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> V -4*»*»*.«», <V" „> i#*W>-*,*K 3» 1# *!«L**'»J **»»... A , • 'vL/i-r" ' «iOflOOOOOQ <L5LiULSLfiJLy-P-P.0J.g.9PiLg-P-q0-Pg flJULP-9.9 99,9 9 9 9S.9S.9.9.9J ^ | FINEST TRAIN IN INDIA. o State Capital News ^ Breexy Gossip, Notes and Doings ^ of Interest at Springfield. Some Respects It Has Advantage# Over Thoss of America. '"^yrgYrraTmnnrra'B-a-e'flrrrgTrsraT^ mmf I Springfield.--Preparations are be­ ing made , foT the celebration on an elaborate scale of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. on February 12, 1909. The exercises will be held In this city. The entire proceedings will be under the general direction of the Lincoln Centennial association, of which the folio wing are the charter members; Melville W. Fuller, chief justice of the United States; Senators CuHom and Hopkins of Illinois, Speaker Joseph O, Cannon. Adlai E. Stevenson, Gov. -Deneen, James A Rose, secretary of Ktate. Illinois; Congressman Benja- nin F. Caldwell, ex Gov. Richard Yates of Illinois, Melville E. Stone, New York; John W. Bunn of Spring­ field, Horace White, New York; Witttam Jayne of Springfield. Invitation 3 hare be£fc issued Mao the president, the members of fete cabinet and to the ambassadors, ministers and consuls of the foreign governments. Among those who have already agreed to be present if possi­ ble are Ambassadors Bryce and Jus- serand, William J. Bryan and William H. Taft. The program in Springfield will consist of formal ceremonies at grave during the morning, a public aneeting in the afternoon and a ban­ quet at night. Two features of the celebration hare been practically agreed upon, and the educational au­ thorities of each state will be asked to carry them into effect. These are that the same program which will be carried out In Illinois be also observed is every schoolhouse in the country, and that at a certaia hour of the day - ©very school child in the land shall 'Stud, and while facing is the direc­ tion of Springfield repeat the brief speech that Lincoln uttered as he bade farewell to his friends and neighbors f!n Springfield the day he left for Wash- • lagton in 1861. 'Postmaster* to Hold Convention. Postmasters at fourth-class offices In Illinois will hold their annual state Convention In this city September 22. The department at Washington has ^granted each postmaster in this class Are days' leave of absence, allowing ample time for the trip to and from 'this city. Therefore the third week in September every country paper will •contain the following item: "Henry Perkins, our genial and accommodat­ ing postmaster, is in Springfield at­ tending a meeting of postmasters. Daring Henry's administration the ef- Aciency of the service has been won­ derfully improved. While Henry is :gone his capable assistants, Mrs. Per- Idns and son, Ebenezer, will have charge of affairs." The Illinois State Ijeague of Postmasters at Fourth- cl^ss Offices is an organization of abtoat five years' growth. It was the ^result of the development of a small <aeeting held lay postmasters in a 'northern county when the men who handled the community's mail gath­ ered;- to discuss political ways and means and incidentally a number of »ollcial problems were solved. State Banks Show Gain. The statement of the condition of state banks of Illinois on July 16, 1908, according to a statement issued Jbf the auditor of public accounts, "shows a decided increase in loans and discounts and in time deposits, as compared with the conditions on May .12, 1908, the date of the last previous weport. On July 16 there were 417 estate banks doing business in Illinois, an increase of five over the three months previous. The total resources .were $561,458,333 on July 16, an in­ crease of $14,550,224 over May 12; the* loans and discounts, $304,259,739, an 'Increase of $8,107,498; amount due ~$iuw national banks, $65,908,387, an 'dnorease of $9,239,444; amount due "from state banks, $28,438,89G, an in- erease of $t,681,874; savings, time de­ posits, $179,099,056, an increase of $2,001,530; time deposits and certifi- • cates, $41,492,697, an increase of RS44 ,019, demand deposits, indi- "^rtdual, $186,502,320, an increase of $6^064,683. The per cent, of reserves to deposits was 34.54. State Records Broken by Firemen. Following a day of fast races, the firemen's tournament closed at Lin­ coln. Records were shattered and remarkably fast time was made in the straight runs. Areola broke another state record in the championship hook and ladder race, reducing the former mark of 36 2-5 to 35 2-5 seconds. The events of the closing day and the winners are: Special flag race, run by six men, each 100 yards, flap transferred at each 100 yards line--Won by Areola; time. 63 sec­ onds: Farmlngton, second, 66 2-5 seconds. Couplers' contest, run of 50 feet and coupling--Won by Sandwich; time, 5 S-6 seconds. Riverdale. second, 6 seconds. Novelty coupling contest--Won by Riv­ erdale. time. 10 seconds: Peru, second, 11 seconds. Championship hose race--Won by Peru, time, 31 3-5 seconds; Farmlngton, second, 36 seconds; Sandwich, third, 37 1-5 sec­ onds. Championship hook and ladder race-- Won by Areofk, time. 35 2-5 seconds; Ed- Vardsville, second, 37 2-5; Maroa, third, 38 *-5. • • . > Championship hose wagon race--Won bv Monmouth, time, 1:31; Urbana, sec-' ontl. .1:36 3-5: Clinton. third. 1:39 2-5. Championship hub and hub, hook, and Iftdder--Won by Areola, time, 25 seconds; Peru, second. 2C 3-5. Hose wagon, hub and hub race--Won by Areola. Special race, hub and hub--Won by Clinton from Monmouth team. Babies Blind from Neglect. One-third of the children admitted to American schools for the blind were sightless from birth as the result of carelessness of the physician or other attendants of the mother at the ac­ couchement, according to Superintend­ ent George W. Jones of the Illinois School for the Blind. Mr. Jones says these children are the victims of ig­ norance and carelessness that cannot be excused, and pleads for the enact­ ment of a law that would prevent such a burden being inflicted upon help­ less babes. "The inflammation of the eyes of the new born babe," says Mr. Jones, "is an acute infection of the eyes occurring from one to three days after birth, the infecting material com­ ing from the mothers. The germs burn out the eyes like quicklime. A1 though the remedy in the first stages of the disease and preventive meas­ ures are simple and easily adminis­ tered, the number of children who fall victim to it is enormously large. The percentage of admissions to schools for the blind during 1907 of those losing sight from this cause follows: Illinois. 20 per cent; New York (Overbrook), 33 per cent.; Massachu- (Oberbrook, 33 per cent.; Massachu­ setts, 42 per cent." Students Visits an Asylum. Attendants representing charitable institutions of many states visited the northern Illinois hospital for the in­ sane at Elgin, where they conducted a series of experiments on about 50 of the women patients. The patients who are the subject of experiments are all chronic insane, and the attend­ ants expect to gain much useful infor­ mation for the treatment of other pa­ tients. There were 25 attendants In the party, all of them being students in the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy. The school is an insti­ tution which was opened a few weeks ago, and which has as its object the instruction of attendants of charitable institutlous in the education of the in­ sane patients in the industrial arts and in games of various sorts. Apple Trees Studied. Although everything possible has been done by the owners, the large orchards in Illinois are not bearing tljis year and to ascertain the reason thereof 12 members from the horti­ cultural division of the agricultural department of the University of Illi­ nois from Urbana made a thorough in­ vestigation. From the precautions taken during the early part of the sea­ son the growers hoped to harvest one of the heaviest crops of recent years, but their labors have been in vain. On many of the. trees there is not an apple, while on a large majority of the remainder the harvest will be light. .Money Will Be Paid. Adjt. Gen. Thomas W. Scott of the TItltnois National Guard sent out letters "to the members of the guard of Illi­ nois regiments who served in the ' Spanish war and who are inquiring in regard to the money due from the fed • era! government for that service. Gen. • Scott says in the letter that the money, •Will be paid as soon as the muster Tolls are prepared and forwarded by ithe war department from Washington which will be in about 30 days. After that time each soldier will be fur­ nished with blanks for the proof of Jhis claim. The American has long been taught, and perhaps rightly so, thSt 'the Uni­ ted States is the real home of the railroad, but a passenger train has Just been placed in service in India by the side of which the. finest passenger train In this country would not have the advantage, as far as comforts for travelers are concerned. Chief among the special features of this train, which runs between Cal­ cutta and Bombay, are the bathrooms. There are three of these in each first- class coach, or corridor salosn, as they are called. The tops of the basins are almost on a level with the floor and are provided with hinged covers to STATE NEWS NOTES ACCOUNTS OF HAPPENINGS IN ILLINOIS FOR A WEEK. 9 HE QUITS BOTH WIVES Alleged Bigamist Jumps Bond and Leaves Lincoln--St. Louis Deo- orator Freed to Deck Town Flees Trouble. Lincoln.--Edward Kelch, expert dec­ orator of St. Louis, whose fate it was to have two legal helpmeets meet face to face in this city and who was sub­ sequently arrested for bigamy, took sudden leave of the town rather than face trial. Kelch and his second wife were arrested here on complaint of wife No. 1 on a statutory charge, but the imprisoned woman showed the necessary papers that made her the legal wife of the decorator. Kelch was then arrested on a bigamy charge. Kelch showed himself to be a pretty good fellow about town and besides the town needed gala attire for the firemen's tournament and Kelch was doing the work in winning style when the hand of the law came down on him, so justice was meted out to him iightly. He was placed under $408 bond and later released on his own recognizance. Both wives found themselves homeless and without a hubby. It was said they would unite their efforts in locating Kelch. MAKING PURE MILK. The Bathrooms Are Fine. keep out dust and dirt. The floors are tiled with ung'.azed encaustic tiles and the sides are paneled to the win­ dow sills in a glazed sanitary tile of dark shade. The train consists of two composite baggage and third-class coaches, three first-class corridor saloons and a din­ ing car. The first-class coaches are 63 feet long, 10 feet wide and 9 feet high. Each car is divided off into four compartments with four berths to each, and an additional stateroom at one end. The seats and berths are upholstered in dark green morocco. At intervals throughout the entire train are electric fans which keep the air In circulation. In the illustrations are shown the neat wood bonnets which protect travelers from the scorching sun.--Popular Mechanics. BIG BURGOO IS PLANNED. Attractive Program Ready for Win cheater Picnic. Winchester.--Exhibits of cakes and bread, a horse show and athletic svents of all kinds are features of the seventh annual burgoo and picnic to be held in Coultas' grove by the M. E. church of Winchester. All profits from the concessions will be used for the new church, which is to be built by the congregation. In addition to music by the Winchester band, the Misses Orpha Knapp, Ina Thompson and Vivian Green and Roy Phears will appear on the program. Premiums have been offered for every kind of conceivable cake which will bring a tempting display from the housewives. ENGINEER'S TAME SPARROW. Has a Fondness for Railroad Men-- His Queer Nesting Place. Jim is the name of a sparrow which is the pet of the engine drivers and firemen at one of the railroad cen­ ters in the north of Scotland. He was hatched within the noisy precincts of a busy locomotive stable, but falling out of the nest before being fully fledged, was placed in a cage and tenderly cared for in the rail­ road office. On the third day he began to be friendly, and in a very short time was flying all over the room, and even allows himself to be petted. In fact, he quickly became so tame that one day when his owner (the local railroad engineer) was writing, he flew onto his hand and quietly fell asleep, and when about six months old began to accompany him on his daily rounds among the engines in the yard, perched jauntily on his shoulder, or hopping contentedly by his side. He chooses very queer places for his nests, the oddest and most awk­ ward so far being the Inside breast coat pocket of his owner, whom he would follow wherever he went, stuff­ ing the selected pocket with miscel­ laneous nesting material. Jhrifls now six years of age.--Animals' Friend. Child, Tie That Binds. Sterling.--Two years ago Mr. and Mrs. Martin HufT of Logansport, Ind., quarreled and separated and Mrs. Huff took her little golden-haired girl with her and came to Sterling to re­ side. Mr. HufT applied for divorce. The little girl was taken sick here and the doctors reported that she could not live. When the two parents were taken into the chamber of the little one, she begged them to again love each other. They reunited. What the Massachusetts Agricultural College Is Doing for Dairy Interests. The new dairy barn at the Massa­ chusetts agricultural college is equip­ ped with a stable and milk house de­ signed with a view of producing milk as nearly pure as it is possible to make it under ordinary stable condi­ tions. The stable shown in the photo is equipped with steel stanchions, which are fixed in concrete, so that the entire stable can be cleaned with water daily. The ceiling is plastered and painted until there are no chances for dirt to collect. Ventilation is provided by the King system, combined with window open- aciOM @£3 Morris Citizen Is 105. Morris.^James Moran celebrated his one hundred and fifth birthday an­ niversary in this city. Moran, who is a native of Ireland, came to America when a man of middle age, and has been a day laborer and gardener. Bar­ ring a slight defect in eyesight and hearing, he is physically sound. He smokes his pipe a great deal and, until he was unable to get to town, drank large quantities of liquor. Peoria Woman Drowns. Peoria.--While attempting to ex­ change seats in a skiff at Virginia beach Joe Roe plunged overboard, his fall upsetting the boat and precipitat­ ing Mrs. Ida Knoll into the water with him. The girl attempted to cling to his legs, while he struggled frantically, shouting for help, but before it reached the pair the girl had disappeared be­ neath the waters. Eighty Acres a Prize. Eighty acres of good land as a prize for ten ears of corn should be an incentive to Illinois farmers to make an exhibit at the Illinois corn exposi­ tion but General Manager Roberts is preparing to make such offers. He has received communications from various land companies owning prop­ erty in the south and west offering tracts of land as special prizes for ex hi bits at the coming exposition. Ont tract from each of the different states will only be accepted. Two new spe cial premiums for the big corn show are a $75 range and a $65 Bewing ma­ chine. 'Old Settlers Boosting. The members of the committee on arrangements for the Old Settlers' pic- *»ic which is to be held at New Rerlin •OH August 12, were in the city boost­ ing for the event. All the business houses of the city we^re visited and donations received. Music will be a (big feature of the day, the Capital City Vtoand and several quartets and sing- • era to furnish the amusement. Every • one was cordially invited and a big •day Is looked forward to. The mem­ bers on the committee from Berlin in­ clude Dr. S. D. Wiley, John Eisie 'Illinois Soil Meeting at Urbana. A meeting of peculiar interest was held at the Illinois College of Agri­ culture, Urbana, when Director A. D Hall of the oldest agricultural experi­ ment station in the world, the Rotham- *pted fields at Harpenden, England, was rji guest. Farmers and lan<l owners -from 20 or more counties were pres «4nt, including 40 from Sangamon coun, fy. Morrow hall was nearly filled at ^aost sessions. Dr. Cyril G. Hopkins, lb direct charge of the Illinois soil ex- ftsriments, explained their plan and a lew remit* very briefly. Relic Is for Sale. Who wants an old locomotive? The "Pioneer," the first steam en­ gine to come puffing into Chicago and the forerunner of the present great railroad traffic of the city, is in the scrap heap of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad's yards at Martinsburg, Va., where it was abandoned after being exhibited at the Jamestown fair. Officials of the Field museum are looking for some historical society that wants the relic. The locomotive was formerly in the Field museum, but was sent to the St. Louis fair and from there to Jamestown. The Field museum, has changed its system and now has nothing but natural history exhibits, so the "Pioneer" is not wanted there.--Chicago American. White Slave Deported. Chicago.--The first case of deportsr tion under the new federal law against white slavery that has occurred in Chicago came when Jennie Brown, a 20-year-old Jewish girl, was started on her way back to Kishinev, Russia. Louis Harris, who held her in bond­ age, was sentenced to a year's impris- onment in the bridewell by Municipal Judge Fake. Plan of Model Milk House. ing arrangements, and a steam heat­ ing plant is also included to keep the temperature even in severe weather. This barn is far too expensive to be duplicated under average farm condi­ tions, and is designated to test the possibilities of high-grade milk pro­ duction," and is not presented SS s model for farm dairies. The milk house is separated from the stable by an ante-room thorough­ ly ventilated, through which the milk­ ers pass in taking ' milk from the stable to the milk room. Through this ante-room they pass into a straining room, where the milk is poured into a tank and runs through a strainer and a small opening in the wall into the separator room adjoining. There is no direct connection be­ tween this receiving room and the separator, so that the latter is not ex­ posed to the dirt of the stable. A re­ frigerator is attached, into which bot­ tled milk can be placed as soon as prepared and kept at a low tempera­ ture until delivered. A butter-making room is also pro­ vided, equipped with all modern ma­ chinery, but the principal object of the building is the preparation of pure, whole milk. There are three points ^about this dairy that are worthy of note by prac­ tical farmers: First, that the milk house be separate from the stable; second, that the" milkers do not enter the separating room, and, third, pro­ vision should be made for cooling the milk immediately after it is strained and bottled. POINTS TO REMEMBER* Deposed Owls in Suit. Chicago.--Deposed officers of the Ot> der of Owls called upon the superior court to enjoin a rival set of officers from holding themselves the properly elected officials or from in any way imitating the ritualistic work of the order or from changing the name to the "American Order of Owls." Holiness Association Meets. The first meeting of the annual en­ campment of the Illinois Holiness association was held in the annex be­ tween the dome building and the ma­ chinery hall at the fair grounds. A large number of campers arrived on the grounds and tents were placed in position for their comfort. Rev. Mr. Hill of Columbus, O., and Rev. Mr. Allen of Denver, Col., took charge of the services. Rev. G. M. Miller and wife and daughter sang. Many Spring­ field people turned out. Railroad Attracts Skunks.' A locomotive engineer remarked the other day that he never made a run in his life at night that hd did not strike several skunks. For some rea­ son the skunks are attracted to the railroad track, and, when the locomo­ tive thunders along at night the rays of the headlight blind the little pests, and they are ground to death under the wheels. The entire train crew immediately knows when a skunk has been struck. Most engineers are very superstitious and have a "sign" about skunks. If they run a long time at night without striking one they be­ lieve an accident is due.--Atchison Globe. Child Killed Gathering Flowers. Alton.--Annie Pillen, 18 months old, who was killed by a Bluff Line engine near Benbow City, was picking wild flowers along the track and had her hands full of flowers as she stepped upon the railroad track just In front of the passenger train. Bride of Convention Dies. Chicago.--Mrs. Don Farnsworth, whose husband managed Charles A. Towne's canvass for the Democratic vice-presidential nomination, died here after a honeymoon of only three days. Rich Man Drops Dead. Shelbyville.--T. F. Dove, the largest owner of real estate in the city and reputed millionaire, died at his home after an illness of a few minutes, with heart trouble. He was alone in his home when stricken and expired be­ fore medical aid could be summoned. Congress Increases Commands. The recent increase by congress of 750 men for the marine corps has caused the opening of several recruit­ ing stations throughout Illinois and Wisconsin. The Springfield recruiting office in room 21 of the post office has contributed more liberally to the head­ quarters office than have any of the other sub-offices. "Since the passage of the recent bill giving increased pay to marines the wage now compares most favorably with the current rates paid by civilian employers," says Sergt. Bloedel. Russian Railroads. During the year 1907 the additions to the Russian railroad system amounted to 1,167 miles, an increase of three per cent., bringing.jup the total 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 Transcasplan line (Asiatic Midland), 118 miles, to ths Persian border. Former Yale Man Millikln Director. Decatur.--Llewellyn Hoopes, former­ ly assistant in tbsfe gymnasium at Yale, has been selected director of physical training and athletic manager jaX James Millikin university. United States Railroad History. Railroad transportation in the United States was substantially 75 years old in 1907. There wer* only 32 miles of railroad in operation in 1832, and in the 75 years to 1907 there were constructed 228,128 miles oi operated railroad. Hot Lunch to Workers. Alton.--Misses Eunice and Ellen Smith, daughters of William Elliott Smith, owner of the Illinois Glass com­ pany at Alton, who have interested themselves in the welfare of the com­ pany's 3,500 employes, will establish in the glass yards a hot soup and cof­ fee house for the workmen. Ths Cans for the Creafnery Milk Must Be Clean. The can must be sweet and clean in order to keep the milk sweet. That same milk can must be emptied out as it comes from the factory at noon, so you can have it ready for the evening milk. Don't let it stand out by the road until you are ready to milk. I have seen a good many places where the patron will empty the can and clean same out with cold water if they have no warm water handy. It is no wonder some patrons get the milk back the next day because the can had no chance to air out and was not fit to use for milk. Empty your cans out as soon as you get them back; rinse them with cold water, then boiling hot water. Use a brush to wash them; never take a rag and think that will do the work. It will not; a brush will find every hol­ low place in the cun and do the work better than anything else you can get. Then after the can is washed, lay it down in a place where the fresh air will blow and let it lie there for about three hours. Then you will have a can that is ready and fit to receive the milk. That is the most trouble in the sum­ mer season. The cans are not prop­ erly cared for. And that is tile reason the creamery man always gets more or less sour milk, so be sure and take care of your milk cans. After the milk Is placed in the can do not do like some farmers do--let it stay in the barn over night--for it will absorb all the stable air, and when the milk comes to the creamery and you take the cover off the can the creamery man thinks he is close to a cow stable instead of running a cream­ ery.--P. C. Fla6kegard. A Dust-Killing Machine. Consul General Robert J. Wynne re­ ports from London on the test of a new tar-spraying machijie made re­ cently at Westminster before a large number of civil engineers, county sur­ veyors and representatives of the war office. The tar-spraying process, which was simple, was supplemented by the work of a second machine which scat­ tered a level layer of granite grit and chips upon the tar, which, when rolled, formed a road with a fine, smooth sur­ face, durable and dustless. A tar macadam road made in this way costs Id England from 85 to 97 centtf a square yard, as against ordinary ma­ cadam, which costs on an average of 60 cents a square yard. IMPROVING DAIRY HERDS. SAVED AT THE CRISIS. M«>fiy Theories as to What Ar# ,.ths Best Methods. 4 " Thofe are" is many thfeories^fl' to the breeding of dairy cattle as there are different breeds of cattle. Where one succeeds another fails and results are often found to be contradictory. No problem in the live stock industry is more perplexing to the breeder. With thousands of babies being fed upon milk it is essential that only the best should be supplied, and this sup­ ply can only be obtained from the best breeds of dairy cattle. Afr. L. P. Bailey, president of ths Ohio state board of agriculture, says in speaking of improving the dairy herd: f > "My experience teaches me there arc two ways by which a breeder can improve his herd. First, he must have in mind his individual ideal type, which he should always aim to attain; this can only be done by selection and proper mating of both sire and dam., In selecting a sire for my herd, I insist on seeing personally the dam. She must be of dairy form, according to my own Idea--teats above medium eize, udder running well forward and straight down behind, extending out past the curve in ham or legs. The above conformation is of greater value to me than any great phenomenal milk test she may or may not have made; I also insist on seeing the ancestors as far back as possible and knowing to a certainty, as near as possible, that they are meritorious animals. I be­ lieve there is no rule in breeding bet­ ter established than that 'like produces like,' yet we a}l know that even with the best of mating we sometimes get inferior animals. This is mostly caused by some inferior ancestor, perhaps several generations back. "Never allow the calf to get fat in the sense that the beef breeder would desire. Keep it in good thrifty, grow­ ing condition, teach it to eat a maxi­ mum amount of roughness, 'such as clover hay and silage, and a minimum amount of grain. Continue this meth­ od until within three or four months of cowhood, then feed proper concen­ trates liberally so as to develop the milk secreting organs for service after the birth of the calf. I prefer the heifer being about 30 months old be­ fore coming into milk. With proper kind of feed, care and regularity in the rearing of dairy cattle, there will be overcome a vast amount of ignor­ ance in breeding, and the owners will receive profitable returns whether they understand the laws of mating and reproduction or not." J Dslsy Mssnt Death Troublei from MILK 8CALES AND RECORD. Suggestion for Handy Arrangement for the Dairy. In circular 115, issued by W. J. Fra- ser of the Illinois experiment station, a good idea of the method of rigging a li f H*.K SfCOOO Handy M i l k Scales. board to support scales and milk rec­ ord is illustrated. The accompanying illustration is reproduced from this cir­ cular and gives a good idea of the plan. The general detail is quite clear­ ly brought out. USE ONLY GOOD SALT. Large Elevator Burns. j Danvers.--Fire destroyed the Farm­ ers' mammoth grain elevator. Loss, 1135,000. It was one of ths largest ia I central Illinois. Harvesting Millet. When wanted for hay, millet may be cut when the heads begin to appear, and on until it is in bloom. The qual­ ity of the hay deteriorates rapidly as the seed develops. Cutting should never be delayed until the seed begins to ripen. Ripe millet hay is not only much less palatable and less digest­ ible, but the stiff hairs or beards are S source of annoyance and even dang- ger to the stock. Millet hay is made Tsry much as timothy. As it is usual­ ly of ranker growth it takes somewhat longei t^ cure it. It Is well to cure it in part In the swath and, later, leave It in ths cock for a few days.--Ohio Station. And Be Careful It Is Kept Away from Contaminating Odors. Use only good salt in the salting of butter. Great care should be taken in selecting salt for butter-making, as salt absorbs odors and will then carry them to the butter. Numerous cases have come to light in which tainted salt caused taints in butter. In one grocery the salt was by the side of the kerosene barrel. That salt was heard from later in the butter of the farmers, some of which came to that same grocery and was rejected because of the slight smell of kerosene in it. In another grocery th»t salt was in the same room with a pile of codfish. The oodflsh soon had the salt per­ meated with the codfish >*mell. That salt went into the farm butter in the vicinity and was heard from in a but­ ter show in which butter salted with that salt was "off in flavor." For homo consumption it does not make much difference what kind of salt is used, for the family is general­ ly able to eat the butter, but when butter is to be sold it Is far different. Mrs. Herman Smith, 901 Broad Street, Athens, Ga., says: "Kidney disease started with slight irregularity and weakness and developed into dan­ gerous dropsy. I Le- came weak and lan­ guid, and could do no housework. My back ached terribly. I had bearing down pains and my limbs bloated to twice their normal size. Doctors did not help, and I was fast driWrt; into the hopeless stages I used Doan's Kidney Pills at the criti- cal moment and they really saved my life." Said by all dealers. 50 cents a >U?T. Fonter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. LEAP-YEAR LAUGH. "You look worried, old man!' "Yes. Had three proposals last night and I don't know which ons I ought to accept!" Good Cows Big Eaters. I want a long-bodied cow, having bright, large, active eyes, Indicating motherly afTection. She must have neat, shapely head, small downward- curved horns, mild disposition, not a lazy indifferent look, slim jieck, nar­ row foreparts, broad hind parts, and showing a disposition to carry mini­ mum amount of flesh. I want Indica­ tions of large digestive capacity. Liku selecting steers for feeding if there is any indication of a daintiness in feeding you don't want the cow. Ths greatest eaters are probably nearly always the cheapest producers of milk or beef.--J. N. Muncey. IT 8EEMED INCURABLE Body Raw with Eczema--Discharged from Hospitals as Hopeless--Cutl- cura Remedies Cured Him. "From the age of three months until fifteen years old, my son Owen's life was made intolerable by eczema in its worst form. In spite of treatments the disease gradually spread until nearly every part of hia body was quite raw. He used to tear'himself dreadfully in his Bleep and the agony he went through is quite beyond words. The regimental doctor pronounced the case hopeless. We had him in hospitals four times and he was pronounced one of the worst cases ever admitted. From each he wafe discharged as in­ curable. We kept trying remedy after remedy, but had gotten almost past hoping for a cure. Six months ago we purchased a set of Cutleura Remedies. The result was truly mar­ velous and to-day he is perfectly cured. Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green, England, Jan. 12, 1907." Hall Calne's Early Llfa. Hall Caine is writing his life story. He tells how he first saw life by driv­ ing with his uncle at the age of five from the lonely homstead behind Snaefell to what he thought must be "a vast and mighty city." It was Douglas, with its 10,000 inhabitants. His first nickname was "Hommy-beg," the Manx for "little Tommy." His grandmother christened him thus. "I think I must have been much in her company," he says, "for I have the clearest memory of countless stories she told me of fairies and witches and the evil eye. My Manx grandmother was a poet." Critical Eye for Babies. The five-year-old daughter of a Brooklyn man has had such a large experience of dolls that she feels her­ self to be something of a connoisseur in children. Recently there came a real live ba- sj»y into the house. When it was put into her arms the five-year-old surveyed it with a criti­ cal eye. "Isn't it a nice baby?" asked the nurse. "Yes, it's nice," answered the young­ ster, hesitatingly. '"It's nice, but its head's loose."--Lippincott's. Near Dead. The ship doctor of an English lin­ er notified the deathwatch steward, an Irishman, that a man had died in stateroom 45. The usual instructions to bury the body were given. Some hours lMter the doctor peeked into the room and found that the body was still there. He called the Irishman's attention to the matter, and the latter replied; "I thought you said room 26. I wint to that room and noticed wan of thlm in a bunk. 'Are ye dead?' says I. 'No,' says he, 'but I'm pretty near dead.' So I buried him."--The Wasp. WONDERED WHY Pound the Answer Was "Coffee." Many pale, sickly persons wonder for years why they have to suffer so, and eventually discover that the drug caffeine--in coffee is the main catise' of the trouble. "I was always very fond of coffee and drank it every day. I never had much flesh and often wondered why I was always so pale, thin and weak. "About five years ago my health completely broke down and I was con­ fined to my bed. My stomach wa« in such condition that I could hardly take sufficient nourishment to sustain life. "During this time I was drinking coffee, didn't think 1 could do with­ out it "After awhile I came to the in­ clusion that coffee was hurting me. and decided to give it up and try Postum. I didn't like" the taste of it at first, but when it was made right --boiled until dark and rich--I soon became very fond of it. "In one week I began to feel better. I could eat more and sleep better. My sick headaches were less frequent, and within five months I looked and felt like a new being, headache spells en- ' tirely gone. I "My health continued to improve I and today I am well and strong, weigh ; 148 lbs. I attribute my present health to the life-giving qualities of Postum." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to Well- ville,w in pkgs. Ever read the above Isttsrf A nsw one appears .from time to tlms. 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