Lane County leader., April 01, 1904, Image 3

JAPS DRIVEN OFF.
Admiral Togo's Entire Fleet Bombards
Port Arthur.
USANT CATTLE ARE OYINU.
Snow Falling and Temperature
Dropa to Zero.
Day— A snowfall of more than
t occurred last week in the higher
ye of this county. The atorm
general, but the fall ie not eo
,t in the larger valleye. The tem
ture fell to 14 below zero at thie
It ia almost aero in the colder
ions.
With very few exceptions
hfc ia the coldest weather of the year
■ In
some of the higher
val
the stock situation is decidedly
[ous. Bear valley stockmen are en
ly out of feed. Although cattle are
lerally strong, grave fears are enter
ed.
disquieting rumcr has been grow
started by messages over the tele
me. ”ln some places, herds being
ed to better feeding grounds, have
a overtaken by the storm and are
Htrung along the public roads
;ering and falling dead. In one
nee the road supervisor found it
isary to give orders to owners to
ove carcasses from the road.
Htockmen are grim ly whetting their
® n in g knives, preparing to save the
Only a speedy raiee in the
rature can save enormous losses,
p and horses have not suffered
a loss y e t.
UOOD ROADS FOR LANB.
Association Formed at Eugcno to For­
ward tho Work.
Eugene— A meeting was hold at the
courthouse which was well attended
and bad for its object a consolidation of
interests and eneriges in the direction
o f road improvement in - this vicinity.
About 160 interested citizens were pres­
ent, and the meeting organized by the
selection of M.Svarverud chairman and
F. M. Wilkins secretary.
Professor J. M. Hyde of the uni­
versity, who has long made a study of
road engineering, made the first ad­
dress on the subject and gave much
valuable information for consideration.
President Campbell also made a good
address, as did a number of others.
A committee on organization made
its report, and the Good Koads associa­
tion of Lane county took tangible and
permanent form. A constitution was
adopted and a good membership se­
cured at once.
It is the intention of this association
to take active steps toward the securing
of first-class highways in all parts of
the county, and to work in the direc­
tion of securing judicious and scientific
■ eturns for the money annually ex­
pended for road improvement. The as­
sociation declared itBelf in support of
the Brownlow good roads b ill now be­
fore congress and w ill use its influence
in its behalf.
St. Petersburg, March 24.— Another
attack fiy the Jajianese fleet on Port
Arthur, beginning with operations by
torpedo boats and ending with a bom­
bardment by battleshipe and cruisers,
took place after midnight Monday.
The emperor received the first mes­
sage regarding the attack late this af­
ternoon, but nothing was allowed to
reach the public until 10 o’clock.
A ll information which baa reached
Bt. Petersburg shows that the defend­
ers of Port Arthur had taken seriously
to heart the coup of the Japanese tor­
pedo boats at the beginning of the war,
and were now maintaining a sharp
lookout.
The Japanese torpedo boats were
twice discovered sneaking toward the
harbor entrance under cover of dark­
ness, but both times they were detected
far out at sea, and were driven off by
the hot fire opened on them.
The
breaking of day necessarily prevented
further torpedo boat operations, but
Admiral Togo brought his battleships
and cruisers up. The division of his
fieet was for the purpose of making a
cross fire upon the harbor in the hope
of destroying the town and of damag­
ing the Russian ships lying in the
basin, or at least demoralizing the per­
sonnel of the defending force. When
the first official dispatches were re­
ceived the belief gained ground that
Vice Admiral Makaroff had put to sea
and that a naval fight had taken place.
Later advices established the fact that
the admiral had simplv gone with the
undamaged portion of his fleet to the
outer roads, where he could more effec­
tively support the batteries, and at the
same time take advantage of any weak­
ness which might develop in the ene­
m y’s attack.
BIG AREA AFIRE
Nebraska Prairie Blaze Sweeps
Everything Before It.
IS
PAST
ALL
HOPE
OF
CONTROL
Property Valued at $100.000 Is Already
Destroyed — Three Deaths Reported
and Several Perseas are Missing.
Aatom atlc M llk tu * n a v ic a .
The buxom dairy maid will soon be
Loomis, Neb., March 25.— A prairie « thing of the past If a new invention
fire is raging through this section of which baa successfully undergone
the state, and already three deaths are
reported, while a number of farmers
are missing.
Houses and stock run­
ning far toward $100,000 have already
been lost, and the fire continues with
unabated fury.
August Olson, an aged farmei, is
known to have been burned to death
and two of his hands are missing.
James I-ewis and W illiam Anderson,
ranchmen, are also dead. A number
numerous tests comes
of cowboys are reported missing from
Into general use. The
different directions.
Ingenuity o f man has
The ftamee are past all hope cf con­
devised a scheme to ac­
trol, and are leaping across the prairie
complish her downfall
at racehorse speed, burning everything
as a necessity In the
in its path.
agricultural districts.
The Burlington railroad has sent a
The Invention,
special train with fire-fighters from
known as the Law ­
Holdredge to assist the ranchmen in
rence - Kennedy
cow
saving the small towns iD the path of
milker. Is described by
the flames.
From Loomis to the
a [,ondon correspond­
Platte river, 16 miles, the whole coun­
try w ill be swept clear by the fire. ent of the Chicago Inter Ocean. It can
Further to the west, toward which the be operated. Its Inventors claim, by
blaze is sweeping, the prairie country any motive power— steam, water, gas,
extends for nearly 200 miles. There oil, or electricity. Pictures showing
are no streams of note along this ltls method of op- atlon have the fol­
country, and the fire may sweep to the lowing explanation:
"Connected by pipes with a vacuum
bend of the Platte river in that direc­
contlnulng-tank Is the tube A. The
tion.
}AKbR QBTTINQ OUT OF DEBT.
other end o f the tube Is connected
with the pulsator G, which rests
nomy in Expenditures Brings War.
JAPAN’S FOOTHOLD IS STRONQ.
AID TO 'OS PAIR.
upon the cone-shaped pall placed be­
rants Nearly to Par.
tween the cows. From the pulsator
Elaborate Preparations Made for Handl­
Tlmbermcn Must Pay Taxes.
ker C ity— Baker county is fastget-
two rubber tubes BB branch out right
Ths House Committee Decides sa
ing
Troops
In
Corea.
Astoria— A ll the holders of large
; out of debt. Four years ago the
and left, one' to each cow, and each
A p p r o p r ia tio n o f H 7S .O O O .
Chinarapo, Corea, March 25.— The tube Is attached to four rubber cups
bded and floating debt of the county timber tracts in Clatsop county, with
Washington,
March
24.—
A
substi­
the exception of three, have paid their
organization of the Japanese in Corea C, which are fastened to the cow.
l over $250,000.
County warrants taxes on the 1903 roll.
Representa­ tute for the senate Lewis and Clark is perfect. Elaborate preparations have When the vacuum cock Is turned on
i way below par and the county tives of these three syndicates were bill, carrying an aggregate appropria been made for landing troops and ad­
the pulsator commences to work and
here and tendered the sheriff 60 per tion of $475,000, was today ordered re­ vancing them through the country, causes the cups to collapse and ex­
bden was increasing fast.
ported
by
the
house
committee
on
ex­
By practicing economy and calling a cent of the tax, but the tender was re­ positions, the vote being unanimous. and pontoon bridges and stables are pand and thus extract the milk. The
fused, although the sheriff said he
built wherever they are found to be milk on Its way to the pall can be
It on reckless expenditure, the float-
would accept 60 per cent us a first pay­ The provisions of the bill are $200,- necessary. The greatest difficulty fac­ seen passing through a glass trap or
in|; debt has been almost wiped out. ment, as is allowed by the state law. 000 for a government exhibit, includ­ ing the Japanese is the commissariat,
Indicator D, which Is protected by a
the present rate the entire indebted- The timber men now assert that they ing forestry and irrigation exhibits; as, owing to the poor food supplies of wire cage. The number of pulsations
$250,000
for
government
buildings,
s will be discharged next year w ill appeal to the county conrt for a which w ill include in addition to the Corea, it is only possible at present to per minute can be regulated by screws
which give adjustability to the char­
lu n t y warrants are now worth 00 reduction, although the chances of regular government exhibit, the P h ilip ­ maintain 90,000 men.
getting a rebate are small.
The Japanese hold two enormously acteristics o f each cow.”
pine, Alaska, Hawaiian and Oriental
™ ts on the dollar, which makes them
strong positions at Ping Yang and on
exhibits, and $25,000 for the Alaskan
L i m e In A g r i c u l t u r e .
ttically as good as cash, because in
the
Miakokak-San
range between
Fish Price W ill Be the Same.
exhibit.
The use o f lime on land has not been
;ors do not care to handle them on
Hwaing-Ju and Seoul. The latter is
Astoria— Judging from present indi­
The bill provides that the plans for
largely encouraged by scientists In the
l a small margin.
rations the opening price of fish the the government buildings shall be pre­ practically impregnable and secure past, though It has been used to a con­
coming season will be the same as dur­ pared by the supervising architect of from land attacks from the northwest. siderable extent In isalated localities.
ing the past few years— 5 cents per the treasury and the buildings erected In the event of defeat, it is intended to I t was at first considered from the
pound for those under 25 pounds and 6 under contract. The coet of preparing hold the passes at Kazan, thus protect­ standpoint o f plant food, and as such
sat week the indebtedness of the cents for those weighing 25 pounds or
ing Ping Yang valley. The Japanese
the grounds and lighting is included in
o f course It would not receive a very
lty was reduced about $20,000 by over. The cold storage men are now the appropriation for buildings, and troops are suffering from dysentery and
enthusiastic support from men that
pneumonia,
and
many
of
the
cavalry
endeavoring
to
reach
an
agreement
payment to Union county of the
authority is granted for the coinage of
horses, which are poor, have died, but had found out by various tests that
among
themselveB
to
increase
the
250,000 gold dollars to be used as souv-
unt due on account of the “ Pan-
there was already In the soli more
the army is full of spirit.
weight lim it of what are known as J eniis.
lie ” annexation.
A portion of
There are probably 20,000 Japanese lime than the plants could use. When
‘cold storage” fish from 25 to 30
Chairman Tawney, of Minnesota,
!on county, known as the “ Panhan-
at Ping Yang, which might easily have the soils o f the various States came
pounds, but with little success.
who has the bill in charge, w ill report
was annexed to Baker county by
been taken, when the Russian scouts to be examined for acid. It was found
it, and no reference w ill be made to
hnlegislature four years ago.
Baker
first arrived, there being then only 250 that many o f them were so strongly
Sunday closing.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
acid that some o f our most Important
ounty had to pay Union county about
Japanese
soldiers.
The senate w ill refuse to accept this
plants would not grow on them satis­
41)^000 in settlement of various claims.
substitute b ill after it is passed by the
illThis
debt HORSBS
has now TO
been BE
paid.
factorily. In the soil surveys carried
BASED
SLAIN.
W
IL
L
NOT
LET
CHINA
JOIN
HER.
Wheat— Walla W alla, 75c; blue- house, and this will cause it to be sent
on during the past three years In Illi­
to conference. As all the conferees—
stem,
81c;
valley,
81c.
nois It has been found that one-third
Me,
lestic Animal Commission Orders
Senators Burnham, HanBbrough and Japan W ill Not Run RUk of Russia Oc­ o f the soils o f the State are so strongly
Slaughter in Umatilla.
Barley— Feed, $23 per ton; rol led, Daniel, and Representatives. Tawney,
cupying Provinces.
acid that they will not grow red clover
Salem— Six hundred horaes, afflicted $24@25.
Sherman and Bartlett— are strongly in
Vienna, March 25.— The number of and other legumes successfully until
favor
of
the
Lewis
and
Clark
expo-
iu. contagious diseases, w ill be
alarming editorial articles in the Aus­ treated with lime. O f the other two-
Flour— Valley, $3.90@3.95 per bar­
sitien, there is good reason to believe trian press regarding the probability of thirds of the State some o f the soils
llled in Morrow county in pursuance rel; hard wheat straights, $404.20;
they w ill increase the appropriation to China coming to the assistance of Jap­ are slightly acid and would be Im­
f an order made by the domestic ani- clears, $3.8504; hard wheat patents, the $750,900 asked for.
an and making common cause against proved by an application o f lime.
lal commission.
The horses are $4.4004.60;
graham, $3.500 3.90;
Russia has had the effect of creating
P o n lt r y L e u B and.
w$ted by Indians living on the Uma- whole wheat, $3.650 4.05; rye flour,
W ar Funds are Assured.
genuine alarm throughout the nation
The Illustration shows a neat and
11a reservation and are afflicted with $4.500 4.75.
Tokio, March 24.— The Diet has against the “ yellow peril,” and the
durable leg band, which la easily put
adopted resolutions thanking the navy Japanese minister has been addressed
i*|ge. The state board has made re-
Oats— No. 1 white, $1.1501.17)4; I in the name of the nation for the sev­ on the subject. The result has been on, and one wbteh will be no Incon­
d efforts in the last two or three gray, $1.1001.12)* per cental.
venience to the fowl. It Is made from
eral successes that have resulted since the receipt of an official statement
a 2-lnch strip of tin pointed at one end.
to induce government authorities
Millstuffs— Bran, $18019 per ton;, the beginning of the war. It is an­ from the Japanese government setting and a bole made through the larger
ashington or at the reservation to
nounced by the leaders of both political forth the “ real position” of Japan.
steps to stamp out a disease that middlings, $24.500 26; shorts, $190 parties that they are in complete ac­
After stating in unmistakable terms end. I f It la desired to bare a num­
20;
chop,
$18;
linseed,
dairy
food,
«tens to spread to all parts of the
cord with the program for raising the the relations between China and Japan, ber or letter on the band, cover the
i. A ll efforts proving fruitless, $19.
revenue needed for the conduct of the and the latter’ B intention of compell­
board has at last determined to
The compromise wnerehy the ing China to maintain an attitude of
Hay— Timothy, $15016 per ton; war.
radical measures, and the state
tax on land has been reduced and that strict neutrality, the statement con­
clover,
$10
O
11;
grain,
$11
©
12;
irinarian has been ordered to kill
proposed on salt and silk stuffs is elim ­ cludes by saying that "Chinese aid
diseased animals and bury them, cheat, $11012.
inated from the b ill has disarmed the and support would he in many res;iects
horses are declared to be valueless
opposition, and the revenue bill will advantageous to Japan, vet the Japan­
Eggs— Oregon ranch, \ l % c .
luse of their diseased condition.
likely be passed without a dissenting ese government cannot run the risk of
Butter— Sweet cream butter, 30c per vote. The total amount affected by Russian occupancy of other Chinese
•
pound; fancy creamery, 25027,H e; the changes is about $6,000,000. I t is provinces than Manchuria.
W arner Settlers Prepare to Sue.
said that the bill as finally passed will
larger end with grease. In which care­
»lem— J. L . Morrow and other set- choice creamery, 23©24c; dairy and
provide that the increased tax shall be
Under the W ar Department.
fully write the number or letter with
in Warner valley. Lake county, store nominal.
levied for one year, and not five, as
Washington, March 26.— The presi­ some pointed Instrument Then apply
in Salem perfecting their papers
Butter Fat — 8weet cream, 28)4c; was at first supposed.
dent practically has determined that muriatic acid, which will cut into the
sratory to bringing suit to regain,
sour cream, 26)4c.
the Panama canal commission shall be surface of ths tin where grease has
possible, the lands which
were
attached to the war
department. been removed. A fter the band has
Yankee Defies China.
rded to the Warner V alley Stock
Poultry — Chickens, mixed, 12)40
San Francisco, March 24.— Officers This proposition is not pleasing to all been put around the leg of the bird In­
pany by the department of the in- 3c per pound; springs, small, 160
of the steamer Coptic, just arrived, members of the commission, but the sert the pointed end through the bole
or. The suit w ill be brought in
17c; hens, 13014c; turkeys, live, 150 saw the Russian gunboat Mandjur ly ­ bureau of insular affairs of the war de­ In larger end and bend point down
federal courts and w ill raise the
ition whether the lands were swamp 16c, dressed, 18O20c; ducks, $809 per ing in the river at Shanghai, and re- partment has been eo successful and flat
i port that her commander is a Captain economical in its management of de­
L lm s f o r 9 h « « p S o r r e l.
character in 1860.
The Warner dozen; geese, live, 8c.
Where sheep sorrel Is a nuisance In
Cheese— Full cream, twins, 12013c; Carter, born in the T nited States, ^ but tails of governmental affairs in the
ley Stock company holds under
Philippines,
Cabs
and
Porto
Rico
that
Russian by naturalization.
When
hayflelds. liming o f the soil la an e f­
Is from the state, while the settlers Young America, 1 4 0 15c.
ordered to leave Chinese waters, Cap­ it is felt to be the proper bureau to fective remedy.
as homesteads.
From experiments
Vegetables— Turnips, 80c per sack; tain Carter em phatically refused, and look after the myriad details of the gov­ noted by the Department of Agricul­
carrots, 80c; beets, $1; parsnips, $1; invited somebody to make him move. ernment of the canal zone.
ture It is believed that the appearance
Fallen Trees For the Fire.
cabbage, 1 © 2c; lettuce, head, 250 A t last accounts he was still at Shang­
o f sorrel la due to acidity o f the toll.
ileni— The .heavy wind storm last 40c per dozen; parsley, 25c; tomatoes,
hai with his gunboat. A Japanese
Censorship to Be Relaxed.
Lime Neutralizes such acid conditions.
ik is likely to increase the amount $202.25 per crate; cauliflower, 75c©
gunboat and a cruiser flying the same
London, March 25.— The stringent The Rhode Island experiment station
rdwood cut in this vicinity this $1 per dozen; celery, 65©80e; squash,
flag passed out of the river.
Japanese censorship is likely to be re­ has for some years been experiment­
Timber enough to make many , 2c per pound; cucumbers, $1.7502.25
laxed early in April, says the well-in­ ing with lime applications. In connec­
sand cords of wood was blown J per dozen; asparagus, S L jO llc ; peas,
formed Daily Telegraph’s Seoul corres­ tion with other fertilisers.
Russia to Seize Battleships.
In all
n and the farmers w ill cut much of 9c; rhubarb, 9c; beans, 10c; onions,
• Paris, March 24.— The Echo de pondent. In the meantime the veil cases where tried on grass lands the
fallen timber into cordwood. A Yellow Danvers, $'.’ 02.35 per sack.
has
not
lifted,
and
not
a
word
has
yet
Paris correspondent at St. Petersburg
liming Increased the total yield to a
sand cords of fallen timber on
Honey— $303.50 per case.
says it is rumored in naval circles issued, either officially from Japan or very marked extent In many Instances
|le farms has been reported in a
unofficially
from
any
other
source,
con­
to over three times that of the un-
her of cases. So far as timber is
Potatoes— Fancy, 90c©$1 per cental; there that Captain Reitzenstein’s Vlad­
ivostok squadron has been ordered to cerning the last bombardment of Port limed lands, otherwise similar In char­
rned, the wind was an advantage common, 60080c; new potatoes, 3
Arthur.
The
rumored
naval
battle
off
overtake at a certain point in the Pa­
rmers.
acter. The effect o f liming on timothy
per peund; sweets, 5c per pound.
cific the hattlship and two cruiesrs Port Arthur of March 18 is also totally and clover fields was highly beneficial.
Fruits— Apples, fancy Baldwins and
unconfirmed.
bought fromJChile by Japan and return
Change Union County Seat.
Spitzenbergs, $1.500 2.50 per box;
with them to Vladivostok. The Rus­
S p r a y i n g Frntt Tran*.
« Grande— A petition has been choice, $101.60; cooking, 75c.
Spraying fruit trees for the purpose
sian general staff, estimates that the
Russian Ship Reported Last.
1 with the county clerk by Recorder
Hops — 1903 crop, 23©25c per number of Japanese troops landed in
Tokio, March 25.— A special dis­ o f destroying Insects and fungus
liam M iller, to be presented at the pound.
Corea does not exceed 75,000.
patch from Moji, opposite Shimonneeki, growths Is no longer looked upon ss a
t meeting of the county court, ask-
Wool— Valley, 17018c; Eastern Ore­
Japan, ears the Japanese fleet made fad. but Is recognised la being an ab­
I the court to make the petition an gon, 1 2 0 15c; mohair, 320 35c.
Russians Prepare for Siege.
another attack on Port Arthnr March solute essential where the best results
kc for the June election that the
St. Petersburg, March 24.— The Rus­ 18, bombarded the city and its defens­ In fruit growing are expected. In the
Beef— Dressed, 5 0 7 )4c per pound.
Inty seat be removed from Union to
matter of spraying the average farm­
Mutton— Dressed, 6 0 7c; lambs, 8c. sians are continuing preparations for a es, and fonght a fnrious engagement
[Grande, its former site. This peti-
prospective siege of Port Aithnr by with the Russian fleet outside the har­ er who hat but a small orchard has
Veal— Dressed, 7©8c.
h was signed by 2,570 of Union
rushing large q u a n tities^ supplies to bor, destroying one battleship. Seven much to learn from the spe,la!lat
knty residents.
Pork— Dressed, 7©7 t*c.
Many thousand carloads o f fruit ars
that point.
Japanese casualties are reported.
i
t
t
r
•old annually In the corn belt that bav*
been raised In other States, under
conditions that are no more favorable
for fruit growing than those of the
com belt providing the same care
could be exercised In handling the
fruit trees. Spraying Is an operation
that should not be performed In a hap­
hazard manner, and should only be
taken up after obtaining speefle advice
pertaining to I t In this regard the
experiment stations of the corn belt
stand ready to furnish Individuals with
formulas and directions for this work.
— Iowa Homestead.
T h e F a r m e r 's R e v e r ie .
Th' nights is gittln' shorter an' th‘ days
Is giftin' long.
An’ yest'day, i-jing, I bear'd a robin red­
breast's song;
Jes' let me say In pssaiu’ when a robin
■tarts tew sing
Thet it’s a shore-miff sign we hain’t so
fur sway from spring,
I ralkilate th' grsu is sproutin' tome
beneath th' snow;
Th’ sap is sort o' thawin' an’ s-tryln’
hard to flow;
Th’ crow looks down an' sasees ex ha
flies past on th’ wing,
An', somehow, things begin tew sort o’
smell tew me like spring.
'Fore long I'll be s-trsipsin* on th' hill
behind the plow—
Insts'd o’ ssttin* 'fore th* firs like I'm
a-doln’ now—
A-lis'nin’ in th' furrow fsr th’ dinner bell
tew ring—
A-eussin’ Jeff and Kate an’ kind o' hap­
py cus it's spring.
Some folks prefers the winter time an’
sum prefers th’ fall,
While summer time suits others, yit it.
sumhow, don't suit all.
Es fur es I ’m consarned, ef I could hev
my choice, i-jing,
I reckon I would hev th' hull endurin’
year jes’ spring.
P o ta to U ls g t r .
8. A. Pollock, of Cass county. Iowa,
writes: “ I have never found mnch
uae for any tool to scratch out pota­
toes after a digger o f any kind save
my fingers, but I know so many are
averse to this habit that I have de­
vised a tool whereby they can scratch
out potatoes without using the fingers
POTATO
D IO O E B .
for the work. It is made In the shape
of a rake, but Instead o f using teeth,
pieces o f heavy wire bent as observed
In the Illustration and riveted in the
head will be found very useful. Th#
wires will let all the loose dirt pass
through and being close together will
bring out all tubers that are not small
enough to pass through between the
wires.” — Exchange.
W h a t D o c s t h s P o r k C o et?
It Is periods of depression In values
that put the hog grower to the crucial
test. W. A. Henry, the Wisconsin ex­
pert on porcine matters. Insists that
the corn belt hog grower has not yet
got down to the basis o f making pork
at a minimum cost. When corn is
worth 25 cents a bushel It can be
thrown to swine ad libitum, but with
grain worth 40 cents, the horse as­
sumes a different hue. Growers unite
In declaring that they cannot make
pork profitably at four cents. G. J.
Maggenhelmer. o f Hamlet, Ind., a suc­
cessful grower on a large scale, told
the writer only recently that $4.10 was
the coat o f his hogs at the shipping
point
Consequently, thousands o f
growers are taking the easy born o f
tne dilemma and shipping the stock
to market lacking maturity.
The problem at present before the
grower la whether or not he can fur­
nish his hog crop and market It at
heavy weights profitably.
Feeding
either hogs or cattle for recreation ia
not desirable. Many feeders did both
last year, hence the Indisposition to re­
peat the performance.— Live 8tock
World.
G ood J ersey C ow R ecord .
W ill
Jersey
Butter
Cream
give you the record o f onr 14
cows for the year 1903:
sold, 4,885 pounds....... $1,322 07
and buttermilk..............
73 10
T o t a l ................................... $1.395 17
This does not Includ ■ cream and but­
ter used by the family o f atx. Neither
does It Include calves or aklra milk.—
Ralph Brenner. Mercer County. Penn­
sylvania.
A
Boom
In
C o n n e c t ic u t
O r c h a r d in g .
There are over 4,700 acres of apple
orchards and 3,000 acres of peach or­
chards In Connecticut In which the
trees are cared for and the fruit han­
dled on a commercial scale.
New
Ilaveu County contains 218,000 peach
tree«, and Hartford County come* next
with 167,000. Either county has, to­
day. more peach tree* than there w ei*
In the whole State ten year» ago.
To F a tten a Horae Q uickie.
To fatten a horse quickly In order to
Improve its appearance before sale,
feed liberally of corn meal, steamed
oats and clover bay, adding a little lin­
seed meal to the grain ration. Exer­
cise but little, and give purging salts
once a week. Feed at least three times
a day and supply plenty o f water. A
horse not too wild will often gain sev­
eral pounds a day for a fortnight un­
der this plan.
G o o d R o a d s a n d B o c ln l Life.
The advent of good roads will pro­
mote attendance at school and tho
church; facilitate social gatherings, lit­
erary societies, dramatic entertain­
ments, and make club and lodge meet­
ings possible to the farmer's family In
the winter and spring months, (live
the bright young men and women o f
rural districts these privileges and
there will he a smaller tendency o f
tbetr drifting to the city.