RUSSIAN VICTORY
SURPRISE JAPS WHILE TRYING TO
LAND 12,000 MEN. ,
Enemy Was Lying In Walt and Inflicted
Heavy Loss In Men and Onus Ad
miral Togo Again Bombards Port
Arthur Without Damage to Fort, Al
though Several are Killed.
London, April 18. The St. Peters
burg correspondent of the Standard
ends a rumor to the effect that Vice
Admiral Togo's fleet escorted a Japan'
se landing of troops to the westward
of the Yalu river. When 12,000 men
had been landed the Russian troops,
which were lying concealed, suddenly
attacked them, driving them back to
the ships, with heavy losses in men
and guns.
fcusslan Fortification Completed.
St. Petersburug, April 18. A dis
patch from Liao Yang says that the
Russian fortifications on the Yalu river
have been completed. The center of
the line of fortified positions is An
tung. The right flank rests on Ta
Tung Kau and the left flank on Kiu
Len Cheng, on the west bank of the
Yalu.
AQAIN BOMBARD PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Fire Many Projectiles, but
Cause No Damage.
St. Petersburg, April 18. A tele
gram from Admiral Alexieff from Port
Arthur to the emperor says that from
9:15 o'clock this morning to midday
the Japanese fleet, in two divisions,
bombarded the fortress and the town
alternately from the Liao Tshan prom
ontory, firing 185 projectiles.
The Russian squadron, including the
battleship Pobieda replied from the
anchorage by a plunging fire. The
batteries also participated.
The losses on land were seven Chi
neee killed and five soldiers and three
Chinese wounded.
The Russian warships sustained no
damage and there was no loss of life
on them.
This attack is taken here to show
Admiral Togo has not given up his
purpose of damaging the rest of the
Russian ships, now that there is little
possibility of them again going to sea,
Unquestionably he is aware of the
ffect of his previous bombardment,
and the fact that he has repeated it in
dicates to the officers here that he be
lieves there is a good chance for a pro
jectile hitting a taiget. In order to
drop a shell into the harbor or city, a
high angle fire is necessary. This is
the reason the Japanese squadron took
up a position at Liao Tishan. Other
bombardments were from the same
point, which, at the time, did not
seem to be w: thin the range of the Rus
sian batteries.
MAY GIVE UP POSTAL INQUIRY.
Senate Now Looks With Little Favor Up
on an Investigation.
Washington, April 18. Pres dent
Roosevelt had an important confeience
today with .Senators Aldrich, Spooner
and Penrose, the last named being the
chairman of the committee of post
offices and postroads. The conference
related to the proposed investigation by
a senate committee of the affairs of the
poetofnee department. All parties to it
were reticent as to the details of the in
terview, but enough is known about it
to indicate that ail inquiry into the
postal affairs is not so likley to be au
thorized as it was . a day or two ago.
The subject is being considered confi
dentially by the senate leaders, and a
definite dceision, one way or the other,
may be reached soon. Objections to a
congressional investigation have been
suggested which may induce the -senate
to abandon the proposition altogether.
A searching investigation into the
affairs of the Washington and New
York postofSces is now being con
ducted. These inquiries were insti
tuted by the president himself, and
they are being made very thorough.
In addition to these inquiries, Messrs.
Conrad and Bonaparte, under general
instructions from the president, are
still pursuing their investigation into
postoffice department matters.
Commander of Crarovltch Perished.
Paris, April 18. A dispatch to the
Temps from St. Petersburg says:
4 'The causes of the catastrophe at Port
Arthur are lin ited to two hypotheses,
a submerged Russian mine or an explo
sion on board the Petropavlovsk. All
the victims are badly burned and the
catastrophe was complete within one
minute and a half. The fleet remain
ing at Pott Arthur is reduced to a
strictly defensive basis. The com
mander of the Czareovitch perished on
the Petropavlovsk before he had as
sumed command.
Mrs. Botkia In Police Court.
San Francisco, April 18. Mrs. Cor
delia Botkin appeared today in Police
Judge Con lan 's court for her prelimin
ary examination on the charge of pois
oning Mrs. Joshua Deane, of Dover,
Del. . She was represented by Attorney
R. C. Larke, a friend oi her former
counsel. The taking of testimony of
the Delaware witnesses was at once be
gun. Mrs. Lizzie L. Kemp, formerly a
clerk in the postoffice at Dover, being
the first witness called.
Urgea Nation Pay for Work of Mob.
Washington, April 18. President
Roosevelt today sent to con gi ess a mes
sage recommedning an appropriation of
$25,000 to compensate William R.
Radcliffe, a British subject, for loss of
property by mob in Colorado in 1901.
WAR LOSS STUNS.
Russia Finds Japanese Also Sunk a
Torpedo Boat.
St. Petersburg, April 16. On the
heels of the announcement of the sink'
ing of the battleship Petropavlovac
comes the news that the Japanese sur
rounded and sunk the torpedo boat des
troyer Bezstrashni. Only five of her
crew escaped, although it is probable
some were taken prisoners.
News of the reverse was communi
cated to the czar by Admiral Oukomc-
sky. He wired today that the destroy
ers and tour consorts were outside
scouting during the night. The Bezs
trashni lagged behind and became lost
in the mist. When day broke, she
tried to creep in along the coast but
was discovered, cut off, overpowered
and sunk. Admiral Oukomstky's dis
patch concludes as follows :
"I have taken command provision
ally of the fleet since the disaster to
the Petropavlovsk. During some ma
neuvering of the battleship squadron
the Pobieda struck: against a mine
amidships on the starboard side She
was able to regain port by herself. .No
one on board of her was killed or
wounded." - "
The Russian word in the text of the
official dispatch describing the accident
to the Pobieda means either "mine" or
torpedo," but the qualifying adjective
indicates something moving toward the
ship. This dispatch puts an end to
the idea prevailing here that there had
been an engagement following the dis
aster to the Petropavlovsk. It is con
sidered remarkable here that the Jap
anese did not take advantage of this
terrible accident to attack Port Arthur.
PENSION ITEM IS $4,000,000.
House Committee Completes Qeneral
Deficiency Appropriation Bill.
Washintgon, April lo. The house
committee on appropriations today com
pleted the general deficiency appropria
tion bill, carrying a total of $10,388,-
744. The largest item in the bill is-
$4,000,000 for pensions. Of this sum,
$1,500,000 is an estimated deficiency
which will be caused by the execution
of the recent service pension order.
The minority members of the commit
tee made a fight against this amend
ment, and it was ordered reported by
a party vote.
As the item is included, a minority
report accompanies that of the major
ity to the house. Th3 minority views
are signed . by Underwood, Brundige.
Benton, Livingston and Pierce. Tay
lor of Alabama, was absent. The con
clusion of the minority is that there
was no warrant of law for the appropri
ation of the million and a half dollars
equested by the commissioner of pen
sions requested for the purpose herein
stated. It quotes the recent order in
full, and says that while there are
members of congress who favor a serv
ice pension law, it is not wholly the
jurisdiction of the appropriations com
mittee to consider the question. "Our
duty," the report says, "is confined to
providing the money to pay the obliga
tions of the United States contracted
under the law. The point we desire to
make is that there is no law on the
statute books of the United States that
allows the $1,500,000 appropriation
asked fo by the commissioner of pen
sions to pay the deciency caused by ex
ecutive order, and we will move on the
floor of the house to reduce the appro
priation asked for pensions to the ex
tent of $1,500,000 for that reason."
Ask Smoot to Help Find Them.
Washington, April 16. Senator Bur
rows has notified Senator Smoot that
five witnesses subpoenaed in the pend
ing Smoot investigation have not been
found. Senator Burrows suggested to
Senator Smoot, that in view of the
statement of President Joseph ".
Smith, that he would endeavor to have
all witnesses summoned or wanted
to appear, it would be well to inform
Mr. Smith that the witnesses named
were wanted. Senator Smoot wrote
President Smith to this effect.
SUBMARINE BOATS IN PLAY.
japan Believed to Have Two to Plant
Mines at Port Arthur.
Paris, April 16. The St. Petersburg
correspondent to. the Echo de Paris,
under this morning a date, sends the
following:
"I learn that a firm opinion prevails
in naval circles, based on telegrams
from the surviving officers, that the
loss of the Petroplavlovsk and the in
juries to the Pobieda were caused by
torpedoes launched by the Japanese,
and by submarine vessels. Hitherto it
has not been believed that the Japanese
had any submarine boats, but it is now
admitted that such boats might have
been received with the cruisers bought
from Argentine and brought out from
Genoa by English crews. It is diffi
cult to verify this, but the admiralty is
of the opinion that the cruiser brought
out two submatine vessels."
Alexieff Ordered ts Take Charge.
Paris, April 16. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris tel-
ergaphs the following: At S o clock
today the emperor telegraphed Viceroy
Alexieff ordering him to go to Port
Arthur immediately and assume com
mand of the squadron pending the ap
pointment of Vice Admiral Makaroff 'a
successor. The viceroy leaves tonight.
Rumors that Rear Admiral Prince
Ouktomsky was in action against 18
Japanese vessels is unconfirmed.
, Snow Falls In Maryland.
Cumberland, Md., April 16. Snow
fell here and throughout Western Mary
land today. At Frostburg and other
points it covered the ground to the
depth of two inches.
SHIP GOES DOWN
CARRIES ADMIRAL MAKAROFF AND
809 MEN WITH IT.
While Returning to Roadstead, After
Steaming Out to Meet JapaaeseFIeet
the Russian Flagship Strikes a Sub
merged Mine and Turns Turtle Qrand
Duke Cyril Among Wounded.
Si. Petersburg, April 15. Striking a
submerged mine at Port Arthur today,
the Petropavlovsk, the flagship of the
Russian fleet,- went down and carried
with her Admiral Makaroff and be
tween 600 and 800 men. Grand Duke
Cyril escaped, but is wounded.
Admiral Makaroff ordered his entire
squadron out to engage the Japanese
fleet of 40 ves&njs which appeared off
the port early in the day and began an
attack which still continues.
According to the Associated Press in
formant while Admiral Makaroff was
returning after going out to attack ths
Japanese fleet the Petropavlovsk struck
a mine on her starboard side amidship
and immediately began to keel. Before
the crew could flood the port compart
ments of the vessel, she turned turtle
and sank in a few minutes, carrying
down almost the entire crew. Captain
JNjakovlotf, the Grand Duke Cyril and
two other officers were saved because
they were standing on the super-bridge.
The frightful loss of life among the
officers and men was due to the fact
that they were all ,at their stations
ready for action.
BLOWN TO DEATH.
Twenty-Nine rien Killed in Disaster on
Battleship Missouri.
Pensacola, Fla.. April 15. By the
explosion of 2,000 pounds of powder in
the after 12-inch turret and the hand
ling room of the battleship Missouri,
Captain William S. Cowles, command
ing, this afternoon, 29 men were in
stantly kliled and five injured, of whom
two will die.
This is the most serious accident that
has occurred in the American navy
since the blowing up of the Maine in
Havana harbor in 1898.
The Missouri was on the target range
with the Texas and Brooklyn at practice
about noon, when a charge of powder
in the 12-inch left-hand gun ignited
from gases exploded and, dropping be
low, ignited four charges of powder in
the handling room, and all exploded.
Only one man of the entire turret and
handling crew survived.
But for the prompt and efficient
action of Captain Cowles in flooding
the handling room and magaizne with
water, one of the magazines would have
exploded and the ship would have been
destroyed.
EXPECTS JAPAN TO STRIKE.
Novostl Says, However, It Must Not
Think Russia Lacks Leaders.
St. Petersburg, April 15. The No
vosti this morning growlingly eulogizes
Vice Admiral Makaroff, recalling the
vigilance and persistency with which
he patrolled the sea in endea voting to
induce the Japanese to engage in com
bat. The paper says: "In Russia
the news of the untimely end of the
brave commander calls forth deep grief.
The death of the experienced, warlike
and gifted admiral, whose authority
was recognized everywhere, especially
in that land of sailors, England, is in
the highest degree regrettable. Ths
bitterness is lightened only by the
knowledge that the admiral died at the
post of duty and the fleet has other
gifted officers who will prolong the
grand activity. In any case we have
got to reckon immediately with the
consequences of . the catastrophe.
Above all it is the expected that the
Japanese will hasten to take advantage
of the catastrophe and renew their at
tacks on Port Arthur.
"The Japanese are greatly mistaken if
they think this fatal accident can in
the slightest measure shake the strong
and steady determination of Russia to
carry on the war to a glorious end."
Russians Driven Back.
Tokio, April 15. An official telegram
from Wiju says that a company of Rus
sian troops attempted to cross the first
stream of the Yalu river west of Wiju
this morning, and that a company of
Japanese attacked and drove the Rus
sians back. The bodies of - 20 dead
Russians, the telegram adds, were found
after the fight. The dispatch adds that
small parties of Russians, without uni
forms, attempted to cross the Yalu
river at diffreent points between Wiju
and Yongampho and that they were all
driven back.
China Displeases Japan.
Tokio, April 15 The leading Japan
ese newspapers express great discontent
that Cbina has failed utterly to enforce
or attempt to enforce neutrality along
the Liao river, where the whole district
has been drawn upon by Russia for all
kinds of supplies. The newspapers de
clare that Japan seeks no favor, but
asks fair play, and that China's con
duct is craven and ungrateful, consider
ing that Japan is defending her integ
rity. Explosion Causes $200,000 Fire.
Detroit, April 15. A gasoline explo
sion at the Cadillac Automobile works
today caused a $200,000 fire. Four
employes were injured. A number of
the 500 men employed at the plant
were compelled 'to slide down poles
alongside of the building and to jump
from the windows.
COLON RUNS ON REEF.
Pacific Mall Liner Wrecked on Salvador
Coast Passengers Saved. -
San : Francisco, . April 14. The
Merchants' Exchange has received a
cablegram stating that the Pacific Mail
steamship company's steamer Colon,
which left this city March 22 for Pan
ama, with a number of passengers and
a cargo of general merchandise to Mexi
can and Central American points, has
been wrecked. ; The Colon is reported
to have struck on a rock at Punta
Remedios, causing injuries which made
it necessary to beach her at Acajutla.
There was a big list of passengers
when the vessel went out of this har
bor, but aoost of them were bound for
ports north of Acajutla.
The vessel left Acajutla yesterday
afternoon bound south for Panama, and
she had only gone about 15 miles when
she hit on the rock. The reef where
she struck is considered one of the most
dangerous along the Central American
coast, and many vessels have found
graves on it. According to seafaring
men who know the reef, . the steamer
was fortunate in getting afloat after
striking and getting back to the harbor
at Acajutla. 7 - .
PRESIDENT WAITS ON KNOX.
With the Cabinet He Again Ooes Over
Chinese Exclusion Matter.
Washington, April 14. Chinese ex
clusion and the probable necessity for
legislative or executive action, in view
of the denunciation by China of the ex
isting treaty, was again today the prin
cipal topic of discussion at the meeting
of the cabinet. The president and his
advisers considered the babject in all
its phases, but reached no definite con
clusion, chiefly perhaps because Attor
ney General Knox has -not been able
yet to prepare his opinion as to the
legal status of the matter. As soon as
the attorney general shall have decided
whether, in his opinion, existing leg
islation relative to the exclusion of Chi
nese will be valid on the expiration of
the treaty with China, some decisive
steps will be taken. If it should be
determined that the legislation will
lapse with the treaty, then congress
will provide against a general Chinese
immigration by the insertion in a pend
ing appropriation bill of an amend
ment covering the subject.
QRBAT FORCE MASSED ON YALU.
Russians Strongly Fortify a Town In
Manchuria to. Oppose Japanese.
Seoul, April 14. Japanese advices
from Northern Corea state that the
Russians have strongly fortified Chiu
Tien Cheng, a walled town on the
Manchurian side of the Yalu riyer,
about ten miles north of Antung. It
is estimated that there are 20,000 Rus
sians of all arms at Antung ready to
oppose the Japanese crossing. -
Webb Hayes has returned here from
a journey to Anju, thence to the Amer
ican mines at Unsan, and thence north
to the Yalu river. He reports that he
received hospital and medical treat
ment from the Japanese, and he com
pliments the equipment of the Japanese
field forces, the effectiveness of their
pontoon bridge at Anju and their trans
port organization. .
PROTECTS CANNERYMBN.
Fulton to Father a BUI of Retaliation
Against British Columbia.
"Washington, April 14. Senator Ful
ton is diafting, and will soon intro
duce, a joint resolution authorizing the
president to prohibit the exportation of
fresh salmon from Puget sound and
tributaries during the canning season.
This is in the nature of a retaliation to
the action of British Columbia in re
fusing American canneries the right to
purchase fresh British Columbian salm
on. The canning interests of the North
Pacific coast have protested to Senator
Fulton that, under the existing condi
tions, Canadian canners are buying
large quantities of Puget sound salmon,
canning them and reshipping them to
the United States, while Puget sound
canners are denied the right to pur
chase British Columbia salmon for can
ning purposes.
New Immigration Law Needed.
Washington, April 14. There were
landed at Tacoma, Wash., recently, 50
Filipinos, who were brought to the
United States under contract to take
part in the Philippine islands exhibit
at the St. Luois exposition. Thirty
nine of the number were afflicted with
trachoma, a disease of the eye. Un
der a ruling by the attorney general,
natives of the Philippines and Porto
Rico are not aliens in the meaning of
the immigration act, and they had - to
be admitted. Cogress will be asked
for legislation to meet such cases.
Makaroff Again Puts Out.
St. Petersburg, April 14. The Cos
sack scouts on the banks of the Yalu
river have not reported the appearance
of the Japanese there. The emperor
received a telegram that reported that
all is quiet at Port Arthur; that the
naval squadron is again putting out to
sea, and that Vice Admiral Makaroff
has sent a few torpedo boat destryoers
to explore the coast where some of the
enemy's torpedo boats are believed to
be lurking.
America nust Pay for Loss of Ship.
New York, April 14. After long lit
igation it was decided here today by
Judge Adams, in the United States dis
trict court that the United States must
pay $203,293 to the owners of the Brit
ish ship Foscolia, which was sunk on
the night of May 18, 1898, by the
United States cruiser Columbia, which
was doing scout duty off the North
American coast on the outlook for the
Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera.
Box for Carrying; Bare.
Most poultrymen are familiar with
the egg carriers used on the market
and those who have a considerable
quantity of eggs to handle use these
carriers; the farmer, however, is in
the habit of carrying eggs in a basket
and often many of them become bro
ken resulting in considerable loss. The
illustration shows one of the boxes
which may be made from cheap mate
rial and which will answer as well as
the boxes sold for the purpose. Any
grocer who handles - quantities- of
shipped eggs will give a customer
some of the cardboard filler such as
are up in the crates; then buy some
cracker boxes and fashion a neat box
like the one shown, cutting the paste
board fillers with a sharp knife so
that they will fit the wooden box.
Boxes made to hold one dozen eggs
and others to hold two dozen will be
large enough. These boxe3 ought to
have covers with a hasp coming down
over a staple so that the box may be
locked if need be. These boxes will
cost but little if made at home as sug
gested, and if one has strictly fresh
eggs of good size as well as uniform in
size they can be marketed in. these
boxes at a higher price than if market
ed in a basket; try it and see If it is
not so. As an extra inducement to the
consumer wrap each egg In white
tissue paper and twist the ends of the
paper as they are twisted around
oranges tand lemons. "Have the eggs
strictly fresh of good size and clean,
and you'll find that the tissue paper
conceit will sell them readily and at
good prices. Indianapolis" News.
Diseases of Sheep.
The diseases which have been found
most troublesome and stubborn are
those occasioned by parasites. Of
these there are several different spe
cia. Scab is caused by a parasite, but it
is external rather than the most dan
gerous, which are internal. The latter
are: Stomach worms, lung worms,
intestinal worms, tape worms and
nodular worms.
For tape worm oil of male fern
seems to be the favorite remedy, a
teaspoonful being a dose. Two tea
spoonfuls of powdered areca nut is
also a good remedy. One teaspoonful
of turpentine given in milk is said to
be eff ectuaL Most of these should be
given after fasting and followed with
a laxative.
Ths latest remedy for stomach
worms and nodular worms is what is
known as the iron remedy. Give in
grain sulphate of iron (copperas,
sometimes called green vitriol and
must not be confounded with blue vit
riol), a dose being ten ounces of the
drug to thirty-five lambs. Give daily
two weeks, then stop one week "and
give again. Mix in water and apply
the water to the grain.
Gasoline is also considered a good
remedy for stomach worms. Some
danger accompanies this -remedy, as
Iambs often die after having been
given doses of gasoline. A dose con
sists of one tablespoonful in four
ounces of milk.
A solution of 1 per cent coal tar Is
also a good worm remedy given in
doses of two to four ounces.
Bapid Sheep Shearing-.
Some of the wandering sheep shear
A.. t th. Wpstprn sheen-raising States
have acquired wonderful speed. There
is a record of one man who sheared
250 sheep in a single day. The aver
age for each man is aDout one Hun
dred. The men never tie a sheep.
They seize it by the legs with the left
hand, throw it so that they can squeeze
it firmly between their legs, and al
most before the sheep has begun to
bleat the fleece is falling in great
fluffy masses. As soon as the last
clip of the shears has been made the
shearer kicks ttfe fleece out of his
way, the struggling sheep is released
and races off, and another one is bun
dled in. '
Overdone Gardening-.
One of the misfortunes of garden
lovers is that they frequently plan to
do more work than can be carried cn
successfully. Almost every one who
builds a house thinks he would like
to have a nice garden, and the nice
garden is consequently arranged. Bat
when it Is found, as it too often is
found, that it requires an expensive
CONVENIENT EGO BOX.
wages bill to keep the place in good!
order, what was expected to be a
pleasure becomes an annoyance apd
a bore. A small place, well cared for,
and everything kept up nice and or
derly gives far more satisfaction
than an overgrown place that is a drag
on the means of its owner. In all pur
operations we are too apt to think we
can do more than we really can. In
gardening matters it is especially so.
Repairing; Harness.
Most premises . have old leather
traces about, and a number of parts
of harness, such as breast, pole and
holdback straps, can be made of these,
by one handy at such work. Select a
piece long enough for a breast strap,
fasten a snap, at one end; 18 or 20
Inches from this snap cut away all but
GOOD H ABBESS HORSE.
the best outside ply, rivet a buckle,
punch a number of holes, and there
you are. The pole and holdbacks
may be made from old light traces.
A belly-band for chain harness would
have a large loop at one end instead
of a buckle.
A back band for plow harness may
be made from old leather or rubber
belting. The leather belting, if pretty
fair, will make good traces.
These hints are not for repairing
valuable new harness. One should be
very careful about riveting on these.
The Illustration shows how I made a
clamp for sewing harness from two
kerosene barrel staves fitted in block
so the bolts will draw at least inch.
This makes it clamp the work at top.
Use two -inch bolts. This clamp, if
properly made, will hold any part of
the harness while being sewed. W.
A. Clearwaters, in Iowa Homestead.
To Move Wire Fences.
It often becomes necessary to move
a fence from one part of the farm to
another. It is a simple matter to move
posts, but the wire presents a more
difficult problem. ' The most common
method is to slowly and laboriously .
roll it up on a barrel, haul it to the
place where it is wanted and as slowly
unroll it again. A much better and
quicker way is to take a couple 'of old
wheels, the larger the better, and fas
ten them together by nailing pieces of
board to the spokes next the axle.
The wheels when fastened together
should be about two feet apart Now;
take two planks and fasten firmly to
the sides of the wagon box so they
will extend backward about four feet- :
Mount the wheels on these planks so
FOB MOVXNQ WTBB FENCES.
they will turn easily. Fasten one end
of the wire to one of the boards that
connect the wheels and drive astride
of the wire. One man turns the wheel
while the other drives, and the wire
can be rolled up as fast as the team
can walk. To unroll fasten wire to
one of the corner posts, drive ahead
and the wire will unroll itself. C. V.
Gregory, in St. Louis Republic.
Wood Ashes for House Plants.
It is not generally known that wood
ashes, mixed with compost, are very
beneficial for most pot plants. Palms
are wonderfully benefited, and so hre
crotons, dracaenas, marantas, in fact,
all foliage plants. In many instances,
when the plant has nearly exhausted
the soil, if the top be scraped off to a
little depth, and a sprinkling of .wood
ashes and fresh soil be added, the
plant will be all right until time, to re
pot. To many a lover of flowers thia
hint, to add a little wood ashes to com
post, will bring many a brijytened
flower and much improved foliage.
The mixture should be worked into
the earth immediately or some of the
ammonia in the manure will escape
into the air and be wasted. .
The Prolific Scale.'
The total number of descendants
from one individual of the San Jose
scale during the time between the mid
dle of June and the last of November'
has been calculated at . 3,216,080,400.
As all these millions obtain their food
by sucking the sap from the plant they
are on, it is not to be wondered at that
a tree which in the BDriner was unnsr.
ently in good condition may be nearly
or entirely aeaa oy iau.
Apple Trees 70 Tears Old.
On the farm of .John Carson, -near - -Russell
ville, HowaTd county, Missouri, .r,
seventy years ago. The land was prfe
erupted at'that time, and the origin!!"''
"sheepskirf deed was signed by An-" --'
drew Jackson. The orchard bore a
good-crop this year. Many of itg trees. -are
three feet In diameter. -