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Show Mki bmt li m m m mm? Akin - r v. At a Trifling Cost This Harrow Splits And Spreads the Crowns of the Plants. The disking of alfalfa Is a common practice. The ordinary disk harrow is widely used for this purpose, but a special machine for the cultivation of NEW VARIETIES OF TOMATOES alfalfa has been devised on the principle of the disk harrow, but with For 8piclal Table Uio Required by rows or strong spikes or digging teeth In place of the continuous edges of Large Hotela Fruit Most Desirable. disks. The spike tooth disk, known as the "alfalfa harrow," does excelThe forcing of tornntoes under glass lent work when properly adjusted, lias assumed considerable proportions and is perhaps a better implement for Id the middle and northern states, this purpose than the ordinary har- and the demand for" tho greenhouAt a trilling cost, varying accordse-grown crop Is steadily In- ing to individual circumstances, this creasing. This Is due to the fact that harrow splits and spreads the crowns tomatoes when grown under glass are superior to those that are grown In the extreme southern states and be picked which must necessarily partially green and shipped long distances before reaching our markets. For special table use, such as Is demanded by large hotels, the greenhouse-grown fruit will always be In demand. A number of varieties have been put on the market for cultivation under glass. Some of these are very good, but none has all the charAlfalfa Harrow. acteristics which would render It Ideal. The ideal tomato Is one with of alfalfa plants, causing them to dethe following characters combined: . velop additional tops; It destroys the 1. A fruit without a depression at egg deposits and larvae of certain the stein end. Injurious insects; It destroys weeds; 2. A round fruit without ridges. it breaks up the slit blanket result3. A fruit with the interior well ing from the use of muddy irrigating formed and compact. water, allowing better penetration of 4. A fruit of medium alze growing water and air to the roots of the crop; In large clusters. it loosens up certain dense soils, and to some extent It incorporates beneficial sediments and fallen alfalfa leaves with the soil. Prof. R. II. Forbes. i CELERY FOR HOME AND MARK Vegetable Loves a Cool Climate and a Light, Fertile, Humus-Laden- , Moist Soil. Desirable Tomato. A 5. A plant having the first flowers as near the root as possible; that is, between the ninth and tenth nodes. 6. A plant with the above charac- ters showing the largest weight of fruit For the last three or four years the crossing of varieties has been carried on with a view to securing types with characters approximating those discussed above. Out of a large number of forms a few kinds were se- - r I v - ' -- ti J - The Undesirable Type. cured which gave promise of good results, and seedlings of these have been selected. Only about 20 of the last selection showed decidedly promising results. As the time taken to test a new tomato thoroughly is longer than with most vegetables, the work will continue in an experimental state for some time. The Illustrations show one of the new seedlings, a desirable form, compared with an undesirable type. GOOD FARM SUGGESTIONS. Although requiring rather peculiar climatic and soli conditions, yet celery can be grown both for home use and market over a wider area than most people think. Almost everybody Is fond of celery, and It Is a healthful vegetable food. With a little study and experience In growing It, celery might be on the table of ten times the number of homes that It now is, and It might be grown for market by twice the number of gardeners that already grow it Celery loves a cool climate, and a moist soil. light, fertile, humus-laden- , The ideal climatic conditions for the production of celery are bright sunshine,' pure air, coot nights and a well distributed rainfall of about eight Inches during the growing period in the field or garden. In the production of celery for domestic use, a rich, mellow, sandy loam will give the best results.' The soil of the seed bed should contain plenty of leaf mold and should be passed through a sieve having not less than 6ix meshes to the Inch. The soil of the transplanting bed need not be sifted so fine, and some well rotted barnyard manure should replace a part of the leaf mold; In other respects it should be the same as the seed bed. Any fertile, well drained soil will grow celery, but a rich, loose, sandy loam is preferable. The soil cannot well be made too rich, and the presence of a large amount of humus or vegetable mold is an essential for In the relarge and rapid growth. gions where peat bogs or muck soil abound the crop may be more easily produced on these than on any other soils, but the keeping qualities are not so good, and the flavor Is never equal to that of celery grows on sandy loam, or even on clay soils. If nothing but clay soil Is available, It may be made to produce good celery by liberal application of well rotted manure. On clay soils there Is likely to be Injury caused by the soli becoming washed Into the hearts of the plants while they are yet small. ' High Grade of Meat Animals. It has been clearly demonstrated by giving the experience that It pays the farmer to at this sea- raise a high grade of rattle, sheep and son, but they must have euough genfarmer who Is using scrub The hogs. tle exerclBe to keep them In good of cattle, hogs or whether males, orm. cannot expect to produce the sheep, Now doth the little louse get In his best grade of meat, no matter bow Inwork on the chickens. Keep going he may feed. He has be telligently the whitewash brush, tho powder can gun wrong. and the kerosene sprayer. about the InLet hlra be The farm well often sends up from dividual merit particular of the animal. See that its cool depths the rankest kind of ty- he has good bone, a strong constituphoid germs. See that no foul water tion and even lines. Ite sure that be drains Into It from tho surface or is strong in the back or loin, short of seeps throuRh from outhouses. neck aud masculine In the hend. Look .Spread a large sheet under the plum out for blocktness of form and short-nes- s ttn-and Jar Mr. Curcullo off his perch. of leg. Inquire of the owner how Hie turns out over ono brood a year the animal has been cared for, and and any fruit that shows his sting seek to duplicate the care when he should be turned. is transferred to his new home. A good time to transfer the bees wooden hlvflw into from Late Potatoes. new ones Is when the blossoms are Potatoes planted after June 1 may plentiful. not mature before frost. Potatoes, The poultry water vessels should bo like other crops, need plant food. Pogiven mote attention than ever. tato soils should bo well supplied w ith Remember! IX) not feed newly humus to Increase their capuclty for hatched chicks too soon. They will die retaining water. Drought Is a seHe very careful about Urood mares heavy loads e from IndlgoKtlou If you do. l)o you know young t hicks often die Jrora regular chills? Well, they do. Keep them dry and warm on damp, . chilly days. Now the culvcs are coming along, nnd to start them right means a good animal, while neglect means a poor one. Blood counts, of course, but so does the feed trough. It Is a shame to keep a nervous, bull shut up In a dark ttall. Give hint a small but secure Jot for exercise. high-bloode- rious enemy to the crop. Humus is best supplied by plowing under clover. If stable manure Is used it should be applied a year ahead df the potato crop. Care of the Ladder. Keep the rounds of the ladder all good and stout. When you go to trimming fruit trees or hunting worms' nests you don't want to fall and brcuk a leg. Things that snap under you often take the ap out of you. it wasn't so bad, after all, was it?" Indeed, we had all enjoyed the afternoon. Even Gabrlelle returned to the veranda, with her hair as high up on her head as she could get it and with her most Impressive manner, but we none at us referred to our trip up on the steamer, and our visitor departed without once mentioning our property in his possession, although my sldecombs were obviously not mates, which made me very uncomfortable. Elizabeth asked him to come again, and when reproached for her cordiality said she did it only to please us, and quite expected to be bored to death hersolf; from which we knew she was very favorably impressed. A sudden storm came up that afternoon, and when Mr. Bennett rose to go the sky was very black and lowering, and the ocean roared ominously, so he left his boat tied to our slip and went ertip Into the village to do some rands and wait until It should be over. Instead of a short squall, however, It settled down Into a heavy rain, with howling easterly wind and tossing, turbulent sea,' so he was obliged to spend the night in the village, as, of course, he could not cross to his island in bis small boat. It was our first real storm In the cottage, and as we heard the boom of the waves and listened fb the wind sweep about our little home until it sometimes trembled upon Its foundations, I must admit we were slightly nervous and could not settle to any occupation. So we gathered around our stone fireplace, lighted the driftwood Mary Anne had placed ready, and watched the wonderful green, lavender, scarlet and blue of tbe crackling flames in silence. Elizabeth sat on the rug and leaned her head against Gabrtelle's knee, and their faces gradually assumed the expression which dreamy, means they have withdrawn into their own Inner world, where outsiders may not follow them, and where memory and anticipation are softened by mutual Interest and mutual affection. But I did not care, for I also had a little Inner world with memories, and liked to anticipate the future, now very hazy and Indistinct, to be sure, but filled with delightful possibilities and alluring in its very vagueness. So I leaned back in my low wicker chair and built castles In the air, while him, but OF ALFALFA - 7 SERIAL STORY 1THEI SMUGGLER By ELLA MIDDLETON TYBOUT Illustrations by Ray Walters 8YNOPSIS. Three rlrls Elisabeth. OabrMIe and KIIbp Hlurlfd for Canada to inend th minum'r tliern. On board strHiner they bv an nnnartritlv donifiit- wrf Mitliti-ni'ed lrariK-r- . who HimIIiik a bit belonging-- lo nn or tlicm, CuoK vnjoyiiiiMii in A photo of tho trio. Kllnf uliured hiT stateroom with s Mrs. Graham. alno bound for Camilla. The yomm women on a aluhtHwIiiff tour met Mr. Oralmm, anxlouKly awaiting her hmiband. who hud a tmnla for aalllnn. They were Introduced to Ixird Wilfrid and Lady Killtli. A cottage by the ocean wa rented hy Ellatubeth the trio for the summer. learned that a friend of her father's was to call. Two men called, one of them below the stranger on the were "not at home," fiteamer. The alrls left that one rarda the by of the men was Elisabeth father s trlend. The men proved to be John C. Illlike and Gordon Bennett. The party Was told of the search for smugglers In the Vicinity of the cottage. Kllse visited Mrs. Oraham to find that her ere was rot the hnmilest. She learned that the Orahams and Iidy Kdith were acquainted. A wisp of yellow hair from Mr. Gra ham's pocket fell Into the hands of r.llae, Mrs. Graham's hair was black. oueer-nrtlM- CHAPTER V. After all, It was Gabrlelle who first opened the door in our wall of reserve and allowed Gordon Bennett to penetrate beyond It, and In the lUht of after events I was very glad, Indeed, I was not responsible. It happened this way. , She had washed her hair and gone out In the sun to dry It, taking a book and a box of chocolates to help pass away the time, and, after wandering about a little, had established herself at the top of the flight of steps leading down to the boathouse, as the most secluded as well as the sunniest place she could find. Gabrlelle's hair Is reddish brown, and when the sun shines upon it there are gold threads which glitter exceedingly, so we tell her she makes a point of going out of doors to dry it; but she says this Is a slander, and she does it because fresh air and sunshine are Anyhow, she good for the scalp. went. And she also borrowed Elizabeth's Ivory comb with the silver back, because its teeth are very wide apart, when it and therefore acceptable comes to getting out the tangles. Now, this especial comb Is solely for ornament, and lies In state upon Elizabeth's dressing table, with the brush beside it; they belong to a set brought her from Japan, and have associations which render them sacred, so I was astonished at Gabrlelle's vandalism in proposing to desecrate It. Just what really happened I don't know; I believe she'got to dreaming out there in the sunshino, but this is what she said: "I was sitting quietly reading when I heard a little thump, and there was that miserable comb balancing on the bottom step. Of course I went after It. and of course before I got there It toppled over and went through a crack of the Blip into the water." "That slip is hoodooed," interrupted Elizabeth. "Why don't you do as I do, and keep away from it?" "It was low tide," continued Gabrlelle. "and I could look through the crack and see it lying on tho sand beneath the water, so I took a stick and tried to poke It out. I got atong very well by progressing front crack to crack, but at the critical moment I got excited and poked too hard, and U shot out Just; beyond my reach. That made me wild, for I knew I couldn't face Elizabeth without It. so I simply lay down and grappled with my stick." "Well?" I inquired, as she paused with a reminiscent chuckle. "Well, as I was lying there with my face the color of a boiled lobster, 1 fishing away for all I was worth, beard a voice say: 'Allow me, and there he was in a sailboat, the picture of coolness and comfort. He rolled up his sleeve, though, and went to work, and finally got It, then calmly landed nd Introduced himself, saying something about having been unfortunate In his visits." "Then was your opportunity to be dignified and squelching," I inter rupted. "Yon should have frozen him with a glance." "I tried to," she returned, "but all st once I remembered my hair, ami who could be dignified then?" "So you brought him home with you as a reward of merit," laughed Ellzaboth. "I shall never forget how you looked as you came up the veranda steps." "Yes," said Gabrlelle; "and you two sat and stared as though, we had es capod from "the zoo. Take your comb. Elizabeth; I never borrowed one before, and I never will attain." "I suppose," remarked Elizabeth, reflectively examining her recovered property, "we may be said to have dropped into his life; first your turn, then Ellse's sldecomb, and now this of tuiua. It's fate we've eot to know far-awa- y It was Elizabeth who spoke, and her voice brought Mary Anne's wandering eye to a focus and held It a moment. "Yes, miss." She picked up her shawl and folded it carefully, smoothing the creases with trembling hands. "It's a wild night, Miss Elizabeth," she said, with a shudder. "The storm got Into me blood, nils, and sleep I couldn't fur thinking of them I knows who are maybe out on the sea, so got me shawl and started fur s 'ouse to see if 'e 'ad go' 'ome safe and sound; but I couldn't git down the bluff. Miss Ellse, the wind being that vlient .It clean druv me back. And I stumbled, Miss Gabrlelle, and 'urt ineself ag'tnst the side of the 'ouKe, miss, as you kin see fur yerself. 'Ow, but it's a night! God save them out on the wide water." Mary Anne paused for breath and looked curiously at us. "But what are ye all in tho kitchen fur?" she inquired in a more natural way. "Is it afraid ye are, too, anj come out 'ere to look fur me to keei ' ye comp'ny?" We told her about our fright, ana she promptly reassured us, saying she had locked everything securely early In the evening, but would go down and investigate. "I'll go with you and hold the light," I volunteered; but Mary Anne declined my society more firmly than politely. "And what good would you be, Miss Elise Jumpln' at yer shadder.and drlppln' candle grease over me clean floor? No, thank ye kindly, I'll go alone; full well I know there's nothln' bigger than a rat down there." It was very pleasant to hear her moving about, and when she called up to us with a laugh that the hanging shelf bad fallen, coming down upon the coal shovel and scuttle, we laughed also, and felt a weight lifted from our hearts, "Them ropes was rotten," announced Mary Anne, laboriously ascending the 3tairs, "and it's a mercy I didn't set the cream there to raise as usual, which, praise be given, I didn't Don't you worry no more, but go to bed, and I'll make some chocolate to warm you like, for it's very comfortin' to the Innerds on a night like this." It was acceptable advice, and we gladly followed it, but as we left the kitchen I chanced to glance back and saw Mary Anne at the cellar door, her head bent and her whole bearing tense and alert much the attitude of a dog who waits an expected command In its master's voice. Yet when she appeared upstairs a little later, carrying a tray with three cups of steaming chocolate, and filled with motherly solicitude as to our comfort, she was merely a respectable, middle-ageservant, whose opinions one would receive with due respect She had rearranged her dress, and her manner was quite natural and composed as she drew aside the curtain and looked into the night, with a comment on its wlldness. We joined her at the window, and as we stood looking out a beam of light pierced the enveloping darkness, casting a broad path across the black water, and we could see a little boat making Its way around the point of the island now riding the waves gallantly, now tipped so far to one side it seemed certain to capsize. "Our friend the searchlight," remarked Gabrlelle, In the tone of one who welcomes an old acquaintance, but a smothered sound as the little boat careened dangerously caused me to glance curiously at Mary Aanne. She was leaning against the window frame, and was evidently in pain, for her face was livid and her breath came In short gasps. "It's nothing. Miss Elise," she muttered, as she caught my eye. "The dyspepsy ketches me around the 'eart now and then. And to think of some mother's son in that little cockle-shel- l Come, now, get into bed and drink your chocolate while . ' d 1 "All at Once I Remembered My Hair, and Who Could Be Dignified Then?" the rain beat unnoticed against the windows and the surf thundered angrily upon the shore. "What's that?" cried Elizabeth, sharply, and with one accord we sprang to our feet. For above the noise of the storm we had heard a crash, as of metal striking metal, and the fall of a heavy body, apparently right beneath us. "It's the storm," said Gabrlelle. "Only the storm." But she was white and trembling as she spoke, and cast an apprehensive glance at the floor, as though she expected it to open and engulf us. i "The cellar," whispered Elizabeth "some one Is down there." Now, the cellar was a part of our abode we had not yet explored, so it had all the mystery of the unknown, and as we crept stealthily Into the kitchen we experienced a sensation of standing over a bomb which might at at any time explode and annihilate us. Gabrlelle valiantly advanced to the door leading down Into it, and opened it the fraction of an Inch. "Who Is there?" she said, beginning bravely enough and ending with a quavering whisper. Of course there was no reply, and we would have been frightened to death if there had been, yet we felt indignant at the stillness, as well as at the Impenetrable darkness our eyes could not pierce. Gabrlelle shut and locked the door. "Shall we go down?" Her voice was rather tremulous, and she looked relieved when we shook our heads "If we only had a dog." I hazarded, "we could put It down ahead of us to And out if any one was there; but we haven't." "No," agreed Elizabeth, thoughtfully; "but we have Mary Anno." As though in response to her name, the outer kitchen door opened, and Mary Anne herself, wet, draggled and breathless, stood before us. Her usually ruddy face was pale, and her eyes rolled wildly as she looked from one, to the other, while her shawl slipped unnoticed to the floor, and we saw that her gown was badly torn and her arm scratched and bleeding. "You've been out?" The manufacture of fine Jewelry has been one of our principal specialties for more than forty years., We have always stood at the head In this line, and today use more men, more machinery and more material than some plant within any similar hundreds of miles. Take the time and visit our shop. We will show you how we make good Jewelry. t! it's 'of "I think," remarked Elizabeth, as she sipped appreciatively, "that Mr. Bennett's boat will be beaten to pieces I wish we against our slip could get into the boathouse for such You must make your emergencies. brother get us a key, Mary Anne." "Yes, miss," said Mary Anne quietly. I tried to say something, but found myself suddenly too sleepy to articulate, and saw Mary Anne retreat with the empty cups as though through a veil. I slept heavily that night, and dreamed that Gordon Bennett made a boathouse of our cellar In spite of our remonstrances to the contrary. I also had a curiously vivid impression of Mary Anne and a candle passing and repassing my door, but when I tried to call out and ask her what she wanted I could make no sound, and could only struggle with the oppressed, smothering sensation which Elizabeth said always accompanied nightmare. I was willing to take her word for It never having experienced It myself, but I did not like It, and mentally resolved to drink no more chocolate at night, If It produced such unwelcome after-effect- ( ! (TO BE CONTINUED.) The Proud Prince. Buffalo Bill, who says that with hard work a man should live to be a centenarian, talked, at a reunion of Kansas cavalrymen, about straight shooting. "It is hard work to learn to be a good shot," he Bald. "We Americans are better shots than most," be. said, "A French prince visited me on my ranch once, and we went out after ' i birds. "I came back with a full bag, but when I asked the prince what he had killed, he said, proudly: '"Of se balrd, none; sey are too difficile; but, of to vtld calves and calves, I 'ave nine ovlul se '11L' " 170 SALT LAKE PATENTS MAIN ST. CITY, UTAH. ais-'- ss Imi ikttct nj euriptioa of tow tarmtisa. Harry J. RobinMi, Attoraey at Ltw sad Solicitsr f Pattsts, 304-- 5 Jadf BuilJiaf, Sail Uks City PRESERVE CHARM OF VOICE Proper Care of Organ Which Nature Has Bestowed Is Essential Duty of All. A sweet voice is a powerful feminine charm. One also admires fine masculine voices which are sonorous and full. We should, therefore, be careful of this organ which nature has bestowed upon us, and Improve it if possible. Coarse, shrill and harsh voices may be softened by care and study. A woman w'h a peacock voice can never charm. bpeak In a low voice, but distinctly. Loud speaking denotes and sometimes shows a domineering spirit ' Many people drown the voices of others In a discussion that they may themselves attract the more attention. To keep the 'voice at a proper tone, never call from one end of the room to another, nor from upstairs down, nor at any distance where it becomes necessary for one to shout with all his might, as this coarsens and roughens the voice and In time ruins it ' There are persons who, when either spoken to, pay no attention, from abstraction or from Indifference, to anything which may proceed from others. The person who speaks Is , then obliged to raise the voice and repeat, and thus the habit of speaking loudly is frequently formed. These things occur in families where but little politeness Is observed between those who owe one another as much consideration as is due to out' siders. One should never cry out under the Influence of anger, Indignation or pain. These cries forever destroy the harmony of the vocal chords. Children should be prevented from screaming when at plar. Horribly Mean. The meanest man In the world Is the husband who placed bis money so that his wife could in a mouse-tranot get It in tbe early morning with out liberating a mouse. Exchange. p TO UTAH EDUCATORS. The Salt Lake Route, Utah's most popular road, announces many rates exand dates for east and west-bouncursions. These excursions Include attractive water and rail trips, ocean voyages and side trips to the Alaska-Yuko- n Exposition and other notable places. For the N. E. A. convention at Denver, July 5th to 9th, all stations 'In Utah will Bell round trip tickets, also on many other dates low round trips to Denver, Cheyenne, Pueblo and Colorado Springs. The round trip to Los Angoles on days especially suited for teachers g on their vacation Is $30.00. Tickets also sold returning via San Fran-clse- o and Portland, Ore., and good for ocean trip to Portland. Every, teacher In Utah should call on the nearest Salt Lake Route aeent for full particulars or write to Kenneth C. Kerr, D. P. A., Salt Lake City, who will cheerfully give full Information. d go-in- Kettledrum a Perfect Instrument The kettledrum, Mr. Gabriel death-e- r contended, was perfectly competent to produce atmosphere as well as rhythm. Even to tune the Instrument three things were required a perfect musical ear, a fine sense of touch and Ave years' experience. After playing over a kettledrum melody written 80 years ago from Meyerbeer's "Robert le Dlable," Mr. Cleather "I venture to say that outside of tbe musical profession not one per-so- n In a hundred of those who listen to an orchestra knows that timpani have notes and can give out a melody." No instrument, he added, had a greater range of power than the kettledrum, for none could be played more softly and none had greater penetrating power. con-tinue- d: to-da- y The Family Plate. Little Eliza was in the first grade; tha teacher wrote the word "dish" on the board and asked her what It was. Eliza shook her head; then the teacher thought be would help her out and said, "What did you eat off from-thimorning?" Eliza spoke up and said, "We ate off from pancakes this morning." The Delineator. s somewhat Mixed. Mary, sged four, returned from Sunday school and told her mother she knew the golden text. Her mother replied, "Do you? What is It?" Mary said, "Th Lord is my Shepherd; He makes me to lie down In green s and roll over." The Delineator. pas-ture- When a Man Gets Older. Youth Is the springtime of but when a man gets a little he stops hoping and begins to out for anything he can get bis on. Chicago News. hope; older reach hands |