MAIM ItKHI II AH I;
SIX MASKED MtiN COMMIT DAH
INQ IJOUUEHY IN 8T. LOUI8.
National .Slock Yards Hank ilnlcrtd and $..
000 In Coin mil Currency Secured
Worked on I lit Vaulli Willi Explosives
lor Nine llouri-Olllctn Have Clewi
and Arrcili are Expected,
Ht. I.oiiIh, Jiiii. II. Hlx muHked men
untorod tint National Stock Yards
Hank mil tli of ICiiHt Ht. LoiiIh, 111., hint
night mill nrtiir choking "ml guggmg
llio two night wiitchmun mill tlio llio
in it 11 at tlio iitomn plant unit blowing
l)IUM till) VIltlllH Willi dylllllllllO, HII-
curoil JGOOO In coin mill currency, with
which tlioy decamped curly toiluy.
From 7 o'clock hint night until I n. m.
tlwy wiiro ut work on tliu viiiiIIh with
out lining Inteirfurcxl with. Tim nntlrii
ICumI Ht. I.oiiIh police force, nlilnil hy
flie Ht. I.oiiIh police, urn ;iiiirll rij; "II
itvimuoH of vhciipu hut iih yet hnvo oh
tiilmtil no cIiim to tliu wliuri.'iiliontH of
the robboiH who, It Ih believed, ohciipuiI
on horseback.
Tho loliliui-H overpowered tlio two
night wiitcliinim nml Ihu llroiniin. Tlioy
woro lioiiml nml kiikkciI mid platuil in
llio rointioMliiK loom of tlio Dally Na
tional Stock YhhIh Itopmlor.
About inlilnlKlit o if tlio rolilium
wan loft to guard llio three cuptlvo.
whllu tliu otlmr tlvo wont Into tlio
hank, which In hunted on tlio Hi Ht
Moor of tlio Exchange IlilllillliK. near
the center. With nltroglycerlno Hie
I'oIiIiuih blow open tlio Htool doors of
llio vault. Thorn doom mo of a iloiililo
thtcknoHH of Mcol anil wuro shuttered
nml tlio lmnlvH luiokH anil papers
lilown Into hIiioiIh. Entering tlio vault,
tho IiIk xtool Hiifo, with quadruple
plato doom, wan noxt encountered.
Tho plates woro drilled ami a charge
of nitroglycerine lnortoil. Tho oxplo
Hlon destroyed moro IiooUh anil import)
nml Hcattiiroil alioiit $000 In koM ami
Hllvcr upon tho floor. Thin money wan
not tnkim hy tho intilmm.
Tho rohhorH, who worn all marikcil,
nppmirod to bo middle-aged niori nono
of them, unilor 35 yoara of uo. Tho
lender, n inan about 40 wiih tall ami
Hlonilor, prolmhly hIx fuel two IncheH.
with a nnllow complexion, Hhnrt brown
miintncho nml hlnck oyoH.
In addition to tho $.1000, tho robberH
Hocurod .rr0 left with tlio hank by
AHHliitant roHtmiiBter HuhIiiicII. of tho
lock ynnlH. TIiIh Ih tho hank whoso
oincon recently woro out n warrnnt
charging Thcoiloro DuildleHtoiiu, tho
nriHlHtmit cttHhlor, with mnbozzllng
12,000. (
Tho pollro of both cities nro In
voHtlgntlng tho robbory, nml It Ih hiiIiI
xoino HoiiHiitloiuil arroHtH will bo tniiilo
before nlKht.
NEW SHELL INVENTED.
Contalni Nltro Glycerine and tlai Proven to
Be Very Destructive.
Oaklmuin Cal., Jan. 8. H. C. Pcttln
gnll, of thlB city, Iibh Invented a nltro
glyrrrlno projcctllo, which. If the
rlnliim of tho Inventor bold good will
provo of groat Importance. Tho mech
anism of tho Invention la n nocrct, and
cPttlugell la now ii"Kotlatlng with the
United States government for the sate
of the dovlco. Tho matter will bo con
Hldered by tho ordnanco ilopartmont
today.
Tho Invention, Pcttlngoll snyB, Ih a
xhell that will enrry without tho IoiihI
ronciiHHlon from CO to 200 poiiniln of
glycnrlno oil iih fnr na tho ordinary
nholl enn bo fired by ordinary modern
ordnance. Tho concussion necpHsary
to project tho shell, ho snyH, Ih by hla
dovlco rolloctod back to tho bIiIoh of
(ho shell, ho that tho glycorino oil In
not disturbed In tho least.
Thanki of Congress to Schley.
Washington, Jan. 0. KoprcBonln
tlvo Hooker, of MIbhIbhIppI, today In
troduced a Joint resolution reciting
that Cominodoro Schley was tho bo
nlor odlcor In command at the bnttlo
of Santiago; that ho was In nbaoluto
command at that lmttlo, and la "en
titled to tho crodlt duo to such com
manding odlcor for tho glorious vic
tory which resulted In tho totnl de
struction of tho Spanish ships." Tho
resolution provides for tho thanks of
congress to Admiral Schloy mid the
officers and men under Ills command.
Receiver for Buffalo Cxpoiltlon,
Huffalo, Jan. 9, It having boon
found Impossible to unlto tlio creditors
of tho 1'nn-A.morlcan oxposlton, the
FIdollty Trust Compnny, representing
tho first mortgage bondholders, en
tered n BummoiiB and complaint today
beforo tho supremo court, asking that,
a receiver bo appointed to tako charge
of tho nffalis of tho company. Of the
Issuo of $Si,500,000 In flrst-mortgugo
bonds, $150,000 Is still unpaid.
The Dewey Prize Caiei.
Washington, Jan. 9. Tho honrlng of
tho prlzo cases on appeal from tho
dlBtrlct Biipreino court, Involving tho
nuoBtlon of tho amount of prlzo monoy
duo Admiral Dowoy for tho victory at
Mnnlla, was sot today for hearing
noxt month by tlio district court of np-
poals,
Tobacco 1'actory Burned.
niohmond, Vn., Jan. 9, Tho tobacco
factory of Cameron & Cnnioron was
practically destroyed by flro tonight.
Lobs $150,000.
EIGHTY-FOUR MILLIONS.
Census Report I'lacei United Staid I'nurlli
In the World.
Washington, Jan. II. Tlio coiihiih
liiiroaii today IhhiioiI a roiort announc
ing that tho population of tho entire
United HlatoH .Including all outlying
POHhohhIoiih, wiih 8l,2.'i:i,0li!) 111 tho COII
HIIH year 11)00. TIiIh Ih Itemized iih fol
io wh:
Continental United HtatcH or
United HlatoH proper 75,091175
Philippine! C,0i;i,39
I'm to Itlco !l0:i,2:il
Hawaii 154,001
AhiHkil 03,5(12
(liiitm 9,000
American Hit 1110:1 0,100
I'erHoim In tho military ami
naval Korvlco of the United
HtntoH outnldo of the ter
ritory of tho United HtntoH
pioper 91,219
TIioho llguroH a to biiHod on the enu
meration of Juno I, 1900, The report
HIiyH!
"A connilH of the I'hlllppltlo IhIiiiiiIh
wiih In progri'HH In 1800, when the In
Hiirrectlon broke out nml retuniH for
over two-flftliH of the population weio
found Htored In Manila. TIicho wore
carefully tabulated, and tho forego
ing oHtlmnto Ih IiukoiI upon the roHiill.
The llgureH for I'orto Itlco are taken
f 1 0111 the ceiiHUH of 1899 mailo by the
war department In coiiRiiltntlou -with
tho centum olllce. The llgurcH for Ha
waii mid AIiihIiii and for pemoim
abroad In the military and naval Her
vlro 11 1 1) fiom the results of tho
twelfth coiihiih. Those from (Itinm nro
mi OHtltaate made In 11 report of the
war ilepattmeiit, and that from Aitieil
can Samoa an cHtlmate reported to
tho cenHiiH olllce ny the acting secre.
tary of tho navy.
"The total population of the United
Htaten at tho clone of the nineteenth
century wiih about 81.250.000. Ah the
population of tho United Stilton at the
beginning of tho century wiih about
5.3.').t,000 the nation Iihh grown nearly
Hlxteen fold In too yenrH.
"There nro but threo countrloH
whlf-lt now have 11 greater population
than tho United Htaten, namely, Chlnn,
the IlrltlHli omplro mid tho IUihhIiiii
empire."
HAWAII MUST CUT EXPENSES.
Only Way to Avoid an Extra Sculon ol the
Legislature.
Honolulu, Jan. 2, via San Francisco.
Jan. 8. At 11 meeting of tho oxoetitlvo
council UiIh morning It was decided
that a general reduction of the Hcnlo
of oxpcndlturoH In the various govern
ment departmentH would be iioccHHary
In order to run tho government with
out getting funds by an extra BCHHlon
of tho leglHlaturo. A Hchedulo for tho
next threo months wns ngreod upon
to govern all the heads of depart
mentH. The Homo Union) and Homo
Republicans continue to agitato for
tin extra hchhIoii.
VohhoIh arriving hero report unusu
nlly rough wenther, and Honolulu has
been visited by a heavy trade wind of
moro than ordinary velocity for some
dnyH. Tho Hhlp CharloB H. Moody nr
rived on the 27th, after n voyage of
twenty-tlvo dnyH, from I'ugot Sound,
during which bIio lost eleven nails.
Tho ship lleujamln Sownll, bound for
Austrnlln from I'ugct Sound, has put
In hero for water, after 11 terrlblo ex
perience of fifty-four dnyH nt sen. She
had nine Halls cnrrlcd away, and her
ileckn wero so wiihIiciI by sens that
her wntor supply was partly spoiled.
Sho ban been found to bo leaking
slightly, and a board of Biirvey hue
been appointed to examine her before
sho leaves Honolulu. Tho Ilrltlsli ship
Langdnlo arrived today after a voyage
of 151 days from London. Sho lost 1
Bailor named Tudor Andora during
rough weather off tho Horn.
DAD FOR THE CANAL.
Strong Feeling Agalmt Nicaragua Routt ai
Kciult of Panama Offer.
Washington, Jan. 10. A very strong
tide hns -eon setting ngnlnst definitely
flxlng tho Nicaragua route In tho pro
posed Isthmian canal legislation, Tho
ilcbato In tho house has been tho sur
prise to thoso favoring Nicaragua bo-
ciuibo so many men, champions of tho
canal, have given heed to tho now of-
for of tlio I'anamn Canal company. It
wiih stated tonight that If tho dobntc
should run much longer In tho liouso,
thoro Is a prospect that tho Morris
amendment would bo adopted. In tho
senate tho talk Is decidedly In favor
of considering tho now offer of Pnnn-
ma, and there Is a fooling among tho
friends of tho Nicaragua bill that tho
seutimont hns grown so strong that
It will result In rofcrrlng tho whole
question back to tho commission for
further report, nnd that Bomo proposi
tion Ilka tho Morris aniondniont will
bo adopted. Thoro Is somo possibil
ity that legislation may bo dofoated,
although tho sontlmont for n canal
la so strong that It Is Insisted that
this congroBs ennuot adjourn until
somo canal Is defliiltoly authorized,
oven If a further roport Is rccolvcd
from tho commission.
Cuban Election Returns.
Hnvann, Jan, 9. Full roturns from
tho elections hold In Cuba Docombor
31 will not bo in boforo tho ond of
January. In nil of the Cuban provinces
oxcopt tho province of ruorto Prln-
clpo, tho senators and roprosontntlvcs1
will no adherents or 'iomas Hstrnua
I'alma, tho prosldont-oloct of Cuba.
Will Not Ailed Nicaragua Bill.
Washington, Jan. 8. Tloprosontnttvo
Hopburn, chairman of tho lntorstnto
and forolgn commorco commlttoo, hns
boon ndvlsod by tho Bocretnry of stnto
of cablo notification concerning tho
wllllngnoss of tho Panama Company
to sell Its proporty, otc, to tlio United
Stntos for $10,000,000, but ho says that
this will In no way affect tho progress
of tho ponding bill, which, ho says,
will pasa by an overwhelming ma
jority. '
BARS OUT (JJIJNK8E
OILL WHICH WILL 8OON BE IN-
TflODUCED IN CONGHE88.
The Meature li the One Agreed Upon hy the
Pacific Coatt Senalori and Representa
tives It Is Much More Comprehensive
Than Any Previous Measure, and Its Op.
crallon Is to He Perpetual,
WiiHhltigioii, Jan. 8. The HoiiutorH
and roprcKontntlveH of tho Pacific
Count who have been considering a bill
for CIiIiioho exclusion have perfected
11 ineiiHiiru which will bo Introduced
ill both Iioimch in it few dnyH. It in
much more compreheuHlvo than .any
IiIIIh that liavo been proHonted hereto
fore oil UiIh subject, m out of which
Hlmply provide for exclusion of CIiI
iioho or ro enacting the Oeiiry law.
The bill under coiiHldoruliou coutalnH
forty-live piigeH. It iIoch not limit It
Holf to any term of yearn, iih did the
deary act, but, If punned In ItH present
form, would bo perpetual, unless re
pealed. Tho bill declares that all Chinese
other than cltlzeiiH of the United
States, or thoHo residing In the United
StatoH under the prcHont treaty with
China, Hhull bo retimed admission, ami
returned to the country whence they
emtio at the expense of the transporta
tion company bringing them. Trans.
imitation compauioH bringing Chinese
to the United States Hhall detain them
until their right of admission shall
have been UHcertalned. Penalties lire
provided for not complying with the
provisions of the act, flOOU and one
year's ImprlHonmont being the mini
mum, with a liability to forfeiture of
the vessels violating any of tlio pro
visions of the law.
The only Chinese persons permitted
to enter the United States under the
act are those who have become citi
zens by tali tli ami naturalization und
oIIIcIhIh of tho Chinese' government,
toachi-rH, HtudentH, iiierchmitH, travel
oni for pleasure or curiosity, returning
laborers, who must have certificates,
or domiciled merchants. Chinese com
ing iih heretofore enumerated must
have ccrtlllcatCB with 11 photograph at
tached. The secretary of tho treasury
Ih to ask the Chinese government for
the list of names of all olllclals other
than diplomatic nnd consular olllcors
who desire to visit the United States.
Several sections are devoted to pro
viding how Chinonc laborers shall be
registered and provided with ccrtlfl
eatoH when returning to this country.
CertlllcatcH for any Chinese laborers
are not good after such laborer hag
been absent two years. Domiciled
merchants nro compelled to file annu
ally a full and complete report of the
nnturo and character of.thcir business,
to better identify them. No Chinese,
except diplomatic or consular offi
cers, arc allowed to enter the United
StatcB at any other ports than San
KranclBCO, Port Townsend. Wash.;
Portland, Or.; Iloston, New York, Now
Orleans, Honolulu, San Juan and Ma
nila, or Biich other ports na the secre
tary of the treasury may designate.
Porta may bo designated on the Cana
dian or Mexican boundary after con
tracts have been made with tho trans
portation companies to comply with
tho act.
COMPENSATION FOR SAMOANS.
They Receive $4,200 From the United Statu
for Guns Delivered Up Last Year.
Tutulla, Samoa, Dec. 20, via San
Francisco, Jan. 8. Tho government
has paid out $4200 as compensation for
guns delivered up by tho natives thlB
year. At a recent district meeting
of tho natives, a resolution was passed
asking tho commnndant to Increase
tho native tax. Tho resaon attributed
was that tho taxes should Incrcaso in
proportion to the prosperity of the
placo under American rule.
Following tho example set by Chief
Leiato in road-ranking, ptlicr tribes
hnvo started to Improvo tho roads In
their towns, In Pngo Pago especially,
after waiting for tho government to
act, tho chiefs havo taken tho matter
up themselves, and nro now forming
11 road around tho bay. Their dllllculty
commences when they havo cut
thrdugh land owned by whites, who
mako objections, and plnco obstacles
In tho wny of rond-maklng.
An epidemic of Influenza has been
passing over tho Islands, and many
deaths havo occurred.
Tho Mormona of Tutulla gave an ex
hibition of tho work of their Snmonn
pupils attending tho schools, last night
nt Pago Pngo. (lovornor Snbreo at
tended, and nt the closo of tho per
formance was presented with n walk
ing enno mudo out of a ploco of wood
from tho Ill-fated Trenton.
Anarchist Plots In Spain.
Madrid, Jan. 8. Tho pollco havo
discovered traces of nnarchlst plots
In tho towns of Jerez do la Frontora,
Alcada do los Gnsules and Archos do
la Frontora, In tho Province of Cadiz.
Forty-nino nrrosts wero mndo.
Pardon for Prisoners.
Washington, Jan. 8. On recommen
dation of tho Cuban secretary of jus
tlco, Governor Oonornl Wood has
granted full pardons to twonty-seven
prisoners conllnod In tho Jails of the
Islands. Ho nlso has granted partial
pardons to Manuel Loronzo Forcnde
nnd Enrlnuo Caglgaa Junco, Impris
oned for tho crlmo of falsifying oftlctal
documents, Tho Audloncla, of Ha
vana, on July 20, 1901, sontonccd them
to imprisonment for fourteen yoar&,
oight months and ono day. This hns
now boon conunutod to "absolute per
petual disqualification" and ImprlBon
mont during threo montliB.
Judge Ide Succumbs to Hard Work.
Washington, Jan. 8. Seerotnry Root
has boon Informed that Judgo Ide, of
tho Plilllpplno commission, Is HI from
nn nttnek of dysontory, and lias gone
to Japan to rocuporato. Ho Is tho sec
ond mombor of tho commission to
succumb to hard work under trying
cllmntlo conditions. Judgo Tnft, civil
governor of tho Philippines, Is now on
his wny homo on tho transport Qrnnt,
for tho bonoflt og his health, nnd nlso
to confer with tlio prosldont and the
socrotnry of war.
HELL 18 NOT 80 GENTLE.
Is Conducting a Vigorous Campaign to Quell
the Rebellion In Luzon.
Manila, Jan. 8. General J. Franklin
Hell Is conducting it vigorous cam
paign In IlntnngiiH Province, Kvery
available soldier Ih In tho Held. The
col urn iih under tho command of Col
onelH Wlnt and Dougherty uro doing
excellent work mid driving the Flllpi
iion In nil directions. A number of
tlio latter nro fleeing to 4'uyabaH
Provliu e, where the native constabu
lary are rendering valuable assistance
In capturing men und rlllcH.
The ndvocatOH of peace ut Manila
deprecate tho Htorn rneaHiiroH om
ployed by General Hell. In reply
Oonoial Hell says that these peaco ad
vocates have had numerous oppor
tunities to use their Influence, uh they
have been given passes through tho
American lines almost for the asking,
and that It has been afterward proved
that they often only went through tho
lines for the purpose of assisting the
Insurrection. General Hull says that
tho best pence method now Ih a rigor
ous warare until tho Insurrection In
completely subdued.
The arrest of members of tho weal
thy Lopez family and the confiscation
of their steamers and rice, as well us
tho arrest of threo members of the
religious corporations, who woio
known to bo Instigators of tho Insur
rection, Iiiih had an excellent effect
upon the natives.
Conditions In the Island of Samar
tiro Htill unsatisfactory owing to the
ill III eu ty of finding tho Insurgent-,.
Cupt. Schoeffel, of tho Ninth Infantry
(who wuh wounded In n severe hand-to-hand
light last month at Uapdap,
Samar Island, betwen 18 men'of Com
pany I'', of his regiment, und a large
force of holomcn), bus practically re
covered from tho effects of his
wound. In nn otrtclnl report of the
encounter, it Is said that Schoeffel
killed three men before he received
bis wound, mid that the remnants of
the detachment of 18 men were saved
by his personal courage and daring.
Tho civil authorities say that the
Island of Leyto Is now perfectly peace
ful. On tho other hand, tho military
authorities consider Leyto to bo dan
gerous on account of its proximity to
Samar, if for no other reason.
TREATY OF EXTRADITION.
Has Been Signed by Secretary Hay and Dan
ish Minister Brun.
Washington Jan. 8. Secretary Hay
and M. Constantln limn, the Danish
minister to tho United States, today
signed a treaty of extradition between
the United States and Denmark. This
particular treaty was drafted during
Secretary Oresham's administration
of tho state department, but was not
completed then, owing to the objec
tion of President Cleveland to any
oxtrndltion tronty that did not permit
a country to deliver up its own citi
zens under extradition proceedings.
Denmark would not agree to surren
der her citizens to tho United' States,
and tho treaty waa allowed to remalu
In nbeyanco until recently, when, find
ing that the United States had mndo
several treaties without tlio objection
able provision, Denmark reneved the
negotiations that ended today m the
signing of tho treaty. Ab It will go to
the Senate for approval, the conven
tion Is silent on the surrender of a
country's own citizens.
PEKIN IN GALA ATTIRE.
Foreign Ministers Will Not Witness the Re
Entry of the Court
Pekln, Jan. 8. Tho Chinese capital
on tlio ove of the court's return pre
sents nn animated and gaudy scene
never beforo witnessed In Its history.
AH tho palaces, pagodas and temples
havo been ropalred and painted to
form a glittering spectacle Hundreds
of Chinese ofQcInts, clad In furs and
embroidered silks, rldo about the
streets of Pekln, and parties of for
eign soldiers bent upon sigh-seeing,
roam everywhere. Thousands of new
soldiers from the Province of Shan
Tung, who nro finely uniformed nnd
equipped with modern weapons, en
tered Pokln this morning and marched
through Legation street.
Tho foreign ministers hnvo decided,
In consideration of recent events, not
to witness tho re-entry of tho court.
Negotiations concerning tho Man
churlan treaty await tlio arrival of the
court.
WANTS A NAVAL STATION.
Porto Rico Alarmed Ltst It Should Be Lo-
cated at St Thomas.
San Juan, Porto Itlco, Jan. 9. Tho
Porto Hlcan leglslatlvo assembly has
adopted a Joint resolution, urging tho
establishment of a United Statca na
val station In Porto Hlcan wnters, nnd
offering to codo tho possession of any
proporty, buildings and appurtenances
belonging to tho government of Porto
Itlco thnt may bo required nnd neces
sary for tho construction of. a naval
station, leaving tho adjustment of tltlo
thereto to subsequent legislation. It
is recommended that Porto Itlcan mu
nicipalities malco similar offers. The
polloy of tho Insular govornmont has
heretoforo been to claim tho lands,
tho titles of which woro disputed by
tho fedornl and Insular governments,
hoping to sell them to tho navy depart
ment. Porto Itlco Is now alarmed lest
tlio nnval station bo located at St.
Thomas, D. W. I.
Endowment for Medical College.
Chicago, Jan. 8. An endowmont of
$1,000,000 has boon given by Mr. and
Mrs. Harold McCormlck, of Chicago,
to found a medical Institution which
will bo known ns tho Momoiinl Insti
tute for Infectious Diseases, ns a trlb
uto to tlio momory of their Httlo son,
John Itockefollor McCormlck. who
dlod of scarlet fovor a year ago. At,
presont, provision una been mndo only
for oxporlmoiit work covorlnc a norlod
of flvo years.
Convenience In Hwlnc-Keepllilt.
For it door which may bo nttnehed to
nny hog house whose lumnteH nre In tho
habit of breaking down the usual bar
riers, null heavy planking to clentH
placed on the Inside nnd use Ktroiig
strap hlngeH. For ordinary fastening,
strong Iron hooks nt top and bottom
will miHwer. although. If necessary,
ndded security mny lie had by placing n
strip of heavy planking across the door
resting In strap Iron nlots. A Hinall
house hnH been found useful nnd com
fortable where numbers of young pigs
are raised, nnd It Is desirable to let
them have all the exercise they wish.
A number of these Hinall house may
be built of rough lumber and covered
with building paper. They are placed
nt convenient places and covered, on
the windy side, with com stalks, waste
straw or other handy material to make
them more comfortable. A-good ar
rangement Is to construct n rough fence
so that tho strnw covering placed on the
sides and top will be inside the fence
and the opening of the house Into the
yard. Ten or a dozen stnnll pigs can
occupy one of these small houses with
comfort and will thrive. Indianapolis
News.
Old I'rlnclplcH In KnrmliiK.
While it Is undoubtedly true that
farmers have learned much about farm
ing during lute years that has material
ly helped them In making the form pay
better rcturns.-lt is also true, I11 many
cases, that they are getting away from
some of the fundamental principles of
correct farming. The tendency to sell
ns much as possible from the farm Is
too strong nnd too far-reaching. Time
wns when sales from the farm were
made ouly nfter provision bnd been
made for the living and comfort of the
occupants, human and animal. Then,
too, the soil was considered, and If It
needed anything produced on the farm
It was furnished. These things well
provided for, the surplus. If nny, wns
sold. As a result the stock was well
fed and the manure went to Improvo
tho soil. True, there was not so much
ready cash handled as now, but there
were fewer things for which cash was
needed, for everything needed that
could be produced on the farm was so
produced. It is admitted that In this
age, when things are deemed necessi
ties that were formerly thought luxu
ries, more rendy cash Is needed, but, nt
least, we can so arrange things In farm
ing that the cash Is not obtained at tho
expense of the animals or the vitality
of the farm.
UhIiik Abandoned Pastures.
In many sections of the country, but
perhaps moro largely in the East, one
will Hud on the farms Acids which had
been used for pasture uutll they wero
no longer profitable for that purpose
and not thought worth breaking up and
rc-seedlng. Eight out of every ten of
such pastures could be turned Into fer
tile fields by proper hnndllug. One ex
cellent plan for doing this Is to break
up this pasture, manuring It as heavily
as oilo can afford, and plant to corn.
Cultivate tho corn several times during
the growing period nnd sow. In August
or September, to some cover crop. The
following spring plant to potatoes. Fu
ture crops should bo according to fer
tilizing nnd what 0110 wishes to grow.
The main point In this Item Is to call
attention to tho value of these aban
doned pastures for tho llrst crop of
corn. Enlugh corn mny bo grown to
carry a herd of pigs to a profitable
market and nt an expense that will
hardly bo felt. Exchange.
Ail Kcouomlcul Itatlou,
Wuero there Iu fair stock of clover
hay on hand, and an abundance of
corn stover, cows may bo fed very
economically on n ration of ten pounds
of clover hay, fifteen pounds of corn
stover, cut or shredded If tho latter,
tho clover ration may bo reduced one
quarter four pounds of wheat bran,
four pounds of corn meal and one
pound of oil meal a day. This Is not a
heavy ration, and probably would not
do for n largo animal, or ouo whoso
milk flow was heavy, but It will an
swer very well for thd averngo farm
cow, keep her lu good milk nnd bring
her out lu the spring In good shape. If
It Is posslblo to havo tho corn stover
shredded by all means do It, whatever
stock Is fed with It, for tho butts nro
very rich, and all animals will cut thorn
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greedily if they nro cut nnd shredded so)
thai tlicy mny bo readily chewed. With
the above ration, plenty of pure water,
and n warm, sunny and well ventllatcil
stable the average cow will fare well,
and the farmer who suffered from tho
drought will have a comparatively
small feed bill nt the close of winter.
FnctH About the Hllo.
Sllngc is oh valuable In summer ns In
winter.
Thirty pounds a day Is enough sllago
for an average sized Jersey cow. Larger
cattle will eat more.
A cubic foot of sllngc from the mlddla
of n medium sized silo will averngo
about forty-five pounds.
Fifteen feet In diameter nnd thirty
feet Is n good depth. Such a hIIo would
hold about 200 tons of silage cut In half
Inch lengths.
Silage comes nearer being n perfect
substitute for the succulent food of tho
pasture than any other food thnt can
be had In winter.
Corn Just passing out of roasting car
Htngc Is the best single material for sl
lago. Corn and cowpcas nro tho best
combined mnterlnl.
A larger amount of healthful food for
cattle can be preserved In the silo In
better condition, nt less expense of la
bor and land, than by any other method
known.
The circular silo, made of good, hard
wood staves, I.s the cheapest and best
For 182 dnys, or half a year, nn aver
age Jersey cow will require about six
tons of silage, allowing for unavoida
ble waste.
I'cciIInc Kiluur Ilcctn.
In sections where sugar beets can bo
grown nt comparatively small expenso
they should form one of the crops for
stock feed even If not grown for fac
tory use. In mnny localities sugar beets
will form a fair part of the ration this
winter when grain Is scarce and high
In price. Some complaints have been
made about the sugar beets, but. In
most cases, this Is due to using them
too freely. No green food or root crop
should be used at the expense of grain
or roughage, except in part, although
they may be more freely used than they
are. especially sugar beets. They nro
especially desirable In the early spring
for sows that have farrowed, nnd for
new rollch cows, greatly Increasing tho
milk flow. All farm stock Is fond of
sugar beets, and If they are on the farm
or con be bought at n fair price they
should form part of the ration as long
as they mny be had or until the stock
Is turned out In the spring.
Fruit AsHortlnu Table.
The cut shows an assorting table for
fruit or roots, which Is about 3 by 12
feet and nearly 3 feet high, with a four
Inch rim all around so as to bold about
six bushels of apples or potatoes and
bring them right up so that the men
can stand up straight In sorting. Speak
ing of assorting potatoes In the cellar,
a correspondent says in reference to
this table: With a wire scoop shovel
we scoop them up from the cement bot
tomed cellar, leaving all dirt and dust
AN ASSOnTI.NO TABLE.
on the floor to be swept up and taken
out. The table stands In a good light,
and the sorting Is far more rapid, easy
and accurate than when you kneel
down and sort from tho big pile. The
legs should be well braced both length
wise and crosswise. We have two of
these tables, and they nre a great help
nnd a great saving of backache and
kneeacbe In assorting several thou
sand bushels of apples and potatoes In
the course of a year. Ohio Farmer.
Treatment of Old Orchards,
Many nn old and apparently worth
less orchard might be made of value by
encouraging the growth of tho young
shoots. One orchard of tho kind de
scribed was supposed to bo too old to
be worth anything. Tho largo branches
wero cut back freely and where a
young shoot with much vigor was
found tho cut wns mnde so that this
shoot was not Injured nor the flow
of snp In the main branch retarded.
Grafting was doue In somo of tho small
er branches nnd the trees bore several
good crops of-frult; more than enough
to pay for the work and the nfter enro
of tho soli. True, It wns taklug a
chance, but the labor was not great
nnd the trees wcro valueless- unless
treated In somo such manner.
FeetlliiR Value of Apples.
Tho experience of careful farmers In
dicates that apples nro worth moro for
feeding than the usual elder mill price.
A Massachusetts dairyman who bnd a
lot of low grade apples begun on a
large, old cow. which was nearly dry,
feeding her lu connection with her sum
mer pastuio exclusively two quarts of
hard Greenings and Baldwins nt night
nnd the same quantity In the morning,
gradually Increasing uutll nt the end of
n week she was eating about 0110 bushel
per day. Her milk Increased from four
to six qunrts per day. Whero thoro uro
short pastures nnd the necessity of giv
ing cows somo extra food Inferior grndo
apples may bo turned to protltablo ac
count. Form nnd Home.
A limit Cream,
It Is claimed thnt the cream of two
skimmings mixed will not yield the
butter as well ns one.