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WJtKOKKDJN STORM
PORTLAND-ABIATIC LINER QOC8
DOWN.
The l'asient(ers anil Crew Wire All Saved
Sailed From Columbia River January 10,
Willi $300,000 Cargo-Only a Uriel
Announcement of Dltailer deceived
Struck on Japanese Coail,
Portland, Fob, (I. Tint hIi'iiiiinIiIi
Knight Companion In ii wreck on tlio
rtht coiihI (if .! it it 1 1 . All tint passen
gers mill crow urn unfit. 'I'lut vessel wont
unborn in it storm nil Point Inilboo Hakl,
cant (if Yokohama. Him wuh (inn of tint
vohhoIh m( tint Portland nml Asiatic
Nti'itniHlili linn, mid null od from tint Co
limililit rivur .liiiiuury 10. H I tit wiih it
miw vonnol nf iiliniit 7,000 Iiiiim' curry
liiK capacity. Tlio cargo ciiiihIhIih
chiolly of llimr, cotton nml nhcotlng,
Villllod ill over fllOO.OOU.
Tim iiiiwh nf tint wreck wuh llrnt nv
colvod yesterday liy tlio (I. It. A N.,
which uicratiH tint Portland-Asiatic
lino III VIIHHItlH. I hit Cllllllt (Unpaid
iMturlng 'ho infiiriinitiiiii gnvn iiii (IcIiiIIh
(itlntr tlmii cltcil iiIkivo. Tlio iiiiwh ciimii
frnm Yiikiiliiiinit, through tlio agent of
lint lino nt Hong Koiik. It crcutoil nn
littlo Htlr In tlio city, nml tlio oxunpor
uting inougeriuiHH of dntullHVuuscd noino
mariner to doubt by conjuring up in
ciiiimIhIoiumiih In tlio report. It wiih ro
portd tlmt tlio vonnol wiih antiunion tlio
coitHt nf lilr.iinil, which lionlcrH tlio in
Imnl sou, whom Kolio nml Onnka uro
situated. It wiih argued tlmt thin wiih
'.'00 miles nut of tlio courro of tint
Knight Companion, inasmuch iih hIio
wiih bound from I'ortlitrul to Vokoliitnui,
nml Idr.iiml Im fur wont of that port.
It wiih nlwi ii rmnl that tint vessel woulil
not flml weather rough oiiniigh to ciihI
her UHliuru on that count, inasmuch iih
It hordem mi lulauil limly of water.
Captain Porter, of tint HteaniHliip In
ilravolll, now in port, wiih of the opin
ion that tint nuiiut "Id.inni" wiih con
fuMl with "lil.u." Tint latter 1h tlio
liiuiin of a peninsula on the couth count
of Japan, iiIkmiI Tit) mile wont of the
enumtt Dm vonsul woulil take in enter
ing the liarlKirof Yokiihmua. TIiIhwiih
n plaiiHlhlo coiijecturo, until it wiih
learned that tint nhip wiih anhoro on
Point IuiiIhmi Hnki. When the vonnol
truck nho wiih not more than '-'.i or 21
dityn out from I'ortlanil, mid wiih there
font u littlo ovnnliio.
CAUGHT UNDER THE WALLS.
Nine Men Killed at a St. Louli Plrc-Ilvlld.
Ins Collipitd.
HI. bulls, Fob fi. At leant nine men
wont killed and A many more tiijurnd
nt it II ro which broko nut tonight in tint
live ntory Mono mid lirick building at
31 I Chontuut street, Tint hiilhliliK
Miidditiily collapHcd, and ultliottgh tint
mill who wont caught in tint crush had
nut Inttui reached liy their hard working
compmiioiiH two liuurH later, it in al
most certain that thoy havo mkviiiiiIm.iI.
Tim building in which tint Urn orig
inated wiih located in the old bilnilutnH
dintrict of tlio city nml wiih nhoiit iio
yeurH old. Tlio lihir.o, which proved it
liard one for tint lire department to
master, wiih practically under control
when suddenly, with iibnolutoly no
warning, tlio building colliipsinl mid
rKtiiiodown in a heap with u tromoiidoiiH
nolho.
Throu plpeinen at work on tho second
lloor hud dilllculty in managing it lino
of Iiokii mid tint UHnisUiiit chief wiih on
IiIh way with three of IiIh men to luud
them aid when the building cnllnpnod.
Tho mon wont down with tuna of twisted
iron, brick and wooden columiiH envel
oping them.
Tho property Iohh Ih .?7I,000.
THE BOILERS EXPLODhD.
Many of the Crew ol a Pittsburg Towboat
Perished.
l'lttnburg, Fob. . At about 1:10
this morning, Just uh tint Fittnhurg har
bor towboat .1. W. AIIoh had panned
through luck Nn. 'J, her bolkirH ox
jiloiled, throwing her crow of M ill nil
dlroc.tloiiH. Thruo of tho crow nru
known to ho fitfully hurt, and only 11 vo
othorri have heon accounted for.
Tint boat wiih towing hIx loaded llalH
toward PittHburg. -hint itftur getting
out of tho lock tlio explosion occurred,
mid in n vory Hhort tiino tho AIIoh wiih
burned to tho wator'H edge. Tho roport
of tho explosion wiih hoard for iniluH
and Mioii uffur rescuing parties woro
searching for tho injured. Captain
Shaw nayn ho wiih Hlooping in IiIh bunk
whon tlio oxplonlon cumo, mid tho flrHt
thing bo know of any danger wiih when
lie found himself fioundurlng in tho
water, fully 200 feet nway from tho
burning lioat, with IiIh blankot Htlll
nround him. Ho Ih not seriously hurt,
but tblnkH many of bin crow niiiHt liavo
porlHhod. Tho AIIoh wiih practically it
now bout, nnd valued at $25,000.
Stormi In Spain and Portugal.
Madrid, Fob, 0. Tho snowstorms In
'Spain continue, ItiiliiH mid nnow In
Portugal bavo cniiHod Inundationa.
Thoro bavo boon mivoral wrockH on tho
coaetH, and hoiiio Iohh of Ufo, Thoro In
much mlHory at Oimrto iih u roHiilt ol
UlO BIlOW,
Protest Agalnit Catholic Kites.
London, 1'oh. 0. At it (?roat unitod
lrotoHtiiiit (lonioiiHtration hold tonight
-roHolutloiiH woro pitHHod nualiiHt tho
PSonfoHlonal and thocolobratlonof mass
within tho Church of Unhand, tho
growth of which wiih alleged to bo main
ly duo to tho abuHO of church patron
(igo by tlio govornmont nnd opiscopato.
Tho roHolutions nlno urgo tho govorn
mont to enforce tho law concerning tho
oxohiBlon of monk nnd Jesuits from
Groat Britain.
TRADE OUTLOOK IN OIIIENT,
Agin! ol Agricultural Department Writes to
Secretary Wilson.
WilHblngtoli, Pub. (1. Hocrotnry Wll
noil bun received a report from David (I.
Palrchlld, tho export of the department
of agriculture, who, with Mr. Ijithrop,
a wealthy New Yorker, Ih exploring tho
world for new plaulH for Introduction
into IIiIh country.
Tho report Ih dated at Colombo, Coy
Ion, mid ilincUHHeH general condltloiiH in
China. Ho wiyH the uilnHloiiarieH,
frightened out by tho recent troubleH,
are returning to their pontH and that
foreign iiinrchmitH claim Unit the out
look for trade linprovoinolilH Ih very fa
vorable In the region of Hbiilighni.
American trade, ho nayn, Ih more than
holding It own agaliiHt that of other
cnuutricH, hut iiiIiIh: "Japmi'H trade
ban greatly Increnned in China of Into
and hIio Im not only an active, but may
become it daugeroiiH competitor."
Mr. Palrchlld went to (.'anion In
Hearch of Houtli Clilneno Hachi'H and
pliiuiH, HcioiiH mid tri!H of which bo an
iinunccH bo Iiiih Hhipped here, together
with Home prouiihilig leilcheeH, bum
boon and iHTniuiuioiin for California mid
Florida. Hit nayn proilucerH and nhip-
pern In Chiiia anil Japan uro much In
tercBteil In the llnal outcome of tho ex-
IHTimentH of thin goveriiiiieut in tint
home production of tea, but apparent
ly uro nkepticul mid Utliovn the cont of
picking Ih too great for the ludiintry to
niicceod here.
The American occupation of Manila
Iiiih led to a remarkable increano in tho
price of lalmr, hotel uccommodatioiiH
and fond prodiictH in China, ('oollen'
wagon have greatly increnned in I long
Kong ninco the Spanlnli-Aiuericmi war
and Important now enterprinen com
plain of it ncurcity of labor. Ilotnl
pricon urn fiO per cent higher than Imi-
foro the war and re-lilentn claim that
tho general cont of living ban doubled
in the hint live yearn. The Chiueno gov
ernment, to pay Itn war iiideuiiiity, linn
levied a tux of n centn, American, n
year on eacli rafter of every houno in
tho country. I'orolgnern already pur
iiIhiiiI I Mtr cont ad valorem on practi
cally everything imKirteil. Tho viceroy
in ( atiton in already having greut dilll
culty in collecting the tuxen and whito
IHtople living there nay thin tax on tho
native in arouning it great deal of ani
mosity toward foreignern.
"Tho growth of our agricultural, an
welj u h other exHirtn to China," Mr.
l'uirchild predicts, "will m a phcuom-
cnnl ono, nttd Include many clnppoa of
canned mid dried goodn from our or
cliardn and prenerved meatn and dairy
product from our larmn mid ranclien.
Mr. I'lilrchild nayn it llritinh iiriuy
olllcor nnntiren him that tho Ohlncro
arn'iial at Tien Tnln in mmiufacturing
cannon anil niiiull nruiH which fall very
littlo nhort of being iih good iih thono of
the KuroiniaiiH mid Amcricmin.
I ho awakening of China In going on
with a rapidity that will noon untoninh
thono externcm who relent to recog-
uir.e tint con rut thing are taking.
A Great Terminal Station.
Now York, Peli.tl .A great torinlual
Htutiou for Now York and Now .Jorney
ntreet rail way h will Ih) built went of
Sixth avenue, on the block between
ChriHtopher and Ijroy ntreelH. The
purchaneof proptrty luiHiilroudy begun.
The new tunnel company will lenno the
uno nf itn track to the traction coiupmi-
ion. The track will riHt from tho tun
nel at the Manhattan end to the nurface
of the Htreet, on a gentle incline. This
will he conntructed on twoblocku to lie
bought for tho terniinalH.
Nltro-Glyccrlne exploded.
Witnhlngton, Fob. fl. A promnturo
cxplonlou of nitro-glycerino carlennly
handled by unoporutlvo at tlio Carnegie
Manufacturing Company'n plant, ut
Ardwick, Mil., nine mile from thin
city, early today, killed one man mid
nlightly injured two other. Tho build
ing wiih nlightly (luniaged, nut eigtit
ton of material of high explosive
ntrongtli ntored clono to tint nceno of tlio
accident wiih not diHturlietl.
Revenue Cutter Service Uill.
Wellington, 1'eli. (1. Tlio bill "to
promote the elllcioncy of the revenue
cutter norvico" wiih acted upon favor
ably today by the bouno committee on
cominorco. It oHtablinlieH tho rank of
oliicerH in tlio norvico, that of captain
being the name iih major in tho army
nnd lieutenant conimandor in tlio pavy.
Itutlroniont nt tho ago of (I I yearH, with
tlireo-fourtliH pay, Ih provided for.
Loss by hire.
Pan ItiiiicIhco, Fob. (1. At nn early
hour thin morning tho tug Wnltor Hnck-
ett, lying in Onklnnd harbor, was dis
covered to no on lire, i no names uro
now reported to lw under control, but
tho Iohh on tho vesnol, which Ih valued
nt $20,000, will Iw coiiHldornblo.
Kllchener'i Weekly Report.
Tyn 1,1,111 li",h. 0 In bin weoklv ro
port to tho war oillco, I)rd Kitchener
utninu tlmt fur the week endinc Febru
ary 1, 20 llnors woro killed, six wound
od, M2 tnkon priiionors nnd 48 surren
dered.
Murdered by Apaches,
TnpRnn. Ariz.. Feb. 0. Tho charred
roniutnH of A. T. Vnil, n well known
pioneer rnnclior, woro found in tho
rnlnu nt hlu hniiHit at Arnvnnni Cauvon.
85 nilloBfroinTucHon. ThoHupposltiou
i that tho Iioubo wiih imrnod down uy
Apncbe IndimiH, who ronin nround
il.nt unction. It In believed tlmt tho In
dian killed Vail, looted tho bouso nnd
burned it. Tlio Indlnna nro much uib
BittlHned on account of tho government
utting oil their rations.
TAKIOS WU TO TASK
GOMPEftS 8PEAK8 FOIt 8TRICT
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
President ol I'cdcratlun of Labor Kesenls
the Itemark of (lie Chinese Minister
That He Is a Labor Agitator Commis
sioner Powderly Is In favor ol Stern
Law.
Washington, Fob. 5. Tho Iioiihj
committee on foreign affair today
heard Immigration CommiKHioner Pow
derly mid 1'ronidoiit (iompern, of the
American Federation of Labor, in favor
of ntrict (xclunion of Clilneno, uh pro
vided in tlio Mitcliell-Knhn hill. Mr.
Powderly ntnted that the liardnhipH en
countered by the cIuhh of Chlnon! ex
emjit from exclusion ut tho detention
ntutlotiH were iiinigtiillcmit. It wiih the
duplicity of the Clilneno laborer, ho
naiil, who nought to gain admission by
UHniiming to ho In the exempt clasn that
canned tho necennity for ntringent ex-
clusloli lawn.
Mr. (iouiMTH npoke of the extent of
Asiatic contamination and demoraliza
tion of our lalxir on tho 1'uciflc coaHt.
The Clilneno worker who earned .2 and
consumed two centH uaduy Imjioverinhed
American labor and reduced the stand
ard of living. To the argument that
hud been advanced that tho American
workinginuti would have to meet Kuro
jicmi and Chineso Htandard of cheap
living, Mr. (iomporH miHWercd that if
long hour and low wage meant in
dlintrlal HilHriorlty, tlien China would
have been nt the bend of tho industrial
natloiiH of the world.
In the course of bin remark n Mr.
(iompern criticised Wti Ting Fang, the
Clilneno minister, saying:
"1 resent the sneering remarkH of a
foreign diplomat that I am an agitator,
or a labor agitntor, or that the tailoring
people of thin country who lire endeuv
oriug to protect themselve from Clil
neno uro agitatom. I deny the right
of the repronoiitntivoH of a foreign gov
ernment addressing himself to mi olli
cinl of our government mid referring to
American citi.eiiH by mime in such man
ner, particularly when such reference
in of u derogatory character. Tho Chi
nese minitner in treuted in thi country
with every becoming rourteny, nnd ho
linn no right to make insinuation upon
American citizens. Uimiii behalf of tho
lalxiring men of thin country whom I
represent an president of the American
Federation of I-nbor, I reieat that I re
pent these remark on tho part of the
Clilneno minister."
ENGINE DASHES INTO TRAIN
Brakcman Killed by tiling Hurled With Two
Can From Trestle.
Denver, Feb. It. A Colorado Midland
passenger train, wcstlxiund for Halt
Lake and Pan Francisco, had u narrow
escape from instant destruction yester
day morning, two mile went of itueiia
Vista. The locomotive dashed into a
freight train standing on a trestle 05
feet high, hurling tlio cuboono mid ono
freight cur into the creek liottom and
instantly killing tho rear brakcman on
the freight train.
Tho engineer and llreninn were pre
vented from jumping liy tho high
trentle, and remained on their engine,
expecting to lie dashed to death. The
engine left the rails, but miraculously
remained on tho trestle, almost bal
anced on Uh edge, not only saving their
live, but the passenger iih well.
Tho rear brakcman of the freight, tho
only man to lono Id life, received or
ders to Hug tho coming passenger train,
but tarried in tho caboose warming
himself, uh tho morning was extremely
cold, lie had junt started to Hag tho
train when bo saw the headlight of tho
locomotive round a curve not 100 feet
distant. lie retreated toward tho ca
boose, but was caught and knocked into
thecrcek, being shockingly mangled.
Lockout In Effect.
Providence, 11. 1., Feb. 6. Tho lock
out In the four largo mill of the Amer
ican Woolen Company, in Olnoyville,
took effect today, in pursuance to tho
order issued by the ollicial to meet the
action of about lf0 weavers who were
endeavoring to precipitate it general
strike against tlio double loom system.
More than (1,500 operatives in nil de
partments nro idle, l'ropnmtions nre
being inndo to provido funds for those
out of employment, iib a prolonged
struggle in anticipated, nnd plans nro
being formed to carry the strike to mills
of tho company in other cities.
Kaiser's Gift to Miss Itoosevclt.
Now York, Fob. fi. Tho kaiser's gift
to Allco Uoosovelt, in connection with
tho visit to America of Admiral Prince
Henry, says tlio llorl in correspondent of
tho Journal nnd Amorlcnn, is to bo n
gold jewel enso, richly studded with
diamonds. In the center ot tho ltd is
u portrait of tho kaiser In onamol, with
tho imperial monogram in diamonds.
Bandits Rob Store and Postofflcc.
Las Vcgns, N. M., Fob, 5. Word
has boon received horo that coven ban
dits entered the Pecos Mercantile Com
pany's Btoro nt Fort Sumnor, N. M,,
shot ono man dead, beat another into
inf-enBibillty, Btolo $000 worth of goods,
robbed tho postollico nnd oscnpod.
The Hondo Mine Explosion.
San Antonio, Fob. 5. Tho lntest in
formation from tho Hondo, Moxieo,
in I no oxplosion shows It to bo fully as
sorious as nt first reported. Thoro was
n total of 100 minors nt work In tlio
mlno whon tho explosion occurrod, nnd
all of them nro dead. Tho majority of
tho victims aro Mexicans nnd Chlna
mon, vory fow Amorlcnns having boon
nt work in the mlno.
DAD STORM IN THE EAST.
High Wind and Low Temperature at New
York City.
Now York, Feb. 5. A ntorm that
Iiiih lieen prevalent nil day In thin sec
tion of I he country mudo Itself iiiunifent
in thin city and suburbs, to the great
discomfort of all people wiio ventured
out of doors. On lop of ii beuvy fall of
snow came rain, which turned the snow
into slush and mudo nwuiiip of low ly
ing ground. In tho early afternoon the
ruin turned to snow, mid it little later
thin condition disappeared, in the face
of it decided drop in tlio temperature.
Thin wan accompanied by it gale, which
in oxion.i quartern, broko brunches of
tre("H, blew nway Insecure liourding,
tangled up wire nnd sent Htoro nignn
Hying to tlio streets. One fatullty
from a falling sign was re)sirtel hero
In the early evening. Tonight the
temperature continue to drop. The
signal bureau predicts u full to 10 de
green uIhivo before tlio lowest mark in
reached.
Hince sundown a gale Iiiih Ihjcii blow
ing continuously ut Sandy Hook, ut
lime the wind reaching tho rate of
(10 mile an hour. The nea outside und
in tho New York lower buy in extreme
ly rough. Tho steam pilot lxiat New
York, which Ih used U any kiwi of
weather, came in and anchored under
the lee of the Highlands. Thoeloctrie
liglited buoys marking Cedney chan
nel nnd tlio Southwest nplt were ex
tinguinlieil tonight, owing to the heavy
sou grounding the cables. On account
of their interruption the French lino
steamer lAipiituinu, from Huvre, and
tho Hamburg-American line steamer
Phoenicia, from Hamburg nnd liotilognc,
each carrying many pansengers, were
forced to anchor outside of tlio f-undy
Hook bar, where they are hnvinu u
rough ride tonight. Tlio big new
freighter Hreclienfeld, bound to Pavun
null, wan forced to anchor in Handy
Hook Hay.
PLOT TO KILL EMPRESS.
Dowager of China and Her Court Narrowly
Escape.
Victoria, It. C, Feb. Ii. News of n
mont extennive conspiracy to nsnunninate
the empress dowager of China nnd
member of her court, and foment it
widespread rebellion, which wan to in
volve the whole Chinese empire, was
received by tho steamer Gleennk toduy.
Tlio discovery of tlio plot was made while
the court wus at Katfeng, when an un
successful attempt was made to destroy
the palaces nnd their inmates by fire.
After the failure of tin attempt some
of tlio incendiaries were arrested by the
llonan provincial ollicial, and torture
wus at once applied, with a view of ex
torting confessions.
Ono of tlio conspirators, aged 18
veara only, nt Inst broko down and con
fenncd. Ho told of attempts that were
to be made to wreck tlio imperial train
nnd lire on it from tlio side of tho lino.
A March of tho raptured men's houses
resulted in the discovery of correspond
ence mid detailed reports on tlio strength
of the garrisons of all tlio cities of im
portance in China, and all particulars
relating to their strength nnd defense.
The books of tlio society containing tho
names of the members were ulso found,
und there will lie wholesale arrests.
Correspondence wns also found from
the China Iteform Association to tlio
conspirators. hen tho plot was dis
covered nmplo guards woro placed
along tho route by Viceroy Yuan Shi-
Ijai, and the court was not molested en
route. Had tlio plot not been discov
ered the court would h.tvo delayed long
lieforo going to Pokin.
MAY BE MARCONI SYSTEM.
Telegraph Line to Dawson Is Down Much
of the Time.
Vancouver, 11. C, Fob. 5. W. F.
Thompson, ox-proprietor of tlio Yukon
hun, ih leaving Vancouvor for Ottawa
and New York to endeavor to perfect
urningements for tlio uno of tlio .Mar
coni system in transmitting messages to
Dawson. Tlio government telegraph
lino to Dawson is down so much of tho
time tlmt Thompson declares it is prac
tically a failure, at least from the stand
point of carrying a press i-orvico to tlio
Yukon. If after consulting witli Mar
coni's agents, ho can complcto satisfac
tory arrangements, Thompson will re
turn to Yukon in tho spring, nnd tost
tlio practicability of tlio system of
transmitting messages from Dawson to
White Horso, distant in it direct lino
250 miles. If tho practicability of this
plan can bo demonstrated, Thompson
believe ho can secure sulilcient capital
to install tho necessary equipment for
tlio transmission of news to tlio Yukon
from Ashcroft, 11. C. .
Fire In a New Mexican Mine.
Cerrillos, N. M., Fob. 5. A fire at
tho Cook &. Whito coal mlno ut Madrid,
operated by tho Colorado Fuol & Iron
Company, caused tlio (loath of two Ital
ians und did much damage to tlio prop
erty. At Inst nccounts tho firo had
burned to within 30 feet of n ehamtior
filled with gas, nod should this point
bo readied, nn oxplosion would follow
that would wreck tho projiorty. All
openings leading to tho mlno bavo been
closed, tho fans stopped and all avail
able wator turned into tho mine, which
It is oxpocted will bo Hoodod in three
or four duy.
Emperor's Gift to Waldersee.
Berlin, Fob. 5. Kmnoror Willlnm
has presented to Count Von Wnldorsoo,
ox-commandor-in-chiof of tho nlliod
forces in China, n bronze cannon cap
tured in ttiat country which was citBt
under tho sunorvision of Jesuit mission-
nrios in 1750. Whon Fowling tills gift,
Emperor Willlnm wroto to Count Von
Wnldorsoo! "Tn oordinl rnnficnttlnn nf
your services performed in China."
itoof Window In (lie llaril.
There lire thousands of burns scat
tered throughout the country, the roof
spine In wlileb In but little. If nt nil.
utilized, largely for the reason that tho
roof spaco In Inneeesnllile. A barn wns
soceiitly seen In which this dilllculty
wim solved by the Insertion of n roof
window Hlmllnr to that shown In the
cut. This gives n climice to unload liny
Into tho loft from tlio outside, either
by hnnd or by a liny fork, nnd where
on the loft before wus dnrk nnd poorly
vontllnted. It Is now light nnd airy.
The Btylc of window that Is shown Is
much better tbnn the pitched roof dor
mer window that Is sometimes put up
on roofs. The stylo shown admits of
having n Inrge square window In front
especially useful If a hay fork Is to
be UHcd.
The ndvnntuge of thug changing n
bnrn Is that the loft enn be floored over
nnd the liny nnd straw stored In the
second story, utilizing the spaco cienr
THE IMPHOVEIJ 1IAH.N.
to the ridge pole. This leaves the first
lloor cleur for n tlio and quarters for
the stock, giving more room for the
latter, and affording n warmer barn,
since m.inv buildings are kept cold al
most wholly because of the big. empty
space In the top heated air nlwnys ris
ing because Ighter than cold nlr. With
a window In each end of the barn
above, and the new window In front
the loft will be as light as the first
floor.
Care of Hoots.
Not only those who expect to sell
their surplus of potatoes and other
roots, but thoie who Intend to use tlio
tubers for seed purposes, should be
careful to guard agalnBt the cold
weather. When It gets so coldfltbnt
frost can be seen upon the Inside of
the cellar walls. It is too cold In tho
cellar for nearly all roots, but espe
cially for potatoes and such others as
may be Intended for seed purposes. The
Cooper system of cold storage places
the proper temperature of potatoes In
storage at 34 degrees, or two nbove the
freezing point, while carrots may be
kept at 33 degrees, onions and parsnips
nt 32 d?grces, or Just at freezing. We
have seen onions kept well at a much
lower temperature than that, but nn
essential requirement wns that they
should thaw out grndunlly, and with
out any exposure to sunlight or artitl
clnl heat How onions so kept would
have proved If they had been set to
grow seed we do not know, as we never
tested them Hut It Is said that the po
tato which has been In cold storage.
and even not lower than 34 degrees,
has been so chilled that It Is unlit to
use as a seed. Its vitality baa been re
duced, nnd while we have had sprouts
come from potatoes that were partially
frozen, the yield was not such ns to
lead us to advise any one to freeze
their seed potatoes. We nre nlso told
that a long term of chilling nt a tem
perature near the freezing point is
worse for them than an actual quick
freeze. American Cultlvutor.
Savins: the Forest.
At an Iowa farmers' institute one of
tho most ardent speakers In favor of n
bill before the State Legislature for
the preservation of the forests was a
farmer whom the writer found later !n
the year hord at work In his wood lot
cutting down trees for lire wood. This
man wns not n fraud by any means,
but he failed to see the slightest incon
sistency In his action, nnd yet It seems
plain thnt the only way to preserve the
forests Is for every fnrmer to take good
cure of Ids own little forest If he has
one; If he hns not, then he should make
haste and start the trees. It Is all very
well to talk about the preservation of
the few remaining great forests of lit
tle value compared the live, ten and
twenty acre wood lots If such a oue
could be found ou every farm In the
country. If you have n wood lot.
friend, take care of It; keep stock and
tire out of It; scatter a few 6eeds of
forest trees over the ground every few
years and do everything possible to
preserve your sniall foresL If there is
no wood lot on your fnrm, set out tho
trees or sow the seeds next spring on
that twenty-ncre worn-out pasture.
Don't continue to rob nature; give her
a chance nnd sho will return to you a
huudred fold.
Cooking Food for Stock.
There Is but little doubt but that
with potatoes or other starchy foods
there is n gain In cooklug them over
feeding them raw, and nmoug tho
starch foods we nlso include corn and
wheat, and that gain has beeu esti
mated at from ten to. tweuty per ceuL
If not over ton per cent, It will scarce
ly pay to tnke, tho trouble of cooking
unless It can bo done without uslug
extra fuel, or there nre a lurge number
to cook for. A gain of twenty per cent
In feeding valuo would come nearer
leaving n prollt to pay for the labor,
but tlmt must depend greatly upon tho
amount of grain and the kinds, mixed
with tho potatoes. Fod beets, turnips
ar
id piimpMn. we do not think It puyn
cook them, ns they nro too wntcty
when boiled -Kxchnngc.
Hlrnw nmt Corn I'mlilcr.
It Is not ma.iv years ngo tlmt fnrmem
In the Western States were burning
their straw stacks to get them out of
tho wny. There wns nppnrently no
market for It excepting nt points where
the cost of transportation wns likely to
exceed th jfleo for which they could
sell it. Now at nearly every market In
the States the price of good strnw In
ns high as that of No. 1 hay, nnd In
some places It Is higher. There wer
some who would not burn It, but put It
In the yards for the farm nnlmnls to
pick what th"y wished to of It, nnd to
trample th.; rest Into manure. After a
few years It wns found that the farms
of these men Increased In fertility and
productiveness, nnd tho practice of
burning straw was nearly discontin
ued, even before the common use of
the baling press made It profitable to
ship It to Kastcrn markets. A change
almost as great has taken place In tho
opinion of the value of corn fodder. It
Is but a very few years since the corn
growers of' the Western States cut no
corn fodder, but after picking off cars.
let the cattle and hogs In to pick nnd
break down the fodder or what they
would of It, and then It was a task In
the spring to break down the rest so
that It could he plowed under. Now It
Is nearly all being put through tho
shredder, nnd made so fine that any
stock eats It, and It Is thought as val
uable as the average Western hay.
New England Homestead.
I'nnlilfiK Von nil Plea.
The best food for pushing pigs Is
milk mixed with shorts placed In a
trough close to the pen, where the
mother cannot get nt It The little pigs
quickly learn It Is for them, and as
soon as they ent It up entirely add a
little corn meal with It, nnd when three
months old I put as much oats ground
fine as I have shorts and cornmeaL
Then soak shelled corn and feed It for
slops. Mako the slop thick. Just so It
pours readily; put a little salt In It; It
aids digestion and is relished more by
the pigs. As a substitute for milk I use
oil meal, old process, and soak slop for
twelve hours. I can get more growth
from this mode of feeding than any
thing I have tried yet Pigs, when be
ing pushed heavily, should have lota
of exercise. Exchange.
nulldlnc Up the Dairy Herd.
In breeding, only healthy or vigorous
females should be used, and they
should be In the prime of life not too
young nor too old..
It Is equally lmport-1
ant that the male
should be perfectly
healthy and sound
and free from all
constitutional and.
hereditary diseases-
or Imperfections. As
n general rule the a good milker.
dairyman must rely upon the common
stock of the country on the one band
nnd the thoroughbred bull on the other
for the base of his operations. It Is use
less to talk about the exclusive Intro
1 ductlon of pure thoroughbreds to meet
the present wants of dnlrymen. The
animals would be altogether too ex
pensive, even If It were possible to find
, them. Again, It may be doubted
. whether any advantage would he gain
ed In the mere production of milk over
crossing of common stock with thor
oughbreds. The grade animal as a
milker may prove equal to or even bet
ter than the thoroughbred. The only
course for the most of dairymen Is to
start with a good herd of native cows
having good dairy types, use a thor
oughbred bull nnd breed up to the
qualities desired. Kansas Farmer.
Pack llnttcr with Care.
Dutter for shipment or for the homo
market should have much greater care
than Is usually given nt the farm dairy.
Of course the size and kind of package
will depend upon the demands of the
customers. If tubs are wanted, see that
the butter Is put In solidly. The top
may be smoothed off evenly by menus
of a straight edge or wire. A cloth Is
then spread over the top of the tub,
and a light layer of salt Is sprinkled
over the cloth. If prints are wanted,
see that they are carefully nnd neutly
innde, are wrapped In parchment paper
and carefully packed. Use special care
with small packages designed for cus
tom trade. New England Homestead.
Variety of 6tock.
Stock-raising should Include all kinds
for tho reason that "mixed stock," in
cluding sheep, gives the farmer mora
advantages and permits of more eco
nomical use of food, says Wool Mar
kets and Sheep. If the market should
bo low for cnttle. good prices may pro
vail for sheep1, swine or horses, and tho
farmer can more confidently expect to
sustain less loss than when he depends
upon one kind, as disease may not af
fect all should It appear. Food that
some animals reject will also be util
ized by others.
Indigestion In Homes.
Feed the uuluiul regularly und not too
much, und water before feeding; nlso
mix four ounces sulphate of Iron, four
ounces nitrate of potassium and two
ounces nux vomica. Dlvldo Into twenty-four
doses and give one nt night In
small bran mnsh until all arc taken.
Cattle 1. 1 ce.
For cattle lice uso chloro naphtha
leum according to directions ou pack
niy. It leuves no bud effects and frees,
your cattle from the lice.
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