PROPER NIPS. It is said that for some soils barn- yard manure to which a little super- phosphate has been added seems to be a very desirable fertibizer for turnips. This is undoubtedly true of soils of min- eral origin which have previously been subjected to careless farming. HAVE GOOD PASTURES FOR STOCK The farmer who crease his crops tem of farming pure bred Stock, transfer a good ai pasture to a barre demand the best pastures and care in img, but they not only pay for ti treatment but al give a profit, lling to in prove in will from not pay a luxuriant fan ICC i vetter HATCHING linois beekeeg ontrive hatching lacing of the brood nest, di CRES a good this may pl in doubt 1s fe : the normal 100 iegrees, temperature requ The tir ne requi ns of these « meal, potatoes, though it ght, and was owth nixture y y' carcass, t was litle 2 profit yielding hat potatoes miglh omitted ration, but not advantageou ly, by the addition of potatoes. A very aseful feed is a mixture of maize and barley meals with and rated nulk. Barley is a most effective ingredient in raising the quality of sarcass for ewing purposes, and the eco- nomic value of separated is dis tnctly shown. Maize encourages growth ind flesh development, but produces a yoor quality bacon unless a counteracting sitiier potatoes sepa Crighed cats, bean meal, and pea meal wereinot economic ingredients, all being tog costly for the return obtained. Lowdon Morning-Post SPRAYING POTATOES BRUIT TREES. or not it pays to spray, for this has lon been settled in the affirmative. Nearly all experiments show that it does, although some seasons it pays better than others. The time and method of application and the materials to be used are important. For fruit trees one spraying before the advisable to prevent scab and rust. Then give another, to which 1% added paris green for the godling moth, as soon as the blossoms are nearly all off. One or mixture will generally be all that is MeCeSILTY. For potatoes the same materials are 1sed-—the bordeaux to prevent blight and rot and the paris green to kill the bugs. The pumps must be started early; in fact, much earlier than the common practice. As soon as the vines are nicely up give them an application of weak bordeaux and repeat this from five to seven times at intervals of ten days each. This will prevent the spores from getting a foothold and it is only in prevention that any good is accom plished. The paris green may be added as needed. With the improved sprayers, which cover four to six rows at once from twenty to thirty acres may be gone over in a day of ten hours, so that the expense of labor is slight, I'he spray must be fine and evenly dis tributed. A heavy application big T mplish Paris rate of 15 of and as a fine, hight mist ymmonly used at the hundred and fifty ot f water for both irdeaux 1 Off does not acd much 3.18 C ne pound two hundred gallons o potatoes and apple trees, 1a b } to one water, then stran five gallons in twenty and when {3510 SIH waler ix the two.— N NOW foot FOOSE pruned 3 3 open hea Don't neg! green bor and tho Never all unless ¢ around the sheep the greatest con- fidence 1 ' the pouitry as you would the poor rn r layers in same the COW ba yard the The chicf advantage of a creamery is the reduction in cost to produce caused by the saving of labor. Have your stalls and gutters so ar- with as little trouble as possible, Ventilation is a great thing for stock, but of course there is a vast difference between ventilation and wraught, One reason why #0 many believe poul. try to be unprofitable is that they never itable. Special pouitry cars are being used by some of the English railroads, so that chickens for the British market can be fattened during the journey. One at- tendant takes care cf a number of the cars. Chickens are bought in the country districts of Russia or Italy and reach the English market alive and considerably improved by being well fed during the trip.New York Weekly Witness. The funnels of the Steamer Oceanic are of such gigantic proportions that two by side, SCHWAB ADVISES BOYS. | HEAD OF CREAT STEEL CORORATION | TELLS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS. | wan i Cet Your Start Early, He Says, and Be | Interessed in Your Work and Do it Bet. ter Than Other Boys Stories About Himsge!f and Frick, Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel Corporation, deliver ed an address to the graduating class of the St. George's Evening Trade School at the commencement in the Memorial Building, Sixtieth street Mr, Schwab's the last thing on the programme with the exception of the awarding of prizes and diplomas. He was introduced by Chair- man Frank E. Hagemeyer as a man who had fought battles and won victories in the struggle of life and therefore was well qualified to give boys advice that was founded on practical experience. “I will speak to you,” began Schwab, I to my first thing I wil alone. Don't backing. Learn That 1s the fis CXCrcises East address 207 was fhe great only twe York Sun After a B ted. Pol har ad a sfhice w a perturbed air *Vhere ish dot a high C note “What lawyer?" was After considerable verbal difficulty she made known through an interpreter that she wanted to pay the fine of husband, who a week before had it hao hes res { $10 k Gregg looked up prepared the When he ever, he ie money, $1.33 short not enough,” ' This § fine was $10 Then the a third of lus sentence he was reduction ved titled to a corresponding the amount of the fime esquely wrathful when told that the law did not carry on businsss in bargain- counter fashion, but was compelled to furnsh the remaining $3.31. Many such odd customers patronize the Police Court bank parlors. mn is requested. and occasionally household goods and farm produce are tendered Press. The Bride's Last Words, “Now, my dear, don’t forget that you must walk down the aisle with dignity. There 15 no hurry. Keep time to the music and look as indifferent as you possibly can.” and how can [ k time?” “Well, anyway, don’t run.” “But, mother, you must remember that it is a long way from the door to the altar, and George is so fidgety. He'd have plenty of time to change his mind if the march was a slow one, and he's my very last chance. If a sprint is necessary, mammg, I'll sprint—and don’t you forget it" Cleveland Plain Dealer, i % CREAT BRITAIN'S FUTURE STRENCTH Resources of Her Colonies, On Which She Will Depend. The resources Jritain’s col- In the resources of Canada alone the British Empire possesses a guarantee of a con- tinuance of commercial greatness, In all discussions on the present in- dustrial crisis the importance of the colonies as a basis of supplies and as future fields of vast industries has hard- ly been touched upon, It is the duty of a Canadian writer to call attention to the inestimable natural riches of the great Canadian Dominion. One reason why the Canadians have been so enthusiast in favor of imperial federation is be- cause they realize that the hope of the British Empire lies in the development of the It 15 to be regretted at the people.of Great Britain and her men have failed to awaken to the t a country as large, and in many full of theirs to de of Great ic colonies resources, as velop. ' densely ignorant ress and 1 18 rees of Can: the American i alertnes Canadiz THE ANATOMY OF PEA PODS. the United States Circuit Court. The peas do not remaming space within The pod capable 3 simatterm destroying or bn fhe weakes ong the line of its then recounts the without ck sed peas pod is a The CC mentors ) wherehy the peas could be shelled with- yt crushing them, and then shows that the desired result is produced by a ma- chine which hits the pod a sharp blow while it is suspended the air, thus releasing the peas, which fall into 2 { while the orts of 1 antirznd Gis method over ie if York Tribune. A Family Letter. Two-thirds of a century ago a young man and woman set up housekeeping Ten children were born to them All but ‘ent years ago the descendants of the original pair held a reunion and perfect. The letter starts, let us say, with a descend He the family at large, and sends it to the relative living in the town nearest him, She reads it, puts in a letter of her own, and sends along the two, Thus the package goes, continually growing, to Boston, New York, Pitts burg, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and a score of other places—so many circuit. Then the man who wrotes the first letter withdraws it, puts in a new one, and starts the envelope off again, By this means all the members of a large and widely separated family are enabled to keep in touch with each other, as members of a family should, and it costs nothing but a little time and a few postage stamps. Youth's Companion, » HOW TO BE A PHILOSOPHER. NECESSARY TO HAVE NOTHING THE MATTER WITH YOURSELF. Lessons Drawn From the Careers of Sen- aca and Monsieur Montaigne Value of Money, After considering the n thirty minutes | that to S8Ary tor a i matter with He wrote on to the Con sopher it 1s cotnie phil in to i Take Se: as a lave ciusion be a nece Peril in Politeness. An Ameri summer trp to Europe says more difhcult to be polite as in the City of H in other place in Europe. There the most chivalrous man has to think twice before g Is seat in a car to a lady, a be turned off the car for his liteness seems that the Hamburg trolley cars will seat, according to size twenty or twenty-eight passengers, ten to fourteen on each side. In addition, four persons are allowed on the front and five persons on the back platform When the car is full the conductor hangs out a sign, “Besetzt,” which means “occupred,” and is absolutely for. hidden to take on another passenger un- til some one gets off the car Sometimes, while the conductor is in front collectimg fares, a lady will step on the car which is already “occupied.” As there ts no conductor on hand te prevent her, the lady steps inside, anc found ished any he 1¢ ving up he may be 1 Hy it comes out and takes his stand on the platform. When the conductor, after going his rounds, returns to his post, step off the car, as he has forfeited his seat, and the car 15 fully “occupied.” Should he refure to leave the car he is put off. The policemen on the streets are instructad to watch the cars sharply, and if they find a car carries even one more passenger than its proper comple- ment the conductor is fined seventy-two cents, which 1s paid to a charity fund of the street ratlway company, - i i Thought He Was No, 13, It is discovered that the reason a cer: tain man looks 30 sad 13 that he was the twelfth child born to his parents; got the notion when he first arrived that he was unwelcome, and has carried it ever since. we Atchison Globe, When a cat washes her face, it is a sign of bad weather: when a small boy scrubs his countenance, it's a sign of a maternal storm. i TWO PRAIRIE TERRORS, Havoc Wrought by Two Extremes of Tem. perature ~Fire and Snowstorms, One of the most terrible of the dangers encountered by the homesteaders on the prairie has been the prairie fire, beginning was a trifle—a careless b the outcome is dreadful an there i n the the who bel of desperate cases, on perceived his i the conversation ymething might ast i am the heir of ages the foremost files of and 1 can’t waste my precious m looking back, wife” At least,” she responded, with a sweet insinuation, “the result in the case of Lot's wife could scarcely be possible in yours “I don’t quite understand,” he said, groping for her meaning “Don’t you remember salt?” He understood it then, for a wonder, and somehow afterward the conversa tion lost interest for him.—J ashington Star. YOCS be she be i all {ime, ments in like Lot's she was turned 1 i i b A———————— A ——— Classmaking by Electricity, A lamp chimney manufacturer has i volutionize glassmaking. Heretofore the greatest trouble in glassmaking lay in the melting of the sand. It has taken a great deal of time and requires the best fuel, natural gas being the best adapted, While passing through his plant recent ly the manufacturer saw a globe on an arc light break, and a piece of glass fell on the carbon. Ii was only a second until it was reduced to a liquid and dripped to the ground. This gave him his cue, and he directed the construc. tion of a big vat, with sides and bottom composed of carbons, over which he could turn a lateral and longitudal curs rent. An arrangement was made to run the sand throogh this var. It worked * perfectly and the best molten glass is being urned out in almost as many sec onds as it required hours for the old fuel to melt it. It is so arr that it can be adapted for every kind of glass. making, from plate 10 bottle. The vost of melting by this process is not as great as by using oil or coal, though i may be mors expensive than natural gas, #
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