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Che mi at Wiley on Pure Food,
Dr. IJarvey W. Wiley, the chief of
the Bureau of Ciieiniatry of the De*
partment of Agriculture, has Just re
turned from a tour of the British
Isles, France and Germany, where he
CONTROL OF CANAL MATTERS.
NO OTHER WAGONS APPROACH
Transfer to the State Department
Under Secretary Root.
mien, r rauee ana uera.
lias been studying the preparation of
food products—packing, shipping, and
human consumption of foods. Dr.
Wiley Is a pure food man. He be
lieves that wo should all have pure
food, or at least know what It Is
adulterated with, and be Is one of the
most active advocates In tbe country
of natiopa! pan food lagfslatun.
“Tbe question of pure food," be
said, “Is one that should be better un
derstood, and more actively engaged
in by people generally. We have se
cured legislation enabling ns to pre
vent tbe Importation of Impure and
harmful foods, but tbe people are ap
parently careless In regard to domes
tic mannfactore. There Is one feat
ure of the pure food Investigation
It seems to be
that^the control^ of aU matters In ciin-
Panama canal'ls to
from the War De
State Department l
be generally^accepted
nectlon with the construction of "toe
“ ‘ be transferred
artment to tbe
_jder tbe law tbe
work, la to be performed under tbe di
rection of the President, and he origi
nally Intrusted It to Secretary Taft on
the general ground that all national
engineering works were properly the
business of tbe'War Department It
la now realised that Secretary Taft
In Perfect Adaptability Under all Conditions to,
The Strong Old Hickory
Secretary Wilson's statement that
there are no had acres In the Dnitcd
States Is again brought to light
bundles of these cuttings should then
bo kept In running water until small
leaves or sprouts appear, when they
through tho efforts of the Department
of Agriculture tp induce more general
will ho ready to peri.
Pretty White .Willows,
Willows thus peeled are of a fine
white color, while those which un
dergo steaming or boiling for tbe re
moval of tbe bark are of a dark color,
being stained by coloring matter con
tained In the bark; bnt experience baa
shown that the articles made of boiled
willow ore much more durable than
those mode from the white rods of
spring peeling. The operation Is so
simple that old persons Incapable of
arduous labor con make fair wages
doing tbls sort of work.
And yet, tbe farmer may ask, la
there a market for willow ware In
this country? Tbe United States con
sumes tlie largest amount of willow
ware of any country In tbe world.
From one district In Germany alone.
tbe farmer except when in search of
some stray cattle which have , coma
down to the brook for a drink ^
Although Introduced In this country
aa early ai 1810, willow growing In
America occurs only In restricted lo
calities throughout a relatively small
portion of tbe country. On account
of the Isolation of these groups of
growers with little or no connection,
and because tbe growers are not In
touch with basket makers, there baa
been little cbance for lmjlEaremeut.
panic existing at that time, 1230,000
WILLOW IN THE PIT, SPROUTED, *”
READY FOR PEELING,
which appeals to mo beyond all oth
ers—the effect of impure foods on In
valids. People who are under the
enre of a physician, and are com
pelled to cat prepared foods should
know at least wlint they are 1 getting.
If the foods which they buy as ‘pure/
are found upon analysis to contain
Ingredients which have proven harm
ful to them, they should have some
recourse at law to pnnlsb tbe maker
of this fraudulent food. A simple In.
stance Is sufficient to Illustrate the
point. There Is at this time a great
demand for glntcn flours. They are
recommended for certain diseases,
and there are various preparations on
the market which are sold at high
prices. Many of tho so-called gluten
care of a physician, and
polled tz zzi prepared f,
know nt least wlint they are 1 getting.
If the foods which they buy as ‘pure/
arc found upon analysis to contain
Ingredients which have prev;- *-
ful to them, they should have
Basket* Mada
In Richmond,
Virginia.
small percentage
are ‘fllled’ with
batances, and are
tainted for them,
a hundred others
Geology Proves the Foundation -bt
the Biblical Account
GUST KANSAS CORN.
Field of Growing Grain.
A report which seems to have come
from the Portland Exposition states
that a greet object of curioelty there
la a com stalk of mammoth also reach
ing almost up to the very root of the
agricultural building. The history of
the stalk is perhaps as marvelous as
tha object Itself.
It appears that prior to tbe last
hot ware which swept over the coun
try, a farmer In Kansas sent his flf-
teen-ycar-old ion out to take a look
over the corn Held and notify him of
the prospects. In order to do this tho
son went to tbe implement shed which
thia wise farmer had provided and
procured a ladder with which be
climbed one of tbe cornstalks. After
surveying a fine growth of corn for
miles around, the boy started to climb
down, but In bis excitement at tbe
prospecta of the golden harvest which
While this Is not true of the condi
tion* In western New York, tbe trade
there demands only- the cheapest
grad* of the steamed willow. Rut
steam-peeled rods hare a dark color,
and hence cannot bo used for lino baa-
kata
Willows Grow on Corn Land,
Th* general Idea Is that willows
will grow only on very swampy
ground, bnt experience-shows that ail
serious attempts made on well-
drained toll, even though of poor qual
ity, bare been successful. The ground
Is prepared Just tbe same as It wonld
be for corn or wbeat Willow plant-
lng generally la done in tbe antnmn;
should be In rows, the sets or ent*
tings, according to older methods be
ing placed about ten lncbcs In length
and planted In tbe ground until about
only an Inch and a bnlf protrudes
above tbe ground. Almost without
i Die Crops This Tear.
Secretary Wilson baa returned to
Washington from a tour of the North
west, where ho wa* shown some
great crop yields. He expresaes It a»
bis belief that tbe farmers have more
money now than ever was their* be
fore, and that with ancli full treasure
cheat* there la no danger of an Indus
trial panic. The year’s crop of
wheat, corn and oat* will be larger,
according to Mr. Wllson’a experienced
Judgment, than were tbe big crops of
last year. Ho says that the area capa
ble of ralalng durum or macaroni
wbeat la now pushing well Into the
desert region. Tbe yield of this
wbeat alone this year, It la believed,
will exceed 20,000,000 bushel^ a
wheat, by the way, which grows
where other wbeat will not grow and
which six years ago was an unknown
thing among American growers.
Mr Wilson gives as the pleaslug In
formation that housekeepers will And
the prices of meat, dairy products and
Repeaters
«.iiy
(Basket-Willow Growing
j INDUSTRY BEING FOSTERED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
BY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.
A WILLOW SWAMP.
exception through the country, wil
lows are planted from 0 Indies to n
foot npnrt In rows 211 feet to a yard
distant from one another, tliua allow
ing from about 14,000 to 23,000 to the
acre. This method of wide planting
Is followed for several reasons, It of
course being cheaper to plant fewer
tattings, and tbe coat of cultivation
being reduced, the wide rows allowing
for the use of a plow. It Is also un
derstood and held by tho blgber
authorities that tho more ahoota from
a stool or stump, tho greater the yield.
Where the cuttings have been planted
on meadow or corn land, tlie' first year
tbe rows are hoed two or three times,
and later run through with a light
plow. In later years only tha plow Is
used. On bottomland, however, they
are only cultivated once, and there
fore only greased with a sickle.
To Produce Straight Rods.
Tho Department of Agrlcnltnre has
found that though there may be ob-
C ctlon to close planting on account of
creased cost and greater amount
«f cultivation necessary, both a
heavier yield and longer, more even-
ataed and better rods are obtained—
stralghter, leas branchy, and less ta
pering. While a yield of four tone
of green rede per acre may be ob
tained In twelve yeara where tbe holts
are planted In rows three feet apart
with a distance of one foot between
holts, over six tons are obtained from
an acre planted 2!)x0 Inches, tn only
ten yean. The Department also ad
vises that tha cuttings should be not
ten than twelve Inches In length,
planted with the buds pointing
ward, and that when placed In tbe
(ronnd each cutting should be per
fectly perpendicular. When willows
are planted dote togelber all weeds
and grass, the foe* of the willow,
Should bo kept ont
Osiers should be cut the first year,
oven If no valuable material can be
obtained, for If this Is delayed until
the eecond year, tbere- ia apt to be a
tendency to branch, so that lest valu
able material can be cot This ent-
Ui; should lie done during the winter,
from Novemlier 1 to March 1. and as
near the ground as poMlbl*. Th#
gran Washington Post.
portionste share of tbe government
work and responsibility, and It Is
*wltb a view of relieving him of a por
tion of bis official bnruens that tue
President suggested tbe advisability
of tbe transfer of the Panama Canal
work to the State Department
Secretary Root's acceptance of tbe
trust wonld enable Secretary Taft to
devote more of his time to the con
sideration of Important questions af
fecting tbe government of tbe Philip
pines and the business of tho army
generally. It la known that Secretary
Taft has no personal amliltlona In
connection with tbe Panama canal
work, and Is entirely willing, as a
matter of general expediency, that Its
supervision should be transferred to
Secretary Root as tbe bead of tbe
State Department
Secretary Root, however, with all
bis ability for bard work, la under-
to bave.no hankering after the
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nelly’s theory of tbe submerged conti
nent of Atlantas, proves that at one
time the entire earth's surface was
covered with water. Professor Wright
of Oberlln, who has made geology a
life study, brings ns new light upon the
subject. In writing on tbe subject of
tbe “Contrlbntion* of Geology to the
Creditability of tbe Flood” lie states
that tbe level of tbe land changes con
stantly. Tbe highest mountains were
once below the sea-level, aa Is proven
by tbe finding of sea-sbella on the sum
mit* of the highest peaks AI1 of Cen
tral Asia was once covered by water
and la now drying op. In fact tbe dry
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i liousands of yean. Tbe Turkestan and
irlan low-lands were once inb-
whllr evidence to abown that
io Desert of Gobi was once a body
of water equal to tbe Mediterranean to
■lie and deptb.
Tbe valley of the Jordan In ages back
was covered with water to a depth of
from 1,000 to 1.400 feet, while changes
of level and climate In Asia eecm to
prove that tbe Del age once passed over
tbe entire country.
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poultry lower this winter than, they
have been for some time, owing to tbe
heavy grain crops. Fattening cattle
on com at SO cento a bushel, he said
la not a profitable performance, ant.
that Is wlmt the farmer has been do
ing for the past three years; but with
. * .W* grain crops, the farmer
*J>°uld find at tbe end of tbe season
that bis margin of profit Is greater,
and In the due course of events, meats
should bo cheaper. \
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Boll two ounces of tbe best bop* to
four quarts of water for halt an hour:
strain and let the liquor cool down to
tbe warmth of new milk, then put In
a small bandful of salt and half a
pound of .sugar, beat up one pound of
tbe best flour with some of toe liquor
sod then mix well all together. Let
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then add three pounds of potatoes,
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then strain and put In bottle* and It
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PEELED WILLOWS
hls father would reap, he
to notice the rapidity of tbe growth of
the stalk which ho had ascended. Aa
quickly *« be stepped down, to much
more rapidly the stalk eeemedto grew,
and be was no nearer the bottom than
when he started. .
Hls father, noting the absence of
hls eon, saw that It would be useless
-for him to bunt through tho Jungle of
waving com, so be climbed to tbo top
of bis windmill and hls anxious eyes
beheld bis boy waving hls red bandana
In despair. Hastily summoning bit
neighbor «nd bis other two sturdy
sons, they proceeded with axes to
chop down the wicked otalk. Their
axes, however, foiled to find tbe aamo
mark twice, eo rapidly did tbe stalk
shoot upward. Night came on with
out tbelr accomplishing anything and
tbs boy was left to what appeared to
be a terrible fate. Like most Kansas
boys, however, be was awake to aU
hit opportunities, and existed for a
long time on the raw corp. having con
sumed ao much that be later notified
hls parents by means of a message
written on one of tbo dried corn leaves
that be was getting so fat there was
danger of the stalk breaking with bis
weight He wrote that he believed a
more balanced ration would relieve
bis fears, suggesting the planting of
beans at the base of tbe cornstalk as
an expedient
However, before the beans could se
cure enough growth, the drought
came on and stopped tho growth of
tbe stalk and tbo boy was enabled
to climb down, thus saving bis life.
As mementos of the occasion, the lad
gathered up the com cobs which be
bad thrown down from bit lofty seat,
amounting to something over four
bushels and a peck, and on these he
has been working, turning them Into
corn-cob pipes wblcb he la exhibiting
at tbe Truth Bureau of tbo Portland
Exposition.
Prior to 1781 the Speaker of tho
Honao of Commons was paid a salary
of I pounds a day and a fea of 6
Pounds ob ovary private bill passed. .
Uncle Satn’g “Conscience Fond.”
-Tbe conscience fund of the Treas
ury is not, as Is popularly supposed, an
Idle fund wblcb Is added to from time
to time. Ilea dormant, and Is never
used. Contributions to tola so-called
fund are turned into toe regular gov
ernment receipts and on toe books ap
pear under tbe heading “To Account
Conscience.” This account was opened
by toe United States government to
1811. It would not be fair to Infer
from tola fact that toe American con
science bad Its awakening at so late a
date In the country’s history, but toat
year witnessed the first return to tbe
government, as tha result of toe “still,
small voice,” of money of wblcb It bad
been defrauded soma time before.
President Madison found on bis desk
one morning an unsigned letter to
which toe writer confessed to defraud
ing toe government of 82, for wblcb
bla conscience bad made him suffer
sorely. This amount was enclosed with
tbe request toat It be turned Into too
National Treasury, tbe writer express
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and repentance would restore a clear
and easy conscience. Contributions
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to ten thousand dollars or more.
Up to data toe amount received from
tooao wbo have defrauded tbe govern
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