GOLD 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.
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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.