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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1894)
nOdCULTUBAL NEWS UQOCSTIOMS FOR OUR RURAL RfAOCRR. Tan. Kill the Russia thistle by euttinc It down before tbe seeds ripen. There is aol a moment to lose. If the weed is allowed to seed, It will then be too late tats season, as it is almost im possible to deetroy tbe weed by burn lag, aad once it begins to roll It will Matter tbe seeds for tuile. This past bas been a terror to tbe orth wst and since it was reported upon in Bui i5, botanical division depart aact of agriculture (sent free upon request to - Washington. ) bas been (nod for tbe first time at Haja mood. Lake County, lnd.; Cap on rails. Goodhue, County, Minn.; Martha!!. Lyon County. Minn. ; North weatarav Jefferson County, Neb.; ttla Hill, Webster Couoty, Neb.; Stock villa, Frontier Couoty. Neb.; Parka. Dundy County, Neb ; La Salle, Weld County. Col.; Nam pa, Ada Couoty, Idaho; Manitoba, Canada, Our Illinois correspondents also re port up to August 27 the appearance of tbe pest at several northern and eastern roinU St. Charles, Polo, Hampshire, Feotoue, Hachusa, and Uai Junction. In ' each of these latter cases it was g owing along rail roads. Since only a few speclait ns are found in each locality, vigilance u the part of rarmer can prevent its spread. Let each land owner ex amine railroad rights of. way and bancs of watercourses in bis vicinity. Scattering plants cm now easily be destroyed. Later the task will be difficult, and may be impossible. When found place , ecimens on ex hibition at tbe pot6. e, so that all say become ramiliar with it Un less eradicated in these places In stantly, tbe whole adjacent conn try may lcome Infested soot er year. American Agriculturist. Kiprtar with tna Silo. The Wisconsin station leportetbat ' tbe cbeapei floor consists of so. id 'Clay, raised a few inches above the -uorrounding ground. Tbe founda- tlon should be of stone or brick, though this is not absolute y neces sary. Concrete formed of gravel nd renieot is equally good, especially up to tbe surface of tbe ground Tbe wall upou which tbe sill, rest should be at least six inches above tbe floor , and eight inches above he ground ; -aorfac e. Tbe sills should be an ebored to tbe masonry by means of rod rod. They may be made of two pieces of xs or 2x10 inch stuff spiked together. These should be painted w th coal tar aod bedded la mo tar, w.th tbe ends creased at the corners an well spiked together. ttudt smaller than x : Inches are neMom used, even for small struc-j tare. Experiments carried on at tbe Wisconsin Experiment tatlon, 'with a view to determine tbe press ure which wassare to allow on tbe aides of a silo, shown! that to lnu e against l -ding the tirfs should not -be less th n 10 InclnM i le lor a silo feet !.' , and i oi. less than t Inches fo id to 0 oei, and wider ta propo t on th' lcib increases, la these lests tue urU fts were 18 Inches art. i'o be m cured against the lati.'i pre -urj, tb studs should be uiorti-nl iutt! the st.K Streugth in tbe wail m n nst .eentlal (tbe pressure ting erygri't In order to i prevent mi eadt ig, who: i admits tne I air aad yolU tbe en ilage. The' usual Mm if consists r two thick nesses of . wards, on.' broken; a thick net? of tar pact mid be used between tbe layers r t. rls. There la much di ereoce of opinion in re gard to the ad visa o Uty of painting the (nil e of silos with coal tar or otbei material for the pur ose of ; prese ving the wood Some prefer an ordinary cat of paint : Apple UrowiBte la Iowa. People who thought in pioneer days that no fruit could be raised in Iowa would he surprised to visit 8 ntbern Iowa. Tbe greatest apple business seems to be doing in tbe vicinity of Glenwood, where Iowa's Attorney General, Hon. John Y. Stone, Indulges in a little recreation ' occasionally by going out to look at tbe fr., t that grows on a "00-acre farm. A Davenport paper re.ently said that the orchar s of Iowa were dying out and tbe business becoming unprofitable, tbat it bad fallen o,r in the last twenty years, in corre ting this statement tbe Glenwood t pinion allows a wonderful business iu fruit In the southwestern part of tbe State. That paper says that within ten miles of tbat place th :e are 150,000 apple trees growing, John Y. Ston farm alone has 1 - ,(Xj0, and In Mills County there are probably as miany as in i be whole of Iowa twenty i fwars aero, Tb Council Bluffs Nonpa eil adds that Fremont. Cage, and Pottawat anil Count as have also lmm nse ?t orchards, Tbe Hrt premium tm rpis was awar ed to Iowa at the Woftd's Fair. Apples shipped f on jlia County bv tra c load, three rears ago. the floost Jooaih .ns ever uoaw, were bold la cold storage and !ad to Corop toward spring, sgiiee they commanded the highest - Mill inti rra aw jwmw tan win im jw i r nr. from GriswoM. Le Mar .-frrzt, tla xoiumu red sort. Mr. 1 era, tu ta aut valuabi a oar fan. tbt Ir UUKUtieM frkts to -w i ft tt r & tstiSm Mi Upa fcrlliinlu Wlatar Wtad Crawla la bn. nutritive value. If at any time be tween this and being stored It Is sub ject to a heavy rainfall iu tweeine will be lout and iu value depreciated. The huebaodmaawbo does not cut the clover iu June, and leaves it un til be has cat his wheat, will lose U per coot of tbe crop. Clover should be cut after tbe dew is off, ana as soon as it is wilt -d and before it begins to break, should be teddered. aod while yet tough should be raked in wlnrows and not be ei-l pused to a night's dews onraked. Af ter it is wilted It should be loosened up in tbe winrow and allowed to make aod be co ked before tbe sec ond night's dews tall, ai d etand in tbe co k over n gbL V heo the dew is o!T it will be round tough and damp, and should be turned over and when drv should be haule i and stored In a tight barn. When cured in this manner it bas within it element that will in tbe most healthy condi tion sustain every animal on tbe farm. "- faw-lnwlag WtaWr Wheat ami By. Instead of hauling the barnyard manure to tbe Held as made, many farmers pile It up In' tbe yard, ltd after tbe wheat or rye is tow i top- drees the field with tbe thoroughly decomposed material, which is us ually spread directly from tbe wagon, entailing less labor and a more even d strlbution tban by any other plan. There is, however, a question bout making this application after sowiog. Those who have tried both plans In tbe same Held and upon tbe same crop, prefer to apply the manure Just previous to the last bai rowing, or at least tefore drilling, as this Insures not only a more even distribution but a fining of all lumps and tbe covering with soil of a large per cent, of the manure, placing it nearer tbe grow ing plant, where the soil will absorb tbe fertility, instead of allowing It to escape, as much of It does when simply scattered over tbe surface Tbe more thorough tbe harrowing the better tbe effect of the manu.e. Car of Brood Sam. Pork Is worth so much money this spring that farmer cannot afford to n gleet the sows that are about to drop their p g If left in the wood about tbe straw stacks, or even in old sbeds, very wet or i itter cold weather may overtake tbem Just at tbe critical time, to tbe certain loss of muny or alL of tbe tender little pigs. There is time enough, if one takes ; dvantage of it to tit up some old stalls or other coovenleut places to make the sows omfortable. There Is no need of extra warmth, provided the pen is dry and pro erly bedded. Leaves are better tban straw to k.-ejs the little pigs from getting tangled up as tbey crawl about. The sow should be put In tbe pen some days before pa turition, to accustom her to the new surroundings, and if sbe is of a wild nature sbe should be dis turbed as little as possible t nder such conditions sows are very irl table, and often become restless. TIM mikwana-i Mti It is said tbat no insect but tbe silkworm will eat tbe leaves of tbe mulberry tree. Iu seasons when tbe grasshopper or the army worm abounds every other tree aod riant may be stripped of Its foliage by the devourers, but the mulberry will es cape to tbe last Kansas locust will eat everything else first, and, wheo all the rest Is gone, with wry mouths will then tackle tbe mul- Kabvd Usvm It flAAmsi t r VtA tK Ano . ... fnni mwi-Ii i dm v ncd hv nature for .K .', , Tn i the support of tbe silk worm. Not. Ait-slacked lime may be used freely on all land tbat is plowed. It eiiect will be noticed for several years after iu use. Ta apple trade with Great Brit ain has assumed t,reat proportions, amounting to 7.0 0,oou bushels with in tbe past twelve year. Potato blight is a fungua disease. and must be gotten out or tbe soli by growing tbe potatoes on new plot of ground every year until the disease j leaves the old potato field. Tub success or Denmark in butter ' making is almost wholly dependent ' upon tbe education or every inemoer 1 ot the farmer's or buttermaker's family In tbe most advanced lines of butter-making science. j Theuk are farmers who grow a few acre of wheat every year, despite iu low price, to have the htraw. Tbey consider tbe grain as aimply repaying tbe cost of tbe crop. On large stock farms straw Is very valuable for bed ding and oiber purpose. j LAu'iK as is the corn crop, tbe weight of the rodder equal tbat of tbe ears on each ncre, as a rule, hence the crop of fodder is as enormous a that or corn, and is nearly as valua ble ir carefully saved and uaed for stock. The silo save this rood and keep It In tbe best possible condi-1 tioo for winter use. j Thosk who keep young stock alive through tbe witter on rough fodder , for tbe sake of the growth tbey will tnak) next summer should be able to see tbat tbe summer growth couiil be adapted just aa well and much i chear If the auimals bad been kept growing all winter. You can not starve a young animal and make it up afterwa.d O -k of tb beet protections against tb atu kt of i les, where tbere I a cut or a sore on aa animal, oraro .nu tb baas of tb boras, to to lat natl Bait on gill of pin tar with oo quart of cr de petroleum, applying a small quaatlty to tb part affetd. TtMoott of tb mixture to but a trifle, aad it abould be kept oa baod, la a ovttit piaca, ready for as, a it to ass oa f tb bast liaaawt tbat r"ta CH tato a kattt at worry fcj il MM a UT tg2a WK WHY WC'Rf RIO Ml M AMOCO. ' an casta. Prof. J. Mark Baldwin of Prii ton I Diversity bas bee pertonnlog a series of eipertmeou upou one of his chUdre with tbe view of lading out the origin of rlgbt-haodedi 1 here is no apparent sctentl. e son why a man abould ose ou hand any more tban another, or why th muscles oi one arm should be strong er tban those of tbe other A number of theories have been advanced to account for tbe phenom enon. One of the most plausible is tbat people become right banded from the manner In which thev are held and carrt. d when small chil dren. The mother carries tbe child In such a way a to leave Its right band free, and from this early ex perience tbe habit la aoqu red, which runs through Its whole Ufa . It Is also a curious fact that tbe ob servation of anl avals falls to show an uneven development of t e muscles or limbs on one side of tbe body as compa.ed with those on the other. Moo keys especially are k now - to swing freely by both arms equally welL Tbe experiments mad by Prof. Baldwin of ITlnceton extended over a period of manv months, beginning while tbe child was a infant This, however, was only In regard to ob jects placed at some distance from the body of tbe child and where It had to reach out for them. When ob ects were placed near tbe child It used both bands equally More than l.ooo experiments of this kind were tried by Prof. Bald win, and wben th objects reached for were near Its body It used both hands about an e jual number of tiroes. In stretching out, however, it almost Invariably used Its right hand. From this he argued that tbe tendency is Inherited. Left-handed children are, It Is said, generally ,de scended from left-handed mothers or fathers. Those who are right-banded learn to shake hands more easily than left-handed children, who have to stretch tbelr arms aero their body In an awkward fashion to perform the act. Prof. Baldwin thinks tbat tb rigbt-bandeJ funct on bas om con nection with tbe power or speech. Tbey both belong In tbe same lobe o tbe bra n, and before a child learns to speak It bas been observed tbat it eodeavoi to express emotions with iu hand There are some peo ple who are neither left or right handed, but who ran nse both bands e ually well,, even In writing, the muscles on either a m being tbe same size Prof. Baidw n tried bis experiment on his child while It was seated in front of an arrange meat of sliding rods, and the results were noted down from day to day. The Dead Wife. The hour set for the funeral bad come. Tbe bears with tu black plumes stood at the farm-bouse door. It seemed a strange and lorelgn thing among the bright-colored holly hocks, tb common-place sunshine, th lowing of cows In tbe barn-yard, aud tbe cb.ckens tbat moved about upon tbe green lawn before tbe house. Tbe ersey wagons of the neighboring farmer filled the road, for tbe Garretts were much respected Mrs. Garrett, who had Just died, was a "home body" and saw but lit tle of ber neighbor, but her husband bad grown rich by great Industry and , ., mnA n.h4 hi. ' . . children on lo i be world. jobn, bis' only son, bad been to college, and the girl to a boaiding school, and tbey were to improved tnat tbey seemed to lielong to quite aootber class trom their mother. Tbey bad sto d with their father i at tbe codin to look for tbe last time j at tbe woman wbo lay there. Yo.ir mother was a pretty woman wben she was young," the farmer bad said It bad aUrtled bim to see bow th n and withered ber tace wa un der tbe white hair. "Sarah's only 50," he continued. "She hadn't ought to look so old," be said He had not thought ' or ber looks wben s-he wa alive. There was a certain sullen resent ment under hi grief tbat she was dead. How was be to do without her? She was a maste band at cooking, and butter making, and laundry work, and ewlng. He bad n er thought to ask her if sbe needed help Sbe bad never com plained, and to complete her work sbe bad risen at 4 ana gone to led late at night. Things always ran smooth y. .She never spoke of being ill. It stunned bim when sbe took this cold and sank under it In two days. Tbe doctor xald tbat all ber strength was gone. ".Saraii had tbe strength of ten women," the husband aid. ' Where bad It gone?" He wa amaod and Indignant Was thl tbe justice of God, lo Uke away a woman so useful In th world? It was not ust! Her daughters sobbed vehemently. She bad always been so tender! bbe did so much for them. They did not, it s true, feel well acquainted wit'.. ber since tbey grew up. But be- j tween the r mmlc, and tbelr studies, and tbelr young companion, and other social occupation their Ine had been filled: Tbey smoothed tb folds or ber merino gown a little shamed that the blgbbor abould tee that ahe bad oo ailk dress. be bad Insisted tbat each or tbem abould have silk gowos, aod bad helped to uke tbem Jack, bar too, Ilk bia raibar, waa shock d to se bow t red bto nether looked. H bad Uiksd for a year or two of takitf her for a wk t Saw York. CM bad oatwr a giuaa eU .. J3t b ajsyasu bad aouta gaguaiaat U iwambrJ aotr ivatiia tzi wuZM bar-b la Ma dairy ta tSry tt to La Kseiizi NCa UtICMlUtU cewtrlvas that IttU waltdav for berl Tbey all fait now bow good aad na sal ash sbe had bee, aad bow dear ; to them. "Why abould sbe be taken from us?" the otd man asoaded brttatly. It I crael Why baa God done this Ulng?" And tb dead woman lying there, ber Up dose forever, could make no answer, save tbat which toil baa stamped upon tbe thin, worn face, i tbat seemed pleading for rest Youth's Compaaio. AMERICAN INFLUCNCC Amj OShar Varatga RaMaa. In tbe three year ending with Dec 31, l52, American Investments in Mei co amounted to 3j,3IU,ooo. During tbe same Lngllah In vest men U amounted to 1213.600,000. At oo time KagUsh investment in Mexlc fat exceeded too of Ameri ca, say ' tb Daaver JpuUkaa, but ir we may odge by tbe reoord-of tb three years named the latter will soon, if tbey have not already done so, occupy tbe leading place. American pitai In ' Me ico-has been Invested very largely In mines and la railroads. Dur ing tbe last three years Americans in vested iS3,j. 5.0o0 and Englishmen lil, i . O.OOO in M lean mines. Dur ing the sum time American In vested 17,u75,0OO aod Lnglisbmen lite, 250, 000 la railroad english men have, however, given more at tention tban Americans to coloniza tion schemes aad to land invest ment Tbey have taken tbe lead also in mercantile ventures their In vestments In tbat direction being -i , VO.oOC, aa against tv. i60,000 by American .. In connection with manufacture aad material improve menu Americana nave Invested a great deal more capital tban English men,' tb amounU being for tbe former taa.l-'iu.Ovu and for, the latter only 4, 812,00a The growth of American Influenced Mexico has been very rapid sloce railroad communication between tbe United 8Utec and the City or Me loo was establish d, aod a traveler through the Southern l.epubllc osn see the results or this lo almost all tbs railroad town. Tbe Increased Intercourse between tbe two nations I having a good effect upon public opinion in Mexico concerning tb people of the United Sute. At one time there was a great desl of dis trust of Americans, but although there la some of It left, it i gradual ly dying out Formerly tbe typical American in Mexico was of the rough frontier class. But since the completion of railroad better classes of Americans have gone Into tbe couolry. The In vestment of American capital has ca d intelligent American business men, and especially mining engineers and managers, to make tbelr lomee In Mexico and thus tbe people of that country have had their eyes opened to tbe true character oi the hatter class of tbe American pnopt Wasted Kaergy of Coal. 'I think I shall soon turn my at tention to one of tbe greatest prob lems tbat I have ever thought .of solving, aod that is tbe direct con trol ot tbe energy tbat is stored up in coal, so far a it may be employed w tbout waste and at a very small margin of cost." said Mr. disoo , to a writer of McClure'i Maga ine. "Ninety per cent or the energy that I exisU lo coal is now lost 1 convert- j ing it into power. Now tbat is an awful waste, and even a cbild can see tbat ir this wastage can be saved t will resell in vastly cheapening the cost r everything wbicb Is man ufactured by electricity or su-am- power. In fact. It will be cheapening tbe cost of all the astly neces. sanes o: life, and 1 suppose the re sults will be or mightier influence upon c. vitiation tban tbe develop ment of tbe sieam engine and elec tricity hate been. It will, In fact, do away with steam engines and bolleis and make tbe use or steam power a roucL or a tradition as tbe sUg-e coach I now." Mr. Edison looks farther ahead than this campaign tor he said: ! the car and the paper handled by It, "1 thing It quite likely tbat 1 may i costs . 1,00 a week. Multiply this try and develop a plan for marine br six, the number of cars used by signaling. I should use the well-1 tbat firm, and you have tbe sum to known principle that water Is a more Lai of i 000 a week f r tbis single perfect medium for carrying vibra tions tban air and should t'eveloo Instrumenu wbl b may be carried upon seagolnit vessels by which they can transmit or receive through an International ode of signal reporu within a radius of, say, ten aille" Drawing It Pine. The other day I met In tbe alreet my fastidious ft lend wbo hates to c rry bundles. To my astonish men t 1 aw under bis arm bis wife's India shawl, rather clumsily rolled up and without any covering wbaU er. "Are you escaping Iro n a fir'" asked 1, pointing to tbe burden, aud I tbat all you managed to save?" "So." replied he. laughing lather shamefacedly, "but you know I oevirr carry bundle for myselt I bav a heorr tbat to oersooallv ca rv one! bun - age la a c.ty wher there a dreds of men, bo e. boys and bicy cies engage! In tbe business show either extreme pove ty or very bad management. Hut no man can avoid carrying bis wife's bundles one in a bll, and when this misfortune overtake me I make It a rule not to conceal the character of my burden. I want to public to b able to dl tlugutob between shirtlessa and chivalry." Aau r told' Washing. on. A CowdUloaal ReowMjOillMl). Tbat to aa aanMhsr story which Lord Oaflf1a Mlto la bto reseat bl ejsrrapbf of bl mother of thai chars. tag ladt irvtciimpMof ta tdr DisraaU Kb kaaw tb yujr oa. aad aUan Dtaraall baits af ywt , more celebrated tbaa bis sou, mr 1 mother bad expressed a deefr to see blaa. But tb Inwod actio sou Id j not n managed. Inasmuch a at this particular suomeat Mr. D wjell bad llttarrelled with bis father. On fiae saoralBg, however b arrived with ! bis father in hi rlgbt hand, so to speak, In Mr Norton drawing-room at btoryi-gate. Settlog him dowa , on a chair, aad looking at bim ae if be were some object of ven-u oi which be wanted to c'lopose, Mr. Disraeli tome i round to my mother, aod said la his somewhat pompous voice, -Mr black wood, I have brought you my father. I have be come rei-ooci ed to my father o i two conditions; the first was that be snould Ouute aad see you; tbe second that he should pay my deou Cware for Bllloaa Ptopl. Dr. Samuel Elliott says of a num ber of exLerimenU In diet tried at 'hi hospital: "We psdlly found tbat ratieoW In hospitals and all per sons' lead log a sedentary lire miut avoid too concentrated food, conteot tbemselve with less variety, and drink abundantly of dilutent fluids; tbat coffee acted' upon lb liver and was altogether tbe best remedy for coos tl nation and what is called a bilious condition; tbat tea acted In precisely an opposite direction, namely, aa an astr ng nt; tbat not popples, nor mandragora, nor all tbe drowsy ayrup of tbe Last could bring the paac to a aufferer from malarial chill that weuld come of strong cof fee with a little lemon Jul e ad ed: tuat atrong lea wa almost a sped tic fo.- neuralgia in tu simp e uncompli cated form, while turnips were found to be almott specific in similar types of rheumatism common to young men. where the only pre.isposlng cause wa exposure to tb - elements." Some recent experlmenU in Ger many confirm t e opin on of physi cians tbat the coffee which 1 an aid to digestion must be an Infusion, not boiled, tor this particular reason tbe after, d ru g coffee should always be an Infusion. Tbe cafeloe or cof fee, however, which Is tbe element most stimulating to traveler, I said to be drawn out by keeping the cot fee at the boiling point for a few minuter American Cultivator. A Taotfal Teacher. A little Incident wbicb happened at an LnglUb school not long ago ought to be told, for tbe kludliness or feeling that it shows. An Amer ican boy, having been called upon la tbe class tbe first day lo say wbo was tbe first Norman King of England, did not know. Tbe class laughed uproariously. But tbe mas te , rapping fur order, said: "Fair pi 'j boys; now let tbe next boy tell me wbo wa the first President of the t oiled Mate" He could not aniwer, so the little American no longer fel t shamefaced In tbe pres ence or bis school fel ows. It war not many days before tbe master wa called to settle a dispute between them, for more tban one English lad insisted upon It that New York wa tbe capiUl of this country, and the American could not understand why some of t e largest town in tog land are towns and not c ties and fcbook bis h ad in a puvled way wben told tbnt, to be a city in Eng land, tbe town mutt have a cathe dral and be tbe seat of a bishop. He couldn't understand why tbe boys eyed bim auspiciously wben be told them hi, uncle belonged lo tbe militia, we cail until he found out that wbal tbe militiaa e tbe volunteer in England, and tbat tbe militia there are the lowest and mo t de graded class of regular sold ers to you see tbe Ignor oce was not all on one side Philadelphia Ledger. Advertising a Circus. Tbe various phases of show adver tising are apparently simple until you come to circus advertising, which I on a scale unknown to the tbeatrica world. This uot oniy in tbe vast amount of money annually Invested in it, but in tbe perfect labyrinth or details Incidental lo the system. A single advertising car, aurh s used by Barnuin .t Bailey, Inde endeotly of tbe money Invested in line or advertising. Each car carries sixteen men, aod i accompanied by a responsible manager and by an ad vance press agent, woo attends to tbe newspaper end of the business. Tbere are other showmen that bill quite as heavily as Barnum Bailey, and a the most Inuoo-nt person knows, the quality of the show is not to l iudged by tbe character of tbe bills or th square vardjof board covered Tbere is probably no other business in the world tbat expends anything like tbe money in advertis ng tbat t Invested in berald ng tbe advent, of the modern circus. And tbere is probably n Investment of mooey that yields mora cerUia, im mediate, and liberal return. Used to It. The amateur photographer is as common on the ocean steamers as on 1 th stree s of Bcto . A B ston girl who took ber camera to Europe with ber this summer one day saw the first mate sundlngon tb bridge, making a vary Imposing ngure, and remarked to her companion: "Oh,l must have a picture of bim." Catching up the camera sh ran across tb deck and called to bim: "i'lea-e st-nd still a momot; ' want to snap you " Instantly tu o.tleer struck a mag nificent attitude with on arm x tended a If giving aa ordar. fib snapped. Tb - lookars oa ibouted with laugbtar, aad mbmob re arksd: Oh, you'v bi tbtra bforN Evry trip," eaat daw tb aa- BBJOttraai HUMILIATION OT THE EMQLtSM Tb Dutch have th honor of Be ing the last nation who Has has enured tb Thame I detaac of tngland. aod tb last tbat bas de stroyed England's shipping aad ar senals almost In tb heart of Eng land's power, say Spar Moaaeut On June n. i67, tbe Duteheta peered off Harwiea, to the great ur. prise of tb court Then, wben It was too late, tbe government baga to move. Tbe real object of tbe Dutch doe not seem to have been suspected uotil June 10, De uyter wa at tbe Nor. Weitber 'orts nor abips were manned and not a shot waa fired to stay hi progress up the river. Sir Edward .prague hastened to get together a small squadron, but was unable to prevent bim burning the foru and magazine o T Sheer nee. ' When De i,uyUr appeared ia sight of Sbeerneas, tbe usual dogged bravery or Englishmen seem all at once to have given away perhaps because tbey had no coo fide In tbelr rulers. "The alarm waa so great," writes Evelyn, "that it put bctb country and city into rear a panic and con sternation such a l , bop J . shall never see more; everybody wa flying, none koew why or whither. Oa the 1 1 th new cam to London that Sbeerness waa taken and tbat Du Kuyter" ship bad ascended aa far a tbe Hope All nigbt tbe drums were beating for tbe trained bands to be in arms In tbe mo.ning, with bullets and powder and a fortnight's vic tual. But tbe Dutch hoet, Instead of moving higher up the river, en tered tbe V.edway, and London drew a long breath of relief. The feet made short work of the Med way de fenses, and oo tbe following morning arrived off Upper Castle, of "the. booting" of which 'they made no more tban or a fly." t nder lu guns tbey set fire to and destroyed four English ships. Then about 6 o'clock In the afternoon De Kuyter gave orders to retreat, lest tbe ebbing tide ahould strand any of his big ship and toward evening the Dutch I. set was again anchored In the mouth of tbe Tbime There tbey lay at anchor, enforcing a real blockade, which, it It did not do much damage, inflicted great Incon venience. Tbe Lond ners were de prived of their supply of sea-borne coal. Tbe 2sth of June Evelyn wilte: The Dutch I'eet still continuing to stop up 'the river, so a nothing could stir or come out, I wot ' before tbe Council and commanded by bis Ma esty to go with some otbe a aod search about the envlrooi of the city. Bow exceedingly distressed for want or fuel, wbelher tbere could be any peat or turf fit for use." On the 2 th tbe Dutch were still lying at tb Nor, '-as dreadful a spectacle, " says Evelyn, "as ever Eoglisbman saw, and a dishonor never to be wiped oil." For six weeks the Dutch sailed proudly along our coast, and after two more aiteru ;U to ascend the Thames but without succets, tb fleet sailed away. What Kniil Owe Kraace. One olitacle remained to tbe for mation of a France- usalan Alllauce, and tbat was a financial on Hith erto Russia has been In tbe habit of going lo Berlin lor her money, and , usslan stock was largely b 1I by German banks. It wa a circum stance which, though apparently tri vial In itoelf, made the liussUn Gov ernment more dependent on the, Ger man nnanciers than it llki-d. ho that wben a Frcmh syndicate, with to. Hospier, a l'arls banker, at iu bead, made advances to M. Wlscbnergrad ski. the llussian finance Mlol-ier, their proposition fell on very willing ears. Of tbe financial deUlls, of the pro longed negotl Hons, and tbe German opposition, it would be wearisome to speak. It will be enough to say tbat In i 8rt a i. usslan loan or o. ,0 o. 000 r., and again tu IMI a further loan ot 40, 000,0 ot, were raised in France and subscribed for many times over. It wa oue of tbe most brilliant financial operation of modern t met; and ir aoy pr of were wanted of French confidence in Kussia, it would be found in tbe fact that no les than f. ur milliards of francs of i.ulau stock Is calculated to be now held by tbe cautious French Investor, who rarely navel beyond a home cur.ty. This is one of those subsUntial facU which mean a great deal more tnan the florid and b mbastic declamation in which international amenities are frequently expressed. ' Macmillan'a Magaloe hpanked Hi Grown Daughter. For some infringement of the tmusehol i rules tbe other day, Farmer Joseph Hetieman of JNortbport. L. L, laid bis IB year-old daugbur, i.oina, acioss hi knee aud spanked ber soundly. Then he sent her weeping to be room. Kosina didn't 1 kj this method ot punishment and sbe told ber lover, Charlas Heiseman, who Is employed lu one ot toe village bak eries. She escaped from tbe house and he loat no lime In getting to i-.ew lorn. On uer return lapa liegeman attempted to repeat th spanking. Just as be waa about to begin operation in ) opped , young Hesteman. He waved a marriage certificate under tb uos of to old man aod warned him to withhold hi upbeid hand. Farmer Hgmsa was amazed. Th bnd slipped of bl knee and cl ng to ber young husband. Tbe farmer decided tbat It would not b wall for bim to re peat tb paoklng and tb young cnupi ucparud. Soaa mea are to ualoek that thalrkjraMsbat twloi ar.