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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1905)
' mmtamn, t Ffcw y X V OF THE WEEK in i C()iiiloii,s(!iI I'unii fur Iliisy Readers. Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Hniumo of tlio Loss Important but Nut Lata Iritaroitlmr Event of tho Past Week. HII Wltto (iijcii ngri'iiiimiit. Soldiers In Warsaw tlio rebels. Anglo-ltinmlitn frntornlzo with I ho rxnr has signed n proclamation for free press nml liberation of pr son. ers. rrivaio ear lines Imvti refused to nnswur quistlous linked by tlio Inter, statu Commerco commission, (inrinnny Hill tormlunto tho Illnglcy tariff agreement with tint United ttlntes, nnd thus ulcnre the way or n now trade treaty. Tim rourt timrtlnl case of Commamlor V. ....... ..I il... II f. . . tump, in win ui'iimugiou, i iwing re viewed by (In. Navy department. It Is understood tlio sentence of tlit court li it severe reprimand. Minnesota U now having her turn wllli land frauds. llnniKjii, Hyde nml (llovni urimecuiMl with ofllolnlt nml IiiuiImimiipii of securing Uro tracts of timber to which they had no right. II In announced tlmt tlm Willamette alley Railway company, which pro. poxes to htill.l nn elcc.rlc Una fiom J'urllnntl to Kugenc, I to lo a eoncc tloii fur it now transcontinental road. MANY NOW DE8EHT. Army li Lltlln Consldnrod In Tlmo of Ponce by Americans. Washington, Oct. III. Major (Jim. oriil F. U. Aliwworlh, Hid military mo- rotary, lu his iiiiininl n.i.iri. iii.u.t... I ,i . , " J " " inucii munition to ilciKirtloiiH from tlio nrniy, "Thomi who know how tlio can. tj-oti imino to ho abolished," ho says, nni not hopeful of It restoration! thorn In no likelihood of nny nticli In. cirwiHo In tlio soldiers' pay iin will offset niu greater inducement ottered In civil pursuits; tho comforts nml oven luxur-I- tlmt aro fiirnlNhcil to enlisted men III our riirvlcn nnt iivmi iwiw frliliu.ul hy some im being not only extravagant hut InjurloiiH In their effect on tnoti whose nnl business In to light nml march, enuumhorvil with frw eimf,.rf nml no luxurlixii nml tun dUnliillim nml liiNtructlon to which tlio soldier In now subjected nre not llkoly to rts re tain! In fotnro. "Our people havo little real Interest In Mm nrniy In time of ponce, nml from tlio earliest ilny of tlio republic havo Ihcii accustomed to look upon It an n iiioio or lest iiniicccmmrv Institution. Knilstini'iits In tlio army In tlmo of pence In not uncommonly rewrite! no evidence of worthlfssucss on tlio part of tlio recruit. 'Ml In safe to predict thnljlesorllons from tlio army will eoiitlnuti ti hum. cesslvo until (hero shall havo Im-.-ii a rnuicai-ohaugooi public sentiment to. wnnl tlio army ami until tlm i!....rt,.r ahall 001110 to ho regarded an tlm crlm inal that ho In, to ho otraojr.cd nml minimi down hn relentlessly nn other transgressor of tlio Isws." DEMANDS NO APPROPRIATION. Russians Free lo Speak, Think, Write and Meet. COUNT WITTE IS MIST PREMIER Manifesto Shows Complete Abdica tion of Autocratic Power Em peror Uowt to Inevitable. any UURBT MAIN CAU8E8 DEATH. Hi. IWiNlmrK illapatchea nay that In tlt rloiliitt Mlnrn tlio war nIkiuxI tho inaiilfeto Kmntlnir n couatltiitlou fully 10,000 havo Imi-ii killed ami an many morn Norlotmly wounded In 0 lendliiK protlnelnl tow on. navy In In ureal need of ookIii' Tho rer. Tho jieoplo of Norway nro to vote on uuonnrohy or tepulilio, IWf pnrkera nay (larfleld promised Immuully from proioiitlou. China li prepnrlni; to ettahllih a roiiNtltutlonnl form of noveiniiicnl. A Newfoundland orulier haa driven A tiler Ira n trntnuri from tho lUherlea, Martial law haa ended anarchy In Odetna after 6,000 havo boon killed nml wounded. Von HteinberK, (Icrinany'a now am. batnador to tho Unlte.1 Mate, hat ar rived at till oal. Tho rxarlna la leaving Ituiila for 'Oermauy until tho prreut turmoil liao iaNol, on account of her health. Tho now battleohlp Ithodo Ilaml la tho awlftial lu tho American navy. Jlcr l)eat tlmo In I0..13 mllra nn hour. Flvo of tho ovni counta In tho Ural to aialml tho Irotpiola theater nro hold to I K'xxl hy tho United Ntateo court. Many Famlllea Made Homeless and Much Property Destroyed. CIiIcako, Oct. 31. Three Uvea were lost, property valued at $160,000 was dentroyeil, KHrea of fnmlllea wero miido homeleM and freight tralllc on tho Nickel I'lntn railroad wna dolnvl ;r wtvral houra as tho result of tho hreakliiif of n water main at Kluhtenntii and Ulark street toilay. Tho fatalities resulteil Indirectly from tho litimtltiK of tho wnter pipe, which iiwxii.Mi me immeointo nellilxir liol for Novcrnl blocks, datnauliiK n number of ImsIneM houses. Two ol tho iwrsons who lost their Uvea wero overcome by im In tho Illinois tunnel nt KlKhteontli slreel and Armoor avo- nuo, will! attemptljiB to nscednln if tho flood had damsKrd tho property of win company. in- oilier ilealli uai tho result of a shook to an invalid, who nwoKii and lound Jiur room HootlM with water. Bo great was the force of tho water that all tho business houses and honieo on Clark street from Blxteonth to Twentieth street, and those on La Halle streot wero Hooded. Tho tracks of the Uko and Michigan Bouthern railway, Mweon Beventh and KlKhteonth streets wero undermined, and tho foundation cavel In. Bovcral frcluht cars wero overturned nml their contents damaged. Bt. Petersburg, Oct. 31. "I ntn sure tho American people, who understand what froodofn lu, and Iho American press, which voices tho wishes of tho people, will rejoice with tho friendly Hurslan tuition at this moment, when tho Ktiswlan people havu received from his Imperial mulcstr tho t.rninlm.ii nti tho guarantees of frceilom, and will Join lu tho hopo that tho itussian people will wisoly aid In tho realization of those liberties by co-operating with tho government for their peaceful In. troductloii. Only thus will it bo possl. hlo to secure tho full benefits of tho freedom conferred ujwn tho people." Count Wltte, Itussia'n first nremier. last night aunt tho nlwvo mesNage to tho American peoplo through the Asso ciated Press. He had Just arrived at his residence on Kammenlovrov Pros pect from Poterhof, where in tho Alex nmlor palnco tho emjHiror two hours lie foro had given his final approval to n "inoiiesio mm 10 n program which will forever end tho rule of absolutism excr- cir-oo ny mm and Ills nncestora for 300 years. , A slmplo perusal of tho manifesto shows how complete is tho emperor's .iuniiun in iiir nuiocrallc nnwer. Tho ety stylo of tho document Is clear ami uirecl and devoid of verbose. vavn and Iwmbastlc phraseology which here tofore has characterized liii majesty's manifestos. It not only betrays the real authorship, but shows that the ooiveior has at last Irrevocably bowed to tho Inevitable. He doea not even conceal tho fact that tho discontent ami agitation of his subjects has driven him io lake tlio step ami nract callv vli..l everything civil llliorty, tho inviola hlllty of person nml liberty of con. science, s)ccch and assembly. He not only converts tho farcical Imperial dou. ma, with only consultative power, into an aosoiuto legislative assembly, with out tho assent of which no measure shall become law, and before which nil governmental authorities must answer, but promises eventually universal euf-'rage. Taft Will Not Recommend Money tor uar or uelilo Canal, -e ""'''"K1"". Oct. 30. Hecrctnry rnft, in his estimates this yenr, will not recommend any appropriation for umipiouriK jouy work nt th- mouth of ' uiij v-oiumwn rivor, nor will ho ask for an appropriation to continue tho con struction of Tho I).illes.Celllo canal Army engineers who hnvn 1m.. n o,iuu,.,i of thosicretary's nttltudo aro of tho opinion that, unless some speclnl lesjlt Intlon Is enacted making appropriations lor theno prolects. work will li l. suspemlwl Iwfoio another river and harbor hill cnn pass, something that fs deplored by tho engineers as rnncli nn u -in no oy tlio people of tho Nortu esl, if r. Taft Is not discriminating against tho Columbia rlvor In refusing to ask fornn appropriation this winter, for he has decided to recommend nn nm.ro. i. atious for river ami lir.flmr n.t. Thoso rlrojects known as contlnnlnJ contracts will bo cared lor In the nun dry civil bill without any recommend ntlon on tho part of the War depart ment, but, unfortunately for the Co lumbia river, neither tho bar project nor the Colllo canal is In this class. Had Oregon full reiiresentt!nn In congress this winter, n uood strong itI. egatlon, it might bo powible, with tho . I . V "Ttr- --'A-HK-V-J- - II II I 1." II ry i L I VI. TVllM5r??!T"7r!li'y -l.- . -r-il T.t TfftTl mrrfiiSfcJte - -" "f7nr--,iTrr Ar V?.Jtt& WWrs-t- KfeS! It Is i-C 'V1 K Wf". v mt& A I.alior-Hnvlnic II" It. not an easy task for the man who must do nil of tho work around tlio farm most of the yenr to handle somo things nlone, so that if ho Is nt nil Ingenious ho welcomes the devices which will enable him to do his work more easily Hero is a plan for one man to hamllo grains or any other unrig wlilcli may be placed In n bag w nieii Is stored In tho minor nnrt nt aid of tho delegations from Washington ,,lc lmrn ""'I must go to tho main and Idaho, to bav tli lnr ..r.li floor. Tako a hair of Ktrnne rnnfortnl. ii seen nag is me nest, nml linve It re sowed no thnt It will be n trifle smaller at the top than In nny other part; n rnado h coutlrnjlnir conlrsrt nml il...r,.l,r provido means for getting annual ap" proprlatlons until tho work Is complet ed. Ilut with only one representative in aihlngton and no repesentntion In tho house, whoro abch legislation usu ally originates, this nccomnllahmimi I. considered linpoeslble. works on this plnn can not keep tho house free from vermin and llscnso no matter how freely ho may iho In sect powder, and how thoroughly tho whitewashing Is done twlco n yenr. Twenty jonra of experience In raising poultry has taught the writer than no house outfit to go longer than two months without being thoroughly whitewashed In every nook and crev ice. In certain seasons tho work la done more frequently. Al-our houses nre Uullt with scratching shod so it Is easy to do the whitewashing while tho hens nro In tho ahed nnd then by shutting them In the house whitewash tho scratching sheds. Insect powder Is, of course, n necessity, hut less of It will b necessary If the housed aro kept clean by lime nnd disinfectant. WITHOUT A HEAD. Revo- HANDICAP TO OVERCOME. DIQ RANCH CUT UP. Tho t!irio Oregon representatives In oongress refuse to resign and there la no law by whloh their salaries may ho lopped. A eouimltteo of letter carriers of tho United Butes has presented n memor ial to tho postmaster gonornt asking heller pity. Tho freedom of Finland la restored by tho uxar's manifesto. Prosecutor lienej'a brother hns been Arrested for stealing timber. Tlio government las cnllrd for bids for the KUmnlh Irrigation work. A collision on tho PauauiH railroad resulted In tho death of one man. Wltto la conceded to bo tho enly man wuo van navo lunula ironi nnarohy, Klru nt PensAcoln, Florida, destroyed iniro than 1100,000 worth of property. Charles A. Htllllngs, of Ilooton, has lieen appointed public printer by tho Iroaldunt. Tho bond Of COIIIultillir enulm..irn nn tho Pnnauin canal Is holding meetings to decide on tho typo of canal to bo liullt. A board of ofllcors has been npolnt d to oxnuiluo supplies puruhuscd fur thoitrmy mild not to bo up to tho atniidurd. PobledonostHoff, tho ogl ndvlsor of thocxar, hns rcslgnod. Ho has been one of tho ntroiiKest dufomlorH of tho iiutocrany. Oormnny claims tho honor of secur ing freedom for tho Itusshui peoplo. Tlio knlser says ho ndvlavd tho cxnr to tako tho stop, Von Huolow says Germany wants n trade treuty with tho United Btuteo. A Kouornl strike Iiiih boon cnlksl In Finlniul, Ohlnu'n nrniy nindo n good showing nt tho recent maneuvers. mrong pressuro la bolng brouglit to hoar on Mitchell, Wllllnnmon nnd II orniiwin to Imvo thorn roslgn. Gov ornor Chuniborlnlii snya ho would nt onco call it souhil election to 1111 tho vncnncloa If thoy should glvo wny to nllow eoino to hold olllco who could nn. pear on tho lloor of tho houuo mid boh-ntu, Acting rulillo Prlutor ltlckotts lma Chehalls County Will Have Additions to Population. Aberdeen, Wash., Oct. 3h Tho ralo of tho "IllockhouBo" Hmlth ranch, near Oakvllle, in this county, for f L'5,000, ' "ueniion onco uioro lo tlio activ. Ity In farm lands In this vlclnllv. It I an Indication that lumber Is not In lu. altogether tho ruling passion. Tho sale of this much follows In tho wake of several others which havo Ucii re corded In tho past month or six weeks iuno as important, The Hmlth ranch comiulses over 800 acres nml was settled upon as far back a 1864 by tho man from whom It takes us name. Hm'th is u quaint character and prides hlmiolf on tho nloknamo of "lllock house." This cognomen was tho result of his having built n block. Iioiisa on his ranch for protection against Indians. U is understood tho ranch is to !, cut up into small farms and disposed of to lirst comers. In connection with tlm salo of big ranches, it Is Important yi iiiho mat logged-oti lands nro show. Ing n atendy sale In various parts of tho county for colonization purposes. It Is nlso Interesting to the peoplo of this section io Know tlmt nn Kastorn farmer linn purchased n largo tract of land nenr this city for tho raising of Angora gonta. Croat Increase In Trade. Washington, Oct. 31. A bulletin is ued by tho llureau of Btntlstica of tho Deiiartmont of Commerce nnd Labor estimated that tho foreign commerco of tlio United Btntea for tho calendar year 1006 will amount to morn limn ti.nnn . 000. For till) lllllO months urnlm! In BeptemUir tho imports of mutoriitls for usu In manufacturing amount to f -122, 000,000, nml tho uxporta of maiiiifno tures to $ llM.000,000. Manufacturwl inntcrlals imported in tlio nluo nibnths pf 1005 woro practically twlco ns groat lu vnluo ns in 1800. Hard Fl;ht Required to Secure proprlatlon for Columbia. ashlntgon, Oct. 31. In view of tho attitude assumed by Becretary Taft and the fact that there will bo no river and harbor hill this winter, It seems aosoiiiioiy ceitaln that no npproprla tlon can lo secured for tho mouth of the Columbia river at tho coming sea a on If Oregon has but one repreeenta- tivo in congress, and, even if tlio other three placea should bo tilled by new men, tho chance of securing the much lenieu appropriation would still be remote. Array engineers who recognizo the Importance of pushing work on tho Columbia river bar, and who have erery coniiuenco that tlio project now under way will provide a rh.nnnt ,. misciiiibK .. a ll .it . . . ' -....k.i iiii-ct nu me immiHllato do- IIBII.lM rt B...ll...l " " wtnaima commerce, are anxious that nn appropriation shall bo maun una winter. They want at least 1,260,000; unless they get it, they admit that ork will have to bo sus pended without securing a 40-foot depth, and, furthermore, dlscontlnu anco of work while tho Jetty remains unfinished means relroLTemiinn .! waste, which will ultltnntnlv h.,n.... .1... .. , .1 . . ,"v'"TO jnn ii oi u,o project uoyond tho orig inal estimate. Tluio engliiecra nro fully cognizant of tho need of early com. plation of tha Jetty, they imM ,!,, necessity of a deep channel across tho bar lo accommodate rapidly urowlnif commerco. Czar Vacillates Whllo Russian lutlon Grows. St. Petersburg, Oct. 30. Whllo the day passed quietly without bloodshed In tho Kusslan capital, nnd whllo the city la outwardly calm, today's dovel- opments nil indicate that a crisis is imminent. Although the streets nro lllod with troops, and reinforcements nro now pouring in from Finland, tho government seems uttorlv power! tn copo with the situation, and many calm observers seem seriously tobelleve that win present regime is tottering to Its fall Differences havo dovelorwxl li.u.r. Count Wltto nnd General TrenoiT. and whllo tho precious moments pass, the emperor, surrounded by the imperial family, remains shut up at Peterhoff, seemingly still hesitating ns to what course to pursue. The situation cannot well be exnggor ated. With the present Indecision of ino emperor, the government has neither a head nor a nollrr in mMt it.. crisis, and things seem to be drifting ln-ir.l i,...ln T-l.- i .. , . An. : mumts.uj, x us revoinuoniais openiy declare that tho government has ceaseu to exist and that nothing re mains to his majesty except to abdi cate. With a firm head at the helm, however, all might quickly bo changed. Keprrtentativea of tlm Amwvl.i.wi Press drove through all sections of tho city today. Troops wero everywhere In evidence, as if to overawe the peo ple, but although there were minv m. uiura ui uioouy collisions, none of them could be authenticated. There wero great crowds of workmen in the Indus trial quarters, but they wero orderly. M -21 I SBO'' "Ji I I-AIIOIt SAVI.tO DAO. light Iron or strong wire hoop la then sewn around tho top, so that tho bag I kept open and jet the contents nre not easily spilled out Two rings nre placed In the 4ottorn of the bag sev eral Inches npart and a ring Is allnncd over the wire or Iron hoop before It is sewed to the bag. Place n strip of lumber properly braced over tho too or tho door nnd to It fasten three puj leys, the center one fastened so that it win come down some four Inches lower than the others. Now fasten oue rope to the ring In the hoop, run It through the flrst and the third nullevs and you have tho raising and lowering rope. Then fasten a second rope In the ring at the bottom of tlio bag. the one farthest nwny, run it through the second ring nnd then up through the Hume jiuuey nnu you nave tne con trivance by which the bog may be easily dumped. A glance nt tho Illus tration will show how useful this ap pliance Is nnd how rvadlly It will work In practice. Ilcform In MIIMnff. Additional knowledge nnd tho ne cessity for looking nftcr every detail In order Ihnt the dairy may txj proflt- noic, nas resulted In wonderful Im provements in tho care of cowa nnd of the millc afterward. Htrlngcnt health laws of the several cities havo forced the shiftless man to wako up or else get out of business. There aro "till many opportunities for Improve ment, particularly nlong the lino of cleanliness of the cowa and of the tn blcs and milking along more scientific linen. If the dairyman was half as clean as tho milkman there would b iittlo to complain of. The milkman must, of course, keep his millc on Ice. hut iiso nn abundance of scalding water In the washing of bottles nnd utensils of tin. nnd further purify them in the sun. I go further nnd wash the little crates of wood In which bottles of milk arc carried, using hot water and scouring soap nnd glvo these, too, n sun bath. Sec that lco boxes nro scrubbed with hot wnter dally, that ttn mllkhouse floor Is also scrubbed, nnd then thorouchir dried. Door for a Hou Ifonse. There Is no good reason why tho door to the hog house should be mndo of heavy boards and kept shut nor why the house should bo without any door If one will work out this slmplo plan. Take some strong burlap or an old fertilizer bag nnd get n few laths." Plate tho laths nn Inch npart on both WHERE MUCH MONEY GOES. Buildings xino imiuatrioA ol tho United Btntea tlm yoAr 1004 shown it grosi product of lend of 307,000 short tons, vnluod 20,402,000. Tho incroaso In prod National Production of Lead. Washington, Oct. 31. Thn Goolog. leal survey's ronart nn tlm 1.....1 .....1 xliio Imlustrlea of tho United Btntea for tlon a 1 uml nt rtrmlnn. tiou wits marked lu Bauthnrn Min..,i Southeastern Kntisas, Colorado, Utnli nnd Iilnho. Tho principal Incronsa n lu lumens. Tho lend output of tho Coour il'AIono district of Idaho na glv on as 108,864 short tons, Japanoso Lonvlng Manchuria, Toklo, Oct. 31. Tho evacuation of Manchuria by thu Jnnanusa In l.-.i,,,. ..! ... '. , . w..B nutivuiy uimiHi on, nnu troops nro nr Express Company Robbed. Helena, Mont., Oct. 31. The con tents of a .OOO express package sent from Hamilton, Mont., to New York are missing, and detectives nro trying to discover wlint became of Dm mn...,v The money was shipped by Charles F. ..-..j ,u ,, , M.unrriB t jo. lor III vestment. Instead of receiving tho eo curitlea ho had purchased, Kelley wna dumbfounded to receive n letter stating that tho contents of tho package, upon receipt by tho Now York firm, consist td of uowspapor clippings. Tho seals, however, woro Intact. Are Full of Useless Gov ernment Printing. Washington, Oct. SO. In his testi mony before tho Joint printing commit tee today. Foreman Ilrntmr. nt m. Senato folding room, said that there wore 476.000 uncalled for nubliratlnn. stored in his department. Atnxl Smith, who has lieen In the Senato document room for 30 years, said that tho supply of documents thorn Inm quadrupled during his incumbency, but there nro not too many to meet tho de mand. J. It. Halve:eon, superintendent of tho House folding 100m, testified that there are no fewer than 1.000.000 doc. umenta stored, including 200,000 bound volumes of ho Congressional record. Sergennt-at-Arms Hansdell. of tba son. ao, stated that tho senato documents nre stored In nn nhitndoned cat 1mm nnd that it is almost full. Derrick for Htncklnir I In v. Where there is much hay to stack labor and time may be saved by uslug a derrick. There are numerous nlans for building n derrick, but none Is sltn. ftler or cheaper than this design, which is tne Invention of n fnrmer, who says: I have tried to make a drawing of n derrick that I put up to stnek har with this yenr. It works so allck that I am sure It will please anybody. Tho Iolo Is 10 Inches nt the butt, 6 nt top nnd 47 feet long. I made n mortise nt the butt throtich which to nut n chain to fnsten It to the tree. Twenty. I , , i , nOOB JOB THK 1IOO UOt'BK. 1 1 is$vrsjrK S VS 1 g I skies of tho bag (crosswise) and fasten them to each other, nailing through the bag. Hera tho edges of the bag; so they will not ravel, then fasten over the opening In the door, letting It near ly touch at tho bottom. The laths will wolght It sutllcleutly to hold It In place so that It will keep out cold nnd storm, yet It will be sufficiently light so thnt tne nogs can push it with their heads when they wnnt to get In or out of tho house. The Illustration showa the plnn plainly nnd It will work better than nny door we know of. obviating the trouble of opening tho door every tlmo the hogs nro to be let out If desired the regulntlon board door may bo put In place, to be closed when dealrcd. Rlfihta of Bank Stockholders. Washington, Oot 31. In deciding the case of J. W. Guthrlo vs. II. I.. Hiirknois, tho Supremo court of tho uniiod Hintea today hold thnt n stock, holdor In n National hank Is entitled to Inspect tho books of tho bank. Tho case itroso In connection with the Com nnfrclal National bank of Ogdon, Utah, .......v.. ....,.,, uniivu unu-uiiii ot uirow any revolutionary government iiooiocK. no was domed tho right of that may bo Bet up. It ia feared that inspection. Tlio Sunroiuo cunt of the n n last resort tho czar will ui n,. Into decidoil in favor of lils contention. knisor'H offer. Should the kalsor un- dertako to reconquer tho czar's nmi Datto All No More. Manila, Oct. 30. Troops under Cap tain Frank It. McCo. of th Thlr.l -.. nlry, has surprised the Datto All, head of the Mora Insurgents of the ISIHIIU Ol .MlllUanaO. Who has Un nn the war pub for some time p.ist, nnd killed him, together with his son nod ton followers. Forty-tliree wounded Moros were undo prisoners, and many arnu and a large quantity of nmiuuni. tlon were captured. Three enlisted men of the Twenty-second iufnntrv wore killod and" two wound! during niu i-iiKiKeinuill. Germany May Help Nicholas. Iondon, Oct. 30. Germany has massed iuu.uuo troops along the Rus sian froutlor. Tlio kaisor, it is be lieved, has offered to lntm-v..nn In i;. sla to restore the autocracy und to over- uirow nny rovoiutiouarv HAY piuiiuck. ...bmlltal climate, ol ll ., ., i ,h ,Z fhll, .lUK . ,n" "", f .K'11" " German Fleet to the Rescue. Merlin, Oct. 31 Tho Gorman cruis. or Lueheck nnd ton torpedo honta put to sen today from Klol for an unknown destination, giving riso to 11 rumor that thoy nro bound for 8t. Petersburg to bring tho Itusslan empress nnd her bo thu guoats of Prince and Henry of Prussia. Nn nmMnl confirmation of tho report is obtainable lor him, there would he created a situ ntion of apiuUtng complications. Decrease In Pension Roll. Washington, Oct. 30. The Pension bureau reports a losa of 2,003 Civil nnrponsioiiera oy death during Sep. tember. Tho not decroaae of pension era was 041, leaving a total of 000,270 on tho pension rolls September SO, ' two feet from that I bored nn Inch hole, through which to put n pin to keep legs from slipping. I used crotches for legs, nnd wired them fast to the pole. I twisted four No. 12 wires together for cable with which to Biiuvii ioiu uy guying to tree ns shown lu cut. 1 cnn tuko a fair-sized load nt four forkfuls with this rig. When we got a stack dono wo rope tho two legs together, hitch n team of homos to them, ns Illustrated, nnd haul it over to n new place; It works like it boom on it mast. If I had not hud tho tree handy I should havo Bet n 130-foot pole in the ground -1 or 5 feet, staying It with n couple of guy cables. I should fasten butt of polo the snnio ns n liootu; then I could build stacks three-quarters of the way round tho center pole. Wo build our stacks 22 feet square and 23 to 28 feet high, lly having n pulley at tho legs, aa shown, tho hay will not rub against the Btack, but swing clear nnd drop right In tho mlddlo of tho stack, there by keeping the center of tho stack solid, thus making It suio to keen good. Use the Whitewash. A writer In n prominent poultry journal says that the bouses should bo whitewashed and cleaned twice n year. Vy cleanlug It Is assumed ho means erorythlng removed end thoroughly renovated. Tho poultrymnn who ttprujrliiK with llordeaux. I have been snrnylmr with ti ifmii.i bordeaux, antenuto of soda, and nrso. rmte of soda nnd arsenate of lead com. blned for several yearn with good re sults. I give one good spraying Just before the bloom, a Becond Just ns soon ns most of the bloom has fallen, a third a week or two later, n tn,ru about a month later nnd made a Hfth application last year still a month later, or tho Inst of July or tho first of August. For the lust two applications the bordeaux wni. not used nt full strength but the lime wus Increased rather than diminished nnd tho arse nates about tho same. With n utm,,,. mixture all tho season, the foliage W sometimes Injured, especially In wet weather, and when tho leaves drop tho fruit quits growing and doea not tako on tho most beautiful color nor have the best flavor. Ohio Cor. Amcr. lean Agriculturist. Curo forliurb Wire Cut. I had a young horse cut on wire so badly I decided to shoot him. Mv wir objected to that und made salvo which uer raiuer (veterinary surgeon) had used for twenty-llvo years with unfall. Ing success. My horse wus cured In seven weeks without u blemish. This reclpo has never been allowed before tho public, but with his consent It Is herewith Inclosed. Uusaltod lard ono pint, wood soot ono-half pine, burnt nlutn two tablespooufuls, turpentlno one tnblespoonful, carbolic acid eight drops. From tho simplicity of the n gredicnts it Is marvelous to note th resulU.-nA. It. B., la Epltomlst.