SWIOT BY A (MliM
ban fiiancibco aut-f-ciia riom
HEAVY WIND 8TOIIM.
Many llullilliitu blown Down- Wire Commit
lilcntlon Cut Off Shln In Hit llty Drag
Antlinr Wrick anil Uuln at I'rcilditi
lUromclcr Nearly at Low ai al Time of
Great (lalvtilon Sliirm,
fm KriiniilHcit, Feb. lift. Ono of Urn
heaviest southwest tortus that IiiihImhiii
itXHirluiici'il In many yearn ntriick thin
city thin morning. Tim wind attained
uri-iit voliK'lly. blowing 45 iiiIIiih iiii
FIXES PHILIPPINE TAfllFF.
Senate I'anei Kill by a Strictly Tarty Volt-
Some Warm Spectltei.
Washington, Fob. iifi. -After eight
liourH cif tniiiiillil'iiiH iloliiili'.llii' collate,
shortly before 7 o'clock lint evening,
hihhi1 tint I'lillippliin tariff bill lay a
voto of HI to L'O, strictly party vote.
During tlio ilnlmto on tho bill, Mc-
Coiiiiih mill Wellington, of Maryland,
liccnmi) itivnl vinI in a coiitrnvorHy, dor-
11 k t tut course of li icli tlio latter de
clared tliul if Mc.Comiin should make
IiIh Htatoiiioiitn oiiIhIiId of tlio Mtrialo
clmiiiliiir Iiii would liriind thorn iih a
iiiallcloiiN falsehood. Ilo wiih culled to
order promptly ami riiHiimeil inn miiiii
itm i il considerable excitement.
Miuiy nmnndmiiiitn wero offered to
tlm I'liilliiiiiiiii bill, but, except thofii
I
l I,. IlKtl.tlll.
hour In tlio city, whllo nl I'olilt Koyun offered liy tlio committee, only ono an
ninmiiliMCMt rcxtnifting tho operation of
the sedition Iiiwh unacted by tbu J alt
ommlsHinu wart panned. The amend-
ilient of Fornker, fixing the rate of
lutii'H levied upon prodiielH coming into
the United HtntoH from the I'll i I i ppi ikim
at no per cent of tho Dingloy niton, In
stead of 75 per rent, an fixed In the
bill, wiih loHt, but it received a lnrgo
Itepiibllrnn voto. Hud the Dcmocrntn
voted for It nn a pnrty, it would have
carried, but mnny Democ.mtH votod
nuuinut It.
What the Meaiure Provides.
An passed, the measure proviileH that
articles imported into tho Philippine
archipelago from the United Htnten
shall Ihi required to pay the dntion lev-
iixl ngninid them by the Philippine
against comuiiHnlon, and paid Uiou like articlcH
Imported Into the archipelago Irom for
eign cnuntricH; that artlcleM imported
into tlm united HlatoM from tho Philip
pines, nhnll pay n duty of 7ft per cent
of tho mien llxiil by the Hingloy law,
Iomh any export tnxon paid iijmiii the ar-
ticlen cent from the I'hilippiuo nrchi-
polugo, iih required by the Philippine
coninilxHion. All iirticleH now imported
free into the I'nited StnteH shall here
after boexompt from export duty im
posed in tho I'hilipptnos.
The bill exemptH the commerce pass
It rimrhod (10 miles nt 7;:i() o'cIock.
Ships dragged their anchors, or broke
their mnoriugH nt their dnckn; n Uniting
Ixmt wiia capHlr.od ; the telepbiine and
ulottric light wlren went down, and
awiilrigH, nhnde trees and fiutcoH weru
wrecked and pmlextrlitim weru greatly
llHsmvoulnimod. Tolcgriiphio commu
nication with the ouIhIiIo world wiih cut
off.
Tbii full force of tho storm wiim felt
on the bay, nnd tlm bar wiih wi rough
Hint vessels were unable to leave port.
North of tho ferrlcH, craft of nil sorts
worn toMed nlxiut like egg sholln. Tho
violent Month wind stirred the bay into
n rolling, tempestuous
which imcborH were atmoHt fujilo.
Swell nfter nwoll, each apparently
heavier than the one preceding, pound-
til the vesnoln from tlio southerly direc
tion, nnd cent them drifting in danger-
oiiri proximity to one uiiothor; drove
Ilium clone to the pierH and tho if IiiikIh
nnd kept tho towlxmtn Inifily engaged
in itfforln to prevent dixahter.
The Han Francisco lightship No. 70,
located Miveu niileM from I'oiul I.i1k)h,
parted her moorings during the height in between the I'nited HtatoH and tliu
nf tlie ntorin and wiih mhiii drifting to- pliilippiucH from the oeratiou of tho
ward tho barlnir. which xlio liually navigation Iiiwh of tho I'nited KtateH
inudf. At the time fliu went iiHtray, until .Inly 1, 1110 1, and nutliori.cH the
tlio wind wiih blowing at the rate of 70 Philippine romrnlHidon to icHiio liceiiHiH
in ilf-M mi hour. to craft now cnuancd in llL-hterunii or
Tint ifnti nu It uuiini nvi.r tlm Pre. exciiiHive barlxir liiiHineHH, jirovliksl
ut.lln reHrv.itlon. left iii itH trail wreck mtch crnft nre built in the United HtateH
Mtitl ruin Tlm uiiMiiil rttllritrti if tlm or in the I'liilippineH and owned by citi
,...-.r.,.ii,, ti,i nt tni ilnwi .liirlne r.eiiH of the I'nittHl HtntcH or by inbnhi
tlm hinniliui ltii willil U'lix tllnu
1ml. nt tnnlH of the I'liilippineH. Tlm dutie
the rate of (10 milcH nn hour. IVizonn nnd tnxen collecte) in piirminnco of thiij
of U-ntH were wrenched from their poni- not hIihII Imj paid into the trcnuury of
i .....i ..a.., iu.i.w. ,.nrri.ui in tho I'll 1 1 i mil no ShIiiihIh nnd uxed for
lliriir. Itllil. tv-i mjitifc rt I
tl, ttlr uriir, Ifitiilfitl 1'nriln liwnv.
4liw mir-ii iiftiirurnril tril lutriul till llV tllll All nrtlek'H mannfnetured, in liondl
rln wil,.l nnMliTH. who hud foiiL-lit ho wnriilinuwH, of imtKirtod mnterialH, or
hnrd to nave them. Tho majority of of material Hiibject to internal revenuo
the UmU Hlinply wllnpMod under tho tax, when nhlpiK-d from tlio United
prexHiiro of the wind. To tin. Holdiern HUten to tho I'liilippineH, idmll lie ox-
(mint from ttio !ntrnnl ruvunuu, and
II nil taxcH nnid upon Hiich nrticleH
their iHiHHeHHltiH under the tontn, and
lifori they inn Id collect their belong'
Iiikh, they were thoroughly noakivl with
rain.
In the residence portion of tho city
lHirderiiiK on tlio military ron'rvntion,
miirh damnuu wan done to hii;b fern-en
and lofty chimiioyH. In the Mixtion
dlHtricl three tbri-o-Htory bulldiiiKH wore
blown down
nhippnl to the I'liilippineH hIiico ho-
vemlxsr lo. 11)01, Hlinll Iki ruiunuuti.
UURIED BY SNOW.
QUIET AT BARCELONA.
Oltklili Believe the Wont ol the Trouble li
Over -Two Killed at Sarrla.
Madrid. Feb. 2(1. A conference of
f our Slide Carry Death to Mlneri At Leait
fourteen Dead.
Tclluride. Colo.. March 3. Fourteen
lend, iih ninny more injured nnd a ncoro
or more minHinj:, in tlio remill, hi inr nn
known, of u Mirit-H of hiiowhIiiIch which
occurred tixlay in tho immedinte vicin
ity of the Liberty Hell mine, on !-mun-
Klur mountain, three nnd n half milon
north of Tellurmo. Die rondH iHitween
hero nnd the Liberty Hell nre nlmoHt
imp.iHHnhlo nnd detnilH of the accident
nre hard to obtain. It n-eniH thnt no
Iohh than four dintinct hIIiIcb occurod,
enrh one clnlminu two or more victiniH
minerH in hoxhIoii hero dlHcuxHed menns
of nuetniniiiK public order. Tho Hitiia-
tion in urently irnprovexl. fho Intmr
HOfieticH hero hnvo declined to join tho Soveri,i KMn,.H mvu boon recovered, but
Htriku. Olllcinl teleRrniiiH diclnro thnt ,t(( u ,lllm).r o( tno known tlend nro
order urevailH ovorywhorn In tlio prov- i,,i.i ,ir i, iu nf minw.
. . - ... i nun "'"f" ....... r
inecH. Aloru troopH hnviHicon (irntteii r()(,k nm, tlmlH,r i,y w,ic, they woro
lo isnrcuiona, iiui u m unira mm enrriod down.
wornt of the trouble In now over, i no fl li(Io occrro,i nt 7:30
Hlrikernnt llarcelonn hnvo demanded , . . .. , morlli, ,K nd carried nway
pnynieni in inn oi ineir wnKra mr ' .he lxinrdini.' nnd bunk Iioiii-oh and tlio
pant week. Tho omployerH have rofUHi-.! tr.,nii,ml(.u ,,j tho mino. Alxmt L'50
tbeno deniandH, except in n lew w, rcL-ularlv cmnloyed in tlio
it ... I.. 11... I ' .
wliero inoy weroncceueii io in u ii i-u i j nH of t,,,, i.nmrty lloll
of conclliatim; tlm men. l'0llowin ...i..,,!,.., inri!(l number of men fr6m
tb advice of tlio enptnin Kenoral, many t,K) ni(,ht H,i(tH wro jn Tolluriilo yen
fartorleH of llarcelonn haveiiKrccd to ro- . , , . roVentod from return
PLANNED A FAMOU8 E8CAPE.
Ocn. Iliirrlxeil I'. Ilolmrl, of I.lliby
I'rlxoil "Tunnel" I'lime,
The death In the HiiIiIIci-h' Home nt
Mllwailliee rei'dilly of den. IIiii'I'IhoII
I'. Ilolinrt. tin' IiihI Hiirvlvor of the llvo
darliiK f licit who
planned the film
ouh tiiiinel menpo
rrom Llbby pl'U-
Oil. I'hlHI'lI 11 IIIOHt
ri'iiiarlialilii en
reer Thin licro of
niiiiii'roiiH bloody
ImllleH during tho
:ivll War mid tho
target of Holltli
eru prlHoli KiiurdH,
wan it native of
.MiiHxachiiHoilH.and wiih H'i yearn old nt
tlie lime of bin death, lie hepm tho
practice of law In WIhcoiihIii In 1HKI.
when It wiih a territory, and. inn Statu
Henator. hhhIhIciI In fruinliiK tlie coiiHtl
tiitlou and the early IcglHlullou of tho
State.
At the outbreak of the Civil Wnr ho
went to Hie front In command of
company. At the battle of Chlckiimati
Kit lie commanded the Twenty-llMt
YVIhcoiihIii relinent. Hern ho wiih tak
en prlHoner nnd nent to Llbby. Kliortly
thereafter tho men planned to call)
their freedom. A few of tho dnrlm?
ami roHourcoful leailern llnally hit up
on the plan of iIIl'kIiik n tunnel. The
Hclienm wiih conllded to twciity-llvo
men. who could be triiHted not to lul
and the work wan beKun. A table
knife. ehlHtd and Hplttoou were tho
IooIh. Hut two pcrnom could work nt
tlie mi ine time. One would enter tho
hole with the "IooIh" anil n hiiiiiII tal
low candle. ilriiKKli'K tlie Hplttoou nftor
him with n hit of Htrlnc. Tlm other
would fan air into the paHxaKe with hi
hat. nnd, with another Hiring, would
draw out the Hplttoou when loaded
and conceal the dirt beneath tlio tUrnw
nnd rubblHh of the cellar.
Kaeh mornliiK tho worklinj pnrty
would carefully replace tho brlckn In
the llrenlaco where the tunnel Htart-
ed and removu nil evhleiifeH of the
work. TlirotiKh n mlHtako of tho "en-
bIiioitm" of tint tunnel tlie Hclieiite near
ly fulled, for tho llrnt opening on the
outHldo wan within ten feet of some
Hetttlnels. Thin wan plUKKed up nnd
tho work continued. After thirty dnyn
tho holo was completed, tlio twenty-live
men In tho plan wero nmrnlialcU uttdor
couimniid of Ilobart, and at 7 o cloeu
on the evenlni; of Teh. !, 18(M, tho men
hepm crnwlln throtiRli tho hole. In
order to bewilder tlio Kuardn n dancing
jiarty with iiiuhIc whs extemporized In
tho room. Ono by one tlie men cmeri;
ed from the hole. paHsed tho Houtlnels
nnil iiiIiil'IihI with tho crowdg on the
HtrectH.
After tho original twenty-live had
encaped they were given ono ttour'H
mart by tho remaining prisoners. Then
tho latter took to the tunnel. In all
ififl men tuiHHcd through the tunnel
that night. When the escape was din
covered next morning, cavalry nnd
bloodhounds act out In pursuit and only
tlfty-seven of the escaped prisoners
succeeded In reaching tho Union linos,
the rest being recaptured or dying of
nrlvatlons while hiding In the swamps.
After recovering from tlie ciiecis oi
prison life Col. Ilobart was glvcii com-
mntiil nf ii now reg tnent. anil nt me
head of this he went with Sherman on
his mnrch to the sea and up through
the Carollnas. Ho had the grtm satis
faction of marching his regiment into
Illchmoinl nnd around the prison from
which he hnd escaped. After the war
having been advanced to the rank of
ireneral. lie returned to Milwaukee,
his residence up to his death.
commanded by Ocorgc II. Thomas nt
Nnsliillle Native of Connecticut, trntm
planted to Ohio, the fnmlly did not Ket
tle In the Wentem ItcHcrve, hut pitched
their tent In that community, or neigh
bor to II, where Hcttlrd the Aliens mid
the Thur in from the Old Dominion.
(ion. OioHvenoi's opportunities wero
what men call limited. II" was taught
In a log Hfhool hoiine. At 21 wo llnd
him it young lawyer In Indiana. There
he followed Oliver I'. Morton out of tho
Democratic pnrty nnd becamon charter
member of the then Inftint Republican
party. When the war came. Uronvenor
proved nnother llliiHlrntlon of Saxon
valor, nnd he Is ns Snxon iih Oedrlc.
Since 18(!." ho has held tunny olllcinl
positions nnd since 1S8." ban been a
national llgure.
lie Is Hint most dangerous of parlia
mentary antagonists-complete mnster
of his subject, or silent. Compared
with fi'eorge I'. Hoar, or Kobert It. Hltt.
his Information In heggarlv. but ho
known a great deal, nnd wlmt ho known
ho known nil over -limbic, outside, top
side nnd bottom Hide.
If one would realize whnt n superb
debater Orosvenor Is let hltn consult
the Congressional Uecord the past six
teen years. He bni two secrets. He
In slncem nnd accurate. Sincerity nnd
nccuracy would mnkc n statesman of
any timber, nnd It Is nstonlshlng how
comparatively few of our great men
have the virtue of the one nnd the ac
complishment of the other.
SIMPLE TAN ARRANGEMENT.
Various forms of fatrattaclitnents for
ewlng macliliies have already peeii in
troduce 1. hut many have serious objec
tions on account of their cost. Increased
power required to run tho machine.
their liability to get out of order and
the Interference of some of the parts
with the proper starting and stopping
of tho machine. Charles Cecr of ltlcli
motid. Va.. In bin Invention, seeks to
simplify and reduce the cost of this
comfort to the seamstress. Itli a
view to economical manufacture tlie
Onlc tliHt C'unnot Hnu.
A subscriber lentln to the Trlbunn
I'armer a description of a gate which
ho t onxtruetKl several year neo on n
farm where he then lled. Its great
merit In that It never sags. For gate
posts he used 8x8 timber, set fully
twelve feet apart. With the Idea of
lotting a load of hay through, the cap
piece ought to be fully twelve feet
above the ground, "'id mny be advan
tageously cut out by CxB stuff. Tha
posU should be set In stone or cement,
so an to be proof against the action of
tho froat. A sill or threshold Is also
provided. This should measure (1x8 or
8x8. and consist of oak or chestnut. The
Ixitcr the timber for the rest of this
frame the longer It will last.
Tho full length upright of each gate
,v?jj i i r
OATE CA.NXOT SAO.
CAX BE MANUFACTURED AT LOW COST.
xtnrt their I! rex. though it in doubtful
if tho men will romiino work. The ro
fiixnl of the authorities to liborato tlio
arrested strike leaders Ih cunning repent
inent. Isolated riotn are htill reported.
At Kiirriu, n village Hear llarcelonn,
Homo of men woro arrested for oxperi
menting with explosives. Ono of thexo
men llred on tho police nnd n fight
ensued i
workman
wounded. At l'odrnbloH, two Htrikorn
were killed in n conllli't with tlio polico
Kl Libernl. of Mndrid, publisluiH nn
Interview with tho cniitniti coiicral of
lhircolona in which ho said ho toured
tlm town and that ho bad boon well ro
eived evorvwhtiro. Ho said ho hoped
the strikers would rosunio work and
characterized tho Pnrrln affair nn nil
liiiDorlnnt. Tho cftntnin gonornl do-
elnnsl the situation nt llarcolonii did
not iuspiro him with anxioty.
More Pay for Mallcarrltrs.
VVaHliinuton. Toll. 20. Tiio post-
1 linn Ivxtteil n annornl or
der announcing tho increnso of pay of dored tho work of reectio HUspondod, do
rnrnl frnn tlnllvorv mail carrlors 100 daring that it wiiBUfolosB to ondnngor
.web nor nnnuin. lifo further whilo slides woro running
Kit..,.. W.kln tin. Condition! in Manchura.
Iindon. Fob. 20. Tho l'ekin
..U..U... .-. V" Unoll(Iollt of tl.o Times, nftor
lnro. 1'ob. 27. THO voicntio JMinuea ' , ........ .., m
Ih Hliowiuir Higna of renowod activity
Tim vlHltom to tlio crater last wouk
lotind nowlv rison lnvn nnd great boat,
Yostordny was tho coldest day over to-
Iiil' to the initio by tho terrible (dorm
which was raging. Tho day shift had
iust gone to work, leaving comparative-
lv few underground workers nt tho
hunkhoui-o.
Tlio slide enmo without warning
Tho three laruo buildings woro carried
down tho steel) mountain tddo a di
i OOO fn.-l ntiil HtiTllIlv
n which one policeman and ono ,, (o H,,iiterH, not a board being
u woro killed and two tiion t.,rt iutntt. Tlio snow and dobris piled
in tbu bottom of tlio canyon 2( foot
deon
Tlioso who oHcanoil tlio sikio nt ouco
began tho work of rescuing thoir loss
lortunnto companions. A dozen or
moro woro taken out nuvo, somu oi
thorn bndlv iniurod. however
Shortly alter noon, wnno tno worK oi
digging out bodies wiih going on, tho
socond slide enmo down, nlmost tn tlio
track of tho first. Tho mountain sido is
very stoop nnd tho descent of tho snow
mass was so mvilt tliat :w oi ino ros
cucrH woro caught, two being killoil.
At H :!J0 o'clock, Suporlntotulont
Clinso. of tho Liberty lloll initio, or-
corro'
having
mndn a visit to Nitl OllWIlllg, says, 111
a dispatch to his papor, that tlio condi
tions in tho interior of Manchuria aro
uiisntisfnctorv. Ho declares brigand
ago to bo on tho incronFo, nnd that tho
niilmnsltv of tho ncoiilo toward tlio
GLADIATOR OF THE HOUSE.
Title Kit" Ocn. Urnavenor or lllilo A
bupcrli Debater.
The title. Olndhitor of the House, has
not Inappropriately been bestowed on
(Jen. Charles II. (Jrosveuor. of Ohio.
Ho baH also been called the Hloody Old
IlruLscr of the American Congress.
sis
oen. ciiAnua ii. cnosvr.Non.
There Is no place where the law of the
survival of tlio attest more Inexorably
obtains than In that tempestuous as
sembly. There no quarter Is asked; no
quarter Is given there. Age. nor youth.
nor condition Is there respected. Kvcry
Congressional debater Is n son of Ha
gar his hand against every man and
every man's hand against him. "Let
the young man win Ills spurs." said ono
of the greatest of I'liintngniiets, speaU'
lug of his son. nnd us tho Ilhick Prince
won fame on the Held of bloody war
fare, so must every one win mine In
thnt arena of Intellectual, oratorical
and political wnrfnre we cnll the House
of Representatives. It Is the forum of
distinction, If not of deliberation; It Is
tho theater of hard and crud blowB,
given and taken.
With n hlatiiB of a slnglo termChnrlcs
II. (Jrosveuor has been a conspicuous
member of Congress since 1 883. He
canio of u soldier race, and Is himself
orded boro, tho thormo.notor register- nuimo-ny o. n o j., - -1 w, nis graudslro fought In tho
ing as low as 58 degrees nbovo zero in nss an occupat on is growi ng. Iho b Uevolutlon; his
ibo morning, and showing tho greatest KusHinns regard tho outlook will m"U I VauVer foujrJit In the American army
llnctuntlon over known l.oro, for it rose unoas noss. Th. Japauoio r ox- ,er ' M br, Jo u ,0 urmy
3i dcgrooH during tho day. trmoly actWo.
machine consists essentially of tlireo
parts-the clamp, the adjustable sup
port aud the carrier for the fan ana
driving shnft. The elamp Is secured to
the machine In proximity to the bal
ance wheel, and carries the adjustable
member, which brings the friction
wheel In contact with the balance
wheel to rotate the fan. The latter Is
mounted on a tlexlblo shaft, with the
friction wheel nt tho opposite end. Hy
loosening the thumb screw on the face
of the support the friction wheel can
be thrown out of engagement with tue
balance wheel when desired, tliougli
this Is not necessary, as the fan Is
so llgllt mat lis roiuuou uoes uui iu-
terfere perceptibly with the starting
or stopping or me uiucmuu. m w
case of gome machines there Is no
bearing to which tho clamp can bo at
tached, as the tly wheel lies tltisn wltn
the neck of the machine. This Is over
come by providing a hinged clamp,
which surrounds the neck and Is held
In place by screws.
Clood If True.
'Do you know why our Chinese worn-
.. . .... i i 1 1 . ii,
en nave sman iceir usuuu viiuem
York. "It Is so that they will stay at
homo. We don't like our wives to gau
about the streets. Wo don't like strange
men to stare nt them. For though
these men may say nothing unpleasant,
yet they are apt to look our women
deep In the eyes, and a Chinaman holds
that In an Interchange of such loons
there Is something harmful. Therefore
the tiny, ma lined feet, which will not
admit of walking without fatigue and
pain. At tlrst. thousands of years ago.
women knew why their reot were
maimed and they were angry. Then
they forgot the reason of the custom
and they regarded It as a fashion they
had themselves created. So tliey iook
upon It now. and the smaller tneir rcet
the prouder they are. wo, tneir Hus
bands, chuckle and say nothing. For
we aro wiser than you Kuropean aud
American men."
Sbo Wunioil a Norvo Soother.
A middle-aged woman called at a
chemist's In Camden lown one even
ing and asked for morphine, and tho
shopman replied to her request with:
"Is It for your husband t
"Oh, no, sir; I have not got any."
"You don't think of suicide?"
"Vat from it."
"What do you take It for?"
"Must I tell you, sir?"
"You must, or otherwise I can't sup
ply you."
"Well, then, uoirt you tninis mni a
woman 40 years old, who litis hnd her
tlrst offer of marriage less than an hour
neo. naturally wains suineuiiiig m
quiet her nerves und give her a good
night's sleep i
Tho druggist thought so, and she
went away contented with the nerve
soother. London Spare Moments.
When a man tells u woman that lie
wants to bo told of his faults, In order
to correct them, It Is her turn to tint
ter hack by fulling to llnd any.
Is made from 4x4 hardwood scantling.
The miner ends are rounded, nnd Insert
ed In holes bored In the lower siue oi
(hut not entirely throughi tlie cap piece.
The plus of the lower ends should be of
metal. Pieces of sawmill plate. In which
holes have been punched, should be
fnsteued to the sill for these pins to
play In. Thus the pins will be kept
from wearing the wood. A similar plate
should be placed where the gates meet,
to accommodate the vertical bolt on one
of Uioui. The other gate should have a
latch.
The slats and braces may be made
frnm ninff lv. Inches thick and four
lnchea wide. They are attached to each
other and to the uprights with bolu.
The short braces are on the ppoalte
side of the slats from the long ones, so
that the same bolt may go through both
whore they OTerlap. When finished, the
frame a- gates should be well painted.
It will be seen that these gates can
h ed hIdbIv or together, and that
they swing In either direction. It Is al
ways a convenience to have a sate
swlnr avray from you, no matter from
which aide you approach.
How to lr a Oroln Baa.
Not all farmers know how to tie
grain bag when filled so that the cord
will not slip. The cord used should be
strong, and for the ordinary bag about
eighteen Inches long. It should then be
doubled and both ends passed through
the loop, as shown In the cut. after
sllonlng the doubled cord around the
bag. Pull the cord closely around tho
then put the horse In a large box stnlt,
with plenty of bedding and feed main
ly bran mashes. He careful In han
dling horses with staggers, for they nr
often In a fierce frenzy and likely to
do one Injury. Iodide of potnsh In
sometimes used with good effect, dis
solving one dram In water and given
dally for three days.
Heeillns irltli Clover.
When clover Is sown early In tho
spring on the crop of wheat or other
winter grain It mny cost nothing but
the price of the seed, which Is not
much, whether ten or firteen pounds is
used to the acre, nnd the labor of sow
ing. Yet we would prefer to Increaso
Its cost by going over the wheat with
a light or smoothing hnrrow before
sowing the clover seed. This will bene
fit wheat or rye If done at the right
time, when the ground Is not wet
enough to cause the hnrrow to sink too
deep nnd uproot the plants. Thl
makes a good seed bed for the clover,
and In a day or two after the first rain
the little plants will be sending their
roots down Into tlie sou. xei mcy
111 not ranke growth enough to Injure
the train before It ripens, nnu wnen
that Is taken off the clover will be bet
ter looking and more valuable than
the weeds that would be likely to take
possession If the clover was not there.
It will grow then tnrougn me iau
Into winter, and In the spring It may
be plowed under to enrich the soli, or
If the catch Is a good one. and It makes
zood eron. It may be cut twice for
hay and then add more fertility to tha
soil If plowed under In the fall or next
prlng than If the first growtn was
plowed under. Clover likes a mineral
fertilizer, even tr it is as cuenj) a
. . . ., I .... ,1 nlnelnr nnd
as suipnaie oi nine i """ i""""-
also likes the phosphates and potash.
but many supply these sufficiently in
the fertilizer ued for the grain crop.
American Cultivator.
For I'lme Cistern Wnter.
Mr. .1. K. (irlmes writes the Iowa
Homestead: "1 notice some inquiry in
vnnr columns nbout cisterns, nnd I
thought 1 would like to give a descrip
tion of mine for tlie bcnciu oi yout
renders who may wish to build one. The
cistern Itself Is constructed very much
the same as all cisterns except that one
side of the bottom Is depressed and
made so It Is easily cleaned out wltn a
Hat-bottom shovel. For an outlet I pul
In four-Inch glnzed tiles cemented at the
Joints, letting them extend to the lowest
TIE FOU A GRAIN BAO.
neck of the bag nnd draw the ends In
opposite directions, then tlo In a firm
bowknot.
A Good Location Necessary.
The first thing required In starting In
the poultry business Is a location. This
ouzbt to be near a good market, but
cannot alwayB be that Is, without pay
lne too high for It. All extra expense
should be curtailed In this business
as the Income conies In small amounts
After a location Is settled upon a free
range Is a necessity. That jives the
uecded exercise, and prevents an accu
wulatlon of lice. The next thing
an adaptability to the business. If one
cannot be coutent with small earnings
and cannot save them as they come In
be should not undertake the business.
The poultry should be breeds that lay
In winter, when eggs are high, If ono
breeda fowls for the eggs. Tula branch
of the business I like best I prefer It
to raising poultry for the moat, ttiousn
the latter may be more profitable In
some localities. Mrs. L. W. Osborne,
In foultry Farmer.
Crooked wnys ofteu lead to Btrnlten
ed ctrcuuistuucce.
Coring Chooe.
Ourlng la one of tho Important pro
esses of cheese manufacture. The
cheeses should be placed In a room
which can be kept at a uniform tern
peratore fo 155 to 70 degrees. They
should be turned at least onco a day
and thoroughly rubbed with the hand
Some advise removing tho cloth as soon
as the cheeses aro put on tho shelves
while others suggest leaving It on nntll
ready for shipment While new It Is
good practice to turn the cheeses twice
a day.
Treatment of RiaBBers.
Staggers Is n species of brain fever,
And tbcro Is no known cure for It, If
-the brain Is badly affected, tho animal
trill die, but ii mild cases the horse
evlll recover If properly cared for. If
moldy corn Is being fed, stop Its nse,
P 1
A OOOD CISTERX.
part ef the bottom of the cistern, th
first ne resting on two bricks, and
when there Is any overflow It will carry
out with It any sedlnent that should
happen to be In the cistern. Wire
strainers aud a settling basin will keep
out a great deal of the sediment That
the clearest water may be always
pumped out of the cistern. I tied a Jug
to the end of a piece of rubber nose, the
Jug being corked tight answers as a
float and keeps the end of the hose al
ways under water Just a little way."
Winter Orchard Work.
In nearly all fruit sections hundreds
of trees are destroyed each year by
bercrs, nnd while the work of destroy
ing them can best be done In the fall,
it will pay to use all diligence during
the winter to trap those that wero
missed In the fall hunt. Take a pall
of soft tar, a scraper an old caseknlfe,
fairly sharp, will answer and a few
wires of different lengths and Blze.
Get down to the surface of the ground
and examine the trunk of the tree,
carefully scraping away loose bark and
prodding suspicious spots with tho
wire. If holes are found, run the wire
In as far as possible, then swab tho
place with tho tar. In going over tho
orchard In this manner one will often
find ravagos of field vermin, especially
among tho young trees, and when such
Is the case tho tree can be protected
and saved. Ono of tho most success
ful fruit growers In the country con
siders It necessary that his men mako
weekly trips through the orchards to
ascertain, ns ho puts It, "If the trees
need anything."
Pic l'en Pointer.
Many times pigs die from overfeeding
the sow the first week after farrowing.
Start business with a good boar.
Good blood Is requisite, and so Is good
care.
Sometimes when two sows farrow at
the same time, one with a large litter
and the other with a small one, the
pigs can be dcvlded equally between
the mothers, though this should not bo
attempted after the pigs are three days
old.
The first thing in profitable pig rais
ing la to grow the frame, tben put flesh
on It. You cannot successfully do both
at the same time.
Pure bred swlno are all right, bnt
don't treat tberu as you would scrub
stock. High bred animals are very
susceptible to surroundings and rare.
Tho farmer who Is not willing to
glvo tlmu nnd attention to valuable
stock would better stick to the scrubs.
Dut any animal requires rational treat
ment for protltuble results.
A writer has well sold that It Is sim
ply Impossible to put feed enough Into
a pig ! -'old weather to mako biro
comfortable without keeping him In a.
warm pen with plenty of beddlng.-r.
Farmer.