IMBER IS ABLAZE
-5 are Racing in the Forests
o f Montana.
H A W A II N O T A
DRAG.
U n it e d S t a t e s T r e a s u r y E n r ic h e d at
M i n o r O u tla y .
TREASON CHARGED
F O R T S H O LD O U T.
C h a r g in g J a p a n e s e D r iv e n
P o rt A rth u r.
Back
af
Russian Educator Chefoo, Aug. 4.— A desperate three
Sacramento, Cal., Aug. « . — In an in Daughter of
terview today, Governor G. C. Carter,
Hanged by Government.
days’ assault on the inner defenses, on
of the Hawaiian islands, said to a rep
the northern and eastern sides of Port
w SECTIONS ARE BURNED OVER resentative of the Bee:
SHE LIVED CLOSE TO THE EMPRESS Arthur, has failed, according toadvices
“ The annexation of the islands to
—
brought by two junks which arrived
m Outskirts of Whitt Pish Dtstroyid the United States has not been a com
Said to Have Confessed to Placing Scdi'ious here today,
u Wejj ** Homes of Settlers in Stvtrnl mercial eucceea, so far as the islands
Pam phlets in a Quantity of Supplies SeM
A Russian w ho escaped from Port
are concerned. Since we have been
tun of the suit.
Arthur via Pigeon Bay, the night of
to Soldiers at the Front.
United States territoiy we have not
July 29, states that the earth trembled
under the terriAc cannonading which
Butt*. Mont., A u k . 8.— A Kalispell made gieat progress. One reason for
London, Aug. 6.— According to the* 1 began at 4 a. m., July 20, and ended
thia
ia
because
the
laws
by
winch
we
.¡,1 to the Miner «a y»: Koieet Area
St. Peter sbuig correspondent of the during tbe night of July 28, when the
Still raging with unabated fury in are governed ate not suited to the Daily Telegraph the youngest daughter the battle ceased.
L timber lands of thin county and country. For instance, we have to of Professor Mersheyeffesky, the well
A Chinese who has arrived heie on
knewn Russian educator, has just been a separate junk conArnis the Russian's
m a|| reports received thua fat, the obey the United States law and cannot
hanged in the fortress at Schlusselburg statement that the Kuaeian killed and
will tun into tbe thouaanda of rent government land for a period of for high treason.
Every effort has wounded during the assault numbered
more than Ave years at a time. As it
been made by the Russian authorities to between 5,000 and 6.000.
ll„I(. Small holder* of timber landa
takes from two to four years to raise a
(thechief aufferera. They are not crop in our climate, we cannot And keep tire matter from the public De
The Japanese in their repeated as
cause of the outburst of indignation saults against the eastern forts on the
ly lueiug their timber but their cab- anybody that will rent land for such a
which followed the hanging of another hills, through barbed wire entangle
5 ,nd home buildinga ae well aa their »h oit period as Ave years. Thus we young student for an alleged attempt
ments and over mines, displayed fanati
are deprived of a big income from gov
feck of provieioua, hay and grain are ernment land.
on the lite of the czar some months cal bravery. They were mowed down
ago.
.¡„I rapidly consume«!. Their condi
by the hail of shells and bullets and
'Since we have been annexed con- I
The correspondent slates, however the exploshm of mines under their feet.
g n many instances w ill be deplora- gress has never dredged our harbor.
that it haB been learned that the girl, Their losses are estimated at 20,000.
I
The
Area
are
not
only
conAned
to.
It iB Ailing up and thus prevents the
le.
while assisting the empress some
The Russian declares that the Rus
be j I forcato (unwinding thia city, but landing of ttie argest vessels. As a weeks ago to pack a quantity of sup
i rineet lumber section» in Northern result of this our traffic is falling off. j
sians held all the eastern forts leading
plies
for
the
troops
at
the
front,
rhieffy
“ontana are auffering.
The tbickly- We have dredged the harbor at our ex- |
to Golden H ill and that the Japanese,
iooded sections about Sterling, Atlanta peuee since we have been annexed, but j leading matter and delicacies, smug shattered and exhausted, retired to the
0(i F iah er river are burning, as well unless it is dredged again we w ill lose gled into the packages a number of eastward
seditious pamphlets which were not
tbe timber west of Libby and be much of our trade.
As related by the passengers of the
discovered until some of them had got
.„ct.n Troy and Bonners Kerry, Idaho.
“ Annexation has cut off all of our into the hands of the soldiers. When two junks, the Japanese advance, which
About half a dozen frame buildings internal revenue. On the othei hand,
began from Kwokau before daybreak,
„the outskirts of W hite Fish have from Uncle Sam’s point cf view, an accused the young woman is Baid to July 20, was directed against Kikwan,
have
admitted
her
guilt
and
to
have
Kinkiun, Kinkishan and Pchoushan
been burned.
Several buildings be nexation has been a decided success.
forts, lying near shore.
The Russian
longing to a rancher named Hoffman Over $4,250,000 has been paid into the declared that she gloried in the deed.
She
wns
court
martialed,
found
outposts were driven back.
In the
„ ar by also have been destroyed. The United States treasury from the is
guilty
of
treason
and
promptly
hanged.
meantime Admiral Togo shelled the
MWiniil of Baker Bros., was burned. lands. The w l ole cost of annexation
No
announcement
of
the
punishment
forts at long range, but the return Are
Tbe people living in the timbered sec- was only $4.000,000.“
has not been made in the Officia’ Jour of the forts kept his ships at a safe dis
t,ona are all fighting the Are, but are
nal,
and
now
none
is
expected
to
be.
tance, rendering the co-operation of the
ilmost powerless to check its advances.
P IL L A L L O R D E R S.
Tbe young woman wae but 18 years Beet ineffective.
Much hay between W hite Fish and
old,
and
the
government
is
conden
ned
On the morning of July 27, the Rus
Columbia Falls has been burned, as
P l a n t s a re for its action, as it ia believed that she sian Beet steamed out, keeping under
tell as all meadow land in the section C h ic a g o P a c k e r s S a y
was
hut
the
tool
of
older
conspirators.
the protection of the Golden H ill guns.
D o i n g W e ll.
«here the Ares are raging.
The Russian vessels did not Are on the
Fires raging in North Fork of Flat-
Chicago, Aug. 0.— In a statement
IC E C U T O F F ,
Japanese and soon returned to their
brad river country are doing much
given out tonight by the packets, the
anchorage.
damage to the timbei in the Flathead
The assault on the northern side of
forest reservation, and people returning report that negotiations are ia progress F r e s h M e a t W ill B e S c a r c e * in C h i
the city occurred July 27. The Japan
from that section report that the dis to bring about another conference be
c a g o a.s a R e s u lt.
ese left at Heikau advanced on the
tance around the Area at that point at tween the packers and the labor lead
Chicago, Aug. 5.— The threatened
Russians at [Shinahi Ving, but were
prweiit exceeds 16 miles.
ers is declared to be unfounded. The spread of the stockards strike to ont- repulsed.
A White F'isb report says the timber
side
industries
came
tonight,
when
an
The junks were within hearing dis
il on Are on both sides of the county packers assert that tlieie ie not the order was issued by the Teamsters’ un
aagiiii road and it was with difficulty a slightest possibility of further confer ion foridding drivers of ice wagons to tance for three days after leaving, but
no more Bring wae^heard.
couriei was able to urge hiB horses ences with the strikers.
make any deliveries to retail butchers,
The Russian hospitals at Port Arthur
through, having a nartow escape from
According to this statement, the pro who, since the packing hoUBe teamsters
Thousands
the hie. The roads are now said to be gress making at the plants is satisfac went on strike, have been handling are said to be swamped.
of wounded are lying in houses and
utterly impaesanie.
tory to all the packers; more men are meat from the packing houses in their
shops of the Chinese, the owners having
The fire at Belton was extinguished empliyed daily; all contracts and cur own wagons.
been evicted, with the exception of
this week after it had done gieat dam rent orders are Ailed and there ie a
As the refrigerators in most markets one who acts aB caretaker of each place.
age to the timber, but at Colam and in normal supply of beef, mutton and do not hold enough ice to last longei
that vicinity it is still eating its way provisions at all plants in the United than 48 hours, the order to cut off tbe Medical attention is inadequate.
through the heavy loiests.
States, while rales are made at lower supply of ice, if it can lie forced, means
T A L E O N L Y H A L F TO LD.
A forest file in the Crazy mountains, prices than liefore the strike began.
that many persons in Chicago w ill be
20 miles north of Big Tim ber has done
In a table accompanying the state compelled to forego fresh meat. Offi
considerable damage in the last few ment it ie shown that the tolal number cers of the teamsters’ union have ap N o A c c o u n t Y e t o f th e B a t t le T h a t
days. The tire started Sunday and has of men at work tonight at all points is pointed pickets to watch retail markets
T o o k P la c e A u g u s t 2.
gradually increased until it has burned more than 29,000. With this number all over Chicago with instructions to
St.
Peteisburg,
Aug. 4.— Allowing
over a large etretcli oi heavily wooded of men at work the packers say they see that the boycott is carried out.
for the inevitable confiict in names, the
country. Among the timber burned shipped 831 carloads of freeli meats
Outside of the decision of the strik Japanese and Russian reports seem to
is eome of the most valuable in that from all points yesterday.
ing unions to extend the strike to the agree on the main points of the m ili
district.
Beyuud Dying to enforce the order ice men there was little change from tary developments up to Anguat 1, but
forbidang the delivery of ice to retail yesterday in the situation at the stock both stop short at their interesting
ers who have been hauling meat from yards. With their new employes and point, namely, regarding what happen
M O N T A N A N E E D S M O IS T U R E .
the stockyards themselves since the those that iiave deserted the unions the ed on August 2, when it is possible
Unless R ain S o o n C o m e s , L o s s o f teamsters’ strike, the strikers did little packers managed to dispose of fully 50 that a decisive struggle was going on
today. Up to date th« ice supply of per cent as much work as is carried on east and south of Liao Yang.
S t o c k W ill B e ( ire a t.
under normal conditions.
100 retail markets has been cut off.
The usual crowds were assembled
Botte, Mont., Ang. 8.— Advices re
around the bulletin hoards outside the
ceived bom throughout the state the E O O D S T U E E S N O T C O N T R A B A N D .
S U R R O U N D E D O N T H R E E S ID E S .
office of the general staff until long
past week depict a serious state of
after midnight awaiting further official
o r details, but nothing was given out be
affaire on the big ranges in Flastern and U n it e d S t a t e s W ill N o$ R e c e d e F r o m K u r o p a t k in M u s t M o v e W e s t
yond General Kuropatkin’s two official
S u rre n d e r.
P o s it io n O n ce T a k e n .
Northern Montana, and unless heavy
dispatches. It is evident from these
rain is soon forthcoming considerable
Nln
Chwang,
Ang.
5.—
The
report
Washington, Ang. 0.— The state de
dispatches and the Japanese reports
lose of stock w ill ensue. The Northern
that Haicheng has lallen is premature.
partment is in telegraphic communica
that the Rusaians abandoned Yangse
Montana ranges in many localities re
The Ruwdan troops have oDly been
Pass, falling back on Liandinsin, a
semble a desert, former watering boles tion with its agencies abroad respecting driven back to their inner intrench-
strong defensive position in the hills
and eprings being dry and patched. the Russian seizures and destruction of ments, which they now occupy with
24 miles southeast of Liao Yang.
Many oi the ranges have had to be American goods, but it is not yet ready o»er 75,000 men. A detachment of
General Kuropatkin admits that
abandoned and the stock driven long to deAne precisely its position as to the j 2,000 Japanese, with large supply
there were heavy losses along the
distances for water. Bo bad have tbe
trains, is leaving here for Haicheng,
These ex- j where the greatest battle of the war ie Baimtsze-Liao Yang road July 31.
conditions become that the state hu whole subject of seizures.
The official account is somewhat incon
changes
are
not
conAned
to
St.
Peters expected to open tomorrow.
mane ofiicers have interfered and com
clusive, but indicates that although
burg
and
Washington,
but
are
in
General Kuroki, with 100,000 men,
pelled stockmen to drive herds into lo
the Russians withdrew from their ad
calities far removed, where some grass tended to develop the purposes of the ie now liehind the Russian forces; Gen vanced posts Kuropatkin imped to be
governments
of
other
nations,
and
par
eral Okn, with an army of 50,000 men,
and water still remain, though even
ticularly of Great Britain and Ger is on their front, while Banking them able to hold his main positions even
then the supply is Bcanty.
in the face of the superior Japanese
8toek shipments have been almost many, whose shipping has suffered on the left is General Nodzu, with hie force and that he evidently expected
It is division of 50,000 men.
entirely suspended as a reanlt of the mote than that of any other.
heavy Aghting along this line, probably
strike of tbe packing house employes, said here that the precedents already I I f General Kuropatkin is defeated in about Anping. This battle possibly
and the thousands of head of cattle established in the Spanish and Boer j this battle, lie muBt either move west was proceeding August 2, although
roaming the plains which could other wars, as well as in the operations in I ward or surrender.
the dispatches leport that all was
The foreign m ilitary attaches arc with
wise have been shipped Hast make the China during the bfkck Bag uprising,
quiet up to uoon of August 1,
problem of caring for the animals one have worked so satisfactorily and have ; the second army on the way for the
In the meantime a serious envelop
oi extreme seriousness.
W hile the received such universal approval that front to witness the battle.
ing movement of the Japanese divis
The Russian troops at Port Arthur
Kastern Montana ranges still hear con under no circumstances will America
ions was maturing around the Russian
siderable grass, those in the Northern now recede from the doctrine that food- [ have been driven hack to the last line left at Haicheng where there was also
section of the state are in many in stuffs not directly intended for the use of their defensea. Tne Japanese at heavy Aghting July 31.
of a belligérant army or navy cannot tacking force lias 350 guns in action.
stances almost devoid of feed.
No news has been received from Port
be regarded as contraband.
Atrhur.
M o n t a n a 's M in e r a l P r o d u c t io n .
butte, Mont., Aug. 8.— The repott
of Assayer B. 1!. Tatem, at Helena,
shows that the receipts of the United
States assay office in Montana for ‘ he
month of July, 1904, were $184,463.24
from Montana, as compared with
$180,648.32 for July, last year. The
grand total of receipts from all sources
iss $221,403.60, against $210,152.08
lor a year ago. The biggest increase in
receipts was reported from Fergus
county, the leceipts from that quarter
being $92,564, ehowing an increase of
$23,883.
A la s k a B o u n d a ry S u rv e y .
Vancouver, Aug. 6.— For the purpose
San F’rancisco, Ang. 6.— The bat of inspecting the work ol ttie survey
tleship Ohio w ill not be given another j parties engaged in establishing the
trial. Engineer Robert Forsythe, who] boundary line between Canada and
had charge of the machinery of the , Alaska, the two boundary commission
Ohio, states that the machinery work ers representing Canada and the United
ed without a hitch, and that the fail-1 States are here en route to the north.
are to make the required speed was due O H . Tittamann, superintendent of
s«dely to the tidal conditions.
The the United States coast ami geodetic
horsepower developed was over 2,000, survey, is the American commissioner;
more than the contract called for. The Canada's interests are in the hands of
stakeboats Fortune, Preble, Paul Jones Professor W. F. King, chief astronomer
and Undilla returned today from the of Canada. These two commissioners
south, but the Annapolis w ill not ar w ill remain in the North two months.
rive here until tomoirow.
N o S e c o n d T r ia l o f O h io .
G u n b o a t I s B lo w n Up.
H ope In c id e n t I s E n d e d .
8t. Petersburg, Aug. 8.— The an
nouncement in the dispatches of the
Associated Press from Vladivostok that
the Bteamet Arabia w ill be released,
and that only a portion of her cargo
consigned to Japanese ports w ill be
held, will, it is believed, end the
Arabia incident, so far as the United
fates is concerned, ae the United
Hates asked nothing more than prompt
action for the immediate release of the
•hip.
L e n d M o n e y In N e w
Y o rk .
New York, Ang. 0.— The republic of
Panama has made another big loan on
real estate in this city. Aloan of $900,-
000 at 4 % percent was made by the
lepresentatives of the republic on a
large Brodaway building. The stun is
part of the $10,000,000 which the Pan
ama republic received from the United
States for the Isthmian canal conces
sion, and its representaties have al
ready loared out on mortgage nearly
$1,600,000 on real estate in this city.
D r iv e n B a c k
f o r e s t f i r e s in M o n t a n a .
Butte, Mont., Aug. 8 .—The Miner
•dvices from Missonla state that infor-
®»tion has teen receved there that two
tg forest Ares are raging in the vicini-
y of Heron and Verm illion, on Cherry
creek, one of the most thickly wooded
•wtion* in Miseonla county.
London, Aug. 5.— The Daily Mail
| this morning has the following from
Niu Chwang, under date of August 3:
The Russian gunboat Sivouch (which
has been in the Liao river since the be
ginning of the war (has been deserted
and biown tip near Sancha, and the
crew, with the vessel’s guns, have
started for Liao Yang.
The Japanese
gunboats went on Monday to teconnoit-
er the position of the Sivouch and were
Bred on.
P a ym e n t on Cuban Loan.
Havana, Aug. 6 . - Manuel Despaigne,
Ascal agent for the Cuoan government,
in a cable dispatch from New York to
day says that Speyer A Co. have paid
him $10,000,000 of the $36.000,000
Cuban loan.
b y W a r s h ip s .
Tokio, Aug. 6.— Twelve torpedo des
troyers, four torpedo boat destroyers
and eome gunboat* emerged from the
harbor at Port Arthur on the ri ght of
August 1, but were driven back again
by the Japanese warahipe on guard out
side.
R u m o r e d S u c c e s s o r o f V o n P le h u e .
tit. Petersburg.Aug. 4.— The emperor
today received in audience Genetal
Count Koutaissoff, military governor of
Iikutsk, Siberia, which lends support
to the rumors that Count Koutaissoff
w ill succeed the late Von Plehve as
minister of the fnteror. General Kout-
a»«off is of a goed family from the
Trans-Cancassus district of Russia,
about 45 years of age. and has served
for several years in the military depart
ment of Siberia. He ie a man of arbi
trary methods.
S it u a t io n S e r i o u s a t T a n g ie r .
position, aud this Is doubtless true o f
the human animal. The cow with a
placid eye will get along easily at all
times, and will generally be contented
with her lot, whatever it may he. S h e
Is the kind of an aulmal that would
luxuriate in Eugilsh meadows or con
tentedly chew herriug ou the bleak
coast of Iceland. But there is such a
thing as having au eye too open, and
this indicates too great nervousness,
and that the animal is easily fright
ened. The same Is true o f the quick.
P o r t a b le H o u s e « f o r H o g * .
A stockman who has tried them, Bashing eye. The eye of tile cow can
says of movable bogbouses: *T have be studied with proAt.
used portable bogbouses oue year, and
S cien ce an d Corn S ilk .
like them Arst-rate, because they are
Corn siik has received considerable
easily cleaned—when you wish to
clean them just more your pen; also, attention from our corn scientists. It
they are cheap. They are healthy, be is a somewhat unusual muulfeatatloa
cause you can keep them free from dis o f nature, the cavity to be fertilized by
ease by frequent movlugs. They are a the pollen sending out tuts long, silky
great saver of beddlug—only a small messenger to guide the pollen grain to
quantity being required, providing, of its goal. The growth and develop
course, that your pen is upon dry ment of the silk hears an important re
ground, that is, ground where water lationship to the crop of corn that is
will not stand excepting In a very wet to be harvested. The silk at the butt
of the ear appears Aral aud Is the ¡®ng-
time.
As to mode of construction, mine are est, as It must grow the whole length
built as follows: They are 7 feet long, o f the cob to get to the light at all.
0 feet wide, 40 inches high In front. 30 Yet it does this and Is waving lu the
inches high In rear. Weatherboarded air catching the pollen before the Up
with hard pine boards. 10 inches wide; silks hare appeared. Tbe butt cavities
ought to be tongued and grooved, al or ovaries are therefore tbe first to be
though mine are uot The roof Is or fertilised. It Is generally believed that
10-lncb hard pine hoards. 7 feet long. the shorter the ear the more likely it
Each pen has a door 30 inches high by is to be covered with kernels, as the
2 feet wide, with hinges and hasp longer the ear the later will the tip
latch; these hinges and hasp latch are silks be in gettlug out to the light
5 inches; use wrought nails to put them where they can be of service. For thia
reason the tips of long ears are fre
quently found with no kernels on
them. The silks did not get out till
after the stalks had ceased sbeddiug
pollen. I f an ear of corn that Is send
ing out silk be covered with a long
paper funnel, the silk will continue to
grow in length till It has attaiued a
length of 20 Inches or more. At the
Iowa station an ear of corn treated In
this way seemed to despulr of getting
pollen aud sent out two new ears near
its base; and these two new ears de
veloped a good mass of silk. The fall
ing of the pollen on the silk Is followed
by the grains being conveyed to the
ovaries, after the completion of which
wurk the silk dies
M OVABLE BOO HOUSE.
on. The roof of my pen, where there
are cracks, is battened with half-round
poplar pieces, or It can have the cracks
covered with shingles. I can fasten
door open or shut, as I desire.
The frame Is made of beech 2x4's.
First, make three posts for the front 38
Inches high, then three for rear, 28
inches high, then 2 for sides. 33 Inches
high; then four pieces 7 feet long—
three of these to support the roof and
one to put along the front o f the pen
at the bottom to strengthen the frame.
Now. take hoards previously sawed the
right length and construct two sides
which are opposite to each other, then
construct remaining sides, then put on
roof; use 8-penny nails for weather
boards. and small spikes to put frame
together.
These pens cannot be beaten for
clanllness. healthfulness, saving of bed
ding. and cheapness. They cost about
$3 each.
S t r a w b e r r y C u ltu re.
The method o f strawberry culture
awn In the illustration has been suc-
isful and profitable. Tight iron-
bound harrela are
used with all but
four of the hoops
removed. Holes are
bored through the
staves at proper
distances
as
shown, plants are
set in these boles
and the b a r r e l s
filled with soil to
LAW B K H H Y B E D
the top. The aver-
i yield of berries is over one-balf
ihel per barrel. The greatest advant-
!g claimed for this method are that
mulch or cultivation is necessary,
t the berries are always clean and
t from sand, and are far more read-
picked than when grown in the
lal way. A tile Is placed In the
ter of the barrel as It Is filled with
. This permits an even distribution
water from top to bottom, an abun-
all times.
____
C ow * A r® P o o r W a lk er® .
The cow Is naturally a poor walker.
Generally »he walks only when she
must She never walks or runs for ex
ercise. Sometimes she frolics, but only
for a ftfw momenta. The dairy cow’s
business is eating, dozing and chewing
her cud. Any cow that Is compelled
to travel over the parched and short-
cropped pasture day and night In
search of tbe straggling, crisp and
browned blades of gras» cannot be ex
pected to return even a small profit
A few armfuls of succulent, luscious
green com will help amazingly to keep
up the milk flow. It make» June con
dition» In September.— Ex.
Washington, Aug. 4.— Acting Secre
tary of State Loomis has received a
mail report from Mr. Gummere, the
American consul-general at Tangiers,
dated July i5 , ehowing a state of great
unrest anil uneasiness in Morocco fol
lowing the Perdicaris incident. Mr.
Gummere tells oi the attempt to kid
nap Mr. Harris, the representative of
What the O ow'i Rye Mean®.
the London Times, which has been
The eye of the cow, » » o f tbe human
described in cable dispatches, and says
being. 1» Indicative o f much. It »bows
the situation g l o w s m o r e serions daily.
the character and fore® of the nervous
energy back of I t I f th» nervous
T r a n s p o r t s f o r B a lt ic S q u a d r o n .
force Is strong, the eye will show
Copenhagen, Aug. 4.— A Russian marked Intelligence. It will b® wide
ageni baa arrived here with the object open, and the sight will appear to be
of purchasing large transport* to ac penetrating. It ia said that a cow with
company the Baltic squadron to the
a placid « 7 » always has a good dls-
Far East.
A n A n ti-C h o k e r,
The accompanying diagram explain»
Itself and shows a simple method of
relieviug the plow of any kind of a
choke. It can be constructed out o f
wood or iron and adjusted to any kind
of a plow. I f a reversible or hillside
plow Is used you must have one on
each side of the beam. One bolt to go
through beam Is really all that Is re
quired, as the rest can be found In any
barnyard, or It can be made of poles
A ltT I-C H O K E U
D E V IC E .
cut lu the woods. In plowing under
strawy manure or any other kind of
humus food, this Is the most success
ful arrangements we have ever seen.—
Exchange.
T w o B ro o d s o f P i g * a Y e a r .
A good many of our swine raiser»
produce ouly one brood of pigs a year.
They say that the spring litter is
easily taken care of and after wean
ing goes onto green, succulent pas-
tura That is true, but it should not
lie forgotten that there Is something
to be said on the other side. The man
that is well equipped for swine-rais
ing has considerable money Invested
in hoghouses, pens and the like. I f two
broods are raised a year the ••plant,”
so called. Is kept In use the year
around, and can thus he made to earn
a good Interest on the investment. A f
ter all, the question of two broods I»
largely one of winter feed of a suc
culent nature, and most of our farm
ers are Intelligent enough to solve that
problem In one way and another. But
the man that attempts to do this
should ex p e c t to give Ills Utters more
attention In the fall than In the spring.
The ’’let-alone’ policy will not prov®
to be a paying one In that case.
N o F a ls e H on eycom b .
There’s no such thing as false honey
comb. That Is tbe emphatic and un
qualified statement of a committee of
the Chicago Beekeepers’ Association,
made In a report following thorough
Investigation and a prize offer of $1,-
000. Two members of the association
have posted $1.000 and offer to pay It
over to any man who will t.how where
honey or substitute for honey Is sold
In a manufactured comb The commit
tee states that there Is no comb lu ex
istence other than that made hy the
bees, and tbe sweets that All the comb
Is that gathered by the little worker»
from the flowers and blossoms. Tbe
money posted by the beekeeper» baa
been up for months, and has been so
published, but up to this time no one
has appeared to claim IL
Concerning adulterated honey, the
committee aaya in Ita report that It Is
well known that strained honey haa
been adulterated with glucoae, but
that the producers of pure honey, aid
ed by the work of the Illinois pnre-
food officers, hart well nigh broken up
ths practice.