BREACH WIDENING
LIUEftAL PARTY OF ENGLAND 10
DIVIDED OVER WAR.
Announcement by t Secretary of War of
Iht
Terrible Death Rale Among liner
Prl
oners Create' Sensation In Parliament
Policy of War Department li Severely
Crlllelied lleformi PrornliciJ.
London, Juno lit, Itmilylnit t
rjuimllotm in tlio lloumiof Coiiiiiioiih
Mr. Ilroduriuk, tlm war secretary
sum more) tiro w,Tif persons In th
"ooiicontrntloit cnuiiro (if tho Tntitn-
viml mill Orange) Hlvor :olony, Tho
deaths in tlumo vitmim for tlio inoiith
of May nuiiiboroel li H men nml women
uml '118 ahlMriiti. Tliemiiiioiinetiiiii'iit
of tlio mortal ity wuh rcouivcil with
groans from tlio Irish mmnhor nml
:rl0H 01 'Bciininiioiin, " .Mr. Ilroil
orlck milled tlutt tlio authorities nro
nrrnnglng for tlio rolwuo of tlio women
una children who Imvo Irk'iid to n
:olvo thoin, but tlio govurnunt could
not niiilortnko to locuto tliuin In I mi
luted nluuoyi.
Tho division in tlio liotino of coin
tiionn on tlio motion niiiilo hv Llovi
to mljoiirn tlio Iioiino on tlio qucfitloii
oi uio ironimmu or noor women urn
h Idron, which was roiectoel hv
voto of yfi.'I to I'M, Horvitl to iiccr-ntu
nto tlio split in tlio I.llxjrul party on
i no governments ntr e'lisi policy, hi
Ilonry UumiiliolMlanniiriniinn, tlio
Liberal lwulor, also denounced tlio
policy of concentration women am
olilldroii in camps and with a mini
lior of othors, votes! in tlio minority
on tlio motion. About 50 Liberal
ImiKirinllHtH abstalne-el from voting an
a proieutt against tlio llunnormiuin
Ifurcourt-Morley section of the hmwi
of commons identifying thoumolveri
so oKwmiy Willi too oAtrumo pro
iioom.
DOERS QAININQ STRENGTH.
Taking On Many Recrulli From Dutch
rlcti ol Cape Colony.
Dlil
New YorK, Juno 19. Tho sittia
tlon in South Africa in fur from nut
isfnetory just now to Knglbjlimcii
says uio lriimne' Mmtlon corn
itondont. It in Mioveei that tlio
lloern nro gaining muny recruit from
tno union districts ol Capo Colony
iiui! in unite of .Mr. CliHiiihorlitiuV
mlni iiMwrlion that tho omlierH of
war nro only siuoldorinir. it looks very
much an if they had hunt into IIiiiiuk.
A quotation will Hhortly I hi put in
tho Liberal benches in tho house ol
commons an to tho promisee! stiHpcu
oion of tlio constitution in Capo Col
my. Thoro in a general belief that
Mr. Chamberlain and Ixire! Miller
will hositnto U'forc taking thin step,
Lawyers nio of tlio opinion that the
""oilly'Wa it could lw legally accoui
iillnlasl would bo by an act of lmrlin
mailt, and in tho present statu of pub-
llo business tho govoriimcnt will
scarcely euro to invito opposition on
such un issue.
Doen Will Never Give Up.
Denver, Juno ID. Commandant W.
V. Hnyinnn, ol tlio bouth African ro
public, if in Denver on n lecture tour,
tho proceeds of which aro to aid the
Door prisoners.
"Tho struggle in Boutli Afiica it
not a rncu animosity, said Com
mandant Knymau. "It in an nwful
war, a political war, brought about by
political (ramblers and siicculators,
nnd so lone as thoy liavo lifo the
Boors will fight for their liberty.
Our wivo.i and daughters will pray
nml Unlit with us. Mothers sond
thoir sous into battle with a prayer,
Widows and orphans nro sulVering,
yet believing that (lod will bring
thorn finally to victory."
Kllchner Mil Moved.
London, Juno 111. Lord Kitchener
lias not yet cabksl tho details of the
rovorso of tho Victorian Hides of
General liens ton's column at Stccn
koolspruit, Juno 12. Small nllairt
continuo to bo reported from South
Africa. Sohcorper's commando if
looked in nt Murraysburg, in Cape
Colony. Lord Kitchener has moved
to Illoomfontoin.
Wanti to rorget Ihe Maine.
f ml rlil .Turin 1K. At n council ol
tho Cabinet hold yestordny, tho Queen
llcgont presiding, u wuh uociuuu mm
tiny clnlmB omanatlng from American
aubjocta rolativo to tho destruction ol
tho battlo-shlp.Malno In Havana har
bor should ho addressed to tho Gov
ernment of tho United States, In con'
formlty with tho Treaty of Paris.
Machinists In Ihe South will Strike.
Siwonali, Oa., Juno 10. A com
mittee of union innohiniHts waited on
Superintendent of Motive- Power Sy.
monds, of tho riant system today,
and notified him that thoy had been
instructed by the union to demand a
nino hour day with 10 hours' pay.
Ono hundred and fifty men aro om
ployed in tho riant shops hero. If u
satisfactory answer to their domand
is not given by noon tomorrow, all
tho union men in tho shops will go
out,
Pamous Brldgebullder.
Now York, Juno 10. Tliomns Cur
tis Olarko, consulting engineer and
ex-prosldont of tho American Sooiety
of Civil Engineers, is dead at hit
homo in this city. Ho was born nt
Nowton, Mass., in 1827, and jvm
graduated from Harvard in 1818
Ho was known as a brldgo onginooi
nnd dosignor, nnd built over 250 milci
of iron and stcol bridges, viaduott
nnd olovatod railways.
CARL WAS A BIQAMI8T.
But Hit Lordihlp Wai Arretted on Ills He.
turn to England.
J.OIIU0II, .June, 10. Karl Kucll
wan arrcsltsl today on u chargo of
uaving coiitraoteil n hljminoun mar
rlngo In tho United Htaten.
J no Larl wan mot at tho railway
station upon his arrival from tho
country by doleotlvon with a warrant
and wan taken to tlio How street po
lloo court, whoro ho wan formally
charged, Tho nobleman appeared to
nv iiiicuiicerned.
Whllo Karl Itunnell waited In tho
""' "'"i" hiii numinous io apjioar
before tho nuiglntrato, the woman ho
narriwi in Aiiiorioa joined him.
v nun tno rime wan called a represent
utivo of tho public prosecutor said
tho primmer wan charged with felon
iously marrying Mm. Molllo Homer
vllle, daughter 'of tho Into George
viHiKi-, iii (iiniKirnauiii, Hotcland.
The proncciition proceeded to out
lino tho Karl's marriage to Malxil
Miotl, hin first countenn). their sonar
atiou and bin subsequent disappear
anco from Kngland with a nelulibor.
Mrs. Homorvillu, and discovery that
nu ami .urn. nomorv I no were located
together at Ileno, Nov. April I I,
limo, Karl Jtuwioll obtained a licenno
to marry Molllo Cooko, othorwiso
Mm. Koincrville. in Nevniln. mid n
judge jierlornied tho ceremony April
in.
Counsel for tho Karl nolnted. out
uiai uio proecuiion omitted mention
of tho divorce proceedings instituted
hy hfn lordship in America. In tho
event of a conviction the case will bu
taken to tho hoiwo of lords, ns Lord
Itunnell in entitled to a trial by his
peers.
SERVANT GIRLS' UNION.
Work of Organization Is In Progress In Chi.
cao Eight Hour Day.
Chicago, Juno 10. Union lalior is
to tako a hand in tho servant problem
in Chicago. It has been decided by
tho local branch of tho Woman's In
ternational Label Lcaguo to start a
vigoroun crusado or tho organization
of tho thousands of girls whoso work
in in tho homes of Chicago. The
announcement of tho league's decision
was made on tho fioor of tho Chicago
I-ederation of Lalwr nnd was received
with npplauso by tho dolccatos to the
annomiiiy. Committcos liavo licon
nppointed and tho work of organizing
tho union will becin at once. The
union will announce n regular scalo ol
wiil'ch. An ciuht hour (lav will bo do
dared iu vogue, with extra pay for
holidays and overtime. Tho numlxit
oi altemoons ciicli servant girl may
liavo for recreation each week also
will lio stipulated. It was estimated
that thoro wcro moro than COO.OOO
girls and women iu Chicago willinc
nml eligible lor tliis new movement,
They will 'work iu sympathy with
affiliated organizations of femalo labor.
CONCE88ION 18 ASKED.
Mormons Want lo Settle on Government
Lands Vacated by Indians.
Mexico City, Juno 10. A Mormon
agent, James Cannon, is hero for the
purposo of securing from tho govern
ment a concession for settling 1,000
Mormons in Sononi. on tho lands
from which tho Yaqui Indians have
been driven. Mr. Cannon says:
Wo boliovo that if suitablo tracts
of lands aro placed at our disposal in
tho Yaqui country, wo will do much
in this country in tho interest of
peace, for tho -Mormon church has
faced tlio Indian problem almost
inco its organization
Wo
require
no rifles in our management of the
red brother, nnd nro always instilling)
into his miml that wo nro his friends j
ml not his foes. If tho concession
is obtained, a commissioner will bo
sent at onco into tho Yanui territory
by tho iuormon ciiurcli lor tlio pur
tho
poso of ascertaining tho attitudo ol
tho Indians, and it pcacclul a con
tract will bo mado and lands pur
chased from tho Yaquis."
Brazil Settles American Claim.
Washington, Juno 19. A oablo-
gram received nt tho stnto depart
ment from United States Consul
Bryan, nt Pctropolis, announces that
tho Hrazilian government has paid
tho indemnity requested (or tho de
struction hy a mob of Daptist Chapol,
u tho provinco ot Nichthcroy, main
tained hy tho American Daptist mis-
ion.
Accident to Actress.
Clovlcnnd, O,. Juno 19. Mrs.
A'nna Chapman, a member of tho
Eugenio lilair dramatic company,
now playing at tho Lyceum theater,
in this city, fell through a trap door
tonight and sustained a fractured
skull. Hor condition is serious.
Graves of Soldiers Decorated.
Tien Tsin, Juno 19. Tliis boing
tho anniversary of tho beginning of
tlio sicgo of Tien Tsin tlio ItMica to
day decorated tho graves of tho sold
iers ot ail nationalities.
Disapproved by President,
Washington, Juno. 19. The presi
dent has disapproved an aot of tho
Cliorokco Indian council providing
for a committeo to oxcouto a now ar
rangomont with tho Dawes commis
sion, Tho tribo, by popular voto,
recontly objected, by a majority o
over 1,000 votos, to tho agroomont
which had been mado betweon itt
roprcsontativea and tho Dawes commission.
BAT) mm AT NOME
TOTAL LOSS IS ESTIMATED AT
ABOUT $127,000.
Plre Department Experienced Great Difficulty
In lighting Ihe flames, on Account of
Ihe Hose llelng rilled with lcc.S(eamer
Nome City Is Pint Dual Out Prflm Nome
This Sesion Tussled with Ice.
I'ort Townsetid, Juno 19. Tho
steamer Nomo City, tho first of tho
Nome fleet, arrived Inst evening,
direct from Capo Nome, having sailed
for I'uget sound Juno 8.
XWllllO WHS sub ccted to a. most
dinimtroun firo May 2i, Tho hlazo
started in n building nt tho corner of
Bicdtnan avcniio and First street, and
soon leaped across to tho old Court
building. Later other hiriro buildinirn
caught, Tho firo department exper
ienced great difficulty in fighting tlio
llamon, owIiik to tho hoso boine filled
witli ieo. Tho crowds aided mater
ially in iireveiitintr tho unread of tho
firo to other buildings, tho flames
being extinguished an tho buildincs
on nro wero consumed. Judgo T. I'.
Ilyan and his wife barely er-caned with
their liven, loninc all they iionsosncd
In tho way of furniture- and clothine.
Tho total lonnes aro placed at 120,1500.
Jiiisinomi Han been resumed and tho
cfl'ects of the firo arc not expected to
result in moro tlian a temporary blow
to the prosperity of tho town.
ine isomo City manaccd to find an
open channel in tho ice a considerable
dlstanco west of tho usual courso
taken by vessels sailing for that place,
and succeeded in getting within n few
milen of Nome. Sho discharucd her
cargo on tho ice, and also lauded her
passengers. Just as ovcrythinc was
safely taken to tho mainland tho ice
broke, nnd tho steamer had a hard
timo in working her way back to tho
open eon. lieforo tho ico broke, how
ever, 10 passengers, six women nnd
four men, succeeded in boarding her.
Tho steam schooner Jcanio was tho
first vessel to reach Nomo this year.
as well as lost season. Sho had land
eel her freight and pnsscngem lieforo
tho ISomo City arrived. Although
sho started on her return voyage three
days ahead of tho Nomo City, sho is
still on her way down. Tho captain
of tho Noma City says it was u streak
of good luck that his vessel nnd tho
Jcanio got in when they did, and ex
presses his opinion that no other ves
sol will reach Nomo boforo tho latter
part of this month, as tho ico had!
uroken in many nlaccs and was rapid
ly closing in on tho open channel, j
Ho Intel a harder timo ccttine out I
than ho had to go in. His vessel
bears evidence of this fact, ns her
sides aro scraped and slivered from
contact with ice.
l'assongcni report that Nomo durinc
tho winter was well provided with
provisions. Thoro was littlo sick
tiers, and the weather was good, with
tho exception of ono or two severe
storms.
Tho Nomo City remained hero just
long enough to pass United States
quarautino inspection and then pro
ceeded up Puget sound.
DEATH OF PINQREE.
Ex-Governor of Michigan Pancd Away In
London.
London, Juno 10. Ex-Governor
Hazcn S. Tingreo, of Michican, died
hero last night at 11 :35. His son was
tho only one present nt tho time.
Iho attending doctors loft Mr. Pin
rco's bedside at about 11:15, prom
ising to return shortly. JI. g. I'm
grco, Jr., who had been watchinc at
his father's sido for four days, and
who had not removed his clothes dur
ing tho tunc, noticed a sudden change
in his father's condition. Ho had
hardly reached tho patient's bedside
when his father died peacefully with
out warning and without speaking
ono word.
Young Tingreo has wired to his
mothor nnd undo in tho United
States not to como to London. The
lioely of tho Into Mr. Pingreo will bo
embalmed and taken to his homo.
Tho diagnosis mado by London
specialists of tho cancerous affection
of tho intestine, from which Mr. Pin
greo Biuiered, loft no hopo for tlio pa
tient's recovery. Toward tho end oi
his Illness Mr. l'ingreo suffered great
pain, and weakenod rapidly. Ho was
unablo to retain nourishment. His
mindj however, romiuncd fairly clear.
Boiler Makers' Strike Ended.
Tncomn, Juno 20. Tho boilermnk.
ers' striko ended today, and nil have
gono buck to work. Thoy wcro con
ceded a nino hour day nnd recogni
tion of tho union. It is thought th(
machinists will bo nt work boforo the
oloso of tho weok.
Poitolllccs to Be Consolidated.
Washington, Juno 20. Tho fourth
class postofikes of Fromont, Green
Lako, Latona and Ross, wtihin the
oity limits of Seattle, will bo consoli
dd with tho Soattlo ofllco July 15,
University Station will bo mado a car
rior station.
Express Clerks Arrested.
New York, Juno 20. Robert Pen
tcost, 0. M. Brown nnd Thomas Mac
Carthy, throo clcrsk omployod In a
branch of Adams Express Company
wero arrested today, charged with the
theft of $7,000 worth of jowolry. The
theft was discovorcd by tho manager
of tho branch ofllco, who observed
that two seals on paokages had been
tampered with. Investigation dis
closed that 12 packages woro imssing,
WA8HINQTON QOS8IP.
Increaie of War Veterani Drawing Penilons
Report of Comptroller of Currency.
In Kpo.iking on tho work of tho pen
sion biircflit in tho 11 months of tho
current lineal year, Commissioner
Kviuin said tho other elny tlio number
of iiaiiii-n iidiltd to tho pension roll
during tiiut period was i:i,.'(90.
Unele Ham Is inelebteel to tho stnto
of I llinois to tho amount of $08,707 for
equipping volunteers who served dur
ing tho Hpnnlsh war. Tho total
amount of tlm claim was r,m,W, of
which $i:i,0.J8 ban Ikch paid. Tho
amounts duo tho states of the middle
Wont nro: Indiana, $123,020, out of a
lotul of .t274,fi30j Iowa. O.O.W, out
of total of .$147,011 j Kansas, $1,100,
out of a total of $37,787; Michigan,
$122,852, out of a total of $17-1,335;
Minnenotu, $M8,207, out of a total of
$180,300; Nebraska, $2,828, out of a
total of $35,830; Wisconsin. $11,511.
out of a total of $127,010.
All tlio reports called for by the
comptroller of currency elealing with
mo condition ol national - banks at
tho elone of business Anril 21 aro in.
am! tho showiiu; is held bv treasury
officials to be a remarkable one, far in P"1" '""J"1 1CatlnR 11,0 yraw.
. ...In Hi ra ntrimriML ..1.11.. t..nn 1. . .1
oxce'ss oi nnvthlng of tho kind in
history. There is a total of 4001
banks; at tho close of business April
20, 1000, thero wore 3,031. Total
riwiiiri-oii nr sfl fififi 7n fui7- !,. loon
$1,811,050,018. Total individual dei
posits $2,803,005,-110; in 1000 thoy
wcro -f. II ).''V1A fi i. Lo.iiir nml el n -
counts aro $2,011,520,270: in 1000.
$2,500,031,000. Surplus funds nnd
undivided profits amount to $110,
017,131; in 1000 they were $383,757,
200. Orders have been issued by the war
department for tho laying up of tho
army transports now engaged between
New York nnd West Indian ports.
Tho secretary of war reached a decis
ion some time ago to place these ves
sels out of commission nnd abolish
the transport lino between this coun
try, Cuba and Porto Kico. It was
tho original intention of tho depart
ment to disposo of tlioso vessels at
auction, but General ISrrd finally
prevailed upon. tho secretary of war
not to sell them, but to keep them
for use in case of emergency.
The UnitPd States, through the
stnto department, has politely de
clined a request mode by Russia and
France that this government join
with the other powers in guaranteeing
n- loan of $337,000,000 for China so
that cpmiro may proceed to pay the
indemntiics settled upon by the seve
ral powers Without loss of timo. Tho
amount duo tho United States govern
ment is approximately $25,000,000.
An cnortnous map of tho world has
been placed in what is known as the
war room of tho White House. It
was prepared by tho coast and geo
detic survey, and contains all ceo
graphical information of a general
character. It also shows tho loca
tion of all tho ocean cables in the
world, all coaling stations, and all
docks where ships may bo repaired
Every foot of territory, including
oven the smallest island, is marked
so as to indicate tho sovereignty to
which it is subject.
With a view to controlling the im
migration which has been coming to
this country in violation of law Com
missioner General rowderly is in
favor of designating oxclusivo ports ol
entry ulong tho Canadian and Moxi
can borders for tho admission of
aliens from over tho border.
Vandals in search of relics have dug
several holes in tho mosaic floor di
rectly in front of tho entrance- to the
supremo court in thocapitol building.
President McKinloy's coachman
nnd footman have new liveries ot a
dark green hue. Thoy wear silk hatt
of tho latest pattern, without cockades
Tho now livery is an improvement
over tho old one, which was tan col
ored.
Attorney General Knox has bought
tho residcnco of Airs. Ucorgo w.
Childs on K street. Tho considera
tion is not given, although it is un
derstood that Mrs. Childs had pre
viously osked $150,000 for tho prop
erty. Tho house is ono of tho finest
private residences in tho city.
ARE AT WORK AGAIN.
Morrary Bros., of Seattle, Hire Non-Union Ma
chinists and Carpenters.
So,attlc, Juno 18. Under the pro
tection of armed guards, tho Moran
Bros.' Company, metal workers and
shipbuilders, yesterday rosumel work
in tho boiler and innchino depart
ments of their plant iu this city with
nonunion mechanics. Twenty non
union boilormnkers and machinists
wero put to work at tho old scalo,
$3,50 por day for 10 hours work. In
addition tho company has 60 non
union carpenters at work. As yet
thoro has been no demonstration from
tho strikers, but tho company has
secured tlio sorviccs of 20 guards who
aro ready to patrol tho works with
rillcs at a moments notice
Deserting Volunteers Brought Back.
Snn Francisco. Juno 20. Among
tho 12 military prisoners who arrived
from Manila on tho transport Penn
sylvania aro two members of the
Fortieth voluntoors under sonionco oi
fivo years at hard labor for desertion.
According to soldiers who came baok
on tlio Pennsylvania, eight mon do-,
sorted from tho Fortieth regiment
whilo it was stationed in tho northern
part of Mindanao during tho period
from August to Novomboi last vear
Wiiler lieforo Keeling.
We have often seen tho advlco In
oiiie of tlio agricultural columns to
feed the horse before watering him,
but we never had gewd success In con
vincing ono when he come In from a
drivo or a day's work that ho should
wult for n drink until after ho hod
eaten. Wo never tried very hard be
cause wo thought ho knew better than
they writers of such paragraphs whether
ho wnn more thirsty thnn hungry or
nut, and we know that while a glass of
wnter tasted good before a meal we did
not caro for It after we were through
eating unless tho food was too salt.
Now we liavo n report of an English
sxperlment In which one horso was
given four quarts of oats, and then al
lowed to drink. Soon after he was
killed, and scarcely one quart of tho
mini- mi to
en "7",I",(1 t the Intestines, entire-
y ""'d'Kested. Another horse was wn-
f''1, bt'foro K,vl him the oats, and
killed after the same lapse of time. All
"lc. on,g were rnJ ln tllc stomach.
,nu 1,10 worK or d'sestlon was nireauy
i h
I.h. a uio iiiujr ii, iuii utiuum
rr'l. I .. . . . -
i - "'u utt viv iiave lung iiiiuvii, uuu
lometlmcs nlludcd to, that the grain for
a working or fattening animal seems
to do much more good when the larger
part of It Is given at the night feeding.
When we fed grain to our milch cows
In summer wc gave It only at night,
and we thought It better, because they
digested It better while at rest; but It
tuny have been so for no other reason
than thnt wo watered before feeding
at night and after feeding In the morn
ing. When the hay or cut corn fodder
was wet a little and the ground grain
mixed with It, ns In winter, probably
It made less dlrference. American Cul
tivator. I.utnpjr Jaw.
The malady commonly
lumpv Jaw la caused by
germ, writes a stockman.
known as
a fungous
It makes
Its growth on weeds and grass of low
land, taking the form of mildew, which
grows up In spores flllcd with number
less seeds. These are taken Into the
animal's mouth with grass and food
and there commence their deadly work.
Animals aro most readily Infected
with these germs when cutting their
teeth, the fungi getting Into the In
flamed tissue and thence Into the blood.
They start an abscess, not necessarily
In tho Jaw, but generally there. Pus
forms and discharges, drops on the
grass or food eaten by others of tho
herd nnd, being full of germs, spreads
the disease from one to another. After
the pasture has been affected with
these germs It should be plowed and
cropped for two or three years. These
germs can be killed In the animal's
body by a careful treatment of V&
drams of Iodide of potash for a 1,000
pound animal, once a day for four
days, then twice a Cay for four days
and then once a day for four days.
Rest one week, and then repeat treat
ment. Keep tho animal In the barn
all the time, and give Iodide of potash
In the drinking water. The above rem
edy will exterminate the disease, but
If the Jawbone has tiecoine honey-
combed nnd the teeth loose In tho Jaw
It will not take away the lump. All
cattle having the disease should 'be
kept apart from the rest of the herd,
and the milk from such rows should
not bo used.
Wati'lT Huilclnic Ilnrse.
In talking about a husking horse.
why not make one right? Take the
whols off the corn plow and have nn
axle of gas plpo the length desired;
then take two pieces 10 feet long, 1x3,
for sides, made llko a wheelbarrow.
Then put uprights 4 fect high In a
slant over the wheels. You can husk
on one end and pile the fodder on the
other end. 1 use It for carting fodder
from ono shock to the other. I have
hauled five shocks at once on It. It
Is very handy In winter when feeding
when the ground Is frozen to wheel
fodder or straw on. G. D. Work, In
Ohio Farmer,
Coit of Ment an 1 Hntter.
The same feed which Is required for
producing one pound of butter will
make two pounds of gain on the steer.
The Minnesota Experiment Station
found that 100 pounds of grain mlxturo
with an equal amount of bay and roots
fed to four steers produced 24.10
pounds of gain, and an equal amount
of same food fed to four cows pro
duced 12.04 pounds of butter. Tho typo
Is not of so much significance with vhe
steer as with tho dairy cow, for tho
reason that n steer not of good typo
may be n largo feeder nnd a good di
gester and convert all tho food taken
over his own maintenance Into gain.
while a cow not of the dairy typo has
tho alternative of converting food
either Into milk or gain, and she may
choose tho latter when tho owuci
wants on'y the former.
Don't Clip the Wlnsr.
Tho clipping of, wings Is, to say tho
least, a cruel practice and often results
In the loss or Injury of our most valu
able fowls Is the sensible conclusion of
i poultry writer ln Homo and Farm.
A 1IU8KINO nORSK.
Tho temptation to go to the highest
portion of tho roost Is too strongly In
bred In the fowls to resist nnd they will
Invnrlnbly manngc to get to the top.
Then, In their hnsto to get down they
fall, hend over heels, having no means
of protection. I linvo seen fowls at
tempt to fly from n perch fully ten fect
from tho ground, Invariably with ths
same results.
Tho fenco can alwnys bo built high
enough to keep them In tho ynrd nnd,
nsldo from all Injury the clipping does,
their beauty- Is so marred that ono
should refrain from such unnecessary
mutilation. A fence four fect high will
keop the Leghorns at home. The cost
of wire Is so moderate that every ono
may eanlly provide a good fence for
the yards without resorting to any cut
ting of wings.
The l'cn T.otur,
Tho new pest, tho destructive pea
aphis, has In tho last two years Inflict
ed enormous losses In various regions
where peas nro
grown for canner
ies, as Maryland,
Delaware, New Jer
sey, Now York und
Connecticut. Mich
THE VKA 1.0 USE.
igan and Wisconsin also have Buffered
from It Some of the scientists claim
that It Is naturally moro an enemy of
clover than of peas. An encouraging
feature noted In CLnada Is that wher
ever the aphis occurred It was attacked
by parasitic enemies, the most vigorous
of these being the small orange Inrvoo
of a species of dlplosls mlnuto mag
gotswhich suck the Juice out of the
body of the aphis. The "brush and cul
tivator" method of fighting tho pea
louse Is accepted ns the most generally
effective. For this It Is necessary that
the peas be planted In rows, and when
the Insects are noticed the vines aro
brushed backward and forward with a
good pine switch In front of a cultiva
tor drawn by a single horse. In this
manner the plant lice are covered up
as soon as they fall to the ground, and
a large proportion of them aro destroy
ed. Peas sown late or on poor ground
sustain most damage. The pea apbls Is
shown In the sketch many times en
larged. t
Molmaet from Melon.
D. Ilnnz, a farmer of Georgia, has
discovered a new source of molasses
ln the Georgia melon patch. According
to his experiments and calculations,
270 melons will make thirty gallons ot
syrup worth $15. The melons for mar
ket would be worth ?5 or $0. This Is
Important, It true, and It may be true.
The value of melon molasses must de
pend on Its quality. It may be practi
cally worthless. If the sweet ot tho
melon can be granulated to produco
sugar, melon sugar may be worth at
tention, but the sweet of melon Julco
Is so diluted that It Is not likely to com
pete with the sugar beet The sources
of sugar are many. In the North tho
sugar maple Is an unfailing source, al
though greately neglected. If the waste
lands on every farm were planted With
sugar maples, or even seeded, and kept
free from cattle. In due time the owner
would have good timber trees and a
never-falling source of revenue ln
maple sugar. The price of that article
Is high enough to warrant farmers In
setting maple groves. Twentieth Cen
tury Farmer.
The Weeler.
A writer In the Practical Farmer
say's that one of the best farmers ln
Minnesota recently declared at bis home
Institute that tho weeder had been
worth $1,000 to blm during the last ten
years, it naa enamou mm to take bet
ter caro of bis crops, at less expense
for labor. He told how he and the
hired man would run the cultivators In
corn and potatoes after a rain had
packed the ground, and after three
or four hours one of tho boys would
follow after with a weeder and his
pony, and at night It made the father al
most ashamed the boy had done so
much more good than ho had. All who
have used weeders have only good to
say of them. They will do tho best
work on mellow, clean land. Rubbish
on the surface and stones would Inter
fere with their use. Do not be In n
hurry to get Into the Oeld when It Is
wet with dew or rain. Walt until the
ground Is dry, nnd then you enn cul
tivate and hoe fifteen or twenty acres
per day. All weeds can be kept In
check by beginning early nnd going
over the ground every four or live days.
A Terfect Prdlree.
If we were to buy an animal for
breeding purposes we should Insist
upon a perfect pedigree or should re
fuse to pay any fancy price. But what
constitutes a perfect pedigree? It Is
not a long line of descent from some fa
mous animal, nor yet one In which we
can trace several crosses of his blood,
but we think It Is one In which we can
find no ancestor of a grade lower than
what we are seeking to establish or
perpetuate. Each and every one should
be as good or better than Its predeces
sor, aud the stock should show Indica
tions of Improving In each generation.
With such a peellgroo the Increnso
would never go back If the proper core
was given, but would produco better
results nil of tho time. New England
Farmer.
The pule Crop.
Thnt thn unnlo cron Is actnnllv worth
more In cash anuually thnn tho wheat
crop Is a fact. Tho dntlro applo crop
for 1000 was 215.000.000 barrels. Theso.
at $2 per barrel, would mean $430,
000,000. The wheat crop does not aver
age In vnlue much over $300,000,000.
Tho meaning ot this Is that we have
got tup worm s market ror our fruit
and are exporting nearly 4,000,000 bar
rels per year. These bring In the Euro
pean markets nearer $4 n barrel than
$2. And still tho export trade Is In
creasing every year. American fruit
has a known wortu rrom St. Petersburg
to Liverpool.