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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1901)
jiBKMESS DEAD ,58ED QUIETLY AWAY AT THE fl. '. Son. Kiln' WIIHim uf Oerminv, Kln iilvti. l,""n-ton. Su"",f f,cm Oncif and Uropiy-lntirment wlU l' q, tt Potidam. ftonl A MB. O.-Ki.iprc.s Fred il,litHlt():iri p. 111. yesterday. ilrcn cro "'!,r001" ,ll(M,t j the tin)' Profowmrs Itonvorfi uml frfellmK'" wor" ni"" llor r"0," rjiefliKOii tho cusllo wui I"11"1'''' .(,y imlfiiMstcil. ViniK.'rof William arrived ut Horn. tart A 3 I5ycterdny morning uml o tlio llombiirgonstle. Thence, Princo Frederick William, Lrded to FroldricholT, which ho gbdl at 5 i!0 o'clock. jll 8 o'clock tli if evening, Emperor tVllliini conducted tlio member of Ibido")!01' cmprcw' household Into Ibtdmtli cliiimlxir uml led thorn cum if one pat H'O bodnldo t lko last Qrfwcl'0' tn"'r ' I" t rM. Cloudy following tlio announce tMiit of tlio tlcntli (nun tlio castle, Iba cluirch lelln wcro tolled und tho lilt Imlfiiuwtrd. Visitors to tlio (title Ikih InwrlbhiR their nanus in i Ixwk placed for tlio purpose in tfce liall. , , , ( ii iwld tlio oniixo ol (loath was dropiy nrcompaiiyltiK rancor. Tlio KOiirkable vitality of tlio downer MprMii astonished her physician. Sbeictatncd coiisoIoiiaiio to tlio end. The r Mitlo grounds nto now sur rounded by sold torn mid it rolled by Lawn and mounted imiIIco. SCORE WERE KILLED. $4 pWldelphli Bulldlnji Wrecked by Explo. lion- lire Added lo the Horror, l'liiUdilnliiii. Atic. 7. A terrific ipiiioii in a block of nix building on Locust street near Tonth wrecked fn'of tb structure uml chiihiI tlio omIIi of prolmt'ly -0 or moro ioriwinit. Orr two H'oro of others wore more or Im Knotmly Injured. It in estimat ed (hat at leant M pvronii wore in the tie buildings wlion tlio oxploiiioii eceurrcd und tlio exact mimlor of tad will probably not bo known for it hour, The explosion occurred n!otit t):.'10 o'clock. What exploded and how it tupiiied In not known, but It in Ihj lieied to Iiuvo lxtn a barrel of giuio line in ono of tlio threo grocery store. With tlio explosion tlio front walls ctllic buildings uero blown outward into tlio street, while tlio lloors mid lie roofs weto blown upward uml full ilnicht to the ground. Almost every UiildiiiK in t rudiim of two blockn ttout the nceiiu of tlio explosion had tlndow pum-H nlmttored uml wiin otkrwiKO duimiKcd. Kvory buildiuK en tlio opposite Dido of Loouat atreol vu moro or Iws wrecked, but none of them foil. FILIPPINO PROCLAMATION. lUIvir lituei a Warning to Iniunjcnti Who Surrender. Manila, Aug. 7. MIkiicI Mnlvnr, ho 1ms Ik'cii rrcognizod an tlio mic ceuor of ARtiinuldn liy tlio FHipino junta at llonj; IConj:, linn issued n proclamation dated July 1(1, copies cf which arrived thin mornini;, (.'iv ing nenurancea to tlio natives of tlio continuation of an active campaign nd exprcHsing hope for its succcsxful fuue. Tho proclamation, of which W.OOO copies iiuvo liccn jirlnted, purports to omunato from lliituiigas. It ii a characteristic insurgent docu ment, charging tho Americans with ll lorts of ntrycitics. It recounts the losses of guns und ammunition n the death of four distinguished American officers July 10, all of which, it says, tlio authorities con cealed. Tho proclamation threatens Oencral Ouillea with death for treuch try, und warns ull Filipinos who sur jndcr Out thoy will never bo ublo to live oulsido tho American lines. Halvnr claims ho has sufficient arms nd iiipplios to continuo tho lighting Indefinitely. Tho Amoricnn authorities boliovo 'no proclamation was really written yAgonoillo (tho ox-rcpresontativo of Aguinaldo in Kuropo) at Hong Kong. Ex.Conjreiimin Doult Stricken. Macon, Go., Aug. 7. Ex-Congress- uamcs xi. iiiount, wno rcpro Mntcd this dlstrlot in congress for 20 yr, and who was bent to Hawaii y rrcsldont Olovoland as commls lonor paramount at tho timo of tho Evolution in tlio Islands, has suffered troko of paralysis and is in a oiiti k condition at his country homo 'KjT Itoro. 1 Monument to King Alfred. Britons plan to erect a monument tO; King Alfred on tho thousandth an "Ivereary of hl8 death. A Burning Coil Mine. Now York, Aug. 7. Tho Delawaro, wckawnna & Western Coal Company ""I probably have to abandon Its Jfy mino at l'lymoutli, owing to "8 florco firo which has raged in it w months. Tho loss will bo several linrrcd tll0"8and dollars. Although J" ml flro fighters have endeavored r "top tho sproad of tho fire, thoy navoboen driven baok. Thoy aro 7, oompollod to work from tho outiide, and are doing littlo good. TLe Jeatli wu noinovvimt siuiuoii. At flVlock JUT 1HI'"I1 m rui-iru-u no fcink'O I" l'l'r coiiilllliiii. Bmiwnir tiiutu nun iiihi"j " WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Wir Tx Keclepli Increiilng-Simpion-Schley lnveillj(tlon Will Coil $25,000. Instead of falling ofT $.'1,300,000 a month, as was figured would bo tho roiiult of tho rciliielion of tho war taxes, tho receipts for tlio first month of tho fiscal year will bo a million dollar moro than tho corresponding mouth last year. It Is Itcllavcd by thoso who have been keeping In clow touoh with tho arrangements for tho court of In qulry in tlio Hchley eiwn that a nerles of sensations will result us tho out come of the Investigation. It is un derstood pretty generally that jeal ousy is rampant in tho navy, There Is mi undercurrent of opinion that Admiral Kohley realizes this, uml In vloW )f ll Im HI '! I V nil Inilnnnt (mm tho navy iiurpoties to open up to pub- no guzo an mo ins ami oi.ts ol me naval mniiaL'iiiiiiinL In Ll Iiiiim ,if li.Hlr.n and war, at homo as well us ubroad. Uptoduto something like $ 1,000, 000 has lieon withdrawn from New York and sent West to move crops, Tho withdrawals have been as fol lows: To Now Orleans, $2 2:15,000 to Chicago, $l.:tOO,000; to Cincin nati, $100,000; to Ht. Louis, $225, 000. It is estimated that the cost of the Rauipsou-fiohloy court of inquiry will Iki uln-nit $2.r,000. This estimate ii bai-ed on what navy department offi cials hiivii now in sight, but making an allowance for an examination of prolmlily a third moro witnesses than are now enntempliited tho oxouc would perhniw bo $:t.r,000 or $10,000. Hccrelnry Iing bus issued ImiMiru tivo orders prohibiting naval officers publicly dikcutwing tho fttmiMoii nehley controversy. It is tho juirpoeo of tliu Mcrrtitry to keep the enso out of tho newsW)ers as much as possi ble until the court of impiiry meets. With a view to showing tho ofTeot of abolishing the nrmy oanteon. Sec retary Itoot has culled on tho officers of the nrmy jkmIs for rejiorts on this subject. It would not bo surprising if congress should repeal the anti cs nteen law. On account of timlcr land frauds discovered in .Montana and Idaho, Commissioner Hermann of the general laud office has susixmdcd all proofs mudo during tho present your under tho timber und stone act pending the conclusion of tho full investigation and inquiry begun some timo ago. This action applies to all stations where government timlcr laud is purchased and involves thousands of cases. Many of tho lnrgo companies nml BjH'Ciilators, who, it is alleged, havo hud "dummies" as iigcuts, mnka pilrchai.es of these lauds from tho government, as in Michigan, Wiscon sin and Minnesota. STARVATION IN ALASKA. One Miner It Dead and Two More Are at Death's Door. Port Townsond, Wash., Aug. 7. A story of death from starvation nt tho mouth of the Agiupuk river, in tho Agiupuk mining district was brought from Nome today by passon gers on tho steamer Conteunial, and as a result of -13 days of unparalleled hardship ono man is dead and his two companions cannot live. Tho men had been in tho Good Hopo country pros pec ting. Juno 7 thoy started for Nome by way of tho Agiapuk river. Traveling was hard over tho long stretches of tundra and down streams filled with ice. Itcforo thoy reaohpd Teller City their pro visions gavo out und, after wandering nlong, hunger compolled them to cat grass, snails, birds' eggs and anything thoy could find, but they beenmo so weakened that further progress was impossible After reaching a deserted Igloo at tho mouth of tho Agiapuk river thoy decided to romain in tho hope that nssistanco would arrive in tho ehapo of a prospecting party. Summoning courage, thoy attempted to build a boat, tho framo boing mado of willows, which they attempted to cover with canvas taken from tho body of a dead Eskimo. A party of minors, coming down tho river heard tho cry, "Help, for God's sako; don't leavous." Thoy proceeded to whoro the cry enmo from and found tho unfortunntes, ono of whom was al roudy dead, and took them to Toller, whoro tho two aro being cared for by tho government officials. Many New Woolen Atllli. Nen York, Aug. 7. Tho Times says: Hcports from toxtilo indus tries show that tho number of woolen mills undertaken to bo built in tho first six months of 1001 was a gain of 250 por cent over tho number built in tho last six mtinths of 1000. Dur ing tho first half of 1001 tho numbor of mills constructed or contracted for was 201, a gain of 37 over tho 221 roportcd in all toxtilo manufactories for 1900. Of tho 201 mills 143 ro dovotcd to cotton, 35 to wool. 58 to knit goods, and 25 miscellaneous. The Venezuelan Revolution. Port of Spain, Trinidad, Aug. 7. Tho revolutionary movomont whioh has bqon so long jxpeoted has broken out. Gonoral Ctrlos Kangol Gorblras, formolry prcsldont of tho sonnto under tho presidency of Dr. Itojas Paul, roso against tho government of Gon oral Clpriano OnHro. Ho is near San Antonio del TaoAjrn, a town o.i tho boundaries of Ojlombia, with 4,000 to 5,000 mon who, tho Venezuelan government adults, aro well armed. LOOTED A iSMELTEI 8ELDY PLANT, NEAR 8AN FRAN CISCO, THE VICTIM. Secured $280,000- Absolutely No Clew Left A Tunnel Wai Driven Itenealh Vault by Skilled Mechanics and Gold trick and Hulf.on Removed Throu5h Holt Cut In the Steel floor. Ran Kraueii-co, Aug, 7. Tho Belby Smelling t Lead Company has bfon robbed of $280,000 worth of gold bill lion. Tho theft occurred soma timo Inst night, nod was not discovered until morning. The thieves tunnoled from oulsido the building under tho vault at tho Helhy Works, which aro located on tho bay shore, about 30 miles from Hun Francisco. They got uway with nearly 1200 pounds of lino gold worth $20 an ounce without (caving u truce of their identity. The robbery Is the most successful nnd remaikablo over accomplished on the Pacific coast, and was evi dently tho work of skilled mechanics. Tho whole affair was most skillfully planned und as skillfully executed. It is supposed that when tlio robbers secured their loot they loaded it into a boat that was waiting and disap peared in tlio fog that had como over Hau Francisco buy. In their haste to get away they left two gold burs, worth nearly $50,000, lying on tho bank nt tho water's edge. The police at nil the bay cities uere not i lied of tho crime, but ull they could discover wore a few of tho tools that the robbers had used. Tho Selhy Smelting & Lead Com pany is tho largest concern of its kind on tho Pacific coast. Oros aro sent from all ovtir tho Western coun try to be smelted and refined, nnd the gold, is then turned over to tho mint. A steamer makes special trips between Sun Francisco and tho works, carrying tho ores ono way and bringing buck tho refined gold. This morning when tho workmen entered tliu vault to prcparo the gold (or loading on tho steamer tho rob lery was discovered. Tlio thieves had taken tho precaution of fastening the door of the vault from tho inside, so that it would bo difficult to open from the outsido in cuso they wcro interrupted in their work. Probably preparatory engineering extending over several weeks was dono liefore tho robbory could bo accom plished. Close to the wall of tho build ing in which tio vault is located a shaft was sunk below tho foundation. Then a tunnel was run to tho vault, and holes wcro bored in tho iron lloor until a hole sufficiently large to admit a man was made. It was then easy work to pass down tho treasure into tlio tunnel and load it into a boat. Tho robbers sprinkled red iHMMMjr in 'the tunnel to mako things us uucomfortablo na possiblo for anyone who might attempt to ptirstio them. Thero wero four fino gold bricks in the vault which tho robbers looted. Kuch was 10 inches long, five inches wide and four inches in height. In addition to this thero was stolen from tho bullion vault crudo gold in nil shnpes nnd sizes, und some of it in bars of dificrcnt lengths. PROTOCOL NOT SIGNED. England Delayi Settlement of the Chinese Question. Pekin, Aug. 8. Tho foreign min isters hud arranged to sign tlio settle ment protocol today, but tho British minister, Sir Ernest Satow, yesterday evening notified his colleagues that Great Uritain was unablo to Bign. Ho cave no rensons nnd tho meeting was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Itockhill and Mr. Mumm von Sohwarzonstcin huvo telegraphed Chang Chili Tung and Liu Kun Yi, tho Hankow und Nankin viceroys, requesting them to uso their influ onco with tho government not to raiso objections to tho protocol. All tlio ministers of tho powers oxcept Sir Ernest Satow nro anxious to finish up tho business. Tho British delay ia not oxpluincd, and causes eomo uneasiness. , General Voyron, tho Frenoh commander, ond his staff, havo departed, and tho French troops nro leaving. London, Aug. 8. Lord Lans downo, tho foreign Bocretary, reply ing in tho houso of lords today to a question of Earl Spencer, Libornl, said tho Chineso negotiations had ro contly mado rapid and satisfactory .progress. Tho indemnity question was disposed of, with tho exception of a fow minor points. Great Britain was still in favor of tho open door throughout China. The foreign seo rotary also said that tho final strongth of tho legation guards at Pekin will probably bo 1,800 men, and that an additional forco of 3,000 mon will bo distributed nt important points along tho routo to tho 6ca. To Wird Off Bubonic Plague, Viotoira, B. 0., Aug. 7. On ac count of tho provalonco of bubonio pluguo in Hong Kong, Dr. Watt, suporintondont of Williams Head quarantine station, has recoived in structions from Ottawa to use every precaution in passing Oriont steam ers to provont tho Introduction of tho disease hero. All vessols arriving nro thoroughly fumigated lioforo thoy nro allowed to como t6 tho dooks. UPHELD MONROE DOCTRINE. Zclyi Touched a Popular Chord In till An. nual Meisa je. New York, Aug. 8. -Oonoral San tos Zelnyu, president of Nlcaraugu, has touched u popular chord in his messago to the Nicarnguan congress, jilst assembled, by advocating tho Monroe doctrino and declaring his anxiety for tho construction of tho iNlcaragtiun ennui by tho United States, says tho Managua, Nicaragua correspondent of tho Journal and Ad vertiser, "At tho head of our contin nt ap pears," ho said, "tho grand republic of tho United States, with tho Mon roe doctrino on its forehead, the grand international principle, that forbids European colonization of American soil. With that government tho irieiid and protector of tho weak na tions of our continent, wo maintain, as is natural, close and cordial rela tions. "Wo have, moreover, with the great American republic, tlio common in terest of our respective hinds in the opening of tho inter-ocean canal through our territory, which to her means the realization of her dear pur pose to occupy among tho nations of tho earth her proper position ns a maritime power of tho first class, nnd to us means tho incalculable benefits which wo will obtain by our future progress and aggrandizement If tho realization of this is as it promises, Nicaragua and the United States will come closer and travel united in tho future, because of this wonderful link Unit entwines in a positivo way their national interests" TUNG FUH'8 REBELLION. Chinese Court Alarmed by the Rebels' Ap proach Upon Slntjan. Victoria, B. C. Aug. 8. Tho steam er Queen Adelaide brings news that tho Tion Chuan I.ui rising is grow ing. A report reached the French forco in Pekin from Cheng Ting Fu to tho cfTcct that a large number of defeated soldiers of Tung Full Siang, combined with Lian Chwang Hui, have unfurled in tho government premises of Shcn Chow many banners with tho motto, "Sweep China and destroy tho nliens." "On receipt of a report that Tung .Full Siang has started a rebellion and is mari'hiiig upon Singan," says a Shanghai paper, "tho Chineso court has enlisted braves in order to prevent him, tho number of tho present im perial bodyguard being inadequate to meet this forco. Tho braves of tho two provinces of Shcn Si and Ho Nan havo now gathered, and their number has reached 15 or 1G battalions, but they aro devoid of good weapons. Tho governors and other officials of tho two provinces aro therefore or dered by tho court to procure arms for them at once." Great loss of life occurred in Japan liccausc of floods. In ono colliery G9 wcro drowned, and loss of lifo is also reported from many places, as well as destruction of property. GENERAL STRIKE ORDER. All Union Men In the Employ of the Steel Trust Are Called Out. Pittsburg, Aug. 8. After weeks of preliminary skirmishing, at last tho great battlo between tlio gigantic steel trust and tho thousands of men marshalled under the banners of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel fc Tin Workers is fairly on. Tho long talked of general strike order has leen issued by President ShafTcr, to tako effect after tho last turn of tho mills August 10. What tho result will be no man can fore tell, but, judging by the expressed determination of both parties to the controversy, tho battlo will bo waged to tho very last ditch. Much money will be lost, thousands upon thous ands of men will bo idle, great suffer ing is looked for, and oven bloodshed and death aro possiblo and feared. Tho striko includes pructially all Amalagmatcd men in tho United States Steel Corporation's employ not now on Btriko. FRANCE AND THE PORTE. French Ambassador at Constantinople It Said to Have' Demanded Recall. Paris, Aug. 8. Tho foreign office hero rofuses either to confirm or deny tho advices from Constantinople say ing tho French Ambassador, thero, M. Constans, has handed over tho ques tion of tho right of a French com pany, known as tho Qunys company, to enjoy rights claimed under a con vention with his government, at tho snmo timo recommending his own re call and that- tho passports of tho Turkish ambassador at Paris, Sahib Boy, bo dolivered to him. Tho Temps says thero is reason to boliovo tho foreign oflico ia considering tho recall of M. Constans and giving the Turkish ambassador his passports. Tho Francaiso thinks that instead of breaking diplomatic relations with Turkey tho Frenoh foreign offico will suspend thorn by giving Constans an unlimited loavo of absonco. An im mcdiato decision is impossible, as M. Colcasso and other oabinet officers nro absent on their holiday vacations. List Is Complete. Washington, Aug, 8. Tho vacan cy in tho Schley court of inquiry caused by tho inability of Rear Ad miral Kimborly to sorvo on oeount of ill health has been filled by tho so lection of Rear Admiral Henry L. Howison, whoso appolntmont was an nounced by Assistant Scoretary Haok ott today. At tho snmo timo it was announced that this appointmont would bo agreeable to Admiral Sohloy, Value of Irrigation. Tlio universal use of Irrigation In tho West lias practically revolutionized farm values In many regions. These methods of supplying the crops with water are many, hut they nil show on amount of adaptation to conditions that proves the existence of Yankee genius hero yet. There arc more varieties of windmills for pumping up water than one could dcscrlbo In a week. These windmills ore not expensive affairs, but In most eases are built of ordinary arti cles picked up on the form or In second-hand shops. They perform the work required of them satisfactorily, and that Is all one can ask or tnem. The construction of a good working windmill on any farm, nnd a pumping attachment, with Irrigation cnnnls nnd reservoir, ndds .1 hundred or two per cent to the vnluc of n farm In a region where summer droughts nro hiavy drawbacks to farming. With a little extra work during the winter season It Is an ensy matter to make such Im provements on nlruost nny farm. The system can be enlarged and extended season by season, and tho farm grad ually enhanced In value. A farm that has a fair home-made Ir rigation plant Is practically Independ ent of the weather. The farmer Is then sure of his crop no matter how hot or dry the season may prove. The great benefit derived from an Irrigation plant Is so apparent that It seems strange that so few arc In existence. It Is not always necessary to build a windmill for Irrigation, for there are often nat uraj advantages which any farmer can avail himself of. When brooks flow through farms they furnish In the win ter and spring seasons nn abundance of water, but when summer advances they often dry up nnd prove of no earthly good. The question of Import ance Is how can,uch a stream be con verted into use for Irrigating the plants. It would not be so difficult If a reser voir was dug nnd built on the farm, so that the water could be stored. Such a reservoir could easily be Increased In size each year, nnd with the water stored In It, what would prevent dig ging ditches to carry the water to the fields when needed? Some will Bay that such work represents nn Immense amount of labor; but If the farmer In tends to live permanently on bis farm, will It not pay blm to do a little toward tho Improvement each year, even though It may bike ten years to com plete the job? He can rest nssured that be Is Increasing the value of his farm fully 10 per cent every year, a fact which he will realize when he comes to sell It rrofessor James S. Doty, New York. Foultrr House for Urn Chicks. When the chicks are about one-quarter grown and have left the mother hen they should be provided with some oooo rouLTr.r nousx. sort of a shelter for night use and for use on stormy days. A coop for these chicks may be built for very little money. One side of the coop Is formed by the side of a building or a fence, and at the lower end comes within two Inches of the ground. Tho roof of rough boards Is covered with tarred or waterproof paper. An opening Is cut In one side next to tho fence or wall Inside, roosts are arranged, and In one comer Is placed u. dust bath. Tho roosts will hove to bo put In before tho roof is put on, ns the house' Is not designed In nny way bo that one can even reach the Inside except through tho small hole provided for the entranco of tho chicks. IndlEettlnn In Horses. It Is dltllcult to give causes of Indi gestion In horses, for It may como from Improper water, as rroui improper foods, although tho latter aro usually at the bottom of the trouble. A proper variety Ic tho foods will do much to keep the digestive organs In good con dition, particularly If In tho variety thoro Is considerable crecn food of a succulent nature, as most root crops are. When Indigestion Is caused uy Improper water, It Is usually tho case that tho water Is foul In soma way, although very hard water often pro duces Indigestion, or, what Is worse, stone In tho kidney or bladder, tho lat ter being a disease qulto common among horses In districts where tho water is hard. If tho food Is of tho proper kind and hard water Is being used, attention should bo given It be fore a valuablo animal Is lost. If pos sible, glvo rain water, but If this Is not convenient, ndd a small quantity of caustic potash to tho hard water, which will materially Improve IL . Feed Instead of Breed. Tho famous dairy expert, Black well, once gavo ten rules for tho care of dairy cows, ond of this number six referred In some manner to the feed given them, showing that, In his mind at least, feed was much more Import ant than anything else In the handling of tho dairy. Much complaint Is bclnff m tula by dairymen that oatno of their cows are not profitable, nnd while, In many enscs, tho trouble Is duo entirely to somo poor In dividuals In the herd which may bo discovered by weighing the milk oC each cow and keeping a record of It, thera Is no doubt but that poor feeding1 Is at the bottom of the trouble In many, cases. It Is frequently found that an animal which Is a loss In the hands of Hrown Is profltnblo when Jones gets hold of the cow. In such cases It Is evident that the method of feeding or tho food Itself wn wrong In tho first case. Dairymen who aro complaining of their cows and thinking of bringing about Improvement by changing tho breed will do well to study tho ques tion of feed and seo If they nro not making somo mistakes in that direc tion. Four Horse IWener. A correspondent sends to lown Homestead n sketch of n four horso cvener for a binder which, he snys, Is In almost universal uso In his section of tho country: Take a com mon evencr off from your disk, buy a 15 cent pulley nnd nbout ten feet of stout ropo or chain, which will cover all the expense. Take a piece of 2 by 0 nnd bolt on tonguo A rOUH HORSE KVJSXKR. with one bolt where the evener goes to serve as prop for the evener, pnss tha rope through the pulley and tie on each end of the evener. This gives freo play to both sides of the evener. Thero Is no side draft, but put the heaviest team on the outside. This device can be used on either a right or left hand binder and gives perfect satisfaction. The Illustration Is self explanatory. There should also be a clevis from tho center of the evener to fasten the even er to the outer end of the prop. Protect the Farm Well. Tests made at experiment stations show that water from farm wells Is frequently contaminated with some Im purity drawn from surrounding stables, pens, etc., nnd a lack of drainage to carry off surface water. Wash and dishwater, both filled with animal mat ter. Is thrown around the house, year in and out. until the ground is allvo with the poison, which eventually fuds Us way Into the well. The fields aro tiled to produce healthy and abundant crop life, but seldom Is a tile or ditch put down around the house to protect the well. When the water begins to run low In the well that Is not driven below rock. Is the time to begin to boll It for drink ing purposes. Heat of water or sun destroys the typhoid bacillus. Enough water should be boiled at a time to allow It to stand several hours before drinking. It Is the beat driving the air out of It makes It so sickening to taste. In a few hours the air will again get Into It and restore the taste. Put It la Jugs, and set the jugs upon the cellar floor, or In a cave prepared for this pur pose. If you have Ice, put It around the ves sels, but never In them. There are high and specialized forms of life that Ico will not kill, and some of the lower forms It preserves In all force. It seems. The contents of slop bowls from tho room of the patient sick with-typhoid had, If the sun Is shining hot, better by far be thrown upon the ground than burled. A log heap Is the proper dis infectant In these cases, kept burning night and day as long ns there Is any- thing from the sick room to throw Into It Indianapolis News. Imperfect rium Blossoms. Fruit growers have met with a diffi culty In the successful cultivation of the native plum In the fact that somo varieties aro self-sterile; that Is, they do not fertilize themselves. Isolated trees and large orchards of Wild Gooso and Miner have proved shy bearers, while when planted intermingled with other varieties blooming ut the sama timo and furnishing an abundance of pollen they have borne many crops. Hence It Is Important to determine tho most suitable list of varieties for an orchard so as to Insure the most perfect pollenatlon of all tho blossoms. New man Is considered a good pollculzer for Wlld Goose, while Do Soto, Wolf, and' Forest Garden are regarded ns good fertilizers for Miner. Isolated trees of the self-sterile varieties may bo mado fruitful by top grafting somo of tho limbs with suitable varieties, or by, planting trees of theso sorts adjacent Mixed planting of self-fertllo nnd Im portant varieties In bedgo-llko rows or In alternate rows Is now advocated nntb practiced by our best growers. Somo growers prefer to conflno their choice of varieties to those that aro self-sterile. Farmer's Itovlew. Tlnlry Thermometers. A good dairy thermometer costs less than $1, and tons of butter go Into tho grease vats every year because thou sands of farmers' wives do not uso a thermometer In churning. A noted dairy Instructor once told tho writer that ho firmly believed that tho average prlcoot all tho butter sold In the United States could be Increased at least 2 cents per pouud In two years If tho thermometer was used at every churning and tho cream churned at tho proper tempera ture. Land and a Living.