THE SUGAR INQUIRY. senate investigators enter UPON THE WORK. Krpnrter Edwards tha First to Undergo nomination—Tha Stortss About Sec retary Carllsle’e Work for Sugar and tha Half MlUloa Dollars Cempelge Coa tribntloa Brought Up—Nothing of a namaglug Nature Brought Out. The augur Trust. W.vsirntGTOJt, May 35.—The senate bribery and investigating committee to-day began the inquiry into the con re,-tion of the sugar trust with the tariff legislation by examining E. J. Edwards, the author of the “Holland” letter in the Philadelphia Press, for several hours. The committee sat behind closed doors and after emerg ing from the committee room Mr. Edwards was unwilling to discuss the proceedings in detail. It is known, however, that he presented a written memorandum, giving some of the sources of the information contained in liis letter and stating that he could not give his authority in other cases and why he could not. i'li. Mwaras declined to state his authority for the statement in his let tor that Secretary Carlisle had ap peared before the tariff sub-coomrait teo. consisting of Senators Jones,' "test and Mills, before the original senate bill was reported and had in sisted that sugar be protected because of the party pledges made previous to the election or for the statement that Mr. Carlisle had himself revised and written the sugar schedule, lie sug gested that the factcould be definitely ascertained by summoning members of the finance committee. Other statements in his letter, the authority for which Mr. Edwards de declincd to give, were those that li million dollars was the amount con tributed by the sugar trust to the Democratic campaign fund in 1892 and that a member of the firm of Moore & Schley, who he said in his letters were Senator Brice's brokers, had been in possession of the latest amend ments which had been agreed upon to the tariff bill before the time when Senator Voorhees still insisted on the floor of the senate that no amendments had been agreed to. It was his infor mation that this firm had a represen tative in Washington to whom the amendments were handed. He could not recall this man’s name. "v L With reference to the contribution of S.r>00,000 to the campaign fund in the last presidential election, Mr. Edwards said that it would be a breacli of faith to reveal the name of his authority. He also stated that it was his information that the money had not been contributed directly to the national ‘commit tee, but had been given to other organizations where it was understood the money would be used in ways to result to the benefit of tlie national campaign. Nor was his information positive that the sugar trust as such had made the con tribution. It might have been made by or through individual members of this trust with the understanding that in the case of success the trust should be protected against damaging legislation. He instanced, in support of this information, a statement made by Governor Waller of Connecticut, before an investigating committee in that state, in which he said Governor Waller had stated that wealthy men of New York had contributed $100,000 towards Democratic success in Con necticut. Mr. Edwards said it was his information that half of this amount had been contributed by Mr. Havemeyer. In the case of Colorado which had been stated in his letter had been carried for the Populists by aid of money thus obtained, he said that it was a notorious fact that lead ing members of the Democratic party in Colorado had been in consultation with wealthy Democrats of New York prior to the election. TAYLOR CONFIRMED. The Kansas Colored Politician Recorder of Deeds for Washington. Washington, May 25.—C. H. J. Tay lor, the colored Kansas man, over whose confirmation to be recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia there has been such a spirited debate in the senate, was confirmed at yes terday's executive session, the vote standing 34 to 15. There were no speeches made beyond a few remarks by Senator Hill to the effect that the Democratic party platform on the sub ject of home rule should be observed.. The division in the vote was not over party lines, but Taylor received a larger percentage of Republican votes than at first seemed probable. Held Up bj the Cold Brick. Wioiiita, Kan., May 25.—Saturday a stranger from Chicago, who had been at a hotel here for a week, met a Sumner county farmer and took him to a hotel, where another man claim ing to be a government assayer, was stopping. An alleged gold brick was produced and a bogus test made. Then the farmer was taken to Vail, a prominent jeweler here, and a new assay made. Vail warned the victim, but in vain. The gang cleared up $4,000 and also got their victim out of town._ Appealing for More Judge*. Washington, May 25.—Judge Stuart of the Indian territory yesterday ap peared before the senate judiciary committee and urged the passage of the bill appointing one more judge in the Indian Territory. Colonel Jack son, an attorney, of Ardmore, made a speech. _^_ Flea Million Dollar*’ Damage Dona by the Pennsylvania Freshet*. Philadelphia, May 25. — Careful estimates of the direct losses occa sioned by the floods in this state place the amount at $5,000,000. The damage at Williamsport alone will not fall short of $1,000,000. The entire tobacco crop of Northern Pennsyl vania and Southwestern New York li^ts been destroyed. The streams generally are subsiding to-day, but at some points the danger is not past, East Le wis burg, a village of 200 in habitants is entirely under water. 'The Lcwisbnrg railroad bridge is irre • sarably damaged. DESPERATE BANK ROBBERS. A Battle With Them la Which One a* the Outlaws it Killed. Loxovrew, Texas, May 35.—At 3 p. ns. yesterday two rough looking men walked into the First National bank, one with a slicker with a Winchester concealed in its folds He handed the following note to President Joe Clem mons: . „ , Hone, Mar tt First National Bank. Longview. *This will Introduce to you Charles Spook* elmeyer, who wants some money and Is going to have It B and F ” It was written in pencil in a fairly good hand on the back of a printed poster. The bank cashier thought it wis an importunate subscription to some charity entertainment and started to donate, when the robber pointed his Winchester at him and told him to hold up. The other robber rushed into the side wire door and grabbed the cash. Tom Clemmons and the other bank officials were ordered to hold up their hands. The robbers hurriedly emptied the vaults, securing 33,000 in 310 bills numbered 9, and nine 320 bills num bered 20, and seven unsigned Long view bank notes, which may lead to detection. While this was going on two of the robbers were in the alley in the rear of the bank shooting at everybody who appeared and were being fired at by City Marshal Muck ley and Deputy Will Stevens. The firing made the robbers in the bank very nervous, and they hurried the bank officials out and told them to run to the horses and mount. This was done in order to keep the posse from shooting, but as the bul lets flew thick and fast the bank men •"“ «*« uuuu vhc vuiuci nun ocvcriii shots after them. George Buckingham, who was shoot* ini' at the robbers, was shot and killed; while lie was down the robbers shot at him sereral times. City Marshal Muckley, who was shooting' at another robber, received a ! Winchester ball in the bowels;' The. | ball glanced from some silver dollars he had in his pocket, which may save his life. J. \V. McQueen, a saloonkeeper, ran out in the alley and was shot in the body and it is thought mortally wounded. Charles S. Leonard was walking j through the court house yard and was i shot in the left hand. Deputy Will I Stevens was not hurt, though he stood I in short range and killed one of the ! robbers. j The bankers all escaped unhurt. I The robbers who stood guard in the alley would yell at everyone who came in sight and shoot at them in* stonily. When the robbers rode away and saw one of their comrades dead they remarked: "Poor Bennett is dead.” The body of the dead robber was identified as George Bennett, a. reckless fellow who had been here some months ago and married a daughter of a respectable farmer liv ing near this place, but left her and j went to the Indian territory. He was dressed like a cowboy, with high heeled boots and spurs, and a belt full of cartridges and two double ac tion revolvers. His horse, which was captured, had 300 rounds of ammuni tion strapped to the saddle. Another of the robbers, the man who gave President Clemmons the note, was identified by several here. He married a respectable young lady in Panola county lust fall, but later went to Mexico and had not been heard of until yesterday. He was well known here. It is thought Bennett has a relative in the gang; if so only one man remains to be identified. The robbers rode rapidly out of town, displaying their firearms and the money they had secured. A posse was soon in pursuit, and when last heard of was only fifteen minutes behind them. The bank offers $500 reward for their arrest, dead or alive, and the citizens added $300. / Deputy John Howard was shot at fifteen times, but was not hurt. He emptied his pistol several times and wounded one of the robbers in the face. No less than 200 shots were fired. The retreat out of town was made past the home > of George Bennett. They met a farmer four miles north of here and took his hat and gave him an old one and told him to tell the nosse to come on, tliut they were go* ing to keep on the big road. SANDERS’ ARMY, Monday on Flatboats. Kansas Citt, May 25.—Unless there is a hitch in his plans, J. S. Sanders and liis army of 350 wealers, who are camped on the government reser vation at Fort Leavenworth, will ar rive in Kansas City on flatboats next Monday morning. The stay in Kan sas City will be brief. The army will go into camp over night to tike on their flatboats a supply of provisions furnished by the Industrial councils of the two Kansas Citys. Tuesday morning, early, the journey down the Missouri river will be resumed. From St. Louis the little fleet of flatboats, towed by the “Belle of Brownville,” will go down the Mississippi river to Cairo, thence up the Ohio river to Pittsburg. Somewhere along the route Sanders expects to overtake General Kelley and his army. Breckinridge to Speak In Illinois. Fulton, 111., May 35.—The commit tee of arrangements for the Fourth of July celebration has received a letter from Congressman W. C. P. Breckin ridge, which practically assures the members that lie will speak here that day. The colonel said a definite reply would be given in a few days, and he would be pleased to come if nothing unforseen happened Victoria's 75th Birthday. London, May 25.—The Seventy-fifth birthday of Queen Victoria was ob served throughout England to-day, although the official celebration of the event will not take place until Saturday, according to custom. All Leavenworth Wages Raised. Leavenworth, Kan., May 25.—The Kansas and Texas coal company has announced an advance of ten cents per ton in price of mining coal to meet the advance made by the Home and North Leavenworth mines. Fully too men are employed at this shaft. TEST ON THE TARIFF. - ; „ ? AN IMPORTANT VOTE TAKEN*IN THE SENATE. Bvsvy Damnermt Shown to bo In Its Fa vor— A Motion b|r Mr. Tailor that tho Compromlio Maoanro bo Tabled Do* ranted by n Tote or *S to S«—Mr. Gor man Gives Ula View, on Tariff LegLIa . tlon—A Comparlaon ot Tariff Dntlea. Voting on tho Tariff BUI. WAsmsraTON.May 54.—The “compro mise” tariff bill will not be tabled but will stpnd or fall as it now la, subject, of course, «to amendments by the “conservative steering com mittee.” This was positively settled by a test vote on a motion made by Mr. Teller of Colorado to lay tho bill on the table. Even Mr. Hill and Mr. Irby voted with the Democratic ma jority against the motion and Mr. Kyle of South Dakota arrayed himself on the side of tariff revision. That there is more in Mr. Teller’s motion than appeared on the surface is generally believed, and it would surprise no one now to see tho West ern Kepublican senators cecso all op position to the measure and even us sist indirectly in its passago at an early date. was to test the sense of the Demo cratic majority and see if the bill was to be the measure which the Demo cratic majority intendod to pass. That it is WQnld seem to be settled, for the motion was defeated by, with the exception of Mr. Kylo, a strict party vote of 28 to 38. MR. QOBMA.N OX THK TARIFF. The announcement that Mr. Gor man would speak to-day upon the tariff, brought out a larger attend ance than usual. After Messrs. Jones and Platt had discussed the “T” rail amendment for a time, Mr. Gorman, pale from his recent illness, took the floor. He spoke slowly and in a low tone of voice. He rehearsed the diffi culties that had confronted the Dem ocratic party in dealing with the question of tariff reform —not at all in opposition, but internal dissension when the fruits of victory had been secured. Withal, he claimed that action by the present congress had not been un usually delayed. It was the last of September before the president signed the McKinley bill, and this is only May. The Wilson bill had been reported to tbe house before its effect upon existing industries could be prop erly studied; an imperfect measure that not only failed to meet the treas ury requirements but actually in creased the deficit created by the Re "publican prohibitive duties. There was no expectation that it would become a law unchanged. The senate had al ways perfected such bills. Yet, no sooner did the finance com mittee begin its work than the cry for “action” was renewed with extraor dinary vigor, and the Democratic senators were informed that any change would be set down as “betray al of the party’s promises,” and that every senator who showed the least concern for the interests of his own state was a. traitor to the union and his party; that the senate was no longer a co-ordinate body but its sole duty was to ratify blindly the action of the house. He continued: “It would be idle, Mr. President, to dwell upon the manifest absurdities of this outgrowth of petulance. But it cannot be denied that the demand for prompt action seriously impaired the efficiency of the finance commit tee’s work and ultimately became so strong that revision was hastily com pleted and the bill was reported to the senate. I ventured the assertion in the course of the silver debate that nowhere was the truth of the old adage ‘the greater haste the less speed’ better exemplified than in legislation. So it proved then and so it will now. I do not propose to dis cuss the merits or demerits of either the original Wilson bill or the meas ure reported bv the finance commit tee. It is sufficient for the Demo cratic party.” THIS UUXt'HUUiS£ UtFOUKU, In answer to the charges by the Re publicans, Mr. Gorman asserted that the bill had been constructed on the Democratic theory of tariff for reve nue, with such incidental protection as could be given consistently to the industries of the country. It fol lowed strictly the course marked out by President Cleveland in his letter of acceptance upon which he was re-elected and the Democratic party entrusted with full power. If there had been the slightest apprehension in the public mind of a radical over turning of industrial affairs Mr. Cleveland would not have been re elected. This was not a free trade measure, but it was a longer step for freer trade than either the Mills bill or the tariff act of 1883. It was not protection for protection’s sake, but it did discriminate between raw ma terials and manufactured articles to the full extent . of the difference between foreign and American wages, nor was it a deficit-creating bill, such as the present law was or the house bill would have beep. It was Democratic because it reduced taxation to the requirements of gov ernment. It was just; it was wise; it was business-like; it was patriotic.and it was prudent because it did not at tempt to ignore facts in carrying out a theory. It was not perfect but it was the most logical, most fair, most broad, most timely and would prove to be the most advantageous tariff legislation enacted since the Repub lican party sprang into existence. Mr. Gorman denied that any trust bad dictated any part or any schedule of this bill. Justice to Louisiana had required the retention of the sugar bounty. That the sugar trust had thrived under the Republican tariff there could be no question; whether it would prosper under ’the new bill re mained to be seen. THE INCOME TAX. Upon the subject of the income tax. Mr. Gorman said: “In the matter of internal revenue, I may say that, personally, I am in full accord with the sentiments so ably and so elo quently expressed by the senators from New York and New Jersey re garding the Income tax. Like them I consider that it served its purpose aa a war tax -and has no flttl&j place in our fiscal system ii a time of peace. I could not. ] say frankly, rote conscientiously or consistently with . my judgment and convictions to make this method of taxation a part of our settled pol icy, but, much as I deplore the fasten' Ing of an income tax in any form upon our tariff bill, 1 cannot ignore the faot that a large majority of my Democratic colleagues differ from my self in this matter and are so conn dent of the soundness of their posi tion that they are willing to subject it to the test of a few years, thus en abling the people to see its actual workings and to pass upon it directly MR. Tr.LT.KR SPRINGS A SURPRISE. Mr. Gorman was applauded from the galleries as he elosod and sons' tors gathered about Ills dusk con gratulating him. Mr. Aldrich fol lowed, commenting sarcastically upon what the latter had said regarding compromise. When Mr. Teller arose Republican! and Democrats alike felt as he spoke that somo move was impending, lie was Interested, lie said, to learn from Mr. Gorman chut a majority of the sen ate would support the compromise bill. Ho was also interested in learning that the Democratic party was stand ing, not on the Chicago platform, but upon Mr. Cleveland's platform, lie hud known that the party had aban doned the Chicago platform as far as silver was concerned at Mr. Cleve land's dictation, but ho had learned for the first time to-day that Mr. Cleveland's utterance took precedence over the plank of the party platform on the tariff. Still, even after in doubt as to the condition ol the other aide. Maryland's sena tors had not said that all Democrats would support tlio bill, lie had said a majority of the senate would support it. (low many Popu lists were counted on by Mr. tiorman to make up a majority of the senate? Were theio any backsliders among the Democrats? These were all inter esting questions and in order to make every senator show his colors he would move to lay the tariff bill on the table. Mr. Teller’s motion created con sternation on both sides. The bells rang and pages were sent scurrying through the corridors to drum up every available senator in order that the full strength might be polled on the vote. Mr. liutlcr of South Carolina, who was in the barber's chair when a mes senger found him, came in with one side of his face shaved. Roll call was watched with intense interest, curios ity being particularly manifested as to how Messrs. Hill, Irby and Peffer would vote. All three voted against the Teller motion. The Democratic line did not show a single gap and the three avowed Populists —Messrs. Al len, Kyle and Peffer—voted with .them. The motion was defeated, 38 to 38. PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS. General Daniel H. Hastings Named for Governor—The Platform. Harrisburg, Pa., May 34.—The opera house was packed when the convention to nominate the candidate of the Republican party for governor, auditor general, secretary of state and congressman-at-large was called to order to-day. The roll call showed the presence of 337 delegates out of 304. General Lewis Wagner of Phila delphia, was chosen temporary chair man and made a brief speech. After the appointment of the committee on resolutions with Lyman D. Gilbert of Harrisburg as chairman a recess of an hour was taken. . When the convention reassembled ex-Congressman Theodore L. Flood of Crawford county was made perma nent chairman, and was loudly ap plauded as he took the gavel and rapped for order. Chairman Gilbert of the resolutions committee read from the stage the platform agreed upon. It favors the expansion of the circulating medium to 840 per capita and indorses the financial plank of the last Republican national convention. The Democratic tariff policy is bitterly denounced and the bill before congress is de clared as vicious. Paragraphs are de voted to denunciation of Secretaries Smith and Gresham and labor legisla tion is demanded. Then General Beaver nominated General Daniel H. Hastings, “the hero of Johnstown,” for governor, and, after several seconding speeches had been made, he was chosen bv ac clamation. C, L. Magee of Pittsburg, nominated Walter Lyon of Allegheny county for lieutenant governor and W. I. Schaffer of Chester named Congress man “Jack” Robinson of that county. The roll call resulted in the selection of Walter Lyon. The rest of the state ticket was made up as follows: Auditor general, Amos Mylin of Lancaster; secretary of internal af fairs, James W. Latta of Philadelphia; congressmen at large, Galusha A. Grow of Susquehanna and George F. Huff of Westmoreland. TARIFF .DUTIES COMPARED. The Senate “Compromise," the Wilson Bill and the McKinley Law. Washing ton, May 24.—The treasury experts have completed their work of calculating- the equivalent ad valorem rates of the compromise tariff bill as compared with the McKinley law and the house bill. This shows the following averages on each of the schedules of each of the two bills and the existing law: Chemical* - Present law, 31.61: senate MIL 24 21 house bill. 2». Earth, earthenware and glassware—Present law. 51.25: senate bill, 37 33 house bill. 3137. Metals and manufactures of—Present law. 63 43 senate Mil, 34 20: house bill, 35 00 Wood and manufacture* of—Present law, 32.06; senate bill. 23 Hi: house bill. 22 01. Suear—Present law, 1165: senate bill, 39.50: house bill, 28 4:'. Tobacco and manufaetuers of—present law, 117.82; senate bill, lo6 9.i; house bill 91.53 Agricultural products and provisions—pres* ent law, 3.* 21; senate MU, 23 02; house bill, 21.58 Spirits, wines and other beverages—present law, 6j9j: senate bill, 58.9.*; house bill 0300 Cotton manufactures -present law, 55.25. senate bill. 40.92 house bid, 3s.45. Flax, hemp and jute and manufactures of— present law, 45. senate bill, 32 41; house bill, Ulol. Wool and manufactures of—present law. 9002. senate bill, 41 13; house bill, 49.73 Silk and silk cools—present law, 53.50; sen* ate Dill, 4o.9J house bill. 45 13 Pulp, papers and books-present law, 23 85; senate bill. 20.3a house bill, 19 Id Sundries—present law, 27. senate Mil, 28 13; house bill, 20 23 Total-present law, 49.58; senate Mil l&Tfc house bill, 3&M ®he Household. Bn-KHplnf la ('aha. The honey-bee wu introduced Into Cuba from Spain at a very early pe riod of its history; and being a land of perpetual flowers, with no winter to impede their tabor, they soon spread to all parts of the island, and bee keeping has long since become one of the established industries, says a writer in Gleanings. There is prob ably no other oountry of equal extent on the globe whloh has furnished an equal amount of honey and beeswax. The lajtter has, for more than two cen turies, illuminated the ehurohea of both this island and the mother eoun try, besides furnishing the supply needed for other purposes, while the former has found a remunerative mar ket in all civilized countries, chiefly in Germany, England, France and the United States. - A Cuban bee-hive ie very simple, consisting merely of a hollow palm log, or oblong wooden box, 10 to is inches in diameter, and 5 to 6 feet in length, open at both onds. These hives are arranged in a horizon tal position, three or four feet high, supported on a framework of long bamboo poles resting on posts driven into the ground. When tucae niveA are lull of honey, the Cuban bee-keeper, after thoroughly smoking the bees, thrusts. Into one end of the hire, a long sword shaped knife and outs the eombs loose from the inside walls. Ue then In serts a long Iron rod, flattened a t the end, aud bent in the form of a right angle, clear Into the brood neat (whleh generally occupies about fifteen Inches in length of the center of the hire), outs the combs, and pulls them out one by one. lie then performs the same operation on the other end of the hive, and so continues until the whole apiary is gone over. The combs are now submitted to pressure, and the wax separated from the honey. Of course, the honey so obtained la not very pure, being mixed with pollen, propolis, dead beos, and the juloea of larvas, all of which tends to cause fer mentation. Cuban honey (than which, when pure, there is no finer in the world) has gained an unenviable repu tation. Native apiaries, of fropi SO to 300 or 400 hives, are frequent, and sometimes as many as 3,000 are kept In a single yard. The season for sur plus honey extends from October to April, the height of the flow being from the middle of December to the middle of February; but there is al most always a sufficiency for breeding purposes, and hence the Cuban bee keeper never resorts to feeding. He “robs” his hives only once or twice during the year, and seems satisfied with an average production of 75 to 100 pounds of honey, and four .or five pounds of beeswax per hive. Thk annual report of Secretary Hutchins of the Elgin Butter ex change shows that during 1803 30,986, 535 pounds of butter were sold by members for 98,050,496, and 0,361,793 pounds of cheese for 9573,501. The to tal production for twenty years has been: Butter, 313,404,101 pounds; cheese, 130,305,445 pounds. -The aver age price for 1393 was: Butter, 30 cents; cheese, 9 cents. In 1893, but ter, 25% cents; cheese, 8% cents. The total cash transactions for twenty-two years was 904,507.594.80. The average price for twenty-two yearn was: But ter, 28% cents; cheese, 8% cents. The number of factories represented is 350; members, 393. There was dur ing the year an increase in the production of butter; but a de crease of cheese. Owing to the fact that a number of factory men shipped their milk and cream during six months of the year, the increase in the production of butter is not so great as it would otherwise have been. During 1893, more than 78,090,000 pounds of milk were produced in the district, which have not entered into the production of either butter or oheese, he finds More than 4,500,000 pounds of butter and 1,500,000 pounds of cheese had been produced in facto ries in the district, which are not pre resented on the board.—Farmers’• Re view. English Butter Market. In one of the trade papers of the northwest lately there has been some discussion regarding the desirability and advisability of opening up a direct trade with foreign markets for butter, says Elgin Dairy Report. That such an enterprise at the present time would be desirable for this country goes with out telling, but as to whether it would be profitable to the promoter or not is another question. The fact remains and is a serious one for the dairymen of the United States, that the class of bntter sent over to England from this side has not been representative of the quality made in our creameries It has been practically bakers' stock for use in that industry rather than for table use. Our dealers and manufacturers instead of packing the goods in proper shape and form for distribution in the United Kingdom have insisted upon sending them to market in the same shape in which they are prepared here, and the result has been that the bet ter class of trade has passed onr goods by and supplied their wants from butter imported either from Den mark or some other section rather than the states In a conversation that we have had with a gentleman that has been looking into this matter lately, he found Australia butter in the mar kets to a large extent. That includes, of course. New Zealand as well, and those butters were selling in the mar kets in February at 106 to 114 shillings per hundred weight, which is on an average of 35c per pound and the finest American dairy butteratthesamethne was quoted at 86 to 90 shillings or 16 to 30c per pound. Now, why. should butter made in Australia and carried acroat r,ooo or 10,000 miles of water be sold for more money than on good* bore which can bo placed upon them comparatively froth? The reaaon Memo to bo that our people have not looked after the requirements of the market In the shape of packages and methods of pre paring the goods The goods from Mew Zealand are packed In square cases holding exactly so pounds or H per hundred weight They are made heavy, air tight and lined with parohment paper so that the butter practically is in an air tight receptacle from the time It leaves the oreamery until it arrives at the merchant’s store in England. The quality of the but ter also should deserve attention. It must be fresh, light salted and light colored to meet the trudo and in this way it goes into the market into com petition with the best Danish and Normandy butter, the difference being almost entirely in the age, that >s the freshness, it be.ng older somewhat than the Danish because of the longer time In transportation. I’owi.Ay Utii.izic Waktk.—-There is always hotter profit from anything that is well and regularly oared for, than from what receives only occa sional attention, and nothing needs regular daily oare more than poultrv. Therefore, it may be urged that when time and labor are valuable as is the case with all business people, it will not pay to spend either with so small an affair as the few fowls that can be kept on an ordinary farm, in connec tion with other farm pursuits, but any farmer who has really succeeded In keeping a flock of hens laying well through the winter when prices of eggs are high will certainly think dif ferently. There la also on many farms, helj that is available without extra cost, that can be better utilized iq the oare of poultry than at any other occupation, for the work Is light, not at all irksome, and needs only to be done in the right way, and at the right time, to be very success ful.—Bx. • KiB.Ht.va Gam kb.—I had supposed until lately that kissing or “ltusaln' Bees,” a* aome call them, had. been relegated to the “Dark Ages," but I hear that some still cling to that old, sickening onstom. After all that may be said about kisses, “redolent with tobacco and liquor," have you ever thought, girlB, that this promiscuous kissing may sometimes seem nauseous to those who never use those articled? Not long ago a young man was ex pressing himself on that subject, He was so unfortunate as to attend a party where the feminine gender largely pre dominated, and where kissing games were played, until, as he de clared, “it made him so sick to the i stomach he was glad to get out of doors," and, he added, "the girls were the ones who introduced the games, and who acted as if they liked the kissing." And the young man does not drink, use tobacco or chew gum.— Ex. Limf, fob Smut.—A Dakota farmer has been trying dry lime as a remedy for smut. His plan is to spread the wheat on the barn floor five or six ' inches deep and sprinkle over it fresh slaked lime. A gallon or so will do several bushels and it should be turned the same as with bluestone till thor oughly mixed. This is an old remedy and where money 'ior bluestone U scarce and fresh lime can be had it may do fairly well,. though its action will not be quite so reliable as blue- - stone.—Ex. Farming and Panics.—Farmers, as a rule, are apt to get too much fright ened at the signs of an approaching panic. If we would all reason more, as the business men do, that the de- - pression can not last long, and after it< has passed away times will be better than before, we would save many anx-. ious moments and live a happier life. Every branch of agriculture is subject to depression, but on the whole it is a., good, sound and substantial business. —Farmers’ Home. Education in Farm bus.—The chief difficulty in the successful growing of farm crops is not having the work in their cultivation well and seasonably done. This arises partly from a want of knowledge, but more from a disin clination to do it properly. An edu cated brain as Well as a cultivated muscle is absolutely necessary to. the highest success. Given the two asthe main factor and experience adds all else necessary to the "post graduate" course in practical agriculture.—Man- ', hattan Nationalist. ruiiiu auum,K.—select w DSKing potatoe* as near of a size as possible; cut off each end;' when baked, scoop out the inside with a spoon, being careful not to break the skins. Add. to the potato, butter, salt and suf ficient hot milk to make quite soft;: beat till eery light and- smooth; fill, the skins with this and place on end in a buttered pan on the oven grate till browned on top, The potatoes will puff up considerably if sufficiently beaten. Nice for breakfast or tea. Otsteb Ptsst—After scraping out. across in thin, slices* go* in water-suf ficient to cover thorn, using a piece of salt codfish for seasoning, and 'stew until quite tender, removlug the codfish, before serving; add flour and butter mixed together lor thickening; put slices of toasted bread on a dish, and pour over. Axythix* that pays well can be overdone in farm productions fully as well as