~ EXCITEMENT IN a Hi if ET i , a A AAA SA AA WALL STREET Washington, D. C. — Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, who has just re- turned from a trip extending to the Pacific Coast, can see nothing but a continuance of good times. “The people of the West,” he said, “care not fearful of a panic or of hard Yimes. The West is prosperous. ‘There is plenty of money. In fact, 1 of the East to the WestL Being done at good rates of interest. “The people of the West are not wor- rying over Wall Street and its trou- them in the newspapers. #he country is no longer dependent on Wall Street. “Grain crops generally will b¢ good, with the exception of oats “There will be a good corn crop, not a «io not come too early. and the farmers are making money.” Farmers are gelting more money the advance in prices. A banker from South Dakota, who has been in that section for years, while in Chicago last week, made this statement “Banks in South Dakota have larger deposits than they have ever held, for what they have to sell than in any year on record. Last year at this time they sold their wheat at sixty to sixty-five cents, while now they are : securing ninety-two cents. Onts sold at twenty-two cents last year, and are now bringing thirty-five cents Year Brings sixty-five cents. Live cat- tle sell for $1 to $1.25 pounds more than last year, while %Rogs are selling at the same prices as a year ago, and there are lots of them. Of corn, we are not raising gr 4 more than needed for home use. Whaat is of fine quality, although “Jields are not heavy. This also ap- pies to all other grains.” The abovestory represents the con- ditions in the West, despite the fact that prosperity stories are being over- worked. There has been a conserva- tive recession in business im nearly every line, which has been beneficial, as things were going too fast. But there is a good, healthy Dusiness, which denotes steady consumption of goods at satisfactory prices. A ma- jority of the people im the agricultu- ral regions are in as good condition per goods, as the advance in prices makes them feel easy. Im fact, they are in better condition than are any other class of consumers. Notwithstanding the fears in the FU» summer that the long, cold would bring disaster to the it is now assured that nature once more will bless this country with abundant harvests. It is true that the phenomenal yield of corn and wheat last year may not be quite early spring crops, cent years, and at the same time the increase in the value of farm products is likely to far more than offset the decline in the aggregate yield. There may be a decrease in wheat sibly 75,000,000 bushels, but with the price more than twenty cents a bushel above the corresponding time last vear there ought to be a net increase of $75,000,000 to $100,- 000,000 in the yalue of the wheat grop over that of 1308. Vig ap in- price of corn and cotton, in these crops likewise doubtless will be offset by their high- er Thus the farmers of the country are once more blessed with a income an ing 80 great as with five or six years ago that it is difficult to comprehend the magnitude of the gain. The value of farm products in different years has all yor the falling % vvna vaiues Oe Years. IRS. ... 1860 2 468 000 000 1500 4.717.060 O06 1905 ren . 8.415.000 000 1906 6.79% ,000,000 nate cunte 7 0060 000 000 » increase in the last seven years 3.000.000 is a gain of nearly in that time This is almost equal the farm pro- In the cont seven he total value Years of in 1 Gi in 1830 of all was agriculture the same as in time the in agricul- engaged In $287. almost exactly 18580, while at the present per capita of all engaged ture is about $600 The prosperity geen not only in of the farmers is the paving off of hundreds of millions of farm mort- gages and in the buliding of better homes, but also in the heavy deposits in the country banks throughout the West and South. Every banker in all the agricultural regions of the coun- try has been impressed during the last few years with the great increase in the deposits of farmers, and in many portions of the South a large proporti the deposits in country banks is made up of surplus accumu- lations of the agricultural classes With such fundamentally sound con- ditions it is scarcely possible for the country again to sink into the depths of panicky times such as we have had in the past So far as the South is concerned, it is quite safe to count that this section will receive for its cotton and cotton- aggregate of $800,000,000. ¢ mm ok seed an AomiTTANCE FREE | CYow PAY To eer owt) PERMANENT SOIL IMPROVEMENT At the last annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Board of Agri culture Prof. Hopkins, of the Illinois Station, delivered address on the subject “Systems Permanent Soil Improvement vs. Land Ruin.” Prof Hopking figures that two and one. third billion dollars’ worth of manure, is made by the farm animals of this country every vear and that one-third of it is wasted The value of the commercial fertilizer bought enty-five million dollars, or forty per cent. of the amount wasted in farm manure, The value of any fertilizer is computed in twe ways: First, chem ically, by the market cost of its cop stituents; second, by applying to the land and computing increase in crops. In grain of the nitrogen, thr phesphorus onefou tassium Is in the stalk Wi Crops are farm and the manure 18 re three-fourths of an of is sev. from the cr ps two ee-fourths of rth of grain, the ial the and the ¥ rest {ed on the turned y hore the fourths of all of the in the manure manure the amou: woelks oR DIRE lug acialia the phosph okg’ os more of than mature work manur the The than manure © the is no mate as of idea COW ne experiment shown that cf a cer phespheoru soentislly the ments were {ortilizer Hopkins or declared tation of crops tility of rotation reduces the only el dinary the making duces on land is dition of n to It ement erop rotation other element the clover the nitr not tr erate phos Clover will ex elements ar i th ans hey form tion He but eo larger crops taining of the chase phos land leas form failure is Trewn Clove maintain rogon, must be A grain tain the tional easier to put rotation. phosphorus nrefty but jee farmer mig toy 1 nitrogen by in his {wo Years A legume REPORT ON DAIRY The report of the Wis fment Station touching tne the inverse of a surprize In this Wisconsin dairy cow being a No ite bps nd and good i } a better cow Si; more in than has preac h- denounces! intelligent help up Wiscernain Hoard's Imis an instructed and ed good cow doctrine and wonders what the cows of really tke bat for all the years of its mest excellent work. The statement referred to in the station report is to the effect that the 395.870 cows suppling the 920 cream. eries of Wisconsin 2.048. 735.514 pounds of high be furnished milk At a $35 a year. With 228 ta 240 ner wear BILATH cows are not much of a Wisrensin dairy Considerine the that State has gained for its industry it is fair to suppose the pocr cows and their renter tirn dairy that products erien, and that their rwnerg do not read the excellent dairy paper pub and these are not included In the station report. NOTES ON THE FARM. Keeping sheep is profitable, provid ing one can keep clear of alirents and posts, When stomach or tape worms get hold of the lambs they soon play havoc. These things must be handled | Pramptly and handled right "moter of the bealth of the sheep and the growth of its fleece is also the best promoter of the increased flow of milk of the ewes, Hogs can be kept from rooting by giving them charcoal or pulverized | soft coal and salt. It is a much bet |ter way than puttting rings through their noses When seven to ten weeks old is the {usual time for weaning pigs. When | weaning they should have a feed trough separate from the sows, with | good nutritious food given them regu- | larly—such as skim milk wheat | bran and a little meal | Concrete {8 coming to be one of the {most important building materials, {and nowhere is it found to be of great ler utility than in the various kinds of (farm building The raspberry requires more care in and operations, ! picking and packing for market than tho but those who can grow It claim that it is most profitable berry strawberry, successfully the The little ant called Se . brought Guatemala to eat up the i of widely exploited and ferocious Kelep which was -— » government from the boll as has gone weevil cotton flelds Of He the Tex business thrives on the 11 right, cold, wel win- but him much for FOR bran ne emulsion. Bes be ecanest of work, it takos rin 1 trou annoyance n dissolving mixing it with keros ‘anadian the soap The 1 3 new ime make the and ene IVOry work scalded before jendd two ounces Da fent to make an emul in in suspension been f ¥ 3 50y found making the arly much voring the Uh 80 froes AS GAME BIRDS are ons because bird, following the Lablita inastinet of her almost hides her nest and emerges again at the end of tb focubation period with a fine lot of sturdy chicka and brings from are great number of grasshoppers they devour make them upon the farm Now, In cities the domestic guinea is being substituted on the table of the wealthy, for the game birds which are necessarily growing scarcer each year. The prospect of guinea culture in the light of the fact is promising Heretofore comparntively few of these fowls have been raised by poultry- men and farmers Indiana Farmer GUINEAS Guineas Y tO raise mother wild state ie The mother cares for thease them up with man. These foragera, and the aimoset no help little fellows great desirable many ON WATERING THE HORSE. 1f the horse comes from the fleld or the road in a heated condition it i= not advisable to give him all the water he wants. Give him a paiiful or so. and then allow him to cool off, by which time bis thiret will have partially subsided On no account water him within an hour or two after feeding. Running water is best suit ed for stock, and well water should only be used after being exposed some time to the air, and so become oxydized — Weekly Witness ROUP CURE. Can any one give me a sure and | tested cure for roup in chickens? And ean you tell me where to get the | Muscovey ducks and Polish chickens? Whataeka, 111. A Subscriber, ~—Roup is not easily cured some times, and we would not lke te prom. "ise for a sure cure; dilute ocarbolie acld, kerosene and turpentine are the | most successful remedies. Separate | the slek from the well: The subject tof roup was fully treated not long | numbers and find the article. SHABBY CARPETS. Shabby carpets may be brightened ap considerably by brushing them thoroughly first with a stiff broom and then a short-handled one in order to brush the corners well. Afterward get a pall of warm water, add a cup ful of vinegar, wring out a coarse cloth in it, and rub the carpet all oyer with this, changing the water when dirty.—~New York Journal, im, DRESSMAKING HINT. what is called an paper patterns cut in do not fit you, rip an dress walst apart, iron that they will lle walst pattern in paper extra width you can pattern. If vou “out” size, and the ordinary sizes old well fitting out the flat, and cut a from this where fulness will be needed, cut from the Journal. are pieces 80 By allowing blouses York same Ny 2a amp — TY RAN to GE. clean a S00T IN THE A sure and easy way range of soot is to burn raw potato parings on the coals This will clean the chimney housekeepers would burn the day, of throwing they Aigo If potato parin every instead them away, would have quicker and better + heat in the oven, and a better The: draught may also be use with butter 1 sweetened i lade ~ currants, six half pounds OTANRes seedless ‘ thi care fruit Cut bein pounds granulated sugar oranges in fine ful to remove the with sugar and cook Put in pint jars or jelly glasses Currant Julee—~Take one quart currant juice, a small plece of stick cinnamon, put cn fire. When bolling stir in one-half cup of sago;: cook five minutes and stir all the time; sweeten to taste. Pour In fruit dish, put in ice box. When cold serve with milk cream Jeilied Chicken pieces g seeds Mix forty minutes of or Allow jelly to cool in a ring mould. When ready to serve turn out and: fill the centre with a salad made of celery, cucumbers, and radishes cut up in small pieces and thoroughly mixed with mayonnaise, Bean Salad —Cook string beans un ti tender. When cold cut in small pleces, add a good sized onion and broken English walnut meats Mix with French dressing and serve on jettuce leaf. With two cups of beans add onethird of a cup of nat meats, Effect of Whistle on Rattlesnakes. “Should you ever encounter a rat tiesnake and he shows fight just begin to whistle softly and the reptile will uncoil and lay with his eyes closed and body quivering,” sald John T. Shelton, of Petersburg, Tenn. “On more than ome occasion 1 have run across rattlesnakes and have always taken the fight out of them by whist ling. The snake seems to become ab solutaly helpless when he hears a so whistle and will make no attempt to spring upon you. This whistie ap pears to soothe his anger and robs hm of fighting power, | saved my life on one occasion in this manner. Try it and you'll find that I tell the truth —Nashville Tennessoean. One of the newest domestic conven. fences is a Jointed clothes prop which folds up for convenience In storing AWAY, Sn—— The firstciass railroad fare of Bel glum Is the lowest in the world | i - SA Around The World On 35 Cents, On a capital of 25 cents, James Crekine, 18 years old, has just com- pleted a tour one and one-half times around the globe. He arrived in New York vesterday with more mon- ey and better clothes than he possess- ed at the inception of his romantic journey. “My people were drowned in the Galveston flood,” he said, “and that's what made me leave home. But I'm going to get off the: road now. Traveling is not funny like it used to be When he left Galveston five years ago he was a barefooted boy of 13. He went across the Pacific, worked his way around the world to New York N. Y. American No Danger. said sure the molol and 4 ‘are break guest, not the timid will “Oh,” you down?" “Positively,” stonily “But argued “Because replied the owner how can you be wy 3 # ’ we have 1} [é me, he answered Brooklyn THE “YELL-OH"™ MAN And One of His Ways. To call 2a man a liar seems rude, 80 we will let the reader select his own term. Some Manager of “Collier's Yery cross with us not con- tinue to advertise in his paper. We bave ynally been at- tacked by editors who have tried to force us to advertise in thelr papers at their own prices, and, on their own conditions, failing in which we were to be attacked through their columns, The reader can to that tribe. Ve had understood that the editor time ago the Weekly” we got because would aus CC editoris a wild cat of the us, an pear tolerably clear who understands the We “One labors Grape-Nuts will ol an wef on ov quote in widely to indy operation ir nakes reference t Alerting that it ma) lic what the facts . liar up s0 that people at him. If this what produced apper have some knowledge 14 results from ence in the intestis {ly by undigested food be munderstood i008 ndigested starchy bread, cooked cereals, in warmth an bowels in an undigested decay, generating gases, ing the mucous surfaces until, ut such conditions, the lower art of the colon and the volved. quently, of a fo cities, Now then, made by Mr. C an attack of quired some f was predigested No h food ex- isted; from his knowledge of dietetics he perfected the food: made it pri marily for his use, and after wards introduced it to the public. In this food the starch is transformed by moisture and lopg-time cooking into a form of sugar, which ie easily digested and does not decay in the intestines. It is a practical certainty that when a man bas approaching symptoms of appendicitis, the attack ean be avoided by discontinuing «I food except Grape-Nuts, and by prop- erly washing out the intestines. Most physicians are now acquainted with the facts, and will verify the statement. Of course, this is all news, and should be an education to ‘he person who writes the editorials for “Col lier's,” and who should take at least some training before he undertakes to write for the public. Now as to the references to “a dis tinguished physician™ or “a promi nent health official” being “mythical persons.” We are here to wager “Colller's Weekly,” or any other skeptic or liar, any amount of money they care to name, and which they will cover, that we will produce proof to any Board of Investigators that wa have pever yet rublished an adver tisement announcing the opinion of a prominent physician or health official on Postum or Grape-Nuts, when we did not have the actual detter in our possession. It can be easily understood that many prom- fuent physicians dislike to bave their names made public ih reference to any artiele whatsoever; they have their own reasons, and we respect those reasons, but we never make mention of endorsements unless we nave the actual endorsement, and that Matement we will back with any amount of money ealled for. When a journal wilfully prostitutes fts columns, to try and harm a repu- table maoufacturer in an offort to force him to advertise, K is time the publie knew the facts. The owner or editor of Collier's Weekly ean not force money from us by such methods, POSTUM CEREAL CO, Ltd. undig white ot siate, the moisture appendix become gols Grape-Nuts food Ww. Pu had pendici and re- in ich the starch was . after he ag od suc own
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