NEWS OF THE WEEK
III a Condensed Form for
linsy Readers.
Our
UAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Hntuma of tlio Lois Important but
Not Lass Intoroitlnjr Event
of tlio Putt Wcok.
Older Powell Iiiih assumed ollli'i) nit
marshal ut Nwnii, Alaska, ponding In
vestigation. Japan hint been culled upon to pun
ish Formosaus wlui murdered eight
American sailors.
Pour iM'cf triiHt olllclals have Im'dii
Indicted liy tint I'ltilnntl grand Jury ut
Chicago fur spiriting a witness away.
Until parties In III" Chicago strike
refuse ti confer itml tlm implyiirn have
mloptcd it pluii by which they !))) to
win.
President Roosevelt linn loft Okla
homa for Colorado. Mo iiiwv lie in
duced to (vimii on to Portland Mint at
tend tint fair.
It I mlil the lntriit'l Itinwhtn flil !
Hti prtmrlnt( (or it dash (loin Khmiglmi
mill China will lit tumble to prevent it,
mh pIiii litot no war tcmols near.
Tim two liiMitlln flouts In Asiatic wn
tois have not )t't mum together, Imt
they urn (nut iippriHiohlng iititli otlinr
uinl it Imlllo In jixhh'IihI itt any tlum.
Octiornl Diauoinlrolf urges tint iwtr
tO fUlltlllllt) till) whi, saying tlml in
four yiHtiH JitNtu'H remni.ec will Imi ex
hausted ntiil she will t lien Ih) ut tlio
inetcy ol Iboisln.
Representative JmiitM, of Washing
ton, lxproscs tin opinion tlutt Hantn
Oomlnog In not enpnblo of governing
horsoll uinl internal strife wilt continue
until some government takes charge.
Tlio Japanese nro sending largo ford
galnsl Vladivostok.
hlwtu II. Morgan, of Aurora, N. V.,
linn Imiii nptolntl United State min
ister to Coicn.
Ailiiilrnt Hlgsls-o, commanding tlio
Orriltcan Miindrou, reports nil iiilot
in Kitnto Domingo.
Two miners wore killed and n mini
txir rerlosuly Injured In it strike riot at
lllhhiug, Minnosolit.
Tim houses of two notiiinloii miner
ut lllonshurg, Alnlminit, wore blown iii
liy dynamite nuil a ihlid killed.
Tlio Chicago teamsters' strike con
tinues without nny material change.
Itiotfl are of frupii'iit occurrence.
Tim rritnklin county, Kentucky,
grand Jury Iiiin returned iiIkiiiI -100 In
dictments against tlio Standard Oil
company for failure to lake out jil
liars' license.
NO HOPE OF TAHIFF REVISION,
SEA FIGHT AT
hand
Iihj liacli oilier.
BOTH SEEN NEAR SINGAPORE
Russians QoImr In Direction of South
China Sen, Most Probable
Scono of Dattlo.
Hnnibrouitli Bays Noxt 8nsslon Will
Do Duvotud to Unto Quoitlon,
WiihIiIiikIoii, April II. Hciiulor'
iiniiHimniKii, f Norn, lukoin, n Mtn.iu? HuslIIc Fleets arc TflSl AlHirOuCll'
ndvocnlo of it tcitiljiiHtiiiuiil of tliutnrlff,
hiiliiiviiri tluit tlio cliuuco of liirlfl rnvlH
Ifiii Iiiih piiHNcil mid Unit nothliiK will hit
iliiini in tlm IiiiiiiimIiiIh fiituro looking to
tlm rciiilJiiNtiniint of tlm DliiKlny nttiiH
to ini'iit cIiiiiiuIiik rouditluiiH. Wlillo
Mr. llmiHliriMiuh In it Htronn jirotcctlou
IhI, I m lndiiivcM tlm i'xIhIIiik tariff
nliould Imi ri'iidJiiMtcd, hut lm Iiiih rotim
to tlm ('ourlunlon thill tlm ht iiikI-ptttt ith
Imvi) uoiiviui'od tlm prcMldi'iit tlmt no
rovlnlon Iri niTcfiHitry.
Ho tlilnkN tlm M)HlM)ii(wni'iit of tlm
nxtnt pifuNlou until October In put mi
mid to all uluiuui of titriff rovlidoii. It
Ih IiIm opinion, mid tlm vlnw In njiitrod
by initny otlmr umii In WitNblnxtou,
tlmt it m'Hiilon iiiIIimI to ini-ut Oi'toln-r 15
for tlm piirM)Mii of juuotliiK it ruilrnd
rnto hill will not find opportunity to
nimlilur iiiiotbor fiuoli wiilKhty topic iih
tlm turllf. llo disdiircN tlmt coii(rw
will couMium tlm tliuo from OctolMtr in
to Dficinlmr 1 In orKiiululu I'oiniiilt
tiTH mid KttliiK rendy for iictinil work.
Iln fiirthitriuoro hidliiVt-H tlmt the two
or tlin-o wcvkN prm-dhiK tlio bolldity
iiH'itH will bo WHMti'd on wiiuit prutoxt
or oilier, mid tlmt 'omkiih will not wl
dottu to biiHluiw bi'foro tlio nevolid
week In JmitiHry. In hU opinion it
will ho I'Hiy oiiouuh to driij,' out tliodlH
euMiloiiof tlm fHllrimd rKtu bill through
tlm enllri' ImiK Hmlon, hwvtiiK no limit
fur h oiiHlilfiiilli)ii of it Urilf hill. TIiIn
lieliix tlio NlliMtloii, hn lm mil It, Mr.
llmiHlirotiuli liiw Hlmiidniioil nil lioju) of
hnvliiK tlm ttulft fevlmxl.
PUT NO TRUST IN MINES
Tlio iU0ntlin of tlm K'Vcrntnent nu
rvptiiiK rnllriHid relmtm ihi iimteriul
UH,I in ftmiiivtlon with tlm iiripttlon
rivhtuuttiou iirvico bun lx-en roforiol
to tlio attorney tuiernl for mi oilniou.
Dutch wnrNhiHi lutvo ri'xirted to
their nuverniiieiit tlio imiiiliieiieeinent of
it mtvnl httttlu between tlm JhMhhi
himI ItuifiUn xpmdroiiN ni-nr tlm Anmn
Ihh Munil. tHinl of tlio Muluy ihmiIii
Htiln.
JnpnnotHi crulMtm lutvo Immiu won
Iiii1is fur HiUKiiirtt
Tlm Jitpuneoo lutvo complete plain) of
the VlmlivtMtok fortinVitUuni.
t'oiiitiilfmlniuir Gitrtlohl Imn hUirtnl
11n illVOHtiRHttoll illtlt tllO lldlllH III tllO
HtHtiditrd Oil in Khumm.
A l.ittlo Itock, Ark., lodgo of
KuiKbtH nf I'ylbhtN mvldiutlly killixl
H ihhii who wit hoiiiK iiiltiiittml.
Tlio third trial of Nhii rHtterwi'n for
tlm uiurdor of (VotMtr Yihiiik lutN boon
nwtx)MiH it tuok In order to net now
wltrnKH.
Itui'iilan K'limil Iniyn plarot n qttAii
tity of oxptoHlvti behind a picture of
the cxitr, blowing It Into fniKiiioutM and
injuring four pupllH.
Tlio tcmimterN ntrlko in ChlcitK 'H
tlm nitiHo of uimiy rlotn. KtiinitH nro
burrlcmlml mid HorioUM conllictH lutvo
ocourrcd betwinm pollen mid trlkern.
Tlm ItiiHHimi licet citu't et Into Hul.
gnu mid in ivy nolxo it Dutch IhIiiiiiI.
Tlio Dutch Kant IikIIch miuudroii Imn
Kono north to preforvo imutrallty.
Tlio controller of tho troamiry Iiiih
IwiiikI a dctirtliin In wlikii lm roudoiuuH
tho lutoiinr dupiittiiieut for lu'coptlnt;
nillrond robattw on irrigation iimtwriul,
in violation of tlm very liw tho Kovtiru
ineiit Ih tryliiK to enforce.
Tho iHtttltwhlp MiuiiMKita Iiiih boon
nurcoMifully buinoliwl.
lliiudroilH of ponuuiH woro killed by
tho (Hilhipno of it nworvnlr at Madrid,
Spain. '
Tho JnuuiPMi Kovorniiiiint Iiiih ordurtil
00,000 guiiHtockH from u Cclar HapIdH,
Iowa, manufacturer.
Fortification Export! Favor Submit-
rlnoi for Contt Diifnnio.
NiwMirt, It. I., April 11. Tho third
ivimuiittoo of tlm fort lllcui Inn Ixmrd, of
which Adiuiriil ('harlcN N. TIiouuin, I'.
H. N., In I'halrmmi, In devoting hn-clal
attoiitloti to tho ihinerN Incident to tho
uko of mihiiiarluo milieu, mid It In
lemiml tlmt emplmnlti will bo ilucel on
tlm advnutnKo of nubiitltutliiK' ubtunr
Inn boa In for milieu fur hurlxir defetmc.
IMfciifulnn IIiIn Hubject, it member of
tho committee mild today :
"Mlui'N cannot ho rolled on in tiuiifi
of war. TriuN kIvcii nubniMrliuit in
NarraKmiiiott bay rcmiltod iinnucceioi
fully, duo ehlelly to tho Ntrnnx currentN
which Nweep trhoiiKh tho bnrlxir and
entrmiced to tho bay and mako tbcio
defciiM extremely dniiK'oroiiN. Thin f
ouo of tho iuiK)itmit niibJi-ctN that tho
fortlilrittiou board lmn already tuken up
mid will thoroughly exiimliiii during
tho imH'cttoii of fortitlrntloiiN and tho
land and llnntlni? defeni-en.
'IThe oNtablbihiNl fact that a numlier
of tlm ItuiMilau wnrnblpN woro blown up
by their own nuhuiarlno milieu, and tho
prt'neiil practice in Knulaud of din-
cardliiK mibinarino iniiio dofuiiM'N to it
Kroat oxtotit in harborn where there aro
widn chnuueli to defend and where tho
tldcH aru NtroiiK, aiid plnciui; there nub
murine ImmiIn, Iiiin addeil to tho nentl
uieiit in favor of replacing milieu with
Uiuti."
JAPANESE EQUALLY CONFIDENT
Oolleva Runlan Float Hat Secret Oato
In Pacific Ocean.
Toklo, April II. Via) Adinirnl llo-
JoHtvoimky'N dvimiimI 1'aclcll mpuidron
ban not been reported hIiico it (Homed
8ln;aore. ItH whoroMlMHitM mid the
phtim nf ltotwtVHiM,ky am Dubjeoti of
tho keiinekt NHt'ulalloii.
It In itilt generally nwumwl tlutt
Kojtwtvonnk) down not dofiro an iuiino
dlnto Iwttlo and that bo will attempt
to reach Yhtilivinitok, wliorp there Hro
ilot'kH mid hIiiiw, or oixo it Ihino. Tho
latter ooutmi Ih dcomed iiumtiiifartory,
on acoiimt nf oor facllltlvi and tho
ilmiKor of politicMl ooiiidicittioiiH.
.Nlatiy believe tlmt tho Itinwdnti naval
ouiuiHHndor ban a kocoikI remlctvoiiH In
tlm Pacific (K'ean, and tlutt bo will
opiHHlily ipiit tho China ecu mid i
oMNtward of tho I'liilippluon. !f Vladi
vostok In bin ohjoctivo, tho I'acillc in
coiiNideroil to ho more favorable for tho
wcvomplUliiiicnt of hid purMMH), al
tboiiKh it largely iIojioiiiIh on ltojunt
voimky liluimilf.
Tho .liiHineco uotNpaNirri and public
tuproM relief and ploamiro over tlio up-
proaoli ot tho llinmiau vquadron, and
conlldeiR'e that ToKO'tvill win.
Blnnaporo, April 8. Tlio ImjIIiiI h
general bein that n denporato oiiKno
iiiont for tho cuitrol of tlm tn-an Ih Im
minent off here between tho Jupmicpo
ilcleiihlvo lleet, under commiind of Ad
miral Too, and tho ItuitHiau fleet com
iniindcd by Vlco Admiral ItojoNtvounky.
Tlm two lleetN aro rapidly iiproiicblnn
each otlmr, and naval oxportn huro br
llovo that it lmttlo which will decldo
w but her or not Japan Ih to retain Nil
premiicy on tlio iH'tHin iih well iih on
laud will ho fought within a fortnight.
Tho captain of a counting Htiitiuor
which ban put into I'onmiit roK)rtn hav
ing pamiixl a Hoot of "7 armorcladH 70
militi to tlm wjiithoai'l. Tiu fleet whh
llyini no oolorit, and when ho altonsl
IiIh iiitiroo to iueVt tho warHbiH it do
ntroyor mIIhI ii mid adinoniHhil him
to turn !tk. Tho warning whh
promptly lulled.
Kovoral ('hiui'NO jiinkH that bnvo nr
rlvod hero brliiK tho iiowh that tho con
verted IhhI iiieicbantiiieu, formerly in
tho Yokohmnit-Kmi 1'raiiclfco trade, nro
NitrolliuK every avenue thtoui,di which
tlm KiumIiiu lleet mlht jkwi in their
runb toward Vladivontok, nnd tho bulk
of Admiral Toko'h big licet In kept in
ixifltloii whero it can bo hurlcl aalmtt
tho KumOariH iih hooii iih nightcd.
Accotiipanyliit' tho main lxxly of tho
fl4-t aro two limiting furnacoM that weiu
built at Hanoi), and which nro denliicd
to ri'Ntlr all dainni;o tlmt may roMiilt to
tho lleet in Uh crulninn opemtioiiN. On
thoce nblpH aro uiouuttMl hu(o limiting
craiieH, with which dlwtbled kuiih can
bo liflel and which nro expected to
prove of Krcnt cervlcc, Nliould tho Jap
anoHo Hulfer at tho lunula of tho Huh
laiiN. It In tho geiivrnl opinion that the
battle will tnko place in tho Chiun nva,
and there in n dlvernlty of opinion nn to
the outcome. While it In ndrnjttcd
that the J a pan ceo llct-t Imn tho ndvant
age of ceHoiiel men nnd experienced
comnmnderN, it Ih nleo nuro that the
Kuhfllnn nd ml nil will enjoy thondvnnt-
ago in weight of metal, nnd that ho ban
Improved tho mnrknmaniliip of bin
KiinuerN in tho lone; voyage ncroin In
nlmi Niiro. The buttle Ih Hiiro to In one
of the iiiohI ilcHHrately contetol in the
blntory of imval warfare nnd tho ele
ment of luck may play it largo part in
ltd outcome.
WEST TO DIG CANAL.
Chairman Shout 8ayt It Will Furnish
tho Hlf.bt Men.
Chicago, April 10. WcHtorn iiiqii
are to lutvo a lung leowny alio wan to In
tlm Holcutlou of capable onglneurn and
oontraolorH for tlm work of the Panama
canal. Not that tliero In goiuc to bo n
nectlonal dlHcrlmlnittlon In (electing
the MilioriliruttcN who mtvu under tho
new canal coiiiiiiIhhIoii, but, ah Chair
nmn T. I. HhontH raid today:
"Wo wldli to employ tho men who
lutvo practical knowledge of direct con-
I'lan for Clitclcen-!ton.
A Tezaa woman in Fann and Itnnch
dcHcrlbtti a chicken houne for tlio ben-
DEAD BY THOUSANDS.
NO EIGHT-HOUR LAW ON CANAL
Whole Towns Destroyed by Recent
, Indian Earthquake.
CVIcutla, April 10. Telegraphic
commiinlcfition with Dharmimbt him
Im-oii nwitoriMl. Tho latent account!
hIiow that tho earthquake wan oven
more dlHflHtroiiH than nt fhflt believel.
Of n total imputation of nearly 0,000 in
the town of Kangra, it in believed that
only oOO aru Ielt nllvo. Many of thewj
have lloil.
Of tho jxillce only n deputy incja-ctor
nnd four rergeantH nro alive. Many
people lire still imprisoned in tho ruin.
DhariniHtla, Kangra, I'alanpur, Dim
wan and nil of the neighboring villages
were completely wrecked. Bcarcely o
building remains etnnding. Not much
damage was douo at Hnripur, Deragopi
pur, Nadaurn or Hatnirpui.
Huyanptir, having a pojiulation of
alxiut 0,000 niuIb, Ih rejKjrU-d to bo in
ruiriH.
The shocks still continue. There Is
no lions from Kulu valley. According
to native rumors, n great amount of
damage has been done. Anotllclal dis
patch from DharmsAln nays the place is
n scono of denotation. Owing to the
scarcity of lalwr, great difficulty is ex
jiorienecd in excavating the ruins, but
tho Goorkhas aro doing excellent work.
venlent ono,
It Is built of 1x12 boards, well sUt
tM on three sides; tlio front has ft
stripped or latticed door In ono corner,
this to Insure plenty of ventilation;
tlio roosts nr swinging poles, sus-
Hlructlon work, who can dotholxstmid cflt ot " who may wish a clean, con-
most effective work for the government
in tho shortest reasonable time nnd for
the best legitimate price and I lovo
Western men.
"I bad intended to mako certain ftp
)H)liitiiioiitH buforo my departure for tho
Kast, but for purely biiHinesH reasons I
have decided to hold them off. I leave
for New Yoric tomorrow, and from there
go to Washington, to bo with tho com
mission until such timo in the near fu
ture its I can leave for Panama.
"In selecting superintendents, fore
men, onglneorH mid tlm other skilled
lalior tii I) employed on tho canal, we
will dig up tho man that cnu think,
Bet ntnl do honestly in tho best way for
the host iutorosts of tho United Htntos
gnvernititmt. Wo want tho practical
man who has had construction experi
ence. And Wostiini men In railway
work have had this."
n EI.
. id- .. f ' "l f i ii rnsTr m
co.tvkiik.it aucKrw uotsc
CAVALRY IS RAIDING.
ponded bj heavy wire, out of tlio
draft. Tlio walls come within four
teen Inches of tlio ground and tlm
nests aro rnado on tho outside, tli-n
securely boxed up with a slanting
cover Uiat Is hinged on and can be
raised from tlio outside. Tills prevent
having to enter tlie henhouso when
you wish to gather up the eggs. It
has the appearance shown In the illus
tration. Small tin cans are tacked on tho
roost, the walls and near tlio nesti;
In them Is kept mothlue balls; they
keep out all vermin.
b'onator l'latt la
health,
much improved in
Tho Federal grand Jury nt Portland
Iiiih llnlHhed Uh work mid Iiiih boon ills
nilHHod, Bovon moro indlutiiioiitH were
returned. Btnto Renator Iloutli and his
brother uro among thoHo Implicated in
tho latent diRcloHuroH of land fntuds.
The 8t. PotorHburg war olllco ttlatiiiH
tlutt tho Ilal'to flout Iiiih eluded Togo's
uliiptj and will roach Vladivostok In
uftfely.
Cavalrymen in tho Guardhouse.
Ilurliugtoii, Vt., April 11. Twenty,
tlvo nieuiberii of Trooi II, l'lfteoutli
cavalry, couiiiianded by 11 rn t Lieuten
ant (IiHirgo T. Ibwuutn, aro In tlm
guardhouse at Port l-'thmi Alton tonight
as tho HMtiltH of dihturlmucoN following
IHiyday, while as many more aro being
Nought by it detail of wildlern. Tho fit)
troopora loft the Nwt liiiinisllately after
payday on Thursday, and many ills
turlHiuewi in this city and Wiunoskl
followwl. Tho moil claim it urlovuuro
iiguiilst I.loutonmit Itowmmi, iih u
roanoii for their recent alonco.
New Mexican Stoamur Linos,
Mexico Olty, April 1 1. CoiiHldoralilo
progroHH Iiiih lioou iiuido toward tho in
auguration of it HtcauiHhip lino between
Moxoluu gulf lurtH and Canada and It
Ih probablo that HtoainorH of tho now
lino will begin their trlm next mouth.
Tho (juiMtion lutH arlsou iih to whether
HtoaiUorH Hlutll call at Cuban ports, iih
tltHt intended mid afterward changed.
Tho government obJoctH to making Htopa
at Cuban portH, hut It Ih hoped to bo-
CtirO ItH COIIHOIlt to thin.
Designs for Mexico's New Coins.
Mexico City, April 11. President
Diaz Iiiih imuod it decree regulating tho
donlgua for tho now col iih of tho ro
publlo. Provirilou Ih inado for tho nuw
gold coliiH of 10 and $5 tmoh, and for
now ullvor dollttra differing but ulightly
irom tho prunont colim,
European Nations Will Appoint En
gineers to Advise Commission.
Washington, April 11. Chief Kn
gineor Wallace, of the Isthmimi cniial
cotnmiNHinn, had an interview with
Secretary Taft tiHlay, in which the con
ditions on tho canal were dtscusHod.
Afterwards Mr. Wallace met those
inemlMirn of tho commission who are in
the city. An to the right of tho com
inltwlon to employ labor for more than
eight hours per day, tliero Is it lu'lief
that tho uight-ltour law duos nut apply
to the eannl tone.
Chief Engineer Wall nee says that it
would very seriously iniHsIe work to
have tlio eight-hour law In effect dur
ing tlio coiiHtructiou of tlio canal. It
would Ihi iitiHMHihle to make uniform
hour for all Ulmr, Immune some laltor
uiUMt be employed 1'.' Ihhith, while 10
Ihmun is the rule for most of tho work
ingiiioii. The sounIoii of the canal eoinmiwiiou
totlay whh devoted to an oxplatuttion of
existing couditiono on the isthmus, en
gineering and otborw Ise, by Chief En
gineer Wallace, whnatteudoil the meet
ing as a coiiiuitiMioiicrfnr tbettrst time.
OliMirmnu HhiHihi Ih expected to bo
prokent at tho meeting tomorrow.
Buy Out Colvlllo Indians.
Washington, April 8. I'wprosonta
tlvo .tones today rciuoHtod the secretary
of tho interior to itond nu insptetor to
Washington to negotiate an agreement
with the Colvlllo Indians under which
hey will concent to the opening of the
unallotted lauds of the wnith half of
their reservation, llo urged that Mich
up agreement tie mado in time for sub
mlHuion to emigre noxt w inter. It is
probablo that Inspector Mclaughlin
will Ih sent to negotiate with tlio Col
villi thlri summer. The north half
may also bo purchased.
Russian Dands Roam Around Enemy's
Flanks and Rear.
Harbin, April 10. Detachments of
Russian cnvnlry are actively reconnol
tering the Japanese llmiks and even the
rear. One detachment of them bos
even jHmctrntcd to Krdakiliie, where
it was brought to n stop by Japanese
entrenchments. Heloro retiring, how
ever, it is said they succeeded in cut
ting the railroad and burning tho depot
nnd stores.
The detachment brought back news
that n fortnight ago a mixed JaiHtnef o
division of 10,000 men with artillery
left the JniHtneso rear and disappeared
into Mongolia and was followed it few
days ago by another detachment of 5,
000 men. Those troops aro oxH?cted to
apHwr in the region of ltodum, which,
unfortunately, is connected with the
Imso by only poor roads. Kiriu is in
the shiiio pliglit, and tho Iocs of the
narrow gauge rolling stock abandoned
at Mukden is especially felt.
Chinese rejiort tlutt the Jajwnwe nro
energetically trancporting siitgo guns
towaid Kiriu.
A boavy snow fell again Friday, but
It is melting ami swelling tlio rivers.
As an indication nf tlio iMiplunty of
the old otemu, tienontl I.lnievitch, ho
Ih receiving hundrelH of telegrams of
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cunniiiiiHiiuu on uiii apjioiiiiiiieiii
uommauder in chief.
Mnrkatlnir the Rbk
Hgga ahould bo gnthentl every day
In summer and oftener In winter, un
less tho hen house la warm enough
so that the eggs will not freeze and
buret the shell. Put the eggs Into a
basket with the small end down until
ready to pc: In boxes for shipping
and keep In a cool room. Then pack Jn
the box with the card-board separa
tors, with the email end down. They
will keep fresh longer If packed in this
way than U put Into the boxes In a
haphazard manner. The reason for
this Is found In the fact that the yolk
cannot settle to the shell when the
small end Is put down and the air
cannot strike the yolk as long as It
doca not touch the shell. When eggs
bring a good price It U better to sell
tho eggs than to raise chickens to sell,
for the profit Is good and there 1 not
so great an outlay. Iljr all means raise
chickens when eggs do not bring a
very good price. Among the most pro
lific layers will be found the Itlack
Spanish, the Hlack, White and Drown
Leghorns, Poland, Hamburg, Creve
Coeur and La Fleche, which are larger
than Itlack Spanish, but somewhat
similar to them. Epltomlst
Cleft OraftlnR.
Varieties of grafting arc many, but
cleft grafting represents tho method
commonly In use for tho grafting of
orchard trees where the old top Is to
bo removed during the course of a
few years and a new ono Is to be
grown In Its place. Tho ideal time for
this top grafting Is wjco the leaves
are Just pushing out, for then the
ns
Plot Against tho Republic.
Paris, April t. Much mystery sur
roumlH tho arrest of mi ex-ouptuiii of
the army on the charge of conspiracy
agaii st tlm public security, and tlio
Koiaum in the sumo connection of it
largo number of cartridge nnd uni
forms. Tho parties concerned seek to
explain that it whh intended to mm tho
arms in it mission to tho Ivory coast,
but thu activity of tho 6corot police
leads to reports of plots against the se
curity of tlm government.
Should Agreo on Life-Saving.
Washington, April 8. Tlio llrltish
nmlmssiiilor, Sir Mortimer Durand,
called upon Acting Secretary of State
IxmiiuIh today to tttgo a rooiproewl ar
rangement between America and (ircut
llrltaln rebooting tho equipment of
ocean going utennt vessels with lifouv-
lng (lovlcos. Tho proposition was re
Castro Pays No Interest.
Now York, April 10. Details are
still lacking iih to the adjustment of
tho external debts of Veiieiiie'.a, sayun
Herald dispatch from Caracas. The
sottolmont of the internal dout is rigor
ous. Accrued interest (or hix teats is
willed out. Tho new .1 iHr contH aro
secured by the alcohol tax, mid replace
tho existing tl and 12 iHr cents. For
eign holdings aro said to bo hottvy. The
government has abolished all tho hon
orary consul generalships, consulates
and vice consulates. Some oasoH of
yellow fevor nro reported.
Colton Will Work for Morales.
Washington, April 10. Colonel G.
It. Colton, who ih to bo supervising
collector of tho Dominican revenues,
was at tho War department today pro
vious to his departure to Santo Do
mingo, llo received tlual instructions
from Seoiottiry Taft regarding his duty,
Ho was iMpceittlly instructed tlutt in
all ho was doing or Bhculd do in Santo
Domingo ho wan not tho agent ot tho
United States, but tho agent of Presi
dent Morales,
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to one front leg and tlio other to a
stou,t post or stake. Ordinarily tlio
horse will not move when thus fasten
ed, but If ho does ho soon comes to
grief, A few lessons of tills sort will
never be forgotten.
After a while It will only bo nccci
wiry to wrap tho reins around tho
horso's front legs, nnd Inter simply
dropping the reins to the ground wilt
Iki BiitllclcnL if any timo tho homo
gets to moving around nnd forgets ht.i
rnrly training, pnss tho rclni through
tho stirrup and then up nnd over tho
horn of tho saddle. This pulls tho
head around to ono slilo nnd tho homo
will goncrally not go far. Farm and
nome.
Henieillea In the IlHrn.
Tho writer has recently erected n
small closet In the bam, In which Is
kept a few articles such as expcrlcnco
has taught us ahould be handy At
tho suggestion of tho mother of tho
family a large bottle of witch hnzel
and several bottles of vaseline were
added, together .with n roll of partly
worn muslin. The very day tills clonot
was completed and Its contents placed,
one of tho horses by accident struck
Its head against the able of tho stnll
so that there was a decided brulso
around the eye. Out enmo tlio witch
hazel, and by frequent applications of
It during the day tlio swelling was
subdued and tlio borso made moro
comfortable.
Wo hnvo two bottles of vaseline
each of tlio plain sort nnd tho car
bolated vaseline, and tills last has been
found very useful on a number- of oc
casions. A calf had an ugly spot on
its side, a raw proud-flch sort of
eczema, for which wo could not ac
count We took a spoonful of flour
of sulphur and mndo a batter of It
with n llttlo cnrbolated vascllno nnd
treated that spot for a week, healing
It perfectly. Have a little closet nx
described nnd keep odd things In It.
but don't forget witch hazel, vascllno
and a roll of soft, clean muslin. In
dianapolis hevra.
tlnefnl Ilowllne.
The bow and knot Is ono of the most
useful knots we have, and one which
comparatively few can tie. It Is a
knot sailors use constantly. The Illus
tration will show exactly how It Is
tied. Lay the parts together as In tho
first figure, b crossing over a. Then
bring a over b, bringing the end tip
MOW TO TIE TOR KXOTS.
through the loop as In tho next fig
ure. Now carry b around and under
a, passing it down through the loop
as In the final figure. It Is Impossible
for this knot to slip when properly
tied. It Is useful In all sorts of emergen
cies. In a loop thus mado it man can
safely be hoisted to any height with
no danger of tho knot slipping. It Is
'especially useful for the farmer. An
animal can be led by means of It with
no danger of the knots slipping and
choking tlio animal, no matter how
much It may plunge or pull. Ameri
can Agriculturist.
clkvt anrr scion ci.r.rr aiiArrixo
a w.vxi:n b run.
Health Good on Canal Zone.
Washington, April 10. Tho report
of Colonel Gorgas, chiot sanitary officer
in the Panama canal zona, for tho
month ot February , na to tho health
conditions existing among tho canal
oniployoij, shown only 1 .05 per cent ot
forrod to tho department ot Commerce sickness, which ia regarded aa highly
nud Labor, ' commendable,
wounds of grafting heul rapidly. Hut
In practice, If u Inrge amount of work
Is to bo doue. It may bo necessary to
begin from ono to two months earlier
and to continue several weeks beyoud
the Ideal point of time. The whole
operation of cleft grafting appears
clwirly In the Illustration.
IIok in tlio Ori'liurtl.
in regard to tin hoga skinning tUo
orchard trees, if you put a doson or
two of hogs on an aer of land, very
llkoly they will skin tho trees, or a
Hock of sheop would nlso. They must
have room. There must not bo too
many In a bunch. It is snld that hou's
will tour, down a pigpen to got the
wood to oat. if you throw them n llt
tlo llmo they will let the pon alone.
I know that they have beoit known
to dig out n stone wall for tho lime.
If you feed n hog bouio com and
don't stnrve him to death, ho will let
your trees nlone. Glvo tho hog room
enough nnd give him something to eat.
J. J, Hlnckwell.
To Prevent Tree Frandn.
The Indiana farmer that has been
swindled by tho fruit tree agent will
be pleased with the law, enacted by
the last General Assembly, providing
a fine of from $30 to $500 for fruit
tree fraud. It is said that tho bill
which was Introduced by IlcprcHenta
tlvo Shlvely, of South Hend, grew out
of Notre Damo University's purchase
of trees that were not what they wcro
represented to be. As., introduced, tho
bill provided a yeara Imprisonment,
but tills was stricken ouL
Blicep Slicurlnc.
Sheep are more economical meat
producers thnn steers.
To secure tho best returns In feed
ing have tho sheep as eren as possible
When breeding to Improve ewes
should bo two yours old when brvd.
The more sheep you can keep anil
keep right the leas per sheep will thu
cost bo.
Under ordinary conditions tho man
ure from sheep should pay for tho la
bor of caring for thuni.
A good foot rot medicine must bo
somewhat caustic, in liquid form and
cheap enough to use freely.
Sheep cannot bo fattened profitably
when they are full of parasite. Kill
the vermin and then fatten.
If the best profit Is realized, not
only tho wool, but the mutton and tho
lamb, must contribute tholr part.
It will pay, If you Intend to sell
your sheep at public sale, to hnvo
some one grade them up In even lots.
Tcuclitnu u Homo to Btiuul,
As soon ns the colt la fairly gentle
mid has been ridden a few times,
throw tho reins down, and with n
strong but soft rope hobble his front
legs. Fustwi a ropo twenty feet long
(lathered lit tlio UurUcn.
The host thing for tho garden
brains.
Cut tho black knot out of the plum
and cherry trees.
Hadlshes are usually ready for use
In six weeks from sowing.
ltouo meal and wood ashes In the
soil aro great for sweet peas.
Don't trim tho cherry trees now.
Wait till Juno and then bo light
handed.
To bleed tho grapevines by cutting
during March, April or May Is bad
management
Cold frames aro useful for forward
ing lettuce aud cabbage In spring or
early summer.
Probably no othor small fruit will
glvo moro weight of crop for tho space
It occupies than the curranL