•v.'" 11 . __ _ MIRY AND POULTRY. fvi?:. -- ' , INTERESTING CHAPTERS POR OUR RURAL READERS. t Bow flarmif.l Farmers Operate This Department of the Farm—A Few Uinta as to the Care of Lire Stock and Poultry. N visiting stores in the commission dis tricts in various cities, we have learned some facts that may be of in lereet to our cream ory buttermakers and managers of creameries who have charge of the shippings, saye Bl Bin uauy itepon. mere IS no qucauuu but the appearance ot package! • help to sell them. Possibly It may not help to get better prices, but It helps to find a customer. The lot ot tdbs that are brfght, clean and look as if 'they had come from a clean, tidy buttermaker, will attract the atten tion of the transient buyer who is not even aware of the stencil number or , thh quality ot the goods, much quicker than (he slovenly, dirty, wet looking package. So it pays to see to It that tbe packages when they leave the factory are In first-class condition, as fas as cooperage Is concerned. There are some little details In connection with the putting up ot the pack ages aid marking ot them that might be worth considering. The method of placing the stencil on the tub sometimes has much to do with the apeparance of the’package. I have , seen packages where the stencil had. apparently grown from the small com pact one to one covering the whole toil of the tub, being put on with / water or bad material, and In moving about the abrasion of one tub against the other had almost entirely obliter ated the stencil and It was spread all over the whole of the cover. A little turpentine and lamp black, which are not expensive, will make a clean cut stencil that will stay where you put It; . and the receiver will know when lie receives tho package just what he Is getting. Tins should be securely fas tened both on the cover and the tub, and enough of them so that the cover wllf lie held In place properly. In soaking the tubs the buttermaker will be careful to get no water on the outside If possible; It does not Improve the appearance of the package to have it Show up watersoaked on the outside. ; Another thing about which a cream ery man cannot fie too careful Is to see t\ that his packages are made of good timber. We have seen tubs in the butter cellars probably composed of one-half good timber and the other half poor, and the staves of the soft wood soaked with the brine, which gave the tubs an untidy and slovenly appearance. Attention to some ot these little details will be found a pro fitable Investment to the creameryman in the quicker and better returns he will get tor his goods. Bad Drainage a ad Bad Balter. Mew York Produce Review says: "Not so very long ago," said a western representative of one of our leading commission houses, "I visited a cream ery that had been having a great deal -of trouble with their butter; they ap peared to be unable to remedy the evil, Which waa in the flavor of their goods, «nd they were very much discouraged. While I was there I endeavored to as certain just how they made their but ter. and also tried to find out if there Were any foul odors about tho cream ery. After getting Into tho buggy I . asked the driver if he had watered his horse; he said he had tried to but the horse would not drink tho water; he himself had tried to drink some, but It waa so foul he was unable to do so. We had gone only a tew rods when we '/. met the creameryman, and while he was standing talking to us he noticed some Bklmmllk coming up out of the ground not tar from where he was standing. He called our attention to It, and said his drain must be stopped up. I became Interested immediately, and suggested to him that possibly im proper drainage was the cause ot hts poor butter. Upon further Investiga tion we found that the water, skim mljlj, etc., in the choked up drain had worked its way back Into the well and polluted the watar, and the water in turn had polluted the butter. He im mediately set to to clean the drain and well, «nd since then has had'no trouble with the flavor of his butter." i 9“ , i, * k ■ I •wutry Parutaff. To setabout successful poultry term* !Sf c^nnot do b#tter thw» observe ths following: • X. Begin with a amall number; be Personally acquainted with all wants and with laying powers of each hem' It la heat not to breed from pullets, but to select the best layers as pullets and breed, from them the following yaar Only after several years* careful aelec Mon for laying qualtties should any at tempt to begin on a larger* scale be aidb 2- Qo to no unavoidable expense In buildings and such; they may look woO butjgare of no real value. ^ 3. Choose a situation where soli Is telrlydirjr and rich In natural products such as worms, etc., suitable for poul try. . 4.^ Choose a situation whsrea good manst for table fowls or fowls for {fattening Is available. 5. Combine the sale of pure-bred •lock and eggs for hatching with other business. 8.. Allow as much space as you can and Impossible combine fruit-growing with poultry farming. If a market for mUkrtH butter be available some cowi and a=plg may also with advantage be •-kept. . • 7. , Do not start at all unless yon have a sufficient Income from some other source to keep yourself going for four or five years, and leave a margin also for loss in management, and you are prepared for very hard work.—Lon don Poultry. Dehorning: Calves. W. C. Rockwood, writing In Hoard’s Dairyman ot the uae of caustic potash and other remedies to destroy the horn growth in young calves, says: “I have seen its effects and also the effects of some of the fluid horn preventativea which are sold for the purpose. The destroying agent in every case is caus tic, burning and painful. And I have known terrible suffering to result from the use of it. One of my neigh bors bought a young calf at somedls tance from home, and before putting it into the crate in his wagon, the man he bought it of offered to doctor the horn buttons. This was accepted and the stuff applied then and there. I have the word of an eye witness that the sufferings of that little thing were terrible. It would dash Itself against the side of the crate and its head would be drawn upon its neck by con vulsions, and it would have been a mercy had death released it from the torture. The next day it seemed to be better and I believe came out of It all right, but roy neighbor says he would never allow such a thing again." • * * The Fanner's Review believes that the above result was caused by wrong application of the potash. Great rare must be exercised that the potash is put on the button and that none of it be allowed to run down onto the flesh. If there be too much moisture the pot ash will be carried gradually down on to the flesh. Standard Varieties of Chickens. The shank feathering should corre spond with the breast, being black if the latter be black, and slightly mot tled with white If not. The shanks are deep yellow, inclining to orange. The color of females is a white ground, closely penciled with dark steel gray, producing a beautiful effect, frosted or silver gray in appearance. There should be no show of pure white in the plumage except in the margins of the hackles. Unless extreme care be taken in mating, the hens are likely to have a dingy color, and the pullets are apt to have necks almost white for some distance down. These light-necked birds generally breed to worse, but the evil may be remedied by choosing birds for breeding whose heads are distinctly marked. The shape and character of the markings of the Dark Brahma pul lets also varies. They should be me dium-sized, sc that the panellings can be clearly discerned at a short distance. A great point in regard to color and marking in Brahma pullets is that it should be uniform over the body, and the hackles should be silvery white, heavily striped with rich black, and BUFF COCHIN COCK, SHOWINO PULL FEATHERING, the ahank feathering penciled same as body. For practical purposes the Dark Brahma la not to be commended as highly as the light. The close breeding for points In feathers is likely to in terfere with their productiveness, yet with proper attention and care they can be bred profitably as well as for beau ty. The standard weight of Light Brahma cocks Is 12 pounds; hens, 9V4 pounds; cockerels, 10 pounds; and pul lets, 8 pounds. The standard weight of Dark Brahma cocks Is 11 pounds; hens, 8U pounds; cockerels, 9 pounds; and pullets, 7 pounds. A Itnm Shearing SIschlA. Machines for doing all kinds of work successfully are being manufactured, but it has been said that none could be made that would shear a sheep or milk a cow. The following item from a Col orado exchange settles the first ques tion: “The sheep-shearing machine Is no doubt a success at last, and Colo rado Is behind the times In not having them at work. At Casper, Wyoming, 1 100,000 sheep of the 350,000 to be shorn ' will be clipped by machines. At Raw lins, 350,000, Green River, 100,000, at ' Evanston, 250,000, and at Soda Springs, Iowa, halt of 250,000 will go through the machine—the others by hand." That the one of milking cows by ma chinery Is very nearly an accomplished tact there Is no doubt, and soon the ' large farmer will be able to manage his flock and herd with fewer hired men. _ Washing the Cans.—If your washed > milk cans smell when closed a few hours they are' not clean enough for milk. New cans, palls and strainers should be carefully examined for ir regular creases In the soldering; a little more solder will fill these places and make the can perfectly sweet in side. In cleansing cans where no boil er exists for steaming them, wash first In cold water, then in hot water and sal soda. Finally, half fill them with clean, scalding water, put on the cov ers tightly for a few moments, they will steam themselves completely. By using the hot water that Bteams our can for the sal soda water for the next one, a limited amount of hot water will thoroughly pnrlfy a goodly num ber of cans.—Ex. ! A PRINCE IN DANGER COREA’S HElrt APPARENT SAID TO BE IN PERIL. ' »>* » ' • v Tvro Men Sworn to Kill the Yoanf Mkd Pursuing Him Unrelentingly—Steel Armor Constantly Worn and Trusted Guards Always on Doty. Anuilm SMklD| a Prince. New York, July IP.—The Journal and Advertiser says: “Prrace Euie Wha, heir apparent to the throne of Corea, is said to be in danger of losing his life. This young Core an arrived in America several months ago, osten sibly to complete his education in an American college; in reality he came to avoid hired assassins, who have fol lowed him. Despite the fact that the United States offers to the prince a refuge far more secure than his native country, he is continually dodging men who are hired by the Corean Pro gressive party, which is against the present dynasty, to kill him. “The prince is believed to be in Washington at pres?nt The mem bers of his suite go armed to the teeth. The secret service officers and the po lice of San Francisco and Washington and, possibly, New York, though this has been denied, have been instructed to look out for his safety. "The prince is the son of the king by a former union. The queen has been assassinated, the mother of the young man has been killed, and others interested in the royal family of Corea have gone to their last home on ac count of this youth. “A Japanese secret service officer, at present in New York, who'is perfectly familiar with the affairs of Prince Kule Wha, tells the following story of the troubles of the young man: "The young prince is a general favorite wherever he goes, and while in this city at the Waldorf he made many friends. But he has a marked pe culiarity; he wears the look of a hunted man. Since his birth, in 1885, assassins have tried to take his life. The king, believing he would be safer in the United States than in Corea, sent him here, and he has been fol lowed by two men who have sworn to take his life, and if he gets back to Corea alive it will be be cause Corean assassins have lost their cunning. These would-be assassins are believed to be in San Francisco at present. Both are Coreans, although they pass themselves off for Japanese. One of them is a round-faced, heavily built man, with a very kindly expres sion of countenance. He is such a flu ent Japanese scholar as to deceive even the native Japanese, and his mis sion here is not suspected save by the detectives who have been informed of it. He was a fellow conspirator of the unfortunate Kim O Klum, who was lured to Shanghai shortly before the outbreak of the war between China and Japan and there murdered by an emissary from the Corean court named Hong, who is now colonel in the im perial body guard and vice minister of home affairs. He has a double object— revenge the death of his friend as well as to put the prince out of the w ay. The would-be assassin was at one time a cabinet minister of the Corean court. The prince is in mortal dread of the minister; he knows he is fol lowed, but he does not know who is following him. He never leaves off his coat of mail, which is made of the very finest Corean steel wire, except when in bathing. It will not with stand the force of a bullet, but there is no knife that can pierce it, and it is only a knife that the prince is afraid of. «The cause of this desire to end the career of the prince lies in the idea of the Progressive partr in Corea that the king and his son are too far behind the times. Undoubtedly, the king will be assassinated before long and the design is to have the young man out of the way when this comes to pass.'' GEN. FARNSWORTH DEAD. An Old Member ot Congress and Sol dier, from Illinois, Passes Away. Washington, July 16.— General John F. Farnsworth died here yesterday afternoon, aged 77 years. He was a Canadian by birth, but in early life re moved to Michigan, where he was educated and admitted to the bar. Subsequently he went to Chicago and was elected to and ser/ed in Congress as a Republican from 18.17 to 1861, when he became colonel of the Eighth Illinois cavalry. Later, by order of the war department, he raised the Seventeenth Illinois regiment and was commissioned brigadier general in No vember, 1863, but owing to injuries re ceived in the field was compelled to resign from the army in March, 1663. He then went to St Charles, 111., and from 1863 to 1873 was again a member of Congress. Since the latter date he had been engaged in the practice of law in this city. A Cleveland Tin Plata Mill CImk1. Cleveland, O.. July 16.—The Cres eent Tin Plate mill closed in every de partment this morning. The heaters refused to go to work and without them it was impossible to operate the mill All the heaters were taken into the Amalgamated Iron and Steel asso ciation last night. The mill may be closed until the settlement of the strike. Will Exhibit at Paris. Minneapolis, Minn., July 16.—The Association of American Colleges of Agricultural and Experimental Sta tions decided to make an exhibit at the Paris exposition in 1000 and a com-1 mittee was named to make the neces sary arrangements. Forger Commits Suicide. Ashland. Wis., July 16.—R. C. Heyd lauff, arrested for forgery cf couutj Orders, committed suicide by shooting himself yesterday morning. KENTUCKY GOLDITES. John G. CarlUle Permanent Chairman— Berolntlon* Strongly Anti-Sliver. Louisville, Ky„ July 1*.— Unique to a marked degree, beyond any held for more than a score of years in Ken tucky, was the convention which yes terday brought to Louisville the gold Democrats of the state. Many promi nent Kentucky politicians were in at tendance, and there was an almost constant flow of oratory, 1 '■ ,, ~ . John 6. Carlisle, permanent? chair man, said, in part: ' i tie Democratic party has always been united and strong1, when it was faithful to its true principles and courageous enough to contend for them, and always divided and weak when it abandoned them or, attempted to compromise with its enemies. What a contrast between the united Democracy of 1876, under the leader ship of Samuel J. Tilden, with its clear and unequivocal declaration for sound money, a tariff for revenue only, honesty and economy in public ex penditures, and thorough reform in the methods of public administration, and the so-called democracy ot 1896, under the leadership of three dif erent political organizations, with three separate platforms, demanding the free and unlimited coinage of depreciated silver, the unlimited issue of legal tender paper by the govern ment, the public ownership of rail roads and telegraphs, and the post ponement of tariff reform until the de basement of the currency had been accomplished, and, not satisfied even with these extravagant revolutionary schemes,threatening the industrial and commercial prosperity of the country, the peace and good order of society, the permanency of our institu tions were imperiled by the covert at tack upon the supreme court and a denial of the right of the government of the United States to enforce obedi ence to its laws, without first asking the consent of the local officials. There is not a genuine Democratic: sentiment in any of those declarations, and no Democrat is bound by them, no matter how many state or national conventions may indorse them.” The sentiment revealed in the reso lutions adopted found the fullest of. approbation and their unanimous adoption followed. The denunciation of free silver was their keynote. ' At 9:15 o’clock the election of a can didate for clerk of the court of ap peals was entered upon. Ex-Lieuten ant Governor Hindmon was nominated on the first ballot Convention then adjourned. AFTER THE SUGAR TRUST Congressman Simpson Introduces as Investigating Resolution. Washington, July 16.—Representa tive Simpson of Kansas yesterday in troduced in the House a resolution di recting the speaker to appoint a com mittee of five to investigate the sugar trust. . The resolution is preceded by two whereases, the first of which de clares that it is “currently asserted” that the American Sugar Refining company has, in violation of law, cre sted a “gigantic monopoly,” and the second that said corporation, “by thf use of watered stock, by unfair comq petition and by illegal combination has crushed out legitimate competition,' to an extent which gives it the power to depress the price of the raw mate rial and to advance the price of the manufactured article at will, thus throttling the cane and beet agricul turists with one hand and grasping the purses of the consumers with the ether.” The committee authorized by the resolution is empowered to send for persons and papers, and to investigate the methods of the company: its effect upon agriculture and commerce “as well os the enhanced cost of one of the necessaries of life,” and the committee is directed to report their findings, and, if the facts warrant it, a bill in stituting proceedings by the attorney general in quo warranto to annul the corporative existence of the trust. FOR MELTON’S RELEASE. Senate Committee Urges Prompt Action on Mr. McKinley. Washington, July in.—Senator Davis, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, reported from that committee the following joint resolu tion: “That the President be empoweied to take such measures as in his judg ment may be necessary to obtain the release from the Spanish government of Ona Melton, Alfred O. Laborde and William Gildea, and the restoration of the schooner Competitor to her owner, and to secure this he is authorized and requested to employ such means and exercise, such power as may be neces sary.” Knilud Not Resentful. London, July 16.—While among the (general public here the tone of Secre tary Sherman’s letter to Ambassador Hay regarding the Behring sea seal regulations is greatly resented, it has not in any way affected unfavorably the negotiations which Mr. Hay has been conducting. A conference will be held in Washington during the autumn, at which the United States, Ureat Britain, Russia and Japan will be represented. LELAND AND LAMBERT. Senator Baker’s Choice for Peaslos Agent and District Attorney Indorsed. Washington, July 1&—Two more of Senator Baker's candidates for import ant federal places in Kansas received the approval of the President to-day and their nominations were sent to the Senate. They were: Cyrus Le fand. to be pension agent at Topeka, and Isaac E. Lambert, to be United States district attorney. Only the United States marshalship remains tc be disposed of OFFENSIVE ALLIANCi JAPAN AND SPAIN MAKE AI AGREEMENT. The Idea Being to Look After the Uoltei States In Case of This Country's In terference In Caban Affairs—The Report Not Confirmed. ‘‘*ct i rij Japan and Spain Foae. IioSdos, July 17.—The Madrid coi respondent of the Pall Mall Gazette says: “The most notable event thus fai of the Spanish court season at Seba» tian has been the visit of Prince Take hito, Japan’s ambassador extraordi nary, who was sent to invest King A1 fonso with the Japanese imperial Ordei of the Chrysanthemum. The visit ii considered of peculiar importance. The envoy was received with extreme cordiality by the queen and the gov ernment. Prince Takehito, who was accompanied by the Marquis Ito, was received with full state ceremony by the Duke of Tetuan Spanish minister of foreign affairs, and all the court functionaries. The streets were lined with troops, The distinguished visitors were conducted to the palace, where the queen and a brilliant reti nue welcomed them with high honors. Banquets, balls and other marked compliments followed, and the war ships in the bay were decorated with flags and bunting. The Duke of Tetuan has gone out of his way to protest that the mission is purely complimentary and without political significance, although a Japanese le gation may be established at Madrid. It is said that the occurrence is being carefully observed in the United States.” A JEALOUS WOMAN. Tries to Poison Her Blval and Then End Her Own Idfe. Guthrie, Okla., J uly 17. —Miss Grace Allen of Fredonia, Kan., was arrested to-day at Chandler, fifty miles east of this city, on the charge of poisoning Miss Phronia Eches. The poisoning was the result of jealousy. Both women are in love with W. G. Smith of Fredonia, Miss Allen came from that city last Saturday and introduced herself at the farmhouse of the Eches family under the name of Miss Jessa Wiley, from Indiana. That night she gave poison to Miss Eches, putting it in her mouth while asleep, but the young woman’s life was saved. Sunday she put poison in her food, but the mother of the girl ate it and died. Miss Allen then con fessed her real name and attempted to commit suicide. Both women are prominent school teachers, but never knew each other. BRITISH PRESS AROUSED. Sherman's Dispatch Prompts London Editors to Say Harsh Things. London, July 17.—Secretary Sher man’s dispatch has aroused the British press as no other state incident sines the Venezuelan affair has done. The half-penny journals issue sensational placards bearing such lines as “Twist ing the Lion’s Tail Again” and “Amer ica Shrieks at England.” The Post in an editorial says; “Every indication points to the cer tainty that Great Britain will be com pelted to fight for her existence against the United States as soon at an American government believes tha. war can be safely done. Such a situ ation can not be averted by justice nor by good will.” COLONEL CROCKER DYING. The California Railroad Magnate Given 1/ Up by Hla Physician*. San Mateo, Cal., July 17.—The con dition of Colonel G F. Crocker, vice president of the Southern Pacific rail* way system, who was struck with, apoplexy last week, has been gradu ally growing less hopeful and his physicians have given up all hope of his rc:::'7cry. Gold Movements From England. London, July 17.—At the meeting u, the London Joint Stock bank yester day the chairman, referring to gold movements, said that Japan had lately imported 831,000,000 in order to make the gold standard effective, while America had retained most of the bul lion shipped during the last half of 1896. The harvest prospects of both countries he described as very promis ing, while the crops nearer home were less favorable and the gold shipments from New York were not likely to be large. _ MlMourl'* Great Fruit Crop. ■St. Louis, Mo.. July 17.—The Re public says: "The fruit crop of Mis souri this year is roughly estimated to be worth 820,000,000, and many who ought to know what they are talking about say these figures are too low. The importance of this crop may be better understood when it is stated that it is worth more than the wheat crops of Missouri and Illinois com bined.” __ Kerens Returns to Work. Washington, July 17.—Major Dick Kerens sf Missouri has returned to the city after a brief absence, and will take up the broken thread of his po litical activity bearing on Missouri ap pointments. A Cloy «enter Bank Units. TorEKA, Kan., July 17.—The Farm ers’ and Merchants’ bank of Clay Cen ter notified Bank Commissioner Breid enthal yesterday that it has paid off all of its indebtedness and quit busi ness. It had a capital of $50,000. Already Out for State Printer. Topeka, Kan., July 17.—H. A. Perkins, editor of the Manhattan Na tionalist, has announced himself as a candidate for state printer in 1898, provided the Republicans carry the ■tat*. ■ Educations. Attention of the reader is called to the announcement of Notre Dame uni versity in another column of this paper. This noted institution of learning en ters upon its fifty-fourth year with the next session, commencing Sept. 7, 1897. Parents and guardians contemplating i sending their boys and young men away from home to school would do well to write for particulars to the Uni versity of Notre Dame, Indiana, before making arrangements for their educa tion elsewhere. Nowhere in this broad land are there to be found better facil ities for cultivating the mind and heart than are offered at Notre Dame Uni versity. In aura nee in Kinlu. Not one life insurance company is- , now doing business in Kansas. The statutory conditions are so onerous that all have withdrawn. The State Bank ing Life association, of Des Moines, Iowa, was the last and only one in the field, and it has Just permitted its li cense to lapse rather than file a $50,000 bond and make a deposit with the state treasurer of 10 per cent of all assess ments. Rest Warm Weather, Rest and Comfort. There is a powder to be shaken into the shoes called Allen's Foot-Ease, invented by Alien 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y., which druggists and shoe dealers say is the best thing they have ever sold to cure swollen, burning, sore and tender or aching feet. Some dealers claim that it makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It certainly will euro corns and bunions and relieve instantly sweating, hot or smarting feet. It costs only a quarter, and the inventor will send a sample free to any address. Stack Cp bat Not Proud. •‘Although I’m stuck up, I’m not proud,” as the fly said when he crawled out of the molasses pitcher. Don’t Tobacco Spit and amuke Tour Lite Away. To quit tobacco easily and forever, bo mag* netlc, full of life, nerve and vigor, tako No-To Bac, the wonder*worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or $1. Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York. Women desire sympathy, men prefer help. 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