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Condition of Affairs at The
Hague Conference.
SOME TANGIBLE RESULTS EXPECTED
lutcrnntlonnl Arbitration Idea Appears to
lie Taking Dcllnlto Slmpo All tlio Dele
gate ! Scorn to 1'nxor It Orriinin Who
IftMind n llolllcoso Pamphlet Tries to
Square lllnituir ,
THE HAGUE , May 22. ( New York
World Cablegram. ) Whatever may
happen to the proposals for a restraint
of armaments , It Is generally felt by
the peace delegates hero that the con
ference will attain some tangible re
sults in the direction of International
arbitration. Ambassador White and
Beth Low have both been Impressed by
the favorable tendency displayed In
unofficial conversations by the dele
gates of European powers toward the
arbitration Idea. Germany , which Is
entirely opposed to checking Its arma
ments , is among the supporters of any
practicable scheme for settling inter
national differences by means of an
international tribunal. The section of
the conference lo which arbitration
and mediation will bo remitted for n
report will bo the strongest ol the
three main sections , and it is signifi
cant that the chamber detailed as its
place of meeting is the largest , as it is
evidently expected the attendance will
bo fuller than at the others.
The transformation of the feeling
that has taken place since the assem
bling of the conference and the begin
ning of the preparations for actual
work are n little short of marvelous.
Probably not a delegate on arriving
her.e entertained the expectation that
anything fruitful would issue from the
conference , whose existence they re
garded merely us n compliment to the
czar's pulsance. But now that Is all
changed. An earnest , sincere and well
meaning spirit Is observable and even
the German delegate , Stengel , Is fever
ishly anxious to explain away his bel
licose pamphlet , which gave such a
sinister complexion to his appointment
ns one of the German representatives.
Baroness von Suttner , the famous
Austrian peace advocate , who , though
unaccredited , occupies a position
equalling in Influence that of any del
egate here , said yesterday :
"I have no fear that the conference
will be fruitless. The czar's influence
is too strong and the delegates are
only now realizing that his proposal
was not a dream , but an attempt to
realize the highest Idea of practical
statesmanship. "
M. tie Bloch , whose work on war ad
mittedly helped to give an Impulse to
the czar's mind which has eventuated
in assembling this momentous gather
ing , said :
"It Is the first step that counts. It
is impossible that this assemblage of
experienced statesmen and diplomat
ists can discuss the points of the
czar's circular without discerning how
easily measures can be concerted to
obviate war. No definite proposal may
emerge , perhaps , from these delibera-
atlons , but they will set the nations
thinking on the greatest problem of
civilization until a solution Is iound.
I have seen all the chief delegates
here and have exchanged views with
them. Their instructions I gather in
most cases leave much to their discre
tion , and there is plain evidence that
all the great powers are entertaining
the conference with an honest desire
to consider fully and fairly
any reasonable -
sonable suggestions that may be
brought forward. "
Prepare Cubans for the Itallot.
HAVANA , May 22. Senor Domingo
Mendez Capote , secretary of the gov
ernment , has been devoting consid
erable time to a study of the electoral
laws of various nations with a view
to formulating plans for their inaugu
ration here. Universal suffrage is
considered advisable in some respects ,
but it would have many objectionable
features. On the other hand , Senor
Capote thinks an educational qualifi
cation would not prove satisfactory ,
unless sufllcie'ntly comprehensive to
exclude those taught especially for
elections. He says the Cuban league
is doing much in the way of prepar
ing the voters to exorcise the elec
toral function.
The great objection to a property
qualification is that a majority of
those citizens who formerly had prop
erty , the Spaniards in particular , and
many capable Cubans , have been to *
tally ruined during the last three
years and would not bo Justly treated
were a property qualification enforced.
Senor Capote is carefully considering
the problem and will submit his views
to General Brooke about the middle
of next month , when he will ask for
the Issuance of such a decree as IIP
will then have In readiness.
Nebraska Auks .Vo\t Mooting.
ROANOKE , Va. , May 22. The an
nual conference of the German Bap
tist Brethren church will assemble in
this city today , and members from
every state In the union will attend.
More than 7,000 visiting members arp
already present and much work has
already been accomplished. The general -
oral committee has elected the follow
ing officers : Elder V. L. Toltslnger ,
Indiana , moderator ; Elder I. Bennet
Trout , Illinois , reading clerk ; Elder
J. H. Moore of Illinois , writing clerk.
The place for the next mooting Is
already being discussed. Nebraska Is
putting up a strong fight
NclirasUnns Go to the Hour.
MANILA , May 22. The Nebraska
regiment marched from San Fernando
to Calumplt today for a thirty days'
rest. The regiment numbers about 300
weather-beaten veterans. Two of the
companies are mere squads and their
battered canteens and shiny clothes
show unmistable marks of rough cam
paigning. But the soldiers are happy.
Several of them dropped by the way
from the heat , but when they boarded
the special train at Calumplt , bound
for Manila , they yelled llko school
boys and the other troops wont to
their stations and cheered heartily.
NO POWER TO ACT. ]
Filipino ConimlMloiiorn Must lU'frr K\ery"
thing to Agtilnutdo.
MANILA , May 22. The Filipino
commissioners , who arrived hem oa
Saturday to negotiate with the United
States commissioners , held a confer
ence this morning with Messrs. Schur-
man , Worcester and Denby. They uy
they are without power to bind the
so-called Filipino government In any
particular and can only refer any re
sults of the present negotiations to
Agulnaltlo.
S:40 : p. m. The Filipino commis
sioners , General GrcRorlo del I'ilar ,
Lieutenant Colonel Alberto Barrette ,
Mnor Zenllta and Senor Graclo Gonza-
ga , with their families , spout today in
visiting friends in Manila and confer
red with Senor Floortluo Torres , Pablo
Ocampo and Tcodoro Yanco , the mem
bers of the local Filipino association ,
which will participate In the meetings
with the Americans. Senor Torres was
n member of Agulnaldo's commission
before the war. Ho proposes inde
pendence and favors autonomy , and
ho has boon most influential in per
suading the followers of Agulnaldo to
make the present advances.
Autonomy is the burden of the talk
of the Filipinos and It it is thought
that what they wish for would bo little
different from an American protector
ate , which they talked of before the
war. Senor Paterno , who has suc
ceeded the Irreconcilable Mablni aa
president of the Filipino so-called cab
inet , Is a student and a writer of abil
ity. He once drew up n plan of au
tonomy under Spain , which the Span
ish government promised to adopt ,
there being a troublesome rebellion on
foot. The American commissioners
in studying the question of Prlllpplno
government have found several good
points In this scheme. Patorno Is aow
the strong man in Agulnaldo's party.
All the moneyed leaders of the In
surrection see that it is hopeless and
are anxious for peace. Those who
want money think they may profit by
harrasslng the Americans n while
longer. On the suggestion of Mr.
Schurman , president of the American
commission , the local Filipino peace
party has started a newspaper.
Major Kobbo's expedition to open
communication with General Lawton
has occupied Arayat , about seven
miles beyond Canaba , on the Hio
Grande , following the course of the
stream. No Insurgents were found
there and the Pampangns along the
river are friendly. Last Friday Ma
jor Kobbe took Santana , about six
miles northeast of San Fernando , on
the road to San Isldro. A priest met
the expedition with a white flag.
Delegations from San Nicolas and
Santiago , small villages Just south of
Arayat , came to him with the news
that 200 Insurgents who had been
holding both places had withdrawn.
They invited the Americans to enter
and as the members of the expedition
marched the church bells were rung
and the timid who had fled flocked
back-
The Third Nebraska.
LINCOLN , Neb. , May 22. Colonel
Vifqiiuin of the Third Nebraska vol
unteers today received the following
letter in response to his telegram to
President McKlnley from New York
on May 12 :
My Dear' Sir : The president has
received your recent dispatch from
New York , the contents of which ho
has noted with Interest. Ho directs
mo to thank you and through you the
men of the Third Nebraska regiment ,
for the patriotic tender of their fur
ther services , and to say that if ho
has occasion to call for volunteers he
will gladly remember the offer.
GEORGE H. CORTELYOU ,
Assistant Secretary to the President.
Flann for Currency lluform.
WASHINGTON , May 22. It is un
derstood that the house republican
caucus committee appointed to frame
a scheme of currency reform has
agreed upon a measure along the fol
lowing lines :
The redemption of all obligations
of the government In gold on demand.
Greenbacks , when once redeemed for
gold , to be reissued only for gold.
Permitting national banks to issue
notes to the par value of their gov
ernment bonds deposited in the treas
ury , instead of 90 per cent , as at
present.
Permitting the minimum capital of
national banks to bo $25,000 instead of
$50,000 , as at present.
ClilncM ) for tlin Imposition.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , May 22. The
director general of the International
exposition of the Philadelphia Com
mercial museum has obtained permis
sion from Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Spauldlng In the matter of
the admission of 450 Chinese men ,
women and children to populate the
Chinese village at the exposition. Secretary -
rotary Spauldlng , in giving the desired
permission , telegraphed that the
names of the importations must bo
furnished in advance to the treasury
department , and upon their arrival at
San Francisco a written description
and photograph of each must be deliv
ered to the collector there.
Cattle Itrady for Itiiiind-1'p.
CHAMEBRLAIN. S. D. , May 22.
Preparations are being actively made
for the annual spring round-up on the
cattle ranges west of the Mlssour riv
er. The start will bo made from this
city probably on Monday and already
a large number of cattlemen have
gathered hero to Join the party. The
Pierre gang Is also reported to be on
the way here , and when it arrives the
start will bo made. It is not expected
that a serious loss of cattle will bo
discovered.
Admiral Schley In Omaha ,
OMAHA , May 22. In the rotunda of
the city hall Saturday afternoon Ad
miral Schley was brought face to face
with men , women and children who
represented nil of the social strata , but
who were united in n single Impulse in
honoring the man who has brought
honor to the flag. In spite of threat
ened rain and a raw wind that made
standing in the outdoor atmosphere
anything but a pleasure thousands
turned out to catch n gllmpso of thp
hero of Santiago. At least 5,000 hands
wore shaken.
ABUSING ! THE TARIFF' '
TIRADE BY A DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT.
Augustus Van \Vjok ut Ulrlmnl Crokrr'/i
Ton-Dollar .IclTcmoiilan Dinner Dc-
' iiounrtM the Protect Ion Sjxlcni DcKjillo
All tint MietM of Ht'itoriMl rr M > vrlty.
"It Is the foulest mockery of reason
to profess In one breath devotion to
the doctrine of the equality of all men
before the law of the land , and In tlio
next to applaud a tariff , system which
squeezes the blood out of the average
man for the fattening of select Indi
viduals who have mastered the art of
depraving all federal government , and
directing a new feudalism which pro
poses to subdivide the land Into pluto
cratic dukedoms. " From the speech
of Augustus Van Wyck at Rlchiud
Crokcr's ton-dollar Jeffcrsonlnn din
ner In Now York , April 13 , 1899.
This peculiar view of the conditions
now prevailing throughout the length
of the most favored land that the sun
shines on is the view of the man who
was the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor of the state of New York at the
election of 1898. Ho is , moreover , under -
dor serious consideration ns a possible
Democratic candidate for the presi
dency of the United States in 1000 , and
Is perhaps the most formidable com
petitor of William Jennings Bryan for
that nomination. Otherwise it would
bo difficult to understand how an
American citizen , surrounded on every
side with unmistakable evidences of a
restored prosperity , which showers Its
blessings equally upon rich and poor ,
falling alike upon the just and the un
just , could take so absurdly pessimistic
a view of existing conditions as to
characterize the American policy of
protection as "a system which squeezes
the blood out of the average man. "
What class of gudgeons does Mr. Au
gustus Van Wyck expect to catch with
this sort of bait ? Certainly not the
two thousand ten-dollar Jcffcrsonlans
who were within the sound of his voice
and every man of whom has shared
liberally in the increase , of national
wealth which hna followed the resto
ration of the very policy which the
speaker denounced. Certainly not the
vast army of wage-earners of nil oc
cupations who have to thank the re
turn of good protection times for more
work and hotter pay for it tnan thdy
had during the awful stringency of the
last four years of Democratic domina
tion. Certainly not the great body of
farmers who have enjoyed the sub
stantial benefits of enlarged consump
tion and Increased values of agrlculi
tural products. Certainly not the gen
eral community of merchants , manu
facturers and business men who , as the
commercial statistics show , are pros
pering as they never did In free-trade
times.
What ears , then , did this possible
presidential candidate expect to reach
with his diatribe ? The cars , It maybe
bo presumed , of the i verago Bourbon
politician who always recognizes the
denunciation of a protective tariff aa
a sure sign of sublime statesmanship.
These he may reach , but not the ears
of a prosperous and contented people.
All such will smllo a pitying smile at
the foolish mouthings of a typical
Tammanylte , trying to tlcklo the fancy
of the fellows who boss caucuses and
control conventions.
Just as a matter of contrast , let us
quote what Thomas Jefferson wrote in
1809 , in a letter to Humphrey :
"My own Idea is that we should en
courage homo manufactures to the ex
tent of our own consumption of every
thing of which wo raise the raw ma
terials. "
Had Thomas Jefferson lived in these
days of trade expansion and of Amer
ican victories In the contest for pos
session of the world's markets , he
would point with pride to what ho
wrote ninety years ago and urge ad
herence to a policy that had wrought
such splendid results. But , then ,
Thomas Jefferson is not now allvo , and
Augustus Van Wyck is a very differ
ent sort of person.
A man la xtrong when he admits to
himself his own weakness.
FOREIGN MARKETS AND PRO
TECTION.
What .MlKlit Happen to Urc.thrcn Who
hhow Signs of Weakening.
Robert Ellis Thompson in Homo
Market Bulletin : The protective tar
iff Is getting In its work , and Is justi
fying Its friends' predictions for It , as
fast and far ns can be reasonably cx-
pcctod. But there are signs of dan
ger ahead , to which the friends of the
protective policy will do well to take
heed. The first of these Is the weak
ening of the loyalty of some protec
tionists , through the dream of expan
sion and commerce and exports by the
annexation of the Philippines , and any
other country wo can lay our hands on.
Repeatedly the fruits of the protection
ist policy have boon sacrificed through
this crnzo for securing foreign mar
kets.
It was this which led the cottbn
manufacturers of England to acquies
cence in the miserable compromise tar
iff of 1835 , as they felt sure that the
recent Improvements they had Intro
duced Into cotton spinning and weav
ing would make them masters of every
foreign market. Their utter prostra
tion was the result.
It was this that made the manufac
turers of woolens In New England to
combine In 1883 with the frco-trado
party In effecting a reduction of the
duty on both wool and woolens. They
believed that with cheaper wool they
could do without much protection , and
could export their woolens to every
country that wore them. In six
months three-fourths of their facto
ries wore shut down or wore running
on short time.
The same craze now seems to haVe
caught many of the maker a of carpets -
pots and Iron wares In our part of
the country. They think that the tar
iff is no longer of any use to them
and that they would do oven better
under free trade , with low wages and
cheap raw materials Russian wool
and iron ore from everywhere. They
also may "go for wool and como homo
shorn. "
EASY TO SEE WHICH TREE WILL BE CUT DOWN.
Good TlincH llvcryulicrn.
The Now York World gives utterance
to some most praiseworthy rejoicings
in an article headed , "Wages Up for
200,000 Worklngmen ! All New Eng
land Cotton Mills Raise Pay 10 Per
Cent. " It docs not attempt to disguise
the fact that there Is similar prosper
ity In 'other parts of the country , for
It adds to the article on cotton mills
this paragraph : "Tlio wages of the
Iron workers in Michigan , Ohio , Illi
nois and Pennsylvania were raised last
week generally about 10 per cent. "
True ! And glorious it is that 'tis
true ! But ought not the World and
other bitter enemies of the Dlngley law
explain how It is possible that It can
be true ? How many times were wo
warned of the woes that would fall
upon the wage earner if the Dlngley
tariff were adopted ! How many pre
dictions were there of the disasters
into -which wo all should plunge If the
Wilson free-trade principles were
abandoned ! The poor man was to
starve , because the manufacturer
would rob him of his llttlo all. Prices
were to go so high that only the Van-
derbllt and the Aster , enriched by a
monstrous tariff law , could afford to
buy a breakfast. The government
would have no revenues , the country
would bo a barren wnsto and Its pop
ulation heaps of whitened skeletons.
But wages are up , everybody is busy
at work , the bread-winner is saving
money again , the customs receipts arc
rising , and the sun shines more clear
ly than ever It shone before !
Why , when the lovers of Prof. Wil
son's theories once thundered against
Dlngloy's tariff like the main battery
of a battleship , do they now pipe down
to the thin note of the bo's'n's whistle -
tlo ? Now York Press.
They < ' > Hand In Hand.
These are Republican times. Last
week the advance in wages affected
over 110,000 hands , adding greatly to
the purchasing power of these opera
tives. As the Press has had frequent
occasion to remark during the last
twenty-seven years , "Protection and
prosperity hand in hand. "
go . Man
chester ( la. ) Press.
TARIFF AND BOYCOTT.
The t'uno of tint MiTclmtit mill the So
cial Smugglcri * .
Loulavlllo Post : The retail mer
chants of Now York having to pay du
ties on their stocks had a strange Idea
that they wore entitled to the same
protection ah the Ironmakor or the
woolen manufacturer. They wore so
blind that they could not sco the jus
tice In taxing the merchant who Im
ported his goods and allowing that
merchant's customers to Import tholr
purchase free.
Consequently they organized an as
sociation for the enforcement of the
law. They laid their case before the
treasury ofilchils and ashed a more
rigid application of the ln\v.
This produced a chailRO which has
created great dissatisfaction among
the rich smugglers of Now \orlc. The
smugglers thus caught in the tolls
mndo their complaints to the Now
York Evening Post , and asked Mr.
Godkin what recourse they had.
The Now York Post at once de
nounced the merchants' association as
a ivnng of miscreants who were moro
"traders. " It singled out members of
the association for especial ridicule. It
referred with English contempt to
men who would sodegrade , themselves
ns to bo engaged In retail trade aa
"furriers " " " " "
, "hosiers , "shlrtmakors ,
"shoemakers , " and "haberdashers , "
and found the English language
scarcely strong enough to express con
tempt for the whole crow.
Somehow this artificial thunder had
no effect. The 'men concerned manifest
ed no shame ; they brazenly confessed
that they had engaged in tradp aa Astor -
tor had done , as Gould had .done , as
Vamlei-bllt and Rockefeller , aa Godkln
himself , as a host o [ Americans had
done. They oven proclaimed In the
advertising columns of the Evening
Post that they wore doing business at
their old atands.
This cynical indifference , this moral
obliquity of vision , enraged the Even
ing Post , and It then proclaimed n
boycott against nil merchants who
wore members of the association. It
advised Mr. Kennedy Ted and his as
sociates in idleness , and all the fami
lies of the social smugglers , to refuse
to patronize any merchant who had
been so unpatriotic as to nsk the gov
ernment officers to treat the rich and
poor smugglers alike , and to put a
stop to the robbery of the revenue by
ladles and gentlemen who gained mor
al and financial enlightenment from
Godkln.
The Evening Post then published a
partial list of the offenders and hold
them up to scorn and contempt , and
told the Kennedy Tods and various
ether families enriched by smuggling
to "cloao tholr accounts"
with the of
fending merchants.
The merchants In question concluded
It was n waste of money to advertise
in a newspaper which advised its
readers not to bliy of them , and BO
stopped advertising in Mr. Godkln'B
paper.
This Independence surprised the Now
York Post and its alders and abettors
and there was an outcry. The Post
denounced this action as an effort of
the "storekeepers" to curb the free
dom of the press. Mr. J. Kennedy Ted
wrote a letter of condolence to God
kln , announcing that ho kept accounts
with throe of the offending merchants ,
and that they would all bo closed.
Wo do not know how valuable these
Ted accounts are , but -tlio Ted letter
recalls a story. During the campaign
of 1890 a free-silver advocate was dis
cussing the Issues with Col. W. R.
Ray , the banker. "Colonel , " ho said ,
"Bryan is going to bo elected , and
then I am going to pay your bank
what I owe It in fifty-cent dollars. "
"Don't wait until the election of
Bryan , " said the colonel ; "I'll bo glad
to got fifty cents of your debt under
any circumstances. "
A Choice Hutu con Tun SjNtoniN.
A trnilq paper states that another
largo industry is coming to tills coun
try. The firm of Alexander Morton &
Co. of Darvol , Scotland , a concern woll-
known throughout the world as a man
ufacturer of carpets and other textiles ,
has decided to locate at Niagara Falls ,
and , It Is stated , has already made ar
rangements with the Niagara Power
Company for the supplying of power
and for the purchase of property.
Free-trade brings the forclgn-mado
products of pauper labor into the coun
try , and sends American money out of
the country to pay for them , while
American workmen sit In Idleness.
Protection brings foreign Industries
and foreign capital Into the country to
provide labor for American workmen ,
and keeps American money within the
country , to bo paid In exchange for
American made goods. As Lincoln put
it , under frec-trndo wo get the goods
so long as our money holds out and
the foreigner gets the money. Under
protection we got the goods and the
money , too. A choice between the two
systems would not seem to bo hard to
make by the well-balanced mind.
Typo of 1'reo Tnulo Organ.
Wages Up for 200,000 Workmen All
New England Cotton Mills Ralso
Wages 10 Per Cent. Headline in Now
York World in 1899 under Republican
administration.
Soup Houses In a Hundred Cities-
Wages in Iron Mills and all Allied In
dustries Cut 10 Per Cent. Headline In
Now York World in 1895 under a Dom-
acratlc free-trade administration.
And the hypocritical old reprobate
continues to try to fool the people in
its editorial columns ! Worse still , it
is only n typo of the free-trade organ.
New York Press.
Some of the Cuban leaders are call
ing Gomez hard names. The division of
spoils will always cause more or less
friction.
Homo * for the ( Inrinnn Arm jr.
Julius Goldsehmldt , consul general
of the United States In Germany , con
cerning the horses that are used by
the Gorman nnny , pnyp ;
The following report concerning
horses for the Gorman nnny In based
on information received from officers
and from nn experienced veterinary
surgeon who has for years superin
tended the purchase of horses for ono
of the Germany army corps. The so-
called "remonto" horse markets , public
and private , take place In the months
of April to September in the parts of
Germany where horses are plentiful ,
mostly In Kaat and West Prussia , oc
casionally in Posen , Hanover , Hol-
stoln , and Mecklenborg , and , rarely , in
the Alsace and the Rhino provinces.
Private romonto markets are allowed
to horse breeders , who hnvo for years
furnished a largo and superior quota
of animals for the army , and
who can offer lots of from 20 to 80
good horses. Such private markets
may oven bo hold on the grounds of
the horse breeders and occur mostly
In East and West Prussia. In Lith
uania proper there are moro private
than public markets.
The buying is done by five army If
commissariats , consisting each of ono
presiding olllcor. ono to two asslutnnt
officers , ono veterinary surgeon , and
ono secretary. The horses purchased
are generally thrco years old , In ex
ceptional cases four years. The for
mer remain ono year nt the rcmouto
dopotH before they are turned over to
the regular service. There are no
fixed rules as to the weight of the
homes , and when horsca are weighed
in such places It Is on account of scien
tific food experiments or private in
tercuts. Unit It is safe to say that full-
breaated , compactly-built horsca are
used. They will avorugo In weight
about as follows : _ ,
Artillery draft horses , i.iuu J " iuu
pounds , artillery saddle horses 900
pounds , culrnsslor horses 1,000 to 1,100
pounds , Uhlan horses 900 to 1,000
pounds , hussar and dragon horses 800
to 900 pounds.
The common run of horsca for the
line cavalry are bought at from $80 to
$100 , whllo the heavier horses for ar
tillery run from $ MO to $160 , and the
host horses , which are used for the
Kurnsslor Garde regiments , nro Boldorn
bought under $200. This applies to
the romonto commissariat's work. Of
ficers , ns a rule , rldo East Prussian
horses. Those that can afford It buy
English blooded stock nt fancy prices.
The best Prussian horse brings from
$225 to $310. Tlicso are all however
bought at an ago of from 5 to 0 years
and well trained , since the Prussian
horse la hardly lit for use before Us
sixth year is concluded. English and
Irish horses , which are largely bought
In Hamburg , are , owing to the richer
nourishment they receive on their na
tive pastures when young , fit for use
to five years , ana
at the ago of four
are less nervous , shy and oxcltablo
than the Prussian horses. The Irisu
horse Is the easiest to rldo under all
circumstances , tlio early wholesome
nourishment giving it a calmer and
moro docllo temper. I have reason to
bollovo that under the name of IrlaU
stock many American horses are cold
in Hamburg , as the description given
of them closely resembles that of the
American horso. It wpuld bo well for
the American horse brccdora or horse
dealers to correspond with largo firms
In Hamburg , such as the "English
Stall" or the "Oldo Stall , " before on-
torlng largely in the shipping business.
Alfalfa and Corn for Hogs The
farmers of the corn belt can get a
good pointer on pig feeding from the
alfalfa bolt. I have seen a pig that
was farrowed Sept. 20,1898 , and raised
on a ration two thirds of which was
alfalfa hay , which Is as largo ns any
pig I can find in the corn bolt farrowed
In Juno , July or August. The nup r
tials of King Corn and Queen Alfalfa
nro announced to take place on my
farm at an early date. The fourth
cutting of alfalfa is the best hay for
hogs In winter. This cutting is done
late in the fall and is rnkod immedi
ately and shucked , thus curing with
out very much sun. The leaves and
all are saved in a succulent condition ,
thi'B making a feed that Is relished by
the pigs. Homestead.
Why Fresh Bones Make Eggs. The
different parts of ordinary market
bones upon analysis wore found to con
tain in abundance the Ingredients
which go to make up the growing
chick , and in wonderfully close pro
portion , the different parts of the com
plete egg. The lean meat and gristle
from the white of the egg , and about
sixteen per cent of the yolk. The mar
row and other fat on the bonea sup
ply the remainder of the yolk. The
lime phosphates In the bone yield all
the necessary lime salts for the shell ,
and the requisite phosphates for the
Interior of the egg. A. C. Pickering ,
in Farm and Homo.
Olco Prosecutions in Pennsylvania.
The butter trade of Philadelphia has
taken up the prosecution of the oleo
dealers , and have already secured evl-
denco of the violation of both the state
and national law , and propose to push
the suits to a conclusion. In the in
vestigation fifty retail dealers have
been found selling the stuff without
oven the formality of a government
license. In every case they were sell
ing olco as butter. Ex.
Ash is what is left when the com
bustible part of a feeding stuff is burn
ed away. It consists chiefly of lime ,
magnesia , potash , soda , iron , chlorln ,
and carbonic , sulphuric , and phos
phoric acids , and Is used largely In
making bones. Part of the ash con-
Btltuents of the food is stored up in
the animal's body ; the rest is voided
In the urine and manure.
Brush the udder and surrounding
parts and wipe thorn with a clean ,
damp cloth or sponce.