The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906, July 22, 1904, Image 8

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    CHECK JAPANESE
ENGAGE MEM OCCURS IN THE
SECTION OF VINkOW.
Dl.
Victor Lom Very Few Mii-Om Thoi
aad oT Mlka4V Troops Put Out ol
ol Actio C&Mfck Lie la Ambuh
oa Remot Part of Coatt aa4 Shatter
AJvanc Column.
Liao Yang, July 1.-General Saiu
sonoff seriously checked the Japanese
advance iu the direction of Yinkow on
July 11. IlisCotaicks ambushed the
Japanese columu, and put 1,000 out ot
action. The Japanese attempted to
advance to Yinkow along the coast, but
they were hindered by the marshy
country, which also increased their
difficulties in carrying of! their dead
and wounded daring the retreat.
The Russians had expected a move
ment in this diretion. and a company
of cavalry with to guns lay in am
bush in the high grass, catching the
Japanese in the remotest part of the
coast and shattering their advance col
num. The artillery fire of the Rus
sians was splendid and the Japanese
were unable to make effective reply.
They were forced to retreat. The
Russian losses ere six killed
seven wounded.
and
Japanese Flag Is Hoisted.
New York, July IS. The Japanese
have hoisted their national flag on
Rose island, in Chemulpo harbor, says
a Herald dispatch front Seoul, Corea.
Tho Corean fortifications thereon are
still permitted to fly the Corean ensign,
but this ia dwarfed by the larger em
b'em of Japan. Native agitation
against the granting of a concession
covering the stream and vacant land
rights continues unabated, alhough the
Japanese minister is still pressing the
Corean foreign office to a favorable con
clusion, stating that the Corea ns lack
the finances the executive ability
requisite to a "proper development of
these resources.
Salvage operations continue on the
sunken Russian cruiser Variag. It is
hoped to have her on an even keel this
mcnth. The work of raising the sunk
en merchantman Sungari is rapidly
proceeding.
PKEDICT RUIN FOR PANAMA.
Merchants Strongly Object to American
Cotton House.
Panama, July 18. The decree of
Governor Dais establishing a custom
house in the canal tone has created ex
cited comment here. The principal
merhants of Panama and Colon assem
bled in the Commerial club to discuss
the situation, and, unanimously decid
ed that the establishment of a custom
house in such form means the ruin of
the commerce of Panama and Colon ,
and consequently of the republic. 1
The canal commissioners and officers
of the government have discussed the
situation, which is believed by all to
be extremely serious unless the decree
be revoked and the interests of Panama
considered.
The newspapers have started a cam
paign to piove to the people and the
government of the United States the
injustie of the measure, which is the
cause of excitement in all circles.
Yesterday morning the steamship
City of Pekin, of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company, arrived from San
Francisco, which port she left on June
19. On arriving at Corinto, the City
of Pekin got clearance papers for An
con, the American port in the canal
zone, and the captain of the port of
Panama refused to receive the steamer
claiming that under the treaty with
the United States all ports in Panama
are under the jurisdiction of the Pana
man authorities. The captain of the
port also made a protest on the action
of the Pacific Mail steamship company,
which he considers against the rights
of the republic, and sent a copy of it to
the president and to the agents of the
company.
Ovation to Skrydloff.
Vladivostok, July 18. Vice Admi
ral Skrydloff received a great ovation
at a fete today under the auspices of
the Thirtieth rifle regiment. The
horseB were removed from bis carriage,
which was then hauled by officers and
men of the regiment. After the ban
quet the admiral telegraphed to Gen
eral Kuropatkin that the assembly had
drunk to the health of the officers and
men of the Manchurian army, adding:
"The toast was received with tremend
ous applause, a tribute to your strategic
and tactical ability."
Begin to Fear Russian Defeat.
St. Petersburg, July 18. DiacourageJ
ment is beginning to manifest ltselt
even among the most pemstent advo
cates of war, who realize that Russia is
extraordinarily, backward, politically,
as well as economically and socially,
and that there is only the remotest
chance that she will be able to draw
herself together in time to defeat the
Japanese. It is reported that M
Witte, minister of finance, eta tea
recently that Russia was already beaten
Settlers Fly From Forest Fires.
Vancouver. B. C, July 18. Owing
to the long dry period, forest fires
along the British Columbia coast have
given unusual trouble this year.
bush fire is now raging at Wulffsohn
bay, a large area having been burned
over. Settlers at Roberts creek have
barely escaped with their lives, all
their property having been destroyed
according to reports brought down by
steamer today.
CITY FRIENDS OF QOOO ROAD5.
WOI too Fanner Accept Then- Aid or
Treat Them as Meddler.
Among thoee interested in road im
provement, the farmeis of couree stand
first. The character and condition of
the roads are of vital interest to thetu
every day of the year. The farmers,
until recently, have been compelled to
struggle ith the road problem without
much help or encouragement from any
other class. Now, howover, some strong
elements of the city population are
rallying to their support. Among
these may be named the manufacturer
of road building machinery; the nak
era and users of bicycles and automo
biles; and the moneyed men of the
citiea who have money invested in the
country. These people are entering
into the work for the road improve
ment with even more enthusiasm and
teal than the farmers.
Just now tha farmers who want bet
ter roads are brought face to face with
a most important question: Will he
accept the assistance of these city al
lies? Will he welcome the aid of the
machinery man, the capitalist, the bi
cyclist and the automobilist? Or will
he treat them as schemers who are try
ing to meddle with his affairs?
The answer to these questions ought
to depend on what these city friends of
good roads are proposing to do. If they
propose to have the country roads im
proved in order to increase their busi
ness and euhance their pleasure,
wholly at the expense of the farmer,
then he should spurn the profferd at-
liauce. If on the contrary they are
proposing, through state and national
taxation to lift a large part of the bur
den off the farmer and place it on the
taxpayers of the cities, he ought to hi'
them welcome, and extend to them the
glad hand.
This is a live question for the farmer
;o consider and answer. Already the
opponents of the state and national aid
are at work trying to sow seeds of sus
picion in the minds of the farmers, and
they will do their best to prevent any
co-operation between the country and
the city friends of good roads. '
As a matter of fact state and national
aid offer the only hope of general road
mprovement, and such aid can never
be secured if the city people array
themselves against it. Unless the
farmers are wholly blind to their own
interests, they will welcome aid from
every source, and will make every ef
fort to secure the powerful aid of the
state and federal g tvernments.
MAY TRAP ARMY.
Japanese Seem Likely to Shut In Kuro
patkin' Forces.
Chicago, July 16. The Daily News
has the following from the seat of war
by a staff correspondent:
Niu Chwang, July 16. Kuropatkin
seems in danger of being shut. up in Ta
Icha Kiao. The Russians are be
wildered by the Japanese movements,
which are swift and unexpected. The
Russian general had elaborately planned
to fight a great battle at Ta Tche Kiao
today, but to his surprise the affair did
not come off. The Japanese made
feint against Taipingehan, and the
Muscovite leader finally discovered
that the enemy, inetead of giving bat
tle, had marched across his front, tak
ing up a position on some hills to the
east of Ta Tche Kiao. To the north of
Ta Tche Kiao in the direction of Hai
cheng and Liao Yang, the Japanese
forces are moving in three bodies,
while a large fresh reinforcement is
advancing toward Ta Tche Kiao from
below Kaipmg. ice Kusaians remain
in their positions dazed and puzzled to
know what all this means. The fact
that the Japanese have made no at
tempt to occupy this city seems to mys
tify them still more. Only a few Rus
sian troops are here now.
Panamanians Take Alarm.
Colon, July 16. A "wharf is
course of construction at Cristobal
which lumber and other supplies for
the canal will be landed. The build
ing of this wharf has given rise to mis
givingB on the part of Panama citizens
that it will be a stepping stone to the
establishment of a United States port
at Colon. The order to the effect that
vessels sailing from La Boca, the
mouth of the canal on the Pacific side
must recieve their clearance papers
from the United States authorities, is
criticised as a violation of the treaty
British Fleet Located.
Cheefoo, July 16. The British fleet
whose movements last weeK ware
tinged with mystery, has been located
cruising in Yang Tung bay, 20 miles
from Wei Hai Wei. There is. author
ity for the statement that the fleet is
watching the developments at Port
Arthur. Chinese refugees from Port
Arthur who arrived here today report
that the Japanese have recaptured tw
positions from which they were driven
namely, Forts Fourteen and Seven.
American Cruiser at Chefoo.
London, July 16. The correspondent
of the Standard at Cheefoo says that
the United States cruiser Raleigh has
arrived there.
DEATH ENDS TRIP
CHICAGO PICNIC TRAIN COLLIDES
WITH A FREIGHT.
Twenty-Two People Are Killed and
Seventy OtDcrs Injured, Many ol
Whom Are la Serious Condition
Curve In Road Conceals Danger
From Engineer.
Chicago, July 15. This evening -1
meniWrs of the Sunday school of IV
remus Congregational church at Thirty-first
and Butler streets, went to
oath with joy in their hearts and a
hymn on their lips. Seventy people,
mostly children, members of the same
unday school, were maimed ami
mangled at the same time.
The carnage occurred in a collision
on the tracks of the Chicago & Kasturn
llinois railroad between Chicago
Heights and Glcnwood, 5 miles from
Chicago. Today was the annual picnic
f the Sunday school, and, as in former
years, seveial hundred ol the childien,
ith their pareitts and friends, had
gone to tho picnic grounds at Mo-
mence, III., for the day. The picnic
was over and the train was on the re
turn to Chicago when the accideut oc-
urred.
Two accidents combined to make the
lisaster. The first was the breaking
own of a freight- train on the north
bound track, on which the excursion
train shculd have proceeded after leav
ing Chicago Heights, and the other
was the breaking of a coupling on a
se-ond freight train. Becanee the first
train had blocked the rightful track
the excursion train switched to the
south-bound track to run for four miles
until it should have passed the station
Glenwood just north of Chicago
Heights. As it tore along the track at
the rate of 40 miles an hour it rounded
a sharp curve and came full upon the
second train, which was backing up on
the south-bound track in order to take
up its lost cars, and trying at the same
ime to keep out of the way of the com
ing picnic train, which it believed vu
on the north-bound track.
There was no time for more than the
setting the brakes, then, with unslack
ened speed, the train, with its. load of
500 men, women and children, crashed
at full speed into the freight. There
was a shock, a shriek, and over 20
souls were in eternity.
ARMIES CLOSB IN.
Japanese Wilt Attack Ta Tche Kiao-
Victory Will Compel Evacuation.
St. Petersburg, July 15. Steadily
and cautiously Geneial Oku's army
from the south, and General Nodizu's
army from the east, are closing in on
Ta Tche Kiao, where General Kuropat
kin is reported to be entrenched. One
hundred and thirty thousand men are
involved in the movement. The next
few days will determine to what extent
General Kuropatkin intends to make a
stand at Ta Tche Kiao, possession of
which by the Japanese would compel
the immediate evacuation , of Niu
Chwang.
The outposts of the armies are scarcely
15 miles apart. The slowness of the
advance is apparently due to the nat
ural difficulties in the way of a rapid
movement of the Japanese eastern
flanking columns.
Lieutenant General Sakharoff reports
that General Kuro it massing his
troops 'near the Pkhamlin pass and
moving out by both roads upon Hai
cheng. Heavy pressure from this
quarter would render Ta Tche Kiao un
tenable.
All the Japanese energies now seem
to be concentrated on Ta Tche Kiao
and Ilaicheng.
The operations to the north, which
throughout may have been feints, have
been suddenly suspended.
Immense Meat Shipment Concluded.
Minneapolis, July 15. Advices re-
cieved at Northern Pacific headquarters
states that the heaviest order of canned
meat to cioss the Pacific has leen suc
cessfully delivered on the Pacific Coast
and loaded aboard the Bteamer Shaw-
mut for transportation from Puget
sound to Yokohama. The shipment
consists of a rush order for 1,000.000
pounds of canned beef for the subsist
ence department of the Japanese army
It was handled from Chicago by the
Northern Pacific in special trains of 40
refrigerator cars.
Britain May Protest.
London, July 15. There is reason to
believe that the foreign office is giving
serious cosideration to the question of
the passage of the Dardanelles by ves
sels of the Russian volunteer fleet, and
if the reports of the operations of the
St. Petersburg, one of the ships, which
recently passed thiough the straits, in
searching two British vessels in the
Red sea are officially confirmed, protest
may be lodged both at Constantinople
and bt. f eteraburg.
Japan Breathes Easier.
. Tokio, July 15 It is thought by the
treaty between England and Germany
removes all possibility of a coalition
against Japan, and insures that pro'
gressive Anglo-German amity on which
the peace of the world has latterly de
pended. Japan would view with equa
namity the extension of, "Paoific
zone" to include Russia, since such
development would in nowise hinder
the fulfillment of Japanese purposes.
LOSS Of KINCHOU CONFIRMED,
Oenerml Sakrareft Sonds Account to the
Qensrwl Staff.
St. Petersburg, July 13. Lieutenant
Gneral Sakshsrofl in a dispatch to ths
general staff, confirms the rejort ol the
J panose occuiUom id Kaichou. II
says that the Russian loo did not ex
ceed 1X0 killed or wounded. ticuetal
SakharofI adds that they are on the
Yinkow road.
'Our detachment remained durimt
,ly 8 at Kaichou station, having Its
Ivauco posts on the light bunk of the
Kantkho river, the enemy occupy inn
the heights on tho left bank and forti
fying themselves thereou," says Gon-
eral Sakharoff. Our battel v on ths
river bridge opened fire at the enemy'
patrol which appeared iu KanUkhe
illage. . Toward noon a fusilade oc
curred between a detachment of the
enemy and our company, which ob
served the enemy retiring. Our losses
were six wounded.
"Toward the evening of July 8 the
enemy's force, consisting of four dl-
isiona and a brigade, could be made
out in front of Kaichou. extvndlmi
long the seashore. At dawn, July 9.
the enemy resumed the offensive upon
the lear guard of our detachment.
which ret ired about tt:30 in the morn
ing from Kaichou to 3S miles north
ward, toward the Shauanlusa Pass.
'At 10 o'clock, uiider heavy pres
sure our rear guard retired on our posi
tion at Makhunts Guiga and Yaolintaa,
three mi lea north of tho Shuaulunsa
'ass. The rear guaid held this po
sition under heavy fire until 2 o'clock
n the afternoon, when, in accordance
with instructions, it retired slowly
and in perfect order on the third po
sition at Tchjoutxziandiamlza, just as
our main body was concentrating! at
atchapu and on the position at Mak
hunts Guiga."
ACRB DISPUTE NBARS END.
Pent and Brazil Will Come to an Arnica
bio Understanding.
Washington, July 13. Information
has come to the state department of a
prospective settlement of the Acre
boundary dispute, which for a long
time has been a source of friction lie
tween the governments of Brazil and
eru. The contention involves the
ownership of a large tract of country,
rich in rubber production, which is
claimed alike by both countries.
The information reaching the state
department is to the effect that the
plenipotentiaries of the two countries,
who have been meeting at Rio Janeiro
and Petropolis, Brazil, have come to an
agreement on the disputed questions.
The nature of the agreement ia not
known here.
Recently Brazil secured a quit claim
to a certain portion of the disputed ter
ritory made by Bolivia and was in turn
met by the demands of Peru, which
also laid claim to portions of the tract.
SULTAN QIVES IN.
Threat of American Fleet In
Turkish
Bring Him to Tim.
Vienna, July 13. A dispatch from
Constantinople says that American
Minister Leishman has handed a note
to the Porte saying that unless a
prompt settlement of the school question
was arranged a United States fleet
would appear in Turkish waters. The
Sultan ordered the Grand Vizer to
comply with the minister's demands.
The American demands on tha sul
tan are for privileges of schools and col
leges conducted by American teachers
equal to bo given to foreign teachers,
for ermis8ion for American profes
sional men to practice on cijual terms
with foreigners, and for the direct ac-
cesHS of the American minister to the
sultan in the transaction of business.
Reform of Congo Judiciary.
London, July 13. -A dispatch from
Brussels to the Daily Telegram says
that King Leopold has decided to re
form the judicial system of the Congo
Free State in order to avoid the estab
lishment of British consular tribunals.
Henceforth only Judges and magistrates
belonging to the Belgian courts will be
allowed to sit in the Congo tree State,
so that the best guarantees of justice
can be given all foreigneis there.
Anti-Christian Riots.
London, July 13. The Cheefoo cor
respondent of the Standard, in a dis'
patch says : The American consul gen
eral, John Fowler, received news last
night that anti-Christian riots have
broken out at Chao Yuen, about 65
miles from west of Chefoo. Immedi
ate assistance was asked. The Taotai
dispatched troops and telegraphed the
authorities at Hwang Hsien and Tenir
chou Foo also to send assistance if re
quired. Foreigners are not believed
to be in danger. The cause of the riots
is not known.
Smolensk Sails From Suez.
Suez, July 13. The Russian volun
teer fleet steamer bmoensk, which
passed the Bosphorua from Sebastopol,
July 6, has sailed southward from
here. The vesBel took two Red sea pil
ots, one for herself and one for the vol
unteer fleet Bteamer St. Petersburg
which paBsed the BosphoruB July 5
coal-laden, and which was reported at
Port Said on Saturday. It is rumored
heie that the transports intends await
ing the arrival of the Russian squadron
Captured Eight Gun.
London, July 13. Special dispafches
to the Daily Telegraph and the Daily
Mail from Tokio assei t that the Japan
ese captured eight guns during the
fighting around Port Arthur. July
and that they reconnoiteied from a war
balloon. -
Dividing o mU.
Ia some burns the stall are nffl
riently wide so that they may l
divided when occasion require If
some temporary division can b eaally
made, put tn placo ami removed when
desired. A iUn for doing this It hown
In the Illustration. A gats I made
of proper material reachlug front th
manger to tho end of th stall. Th
post of this gate at the end I made
about a foot longer than the lower
rati and a hole I mad In th floor
through which tht post 1 slipped
when put In position and thua make
tho irate or fence firm. At the manger
end th fence 1 fastened to the man
ger by a pair of gate hinges.
Two stiff stick are fastened to the
Joist above with a twit, one over tbe
manger end and one over tho other
end. In the lower end of onch of these
tick a notch I cut which comes over
a staple on the fence and hold It,
the fence, Arm. When the fence Is
lIVSIO! FOR A ST Alt-
not In use It may bo lifted from th
bin ire and put away and tho stick
folded up against the Joists. Tho II
lustration shows the points mentioned
clearly. The cost of such a contrlr
anco will lm small and It will be found
exceedingly useful. Indianapolis
New a.
Rod for rotators.
In growing toinstoe nitrogen In th
oil I the least desired of the plant
foods and the best results will come
from phosphoric acid and potash liter
ally applied broadcast Much has boon
written regarding the nse of nitrate of
soda for tomato growing and whllo
this chemical Is good. It should be
used with caution. Its function la to
causa the plant to make a quick
growth: in other words give It a
tart which will be kept up by the
phosphoric acid and tho potash.
This being the case the best way to
use It Is to watch the plants closely
as they grow and If any show lack
of rigor sprinkle a teospoonful of the
nitrate of soda about the plant. Us
ually on application will be sufficient
to start such plants off In good shape
and once thny get a good start there
will be no troublo If the soil has been
properly enriched and proper cultlva
tlon has been carried on.
Tiest Food for Fattening Lambs.
Very careful experiments at tho On
tario Agricultural College have shown
that an even mixture of pons and oats
mnde the most profit In feeding lambs.
Peas alone ninko the most gain, but
at a somewhat greater cost of feed
Corn nnd pens made a slightly smut
ler gain than the other frR Hut
the difference was so small that tho
convenience of procuring tho feed Is
the largest element In the case. As
peas and oats may be grown together
very conveniently and cheaply, this
crop secures some advantages over
others which may giro it a preference
In this rogard.
Thrifty Melons.
Sow molons In a light rich soil; poul
try manure produces rapid growth. If
the season Is very warm and moist the
vines may need to be pinched back to
secure early froltlng. Musk-melons re
quire a season of about three and one-
half months and watermelons about
four and one-half months, hence the
crop Is rather uncertain In this lot!
tudo. The crop Is made more sure If
seeds are first started In a hotbed and
transplanted when they begin to run
to vine.
Six Day Unongh,
I have been observing things for
many years and I never knew a man
to prosper who habitually worked on
Sunday. Some men will spend a day
or two In town during tho week and
then they will feel that they are so
far behind that they must plant corn
on Sunday to catch up. The man who
gets a dollar by fraud will lose It and
another with it The man who gains
by laboring on Sunday may muke the
temporary worldly gains, but will lose
that which Is infinitely more valuable
to him than all of this world's goods,
Cor. Iowa Homestead.
Soft Wood for Ties.
On account of the scarcity of oak
chestnut and other hardwood timber
commonly used for railroad ties, rail
roods have been successfully using the
softer woods, which have been treated
with chemicals such as creosote, zinc
chloride, etc Preservative treatment
can make a beech, red oak or pine
tie outlast a white oak tie. The use
of screw splkqs Instead of nail spikes
enables the toft wood to resist the
strain and hold the rails In place. The
use of. soft wood la likely to Improve
Cro market for thoot grads of tlxxs
bar suitable for the purpose
Water lUfor Feeding.
ITon liould bo watered before
their grain food. Thl tory ha boeu
put to th experimental test A horso
was fed with four quart of who!
oats, and Immediately after sir cm
water to drink. Soon after ths bono
wa killed and opened. Scarcely a
quart of oat was found swimming
th water In the stomach, the re
maining thre quarts having bwii
forced by th water Into th Intestine.
Auothor horse wa given water first.
nd then alout four quarts of oats.
Fifteen minute after thi hor wa
laughtercd, and the entire) quantity
of oat wa found hi tho stomach, and
already dlttestion was setting In.
Horse require more water tn hot
weather than In cold, and more win n
at work than when Idle. Horse at
full work should be watered frequent
ly; three time a day Is not too often.
Th hay and grain should always bo
pur and wot.
Car of HorwV Nock. ,
Nine out of every ten fsrm horse
suffer from abrasions of tho skin on
the nock during the spring work and
this Is so severe in many rases as to
keep tho horse from doing a full day'
work. Try this plan of treating tho
farm horse during tho season of bard
work. After feeding tho horse brush
off or, better still, wipe It off with
largo cloth. Then, with tepid water,
spougo the bond, neck and shoulder
and wipe dry with a clean cloth.
If the shoulders show Indication of
sorenm rub over them a little vase
line and let It remain over night. See
that the collar worn (Ha well nnd after
taking It off wipe It thoroughly with
damp cloth and hang It where It
will to thoroughly dry In tho morn
ing. It will pay well to take this tittle
additional core of tho horse during
the working season If at no olhur time.
Indianapolis New.
Grain Feeding.
In some observation recently mad
In the feeding of gruln to lambs, on
of the most noticeable results wa ths
early maturity of those that had grain
from birth. For Instance, In one trial th
lamb fed with gruln from birth at
tained an average weight of 113
pounds seven weeks earlier than tnos
that had bad no grain previous to fat
tening, and this weight was reached st
smaller cost In the Instance of th
In nib foil on grain from tbe start
It Is a hard matter to estimate th
amount of grain to feed, owing to to
variation In the consuming capacity
of sheep. In starting It has lxcn cus
tomary to feed from half a pound to
one pound. A month later the wether
will probably ho taking from one to
two pounds, and during the last month
from two to three. American Cultiva
tor. Field Bean nnd Boy Ileans.
The average results for six year
at the Outarlo station show that th
following varieties of field lean hav
given tho highest yields: White Won
der, Pay Improved Icafless, Medium
or Navy, I'wtrce Improved Treo and
Schofleld Pea.- Bused on the experi
ments with soy beans at tho college,
the Early Yellow is recommended for
the production of grain for feed, and
the Medium Green for ensiling with
corn.
Korse or Htram Wagon,
A firm of F.iiKllHh millers have mad
an Interesting test of tho comparative
cost of hauling grain by horses or by
steam motors. The cost of keeping
seven horses for the year wns nboul
$:5u0. At tho end of 11)02 they sold
tho horses and purchased a live-ton
steam machine, run It 5,275 miles, car
rled 3.S75 tons, nnd burned 41 ton
of coal nt n total corft of $1,S4J, show
ing a decided gain fur the slcuiu ma
chine. Farm Notes.
Keep all young unlmuls growing and
gaining.
Avoid working horses in the rain at
much as possible.
Ground feed is better than wool
grain for growing colts.
Sweet food for hogs is bottor than
that which Is fermented and soured.
All rubbish and primings from th
garden and orchard should bo burned.
A falling appetite Is generally th
first Indication of an animal being
out of condition.
Coal ashes, as well as wood ashoa,
should be saved and applied on wet,
heavy soils.
Conveniences for watering and feed
ing stock aro Items In saving time,
labor and feed on tho farm.
Corn and' oats, half of oach, ground
together, make one of the best kinds
of feed for cows In milk.
The best way' to get rid of the cur
rant worm Is to dust the leaves with
white hellebore.
In nearly all cases, the best animal
are the offspring of mature parents on
both sides.
Be ready to cut clover when th
largest number of plants are in bloom
and are turning brown.
It should be the aim of every breed
er of horses to raise well-bred and
well-trained animals.
In the management of clover for hay
It is important not to cure too dry, and
to store under shelter.
On many farms, exposure to the
weather Injures farm machinery fully
as much. If not more, than use. ,
The offspring of Immature, undevel
oped animals Is . Inferior to that of
matured and full-grown parents.
It is the steady, quiet horse that can
do the biggest day's work when tha
weather la extremely hot Pointer.