EXPLOSION IN MINK TWENTY-ONE MEN MET A TEfl- HIDLE DEATH. Mini More Terribly Burned Explosion Cuicd by Coal Dull ln the Air llelnfl Ijpilled by "Mown Hint" I'lrc Shot Out from Hit Mouth of the Tunntl 300 I'ctl lllili-Mlnt li lUdly Damaged. Dnylon, Toim, May m At tlm Ululilunil i n i no of tho Dayton Coal fc Iron Cotiiiaiiy. two iiiIIoh (rom no re, ut 1:!!0 o'clock thin afternoon, i terrific explosion of coul dunt ro lulled in tlio death of 21 moil, all white, mid moot of then) marlred nil with fainllleH. Tho explosion wan caused hy what in known among minors as a "lilown lilit.it." It in tint cnxtoiu of tln minors to place blasts ami lire them olV at quitting tlmo, leaving tho coal thus thrown down to ho loaded and hauled out of tho mine tho next morning. Tho Richland initio lit destitute of water, and a great vol aiino of lino jmrticlcM of coal (hint, invisible to tho naked eye, accumu lated at tho roof of the mlno. This afternoon at 4 ;!I0 o'clock a dynninito cartrido wiih placed in josition in 'Olio of tho roouiH for it blast, and tho miner started for tho mouth of tho unlne. Tho blast did not explode, as intended, hut instead n long Maine ihot out of tho blast hole anil ignited tlio accumulation of dunt. Instantly n terrillu explosion occurred, and a teething muss of Humeri idiot to the mouth of tlio mlno and extended .'i(X) (cot into tho air, scotching tho leaven from tho nearhy trees. There wore III men in the mine at tho time, 1'our of thorn escaped with Might injuries. Twenty one wcro killed, and nine terribly hurued, most of them fatally. Tho force of tho explosion canned great iniisfos of coal and slate to cavo in from the roof of the mine, and many of the minora' wcro completely buried. Word quickly reached Dayton and rescue forces were at onco organized nnd proceeded to tho mine. Ono by one tho blackened and horribly dis figured lxxlies were takou from the debris and carried to tho mouth of tho mine, where thoy wcro put on u locomotlvo and taken to Dayton. HcoroH of relatives and friends gath ered at tho mouth of tho mine, and tho Hhrioks of anguish an tho bodies wcro removed were heart rending. Tho two undertaking establishments t Dayton were turned into morgue, where tho mangled IkxIIos were dressed nnd prepared for delivery to their fain Hie. All the men em ployed in this initio wcro residents of Dayton. Tho Kichland mlno in the prop erty of tho Dayton Coal .v. Iron Com- n'm. ftntti irw.il if fllnyf.fitv (Mlllltill. ism; mo coinpuny ojcraics an iron furniico at Dayton. RAPIDLY NEARINQ HOME. Presidential Train Will Reach Washington Thuridty. Sidney, Neb, May 28. Tho presi dential train made tho third days run on tho homeward journey without incident. Tlio trip across Wyoming was at an nverago elevation of ovei 4.000 fect, and at Sherman, just Ik foro tho train began to descend tlu eastern slopo of Hie Itocky mountain! tlio olevntlon exceeded 7,r)00. The president him mado no remark At any of tlio stops, but ho bus up earcd on the platform and shook handH with some of tboflo nearest tin car. There wero crowds at every sta tion along the route and ovcry cattk ranch had Its littlo group of cowboy sitting liolt upright on tl.oir hordes waving tho sombrero as tho train went by. Mrs. Molvinloy is standing tho trip well. Tho weather has licen pleasant and that means much foi lier comfort. Tlio Presidential train will reach Washington Thursday morning at 7:30. Demand! of Striken Met. Dunkirk, N. Y., May 20. Th etriko of tho machinists employed by tho Brooks Locomotive Works hat liccn settled. All who struck aro tc lo taken back without discrimination. Fifty flvo hours will constitute n wcok's work; a straight incrcaso of 1C per cent in wages is granted. These nro substantially tho demands made by tho machinists. Date Fixed for Cup Racei Now York, May 29. Tho Royal Ulster Yacht Club has cabled the Now York Yacht Club an approval of Soptcmbor 21 as tho day for the opening contest in tho cup races. New Submarine Cable. Now York, May 29. A now sub marlno cable between Kngland and Germany has just been put down. 'Tho cablo is owned by ft llrltlsh company, but tho Gorman govern ment contributed to its cost, and n Gorman firm was employed to carry out tlio work. Postal Ordtrs. Washington, May 29 Tho post offlco at Susanvillo, Grant county, Or, has boon moved thrco quarters of a milo to tho northeast without ohnngo of postmaster. A postolllcc has been established at Midford, Khip county, Washington, to bo supplied with speolal sorvico from Nortli Bond. Daily mail moseongor scrvico has been authorized botweon Seattle nnd West Bcattlo. ' MINERAL OIL CXPOrTTa. Sew Oil Dlicovcrlei Will Keep It Ahead of Ituula In Amount Produced. Washington, May 29. Tho recent oil discoveries In Texas and on tho I'aitillc count lend especial interest to unnio facts just presented by tho trens ury bureau of statist Ich regarding tho exports of mineral oils from tho united mates, J hoso snow that tlio exportation of the fiscal year about to end will probably bo tlio largest in tho History ol this rcmarkiililo Industry, which has Increased lis exports from 201,000.000 gallons of illuminating oil In lH7i, to 721,000,000 gallons in I (KM), In tho quarter century from 1870 to 1900 tho value of mineral oils exported from tho United KtateH was about 1, 200, 000, 000, an average of about $18,00,000 a year. During ro. cent years it has averaged about if(IO, 000,000 per annum or $5,000,000 per mouth, In tho mere question of gallons of oil produced, Itussia has been for years a close oointietltor of tho United States, though it is probable that tho recent discoveries in tho United States will enable it to continue to lead in tho numlxT of gallons produced; while the act that American oil pro duces nearly twice as much refined Illuminating oil from a given quan tity of crude as from the Ituisinn oil, adds greatly to its value as a commer cial product. One especially interesting feat ure of tho development of tho oil in dustry is, that there has been n re markable decrease in tho price to the consumer during the period in which tlio actual oxportatioiiB and tlio net value of the exports have been in creasing. Tho average value of the illuminating nil cxjMjrteil in 1870 waa about If) cents cr gallon, and in 1877, an exceptional year, 20 cent jcr gallon, lty 1881 tho price had laiien to iinout lu cents er gallon, the figures for that year being .'132,- 000, (XX) gallons, valued at $31,000,. 000. Hy 1891 tlio nverago price win aliout 7 cents per gallon. Hy 18U8 the average export price had dropped to f cents per gallon, tho quantity exported having been 821,000,000 gal lons, and tho value reported to the bureau of statistics by cxjiorteri through tho customs collectors, $-12,- 922,082. BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE. Car Loaded With Explosives Run Into by I Freljht Train. Hvorett, Wash., May 29. An acci dent occurred yostorday' afternoon on tho Groat Northern Railroad font miles cast of Skykomish which re sulted in tho serious injury of Kngi- neer John McUrouty and consider able. Ions of projcrty. A push car loaded with -Is boxes ol dynamite was being run to u siding when the west hound freight train, No. IT), camo along, lie fore the men in chnrgo of tho push cur could roach tho siding, tho freight struck tho car. A torrlolo explosion fol lowed. The engine was hurled some distauco up the mountain side Three freight cars wcro demolished and about fi00 feet of track was torn up. A steam shovel standing near was reduced to scrap iron. McGrouty was tho only one foriously hurt. He received a scalp wound, his tongue was bitten through, nnd ho nlso sus tained injuries to his spine. A watchman's shack, 75 yards from the explosion, was blown to atoms and the watchman hlmsolf stunned. The injured men wero taken to tho Everett hospital. STRIKERS LESS SANGUINE. Eighteen Hundred Men Still Out Aroune Newark, N. J. Now York, May 29. Tho oloso ol tho llrst week of tho machinists' striko nt Newark, N. J., finds about 1,800. idle men in Newark and itt suburbs. The strikers havo ceased to lie as sanguine ns nt first regarding tho outconio of their elTorts to com pel their employers to grant a nine hour day without decreased pay. A half dozen of tho smaller shops in this section havo met, tho demands of tho mon but none of tho larger ones has shown any disposition to yiold. Representatives of tho larger llrms say thoy aro prepared for just as long a fight as tho machinists aro to maintain. It is probable that tho machinists employed in tho American Engine works, at Plainflold will go out. This company agreed to tho nino hour clauso, but cut 15 cents from tho 10 hour pay. Homecoming of Volunteers. Manila, May 29. It is reasonably certain that tho remaining volunteers will sail for homo beforo July. The Forty seventh regiment nnd battalions of tho Forty ninth and Thirty eighth havo sailed on tho transport Thomas. Tho Ohio sails today with tho Forty scond regiment and tho Ivilpatrick and Logan Juno 1 with tho Forty third and Forty ninth rogimor.ts and two battalions of tho Sixth. The Grant sails from Aparrl Juno 1 with tho Forty eighth regiment nnd two battalions of tho Forty ninth. Rioting In South Russia. London, May 29. Rioting hat spread to South Russia, says a dis patch from St. retorsburg, as the result of the production of tho anti Sommito play, "Tho Smugglers." At Kutai8 thousands of pcoplo congre gated about tho thcator and stoned tho police A detachment of Cos. snoks charged and disporsed tin orowd, Thirteen policemen, 15 Cos. saoks and two olllcers wore sovorely Injured, A GMVE PHOBLEM REGARDING DUTIES ON GOODS FROM THE PHILIPPINES. Such Dulles Are Held o fie Illegal, and May Hcye to lie Refunded President and lift CaHlnef, on Their Journey Through Iowa, Considering Question of Cxlra Session ol Congress, Cedar Haplds, la., May 29. Dur ing their journey across I own, Presi dent MoKinloy and tho members of his cabinet spent much time reading .iiid discursiug tho published reports on the opinion of the supreme court In the insiilrr They were much iiiterosed in tho v v the court divided in the two cases. Tlio decision in the Dellma case, if followed in the Philippines, as it is also r.ssumed that it will bo, might result in tho calling ol an extra ses sion of congress. In tho Delimit caso tho court decided that tho duties collected on l'orto Itlcan goods beforo congress enacted the Forakcr law was illcaal and must bo refunded. It is presumed that the court, fol lowing tho same lines of reasoning, will decide that duties collected on goo-s from tho 1'hilippincs were also illegal, nnd that goods from the Phil ippines aro subject to frco entry info tlio United States until congress acts, as it has Already dono in the case of Porto Hico. 1 Such a decision would mean not only tho refunding of duties hereto fore collected, but would open the ports of tho United States to mer chandiso nnd gocds of ovcry descrip tion from the Philippines until con gross meets in December. It is plain that importers might take advantage of this to ship goods into tho United States through tho Philippines, and thus defraud tho government of its revenues. Whether tho danger . from this source is great enough to warrant the calling of congress in extra ses sion is one which will be decided only nfter full deliberation. It is possible, however, that tins danger may Ihj already obviated in tho enactment of tho Spooner reso lution, delegating temporarily to tho president the power to govern the Philippines. This may Iks consid ered an act of congress within the meaning of tlio Downcs case, allirrn ing the constitutionality of the Fora kcr law. Hut it is a dclccnto ques tion and one which the president nnd his advisers will consider in nil its lienrings boforo coming to n con clusion. SETTLEMENT BY PERU. Agrees to Pay the Claim of An American Consular Agent Washington, May 150. Tho state department has succeeded in settling satisfactorily another claim of -un American citi7.cn against tho govern ment of Peru. Miniftcr Dudley, a' Lima, has cabled the department that tho claimant in the caso is wil ling to ncccpt tho sum of 8,000 silver soles tendered by that government. Tho department has authorized tho acceptance of the tender and tho caso is closed. Tho settled claim wus that of n United States consular agent in Peru in 1885, and his claim was based on tho destruction of his horses and tlio pillaging of his property by armed and uniformed men of tho party of General Caccras in July of that year. Coal for Army Transports. Seattle, May 110. Quartermaster Ruhlin was today authorized by tho quartermaster general to award tho contract to supply coal for nil army tran ports loading on Pugct Sound for tlio Philippines and for Alaskan ports during tho fiscal year liegiuning July 1 next nnd ending Juno 30, 1902. Tho contract will amount to nearly .$ 100,000, figuring on the basis of tho quartermater's business ut this port and Tucoma during tho past year. It is boliovcd that nt least 30,000 tons will bo required. Tho quartermaster general authorized Mr. Ruhlin to award tho contracts for tho purchase of coal according to his recommenda tions nt tho timo tho bids were opened several wcoks ago. Fined for Cheating the Government Chicago, May 29. Albert Dow, pro prietor of tho Fertllo Valley Creamery Company, wits today fined $10,000 nnd sentenced to six months in tlio county juil. Dow is said to have cheated tho government out of if 10, 000 in revenue payment, which ho evaded. This is tho heaviest lino oyer imposed in a federal court. Will Visit Windsor. London, May 80. Tho visiting mcmbors of tho Now York chamber of commorco will visit Windsor castlo Juno 1, and will bo recoived by tho king. A conforenco between tho Now York ohambor of commorco and tho London oluunborof commerco has been arranged for Juno 3. Washout on the Great Northern. Scattlo, May 80. A washout on tho Great Northern main lino, two' miles west of Wenatoheo, has bcon reported horo. Tho track was washed out for a distauco of 150 fcqt, nnd as a result all passengers on cast and west bound trains woro transferred at tho scene of tho trouble Thero was no delay iu tho arrival and do parturo of trains, howovor, tho trans fer being mado with littlo trouble MAY GO 8COT FREE. Chance for all Condemned Murderers Is Washington. Seattle, May .'10. Thero Is serious danger that every condemned mur derer in tho state of Washington will oon Imj released from custody. Ac cording to Prosecuting Attorney Walter H. Fulton, of King county, the last legislature, in passing 11 law providing that hereafter condemned murderers shall Im executed in tho jK'iiitentinry, instead of in tho county jails, eommitted a serious blunder in not iur'ltidiiig a elaiisc providing for the punishment of those condemned at tin- timo the law goes into effect. That the consequences will Ijc tho most nerious to tho administration of Justin- is Mr. Fulton's fear. Hricfly Mtnted the construction placed upon the Inw by Mr. Fulton is as follows: Tlio now law provides that, upon the sentencing of tho prisoner, ho shall bo delivered forthwith to tho warden of the penitentiary and kept by him in "solitnry confinement" until tho day of his execution. It is said that the "soiltary confinement" clause contitutcs an additional pun ishment than that provided for at tho ti.ue of the commission of fhe crimes of tho men now in jail. Therefore, it is 1111 ex jHMt facto law, and can not Ik) made applicable to tho pris oners now confined. Moreover, the new law, which is valid, insofar ns it relates to criminals to be con demned in the future, contain q clause rcfiealing by implication the old law, under which criminals have lieen hanged, and leaves apparently no avenue of escape, from the fact that criminals now condemned must Ik; given their lilorty. Mr. Fulton will try to induce Gov ernor Rogers to call a special session of the legislature to remedy the al leged radical defect in the law. He says that a law can be drafted which will cover tho points desired by the frame of the ono passed at tho last session, and at tho same time make provision for tho legal execution ol the criminals, who, under existing conditions, must, perforce, be rc leased. MACHINSTS ARE CONFIDENT. Sn Francisco Strikers Expect to Resume Work Soon. San Francisco, May 30. The strik ing machinists report that 22 shop! in this city have signed the union agreement. Several of tho striken have purchased small shops and be gun business on their own account. Tho machinists generally express themselves as confident that an ad' jtistmcnt of tho differences with their former employers will soon be enect- cd. The Amalgamated Society of Engin ecrs has declared its sympathy with tho striko of the machinists, and levied an assessment on its members 'for tho strikers' benefit. More thun 1,000 employes of tho Itisdon Iron Works, who nre now out on strike, wcro paid off yesterday nfter returning their tools. Ihe men who worked at tho Union Iron Works will receive their nay today. Tho metal polishers say there aro fivo union shops in tho city. The ninrino paint ere, who went out on strike last oatur day, are all at work, their demand for S3 n day having been granted. in response to a demand that only union sailors do snipped on vessels belonging to tho Ship Owners' Asso ciation, tho latter organization has demanded that members of tho Sail ors' Union go to sea only on associa tion ships. May Be Ramagnoll's Body. Berlin, May 30. Tho Lokal Anzei ger reports on tho authority of the Buda Pest correspondent that there has just been taken from tho river Danube, near that city, a dead body, heavily loaded witli chains, which the Hunagrian police firmly believe to 1m that of Itamagnoli, the anarchist re ported to havo been sent from Amer ica to murder tho German emperor. The polico of every country in Europe and America have been notified of the discovery. Bear May Have to Give Up Trip. Seattle, May 30. It is possible that on account of tho machinists striko the repairs on tho revonuo cutter Bear will not be completed in time to per mit her to proceed on her journey north. This will necessitate tho abandonment of tho voyage to Siberia, and the distribution of tho herd of 300 reindeer now awaiting the arrival of tho Bear. In this event Lioutcnant Berthiolf will bo com pelled to spend tho winter on the Siberian coast, Withdrawal of Germans. Berlin, May 30. A dispatoh to the Cologno Gazctto says tho withdrawal of tho Gorman marines to Sing Tau has begun and that tho Gorman quar ter of Pekin has been handed over to tho Chinese authorities experiment ally for a fortnight. Amendment Accepted. Havana, May 30. Tho Piatt amendment has been ncopoted by the Cuban constituitonal convention by n vote of 15 to 14. Tho actual roport vvas on accepting tho majority roport of tho committco on relations which embodied tlio amendment, with ex planations or certain clauses. The Radicals mado a hard fight at tho last moment, and on several occasions personal encounters scorned imminent. ft' y.9 nt esfl I'fitnSoex. We liavo always obtained better re sults from tlio use of seed potatoes "about the slzo of n lien's egg" or ns near Hint us we could Judge by the shape of the potato, and cut In halves, as 'from any seed we Inid and we have tested them against larger ones cut In halves and In quarters, ncnlnst smaller ones used whole and against pieces cut to two eyes each. Yet tlio pieces of two eyes were so nearly equal that we would use that method If the seed cost ri IiIkIi price, by which wo do not mean the early price of the Knrly Hose at a dollar a pound, but If they cost $3 a bushel. Hut the potato of that size, scarcely marketable, unless thero was n season of scarcity, Is as well matured ns the potato that weighs n pound, and we think throws ns strong a shoot and produces ns much. We never made a test by compnrlng the use of pieces of large potatoes ngnlnst pieces of about 4-qtml weight of the smaller ones, and to learn anything from such n test one would need to continue It for n term of years, using the largest from the larg est seed ench time. It might be well after selecting ns we would, for some years, to change to pieces from the largo ones for n season, but we aro not sure of It. Massachusetts Ploughman. To Keep Milk Coot. A correspondent of Hoard's Dairy man gives n plan for a combined Ice house nnd cooling chnmber. The cool ing chamber Is partitioned off In such a manner that It has Ice on top and ickiiousr Ann coor.iNo citAttnEii. on three sides. Tho dimensions are 1 feet wide. 14 feet long aud 12 feet high, with a cooling chamber parti tloned off 8 feet long by 0 fect wide. The floor of a cooling chamber should bo placed about three feet below the surface of the ground so as to take ad- vantage of the coolness of the earth. Growlne union. The use of good seed for tho onion crop Is most Important, as the labor of preparing the laud, weeding the rowa and other care necessary is as great for the part of a crop ns for n full one. while the cost of fertilizer Is not lessen ed, nor are the onions better or In as good deniaud If they grow too large. The onion seed deteriorates .very rapid ly In germinating properties If It Is kept until more than one year old, ex ccptlng thnt In very small quantities It may be kept In something practical ly airtight, as In a tin box with snugly fitting cover. We would not sow onion seed without having It tested, and mak ing sure that not less than SO per cent would germinate. Those who sow under glass and transplant have at least the advantage of not having to care for any rows that arc not filled, and If a part of the seed Is too old to sprout the only loss Is the price paid for the seed. This practice Is growing In favor, and fast taking the place of the old method of setting out the dry sets In the spring to grow the early onions for bunching, as It requires but littlo more labor to fit the land for one than tho other, and the new plants seem to grow nn rapidly ns the dry sets. American Cultlvntor. Weed Seed. If the farmer desires to know how to select good clover seed he should learn to know weed seed ns soou ns he looks nt It. Then If his eyesight Is not good enough to distinguish It when It Is among tho clover seed, let him spend from fifty cents upwnrd for a good magnifying glass, and let him buy no clover and not much other seed until ho has examined It, aud found It rea sonably clear of tho weed seeds. It may be hard to find It perfectly pure, hut thero t no uso In buying such seed as a sample, sold In Vermont last year, which had 50,310 weed seeds In a pound. Just think of sowing ten, twenty or more pounds of such seed on an acre. The seeds or plantain, sor rel, pigweed, smartweed, curled dock and tho foxtail grass wero tho most nbundant In this lot, and each of them might pass for clover seed at first glance, but .can bo detected under a magnifying glass. It would bo a good lesson for tho boys to collect samples of ench of these nnd some other seeds In little vials, nnd label each, that they mighty study them until thoy knew them too well to buy them us clover seed. forehiim a FoJder. Wo plow tho ground In tho spring after corn planting, Bays n Kansas cor respondent In Prairie Farmer. Tho lat ter part of Juno Is soon enough, be cause If you sow too early It will get ripe and you will havo to cut It In the warm weather of August. It Is better to plant so you can cut It Just beforo frost. It will keep better and Is not lia ble to sour, ns It might do If cut In tho warm weather- We sow It broadcast, about two bushels to tho acre. Be suro and sow It thick or It will grow big. rank stalks, which will bo hard to handle and stock will not cat so welt. Wo aim to feed It out before Christum or hefore It rreezes too much. OC course, If It Is fine, say llko millet, It will keep Just as good ns any hay. Wo usually cut It with a mowing machine, rako It, put It In big shocks nnd feed from the shocks Just ns ncedetl, ns It will keep Just ns well ns If stacked, for If It Is coarso and rank the stalks will have lots of Julco In them nnd will not keep If stacked. Sorghum fodder Is splendid for nil kinds of stock; Hogi will cat It with a relish; cnttlo nnd horses like It Jilso. Fowlna Clover Beetl. Tho Department of Agrlculturo says there nre 17,&jO000 clorr seed In a bushel, which would bo 207.000 In n pound. Thero nro -IRXiOO square feet In an acre, so that ono pound would fur nish about Oft seeds to tho squnro foot. And yet wo are afraid to advlso n far mer to uso less than eight or ten pounds per acre, giving fifty-four seed to tho square foot, nnd yet If every seed grow. the small number would placo tho plants close enough together to produco a good crop. Tho extra seed, or seven eighths of the seed cost. Is the prlco wo pay for not having well-cleaned, plump seed, and the land In such condition that each one will have a fair chance to germlnato nnd grow. Pamnlpi for Mtlcli Cow., The parsnip Is probably ono of the best roots ever grown for mllch cows. and It has n great advantage In that It may remain In the field until spring when other roots are all gone, and then bo used until grass has grown. It Is as easily grown as the carrot, nnd llko thnt root It wants n deep, rich and mel low soli. Many object to growing It even In the garden, because tho weeds are apt to get such a growth beforo the parsnips come up that tho labor of weeding Is greatly Increased, but this may be remedied by mixing a few rad ish seed with the parsnip seed, which will come up so that the rows can bo seen and hoed out long beforo the par snips are up. They can be pulled when the parsnips are thinned. Keeplntc Country Hoys at lToine, The drift of rural population to cities has long been a characteristic of recent times. Every census In recent years both In this country nnd In Eu rope has shown the vnstly greater growth of cities ns compared with ru ral regions. If there were wider In telligence nmong farmers In feeding tho ambition of the young. If they were to give their children something that they might Improve by Industry, something that would stimulate ambition and awaken pride, there would In all llke 11 hood he less discontent with country life and less of longing for tho untried and unknown llfo of the city. Indian apolis News. Cutt nir Apparairu. The question of the propriety of cut ting all or certain asparagus shoots as rapidly as they appear and for a con tinued time often arises, for It Is well known that the continued cutting away of all a plant's growth has a weaken ing tendency at least As recently, stated, most gardeners cut nil growth during the first half of the season. But a correspondent recommends leaving' ull the very light growth, that It may strengthen the plants for the following; season, nnd only cutting that which Is strong. Median's Monthly. Time to Sow Tobacco Feed. There seems to be a general rule for sowing tobacco seed In each State with refereuce to the frosts which aro likely to occur In the spring. Seed beds should be planted from six weeks to two months, according to the variety of the seed, beforo the latest date at which killing frost has occurred In tho locality. This Is for domestic seed. Imported Cuban seed should be plant ed a month later nnd Imported Sumatra sis weeks later than acclimated seed. Don't Spray Fruit Trees In Illoom. Professor Beach recently discussed before a beekeepers' convention tho spraying of fruit trees when In full bloom. Generally speaking, his con clusion seemed to be that spraying dur ing blooming tlmo was not only waste ful, but decidedly harmful ns well, cut ting down the supply of fruit to nn ex tent that, If generally practiced, would amount to thousands of dollars to tb fruit men all over the state. Form Notet. The market for American apples Is now worldwide. Interest In farming Is undoubtedly. reviving In New Kngland. Don't sow alfalfa seed ou unprepared soil as you do clover. If It falls with. you, manure tho land and try again. The family horse should bo raised nnd trnlned on the farm. Then you thoroughly understand his disposition nnd know how far he can bo trusted. Tho application of sulphur to soils for tho prevention of potato scab re gardless of the character of the soil la liable to occasionally cause much In jury. Bordeaux nilxturo hns been found of value In stimulating tomato plants to moro rapid growth. Increasing thelc vigor and of particular merit In keen ing down tho attacks of Ilea beetles. Twenty thousand mutton sheep nro being fattened at Kocky Ford, Col., on beot pulp, with a littlo corn added. Thero Is another "waste product" b lng utilized turned Into uMitton.