1 TOMTOM mm W UriWinl a popular delubion. 1 tat miianr a r manr. n.0 ' , ' wiiAVjiuj; aiixiuj I I iv rMlirSii 1 1 liv i ' ocunu hmahp NOTE. ! . EXPLOSION CAUGHT 8IX MINERS AND SET FIRE TO MINE. Several Htitulng Parllct lUve Since done Into I lie Mind hut Nunc lUvc Returned, nd It li Cured All lUvc lleen Overcome by Oil Mine May Hive lo be flooded lo Slop (he fire. Tort Itoynl, Pn., Juno II. Tho Pittsburg Conl .t Coko Company's Hutu fid. 2, in huh place, Is again on lire, niter running siominy lur seven yearn, mid nt least .'10 men nro in tho inlne, many of whom, It is feared, will nuvor Im) lionrcl from again. About I) o clock smoke win soon to I io issuing from shaft No. 2, which in on tho II no of tho Pittsburg (fc Lake F.rio Knilroad. It In thought tho 11 ro started from mi explosion, anil that six men worn in tho initio at tint 1 1 mo. Two of tho inoii, who worn not near tho ixiint where tho explosion occurred, woro brought to thn surface hy a ri'Hcun party after liclng nearly overcome hy aitur eliunp. Thoy could givo no information im towhnt caused tho 11 ru nml could not miy for sure now many othorrt woro In tho mine Aftor 7 o'clock Superintendent Mo. Cnnr, of Wont Nowton, and several lioiwoK with about 20 men wont down rtliuf t No. 1, which Ih just opixiHito on tho Ilaltlmoro A. Oiiio side of tho river, and liavo not hcou heard from since. Aliout threo hours aftor tho roscun party had Im-oii in tho mine two more explosion woro hoard. Meantime tho crowd around tho open ing of tho idiaft had increased, tho .rowd iiuinWing many mothers, wiv(rt and sisters of tho mon en tombed. All sorts of plans have lieen suggested for tho rexuuo of tho men. Homo talk of turning tho river into the mine, hut many uro opposed to thin for fear of drowning tho minora. All that would ho nccoswiry to let the doltigo of water loose in tho mine would IK) to pull a plug winch wn placed in tho mines aftor tho uxpln ion of novon yearn ago, and tho water would null into tho milieu at a rapid rate. At 11 o'clock hint night four men volunteered to. go down shaft No. 1 and No. 2 and one down shaft No. .'!, hut to tho present time nothing has Iwon heard of them. At 3 o'clock thin morning heavy volume of smoke aro still issuing from tho mine, and hope of Having any of the entombed men, miners or rct-cuers.is hint disapiM-aring. Tho l'ort Itoyal mines aro situated on tho Yoiighioghony river, .'17 miles from Pittsburg. They aro owned by the rittHiiurg Coal Company. DUtriot KiiiMTintenilont MoCutie, who in reportrtl killed at. tho hendof "-lirnvo'band of volunteer, was ouo i tho moat cxiwrlcuced and In-st know miner in hantern rcuiisylvauin. Tho l'ort Hoynl milieu aro located in tho thick vein coal lelt, and aro for that reason extremely gaseous am daiigoroiiH. Tho state mining olli cialH have made their management the object of rciiciitcd caution. Seven yea en ago tho mines caught tiro from a Himilar explosion. The tuinohoss was killed but the others in the pit CHcaped. Cannonading llai No Effect On Almoipherlc Condition!. Washington, Juno 12. Tho extern "Ivo reports of United States Consul (-overt, at Lyons, Franco, relative to llio success of cannoii firing in Franco ait a menus of protecting orchards and vinoyntds from hull storms, and also for tho purpose of mitigating or mil- iiiyniK UIO eilcets ol Irost iiimn vwii. mniMi, navo iirommeii numerous in. rpilrles by horticulturists In thin country as to when, if at all, our gov ernment would adopt similar methods of protection. Professor Willis I,. Moore, tho chief WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE CALLED DY GOVERNOR. 18 To Kt eil the Hindi Uw In Regard to Op Hi! Punlihment, 'and Enact Another Prei of bclccli. Under Preient Uw, Sever) Condemned Crlmlnili Would Soon Have Deen Liberated. Olymnia. Wash., Juno 12. Tho i pec hi I Hension of tho Washington leigslature convened in tins city yes of tho weather bureau, noting under I tereljey with 21 members of the senate mo direction oi necretnry Wilson ' inuiniKrii ui u iuhho ininuin, therefore, hits issued to tho press tho 10 senators and 24 representatives following statement: lieing absent. When tho sonato au "After 111! nrillnltiiillnn ni nil !.,. Ollmcd IllSt II Itllt it llllll 11000111- has been pulillslied during tlio tiast I lilotl a considerable jiortion of tho 1.... - " - ... V ' I ...'..I. In. ...l.tl. .1... .. .... ui,uainli ir.ld mil IT TOI. IIIV COI1VIRL fill ta llllll ivn nuio. IUI 1VIIIUI1 Hit MW ntnotu.. hnvu hnro In iln u llli II tliltltl In alitlll. called. sion its romiirknlilii n In Dm I uillnf tti Tlio itidioliiry committees of eaclt the efroct of tin. i. mm. (,n t. .,.ii, bottso lielil a toint meeting in the Tho uneducated peasantry of Kurotsj nioming and agreed to recommend seem to Ihj lookint for somctliliiL' l,,o following course of action : miraculous. Thoy would rather bo- I'irst That the Hands law, winch liovo in ciitmnimilitif I1H II 111(1 tt twovidon for tho execution of con- protection and nooiiil mi ItnbiMwlntirndemned criminals in tho tieniten of inonoy, limo and labor than, adopt tinrJ'i "b.H bo rejiealetl beforo it goes tlio very simplo exiedicnt of mutual """ c,,c:t JU" Instiranco ni-ainst losses tliat must in Bocond Tlio enuotmont of a law ovltitbly occur. emliodying tho essential principals of "I ho great processes coinc on in "'0 Jtands law, lint containing a sav- tho atmosphere aro conducted on toe 'B clause providing for tlio execution largo a scalo to warrant any man or ' 1,10 orlinimtls already condemned nation in nttomiitlm? inmntml tl.mn under the old system, viz: in the jail Tlio energy expended by nature in the ,u"1 hy 11,0 licritT of the county nrodtietion of n hnil torn, a (nrmiiln wherein tho crime was committed. or a rain storm exeeedn tlm coiiililmd At .' o'clock in tlio afternoon the two houses met in joint session and energy of all tho steam eneines and explosives in tho world. It is useles for mankind to combat nature on this scale. After tho exnerionco Hint this country has hud during tlio past 10 Governor Jtogers delivered his special messnuo in person, lie explained the gravity of the situation, from his standpoint, and stated that he would not have called the session if, in Ins ears witli rainmakers, I am loth to judgment, thcro was not danger of lelieve that the bombardment of hail storms will ever Ik) practiced or at tempted in tho United States, much ess encouraged by tlio intelligent iKirtion of tlio community. Kverv elTort should Imj made to counteract tlio spread of tho Freuoli delusion which has lcen imported into thii country by Consul Covort." UNCLE SAM REFUSE8. several justly condemned criminals going free by reason of the complica tions ariniug from the Itands net. Jho governor stated, in conclusion, that thcro was considerable doubt of the validity of any legislation passed at this njiooial sesnion other than that sM?oified in tho call, and urged the Icginlaturc, in view ot tlio Uottlit, to traiiHuct none other. Immediately after the delivery of the message tho senate met and passed the bill repealing the Hands law. The reieal contained an emerg ency clause. It was tho intention to have tlio house pans the bill yesterday lias formally communicated tc "l8 '!ut w'"";. ,no ";"nUk ""'"S iniib ,uuuy uuiuuriiiti iiiiiu hmui. ion it meets today it will at once IN NUEVA ECIJA. Provincial Government Iln Deen Eitabllihed at San lildro. Manila, Juno 12. Tho Philippine commission returned to .Manila today from tho province of Nueva Kcijn Luzon, having organized provincial government at Sail Isidro, capital ol tho province. General Tuft told tho people that if no power woro given to levy cus toms. tlio expenses of tho central gov crnmctit would bo paid by additional internal taxes, lie pointed out nlso that if tho decision of tlio authorities at Washington should result in free trado with tho United States, opening up such n great market, tho increano n land values would omibio tho poo pi to respond to tho iucrciiHcd interna taxes. Tho northern tour has beon postponed. Tho American astronomical com iniHHion has returned from Sumatra, and will sail shortly for home. Lioutonant Wray's command line had six engagements with tho insure cuts in tho provinco of Sorsogon, Luzon, killinc six. Twcnty-Thrco in stirgents woro captured at Atinion, provinco of Talmyns. Sovcral minpr captures aro reported from other parte ol Southern i.uzon, wnero mo insurg cuts nro still active. Tho roport circulated in tlio United States that General uaniea tins sur re n do red is unfounded. Immigration at Manila. Washington, Juno 11. Tlio total numbor of immigrants arriving at Manila from July to November, 1000, was 0,302, of whom 507 woro females, Of tlio total number arriving, 5,500 had beon in tho Philippines hoforoj 3,032 could neither road nor writo, "4 and 1,517 brought $30 or moro in monoy. Mlraculoui Eicape. Ponvor, Juno 12. Passengers from tho Pacific coast roport tho miraoulous cscapo from dcatli of Mrs. Phoobo DaivB, an aged woman from Los An goles, Cal., who, whilo in a stato ol somnambulism, walked ofT tlio swif.tly moving train. Sho was only slightly hurt. Bho nroso after nil tho passon gors in tho sloopor had gono to bed nnd walked to tho platform. The porter was tlio only person who snw nor jump. Disapprove) Joint Giuranlee of Chinese In demnily Foreljn Powers Notified. Washington, Juno 12. Tho govern mcnt the foreign jKiwers tho iniossihiIity K, v pass tho bill, whereupon the govcr payment or tho Chinese indemnity. 0r's signature will Ikj affixed to tho Tlio difficulties in tho way of such an measure. A new bill emliodying the arrangement aro set forth in the com- Hands law and tho saving clause will imiiiieatiou. particularly those relnt- then Imj introduced. It will pass both ing to tho constitutional restrictions houses and the business for which the on tlio president in iiiiikinir a taint ol eession was called will have been tins character. In view of tho determination ol tho United States not to bo a party completed. NOT FIT2HUGH LEE, JR. to to tho joint guaranty there is anxiety shown in diplomatic circles as tlx otitcomo on tho question of in dcmnities. One view is that the ma jority of tho powers lieing favorable to a joint guaranty will execute thh joint instrument and thereafter carry on a concert of their own. In that event, it is said, tlio Officer Killed In Philippines Was Lieutenant Lee, of Engineer? Manila, Juno 13. The . officer named Leo. who was killed, not wounded, in tho recent battle witl tho insurgents nt Li pa provinco of United States Hatangas, was Lieutenant Lco of the would arrange directly with China as cnignecrs, not Lieutenant Fitzliugl; to tho major liortion of tlio indent. nity. Tljo representatives of most of tho European powers do not beliovo that a resort to Tlio ITaguo tribunal proiKised by tho United States will be acceptable to their governments. JAPANESE STILL THERE. No Sljn Yet of .Withdrawing Her Troopi From China. Pokin, Juno 12. Tho Chineso ox. press great satisfaction at tlio an nouncement of tho intention of the court to return to Pokin in Septem ber. All tho foreign troops, with the exception of tho legation guards, are expected to withdraw Ix-foro Lee, Jr.. as previously cabled. The enemy encountered by Captain W. A. Wilhelm, of tho 'twenty-lint in fantrv. with 50 men of that regiment was met six miles east of Luna, in llataneas province, and consisted of moro than 200 of Mnlvara' followers supposedly the command of Gonzales Tho insiti-gcnts wero defeated, but their losses have not been retwrted Yates troop, of tho First cavalry is pursuing them. The American olli ccrs were plaining to attack a forco of tho insurgents which was aliciid ol thorn, when they woro fired on from ono side. Our loss consisted of two officers killed mid six wounded and ono pri vate wounded Tlio Washington tariff dccison has been received by tlio United States the mid dle of that mouth, tho only troops nol already under orders of withdrawal Philippino commission, but tho com lieing tho Japanese, whoso govern- missioncrs nro unablo to say whether mcnt is sending reliefs. It is said, tho results will requiro a continuance nowovor, ot tno Japanese location of tlio military Government that whon Japan is absolutely certain Tho conditions offered to General the other powers aro evacuating, her Cailles. tho insurcont leader in La own troops can lie withdrawn on two guna province, aro not changed, days' notice. General Voyron, the Thoy aro uniform with thoso offered fronoli commaiulor, has instructions to other lnsugcnts accused of murder; to lcavo ono hrigado for scrvico in China, and tho French transports aro on routo. Tho British will liavo com pleted their doparturo by tho ond of Scptcmbor, 10 transports making two ournoys to India. Stolen Gold Recovered. THE SANTIAGO MEDALS. Represented on Battle-Ship Oregon Will Be Them. wnsmngion, Juno la. urecon is to bo represented on tho Santiago or nrtnnr.,1 Pni., wia T.... i o mv est iiiuian incunis. i no picture ol Thirteen thousand dollars moro of tho Z, SAW o suY!; gold coin stolon from tho I'irst ami 0n tho other n ntcturo of tlmL-ron National Bank hero May 21 has been battlo ship which steamed around the recovered. It was in tho vault of an South American continent in tinm to outltouso of n city hotel, about a block do effective scrvico in tho destruotou from tho looted bank, at which the of Cervera's licet. A decison to place prisoner, Stowart JolelV, boarded, tho Oreogn on tho medal was not only This find and the S8.000 beforo recov- on occoun't of tho part sho took in the crcd comprises all tho gold missingj battle, but because of tho lesson she Tho balance $5,800, is in currenoy, taught tlio navies of tho world in nnd tho dotectivos hopo to recover it making suoh a long voyage in reach . . - 1 1. - Al... J I .. J later. ing tho eccno of tho contlict lu.dv for battlo. Boer Losses Heavy. London Juno 12. Lord Kitohoner in a dispntoh from Pretoria under to- Walked Out of Court. Butto, Mont., Juno 13. While ivnitinfY fnr Mm iiwlm-i fit Btnttmn. Kim day'a dato, says tlio numbor of Boors for murderous nssault, whioh would killod, imprisoned or .surrendered dur- have meant fivo yoars in prison, ing tho last month totaled 2,040. David Meaghor this inornintr walked From Juno 1 to 0, 20 Boors wore out of tho courtroom and down tho killed, four wero wounded, 49 niada stairs. On tho way ho passed the nrisonors and 83 surrondorcd and 051 deputy county attorney and nloasnnt. rifles, 115,550 rounds of ammunition, ly nodded to that official. It was not I'M wagons and 4,000 Horses wore cap- until tno judge called on tlio pnsonoi urod. to stand ,up and bo sentenced that Meagher's csoapo Was noticod, will I'robibly Have (he Desired Elfect on Havana. Xew York, June 13. A sncelnl the Tribune from Washington says: mho advices from General Wood iimioate that two or three members of the constitutional convention, who at limt wero most active and out spoken in their hostility to the Piatt snw, urn now about to align them solvex with the Hiinnnrli.raif llm. uu and it in slroniilv intlin.itf.,1 .1. . i. .7 ' . ' I' ' iut! unit ii a iinai vote is reached in the ' 'invention this week the i'iatt law without modification or 'nullifica tion will be incorporated into tho constitution of Cuba. The shnrri note, the second on the subject sent V ni-crnary noot to the convention through General Wood. i ltiinvnl to have Iind the denirod itillupnrn n. Jlavuiia. In this note thn nf-rrptirv ..i . . .. . . . . . ' ui ar com lorin plainly and unc'juiv ocally the attitude of this govern menl ns firm and uiiyieldiiig. t his note apparently has made it plain to the leaders of the Hadical party that in the end tbev would suffer in power and prestige by being oxjKxed ns the real and only obstruc tion ints of Cuban independence. It is said that General Sunguilly, whoso iiiei-iMimry iiicssukc to Inn constitu ents on tlio ocenHon of tho adoption by tlie convention of the Piatt law in mod i lied form is cenerallv retarded mi niu iHianu oi no importance, is nbont tho only radical who is still Holding out uncompromisineiy agaiimi acceptance. Jt is not ex pected that at its meeting the cabinet win make any further announcement in renjieet to Cuba, nor is it likelv that any news will lc civen out con cerning its deliberations on that sub ject. It is more than likely that in view of the changing mood among the constitution makers at Havana the cabinet will discuss tho form and date of promulgation of the electoral law for the firnt general election, and the organization and equipment of the Cuban republic. It is known that both Secretary Boot nnd Attor ney General Knox have been giving this phaee of the subject considerable attention in detail in the last few days, and before the secretary of war loft V asliington for the Buffalo ex position he and tlie attorney eeneral conferred on this mutter t tho re quest of the president. Herforfr the convention at Havana manifested n disposition to trifle with the Piatt law it had been hoped in Washington official circles that tho Cubans would bo ready to hold their first general election by the last of October or tho first of November next. the convention conforms to tho TIatt law within the next two or three weeks, it is considered probablo Hint tlio tcnativo plan can bo carried out by tho original date. If this should bo done, it is believed that tho president, in compliance with tho Plntt law, would bo nblo to withdraw all American troops from tho island soon after tho beginning of tho new year, ond that by next spring tho Cuban government will bo wholly in tlio hands of the Cubans. In tho meantime, n joint commission, repre senting uie two countries,, could b formulating some scheme of reciproci ty, on which congress could net, an thus Cuban serious economic prob lems would bo lar ndavneed toward solution nbout the time the island at taincd independence nnd sovereignty, GOVERNOR SAM FORD DEAD. Alabama Official's Attack of Heart Olseasi Proved Fatal. Montgomery, Ala., Juno 13. Wil litun J. J. Samford, governor of Ala bama, died tonight at Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he had been ill for some time of heart disease. Governor Sam ford had been in Tuscloosa for several weeks, having gono thcro to attend meeting of tho trustees of tho state university. Ho had been ill sinco be. foro his inauguration as governor, but it was boliovcd immediato dancer of deatn Had passed. Whilo m Tusca loosa, However, his illness returned with renewed violence and ho became so dangerously sick that his physi cians feared to removo him to Mont gomery. Yesterday Governor Sam ford was thought to bo improving, but ho grew worso today iind suc cumbed tonight. Ho was 51 years of uge.nnu n native of Alabama. To Cut Off Food Supply of Boers. Capo Town, June 13. Tlio military auuioriucs nro onioreing strimreut restrictions in tho distribution of foodstuffs northward from DoAar and southward from Buluawnyo. Only esseniinis aro permitted to tie dis tributcd, and theso only in limited quantities, so as to deprvio tho Boers ot tins source of supply. Swamped In a Squall. Philadelphia, Juno 12. A party of six persons, inrco men aim inrco girls, whilo sailing on tho Delawaro river, this afternoon, off North Kssine ton, n few mlcs below this city, wero thrown into tho w.'tcr by tho swamp ing of their skiff during a squall, and tho threo girls woro drowned. Bringing Home the Fifth Artillery. Washington, Juno 13, The quarter master general has been notified that tho transport Pakhng arnvou at Nagasaki today from Manila, and orders woro given for her to proceed to Seattle This vessel carries tho battery of tho Fifth artillery, whioh took part in tho Chineso campaign, nnd whoso commander, Captain O'Jtoilly; lost his lifo in China. ICilne the Cilve. Evidently there Is a better chance for profit now In growing yotiti stock either for the dairy or for beef than nt my time in the past ten yenrs, and perhaps In tho lnnt twenty years. Hut we have tlio xtatlfitlc for the pnst ten year ns sent out by the Agricultural iHpnrtmem nt WnsluiiKton. In IbOO there wero In the United States 3U340, 024 cnttlo. In 1805, 34,301,210. Hlnco that time there lias beon a steady de- crease of nbout two million head per year, until In 1600 there were but 27,-074,22.-. In 1800 there were 580 cattle to eneb one thousand Inhabitants, nnd In 1800 only 373 to ench tliousnnd. As the number hns decreancd the price has Increased. The reports of the Kansas City stock yards show tlie following prices for prime steers on Aug. 10 for three years: In 1807 $4.80 per hundred pounds, 1808 name date $5.25. nnd In 1800 $0.20. It Is said that there ure not an many cattle In Texas now as In 1805 hy moro than 2,500.000. Nor Is the de cline In numbers In the United States nlone. Cuba wns said to have nbout eight hundred thousand cnttle In 1805, nnd nt the close of the war had but twenty-flve tliousnnd. There must have been n grant reduction In South Africa since the Uoer war hegnn, nnd Australia has been heavily drawn upon to feed British troops. If five or ten years ago fnrmers In New Knglnnd or nuy of the United States could not raise or fatten beef profitably to sell nt the price Western beef cattle cost when brought here. It does not follow Hint they cannot do both now. Six dol lars nnd a quarter per hundred pounds In Brighton for the best grade of steers to-day should leave n margin for profit to the feeder. If he feeds to the best ndvnntnge, nnd If he grows his own young stock, and most of his own food for them. It seems as If nenrly nil wns prollt. or nt least pay for his Inbor. And while they are growing, the manure heap Is Increasing In size, to help add fertility to the fnrm nnd-lnerease Its productiveness. American Cultivator. Uarlj G nlcn Vegetable. There was a time when the gardener who had his produce ready for the market earlier than his less enter prising neighbor was wollropald for his care and trouble by better prices for the products. Then the early bird caught the wealthy consumer. Now the early worm In the Northern States finds his protlts If not himself picked up by those In a Southern climate, who can plant, grow and put on tho mar- uet a crop oorore toe plow can pene trate the frozen soil of the Northern States. We are Inclined to think the chance for profit to-day, for market gardeners here, Is In growing such crops as will not mature until South ern produce no longer fills our mar kets, nnd perhaps In putting that In cold storage that It may not be brought out until there nre Indications thnt It Is much wnnted by those who are-will- Ing to pay liberal prices for It Let enrly crops pnss by, nnd strive to grow crops or such quality as will suit even those who hnve been using the earlier products of the South, which nre not Improved by long transportation. Massachusetts Ploughman. gain or tost moro flesh, according to tho work they wero doing. When chnnged nlmut tho result wns tho same. The ono that gained flesh on oats lost It on barley. Beside this If tho bar ley feed was continued long, tho nnl inn I that had It would reftiso to cat tho barley, sometimes for sevornt menls. Tho rough fodder wns tho snme, good timothy hay In nil enses. They therefore decided thnt bnrley wns not ns vnlunblo food for horses ns oat when fed In equal weights. The Tronberrr Flrewnrm. Tho larvae of Khopobotn vncclnlnnn, or cranberry flrcworm, cntiso conslder nblc damage to tho cranberry crop of Massachusetts, The larvae of the first brood seldom cause much Injury, while those of the second brood are often ex ceedingly destructive. Where the cran berry bogs can bo flooded with water at tho proper season for destroying the larvae, this method Is very effective, but In many cases It Is Impossible to use water In this way. Experiments were tried with arsenate of lend, which wns used as a spray at the rato of 0 pounds to 150 gallons of water. The first application was made In the early part of June. The second brood of caterpillars appeared during the first part of July, and n second application was made, the Insecticide being used at the rate of 1314 pounds to 150 gallons of water. Nearly all the larvae were de stroyed, and a great saving In the cran berry crop was the result of this meth od. It wns found that three men with a good outfit could spray eight acres of cranberry bog In ten hours. A $15,000 Cw. This cow wns purchased at the Chi cago stock yards recently for $5,000 hy W. Hrown, of Delphi. Ind., and Is HOM.T II. a Hereford. Carnation, a Kansas City cow. held the former world's record. A few weeks ago, nt an exciting sale, J. C. Adams, f Moweaaua. 111., boucht the animal for $3,700. Fodiler Corn. The fnrmcr who does not plnn to have n Held of corn fodder to use this summer for his milch cows will de serve no pity If he finds his milk sup ply so short next summer that It will not sell for enough to pay what It costs htm for feed. The excess of rain during the first four months ot this yeat may be tnken as a good Indication of a drought later on. and the crop Is so easily and cheaply grown, so valuable If needed for feeding green, and so easily kept for winter use If not fed In the summer that there seems no'excuss for falling to produce It There nrs other forage crops thnt have been high ly recommended, but we think the corn crop Is as well adapted to New Eng. laud ns nuy, and almost any one knows the soil and care It needs. Wo would put In one field In May and follow with others up to the middle of July to give continuous feeding when needed. New England Homestead. For Wahlns Vegetable. A combined washing tank nnd dry ing tnble for vegetables. Is Illustrated In the Ohio Farmer. A Is the tank, B the tnble. blneed to tnnk. nnd the legs hinged to table. When not In use, the two legs are folded over on the ta ble, nnd the tnble folded over so ns to make a lid for the tank, the lees fold- About Cow. J'he Fnrm Journal says that a cow giving 5,000 pounds of 4 per cent milk will produce only $50 worth of butter, while one that will produce 8,000 pounds of 5 per cent milk will producu $100 worth of butter, and her calf Is worth three times as much ns thnt of the first There will be little dlfferenco In the cost of keeping the two cows. so that where the first gives n profit ot $30 Hio latter will net the owner $100. If wo count the first cow's calf nt $10 nnd the other nt $30. Some people do not think there is much difference In cows, but some cows forget to pay their board bills, whilo others take great pleasuro In supplying the tnblo with luxuries, paying the Interest. clothing the bnby and paying the hired girl. Tho good cow Is n poor fnrmer"a friend. TAJfK AND niiriNO TADl.K. Ing Inside out of tho wny. Tho tnnk enn be set nriywhero for convenience. The bottom of the tank should be low- r at one corner, with a hole there to let sut water by withdrawing a plug. Po tatoes and other vegetables should be washed before taking to market. They present a nice, clean appearance that makes them sell better. Creamery Ilutter. It Is reported that In the vicinity of some of tho best creameries In the but ter-making sections It Is difficult to ob tain n pnekngo of renlly good cream ery butter, unless It Is sent from the Ity denlers who may hnve bought It right there. An ironclad contract places It all In tho hands of certain dealers, and oven thoso who place their milk In co-operative creameries nre not able to obtain good butter for home use. This Is but n mistake, for those which liavo n good reputation' could inslly hnve a certain number of pounds or tubs to bo retained for home patrons, nnd It Is said that some do this, avoid ing their contracts by putting special brands on such lots. Water anil Drlnklna Vessel. One of the most Important things to bo looked after In raising chicks Is their drink. They should have fresh water placed in clean drinking foun tains. A fountain that cannot bo open ed nnd clenned never should bo used. for a slimy substance will form on tha Inside of the fountain nnd unless re moved will surely cnuso bowel trouble. Mnny persons have lost uearly all their chickens from this cause and then won dered why they nro not successful. Exchange. Paltlnn In the Chnrr. Salting in tho churn Is practiced by many butter-makers nnd especlnlly, by fnrmers. Tho butter granules nro al lowed to reneh the size pf n grain of whent, tho salt Is then added and tho churn slowly rovolved. It will not take tho snlt long to become thoroughly In corporated lu the butter. Tho maker will soon bo nble to estlmnto tho amount of snlt required for any ona, churning. Hurler nnd Data. At the North Dakota Experiment Station they made n trial for ulno months of the comparative vnlue of feeding onts and barley to three horses and two mules. In overy case of anl mnls working lu pairs at tho same ork, tho ono given barley mndo less Fllea nn l Itnrtea. , To prevent tiles from worrvlne horses, take two or threo hnndfuU of walnut leaves nnd pour thoreon boll- lug water about one pint to ench largo iiauuim oi leaves, uet this "walnut leuf tea" cool, bottle U ofT and, befoio tho horse goes out, damp his ears nnd other parts most troubled by flies with tho Infusion, using a spongo for tho purpose.