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" United States -Battleships. Our oldest battleship, the Texas, has a length ot 301 feet and a dis-. Ilplacement .of 6,315 tons. The new : -Maine has a length of 388 feet and a - displacement of 12,500 tons. The "Georgia is to have a length of 435 feet ' and a displacement of 15,000 tons. The California, just launched at San Fran cisco, has a length of 503 feet and a displacement of 14,000 tons. The ''Texas has a speed of sixteen knots an hour. The California is to have a speed, -of twenty-two knots, or is to _ be, in spite of her, gr eat-size, a faster ?j 'ship than the Brooklyn or New York, and as fast a ship as that greyhound of the sea, the Columbia. ' PITS permanently cured. No fltsorn?rvoua ness after first day's uso of Dr? Kline's Great 'Ner-.oBestorer,$2trIal bottle and treatise f roe 1 D.??L'H. KIOSK, Ltd., 981ArchSt>,Phila.,Pa? The International Seamen's Union has ' 40,000 affiliated members. Piso's Care is the best medicine we ever used for all affeotions of throat and lungs.-"Wai. O. EXDSLET, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. 10,1903. Neuralgia is said to ' be successfully treated ia italy by the use of blue light. A "Success" Training School. Golde v College is a Business and Shorthand Behool that makes a specialty ot training its students for "BUSINESS SUCCESS." 129grad nates with two firms. Students from l?eor tfia. to New YorJt. Write for catalogue. Address : Goldey College, Box ?000, Wilmington, Del. One of the largest and most noticeable " business signs seen anywhere is that cf the National Casket Co. on their mammoth new factory at Nashville, Tenn., made on a wire frame with aluminum letters six feet high and one hundred feet long, which can be read from a long distance by day, ml when reproduced in ehetrio fights, can b ) read even further at night. This ls the con cern that is called on lo furnish Caskets for the most prominent people everywhere, in cluding among its recent orders, Caskets for Presidents William McKinley, Benjamin Harrison and the late lamented Gen. John B. Gordon, and yet whose goods can be had through the smallest undertaker in every town. From the fact that they are called on to furnish Cai k ats for the best citizens everywhere, there must be some merit in their claim that their goods are the best, and the South should be proud to have a branch of such a high class establishment within her borders. A Volume of Statistics. The volume of statistics just issued by the London County Council con tains some interesting figures bearing on the condition of London. The most ^remarkable fact brought under notice " is the steady decline in the birth rate. In 1867 it reached a little over 36% per 1,000, while in 1902 it fell to a little over 28 per 1,000. The death rate in 1902 was the lowest ever recorded ex cept that of 1901, which was slightly TORTURING PAIN. H At This Man's Sufferings Would Have Killed Many a Poison, But Dona's Cured Him. A. C. Spragne, stock dealer, of Nor mal, 111., writes: "For two whole years I was doing nothing but buying medi cines to cure my kidneys. I do not think that any man ever suffered as I did and lived. The pain in my back was so bad that I could not sleep at night I could A. o. BPBAOUE. not ride a horse, - and sometimes was unable even to ride in a car. My condition was critical When I sent for Doan's Kidney Pills. rl used three boxes and they cured me. Now I can go anywhere and do as much as anybody. I sleep well and ; ' feel no discomfort at all.", A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster ; Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. Y. For sale ff T>y all dealers. Price, 50 cts. Flowers In the Arctic. . Dr. Schel, the geologist-a member or the last Sverdrup Arctic expec''Uon -recently delivered a lecture before the Geographical Society of Christi ania on the vegetable life of Elles mereland, In 78 to 79 degrees of north ern latitude and separated from Greenland by Smith Sound. During . the summer tracts of the lowlands are covered with Arctic flowers. A moun tain slope of one of the bays was com pletely covered with the violet-col ored flower stalks of the species sax? fraga oppositifolia. In the rocks rem nants of plants w?re discovered, the species of which to-day are found in much warmer climes- -for instance, in "Australia. 3 BOTANIC ian BLOOD BALM The Great Tested Remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of Scrofula, Rheuma tism, Catarrh, Ulcers, Eczema, Sores, Erup tions, Weakness, Nervousness, and all BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES. It is by faothe best building up Tonic and Blood Purifier ever offered to the world. It makes new, rich blood, imparts renewed vi tality, and possesses'- almost -miraculous healing properties. Write for Book of Won derful Cures, sent free on application. If not kept by your local druggist, send $r.oo for a large Dottie, or $5.00 for six bottles, and medicine will be sent, freight paid, by BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ga. (INCORPORATED) CAPITAL STOCK S30,0(I0.00. Business- When youthlnlc Of taine; off to school, vi rito for College Journal and Special Offer of the leadlo? BOrfnta and Shorthand -cbools. Address KIKO'S BTJSFXESS COLLEGE, Raleigh, Bi. C., or Charlotte, X. C. f Wc also teach Book keeping. Shorthand. Etc.. by Mall] MILLBORO' SPRINGS A 1 * College For Young Ladies. Located in the. Alleshanles. Elevation, 2,800 feet. Dry. pure air, and a variety of mineral waters. Unlvenlty, collegiate and preparatory courses. Special advantages In voice, plano, elocution and art. New England Conservatory methods. Terms moderate. Session begins Sept. 27, 1904. Address. J. G IC AK A M I) AYlll.HO.Y, Business Mar., MlUboro Springs, Bath County Virginia, iC0MrS0f4 * UJ-->VU*SO>?9 FRECKLE CURE - GuARXNTcce ron mwis. w SUNBOBRriOTH PWLES?? CHAPS. SO^AROX. TBIAL 21 CHARLESTON. S. C. fOR SALE AT ALL DRUS Atlanta College of Pharmacy. Greater demand for our graduates than we can supply. Address, DR. GEO. F. PAYNE, Dean, 48 Whitehall Street. Atlanta, Ga. So. 35, ir?? Thompson's SyeWa?er HERE IT IS ! "Want to learn all abouti: ft Horse? How to Pick Out a Good One? Knowi Imperfections and so * Guard against Fraud?; -Detect Disease and Ef-| feet a Cure when same la possible? Tell the: - . , , Age by the Teeth? "What to?call the Bif tfgrent "Parts of the Animal? How to ? Shoe a Horse Properly? All this and other-Valuable Information can be ob tained by reading our 100-PAGE ILLUS TRATED HORSE BOOK, which we will ^forward,- postpaid." on .receipt'of only 25 cents in stamps. .BOOK:PUB. HOUSE, 134 Leonard St, N. Y, City. MR, DAVIS NOTIFIED Accepts Democratic Nomination For Vice-Presidency HIS SPEECH BRIEF AND POINTED Mr. Davis' Speech Read in Conver. sational Style, Heartily Received Evident Vigor of the Octogenarian Nominee? Hon. Henry G. D?vis Waa formally notified of his nomination as candi date for vice-President on the Demo cratic ticket Wednesday at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The notification speech was made by Hort. John Sharp Williams for the commit tee, and in a pleasant speech of con siderable length Mr? Davis accepted the trust committed to him. Among other things Mr. Davis said "Mr. Chairmand and Gentlemen of the Committee: "The oflicial notification which you bring of my nomination for the Vice "Presidency of tho United States, by the national Democracy, gives me' a feeling of the sincerest gratitude to my party for the honor conferred. At the same time brings to me a deep sense of my responsibility, to my par ty as a candidate, and to my country In case of my election. "A. spirit of determination to suc ceed in the campaign before us ap pears to pervade the rank and file of our party in all sections of the country. Of that rank and file 1 have for many years been a. member and have at all times devoted my humble powers *o party success, be lieving that success to be for the country's good. Unexpectedly called as I am now to the forefront, I am im pelled to an acceptance of the obli gation by a sense of gratitude to my fellow workers, and the hope that I may be able the better to assist in re storing to power that party whose principles and past history guarantee a safe, wise, economical and consti tutional administration of the govern ment. "I find it, therefore, a great pleas ure, standing hera upon the border land of the two Virginias, to receive and accept the commission you bear, to send greetings through you to the Democracy of the whole country.? Is it not significant of a closer and truer brotherhood among us, that for the first time since the civil war a nom ination on the national ticket has been taken from section of our com mon country that lies' south of Mason and Dixon's line-a happy recogni tion of the obliteration of all sectinoal differences which led to and followed that unhappy struggle. "As introductory to the few remarks I shall make, I desire to say that I heartily endorse the platform upon which I have been nominated and with tho convention and its nominee for President, regard the present mon etary standard of value as irrevocably established. "In the campaign preceding the last election, much stress was laid by Republican speakers upon the pros perous condition of the country, and forebodings were heard of the ill re sults, especially to the laboring man, which would follow any change In the political complexion of>the gov ernment. It is true that the times were then good, but it is ho less a fact that, while there has been no change in the party in power, many of the evils prophesied have come under Republican rule. Four years ago factories, mills, mines and fur naces were in active operation, unable to supply the demand, but now many are closed, and those that are open are being operated with reduced force on short hours. Then wages were high, labor was scarce and there was work for all. Now work is scarce, many wage earners unemployed, and wages reduced. The apprehension which now prevails in business circles and the present unsatisfactory indus trial conditions of the country seem to demand a political change. "In the language of our platform, 'the rights of labor are certainly no less vested.no lesssacred.and no less in alienable than the rights of capital.' The time is opportune to emphasize the truth of this utterance. The most sa cred right of property is the right to possess and own one's self and the la bor of one's own hands-capital itself: being but stored up labor. For years I worked in the ranks as a wage-earner and I know what it is to earn my liv ing in the Bweat of my brow, I have always believed, and my co:. actions came .rom the hard school of experi ence, that, measured by the character of work he does and the cost of living, a man is entitled to full compensation for his services. My experience as a wage-earner and my association with labor have alike taught me the value of Democratic principles; for in them the humblest has the strongest security for individual right and the highest stimu lus to that independence of spirit and love of self help which produce the fin est private characters and form the base of the best possible government. "The receipts of the government for the y?ar ending June 30, 1902, the first fiscal year of the present administra tion, showed a surplus over expendi tures of $91,000,000, but forjihe fiscal year ending June 30, 1904, instead of a surplus there was a dencit of $41,000, 000. From-the 1st of July, 1904, to August 10. or for about a month ant a third of the present fiscal year, the expenditures of the government have exceeded the receipts by 321,715,000. There could be no stronger evidence of the extravagance into which the Republican party has fallen, and no more potent argument in behalf of a change to the party whose tenets have always embraced prudence and econ omy in administering the people's af fairs. "Our Republican friends are prone to refer to the great commercial growth of the country under their rule, and yet the census reports shows that from 1850 to 1860, under Demo cratic rule and the Walker tariff, the percentage of increase was greater In population, wealth, manufactures and railroad mileage, the factors which af fect most largely the prosperity of the country, than in any decade since. '"l ae cost of government has largely increased under Republican rule. The expenditures per capita for the last year respectively of the administra tions given, taken from the reports of . the Secretary of the Treasury, were a9 follows: "In 1860 under Buchanan, $2.01. "In 1893 under Harrison, $5.77. "In 1897 under Cleveland, $5.10. "In 1901 under McKinley, $6.56. "In 1904 under Roosevelt, $7.10. "The Republicans sow clsia great consistency in their attitude upon the currency question, ' and the President in his recent speech of acceptance, said, that they know what they mean when they speak of a stable currency, 'the same thing from year to year', and yet in the platforms of their party in 1884. 1888 and 1892, they favored the double standard of value. In the platform of 1888 they said 'The Repub lican party is in favor of the use of both gold and silver as money, and condemns the policy of the Democratic administration in its efforts to demone tize silver/ * * * "?if? predictions were made by our political 6pponents" of .what would happen at the St. Louis convention, but they . misjudged the temper of th? party and the people. While there had been differences in preceding campaigns, yet at St. Louis they were all harmonized and a common, ground was'found upon which all.could stand and do battle for Democratic principles. ? platform was adopted by a unanimous vote, embrac ing the issues of the day, and present ing to the people a declaration of prin ciples which, in the language of the times, is sane, safe and sound. "With a candidate whose personality appeals to the good sense and sound judgment of the American people, a platform whose principles are for the greatest good to the greatest num?er, and a reunited party earnest for the restoration of good and economical government, we should succeed and the principles of democracy again triumph. "I beg my countrymen, as tn ey value their liberty, to guard with great care the sacred right of local self-government, and to watch with a jealous eye the tendency of the times to centralize power in the hands of the few. "Mr. Chairman, it is an added pleas ure to receive this notification at your hands. You have been conservative and courageous as leader of our party in the House of Representatives, a posi tion which few men h?v? filled with the signal ability that you have display ed. "It will be my pleasure and duty, at a time not far hence, to accept more formally .in writing, the nomination which you have tendered in such grace ful and complimentary terms, and to give my views upon some of the im portant questions now commanding the attention of the country." NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY Paragraphs of Minor Importance Gathered From Many Sources._ Through the South, ? The postoffice at Indiatioia, Miss;, has been reduced rom Presid?ntial grade to the fourth class. W. S. Edwards is expected to run as aji independent against Jos. H. Gaines far Congress in West Virginia. Overheated fish scrap set the schoon er" Jose Olaverri afire in Norfolk, and she was sunk to extinguish the flames. While quarreling with his wife, a Newport News negro fell down, the stairs and broke his wife. The "Tented City" in Louisville, Ky.. Was .transferred tb the Knights of Pythias, whose biennial conclav? be gins today. W? igton Happenings. The Republicans are preparing to make an aggressive campaign in Kan sas, where they have to face a Demo cratic-Populist fusion. Postmaster-General Payne gave out a statement which gave without comment a letter written by Governor Varda manj of Mississippi, to the Charleston; (S. C.) News and Courier, in which a disrespectful reference was made to President Roosevelt ' Over 300,000 acres of land in Oregon, which had been included in forest re serves, were restored to the public do main and are open for settlement. In the North. The gunbor.t Dubuque was launched at Morris Heights, N. Y. Plans have been made by both par ties for a vigorous campaign in Maine and Vermont. J. Edward Addicks was reported as declaring he would never give up his fight to go to the United States Senate while he lived, and that Delaware was certain for Roosevelt. Ex-president and Mrs. Grover Cleve land were given a welcome by New Hampshire folk at Sandwich, N. H., Governor and Mrs. Bachelder partici pating. The number of trusts incorporated in New Jersey has largely decreased in the^ last few years. Rev. Buno Walters, of thc Polish I Catholic Church, at Plains, Pa., was I besieged in his parsonage by a riotous I mob of his parishioners, who prevented services, defied the Sheriff and caused a disgraceful riot. No cattle were killed in the New York branches of the so-called "Beef Trust." Attorney General Robert H. McCar ter, of New Jersey, as counsel for the Universay Tobacco Company, made an application to Vice Chancellor Steven son in Jersey City for an order direct ing the sale of the assets of the com pany within nine days. The petition was signed by the trustees appointed by the court to formulate a plan for the companj\ Democratic national headquarters were opened at 1 West Thirty-fourth street, New York. Judge Parker spent the day at the Winnisook Club, in the Catskill, and returned to Rosemount in the evening. 'Mayor Carter Harrison will try to ar range a settlement of the packing house strike in Chicago. There were several attacks on non union men in connection with the butchers' strike in New York. "The"-Allen, the veteran New York sporting man, was reported to be criti cally ill on Long Island. The annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic began in Boston, where a number of Confeder ates were tendered a reception by Gov ernor Bates. Scotch Day was celebrated at the World's Fair in St. Louis. The Kingdom of Bavaria intends to issue a new public loan of $11,900,000, bearing interest at the rate of 3& per cent per annum. On August 31, 1901, the public debt of Bavaria amounted to $380,856,530.95. The largest part of the Bavarian debt is secured by the rail roads, which are. the property of the State, 1 Stock and p uitry have few troubles which are not bowel and liver irregularities. Black Draught Stock and Poultry Medi cine is a hovel and liver remedy for stock. It puts the organs of digestion in a perfect condition. Prominent American breeders and fanners keep their herds and flocks heall hy by giving them an occa sional "dose of Black-Dranght Stock and Poultry Medicine in their food. Any stock raiser may buy a 25-cent half-pound air-tight can of this medicine from his dealer and keep his stock in vigorous health for weeks. Dealers gener ally keep Black-Draught Stock and Poultry Medicine. If yours does not, send 25 cents for a sample can to the manufacturers, The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat tanooga, Tenn. ROCHELLE, QA.. Jan. 80,1903. Black-Draught Stock and Poultry Medicine ie the beat I ever tried. Our stock was looking bad when you seat me the medicine and now they are getting BO fine. Thor are looking 29 pef cont, bolter;. 8; P. BR0OKIN?T???. BURNED AT STAKE Two Negroes Taken From the Jail and Incinerated AWFUL VENGEANCE OF GEORGIANS Paul Reed and Will Cato, Convicted of Complicity in the Murder of the Hodge? Family, Near Statesboro, Taken From the Military Guard and Burned at the Stake. --a - Savannah, Ga;, Special-With cloth ing saturated with kerosene, writh ing and twisting in their agony, screaming to heaven for the mercy that the mob would not show, Paul Reed and Will Cato, negroes, two of the principals in the dastardly murder and burning of Henry Hedges and wife and three of thedr children, six miles from Statesboro, three weeks ago, were burned at the stake Tues day, This afternoon at 1.21 o'clock a determined mob charged upon the court house, overpowered the mili tary guard, secured Cato and Reed, who had been found guilty after a le gal trial and sentenced to be hanged, took them two miles from Statesboro and there exacted the fearful penalty. The forenoon passed quietly, the trial of Paul Reed, the ring-leader inr the murder, being concluded and .tkr\ verdict rendered. Sentence was im posed upon both him and Will Cato, sentenced the day before, and Septem ber 9 was fixed ag the date for the execution. The crowd assembled about the - court house was not so large as Mon day. Nor was it so threatening, though for that matter, there was never much parade. There was a quiet about the crowd that augured the worst and the object of the coun trymen who had come in from mil?s around for the trial was never to be doubted. Up to the noon hour there was no intimation that so soon was to be enacted the terrible climax. In the trial of Reed little delay was caused, and at its conclusion, as before, the prisoners were hustled into the wit ness room, where a strong guard of military was mounted over them. In the corridors the agitation began. The spectators left the court room and from the lawn outside many en tered the hallways. Shortly before 1 o'clock the crowd was addressed by a tall man, who seemed to inflame it greatly. He called on those about him to follow him. Then Captain Hitch, of the Oglethorpe Light Infan try, who was in command of the forces, realized that the situation was desperate. He posted guards on each ef the stairways that led to the floor above, where the prisoners were con fined. GUARDS HAD UNL- DED GUNS. With fixed bayonet: ?ut unloaded rifles, the guards ste The mob surged toward them, were re pulsed several times.. determin ed effort was yet to be le. At the rear stairway the gr; ,t danger threatenedf Prominent u n, among them Rev. Mr. Hodges, brother of the murdered man, sprang to the front to address the crowd. They begged them to disperse. Sheriff Kendrick was among these. He cautioned the crowd against violence and pleaded with them to disperse.. "I am your friend," he said. "I beg you to do nothing that will reflect on us and on the community. Disperse and let the law take its course. We need these men. There are others to be brought to justice and only from the informa tion to be gained from Cato and Reed can we bring the right ones to justice. I can almost promise that when the case Is finally sifted there will be five parties who are equally guilty." "We know you are our friend, Ken drick," some one shouted, "but prom ise us that you will let these men stay in the Statesboro jail and not be taken back, to Savannah. Then we will disperse, not until then." There was shouting and cheering and Kendrick could not reply. "Promise us that," they shouted. "You shall not take them away from Statesboro.". The crowd surged upon the jap and took the prisoners from the offi cers. A confession was made > by Reed, who acknowledged killing the father and mother and implicated three others. The cries of Cato were pitiful, as he begged the mob to shoot him. me mob dispersed quietly after their ter rible act The Island Not Annexed. London, By Cable.-The admiralty formally denied today the report from Kingston, Jamica, that a party from the British cruiser Tribune recently landed at Aves, or Bird Island, and an nexed it as a British possession. The report ls believed to have grown out of the fact that the Tribune sent a landing party ashore for target prac tice. The admiralty added that the island Is of no value and that t here is no Intention of acquiring it. 1 1 '" About Tillage. While thorough tillage does not add strength to the soil, it does aid very materially in rendering plant food al ready in the soii available"; It also al lows the robts of the piatits to spread mor? and to go deep?r in their search for plant food; iii a measure lt ?iso aids in absorbing nitrogen frond the air. Thorough tillage helps to bring the elements of plant food into use and flt them for the plants td feed upon: Staking Tomato Plants. Begin early with staking tomato plants, so as to keep them off the ground (as they cover a large space when matured), and keep the ground somewhat damp, which is not desir able. If the plants have plenty 'of room, and are held up off the ground by stakes, more air will circulate and the fruit ripen earlier and better, as well as being more exempt from dis ease than when the vines are on the ground. Plant Seed In Moist Soil. Never plant seeds In dry soil, or in sdi! that is less moist than the seeds, as the dryer soil will extract the mois ture from the seeds, and the germ will die. The failure of crop seeding in sandy soils last spring was due to this. Farmers put in the seed in h time of drouth, to "have it there all ready when the rains should come." Coming late, it found the seed as if dried in an oven and witii the germs1 all dead. Especially was this the case where the seed had been soaked to hasten ger mination.-Midland Farmer. Raising Bulbs. Nearly all the flower bulbs, such as hyacinths, tulips and daffodils, are of Dutch production. The New York agent of extensive Holland growers as serts that practically every florral greenhouse in the country grows the product of the imported bulbs. Some attempt has been made to produce bulbs in southern Virginia and Cali fornia, but with limited success. The Holland growers claim that our cli mate is too changeable to produce good results in bulbs, but other au thorities believe these profitable crops could be grown in America if attempt ed by those whd thoroughly Under stood the proper methods; When Cutting Short Grain. When cutting very short grain with a harvester, considerable difficulty is often experienced, as the short cut grain will accumulate upon the sickle bar in such quantity as to clog the sickle. And it will be found that if the reel is'lowered enough to prevent this, the short grain ia thrown too far back Upon the platform and scattered so badly -that it cannot be properly bo??d into bundles without great loss. To avoid this, get f.ome very heavy canvas, ten inches wide, arid f?sten it with tacks the full length of the reel slats, and this will sweep the grain gently onto the platform and thus avoid waste.-Farm Journal. . ? Sassafras a Pest. Sassafras is one of the worst pe3ts that can find a hold on a field. Cut it down, or even grub it up, and it will /reappear almost unexpectedly, growing rapidly and taking possession of the land. There is a time when it can be removed to the best advantage, how ever, and that is by grubbing about the first of September, removing the roots, and then clearing off the field. Should any plants appear next spring, go into the field and touch a iittle sul phuric acid on each-half a teaspoon ful will answer-and repeat should any roots appear later, first cutting off all plants that show above ground. This is also an excellent method of eradi cating thistles and other weeds that are difficult to remove. Coughing of Animals. Naturally the dairyman is ever on the lookout for trouble with.his cows and one of them with a cough excites him very much, because" his flr^l. thought is of tuberculosis. It is quite natural for cows to cough more or less during cold weather, but it does hot follow that their lungs are affected. If the cows are properly fed and stabled, kept out of draughts of cold air, yet furnished with good ventilated quarters, any cough they may have does not, as a rule, proceed from the lungs. If the animal eats well and is in good general health she is probably all right. If, on the other hand, the cough continues and she gets off in her feed, then lose no time in consult ing a veterinarian, for the chances are something serious is troubling her. The Turnip Crop. The turnip crop should be a leading one, as a large supply can be secured from an acre of land. The growing of turnips for winter is during the~sum mer season, but while the growing of turnips is done somewhat carefully af ter the ground is ready for the seed, the proper preparation of the ground is not always made. Weeds grow rap idly during warm weather, and to pro tect the turnips the land should be plowed now, harrowed, and the weed seeds permitted to sprout, using the harrow as often as may be necessary to destroy them. Just before seeding the turnips the land should be worked deep with a cultivator, and -then har rowed down again as fine as possible. This will not only cause fewer weeds to appear, but will also increase the crop of turnips, both in the yield and quality. Disking Land for Corn. A correspondent writes us that hav ing heard of quite successful corn growing in Illinois without plowing the land first, inquires whether one can safely disk the corn land, list and plant without the usual breaking. Sometimes the lighter prairie soils are prepared in this way and corn is plant ed and does fairly well without first breaking the land. This has been so, however, in seasons following deep win ter freezing, and little spring rain to run the soil together. Only the light blank soils mixed, with some sand have been successfully grown to corn by disking, rather than breaking. In wet spring seasons some risk is taken even with these soils to plant in this way. It ls far safer to break the ground first and pulverize it for corn. And the clay loam should be 'always so treat ed, and it is best to break them deeply. Disking heavy soils and list ing for planting would be a great mis take in any kind of a season. These soils are run together and hardened by the usual spring rains more- than oth ers are, and our correspondent would make a mistake to undertake corn growing "on his clay loam lands by merely disking them. The Black Locust. ".'Tr7T? On every farm that ls more or less devoted to stock grazing there is great need of shade in each pasture; fences strong and durable are needed to re strain the stock. There is one tree of all others that is admirably adapted to meet both requirements, and that is the black locust. Growing in groves in the pasture, it does not interfere in any way with the production of g" ss, for being a legume of a lofty habit, grass will grow close around the trunk and be of nearly full strength from an abundance of stinfihinc near the roots. Closely grown, nature does the prun ing; otherwise they should be trimmed to nearly a whip. They grow weil on thin rough land, such is is found on thousands 9f farms, growing worthless shrubs, briers and 'weeds, which might be the mpst remunerative acre on the farm if planted thickly in black locust. In realitv there need be no waste land. The post crop may be seven, eight, ten or even twelve years in maturing, but all the-time post timber is getting scarcer and higher. At seven years one post may be had, but often it is policy to keep the ax off until the tenth mile stone has been passed, when tho tree will have increased in height and diameter sufficiently to make three or four posts. A tail tree that will clear 32 feet will cut four sections of eight feet each; the first may be quartered, the second may make two or.three, the third one or two and the top section one, making eight or ten posts, according to size of trunk. Locust posts are very durable, being good for from 15 to 40 years, ac cording to diameter and age. when cut. Another point, they hold nails and staples as firmly as most woods do screws. Another place where the lo cust does its dual purpose stunt admir ably is as ? shade tree f long the high way. Farms so beautified and provid ed attract buyers-E. W. 3. in the "Epitomist. A NATURAL ROMAN CANDLE. Something of the New MetaJ. Radium arid Its Wonderful Properties. The new metal, radium, which has been so miich talked and written about during the last few months, turns out to be a sort of natural Rom an, candle,, since, in addition to giv ing light, it also shoots off bodies of two different sizes. The light itself from this mysterious substance is not like ordinary light. Sven a small fragment sealed up in a glass tube shines with ? weird glow like a firefly, but bright enough to read by. More over,- if these rays fall oh certain other substances, as, fdr example, diamonds, it causes them also to glow with a similar unearthly radiance; and like the "X rays," which enable one to see his own bones, they will go through a plank or a dictionary. We never use metallic radium, be cause it has never been entirely sepa rated from other material. We haven't it to use. We are therefore compelled to be content with some salt (a mix ture) of the metal. One experimenter consequently placed the least pinch of radium bromide la a glass tube, and screwed it tightly inside Of a rubber thermometer-cas?. This he put in an iron box, with ? silver soup-tureen and four sheets of copper above it, yet in some ways the rays got out. After all, I don't know that it is any more difficult to understand why this light goes through iron than why the light of a candle goes through glass. But a piece of radium, in addition to giving off these peculiar rays, sends out such a shower of particles that it is like a sort of exploding battery of tiny rapid-fire guns. These, as I said at the beginning, are of two sizes. The smallest are the smallest particles known to science. Indeed, as they travel some two hundred times faster than a bullet from a rifle, they must needs be pretty small not to wipe out everything within rauge. The others are much larger, perhaps by a thousand times, and they do not travel so fast. But even these are so small that, after millions upon mil lions of them have been shot off, the most careful weighing with a balance for which a hair is a heavy weight cannot detect any loss,- Now these smaller bodies are the mysterious "electrons" which as they stream against the walls of a Crookes tube, produce the X-rays. So they seem quite like old friends. The larger ones come still nearer home. They are like the minute particles of vapor which are always being sent off by any substance, such as water, or al cohol, or camphor, or fe?, which is drying up or wasting away. But the remarkable thing about radium is that, while the gas which goes off in to the air from these familiar sub stances is still water or alcohol or what not, the gas !from radium is not radium at all, but helium.-From Ed win Tenney Brewster's "Radium" In St. Nicholas. Mean, Mean Man. It was near midnight and the Union station was almost deserted. On one of the seats in the centre of the vast room were seated a young man and a girl, apparently newly married. They were clasping hands and the love light in the girl's eyes cast a halo over the scene. Even the electric Water Everywhere. "Water exists in nearly everything," said a temperance lecturer. "The doomed sailor, dying of thirst on his raft, contains a pound of water to every pound of flesh. 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