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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1902)
OOUTH CHINA REUELLION. Iniiiri)nli Now Number About 60,000 Men Many Armcil with Modern Hlllei. VUlorhi, II. (., April a. With rn V'uril to tint illstilthuuciiH hi Kwiilig Hi, thu North China Dully Nowh, coiIun ol which mint received liy tint slimmer Jniiri'hH :( .In in ii today, says: "Tim central government In I'ukln, according to telegram received by thn locul niiinihiriiiH, urn in it tnimt mr turlxid Htiitn, o w Inn to thn serious iiiiwh simultaneously received lately ftoin Onntun nml Kiiiillin, thu t'lipltnlN of thn two Kwmig provinces. 'I'lin hih mi thorltles of thn tun provinces rnport thnt thn disbanded soldiers of (lohornl I'ong Tun ThiiIii, numbering nimrly 4,000 iiiiiii, 1 1 ii vi) Joined thn Insurgents of Kwung Hi, which Iiiih rendered thn situation In thn south vnry precarious nml thn crisis ii dangerous unci. 'J'Iioho mmi worn it 1 1 armed with mislcrn llm nrriin in 11100, which they roluscd to kItii up when l 1 h) in tuliM 1 . Thn liiHiir xnntfi now iniiiiliiir soino 110,000 ninn, nml whim enough HtipplliiH in fissl lnivn Instil gathered in liy tlinni, wn limy ux poet to hear some serious iiown uhout Ihniii." Tho Chiiinxn iippnar to believe thnt Mohtimmi-diiu rulxdllon in Kiiiisu, headed hy ox-1'rincii Tuiin, in really Im minent, ii m varioiiH rtiiiinrM of Unit nn turn lnivn boon tolcgruphisl nml lnivn created mi impression thai Insurgents ru already in thn Unlit, lint thn fact pimmiih to I iii thnt prnpiinitloiiN iilonn urn rumored to Iw on foot. Tuny I'uh Hhnng woiihl Imi thn general in com mnnil nf thn rebels, nml hy nil accounts no movement nniliir his direction In likely to provn vnry fornililnhln. QAME WARDENS TO MEET. Ollitlali ol Eight Statu Likely to Mold Conference Soon. Ilclmin, Mont., April ii. Thero in nn Axenllcul prospect thnt thn gumo wnr hmii of eight Northwestern status will hold n meeting curly in thn summer, either In thn Nutionnl l'nrk or nt some other couvniiinnt plncn, nml exchange rinwn looking to co-operation In thn work of protecting tho gamu of thn Northwest. Tim HtutiiH thnt urn im peded to Imi rnpri'Huntnil at thn meeting ro Montana, Iilnlio, Washington, Ore gon, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota Jitnl Minnesota. South Dakota would Imi Included, hut lliuro U no gnmo war den in thnt ntatn. An offort will also ho mncli) to hnvo n roprcHontutivu print out from tho Northwont Tnrritory. Major John I'itchur, acting superin tendent nf (ho Yellowstone National l'nrk, in lumrtily in favor of thn moot inf , nml ho Iiiih written to Ktntn (imuu Warden Hcott, of Mnntnuii, suggesting that tho meeting lm lii'Dl in tho Nil titmnl I'urk nlsmt Juno 15. PERRY EXPLAIN8 TO LONG. Did Not Mike Indliercct Itemarki in Chile Credited to lllm. Washington, April !l. Secretary 1ahk Iiiih received from Captain Perry, commanding tho battleship Inwu, u re ply to thu departments impiiry regard ing eortu in indiscreet remarks which were m id to hnvo beun iniuiu hy thnt officer nt n Chllt'iiu lianiiiet. Captain I'erry declares tl.nt whilu in Chile ho wah not nt nny timo prccent nt any din nur or nthur meal whom any toiint or speech wiih made hy him or others; nor did ho nt nny timo say anything, either in piihlin or in private, that could 1m construed to mean thnt ho favored oithnr Argentina or Chilo in thu event of war. Captain I'erry my ho iH nlHo innocont of making tho alleged IndiH rroot roninrkH of offering to null thu Iown, which woro cnrrontly reported in Ohileiin nowspnpeiH. f-'ocrotiiry Img Iiiih replicil to Captain l'orry, inform ing him thnt IiIh explanntion is perfect ly satisfactory. fine Monument for Khodei' Grave. Now York, April M. Gardner Will lams, manager of thn Do lleorn minoH, linn left Ixuidon for Houth Africa. lie snys ho will arrive in timo to attend tho hiNt HtiiKo of thu funeral of Ceiil Hhoiln.i. Tlio Kruvo will ho marked hy ji line iiionumciit, to ho erected hy thn dead utalesman'H peraonal friendH and biiHlnoHij collonKUOH. It Ih iropo(Hl thnt tho Klin carriage whicli hum "Ia)iik Cecil" duriiiB tho fdcj;u of Klin lxirloy, nnd which will convoy tho body up tho ntcep tide of Matoppo, nhall ho utntloiuxl on thu miuuuit of thu hill an part of tho inomorinl. Wireleu Telegraphy's Uteit. Now York, April !1. WiroloHH com munlcntion wiih maintained on thn ocean between tho Umbria, which Iiiih jiiHt arrived hero, nnd thu Campania, outward bound, whilu thu formor'H ap paratus wiih down. Whilu tho operator aboard tho Umbria wnu oxchaiiKinu: dlnpatcliOH with tho Campania, thu hief olllcor informisl him thnt tho rugK('d rlitfinK nttnehod to tho main miiBt hnd fallen overbornd. Thonppnr atiiH continued to work, nevertheless, for (inmo timo. filjiiuir Alnrconl, who la in thlH city, was informed of tho oc ciirroiu'o. The Proposed Surrender. IToldellmrtr, TrniiHvmil, April 2. Ooiniiinndant AlbortH Iiiih called a moot iiiB of tlio Hoors in IiIh dlHtrict to tako plnco .15 iniloH oiiHt of tho Sprint? nta tlon, In order to discuss tho proposal for a Honoral Hurrondor. It is paid thnt Oouoral Hans I lot I m has summoned a Hlmllar inootinR at AmHtordnm. A mirlv of constabulary nnd natlvo Bcnuts woro nmbui-hod nonr horo. Six of tho party woro killed. Tho Itoors oludod pursuit. Surrondoranro occurring daily. EXPLOSION IN MJNE TWENTY-TWO MINEI18 KILLED IN TENNESSEE. "I'lre Men' Shot Hint liefoit All ol the fimployei Could (let Out Coal Dull and (iai llecame Ixnlled, Which Cauied the Exploilon llodlei of Vlctlmi Torn to IMccci by f'oice of the Shock. Chattanooga, '1'enn., April 2. At 1:15 'dock this iiftiirnoon nn explosion of kiih In tho Nelson uiiiio of thu Dayton Coal cV iron Company, at Dayton Toon., Innltcd thn dry coal dust In tho mine, and caused a terrific explosion. I wnuty-to men are known to ho dead. Tun hodlcH hnvo been recovered. Twelve Isjilles urn still in tlio mine, (ins exists in tho Nelson mine, nnd tlio men am required to iimi safety lamps. It Ih u ruin of the company for thn safety of thu mlncm to plnco their IUmih, renily to Imi liiihtcd for blnsts. Just before ipilltinK work ench dny, and tliem urn workmen known as "flro men" who go through thn mine niter all tho miners urn out, and set off these blasts. I hu miners quit work at 1 :.')() this afternoon. It takes them ulsiut 10 minutoH to get out of thn uiiiiii. Tlio two "Urn men" todny nro believed to hnvo canned thu explosion. They shot thu blnsts about I :I5 o'clock, before nil tliu miners could gut out of tho initio. It is supposed that one of thu fuses wiih defective and resulted in what is known iih a "Iilonn lihist." Tho Ihime shoot- lug out from tho blast ignited tho giiH, which in turn Ignited tho accumulation of dry coul dust in tlio initio. Tho ex- ploiinu that followed was terrific. Thu Humes shot out of tlio mouth of tho mine, and the shock completely wrecked thu shod at thu mine entrain o. Three men were killed whilu standing outside of thu mine entrance, and two nere su- rinimly and one fatally injured. I hu mine bus been the scene of two serious explosions in the past. In 1H8H four men were killed and eight MiriotlH ly liijunil hy tliu explosion of gns. December 'JO, IHUfi, nn explosion of dust occurred in which i!8 lives woro lost. ThiH wiih caused by n miner car rying an open lamp, contrary to regula tions. Tho force of thu explosion in tho Nel son mine today was terrible. Tlio bod- ieH wern torn to piuccH. Tho company states thnt there were but 75 men nt work in tlio mine todny. Most of them were out of thu mine when tho explo sion occurred. IteisirtH from Dayton nt midnleht show thnt 11 bodies hnvo been taken from thu Nelson mine. Itcscuing par ties urn at work, but nt n lato hpur to night struck a heavy fall of slato that will delay them for n day or two. GENERAL UPRISING PLANNED. Population of Macedonia Will Endeavor to Throw Oil Turklih Yoke. London, April '2. In a letter from Athens, published this morning in thu limes, the correspondent siijh thero am many indications that grave trou ble incoming in .Macedonia and Albania. Thorn n no doubt that M. Sarafoff, tliu chief of thu Macedonian committee, has planned a general rising of thu Christian population of Kiiropcan Turkey for tlio coming spring. In spito of IiIh failure to i-ecu re any support at Athens or Itelgradu for his project, M. Sarafoff in continuing his preparations. Tho prototH of tho powers, writes the ciirre-Kinilent, urged to action by thn (ireok circular, have resulted in Turkey making energetic military prep aration in tho face of which it Ih pos sible that M. HarafofT will not venture to put hii plnns into execution. Still, owing to Russian machinations nnd tho jealousies of tho powers, -continues tho correspondent, which prevent tho oxo cution of tlio reforms stipulated in thu Ilerlin treaty, thooutlook is disquieting. MAY BECOME AMBASSADOR. ttenry White Formidable Candidate for the Vacancy In Italy. Washington, April Henry Whito, nt prosont secretary of the emlmsHy at London, in tho latest nnd most formid able candidate fur tho vacancy In tho Italian embassy by thu retirement of Ambassador Muyor. Mr. Whito is strongly urged hy Senator Lodgo, and Iiiih a most enviable record In diplo matic practice. Hu was pocretury of the einbassy when Mr. Hay wiih tun-baH-ador, and consequently ho Iiiih a warm friend in tlio secretary of Htato liullamy Storer, now umlmssiidor to Madrid, iH going to Berlin as ambassa dor, to succeed Andrew I). Whito, when that olllcor retires, which probably will bo next fall. Tho only contingency which may defeat Mr. Storor's nspira tinn in tli Ih direction lies in thu nttl- tutlo ol Ulilo senators towaril his pro motion; i tboy am jointly thuy may defeat thu proposed niont. opposed, nppoint- Sultan's Brother Dead. London, April 2, A roport hos roachod horo from Constantinople, cables tho Vienna corropHondont of tho Daily Mall, that Mohammed Rnchad, tho sultan's brother, nnd his presumpt ive Biiccossor, is dead. Thu roport says foul play iH suspected. ' Minister Drun Calls on Hay. Washington, April 2. Mr. Hrun, tho Danish minlHtor hero, cnllod on Sccrotnry Hay today, with roforenco to I tho ponding investigation by tho houso. of tho charges proforred by Mr. Gron in ' connection with thu acquisition of tho I Danish Wost Indies by tliu United! Rtatos. Thoro Ih reason to beliuvo that 1 them has been received from Denmark n Hwcoping doninl by Christmas of nny nttompt on bin part to corrupt American legislatures nnd nuwspapers. OREGON REPUBLICANS. Stale Ticket Headed hy W. J, f'urnlih, of Pendleton, for Oovernor. Portland, April fb Thu Republican statu ticket for Oregon carrion tboso iuiuicm: (lovernor W. .1. l;urnlsh, Umatilla county. Hiiproum Judge K. 8. Ilenn, Liinu county. Hecretary of Htute K. I. Dunbar, Clatsop county. Htiitn Treasurer C. H. Mooro, Kla ninth county. Attorney (ietioral A. At. Crawford, Douglas county. Ktuto Printer J. It. Whitney, Linn county. Superintendent of Public Instruction -.1. II. Ackerman, Multnomah county. Thu Republican platform duclaroH for thu following state and nutionnl issues: Retention of thu Philippines. Arraignment of tho trusts. Chinese exclusion. Protection where needed. Labor's right to organize. SalarlcH for statu olllcers. (loveroment aid nnd control of irri gation. Opening of thu dnlluH of thn Colum bia river. No I on mi law for govinrnont lands. l;edernl conservation of fisheries. Thn (trout oleomargnrlnu bill. The initiative mid referendum. Ivxlension of tho primary law over tho statu. for Rcpreicntative, Second Dlitrlct. Portland, April a. Tho Republican convention of thn Second congressional district yesterday nnmed for represontn tivo .1. N. Willinmson, of Crook county. Tor Representative, first OlslrlcL RoHihurg, April '-'.Tho Republican corigressloniil convention for tho First district, held here yesterday, nominated Representative Thomas II. Tonguo, of Washington county. G. A. R. ON PENSION8. Matters That Were Complained ol In Its Re port to the PrcildcnL Minneapolis, April 2. Judge K1I Torrence, commander-in-chief of tho Grand Army of thu Republic, just back from a conference with tlio president on pension matters, sayn thu reort of tho (!. A. It. icnsion comniitteo wns submitted to tho president over a weak ago. At his request, however, it will not lie mndo public for some timo, as tho president ban under consideration the selection of n successor to Pension Commissioner L'vnns. Judgo Torronco, discussing thu report said: Tlio comniitteo found no fault with tho pension laws as thuy now oxist, but ratbur witb tho manner in which tho lawH havo been construed and adminis tered bv thu jienBion bureau. A desiro for n chnngo in tlio olfico of commis sioner of pensions has been steadily growing for two years past, until now it is almost universal among thu veter ans. Conservative Grand Army men beliuvo, mid with good causo, that great injustice has been dono to many de serving mid worthy claimants. All tho veteran soldier of tho union desirea is that tho laws bo justly and fnirlv ad ministered, and all who are entitled to receive their lienefitH shall enjoy them without diminution or unreasonable delays, and that every unworthy claim shall bo rejected mid every fraudulent pensioner stricken from tho rolls. "Thu atmosphere of tho pension bu reau has lieon such bb to crcato an im pression that o great many frauds aro attempted by tho old soldiers, but It is worthy of noto that nccording to tho last roport of tho commissioner, out of lfi'J persons convicted of frauds ngainst tho bureau last your but 10 wero sol- diem of thu Civil war, of whom tn woro deserters. Many convictions were for offenseH ngaitiBt tho old soldiors, and not by them. Tho records show that only ono old Foldier out of 73,000 has been convicted of fraud ngainst tho government. Cortainly that is a won derfully good showing." Incidentally Judgo Torronco denied that ho was to bo mado ponsion com missioner, or that ho was a candidato for that or any other ofllco. Author of "Ben Bolt" Dead. 'Newark, N. J., April 2. Dr. Thomas Dunn hnglfsh died yesterday. Di. Knglish, who was a writer of somo noto, wiih widely known iih tho author of "lien Holt." Ho was born in l'hiladel phia in 1810, nnd wiih graduated from tho University of Pennsylvania ns n doctor of medicine in 18111). Lntor ho studied law and was admitted to tho Philadelphia bur. Ho engaged in jour nalism in New York from 1844 to 1850, when ho canto to Newark to practice mcdlciiio. Ho served two terms in con gress from Now Jorsoy. To Take Up Purchase of Trlar Lands, Sioux Fulls, . 1)., April 3. Right Rev. Thomas O'Gormnn, Catholic bish op of South Dakota, Iibh gono to Well ington to liolil a conforonco with Pres ident Roosovolt in roforenco to tho pro posod purchnBO by tho United StatoH of hinds hold by tho friars in tho Philip pine islands. During tho conforonco it will bo decided whether Jlisbop O'Gor man shall proceod direct from Wash ington to Homo to aseist in tho negotia tions with tho popo. BUI Laid Before Senate, Washington, April 2. Lodgo, chair man nf thu comniitteo on Philippines, today reported to tho sonata tho bill temporarily to provido for tlio adminis tration of the affairs of tho Islands. Ho paid in submitting tho report ho hoped to call up tho measuro for consideration nt an early (Into. Rawlins, of tho samo comniitteo, offered nn amendment to tho Philippine government bill, in tho nature of n substituto for it. It repre sents tho viows of tho minority. POMPEIIAN DI8COVERIE8. Jtnliin tlnciirtlicil in Kill ux nf I.ontf. llni-lcil City. Apropos of recent discoveries at I'uni pcll. Hie noted archaeologist, Riidnirn IJinclaiil, willing to tile Atlieuiieiim. says: In July, 1809. certain desultory ex -i viltlotiH were undertaken on the farm of Hlgnor Matrotie. between the River Hnrtio nml the Hlabluii gate of Pomp -II. near tlio Mollno Klenzo, not for any arclineloglcal or seleiilllle purpose, but In quest of valuable mid marketable objects. The renin Ins brought to light Include a set of Hliopt. built In the retic ulated style, opening on to ti poreli or veranda which runs parallel with Hie high road. One of the shops, filled with earthen iiiupoliorue, belonged to n, wine seller, n. second to n carpenter, a third to a denier In llslilng Imple ments. A large court opens behind tho shops, with mi oven In the cent'!i" thu place. In short, shows thu charac teristics of a country Inn loeated on the Via Htablim near the mouth of the H.irno. on the main lino of retreat of the panic-stricken I'ompellans. Sev enty or eight;1 fugitives havo been found, apparently smothered while seeking shelter under the roof of the Inn, almost hi view of the fleet which had sailed from Mlsenn to their rescue Tho greatest number fell nt thu east end of the poreli towards the river, where Pliny's I.lhurna was probably anchored a poor mid wretched lot of fugitives, carrying nway In their flight only a few coppers. Six or seven skel etons wero found lying In the court near the oven, also with no objects of value; but a party of twenty men. women and children of much higher rank were overtaken hy death In the middle section of thu veranda. Their gold necklaces were still fastened round their necks, bracelets still encir cled their wrists, precious rings still lltted their fingers. Among this group of well-to-do fugitives one seemed to occupy the place of honor, n person whose skull betrays a superior Intelli gence, and of n noble demeanor. He wore n chain of sixty-four gold rings wound thrice round the neck, two ar mlllae on the right arm, a heavy signet ring, nud n dagger on tlio left side. The dagger has n blade of steel, n handle carved In Ivory, and n scabbard orna mented with gilded shells. This person was suffocated by the deadly fumes of the volcano while sitting against the wall, probably on a sexlnn chair or a lectlca. the brass ornaments of which have been found In situ. A SHIRT-WAIST GIRL OF 1902. The ready-to-wear hat, the lnce mitts, the American parasol and the pretty woman lit so well together. The waist Is of muslin of the daintiest character. Insertions of Valenciennes luce with medallions of Irish point across the bust line. Tlio Hcukoii. A professor who Is given to great de liberation of speech, and has never been known to Increase Its speed un der tho most compelling circumstances, had this amusing experlenco lu n res taurant not long ago: The waiter hud brought him raw oysters, nnd to his dismay he saw that the professor had apparently no Inten tion of tasting them. "I cannot eat these oysters," said the professor slowly, without raising his eyes to the anxious waiter. The man seized the plate and loru It out of sight In nu Instant. He was a new waiter, and It was with much trepidation that ho laid the secoud supply of oysters he fore his discriminating patron. "I cannot eat these oysters." said the professor, after ono glance at tho plate which had been set beforo him. "I I think you'd find them all right, sir," fullered tho waiter. "I don't think there's anything wrong about them, sir." "I cannot eat these oysters." an nounced tho professor for tho third time, "because ns yet you have given mo no fork." Shaw mill SlinkHpenro. A distinctly smart stroke wns made at Heruard Shaw tho other night Tho scene was tlio Playgoers' Club, and tho occasion wns the reading of a paper en titled "Tlio Superiority of Shaw to Shakspeare." Tho Inferiority of the great William having been satisfactor ily demonstrated. Lady Colin Campbell, who presided, read tho following telo grant which had been handed to her: "Wire result of discussion to-night to Stintford-on-Avon. Naturally nuxlous. Shakspeare." lu (tin Swim. "Thero!" snl(l Mrs. Cumrox, "I guess we have ot last eclipsed thu Van Flams ns entertainers. We nro going to havo It put lu the papers that our recent en tertainment cost $40,000." "Hut the Van Flams claim that theirs cost $00,000." "Yes. But nn nfildnvlt will go with our figures." Wnshlngton Star. Husbnnd Now, dear, Just ns soon ns you nrrlvo you must telegraph. Wife All right. How much shall I telegraph for? Town Topics. mm m A Moilcl Cuttle Htiill. The old fashioned method of fasten ing cows by means of stanchions hnil Its merits, but a chain arranged so that It will work freely on the bent rod anil allow the cow a cerlnln nmoiint of free movement, enough to get up and down without trouble and to move her head freely Is better. This arrange ment Is readily secured by having an Iron, throe feet or more long, fashion ed by the blacksmith so that the ends can be securely screwed to the side of the stall nnd leave It clear from the sldo from end to end to the width of alxjilt three Inches. Fasten n strong chain to the stall post UOIIKI. CATTLE FABTK.NEtt. and have a ring at the other end which Is slipped over the Iron bar before It Is placed In position. A shorter piece of chain Is fastened to the first, ns shown In the cut. and at the end of this short piece Is .1 strong snap which Is festencd to the ring In the halter of the cow. Where the manger Is placed high er than the one Illustrated, the short piece of chain should be arranged ac cordingly. If the chain Is strong and the fixture put In place as directed, there Is little danger of the animal be coming unfastened. Italse Store Iiuy Lean. In the olden days of farming such n thing as a farmer patronizing a butch er was unheard of. The butcher was the buyer, and not the seller, and sim ilar relations existed, to n less extent between the farmer nnd the dealer In stock foods. There Is no excuse for farmers placing themselves In a position where they must buy nil or most of their meat, nor should they buy food for stock, except where It Is necessary to buy something to fill out a ration, and this something that cannot be raised on the farm profitably. Still, even such stock food should be paid for. In n sense, by selling some other food of which one has a surplus. If the average farm Is rightly ban died It should supply Its owner with most or all of the meat for the family, all of the fruit, and vegetables, eggs, poultry and butter. It should also sup ply most of the food needed for the stock. Farming In this way, with cer tain crops which one knows best how to grow In order to obtain the cash nec essary for Incidental expenses, one car ries on the work In a way that Is prof itable. Silver-Penciled Wyaiiilotteu. While this breed of fowls Is by no means new It Is only recently that It has attracted the attention of the gen eral public who are Interested In poul try. The illustration shows a pullet of the breed aud shows well the form of the bird. The hens of this breed are good layers, docile, bear confinement well and are good mothers. While It would be uufalr to say that the breed could be ranked with the Leghorns as layers, they are crowding them closely, and by Judicious selection may beforo long reach the Leghorn standard. As table fowls they are better than tho Leghorns, though not eijual to the fa mous Plymouth Rocks. Tho breed Is well worth testing and on mauy farms will suit conditions perhaps better than cither the Leghorn or Plymouth Itocks. New Creameries for Town. We are advised by several creamery supply salesmen traveling In Iown that tho prospects for new creamery build ings this spring are better than for sev eral years. A number of new factories nro now under way, nnd as soou as spring opens It will keep the salesmen busy visiting the points which are good "prospects." No one seems to under stand the cause of the boom which Is surely coming, ns It would seem that the high price of feed would be a dis couraging feature. But tho farmers havo the creamery fever, nnd there Is good business In sight for the creamery supply houses. Creamery Journal. Youiiir Tork. Tho popularity of young pork with plenty of lean meat on It lmH proved a boon to tho farmers, for It Is far more profitable to raise the first 100 pounds of any animal than the last 100 pounds. , SILVEH-rENCILKD WYANDOTTE. to the fact that in growth of the yiinng animal rapidly, bones, muscles ami llesli all growing so that every nuncn of food Is almost entirely cuiiTcrloil into live weight. There Is practically no loss, nml nil the nnlmal requires la fair attention and good food. Nature Is then able nnd willing to do the rest. When nn nnlmal reaches maturity, tho laying on of additional weight bccemcii a slow process. Growing Alfalfn. The statement regarding sorghnm, to the effect that farmers are getting over the Idea that It Is mainly a crop for favored sections, applies as well to alfalfa, one of the finest of forage crops, when one conies to know It well and to properly grow It. The soil' should be well prepared for alfalfa; and It should be a deep soil, for the crop Is one that may be cut at least twice a year, after the first season, for several years. Sow the seed with a grass seeder, using from fifteen to twenty pounds an acre; harrow tightly and then roll firmly. Usually the plan Is to first sow the ground with somo grain crop, like barley, following di rectly after with the alfalfa seed In the quantity named. Harvest the bar ley when ripe, but do not pasture ihe alfalfa the first season. It Is Important that this be not done, and here Is Just where so many who try alfalfa fall, for by pasturing the first season the plants; do not have a fair chance to get n hold In the ground. As a matter ot fact. If hay Is the crop desired, alfalfa should not be pastured nt any time nny more thanany crop which Is Intended for hay. The second season the alfal fa will show Its head early la tho sprlng, and may be cut at least twice that season, possibly three times. Tho following seasons three crops each summer can readily be cut from the field. Alfalfa Is drought-resisting, the stock like It. and It Is as easy to grotr as any hay. Try nn acre of It thto spring as an experiment Becor Beedllnic Strawberry. Waupaca County, Wisconsin, has produced the famous Wolf River. Northwestern Greening, and other seedling apples. Now the same county offers a wonderful strawberry, a seed ling originated by O. U. Secor. It Is a ci.CUU bULOU.xU SlltAWUftJIIIY, o.tic KIITH SIZE. hardy nnd thrifty grower and appears to be sclf-fertlllzlng. The color la dark purple-red. good llavor. but few needs, meaty core, nnd promises to be equal to or better than the Wilson or War field as a shipper. This berry took first premium over nil other seedlings at the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society meeting at Wnusau last sum mer. This strawberry was named by the Wnupaca Horticultural Society, which society recommends the berry. W. H. Holmes, the secretary of tho so ciety, has charge of the distribution of the plants. Cow pens ami Flclilpens. There seems to be considerable mis apprehension regarding the cowpea. As It is geuerally known It Is a sort of ten der bean, hence It will not succeed ont side of a Southern latitude. While It Is true that most of the varieties do best in the South the early sorts may be planted In the North even us far as the Canada line, with fair success, although In the States ns far north aa Minnesota an I Michigan the best re sults can probably be had with crim son clover or Canada tieldpeas. As crimson clover seems to be more or less fickle and requires a soil reasona bly rich the pea comes In very useful. Of the true cowpeas the varieties) "Warren's .Extra Early" and F.aIy Black Eye succeed best In northern sections and both of these sorts hare been successfully grown as fnr north as Maine and Michigan. To get the best results from cowpeas seed as soon as the cold spring rolus are over and If grown for hay or fodder feed to swlue In the field or harvest when tho flrst pods begin to turn brown. If to bo turneJ under, vines as well as roots, do the work in the fall and let the fol lowing crop be rye nnd turn this crop under In the spring; then use the ground for anything desired. Indian apolis Npws. Pork Kntcra. The Americans have been called a beef-eating nation, lint as a matter of fact we nre a pork-eating people. Fresh pork Is growing more popular with tho great mid .He class each aucccedlu year. This Is attested by the present demand for fresh cuts In the Hast era Industrial centers where comparative prosperity exists and everybody save a solitary vegetarian here and thero !- eating meat. Caution. It Is In order to suggest caution In the planting of com nnd potatoes, riant good seed to begin with. A lim ited area planted with good seed wilt pro.'.uce more than n large ui'eu with Indifferent or poor seed. Be sure of your seed. There Is a good deal of poor seed com aud potatoes In tho. country.