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NORTHWEST BREVITIES Evidence ot Steady Growth and Enterprise. ITEMS OK GENERAL INTEREST from All the Cltltta mid Towns of tit Thriving Sinter Slates Oregon. The electrio plant at Miltou bai been closed down taniporuiily. There are now aboat 70,000 bushels of wheat in storage in Albany held by farmers. The Bukor City Democrat says thai the county jail it the only vacant building in that city at present The studouts of the state university who are musicians have decided to or ganize a band. Thirteen have already joined. J. N. Holcomb, of Eagle valley, picked and marketed 100,000 pounds of apples last season. He bas also set ont 1,000 more fruit trees. It is reported in Baker City that William White, jr., of Pittsburg, Pa., has secured an option on the Ibex mine, in the Sumpter district, for $60, 000. Raising honey in the John Day val ley seems to be a very lucrative busi ness. Nearly every rancher has bees bud can readily dispose ot the surplus product at good figures. , The late grand jury in Baker county failed to find a single iudiutment at the present term of court. It will be the cheapest term of court for the taxpayers, no donbt, that has been held in the couuty.for'years. ' ' ' The Grande Ronde Lumber Company now bns a total of 5000,000 feet of saw logs along the Grande Konde river for the next spring drive. This is about one-half he quantity that will be required for next season's run. ' E. Willard purchased last.week 100 bead of cattle in Edgle valley, Union county, for Portland' shipment. He says there are a good ' many oattle in that vioinity notwithstanding the fact that buyers have been picking up a good many head. i ,, One night last week when train No. 69 was crossing the bill near Blalock, the trainmen were treated to a beauti ful sight A large and very bright meteor was seen falling from the heavens, and when apparently about a ' mile from the earth 'seemed to stand suspended for a moment, and then passed on in its northerly flight The meteor was visible for about five miu utes and bad the appearanoe of an im mense ball of fire flying through space. About three weeks ago, says the Blue Mountain Eiigle, Mr. Rauibo left Long Creek, in Grant county, with his fam ily, for College Place, Wash. He took with him a big tomcat. No sooner was tbe cat free in College Place when be disappeared. He was afterwards seen by several freighters near Pendle ton, and arrived in Long Creek Boon after, having traveled 140 miles, over a read that be had never been before, exoept when taken out in a wagon. Wuriiington. The town of Waterville now owns its -own light and water plant . Four deer were killed on Hartstein island, in Mason county, last week. There are about 15,000 bales of 1895 hops stored in Puyallup warehouses. Taooina salmon fishermen are now seining for herring that will ba used as bait by the halibut fishermen. The next jury term of the superior court for Walla Walla will convene January 10 next. An uuubually full docket is expected. The rowboat in which the two young men left Seattle on a hunting exoursion has been found. It is now the general opinion that they were drowned. North river loggers got over 1,600, 000 feet of logs below the falls during the late flood, and there is about 1,000, 000 feet above tbe falls to come down. Ten dozen bob-white quail have been received by tbe Rod and Gun Club in North Yakima. Tbey will not be turned loose until the winter is fully over and in tbe meantime they are re ceiving every attention. There are now said to be 116 appli cants for tbe office of fish commissioner to one who will get it. It seems in credible that forty-six ministers of the gospel should be among the number, says tbe Whatcom Reveille. An order, signed by Secretary of War Lain out, and approved by President Cleveland, has been received at the lo cal land office in Seattle whereby ilarrowstone point is reserved for bat tery purposes for high-power guns. This permanently establishes the point for military purposes. Robert Hughes and Elias Wilson were out hunting near Blaine last week. Wilson mistook Hughes for a deer and fired at bini. Tbe ball struck Hughes in tbe shoulder, making a pain ful flesh wound, and, after passing through his shoulder, struck and dented tbe barrel of hii gun. It was a lucky escape, and should prove a lesson to anyone who does not know what he is shooting at when he polls tbe trigger. Tbe tax levy on city property in Seat tle for 1897 bas been fixed at 11 mills for the old limits, or for tbe eight wards, and 8 mills for tbe new limits, or ninth ward. President Penrose, of Whitman col leg, bas addressed a letter to tbe peo ple of Wslla in reference to the Pear sous endowment and calls attention to the necessity of immediate action on the part nf those who are interested in seeing Whitman become one of tne fore most colleges in the country. CANADA WANTS HER FREEDOM. Sentiment Favoring lulonilant lo. rnmmit U Mpreeillug. Montreal, Deo. 14. Tbe strong un dercurrent of sentiment throughout Canada favorable to a separation from Great Britain and tho establishment of uu independent Canadian republio on this continent lias begun to take tan gible h..po. The organization of in dependence clubs has been in active progress during tho past five or six months und a convention bas been called to meet in tbis city in March next, with the object of federating all groups and clubs of tbe dominion. Until then the chief work will be to group individuals favoring the inde pendence movement throughout Can ada; that is, to effect the co-operation of all those who favor national inde pendence by paoiflo means. The Associated Press correspondent is informed that the movement is gain iug ground rapidly in tbe rural dis tricts, especially in Port Neuf, Drum moiid, Uranby and the most remote districts. Two organizers are travel ing in the interest of Canadian inde pendence clubs throughout Canadian centers in the United Status and in the eastern townships, where the idea seems to meet with great favor. An important meeting was held last night in Montreal. Tbe meeting was Fcorer, but the Associated Press obtain ed a oupy of the by-laws and constitu tion which were adopted. The pre amble, which is perhaps the most im portant part of tbe document, reads as follows: "Tbis association shall be known as the Independence Club of Canada, and shall be composed of all persons desir ous of obtaining political liberty and the independence of Canada. "Its objects shall be: "First The study of the Canadian people and of the resources of the coun try. "Second Tbe encouragement of true national spirit amongst the popu lation.. ''Third To obtain the liberty and independence of Canada by legitimate and paoiflo means." ; . ' v ELEPHANT TO BE EXECUTED. Famous "Gvpue;" Mint Suffer tbe Death Penalty for Her Crimes. ' Chicago, Deo. 14. Gypsey, the fa mous old cirous elephant which killed four keepers, is soon to suffer for hei terrible past at the bands of the exe cutioner. The monster, which has for the last several years been running tbe Harris Nickel-Plate cirous to suit her self, will be wiped off the earth with a stroke of lightning. Mr. Harris be lieves that Gypsey will be of more us tn humanity wben made into soap, so the animal will be electrocuted at Tat tersail's as soon as a date can be de rided upon. Gypsey is well known all over the United States, and is considered the most dangerous elephant in captivity. She has toured the country with the Harris combinations for ten years and is at present at the winter quarters of tbe cirons. Last winter the animal es caped from its home and caused great excitement on the West Side by run ning through the streets, damaging everything she came in contact with. Before she was captnred Frank Scott, her keeper, was killed, the elephant stepping on him and crushing out his life. Since then the bas bad a dozen keepers. The men stay a week and re sign rather than risk their lives in oar ing for the animal. Yesterday the last man in charge of Gypsey threw up his job and tbe big cirous man, who is unable to find another keeper, has been puking food into the animal with a clothes pole. Tiring of this, he has decided to turn Gypsey over to science and lightning. Manager Willis, of the Harris fhow, applied yesterday to i tbe collector tor a permit to eleotrooute the brute, providing the oity authorities thought there was enough electricity in the sky. If there is not, he deolares be will tap all tbe trolley wires in tbe city and send her to her fathers on the rapid-transit plan. THE SULTAN IS MAD. Protrati Againut President Cleveland's Language. New York, Dec. 14. A Washington special to the World ssje: President Cleveland has been called to aooonnt by the sultan of Turkey. An emphatic protest was made yesterday by the Turkish government against the lan guage used in tbe president's message to oongress respecting the massacre of Armenians and general conduct of the government towards the Christians in the empire. The situation is said to threaten a rupture of diploinutio rela tions between the United States and Turkey. Mustapha Bey, the Turkish minister, it is rumored at the state de partment, bas intimated that, if some amendments are not made by tbe presi dent, he will be obliged to ask for his papers and will return to Constanti nople. Plague Spreading In Kombav. Bombay, Dso. 11. Tbe bubonic nWue is snre-idini? everywhere. Tues- I O . a - day there were fifty-five fresh cases and ! thirty-seven deaths here. There have 1 been, in all, 1,126 cases and 804 deaths, j In railroad building across sandy ' deserts the French engineers are begin ning to employ iron ties. Cape Town, Deo. 14. Advices from Blantyre, tbe chief town of British Central Africa, dated October 25, an nounced the despatch of three Britiib column against 80,000 warriors undpr Chief Cnikns II, who invaded South west Nyassaland and burned tbe Brit ish missionary station besides maesa- creing tbe inhabitants of a number of villages. Tbe Portuguese at Tete have ! invited the oo operation of tbe British ! troops, which Litter only number about I 600. TREATY WITH ENGLAND. Tli Afbltmlloii NvgnllMilona are Draw lug lo mt Kml. Washington, Deo. 15 The negotia tioi s between the United Ktates and Great Britain for a treaty pf general ar bitration covering djtlwienues between the two Kugluh spunking uatious, present and prospective, bas advanced to a stage of completeness far beyond what the public has had reason to be lieve. Tbe purpusn of Secretary Oluey and Sir Julian Puuuottfute is to con clude the negotiation within the next three .weeks. All of the substantial features of the treaty have been agreed on. From the present status of the ne gotiations, it is believed the following will be the important terms of tbo treaty: First A term of five years from the day of the exchange of ratifications within which the treaty shall ba opera tive. Second A court of arbitration of six members, three to be drawn from the judiciary of the United States and three from tbe judiciary of Great Brit ain. Third The submission to this tri bunal of differences between the two nations now pending, or to arise with in the period of five years; this not to include tbe Behring sea question or the Venezuela question now before inde pendent, commissions, bnt to include the questou of the boundary between Alaska and British North America. The completion of this treaty will mark an important epoch in the rela tions between the two English-speaking peoples, and, in the judgment of those who have been most identified with its consummation, it will be the most important document of a peaoeful oharaoter in the history of tbeir mutual dealings. The president made a pass ing allusion to the subject in his recent message. - "FREE LAND." Tbe Title of V'r-amuhirt Written b Goyer.upr-lCleot Kogers. Taobma, Deb. 15. Governor-elect Rogers has issued a copyrighted pamph let containing about 2,200 words, and entitled "Free Land." . A oPT hai been sent tomembersdt tbe legislature, wbich"meet's next mouth. 'He takes tbe position that' free land is an "inalien able, , impresoriptable and indestruct ible" rigbt of man, and draws lessons from the freedom and enjoyment of tbe - Puyallup reservation Indians, wnioh he thinks results from their free, inalienalbe and untaxable homesteads. His position is supported by quotations from Emerson, Ingersoll and Seneca. , In conclusion; he proposes an amend ment to the state constitution, provid ing that real estate and usual improve ments, to a' value not to exoeed $3,600, ocoupied as a homestead by a private family, the head of which is a oitizen of the United States, and this state shall be forever exempted from all tax ation of every kind. The exemption is limited to homesteads. The pamphlet states that in no state would the amount exempted by the amendment exoeed 10 per cent of the total valuation. He says that suoh a plan enaoted.. into law "will prevent that fatal olash of the classes otherwise inevitable." The pamphlet concludes as follows: "County government should be abolished or reducud to tbe merest skeleton of what it is now. Township and municipal government can attend to local affairs; let tbe state be called in when necessary.' UP-TO-DATE CROOKS. Opening Seattle Safes Without the Cm ot Powder. Seattle, Deo. 15. Tbe oleverest safe cracking job ever perpetrated in this oity took place at an early hour this morning. The wholesale liquor house of F. A. Buck, on Washington street, was entered, the safe broken open by use of drills and wedges, and $500 in money, a gold watoh and some nuggets taken. Tbe entranoe to the building was gained through a rear door, which was opened with the aid of a jimmy. Either before or after turning tbis trick, the safe crackers entered tbe Queen City laundry, oa Fonrtb ave nue, broke open the safe and took $25 in coin. This is the first time safes 'have been orackad in tbis city without tbe aid of powder, and shows that up-to-dat . crooks are traveling about tbe Northwest. The polioe are working on a clew that may lead to the arrest of the offenders. A Keleiitliit Blown to Atoms. Londou, Deo. 15. A Times dispatch from Berlin says an explosion occurred Saturday afternoon in Moabite quarter, where tbe scientist George Isaao was experimenting with the manufacture of aoetyline. Isaao and three assist ants were blown to atoms. It is stated that Emperor William had intended to visit Isaao 's laboratory, as his experi ments had attracted the emperor's at tention. Remain Were Petrified. Warrensburg, Mo., Deo. 15. Wil liam W. White, an aorobat with W. W. Cole's circus, died here fifteen years ago, and was buried in a metallic coffin, in a private cemetery. Y ester-1 day relatives exhumed the body to bury it in tbe city cemetery and an examin- , ation showed that it was petrified. ; White was a brother of C. G. White, 1 city editor of the Sioux City JournaL : Chicago, Dec 16. With a deter mination to starve, Mrs. Anrnna An derson locked herself and 8-year old daughter, Freda, in their single living room at 342 West Chicago avenue last Tuesday, and both have existed there since without food or fueL Tonight tbe police, called to tbe scene by tbe negihbors, forced an entrance into the room and took mother and child to tbe station. The former, it is believed, is insane, and tbe latter was nearly starved. PORTLAND MARKETS. Prortuoe Market. FixiiiB Portland,' Paleni, Cascadia and Dayton, 14 60; Bullion county and WhitoLily, $4.40; gruhuui, (3.75; mi perline, 2 60 per barrel. Wheat Walla Walla, 808lc; Val ley, tU'tt 81c per bushel. Oats Choice white, 43(34c per bush el; choice gray, 4l(42c. Boiled oats are quoted as follows: Bag, 4.25(i$ 6.25 ; barrels, $4.60(7 ; casus, 3.75. Hay liuiuuiy, ll OJ per ton; cneat, 0.60C8; clover, o.u0(7.50; oat, $8.50 lift): wheat (7.50. Barley reud barley, 20.00 per ton; brewing, $12. Millstuvks bran. 115 00; shorts, $10.60; middlings, (23.00; rye, 00c percental. Bottkh Fancv creamery is quoted at 55c; fancy dairy, 35c; fair to good, 20(i22c. 1'otaiokb. California, 65e; Oregon, C0i4 70c per sack; sweets, 2c pur pound. Unions 85c per cwt Poultry Chickens, mixed. $1.60(3 2.00. bioilers, (1. 60200; geese, 0.00; turkeys, live, 10c; ducks, $2.00tg3.00 per dozen. Eoas Oregon, 30j per dozen. Cheese Oregon, 11c; California 8c; Young America, 12c pur pound. Yeuktaiilks Uarnc, new, 7c per pound; cubbugu, li-c per pound ; toma toes, 20c pur box. Hiring beans, 2) 03c per pound ; wax beans, 2i3c pur pound; cucuiuliers, 15w25c pur box; ei;g plant, $1.50 pur crate; corn, 10(d) 12u pur dozen; summer squash, 25c pur box ; green peppers, $1 pur box. 'luoi-iCAL i?uini Caliiornia iemons, fancy, are quoted at $3.00a4.00 per box ; bananas, $2.60 pur bunch ; Valencia late oranges, $4.6U(5.00; pineapples, $3.00 ("4.00 pur dozen. riiKsii Khuit California apples, $1.00 1.60; Oregon, (1 per box; crab apples, 06c J pears, 76(tti6e; prune, 2...c per pound ; Kalaway peaches, b0(476c ; Snake river and Indian, .Red, 70q per box;-watermelons, Rogue river, $1.00 pur dozen; California, $1.1'5 per' dozen ; anti-loupes, Oregon, tiUcl per crate; quinces, $' ; grapes, 40; 80c per., crate; Hungarian pluuis, 00c per'box ; egg, 1 SjC per pound ; Eastern Concord grapes, 3uc per basket. Uhird Fuuits Apples, .evaporatud, bleached, 4(u4l,ic; unbleached, 3)s4c; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 4d!6c; pears, sun a'ud eVa'porated, 60c; prunes, 3fe6c per pound; tigs. 10c pur pound. , ... .), ...... Wool Vallev.' 10c, per pound ; East ern Oregon, 08c.' ' Hops New crop, 010)c; old, 6c. Nuts Peanuts, 6(ftU)ac per pound for raw, 10c for roasted; cocoanu s, 00c pur' dozen; walnuts, 10(3 lie; pine nuts, 15jj hickory nuts, 7c; - chestnuts, 16c; Brazil, 12c; pecans, large, 14c j Jumbo, 10c; filberts, 12)vc; fancy, large, 14c; hard-shell, 8c; paper-shell, 1U 12c. . ;--' I'bovisions Portland paek : Smoked liauis are quoted at KIculOc per lb; picnic bams, 7c; boneless liauis, 7c; breakfast bacon, 10c: bacon, be; dry salt sides, 6c; lard, 6-pound pails, 7c; 10s, OJic; 60s, b?ic; tierces, 7c per pound. Hidkb Dry hides, No. 1, 10 pounds and upward, lOllc per pound; dry kip, No. 1, 6 to 10 pounds, 7c per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under 6 pounds, 13(.tl4c; dry salted, one-third lets than dry flint, baited bides, sound steers, 60 pounds, and over, tic : do, 60 to 00 pounds, 6c; do, under 50 pounds and cows, 34c; do, kip, sound steers, 16 to 30 pounds, 4c; do, veal, 10 to 14 pounds, 6c; do, calf, under 10 pounds, 5(t0c; green (un salted), lc per pound less; culls (bulls, stags, inotii-uateli, badly cut, scored, hair slipped, weather-beaton or grubby) one-third less. Bwsmvax 20(822 per pound. Tallow Prime, pur pound, 2g(g3c; No. 2 and grease, 2(2c. Merchandise Market. Salmon Columbia, river No. 1. tails, $1.25(31.00; No. 2. talis, $2.252.5J; fancy, No. 1, flats, $1.76(31.85; Alaska, No. 1, tails, $1.20(31.30; No. 2, tails, $1.90 2.26. Cord aq g Manilla rope, 1 4 -inch, is quoted at 8c; White sisal, hard twisted: Rope, 1'4-in. cir. and upward, ti.'c; rope, 12-tbread, U?4'c. bUOAB Uolden C, 4j!8c; extra C, 4c; dry granulated, 6c; cube crushed and powdered, tfc per pound; '4Q per pound discount on all grades lor prompt cash ; half barrels, 4o more than barrels; maple sugar. 15($lu per imwikI. Cokfek Mocha, 27(r31c pur pound; Java, laucy, 2lin)e; Costa Kica, 204 23,lsc; Caracal, 22l.j(n25c; fcialvaiior, 10 (a2o; Arbuckle, (17.0; Lion, $17.05; Columbia, (17 06 per crse. Rice Island, 4(5o' Japan, 4l4 6c; New Orleans. 4 4 c. "" Coal . oil Cases, 19c; barrels, 17Kc; tanks, 15!tc per gallon. Wheat Bags Calcutta, (4.25(3 4.37 for July and August deliveries. Meat Market. Bssv Gross, top steers, (2.35; cows, $1.75(t 2.M); dressed beef, 34(g6s per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers, $2.00; ewes, $2.00; dressed mutton, 4c per pound. Vcal Net, small, 5a5!c; large, 4c per pound. rioos Gross, choice, heavy, $3.00.3 8.25 : light and feeders, $2.10; dressed, $J.60a3.75 perewt SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS Potatoes Garnet Chile, '0(550c', Salinas Burbanks, 60(a75c; harlv Rose, 4050c; River Burbanks, 26tu3cc; sweets, 75t1.00 pur rental. Oniokb 4i)(o50c per sack for yellow, 35c for pickle. Eoas btore, 32'330c; ranch, 38c; ducks, 20 per di zen. Cnx rancy. mild, new, 11(312;; fair to good, IM10:: Voonif Ame ica, ll12c: tastern. J314 per pound. Wool ran Joaquin and Southern toast, poor, 45; do good, run Joaquin foothill, good to choice, 6(ij 7c; do yeai's fleece, 4r5,e.; va,iB, heavv. Oiu7c: do. cIjoh. 8 8Jfc; North ern, choice, 10llc per pound. Hay Wheat, $8Pl)311 wheat and oat, (710; out, 62-1 barley, 7 00 8 60; alfalia, first crop. 4fin do second crop. $fi 6l(96.6U: clover, (0(g8; stock, $4.50(6 50; per ton. Yeoktables By tomatoes, 2540c; liay c ucum tiers, 25(2 40c per b x: pick Is. st. Deeper poii"d; bay Ueli. 2H(22fir; vg plant, 2-i(840c; AUiu-cIa coin, tl: BrkleT, An, 6'J(G"e pr crate; green perprs, 25(a50c; gr.-n okra, 40 I 75c per box; Liuiarani',60'7-V ntiing beans, $1 per sack; garlic, l2o per pound. I 1 Fly Wheel for Farm Ue. A ny wheel Is often serviceable on the farm, for helping keep tho churn In regular motion, or tbe baud separa tor, or the L'flinlstone. whore oTte-uiust grind by using a treadle for foit power. In the latter case, a fly wheel will c:uw tho stone to run very evc-itly. Our sketch shows a cast-off. hcvy, farm cartwheel, mounted and real? for busi ness. Small strips of hnrd ood screw ed to tbe rim keep the band from com Ing off. The plan of sctrtwunthe wheel Is plainly shown In the lllustm- - tlou. Where the rim of the wueel useti Is of sufficient thickness, the old Iron tire can be removed nnd a very thlpk, but narrow, tire put upon both edgea of the rim,, leaving a chance for tho bnnd to. run between them. In the case of u ca;st-off cartwheel 'this plan would nnswer admirably. American Arrleulturlst. . .'.';' f . Fnll Plowiasr the Garden. Tbe gnnlon Is the richest part of the farm, and also the part where it is most important to have an early and well fertilized seed bed. There is of course some waste of fertility caused by fall plowing, as It exposes a larger surface to be washed nnd blown away in win ter. But the loss Is less In tbe garden than it is on wide fields more exposed to the winds. If the garden is plowed It should be left as light and rough as possible, This Is best secured by very late nlowinir. either just before the ground freezes, or better still, after the frost bus penetrated an Inch or more deep, leaving a crust to bold up the fur row. In a dry winter the soil will freeze through aud through a number of times and bo In excellent tilth in the spring. The only failure of this plan comes when the winter aud spring are very wet, and there Is no underdrain to car ry off surplus water. But even then the plowed surface left ns rough ns possible will dry out ns quickly ns n uaked surface left flat, 11s It is niter har vesting garden crops, and yet porous enough to absorb nil the rains nnd melt ing snows that fall upon It. American Cultivator. A Farm Gato. I have used several gates made n" the one shown In the accompanying Il lustration. They are light, cheap ond give good satisfaction. Construct It any desired height mid any reasonable length. The end pieces, brace nnd one piece running horizontally, a a a a, are 2x4 pine; the upright, b, Is a 1x0 board; ccccc nre wires tightly stretched; d Is the gate post and e, a chain used In stead of a top hinge. Such a gate an swers all ordinary purposes quite as lloMKMADK FLY WHEEL. lX n e ' u well as a heavy affair that Is almost certain to sag and get off Its hinges. -Joel Mann, in Orange Judd Farmer. Farm implements. It Is doubtless truu that It costs more In these days to stock a farm with tools and Implements than It did In olden times, when prices of most farm pro ducts were as high. If not higher, than now. Yet, despite the cost, the new Implements do so much better work that farmers find them a necessity. AH the more, therefore, they should take good care of them wben bought. More tools rust by exposure to wind and mins than are worn out in actual use. Tbe saving of money by keeping Imple ments housed is tbe most profitable economy tbe farmer can practice. Graining I'nor Cow,, It Is rather discouraging to a farmer wbo bas bought a new cow for milk and butter to And wben be begins to feed her that ber feed goes to Inside fat rather tban to milk and butter. But It la always well lo face unpleasant facts, and make the best of them. If some dealer bas stuck you with that kind of a cow it Is letter to know It. and keep ou feeding until the cow is fit for the butcher, thnn to reiluco food and lose more, keeping the cow thin In flesh by poor feeding, nnd thereby losing money several years Instead of one. Wood for a Year Ahrail. Every fanner who burns wood even pnrtlnlly for heating nnd cooking should as early In the winter ns possi ble cut ami pile enough wood to Inst a whole yenr. This will snvo many com plaints during the summer, and be much easier done now than In warm weather. Besides, dry wood burna without the waste of heat, always lost In turning Its sap Into steam. When using green wood, chips and small limbs will dry out more quickly than will the body of the tree, especially lr rtb small llinbs are spilt lantteroulPtuu' In Meadowa, Late lu the full is a 'jfornl Uine to clear meadows of stoues that are llkeTy-toln- lurv next year's mowing. ,More or lea of these nre thrown out at every mow- itio- tune when the wire rake runs over tll0 an(l t0 gather theliay. . A lhl wn,, 8mall enougb'to get Into tne now- er 1 : kulv5STttunjloc more damage thaa a' much bigger Sttrootbnt the driver will see nnd avoid or thuT"tb.JniTe will Jolt over or throw one side wlthoo' injury. Palry llota. Always strain tbe milk as soon as drawn.. ... - Quantity of milk Is no criterion to go by as to ins value. A traveling dairy school Is doing good' work In: England. The demand for poor butter is always) oversujiplied,' hence it sella for poor prices.' ' . ' ' There isn't one cow In fifty but what might do better In milk yield If she had more to eat and drink. It does not pay to raise scrub stock. Sell the scrubs and get well-bred ani mals; This is a good year to make th change, while prices are low. t cream is kept at 75 degrees for eight hours, and is then allowed to cod gradually for four hours, It will usually, be ripe for churning. There -are about 17,000,000 cows iV this country, or one to every four In habitants; one cow, however, furnishes the milk, butter and cheese for more than four persons, as large quantities of dairy products are exported. The Carrie Strawberry. This Is a seedling of Ilaverland, orit Inated In 1800 by M. T. Thompson, off Ucnrlco County, Va. It baa been testedi from Canada to. Texas and found to be ns productive as . Its parent, alsolarg-1 er, firmer and better color, not bet ing quite so light color with a little more foliage and li ft long season berry with a better flavor than Ilaverland. It Is a pistillate varlc-'" ty, ripening about the time of tbe par ent. Its shape Is conical, scarlet color and Is wouderfully productive and promises to supersede Its parent Farm and Home. Aatrlcnlturul Atom. A potato grower writes that be caa grow potatoes profitably at 10 cents a bushel. The best farm Institutes are held in diilry sections, which speaks well for the Intelligence of the dairymen. , The Russian thistle Is perhaps the easiest killed of any weed that grows. rreveut It from going to seed, and tbe work Is done. Intensive farming might properly be 'mied a new Industry, from the tatt that there are so few engaged In It. It Is an Industry which coinuituds Itself te every practical farmer, nnd there Is more money In It ban In any system of tbe old style. ( An injunction has been applied for to restrain the agricultural department from the free distribution of seeds. Seedsmen claim that It is Injurious tov their business. The Injunction caa easily be set aside by tbe Coverumeut. however, by purchasing its seed fron tbe enjoining firm. Horticultural Hinta. Tut an extra covering on the vegeta ble pits after the ground freezes. Never let manure come In contact with the roots of any plant or tree when, planting It Clean off the asparagus beds nnd glv It n good coat of well-rotted manure. Next spring sprinkle well with salt. "Heeling" Is a term used to designate the temporary burying of tbe roots of trees or plants In earth or other mate rial. When planting our trees for wind break always plant evergreens. Tbey are a little bit slow at first, but tbey will pay In tbe long run. Tbe trouble with farmers as a rule. Is, tltat they do not pay enough atten tion to little things, such as tbe vegeta ble and small fruit garden. These lit tle things pay. A method of nickeling wood has been devised by the German chemist Lang beln, the wood being covered by a thin coating of metal by either .a dry or wet process. tip! 1