FATAL LIGHTNING
THAQEDY ON THE LAKE FflONT
IN CHICAGO.
Eleven Boys mil One Man Who Sought Shelter
I'rcmi Hit Storm, Huddled Tujtclher In
Small Cabin, Slru'.k llv Trcmcndoui
Thunderbolt, and All Hut One Were In
ilantly Killed,
Chicago, July n. Crowded to.
ficthur in u littln zliKi lined sliunly
midor a North Hlioro plnr, 10 boys unci
young mini mid one old muii met
instant dentil by lightning today,
Thoy had loft their fish lines mid
nought nliolUir from tho fierce thunder
Monti Hint deluded tho northern part
of tho city, uhout 1 o'clock. Thoro
were twelve- who nought shelter nnd
Just one cncitK'd, 'J'ho dead are nil
from families of comparatively poor
iiooplo. They wero (lulling unci Heck
ing relief from tho lient of tho (hiy or
had como to wado or swim.
Tlio scono of tho tragedy wax a pior
just south of Marquette terrace and a
?ow hundred feet from tho waterworks
jiuinplng Ktntlon nt tho foot of Mont
roan bouloviird. Tho storm was an
violent n visitation an has ever heen
experienced in Chicago. Tho skies
woro Hilled with tho Hashing glaro of
lightning, and tho air rumbled
Mciullly with thunder. Half a dozen
houses, outbuilding and trccH in tlio
vicinity wero struck and uinoHt all of
the tolephouo wires burned out.
There wero 111 men and boys on tlio
pier at tho time. They rushed for
tho only available shelter and crowd
ed themselves in through tho little
trap door in the top of tlio cabin till
they wero packed almost to tho suffo
atinn point. Then camo tho thun
der bolt. It wax tho worst of tho
ntorm. Watchers in the pumping
station saw the riging lightning
striko tho water, hh they thought.,
'J'liero wan cuo small boy, however,
who saw tho holt, and wIioho senses
wero nil alert, despite bin oxoitement.
lhft for ll i t)i the dead might liavo lain
whoro thoy wero for bourn, and tho
one not killed might havo suffocated
under their bodies, Thin boy, clad in
bathing trunks, and watching from
tlio water, heard a scroaui an tho bolt
iitruck. Mindless of tlio ntorm ho
rushed across tho bench. At tho pier
lio liuytl a cry, "Help! Oct mo out!"
Ho could not move any of the bodies
o telephoned to the jtolicu station.
60,000 MEN ARE OUT.
Strike of Hoop Truit Emptoyci Ordered li
But a Beginning.
' 1'lttsburg. Juno 3. President T. J.
fihnffer, of the Amalgamated Aseocia
tion of Iron, Steel mid Tin Workers,
Iiiih infilled an order calling out all
union employes of tho various mil In
of the .lerican Steel Hoop Com
pany, known iih the hoop trust. It in
estimated that 15,000 men are subject
to tho cull, which, in connection with
tho big striko of tho American Sheet
Kteol Company, ordered by President
fihairer, will utVect riO.OOOmen. Pros
ident Shaffer mi id tonight:
"Tho open millti to bo cloned nro
ono nt HolliduyHlmrg, I'a., three at
Pittsburg and one at Moncsscn. The
organized mills which will clono on
our call are tho upper and lower mills
jit Ynungstown, O. ; I'omeroy, O. ;
Sharon, I'a.; Girard, I'a. ; Warren,
Pa., nnd Oreonville, I'a. This, I bo
liove, will bring tho number of mon
affected up to 50, 000. It is a matter
of regret that tho issuo ling bom
formed, but it now looks as if it would
Iki a fight to tho denth. Wo havo
funds and will use them. If it is to
Ikj a Htrikc, wo will mako it ono to lo
remembered. Tho ollicinlH now deal
ing with us havo but littlo iden of tho
extent to which this striko will go,
ouco it is on."
Retired on Pensions.
Chicago, July 3. About 200 em
ployed of tho Illinois Central railroad
woro retired on pension under tho now
nystom which heoamo offectivo nt
midnight last night. Thoir pensions
will bo bused on thoir nvcrngo month
ly pays during tho last 10 years of
their service, thoy liolng allowed a
certain per cont of thin amount for
ench year of their total service To
carry out this schemo tho company
Ihih provided a fund of $2(50,000, nnd
each year n sum of not to oxcecd
if 100, 000 will bo set apart for tho pay
ment of tlio pension allowances for
tho year.
Freight Handlers Out.
St. Louis, Mo., July !). Bctwoon
3fi0 nnd 400 freight handlers employ
ed in nnd about tlio warehouses of tho
difl'orcnt raiilroads entering Kast St.
Louis, 111., nro out on n striko today
for nn increase in wages to 1G conts
an hour for regular truqkers on tho
platforms and 10 conts and hour for
pickers, tho men who tort tho mer
chandise 1'raotically all tho work of
transferring freight from ono road to
another is nt n standstill, hut it is
boliovcd tho different railroad com
F ' panics will ncocdo to tho demands.
Picnickers Upset
Chicago, July 3. Ono porson wns
killed nnd nearly a sooro of othors
Woro injured in n collision botwoon an
cloctrio enr in Irving Pnrk bouloviird
nnd two wngons londod with pio
niokors. Doth wngons woro over
turned by tho shock nnd thoir occu
pants oruflhed nnd bruised by tho
heavy timbors nnd tho stamping of
tho frightened horsos. Doth tho
motorman nnd conductor of tho car
woro arreted. '
HAWAIIAN AFFAIP8.
Ten Thouitnd Claims for the Burning of
Plague Infected llulldlngs.
Honolulu, Juno 2.'l, via Han Fran
cisco, July !l. Tho number of claims
that will bo presented to tho court of
commissioners appointed to adjudicate
Iho ela'niH of tho damages resulting
from tlio grout flro that destroyed
Chinatown as a result of tho burning
of tho plague infected buildings by
the board ofhealth, uhout a year ago,
is now estimated at 10,000.
The total amount of tho claims will
probably reach $(5,000, 000, whllo tho
appropriation for such claims is only
$1, 500,000. Tho Japanese consul 1ms
I 003 claims of his countrymen, and
tho Chinese consul has over 15,000
claims of Chinamen, and there arc
many Individual claims.
Tho houso of loprcMcntalivcs has
passed and sent to the senate tho
salaries appropriation Mil, cutting
tho governor's estimates for tho
period of two years by about $130,
000. Tho current excuses bill has
been taken up and heavy cuts nro 1kj
iug made in all departments. Tlio.
senate's views differ in many respects,
however, and it is thought that the
legislature may fail to pass any appro
priation bill nt all. Over half tho
timo of tho extra session has passed
and tho houses havo not yet reached
the stago of conference committees.
Tlio grand jury called to investi
gate tho charges of bribery in the leg
islature bus made its report to the
circuit judge. The jury reports that
it has found no evidence that Micro
was any bribery of members of tho
lelgslature.
Tlio work of registering Chincso at
tho olllco of the collector of internal
revenue has been completed, and tho
total number of certificates issued is
close to 20,000. This is 2,000 moro
than the total number of Chincso in
the islands as shown by tho Inst cen
sus. WASHINGTON Q. A. R.
State Officer for Ensuing Year Everett it
lected for Next Encampment.
Tacoma, July 1. II. A. Iligolow
was olected department commando!
of tho state O. A. It. at tho annua
ouumpinciit held hero lust week. 11
II. A. IIIUW.OW.
is a member of Stevens Post, No. 1,
Seattle. Tho Women's Delicf Corps
olected as department president Mrs.
Jennio Wisconibe, of Spokane. The
next annual encampment of tho 0.
A. It. will 1)0 held at Everett in 1902.
BY WAY OF AMERICA.
Chaun Will Return Home Through the United
States.
Washington, July 3. Tho stnto
department has received n dispatch
from Mr.Itockbill at I'okin, laying
that Princo Chunu, brother of tho em
peror, will sail for Germany July 20,
on a sjiecial mifsion. Ho wll rolurn
by way of America and is expected to
reach this country curly in October.
Tho special mission is to npologizo to
tho Geranin government for tho mur
der of its minister at Pckin and other
indignities to its citizens thcro.
Tho trip of Princo Chuan to Gcr
ninny nnd America will bo tho first
ovent of that kiud on record, as it is
un unbroken tradition in China that
tho members of tho imperial family
shall remain within tho boundaries of
tlio empire. It had not been known
up to this timo that Princo Chuan
would como to this country, as tho
advices reachlvg tho Chincso legu
tioon here indicated that ho would
return tho other way. For that reas
on tlio legation officials havo made,
no arrangements yet for tho entertain
ment of tho distinguished guest, but
it is presumed that ho will boquarter
cd at tho legation and shown tho high
consideration accorded to ono of his
high rank.
No Break at Newport News.
Newport Nows, Va., July 3. The
striking machinists at tho ship yard
aro adhering to their determination
to hold out for thoir demands. Tho
striko is now in its fifth wcok, nnd
seems no nearer a settlement than on
tho dny of its inaugurntion. Tho
machinists claim thoy havo 08 per
cont of tho numbor solid for n contm
uanco of tho striko. Tho ship yard
employed 7,C00 men boforo tho prcs
ont trouble Now about 3,000 nro
employed. Tho suporintondont states
that no concessions will bo made.
Troops In Cuba.
Washington, July 2. Thoro is no
intention on tho part? of tho war do
partmout to reduco tho military forco
in Cuba nt tho prcsont timo or in
tho immedinto future Tho prosont
forco of nearly 5,000 mon. is hold in
Cuba on tho recommondation of Gov
ernor Gonoral Wood, nnd tho ecoro
tary will depend on Gonoral Wood's
advice as to tho rcduotion of tho force
HEAT IN THE EAST
INTEN8E SUFFERING IN ALL THE
NEW ENGLAND 8TATE8.
Deaths Prom Heat In New York Number 158,
and at Pittsburg 50-llospltals Are rilled
to Overflowing, and Ambulances Kept
Dusy Relief Hoped for from an Ap.
- proachlng Storm.
Wfmliffifrlritt .Tit Iv .1 Itenorts ro-
reived nt tint wen flier bureau ill this
city from throughout tho cntiro area
nflectcd hy tlio intense neat snow n
continuation of very high tcmora
turcs, wivo in a fow favorod locnlatios,
whero moro moderate weather 're
sulted in consequence of thunder
storms or other local atmosphorio
disturbances. No immediate relief,
of n substantial charnctcr is in sight.
Tho rainfall reports Bliow mat. mere
has been precipitation throughout
tho affected area varying from less
than a hundredth of an inch in
many pluccs to almost an inch. Gen
klne tlm thunder storms
which havo come havo lnicn what is
known us "dry storms" so that very
littlo rain has accompanied them.
Tim liiilli'iilIotiK for tho next 21
hours for a largo ixirtion of tho heated
urea jioint to cloudy weather, with
showers, which, howevor, liccauso of
thoir local character, will bring only
partial relief from tho heat. Tho
prediction of tho ollicinls ncro is
that tho temperatures for tho next
,1R linurtt will show a full of probably
4 or 15 degrees, but that they will still
climb ubovo tho 00 mnrk in most
iiIiipo. Tim Atlantic coast will get
somo relief from u West Indian dis-
iiirntitirn wliinh is now movinc north
ward. Phoenix, Arix., had tho high
est temperature today, tho thermo
meter registering 10(5, while at Phila
delphia it was again at 102. At
Washington tho maximum was iwi.
Nnmcmiis nrustrutiona and deaths 11 ro
reported from tho heat, and in many
places iiiilustrml plums were lorcco
to suspend operations.
The Heat in New York.
Vnw York. Jnlv 3. The heat.
which has worked such havoo in this
city since Sunday, was somewhat
mitigated Into this afternoon by a siic-
rimstnil of lllllllllerstOrillS W'llicll
(floured tho atmosphere and sent tho
mercry tumbling Uown iu degrees.
Knvnr did a dnwnnour of rain receive
such an enthnstiustic reception as
did this one. Tlw thunder and light
ning wero heavy anu many nouses
wero struck, causing fires, hut so far
as known no persons wero killed or
injured During tho last downjiour
hail foil in quantities. It wns one of
tho hottest days in tho history of tho
weather bureau.
FIGHT NOT BEGUN.
Second Day of Strike Pittsburg Brings no
Change.
Pittsburg, July 3. Tho second day
of tho striko of tho sheet and steel
hoop workers of the Amalgamated
Association opened without any in
teresting feature. As President Shnf
fer ,of tlio Amalgamated Association,
remarked, the conditions of tho pres
ent striko aro peculiar, uiul no decided
results aro expected for 10 days or two
weeks. Dy that timo tho manu
facturers, having all necessary repairs
at their mills completed, will bo anx
ious to resume operations. The
struggle will then begin in earnest.
Tho belief is quite general, however,
that tho real test will not begin until
tho closo of tho hot weather and tho
general resumption of business in tho
early fall, and in tho meantime it is
thought that tho conflicting interests
will seo their way clear to recede from
tho present positions. Tho associa
tion has for years boon creating a
strike fund, and it is said now to
amount to between $200,000 and
$300,000.
Tho combine officials do not appear
to no worrying over tho situation.
Somo of them intimato that there
may bo a renewal of negotiations at
any timo and a settlement effected.
In outsido circles tnp belief !s growing
that tho striko will bo called off before
it gets fairly under way.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Three Men Killed and a Man and Two Boys
Injured,
St. Louis, July 3. A bolt of light
ning instantly killed threo men, fa
tally injured u boy and seriously in
jured a imin nnd ahoy, members of
n St. L6uis fishing party who had
taken refugo from tho fierce, storm of
this afternoon beneath tho shelter of
n mnssivo sycamoro treo on tho hank
fo Dead creok, nt Capokia, III. Tho
men and boys gathered around a tall
sycamoro trco 100' feet from where
thoy had boon fishing. Suddonly tho
trco was wrapped with u brilliant
light. Tho crash whioh followed was
heard for miles. When tho citizens
of Capokia discovered tho party thoy
found threo of them dead and had
much difficulty in rcsuoitating tho
othors,
Towa Wiped Out
Williams, Ariz., July 5. A flro
which started this morning in a gon
oral merchandise, storo completely
wiped out tho main business portion
of tho town two cntiro blocks nnd a
portion of another. An cstimato
places the loss nt $1,000,000. Tho
insurance covers only n Bmnll portion
of tho loss, Thoro wns no loss of lifo
bo ns known. Thoro was virtually no
water supply and no flro 'department.
RECENT LAW DECISIONS.
Where a pawnbroker In good fultb,
without knowledge that mi agent hav
ing possession of goods with a general
power to sell wns not the true tvner,
iieiniriH Htii-li goods, conversion will
not Hi. against lilm, and he umy retain
the kdoiIh until his Hen for the adviineo
has licen MiitlHllcd. Oil N. Y. Hupp. fl.'S.'!.
Where defendant on removing from
I he hiKiireil premises left a larg part
of Ids furniture In the house, and
placed u room In the possession of a
servant, who slept there until the (Ire
occurred, the house did not lieeohlc va
cant nnd unoccupied, within the mean
ing nt a contract of Insurance. ((.'I H.
W. Ilep. (Tex.J 117.
An uninterrupted enjoyment of a
right of private way over the land of
nnoiher for twenty years, with the ac
quiescence of the owner, nmouut to an
(id verse enjoyment sufficient to rnlse a
presumption of a grant; and such use
'Will he presumed to be under a claim
of right, nnd not tie the favor of the
owner. (I!l N". y. Hupp. 8(18.
A eity which has become a rlpnrlan
owner on a nuvlgahle lake and mi Its
iiou-niivlKnlile natural outlet has no
right to divert the water of the lake
for municipal purposes, nnd thus lessen
the natural llownne of the water In such
outlet, to the Injury of it lower riparian
owner am prior proprietor, without
compensating him therefor. 04 Van.
ltep. (Wash.) 735.
An agreement by defendant to pay
plaintiff. In lieu of alimony, one-fourth
of all the money defendant should
make from the date of the agreement
until plaintiff should marry again was
not an assignment of one-fourth of de
fendant's future Income, for which
plaintiff could compel an accounting,
since the agreement did not show an
Intention to pass an Immediate Inter
est in the projierty to ho acquired In tho
future. ii'J N. Y. Supp. 084.
A combination controlling not only
the mauufacturo of nn article In the
State, hut also the sale of the manufac
tured article, Is not one In restraint of
Interstate commerce, so as to give n
right of action against It, under tho
anti-trust law of July 2, 1800, to one
Injured by a resolution passed and clr
ciliated by it denouncing him for cut
ting prices, Its sales being within tho
State, and any transportation nnd sale
of the article In other Stntes being by
other agencies. 107 Fed. Itep. 210.
Plaintiff, to secure the repayment of
borowed money, executed a deed con
veying land to defendant Upon nn
.agreement by defendant to permit
plaintiff to redeem upon the payment
'of a tlxed sum at a date named. Be
fore the nrrlvnl of the time fixed,
plaintiff, for n valuable consideration,
assigned to I. his right to redeem. De
fendant refused to permit plaintiff to
redeem, but nftcrward sold him the
property for a sum In excess of the re
demption price. Held, that plaintiff,
who agreed to ratify the sale to P., Is
entitled to recover the amount received
by defendant In excess of the loan, wltn
legal Interest. 02 S. W. Itep. (Ky.) 495.
Where defendant held n plnno under
nn agreement for lease or sale, with nn
option to purchase for n fixed sum, pro
viding that the lessee should be Ilabla
for the vnlue of the plnno If destroyed
or not returned, the election of tho les
see to purchase the piano Is tlnal, and
u subsequent default nnd offer to re
turn the piano, whero It Is thereafter
destroyed by lire, Is not enough to re
lieve the lessee from paying the price
or value thereof. Where nn agreement
for the snle of n piano gives the seder
the right, on defnult, to retake the
piano and termlnnte the contract, It
gives the purclmser no right to return
the plnno nnd termlnnte tho contract
on becoming dissatisfied. 09 N. T.
Supp. 870.
Tlio Gentlemanly Dog.
When I approached the painted house,
on my way homeward, tho fat old col
lie comes running out again, barking.
This time, however, .he takes but one
sniff, lie has made a mistake, nnd
renlizcs It nt once. "Oh, excuse me,"
he says, quite plainly. "I didn't rec
ognize you. You're tho same old
codger. I ought to have known." And
he Is so confused nnd nshnroed that hu
runs away without waiting to make up.
It Is a grent mortification to n gentle
manly dog to tlnd himself nt fault In
this way. I remember another collie,
much younger than this one, with
whom I once hud a minute or two of
friendly Intercourse. Then, mouths
afterwnrd, I went again by tho house
whero ho lived, nnd he came dashing
out with all fierceness, as If he would
rend mo In pieces. I let him come
(there was nothing else to do, or noth
ing elso worth doing), but the distant
his uoso struck me he snw his error.
Then, In a Hash, he dropped tlat on tho
ground nnd literally licked my shoes..
There wns no attitude nbject enough to
express the depth of his humiliation.
And then, like the dog of this morning,
he Jumped up nnd ran with all speed
back to his doorstep. Atlantic.
George the Had.
"Yes," snld ltev. Mr. Goodman, "I
am sorry to say that there Is a vast
difference between my brother nnd my
self. Two years ago wo visited the
holy land nnd the Itlver Jordnn. Nat
urally, when I camo upon It I was lost
In such a profound and reverential
reverlo that I paid no nttentlon to
George, nnd when I turned around ho
was gone."
"In such a sacred placo ho decided, to
communo nlone, probably," suggested
Mrs. Frontpeugli.
"Well, no," answered tho minister, "I
do not think such a thought ever en
tered .his head. Ho had hunted up a
nlco shady spot nbout fifty yards down
aud was fishing," Indianapolis Sun.
iVlVlStfsfr?- 7
Onte that Cannot Hnr.
The cut shows a plan of construction
for a gate that avoids the great Incon
venience of sagging. Tho framework
about tho gate holds the posts rigidly
In place, while tho cross supports of
the gate Itself are arranged so, accord
ing to the laws of mechanics, that sag
ging Is almost an Impossibility. Such
a gatewdy, moreover, has an "air" to It
a trlmness and an evidence of sub
stantial building that makes It n cred
it to the farm. Too fow realize how the
small, untidy affairs, like sagging gates,
dilapidated fences, well curbs, etc., give
to onlookers tho Impression of general
ly slovenly farm practice. Very often,
It must bo admitted, such an Iraprcs-
slon Is Just Pride may, generally
speaking, be the foreruuuer of a fall,
but pride In the appearance of one's
farm buildings, fences, stock, etc.. is
purely the sort of thing that Indicates
nnd goes with good funning In nil its
branches. New York Tribune.
CbeaD CoTer for llayatack.
Where bay Is stacked rather than
stored In barn or mow there are tons
wasted and spoiled every senson. In
feeding, though the greatest enre be
taken, It will be Impossible not to open
a stack In some weather that will ruin
the exposed hay. A cheap and conve
nient cover can be made that In one sea'
son will more than pay for Itself in the
hay It will preserve.
Cut two 10 foot 2 by 4's In two pieces
each, of equal length, which will be
eight feet. With some rough lumber
board up n side by laying the studding
six feet npart and cutting the boards
of that length. When you have the
two sides boarded, place the two ends
of tht sections together. This will be
the apex of the cover. The 2 by 4's
should have been left projecting a few
Inches In order to bolt the two sides
together nt tho apex This cover will
form a roof that will turn nil storm and
preserve the hay as well ns though
stored In a barn. As the covers aro
made In sections six feet each, only that
much of a stack need be cut down at a
time. In order to hold the covers firm
ly in place bore an Inch hole In tho
lower ends of tho 2 by 4's nnd with n
piece of smooth wlro or rope hang a
heavy weight to it or stake It down
to the ground. Ohio Farmer.
Kerosene for Hun Joae Scale.
There Is no doubt that petroleum,
both the refined and crudo petroleum,
Is effectual In the battlo against San
Jose scale, but tho trouble with It Is
thnt It produces different results nt dif
ferent times. An operator may npply
It effectually on ono lot of trees aud
without Injury to the trees, while tho
same oprator's applications on another
lot will kill many of the trees. Nat
urally such results have brought pe
troleum Into disfavor, and, ns a mat
ter of fact, It Is n good thing to let
nlono until more Is known concerning
It. It Is n somowhnt general practice
among nurserymen nnd fruit growers
to uso petroleum during the summer,
nnd there enn be no objection to this,
provided a solution not strouger thnn
20 per cent of keroseno Is used with
wnter. This Is a weak solution, nnd
can not Injure the trees nnd as a wash
It does cheek the trouble by destroying
the young scnlo and keeping the older
scale In subjection until fall, when
stronger remedies may be applied.
Premium Coru Crops.
Tho reports of certain corn crops
which received premiums nt tho Coun
ty or local Agricultural Societies, ns
decoding' 100 bushels of ears per acre,
not of shqllcd corn, which wo sup
posed to havo been niennt by the ar
ticle to which wo took exception, aro
'
A SKltVICKAM.E O ATE.
COVBR FOR TnB HAYSTACK.
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probably correct, and wo would not
have questioned tho accuracy of cither
of them. Yet wo remember when tho
South Middlesex Society awarded a
premium to parties for having grown
something over 100 bushels of shelled
corn per aero on n Held of about flva
acres. They ascertained the crop by
measuring a square rod, which the
thought an nverago of tho whole field.
then weighing the product of that nnd
multiplying by 100. Hut nftcr the
pcrmlutn had been awarded, the whole
crop was harvested, husked and weigh
ed In December, and tho field accurate
ly surveyed. The result showed that
the crop was much less than 100 bush
els of shelled corn per ncre, nnd w
think but little moro than, one-half as
much as the estimate of the committee
that awarded the premium. Many have
grown over or very near 100 bushels of
ears, but few, If any, have grown 100
bushels of corn. Massachusetts)
Ploughman.
Phaile In the Pasture.
Two years ago an experiment was
made with a view to ascertaining what
profit there was In providing some com
fort for milch cows in the pasture. Ttis
pasture was so located that It was Im
possible to give tree shade of any kind.
so a rough structure was erected wltn
boards, open on all sides, but hooded
In such a manner that some portion of It
was at all times shaded. Ity the use
of some piping the current of a stream
of water was carried Into troughs, so
that the cows at all times had a supply
of cool, fresh water. The pasture was
situated on lowland, and as a conse
quence flies were very numerous and
annoying. It was found profitable to
use light blankets mako of unbleached
muslin, arranged so that they could be
buttoned around the neck aud come
down over each leg to the ankle. Later
In the season, as these summer blan
kets became soiled, the fly remedies, of
which there are several good ones on
the market, were used with splendid
success: The result of the experiment
showed conclusively that It was profit
able In dollars and cents to provide
thtse summer comforts for the cows.
The flow of milk was materially In
creased, and In quality much Improved.
This last statement may seem a little
peculiar, as quality Is supposed to be
entirely the result of the food, but It Is
surprising how much the quality of
milk Is affected by the disposition of
the cow.
Commercial Fertilizer.
We remember hearing some one ask
an old farmer and a very successful
one why he did not keep more stock
nnd not have to buy so much commer
cial fertilizer. Ills reply was, "If X
kept twice as many animals I should
probably buy twice as much fertilizer."
We think be had the correct Idea of
the proper use of commercial fertiliz
ers. They are a substitute for barn
yard manure only when barnyard man
ure cannot be obtained In sufficient
quantities to utilize the land and the
labor that can be had to a profitable
limit. They will serve to grow a good
crop which will help to buy more stock
or to feed more animals, and thus cre
ate barnyard manure upon the farm.
They help to use land and labor that
would be unproductive, or nearly so.
If (he land was not fertilized, but they
are seldom more profitable than when
used as an nddltlon or supplement to
the barnyard manure. They serve to
give the mineral elements thnt are
lacking In the manure nnd the soil, and
they give them In an available form.
Of course, to have thdm do this one
must chooso his fertilizer so that It
will be adapted to the soil and crop,
and till the wants that the barnyard
manure does not American Cultiva
tor. Do Applet PnyT
A correspondent In the fruit district
of New York, who for twenty years
has been growing apples, writes that
after a thorough trial he Is convinced
there Is no money In apples. Another
correspondent locnted less than twenty
five miles from the first, and known to
have made money In apple growing,
was communicated with. The reply told
tho story. The man who gets but 70
cents a barrel for apples Is In the habit
of growing nnythlng ho can raise be
tween tho orchard rows. Ho neither
trims, prunes, sprays nor thins, and
his apples are of tho poorest grade as
a consequence. The second correspond
ent last year bold his apples nnd net
ted a trlllo less than $150 per ncro from
his twenty-three acres, and ndmlts that
some of his neighbors have made oven
a better showing. Apple growing does
pay If growers will do what Is neces
sary to ralso fruit of thu best possible
quality, nnd It nssuredly does not pay
If the grower neglects his orchards.
Putter or Oleo.
Tho Itural Now Yorker says' that "olea
ships to the tropics much better thnn
genuine butter, tho beef tnllow It con
tnlns keeping It firm, nnd It does not
loso Its llnvor during n sea voyage It'
can bo made to stand nuy climate much
better than tho delicate butterfat. It
It Is admitted to tho Philippines at al
most tho samo rato as butter, dairy
men will bo able to do but littlo bush
ness with the Islands." For this rea
son the dairymen on tho 1'ncitlc coast
want oleo subject to u tariff of ten
conts a pound In the Philippines and
butter to bo. admitted free, oven
though It loses flavor on the sea voy
age, and becomes rancid quickly In a
hot cllmato. American Cultivator.
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