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GROWING MARKET POTATOES. I [Almost any kind of soil that will raise a. crop of corn will produce good potatoes if properly prepared. writes Mr. John Tye. ‘It is very essential that the ground be loose and finche- frore the sped polatoes are planted. If the land has been plowed in the fall disk or barrow. tillg it is loose and [inc to a depth of three inches. then plow again. This will turn the loose soil dawn to the bottom of the furrow, Harrow down fine again. This will give a. good seed bed of six or seven imches of fine loose earth. . (It you ,wish to plant in hills they should be about 81â€"2 ft apart each .way, to allow of free cultivation. I mark with a corn marker one way, and then use a. four-shovel sulky eul- livator to open up the furrow the other way. taking off the two inside shovels and fastening the other two the desired distance apart. Cloy‘et plowed under makes the soil richer than it was before, but rye or any other non-leguminous plant. plowed under only returns to the soil what was tukan from it in the growth of that plant. They hzu's a benefiâ€" cial effect, however. in supplying hum- us to the heavy soils. It has been estimated that com on clover sod .will yield an average of 20 bushels to the acre mora than on old land, for the first crop, and 15 to the acre for the The next thing of importance is to have good aeed of some popular salâ€" able vnriety. Cut to one or two eyes and plant only one piece in a hill. Place your fool; on each piece (30 as to press it down into the loose dirt als deep as possible. This will make covering easier and will also prevent drying out. Cover with a hoe, putting cum hoeful of dirt on each piece or‘ potato. The marks made by the sulâ€" ky cultivator will remain so as to be easily seen across the field. Never plant scabby potatoes, if it can be avoided, but if {you must plant them soak in corrosive sublimate solution. one part of uublimate to 1000 parts .water, for two hours before planting. x [The cultivating should be kept up as long as the vines will permit, and the soil should never be allowed to bake after a heavy rain, or ugly, deâ€" formed, bunchy potatom will result. A1 good plan is to lcultivato once a .week whether there are amy weeds in the patch or not. [or it dry wea~ that prevails the loose fall is excesv Siva, the ground cannot bake if the cultivator is kept going. The billâ€" er should be used the last two or three ttimes. It will not disturb the small potatoes, which will set before the vines are large enough to stop the cultivation. The value of clover as a fertilizer is not generally fully appreciated. Beâ€" sides its great value im procuring nitâ€" rogen from the air, it can by means of its long roots penetrate deeply inâ€" to the earth, brimg up potash and phosphoric acid. and other elements lying out of the reach of the roots of our cereals. These elements, af- ter a. time, become available by the decomposition of the clever roots. It has been estimated that the we'zght of roots of clever exceed the weight of that part of the plant which grows above the surface. Their decomposition consequently adds a. largo amount of 'humus, or deâ€" caying vegetable matter, which is esâ€" pecially valuable in the lightening and loosening heavy soils and enables heat. light and air to penetrate the earth and affords a means of drainâ€" age for surplus surface water. It must be borne in mind that heat, light and air are essential for tho germina- tion and growth of all needs and that no seed can germinate and grow in absolute darkness. This explains why seeds will germinate at greater depth En loose than in heavy and compact Bails. “After planting it will not be ne- cessary to do anything more to the potato patch for two Weeks. By that time pigeon grass and other weed seeds will have commenced to grow by the thousands, but the potatoes twill not be above the 'groun-d. Now take the sulky cultivator amd turn the inâ€" side shovels a. little. so that when you follow the cultivator marks it will leave the ground as level as posâ€" sible. This will kill all the weeds, and by the time they start up again the potatoes will be out of the ground. They can then be easily cultivated. Some advise dragging the potato field after planting to kill weeds. I never do it. for if the Boil is very loose the drag is sure to break off many sprouts and sometimes entirely reâ€" move the seed piece out of its place If potato bugs 'bother the vimcs much, spray with paris green. .A spraying pump for that purpose can be bought for 500 at most hardware stores, but if one cannot be obtained. mix paria green, one teaspoonf‘ul to three gallons water, and for a sprinkâ€" ler use a bunch of timothy heads, and when you are through using, put it hate the stove. IL is only the work of a minute to get another when needed. (If the potatoes are to be shipped as soon as harvasted, they should not be dug until the middle of October. They can be dug- in the forenoon, left to.d.ry for a. few hours Ln the sun, then loaded into rwagons and hauled directly to the cars. CLOVER AS A FERTILIZER second crop. The order is sometimes reversed. because of the more thorâ€" ough decomposition of tho clover roots the second year. SPRING TREATMENT FOR THE SAN JOSE SCALE. Trees of all kinds infested with San Jose scale should be given careful atâ€" tention before. the leaves appear, and the following methods of treatment are suggested. (1. All treesv incrusted with this scale should be dug; up and burned. 2. Moderately infested trees should be headed back by cutting out the tops and thoroughly washing the trunk and larger branches with a 2â€" lb solution of whan oil soap and waâ€" ter. This can be applied with any or- dinary spray pump. Use a pofash-lye whale oil soap rathei‘ than that made with caustic soda. The former is very much more effective, amLmore easily emailed, as it does not thicken when col . 3. Slightly infested orchards of peach, pear, plum and apple should be sprayed with a 25 per cent. solu- tion of 150 deg firstâ€"test kerosene and water before the buds‘open. About 25,000 peach trees were successfully sprayed last spring with this materâ€" ial in the Blue Ridge mt peach belt. '4. A 25 per cent. solution of crude petroleum and water can be used in the same manner. Commercial crude petroleum is exceedingly variable. A grade containing little or no asphalâ€" tum, but a fair percemtage of parafâ€" fin, is desirable. It should have a Specific gravity of mot less than 43 d981, Beaume scale, and not necessar- ily over 45 deg. Crude oils of this character cost 8 to 120 per gal. by the barrel. One Way of Getting Even. “There is a fellow ln our office who ls a chronic borrower,” said a young man employed in a large Market street es- tablishment recently. “He got into nearly everybody in the place before We all made up our minds to stop lend- lng. He has owed me $2 for nearly a year, but I’m nearly square. although he has never paid me a penny of it. That sounds queer, but it is the truth. I’ll tell you how I’ve worked it 6. All trees should be pruned as much as possible before spraying. All brush should be piled near the orâ€" chard. left until midsummer and burnâ€" ed. This will enable the natural par- asites to escape and concentrate upon other scaleâ€"infested trees. They Eat Them-elven. From various causes, such as anger and fear. many animals eat their own flesh. Rats. when caught in a trap by the leg. will gnaw off the captured member. and mice in captivity have been known to bite off their tails. But there are some creatures which go much further and actually out parts of themselves if left for too long a period Without food. An eagle in the Zoo a few years ago was noted for the fact that it would now and then pick pieces of flesh out of its own legs and eat them. Certain caterpiliars and toads devour their cast off skin. This may be due to fear, but it looks like economy. There is just a trace of this charac- teristic in human‘ beings. Children when in rage sometimes bite their own hands and arms, although it must be admitted that they desist when it be- gins to hurt. “Every once in awhile one of the fel- lows will say, ‘l’m going to make So- and-so give me what he owes me next pay day or know the reason why.’ That's my chaucemand l casually re- mark, ‘I'll bet you a quarter you don’t get lt.’ Usually the fellow takes me up. and when pay day comes he loses his bet. for So~andâ€"so never pays. in small bets of quarters and dimes, luncheons and cigars I have nearly got back the amount I originally loaned to the chronic borrower.” A hyena belonging to a menagerie was kept by the proprietor without food in order to tame lt. One morning he was horrified to find that the fero- cious creature had actually eaten part of its own leg. It Came In Handy. Poetâ€"l left. a poem here the other day. Do you think yuu can use it? Editorâ€"I have already. It came in so handy. I simply had to. Poet (gasping joyfullyâ€"Ah! Editorâ€"While l was writing my last editorial I ran out of copy paper; your poem. being written on one side of the paper only. just helped me out.â€" Cathollc Standard and Times. A Triumph of Photography. 01' course It was a Missourian. one of the "you‘ve-got-to-show-me" type, who remarked to a companion as they examined with awestruck interest a picture in which there was seen the faces of all the presidents of the Unit- ed States. “Say. Bill. how in thunder did the photograph man ever get them men all together at oncet?’ A Writer's Aspirations. ,They were looking through the 11- bmr'y. “If you had the divine gift what would you rather write?" asked the romantic young woman. “Cbecks,” reDlied the sordid young man.- A strip four inches wide is gone from the rope and. This was evident- ly out by the sailur who first seized the flag. The threads end abruptly and the markings, though“ not abâ€" solutely straight, are clean, as though done with a knife. Sixteen inches are missing from the other end which is stringy and certainly bears evidence of having been torn. It was this strip. 16 by 48 inch-es, that was torn into fragments by the men. Of these at least o‘he is in the United States. It is in the possession of Mr. \V. J. Carter. of Ft. “Worth. Texas. This piece is of the same material as the rest of the flag, and upon com- parison it has been found would fill the missing space in the lower rightâ€" LORD NELSUN‘S OLD FLAG THE ONE THAT WAVED OVER HIS SHIP AT TRAFALGAR, And That [my lfpon Ill- Lemlnl l'oflln lin- lll it Wm l.nworml lntn llu Tomb. Ilas Benn In l‘lnclnuml for Nearly Ten Yearsâ€"Sumclicd by Sailors at Sldc of lhe Grnvr. Mr. W'. A. Davidson. of Cincinnati, has a relic he treasures very jealous- ly, and one that he. exhibits only to the. ehotsen few of his acquaintance. It in the personal flag- of Lord Horatio Nelsonâ€"the flag that designated his rank as a Vice Admiral in the Eng- lish naVy and announced his presence on board Lho "Victory," his flagship in the memorable battle of Trafalgar October 21. 1805, This was Nelson’s last as well as hi1: greatest sea fight, for he was [mortally wounded early im, the action, and Illl'cd before the completion of the victory which has made his name fam- ouis. His remains were taken. back to England, and it was this flag that covered the leadcn casket in which they reposcd. Dying thus in the mm ment of a victory that was so mo- mentous,Nelson, of course. was mournâ€" ed as the Emg‘l'llih had never before mourned the death of a war hero, and his funeral was one of the most preâ€" benlious London ever witnessed. At St. Paul’s Cathedral where the “Hero of the Nile and of Trafalgar" was buried, this flag again came in- to prominenoe. being the cause, dur- ing the solemn obscquies, of a rude break that one waqu hesitate to he- Lteve occurred were it not recorded by eyewi/tnesses and mentioned by several reliable binog'raphers of the great naval commander. When the funeral procession reached the church the remains of Lerd Nelson were borne frcm the car to the grave by 12 stalwart men from the “Victory.” This casket was, of course, covered by the flag, whbch was removed during the final ceremonies. SAILORS SEIZED I'l‘. \Yhen these were concluded the flag as has long been the custom, was about to be lowered into the grave and imterred with the only man who had a right to float it, but at the last moment the gruff sailms who had last moment the gruff sailors who had fought under the Admiral’s eye, and who mourned his death as sinâ€" cerely as any of the illustrious per- sonages present, seemingly with one accord seized and tore the flag, each struggling for a fragment as a re- membrance of their leader. In the aonfusion th was thought to have been torn into pieces, but such was not the case, for most of it is still intact and in. a good state of preservation. It was saved from destruction. by John Clyne, the sailing master of the Vic- tory, who was then in charge of the men. Before the work of demolition had. game far he got possession of it and concealed it under his waistcoat, where, rough and ready jack tar that the was, he was able to protect it. This action. of the sailors at Nelâ€" son’s tom-1) seems not to haVn been ensured or rebuked in any way, but rather regarded as a heartâ€"felt, if too forcible, expression. of their love for their fallen chief. At all events they were allowed to retain their tokens. and several fragments are still in existence in different parts of the world. John Clyno kept his part until his death, leaving it bu his widow, Marâ€" garet, who in turn cherished the memorial until she died. It then be- came the property of their son, who brought it with him to America about 10 years ago. From. him. it passed in- to the possession of Mr. Davidson, who, as stated above. guards it very jealously, keeping it lorked in asafe with his watches and jewels. ONE SOLID PIECE. 'lhe flag is, or rwther originally was four feet wide and eight feet long and its om; solid piece. of cloth made of sea island cotto-n, interwoven with silk. This is unusual, for most flags are made of differenu pieces of di- ferent C-Olul‘, it Being easier to con- parts to be tinted between wdoden blocks tightly screwed together while the flag was immersed in the dye. It is precisely alike and equally bright on both sides showing- that it could have been colored by no ordinary proâ€" fess of printing. are made of different) pieces of di- fereul color. it being easier to con- nect the pieces than to color different lines. The main ground is white and the coloring still clear and ’bright was evidemtiy put in ‘by a process then used in the manufacture of war flags, that of protecting all but_ the WATCHES FROZEN AND BAKED. The flag has been examined with great interest by several men who have served in the English navy. amâ€" ong them Signal Lieutenant A. J. Parâ€" ker, now residing in St. Louis, who says that it is the ensign that at that day was floated by the “Admir- al of the \Vhite Squadron,” as dis- tinguished from similar ensigns in red an dblue. 0f the gradations the red was the highest, but in 1805 was not and for more than a century had not been in use, hence the white indicated the officer in unpreme command. The red, however, was revived on the oc- casion of the promotions of officers who served in this same battle. but it wasacolor Lord Nelson never float- ed. Lieutenant Parker also says that in material and device it .accords with the regulations of the time. Mr. Dav- idson has corresponded with men high in authority in the British Depart- ment of the Admiralty and the authen- ticity of this relic has never been ques- tioned. ' hand corner. .Mr. Davidson has also been 'told of two other pieces in the United States but he has no definite knowledge of them. THE ADMIRAL'S REPORT. The same gentleman also has a copy of the London Times of November 7, 1805, giving Admiral Collingwood’s ofâ€" ficial report of the Battle of Trafalâ€" gar. It is a small, four-page paper, yellow with age and almost in pieces from handling. In general" make-up” it looks very much like the paper of toâ€"day, "the first page bears the title, date line and price mark, but the rest of it is filled with compact ad- vertisements, as is also the fourth and last page. The second; page is the edi- torial. while the report covers all of the third. There are no large head- lines and little or no general news. though the importance ’of the main event of the day doubtless accounts for this. How They are Tested In England's Sunni-l Physloal lnbnrncory. Kew observatory, near London, which is being kept before the pubâ€" LLC mind because of the threatened derangement of its delicatelyâ€"made instruments by the instillation of electric tramways at Hammersmith, some miles distant, is more than a home of magnetic mystery. Many watch-es constructed for scinntific and other special purposes‘, are. here sub- jected to tests which tax their capa- bilities to the utmost. “ The official account of the late naval action, which terminated in the most decisive victory that has ever been achieved by English skill and gallantry will be found in our paper of toâ€"day. That the triumph, great and glorious as it is, has been dearly bought, and that lsth was the genâ€" eral opinion, was powerfully evinced in the deep and universal affliction with which the news of Lord Nelson’s death was received. The victory ore- ates none of those enthusiastic emo- tions in the public mind which the success of our naval arms have in every former instance produced. There was not a man who did not think that the life of the Hero of the Nile was too great a price to pay for the cap- ture and destruction of_ 20 sail of French and Spanish menâ€"of-war. No ebullitiens of popular transport, no demonstrations of public joy marked the great and important event, The honest and manly feeling of the peoâ€" ple appeared as it should have. . . they felt a moral satisfaction at the triumph of their favorite arms; they mourned with all the sincerity and Dohgnancy of domestic grief their hero slain.” The, branch of the observatory whetre this interesting operation is carried on. is known as the rating der- paLrtmemt of the National Physical Labomatorym The observer. Mr. E. G. Constable, states that about 500 watches are tested. yearly and that 10,400 hav‘e passed through their hands since the department was opened. Am ambitious watch in pursuit of a fimstâ€"class certificate commences its career at Kew by standing upright for five days in an ordinary safe. It spends a similar period in three oth- er positions and is then placed on its back in a refrigerator. After five days of that icy abode it is removed to an oven kept at a temperature of 90 degrees Fahrtmheit, and is at last restored to a normal temperature. All this time the watchful eye at the db- server has been 11an it. and. the watch's behavior duly noted in books. The document uself, signed by Ad- miral Collingwnod, who succeeded Nelson in command, has been publish- ed at length in several biographies of Nelson and is mpch; too long to be quoted here. The editorial page, how- ever, isirnteresting. It says: Legislature of Main“ to restore the death penalty in that State, which was abolished years :10. The highest marks awarded to a watch {me 100, and. if it gains over 80 the words "especially good" are writâ€" ten on its certificate when the watch leaves the observatory.‘ Last year the lowest marks receivc'l by a watch were 44 and the highest 93.1. The latter was English made. A bill has been introduced in the BEGUMES AN ENGLISHMAN. The l’rlnccss )lnud‘s Lire Was lmhuppy- Daughter of King Edwardâ€"she “'m Not Received “'llll Cordlnllly n! Ill! Danish ('onrt: Royal marriages are so rarely love affairs that it is Somewhat refresh- ing to find a manly young prince of the blooi who is willing to sacrifice not merely great wealth, but even' his country. [ou‘ the sake of his wife; 'Dhis is what Prince Oharlefl of Don- mark is now doing in order to please his consul-t, the youngest and favorite daughter of King Edward. [ CHARLES 0F DENMARK TO ENTER THE BRITISH NAVY. of his’ parents. and in particular of his colossally rich mother. who had. destined him for the young Queen of Holland. The result was that when Princess Maud. wemt tq live at Copen- hagen. after her marriage her life was made such a. burden. to her by hm mothqrainâ€"LaW that she took a: dislike to the country, which she did not attempt b0 conceal, and became so miserable and homesick that she entreate‘d her parents to arrange for the transfer of her sailor husband from. the Danish navy to Prince Charles married his Eng- Iis‘h cousin Maud against the wishes THE ENGLISH NAVY, and for the establishment of her permanent home in Englahd, instead of at Copenhagen. Her parents, devoted to their daughter. who in the Royal family gOes by the name of “Harry,” tried. to comply with her request. but were met with the strongest opposnion on the put of Prince Olmrles' parents, who not only withheld their consent to any such arrangement. but like- wise threatened. to stop their son's alâ€" lowance, and. to disinhm‘it him unless he remained at Copenhagen, and abandoned all ideas of taking up his residence in England. As long .as King Edward VII. was merely Prince of \anes, he was not sufficiently rich to be able to make good. the income which they would have last by running counter to the wishes of the Royal family of Den- mark, but now that he has become K'ulg. the situation has changed, and he is in aposition to do sq, As this coLor increased her flesh de- creased and apparently hardened, unâ€" til it had. tha appearance; of turning into stem. or bone. 'Dh-is condition is dua to the severe and permanent contraction of thr", mussh‘s. which are kept at such a. tension as to make them very rigid. or Inrd, hastening t1)» petrifaction of the boiy. This action of th) musclea has in- creased. he: helplessness. as though the, joints were solil. The progress of Lb» minus features of the case has been gradual and continuous up to the present time, except that the col- or has slightly lightened. within the past few weeks. The heart action has become imped- ed. by what medical experts believe is tha formation of a crust of stone. which will sooner or Later stop its actian. Th5 only portion of the body, that emits perspiration ii the face. APPOINTED A CAPTAIN in. the English navy. He is remov- ing all his belongings from Copen- hagen to England, where he already has a. country seat at Appleton hall. on the SandJLngham estate, while the apartments hitherto occupied by the Duke and Duchess of York in St. James‘ palace are to be assigned to him and to the Princess :13 a town residence. 'A bill is about to be introduced in Parliament, providing for his naturâ€" alization, as an Englishman. as has been done with all other foreignâ€"born princes who ‘lnve married English princesses, and. then made their home in England. As the young pair have no children. they can afford to fotrego any fortune that might come to them irom tho Prince’s Danish paâ€" rents. and. to rely upon the gener- osity of King Edward. Body Has Been Pcsrlfyln: Gradually for Eighteen Ila-lbs. Mrs Mary Black. wife of a. wellâ€" known insurance official, of Laporte, but, is slowly but sjurely turning to stone. It was followed by an affection of. the stomach and an apparent giving down of the vital forces. About the same time a noticeable discoioration of the skin was manifeat. This un- natural color increascfd until nearly the entire body had taken) the color of amber. First Statesmanâ€"Then we ham agreed to the demands of the Powers! The Iesfilt ii’ that Prifice Charles has severed his connectign with the Dutch navy, and. is about to be Radical eipefts say that this case will give to medical science a per- fect specimAn of a stone body. About eighteen months ago Mrs. Black, who was a. woman of unusually good. health and development and weighed. nearly two hundred pounds, was taken with a feeling of languor that refused to give way to ordinary treatment. Second Statesmanâ€"Yes. The next question is, Haw shall We avoid com- plying with them? SLOWLY TURNING TO STONE. IN CHINA.