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"4-- * -- - -* <*r- W ! ̂ f GREAT DAY !N HISTORY .mriAitH r m ZZ?\? MOfirtof W»#UtY«f Ifia, JOHN AMMS ON JULY 4T!* The DECLARATION f£ JND®»EM>ENCE \ W»T RCACt TO TMC CONTMniCHTAU CQN0lteS9 Everett's €mogy on Independence Rail DEED which neither France nor England, Greece nor Rome, ever witnessed was done In Independence Hall, in the city of Philadelphia; a deed that cannot be matched in the hlstoru of the world. That old Hall should forever be kept sacred as the scene of such a deed. Let the rains of heaven distil gently on its roof, and the storms of winter beat softlu on its door. As each successive generation of those who have been benefited by the great Declara­ tion made within its walls shall make their pilgrimage to that shrine, may they think it not unseemly to call its walls salvation and Its gates praise.--Edward Everett. I T is possible to hold Fourth of July celebrations in the shadow of the structure which saw the birth and signing of the Declara­ tion of Independence, the most potent doctrine for freedom in the history of the world, and the nation has not ig­ nored the opportunity. There are many patriotic Ameri­ cans who make • it a duty on July 4 to journey to Philadelphia, a pilgrimage to the shrine of liberty, there to raise their voices in thanks and rejoicing tor the great deed that was there accomplished. Since that day, now distant 131 years, when Charles Thomson, rising ia his chair, read for the first time the final draft of that momentous docu­ ment which Thomas Jefferson wrote, but which underwent many changes before meeting with the final approval of the delegates to the continental congress, not an Independence day has been permitted to pass without a proper celebration in the public square back of Independence hall. Presidents of the United States, sen­ ators, representatives, justices of the highest courts, and even foreign am­ bassadors have poured forth their elo­ quence at liberty's cradle. The municipal authorities of the city of Philadelphia are careful to see to it that some distinguished man is always on hand as orator of the day. The pomp of military circumstance has sometimes been called upon to lend prestige to the occasion, and the test musicians of the land have been proud to play patriotic airs in the shadow of the steeple where hung the bell that so singularly fulfilled the pro­ phetic mission assigned it 24 years oefore to "proclaim liberty through­ out the land." The location of the hall lends itself to purposes of public celebration. There Is ample room, both front and back, for the building stands well back from the pavement, BO that a large company can gather in front. In the rear, the beautiful Indepen­ dence square, there is still more space, and thousands assemble to lis­ ten to the orations, and hear the Declaration of Independence read. This latter is really the distinctive feature of Fourth of July celebrations In Independence square. The day would not seem properly observed with this omitted. It is a notable record of which every American may be proud that not a Fourth of July has passed since we have been a nation, without the in­ spired words being uttered again to the air that heard them first The first reading of the declaration was that by Charles Thomson, the secretary of congress, when he an­ nounced the completed paper to the men who had framed it. Thomson did not, however, read the declaration from the balcony of Independence hall to the people crowded outside to hear for the first time in what terms the colonists should tell King George that his conturi of the 13 colonies was at an end. That privilege was reserved for John Nixon, a prominent member of the committee of safety. In honor of the occasion, delegates to the congrt ss filed out in the July sunshine to listen to the sacred words. Nixon has been described as master elocutionist with a voice so cledr and distinct that it was heard clear to Fifth street, one square distant. He took his place on the balcony, which was then the favorite rostrum of the day. Crowds had assembled to hear him, gathered by the ringing of the liberty bell. It was a memorable cele­ bration, and the first in the history of the nation. Later, long years after, Edwin For­ est, the most noted of American ac­ tors, whose love for patriotism and the institutions of his country was deeper even than his regard for the stage, stood on the same spot, and on a Fourth of July morning read the words of Jefferson, as no man has read them before or since. A great crowd was present, perhaps the largest ever as­ sembled, and the actor during and aft­ er che reading was cheered again and again. Forest esteemed the Declaration of Independence as the best single piece composition in existence, valuing it even above his beloved Shakespeare. Two years after the first Fourth of July, there occurred a celebration in Independence square that had a spe­ cial significance. The advance of the British, and their occupation of Phil­ adelphia during the winter of 1777- 1778, had forced congress to leave the Quaker city and go to York. After the evacuation congress re­ turned July 2 and a grand celebration of the recurrence of the promulgation of the declaration was held, in which nearly the entire population of Phila­ delphia joined. Chevalier Conrad Al­ exander Gerard of France, the first minister ever accredited to the United States from any power, was an Inter­ ested spectator. During the centennial in Philadel­ phia there was naturally a notable demonstration, and no less a person than Don Pedro, emperor of Brazil, sat among those who cheered the sen­ timents that had sounded the downfall of monarchy In this country, and were finally to take his throne from the ruler of Brazil. In later years, another representa­ tive of a foreign country was the cen­ tral figure at Independence square Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister, spoke there with fine eloquence, and made one of the best speeches cred­ ited to him In his many felicitous utter­ ances in this country. The anomaly that he was the envoy of one of the most absolute of mon archies did not prevent the celestial from painting in most graphic phrase what the venerable building stood for. During his first administration, Grover Cleveland, president of the United States, came t# Philadelphia one Fourth of July and, standing on a platform raised on the square, ap­ pealed to the young manhood of Amer* ica that the great lessons of 1776 be not ignored. Samuel J. Randall, Judge Kelley, Gen. Grant, Lewis Cassidy have also figured prominently in Fourth of July celebrations there. During the administration of Mayor Warwick, himself an orator of genuine gifts, every year was made the oc­ casion of notable demonstrations tc which were invited men of national tame. Under the direction of the governor of Pennsylvania a work of incalculable Interest hrs been finished at Valley Forge park by the state. Valley Forge has a close relation­ ship with Independence day, and the old camp site has proved » Mecca on July 4 to thousands of Americans who come from all over the union 16 pay a tribute to the fathers of the United States who suffered and died on this historic spot. Practically the entire site has been reserved. A chapel had been erected on the spot where Washington was discovered at prayer At the moment Valley Forge park comprises about 175 acres. It is properly policed and cared for by workmen, whose duty it is to keep the roads and the entire park la perfect order. Public interest has kept pace with this work. On Memorial day 1,500 per­ sons registered at the headquarters, and this is probably not one-fourth of those who were in the park. Anywhere from 8,000 to 10,000 Amer­ icans will fittingly celebrate July 4, 1908, by going over the ground, on which their heroic forefathers under­ went the sufferings that mad* inde­ pendence possible. Betsy Ross. A quiet house, a quiet street, A needle and a thread, A scissors and a square of blue. Some strips of white and red. And slender hands that deftly Btitched The shining stars across-- 'Twas thus the Hag of Liberty Was made by Betsy Ross. Though Father Time has worn to rags The ermine rotiea of kings. And left the guns of war to rust Among forgotten things; Though crowns and scepters at his touch Have turned to dust and dross-- Yet not a broken stitch has marred The work of Betsy Ron. In stately hall and lowly horn* Thin day its colors wave, The suelter of the world's oppressed. The beacon of the brave. L*t glory on the nation's shield Among the stars emboss The thread, the needle, and the name And fame of Betsy Ross. --Minna Irving, in Leslie's Weekly. LOOK FOR PHANTOM SPIRIT LOCOMOTIVE FRIEND. COME8 AS California Railroad Men Firmly Be­ lieve in Supernatural Appearance --How It Saved One Train from Certain Destruction. phantom locomotive visit roundhouse at Visitacion? That it will do so is the secret hope nourished in the breast of more than one hard- headedj old rail­ road man, who would scoff at the idea that he was su p^rstitious--and yet--well, there must be something in all those stories told by lifelong friends and comrades of the rail. Never heard of the phantom locomo­ tive? More than likely. Men do not lay bare to the casu^ acquaintance these vague yet tenacious beliefs. But in the cool shadows of the round­ house, the snug seclusion of the ca­ boose, among old and sympathetic railroad cronies, the mysterious ap­ pearances of this apparition of good omen, are soberly discussed,* Old Michael Flaherty believes In It, as. Indeed, Why should he not, since Quinn of the R. S. & P.--who was run­ ning old number 870 long before there was such a type as the big mogul-- told Flaherty, who was firing for him, all about the affair at Platte Junction. That was years ago. Quinn is dead now, and Flaherty has had his day at the throttle--lost his nerve--and, a railroad man still--is reduced to the post of watchman of the new round­ house at Visitacion. But he has ®ot forgotten Quinn!s story, nor the evi­ dence of his own eyes--for he, too, has seen the phantom locomotive. Quinn had the night run from Reno west over the Sierras--300 miles of heavy grades, sharp curves and creak ing trestles, with deep and rocky gorges upon the one hand and frown­ ing crags upon the other. He was a bluff, two-fisted man with a sort of calm, good-humored independence, which was the bane of train dispatch­ ers and division superintendents. He was afraid of nothing, not even of au­ thority, but he was a good engineer and he usually pulled No. 7 Into the station at Oakland mole so nearly on time that his Uttle flurries of indepen­ dent retort were overlooked. There had been a freight wreck at Gold Run, and the overland was held for two hours while the wrecking crew cleared the rails. When she pulled slowly between the piled-up tangle of splinters and scrap iron which had been fast freight No. 56, Quinn was In a mood to force the big compound en gine to the limit. Signal lights were but a quick blur In the darkness-- Quinn was running on his nerve and the chance that ali was well ahead. As No. 7 neared Auburp she rounded a sharp curve in a deep cut, and into Quinn's startled eyes there flashed the gleaming headlight of a locomotive-- on the same track. There was little time to think. The cab rocked and swayed with the tre­ mendous speed) the wheels screamed with the sudden setting of the brakes; the great yellow headlight, like an evil eye bore down upon him. He clutched the sill of the cab window, whiskered a word of prayer and--the headlights met. There was a sensa­ tion of rushing air and the phantom locomotive passed through or over No. 7, which came to a grinding stop with a shock which threw the frightened passengers pell-mell out of their berths, and sent the condactor rush­ ing, with his twinkling lantern, to see what had gone wrong. "There's something wrong ahead," said Quinn, seizing the lantern from the conductor's hand. "No, I don't know what It is. Just sensed it, I guess. You come with me and I'll show you." Together they walked some hundred yards or more around the curve. The trestle over Hog gulch was gone-- washed out by |t cloudburst higher up the Sierras, and which had shown no sign below. Quinn was complimented by the D. S. on his keen sight and quick nerve. He said nothing about the phantom locomotive, but the fire­ man, who had seen it, too, was not so reticent. Quinn always laughed at the idea, except when he knew his man. It was Quinn himself who told the story to Flaherty.--F. J. Cagy, in San Francisco Chronicle. NEW LAW 18 IMPORTANT. Reeent Legislation Provides Proton 4 tion for Railroad Men. • ^ , , By a vote which in the house of rep* resentatives contained only one dis­ senting voice, and in the senate was unanimous, congress passed the em­ ployers' liability bill which was intro­ duced by Mr. Sterling to take the place of a similar act declared uncon­ stitutional a few months ago by the supreme court of the United States. The reason for this decision by the court was the fact that the first act made no discrimination between rail­ road employes in the service of com­ panies engaged in interstate business and those in the service of companies that operate wholly within the con­ fines of a state. The netfact remedies this defect by limiting its provisions to railroad em­ ployes engaged in interstate com­ merce. It establishes the doctrine that such companies are liable for personal injuries received by their employes in the discharge of their duties. It abol­ ishes the strict common-law rule, which has hitherto prevailed, barring recovery for the personal injury or death occasioned by the negligence of a fellow servant, and also relaxes the old common-law rule which makes contributory negligence on the part of the person injured a barrier to re­ covery. Under the new act it is left to the jury to determine the damages in ac­ cordance with the amount of contribu­ tory negligence shown. Moreover, the "assumption of risk" is abolished in all cases where the carrier is shown to have been violating any statute enacted for the protection of employes, and thus contribnting to the injury. Action may be brought at any time within two years. Considered as a piece of national legislation, the new act should do much to place the servants of the great railroads more nearly on a plane of equality with the powerful corpora­ tions for which they work, and should make it easier for them to obtain in court the justice which lies in equity rather than in law. It ou^ht also to lessen greatly the number of deaths and minor accidents which now make so horrible a list in the annual reports of American railroads.--Youth's Com­ panion. «*. <-=~D ©4RDE1V * c MAKING OAT HAY. BOX HOLDER FOR BUSH BERRIES Provides Receptacle for Berries and Leaves Both ttands Free to Pick. Make a box of crate material 6%x7 inches, and three inches deep. Sharp­ en a wagon box rod at the lower end, and six inches from the top flatten the The Box Holder. rod and punch two holes two inches apart, the size of copper rivets. The box is then riveted to the rod and when it is placed in the ground both hands are free for picking. Use of the device shown in the ac­ companying illustration above de­ scribed, says the Prairie Farmer, will be found to add a good many quarts of berries in the course of a day's picking. FOOD VALUE OF MILK. LIKE TO DRIVE LOCOMOTIVES. Persons of Prominence Take Pleasure in Handling Throttle. Apropos of the fact that Miss Ethel Roosevelt recently boarded the foot­ plate of an American express and drove it at the rate of 50 miles an hour, it is interesiing to recall that the duchess of Fife once drove the Lon­ don, Brighton and South Coast en­ gine which bears her name for a short Prof. J. B. Lindsey Makes 8tr6ng Ar­ gument for It. The food value of milk is brought out forcibly 1^ a recent pamphlet written by Prof. J. Lindsey of the Massachusetts College of Agriculture and published by the state board of agriculture. Milk of average quality at market prices furnishes more, food for the money than do more expensive kinds of meat, such as beef, mutton and pork, and is much cheaper than such special foods as eggs or oysters, or , . most vegetables and fruits. Only distance in 1902, with the duke acting j bpeakfast foods, etc., are cheaper as fireman, says an English exchange. I of energy than mllk A ,ance The duke of Connaught has also had , at Prof Llnd8ey.a table 6hoWB that practical experience In running a loco- milk at glx cent8 a quart furn,fthe8 •K° ht ' not g 8*° the same amount of protein as round the khedlve put In an entire morning beef at 16 cent8 or roagt k at 12 in firing an engine. The duke of Suth- ; centB. That ,B to a dollar,B worth erland, who has a private line connect­ ing Dunrobin castle with the main line, has ere now handled the levers himself, while the marquis of Down- shire, who has a three-mile circular track in the grounds at Hillsborough castle, has amused himself at times by acting as fireman and engineer. Ry the way, the marchioness of Tweed- dale drove an express train on the opening of the Forth bridge, while Lady Minto, the vicereine of India, once crossed the Rocky mountains on the cow-catcher of an engine. Saved by Warning Voice. The general run of engineers are firm believers in ghosts, or. in modern parlance, psychic manifestations. Nearly every engineer has seen a ghost, knows those who have had that experience, or has heard of the spir­ itual visitation from some apparently itjthentic source. The proceedings of the Society of Psychical Research con­ tain many instances of this nature re- of either of these foods contains an equal amount of protein. Even where milk is sold as high as ten cents per quart; a dollar will buy as much pro­ tein when spent for milk as If spent for lamb chops at 25 cents per pound, sirloin beef at 30 cents or eggs at 36 cents per dozen. Prof. Lindsey thinks milk should occupy a .larger place in the daily diet than is ordinarily given. In ex­ periments at the Maine State College It was found that when the students were allowed free use of milk the ex­ tra milk consumed replaced the other animal food to a nearly corresponding ettent. and the milk diet was not only less costly than the meat, but was fully as satisfactory. When skim-milk is used the food value Is obtained at even less cost since the value as a food does not depend very much on the cream, and at the price at which It is valued in most country districts, about one-half a cent a quart, it is one of the very cheapest foods, and can be used to advantage in place of water cited in undoubted good faith. In one case an engineer of a western railroad [ in cooking, adding greatly to <the val- saw the ghost of his wife suddenly ue of the foods with which it is mixed, spring out of the darkness into the Hardly any food returns so much .of area of the headlight on the track i Its food value because there' is no loss ahead of his speeding train as it j in cooking and no waste. It is pala- rounded a sharp curve. Clearly, dis- I table, easily digested, and according tinctly, above t&e deafening rumble of j to Prof. Lindsey is entitled to be Woodman, Spare That Tree! The Lackawanna railroad and the Crocker-Wheeler Electric company have given a fine example to the peo­ ple of the country by going to the trouble and expense of transplanting a great oak tree which it was neces­ sary either to cut down or remove be­ cause of the building of a new rail­ road station, ft took one of the Lack­ awanna's big wrecking cranes to re­ move the tree, but it was worth the exertion.--Wall Street Journal. Additions to Russian Lines. During the year 1907 the additions to the Russian railroad system amounted to 1,167 miles, an Increase of three per cent., bringing up the to­ tal to 40,438 miles. Of the whole mileage, 67 per cent, belongs to the state. At the end of the year there were 1,600 miles under construction, included in which" is a branch of the Transcaspian line (Asiatic Midland), 118 miles, to the Persian border. the train, he heard her say. "The bridge is washed out." An instant more and the air brakes were gripping the wheels in claws of steel amid a shower of metal sparks, and the long train came to a standstill within a few feat of a bridgeless chasm. At the same time, miles away, at the other end of the route, the engineer's wife awoke with a scream from a vivid dream of danger to hep husband. "The bridge is washed out," she cried in frenzy to her daughter, who had rushed to her bedside. Was it telepathy 1 Who knows. They tell the story in the smoke-grimed roundhouses on the Rio Grande Western in Colorado and Utah. classed prnong the most economical human foods. FERTILIZING THE ORCHARD. Length oiPWorld's Lines. A recent German estimate of the world's railroads gives them a total length of 563,771 miles. The increase last year is less than that for six years. Furnish Living for Many. Twenty per cent, of the population of Canada earns its living in connec­ tion with the country's carrying trade. Railroad employes alone num­ ber 124,000. 8topped Train to 8hoot Bear. The conductor on the Merced rirer Canyon train in California stopped the train long enough to kill with a rifle a brown bear 200 yards away. Obedience to Duty. The sphere of duty is Infinite. II exists in every station of life. We have It not in our choice to be rich or poor, to be happy or unhappy; but it becomes us to do the duty that every­ where surrounds us. Obedience to duty, at all costs and risks, is the very essence of the highest civilized life. Great deeds must be worked for. hoped for, died for, now aa in the pajt. Made Him a 8ongster. Mr. Stubb (in astonishment)-- Gracious, Maria! That tramp has been singing cut in the back yard for the last hour. Mrs. Stubb--yes, John, it is all my fault. Mr. Stubb--Your fault! Mrs^ Stubb--Indeed it is. I thought I was giving him a dish of boiled oat­ meal and instead of that I boiled up the birdseed by mistake. Pay of Canadian Railroad Men. Engineers and firemen on Canadian railroads are paid by the mile. Rates vary according to the class of trains to be handled, such as passenger, t If the plant 1B not allowed to go to What Prof. Voorhees Thinks la the Beet Treatment. Prof. Voorhees spoke on fertilizers for fruit growers at the late meeting of the New Jersey Horticultural so­ ciety. He called mineral^ and water the two elements of most Importance to the fruit grower. Greater care should be taken in the use of stable manure in orchards than with any other kind of fertilizer. The original soil is a very important factor, and the fruit that grows well on one will not grow to a good maturity on another. A mixture of one-third ground bone, acid phosphate and,nitrate of potash Is good for most kinds of fruit; the quantity to be applied may be regu­ lated by the needs of the soil and crop. An annual application oif 1,000 pounds per acre In the early life of an orchard would not be too much; also a light application each year. The amount to be used must be determined by the grower. Cover crops should be used, be says, but not allowed to mature, as they take too much moisture from the trees; they should be plowed down while In a green state to supply humus, from which to secure nitrogen for future use. ! What the Experience of One Farmer Has Taught Him. ' When the hull or the grain on top of the head begins to turn yellow is the time I begin to make oat hay. At this time these top grains are in the dough state, and the remainder is mostly in the milk, and the stalks and blades are still- green, writes a corre­ spondent in the Farmers' Voice. While as a usual thing stock does not relish oat hay as much as mixed timothy or Clover, I find it to be a good substi­ tute. It must be well cured, as it is one of the worst crops to draw dampness, heat and mold. It should never be put into the barn when the least tough or damp. I have made a good deal of oat hay and find it fairly good if cut at the right time and properly handled. Many farmers allow it to get too ripe to make the best of hay. When allowed to almost mature there will be a greater amount of grain, it can be more easily cured, there will be less danger from molding, but it will not be oat hay; it will be oats In the straw. When handled this way the anilrnals will eat the grain readily, but will only eat the straw when driven to it by hunger ar«d will get but little good out of it. Nor should they be cut while too gr#en, as in that case it will be very fc&rd to cure sufficiently, while green oats cut In the milk makes very good feed for milk cows, but the curing is very difficult, owing to the long period necessary for properly drying and the difficulty of getting good weather. It is absolutely necessary that the fodder be thor­ oughly dried before storing. When the surface of the ground Is smooth I cut the oats with a mower, and let them remain several days, then turn them over, repeating this operation until thoroughly dry. It usually takes me about a week to cure my. oats properly. When the weather is not favorable and I fear a rain be­ fore they have time to dry In the win­ dows, I build very large cocks, and build them so as to turn the water as much as possible. These cocks will go through a sweat and may stand if necessary two or even three weeks, after wMch they must be stacked or put into the barn. When unloading every two loads can be salted liberally and tramped down, It will then go through another sweat. Such hay when fed with clover will prove excel­ lent for horses and cattle. G e n e r a i j ) e m a n d of the Well-informed of the World always been for a simple, pleasant efficient liquid laxative remedy of value; a laxative which physicians sanction for family use because its com* ponent parts are known to them to be wholesome and truly beneficial in effect, acceptable to the system gent^ yet prompt, in action. In supplying that demand with its <0E» cellent combination of Syrup of Figs an4 Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relic* on the merits of the laxative for its remark­ able success. That is one of many reasons why Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is gives the preference by the Well-informed. To get its beneficial effects always bay the genuine--manufactured by the Cali­ fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for «ds by all leading druggists. Price fifty per bottle. MAKING CREAM CHEESE. How the Farmer's Family Can Enjoy Choice Home-Made Article. We make our own cheese for home use, and as there are perhaps some who do not know how to make this highly nutritious food I will give our method, writes a farmer in Farm and Home. To make a three-pound cheese that is good after four weeks, and bet­ ter with age, we take five gallons milk, cream and all, if it has set for a while, and heat till about milk warm. We then dissolve one-half of a No. 2 rennet tablet in half a teacupful of cold water, stir it well into the milk, and add one tablespoonful salt to the milk, and then stir. We remove it from the fire and let stand from three to six minuteB, when It becomes thick, like clabber. As soon as it becomes solid clabber it is ready to break up. We then stir the clabber, or curd, as it is celled, which separates the curd from the whey, and let it stand until the curd settles to the bottom. With the hand we press the pieces, say one inch thick, put into a crock, and over it pour hot water. It is then stirred with a spoon, and let set till It seems tough, like leather, which will be in about three minutes. We again cut in pieces, as it has run to­ gether, salt as for butter, and it is ready to be pressed. For the press we take a gallon syrup can and melt off both ends, and make ends for the can from one-inch boards to just fit inside. We set the can over one board and line it with a well-greased cloth, long enough to fold over the top. Pour in the curd, fold over the cloth, and put on the other board. It is then set where it can drain, a 15-pound weight is placed on top, left for 24 hours, and thep removed from 'the press. We take off the cloth and grease the cheese, lay It on a plate In a screened box and grease and turn it every day un­ til it is ready to use. What a Settler Can Secure In WESTERN CANADA 160 Acrei Grfr.?n-Grcwiisjj Land FREfc 20to 40 Bucheis Wheat ft© the A era. 40 to 90 Bu&helt Oat» She Acre, 35 to 50 Bushels Barley to the Acrfc, Timber for Fencing and Buildings FREE Good Law©with Low Taxation. Splendid Railroad Facilities and Low Schools and Churehe* Convenient, Satisfactory Markets for s il ProducjiMM* Good Climate and Perfect Health. Chances for Profitable investments* Some of the choicest Frain-producittfr Saskatchewan ami Alberta may now Quired in these must healthful parous sections under the Revised Homestead Rtgslatfoas by -which entry may be made by prox/ (on cer­ tain conditions), by the father, mother, m, daughter, brother or sister of Intending hoot** steader. | Entry fee In each case istlO.OO. For pamphlat, "Last HW^t West.' 'particulars as to rates,rout««, best time to go and where to locate, apply MM C. J. tWH'OHTOH, Room 412 Merchants I estj 4 Trad Bidg. .Chicago. lii.; M. H. KOtiEKS, tbirdfloor, Tisdm Terminal Btdg., Indianapolis, Ind.; or T. 0. CtiRHE. loom 12 B, Callahan Block, Milwaukee, WiscoMie. * COLORADO No trip can surpass in plea­ sure and health a vacation spent in the Rockies. Low rates in effect every day to September 30, 1906. $30 Ftr tt» ftmdfrlp (ran CMnp ti Denver-Colorado Spriags- Pueblo VIA UNION PACIFIC Now and Scenic Rouw to Yellowstone Pmk Inquire of W. C. NEIMYER, Q. 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A company that will have its mill in operation in a few mm ids, on* good ahowing min;ug pn>pot«i!iini ilz; says. Apply today if you waul your ehajM* on the low priee. Address, THEOT1ME BOl'DREAU 21 A»or> St.. W. Manchester. If. 8. DAISY FLY KILLER ABOUT THE FARM. person can pass through easily with­ out opening the big gate. When the main gate is to be opened the short brace is lifted with the foot and lodged on a hook. The gate shuts against a short post in the ground and a hook and staple at this place makes it steadier. A farmer is known shy the tools he uses. Sweet potatoes raised from cuttings of the vines from the early planted ones make potatoes that keep better than those grown from the early spring plants. Thistles spread only from the seed. freight, or way-freight. Engineers make from $3.25 to 94.25 per 100 miles ai& firemen from $2.20 to $3 per 100 miles. When busy, a good month's total run is about 3.600 miles. •eed it will not spread over the pas­ ture. The best time to cut the weed Is just before it comes into bloom and before there IB any possibility of the •Md maturiig. Good Advice. A department bulletin contains this sensible advice: It requires an intel­ ligent understanding of the principles of farnii^ to obtain success on natural­ ly light lands. It takes about three years' time , to get the farm on a pay­ ing basis. The first year, at least, the farmer must have enough money on hand to carry him through, or he must be prepared to work out part of the time. Planting Potatoes. A reader wants to know when pota­ toes should be planted If they are grown extensively. At the same time they are planted when grown on a small scale. 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