tWS OF THE WEEK
n Condensed Form or
Busy Headers,
Our
Hppenings of two continents
Hotumo of tho Lou Important hut
Not Lees Intoroitlng. Events
of tho I'nst Week.
(The governor of Vnrwnv Iiiih been
ltd by rollMii strikers.
(lriuiil luku Nlt'lmliiH In reported lo
going to Miiiiclitirlit lo help Kuro
itklu
John llnrrelt, Minister to 1'miamn,
yn Unit there urn hut few cam of yol
jw fever oil the lntliliillH.
i
; Tint American Tolmeeo eoinmny hun
i hired itu liiltlHl iliviileiiil ol IU tier
Bill on lit common Mfx'k for ii period
. yet nUIihI.
A conference of till) inlnlxttir in New
fork Iiiih decided to start u criiMUtlo
(jiiliiot vlrn liy holding a serin of
ililNN IllCOllllg
III New York in a Hlngle iiinrtir last
en r, with u total ixipulatlou of II.HIIH,-
II! I, there were !M,li;i I hlrtliN ami VII,-
ITiH death, n natural lucroUHo of tf.Ufitl
i the Hiiiitloii of the elly
AHh rt T. I'utrirk, who in under hen-
IMice nl (lentil Mr llio miirilcr ol Y II-
limn ,M I Mitt in ,"ew lork, Hope to
fciipe hy proving nl ii second trlul
Jiat embalming caunc congestion nf
'lie lung The proecutlon proved
hut It leu died hy chloroforiii admlni-
i-rcd hy Patrick
Flic Industrial General Trust com
my, of biinloii, Iiiih nuked the Now
fork iuireiiiii court for n Npivlnl Jury
4i iry iin miii lor over ii.ihhi.iiuii
inuiist J Kennedy Tim I mul others for
lamngeH for unautliorifed sale of lx.mil
for the llmuliigham, Hhellleld A Ten-
neercvo railroad couiN4iiy, the ground
ring that nn ordinary jury won 11 not
undcrtalnl the time.
The reiMirteil resignation of Ktiroimt-
(In Ik denied hy Hi. Petersburg olllcialH.
Unite ice lle llll New York hnrlmr,
unking navigation dllllcult Mini almost
llnlHXlllf
The iihhinnIii o the procurator of
itihiiiil Iuim Id-en CMiitnretl. He la a
liicdnal student.
The iK-entl steamer iMltmru Iwh Imhm
trucked off the coast of Nova Neotla
ml many liven lost.
Governor Folk, of .Mliniri, rccotn-
iinenii Hiiiiiiionm appropriation lor tliu
L'I,cwin mul Chirk exHiltlnn.
Ht Petersburg workmen threaten to
(renew the xtrlke utiles tlmfit engaged
in the previous strike nre taken I Kick
Ito work,
The Niitlonnl IMItorlnl association,
which meet in (Itithrle, (tklu., in
Iuuc, will visit the I'orthunl fair niter
1lM session In doped.
ItApltl lire goon inoiinte! on ntitomo-
Plille turn lire to lxt lice I hy Hie Itusxlan
lor the protection of the 1 rHii-HllM.riun
brnilroail Hlx of them earn huve Im-i'II
inlcred In Chicago.
A hliKHnl In raging over Northern
mini Fastcm Texas mul rain uml sleet
Mailing In nmny sections of Hoiithuru
rcxus, Mississippi mid lennemiee.
TlininNtuilN of cuttle urn rtiiMirttnl to Ik
HiifferliiK ami in nmny cnie totwlly ilu-
S void ol water.
The ftrlke Iian
niriHiil to TraiiNtm-
I-eniilH,
The reign
of terror continue In
rohuitl.
Another Ituiwiau fHiuailrou U to
will
' for the Far IvaMt In May.
(icriimtl mine im lieni have ridtH'ted
; overtures from the xtrlkert.
Heavy raiiiN In Southern (Vllfornla
have wiihIhiI out railway IriickH.
A ii agreeuionl Iihh heeu made for a
parcel pout and ipilck mall xorvlce
with llritain and I'rtinco. .
All tho Ninaller linrlxirn of Hid New
I'lnglaiiil cotiHt are froreu over and oth
vrn am hlockcd with Ice linen.
Kolmilon Koinlnen, pniinitorgeuiinit
of Kinlaml, Iiiih heen iinnnnMlnatc! hy an
unknown iiilNiiiry ol tlie turroriMa.
A Htorin of Hiiuw and nlccl him Hwept
over Hid Houth, Htopiing cotninunlcii
Hon mid killing cattle mid fruit.
Another groat Ntorui Ih raging In New
York Htate ami cold weather Ih predict
il for the entire nmHou ciihI ol tliu
Kooky uiouutnliiH,
Henry 11. Miller, com ill general al
Kiuchwang, China, will ho promoted
to one ol tliu heut Oriental jk)hIh on no
count of hit) good work during tliu Jnp-uiicHd-ItuHHlaii
war.
An iiiHiirrcctlon Iiiih broken out In
Argentine.
1-Tru in lliruiluglmm, Alabama, de
stroyed property worth not Ichh than
MOO.OOO.
Taft recommendd u rovlalon of tliu
riilllppluu tariff.
Tliu wcathor Iiiih greatly moderated
in tliu mlddlu ntateH,
Atlantic coiihI portH are hlockcd with
en uml nnvli'iitlnii Ih Htiiiined.
Clio crews of tho HuhhIiiii Itlnuk nea
jet nru on tliu vurgu of mutiny,
Thu governor mid
n coinmltttiu of
will viuit tho
buncliUHotlB boIoiih
IwIh mid Olurk fair.
'"lir-in i iiitirirti.iMiMiiiiiiii iiiani
JURY DHAW8 NET.
Two InUlr.lmnnts Snlri To Un In Ordor
for J. N. Wllllitmmn.
I'ortliiiiil, Fnh. 7. Tim hint week of
tliu preNiint Keiloriil unuid Jury In al
IiiiiiiI. Tim Ioiik mirlen of InvcHtlnii
tlmiH whlnh liavn heeii tuklnn the tliiin
of tho Jury for the piiHt two inoutliN Ih
ilriiwiiijt to a (ttoHtt ami will cml on Hut
iiiiluy, If the phum of tho novcrnuient
iittorueyN entry,
Tim preHent week will h a hiiHy one,
for It will IiHiik to Unlit moihu of the
iiiilttiiKleineiitM ol thorn) hlli III the
conllilnuro of Hie Ntiiln unit tho mitloti
mul will nIiow nIIII further tho nxliint
uml Hcopo of tho 1 it i n 1 fruiiilM which
have heeu imrrliil on In ninny vim-n lo
rompletlon ami In other priietleally to
that mIhkii during the prtnl few yetirM.
During tliu week il wiin riimoriHl that
Iteprimentntlrve J, N. U'IIIIhiiihoii will
eoum umler the notice of the I'mleritl
Kratiil Jury, not once, hut twlco. Il Ih
wilil thai the next few ilayn will hcii tliu
Junior reprecentHtlve of the nlHte In
illelml for IiIh iiIIihI eouneetloii with
vnrloiiH html iIuhIh In the vicinity of
IiIh hunie ill rrliievillo uml almi for
friiilulent tiiuicHctlniiM In the Hint!
Mountain rcfcrve.
JiiNt whiit tint rouiplainlH are In a
inyntnry which the Kovernmeiil oIIIcIhIn
alone woultl ho utile, at I hit time, to
tell. They Imvii nothing to Ny. Jtnt
hi Npltu of HiIn reticence, Il In ninth
known from vnriotiH NxirceN that the
end if tliu week will Hen inure pcrwiliH
impllciiteil In Hit! hiitil frituilN than Intve
hm yet hlnte at ir thoii)tht of.
Ill atltlltloii to the iiamefl of Mr.
WlllluuiMin are meutloueil thiiMi of
v.irlo'.iN of the former Npeehil iikciiIn of
the K iveruiliellt, ami rx'Vcral of the ex-nh-cIiiI
HKeutN who have heen cent to
IIiIn territory to look Into the aliened
Irrt'ntllarltlef of the laud ilepartmeut.
Ileyoml a rumor thnl ceveral of the
Kpiflal anelltN are umler the eye of the
Krnml Jury, nothing definite ran lxt
tettrned. However, It ran Imi Mated
with a renNttmhle decree of certainty
that foriiiiir employiw of the Interior tie
wrtiiiint in Ori'K'iu will ho hnniht to
liook for Irregular work douo hy them
during their teruiN of olllcn. Il in
further Mif to prixllcl that Kntunhty
will ceo the adjournment of the jury
until llie .March term chIIm Hid intui
once iiHire to the lank of prohiiiK into
the Irrej-tilMritlif nl the land tntnnnc
tloili of Orexon
IMPROVE VANCOUVER UAHHACKS
Largo Allotment from Army Poit Fund
Likely To Da Secured.
Waidiiuglim, Teh. 7. The army ap
propriation hill, recently imwinl hy ivtn
KrifN, carrleH a largo appropriation for
tliu improvement ol army immIn. Thin
money In diNtrlhiited by the m'tetary
of war, he appnivltig allotuientN which
am luiiile up hy the ipinrtermaMor gen
eral. Keitator Ankeiiy and Itepreoenta
Hvi) June have arrnugotl to call umiu
the Mvretary of war and ink for n lib
eral id Ice of that lump mini for making
much-needed Improvement! at Vancou
ver ImrrtickN.
HeorlN which have iM'ciifuibiiilttcd by
tliu olllcent nt Vancouver nIiow the urg
ent nircHilly for many new bulldlngN
to replacii the autiiilateil anil dilapi
dated Mriicturtfi now Ntnmllng. Of
con r ie they ack for mure money than
can Im hail, tmmethiug over 11,000,000
In all. . evert lieltwt, an attempt will
Imi made to get a llUtral ortlon of thin
fund.
The lurgeot Item riTniiiiiiendeil In
I'ioO.OOO for erecting a new building
for luwilouarterN olllcen. a bulldim: of
brick, with Nlone trlminlngti, large
onoiigh to aivonilato all the olllctrn
iiNNlgiiisI to hiMttlipiarterN, together with
tho clerical forre of tho pout. It In a I imi
nuked that four additional double in
fantry liarrackH Im erected at it coct of
tU.10,000, mid in iitlilitioul iiuartcn for
Ml olllcent iin followN: One commanding
olllcer h reNlduiici', hi Held olllcorN
ipiarterN, nine captHiiiN1 double iiiartori
ami nine lleiiteuanti' ibmble iUiirterH,
tiM'imt ill all alMillt fn00,000. In nil
dltitiu 110,000 In linked for a new main
fewer, H,000 (or ceinent nlilewalkN,
'.',000 for extending the electric light
iiiK nyritiiin, 15,000 for water maiiiN,
Ho, 000 for grading ami filling, 16,000
for improving tliu )Hinulo groundu uml
70,000 fur two now artillery Maiden.
Foreign Mlne-t Shut Out.
Toklo, Fob. 7. After thu iiiohI heat
ed debate which ha yet taken place lu
tlioJapanoHii Iioiiho of representative,
thu iimeudiiientH to thu mining law pro
hibiting foreigner to work Jupunctu
mine wiih pti'jctKl during Monday' eon
hIoii, The bill wiih fought bitterly by
thu foreign readout having mining In-
teroNtH in Japan, ami thu government
Iiiih been noveroly ceiiHiired for atlvix'at
iug u inetiHuro which iiiiihI need antug
onir.u curtain inlliieutial intercHt whom
good will, it Ih believed by many, to I e
important ami mrcusary at thin tliuo.
Japanese Colony In Texas.
Man iiAiitonlo, Tuxiih, IVh, 7. In tin
Interview totlay 11, F, Yoakum gavu out
thu following detail concerning tliu re
cunt vIhU to TexiiH of n number of com
inlHHinuerH from thu Jnpanettu govern
iiiuut: "Ah a rcmtlt of HiIh vlnit
a great JapaucHu colony will bo
planted In tJmithwcfltorn Texan (or tho
growing mid nmuiifactiiro of ullk, A
Hploudld tract of land Iiiih been Kccurcd,
mid upon each ,11 vo acre yf HiIh will
hu nettled a JupiuicNU (umlly,"
Reservists Are In Arrest,
London. Fob. 7. Thu .London Diillv
Chronlelo prlntn u (llnputch from itu St,
J'otorHlmrg correBiwindont Htutiiig that
0,000 reaorviHtH nt l'oturhol lmvo inu
tlujud und arc undor urrcst ,in thoir
barrack.
tasslsniMiTtsi
PUTER IS CAUGHT
Attempts to Secure Illy Tract of
Oregon State Land.
NINE MEN SWEAR FALSELY TO AID
Protpoctlvo lrrti;nllon 8chomo on Kla
math Lnndt Would Havo Boon
Mndo to Yield Profit.
Milium, I-'uli. !. H. A. I). Tutor, con.
Vlcliil of ooiiHplrury to dufraiitl tliu gov
crnniiiiit In HiiiIht land ciihh, and
under lutlictuieiit on further chargon,
wih caught tmluy In an attempt to no
euro title to :i,'.'00 acruH of Htatu mdnxil
land In violation of law, and tho rtato
laud ImnuiI Iihh U,l)00 of IiIh giHtd
money mid evidence Hiilllclent to hIiuw
the fraudulent iiature of the tranwio
Hon. llttNll Wagner, of (IiIh city, procured
the limn to luaku the application for
tliu html. An each fllinl hlaijdlcHtlon
Im told Clerk llroun that Wagner
woultl call for Hid certlllcatt) of hIo.
ApplicHtloll to plllullllN) M'llOOl lllllll
uiwr KlHiimth I'all wure (Mod by nine
renlilt'iit of Kah'tu, whoNWoruthat they
nntel the laud for their own uu ami
bonttllt, ami bail matlo no contract, ex
prtuHi or implied, to convey the land to
any other pernou. No certificate of
ialu were IhuuiI, but Clerk (i. (!.
Iltowu called tho attention of tliu Mate
land ImnuiI to tliu miHplcliiu applicn
tltuiM, ami an invetlgtlou reultcl.
One of the applicant wan taken lx
foro the governor, whero he wan rlonoly
crofH-iUclliincd, until hoiidmlttetl that
ho hail iiiadi) the appllcntlon al the In
Ntaiici) of an agent of I'littr, ami miulu
the initial twymmit with a Ixink dralt
furitlnhed by I'uter.
(iovernor ('bamlx'rlain iiumediately
chIIihI a npcelal meeting of the rttatu
laud iMNtnl to eoiiNitlur the matter, anil
I'uter HpiK-HMil iH'foru the Ixmrtl. Ilu
axke.1 leave t withdraw tliu appllra
Hihin ami receive hi draftN, but tliu
laud lmrd reftiftxl to ret'oguUi) IiIh
right to have tliu money returned.
Thu draft will Imi returned only to
the KrfuiN wIhi tleHMiteI them, ami
when theH men aptwr, they will In)
brought up on tint mret and ipiet
iIikhhI a to thu truth of theirallltlavilN.
Whether the f'J.IHH) will eventually bo
rotiirnttl or will Imi hold by thu loard
aa forfeited rcliiRlii to bo iletorinliiod.
ONE OBSTACLE GONE.
Way It Uelng Cleared for the Klamath
Irrigation Project.
Washington, Fuh. I. Thu Iioiipu hn
wfei the hill recently rcjiortcd by
the irrigation committeu authorizing
tho hwretary of the interior in carrying
out any irrigation project umlurtnkeu
under thu national reclamation to raiu
or lower thu level of Littlu Klamath,
Tulle, ami (iiMHu lake, or Htich other
river or other Uxly of wnter couiui:ted
therewith a may Imi uccctry nml to
diipoxu of any land which may coinu
into m'mIoii of thu I'nite! Ktate nn
a recult thereof by ccrhIoii from thu
atate of Oregon uml California or other
wie. If thu Mnatu nccejit the Iioiiho
niiiwmidoiit there remaliiH but one
olwtaclu to Itu overcome bo foro tliu gov-
ernnient lK'giii conctructlon of thu
Klumnth irrigation project in Oregon
nml California. Thnt In to buy out tho
Klamath canal coiuihiuv nml other
owner of irrlpitiou work within the
urow propofod to ln reclaimed by thu
goveriimeul. A Mitifiictory offer lm
nlreiidy U'tui inatlu to hell thu Ankeiiy
canal to the government, and it i Ih
llcvod that ultimately Hiticfactory
term etui ho arranged for buying out
thu Kliimulh canal coinpany, although
it ih undcrcttMKl that thu conimny now
nks K00,000 fur it work and right.
That price Ih declared to bo exorbitant
uml uureoHouabli).
It Ih prolwblo that the Ntinatu will
agree to thu bill a it imhnihI the Iioiiho
today mul that it will hu prvimptly
Hlgncd hy thu prwltlent.
Guild Warships at Home.
Ht. I'otentburg, Feb. A Thu ndml-
rally, having definitely committed
itnelf to thu policy of rebuilding mul
greatly iiicrouNlng the hire of thu uiivy.
although thu detail nru not yet com-
plutod, Ih alretidy Uilng ljfHlegwl by
foielgu firm nnxiou to nccure con
tract. Thoio llrniH are having little
Bum1. I lie admiralty Iiiih decided to
attract foreign capital to HuhhIii for the
erection o( new yanlH with tho general
ptirixiHo ol encouraging mid creating a
vant Hhipliiilldlng liuhiHtry at home and
recuriiig an independent footing.
Suspension Bridge Collapses.
St. iVtendmrg, Feb. 4. Thu huh
peiiHlon bridge Hpnuiilug tho Fontnnkn
river collapHcd today while n detach
inunt of dragoon were cronalug. Thirty
mun and hortcH were preolpltnttHl Into
tho froun river, together with n num
ber of cub, wagon, etc., thu leu nt
Hint point being weak. Thu greatest
excitement prevailed, but speedily
hulp wiih forthrotning, mid thu victim
wuro reNciied, with thu uxception o( ono
drngoou.
Strike Breaks Out In New Place.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 4. A striko
began totlay in tho BohiiovIco district,
Thu strlkurn nru parading tho streets,
but tho- police havu been tactful mul
pujillc ordur bna not . been dlwliirbed.
Tho couosltora' striko nt Bnnuirn Una
ended, tho employers conceding nn In
crease of pay and a reduction of hours,
Ju
KLAMATH DILL 18 PA88ED.
President's Approval Alono Needed to
Execution of Irrigation Projoct.
WiiNhlngUiu, Fuh. ). Tho Klnmntli
Irrigation bill now lack only thu nig
nntiiru of thu preHldont to miiku il a
law. Tho Honalo Im nccoptutl thu
Iiouih) iiinendmcnt, which nru entirely
Mttlfac.tory to thu rcolamntloii norvlcu.
Ah finally unacted thu bill rend:
That thu eoerutary of tho Interior in
ho ruby authorized, in carrying out any
irrigation project Hint may bo under
taken by him iindur thu term mid con
dition of tho national reclamation act
ami which tnny Involve the changing of
thu IuvuIh of Iw or or Littlo Klamath
laku, Tulo or Ithot lako and Ooottu lake,
or any river or olhur b(ly of water
cooiit'Cted tiieruwllli, lu Oregon mul
California, to rairn or lower tliu level
of Haiti lakox, a may Im m-ciwHiry, and
io diNiKjfu of any land which may
coinu Into thu powffllon of thu Unitel
KtatoH an tho renult thereof hy cewdou
of any Htatu or othorwlHu, undor thu
tonn nml condition of thu national
reclamation act.
Hiul It not been for Hunator Fulton'
IriNlHtunce, Chairman Moutloll, of thu
hotiNu Irrigation comuiltteu, woultl not
have withdrawn hi objeutiou to till
bill and It woultl not havu puwo).
CALIFORNIA WILL HELP.
BUI Affecting Klamath Irrigation Dis
trict Is a Law.
Mficrnmeuto, Oil., Fob. fl. Two hoii
ate Idll became law totlay iijn lelng
Nlgnel hy thu governor. Ono wan the
Cogglii bill, iKirmittlug tho lowering of
tho water level of certain laken In the
northern part of the rtatc in furtherance
of irrigation and reclnmntlon work of
the reclamation ccrvlco of thu United
Htate. A similar bill ha recently'
In-on euncteil by thu Oregon leg!lature,
and InijKirtiint legiiilation by congrif
hearing on thu work in iuetion hn
Ihii iWNfed by Iwtli hoiifen and I
ready for the pruoldenl'M Ignnturc.
I'litler thu uuthorizutiou now given
by the California ami Oregon legiida-
turt. it i iimlerHtool that $4,000,000
will Ih exH'iidtHl by the (elorol govern-
inoiit on reclaumtion of the Klamath
ditrict, in Northern Californhr nml
Fouthorn Oregon, nml thnt 100,000
acre in CalKornin ami 100,000 in Ore
gon will Imj place! umlor irrigation.
Tho other hill igned by the govern
or i thu hill appropriating $70,000
(or a CalKornin exhibit at thu Ixwi
ami Clark uxiMHitiun. Thu hil leg!
lature appropriate! f'-'i.OOO, no that
ftir,000 i now made nvnilahle fur the
exhibit.
FINISH CANAL IN TEN YEARS
Report of Minister Barrett Says Pro
gress Is Good.
Washington, Feb. 0. In connection
with the lack of public information n
to the Htatu of thu work of canal dig
ging on the IxthmiiN of I'nnnma, and a
to thu exact amount of work executed
no (ar by thu American lncc they took
up thu tak, the American mlnintcr to
I'nnnma ha, nfter ronHullntion with
Chief Knginccr Wallace nnd n clou
lorNonnl incction of tho route of tho
proposed canal, Nubmitted to the state
department n rejxirt tijwri Hit cubject.
Thu communication I practically a
brief Nummary of thu vast amount of
tlotull NtntiftticH nml fnctH thnt will
uveiitually bo produced by the canal
comuiimilon, showing the actual con-
Ntniction on the canal accomplished
slncu July 1 hint, when Mr. Wallace
ttxik cluirgu of thu engineering deHirt
ment. The mot iiniortant stuteuiunt
in the rexirt In HiIh:
"If the next six month show n pro
gress i-orriH)ntling to thnt of tho last
nix mnntliN, il In tliu conviction of thu
lieni engiuiKTH in l'mimun that a sen
level count can be coiiHtructod In ten
venrs nml Iw rendv for largo vibuIn by
Jnnuary I, llllft.'
The n'ort wty thoro Ih no ground
tor thu current rcKrt that littlu has
been iiccomplihcd In advancing thu
coiiNtruction of tho canal during the hint
six month.
Canal Zone Is Healthy.
Washington, Fob. 0. Secretnry Taft
today received a rcort from (Jovernor
D.vvi, of tliu 1'iiuninii canal tone, stat
ing that roixut l health condition on
tliu iidhnuiH are "cruelly exaggerated
and that the sanitation of Panama is
progrewdr.g a elllcieutly a that of any
city In the United. Mtate." He Nay
that the total number of yellow fever
case originating in thu zone slncu thu
Amcicnuri assumed control is 3'2. Thu
reort says there Ih no plague, no ty
phoid fevur nnd very littlu dysen
tery. Cannot Depend on Troops,
ltcrlin, Feb. (I, German military ex
ports familiar with thu inner conition
of tho KuHinu army declare that thu
autoemey cannot depend on the loyalty
of nny of tho troop outsldo of thu few
regiments serving ns liodygunrd to tho
czar nml thu grand dukes. Military
mun hero, in the light of history mid
tradition, Jhorefnre, regard thu recent
mutiny of soldiers nnd marine nt Se
vastopol iiB thu most dangeroiiH event of
all thu recent turmoil in Kiissia.
Kuropatkln Tenders Resignation.
St, Potorbsurg, Feb. 0. General
Kuropntklii has tendered to thu czar
lilareslgiiition of tho command of the.
force in llio Far Fast. General Grlp
penborg litis been removed from tho
command of tho Second Mnuchurlnn
nrmy nt his own request, having du-
elared Hint ho nnd boon dishonored by
Kuropatkin's odors to re trout ut tho
bnttlo of tho Hun river.
022
Ifnrul riorr for Know.
When tliero In niicL n tiunntlty of
ground io ho clcanod of inarr nn U
found n round tho average, firm home,
xoinotlilng morn thnn tho ordinary
miow Khovel Is needed. If tho snow
In deep nml the xpnee to bo cleared
consltlcrahle, then one should bring
Into uno h largo plovr with tho horso
to pull It. For a hand plovr nothing
l better than tho slmplo ono made In
the following innnnor;
Kelect two pieces of hoard frte from
knot, each three feet ion? and six
Inches wide Hovel the cud of each
I ward and nail thcni together In the
form of n V. If necesiwry they may
he braced at tlie wide end by atrip
three luchrn wide mid the necessary
length. Then pnt In a pole lire feet
long with n rroN piece at the upper
end. To ntrongthen the end In which
the handle In ItiHerted cut n block of
wood ns large ni possible, and fit ft
siui'Lx lu.Tt) rum ran s.tow.
In the end whero tlie two pieces of
board Join. '
This will make It easier to Insert
the handle firmly and will make tbe
sldo pieces stronger as well. The small
cut lu tho upper part of the Illustra
tion show clearly bow this block of
wool should be formed and the handle
Inserted to get the best results.
Thinning Apple.
Thinning apples may be a profitable
operation under some circumstances;
but ns fruit Is ordinarily marketed In
tho commercial npple-erowliig sections
of New York, It Is not profitable. In
vestigations In thinning by the Now
York Agricultural Experiment Station
((icncvn) were carried on for four sea
sons In a commercial orchard. The re
sults, In Improvement of the fruit In
size, In color nnd In quality, were
mnrked, whenever fair to heavy crops
were borne on tlie trees, but tlie quan
tity of fruit was usually lessened; so
that unless a higher price la secured
for tho improvement In quality Uie ex
pense of tho operation Is not repaid.
Full details of these testa are given in
Bulletin No. 230 of the station, which
any apple grower or other person In
terested may secure without cost, by
sending his name and address to the
director, with n request for this bulle
tin. Any available station bulletin
may be obtained lu this way.
Bllrrlnif Cooking Food.
Where more or less food for stock
I cooked, Homo handy way of stirring
It ought to bo devised. Of course, the
old-fnshloued Indie, or the great wood
en spoon, Is nhvays available, but If
the quantity Is large, to usn these In-
Mrunicnts means aching arms and
shoulders. A stirrer which will save
much lubor Is readily made In the fol
lowing manner. Make a Minft of a
strip of wood two Inches thick nnd
lung enough so that It will extend
three or four Inches above the top of
the kettle. At the bottom or till shnft
make paddles by crossing two thin
boards two or three Indie wide.
Fasten n crnuk to the top of the
shaft and to till crank fasten n pole,
or not. ns preferred. Then prepare n
strip of board b!x or eight Inches wide,
bore n hole through the middle,
through which to pass the idinft.
iiuitch both ends to tit over the handle
of the kettlo and at one end tlx n
slide nml n set screw to hold It In
place. If the cooking of the food
tor stock Is done nwny fioin the
house, ns It ought to be, one should
build n fireplace of bricks nnd evmeut
In which to set tlie kettle. The Illus
tration Bhows both the fireplace, or
pot, nn suggested, nnd the plan for
making the stirrer nnd It will be seen
that It la comparatively easy to ar
range the device as suggested Indian
npolls News.
Color of Honey.
The color of honey vurles greatly, I
ranging iroiu wnier wniie to a very
dark brown. The bees themselves
have no control lu regulating the color
of honey; lu fact, It seems to make no
difference at nil to them whether It Is
light or dark, as tliero Is plenty of IL
Light honey Is not always tho best lu
flavor, though It does ulways bring tho
highest price. Light-colored honey Is
gathered from such flowers ns clover,
bass-wood nnd mountain sage, while
thu dark U gathered from buckwheat.
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TO 8T1II COOKINO 11)01),
autumn flowers nnd whltewood. In
somo localities it Is nlmo.it impossible
to soctiro a crop of light-colored honey.
Wo know of no wny of making dnrk
colored honey light; blenchlnjr It would
Impair Its flavor nnd would" bo Imprac
ticable, Wo would rather hnro dark
good honey than light poor honey.
Vrom Oro to Jry Teed.
Changing fnrm nnlmnls from jtrns
to dry feed Is a critical tlmo In tho
fnttcnlng period. While tho stomncn
of a critter Is nblo to wlthstniid con
siderable III treatment without caus
ing death, yet nt tho same tlmo sud
den changes in tho ration may Rrcat
ly Interfere with his general thrift.
Tho secret of success in mnklntr tho
change Is to do it so grndunlly that
tho system will not ho dcrnnged. A
llttlo dry feed should be given at first,
this being grndunlly Increased until
tho nnlmnls becorno thoroughly accus
tomed to It It is better If animal
may hnvc access to old jrxnss for sev
eral weeks nfter they nre placed on
dry feed. Borne adopt the prnctico of
hauling a little hay to tho pastures
late In tho fall, ami claim that thla
bridges over tho change period in a
most satisfactory manner. In making
tho change It Is better to underfeed
during the first week or two rather
thnn overfeed, because It may take
months to correct tho Injurious result
of overfeeding nt such n time. There
aro those who make tho claim that
an animal overfed nt nny period of Its
existence will novcr completely recov
er, but will nppenr more or less stunt
ed even up to the time it rocs to the
block as a fat nnlmnl. Whero fatten
ing animals have had considerable
range It Is a great nilstnke to confine
them In close yards suddenly, because
they will fret considerably and may
refuso to make gains for soveral
weekn. Iowa Homestead.
Tlie MorlKBK) raid.
W sln't bavin' many luxuries. Ilk citj
folks do,
W ain't wcarin' all the latest style an'
all oar clothes alu't new;
Of our honesty and goodness we aln'l
... nt nt If.
But we're havln' all w want to eat an'
cot the mortgage paid.
We ain't pllln' up a fortune for the boyi
to fight about
Wbtn our last day's work Is over an'
we're steppln' down an' out.
Bat It's good to have succeeded in tin
effort that we made
For to keep thing runnln emooUdy an'
to get the mortgage pnfd.
W have had onr share of upa anf
downs, as other peopl do.
But we've tried to keep our spirits ub
when things were lookln' bine;
We'll be resdy for the ending wbn thi
gam of life is played.
For we'Te raited the children best wr
knew and got the mortgage paid.
Tb (Irntlowgman.
HinoklnR Meat Safely.
Take au old stove nnd lead the
smoko through a long stove pipe, b,
Into a large box, a. Set the box a
little higher than th
stove. Drlro nails
through the top of
the box and bend
them Into hooks, c,
to bang your meat.
Make a small door in
BOX SMOKB nOUS.
the sldo to put tho
meat through. With a stove you can
control your Ore and It Is also much
safer. Henry Nessen, In Farm and
Home.
Kill Off tba Cabbage Lice.
Cabbngo aphis Is ono of our worst
cabbage pests. The lice multiply very
rapidly when conditions favor them
and are a source of great loss and
annoyance. They may bo killed only
by Insecticides that smother, or kill by
contact; ordinary poisons have no ef
fect on plant lice. Kerosene emulsion
diluted with 10 parts of water, applied
thoroughly to the lower side of th
leaves when eabbaco nlauts am smnii.
Is effective In n measure. Fumigating
seed stocks In spring with carbon bi
sulphide gets rid of the original brood.
The pest Is nasty and should bo treat
ed wherever found. Farm and Home,
Komi l)ut for the Hennery,
Collect a few barrels of dry earth,
road dust, flue dry dirt In the cornfield
or potato patch, or nnywbere that is
most convenient. This Is a handy
thing to have lu tho full nnd winter,
for sprinkling under tho roosts and on
the floor of the poultry house. It ab
sorb ammonia, keeps down smells,
and keeps thing ship-shape. It will
liny to attend to this when It can b
so easily done. It costs but llttlo and
Is u real advantage.
Home Iucubutor Hint.
Do not turn tho eggs for three days
from beginning the hatch, nor after
the nineteenth day.
See that the Incubator seta perfectly
level, otherwise the egg chamber will
he warmer lu one place than another.
Use only the best oil, and feed and
trim the lamp every morning, no mat
ter how long It might bum without
doing this.
Opeu the egg 'chamber only when
turning the eggs. Take the eggs out
to turn them, and shut the egg cham
ber while they aro out. Let the eggs
cool for from ten to thirty minutes, ac
cording to tho weather, every day.
Leave chicks In the Incubator from
twenty-four to thlrty-slx hours after
they are hatched; they do not nred
feeding for at lenst thlrty-slx hours
nfter they come from the shell. N.
Hire has provided for their sustenance
during this time.
Do not open the egg chamber after
the chickens begin to pip the shell,
even If' some chick seems to be having
n hard time to get out. A chick thnt
cnunq.t get out of tho shell without
help Is not worth saving. If the chicks
gasp and struggle, do not bother thorn
It Is good for them.
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