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NEWS OF THE WEEK
In n Conilonscil Form for Our
Unsy Renders.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A llesumo of the Lois Important but
Not Let Interesting Events
of tho Pa it Weak.
Neorotnry liny hnn started for homo.
Martini law In Warsaw ban stopped
rioting.
King Alfonso Imn approved tliti plans
for it now navy for Spain.
Tliii belief In general In Japan tlmt n
imviil battle lum lioon fought.
Natives In Kiinl Siberia nnt In u
starving condition nnd whole lrlbin urn
dying.
A killing front throughout Germany
Iiuh done iniicli dniiiiigu lo fruit mid
vim.
Itunnlau rnlilw nl WoiHiiiug hnvo
lit'iiu iiiili'Ul In 1ihvu uml Clilnu In pro
(Htrtil to licit force.
A Kiin I'mni'lfiii llrm m-cured tin
contract Junl lut for fiirnlnlilng luin
Iter for llin I'linuuia t'limil.
Riirnii Alphnumi ill) Itnthschllil, hcml
of tlio I'arls branch of tlin great blink
ing llrm of Itothnohlldn, In thud.
Tim Itur-nlnii Vladivostok rqumlrnu
In (l loft tlmt port uml lit supplied to hit
on I a way to Join tliu Ilnltle licet.
John llarrott, Into milliliter to Co
loiuhln, nnyn yellow fvr I'unnot bo en
tirely stumped out In tho raiinl xouit.
A number of French anarchists have
Im'i-ii nrrcntod in I'nrl fur plotting
nNlnnt the llfii of KIiik Alfonso, who
will vinlt Franco.
Thi' ItuimlMii government in willing
to ilo nluio-it anything to nil mi money
for thoMitr. Tlir of llm most lucra
tive railway Hues In tlm oinlpro nre to
lilt Htllll.
Wnrmw, UiiKnln, I in tlm liiuiiln of
rlotOIIH Jl'MM.
Ilulgsrln linn tiurolinnod Argentine
warship for ltunln.
llcuvv rains In CVntnrl Kansas hnvo
washed out railway track.
Nornny In prHirlng for wnr with
Sweden mi tlio consular tUiMitliiii.
Tim railroad hnvo nHftrd n emu
mIk" against government rnto roguht
tlon.
U'lllliiin Xlcglor, tho millionaire bak
ing MHli)r limn, hilt n hut mm of !(,
0(1(1,01)0.
Tho steel rail mkI linn dissolved to
nvohl nntl-trunt Inw nflrr llxlng price
for I'aiiMiu road.
(in until wnn killed nml fit) Injured
an a result of n collision Induce!, trol
ley earn near H.tltlmoro.
Skirmishes In Manchuria continue
and Ixith government exMCt miy ilny
to hear of n general engagement Indng
on.
Tlm riirkinh ttovtirniiutiit In riiHhliiK
troH into Aruhin, Hirtn of which Iiuvb
Iwmi in u htiilo of rnvoliitlou for moiiih
tliim Hint.
A hiNivy wiiul, hIuhmI rcnchiiiK tho
proNirtloiifi of it tornnilo, Imn rmupl
Northitru T'Xit-, iIuiiihkI" 'mim' mill
ninny hum in.' Thri'it jxttiplu worv in
jurtMl.
Tlin third Jury In tint rimo of Henry
I.iiiulhurKiix-inipictor of ntiHiinlMmtn,
I'lmrKi"! with Imvlnn fnihi! iroxtrly t)
iimpcct tlm nliiiiiur (limi'rul Hlocuin
prior to tint liiirnitiK of tlmt Vvrnul, hnn
illHiiKri'iil.
Tlm rt'nntn cotninlttco on rnilronil
frultfht rutin Imn ooinplutril Itn Inquiry.
Tho Cumburlaml I'ri'hytrlnu k''"1'!-'
ill nHHt'inhly Imn votinl for union with
tho Pmbyturlnn church.
Tlm Itunntnu nihulnlty rhltculiHi tlm
Htoy tlmt Itojcnlvcnnky In tloml, but Imn
no mown from tlm lli'ot.
HIiiuikIiiiI ilinpntulirn any Ailmirnl
Toko'h lli'ot In nlill ofl Mmiiiinpho, on
tho cmitlii'iiHtiirn vonHt ot Lorn.
All ni'KotintiouH to oml tlm Chlcno
Htrlkn linvo fnlltil. Tho troublo will
Hjircail mul troojin will ho ciillixl out.
A nuinbor of prlnonorn, itinniuv from
tho hU'k'o of Tort Arthur, linvo bi-on
ruturuiMl to Ht. 1'utntHburK
AuKiint Mniihuu Imn bt'on Hontonrcd
to two yi'iuM moro in prlxon for con
Hpintoy In Kovvrnuitmt jiontnl frnudn.
In n Htntumimti nnmsl by MnjorWill.
inuiH mid rri'Hldoiit (loodo, of tho ox
poHltion company it Ih iiHnuml that
tlmri) will ho Hccomodatloun for all who
vinlt tlm fair.
A bit; crowd will ho piownt nt tho
npoultiK of Tho Dalli-H-Colllo jxirlnKO
road, Juno 3. Tlio ovornora of Oro
Kim, WiiHhiiiKton, Idaho and California
mid a coiironHlonal dolt-i.tloii will bo
prunont. It Ih potudhlo Vico Irt'Hldont
Fulrlmiikfl will hIho nttond.
A Toklo dinpiitbo mtyu Hint tho rail
road to VlmilvoHtok hm boon novorod,
no tlio roBiilt of which tho fortress is
luohttod,
Tho Bdrvian cabinet has resigned.
Tho bnnk nt Goldflcld, Novndn, has
failed,
Kfforts to dottlo tho Chicago strlko
linvo boon ronuwed.
Tho Gormnn omprosH fofl down sUtlrs
and miatnluod suveru injurioa.
OAfML POLICY UNOHANOED.
I'lrtln 8ttament It Given Out From
Wnr Depnrlmant.
WnnhliiKtou, May n. Tho follow.
Iiik ntiitniiifiit wan xivmi out nt tho War
dopartiiiiiiit IoiiIkIiIi
"No llttlu niiiiiHi'iiioiit ban bi-nii c ro
ut cd In tho iidiuliilntratloii at WiihIiIiik
ton and iiiiioiik itn frlondn over tho nt
tmiipt to dintort tho factn about tho
1'miiiiiiiii purcliiiHcH, mul cnpfuially in tho
attoinpt to nIiow that uiiilor premium
thorn ban been mi filtcriillon In )llcy.
Kvitr mIiico Hccrntary Tnft mid tlm
I'niiiuiin couiiulnnloou, with tho iirenl-
doiit'n approval, miuoiincccd their In
toutlon. thnro ban not Im-iiii tho nllulit-
1'mI climigii, and all ntutomrntH to tho
contrary linvo no foundation whatever."
Tlio utiiteuii'iit nciiiiiN to luillcntunomo
iliffitroiico of opinion between tho uren-
Iilenl nml Hecrntnry Tail ri'KnrilliiK tlio
I to I Icy of purcliiiMliin niijiplleH for tho
Inthiiilnu rnii.ll wliernver thoy run bo
Heciirod nt tho lowent prlci-n.
Aftor tho policy of buying nupplieN
either In America or nbroml luul been
nnnniiliecd, nrciit prennuro wnn exerliil
by tho "nlniul-iatti)rn" to linvo tlm
nuttier loft for iletennlnitlluii of con
Kreni. H:i-iker Ciiuiiom wan nt tho
White Iioiihii mul tird thin cuutce on
tlm prenhleut. Tho matter wnn pro
milled to tho culilnet tneiitiiiK Friday
and tho nubiHiiuul lutiiimtlon lven
that eoui'iHloun had been riiailn tho
iiltri.irotiK'lloiiliitn to tlm extent (hut
only niH'iMHHtry iimterlnl would Ire pur
i'IihuihI until hii iprt'inlty Imd been
Klveii eiii(rfH) to eimct leh'InlHtion on
tlm niihjecl. Thin in now follottiil by
n declaration from Kis-rnlnry Tall tlmt
there Iiuh been no rhaiiKo of (kI U;y .
Them will undoubtedly Ik- n lenewnl
of prowuro ilx)li the prenldent either
to luive nuppllen IhhikIiI from Aiuurlcmi
inniiuiai'iurern hi incrinii'iMl irlcen or
nothhiK dono until aftor nMomblhiK of
roiiitrenn,
8TANDAFID PIPES IN KANSAS.
Connections Completed to Roach Half
Across the Continent.
Knnnnn City, Mo., May '.'.I. V. V.
(inten, of Indcpcndenco, Knn., nuiKirln
tiuuleut of nil tho pipo linen of tho
Standard Ull (vimmny In Knnnnn, Mln
nourl, Indliiu Territory and Oklahouin,
iHttd tiHluy:
"Wo nro preparing to tnko care of nil
tho oil production In tlm Knunnii Hold.
Tlm Whiliiitt, I. T.. plN. lino will lo
;Miinpleteil in n few ilityn. and thou wo
win handle nil tho oil produced wint of
tho .dinttlwilpi river.' ,
Tlm Klnnilnrd'ri pipe Him nt Whiting
from Itn Sugar Hook relluery In uonrly
cfttnbl lulled on tlm outnkirtn of Knman
City, nud will t completed next Fri
day, accord I iik' to olllclnln win) have
vlnlteil tho local plant. Tlm Whiting
line, tho coUhtructliHi of which wnn Ih
gun limt Septemlxir, In to nupply an
outlet for 0,000,000 lmtleln of oil
Muted by tho couiHiny at HiiiuIhiIiII,
Caiioft, Itnimma and Neelcia, Knn.
At Whiting tho plxi lino will connect
with tho omKtuy'n limn to Ilayonno,
N. J., tluin comphitlng n lino that will
reach half way ncron tlm continent.
Tho eflect of tho completion of the
lino to Whiting will ho tlmt tho titnud-
nrd Oil coiiiny will bo able to linudlo
76,000 barroln of oil u dny. Already
pio Htm niiHiriuteudentM of the com
Hiny nro laying out now plaun in nn
tlclHttiou of tho completion of tho
Whiting Hue. One of iIickd linen will
run from I'noltt to Itantoiilo. Tho nin
ntriictliHi fiircwi of tho company nro nlno
working on mi ordor, recently inniiod,
for tho count ruction of 1K0 tanks of Ilfi,
O00 Imrroln ixicity ouch.
Fire Burns All Day Long,
WilkenlHtiro, I'u., May XII. Ono of
tho mod dlwint rutin llren tlmt Imn oo
currod in thin city In yearn ntartiHl curly
toilny, nud not until afternoon woro tho
llreiuon nblii to control tlm tinmen. Tho
lonn wilj r.Htch H00,000. Tho tiro
originated In tho millinery doHtrtmeiit
of tho Inane Ipg dry good hoiino In
tho Wulln building, on tlm went niilo of
tho public mtinro, ouo of tho linudnom
wit mul costliest ntrticttircM in Wilketi
burro. When flint dlncovcritl tho
flnnieH worn promptly controlled by tlio
firemen in lenn thnli ouo hour. A co-
oud tiro broko out in tho Imnoment of
tho building nn hour aftor tho Unit ono
had boon Ntilxlucd.
DnrRoi to Carry Panama Supplies.
Philadelphia, Mny 23. In view of
tho iKtsslblo dilllctilty of tho National
government In obtaining vessels to
carry supplies mid machinery to Pan
ama to bo need in tho building of tho
canal there, barge owners of this city
will make mi effort to gut tho business.
One bnrgo company has nl ready sent
proH)sals to tho seorotnry of war offer
ing to carry tho government's freight
to Colon. Shipping men suy tlmt the
Huhomo Is practicable, although no
cargoes lutvo over been sent to Colon in
barges,
Duty on American Imports,
Bt. Petersburg, Mny 32. Tho dealt
nullity of HcutirhiK tho revocation of
tho Imposition by Itussln of tho maxim
duty on American Imports levied in
retaliation for tho Imposition of n
countervailing duty by tho United
Btntes on Hussinu aiignm, which Am
hnssador Meyer is trying to adjust, Ih
unsmiling additional importance, owing
to mo iitci Mini mo now lcusso-Oorman
tariff, will form n basis
favored nation" clause
for n "most
Relna Mercodes Repaired.
Portsmouth, Mny 23. Tho cruiser
Itolnn Mercedes, captured nt Santiago
during tho war with Spain, sailed to
day for Newport, H. 1., niter Imvlilg
been remodeled ua n revolving ship,
The cruiser has been undergoing re
pairs for nearly 11 vo yenia nml Is said
now to bo ono of tho host equipped ro-
'colvlng ships in tho navy.
IS REPORTED DEAD
Paris Report Says Hojcstvensky
Is No More,
NEBOGATOFF NOW Ifj COMMAND
Russian Embassy Without News, Al-
though It Is Admitted That It
Mlpht Da 8o.
I'orln, Mny i-'.'J. A nom-ntlon Imn
Ixi'ii created hero by tho circulation of
n roort thnt ndvlcen hnvolxi'n receivwl
by it well known firm of French bunk
orn, who linvo boon active in tho pnt
In floating tho Hunnluii loaun, from
tlielr coufhlential ngent nt Kt. I'etorn
burg, Htating that Admiral Itojentveu
nky ban died of dynvntory mid Hint Ad
inirnl Nebogalfdf hannwiuiiiwl coinmnud
of tho Joint lleetn of ItUHninu Fnr Kant
ern watern.
Tho ro)ort cntimil n noml-pnnic In
certain ipuirtern, hut It in Impowdhlo to
traco It or to determine; where it origin
ntod. At tho Ituwiiun emlxiw-y tho
Hgwnt of tlm I'ubllnhern' I'roni wan in
formed that, whilo thoy Imd heard nuch
n reMirt, thoy had recuived no ndvlcen
of that character from tho homo gov
eminent, mid tho necrotnry declared
thnt, if nuch a rejxjrt had Imiiii recuived
at Kt. I'oternburg, it would hnvo been
communicated to tho embnnny without
delay. Ilo wnn not inclined to bellevo
tho rumor, although ho admitted that
it might Iro no.'
On tho other hnnd, pornonn iK-nl nc
ipialnted with Admiral lUiJentvunnky's
condition declnro thnt tho rejHjrt mny
Imi well true, nn tho lust information
recoiveil from tho Italtic Meet ntated
that ho wnn very ill nnd hud to hnVo n
nurgcon In constant nttondauco Uon
him.
MINE CAVES IN.
United Verde In Arizona Is Reduced
to Ruins.
l'rocoll, Ariz., Mny 23. Millions of
tons of rock nud ovrth caved in nt noon
today in ronator Clark's United Verdo
copper mini!, nt Jerome, Ariz., tho
ground dropping from tho nurface to
tho 700-foot level. Crackling tlmliorn
gave tho alarm nud 30(i minors tied for
their liven nnd od-rnped unlnjtinsl.
For nevornl ihiyn tho ground ban been
rottliug nnd timber creaking. Today
with n mighty crnch tho earth enved,
carrying with it tho new nhnft, luvoln,
driftn and sloen. I'ruin lliHiurt-n on
tho nurfaco i-omo cloudn of sulphur
smoke from that parted the mine which
ban Imiiii on lire for novornl ywrn.
Tho extent of tho dnuingo cannot ns
yet Imi nncor till nod, but if it in as bad
an feared the great property will bo
cloned nnd the existence of Jeiome
will Imi doouuil. Tho hoisting workn,
which nro over the mine, linvo settled,
nnd tho machinery cannot lie worked.
Tho mucking plant linn also been shut
and nil activity ceased.
The olllclnln of the comimny tnko nn
optimistic view of tho situntion, nud
say the damage is not irreparable, nml
the smelter will Ikj working again
within a mouth.
SCHOOL LAND NOT AFFECTED.
Richards Decides State May Still Make
Indemnity Selections.
Washington, Mar 23. I-nnd Com
missioner Uiclmrds, in rcsponso to nn
Inquiry, hnn ndvisod Oregon State I-nnd
Agent Onwnlil West tlmt tlio net ot
March 3, 11)05, repealing the lieu laud
law has no bearing whntcver on the
right of the state to mnko indompity
selirtions of laud In plnco of school
sections which tho stnto may lose in
forest reserves. Whenever school sec
tions nte hetenfter Included in forest
reserves In Oregon or nny other state,
the stnto will lie entitled to make in
demnity selection ns heretofore, regard
less of whether the school sections so
included nro surveyed or unsurveyed.
Life Through Chemistry.
Ilorkeley, Cnl., Mny 23. Professor
Jacquori Ioch, the biologist of tho Uni
versity of California, has, it is claimed,
succeeded in developing by artificial
chemical means the eggs of the sea
urchin so thnt the larvae produced In
the laltotntory cannot be distinguished
trom tho living forms produced dining
tho process of fertilization. Tho order
of events in the process of fertilization
is in both cases tho same. Dr. loob'H
new method is in every respect n com
plete imitation of natural fertiliza
tion. Will Pacify East Samnr.
Manila, Mny 23. In response to tho
request of Governor General Wright,
Major General Corbin has detailed
llrlgadler Goueinl William II. Carter,
commander of tho department of tho
VNnyns, to assume the pnclllcatiou of
tho east coast of Samnr., All tho Fed
eral troops thnt nro required linvo been
furnished. Tho native scouts who hnvo
been on civil duty on tho Island of 8a
mar hnvo returned. General Carter has
sailed to tnko tho field in person.
Slgsbee Will Sail About dune 0.
"Washington, Mny 23. Orders wero
prepared nt tho Nnvy department today
directing Hear Admiral Sigsbee, whoso
squadron has been selected for tho trip
to Franco to bring to tho United Stntoa
tho remains of Paul Jones, to bo ready
to proceed from Now York not later
than Juno 8,
JAPAN CONTROLS KOREA.
Minister Runs Country, and Removal
of Emperor Is Proposod,
I'nrln, May 22. Kcportn received
hero through nuthoritlvo channels rep
renent Japan nn carrying things wlli n
high hnnd in Cor en, Whether tho re
ports nro Influenced by sentiment It Is
impossible to sny, but they recite :i
number of specific facts supjiortlng the
view thnt M. llnynshl, tho Japmiesa
minister Ui Con-A, no longer observes
the position of tho other mlnlnters at
Keoul. Hu In said U) connider himself
n sort of resident general or viceroy,
thus taking precedence over his diplo
matic colleagues, who nro obliged to
nwalt his convenience in dealing with
the court and government, Tho gen
eral commanding tho Japanese troo'm Is
represents ns seconding tho assump
tion of precedence on tho part of tho
Japniieso m'nister.
Tho olllcinl reports confirm rejoit
from I'ekln that the Japanese recently
t'xerUil strong pressure ujion tho em
peror of Corea to induce him to leave
the country nnd go to Japan with the
evident purpose of removing him as an
obntaclo to the development of Jnpnn
one control. The emjieror in paid to
have rcoiiostod tho deimrturo of the
JnimneM) ofllcialn who had mnde this
reiirenentatlon nnd to hnvo tnken din-
creet moans to permit the Kuropcnn
government to harn of the prospects of
bin removal. Finally, wlien this In
formation reached the Ht. I'etersburg
Foreign olllce, it issueil n protest
against Japan's nnsumptlon of control
of the affairs of Cor en.
FILLS IN GAP.
President Creates New Forest
Re-
serve In Cascades.
Washington, Moy 22. The president
will soon sign n proclamation creating
tho Yakima forest reserve in Kittitns
nnd King counties, Washington, cm
bracing nearly 2,000 square miles of
land. This reserve will include the
summit and slojies of the Cascade
mountains and virtually all the timber
country Ix-tween the Washington nnd
Halmer reserves.
When this proclamation is signed
there will Imj ono continuous reserve
following the Cascade mountnins from
n point a few miles north of the Colum
bia clear to the British Columbia boun
dary. Itunuing through the Yakima reserve
is the Northern Pacific land grant, em
bracing nlternnte sections. These lands
will not Imj included, so the forest re
servo will bo one, immense checker
board, although for practical purees
tho entile area of railroad on well as
public lands will Imj btought under the
care of the government. The Northern
Pacific sections will be worth little to
the railroad when the reserve is creat
ed, nnd it is Kvtsible some plan will Imj
devised whereby the government can
purchase or otherwise acquire them in
order that the Ynkima reserve may be
come n compact body.
FERRY BOAT RUNS AWAY.
Loaded Down With Excursionists It
Smashes Into Wharf.
San Francisco, May 20. Tho lives of
over 2,000 passengers, most of whom
woro women and children on their way
to the annual picnic of St. Dominic's
church, were endangered today by an
accident on the ferry boat Tamalpais.
Ittinning at full speed, tho boat,' with
engines entirely Reyond control, crashed
into tho dock, ripping out piles ami
woodwork nnd throwing tho frightened
passengers into n wild panic.
A break in the engine room was re
sponsible for the accident. When the
captain gave the engineer the signal to
slow down, 100 yards from the terry
slip, the levers gtivo way nnd the boat
ran at full speed straight into tlio dock,
ltenlizing tho impossibility of averting
n crash, tho olllcers drove tho crowds
hack from tho for w nrd deck and sound
ed tho danger signal to attract tho em
ployes on the wharf.
Tho steamer struck with n terrible
crash, but hawsers were thrown aboard
nnd, though tho engines wero still run
niiiR nt full sieed, tho apron was low
ered and the frightened crowd rushed
ashore. Several women fainted during
tho excitement.
Battle In Manchuria Opens.
Toklo, May 22. It was announced
this evening from the headquarters of
the Japanese armies in tho Held that
three Stussian columns of mixed forces
atlvnuced southward May 18 to the vi
cinity of tlio railroad. The Japanese
engaged them and drove tho ltussiana
northward. Simultaneously 600 Itus
sinn cavalry attacked n Japanese field
honpitnl nt Kingpin, on the right bank
of tlio lilao river. Japanese artillery
nnd Infantry dispersed tho attacking
cnvnlry, indicting heavy loss upon
them.
President's Keen Interest in War.
Vi'nshlngton, May 22. Secretary
Morton nnd Commander Seaton
Schroedor, chief of tho bureau of nnvnl
intelligence, had nn interview with
President Koosovelt today concerning
the prospective battle between tho Rus
sian nud Japanese tleeta. Commandor
Schroedor hna prepared n document in
which ho compares the strength and
qualities of the two fleets. Ilo ex
plained to tho president Ida figures and
deductions. Tho president Is interested,
Germans Get Big Contract.
St. Petersburg, Mny 22. Arrange
nienta tor tho return of 60,000 invalid
soldiers from tho front hna been per
fected by tho North Germ&njLloydJcom
pany. Tho contract givea the company
1(15 roubles ($84.71) for each soldier.
riho Americans overlooked thiajbuslnesa
at tho first and now nro cut out,
j - .-- r yfiss
InaecU fatal to Corn.
As millions of dollars nre lost nn
("mil through Insect Injurious to
corn, n better knowledge of tho sub
ject seems almost Imperative. It
would pay to devote careful study to
the habits of corn Insects, nnd to those
who wish to do so It Is suggested
that they write to tho State Agricul
tural College of Illinois at Urbana for
n free copy of Bulletin No. 05, which
contains n full description of nil Uie
InsecU In question and many valuable
suggestions.
In discussing; the effects of Insects
nnd the general remedies that msy be
applied, the bulletin says;
"With few exceptions, the effect of
Injury to corn by Insects whore they
do. not amount to n Total distinction
of tho plant mny be compared to the
effect of simple starvation. Anything
which lessens the store of food laid
up In the corn kernel for use In germi
nation and early growth, or damages
seriously the roots or the leaves, or
draws nwny the snp before it has
served Its purtMMe In the plant, prac
tically amounts to the diminution of
the available food supply. An Im
IKivcrlshed soil, very dry weather, the
capping of cells and vessels of the
plant by sucking Insects, or destruc
tion of nny considerable part of Its
root hnve consequences which may
he clnssed as starvation effects.
"In view of these facts. It follows
that nny management which helps to
mnlntnln and strengthen the plant by
furnishing It better or more abundant
food will lessen or perhaps wholly
prevent losses from Insect Injury,
which must otherwise be serious or
complete. A strong, rich soil, well
cultivated, wntereil ond drained, may
grow a good crop notwithstanding an
amount of Infestation by chinch bugs,
root lice, root worms and white grubs
which would be fatal on poor land.
"Tho good corn farmer may thus es
cape with a profitable yield under In
sect attacks which will leave his less
Intelligent or less careful brother in
debt after his crop Is harvested. This
Is not merely because the vigorous
plant will easily support nn amount
of Injury under which the unthrifty
the coim worm.
Mtht sad dirk Indlrldmli. papa, moth
ind tee, with InJurrU rtr of corn.
one will suffer or succumb. It Is an
established fact that many Insect
themselves will not thrive ns well or
multiply ns rapidly on a vigorous,
quickly growing plant as on one In
feeble condition.
".More special measures are a proper
rotation of crops, such thnt corn will
not be exposed to Insects which hnre
bred on the same ground the preced
ing year, cither In other crops or in
the corn Itself; timely plowing to
forestall the breeding of Insects by
destroying them or their food; timely
planting with reference to the period
of the greatest abundance or greatest
nctlvlty of certain species; and the use
of barriers ngnlnst the movement of
certain destructive speclos Into the
corn from flelds adjacent, combined
with Insecticide measures ngnlnst
hordes of destructive Insects, which
If left to themselves will work great
and Immediate hnrm."
Hotter Washed In Pkliu Milk.
Instead of using wnter for washing
butter, nn Kngllsh dairyman, F. J.
I.loyd, lined separator skim milk which
hnd been twice pasteurized. Salted
and unsnlteil samples prepared In this
manner contained, respectively, 11.35
nnd 11.14 per cent of water, the for
mer containing only one-fifth ns mnuy
bacteria. Mr. Lloyd couslders thnt
the results nro sutllclently Interesting
to warnuit Ids calling tho attention of
buttermnkers who hnvo n poor water
supply to this simple method of over
coming the dllllculty, nud states that
tho exporlmentM Hro being repented nt
tho llrltlsh Dairy Institute. Massa
chusetts Ploughman.
I.e Maple Muile, Hut Moro Bold,
MnpJe trees now furnish but n smnll
per cent of the commercial maple
syrup nnd sugar. While the demand
for both these commodities has con
stantly Increased, tho output from
mnplo trees has decreased during tho
Inst twenty years. Tho trado has been
supplied only by radically adulterat
ing tho pure goods, or by manufactur
ing a product entirely from foreign
materials. It la conservatively esti
mated Uiat Boveu-elguths of what la
Ifffl 83ES
old ns mspls syrup and sugar Is r
spurious article. Most of the fabrica
tions nre entirely harmloss, but they
am not the rent thing. Those fortu
nate enough to hnvo cnten tho genulno
article will always demand It, nnd con
ditions should bo such thnt they may
got It, If they arc willing to pny the
price. American Cultivator.
A New Varlttr of I'otutn.
The claims mnde for tho Knrly
Northern potato are beauty nnd uni
formity In form, sire nnd great pro
ductiveness, nnd In tho tent mndo
during the Inst two year In nil sec
tion of tho country the claims seem
to hnve been borne out Tho quality
Is unusually good for an enrly sort,
tho tubers thus far hnve been fre
from scab nnd bavo matured nearer
of n size than any other sort we bare
tested. In the matter of productive
ness tho new sort 1 first-class, Tho
writer had ten pound of seed for test
ing purposes, and on an average po
tato ground hnd a yield of 32.1 pounds.
kar!.t noiiTiirn.i potato.
and all salable In size. From our
test we consider the variety ono that
has come to stay and one which will
especially appeal to market gardeners.
The Illustration, much reduced, shows
the form of the tubers. Indianapolis
New.
Commercial Fertltlxer.
There Is probably more quibbling
over fertilizer prices than anything
else that a farmer buys. Unquestion
ably the cheapest way of buying fer
tilizer is to buy the several materials
and do the mixing on the barn floor,
but assuming this Is not done, then
one should make It a point to see that
they buy the fertilizer which will give
them the greatest amount of the plant
food they want In the smallest bulk,
which means, of course, at the lowest
price. For example, If a ton of the
fertilizer, according to the analysis,
contains 0 per cent of potash (or any
other plant food may be figured on tho
same basis), this means 120 pound of
potash to the ton.
If another fertilizer contain 12 per
cent, or 2(0 pounds to the ton, the lat
ter Is cheaper than the first by exact
ly the number of cents It costs less
than double the first. Reducing It to
pounds, If one costs & cent a pound
and the other 0, the last U the cheap
est. If you get It at tho rate a pound
for the bulk. If you want potash, and
pay 20 for a ton of fertilizer contain
ing 120 pounds of potash, It Is cheaper
to pay (33 for a ton of fertilizer con
taining 210 pounds of potash.
The same plan of figuring works
through all the fertilizer bought, so
that It Is easy to see that a fertilizer
cheap In price Is not always cheap
when results are figured out. The mere
matter of bulk has nothing to do with
the case. It might as well bo sawdust
If It does not contain the elements
you want and at fair prices.
Block Ilicta Compared.
The yields of thirty-three of the
principal Germnn, Hugllsh nnd French
varieties of fodder beets are reported
by n German experimenter, and the
experiments briefly described. Tho
cylindrical shaped varieties yielded tho
largest quantities of beets, the small
est quantities of leaves, and stood
lowest in sugar content, while the va
rieties approximating the shape of tho
sugar beet gave the lowest yield of
beets, a very high yield of leaves, nnd
ranked first In sugar content Tho
tankard varieties stood close to tho
cyllndrlcnl-ahaped sort In yield and
composition, and the globe varieties
produced very large yield of leaves
and a medium quantity of beets, with
n sugar content ranging from satisfac
tory to high. The color of the beet
showed no connection with Its richness
In sugar. New l.ugtnnd llomestend.
Cnttlnirthe Flock.
The usual custom with good sheep
farmers is to go carefully over their
flocks each year, 'nud reject and send
to the butcher nil the nged ewes, year
ling ewes, ewe lambs and rams that
nro not of the desired quality, or hnvo
not proven valuable ns breeders. This
culling process should bo carefully
cnrrled out
Poultry I'lckliiB.
Never Klvo sulphur to poultry ott a
rainy day.
Tut chicks on a cracKwl wheat diet
when three weeks old.
Disinfect the poultry house nn runs
with n 5 per cent solution of carbolic
ncld, and repeat this disinfection nt
least onco n week In ense of roup.
Keep tho poultry house clean, have
ample ventilation, but freedom from
drafts of air, and arrange tho bouso
so tbas the sun will shluo Into It a por
tion of tho day.
Cut clover Is nn Indispensable arti
cle ot diet. All kinds of vegetables
Mil a place In the lion's dieting, but
they can hardly be said to bo a substi
tute for cut clover.
If some birds hnvo been to n show,,
of If now birds have been purchased
for tho (lock, quarantine tuetn at a dis
tnnco from tho homo flock for thirty
Hays before thoy aro allowed to" go together.