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NEWS FROM THE STAND UP fOH THE NAVY. A..l.tant S.cr.t.r, ot 5 tat. 8.,, No our Un Exists. Washington, Nov. 24. Fiomtim to time during the last tew months there have appeared in various publication comments concerning alleged defect in "el ol the nsvy, particularly in bat tleships and armored cruisers. To answer these. Hear Admiral r.nn. chief of the bureau of construction and repair, has aomniented in bis annual report to the ecrtary of the navy. Admiral Capps covets responsibility for the dHsiKns, uch as thfy are, and pays the highest tribute to bis predecessor In office, lie declares out battleship fleet Is fully equal In all respects to that of any equal number of ships in any other navy, designed during the same period, lie further quotes one of the most distinguished foreign authori ties, as fellows: "Extraordinary high figures for United Ktatrs ship afford food for thought, for both in ships and high pOTVOr u,ia impel vioua iu viial injury at long range, the United Kiatvs Beet is superior to any other in the world.' Kecunlng to the criticisms o! the bat tleships, Admiral Capps lays: "The chief constructor hopes that be baa demount rated fully and clearly that 'it n tenon faults as exist In any bat tleship snd cruiser were not due tt the arbitrary methods of the board of construction or to the bureau of con struction arid repair, but were almost wholly due to developments in mater lal and the insistence of seagoing olll cers that certain military features should be embodied in the original de sign or, subsequently, that changes covering trie ram should be made un der these last conditions. The changes obviously involved a very considerable cost. Estimates for the next fiscal year for construction and repair on ships shows an increase of $850,000 over the appro priations ioi me present year. Keeping It Secret. nasmngion, ov. there was another land grant conference in the otlioe of the attorney general today, but nothing has been aiade public as yet. Ho far, it is known that these confer ences have been purely deliberative, and no conclusions hsve been reached. Even when It is decided what course hall be pursued, either to compel the railroads to comply with the terms of their grants or to forfeit their lands, it is probable no announcement will be ma le, as the department deem it im prudent to show its hand to the rail road companies In advance of the Insti tution of legal proceeding). It is learn ed that liefore a definite policy is agreed upon all niemliers of the Oregon con gressional delegation will be called in to conference, and will be consulted as to the policy to be adopted. Roosevelt Against Hi Bill Washington, Deo. 4. President Root eve It is opposed to the bill re stricting Oriental Immigration pre pared by Representative Hayes, of Caltfi rnia. The provisions ol the measure were made known to the pres ident today by Mr. Hayes and Repre sentative Kahn. Beyond stating that the president indicated his opposition and also stating that he should never tlitdess introduce the bill and press it to the best of bis ability, Mr. Hayes declined to discuss the question at this time. Some of Utes Go To Work. Washington, Nov. 28. The com niisHloner ot Indian affairs has been advised of the arrival of 130 of the disaffected Ute Indians at Rapid City, 8. D., where they have argeed to ac cept work on a railroad. The inform ation comes from Superintendent of Indian Employment Iagnett, who has nntviilml unf.n thai Tnrttuna tn work hv Informing them of the attitude of the I government, which Is opposed to in dulgence to them so long as they ro main in idleness. There are 240 of the malcontents who have not yielded. Statement of Controller. Washington, lec. 4. The monthly circulation statement issued by the eontroder of the currency shows that at the close of business November 30, 107, the total outstanding circulation was $il.'6.218.H'll. which is an increase for the year of $02,837,647, and an in crease for the month ot $4,237.730. The circulation laised on United States bond a moulted to $610,156. which is an increase for the year of $63,174,661, and $47,426,3U4 for the month. Jap to Prevent Trouble. Washington, Nov. 29. Evident ly desiring a more conservative course oti the Japanese question, Japan an nounces the transfer of Consul Uyeno from San Francisco to Sydney, Austral ia. Choxo Kollk, a distinguished dip lomat anil consul general at Nsw York, goes to San Francisco, on December 2, to le consul general, the poet being raised from a consulate. Buy Oregon City Lock Washington, Dec. 4. Representa tive Hawley I preparing a bill author ising an appropriation of $300,000, to be added to a like um to be appropri ated by the state ot Oregon, to purchase th Oregon City lock and canal. When th department estimate is received, he will introdnce a bill making adequate provision for Improving Coo bay. End of th Old Saratoga. Washington. Nov. 29. The old loop of war Saratoga, famou in history for her performance nnder command oi au- n.ir.i V.rrmnt as well as under Com modore Perry, is to go on the junk pile. Thomas Butter A Co., of Boston, who bought the ship lor $3,210. Intend to demolish her lor th sake ol any old metal and scrap in the hull. Bill for Nsw Building. Washington, Dec. 4. Representa tive Jone ha Introduced bill appro priating .'50,000 for a public building it North Yakima and $350,000 for a building iU at Walla Walla. Sena tor Ankeny will Introduce th latter till in th aenaU. NATIONAL CAPITAL fc.J I ASLIaM NEW HfcCORD. Coa.t D.f.n se Gunners Show a Ra- markable bcore. Washington, Dec. 3. Army officers I Ullli won.!' leccrd for target orac- tice with big guns was made November 16 at Fort Monroe. The otlicial report of the practice has not been received yet at the olfke of the chief of artillery but it la known that with the 12-imh rines the gunners bit the tar, et at the rate of 1.74 bit per gun Der minute Heretofore it haa been thought exceed ingly good work when there was only 4U seconds between shots. Artillery officers are exceedingly bap py over this record, because it was at Fort Monroe that the shoe ting was done on which Lieutenant Commander Kims or the navy based bis report to the president, criticising army shooting. At that time the shooting was under the direction ot officers who had been transferred from the infantry and it was held they did not have the ex peri erne necessary to set the best teaults. Toe army now feela that the disgrace of that record haa been wiped out. Indorse Plan of Altchiaon Washington, Nov. 29. Th Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana senat ors who are here met today and adopt- ed a resolution favoring an amendment to the interstate commerce law in ac cordance with the terms of the resolu tion introduced by Commissioner Aitcb ison, cf Oregon, at the recent state rail way commissioners' convention here, providing that no increase shall be made in any rate when shippers object until the road can show the rate is reas onable. Today'a action was taken in compliance with the wishes of the Pa cicn .-ortrtweat lumbermen, who are now before the Interstate Commerce commission here with several cases in volving proposed increase in rate on coast line. Naval Record of Civil War. Washington, Dec. 3. According- to the annual report of Charles Stewart superintendent of the library of naval war records, the latter publication has now reached the most interesting point of th w r fiom a naval view. Columes 23 and 2tt inclusive, have been roughly compiled and Include the operations of tl naval forces in the Mississippi river and tributaries. Mr. Stewart suggests that the records of the American navy n colonial times, during th Revolu tionary war, the aci ions at st a against Ihe French navy, the war with Tripoli, the war of 1812, operations against pi rates in the West Indies, the Mexican war and other United State naval p -rations should be collected and ar ranged for publication. Mak Thornless Cactus. Washington, Not. 30. The United (states national museum has placed on exhibition a "specimen leaf" of a thornless cactus developed by Luther Burbank, of California. Th perfect ing of a cactus without thorns means the providing of a valuable forage plant whlou will grow as well in arid as in moist regiona. The flattened stem of this novel growth, often erroneously called a "leaf" is in some of the best specimens nearly three feet long, a foot wide and three inches thick, and its surface is very similar to that of a watermelon. Heney Knows the Facts. Washington, Dec. 4. It is stated at the department of jut-tice today that the attorney general is corresponding with Attorneys Bristol and Heney rel ative to an early resumption of the prosecution of the land fraud cases. The department h is every confidence in Bristol's ability to prosecute, but as Heney is in possession of many essen tial details through previous con ra tion with the cssei it la deemed advis able to defer the hearings until he can h" PrAent to assist Dietrict Attorney Bristol. Let Bourn Gat Mandate. Washington, Nov. 28. The Wash ington Post today recommend a plan to Senator Bourne to compel President Roosevelt to serve anctber term. The plan is to bring a mandamus anit in the Supreme court requiring Roosevelt to obey the will ol the people. The Poet says: "Bourne yearn for Roose velt as a hart yearn lor the water brook. Not only Is he deaf to the dissuading tongue, but there i a menacing not in his overtures that is nothing short of bloodcurdling. If Roosevelt withstands him there will be tragedy." American Trad With Cuba. Washington, Nov. 28. In the nine months ending with September, 1907, the latest period for which figures have been received by the bureau of statis tics of the department of Commerce ami Labor, the total value of the ex poits from the United States to Cuba is, In round terms, $40,000,000, against a little Ices than $35,000,(100 in the same months of last year, and the total imports from the island, $S4,0O0,000, against $75,000,000 last year. Should Pay th West. Washington, Nov. 28. Senator Kltt ridge, ot South Dakota, discussing the financial situation today, said: "If the Fast pay the West what It owes there will he no trauble. The Fast has our crope and live stock and will not give n a cent. What we really need Is a more elastic currency." New Pailway Mail Clerk. Waahmston. Nov. 30 L. C. Osier anj F. H. Twohey. of Portland; Charles x. Crocker, Cornelius Roecoe. 8. Sleets, Independence, and Guy N. Howell, Salem, have beea appointed railway mail clerks. Warship In Strait. Washington, Nov. 29. Th cruiser Tennessee and Washington, the advance guard ol the battleship fleet, arrived off Pnnta Arenas, straits of Magellan, yes terday. Nsw Governor of Guam Washington, Nov. 29. Captain E. K. Dorn, now on th retired list of th navy, ha been appointed governor ot Guam, vie Commander T. M. FotU. COURT SUSPtNDS LAW. Railroads Again Attack Bute Right In Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 29. Judge Thomas Jones, of the United State District court, late today granted restraining order which baa the effect of temporarily suspending all of tb railroad legislation i at passed by the legislature a applied to th Louisvill A Naiuvllle, the South ck North A bama, and Nashville, Chattanooga St. Louis and th Central of Ueurgi railroads. Th eoart suspended the laws tern porarily (or an investigation of the a legation made in th bill that they are confiscatory and unusual. In th caae of the Central of Georgia, tl order is made returnable December 16 The oider iu the case of the other ral roada is made returnable December 2 These orders sre directed to the sheriffs solicitors, clerk of the ccuntie through which th road pass, and all citliens restraining them from attempting to enfoice the law until the court dis poses of th litigation. 8HIPPERS MUST MAKE GOOD Intsrstst Commission Wants Evidanc to 8upport Complaints. Chicago, Nbv. 29. Interstate Com mere Coumlsicner fc. E. Clark sharply rebuked the dilatory tactics of shippers making complaint against the railroad today during the hearing on freight rate to the (South Mississippi river points, ihe lime will come when the com mission will not tolerate such indiffer ence, said Mr. Clark. "Wear con tlnually confronted with just suoh situation. Hundreds of caae have been filed whiih the commission has only wasted its time on, as the complainant have failed to produce evidence. Only a few weeks ago we bid a case in which there was apparently a lack of any effort to prepare for it. In this present some of the witnesses wete not ready to testify at Kantaa City, and it is now the same here." SHAW PLACES RESPONSIBILITY Declares West Har Lost Corfidenc in th Eaat. New York, Nov. 29. Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Leslie fti. etnaw, presi dent or the uarnegie i rust company. returned to New York yesterday from Chicago, where be conferred with many bankers regarding tue nnancisi situa tion. In discussing conditions he aaid- "The West haa lost confidence in the East, It will ooet us here millions of dollars before we regain the prestige and cordial relationship of the past. The men of the West say that New York is responsible for the financial stringency, mas wnen tne squeeze came the nanss oi isew iork resorted to clearing house certificate first anj force d the rest of the country to do the same. " J he bankers of Western cities have no love now lor the hankers of New York. They had placed their monev on deposit here, but when they asked for it they were refused. Thev say New York sought to protect only itself and tied np everything so that all tba rest of the country waa forced to adopt urgent measures to save Itself." DRAW WHITES TO COAST. Panama Canal Will Bring Deslrsbl Immigrant and Check Asiatic. New' York, Nov. 29. William R. Wheeler, of San Francisco, one of the special commbeioners apporinted by President Kooeevelt to study abroad the problem of imm'gration, said today: "The completion of the Panama canal and the consequent influx of Ku rnpean immigration through diirct steamship routes, which will inevit ably be established, will solve the Asiatic problem in California and the Pacific coant. "Now this roust not be viewed with alarm by the force ot labor on the Pacific coast. These newly-arrived aliens will be of the desirable clans, and their presence will aid In the fu ture upbuilding of California and the Pacific coast states rather than retard It." Soon Ready to Negotiate. Tokio, Nov. 29. R. I.emieux, Cana dian postsnaster general and commis sioner of labor, who is on a mission concerning immigration, had an audi ence today and lunched with the em press at the palace. The emperor was indisposed w ith a cold and unable to be present. K. Ishii, chief of the bu reau of commerce of the Japanese for eign office, is expected on November 30 and after his arrival regulation con CtTning lmmlnratlon of Japanese into America and Canada will proceed mors rapidly. Catling In Certificates. Chicago, Nov. 19. The first step to wards retiring th clearing house certi- fic ites Issued in this oity was taken to dav when the executive committee of the Chicairo clearing house ordered de stroyed $25,000 worth of certificate that have been paid back to the clear ing house. David R. Fortran, president ot the National City bank, announced this action at the weekly dirner of th Chicago Association of Commerce, and added that the procedure will be con tinued dally until the entire issue is paid back. '. Turned Over to Unci Ram. Victoria, B. C, Nov. 29. Th steamer Tosa Mara arrived tonight froai Yokohama, and as wsa dosan on the arrival of the Knmeric recently, local immigration officers forced all Japanese ticketed to this port with passports made out for United States point to proceed direct to Seattle. One hundred and eleven who Intended to debark here wer forced to continue, the total for United State points being 222. Train Seized by Tramp. Fresno, Cal., Nov. 29. Sixty tramp seised a Southern Pari tic train at Men dota, where the railway crosse the river, and compelled the train crew to give them a ride to Fresno. At Fresno they seised another freight train, which was outbound, and compelled the train men to take them along. Word was telephoned ah sad and at Visalla 20 offi cer were awaiting th train, and suc ceeded In arresting 48 of th tramp. EXCEEDS AUTHORITY federal Ccart Sets Aside Joint Me Order. RULING IS BT JUDGE HANFORD Finds T ht WUhirtton Board is En croach o pow,r of ,nr. I Commarc Law. Besttle, Nov. 30 Federal Judg C. II. Hauford ywtenlay enjoined the Washington Stats liailway commission, represented by Harry Falrchild,. John C. Lawrence and j,, Jt Jonef( (rora compelling th railroads to obey the joint rat ordwon wheat shipped from Eastern WsshiEgton points to Puget sound point. Tb dsciiioo ia based on Judge Han jord'a opinion that It is the obvious in tention nt the commission to divert the wheat tMthc of that part of the ! east and south of frmkane from Port land to Puget sound. The action, the court holds, Is an attempt on the part of the comininaiun to encroach upon the power to regulate Interstate com merce vested inconiirrsa by tie consti tution ot the United Ktates. The particular portion of the oom- mission's order to ahlch the railroads took exception sas that prescribing that the freight charge paid by the ippers In groii was to be divided between the several carriers partici pating in the service. The hands of the commission, however, ate not abso lutely tied, for Judgo Hanford says no injury will be inflicted by the making of the supplemental ordtr apportioning the joint rates. From Judge Hanford' opinion it would appear that the commission is entitled to prescribe s joint rate in the future provided that the objectionable features of the present order are obvi ated. The injunction to be Issued." savs tii court, "will Dot restrain the rail way commission irom making such an order. This court will not set aside a joint rate by Interlocutory decree or provisional injunction, nor at all, un less upon final hearing it shall be pro red to be insufficient and unreason- ble " The Jurisdiction of the United States District court, w hich was questioned by the railroads, is maintained by Judge 1 1 an lord. ASHkS COVER THE GROUND. Noma and Vicinity Burled In Volcanic Eruptive Matter. Seattle. Nov. 80 A erjecial to the Mornlntr Time from Nome savs Nome and niobablv H'" entire Bawanl ponln ml m shiooui , . amr nau ana - - , . - , the ground tor nJ'ea im oor.d tneiir awp -wiA a One gritty powder, which is believed to be volcanic ash. The storm began several day ago, the dust blowing in from the ocean but at first little attention was paid to the freak of nature, as it was expected that it would soon cease. Instead, however, the fall continued, and after dav became so dense as to seriouslv interfere with outdoor pursuits. Min rs comina into town reported that for miles the snow whs so impregnated with the ashes that sledding was si most impossible. Further, the air li so full ol ashes that breathing is difli cult and th fine powder has sifted into house and business place to inch an extent th it it is thirk on the floors and on everything in the way ot goods and household furniture. it is Deiievea that some of the numerous volcanic is lands, cither between this coast and SI beria, or more probably those islands in the Alaska peninsula, or the Aleuti an islands, ia ag. i i eruption, and that the ashv downpour is the result. No scrims results are anticipated, but much inconvenience ia being caused by the peculiar storm. Penalty of Wrecking Czar's Yacht St. Petersburg, Nov. 30. The com mission appointed to i n vest i irate the stranding of the imperial yacht Stand ard, September 11. which ran on the r icks off Homo while the emperor and the members cf his family were on board, has handed in its findings. Rear Admiral Niloff and Cxptain Tschagin are repremanded, Lieutenant Colonel Konnockow is (lismicsed from the serv ice and Lieutenant Sultanott is placed under arrest for one week. General Scbemann, director of the pilotage y' tern on the Finnish cast, is acquitted. Fortify Pearl Harbor. San Francisco, Nov. 30. Prince Jonah K. Kalanianole, delegate to con gress from the Hawaiian islands, ar rived here today with his wife on the steamer Korea. The prince wal decid ed in hi views regnrdinir the immedi ste policyhich he intends to advocate regarding the trtinent of the islands by the United States government. He said that the first thing which he in tended, as Hawaiian delegate, to urge upon congress, w th pressing neces sity for strongly fortifying pearl harbor and trengtheningit (n a naval baet i ' Meat Growing; Cheaper. , New York, Nov. .10. Prices of near ly all grade of meat were reported by local dealer yesUrday to be --dropping rapidly In this market, consequent up on the decrease in me cost of cattle at Western packing house centw. Ex cept foi the very best grades, Wt 1 3 to 6 cents a pound less than a month ago. Mnttcn and lamb are from 8 to 4 cents lower. Pork, corned beef and similar products are 3 rents lower than a short time srf'i. Court to Enfore Order. Montgomery, Ala., Nov, 30. The only development of the day in th in junction uits of the raliroad line against th state lat , the conatintial swearing in cf deputies by the United States marshal. It is given ont that th court 1 determined that there shall be most absolute observance 0f it ord er. It is anlclpd her tnat the writ will be disobeyed, u a test case. PROGRESS ON CANAL Commission Has Fxper.tJed Here Than $48,000,000. BESIDES ORIGINAL PURCHASE Commission Bslisvss Hired Instead of Contract Labor Best for Con struction of Canal. Washington, Nov. 28. Full details of th work done on the Panama cansl during the fiscal year 1907, with a bowing ot what has been accomplished since the project haa been In Auiericau band, are du-cltawd in th annual re port of the Isthmian Canal commission. It i th first report made ol th opera tion on the Isthmus sine construction work baa been in charge cf army en gineers. Aside from the $50,000,000 paid to the French company and to Panama, an aggregate ot $ta,2a,ilo has oeeu expended by the government on the project adopted by congress and which It was estimated by the Doard ol con sulting engineer would ultimately coat $39,070,200. This estimate, however, did not include sanitation and expendi ture of th son government, water works, sewer and paving in Panama and Colon and the re-equipment of th Panama railroad. There 1 no reference In the report to the proposition which haa been brought forward to extend the width of the locks to 110 fee, so as to accommodate with out difficulty the extrame breadth in the development of shipbuilding, and tbi will be made the subject ot a pec- la! report from the commission. A ttroiiK position is taken favorable to the policy of doing the work t y hired Instead of by contract labor, a step at one time seriously considered by the administration, and many arguments are presented to justify the commission In its conclusion that the csnal can De built better, cheaper and more quickly by the government. The commission has fully decided upn the method of filling and empty ing the locks and the number and type of gate The gates are In duplicate and of the miter type, except that the rolling gate limilar to that now in use on the Ohio river will be substituted for the duplicate set at the lower end of each summit-level lock. WILL MEET AT ST. LOUIS. Populist Party Set Date for Convention April 2. Nexi St. Louis, Nov. 28. After protracted balloting snd consideration ol the mer its of sll cities, the national committee ot the People's party late last night se lected St. -Louis as the place for the na tional nominating convention and set April S wa the date lor the gathering Kansas Oity, Chicago, Cincinnati, In dlanapolia and Oklahoma Vlty wer (llscarsed. Beside disposing of the 'convention matter the committeemen prepared an addret to the"votcrs of the country which was issued and in which the leading figure of the older parties are complimented for taking up "Populii tio teachings." ready'to pay cash again. Western Bank Encourage Chicago to Begin Movement. Chicago, Nov. 28. Direct reports to the Chicago clearing house from hundred of Western ci ies encouraged the local tanker yesterday to belUve a resumption of cash payment will be possible within a fortnight. wnen ihe clearing house committee met the members bad before them more than 00 letter in reply to their circular letter sent out last week asking for statements of condition throughout the West. Practically all of the letter, It was announced, expressed a willingnesa to co-operate with the Chicago banker in resuming a cash basis. t fteeras Locate Gold. Ran Francisco. Nov. 28. Guided by the advice of an aged woman whoclaims to be s seeress, Leon Thomas and Tom my Freiter. two small boys, yesterday rtnir nn 14.000 in a vacant lot in Ihe corner of Green and Fowell streets. After the boys left the place a large number of Italians continued the seared all nluhr,. discovering considerable melted gold and silver. Thi morn nz M.a lan hva and 24 of the Italian mm arrested for violation of the CoJe, which make it a misdemeanor to dig on the property of another person. Imitates Early Day Rush. Helena, Nov. 28. No little excite- mnet exists In the vicinity of Hoieman over the discovery of considerable gold in the placer diggings oi wie esmai i.iln tiaain. For nine mile on either aide ol the river claim have been itak- ed out and prospectors have panned out quite a quantity of gold. Frank Bliss, of Livingston, is reported to have pan so in a half a doien nans, and oth er have had equally good luck. Many prominent residents or ixjsemnn n lotr Inr tha tl affinffS. WniCU III Hit Hay were noted as gold producers. Big Storm on Black Sea. Constantinople. Nov. 28. According to report received here, the recent storms on the Black sea have resulted In terrible ufifring and great loss of life. Among the disasters to shipping is the foundering off F.regli, Asia Minor, of thteamahip Kaplan. The 110 per son on board perished. Numerons .....ller craft have been overwhelmed and these disasters, together with the loss of th Kaplan, bring tne numm-. of caauallle to aaore than 200. Japan Mk Promls to Cnd. r..wi- v 9 Rndolch Lemienx, Canadian 'postmaster general nd labor commissioner, had confereoc Iseting four hours yesterday wna "'"fr"."" Foreign Affair HaysAi. mr hich the emigration problem was discussed. It is understood be received assurances that th Jspaneee government i now .. in nlanning th limiting of migration to Canada. mm 2FJ r Valaa af Hwaaaa. The principal source of ultrogen la the soil Is organic matter. We must have the nitrogen to jsrodm-e the crop. It Is necesaury to promote growth. It 1 an exieiislv food probably th moat exx-ualve of all the food elements needed by the planta. It I estimated that If the nitrogen had to be pur chased to produv a bushel of corn. It would coat about 21 cents. However. If the organic matter la kept BunVlent In the oll, It can b supplied without cost. Generally speaking there Is enough potash In the sversire American soil to produce corn for thousanda of yeare. but aa a rule It la not available so that planta ran use It aa food. Many of the (insoluble mineral elements sre made ...iu:.: ..d AT-::.-.!.: r..r ths rnr needs by decay of the organic matter In anils. It requires humus In the soil to mak thcae unaoluble elements avail able. It Is then plain that soils that have plenty cf humus are not only rich In nitrogen, but In the decay of the hu mus tlie supply of svelluhle mineral elements Is slan , Increased. Soils sre ready to farm much earlier In aprlng that aro rich In huinua than those that are deficient In It. This hu mus Is what gives the soil Its dark col or, and It Is a fact that anything dark In color absorbs heat more rapidly than does a light color. Soil containing hu mua will dry out sooner snd he ready to rultlvste sooner In the spring than soli that has no humus. Moisture Is tietter retained In a soil that ha the projier amount of humus than In one that Is devoid of It. In other words, soils that contain humus are rich In available plant fond, are ready to work early In the aprlng and have moisture to keep the crops grow ing and producing; while, on the other hand, soils that are without humus dry out and are unfit for cultivation. Foat Pwller. An easy and practical method of pull ing fence posts by which all digging and hand labor are eliminated la shown in acconipiinylag cut, from Urn Ameri can Agriculturist. Take a plank four feet long and on foot wide and make a V-haiMd notch In one end, nailing on everal croaspleces to prevent slip ping. This plank Is used to change the horizontal draft to the vertical. Place one end of chain around the post close to ground. Incline the plsnk against the post so the lower end of the plank wilt t about one and a half or two feet from the base of the pnat Place the chain In tha notch of the 11 1 ' i! ' '"" ' 1 '"'Ill11", V.V- ' - post ri'i.ira im rosmo.i. plunk and stnrt the team, and the xt will start upward with surprising speed and In a few seconds will be clear of the ground. In moving fciii-es the chain should be attached to Mie rear axle of the wagon, so the pot mny lit once tie loaded and hauled to the new locution of the fence. . t'tlllslnsr Baurova of Prt. There Is no period ou a well-regulated fund during which Idleness should exist. Stock ruining combines many occupation. The diilryiuiiri who bus a large herd must rise early and work until darkness returns. The many little details will keep Mm busy, and there Is always something to be done, yet there are ImhdrciN of fanners who have but animals Is'-auie they ob ject to the work that neccmarily fol lows the keeping of the stin k, but such farmers lose much time during tin- whole year, mid also deprhe them selves of that portion of the profl.'s which are made by utilizing the home grown products that are not salable In any form unliKs consumed by stock. They overlook the fact that every pound of material grown on the farm that can be used for the production of some higher-priced product Increases the profits by chencnlng the cost, as well as the saving of laUir In liuuljng and shipping bulky priiict to mar ket. One ojieratlon on the farm leads to another In regular rotation, and Just th same ss spring seeding lea i Is to harvest, so does the storing of the prod ucts on" the farm lead to the employ ment ot the best methods of disposing of tnie'trMlnctB at a season of the year when the farmer la not called tis the field to give Lis entire attention to work away from the barnyard. The rare of the manure heap after the fall I gone ia alone worth th time and labor of the farmer, while the machin ery and Implements may be overhauled. Farm work has no ending, snd the la bor that can I bestowed after har vest will return a satisfactory product Jttrrix Polar C rop. It I estimated that the svernge po tato crop will tie short 20wto,(Sio to SOjOO,") bushels, snd the winter price will be 10 per cent higher than th highest figure resched In the retail market last winter. Th responsibil ity of this short crop I laid at tb door of a late spring, the dry ape! la summer, nd th mwt heavy ralna. A Urge New Tork dealer says that about 8 Pr cent of tbl year crop win be used by tb manufacturer of denatured alcohol and starch product. No weeds can thrive If kept down. Some are annuala, coming from seeds, snd every seed that germinates ends that particular plant If the fanner will but atlr the soli when sin h weed sre In thelr$flrit amies of growth. Even the Canadian thistle, considered one of the moat persistent pest a known to farmers, t bouth growing from hoh seeds and roots, can be destroyed If the attempt to do so Is made wlrh effort and determination. Known as the Can ada thistle, the weed Is reully a native of Kurupe, being early Introduced lutn Canada and spreading Into every por tion of the I'nttcd States, EiMriinenta made at the Idaho station show that It Is not as dllti cult to get rid of It aa baa been supposed, although laws pasacd for Ita detructku by several States have been of no aval). It spreads slowly compared with some weeds, due princi pally to lack of fertility In the seeds, most of the scedt being light, only the heavy onM germinating, ami they sre not carried far. But Its progress by nieaiM of long, w hite root Mocks Is rapid, a large Meld being covered In that miinner In it few years, and It then assumes a stroiu hold on the aoll. It a perennial, Willi slender stems, the leave being prVkly, the heads congre gated on Ue top of the stem, while tha flower are re purple. It may be carried from one point to another In bay, oo the tops of freight car or by various other modes. ram llor.rs at Klrktaa. lorsc and other auimala poxacased of the bad hnblt of kicking can be eas ily cured by the employment of an ap paratus recently patented by an Ohio man. The ai parutus was de signed with the ob ject of automati cally chastising the animal Imme diately consequent to the act of kick ing. The chastlHc ment Is administer- wHiraiBiKr.uoM ed by means of a whip dropping nud striking the animal when he shows a tendency to exercise his legs too freely. The necessary parts of t'le apparatus are a kicking Imard, an a dj aula hie holder and a whip. Assuming that the parte are In oeratlve position, the horse klcka against the klcMug-board and forces It against the wall of the stall. The whip holder Is thus forced against the wall, the upper portion causing the whip to descend and strike the animal a sharp blow. When the whip has reached Ita limit, of movement It returns to Its nor mal position. Malt-blna; tha Sail. To mulch the sot) Is to cover It This ta doua 17 aalusi .aaVaaa. laavaa,. war other suitable material, according to circumstances, In many cases stable ma nure being employed. Mulching prw- vents rapid evaporation of moisture and protects young plants sgalnst the direct action of the sun In dry seasons. Hut, while benefits tnny sccrue from the ukc of a mulch, there are also some disadvantages to lie considered. The use of unfermeiited manure, or matter that I subject to decay, eniurages mildew and fungus growth, as well as serving to protect Insects and para Kite Vet there are some plant that thrive heal when nfTorftt d u covering, and such protection should he given. One of the lui-lhodH of muhhlng la to cover the entire plant, removing the covering early In the spring. The object of a muli'b Iu winter, however, la not to keep out the cold from the plants, a no auiiiunt of covering ciin effect such object. What Is desired la to prevent sudden freezing and thawing of the soil, Wilch upheaves the plants and ciiuse Injury. A mulch Is considered highly beneficial when applied around the riots of the plants, allowing the plants to receive all the air and light possible, ami ciin be used both winter and summer, as required. ( (r'rrillaa- for id Bailee. An experiment ou tile effect of wide un I narrow rations for milk cows has I ti made at the Pennsylvania station. .Vine Guernsey or grade Guernsey cows abnii: slty days from calving were used. Corn, stover and chopped wheat were fist with different Amounts of Buffalo gluten men I, cotton-seed meal n ml linseed meal, so as to give rations with ertaln nutritive ratios. Seven of the nine cows used In the trial required less digestible food for a pound of butter In the lsrlods when the rations richer In protein were fed. There was a smnll apparent Increase In the efficiency of the food In the periods when the nsrnmer rations were fed (I. .. rations rich In protein). After deducting the cost of the food there was slso a somewhat larger net profit from fewtlng the ratlona richer In pro tein. The percentage f fat was better maintained and, In fact. Increased slightly In the periods when the richer rations were fed. Our markets are treated to entirely too much ssr butter. The conservative dealers will Bot deal In butter Cress', and they complain that really Irst-riaaa butter must of necessity remain hlg'i In price, because so little good butter Is to be found In the msrketa The first meerschaum pl Is now In a museum st I'estb. It wss made In 1723. TS Pilirrim Congregational rhnrrh, nar Ismdon. founded in Witt, is the nll eat of the denomi nations In th empire, and It was from It that the London mrv tlnrent of the men of the Ma flower was recruited. Th eleventh lotemstlonal nv!ft!oi congress la to be held at HL Petersburg In May, lis. Bitty thousand onion worker ma4 a demonstration In It a da peat and dtxnamV 4 tb universal ballot. Football waa a erlm In England duo. leg tb Um of Henry VIIL , If! a
