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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1905)
i ft K' ft NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Conilcnsoil Form for Our Busy Itcailcrs. .HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A lloaumo of tho Lota Important but Nut Lots IntoroBtlrifj Events of tho Past Wek. Associate Jualleii Tucker, of Arlatimi, Ik aroused nl grafting. Acting Mayor Forima, of Now Yolk, Jinn litnn suml (or dlvoicn. 'Clin cmr has Issued n manifesto sum moiling n national assembly. Klghtcon ImmIIi-h hnvn been recovered from tlm wreck nt llruetTi, Virginia. Ilmnlm hitvtt Im'i'ii unit to two Now York bankers. No tUiiiagn w" done. A (lorinau port ha refused to enter tuln tlm Mrltlnli Heel III tho llitltle sen. Telegraph operators on tlm (Went Noilhern linvn voted to tutiirii to work. A heavy wind, niH'iiiitiiltl by mill, did great iliunge to property In Tnpo kit, Kansas. ItiMHiuvi'lt linn again taken n hand In tlm pence rimfotriiiit In mi endeavor to prevent lliu breaking off of negotiation. Tlm government 'IM dlai'iivoH-d n hum' counterfeit 16 silver t-ertliilntit of tho aerie of lHlf. It In poorly de puted. Ajiaclm Indiana from ArUona union n rnlil -In Now Mexico, 'limy linvit killed h number of ranchers nnd nro looting and litirtiliiK house. Mayor Ihinim, of Chicago, has order 1 tlmt work atop on tunnel until tlm Illinois Ttiniml company devise menus to prevent tlm linking of building nml nlrecta. Shout bus plenty of money to curry 4iii en nti I work until emigres meet, Ureal llrlUln nml Uiirmmiy again tieem on tlm K)lnt of breaking relation. Aiimtirliunn Jim refuse to Inmi Itti win nny mom money until their mm In granted rufoim. A hurilcnim whirl) awept the Mnrsh nil Island killed 100 people, according to n dispatch from Hyilimy, N. H. V. UixmmiviiH may again come to tlm ! un of lliu warring nullum mnl help lirenk tlm deladlook of tlm jeaco con fcrrnce. Tlm International TytHgrnphlrnl union, In session at Toronto, Imn de ciiltHl to Inaugurate a strike wherever tlm employer refuse to grant aii night liour ilny After January 1, lUOH, Huron llaynshl, Japanso minister to 1rt'At llrltnlun, In confident HiimIa will jli'lil. If war la resumed, ho snya Ja pun will itilokly laku tlm positions now field by tlm Itusslnn Army. Tlm cruiser Chicago, towing tlm tils nbled guiilxiat Heiiiilugtoii, went ashore in tlm Han Francisco ImrlMir. In pull ing tlm cruiser (iff rim poinded with tin ViiulxMt mnl both vtwola worn Imilly -damaged, Two case of ynlluw ft'Vur Iiavu up IKNtrtxl In IihIIaiia. Tlm ttrltliih lliiit Imn ofliltil fur iti real mi In tho llllic ica. 1 Hll;ht nklrinlnlii'" roiitlnuo IioIwihmi tlm trooti In Mmiohurli.. fiovcriior Folk, of Minnourl, In r rAiiKltiK to Attviul tlm IiwU Atul (Jlnrk (air. ,Tlm iUAiAiitlno nt Nnw Orli'miH Ik MAimiiiK n liniunn (aiiiIiio in Knnturn oitll'M, Attorney (ii'iii'rnl Moody my ha Imn nHMitii'iiMidod JiiiIko It. H. llonii, of ISaIuiii, for Fitloritl jtnlKu. Ktmidiinl Oil illvidiMidN for tlm iHAr tur undliiK Koptomliur 16 nro fO pur tiliimt, lrH thnn for koiiiu yixirri. Clutrli'H M. KoIiwaI) Id kI"K nhnmd for tlm purpoim of InviiitlKiitliiK in dur ninny n now mid mcrut priK'HH for tlm iiinmifiiuturo of Htcul, which limy litvr tii'iirlnu on tho future of thnt .mluntry. KxpiirliuuntM niiido with wirukua tw liKnphy on iuihIiiw riiiinlun ovur tho triickn of tho CIiIciiko A. Alton rullroml linvo proviil ho mu'Cfuiifiil tlmt tho initnnKviiioiit Iiah tnkoii flops to iijulp nil tlm ddkIiiuh of tho company with tlm nppnrutiiH. Ono of Ilnwnli'a voIcaiiovh In nunln hIiowIiik hIkiib of mttivity. IttiHuIn In Iniylnfn Biippliia heavily in wmirh'n. HuiiiiIa mny propoHo n Joint govern, tnont of tho inlniul of Biikhulin. Oymnii Is rcmly to llht nt onro whould punco tH'Kotliitiona lio broken off, Yollovv fovor in Now Orlrnnn in on tlio ilocri'ivHo, lint Ih inurunHiuK on plnn tntloim iiunr tho city. CI raft In tlm Army hni Ikhiii found in connection with contrnotH for supply liiK clothing ulu' otlior Hupplloa. rroHlduut llooHovolt la anid to linvo uoloctod a J'odurnl IuiIko for tho dlatiict of Orcnon, but will not inako tho nn iiouiH'omont for boiiio time. Thu contract for n now custom houso nt Han FrmiclHco hna boon lot. Tho liuildluit Ih to bo ilnlahod by March 1, 11)08, mid will coHt $1,104,000. Ohnlniinn BhoutH, of tho Canal com illusion, anya ono of tho flrat coiiBldora tiona inuat bo tho propor houalng of employes, and liulldliiKB will havo to bo oroctod for thoiu. VOTES TO FOM8AKE SWEDEN Cllliona of Principal Oltloa Turn Out En M.ioio with Nnllonnl Colon, (IlirlHltiina, Norway, Auk- 1 . Tlm Norwegian jicipln, in n riiforotiduin voln, linvii pronounci'd In favor of tlm dhoiolutloii of tlm union with Hwnduii with riiiiinrkiibln, though not unox prcled, unmiliuily. Of -IM),!)!)!) votern, :IU(I,(III0 niHl hitllotit. Whllo tlm full ri'Atill will not ho known fomoino tliim, up to inldnlnlit riiluriia allow thai about, ono purnoii In II.OIIO voltxl nunliiMt iIIuho lit t Ion . Tlm dlfformiuu butwonn tlm tot itl iiiiiiibnr of votnra and thu nuiiibvr of voti'N mat In nttrihiititblo to iilmunt !, auuh iin HAllorH nhrond mid otlmra who nro out of tlm country it t prcnent. Thorn worn aroui'N of thy KfatcHt en tliiiHluNin ovurywlmro. Tliouiutnda of womuii who did not linvo tho rllit of frnnchlmi hIhiiimI ptitltlotia In tlm nliccla ludoraiiiK tlm dliNolutloii. In Clirlat Imut mid otlmr towna, tho entlro x)iu lutlon turiiDil out, nvury ono wiiirlnx Iouk atri'Aini'ri of tlm mIIoiiaI colon mid pltunH of l'roiiitur MIcIiiiIiipu. Oim of tlm iniiinbnra of tlm cnlilnut rnld to tlm Amoclntixl 1'rrra: "Thu ri'Hiilt RuriiNno tho moat ami. Killnn nipfctAtiona. Tho imxl olllchtl atopa will bo Ukon nftur thn atorthiiiK umota, AilKU"t l, whim thu renult of tlm voto will be I'omiuunli'AtiHl to tlm HmixIUIi K"vuriimi'iit. Tlm atorthliiK will ri'pi-nt tlm rijtii't thnt tlm rika. ilnx diH.-lArn tho rlkmkt In operation mid tlm union ilbiaolvrd. "Tho htorlhiiiK will aIo oxpriaa a wlllitiKUiiia to myotlAti) ronroruliiK tlm detalla of tint dleooliitloii. "It la tlm cArneat di-nlro of Norwy to t'oiirltidit tlm illanoludou miiicnhly. Norway will noviir rntmct, but nvury thltiK will bo iIoiiii to nieet tlm wlahwi of HMiieu In other illrecllona. "If pencil dependa upon alxjIloliiiiK thu forta they will m AboliahtM. Nor way uiimt reiimlii it inoimrcliy. Tho pioplo do not denim a republic," PLOT TO KILL PHE8IDENT f'rlvato Car Takat Roundabout Way on Uoturn from Chautauqua. Now York, Auk. 1&- Thnt tlm Krle railroad fully Arranged for tlm aufuty of I'rcnldent Hoocevolt on hla way from CliAUtmiqiiA tu Juraey City on KAturdny la ahowii by tho fact that tho prrnl deut'a car 111 not cottm in over Ilia main line. Inatcad, tho Chautauqua nn-clal wAa broken In two At Htiftien, N. Y., and tho preaidrntial party hrouitht In by roundAbout way over two Binall branch roada. l'renldent Hooaevult la anid to have objectetl to the uuuaual jirecantlona taken, but acquiraced when ponltivn onlera from I'naldent Underwood of tlm Krlo were ahowu him. Thefo or der were ImiimI na tho reaultof a letUr recelvrl by the I'ateraon police which aid thero waa a plot to blow up thu prraident a train near UlilnnwooJ, N.k. Tho I liautauipiA a)Hclal waa atopptsl at Huflren early Huturday murniiiR. There waa a consultation of railroad men, at which it was decided to aend tlm president to 8parkill, a una 1 1 town on tho lludaon, three in I lea Iwlow Nyack, by a little nlnito-tmck rond, known aa the Pleriuont branch and thence Into Jaraey City on the.Sorthern rallriutd, n branch haviiiK Ita terminnla at Nyack I'realdont ItoonoTelt waa awakened and told of tho chAngo In tho chcdtile, na tlm olllciala did not like to take tlm reaiKiniiblllty without liia eoiifent. The president, after rotnn diaciiaaion, mid that ho wan "in tho baiiiln of the Krle, nnd while ho lirtit no fear of bin train Iwlnu wrecked on tlm main line, ho would do what tho railway men thought lx-at. Hlow time waa in ado over tlm l'ierinont branuh, and tho Northern railway, Atul extra men (ti)Arded every part of both roads. OH Meaiurea Are Short. Knnsna City, Aug, 16. Information has lMen field AKint Oeorgo W. Mayer, manager, und Williain Shaw, local tiH!lnloudeut. of tho Htandanl Oil company, charged with aelling conl oil nnd gasoline from abort measurer). Twenty out of Hft tank witgona' meas ure teattnl wero found abort by tho city inspector. O. F. Wllcon, preaident of tho company which make tho live gallon inrasurea used by tho fltmiditrd Oil company. Ih on his way to Kanma City, having been miinmnued hero by Mr. Mayer. Many New Cases. New Orleans, Aug, 15. Tho hwivy Increase in tho numiier of ciisoh which lieuitu four or flvu day a mo ia beginning to manifest Itself in tho death list, which can bo expected to grow steadily for thu next few days. Tho number of now cases today seems small In com jiarlsoii with yesterday's record, but it la really It) abort, na thnt number of cases wero turned in by nn Inspector just nftor tho hour for closing the re x)it, Thesa will bo included iu tomor row's report. Earthquake Lasts "Nino Hours. Hongkong, Aug. 16. Tho inhabit ants of Macao, on tho Canton rivor, woro stricken with panic, owing to con tinuoiiH earthquake shocks, which lasted for nlno houra. Thousands (locked td thu pnrks to got nwny from tho slinking buildings, nnd tho Chinese priests ndded to tho nlarm by propho sylng tho destruction of tho city, Hteainors coming from Macao to Hong kong nro crowded witli refugees.. (Shocks woro tolt nt Hongkong, Local Revolt In China, Hlmnghnl, Aug. 15, Tho governor reports thnt tho rising nt Pu Chou Fit, in tho province of Chnnsl, is purely local. Of 143 soldiers sunt out, only three have returned, tho remainder probably dosortod, Tho ofllciuls nt Tio Yuan Fu nro sending n largo force with art! lory to thoeconoof the disturbance. i'oiico Conference Agrees Upon Terms on Three Points, HARD NUTS ARE VET TO CRACK Doth Russia nnd Japan to Evacualo Manchuria nnd Rospoct Terri torial Integrity of China, Portsmouth, Aug. 15. Although very rapid progress wita irmilo with tho pence negotiations yesterday, three of tlm 'l articles which constltuto tlm Japanese conditions of peace having iM-en agreed to by Mr. Wltto nnd Ilarori Itofiin on lxihalf ol (ussln, neither of tho two articles to which Mr. Wltto In hla reply returned an absolute negative was reached. Tho crisis, therefore, in atill to com. It may lx reached to day, as the cession of Hakhalin comes fifth In tbo list. Tho three "article found," ns they nro officially designat ed In tlm brief coinintinicntlons author ised to be given to tho press, which wero dlaponed of yesterday, nro In sub stance na follows: First HusbIa'h recognition of Ja pan's "preK)tiderntlng Influence" and special position In Corea, which Ktissiu henceforth Agrees ia outside of her sphere of influence, Japan binding her self to recogulxo the siireranlty of thu reigning family, but witli tho right to give advice mid asslstnacn to improve tho civil administration of tho empire. Heeond Mutual obligation to evacu ntr Manchuria, each to surrender all specinl privileges In that province, mu tual obligation to respect the "territo rial integrity" of China and to main tain the principle of eqiinl rights of all nations to that piovlnco (tho oen door), . Third Tho cession to China of the Chinese Kastem railway from Harbin southward. Tlri-re was never any question about the acceptance on tho part of Mr. Wltto of these articles, the first two covering In mure emphatic form tho contention of Japan in tho diplomatic atruggk which preceded hostilities. TYPHOID IN WASHINGTON. Many New Cases and Rapid Spread Due to Dad Water. Washington, Aug. 16. Twenty-nine new cases of typhoid fever and two deaths from the disease were reported to the health ollicers today. Tho out break baa passed In severity that of 11103, when tho greatest number of per sons under treatment for the disease at any one time was 224, and it had spread rapidly. Health officials are bending every eflorl to tlglit the dis ease, including a house-to-house in spection of back yards and cellars with a view to remedying unsanitary condi tions. One bod of the now filtration plant will bo opened probably tomorrow, thus reducing to that extent the danger from typhoid fever and other disease germs which, it is believed, comes from drinking unMWied water. REVENUE MEN SHAKEN UP. Four Agents Havo Oeen Requested to Hand In Realisations. Washington, Aug. 15. Tho Star to night says: Thero has been n big shake-up among the agents of the in ternal revenue service, but just how far It has gone is a matter of speculation. It ia stated, however, that four well known revenue agents havo been asked for their resignations and that at leaet two of tho four have come hero for .n conference with Commissioner Yerkes, of tho Internal ltovcuuo bureau. These are Captain Cliarlea II. In gram, in charge of New Kngland work, stationed at Huston, nnd C. II. llurg, who has had it section of the Southwest under his charge nnd ban been located In Texas, Tho names of the other two agents vould not Iki learned today. Car Builders Combine. Philadelphia, Aug. 16. Klght hun dred of tho heads of thu largest firms in tlm country linvo engaged rooms In a iooitl hotel for the second week in Sep tember for n convention thnt Is looked forward to with hope by tbo buslnotM men na being tho possible forerunner of ono of the greatest consolidations of recent years. It is nn open secret that numerous conferences have Won held during tlm last six mouths nnd thnt by absorbing works nt fit. Louis und Kill abethport, n beginning tins bcou matin toward it general consolidation. Volcano In Nevada, lteno, Nov,, Aug. 16, A volcano, throwing oft molton lava nnd in active operation, hni been discovered in Neva da by cnttle men of I-ovolock. Tho vol cano is located in Ilyo Patch, Humboldt county. Although thnt section 1ms been Unversed for yours, tho crater hits just been found for tho first time. The men wero in search of cnttle when tlioy enmo upon tho stream of lava, mid trac ing it to Its tBourco, located, tho vol enno, Inquiry by Six States. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 15. Insurance Auditor Piorco announced today thnt tho luBiirnnco department of Nebraska, working with Wisconsin, Minnesota, Louisiana, Kentucky nml Tennessee, would on October 1 begin nn investiga tion of tho nffaira of tho hqultnbio, Now York Life nnd Mutual insumnco con pa lies In tho states named. CHINE8E BOYCOTT EXPLAINED, Agents of JMlkado Snld To Da the Actuating Power. Vancouver, I J, 0, Aug, 14, Thero la n growing belief that tho boycott of American goods In China originated with tho Japanese, nnd that their ob ject was to secure tho rich trade of tho empire for themselves. Hitherto the ('Iiiiiimu provinces hnve acted Independ ently of ono another, but tlm concerted action In thu north and south shows thnt n master hand has brought about thu chnngo. Kver since the war with itussla begun Japanese agents have worked strenuously fu China to make their influence permanent. Tho boy- colt seems to show how well they havo succeeded. The OrUntal press has much to sny of tho boycott. The China Mail says: "Homo of tho soberer classes ate ap prehensive lest tho passions of tho peo ple should be roused by such methods, whereupon tlmy may not hesitate to bo come iconoclastic and attack anything foreign, under the misapprehension that all things foreign nro American." Tho Pekin and Tientsin Times says: "Those who know the Chinese best cannot but marvel at this sudden out buist of a patriotism which bad hither to been absolutely non-existent, and there are those who, reading between tho lines, bollovo they see the shodo of another nationality behind tho Chinese agitators." Tho Hongkong Press says: "Tho way to suppress an antl-Amer I can agitation in Canton Is to start another antl-anything, ro long as it bo foreign. Thn Chinese merchants dropped tho manifesto like a hot cinder the moment it was presented to them." STEPPED INTO CREVASSE. Woman Entombed for Two Houra In Montana Glacier. Kallspel, Mont, Aug 14. Mm. A. M. Hurt, of Jamestown, N. D., a mem ber of a party from tho Hig Fork, Mont., biological school, had a narrow escape from death while ascending H perry glacier, above Lake McDonald, in the Clearwater country. Mrs. Burt had just ceased commenting ou the danger of stepping into a blind crevosso in tlm state of unpreparedness in which the party waa, when she disappeared from sight. The crevasie had been un dermined by the intense heat of the previous month, and bad given away beneath tho feet of tho unfortunate woman, who gave a despairing cry as aho disappeared. The men of the party cautiously approached the crevasse, which was uncovered about five feet wide, and nearly a straight fall of more than GO feet, but no sight of Mrs. Hurt was to Iks had. Listening closely a call for help was heard. A courior was sent three miles for ropes, by means of which, with short leather belts, suspenders and silk scarfs, tho woman waa finally rescued, after an effort of more than two houra. Tho shock was so great that nervous prostration is feared. Mrs. Hurt says she was bounced from tide to sldo of tho crevasse in her de scent, but miraculously lodged in a pocket in tho side of tho wall, other wise she would hava been precipitated to unknown depths and perished. CURE FOR LEPROSY. American Surgeon Have Cured Six and Improved All Treated. Manila, Aug. 14. American sur geons connected with the board of health of Manila declare that they have discovered a positive euro for leprosy. Of 25 case treated, all have improved, six cases being absolutely cured. Sev eral patients, portions of whoso bod lee woro gone, have recovered. All of theso cases havo been nndcr close observation for at least six months, and it is absolutely impossi ble to discover a trace of tho germs of tho disease in the blood of tho pa tients. Tl;o method used is a system of X-rays. Tho surgeons do not desiro their named to be mentioned at present. They wilt not ask for tho rewards which havo licen offorad by various governments for n euro for leprosy, . Oakers Seek to Settlo Strike. New Yoik, Aug. 14. Kfforts for rt peaceable settlement of the Hobrew bakers' strike on the Hast Side wero made today by Herman Itoblnson, in ternational organiser of tho American Federation of I-nbor, nnd Joseph Hai ondess, who wero appointed by tho striking bakers a committee to confer with tho employers. They held a long conference without arriving nt any defi nite conclusion. Another meeting of tho employers will bo held tomorrow. There was no renewal ot rioting on tho Kast Sldo. Dumped Fish Offal In River Now Westminster, H. 0., Aug. 14. Six canners, four liolonglng to tho Hritish Columbia Packets' association, ono to J. II. Dodd A Son., Yictorin, nnd one to tho A. 1). C. Packing com pany, havo been summoned to appear on tho charge of unlawfully dumping fish offal from tho canneries into tho Frneor rivor. Canners Intend to tight tho caso to tho highest court nnd thu matter will likely prove a long nnd interesting fight. Government Sends Fire Fighters. Missoula, Mont., Aug. 14. Undor ordora from the Department of tho In terior L. L. Sharp, special land agent, has left for tho loreBt 11 ro distriat sur rounding Clinton with n party of men. Mr. Sharp's ordora from Wnahlntgon nro to do all ho can to chock tho de struction of timber caused by tho tires now burning. All Western Montana ia oovercd with a pall of emoko. -j. t !lJffgS Iinproveil Ilnr Device. Tho nun who has stood with hla back to the stack pitching hny by hand under n hot July aun will Ap preciate tho picturo hero shown, sny n writer In tho Ohio Farmer. Tho der rick or pitcher will cost tho man on tho farm about 5 In cash. It Is mounted on runners twelve feet Ions. Tho bnao of the frame la 10 by 10 feet aqtinre end tho top 5 by 5 feet. The telephone polo In tho center la twenty flvo feet high. Tlio arm Is fourteen feet Ionic and tho braco about twelve feet. Tho polo and arm can be turned In a comploto circle by moans of n crowbar Inserted In the polo near tlio bottom. An entlro haycock can be easily lifted straight from tho ground to n A HAT DCJUIIC'K. level with the top of tbo stack, then carried orcr and dropped at any place on the stack. It will keep two men busy on tho stack ail tho time, and they will not luvo to reach over tho edgo of the stack to help get tho hay up. Ilcaldes, It docs not drag 'up the sldo of the stack, aa many pitchers do, nor docs It make tlio stack heavier on ono sldo than tbo other. A round stack can be built twenty feot high and eailly made to hold from twolvo to fifteen tons. It saves time, money, help, muscle, patienco "and other things too numerous to mention." Cotttr Crop l'et. Tho proceeds from the wheat crop, the average annual farm value of which may bo roughly put at four hundred million dollar, bare In more than one year been cut down as much aa fifty per cent, aa a result of the ravages of the chinch bug and the Ilcailan fly. King Cotton alono was damaged to the extent of nearly fifty million dollars by tho so-called Mexi can boll weevil, In the alnglo State of Texas, In 1003, according to a care fully compiled report Issued by tho Census Hureau. Tho applo crop has been reduced as much ns twenty-flvo per cent In many seasons through the operations of the codling moth and other Insects. So one might go through the entire Hit. Tho burdon Is dis tressingly heavy, but It Is sfo to as sert that farraors themselves who, obviously, ought to know ns much of tula phase of tho matter ns anybody will agTco that their losses, In practi cally overy Instance, would bo far greater wero tho scientific knowledge of tho Department of Agriculture's staff not put to account. A careful survey of tho facts leads to the conclu sion that tho total damage each year would bo from two to four times na largo wero It not for tho Department of Agriculture's unremitting warfare against tho peats, and thnt a maxi mum annual destruction of two billion dollars, or nearly one-half tho wholo yearly valuo of tho country's crops, at present, would bo possible. C. Arthur Williams in "Success Magazine." llrcoklnir for Wiicat.ca Tho early broken wheat ground U usually the land from which the larg est yields nre taken. Tho laud breaks well. No clods to mash, no packing to do late In August. When tho ground becomes hard and broaks into large clods n great deal of labor Is required to get the seed bed lino and well packed for the proper gormluntlou of seed. Then ngaln tho doubling up of work that causos so much oxtra labor and worry may bo prevented later on nt sowing tlmo. Instead of bavins to hronk land, harrow, drag nnd roll, then Immediately follow with tho drill. A turfaco harrowing may be all that the seed bed needs Lefore sowing the seed. Tho work of sowing wheat need not sotuo In a lump, if taken In tlmo. Churn Often, Tho IJest butter Is tundo by churning every day, but upon most farms thero Is not enough cream to do this, if churning Is done but twice a week good butter can be mndo If tho cream lilts boon kept cool and thou rlponod properly. Somo farmers thnt keop but two or three cowa churn but onco n week; under such conditions, groat caro should bo taken to keep tho cream to fifty dogreos Knhrouhoit, If possible. When cream Is kept nt n high tompei-.v turo for a long tlmo, tho butter will linvo an old tlnvor. If cronm is kept much below fifty degrees Fahronholt, ;t is likely to develop a hotter tlnvor. lluckwhcut. Essentials nro thnt the land bo clean, wnrm, and In n lino moldy state to re ceive tho seed. Tho rows may bo v"j-TVveii ryf - ern bait ' Mr n-MUri- drilled, If that la tho mot of towing. fifteen Inches apart, the v.,1 slightly covered with harrows, nnd n Hftht rolling given to lovol tho surfa Hit that nil plants linvo equal chnnco starting together, Thero Is a good deal In thl latter, for whoro Irregular ilrsc growth Is mndo thero nro alwnya enemies to tnko tlio plants na thoy ap pear. A (Joot Block Tonic. Knch of tho many stock foods, or condlmcntal apices now on tho market, has Its own particular composition, nnd It Is hotter, both from tho points of viowof economy and cleanliness, to mako uso of these, but If this Is qulto Impossible tho following roclpo may bo safely adopted: Turmeric, one-half pound: cumin, one-half pound; gentian, three-fourths pound; ground ginger, one-half pound; grain of paradise, one-half pound; bl-carbonato of soda, alx ounces; fenugreek, six ounces; blood root, four ounces; asafootlda. four ounces, brown sugar, five pounds; flno aait, 1 8-i pounds. Tho abovo In gredients should bo well ground by the druggist nnd bo thoroughly mixed with ono thousand pound of finely ground meal, or, If desired, It may bo fed without tho meal. When mixed with, maize meal tho quantity to bo fed to a horse, cow, or ox at each feed la one pint, and to each calf, foal, sheep, or hog, half a pint. When fed without tho meal It should ho giv en in tho proportion of a tableapoonfnl to a horso, cow or ox, and half tlmt quantity for each of tbo smaller farm animals. Indigestion In Cowa. It Is a common expression to speak of a cow as losing her cud when ah stops ruminating. Tho trouble Is dui to Indigestion wholly, nnd may b easily remedied. In most cases, by a proper diet Uanally this trouble oc curs moat frequently In tho winter, when tho cows nro heavily grain fed, but sometimes occurs with cows In th summer who are on tho range, bat ara receiving somo grain. In such cases a good plan la to cut out the grain ra tion entirely for a few days, or until the cow again chews ber cud. For a tlmo after she resumes ruminating feed her largely on tho grass with somo good hny, and gradually get her on to tho grain. A day or two after the grain ration has been cut off tho cow should have a slnglo dose of one pound of Epsom salts and two ounco of ground ginger root mixed In two quart of warm water. In tho winter reduce tlio gralu ration one-half, girt her the medicine named above at the beginning of the treatment, and maka up the ration with roots or ensilage. At all times cows should have free ac cess to rock salt, for It I a great diges tive. To rut Potatoes In Cellar. Hero 1 an excellent device for us In unloading apples or potatoes from a cart to the cellar. Tako a piece of No. 12 wire (telephone wiro) and run It from a stake in front of the rollway down through tho rollway, or potato bin. String two Iron books on the wlro and hook tho loaded basket upon these, when tbo load will slido smooth- riq.a' Fon STOm.XQ rOTATOEA. ly down and across tho cellar, whero tho helper can empty tho basket. A light cord attached to tho basket al lows tho man outsldo to pull tho bas ket back for another load. This saves a largo amount of heavy lifting and saves tlmo also, slnco two baskets can bo kept going. Fig. 1 shows tho hooks on tho wire. Fig. 2 showa the dovlco In action. Belcctlng lirood Stock. If one has raised a litter of fine pigs, of good breed thero aro probably sev eral among thorn that will mako good brood sows If properly brought up. Tho Individuals should bo carefully watched as they grow and when tho selection Is mndo tho pig should bo about live months old. From then on they Bhould he separated from thu market atock, and until tho end of tha season, placed on the best grasa pos slblo. All female Intended for breed ing pitriKuos should have less carbon nceous food than that given to thoso intended for market. From one-half to two-thirds corn Is enough in tbo ration from tho time tho young sow boglus to cat grain. The llrooil Hows. Olvo brood sow the freedom of tho pasture Ileitis when with young pigs and as soou ns tho pigs aro old enough to eat, feed a little shelled corn and dry middlings with a mash of wheat middlings and milk. Sows with plga should nlwnys havo nccoss to a good blue grass pasturo and should not bo fed too much com. Tho largest part of tho ration should bo made up of oats and bran with n llttlo oil meal. Have plonty of charcoal ami nshe.i con stantly available. An occasional feed of salt will bo found protltablo. Top Drcaalnt: Kornne Crops. At tho Now Jersey Kxporlment Sta tion tests havo been made of nitrate of soda ns n top dressing ou forago cropj In connection witu tno manures ana fertllUors generally used. In all casea a very marked Increase duo to tho ap plication of nitrate occurred, ranging from 34.1 per cent for corn to 00.0 per cent for barley 1 protltablo return from the uso of tho nitrate on all crops oxcept tho barley, which, owing; to unfavorable weather conditions, did not mako a large yield. iLp