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
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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.