The Columbia register., June 03, 1904, Image 8

FALL OF KINCHOU
JAPANESE COMPEL RUSSIANS TO RE
TREAT TOWARD PORT ARTHUR.
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ta-rUaa CeaMct,
Tokio, May SO. After two day of
desperate fighting,, the investment of
Kinchou bM become a fact. The pre
paratory engagement of Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday led to the final effort
oa Wednesday to take the height of
Kinchoa, Including the fortress know a
as the castle. A a artillery engage
ment, beginning at dawn on Wednes
day morning, lasted fire hoars, after
which period General Oku, command
ing all the array divisions, sent Lieu
tenant General Baton Kawamura, of
the Tenth, Twenty ninth. Thirty-ninth
and Fortieth regiments, to storm the
heights. . This was the beginning of
the great battle, which ended at 7
o'clock on Thursday night, when the
Japanese infantry, in a hand-to-hand
conflict, drove the Russian defenders
from the Man Shan hill, said by mili
tary authorities to be practically im
pregnable. Fiona this hill, Dalny is
absolutely at the mercy ot the Japan
ese from the west, as are the hills lead
ing directly to the Port Arthur fortifi
cations. While General Oka, through Ad
miral Togo ,'telegrtphs that the Japan
ese loss was hesvy in the two -days
fighting, Tokio is wild with joy, and
the streets are filled with men, women
and children, marching in line be
hind bands, and all carrying lanterns.
The great triumph north of Port Ar
thur has confirmed the always strong
belief with the Japanese that their
soldiers are more than a match for the
Muscovite enemy. As all the dis
patches show that the Russians fought
with desperate valor, there is no doubt
also that their losses were heavy.
FEW BOOKED FOR NOME.
Labortag Men Have Had Uapieaaaat Ex
periences la the North.
Seattle May 30. A year age 2,000
ateerage tickets had been sold by this
time on the Nome liners. Up to the
present time 500 have been booked on
the first boats oat of this port for the
North.
From these figures operators are
drawing the conclusion that there will
be a shortage of common laborers :n
Nome during the coming season. In
view of the fact that the Council City
& Solomon railroad will nse about 1,
200 men daring the season there ia ap
parently some basis for the contention
that more men should be taken North.
. Laboring men are not apt to flock to
ward Nome this year, far those who
went North last year had a hard seas
on. Most of them loafed about Nome
without work, and the season was so
short that those who found plenty of
employment did not make much.
While there is promise of a long season
and more work . than nsual, laboring
men regard the situation as one . that
only benefits the steamship companies.
IN FIRST DEQREB.
Nonaaa WIlltaeBS Fouad - Oollty of lar
dcrlog Hia Wife.
The Dalles,. May 28. Norman' Wil
liams, forger, bigamist, uxuricide and
murderer of women, sits in tht shadow
of the gallows now. Last night at 8
o'clock the clerk read from a typewrit
ten piece of paper the fateful words:
"We, the jury, find the defendant,1
Norman Williams, guilty of murder m
the first degree."
.Out of Norman Williams mouth
came the evidence which is to hang
him. "A self convicted murderer," I
Deputy District Attorney Wilson'
called him, and truly it was the amaz
ing contradictions of Williams' stories
as to when he last ssw the murdered
Nesbitt women that fastened first the
suspicion and then the certainty of
guilt upon him.
Russia May Favor tbe Jews.
St. Petersburg, May 30. Interior
Minister Von Plehwe has proposed to
the council of the empire an important
project for the repeal of the law under
which Jews are forbidden to reside
within 32 miles -of the frontier. On
account ot tbe prevalence of smuggling
some years ago, the Jewish pale was
drawn back from the border. The
new departure is considered one of the
important steps in tbe execution of
Emperor Nicholas' ukase, issued in the
early part of 1903, promising freedom
of conscience to his subjects.
Bolivia Seeks a Railway Loan.
Washington,' May 30. Ignasius Cal
deron, who succeeds G. Guachtalla as
minister from Bolivia to the United
States, who will be presented to the
president within a few days, has been
charged by his government with the ar
rangement of a railway loan. Bolivia
has received t 10,000,000 as indemnity
from Brazil for the Acre rubber terri
tory, and the Bolivian government will
nse this fund as the basis for securing
another $10,000,000.
. Russians Not Using Floating Mines.
St. Petersburg, May 30. A high au
thority at tbe admiralty said to the
correspondent of the Associated Press
today: "It is false to assert that the
Russians use floating mines. They are
not known in the Russian naval
service. The Japanese used them con
stantly off Port Arthur."
OUT Of DOMAIN.
Packet RtceeatMala Tw Mere Ksstriss
ta Eastern Oregoaw
Washington, May 28. Chief Fores
ter Pinchot has recommended the crea
tion ot the Blue mountain and Maury
mountain reserves ia Eastern Oregon.
Ia the former it is recommended that
about 3,000,000 acres be embodied; in
the latter something over 60,000 acres
in the center ot Crook county. Al
though Forester Pinchot most urgently
recommends the creation ot the Blue
mountain reserve, it ia not probable
that the president will issue a proc
lamation creating this reserve for sons
time to come. Pinchot's recommenda
tion has been referred to Land Com
missioner Richards, in whose office
theie are numerous protests against the
cieation of. the reserve. His records
also contain information tending to
show attempts have been made by vari
ous persons to secure lands within the
pioposed reserve, with a view to having
them converted into a base for lieu se
lections. The forestry bureau has,
however, carefully examined each
minor subdivision, and aa far as practi
cal hss drawn the reserve limits so as
to exclude private holdings.
Commissioner Richards will make a
personal investigation to see if it is
practicable to eliminate additional pri
vate holdings. He is determined that
this reserve, when created, shall gen
elate as little lieu base as possible,
and will only consent to the inclusion
within the reserve of private lands
shown to be held by bona fide settlers
who intend to remain there. This ex
haustive examination will consume sev
eral weeks, possibly months.
On the other hand, early action is
looked for on the Maury mountain rec
ommendation oi Pinchot. This pro
posed reserve is a clear cut proposition,
with practically all private lands elim
inated. NEUTRALS FEAR 10 COMPLAIN.
It May Be to Their Advantage to Plant
Mines In tbe Future.
London, May 28. Sir John McDon
nell, one of the highest authorities in
Great Britain on questions of interna
tional law, in an interview regarding
the sowing of mines in the open sea by
Russians, today said:
"I tlink with our imperfect knowl
edge ot the facts, it is quite premature
to express an opinion as to what has
been done by the Russians in the wat
ers adjacent to Port Arthur. I am re
luctant to believe that they have re
sorted to an expedient so wasteful, and
altogether uncertain in its effects, of
sowing or scattering mines in the wat
ers of tbe territorial zone.
I "Every belligerant is free, I take it,
to destroy his opponent's vessels wher
ever they msy be found, by all cus
tomary means, including the use of
mines. If in attempts to destroy the
enemy's work he accidentally destroys
neutral property, he would, of course,
be liable for damages. Of course, if
mines are scattered broadcast on the
high seas, neutrals might complain
,with justice, and I think it would not
avail belligerents to argue that they
had given notice of their intention to
make certain waters impassable.
! "Neutrals, however, are no longer
united to arrest encroachments of bel
ligerents. Now that 'many powers
have large navies, and are looking for
ward - to the time when they will be
supreme on the seas, they hesitate to
condemn acts to which in the past they
would have severely objected, because,
as they say, 'Who knows how soon it
may be to our interest as belligerents to
do the very acts which as. neutrals we
today suffer from.' "
JAPANESE SINK MORE SHIPS.
Alexieff Reports Attempt to Block Port
' Arthur Roadstead.
8t. Petersburg, May 28. The fol
lowing dispatch from Viceroy Alexieff,
has been received by the emperor:
"Reports from Rear Admirals Witt
soel and Grigorovitsh today state that
the enemy bombarded from In-Gentsi
bay, on the west coast of the Kwang-
tang peninsula, about 13 miles north
of Port Arthur, with gunboats."
The viceroy's dispatch does not give
the date of the bombardment.
"On the night following the Japan
ese attempted to blockade the roadstead
of Port Arthur with mines, and from
shore observations it is believed that
some steam launches and two torpedo
boats were sunk."
Russians Stubbornly Resist.
Chefoo, May 28. A junk which left
Dalny on the night of May 23, and
which arrived here today, reports
that the Japanese army had then
reached Sansuripo, which is north of
Dalny, and southwest of Nangalien.
ine ttussians onerea a stnbporn re
sistance to the advance of the Japanese,
and a battle was fought at noon, May
22, at Sansuripo. The result of the
battle was not learned by the bearers
of the news. The advance of tbe Jap
anese indicates that they have recovered
from the reported reverse at Kincliau.
Remain on the Defensive.
London, May 28. The Standard's
correspondent at the headquarters of
the Japanese first army, under date of
May 23, says there is no change in the
situation. The Russians Beem to be
perfectly content to remain on the de
tensive, and are vigorously strengthen'
ing their position, with Liao Yang
as tbe base. They are a little more
active, however, northeast of Feng
Wang Uneng, where the patrols of both
armies are in touch almost daily.
Black Fleet Making Ready for War.
New York, May 28. Intelligence
has been received from St. Petersburg,
according to a Times dispatch from
Vienna, that 14 vessels of tbe Black
Sea fleet are being mobilized and
placed in readiness for service.
YAZ00 IS IN ASHES
ENTIRE BUSINESS SECTION OF MIS
SISSIPPI CITY LAID WASTE.
Ftre Ra(t4 Frees Early riantag L'atU
Night, Water Sapply Betag baa
tMte less Is BsUtaatsd at Frees
11.000,000 to 12.000,000-Over Tw
Haeartd Batldugs are Bars 4.
Jackson, Miss., May 27. Fire in
Yazoo City today destroyed every busi
ness house of any importance, together
with a large number ot private resi
dences, the principal hotel and the pas
senger station.
The fire started at 8:30 this morn
ing, and burned until 5 o'clock this af
ternoon, destroying 200 buildings. The
burned distirct is three blocks wide
and 12 blocks long. The estimates of
the loss are between $1,600,000 and
$2,000,000.
The water supply was inadequate
and efforts to stay the flames were fu
tile. A citizen named Chambliah was
killed by falling walls and Mayor
Holmes was severely hurt, his con
dition tonight being reported as pre
carious. In the afternoon the fire spread to
Latonia, a residence district, where it
destroyed some of the finest homes.
The Yazoo county courthouse and the
Ricks memorial library escaped des
truction, and the vaults ot the banks
and the poetoffice protected their treas
ures. Yazoo City is 40 miles distant from
Jackson, and has 0,000 inhabitants.
Some Pat Loss at $3,000,000,
Jackson, Miss, May 27. It is im
possible tonight to place an accurate es
timate upon the loss entailed by the
fire, but it is thought that the total
will be between$2,000.000 and $2,500.
000. Some estimates are even as high
as $3,000,000. The total insurance is
between $800,000 and $1,000,000.
WILL EXPLORE LAKE COUNTY.
Surveyors are to Lesra
Possibilities
lor Irritation.
Washington, May 27. At the re
quest of Senator Mitchell, a reconnais
ance party will proceed late in June to
make an investigation of the central
part of Lake county, Oregon, with a
view to ascertaining whether there is a
feasable location for the construction
of a lame irrigation work by the gov
ernment. Senator Mitchell describee
this district as having a fine climate,
where all cereals, fruits and vegetables
that are cultivated in any part of Ore
gon grow abundantly, and where there
is a large body of fine agricultural land.
The Cheqmcan river, which flows
through this section, is reported to
furnish an ample supply of water, for
reclamation of nearly, if not quite all.
these lands. It has been reported to
Senator Mitchell that reservoir sites
can be secured to hold flood waters at
different points along the stream. At
Lake County has contributed largely to
the arid land fund, citizens of that dis
trict are exceedingly anxious that this
project shall receive early considera
tion.'
FINOS NO FRAUD.
Jury la the Postofflc Case Clears Ty.
ncr and Barrett
Washington, May 27. Within 22
minutes of tbe retirement of the jury
in the,. case of James N. Tyner and
Harrison J. Barrett, tried on charges
of conspiracy in connection with their
duties as law officers of the Postofflce
Department, a verdict of not guilty
was returned. The throng which filled
Ihe courtroom throughout the argu
ments to the jury hardly had time to
leave the building before the jury was
back and the foreman announced that
a verdict had been reached.
General Tyner appeared greatly ex
cited as he attempted to face the jury,
and when the verdict was returned, he
broke down completely. Several of
the jurors wept with him, and all of
them shook bands with him.
The Tyner Barrett case was begun
on May 2 and has been before the court
10 full days.
Russia to Greatly Enlarge Navy.
St. Petersburg, May 27. Despite
the fact that the details are being kept
secret, it has been learned that the lat
est Russian naval program is of the
most extensive ever planned by the na
tion. The special committee recently
appointed by the czar has given orders
for the immediate laying down of an
unusually large number of vessels of
every type, including many sub
marines. A number of vessels are
daily being maneuvered outside of
Kronstadt, paying especial attention
to torpedo practice and gunnery.
. Japanese Again Bombard It.
Chefoo, May 27. A portion of the
Japanese fleet bombarded Port Arthur
at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Tbe
attack was witnessed by a Frenchman
who left Dalny on the night of the 22d,
arriving heie tonight. He says that
eight large warships circled before the
entrance of Port Arthur harbor for one
hour, firing broadsides at' intervals of
ten minutes. Up to the time tbe
Frenchman left Dalny everything was
quiet there.
Carrying Submarines In Sections.
Moscow, May 27. A long train
passed through here early this morn
ing, carying three recently built sub
marines in sections, which are for
service either at Port Arthur or Vladi-
voBtock. Great secrecy was maintained
in shipping the craft, and none but
employes were permitted in the sta
tion prior to the departure of the
train.
10 CM8CK KUROKL
Oaaeral Kiropatala Win Make a Stand
al Llaa Yaag.
London, May 28. Dispatches to the
Daily Telegraph show thst oa May 18
the Japanese headquarters were still at
Feng Wang Cheng. This the corre
spondent attributes to the necessity tor
joint action with the Japanese army
which has landed at Pitsewo. II ex
plains that communication baa not yet
been established between the two Jap
anese armies, but It is expected to be
effected within a few days.
The dispatches say the telegraph
line between Feng Wang Cheng and the
south has been cut by Russians dis
guised aa Chinese.
A Russian transport is moving from
Liao Yang in the direction of Mukden,
but it is not known whether this
means a retirement of the army, or
merely the removal of winter clothing,
which is no longer nemled.
The movements of war correspond
ents, the dispatches' say, are limited
to a radius of a mile and a half from
Feng Wang Cheng.
The Daily Telegraph's Niu Chwang
correspondent declares that General
Kuropatkin is determined to check the
Japanese at Liao Yang, where probab
ly the greatest battle of the war will be
fought, lie adds that the Japanese
land operations against Tort Arthur
are meeting with little success and
that Lieutenant General Stoeesel and
Major General Fock continue to make
well directed but desperate sorties
against the advanco of the Japanese,
who are fighting with stubborn deter
mination almost unequaled in history.
Several hundred Japanese reinforce
ments are arriving daily from Pitsewo
and Pokndien, according to this cor
respondent. The Seoul correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph says that Kinchou is being
besieged by the Japanese, and its sur
render is momenta! ily expected.
KUROKI'S FORCBS NEED FOOD.
Cossacks are Also laterfertaf
With
Movements I Ammualtloe.
London, May 26. The Mukden cor
respondent of the tandon Morning Poet
cables that he has been informed on
excellent authority that the Cossacks
under General Remenkampt have suc
ceeded in cutting two transport columns
of the Japanese , army ' and secured a
very large quantity of supplies. Ac
cording to the correspondent, the Cos
sacks have also succeeded in greatly
harassing the Japanese line of commu
nication, with the result that General
Kuroki'a column is in need ot food and
ammunition. This fact has compelled
the Japanese to remain at Feng Wang
Cheng much longei than has been
planned, and a forward movement will
not be undertaken until troops arrive
insufficient strength to prevent further
interference with transport service.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Poet states that General Kuropatkin,
after a minute inspection of Liao Yang
and its defenses, told Admiral Alexieff,
who was with him,' that the position
waa vulnerable and should be aban
doned This advice was resented by
the admiral, who declared the position
was absolutely impregnable.
COSSACKS PRESS JAPANESE.
They are Driving Tbeai Back, bat Fight
log la Inconsequential.
Liao Yang, May zo. There Is con
tinual skirmishing between the Russian
cavalry and the Japanese. Cossacks
are pressing the Japanese in the hills
and byroads, generally driving' them
back.
The general plan of the Japanese has
not been divulged. They are appar
ently marking time, awaiting the ar
rival of reserves from Coiea, who have
been delayed owing to the impassibility
of the roads.
The Japanese are sending all in
valids in tbe direction of tbe Yalu to a
central hospital.
The Chinese report the destruction
of another Japanese battleship off Port
Arthur, but the report is unconfirmed
and is not credited.
Several Japanese who landed from
junas near Port Arthur and started to
ward the town with the intention of
dynamiting the docks were captured
and shot.
A typhoon is raging off the coast.
Russia Seeks Support of Frsnce.
Paris, May 26. The Bomsays it has
learned from a trustworthy source that
Lieutenant General Baron Frederick
and another member of the Russian
couit who recently visited runs, came
on a secret mission which had for its
purpose the seeking of intervention
with effective support of tbe trench
government in the event that China
adopted an aggressive attitude towaid
the Russians in Manchuria. The pa
per alleges that the government gave a
formal promise of compliance with
Russia's request.
Cossacks About Wiped Out.
Tokio, May 26. Additional details
of tbe fight at Wang triia Tun, near
Takushan, May 20, indicate that tbe
squadron of Cossacks was almost anni
hilated by the Japanese infantry,
which surrounded and completely
routed the enemy. All the Russian
officers were killed, wounded or cap
tured. Natives report that some of the
Cossacks escaped on foot, abandoning
their equipment. Many killed and
wounded were found on the battlefield.
Plan to Reduce It.
Shimonoseki, May 26. Active prep
arations are in progress for the reduc
tion of Port Arthur. These prepara
tions have been instructed to be made
by a carefully chosen force of veterans
forming a part ot the third army.
Very heavy artillery is being landed on
the Liao Tang peninsula.
fWTai
Klada of Cera to Kale.
The Iowa Agricultural College at
me gives the following list ot varie
ties of com for the 8tatt:
field's Yellow Dent, average length
to 10 Inches, average circumference
to TVi inches, average time to ma
ture 120 days; Learning, average
length 9 to 10 inches, average clrcuiu-.
ference 7 to Tft niches, average time
to mature 123 to 128 days; Iowa Gold
Mine, average length TH to 8 Inch,
average circumference 8 to Ti
Inches, average time to mature 123
days; Legal Tender, average length
9H to lOft Inches, average circum
ference T to 8 Inches, average time to
mature 128 days; Boone County White,
average length 9 to 10 inches, average
circumference TH Inches, average
time to mature 130 days; Silver Mine,
average length 84 to 9V4 inches, aver
age circumference T to m inches,
average time to mature 120 days;
Calico corn, average length 9 to 10
Inch, average circumference T to TH
Inches, average time to mature 115
days.
These are the varieties that are gen
erally nyown in the State, although
there, are several other varieties In
different localities ia tbe State receiv
ing favorable mention. Among the
earliest of these are Longfellow's Tel
low Dent, Farmers' Reliance, Pride of
the North, and Minnesota No. 18; and
among the later varieties. Mills County
Prise, St Charles White, Brown's
Choice, Iowa Cropper, Iowa King, etc.
In our Judgment the Boone County
White Legal Tender, Learning, and
Mills County Prise are better adspted
to the southern part of the State, say
at far north as the Rock Island Rail
road. Here again elevation mutt de
termine. The higher divides south of
the Rock Island will not grow as early
corn as some of the river bottoms
north of the Rock Island. The Gold
Mine, Reld'a Yellow Dent, Stiver Mine,
and Brown's Choice will do welt la
the territory between the Rock Island
main line and the mala 11ns of the
Illinois Central, while the earlier va
rieties are to be prrrf d north of that
line and la the corresponding latitude
east and west
A Dtrt-Botatiag Derice.
Mr. J. B. Arthur, ot Macon County,
Missouri, writes to the St Louis Re-
public as follow: 1 send you a
sketch of a device with which dirt
can m hauled oat of a wen while Gig
ging or cleaning eat The same can
be need for lowering brick or stone la
walling a well. It Is cheap and 1 far
better than a windlass. Take a post
14 feet long, set it in the ground 18
Inches and fasten the top with guy
wires, each 80 .feet long. .Make a trian
gle of pieces of 2x6 and bolt or hinge
to the post A screw aye is fastened
at on end of the angle on which to
nana a Duller and another Is fastened
at the foot of the post. A rope psssod
through these pulleys on which Is
placed a bucket completes the device,
save a singletree to which a bona
can be hitched. By placing the trlan
ele high on the post the dirt may be
unloaded in a wagon and drawn off
out of the way."
Bow to Keep Milk CooL
A good milk cooler on the gallery or
under the shad of a tree Is a pleas
ure during the summer to every bouse
wife. It la so hard to' keep milk at
a low temperature during our hot sum
msr weather. It is hot from 8 o'clock
In the morning until 6 in the evening.
Ther la no place about th hous
that ia cool enough unless w hav a
cooler. -
Water tends to keep everything cool
so long as it evaporates. Wrapping
milk vessels in porous wet cloths will
temper th hot air. Th Mexicans cool
all their drinking water in this way,
A number of devices hav been pat
ented for keeping milk cool and are
sold to people who cannot use ice in
cooling milk while it Is creaming.
Milk must be kept at 60 or 70 degress
to cream welL Every housewife who
trouble with milk during th sum
mer and makes butter of any sort
would do well to us on of tbes milk-
cooling devices unless a band sep
arator is kept which creams th milk
while It is hot and fresh.
For a Swampy Place ia the Tard.
Many yards and lawn have low,
wet or moist places, which it doe not
pay to drain, and in which ordinary
plant will not grow. Such persons
ar to be envied, a they can hav
'class of flowers which are denied in
' .v. Km Vamm rtrt arm Va fh. 1
spot use th Japanese and German iris,
Montbretias, Heucherla Sangolnea,
Caladlums and Flags. Th soil can
be well enriched by working in well
rotted manure and leaf-mould. They
can b protected over winter by put
ting on brush first and covering It wlti
straw. .
A Good Grafting Wax.
For a good, all-around grafting wax,
Btmt HOISTIWO DITTO
to b nssd for any purpose for which
nek wax la sd, try th folio wlagi
Take four pounds f rosin, en pound
of beeswax and en pint of linseed ol
rut thes In aa Iron ksttla, pat over a
low fir and mix thoroughly whll
heating. Then pour ia th mass eoro
cold water and pull th wax with th
hand until it ia th color ef light
molasses candy light cream. Foil
Into th form ef sticks sad pat away
In a cool plac until wanted for os.
This wax Is cheap and ef th best
quality, quit as good as that mad
front tallow la plac of th United
oil
Ratio for Bor
Th New Tork Farmtr say th
United State army feeds Its cavalry
and artillery horses 12 pounds of oat
and 14 pounds of hay per day per 1,000
pounds of wstght, and its mules 0
pounds of oata and 14 pounds of hay.
Th Wyoming station feeds it driv
ing horses 21.29 pounds of alfalfa and
8.2 pounds of straw, and its carriage
horses 10 pounds of oats and 12 pouud
of hay per 1,000 pounds ef horse per
day.
Th Boston fir company feeds it
horses 9.83 pounds of grata and IS
pounds of hsy, and th Chicago Or
company feeds 4 pounds of oata sni
IB pounds of hsy, all per 1,000 pound
of weight, per day.
Th Richmond (Va.) Express Com
pany feeds its horses 4.87 pounds of
corn, 8.83 pounds of oats, 8 pounds of
bran, 4.16 pounds of core meal, and
13 pounds of hsy.
Th Jersey City Express Company
feeds 2 pounds of corn, 19 pound of
oata, 1.15 pounds ef bran and 0.5
pounds of hay.
Th Boston Express Company feed
12 pounds of corn, B.2S pounds ef os
and 20 pounds of bay.
Th Wyoming station feed it farm
horses 18.73 pounds of alfalfa and 2.23
pounds of straw per day.
Th Utah st st Ion feeds it farm
horse 25 pounds ef alfalfa and 10
pounds of bran, or 22.8 pounds of tim
othy hay and 10 pounds of bran.
It will be noticed that at all these
Western stations alfalfa hay is a pre
ferred feed for farm horses.
At Chicago th dally ration ef th
draft horse of large companies la 7.5
pounds of oat and 20 pounds of hsy,
and In South Omaha 15 pounds ef oat
and 12 pounds of hay.
Early Pea.
Th first crop usually planted In th
farm garden la en ef th earliest va
rtetles ef peas. On account ef the
hardiness of th plant no amount of
cold weather will do ranch injury af
ter th peaa ar one op, bat when
planted extremely early a part ef th
seed will rot in th ground, ceasing
many gap tn th row. Early ia th
season usually ther 1 llttl nitrogen
in th soil and th plant grow very
lowly at first A llttl nltrat of aoda
applied la th row at th dm ef tow
ing will hurry. th growth of peaa.
Th market vain of th crop depend
largely upon its earllnee. Th kinds
which do not require bashing ar moat
popular for farm us. Th 1st kinds
often do not produe a crop until wsrm
weather comes, and for that reason are
often attacked by blight, which may
b prevented by spraying with bor
deaux mixture, tame aa for appl tree.
Cabbag Rat May Coa fro a Bd.'
Black rot ha been very destructive
upon cabbag and cauliflower in New
York Stat, and any means of relief.
va slight, will b welcomed by grow
er. Recent Investigation by th sta
tion at Geneva hav proven that th
germs of th dliess may b carried
over winter on the dry seed, a fact pre
viously doubted by scientists, and that
thes germs may produe th disease
when Inoculated into healthy plant.
It Is, therefore, a wlss precaution to
disinfect the cabbag seed, aa remov
ing on possible aoarc ef infection.
This can b don very cheaply, easily
and ssfely, by soaking th seed for
fifteen minutes in corrosive subllmst
solution, on ta one thousand trength.
To String Barb Wire.
To string barb wire tak two pieces
2x4, about 8 feet long; bor a bole
through Vi feet from th end, put th
spool In between and run a broom
stick through. Nail som strip acroas
to hold them together. Start th wire
from th underside of th spool. Then
tie th rig to th wagon or fasten tt
anywhere and drive en. A rpan can
also string out wire by hand this way,
but when the spool gets small it will
run heary unless the rig is lifted up
and let slid on th ends of th 2x4'
back of th spool. If a man should
not hav 2x4 to make it out of he
can us th itepladder. A. 8. Olsen,
Surrey, N. D.
Damp Beds Bad for Plga.
Damp bedding is bad for plga and
yet ther ar many pig raiser who
neglect providing dry beds for their
porkers. Sunshine is one of the best
things that pigs can have and it is not
always possible to obtain it Som
years w ar woefully short on sun
shine. Sometimes we hav th sun
shin and no way for the pigs to enjoy
It It requires some planning to con
struct a good brood bouse for plga..
Cold drafts are damaging to pigs and
cans a great deal of mortality.
. BandUng Coatly Egga.
A chick hatched from an egg that
cost 50 .cents doe not need coddling
any more than a chick batched from a
8-cent egg. In the anxiety to rals
th costly chicks they are often petted
to death. Give th chick th proper
food, keep it comfortably warm and
always dry and the mongrel hen will
raise a high-grade chick quite as easily
as sh will one hatched from a store
egg. Give the chicks a chance, but
don't coddl 'cm.