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Newspaper Page TextTHE STMKE IS ON DUT 8TEGLW0nKEnB EXPECT A SETTLEMENT BOON. Sevenly.flve Thousand Men Have Walked Ou From (he Various Plant of Hit United States Slid Corporation, and More Are Steadily Joining Them Union Mai Situ, atlon Well In Hand. riltsburg, July 17. Itoports ro. eolved from nil sources connected with tliu great striko of tlm steel workers tmluy Indicate Hint tlio members ol tho Amalgamated Association havo matters well In linnd and tlio 'striko older won vtiorul ly obeyed, Tclo griiiiirt from various points whero tlio mills ol tlio American Tlnplatu Com jinny, tlio American Hteol Hoop Corn jinny mid tlio American Sheet Htcol Company it ro located, tell of tlio shut ting down of tlieHO plants In largo number. In limiiy canes tlio plants liad I eon shut down liy tlio first strike order, which utVeeted tlio shoot steel mid steel hoop coin pun leu only. Tlio order limt night brought our, nil union jiIiiiiIh of tlio American Tlnplato Company, with tlio slugln exception of tlio now mill in Mouesson, which in still.rutiniiig. At Jkha Amalgamated Association headquarter it in stated that tho figures given out Saturday night ro gardiug tho number of men who would Imi actually idlo in tho mill of tho three companion hnvo proved cor rect. Thiii numler wan placed at 71,000. Of tho 71,000 men idle, 25, 000 are in Pittsburg, H00 in Alio ghany and 1,1500 in MoKccsport, President Shaffer linn it in his power to olo.io many more I'ittidirug mills, hut it in not thought that ho will do anything of a radical naturo until ho in compelled to. Tho American Steel Hoop Com pany's HupiHMtodly non-union mill, wan closed thin morning in nil it branches. Tho tie-up at thin mill wan imid to iinvo Im'cii a fiurprino to tho uiillnwucrs and olllcial in chnrgo of it. Tho plant known ns tho Lind soy it McCutchroii mill in Allegheny wan shut down completely in tho puddling and bar millx. All tho skilled workmen refused to enter tho mill this morning mid tho company did not oven operate tho five furnaces. Tho finishing department of tho mill was working during tho day, ns tho men nro not in tho union, hut it is claimed by tho workers that tho em ployes in that department will not go to work in tho morning. While all tho mills of tho United States 6tcol Coriiorntiou uro included in tho general tie-up, tho three com panies mentioned nro tho first to 1k attacked. What tho next movemont will Ik) tho workers do not say. It is iinuounced tonight that tho circular letter which was expected to bo sent out today calling on tho men in tho mills of tho Federal Steel Company, tho Nalnmil Steel Company and tho National Tube Company toe oino out will not bo issued at present. DYNAMITE CNECKED FLAMES. Tour Dlocki of Duilnen Homes Were Durned at Enid. Enid 6. T. July 17. Four block of business houses on tho public xquaro woro destroyed by Uro in loss than three hours' tlmo by tho lire that (darted after mmidnight hut night. Tho water supply was inade quate, and it was necessary to blow up buildings with dyimiuito to check the flames. Owing to tho continued dronglifjovcrything burned liko match wood. A light wind blew from tho HOiitlicsat, and wived the eastern part of tho town. Tho total loss is esti mated at $190,000. Tho insurance will bo light. Tho llro started in tho two story hotel building near tho southeast corner of tho square, and spread quick ly to tho big hardware house on the corner. Doth buildings, with their contents, were soon consumed. Tho firo bearing south destroyed a furui turo store, rostaurant and hotel. Fol lowing tills in tho path of tho flames was a iiirnlturo Jitoro, hotel, a butcher shop m which $1,000 in cash was con mimed and a carriage works. Then oing oast it consumed another shop tind three small buildings. Hero it jumped across tho streot west and de stroyed a wholesale house and a liotdl. Tlio Armour Packing Co.'s Mg building was destroyed and the on tiro block south of tho square. Tho firemen finally had to blow up several buildings with dynamito. i . ii Better Mall Service for Alaska. Washington, July 17. Tho post office department has contracted for an increase of tho postal scrvico in Alaska that will provido quicker tinio between Seattlo and Clrolo City nnd intormcdiato points and furnish u direct steamboat servicq to Sitka. Tho now contract calls for an addi tional round trip every month botweon Seattlo and Clrolo City via Sitka and Valdes, and thoall-Ainorlonn ovorland routo. ' Tho schcdulo timo is shorter than ovor beforo, Tlio contract will run from October 1 to Juno 30. Cotton Injured by Drought. Ardmoro, I. T July 17. Itnports from tho cotton bolt shqw that cotton is being injured by thp drought that has provailcd in tho Chickasaw Nation for tho past five wcoks. Unless rain fails within tho noxt fow days ciops will Jtio cut short. About CO por cont of tlio corn orop has alroady boon ruined. Thoro will bo no marketable corn. Tho crop of othor grains is a 'total fftiluro, COMPLIED WITH DEMANDS. China uipcndi Examinations for Period of rive Yetri. New York, July 17. A dispatch from Washington to tho Herald says! China has formally complied with tho demands of the powers that she "su'poild for flvo years all ofllcial ex aminations in all tho cities where foreigners have been massacred or have heoii subject to cruel treat ment," but she has dnno it in such a way as to rob tlio siiHjHmsIon of tho punitive character desired by tho foreign governments, Tho emperor has issued an edict suspending tho examinations not only in tho guilty districts, hut throughout tlio entire country for a period of flvo years, Instead of 'announcing that this is tho result of tho ill treatment of foreign ers, tho edict explains that tho em peror desires to give the students in overy province an opportunity for an entirely new and modern system of examination. The United States lias not agreed to the action looking to tho advisa bility of tho foreign ministers in I'e kin demanding that a special punish ment bo administered in thoro dis tricts in which foreigners wcro out raged. Tliis government is anxious that tho powers should rctiro from China as promptly as possible Whilo China has In the matter of examina tion turned a dilllculty, It Is pointed out that tho others terms demanded nro exceedingly rigorous, and it will bo dilllciilt for tho imperial govern ment to comply with them and at tho same timo preserve its prcstigo at home. TEXA8 DROUGHT BROKEN. Heavy Rainfall and (Ugh Wind at Oennlion Storm Causes Little Damage. Dcnnlson, Tox., July 17. Tlio worst drought ovor oxicrienccd in this section was broken this afternoon by a terrific rainfall of over two hours' duration, tlio volume of rain being almost equal to a cloudburst. Tho storm was accompaniod by a wind of almost tornado force, Itejiorts indi cate that tho rain is general in this vicinity. Jt has como just in tho nick of timo to save the cotton crop. It will bouofit tho fruit orop and fur nish stock water, which had ontirlcy failed, causing much distress, and will benefit lowland cotton. Tho Southern M. K. church, re cently erected at a cost of $15,000, was partially demolished, and a mini bor of small houses in tho northom portion of tho city wcro wrecked. Shado trees and window glass all over tlio city woro demolished. A tornado is reported to havo passed over tho Chickasaw Nation, but there are no particulars hero. DEVASTATION IN JAVA. Seven Hundred Persons Perished By a Sudden Volcanic Eruption. Tacomn, July 17. Oriental advices give details of tcrrlblo destruction of human lifo that occurred in Northern Java in May by tho sudden and ter rific coutburst of tho volcano Kloet. For CO miles around all tho cofTco plantations and other estates wcro destroyed by showers of ashes and stones, together with great streams of lava and hot mud. Seven hundred natives nnd a number of Europeans perished. Tho lava also consumed tho superintendent of tho estato and about 25 coolies. Many cofTco es tates in tho neighborhood wero de stroyed. Tho country around was strewn with corpses. Many protests aro being mado be can so tho Ilussian authorities at Port Arthur aro opening all letters to and from the American and European residents there. Nothing is permitted to bo snnt out that contains any allu sion to Hussiau military atTajrs or criticism of Russian methods. CONCORD AT SEATTLE. , Gunboat Which Helped Destroy Spanish Fleet In Manila Bay. Seattle, July 17. The. United States gunboat Concord, Commander Ilnrry Knox, which played such an import ant part under Coinmodoro Dewey in tho destruction of tlio bpamsli licet in Manila bay, May 1, 1898, arrived from tlio Philippines by way of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.' Of the olllcers in command of tho vessel during tho momorablo sea fight, but one, F. K. Schtito, paymaster's clerk, romains on tho ship. As to. tho forco of ma rines, but live of tlio Concord's crow at tho timo sho turned hor guns on tho Spanish battle ship nro now on hor. Prairie Fire In Kansas. Larncd, Kan., July 17. A prniria fire, which started 18 miles nortl) of this plnco, burned ovor a largo aroa of country yesterday afternoon and destroyed 40,000 bushels of wheat, Incendiarism In San Francisco. San Francisco, July 17. A sorics of fires early tftis morning indicato that incendiaries wero at work. Sta bles wuro made tho espeoial mark of their 'to'.dhcs. Twonty horses woro burned to death. Tho fires occurred in tho sumo gonoral neighborhood. Ten Thousand Peroas at El Reno, El Reno, 0. T July 17. Tho trains today havo boon bringing in modorato crowds for registration. Thoro aro probably 10,000 people horo, and ovorything is quiet and orderly. Kvory ono is comfortably situated and a largo number moro could 'bo accom modated. Tho wator is abundant and every provision hns boon mado to feed and house tho multitude. Tho torn porature has hung around the 100 mark. i AUDACIOUS KOBBER A LONE HIGHWAYMAN HELD UP TWO 8TAQE8 AT ONCE. Lined Up the Passengers By the Roadside and Collected $400 From the Crowd Joked With Ills Victims While They Emptied Their Pockets for lllm Officer Could Tlnd No Clew'. Ukinh, Cal., July 17. At o'clock yesterday afternoon a telephone mes sage was received at tho sheriff's ofllco in tills city to tho effect that tho stage from Ukiah to Illuo Lukes, as well as ono to Potter Valley, had leen hold up mid tho passengers robbed. Tho two stages left this city on schedule timo. The road to Potter valloy diverges from to road to llltio lakes about five miles north of Ukiah, nnd it was just beforo thoy reached tho forks that tho highwayman, masked with a handkerchief, sprang into tho road in front of tho first ve hicle and ordered the driver to stop Hurt ilucknell was in charge of tho Illuo Lakes stage, and Jtaymond Hill sat on tho box of tho Potter Val ley stage. Tho robber then ordorcd tho passengers, 18 in number, to alight and lino up. They wcro all tourists on their way to surrounding resorts, and they complied witli ex ceeding promptness. Tho highway man was a jolly follow, and had con siderablo fun with his victims whilo they wcro engaged in emptying their tiockcts. About $100 was deposited in a nico littlo pilo by tho roadside. Tho drivers wero then ordered to move on, nnd tho passengers warped that if they valued their icrsonal safety they should refrain from look ing back. Ono of tho passengers who had something liko $200 in gold in his pocket dropped tho coin in tlio dust while the attention of tho rob Iter was distracted, ami covered it up witli dust. He went to Potter and then returned and found tlio money. Tho scene of tho robbery is a deep canyon, heavily wooded and broken. It Is nearly midway between this city and Lake Port, and from its character alfordcd excellent opjwrtunitics for tlio escapo of tlio bandit. ShoritV Smith and deputy havo just returned from the scene of tho hold up. No clow was discovered. A few" half dollars wero fonud in tlio road whoro tho Illuo Lukes stage stood. Thoy wero evidently dropped by pas sengers as they wero waiting to bo re lieved of tlioir coin. 8TRIKE OF MINE FIREMEN. Threw 30,000 Men In Anthracite Region Out of Work. Wilkcsbarre, Pa., July 18. Tho striko order of President Mulcahey, of tho Stationary Firemen's associa tion of Pennsylvania, was promptly obeyed at 7 o'clock this morning, when 000 members of tho organiza tion in this state refused to go to work. Most of tho strikers aro em ployed ns firemen at tlio coal mines, and their failure to report for duty caused nearly all tho collieries in tho anthracite region to suspend opera tions, throwing out of work, it is esti mated, 30,000 men and boys. Somo of tlio individual coal operators con ceded tho demands of tho cmployos on tho condition that tho short-hour day was not to hold if tho men em ployed by tho big companies did not get tho samo concession. Tho big coal companies, however, did not mako any concessions, Tlio officials claimed that tho demands of tlio men wero unreasonable. Tho strikers hold a meeting in this city shortly beforo noon. Reports wcro received from all districts, and thoy showed that tho striko from Pittston to Shickshinncy, in Luzcrno county was general, and that tho coal companies wero uuablo to scouro new men to take tho places of the strik ers. Tho best they could do, it was said, was to press foremen and fire bosses into tho scrvico. This was dono at a great many of tho mines. Tlio strikers claim that tho engineers nro friendly to them and that they will not work with non union men. At tho headquarters of tho oper ators it was claimed that tho demand of tho strikers would not bo enter tained. Tho duration of tho striko will dopend on tlio miners. If they stand by tho striking firemen tho lookout may bo n long ono, but if tho miners return to work as soon as tho companies till tho places of tho strik ers, tho striko will bo lost to tho lire men. It is known that thoro is much friction between tho United Mino workers and tlio ilromen. Tho miners think that tho striko is inopportuno and that tho fironion should havo waited until April next, when tho presont agrcomcnt lietwcon tho oper ators nnd miners will expire, beforo making their demands. Lynched tor a Trlval Cause. Now Orleans, July 18. Louis Thompson, a Nogro, was lynched near Qirard, La., last night by a mob composed of white men. Thompson's olfenso was tho stealing of a bottlo of pop. Rancher Murdered for Money. Cody, Woy., July 18. Tho body of Stunuol Carlson, a ranohman, resid ing nt tho Natural Corral, 20 miles from Cody, lias been found somo dis tance from bis cabin, with a bullot wound in tho shoulder and tho faco crushed and bouton. Jn his cabin ovidoncos of a struggle woro found, and a considerable amount of money which Carlson was known to possess la missing. Carlson had not boon seon aHye for two wcoks. THt QUELPART UPRI8INQ. It May Lead to Foreign Intervention Messrs. Conger and Rockhlll Congratulated. Wellington, July 18, Full mail reports that reach Washington re specting tho recent uprising on tho Corciin island of Quclpart say that it is not improlmblo that the appearance oil tho sceno of tho trouble of two French gunboats and ono Japanoso warship.may lead to foreign interven tion, If tho islanders persist in their rebellious attitude it wilt bo dfllcult for tho Corcan government to put it down without foreign asistancc. Tlio French minister at Seoul reports that tho employment of native Catholics to collect cxliorbitatit taxes caused tho natives to persecute their breth ren. It is now apparent from reports which havo reached tho stato depart ment from China that it was solely due to tho moderation and humanity exercised by tlio United States repre sentatives in Pckin by tho presidents' direction in the early negotiations for n settlement of the Boxer trouble that a number of innocent lives wcro not sacrificed. These reports show that a more sober and painstaking inquiry has developed tho fact that somo of tho Chinese officials su posed to havo lccn connected witli tlio Iioxcr out rages, whoso capital punishment was demanded by tho foreign ministers, havo lecn proved to bo entirely in nocent of tho charges mado against them. In many other coses proof has been adduced that tho offenses with which tho Chincso officials wero charged were not nearly so grave as was supposed at first by tho foreign representatives in Pckin. It is re garded hero by officials as a matter for congratulation that Messrs. Con ger and Rockhill moved with deliber ation and acted as a restraining influ ence in tho matter of punishment, for not only wcro these lives saved, but, under their influence, the whole list of capital punishments was reduced from 10 to four, and mitigation of other otVcnscs was obtained. YUKON GOLD. SHIPMENT8. Five Million Dollars Have Been Sent to the Outside This Year. Seattle, July 18. Advices from Dawson under date of June 28 stato that tho gold shipments to tho out side this year have amounted to $5, 000,000 to date. Over $3,000,000 of this sum went down tlio Yukon and is going out by way of St. Michael and the remainder has gone up tho river. Tho Bank of British North America is this year shipping down tlio Yukon, and tho Canadian Bank of Commcrco is shipping in tho oppo site direction. These aro tho only two banks doing business in tho camp. Individuals taking out dust nearly all co by tho upper river route. Seattle. as in tlio previous years, is this year tlio destination ot tlio greater portion of the cold. Tho Alaska Pacific Express is tho only express company in tho field, and is taking out practically all the shipments of conscqucnco by tho up per nvor. Jt shins on the Whito russ fc Yukon Railroad Company's steam ers. Tlio express rato from Dawson to Seattle, on individual shipments abovo $1,000 in value, is of 1 per cent. Hanks aro given lower rates. This chargo covers insuranco in full against loss by sea, river steamer Or robbery, in other words, the full jour ney from Dawson to Seattle. The rate on individual shipments last year was of 1 per cent higher than this year. Nows has just been brought from tho mouth of tho llootalinqua river by steamer that a placer striko has been mado on Lako creek, tributary to Lako Teslin, tho source of the llootalinqua. No particulars have been received here as to tho naturo of tho diggings or tho amount of gold obtained. Hams, potatoes, cream, nnd all kinds of fruit aro soiling in Dawson at exceedingly low rates, and traders aro losing money. Cherries, peaches, apples and other fresh fruits are plen tiful. . Packing Plant Burned. Wichita, Kan., July 18. The nnnlrlni tilnnt. nf Jncob Dold &. Sons. of this city, was totally destroyed by firo this morning. Thoro wero four largo buildings. It is estimated that 7,000,000 pounds of meat in process of preparation wcro destroyed. The Ins ia Pfttlmntnd nt $1. 000.000. insur ance about $400,000. Ono wall fell, injuring four men, but not latany. It is said that tlio plant will bo re built, nt. nnon. Tho firo originated in tho lardhouso and is thought to havo been spontaneous combustion. ' The Klng'j New Title. Now York, July 18. Largo num bers of lottors havo been received re garding tlio proposed extension of tho king's title, according to tho London correspondent of tho Times. Tho addition which seems to find most favor is "Sovereign Lord of Canada, Australia and South Africa." Sov oral correspondents suggested that tho two sons of tlio Duke of Cornwall and York should bo oreatcd Princo of Australia and Princo of Canada. Rushing Stock to Market. Kansas City, July 18. Beoauso of tho drought in tho Southwest, whioh is causing farmers to rush thoir stock to market to savo it, tho record ro coipts here woro again broken vtoday, when 31,500 head of hogs wero re ceived at tho looal stockyards. - Tho hogs recoived from tho Southwest havo been of common grado, nvorag ing 15 pounds lighter than tho gen eral run. I'alntlnir Karm llnl IcS I nars- , Home one has said that "paint and putty are liko charity, they cover up a multitude of sins," or faults would have been a better word, as not all faults deserve to lie callcdslns. When' the spring rains are over, and the wood Is dry. but before the files get plenty. Is n good time to paint farm buildings, carts and tools. It Is not necessary to have a skilled pnlntcr to do nil this If economy Is to be studied. Tbe ready mixed paints, properly used, will last an long, look as well, nnd preserve the wood as well ns those mixed by the painter, nnd any hired man or smart boy can soon learn to spread them, not as well ns the innn who learned the trade, but well enough to cover the building. When we first tried such a Job we received these directions which helped us much: "Keep the paint well mixed, do not get too much on tho brush, and carry the hand steadily In a straight line." ISegln on something or some old building where looks Is not very Important, and a considerable Im provement will be seen In tbe workman ship after even a day's practice, and when a second coat Is put on It should be smooth enough to hide tbe defects of the first nttpmpt Most of the ready- mixed paints are Improved by the addi tion of a little more oil and turpentine. nt least toward the bottom of the can. as but few will keep them sufficiently well stirred. American Cultivator. Reliable Farm Siphon. A corresnondent of tbe Ohio Farmer describes a siphon which he made him self, of three-quarter-Inch galvanized pipe. It lifts the wa ter, he says, 18 to 22 feet perpendicularly from a well nnd de livers It Into a water ing trough something like UX yards from nnd tA feet below the water level of the well. It works if as well at 22 feet 3 from top. but not e quite ns fast as at 13 i feet. The one thing i that Is Indispensable A FA11M sirnoN. toslphon water this height Is a valve at A to close and hold water In pipe while tilling. This valve Is similar to the lower valve In a suction pump; Just fits In a three-quarter-Inch coupling, and admits a full stream when open. The lower end at It Is handled as a feed pipe from storage tank, with a float valve. Have a plug. C. outside, to connect with a hose. At the top have a short piece of pipe bent down nt either side of the tee, E. K. to Insure D being the highest point In the pipe from well to trough. At the Upper hole at D have a piece of pipe, G, say three feet long, with good-sized holes at F. F. Have the pipe inclosed as the core to chamber C. L; chamber made of heavy copper soldered to pipe above and be low F, F. Have pipe threads protrud ing at H so as to connect a three-quarter-Inch steam valve S. This Is safer and more convenient than a plug. Have a bit of threaded pipe screwed Into top of valve, T, with enough threads, say one Inch, protruding to screw on a fun nel, It. Our chamber Is three feet of three-Inch pipe connected by graduates at U and D, but they are not kept ex cept at tho large plumbing shops and tbe chamber is not as I would like. Tbe chamber should hold three or four gallons and then the siphon will run for two weeks or more with one filling. To fill siphon, close valve B first, then fill funnel, It; next open valve S and weight of water In pipe will close valve A. You cannot pump air out at valve S or B. Siphon runs about four gallons per minute with CVS feet head below water level, with valve B wide open. Milk from Farrow Corra. The milk ot cows that have long passed tho season of greatest produc tion, which Is soon after farrowing, is much richer In buter fats than that which the samo cows give soon after dropping their calves, says an ex change. If they had not been bred, the milk also usually contains more of the albuminoids nlso. For this reason It Is harder to digest, and, as cows' milk Is at best unsulted to tho stomach of a young Infant that from new milk cows, where procurable, Is always to be preferred. The milk of the cow Is too rich In fats, causing tho Infant to throw It up soon after taking a quan tity. It may bo Improved by diluting It with warm water made quite sweet with puro sugar. Even farrow cows' milk thus prepared may bo used with safety If the Infant Is obliged to Buck It through a tube, through which It cau only got a small amount at a time. The White Grub, The white grub, which often In a dry season eats off the roots of the grass and corn, nnd will eat almost any root which Is not too hard, Is tbe larva of what Is known as tho June beetlepln and 'farther South as the May beetle. It often Is so abundant as to make It A necessary to plow dp fields where they have destroyed all the grass, nnd even then It Is dltllcult to destroy the grub. But we havo seen It stated Hint the beetle, though It files mostly by night. Is a Icnf-cntlug Insect and whero thq trees are sprayed with nrscnltcs many of them nro killed. As one of tficlr fa vorite foods Is the lenf of tho hickory tree, that should be sprayed regularly each year. American Cultivator. Coop for Yonnr Ch'c'. In raising young chicks half tho bat tle Is In keeping them well protected from damp weather, nnd yet giving them an abundance of air for proper ventilation. The coop Illustrated ha been thoroughly tested. It Is built of matched boards, and raised two Inches from the ground by uniting dents two Inches thick around the bottom edges. GOOD coop Fon CHICKS. The front Is hinged, and during the day Is used as a feeding board for both tha chicks and the mother hen. At night, and when cold and stormy, the front Is closed over the slats and fastened with a button. In the top front of the coop boles are bored, which provido amplo ventilation. The form of the houso may be as the builder wills, although tbe shape shown Is less' expensive than the gable roof, and If matched boards are used, as advised, will bo qulto as water-tight. Core of Team. It will soon be time to start the mow ing machines at work, and possibly many have done so already, although the grass has not matured as early as It does In some seasons. It Is a satis faction to watch the grass fall before the rapidly playing knives, and to feel that the horses ore doing the work so much faster and better than It used to be done by hand labor. How we used to sweat and swelter In haying time, and how often we used to need to quench our thirst as we came to tho end of the swath, some with water and some with more potent beverages. Now the man on the machine does not per spire as much, or need to drink as of ten, and we fear that be sometimes for gets that tbe animals which are doing the hard labor for him also need to quench their thirst more frequently than they would If quietly standing in a well-veutllated stable. They should not be expected to keep busily at work for more than Ave hours at a time, and they will do that much more comfort- jibly If they are given a half-pailful ot water about twice In that time. Take a cask and bucket along to tbe Held If the watering place Is not bandy, and offer them water occasionally. Massa chusetts Ploughman. VnylnE Worn-Out Farm. Nine men out of ten who have passed through the struggles of handling a worn-out farm, paying Interest on a mortgage and getting from It a living for a family, would eertalnly advise the young farmer agnlnst taking such a farm. Except In rare cases, the best profits from farming come from the small farm so manipulated that each foot of ground yields the largest possi ble results, and. many times, more than one crop, With this sort of farming there can be a concentration of capital, energy aud materials not possible with one who feels It necessary to buy a worn-out farm. Fhne For Farm Honea.' Farm horses should go barefooted until there Is a necessity for shoeing to preserve the hoof. I.Ike farm boys. they should wear no shoes except on special occasions until they are about 14 years old. Many horses can serve a lifetime on the farm without being shod. Farm Notet. Don't begrudge robin a few cherries. No weeds are more Injurious than neglect Anybody can raise strawberries with a spoon. An ounce of cultivation Is worth a pound of manure. Berries well picked and packed aro well received In market Do not let the wheat and rye get dead ripe before harvesting. Even a nice, refined girl may bare a rough chap on her hands. Do your pears crack? The remedy Is to spray with Bordeaux mixture. Do It now. Just as like as not your lima bean poles arc too long. It makes tbe vines tired to climb so high. Spray the grafts Just put In; often they do not start off well on account of fungi, which Bordeaux mixture will cure. Don't wait until your plants aro bad ly Injured by plant lice before apply, lug the kerosene emulsion or tobacco water. For late sugar corn for thtf table, plant tho lost week of June or In July up to the Fourth. Such late com al ways meets a ready sale In market. Horers should be hunted Jfor. Gum exuding nt the root of peach trees Is a sure sign of their presence. Dig them out with n knife, or kill them with a piece of wire.