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THE VALUE OF I1UMU.I
TWO LETTERS.
Has Not Changed Hie Mind Ili
,Seven Years.
That Correspondence Tells More #Cin-
phatleally Than Perhaps Aaythiee
Could, the Perfect Perri:euenee. of
Cures Made by I odd's Kidney' Pills.
Gelert, Ont., Aug. 1.8.-(SpeC1a1)-
air, Samuel Kerna'ltan, of this plane,
'ie a wonderful exan►ple of what
Dodd's Kidney bilis will do for sick
and suffering humanity. London, Attie. 42. -%+gain We. find! Cht,u'eae embroidery, done In dull blue
Mr.ed, Ken tt hada moa alik ona w' die cloth
ran e. .1and & 1
Veryn ,.
u•e t
otelve n # eve of Cole
o tot Co
deed, so rill that the seniors had an do and ell of hoe that this ground, is far I>rcttier, eapeelally if
given him up as incurable. Are had a . n, i..t t p t tightened by threads of gold. Thl&
spent n, great deal of money 'in try- time all may go off with eclat and
ing to obtain a cure, but aa In vain, ' joy', If only the weather be kind,
until at lust a friend suggested et) far it doe not lgok too hopeful,
Doteles Kidney flits, The wonderful and experts are slinking theirlteaile
remedy soon made him a wet# man,
and although this was neatly seven ominously and' saying .little abort
years ago, he bas scarcely known , It ; it does not do to prophesy till yon
what 'Linea lists been singe, and has
never bad a return of bis old troare sore-espet:iatly concerning the
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title, The followan;; letters which Ile 1) ngileit climate, which does general -
hate addressed to the proprLetore of le what was least expected of It-.
Doeina $'!tines els, 1,011 the story: this year at airy . rate. Tait sea.
(}elm t, Ont„ Oat. 12, 1895. j sun has been an abnormally prd.
Tu December, 1898, I was taken affair, longed Tti whittle Should be good
sick and laid up, linable to work for
14 menthe. I was confined to , my l for trade. Town itself is somewhat
house and to my bel. I was attended deserted, 'tis true, but the Country -
at var,ous Hewes during tiles menials . ielde houseN and river resldenues au$
by five different etcetera Three of, Plebe have been gaily decided that my ailment wasS ily and busily en.
floating kidney and incurable. The ' terestinieg Colonial and other vial.
other two said that it wanspinal tors, None of the society; folk have
nauncetl my ease absolutely and pool- gone far off as yet, preferring to
ttvely lecttrabie. lacy snowy was keep within hall of the Coronation. I
nearly all gone, for I was not a ,was at a charming garden reception
Keil lean. Someone advised me to,a day or two aha to acouniry ]louse,
try Dodds Kidney Pills, and its a where the house party,
last hope; 1 chid so, Atter I •ltad taken, severe( i;anadla4a,
three boxes I was able to walk i
about, (but I continued the treatment Miss. Baster, Mrs. Bowlby, Miss ,Cior-
nntil I had taken eighteen boxes. enoe Hanson (Montreal), Mr. Ap-
Now 1 oat say. I am entirely cured i plebe Adams, and others. Mile
anal able to do nay work as well as' litdiese wore very pretty toilettes,
ever. eamuel ICernahan. Certainly the Canadtenne has, as a
. Gitert, April 24, 1902. rule, the knack of "putting on" iter
1 am as sound as I ever was and clothes better than the averatge
have not had ttte s:iightest return Euglielrwoman ; etre also has the
of my old trouble, Since Dodd's Bili- j right tiling for the right moment -
nee Tiflis cured me away back in great matter, you will agree- and
'94. thomuel Kernaliati. I pays attention to small details so
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure to stay as to avoid an inharmonious note
cured. In the '.ensemble,'' But, this is no
d•Lsease, but all five of them pro -
A BBNZFIT TO FIRMED,
The benefits that will undoubteiily
result to farmers from the recent
incorporation of the International
Harveater Company which took over
the business of the five leading har-
vester manufacturers have probably
not been considered by a large pot.
lion of the farming community.
The economical necessity of a con-
solidation of the Intereets of manu-
facturers and these of their farmer
customers must be apparent to any
one who understands ,the present
attention.
The increased and increasing cost
of material, manufacturing and sell-
ing -the latter in cottsequenee of ex-
treme and bitter compet#lion be-
tween manufacturers and their sev-
eral selling agents. -has made 'the
business unprofitable.
The two alternatives left forthe
enenufacturers 1were either the in-
creasing of the prices of maehines or
the reduction of the cost of manu-
facture ,and sales. The latter could
only be accomp;ished by eencentrat-
tng the business in one company.
eau elan readily be seen, the form-
ing of the new company was trot a
stock jobbing operation, bat a cen-
tering 0f mutual lntereste. There is
no watered stock ; the capitalization
is conservative, and represented by
actual an51 tangible assets. There is
no stock offered to the public,' It
having all been subscribed and paid
for by the manufacturers and their
a!'eoeiates.
The management of the Interna-
tional Harvester Company is•in the
bands of well-kaown, experienced
,men.
The officers are: President, Cyrus
ILI, hfeCormlck ; Chairman Executive
Committee, Charles Deering; Chair-
man finance Committee, George W.
Perkins; Vice -Presidents, Harold F.
(itfeCormick, James Deering, Wm. H.
Jones and John J. Gleesuer ; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Etched F. Ilowo.
, Who members of the Board of Direc-
tors aro as follows: Cyrus Bentley,
(William Deering, Charles Deering,
}Tames Deering, Eldridge M. Fowler,
E. H. Gary, John J. Messner, Richard
F. Howe, Abram M. Hyatt, William
Qi. Jones, Cyrus H. McCormick, Har-
old F. MbCormick, George W. Perking,
Norman B. Ream, Leslie N. Ward,
Paul D. Cravatlt.
rriie International Harvester Com-
pany owns five of the largest har-
Yeeter plants in existence. Tho Chain -
pion, Deering, McCormick, Milwaukee
and Plano -plants that have been
producing nearly or quite 00 per cent.
of the harvesting iftachlhes of the
(world.
It also owns timber and coal lands,
blast furnaces and a steel plant ; it
has a new factory itt the process of
construction in Canada.
It Is believed that the cost of pro-
ducing grain, grass and corn harvest-
oug lnatlitnes will be so reduced that
the present low prices can be con-
tinued, and that consequently the re-
sults cannot be otherwise than bene-
ficinl to the farmer. To maintain the
preseht prices of these maehines
meant; to continue and increase the
der•elopment of the agriculture of
the evened, for no one cause has con-
tributed or can contribute more to
this development than the cheapness
of machines for harvesting grains.
news to you.
1 do not bttppose entertaining has
ever been done on emelt a colosal
and expensive scale as this past
season; everyone bas felt aitch a
lioepltable glow of friendliness for
those who have landed on our shores
that no trouble has been spared to
do the visitors honor and give them
pleasure. Mrs. Robinson, a rich
Anglo South African, hostess, was
content with no less thou 'Sarah
Bernhardt, Melba, Coquelin and Plan -
con for her concert, and the display
of flowers in her lovely, rooms could
not have been surpassed in New
York. The .singers and comediennes
must have been making a small hart
vest, for they, have been wanted
here, there and everywhere. There
is little 0:tette Dulac, wlto Is like a
email humming -bird, giving her
quaint, fascinating recitals:
ilfaurice Ito a., whose most
fascinating "Laughing Song"
and "Dis Onl Miehonne" have given
place to "Mrs. Henry Hawkins" in
French-voru quaint, but prettier
than in English really -and a host
of other foreign entertainers to give
a taste of "sauce piquante" to the
atusloal . menu! Coon songs are in
great request, too, especially the real
genuene article as lilted by pretty
Ethel Barrytnore and Mrs, Forbes
Robinson.
I believe the daylight decorations
on Saturday -to -morrow -will be
nothing like so .imposing as_ those
projected before ; for one thing
eethe Route is Shorter,
! and the procession ditto, so that
I there le tot such scope for display.
01 bunting and good -wish mottoes
there will be no lack, but there will
not be tite profusion of flowers and
greenery. At night London should
look lovely, however, for no expense
is spared In illuminating. The Bank
t 0f England is pouring out strong with
its whole' facade covered with cut
crystals, and outlined with colored
tights. The crystals 1011 be Itt up
by burning sixty thousand feet of
gas an hour! There are to be spires
of crystals standing up above the 1
roof, and the garlands of colored
lights will look like metalic rose
wreathe covering the front. An enor-
mous multicolored irridescent crown.
set with gems will surmount . tee
entrn.nce, with the addition of loyal
mottoes and royal lettere.
• Lord and Lady Strathcona •
did that. beet to make people happy
at their big garden party at Knelt-
wortit, the house one always asso-
elates With "Owen 11 red#th" and lits
gracefut verses. The weather was
good, on the whole, though tite wind
blew high and trade many people
prefer the house with aa ite Inter-
esting treasures and curios to the
grounds, wltet•e the band of the
Gunners and the bagpipes discoursed
• sweet music at intervals. By the way,
many Canadians may like to possess
the net? biography of Lord Strath.
cone, by Stickler Wilson, which gives
a short, conclee and not too highly
colored story of lies life, his useful
lite, for he line done much for other
people fn his (Ely, and will probably
not be less helped in future to the
empire in general and Canada in
particular. He ]las certainly earned
our thanks for having been in-
strumental la binding Canada more
closely to the Motherland, and 'Eng-
land will not quickly forget the
good and brave services done for her
by Stratheonat's Herat! A pretty
Roman Catholic wedding of last
week was that of a granddaughter
of the late
tile Allied JiacNeb, of Dundurn,
Lady Florence Jcppel ; Mr. Boyle,
ttto brklegrootn, ie a lieutenant in
BABY'S OWN TABLETS
Are Dietstre's Cure fur Children's'
Ailments.
sMedielnes containing oplatee should
never be given to eltitdren-little or the navy. Site was given away by
big. When yon use Baby's Own Tab- Lord Albemarle, her brother, and
1elte for your little ones you have
a positive guarantee that they con-
tain neither Opiate nor harmful drug.
from
Doti for allchildren
►Its
e are
good They
elle smallest, weakest infant to the
well grown child. These Tablets
quickly relieve nand positively cure
all stomach and bowel troubles, sim-
ple fevers, troubles while teething,
ete. They always do good, and can
!never dot the slightest harm. For
ets
to , ,v powder. Mrs. P.
J. the
1 .tltan
Chatham, Ont., :aye: "'My baby took
.very sick. Ills tongue teas coated,
his breath attentive and he could not
retain feed on his stounaeh. Ile ileo
had diarrhoea, for four or the days
one grew very thin, and pale. We
;gave him medicine, but riothhig help-
ed him until we gave him Baby's.
Own Tablets. After giving him thet
tired dose he began to improv n
iiia three days he was quite well. He
'tiegea to gain flesh and is now ,a,.
fat, healthy boy. I am more time.
pleased with the %tablets as I think
they waved my baby's ItfQ"
'fabyes Own Athlete are sold by
her mother, the Dowager Countess,
nee Sophie ltfaeNab, received the
guests i,n Cdidagan Square. The
small pages, looked bonnie, dressed
as blue jackets, and the brides-
maids
ridesmaiids looked charming In cream, Ori-
ental satin, with French fur -corner-
ed hats, trimmed with black and
white feathers. The ceronatton haft
somewhat upset the calculations of
the Cowes' Week, which has been'
very gay, in spite of occasional
rain, I hear the people are to
rusih up to town, by a special late
train on 1.rriday night, eo as to be
in their places on Saturday.
There hi a rage for scarlet Tont
o Sha,nrtere at Cowes, quite an
epidemic are they, with white or
dark blue yachting frocks. Princese
"Dally," of nese, 'Mrs. Geo. Keppel,
and ever se many other pretty
people have appeared lin, them, but
they will coed be very e•ommon ;
they are too "pronounced" to be
anything but a mode of the tno•-
iit fit, though they are becoming to
rt well coittfet] head.
Some Yeell,ting Onefustc'
are bring trimmed with rather loose,
tail tlru,g(;ist'lil or tt*ill be sent .by malt voarse looking embroidery, done in
poet paid at 23 Cents a bot by Writ- wools; it le dodo on it wooden ga-
ting
a-
tin . direct, to the Dr. Wi##iamgs' Medi- loon, which edged the blouse, Boller,
cies Co., t3,ro'e>svlllo, Oat., or adhere. pagoda, sleeves, etc. It lnAkee n,
Saadi NS Y. t iitnart effect, but tot ray tilled the
to a yoke which moulds the haps.
They pitouI l be cut with a praetieed
baud and then they are simply de.
lighttul for walking 10. The kilted
partte much 'shaped, so that the top
pleats are narrow and shallow to
.,avoid a suspicion of bulkiness, but
below they flow out widely and
gracefully. Sweet/wee the pleats just
at the back go up to the waist, the
yoke going rutin the sides and front,
1 save otto with the yoke and Bolero
blouse to dark green, and the pleat-
ed ekiri of dull Clark bine anti green
tartan, but they are really smarter
alt ,itt one material. I'oi' ordinary
wear 'an Intl ear the ground la the
correct tep:gth, but 1'reich eteeentes
aro pro'itiing themselves( with skirts
,.
tothe •1 t
k e anL c o b ready for "la
sport" on the first. The shooting In
France always amuses me. It seems
•
ty, I, 0')
LADY FLORENCE KEPPEL,
Granddaughter of the late Sir Allan MacNab, of Dundurn,
latter is much sought after in. Par-
is to go on frocks for the seaside
and country. It look's so well on
the new little short loose coats,
forming long, narrow, turn-
ed back lapels, collar and sleeve
borders --or cuffs -if the sleeves are
the full shape below the elbow.
These coats are much newer than the
Russiain blouses and boleros, but
you want a good French pattern to
have really the right thing. They
are much were, made in shaded taf-
fetas or satin, with pinked out ruch-
es and hanging sleeves, having. full
muslin or net undersleevee, just the
things our grandmothers wore,
wilth big Leghorn. hats or poke -bon-
nets, the Parisienne looks charm -
Ing In them, and they are
wearing them with flounced frocks of
Moe or anon, which adds to the old
world effect. I see many of the big
1830 hate with the brim in front
filled in with pntiings of chiffon, pale
bine or pink generally, and sprays
of flowers, a big ehou outside the
brine and long wide chiffon stream-
er's Crossed and fastened loosely on
the cheat, dad a half -wreath op the
crown Completing the pleturesque
headgear, which to certainly becom-
lag to a pretty, fresh, young face.
Lady Garvaglt's pretty niece has
been wearing one in toffee -colored,
straw, done with pale bine moussel-
line and pink wild roses, which suite
her dark, aristocratic face; she has
lately come Out as a very attract-
ive professional singer, tinder the
"nom -de -theatre" of "Matra Wings
Held," her master, Dr. Henry Wood,
is very proud of her, and with her
riolt voice and pleasing personality)
site will probably, be a great ac-
quisition.
Talking of Irate,
there are some quaint shapes em-
anating from Paris, for wearing on
motor cars or for tie. country, In
plaid straws, red and green, darlr
blue and red, brown and orange, etc.,
the sides are inflated and stand oat,
itt much the shn,pe of an airship, and
the trimming is a simple acarf of
foulard or taffetas. It is a good
silape for wearing with the motor -
hood of soft silk which fastens round
it and comes down to keepl the hair
and neck free from dust and smuts.
Another freak in straw Chapeaux is
a foundation or groundwork .in one
cotes with straw macaroons or reset -
tee of another all over it. . I saw a
brown straw with macaroons of
green, and a brown chiffon yell
twisted round it and encircling the
throat. It is very original but not
ea pretty as the deep yellow Leg -
horns which tua.ke rsuoh graceful hats
with sprays of roses and narrow
velvet strings, black green or pale
tnrqueioe. A little later we shah see
the Parisian Creations absolutely
laden with feathers, arranged often
as Prince' of Wales' plumes at inter-
vals or in groups. It sounds some•
what funereal, perhaps, but in black
to wear with a light toilette it le
elegant and .picturesque, and r2 -
calls the paintings of Sir Joshua and
Latour.
The Newest Belts
for wearing with simple short dress-
es are of patent leather of varlonet
color's, shaped very narrow at the
sides so es to make the waist look
slender, though they may widen out
at the back and dip down in front.
Very chie beats acro in white em-
bossed or stamped leather, Like the
pretty "tooted" th' ngs you buy in
Italy, touched up with gold. These
are newer than tate tinsel ribbon
belts for wearing with light dresses,
but some friends of mine halve been
=keg cbaret:ng Mete for themselves
with tite jtaatterned gold and silver
galoons, work.ng up the designs with
Jewels; anti paellettee, little cut tur-
quoises or corals leek charming on
tither silver or gold, and so do crys-
tals and cupspanglee. Being flexible
the galoons may be prettily shaped
with a few bongs into the narrow
side pieces and d p front. it is almost
caster, itowev,;r, to fashion them
with two rows of narrow galoon. In
it shop Buell cis Iionrt's, "a la Pensee"
you would g'i.ve a great many francs
for n belt you eats make with geloon
and jewels from the tion Marche -say
te dollar and 0, belt.
Ties Are 'Cb►s Month
made of pranted foulards in coloring
to Match the embrotriery on the
blouse, the biaok oriee have almost
gone old; they aro fashioned in a
nattier knot, and the ends are long,
wide, and well spread out to (neap-
pear under the belt. Thie cony not
be new, but it le what is most Worn
at the moment.
I lto,ve aeon
imine etnert feroeks
for the tdoore-for the 'coronation
will not Interfere ,elth the shooting
Ottawa - made with short, round
skirts with fiat ilex -pleats nlonnted
such a much ado about nothing, and
there es such a "fu,ssibus" about
everything connected with it.
While speaking' of home -worked
accessoriea, I should have mention-
ed the pretty collars people are
wearing over little coats, some-
times scivare &lisped, but more
en up now by the .i'arlelane as 1
warmly as by the k ngiibh dames,
but In France they are rattler more
trimmed anti ceneequently more be-
coming, if not so ciurable. Tliee
are twitted about coquettishly,
scarfed with gauze or mousseline,
sand even the favorite hunch of cher-
ries often finds a little renting
place somewhere. They divide the
favors ,with the big eapelino hat,
with lace falling all rowed over the
brim. The frilled belle hats of last
year, and longer ago, are now left
pretty melt to "ilarriet out for a
holiday." (taut eclair.
'k ' +.w 'l•
RECIPES.
0
tTRR 000 RE
011111 ,Sauce, -Scald, ekin• and ent up
50 ripe tomatoes; chop anti add 1° ,
green ,peppers and nine large white
onions with halt a pound of t►rown
sugar, four t'ablespooufula at salt,
vino level teaspoonfuls each of ,
ground cloves, allspice, and ginger, j
and half a ,gallon of vinegar-. Boll
gently, stirring and crushing all to
a paste, fo'r at least as hour, and
longer it it 1s thin at that time,
and then bottle tightly, covering the
tops of the bottles with sealing wax
--liarper's Bazar.
1•'ig P1ekles.-These are unusual,
and especially delicious. Weigh pulled
figs and take three-quarters of a
pound of sugar to every pound of
fruit. Makro a .syrup of the sugar and
tt cupful of hater to each poundf
boll tend ekim for five minutes, and
then drop the lige in and simmer
0111 a straw will penetrate them.
Put them to jars in layers with
a few cloves, bits of whole cinnamon,
spial a very little mace between
them, a,nd cover with syrup, but do
not close the cans, For three morn -
Lags pour off the syrup without mov-
•ing the fruit, reheat it to the boil-
ing point, and put it hack; the third
morning measure it and allow one
cup of vinegar to every three cups
02 syrup, boll it up thoroughly, pour
at once aver the figs, and close the
Dans.-Haarper'e Bazar.
Lavender lotion to soften water.
-Take 4ounees of aloohol 1our e
of ammonite and 1 dram of oil of
lavender ; mLx. Add 1 teaepoonful-
no more -of tate lotion to two quarts
of tepid water. Besides being bene-
ficial to the skin, it will give you a
perfumed bath, which to the joy and
delight of womankind. It le splen-
did for an oily skin, as it softens
the water and helps to Cleanse the
paves of their secretions, -•.Boston
Globe. ,
Marking Table-Dinen.
In the autumn showing of table
napklne the liking for e. centre mono -
TRF NEW LOOSE C ASAQL'1N COAT.
often the circular shape, reaching
the. shoulders, like the Puritans
wore. They are clone on cream can-
vas or etamine, in silk embroidery,
ribbon work or chenille, mixed with
gold cord. They are far newer
than the lane collars, which have
become very common, of course,
with the exception of the Irish
lace ones, which still hold their
own. Sometimes the canvas has
spots of reit color over it, Or a tiny
figure. When embroidered it looks
lovely, and the collars give it ca-
chet to a simple little frock of
serge or linen. t have seen a Hol -
wit collar and cuff
Hot -
band, too, ►t deep ca s
of cream canvas, With pinkish
honeysuckle embroidered on it, with
true lovers knots, in the palest
blue, winding in it. The Collar Was
edged by a gathered -up eream
gauze ribbon, 'with a gold edge,
and the corselet bolt was of eream
pompadour ribbon, with blurred
pink and pale yetto%va ttowrete print-
ed on it.
It is marvellous Into what a
thing ot beauty a humble material
may now be fashioned. Even the
beet and most exclusive Maisons
Will use emelt, coarse late, and
other modest stnffa with impunity
for their elegant eonfeotions, and
They Look Se :,metra
that n'o otic nllnde paying the price
naked. though it be tar from mod -
eat, Buttons of the matrix tur-
quoise are greatly in request tor
these Holland and linen boleros,
and they give a lovely note of eot-
ors, the belt buckle ,generally ate
eorde with the buttons, and per-
haps a slender gold saint!' ehaln
IMO 'ea"boehons of the blue green
atone, Manama lints have been take.
grant or initiai ie emphasized, In
many of the most beatttiful and ex-
pensive 'weaves the medallion oval or
shield shape Is wrought in the pat-
tern directly in the centre of the
napkin. in title the letter, crest or
other device is embroidered. The
napkin le folded crosswise in three
false, and afterward under at each
side to leave, this framed monogram
in the Centro of the final square.-
iiarper'e Bazar.
Department of Agriculture,
Ottawa, Aug. 21. 15102.
Too much importance rennet be
given to the value of humus in the
growth of erops and in the nlainte-
ntuice of tertallty. It is the
ttatttt'al stot'eltauae and keeper
of nitrogen in the loll, an
element whleit is the most ex-
peneive of all plant foods, when It
becomes necessary top erchnse it 1n
continental fertllizera. !tomos iur-
u'rshes •lbs food upon which the soil
mitre-ot'gantsms live, and wh#ell
by their life functions convert its
orgen:e nitrogen into nitrates. 10
peeseeses eons'derttbte amounts of
the nt:neral food constituents. 'these,
in the further decomposition of the
humus, a process continually going
on in summer, are liberated. in forms
available to growing clops+, and fiopt
rteent experiments ani research by
Prof. Shutt, chemtet, of the Central
Rxpetlmentat ?arm, Ottawa, there
le reason to believe that the mineral
humates furnish a large proportion
of the potash, lime and so on, used
by crops. Then humus serves to in-
erease the absorptive and retentive
power of sane for moisture. It
Regulates and Proteete
against extremes of soli tempera-
ture. It opens up and merlows heavy
eats. it serves to materially dimin-
ish the lass of fertil.z:ng elements by
drainage, and time permanently im-
proves tight sone in the best way.
Thus it is evident that humus shou.d
be regarded as a soil component of
a very high order.
The relation of humus content to
nitrogen present in solle of similar
oteein un ler similar meteorologieal
conditions is practically constant. It
late been noticed, too, that the
amount of humus present gives an
excellent though not an infallible In-
oieeation of the amount of organic
nitrogen possessed by the soil, 1t
has also been observed that
as the humus cesappears the
nitrogen goes with R. Exposing the
substan a en the sof to the air, as
c t 1 i
1 , by
our ordinary methods of farming
with the plough, harrow ana so on,
tends to dissipate the humus, and,
as a natural consz,quenee, to deet ease
the nitrogen.: oils: growing grain ex-
clusively every year lose more nitro-
gen by this humus oxidation than Is
removed in The crop, and this toes is
greatest in biose soils which are
richest in nitrogen. Experiments at
the Minnesota, 15. S. A., Experiment
Station showed that for every 25
pounds of nitrogen absorbed by the
crop, grain following grain for a num-
or of years, 1413 pound of nit'rogea
were Iost, due to oxidation of orgenio
,matter. t
These are fact that are of the ut-
most importance, and worthy ot
study by farmers in Canada, not only e
in the older Provinoee, but also in •
those western areas wh'eh are over-
laid by phenomenally fine soils.
During the last thirteen years a '
great many Canadian soils, both vir-
gin and cultivated, have been exam-
ined in the laboratories of our Ex-
perimental Farms, The soils thus ex-
amined have been representative of
largo areas in every Province in the
Dominion. Judged by the standards
accepted by agrionitural chemists
many soils in Canada proved fully as
Rich to Otani Food
as thee most fertile soils 01 any part
of the world, particularly those soils
in Manitoba stat the Northwest Ter-
ritorlee • and the analyses by Pro-
fessor Shutt have proved them equal
to the renowned 'black soil of Russia.
In all the other Provinoee there are
virgin soils of more than average
fertility, comparing most favorably
with those of other countries.
'The aseertalned amount of plant
food contained in an acre of soil
taken 'to a depth of eight melee?,
a quantity -that would, weigh
about 2,500,000 pounds, Proles-,
Tor Shutt estimates, from laboratical
experiments, to be, in our rich soils,
from 10,000 to 20,000 paunds of ni-
ttogon, from 15,000 to 25,000 pounds
of potasit, and from 5,000 to 10,000
pounds of phospheric acid. Similarly
in soils of good average fertility' he
has found from 2,500 to 5,000 pounds
of nitrogen, from 5,500 to 11,000
pounds of potash, and from 3,500 to
6,000 pounds of phosphoric acid.
While these vast stores of plant
food are truly present, but in a
very small percentage of them is im-
mediately available to plants, oth-
erwlee soils might soon become ex-
hausted by the leaching of the food
constituents below tate reach of
roots, and by the selfish practices
of femora who would return nothing
to the soil One of the chief func-
tions of mechanical proeeeses for
distributing soil is to hasten the
conversion of inert material into
these more vnlna,ble compounds al-
ready referred to. The principal ob-
ject in applying manures and fertil-
isers Is to ttid to this store or
Avattable Plant Mood.
The quantity of soluble food so add-
ed is insignificant compared with
that already present in an insolebie
state, but tite increased yields re-
sulting fully demonstrate that a
soil's productiveness should bo metra-
ured by the amounts of its plant
food welch are more or less avail-
able, rather than by, the amounts of
that shown by the extraction by a
method of analysis employing Strong
mineral acids. This view eannot be
unduly emphasized, for it explains in
a large degree the value of the clo-
ver crop as a fertilizer.
The legumes, of which clover is a
prominent member, have a source
for their nitrogen other than and
additional to that present in the
soil. The careful researches of Holi-
riegel, Wiltartb, 'and other chem-
ists, and the experiments at the Ex-
perlmental farm, at Ottarv.t,
have shown that the legumes
obtain the nitrogen of the air
existing in the Interstices between
the soil ,particles through the agency
of certain ntiero-qeganiama present
itt the toll. Ttteee beateria attaoh
themselves to the roots of the gee*-
ing'etover or other legume, and forst
thereon nodnlea or tubercles. These
nodule/, swarming with their count -
lees lnbabltants, are to be found in
sizee varying front a pin's headto a
free and frequently. oetattered in,
west aionhere eVer the roots of t!o
lclegoveumr, ase. Wizenregartta they areIts sabitrsentggenotta tht
food, is in, the same category as
other pleats. The nitrogen elabor-
ated be these microbes lo passed oe
to the host plant and it lethere
built up into the usual nitrogenous
compound's of the 'Usenet; of the
roots, stem and leaves. These facts
represent the moot important disco-
vet;y itt agricultural ecieece of the
eiltteteentit century., The ate;
Value of Green Manuring,
or the cyetem of ploughtng udder a
growing crop of clover, Iles in the aiI-
ditlon of nitrogen otherwise unob-
tainable. By the eubsequent decay in
the soil of the turned -under clever
this nitrogen 'is set free, and' eon -
vetted by nitrification into avail-
able 1000 for future crepe ar gusto:,
fruit trees, roots, and the like. The
growth and harvesting of the nitro-
gen .eonsumere leave the soil poorer
in, nitrogen; the growth of clover
and other legumes, even when the
crop has been' harvested and the
roots only left, leaves the soil In-
variably richer la, that constituent,
There are other advantages, thOugtt
al lesser importance, accruing from
this method. Humus in large amountill
is tued iq the soil tram ?tie or-
ganforic matter o; the clover. ad-
dltion to the functions of manuring.
with clover there is the mechanical
OA well as the chemical improvemeart
of the soil, the addition; of food ma-
terials, and the encouragement o;
microbic lite withia the soil, Then,
too, conslderable amounts of potash,
phosphoric acid, and lime are ab-
sorbed and built up into its tissues
during the growth of clover. Ttrece
in part are obtained from depths of
the soil not reached by the roots of
other farm crops; therefore the
turned -under clover crops can ire
conteidered as adding largely to
the mineral simply of the sttperflofai
soil layer. Tie feature specially,
Worthy of note, though, in this, con-
nection is that this mineral food
now offered as Intimate's for tb'e use
of rsucceeding Drops is much more
available than before th'e clover
appeopriated it; it has practically'
been already digested,_ and ie,
therefore, more easy at assimila-
tion. To these benefits must be
added the good work that oloverdoes
as a "catch" crop, preventing the
loss of sohuble nitrates and other
plant food (through the leaching
actiob wf fall rains .
Since the ,spring of 1893 system-
atic investigatory work to (Uter-
intira ,
The I ertillziag Value
of the clover crop has been prose-
cuted on the Central Experimental
Farm at Ottawa, under the direction
of Dr. W. Saunders, experiments on
the branch' farms,having started
come three years lter, In moat of
these trtale the :clover has beep
sown with grain, wheat Or barley,
in the spring, and this has always
resulted in a good stand of clove;
before the close ot the season, as it
grows rapidly. after the grain is
harvested. It the land is Intended
for grain the ploughing under of the
Mover is done late in the autumn;
if n, crop of potatoes or Indian corn
, le to be grown the next season the
' clover Is left till the following spring,
when about the !second or third
week in May the clover will begndte
heavy and furnish a large amount
of material for turning under.
rt may be urged that the burying
of a crop of clover is waste. This
in a measure may be true, it the
farmer has sufficient stock to con-
sume it, for, by feeding it there is
the opportunity' of converting ta.
part into high-priced aminal pro.
duets. and returning to the loll
practically 75 per cent. of the fer-
tilizing elements of the crap intke
waste product of the animal econ-
omy. As nearly one-half of the fern
tilizing value of clover is in . the
roots, if even the crop be harvest-
ed and sold off, there is atiil a
large addition to the soil's Store
of available plant food, and the
land is considerably enriched.
A Jap Parent's better.
The tenter that fellows was appar-
ently rent by a. Japanese father to
the mission where his daughter went
to school. Bhey used it there for a
newspaper wrapper, and so it reach-
ed Warren, Pa., in its mutilated form.
Too bad, for one would have give's
somettihing to know the end, of the
grateful J'ap'an pursuit ad the "very
abundant 71ea" that plagued Miss
Mateueka's dreapia, in spite of her,
complete very good. conduct":
Tokyo, Mondy, .1n 12tle 1899
Miss Caabroas
My dear, sire,
I berg your pardon
I amid be fafihter of Miss ittatsuoka ken
and I alight be manifested 0 gratitude
you, which make my daughter com-
plete very good, conduct. ,
Because that she
should be made complete more good
Writing, Reveling, Meting, Sewing pito
Jure or other Science, ever than ltad
been in herself home.
e may think so fort that
reason your kindness education, ear-
nestly
I should thankful you for
reverence all.
Moreover :
I Would, regutee to take out vete'
abundant
Flea out from Miss Matsuoka'e
boarding room.
feOatuso I could listen
that count steep every nil ht fol
title many Fico. t
MOST DREADFUL OF SKIN DISEASES
A Chronic Case of Eczema of 30 Years' Standing Cured by Dr, Chase's
Ointment,
The demand for Dr. Chaso'e ,Otnt-
menit it enormous. It le during' the
warm' weather especially that there
is such great suffering front eczema
and similar akin ills€ales. That 'tat'.
Chase's Ointment is a thorough
euro for 'tide torturing disease 15
proven in huudreile of caees sintilnr
to the following: ,
111'. G. 'H. McConnell, engineer in
Fleury's foundry, Aurora, Ont.,
states: "I believe that 1)r. Chase's
Ointtment is worth its weight in
gold. Vor about thirty years I wits
troubled with eczema, acid could
Haft' ob'tratn any curet I was so untor-
tunn,te ae to have blood poison, and
title developed in eczema, the most
dreadful of skin diseases.
"I was so ba.c>t tits(,: I would got up
at night and, scratch myself until
flesh wee raw and flaming: The tot
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lfr. Frank` Duxtury, elerk In W.
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Ont„ :states: "f Was troubled With
eeterna for four or five years, and
'tried a A,Oo:i many remedlett without
obtaining a euret It was the worst
on say free, end eauaad me great,
deaf of misery it:t times. As '!nodi al
I began using Dr. Chase's Ointment
the 'itchin;t~, and . i;orettee8 Were re•
Hever and Pow; 1' believe that I au
entirely cured. As a result 1 cannot
speak ttoo litgltly of Dr. Chase's
Ointlment, '
Veer people realize the suffering
etuseti by eczeme and other itebluA
skin diseases. ''1`els la an eettmpta of
whilst i)r, Chase's Ointment fes dotage
in the Way of relieving Itufferhtg
1neutkhtd. Many of the entree it
!:'stens# about are more like Wreck*
limn anything Ilse ; t$.l' e.entli a hot,
at all Toronto.
or Idmanson, lindl
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