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AUIUCILTUKALNKWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO THE
FAf;M AND HOME.
Uarlc Has lit-eii hr Kulu wf Ameri
can Ajruullun- Him let- May Ke
lilt-ueo Slorcl Kc a a I'aslure
litiisTLiI A r hull ural Ntilc.
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all sari ilirci.
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;is tralislisilti'it illlo lifl r;..-li. I'.-- 1
rails,. wh,-al -nli imi 1- sr.iu iib
oi l -uln aii-ni oh iho look. -ii s.l. Jiinl
Ii.'i-aiiso il was ahvavs a oasli to..
1 rip fls... was (it-own: ami liwau lh. rt' ,
:is mi iniicli of It. and so fvw farm ani- '
iii.il., tin- straw, wlii.-li is worth as .
liiiifh iu Kn'land as th- w holt- t-rop is
l.tTi. was luirnt-d to i-t rid of it; ami i
li.i ausf of Ibis it-M-ntin of a rro'i j
wiUioiit culiivatiou. woods imi. li niorf
than loss df fertility rediloed tile rate
of yield; until at lasl. Iit-i-aiise of .-iteii-siou
of wheat area beyond ihe m-edti
ul consumption, prire was redinvd and
profits destroyed.
Jt was the same with cotton. The
s.i-d was wasted, or only used for
manure. Sometimes sincu was killed
by belli;; yoryeu over a pile of seed,
but systematic feeding was unknown.
.Now 4'i.ii,HK, inure or less, repre
ft-1,1 tile oii of tile Sli'd. V.ilirll Was
wasted if applied to the soil, and ul-
p. us! as much more should Im coi from
Ii euiiitf the cane, wnu incn'eiitai loons
to consiiiuie a suilable ration, and
l osiini; almost noihini:. In this way all
the valuable elements of the s.vil are
returned to the soli, with addl'l-mal
manurial value of other feediiur ma
terial, l'ork. if nut beef, can Is- pro
cured in ihe mild climate of the .South
with cotton seed cake, cow peas and
oiher fall and Avinter srowitm forage
plants even cheain-r than the centra!
v, est.
la wooded sections the first and
largest opportunity for waste was
found In the wanton destruction of
wood and timber, and it was improved
until lni'se areas have become deserts.
In every rural industry there lias leen
(lepleii in and destruction. When tiax
b.van e an auxiliary or successor to
wheat a million of acres went Into ciil
biatiui for se.-d and the straw was
thrown away, thouch coarse fiber
worth $b x) per ton had been made of
the straw as it lies from the mower,
while by a slisht change of method of
tultnre and treatment, as Is done in
Kurope. far more valuable filler can be
produced. Flax growers will say It I
cannot be done, because they do not j
know how and will not h-aru. but It j
has been done ami is done successfully j
and uniformly in other flax urowiiiK j
countries. j
t'henp Toe
I have built a I .n
ty tons oi ice for o
biiillK Hi) jiolld . r
Morale.
- and slored twen
s than 'Jti. There
river within two
miles. I as obiiired to ma lie my o u
pond. A very small brook riinnin;;
near the barn wis dim. mod. making
a imnd from one to four feet deep.
This was don.' in the fall. A u old build
ing was then b..ii'ht alio nil ice house
llxl-Xhi I'eei bnili. boai..;.. horizontal
ly inside and out. nil -i with sawdust
as boarded. Tin- h-nx v.ms filled, with
the help of two b..ys. puttius in l'Jii
cakes sixteen inches tnick in twelve
!i .urs, each Iwini; 1'....''. feet. Tli" toots
U.-,.'d coiisiied of a sc. oi' iloilble block
t.-u-kle, chain, tongs and ax. An Ice
KUW was hired for 'Si (eiits. I would
not use an ice plow if 1 had one. One
man can easily saw twenty-live tons of
ice daily: if a smaller ipianiity were
required it would not pay to house and
botjier wiili an ice plow. The ianine
was built by the side of the pond and
the ice hoisted by hand inn. the liour e.
i'ix one -horse loads; of sawdust were
used in pM-kin:. The expense of build
in;; h'.use aitd filling was less than 17.
iind hereafter the cost of stoninr ice
will not be over Ti, Corresp., Jul, -nee
Orange .ludd Farmer.
Not Altogether I'ractiea',
To the piaciii.al man, flic methods
ami sisjciii of Jud'iii fouls at pou'iry
kIkiws coiniiiand.s inn Iiiih- rcspaet. and
when scores and awards are viewed
with suspicion they only excite ,;on-l.-tnpt
and derision. The American
.siandard does not rTco-;iib',e the econ
omic value in (lend weights for taide
purposes. All stress U laid upon color
of pluinaue, Keneial simpe and condi
tion of face, ear, Inbox, wattles, eomtr.
rli'. I'rom the fanciers' standpoint-- a
jioiut of view that is more or less eou
iiirijiisi us tastes and Ideas change
ihi.s ln.iv lie :i'l rl- !it i-i. nit. .1. I. in 1 ... ,
.Iocs it signify to the fa.-tuer win, wants I
or the piudterer who v.iit-s heavy
arensses for t lie market.' What ilif
fereiic- does il uvkc if his hii-ls ai'e
white in the ear lobes, their combs out
of shape, liie laiK a .vry, so luiin u ihey
l,ei out un nbiiiidance of hen fruit?
What iloi-s the fun ..ily man or epicure
care ali-.ilt the p.-ecis" shape of tall,
whips, color of hackle, or other dis
r)unliflcatiiiK. ho he eel .s-id chlck'-n
meat?-Field and Farra.
Rye b a I'astnre,
V never cotihl see any advantage
froiu sowing any kind of jfnilu to ftir
liisu pasture. Tlie soil must be plowed,
to make a aoed lied for the ?rain, and
If must not .-'come comimet no that
tork efltl trmnple over It without
jxin.'hlng the surface when wet. Kven
If fed off while dry the grn farnlahes
coii -arsij. h tilth f-l. mi l that ti.4
f V.TJ good quality. I'y U4 !t past 'lie
will be cni.-ii by stork ! for ! - i''
. mv. ll : u t ij'jirniuu.- ju'if
r;ss ..r as ri.nvr wh.-n tin- latter is m
hi "lst trampling of all pastor
. ,.-u .u a imwI. destroys quite as nii'Wi
a what II.- !ig eats. W'laie an)
i.'Lid of Km in is fed off the d-ui.age
greatly r --. Is the value of w nat !
eat.-u. c;-rial!y it si...k hp' v Si. -v. .-I
lo IrUlHJitf 'iV.-r th' gl'-MIld W Mi" the
! li.-rii.tf is
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ftaieinar
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vial
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w i'ii i:er. The row l.:i- .1 a,
.1- to 1 oii-i.!,-;v.i. M,)k i
iui!
ii'et.-d hist and primarily lor il.e
and i.-i:ryi!i a:!d k.m..1 mi'Min:
pi.ui lo ei the i.uik. and have
lliolli-T o:!i.-e e:.-!ide.l. "lo llo
.alf. ;
is a I
that I
th!,.i
there must 1 a contid-n.-e a aken.-d
ll nd n.'aiuiaii
d. to the
end that milk
int' iLis coh shall be a pb-asnre
akin to .supplyinj. her calf; and
!""!
me i
aut.horiiies i-iaiin. kep in eoiitinuaiH'e
the "eimitioiis." Unlnin be .'ailed with
mil violence, ht'f an oivasiou of to her
-actual enio, in, -nt. The man who
Hts a com1, and will feed her and doc
i: i g'vv ln-r j alu when he milks, may
be said to be more than a mechanical
milker, bin one u ho has K"Ue further,
and is -although in an aruhViu way
keeping alive the cow's inatenial af
fe, tion. and this can but lie a simulative ;
innuence to linluce milk secretion. 1 lie i
render has witnessed on untold occa
sions the cow's greatest desire In stickle
her calf, or lie milked, and If milk c'v
ins f l ml milkinc can be closely assu-
-Sated by pleasurable coni.'ict, there is
hi once answer that ih.-re is a "secret"
in mllklni:. and It is fashioned on the
ev.-i lastin law of (..! care and kind-
, ness. Practical Farmer.
I The (larili-n.
The rnislni: of canary seed is a profit
; able industry. The seed commaiios
, aliout a sack.
i At a reception recently given by a
' capitalist in N-w York the rooms were
' proftiselv decorated with roses, which
l
c.isT. ai-cordintr to the New York Adver
tiser, !f'Ji per dozen. Ibises bloom In
I California all winter In the open air,
I and the sliipplni; of buds to New Yoik
oi'frht to In- a profitable business.
It is estimated that the cost of an
acre of raspberries, the first year, omlt
I tlnii he fertilizers. Is about while
! als.ut twenty live bushels, at $2 per
bushel, is estimated as the results, the
i expenses of crates, etc.. balancing the
' outlay and receipts. The sei-oud year.
! however, the expenses will be greatly
reduced, while tile yield should e
doubled. The condition of the market,
however, render any estimate unre
liable. Farm Not.,
Any attempt to change the form of a
tree after it commences to bear is al
most certain to damage the tree neri
oiisly.
The cantaloupe is a native of Anierl
! ca. and Is so called from the name of
a place near Koine, w here it was tlrKt
j cultivated in Kurojie.
We buy over ),isi,ii worth of or-
antes and lemons from Italy every
year, although Florida and California
' are proilnelm- both fruits hi rifely.
! This is the way one dairyman puts
it : A good cow will make a greater tuim-
Imt of pounds of human food In a year
) than a steer will iu a lifetime, and the
, cow be left over for tc-xf year.
' If smut is Sll.-iec:.-d. Sollk all seeds of
! grain tweiiiy miir iiotns in a solution
of one pound of sulphate of copper in
six gallons of warn water, and then
' mix the seed with land plaster to dry
ii.
Heets, carrots and parsnips should tx
; seeded early afn-r the frost is out of
the ground. Flow the land as soon as
: il can be done, and harrow it down
! until very fine. Seeds of carrots and
, parsnips w ill not germinate if the land
is ru!I of clods or lumps. A line soil Is
important.
'1 lie lilt ie i'-'lntid of Jersey Is but elev
' en mil -s lung by live wide, yet it jirob-
ably contains more cows than any o!h
! cr part of tile earth of e.pial size. All
lmioriatioii is forbidden by law, and
i .'ill these years the dairymen have been
! br.-eilitlg with but I lie one object in
, view.
j Keep a cow as ci.iiteti'erl as possible,
I if you would have her milk easy. If
I worried 'lieie is sure to be some tension
i i f the tuusei-s which retain liie milk.
and tliis holds il up. If Ihe row is .-d
! 'I. :it which sii.' likes, these muse- are
i usually reinx.'d. Kven the maternal
I atl'ectioii is forgotten while eating a
i savory mess.
i i-inglish duirymen are wrestling with
: the qui stioii whether or not odors are
, ri ally aii aii-bed by the mliU while it is
; w a nil. .ill-1 I rom the cow. .Some of hem
1 argue ihat if such were the case tie ie
1 would be no milk lit to drink, as nil is
'l"'"1
to odors of some kind w hen
first drawn. They claim that eld
milk v.til absorb oil. us more readily
iliflii warm. A mcricans have lielleve I
that warm milk was n rapid absorber,
and it will le Interest I Mi; to know how
much I ruih there is iu the idea.
The heaviest fwd there is for poultry We could tell by t lie demoniac Imn) and
or other animals should be at night, shriek of tlie wind oiitsld" that the
Kieep Tavor digestion, and kecjilng the storm king was hard at hi w oi k. It
stomach full Is the best protection was then really u comfort to know that
against cold. If any com !s ,;lven it there were six feel of solid, natural
should be tit night. It wll be ul the bet-1 irtli In all the walls, and that over-b-r
If warmed and some of it is charred. ' head four feel of earth were propped
A cold grain of corn, sometime h e- tip. In addition, with massive oaken
cold, lias to be warmed before It can lie . timlicrs. The walls were relied, olid
digested. At night, when exercise is ', there wus a plank flooriiiK tinder foot.
t
Impossible, no unnecessary burden
nhould be placed on the system. In the
morning It Is lietter to feed poultry
with grain scattered amonir straw and t
let them srratrh for It
A Q'JLE 3 HOTEL.
ii. nnf K .ilerpriss" .f a Trtnii in Ihp
Ct Itmc Belt.
i j i I tr.:.i : ilinwiit tin- Fahhaa
i' of Tea- . 'ua th- -.i-intf ( iti.
v a ni.ii-r n the Youth's I '.u. :,.,.
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Id had ( do v. ith the m.i'l.-r.
liit
as r!n-:e s.-.-M .-d in be no ho'. l t" com
pe'e with the Ca'.e H..I1S4-. 1 . ' !i-d to
i. in. Hi. th.-re. If 1 thoin-'lit an . ' us: ai
.. ,, .,,,.., ,,.,..,,... i .,,,...l li t in-
i di.-ate that the house was ov, r
iii.iii:iLV,l by
old Mr. Cave, or s .me of
i.i. r., ,,, lu
However, I asked no ipies-inns. but .
turned my crip over to the l ave man. '
Hiid trndt'ed on after him.
As we left tin- station I was impressed j
with the truth of my companion's ob i
servaiion as to the badness of the cl iinl: ;
but it was the time of y.nr when bad i
lookinit chin, Is are not an uncommon
affair in north Texas. !
Kr several wi-ks just precedlutt
r,.) estnie had b.-cn in what might lw '
,ii,.,i milier n nns..ttl...l con. lit! .n. A
week before tills day tlie little town of j
Cisco had Iss-n almost demolished by n i
storm, and the week In-fore that an
awful cyclone had visited several i
places In Oklahoma. It was not the
time of year when nervous K.isiern .
people would enjoy living In that part
of the world. !
The cloud now approaching was evl '
deiitly not of an ordinary character. To
ts-gin with. It w as of a .h-ep green color.
such as one rarely sees in a cloud, i
Moreover, the whole mass had a bub- 1
bliiig. boiling appearance, as If It were '
a vast cahlrmi, under which the evil i
spirits of the air had kindled their .
lir.-s. The whole was a dark, low ering,
wide spreading inasx that seemed al
most to touch the ground iu its course.
A bny.y.ing, hissing, rumbling noise
filled the air, as If a dozen locomotives
were all letting off st.aiii at the same
time. The majestic center of all the
disturbance came sweeping on as If the
prince of the power of the air were
proiielllng It.
As we moved off, I noticed with sur
prise that we were Roiug In a direction
opposite to that of the main part of the
town, but said nothing. I noticed, too,
that most of tlie bouses seemed desert
ed. What few Inhabitants were visible
were mostly out In their yards, watch
ing the oncoming cloud.
"Isay! Cave man." t queried, "where
have all the town folks hidden them
selves '"
"I'nder the ground, mister under the
ground." replied my companion, with, a
significant laugh. "Here w e are, though,
at the Cave House. You'll find lotM of
'em down there."
As he spoke, he owued the gate to
what seemed to lie the back yard of a
private residence. I noticed quite a
number of people In the back yard, but
hesitated nlsiut entering.
"I don't want to go in that place,
man! Where's the hotel':"
"There it is. right over yonder." said
he. impatiently. "Ain't yon got no j
eyes? I told you before you started it j
was a cave house. You didn't think of
stojipin' at a reg'lar hotel this kind of :
w.-athcr. did yon';"
.lancing iu the direction of his ges :
lure. 1 noticed for the first time what ,
sc. Hied to be a mound of earih wilii :i
door opening In at one side. A laniei 'i
hung in this doorway, and two object ;
w hich looked like uloveyipes projected '
through the top.
"Come, come'." said I. angrily to my ,
attendant, "go back with me at once
to some regular hotel."
"If you're a niitui to get Mowed all to '
thunder, you can go. hut 1 won t. That
cioi.d's going to do Its do In a mighty ,
little while now." j
If seemed thai such was the case, ,
Tlie w ind began to come in tierce, fitful
gusts. The (lashing of the lightning
and the rolling of the thunder were i
aliTsst continuous. A few large, h-avy .
drops of rain fell. I was not, m heart. '
lining to be "Mowed all to thunder."
so I decided o put up for Ihe night at
the ( ave House.
'1 he mound of earth was a icmirai
one. It had been e.vcava:ed. and an;
en'.miice made on the iiort ie-ist side. ,
b.sli'lse Ihe cyclones of the region !J- '
w ays came from the soiiih . si. As I
rlllerod. J belli id SUcIl a sigJif as I never !
saw before mid never expect to see'
agai't.
t.eiuie me was an uinlergroij'id room '
forty f"ri long by twenty f.-ei broad. !
s-'eated on boards around the walls, and '
on boxes, stools and chairs on the tloor. j
were about two hundred and fifty men. I
women ami children. The dim. weird j
light of the lo w-haugil.g hiliienis slioue ;
on paie faces, inn gave tliein an effect 1
lieyoud description. j
All had now come In. Tlie massive i
double doon were closed and barred
All would nave lieen well enough
wit.h us. had It not liecn for the stilling
;ett. Think of over two hundred and
fifty people packed and Jammed Into
such ft room as I have described, with J
" no v.-n'.n.ilion save mi. ti as ts.u:d o .
tn'lle.1 t litsMHrtl the lu i pa
iiii tbr..u'li the roof.' Ii u as grul
I t..d il 1111 111 n built lell i.i k. ltd
t!..-n. ufter ii)ii, (i -rsii: .a. I iii ii; --1
my la iidlord t,. .ij-ii the l-.or ,-iiid !!
un- oui. Kail) as .ii t tli-
wind had iv.ix-d. Tht,..,.:i m- r.i.-i
and und and .!.. r: I ,..,. m,
a ii;.!-. imiil 1 fi.iin 1 ij i,iy r.'"iinf
!..;. ! in ihe t..wii. II. n- J stayed t:!l
u . ii. bin I afterwBi.J l--:nn.-d tliai
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e l', -ru '. I s i w : i.ii t the
r.-.'.-.l - a i unroof- I '
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to see.
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St'H 1-1. e,
.Is Ms 1
'Il.e ',,,,. ;.,;el was a pa) nig enter
prise. It i'ui.1 ( uer ait-nit tsv.i hun
dred dollars originally, and as he i-ii.i
."! each p. rs,.. fifty .-eats a nhfht for
sl-epiug .,r ratlcr. staying -iu It. In
snot, g,,t his money ba.-k.
A bad I-,,, king cloud always brou-.'hl
him n lifiancf.:! harvest. I'.ul for the
shorin. vs of t',e season, he would have
grown rh h at the business.
f'l.ssiiin Traits.
Ihe if'iu.-'atis are laz, mid effembi
flte; In 'he inter th-y seldom walk,
and when they do they crawl along,
muffled up In fnrv. and do not move
with nry briskness. One sees a great
many miliiary oili.-ers In Moscow, and
th.-ir want of smartness is noticeable
Numbers are always to be seen loung
ing alsiut the iMuilevards with th-ir
hands In the M kets of their gray over
coats. These boulevard warriors do
not look wry formidable. The Cos
sacks are dlrlv looking Indians, badly
dress ',1. and mounted on small horses,
which lire said to be excellent aldlll.'lls
pofsessing wonderful staving pox, or
I as told h an ollii er that the Cos
sacks have degenerated very much, and
have been spoiled by being turned into
legldars The Cossacks of Ihe I (on es
peclilly have di teri.. rated, but those of
the Caucasian regions are tine soldiers.
lie of the worst i hi.racleri.stics of
the Russians is theii dishonesty in
trade. In .Mosisnv, even In many of the
best shops, one has to bargain for pur
chases, as a much higher nice than is
eX'Clei is always asked. In this way
foreigners In Moscow no doubt fre
qiiently pay three or four times the n.-e
essary price for articles. In the same
way one has to bargain for everything,
and this. In my opinion, constitutes one
of the most disagreeable things con
uected wiih life In Russia. One al
ways Imagines that one is being swin
dled, and tisi frequently, no doubt, the
Idea is not a vain one.
That tlie Russians are a dirty people
Is well Known; verv few houses have
even a footbath in them, and although
there are line public baths, the Ilus
sians, even of the upper ( lasses, seldom
make use of them. Indeed, I believe
the lower orders are cleaner In this re
spect. The Westminster .lovlew.
A Wonderful Flunt.
Savalliie Is the name of a new forage
plant, that is destined to work wonders
iu the drouth-stricken regions of this
country. Kven the glories of irrigation
are of little avail when compared with
this new vegetable wonder. Tlie prod
uctive powers of the plant are said to
be truly wonderful and cattle are ex
ceedingly fond of it. It is hardy and
vigorous and bears with equal indiffer
ence in summer or winter. Sacaline
was discovered by the Russian explor
er. Maxoiiowicz. on an island in the
sea of Okhotsk. It was brought to
France in IsJiit The rits branch on
all sides and pass horlznii'ally from the
rhizomes, penetrating the hardest soils
and giving origin to new shrmis which
further Increase the sie of the clump.
The stems are numerous and closely
sot: they vegetal.- early, and are iiol
long in attaining a height of nearly ',-n
feet. Snaiil. long. !;', ig ramilii atiovs
develop.' ill the middle Mild lit the fop
of the luxuriant piaut.
The new plant bus be n experimented
wiili in this coaiiiiy and the results
have been entirely sat lsfa'ti y. i'lof
I'aiimiel. of the Iowa Agii. uiiiiral Col
lege, says of it: "It is not only perfect
ly hardy in Central low a, m lar as
cold is coin er.ied. bin It stands the dry
w.-aiher remarkably well. We bae
had no rain to s is of miu i,e l.iti.-r
part of .Iu1)", but this plan! is as gr.-'u
III Ihe end of f-Vplciiibcr as il is t ar!
In July. The original plant has b.-ej
in :t dry place for years, but in all lals
tlll.e it has mice I....-U killed b i, .
it is n r. ma i "'. n hie grower. I. ally in
J mi
s' ta!
uer.- foil; I. -i n le t hi-'
ihlct Living
Fighly tiu'ee years a
mav la" s.ud of Miciiae
name n;,i-:t:s on :he .
W i.,-, e It has be. n cu rr
1 sl'J. In u he eld; -.led
from New York, lie ia
est liviog ohii.-r ..f the
, r.
ii'-rl "i ills
M'
H.iV Ih-.i-. ...
I Mil, .' , j,. ;!,
a liiil i-i iu
lie i- l,e . hi
I lli'ed Ki ll: ,
army, and tluT" :u
older In any of the
ran iM.fi.v ll'oio Ic
obably not many
rld's aniii.'s. 1 1
v If i - ii he v, as I J
years old and rnlisicd us a driifiMoei
in Capl. HprotiU's company of tic Thir
teellth lte;'lmetlt, i'llitcl Klafes I ll f Hi -try,
of which Col. Schuyler win ;h
e..l.itiiilIl'!-; uud .vhlrl. was slatioa.-d
lit liie lime fit Ireellbllsh, oppo,i,. V.I
bmiy. lie t'..oU pari w.ih his reglncnt
iu the campaign on the Canadian n i
tier, niiii Is still fond of telling ah
tlie b-tl es of li list. in, Stony Cn-i h
and Fort George. !!. icnuiiued in )!..
service at a re. ruiting si.uioii till .la,,
nary. 1S,'., when he was oinmlssidiicl
as Second I.lelllenlllll i.i (he Nil,,!'.
l ulled state Infantry. He was phi. v
upon the retired list by reason of "dis
ability from old age" I fee. 10. IsTu, on
has lived since then with his wife mi,
two daughters and son at No. 3i .Sev
enth avenue, New York.
It la wonderful how many bad HiIiim
a good man can be guilty of.
HAS AN EYF ON ALASKA.
Canada Trrinae to I)trie Mcuna of
Contrullin the Vukuii l .vr Trade.
Canada is i;.ak!ng vig . .rot'-s et. rt to
secure control of the buines the rich
gob! fields aleug tie- Yukon Kive .-, a.. 1
to that end ...i.; "'..iiam ot.r- tt:.i u
party of the ana. ..an U.ui. lary c a
Ili!-!.,'i tu Allisl.a I i mii'iv) a ".,i. .u
ron'1. probably u- ::g the Tukou t.
to the interior. 'gilvle ad par!) ar iv
ed !u A'aska on lie.. 17 an 1 iu t,. ak
big of to.-ii' itteiitloti tl;e A ia-i.a Ne,v
of Dec. 2(1, '.Mlshed ,u Juc-au .':;y.
n y s :
"The j.fert) is oit;lt'lug here f.,r the
pti'-jM.i.e nf making us H-eurate a s.ii i. y
'f th- 'j akou i'.lxer as '.he w i Hlh-i1 v.lll
p-mni. The iibicei U to a -iut:y a ecu
'fe a k wle.lge of liie i;jngra;.i,y
al .hg that streaii; as clr. ui;.s'a;.i Vif v 11
allow. Of course the r- sWlei.ts of ;i.is
country will understand tuat the
veaiiier Is an tniporuii.t factor in such
j. :'..ns at this time of il.e year. The
who., valley of the river and adjacent
country will as far as possible be puo-
tngraphed. This work will be contin
ued to li e head of cnti'ie navtg'itb Ii.
Thus far the work is to afford knowl
edge for the use of the International
boundary commission, the Information
acquired, of course, being at the dispo
sal of the Joint com ml s? ion. At the same
time close attention ill be paid to the
practicability of the TaUou River as
the route to the interior, and with this
object the survey will be carried from
the bead of canoe navigation about
seventy miles to the head of Lake Tes
liu. or probably letter known here as
Aklln Fake. This will settle the prob
ability of a wagon i..;id being built to
connect the const with some point on the
headwaters of the Yukon. It Is need
less to mention to the residents of thin
part of the country the advantages of
tapping the Yukon country at Teslln
I.nke, as It permits sn uninterrupted
navigation from the extreme head of
probably the most southern branch of
the Yukon, permltt'eg free and easy
navigation for live months In the year
from the extreme heed of the river to
Its mouth, a distance of upward of 'J..'imi
miles, about two-thirds of which will
run through a mountainous country, a
condition which probably obtains on
no other river in the world.
"While In the Interior Mr. Ogllvle w ill
pay marked mention to the topogra
phy of the surface, also the climatic
conditions, as evidenced by the timber.
It is possible be may cross from Teslln
I-ake to Aklln lakes to examine that
part of the country. If possible, and In
the time at his disposal, he w III also ex
amine the White I'ass from the head of
PkngwHy Hay on Talya Inlet icommotii)
known here as Iiyea) to the Taglsh
lakes. This Is, of course, contingent on
the time taken In the examination of the
country between Takou Inlet and Tes
lln Fake. Five while men accompany
Mr. Ogllvle. whom he selected from the
Canadian party of the boundary com
mission. If an Intelligent, reliable In
dian, who knows the country between
Takou and Teslin can be procured here,
he will ls taken along In order to in
quire as much information as possible
about the country adjacent to the route
traveled over. Fart of Mr. ogllvle's
outfit Is six pairs of Canadian snow
slns'S. Nearly all the men have experi
ence in siiowshoiing, several of them
having tramped thousands of miles on
just such shoos to the satisfaction of
themselves and their employers. An
other Item of their olltlit is six tobog
gans. Mr. Og'lvie will d '..art for the
bead of Takou Inlet in the course oi a
fev days, weather pormll.'ijg. lie c
pets to return iu the tirst part of Fcb-
' mrrv, v. hi l.i w t'! llheV.- :Vvot.. a few
' days to the examination of W hile 1'nss;
I then h" will make h s way lo Ottawa as j
: speedily as p spu,. p, submit his otij. j
' rial report and plans of th work necoiu-1
i pli-hed. nt ul probably be h,-re again 1
' about the middle of April iu connei i ion j
I with th rh-sing up of lie- inl.-rnatioiml '
boundary survey work, which is expect- i
' "d to he completed in .Inly, lM;.".
I
"i he map rosulijeg from the joint In- ,
bor of the iiiieriiailniial commission
will Is. prepared with all speed for thej
comiir -lioi' vs. ho will discuss i he po
sition from the treaty of JL'." between i
K.'i; 1 '.u l anil Russia point of view. :
'.'.'iiil hevi-r of the routes Is most fe;isi-
.e reported t'pon will In all probability,
be opened for travel in an early df.'e. I
Ina king, ii s fa r as a reasonable expend!- j
tui'e will permit, an easy access to the i
gold i'clils of the interior." t
" ' " " i
How to Cool a ( clliir.
A great mlstak" Is sometimes mde
: ventilating cidhirs ami milk hnii--.-t. ;
The object of veuiihiliou is to keep j
the cellars i ool urn! dry; but this ob- '
Jcct oll"!l fails of being .-iieoliipl! 'died
by a 1'iiiMiiriii lu'sial.e. and ln-'.e:. 1
cellar Is uoide both warm and damp.
A cool place should li"Ver be Velllll.it. si
un. ss the air admitted Is cooler than
the air within, or Is at least as cool as
that, or a very little warmer. Th"
warmer Ihe air Ihe more moisture il
holds In suspension. Necessarily, th -cooler
the air the more :hls moisture
Is condensed and pr.s-lpltaied. Wlcii i
a cool cellar N alre l on u warm day, ,
tlie ciitei ing itir being In motion
pears cool, but as il tills the cellars, th..
r.Hileriilr with which ll becomes mixed ;
chills It, the moisture Is condensed, and -dew
Is deposited on th cold walls and
tuny often lie seen rlltilllllg down them '
In stream. Then the cellar Is damp1
and moii liecoines moldy. To avoid '
tli l the windows should only be open
ed at lilght. and late the Inst thing b -
fore retiiing. There Is no need lo f.-arj
that tlie night air is unhealtfiil It is as ;
pure us the midday mid Is really drier.
The cool air enters the apartment dur
ing the night, und circulate through
ll. The windows should be closed be
fore sunrise In the morning, ami kept
closed and shaded through the day.
If the air of the eel'ar Is damp, it may
1m- thoroughly dried by placing In It a
neck of fresh lime In an ogs'ii Ixix, and
the National' Itiillder adds, a peck of
lime will absorb about seven stind,
o more t! tu tin-e i'tar "f ntw,
l and Iu tlii ivajr a ir;l;ir or intU bouae
ir.ay fooa be drlel. ev,-n la l.otlvtit
1 wej.ts.er."'- :.-..!tI.U' Aui.-rU-an.
HOW !T YAS f!ANAGD.
V the '
Ci st ttit
. - ,. - i
. tit
i h r i.- ' IVur
Ufi.o U. fit. 1c.
. o; ;',.c'!i A f i ii an war ivat
,ti. Afrl-.au ouJiH-tt i. about
, t.i,d the Kugll-I. H'e -';
lr "little wais" sho.ild ) a
r the
ha I Ii..
!',' ,.;.;Uliclill.V Uiaua"-1 '') h- I ' iBT
a: i,l Ii- .ul.i -vjr i -t
about tZi.tvi ..ul n.;d ti" ex.e .inloa
now In pi.v.e.s i .; iasf a u: eiiitala
tl.lrt' III Nortneril I'l li t ll ''Ii' i'-g ' -'
(i a e.-. Henry Lai.-iice In
referring to l;; low ' "si ' f 'i'" 'd'lta
Is'le .-ampalgn. remarks with churac
terlsilc cauiiotisuess:
"I fail to see why Mr Kiel should
take credii to his coiniiauy for tii low
price at which they slaughtered th
Matabele and seized their territory.
They collected the ..cum that float
on the frontiers of civilization. 'he
promise of a share iu the cattle they
could loot, and In tlie land 'hat "icy
could secure If the simple proces of
slaying Its owners. As well might a
pirate glory In having laid hold of mer
chantmen at a low cost to ds m lcr
wrlter. liecause his crew had Iteeu
enlisted on the basis of payment by
results."
Joke on the Journalist.
Not very long ago the jsillce made a
discovery of some nihilistic plot In an
out of the-way corner of St. Feters
burg. and the special eorressindent of
the Ixmdon Standard came to hear of
It. off he went at once in search of the
bouse. He found it wb'iout much diffi
culty, tind a police other as in pos
session. ''Can I come in?" he a.-.ked.
"Certainly." said the officer. And the
i'orressmdent entered. Having laii-u
a good view of the surroundings, he
turned to go. but the officer barred lm
way. "You can not pass, sir." he said.
"Hut yon yourself said I might cotn
in." "ijuite so," responded the jHiilce
man, grimly; "anyb idv who likes can
come In. but they are Imm. diiUely ar
rested." In vn in the Journalist ex
plained that lie had Important engage
ments elsewhere. There he was. and
there he had to stop. Then he went to
the window and looked out with a ma
licious gleam 111 his eye. I'reseiiily lie
saw a sight which filled him with Joy.
Strolling down the street was Mr. Fob
son, the correspondent of the Times.
Ihe Imprisoned one hailed him.
"Hullo! Where are you going?" lie
shouted. "Trying to Iind the nihilist
place." "oh. this Is It." "Really? Can
I come up?" "Yes, any one can count
up." And Mr. Dobson came. He took
n critical survey of the nsnn, made hi
notes, and then, turning to his friend
he suggested that they should go. Fall
ing to get an answer and somewhat be
wildered, he made for the d.sir, and
there the police ofllcer enllchienerj him.
The two correspondent spent tlie?f.
ternoon Inviting other flies Into tlie
spider's web.
A Stick of Licorice.
Black licorice is made from the Juice
of the licorice plant, mixed with starch
to prevent it from inching it hot weath
er. The licorice plant grows for the
most purl i.n the hanks of the Tigris
and Kuplirales riwrs. which lh.w
through Immense treeless prairies of
uncultivated land. Ihe climate of
these great plains In variable. Half
the year Is mild and pleasant, but for
three months it is very cold, and for
three inonMis in summer hot win Is
sweep ai-inss the country, rah'mg liie
temperature to a hundred and four de
grees for was'ks at a time.
The licorice piah! Is a shrub about
live frvt high, and grow wiihbut . ",il-
thn
livaiioti v. here its roots can reach the.
water. The usual time of , olle, i'n.- Is
the woiler. bill tools are dug all ;ae
year round. At first the root" is mil .if
water, and must be allowed to dry,
a process which lakes nearly a year,
it Is then cut It. lo small pieces. IV .ui
six inches to a foot long. The goo,) ai d
sound pieces ura kepi, and lb" rotten
ones are used for firewood. The li vr-h-e
tl'.-u taken In native river bo.-us
of liassora whence it Is h 1 1 1 .;. I in
pressed bales to London.
As the alhy of the Fuphrates con
tained op" of th" eai llet ci'. i.'izatl !!
In ihe world. It Is probable that licor
ice is about ihe nlilesl confection ex
tant, and that the taste, which plea.
nearly all children today, was fa mil
iar to the little brown girls an. I b.,,v
of Babylon and Nineveh thn-e thoiis
mid ears ago.
t hat Hit lllio.
.Many qoi r i.iif -.'s happen in w:r.
tit. i". Sergeant. I 'nrbes M it' h.-li .,!'
i.v-iii.i.l Suiheilauil Highland.,
l'l-iaies wnat he cans "a rather l.uigljii.
hie lucldefn" w hich befell a mail of l,U
company n.mied .l.ilmny f,,ss. Jt was
in India, ai Luckiiow, during the gnat
muliny. i'.einre falling In f,,,- n,,. ,(K.
"'""ll ' " th.- l!"gl;ur pal, ice. .lohliuy
K'.s,, and lieoi-ge Fuller, with some
otiiei's. ,a 1 ben phiyiifg cards In a .ti,-l-ten
d corner, mid In some way quarrel
ed ov.-i the game, They were Mill tr
guing Ihe pniiii, when ihe .sig.u.i ,,j
given to fall In. and Fuller told Ross to
"shut up." At that moment a spent
bull struck lbi.is In the mouth and
knocked out four of his teeth. Johnny
thought It whs Fuller who bad struck
hlin. and at once returned Ihe blow.
"Ynll fiNilTs-ild Fuller. "It wimn't I
lhat struct yon. Don't you know yr.u'v
got a bullet In your mouth?"
And so It was, Ross put hi hand to
his lip mid spat Into It h!M fnr frflJ,
teeth and a bullet. Un at once npoh.
glzcd to Fuller for bavin struck hlin,
and added:
"How shall 1 mating., to bite my car
trldgit the nw'iT'
Those were the day of nni.ie load
ing cartridge, which had to be t ,ru
os-ii w Ith (he Ueth when loading.
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