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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1902)
4 miM AN ALLLANOH ENGLAND AND JAPAN UNITE TO AID CHINA AND COflEA. Ironclad Agreement Intended to Check Ihe fast Growing I'uwer ol Russia In the Car Cail, Alio lo Imurt the Indipend. tnce ol Ihe Chinese Umpire and Adjoin Injt Regions. Ignition, lob. l.'l. Am Important par lluinmitury pupur was Issued tonight, giving tlm terms (if it practical nllluiiio between Great llrltaln mill .liiiaii for (lio preservation of Corcn ami China. Tim iiupiT covers dlspuleh Mint by ltm LuiihIowiio, rrcrutury (if stuto for foreign iiffulrs.Juiiiiury .'10, lo tlm Brit IhIi minister to Clilnu, HJr Chimin Mm: liinalil, anil ciunprlM's 11 signed ' of tlm iinrvctiiont. In explanation, tlio paper nays tlm agreement may bo re garded iih an nutcomu 0 tlm ovenls of (lio piiHt two yuarH. Throughout tlm Boxer tumbles Grout Britain ami Japan hail liccn In rloxu, uninterrupted com iniinli'iitlon, anil aitiiutc.l liy dnillar vIuwm. "Wu euch deslro," said l.ord Latin downo, "that tho Integrity mid Indi" pcuiloiico of tlio Chinese empire should Imi prercrved, mid that tlniro should In) no dUturhiiuco of tlm territorial ntuliiH iiio,ln China or the adjoining regions." Tlm discovery that thulr far Kiistcni policies wuro identical reunited In inch party to thu agreement expressing Uh desire that tlmlr common pulley llnd expression in an International contract of binding validity. Iord Ijinndowim further hiivh that tlm Jlrillidi government wns largely in lliienced in entering upon HiIh linimrt ant contract hy thu conviction that it :ontalliN no provision which can Imi re garded uh aggressive or self-rooking. Iluwiys it Ih concluded merely uh a measure of precaution, mid thut it in 110 way threatens tlm present poidtlon or leultlmutti Inturwits of other imiwith, 1 1 In majesty's government trusts that tho nureeinunt will huof mutual ndvalit- ngu to tlm two cotiutricH, and uiako for the preservation of muic), anil, should nenro unfortiinutely Ik broken, It will ha vo the effect of restricting thu area of hostilities. SWITCHMEN'8 STRIKE. Picket at Mlnoula Turn Back Crcwi Sent lo Take Their Place. MlHHOiiln.Mont., I'd). 13. Tho strik- Ing Northern Pacific switchmen huvo (tostcd pleketH along thu lino, and today succeeded In fuming hack two ituwh one from Helena and tlm other from llutto, H'lit hy the railroad compnny to take tlm plnco of thu ntrlkurn. l'reiKht Iiiin Im-cii hadly coiiKcided in tlio yards nx a remit of thu trouhlu. llrakcnioii and condiictorH ntlll refum to maku ii traiiiH unleHH tlm regular yard ituwh do thu hw Itching. Thu ntrlku Iiiih ahcumed u (ravii nHpcrt, nml unlufH the ollicialH of thu company recede, from tho pos tion they havo tnken a ntriko uloii)? the cntiro Hytitem Ih prohahle. The caiiHO of tho trouhlu wiih tho din chnruim; of two men who rufuned to work with a mail englim without Mile lKiurd attachmentH. Tho Hwltehmen do rlnro they aru vlolatlnt? a i-tato law in coinnlviui! with tho order of tho rail way company. Tlio ntntiito in quedtlon nrovidoH that trnlnmou and yardmen who aru iniureil whllu working in thu vardH on an miuino without Hiduhonrd ro nlono huld reHpoiiHlhlo for Hiich in jurioH, and can collect no damiiKCH from tho company. $1,400,000 IN OHIO CITY. Twelve Gicat Manufacturing Plants In Spring field Burned. 8lriiiKllold,0.,l'Ol. 13. Tho lurRcM. flro in tho history of SprltiKllold hrok out in the Champion Chemlcul Com; panyV plant of tlio Kant Htreet shopH vcHterdav. and in an hour nml a half 12 manufactiirliiB plants wero in ruiim Thu eHtimated loss iH $1,100,000 Tho flro Htarted in Homo chemicnlH tho Champion chemical plant. Tho eompnnluH wero greatly handicappod hy tho liht preHHiiru of water. Ion flro' men wero caught in 0110 building and hnd a very narrow encupo from death. A company of the National Guard iH now on duty to keep away crowns aim ma rnuilorH. Four freight cars woro totally destroved iind many others ruined. llundredsof ImlhlliiKs in tlm vicinity of the flro weru in imminent danuc Tlm ilromon. owlliir to tho liiuh wind wero unable to check thu spread of tl llniiiox. Tlu total number of 1110a omployed bv tlm different concerns located in tl hnildinir was nearly 000. Tho insurance is $1110,000 on tho con tonts and $110,000 011 tho buildings 1 total of $210,000. Duit Explosion In a Mine. Hon Air, Tonn., l'eb. 1!). Ovor lfi men woro Injured by a diiHt explosion in thu main entry of mine No. 16. All woro ruM'ued and all will probably ro cover. About 100 men aru uniployed. Is a Hopeless Wreck, London, Fob. 1.1. Tho Hrlt'sh Htoamor Knight Companion, from Port land, Or., for Hong Kong, which wont ntihora at Inudoyo, on tho coast of Japan, is regardudas a hopoless wreck. ELEVEN MEET DEATH. I'alal lire In 1 St. Louli lintel-Several Danqerouily Injured, Ht. ImiIh, 1'ob. 12. An early morn- tig llro which dcHtroyed a largo threo lory duelling hmiHit occupied hy men exclusively, caiiMed tlio death of 1 1 pur- hoiih 10 mini and umi woman and uiigiinmsly injured kivoii otlinrM. A o.ou or morn who hud narrow iwupus from death rcculved less serious InJiirloH weru frostbitten. It Ih estimated that he t ween .'in and '10 persons were III thu building "t thu time thu fire hroko t, anil it Ih liellcvcd that all havo heuti nccoiiiited for. Thu fliimicinl loss Ih nominal. It Ih thought that $10,000 111 cover thu iliiimigu to building and (intents, which wero totally deHtroyed. Thu llru Htnrtod ahout II :II0 A. M., lieu few people wero uhroail, and gulnod much headway Ixjforolt wan (lis- ivered and tlm alarm given. 'I'll ere wiih cmisidornlilit delay in turning in an arm, and when thu engines finally 'iiehod thu rconu, tlm whole front of tlm building wiih in HauicH and thu In turlor wiih a seething furnace, Hy that time all who en-apod death had got out f tlm building hy Jumping from the indowH or climbing down ropes made f bedclothes. A fuw eccaiMxl on thu uroiuid lloor through thu front door. everal escapes wero very narrow Ivvery 01111 who got out Hiiffered sumo injury or wiih frost hitten. Homo barely had time to gut out when aroused, thu Haines had spread ho rapidly. Heine saved their ciotliiiigwliich thoy curried In their IisiiiiIh, lint others weru not ho fortunate, losing everything. MINDANAO GOVERNOR DESIGNS. Military Olflccrs Would Not Kccognlze Ills Authority, Manila, Feb. 12. Thu governor of the town of Cayuga n, in tho province of MipiimiH, Inland of Mindanao, Iiiih re igned, declaring Hint tho military nu thorlties there do not recognize his au thority in refusing to receive his writs ol hubcuH corpus, home montliH ago many of tho leading ollicialH of Minimis province wero nrroHted becauso thoy tendered a bunipict toan insurgent colo nel, and U'ciuicolt wns proved that they had also contributed funds to tho in surgent cause. At that timo General Davis, commanding at .amlMmnga island of Mindanao, reuiicsted that the province! bo transferred from civil to miltlary control. The military author Hies in MiKiwnis refui-cd to allow the prisoners to lsi represented by a lawyer sent by thu civil commission from Manila for that iiurposu, holding thu arrested olllclals us prisoners of war, Ijitely General Chaffee instructed Gen oral Davis to releaso tho prisoners in (tuoition, and notified the civil author ities when nml where they could arrest them. Hut tlio fact that their offem-u was committed lieforo the passage f the law of sedition makes further ac tion in thu mutter improbable. Gen erul Chaffee deeming it inadvisable that civilians should bo tried by a mil itary commission Kenor Lerma, tho newly elected gov eruor of Hainan province, lied after his election when ho wns culled upon to ac count fur $4,000 of insurgent funds Ho Ih htill missing. REPUBLICANS MEET. State Central and Second Congressional Com, mlttces Fix Date of Convention Portland, Fob. 11. Tho Hcpiihlican statu central committee nml Second dis trlct Republican congressional commit too met Saturday In thu Chamber Commerce building and fixed April as tho dato for tho meotlng of thu con gressional convention and April 2 for tho Htato convention. Hoth committees declared in favor of a reapportionment of representation in the conventions based on tlio average voto for prusidon tial electors at thu last national oleC' tion. Conslderublo discussion preceded the adoption of tho motion In tho stut centrnl committee, two amendments being offered. Ono was to fix tho basis on tho voto cast for supreinu judge at the last statu oleetlon, and tho other for continuance of tlio present apportion munt, which is based on tho voto cast for T. T. Geor four years ago. In tl conarossioiittl committo thero was 110 discussion whatever, and tho voto in fa vor of tho reapportionment was unan iinous. Contrary to expectation thero was 110 opposition to tlio plan of sotting tlio dato for tho congressional convoii' tion a day previous to that nnniod tho statu convention. for Hoth conventions will bo hold Ti Portland, no other cities nskiug to bo designated, Tho stato control cumnilt teo recommended that tho primaries bo held March 22, and tho county conven tions on March 21). Raided by Outlaws. Alumitgorda, N. M., Fob, 11. Nuwh Iiuh boon recolved hero of n raid on tho btoro of thu Pow Morcnntllo Company, nt Fort Sumner, by n gang of outluwH, suppot-od to bo tho enmo that rocontly robbed a bank and pay car at Sanhi Itosn. Ono of tho employes of tho store was killed nnd $100 in cash taken. Tho gang Is bonded for tho Capitan mountniiiB und Is being pursued by shoriff'H posso. 'EDDY, JK, WORSE' 18 8ERIOU8LY SICK WITH DOUBLE PNEUMONIA. romlnent New York Phyilclan In Attend. met Word li (ilven Out, However, That the Prcildent'a Son li In No Im. mediate Danger Disease Has Strong Hold of Both Lungs (Iroton. Miihh. l'eb. 10. Theodore Itoocuvolt, Jr., thu eldest sou of 1'ruHi- tnt ItuoHovelt, Iiiih douliln jineiiUKJiiia. Otlierwhe IiIh condition is iiiichnngiMl tonight. Thu Ixiy Ih cerloui'ly nick, hut It is too early to cay what tho chuncoH aru for li 1m recovery. This was tho statement incucd by (iuorgo H. Cortul- 011. nceretiirv to till) liresidellt, at 0 lock tonight, and it was miulo alter careful examination by Dr. Alexander aiiilHTt. the family pliyHieian of I'ren- lent Hoosovelt, win arrived Imro Irom ew York at l o'clock tonight. President and Mrs. IlooHivelt Hint a ilig anxloilH nay 111 1110 iniirmary, waiting the ltIhIh of tliedlwawi, which h morn 111: aniK-ared to liavo taKuii hucIi a Hiro ili mm 01 inuir hoi. jiiu liange for theworco in theboy'H conili- on occurred ilnrlng ttie nigni, aim mwed itself when tho regular morn ing examination was made by Dr. Shat- uck and Dr. Warren, r-ecretary Lor- elvou. who Ih the only iiicuiih of com- uiillilcatllig Willi urn hick room, inuuu m announcement thin morning ot tho itlent's cerloiiH condition, although ho mid then it wiih not alarming. His teinneraturo Ih higher," said Mr. uorieiyou, "urni 11 h respirauo.. M HKur until yesierua, , .111 ...n ,....ry . letter." He also said there wbh no Im mediate daiiyer; only the mitiirul prog ress of the dii-ease. Do unnoiinced that tho disease had spread and involved lsith lungs. This sudden and uiifavorahlo turn warned the president that tho most killful medical treatment was neies surv. and tonight he called to tho uid f Drs. Sliattuck and Warren ins lam- ily physician, Dr. Alexander Lambert, of New York, an eminent practitioner, nnd a man well aciiiiainted with the boy's physique. Groton. Mass.. Feb. 11. 2:30 A. M Tho condition of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., nt this hour is apparently very ser ions, for lights can lie seen in tlio in flrmarr and nurses and doctors are mov ing around. For the last half hour tho olco of tho boy calling for water could In) heard on tho street. Nothing could Im) obtained from tho house, but it ie believed the patient is delirious. Groton. Mass. Feb. 11. 3:30 A. M. Thu excitement in thu infirmary has ....l...t.l...t 1 U lu .w!i.-utruul tli.lt tlm ru,,nit'-i ...... ... .....!.... 1.. ....... -..-.I.... a,iull.. An imir , . " h; i'mn v ' wii. , J breath iil'. and tliu imlinilllseil somo ,i..llrln, At till hour it s Htntecl 1 t tl... until., it u tin u-nr.. thllll earlier ill tlio night, Prince Henry May Defer Hit VIsIL Wnshincton, Feb. 12. I'nless thero shall bu a decided change for tho lietter in tho condition of tho president's son before the end of tho week, it is prob able that Prince Henry of Prussia may Isj com (Hilled to defer his visit to tho United States until later in tlie year. WAR WEEK IN TRANSVAAL. Much Hard Fighting Losses on Both Sides Heaviest lor Som Time. Ixmdon. Feb. 12. A report received from Lord Kitchener nt Pretoria shows la-t week to havo been the liveliest week, with the heaviest losses on both sides, for several months past. Lord Kitchener gives the Hoer casualties a total of 110 killed, 57 surronderd und 574 tukon prisonrs. The British captured -180 rillcs, one pompom una tlio usuni urist of munitions and livestock Tho most serious lsntlsli loss miring tho week was the capture of 00 donkey wiil'oiis. convoved bv 100 troops. At a point 30 miles from lleaufort est, CiiH) Colony, tho enemy Hwept down on tho donkey wagons una cut up mo con voy before assistance arrived. They wero ablo to remove only 12 of the wnirons. and burned tlio rest. In this tlm British lost two ollicers nml 11 men killed nnd onu ofilcer and 47 men wounded, while tho Uoora lost 24 killed and 45 wounded. Tho Boers also rushed a detuchmunt of 100 men of Colonel Doran's column, when tho British lost three ollicers nnd sovon men killed nnd 17 men wounded. Von Donep surprised Potgieter's Innuur near Wolmnrstndt, Transvaal col ony, killing threo Boers nnd capturing 30, us well ns 25 wagons and livestock. Blew Open a Safe, Acwortli, Ga., Fob. 12. Snfo blowers forced tlio vaults of tho Lemon Hanking Company hero early this morning, se curing $500 in gold, a .$5,000 Georgia stato bond and a largo amount of Btock certificates. Between $45,000 and $50,000 in stock certificates and bonds woro bonulesslv mutilated by tho ox onion, ami mud. currency ... s... u hills wns destroyed. A box fill eu w .iu $20 gold pieces escaped thojiotico of tho robbors. Queen Regent's Last Reception, Madrid, Fob. 12. Tho queon regent of Hpnin hold her llnnl olllcinl reception hero Suturday, when tho president of tho sonato and tho chamber of deputies presented to lior addresses of grntitudo from tho country for her nobility nnd oxprussed tho host wishes for tho suc cess of the young king. Tho replies of tlio queon repont woro couched Intoucn- a 1 ing tonus. King Alfonso was present I at tlio reception. MORE LINCOLN 8TORIE8. e Alwiiyn Ilml uti Anccciltito to I Hun- trutc II In I'olut. Many of the iinecdoteH In n recently puhllslicd hook nliout Abraham Lincoln have to do with Mr. Lincoln's remark 'ilile faculty of telling n story to II lustrrito a point. At one time n friend coiiiplilneij to the President Hint a reriulii Cabinet officer wiih admlnls terlng his olllce with iiiiuhiiuI energy with the hope of securing the presiden tial nomination. That reminds me." said Mr. Lincoln. Hint my brother find I were once plowing a Held with n lazy horse, lint bin nt times he rushed across Hie Held so fust that I' could hnrdly keep up wiih him. At lust I found (in enormous chln-lljr on him, and knocked It off. Now I run not going to make turn mis take a second time. If the Secretary lias a chlu-fly 011 him I am not going to knock It off, If It will only make ms uepiiriineiii go, When It wiih eomplnlncd Hint In tak ing possesHloli of Ship Island General Phelps had Issued 11 homhnsHc procla million freeing Hie slaves, Mr. Lincoln mi I1 : 1 feel ahout Hint 11 good deal as a innn I once knew relt nliout Ills wire. He wiih a meek mini, and hud the gen eral reputation of being henpecked. One day. when Ills wife was switching tiliu out of Hie house, a friend came to tilm and remonstrated with film concerning his luck of dignity and spirit. 'Now dou'tl said the man. 'It didn't hurt me nuy, und you don t know what a power of good It did Sarah Ann.' " What to do with Jefferson Dnvls, should he he captured, was a problem that was tiuzzllnu the government. In .,eaUliiB of It to General (Iraut one . . ., . .. r,..nnrke(l: There wiih once an IrlHiiuinn who had signed the Father Mntliew tem perance pledge, lioing into a saioon to get n glass of lemonade to quench his thirst, he leaned over and whis pered to the barkeeper: 'And couldn't you put n little bran dy In It unbeknownst to meself?' "So," coullnued Mr. Lincoln, "let Da vis escape all unbeknown to yourself If you can." Scientific advertising Is a develop ment of the last half century. I 11-,.., i,n.i,l,n,l t la In snmn tnnn. rtiuivoi. t.i-.jt'vv.j ... nor Interested in advertising. Strange- I , i, ,1.. .I,l, mrt nf .iiki-mq. 'J ,.. nu nuveniHiiis i it-iiM uiiucioiwu. u advertiser who Is 11 thorough going sue- cess may uu tei um.u ..a Ihomrli 11 s announcements uiuy uu inpkliic in smoothuess and rhetoric, never allows them to remain until tho reader tires of their sight aud sound. Ordinarily speaking, the same adver tisement should never appear more than once or twice. Press aud Printer. The smnllest weekly Journals are constantly Improving as mediums or publicity. The buying public must get used to seeing advertisements 111 n pa per to make It profitable to the adver Users. No matter how great n clrcu intlon a paper may have, It Is not a good medium for an advertiser unless it continuously carries a goodly number 0f COod advertisements. People go to uutcher's shop for meat because they have learned to expect to find meat there. Just so they look for auvertiso- ments In n newspaper In which tliey hnvo been nccustomed to read ndver tiBompntii. Tho country press is an right Western Advertiser. An Oriental Wit The Ameer or Arguaulstnu, of whom they are still telling anecdotes, was a man of creat sUrewuuess anu strengiu of character. Aud he wns not wituout a dash or humor, which round Its vent In Illustrating Btorles, wbicu Ue reiat- ort as onnortunlty presented. Wbeu tho nuiouut or the British sub- Bdy came up ror discussion, ana tue envoys Insisted that he must live up to a crcat number of requirements, no answered: 'This reminds me of an old Persian storv. A man took n piece 01 eioiu 10 a tailor, saying, 'Make mo n mornlug dress out or this, and an evening dress -and while I think or It, n working coat ns well.' Tho tailor discharged ids obllcatlon ns successfully as pos slhle, but wheu he took the clothes to tlm ninn-behold. tliey wero or uoii s sizel What more couiu no uo wuu tue Insufficient cloth?" Oblivion Averted, "What have you ever done to make vourseir remembered by posterity nsked tho reproving rrlend. "Given tho lawyers something to fight over when my will comes up lu thu Prohillo UOlirt." auswereu oemuui- - - promptly.-Wnshlngtou Star. " llouiidiii-les of Vienna. Tho Austrluu Government has en lnrired the boundaries of Vienna bucIi an extent that tho metropolitan urea Is now half as largo ns London, twice as lnrgo as Paris, and three times larger than Berlin. rcnllDgcs ol" tho Current Year. Thero will bo u partial ecllpso or tho moon July 3, nu annular eclipse or tlio sun July 18. a partial ecllpso or tho mm Dec. 13 nnd n total ecllpso of tho moon Dec. 25. Disinterested enthuslnsui Is n good thing If a umu knows how to work It mm A ()rlricltonc. Homo one writes to the American Hlacksmlth to tell how lie used a dis carded bicycle to drlvo a grindstone. lie removed the top brace of the frarno nnd stapled the front to n stout post. The near support wn constructed from 1 by 4 Inch timber, and Hie framo braced below. The sprocket of the rear wheel wns removed by cutting Us spokes, and then mounted on the same shaft as Hie grindstone. To do this he filled the hole In the stone with a piece ! of wood, and bored a hole In the latter of the same size as that In the sprocket. Of course, his axle would then lit both. It appears that the chain he used was made up of two. One was not long enouch. The axles were mounted with ball bearings, and the stone can bo driven nt llchtnlnc sneed with little trouble. While discussing this general subject The Iron Trade Kevlew says: "it i time the grindstone should he consld A OOOD alU.NDBTOSE. ered a machine tool, with good light: no menirre. miserly driblet of water, trick ling from a toy pall, on Its honest and homely face, but a steady stream that nours at the point of tool application. 1 have had It on very good authority that a crinustone suouiu uoi mu mot enouch to spatter the water around the machine, but It Is better to provide ror the flying fluid another way and. drive the machine full speed." Admit Fruit to the locality. We uotlce lu our reports of the fruit trade and the apple export trade that "Western" Ben Davis are usually spec ified as bringing the highest prices paid for that variety, .while "Maine' Haldwlus rank above Haul wins from any other section. Now Hen Davis are cmwn In Maine, and uaiuwius in some of the Western sections, but they do not attain the highest degree or ex cellence lu either case. We would advise Eastern rarmers to stand by tho old soils that have done so well by them when they have been well cared ror. The Baldwin. IlUodc isiauu Ureculug. Snow, Jonathan, und Al ton's Beauty are always In demand, and grow well In all the Northeastern States. So ror early rrult do tue ued Astraehan and Gravensteln. In some soils King and Newtown Pippin thrive. but not lu all. the latter dolug belter In the Middle States. . Tliey are all cood enough for table use. sell well. and when sold the buyer has an appe- tlto for more Just like them. Let tue Southern and lower Middle West have monopoly of the Ben Dayls, the Bluck Twig and the Arkansas Black If they wish. Let the.Itusslau varieties go to the far North, where ,they can not grow a decent apple. If there is such a place, nnd let some uuudreus of other varieties go where the wood may serve as fuel, nnd then give moro care to pruning, fertilizing, thinning and spraying what are left, aud get more profit trom less labor. American Cultivator. The Lliihtnlim Rod. Hundreds of furuiers have been swin dled by the lightning rod ugents. pay lug Tor the rods much more than a ralr price, and lu some cases giving uotes ror them when they thought that they wero only signing a receipt ror a cer tain amount or rod, wuleu wouiu uo - -moved ir they were uot satisfied to keep It at tho eud or a certain time. But this does not disprove the ettleacy or the rod to protect from llghtiilng wheu It Is properly put ou aud counected with tho moisture of the earth. A llghtiilng rod or a conductor should run from every wire fence about once lu fifteen or twenty rods, going sis or seven feet Into tho earth, as the electricity orten rollows the wires ror n considerable distance, nnd when It leaves them may go several rods along the surfuce of tho ground to reach man or beast. Why the Creamery Pays. In tho days of our forefathers, when creameries wero unknowu, the milk wns set In cold water or the cellar, and tho cienm allowed to rise. Most of the cream used ou the farm to day Is obtained by this method. What causes the cream to rise Is a difference In specific gravity or weight of It aud tho rest of the milk, lu tho cream separator centrifugal force Is used In stead or gravitation. The force ap plied In tho separator bowl the manu- ' '. iftT . ifc fnciurlng companies claim to be seven hundred 1 lines as great ns the force oC gravllntlon, and thus you see why tho sklm-mllk from 1 lie separator contains smaller percent or butler fat man ho skim -milk from which the cream has been allowed to rise, anil tuts 13 one reason why It Is more profitable to pntronizc n creamery than to make tuo butler on the rami Anotner tiling to bo considered Is that the creamery man. being skilled In the art of mak ing butter. Is able lo make a better article than ns a rule Is produced on the farm, and then he can ship It where It will command the highest price, while the farmer has to sell at local prices, which Is usually several cents below creamery prices. Kimilnuc or Kontn. The cost of growing corn, cutting It nnd putting it lu Hie silo, tins been variously reported at almost all fig ures from fl to ?3 per ton. We do not dnibt hut that It has been dono ror ttie smaller sum when the land has been made licit and well cultivated. nnd the most modern Improvements wero at hand to do the work, but wo think a ralr nverago would be nearer double that with the ordinary farmer, even In n ravorable season. But thero are not mmy who would like to grow roots ror reeding to stock at that price. Certainly we know or none who would grow them to sell at that price, and few who would care to grow them at $4 per ton If they could grow other crops and find a ready cash market for them. As regards the value or them an average of the various roots show that the same amount of each fed with equal rations of bay and grain resulted a little In favor of tbo roots, but this wus more than off set by the two facts that the roots cannot be kept In as good condition for late spring or summer reeding as ran the ensilage, and that there Is more apt to be a crop failure rrom drought or other causes with the roots than with the corn. The drougbts oc the past two years have led many to believe that having ensilage to reed la tbo summer when pastures are grow ing poorer Is or almost as much Im portance, and some say more, than having It In the winter. Massachu setts Ploughman. Helps the Dehorner. Clark Braly. In Uoard's dairyman, describes a tie for holding a cow's head at stanchion while dehorning. When tho cowsuea4 Is fast in stanchion, the rope Is dropped over her neck, tho loop Is caught on tho under side and tbo rope doubled. Is put through loop aud placed around tho nose up far enough tie ire esc to not shut off her breathing: then pull the rope back to a post at side ot stanchion, take one turn around post A man can hold the end and by placing his weight on rope hold the cow's head, quite solid while her horns are remov ed. The rope Is quickly removed by taking It off the nose and pulling. Hj-e for I'Irs. In Germany they tested rye as rood ror pigs In comparison with barley. In some cases the pigs rerused It alto gether, und when given In largo amounts It was uot eaten readily. As a single ration It should not bo con tinued long, and It ought In all cases to , SOUlieu Ui l.ltciuuj feiuuuu. 11 4tu 1 ...11.. 1 .. t,e8t results when red with other foed- 1 jDg stUff that has a larger percentago 0f (iure nlore protein and less of tbo carUobydrates. It Is not n good con- ceutrated rood for young cattle or hogs. Farmlnc ou a llic Scale. In no locality has modern steam farming machinery been applied with such effectiveness as upon the grain runches In southern California. On ono much the engine used to draw the ma chinery Is of 50-horso power, and has drive wheels eight feet high. It con sumes 12 barrels of oil every day, and Its operation requires the services of seven men. lu plowlug. 55 furrows ag gregating 40 feet In width, are turned at one time. Get It Id of Poor Cows. If you have an unprofitable cow, tho sooner you get rid or her the better. It Is a losing business to reed a cow that will not pay for her keep. Uinta About Hogs. It Is better to try to prevent dlseaso than It is to try to cure It. To be successful In swine growing tho bogs should be kept Improving. It Is not necessary for a mau to slop his overalls every time he does his hogs. These Items aro uot written with hog pen. but by experienced gained through one. Corn Is all right as a staple rood for the hogs, where the trouble comes In Is In making It the only food. Any number of farmers havo made a success out of the hog business. What ono man has dono another mau cau do, If he be so Inclined. To tunke a financial success out ot tho hog business n grcnt deal depends upon tho ability of tlio breeder and feeder. Tho early buyers secure the tops. Thoy alwnys get their pigs early nud have them acquainted with their new homes long before breeding season opens.