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From Farmers Review.
Reports received by the Farmers'
Review indicate little change from con-
Jitions that have been existing for
some weeks. Light rains in many of j
the states have tended to a betterment j
jf conditions In some localities. Thus
here and there fall plowing has been
facilitated by the softening of the
ground. Wheat is being held to a con-
siderable extent by farmers, under the
impression that prices are not yet as |
high as they should be under existing
conditions. On the other hand many
counties report that grain is being sold
rapidly, the farmers being unable to
hold it or feeling doubtful as to the
highness of the future grain market.
They prefer to take what they can get
now, rather than take the chance of
having to sell at a much lower price.
Fall plowing is far advanced, and it now
looks as if the acreage for wheat would
be considerably increased. Potatoes,
which are generally a short crop, have
now a new factor coming to the front
in some of the states, namely rot. Rot
seems to go by seasons than otherwise,
some years being very favorable to it
and others not. It is safe to say that
when tubers rot extensively in the field
the trouble will be found to have but
begun there, but will be a far greater
factor when the tubers are in the cel-
lars. Hence high prices for potatoes
are expected. No increased demand for
horses is reported, though first-class
heavy drafts are in considerable de-
mand. Pastures are poor but are prob-
ably about as good as the average at
this time of year.
The following detailed report is from
the answers of our correspondents to
the following questions: Winter wheat,
is it being held in farmers' hands or
being sold off rapidly? Spring wheat,
yield per acre? Fall plowing, progress
of? Corn, condition? Oats, yield and
price? Potatoes, condition? Potato
rot, loss from? Horses, supply of and
demand for? Pastures, condition?
Moisture, enough or deficient?
ILLINOIS.
Adams—Winter wheat all sold. Fall
plowing fair. Corn fair. Oats 25 bus.
15c. Potatoes poor, one-quarter loss
from rot. Good supply of horses, small
demand. Pastures fair, deficient mois-
ture.
Carroll—Little plowing done, too dry.
Corn good and ready for frost. Oats
40 bus, black 15c, white 18c. Potatoes
very poor, 75c@$l. Supply of horses
large, demand moderate. Pastures
short but improving. Deficient mois-
ture.
Calhibm—Fall plowing well ahead,
ground v< " hard. Corn out of the way
of frost. \ eld of oats fair, price im-
proving. Potatoes ruined by drouth.
Supply of horses equal to the demand.
Pastures dried up. Deficient moisture.
Clay—Winter wheat does not sell off
rapidly. Fall plowing very slow. Corn
poor, not one-half crop. Oats 15 bus,
15@ 16c. Potatoes very poor, one-half
loss from rot. Supply of horses good,
demand poor. Pastures fair. Deficient
moisture.
Johnson—Winter wheat selling mod-
erately. Little plowing done. Corn dry-
ing up. Oats 30 bus, 18c. Potatoes poor.
Good supply of horses, little demand.
Pastures poor. Deficient moisture.
Henry—Too hot and dry for plowing.
Corn fair drying some. Oats 40 bus 16c.
Potatoes poor. Plenty of horses, good
demand. Pastures dried up. Deficient
moisture.
Knox—Too dry for plowing. Corn do-
ing well. Oats 25 bus, price 16 to 18c.
Potatoes very poor. Good supply of
horses, demand improving. Pastures
getting short but acreage large. Enough
moisture.
La Salle—Too dry for plowing. Corn
maturing fast on account of hot weath-
er very uneven. Oats 30 bush, 17 to 20c.
Potatoes poorest for years. Good sup-
ply of horses, fair demand. Pastures
dried up. Deficient moisture.
Livingston—Too dry and hard for
plowing. Corn poor. Oats 35 bus, 16 to
18c. Potatoes poor, light crop. Supply
good, demand poor. Pastures poor.
Moisture very deficient.
Madison—One-half winter wheat sold
it $1. Seventy-five per cent of plowing
done. Corn fair. Oats 20 bus, 23c. Pota-
toes poor. Plenty horses but fair in
price. Pastures dried up. Deficient mois-
ture.
Mason—What little wheat there is,
is held. Fall plowing about all done.
Corn fair. Oats 30 bus, 15 to 17c. Po-
tatoes very poor. Plenty of horses, good
demand for good horses. Pastures very
short, need rain. Deficient moiBture.
Sangamon—Little winter wheat
raised mostly sold. Too dry for plow-
ing. Early corn well matured, late will
be poor on account of drouth. Oats 35
bus, price 16c white, 14c mixed. Po-
tatoes poor. Supply of horses is equal
to the demand. Pastures need rain. De-
ficient moisture.
Scott—Fall plowing finished. Corn
fair, injured by heat. Oats 20 bus, 20c.
Potatoes very poor. Fair supply of
horses, good demand. Pastures fair. De-
ficient moisture.
Stark—Spring wheat 10 bus. No plow-
ing done, too dry. Corn fair. Oats 30
bus, 17c. Potatoes poor. Fair supply of
horses and fair demand. Pastures dry-
ing up. Deficient moisture.
Venton—Ground too hard to plow.
Corn dead. Oats 25 bus, 16c. Potatoes
very poor. Plenty horses. Pastures
burnt up. Deficient moisture.
Wabash—Winter wheat mostly sold.
Seventy-five per cent of plowing done.
Too dry and hard now. Corn dried up,
sixty per cent of crop. Oats fair yield,
20c. Potatoes poor. Good supply of
horses, no demand. Pastures dried up.
Mjpisture deficient.
White—Two-thirds of winter wheat
sold. Three-fourths plowing done. Corn
fair. Oats 20 bus, 12% to 15c. Potatoes
poor. Ample supply of horses, no de-
mand. Pastures burned up. Moisture
very deficient.
MICHIGAN*
Allegan—Winter wheat being held.
Fall plowing good. Corn good. Oats 20
to 30 bus, 19 to 20c. Potatoes poor,
twenty-five per cent loss from rot. Sup-
ply of horses limited, good demand.
Pastures good. Enough moisture.
Antrim—Twenty-five per cent winter
wljeat sold. Spring wheat 16 bu. Fifty j
per cant plowing done. Corn good. Oats
35 bus, 32r. Potatoes good. No demand (
for hordes. Pastures good. Enough j
moisture.
Branch—Considerable winter wheat
sold. Ground very dry for plowing.
Corn fair. Oats 30 bus, 15c. Potatoes a
very light crop because of the drouth.
Good supply of horses, little demand.
Pastures very poor. Deficient moisture.
llenzie—Few selling winter wheat.
Spring wheat 10 bus, very light. Hard-
ly commenced plowing except for
wheat which is well along. Corn good.
Oats 30 bus, 35c. Potatoes good quality.
Fair supply and demand for horses.
Pastures good. Abundant moisture.
Livingston—Winter wheat sold. No
plowing done except for present crop
sowing. Prospects for a good crop of
corn. Oats 30 bu, 20 to 25 c. Potatoes
fair. Supply of horses good, demand
limited to first-class. Pastures getting
dry in some portions. Moisture deficient
in some places.
Mason—One-half winter wheat on
hand. Wheat nearly all sowed. Corn
good. Oats 20 bus, 25c. Potatoes fair.
No demand for horses. Pastures fair.
Deficient moisture.
Osceola—Winter wheat held. No
plowing done yet. Corn good, just be-
ing cut. Oats 24 bus, 22c. Potatoes good,
light yield. Abundant supply, light de-
mand. Pastures fairly good. Deficient
moisture.
Saginaw—Little _ winter wheat
threshed yet. No plowing done. Corn
good. Oats very light, 20c. Potatoes
very poor. Supply of horses fair, no de-
mand. Pastures good. Enough moisture.
Sanilac—Winter wheat is being held.
Spring wheat 10 bu. No plowing done
except for fall wheat. Corn poor. Poor
yield of oats, 17c. Potatoes poor and
small. Good supply of horses, no de-
mand. Pastures good. Enough moist-
ure.
WISCONSIN*
Chippewa—Spring wheat 12 to 15
bus. Fall plowing well underway. Corn
good, ripe mostly cut. Oats 30 bus, 17c.
Potatoes fair. Limited supply of horses,
good demand. Excellent pastures.
Enough moisture.
Dane—Winter wheat sold for seed
mostly, little plowing done owing to
drouth. Corn fair, injured some by
drouth. Oats 35 bus, 20c. Potatoes very
poor. Plenty horses, poor demand.
Pastures very dry. Moisture very de-
ficient.
Fond Du Lac—Very little winter
wheat except for home consumption.
Plowing good, ground in fine condition.
Corn good. Oats 65 bus, no new mar-
kets yet. Potatoes poor. Good supply
of horses, demand slow. Pastures fair.
Moisture fair.
Marquette—Little winter wheat
raised, none sold. Spring wheat 8 bus.
One-third plowing done,weather too hot
and dry. Corn fair, mostly ripe. Oats
25 bus, 15 to 20c. Early potatoes fair,
late poor. Plenty horses, demand light,
pastures too dry. Moisture enough now.
Polk—Winter wheat held, not much
threshed. Spring wheat 10 to 15 bu3.
Fall plowing cne-third done. Corn
good. Oats 30 to 40 bus. Potatoes good.
Supply of and demand for horses fair.
Pastures good. Plenty moisture.
Vernon—Winter wheat held. Spring
wheat 20 bus. Some plowing done. Corn
good. Oats 40 bus, 20c. Potatoes good.
Supply of and demand for horses good.
Pastures good since rains. Moisture
plenty just at present.
Waukesha—Winter wheat sold.
Spring wheat 15 bus. Not much plow-
ing done, very dry. Corn good. Potatoes
good. Fair demand for horses. Pastures
very poor. Deficient moisture.
MISSOURI.
Andrew—Winter wheat selling rapid-
ly. Fall plowing progressing well. Corn
good. Small yield of oats. Potatoes
good. Not much demand for horses.
Pastures good. Deficient moisture.
Bates—Winter wheat held for a dol-
lar. Little plowed, too dry. Corn small
crop, too dry. Oats 20 bush, 15c. Pota-
toes very poor and rotting, thirty per
c?ut loss from rot. Supply of horses
greater than the demand but decreas-
ing. Pastures dried up. Deficient mois-
ture.
Callaway -One-half winter wheat
sold. Too dry for plowing, not done
for wheat yet. Corn good, fodder dry-
ing up. Oats 20 to 25c. Potatoes three-
fourths crop and small. Enough poor
horses, good demand for good ones.
Pastures very dry. Deficient moisture.
Cape Girardeau—Fifty per cent of
winter wheat being sold. Too dry for
plowing. Seventy-five per cent dried up,
late corn a failure. No early potatoes,
late not matured. No demand for
horses, good supply. Pastures all dried
up. Deficient moisture.
Cole—Winter wheat generally held,
crop light. Too dry for plowing. Early
planted and bottom corn good. One-
half crop of oats, 20c. Early potatoes
yield fair and good, late doubtful. Large,
supply of horses, no demand. Pastures
poor. Deficient moisture.
Howell—Winter wheat partly held.
Too dry for plowing. Two thirds crop
of corn. Oats small, 25c. Potatoes poor.
Demand for horses slow. Pastures dry.
Deficient moisture.
Knox—Winter wheat sold. Too dry
for plowing. Corn good. Oats 20 bus,
12c. One-third to one-half crop of po-
tatoes, Plenty horses, price from $20
to $100. Pastures short. Deficient mois-
ture.
Madison—Winter wheat being sold.
Too dry for plowing. Corn being in-
jured by dry weather. Potatoes poor.
Good supply of horses, no demar.*.
Pastures burnt up. Deficient moisture.
Sullivan—No winter wheat; crop a
failure. Too dry for plowing. Corn
good. No oats, local supply has to ha
imported, 18c. Potatoes partial failure,
not enough to supply home market,
yield cut oil by drouth. Horses abund-
ant, demand small. Pastures much im-
proved by recent rains. Deficient mois-
ture.
Texas—Wister wheat mostly held.
Fall plowing slow. Corn fair. Oats 15
bus, 25c. Potatoes good. Supply of
horses good, no demand. Pastures poor.
Deficient moisture.
Webster —Winter wheat mostly held.
Too dry for plowing. Corn poor. Oats
20 bus, 25c. Potatoes poor, light crop
Horses plenty, but little demand.
Pastures drying up. Deficient moisture
KANSAS.
Anderson—Little winter wheat here.
No plowing done. Corn fair. Oats 20
bus, 25c. Potatoes keeping well now,
fifty per cent loss from rot. Supply of
horses equal to the demand. Recent
rains making fine pastures. Sullicicnt
moisture for the present.
Douglas—Winter wheat sold moder-
ately. Just beginning to plow. Fortj
per cent of a corn crop. Oats small,
none selling. Early potatoes good, lat«
poor. Horses plenty, small demand.
Pastures fair. Moderate moisture.
Lincoln—Forty-five per cent of win-
ter wheat sold. Too dry to plow. Corn
fair Potatoes poor. No demand for
horses, good supply. Pastures poor. De-
ficient moisture.
Lyon—Winter wheat mostly held.
Fall plowing slow. Corn fair. Oats 2C
bus, 25c. Potatoes not very good. Sup-
ply and demand for horacs moderate.
Pastures poor. Fair moisture.
Marion—One-half winter wheat held
Plowing completed and sowing begun.
Corn poor. Oats 25 bus, 18 to 20c. Po-
tatoes poor. Supply and demand for
horses light. Pastures p:or. Deficient
moisture.
Neosho—Winter wheat selling. Fall
plowing slow, too dry. Early corn fair,
late poor. Oats 25 bus, 15c. Potatoes
poor. Good supply of horses, little de-
mand, low prices. Pastures about dried
up. Moisture deficient.
Norton—Winter wheat sold rapidly.
Spring wheat 5 to 25 bus. Some plow-
ing done. Corn one-half crop. Oats very
poor, 10c. Potatoes fair. Good supply
of horses, no demand. Pastures fair.
Deficient moisture.
Pratt—Winter wheat selling rapidly.
Fall plowing slow, too dry. Light yield
of oats, none offered for sale. Large
supply of horses, no demand. Pastures
light. Deficient moisture.
Rice—Winter wheat sold rapidly.
Fall plowing done. Corn poor. Good
supply of horses, no demand. Enough
moisture.
Sedgwick—Winter wheat moving
slowly. Fall plowing good. Little corn.
Oats, 25 bushels, 18 cents. Potatoes
good. Good supply of horses, light de-
mand. Pastures good. Plenty moisture.
Smith —Winter wheat coming slow-
ly. Fall plowing slow, too dry. One-
third loss of corn by dry weather. Oats
one-half crop. Potatoes fair. Fair sup-
ply of horses, no demand. Pastures
dry. Deficient moisture.
NEBRASKA.
Adams —Winter wheat Tielng sold
slowly. Plowing and seeding going on
very fast. Corn fair. Oats 40 bushels,
12 cents. Potatoes good. Not much sale
for horses. Pastures getting better
since rains. Plenty moisture.
Cass —One-half winter wheat held in
farmers' hands: 14 bushels spring
wheat. Fall plowing- well along. Thret-
fourtlis average crop of corn. Oats 3o
bushels, 15 cents. Very poor yield of
potatoes and small. Good supply of
horses, small demand. Pastures very
poor. Deficient moisture.
Fillmore —Winter wheat moving
slowly, mostly held. Spring wheat 10 to
15 bushels. Plowing delayed by dry
weather; plowing fast now. Corn rip-
ening fast. Oats 40 bushel3, 14 cents.
Potatoes poor, small yield. Ample sup-
ply of horses, no demand. Pastures dry
but helped by recent rains. Moisture
enough.
Johnson —Sixty per cent winter
wheat sold. Spring wheat 15 bushels.
Plowing all done. Three-fourths crop
of corn. Oats 30 bushels. Potatoes very
short. Supply of horses short, but lit-
tle demand. Pastures short. Deficient
moisture.
Saunders —Winter wheat held. Fall
plowing Uow, too dry. Corn drying up.
Oats 30 bushels, 15 cents. Potatoes
poor. Plenty horses, no demand. Pas-
tures dry. Deficient moisture.
MINNESOTA.
Becker —Spring wheat 10 to 14 bush-
els. Not much plowing done. Corn
good. Oats 30 bushels, 20 cents. Pota-
toes gocd. Good supply of horses, not
much demand. Pastures rather dry.
Moisture deficient.
Blue Earth —Spring wheat 15 bush-
els. Fall plowing well along. Corn a
fair crop: out of danger of frosts. Oats
50 bushels, 20 to 25 cents. Potatoes fair.
Supply of horses large, demand small.
Pastures good. Enough moisture.
Olmsted - Spring wheat 12 bushels.
Fair amcunt tf fall plowing done. Corn
good. Oats -10 bushels; price not yet
fixed. Potatoes fair. Plenty horses, lit-
tle demand. Pastures good. Enough
moisture.
Sherburne—Spring wheat 12 bushels.
Fall plowing good. Corn good. Oats 30
bushels. Potatoes fair. Good supply of
horses, demand light. Pastures good
Enough moisture.
Whore It Munt Fall.
No matter how the searching cathode
ray
May reach where falls the keenest
human eye.
It still must fail to hunt the secrets
out
Which lurk within the bosom of
mince pie.
—Detroit News.
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H. J. Paterson, Chemist Mary- j
land Experiment Station: With the
changed condition which confronts j
most Eastern farmers, it is very
natural to find many holding un- |
der advisement new systems of farm-
ing and modifications of the old sys-
tems. Some whose land and location
would permit, have successfully turned
their attention to fruits and vegetables;
but to the majority, this class of farm-
ing is out of the question, and to many
of such the dairy has appealed as be-
ing probably the best adapted to their
needs; permitting them to continue
raising crops which are suited to their
soils; and converting so-called staple
:rops into products which are more
sasily and cheaply marketed, which
will not have the same competition. It
I is to those who have already adopted
j lairying or are considering it that 1 say
i few words. Most all are dissatisfied
I tvith the results attending the old-time
| methods and they do not want to turn
nto a new road unless there a rca-
i -ioimble promise of success. To all
j such it may be well to say in starting
>ut, that success in dairy farming de-
| jends really upon three facts: The
nan, the cow, and the food.
The Alan.—One thing more than any
jther that causes agriculture to occupy
he place it does to-day is the men who
ire following it. We find in the ranks
everywhere a considerable number who
ire following agriculture, either be-
'au.se they have had no opportunity to
■nter any other pursuit or because they
lave made a failure in other pursuits.
This Is the fallacious idea in the minds
5f many that if a man can do nothing
•lse he had better go to farming.
Whereas, the truth is, that there is no
jrofession or business in which a wider
•ange of knowledge can be applied, or
hat requires better business methods.
This is certainly true in dairy farming.
We cannot expect every man to make
i successful dairyman any more than
we can expect every man to make a
successful lawyer or merchant; nor can
we expect every man who has been
i successful farmer to make a success
jf dairying. Dairying has as many pe-
3uliarities of its own as has green-
house management, only they are of a
iifferent character. Dairying is a busi-
ness that requires constant and regular
attention. It means being at a given
place and doing a particular thing at
least twice each day and 365 days in a
year. It has no Sundays and no holi-
days. Consequently, the man who en-
gages in dairying should be one who
is seeking constant employment and of
the most regular kind. The dairyman
should have a mild and even tempera-
ment; should be a lover of animals and
a keen observer of their individualities
and idiosyncrasies, should have a full
appreciation of the importance of the
word "Now," and crowning all should
possess an unusual degree of sensibility
of cleanliness and neatness. There are
6orae who are born dairymen; others
acquire it. and the latter will require
a higher degree of intelligence than
the former. A good dairyman can take
entire care of at least 25 cows and the
accumulating young stock from same,
or give an equivalent amount of labor.
Of course to do this will require that
all the stable arrangements shall be
of the most convenient sort. Such a
man can be procured at from $30 to $40
per month and house, which will make
the attentjon cost about $17 per cow
per annum.
• * *
The Cow.—The cow 13 the foundation
of the whole dairy business. Success
depends more on the herd than any oth-
er one point. Much of course depends
upon the feed and care, but the best of
feed and care will not make a poor
cow a good one or will not bring a cow
with a capacity of 2,000 pounds of milk
or 100 pounds of butter up to 6,000
pounds of milk or 300 pounds of butter
annually. In selecting a dairy herd it
is not my purpose to advise any par-
ticular bred, only let it be special dairy
animals and not general purpose ones,
and in this connection 1 would say that
good dairy animals do not necessarily
mean fancy bred stock; yet I would
not say a word against pedigreed stock
as it is essential and has its place; but
at the same time in buying pure-bred
cows insist on getting more than pedi-
gree. Pedigree is of value and should
be well studied, as it is the basis on
which to calculate as to the quality of
the calves and the cows they will make;
but have it supported by individual
merit. Buy a cow that has performance
or the desired marks of a good cow and
then have the pedigree thrown in rath-
er than buy the pedigree and have any
sort of a cow thrown in. The progres-
sive dairynien want a cow whose tem-
perament and functions are for milk or
butter, and the problem confronting
hundreds of dairymen and those about
to enter upon dairy husbandry, is how
to economically obtain these desired
qualities in a herd. What I have to
6ay in this connection is more ap-
plicable to the butter herd than to the
herd from which the milk is sold as
milk, as some figures which I shall give
you later will indicate; yet it has more
or less application for all. Those who
are at present engaged in dairying will
find, undoubtedly, upon investigation
that they have some good and profit-
able dairy animals in their herds, but
at the same time they will find that the
majority are not what they should be,
and some are not only absolutely
worthless, but are in your debt for their
keep. To such dairymen I would say
adopt at once some plan of improve-
ment and the only rational plan is to
open an account with each cow. This
is the first place where real business
principles of the highest order should
be adopted in the dairy. None of you
would, for Instance, pay regularly one
dollar to a man who had ability to per-
form only ten cents' worth of labor;
or keep a horse who was abla to per-
form less work than the value of the
hay he would annually consume, but
that is just what many are practicing
with cows. In a general way you know
what each cow costs for feed and at-
tendance. Now, then, know exactly
what each cow gives in return. This
information can only be obtained by
keeping a record of the milk each cow
gives, and If that milk is made into but-
ter, know the amount of butter she
makes. This data can be obtained by
weighing daily the milk of each cow
and for the butter factor make a llab-
cock test every mouth (using a com-
posit sample for at least five days) of
the milk of each cow. This is a little
more labor than usual, but not nearly
as much as it takes for the merchant to
keep bis books. With this data at
hand it is a small matter to determine
which cows have been kept at a profit
and which at a loss. Then as soon as
this information is obtained dispose
of every cow that has not contributed
to the profits.
Sowing Whi'iit In oklahoma.
Oklahoma Bulletin 35: The harvest
of 1897 ends all argument as to the fit-
ness of the soil of much of Oklahoma
to give great yields of wheat If the
rainfall be sufficient and at suitable
times. But the experience gained from
the last crop cannot bo relied upon
with certainty for the future. The aver-
age results for several years will be a
safer guide. Here, as elsewhere, get-
ting the soil in good condition is one
of the best helps to securing a good
crop. Fairly deep plowing, sometime
previous to the time of sowing; getting
the soil well compacted, but with a
fine, clean surface is almost always ad-
visable. The disk harrow is an ex-
cellent tool for this work, followed at
the last by a good ordinary harrow.
Sometimes good yields have been had
where late sowing had been done, but
reasonably early sowing is thought
safer. For most of the territory It
would be well If the sowing could be
finished by October 1, except for pos-
sibility of the Hessian fly. The writ-
er's preference is for a good press drill,
and covering the seed at least one and
one-half inches. There is much differ-
ence of opinion as to best quantity of
seed per acre. Large yields have come
from sowing three pecks per acre. It
is safer to sow five pecks. With the
long season for growth in the fall and
the early start secured in the spring,
"stooling" or tillering of the wheat
plant is helped. If all things are fav-
orable thin seeding may give as good
results as thicker, but if some of the
seed is taken by birds, or a part does
not grow bccause of dry weather or
other bad conditions, the thicker sow-
ing gKves a better chance. With the
good quality of this year's seed a small-
er number of kernels will be sown
than where the seed is shrunken. A
favorable season is not tho best for
helping decide as to best varieties. It
is a safe rule to use the varieties which
have done best in the vicinity for
main crop, trying others on small
scale. At the experiment station, Red
Russian, Fultz and Fulcaster were
among the varieties giving largest
yields, but several others ranked near-
ly as well. A large quantity of good
pasturage is often secured in the late
fall and very early spring where the
wheat makes a good growth, without
apparent injury to the wheat yield.
Catarrh
"For several years I was a great sufferer
with catarrh, and at times I could hardly
speak so any one could understand me.
After taking a few bottles of Hood's Bar-
eaparilla I was relieved and since then I
have not been troubled with catarrh."
Mns. Josephine Hornshy, Phillips, Pa.
V Sarsa-
parilla
Is prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
I I (tin I's Pi I la ar° the beat after dinner
IIUUU 1 IIIS piUs. aid digestion. :ec.
BRAVE FIREMEN.
Two Heroically lSlsk 'l hcir l.ivnt At TWO
Karly Morning: 1'ircn.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 9.—Two
members of the Kaunas City tire de-
partment distinguished themselves by
heroic actions ut two tires earl}' yes-
terday morning*. They were Mike
Connors, driver for Firo Chief Hale,
and John Lynch, a member of No. 3
hose company.
Connors draped two of his injured
comrades from beneath a heap of
burning debris and assisted in carry-
ing them to a place of safety. This
was during the first fire.
During the second he carried a help-
less woman down the swaying1 aerial
ladder from tho fourth story of a
burning building. Lynch followed
him with another helpless woman in
his arms.
Tho delay of a single minute would
undoubtedly have resulted in the
death of both women.
Eighty-four horses were burned in
the tire which destroyed tho barn of
tho Kansas City Transfer company.
$5,000,000 SHORTAGE.
Sorghum vh. ICyc.
When asked the question, ' How docs
sorghum compare with rye as a forage
crop for sheep and lambs?" Professor
Shaw of the Minnesota experiment sta-
tion replied:
"Rye is an autumn food and also a
food for early spring. It is not a mid-
summer food. The best or-
der that I have found thus far in
growing these foods is to commence
early in the spring to pasture rye sown
in the fall. The next crop in order is
peas and oats, then corn and rape, then
sorghum, then rape alone, and last of
all, cabbages. Our sheep pastured thus
the past season are in the pink of con-
dition. The food will carry them, about
ninety ewes and lambs, from May 1
to November 1. The land employed is
ten acres, and eight tons of dry food
and five to six tons of green food have
also been cut from the same ten acres
the present season. If the farmer does
not want to lose all these foods on pas-
turing his sheep let hiin use one or
more of them."
Berries in Alaska.—Nowhere else Id
my travels. North or South, says John
Muir, the California naturalist, have 1
seen so many berries. The woods and
meadows and open spaces along the
shores are full of them—'huckleberries
of many species, salmon-be-rries, rasp-
berries, blackberries, currants and
gooseberries, with fragrant strawber-
ries and service-berries on tho drier
grounds, and cranberries in the bogs
sufficient for every worm, bird and hu
man being in the territory, and thous
ands of tons to spare. The Indians at
certain seasons, roving in merry bands,
gather large quantities, beat them Into
paste and then press the paste into
square cakes and dry them for winter
UBe, to be eaten as a kind of bread
with their oily salmon. Berries alone
with the lavish bloom that belongs tc
them, are enough to show how fine and
rich this Northern wilderness must be.
In setting out trees, work the soil
well to a good depth. This will en-
able the roots to go down a long way
into the soil and find an unfailing
supply of moisture.
Cellars are of great Importance to
the family, but too often they are so
damp as to become a menace to the
health of the family.
Dairv farms do not run down.
Kxportd Find a Hlf* Discrepancy In tho
lloolcs of Brooklyn.
Nkw York, Oct 9.—Comptroller
Fitch's expert accountants who have
been at work investigating the records
and accounts in Urooklyn preparatory
to consolidation, have found discrep-
ancies in accounts amounting to
8".,000,000. The records of the towns
of Flatlands, Flatbush, New Lots,
New Utrceh and Gravesend, which the
otlicials of these towns claim were
turned over to the comptroller and
corporation council of Urooklyn when
they were merged into llrooklyn, can
not be found and their absence inter-
feres with a proper investigation.
A GREAT GLASS TRUST.
Practically All of tho Factories In Amer-
ica United Under One Control.
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 9.—Glass man-
ufacturers representing practically
the entire industry of the United
States met here yesterday afternoon
and evening, and virtually perfected a
great glass trust, bringing under one
head every manufactory in the coun-
try.
•fall Instead of Marriage.
Pomkuov, Ohio, Oct. 9.—Charles Hy-
sall, a member of the band that has
been terrorizing the inhabitants of
Meigs and surrounding counties, was
standing beside Miss Georgia Manley,
at the home of 'Squire Long, awaiting
the words that would have inado them
man and wife, when oflieers suddenly
appeared on the scene and made pris-
oners of the two and of Hurt Wines,
anotjier of the band Rewards ag-
gregating $2,000 had been offered for
the capture and conviction of the two
men, and feeling is running high
against them.
Mini Whitney Invited to Kansas City.
Kansas City, Oct. 9.—Miss Edna
Whitney of Chillicothe, Queen Loretta
of the Topeka carnival, and at present
in St. Louis, where, upon tho invita-
tion of the Veiled Prophets, she has
been taking part in the lall festivities
of that city, lias been asked to be
queen of the November llower show in
this city. The Kansas City Florists'
association, under whose auspices tho
show will be hold, has invited Miss
Whitney to attend as queen, and al-
though a formal acceptance has not
been received, members of the associa-
tion expect that she will not refuse
the invitation extended.
Drank Egg-Nog on tho SealTold.
Monkok, La., Oct. 9.—Pat Paine,
the wife murderer, was hanged pri-
vately at 2:30 o'clock yesterday after-
noon in the jail yard here. lie as-
serted his innocence to tho last, was
perfectly cool and collected and drank
a glass of egg-nog and smoked a cigar
on tho scaffold. His neck was in-
stantly broken and life was extinct in
nine minutes. Paine was a theoso-
phist and claimed to be in constant
conmuuication with his murdered
wife.
Failed tol'ay Its I^osies.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 9.—The Order of
the World, with thousands of mem-
bers from Missouri and Nebraska to
the Atlantic ocean, is in serious
trouble. Its old ofiicers have aban-
doned it, the United States govcrn-
I ment has refused to further deliver
| mail, because the organization has
failed to pay numerous death losses,
I and tho Omaha members are clarnor-
| ing for relief, but know not where to
turn.
1 Pacing Tcmn Mccord Kroken.
I Olknh Falls, N. Y., Oct, 9.—At tho
mile track of the Northern Horse
Breeders' association here John R.
Gentry and Robert J. broke the pac-
ing team record, going the milo in
faultless style in 2:0$. This was done
after the piiir had bo<in sent a mile in
2:11.
(allbert Defeated Elliott*
Kansas City, Mo., Oct o.—Fred
Gilbertof Spirit Lake, Iowa, defeated
J. A. K. Elliott of this city by the nar-
row margin of one bird in the pigeon
shoot'ng match at Exposition park.
He killed C.* birds out of a possible 100,
to Mr. Elliott's 94.
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