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.