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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1901)
ROBBERY EPIDEMIC THREE DIFFERENT DANK8 ARE WRECKED IN ONE NIGHT. Robbers Ool Awy With Oood lliuli In Each CaseExpress Packaje Robbed of $5,. 000 In Moil MyiUrloui Manner Government Employe Arc evidently Implicated. (billion, 0., Oct, 17. Tho vimltof tho Farmers fe Gitizonn bank nt Tyro, u Hinitll town near liore, was wrecked curly today by six robbers, who mi cured tin) contontH ami escaped. It is said tlio vault contained $10,000. Tho cracksmen used nltro-glvcoriim. Tho doors of tho vault woro hlown coinplctuly oil" and tho building par t hilly demolished. Tho terrific ox jiloslou woko tho people of tho town. All who approached tho hank, how over, wero driven away by tho rob hern, who were armed with lilies. Mayor McConncI attempted to enter the bank but wuh lired on by the rob ber n and compelled to retreat. Hav ing obtained their lnioty, tho cracks men went to n livery stable, where (hey bound and gagged tho owner. They then took no vent I rigs and drove rapidly away. A poimo anil blood liouudit are on tho trail of the robbers. Dynamited the Vault. ' Mount Vernon, 0., Oct. 17. Tho vault of tho bank nt Danville, 0., wan blown open curly today by a gang of eight robbers. Fivo chnrges of dyna mite were used, and tho bank build ing, um well as tho vault, wan wrecked. Tho explosion aroused tho citizens, nnd a pitched battlo took placo, dur ing which the thieves took llight. Tlnsy woro followtl to Uuckeyo City, where thoy had conveyances in readi ness, and drove hurriedly away. Pur suit was nt once taken up, and a numlcr of shots woro exchanged, until Adriun'H woods- were reached, where tho vehicles wero abandoned by the rollcrs, who sought cover. Tho woods and nil roads in the neighbor hood havo leen placed under guard, mid it is uxiiccted that tho men will nil 1m) captured. During the fight a buggy in which two of tho crooks were riding broke down and they were forced to abandon it, riding nway on tho horses. In tho buggy was found a largu (iiiantity of chick ens, pot a toon, anil edibles of various kinds, which is taken to indicated that tho gang intended to hide them selves in the woods somewhere and camp out until the excitement of tho of the robbers was wounded In tho light. Hanker Wolfo says that tho roblicrs got little of value so far as lie can now tell. Another Good Haul. Mason City, la., Oct. 17. Tho safo of tho bank at Itudd was blown open Inst night and tho robbers got $.'1,1)00. They escaped on u handcar and took to tho woods. Express Package Robbed of $5,000. New York, Oct. 17. V. H. Bron tloll, collector of customs at Buffalo, N. Y., has been in this city recently in consultation with tho sub-treasury olilcials and secret scrvico oillcors over tho theft of over $5,000 from nn ox press packngo containing .$7,000 on signed from UulYalo to tho sub-treasury presidont. Tho original paokago was filled witli $7,000 in bills of tho snmo denomination as woro in it when it left Buffalo. Certain pin holes hud been modo in tho covering nt Buffalo, nnd when tho packngo was again filled theso pin holes, which had penetrated two portions of tho covering, woro found to fit oxnctly. Tho pnokngo was carefully traced, nnd it was shown that it had not boon tanipored with from tho timo it was receipted for by tho express company until it wns delivered nt tho sub treasury. It wns also proved that it had been receipted for in good order nt tho sub-treasury, nnd that tho seals wcro unbroken. Aftor tho ox port examination tho secret scrvico mon nro inclined to think tho pack age was tanipored with nftor it reached tho sub treasury and had been re ceipted for. Surprlted By Revolutionists. Now York, Oct. 17. Landing un expectedly early Sunday morning, at Tabogn Island, ft watering plnco 12 miles off Panama, a party of revo lutionists surprised tho garrison, oap tured arms and ammunition, kid naped tho Alcaldo and two othor officials and carried away two small solioonors, ono of thorn loaded with provisions and tho othor bolonging to tho alcodo, says tho Fanama cor respondent of tho Ilorald. Tltoy also obtained a lnrgo quontity of provis ions and raised about $300 in silvor. Alaska Towns at War. Soottlo, Oct. 17. A hot contest is i,i.. .Tiinnmi and Douelns Ull Mli K 1 1 V- w 1 1 " - - - w Oitv. Alaska, over tho courthouso and vault location. Douglas City sought to wrest thorn from Junonu, Jnftni- In ilntnrinincd not to allow thorn to go. A Juneau dispatoh nnnnh? fl flt liana ftnvornor Brady of being behind tho mntter, and of fulso- is tho motf dotorminod over recorded in tlio norinorn oitios, DI80RDER8 IN SPAIN. Extraordinary Meeting of the Cabinet Held (o Consider Die Situation. Madrid, Oct. 17. An extraordinary meeting of tho cabinet was hold today under tho presidency of tho ijuoon re gent to consider tho outbreaks nt Se ville and elsewhere. Fresh disturb ances nro reported nt Seville. A mob that WHS Storillilll Mm piiiiwhiI nf at Saviour was dispersed by tlio troops) nut noi mini mo door of tlio con vent had been burned. Marital law tirobablv will Iim itxtmwli-il tn ntlmr towns where revolutionary disorders nro occurring- Martial Law at Seville. Seville. Oct. 17. Martial law lias been proclaimed hero as a result of tho general strike which becan hero yesterday, and tho goveror lias inado over lils unctions to the captain general. Tho strikers or overrun ning the town, Imrnintr tho octroi offices and committing all kinds of violence. Durinir the riots tho nonulace nil- laged two markets and attacked tho university, breakintr nil tho windows and wounding two students and a beadle. Tho university will bo closed until order is restored. Tlio windows in numerous factories wero broken, 1 roups now hold tho streets and guard tlio tramways nnd bakeries. PA8SED FORGED NOTE8. Arrest of a Woman May Lead to the Cap ture ol a Ganj. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 17. Annie Rogers, alius Maud Williams, nged 20, is in tho custody of tho police here, nnd General Superintendent Taylor, of tlio Fiukcrton agency of Chicago, who Is in Nashville, baliavcs lior ar rest will lead to the apprehension of tlio gang which, July 3, held up a Great Northern express train near Wagner, Mont., securing over $10,000 in bank, notes, Tho woman camo under suspicion by her actions at tlio rourth rational bunk .Monday after noon, when siio presented a largo roll of now hills of Hinull denomination, asking for largo bills in return. Not ing tlio bills closely, tho toller bc- cumo suspicious and while sho wns t;nL'iiL'oI in conversation, too nonce wero notified. lien arrested tlio ---on-- --- . . woman refused to make any explana tion of where tho $.r).r)0 in her posses sion camo from. Tlio bills wero on tlio Helena bank, and though signed tho serial numbers coincido witli those given in the Finkerton circulur advertisement ol tlio robbery. A warrant wns sworn out nuainst the womn charging her with attempting to linns forged hunk notes, at io tie dines to toll of herself further than to aseert that sho was born in Texas nnd that sho arrived bore Sunday night, from where sho will not say. BALLOON TRIP A FAILURE. Adverse Wind Caused dt la Vaulx to Aban don His Voyage. Toris, Oct. 17. Tho attempt of tlio Count do hi Vaulx to cross tlio Medi terranean in a balloon, which left I.es bablcttc, near Toulon, Saturday night, has failed. Tlio minister of marine, M. do Lnnncssnu, has re ceived a dispatch from Toulon an nouncing that the cruiser Cnayla, which was escorting the balloon, is returning to port witli tho balloon and her passengers, which sho picked up 10 miles cast of at. Laurent light house. Tho balloon was uninjured. Toulon, Oct. 17. When count do la Vaulx landed hero today ho said that tho weather was bad yestorday. A hard cast wind blow tlio balloon toward tho const of Spain, and a heavy rnln nlso foil. Tho pnsscngors in tho balloon eventually sighted tho St. Laurent light, near Fort Vendres, and fearing that tho balloon would bo blown ashore, thoy decided to aban don tho voyogo, nnd thorcforo Big- nulled to tlio cruiser Du Chnylu, which was escorting tho balloon, ask ing to 1)0 taken on board, which was cloiio witli only slight dumago to tho balloon and no injury to tlio passen gers or scientific instruments. Tlio voyago lusted -12 hours. Bankers In Convention. Milwnnkoo, Oct. 17. Tho 27th annual convention of tlio Bankers' association closed a two days' session horo yestorday. Bankors from nearly ovory stato wero present. Tho mom bors of tho association rcprcsont a combined capital of ovor $8,000,000, 000. Friendly Solution Can De Reached. Now York, Oct. .17. Tlio Buonos Ayres correspondent of tho Times says that in spito of tlio warlike pub lications regarding tlio strategic roads mado by Olnl? in disputed ter ritory, nnd tho hostilo atmosphere "created by tho Chilian war party, tho president of Chili has mado omphntio declarations that friendly and peace ful solution of tiio difficulties can bo reached within tho tonus of tho trcatios and agrcomonts between tlio two republics. .Would Sell Panama Canal, Now York, Oct. 17. A dispatch from Paris to tho Times says tho directors of tho now Panama com pany, in a oiroular to tho shnrohold ors, say that Colombia lias expressed a readiness to sanation tho transfer of tho canal to tlio United Statoa, An estimato of tho vuluo of tho un dertaking is thoroforo being pre pared, at tho request of tho Isthmian Canal commission. It will bo ready by the timo congress meots. FOR ACTIVE SERVICE SOLDIERS AT ALDER8HOT TO BE HELD IN READINE88. Public Interprets Entland'i Move as One of Reassurance 29,000 Men In the Gar rison Miners ol Franc Oppose Strike They fur American Coal Will Dis place Trench Product London, Oct. 10. Tho Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon says: Order have been received at Alder- shot to hold ovory available man in readiness to proceed on active ser- vice. Tho garrison totals 29,000 men. "Tho foregoing is interpreted as meaning una ino government is uo- .i. .. ,i . . , .1. i sirous of reassuring tho public, and not us foreshadowing an immediate demand for tho services of a first army corps." MAJORITY AQAIN8T STRIKE. Result of Coal Miners' Referendum In France 4,000 For, 10,000 Against Paris, Oct. 10 The result of tho coal miners' referendum on the ques tion of ii general strike is that 4,000 voted in favor of a general striko nnd 10,000 cast their votes against it. About 110,000 men did not vote. Tlio announcement of tiio result makes it extremely doubtful whether tho long-talkcd-of striko will break out November l.und indicates tho general feeling of the minors. Tho Journal des Dcbats considers that tlio atti tude of tho foreign miners had an portuut influence on tho prospect of tho striko, and fays: "Tlio American miners, who caro little for what happens in Europe, refuse to listen to tho proposals to aid tlio Frenchmen by restricting their output. It is useless, therefore, to count on their support. Tho English miners put forward the attitudo of tho Amer icans as evidence that an iiitcrnation al understanding is impracticable Therefore it is no longer doubtful that American and Enelish coal is only waiting for the opening of n striko to make oners to replace tlio trench product." ON AN EVEN KEEL. Steamship Ha Ting Can Be Saved at $15,000 Cost Passengers Rescued. Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 10. Tho steamers Willupa and Maud, sent up as rcscuo vessels to the Ha Ting, now on tlio rocks at Jervis Island, came down this afternoon with tho 170 passengers taken from tlio wrecked vessel. Nono of the passen gers was oven injured, nnd thov wero put to no discomfort. Tho Ha Ting is now lying on an even kcol. Her forefoot is torn back from tiio bow for a distance of 15 feet, and there is water in her forward bulkheads and n slight, leaking into tier forward hold It is not, expected, however, that there will bo any dilliculty in float ing her. Diver Clark, of Victoria, is now at tlio sceno of tho accident, and his npparatus for wrecking will lio forwarded tomorrow. It is csti muted that tho cost of tho necessary re pairs to tho Ha Ting will not exceed $10,000. Buffalo Day at Exposition. Buffalo, Oct. 10. During tho prcs cut week tho Fun-American Expos! tion will afford inusio lovors a rich treat with Clarenco Eddy, tho organ ist, tho Innos band, of Chicago, Vic tor Herbert with his Pittsburg or chostra and Iohters. Tho climax of all exposition davs will come Sat urday, Buffalo day, which is oxpocted to conpse an previous special days. Wisconsin Sails Under Orders. Scattlo.Oot. 10. The United States battleship Wisconsin sailed undor scaled naval orders for Samoa by way of Honolulu yesterday. Sho loft tho Pugot Sound navy yard, whore sho recently underwent extensivo repairs and an overhauling, during tho fore noon. Lost His Money and Killed Himself. Lincoln, Neb.. Oot. 15. Oliver 8 Sands. 50 years old,coinniitted suioido at his homo at University Plnco,near nero, last, nignt by Hanging himself, Ho loft u letter intimating that ho nad lost a fortuno by boing induced to mako investments in what proved to bo swindles. For years Mr. Bands had engaged in the banking business in Missouri nnd Nebraska. Bad Flrt at Beaumont. Beaumont, Tox., Oot. 10. At 12:20 this morning firo was discovered burn ing fiorcoly in a general Btoro near tho Southorn Paoifio dopot. It was 10 minutes boforo tho alarm could bo mado effective. Tho flames Bpread rapidly through tho wholo block. At 1 :30 a. m. Houston was tolegraphed for aid. It is ostimntod that tlio loss will ronoh ovor $100,000, with com paratively little insuranco. Tho firo is now under control, though still burning. Taxes on John Sherman'a Estate. Mnnsfiold, O., Oct. 10. Chnrles W. Fritz, auditor of Riolilnnd county, has ploced on tho tax dupllcato against W. S. Korr andM. M. Parker, as executors of tho ostato of tlio Into Sonator John Sherman, $203,028 on baok taxos. Tho amount is Baid to oovor bonds on which no return was mado. Torasuror Brumfiold will liko ly bring suit to coileot the amount ho claims is duo. FAMINE IN RU88IA. 782,000 Poods of Rye Will Be Required to Relieve Distress In One Province. St. Petersburg, Oct. 10. (Corres pondence ol tho Associated Press.) It can now b forsccn that tho wide spread crop failures, tho consequent famine and tho relief work of tho government nnd of philanthropists will be engrossing subjects in this empire during tlio approaching winter Tlio word famlno is not used in tho official publications, which speak of famine-stricken districts as "places ' that aro in an unfavorable condition as respects tho harvosts," but tho facts that are freely admitted show tlint tho strint?ln tn km-n tlm population niivo until a now harvest will bo harder than has been known 'since 18U1-2. The extent of tho disaster can bo vni?iioIv surmised from . . . . " nil inspection of tho government ro port, which names tho provinco of Vintku as among thoso where there was an "insufficient harvest," and which gives tho amount of govern mental assistance required ut 782,000 pocxis ol ryo. FOUR CA8E8 OF 8MALLPOX City Authorities Have Patients velllance. Under Sur Chehalis, Wash., Oct. 10. Four cases of smallpox havo developed at Uiicham within tlio past lew days. Tho authorities took tlio matter in hand promptly and quarantined three houses. X lio disease was brought hero from Ellensburg. There is no general alarm or disturbance of busi ncss, s nearly cveryono was vacci natcd when tho scare first came, two years ago. New cases that may de velop will bo promptly quarantined by too city authorities, bmallpox, in a mild form, was prevalent in sev eral parts of tlio county for a long timo after its first appcranco in 1809, but there has been nono in Chehalis for over a year until now, and no cases are known to exist in any other part of tho county. Three Deaths From Black Damp. Connellsvillc, Pa., Oct. 1C Black damp today caused tho death of John Gilloland a minor, aged 50 years, and his two sons James and Winfield.aired 11 and 15, at tho mines of tiio Juniata Coko company, near Juniatavillo. Tho bodies Wero rescued, but in the effort John Nicholson, mine fireman and John Bakcr.a fire boss, wcro over como by black damp and aro in a precarious condition. James had climbed to tho top of some of tiie boards surrounding tlio pit, which had been abandoned, when lie was over como by a sudden gust of the fumes and fell in. Tho brother went to his rescue, and not returning, tlio fathc entered tho pit. All three were over come inimcdiatclyand wero dead long before it wus possiblo to send fresh air into tho shaft and attempt n res cue. Benjamin Franklin's Great-Granddaughter. Philadelphia, Oct 16. Mrs. E. D. Gillespie, tho great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin, and one of the city's most prominent women, died at her homo hero aged 80 years. Her father, William John Duane.was secre tary of tho treasuJy under President Jackson, and was summarily removed by tlio president for refusing to com ply with his order to remove tho pub- publio funds from tho bank of the United States. Burglars Cause 45,000 Fire. Bluffton, O., Oct. 1C Burglars early today blow open tho safo in the ofllcoof the Bluffton Milling company hero with a larco chargo of dynamite Tho building caught firo and tho entire plant was destroyed, causing a loss of $25,000 It is said tho burg' lars got nothing. Thoy fired two shots at tho nicht oporator, who at tempted to turn in n firo alarm, and then escaped. Anarchist Most One Year In Prison. New York, Oct. 10. Johann Most, tho anarchist, was sentenced to one year in tho penitentiary today in tho court of special sessions for publishing in Ins paper, Tho Freihoit, a sedi' tious artiolo on tho day folowing tho shooting nf tho iato President Mc Kinloy. China Pays the Indemnity. Pckin, Oot. 16. Tho Chinoso plen ipotcntiarics today porformod thoir last official act and forwarded to the Spanish ministor. who is tho doyen of tho diplomatic corps, a bond for the indemnity of 450,000,000 taols. Boer Forces Disappear. Now York, Oct. 10. Heavy rains havo temporarily intorfored with tho communication between tho columns in tho field, says n Dundoo, Natal dis patch to tho Mall, and it is boliovcd that Botha's command, in trying to mako its escape, has molted into small bands. Commandant Gonoral Botha and tho main body of burghors, ac companied by throo commandants, havo reached Pengola forest, near Lunoberg, Transvaal. Cudahy Withdraws Reward. Omaha, Oot. 16, Edward A. Cud ahy today unconditionally withdrew tho reward of $25,000, which ho offered 10 months ago for tho capture of tho abduotors of his son, At tho suggestion of Mr. Cudahy and at the requost of Cluof of Police Donahue, tho city counoil will tako up tho mat ter, it is oxpeoted it will withdraw its offor of $25,000 for tho arrest of tho kidiiapors. llnncty Ilatr lloMer. A crcat deal of timo Is iqst In tilting grain bags, unless some device Is used by which the bag can bo kept open nuu the ono filling It have tho use of both hands. Tlio upright board (Fig. 1) Is mado of Inch stuff, two feet long nnd eleven Inches wide. Tho arms (I lg. 3) which stiDDort the hooper nro held by two trlaiiKiiIar boards (VB. 2), wnicn aro nailed to theso arms, anu 10 uie upright board (Fig. 1), as shown In the illustration. Tho arms shown at l ig. ft nro each ten Inches long, two Inches wide nnd an Inch thick, and tho ends aro screwed to the sldo of tho spout ns shown. Tho spout Is mado nine Inches square, and both this and the hopper should be made of boardB eight Inches wide. At Fig. 4 a row of wire nails Is shown, by which the bag Is held In placo at the bottom of tbo hopper. By boring a number of holes BAO liOLU-.B. In the back board (Fig. 1) at Intervals of an Inch apart, and hanging the de vice to a heavy wire nail or a heavy screw put In the wall, the bag holder may be raised or lowered to a conven ient height. Fnll Plow'nc. One trouble with fall plowing Is the careless way In which It Is done. Often times the land Is simply plowed In a careless manner with the thought In mind that It can be finished In the spring If It Is to Ho fallow. Sonie- tlm-i tho plowing Is no more perfect when winter wheat and rye Is to be raised. The ground should be as care fully plowed and prepared for grain sown In tho winter as for that sown In the spring. As a rule Ave or six inches Is a most satisfactory depth to plow In tho fall, although, of course. It depends somewhat on the character of the soil. If the ground Is Intended for fall seeding, It must be handled In accordance with Its character. If In clined to be loose, the harrow and roller should be used until It Is well compact ed. If the soil Is naturally heavy. It should be loosened up Just before seed- Inc. by n stralcht tooth harrow, and If r'alu should come In a few days after; the seed Is sown. It always pays to go over the entire plot and loosen up the soil by a light harrowing. For FcalJInc Hoc. With the device shown here, repro duced from the Ohio Farmer, one man can handle the heaviest hog with ease. I havo scalded 40 hogs with It, and know what I am saying. Place tho hog on the rack (Fig. 1), then close It, then proceed ns shown In Fig. 2. Lift tho hog over the trough by taking hold ot tbo long lever. Lower It Into the trough, so that tho rack springs clear of tho bottom of tho trough, then tako hold of tbo cross lever and work It up and down, throwing tho carcass from one sldo to tho other, back and forth, until perfectly scalded. Keep trying tho hair, so as to know when the proper scalding point Is reached. Then swing .out on tho cleaning rack and tako an other hog. Tho figures explain them selves. Winter Feedtnt of Wheat. Tho consensus of opinion among thoso who havo fed more or less wheat seems to bo that wheat can bo fed profitably, when comparatively low In price, to nearly all farm stock, provid ed It Is ground or partially broken and fed with some other grain. Wheat and bran was found to be a fair grain ration for horses and wheat and corn meal for awlne, while f6r sheen the wheat was mixed with oats to tbo best advantage. Ground oats and crushed wheat make a fair ration for tho dairy cow, or wheat bran may bo fed with any other grains tno dairyman la in t i y Fig. "Ery i HXJJDV SCA.LDI.NO DEVICE. tho habit of using. The experiments of feeding tho wholo wheat show that often ns much as ono-quartor of It passes through the anlranl without be ing digested, and when tlio wucat was ground or crushed It wns but an In different food given nlone. .Fertlllzsr for email Frnlt. Undoubtedly the Judicious uso of commercial fertilizers Is beneficial to small fruit plants, but It must bo ap plied Intelligently, especially If worked with stablo manure, to gain the great est value. A flrst-clnss general fertiliz er for nil small fruit plants Is n mix ture of either sulphate or muriate ot potash, 200 pounds with COO pounds of dissolved phosphate rock. It mny bo applied broadcast or with a drill, tho quantity named being sufficient for an acre. This mixture should bo applied this fall, and can be used by tho plants In timo to benefit tho crop next sum mer. This mixture should be applied once every two years. It will be un derstood that tho mixture named Is for general use. Some other mixtures will do better for some plants, and what will do best can be determined by ex perimenting, but until tno rruit-grow-er learns Just what mixture gives him the best results, he will make no mis take by using the one here advocated. Thonsht It Wa a Fake. The first Incubator made Its nppear- anco In this country In 1845. A Yankee put ono on exhibition on Broadway, Now York. He charged a shilling to sec tho wonder and out of curiosity was well patronized. His machlno was considered n fake. Men would not be lieve than an egg could be batched any where except under a hen, so tho show man began demonstrating to prove the virtue of his Invention. He would break eggs from the machine to show the different stages of Incubation, nnd finally succeeded In convincing a good many that It was not n fraud. Time has proved that It was far from being a humbug. Fafety Bllni for Horse. When you want to get a frightened horse out of a burning stable a blanket thrown over Its head renders It as do cile as though there were no lire, and why shouldn't the same Idea be applied to a runa way horse on the road' In the Illus tration wo show this Idea carried out under the In vention of Daniel safetv ulixp. Connerthy, of Ctiunclnila. Ala., nnd Jo sef Itothweller, of Chicago, III. In or der that the appliance for manipulating the blinders may not Interfere with tho control of the horse on ordinary occa sions a separate pair of cords Is pro vided, leading back to the carriage. Tho blinds are held normally open by fPr!nSs on the bridle, being hinged to Blue 8'i'3- A i'u " lu" 3 throw a lr ut trom tI)e Fea,r,P0f tIon of,tu ulnSe and Pfesse,3 tho u,lnds . over the eyes, thus shutting out the vision of whatever has frightened the animal. As soon as the pressure Is re leased on the cords the blinds rcsunio their normal position by the action of tho springs. No Money in Fcrubt. As a rule tho best cattlo In Texas are bred and raised by the largo ranch man who owns thousands of head; tho scrubs, as a rule, aro bred aud raised by the farmer who owns ouly a few bead. While the ranchman Is to bo commended for the rapid Improvement made In the range herds, yet tho farm ers should be at the head of the pro cession when It comes to raising good cattle. No man Can afford to raise scrubs, and especially Is this truo aa to tho farmer. Farm and Ranch. Farm Notes. All trees should bo examined early In tho fall for borers. Farms are getting smaller? the aver age size In 1830 was 203 acres; In 1800, 137 acres. Large profits from farming In Alas ka aro claimed. It has been suggested that stock farms near tho larger set tlements would pay. Itape may be fed to best advantago In tho eariy fall, and henco Is of valua ble assistance In fattening lambs for tho fall or early winter. It costs no more per pound to ralso a colt than a steer, and tho colt will sell for four times as much as tho steer If tho colt Is of the right kind. Tho grapo leaf hopper lives on the underside of grapo leaves from mid summer until they fall In autumn. Burn all fallen leaves. Bederwood strawberry seems to bo tho best all round perfect flowering variety at the Michigan station, either for homo uso or for general market ing. Tests nt tho Geneva (N. Y.) station aro said to strikingly confirm tho gen eral belief that soda cannot tako tho placo of potash In tho growth of plants. A hired man who persists In swear ing at or speaking to tho teams In a loud, harsh manner should not bo tol erated Alt farm, animals should bo treated with kindness. Indian Runner ducks are attaining a good degree of favor Just now among fanciers and by them aro recommended to farmers and other practical folks on account of their great prolificacy.