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Newspaper Page TextGOLD FJIOM DAWSON flTEAMER DOLPHIN DniNQ8 OUT ADOUT $1,000,000. r Two mil One-half Mlllloni Mure Now on (he Wy Down (he Yukon Ulver lo SI. Mich. sel'i, ind Another Million li Comlnn Up Hit Hlvtr (o Skiflwiy In the Orlpi of Ihe Keturnlnj Klondlkcn. flenttlo, Juno 20, Hold rrcolptn by tlio steamer Dolphin from tho Kion Jlku this morning nros For tlm Civ nadliii Hunk Of Cominorco, !f l.OOO, OOO; Individual dust, .fUno.fKH). Thoro wiih shipped from Dawson viu St. Michaels, Juno 1'2 $2, WW, (KM), ml thoro Ik now on tliu way tip tliu river $1,000,000. Alaska's output of gold from tho spring clean up Iiiih ytarti'd in n steady How to tlio United State. Over tlireo ton of gold, or $2,500,000, is on It way down tlio Yukon. It will bo brought from St. Mloluiols probably on tlio Itoanoko. Juno '20 over $1, 000,000 wiih on it way up tlio Yukon from Dawson. It will probably nr rivo on tlio next itteamcr, Tlio Dolphin left Bkngwny Juno 20. Tlio big shipment of gold ho brought camo up tlio Yukon on tlio river steamer .calandin and Canadian, leaving Dawson Juno 12. Tlio cold wax rumored to tlio assay olllco early tli Ik morning. According to ndvico on tlio Dol iiliin. tlio nilnerM on Eldorado creek hnvo about Mulihcd their clean up for tlio season. Tlio miner on tlio other creek aro iiIho well nlong with the work of segregating tlio gold from the earth in which it is dug out during tlio winter, and an estimate of tlio total clean up for the district for tlio Keiidon placed tlio amount nt iietwcon $15,000,000 and $20,000,000. Tlio next Mourner from Sknewav will probably xs crowded to tho guards with returning Klondlkcr. Over 150 Klondike arrived at Bkngway the day the Dolphin left. Very few of them, however, rnmo down on hor. Iletwecn 100 nnd IW) I n whom it on wore en routo to Hkagwny from White Horse, and fully 200 piisitongor from Dun-noil were wild to lo in White IlorHO. All (l t-niiiffrt 1 cuv inn Dawson had full piienger list, und two of thofo boats, well loaded, were on tho voyngo ii j tlio river. ' FELL FROM A WINDOW. Adelbtrt S. lUy Accldtntly Killed it New llivcn Son of Secretary of Stale. New Haven, Conn., Juno 25, Adolbcrt 8. Hay, son of Secretary Hay, nnd ox-consul to Pretoria, wns found deud on tho sidewalk ouUido tho Now Haven house early yesterday morning. Mr. Hay retired to bin room at 1 o'clock, after scnding tho evening with friend in apparently excellent spirits. Aboiit 2 ::I0 o'clock in tlio morning n few people standing out Hide tho hotel were startled at seeing u largo whito object como whirling through the air and strike the Hide walk. Tho night clerk of tho hotel wan immediately summoned and rec ognized tlio body as that of a young man who registered na Adelbert B. Hay. Tlioro was coniddorablo excitement about tho hotel, and a largo body of (Undents and graduatCN, who aro hero for tlio commencement exercises, soon gathered. A number of his former classmate at Yalo positively identi fied tho young man. Dr. Uartlctt, tlio medical oxnm incr, stated Hint Mr. Hay camo to his death by an accident. Tho clothes on the bed had been turned, showing his intention to go to bed. His clothes had been folded. On tho ledgo of tho window was found a part ly burned cigarette. This discovery leads to tlio belief that Hay had light ed a cigaretto beforo retiring and had went to tho window to smoko it. Whether ho was seined witli a fit of dizziness or fell asleep on tho window lpilirn niinnnt ho determined. more nro no oxtemal injuries. Mr. Hay graduated from Yalo in 1808 and had como hero to attend his class triennial reunion. Ho was out driving in tlio evening with a party of classmates and friends, and on re turning to ids room left word to bo called at 9 o'clock next morning. This was tho last seen of him alivo. Only Great Britain Obectl. London, Juno 20. A dispatch from Pokinaoya: All tho ministers of the foreign powers at Pekin, witli tho ex ception of tho British minister, havo agreed to tlio IttiBsian proposal to In crease) tho Chinese tariff on imports to 10 per cent in tho event of a dofiolon oy in tho sorvico of tlio indemnity. Sir Ernest Satow declares that Groat Britain will only ageor to such tin in craaso In duty in return for tlio total abolition of tho liken tax on Inter national oomniorco and other concoa sions. Heavy Wind Storm In North Dakota. MInot, N D., Juno 20. A heavy wind etorm nt Whito Earth early today blow two box cara from a side track onto tho main track,. Tho Groat Northorn flyer, west bound, duo horo at 1 A. M ran into tho care, nnd part of tho train jumped tho track. It ia said two tramps wero killod nnd sovoral naBsongora injured, fho wlrca aro down nnd particulars unobtainable sunrjENDEr? of cailles. Exdniurgtnl Takei the Oath of Allegiance Arollloi, Command Will Give dp. Hnntii Cruz, l'rovlneo of hngiiiiit, I.uon, Juno 25. General Cuilloo sur rendered hero yesterday witli 050 men and 500 rilles. Tlio oatli of alleg liinco wiih administered to tho ox Insurgent. Colonel Calmillen, who lied to tlio mountains wth a portion of his troops, likewise surrendered. Cullies did not sullloiontly control tho populace to bring In all tlio Iiiatirg nt h ill Ills district. Tlio prooccd' ing of surrender wero orderly. It is reported that it largo iiiirnW of uaillOH' followers havo approached him witli it proposition that ho issue a strongly worded proolamatlon de claring nil Filipino insurgent who roiiiso lo surreiitlor to be considered as Imndit, and that this iiroclama lion bo published by the insurgent presidento of every town in Lnguiui province. More Surrenders Expected. Manila, Juno 20. Tho insurgent general Arollio, together with n con sideable portion of the forces of Qmi oral Malvar, is expected to surrender to tlio American forces at Ran Jose, in lintangas province. With tho chango from a military to a civil government of tho Philippine Islands, which occurs July !, tho dillletilty between tho department of tliu military secretary and civil scry leo hoard over tho. matter of holding examinations in tho civil service for certain civilians now employed by tho military department will dimip iiear. Inconsequence of tho surrender of General Cailles, all tho insurgent prisoners on Luzon island will bo re leaned. Information from native sources confirms previous reports that (Jcncral .Malvar will soon sur render. DESTROYING CHINE8E FORTS. Valuablei Smutilcd Out of Ihe Forbidden City Sold lo foreigner!. Pekin, Juno 20. There has been no meeting of the minister of the foreign powers at Pekin since the first of hut week, hut tlio ministers them selves profess satisfaction at the course of events. Tho Chinese forts havo not yet leon destroyed. It has been determined that each nation shall destroy thoto forts now occupied by its; trooid, hut the ministers find that tho respective military command ers object to destroying Chinoso forts not occupied by their troop. Conse quently tho ministers will probably havo to employ Chinese labor to ellect the destruction of the unoccupied forts at tlio expense id the dilVerent nations. .Many uliineso cnuchs nave been "oiling valuable which have como from tho Forbidden City. Tl valu ables thus sold wero probably passed over iho walls oi tlio city to tno nucha confederates outside. Ono leautifully carved table, which was seen in tho i-orbidden uuy only two weeks ago, has been sold by a cnuch for 000 taels. No valuable of any kind havo been taken out of tho city through tlio gates. These aro guard ed by American nnd Japanese troops. It is estimated that the cost ol repair- in: the imhicc. Independent of the valuable works of art which nro miss- ng, will rcacli 250,000 talcs. Membors of tho stun" of I.I Hung Chang and Princo Cliing say tiiat great anxiety is felt regarding tho whereabout and safety of a largo quantity of gold that was buried in tlio Forbidden City, Certain cnucna who knew the secret of tho location of this gold havo disappeared. A Tien Tiln Annlvcnary. Tien Tain, Juno 25. Tlio firat an niversary of tho relief of Tien Tsin wits celebrated yesterday. Tho Rus sian and British authorities havo pub licly thanked tho ladies who, Juno 17, tho anniversary of tlio beginning of tlio,, sicgo of Tien Tsin, decorated tlio graves of tho soldiers of nil na tionalitioH. The Chinese insurgent leader, General Mais, is hero in con sultation with the German command ers concoming tho pacillcntion and reconstruction of tho country. Ran Down a Launch. Boston, Juno 25. Whilo coming into the harbor this morning tho steamer City of Bangor, during a denso fog, ran down tho naptha launch Estollo, anchored off Deer island bencon. Fivo mon on tho launch wero thrown into tho water and two drowned. An Appeal for Foreign Help. Tion Tsin, Juno 20. Nowa hna been received from Tai Yuen Fu, provinco of Shan Si, thnt General Tun Fo Halang ia marching thither, and tlio governor of tho provinco has appealed for foreign holp in oppoaing his progress. Rioter! Stormed a Monastery. Madrid, Juno 20. Tho antl-olorical rloors, who havo been parading tho atrcota shouting "burn tho convonts, " and who hissed tho Infanta Isabolla, stormed a nionastry during tho night. Thoy woro finally disporaed. Without Ills Signature. Olympla, Wash., Jnuo 20. Gov ernor Itogors filed with tho secretary of stato today aonato bill No. 4 with out his signature Senato bill No. 4 Ig tho act rolativo to tho isauanco of death warrants nnd waa introduced by Senator Bnnds, of Clark county. It waa tho measure to euro which tho recent special session waa called. Governor Kogora was naked why ho had failed to sign the bill, but ho refused to havo anything to say, DEATH ENDS FEUD EX-CHIEF OF POLICE KILLED DY A GAMBLER. Peiperale and Bloody llallle In a Crowded Drug Store In Seattle, In Which the Ag. grenor Meed Ills Death Began fight With i "Sawed.Orf" Shotgun-Men Had Sworn to Kill Each Other at Sight. Seattle, Juno 20, At 5 -.25 o'clock yesterday afternoon John W. Con sidino, ono of tho proprietors of tho Standard gambling iiouso-and Peo ple's theater, in tins city, shot and killed ex-Chief of Police W. I,. Moro dith. Tho shooting occurred in Guy' drug stre, on the corner of Second aveiiuo and Ycsler way, in tlio heart of tho city. Considlno was also wounded slightly in tho hand by n ball from a double barrelled shotgun in Meredith's hands. Tho men had threatened to ahoot ouo another on sight, and wero both prepared for trouble. Tho drug store ut tho time of tho shooting, was crowded with people, and one by stander wa shot through tho arm by a stray bullet. Meredith was killed while struggling with John Consi dlno and Tom Considine, who had Como to hi brother' aid, Thrco bullets from Coiisidino's revolver, fired at short range, pierced Mere dith's body, ono in tho head, another in tho client and another in tho abdo men. No event of recent year has created moro excitement hero. For hours after tho shooting the streets in the neighborhood of Mio drug store, where tho tragedy occurred, were filled witli thousands of men, women and children, jostling ono another for nn opiKirtunity to inspect tlio prem ises and excitedly discussing tlio bloody affray. Although n short timo after tho shooting some street talk of lynching waa heard, this soon subsided. It ia alleged Mercditli was the ag gressor, and mado a dclibcrato at tempt to kill his personal enemy of years' standing. Ho is said to have spent the afternoon in walking about tlio streets armed with a "sawed-off" double barrelled shotgun loaded with buck shot, in search of his man. In order to avert suspicion, ho had wrapped tho weapon in a largo sheet of butcher's paper and tied it with a cord, fo that it boro littlo resem blance to nn instrument of death. Meredith found Considine in front of tlio drug store talking witli a friend. JIo discharged the weapon at Consi- (line's face, but tho paper wrapping prevented linn from taking accurate aim, and tho charge went wild. Con sidino ran into the drug store, and Meredith followed, firing tho second barrel just n ho entered the door. Then Meredith dropped tho gun, nnd drawing his heavy revolver continued tho pursuit. Considlno found himself cornered on rca diing tho rear of tho store, and turning, grappled with his enemy. Tom Considine, tho gamblers' brother, who bad been standing with him in front of tlio store, had fol lowed Meredith, anil ho nlso grappled with him. Tom Considine finally wronched tlio revolver from Mere dith's grasp nnd repeatedly beat tho latter over the head with it. John Considino then drew his own revolver and fired thrco shots in quick succes sion at his antagonist at a distance of eight feet. Meredith reeled and fell dead. Considino cooly handed his revol ver to tho fdicriff, who had arrived on tho scene, nnd gave himself up. BRAZIL WILL TAKE PART. Accepts Invitation to Participate In Pan- Amtrlcan Exposition. New York. Juno 27. A Washing ton dispatch to tho Herald sava: Brazil, ono of tho countries which it waa believed would not participate in tho Pan-American congress on ac count of tlio restriction imposed upon tlio prinoiplo of arbitration, ha-has formally announced its acceptance of tho invitation to participate. Peru is still of tho opinion that it will not bo deserted by Bolivia and Argentina. Sinco tlio recent ex changes between tho various Pan American governments neither of theso governments has given any in timation of tlio courso it intends to pursue Tho administration is ap parency confident that Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay will follow tho courso of Brazil, leaving Peru and Bolivia tho only two countries declin ing to tako part in tho congress. Aa tho Interests of Peru and Bolivia nro practically identical, tho action of ouo will bind tlio other. Tho authorities aro hopeful that future consideration will show Peru its in terests nro such na to require ita par ticipation in tho congress rather than to stand subject to Chile's will. . Pump Plant Burned. Cairo, 111,, Juno 20. Flro todny doatroyed tho plant of tho National Pump Co. nnd tho Big Four station at Mound City, III. Loss, $100,000. Another Big Ouihcr. Donlson, Tox., Juno 27. What ia said to bo tho largest oil gusher yet struck In tho aouthwostorn Hold wns blown v in today nt Bedford, Creek nation, north of Denison, on tho St. Louis & San Franoisco Railroad ex tension, by tho Pennsylvania Oil Company. Tho oil spouted 400 feet in tho air. It is still gushing and is wasting in great quantities. ON THE HONEYMOON. U6w a Newly Mnrrio 1 Couple I'naleil heir J'rloniU. "Tlio young innrrled couples thnt wo get Jutt starting out on their wedding Journey," mild tlio rnll road briikeiniin In the Kniiwis City Journal, "appear to know a tiling or two. If they get a lively w-nd olT tliey tnke the parting greeting of their friends, Including the Miowith of rlee nnd thnt sort of tiling, In one ear, and then, n noon us the train shirt movo Into another. "I Imagine that often they must limo till nil plntmed out In advance. If they don't, If they change their quar ter after they get on tlio train, when Uioy see what a ino their friend have made around them, then they hnvo moro presence of mind Uinn you would expect of them under tlio clrcuui stance. "Coming Into town one night n while ngo we got, nt n city up the road, a young couple Just married und starting out on their wedding Journey. Their friend who had come down to see them off were all In evening dre, their atnrt Ixrhig mudo at night. The young ciiiple camo marching down tho aisle of tho car witli a hunch of young fol lows In swallowtail coats trooping after tlielii, the head one of the lot carrying a big sheet of paper, which lie held up bock of the couple ns they walked, try ing to pin It on their back and on which wns marked: " 'We hnvo Just been married.' "When the couple took Uiclr seat the likely youngster with the Ign pinned that on the back of the ?at they occu pied. And then the other folks, young men and women, gayly dresHcil, who had come to mo the young couple off, filed pant them along the aisle and threw rice over them n they went by. "When they got outldo they lined up on tho station platform, a Jolly, handromo party, opposite tiie window tho young couple sat nt and waited there till the train started. The minute tho train did start tlio young fellow got up and led hi bride Into the parlor car ahead, where he had reserved seats ln advance, leaving the car with the rice covered floor nnd tho scat with the sign up, 'Wo havo Just been married, to be occupied by whoever might chance to tike It. "They really began their Journey In the other car, In quiet among people who had not seen tlio bend-off. Of course, a soon ns they had gone we took down the sign from the back of the scat nnd then there was nothing unusual left In tho car but the scrunch ing of rlco under foot; but nobody ever ml ads that." Anlmalfl Understand Hygiene. Enough Is now known of the nature of animal materia mcdlca to excite In terest and curiosity. There Is abund ant evidence that many species know and constantly make uso of simple remedies for definite disorders, and at the snmo time observe rules of health to which only the highest civilization or the sanction of religious prescription compels man to conform. It has been noted that the general condition of animal health, especially In the case of tho herbivorous crea tures, corresponds not Inexactly with that of such tribes as the Somalia, men feeding almost solely on grain, milk, dates nnd water, living constantly In the open air, moderate In nil things, and cleanly, because their religion en Joins constant ablutions. Like them, wild animals have no Induced diseases; the greater number do not eat to ex cess; they tnko regular exercise in seek ing their food, and drink only nt tlxed hours. SInny of them secure chango of climate, ono of tho greatest factors In health, by migration. This is not confined to birds nnd bensts, for the salmon enters the soft water partly to get rid of sea parasites. and returns to the sea to recruit nfter spawning. With change of climate, change of diet, and perfectly healthy habits, their list of disorders Is short, though they readily fall victims to con tagious disease, Just ns recently num bers of the Ilnmrau Arnbs of the Sou dan, ns healthy livers nnd good Mus sulmans ns tho Souialls themselves, friends nnd fellow hunters with Sir Snmuel Baker, perished of contagious fever on the banks of the Nile tribu taries. Nature's Make of "Ilceswax." At tho mouth of the ehnlem Ulver, on tho coast of Oregon, a very queer substance Is found. It has the appear ance of a mineral at lirst sight, but on clo8o Inspection nnd under practical tests It appears to bo pure beeswax, say the Detroit Free Press. It has nil the useful properties of beeswax, and it is sold In Astoria nt the regular market prlco of beeswax. It Is washed ashore nt high tide In quantities rang ing from n lump the size of a walnut to a chunk weighing one hundred nnd fifty pounds. It Is also found on bfcore, In black soil where trees nro growing, nt considerable elevntlons above the water, A pleco of this strnngo sub- stnnco submitted to expert cxnmina- Hon In New York Is declared to be what Is known ns mineral wax. This Bubstnnco hna for years been known to exist In tho lignite-beds of the North west. The quantities found on tho coast of Oregon would seem to Indi cate tho oxlstenee of n tertiary lignite bed In tho neighborhood. It belongs to tho hydrocarbon series allied to tho retinites nnd nmbers-fossll remains of resinous trees of tho tertiary age. NlRht Ullniliiess. Night blindness Is n peculiar affec tion of tho eyo In which the patient sees very well during tho dny, but bo comes blind as night approaches. It Is mostly mot with In warm climates, nnd usually gives wny to mild treatment. Sugar In Europe. Gibbon says that sugar was first brought from Asia to Europe A. D. 025. ' i Irtuenlnii Hnv Htaclcer. A patent ha recently been Usucd to n Monlaim man which provides a hoist ing device to be used ns a hay stacker, derrick and the like. The device con sist of a bnc constructed In adjust nble section locked together by n key which I Inserted In one of three re ccskp formed In the section. In sock et at the end of the base section sldo section having ball ends nro received. Tlm universal Joint nro produced. The side section are composed of slid ing members, the upper of which are raised by n ratchet drum and rope. Forked guy rope support tho side sec tion, corresponding members of the forked portion of tho guy ropes being connected at the same side of the sldo members and adjacent to each other. A pulley Is suspended between the up- per members ot the side sections, nnd over the pulley a hoist rope Is carried. The end of the hoist rope, If It be so de sired, may be connected with a sling. a platform or with any device neces sary In hoisting material of different kinds. The device Is described In the Scientific American, from which the Il lustration Is reproduced. Insect Knemiea of Grotrlnir Wheat. There are many Insects which feed on nnd Injure growing wheat, but the grcnter proportion of the losses to wheat Holds chargeable to Insects .Is due to the nttneks of less than half a dozen species. Tho most destructive of these pests Is the chinch bug. The great dntnage to farm crops by this In sect is due to its wide distribution. Its prevalence more or less every year, the enormous' multiplication In favorable seasons, and to the fact that It attacks all tho cereals and most forage plants. The next In Importance is tho Hessian fly. It Is estimated that the damage to the wheat crop by this pest Is about ten per cent of the product In the chief wheat-growing sections of this country, which indicates nn annual los of forty million bushels and over. Next of Ira- portanee.are the wheat midge and grain plant lice. Insects of second-rate. Im portance are the wheat-straw worms. the wheat-bulb worm, army worm, cut worms and vnrlous sawflles. Massa chusetts Ploughman. To Aid In PehorntnT. A correspondent of Hoard's Dairy man describes a tie he uses for holding a cow's head at the stanchion while de horning. The accompanying cut shows how It Is made. When the cow's head Is fast In the stanchion, the rope Is dropped over the neck, the loop Is caught on the under side and the rope. doubled, Is put through tho loop nnd placed nround tho nose far enough up not to shut off her breathing. The rope Is then pulled back to a post at the side of tho stanchion, and one turn Is made around tho post. A man holds the end. nnd by pluclng his weight on tho rope enn hold the cow's head quite secure while her horns aro being removed. Tho ropo Is quickly removed by slip ping It off the noso nnd pulling It out from the loop. Whole Corn tilnae. Tho corn for siloing whole Bhould be one of tho smnll Bint varieties, planted nt the rate of not over twelve quarts of seed per acre, says Hoard's Dairyman. Put tho corn In the silo when the seed Is In milk and take extra precautions that it Is well and solidly packed, with out holca or empty corners. Cover with hay as suggested. If the work Is well done, there should result a fair quality of silage, but as tt takes moro work to handlo It and less corn of tho flint varieties can bo grown per aero than tho lnrgo ensilage corns whole corn silage costs more per ton than the cut sllago. Good euallago will not injure the milk In any way. Butt nnd Tip Kernel for Seed. Professor Shnmel, Instructor In farm crops at the Illinois College of Agricul ture, says that It la a good plan to shell off nnd discard both the tips nnd butts of the corn enrs selected for seed. That umiuiCK wrrn nxr ronit. tib Fon ncnoRxixo. i wns wnat wo were taught to do when young, and we thought It tho proper wny until wo saw tho result of a trial mado by the late Dr. K. Lewis Sturte vanr, while Director of tho Now York Experiment Station nt Ocnovn. Ho planted several rows of corn, placing tho kernels In tho drills Just as they grew In order on tho cob, nlso strips In willed one lind seed from eight butt ker nels In e.ich row, another from elgdt tip kernel In the row, and the third eight kernels from each row as near tho mid dle of the ear as possible, We think in every test tho kernels from the tip gavo earliest ripening corn, nnd In moro than half also produced a larger yield than thoso nearer the middle of the car. In every case tho yield was nt tho rnte of several bushels les per acre from thoso kernels near the middle of tho car. American Cultivator. Pntrjlnsr In Inirn. The report of Dairy and Food Com missioner Norton, of Iown, contains a number of statistical facts which nro of general interest. The total number of cows In Iown Is l,295,i)U0, or an average of 23 to the square mile in tho less populous portions of the Stato to C5 In the more populous. The vnluo of these cow Is 738,358,503, or nearly $30 per cow. The number of cows to each 1,000 population Is C70. Tho averago prlco of butter ha decreased over seven years ago, but has Increased over last year. The average price In 1893 was 27 cents; In 1804, 24 cents; In 1893, 21 cents; In 1,890, 20 cents, and In 1000. 22 cents. During the year ending July 1, 1000, there were but three licenses Issued for the sale of oleomargarine In the State, AH of these have since ex pired, and no renewal have been taken out Of the 030 creameries In the Stato 842 are operated on the separator plnn. 71 on the gathered cream plan nnd 50 on a combination of the two plans. Five hundred and one creameries aro owned by Individuals, 340 are operated on the co-operative plan, 110 on tho stock company plan. There has been a notable Increase In the past year of the number of farm separators In use In the State. In 1000 there being 3,332 as against 1,702 of the previous year and 004 of 1898. Red Top Hay tin 1 Pa&tnre. It used to be a custom to sow red top along with clover for meadows or pasture land. It did not reach Its best condition until the clover had been cut for two years, and even until timothy had passed Its greatest yield, but as It wns lit to cut for hay nbout the snmo time as the timothy they were often sown together. It would grow on low, moist lands where the clover or timo thy were likely to winter kill. It mado a strong, smooth turf, and the flue hay, when cut early was relished by all Uio animals. Seedsmen tell us that tho sales of red-top seed are growing less, and we are very sorry If It Is so. As a pasture grass a mixture of June grass or Kentucky blue grass (poa pretensls) and red top (agrostts vulgaris), leaves but little to be desired, the first being early and the red top enduring until the late fall. One bushel of each seed per acri gives good results for pasture land, though some of the clovers may bo added to Improve the field the first year or two. Exchange. Goose Farming; In Enstan'l. Goose farming and goose fattening have fallen off greatly In England. From old accounts we read that It was not uncommon for a man to keep a flock of one thousand, each of which might be expected to rear on an aver age seven goslings. The flocks wero regularly taken to graze nnd water the same as sheep, and the man who herd ed them wns called a gooseherd or goz zard. The birds were plucked Ave times In the year, and in the autumn flocks wero driven to London or other mar kets. They traveled nt the rate of nbout n mile nn hour, and would get over nearly ten miles a day. When geese are to bo traveled a distance In Europe they are driven through warm tar and then through sand, which "boots" them for tho Journey. Horse for the Former. Draft horses of eood form soli nlmmt according to weight, except that as welctits Increase nr ces r so nt n mnh greater ratio, so that extrimi bring enormous prices If only the bono is satisractory. t'rices range from $125 to $300, with nn occasional one higher nnd with nn Incrense of about 10 per cent when matched In teams. Theso prices are sometimes excwdpii nn,i dealers Insist that prices wero never so low mat a span or draft horses would not bring $000 If only they were good enough. Farm Brevities. A simple way of keeping trace of tho ngo of d fowl Is to put a ring made of wire on one of her legs for each yenr of her life. The output of the 175 ennneries In Malno is $5,000,000 annually, in ordi nary years $350,000 Is paid to fartnew for sweet corn alone. Tho disappearance of the "old-fashioned apple" Is a frequent lament Tho modem fruit Is fair to look unnn. hnr genuine flavor Is too often absent. Itaspberry and blackberry plantB arc benefited by continuous cultivation during tho time of fruiting,, and to ac complish this they should bo tied to wires. Sugar beet factories aro now In sun. cessful operation In California, Now Mexico, Utah, Nebraska, New York, Oresron. Minnesota. Illinois. Wnshlncr ton,, Colorado and Michigan.