t
CASH FOR SECRECY
Chicago Packers Offer Bribe to
Investigators ot Conditions.
ZULUS GAIN FORCE.
PRESIDENT SECURES EVIDENCE
Meat Condemned by Inspectors
Unfit for Expoet Trade It
Retailed in Chicago.
Washington, May 29 Meat con-
Brlti.h Fear That Another Great War
May Come In South Africa
Pretoria, May 25. The garrison here
haa been ordered to prepare to take the
field, and it is understood that similar
orders have bn aent to eve-v coin
mandant of British troops ia booth
Africa The aituation in Natal
growing more and more eeriooe daily
and ad rice received from the troopa
that are operating againit Barobata
how that Le ia receiving reinforce
ment from nearly every tribe in Zola
ana.
Arms and ammunition are also being
tent to him, and all effoita of the colo
nial aathoritiee to pat a atop to thia
tramo nave proved futile. Zulu ipiee
lemned on the hoof as unfit for expor- are everywhere and aie apparently able
tation i retailed in Chicago and con- to keep the leaders posted aa to field
anmd there by the unsuspecting pub- plans, as no sooner ia a trap set for the
iic. luis is one oi the most sensational rebels than they est ape from it. They
features of the report which Comrals- have alao captured several convoys,
sionerof Labor Neill and Mr. Rey- The fact that the colonial troops have
Holds, a New York phitanthropist.'.have been nnable to make any headway
made to the president of their observa- against the rebels, and that British
tions of the packing industry. They regulars are to be called on, Indicates
eri mat meal irom condemned live- I bow serious tbe situation Is. The
stock denied interstate and foreign authorities are hardly in a position at
transportation, because tbe government present to enter into a great Ztilty war,
Inspectors haze pronounced it uo whole- and it is understood that they will bend
some, ia carted about Chicago, and, be- every effort to crush liambatal within
cause of the negligence cf tbe health the next few days. All the regular
officials there, is sold openly for human troops that can be spared are to take
food. the field against him, while tbe colo-
To meet this condition, the president ials will act with tbem and will also
insists tfcat tbe health of the people try to prevent any other Zulu tribes
hall be guarded, and not only those 'rom reaching Bam bat a until he can be
living in inicigo, hut also those living crushed.
in the neighborhood of packing estab
lishments located elsewhere be protect
ed from such practices by requiring in
the Beveridge bill that the government
inspectors shall personally supervise
the destruction if such unwholesome
food.
Mr
ADMIT THEY GOT REBATES.
Favored
Merchants Testify Againat
Burlington Road.
Kansas Citv. Mav 25. Testlnionv of
ninciair connrmed today that unusual interest was brought out th a
Mr. Neill and Mr. Reynolds, the preei- afternoon in the United States conrt in
lent's investigators, bad been ap- the trial of George H. Croeby, traffic
proached by a representative of the manager of the Burlington rail wav.
parsers on trie aay iney lelt Chicago George L. Thomas, of New York, a
ind that they had been told that, if freight broker, and L. B. Taggart. his
they would eliminate from the report clerk, on a charge of conspiracy in re-
xiie damaging facts they Had obtained, bating railroad rates
ine packers would pledge themselves to The principal witnesses were George
remedy the evils discovered. A.Barton, of Barton Brothers' Shoe
'0. E. Dyson, the $5,000 a year lob- I Company: George W.Taylor, of Robert
Dyist ot the heel trust," said .Mr. bin- Keith Furniture Company: E. W.
clair, "was the man who approached Freyschlag. of the Freyschlag Mercan
neynouie ana Weill and who attempted tile Company, all of this city, and
to have them kill the report they were Walter Kelby. of New York, clerk in
to make to tho president, lie did this 1904 and If 05 for Thomas
an hour belore they left Chicago and The testimony showed that the firms
after having come directly from a con- mentioned received large sums of
saltation of the packers affected by the money from mysterious sources after
report." freight bills had been paid ; sometimes
Mr. Sinclair said that an employe of in express packages, always from New
the Armours in Chicago bad been York, but none knew who sent it. On
bought off after having offered to sell I the fUnd Freyschlag frankly referred
him for 12,500 documents and letters to an agreement with Thomas whereby
dealing with the conditions in racking- his firm was to receive 25 per cent re
ton. bates on freight bills, and told how the
"I learned," said Mr. Sinclair, "that money was deposited iu New York to
tie had been paid exactly fll.omi for tne firm's credit by one Jaukscn, whom
the data be ottered to me for iz.ouu." he did not kno
He could not remember whether ha
OPEN IRRIGATED TOWNSITES. or Thomas had suggested the use of tbe
name. At first he said that the idea
.... ....
.Ankeny's Bill for Minidoka md To " 001 on cross-examination tie
n,.., -!l.im.r.t. cnangeu ami saiu mai ne ciuiu noi re
I M i. i r .i ! i
... , . . on r. . . i luriuimii iiv Buujikru hull utv uiujv
IV asillilKtoil, iimj a. c?eiiiiir ah
!WAS NOT STEALING
Supreme Court Decides on Per
kins' Alleged Misdeeds.
WAS NOT EVEN MORALLY WRONG
WORLD'S CRlHQWMAN
James A. Pa". 31 of
jout-tediy the Pulma 0f the
Vtilay. Sluee
w of the
. ' ar be had
New York Life Company Money Ap
propriated Openly and Avowedly
for Campaign Purposes.
keny today favorably reported to the
senate the bill opening the Minidoka
townsite In Idaho. Heveral featurar
-were added, one permitting tbe secre
tary ot the interior to fix farm units as
low as 20 acres, another permitting
"sootier" on government land at Ru
pert, Idaho, to acquire the lots they
now occupy at the appraised value.
The third is for ths relief of desert
land entrymen in Eastern Washington
whose land was brought within the
limits of the withdrawal made for the
Z'alouse project, since abandoned. As
to these settlers, the bill provides that,
when any bona fide desert entry may
be embraced within the limits of a
withdrawal for irrigation purposes and
the entryman has been hindered from
making improvements or reclaiming
the land, because ol its withdrawal,
the time during whUh he has been
hindered shall not be computed in de
termining the time within which he
mint make improvements. If, as in
the ruse of the Palouse. the project is
abandoned, the time lor compliance
with the desert land law shall begin to
run from the date of notice ot such
abandonment.
Marines Arrive at Colon.
Washington, May 29. The cruiser
Columbia, with 400 marine, arrived
at Colon today. The Marbjehead also
is on its way to the Isthmus of Panama
n.l should arrive at Panama today, as
tha N'ifT department is advised of the
sailing of the cruiser from Punta Are
na. rVwta Rica, fo Panama, on natur-
day. Although the Marblehead carries
only a small squad of marines and can
not add material strength to a land
movement against any revolutionary
demonstration in Panama, tne vessel
will afford prot-ction to the narrjor
Dowie Loses Another Aid.
Chicago, May 29 John Alexander
Powie has lost by defection ono of his
trusted lieutenants, Overseer Paniel
Bryant, head of the Zionist church In
Ninth Africa for the past three years,
h returned to Zion City today and
Immediately enlisted under the banner
of Voliva. Bryant baa neen menuui.
as a rosble successor of Dowie, and
. .nivw,l to be loyal to "his inter-
i tha ten overseers of the
t.nh ! 7ion. Brvant was the last to
. hi. .lla.ri.nre to Dowie. The
other nine are with the Voliva faction.
Powder Mill Blow Up.
8anta Crni, Cal. May 29. A ter-
ia nt.lnn w-iirre,l at the Calllor
nuu mi""""" ,
nla powder works, three miles north of
Oil. nlace. today, a short time beiore
onit work for the day
tuifi.'j "I .
xrih.i xtii-haelson was instantly
killed and Patrick Ryan was so badly
burned that he is expected to die before
-i., Roth were workmen. Ihe
explosion occurred in a blasting powder
mi'l. The cause of the explosion is
unknown.
Cement for Irrigation Work.
Washington, May 29 -The
of the interior today accepted the bid
of the Taciflc Portland Cement com-
- f Cm Francisco, for furnishing
a nnrt 'barrel! of Portland cement for
nrtion of the Okanogan
and Umatilla Irrigation projects. Tbe
bid was $1.65 per barrel f. o. b. cart at
was used to hide "this business," a
term all the witnesses today employed.
EAQ1HQUAKE WRECKS CITY.
manse Loss of Life at Unianka,
Mongolia
Victoria, B. C, May 25. Mail ad
vices from tbe uriem state mai an
earthquake causing great loss of life
and considerable damage to property
occurred at tbe beginning of May at
Itniankai and vicinity, in Mongolia.
The Pekin Times reports that a chasm
several feet wide was caused by the
earthquake.
The wa led city ot uniansai was ai
most completely destroyed, the loss of
life being very heavy. umctais at
Pekia had received news that the ca
lamity was of exceptional severity and
arrangments were being made for the
relief of the people in distress.
Severe shocks are also reported irom
Fokien province of China, the most
disastrous in Chuen Chou prefecture,
here many huildings were destroyed;
the lots of life was unknown.
New York. May 28. Tbe appellate
division of the Supreme court today
btnded down a decision discharging
from custody George W. Perkins, whom
the Supreme court had held to await
a
action of the grand jury on a charge ot
grand larceny in connection with the
campaign contributions of the re
York Life Insurance company to tbe
Republican national committee.
District Attorney Jerome, npon
hearitig tbe court's decision diicharg
ing Mr. Perkins, said:
"1 shall appeal thia case to the court
of appeals and get a decision there
Justice McLaughlin, who wrote the
prevailing opinion, said:
If tbe facts set out in the deposi
tions upon which, the warrant here was
issued be construed in the most liberal
way consistent with a juditiial deter
mination, I am of the opinion that such
facta do not establish that tbe crime of
grand larceny has been committed, as
the same is denned by tbe penal code.
The defendant had right to give of
bis own funds to the chairman of the
Republican national committee. The
relator made the contribution at tbe
request of the president of tbe insur
ance company with the express under
standing that it would repay him. The
money belonging to the insurance com
pany was appropriated openly and
avowedly by the relator, after all the
facta had been stated to the finance
committee, to reimburse him for the
money which he had previously ad
vanced."
Justice Patterson, while agreeing
that Mr. Perkins cannot he found
guilty ot larceny, said that he may be
compe ted by a civil action to make
restitution, inasmuch as the officers of
the company had no power to make tbe
contribution. Justice Ingraham says it
must be underdo d the court is not
now concerned with the civil responsi
hility of Mr. Perkins to the company
He continues:
"It was McCall who appropriated
the money of the corporation, and the
officers or employes of tbe company,
who obeyed his direction in making
that payment, without intent to do
more than carry out the instructions of
the president of the corporation, were
not, as I view it, responsible for the
act."
Justice McLaughlin says:
"It cannot be said that Mr. Perkins
did not have a moral claim, even
though, owing to the fact that the pres
ident doubtless exceeded his authority,
be may have had no legal claim for
reimbursement."
i
NEW BILL OF EXCEPTIONS.
By those who knot Mr. Bailey Inti
mately, will 1 liest rmieniliered for his
iMMiefactlmis. These, while nuiiierous,
were secretly performed nnd this phase
of his life will appear new to ninny. By
hi employes he wnt beloved. He was
Credit Without Limit.
Seattle. Msv 25. Frank .T. Bentley,
t-allie manager of the Illinois Meel
company and a memWr of the delepa-
t on sent out by the steel trust 10 in
vetigate conditions at Han Francisco,
arrived in this city l't night on his
way east, and states that, as a result of
the investigation, 90 percent of the
steel consumers of San Francisco v. ill
he extended unlimited credit in the re
building of tbat city. In the report o
the investigation it is estimated tha
9R0.000 tons of steel will be used in a
period extending over five years.
Metcalf Gives Evidence.
Washington, May 25. Secretary
Metcalf, complying with a resolution
nf the house, has sent to that body a
long report from Commisisoner General
Sargent, of the Immigration nureau
giving the history of the enforcement
of the Chinese exclusion law. The last
charter deals with the Chinese boycott
of American goods and reproduces offi
clal proclamations of Chinese officials
hl,.h riesnite apser Ions TO me ron
trarv. show that the Chinese govern
ment ia at least not discouraging th
boycott. i
Panama Election To Be Fair.
Tanama, May 25 lliough no spe-
rial instructions nave been sent to in
governors of the several provinces, Pec
retary Guarda said today that the gov
ernment will endeavor to gnaran'ee
complete freedom of action at the ap
nroaehina- election. General Guard
also said President Amador desired that
nA twt to this end be omitted, and
that all Bovernment employes mus
comply with his previous orders to re
frain from interfering in the elections
Hermann'a Trial In June.
Washington. May 25. The trial o
Representative Hermann is now sched
nled to take place in thia city between
Tn. a .nd 10. unless some unforeseen
obstacle should arise. Francis
Heney has notified District Attorney
Caker that he wilt come oaca o n
Ini-ton to conduct the prosecution, it i
orobable tbe case win om aispwu
I three or four aays.
Defendants In Williamson Land Fraud
Case File Revision. i
Portland, May 26. J. N. William-
eon, Van Gesner and Marion R. Biggs
filed yesterday, through Judge Bennett,
their attorney, a revised bill ot excep
tions with the clerk of the federal
court- The bill is a voluminous docu
ment of 1,050 trypewritten pages, and
reproduces in a large measure the testi
mony of the trial in which they were
convicted of conspiracy to defraud the
Bovernment.
A cony of the bill has been sent to
Judge Hunt, of Montana, who is ex
pected to come to I'ortland about June
10. Jmltre Hunt refused to receive a
former bill of exceptions presented by
the defendants. It is necessary for
such a bill to be accepted before the
case-can sro to the higher conrt. Judge
Hunt will probably pan npon this Iat
est filing soon.
Stir About Forest Reserves.
Washington. May 2. Considerable
stir was occasioned in the senate yes
terdsv over an amendment to the agri
cultural appropriation bill proposing to
ffive 10 Der cent of the receipts trom
forest reserves to the states in which
the reserves are located, for rchoois
and public roads. Senator Fnlton pro
posed increasing the donation to 20 per
cent, in View ot the tact mat me crea
tion of reserves materially rednces the
tnxah'e area of counties, bnt this pro
voked considerable opposition, and
probiibly will be withdrawn.
Four Bankers Indicted.
Peoria, III., May 28. The four prir
cipal owners in the failed Teis Sml'h
bank of P. kin, III., were indicted today
nnder 150 connts eeh by the Taxewell
county grand jury. The true hills each
charged embeixlement, and eivh connt
ia based npon the change of an indiyul
ml depositor who placed money in the
bank after evidence offered to the grand
jury indicated the institution was in
solvent. The indicted men are: I)
O. S nith. the aged heal of the firm
E F. Unland, Conrad Lnppen and
Henry Block.
More Lighthouses for Pacific.
Washington, May 2fl. Th senate
committee on interstate wmmerre to-
dny voted to report the honse omnibus
lighthouse bill and added the following
items: Lightship for Juan d Fii
Washington, $150,000; litfht ail
signals. Caps Hinchinhroo. A'"ki
175.000: lighthouse tender. Iliin
islands, $150,00; tender fo- lih
house inspector, Calif rnia di trict
$130,000; lighthonss an I f"g signal
Red Rock. San Francisco bav, $30,000
Foreign Commerce in April.
Washington, May 2. The foreign
commerce ot the Tnit! states for
April aggregated $'51,000,00(1 of
wh'ch $107,000,000 was In imports and
$144,000,000 in exports. Theee figures
are given in a bulletin Issued by the
bureau of statistics, which savs that
only in one previous April in the his
tory of the country's export trade has
the total of imports and export reach
ed as much as $200,000,000.
tit
jam is a. BAiur-
INiitrti... i
, -'UluminilV
bu.lu.ua. III
a te amaamnl
Millie, couaer-
estimated
'".""O.ouu. III.
er"!vs travel.
4 Europe had
? kl name a
T'liold one In
loll world us
,,: u In the new
to h!. alitor.
prise million of l"bi, maur joy.
ou momenta In their j,
Mr. Bailey, wuom
Motilutila. came up fr, th . .
pour boys and ettr1 aiK-rleu.-ed the
nunUhli'S ,llr- fcm lu Detroit,
Mich., fifty-nine yeana(!l)i he out
at the ane "f 11 to ks his way lu
the world. He it first on a
farm for aud then be-
t II L.. Ill . .i
cnuie a uc si routine hotel.
There Frederick Balkr, g,.rul agent
for the Lime "ol,ln cln us. became
Interested In l"m "ave Mm a nine.
on the advniKV staff tne, cr,.U!( ()ut
of gratitude tbe yocjj ftm eluiiin!
til. uiiine to Bailey, itmy ..t.ar i...,.
wheu Frederick- ""f waa old and
needy, his wants w teuderly cared
for by his former prwte.
In lf y""tf ,,ulr quit the show
business and bccaun clerk, to a sutler
In the army. At tlncka 0f the war
he rejohud the clroa, tlt,n mnn8Cd
liy Lake, as an Bent in is72 he bo-
came equal owuer with J, E. Cooper of
the Great Loiidu" Slw and traveled
1th It ull over tne turlj, vlaltlng the
Sandwich Islands, Aiwralla, India and
South America. 1 Wiley at this time
had no serious rlvil besides Baniiliii
and the coinietltlon knweeii them was
for several years kn. in ismi they
united their shows and after Illinium's
death Rulley purchamj the Interestic'of
the hitter's heirs, booming sole pro
prietor. Other showiwere at different
times bought and adfal to the Rnlley
ngitregatlou. Itiillej hnd almost the
whole reHnslblllty md niiiuiigemeut
braalas lrk Kabrrla.
The ainateur who wishes to try berry
growing will find the black raspberry
irood t.lant to bedn with, ine rasi-
berry Is lu all probability the mom
honet of berry growing planta. llier
la no waste, the berries are uniform iu
There are no .mull building. u prvlng.
.'arm that canuot be amply veutwateu ,.,.,.. . . oll0e aatub-
. 1ua.YltlHl. I
ii.ii. .1 '"- '"';nJsir.e, and a soon as gathered they are
are uo .mull building, on me ..reserving.
uot be amply A ltanUtlou of this fruit, o...e eatab-
, plan nere . ,Uhwl ,houid 118t six or eight year
h building are ot M ,m gT ,n aluiot mix wlt
llaatiaaPMllw am
...,! " ; .i.t the -m
. ..... or aiopiugrooi . Twy t.,Myi or OIW
piau ran oe carried uu. - -
tH-uae. In the rear of the house, near
one corner, build an air shaft, made
by Joining at the edtfea four boards
a . 43.. Kiel Itltis
anout eight inma wine. or lwo to kecp up It. maximum pro
the ground or fasten to the floor If of
that la
tsjorly drained that the water stands
on the soil for some time before being
drained away. It U a heavy feeder,
so Its soil must be fertlllxed every year
board, so thut It will be firm. Have it
pen at the top, of course, nd make
It thre or four feet high. In the side
of it, next to the wall of the building
and about a foot up from the noor cut
out a piece so a. to have an opening
the width of the board and about six
inches the other way. and In the sldo
T p
i 1 1
V
ductlveneaa.
A northern exposure Is bet for the
plant, for It suffers from extreme heat.
and tho direct rays of the sun. more
than from extreme cold weather.
sloping ground Is preferred to either
the summit or base of a hill. The black
rusplierry Is propagated by burying the
tips of the cunea ubout August Mm
ply dig a little hole with a apmle, and
liend the enno so that the tip will lay
In the hole, then cover It with soil and
pres. It down. The weight of the soil
will usually hold the cane; If not a
small peg may lie used. Ia the fall
a young plant with a mass of roots will
hnve tieen formed The old cane may
d tlm v.nini: nlanta will
I I lie ready for netting out. In most
M ! casea It Is well to let the young plants
t remain until spring liefore trnnsplant-
"rTTi!' Ing. Troper attention nhould lie given
to nrunlnit rasplierrles. Canes of the
flrt season produce fruit the follow
of tho building optMwIte till, holt In the n ,,, hut after bearing they may
shaft cut a hole of eorresiMindlng sir'. ct away.
Cover those two hole, aa well aa the
In tlia t.m of the shaft With Wire ii0d rroaa-Cot Saw to Hie.
....... ... - I . . ... 1 X
netting so thut no bird or small amniai Take two pleoea or one-incu ismru
I . ...v ........ -..a It.
cnii ifft In. tmira woou in wsi;, wine
Ti.i- u the ahnft bv which xne air widest uliico, and aa long as iu
.... 1 1 .1 ah. I . .. .i.. i .1.... im. ...... 1ia lunirila
th tinllillinr. 1 lien imi.' m-iween me iiun.ii.-s. i
ti...p shaft long enough to reach the wltj tt -ijllly" like the cutting edge of
floor up through the roof so that u gaw, r.ny jour saw on one or tueae
ttiii pome out through the roof a foot (()nrda with tho teeth alwve tho board
or fifteen Inches. Tho top of this shaft though to file nicely, and straddlo tho
. . lia tfl.MilllIli; I 1.1. a im , tt alT.llinn NTrilll
niUSt IK) ClippeU BO mm " - nun .-.... . -
r the end or tne Dourus.
the hinges nnd remove the
FiiBteu this firmly at tho roof end and sttWi nli mnrk around tho hinges to
with corner supports to the noor at auow where to let them lu tue noaro
the bottom. Tho plan U simple, easy tIlc thickness of the Mingo. r asien
to construct and work splendidly. It uK,.s to this Is.ard, and then to the
la particularly good" tor veiuinnoia other tKiard in tne saino inaiinrr.
Iu tho piam mumm- you have o pair or jawa iu wuh-h j.'u.
I-LAW OF VENTILATION.
of the Itanium A Bnlley combination lprotected from rain. The lower Mngf1tt near
and It was his Idcai that entered so 1 WVered with wire netting. NoW o.en th
.1 t..a.. 1 1 All oa 11. .....I. II.. " y' - . I
deeply Into Its succm, although Har-
uum reajied the credit
Therein Is seen tbe difference lo-
tween the two. Itanium courted no
toriety; Ha I ley shunnnl It. The latter
.....a iii.iaolltlllllLf fl lii tkf I tf
- ,w11,i,r house.
ties one d.K-s not usiully associate with r..rent)4 tu0 .haft through miw will rett on Its back, icrmlttlng
the business. n, .,i np nasst'S and the tlm twth to come nbove the edge of the
IIRU " , .
shaft through which the fresh air eu- jw t0 file. Revel clge of tsiards. ow
get two legs for eacn itonru, oi ii
ters.
No ItemedT not prrBT.
Several iilco-aoundlng schemes for
-..ttlmr the In-tter of the Sau Joae ecalo
nne of the most generous employers In nave suggestiHl, mime of them
the country. He educated the children L. ,w..lv and some of them by frauds
nf thoae w ho worked for him. and those .,, hH,i . nowder of some kind for
tuw.ma nirwl in his service lie ii.i,.n into the trunk of the troo.
never let pass therefrom. There are Cne wrlte, suwest. that If 'V"';
meu to-day about the circus wno tre.s ore " ,:, .,
no posslbl. .,'do but to draw , aeHlred to protect, the scale will
their salaries. M he kept off the tn..re valuable trees.
Ho never forgot a former menu. Tng nonsenso, mid the plan win oniy
Onee from Vienna. amta a multiplicity rpHlllt providing additional food for
of duties, he sent a cheek for -."' l" tlie A frut Krnwer trying this
i i -.. hs1 I . " ..
former acqmimian(, wliom " ,,! on nny ,!, Icrnble scale woui.i
t seen In five y.,ra. but whom be i( t n(,nI)llHlllnK thc de
sired results, but would, In some Mates,
lay himself liable to prosecution for en
couraging the iest. f to this time no
remedy for the Sun Jose scaie nn
or stlcka from tho wo.kIs, as I did, and
FOB FIMNO THI CKOHS-CIT SAW,
James' room.
Ing It over wi
riHim In the dnrk.
to remind 111 id
How did yoi
not
n.l learned was in n.H'iL Often nt
hrlstmns be would distribute as much
a $10.NMI among hi employes.
In private life Mr. itnlley was blame
less. Ills chief luterPHt centered In his
homo, his show and his quiet philanthropies.
A rolnted Itamlndpr.
There Is an old story of the man
who "knew every rock In the chuiiuel,"
and when a fearful Jar came, an hi
There's one of tliom non-." iuH ny.
teni was not wholly unlike that mir.
sued by Miss Aliluail Spt.nrs for the
purpoay of strengtlienliig her brother's
memory.
"When you've kept house for the
minister as long ail have for Itrother
Jaines, my dear., y-ti'll know all men
have to te reminded of things day after
day," said Miss LAbljall to tbe minis
ter's brlil
Now there wni tbe table In Itrother
Ip'vus always kno'k
ii he went Into his
'-11 1 devised a means
1 t'
to It?" asked the
bride, with grating eagerness.
Miss Abigail bfiBied with tho pride
of a successful Pvmtor.
Why, It was I simple enough, she
snliL "I used to k-i, it parallel with
the shajH? of the ruim, the walls, I
mean, till one dnj I lthonght me
how I could set It nicrwli, and the
corners are retniirkaMy sharp. And do
you know, my dear, Janies has grown
so careful that trr Hn't more than
one night In four do that he has to
call on me to help him."
To help him s. hed the bride.
"How, Miss SiM'iirnr
To bring him the liniment, my
dear," said Ml" Abigail, Impatiently,
"iw.n't you undersund? He not only
tipped It over, but hetlie contact was
really quite painful. There's always
some such easy war to help a man re
niemtxT. but It requires a little
thought."
Oberrttaai
To Miold l nt neressnriiy to ob-
erve, and the power f comparing awl
?mnblning Is only i" be obtained by ed
ucation. It is 'H t regretteil
that habits of exat observation are
ii,.t cultlvab-d 1" or a. Ii.hiK To this
deficiency may I trjr,.,j ,nllrn of tlie
fallacious reasoning ln, t)ie fnw ph.
(W,,phy which previuw niimlM.ldt,
Slinking of haM tiKks, how would
you like to be a wli,.r am, h(Te t(J
break Lie news to the children when
they are to hare a n-y, mthert
The man who trr,i, ovpr ,he pth
behind you looks w,ly at your foot
prints, ami w'r you could have
avoided many a pit rn.
pa thankful for this when your trou
bles seem greater tlm, y caD hear:
At least you are not heifer traveling
la a beavlly loJJ freight car.
. . t
Is'en discovered cx-ept spra.MMK. ''
spraying Tslstenlly and thoroughly
season after season. As for tho pow
der and other things that are to be
Injected Into the trunk of the tree this
N plainly fraud and unworthy a mo
ment's consideration by any man of
sense. IiKlIannis.lls News.
C ombine. I Holler nnd Marker.
A neat attachment to a garden rol
ler Is the following: Hore holes eight
Inches apart lengthwise and put In
pins. To mnrk the garden uuikb u.-
BOl.I.FB ASH WAUKI.8 COMBIMta
pins each hold a small ro?, encircling
the roller by driving them Into the
holes Is'side the ends of the rope. More
than one row of holes can be used to
change distances. Tack strips length
wise of the roller to mark places in
row for setting plants.
liana- riotrlaaf.
Iteoent Improvement In traction en
gines and gang plows Is making a great
difference In the manner of breaking
the soli on the larger level farms of
the west Pome of the newer arrange
ments do the plowing and harrowing
at one operation. I'nder certain con
ditions of soli and season a drill Is
hlt.-bed behind the harrow and a bar
ren field In the morning Is seeded to
grain crop at night Those of us who
have carefully prepared a large acreage
ready for s.odlng and got caugnt oe
f.,re" drilling with a three-day rain
storm will appreciate the advantages of
this manner of doing business, it nas
U-en frequently predicted that steam
lwer for working the land could never
I. applied successfully to medium sized
farms, but the problem Is being simpli
fied ca h year. Farm, Field and Fire
side. Seed Trails.
The bureau of plant Industry l do-
g.s.d deal of seed feting tills
prlc.g owing to the reports published
, regard to wideprend adulteration.
-la I attention Is given to testing
,,e of alfalfa seed for fodder.
, ..tl.er Mi'ds come In for careful
.',h'-,i:.tloii as to purity but testing
e ml.iiitlon d e n"t rc-clve si
:lon. This H a branch of
!i: t can l-e better attend
er 1,1 i.- If and It Is
: i ii er "liould l
' In
bevel to stand like legs of a sawhorse,
and long enough to stand up to flic
oiisllv. Fasten voiir Jaw tsiards to
these legs, from Inside of Jaws, with
screws or wire mills. Fasten a strip
across two of the legs at tho bottom
to put your foot on while filing to help
to ki"op the horse steady. Tut In your
saw and pull out on the legs to tighten
the Jaws on the saw. Farm Progress.
SOUTHERN RAILROAD SYSTEMS.
Chirac t. - AU
aa af Kaatarat x-iaaa.
In the flk'ht between the Houtheru
and tbe F.ustern road and isirta tlm
latter have Invaluable allies m tn
cities of Chicago and St I-oula, aaya
the Hevlew of Heviewa. Th.we cltua
the great primary murketa at
which Western producta are ivnceu-
trated for shipment to tlie Last, but it
traffic la to 1 diverted to tm
South they must give way to other
cltlea chiefly Kansas City and Oma
hawhich enjoy a more favorat.ie lo
cation relative to the Southern road.
Through preferem in elevator cnargea
and other more or leas legitimate)
means, tlie Kamuia City Southern, tn
Frisco, the Missouri. Kansas and Tex
as, aud other lines leading out of these
points have already brougnt u
that practically all of the vast ship
ment, of grain which now pass inrougu
the tJulf go directly southward from
Kansas City and Omaha without ever
reaching Chicago or St Ioul at all.
The same transformation In shipping
routes, therefore, which threatens to
undermine the commercial prosperity
of all the greater Atlantic porta !
striking a scarce ly lee staggering bh.w
at the supremacy of the two largest
Itlca of the Middle West 1 ho ngut
111 be the more Intense for this rea-
,.. I M . . .. . luul.llUd
sou. It Will oe iierwr
after all It will not t wagtM on very
unequal terms. The advantages wincn
the Southeru road, and lKirts enjoy are
not so decided aa iipi'ar on the sur
face. Iu tiio first place, most of the
Western grain for exrt originates In
territory which Is pierced by Hues the
Atchison, Hurllngtoii. ll.sk isian.i.
Wabash and others that have direct
rail connections with Chicago, but not
with the Gulf. This lu Itself Is enougn
to throw largo quantities of gralu Into
the Western metropolis, whence It can
still be hlpicd most cheaply to the
Fast
Then, in ootnt of distance the South
ern roads have no great advantage. The
short line distance from Omaha to .New
Orleans Is l.tsiO miles; from Omaha to
Baltimore, 1.273. This difference ot
only nlsiut 2"0 mll, upon such a com
uiiHllty as grain, Is "t enough to re
quire any marked disparity In rates.
In the third place, the cx-can dlstan.e
to the European market from the Gulf
port. Is from 2..VH) to 3.(M) ml lit
greater than from Baltimore, and de
spite all the uncertainty cnaracieriit
tic of ocean rates such a doubling of
the distance cannot but operate in tlie
long run to raise the averuge quite ma
terially. Finally must be mentioned the sujie
rlor dockage and lighterage facilities ot
the Eastern jsirta as compared with
the Southern, and the greater density
of traftic In the Eastern territory,
which largely eliminates the excuse
of moving empty cars. Taking all of
these considerations togetner, u is
quite apparent that In the contest for
the control of the Western export trace
the Eastern roads and ports, while seri
ously menaced are by no means hoi
leaely outclaased. By the exercise oi
tbe keenest ingenuity, the most relent
less energy, and the boldest enterprise
they may contrive to retain a very fait
share of this trade, thougtt aireaay
their former monopoly Is gone forever,
and when the Panama Canal Is com
pleted a new and jierhnps an Irresist
ible force will be thrown Into the scale
against them.
Preparing Potato r.ronnd.
All potato growers admit that a soil
that Is mellow and well-drained Is ah
solutely essential for the Is-st suc-chi-In
jMitato-growing ; this Is more than
half the battle, and In this age of In
sects and bacterial diseases one cannot
afford to grow isitatoes for market tin
less ho enn supply the soil and the soil
condition mentioned. The thorough
preparation of the seedlied Is also Im
Hrtant, and the best growers prepnrr
the soil as thoroughly as they would
for wheat First grade tulwrs for seed
and then constant cultivation to keer
the weeds down are the rest of the es
sentials In sui-cessful potato culture.
In almost all sections, near large mar
kets, Mitato-growlng Is exceedingly
profitable, and the man with tho soli
should raise the tubers.
Xotea for the lie Keeper.
Iteei should have some pure drink
ing water within easy reach.
Bees, like men, are good-natured
when they are making headway In pro
viding for the future. This accounts
for the different rwi'ptlons given to
an Intruder at different times.
Beekeeping Is an Interesting scientific
study aside from the (Mamillary profit.
There Is no more entrancing pursuit
when one l-omes leally Interested In
It aside from IU flnnntinl side.
Beehives are now so constructed that
they may bo opened ami their contents
removed or changed about and exam
ined without materially Interfering
with the action of the Is-es. They fre
quently continue their labors even w hen
the comb I held In the hand of the
beekeeper.
Honey Is always a ready seller and
the prl"e und averages anywhere
from 12 to 1 cents, (l.-'inllng ujkhi
the locality and quality. A gsl hive
of U-es In the average locality will pro
duce about seventy-five unds of honey
cr year and pay .K Jsr i-ent ou the
Investment of the first season. Get
HH.ted on isi-keephig If you seek a
pleasant and profitable occupation.
Any one who doubts that there l
money In Wk''c'liig need only look
lip statistics on tbe honey crop of the
I'nlted States to find out what a grent
marketable article honey Is. In tin
j.,,r :mi tbe total amount of capital
I;,e-t-l lu Isi-s In the fulled Slate,
was 1 1 , I ;.". The returns from II,.
nntloiialhoiuycrop that same yesr wer-fii.iM-"i.
' a dividend of T ecu:
on the sin n it linested. What otli-i
cr p pays t:,l r''rr 1"Tft?
It Is cl-. Imed thut a strong colon
of '-- la t:.e best preventive iigih sl
u'Alt.
a
GRIDIRON PLAY IN ARIZONA.
la Which tha Terhnlqua
Deem to Cut I.HIla Flaura.
What our resirter dis'sn't know
iilsmt a football game would fill a barn
loft. He doesn't know a fullback from
i humpback, a quarter from a quarter
horse, or a right guard rrom the sev
enth Cavalry, but he Is handy at toting
stretchers around a football game. At
2 o'clock, dull, the clans had gathered
at the old hall grounds. All the boys
were Incased lu feather beds and other
defenses. There were two dis-tors, an
ambulance, a stretcher, a gallon of ar
nica, all kind, of bandages aud a Itcd,
Cross wagon, and they needed them alU
Summed up In a nutshell, football 'a
about like this: The first thing Is a
klckoff, which doesn't amount to much.
Then after that a fellow holds the ball
between his legs, with a row of shaggy
old boys behind him, who stand with
glittering eyes and fangs protruding,
while aomeliody blows a whistle and
somebody else counts, any old way, till
he comes to a certain numls-r, w hen the
ball Is fired backward, someone catches
It runs about six feet when Just twenty-one
men pile on til in. Jam him In hi
shits, twist him llkea pretzel and flat
ten blm out till he fsn't thicker than ft
tortilla; then they all fall off and hol
ler, "Water, water, water! Bring the
doctor!" And they nib his leg and
chuck him In the neck and bring him
to and lift him tenderly on a stretcher,
an1 as they lcnr him away he lifts hla
only whole hand and wsves It to hla
comrades and yells for Tombstone or
the varsity, as the case may be.
And now we are all on tbe ground
and the hoys are Jockeying and the au-
tomolrilcs are resting, and old No. 3
la panting as she pumps sir, and on one
side of me Is one of Tombstone's Incom
parable seclini!iis of angelic pleasant
ness In the guise of a sclnsd "inarm."
and on the other an old dame who
looks as If she had U-en carved out of
Jerkey, and the small hoy with a tin
horn and a rublsr snout on the end of
It was there making the ambient air
hideous with Incessant discord, and a
woolly rider who Imagines he Is Count
Casslnl riding down the enemies of tbe
fatherland Is plunging stwtut on horse
back, among the women and children,
til! the fitrWrs yana him earthward and
the big signal goes up and the battle be
gins. They start at the middle of the bull
ring and the Tucson have evidently en
tered Into contract to drive tbe Toiritn
stones west and right royally they fol
lowed out the terms of their contract
At old Kansas sod plow would not be
a suggestion to the hoofs snd elliw
that plowed up that Innocent mesa for
two long hours. Tombstone Epitaph,
It seems to take as much of a strug
gle to mske a mother buy an expen
sive dresa for herself, as there waa
when she was a girl In keeping ber
from It
Tolenas, Cal.
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