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THE MONEY IN COTTON.
IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY.
OVERLAYS IN HOGPENS
K’Ijkp ( omfnrlNbh Hrililfil l)«un In
U Inlrr on ( oni’fHf Floor*.
Hy HOMKIlT H *11 AW. Michigan oxporl- !
iwnt ^tntlon.
At the prrsi'iit time thorr Is no floor
In iiko in iilKKorlPH morn (lrMlrablo or
IiipxiipiikI' <■. oonslflprlng durability,
tliiiu oiip properly ronatroctod of con-
cri'tp. nor i'lln an good sanitary poihII- I
tloim ho iiuilntnliiPil hy Hip iihp of any I
other VihI yot. notwithstanding tlii'SP
g iikI ipnilli ipm, rPMiPiit floors are strong
A f'OIlSKIl UV Kill, AY.
ly olijpotpil to, mill Justly mo, too. on
Hip ground Hint pigs Iippoiiip crip
|ll<*i| if ll'(||||l'l'll III IIPHt III IicmIm Oil
tlipin during iIn- winter saneon Even
lliollgli mi ii I unit lii m e of IiimUUiik Im
u^eii on eeiiient tloorH. Imil reNiiltN
Heem to foil iw JiihI Hip hiiiiip. There
lire few worse plileeK for 11 lirooil mow
to furrow tliiiu on n eeineul floor. Slip
KM I hem Hie hiiiiiII iiiiioiiiiI of bedding
nlloweil her Into n hiiiiiII pllr, liisls on
It. nnd Hip newly horn pigs wriggle
11IT on the Imre floor, wlileli, being Slip
pery, prevents Hipiii from getting on
their feet; the cold floor mooii exhausts
Hipiii, unit they perish It was with
the olijei't III' overeoniilig these objec
tions to the Pcinciit tloorH Hint overlays
were iimimI.
The tlrsi cut sIiowk an overlay (1 by
8 fci i In one corner of a pen with
Hie door In the opposite corner.
Thin pinn In poMopsHcd of the advan
tage* of providing shelter for the bed
when the outer door In open, timl Uiu
plan call ko lu and out wlHiout crossing
the lied The second cut shows nine
ISO pound plan hedded down comfort-
ably on this overlay. This form of
overlay Is hinged to the wall so Unit
when the pell Is denned out It III tipped
up, ImmIiIIiik and nil, mid miy tilth
which may have accumulated under
neath Is cleaned out. When the floor
Is cleaned the overlay Is let down and
the heddlna thrown off on the floor for
absorbent, belua replaced by fresh
strnw at least once a week. Whon the
overlay Is placed In the corner of the
pen thin portion of the floor should be
raised somewhat.
Both this overlay and another now lu
use lu the plaacr.v were constructed
from secondhand Inch lumber. They
are raised off the floor hy Inch cleats
which hold the hoards together. A 2
by 4 was set up around the outor edges
of the overlay to hold the bedding lu
place, i A 2 by <1 may be used.) These
were milled to the hoards below and
strengthened by trlangulnr pieces of
scantling fastened In the angle formed
by the 2 In 4 and the hoard floor. In
the use of these overlays three facta
have heen strikingly noticeable- via,
first, pigs Invariably use the overlays
hy preference, sleeping on Hie luira
hoards if there should be no straw ou
them; second, of the !U>0 or -HXi Imga
Instructive Item Prom Mrcrclitrf
llestrrle Report on I.nst Ycur.
The annual report of Secretary Hes
ter of the New Orleans Cotton Kx-
change, isaued Sept. S. contains some
Instructive facts, lie makes the crop of
1004-06 13,01)0,805 limes, an Increase of
3,004,511 over Uie preceding crop. Tex
as and Indian Territory furnished 708,-
liOO bales of this Increase.
The commercial value othe erop
was $4)1 .31 tier bale ns against #01.HS
last year.
The enormous crop sold for $028.-
106.360, which was only a trifle more
than the crop of 1003-04 brought to
farmers $017,601,648.
The highest figure reached for mid
dling was 113-10 cents In September
at the opening of the season. The low
est was 0' j cents, on I»ec. 20.
The average value per pound for the
crop Just past was 8 08-100 cents com
pared with 12 16-100 cents for last
year.
I'IkiiHiik «»n (he I’rcMcnt Crop.
I.ci iis now itinken few estimates on
the present crop on the basis of to
cents to learn what the entlr* crop will
bring to ns wlicii marketed. I.nst
year's bumper crop, selling at about 0
■cents, brought to the south #028,000.
(MMi, in round numbers. A ln.inio.non
bale crop, this Henson's estimate, if
*old at 10 cents will bring iim only
*600,000,0011
Valuing the crop al II ceills mini
ilium lived by the farmers' orgnnlzn-
IIons the short crop will bring $560,-
ooo.ooo.
Were tills larger sum of money ills
trlhuti'd to all of the varied Interests
concerned In the growing and market
lug of this year's crop, the millions of
men, women and children on the farms
and plantations of the south, the earn
ings of the Individual grower would
not warrant any soiihc of exultation or a
tinrae proud feeling. Texas Itnncli and
Karin.
A Onoil Dili A rAnxpmrnt,
All Iowa farmer Ii'IIh of a feeding
rack he Iihm used many years for feist
lug hay and fishier to cattle. He says
lie would not trade for many of the
newer kinds seen on some farms. It Is
made of logs, us shown In the lllnstra
tlon, and Is never getting out of repair
l'lim 1,1 KK TO HkUF.I' ON TIIK OVKII1.AY.
that have been boused In the piggery
there arc few Instauces where Uie bed
ding on the overlays lias been befouled
with excreta, and the tendency to tills
Is much less In the case of the overlays
In Hie pen corners where the pigs ure
not trampling over them; third, we
luive not hint a crippled liog in the pig
gory since these devices have boon In
use.
< li|>l>ln|( Sifw Cruaa Ncrillnu-
('Upping the new seeding early In the
fall and allowing Uie surplus growth
to go back upon the surface tend to
conserve moisture by covering the soil
and preventing direct exposure to the
hot sun during both the fall and early
spring It Is very essential In Uie fall
that the soil bo well saturated with
moisture before freezing, so the plHUt
will be well supplied. With late fall
rains to soak the ground, and Uie sur
face covering to prevent evaporation,
an Ideal condition U provided for the
dormant plant, advises A met lean Ag
riculturist.
Wkn Ck»n« Craekt.
If a cheese cracks, rub well with
butter and turn from one side to the
other every day at least. It does not
often crack unless It ts left unturned
too long and one side dries too rapidly.
Tlie I'emller limunnuo nntl Odd Cos-
tom* of (lie I'poplc,
Of Urn strange scenes amt customs of
the lhiH<|tio country a traveler writes:
"I was struck by Hie way the women
walked and curried themselves. A fat
old woman with a huge tray on her
bend walked along at a swinging pace,
shouting her wares mean while at the
top of her voice. I saw a woman cur
rying on her head lirst of all a large
tray of fruit (its size can he Imagined
A'huit I tell you that It was afterward
her stall). On the top of this were a
basket of wusblng and a big umbrella
to be used to cover Uie stall. Then In
her left hand she carried n supple
mentary stall, and hy the other she
toil a little cbikl will' ll could Just reach
rhe mother's hand by holding its own
op as high as It could stretch.
“I wus waiting once ut a little way-
side Inn In the village of A-scnin when
I saw an old lady, followed hy two
great fat white pigs. They nil three
waddled over to Urn village pump, and
then, procuring some water In a pull,
the old lady proceeded to wash her
charges. She cleaned them most as
siduously eyes, cars, tail, back, hind
(junrters and feet.
"There Is a dignity of carriage about
.ill tin* women In this country. I fan-
cicil It might be due to the fact that
formerly, bcfois- the ‘Code Napoleon’
came Into operation, the law ol>lig<“l
the firstborn, whether hoy or girl, to
Inbcrll the pntrlinnny and continue the
head of the family, Hie husband taking
the wife's name when the Inheritor was
a woman, thus giving the woman a
perfect *•<pmlity from her birth. The
matrons are not less hcuutlful than the
younger women.
“Quite unlike any other language is
Unit of tho Masques. Although when
hearing the people talk a Spanish sound
seems to be occasionally emitted, It Is
not really at all like Spanish. I wus
amused to tlml that 'no* Is 'ess' In
Masque, and when I uskml what 'yes’
wus I thought at first the answer was
‘mi,’ which would have been very curi
ous, but It turned out to be dm,' with
the ‘b’ softly pronounced.”
A PERFUME THAT SMELLS.
HO(l rilKDINO HACK.
nor torn down. Tho lower part of It Is
made about It) by 24 feet, hPlng two
logs high on sides over which the cat
tle reach to get the liny or fodder.
Then Jogging In about two feet an
upper part Is put In several logs higher
and the rack holds two good loads of
hay. The one from which the sketch
was taken has been In use for many
years and Is sllll quite nervlcentile.
Western Sheep Indnstry.
One of the unique character 1stIcm of
tlie sheep raising Industry In tho west
Is Unit it offers opportunities to men
with no capital. Instiinces are com
mon where men starting ns bauds on
monthly pay .of, say, $40, and having
been found fnlUiful have Imhmi trusted
with flocks of sheep on shares. With
this as a stepping stone, they have pro
gressed until within a few years they
have got together flocks of their own
numbered by the thousands.
The western farmer who Is engagisl
lu other Industries on his land usually
shows ii disposition to keep a flock of
from B0 to 300 sheep os a "side line,”
and Incidentally It may lie remarked
that some of the best yields of fall
sown wheat which have been secured
In the northwest In recent years have
heen from land on which the growing
crop was grazed close down hy the
farmer's slmcp lu the early spring until
Hie Held looked absolutely bare. Wal
lace Fawcett In Farm and Fireside.
\|>l>lr Hum In town. ,
The experiment station of the Iowa
State college at Ames has Just Issued
from Its botanical department a bulle
tin (No. 84) dealing with the apple
rust In lowa. in this bulletin Profess
or l'nmmcl has collected a large
amount of useful Information concern
ing the rusi and apple fungi and the
districts In which they arc prevalent,
together with reports from other states
us to their appearance and the means
taken to cope with them.
The origin of the apple rust ts traced
to the red cedars, so often used as
windbreaks In the vicinity of orchards.
Experiments In spraying In different
parts of this and other states arc de
tailed with their results.
The Awful Odor That Comes From
••lire Attnr of Rosea.
The perfumer took from his desk a
small Husk of copper.
“In flasks like this attnr of roses
comes to iim,” he mild. "Attnr of roses
is worth from $10 to $25 an ounce, ac
cording to tlie market. This flask Is
empty uow, but in it a little odor still
lingers.”
The visitor smiled delightedly. He
bnd never smelt pure attar of rosea be
fore. Now he unscrewed the stopper
and, closing Ills eyes, with an ecatatlo
look lie applied his nostrils to the flask.
Hut only for un Instant. Then he
threw hack hts head, twisting Ida
features Into a grimace of disgust, and
he exclaimed:
"Garbage! Bone yards! Glue fac
tories !"
The perfumer laughed.
“All essential oils mncll like that,” h*
snld. "Yet no good perfume can ht
made without them."
He took from u shelf a cut glass Jar
filled with a thick, yellowish oil that
looked like petroleum partly refined.
"In this Jar," he said, "there are forty
ounces of pure attar of roses worth
over $300. You know how the attar
smells alone. Now watch mo make a
rich perfume by adding things to It.”
He put a few drops of the attar Into
a vial. Fie filled the vial with Hplrits
of musk, uiiother of orris, then one of
neroll, one of rose, of violet, of orange,
of vanilla, and, finally, the oil of cloves
and bergamot.
•‘There," lie said, “smell that. Isn’t
it exquisite?”
“Exquisite!" said the visitor.
"Well, without Its foundation of the
malodorous ami costly attar of roses It
wouldn't smell any better than u plate
of soup."—New York Herald.
A* ii Clltietier.
"I'm not so particular about speed,
hut 1 must have a gentle horse,” re-
pen ted Mr. Green. "My Wife wants
to drive, you sec. Will you warrant
this horse to he safe?"
"Certainly," said the dealer reassur
ingly. "lie's a regular lady's horse.”
"You are sure lie's not afraid of any
thing?" asked Mr. Green anxiously
and for the tenth time.
The dealer assumed an air of reflec
tion.
"Well, there Is one thing that he lias
always appeared to he afraid of ever
since l got him," be admitted con
scientiously. "It seems us if lie's
scared to death for fear some one
might say ‘Wlioa!’ and ho not hear it."
Slock Horn Now t-'nlteiilnic.
The number of stock hogs now being
fattened is ti per cent less than the
number a year ago. lteports as to size
and weight of stock lings Indicate a
condition of tki.2 ns compared with 04.2
a year ago and a seven year average of
JV4.7.
GARDEN SNAPSHOTS
Tkt A»fl< Crop.
Moderate, If not small, appears to be
the general conclusion for the apple
crop from the very uneven outlook re
ported In the various apple sections of
the country.
Sow pansies In cold frames.
Start new lusts of asparagus and
rhubarb.
Fall sown grass seed generally
makes a better lawn than spring sown
seed.
In Hie latitude of Rtchmoad sow ear
ly cabbage, turnip for "salad." kale,
spinach, lettuce and mustard.
Towanl the end of the month set out
cabbage and lettuce plants which are
to stay outdoors all winter.
From every standpoint the fall Is the
Ideal tree planting time In the south.
Don't forget the Hites, the most im
portant of summer blooming bulbs.
They must he planted in the fall — Gar
den Mugaslne.
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Romans and other races that a bridge
was an offense aud Injury to the river
god. as It saved people from being
drowned while fording or swimming
across and robbed the deity of a certain
number of victims which were his due.
For many centuries in Rome propitia
tory offerings of humau victims were
made every year to tho Tiber. Men
and women were drowned by being
bound and flung from the wooden Sub-
lician bridge, which, till nearly the end
of the republican period, was the one
ami only bridge across the Tiber it
Rome.
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