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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1902)
(JRUAT DOCK K 1 1 tIC HOIJOKEN WATCH FIIONT HA8 A DE8THUCTIVE ULAZE. Property Lou I'.stlmatsd at About a Million 0 11 llli( Steamship and a Numlicr ol l.lilitcrs Destroyed Docks Contained llaltil Hay and Cotton Several Lives believed to Have lleen Lost. Now York, March 'JO. A swift nnd plrtu rOM Hit Urn IiinI night destroyed tlio plitr of tint I'hoonix Htciunslilp l.ilii) mi lliu llnhnkou, N. .1., riverfront, with many hales of cotton nnd buy; humeri Unit coiiipmiy'M vossul, tl at Ilrltlhli Qiiuoii, to n linll; consumed several llr.lilcrH mill their cargiMiH; damaged il(i(;k belonging In tho limber Steamship Man mill fur n tl.im threatened (liu property of tint llollaud-Amcrlraii l.ino unit tint Hugh Campbell Moron. Tlio I ohm, according to ootiHorvative lliualeH, w ill approximate $ 1 ,000,(100. Whether any IIvi'h with IhhI Ih dllll cult to say. While tint cnulhtgriitiou wiih nt ItH height, mni after it liuri been reduced by tlio llri'ini'ii mill firohoiits, rilrnorH woro rifn tluit sovornl men or lslied. It huh tolerably certain at mid night Unit Chief Engineer Scott, of tlio llrilisli Queen, hiih burned to iloilth no hor mni Unit it sailor mot thn hiiiiiii fit to. Olio ol tho men who escaped sayn Ihnt ho Haw scleral inon jump into tlio niitur when tho steamer hccmm envoi 0hhI In llro mill ho saw lw, if any, of them rescued. Tlio quartermaster of tho burned ship said that tho crow of tlio will worn in tho fiiroonstlo ami if tlliiy escaped it wiih with ililllnilty. NiivurtliolosH, mini) of tho Hrilish Queen's nlllccrH fay thai thoy urn into positive that nil w ero wife, eiivu En Rimer f-'cott, who, thoy simply wild, wan mbsilig. It In not unlikely that oiiio of tlni IfiiiHliurt'iiii'ii mid steve dores who swarmed ithoiit tho vessel may Ntlll havu to ho accounted for. Tho scene of the llro wiih Sovonth ami Itlrur streets, llohokuli. Tomtit Iter thoro uro docks mni IiiihIiih of thn Phoenix Mini, tho Holland-American l.ino mni tlio Harlier l.ino. Tho Phoo nix Mm) pier wiih n wooden structure :10() foot long, covered with a frame shod In UiIh woro many bales of hay n ml cotton, which burned with tho ut most rapidity. How tho llro started ix not known. With but tho barest warning tho HanicH burst out, iplickly licking up tho pior mill thn cotton iijioii it nml driving thn HtovcdoicH and rnnm to tho Hired, for tlio vessel wiih being unloaded, having arrived hero Friday from Antwerp, rim llro llared up from the Mourner with u h great suddenness iih from tho pier mid, since the vessel wiih iiiiiiIo Inst to the pior and could not be hacked out, lighterH and other water craft which lay alongside her, hiuiio of them hold ing Mich intlamablo ntuff iih oil caku, quickly caught llro too. Tho Miff wind which had blown all day gave iinpctiiH to tho llro, whoso glare reddened tho North river fur a long distance. From tlio Phoenix I, inn pier tho flniuoH Hpread to the pier of tho Harbor l.ino and then to the steamer Heath burn, nowly urrlvod from Hung Kong, with n cargo of tea. Among tho crew of tho steamer Heathhurn woro .'12 Chinamen. When tho Hamca began to run over tho vessel they nit scrambled to tho nier for safety and began to mako tlieir way to tho streets of llohoken. Thero wiih a largo force of customs olll ciith on hand guarding property. Ah noon iim tho-o ollicialH saw tlio fright ened Chinamen they became alarmed that tho nlioiiH would make an illegal entry into the country, ho with drawn pistols thoy ordered tlio Chinese to halt. The command wiih hcoricri and then, Hiirroundeil by guards, tho for clgnorH woro marched to a pier noma distance away, and there locked up, iilidor i-urvellliinco, for the night. The Holland-American dockn are bo low tho-o of tho Harbor liitio. Thoy 'illf!ht llro but wore only slightly dam aged. The company'H big sloamer, Maasdam, wiih toweil out in the river as noon iih tho danger became apparent. Givcra Succeeds Lukban. Manila, March 1(1. Ciivora, tho" in rurgout leador, haH Issued n proclama tion in the Inland of Samar ileelarinc ha linn micccorioil fionorul I.ukhaii, who wiih captured by tho AmoricaiiH, and that conscquontlv all ordern now ntand ing In tho niiiim of Lukban nro void. Givorn nlno cayH ho Iiiih boon compolled unwillingly to Ihhiio thin proclamation. Captured i Boer Laager, Pretoria, Mnrch 20. General Urueo Ilanilllon Iiiih captuorri a Hinall Iloor langor oantwnrd of Vryhoit, SoutheiiHt ern TraiiHvanl. Four HoorH woro killed, fix woro wounded mid 17 woro made prlvonorH, Oeneral Hothn'H brother-in-law, Oonural Kmmott, wiih among tho Hooru captured. Wireless 'Phont Demonstratloa. Loxington, March 20. Tho inventor f wireless telephony, Nathan Stub blofleld, has gono to WaHhington, whom ho will give a publlo domoiifitrn tion of Ii Ih invention on tho 1'otoinnc rivor. Tho firHt domonstrntion given by Sttibbledohl was six weokH ago, nt Murray. If Hucccusfiil in tho Wnph Imrton oxporimont, Mr. Stuhbloflold rlll attempt n longor dlatnnco by sen. PIIINCE HENHY 10 HOME. Dciilicliland villi Her Koyal I'asitncn Hat Arrived at Cuxliaven, ('tixlmven, Miin.li 10. The return of Admiral I'rlnco Henry of I'riiHfila to Herman mil wiih wifely iicnuiipliphori yehterday nflernonii, umid all the jmiup mid elrcuniHliiuco with which the prilii'o'H imperial brother Iiiih icon lit to mark the mii'i-omhIiiI ending of I'riuco llonry'H American iiiIhhIoii. 'I'he hiuiiii good fortune of freedom from untoward IncldeiitH wlilch chitriicteri.eil tho prluro'H trmiH-Allmitie Joiirnoy contin ued until the end, mid tlio (muling oc curred during a period of brilliant nin Milne lifter an overniM. day. The Hamburg-American Uno Mcmner DoiitM'hliind, from Cherliourg, having on board the prince and li Ih hiiIIo, wiih llrnt Hlghted at 5 :.'(U In ttiu iiftornoon. The (iermmi hatilcHhlp Kalmr Wilhelm II Hteiuneil down to the roadHtead to moot tho HoutHchlanil, mid roturneri oh enrting Hie big liner. '1'ho DeutHclilmiri tied up at the new Mono ipiay mid wiih tlio II rM Hhip to dock lliere. V,iux:rir William Mood upon tho quay Hiir roundeil by high naval and municipal ollicialH. Ah representative of tlio American eiiibiiMcy at Herlin, Coin mandor William II. iicehler, the naval attache to the einlmmy, ntood at the omperor'n cido. The quay viiim decor atiil with HagH of all the MiiIch of tho empire, mid the thoiipauriH of Hpcctiilnrri whoi'overed tho rnofH of tho groat warohoiiH'H and the wide MiipoH ovorhioklng the moiio cheered wildly iih I'riiue Henry walked iIiimii tho gangway from the Mcamcr. ICmperor William klni-od bin lirothor upon Imth cheekHmid Hliok IiiiikIh witli the iiiemberH of IiIh Hliite, Hiying a few cheerful K'litenreH to each. In the meantime the gmiH of the xquiiilrnn minted. Side by Mile IiIh majeHty mid I'rince Henrv then pam'ri down in front of tlio murine guard which Mood at Hiliito. After IIiIh the marine guard pai-pcri in review, while the band of tlio iini'crini yacht llolienzolli rn jilayed tho national anthem. The paHi-cugcrH of tho DeiitHchland crowded to the Htemner'H rail and cheered heartily dur ing thu coremony. Somo of the Amer ican paHhoiigeiH waved American HagH, otherwise tlio HturHiind HtripeH were not Hying. REBELS VICTORIOUS. Chinese Government Troops Hidly Defeated in Kwanj SI Province. Hong Kong, .March 'JO. Oeneral Mn Iiiih Ut'ii defeated by the Kwang Si ndielH, who hate taken iohi-chh1oii of I'aug Cheng. 1'huy havu killol oi cap tured all the .ManriarltiH and bnve loot ixl thu town. Genera! Mil attacked thu rebel Htrong IioIiIh, hut after an engagument lantiug two dayH, wiih forced to retreat. Tho roholH then cMnbliMieri their head quarterH at l-'ang Cheng. Tlio reU'llion in Hpread ing rapidly in the jirovinceH of Kwang Hi, Kwang Tung and Ytm Nan. A letter recoiveil here from Tien 1'ni, AO tuiloH from Wang Chou, hhvh all miHiiieHH in MiHpemlcri there, owing to fear of tho reboln. MarHhal Su in at U'lii Clian, and Gen eral Mn Ih at KnoChati (both in Kwang Tung province). Hoth of these com uiandorH are awaiting reinforcemeiitH. They winh to join their forcen, hut the roholH nro holding all the intervening piiHseH ami prevent a junction of thu government troopn. Many of thu imperial KridiorH nro joining tlio rehelH, owing to Hii!rior pay offeied them and tlio opportunity of looting. The rebel leader iH Hung Ming, n relntlvu of the celebrated Hung Sou Chen, leadur of tlioTai Hung Hung rcholllioii. GUEVARRA SURRENDERS. Lukban's Inlluence l!rln$i the War to an End In the Island of Samar. Manila, March 20. General l.uk Ikiii'h effortH in inllueucing Guevarrn, who recently iHcued a proclamation de claring himt-olf the MiccosKir of General I.ukbau in the inland of Samar, to sur render, have been HticccsHfiil. Until General Smith, in command of the United StntoH forces in Samar, nud Guovarra hnvo ngreed to nn nrmiHtico to facilitate the collection of Guevnrra'H men with their rlllen, when the formal surrender will bo made. Tho arms will bo paid in nt thu fort. General Smith cnhluH that Guovarra ban 400 rilluH, and that Guovarra guarantees thu uhsoluto pcacofuIncHH of Iiih men. General Chaffee Ih greftly pleased with what bo considers iih cloning thu native insurrection. The resistance in HntnngaH and I.nguna provlncen Ih prac tically over. Thoro nro dally surrend ers there of mon nml guiiH. Tho in Hiirgonts hnvo been completely Htnrvcd into sulimission by General HoII'h ag groHfiivo tncticH in preventing nny ex terior iiHaistfliico from reaching them. Somo Hiirpriso iH expressed nt tho num ber of rilloH to bo turned in by tho men under Guovarra, iih it was thought thoro wuro but 200 in Snmnr. Boston Strike Wiped Out. HoRton, March 20. Tho great Btriko of lant week, involving 20,000 union mon, waa completely wiped out during tlio riny, when practically every man wont back to hia work under conditions but nllghtly clinnged from thoso exist ing wlion tho trouble began. Now tho only incident In tho labor situation Ih tlio striko of 75 longshoremen at tho Clydo lino wharves. TIiIh Is nn indo pendent strike brought nbout by two disgruntled workmen. FOR SHIP SUBSIDY SENATE FINALLY DI8POBE8 OF THE MEASURE The f Inal Vote was 42 to 31 In favor of the Measure An Amendment Limiting the Expenditures to $",000,000 a Year was Lost-I'orehtn llullt Ships Shall Nut Car tlcipate In Hie llenellts. Washington, March 19. After pro longed debate, tlio Bomito Iiiih juiHsed thu ship siiliHldy bill, thu final veto upon tlio measure being VI to III. Tour Republicans voted against tho measure ami one Democrat for it. Homo nmemlmentH to the hill neru adopted, but they were nil agreeahlu to those in charge of tlio measure, tho friends of the hill voting down nil other iimendmuutH. With tlio excep tion of amendments offered by Allison mid accepted by l'ryo, limiting the tlmo of tho operation of contraetM mado un der tho provisions of tlio bill to duly 1, 1020, mid providing that thu amount of the expenditure under tiio mall sub sidy paragraph shall not lit nny time exceed f H.OOO.OOO miniially, none of the amendments agreed to materially affected the hill as it was reported from the commerce committee. The vote upon tho amendments lx. gan ut II o'clock, mid such a Hood of tliem wiih offered that a final vote upon the bill, iih amended, wiih nut reached until just before 0 o'clock. Amend ments offered by Vest, providing for "free ships" mid for the application of tlio proiiMoiiH of the unti-triist law to tlio shipping industry, were rejected, iih wiih the amendment proposed by I'attersoii, providing that no Chinese icrson should bo a memljcr of tlio ciew of n subsidized vessel. I'ettUH offered an amendment providing that the total expenditure under the hill should not exceed ft), 000, 000 in nny year. It was adopted in committee of the whole, but later in thu senate was rejected by n decisive vote. Tlio senate ngreed to nn amendment offered by Spooner providing that con gress should havu power to amend or repeal the act, w ithout impairing any contract made under ItH authority. 1 1 ii s i mi offered and the senate adopted throe amendments applying directly to the acquisition by J. I'. Morgan and IiIh nssociiiten of the I-eyland lino of Hritish ships. They provide that no foreign built ship shall participate in tho proposed subsidy, that nothing in the act shall be construed to prevent American citizens or corporatioiiH from holding or operating foreign shipH in tlio ocean carrying trade, and that no foreign built ship of nny lino thus ac quired by American citirciiH shall bo admitted hereafter to American rcg-intry. PHILIPPINE COMMERCE. Imports and Fxports of the Islands Are Both Showing Marked Incrcasts. Washington, March 19. Tho insular division of tho war department has prepared for publication an extract from its regulnr monthly bulletin of tlio commerce of the l'hilippines, com paring tlio oiglit months ended August :, 1U01, mid 1000. It in shown that tho total value of merchandise imported during tlio eight months ended August 31, 11)01, wns 11,01 S.fi'Jd, ngninstf H,fi80,457 fortho same period of 1000 ; nml thu totnl vnluo of inerrhiiuili'-o exported during tho eight months ended Augusts, 11)01 , whh UI,u:ifvl05,againstt 10,028,015 for the same period of 11)00. The importH show an incre.i'oof 35 er cent during tho period of 11)01 ns compared witli tlio samo period of 1000. In tlio exports thero was a (i per cent increase in favor of 11)01. The imports from the United States, exclusive of gold and silver, during thu eight months of 11)01, wiih $2,470,050, being an inerenso of 01 per cent over the same period of tlio preceding year, while the export figures show $1,11(10. 087, or a slight increase in favor of 1001. Tlio import figures show n gain nf nearly $1,000,000 on foodstuffs and in manufactured articles of nearly $1,000, 000 for tho eight months of 1001. Agri cultural exports for tho period men tioned show ii slight increase during 1001, the showing for this period lioing $1-1,530,887, of which nmoiint $9,-13(!,-50(1 is necredited to hoinp, tho lending article of export. Tlio export figures of $1,700,109 in mnniifnctiired nrticlos for tho period of 1901 nearly doubled thoso of 1000, while products .of tho mines and forests show a decided in crease over 1900. Particulars of New Russian Loan. Herlin, Mnrch 10. Tho particulars of tho now ItiiHsinn lonn woro pub lished horo todny. Tho lonn Amounts to 1)33,000,000 marks, of which 300, 000,000 mnrke Ih issued now nt 4 per cent. Tho loan covers Russia's portion of tho Chinese indemnity. It is offered for subscription in Germany, Holland and KiiHuln. Plot to Destroy Warships. Vienna, March 10. A sensation has boon caused hero by tho discovery of n plot to destroy tho Austro-Ihtngnry warships llnbsburg and Arpnd, which nro stationed nt Poln. A largo qunntity of dynamlto wns recontly stolon at Triosio, nnri tho government hnH been Informed by nn nnonymous letter that tlio llnbsburg and Arpnd woro Imper iled. Tho vessels hnvo slnco boeu rig idly guarded. TE8T8 NOT SATISFACTORY. Pacific Cms1 lumbermen Do Not Agree Willi llibbi' lirport. Washington, March HI. Senator Poster has been notified by the I'arihe Coast Lumber MnniifactiirerH' Associa tion that the tests of fir conducted on a very extensive scale ul tho I'ugot Sound navy yard during tho past summer are not satisfactory. Secretary Victor II. Heckmaii states that nt n meeting of tho association held nt I'licnum, Pebru nry 15, the report of Nnvnl Constructor Illbbs nt the I'uget Sound navy yard on j lliu timner tests, particularly in Doug his fir, wiih taken up. Tim association directed the secretary to notify Senator Foster that the report was not satisfac tory mid did not do entire justice to fir. ICxjH'rionco, It Is stated, has proved that Mr. Hibhs' statements with refer ence to the lasting qualities of II r are misleading. The ""sedation calls at tention to railroad timbers on the Northern Pacific railway which have been in use I I years and show little or no signs of rot. Also that it is a "ell known fact that coiiHiimers of lumber purchase II r for porches and outdoor work at n very high price in preference to yellow pine, which, it is claimed, rots very quickly. In order to secure a complete and uu thoriUtivu test, thu association urges Senator 1'oster to Introduce u bill ap propriating n stillicient sum of money to conduct tho work in u thorough man ner at some pJul in the Pacific North west, where exhaustive tests may he made under government supervision. Senator Poster states that while a number of very important timber teste hnvo lieen conducted from time to time by both tlio war and navy departments, these reports are contained in volumes that are not accessihlo to tho general public. He is in favor of a condense! report drawn from authorized govern ment tests nml mi'ier government su pervision which will servo to show not only thu merits of fir, hut of American woods generally, and such reports to bo available for distribution or sale, ns is tho cuso with other government docu moots of n like nature. As u rule, tlio consumer is not well posted with refer ence to thu lasting qualities of Amer ican woods, particularly so with refer ence to the relative strength and dura bility of one class as compared with another. BIG STUDENTS' RIOT. 10,000 People Join Them In St. Petersburg Police and Military Busy. St. Petersburg, March 19. A stu dents' riot here, in which over 10.000 people engaged, kept n largo force of police mid cavalry busy throughout tho day. Probably 100 arrests were made, but tlio repressive measures were not so strict as on tho corresonding date of 11)01. While many persons were in jured, no fatalities woro reported. The students placarded the city last night, announcing that they intended to hold a grievance meeting, nml tho authorities, taking tlio hint, mado ex tensivo preparations. Tho whole police was called out, and the military was held rondy for mobilization, cavalry patrols supplementing tlio mounted po lice. Additional squadrons of cavalry, light batteries of artillery nnd detach ments of infantry wero packed in tlio side streets. Tho crowds increased in the main thoroughfares until noon, when tho cavalry ollicer in command of a squad in front of the Hotel d'Kuropu bogged the crowd there to disjierso nnd go homo. Tho demon strators refused, and the mounted troops began slowlv clearing tho streets. At 12:30 P. M., tho students attempted to organize a procession in front of tho hotel mentioned, singing revolutionary songs nnd 'shouting "Free Russia," "Pown witli the autocracy." The polico and cavalry then charged, hut used only their Cossack w hips nud the Hats of their sabers. Many persons were hurt, hut only u few wero seriously injured. Tlio fighting continued during the re mainder of tlio afternoon, breaking out in fresli places continuously. Ono of the most sovero lights of tho day wns concluded only u few minutes before tlio czarina, in nn open sleigh, passed tlio spot wdiero it occurred. Carriages of tho nobility nnd monibers of tho im porinl household wero several times mixed up in tho molecs. Tho author ities mndo efforts to prevont bloodshed, nnd in this thoy wero remarknbly suc cessful, considering the magnitude of tho demonstration. Americans' Indemnity Claim, Pekln, Mnrch 19. ThoUnitod States minister, Mr. Conger, hns eoinmis sionod Mr. Hninbridgo nnd Mr. Rngs dalo (tho latter tho United States con sul at Tion Tsln) to adjust thu indem nity claims nf Americans, approximat ing $2,000,000 in gold. Record.Breaklng Order for Horses. St. Josopli, Mo., March 10. Ono of tho largost nlnglo ordors for horsos ever givon in tho country has been closed with a buyer nt tho South St. Joseph horso and niulo market. Tlio contract cnlla for 12,000 horses, to bo delivered at tho rate of 500 por month for 24 months. Whilo tho contract includes many varieties of animals, it is boliovod that tho greater nart of thorn nro for tho uso of tho British army in South Africa. 1 EKMM!;J trillion Alliu Jitiiml for I'Iimyn. The Illustrated device Is u riding nt taeliment for n plow, which a corre spondent of the Iown Homextpnil says he devised a number of yours ago. I'lg. 1 shows the nttnchinent attached to a walking plow nnd shows how It Is nttaclied. I'lg. 2 shows the attach ment (letnched from the plow, nnd If It Is to be used for n harrow or other Implement where there Is no furrow n larger wheel Is substituted for the small wheel, wlilch would make It run In a leaning position. Tills wheel Is at tached by a set screw nnd enn ho re- ATTAI IIHK.NT lull I'l.OWS. moved easily, nnd the shaft Is long enough so the large wheel may be put on the extreme end and thus mako It less liable to tip over. The Corn Hrcccler. Coni-hreedlug hus become a special ized Industry. The Held for this branch of farming Is very great, us Is shown by the fact that the corn growers of Illinois alone use over 1,000,000 bush els of seed every year. Of course it is not necessary that this seed be secured from the breeder fresh every year, but seed will not us :i rule remain pur-; more than four or live years. It then becomes necessary to again secure well-bred seed. As yet tho demand has been but little developed. Farmers are Ju.it beginning to realize the Import ance and benefit of Improved seed, but even now corn breeders are not able to supply the demand. That this demand will Increase far beyond the capacity of corn breeders to supply there is no doubt. A. V. Shame), In Orange Judd Farmer. Tile AspnrascuH Hcd. We believe In mowing the asparagus bed In the fall and burning It over to destroy the beetles, eggs and rust that may be there. Others who have grown much more of It than we have prefer to have the old stalks remain until spring, ns helping to bold the snow on the bed. Hut In cither case we would cut out and carry away all the seed bearing plants before tho seed begun to fall. The little seedlings In the old bed nre no better than ns many weeds. If seedlings nre wnnted to set a new bed, cut the stalks when the seed is nearly ripe, nnd hnng them up to ripen, and sow the seed In a new bed from which It may be transplanted at a year old. We like good yearling plants bet ter than two-year-olds. New England Farmer. Karly Puritan Patnto. As n rule the early potato crop Is the profitable one. although the past sea son good money was made from late potatoes, ond especially If the best ta ble varieties were grown. The Early Puritan, one of the new varieties, has been tested In different potato sections sulllelently to prove its merit. The slcln Is nearly white, most early sorts of value having a pink skin. In flavor THE I.AIII.Y ri IlITAN. the vnrlety Is first-class nnd the tuber cooks well, beiug dry nnd mealy, anoth er point hard to find among early sorts. It Is a good keeper also. Teuchlnc I.nniba to Feed. When a lamb Is two weeks old it Is ready for feeding something lu addi tion to the ewe's milk. It Is true that by feedlug the ewo her milk will be Increased, but the first thing to do Is to feed the ewes, for the sake of tho lambs, which may be fed Indirectly In this way from the first day of their lives. The lambs are easily taught to feed by themselves If they are provid ed with suitable feedlug pens Into which they may go through narrow openings too small for the ewes. This is the simplest matter possible. To catch a lamb and take It Into the pen and put a little of tho feed provided Into Its mouth Is all that Is needed; the lambs will do the rest; for where ono goes all wdll want to go Instanter. Farmers' Voice. Settlnir Strawberry Plants. Any ono who believes In fall setting of strawberry plunts has opportunity this year. The weather since fruiting has been such that the runners have made a good growth, and there has been moisture enough for newly set plants. We think we seldom saw plants set In the spring, and well cured for during the summer, produce us many or ns handsome berries ns we have term on those set the same year In Au gust. Excepting some of fhe new vnrlev lleH. one can get ns many plants nn ho wants, well known nml standard klndn. for a trilling sum If not for nothing, nt thu season of the yenr In nlmost nny neighborhood. American Cultivator. AvnldliiK Pencil Yellow". It mny not lie generally known that pouch yellows Is found In eTcry Htntf In the I' ii Ion. with six exceptions. Of course. It Is worse In some States) thhn In others, tint It exists in all fttntofl where the peach Is grown, except In California. Mississippi. Texns. nnd pnrtH nf Alabama, Florida nnd Ororgln, nnd there Is no euro for It In orclinrds, located In Georgia nnd In New Jersey, there Is apparently no difference In tho severity of the disease when nt Its worst, nnd the trouble nppnrently nt tacks trees budded on stocks grown from pits obtained from different sec tions of the country. It Is safe to sny that with the possible exception of Cnl Ifornla pits. It is as safe to select tho pits for budding stocks from the finest fruit on the most healthy trees In one's own orchard as from nny other source. Working for fertile I'.he. Poultrymen should keep before their mind's eye at all times the fact that the percentage ef eggs hatched on tho fnrm In May and June Is much greater than from those hatched anywhere, under the usual conditions. In March and April. It Is simply became tho hen on the range has access to all that Is necessary to produce a fertile egg. This being the case the cue should be taken and every effort made to supply the same conditions during the lata winter, as arc found In the early sum mer. Food In variety, with consid erable green food and animal food, Is of the first Importance; next comes a comfortable honse nnd plenty of room In which to exercise. Winter Treatment of San Jono Scale. Whiter spraying to destroy tho 8a Jose scale Is most effective. Summer spraying is usually necessary In addi tion, but the Insecticide cannot be made as strong as In the winter season when there are no buds to injure. Thcro nro several remedies for the scale, but crude petroleum Is the best for use Ik winter, and It may be used only slightly diluted. The work must be thoroughly done, every branch being touched wltk the petroleum, nnd several applications made If necessary. If done thoroughly in winter it la probable that only one or two light sprayings would be necessary In the summer. Safety illlk Pall. Many a pall of milk has been lost by a kick from the cow Just ns the task; of milking her wns nbout finished and many a stray bit of dirt fnlU Into the open pall If tho farmer Is not ex tremely careful In his lubors. John Heustis King, of Garrlty, Ala., be lieves that the pall be has Jnst dc- bafett pail. signed will savo the milk In case of nn upset pall nnd also prevent the gathering of Impuri ties. In the picture the details of construc tion of this Improved pall nre shown. The top of the pall hus a screw-threaded flange, to which a receiving bowl la secured by a similar flange. In tho center of this bowl Is a strainer, and below the strainer is an open frame In which is placed a loose cone corre sponding In shape to the under side of the strainer. As 6onn ns the pall Is tipped over the flow of the milk toward the strainer seals the cone nnd effectu nlly closes the outlet until the pan is righted ngnln. millions of Kkck. New York City, according to the sta tistical expert of the New York Her ald, consumes 2.2S3 eggs every' minute of the day. which means 100.000.0oa dozen a year. The city may feel Inde pendent of the hen so far as. the hatch ing process Is concerned, hut Is entirely dependent for Its supply of eggs on the moody creatnre who regulates her output according as the weather hap pens to suit her whims. These hens get food ami lodging for their part of tho work, and their owners receive $20,000. 000 a year for the 3-12 eggs that they supply annually to each luhabltant of the city. llnvarlan Hop. Although hops have been grown In. this country for a great mnny years, they have always been Inferior as com pared with the best European hops, nnd. ns they bring a lower price In tho market and are not so desirable as the Iinvnrlnn bops, cuttings of the best of the latter were Imported last year. These cuttings have been placed In tho hop-growing districts of tho United States and, according to the report of the Secretary fo Agriculture, promlsa to be far superior to the ordinary va rieties grown, In addition to maturing earlier and extending the picking sea son. Keep Btieep In Good Condition, A sheep should never be allowed to fall off In condition. Its constitution Is weakened permanently. The clip of wool 1b seriously Injured. No ani mal Is so dllllctilt to restore to good condition ns the sheep, and thero is none where a loss of llesh tells so quickly upon Its outward covering. J. F. Hancock. Tuberculin in Hercfords. Dr. Ceddcs, representative of the United States Department of Agricul ture, resident lu England, tested dur ing the pnst year 240 Hereford with tuberculin prior to export. Of this large number only seven reacted, ami It Is stated that of these seven he con sidered three only "suspicious cases.''