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ABOUND AU& STATE! r imef COMPILATION OF »uu- NEWS* k \WM Watty Diseased Cat tie-Fatal K^- !*>• j lplMioa ! hake« Belleville--Peril of a ( Female Aeronaut-Cot in Two by a Train--Keckjroke Blow Ktlto.y v : "The State Board of Live St fltissioners has made a report to the Gov­ ernor regarding the recent tests "made by toe board for tuberculosis. Three thou­ sand cattle, constituting dairies and cows Of individual owners, were tested and 187 of these animals reacted to the test two or more degrees in excess of the high­ est preliminary normal temperature and were condemned. Twenty-six others were quarantined and held for « retest. The aumber of herds tested were sixty-two and forty-five cows owned by individuals. These animals included the herds at the various State institutions. The herds at the soldiers and sailors' home at Quincy, Institution for the blind gt Jacksonville, State reformatory for boys at Pontiac, southern hospital for the insane at Anna, southern Illinois penitentiary at Chester and hospital for insane criminals at Ches­ ter were free from the disease. The herds where the largest percentage of diseased cattle per head were found Were located in tl^e great dairy coupties la the northern part of the State, the largest percentage being at the eastern iMPBpital for the insane at Kankakee. ft Killed by l>mamtte. An explosion of dyn&mite in the very feeart of the town of Belleville fatally in­ jured one niaa-and gave the town a shak­ ing up which resulted in considerable damage to the business district in the \s*y Of wrecked glass, etc!. A transfer wagon, |a which was dynamite, had been driven . OP to the Store of Hucke Bros., to make a delivery. One of the men on the wagon went in, and the other, Harry Branch, ion of the proprietor of the transfer sys­ tem of the town, started to turn the team about, when there was a roar and a flash of flame which sent every team in the ficinity galloping away and wrecked near­ ly every store front in the public square. When the debris was overhauled, Harry Branch was found in the midst of it hor­ ribly burned and in a dying condition. Fortunately no others were hurt. Aloft in a Burning Balloon* Mme. Carmon, an aeronaut, had a nar* row escape from death in a burning bal­ loon at Streator. Gasoline was used to hasten the inflation, and the flame ignited the balloon. Some excited spectators •houted to let go, and the men dropped the guy rope. Mme. Carmon was carried gp with the burning balloon. She became ^Siiangled in the ropes and was carried dp head downward. Thousands of per­ sons witnessed her perilous ascent, pow­ erless to aid her. The fire burned a hole through the balloon and allowed the gas to escape, which caused a speedy descent. The balloon landed on a house and the woman escaped with a few bruises. Anttwt Mumtm, 12 years old, has bee* missingfram Jris home ia Chicago for sev­ ers! " * Man's Body in Illinois River. The body of a man whose identity .has not yet been established was found in the Illinois river at Hennepin. It was ia a semi-nude condition and had evident­ ly been in the water about three days. No one being reported missing, the find has an air of mystery about it, but is thought to be the remains of a sportsman or fisherman who may have been drowned while seining for minnows. The body bears no clews thatfhay lead to identifica­ tion. Bloody Affray in a Saloon. A serious shooting affair, in which Jo­ seph Koshulek, a saloonkeeper, and five Tforkmen were implicated, took place at La Salle. The men started fighting in the saloon and Koshulek, not being able to stop'them, opened fire. A bullet from a big revolver struck William Roach In the neck and another broke the arm of James Cronin. He was then attacked and so severely beaten that death may follow. Three men %ere arrested. Blow with a Neckyoke Kills. Albert Marks and Dennis O'Connor gqt Into a quarrel on the farm of Tom Mur- ley, near Marengo, which ended in 0*Con- aor fracturing Marks' skull with a neck- yoke, the wounded man dying of his in­ juries. O'Connor was last seen boarding a train for Chicago. The neighborhood is so excited that a lynching may follow if he is cauglft. O'Connor has served a term at Joliet. Brief 8tate Happening* Champaign wants one of the new troops of cavalry in the National Guard. Gibson City is talking street fair. Mrs. Tekla Razzky, 06, and Augustus Wisowski, 10, Chicago, sought shelter un­ der a freight car. Both crushed to death. Charles Ballington while intoxicated Shot and lnlled his wife at Springfield. Ballington was arrested and lodged ' in jail. The couple had quarreled frequent­ ly. Assistant State Veterinarian Scott, testing for tuberculosis at Duniap, where many cows were dying, found anthrax, resulting from pasturing where water was stagnant. Peoria's contribution to the national treasury for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1899, is $21,972,964.(39. This is the coHection of the fifth internal revenue district, the largest contributor in the United States. Of this amount $135,- 219.13 was paid in as war tax. The train that killed a man passed through Wilmette a little after 4 o'clock the other day. The engineer, according to those who talked with him, said the man deliberately jumped in front of the engine. In the dead man's pocket was s ^memorandum book, entries of which led the police to believe the man was a so­ licitor. He was tall, slender, and had a sandy mustache. He wore a blue serge coat and waistcoat, a "striped shirt and light fedora hat. Henry Eggerman, 18, Pana, while hunt* ing, by the accidental discharge of his gun inflicted a death wonnd. R. H. Holder, one of the best-known citizens of Freeport, is dead at his home there, aged 77 years. He had been the agent of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company since 1877. The charred remains of Mrs. Josie Doyle were taken from the ruins of the burned Western Paper Stock Company building at Chicago. Thomas Doyle, hus­ band of the workwoman, was one of those who saw the blackened body raken from the debris. The thirty-fourth annual camp meeting of the Peoria district will be held on the Oak Hill camp ground Aug. 10 to 29. Five boys tried to hold up A. W. Sau- ers, an employe of the-Shermaa House, in Chicago. They knocked him down, he •ays, but he made such an effectire de­ fense that they ran away before gSthig soy of his money. While suffering from the hallucination that several men were seeking to cut his Jiead off, Albert Stocke, who says he lives at No. 26 Randolph street, Chicago, tied a large stone to his neck aad jumped into the river at Peru. He was rescued with difflciUty and restored to consciousness at St- Mary's hospital. A-t Mofine, Miss Madge Gamble, daugh­ ter of the Circuit Court clerk, George W. Gamdfle, was married to Wiiiijun Henry Driggs. The pink eye has appeared in a serious, form among the cattle at PiAer, a large number of one herd being reported blind with the disease. Charles Welvert and Miss Jeanette Da-, •is, daughter of A. Davis, and formerly residents of Bloomington, were united in marriage at Peoria. Walter W. Brideson, a traveling sales­ man, who once lived in Chicago, commit­ ted suicide on the banks of Kickapoo creek, near Peoria, by taking morphine. Miss Julia Christopher, 18 years old, of Cincinnati, who had been visiting her uncle in Chicago, was instantly killed by being crushed by an elevator in the build* ing ia which her uncle lives. T. L. O'Neil, a diamond broker at Chi­ cago, reports the loss of $2,000 worth of diamonds, which he exchanged for a worthless check. The man who got the diamonds gave the name of William D. Rice. S. L. Creisman & Cflk, clothiers of Pe­ oria, with branch store at Eureka, have filed a petition in bankruptcy, with liabili­ ties of $30,566.99, of which only $3,750 is secured. The assets are valued at $23,873.90. Word was received at Rockford of the death of Hiram R. Drake at Presidio, Cal. He served through the Porto Ricaa campaign with Company H, Third Illi­ nois, of Rockford, and after his dis­ charge enlisted in the regular army. At Rock Jaland, George B. Henry, a noted bank swindler, was taken from a sick bed at the 'home of his mother and placed aboard a train for Grand Rapids, Mich., where he is waited for passing a forged check under the name of Adams. Frank Kreiger and Charies Pope of Pana withdrew from a fishing party on the Okaw river, five miles east of Ram­ sey, and went in bathing. Later they were heard crying for help, but before as­ sistance reached them- they were drown- ed. The Rockford Cycle Company was closed by the Sheriff to "satisfy judgment notes of $1,100. The liabilities are placed at $2,200, with assets twice that amount. The company was organized a year ago with a capital stock of $10,000, by J. W. Hurd. Michael J. Walsh, supreme president of the Catholic Knights of Illinois, has been deposed from his office by the su­ preme board of trustees as a result of the fight between the members of St. Pat­ rick's parish in East St. Louis and Bish­ op Janssen of Belleville over the appoint­ ment of a pastor to succeed Rev. Father Halleran. At Rock Island, the Pennsylvania Oil and Tank Line Company's warehouse and filling station was wiped out by fin. Two tanks containing 30,000 gallons of oil each were barely saved by the fire de­ partment. The total loss is $17,000, which represents in addition to the build­ ings 50,000 gallons of illuminating and lubricating oils, benzine and turpentine^ of 5,000 pounds of grease and 1,000 bar­ rels. State Department officials have sent word to Rockford relatives that the American ambassador at St. Petersburg reports that he fails to find the name of Ira J. Whitney, the Winnebago County boy, in the list furnished by the Russian Government of the sailors arrested on Robbin Island for poaching seals and now confined in a Siberian colony. The in­ vestigation and search for htm will be continued, however. A handcar on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern was derailed near Tower Hill, and Martin Hughes received injuries about the head and breast that will re­ sult fatally. John Rawley's left leg was mang>led so badly that amputation will be necessary. Charles Murray's right arm and left leg were fractured. John Thomas' left foot was crushed and both legs braised. .Tames Merrifield's right leg was wrenched and his breast bruised. John Turner was badly injured about the breast and hips. Adam Crompton, an employe of tine Dickinson Cement Company at Deer Park, near La Sale, met with a severe accident. He was dumping cars of rock into an immense crusher and in some way fell into the machine, to be foMowed by two tons of stone and the heavy car. The machine was grinding at the time and fellow workmen of Crompton stopped it. It was expected that the man was cut to pieces, but he was rescued after half an hour's work and the attending physician says his chance for recovery is good. August Soliner of Chicago died from suffocation in a steam boiler he had enter- ed to repair. The boiler is in the base­ ment of his house. A physician said the man had been dead several hours. Forty-three half-pound sticks of dyna­ mite were found by Lewis Branden in a shock bf wheat on his farm, half a mile south of the Brush mines at Carterville. Col. Bennett immediately confiscated the entire lot. Prior to the advent of the troops threats were freely made to blow up the mines, and it was known that, the dynamite was there. It is now believed that but for the presence of the troops the magnificent plant and machinery in operation at the Brush mines would now be in ruins and many lives would have been r lost. The district camp meeting association of Rock River conference has selected Aug. 17 to 27 as the dates for the annual camp meeting at Bpworth Grove, just east of Belvidere, Presiding Elder Har­ din completes the fiftieth anniversary of his ministry at this time. Bishop Merrill and Drs. Spencer, Swift, Parkhurst, Traveler, Burch, Potter and Farmiloe are among the noted helpersto be in attend­ ance. Aug. 17 will be Grand Army day with a flag raising Aug. 23, golden wed­ ding day and Aug. 26 Epworth League day. Many new cottages have been built at Epworth Grove and improvements made. Some of the factories ia the towns north of Aurora seem to be poisoning the fish in Fox river with acid or something of the kind. The fctate fish commission has been investigating the matter. The eccentric straps on the big engine in the Areola city electric light plaat broke while the machinery was in full speed, and the entire right side of the engine was blown out. Pieces of machin­ ery were scattered in all directions, one bit penetrating the ceiling. William Welch, the elertrician, who was-atanding within two feet of the engine when the accident occurred, had a narrow escape. William H. Peak of Niles, Mich., the original Swiss beW ringer and harpist, died at Be4videre. Mr. Peak had been long before the amusement loving public of America. In his palmy days he amass­ ed a big fortune in the theatrical busi­ ness, and was known among the profes­ sion from coast to coast. La Salle and Peru people joined in giv­ ing a big picnic at the Peru driving park, more than 5,000 people being present. It was planned for the Fourth of July, but rain prevented. The turngenieinde of Peru had charge of the program, which includ­ ed athletics, a concert by the Twin City band and a lag fireworks display ia the evening. ! *•- • INCOME AND OUTGO. J : • WAGES. AND COST OF LIVING IN ' UNITED STATES. mr-v Earnings of American Worklngmen Have Increased, While the Price* of Food and Other Necessaries Have Decra Med in tba Past Twenty Xeara. A comparison of the wages pilld and their purchasing power in 1898 and 1S70 reveals some interesting facts in support of the contention that of all the workpeople in tlie world those of the United States are the; Ijest paid, the best fed, the best clothed aud the best housed. It was shown in the Massa­ chusetts Labor Bulletin for January, 1899, that, taking the average of daily wages for eighteen different occupa­ tions in twelve American cities, there had been gained In 1888 over 1872 an advance in sixteen of the avocations, while in the remaining two the wages remained the same. But It also ap­ pears that the workingman has gained in apother direction, that of lower prices for the necessaries of life. The prices of groceries and provisions, the articles flbr which the greater part of ordinary wages is spent, have de­ creased as wages have advanced. In these two general classes the only arti­ cles that are higher now than twenty odd years ago are cornmeal and mut­ ton chops. The purchasing power of wages Is* frail forth to the following table: --What $1 would buy In-- 1873. 1807. Floor, wheat...... Rice Bmds ....' Tea ....... Coffee (roasted)........... Sugar (good brown).. Soap (common) Beef (roasting) Pounds. Pounds. 30.30 12.82 14.29 2.16 3.57 21.28 23.81 6.85 Days. S.53 1.52 1.92 .18.18 . 8.03 . .10.52 . 1.45 . 2.35 . 0.80 .12.50 . 6.20 Days. Bent (four-room apartment).. 2.03 Board (men) 1.24 Board (women) 1.87 It will be. seen from these compari­ sons that the condition of the wage earner, estimated on a purely material basis, is about 30 per cent, better than it was twenty odd years ago. It must also be remembered'that the compari­ sons here made are on scales of 1897. In most lines of industry wages have been advanced from 5 to 30 per cent, within a year, and as they are still ad­ vancing and prices of provisions are still falling, the wage earners" condi­ tion is even better now than here indi­ cated, and will be still better a year hence. It is the boast of protection that It has raised wages and lowered prices at one and the same time. It has made life easier and happier to countless millions of people, and it has made the United States the spot toward which the toilers of other countries look with longing eyes. Prosperity and Wane Advancea. . Attention has heretofore been direct­ ed in these columns to the steady up­ ward tendency in the wages of Amer­ ican labor, but every day brings addi­ tions to the long list of corporations and firms which have advanced the pay of their employes. In nearly every case the increase is purely voluntary. The movement began the moment cap­ ital recovered its confidence and hope­ fulness. An era of exceptional activity having opened, labor shares the benefit and profit accruing from the return of good times. The iron industry and allied branches have been' specially prosperous, owing to foreign demands as well as the do­ mestic revival, and labor in this wide field hap felt the quickening effects of the change. In Chicago alone, it is esti­ mated 30,000 men employed in machin­ ery manufacture have had their wages increased from 5 to 30 per cent. Other industries have been similarly affect­ ed, and from every industrial center in the country reports of wage advances are brought by the telegraph. Little is said about these facts at anti-trust banquets and silver confer­ ences. Their moral is so plain that the most expert political sophists find it safer to ignore them. Business has confidence in the future. The gold standard is established, and the party which still labors to undermine it has not the shadow of a chance. It is divided, distracted, leaderless and con­ scious of its fate. There is at present no cloud on the industrial horizon everf as big as a man's hand. We have our own home market in its best estate and are making rapid and great strides in foreign markets. Commercial expan­ sion is a certainty, and there are no drawbacks to it. It is the direct and Inevitable result of natural opportuni­ ties, enterprise and skilled labor. The outlook, then, alike to capital and to labor, is most encouraging.--Chicago Post. Questionable Distinction. Those are indeed doubtful honors which college students have won in competing for the prizes offered for essays by the New England Free Trade League. Rightly does the Philadelphia Inquirer protest against the granting of aid and comfort to the enemy by the Pennsylvania University through the contributions of its undergraduates to the literature of Cobdenism. U. P. has been a citadel of protection located in the heart of a region immensely benefited by the policy of defense of American labor and industry; firmly settled it is, too, In the hearts of a peo­ ple grown prosperous and powerful through the operations of that same policy. With much malign satisfaction, there­ fore, must the New England Free Trade League have disbursed its prize money to the U. P. essay writers. Not having been permitted to ascertain the quality of these lucubrations, we can­ not speak of them with certainty, but it is safe to say that they are not of a character to reflec credit either upon he students or their alma mater. VcKinley and the s econd Term. While there has been no doubt ever since President McKinley's adminis­ tration was fairly started that he would be nominated for a second term, and while confidence in this outcome has been strengthened as the adminis­ tration has advanced, it is gratifying to note that thus early there are some authoritative declarations favoring the present Incumbent over all other aspir­ ants to the Presidential chair. The announcement of Senator Piatt of New York and Fenator Penrose of Pennsyl- LAW AS I ranis. practically pledges these tw» great States to the support of McKln- ley, and there is little doubt that other States, taking this cue, will from time to time express a like preference. Although unforeseen events often make quick and radical changes In politics, it would be difficult to con­ ceive any outcome of present affairs that would prove inimical to the inter­ est® of the President's candidacy for a second term. Even a continuation of the war in the Philippines--which seems unlikely--could not undo the great prestige that the President has achieved in his admirable conduct of the war with Spain. It will doubtless be admitted that for other seasons, as well as for those connected with the war, McKinley is much stronger with the people than when he came before them at the time of his election. The wonderful prosperity of the country, In all lines of Industry and enterprise, should in Itself convince the masses finally of the superiority of Republican doctrines and administrations.--Kan­ sas City (Mo.) Journal. THE FAfiM AND HOME. Democratic Issue*. A Chicago newspaper has been ask­ ing members of the Democratic Na­ tional Committee to give their opinion as to what things are likely to be es­ poused by the next national Democrat­ ic convention. The answers taken col­ lectively cannot be said to lead to any definite conclusion except the general statement that the Democracy is evi­ dently puzzled to know where it Is at. Nearly all the committeemen expect that sliver will be an issue. Some make it the begin-all and end-all of Democratic doctrine, their one rule and guide to faith. Others want it to be co-equal with the trust issue. And then there are those who would have it equally yoked with anti-expansion. The interviews served but one pur­ pose, and that is to show that there la at present no cohesive force in Democ­ racy. More than ever the party Is without pride in its ancestry or hope in Its -posterity. The leaders know that, barring accidents and blunders, they have no chance to win. How could it be otherwise? The last time the Democratic party was given full control of the government, it made miserable use of its opportunities. It had grown strong in opposition, but the very moment it faced responsibil­ ity, It went to pieces. Through its va­ cillation and incompetency, the coun­ try was brought to the verge of in­ dustrial panic and universal ruin. So demoralized did it become that before its lease of power had expired, it sur­ rendered body and soul to populism and lent its conservative name and rec­ ord to a revolutionary campaign. The majority of its respectable leaders re­ tired from all places of responsibility and left it to Its fate. For the last three years, It has been nothing but a disorganized mob. It has been with­ out leadership in Congress and out of it, for that matter, for Bryan can scarcely be called the leader, though possibly he is worthy to be knows as an exhorter.--Cedftr Rapids Repub­ lican. When Trusts Thrive Best. The time when monopolistic trusts thrive is when business is dulL Then they can extort monopolistic prices be­ cause business men are not willing to risk money in a new venture In order to compete with them. When the coun­ try is prosperous, when, as is the case to-day, money Is plenty aud cheap, and when investors are eagerly seeking new avenues for investment, no trade com­ bination can hold a monopoly on any­ thing. A protective tariff, therefore, being the creator of prosperity, instead of promoting monopolistic trusts, as Is charged by the free-traders, is their deadliest enemy, and protection means prosperity. • The Republican Style. The total production of tin plate by American mechanics since the passagd of the McKinley tariff has been 2,235,- 590,G29 pounds, and the price to con­ sumers has declined one-fourth. That Is the Republican style of carrying on business.--St Louis Globe-Democrat Happened in Cnnado. One iron plant has been closed and Its big force of workmen released In­ definitely. But the thing happened over in Canada. Iron works on this side of the line begin to need more stor­ age room for their surplus orders.-- San Francisco Chronicle. Flumped to Zero. Sheep and wool clip in Kansas last year increased 13 per cent, under the favorable operations of the Dlngley tariff. Under the Wilson bill the Kan­ sas sheep industry slumped to prac­ tically zero.--Topeka (Kan.) Capital. National, in Fact. From all accounts, David B. Hen­ derson, of Iowa, is a northeastsouth* westerner.--Los Angeles Express. Down and Out. Btrange Part of It. The women rash into matrimony with strange willingness, considering that to the most of them it means only a change of bosses and poorer pay than they received at their last places.--At­ chison Globe. MATTERS O F1NTEREST TO | vr?^ER AND HOUSEWIFE,! Governor Mount Deprecates Waste on the Farm--Management of Straw berrj^Bedi-Tveatj Usee for Corn- Bow to Bun a Farm Sttan Bagisa Gov. Mount of Indiana, who for many years was a farmer, says that of the 80,000,000 acres of corn grown in 1897, 50,000,000 " acres of the by-prod­ uct, or fodder, were in a measure lost. If this waste had been properly cared for. Its value as food for farm animnia would have amounted to multiplied millions of dollars. An utter disregard of economic principles is alarmingly manifest in the methods of the average farmer. The wasteful methods of har­ vesting the corn crop, If pursued In any other business, would result In bankruptcy. Recently, in one Of the farm insti­ tutes, a gentleman who last fall travel­ ed in Europe, made the statement that the waste of Indiana farmers would keep the farmers in France. As a result of my own travels, says the Governor, through Indiana I have become convinced that 1,000,000 sheep could be kept during the summer months on the pastures and fields, util­ izing what would otherwise be wasted, and much of which, in the shape of weeds and brush. Is positively hurtful to the farms. I am unable to manage any farm and obtain the largest re­ turns without sheep.--Farmer's Voice; A Delicate Compliment. Mrs. Matchmaker--Mr. Wise, I tako It from your interest in my daughter Pearl that you're a gem connoisseur. Mr. Wise--It's due, madame, to my great admiration for mother of Pearl. --The Jewelers' Weekly. Sure of *t. Mrs. Gotrox--Mabel, dear, are you sure Mr. Woodby loves you for your­ self alone? Mabel--Yes, I'm sure he does, mam­ ma. He is always so restless when you are In the room.--Tit-Bits. « * orrjr He Ppoke. Mr. Stubb--Well, I'll give you credit for your cooking in the last week. Mrs. Stubb--Is tHat all? Why, you had to give Bridget cash. Strawberry Beds. Strawberries can be made a week or ten days later by mulching quite heav­ ily, and leaving the mulch on until late in the spring. This will enable the farmer to prolong the season of fruit if he will uncover a part of his bed early, and the remainder In ten days or so later. Plant in rows four feet apart and form a matted row about eighteen inches wide, and leave the rest of the land bare of plants. In cov­ ering for winter protection cover the rows quite heavily (a strawberry plant Is not easily smothered), and then in the spring, before uncovering the rows, work the space between deep and mel­ low, and move the covering from the rows on to this mellow strip. If there is not enough of this mulch to keep the fruit clean you can add straw or any material free from seed in the spring. Proper winter protection is important. The best mulch is made by bedding horses with corn fodder waste, cut to lengths of less than a foot. This ma­ terial is light, will not blow off easily, contains no seed of any kind, and can be had on every farm where corn Is grown. The best time to apply the mulch is the flt-st time the ground freezes to bear a wagon.--The Market Basket. Twenty Uses for Corn. Tl>e Indian corn propaganda at the Paris Exposition and the conventions recently held in the West in the inter­ est of corn growers have- brought out the fact that over twenty important products are now manufactured from corn. One of the most important prod­ ucts is distilled spirits, the demand for which has greatly increased since the invention of smokeless powder, in the manufacture of which the spirits are largely used. Among the other prod­ ucts made from corn are: Mixing glu­ cose, crystal glucose, grape sugar, anyhydrous grape sugar, special sugar, pearl starch, powdered starch, refined grits, flourine, dextrine, British gum, granulated gum, gum paste, corn oil, corn oil cake, rubber substitute, gluten feed, chop feed, gluten meal and corn germ. Wifh the present economical methods of manufacture not a particle of the corn is wasted. There is no refuse. learning to Run an Engine. Whenever a steam engine is brought to the farm, if only for a few hours' use in threshing or some other farm work, it is at once made the mark for much inquiry and for many carious eyes among the boys on the place. This curiosity ought to be encouraged in­ stead of being repressed, as it too often is. Most of the work of the world Is now done by steam, and as this ten­ dency to substitute steam for human labor increases, the knowledge of the construction of a steam engine and how to operate becomes one of the most important branches of practical education that a young man can ac­ quire. In every city there are thou­ sands of men employed to run the sta­ tionary engines required for furnish­ ing power or for heating. The men who know most about steam engines get these places. Such knowledge is therefore often a better resource for a man who is out of work than the best college education would be with­ out knowledge of anything else than can be turned to practical use. How to Feed Orchards. A system of manuring for cultivated orchards may be outlined as follows: To supply vegetable matter and Im­ prove the physical condition, apply yard manure once in four years In the fail or winter, at the rate of five to ten tons per acre. To aid in the decompo­ sition of vegetable matter and Insure a sufficiency of lime in the plant food, apply lime at the rate of twenty-five bushels per acre once In five years. To provide, In addition to the above, an abundance of all necessary forms of available plant food at the time most needed for the best development of tree and fruit, apply annually commercial fertilizers in the following proportions: Nitrate of soda, 100 pounds; South Car­ olina rock superphosphate, 100 pounds; ground bone, 200 pounds; muriate of potash, 200 pounds. The proper quan­ tity to apply will depend on the char­ acter of the soil, the kind of fruit and the age and vigor of the trees. The introduction of crimson clover gives us a plant admirably adapted to supply­ ing cheap nitrogenous vegetable mat­ ter for orchards and Its use for this purpose is to be recommended wher­ ever the plant can be successfully grown, instead of barnyard manure. The Bed 6orrel. Many pastures and meadows are red with sorrel sending up its seed stalk. Where this weed abounds, esfftcially if the field has been liberally seeded with clover, It means that the soil ia deficient la cither which clover must have which sorrel can do well enough without. But sorrel is almost always most abundant on sandy land where there is no sur­ plus of water to make it sour, bnt which is always deficient in lime or potash or both. The best way to keep out sorrel is to give the land a dressing of potash In available £>rm and then sow ten quarts of clover seed per acre with a grain crop which has had 200 pounds of superphosphate drilled in with the seed. The clover if evenly sown will entirely smother the sorrel and kill it though if there are any missed places these will be red with sorrel, showing that the weed tried to grow bnt was smothered out Cultivating Tonne OrckaHa It is almost universally agreed that tt Is best for young orchards, at least until they get to bearing age, to be kept In hoed crops as much as possi­ ble In order to encourage growth. Some have said that it is best to grow corn the first year, as this will afford a shade for the small trees that a potato crop will not But the corn does not grow to a size necessary for it to afford much shade until the tree. If It lives, has become pretty well rooted In the soil. But whatever the hoed crop, a Space around the tree of two to three hills each way should be left so that the whole surface can be cultivated, and there may be no temptation to sacrifice a newly planted, tree In cul­ tivating to save a hill of corn or pota­ toes. The tree barked or otherwise injured by the cultivator. makes a loss that is far greater than that of any corn or potato hill that Is saved while it is sacrificed. Early fetrma Beans. One of the best paying crops for a farmer near a city or large village is beans, not to be grown for the grain, but to be sold as string beans in their seasqn. All that is need is to secure an early location and protect the beans from frost by small boxes over each hill, which are covered with paper at night. In this way, the beans are made ready for picking two or three weeks earlier than beans that have no such protection. The first supply of green string beans comes from the South, but so soon as the home-grown product comes in the mafket the South­ ern beans become unsalable. To Cure Pawing Horses. To prevent a horse pawing in the stall make a frame four feet long, and of width to hearly reach to the top of the manger from which it is suspend­ ed, allowing it to reach within about ten inches of the floor. Board up the sash or frame so that the animal can­ not get its feet over the lower bar, which is made of a round stick two Inches in diameter. When it paws the frame will be set in motion and strike the animal's shins, which will so dis­ gust it that the habit will be given up. Cost of Butter. Too many who follow dairying mafrs the butter cost too much. Improved methods of feeding and management as well as of manufacture, tend to les­ sen the cost of production, and With the close competition every item in the cost must be closely looked after. To attempt to follow old lines or methods is to Increase the cost to an extent that will leave but little profit Quality of Mil|c. Butter quality in milk Is a certain indication of its actual value for man­ ufacturing purposes. The butter and cheese in milk, not the water or weight, give it value. Some cc^s give a large amount of milk, but it will contain but a small proportionate amount of butter or cheese. Vegetables with Flowers. Gardening and horticulture may go hand in hand, aitd many gardeners find It quite profitable to give some space in their green houses to the prop­ agation of flowers. Self-Doctoring for Soldiers. The wounded in a modern land battle have small chance of immediate res­ cue. It is not possible to remove them from the lighting line during the con­ flict, because the hospital bearers at­ tempting the task would be killed. The best that can be hoped is to attend to them within the next twenty-four hours. This stern fact having been realized, Instruction has been given to every private in the United States army In the art of taking care of him­ self in case he is hurt. He carries at his belt what is called a "first-aid packet," stotainlng a roll of bandages, an antiseptic compress and antiseptic gauze, inclosed In a sealed rubber cas­ ing. If be gets a bullet wound and is In a condition-to use his wits, he stuffs a plug of the gauze into the hole and applies a bandage. This may save his life and give the surgeon a chance when there is an opportunity for treat­ ing him.--London Mall. A Peruvian's Discovery. Prof. Axenfeld, of Perugia, has discov­ ered that three-fifths of all men of dis­ tinction are first-born children; the other two-fifths are either second or third children, or else the youngest of very large families. Among the first he points out Luther, Dante, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Confucius, Heine, Schopenhauer, Goethe, Ariosto, Mo­ hammed, Shelley, Erasmus, Milton, Byron, Moliere, Carlyle, Rossini, Tal­ leyrand, Buffon; among the last Loyola and Franklin, both thirteenth children; Schubert, a fourteenth child; and Volta, a seventh child. The professor thinks this arises from physiological reasons and a law of nature. Siberian Railways. Siberia is ahead of this country in some things, according to John W. Book waiter, who says: "At every sta­ tion on the railway there is placed In front of the station, at a point conven­ ient of access by the passengers, a large cask of cool water that has been boiled, and it is the duty of the station master to see that the supply is kept up. This Is free to all passengers, even to the poorest emigrant, whose comfort and welfare are provided for in many ways with thoughtful care." Crossing the Breed ol* Fish. The Canadian fish commission is en­ deavoring to cross the ouananiche with the Atlantic salmon, and the Pennsyl­ vania fish commission is trying to pro­ duce a hybrid between the California trout and yellow perch. . I . Jl sheriff levying on a growing crop •f peaches and failing to gather then or permit the owner to do so until they have become rotten and worthless la held, In State, Wilson vs. Fowler (MdL), 42 L. R. A. 849, to act la so doing as fta officer and thereby create a liability on his official bond. The right of a prior appropriaVor of water to enter on lands across whiek the ditch runs, in order to clean and repair the ditch, is sustained in Carsoft vs. Gentner- (Ore.), 43 L. R. A. 130, where the land was patented after his ditch was made. With the case Is a note on the right of an appropriator to enter upon the land of an upper pro* prietor to clean out a ditch. Damage done by water from an up­ per tenement owned and occupied by the lessor, where, because of defective » ^ *. plumbing, It runs down and injures the goods of a lessee on a lower floor. * .• is held, in York vs. Steward (Mont), J i| : 43 L. R. A. 125, to constitute a breach 1jK of an implied covenant far quiet en- ] joyment In the absence of excusing ^ facts, and when the lessor had refused, ^ i after reasonable notice, to remedy the defects in the plumbing which caused the damage. The liability of a water company for the dissemination of disease by an Im­ pure water supply Is denied in Green vs. Ashland Water Company (Wis.), 42 L. R. A. 117, unless the water company knows, or from the situation ought to know, that the-water is dangerous for domestic use from some cause not dis­ coverable ordinarily by the use of rea­ sonable care, and falls to give the con­ sumers notice of such danger. A con­ sumer who knows, or ought to know, of the dangerous condition of the water wbj^n he uses it, Is held to have no rem­ edy against the company. • • Embaorasslng Rcmembranoa It Is only the tactful people who should be allowed to give personal reminiscences, but unfortunately they are not the only ones who do give them. "How well I remember your father, when I was a little girl!" lately said an elderly woman to a Massachusetts clergyman. "He used to come often to our house to dinner; we were always delighted to see him, children and all." ,"That is very pleasant to hear," said the clergyman, with a smile; bnt the narrator remained gravely unconscious of his Interruption. "I remember what a hearty appetite he had," she continued, blandly. **It was a real pleasure to see him eat. Why, when mother would see him com­ ing along the roadV>f a morning, in his buggy, she'd send me running out to cook, and say, Tell Bridget to put on just twice as much of everything as she had planned, for here is Mr. Brown coining to dine with us!'" 1 The eminent son endeavored to pre­ serve a proper expression of counten­ ance at this interesting reminiscence,, but his composure was sorely tried when, with great cordiality, the lady said: "You're so much like your father! Won't you go home to dinner with me?'"' • o i'fM •' »*. hi Dorothy's Reading. 1 The Young Woman prints a droll lit­ tle story of Dorothy Drew, who Is widely known as the favorite grand­ child of the late Mr. Gladstone, which goes to show that k certain personage, never mentioned in polite society, is not alone in ability to quote Scripture with considerable effect. At Hawarden one morning Dorothy refused to get up. When all other means had failed to coax her out of bed, Mr. Gladstone was called. "Why won't you get up, my child 1** he asked. "Why, grandpa, didn't you tell me to do w hat the Bible says?" asked Dor­ othy. i r ' 4 . "Yes, certainly." " w v "Well, it disapproves of early rising; says it's a waste of time." Mr. Gladstone knew his Bible bet­ ter than most men, but he was not equal to Dorothy. For once In his life he was nonplussed. "You listen, then," went on Dorothy, In reply to his exclamation of astonish­ ment; and opening her Bible, she read the second verse of the 127th Psalm with great emphasis: "It is vain for you to rise up early." _ r | ,-,r> J What grandpapa sal4 te corded. ? .v yt Is . 1 Ma < i *-r • • ( •f'if'i'j 1 '--'.•B'V Man Knocked Out by a Screech Qwl. ; John Young Mayes says that a few nights ago, while passing under some trees in his yard, his attention was at­ tracted by a couple of screech owls that would fly at him ia a threatening manner. He, however, paid little at­ tention to them, thinking they could do him no harm, when suddenly one of them flew at him and struck him fnll in the face. The blow was so sudden, and catne wltL so uiuch force, that he was knocked down and partially stun­ ned. The owls continued the attack, until Mr. Mayes made his escape ir^to the house.--Springfield (KyJ News Dealer. > . •' x The Big Copper Cents. , In 1857 the coinage of the big copper pennies which everybody has seen was suspended. Up to that time they had been coined regularly for sixty-five years. In all 156,000,000 of the big, awkward coins had been put into cir­ culation. Not more than one-fourth of that number have ever been paid back to the Government or exchanged for other coin. Such Grief. (Overheard iu Commercial Road): Arrlet--Would yer ha' bin sorry, Jim, if I 'ad kicked the bucket when I wos took bad last month? Jim--Sorry! Why. Lord luv yer, sooner 'ave 'ad me grog stopped far week.--London Fun. ^ When a man in love is shy about e*i' -J pressing his sentiments a declaratto* by male would not be amiss. A man knows but very little of the happenings in the neighborhood when his wife is away on a visit. } • 1 V >j ^ The chairman of * meeting «fes 'He 4 gavel wtyrahe wants rapt attention. -- ^ The/man who is honest nifctjr policy is practically dishonest