STEAMER
Islander Went Down Hea
Douglas Island.
SIXTY TEOl'LE LOST
$275,000 IN GOLD .DUST ALSO
WENT TO THE DOT-TOMf
Tl. St.amer Struck An Iceberg tt 2 O'clock
A. M., and Sink Immediately Boilers
i Exploded by the Shock-Captain Was
Uit (o Leave, and Was Alterwards' Loil
Prom the Literati,
Victoria, II. 0., Aug. 20. Tho
otenmor Islander, tlio crack passenger
teuinor oi tho Alaskan rontu, opornt
l by tlio Ciiiiudlun l'uolllu Navlga
tlon Cotiipiniy, of tli Ih city, struck nil
iccborg off Douglas Island ut 2 A, M
on tho morning of Thursday last anil
went to tlio bottom, currying 55 to
50 fouls, including puiwciigorH and
niomberH of tho crow.
Somo of'tlto survivors arrived hero
this evening by tho stcumor Qucon
'J lioy report that as tho Islander
wont down her boilers oxplodod, cans
lug tlm (loutli of ninny who might
Imvo escaped. Cuittuln Footo wont
down with hi steamer.
Tin to was $275,600 In gold on tho
Moaniur, .?100,000 or which was carried
V Uy passengers.
1 ho description of the disaster bv
tho survivors Is heartrending. Thoy
suythatthu Islander struck an ice
berg, and so severo was tho r hook that
every door was jammed fast in tho
euoiorooms, mm ino ill-luted pusson
gers, numbering 107, and tho crew of
71 wero forced to break through tho
windows to reach tlio deck.
Steward Simpson lost 10 in his de
partuiont, and his description of tho
wreck is clearly glvon. Ho was nwnk
ened by tho shock, and could not got
out oi ins stateroom until ho broko
out u window. Ho reached tho
brideo, whuro tho pilot was on watch.
Jind, wjth tho mato, ordered out tho
lifeboats. Tho vessel was then taking
water fast, and tho chief engineer ro
ported tho pumps nimble to take caro
oi tho water. lie also went below
with an ox, broke down tho lower
.stateroom doors, and stayed at this
work until tho water forced him to
so to tho tinner deck.
Ily this timo tho ship's boats wero
, loaded and bad got uwity,and, whilo
the olllccrs wero getting out tho lust
J I lo rait, Uaptulu 1-ooto called- to all
liauds to clear tho ship, ns she was
jibout to go down. This was tho cap
tain's last order, as at that moment
the ship sank, and tho captain, leap
ing clear of tho wreck, was picked up
by a life boat, which In some manner
was overturned. The day was vory
misty, and all hands wero forced to
ahift for themsolvcs. Tho olllccrs
atato that had tho passengers not
rushed tho boats, tho loss of life would
liavo been small, if indeed, any at all,
liad bcou lost.
TRAIN BLOWN TO BIT8.
Two Can of Powder Exploded In Tunnel
Set rirt to the Porest.
Ashland, Aug. 10. What is re
tarded ns one of tho worst wrecks in
tho history of tho Southern Pacific
Company's lines in Oregon took
Tilaco ut tunnel IV o. 7, six and ono
half miles north of Glcndalc, this
Afternoon about 4 :30 o'clock. Extra
freight No. 2102, east, which left hero
ut 0:30 this morning, composed of 20
cars, with thrco engines, was just
emerging from tunnel No. 7, which is
n short uiio on a sharp curve in tho
track, nnd about 100 feet long, when
tho train parted, tho uir hoso break
ing. Tho suddon jar caused two rear
cars loaded with dynamite to explode.
The ontiro train was demolished,
except tho engine, nnd It was injured
eoniowhat. Thoro woro 10 curs of
melons, two of powder, two of fruit
and tho romuindor of miscellaneous
' freight. All but thrco curs of tho
melons woro totally demolished by, tho
force of tlio explosion, which was felt
for miles around tho surrounding
country. A car flllod with acid took
fire, and tho flames spread to tho dry
brush and. timber, causing a fierce
conflagration. Cow creek, which
runs along the sido of the track at
this point, was filled with debris and
burning wreckage
A number of tramps who woro rid
ing in a half closed car, escaped, so
far as is known nt tho present time,
but until tho dobris is cleared tho
loss Of lifo nnd limb cannot bo kn6wn,
nnd from tho nnturo of tho disaster
there may bo nothing loft of tho ro
mains of tlio unfortunates to toll tho
tale.
Molten Metal Exploded.
Youngstown, ,0., Aug. 20. An ex
plosion of 10 tons of molten motal in
tho blast furnneo department at tho
Ohio plant of tho National Steel
Company resulted in tho death of
threo workingmon and tho injury of
11 othors. Tho maohinory which
connootod vthei ladlo containing tho
molton motal broko, and allowed tho
motal to drop Into a vat containing
wntor.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Cenm Work llelnii Hushed -I'utlher Reduc
tion In Philippine Military I'orc'ei.
Ovlng to tho nctwwlty of com plot
ing a largo part of the census work
boKtu coheres meets, Director Mor
rliimn lias boon compelled to employ
over 11,000 clerks, mill lo prevent
ivustt of tltrio oortuui clerks in sum
of the divisions have been detailed an
inspictoi'S,
Only n few of tho letter carriers of
tlio ciiuntrv have availed themselves
of thu prlvlleiro uriiiited by the post'
iininur gunurai, auer several years oi
.. . i - i
petltuinu. to wear shirt waists duriu
the mimuier season while on duty.
The huge lottery that Undo Sam
has ohducted In Oklahoma for land
taken from the Indians has brought
to liglt a peculiar phase of the homo
stead law. J ml ire Kvnn. first assist
ant secretary of tlio interior, suid
that under tho homestead law a mar
ried WMimii could not make entry for
a lioiiKstead because she Is not th
head of n family. A slnglo woman
hotvovtr, can make an entry.
J he lecnnd lareost claim yot pro
scuted with tho Spanish treaty claims
coiiiiiiImIom was filed the other day
on behalf of Francis Zoiglic, of
Havana. He was owner of n sugar
estate oi 2.070 Acres, worth $1,000.
000, which was laid waste by Spanish
Iroopi in May, 18'JO. For this ho
wants $722,47.
The mitnflko department has is
sued an order that is designed to bo of
special iiilvautago to business men
Tliono firms and business houses that
have been In tlio huhit of sending
money order blanks to their custom
rs tree of cost with tho special money
order blanks in which tho namo of
the payee or Arm sending them out
win bo conspicuously printed in red
ink.
Preparations are being mado by tho
war department to mako a further
reduction in tho military forco in tho
Philippine islands. It has been do
cided to briiiL' back tho remaining
nrtillery organizations in tho Philip
pines.
TURNED OVER IN A SQUALL.
Ohio River float Loit With Sixteen Piiun
gen Happened Without Warning.
Puducnh, Ky., Aug. 21. Tho
steamer City of Golcoudn, plying bo
tweun tills city nnd Elizabcthtown,
, was struck by a squall during a
fttorm about 7 o'clock lust night, as
ho was on rotito to Paduciili, and,
limed over in 10 feet of water, six
milos above tho city, as she was go
ng into Cromwell's Lauding. Six
teen people nro reported drowned.
Tho disaster happened as supper
was being served, and many of tho 7(5
passengers woro in tho cabin. Tlio
wind struck tho boat without wani
ng, and there was no timo for thoso
on tho insido to escape. Captain
Jesso Duller and Pilot K. E. Peck
wcro tho last to lcavo tho boat and
swim ashore. They saved several per
sons struggling in tho water, loft tho
survivors in a housa near tho river
bank and came to tho city. Captain
Duticr, who arrived hero two hours
after tho accident, said:
"Tho boat was getting ready to
and, when tho squall struck her nnd
ho listed. Hoverul passonccrs who
woro insido jumped overboard and
oro caught by tho boat. Tho women,
II of whom wero in tho cabin, could
not bo reached. Tho boat settled
down in 10 feet of water ovor a reef
and two of the mon who wero in tho
cabin broko through tho glass and
oro saved. Tho colored deck hands
saved n woman, nnd I do not think
sho was tho only woman saved. A
yawl which had broken loose, was
caught by somo men struggling
u the water and rowed to shore. Wo
returned to tho boat on this, but
could find no signs of lifo and return
ed to shoro."
Tho boat was valued at $25,000
Thoro is no way to dctcrmino tho
numbor or namcsof tho dead until
io boats books uro found. Captain
'cck places tho number at 10,
General Joseph P. Knlpt Dead.
Hamburg, Pa., Aug. 21. General
Joseph F. Knipo, n horo of two wars,
is dead at his homo in this city. Ho
foucht through tho Moxicair war with
General Scott, and in tho Civil war
ho participated in all tho battles in
hioh tho i wolltli corps tooic part,
from Chattanooga to Atlanta. Ho
ftcrtvurd served us ohief of cavalry
In tho army of tho Tennessee He
ns postmaster of Harnsburg during
tho Johnson administration nnd at
tlio timo of his death wns connected
with tho state dopartmont.
Successful Wireless Telegraphy.
Nantucket. Mass.. Aug. 17. Com
munication by wlroloBB tolograph has
beon established between this Island
nnd South Shoal lightship, nnd tho
ystera la working to the satisfaction
f Commander J. u. J. ivouy, wno na&
sen In chargo of tho installation.
Numerous messages hnvo been ex
changed between Flasconsot nnd the
lightship.
Urge Cigar Plant Burned.
Klohmond. Vn.i Auk. 21. Fire
today destroyed what is locally known
as tho J. Wright Company plant of
tho Amorican Cigar Company., Thoro
woro about 400,000 pounds of leaf
tobaoco In tho building, owned by tho
Amorican Cigar Company, and this,
with tho maohinory, it is estimated
wns worth $115,000. Tho building,
an immense flvo story struoturo cover
ing 15,200 squaro foot, was entirely
destroyed,
A STUMOM FIGHT
UOTH
'flTEEL TRU8T And STRIK
ERS FIRM A8 EVER.
Neither Side Will Acknowledge, Defeat While
The're U Any Hope UK Much Depends
Upon Action of Chicago Men Non-union
Men-Are Protected by the Wife of the
Superintendent.
Pittsburg, Aug. 22. Following tho
rapid 'moves of yesterday on either
sido of the great steel strike, there
wasiu lull today, nnd neither sido.
took decisive nctiuii, Tho contest
ifppenrH to llu settling down into a
determined struggle, in which neither
side will acknowledge defeat whilo
there Is hope left, Joseph Bishop,
the Ohio arbitrator, appeared hero
today, but both sides promptly re
pudiated tho suggestion that another
iiiovo for peace whs being considered.
J ho steel managers succeeded In
starting tlio lust idle mill at the
Clark plant, and are evidently plan
ning a series of exteniouS at every
point wiiero there is a chance of suc
cess. They will probably start tho
Star tin nfills in this oity nnd in
crease tlio forco at tho Lindsay fe Mc-
Ctitchcon mill,
An interesting featuro of tlio fight
nt tho l itter mill is contributed by tho
claim of tho strikers that Mrs. Fred
Duugh, wife of tho superintendent, is
escorting tho striko breakers to and
from tho mill. Sho has always been
very popular with the mill men, and
tho pickets say they would rather
face a roiemcnt of soldiers than do
anything improper in her presence.
They say that in pence times sho
nursed their families and that they
cannot interfere with her or tho men
sho escorts.
Tho steel mutineers are also arrang
ing for more men for tho Painter and
Mouesscn mills. Vcrl Preston, rep
resenting President Schwab, was hqro
today, and conferred with leading
olhcials of tho companies federated m
the Steel Corporation.
The strikers met tho movement to
reopon mills with non-union men
with tho claim that it will be simply
impossblo to secure a sulliciciit num
ber of skilled men to openrte them.
Their men, thoy dcclure, nro stand-
ng firm, nnd must lie consulted bo-
foro tho mills run. They Jiny they
have tho situation well in hand, nnd,
dospito the nllcged danger of tho
striko getting top heavy, continuo
their work of organization witli a
view of crippling more plants belong
ing to tho corporation, ihey claim
that Chicago will, in tho end, conn
out within a week and that thero is
no danger of tho Joilct men going
back to work.
President -McMurty, of tho Ameri
can Sheet bteol Company, returned
today from a tour through tho five
mill towns of tho Kiskiminctas valley.
He inspected' tho 'nonunion mills
running in nil of them, and nlso
looked over tho two nonunion prop
erties being gporatcd nt Scottdalc,
Ho said production was nbovo 'tho
maximum averugo for this season of
the year, and that ho was perfectlv
satisfied. District Manager P. F.
Smith, of tho company, said tho
Wcllsvillo plant lacked hut six mon
of having every crew full; that tho
product was coining out nearly per
feet, and that if their mon wero not
interfered with or assaulted by tho
strikers, tlio situation would bo emin
ently patisfactory. Ho said also that
tho best sentiment of tho community
ndorso tlio policy of tho company.
FIRE IN A NEST OF OIL TANKS.
Ah Explosion Caused the Death of Fonr Fire
menMany More lnured.
Philadelphia. Auc 22. Whilo i
largo forco of flrcmoir wero endeavor
ng to check a 11 ro m a nest of burn'
ing oil tanks at tho Atlantic Oil He
fining Company's plant at Point
Brcezo, in tho southwestern section
f tins city, about 12:30 o'clock this
morning, an immenso tank of ben
rino suddonly exploded. Many fire
men wero in oloso proximity, and fell
victims to tho blazing oil nnd flying
pieces oi iron, rnreo or four wero
illcd, and ninny woro badly burned
before thoy could bo rescued by their
companions, a general can was toio-
graphed for ambulances and patrol
aeons, nnd tho iniurcd woro hurried
to tho hospitals in tlio lower end of
tlio oity. Thoy wero horribly muti
lated nnd burned, nnd tho dead woro
hardly recognizable whon brought to
tho morguo. Sovoral of tho injured
will dio.
Ton or twolvo tanks of bonzino and
petroleum liavo already been de
stroyed, and tho firo is not yot
icoked, Tho loss will nrobablv
roach $500,000.
The bodies of thrco firemen woro
recovered, but it is feared that others
aro among tho ruins. Tho intonso
heat and dangor of further explosions
render a scaroh for bodies almost im
possible. It is bolicvcd 20 firemen
oro iniurcd by tho explosion. Polico
patrol wagons nnd ambulances wero
cpt busy lor two hours lomovmc the
injured to tlio hospitals.
Threat Brought Porte to Terms.
Constantinople, Aug. 22. It is
definitely known in Constantinople
that tho sultan's compliance with
tho Fronoh claims regarding tho
concessions to tlio Fronoh Quav
Company and tho Fronoh bankors
followed n domand on tlio part of M,
Constans and ar throat to break off
diplomatio relations with ,tho porto
unless tho sultan's promises woro
fulfilled by noon of August 10,
MILLION8 INVOLVED.
Tinnesiee farmers Lose Their
Suit
Smellers,
ICnoxvillo, Tcnii., Aug, 22. Judge
MoCoutiell, sitting ut Cleveland,
Tenn., today dissolved injunctions
granted two weeks ago in n case that
Involves millions of dollars. At
Dticktown, '1 eun,. $-1, 000,000 Itavo
been invested In tho copper Industry
ami two mammoth smeltinir plants
built, About -IO farmers claim that
tboir land has been ruined by tho
fumes from the plants destroying all
vegetation. They filed suits for dam-
ages and wero granted injunctions
two weeks ago, tho obcrvanco of
which practically hit down tho
plants. Three thousand men r.ro
employed in tlio industry and ono
feature in today's hearing was tho
presentation of a monster petition.
signed by .'1,000 citizens of Polk
county, asking the diminution of tho
Injunction. Tho Tennessee Copper
Company and tho Dticktown Sul
phur, Copiicr it Iron Company nro
ino corporations involved. Tho for
mer has spent $.'J,000,000 and em
ploys 2,000 men; tho latter lias spent
.$1,000,000. is ready to put In $-1.0C0.-
000 more, und employs 1,000 men.
QUIET RE8TORED IN MONGOLIA.
Diltlsh Arc Arranln( for Protection
of a
Pekm Railroad.
Shanghai, Auc 22. An edict re
cently issued announces that the
court will Icuve for Singan Fu October
G. Tho governor of Honan has been
ordered to preparo a palace for tem
porary uso at hifeng. This palace
will bo occupied by tho celebrations
in honor of tho birthday of tho em
press dowager, November 20.
La to reports Btato that quiet has
been restored in Mongolia, Magis
trates along tho routo from Singan
Fu to Pekin complain that tho sons
of Prince Cliing, of tho imperial
family, who wero at tho head of the
Doxors, arc oppressing them and de
manding that thoy honor tho remains
of their father, who suffered the
death penalty for his connection witli
tho Doxcr movement.
Tho Hritish military authorities
nro arranging for tho protection oi
tho Pekin-Shan Hai Kwun railway.
Eight foreign police commissioners,
spcuikng Chinese, cacli of whom will
have under him 100 armed Chinese
police, will have chargo of tho posts
idong tho lino. It is diflicult to get
sufficient mon to run tlio railway,
though tho lino is practically under
British control.
WILL BUILD A FIVE-MILE TUNNEL.
Harrlman's Plan to Bore Through the Sierras
to Ma'ie Two ard Half Day Service.
Son Francisco, Aug. 22. The
longest railroad tunnel in tho United
States, and ono that will bo num
bered among tho four longest in the
world, will bo built through the
Sierra. Nevada mountains of Cali
fornia, if tho present plans of E 11,
Harriman nro carried out. Chief
Engineer Hood has sent out n corps
of lo men to mako preliminary eur
vcys, and their work is expected to be
completed in six weeks. Tho tunne
project, which will involve an outlay
of from S3,ooo,ooo to $0,000,000, con
templates tho boring uf a hole 27,000
feet, or something over five miles in
length, through tho heart of tlio
Sierras. Besides saving a climb of
1 500 feet, the tunnel will shorten tho
road about seven miles, and u expect
cd to effect a great saving in operat
ine expenses.
It is stated that with tho sierra
Nevada tunnel built and the other
plans of tho company for tho straight'
cning of curves nnd reducing of grades
in Nevada nnd Utah completed, pas
sengcr trains could bo run between
San Francisco and Chicago easily in
two and a half days. This means an
average speed for tho whole distanco
of not more than 40 miles an hour,
ARGENTINA AND CHILE.
Agreement Formulated That Ensures
Peace
Between the Two.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 22. In the
Argentine sennto today, Mr. Amnncio
Alcorta, minister of foreign affairs,
after tho adoption of a resoultion of
confidenco of tho government towards
tho forthcoming run-American con
gress in tlio City ot aioxico, an
nounced that tho Argentine-Chilean
governments had formulated a moral
compromiso not to incrcaso thoir
armaments by a singlo rifle. He
said it was this resolution which had
led to tho resignation of the Chilean
cabinet, nnd ho mnintaincd that
peaco between Argentina and Chile
was assured. In reply to nn interpel
lation ho replied that tho rclationss
of Argentina with all foreign powers
was excellent.
Monument Unveiled In New Mexico.
Santa Fo, N. M., Ac. 22. A mon-
mcnt to commomorato tho 55th anni
versary of tho peacoful annoxution of
New Mexico to the United States was
unveiled this aftemot n on tho plaza
in tho presence of a vast concourse.
It was orcotod by Sunshino Chapter
of tho Daughters of tho Amorican
Revoluiton.
Kitchener'! Weekly Report.
London, Aug. 22. Lord Kitobon-
or's weekly report from Pretoria,
dated August 10, shows that 0-1 Boors
wero killed, 20 were wounded, 218
wero mado prisoners and 05 surrend
ered during tho last weok. The pris
oners inqludo Landorst Stoyn, of
Vredofort'; Commandant DovilUors,
tho father of General Sohalkburgher,
tho wife of tho acting president, and
Commandant Broytonbaoh, of Lillio
Mnrketlntr Oarilen I'rmlllct.
Jinny fruit nnd vegctnhlo growers In
the Hoiitli nnd North make n mistake
In u-ntclilug the market reports nnd
shipping goods when the quoted prlccx
nro high and holding them bnck when
they nro low. As a result, when the
Koods reach the market they And tbat
too many others have done the same
thing, nnd when the goods arc received
conditions have changed, and tho mar
ket Is again glutted, nnd prices aro
down. This system may do well for
the gardener who Is so near to the mar
ket that he can have prices telephoned
out to him at night and have his prod
uce on hand before daylight, or get
them at the opening of the morning
market nnd deliver his produce nt eight
o'clock. Itut the man whose products
must ho two or three days on the road
would often do better to ship his goods
when prices were low with the chance
of a rise before his consignments como
to hund. One truck farmer near Nor
folk, Va., who Is said to liavo retired
with nearly a million dollars made In
the business, used to have one good
commission agent In each of the sev
eral cities, to whom her shipped goods,
notifying them by wire of nmount and
date of shipments, nnd they were then
prepared to receive orders for them or
to sell tbcm for cash on arrival, nnd If
hedlvlded bis shipments by any system
It wns to keep each one well supplied
with good produce, and accept the
nvernge price. The dealers, knowing
they had all of his goods In the city,
could obtain the highest price of the
day for them. Massachusetts Plough
man. Boll Menorator.
The opinion seems to bo general
among farmers that the only crop
which can be used to Improve the soil
nro the legumeB which gather carbon
nitrogen from the air nnd retain It, so
that when plowed under the nitrogen
Is given to the soil. Another use these
legumes have is that they supply
humus to the soil, which often Is much
needed. There Is another class, of
which rape Is a member, which when
plowed under tins the power to absorb
tho phosphoric ncld which lies Inert
when other plants nre grown, and
when such crops are plowed under
they return this phosphoric acid to the
soli for the use of the next plant placed
thereon, for once being made active It
does not again become Inert. Cow-horn
turnips are of this class, and recent ex
periments havo proved their wonderful
value as soil renovators. The long
roots force themselves deep Into the
subsoil, forcing that soil to give up Its
plant food. Any crop which will bring
Into play any of the plant foods that
He Inert when other crops are grown
will do a vast deal to add to the fertil
ity of the soil. AH farms will not grow
crimson clover, but with cow peas, vel
vet bean nnd Canada field peas at hand
one may readily obtain a legume that
can be grown and thus get nitrogen
cheaply, then if rape and other mem
bers of tho turnip family will wnke
up the phosphoric acid In the soil nnd
make It available, the question of soil
fertility comes pretty near being
solved.
Feature Land.
When I came out West, more than a
quarter of a century ago, writes a cor
respondent of the Prairie Farmer, It did
not take many years to find out that It
was more profitable to pasture the
grass around mo than to burn It In the
fall. This pasturing of the grass was
done so successfully that none was left
to burn or to pasture. Finally I was
compelled to break up the land and
farm It I raised large crops of small
grain, but soon saw that It was a
money-losing game nnd tried to seed
my land back to grass. I found It very
difficult to get tame pastures to stick,
and If by accident I got n good stand
of timothy or clover the latter would
not last last and tho former after n good
crop or two would get what I called sod
bound and would not produce a load of
hay to the acre. I know now why the
timothy did no good after n year or
two. It wns becnuso wo pastured It to
the roots, thinking It economical to let
the stock eat the last spear of grass
that showed up In the fall. Land hav
ing by that time advanced In price, I
could uot afford to own pastures of that
kind, and so I overstocked It to make
both ends meet. I made up my mind
to own less and better stock, nnd this
change In no time mado a great Im
provement In my pastures. I soon saw
that a growth of grass covered the pas-
tunics In dry weather when all tho
range In short pastures was burned.
The Value of Ralnfull.
It Is said that thq rainfall brings
down about four pounds of ammonia,
or thrco nnd a third pounds of nitrogen
per ncre, which may bo correct as a
general statement, or nn average
amount, but where thero nro heaps of
decomposing vcgetablo or animal mat
ter from which ammonia Is escaping In
considerable nmount the nlr contains
moro ammonia, nnd tho rain or snow
will absorb moro of It. Unfortunately
for careless farmers It does not drop
back to tho place from which It rises,
but may bo carried by tho wind for
miles before returning to earth, nnd the
farmer who makes a compost heap and
does not keep It so covered with earth
or other absorbent ns to prevent the
cscnpo of ammonia may bo adding to
tho fertility of tho garden of somebody
In tho next county whom he never saw,
Instead of putting It upon his awn soil,
that needs It more, l.lko old-fashioned
stories this has a moral. When caring
for manure or composts do not allow
nitrogen to escape, nnd keep your sur
face soli light and dry, that It may ab
sorb moro from tho atmosphere, ns dry
earth Is n good absorbent Exchange.
Grovr'nsc Welrl Corn.
Mnny a farmer has been saying that '
there was no profit In growing corn In
New England, when Western corn
could bo bought at the market prlco of
sovcral years past, but when they And
that a dry season In tho West has In
creased tho prlco ten cents a bushel,
and may ndd ten more before tho sea
son Is over, tbey rather envy tho mon
who has a field that will till tho old
corn crib nnd give n good stack of corn
stover to save the liny next winter.
He. at least, can afford to contribute
something to the Kansas sufferers who
havo found the corn crop a failure this
year. Hut wo hope tho man who has
corn to buy will not be too hasty In
deciding to uso less of It because of tho
advance In price. If It Is a loss to buy
corn Instead of growing It, It may bo
a greater loss to reduce the amount fed
to fattening stock, milch cows, swine or
poultry. If satisfied tbat It paid to feed
It at the old price, keep on as before
and hope for a better price for tl
products. New England Homestead.
nations fop Dalrr Cow.
Prof. T. I. Ilaecker, of the Minnesota
experiment station, after nine years'
experience, gives the following as to
the best ration for dairy cows: Ensl
Ingo Is the foundation feed used and
tho grain feed consists of Ave parts
bran, Ave parts cornmeal and two parts
of now process gluten meal, which con
tains 37 per cent protein, and the ra
tions nre from Ave pounds to nine
pounds of this mixture, according to
the nmount of milk given. It generally
takes three pounds of ensilage and half
pound corn fodder for every pound of
grain feed. If a cow's Aow of milk
drops off for some cause or other, be
increases It by feeding 'roots besides
the grain for n time and then holds It
by grain alone. Incidentally he men
tioned a cow which failed to breed for
four years which gave 300 pounds of
butter fat the fourth year and seems
to Intend to keep up that gait.
Washing Ksr&rt-
There has been considerable com
plaint In the large markets, both East
nnd West, about some method used by
shippers In removing the soil from
eggs. They are not washed with water,
but with some substance that whitens
them, but which also closes the pores
ot the shell and causes the egg to spoil
quickly. Poultrymen should avoid
using anything of' this nature. If the
eggs nre so badly soiled tha ttjiey need
washing, tbey should bo kept nt home
and not sent to a city market Any
ordinary soil may be readily removed
by gently rubbing the spot with a soft
cloth. In this way the bloom on the
shell Is not removed as It Is by wash
ing.
The Berkshire Hoar.
The Berkshire Is to the swine Acid
as the brnve old oak to the forest He
has withstood the tempests of fads and
fashions for over 100 years and Is still
the most lasting and enduring, said W.
D. McTavlsh at the Iowa State Breed
ers' Association. He has bad no booms
or soaring prices, but has gone steadily
on In the even tenor of bis way to that
practical Improvement that makes him
to-day the best all round bog for all cli
mates and all purposes on earth.
Yellow Versnt White Corn.
Chemical nnnlysls does uot show that
there Is any constant difference be
tween white corn and yellow corn as
to nutrients, says Prof. W. A. Henry.
It Is doubtless true that some varieties
of yellow corn are better or more nutri
tious than somo varieties of white corn,
but these differences nre not Inherent
becnuse of color.
Btorlnsc tiweet Potatoea.
Storing sweet potntoes In cottonseed
hulls, cotton seed nnd sand In tho usual
way has given best results at the South
Carolina station. Storing In straw,
has given the poorest results. It
appears tbat cottonseed hulls nre ad
mirably adapted for uso In storing
sweet potntoes. The same Is true for
cotton seed, only to n less extent
Farm Notej.
Bone Is the thing to use on peach
trees every time, says ono grower,
Dig out the peach tree borers and Jar
tho curcullo.
The cause of foam rising on extract
ed honey Is said to be unripe honey.
Sugar beets should not bo permitted
to dry out after being dug. as thero Is
always a loss of sugar.
Minnesota beekeepers In convention
seemed to favor sweet and alslko clov
ers as good to sow for beo pasture.
Kansas wheat growers aro to havo
seed of tho hard, red, Itusslan or Tur
key wheat direct from tho Crimea. It
Is Imported through tho Stuto Millers
and Grain Dealers' Associations.
"Tho quceu of the money makers"
Is the latest nnd proud title bestowed.
by tho poultry press upon the American
hen. Cotton, corn anu wheat nro said
to bo tUo only farm supplies that ex
ceed her output In value.
Hessian Ay, tuo bano of wheat grow
ers lu mo oiucr states, appears to be
going westward. Secretary Cobtirn. of
Kansas, is credited with the advalce to
bum tho wheat stubble as soon as tha
wheat Is removed from tho Held.