STUDY FORESTRY
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FUNG FUN EX-PMEttlDENf».
NiXEY IkLLU ALL ABOUT IT.
Senator Albion Favor* Som* Such Brownton Claimed Authority
Hoapitel Ship*
Action by Congreee
Washington, Jon. 1Hexatur WIL
Hout II. Alllaon, of low*, ohairmen of
th» coiiirhltlea on appropriatimi«, favor*
action by 3ongr«ae looking to the cor«
■ n<l aupport of «iprvahlnnta of the
Uulteil Hta'«e.
Jo on Interview to
night he reft rrr.l to the remit utter*
atice« of ea-President drover Cleveland
on the subject, ami «gieed with hint
that eoiuv provlaten »hon Id be mode In
title dIrrclIon.
The matter fleeervwi
oonaldvratlon at the hand« ct congrrss,
he said. end undoubtedly would receive
it. In Unte« of Thoma* Jiflersou, who
died poor, Mr. Allieon aaid, the gov*
«ruinent would have done well to pay
hia délita. At present Mr«. Gartleld ta
receiving an allowance from the gov
ern tnent, and he aald tliat Io make pro*
viaion for ea-prealdents would oauae on
conaldetable drain on the traamury, a«
rarely lieve there Iteen two of them
alive al the aatn« time.
MARINE CORPS NON COMPLETE
Full Complement of 8.700 Men I*
Entitled,
Waahington, Jan. 1.-—General El
liott, commandant nt matinee, reported
to Secretary Matcalf yeelerday that for
the Ural time In many nutilha the ma
rine corp« •>< now up tn ita lull com
plement <>f H,7iM) enlisted men. Gen
eral Elliot report* tliat not only ha* he
MVHirrd all the men he want*, but ha*
withdrawn fr tn the newa|Mpera adver
tisement* calling lor rerrutta, ami be
la now in a politico to pick hi» men
when there la need lor lurlher recruit
ing.
The rea»>n* aaaigned for thia elate of
affair* represent the depreeaed condi
tion of luduatilea, iMultlng in forcing
men to obtain employment outaide of
the factorisa, milla and minea, and to
euch ol these a* are not able to perform
railor'e fiuti««, yet would make goral
eoldiera and delire to «e* the world,
the marine corpa offer* a tempting re
fuge.
Oregon Mon Appointed.
Waahington, DtO. 27.—The preaident
aent the aenate the following Oregon
nomination* just before the holiday re-
one«
land ¡¡ffice receiver*—Albert A.
Rolette, 1« Grande; Fred P. Crone
miller, lakeview; Frank l>avey, Burna,
laud office register*—Frank 0. Bram
well, la Gramie; John N. Wataon,
lakeview.
Consul*—Maxwell Blake,
of Miaoouri at Dunfirline, Scotland.
George B Killmaater. of Michigan, at
Nawcaatle, Sew South Wale*; John II
MCunn of Wlarronain, at Glaago*,
Heolland; Maxwell K. Moorhead, of
Penney I van la, at Acapulco, Mexico.
Over
Washington, Dao. 27.—That a seri
ous breach salats lietwnen the bureau
of navigation and ths bureau of inedl-
cine of i ba navy, Involving tlis ques
tion of th* ira|Hiri*ibillty of the latter
bureau, waa mud* ep|ierent in a state
ment bailed by Surgeon General Pres
ley M. Bixey, of the navy, In which he
touehee upon the clrcurnalance* lead
ing up to the probable aeleation by the
prreident ol a medical officer to com
mand the hospital ship Belief over the
protest of Rear Admiral llrownaon,
oliief uf the bureau ot navigation, who
lisa aent hl* realgnation to the presi
dent. While dlsolaimftig exact know-
lodge aa tu the cause ot Admiral Brown-
■on’a resignation, the surgeon general'*
statement leave* little room for doubt
that the controversy he review* waa a
¡Kitsnt factor.
Bank Condition I* Good.
Waahington. Jan. 1.—Henator An
keny ha* bad aeveial conference« re
cently with official* ol th« Treasury de
partment concerning the lntere«t* of
th« national banka in the state ol
Washington. During the recent flnan
clal Murry some difficulty «as experi
enced in the far West by reason of the
Inability ol th« banks to obtain the
actual money from Its reserve oitles or
even from the subtreseurle*. Mr. An
keny leel« eonndent, after hia talk«
« ilh officials of the treasury, tliat the
situation has la-en greatly relieved
within the last few week*, and that
from now on the same difficulty will
not be experienced.
General to Retire.
Waah'ngton,
Dec. 27.—Brigadier
General Charles H. Hmtih, on special
duty al Ilia proving ground* *t Handy
Hook, N. J., hae been placed on the re
tired list of the army by iteration ol
th* law on account of age.
General
Hmith la the junior brigadier, having
only been appoined to tliat grade In Oo-
lober last. He is a native of Vermont,
but was appointed to the military acad
emy In July, 1862, from Illinois.
At
the time of his promotion to the grade
of brigadier geaeral he was in command
of the Handy Hook proving grounds,
with which station ho iiad been identi
fied fur many year*.
Charge Position of Lock*
Waahington, Jan. 1.—For strategic
purp-oes and to prevent their bombard
ment by a huatile fleet, the Isthmian
Qsnal commiaslon ha* determined to
cliange the location of the dams and
lock* which it originally intended to
construct at la Bora, and instead they
will be built at Mlrafloree, four miles
Inland and within the sone of safety.
It io said that, aside from *tragetic
May Proclaim Graxlrg Land.
reason*, there la also th* question ot
Waahington, Jan. 1.—A bill to pro coat, the saving of time tn the oomple-
vide government contrrol of graxing tl-m of the canal and ■ more satisfac
land la» been introduced and la known tory foundation can be secured.
au administration meaaure. The
preeldent la authorised to, from time to
Greene end Gaynor Lose.
lime, eotabliah by proclamation certain
Wasblngtiei, f>ee. 26.—The Hupreme
dletrii-t* of public ^,«n<la to 1« uaeo aa
court of th* United Htatee has denied
graxing lan<la and 1« protwted by offi
the petition for writ* of oertiorari
cer» of the Agricultural department.
bringing to that court the case* of Ben
Governor* of it*tea may appoint a com
jamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor,
mittee to act jointly In making appor
who sre under sentence to pay a fine ol
tionment* of giaxing privilege«.
The
1676,749 and to undergo terms of im
land »hall be «object at all time* to
prisonment of four year* each on the
homeetead entry.
charge» of rmlieaxleuient and coopiracy
in connection with laptgin Oberlin M
Engineer* to Tour Coast.
Carter'* scheme to defraud the United
Waahington, I've. 28. — Colonels Htat-x in connecticn with harbor im
leacli and Lockwood of the board of provement* at Havanuali, Ga.
United States engineers, will leave for
the PaelHc coeat on January V, begin
Open Land of Bpokanea.
ning with California, and will hold
Washington, Dec. 26 —To facilitate
public hearing* on a number of prt>-
the opening of the unallotted portion
jecta, Including Oregon undertaking*.
of the Hpokane Indian reservation,
People will have the opportunity to
Bepeeentative Jone* and Henatcr Pile*
proaenl the local tirel« of their com
have asked the Indian office to acmi an
munities. Both the officers ar« loyal
inspector to Washington to conclude
supporter* of c-w»t development*. It
negotiations with the Hpokane Indians
I* »'>gge»led that Portland prepare to
under which congrrea can authorise the
present neceaaary work* (or it* aw-tlon
disposition ot all land remaining when
allotment* arc compieteti. It is hoped
Send Sympathy to Taft.
tliat an agreement tan be speedily
Waxhlngton, Her. 26.—One of the reached so that legislation opening the
first diapatihe* laid before Secretary reservation to entry can be jaaee-l this
Talton hia return to the War depart sea «on.
ment waa from Manilla, P. 1., telling
of the organisation under a new charter
Figure* Are Astounding.
of the Banco E»panol Filipino end the
Washington, Jan. 1.—The engineer*
election of ditictnra.
The dispatch
on the Panama canal are dealing in
added: "Deem it first duty to expien
vast figure* and the canal record con
our deep sympathy with you in your
veys in a graphic manner an idea of
bereavement and assure yon of our the magnitude of the work to la- done
gratitude for your earnest and euoetee-
upon the lock*. It Is stated tliat the
ful support. We shall use our beat amount of concrete to lie used in build
effort* toward realisation of your policy ing these lock* would sufiice to con
for advancement of ottr country."
struct eight room city liousea of the
generous * se of 30x30 feet with two
Trainman Are Not Guilty.
stories and basement and with concrete
Washington, Dec. 26.—A verdict of tloora and roof to the number of 22,842.
not guilty was returned by the jury in
the raw of Engineer Hildebrand, Con
Urge Brownton to Talk.
ductor lloffmeyer. Fireman McClellan
Washington, ITec. 28.—Line officers
and Brakeman Rmlder, the trainmen
In the navy are urging Admiral Brown-
who were indicted for manslaughter In
son to publish correspondence relative
connection with the wreck at Tetra
to his resignation, holding that Bixey'*
Cotta, D. C., on the Baltimore A Ohio
statement was really inspired at the
railroad on December 80, 1906, when
White House. It has developed that
43 person were killed and upward* of
the acceptance of his resignation was
three score injured. The trial had
announced 18 minutes after it hail been
been In progress for three weeks.
given Io Secretary Metcalf to take to
President Roosevelt.
M, I. A La*«. On*«* ■grisellerel Cull«*«
Die students In forsstry al the Agri
cultural college are m-king their first
oollactiou of seed* ol native tree* and
•hiub« fui use in the establishment of
a forest tree nuisery and arboretum.
The purpose in view la not only that
the work shall be Inatri-ctivo to the
■Indent ln the study of «end* and seed-
a*«, allvicultur* and dendrology, but
that the plant shall be a aoi rc- of data
to the whole state upon the growth,
habit, resistance and general character
of Ilia treee and alnuba ot Oregon, so
far a* la possible to glow them upon
ttie aarne site end similar condition*.
Nut only aie Iraal «nod* being col
lected Irnt seed* from the borne dis
trict* ere coming In from friends of
students and the Inatiiution.
This
kindnree on the pert ot ttiooe residing
In lb« more distant and mountainous
parts of the state I* highly spprrclated,
a* It «liable« the class to obtain a much
greater variety than otherwise would
be possible with the time and mean* at
the command ut either student* or in
stitution.
Owing to the fact that the oourae is
but one year old, only th* general and
preliminary phase« of the subject have
been considered by th* student* In the
work. The O. A. 0. Forrat club, an
organisation of those interested in ttie
forests of th« stale. 1* now discussing
forest fire laws, their enforcement, effi
ciency and improvement, Lach stu
dent la aaaigned ■ phase of the topic In
hand and in due time report* his find
ing« to the club. Prominent timber,
mill and lumiiermen upon invitation
disciure various topics before th* club,
aa transportation, timber preservation,
forest conservation, re-forr«tatioo, im
proved method* ot lumbering. U. H.
ioreat service work and similar topic*.
later the advanced atu-ienta will take
up work looking to the «olutlon ot aome
ot the very practical problem« new be
fore the wood uaers ot the country.
Tlie great problem of what tn do
with th« waste, including the standing
limber that is injured by inrect and
fungue foes, will be one of the first to
be investigated a* soon aa the equip
ment of the department will permit.
Ths atatement i* made upon good
authiaily that fifteen pet cent of tlie
mature timber on the western slop* of
the central region of the Cascade is
wholly last through fungous disease«,
■nd that another fifteen per oent is
graded aa cull.
Beetles, borer* and
minor foes do considerable further
damage, and it 1* safe to say that the
sum total of these loeee* must amount
to millions of dollars. It Is reasonable
to suppose. In the lac* of recent results
in agricultural prectlcea In our own
country, to any nothing of the modern
forestry pi act ice« of Europe, that the
major part of this loss could be turned
to gain through the intelligent investi
gation ot the troubles and the applica
tion of modern measure* fjrcombatting
the«e foes of the fore*t.
Other great problems are those relat
ing to taxation, re-fureatatlon, utilis
ing mill waste, improved metlmd* of
harvesting the crops, disposing ot the
debris and weed txeea. timber technol
ogy and the preservation of lumber.
These problem* together with many
more it Is the purpose of the College to
help solve through the department of
forestry, a* well a* train men to take
hold ol the practical work and ptob-
lema of our lorevta and thus insure tbe
beet poesible use of the tree crop.
Publication* for Farmer*.
The following publications of interest
to farmer* and other* have been issued
by th« Agricultural department of the
Federal government arid will be fur
nished tree, so long as they are avail
able, except where otherwiae noted,
U[»>n application to the Hupermtendent
of Documenta, Government Printing
Office, Waahington, D. C.:
Farmers' Bulletin No. 116.—Irriga
tion in Fruit Growing
By E. J.
Wlckecn, M. A., prohaeor of agricul
tural practice, University uf California,
and horticulturist of tbe California ex
periment station.
Pp. 48, fig*. 8. A
statement of the relation* of irrigation
to fruit production, and of irrigation
method* aa they have been demonstrat
ed by Pacific coast experience.
Farmer* Bulletin No. 138.—Irriga
tion In Field and Garden. By E. J.
Wirkson, M. A. Pp. 40, flgv. 18. This
bulletin diacuneea the subject from the
standpoint ot the individual farmer,
and contains instruction* on the deter
mination of ditch levels, the measure
ment of «mall streams, source* of water
supply and their use, the distribution
of Irrigation water, methods of apply
ing water, the choice of an irrigation
method, and the time for the applica
tion of water.
Bulletin No. 147.— Report on Drain
age Investigation* in lut)3. By C. G.
Elliott, drainage expert, irrigation in-
vevtigatious, office of experiment sta
tions. Pp. 62, pl*. 6, figs. 12. Price
10 cents. This Is a report of tbe work
done by Mr. Elliott during the year
1003. It Includt* diecuslione of plane
for drainage near Fresno, Cal., in the
Yakima and Ahtanum valleys, Wash
ington, In tbe Grey Bull valley, Wy
oming. in the Missouri valley and in
Hancock countxy, Iowa, and of drainage
as a preventive of hillside erosion In
Georgia.
No Action In Brlatol Case.
Waahington, I>«c. 28.—Members of
the Oregon delegation in congress met
and inforrually^diacuaeed the Bristol
case but no action whatsoever was tak
en. The matter may come up for more
formal discussion later but no an
nouncement of plan* ha* been made.
New Presidential Postoffic**.
Waahington, Dec. 26.—Following are
among the poetoffices which will be
come presidential January 1: Oregon—
Bandon, Clatskanie, Echo, Gresham,
1,100 each; Lento, 1,000; Vale, 1,300,
Washington — Burlington,
Chelan,
Mabton, Rockford, 1,100 each; Ray
New Money Order Office*.
mond, 1,400; Fritiay Harbor, 1,000.
Waahington, Deo. 26.—On January 1 Idaho—Malad City and Parma, 1,000
the following piwloffiees will beoome each.
domestic money order offices; Oregon-
Beaver, De Moss Springs, Eddyville,
Medale for Panama Service.
Murphy, Norway, Wren. Waahington
Waahington, Dec., iff.—Medals of a
—Stratford. Idaho—Cherry Creek. *
suitable character are to lie given to all
citixen* of the United State* who have
Taft to Talk Polltlca.
served the government on the Isthmus
Washington, Dec. 28. — Secretary of Panama for two year* and who dur
Taft will make hl* first political pro ing that period have rendered satisfac
nouncement since hia return from abroad tory service.
at Boston, December 30, in a speech be
fore the Merchants’ association.
Hawaiian Official* Confirmed.
A SSI* aawew.
Wash and wipe flrm tart appiee and
rut, without peeling. Into pieces Put
over the fire with aa little water a*
poealble to prevent their acorchlog. and
simmer gently until reduced to s soft
mass
Rub through a colander, re
turn to th* Are, add a lump of butter,
sugar to taate and a daeh of ctnnamon.
A* aoon as tbe sugar le dissolved stir
In the Juice of * lemon ami take from
the Ore.
*»»«««
Wahington, Deo. 24.—The senate
hae confirmed the nomination of Wal
Washington, Deo. 28.— Representa ter F. Freer to be governor of Hawaii
tive William A. Calderhead, of Kansas, and cf Fred 8. Hartwell and 8. M.
i* critically ill with double pneumonia Ballou to bo chief justice and associate
at bi* apartment in this oity.
justice respectively ot that territory.
jar.
Congressman CaMerhaad III,
Twererw
n«kl«.
8Hee a jieck ot green tomatoes and
alx large onlona Sprinkle rbem with
one cupful of salt and let them stand
nntll the next day. Theo drain and
cover with two quart* of water and a
quart of vinegar. Boll for fifteen min
ute* and drain again, throwing away
the liquid. Hprinkle with two pounds
of augar, two quarts of vinegar, two
tableiqioonful*
each
of
cinnamon,
cloves, allspice, ginger «nd mustard,
and a tablespoonful of cayenne. Boll
for fifteen minutes. Keep to a stow
Fe»»
MOBGHINESESTORES FEUD ARISES IN NAVY
Niiottd Mice Called Upoi to Browmon Resigns as Chief fl
Quell Cnadianx
Boreao el Navigation.
DUE TO FALSE MURDER .STORY COMMAND OF HOSPITAL SHIPS
Baseless Rumor That Whits Man Is One Sent With Battleship Fleet I* In
Wounded Arouse* Fury of
Complete Control of Hos
Whits People.
pital Corpa.
I^thbridge. Alberta, Dec. 28—Be.
reuse they believed that a prominent
cltlsen had been murdered in a Chinee«
■ retauisnt, 1.50U men raided tbe Ori
ental quarter late last night and left a
wieck behind. Restaurant* and laun
dries were emashed, drairs end windew«
and entire front* uf buildings b*ing re-
duoed to «pHnter«
The regular police
of th* town were powerle«« end a bri
gade of mounted police had to tie railed
out to quell tbe not.
It wee just after 9 o'clock tliat th«
mob began to form. Th* story tied got
abroad tbst Harry Hmilh, one of tbe
heat known ranchere of the cattle dis
trict of which tbi* city is the center,
had been fatally wounded in a reatan-
rant. Curiously enough, neither Hm th
nor any one elee had been hurt, bat
even tbe police were misled by the tale
and two Oriental* **re placed undtr
arrest, charged with hie murder.
An indignant mob gathered oppoiste
the eating house and thrre was talk ol
lynching. Suddenly someone threw a
rock, which smashed a front window,
and in a moment tbe crowd waa beyond
oontrol. Bricks and i-tonee were need
and, when the doors had been broken,
the tables and ebair* and dial ee were
smashed. Tbe Columbia and Alberta
restaurant*
were literally wrecked
What coaid not be conveniently broken
by tbe few men wbo could get inside
wa* passe d out to the street to th* mob
in waiting, and there demolished.
At 10 o'clock a detachment ot mount
ed police sppeareii and tlie crowd
scattered.
Hundreds of tlie rioters
merely shifted the scene of their pillag
ing. Three block* away, opposite the
Arlington hotel, they cleaned out an
other Chinese restaurant and badly
handled two Oriental* who were cap
tured within.
Mayor Galbraith, wbo bad rushed to
the acene when the mounted police
were first called, delivered a speech
asking goo-1 citiaena to disperse. Th*
crowd liatened to him and to Magistrate
Townsend, wbo spoke later. All possi
ble damage having been done, the
ctowd went home.
Five of tbe r.otere have been arrest
ed, but it ie doubtful if they will be
prosecuted.
OLD DOCUMENTA FOUND.
Papers Taken From Lieutenant Pike
Come t* Light.
Mexico City, Deo. 26.—What is con
sidered * very important historical dis
covery baa reeulted from tbe effort* of
Dr. Hosrbert E. Be I toe, tbe American
historian, wbo is her* engaged in re
search work undei the auepic«** of tbe
Carnegie institute of Waahington. Tbe
divoovery eoneists In the unearthing in
Ibis city of 18 of the 21 document* tak
en from the possession of Lieutenant
Zebulon N. Pike, of the United States
•rmy, by 8pani«h soldier* in 1806,
when he was captured while making
hi* famous trip up the Arkansas and
Missouri rivers, visiting the Osage and
Comanche Indians, st the instance of
General James Wilkinson, then govern
or of Louisiana.
The whereabouts of the other th re«
documenta cannot be learned.
Ho im
portant is the discovery considered in
the United Htatee that Secretary Root
hae just sent Dr. Belton bis congratula
tion*.
Mexican* Left in Poverty
Loe Angeles, Dec. 26.—The action of
the transcontinental railroads in dir
charging hundred* of Mexican or part
Mexican laborer* during the week* pie
ceding CbrlMmae ha* given rice to a
pltiab'e condition of poverty among thte
very numerous class of people.
It is
estimated that about 800 men in all
were let out.
Most of them have fam-
iliee, and nearly all were without money
when discharged.
It is estimated that
about 600 ablebodied Mexicans with
their families are destitute in this city
at the present.
Find Bodie* by Hundred.
Jaobe Creek, Pa., Dee. 28.—Rapid
progress is being made in the removal
of bodies from the Darr mine. All of
the entries, except Nr>. 27, have been
cleared and a total of 124 bodies
brought from the mine. A number of
other bodice have been located and it is
expected that they will be bionght to
the surface during the night. In entry
No. 29, where the explosion apparently
took place, numerons bodlee were found.
The pit <ara were blown to pieces.
It
ie said folly 100 bediee will be removed
from entry No. 27, aa yet unexplored.
Turkey May Have Famine.
Boston, Dec. 28. — The American
boa id of commissioners for foreign mis
sions hae received advices from the in
terior of Turkey showing unusually se
vere famine conditions.
Bread ie
double its former price and other necea-
sitlea are four or fire times higher than
16 years ago.
The British consul at
Bitlie report* that several hundred per
sons in the Month plain and Bularik
districts probably will starve during the
winter unleaa relieved soon.
Telephones for Submarines.
Paris, Dee. 28.—Following elaborate
experimenta to prevent the recurrence
of accidents to submarine veeeels, the
minister of tbe navy ha* issued orders
that all submarines be fitted Pbnt with
detachable telephone booys, which, in
ease of accident will permit of oommu-
nicetion with tbe surface.
Triumph of Roosevelt.
Port«bl* C<H for Ifo*«.
Cowpen Hay.
Denver, Colo., I»ec. 28 —A warrant
waa sworn out tonight for the arrest of
Fred G. Bonflls, one of the proprietor*
of the Denver Poet, by ex-United Htatee
Senator Patterson, •• the result of an
encounter between tlie two men at an
early hour this morning, during which
Mr. Patterson was painfully injured.
The encounter was the culmination of
a newspaper fight which hae been going
on for »otne years oetween the proprie
tor* of tl.e Poet and Mr. Patterson, who
i* the principal stockholder of the
New*.
Wheal* Turn Again.
Pittebnrg Dec. 26.—Christmas in
Pittsburg and vicinity was made doubly
joyoaa by the announcement that by
January 6 all of the thousand« of wheels
of industry in the mills of MeKeeeport,
Gia repot, Duquesne and allied plants
in the Monongahela valley would be in
operation. Over forty thousand men
who have bean idle for several weeks
will return to work.
It is also said
that other mills in te district will also
reeams, practically doubling the num
ber of workmen employed within fifty
mile* of Pittsburg.
Money In
Veanat Rniwln*.
Texas farmers are getting to cents a
bushel for |>eaiiuts. and with a yield
of from fifty to sixty bushels to the
acre are calling It “big money.’*
The acreage iu jieanuts for another
year will be large, as this price will
bring more than cotton at 10 i-ents |»er
pound.
The farmers of Burnish have rreog-
nlzml the commercial value of the pea
nut. and have th!* year iocmued the
area planted to 78.743 from 37.110
acre* last year, and It is rtqiorted that
a mmh larger nrea will be planted to
this fuller next season. Tim* far uio*t
of tbe i>e.ini:t planting i* done In th*
provinces of Mugwe and Myltigyan.
Rrrrdln* Tip for K k < r .
oetH
The Maine ex;>erlnient station has I
IV.mNll.lT BASA ixxm t-aor.
discovered a hen that laid 250 eggs In
one year. In fact, she laid 251 eggs In
a year, counting from Thanksgiving or something to keep them open; so I
I took a
Jay to Thanksgiving day. This hen thought of this little thing
came from a selected family of 200- 2x4 scantling and put a hinge on tbe
egg layers as tbe original foundation, end aa shown in the cut. Then It is
la tbe aarne family there were a num always with the door.—Exchange.
tar of bene that laid over 240 eggs in
Saw«*«t **« Sell.
■ year.
Prof. W. 8. Masey says sawdust from
CoadlmeMta for Ho*a.
resinous pine decay* slowly In the soli,
The most valuable “condiments'’ for and will eour the land when decayed.
hogs sre ashes, salt and copperas. A Even when uaed for bedding In stable*
big breeder says he once a week rake* tbe manure Is not worth half aa much
up the cobs In the feeding yard and aa that with ordinary bedding Look
burna them, thua giving the swine aome about the remains of aawduat accumu
charcoal; occasionally be haul* in a lated about abandoned mill sites that
load of coal ashe*. amt salt and cop are common In the piner woods, and
peras are ml xml with wood ashes and you will see that It takes a long time
kept In a trough where the hog* can for any vegetation to start where saw
get at them at any time.
dust has been scattered.
Will 8lng After Death.
Paris, Dec. 26.—There was a unique
ceremony this afternoon in the subter
ranean passages of the opera house. It
consisted of depositing in a specially
prepared vault a talking machine and a
nnmber of disc* bearing records of the
voices of the greatest singers of the 26th
century.
Tamegnc, Caruso. Scotti,
Plancon, Patti, Melba, Calve and oth
Batter Maki«*.
er* ar* represented In the selection. At
Poor butter la caused by overchurn-
the end of a hundred years they will be
Ing, overaalting, overworking.
From
opened and played.
the start tbe milk I* tainted. The cow*
should be well fed; the hands of the
Groat Tinplate MWI to Returns.
Newcastle, Pa., Dec. 26.—Ten of the milker should be perfectly clean; the
30 pot mill* of the Bhenango tin mills milk should never be set where there
here will resume operations January 6 •re bad odors to taint It. and If ths
next. Ten additional mill* will resume cream Is kept too long Gas taints will
shortly after, and It ia expected that the be Intensified.
entire plant will be running fall force
Rack Kn*.
before tbe end of January.
The mill,
“Dukg Hogs Knewly I.adRf Is a tg"
fully * thcoand mea are affected.
Farm Maaawemeat.
Economy ie wealth. Extra and un
nei-esaary expense I* a millstone around
tbe neck of many wbo otherwiae would
succeed. Discharge tbe unprofitable
employe. Stop every leak of unnecea-
■ary expenee. Money saved le money
UHile. Money invested In I nproved
machinery ie economy. Money invested
11 the best seeds and eppllxncee le
economy
Time wasted, labor wasted.
Is extravagance.
A suo-essfiil farmer says be does not
hare to inspect a farm to see whether
It pays or not “Just give me a
chance to look Into the barn. The con
dition things are kept In I* all tbe go
by I want." The bam is a telltale on
the carelese or wasteful farmer.
In
fact, economy in farming begins st the
baro In the pnqier handling of food,
caring for tbe manure, care of toola
and harness and the care given to the
live stock stabl.il there. There Is al
ways a l>e«t way to do thing*, and the
best way is generally the paying one.
H. M. Cottrell, after years of ex|>e-
rlence and obeervatioo. says that cow
pea hay ia nearly equal to alfalfa in
feeding value, and contain* nearly one-
half more flesh and milk making ma
n*r* l>«M»r Pro*.
terial than clover hay. It Is rich in the
I have a few large barn floors that
mineral matter that is needed In form
ing bone, blood, flesh and milk. Tbeae are hung on hinge*, anil when 1 open
qualities make It e*)iecially valuable them I have always had to get a stick
for feeding growing cattle and pigs,
dairy cows and fattening steers and
bogs. The cowpea enriches the laud |
on which It grows, tlie same as nlfalfa,
clover and soy beans. It makes banl
■oils mellow and aids In bolding loose
soil* together, and stand* dry weather
well.
London, Deo. 28.—The Times in an
editorial this morning dirauaeea the
prospect ot peace in Central America
resulting from the peace conference
held at Waahington, which it regard* ■aid to ba the largest tin plant In the which grace* the wlndo* at a
aa a great triumph for Preaident Roose world, has been idle since Joly 31. shop tn South Lendoak
velt’* diplomacy.
<i4»rta.
followlug la tb« description given by
tb* Wtecunaln Agricultural Htatlon of
t valuable portable itog cot which will
Se found of uae on tbe fann. Tbe cot
le alx feet wide, eight feet long, alx
feet two Inches high In front and three
feet high In the rear.
Tb* floor le built first, with 2x4e
■a stringer*, and th« frame la held on
the floor by block* at each corner. The r
large sized hotiae la provided with tw*
doors In front and a temporary mov
able partition and a temporary mor-
able partition In the middle ao that th*
cot ran enally 1» adjusted to Hrcom-
mndat* two lot* of swine at the same
time. On ■ level with the gins* win
dows, there le aleo a drop window,
preferably bung on hinge*, fastened at
tbe top for ventilation and sunlight.
Tbe lumber required for tbe house
I* «* follow*: Twelve plere*. two
Inchee by four Inches, six teen fret long,
for frame
Four piece*, one Inch by
r«it»il an* Plawe««.
twelve
Inrhe*. sixteen
feet long
Both these weeita ar* annuals; that
(rough), for floor. Thirteen piece*, one la. they grow from aeeds each year or
Inch by twelve Inches, sixteen feet season aral the (ilant* die after ripen
long, for roof and end*. Ten O. G. ing seed*. The way to keep them down
la to prevent the plants from ripening
semi and making sure that are So seed*
In tbe grain eown tpon tbe farm. Fox
tail la troublesome, because It springs
up In cultivated fields after the cro|«
are laid by. ami then It comes op in
stubble a ml In meadows and pasture*
Ijte cultivation of corn fields, and
mowing the stubble, meadows and pas
tures to keep seeds from forming. Is
■ MSIX aug HOU cor.
tbe way to attack this weed. Judging
batten*, sixteen feet long, for sealing from the way these wreds spring up,
whenever coodltloua are favorable,
cracks between board*.
The total coat of material to build there must be great stores of them In
tbe cot with floor, dour, and window cultivated fields showing the seed* are
complete amount* to about $12110. For long lived. Pigweed quickly spring* up
neatness.
economy, durability, and In com or potato fields, after culti
comfort to animal*, thia typ* of cot la vation has ceased. These seeds ripen
excellent. Where It is desirable to from August 13 to November 1, so It
keep a number of bog* In on« lot tbe will take vigorous measure* to get rid
large alze 1* preferable. The cot will of them. In fact, the only way to get
accomnxdate from thrre to five mature rid of these weeds Is to cut them down
If a crop of
animal* and tbe large cut from seven before semis mature.
to nine. Although tbe Wisconsin ela them la left to mature In corn fields,
tion baa a large boghouse with feed and then tbe semis plowed under tbe
room, aralee, etc, the cot* have been coming season, you have stored away
found a convenient mean* of enlerg- enough seeds tu bother you for tbe
next ten years.
•ng tbe facilities of tbe piggery.
Waahington, Dee. 26. — Harmony
within the United Hiatea navy bureau-
rrery seem* to be in for a never« jolt.
Open war already has been dsciared
between tbe bureau of navigation and
the burea* cf medicine and surgery,
the initial result ot which has been the
resignation of Rear Admiral Rrownaon
from hie preitioo a* chief of the former
bureau, and, coming just at a time
when sever* criticism is being aimed al
the administration of tlie Navy depart
ment, th* chargee involving tbe bore*a
system in particular, the ruction may
culminate in some radical change*.
Burgeon General Bixey, whoee re
commendation In favor of potting a
medical officer in absolute command ol
a hospital ship waa approved by Presi
dent Rooserelt against the view ot Ad
miral Brownson, throw* down the
gauntlet to the bureau of navigation in
a formal atalem-nt issued last night.
The surgeon general charge* that the
burrea of navigation ha* interfered in
an unwarranted manner with the bu
reau of medicine and surgery, and to
the extent ot crippling it* usefulness.
Comparatively trivial event* aome-
tiraee iced to sweeping reforms, and, if
there be defect* in management, in
naval construction and in methods cf
ad ministration, the Booeevelt-Brown-
son-Bixey imbroglio is likely to be the
means ot bringing matters to a fuco*
and causing remediee to be applied
where needed.
It aboald not be forgotten that tbe
president ia as staunch ■ friend of tbe
navy ■■ ths navy has, in considering
the preeerl eonlruvvrsy, which so ma
terially involvee himself. Popular sen
timent naturally would incline tbe in
expert observer to side with tbe line
oflioer* in the conflict with the staff,
because tbe line ia tbe fighting eenting-
ent Irons which heroes most frequently
are developed in day* of war.
In aid
Te Fee« tbe H.
ing against the line officers in the pres
A common way of feeding dray
ent ease, the president may or may not
bo aiming hia spear at tbe bureau sys horse* and other street team* In tbe
A tack is
tem. He ha* taken a ground be think* city 1* Illustrated here.
made out of good
ia for tbe beet in ter eats of the service.
strong ducking of a
circumference that
FLOUR OUTPUT SMALLER.
will allow of It*
being pulled over
Minneepoli* Statistics Show Effect ef
horse's
noee and
Financial Stringency.
leaving
sufficient
room for him to
Minneapolis, Dee. 26—Flour abip-
work bls Jaw* eas
ment* from Minneapolis for 1907 will
ily.
This »ack is
fall abort of the total shipped daring
anywhere from a
1906 by nearly a million barrel*. Thia
foot
to
fourteen
decreaae has been apparently doe to tbe inches In length. Tbe bottom Is made
linanaial flurry, aa the figuree for estrh of ■ good stiff piece of harnera leather
month show that only in three month* cut out and sewed Srmly Into the hem
of the entire year have the ehipmente of the ducking. A leather atrap Is
for 1907 exe<w<!ed thoee for tbe same riveted Into one »ide of the mouth of
the sack, and a buckle I* riveted on
month in 1906.
The number of harsels of flour sent the other, so that the whole may be
oat from Minneapolis by tbe vsrioue ■trapped on to the horse's head, aa
mill* so far this year has been 13,826,- shown. In order to feed a horse must
376. wl.ll* for the --orresponding period be unchecked, and he anon leant* to
ia 1906 there were 14 673.123 barrel* place tbe sack on tbe ground, where be
can push hi* nose to tbe bottom of it to
ehipped, a deficit of 747,7o8 herrele.
IMapi'e tbe recent financial stringen ••leen out the last of the food.
For the farmer who takes a day to
cy, tbe axle* of flour for use in the coun
try or lot export did not suffer eo much go to town these sacks will be found
as wns generally expected.
The ship very bandy-
" horse cun be fed with
ment* for Getober this rear were 1,449,- them without any waste of gralu pro
802 barrel*, against 1,693 097 last year. viding be Is unchecked. A little cau
In November ol this year the greatest tion should be used in placing the sack
falling off ia rhown with shipment* of an a horse not accustomed to it. as It
1,067,970 harrels, against 1,318,618 a may cause him to Jerk ba< k. How
year ago. For the trading day* in De ever. after he has once eaten a meal
cember ap^to the present, 679.271 bar from It he cau be considered well
rels have been aent out ar against 979.- broken in.—Iowa Homestead.
494 for the corresponding days last year.
Editor* Have Fight.
I. >B«y
Dip or wa<h the * ul mal« with ■ t ot
2 per cent water wilullon ut a tar ill»
Infectant, auch ■■ kreao. A muivenlent
way to apply the reined y In the larger
animala la with • «pray pump, and In
«lieep or hogs by dipping
Whatever
method la uerd. tbe coat and akin must
be thoroughly wet with the ant nt Ion.
After treating th* herd, the stable*,
■heda or aleeplng quarter* ahould be
■prayed with about a 2 per rent water
■olutlon of th* disinfectant, or white
wash may be uaed Instead. Thia le
Seremary In order to prevent reinfert-
tng th* herd from the surrounding*.
If there I* much litter around th* yards
It Is advlaabie to move th* herd to
other corale. Tar disinfectant* in 1
or 2 per rent aolntlone do not destroy
die egg* or aits, hence It I* nere««ary
to treat the animal again In ten day*
or two week*.
Htorkmen sometime«
aak If tbe feeding of aulphnr to lousy
animals will not drive sway nr de
stroy the lire. The feeding ef tsnall
do**« of sulphnr will do no harm nor
will It help In getting rid of the lire,
and It rannot be considered a remedy
for this class of disorders when used
In tbi* way. Sulphur le effective, how
ever. when iwd externally, and the
addition of four mncee to every gallon
of ter disinfectant solution used great
ly Inórense* the effectlveneee of the
remedy—Field and Farm.
Work nt Kavfkworm«.
Earthwormi perform excellent serv
Ice In enriching the soil. According to
Darwfin. on meadow land earthworms
eject sufficient digested material to
greatly change the characteristics of
the soil, amounting to aa much aa
eighteen tone per acre In aome caaee,
and containing over one-third of 1 per
cent of nitrogen. They aleo open tbe
eoll and permit the better accuse et
water, air and warmth.
Tbe graasbcfver JunxgB
tlmee Its own length.
about 108