JAPS SUCCESSFUL
HAVE CUT THE LINE OP COMMUNI
CATION WITH PORT ARTHUR.
Fort Has 15,000 Me but Russians Con-
fldent They Can Hold Off Army of
100,000 Japanese Force Numbers
30,000 Viceroy Alexlefl and Staff
Had Narrow Escape from Capture.
St. Petersburg, May 9. It was offic
ially announced tonight that the Jap
anese have succeeded in gaining a -foothold
on the Liao Tons peninsula, .land
ing forces at Pitsewo and at Cape Ter
minal, 15 miles distant, and have cut
the line of communication with Port
Arthur. Not only that but Viceroy
Alexieff, Grand Duke Boris and many
of the higher Russian officers in Man
churia narrowly escaped capture, or at
least being penned up in the beleagu
ered town.
The news that the Japanese had ar
rived near Pitsewo was transmitted to
Port Arthur by a Russian signal corps
officer, who Bighted the Japanese trans
port fleet early on Thursday. He im
mediately notified the. viceroy, and
preparations were at once made for the
quitting of Port Arthur by Admiral
Alexieff, Grand Duke Boris and the
viceroy's staff, and in a baggage car
were placed all important documents
of the Manchurian administration,
which had been stored at army head
quarteis in Port Arthur.
The last word received from Port
Arthur came from the commandant.
Lieutenant General Stossel, who stated
there was great confidence among his
men, and he did not believe the Japan
se could capture the fortress, even
though they landed an army of 100,
00. The garrison is equipped with a
sufficient supply of arms and ammu
nition and enough canned provisions to
last them for 18 months.
The Japanese army which has under
taken the investment of Port Arthur
numbers fully 30,000 men. General
Stossel has 101000 to 15,000 men,
among them being some of the best
fighters in the Russian army.
It is admitted it will be necessary to
call out the entire Russian army re
serve, but this does not mean that they
are destined for Manchurian service.
Thev will be mobilized so that such
troops as are needed by General Kouro-
natkin can be sent to him, ana tne re
mainder will be held for service for
which thev mav be needed. The work
f rnfihincr all of the men to the front
will be much easier from now on, as
the ferry service across Lake Baikal
has been reeumed.
STILL FEARS CHINA.
Snssla
Realizes Danger of Uprising Since
the Yalu Defeat.
Bt Petersburg, May 9. The effect of
the disaster to Russian arms on the
Talu upon the Chinese is being
watched with keen interest and consid
-erable apprehension. The Rusisan go
rnment appears to be satisfied with
the situation for the moment, and Paul
Lessar. the Russian minister at Pekin,
is making daily reports to the foreign
office. The report received from the
minister today contained nothing dis
quieting.
rhp Pekin crovernment. according to
Rusisan reports, seems to be acting in
rarfect stood faith, and insists it is in
tent upon preserving neutrality. It is
turniner a deaf ear to the appeals of
anti-RnRisan leaders, who want China
to throw in her lot with Japan, and is
doing all possible to suppress anti-for-
iirn agitation among tne peopie.
Nevertheless, the Russian authorities
regard China as a powder magazine
Thev realize the dangei and necessity
for constant pressure. The danger of
an anti-foreign movement throughout
the Chinese empire exists, not only
lor Russia, but for all the powers, and
Russia has at least three times since
the outbreak of the war addressed the
powers on the subject, the last time be
ing less than ten days ago. The
answers received uniformly show a full
appreciation of the need of exercising
a restraining influence on Pekin, and
all the powers are co-operating to this
end.
Liberty Bell Will Be Sent.
Philadelphia, May 9. The Liberty
Ytall will be taken to St. Louis. Both
branches of the city council today
passed a resolution appointing a special
joint committee of 24 to escort the rev
olutionary relic, and appropriating
sir 000 to deirav the expenses. The
start will dee
rteiore me oiu uw ' h1"- "
Pennsylvania building it is proposed to
pass tnrougn me pr.uuiy-. . .
tatPB and territories comprising xne
Louisiana purchase. A? the fair Phil
adelphia police will guard it.
Coal Strike la to End.
Pubelo, May 9. From a telegram
received from H. M. Simpson, secre
tary of the Victor Fuel company, in
thiscity.it is inferred that the coal
xnie 1 cikjr, t -a.
eiriKe in mo wumei u -v
clared off.
TC of.iT. on, crixr.r. hilt it
is understood that the reason for de
claring the strike at an end is the fail
tire .of the national organization of the
United Mineworkera to further support
the strikers. No communication has
been received from headquarters.
Crops Are Destroyed.
Wichita, Kan:, May 9. A telephone
message to the Eagle from Camden,
Okla., states that a tornado started at
Helena and passed through Timber
lake, extending to Alva. It cut a
ewath six miles long and one and a half
miles wide, destroying crops and some men. in many pieces union macum
balidings at Timberlake. Damaging ists have gone out, but their positions
v.ii f.n in th.t Mrtinn. bnt no Uvea will all be filled by the close of the
aaaa avaa ova -" y
lost, ...
TOQO IS OFF PORT ARTHUR.
He Will Remain There Tin Troops
Land
at Another Point.
St. Petersburg May 7. With Vice
Admiral Togo hovering in the immedi
ate vicinity of Port Arthur and trans
ports loaded with troops lying at Pitse
wo, northeast of that stronghold, Rus
sia has braced herself for impending
conflicts with the foe. in which she will
again play a defensive role, this time,
it is hoped, with better success, and
therefore with less sacrifice of life, than
in the engagements on the Talu.
The war commission sat until 2
o'clock this morning, and at the close
of the session it was announced there
was nothing to communicate to the
public. It ib known, however, that
the emperor has been informed of the
presence of the Japanese fleet on the
Laio Yang 6han promontory, and the
appearance of transports at Pitsewo.
The fact that the two events occurred
simultaneously may have significance.
If a landing should take place at Pitse
wo it is anticipated that Admira Togo's
batteship squadron will bombard Port
Arthur in order to prevent the garrison
from sending reinforcements by rail
road to the troops opposing the Japan
ese there.
Neither the admiralty nor the war
office believes that a disembarkation, of
the Japanese can be prevented, as the
guns of the Japanese cruisers could
command the point of landing, hut
after the Japanese are ashore, the Rus- J
sians will strike and officers say, will
strike hard. . . What force they will be
able to bring up to resist the invaders
cannot be stated definitely, the
strength of the army on the peninsula
of Liao Tung having been kept a strict
secret. I
It is expected the railroad will play
an important part in the effort of the
Russians to push the Japanese into tne
sea, as it will permit the rapid transit
of troops.
NOW OBTS LANDS.
Hitchcock Renders Decision In Favor of
the State of Oregon.
'Washington, May 7. The .trouble
which the state of Oregon has been
having with its selection of indemnity
lands in lieu of school lands embraced
within the dsipnted portion of Klamath
Indian reservation has been satisfactor
ily adjusted for all time by the
Mitchell amendment to the Indian ap
propriation bill, which specifically
gives the state the right to make in
demnity selections on such school lands
as base. Following his action of yes
terday. Secretary Hitchcock today re
turned to the general land office four
Oregon school indemnity lists which
had heretofore been disapproved be
cause the state was unable to establish
its right to use the school lands in
Klamath reservation as base. These
lists were before the secretary on ap
peal. Today he directed Commissioner
Richards to reconsider the cases in the
light of the Mitchell amendment,
which is equivalent to ordering an ap
proval of the lists. These lists are
No. 104, in Burns district, involving
279 acres; Nos. 167 and 181, in Lake
view district, involving 8,495 acres,
and 400 acres respectively, and No.
261, in The Dalles district, involving
6,517 acres. Other lists of a similar
character that are pending, or may
hereafter be appealed, will be similarly
disposed of.
flAY LOSB ALL THEIR STORES.
Russians
Find the Roads en the Yaln
Against Them.
Berlin, May 7. The Russian mili
tary authorities are in a state of ex
treme anxiety regarding the chance of
saving the baggage of the Yalu army.
The roads are so bad that wheeled
transport is only able to move five miles
a day and it is feared that the Japanese
will capture all the stores accumulated
at Feng Wang Chen. Dispatches re
ceived yesterday afternoon and from
Niu Chwang Wednesday, report no
change in the situation and so far no
confirmation has reached London of
the Japanese preparations for landing
on the coasts of the Liao Tung penin
sula. Oreat Strike Imminent.
Chicago, May 7. Fifty . thousand
workmen employed in the building
trades in this city will be thrown out
of employment within 48 hours, ac
cording to the statenent of the Associ
ation of Manufacturers and Unilders,
unless a speedy settlement is reached
between the stone, lime and cement
their employers. Nearly
. x .
work material were locked out
because the union had called a
strike in two cases, and workonanum
ber of buildings has been stopped.
New Army Appliance a Success.
Victoria, B. C, May 7. A
expert from Halifax, N. S.,
gunnery
is here
testing the new fire controlling device
u,"7 d A '
He put Battery 58, Royal Garrison ar-
- . , l.((.
MlierV, LUC tllUJFiuu """""J
of the British army, winners last year
of the fisrt prise, through a series of
tests. The gunners in one minute.
with the 12-ponnder breech loading
field run. fired 26 rounds and struck
the target 20 times.
Nonunion Men Installed.
Toneka. Kan.. May 6. Santa Fe
officials am .ounce this morning a re
sumption of shop work al' along the
line from Topeka to the Pacific coast.
They state that in most cases the shops
are running with a full complement of
wek, aay the officials. .
PORT IS BLOCKED
ADMIRAL TOGO AT LAST SUCCESS
FUL AT PORT ARTHUR. , .
Qreat Bravery Exhlbtted Offlcera Were
' Ready to Lose Half Their Men Men
Wbo Toek la Flreshlp Persuaded
Admiral to Make Attack ta Daytfght
Instead of Night.
London, May 6. The opinion gains
ground here that the Japanese have at ,
last effectually blacked Port Arthur.
No official Japanese reports have been 1
received, but the Tokio correspondents
are very positive regarding the matter, !
nd describe the determination with i
which the enterprise was undertaken.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent '
declares the entrance to Port Arthur is
"absolutely sealed," and adds that the
Japanese fleet, in effecting ite purpose,
steamed into the entrance at full speed.
The naval officers who made the two
previous attempts begged perimssion to
carry out the next attack by daylight,
that being easier, and their request was
granted.
So determined weie they to succeed, j
adds the correspondent, that they de- '
cided, if necessary to lose half their
men. The number of casualties sus
tained by the Japanese has not yet been
announced.
The correspondent" of the Daily
Chronicle is also positive the harbor is
"corked."
In favor of the supposition of Japan
ese success in blocking Port Arthur it
1 , t 1 it :
is pointed out that the previous at
tempts had left the channel so narrow
that a couple of vessels sunk in the fair
way would piobably suffice to seal up
the entrance, while there is a notice-
able evasion, and half-heaitedness, in
the Russian denials of the enemy's suc
cess
There is no confirmation here of a
Paris rumor that an engarement be
tween the Russian and Japanese squad
rons had taken place off Vladivostok,
and St. Petersburg knows nothing of
the rumored capture of Niu Chwang.
It is said the Japanese have advanced
to within 18 miles of Fang Wang Cheng,
and another engagement is expected al
most immediately.
Reports have been received here that
the Japanese captured a quantity of
railroad material after Sunday's battle.
This is supposed to indicate that the
Russians had made great progress with
the railroad from the main Manchurian
line to the Yalu. If this , is so, it
would be a simple matter for the Jap
anese to repair this line, which would
materially assist them in their advance
through a difficult country. English
correspondents with; the Japanese
forces on the Yalu are permitted to
send the most ample descriptions' of
the people and country traversed, but
not one word about the fighting.
The Standard's Tientsin corres
pondent says be is convinced that the
Russian position in Southern Man
churia is exceedingly weak, as a conse
qnence of he enormous number of men
detached to guard the railway and to
obtain provisions".
LOST TWO THOUSAND.
Russian General's Official Report on the
Yaln Battle.
St. Petersbuig, May 6. The Russian
losses at the battle of Kiu Lien Cheng
were 2.000 men and 40 officers, far
greater than previously reported.
This is the official estimate of Maj
?'
General Kashtalinsky, who directly
commanded the division that suffered
the brunt of the attack, and whose re
port has not been received by the em
peror. Many are inclined to place the
Russian losses even higher.
General Kashtalinsky mentions also
that more than 700 wounded had ar
rived at Feng Wang Cheng, and these
may not be included in his calculations.
He made no attempt to estimate the
Japanese losses, merely stating they
must have been colossal.
The magnitude of the Russian losses
had an almost stunning effect on the
authorises, and aroused general grief,
nrtigated only by Batisfaotaon at the
bravery displayed by the Russian
troops.
Not for a moment was tnere any in
tention to pay such a terrible price for
delaying the enemy's crossing of the
Yalu.
Building Torpedo Boats for Russia.
Berlin, May 6. It is reported that
the Vulkan Shipbuilding company at
Stellin, is busily engaged in the con
struction of torpedo-boats and destroy
ers in sections for the Russian govern
ment. These sections, with all needed
machinery, aie to be shipped to Libau,
where the boats may be completed, or
thev may be sent by the railway to
Whether
Port Arthur or Vladivostok
the construction of these vessels in sec
tions is a breach of neutrality is a sub
ject upon which it is impossible to se
cure an official opinion.
Nearly 5,000 Shots Fired.
Port Arthur, May 6. There have
been no developments since the attack
.... . . n
on Port Arthur, May a. curing me
bombardment the big euns of the Rus-
Bian Bhipa and batteries fired 2,500
while the machine guns 01 me
... .. 1 . r it.
.mnhoat Giliak fired 2.000 shots. The
Novikrai says it
. ..... -
I nn -n a thOt thA KllOa
sophobe Chinese, headed by Viceroy
Yuan Shikai and General Ma, are car
rying on an active anti-Russian cam
paign. Steamers to Enter the War.
Berlin, May 6. A special dispatch
from Libau, Russia, says that the
former German liners Columbia, Belgia
and Kaiserin Maria Theresa have just
arrived there to be fitted out' for
pnrpoeea.
war
TOQO AQA1N AT IT.
Japanese Make Another Attempt to Close
Port Arthur Harbor.
Port Arthur May 5. Another dar
ing attempt was made by the Japanese
yesterday morning to block the en
trance to Port Arthur. A few minutes
before 1 o'clock the first; shote were
fired, awakening the town with their
thunderous noise. The gunboats lying
at the mouth of tLe harbor joined in
the cannonade of the batteries, the fir
ing gradually increasing in volume un
til there was a continuous crash of
Breat guns. Some of the enemy's tor
pedo boats were discovered, but' they
were finally swallowed up in the dark
ness, and the batteries and warships
after 40 minutes' activity were again
shrouded in gloom, though the flashing '
searchlights showed that the military as that of protecting tnein xrom naes.
were alive to the warning conveyed of j Animals that are kept busy fighting
the approach of the Japanese ships, j files require more food to keep them
Shortly before 2 o'clock a searchlight in condition, and, indeed, it is impossi
played from the sea directly upon the ble with an unlimited supply of food
Q ahow the way for the fireehlps.
The projector moved to the right from
LUo Ti8n4n to GoWen mu For a
quarter o hour the light was
walched with carioBlty) and then a gee
ond heaviest fire
being directed to the left of Golden
Hm where the fire8hips were located,
At -hont A tha h.tri .al
firing, save for an occasional shot.
Just about dawn the bark of the rapid
fire guns and the crackling of the mi
trailleuse was heard from Golden Hill.
Occasionally there was sounds of ex
plosions, as of mines going off. It was
the enemy's ships striking on "Russian
torpedoes.
The fireships were ten in number and
of about 3,000 tons each. It is re
ported that two Japanese torpedo boats
were sunk, the remainder withdrawing
in a damaged condition. Eight fire
ships were sunk and very few of their
crews were saved. Most of them were
killed.
TO MARK ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
Canadian Commissioner Is Preparing to
Dispatch Surveyors.
Vancouver, B. C, May 5. W. F.
King, Canadian boundary commission
er, is on the way to Vancouver to ar
range for the dispatch of three Cana
dian parties of surveyors, who are to
work jointly with the American sur
veyors in delimiting the Canadian
Alaskan boundary under the London
award of last year. Two Canadian and
Two United States parties will survey
the country where the boundary will
cross the head waters of the Lynn canal,
Chilkat river., A joint party will
make a survey on 'the Stikine. This
will delimit the more important dis
tricts through which the boundary will
pass. The total distance to be sur
veyed extends about . 550 miles from
Mount St. Elias, east and south. But
it is not the intention to survey the en
tire distance, only that portion of the
boundary which crosses the rivers, val
leys and plateaus where travel and
prospecting will be probable. J. J.
McArthur is also en route to British
Columbia from Ottawa to continue the
work of relocating the boundary line
between British Columbia and the
states of Washington and Idaho.
STORM BREAKS OUT AQAIN.
Colorade Railroad Traffic Is Again
Prac-
tlcally Suspended.
Buena Vista, Colo., May 5. After
an abeyance of several hours, the torm
which has practically suspended rail-
i road traffic in this section, resumed
with added force this afternoon. Six
feet of snow has fallen in the moun
tains, and while the fall has been
heavy in the valleys, only about six
inches remains on the ground, the rest
having melted. Considerable appre
hension is felt for the safety of the
twin Lakes reservoir, which is report-
to be running full of water
The Colorado Midland railroad
has
abandoned its tracks in this vicinity
and is using the Rio Grande traces
The trains on the latter road are 12
hours behind the schedule. The Colo
rado Southern has operated no trains
on fie Gunnison branch since Monday
morning on account of deep snow wh'cb
is piled high at both openings of the
tunnel.
Russian Officer . Blamed.
Paris, May 5. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Ecoh de Paris
General Konropatkin, in telegraphing
to the emperor, blames Lieutenant
General Zassalitch's obstanacy in refus
ing to retreat in time despite the orders
he received. The Japanese artillery,
the correspondent says, included 18
seige guns which were brought from
Yokohama on gunboats and landed on
the Corean bank of the Yalu. The
long range of these guns enabled the
JftPanese to ailence the Russian batter
ies on me uppuoiiio imu&.
Funds for Qreat Irrigation Work.
Washington, May 5. The secretary
of the interior has set aside, provision-
llv. the sum of $1,000,000, for the
construction of the Path Finder reser
voir, on North Platte river, in Wvom
ing. ine reservoir win in ui biuuooui
- -n t e c
- j t , a of the land un.
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rm- . wfA r,raBba where
. . T"i
tnnre are laiice arena ui bitiu uiu owm-
arid country.
Insurance to Be Higher.
Chicago, May 5. It has been prac
tically settled by the committee of the
Union Fire Insurance association toad
vanre premiums in the West at least
20 ner rent within a month. By June
It is believed, the insurance rates in
Chicago. St. Louis, Denver, Salt Lake
i San Francicso and other large cities in
the West will be increased.
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The Darkened Stable. ,
Where animals are kept In the stable
during the summer months, as, for 'ex
ample, work horses, or. In some in
stances, the breeding- stock, nothing
contributes so much to their comfort
to keep them In proper condition.
Advantage should be taken of the
fact that flies constantly tend to seek
the light places. A stable "need not
be absolutely dark in order to prevent
annoyance from flies, and, In fact, we
do not believe in keeping stables too
dark, on account of the fact that ani
mals are liable, if kept In such quar
ters for any considerable length of
time, to go wrong in their eyes. Gun-
ny
sack nailed over the windows 01
the stable will greatly reduce the num
ber of flies that will pester the ani
mals. . These . should not be nailed
down absolutely tight at the bottom,
or air will be excluded and the stable
will become warm and unheal thfuL If
the sacks are partly loose at the bottom
they will still shade the stable satis
factorily and at the same time admit
air. Horses placed In the stable for
an hour at noon will eat better, rest
better, and we cannot help but think
they will work better afterward. If
they are afforded some protection dur
ing the time they are In the stall. In
some of our better class of stables reg
ular window blinds are used, these be
ing pulled down during the day and
run up at -night, thus freely admit
ting the air when no protection from
flies Is necessary. It is claimed by
those who use such blinds that their
cost is more than offset many times
during a single season In the saving of
feed that is effected by the protection
which they afford.
Grindstone Frame.
My grindstone frame is made of two
Inch plank with hole cut through for
the stone, and wide enough to fasten
on the bearings. The legs are made of
pieces of 1x4 mortised in. They are
long enough so the man who does the
srlndin? can stand upright. An axle
1 Inches In diameter passes tnrougn
two of the legs, and there are two
wheels made of inch hardwood board
B
8ECTI01TAI VIEW.
about eight Inches In diameter. These
wheels run on the axle so the otner
end of the frame can oe picisea up
and the grindstone rolled around easily
wherever it Is needed. The legs
should be braced as required. The
same idea will hold good In making a
bench to stand on to drive fence posts,
only the wheels should be larger, so It
will run over uneven ground easier, a
hole through the top of the bench will
take In the handle of the post driver, a
hook and staple on one side would
carry the bar and a drawer in one end
could be used to put In nails, staples,
GBnn8Toirc nr vbaiie.
hammer, pliers and staple puner. in
the illustrations A shows top view 01
frame, B an end view, and C the com
plete side view. J. a. urooKsion, in
St. Louis Republic.
Stop Eating;.
I act on the theory that most people
eat too much, much is saiu 01 me
evils of intemperate drinking and but
little Is said about intemperate eat
ing, yet Intemperate eating has killed
hundreds of people where intemperate
ArfniHni? has killed one. I aim to eat
temperately, always leaving the table
with the ability to eat more, ana wun
the appetite for more food, yet when
t fl Indisposed I stop eating. I do
not always stop entirely. If my ail
ment Is not serious, I eat perhaps one-
half or one-third as much as usual
and always find relief. If your horses,
cows, poultry, sheep or swine are ail
ing It Is safe to take away their feed
for a short time, particularly their
grain. If we or our animals are not
enioylng usual health, in addition to
giving them less feed It Is well to give
them more exercise. Less food, the
drinking of more water and more ex
ercise In open air, these are my pun-
Hnni remedies for ails and aches.
Green's Fruit Grower.
Farmer's Prese.
Since rural people are isolated the
tendency is for them to become care
less in dress. I am sure that I be
came careless and that I was a flight
fni nhtect to look upon when I was
striving for a foothold upon the farm
f u u
under adverse circumstances. It Is
well for the farmer, his wife, daugh
ters and sons to slick up in the matter
of dress after the day's work la done.
so they may appear at the supper table
and during the evening in clothes
suitable for receiving any one who
may happen to calL Very likely no-
one may call, but for the sake of the
family It will pay to give this atten
tion to dress.
A Simple Hog- Hanger.
Here's a sketch of a bog hanger.
which is a good one for the farmer. -
Take three 9-foot poles, 2 inches la .
diameter. Put a -Inch bolt through
the top and two 3-8-inch bolts In the
outside poles, as In the cut, 18 inches
from top, so that they stick out S
Inches. Lay the hog on Its back," slip"
the little bolt under the cord, and raise !
BOO HAKOES.
it up. One-half of the hog can be
taken down and the other half left
hanging.
Disking; Land for Corn.
A correspondent writes ub that hay
ing heard of quite successful corn
growing In Illinois without plowing
the land first, inquires whether one
can safely disk the corn land, list and
plant without the usual breaking.
Sometimes the lighter prairie soils are
prepared In this way and corn is plant
ed and does fairly well without first
breaking the land. This has been so.
however, in seasons following deep
winter freezing, and little spring rain
to run the soil together. Only the
light blank soils mixed with some
sand have been successfully grown to
corn by disking, rather than breaking.
In wet spring seasons some risk is
taken even with these soils to plant
in this way. It is far safer to break
the ground first and pulverize it for
corn. And the clay loam should be al
ways be so treated, and It Is best to
break them deeply. Disking heavy
soils and listing for planting would be
great mistake In any kind of a
season. These sons are run togetner
and hardened by the usual spring1
rains more than others are, and our
correspondent would make a mistake
to undertake corn growing on his clay
loam lands by merely disking them.
Exchange.
Swelled Leg Treatments.
Horses that have run at pasture are
often troubled with swollen or
"stocked" legs when first brought to
the stable In the fall, and others that
do not run to grass are so affected
when suffering from "general debil
ity." The following Is an excellent
remedy for such cases:
Powdered sulphate of iron (cop
peras) three ounces, powdered gentian
root three ounces, sulphite (not sul
phate) of soda three ounces. Have the
druggist mix these Ingredients thor
oughly In his mortar and then divide
the compound into twenty-four pow
ders.
Give one of the powders night and
morning mixed in the grain feed, until
all are used. Moisten the grain slight
ly before putting in the powder.
If this does not effect a cure, give
a tablespoonful of glauber salts in the
grain feed every night for two or three
months. If necessary, cases wnere tne
legs have been "stocked" constantly
and quite badly for some time have
been permanently cured by glauber
salts alone.
Magazines on tne Table.
When you visit a farmer's home
and find creditable papers and maga
zines tpon his sitting-room table you
are favorably impressed with that
farmer's Intelligence. Shiftless farm
ers are not inclined to pay out money
for reading matter. Ignorant farmers
consider money spent for reading mat
ter wasted. There is no better sign
of prosperity than to see upon bis
table farm papers, church papers,
magazines, etc.
Incubator Don'ta.
Don't use oil less than 150 test.
Don't help the chick out of the shelL
Don't fall to fill the lamps every
evening.
Don't set the Incubator near the
window. .
Don't use the same wick for more
than one batch.
Don't worry with moisture gauges or
hygrometers.
Don't turn nor cool the eggs after
they are pipping.
Don't neglect cooling the eggss tt
makes strong chicks.