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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 Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Co LOUISVILLE, KY. r LARGEST PRODUCERS OF FARM WAGONS IN THE WORLD Kirk’s AMERICAN CROWN SOAP TBS FLOOD OF NOAH. There are Biblical donbtere who scoff at tbe Idea that there ever was a great flood, yet the testimony of tho geolo gists, to say nothing of Ignatius Don 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 ing ont process has bean going on for 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. las green soap, consistency of pasts, s perfect cleanser for sntomobfle machinery sod all vehicles; will not Injure tbs most highly polished surface. Mads from pnro vegetable oils. If yoor dealer doss not carry American Crown (Soap In stock, send ns his asms and address and we will see that your wants are supplied. Put up in 12). K and SO lb polls. James $. Kirk & Company CHICAGO. III. BOOKS—BOOKS W* hare published some *ood ones spec ially suited for fanners. Books that will help Tty fanner to make more ont of his farm Writs for our catalogue^ WEBB PUBLISHING CO., St. Paul Minn. A Q\i0krter of a Century of unfailing service making willow hamper. 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. \ To Make Old-Fashioned Yeast. 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 this mixture stand until tbe third day, then add three pounds of potatoes, boiled and mashed, let It stand a day longer, stirring frequently and keeping it near the fire In an earthen vessel, then strain and put In bottle* and It la ready for use. Tbe advantage of this yeast is that It ferment* spontan eously not requiring the aid of other yeast If well cooked and kept to a cool place. It will keep six months or more. It baa been thoroughly tested and never falls to make delicious light bread. 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 ing toe hope toat this full restitution and repentance would restore a clear and easy conscience. Contributions h*v* since been received varying to amounts from a 2-cent postage stamp to ten thousand dollars or more. Up to data toe amount received from tooao wbo have defrauded tbe govern ment and become conscience-stricken la over 8100,00a “ Well Drilling Machines Over 70 sites and style* for drilling either deep or shallow wells In any kind of soil or rock. Moan ted on wheels or sills. With engines or hone powers. Strong, simple and durable. Any chanlc can operate them easily. SERD FOR CATALOGUE proves the ABSOLUTE RELIABILITY of the Remington Ty?E W'RITE'R WYCKOFF. 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He does not uphold toe "smart” lawyer and tells of a case In hls native city of Charles ton where a pettifogging attorney was cross-examining an old negro witness. After asking the old darkey a num ber of catch questions In an endeavor to confuse him, he finally asked toe witness bis occupation. “I'se a cahpentah, sah.” ■“What kind of a carpenter?" “Dey calls me a Jack-leg cahpentah." “Wliat Is a ’Jack-leg’ carpenter?” "He's a cahpentah what ain’t a fust- class cahpentah, aab 1" “Well, explain fully what yon un derstand a ‘Jack-leg* carpenter to be/* Insisted toe lawyer. 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