labor for It.- Danish Proverb. the balletins which he has a right to receive, and which, from a true econ omic standpoint, he ought to receive, it would take eleven hundred thou sand bulletins for my district,and un der the present penny method it would talc tliti-e hundred years to supply en.li f.ir.uer in my district with each bullet u i- -ued by the Department to date. Your .i:siributing appropriation pro vides au allowance, nfter deducting rents and helpers' expenses of about SSO for each Congressional district, or less than $lO fot each couuty. Mr. SpyaSer, rite addressing and 'mailing of one franked letter to the voters of my district costs over sloo,so it is easy tu see how utterly inadequate this ap propriation is, nnd I trust there will be no opposition to the amendment I have offered. The mere establishment of a Bureau or Department of Agriculture is not sufficient. It mast ba brought closer to the farmer. The Bureau should re port its findings not only to Congress, bat to the people,and the only medium for transmitting this information to the farmers direct is through the agency of this bulletin service. No bulletin should ever be allowed togo out of print,and the Department should be furnished ample means to place the results of its scientific research and experiments in the hands of every farmer, and in this way through these millions of farmers the soil will give an immediate response and an increas ed natioual earning beyond compari son, and so vast as to make opposition I to this expenditure little short of a national crime. EVERT MAN NOW ON FIRING LINE Field Marshal Andrews Has Forces In fine Fettle. REPUBLICANS ARE AGGRESSIVE With An OM r»»hlon*rt Campaign Now • t Its Height, and With Party fervor and Enthu»iatm Arouaert On f»rry Hand. Pennsylvania la Deatlnrrt tr Give a Trerwandou* Majority Fai T aft and Sherman. IHpeilal t'orreapomience | Philadelphia. Oct "a W'.th •ledlnn day but two w. • k* off then- la now n lining up of the li publican tones throughout ivnnavl vaiiia an li a* has never been •• a iti the lilatiM 1 ) of the (rand old cunmon w< alth Colonel Wesley It Andrew*, the If publican field marshal, ha* bl» amy In splendid condition for the cumin* hat 1 lu of the ballots lie report* that every county com mitten is making an aggressive <an vass. and that there nevir lias hei 11 evinced such enthusiasm for tli" cam and the . andldates as Is wltneaaud im every hand throughout tha state The party workcru have taken up Colonel Andrews' call lor nn old lasn lonc l campaign. They are holding iail.es with 01.l time fervor and patriotic enthusiasm Campaign glees have bren formcil In every iouutv. and they hav« hti n su, plied H>y Colonel Al. "ews with copi. of campaign songs s.acially written for use In tills state The county chair men have inaugurated a system 01 plan of opening mass meetings with tho singiug of"America by the en tire audience. Interspersed between the speeches they have the campaign songs, lauding Taft and Sherman and poking fun at Bryan and th» Demo cratlc donkey. During the COUTRB of the evening the audiences Join in slag Ing the new state anthem. "lYnusyl vania," and the gatherings are usually brought to a close by the singing of the "Star Spangled Manner." As In Day* of Old. "It brings me hark to the days of the old "Wide Awakes," said Colonel Andrews today. In commenting upon the enthusiasm that has been exblb Ited throughout Pennsylvania for the Republican nominees "We want more of this patriotism, this love of country and love of party, and I am proud to see Pennsylvania lead the way In this revival of old-fashioned methods ot rampaigning. It is an oducatlon to the young men as well as an inspiration to the old." Great preparations have been made for the closing days of the canvass. Rig mass meetings have been ar ranged for in all parts of the state and some of the most noted orators on the list of the Republican national committee are to appear at these meetings. Senator Penrose's position on the executive committee of the national committee, and the fact that he is de voting practically all of his time wotk Ing for Taft at the headquarters In New York, give him opportunities to see that Important meetings In this state nro well supplied with speaker* Vice Prcsie ntlal Notnineo Sherra 1 Senators Kno'i, Burrows and liep -w Speaker Cannon. General Sickles an Congressman Longworth and others like proi-i- nee are booked for 1 lylvanla »> ings. NURSERY IN A CHURCH. Fathers and Mothers of Congregation Delighted With Innovation. As Mrs. William Marlborough sat In a big rocking chair iti the northeast corner of the now galiery of the Cen tenary Methodist Episcopal church In Syracuse, N. V., on a recent Sunday morning listening to the sermon she said, "This is the first time I ever had any comfort in church." Tho remark was prompted by the fact that her lit tle Dorothy was reposing comfortably on a soft couch in a room adjoining, with a dainty white capped and white aproned maid in attendance and plenty of toys within reach in case she should want them. There were other babies, too, and other mothers sat in the gallery with in call ill case of need, for the Cen tenary church wants the mothers of the congregation to be able to come to church in peace, and to that end a nursery for the babies was opened re cently. The nursery is sound proof and has accommodations at present for about eight babies. There is a big couch where half a dozen good sized infants can sleep at once and a crib where two more can be stowed away. There are a supply of playthings and a well equipped medicine cabinet. The idea originated with the pastor of the church, the Rev. Ernest Lynn Waldorf, and he invites all mothers with small children to make use of the nursery whether members of the congregation or not After service on the first Sunday of the new regime the fathers fairly bub bled over with enthusiasm. Hereto fore they had to share with the moth ers the responsibility of taking care of tlie baby at church if they came to church at all, and they declared that it took more virtue out of them than any preacher could ever put back. They believe now that the fathers and mothers of little children will have a ehance to get reli'.ion No Pel. In Heaven. Small Isabel's rticular friend, the policeman 0:1 the . contracted pneu monia ar.d died Isabel was greatly grieved until her mother convinced licr that he had gone to heaven. Even then she was not quite reconciled. "If heaven is suen a good place." remark eil the little skeptic. "1 don't see what God wants policemen there for."—New York Press MUTE TO Mil. TIFT Hon China Apnlnqi/pri Tot Ihf American Boycott. JUDGE SIGNALLY HONORED. R»cetnitlen il Mn CAnHt (• B»tng Abnut Hemi««.en el W**»r Indemnity Natienal Fr.endthifi Mesffirmeri and C»mm»fritl Amllf Rettererf It ««• •hr"t»fh Mr Tuff, whim h« wa* In Shatißltfil la«t full, Hint the rhlßwn 1 n|...|.i«rlr. d fur (tip AltHtl' ah Ihnt H n* ttifftltflted Iri (he Mnif rlom n few yorir* nc Hliil rtpTcwnl iHMf appreciation of the rotnl««lnti fir owr dm efnimnt of the Indemnity granted tioi nti«r i>f !(»«• 11.nor n<Mllmi WIIMI tl twos mo kti"« n Mint Mr Taft wti* romltMt flnturhnl r. pri«. iiia llMi nt nil Ihp rliliir--- mlWI* In the elly met and nrr»i!i«t< «l to cite htm a milt ililr rii't'|iil"fi Tin- irnllil« In ihlna nifttM ptfty branch of 'l'tnffli'Hinl ft' 1 llvlty ami milted form In every iHf dim! niiniittinltj n th«»r»»tiiflily re|»re wi'iiintlvK Imni% |;,n-|i ..f tin. «, nr,« , 112 irullil-. In Slinttehiil »>h.|( |mrt In tin* demonstration t.» Mr Taft IHr the |.nriH>«f ti„- iKMHiirtil Yti.vnen Knr In ItitMiMiii; Will r<>iill were ob tallied. (ImimtiH'tilil comilguinc* of tlx- et In Mr. T.ift uns thr<iti h Hip vicarious ptiri !• -i|«n I loti of Tttnn Pang, viceroy of Hi,. I.ln n#k In tin |>ro\ line, hi which HbangtMl I* Tin" \ !<->• hi}' ordered hi* rv|ir<'«(*iit.'itlvr. the taotal inns, to fliiiitv Do i'\|».|i~i' 111 nr ranging n milt t!»!«• re. <«fWlon f->r Mr Tnrt nnil to present tin* hill* to him. American* long IVHhlont ill siintiuli.ll ngiHH-d Unit li.< t»n.'h slkii.il honor* li.nl e< t-r Im'imi paid In another foreigner hj- tin- t'lilncH*. \ licnvv rainfall, which liegan tin' pre* loim nIK lit. threat ctii'd to niiir or wholly prevent tin garden party. Al great rout mid nn expenditure nf labor tin- committee completely roofed over wlih canvas n tr<»<ml share i.f the garden*. Including long walks and paths, ■ thai Mr. Ttift atul the other guests Were enabled to move alKiut freely, fully protected from the storm. All . 112 llie speakers referred to the obligations tinder which China hail been laid by the remission of (lie P»>x er indemnity and the contributions* made by Americans for the relief of vloiin.s of the recent famine in China. Mr. Taft was cheered and applauded for several minutes when he said: "When I was here a little more than two years ago there was Just a little bit of mist, a little bit of fog, in the clear sunshine of our friendship. Hut we gave assurances at that time which I am glad to say have been carried out on the one hand, and on the other there is every evidence that the mist has cleared away. The boycott Is a thing of the past. It is a closed episode." Two young Chinese ladies bore for ward a massive silver bowl and pre sented It to Mr. Taft as a memento of his visit. The bowl, which was a rare specimen of Chinese silver work, was inscribed, "Presented to the Honorable William 11. Taft, Secretary of War of the United Slates of America, as a Me memo of the Garden Party Given In His Honor by the Chinese Residents of Shanghai." Copious comments were printed by the eastern press upon the reception by the Chinese to Mr. Taft and its significance as a tribute to the man and as a renewal of the old lime bonds nf amity between the nations. The Esperanto Vote. [From the New York Sun 1 Oh. why is it neglected so— The lisperanto vote? Both parties should awake and. 10, Immediately take note And send some cart lull speakers out To tell those people that Cilk mettosklk. terra,lo skovvl Tok mokku vezok zat. Why are no pamphlets seat abroad. To each new language sharp, Some presidential bourn to laud And on some it-sue carp? W.'i" ail those made to see The doctrine in this light: Hip toozle ping e toot toot « hoe Zing go:>, they'd vote nil right. The Held is big and yet untilled, And there great crops will grow If seed is only wisely spilled. As candidates should know So haste, you literary men. Press agents for the great, Sook noop owhoo tikantu gen Bo hunkus ceto tate. His Unforgettable Speech. [Los Angeles Examiner.] The Itryan speech which will lie re membered longest consists of four words: "Workingmen are public beg gars." The Bryan Policies. [Rochester (N. Y.I Democrat and Chron icle.] "Policies of folly and disaster" is what Governor Hughes calls Bryan's taried assortment of schemes. lu the time of political warfare pre i<ire for peace and prosperity by de ciding to vote the Republican ticket Iti November. One great American puzzle is lo And the relation between what Bryan says on Monday and what Rryan says on Saturday. The unemployed asked for jobs, and Colonel Bryan handed them out a copy of his platform. Joke on Would Be Joker. In the international cricket match between the United States and Cana da at the Germantowu (Pa.) Cricket club recently one of the players who were uumbercd among the visitors wore a large brimmed straw hat. Bat in hand, he sauntered from the club house. preparing togo on the field ready to try for a good stand before the wickets. One of the spectators, around whom was gathered a bevy of young girls who were discussing ev erything but cricket, espied the noble figure walking out to the crease and thought he would perpetrate a little joke for the amusement of his girl friends. "Ah, here he comes," he said, "to take his innings! See me call him down, girls." Shoutiug at the top of his voice, the would be joker said, "I say, you, haven't you stolen the donkey's bedding?" "Yes," came back the prompt reply in a still louder voice. "But don't worry, my lad. Tou can have It back when I'm out!" CANADA MENACE TO OUR FARMERS Pennsylvania Grangers Vitally Concerned In the Tarltt. PENROSE'S STRATEGIC POST A* Leading Member ef tn* *ll Rower ftil Ptn*nrtst (umiMlln at the Unit*' #tete* Irnnli. »He Senior •enatet Will Be An Important fur tor In Protecting Ihi Varied Inter •tt* a* the Keyttone Slate (Special Correspondence I tlarrleburn. (let 20. Attention ha* been dlrmiod In th* of the |*aiie* nf the pr« «!• ■lentlai rampatun •" the vital Intel, at the farmer* of Penn*yHania and la fart of every atat* In the t'nlon have in the ronllntianc* nt tho i>r«*«ut aya ti m of a protective tariff The wonderful at ride* mad* by Can ada In tha development o! h«-r ng i cultural Intureau and tha rapidly In ■ reaping iimwth of hat pnpulali ti. have been tha eubjait of comment b> oratur* who hav« (ought to ItaprofM the farmer* of the T 'nlted State* wit i the la< t that they probably more than any other cl»»* are i oneerned In the Hueeea* of the Republican party whtrh mean* that whatever changea ahall be made In the tariff, they ihall be made along the linea of protection to A men i an Interest* Thirty mlltlona of people many of them agriculturalist* will shortly con «tltute the population af Canada and the great output from the Canadian farm* will come in direct competition with the producta of Pennsylvania farm*, of New York farm* and i»f the farm* of the other itatea Unless there ahall be a protective tariff, the American farmer, who la u*ed tn tha comforts and many of the luxtirlea of life, will he tn direct com petition with tha Canadian who, while Vlfty. doe* not have anything like U ' eojoymenta of home life that are by the farmers lu the United State* Penroae'a Important Poaitlon. Not only the preaidency. but con gress, muat be woo lo loaure to the American farmer, aa well aa the Amer ican manufacturer and worklngman a continuance of the protective tariff In Pennsylvania there i* a legisla ture to elect, which in January next will name a auccaaaor to United States Senator Boles Penrose. Senator Penrose occupies an Im portant position in the United States senate. He Is the first Pennsylvanian in many yaars who has been appointed on the powerful committee on finance. Neither Quay nor Cameron was on this committee. Penrose was given a position on It immediately after his last re-election, and he is now one of the senior mem bers of the body. It is not improb able that before long he will be the rhalrmanshlp of this committee. Aldrich. the present chairman, is talk ing about retiring from the senate. The second ranking member. Burrows, of Michigan, may encounter difficulties tn being re-elected on account of the peculiar po'itical conditions in Cie slate. The third member. I'latt, of N ".»• York, will not be a candidate for re election. so that Penrose, who cone -■ next, will be moved up to the head 112 the committee in accordance with precedent In the senate, where senior ity is always considered in the rankln;- of members of committefs. With Penrose in such a splen ! 1 strategic role, he will be in a po it. n to guard Pennsylvania's interests, hot granger, her industrial, her mining «•• 1 her other lnerests. which have enjoyed protection. All *arlff legislation must come be fore the finance committee, and tl. final sattlement of all disputed sched ules is referred to a committee on conference, three members of the sen ate and three of the house, and it 1 s fair to assume Senator Penrose will be one of these conferees, if not the chair man of the senate sub-committee. The Importance of electing Republi can members of the legislature will appeal to every one. as well as the urgency of sending Republicans to the lower house of congress, where th j Democrats hope to make gains, prinei pally In the west. Pennsylvania farmers will be int:r e*ted In an address recently made by John H. Landis, of Lancaster county, in which he emphasized the menace which Canada's industrial develop ment muist hold over American farm ing and dairy Interests, as long a there shall be any danger of a revision of the tariff under which the farmers of the United States have become (>o prosperous. Timely Talk to Farmers. In this speech. Mr. Landis. among other things, said: "In the Democratic national pla! form adopted at Denver we find no lu tlmation even for 'incidental' protec tion. but & sweeping declaration for sueh reductions In the various sched tile* a* 'to restore the tariff to a reve nue basts.' This, of course, means the 'revenue basis' of the last Democratic tariff law; the Wilson law of 1594. which was not only a destroyer c' In dustry. a nightmare to capital and ai. inemy to labor, but a most humiliating [allure even as a producer of rave sue. "The Republican party has upheld »nd defended the Industrial policy of protection since its birth, more than half a century ago. because it favored the fostering and encouraging of en terprises and industries through which profitable employment would be given to American labor. "This magnificent system of a pro tective tariff has been made as nearly perfect as we find It today, through a varied experience of more than a cen tury. The enactors of every protective '—■" '«.w Disced uoon the atatute ■a# «112 tut- t )*«*•«• IM I »H# "I l?*» Aftt'flfl til* •■lftitnn' 112» I inft ,if t. »i in ilia ' i ia»i* nf lift *laMna IM lit | nt W ttllam M Kihlm • »(. r>«at<la4 hi ba»tat |«flo4t if | (>. »p|o.«a kf all Ilia |Mh>|*|» I Mln*i«it tkait tagtalatite latin "II *• a* • naM'fi Ufa h* 1.. haailh* tfol itfntia om pvi|>la wtual •.» «*t «a|| rh» ha<l • *ll hmiaM anrl 1> •nablnl In att o» a> l«*al Iha rnmfoM* ">( Ilia If o«r rititi nahi|> itta tnwa il *ll H«IMI(al la a fraa t*|tii!> ' I • 111 . ... 1... I f1 1 • faltail It* niifcaalthfttt ron4lllo«ia a* I' • hn«M Ha Ilia kaa4a «l Itmlllri n ml ha»* an nuporlunlly l« •■arn aiM hi ,h"i» iha actual n |»»»n of ll*in« t •nabla ttiain In fflui alo lh»lr < lilldfr-n »li<l fo ptn|«ifl* pruiara lham lot tho 4ntl«* of Antarli an rllltmalilp Pari! In Canadian Kltwatian, "Cnmparallti'lj 112»» of i<nr |x >| I» »ra arqiialntail with Iha attli ult n h •Itnallon aa II rtlatt lo<lai Tlirj no! kirn* of tba va»l r<nion of > Ivlne la iha Bo»ibw«»l of ua wlilrh ta laoat fa*oral>l» a<lapla<l l« lha fro*ih 'I American raraals nnl only httl t (ha aar>e< aaful trowtnn nf fruit dalr> Mitt orchard pmducia a* wall Tha n>al prmrtn oa of Manll<>h-« Haakatvhawan Alhiria an>l nullah 1 lumbla havn • auflicii ntly lama an i of rich and 112. rltla aoll lo feed lli< «< tld If fieid In II reach** oi'-r * mllaa to th" northwaat of Wlnni|<( and contama n»ar ioo.ooft.ooo of «• re Tha ami ha* a depth of from eighteen Inchea to tao fact of blai k lam of mnrvaloua f*rt tilly . which will grow bountiful crops for at leaal twrib poaalhlr thlrljr raars. without th« e\ paadltura of a dollar for fcrtllln rs '"l'bla vast ragiun nf larrllory I* f.i voted not only by lis natural rlrhn- i In fertility hul by a moat delightful climate Within lis Mailt will some lay ha grown oyer S 000.000 0«n btuh nls of whaat and other cereals "The prevailing Impression abroad Is thai lha further north you g<< the colder and more severe a rlimatn yon omat contend with This Is a n>l*tak< You can fn 500 miles northwest of Winnipeg sod see a enuntry whose rllmate soil and natural productive uass will produce most of the fain products grown In Pennsylvania This may swam startling, but an rgamina lion Into the facta aa they arv will 1 find this atatetnent correct It la true thai spring saedlng In thia region can uot be completed before May and therefore the shortness of the season would seetn lo operate unfavorably toward the growing and maturing of tha crop, but sack Is not the fact Tht una factor which operates strongly In favor of the growing of cereals and other erops Is the length of the days Gain a Day a Week. "In the United States we have only 1 about sixteen hours of daylight dur tng the summer, while the region of which I speak has about nineteen hours Eight hours of darkness ha* I much more of a check upon the growth of plant life than five hours There is a gain of about a day of sunshine in their favor every week during the summer months "Railroads are being extended into all sections of this region The compe tition among these, which is practi cally guaranteed under existing laws ; in the Dominion of Canada, will in all likelihood secure and continue run sonable transportation rates. "Grain elevators and warehouses are springing up all over weßtern Canada. According to a list furnished quite recently by the Manitoba grain inspoc tors division. Manitoba has #i>s eleva tors and twenty warehouses, with a capacity of over 21.000,000 bushels. Saskatchewan has &08 elevators and eight warehouses, with a capacity ol nearly 15.00n.000 huthols Alberta ha c 109 ilevators and six wsrehous s. wiih , a capacity of nearly 4.000,000 li : o'j and British Columbia has thiv > e>e valors and two warehouses, w t:i 9 capacity of about 27fi 000 .■ e a Thus it is shown that these four ; ur. Canadian provinces alone have • n" tors and warehouses already with a capacity of about 40.000.000 bushel To those could be added the On'ari Terminals c vators, v.-ith a capp.ciiy of nearly 20.000.000 bushels. Immense Crop Reports. "According to the report of the de partment of agriculture of Manit ba, the 48,000 farmers of that province raised about 40,000,000 bushels of wheat last year: over 42,000,000 bush els of oats; nearly 17.000,000 b\:s.n;l of barley, and 428,000 bushels of flax rye and peas. A total grain crop of almost 100,000,000 bushels in a vrr unfavorable year. The spring was < tremely cold and consequently cn:: sually late. "To this can be added over 5,001,'' ' bushels of potatoes; nearly 120,01 j tons of timothy and other cultivated grasses; 4,800,000 pounds of butt. ■ and other dairy products (these dalrv products were marketed at $1,217,000), and poultry, which included 440.000 chickens. 73,000 turkeys and 40,000 geese These industries will In all likelihood show a very rapid growth this year because the season has been quite favorable and a very large yield can be expected A yield of 150,000,000 bushels of grain in Manitoba this year should surprise no one. "Over 100,000 »»w home-seekers rome into western Canada each year, snd with this rate of growth among the I tillers of the soil in these four prov inces. it is readily seen what serious j competitors of ours they will soon be. Protection the Only Hope. "While we should entertain and cul tivate the most neighborly and friendly relations possible with our Canadian neighbors, we should most strenuously Insist upon preserving our own mar kets for the farmers of our country It is the best market in the world and It is ours, and the strong arm of American law should continue to hold It for us. "When once the time comes that the farmers of the United States will be unable to produce all our people can consume, a reduction of duties upon agricultural products may be consid ered, but until then there should be an Increase of duties rather than a re duction "Even under existing duties $414,- 000,000 worth of agricultural Imports { came into this country laat year, some i of which we should produce oureelves. Of these many millions worth were lm tram Caa><> a considerable I |»IIM »M»» «• 112« 11 titr* ftgre-nlturftl |i». i ] • If iMt< . ,t«i <».« I** 'ho i fiimn sell* ||n fw <*»<» Worth o| farm |.ro<iit'i« t* th* of ih» 1-fiftM miiri what an • Maul"* 112 r ».i »112 fatm (if lil (« t««»* >iti «||* ih»K| land n< *etierti < anad* rtioM •• ••tf'M |f |||» |li.g|ty »tnll»» »tt» t*4oeeri * Open t»|, Ik* Hoed r »'»• aM lot th* tree farm ptridwtt nf i ana da If* Kh i rf»w will tltmu an agricultural para Ifals •»' h n« lilts gene" %' inn nf farm ! ere ha* fc«t »H e*|W Hence* * "OLD BILL 7AFT." Hv HI V ftl I IluA iMAN T<+ RH Tn mftr thr shit of , for* rM nft To **fHv I*i » nut •*.«*. T'i Whit* Mm**. H-.r. «o *t*r An*! lirvati wn«) n**> To «|o H « TM4) n.,f HHI. F«r miifi ttfVHt thr 11.1 Tt>« rp » mil Tuft T<» <!«» «lt«t * ffuMl «n<l jttat, fit- . • .l-.tt n If . . vtl t» «• I Thp »mr»| ttm** ottlv mhn, TH*n* s »»!«! Hill Tuft lt« f'»rt %l» !!-»».' urifurtt, Ag • ? —Puttertot .il s. pttml* 1 CVfT* rlrtht Appltf I For HUMA r >; DYNAMO IN TEXAS. Electrically Charged Boy Furnishes Pcwir For Fan or Light*. A living 'i(» r «c iwttory la the only thing t>> which K. «J Alloy, an Amerl can Itorn child of nuwtlan pnrvnt**, llv- Inn with hi* wid«%<e<l mi>thor In Hous ton, Te>. <-un l»e compared Tbi* lioy. who la ■oven yenre old. I» a human magnet ami poftaewa all the electric properties of a ilrnntno engine In iiddl tlon A metal tilling was recently pnl It: one tooth, and when the buy catne home he picked up the knoli used to connect an el«etrlo fan with an electric light wire In liis mother's residence and thrust It Into his mouth. A threaded metal cap was on the cud which screws Into the cup for tlx* electric bulb. As the metal cap touch ed the metal tooth fllliug the boy's head Jerked slightly, and fhe fan l>e trun to revolve and then to buzz frau tically at full speed. This kept up as Icaig as the circuit was completed In the boy's mouth. The mother was frightened and fear ed witchcraft, but the boy seemed pleased at the sensation A piece of iron held in the boy's hand for a few moments becomes hljrhl.v magnetized A hammer with an iron handle held in his hands will attract tacks at a distance of four feet. The boy says that he feels only au agreeable sensation. lie has red hair of the reddest possible hue, large frec kles and blue eyes. CHURCH WELCOME TEST. Pastor In Guise cf Workman Cordial!/ Greeted In All Churches but One. To disprove the assertion of the So cialists that the churches only wel come the rich and scorn the workingl - the Rev. Johu Thompson, pastor of the MeOabe M. K. church in Chi cago, >-|>ent his August vacation dis guised as a worltlngman and attend ing services at nine wealthy churches of Chicago. In a threadbare and shiny blue serge coat, trousers that were worn at the edges, a cheap cotton shirt and tie. old shoes and a black felt hat the minister ■was so well disguised that even his friends might have passed him by. In fact, he sat in a street car beside one of the members of his own congrega tion and was not noticed. "I made the experiment," he said the other day."to find what, if any, truth there might be in the charge that the workingman and the poorly dressed vlsilor are uot made welcome in our churches. I found, as I had Imped, that it was just the other way. "In the nine churches that I visited I found the congregation always at tentive. and in eight of the churches the ministers were cordial. In the ninth, 1 l'vv-t *ny. I wm surprised to ! see ho «••.••• the r.lnlstrr was, and I was!■ •<-in_ r 'on! Ed when I spo';e to ! n r.t er.d of the serv ice." Oklahoma's Fruitful Soil. Henry Re*rd of Shawnee. Kan., has throe of the champion cherry trees of the state, or of most any state, for that matter. From these three trees he has this year sold fruit to the value of S4O. He says that 100 trees like this can be grown on each acre of Oklahoma soil, but if this was done there would probably soon be a drop in the price of cherries. Anyway, those folks who said Oklahoma was no fruit country were never -vorse fooled In their lives. ■1IEI! A Reliable Til* SHOP Tor all kind of Tin Roof)n| t Spoutlne nnd C«n«ral Job Work. Stoves, Heaters, Ranges,. Furnaces, eto. PRICES TOG LOWEST! QMLITI THE BEST! JOHN HIXSON SO. Itf & FBOKT IT.
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