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Ex-Chief of Police of Seattle Is
Killed In a Fight.
ARMED WITH A "SAWED-OFF ‘ SHOTGUN
He Made a Deliberate Attempt to Murder, and
Was Finally Shot to Death By His
Intended Victim.
Seattle, June 26.—At 5:25 o’clock
yesterday afternoon John W. Con
sidine, one of the proprietors of the
Standard gambling house and Peo
ple’s theater, in this city, shot and
killed ex-Chief of Police W. L. Mere
dith.
The shooting occurred in
Guy’s drug store, on the corner of
Second avenue and Yesler way, in
the heart of the city. Considine
was also wounded slightly in the hand
by a ball from a double barrelled
shotgun in Meredith’s hands.
The men had threatened to shoot
one another on sight, and were both
prepared for trouble. The drug store
at the time of the shooting, was
•crowded with people, and one by
stander was shot through the arm by
a stray bullet.
Meredith was killed
while struggling with John Consi
dine and Tom Considine, who had
•come to his brother’s aid. Three
bullets from Considine’s revolver,
fired at short range, pierced Mere
dith’s body, one in the head, another
in the chest and another in the abdo
men.
No event of recent years has created
more excitement here.
For hours
after the shooting the streets in the
neighborhood of ‘■he drug store,
where the tragedy occurred, were
filled with thousands of men, women
and children, jostling one another for
an opportunity to inspect the prem
ises and excitedly discussing the
bloody affray.
Although a short
time after the shooting some street
talk of lynching was heard, this soon
subsided.
It is alleged Meredith was the ag
gressor, and made a deliberate at
tempt to kill his personal enemy of
years’ standing. He is said to have
spent the afternoon in walking about
the streets armed with a ‘‘sawed-off”
double barrelled shotgun loaded with
buck shot, in search of his man. In,
order to avert suspicion, he had
wrapped the weapon in a large sheet
of butcher’s paper and tied it with a
cord, so that it bore little resem
blance to an instrument of death.
Meredith found Considine in front
of the drug store talking with a friend.
He discharged the weapon at Consi
dine’s face, but the paper wrapping
prevented him from taking accurate
aim, and the charge went wild. Con
sidine ran into the drug store, and
Meredith followed, firing the second
barrel just as he entered the door.
Then Meredith-dropped the gun, and
drawing his heavy revolver continued
the pursuit.
Considine found himself cornered
on rea :hing the rear of the store, and
turning, grappled with his enemy.
Tom Considine,
the gamblers’
brother, who had been standing with
him in front of the store, had fol
lowed Meredith, and he also grappled
with him.
Tom Considine finally
wrenched the revolver from Mere
dith’s grasp and repeatedly beat the
latter over the head with it. John
Considine then drew his own revolver
and fired three shots in quick succes
sion at his antagonist at a distance
of eight feet.
Meredith reeled and
fell dead.
Considine cooly handed his revol
ver to the sheriff, who had arrived on
the scene, and gave himself up.
Invitation
to
Participate
in
Deputy United States Marshals Had
to
Pan-
American Exposition.
New York, June 27.—A Washing
ton dispatch to the Herald says :
Brazil, one of the countries which
it was believed would not participate
in the Pan-American congress on ac
count of the restriction imposed upon
the principle of arbitration, has ¿has
formally announced its acceptance of
the invitation to participate.
Peru is still of the opinion that it
will not be deserted by Bolivia and
Argentina.
Since the recent ex
changes between the various Pan-
American governments neither of
these governments has given any in
timation of the course it intends to
pursue. The administration is ap
parently confident that Argentina,
Uruguay and Paraguay will follow the
Brazil, leaving ”
Peru and
course of ~
Bolivia the only two countries declin
ing to take part in the congress.
As the interests of Peru and Bolivia
are practically identical, the action
of one will bind the other.
The
authorities are hopeful that future
consideration will show Peru its in
terests are such as to require its par
ticipation in the congress rather
than to stand subject to Chile’s will.
Huntington, W. Va., June 27.—
Yesterday a posse of deputy United
States marshals were firid on by the
strikers, and forced to flee from the
coal fields at Mateawan. On their
journey to Bluefields the officers were
forced to travel 25 miles on foot,
owing to the destruction of the rail
road by floods.
Immediately upon
| their reaching Mateawan they began
serving notices of the injunction,
which had been issued by Judge
Jackson, of the Federal court,
A
mob of strikers followed, armed to
, the teeth with firearms. On all sides
could be heard the cry : ‘down with
government by injunction.' Women
called the vengeance of heaven upon
the marshals, and children hurled
stones at them.
When nightfall
came, notice had been served on the
strikers of all the coal companies but
one, and they were to be served at
Thacker. Fearing an ambush, the
officers waited until morning, and
early yesterday set out for Thacker.
Some time before noon they attempted
to serve an injunction.
A mob fol
lowed, enraged to desperation at the
sweeping characetr of the injunction.
One reckless fellow fired the first
shot, and almost instantly the moun
tain sides echoed the reports of 20 or
30 rifles. The deputies fled, barely
escaping with their lives.
The strike situation is assuming a
most serious stage. Sheriff Hatfield
has withdrawn all his deputies, be
cause, it is said, he does not believe
in that policy being used to put
down the strike. The'United States
, marshals have been alone, and after
I being chased out of the field yester
day it is believed they will be strong-
| ly reinforced and return to the fight
when they appear to enforce the in
junction.
A band of striekrs, almost 1,000
strong, have crossed over into Ken
tucky and are occupying the moun
tain passes. Here they are out of
reach of the deputy marshals, and
command the entrances to the col
lieries. It is said that at a mass
meeting at Thacker the miners de
cided to ignore the injunction.
THROUGH A TRESTLE.
Passenger Train on Wabash Railroad Wrecked
— Many Reported Killed.
Indianapolis, June 27.—A special
from Peru this morning says:
West bound passenger train No. 3,
on the Wabash Railroad, ran into a
washout at Cass, 15 miles west of
here, wrecking the engine and five
cars. It is rumored that 15 persons
were killed.
The train is due at Peru at 10:55,
but left here one hour late. The
train was running at a high speed to
make up lost time, and when near
Cass, five miles east of Logansport,
plunged through a trestle that had
been swept away by a washout.
The engine was totally deTnolished
and the three passenger coaches and
two baggage cars were derailed and
overturned. Every surgeon in Peru
was summoned, and the relief party
left for the scene.
Details are meager, but it is ru
mored that the engineer and fireman
and at least a dozen passengers were
killed and many more injured.
TO EXPLORE ALASKA.
Traverese Wide
Un-
Seattle, June 27.—A United States
exploration party arrived in Dawson
early in June on the way to Northern
Alaska to explore one of the widest
unknown areas in the vast territory.
The party was to leave Dawson about
June 10, going down the Yukon to
Fort Hamlin by steamer, thence over
land by the Dahl river trail to the
middle fork of the Koyokuk to Berg
man, where supplies were shipped to
the party last year.
Thence they will go up one of the
southward flowing tributaries of the
Koyokuk, probably the Alashuk,
thence over the divide to the Kowak
and down the Kowak to Kotzebue
sound, opening into the Arctic ocean
a short distance north of Behring
strait. This is the first government
party ever detailed to this field, which
has been visited by few white men.
They will gather geological informa
tion and mabke maps of the country
traversed.
Messages of Condolsnce.
Washington, June 26.—Telegrams
of condolence from all parts of the
world are coming to the state depart
ment today addressed to Secretary
Hay. Cards are also being received
at the Hay home expressing regret.
Pump Plant Burned.
Protection From Mo! Ns.
Cairo, Ill., June 26—Fire today
White cloves are said to be as effect
destroyed the plant of the National
Pump Co. and the Big Four station ual in banishing moths as either cam
at Mound City, Ill.
Loss, $100,000. phor, cedar or tobacco.
Another Bi< Gusher.
Denison, Tex., June 27.— What is
said to be the largest oil gusher yet
struck in the southwestern field was
blown in today at Redford, Creek
nation, north of Denison, on the St.
Louis 4 San Francisco Railroad ex
tension, by the Pennsylvania Oil
Company. The oil spouted 400 feet in
the air. It is still gushing and is
wasting in great quantities.
How Courtesy Is taught the Chinese
Youngxters in Their Native Land.
Fiet
—Attempted to Serve Injunction.
Government Party Will
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POLITENESS AS A SCIENCE.
BY STRIKERS.
known Area.
BRAZIL WILL TAKE PART.
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The Pope Growing Weaker.
Rome, June 27.—Owing to hie in
creasing feebleness the pope s physi
cian has forbidden him to follow his
usual custom of passing the hot
weather in a pavilion in the Vatican
garden. Notwithstanding this fact,
no alarm concerning the pope is felt.
It is reported that at the recent audi
ence between the pope and Cardinal
Gibbons, the pope bid the latter a
touching farewell, saying he would
probably never see him again.
Not Allowed to Wave Above the
Stars and Stripes.
AN OREGON MAN REMOVED THE COLORS
Then Htnded His Cird to the Canadian
Cut-
toms Officer, Who Had Raised the
Flag Under Instructions.
Vancover, B., C., July 1.—The
steamer Islander, from Sakgway to
day, brings news of an exciting flag
episode at Skagway. E. S. Busby,
Canadian customs agent there, acting
on instretions from Ottawa, hoisted
the British flag on a pole above his
office.
Several incendiary remarks
followed the hoisting of the ensign,
and on the following morning a tall,
athletic-looking man glanced up at
the flag, and stopping at the foot of
the staff, took out his pocket knife,
and cutting the halyards, pulled down
the flag and run the halyards through
the block, rolled 'up the colors and
tossed them into a recess of the build
ing. It did not take Customs Agent
Busby long to come to the defense of
the flag of his country. When he
reached the flag-furler the latter
calmly pulled a card from his pocket,
and, after handing it to the astonished
Canadian official, turned on his heel
and walked away. On the card was:
‘‘George
Miller,
attorney-at-law,
Eugene, Oregon.” Miller is a brother
of Joaquin Miller, the California poet,
and is visiting friends in Skagway.
GUAM
TERRORIZED.
United States Forces Brought Into
Disrepute
Commander Schroeder's Orders.
Washington, July 1.—The atten
tion of the navy department has been
formally called to what appears to
be an unsatisfactory condition of
affairs in Guam. The incoming mails
brought a copy of an order issued by
the naval commander of the island,
Commander Seaton Schroeder, de
nouncing “hoodlumism and lawless
ness,” which he says are rampant at
the station. The order refers to ter
rorism at the fort, gambling and
drunkenness, which have brought the
United States’ force into disrepute.”
The order closes with the imposi
tion of restrictions on the liberty of
the marines.
It is believed the navy department
will be obliged to look into the de
nunciation of the marines. General
Heywood, commandant of marines,
already has been called upon to fur
nish such information as he has, and
it may be that a court of inquiry will
be appointed.
STORM IN THE NORTHWEST.
Damage Done in
the Twin
Cities—Several
Persons K lied.
' Minneapolis, Minn., July 1.—A
terrible storm swept over Minneapolis,
St. Paul and vicinity this afternoon.
The storm broke out about 4 o’clock,
being proceeded by almost total dark
ness.
Many people went into the
street, and, when the storm of wind
and rain broke, there were many in
jured.
Several persons were killed.
The wind also blew down several
buildings.
Heavy storms are reported all over
this section, and the property loss
will run into the thousands, and
many head of livestock killed, The
worst storm was that which passed
through the district south of New
Richmond, Wis.
It was a tornado
and did much damage to farm prop
erty, although no lives were lost, A
rainfall of nearly four inches is re-
ported there.
Coronation of King Edward.
London, July 1.—The royal proc-
lamation announcing that the coron
ation of King Edward is to take place
in June next, the exact date date not
yet being determined upon, was read
this morning at St. James’s palace,
Temple Bar and the Roayl Excahnge.
with all the quaint, medieval scenes
which marked the occasion of the
proclamation of the accession of the
king. Today's ceremonial was un
heralded, but crowds qtickly gath
ered.
$15,000 Fire at Rosalia.
Rosalia, Wash., July 1. — Fire
which started at 3 o’clock yesterday
morning in a hardware store destroyed i
the building. Loss on the building, j
$2,000; on the stock, $13,000; insur
ance, $8,500. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
The Oregonian's Miihap.
When a Chinaman takes his little
boy to school to introduce him to his
teacher, it is done as follows, according
to one missionary writer in »he Ep
worth Herald. When the Chinaman ar
rives at the school be is escorted to the
reception room, and both he and the
teacher shake their own hands and bow
profoundly. Then the teacher asks:
"What is your honorable name?”
"My mean, insignificant name is
Wong.”
Tea and pipe are sent for, and the
teacher says: "Please use tea.” The
Chinaman sips and puffs for a quarter
of an hour before he says to the teach
er: “What is your houorable name?”
“My mean, insignificant name Is
Pott.”
“What is your houorable kingdom?"
“The small, petty district from
which I come is the United States of
America.” This comes hard but eti
quette requires the teacher to say it.
"Is the honorable and great man of
the household living?”
He Is asking after tile teaciscr’s fath
er.
“The old man is well.”
“How many precious little oucs have
you?”
“I have two little dogs.” These are
the teacher's own children.
“How' many children have you in
your illustrious institution?”
“I have a hundred little brothers.”
Then the Chinaman comes to busi
ness.
“Venerable master,” he says, “I have
brought my little dog here, and wor-
shipfully Intrust him to your charge.”
The little fellow who has been stand
ing in the corner of the room, comes
forward at this, kneels before the
teacher, puts his hands on the floor and
knocks his head against it. The teach
er raises him up and sends him off to
school, while arrangements are l*elng
made for his sleeping room and so
forth. At last the Chinese gentleman
rises to take his leave, saying: "I have
tormented you exceedingly to-day," To
which the teacher responds: “O, no; I
have dishonored you.” As he goes to
ward the door he keeps saying: “I am
gone; I a.n gone.” Etiquette requires
the teacher to repeat as long as he is in
hearing: "Go slowly; go slowly.”
RECENT INVENTIONS.
Stumps can be burned out of the
ground by a new machine, which has
an adjustable burning glass to throw
rays of sunlight on the stump at a fo
cus, causing the stump to take tire
even in a strong wind or if the wood
is wet.
A Canadian woman has secured a
patent on a keylxiard for pianos and
organs, having the scale printed on the
face of the keys, together with the
staff and sharps and flats, to show the
note coiresponding to each key on the
instrument.
Vessels can be easily removed from
sandbars by a new apparatus consist
ing of an endless chain of buckets to
be attached to the sides of the vessel
and driven by engines to excavate the
sand from around the hull until the
ship floats free.
A light which will enable the driver
to see the roadway ahead of his team
is a new device which seems to fill all
the requirements for the purpose. The
intention is to utilize an ordinary lan
tern, and provision is made to clamp
It firmly In the spring base. The sides
of the holder serve as a reflector to
throw the light rays ahead, and a shield
to prevent the lamp shining In tin eyes
of the driver, as In the latter case he
would be blind to the road ahead of his
team. The support Is well braced by
means of the rods projecting at the
rear, and when the device Is not in use
it can ie slipped from the wagon
tongue and suspended from the dash
board or other convenient place.
The need of a convenient heater for
warming the water for the bath is ap
parent in houses where the tub is not
piped with hot water, and even where
the connections are made It is some
times convenient to use an auxiliary
heater In case the water is not of the
proper temperature. A Boston man
lias invented an apparatus for heating
the bath water, and for It he claims
economy In the amount of gas consum
ed and rapidity In bringing the water
to the required temperature The heat
er is of vey small size and can tie
suspended from the faucet. The In
terior construction comprises a flat-
bottomed tank, into which the water
flows, with a perforated pipe under
neath to supply the (lame by connec
tion with the gas jet. Where a sup
ply of gas Is not at hand for this pur
pose the Inventor provides a naphtha
vapor heater, which accomplishes the
same results. By Igniting the gas a
short time previous to taking the bath
and regulating the flow of the water
to allow It to remain a moment or two
in the heater before It passes to the
tub the temperature can tie rnimd to
the profier degree, the heater continu
ing its work just as long as the water
and gas are allowed to flow
Insrentou* Hav Stacker.
was wnst we were taught to do when
young, and we thought it tlie proper
way until we saw the results of a trial
made by the late l»r. E. Lewis Sturte
vant, while Director of the New York
Experiment Station at Geneva. He
planted several rows of corn, placing
the kernels in the drills just as they
grew in order on the cob. also strips in
which one had seed from eight butt ker
nels In each row. another from eight tip
kernels In the rows, and the tliird eight
kernels from each row as near tbe mid
dle of the ear as possible. We think In
every test the kernels from the tip gave
earliest ripening corn, and in more than
half also produced a larger yield than
those nearer the middle of the ear. In
every case the yield was at the rate of
several bushels 'ess per acre from those
kernels near the middle of the ear.—
American Cultivator.
A patent has recently been Issued to
a Montana irtau which provides a holst-
iug device to be used as a hay stacker,
derrick and the like. The device con
sists of a base constructed In adjust
able sections locked together by a key
which is inserted in one of three re
cesses formed in the sections. In sock
ets at the ends of tile base sections side
sections having ball ends are received.
Thus universal joints are produced.
The side sections are composed of slid
ing members, the upper of which are
raised by a ratchet drum ami rope.
Forked guy ropes support the side sec
tions. corresponding members of the
forked ixirtions of the guy ropes being
Dairying in Iown.
connected at the same side of the side
The report of Dairy and Food Com
members and adjacent to each other. missioner Norton, of Iowa, contains a
A pulley is suspended between the up-
number of statistical facts which are
of general Interest. The total number
of cows in Iowa is 1,295,960, or an
average of 23 to the square mile In the
less populous portions of the State to
55 in the more [lopulous. The value of
these cows is $38,358.503, or nearly $30
per cow. The number of cows to each
1,000 population Is 570 The average
price of butter has decreased over
seven years ago, but lias increased over
last year. The average price in 1893
was 27 cents; in 1894, 24 cents; in 1895,
21 cents; in 181*0, 20 cents, and in 1900,
22 cents. During the year ending July
1, 1900, there were but three licenses
Issued for the sale of oleomargarine In
the State. All of these have since ex
pired, and no renewals have beeu taken
out. Of the 1*30 creameries in the State
DKKHICK WITH HAT FOHK.
per members ot the side sections, and 842 are operated on the separator plan.
over tile pulley a hoist rope is carried. 71 on the gathered cream plan and 50
The end of the hoist rope, If it be so de on a combination of the two plans.
sired, may be connected with a sling, Five hundred and one creameries are
a platform or with any device neces owned by Individuals, 349 are operated
sary in hoisting material of different on the co-operative [»lan. 110 on tfie
kinds. The device is described in the stock company plan. There has been
Scientific American, from which the il a notable Increase in the past year of
the number of farm separators in use
lustration is reproduced.
in the State, in 1900 there being 3,332
as against 1,702 of the previous year
Insect Enemies of Growing Wheat.
There are many insects which feed on and 904 of 1898.
and injure growing wheat, but the
Het Top Hay an I Pasture.
greater proportion of the losses to
It used to be a custom to sow red
wheat fields chargeable to Insects Is
due to the attacks of less than half a top along with clover for meadows or
dozen species. Tlv> most destructive pasture land. It did not reach Its best
of these pests Is the chinch bug. The condition until the clover had been cut
great damage to farm crops by this In for two years, and even until timothy*
sect is due to its wide distribution, its had passed Its greatest yield, but as it
prevalence more or less every year, the was fit to cut for hay about the same
enormous multiplication In favorable time as the timothy they were often
seasons, and to the fact that it attacks sown together. It would grow on low,
all the cereals and most forage plants. moist lands where the clover or timo
The next in importance Is the Hessian thy were likely to winter kill, It mad»
fly. It Is estimated that the damage a strong, smooth turf, and tile fine hay,
to the wheat crop by this pest is about when cut early was relished by all th»
ten per cent of tile product in the chief animals. Seedsmen tell us that the
wheat-growing sections of this country, sales of red-top seed are growing less,
which Indicates cn annual los of forty and we are very sorry If It is so. As a
million bushels and over. Next of Im pasture grass a mixture of June grnss
portance are the wheat midge and grain or Kentucky blue grass ipoa pretensls)
plant lice. Insects of second-rate Im and red top (agrostls vulgaris), leaves
portance are the wheat-straw worms, but little to be desired, the first being
the wheat-bulb worm, army worm, cut early and the red top enduring until
worms and various sawflies.—Massa the late fall. One bushel of each seed
per acr* gives good results for pasture
chusetts Ploughman.
land, though some of the clovers may
be added to Improve the field the first
To Aid in Dehorntn-r.
A correspondent of Hoard’s Dairy year or two.—Exchange.
man describes a tie he uses for holding
Goose Farming In Kngtnni.
a cow's head at the stanchion while de
Goose farming and goose fattening
horning. The accompanying cut shows
how it is made. When the cow’s head have fallen off greatly in England.
Is fast in the stanchion, the rope is From old accounts we rend that It waa
dropped over the neck, the loop is not uncommon tor a man to keep a
flock of one thousand, each of which
might be expected to rear on nn aver
age seven goslings. The flocks wera
regularly taken to graze and water the
same as sheep, and the man who herd
ed them was called a gooseherd or goz-
zard. The birds were plucked five time«
In the year, and In the autumn flocks
were driven to London or other mar
kets. They traveled at the rate of
al>out a mile an hour, and would get
over nearly ten miles a day. When
geese are to be traveled a distance in
Europe they are driven through warm
tar and then through Rand, which
“boots" them for the Journey.
TIK FOR IIBHORMINO.
caught on the under side and the rope,
doubled. Is put through the loop and
placed around the nose far enough up
not to shut off her breathing. The rope
is then pulled back to a post at the side
of the stanchion, and one turn is made
around the post. A man holds the end.
and by placing his weight on the rope
can hold the cow's bead quite secure
while her horns are being removed.
The rope is quickly removed by slip
ping It off the nose and pulling It out
from the loop.
New York, July 1.—A dispatch to
the Herald from Montevideo, says:
The American steamer Oregonian,
bound for San Francisco with coal
Whole Corn Hilare.
The corn for siloing whole should 1>e
for the Pacific squadron has arrived
off Buceo, a short distance from this
one of the small flint varieties, planted
port, and anchored there.
The
at the rate of not over twelve quarts of
American authorities sent a tug to
seed per acre, says Hoard’s Dairyman.
inquire why the steamer's captain
Put the corn in the silo whep the seed
has chosen such a peculiar anchorage.
is in milk and take extra precautions
The captain of the Oregonian declined
that It is well and solidly [lacked, with
Foor Hundred Thousand Cats.
that the vessel was damaged. He There are said to tie tOO.OOt* aits in out holes or empty corners. Cover with
said that he did not wish the steamer Ixvndon. of which half are “unattach hay as suggested. If the work Is well
towed into the harbor.
ed.” and live largely on refuse. In one done, there should result n fair quality
district near a very large and famous of silage, but as It takes more work
Sheepmen and Cattle-Raisers Mix.
brewery in London, the sporting cats to handle it and less corn of the flint
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 1.—A report go regularly as soon ax the brewery varieties can tie grown per acre than
of a clash lietween sheepmen and cat gates are open to bunt rats in the brew the large ensilage corns whole com
tle raisers in the Sweet Water country
! silage costs more per ton than the cut
has reached here, but nothing definite ery “store«.'’
I silage. Good ensilage will not Injure
can be ascertained. The Sweet Wat< r
We are frequently told that man In • the milk in any way.
country is where a dead line was re the early ages lived a life of simplicity
Hutt and Tip Kernels for Aeed.
ported established by cattle men a few arwl innocence—yet the first man born
Professor Shamel, Instructor in farm
weeks ago.
The ranges there a
In the world killed the second.
crops at the Illinois College of Agricul
greatly overstocked with sheep,
Many a man who knows his own ture, says that it la a good plan to shell
the flocks have been threatening
invade territory heretofore held e l mind has a somewhat limited acquaint off and discard both the tips and butts
of the corn ears selected for seed. That
clusively for cattle.
ance.
Horae for the Farmer.
Draft horses of good form sell almost
according to weight, except that as
weights increase prices rise at a much
greater ratio, so that extreme weight«
bring enormous prices if only the l>ono
is satisfactory. Prices range from $125
to $300. with an occasional one higher
and with an increase of about 10 per
cent when matched in teams. These
prices are sometimes exceeded, and
dealers insist that prices were-never so
low that a span of draft horses would
not bring $000 if only they were good
enough.
Farm Brevities.
A simple way of keeping trace of the
age of a fowl is to put a ring made of
wire on one of her legs for each year of
her life.
The output of the 175 canneries in
Maine is $5,000,(MM) nnuually. In ordi
nary years $350,000 Is paid to farmers
for sweet corn alone.
The disappearance of the "old-fash
ioned apple” is a frequent lament. Tbs
modern fruit is fair to look upon, but
genuine flavor is too often absent.
Raspberry and biacktierry plants are
benefited by continuous cultivation
during the time of fruiting, and to ac
complish this they should be tied to
wires.
Sugar beet factories are now in suc
cessful operation In Callforn'a. New
Mexico, Utah, Nebraska. New York,
Oregon, Minnesota. Illinois, Washing
ton, Colorado and Michigan.