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State Capital News Breezy Gossip, Notes and Doinrfa ®* Interest &f Sprin^fl«)da ^Yinnmnra a a a n vm awryya trwt a a a 5 so a a a aaao o"o"6oaao-ogir I % Springfield.--At a meeting of the ^ ' Special committee of the senate ap- k > pointed by Lieut.-Gov. Sherman at the , last session of the legislature- to in- •v: ^#estigate the board of control idea for * atate charitable institutions, held in .Skfhls city, It was decided to recommend " the establishment of a state board of control for all charitable and penal in- , _ j ||titutions invthe state to have supreme . 'j%ontrol, the superintendents and war- i -//sfiens being merely administrative offl- s <?ers and local treasurers to be abol- r #shed. It is proposed to continue the :• lltate board of public charities, with its Jurisdiction extended to penal institu- ^ •/fions but its authority being confined v to visiting the institutions and recom- > ibending betterment of conditions. \ '-"lwocal boards of visitation of three members for each institution will also be recommended. A recommendation was made for the V.Tftontlnuation of the board of charities, ' :'-«rlth its jurisdiction extended to penal Institutions. Its authority is to be ' Confined to visitation of the institu Hons and to recommendations for bet­ terment of conditions wherever neces tfary. In addition the committee rec ommends local visitation boards of three members for each institution, to be selected in territory surrounding the institutions, such boards to serve Without pay. Sub-committees have visited the Institutions in New York Iowa and other states and have madd a thorough investigation of the meth ods followed. The committee is of the opinion that the Iowa law cannot well be excelled, and its report will make • a pattern of that statue. The New York act and business conditions in that atate do not- meet with favor. The visitation features in New York are ttuch better than in Illinois, the com SBittee believes, but aside from this Illinois is far in advance of New York Illinois 8end» Great Protest. The 500,900 trades unionists of 1111 nois, through their officers, sent pro­ tests to President Roosevelt' against the sentencing of President Gompers, Secretary Morrison and Member of Executive Board Mitchell of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, and asking him to use his Influence to prevent their imprisonment. The communica tion is as follows: "Springfield, 111.--Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United 8tates, Washington, D. C. ' In the name of 500,000 trades unionists of the state of Illinois, we desire to protest against the decision of the supreme eourt of the District of Columbia, com mltting to servitude those great com­ moners and representatives of the American labor movement, Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and Prank Morrison. These men may be guilty of a breach of law, but a law that de­ nies the use of free press and free speech is a breach of the fundamental mrinciple of our country. Such decis­ ions only tend to create anarchy and class hatred. We respectfully solicit your influence to prevent the incarcer­ ation of these men. On behalf of the Federation of Labor, "Edwin A. Wright, president". Blow for Divorce Evil. "By reason of the many causes of divorce under the laws of this state, marriage is reduced to the level of commercialism, and the consequences are more baneful to society than Mor- niouism," said Judge Gibbons of Chi­ cago in an opinion filed with a decree dissolving the marriage of Edward L. Schrader, an artist, and Elizabeth Richter. At the same time Judge Gib­ bons takes a position with other judges who recently have held tjhat. marriages by persons divorced in Illi­ nois, even in other states, within a year, are illegal. The litigants were married March 24 in Milwaukee and on their return to Chicago were re­ married by a minister. March 17 the woman had obtained a divorce from Patrick J. O'Connell. The couple lived together four months and then separated. State Meeting of Eagle* Planned. The annual state meeting of the Eagles will be lie?d in Springfield next May, and members of the order will confer at an early date with the cham­ ber of commerce to arrange dates for the holding of the convention. It is desired not to conflict with any other meeting at that time. The local com­ mittee which has charge of the state convention includes Henry Kramer, Harry Vandervort, Joseph Hohl, Wil­ liam Cunningham, Fratnk Schaeffer and Sam Trimble. The committee will leave nothing undone to make the com­ ing convention the largest ever held. A new aerie will be organized at Pekin. Word has been received from the Blwsk Eagle aerie that Riey will assist in its organization, which ^11 take place shortly after the holidays. Larger Pavilion for Swine Asked. Swine breeders of Illinois will pett tion the state legislature for an ap­ propriation of $110,000 for a swine pa­ vilion on the state fair grounds. A resolution to this end was adopted at the annual meeting of the association held in Tuscola. The organization also will ask the legislature for a suitable amount for the manufacture of serum to stamp out cholera among hogs. The sheds that are now used for swine at the state fair grounds are not large enough to accommodate the large num­ ber of exhibits, amd the matter of asking for an appropriation for a large pavilion has been under consideration for some time. The state association will send representatives to Spring­ field to ask the general assembly to grant the amount asked for the struc­ ture. Cholera has caused to be de­ stroyed countless numbers of hogs in Illinois during the past ten days and the proposed serum factory would sup­ ply farmers with a substance that would prevent or cure the deadly dis­ ease. The twenty-first annual session closed at Tuscola with a banquet which was attended by 60 delegates. C. W. Seybold of Horace was elected president for the ensuing year and C. R. Doty of Charleston was named sec­ retary. L. E. Frost of Springfield, W. C. Henkle of Decatur, C. E. Stone of Armstrong, S. H. Kaylor of Macon were elected vice-president. STATE NEWS Deneen Appoints Centennial Body. Gov. Deneen on Friday announced the following as commissioners to arrange for the Centennial cele­ bration of the birth of Abraham Lincoln to be held in this city Febru­ ary 14: Senator Shelby M. Cullom, Lieut-Gov. L. Y. Sherman, Secretary of State James A. Rose, John W. Bunn, Dr. William Jayne, Gen. Alfred Orentf Hon. Ben F. Caldwell, Judge J. Q. : jturey, Hon. James A. Con­ nolly, Jutlge James A. Creighton, E. L. Chapln, Edward D. Keys and Nich­ olas Roberts. A letter was received Friday by Judge Humphrey of the Federal, chairman of the local com­ mittee on arrangements fo* the Lin­ coln birthday centennial celebration in this city, from Senator Cilllom, stat­ ing that Ambassador Brycfe of Eng­ land and Ambassador Jusserand of France, and United State* Senator Dolliver of Iowa, would positively be in attendance at the celebration in this city February 12, 1909, and make addresses. William Jennings Bryan has notified the committee that he will be present and make an address. Plan Joint Session. Preliminary, arrangements were made for a joint meeting of the ex­ ecutive boards of the Illinois Coal Operators' association and the state order United Mine Workers of America in a conference held between Herman Justi of Chicago, commissioner for the coal operators, and President John H. Walker and other officers of the state mine workers. The date of the meet­ ing of the joint session was not fully determined. It is probable the boards will convene early in January. In the conference between Commissioner Justi and the officers of the state or­ ganization, arrangements were made for a hearing of a case involving diffi­ culties at the DeCamp mine, south of Staunton. A similar hearing was formerly booked in connection with mining interests at St. David, but pre­ vious settlement removed the case from under the attention of tM» of­ ficials in conference. Millions for Charity. Superintendents of all the state charitable institutions and many of the trustees and other officers gath­ ered in Springfield, and in a lengthy conference outlined the needs of the different institutions, which will later be embodied in a report to form a basis for appropriations desired from the coming general assembly. Gov. Deneen, Secretary Graves of the state board of charities, and President Moulton of the civil service commis­ sion attended the conference. Approxi­ mately $8,500,000 will be asked. . State nan Pleases. The plan of certificating as proposed by the educational commission of this State received hearty endorsement from A. E. Windship, a member of the state board of education of Massachu­ setts, who was visiting in this city. Mr. Windship is a noted educator and lecturer and has been giving a series of talks to institutes throughout the country. It is probable County Super­ intendent E. C. Pruitt will engage him to deliver a talk before the local insti­ tute in 1910. uJ$k* Talk About 8chool Law. The new educational law as pro­ posed by the educational commission was threshed out thoroughly at the annual meeting of the Illinois Associa­ tion of County Superintendents which was held in this city. The meeting was held in the office of County Suj>er- intendent Edgar C. Pruitt. Following was the program for the occasion: Address--President E. Herbert, Liv­ ingston county. Paper--"Recommendations of the Educational Commission," Walter F. Boyes, Knox county. Discussion--R. O. Clarlda, William­ son Gounty. W. R. Foster, La Salle; William M. Grissom, Johnson county. Paper--"Country School Supervis­ ion," Charles H. Watts, Champaign. Discussion--Delia Yeomans, Ander­ son county; I. F. Edwards, Lee coUnty. Reward for Slayers. Gov. Deneen issued a proclamation offering a reward of $200 for the ar­ rest and conviction of the ur known murderers of Charles Spickert, an em­ ploye of the Illinois Central rtilroad. Spickert was killed at Mouisds, Pulaski county, December IS.. Poultry 8how Plans Complete. Final preparations for the state poul­ try show, given at the state arsenal, were completed. W. H. Shaw, a mem­ ber of the executive board, cf Canton and Superintendent J. J. Klein of Ma­ con were in the city acting with the members of the local association in getting the preliminary features in shape for the .opening. From reports received throughout the country, the show wil< be the largest ever known in the history of the organization. Two thousand pre­ mium lists have been sent out. School 8toves to be Abandoned. Country schools of Sangarion coun­ ty |re doing away with the. old fash­ ioned stove and have adopted the new system of heating the school room. Eight of the schools in tbts county which steam heat cannot r-ach from city plants have adopted the new ar­ rangement. The following Schools in this county have made th> change: The Farmingdale schoo', Jordan school, five miles south o* Dawson; Lindora school, southeast* rf Pawnee; Fancy Creek school; Barbert school, near Illiopolis. Junction school. Bloomington.--Every state institu­ tion in Illinois gave its inmates a typical Christmas feast Friday and the spirit of the day prevailed every­ where. Insane asylums, hospitals and pijeons all participated in the holiday. In several of the asylums Christmas trees were strung with presents, tinsel and glittering ornaments. The occa­ sion, according to reports received here, was the merriest in years. Re­ ports from other cities say the streets were deserted and all places of busi­ ness closed. Peoria.--A large wild gray wolf, lean and hungry looking, gave Frank Keiffer one of the most exciting five minutes in his career here when he attacked him near a lumber yard on the river front in the heart of the city and chased him four blocks through the streets to his home. Keiffer man­ aged to enter his house in time to slain the door in the animal's face, then seizing a rifle put a bullet through its brain, shooting through a window. Rock Island.--At the meeting of the executive council of the Modern Wood­ men society, held at the headquarters in Rock Island, it was decided to con­ duct that society's sanitarium at Colo­ rado Springs, Col., free of charge for all members afflicted with tuberculo­ sis. The society several months since acquired 1,380 acres within seven miles of Colorado Springs and has estab­ lished thereon an up-to-date sani­ tarium the tent colony plan being em­ ployed. Decatur.--Felix B. Tait, who disap­ peared from Decatur in July, 1907, and who was charged with forging notes to the amount of $66,000, has returned to Decatur. He came last Friday, but his presence was not known until Thursday. Indictments against him were dropped some weeks ago on peti­ tion of several hundred business men and creditors. Tait's plans are not yet known. Chicago.--Morris Lukeman, 37 years old, a grocer living at 168 Hastings street, his wife and two daughters, were killed by gas asphyxiation id their home early Friday. Two other children were saved from a similar fate because they attended a surprise party in the neighborhood and did not return home until after the discovery of the bodies of the remainder of the family. Chicago.--The membership of the Chicago Association of Commerce is now only 33 short of the 3,000 mark. The announcement was made by the secretary at the meeting of the ways and means committee at the Great Northern hotel. The total member­ ship, when the latest applicants have been formally elected, will be 2,967. Rockford.--There was no "jag spe­ cial" from Beloit, Wis., Thursday night. The midnight electric car, which has served as an ambulance to bring the Rockford celebrators back to the prohibition town had been run into the shed and the shades drawn. Walk or stay sober was the word passed along to the joy seekers. Chicago.--Comptroller Wilson an­ nounced that the city has on hand more than $1,000,000 with which it will retire outstanding bonds and pay in­ terest before the first of the year. The city will call in and pay on December 31 $295,000 of judgment funding bonds dated January 1, 1904, $168,000 of per­ manent improvement bonds. Bloomington.--The formal order di­ viding The Warner millions in conform­ ity with the recent decision of the Illi­ nois supreme court in favor of the widow, Mrs. Isabelle Warner, was en­ tered by Master In Chancery Fred Booth in the DeWitt county court. She will be given $500,000 instead of $10,- 000 as left by the will. Chicago.--Christmas cheer In one home was suddenly turned to grief when Martha Fones, two years old, 7926 Lowe avenue, got a peanut shell lodged in her throat and a short time later was taken unconscious to St. Bernard's hospital. The child choked to death at the institution Thursday. Duquoin.--Miss Emma Blackmore, for several years a typesetter on one of the local papers, who fell heir to $13,000 through the death of an uncle, Edward Blackmore of Decatur county, Kansas, has been made the defendant in a suit brought by the widow of Blackmore to recover the estate. Blue Island.--Quick death came to one man and four other persons were injured when a Chicago Terminal Transfer railroad engine crashed into a Chicago Southern Traction Com­ pany's electric car at Ashland avenue and One Hundred and Thirty-eightb street, Blue Island. Chicago.--At Tattersall's hall, Six­ teenth and Dearborn streets, more than 8,000 poor people were given a Christmas dinner. It was the annual treat of the Volunteers of America to the poverty stricke* people of Chi cago. Sycamore.--Clarence Meeker, an in­ surance man, died suddenly at his home here from apoplexy. Pontiac.--Rev. Harry H. Goodwin, who was arrested in Chicago on the charge of eloping with Annie Edlng- ton, aged 15, of this city, was given a preliminary hearing before Judge Gaff. He was held. Decatur.--The work of gathering in on city warrants the men who in "the county court pleaded guilty to selling liquor was begun with the arrest of Fred Wlttke, John Whalen and Henry Stewart Elgin.--Charles Kehr, a well-to-do resident of Marengo, was found dead on the steps of a church, his pockets bulging with Christmas presents. Chicago.--Mrs. Florence Wilhelm, 24 years old. after writing a note to her husband and pinning it on the door, locked herself in her room at the home of Mrs. A. H. Hipp, 523 Forty-third street, Monday and attempted to com­ mit suicide by taking carbolic acid. She revived. Chicago.--Special State's Attorney Frank J. Loesch Tuesday conferred with Attorney Clarence S. Darrow upon the latter's return to the city aboot the trial judge who is to take the place of Judge McSurely in trying the first of the vote-fraud cases in the criminal court. GARDEN FARM QUESTIONS. A Suggestion for Study of Arthmetle for Parmer's Children. We wonder how many of the pupils in our public schools when given a question in mental arithmetic merely memorize it; and whether they could solve it if apples were substituted for potatoes. Ex-Gov. Hoard told us a funny story last year about one of his own grandchildren who had failed on a simple question in mental arith­ metic, says Editor Wallace, in Wal laces' Farmer. Upon his expressing great surprise the youngster replied: "If you had given me that in potatoes instead of in. apples I could have done it!" We wonder how many teachers in rural schools frame questions of their own on farm lines, so as to compel the pupil to work them out by the rules that should be applied to those in the book. We have a very vivid recollection of being caught up that way ourselves one time to our very great humiliation, and the only excuse we had to offer was: "That question was not in the book." The answer that made our ears burn was: "What is the use of studying sums in the book if they don't teach you to do sums outside of .the book?" As an example of the questions which any teacher may frame, and the solution of which would compel pupils i to think along farm lines, we quote the following from an instruction bulletin given out by the Pennsylvania Agri­ cultural college: "1. If six pecks of wheat are sown on one acre, how much seed wheat will be required for a field 40 rods long and 25 rods wide? "2. If 16 four-inch tile are required for a rod, how many tile will be need­ ed for a ditch a mile and a quarter long? "3. The wagon and wheat weigh 5,530 pounds. The wagon alone weighs i,300 pounds. What is the wheat worth at 88 cents per bushel? "4. A row of corn shocks takes up a space twice the width of the space between two rows of corn. The length of the space is 40 rods. How much ground is occupied by the shock row? "5. There are 210 rows of corn on the long side of a field and 120 on the short side. What will the cutting cost at five cents for each shock ten hills square? "6. At $28 per ton for commercial fertilizer, what will it cost to fertilize a field 40 by 60 rods if 250 pounds are used on each acre? "7. One-half ton of lime per acre was sowed on a field 35 rods long and 24 rods wide. How many tons of lime were used? "8. It costs 1% cents per bushel for threshing oats and 2% cents for wheat. What will the threshing of 1,850 bushels of oats and 280 bushels of wheat cost? "9. A field lg a half mile long and a quarter of a mile wide; if 2% acres are plowed each day, how many days will be required to plow it? "10. A man hauls at one trip 1,980 pounds of milk to a cremery. What does be receive at 15 cents per hun­ dred ?" Questions in connection with farm business come up day by day. What more profitable amusement could there be in the evening than for the father to have the boys and girls fig­ ure them out for him? His expert ence will be different from ours if the farmer does not say: "Tut, tut! Ib that all you can do in the way of fig­ ures? What's the use In sending you to school if you cannot do better than that?" HANDY COAL BIN. Ths Slanting Floor Makes It Easy to Qet the Coal Out. The accompanying illustration taken from Prairie Farmer shows a really Improved Coal Bin. practical receptacle which may be made of scantling of any size. The roof should be hinged so that the coal may be put in at the top, and the floor should be made the necessary slant so It will empty itself. The doorway should be hinged and the trough wide enough to admit of the use of a shovel. 4-irlfZjL The Brutal Farmer. Even in this enlightened agricul­ tural age there are farmers who still engage in the elevating habit of kicking horses in the stomach and throwing pails at cows, whenever those animals neglect to act as their owners would have them act Per­ haps those farmers who allow their meannesses to master them period­ ically would reform if they understood that every time they offend they are working against having a balance in the bank. Rushing cows into the barn with the aid of a dog is just as bad as throwing stones and sticks. Looking at the matter from the stand­ point of money-making, it pays to be kind to productive farm animals, and it might be said that it does not pay to be unkind to those that are un­ productive. That covers the ground. Promise of High Prices. High-priced corn is working just as it always does in forcing cattle out cf the market. Now Is a good time for every man to hold fast to every crea­ ture he can possibly winter. Next spring will see some prices that will make one's hair stand on end. Action of the Different Elements on the Growth of Plant*. "c" : ' -- . ' • , « • ; Tn© farmer sometimes finds ft rather hard to keep in mind the exact functions of the various plant food ele­ ments, with respect to the growth of the plant Until he has gotten the thing pretty well studied out the unfa­ miliar names tend to mix him up more or less. While we have given space to the explanation of the matter be­ fore, the following remarks by Prof. A. D. Hall of Rothamsted, England, on the subject will be both of value and Interest to our readers: The results of nitrogen are seen at once in the greener and more abun­ dant leaf; it makes the Whole plant go ahead, and the farmer is apt to think more of nitrogen than of phos­ phorus and potash because he may have to wait till harvest and actually weigh the' product to see their results. Nitrogen increases the vegatlve parts of the plant and an excess of it tends to make the plant go on growing too long and defers the production of flower and seed; it puts off the ripen­ ing. Excessive nitrogen has doubled the amount of wheat straw, but re­ duced the per cent, of wheat grain from 62 down to 48 per cent The more nitrogen in the soil the more wa­ ter and less sugar in the beet. An excess of nitrogen makes the plant more susceptible to disease, es­ pecially fUngus disoase. Mangolds, at Rothamsted, are swept every year with fungus diseases, while three feet away are perfectly sound, healthful beets. The infection Is alike in both places, but it "takes" only on the plots having an excess of nitrogen. The diseased plants are seen torn, shriveled and rotten. Wheat fields get rusty and weeds are mildewed on high nitrogen land. Phosphoric acid applied to the soil hurries on the production of flowers and seed, the ripening of the grain. Right now it is making a difference of ten days in the appearance of the bar­ ley grain. Phosphorus is of enormous value in pushing the crop on to ripe­ ness. It is also an extraordinary stim­ ulant to the formation of roots and of side shoots. This is a certain fact. It is the special action of potash to aid the plant in making carbohydrates, sugar and starch. This process can­ not go forward unless potash is present; to increase this process in­ crease the potash. Beet yields at Rothamsted have been, more than doubled by the addition of potash. Each of the three fertilizers has a specific effect and should be applied according to the specific needs of the crop. SICK HEADACHE Positively cvrml |gp these Little PlBa They ftlno relieve SM* . tress from TTTjr i |i ilnfa digestion and Too VteMKfr Eating. A perfect rem* edy for Dltzinesa, IVaMfr- sea, Drowsiness. Taste in the Month, CQG& ed Tontrne, Pain In ttae Side, TOBPID T.TVt^ Magistrate (to witness l-Andwhw. f,7^*" "* f™"' were you when this assault occurred? ! SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE. Witness--Just your honor. t CARTERS across the street, j Magistrate--Then why didn't you go to the plaintiff's assistance when yon saw him attacked? Witness--Faix, I wasn't sure then that he wouldn't be the defendant, your honor. CARTER 'ftifR genuine Must Bear Fac-Simile Signature - ,s. l REFUSE SUBSTITUTE*. Off for the Woodshed. **Great Scott!" snorted the irritated old gentleman, as he dropped his pa­ per, "what Is all that noise in the li­ brary?' "It's me, grandpa," responded Tom­ my. "I'm playing I am a ship pound­ ing in the surf." "Playing you are a ship, eh? Well, young man, I think you need a spank- er." And the next moment grandpa was •lipping off his slipper. Historical Relic. Tae visitors in the historical muse­ um gazed curiously at a small feather pillow which nestled in a glass case. "I don't Bee anything unusual about that pillow," remarked one of the visi­ tors, turning to the guide. "It's a very valuable pillow/* re plied the guide. "That is Washing* ton's original headquarteia.**--Uppin- cotfa. PILES CURED IK 6 TO 14 DATS. PAJEO of Itel e to u OINTMKNT Is guaranteed to carp any cms riling, Blind, Hleedlng or Protruding PllM 111 ' days or money refunded. iOc. A new cook may bring the beat of reference*--but you can't eat them. Lewis' Single Binder pay 10c for cigars not : er or Lewis' Factory, :r straight 5c. so good. You Peoria, 10. You Your deal* For what the mind wishes, thai It also believes.--Hellodorus. D O D D S A WHEELBARROW RUNNER. Makes the Use of Barrow In Snow an Easy Task. Secure a board as thick as the wheelbarrow--about six inches wide and three feet long. Round each end of the board in the shape of a sled K I D N E Y S Guar®1! NEPTUNE WARSAIftlO LINEN lO m W AN ABSOLl EXCLUSN STYLE AMPTfPggv..-' TO THE tY- • SMALL KN&TTlgiiV/ TR0Y,N.y. . If your home dealer can not supply M with this new style linen collar, send as P. O. order, amount 75 cents, and we wai send you six collars by mail paid. Be par­ ticular and mention the sue yog wear when you order. VHJLU1 lADKEt CO, TBOY. N. *. V Runs Over 8now Easily. runner. Cut an arc of a circle In the top and middle of the board with a radius the same as that of the wheel­ barrow wheel, leaving one inch of the material between the periphery and the bottom edge of the board. Place the wheel in the part cut out and nail a cleat on each side as shown in the sketch taken from Popular Mechanics. Cover the under edge and rounded ends of the board with a piece of old tire iron. DR. .Vje's.KTOSII celebrated. NATURAL UTERINE SUPPORTER SlVMininiediato relief. 8old by all surgical lustra* , . . . . . cMlon. „ ,...*'88 CO.. 812 Walnut St.. Philadelphia, Pa., manufacturers of trusses and esole makers of tht» genuine stamped "MCINTcaU" Supporter. ^ SEATTLE, WASHINGTON "12 Stories o f S o l i d Comfort." Concrete, steel and marble. In heart of city. 210 rooms, 135 batha. English GrilL $1.00 up. Hotel Savoy I HAVE FOR SALE S limited amount ot slock tuxl first mortgage bond*bearing b s>er cent, iti two well established going California industual plants. Era. 1EUSWMTV, Fm. MM Kit* Ink. MM, LOW DOWN WAGON. We Have for Sale Improved ar,.- imsuiprored farm land at rcanou* able prices ami easy terms. Write for list. Graham <U> CoolC, Ctt«ro> X«x*a Western Canada MORE BIG CROPS IN 1908 U_- , Another 60,000 eefe fS|y ! tiers from the United | States. New db^ ^ADSi trict« Opened for «•> ofludtoeachwrt! tier,--160 . homestead and 160 at $3.00 per acre. "A vast rich country and a contented pro#, perous people."--Extract from cerrettoruUnm a National Editor, xekstt visit to >! "trfrrm in August. iooS. vuu am iustiratiem. Many have paid the entire cost of tivir farms and had a balance of from $ 10.001* $20.00 per acre as a result of one crop. Spring wheat, winter wheat, oats, baring flax and peas are the principal crops, wbfla the wild grasses bring to perfection Hm best cattle that have ever been feokt the Chicago market. Splendid climate, schools ami chudMS in all localities. Railways touch : the settled districts, and prices for [ are always good. Lands may also be ] chased from railway and .land comj ; A.- • -3E • "I For pamphlets, maps and information r«* garding low railway rafes, apply to Suptrfato . tendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Oimiila, «ft the authorized Canadian Ciovermsent Agcaii C. J. BROOOBTON. 412 ModMato* Uao 4 TnK Chicago, 111.; V. A. Meets, AM floor. miaaiBMf.. Indiaaapelis, lii; «j> T. 0. 3rd Strut* NilwaaJte*. Via. Good Wages Are Paid to Telegraph Operator* Vnut axewda uipply. ami a as , aod tkrnt* paaaaa. W0 MMft Tattiaa tai asawaas km. Ml ImL Jta*s*l<>fc la rats. Railmri win la M*ai( Mujr iMnta aa>m Wrftiatatef *rMrM-pa«tk«kl*l -- for loss of life, both and foot; 115 weekly for dlsab' sickness. Other benefits. Send for meeting with accident <tr ctckness. _ _ yearlT. Xluvllah M. Smith, 99 Varlck St., lisablement; 118 wmtmjB SfSS Thmt Ki«L To mar wortbI _. Valuable ct ulda L free. WM. T.JOS , 1180 r St., WHkisfte, Bkl rAPlTAIi WASlTiCD to dereloB * Mining I'ruLxjjkitiuu in the famous Cot ur U'AKM Mining Bistrtcu Idaho. C. 8. A. Addresi, A.JS WENDLEK, P. O. Box 834,8pukai»!,Waik CALIFOHNIA Fuel Oil Stock, legitimate ment carina elurht per cent. Will du(U> _ . . . kfe.WritaO.CL Rose Building, Cleveland, Ohio. ment paring eight per cent, twelvemonths. Absolutely ' tcnrq» zx£ One Farmer Tells of His Experience with One. I have been using a handy wagon for" about two years, writes a corre­ spondent of Orange Judd Farmer. The height of front steel wheels is 34 inches and rear wheels 40 inches, with tires five Inches wide and one half inch thick. For field work, such as husking corn, hauling grain in sheaves, etc., this wagon is a great advantage. The wheels being of steel it will not break down, as the tires cannot run off, which Is often the case with wooden wheels. The draft is lighter, as It will not cut into the soil, and being low down it Is easier loading. For road use, Wben hard and dry and free of ruts, which is most geiierally the case with roads In Nebraska, the draft Is the same as a high-wheel, narrow-tire wagon, but right after a rain, when j the top is muddy and hard under- j neath the draft is heavier, although when deep ruts are cut by narrow tires the wide wheels will have to smooth them down. Wagons with wheels lower than be­ fore mentioned are not advisable for general farm use, as they cannot be used for dumping grain in an elevator, also when hauling sheaves on dry, rough stubble, and the draft is consid erably heavier, and the swinging and jarring of the tongue often gives the horses a sore neck. A. N. K.- (1909--1) 2263. WPlliPA WataoisE.Coiesm&.Wash. PATENTS , •H M|| MM H mmm mm •• « mm a flavoring that nsed the same as lemoa W vanilla. By dissoMn* granulated sugar in MM ter and adding Mapleine, a delicious syrup Is . •HI IB HI made and a syrup belter than maple. Mapli I-- • H •_ H is sold by grocers. Send zc stamp for ««!•!'<• H wm H U HB HH H H and recite book. Creicent Mig. Co.. SMttth ; 32% Dividends in Portland Cement > FOR THE FARMER. Rotation of crops makes ft difficult for insect pests to flourish. The man who cannot control his temper should keep out of the cow barn. He will do more harin there than good. Horace Greeley once defined a farmer as a fellow who makes his money on the farm and spends it in town, while an agriculturist is a man who makes his money in towu and ttpends it on the farm. Milk Is over four-fifths water. How can we expect a cow to maintain a heavy flow of milk unless she has all the water she wants to drink? And it should have tly» chill taken off in the winter so the cow will not need to warm it up with food she should uti)> ixe for milk production , >;%s Owing to the enormous increase in demand, manufacturers are earning 20 to 4.0 per cent The Atlantic & Gulf Portland Cement Company ownp over 6,000 acres of land, free and clear, between Atlantii and Birmingham, in Calhoun and St. Clair counties, Aia- $ 3 bama, situated on the Coosa river and Seaboard Air Lin*.. > Railway. On the property are over" 30,000,000 tons of coal 200,000,000 tons of Limestone and Shale suitable for manufacture of the highest grade of Portland Cement. ^ This is the only company in America located on watejpr 3 transportation, which owns its own fuel supply and call manufacture Portland Cement for less than 40 cents per barrel. The wholesale selling price is I1.25 per barrel at the mill and the demand is unlimited. ? For the purpose of equipping a plant of 3,000 barrel* daily capacity, six per cent First Mortgage 20 Yearf f Gold Bonds are offered at par, #200, interest pavabl# January and July first * ^ FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY rt'a of Philadelphia, Trustee The assets of the Company are over SEVEN Tllk the bond issue and the sinking fund amply provides their redemption within five years. With each of the first 800 bonds sold is given $200 in full paid non-assessable stock. These shares are limited to 6 per cent per year, until the bonds are redeemed !̂ and thereafter will pay over 20 per cent GEORGE 85 State Street, & . J? M.SM BOSTON, MAS* .'a. MaSilBti