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After tne cloth has been Impregnated It is submitted to treatment with oxidized sulphur, DISCOVERIES hich causes the metal to be sepa-ateJATE. from the solution in a sedimentary mass, which, being very fine, inHorses, Tut trudes into the cloth, uniting closely ith its fibers and also settling dew; Hitching Post on its surface, says London Engineer, ichine a ValuWhen the cloth is thus made ready it is put into an electrolytic tub filled with a solution of the salt of the kind f metal which is to be coated upon it iriachine. to scrub the improved Adjusting Device. the deck of a In the accompanying illustration is thing brushes, ;ing effects of shown a novel idea for adjusting strikit would be a ing bags, the object being to afford means of vertical change in the popvide the peo- do this work sition of the bag relative to the contact ring beneath which the bag ded the accom' pends, without causing the bag to overreach the edge of ths ring when gwung in any position. Ordinarily the :ord which supports the bag has to be adjusted at the desired height by varying the length of the cord. By the time the knots are tightened the bag is seldom in the right place, and it is considerable trouble to change the position of the bag to fit persons of different heights. and on Ships. A glance at the picture will show iere is no ne-tmaintalii a that in this invention no change in a ' backache the cord is necessary after it has once mention the been fastened and passed through the leal business vertical tube for attachment to the bag. The ring surrounding the tube of an The ma-- is secured to the fixed wall bracket a large y and a knot is provided for tying the a pair of end of the cord. The tube containing ar of the car-lu- the cord is clamped in the end of the of two bracket by a thumbscrew. As soon as the tube is lowered the bevel gear, is shortened at the upper end and cord brush mount-iolengthened at the bottom to correwheels, with the distance between the junction to spond end of the tube and the edge of the scrubbing is contact bag, and when the tube is the rotary lifted the cord is shortened correthe ptaining .valve to ad spondingly. Consequently, no matter red quantity, what the height of the bag may be, le to adjust it never overlaps the edge of the ring, but always strikes in the right place. leg by vary iveled wheel As a turn of the screw allows the tube the mopping s the water lartlally sur-i- t thence to having been proper tem ijusted, the ,o but drive I across the vestige of ntor of this Ison, of Sa- SCIENCE 0P1 CULTURE I tf0?T gSPn d floor-scru- b s ro-b- tricity, that in the id planets gies have it parts in eat energy e important th has The ed by him ts circulat-rface- ; the the other depths of e state of the Tube Regulates the Height. to be changed at will the adjustment of the bag is a simple matter. William C. Rastetter of Fort Wayne, Ind., is the inventor. Moving ' . 1 phenom-trlca- cur eigy. The ts are com their dls their re-l- e currents liem in viral motions, eory of M. stion of heories of lorses. levice for ithout the great leave the ne may be at every this fast-animal wound up th one of the horse cved. s An secured the Up Tying a ?. The disk to for the ik Is a i a rod ixle. At a gear similar arriage hed di-- 1 wl.jl con-- I The Suns Corona. In the Astrophysical Journal (Vol XIV.), Prof. Perrine summarizes certain results of Lick observatory eclipse observations as follows: Both spectroscopic and polariscopic Observations show that the light of the outer corona is, in great measure, reflected sunlight, whereas the spectroscope shows that the light from the inner corona is an emanation largely from incandescent matter. These facts taken in connection with the varying appearance of the corona, suggests as the most reasonable explanation that matter, probably very finely divided, is ejected from the surface of the sun with great velocity and gives rise to the streamers and extensions observ ed. This matter may or may not be solid when it first leaves the sun, but observation indicates that it is incandescent, and probably largely solid when it first becomes visible above the layer of the chromosphere. While in this state its inherent light would, in all probability, be much greater than the light jeflected from the solar surface; but a point would be reached on its outward journey when it would be cool enough for the reflected light to be observable. Turns Gas on Automatically. In factories and other places where it is desired to turn on gas at given times for heating or lighting purposes it has heretofore been customary for an employe to go around and light the various burners before the working day begins, and where the gas is used for heating purposes, such, for instance, as melting the lead in typesetting and typefounding machines, delays in commencing work were lia ble to occur through neglecting tc light the burners sufficiently early. Now Oddur Vigfus Sigurddson, t Danish inventor living in London, Eng land, has patented a simple apparatus for automatically turning on the gas at the proper hour, an alarm clock being used to release the weight which opens the valve. As will be seen, the clock carries a lever support, with one end of the lever sustaining a weight and the opposite end confined beneath a hook on a vertical rod. As soon as the alarm mechanism of the clock is put in motion the rod moves sufficiently to release the lever from the hook, nen the weight falls to the cushion in the bottom of tne casing, at the same time opening the main valve in the gas supply pipe to allow full force to the heating reach pms of and Iin use land a e will ( since I on of hlllls in- - Fall of the Weight Opens the Valve. flame which has previously been burning slowly on the gas entering the burners through the pilot tube. A A Color-Changin- color-changin- g g Paint paint, especially adapted for making visible hot boxen in machinery, is prepared by, a German chemist by carefully rubbing up equal parts of mercuric iodide and cupric iodide with enough distilled water to form a thin paste. At ordinary temperature this mixture is red, but It turns black at about 60 deg. C., becoming red acair on cooling. V&T 522 another bit of red glass, heat them red hot, blow them together, give them a twist, and there is a pretty Humus in the Orchard. alley with the red and white threads It is an Important point in farming of glass twisted inside into' the form of the Letter S. Large twisted glass to preserve the humus in the soil to supply it alleys and plqin glass alleys with the where there is humus and Humus has is where no there humus. of a dog or sheep inside are figure the of value that distinctive from made for the very small boys and H has no courtiers nor fawning dames. to play with. But the marbles fertility it contains. It holds molBture girls In soil and also holds some forms With titles galore and sounding names most prized are the real agates. of the To him no obsequious sycophants kneel, To Increase it in the orfertility. ese marbles are seal brown or To kiss his foot or to feel his heel; bUck in color, and many of them chard a good way is to grow legumes No base pretenders assail his throne. of some sort and plow them under at But the court he rules Is his very own. ha.ve large round circles on them that stated seasons. Not only does the cullook like eyes. crash. No trumpets blare and no symbals tivator thus Increase the humus In the dash No soldiers advance with a martial soil, but the nitrogen is increased as common herd, To clear the way of the Wheres the Spider? has been caught from the air by a with lisping cleared But the way is By filling in, with black Ink, a these word plants. Some follow the practice of the cobwebby As the little king, on his mothers breast. certain number not plowing or spading under of to spaces in the center of the web, you the Tells her how he loves, as, he goes but of mowing and The Boy King. His crown is a wealth .ot chestnut hair. His kingdom is here, there, everywhere His scepter the gleam of his laughing eyes That the banishment waves to his mother's sighs; And the room for his throne is set apart In the dearest depths of a mother's heart. to-da- y green crop, leaving It on the ground. But to our mind this is a very inferior way of getting the good of the decaying humus. The air must in that case rob the crop mown of a part of its fertility, especially the volatile portions. Moreover the roots in the ground cannot get hold of this decaying vegetation, and we see little chance of their benefit-tin- g by it We believe that by all means the crop should be turned under in some way. The soil will then grow more perfect in mechanical structure from year to year and the roots will always be able to get into touch with the humus and the fertility and moisture contained in it. rest! d your musty and scrolls For the human part of the restless soulsto That down through ages, from throne grave. Have ruled and died as the regal brave; Then come with me let your old book fall And crown your Own Boy, the King of them all. Go search dust-grime- ' Oddities of the Arctics. During, the summer months much of the land becomes free from snow t action of sun and ice under and wind,, and the snow that resists 'moval Is darkened by a deposit of In this season fine dust particles. the animals wear their darker clothing, and birds have by way of change less gaudy plumage. The background against which .they stand would betray their presence if the white dress of winter were worn now; then, too, it makes it' possible for the foxes, ducks, and other animals and birds to gratify a natural vanity by putting on, for a time at least, another coat. In winter white Is again worn. The background is now snow and Ice, and the only chance which the arctic chicken now has to deceive the fox Is to roll up like a ball and simulate a lump of ice. The ice bear Is equipped successfully to creep upon seal, because he the, looks like the other blocks of white around him. He remembers, however, his black nose, and Is said to be sharp enough to cover It with his paw while approaching his dozing prey. St. Nicholas. the-join- ever-watchf- Circling the Cane. a position in the middle of the room. Give him a stout cane and tell him to stand the sane on the floor and bend over and press his forehead against the canes handle. Let him catch hold of the sane with his riht hand a foot or two below the handle and rest his left hand, closed, on his left knee. Ask him to stand thus for two or three minutes, then to move slowly around the' cane, still retaining the same attitude. He will not be able to keep up this circuir motion very long, for a strange gddiness will gradually overcome him, and his only hope of safety will lio in his staggering to some piece of furniture which he can grasp. Ask some one to take Combination Puzzle. Here is a puzzle that may seem very hard at first, but is really quite easy, as you will see if you look sharply at the picture. Still, as the very easiest things are sometimes the most difficult, we think this puzzle will be a very interesting one indeed Just try it, and when you are puzzling your brains the hardest remem her that the solution Is under your eyes all the time. To open this lock three magic words must be formed from the letters which surround it. The method of selecting the letters is clearly indicated in the picture. may bring into the picture a large spider. Can you do it? Something Besides Corn, A noted hog breeder says: The need of something besides corn, something to build up frame and muscle, is quite generally recognized by breeders and feeders. What that something is to be is the question. Oats, shorts, bran, etc., are good but are rather expensive if fed intensively; and most of us are feeding for profit The only feed that is rich enough in protein and at the same time cheap enough to be largely used in pork production is grass. So impor. tant do I deem this auxiliary ration that If I could not have pasture I would raise very few swine. The value of grass for the brood sow and the growing pig is not alone in its nutritive elements, but largely in its promotion of health and giving tone to the system, enabling the animal to give a better account of the corn it consumes. If all the hogs in the country could have the advantage of a run on grass, and plenty of pure water, the danger from swine plague would be reduced to a minimum. But on many farms no arrangement is made for hog pasture, and this is especially true on farms occupied by renters, and on such farms a very large amount of pork is produced. p Place a shilling flat on the table, then seize it between two pins held at the extremities of the same diameter. You may raise it without diffi culty. Blow against the upper surface and you will see the coin revolving without any trouble. The Camphor Scorpion fill it with water and place pieces of camphor of uneven size on its surface, forming the figure of an animal for instance, that of The Longest Rivers. scorpion. After a short while the The longest rivers In the world are Africa Nile, 3,895 miles; Niger, scorpion will start to move in water, working Its legs as if 2,990; Congo, 2,700; Zambesi, 2,300 wanted to swim, while its Orange, 1,152. move like that of a will America (North) Mississippi, 3,716 miles, with Missouri added, scorpion. This experiment teaches 4,194; St. Lawrence, 2,120; Mackenzie us that camphor has a tendency 2,120; Saskatchewan, 1,918; Rio move on the surface of the water, Grande, 1,800; Arkansas, 1,514; Co- caused by the evaporation of the camlumbia, 1,383; Ohio and Alleghany, phor fumes; this will be accomplished without dissolving the cam1,265; Red River, 1,200. America (South) Amazon, phor; single pieces will not separate, 3,596 miles; Rio Madeira, 2,300; Parana, but follow the laws of cohesion. This 2,211; Rio de la Plata, 1,800; San experiment is very surprising in its -effect try it and see. Francisco, 1,613; Rio Negro, 1,650 When performing feats of magic, Orinoco, 1,500. be careful that your hands are warm Asia Yenisei, 3,688 miles; and dry. Ho, 2,812; Lena, 2,766; Obi, Amoor, 2,673; Euphrates, A Little Hero. Ganges, 1,844; Indus, 1,613. Australia Murray, 3,000 miles. One Sunday several weeks ago two Europe Volga, 2,351 miles; Dan- children wandered away from their ube, 1,992; Ural, 1,099; Don, 1,088, home in the Mehama hills, in Oregon, and at nightfall they could not Dneiper, 1,020; Rhine, 876. he found. Search parties went out about sunset and ranged the hillsides Making Agate Marbles. Nearly all the agate marbles that and hollows all night long, but the litwear holes in the pockets of all tle wayfarers were not then discovschoolboys are made in the state of ered. Rain fell constantly that night On Thuringia, Germany. winter and during the forenoon of Monday, days the poor people who live in the on which day the two lads were found village gather small square stones, far up a mountain side. The younger place them in molds sometimes like boy was asleep, and the other, who big coffee mills, and grind them until was only 6 years old, sat by his side. they are round. The marbles made The latter was indeed a hero. In In this way are the common china, spite of the keen mountain storm, he painted china, glazed china and Imi- had taken off his coat and wrapped it tation agates. Imitation agates are around his brother. made from white stones, and are painted to represent the pride of the Wanted to Sample Him. marble players heart the real agate. "Do you take this man for better The agate painted china marbles are or for worse? asked the parson of of plain white stone, with lines cross- the widow who was unto hertaking ing each other at right angles painted self No. 3. Only time can tell, rethem. Glass alleys are blown plied the female whose wisdom was upon by glass blowers in the town of born of experience. I cant you Lauscba, Germany. The expert work- the informa,.. on aked for untilgive I have men take a piece of plain glass and had him a few Take a glass, . Methods of Removing Stumps. The clearing of new land is a science but little understood. For the most part it Is blindly pursued. This is perhaps caused by lack of general information on the subject readily obtainable by the people that need it most The United States Department of Agriculture has taken up the matter and has Issued a bulletin on the resubject From this bulletin we cuts. of number produce a The first cut shows a stump ready for blasting, the dynamite cartridge being in position shown. It may be placed even lower than thiB, but It is frequently very difficult to do so. The Students on Stock Farms, A communication to Th Review from the Iowa Agt iw lower It is placed, the better should be the effects of the blast. Another method is to hollow out a pace in the soil under the stump and place the cartridge in this. While the stump is not so thoroughly demolished as in the other way, yet it is generally split enough to make its removal possible. In our second illustration we show one method of removing saplings by the use of a horse and chain. At time of attempting removel by this method, the ground should be soft and loose. The, chain should be fastened to the tree as high above the ground as the flexibility of the tree will per-t- . A horse or a team of horses should be hitched to the other end of the chain. While the horses are pulling, a chopper cuts away the roots. We also show a method of pulling stumps by means of horse and chain. One of the large roots of a stump is used as the hitching point of the chain. The chain is placed across the top of the stump, which acts as a fulcrum add furnishes leverage for its own removal. A method in use at the Alaska experiment stations is thus described by Prof. C. C. Georgeson, special agent in charge of those stations, in his annual report for 1901: It has been our policy to gradually extend the clearing of land when time could be spared from other work. The timber is small and the task Is not a difficult one, but the stumps are numerous, and it became necessary to devise some plan by which they could be pulled rapidly. The roots do not grow deep and it does not take great power to pull the average stump. A machine which was set up over the stump and worked by hand was first tried, but it proved to be too slow work, and it was too cumbersome to move. As a cheap and efficient means to aid in this work, I devised a simple stump-pullinWood Ashes for Fruit Plantations. tackle, consisting of two Where wood ashes can be obtained triple blocks and 300 feet of one-inc- h they will usually be found to be of rope. One block is anchored to a solid stump and the other Is attached to considerable value as a source of pot ash and phospaoric acid. They are the stump it is desired to pull. When secured in this way the oxen are especially good on the strawberry patch, if used in moderate quantities. hitched to the rope and driven up Th-- f value will depe- - J on a number slowly, and the stump usually comes of things, chief of which Is the kind out without trouble. The method of of wood from which they were made. using this tackle Is srown in Fig. 4. "The illustrations show the method Some trees have only five or six per cent of potash in the ash, while trees of attachment when the stumps are like the elm, are very rich in potash, the ash being sometimes as high as 25 per cent in potash. One ton of wood ashes should contain not less than 100 pounds of potash, which at five cents per pound is worth $5.00, while the phosphorus it contains should be worth in the neighborhood of another dollar. This makes a value of $600 for the ton of ashes. This, of course, applies to unleached ashes. Leaching very materially decreases the value of ashes, as it removes a large proportion of the potash. Ashes also contain lime, which Is of value on many soils. cut high, or when they are very small. When the stumps are 12 Inches in diManure Strawberries in Advance ameter, or when cut low bo as to afPlanting. ford no leverage, we use a Where possible strawberry ground two timbers about six feet device of fasshould be thoroughly fertilized the tened together In the form ofhigh, a letter year before putting in the plants. This A. To the top of this A is attached a should be done in the case of making chain or wire rope some four or five new beds. It is now time to be lookfeet long and terminating in a hook ing after that phase of strawberry The A leans against one side of the growing. Plow the ground now In stump and the hook is attached to which are to be set strawberry plants large root on the other side. The Fertilize it heavily and power is then applied to the next year. top of manure. the will It in as rot by the A, and plow this is raised np the spring, when the ground should be stump Is tilted over. This device Bim-pl- y affords greater leverage than when again pulverized. If the manure is rotted by fall, the ground may be then the block is secured directly to the reworked to incorporate more thor stump, as shown in the illustration. oughly the fiber In the manure. Where old beds are to be fertilized, the maThe period of the first domestication nure can be scattered in the spaces of the horse is unknown, but it is susbetween the rows now, and then pected that Egypt was the scene in. or cultivated It is possible first service. Horsemen and of his spaded to overdo the matter of fertility and are mentioned In Genesis, m chariots conneccause the production of foliage rather tion with the history of In Joseph berries. There is, however, less transferring his fathers than remain, from danger in doing this than of feeding Egypt to Canaan. The horse was also the plants too little. In common ,use among the Egyptians In the time of Moses. Solomon received For winter supplies for the hogs many horses from Egypt grow pumpkins, squashes, potatoes' turnips, beets and mangels. Put them Nothing looks more In a cellar that will keep them cool or to see a young man peculiar than to flirt, when he doesnt know trying pit them. how. ! !$d1 dieter I ! o? rec, rlcultural instruction g i I college says: The department! I mal husbandry of the low tural coHege has succeeded in nltri a large number of its student, I prominent stock farms during ,?l summer vacation. These positions I beneficial to the student in two First and most important, it them an excellent opportunity mlliarizing themselves with tha nJM ods of stock farming In vogue on 01 most successful stock farms continent Secondly, they 4 liberal compensation for their which aids them in defraying th! expenses during the school year perience gained In this way serves student an excellent purpose in aftI life, whether he decides to return manage the home farm, to pursue .? flesh-forme- rs Games of Tag. Swiss children make believe that the pursuer in the game of chase or tag is invested with an imaginary evil spirit, whose power is subject to certain charms. For instance, if they a horsetouch cold iron, a gate-latcshoe or an iron nail the power of the demon is broken. Sometimes they make gold or silver their charm. in which the They play cross-chasrunner who darts across the patch between the pursued and the pursuer becomes the object of the catcher, and the former one goes free. Again, if the runner squats' he is free, or he may squat three times, and after that the chatm is lost. The chaser often disguises himself, and unless the captive can guess who he is the captive is banished from the game. They also play turn-cathe chaser wearing his cap with the lining outside. Another Swiss game is called pot of gold. One of the swiftest runners takes a stick and pretends to dig for Spraying on Windy Days. a pot of gold. He works away for a Prof. W. J. Green, horticulturist of few minutes, then cries out Ive the Ohio Experiment station, says: found it and runs away with it at Choose a day for spraying with crude the top of his speed. petroleum when evaporation is rapid, He has the advantage of a few as greater injury is done in damp than paces at the start, for while he is in drying weather. If the sun shines digging the other players are grouped and the wind is blowing, all the betbehind him at least one rod distant. ter. A light wind is not advantageous The player who catches him gets the but a brisk or high wind assists oppot of gold and becomes in turn sub- erations materially. When there is no wind, begin at the top of the tree, ject to robbers. This keeps every player on the spraying around the tree, and work downward rather than upward.' Avoid chase continually. double applications, such as may reThe Shilling and the Pina, sult by spraying up and down the tree. If the wind is brisk, hold the nozzle high and let the material drift through the trees. In this way trees some distance away may be covered almost as well as those near by. The operator must shift his position and change the height of the nozzle as experience shows to be necessary. When the wind changes, another application must be made on the other side of the trees. There is less danger of overspraying in a high wind than when the air is calm, but there is also a greater probability of missing parts of trees. Ml ipSA work or sume the responsibility of managing 1 1 stock farm. During the past months the department has received great many requests for compete men to manage stock farms. Some these positions have been filled bat so far the demand has been greeter than the supply. In the future, log. ever, the college should be in'a sition to supply men exceptional well qualified for this line of wort 1 wlcetal 1 --rive ' t&inly w praise y been cui always wiU adj The Feeding of Hogs. From Farmers Review: Last week in traveling through our county I struck by the way the farmers hop were rooting up lots and pastures, gt Cedar Hill Farm with over sixty hop of all ages, there cannot be found t spot that has been rooted up by thi When a is inclined to root hogs. hog he shows very plainly that he lacks some food element to make hia healthy and contented. A hog mt have a balanced ration just as much as a steer, cow or horse. I do not think there is a farm animal that pay, such quick and good returns as a hoj that has his everyday food and car, well balanced. The brood sow gtT us larger, healthier litters; theshoata, develop into fine hogs quicker, and the whole transaction is one of plea ure and satisfaction to the breeder and feeder. One of the chief sources U profit we derive from our cows la i the large amount of skim milk v, hare for the hogs. To Increase th, milk quantity we are paying our neighbors 8 cents per gallon for their milk that returns 4 pounds of butter fat per 100 pounds of milk, we keeping the skim milk. With this milk, plenty of rape pasture and gluten feed, with a limited amount of corn, we are making pork at a price that leaves n, a good profit Bull Jersey, Warren County, Illinois. 10- - ItOOOfo I The auhjec cost b Lynn, entire Re Will! of Par 108th picnic dred I 175 w the ' were age. Reseeding the Plains. The reseeding of the plains grasses while important, is no light task. Tie cattle and sheep herder on wild land, cares nothing about the future. Finding good feed, he continues to overp&e-turand overrun, until the earth le tramped solid and the plants virtually eaten down to the roots, and then seeks pastures new, going on with the work of destruction over and oyer again. The soil, also, produces leas and less, until at length the land becomes a bare desert, and the ill effect! of thiB savage procedure is felt hundreds and hundreds of miles away. In the summer the parched and heated earth gives rise to cyclones and simoon winds that scorch and wither vegetation even to the Mississippi river and eastward. It will take more years to again cover the plains with grass than It has taken the reckleei squatter herds to feed It off. In fact, It never can be done, unless stock cu be kept off the seeded ground for three years, or at least so carefully pastured the second and third year M to leave the ground fairly covered with foliage. Jonathan Perlam in Inter e c Ocean. Oats for Horses. Horses nurtured on oats show mettle that cannot be reached by the us oi any other feeding stuff. Then, toa there is no grain so safe for horse feeding, the animal rarely being seriously injured if by accident or otherwise the groom deals out an This safety is due in no small measure to the presence ot the oat hull, which causes a given weight ot grain to possess considerable volume, because of which there is less liability of mistake in measuring out the ration further, the digestive tract cannot hold a quantity of oat grains sufficient to produce serious disorders-Unles- s the horse is hard pressed tor time or has poor teeth, oats should be fed In the whole condition. Musty oats should be avoided. Horsemen generally agree that new oats should not bs used, though Bensingault, conductinl extensive with army experiments horses, arrived at the conclusion that new oats do not possess the injurious qualities attributed to them. Feeds and Feeding. over-suppl- y. Mites on Cattle and Sheep. The mite which causes cattle iteb, or mange, is closely related to which causes sheep scab both, belonging to the same genus and species, hut are different varieties. Tbs Bheep-sca- b mite will not attack cattle, nor will the cattle mite attack sheep or other animals. The itch mltas are found to be very numerous upon affected cattle, and a very small quantity of debris from an actively infested area of the skin will often revesl a surprisingly large number of tbs parasites. These mites may be from an animal and retain their vitality for a long time. Specimens have been collected and kept in small glass bottles in the laboratory at tb ordinary temperature of the room during the winter months, varying from ., 45 degrees F. during the night to W degrees F. during the day,, which would live and remain active from eight to eleven days. Exposure to bright sunlight, however, would kill post of the cutes In a few hours.-Far- mers . 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