PELAGIC SEALING. Prof. Elliott Would Put Alt on an Equal Footing. Speaking of the action of the col lector of customs at Sitka, Alaska, In shutting out the Canadian pelagic sealers from port privileges at Una. laska, Prof. Henry W. Elliott, who was In Alaska In 1872 and 1874 and again in 1890, under authority of spe cial acts of congress on the sealing question, said to a reporter recently that the present trouble is the nat ural sequel of the confusion and fail ure which has attended every effort of the agents of the United States since 1892 to better the miserable conditions on Seal Island. "In 1897," said Prof. Elliott, at the urgent re quest of Secretary Gage, congress passed a special act which prohibited all American citizens from engaging In the taking of fur seals in the open ' sea. This shut out several hundred American vessel owners and sealers frtm any right to do what the Cana dian sealers were doing at that time and are doing today. This extraor dinary action of Secretary Gage was first proposed by Acting Secretary Hamlin, In 189G and 1836, and urged by him before the ways and means committee of the House. The late Mr. Dlngley, then chairman of that committee, refused to entertain the proposition for a moment, saying wisely that he for one would never hold the hands of an American from doing what a Canadian had a perfect right to do in the open sea. The nat ural result now follows of Intense dis like on the part of American vessel owners as well as the residents of the northwest towards the attitude of the administration on this question. This is, of course, aggravated every season by their watching the Cana dians at work, reaping the seal har vest, while they are compelled to sit Idly by on the shore. The Canadian hunters are today off the coast of California engaged in this work and boasting of their profits at our ex pense. To make it still worse, the profits of these Canadian hunters are four times greater than they were in 1879, when the act was passed pro hibiting Americans from open-sea sealing. These angry men, of course, have used all the influence they pos sess on the subordinate officials of the treasury department and have persuaded the customs collector to ex ceed Ills duty, If the recent reports of his action are correct." Prof. El liott has strong feelings on tho sub ject of the rapid extermination of the Alaskan seals, and will shortly pre sent the subject to tho House com mittee on ways and means. He will advocate the passage of a pending bill which provides that open-sea sealing shall be entirely prohibited or that the few remaining seals on Seal Isl and be entirely exterminated. Hymns at JSOO a Yard. A musical composer once said to Mr. Sankey, with more frankness than courtesy, that he could write such tunes as those of the "Gospel Hymn Book" by the yard. If he were willing to oome down to It. Mr. Sankey quiet ly replied: "Well, sir, all 1 have to say ( is that lam willing to pay flvo hun dred dollars a yard, either to you or to-anybody else, for all the tunes you can bring me like those In our Gospel Hymn Book." "lollies ~ Mrs. J. If. Raskins, of Chicago, 111., President Chicago Arcado Club, Addresses Comforting Words to Women Regarding Childbirth. •• DEAR MRS. PINKIIAM : Mothers need not dread childbearing nfter they know the value of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. While I loved children I dreaded tho ordeal, for it left me weak and sick MRS. J. H. HASKINS. for months after, aDd at the time I thought death was a welcome relief; but before my last child was born a Eood neighbor advised LydiaE.Pinlc am's Vegetable Compound, and I used that, together with your Pills and Sanative Wash for four months before the child's birth; it brought me wonderful relief. I hardly had an ache or pain, and when the cV.ild was ten days old I left my bed strong in r health. Every spring and fall I now take abottleof Ej'dia E.PlnkhaniVs Veg etable Compound and lind it keeps me in continual excellent health." MRS. J. 11. IIABKINS, 3248 Indiana Ave., Chicago, 111. SSOOO forfeit If about testimo nial la not genuine. Care and careful counsel is Trhat the expectant and Avould-bo mother needs, and this counsel she can secure without cost by writing to Mrs. Fiuklmin at Lynn. Macs. DROP SY,TrL , t B J: i l* Km. Book of uatlincouit and 10 days' free. Dr. H H QUEEN'S BOMB. BOXB, AtUnta. Oft. WANTED—L dy or Gentleman xasole ropwoentutlve Oold Mrdnl nC flnfTalf* Kxpowltlon. ftIcILiIEiSNY'S TAbASCO r. N. u. li, 'ca. m Uot t ouKh Sjriip. Taetcs Oooa. uao 5 In lima. Sold by clriigglstt. jjf Agricultural Have Regular Feeding Hours. The Oregon station made a test of the Importance of regular hoars for feeding and milking cows. They took six cows and divided them Into two lots as near alike as to age and length of time in milk as they could. One lot was fed and milked regularly at 5.30 a. m. and 2.30 p. m., while the other lot was fed and milked at hours rang ing from 5 to 7 a. m. and from 4 to 0 p. m. This was kept up for three weeks, the amount of feed being the same for each lot. As a result those fed and milked regularly Increased their mill: production 5.9 per cent, whilo the other lot shrank 4.4 per cent This difference of about ten per cent. In three weeks emphasizes what wc have said so often: Feed and milk regularly. A Clomi Cow Tail. The simple device hero illustrated can bo used In nearly every cow sta ble to keep the tails clean, and pre vent the cows from switching during milking in fly time. A piece of heavy """""fIL... - -v-' lil If D3VICE TO HOTjD COW'S T.UIi. cord, with a loop In each end, Is fas tened above the cow at a, and the other end slipped around her tail as shown. When she lies down this will keep her tall out of the gutter and tilth. When about to milk, bang the cord over a beam or a hook at b, which will pull the tail above harm's way.—Orange Judd Farmer. How to Bo a Good Farmer, There are thousands of farmers all over the country who If asked why they are living In the country, will say that thoy don't know enough to do anything else. In my opinion the farmer to enjoy his work and b? ablo to accomplish anything of importance, must be as well educated as any other dase of people. He should not only bo familiar with scientific works, but he must not neglect higher mathematics, and should be familiar with animals and Insects, know about the growth of plants, formation of soils, etc. He will then be better able to solve the ninny complex problems which confront ev ery farmer In this day and age. Many think that tho farmer's life is an unenviable one, that no Is tied down at home, scarcely having time to eat his mealg, while tho truth of tho mat ter Is, the farmer can bo the most In dependent man on earth If ho chooses. True, ho must rise early, work late and continuously for a while In the spring, but after two or three months the hardest of his work Is done, and he can take It comparatively easy dur ing the remainder of tho season. One of tho greatest essentials to pros perity and enjoyment of Ufo Is per fect health. Tho best opportunities for this are offered on tho fann unless 100 much work Is attempted. Exposure during bad weuther must be avoided as much as possible. Whilo stock farmers especially must bo out In all kinds of weather, good food and proper clothing wfil go a long way towards counteracting any bad effects. The orchard, garden and poultry yard makes it possible for the farmer to have tho very best to live upon. While men In other professions may make money faster, very few callings afford more pleasure and more substantial returns. It Is now possible to have dolly papers, periodicals of all kinds, so that the dweller in the country need not be Ignorant.—Harry Courth waite. In American Agriculturist. Increased Potato Crop. The high prices of potatoes this year have caused importers to bring stock from Europe in the largest quan tities ever known. Every owner of potatoes has had a chance to sell his products for good prices, and nothing but the small yield last year cast a shadow upon the Industry. But even with the lessening of the general crop there was considerable profit for tlio average grower, and some more for tunato than others in their yield real ized greater returns per aero than In ordinary seasons. Small crops often prove a blessing to the few expert growers, although a bad thing for the general run of farmers. It is during such seasons that the expert shows his superior knowedge of conditions, and when his science and skill prove their worth. It Is during averse sea sons when modern intensive culture makes the highest showing, for while other crops arc producing only half the average yield, tho farmer who un derstands his business well and prac tices the latest methods Is making his crop yield a third of half more. With prices ruling high, this extra yield means for him all profit. In full seasons, when prices are depressed by the abundance of yield, he may not get enough for his crop to pay for the actual work. So it Is that during poor seasons we find the best growers mak ing less complaint, and sometimes ac tually rejoicing. A full crop of potatoes, when prices are high, as they have been this year, will net higher profits per acre than any other crop that we can grow, nnd even a three-quarters crop should yield a profit sufficient to pay big wages. Therefore we find plenty of growers not at all discouraged over the past season's results. On the contrary they are more convinced than ever that there is money in potatoes, but more especially In. Intensive, modern culture. One such season in the past Is enough to convince many of this. A high yield of excellent market potatoes can be accomplished only through intensive culture in good seasons; but when the weather, seed and Insects are all against the crop, one is particularly thankful that nothing hns been left un done to get the best from the soil. In telligent culture pays at any time, but In poor seasons it pays better than any time. In fact, it is the only cul ture that pays at all during such sea sons.—C. L. Maganus, in American Cultivator^ Rflot Grafting Apple Trees. The apple is propagated by root grafting by large growers of nursery stock, but not so much by those who grow only small quantities of trees. The value of trees grown from root grafts, as compared with budded trees, Is much discussed, and root-grafted trees are much praised by some and condemned by others, nnd probably both sides are right under certain con ditions. A good strong root in a per fectly healthy condition, skillfully grafted early In the winter, carefully packed, kept in a cool, moist place and carefully planted in tho spring will no doubt make as good a tree as can be produced by the same stock planted in the nursery In the spring and budded in the fall. As a correspondent asks how to make root grafts, I will briefly outline the work as it is done in pony nurseries. The work of root grafting requires a strong, healthy stock or seedling, a sharp, thin-bladed knife, always kept sharp, and skill to make a clean cut with no twists or turns to it, but flat and smooth. To ono not skilled in the uso of the knife, considerable practice is needed in cutting upon shoots of the apple or penr, or other hnrd woods, before making tho grafts. The root or seedling. Fig. 1, is held in the left hand, and an upward cut made at the point, n, where the root nnd top come together, called the collar. A tongue is then cut about midway of this, n, Fig. 2, which is to fit into a similar cut on the scion. The scion. Fig. 3, a piece of Inst year's growth, about six inches long, of tlie' variety desired, is then taken, nnd the same kind of a cut made on its lower end. The two cut surfaces are then placed together and the tongues pressed firmly against each other, tak ing care that tho inner bark, called the cambium layer, comes in contact with as many points as possible. If /V i BTirS IN BOOT GBAJfTINO. the scion is the same sine of the stock this may take place on both edges, but If it is smaller than the stock, con tact can only be mndo on one side. After pressing as firmly as possible, tho union is made more complete by tying the parts together with raffia fiber, soft twine or waxed thread, us at Fig. 4. The success of this work depends upon how carefully the cut lias been made, how much of the cambium layers come in contact, and how firmly the parts are bound to gether. After the grafts have been made thoy are to be packed in moist sand or light soil nnd kept in one position until taken out for planting in spring. A very good way of packing is to take a soap box or other box of the right size and place it on one end, Fig. 5. Then put in a layer of grafts and cover with soil, pressing it firmly about tho grafts, putting in layers of sand and gravel, Fig. 5, b, until all are in or the box is filled. The box should be kept In a cool, moist place, as nearly freez ing as possible, yet not actually frozen, until spring. As early as the land will work up fine and mellow, the grafts should be planted in the nursery rows about five inches apart, and in rows four to five feet from each other. As the grafts are taken- from the box they should be put into a pail of water, that they may not be exposed to drying, and planted with a spade or dlbbler, taking care not to start the union of the scion and root. During the first year in tlie nursery little care is needed, but to keep the land well cultivated, nnd allowing only one shoot to grow.—Pro fessor S. T. Maynard, in American Agriculturist. It Isn't always the clock with the loudest tick that keeps the best time. fSiIR Oyster Shell Honda. Driving, cycling and automobiling tourists who return from their out ings on the South Jersey pikes this summer are unusually enthusiastic in :helr praises of these shell roads, writes the Philadelphia Press. The process of constructing these roads is of special interest because of its simplicity. There is no expense of digging out the roadbed and filling it first with large stones and then with a smoother top dressing as in the con struction of a macadamised road. The shells are simply unloaded from the boats (which bring them in great quan tities from nearby oyster fields to Buena Vista whnrf), and are then carted out along the roads until a hol low is found, or any spot thnt needs repairing, and are then unceremon iously dumped and left without any process of pounding or smoothing, until broken up and leveled off by the pass ing carriages and farm wagons. In constructing a shell road from the beginning, load after load of the oyster shells are dumped in an irregular bank all along the centre of the roadway; then with a road scraper a bank of earth is thrown up along the edge to keep the shells from scattering. This leaves a narrow, smooth space over which the scraper has passed along the edge of the bank of shells; and as this is used for driving as long as the weather Is dry, it would seem that the bank of shnrp shells would never be driven Into smooth, white firmness. But wait until there is a heavy storm, and the smooth road at the side becomes a mass of heavy mud and sand, then the rough shell bank is gladly mounted, and although it is decidedly rough at first, the heavy country driving and carting of farming produce soon crushes the shells and forces them into the rain soaked soil beneath. A second or third banking of the shells, scatter ing them further over the sides of the roadbed each time, with this process repeated, forms a roadbed that is hard and firm to the depth of a foot or more, and beautifully smooth and white. When these shell roads extend along great stretches of pines, with even rows of cedar and fir trees lining the roadway (as they do throughout many parts of New Jersey), one is reminded of the palm lined drives so alluringly pictured in views of "our new posses sions." SOITIJIJJ the Problem. Cost is now the principal obstacle to the building of good roads in New York State, according to State Engi neer Bond. The farmers, who have the most to gain from improved high ways, but who have been slow to ap preciate tills fact, are now represented to be generally in favor of the move ment. Applications under the Arin strong-Higbie law for road improve ment are piling up in the State Engi neer's office. With a reduction in the cost of road building, the State appro priation could cover more ground, nnd to this problem of a reduced cost Mr. Bond has been devoting his attention. He thinks he hns found the solution in the proposed establishment of a State rock-crushing plant, nenr Rock land Lake, across the Hudson from Sing Sing, where the convicts could be employed, in converting the trap rock, abundant there, into road metal. He regards the location as excellent for the purpose, and would expect the returning canal boats to carry loads of broken stone up into the State at cheap rates, rather than to go back light. An other suggested merit in the idea it that It would solve the convlct-luboi problem, so far as Sing Sing is con cerned.—New York Post .Enroii© WM Fortunnt©. The countries of Europe were for tunate in having a system of roads es tablished long before the Invention of the steam railway. In the United States the rapid extension of railways has caused the roads to be neglected. Good roads are essential to the pros perity of rural districts, as they pro mote local commerce and tend to make the people better acquainted with one another.—Thomas W. Knox, New York City. Mean New Opportunities. Good roads mean new opportunities whieli will broaden and sweeten life. They mean education, and just as ig norance is the root of falsity and disor der, so education means knowledge and love of law and order, the nation's only hope for the abolishment of crime —Clara Louise Buruham. A Oood Suggestion. The Legislature of each State should pnss a law for the establishment nnd maintenance of good roads. Let the bicyclist of town or city unite with the farmer in agitating the matter, and a millennium of good roads will speedily result.—Mrs. R. P. Woodward, Fori Wadsworth, N. Y. Needed For Crerybody. By all means let us have good roads for the farmer, for the merchant, foi the wheelmen, for the pedestrians, fox everybody. Ellen F. Pratt, Editoi Health and Dress, lowa City, lowa. The Egoiat. Every man is an egoist, but only one in a hundred knows how to back it up. —New York Press. 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