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Show FINE POINTS OF GOOD PONY Clean Head, Well Held Up, Full Round Eye, and Body Almost aa Round aa a Barrel, In buying a pony one should under- HORSES ARE GOOD There IN stand the points that go to make a perfect animal. A study of the pony shown here will give you a pretty FAVOR Growing Demand for the ter Class of Driving and Carriage Animals. I SAN JOSE SCALE MOST INJURIOUS ORCHARD PEST In Addition to Extraction of Sap as Food Insects Puncture Dark by Slender Sucking Mouth Parts Causing Disease. Bet- Bureau of which it may actually maintain Its exEntomology U. 8. Iiepartment of istence. Agriculture.) The San Jose scale, in the absence The San Jose or Chinese scale (Aspldlotua pernlclosua Comstock in- of proper treatment, will quickly bring fects practically all portions of its about the death of most plants of economic Importance. Its discovery, host plants that ure above ground tbe trunk, limbs, and branches and therefore, whether In orchards or on when abundant It may occur on the prized fruit trees and other plants In leaves and fruit. Injury results from the yard, should call for prompt steps the extraction, by the scale insects, to effect Its control. It has been amof the juices of the plant. At first thla ply demonstrated tbat the scale may TiW'Ul V"twi. Hi'1 merely checks growth, but as the In- be very successfully controlled, and sects Increase In number the speedy practically Its presence merely reBelle of Brasaay. killing of the branches and twigs fol- quires one thorough treatment during clear Idea of what la necessary. Tod lows, resulting finally in the death of the dormant period each year. On will see that she has a clear head, the plants. In addition to the extrac- account of the general distribution of well held up, a full, round eye and a tion, by the scales, of sap as food, the the pest, extermination la In most body almost aa round as a barrel, well puncturing of the bark by the slender cases out of the question. muscled shoulders and hind quartera, sucking mouth-partWhere plants are thoroughly results in a disand clean, bony, flat legs. eased and often pitted condition; the with consequent death of This little mare was rallied In Eng- Inner bark, or cambium, showing a branches and stunting of growth. It land and took the first premium at the reddish discoloration, as exposed In will generally be advisable to dig out royal show at Glouceater. The enow cutting with a knife, and the bark It- the trees at once and replace with is equal to one of our best state fairs, self may crack. In etone fruits exud- new ones. Previous to spraying Inand In fact, as a stock bhow It U on ing drops or masses of gum. A red- fested trees, the dad and weakened a much larger scale. dening effect is also much in evidence wood should be pruned out, which will as red rings around the scales on the simplify the work of spraying and will ba-k- . especially of the apple and pear, hasten the formation of new sound MUCH PROFIT IN LIVESTOCK and on the fruits of thene plants, wood. There are several scale washes though not characteristic of any one which may be employed In the control Mors Money In Raising Animals scale species. On peach tbe scales have a tenof the insect, and the one should ba Than by Planting Legume Crops-Hu- mus to Infest to a greater extent the selected which can be mostly condency Is Retained. older limbs and branches than the veniently used and which Is econominewer growth, as the wood I year cal under the circumstances. Thus, Hy W. SVOTT HK'KOX ) The man who plants legumes solelj old. On apple and pear, the terminal for spraying on a large scale the to turn under will. In the majority of twigs are quite generally Infested, and could properly afford expencanes, get tired of It after a few years many of the young may find their way ditures for the construction of cooking because of the cost In seed, labor and rent of land. He who grows legumes utid sells the tops for hay Is pumping the mineral elements out of his land In a most reckless manner and there will come a time of reckoning after a while. The writer Is proud of the fact that he belongs to tbe clasa of men who plant legumes, make hay of the top, extract the food values by panning the hay through first-clasfarm animals, returning more than three fourths of tho material value and practically all the humus back to the soil, and during the progress of the game trapping enough nitrogen from the air to far more than balance tho small amount of phosphorous and Parasite of San Jose Scale. (Greatly Enlarged.) miibIi the young animals sold remove from the farm. This, my friends. Is to the fruit, settling principally In the outfits for wash whlcn sane farming, proven such In many calyx and stem cavities. Most varie- would not be Justified where but a few lands and under various conditions. ties of fruit trees f.zid plants Infested plants were Involved. For a few from the nursery, !n the absence of plants It would be better to use some treatment, perhaps never reach fruit- one of the prepared washes put-uby ARRANGE TO KEEP STALL DRY ing condition. Peach trees will usu- manufacturers. In fact, many large ally be killed In two or three seasons, orcbardlsta prefer to nse apraya of Illustration and Explanation Showing while-- pear or apple trees will main- this class In preference to making Ihe tain a feeble exUtenre much longer. washes at home. Tb possibility of How Water May Bs Drained This Insect, on account of its great injury to the trees from the sprays Away at All Times. similarity to certain other species of must also be borne In mind. All Tbe device shown In the Illustra- scale Insects, may not be positively treatments, if possible, should be tion, given an excellent idea ot determined except by specialists. The made during the dormant period (this Is to say. In late fall or early spring, keeping a stall dry; two by fours are occurrence of diseased and dying even during the winter In mild ell or Infesecvere scale branches showing secone a Inch forming put vpart, ond floor. This keeps tbe water drain tation furnlshen strong presumptive mates). Some apple growers rely principally ed away all the time. The floor evidence of the presenre of this pest, In but specimens of infested twigs should upon the oil sprays, or use them at of tbe barn should be sloped such a way that tbe water runs back- - be promptly submittc-- to a qualified least every other yi ar, alternating r with the wash and In thla perron for examination The San Jose scale Infests practic- way keep the scale well In check- ally all deciduous frt:1t trees, such as apple, pear, peach, plum, etc., and also Clean Out Weeds. many ornamental and shade trees. It Clean the weeds out of the fence Is, however, eerlounly destructive to a much smaller number than that upon corners before they go to seed. fBy A. L. QUAWTANCE, "The horse was never In higher favor than at present, and tt was nev-i- r harder to And a good one," said d Lawaon, an ardent admirer of Ihe horse, recently. "Ten years ago Ine horses were common and prices were moderate. Today a matched alr Is almost Impossible to find, and lie price named by the dealer Is Horseback riding Is going to one of the fads of the summer, and die woman who has grown stout and latless will take to the bridle paths tgaln to reduce her weight and bring er back into form. In consequence if this society will veer back to the orse." Among the wealthy people of Rosen horseback riding in the parks and bridle paths along the boulevards Is low becoming more and more notice-ble- , says the New York Herald. Hun-lred- s of fashionable women are taking a morning canter on horseback and an afternoon drive behind a pair f fine horses. There la a growing lemand for the better class of driving and carriage horsta, and prices ire Increasing with the demand. Many wealthy men and women, who sold aioBt of their horses when the day of of the automobile came, are now In the market for good homes with which to refill their atables. Ar-lol- s s Prize Winner and Foal. who is an ardent admirer of the horse, says that horses are mors desirable today than they ver were, and that because of the fact that no many dealers In fancy stock have bet-driven out of business have practically cornered the market for good horse and are selling theia at prices which are almost fabulous. It Is aaid that at Dream-wolThomas W. Lawson slock of fine horses Is as large aa ever. He usea bis automobiles for long trips, tout his horses for pleasure. It Is Intimated that he will have a stable of show horses at the National neit fall. "There Is nothing, to my mind, that can take the place of a well bred horse,'' aald Arnold Uinn. "I do not tnow of any thing that affords more pleasure than handling the reins over a spirited, blooded borne. Whether It la true or not that there la a corner In the supply they re certainly very hard to obtain, aod fancy prices are being paid for such as come up to requirements. "Horse dealers all over the world have been gathering up the finest homs to meet the reaction that they tiave seen was bound to come. The supply baa been greatly diminished, of counte, becauae of the small demand of recent year for riding and driving borsea. Thla bas made fancy prices Mr. I.awaon. d blgh-ateppln- lime-sulph- d lime-sulphu- WIRE FENCE ACROSS LAKE possible." BUILOING CHEAP H03 HOUSE Convenient Structure for Animals May B Placed In tide of Hill Without Much Egpense. tlf W, It. NF.AI.K. Mi, irt I bog bouw my b constructed In Ihe side of a bill without much expense. to the Mima en If tbe hill much the better. An eiravaticm ran ba made la Ihe side of the bill the of the bouse The dirt denlred ! to form an may be, thrown out so ( and ainbsnkment to tbe fcortb, wont. poets ran be set la the ground and two by lour pieces balled on them upon which boards for the covering The roof should slant to may rent. the north, mo tbat the sua m shine under as far as possible. Oood Ventilation mast be provided at the top and draughts shut out. This win be an excellent place for broc i sows to farrow In, for they will b protected from the weather A very ilti Keep the Stall Ory. ward, and Is soaked up In Ihe manure and bedding that is purbed off tbe tending floor la this way tbe horses re never stained. The bnrse hilled by lightning ia uu ally tbe one that's not Insured. liry sows are In good condition and good pasture tie I little else. con-tsgivu- s and ptanicJtl'y Incurable. Heredity Is of more Import ore ts tbe breeder than to the pork pro ducer. Tb scrub ranaot successfully com-pet- e with first flui stoik wbea profit la the otject. When you feed tbe chickens watrb ihe young turkeys tbat they may not Too much will get toe much corn raua Ind'gesiion. When bene stop to drink out of Raising Bull Calf. mud puddle, you bad better start for caa be bought tbe pump and get them some water OnnA hull calve cheaply. Get one and raise It. tt wilt tbst Is good and pur. ba ready for service at about one year Kggs are becoming daily mora and old. In this way you can afford to more scarce. This Is not surprising. stork. have the It Is enough for ihe bens to supply tbe new growth of feathers. No need of giving tbe bens stimuWeek Carefully. and too Irs daring tbe molting lants Work tba borae carefully theea hot season, but there Is great need of t'sw and Judgment practically day, as stack work will be dose ar,d not proter feeding and care. ground In the newly set strawMrb depends upon Tbe bed tajore the bora should be kept stirred and berry U driver rich, to enable tbe plant, to go tbrougb tbe wlnted In god sbap. Wfce to 9't Lsb. Hamus anay bo maintained and ft weighs augmented by three procednrea, larrb When aell It Tots will gee rrof rotation, the of farm maUorW pounds, a prio for H and the rest will nure and tbe practise of greea marts u ring the bter for tbe addd pasture bt Hre t g-- d method of stretching wire arms a lake, or any other body of wster, to prevent raUie from getting beneath, is to set a ot with sn anchor on either side of the water an I stretch a w ire cable across. Kten 'he cMe firmly lo the pouts and anchors Hang the fenca just above the water on the cabl with wires fastened lo the cable and to lop wire of tha fence. The wires should be about one rod apart. Ity height-indowu the bottom of the fenca a fairly good Job would be dona. CULTIVATE THE SUMMER GARDEN tbe. gardener puts no more than be thtnka ran be unt4 to a 1 vantage. This feed of fertiliser ia repeated year after year, too, on the city gardens, and often commercial fertilizers are used during the growing seaaon. beside the stable manure Peter lienderaon once said tbat bis rule in using stable; manure was to put on enough and then soma more, and garden crops will flourish under An excellent , Itiecfc leg ia a tfiseane. and It Is DRIVEN FROM HOME AFTER DOCTORS "Yea. Helen, we are leaving tomorrow," said young Mrs. Wilson, folding a delicate organdy to fit a trunk tray tbat lay on the couch. All about the were scattered evidences of hurried packing. "Sudden? Yes, but I was never so glad to pack a trunk be- JMLED room fore." "But, Marian, I thought you were taying at home thla summer Just to avoid packing a trunk after all those months of traveling abroad. You told me that nothing could Induce you leave home again in Hot weather "Yes, dear, I told you that In May, when you wanted me to chaperon you to Saratoga. I told It also when Margaret aaked us to go to tho seashore and care for the babies while she and I said It Harry went to Arizona. when Jack Carruthera aaked ua to take their new bungalow and squab farm with all the responsibilities while they went north. Home seemed delightful then the only place to find peace. But the air castle has tumbled about our heads." "Surely you and Dick haven't quarreled?" "No, dear, wa haven't" Young Mra. Wilson sank wearily down by an "We'va been driven empty trunk. from home that's all. "Dick telephoned me about two hours ago," explained she. "'Pack up.' be said. 'We can beat It If we leave tomorrow. Put In anything for me. But you'd better put in all sort for you, aa we don't know yet what we're up against Cathuthers' bill of I'm writing lading came this minute. across It "Not in town." After that It's Then he up to the express people.' And I'm packbung up tha receiver. ing In bitterness of spirit, though I'm almost glad to be driven away. "Yes. driven, literally! Mrs. Marka started It the second week in May, when she brought over her ferns. 'Put them on your porch,' aha said. T can't bear to leave them to Sarah, for ahe forgets to water them. And the greenhouses charge for keeping them.' So I took the ferns and was really glad to have them till they parasites and died one by one In spite of all I could do. "Then Mrs. Martin came. Could I keep her canary. Me w as auch a dear and I would love him and his beautiful song. She was afraid to leave him at a fancier's, where ha wouldn't get So I took Trlxia. individual care. Trlxie sang not at all In the daytime. But when night came ha broke Into chirps and thrills and sang stralgnt through till morning. We hungshawla on his cage, and even threw water on him. but ba aang for two week all night long. "Then Mra. Jackson brought her Antwo of them since wa gora cat were auch cat lovers, and tbey wera so sweet and such company for thosa who stayed at home. I kept them not for two weeka. but for four. Tha arlast week Billy Wllson'a colli rived and mad our bom a place of growls and anarls and fighting, with Dick and myself constantly rescuing the rata from tbe dog or tha dog from the cats. "George. Hilton aaked Dick to coma over evening for two weeks and water hi lawn. Then ba wrote Dick to take special care of the shrubbery. And Ixule left her flower boxes In my care, since wa lived across porches and aha knew she could depend on ma. Margaret and tbe babies slopped two weeks on their way west I had sent Tlllla away for a vacation and couldn't find her. so I had tbe cooking on my hands along with tb rest Oh. It' been a beautiful summer!'" LydlaRPlnkham'sVegeta ble Compound Cured Her KnoxTille, Iowa. "I goffered with down in my right side for a pains low bo weak and neryear or more and was vous that I could not do my work. I .i.i.i.i.i liin.i i. wrote to Aira. nn liijiiiijsjf&iii'liii ham and took Lycua E. nnkham'B Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills, and am glad to say that your medicines and kind letters of directions have dons I.'. .i.i i.hi.ii more for me than anything else and I bad the Dest physihere. I can cians 11 do or work and rest well at night. I believe there is nothing like the Pinkham remedies." r Mrs. Claka Franks, R.F.D., No.8, Knoxrille, Iowa. The success of Lydia E. pmkham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs. Is unparalleled. It may be used with perfect confidence by women who suiter from displacements. Inflammation, ulceration, fibroid tumors. Irregularities, periodic pains, backache, bearing-dowfeeling, flatulency, lndlestiou, dizziness, or nervous prostra-ion n. f For thirty years Lydia E. Flnkham's Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills, and suffering women owe it to themselves to at least give this medicine a trial Iroof ia abundant that it bas cured thousands of others, and why should it not euro you? Vegetable If you want special advice write I.ynn, Massif or it, It Is free and always helpful. Mrs-Pinklin- A STUNNER. Mra. Swelllngtoa I a stunSeek ning woman. Isn't bT Week I should think ao. Eh hit me with her automobile tha other day, and It was two hour before I woka up. Tha Ensmlas. Apropos of tha enmity, now happily burled, that used to exlt between Minneapolis and St Paul, Senator Clapp aald at a dinner in tbe former city: "I remember an address on carelaaa building that I once beard In Minneapolis. "'Why.' said tha speaker la tha course of thl address, 'on Inhabitant of St. Paul 1 killed by accident In tha treet every 4S hour.' "A bitter vote from the rear of tba halt Interrupted: " 'Well. It ain't enough.' It said." A Buslots Transaction. married hi "Bo Mr. Pennlwlr.e a Livestock ! Gardeners Who furnish Large CI t lea With Vegetables Keep All Through at Crowing Season. tt ilir tV TH"wriON are that you will anThe rhanre swer tbe quention, "How doea your tardea grow by saying your gar- of your den grows s well aa the neighbors. The chance are equally good that neither yon nor yowr neighbor make your gardens grow aa well a they might. bn Tbe truth Is thst the average farm garden I only given about as much feniHrer as th crops would put to good ne. Thla may eetn like urong talk, but one-fourt- If Is tru The rity market gardner ue fertiliser la a way that would make a farmer anticipate bankruptcy In tb Immediate fnrure. yet city market gardeners or nr-- tht kind of who waM money. which The qnantl'y c.f would be erxnigb and to rpare on an average farm crop If jiirt a good beginning ffr a truck patch. Gardiner oftea put 10 ions of wbe man 'ire ow an acre of land In Tew Jersey and around Chicago and f peo-pi- frtillf such feeding, too. Plant a tomato vine on top of a pile of rotted stable manure and watch It grow. If yo do not believe this, for many generstlons oar garden crops have beea grown on soil which baa largely made op of manure and other fertilisers and they have ae, quired appetites such a ordinary farm crops never have. They are one grow feeders and the more every we feed them the more tender and the larger the plants grow. ft la now loo late to talk about plowing Into the soil but It Is not too well rotted manure or com late to n err la I fertllirs on the garden rropa. If manure which has been rotter. Is scattered over tba surfaca of ll.e garden between th plants and hoed In a the rropa ar cnttlvated It will beecjme Immediately available, a 11 rootlet of tbe plants will hgin to feed tm It a soon as It become damp otderful prog and theywill maka rwa In growth If they have f'enfy of t in kini of fed j typ-lt!- " "But what about thl bill of lading?" said Mis Cayenne. "Oh. that! Mother and father bor"Tas." rowed our automobile for a tour of tha "1 wonder whether she gain an alWisconsin lakes. They stopped at lowance or ba merely save a salary T" Jack Carmthers place last week, and Washington Star. yesterday Dick got a letter from Jack saying he was expressing two docen A Purist. of his Wat pigeon down to ti to be "The Chanticleer cocktail I the new-- t cared for while be and Maude went drlnk." Inc'oaed wa the list of to Catada 'Stic-redundancy! Call It a Instructions as to diet Jack wrota that father hsd said our garage waa empty and It teemed to Jack Just Ihe Your truly gre ara notoriously not place for the birds, a hi man bad bappv. J. C ftnalth. deserted and the care of ihem wo'ild be really next to nothing for us "The bill of lading cam today. We shall escape them by an evening train. Bummer at borne? Never gala!" Chan-flcleertal- Brings Cheer InteMigaet Education, The day of superficial education and lntrttctlon is rapidly passing and boy trd girl alike are reslliing even mora clearly than their parent that tbey must ft themseive for the troumi romp tit Ion of the g. Whether tba girl fight Ihe battle for herself alone, or whether abe enter tba struggle by the side of the man, fhera la necessity for tbat InteTHgont alone can wring success problem of life. A which fruis rant? The Man Well, t I am! Only tlppad over twica In my life. The Maid How many time have you been wit? The Mao Twice Puck. fuea with cream. Cmp, Wonderful ran. Kansas woman who ha a pa'etit on fan provided with a sheet of absorbent material to bold water to cocil tbe sir which it agitate A I golden-brow- n "crinkly" bits, made from white corn. A most appetizing', venient, breakfast. It UWe Post Toasties tb Clean Score. A good to the breakfast "The con- pleasurable Memory Lingers" a mnm Cwl cw , hmu Ceek, KJeh. A. t |