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1400 Lancastrians victorious at Wake
field. (War of the Roses.)
1600 British East India Company char
tered. (700 James FratHs Edward Stuart, pre
tender to the throne of England, died
In Rome.
1775 Gen. Montgomery killed before
Quebec.
1777 Washington surprised and defeat
ed the British at Princeton, N. J.
780 Benedict Arnold appointed a briga
dier general in the British army.
1781 Congress clmrtered the Bank of
North America.
1700 Second session of the first Con
gress opened in New York.
1793 Treaty between Russia and Prus
sia for the second partition of Po
land. .. . Thomas Jefferson resigned
as Secretary of State.
1813 British burned Black Rock and
Buffalo. I
1825 Parliament buildings In Toronto .
burned.
1851 Louis Kossuth, Hungarian patriot,
spoke before Congress at Washing
ton. 1853 Gadsden purchase made by treaty.
1857 Canada adopted the decimal sya
tein of public accounts.
1858 The Lecompton constitution In
Kansas submitted to the popular
vote and rejected.
1801 E. G. Spauldlng of New York In
troduced in the House the original
legal tender bill.
1802 Ericsson's Monitor foundered oft
Cape llatterns in a storm, with los
of sixteen lives.
1872 Brigham Young, leader of the Mor
mons, surrendered himself for trial. :
1877 Cornelius Vanderbilt, American
finnnclcr, died Queen Victoria
Instituted the Imperial Order of the
Crown of India, for ladles.
1885 Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia
invested with the pallium.
1887 Five million dollars In propertj
destroyed by fire in Home, Italy.
1880 Horatio Allen, who ran the first
railroad locomotive in America, died
in New Jersey.
1802 Women admitted to diplomas a
the British Royal College of Bur
geons. 1803 President Harrison issued a
proclamation of amnesty to Mormons
liuble to prosecution for polygamy
who will refrain from polygamous
marriage.
1894 Amelia Jcnks Bloomer, originator
of the "bloomer" costume for wom
en, died at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
1805 Public degradation of Dreyfus at
Paris.
1807 On. Sir Henry Ilavelock Allan
killed by Afridis on the Indian fron
tier. 1903 Iroquois theater, Chicago, burned,
with loss of 687 lives.
Auk Orlentnllut to I2siluln.
The American Society of Biblical Lit
erature and Exegesis, at its recent meet
ing in Philadelphia, passed a resolution
calling upon Prof. Hermann V. Hilprecht,
a professor at tho University of Pennsyl
vania, to make a public reply to the
charges laid against him of faking in
connection with some undent tablets
which he claimed to have dug up at Nip
pur. It is charged that these tablets,
which are now In the museum of the
University of Pennsylvania, instead of
having been dug up by the professor, had
been bought by him in various cities of
the Orient and that most of them hud
never been near Nippur. It is also de
clared that the tablets were In tho bands
of dealers some years prior to lr. Hil
iecht's alleged discoveries.
Goodrich Admit Naval Defcpts.
In a Chicago interview, Rear AJmirai
Goodrich, commander of the New York
navy yard, said that Henry Reuterdahl
knew what he was talking about In the
article pointing out defects in the Amer
ican navy. The admiral added that he
too had expressed similar views to the
(Secretary of the Navy. It is now under
stood that the President is preparing to
insist upon a general reorganization of
the naval bureaus.
Will I'se 800,000,000 Cam.
The California Fruit Canners' Asso
ciation has just given the largest contract
for cans on record to tho American Can
Company of Pittsburg, calling for 800,
000,000 cant to be delivered at the tate
of 00,000,000 a year for Ave year. It is
made knowu that terms on this order
were forced upon the Steel Trust by the
threat of building can works in California
y the fruit growers of that section.
NW York's Rent Crusade.
The organized movement among th
tenement dwellers of the lower East Side
of New York City to force from land
lords a lower scale of rents has taken on
mammoth proportions, the estimated num
ber of participants varying from 80,000
to 70,000. Local socialists are prominent
In the leadership and many meetings have
been held, several gatherings in the open
Ir being broken up by the police. Many
of the landlords already are scared and
tome have made reductions.
Ice Harvesting.
Every year the uoe of Ice Increases.
It Is not merely a luxury, but becomes
a necessity as soon as Its value Is
known by experience. Ice In the dairy
Is almost Indispensable for holding
milk and cream at a proper tempera
ture. Ice should be cut with a saw Into
blocks of regular size, so that they will
pack solidly Into the Ice house without
leaving spaces between them. A regu
lar cross-cut saw with one handle re
moved will answer the purpose.
The Ice derrick Is convenient and
safer to use for lifting the cakes from
the water and hoisting Into the wag-
on or sleigh box. Use two strong
white oak poles to make the-derrick
and sweep. The upright, B, may be
cut from any strong piece of itunber,
or made up by spiking together two
pieces of 2x4 studding. It should be
12 to 15 feet long and well braced at
the base, as shown In the sketch. The
bottom should be smooth In order to
slide freely over the Ice.
The sweep, C, should be about 10
feet long, or over, with a rope attach
ed to each end. The sweep Is pivoted
on top of the upright, B, from one
quarter to one-third projecting over,
where the ice tongs are attached. The
remaining portion, with the rope, D,
attached gives plenty of leverage for
lifting the heavy cakes.
After a "season" of cutting ice, the
two Icemen proceed to lift out and
load up. One sel7.es the tongs and
catches onto the floating cakes, while
the other man presides at the rope, D.
The sleigh should be In the handiest
position to swing the sweep around
and land the cake of Ice Into the box.
The combination style of Ice-house
represented in the Illustration Is not
the best for all purposes, yet tins some
features to recommend It. The sides
of the building are nine feet above the
ground and the height of the dairy
seven feet. The outside walls of the
Ice-house are made of two-Inch planks,
ten Inches wide, set upright, with inch
and a half planks nailed on the Inside.
They are weather boarded on the out-
side ami filled with spent tan bark or
other dry nou-conductlug material. The
partition wall between the dairy and
the Ice-bouse and between the cool
room and the Ice-house is half the
thickness, and not filled, thus forming
closed air spaces between the studs.
Montreal Star.
Profits In Pork.
Why do not the farmers put up more
of their pork, cure It and sell It In tho
summer? This would bring more profit
than marketing the hog to the butcher.
The American Agriculturist lias made
a careful estimate of the waste In
ilaughtering hogs at home, which shows
facts that will be profitable to the pork
raiser. Take a hog weighing at home
200 pounds, on n basis of a 5-cetit mar
ket, live weight. Its value is $10. If
tat, the hog loses about 20 per cent, or
40 pounds, leaving 100 pounds edible
portion. Approximately the dressing
will be: Two hams, 30 pounds; two
shoulders, 24 pounds; four strips ba
con, 28 pounds; spare ribs, head, feet
and backboue, 85 pounds, leaving about
45 pounds for sausage and lard. The
meats to be smoked will Increase about
10 per cent In weight In the pickle,
but lose about the same as the dress
ing weight. The following are very
conservative prices for a country-dress
ed hog: Thirty pounds ham, at 14
rents. $4-20; 28 pounds bacon, at 15
cents, $4.20; 24 pounds shoulder, at 0
cents, $2.10 ; 45 pounds iRrd or sausage,
at 12H cents, $5.00 ; 25 pounds back
bone, spare ribs, etc., at 0 cents, $1.50 ;
wap fat. about 25 cents; total, $17.01;
-oet of hog, $10; proflt, $7.91.
Farmer Should Advertlae.
The average farmer is too backward
ibout advertising his products. One's
county paper ought to be used more as
n advertising medium. It helps the
dltor and publisher to make a better
paper, and this in itself Is good for a
community, while the advertising, if
one has good stock or seeds or anything
of the kind to offer, will certainly pay.
ICE DERRICK.
COMBINED DAIRY AND ICE HOUSE.
How to Drtu aad Ship Poultry.
Birds that ate to be marketed should
be penned ten days before killing and
well fed. Withhold all food for twenty
four hours previous to killing, but give
plenty of clean water. Full crops In
jure the appearance and are liable to
sour, and when this does occur corre
spondingly lower prices must be accept
ed than obtainable for choice stock.
Kill by bleeding in the mouth, hant,
the bird by the feet until properly bled.
Leave head and feet on and do not re
move Intestines or crop. For scalding
fowls, the water should be as near the
boiling point as possible without boil
ing 100 to 175 degrees Fahrenheit;
pick the legs dry before scalding; hold
by the head and legs and Immerse and
lift up and down five or six times; If
the head Is Immersed it turns the color
of the comb and gives the eyes a
shrunken appearance, which causes
dealers to look on them with suspi
cion; the feathers and pin feathers
should then be removed immediately,
while the body Is warm, very cleanly
and without breaking the skin; then
"plump" by dipping ten seconds in wa
ter, nearly or quite boiling, and then
immediately Into Ice-cold water. The
shaping of poultry Is a very Important
point and well worth the extra trou
ble. The bird should be laid on Its
back on a table; the legs are drawn
up against the sides of the breast, as
though the bird were ' roosting ; the
wings are also folded against the
body. Then, while In this position, a
damp cloth is wrapped tightly about
the carcass and fastened. Leave on a
bonrd to drain until the animal heat
Is all out of the Body. Pack In boxes
holding about 100 pounds and lined
with manlla or straw paper. Be sure
to pack snugly, so as to precent mov
ing about In any way.
Turkeys should be handled in the
same way. except that they should al
ways be dry-picked. E. K. P., In Coun
try Gentleman.
Berry Culture.
An authority says that on an acrv
of rich, cultivated land $500 worth of
berries may be grown, and that an acre
should produce at the rate of 200 bush
els. Causes for a short crop may be laid
at the door of land deficient in fertil
ity or plant food. Such land should
have composted manure applied and
turned under and top dress. Ashes
should also be broadcasted. Another
reason Is Improper preparation of the
soil. Plow deeply and harrow until
fine, light and mellow. Again, there is
a poor crop when varieties are planted
that are not adapted to that particular
kind of soil and climate. This can be
determined either by the success of
neighboring farmers of that locality,
or by testing a limited number of
plants. Failure often comes from set
ting poor plants; only hardy, vigorous
plants should be purchased. Careless
ly setting out plants will also cause a
shortage. They should not be exposed
to the sun or wind before setting.
Yhen put out the roots should be well
spread and fine dirt firmed around
them.
Using Imperfect fertilizers is anoth
er cause. There is a sex in plants.
Plstillates (female) must have staml
nates (male) set with them to Insure
good crops. Cultivation must not be
neglected. The ground at all times
must be fine, mellow and free from
weeds.
Both frost and drought are enemies
of a good crop, and the most difficult
to overcome. Berry fields well culti
vated are several degrees warmer than
uncultivated fields, therefore less lia
ble to damage by frost. Retain mulch
ing as late as possible on strawberries
In spring.
Selecting Dairy Cotts.
While there may be no infallible rule
by which a man can be govorned In se
lecting a high-class dairy cow, there
are many points that will assist and if
carefully considered will prevent dis
appointment as a rule. Remember that
a cow Is a machine and is intended to
change the different products on which
she is fed into something of more value.
There are two distinct types of these
machines. One manufactures or con
verts feed Into beef; the other Into
milk. There is a very decided and pro
nounced difference In the type of the
animal that makes beef and the one
which manufactures nil lk. In the dairy
type we have an animal that is angu
lar, thin, somewhat loose-Jointed and
with prominent bones. She is wedge
shaped from the front, with a lean
head, moderately long face slightly
dished and a general contented expres
sion of the features. The muzzle Is
large, mouth large, nostrils wide and
open, a clear, full bright eye, a broad,
full and high forehead, ears medium
size, fine texture, covered with fine
hair and orance yellow inside. The neck
Is thin, moderately long, with little or
no dewlap, aud the throat Is clean.
Wide space between the Jaws, the
withers lean and sharp, the shoulders
lean and oblique and the chest deep
and wide, which indicates vigor and
constitution. Field and Farm.
Anthrax and Earth Worm,.
From recent experiments It Is eer
tali) that earth worms are responsible
for conveying the spores and anthrax
from various burled carcasses to the
surface of the earth and thus bringing
about a reinfection.- This process of
reinfection was urged by M. Louis Pas
teur, but without success.
Crop Rotation.
There are some crops that will nov
follow each other, nor will they follow
certain other crops, while, on the oth
er hand, there are some that will grow
year after year on the same land and
also follow any other crop.
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HEALING BY FAITH.
Chicago Reformed Episcopal Church
to Treat Body as Well as Soul.
A new and important departure has
been taken by St. Paul's Reformed
Episcopal Church of Chicago, under
the leadership of Bishop Samuel Fal
lows. The church has added healing
of the body to Its spiritual ministra
tions, following somewhat . along the
I lines pursued by Christian Scientists,
although with several fundamental dif
ferences. Christian psychology, as ex
plained by Bishop Fallows, does not
Ignore physicians as does Christian
Science, but works hand in hand with
BISHOP SAMUEL FALLOWS.
the medical profession, and the work
of healing undertaken at St Paul's
will be applied only to such patients
as are suffering from disorders in
I which the action of the mind plays an
Important part. Cure of organic dis
eases will not be attempted, although
patients suffering from them will be
aided as far as possible by suggestion,
faith and persuasion.
The diseases and weaknesses to
which Christian psychology Is to be
applied at St Paul's are functional
nervous disorders, hypochondria, In
somnla. nervous dyspepsia, melan
cholia, mental depression, hysteria
neurasthenia, the drug habit, the liquor
habit, want of self-confidence, lrrlta
' blllty, worry, anger, fear and weakness
of will. The class of cases lu which
' no cure will be attempted are those
like typhoid teer, scarlet fever, small
pox and other disorders of that na
ture.
The work to be pursued at St. Paul's
will be similar In nature to that which
has been carried on In Boston for the
last sixteen months at the Boston Em
1 manuel Church, of the Episcopal de
nomination, and which Is declared by
Bishop Fallows to have met with amaz
ing succesa Rev. Dr. Worcester and
Rev. Dr. MeComb are the ministers
In charge of the work at Emmanuel
Church and they are effecting many
cures weekly. 'They work hand In
hand with some of the most eminent
neurologists and physicians of Boston,
says Bishop Fallow "That is what
we at St Paul's will do as regards the
neurologists of Chicago. I have
broached the subject to some of them,
and tttey are most enthusiastic over the
' Idea, vhlch Is characterized by them as
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excellent. Christian psychology reaches,
through the medium of the church,
many patients with whom the regular
medical practitioners can do nothing,
or little, often because they cannot give
enough . time - to the Individual case.
Christian psychology works through
the Influence of mind, suggestion, will
power and persuasion, all bnsed on re
ligion and religious beliefs. The Bible
and the Infinite God are behind It all,"
continued Bishop Fallows. "The sub
jects, however, who come for treat
ment do not have to be believers In
Christianity. They may be out-and-mt
pagans. That does not affect the
workings of the laws of God, and
Christian psychology can and will cure
unbelievers as well as .the most devdut
Christians." ' .
Bishop Fallows, who was born ' In
England In 1835, hns led an active and
tillitant career. He came to this coun
ry in 1848, settling In Wisconsin, and
n 1851 was ordained In the Methodist
Episcopal Church. During the Civil
war he served as a colonel and was
brevetted brigadier general. He served
three terms as State superintendent of
public Instruction in Wisconsin and In
1875 united with the Reformed Episco
pal Church, being consecrated bishop
the following year. Since 1875 he has
been rector of St. Paul's Church, Chi
cago. The bishop hns other theories
besides healing through Christian psy
chology. He believes that Christianity
Is a good deal a matter of thklnd of
food we eat. "If every child ' was
scientifically fed," he says, "we'd have
no moral baseness, no mental deprav
ity and no spiritual ignorance." His
system of Christian healing-will be
followed with a good deal of interest
ALL- AROUND THE GLOBE.
During 1907 the Legal Aid Society of
New York received 20,399 appeals for
aid. - - - "
New York board of education will
probably vote to restore corporal punish
ment In the schools. . ..
Edward Shea of Montclair, N. J., has
recovered from a trance which lasted a
month. He says he saw visions and talk
ed with persons long since dpad.
Miss Katherine Noble of Baltimore,
Xld., the heroine of the Mohegan disas
ter, has announced her engagement to
Ernesto Trorio-Semondetti of Mexico.
The Burlington aad Union Pacific will
take porters off chair cars and do away
with flagmen on some of their passenger
trains, according to a dispatch from
Omaha. Retrenchment is given; as the
reason. .
The new armored cruiser Ibuki, which
was launched at Kure, Japan, was built
entirely from Japanese materials and her
keel was laid only last' April. Japan has
made the lowest bid of any power for the
construction of a warship for Spain.
New avenues for making a living are
being rapidly opened for the blind, ac
cording to Miss Winifred Holt, secretary
of the Iew York Association for ' the
Blind, stenography and telephony being
two of the latest crafts at which the blind
are working.
Jeremiah O'Meara, 70 years old, mar
ried Helen Naughton, 05 years old, in
Stamford, Conn.r after a wait of 40
years. O'Meara could not find his sweet
heart after he returned from the Civil
War. and she thought be had been killed
They found each other only a short time
ago. Neither has been married before;
. A strike begun by the European engi
neers on the East. Indian railway, which
is 2,105 miles long, has now spread to
Include the native helpers 60 that the
most important section of the road is tied
and thousands of passengers are strand
ed, while many industries are at a stand
still. The strikers complain of Overwork
and poor pay. The situation s especially
serious in view of the recent mutinies and
of the srevailing famine.
BIG POULTRY SHOW.
Aristocracy of the Feathered Tribe
on Exhibition in Chicago.
Three thousand aristocrats ' of the
poultry .world contested for honors in
the national poultry show recently held
in Chicago by the National Fanciers
aud Breeders' Associa tion. The breeding
of the finest stock !!s becoming so pop
ular In the Middle1 West that products
of this section have begun to take
prizes at the 'New! York 'poultry show,
which Is the largest event of the kind,
and to carry off all the honors In the
Chicago event, which is second in im
portance. V I -
There was a large increase this year
Jn the number of entries. The" cham
pion of 'all hens, owned by Ernest
Kellerstrass, of Kansas City, and val
ued at $2,500,- was there, as well as nu
merous other- chickens valued at from .
$500 to $1,000. . Fighting cocks, wild
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turkeys and ducks,- homing pigeons
with records as victorious racers ove
distances , ranging from 100 to 1,' J?
nilles..nnd pheasants such as Engf
noblemen' shoot, bred on the lar .il
pheasant farm In the country flft&
miles from Chicago, were attractloil
Baby chicks were hatched out In incu
bators every day of the show.
' Resents "Tainted Money" Hint.
In his recent address at the annual
dinuer of the New York Alumni Associa
te of Syracuse University, John D. Arch
bold, the Standard Oil magnate, took oc
casion to refer to "tainted money" by
scying : "If I thought there was any taint
on my money I would never have offered
a dollar of It to Syracuse University my
conscience would hot have allowed me, I
could not have asked God's blessing on
such a gift. 1 have"earned my money by
fifty years of good, hard, conscientious
toil, and honest intent In the pursuit of
business, or I would never have given a
dollar to further God's work,"
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