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HOLD-UP OF A TltAIN PODUEH8 DLEW OPEN AN EX. PHE88 CAU NEAtl EUGENE. Held at Hay lly Express Mcsitngcr They Turn Their Allcntlon lo Mill Car and Succeed In Getting Away Willi Kcgliterett Mall I'ouch Many Shod Exchanged Dynamite Uicd. Kugono Or., Oct. 23. "I'Ihj "north- mil i id California Kxprens wns hold up tllxillt 11) lllilt'H MOIltll Of KllgOIIO this morning. Tim 1 1 it 1 1 1 lonehed hum about 7:30 o'olock. Particulars of t ho hold-up woro given byJpuBHongers unci trainmen. Two moil hunnk'il thu train at Coitugo Urovo, if ltd a Mlmrt distance this mIiIo, near BiiKliittw, put olT tho fireman and his holjtor, uncoupled tho .xpri'HH cur anil iniiihi tho engineer pull ahcud a Hhnit distance. Thu tubers thon proceeded after tlioir cov i'ted prize, which wan not no cimlly ob tained an lhy anticipated. Their llrst act wiin to blow open thu door of tho express car, which tlioy did with 1) naiiiito, tearing tho door to pieces it nil hiidly damaging thu car. Jlut nftor the cur wus open they hici-d a more ncrioiiB anil determined ohntuolo, mid tlireuU of dynamite and rifleshots wore of no avail. Kxprt'Hrt .Minnoiuigor C. It. Charles mm in tho car ami liiul iimilo tip Iiim mind to stay thoro. Iho robber or dered tho messenger out of tho car, hut he ilotcriniiiodly rofiiHcd to come ami hold a poiitiou where ho could vainly bring down any porHou who Mhiuild attempt to outer through tho oneiuiiL' in the Hido ninilii hy thodyna mito. Ho wan armed with a shotgun niirli as express mivweiigorH carry iiml wuh prompt in returning any compliments from the (minute. "Come out of there or wo will hlow vuii and thu ear all to he " demand ed the robbers. Tho messenger said not 1 1 i n p. Then tho desperadoes compelled the engineer to throw into tho car a Ntu-k of dynamito with a lighted fuse. ijint'k as thought tho messenger grubbed it and put out tho tiro in tho fiiho. Then tho highway men began perforating ho cur with bullets, hut none of them injured tho messenger. They noxt attempted to enter tho oar hy compelling the engineer, who wan in tho hands of tho rollings, to crawl in through tho door, tho rob Item Imping to gain admittance by using him as a protector. lint Onirics would not let it he worked that way. Ho used lis shotgun to Ood advantage, and kept up a good flro directly over tho cngncor'a head, knowing full well that tho robbers wuld attempt to follow him into tho cur. Finally tho robbers found that they had moro than thoy counted on mid turned thoir attention to gutting .nway with what little thoy could from tho mail car. Thoy obtained ttio registered mail, and then taking the engineer, lioarded tho engine, which thoy cut loose from thu train and Mtnrted north. When thoy reached Ooslicn, a suburb of Eugene, they ordered tho ongino stopped. Hero they got off and ordored tho engineer to go back and get his train. Tho hour was getting lato for thoir work and tho robberH covered up thoir tracks and havo not since lieen Been. News of tho hold-up wiib tolophoned to Kugono iib quickly us posaiblo from Walker's station, tho nearest point to tho hcoiio of tho hold-up, and olllcers started early this morning in pursuit. Tho train arrived hero nbout7;30. Several olllcors aro now searching for tho robbers, but aro eoriously hundicapied hy not having nny clew or tho slightest description of tho men. Thoro is no description of tho mon to go by, and thoy will liavo to dovoto thoir attention to sus picious looking men in goner!. Even with this advantago it will bo liard for tho robhers to nuiko thoir cscapo from tho country, as overy mountain pass will ho gnardod so that it will bo impossible to cross tho valley In any direction. Tho country nbout tho scono of tho hold-up is thickly settled. It is known as Arch Valley, and tho railroad follows along tho bank of tho coast fork of tho Willamette river.' Tho robbers loft tho train within n milo of tho city limits, and tho iiowb has. sproad from horo in all directions. Commander Ackley Retired Washington, Oct. 21. Commandor Soth 51. Aokloy, of tho navy, has boon placed on tho retired list with tlio rank of captain. Ilia advance ment is duo to his services in tho war of tho rebellion Football Player May Die. Colfax, Iu.,Oot.24. Richard Tripp, aged 19, is not oxpected to livo as a result of injuiros received in a football contest botwecn tho Colfax and Pruirio City high school lust Satiir- Mln Eaitwlck Pleaded Guilty. London, Oct. 24. Mario Josophino Eastwiok, tho young riiilftdolphift woman who was committed Ootobor in tho Guild Hal) polico court for trial at tho Old Uailoy on ohargo of having forged a railroad oertillcato to tho value of 100,000, was arraigned to day and pleaded guilty. Bontonco wns postponed in order to allow an examination as to tho prisoner's sanity. LEYTE AS DAD AS 8AMAH, llolomen Cicaped lo Adjacent liland horn Halanglga Marines Sent to Samar. Manila, Oct. 21. (Jmioral ClmllfToo does not expect to hoar of any exten sive engagement in the Island of Ha mitr. Ho believes the operation thoro will not result in any open fight. It is hard to find armed Fili pinos, hut overy man without occu pation will Imj compelled to go into a town. It is oxteolod that all tho rilloH captured by tho Filipinos lit lluluiigigu are now in tho island of l.oyto, where many holomeii aro known to liavo gono from tho island of Human Jn fact, Loyto is as dis turbed as riumiir. Tho object ol tho reinforcement of American troops now lieing pushed forward is lo Jiiorciimi all tho garrisons to :iH men. Homo of them havo.unlil recently, numbered only eight men. Tin. .... .f.. i in ..i it m iiv ii;niiwiuiiiiiuiiin win also allow tho detailing of a working force to oeration tho Hold, hunting for in surgents. General Whcaton reports that tt bund of bolomen has entered Turluo province, island of J.uon. through Iltilucan province, and that tho men composing it are distributing inuummuiory bulletins, which are posted on tho church doors. wurnliiL' tho people to prepare to take the Hold in January. Homo of thu friendly natives wero informed by bolomen Unit various bunds of armed natives would shortly concentrate in the vi cinity of gosales. A iinrmonloiiH ngreomont has been reached between Governor General Tuft and General Chairee regarding bullous corpus proceedings in tho cum of military prisoners. The law bus been amended so as to cover such cases. Marlnei Sent to Samar. Washington, Oct. 21. Tho navy department has received tho follow ing cablegram from Itear Admiral Hogers : "CavitoOct. 22. Secretary of tho navy, Washington: Active insur rection in Samar. New York leaves today for Catbalgan with .'iOO murines to return to Ilasoy and Ilalangigu to co-operate with army. Nearly all naval force concentrated on Sumur patrol. Services of Arethusiu and Zullro, two colliers, needed and lieing utilized. " Naval officers construe the dispatch to menu that the Now Yourk will go first to Catbalgan and then to Ilasey and Ilalangigu, landing detachments of marines at each point. FA8T MAIL TRAIN WRECKED. Engineer and Fireman Were Initantly Killed Passengers Escaped Without Injury. Pocatello, Idaho, Oct. 21. Oregon Short Lino west-bound fust mail No. 1 was wrecked four miles east of Mo Cummon at 3:20 this afternoon, and Engineer 1'urtell and Fireman J'nul Spidell, both of l'ocutello. wcr-i in stantly killed. Tho engiuo climbed the rail on n lilled-in curve and went down tho embankment, 20 feet, tak ing the mail, bageago and buffet cars with it. Tho remainder of tho train remained on tho tracks. It is believed that I'urtcll and Spidell jumped from tho train and ami wero buried in the wrcckaco. Two mail clerks and the express messenger wero siigntiy unused, ro passengers wero I .... 1 1 l-ll 1 . 1 1 iiiiuruu. i iiriuu leaves a ivuiou linu three children. The dead engineer had been in tho employ of tho Oregon Short Lino for PJ years. Transport Sheridan Disabled. Wellington, Oct. 21. Word was received nt tho war department that tho transport bhcridan had urnvod at Nagasaki in a disabled condition, and would not bo able to leave that port lor tnreo weeks, Tho Sheridan was on her way from Manila to Sun Francisco. Sho cur ried nbout 800 short-term soldiers. 280 sick soldiers, and 19 insane sol diers. No dotails woro received as to tho trouble with tho Sheridan. Tho transport Wnrron has been sont from Manila to Nacasakni to recoivo tho sick soldiers from the disabled trans port. The Contractor Responsible. Butto, Mont., Oct. 21. Tho coro- nor'a jury after examining into tho cause of tlio death of William Doughorty. who fell from tho Oppen- hoimer building, returned a verdict to the olTect that the man camo to his end through tho collapso of tho pier in front of tho structure; that tho matorfal of tho sumo was poor. and tho work carolessly done, and tlio contractors woro hold responsible. Spinners' Wages Advanced. Fall River, Mass., Oot. 21. Notices havo been posted in tho cotton mills, increasing wages 5 iter cent, to take efl'cct November 4, This is tho second raise of 5 por cent Jn these mills within a month. Tho Toxtilo coun cil tonight instructed its secretary to sond a communication to tho manufacturers asking for a 10 por cont increaso in wages to take ofi'cot Novombor 4. Tho action of Air. Uor- don in odvnoing wages another 5"por cont in liia mills hero lias stirred tho operatives to an unusual pitch. Butte Plumbers Strike. Tlntto. Mont.. Oct. 24. As a result of tho rofusal of tho Master Plumbers' association of this city to meet tho demands of tho nlumbors and l'iis and steam fitters for an increase .in wages, all work m that lino was prac tically tied up today. Tho increaso demnnded is from $5.50 to $0 per duy for eight hours' work. Only ono shop in Butte was running, and this has boon paying its men tho wages domaned, $0, for somo timo. SIJOTDYTJIETUJtKS MACEDONIAN FUQITIVE8 KILLED ON THE FRONTIER. One of Them, a Brother of Mmc. Tsllka, Miss Stone's Companion The Bulgarian Government Prepared- to Act Vigorously If. Sufficient Proof Is forthcoming Tnrklih Methods Brutal. London,' Oct. 21. Tho Morning Leader publishes tho following com municutioii, dated Suturduy, Oct., 19' from Holla: "On tho frontier neur Orosbeloo, yesterduy, flvo fugitives from Unnistu, Macedonia, among them a brother of Mine. Tsilku, Miss Stone's companion, wero shot deud by Turkish frontier guurds while eneavoring to cross into JJiilgarian territory. United States Consul General Dickinson, believing that they wero members of the Amcr icun Mission church, has demanded an ofliciul inipiiry. Great brutality exists in the djstriict between Jtanistu and the frontier, Turkish oflicials havo arrested over 200 residents ol Bulgarian nationality and subjected them to torture in order to wring from them information us to Miss Stone's whereabouts. Several of them died under torture. The Bulgarian authorities, llikcwise, worried over the alVair, aro continuously arresting fugitives from Macedonia, and this causes bad blood." "It is reported from Sofin, " buj-s tho Vienna correspondent of tho Daily Mail, "that United States Consul General Dickinson lius received intel ligence from shepherds that Miss tone wus seen ntJukooua, in Turkish territory, about two hours' journoy from tho Bulgarian frontier.'' Dr. Dickinson thinks that if the original Macedonian promoters of the abduction can bo arrested, tho brig ands who acted under their orders would accept a smaller ransom. As the Bulgarian government aro pre pared to act vigorously if sufficient proof is forthcoming, Bays tlio Vienna correspondent of the Times, this method of proceeding may perhaps prove successful. HAD NARROW ESCAPE. Mine Superintendent's Dwelling Partially De stroyed by Miscreant Wilkcsburrc, Fa., Oct. 23. A das. tardly attempt to blow up the houso of itecso Morgan, superintendent of the Murray minc,and kill himself and family was made lust night. Mr. Morgan's homo was on Grant street, one of the rcsidcuco thoroughfares of tins city. He hnd lust opened the gate to get into tho houso when a terrific explosion occurred which nearly knocked him oft' his feet, hen ho wns nblo to collect himself he saw that a portion of his dwelling hud been wrecked. A further inves tigation showed that tho whole rear portion of tho houso hnd been torn away by tho explosion. Tho gen oral supposition is that some mino em' ployo who formerly worked for Mr. Morgan, and who imagined ho had a grievance, is at tho bottom of tho plot. . Valuable Library Sold. Now York, Oct. 23. According to tho Journal and Advertiser, Mar shal! Clifford I.efVerts has juat sold his library, vnlued nt $300,000. In this library wero 05, firBt editions of Mil ton, including tho "Aeropagitica," or jui4, aim tno lirst issues of 'Turn diso Lost," with variations of titlo pages, tho first four folios of Shakes penro, nnd ulmost perfect; 800quar tos of plays of tho Elizabethian porl od, all; first editions. Tho Indian biblo of John Eliot in this library was ono ot tno 20 copies that tho autnor sent to iingianu to bo present ed to eminent personages. This ono has on tho lly leaf tho inscription, "Dumo Martj Armyno Onoth This Dookc," dated March 24, 1G04. Pillsbury Left No Will. Miiincaplis, Minn., Oct. 21. No will was left by tho lato John S. I'illsbury, ox-governor of Minnesota. Ho was content to eivo Whilo ho lived to any institution or movement which ho doomed worthy of aid, and was also content to let tho laws of Minnesota determino tho final dispo sition of his estate Ho said so in as many words His fortune is a largo ono. Homo estimate his cstato to bo worth about $5,000,000, and somo placo it nt oven higher. The Plague, at Rio Janeiro. Now York, Oot. 23. Tho Horald'a Itio Junoiro correspondent t-ays: inero wore two cases ol bubonic plague horo Saturday. Thoro woro threo now casos Sunday At tho hos pital thoro aro 52 plaguo patients. PaUl Election Row. Bastia, Corsica, Oot. 23. A fatal affair has taken placo during tho municipal oleotiona at Lingitizzet, botweon local faotions. Throe mon wero killed with daggers, nnd six wero fatally wounded. Austrian Minister Criticised. Now York, Oot. 23. Tho Austrian minister to Brazil will soon start for Europo and will probably not return. becauso Brazilian newspapers havo been attacking him, says tlio Itio Janeiro corrospondont of tho Herald. Tho cause of tho attaoks is the whip ping tlio minister is said to havo administered to a boy whom ho caught stealing flowers from his gar don. It is asserted that tho ministor chastised tho boy too servooly. KITCHENER WANTS MEN. Call Is for Trained Mounted Soldiers Re. mors of Dewet's Death Discredited. Loinloii,Oct.23. Tho Daily Expresi learns that Lord Kitchener has wired an urgent demand to tho war ofllco for moro trained mounted men. British Accused of Brutality. New York. Oct. 23. A London Times special to tho New York Times says : Jteforriiig to tho fresh outbreak of Anglophobia in Vienna, a corres pondent of tho Austrian Cupitnl ipjotcs the especially influential Cath olic organ, Tho Vutcrlanil, which publishes an article headed : "Lord Kitchener as n Hangmnn." It says the coiiimmnnder-in-chicf of tho British forces in South Africa, in despair of being able to conquer tho jjoers hy jioneet war, has for a long time hail recourso to brutality. ' His bloodthirstyncss was formerly re- btruincd by the British government that a free hand hut it now appears has been eiven tri Iiim Tin. Viitf.rlimit nn m, initiv t tint, tllf flu linn naif tinrif. flint. f1ifiitiin ml. nnt (leiiernl Ilntlm will lrwct vii.lmipn bv reprisals will convince nil that tho Boers are not intimidated, hut onlv cxnBPerattsl bv Lord Kitchener's in- humanity. The sanguinary seed sown by the British Commander will pro duce a harvest of blood and nono can blame tho Boer leaders if they have recourse to a terrible, tribution. Martial Law Regulations. Capo Town, Oct. 23. Tho regula tions of martial law, which have just been published, provide that the ordi nary law shall hold good as fur as pos sible with nocoPBary restrictions rc gnidiug the movement of persons dealing in contraband, tho possession of firearms and explosives, etc. Let ters and telegrams nrc subject to cen sorship. Tho regulations aro admin istered by the civil authorities. Discredit Rumors of Dewet's Death. Tho Hiiguc, Oct. 23. Tho former residents of tlio Transvaal who arc now in this city entirely discredit tho rumors of tho death of General De Wewet, emanating from Durban, Na tl. SUICIDE OF A SERGEANT. Grhved Over Ills -Approaching Separation From Army Life. Salt Luke, Oct. 23. Grief over sep aration from army life, with which ho hud been associated for 40 years, and to which he wus creatly attached, is believed to havo been the direct cause of tho suicide at Fort Douglas of August Langc, ordnance sergeant Lnn go was to have been retired with in a few days, nnd rather than ro-cnter civil lifo ho hanged himself in ono of the buildings of tho fort. Lange, who was Gl years of age, enlisted at tho outbreak of tho civil war, partici pating in many of its historic battles, and was wounded during the battle of Spottsylvaniu. In later years ho took part in numerous campaigns against Western Indians, and (or tho past 15 years has been ordnance sergeant at Fort Douglas. Ho left a widow and two grown daughters, who reside in this city. GREAT DISCOVERY. One Arc Lamp With Microphone Attachment Will Transmit Sounds Through Another. St. Petersburg, Oct. 23. A member ol tno faculty of Moscow Imperial Technicnl school recently discovered that a microphone attached to an clcc trio lamp by wire will transmit sounds through tho medium of another arc lamp. Kepcatcd experiments wero made in which tho two lamps wero separated by n thick wall. Tho in ventor read in a low voice a lecture on his discovery, and his words, spoken into tho microphone were comfortably auuibio in tho noxt room. With char actcristic carelessness, tho Russian newspapers failed to state whether the lumps were burning, but it is prounblo that this is to bo assumed. Australia May Build Challenge Boat Now York. Oct. 23. R. A. Watson, formorly of Canada and now of Syd- noy, N.S.W., at an informal reception given-him hy tho Nonpareil Rowing club, said that tho recent races bo twee n tho Columbia and Shamrock II. woro tho crcatest that had over taken placo in any waters. Ho added that on his return to Australia ho would try to form a wealthy syndicato to build a boat and ohalleneo for tho cup irom Australia. Delighted With New Ameer. Now York, Oct. 23. Tho Simla correspondent of tho New York Times ays tho envoy from Cabul at that city reports all quiot in Afghanistan. Tho envoy adds that the peoplo nro dolighted with the now Ameer, and deolnrcs that tho accession of Habib Ullah was liko a feast aftor n fast, which graphically describes tho situ ation, tho Afghans having apparently accepted Habib Ullah with a sense of roliof nftor Ameer Abder Rahmans infloxiblo rule. Brave Revolutionists. Now York, pot. 23. A Panama correspondent of tho Horald says: A party of revolutionists, said to bo led by Genoral-Lugo, appeared on tho heights in sight of La Boca, which is a fow miles from Panama, Tho party , waved n red flag and thon disappeared. Government troops woro sont aftor , tho party, but the latter could not bo found. Tho government soldiors aro . now stationed in La Boca. 1 PggPg wwov... A I heap HIIo. Hoard's Dairyman tells of an Oregon fnrmcr who built a silo at a cost of only S20. It Is a stave silo. 10 by 21 feet. , built of 2 hy 0 scantlings set edgewise. ana tlioy are ucltlier sizeu nor uevui. i Tliero nro sixty-two staves or scant lines. They are set on a foundation of I cravcl and brick. For tlio foundation the earth Is excavated to the depth of i fourteen luetics, two feet wide. In cular form. This Is filled In with stone TWlSNTV-DOIXAIt SILO. and brick (the brick were used simply because they wore hun..y; gravel is Just as good) and tumped down solid. On the center of this the bottom ends or me staves arc set. For Hoops or bands to bold the staves together be uses woven wire fencing cut In about thirty-foot lengths. The ends of the wire are run through a 4 by 4 timber. tho timber turned half over and wlro fastened by twisting the ends around. Through these timbers are run three bolts with nuts for drawing them to gether and tightening the hoops. The openings for taking out tbe en silage are made by cutting out three staves Tor a distance or twenty-four Inches, which would make tbe opening 18 by 24 Inches. There aro three of these openings, one between each band, there being four bands around the silo. They are cut on tho bevel, with the longer sides Inside, so tbe pressure of the ensilage will hold them In place. The lumber In this silo cost $12, tbe four-foot woven wire fencing ?0.80 and tho twelve bolts $1.20, or a total of ?20. Ventilated I'onltrr Coop. In the Illustration Is shown a coop easily nnd cheaply built, by which ven Illation Is secured without subjecting the occupants of tbe coop to the at tacks of vermin, or leaving them expos ed to winds and rains. Tbe lower part of the Illustration shows the ordinary coon which every one who handles poultry knows well how to build, and shows a center spaco In the top left for ventilation. The upper part of the cut shows how ventilation Is also se cured at the rear when desired. Wire netting Is used in both cases to cover tho opening left for ventilation, and this Is applied from tbe lnsldo of tho VENTILATED POULT HV COOP. coop. It Is usually desirable to nave tho two places for ventilation nnd both arranged so that cither may be cover ed by a shutter beld In place by a wooden button In case the storm Is from a direction which will cause tbe wind or rain to drive In. Stock Feeilln In Winter. la many sections tliero Is a fair supply of stock food, but not of tbe kind usual ly given; hence, there Is likely to be moro or less of It wasted. We have ad vocated tho uso of the shredder where the corn crop will warrant It, as the oconouilcal method, and even where tho shredder cannot bo used we would go Dacu to tno primitive corn cutter rather than feed corn stalks In tho usual manner, for If the stock can bo Induced to eat nil but tho ends of the corn stalks, there Is Just so much gained. Tho un salable vegetables nnd fruits may bo turned to account in feeding stock If economy Is tho watchword. Probably e worst mistake farmers with stock to, ffcd,and an nnusuaHy small quantity ' todder n4Ua"d wlu ,make ,ls temDt t0 wmtcr the usual number. This J fflr '" Profl table, and It will be cheaper to sell tho poorest of tho tck evcn at tow Drlces' a feed tho ilffT rest well, than to divide the food among them all and havo them como out nrlng-noor. It tnkes a year of good feeding to bring the Rprlng-poor stock back to the normal condition, and often times It cannot bo done at all Indian apolis News. Fnunr Heats nnil Cuttle-Orowlnir. The Standard Cnttlc Company of Ne braska claims to hnve been almost forced Into the growing of siignr beets and the establishment of n beet sugnr factory hy the failure to make tho prollt they desired or were used to making by feeding cattio upon corn. They found that the rcslddum or pulp left nfter the sugnr was mudo from tbe beets was a valuablo fattening food for cattle. To fairly test tho matter they havo some 2,000 ncres In beets, and hne built it sugar factory at n cost of $!)0t tm They find tho cost of grow ing tho beets to be $12.38 per ncre for Inlor, it being dono by contract nt ?0.02 for thinning and bunching, $3.47 for hand hoeing, $1.09 for cultlvntor. They, find that m Nebraska the beets are not at their best for sugar making If har vested before Sept. lo, nnd thus they must go Into a silo or pit before many of them car be used, as they must bo nil harvested before tho frost comes. The pulp must nlso be preserved In the silo until It Is wnnted for feeding out. They use beet seed from Franco nnd Germany, but nre not yet decided ns to the best varieties The crop grown has been about fifteen tons per acre, but the sugar contents have not been as high ns expected. The primal object Is the fnttenlng of stock upon tbe pulp, but they had hoped to obtain sugar enough to pay the cost of growing and manufacture, leaving tho cnttle feed ns a waste product costing nothing. This point they do not seem to havo renched yet, and there seems to be two problems to solve before they can reach It, or success In one of them may be enough, the growing of beets at less cost, or getting a higher sugar test from them. Thus far have beets yielding nbout nine per cent of sugnr, while In Germany they reach nn average of 13 per cent. American Cultivator. PnlleJ Dnrham Cattle. The subject of originating a breed ot Polled Shorthorns was agitated fif teen or twenty years ago and culminat ed In the Polled Durham breed which we have to day. The process followed was to take tbe best in al ley cows to bo found among the common stock and breed to pure bred moiiTnoBS bull, tjtiorthjrn bulls, saving the polled heifers produced from this union and breeding back to pure bred Shorthorn bulls. This process was followed constantly, eliminating tbe common stock blood and preserving tbe polled characteristic until for all practical purposes they were pure bred Shorthorns. rottenlnir Hogs. We never found anything that would put the fat on equal to good corn meal, or that would make pork more to our liking. We remember n statement by Professor Stewart In which be snys thnt with good hogs nnd proper feeding one should make eight pounds of pork from a bushel of raw corn, or ten pounds from a bushel of raw meal, twelve pounds from the corn If boiled. and fifteen pounds from tho meal If boiled. lie referred to live. weight, but we think If he had said dressed weight he would not have been far from right And yet our experience has been moro with what wo called scalded meal, or such as we had poured boiling water over nnd stirred well, allowing It to stand until cool enough to feed. Wheth er n more thorough cooking would havo Improved It we do not know. We thluk Theodore Louis, who Is very good au thority on pork raising, favors boiling tbe meal until well cooked, but what a feeder can do for hundreds of animals might cost too much for labor and fuel If dono for a few. Massachusetts Ploughman. AKiicultnral Atom. Tho onion crop Is not a full one, nnd conditions seem to favor comparatively high prices. The poorer grades of apples will help to satisfy tho demands of tho evapo rating plants this seaon. The best way to Increaso the appetite of a horse. If such a thing Is necessary. Is to chnnge his diet frequently. Don't raise colts from a cross-grained Ill-tempered maro. Sho must be bright and Intelligent, with a One, bloodllko ' head. Good crops of tobacco are reported from the cigar leaf districts of Connec ticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. There Is probably no forago that comes Into uso earlier In tho spring than winter rye and nono that Is better for hogs, sheep or calves. The business of buylug and matching carriage horses and Uttlng them for the wholesale market Is a new and Import ant branch of tho horse business. Liming tho soil lutended for beets. preferably In tho fall, the application of acid phosptiuto and Thomas slag with tho seed and tho treatment' of tbe beet seed Itself with fungicidal sub stances are suggested by the station for root blight and heart rot.