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
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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.