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Show f Z 4 J i tV S?nP I (cijo!iEg jeMCUffliEg i A I- ,, ,i, ,1, VV - ii 'I' 'I 'I' '(I n rtK iiy vv ,( . ,. vtrf - rt 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 S5 first-cla- CfeKV - a barrel iMt Apples at $2.:.o to fall and twice (hat this spring are apt to make folks Interested In fruit trees. The first requisite is a good spray pump with the necessary rigging. The outfit ran be bought of the manufacturer or of the Implement dealers, and will cost anywhere from $10 to $200. A outfit costs $15 to $25. Just at this time of the year the spraying needed by the fruit trees Is chiefly for the prewmiun of fungous diseases. For this i urpose a plain solution of cupper sulphate, one pmurl in 10 to 20 gallons i.f water may be used. Bordeaux mixture Is equally as good, but it is more bother to make. The first bespraying should be given at once,laU-rfore (lie blosRoms open. A Utile just after the blooms fall, another spraying should be givtn. This should bo Bordeaux mlxluie in tvry case. Bordeaux mlxluie may be made or viuylng proportions and strengths. The standard mixture consists of one and pounds copper sulphate, one pound stone lime, leu gallons water (six pounds sulphate, four puunds lime, one barrel water). Dissolve the sulphate and slack the lime in separate vessels, dilute each with about half of the total water to be used and then pour the sulphate solution into lie lime water while stirring vigorously. Continue the stirring for a minute to insure perfect mixture. It deteriorates on standing and should Keep the be used soon after made. mixture clean to avoid clogging of pump a ml mizzles. Strain the solutions and have a simmer ou slid ion lube ot to A quick, convenient way P imp. dissolve copper sulphate is to : uapend it iu a chiesK.loih or similar bag just A below tbe surface of the water. with third spraying two weeks later, Bordeaux mixture, will be a paying liven a fourth and lilth spraying at intervals of two weeits, will sometimes pay handsome dividends. In all sprayings, except the first, some paris green should be used. Add one pound of paris green to 2u0 gallons of water, or four ounces to the barrel. If there is danger of bud moth the paris green might better be used iu tbe first spraying also. ss . wa-qc- 1 i j j J po-ato- es. good-by- one-ha- lf Kitrnnnat .Hinson fa S3. Jin son weed (Datura ftrssMsfiMi): a flowtriaf apiay: t, fruiting oipauW both ss Mrd natural alia. perially if there are young children to play in its vicinity. It is poisonous, and the life of more than one child has been sacrificed to it. Children are poisoned by playing with the leaf in the mouth, and after the seeds ripen by eating them. They are also dangerous to cattle. These weeds are generally found on vacant lots. Mow the weeds aud scatter grass seed In their V M 4 Letter.) sgins. They are steamed and disinfected, and run under hot and cold showers, until they feel that their bones have all been taken out and scrubbed. Their clothes are boiled, Their good unless injured easily. clothes and other belongings are put Into the big ovens and kept there several hours at a lieat just below the melting point of buttons. Then these rejuvenated garments find their owners again, and the honest tars, who by this time have reached a state of DEATH OF FIRE CHIEF VETERAN Robert A, WUltoiu Vov.gHt tbs uroet Chicago Cooflugriuloii. Robert A. Williams, cuief of the Chicago fire department at the time of the great fire in 1871 , died In that city after an illness of four weeks. Mr. Williams was proud of the fact that he had neer missed an important fire in Chicago for more than fifty years. Even during the the last few years, when he was employed in the county treasurers office, he would slip out whenever he heard of a bau blaze. Directing the department at the chastened and soapy exhilaration, are time of the big fire, liis report is shipped off to the detention island, Hiswhere they stay until ail possibility among the records of the Chicago tell to able was lie torical society, of has disease of further outbreak ceased. Meanwhile their ship has been scrubbed a id scoured attain, and finally a clean crew in a clean ship are sent on their way, regenerated if trot rejnieing. Large crews 011 passenger steamers oannot well lie disposed of in this fits?-fssliion, but are shipped direct to ?wlnotiume island, where the hos:a pitals are located, and where a bigger disinfecting plant is ready for them. Thence the well ones are taken over to Hoffman island, where there are , sr much about it that noeor found Its It was his opinion way into print. that the fire would have been confined to a tract two blocks wide from ths had not the starling point to tin1 manager of the gas works at Market and Adams street turned the gas intu tin- - sewers to avoid an explosion. ls-- THE VIBST SIGHT OF LINO. panting, scarcely yet slowed uown great brick dormitories for their acwas shown a conimndiiiion. Hire from her race across the Atlantic collection of cultures" of different asand still steaming in the frosty air. to have Our snuffy little tug danced and sorted diseases, sufficient bobbed over the crisping waters till wiiied out the population of New York we bumped against the icy sides ot city in about three weeks had they Asiatic chol the Kronpriuz Wilhelm. Then with a all been disseminated. roar of greeting from her captain we era. bubonic nlagueeaximiuis fever, yelclimbed up a tricky rope ladder to low fever. diphtheria were all growing here cheerfully and her decks. The first and second cabin passenindustrially in little tubes of gelatin gers are never Inspected on these solution, under a doctor's eye. From time to time the effect of a ships unless illness Is reported, so the captain led us forward at once to the few of those troubles is tried on some way that goeth down into the bowels trustful horse or vagabond dog, or in of the ship, where we awaited the nocent, unsnspei ting guinea pig. with steerage passengers who were to pass thp idea of producing an anti toxin or a virus to lie used for inoculation. in review. Here was the immigrant for you, The pig may die, hut science lives in pure and simple. Here one observed ills death and the state is saved. With regard to the efficiency of the the raw, unminted American at first hand. A little select sample of Babel work done at quarantine in prevent came pouring up out of the steerage-ways- . ing spread of disease, there can be It gave one the oddest sensa- little doubt, although it is entirely tion to see these strange people, such possible for a case of contagion to slip a swann of them, huddled out from by in spite of the vigilance of the Inspector. The value of the work is as those lower circles of the steerage Inferno. blinking In the unaccustomed much in its moral effect on ship capdaylight. There were Polacks. Bo- tains and owners as in the immediate hemians, Hungarian Jews, Germans. acts of Inspection. The captain who is allowed to proceed with only a Plattdeutsch and Tyrol Italians. some casual and looking over knows very well There were some in rags In tags, and some literally in velvet gowns. All were Jolly and laughA ing and goodnatured, but this was s. .. ' especially true of the Bohemians. The motley of dress was as striking as ' ' ' ' v d 4; the medley of tongues. Very noticeable among them were some who dressed comparatively well in distinctly American styles. These were all of foreign birth, but they had lived in this country before, and were now returning from a visit to their old homes. The difference between these and their fellow immigrants was most striking. They were nil a pretty set. for the most pari, and the men especially seemed well limit ami active, intelligent fellows. I was told class of emigrants that tim from the continent are to he found on Jim Norlli German Lloyl sieamers. A lnrg" part of those on the Wilhelm were Hungarians, llunga: inns who Wiitting tn Killer Hie Itarliow as their fall., r. howclaim Alinilii-.nthat if l.c deceives the doctors 011 (he ever. They were fairly well clad. cornea into trip ii will very proimlily lie port est When ship j l.iicr nil. ami tin his lot ii it is a the inspectfii's visit it, ami I, ci cine a hard one. As a reiaiit will of it then care niinU they lake are apt tlninschcs iiTcers liiii's ike runs Wadsworth The mil there. i'ciatch if they the conn to to up down alongside. the sitk nre carried rd. on Tin three Illness crew have !:i any the go a to the hospital in tug, It aboard the Wadsworth with all their doctors lake turn in "hoarding." as seriIs and Hide is culled, any is thoroughly dunnage, aul the ship steamed with sulphuric acid gas or ous tit mpt made to eludo their vigilance. And Hie q'inini.Uue staticn is fiiriiialdchydo by nuans of pipes itself evidence that the slate lias the genfrom which are run ou hoard to realize, in seeking erators. from discioe. that elrrii:il ii;i lanes is Menu while th crew are pul. through a process that great iv surprises the r tile price of lilier! v. A. CANADIAN MIUTIA Appointment ot the Fori of Dnmlousld la 1opulir One. l the Earl of Il.indon-ahC. B.. M. V. O.. lias been appointof the Canaed commander-in-chie- f dian militia. Lord Dundonald had already dona good service with the Camel Corpon before he went out the Nile in 1SS4-Sofficer of Life as an His services Africa. to South Guards, as the leader of a mixed cavalry brigade in front of Ladysmith are sufficiently recent and familiar to need no recapitulation, and It is universally admitted that when he goes to Canada In June as the general officer commanding the Dominion he will be the right man in the right place. He is a warm believer in the citizen soldier, and as a dashing leader l, j j I - s r grecn-housc- 1 - - i o - ; oMi-r.'- i - 11. I . . lu-l- 1 " own faults and lu consider the i ' Time nre mot Imrs and Pm! hers. On kind turn their ehi! in n nto the irci-- t to keep the house id'.'. . ' c;P e iu Hie field he will he warmly welcomed in Canada. decent-lookin- j 1 - 5 ' . j faults of otheis. M t s Towelling Flnrllrnttarab ; 4 Major-Genera- While at the Kansas Agricultural College lately the writer had the pleasure of talking with Mr. Baxter, who has charge of the greenhouses there, Air, Baxter Is perhaps the only man in the country who occupies the double position of manager of greenhouses place. and instructor in floriculture. At the Ilrrrfnril Fr-i- n u in. college are 400 young ladies, most of We are in receipt of the preliminary whom are taking the domestic science course. Several times a week classes premium list of the three National Hereford sliov s to tie hold this fall, go to the greenhouses and are there iuaud Secretary Thomas iufonns us that of science in the struclcd cultivating exhibitors should write prospective aud caring for liowcis. The future fit once for same. The class'. him tiu-sefshow will the of homes girls div-not differ materially from fects of tills teaching. Where there hint of that year except that there is arc greenhouses under the charge of a l.tlouul ria.s for ye..r'i:ig bulis. iionrulimh-tthe i.t latter compel. is a class for .0 mat this year tm-imight he used as instructors not only nciiior bulls and aim; her lor vailing of hut our in also s, our many in culleg' : i.ir At the American ai lii;gi. common schools. !r.i!;a!i!y all advamvt! the rilm-- Yards Kansas at City itnyal It at min have edjcaliou.il in! Iu prizes for is ?.u0 giving w.tli them, and lli.s .'ompany com, cell ?2mi of which is refolds. of :.r li, lots optr.s up a l.irc tici lor diriuoutlrj catfor .it Mock ui.d for feeding art. this in lion :li This is in addition to last year's lias had postA f.i'uucv in l'. premium li;t. For tip- International the liinfor.l Association t (.'liim-fed on a iiicid.i.v f' uic he f.iilowiii-.Viii.-- s. Know ..iiv. s ;s allowed ia offers ?."") iu pri.-.- s for carload lot.s these ii.ci'i' i; a..y u..i:i or woman of lot I lercfor Is. Tills amount is m li is., r t rude wjt g;i addition to th premiums tten tlu-iby m ,. ai l shall have tl'e Intvrnut.mijl into my mamigeim nt ami . (oadiuh ilo.;- ro.' hell Id Ijlil'.q out iia liis tail cut off py Xeeptio'ialiy ' .argo exhibit. on of white faces" in t he Never call a man a :: r if he is li.c, pens. Write r. It. 'J In, mas, Sec., If u aie pus;: v Kaasim City. Mo., Twelfth get than you , a ' cap man to .or a premium that he s a lei: b wiihli will give break the m ws to l.::n. full particulars. you will line.' 4. 1 first-clas- r 4 PANORAMA TO COMMAND ca-talp- Think more of the weekly - from tbe Oklahoma station says: The trees most generally planted have been elm, soft maple, black locust aud box elder. The elm grows slowly at first and Is attacked by borers, but is the best shade tree in the list and should be Included in every planting for shade. The soft maple is easily broken by the wind and suffers from drouth and the attacks of borers, but It grows rapidly from the start and makes a pretty tree. The limbs of the catalpa tree are easily broken by the winds, but It growB rapidly, makes a fair Bhade and is valuable timber for posts. The black locust is not generally regarded as a shade tree and Its tendency to sprout from the roots makes It somewhat objectionable on lawns. But It Is the fastest grower In the list, will stand more neglect than the others, and the wood Is very durable fof posts. The box elder Is a moderate grower and Is not adapted to poor upland soil, though It does well In favored locations. The ash and sycamore are good trees, but are not adapted to as wide a range of soils as the othcra r 4. Wil. A communication at--- 4? The plant that we illustrate on this page is a good one to exterminate, es- for Minds Tree J't (Special Z" ITU an epidemic of sinallfiox raging on Auptra u II n- o ;. the other Bide and The old me thuds of planting aspara7,0 0 0 immigrants gus would hardly apply at this day at New landing when that delicacy Is raised in imIn one day who York mense quantities in large fields. Just might carry the disImagine trenching a field of several ease from Maiue to acres extent! It used to he thought the fight against California, city's that tbe only way to raise this plant of national inwas to dig trenches three and four feet contagion becomes terest Under the guns of Fort deep and fill them with alternate layon Staten Islers of manure anil turf mixed with Wadsworth, far down lies the quarYork New and. harbor, soil. These trenches were sometimes its with antine tugs patrolling station, on each not only three feet deep, hut of scientific appliwas three feet wide. Practically all and its batteries the manure lniried at such a depth ances, ready to grapple with invisible to be was The asparagus is a plant foes. It was my good fortune 1 and weeks some ago, a there guest that feeds iii nr t tie surface. It re1 he fuu found it quarantined good does quires a good deal of water, hut it not draw its food from the water. It when the process is not compulsory. will nut feed below the water table Sitting at breakfast on the morning of my arrival, we were disturbed by in the soil. Today fields are well prehoarse honk from the tugboat at the a the and and enriched, planting pared wharf. That meant that a liner had if the asparagus roots proceeds about arrived and was ready to be boarded. ss rapidly as does the planting of The roots are placed at a We hade breakfast a hasty depth of a foot or less, sometimes not buttoning our coats as we hurried down to the slip. There in the oiling more than a fourth of that. It is better to place the plants at a depth of lay a great North German Lloyd liuer, that loomed up, big and black and six Inches or more. This la especially lie case when the plantation covers a large field, as It Is necessary to culti-at- e over the plants to keep down the weeds. Shallow planting may give an early yield for the first year or two, but the plants will not be so satisfactory in years to come. Another old fallacy was that of close planting. Fifty years ago the plantations of asparagus were mostly ou small areas, it was no unusual thing to find the liian ts set in rows a foot apart and six Inches apart in the row. This in a few years gave a perfect network of roots in the soil, and the asparagus stalks were hardly larger than lead pencils. Now the plants when set on large areas arc generally at least three feet apart, and sometimes the rows nre four feet apart, with plants three feet apart In the rows. K.lt Vriill Tree. ' i WORK OP QUARANTINE STATION AT NEW YORK It V Hpruyinc v i I, ! l 11 11 i I te-gu- n rn-edoi- 0 000,000, Srrri't Worth L is only one genuine brand of can di cologne in :lu whole wide world, and iss comiiosition is a family secret, ami has lux-i- so for marly 2'K) years past. It was in IToii, or ihcrcahmits, tiiat 'lie. mannfuci are of the famous was first estahlshed by ono Iu the city Giovanni Maria Fari-nt- . whence it lakes its unu. There aro and i!s immediato now in ('olnj-nsetae liTty factories for neighborhood its preparation, over lorty of them being in the lian.is of persons hearing t ie name of Farina. The others aro coiuiucled by kinsiicu and mostly rdatii ns by marriage. It lias been estimated that from first to last (in' mi nopoiy lias brought into the coffers of the clan (lie enormous and sum of L' tills estimate is under, rather than over, the murk. A Tln r-- ' i per-fum- 1 kins-wome- e |