(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.''