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Show THE INDEPENDENT. WHlkmF.Gitaon, - - - Editor. E. K. Jordan, Business iTanager. Z a tared a ta Pom Offlew at prinsrrUl, Uia.Sk tor truamlsetoa rouk la Bulla m tfnir-r'tM lMud Ev-ry Thursday Momlnr. tibjo or iCBKRrmox. r .... .. .... .... ....$2.00 L Mo"ti"; .......... 1.00 rare Months A rOB ADTEBTII 12 Q BATES. WAS A NATAL HEfiO. THE LATE COMMANDER WOOD A HARD FIOHTER. CaaaiA4 the Fetre! at Manila Bay aal Thandered Phot aad Shall lata tt Spaateh Fleet Bore tae Honors of taa Gnat Battle. In the death of Commander E. P. Wood at his home in Washington, D. C, after an illness of only six days, the American nary has sustained the loss of one of its bravest officers. Of the gallant men who illustrated the traditions of the navy in the far east during the recent war with Spain not one of them, save Admiral Dewey himself, achiavad greater distinction ob the score of individual prowess than Commander Wood, who commanded com-manded the Petrel in the celebrated engagement at Manila. Commander Wood was ordered to command the Petrel December 16, 1896. and It was while in that command that he earned the highest praise of Admiral Dewey and hla brother officers. The Petrel Is the tiniest of gunboats, and is almost al-most wholly without protection. The Spanish ships that remained afloat had ought shelter under the guns of the forts at Cavite.and Dewey's ships could not get at them. The little Petrel, however, steamed boldly into the harbor har-bor entrance, sunk the remaining Spanish Span-ish ships, and then paid her respects to the Spanish forts in such fashion as to silence them. The exploit was a remarkable exhibition of cool daring and skill, and Wood's brother officers COMMANDER WOOD, made no secret of their belief that his feat was the most daring and successful success-ful of any connected with the memorable memor-able naval battle. The board of naval rewards recommended recom-mended that "for his eminent and conspicuous con-spicuous conduct in battle" Commander Comman-der Wood should be advanced ten numbers In his grade, and although this was a higher measure of reward than was bestowed upon any other captain. Congress did not withhold it. Commander Wood was detached from the Asiatic station Dec. 31, 1898. and, coming home, was, after a short leave of absence, placed in charge of the Baltimore lighthouse district. Though his official headquarters were in Baltimore Commander Wood resided in Washington, D. C, whither he came every afternoon on completing his day's work. Profound sorrow is felt not only in naval circles but in every part of the United States on account of the untimely taking off of this brave officer, whose heroism is associated with one ox the brightest achievements In American annals. GETTING LOTS OF DOLLARS. Sir Henry Irving, who is now touring tour-ing the principal cities of the north and east, is said to be achieving the greatest success of his life in the presentation pres-entation of Victorlen Sardou's "Robespierre." "Robes-pierre." Wherever the actor-knight has appeared in this new role he has been greeted with wild enthusiasm. In view of the dramatic interest which attaches to the character and personality person-ality of Robespierre (who as the central cen-tral figure of the French revolution offers of-fers peculiar attractions to the stage), it is not surprising that Sir Henry Irv- HENRY IRVING, lng should have made the dramatio world ring with his plaudits in the presentation of "Robespierre." Tribes Who Seldom See 8 1 rang era. Perhaps the most isolated tribe ot people In the world is the Tshuktshi, a people occupying the northern portion por-tion of the peninsula of Kamchatka and the country northward toward Behring Straits. These people are practically independent of Russia, which appears to have reasons of her own for letting them alone. They have practically no communication with the tratsideNrorld, and have only been visited vis-ited two or three times. The inhabitants inhabit-ants of the new Siberian Islands are also practically alone on earth, for they can only communicate with the Mainland, and therefore with the rest sf the world, once a year, and a succession suc-cession of bad seasons might isolate them for years. The pigmies of the (Teat central African forests, if they a be called a tribe, have also been l people apart. For ages their existence exist-ence was little more than legendary, and only two expeditions commanded by white men hare ever penetrated Into their abode. WW FAKM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST AGRICULTURISTS. TO Sana Cp-to-Date Hints A boat Col-ti Col-ti ration of the Boll and Yield Thereof Horticulture, VltlcnJtore and Floriculture. The Grain Farmer and Sheep Feeder. A bulletin or the South Dakota Experiment Ex-periment Station says; It is a deplorable de-plorable fact, and one that does not speak well for the enterprise or intelligence in-telligence of either our sheep-raisers or our farmers, that of the small number num-ber of sheep which are annually raised large percentage is shipped east in in "unfinished" condition. At the same time hundreds of thousands of bushels of grain are annually sold at price that entails an actual loss to the producer. In the past, and to a large extent at present, our cheap range sheep and our cheap grains are freighted east at great expense and there fed at a handsome profit. We are glad to note, however, that some of the more progressive farmers in this state are availing themselves of these favorable conditions and are thereby realizing handsome profits. We would not be understood as advising all sheep men to go to raising grain, nor that all grain farmers 'should go into the sheep business. Neither do we believe that all the successful sheep-raisers are fitted by taste, experience, environment envi-ronment or business ability to become successful feeders. But we do believe that many of them are so fitted and that there are a sufficient number of such in every neighborhood to "feed to a finish" not only as many sheep as are now produced annually, but enough more to consume all of the coarse grains and fodder produced. We believe that all coarse grains and fodder produced should be fed within our state, and that no "feeders" should be shipped out until all euch foodstuffs food-stuffs are consumed. We believe that the farmers and the sheep men are "too far apart." not only geographically, geograph-ically, but also in their way of looking at this important problem. Geographically Geograph-ically they might be brought much closer together if all the rough, stony, hilly or unoccupied lands, of which every eountry has more or less, were utilized for sheep ranges. On many farms both grain farming and sheep raising can be profitably conducted, but when this does not seem advisable the two industries can be carried on upon closely adjoining lands, with mutual profit to both the farmer and the sheep man. If the grain farmer would take into consideration consid-eration the value he would derive from having a sheep man for a neighbor, who would buy and consume his surplus sur-plus grain product and also render him an even greater service by keeping keep-ing the stubble lands, fallow fields and waste places free from weeds; and if the sheep man would appreciate the advantage of being able to buy cheap grain of his neighbor in order to finish his sheep, we believe they would find it mutually beneficial. In order to aid in bringing about this order of things a series of feeding experiments was begun during the past season, and it Is hoped that the work may be continued con-tinued for some years to come. Milk PrarraHvM. The Vermont Experiment Station sends out the following warning: Look out for the man with the patent milk preservative. There are various agents now abroad in the land selling Freezene," "No-ice-needed Pre servative," "Liquid Milk Sweet," and several such nostrums intended inci dentally to keep milk from souring, and primarily to gather in the farm er's loose change. In all those several cases which have been reported to the Vermont Experiment Station, the chemical basis of the preservative is the same. It is formaldehyde formalin form-alin a powerful disinfectant and germicide, but not a desirable article of diet for the human species. It is not strictly and seriously poisonous, but it is held by all the best authorities to be harmful to the digestive system. It is the same material now largely in u3e in the creameries for preserving samples of milk for testing. It will ! ortalnlv rwn milk f rn m nrmrinc- And it thus enables the slovenly dairyman to cover up many of his worst negli-gencies. negli-gencies. It leaves him free to enjoy the filth of an unclean stable, to save himself the trouble of cleaning his cans, to be as loose and lazy and wicked as he pleases. This is not to say that the man who uses Preservative, Preserva-tive, Freezene and the like is necessarily neces-sarily that sort of a fellow; but these chemicals do protect him from the results re-sults of negligence and ignorance, and seem, to the unprejudiced observer, to offer the careless milkman an undeserved unde-served salvation from his sins. A Destructive Birch Tree Borer. In a report of the Division of Entomology En-tomology of the Department of Agriculture, Agri-culture, Prof. F. H. Chitttnden, regard- lng the birch tree borer, Agrilus anxius. says it was noticed that the birch trees in Buffalo were being destroyed, de-stroyed, and an investigation showed that the above named borer was tunneling tun-neling under the bark of the trees. The belief is expressed that unless something is done at once to stop the ravages of this borer, all the birch trees in the city will be destroyed. One of our cuts herewith given shows the work of this borer. The galleries run so closely together and cross and recross in such confusion that It is impossible to trace any individual in-dividual burrow. Injury can be detected In the trunk by a reddish discoloration from one-quarter one-quarter of an inch to one inch in width, this being caused by the exudation ex-udation ot sap and the ejectment of excrement. Another indication of the lnrect's presence is the dying of the trees at their tops. The insect appears to attack the tree at first among the larger branches at a considerable height, causing the tren to die at the i wy, waue tue remaining iowtr branches keep green. - Its presence is Iso manifested by the uneven, wavy teaati nan.. appearance of the bark, which shows more or less regular spiral ridges on the smaller branches. The larva, as a rule, enters the wood in the fall of the year and there constructs con-structs a cavity, which probably serves the purpose of a pupal cell, in which it passes its ultimate transformations in late spring or early summer. Within With-in thi3 cell the larva passes the winter. We Illustrate the mature and larval form of the insect The beetle is bronze in color. There are only two methods of control known at present. pres-ent. One is to use such clean cultural methods that the insects will find no harboring places. Prof. Chittenden Chit-tenden believes that the trees cannot be saved after being once attacked, and that the only safe thing to do is to cut down and burn infested trees. This work should be done before the beetles emerge in May and June. Unattacked trees may be protected by using various va-rious mixtures as washes, among them being a mixture of linseed oil and resin. Some have even recommended whitewash poisoned with a small quantity of some arsenite such as ar-senite ar-senite of lead. There is danger in the application of strong arsenites to young trees, but old trees will not be injured. A measure of utmost value for the protection of trees from the attacks of borers consists in keeping them in the best possible condition, free from fungi, moss, or abnormal growth, from loose bark, and keeping the trunks as Flu. 17 Agrilut anzlutt a, feauJe ieetle, b, sirst aJbdoraica) eegsu'-'iiis ul ni.i'.o from below, c. larva lioiu above all elilargtt) aiout oj times (origiaiil) clean as pos.-ible. In some cases the use of a fertilizer miglit assist the trees to withstand borer attacks. Turkestan Alfalfa. Turkestan alfalfa promises to become be-come one of our most important plants, as it sefins specially adapted to stand great variations of heat and cold. The first importations were brought to this country by a special agent of the Department of Agriculture, Agricul-ture, who followed the northward growth of alfalfa in Asia till he reached lands where it was every winter win-ter subject to cold as severe as 40 degrees de-grees below zero. As the same country coun-try is subject to intense drouth, it follows that this plant must have rare staying powers to endure such changes. The variety of alfalfa now being grown in this country (lucerne) came originally from Central Asia, having been first heard of in Media. It was taken to Greece in the times of Darius and was afterward cultivated along the shores of the Mediterranean by the Romans, French and Spanish. Thus for at least 2,000 years before being imported into this country it was grown in warm countries and has largely become a warm country plant Very likely in its origin it occupied a region south of that now called Turkestan Turke-stan alfalfa. This would account for its freezing out so badly last winter in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming. One year's experience with Turkestan alfalfa indicates great hardiness. Last winter was one of the coldest ones we have ever experienced: but Turkestan alfalfa was uinjured in the very states where lucerne froze out badly. At the Wyoming Experiment Station a plat of Turkestan alfalfa was exposed for two weeks without injury to a daily temperature of 35 degrees below zero, and on some of the days the temperature went as low as 45 degrees below. In California it was subjected without damage to a drouth that seriously injured ordinary alfalfa Agricultural Notes. With a proper amount of stock on the ranges the grasses would not have been pulled out; for the root systems would have been so deep that the hold of the soil would have been complete. Permitting the top of the grass plant to be kept always short results in evitably in shortening the grass roots. The latter finally become shortened till little more than the base of the plant remains in the soil, and in that condition condi-tion the plant is easily pulled out by any grazing animal that comes along. Not only are these plants pulled out by animals but the frost is constantly heaving them out, which would not be possible with well developed grasses. The American farmer needs to be impressed im-pressed with the necessity of protecting protect-ing hU grass landx Keep the pastures pas-tures in good shape and it will not be necessary to pasture them. The short conditions of the pastures is what too often influences the farmer to turn the stock into his meadows. Under a proper system our pastures would produce pro-duce four times the amount of forage they do at the present time. Thus on many of our pastures the feed per acre for the entire feeding season would not equal half a ton if dried. The full crop obtained from the feeding ground should equal two tons, if dried. It appears ap-pears plain that the grazing problem is one of the most serious of all the problems confronting us. - Storing Potatoes. The following plan for preventing them from sprouting sprout-ing in spring will be found useful when many are placed in the cellar for family use; it destroys the eyes or buds, after which they never start, consequently the tubers do not become shriveled and tough: Before placing them in the cellar leave the tubers for an hour in . a solution of sulphuric acid, about one and one-fourth pints to twenty-five gallons of water, the whole being thoroughly mixed; after removing from this bath they should be spread out to dry, then placed in barrels. The solution also prevents decay. Such potatoes will never grow under any circumstances, so those intended in-tended for planting should not be so treated. Ex. Iron and alumina (Redonda) phosphate phos-phate in it raw or natural condition, even when finely ground, is generally considered of little agricultural value aRd is looked udoii In Eurone as a a. &erous adulterant of other phosphates. Clover hay is the great standard of rough feed for the dairy cow. FIRM AGAINST LIQUOR THE PROHIBITION PARTY'S NEW FIELD MARSHAL. Short Sketch of the Life ot Oliver W. Stewart, Receetly Chosea Chairman of the National Committee A Young; and Vigorous Campaigner. Oliver W. Stewart, the new chairman chair-man of the national committee of the Prohibition party, was born May 22, 1867, near Rio, Mercer county, 111. He lived the early part of his life at Muscatine. Mus-catine. Iowa, and went to Illinois in 18&3. For two years he attended the high school at Galesburg, graduating In 1885, after which he taught school for two years In Knox and Henry counties. He entered Eureka college in the fall of 1887, graduating from that institution three years later. From 1883 to 1885 he was very active ac-tive in Good Templar work, being a member of the lodge at Woodhall, I1L M'tifJ 'r?rA OLIVER W. STEWART. II helped to organize the Rock Island district lodge, being elected its secretary secre-tary and lecturer, and traveled over a number of counties in its interest. He was then 20 years old. During his college life he was very active in prohibition work, attending the Illinois state convention in 1888 and 1S90. In 18S9. he won the national nation-al prohibition oratorical contest at Decatur. In 1890. he was the prohibition prohibi-tion candidate for congress in the Ninth Illinois district. In the fail of '93 he began preaching preach-ing at Mackinaw, 111., continuing to fill the pulpit there until Jan. 1, 1898, though for two years preceding that time he was giving nearly his entire time to party work. For two years he was secretary of the Christian Endnavor Union of the state and was elected its president in 1895, and re-elec'.fd in 1896. During his presidency he addressed nearly every district and county convention in the state. He was the founder of the Illinois News, which has come to be recognized as the state paper of the Church of Christ. Mr. Stewart has attended every party convention held in his state since 1888. He was elected a member of the Illinois state committee in 1894, chairman of the state executive committee com-mittee in 1890, and of the state central cen-tral committee in 1898. He was permanent per-manent chairman of his own state convention in 1896 and also of the national na-tional convention at Pittsburg the same year. REASONS FOR SOME WARS. Apparently Doesn't Take Much to Lead John Bull to Fight. An English paper has the following to say on the reasons for some British wars; "From all appearances it does not take much provocation to set John Bull at war. William the Conqueror made war on France because King Philip had made a slighting allusion to his embonpoint. More recent wars have been brought about by trivial incidents. in-cidents. In 1840 a large trade in opium was done by British traders in China, and the Chinese government at length forbade the importation of the pernicious per-nicious drug by our sailors. The edict, however, had little or no effect, and the trade continued, till at length the Chinese imprisoned a number of British Brit-ish subjects and we promptly declared war. Our second war, in 1856, ought never to have come about if its origin is taken into account. A Chinese pirate pi-rate hoisted the British flag at his mainmast, and was afterward seized by his government as a bloodthirsty adventurer. ad-venturer. Had he failed to run up our flag his capture would have been regarded re-garded as a good thing here, but as it was, it was taken as an insult, and we made war on the Chinese for refusing to apologize. The horrors of the Indian In-dian mutiny will still be remembered by a minority of our readers, and the cause which led to it is a matter of history. Cartridges greased with cow's fat were served out to the Sepoys, who refused to use them on the ground that the cow was a sacred animal. We insisted, in-sisted, and almost without any warning, warn-ing, the terrible massacres followed, which were only avenged at an enormous enor-mous expenditure of lives and money." No Fear When Death Draws Nigh. '1 have seen thousands of persons die under all sorts of circumstances, and never yet have I seen one display the slightest fear of death." This remarkable re-markable statement was made the other day by a physician who has practiced prac-ticed many years in Philadelphia, and who has seen a great deal of hospital service. "It is a popular fallacy," he went on, "to imagine that a deathbed scene is ever terrible, other than as a parting between loved ones. The fear of the unknown is never present at the last. Even amid Ignorance and vice 1 have never experienced such scenes as a novelist, who strives after realism, will sometimes picture. When a patient pa-tient is told he cannot recover and the end is near, he invariably seems re-sighed re-sighed to his fate, and his only thought seems to be of those who are to be left behind. This is true alike of men and women. Those who become hysterical and declare they are not fit to die are the ones who are not as ill as they think they are. They always get well. A psychological reason? O, I don't know that there is any. It's just a human trait." Killed by Swallowing Finn. It is usual for women employed in silk ribbon mills to keep a quantity of small pins in their mouths in order that time may not be lost ?n reaching for them, as would be the case if the pins were kept in traps. The women say it is no infrequent thing for them to swallow some of the pins. Among those employed in Simon's silk mill at "Union Hill, N. J., was Mrs. Jennie Smith. A few months she was taken HI and recently died from what was supposed to be consumption. A post mortem examination showed that her lungs contained several pins. NEVER ATE FOREIGN MEAT. It DoMD't Tay to Be Too Sure IT a til One Knows All the Facta. A certain Major Brownjones, who made It his boast that he never allowed al-lowed American or colonial meat t be served at his table, recently visited an old comrade in Liverpool. One night at dinner a most delicious saddle of (apparently) Welsh mutton appeared, to which the major did ample justice. "Ah!" he observed, "I wish that my butcher in London would send me stuff like that; and yet he deals only in the best British meat." "Well," said his friend, "as a matter of fact, you have been eating New Zealand mutton; but it's only fair to say that I get it from a friend who is a large wholesale importer." im-porter." "By Jove, you don't say so!" exolaimed the guest. "I wish he'd tell me where I can get the like in town.4' "We'll go and see him tomorrow," said the host. The visit was duly paid to the meatmonger, who smiled when he heard the Londoner's eulogy laid explanation. "Tell me," he returned after listening to the epicure's remarks, re-marks, "In what part of London you reside, and I dare say I can givr you the address of a retail butcher who will supply you with exactly the same sort of mutton as that which you like bo much." The major handed him his card. "Ah!" observed the importer, "there's the very man within two streets of your house. We supply him with all his meat. Here's his address," he added, handing a slip of paper to the seeker after succulent joints. The major read, the major started, the major ma-jor frowned the major, truth to say, cried vengeance; and no wonder, for the address was that of his own butcher, butch-er, who dealt only in home produce. London Sketch. WOMEN AND WORRY. A Feminine Failing Contrasted to Man's Indifference. Despite the fact that women have been warned that worry digs untold wrinkles in their faces and sprinkles gray among their tresses, they will go on worrying through all time or until time has solved some mooted questions. ques-tions. If women had the capacity with men of getting up and doing battle with things, worry would slip off their shoulders as easily as from off those of the average masculine. Man doesn't worry about debt, because he feels that he has it within him, since money-making money-making is his business, to make sufficient suffi-cient money to pay his debts some time. Women look at it more practically prac-tically and consider the now. Man doesn't usually worry about his health, because he really has not the time. Man doesn't worry about the future he is so madly interested in the present; pres-ent; nor about his clothes, for the tailor stands between him and that; nor about home matters they, from his point of view, are too trivial until he comes home to a badly cooked dinner, din-ner, and then in his broad outlook there is no excuse for this state of things; for in business circles if an employe em-ploye does not do his work properly his employer gets some one who can; and this is a method that will yet come to be a powerful lever In the leveling of a woman's worries. FRENCH PAINTER COMING. Chartran, the celebrated French artist, who has recently painted the scene of the signing of the peace protocol, pro-tocol, will shortly visit the United States, where he expects to remain several months. Some one who has seen the picture describes it thus. "Rarely has President McKinley been painted with a happier result. He is leaning on a table, which is the ordinary ordi-nary writing table of the executive offices. of-fices. His face expresses that thoughtful thought-ful intenseness fitting the great occasion, occa-sion, the signing of the peace protocol. The picture is striking. Seated at the table is Cambon in the ace of fixing his signature. Near Cambon is first secretary of the French embassy, watching his chief as he writes. Around these central figures are Mr. Day, Mr. Cridler, Mr. Moore and Mr. Adler. Through a square window, the CHARTRAN. only one in the room shown in the picture, pic-ture, falls a ray of light, softly illuminating illu-minating the scene. The effect of the whole Is impressive." Value fit Wild Animals. Of late years, since menageries have become common in large cities, the importations of wild animals have greatly increased, and ships have carried car-ried across the ocean cargoes of fierce tigers, lions, great apes and elephants with as much unconcern as "though they were white rats or rabbits. Famous Fa-mous dogs and horses cost more money than wild animals, for while a blooded St. Bernard may bring ?5,000 a well-grown lion can be bought for less than $1,000, and the prices in the lion market never go over $1,200 for a good specimen. The elephant is a beast of burden as well as a curiosity, and is therefore always valuable according ac-cording to his size and intelligence. A well-trained elephant will bring $3,000, and the lowest price paid is $1,500. Bears live a long time and are not subject to many illnesses. A fine grizzly can be bought for $250. Giraffes Gi-raffes cost the mo3t, $3,500 to $5,000 being be-ing their usual price. They are also so delicate that they have to be treated treat-ed like a hot-house flower and die very soon. Ostriches also are delicate, and suffer from dyspepsia. Chinese Minister's Wit. The Chinese minister at Washington, Washing-ton, Wo Ting Fang, has achieved a reputation for ready wit. A little while ago there was a quiet dinner, in the course of which it was up to the minister to speak. He began with a complimentary allusion to American ways, but said there are a few things about Oriental civilization superior to our own. There had been some beastly beast-ly weather that week, and he turned to Willis Moore, the weather bureau chief, who sat close by. "For instance," he said, fiercely, "we in China would long ago have cut off this young man's head." It dazed the company for s mlnuti, but they soon grasped the playful allusion to the weather maker, and roundly greeted the remark. Soil Surveys. A new department is being very gradually added to some of our experiment experi-ment stations, that of soil surveys. We have long felt the need of knowing more about the soils of our farms. For some years the eyes of scientists have been on Maryland, where this work has been carried on more extensively perhaps than in any other state. All the soil of the state has been mapped, showing just what kind of soil is found in each township. To do good work in farming it is absolutely necessary to find out what is already in the soil. Our farmers hitherto have had to take their farms as unknown quantities. They have been limited in their knowledge of the soils, even when the owners have been graduates of agricultural agri-cultural colleges. It was comparatively comparative-ly easy to say that such a soil is sandy, or clayey, but that meant but little. Its composition other than the sand or clay could be determined only by experience with numerous crops. This necessary experimentation has proved very costly to the people that have been forced to carry it on. It is a good thing that science has taken it up. The work is so vast that it will take years to plat the states and territories, ter-ritories, but we expect to see the work carried on steadily. In a few years hence it may be easy tor a man, intending in-tending to invest in agricultural lands, to sit clown and study out from these soil majis the question for himself, according ac-cording to the crop he desires to raise. Such maps will contain many surprises. They will show some of the now supposedly poor land to be of great value for certain crops, its value simply never before having been learned learn-ed because the crops that would have done best were never planted. Every year much of our area of certain crops has been on land entirely unfitted to growing them. German Millet. This millet is called, also. Southern Millet, American Millet, Golden Millet, Mammoth Millet, Bengal Grass, Dakota Da-kota Millet. It grows to a height of four or five feet, and has heads that are 6 to 8 inches long and an inch wide. This variety has been in general gen-eral cultivation in the South since the early seventies, but was introduced into the United States many years earlier. ear-lier. Prof. Crazier regards the East Indies as the most probable source of its introduction into the United States, and remarks that the name "Bengal Grass," by which it was first known in this country, suggests such an origin. ori-gin. Flint, on the oontrary, makes the statement that it was first brought to the United States from Europe. However How-ever this may be, it seems that the seed used in Tennessee, whare this variety va-riety first came into real prominence, was brought from France in the early sixties, and since that time has been the leading millet sown in the South. German millet makes a heavy yield of forage under favorable conditions, but does not stand drouth as well as the smaller varieties, such as common millet mil-let and Hungarian. The hay is coarser and less highly valued than that from the smaller millets, but when the forage for-age can be fed in the green state this will be found to be an excellent variety to grow, on account of the heavy yield. German millet is the latest of the varieties commonly grown here, and is exceedingly variable in its appearance and habit of growth. It is very seldom sel-dom that one sees a field that is uniform uni-form in character. Many, perhaps most, of the heads may be typical of the variety, but usually there will be many others scarcely to be distin- f19. 86. German Millet: a and i, two views of the Spikelet with its cluster of f teres "beards;" c, guished from common millet or other standard varieties. A Street Horse Farads-It Farads-It is sincerely to be hoped that in connection with the National Horse Show which will in all probability be held in conjunction with the great show of breeding and fat cattle, sheep and swine at Chicago in 1900 a street horse parade will be made a leading feature of the event. People open their eyes in wonder when they behold the great draft breeding horses and mares at the horse shows and seem to view them in the light of curiosities rather than from the standpoint of utility. What breeders breed-ers want and need in addition to astonishing as-tonishing the public by the appearance appear-ance of their show-fitted stallions and mares is to show the utilitarian, practical prac-tical side of their horse-breeding operations, oper-ations, and for this a street parade of working draft horses is absolutely necessary. The idea is by no means new, as it has long been established in practice abroad and to a small degree here. It contemplates a show of draft, geldings geld-ings and mares of the different breeds and grades by city merchants and others. It would bring out the practical prac-tical results and improvement attained by the use of pedigreed draft sires among the mares of the country. It would show the geldings and mares in harness and a draft horse of any breed or grade never looks quite so well as he does in harness and at work hitched single, double, three-abreast or four-in-hand. It would also create a wholesome rivalry among the great "consumers" of draft horses to own and show the best horses in the best condition and harnesses to the most attractive wagons and trucks. If such a show should be arranged there would be little difficulty in providing pro-viding the premium money, and it could be confidently expected that the various horse-breeding associations interested in-terested would arrange to provide special spe-cial premiums or medals for winning aorses of their respective breeds. We hope that breeders will see to it ;hat thi3 idea is not lost sight of, and ;hat a great street horse parade will e the result. Beck' s Jewelry Store. Provo Oity MOTT'8 PENNYROYAL PILLS of menstruation." They are "LIFE SAVERS" to girls at womanhood, aiding1 development of organs and body. No known remedy for women equals them. Cannot do harm liffi becomes a pleasure. $1.00 PER BOX BY MAIL. Sold by druggists. DR. MOTT'S CHEMICAL CO., Cleveland, Ohio. Poi sale by Dr. O. J. Peterson, Druggist. WINCHE ft! Rifles, Repeating Shotguns, Ammunition and Loaded Shotgun ammunition are they do not cost All reliable dealers sell Winc hester goods. eroprsrm Send trated Catalogue made by the OREGON SHORT LINE Operating 1421 miles of Railroad Rail-road through the thriving States of UTAHIDAHO, WYOMING, ORESON AND MONTANA. The Only Road to Butte, Helena, Portland, And the North Pacific Coast. DAILY TRAINS BETWEEN OGDEN AND SALT LAKE. The Popular Line to all Utah Mining Districts. 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