The Lady the Sea- .CYRUS Author of ' VCK.n Rltdu Arm Out nd Lov.'t Afiold." " Wov.n with tk "A Doctor of Philoophr." " Th Soullirnr." (to. Copyricht, 1905. by J. B. Lip!mncott Company. CHAPTER IX. (Continued. "Oh. what does lhar moan ? That's (lie second time vouve said something like that. It's cruelty if it doesn't moan " "It docs mean something. It means that while I'll never forgive you for what you did yesterday, yet I'll wait until the war is over for you. So you must not: Ret killed, you see." "I won't," he answered fervently, "with you in view. I'll " "Sail ho I" shouted one of the lookouts forward. "There's a steamer bearing down on us from the nor'nrd. sir." "Now, we'll have trouble," said the Captain to the fair companion blushing at his side. "I have observed that trou ble always comes just when you don't want it. Especially in love affairs and on ships." "Have you had experience?" she ques tioned archly. "Only tli is one," then lie perforce turn ed away. "Mr. Brown !" he called. ".Sir!" answered the young midship man. "We'll hold on just as we are. If they hail us, I will do the talking." "What do you intend to do?" asked Miss Ellen. "I think yonder vessel is a Confed erate gunlioat patrolling the sound. We have learned that there are a number at Hatteras Inlet. I believe the govern ment intends to but there, you're on the other side." "If you are correct," said the girl, "you will be captured." "Xo, I think not." "You will fight?" "Can't, with no guns mounted." "I see. But you can run away." "That would excite suspicion. Perhaps I can delude them. They must know the Greyhound is expected and but I think I shall have to ask you to go below." "But I don't wish to," she answered promptly. "I didn't suppose yon would. In fact, I was sure you wouldn't. But, you see, wOlile I'm endeavoring to deceive the Cap tain of that other vessel if it should be a Confederate gunboat, and from the way she's bearing down on us I'm sure of it. It would be very easy for you to betray me by declaring 1 he truth." "Would you do that were the case reversed?-' "Yes." he answered gravely, "it would be my duty." "Dutv!" she pouted. "I hate that word !" . "So do I, sometimes. Just at present I know one case where a duty would be altogether charming." "What is Chat?" "The duty of marrying you." "Nonsense !" "Do you think marrying you would be nonsense? Now, I think that would be a very serious business." "Captain Smith, will you ever be seri ous and attend to your own business?" "Not until you finally reject me." "I shall do so at once. How do you feel now?" "I feel as if I didn't believe you. How ever, this is beside the question. I shall lave to beg you to go below." "And if I refuse?" "There's the bos'n's mate," with a wave of his band. "Odious man !" "Which man?" "Both of you." "There's one thing I'll grant you." he Faid, laughing at her reply. "If you will give me your word of honor that you will not say a single word which will give them the slightest inkling of the truth, you nav stay on deck." "I promise," she answered thoughtlessly enough. "You give me your word of honor?" "Yes." "I trust that as far as I would that of any man I ever knew." He sjioke heartily, yet there was du plicity in his proposition. He realized that the sight of Ellen Jones, who was probably well known to the officers of the gunboat, standing by his side would do more to confirm the impression he de sired to convey, that the Greyhound was still in the possession of her original crew than any other incident. .Men, we are told by competent authority, "were de ceivers ever," and Smith was no excep tion to the rule. C II A PTE K X. During this little conversation the Con federate war steamer, converted from one of the sound" passenger steamers by mounting a heavy gun on the forecastle liad leen rapidly overhauling the Grey hound, which, in accordance with her Captain's policy, made no effort to fti cape. The blockade-runner undoubtedly bad the heels of the gunboat, but it was not Smith's desire to run away. As he had said, to do that would certainly give alarm, and as the success of his under taking depended entirely upon a sur prise, it was imperatively necessary for him cot to awaken any suspicion as to the changed condition of the Greyhound Consequently when the gunboat fired a shot across the bows of the blockade-run ner Smith promptly stopped his ship. The gunboat rounded to a short distance from the marloard quarter of the Greyhound and an officer standing forward of the pilot house, hailed: "What tfhip is that?" "The blockade-runner Greyhound from New Providence," replied Smith calmly "What hip is that?" 'The Confederate gunboat Pamlico Captain Coley. We ve hwn expecting vou." continued the Confederate. "Have vou cot t!ie guns for the Kllen aboard?' "I have, answered Smith mendaciously They were at pretcnt safely stowed be low in the hold of the St. Lawrence, However, that didn't matter. "Good I" aid Captain Coley. "the pri vateer is all ready except mounting the "She still liea at the wharf at Jones' from BY TOWNSEND All rlht rraerved "Yes. just where she was." "Good:" "You seem rather high in die water," said the Confederate captain. "My cargo's u light one, medical stores and so on, bulky but doesn't weigh very lch." answered Captain Smith readily. "I see. Is that Miss Jones on board of u?" "It is," replied Captain Smith, coolly stepping aside so as to bring Miss Ellen nto full view. Now that the two ships liad met. Miss Rllen reeretted. first, that she had stopped on deck at all, and, second, that she had pledged her word not to betray the state of affairs on the Greyhound. She loved her lover, but she also loved her father. While she was not rampant for the South, he was sufficiently attached to her native State. Foreseeing, so soon as me cou- ersntion began, that she would probably be recognized, she had kept behind Cap tain Smith and so partially out of sight of Captain Coley. "How unkind of you : she said re proachfully to her lover when he stepped aside, bringing her into full view. I had to do it, dearest : L am so sorry, he readied softly, and she thrilled at the endearing name and forgave (him on the pot "If I had shown the least hesita ion, I might have awakened his suspi- ion and Good morning. Miss Jones," cried Cap- ain Coley, nourishing his liat, i nope von are well .' "Quite well, thank you, Captain. "Did you have a pleasant voyage?" "Bather exciting towards the last." "How's that?" "Well, we were chased by some Yankee .raisers. "Ilemember your promise : said Lap- tain Smith quickly, in a low tone. Y'ou need not remind me. 1 always keep my word," she returned. I am glad vou escaped trom tnem. continued Captain Coley; "your capture would have been a terrible loss indeed. "Yes, wouldn't it?" said Smith heartily. It was a near thing, though. If the Greyhound had not been a swnt goer we would not be here," which was true enough, by the way. Well, it's all right so long as you got .. ... . - . i..i.. 'f away, said apiam t un1 ngiiii.y. won't detain you. Captain " 'Evers. Captain John Evers. at your service," said Mr. Smith promptly. His name is George, put in .Miss Ellen maliciously, not loud enough tor Captain Coley to hear her, of course. Miss Jones, pray give my remem brances to your father. Tell him we are engerly awaiting for the privateer to get to sea. She'll make the Yankees jump. I'll warrant !" continued the Confederate officer. "I hope sol" said Miss Ellen fervently. It was the only time she had felt at liberty to express her real opinions treely and without restraint. Good-by," said Captain f oley, bowing 11 1 . T.- again. io ajieao, i upturn j.vers. With that the wheel of the gunboat was put up, she swung around under the stern of the Greyhound and went off up the sound again. Captain Smith was in no hurry to get away. He waited until the Pamlico fairly crossed the stern of lis ship, so that her commander could see the word Greyhound printed thereon in large letters and thus receive another evidence of identity, if he needed one. 'It was fortunate for us," he remarked at hist, that l aptnin l-.vers was a stran ger in these waters. Otherwise this cruise would have ended right here, 1 in afraid. "How did you know that Cnpfain Evers was a stranger here, sir?" asked Midship man Brown, who had drawn near. "From the fact that he had to have a chart to the inlet, for one thing, and be cause he told me so, for another," an swered Captain Smith, laughing. "As for me." said Miss Ellen, "I feel like a traitor." "I do not see why you should." said the young Captain reassuringly; "it was force majeure, you know." "I dont' understand French." "Neither do I, except a phrase here and there. Force majeure, for instance, means pressure by" his glance swept forward "Master Gantlin, the bo's'n's mate " "I understand," said the girl quickly. "And do you mean to apply it to me all ray life?" "Thank you for that question," exclaim ed Captain Smith joyously; "no, only until I have won you. Then it will be the other way." The rest of the day's run was made without molestation. The sound, the waters of which had once teemed with small boats, was largely deserted. Sailor men of that vicinity were all afloat either ii: blockade-runners or in the Confederate naval squadron, which had its headquar ters near the forts at Hatteras Inlet, and the place was as lonely ns the ocean. Xor was there anything pryticular to engage the attention of the Captain at present, s,j that lie and Miss Ellen had the happy day to themselves. Captain Smith could be very nice when he chose, and this time he chose. He laid aside his jesting manner and devoted him self with all his powers to his fair com panion. They passed idyllic hours to gether. The rapidly moving ship, the blue sky, the fresh breeze generated by the speed of the vessel, the assiduous at tention of her lover, his deference, his courtesy, most of all his frank and open admiration, filled the girl's heart with hairiness. Although she refused to say so outwardly, she had forgiven him for oil he had done. Her heart really exulted at the cool, masterful manner in which he had handled her. Surely, having suc ceeded so brilliantly In mastering a wom an of hr temperament, there was noth ing to which he would not he equal. She might trust herself to him witnout nest tstion. Like every masterful woman and those who lived in the slave-holding South tended to become that, and the tendency BRADY . Ship." fact that she was tho only daughter of ' a soldier of position, a widower foi many years she found a novel experience in being mastered by someone else. The novelty of such things usually wears off quite rapidly, and if the endeavor is main- tained for any length of time, a revolt is; ! sure to ensue. In tihis instance, however, i the whole affair was so recent, so new, that in her secret heart she really nu ' joyed it. I Towards sunset the Greyhound crossed I the mouth of the Nense river and ran for I the owning of Jones' Inlet, which she reached about half after five in ttlie af ternoon. At her lover's suggestion Miss Ellen had gone below to the cabin to prepare for her journey. So soon as the ship stopped he went below to bid her good-by. She was just coming out of her stateroom when he entered. Behind her was Chloe. He motioned to tihe black woman, who feared him like death, to leave the cabin. Ellen made an invol untary effort to detain her maid, but there was no stopping Chloe with the Captain's glance fixed npon her, and Miss Ellen was really glad to see her go. "Miss Ellen," said Captain Smith gravely, "the boat is ready for you. I shall have to say good-by." "I don't want to go ashore, she said quietly. "I would rather stay with you on the ship." "I can't allow that," returned the young Captain. "I can't tell what desperate work there may be before us. I can't imperil your life. No, not on any ac count." "But I , ,. "It is useless to argue, Ellen, darling, lie said firmly, and again her heart re sanded to the caress in his voice and words. "If anything should happen to vou on this boat, it would kill me. You must go ashore before the battle begins, There was a finality in his voice that silenced her. . "I had hoped." she continued, that in some way I might succeed in winning you in this adventure. I had dreams of forcing vour father's consent to our mar-ria-e of bribing you to accept me by but I have put that away. You know that I love vou, that I have always loved vou since I first saw you. I can hardly expect to win your father's consent, but vou are of age, I believe, and I put my I,, ir vou. If in a fair, square, manly way I can win you, with or without your father's permission, I shall be very happy nd .rrateful. If I cannot" he smiled bravely but sadly "I shall die a bach elor." .. . 1 "You needn't do that," said the girl softly. It nt moan hat I mean!" she .rtoil ns he caught her in his arms indeed, it was not necessary for her to explain. After a faint resistance she suffered him to kiss her upon the lips, and r,o,. little nause she returned nis caress, After a longer pause, filled in the usual happy way, they found time tor articu late speech. . "Yon are so masterful," she said. 1 hardly know why I obey you." "Don't you love me?" "I suppose wellyes, then." , "I shall never constrain you again. 1 swear it!" said Captain Smith solemnly. "Oil Ellen, dearest, darling, beautiful Ellen if I am the flattest failure in this enterprise. I shall have cause to bless it. count it the happiest time of my life, for I have won you for my promised wife poor, plain, unknown sailor that I am!" "Hush ! You must not say that, I i. v, vnn disnarase . vourseir. ion Ki-orfttft ninn T ever are the nooiesi, saw '." she insisted vehemently. "But not the handsomest!" lie laughed like a boy. "Well, may be not that, but you are just the 'kind' of a man I like to look at," he admitted with a glance of such devo tion as set him in the seventh heaven of delight. "You can give me no greater proof of your overwhelming affection than that," chuckled Smith, shaking his red head joy fully with nn air of great satisfaction. There wns a tap at the door. "Beg pardon, sir," said Mr. Robinson discreetly, "but the tide is drifting the ship towards the shore and " "All right," returned Captain Smith, "we'll be on deck in a moment. Is the loat ready?" "Yes, sir." (To be rontlnopd. Too Sustentive. Wlnibleton Hello. Simpleton! IIow did you enjoy your visit to the insane asylum the other day? Simpleton Oh. so. so. It was all right enough, I guess. Wimbleton Weil, you don't talk as though you were much impressed with it. Did you give the superintendent my note of introduction? Simpleton Yes, I gave it to him. Wimbleton Well, what did he say? Simpleton Oh. be just looked at me and said: "Make yourself at home." Eippincott's. An Kplnnnlloii. "How long has this restaurant been open?" asked the would-be diner. "Two years." said the proprietor. "I am sorry I did not know it," said the guest. "I should be better off' if I hail come here then." "Yes?" smiled the proprietor, very much pleased. "IIow is that?" "I should probably have been served by this time if I had." said the guest, and the entente cordiale vanished. Harper's Weekly. An Honext Walter "I think I'll try an omelet, tlijs morn ing James," said the customer, "Yes, sir," replied the waiter; "what kind of an omelet would you wish, sir?" "Oh a fresh egg omelet, James." "I'm very sorry, sir, but I don't think fresh egg omelets are on the bill, this morning. " onkers Statesman Krrplni I'll to Hate. "Yes," said the housewife, "yours Is a sad story. But it Isn't the same story you told last year." "Well, lady," answered Plodding Pete, "you surely wouldn't expect a man to go all dat time an' not show any Improvement!" Washington Star. Men who like the same things and women who hate the same people arc cciifenlal. Agricultural Colleges Agricultural colleges generally had (heir beginnings in the bill introduced by Senator Morrill of Vermont In 18(52, which some time Inter was emu-ted into law, providing that lands be set aside by the government as ttiey una neeti for the construction of the Pacific rail roads, from the proceeds of the sale of which schools should be established for agricultural instruction. It Is In teresting to note, says Harper's Week ly, that in this same year, when most of the white men folk were away on southern battlefields, the Sioux Indians of the state of Minnesota uprose and massacred some 800 of the frontier settlers and in the white man's repri sal thirty-eight of the leaders were hanged on a single scaffold in the town of Mankato. So it may readily be be lieved farming at that tune had not been reduced to a pedagogic form, and little was done lu any of the states for years except to provide a few lec tures on bucolic subjects, for the pur pose of hanging on to the appropria tion. When at last President Farwell organized a real course of instruction, according to the lights of the time, It was impossible to secure any student tin pursue it, even by dint of bribery, which the worthy instructors industri ously 'tried. Book fanning was scouted and ridi culed by every old-fashioned or "prac tical" fanner, ns it is in the "way back" districts in many states even to this day. If a boy wanted to be a law yer or a doctor, or even a parson, there was some excuse for his wasting time. In studying books, but 'farmin'" was "farmin' " and It wasn't to be learned in school. Times have changed since then. The teachers themselves have learned something. Many secrets have been unlocked regarding the chem istry of soils as determining their treatment and the crops they will grow, the scientific crossing of breeds of plants, as well as animals, the im provement of seeds by the selection of exemplary single heads from a plot where each straw is numbered, over a period of ten or a dozen years. One such process as this added 12 1-2 per cent to the hard dollars in the pockets of the farmers who planted one such variety produced in the Minnesota sta tion. Spraying with mysterious col lege connections eliminated the insects from the orchards and doubled the value of apples in the fruit market. Scientific ForinlnK, Husbandmen are looking more favor ably upon scientific agriculture as they come to understand that the system means fanning according to the latest discoveries of the laws of plant and animal life. Fanners used to regard scientific farming laws of agriculture as formulated by some agricultural ed itor who bad no practical knowledge of husbandry. Science means classified knowledge on anv subject, arrangea tor easy ref erence of the cause which produces certain effects. Science preserves the facts connected with every department f knowledge, so classified that the stn- lent can obtain an understanding of istronomy, medicine, chemistry, geol ngy, biology, entomology and bacterlol ngy. Without science the knowledge of the ages would be lost and man would :c unable to make progress. All Industries are operated for the welfare and maintenance of man and no profession is so allied to mankind as agriculture. It is the oldest science mid the discoveries of the laws of ani mal and plant life systematically clas sified are scientific ngraculture. The importance of improved farm manage ment has interested alike the national and State governments. Agricultural colleges and experiment stations are established In all the States to teach the science of farming. Husbandmen no longer look askance upon scientific agriculture. Every where the farmer is confronted with new developments in the nrt of his profession worked out at experiment stations. IIow to Improve the yield of grain and grass per acre, how to successfully combat the enemies of plant and animal life are too closely allied with successful agriculture to be ignored by the farmer. Knowedge is Illimitable. We drink at its fountain, which Is inexhaustible, The greatest pleasure of life Is the ac- mtlsltion of knowledge. It is like seeking the fountain of perennial youth there is joy in the expectation of finding it. So with the farmer, new dif i-overies are being made annually in the principles of agriculture which are a pleasure and profit to know, and the successful husbandman is always seeking scientific knowledge in his vo cation. Goodall's Farmer. Tiotfu by a Worklnit Farmer. To make a success of farming avoid expenses. Food given to unprofitable animals is wasted. With a variety of stock one can utll ise all foods. Best breeds do not insure most prof- It without proper treatment All foods for plant must be soluble to be available. It Is the little economies that count np most in the end. Profitable feeding consists in giving nn animal all that It will eat and di gest properly. It is not the hardest labor, but the best directed labor, that accomplishes the best results. The nearer nn article Is put In con dition to suit the purchaser the better it Is for the seller. Good food and shelter pay well In either ease, but always best when giv en to the best stock. The value of commercial fertilizers depends on their containing the ele ments which the soil needs. Profit in farming depends upon three factors the cost of production, the time consumed In producing, and the price received. Humane Slnnli terlnsr. In Germany, where the retail moat dealer is usually his own butcher, ef forts are being uindt wis elsewhere to substitute humane slf. filtering for the old-time practices that have caused much suffering. Saxony is taking the lead, and now has strict laws forbid ding bleeding until the animals have been made unconscious. Cattle and other animals are stunned by a blow In the center of the forehead, usually with something more certain than the ham mer or ax of a few yfnrs ago. Many butchers apply the slaughtering mask. which covers the eyes and has a sharp bolt that is driven into the brain by a single blow from a wooden .hammer ; but less strength and skill are required in apparatus using powder one of these being in t lie form of a tube like a telephone receiver, that projects a bolt when the cartridge Is exploded by gentle tapping, while another fires a sharp-pointed bullet Instead of the bolt. An improved instrument just in troduced Into England is the pofeax gun, which has a steel barrel In place of the striking end of the ordinary pol eax, with a wire through the wooden handle for pulling the trigger. In Ger man, Italian, Swiss and other cities abattoirs are public institutions, where butchers go to slaughter their animals under municipal supervision. Electricity In Agriculture. The co-operation of Prof. Sir Olivei Lodge has recently been , solicited in England by experimenters desirous of testing the effects of electricity in stimulating the growth of plants. Sir Oliver Lodge himself describes some of the results. Wires are stretched on low poles over the field to be treated, one pole per acre being sufficient. Posi tive electricity is supplied at a po tential of about 100,000 volts. The negative electricity is conveyed direct to earth. Persons walking under the wires feel the electricity in the air. The current is maintained for several hours during the day, but Is shut off at night. During bright sunshine It seems unnecessary, and may even be harmful. In the case of wheat the electrified plots showed an Increase of yield of from ."0 to 40 per cent, and the wheat brought a better price in the market. Other crops showed Im provement also. Wbltewimh tlie Ilcnliouxe. Every noultryman should give the henhouse a periodical coat of lime- wash and the oftener he does It the hotter. The matter Is a very simple one. If the house is small all you may want is a limewash brush and a bucket of water into which a few handfulls of quicklime have been put, well stir red together and allowed to settle. 1 lit stuff when put on should be about as thick as cream. A handful of common rough salt will help it to adhere to tho walls, a spoonful or two of Ibpild car bolic acid will help it to do its mur derous work on nnimnl life nnd a little bit of powder blue (washing blue) will prevent the white coat turning yellow by and by. If the henhouse is a large one it will pay to use a sprayer for putting on the limewash. This Is a most effective way of whitewashing any building. I-'anhlon Aid. "The prevailing mode of dress the clinging, soft, droopy effect is a blessing to theatergoing mankind at least," remarked an observing young man to his companion in an orchestra chair at one of the season's opening plays. "If a woman comes in late to the performance she cannot disturb every one about her by the rustling of of many silken petticoats without pro claiming herself hopelessly behind the day in style. The sheath-like gown of this year clings and is silent and soft. For myself, I'm glad; I've lust more than one good speech by the tardy en trance of a rustling petticoated wom nn. I'd a.s booh hear her shoes squeak." Corn nnd Keroene. Twenty years ago, says the Kansas City Journal, a gallon of kerosene cost three bushels of corn. Now a bushel of corn buys five gallons of oil and the seller has 3 cents change coming. Note on Orchard fill I a re. Clover is the npple tree's best friend. Profit from a fruit orchard Is not theory but a demonstrated fact. A few days after pruning paint the stubs with white lead. Each tree Las an individuality of Its own and must be dealt with accord ingly. Good, first-class fruit Is the aim of our efforts. Never be satisfied with anything else. Stable manure Is without doubt th9 best general fertilizer that can be ap plied to orchard aolla. . ' Make the orchard a business venture and keep an account of everything per taining to its interest THE WEEKLY 1598 The Marquis de la Roche wai given a commission by Henry iv. oi France to conquer Canada. 1073 Turenne defeated the Imperialista at battle of Turkheim. 1GS3 First regularly elected Assembly ol Pennsylvania convened at I niiauei phi a. 1TS1 Arnold invaded Virginia with 1,500 British troops. 17S2 Bank of North America, the first institution of its kind in the country, opened in Philadelphia. lTST Seat of United States government located at New lork. 1788 Connecticut ratified the constitu tion of the United States. 1SO0 United States Congress passed laws to enforce the embargo. 1811 Wreck of the Revenge off Watch Hill, R. I. 1S14 British government made over tures for peace with United States. 1S15 Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British at New Orleans. 1S22 Greeks proclaimed their indepen dence. 1828 Boundary line between Mexic4 and the United States settled by treaty. 1830 Riotous demonstrations in English manufacturing districts against tha introduction of labor saving machin ery. 1S38 President Van Buren warned Americans not to aid in the Canadian revolt. 1S42 British army destroyed in Khyber Pass. 1S-19 Fenny Post established in Massa chusetts Hundred and fifty gold seekers sailed from Boston for Cali fornia on the ship Edward Everett. 18o5 Tracks and bridges destroyed in railroad riots in Erie, Pa All liquor shops in New York closed by order of the Mayor. . . .Irish military companies in Boston disbanded by order of the Governor of Massachu setts.... A commercial convention of the Southwestern States met in New Orleans. 1SG3 Confederate force attacked Spring field, Mo.... Mass nieetings held in the large cities of the North to send supplies to Savannah. 1S05 United States Senate voted to ab rogate the reciprocity treaty with Canada Gen. Butler removed from the command of the army of the James, nnd succeeded by Gen. Ord. 18C58 United States military asylum at Augusta, Me., destroyed by lire.... Congress censured the President for removing Gen. Sheridan. 1S71 First elections for the Provincial Legislature were held in Manitoba. 1872 Congress arranged to issue 1 cent postal cards. .. .Col. James Flsk, Jr., shot in the Grand Central hotel. New York, by Edward S. Stokes, and died two days later. 1870 Kal.ikaua, King of the Sandwich Islands, visited Chicago. 1SS3 Grover Cleveland. President-elect, resigned the governorship of New York. 1SS9 Suspension bridge at Niagara wrecked by a storm. 1895 Property to value of $1,000,000 de stroyed by fire in Toronto. ISOfJ Cecil Rhodes resigned the pre miership of Cape Colony. ISO" Anglo-American arbitration treatj signed at Washington I. Pierpont Morgan presented $1.0(0,MM) to th lying-in hospital in New York. 1899 lxrd Curzon of Kedlestou assumed the viceroyalty of India. 1901 The Delaware and Hudson railroad came under control of the Vanderbilt interests. 1904 Fifty-two lives lost by the sinking of the steamer Challum between Se attle and Victoria. 1907 Gen. Pavlov, military procurator, killed by Terrorists in St. Peters burg. 1905 American bnttleship fleet undei command of Rear-Admiral Robley IX Evans arrived at Rio de Janeiro. FACTS FOR FARMERS. More than ftMl.OOO bushels- of wheal were shipped from Portland, Ore., foi European markets in one day Inst week. Broomhall cables that the first general memorandum report, which, however, ii incomplete, gives the acreage under wheat in India this year at 21,.9(5,00 acres, compared with 17,142,000 last year. Th final general memorandum last year gav acreage, 20.903.WIO, and crop, 202,KK,000 bushels. Minneapolis is again enforcing her milk inspection ordinance. In one day the in spector poured G30 gallons taken from uninspected cans into the sewer. Secretary Wilson has raised the quar antine against cattle in the diwtrfcts wher foot and mouth disease recently appeared. The disease has apparently been stamped ont. According to reports from the Ante lope valley, in California, thousands of cattle are roaming the government ranges In tbat section with nothing to eat, and hundreds are said to be dying of starvation. I waa accentuated in Ellen's case by the Inlet?" r