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glon. It has been found In certain places In the middle west that natural forest belts have extended up streams MODERN HOME AT MODERATE COST fit. lie declares that what was formerly Caesar's empire will be divided, between 3 110(! and 11U7, into ten kingdoms, including France, extending to the Rhine, taking In Great Britain without Ireland, and India, Spain, Austria, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Egypt and tho Balkans. These ten kingdoms will form a Latin confederacy, which will be leagued against Germany and Russia. The prophet says that a lot of terrible things will happen in the ensuing ten years.

Poor America does not figure In the awful chronicle, presumably because sho finds no place in Bibllcnl history. lotte, at tho third battle of I'lcvna, where the Turks moved the Russians down like grain, 19.5; at Santiago, 12; at Colenso, 5.5; at 1'nardeberg, 3, and at Spion Kop, IS. 2. In the last three only the British combatants and casualties are reckoned, the number of the Boers not being known. Now these figures do show a small er percentage of casualties In the later than In the earliet wars.

But the change Is not uniform and Is not always marked. Gettysburg was more destructive than Waterloo and nearly twice as costly as Austerlitz. Inker-man was worse than Jena. I'levna surpassed In destructlvenesa most of the Napoleonic battles. Our fight at Santiago fell little short of Austerlitz.

In the Boer war the British losses at Colenso and Paardclniig wero light, but at Splon Kop they were heavier than thoHe at Austerlitz, at Jena, at Inkernian, at Sadowa, and at Grare-lotte, and fell JiiHt short of equaling thoso at I'levna. Moreover, the writer quoted himself says, the Boer losses in these battles were probably much heavier than tho British, and bo, If they wero taken into account, til :1 3kib i 'lWias life iiMiil fen- rrnfr- WHERE BALLOONS ARE MADE Immense Numbers of Them Turned Out On a New York Farm. "You would be Inclined to think you were drennilng," says a writer In Pearson's, Mr. McGovern, "were you to walk through the (arm of Carl K. Myers, nine miles from the city of Utlca, stato of New York.

Here can be seen, on constant view, In summer time, a largo variety of aerial craft aliships that actually fly, just as they do In the story books, doing Strang things that you had supposed could never happen In reality. "Besides the array of new kinds of air craft, It Is a fact little known that every Anierlcan-mado hydrogen balloon In use in the United States whether by the government or by private Individuals Is a product of this one farm. "Most striking among the things to be seen at the balloon farm Is a flying machine that really files; not merely a working model of an airship that 'flies' a few feet along a track on the ground, but a fully completed flying machine that soars Into the actual skleB as high as any bird a ma chine that ascends, that turns and dives as readily as an eagle does. "Many other curious aerial vessels have been turned out from the Myers balloon farm, and some greater wonders are In course of construction. It is not only his own inventions that Mr.

Myers constructs on his balloon farm. He makes all sorts of aerial contrivances scientific kites, freak balloons, air vessels for other Inventors. "The greatest number of the balloon farm products, however, are big hydrogen balloons." WAR LOSSES, OLD AND NEW. Perfection of Modern Weapons Has Had No Marked Result. Mr.

Maurice Low's highly Interesting analysis of the cost of the Boer war and other wars, recently printed In the Tribune Review, and an article in the London Chronicle elaborating other phases of the same topic, Bug-geHt to some the conclusion that modern weapons and methods of battle have greatly lessened the number of casualties. That Is a welcome conclusion, and it may be In a measure Justified. But It Is probably not as fully Justified as some suppose. One writer saj that "the perfection of modern weapons leads to an extraordinary reduction of casualties." But his own statistics In the Ixindon Chronicle scarcely bear out hla enthusiastic belief. Beginning wltli Marengo, he' gives statistics of the number of combatants and the number of casualties In twenty-two important battles, In eleven wars, down to tho present time.

At Marengo the casualties were 21.7 per cent of the whole number of combatants; at Austerlitz, 13.5; at Jena, 17; at Eylau, that "bloodiest picture in the book of time," 34.3; at Borodino, 32; at "that world's earthquake, Waterloo," 24.7; at lnkerman, 18.3; at Gettysburg, 2G.5; at Sadowa, at Grave- hihl 1 much ns two miles In the last twen- -five years. Particular attention will be paid to devising methods for extending and improving the forest growth of the Wichita Forest Reserve, where at present tho stand of timber consists of only a scattering growth of oak. A similar study is icing made on the Prescott Forest Reserve In Arizona, where the stand of timber conslHts almost entirely of western yellow pine. For ceveral years only a scant reproduction has taken place on this reserve, and one of the objects of the present Investigation Is to devise means of iucreas- ng the stand ot young timber. Dairying and Employment of Labor.

It Is not Infrequently urged against dairying that It takes a great deal more labor to carry it on than it does any other kind of farming. This Is thought in some localities to be a very good argument against it. When the thing is analyzed, we find that the argument Is iu favor of dairying rather tbau against it. The good of the whole community is desired by ewry patriotic citizen. The happi ness of the one is bound up in the happiness of all.

It Is therefore of interest to every man to havo all labor constantly nnd profitably employed. Tho dairy business gives not only a great deal of employment, but it spreads It over the entire year. Instead of there being work at it for but a few months in the year there Is work twelve months. For this rea son, butter should never sell at a low price. It Is necessary that labor have Its reward, and when that Is accomplished In the making of butter It means that a considerable sum haB been added to the cost of each pound of butter.

There is nothing to be gained by the community in re ducing the cost of making butter. If a milking machine could be manufac tured that would take the place of four-fifths of the milkers It would not help the community at large very much. It would simply throw out of employ ment a large number of men and women. Individual dairymen would, how ever, profit by It. It Is for the interest of tho community to keep every man employed.

On the dairy farm the increased amount of work makes it possible to keep tho children at home much longer than would be the case with other kinds of farming. This Is very true In localities where there are good schools. The boys and girls can well afford to take a high school course at the expense of their parents. It those parents are engaged in dairying. The boys and girls are at home Just when the milking should be done and are at school in the middle of the day, when dairy duties are not generally pressing.

This is point that should be more generally considered than It Is. Many young women and young men that now think their parents cannot afford to give them a High School education can ob tain It by taking care of a few cams night and morning. Reclamation of Shifting Sand Dunes. The protection of valuable property from the encroachment of shifting sand dunes is becoming an important problem In some portions of the coun try. The regions most severely affected are the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the lake district ot Michigan, and the Columbia river district ef Washington and Oregon.

Two field parties from the Bureau of Forestry are at work on this problem. One will investigate the worst dune dis tricts along the Atlantic coast, and will study carefully the grasses, shrubs, and trees that can be used either for temporary or permanent retention ot the Band dunes, and will also inquire into other methods of holding the active dunes, or changing their direction. Very successful work in holding the sand by grass and shrub planting has already been done by the state of Massachusetts on portion of Cape Cod known as the "Province Lands." The problem along the Columbia river Is somewhat dif ferent from that along the Atlantic coast, owing to the different origin and character of the sand. It Is expected however, that the control ot the sand there, like that of the coast sand, can be effected by means of grass or Bhrub planting, and afterwards by forests- tton. Primarily the object of control ling the sand is to protect valuable property which is endangered by the dunes.

Beans In the United States. Important as are beans, as an article of diet, they play but a small part In the crop totals of the country. It is certain, however, that the census bu reau fails to get reports of millions of bushels of beans raised and con sumed on the farms. These are never recorded as entering into commerce On many farms the farmers raise only enough beans for home use. The last census report gives the crop of 1899, It shows Michigan and New York to be the leading bean producing states, The yields in buBhels for the most lm portant bean raising states are as ful lows: Michigan, New York, California, Florida, Wisconsin, Maine, 137.290; Virginia, 56,189.

The farmer that soils a horse in poor condition is almoBt certain to lose money thereby. The ordinary buyer wants a horse that 1b sleek and fat So much is this the case that some men In thu cities make it thel business to cater to this requirement They buy horses poor in flesh and get them cheap because they are poor in flesh. They fatten them up, finish them off with oats and sell them at good advance. A henpecked husband is genWally crowed over by his wife. Tho modern home of moderate cost Is one of tho most difficult problems that confront tho architect of today, since ho must produce for a modest expenditure a design which will embody tho numberless comforts and conveniences heretofore only dreamed of by tho rich.

This result can only be achieved by Ions study and through a natural genius iu construction and design. I'art of an architect's business is to make housekeeping easy and economical. Beauty is also important. Nothing attracts more than an artistic house. It costs no more money than an ugly one.

Hut you must know how. It is the thought that is put into the construction that saves the money. It Is the knowledge of design that enables the architect to form a simple, yet refined detail. A cozy ingle-nook, a dainty oriel window render a home doubly attractive, and should you wish to dispose of your property, a practical and attractive design will frequently double ita value. A few new features worked in this dainty littlo home makes it stand out -77-r- quite rrmlnent when compared with the ordinary five-room cottage.

Note the beautiful bays and divans such a cosy place for the large, easy pillows, and just the place to show them off to advantage. The large open stairway gives a roomy effect that you cannot get In any other way. In the ceiling of the flrBt story the Joists are pine, dressed and varnished, on which Is nailed a double floor, the tinder layer forming the ceiling. The rooms are not bo large, It is true, but large enough to be easily furnished in artistic effects without expensive outlay. Largo rooms half furnished look bad.

Why not consider quality instead of quantity even In building a home? Cost JS00, built first class in every respect. HE WAS NOT IMPRESSED. Old Indian Chief Turned Up Hit Note Gorgeous Trappings. One of the civilians at the state bouse has a good one on the members of the gilded staff which he is telling with' great glee, says the Cape Ann (Mass.) News. Down in Old Town a few years go, says the man who tells the story, they were entertaining the governor and his gold-encrusted staff.

The Indians were enjoying the ataff as much as the staff were en-Joying the Indians. One old chief of a lost tribe bad been watching the gliding from a distance. Finally ha came up to one of the aids, who was standing a bit apart from the rest. He looked the colonel over. He studied him attentively from the front and rear and sides.

"Belong to the army?" he asked. "No," said the colonel. The Indian paused and studied the effect anew. "Navy?" "No." Another long contemplation of the gold lace. "Mllesh?" queried the Indian.

There was withering contempt In the "No" of the answer. The Indlaa went away back and sat down. He had run his, limit, but still he wanted to know what all the trimmings stood for. Once more he loped up to the colonel, and catching hold of his aiguilletto, put the question squarely. "What do you belong to, heh?" "The governor's staff," replied the aid, adding a little strain to the double row of brass buttons that chased themselves down to his gold lace belt.

"Oh, 1," said Lo, and he walked away with his head in the air. LONDON HAS A PROPHET. Rev. M. Baxter Predicts the Second Coming of Christ In 1929.

There appears In the most expen-iv column of London's newspapers of the biggest circulation one of the most curious advertisements ever published. It consists of a long prophecy, occupying two and a half columns, and describing a series of momentous events which are to occur between 190(1 and 1929, and which will culminate In the second coming of Christ and the beginning ot the rnillenium. TUe prophet describes himself as Hev. M. Baxter of London, and his creed is another of those elaborate deductions from figures and signs in the Book of Laiiiui and Revelation.

rc pii liip I vMHTkyg -vie rrlr: Yd 'i i Soil for Rye. Manly Miles: Although rye can be successfully grown on a great variety soils, yet it Is of the finest and best quality when produced on a dry, sandy one, where few, If any other grains can be cultivated with equal advantage. Ly this wo do not mean the poorest Boil that can be found and which contains but little of the ele ments of plant food, or that rye can be successfully grown with but slight preparation of the land and tho con stant cropping of the same fields with nd no manure supplied to return the nutritive properties extracted by successive crops. Wo have seen a good growth of rye on a sandy soil that would produce scarcely anything else, but the soil was fairly enriched before the seed was sown. Clay la not favorable to Its cultivation, especially a heavy undralned clay, and it will never do well in a wst soil of any kind.

A clay loam will produce a fine growth of straw, but the grain will not lie as good as that produced on a sandy soil, the latter producing more plump kernel of better quality than tho A rich loam will produce a larger quantity of grain than sandy soil, but of less value. Rye Is a strong feeder and will extract about the last element of soluble plant food from the soil; hence, and that has become so exhausted mat it cannot yield rye, is very poor ndeed and will require a long period 6f rest or a larga quantity of manure of some kind to cause it to produce anything. Farmers' Review. Method of Planting Trees. Tho Forest Department of South Australia, the most enterprising body in forestry In tho Colonies, have adopted the bamboo tube system In planting out young trees, and It has proved very successful.

The plant com monly called bamboo (Arundo donax) really a reed, is cut into lengths of above 5 inches, and filled with properly prepared soil. Then a Binall pinch of seed Is placed in each tube, ad with Judicious watering the seed lings appear in due course. The tube may vary from one-half inch to inch, but should not be obtulned from very old bamboos, as such tubes will not rot when planted out. All gums reared for planting out in South Australia are grown In these tubes, this plan having been found to be the best and most economical In rearing, plant ing, and carrying over long distances, at the same being safer than any other system, as far as root exposure is concerned. The soli having been well worked, an opening is made with a spade, and the tube Is placed there in, but care most be taken to plant the tube right to the bottom.

If thl is not done, when the tree sends out young roots at the bottom of the tube, they would come Into empty space and porlsh, and the death of the young tree would follow. It Is recommended to plant the tree as far under the soli as possible, as the tube is more certain to djcay when well in the ground, as the damp can act on it better than when it shows on the surface. Indian Agriculturist. Locality Affects Quality of Apples, A variety of apples will vary in quality largely according to the local ity in which it grows. We have been struck with this fact as We have test ed apples grown In different parts ot the United States.

Just what are the elements entering into the problem it Is hard to say. The writer was once on the fair grounds at St. Loul and was looking over the apple ex hlblt. To the man in charge of the Missouri exhibit he remarked the want ot flavor ot a certain variety apples grown in the prairies states. He was answered that the same va riety grown la the Ozarks bad a fin flavor, and, to prove his assertion handed the writer an apple from the region named.

It was indeed highly flavored. Possibly the composition ot the soil has much to do with thi The clay soils that are rich in lime seem to give high flavored fruit Yet it may be due to other things than the condition and composition of soil Perhaps on the rich prairie Boll the growth of the trees and of the fruit is too rapid to admit of the best ot results in the way of flavors. We would like to hear from our readers on this point. Do soils affect flavor of apples? Farmers' Review. Study of Natural Reproduction of Trees.

A line of work recently taken up by the Bureau of Forestry, and for the first time receiving adequate attention in the United States, is the study of the tendency of natural forests to extend over the land devoid of forest growth. This tendency baa been noticed In many parts of the country, but has never been studied with a view of controlling It for practical use, or assisting it where desirable. A field party from the bureau is now Investigating the reproduction of white pine on pastures and aban--iuied lands in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, to learn the conditions under which reproduction takes place. The bureau Is making this investigation in order to be able to give owners of such lands directions as to the best methods of handling them, with a view of securing a stand of pine by natural seeding. A field party ot six men is studying the same problem in Oklahoma, in connection with the hardwood growth which composes the timber bells of that re- Mature Ewes and Rams for Breeders.

An experiment station bulletin says: As a rule it. is Injurious to breed Immature stock; and the best returns are not to be expected from weak or very old animals. Both observation and experience have convinced mo that the use of a ram lamb, for example, as sire In a flock, results In lambs lacking In character and of uncertain quality, while the use of a matured ram would have given satisfactory returns. There Is a general tendency, In the anxiety to secure re suits from breeding herds, to breed the females at too early an age, which too often Injures the vitality and growth, and promotes reduced size and quality. Animals should not lie required to take on themselves the burdens ot motherhood until they have acquired fair maturity and development.

The man who breeds his ewes to first lamb as long yearlings, to have his beef cows first drop calves at thirty months old, or his dairy cowb at twenty-four or twenty-six months, or his sows to first farrow at twelve or fourteen months of age, Is on safer ground in building up his herd than the man who will not wait for this maturity. In a measure, there Is also objection using very old or weak animals for irecdiug. Strength of character from such cannot be expected to equal that from animals in the prime of age and condition. Selecting Sheep for a Flock. W.

J. Boynton of the Minnesota Stock Breeders' Association says: Anyone that starts a pure bred flock should be fond of Bheep and ambitious. He should take pride enough in the flock to be determined that it should oot only be kept up to as high a standard as when it comes Into his hands but that it should constantly improve. All successful breeders mime progress. Start with the breed that you like trist, if it is suitable for your location and there Is demand enough for it to make it a paying Investment as well as a pleasant business.

In selecting the ewes for the foundation flock get as uniform a lot as possible, as this will be a great help to you. It la hard to breed anything uniform from an uneven lot. Size Is Important, hut not so much as the quality. The selection of the ram is the most important. He Is one-half If not three-fourths of the flock.

Don't be afraid to Invest your money In a good ram. You cannot keep your flock up It you do not use good sires. A flock of poor quality ewes can be greatly Improved by using good sires, but a poor ram will run down the quality of the best flock of ewes. A highly fitted and finished ram should be avoided. He la at his best and will never look as well again.

Pay for the quality but not the fitting. A Dangerous Fraud. Press Bulletin 87, of the Oklahoma station, says: While traveling In Woodward county Investigating the loco disease of cattle the veterinarian of the Oklahoma Experiment Station procured from a stockman a sample of a sure cure for black leg in cattls which he had obtained from a traveling "veterinarian." The material waa analyzed and found to be corrosive sublimate, a very poisonous chemical, which Is dangerous to have around at any time and doubly so when in On gules of a mysterious cure for a disease. The stock man in this case knew that the only treatment for black leg was preventive vaccination with vaccine properly prepared'and procured from reliable sources. It Is ot course Impossible to estimate the damage caused by irresponsible persons of which this "veterinarian" is a type.

The experiment station at Stillwater makes every effort to acquaint Oklahoma farmers with new things that may be of benefit to them and an Inquiry in doubtful cases will always bring a prompt reply giving the facta in so far as the Btation can determine them. The mysterious is always to bs distrusted. Danish Co-Operative Bacon Factories. There are 26 co-operative pig-elaughteries and bacon-curing factorlea in Denmark, and 16 large private ones, besides a few smaller ones not curing for export Exact statistics can only be had from the co-operative establishments, and at these 651,261 pigs wer killed in 1901. The price averaged E61 kronen per hog, or 44 ore per lb.

(10.56c. per American pound). The average weight of the pigs was 129.8 Danish lbs. The aggregate number ol the co-operative bacon factories' members was about 65,000. The total killings of pigs In Denmark cannot given with certainty, as the private establishments refuse to publish theli killings, which are generally supposed to be two-fiftbs of the total, the co-operative receiving the three-fifths.

Calculating upon this basis, the total killings of pigs in Denmark in 1901 amounted to very nearly 1,100,000, representing a value of 63,000,000 ropers. For the week ending May 3 th killings In Denmark were Dst lesi than 30,000 pigs. This was the heaviest killings recorded for one week Bluet 1896. Smor Tldende. An orchard that has not been cultivated through the spring and summer should not be cultivated in the fall, as this may start a new growth ot wood that will not harden up before the coming of cold weather.

Nothing can constitute good breeding that has not good nature for ill foundation. Bulwer. the proportion of casualties In this latest war would fall little short of that in tho wars of old. Much has doubtless been gained for humanity. But not yet Is war waged with rose- water.

Enjoy Joke on Himself. Peter Lynch Is a New York man who is philosopher enough to extract some fun out of a Joke at bis own expense. He suspects some one of hav- ing Inserted an advertisement In the papers putting him on the matrimonial market. Mr. Lynch is handsome, passing rich, debonair and 35.

He Is also a member of the exclusive Montclair Bachelor Club. He said: "There were 140 young women who wanted to mar ry me up to 6 o'clock last night. This morning I received twenty more pro posals, all of them coming from worn en scattered through New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. I belong to a bachelor club and would be subject to a heavy fine were I even to make the least semblance of a goo- goo at any member of the fair sex Of course some of the boys think they are having a great Joke on me, and have engaged other girl friends to push the game along, but I am a good healthy subject for them to practice on, and I guess I am having as much fun out of it as they are." A Useful Barometer. According to a French meteorologist a cup of hot coffee Is an infallible barometer.

"Put a lump of sugar In the cup," he says, "and then watch the air bub bles which are formed on the surface, If they form themselves Into a group In the center the weather will be fine. If they adhere to the cup, forming circle, it is a token of rain or snow, according to the season of the year. Finally, if they separate from each other and occupy no fixed position, it is safe to predict that the weather will be changeable." A Fairy Tale. 'And," said the good fairy, "for your noble deeds I will grant you any wish you may deBlre." "I will choose," said the lucky per- boh, "a ton of coal. Hereupon there arose great conster nation in the ranks of the fairies which terminated in a proposition to arbitrate the matter In order.

If pos sible, to compromise on a ton of dia monds. These long summer days are Just like the short winter days In one re spect a fellow likes to turn over for another snooze In the morning. I i I I I I Ait Chamber 1 I fTif I II I ft 1 1.