How to Teat the flvm.
Tut half a sheet of while kitchen pa
per on the shelf of the oven on which'
the cake In to be placed, and shut the
door. If at the eiij of Ave mluutes the
paper Is charred, the beat In too great
Cool the oven by leaving the door a lit
tle way open for t minute or two, ami
then test again lib another sheet of
paper. If It In dark brown after being
In for five minute, the oven Is right
for baking small pastries and thin
cakes. The temjierature of a few de
crees below this tea led by a piece of
paper turning a light brown-will be
suitable for baking ordinary Miuml
cakes, pie crusts, etc. When the paper
turns only dark yellow the heat Is
ultable for puff pastes, sponge cako
fixtures and meringues.
Shelling I'caa with a Machine.
This novel device. It Is said, removes
all peas from the pod without crushing
or bruising them, and I: automatically
hi
MAflltXK FOH SIIKI MNO PEAS.
deposit the peas and pods In separate
receptacles. The shelier Is operated
with a crank, and is mounted on ao
arm that can be damped to a klichcn
table, as shown In the Illustration. The
whole thing Is not over seven Inches
high. It Is made of galvanized Iron and
can be washed without Injury to tho
parts. New York Tribune.
Potato Yennt Recipe.
In the evening take a handful of hops
and pour quart of hot -water over
them and boll with four large potatoes,
until the potatoes are done. Scald a
teaeupful of flour, lu a deep china
bowl, with the water from the hops;
mash tho potntoe up tluely In the
scalded flour; and set this aside until
cool; then stir In two yeast cakes that
have been dissolved In warm water,
and two big spoonfuls of sugar mix
thoroughly, cover with doth and set In
a warm place over night. Next morning
tlr In some meal and let rise two
hours; then stir In again comtneal
enough to make It roll, cut In round
cakes, dry one week before putting
away, and the yeast Is made for use.
Rural Home.
' A Ilonorholil Disgrace.
There Is no Justification for the feast
and famine principle or the "blue Mon
day" Idea In the home. They are ever
an arraignment against the Intelligence
and womanliness of the mistress, moth
er and home-maker. It Is the boast of
some wives that their husbands accept
uncomplainingly whatever Is put be
fore them, le Its quality what It may.
Alas, that any woman should make a
boast so self accusing! And alas; that
any good but mistaken man should be
come a party to selfish iieglectfulness
and Indob-nce by his complaisance!
Woman's Home Companion.
Fwcet Ituk nif Apples.
So ninny people are dyspeptic, arid
cannot eat pie because of lis crust,
that they ought to know thai baked
sweet apples are a good as pie, and
can tn- eaten by anyone wlih Impunity.
Most of the sweet apples remain tlrm
when baked, and are excellent eaten
with milk, !f eare Is taken to remove
the skin, which should remain on while
the apple Is baking. Then the skin will
come off as thin as a wafer, and leave
all the aroma on Hie apple, which Is lost
when the apple is p-eh-d while raw.
The lwst of any kind of fruit Is Just uu
dcr the sklu.
A Preventive of Fire.
To prevent tires wheie (lues and
chimneys pass through Inflammable
partitions water Jackets of tin or light
metal are placed around the openings,
the solder of the pockets melting In I he
heat and discharging (be fluid on the
Are.
Hind for Knrnlnir.
To assist In holding wearing apparel
while darning bob s therein the materi
al Is stretched over a flexible melal
ring, the ends of which lap each other
and engage one of a series of catches
to expand the ring to the proper size.
To Ifrmove MIMew.
Id case of mildew, a rare occurrence
ID good housekeeping, the linen Is wet
ted and a salve of brown snap In put
above and Item-nth. French chalk Is
powdered and put on the spt Ihlckly.
and It Is 'hen exposed to I lie sun.
Hrfiii'tiN.
Itrooms will last longer If He y are
dipped mice wc. k In boiling
Tils toughen the straws mid a:
Cleanses the broom. i hey should nl
ways be hung up when not In use.
Tr i litlon.
Any grease will remote the w.lcs
bot a few drop of salmi oil Is a Irn.tf.v
I always icady form of m" ,;.-u,
m
' ii M J
THE FIELD OF BATTLE
INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES OF
THE WAR.
The Vateraae off tha Beballloa Tall of
Whletling Ballets, Bright Bayoneta,
Baretla Boaabs, Bloody Battle.
Caaap Fire, Feetive Bags, Etc, Etc
During the winter of J8G3-04, It was
the fortune of Gen. Cullen A. Battle, of
Alabama, to be president of the court
martial of the army of Northern Vir
ginia. One bleak December morning,
while the snow covered the ground and
the wind howled around his camp, be
left bis bivouac fire to attend the ses
sion of court at Round Oak Church.
Case after case was disposed of, and at
length the case of the Confederate
States vs. Edward Cooper was called
charge desertion.
A low murmur rose spontaneously
from the battle-scarred spectators as
the young artilleryman rose from the
prisoners bench, and In response to the
question. "Guilty or not guilty?" an
swered. "Not guilty." The Judge advo
cate was proceeding to open the prose
cution when the court, observing that
the prisoner was unattended by coun
sel. Interposed, and Inquired of the ac
cused, "Who Is your counsel?" He re
plied, "I have no counsel."
Supposing that It was Cooper's pur
pose to represent himself before the
court, the Judge advocate' was Instruct
ed to proceed. Every charge and
specification against the prisoner was
sustained. The prisoner was then told
to Introduce his witnesses. He replied;
"I have no witnesses."
Astonished at the calmness with
which he seemed to be submitting to
what he regarded aa Inevitable fate,
Gen. Battle said to him: "Have you
no defense? Is it possible that you
abandoned your comrades and desert
ed your colors In the presence of the
enemy without any reason?"
lie answered: "There was a reason,
but It will not avail me before a mili
tary court."
Gen. Battle then said: "Perhaps yon
are mistaken; you are charged with the
highest crime known to military law.
and It Is your duty to make known the
causes that Influenced your actions."
For the first time Cooper's manly
form trembled and his blue eyes swam
In tears. Approaching the president of
the court, he presented a letter, saying
as he did so: "There, General, Is what
did It"
Gen. Battle opened the letter, and in
a moment kis eyes filled with tears. It
was passed from one to another of the
court until all bad seen It, and those
stern warriors, who had passed with
Stonewall Jackson through a hundred
battbts, wept like children. As soon
as the president recovered his self-possession
be read the letter as the defense
of the prisoner. It was In these words:
"Dear Edward I have always been
proud of you; since your connection
with the Confederate army I have been
prouder of you than ever before. I
would not have you do anything wrong
for the world, but, before God, Edward,
unless you come home we must die!
Last night I was aroused by little Ed
die's crying, 'O, mamma, I'm so hun
gry ! And Lucy, Edward, your darling
Lucy, she never complains, but grows
thinner and thinner every day. And,
before God, Edward, unless you come
home, we must die. Your MARY."
Turning to the prisoner, Gen. Battle
asked: "What did you do when you re
ceived this letter?"
He replied: "I made application for
a furlough, and It was rejected; again I
made application, and It was rejected;
a third time I made application, and It
was rejected; and that night as I wan
dered backward and forward In the
camp, thinking of my home, and the
wild eyes of Lucy looking up to me,
with tho burning words of Mary sink
ing Into my brain, I was no longer the
Confederate soldier, but I was the fath
er of Lucy and the husband of Mary,
and I would have passed those lines If
every gun lu the battery had been fired
upon me. When I arrived home Mary
ran out to meet me, and whispered, 'O,
Edward, 1 am so happy; I am so glad
yon got your furlough.' She must have
felt me shudder, for she turned as pale
as death, and catching her breath at
every word she said, 'Have yon come
without your furlough? O, Edward, go
back! Go back! It-t me and the chil
dren go down to the grave together;
but, O. for heaven's sake, save the hon
or of your name!' And here I am, gen
tlemen, not brought here by military
power, but In oliedlence to the com
mand of Mary, to abide the sentence of
your court."
Every olllcer of the court-martial felt
the force of the prisoner's words. Be
fore them stood, In beatific vision, the
eloquent pleadings for a husband's ami
father's wrongs; but they had been
trained by the great leader, Robert E.
Lee, to tread the path of duty, though
the lightning flash scorched the ground
beneath their feet, and each In his turn
pronounced the verdict, "Guilty."
Fortunately for humanity, fortunate,
ly for the Confederacy, the proceed
ings of the court were reviewed by the
commanding general, and upon the
record was written:
"Headquarters A. N. V.
"The finding of the court approved.
The prisoner Is pardoned and will re
port to his company.
"R. E. LEE, General."
Washington I'ost.
t,re'a Hiirrender.
When Gen. Grant was asked, "Did
you lake Lee's sword at Apxma,ttox?'
he replied, "No, I did not Lee cnuo
there wearing the magnificent sword
which the State of Virginia had given
h iu. but I did not want hlin to itif
r ti.ler It to inc. I sat down at once atid
inul.-d myself writing terms of tha sur
render, When 1 had finished I handed
Hum to Geu. U-o. Us rend them and
remarked, They are certainly very
generous indeed.' lie then told me the
cavalrymen owned their own horses,
snd If they were deprived of them they
could not put In their crops. Then I
gave the order. Take the horse home
with you, for you'll need them In ths
spring plowing.'" This Is the simple
story of Iee's surrender. Caesar would
have had that sword; Napoleon would
have demanded it; Wellington would
not have been satisfied with It, but U. 8.
Grant was too great to take It Ex
change.' The Story of an Old Clock.
Near Bardstown, Ky., In what Is
known as the Beech Grove neighbor
hood, dwelt Nathan Coleraln and bis
maiden sister, now past middle life. She
Is Miss I'atsy Coleraln, or "Aunt Pat
sy," as she is known to her neighbors
and friends. She Is a lady of great re
finement and bears traces of 'remarka
ble youthful beauty. She has not gone
beyond the precincts of her own yard
In oyer thirty years. There Is a tragic
story connected with her estrangement
from the world. In the spacious ball of
the Coleraln residence stands an old
clock, of the "grandfather" species. The
pendulum of this clock bus been motion
less since a fateful night lu 18tH, whn
It played an important part In a bloody
tragedy that broke Miss Patsy Cole
rain's heart and enveloped her life In a
pall of gloom that will never be lifted
this side of the grave.
In ISM Miss Patsy Coleraln was con
sidered one of the handsomest young
women In Nelson County, Kentucky. Of
an old-Hue family, wealthy In her own
name, she was naturally much sought
after, and had suitors by the score. Of
course, she had but one choice, and that
was Reuben Morehead, a descendant of
one of Kentucky's Governors. Young
Morehead was an orphan. WQ Utt(l
been reared by a neighboring fanner.
Patsy had known him all ber life, and
had loved him as far back as she could
remember. The war broke out, and
Reuben took up arms for the North.
Then followed sad days for the young
! girl. Her father sickened and died, and
' her only brother was In the far South,
I battling for the Confederacy. Thus she
'was left with only the faithful negro
1 slaves and a nephew barely In bis teens,
j At this time the neighborhood was
full of guerrillas. Sue Mundy and his
I gang were terrorizing that entire see
' Hon. and soldiers and civilians alike
were falling victims at their hands. The
outlaws were frequently at the Coleraln
home, and, while Patsy had never suf
fered any Indignities from them, she
was lu constant terror lest she might.
One rainy night In April, 1804, Miss
Cob-rain was sitting before a cheerful
fire, when suddenly the door opened
and young Morehead, attired In a hand
some uniform, stood before ber. Be
fore she could speak the young soldier
caught ber lu his arms and showered
kisses upon her blushing face. The two
lovers talked together of the days when
war would be over and they should be
united never to part, and were happy In
each other's company, when suddenly
the sounds of horses' feet startled them.
On looking out the wludow Miss Cole
raln was horrified to see the yard filled
with half-drunken guerrillas. It was
Sue Mundy and his gang. They were
soon at the door clamoring for admit
tance. It was sure death for Reuben
If the guerrillas set their eyes on him.
What to do with blm was a perplexing
problem. Suddenly a bright Idea struck
the young girl and she pointed to the
clock. Reuben lost no time In getting
Into the barrel of the timepiece aud his
sweetheart fastened the door Then
she admitted the men, who, swearing
and cursing, demanded food. She had
hardly left the dining room to get It
when she heard the report of firearms,
and hurrying back she was Just In time
to see the murderous outlaws dragging
the dead body of her lover from the old
clock. At this Juncture came the tramp
of horses and more firing and commo
tion and then to Patsy a blank.
For weeks she hovered between life
and death, a victim of brain fever, and
when the disease left her she was but a
wreck of her former self. Then she
heard the story of how they came to
flud her lover. She neglected to conceal
his overcoat and gloves and when the
guerrillas discovered them they started
a search for the young soldier. The
latter threw open the door of the clock, :
presumably with I he hope of making
his escape, when he was shot and In-,
stantly killed. About this time a de-'
tiichment of young Morehetul's com
tuand swooped down upon the gucrrll
las aud put them to flight.
Holdicr- M,ide Checker- Roar'l,
l nis cijcss ana cnecKer tioaru Is a
relic of the war, not that which Is Just)
over, but of that grim struggle which
may no longer be called "the late un-1
pleasantness." It was made with a
pocket-knife, of walnut, beech and oak. i
The patient man who carefully shaved
and trimmed these bits of wood was
Captain Knight, a Confederate officer.
He was a prisoner on Johnsons Island,
up the river from St. Louis, when he
KOI.IIK-MAIK I llf.t hklt-IIOARO.
concluded to turn his whittling to some
account.
The board consists of 102 little blocks
of wood glued to a square cloth. The
..l.ifl, u.'tia ,tiwi A ttiirf ttf tha tlnl,im Ar
Confederate soldier's overcoat. The
board laid out flat upon a smooth sur-1
fare, makes a smooth and satisfactory
checker board. When desired, It may
be rolled Into a tight roll and slipped
Into a man's pocket. Tt Is a rdlc of the
civil war that Is much valued by
Daughters of the Coufederaey. I
When we wonld, with utmost detesta
tion, single some monster from the '
traitor herd, 'tis hut to say Ingratitude
Is bis crime. Frouda, I
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS OF INTERESTTO FARM
ER AND HOUSEWIFE.
Bow to Haiae Cbickene Successfully
The Packing of Fruit for Market
When to Cat Corn Fodder-General
Is'otea About the Farm.
Mrs. W. 8. Sherd, In Practical Farm
er, tells how she manag chickens to
make them profitable. She says: "Be
fore setting my bens I cleared the nest
of the old filling, threw in two or three
handfuls of fresh slacked lime, put In
fresh straw and sprinkled more lime
all through the straw. I dusted each
hen well with lime before placing her
on the nest; again In about two wtvks
I dusted both nest and ben, and at
hatching time not a louse was to be
seen. Kept ben cooped for a week,
feeding chicks table crumbs, scraps of
bread soaked In milk, curd and occa
sionally corn meal moistened, but not
sloppy. When a wck old I let them
out on pleasant days after the dew was
off and fed on wheat screenings most
ly, though I fed some curd and corn
meal, keeping milk or water near the
coops at all times. I never had chick
ens thrive and do so well, and I think
two very Important things In giving
them a start were their freedom from
lice and the feeding of proper food.
First get rid of the lice, then give
proper food, nnd you will have no trou
ble raising chickens. For winter feed
raise plenty of lxet8, carrots, turnips,
cabbage, squashes and potatoes, and
depend less upon grain, us the roots
are so much cheaper and relished so
much by the fowls. You will get more
eggs by this plan of feeding. If you
feed oats for a change, cook them. I
cook the roots, chop them up fine, then
stir bran Into the water they were
cooked In, salting and peppering well.
This they enjoy, and pay me well In
eggs for my trouble."
f hipping; Fruit.
Those who ship fruit to market may
not lie familiar with the methods of
handling fruit by the carriers and mer
chants. Fruit started from the farm
may be apparently well and properly
packed, and yet arrive In the market In
poor condition. The packing of fruit
for market ret u ires Judgment and ex
perience. There is something to learn
and every grower should give some at
tention to securing Information In that
direction.- One of the most Important
points Is to have the fruit uniform,
and of the-same quality at the bottom
of the basket or box as at the top, buy
ers always making close examination.
Cnttitfs Jkiwn Corn Ftalka.
When cutting down corn fodder one
point to observe Is to cut when the
corn Is bright. Do not delay until the
fodder begins to turn yellow, but cut
when the blades are green. The ears
will be dry and be as valuable when
fodder Is cut at the greon stage as to
leave the corn standing until the blades
begin to change. It Is sometimes In
convenient to get Into the field to cut
the corn when it Is ready, which causes
a delay of a day or two. If the weath
er Is dry and warm the delay may
greatly affect the value of the corn fod
der. The slalks should be shocked In
a manner to prevent hiring thrown
down by the wind, as dirt Is not con
ducive to Its appearance or quality.
The fodder should be removed to an
open shed as soon as It can be done, so
as to protect It against rain and damp
ness. If fodder is carefully preserved
It will be more readily accepted by
stock.
The Asparagua Bed.
The soil for an asparagus led should
be made rich before planting It. lu the
first place, the bed should have good
drainage, and then It should have dug
Into It a heavy dressing of old manure.
Do not use fn sh manure, as this will be
filled with weed seeds, and. besides, It
Is not so well adapted to plant nutri
ment as old rotted manure. Having
the soil properly prepared, trenc hes
should be opened alsiut six Inches in
depth and the plants set In these
trenches, spreading out the rools on the
bottom of the trench In every direc
tion. This done, commence to (111 In the
soil, which must be fine and capable
of sifting clown closely among the
roots. After filling. In two or
three Inches of soil, tread It down
firmly on ,tbe roots, and then fin
ish filling It In. Never allow any weeds
to grow among the plants. To main
tain the fertility, supply a coating of
old manure, two or three Inches In
thickness, over the whole led every j
fall. Idling It lie on the surface, where
tho rain can soak It and wash It Into j
the soli. In the spring, what Is left can
be lightly pointed In so as uot to dis
turb the roots.
Hanse Cattle for Feeders.
We have referred to the determina
tion of cattle f coders to either buy their
feeding stock at lower figures than
last year or resitrlct their feeding op
erations, which suggests a lower scale
of prices than a year ago for thin cat
tle. There Is another feature of the
trade, however, that Is likely to modi
fy this tendency to some extent, and
that Is the condition of the range cat
tle. Last year the average condition
of the cattl- from the northern ranges
was far from good, ami a great many
of them went to the feed lols of the
corn belt lo again appear on tbe mar
kets during the winter months. I'nless
all signs fall, there will be quite a dif
feient state of affairs this yenr. Tlie
ranges are unusually good, and have
been all along, and the cattle promise
to come to market In excellent condi
tion for the slaughterer. Moreover, the
niarnet promises to require them, as
the supply of corn-fed natives Is appar
ently running low. The feeders who
bought cattle from the northern ranges
last season will bare to look else-
where for their stock this year, and
the problem before them is to get
enough cattle at a reasonable figure.
National Stockman.
Care of Baapberriea.
Raspberry bushes should not be neg
lected at this season. The canes that
bore a crop this year should be cut off
and removed to be burned. If left
standing they will require as much sap
as ever, and thus lessen the amount
that should be available for the new
canes that are coming on to produce
the crop of next year.
The new canes should be pinched off
as soon as they get three feet high to
Induce them to send out lateral branch
es on which the fruit clusters of the
next crop are to grow.
If proper care is taken of the rasp
berries there will be no need of stakes
to keep thern standing, as they may be
so encouraged that the canes will be
strong enough to stand without help
and bear any load of fruit that may
grow on them. Farmers' Voice.
Late Pullete.
Those hatched since June will not lay
until next spring, but they will be
among the first to begin laying In the
spring, and will not moult until the
fall of next year. Such breeds as Leg
horns and Hamburgs, however, mature
very quickly, and pullets of those
breeds sometimes lay when only four
months old. Tbs early pullets those
hatched before April should begin to
lay before winter begins and lay
through the winter. If the flock Is
large It will pay to get rid of the cock
erels, so as to afford more room for
the pullets and hens. Where the birds
are crowded lice multiply rapidly and
Interfere with the growth of the young
stock. Very little grain should be given
poultry during the prevalence of warm
weather.
Growing: Alfalfa.
In growing alfalfa the land must be
plowed deep and harrowed fine. Ma
nure and fertilizer should be applied
liberally and lime applied on the land
in the fall. Sow the seed In the spring,
using from 10 to 20 pounds of seed, ac
cording to circumstances, sowing
broadcast if the land Is clear of grass
and weeds. If not it will be an ad
vantage to drill the seed In rows, close
together, and cultivate the first year
with wheel hoes. Once established, an
alfalfa plot will last for years, as the
roots go down to great depths and se
cure moisture. In this section farmers
should sow a few rows by way of ex
periment In the spring and keep the
plants free of grass and weeds.
An Kvery-8eason Crop,
Eggs are the all-year-around crop.
Other crops have their harvest, when
they must be sold at once or stored at
an expense. With proper care hens are
like money on Interest, work Sundays,
holidays and rainy days. A basket of
eggs carried in one hand will often
bring as much money as a load of
straw. A neighbor hauled a cord of
wood to market for $2; his wife car
ried ten dozen eggs the same day,
which brought $2.50. A crate of eggs,
which can be taken to market In a
light vehicle, will fetch as much as a
load of produce. The cost of produc
ing eggs Is nothing compared to the
hard work and expense of producing
the other.
Combination Mlxtnre for Spraying;.
Arsenic and soda solution, or arsen
Ite of soda, is more safely used In com
bination w-Ith ltordeaux mixture than
alone. When in combination It will not
Injure the foliage, but alone It Is liable
to burn the leaves. The same objection
bol3s good, however, with reference to
Paris green and London purple. It is
tetter, however, In almost every case
to use the combination mixture, as
fungi are nearly always present and
unless they are kept In check there' Is
but little use of fighting Insects. Ohio
Station Bulletin.
IrriKntinst Gardens.
Ten years ago" the cost of a windmill
was more than the owner of a small
farm could afford, but windmills are
better, more efficient and cheaper now,
being within the reach of all. For ir
rigating gardens or small fruit farms
they have been found very serviceable,
and are more satisfactory In this sec
tion than In Uie West, as they are not
essential except when there Is a dry
spell. When rain Is abundant the wind
mill stores water for use when the
moisture Is lacking, and the cost Is but
little compared with the advantages
gained.
The Puatiire in Winter.
Keep the stock off the pasture and
spread manure over the surface, so as
to protect during the winter and give
the grass a good start early In the
spring. Those who manage to have good
pastures allow the grass to grow late in
the year nnd broadcast with manure
after the frost appears. In the spring
the land Is harrowed, so as to fine up
the manure, and wood ashes' applied.
In this manner a good sward Is main
tained for many years. Some pastures
are cropped too close.
The Het Cantaloupe. '
Cantaloupes have been irientlful this
year and were very fine, but consumers
do not get those of the best quality.
The Kmc raid (Join, a dark rarlety, aud
of unsightly appearance, would be re
jected in market, yet It Is far ahead of
all others In qualHy. If some enter
prising grower would give away sam-i
pies, with n circular calling attention
to the variety, be wonld be unable to I
supply the demand the next season and '
could get his own prices for them. j
I arty Otilon-u
To have early onionn before the
spring varieties are ready .tow the seed
of the Kgyptliui tree onio, and leave
the plants In the grouiiu ill winter.
They are hardy, and If co 'ered .with
straw, and the covering removed In
March, they will start off early in the
spring and give tho first crops b be
obtained. I
WAR TAX TO REMAIN
Aadad Bavaaaa Kaeaed Bar a
Ta Casta.
Washington, Nor. 16. Tha
ington Post states that tha war Us wi3
not be abolished at the coming short
session of congress, snd that there will
be no revision o( the tariff wbstsw.
It bases this announcement upon the
positive statements made Monday by
Chairman Dingley of the wars and
means committee, who In an iuterrkwr
says :
"The government will need for SQSSS)
time all the revenue produced by tb
war taxes. Daring the month of Oo
tobtr the war expenses exceeded tb
war revenue by some $14,000,000, and
thi-i month they wil! be $10,000,000 in
excess. This being the case there will
be no changes at bast this fiscal year.
The war revenue act will continue in
force and unchanged, except, perhaps,
in a few minor administrative features,
for at least a year longer.
"It is hardly necessary to add," con
tinued Mr. Dingley, "that there will be
no revision of the tariff, although I hare
seen some statement to the effect thai
such a revision is contemplated. The
session is limited to three months and
that s on period will be mainly ocenpi
ed in pissing the appropriation bills, in
enacting new laws fer the regular army
and is deciding uoon the legislation nec
essary for the government of Hawaii. In
addition to these important matters,
the usual number of routine matter
will arise. From the present outlook
the sermon will be well under way be
fore the treaty of peace with Spain will
be laid before the senate and the ratifi
cation of that document may not be ac
complished long before the 4th of March
arrives."
"Will that necessitate an extia ses
sion?" "It is, of course, impossible,", said
Mr. Dingley, "to know what will arise
between the Jl?t of December and the
4th of next March, but so far as tha
present outlook can form a basis for
judgment I should say that no extra
session will be necessary or desirab'.e nn- -less
s m new questions arise."
Convinced of Hik Oollt. '
Paris, ; Nov. 14 1 be court of cassa
tion today examii e i (ieneral Zurlinden
and General Cbanoinc, who recently re
cently resigned successively the portfo
lio of minister of war, and it is said that
their evidence was highly important in
upholding tbe attitude they have taken
throughout that Dreyfus is guilty and
that a communication of the secret dos
sier woulJ compromise the safety of the
state and the good relations of France '
with foreign nations.
General Zurlinden, now military gor
ernor of Paris, has decided, it is report
ed, to send L eu tenant Colonel Pioquart
before a court-martial on the charge of
having communicated to bis counsel,
M. Leblois, a chapter of the Dr yfus
dossier containing the letter about "that
canaille D ," since known to ben
forgery, through the confession of the
late Lieutenant-Colonel Henry.
Weat Virginia Very Clone.
Charleston, W. V., Nov. 16.
The political complexion of the West
Virginia legislature on joint ballot de
pends upon contested seats and will
uot be settled until i he two houses are
organized The republicans will or
ganize the senate and the democrats
the house. The two contested seats in
tbe senate will be decided by the
courts, and tle same decision will set
tle both, the que-tion being whether a
senator loses his seat by accepting a
commission in the army. Senator
Fierson is a lieutenant and Senator
Gotzendanner a captain in the Second
West Virginia leziment, and demo
crats are elected as their successors.
The house will pass on tbe eligibility
of its members and several seats will
be contested. The official returns will
amount to nothing more than to fur
nich data upon which the two parties
can work.
freight ami Kxprem Meet. v
Kingston, Ont., Nov 10. By a
wreck on tbe (irand Trunk railroad at
the D.amond crossing, near Trenton,
Ont., early today, ten persons were
killed and twenty more or less injured,
several seriously and one perhaps fa
tally. A freight train of three cars was en
deavoring to enter a siding when tbe
Montreal expres", east bound, crashed
into it at full speed, completely wreck
ing tho freight train. Tbe engine and
several cars of the express were derailed
burying the firedman and engineer and
an extra en.-ineer named Riley, who
wa on bis way to Belleville to take
charge of an engine. A wrecking train
was dispatched to the ecene at once and
the crew set to work with the assistance
of tbe uninjured passengers, in caring
for tbe dead anI injured.
fthip Home From San Juan.
New Yokk, Nov. 16. The Red P line
steamer Caracas arrived yesterdiy from
Venezuelan port", via San Juan, Porto
Rico, November 1, Shn brought sixty- ,
three passengers, amo g whom were
Henry Ctrroll, special United States
cotnmiflHioner, snd Kdgar Williams, fee
r tsry; Fred Randolph of the United
States weather bureau, and sixteen dis
charged soldier.
Will Incaile the Palharlantl.
Akiion.O., Nov. 150. 0. Bsrber,
president of the Diamond Match com
pany, who recently returned from Eu
rope, makes the statement that arrange
ments have been concluded with the
German imperial government by which
s new match factory will lie erected by
the Dla oond company in tbn father
land. Tbe plant will lie located at
Dresden. This mskei the fourth Amer
ican factory established in Kurope.