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* k the whole crowd o! young fellows, Who travel the run through our tdwn, [And some are all laughin' and smilin', While others are robed in a frownBut the one that does business. I notice, No matter what may be his line. Is the 'man who pours out with each measure A "bonus" of bubbling sunshine. I'm not much for readin' nor learnin', Nor copvin' wisdom from books: V.I ajn't stuck on new fads nor fashions. v-Nor wearin' tight shoes for their looks; Just jamming your house full of money May veem to this age a good sign. But I b'lieve in the old tashioned doctrine Of filling your heart with sunshine. II . -s THG / & By PROFESSC v4^. Author of "Wee mmmmmma JtOXt HE <loor of the doctor's j )( % Louse was closed almost O I 3 noiselessly, aim jonn urecn M p went slowly down the sliort Hisht of steps, his grayish countenance working with fury. "A guinea for proscribing more rest and nourishment, plus a bo tie of drugv gist's filth!" he muttered. "What on earth possessed me to consult him?" Reaching the pavement he began to ;walk swiftly, but a throbbing behind the old scar on his temple compelled lirn to slacken his pace. "I suppose it was that that made me take fright," he said to himself. "I never used to have headaches. If I'm not better by to-morrow I'll take his prescription to the chemist, though I believe it's all nonsense." / j- A hansom driver hailed him inviting/ ly, but he shook his head impatiently, and quickened his steps in spite of the dull throbing that caused him to halt close his eyes. It was a chilly evening, and as be turned from the quiet street Into the busy thoroughfare sleet began to fall, but instead of taking a 'bus he set out to walk the two miles that lay between him and his place of abode. He arrived at his door wet and shivering. His home was an old fashioned, neg% lected looking building in the neighborhood of Russell Square, and he was the "S&ICoccujjgiit. A charwoman came ^ for an hour every morning and made a pretence of cleaning up generally, although her work consisted chiefly in removing the ashes of the parlor grate (in winter) and washing the <ftshes which the master had soiled the previous day. He placed both in the hall, for she was not admitted to the parlor. ' John Breen did his own cookJn<? Citnh oc if troc of tho cUHnrr fire and his bed consisted of the sofa ^ and a traveling rug in the same apartment. The other rooms, eight in nunii l>er, of the house were unfurnished. ^ On entering the hall, which echoed ^ his steps, he locked and bolted the door V with.excced;ng care, and made his way ttf^he parlor situated on the same floor. It was necessary to unlock the parlor door, and having done so he entered and locked it again behind him. The inside of fhe door was covered with sheet iron and fitted with heavy ; bolts fitting into sockets at top and bot> torn. The fire, under a layer of dross, glowed faintly, and was slow to ignite the spill of paper that he presented between the bars. When he. did procure a light he aDDlied it.to a candle on the mantelpiece, and in its glimmer be beheld bis face iiyihe dirty mirror. "Yes," he muttered, "if I'm not better by to-morrow I'll go to the chemist. I can't affor'l to be ill. I'm glad I didn't go to a d :tor close at hand. He might have fq. *d out who I was and insisted on attending me. How my bead does i yflfe!" / He sat down in the worn out easy / chair and inserted a few slips of wood / between the bars of the grate. Small flames pierced the blanket of dross. f and presently he set a little kettle on the hottest part. "A cup of tea will pull me together." He rose and crossed the room to a bookcase void of books. From a lower shelf he took a loaf of bread and a cut of cheese, also a plate and knife, and carried them to the table close to the Side of the easy chair. Then suddenly he began to smile and , rub his hands softly. The window shutters, iron bound like the door, were closed and bolted, but he went over and examined them and drew the faded curtains together. After that he peered into all the corners and under the sofa, smiling and fingering something in his -hip pocket. John Ereen was not a timid man: he was merely careful. When he was quite satisfied that he was alouo he went back to his easy chair, and. stretching out his right y hand, opened the panelling at the side of the fireplace, disclosing the door of t small but apparently deep and supremely strong safe. Inserting a couple of keys, he manipulated then: until the locks yielded and the stout door swung open. The safe was packed with little bags of gold, parcels of notes and bundles of negotiable securities. The latter papers represented John Breen's capital?his father's legacy to him?the notes and gold the Interest, less his trifling expenses, of nearly thirty years." The investments were as safe asf the nation's credit, and the owner had never , sought to alter them for others bringleg a larger return. The stream of gold from them may not have satisfied him with Its bulk, but at least it was steady, and he loved to mark on a ctlendar the days on which he would present ms coupons wun toe certainty of receiving the value printed thereou. This fery day he had collected the interest represented by certain coulK>bs, and now he brought from his bndast a dark soft leather bag and poured the tinkling contents cu the table?one hundred and twenty-five pounds. He began to count the sovereigns, but somehow when he came to twenty. seven he could not proceed. He fried again with the same result. His head ached more than ever, but he made another attempt?aud failed.. 4, I The world "has gone mad over gainin'? The preachers are carpin' at trusts ? The ricn ain't content with the centre? They grab and light for the crusts? The palace is dark, damp and dingy. Where shadows and ghost-fears intwine; While the cot of the poor, humble peasant Is bright with the rays of sunshine. Would I barter the light for the darkness? Would I give up my life for your gold? Would I sacritice precept and manhood At the altars where honors are sold? No, still let me live free and simple, And practice His teaching divine. To till one sad hearj, dark with sorrow. With the blessings and light of sunshine. ?Kenneth Bruce, iu Four-Track News. AISBR s |R J. J. BELL, Macgreegor." ?? ???i w? "I wish tho kettle would boil," no sighed, lying back wearily. "A cup of tea will make rue right." But when the kettle boiled at last he paid no attention. The throbbing, which for some minutes had been almost unbearable, had abruptly ceased, and a sense of peace had descended upon John Breeu. His eyes closed, he lay unconscious, his hard features wonderfully softened. Strangely enough he dressed well, and as he lay there In the poor light of the candle and. the increasing glow of the fire, which failed to make clear the poverty and wretchedness of his surroundings, he might have been taken for a well to do and rather handsome elderly gentleman enjoying a nap. The kettle was dry and ruined, the fire was almost out, and the candle was within an inch of its socket, when John Breen came back to life again. He sat up feebly and looked curiously about him. He felt no pain, but he was greatly puzzled. An expression of disgust dawned upon hi3 face when his eyes caught sight of the bread ar.d cheese, but being desperately hungry he cut a piece of the former and ate a portion. He was chilly, too, and felt a craving for hot food. Then he beheld his wealth. He began to tremble violently, and tears rolled down his cheeks. Awe stricken, he whispered to himself: "And I might have oied tonight. I might have died cud no one, not even myself, have been the better for my having lived." He took, the notes, the bags of gold and the documents from the safe, laid them in a heap at his feet, and began to reckon his future. It was easily done, for each bag was stamped with "?500," while each bundle of securities had a slip of paper attached bearing its approximate value. Besides, he found no difficulty in counting now. The grand total came to a few hundreds and odd over eighty thousand oounds. "I must leave this accursed house r.t once," be said, suddenly. "I must lose no time or I may be too late." Within an hour he left the house in a>ab with a couple of ancient portmanteaus. In his pocket he carried a letter addressed to his charwoman, and containing instructions for her not to call until notified to do so, which he intended to post at the first opportunity. The letter also contained ten five pound notes. It was past midnight when he reached the large hotel in Northumberland avenue?the name of which had somehow occurred to him as he efonnnrl intA 4Vi/v on K Knf 11 n mnfinnuvl 1UIV UiC V.UU UUi. JUC lU.Ulil^UU to get a fairly good supper before retiring. He slept little, for he had many plans to make for the morrow. Still, he arose in the morning with nothing worse than a feeling of tiredness, which, however, seemed to affect his memory rather strangely. For instance, he could not remember wuere ne nan. come irom uie previous night; as the day wore on he was occasionally perplexed regarding other matters of the past. The bunch of complicated keys in his pocket puzzled him, and when he happened upon the doctor's prescription in another pocket he could not recollect the visit to the physician. Most of all. the revolver in his hip pocket troubled him., He did not know what to do with it, and he was afraid to unload it lest it 'be discharged. For the time being he decided to lock it in a drawer in his bedroom. He spent the fornoon in studying the newspapers, and in the afternoon he paid a visit to the poorest quarters of the East End. returning, with a white and troubled face, to play with his dinner and to spend the evening locked in his room. A few days later people began to call upon him?prosperous looking gentlemen and fine ladies?and earnest conversations took place in the elegant sitting rdonf he had engaged in addition to his bedroom. Other 1 ten and women, pinched and sad, began to watch for his coming to their miserable dwellings. ' And nearly three months went past. One evcnin^toward tlie cud of May Mr. Breeu gave a little dinner party in liis private sitting room. Ten ladies and gentlemen, all keenly interested in philanthropic work, were present, and even those of them who were high in the land treated their gentle faced host wi'h unfeigned respect and seemed to regard him with sincere affection as well as admiration. Although the weather had unexpectedly become oppressively hot the spirits of the guests did not suffer depression. Only the host appeared somewhat wearied when, the dinner itself being over, the time came for hin to explain a new scheme of charity which he had lately been deeply considering, and which all present were eager to hear about. "I must ask you to parden my leaving you for a moment, my frien ds," he said, suddenly. "I find I have left my notes on the scheme in my room." With a word of thr.nks for the permission readily granted, and a pleasant smile to all, Mr. Breen left the room. i ; -/ % * "He Is a wonderful man." remarked a countess. "Is it really the case that he has girA forty thousand pounds to the children's hospital in Whitechapel "He handed the money to us yesterday," said ail old man, with kindly twinkling eyes. "And it was only a first installment, lie assured inc. But he lias made so many magnificent gifts recently that one fears he must soon exhaust himself. Truly it was Providence that allowed John Ereen to become a rich man." "He ought to be Sir John at least." said a pretty woman, "though I fancy he would scorn a title." Meantime Mr. Breen was in his bedroom, searching for the slips of paper on which he had set down the details of bis scheme. He could not remember where he had put them. Drawer after drawer ho tried without success. As he drew open the last drawer a vivid dash of lightning lit up the chamber?he had not thought it necessary to switch 011 the electrict light, as he had sufficient light with the open door?and almost immediately a terrific peal crashed overhead. John Bre#n's fingers closed on something in the drawer, and presently a look of amazement overspread his countenance. The philanthropists waited in vain for his reappearance. ? Drenched to the skin, he sat in his draggled evening clothes, staring at the empty safe, a creature of utter despair. He had a faint glimmering that he had given away his wealth, but to whom he could not remember. He tried very hard to remember. The glimmering went out. and he could not remember anything at all. He only knew that he had no money left. No money left? He searched his pockets and found a few notes, sovereigns and some change. Thirty pounds odd. * Also a revolver. * , The surgeon who examined him afterward directed a colleague's attention to a scar on liis right temple. ,JJfes." said the colleague, "It might have something to do with the case, i though he must have got the smash a long time ago." He referred, of course, to the case of I suicide. But which was the real .'iohn Breen ?the miser or the philanthropist?? Black and White. The largest plant In the world is probably a species of seaweed, which often attains a length of 3U0 feet, xne stems are dried and used as ropes by the South Sea Islanders. The exhilaration from the ozone Is misleading it appears, and the gas Is now classed with those that are poisonous and is to be used with due caution. Its depressing effects on the nervous system are especially felt by workers with electric machines. Three human lungs?one white, one black and one gray?form an instructive exhibit in an Edinburgh museum. The first came from an Esquimaux, who breathed the pure air of the Arctic regions; the second, from a coal miner, who inhaled much coal dust, the third, from a town dweller, kept in city dust and smoke. Large masses of amber have recently been discovered in cretaceous strata on Staten Island, now the borough of Richmond of the city of New York. The deposits are being commercially worked. It is thought that some of this amber may be the product of sequoia trees that grew ou the Atlnntjc coast in cretaceous time.' An Italian scientist has Invented a novel substitute for irrigation. He uses the fruit of the Barbary nopal, a tig tree which bears flgs that are excellent reservoirs of moisture. In the spring the scientist digs a ditch about the foot of the tree he desires to protect from the coming drought and this ditch is filled with flgs cut Into thick pieces. A dense layer is made and beaten down. The mucilaginous pulp, covered with earth, stores up much moisture, which it gives off gradually. In drowning accidents whore expert swimmers suddenly lose all control of their powers, the usual explanation of cramps is beginning to be looked upon as insufficient. It has been noticed that persons having disease of the middle ear, who have already shown symptoms of vertigo, are especially liable to such accidents, and as the semi-circular canals are the organs of direction, it is suggested that even a slight hemorrhage in this delicate structure from a blow by the waves would result in utter helplessness. Profit-Sharing Farming. The system of sharing farm profits was initiated by Mr. E. W. Hussey. a large estate owner of Scotney Castle. Every year the hands are called together and each receives a share of the profits made cn the year's working of the farms. On the last occasion of the profit-sharing each man received $13.13, while a youth's share amounted to $8.73. In cases where several members of a family are engaged on a farm sums approaching $4$.6G have been taken home. All the employes on Mr. -Hussey's I.amberhurst estate not^ take such a keen interest in their work that they* exhibit no inclination whatever to migrate to the towns.?London Daily Mail. " " The Shah's llwarf. An Ostend correspondent says a good deal of Interest is being evinced there iu a member of the Shah's suite, a dwarf, who always accompanies the Shah when he drives out. It is stated that the Persian soveregn believes the little man to be "lucky," and for this reason has him perpetually in his suite.^ The most costly tomb in existence Is that erected in honor of Mohammed. ? MORE LIVES LOST a % Another Fatal Railway Wreck Leaves Death in its Wake 15 DIE IN CRASH OR BY FIRE Massachusetts' Worst Train Disaster in Many Years Occurs When Sunday Night Express From Boston on Boston & Maine Crashes Into Bear of a Local. Lincoln, Mass., Special.?The most disastrous railroad wreck in this State for many years occurred at 8:15 o'clock Sunday night at Kaker's Bridge station, a mile and a halt west of Lincoln, on the main line of the Fitchburg division of the Boston & Maine Railroad. The regular Sundav express, wincn ieit isosion at i.-k> o'clock for Montreal \ia the Rutland system, crashed into the rear of a local train which started from Boston at 7.15 for points on the main line and the Marlboro branch. At least 15 persons were killed outright burned to death or suffocated, and 30 or more were seriously injured Many passengers sustained min*rents, bruises and burns The wreck was primarily due to thick weather, which apparently obscured signals set bv the forward train, which, at he time of the disaster, was standing in front of Baker's Bridge station. The Montr lea train, drawn by two locomotives and consisting also of nine cars crashed into tho rear of the Marlboro branch local, demolishing the two rear C3rs. All of the passengers killed and seriously iniured were in these. The passengers lived in Concord, West Acton, Maynard, Hudson, Marlboro and several smaller towns in the Asabet Valley. None or! the passengers on the Montreal trai 1 were seriously hurt but the engineer and fireman of the leading locomotive were killed. The wreckage caught fire and some of the passengers were incarcerated. Few persons jive in the vicinity of Baker's Bridge station and no fire department was available, so that the flames practically burned themselves out. Uninjured passengers and an umber of train hands, assisted bv villagers, went to the aid of the injured and many persons were rescued. A special train with doctors was sent from Boston at 0.35 o'clock, and reached here in half an hour. Many doctors from Waltham and other places in this section were sent to the scene in carriage and by other train" Bank Clearings for the Week. New York, Speeial.?The following table, compiled by Bradstreet. shows tho hank clearings at a number of the principal cities for the week ended Nov. 24, with the percentage of increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year. Seventy-two other cities are included in the totals: New York $2.024,y?/,li3, increase 15.9; Chigcao $218,716,490, increase 33.3; Boston $153,966,899, increase 21.0; Philadelphia $150,689,060, increase 36.7; New Orleans $26,840,940. increase 37.7; Louisville $12,559,206, inrreasp.31.6; Memphis $7,S3S.792, increase 25.5; Richmond $5,412,955, decrease 5.7; Atlanta $4. 657,161, increase 36.9; Nashville $3.6.81,370, increase 3.8.3; Norfolk $2,457,426, increase 29.5; Augusta, Oa., $2,589,622. increase .71.9; Knoxville $1,421,811. increase 26.0; Charleston, S. C., $1,702,436, increase 40.7: Chattanooga $1,315,895, increase 75.1; Jacksonville, Fla., $1,297,0.89, increase 76.7; Macon $647,443, increase 72.5; Savvannah $7,059,930, increase 67.1. Total United States $3,091,638,741, increase 20.5; outside New.York $!,066,851,568, increase 30.6. Bisr Lumber Deal. Nashville, Special. ? A Bristol, Tenn., dispatch says: J. W Wilkinson of Bristol has closed a deal for 17,000.000 feet of lumber and timber in North Carolina. The land lies along: the Southern railroad near Asheville. The amount reported to be involved in the deal is ahalf million dollars. Heresy Trial of Dr. Bradley. Newman, Ga., Special.?At the meeting: of the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, here Bishop W. W Duncan appointed a committee to investigate charges of heresy against Rev. II. S. Bradley, D. l)v of Atlanta. Those charges were preferred by Rev. J. N. Snow, of Atlanta. The committee appointed by Bishop Duncan is composed of Dr. C. W. Byrd. of Augusta, Ga.; Dr. Luke G. Johnson, of Rome, and Rev. J. A. Sharp, of Dalilonega. Gross Boodle Case. Little Rock, Ark., Special.?The legislative boodle cases were brought to trial here. The case of Senator A T rj??Aoc J c Hio fivcf nno nn flin lit X. Uivac AO HIV 1IIOV Viiv vti ?MV calendar. Both the tSate and defendants have accumulated a monumental mass of evidence for the fight, which is expected to be one of the bitterest legislative battles ever waged in the State. ' After the Drug Stores. Washington. Special.?Drug stores that sell any of t ie well-known aleholic tonics which though advertised as medicines for diseases are composed chiefly of distilled spirits, must take out federal license as retails rum sellers after April 1st, 1906. Such was a decision of the Commissioner of Internal Revnue who also gave notice that manufacti rers would be required to take out license after the first of the year. , .1 i LEAVES FOR HOME Prince Louis Ends his Visit to United States HE ENJOYED HIS TRIP GREATLY Cheerinz Crowds Witnesses Denar ture of British Squadron From New York and Its Commander is Made to Write His Name in Many Albums and Pose For Many Pictures. New York, Speeial.?About 200 sailors from the British squadron commanded by Prince Louis of Battenberg were missing from their ships when the squadron made ready to sail Monday. Several of those who had overstayed their leave were turned away when they tried to board their ships. As it was within a few hour's of the fleet's sailing time when they made their belated appearance, the officers treated them as deserters, refusing to let them step aboard. Many of the rejected sailors wept. Their uniforms in some eases had, been taken from them in Bower, resorts and they had spent all their money before returning to their ships. Many of them immediately applied to the immigration authorities for their return to England. Before suiling Prince Louis paid an official famwelj visit to Admiral Evans 011 board the battleship Maine. As the Prince and his party left this ship the American sailors cheered him. A big crowd, including many who had mot the Prince in New York, gathered at the Cimard Line dock, where the flagship Drake was moored, to witness the departure of the Prince. The Prince wrote his name in a hundred autograph albums an(f posed for twenty or more pictures. Finally the bugle sounded for the visitors to go# ashore and the Drake was towed into the stream while the throng on the wharf and the British saitors on the Drake gave each other a farewell cheer. Explosion in Vault. ! Columbines. C., Special.?As the result of an explosion of pas in his office here Monday, Captain Wade Hampton Cobb, probate judge, lies dying at the Columbia hospital. He had started to open the vault in his olfice and struck a match to see the combination. The gas fixture had been leaking, and the explosion which followed threw Mr. Cobb across the office with great violence. He was very nearly dead when picked up. The office was wrecked and the force of the explosion tore the door off its hinges and smashed all the glass in the court house. 128 Lost in Channel Wreck. London, By Cable.?One hundred and twenty-eight persons lost their lives in the wreck of the London & Southwestern Railway Company's steamer Hilda off the northern coast of Prance Saturday night, according ?n nffini.il estimate given out by W U U the officers of the company. This death roll includes 21 saloon passengers, SO French onion sellers and 27 of the crew. $16,000,000 For Calnal Work. Washington, Special.?An estimate of $16,000,000 for continuing the work on the Panama Canal has been sent to the Treasury Department from the War Department to be sent to Congress. The estimate of sixteen million dollars is for expenditure up to and including the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907. Against Greene and Gaynor. Savannah, Ga., Special.?Two additional indictments charging embezzle-1 ment and receiving the money of the United States that was alleged to have i?? },v ox-Captain Ober LTCC1I CUii/v?iu*?.v. ~ ^ lin M. Carter, were returned in the Federal Court against Benjamin D. Greene, John F. Gaynor, Ed. H. Gaynor, William L. Gaynor and Michael A. Connelly. 39 Die in Fire. Glasgow, By Cable.?The most terrible fire that has occurred in Great Britain for any years broke out here Sunday ' *eap lodging house foi men ik t street and resulted in the loss. lives and the severe injury of i persons. Man's Body Found. Nashville, Special.?The body of P. L. Connor, aged 30. a carpenter, whe disappeared from his home a fortnight ago, was found on an island in th* river. He is supposed to have wandered into the river during an attack of def ^jlia. Half of City Destroyed and 600 Soldiers Killed. Toyko, By Cable.?An eye witness of the reeent riot at Vladivostok, whc has arrived at Nagaski, reports that nearly half of the city was burned and that 600 of the garrison were killed, that the jail was thrown open and that General Kappek is missing. The damage is estimated at $25,000,000. Soldiers from Harbin arc reported tc have joined the rioters. High Prices For Mule Nashville, Special?Accordin ^ to reports received at the office of commissioner of agriculture, prices being received by Tennessee stockman foi mules this year are better than evei before. A Maury eountain sold sij for $1,220. A Marshall county dealei recently received $125 each for a here of eighty-two. Another party in th< same county refused $160 a head foj I a large bunch. ??f 1?SOUTHERN ? f c --[> < TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLAN! fc, TThit the Vonnc Farmor May Oo. There are many opportunities for ed(ucated agriculturists in the Sonth. There is a chance in almost every town or city for the dvelopment of the riairy industry. The cow is one of the most profitable machines on the farm. Milk can be sold for twenty-five to thirty-five cents per gallon; butter from twenty to thirty-five cents per pound. A cow yielding 5000 pounds per annum, would produce 588 gallons of milk, which at thirty cents per gallon would be $170. A cow can be kept for from $35 to $50. If this proposition were made to a man by a "get rich quick" concern he would lose no time in making the investment. Then there is a chance to produce the seeds of corn and wheat in great quantity through the adoption of the "simple principles of selection and plant breeding. Thousands of dollars annually go out of the State for the purchase of seeds of these cereals at prices ranging from $1.50 to $2.00 per bushel. whereas, corn ordinarily ' brings 40 cents and wheat 75 cents. Why not produce more grass and clover seed? Why not produce seed of the vetch which does well here as a winter cover crop, and of the soy bean, etc.? These are but three or four of the many money making industries that are open to the progressive agriculturist of the South to-day. There never was a time when there was a better chance to make money from the intelligent application of business principles to the production of dairy and beef products, to the growing of horses and mules, to the development of the poultry industry, which is still in Its infancy, and to the breeding of seed of high quality for use by Southern farmers. Who will be the first to see these good things and to reap the rich harvest which awaits the industrious farmers;? As to the future of the farm there can be no question. Look at the con' dition which has grown up in Europe because of the ancient systems of land tenure which prevented the average citizen from owning a piece of ground, making every tenant a peasant of some landlord. In America until the- present time many men have been interested in manufacturing K??llsilrtsv railrAfl/tc cfool f^lP. JJ12HJ13, UUIIUUJ^ mill VUUC| UiUV.i ?ua nnces, iron furnaces, etc. A period of leisure will come, a time when the output of factories will offset consumption. Then there will be millions to invest in something; will it n^t be natural for these men to turn to the country and to invest in lands? Will the time>not come when there will be many landed estates in America? Will the farmer who tills the soil who is the most important factor in the welfare of the country give up his land? Surely not, and yet the sign of the times would seem to indicate it, for the wild desire on the part of many seems to be to go to the city and to dispossess themselves of the iand. Will it not be better for them to keep close to it and to maintain their independence through living on it. rather than to suffer the pangs and indignities that have come to the peasantry of Europe? The cost of living, as already mentioned, is increasing in America; the demand for all farm products is very great. There never was a time when the intelligent farmer could earn a larger revenue. There never was a time when land could be bought for less in many sections of th^ South than to-day, and there never was a time when a man had a better chance to make wealth from the soil. Young men, possess yourselves of the land and the inalienable rights of citizenship. Lime Burnt Tobacco a* Fertilizer. It. C., Danville, Va., writes: Please advise me if lime should be applied on the land before I fallow in the peas or if it can be put in as well with the plow: i wouiu aiso ime iu noon ioc manurlal value of burnt tobacco. It is not so badly burnt but is wet. Answer: Lime should never be plowed under, as it sinks rapidly into the soil nnder the most favorable conditions. Plow under your pea vines and get the land ready for seeding and then scatter the lime over the surface by means of a manure spreader. To keep it from running out too rapidly yoa can put some straw or other rough material in the bottom of the spreader. Then barrow 'J lightly. It Is best as a rule to apply lime in the fall, but of course it is also well to have a crop follow it as it may derive as much benefit from it as possible and fix the plant food In the soil which the lime may free and prevent its being leached out by the violent winter rains. You might | put a light seeding of oats or barley or wheat on the land this fall and seed to grass in the spring and cut whatever ceral you sow for hay in the early dough stage so it will not draw all the water out of the soil and leave it dry and at harvest time. Many stands of grass are destroyed because the ripBridal Lore. A January bride will be a prudent housekeeper and very good tempered. A February bride will be a humane and affectionate wife and tender mother. A March bride will be a frivolous chatterbox, somewhat given to quarreling. An April bride will be inconsistant, not very intelligent, but fairly good looking. A May bride will be handsome, amiable, and likely to be hapny. A June bride will be impetuous and generous. A July bride will be handsome and A A AninL'_tnmruivfl/l smariy uui a uiuc ijuaa-iviuyvivu. An August bride will be amiable and practical. A September bride will be discreet, affable and much liked. '"1 'ARM "" ftOTES. ' M ?><1 . ?r~ O ER, STOCKMAN AND TRUCK GROWER. f .. | ening crop of grain exhausts the soli ) so completely of both moisture ana plant food that the grass does nocture a fair chahce. It wonln ne' raffcer late to sow gra?s this fall at the time mentioned, thougn In a favorable season yji it might do all right. It Is better in tJ my judgment to wait now until next jrfj spring. No doubt you refer to the burned leaves of the tobacco plant. A ton of tobacco contains about 200 pounds of ^ ash, something lite fifty pounds of nitrogen, and thirteen to fourteen > ^ pounds of phosphoric acid, and eightyone pounds of potash. The burning of the leaves would result in the de? struction of practically all the nitrogen, hut the phosphoric acid and pot' agh will be intact except where \ injured by leaching with water thrown on the ashes during the fire. This probably would not amount to much, however, if the tobacco was well moistened, as It doubtless was. Tobacco ashes would thus supply you with a ? .. cheap source of potash If you can buy f them right, and a small amount of phosphoric acid, but you would obtain practically no nitrogen from their use. If you can get them reasonably, it should pay you* to haul them and scatter them on the land for the sake^ JMgtjja of the potash you would get. Yo^jjl^^^jj should not use more than twenty-five to fifty bushels cf lime per acre and f not oftener than from three to fire d < years. Fifty bushels is not a heavy application, and should give you good results. Twenty-five bushels, applied in two applications, with two year* intervening, will probably prove more flj effective than a single application pt ' ? fifty bushels.?Professor Soule. How and When to Seed Alfalfa* R. A. W., Parnassus, writes: Wbe* is the best time of the year to sow alfalfa? Will alfalfa grow in stiff red 14 clay? Answer: Alfalfa should be sowu now as soon as it is possible to get the -4 ground in condition. The land should / be broken to a depth of about eight inches, provided of course that yon have broken it at least six inches before. It would not be well to take a soil that has been worked shallow for a number of years and break It up deeply all at once. Then, it would be well to subsoil the land if it is a heavy red soil; if of a sandy nature subsoiiing it is not necessary. Apply sixteen per cent, acid phosphate at the rate of 200 to 300 pounds per acre together - , . with fifty to 100 pounds of muriate of potash. If the land la deficient In v vegetable matter, make an application of about seventy-five pounds of nitrate of soda to the alfalfa after it has come up. and a similar application next spring. You might also top-dress the alfalfa with a good coating of well rotted farmyard manure. Alfalfa is a delicate plant when first seeded. Fall "* seeding is an advantage because It gives it a chance to establish itself * before the weeds choke it out as they often do from spring sowing. Alfalfa should be frequently clipped if it turns yellow and not allowed to go Into the winter with too much top or it might smother out. Sow at leait twenty pounds of good, clean seed and it is often advisable to inoculate. This may be accomplished through the use of ar-. tifiiMnt culture or through the use of soil from an oil field. At least 100 pounds of soil should be mixed with the seed to be sown on each acre of land. Alfalfa may be put in the grain drills or sown broadcast and cover with * a harrow. You cannot prepare the land too carefully and heavy fertillza- * tion is necessary on most of yonr soils. Alfalfa is a vigorous feeding plant and must be well supplied with the varions forms of plant food or it will not give satisfactory results. It may seem rather a serious undertaking to obtain a stand of it, but if you succeed with it vfwi will find it one of the most val* uable crops you have ever grown on your farm and you will be well re* paid for the labor, effort and money ex* pended in securing it. It makes excellent hay and can be cut two to four times a year under favorable conditions. Alfalfa as a rule does not do well on , very still heavy red clay laud as it la so tenacious that the roots cannot easily establish themselves in the soil, and its power to establish itself in the soil being based on the vigorous development of its roots, it frequently withers away and dies in the course ' of two or three years in such land. However, if these lands were well subsoiled and underdraiued, it would no doubt frequently grow with success in the future where it has failed in the Past. Perplexity of Isaac. 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