ARMYJS SAFE
Kuropatkin in Suddenly Fac
ing About Saved the Day.
PLIGHT Or MIS MEN H0RB1BLT.
Japanese Abandon Idea of Heading
Off Slavs and Doth SMcs are
Taking a Needed Res!.
8t. Petersburg, Sept. IS. It mmi
to be established definitely that Field
Marshal Oyama 'a tired troop on Wed
nesday abandoned the attempt to head
off General Kuropatkin, whose army
arriml safely at Mukden, after fright
ful experiences, floundering through
mod and mire over the Manchorian
roada.
Deecriptiona of the scenes along the
line of tetreat are almost Incredible.
They tell how the men lay down in the
mad and ilept in a drenching rain.
It ia evident that the last determined
effort of the Japanese to bring Kuro
patkin to bay. was made on Tueedav,
bat the Russian commander in chief
faced about and with two corps of ar
tillery beat off the Japanese while the
remainder of the troops continued to
march to Mnkden. After that, the
Japanese could only hang on to the
flanks and try to ahell the retreating
columns from the bills. The outposts
are still in contact, bat they are not
even exchanging shots.
A late dispatch sent tonight from
Mukden describes the horrible plight
of the tentlesa and shelterless soldiers.
The detaialed statement of the Rusisan
losses, which it is promised will be is
sued today, is awaited with intense in
terest. The general expectation is that
the losses will approxinate 20,000, as
against 30,000 for the Japanese.
The woik of burying the dead was
left to the Japanese, who were forced
to attempt the ask as a matter of self
preserration, bat it was an almost in-
possible undertaking. The awful rains
hare handicapped the woik of crema
tion, on which the Japanese relied, and
only shallow trench burials were possi
ble in many cases. Not only is such
burial one of great difficulty, but it is
almost valueless fiom a sanitary point
of view, the storms undoing it soon
after it is accomplished.
WILL REORGANIZE ARMY.
Cassia Till Divide It and flake Ku-
ropatkln Chief Commander.
St.' Petersburg, Sept. 12. Besides
the formation of two fresh army corps
as the first answer to ths Japanese suc
cess at Liao Tang, ths Russian army at
the front will be reorganised, probably
in ths form of two armies, In com
mand of General Linevitch and Gen
oral Baron Kaulbar, respectively, with
General Euiopatkin as commander in
chief. General Kaalbar will go oat
with tne two army corps now organis
ing in ths governments of Kaxan,
Odessa, Vilna and Kieff. General
Linevitch has been ordered by tele
graph from Vladivostok to Mnkden. '
This decision is das in part doubt
less to ths growing anwieldiness of ths
big force under General Kuropatkin's
command, and which will be largely
increased by constant i enforcements.
General Kuropatkin heretofore has
handled every detail of ths vast organ!
eat; on. The work is too much for one
man, and he . is now almost broken
down under the strain. It is known
that the emperor is personally one of
Earopatkin s strong supporters, and it
is thought the general will in all prob
ability retain chief command of the
two armies. Kuropatkin, however,
has been seriously criticised by some of
the emperor's close military advisers,
and it is possible he may eventually
be superseded. It is understood the
emperor's inspection of the Baltio fleet
at Cronstadt today is the last he will
make, and that the fleet, when it leaves
Libau, will proceed to the far East.
fortress Is Disheartened.
Tokio, Sept. 12. (Inofficial news re
ceived here from points near Port Ar
thar suggests that the garrison at the
fortress is much disheartened. The
ships of the harbor have ceased eeri
onsly to oppose the approach of Japan
ese reconnoitering vessels, which have
thus been enabled to ascertain that the
battleship Sveastopnl is in a crippled
condition, while others are more or
less damaged. The number of soldiers
who surrender is increasing daily.
Several junks laden with provisions
and ammunition have been captured.
Preparing for Another Assault.
Chefoo, Sept. 12. Apparently well
informed Japanese who reached Che
foo from Port Dalny today report that
the Japanese army before Port Arthur
is preparing to make another assault
upon the fortress. Japanese agents
here are sending to Port Dalny 70,000
gnnnysacks and endeavoring to secure
60,000 more. It is reported that these
sacks are to be filled with sand and
used to fill up portions of the moat pro
tecting the Russian right flank.
Japanese Raise Vessels.
Chefoo, Sept. 12. The Russian dry
dock at Port Dalny has been repaired,
and a Japanese torpedo boat destroyer
is now undergoing repaus there. The
Japanese raised the vessel which had
been sunk at the entrance of the dry
dock by the Russians when they evaou
ated Port Dalny.
BIG STfiME ENDS.
Chicago Butchers Have AchnowU
edged Their Defeat.
Chicago, Sept. 9. The strike of the
butcher workmen, which has demoral
ized the meat racking industry
thtooghoat the country ior the laot
two months, was officially declared off
tonight by President Michael J. Don
nelly, of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Batchers Workmen of Amer
ce.
Mr. Donnelly this morning tele
graphed the members of ths national
executive committee asking their con
sent to an announcement of the end of
ths straggle, and tonight, having re
ceived favorable answers from all, hs
declared the strike of ths members of
his organisation would end at mid
night. Ths strike of the members of ths
affiliated unions at ths stockyards, who
quit work la sympathy with the butch
ers, will be officially called off tomor
row morning at a meeting of the con
ference board of the allied trades.
This was decided upon at a meeting of
the central body of the allied trades
held tonight.
The general body was at first in fav
or of continuing the strike, but Mr.
Donnelly, who was present, announced
that the men were defeated, and in or
der to save his union from being totally
disrupted, he would order his men to
return to work in the morning, no mat
ter what course might be taken by oth
er anions.
As the other anions had no griev
ance, bat had gone on strike to aid the
butchers, there a as nothing, left for
them bat to follow the lead of Mr.
Donnelly, and they, too, decided to call
off ths strike as far as they were con
cerned. When the packers were notified to
night that it had been decided to end
the strike, they announced they would
give places as far as possible to the
skilled men, bat it was stated at the
same time that many of these men
would be unable to secure their old
places, as in many cases the work was
being performed in a satisfactory man
net by men who bad been secured since
the commencement of ths strike.
NOT A SINGLE GUN LOST.
Kuropatkin Reports on His Success
ful Retreat to Mukden.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 10. General
Earopatkin reports that hs did not lose
agon daring the retreat. Hs also
states that General Kuroki's army is
about 27 miles eastward of the railroad
and that General Oka's army is 20
miles west of the railroad. Ths gen
eral staff expects a big battle will be
fought.
From the general s report, it teems
evident that ne Is tentatively proper
ing to meet the Japanese sgain should
Field Marshal Oyama continue to press
northward. Nothing mors important
than rearguard actions marked the
march to Mnkden. Ihe region sooth
of that cily is now clear of Russians.
It is evident that Earopatkin is taking
precautions to prevent ths Japanese
from creeping around his flanks, as hs
reports that the Japanese cavalry scoot
ing wide on his flanks.
Ths best information of tbe war office
indicates that General Enroptakin lost
about 17,000 men daring the ten days'
battle at UacT Yang. -
A brief Mnkden dispatch received
from one of ths Associated Press Rus
sian correspondents, dated Sept. 7, is
really tbe latest word from the front.
It was probably all the censor would
allow to bs sent, and offers no solution
of ths question whether General Earo
patkin is continuing his march north
ward. But it seems to indicate that
such a course is contingent upon the
ability of Field Marshal Oyama to try
to repeat at Mukden the enveloping
movement which failed at Liao Yang.
The only thing certain seems to be that
for the moment everything is quiet. If
the armies continue to race noithward
to Tieling Pass, 40 miles north of Muk
den, in the opinion of the best military
critics, it will become of supreme im
portanoe to General Kuropatkin i the
door of his retreat is closed there. In
the event of defeat, he would be forced
westward into Mongolia.
Noted Veteran Is Dead.
Batlimore, 8ept. 10. Major Seton,
of New York, a veteran of the United
8tates army in the Civil and Spanish
American wars, a noted Indian fighter
with General Crook, a brother o
Archbishop Seton, of Rome, and
grandson of Mother Elizabeth Ann
Bailey Seton, founder of the Sisters of
Charity in the United States, is dead
hire, aged 66 years. About a year ago
he contracted pneumonia while sta
iioned in Arizona, and coming east,
fell a victim to tuberculosis. His last
service was in the Philippines.
Drowned While Swimming.
Independence, Or., Sept. 10. Frank
Rhoner, a Bohemian of Scio, while
swimming in the river at tbe Churchill
place, fire miles south of Independence,
was drowned late yesterday afternoon.
The dead man got in a swift current.
Another Bohemian was nearly diowned
bat was saved by a pole thrown out by
another man. Rhoner was picking
hops for H. Hill. Ue was a man of
family, about 50 years old, and had a
good reputation.
Water Is Getting Scarce
South Bend, Wash., Sept. 9. The
long spell of dry weather has brought
almost a water famine In the city.
Residents on high ground have been
without water fiom city mains for
weeks and Ihe mills will have to short
en their running hours if rain does not
soon coma.
FINE BUILDINGS
1905 Pair Will Have Some
Beautiful Structures.
CXTCNSIYC PLANS Of NATION
Architect Will Complete Them Next
Week The Contracts Should Be
Awarded November I.
Washington , Sept I. Supervising
Architect Taylor, of ths Treasury De
partment, baa designed for ths Lewis
and Clark ExpoalUoa a group of Gov
ernment buildings which, in many re-
apecta, surpaaa la attractiveness any
thing of the kind heretofore undertak
en by the Government While not aa
laxi as ths Government buildings at
St Louia or Chicago, ths Portland
buildings are declared by architects to
be of mors pleasing design and are
universally pronounced mors Impres
sive than any which have graced other
expositions. Ths Government build
ings will be grouped on the peninsula
directly facing the main portion of ths
Exposition. All will be types of Span
ish renaissance architecture. In the
center will be the main building. 240
by 360 feet It will be surmounted by
an arched root 130 feet above the
ground.- An Immense skylight will
constitute the central portion of the
roof. The remainder will be of tile.
Toward either end of the building and
on a line with the front wall will be
immense towers 260 feet In height
while the ends of the building will be
finished oft with semi-domes, giving a
great alcove effect to the interior.
Fifty 40-foot arches will adorn the
face of the building, each containing a
spacious entrance. Between the arch
es are to be Immense Corinthian col
umns 41 feet In height At the base
of each tower will be fountains con
taining ornamental statuary of heroic
slse. The building will be extensively
decorated, provision being made for
numerous flags and banners along the
roof, and opportunities are provided
for ornamental work on the towors,
over the arches and elsewhere.
The floor of the main building will
be six feet above the ground. Toward
the end of the main building will be
the smaller buildings, 80 by 160 feet
Each will be connected with the main
building by ornamental peristyles In
such a way as to give the effect from
aoroes the lake of ons vast building,
spreading out over an Immense terri
tory. The building on the left will
contain the Alaska and Oriental ex
hibits, while that on the right will
be devoted to fisheries. From the ex
treme end of the Alaska building to
the extreme end of the fisheries build
ing will be 928 feet so that the general
effect of the main group of buildings
will be that of one Immense building
of that length. The peristyles will be
lined by two rows of Ionic columns
and sumounted by ornamental cornice.
The smaller buildings will be less or
namental than the main building, but
will carry out the adopted renaissance
styla The peristyles will be open and
used for passageways only.
Behind ths fisheries building and to
the right of the main building will bs
a separate structure 663 by 198 feet
which will be given over to the fores
try and irrigation exhibit This build-
rag, while resembling the fisheries
building in appearance, stands alons
and la not shown on the sketch print
ed elsewhere.
To ths left of ths main building at
the extreme end of ths peninsula, on
the shore of Guild's Lake, will be lo
cated ths life-saving station, which
will be an exact reproduction of that
at St Louis. It is considered an ideal
station by men in ths service.'
Directly In front sf the main baud
lag will be a large sunken garden,
largely occupied by a pool 170 by 450
feet The level of ths pool will be It
feet below the floor of the mala build-
Ing.
Arrangements will be made for
lighting all government buildings, and
especial attention will he paid to light
ing the exterior of the main group, in
cluding the two towers. All buildings
will be of frame construction, covered
with plaster or staff.
Supervising Architect Taylor ex
pects to complete the plans of all ths
buildings by September 15 and at once
place them on the market If no ob
stacles are encountererd, the contracts
will be awarded about November 1.
If the weather permits, it Is believed
all the buildings can be completed In
three months. It will be remembered
that $250,000 was appropriated for the
erection of Government buildings at
the Lewis and Clark Exposition.
Dalles Store Boldly Robbed.
The Dalles, Sept 9. (Special.)
At about 1 o'clock this morning a rob
bery was committed in the Jewelry
store of Fred. H. Van Norden. About
$300 worth of gold watches were ta
ken. A tray containing the watches
had been left over night in the front
show window covered with a paper.
The tklef broke the window with a
stone, making the hole about large
enough to admit a man's arm, and se
cured everything withla reach, van
Norden's store is situated on Second
street, in one of the busiest portions
of town, where such a robber might
be seen at any .moment by passers-by,
Giant Sticks of Timber.
South Bend, Sept 9. (Special)
A fourth cargo this year of giant sticks
of timber Is being loaded on the steam
er Prentiss. The timbers will average
24x24 inches square and 80 feet long.
They came from the mills at Doty and
McCormick, which make a specialty of
huge timbers. These mills used to
ship by way of Tacoma, but facilities
for handling here being good and ths
freight rate being almost a dollar per
thousand less; brought the business
this way,
Picking Season Will Be Short.
Independence, Sept 9. (Special.)
Hopplcklng is now on In all the larger
yards. The yield is fairly good and
there are practically no lice or- mold
There are pickers in plenty, and as
many new hophouses have been built
this season greatly increasing ths dry
ing facilities, the picking season win
be shorter than la former yean.
BKIGAN9S VCfiY CkTCL.
Banker Lived on What He Could
Pkk for Days After Escaping.
Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 13. A die-
patch to the Record from Roswell, N.
M.. says:
Banker Eiland baa returned to his
home at Portalea. N. M., and verified
ths story that hs had been held by bri
gands in ths state of Sonora, Mexico.
Us has lost 50 pounds la flesh, lis
s known as a conservativs business
man, and ths story that hs had fallen
nto ths hands of brigands, who de
manded ransom from his wife at Por
tales, N. M., was not doubted. Us was
forced by ths bandits to writs to his
wlfs and to sign the name of George
Reese. lis said:
'I wascsptiaed August 6 by four
men, and they robbed me of everything
had. I think it was in the state of
Sonora, Mexico. They' immediately
canted me to ths mountains and I was
mads to walk svery day and was fed
very little. At night I was tied with
ropes. On paiu of Instant death the
bandits made me write ths letter to my
wife demanding ths ransom, compelled
ma to sign tbe name of George Reese
and made me misspell the name. Tbe
etter was mailed from ths town of
OpuU. They changed positions every
day and marched me through the
mountains until the night of August
30, whm I made my escape. I secured
a sharp rock and cot the lopes that
bound me and left while (bey slept.
"ror four days I wandered through
the mountains in search of a road, liv-
ng on berries, rabbits and young
birds, and finally reached a railroad at
a distance of 60 miles from where I
started.
"I beat my way on a lumber train to
Douglas, Ails., and then went to El
aso, Tex., where I borrowed money
on which to come to Poitalea."
CONCILIA I ION BOARD MEETS.
Arguments of Iron and Steel Men
Regarding New Scale Heard
Chicago, Sept. IS. A board of con
ciliation selected by ths Repnblie Iron
& Steel company and 20,000 of its em
ployes hss met here to fix a seals of
wagea for ths eomlng year. Today ar
guments of employers were heard.
The dispute which ths board is to
settle arose over the desire of ths com
pany to reduce ths wages of Its skilled
"merchant" Ironworkers from 8 to 18
per cent. As provided in ths working
agreement which hat been in force
since 1901, conference committees from
ths company and ths anions hsvlng
failed to agree on an adjustment of
wages, ths matter was lsft to a board of
conciliation.
The arguments of ths company tend
ed to show that reduction in business
combined with large outlays in ths
erection of new plants, did not Justify
the continuation of last year's wage
seals. These claims were met by the
steel workers' repressntativs with ths
contention that ths number of employ
es has been reduced in several plants,
thus comparatively lightening ths ex
penses.
YUKON.TRArTIC ENDED.
River Steamers Have Made
Lest
Trip for the Season.
Seattle, Sept; 13- A special dispatch
to the Post-Intelligencer from Dawson,
Y. T., warns persons at coast points
not to attempt to enter Alaska this fall
expecting to catch steamers at Dawson
for ths nsw Tanana district and Fair
banks. Fivs hundred people are now
at Dawson anxious to go down the river
to the new camp, with no steamers
available.
Tbe steamer Light left Dawson yes.
terday for Fairbanks with a 500 ton
cargo, which yielded $25,000 in freight
charges. The Northern Commercial
company yesterday refused to send the
steamer Sarah with a cargo yielding
$25,000 charges and passegers down the
river, fearing the ice would close before
she could get back.
Hundreds are going oat in small
boats from Dawson to Circle, intending
to walk 250 miles from thers to Fair
banks.
Capture Only Question of Hours.
New York, Sept. 13. Three of the
six men bandits who held up ths pay
master of the O'Rourke Engineering &
Construction company for 15,000 Aug
ust 24 on a lonely highway in New
Jersey, are reported to hae been traced
to the Italian quarter of Patterson, and
their capture is believed to be only
question of hours. Two hundred men
have searched constantly for the high
waymen, bat, although they got so
close to the gang that firearms and
articles of clothing were found, they
managed to reach town.
Important Witness Missing.
Chicago, Sept. 13. William F. Mo
Mullin, who was operator of the "spot
light" at the Iroquois theater at the
time of the disaster December 80, has
disappeared. Assistant State's At tor
ney Barnes at the opening of the Sep
tember teim of court began the
preliminary arrangements to pot Wil
J. Davis, manager of the theater
Thomas J. Noon assistant manager
and Edward Cummings, the stage car
penter, on trial.
Battleship Ohio Transferred.
San Francisco, Sept. 18. The bat
tleship Ohio was finally transferred
from ber builders to tbe United States
navy, tho government being represent
ed in the ceremony by Captain Leawitt
C. Logan, who is het corrmanding offi
cer. The Ohio will be for a time on
the Pacific station, but her ultimate
destination ia thought to bs China.
UUlUln aw Ara.
There are many people In farming
districts possessed ef a few acres of
land la fairly good tilth who do not
know how to utilise them to advan
tage, nrreandtd as thsy are by Urge
farms, thsy have aa tdta that there
U not land enough to make anything
sut of It While It 1 true that local
eendlUoos have mack to do with what
this small area ran best bs used for,
la a general way It Is safe to say that
If ths owner will ds sems latelttgent
studying hs can find a way of making
svea a fsw acres profitable. Of course
mich depends upon the maa and his
resources. If oat is naturally Inclined
to fruit-growing, knows something
about ths business, and la near a fair
ly good market he ought to maks the
fsw acres bring hint golden returns,
Tht sains with poultry raising. In
other sections it might be ths best
plan to turn the small area into
meadow, particularly If It was suited
to grass snd labor was high and bay
brought a good price. All things must
be considered In atemptlng to make a
small area profitable with crops, but
It can be done If one will work out
ths problem with Intelligence.
HoUtlnc What end Potato.
There have been all sorts of results
with wheat following pot a too, and
such results have largely followed
closely In accordance with the fertil
isers used. Naturally, as wheat does
best on a soli which hsa been well
worked and prepared, following the
potato crop with wheat offers every
chance for a good crop of the cereal,
but always provided ths proper fer
tilisers are applied and In considerable
quantity, for It must be remembered
that the potato crop haa not left much
of the applied fertiliser for any fol
lowing crop, and second, that the ac
tion of the ftrtlllasr will necessarily
be slower during tbe season In which
ths whsst gets Its start In following
potatoes with wheat try this plan.
Bake off ths potato tops, and with the
harrow level the soli snd loosen It to
ths depth of two or three inches; then
roll the ground and drill In ths seed
with 200 pounds to ths acre of some
commercial fsrtJllaer rich in phos
phoric add. Ths potato tops may be
spread over the seed bed ss a mulch.
and will materially help ths wheat
Rather a radical way of doing this
work, perhaps, but It has paid well
with many farmers, he ace is worth a
trial
Trews fr Ti Stack.
Ons ef the troubles Ia feeding stock
Is ths wssts of food, snd there should
be some plan ea every farm where
thers Is a anmber of beads of sheep or
calves so that the feeding could be
done at the smallest possible expense
sad at tbe greatest possible savlag.
A trowefc built la ths following man
ner will bs found a saver of feed.
While It may be made say length de
sired, tea feet le a good length, and It
should be fifteen laches wide sad, the
treaga proper, tea tmeses deep.
Vtreng ead pieces are placed In pe
atttea so that the trough may be raised
from the groand to the desired height
the trwagh proper being placed shout
a foot front ths top of the side pieces,
and on ths very top of the ssds pieces
a strip of wood Is placed, thus prevent-
nXDe TBOTJOH FOB STOCK.
ing the animal from getting Its feet
Into the trough or Jumping over It A
strong board is plaeed at ths end of
each upright side, dose to the ground,
and these boards are held In place by
stakes driven on either side. This plan
holds the entire structure firm, so that
ths frisky youngsters cannot tip It
over.
Oattlng Hand ef Clover.
Many faUares to secure a catch of
clover are wholly due to the attempt
being made on soil that contains too
much acid, sour soil, ss ws call it
Ths remedy is, of course. Urns, and
this may be applied after testing ths
soil with litmus paper, as advised In
this department many times. That
there ought to be more clover grown
on farms than there Is no ons will
deny, and If this Is admitted why not
get the soli In ths necessary condition
to make the crop. It Is true that the
soil acidity may not be the only re
son for falling to make a catch of clo
ver, but It csn do no harm to lime the
soil If It nseds it and than look for
the other reasons why clover will not
grow on It
Te Prerent Bore Necks.
One very good way to prevent soms
of the sore necks on horses in . hot
weather Is to not check their heads
up so high. With soms freedom of the
bead the collar can be shifted from its
position. A short collar la sure to
make a sore neck, and one that Is too
long will causs sore shoulders. Ths
collar should always fit not when it
was lint bought, but always. Hemes
which are too wide at the top will
admit ef working back and forth and
wQ eases a sere neck. Ths collar
should fit the horse and the ha mas
should fit ths collar; then thers will be
Uttls danger ef lores ef any kind,
Dacaytag Ue Hl: Fly.
Wheat growers ef long experience
are familiar with tbe plan of sowing
a decoy strip ef wheat early In the
season to entice the hesstaa fiy. It la
a good plan to do this, even If there
Is ae certainty that the sue my may
be waiting for you. A narrow strip
Is sows entirely aroand the field In
tended for wheat, and this Is turned
under at the time the mala crop Is to
be sown. This turning ths decoy str p
ef wheat under la a better plaa than
plowing a anmber of dead furrows be
tween this strip and ths mala field.
Ths main crop should be sows ss lata
aa It eaa be with aafsty, whether the
decoy atrip Is used er not for the later
ths sowing ths lees daage from the
aesstaa fly. Bear la mind alas that
aside from the battle with the beesUa
fly, success la wheat-growing coma
from the thorough preparation ef the
seed bed, Ths maa whs works on the
plan that the seed bed for wheat esn-
not be mad too good la the one who
gets the profitable crop. At least this
Is the result on farms that have been
tilled for a number of years.
Jlnlf Plymouth Bocke,
This picture represents a beautiful
type of the Buff Plymouth Hock fe
male, a breed of buffs that has come
rapidly to the front since their Intro
duction only a few years ago. In gen
eral conformation and alas they are
Identical with the Barred llorks, and
as useful fowls they bsve few equals
and doubtless no superiors. Almost
everyone Is familiar with the Burred
Plymouth Kocka, and as this branch
possesses all the merit of their an
cestors, we hardly think a detailed de
scription necessary. Suffice It to say
that we think the buff branch of thta
ywvw in
BUST rLTMOtm BOCKS.
family la destined to rank among the
favorite breeds for those who combine
beauty and ths profitable aide of pour
try-keeping. 8t Louia Republic
ramltry Mcklnr.
Clean out ths nests snd whitewash
thoroughly.
Better cut two meadows a Uttls too
early than too late.
It le better to darken the place se
lected for the aeets.
As a rule, hens leant to eat eggs by
having thesa broken In ths Best
Stele breed soaked In milk makes a
good feed for newly hatched chickens.
Fowls will eat a Urge amount ef
clover, whether fed green er dried aa
haf.
Fowls that fatten easily should have
plenty ef exercise, unless being fed for
market
Onee chickens are stunted they nev
er regale their vigor, even with the
most cartful feeding.
A mixture ef two parts lard and one
part keroeene oil will remove tbe
scabby forxoatioa sa ths legs.
' Charred corn on cobs la a good way
to feed charcoal to fowls, and noth
ing Is better for bowel trouble.
Make tbe hens scratch for s living,
but put grain where scratching will
get It, or the hens will not thrive.
On a farm good facilities, good man
agement and good markets are more
valuable than tbe breed of fowls.
If tbe most prolific hens are re
tained and the worthless ones market
ed, a great Improvement would soon
result
Asrricnltwral Atom.
Good feeding Is ths forerunner of
prosperity.
Failure Is ths usual result of think
ing a business can run Itself.
Tbe farmer's tesm should be one
well adapted to his requirements.
Liver le a good food for milk pro
duction because it Is rich In fats.
Even In summer sufficient bedding
should be provided to keep the stock
clean.
Desirable qualities are fixed In a
herd by a long line of careful selec
tions and breeding. ,
Ths dwarfing of a tres occurs by the
slight disagreement between the scion
and ths stock.
Thrift in sheep is generally secured
when ths farmer thinks enough of
them to care for them.
Moss-covered trees will be much
benefited by scraping and then white
washing with 11ms and wood ashes.
No ons business has any assurance
of always proving a profitable one, be
cause changes so frequently occur to
disturb all branches of farming.
Whan a man puts out his shingle on
the roof the Lord is likely to let him
sit down in the basement awhile and
think.
Ifs mighty foolish to get bo
anxious saving the whole world that
you haven't time to do a thing for your
own ward.
Collection of Farmer's Troubles.
A weed patch 1b exhibited by the
government at the World's Fair. Hers
every species of weed which troubles ,
the farmer of any section of the coun
try la shown,
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