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1IN FULL RETREAT iliusslan Army to Mnko a Stand at Tic Pass. JAPS MAY DRIVE THEM FURTHER Loft and Center Oeatan Japaneto Draw Near Mukdsn and Camp Follower Stamped". Tiiklo, Mnrcli 4. Whlln n low olll clnl dispatches from lliu army boforu .Mukden linva lieon received, nothing linn Ih'cii given out (illli'lnlly. Other rojKirti) ntntu tlmt dm Japanese attack iignlnnt tin) ltusslan loft and renter linn boon entirely successful. Tliu right wing "I tliu Russian has held bo far, Imt It In believed tlmt, on account of itlnr rwvcrfK, It in only u question of n few hours until General Kuropatkln' whole army will Ihi hi flight before tliu victorious Japanese. The ltusslan general's objective Is to reach Tin mm In tlio hopo of establish lux another lino of defense Micro, Tlio elaborate nml complete campaign planned by Marshal Oyiunn, If curried out exactly as outlined, will make tlila -extremely illlllcult of fulllllmenl, how over. It In probable tliat Mukden mint tx) entirely abandoned by tlio ltusslans, or tlmt tliey must faro surrender event ually. From tlio front Imvo romo rriwrta of continued heavy lighting last night. Tlio heavy cannonading could Ixi plain, ly heard anil tho greatest confusion rclgna In Mukden, according to tlio llet rejiort". Kvery means of trans IMirtatlon la being utilized liy tlio jx-o-pic, who are hurrying nway In-foro tho .Jawinere. Heavy artillery tiring hna Ih-cii tho feature of the lighting again, tho Jap-mii-so continuing to lililu their move nienta under tho niiioko of tho largo guns. Tho attnrk developed under till eover nml during tho night tluiu Imvo Ihh'U lie no and In moot rase ef fective. Admit They are Deaten. Ht. Petersburg, March It la now generally admitted tlmt after tho long nml Heavy battle which Ima Iwen wag ing Ix'font Mukden, General Kurnpal kin haa Ihimi forced to almndonat leant it part of hla mwt advanced position under the llerco attack of tho enemy. Tho next aland will proluthly Ihi made ntTIo pais, and llttlodoiiht Iscsprciwed of tho ability of the Ittiaalan cominamler to bring hla forcen aafely from tho rccno of the present ronlllct and firmly establish himself In a new poaltlon. FEAR RUSSIANS WILL FLEE. Japsnete Eager to Decide War with Preaent Oattte. Imdon, March 4. A dispatch from Toklo to tho Dally Telegraph atntea that tho Japanese uro endeavoring to force n dcclidvo liuttlo til Manchuria, but it la feared (ienernl Kuroatkln will retreat, lighting n rear-guard ac ttou. j, I(pKtrtn from the Blmkho river indl cote, wiy tho saino eorreiondent, that tlio Hui-iilaii inonile la reriomdy Im paired and tlmt there nro uuineroiia voluntary nurrenderM, not only of Poles nlid Jewa, hut of recently arrived Kuro pcan ttoopa. They relate that them morn nro current In tho army that general Kuropatkln haa been recalled, nml knowledge of tho Internal trouble In Jtuiwilii muxes a deep Impression in the iirmy. ltejiorta aro current In Tokio, hut not confirmed olllelally, that tho Japanese have occupied Hakhallon. Czar Welcome Stoeaael. .8t. retemhurg, March 4. Cieneml tUotwael, who waa given nn uudlcnco of tho emperor yoBtenhiy and waa invited to" luncheon with him, waa rtcelved by Ilia innjoaty with a warmth which went far to atono for the cool reception which ho waa given by several of tho newspapers and military factions, Gen oral Btncsaol la being feted by eovloty. A largo dinner waa given In hla honor last night niter hla return from Tsar-Hkoo-Bulo. No stops Imvo Iwen taken jet toward an Investigation of tho Burrender of l'ort Arthur. Cannon Roar on All Side. Mukden, March 4. The thunder of urtlllery la heard from nil positions, l'outlloff Sutl Novgorod hills aro hidden liy tho sihoko from tho guns. Tho bombardments woro resumed nftcr tho repulse, of an Infantry attnek by tho -Japanese. A heavy bombardment la Jilso In progress In the neighborhood of tlio Blmkho liver, apparently In pre paration for an attack In that quarter. The weather continues lino and warm. Tho Chinese, nro preparing to sow grain. Know Nothing of Arid Land Qrab. "Washington, March 4, lloplylng to u resolution of tho houso, tho eocrotary of tho Interior today-gave tho Informa tion that tho general land olllco had no know led go of tho "surreptitious" ao ipiisltlon of land sot apart for Irrigation lines, as alleged by resolutions ot the National Business league, of Chicago, AT LEVEL OF SEA. Panama Canal Commltiton'i Plan for Isthmian Waterway. Washington, Kelt. 28, Tho first dell nlto enlgneerlrig plana for tho construc tion of tho I'amimii canal Imvo juat been laid beforu tho Isthmian canal cominlaalon by tho engineering comll teo of that Ixxly, consisting of Com mlsslonora llurr, Parsons and Davis, Tho principal recommendations aro auinmed up III Mils resolution! "Resolved, That this rouimltteo ap prove and recommend for mloitlon by the cominlaalon n plan for n seii-lnvo. canal, with n bottom width of 1150 feet and a minimum depth of water of .in feet, nml with twin tidal locks at Mira tions, whoso usable dimensions shall he 1,001) feet long and 100 feet wide, at a total estimated cost of f 230,000,000. "Huch estimates Include nn allow ance for administration, engineering, sanitation and contingenclea, amount ing to $:H,40,000, hilt without allow ance for interest during construction, expense of xono government and collat eral costs anil water supply aewora or paving of l'aiiainn or Colon, which last items aro to lie repaid by tho Inhabi tants of those cities." Tho committee estimates that a sea level canal can Ihi completed within 10 or 12 years from tho present time. These recommendations aro tlio con clusion of u roxirt to the committee prepared In the canal r.one under data of I'ebraury 1 last, mid based on com plete engineering reports on all of tho problems Involved. Tho committee decided that, under no circumstances, should tho surface of tho canal be inoro than 00 feet alxive tho sea, and estimates that this level the cost would Ihi $178,01:1,00. A 30 foot lavel la estlmat.il to coat $10,213, 40(1. MINERS LOSE LIVES. Twenty-Three Killed In West Virginia Mine Explosion. Illiiellel.l, W. Vn., Feb." 28. Aa a result of mi explosion In abaft No. 1 of the United Blates Coal and Coke company, at Wllcoe, today, 23 miners aro supposed to have lost their Uvea, and It la possible that tho number will exceed this. Up to 8 p. in. 10 Imdlcs had been taken finui the shads. A largo rescu ing party la In tho mines tonight. It la barely posslslblo, but not likely, that some of the remaining entombed min ers will lie rescued alive. Tho explosion was of terrific force, and shattered windows a mile distant. Immediate!) after Hie shock great num bers of miners, who were off duty, rushed to the shaft to llnd great clouds of smoke and dust gushing from Its mouth. Mothers, children and othei relatives soon worn weeping and plead ing for the rescue of those dear to them oiiIoiiiImiI In tho mine. Tho oMlclals ot tho mine were soon on the scene. Tho company usually work In this shaft about 75 miners, but today the men woro not all In, and the small loss of life can bo attributed only to thla fact. VICTORY IS DARREN. Russian Were Able to Retire from Position In Oood Order. Toklo, Feb. 28. Tho report that are arriving from tho front Indicate that tho severe engagements of tho last few days aro tho prelude ot what now seems will provo one of tho bloodiest battles of tho war. A largo ortloii of Oenoral Kuroki's army has been engaged since Thursday, and tho latest reporta Indi cate that the fighting still continues, with the advantage on tho sldo of tho Japanese. Tho capture of Ilercancft by tho Jap aneso, while a brilliant exploit, was practically barren of results, In that tho ltusslans were enabled to retire in good onler, ami concentrate nt Tzenti puss, which Is now being attacked. According to tho latest reports from tho front that tho public la permitted to have access to (ienernl Kuroki's col umn has lwon heavily reinforced, es eclally with artillery, and many of tho slego guns of heavy caliber which woro used by the ltusslans at l'ort Ar thur, and fell into tlio hands of General Nogl's men lifter the fall of the "Gib raltar of tlio Kast," aro now licing trained against General Kuropalkln's forces. Troops Moving Slowly. Imdon, Feb. 28. The correspondent at Bt. Veteraburg of tho Times says that the government is making concessions to tho railway men and placing tho railways under martial law with n view to expediting tho transportation of troops to tho F'ar Kast. Tho Bouth rltlo brigade, which left Odessa, two months ngo, la still near Omsk. Tho latest units ordered for service Includo soiiio 20,000 men and 48 guns from Caucasian garrisons. Thoy cannot roach Genoral Kuropatkln More April, at tho earliest. Prince of Walos to Visit India. I-ondoii, l'eb. 28, It has been ofll dally arranged that tho prlnco and princess of Wales shall visit India In Novcmbor, ami stay until March, mak ing a tour of tho principal cities anil natlvo states, receiving the chiefs and princes on behalf of King Kdward, who, aftor consultation with tho vice roy, has directed that for this occasion tho exchange, of ceremonial presents shall bo dispensed with. Consequently no prcaonts will bo nccptod. Deacon Await Their Prophet. Moxlco City, F'ob. 28. Prophet Dowle, of Ion City, Is expected to ar rive hero tomorrow from Cuba. Ilia llvo deacons now hero refuse to talk on tho Zionist's plane, but it la understood i Zionist colony will bo Bottled In tho hot country, and dovoto Itself to raising sugar cane, coffee and other products. WILL IGNORE LAW Western Railroads Decide Upon Livestock Rates. WILL MAKE TEST CASE IN COURT To Oboy Decision of Interstate Com merce Commlaiton Would Mean Heavy Lo To Road. Chlciigo. March 2. Kxccutivo offi cial of Western railroads today decid ed to Ignore the order of tho Interstate Commerce commission requiring them to charge no higher rates for livestock than are charged for tho transportation of the products of livestock, ly tho ndvlco of general counsel tho matter will Im tested In tho courts, aa tlio rail roads have determined that It will bo liniKMilhlo either to lower tho livestock rates or to Increaso tho rates on pack ing house products. There Is an in clination to do the latter, hut tho con tract which tho (Irrat Western road lias with tho packers for nil 18-cent rato between Chicago and the Missouri river makes such action impracticable. A reduction in livestock rates In compliance with tho decision of tho commission would mean a minimum reduction of 3U cents tier 100 iiounds and a maximum reduction of about 8 cents, and tho reductions would affect fully 40 h.t cent of all tlio livestock tralllc west of Chicago. A compliance with the commission's order by a re duction In the livestock rates would mean, it is now estimated, a loss to western railroads of at least $2,000,000 annually. They say that such a loss, in view ot tlio contention ol too rail road oMlclals that the rates are even now unreinuncratlvc, is not to bo thought of. POISON IN VIAL. Mrs. Leland Stanford Drink a Fatal (Ooto and Die In Agony. Honolulu, March 1. Mrs. Jano Ijilhrop Stanford, of Ban Francisco, widow of United States Benator Inland Btanford, died at 11:40 o'clock last night, 40 minutes after she waa taken ill, at tho Moano hotel here, under suspicious circumstances, pointing, in tho opinion of tho physician who at tended her in her dying hour, and seemingly in that of others, to poison ing by tho administration of strychnine In a vial of bicarbonate of soda given Just before retiring. An autopsy on the remains showed that the cause ot death waa tetanus of tho respiratory organs, but how this was brought about will not be known until after an examination of the con tents of tho stomach. Mrs. Btanford built the children's hospital, Albany, N. Y., costing $100, 000, and suportcd by an endowment of $100,000 more. She also gavo $100, 000 to kindergarten schools In Ban Francisco. Bince the death of her hus band Mrs. Stanfonl had devoted her attention to the development of tho university, and had been residing at Palo Alto, Cal. TALK OF RETREAT. Japanese Have the Rutilan Army In a Very Tight Place. St. Petersburg, via ""tho frontier, March 2. Olllclal circles at the Itus slan capital Imvu been seized with great alarm, owing to tho ominous news from tho Far East, and a conference has been held of tho military experts, who discussed tho Japanese movement and debated at length what action the ltusslan government should take at the present time to uphold General Kuro patkln. It is felt that tho Japanese Imvo him in a very precarious position, and ono in which it may bo necessary for him again to onler a general retreat. It is recognized that the Japanese movement at this time is prompted -by a desire to crush General Kuropatkln in the belief that a Hussian defeat at this time would compel the czar to sue for ieuco Waiiso of internal conditions in Hub sia. Ice Tearing Thing Loose. Imlavllle, March 2. Drifting with the ice, the steamer New South, one of the largest passenger mid freight boats on tlio Ohio, was today sighted at Ciirrollton, Ky. A mile Mow Milton, Ky., men Dually succeeded In getting a lino nlmard and tying tho boat up to tho bank. Tho local harbor authori ties, on being advised from Cincinnati tlmt 110 barges and 60 coal boats, all containing mora or less coal, wire com ing with tlio ico, despatched four tow boats up tho river. They will attempt to rescue the boats. Bombs Imported as Orange. Bt. Petersburg, March 2. Vastquan titles of hand liombs aro being Imported into Itiissla. The discovery was acci dentally made by tho customs authori ties nt Wireballen, ltusslan Poland, on opening an ordinary fruit box marked "oranges," which was found to contain 100 small iHimbs, Scores of similar boxes Imvo been coming In for weeks, and tho authorltlca fear they are already distributed. The bombs aro not of the typaof thoso used by the terrorists. More Strikes In Poland. Lugansk, Poland, JIarcli 2. Tho sit uation is growing woiso. Today 4,000 men struck at tho Hartmanu works. A general strlko of 200,000' miners in tlio Donetz coal fields Is expected on March 0. NOW COIIELEBB APPLE. After Year of ISiperlmant New Hilles Fruit Una llccn 1'rfMliiced The corelesa apple has been pro duced nml It In full of posslhllltlr-n. The new fruit Is regarded ns "tlio world's greatest discovery In horticul ture," says a writer In thn Nineteenth Century mid After, and In fruit-growing circles Is called "the wonder of the age," ' Its flavor la beyond question. If It proves ns largo ns Its rival trees pro ducing the now wonder, which Is n winter variety, will bo planted by the million In tin, commercial fruit fields at home and nbrnnil. There Is little, likelihood of Its Impeding the profita ble sale of ordinary apple of high grade. The new apple, which Is both core less mid seedlma, was Introduced by mi old fruit raiser. For twelve yeara ho experimented to obtain the fruit. The treo Is descrilicd ns blossom less, the only thing resembling a blos som being a small cluster of tiny green leaves which grow uround the newly form Ml apple and shelter It He Ing derold of blossoms. It la claimed that the fruit offers no effective hiding place In which the codlln moth may lay Ita egga, which It usually does In the open eye of tlio fruit. Moreover, there la nothing to fear from frosts, Tlio color of tho new apple Is red, dotted with yellow on the akin. As with tho seedless orange, so with the seniles apple, a slightly hardened substance makes Its apiw-nrance at the mivel end. Hut this can be obliterated by culture. The originator of tho core lea; apple states that the further "we get from the original Ave trees the larger and better the fruits become In every way." Apple culture la more Important even than orange culture. In the Uni ted Htntca there aro 200,000,000 apple trees In I (earing, from which 250,000, 000 bushels of fruit ore annually har vested. In ten years these Uirea will glvo a yield of 400,000,000 bushels. At the present time the apple con sumption of tho United States Is eighty poundsa bead of the population o year. Ily bushel measure the American np plo crop Is four times greater than the entlro wheat yield of Great Itrltaln and Ireland, Illltlons of apple trees are grown In tho orchards of the world, and millions of them are still being planted each year. Tho apple Imports of Great Ilrltaln alono range between 4,rj00,000 and 5,000,000 hundredweight In ad dition, the writer estimates the census of our apple trees at 20,000,000. There nro now 2,000 of these core less apple trees available lor propaga tion to supply the orchards of tho world. It Is estimated that by 1000 2,000,000 of these trees will be put up on the market. Tho 8pcncer apple Is not the first seedless apple that has been grown. During tho last sixty years about hnlt a dozen such claimants nave made their appearance. Hut In no Instance was It found possible to reproduce trees from them which would bear seedless apples. Though no blossom Is at any Urns visible on the Spencer seedless apple trees, when budded or grafted they In sure trees that will produce coreless apples. They are great bearers, and crop freely In any country where the ordinary apple trre will fruit In 1820 Abbo IX Dupuy, professor of natural history at Auch, drew atten tion to the Don Chretien d'Auch pear, which produced fruit without seeds, though when removed to another lo cality the seeds reappeared In the fruit In the usual way. This fact up to that period had led tho fruit-tree dis tributers to treat the pear In one local ity ns the Hon Chrctln d'Auch and In nnother district ts the Winter Hon Cbretln. Hut the Spencer apple re mains seedless In any soil. Tlio coreless apple will produce as grent n sensation when brought before the public as the seedless orange did a few years ngo. The ornngo Is a lux ury; the aromatic apple has become an absolute necessity. Chinese Food. A German epicure comes to the res cue of tho Chinese In regard to their alleged habit of eating rotten eggs. The eggs, he snys, are simply pre served In lime until they get a con sistency llko Hint of hnrd butter, nnd the) tnste somewhat like lobster. Ho declares them ono of the choicest deli cacies he has ever eaten. He thinks there nro no better cooks In the world than the Chinese. When ho Went to llvo among them his friends predicted he would starve, but he had n good time, nnd gained weight more than he wauted to. New York Tribune. Hoot heil to Itest. -The story Is told of n man whose wlfo had nrrnnged an "authors' even ing," and persuaded her reluctnnt hus band to remain nt home nnd help her receive tho fifty guests who wero nsked to partake of this Intellectual fenst. Tho first author wns dull enough, but tho second was still duller. The rooms were. Intolerably warm, nnd on pro tenso of letting In some cool sir, the unfortunnto host escaped to the hall, whero he found tho footman comfort ably nslecp on tho carved onk settee. "Wnfco up I" ho said, sternly, In tho man's enr, "wake up, I sayl You must have been listening nt the keyhole I" Kitchener's IVny. One of the London dallies tells the following characteristic story of Lord Kitchener. "On ono occasion the Gov ernor of Nntul wired to the Com-mander-ln-cblef, 'My ministers and myself consldor we should bo vouch safed further uowa.' This wns Kitch ener's reply: 'I do not ogroo with ltner you or your minis tors. K.1 " A Fine Table Fowl. For some years tho old Kugllsh game fowl of England has been coming to tho front We hoo much In print about the revival of the old Kngllsb game. This fowl occupies n foremost place as table tKiuItry. They nro most deli cate mid One flavored fowls, a well- known fact to thoso who havo feasted on what we call pit game. In fact It Is said that they outrank the pheas ants In delicacy when served on the table. They grow very fast and are always plump and ready for the spit any time after they are six weeks old. The colors bred are black breasteu reds, brown breasted reds, duckwlngs, blue reds, piles, black, white and span gles, the latter the most popular. As shown by tho Illustration, these fowls are beautifully built and free from the long shanks of our standard games. OLD E50LISH OAUES BPAHOLED. They have full, plump breasts and longer bodies than our exhibition games. In fact, they are the same ns our pit games, only they are bred to exhibition form and color and not for the pit Country Gentleman. Cure for the Dog I'.tII. The Rural New Yorker says: Tho only euro for the dog evil Is a law re quiring the owner of one male dog to pay a small sum for a metal tag, with the name and address of the owner and the date, placing a practically pro hibitory tax on additional dogs and female dogs, making It the duty of the proper officers to kill all dogs not tag ged. When a dog Is killed while wor rying sheep or other domestic animals or fowls, the tag would show the own er and recourse could be had for dam ages done. A law something like this was on the statute books of Indiana several years ngo nnd worked well; tho revenues from that source were trebled, and the dog population de creased two-thirds, but for some rea son it was repealed. If a majority of farmers could be Induced to put a small flock of sheep on their farms sentiment would soon be molded in back such a law. Now the dog owners are In the majority and sentiment trends the other way. The same com. plaint may be made In most sections of the country. Practical Bhasp Barn. The plan shown Is Intended for a sheep barn, although It would answer equally well for cattle, and Is arranged In such a manner that hay la stored A 7500 BABX. over the pens at the sides, aud this apace Is filled directly from n wagon driven through the center alley. The space at each side of the alley Is' divided up Into separate pens by tho feed racks and each pen has a sep arate window and door. This gives AUnANQF.UEST OF TUK DARK. plenty of light nud permits egress to yards outside. While this barn Is only ten feet at tho Bide, It gives nmple storage for hay and a largo amount of room without any waste spaco. The cost will not exceed $500. Draft Colts on the Farm Groomlug Is all lmportunt The colts should be well cleaned twice a day. Hefore breakfast tbey should be thor oughly brushed, the currycomb not be ing used too freely, especially In tho summer when the hair Is short After the day'a work la dono and the team ater has bad bis supper tho horses will be dry then they should receive their second cleaning, lie sure to re move all the sweat nnd dirt nnd lenvo the horses In shape to tako n comfort able nlght'a rest. The manes and tails should be well brushed, and, above oil things, do not cut oft any ot the tuano or forelock. The mano Is some times cut oft under the collar and bridle and doc not look ao bad when Pi Wt H Mm lf II tit tt'H nn fri Hki mu nf ftiw tho harness I on, but suppose a buyer comes to look at the colts on the hal ter, what do they look llko bcsldn thoso with full manes? Ilreedcrs' Gazette. To Prevent Hniut In Wheat. Wheat should not he sowed without being first treated If It has any Indica tions of having been exposed to smut Tho trouble can be obviated by dtp ping the seed wheat In a solution that Is sure to prove effective Hmut Is car ried over from year to year on tho seed wheat The motto of treatment Is ns follows; Dissolve one pound of copper sulphate hi twenty-four gal lons of water. Koak tho seed In this solution for twelve hours, after which It should bo drained off. Then tlio seed should be soaked for ten minute In lime water made by slaking ono pound of lime In ten gallons of water. The seed should then be Arlcd as soon as possible. Care should then be taken that the seed wheat Is not eaten by chickens or other stock, as the aulphato Is a deadly poison. It Is the experi ence of fanners that land that bore smutty wheat the previous year will not bear smutty wheat if the seed Is properly treated, the smut spores In tiro ground having been all killed by the cold weather. Profit In Bwln. A young, thrifty, growing bog will turn grain Into money qnlcker than any other kind of farm stock. Every farmer who ha not nn extensive range for his hogs should sow rye to gtvo them a green winter feed. Rake up all the corncobs, burn tbem, and when In the form of bright coals, throw water on them, thus making charcoal for tho hogs. A little salt may be added. Try to feed young bogs regularly; never feed late, especially the evening meal. Watch the hogs closely to see It their digestion Is good, for If they are not healthy they will not thrive well. To get your hogs ready for market tbey should be on full feed of corn: but after they are as fat as tbey can be without detraction from their comfort, put them on the market at once, for they are unsafo to keep, because bogs fattened on the corn diet nre very ten der nnd cannot stand any abuse or dis ease. The hogs kept for breeding pur imses should never be put on corn diet, but require feed that has more bone and muscle-producing quality. Keep a few more good brood sows; tbey will prove to be the best Investment on the farm before another year is gone. Don't waste good corn by feeding It to hogs In the mud. Your bogs will bo coxvmzirr noo-BCALDixa otrrriT. worth the extra cost of a feeding trough. Try keeping an account with your hogs; charge them with every thing they eat and give them credit for everything they bring In, and you will be surprised to see how much bet ter they pay than any other animal on the farm. All kinds of stock are a aourca of profit on a good farm. And the farmer who thinks be can leave off stock growing Is sure to find his mis take. The pasture must be utilized and fertility of the farm maintained. Agriculture Kpltomlst Whltewoahlniz the Trses. Whitewash may often be applied to fruit trees, especially apple trees, to good advantage. For this purpose tho brine may bo slaked In the usual man ner with cold water, though hot water Is preferable for that purpose. By add ing some sklmmtlk to the wash It can be made to adhere better to the bark. To make It adhere still better, soma people ndd n thin solution ot glue to the wash. This whttewnsh should bo of such a consistency ns to be easily applied with a spray pump, nnd the application should be made In tho spring. It aids In keeping oft fungous diseases and Insect pests. How to Kevlve Meadovra. Where meadows show Indications of falling, give nn application ot manure this winter, lenvlng It on the surface. In tho spring apply fifty pounds ot nitrate of soda, 100 pounds of sulphate of potash nnd 200 pounds of acidulated phosphate rock. This should be done hi April, the bare places to be seeded with seeds of n vnrlcty of grasses. Keep the cattle oft until the grass makes considerable growth. Pin Feathera. Do not expect eggs when tho hens are moulting. If the fowls bo stinted In food tbey cannot lay up material for eggs. Aside from the question of eggs a warm quarters Is a great Bavlng ot feed. Chickens that are of a marketable size should be fattened now as Boon as possible. In bavlng food constantly before fowls tho great risk run Is of having; them too fat Ten days after tho hens are cooped up with a cockerel the eggs "Will hatch true to the mating. From this on chicks cannot be ex pected to grow very rapidly uuless particularly well boused and fed. Kerosene on tho roosts prevents Ilea on the fowls. An ounco ot kerosene Is worth more than a pound of lice. Tho purity of one bird is not Im proved for breeding purposes by being; bred to another of a different breed. Now Is the time to store a good lot ot dry earth. None Is better than drain ed and dried peat or muck, and nou will absorb more gas and liquid. 1