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. WILL IlIfiKIIELL President of the Mine Workers Slated for Vice President. CONFER WITH ROOSEVELT A Cnmlilimtlon Hint lliiunii linn Anointed In Miiiplnirejiilte un Kxrllemciit AiiKini: l.ahorlnc CIum-h, President lloosevclt passed (he last dny of his summer vacation quietly ut Sngnmoro Hill. Ho and Mrs. Roose velt, accompanied by two of their chil dren, attended tho morning services nt Christ Episcopal chnrch. Tho presi dent and Mrs. Roosevelt and their children now nt home, Ethel, Archie and Qucntln, Secretary anil Mrs. Loch and; liieniliers of tho executive staff are nil In Washington. Tuesday afternoon tho president had as a guest nt. lunch eon John Mitchell, president of the united mine workers of America. Sev eral months ago tho president Invited Mr. Mitchell to take luncheon or dine with him when ho next came to Wash ington. It is announced that tho ar rangement for the luncheon was mnde prior to the latest development In the case of W. H. Miller, tho bookbinder foreman In tho government printing olllce, and Hint no special significance wns attached to tho fact that the presi dent and Mr. Mitchell meet nt this time. In view of statements recently published that tho president on Uis return to Washington would hold a conference on tho Miller case with prominent officials representing organ ized labor, it is announced that tho president lias no Intention of confer ring with anybody regarding that case. His position, it Is pointed out. was de fined clearly In his published letters to Secretary Cortclyou. Tho principle enunciated in those letteia was framed in accordance with the statutes of the United States and on It the president expects to stand. If a bearing on the merits of the Miller case Is desired by t hoso who aro endeavoring to have tho man dismissed from tho govern ment service, the president may grant it precisely as ho might a hearing to nny other body of citizens on a ques tion of public Interest and Importance, but It In not tho president's purpose to enter upon a discussion of tho princi ple already lnld down. John Mitchell, president of tho united mine workers of America, la said to bo slated for Roosevelt's run ning mati In 11)04. Tho report reached Chicago that a deal had been mado wheieby capital has conceded to labor a placo on the national republican ticket and that Mr. Mitchell has been picked ns the vlce-prcsldcntlal cnncHdnte. It Is de clared that he has agreed to deliver the oxecutlvo council in favor of tho "open shop" policy of President Roose velt, which Is just nt present the major Issue In tho labor movement. While the news from Washington vcgardlng the Roosevelt-Mitchell ticket caused considerable excitement in labor circles, men who claim to have- an ln sldo hnowledgo of national labor mat ters declare that Uio plan has been under consideration since tho settle ment f tho coal strike. Sinco that time Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Hanna havo been dose friends. They have been toRellier on sovoral occasions and Mr. Mitchell has gono to Washington at various times to see tho president. Since tho "open shop" excitement Mr. Mitchell hns been in conference with both Senator Hanna and tho president. He la regarded in tho labor world as a champion of tho "open shop" policy. Tho basis of tho nomination of Mr. Mitchell for vice-president is said to he a ilcoiro on tho part of tho repub lican leaders to calm tho feelings of uruanlcd lnloi against the adminis tration and tho decision of President Roosevelt In favor of tho "open shop." II is figured that thoro Is a division of sentiment on this question in trndea union ranks and Uiat the selection of Mr. Mitchell on tho national ticket will go a long way toward assuring tho trades unionists of tho country that tho Republican party Is not attempting to break up tho union labor move ment. Samuel Rompers Is Bald to bo op posed to President Roosevelt In. bla stand on the "open shop." but other it members of tho oxecutlvo council of tho national labor body aro known to icgnid tho decision favorably. SWAMP LAND LAW UPHELD hrttlemf nt of Oregon Dltpute, I'cndliis Tticnty Vnim. Through an opinion prepared by As sistant Attornoy General Campbell, the secretary of tho interior has ren dered a final decision in the caso of Morrow and others vs. tho Rtato of Oregon and tho Warner Llvo Stock Company, Involving n largo tract of land claimed under tho swamp lands s Iiw. 'J"'10 'lcisIou dlrectH the Issu ance of patent. The caso has been be fore (ho department for twenty years and has attracted much attention. Morrow nnd his associates attacked tho application on tho ground that tho land Involved was not swamp land, hut In a decision delivered last Mnrcb the department held that It wns. Tho present governor of tho stnto then tiled n protest against tho issuance of patent on tho ground that It could not be issued except upon request from "' Inasmuch as two of his predecessors Imd made such a request, the depart ment overruled bla proto3t. Itrjrrt tlio Nmr Mllrnsn Ticket. The roads which decline to udopt tho nrW form of mllcago ticket and will lontlnuo to uso tho luterchangea':to Credential ticket aro tho Rock T..mnd priseo system, Santa Fe, Missouri Pa rltio Mlsbomi, Kansas & Texas, nnd YVnliach. It Is said that If tho now ticket Ih put on It will lead to n mori on's passonger rato war. Tho feeling anions tho roads over tho matter la unusually bitter, ami open reductions In inllciigo and regular rates uro al ii io-t certain to follow. THE ROCKEFELLER BUILDING Tim Stumlnril Oil King' (lift to SUU University Will Hold. Members of the committee, selected to ralso money to completo tho Rocke feller contribution for a Roclal build ing at tho state university, Lincoln, has held Its llrst meeting nnd nro much encouraged at tho outlook. Accord ing to tho terms Imposed by Mr. Rockefeller, tho sum of $33,000 must ho raised In Nebraska. Fully $10,000 has already been pledged. Tho cont rol ttco Issued tho following statement: Tho members of the committee wero a llttlo surprised nnd very much pleabed to learn that fully $10,000 hti3 been pledged, or nearly one-third of tho cutlro sum which It is necessary to ralso to securo this boautlful now butldlng for tho social nnd religious work of tho university. Theso pledges havo . :aehed tho commlttco with very llttlo formal solicitation, many of thorn being wholly voluntary and com ing from all parts of tho state. For as yet because of tho vacation sea son and tho scattering of tho univer sity community during tho summer practically no thorough canvass has been made, not even of tho faculty and students of tho university, nnd tho interest which is ovorywhero ex pressed in the temple fund seems al ready to promlso success. Tho llttlo adverso criticism which found Its way Into tho press when thu gift was first announced seems to havo already dis appeared. University peoplo aro nnt urally most enthusiastic over the tcm plo fund, not only tho faculty and tho present student body, but tho great body of nlumul, now nearly three thousand' strong, most of whom nro actively at work all over tho Htato and from many of whom tho warmest ex pressions of Interest havo been heard. Tho committee nt Its meeting laid plans for prosecuting Its work vigor ously during tho remaining months of tho year for by January 1 subscrip tions must bo In had for tlio total amount of $33,000, nnd an nctlvo cam paign will bo begun nt ouco to sccurt tho balance of tho sum. KIDNAPPER'S BOLDATTEMPT i:i-t:ontlct Una Doitlcm mi Umiithter of Uovt-rnor Mlrtirjr Through tho heroism of herself and llttlo playmates, Miss Elizabeth Mickey, tho 8-ycar-old daughter of Governor Mickey nnd Mrs. Mickey, frustrated a plan concrlved by desper ate men to kidnap mid carry away ono of tho governor's children. Tho plot to nbduct has been traced to tlio peni tentiary, and tho supposed motlvo is revenge for tho death of William Klein, alias Rhea, who was banged for murder. If an attempt was mado at all, and every indication points to it, it was concocted by convicts and tho effort was mndo to execute it through convicts who wero recently re leased at the expiration of their tcrniB. Tho children wero playing about tht executive mansion when a stranger camo up und seized Elizabeth. IIo car ried her probably half a block, but as sho Is large for her ago, weighing about 80 pounds, she was able to mako considerable resistance. Tho other children gave an alarm and the man dropped tlio struggling child nnd ran away. Warden Tlecmcr several weeks ago Informed tho governor of a report brought to him by a colored convict that something wns likely to happen to tho governor's children. Tho ward en did not think much nbout tho mat ter until a similar story camo to him tho second time. Then ho reported it to tho governor. Not caring to alarm his wife, the governor hesitated about telling her. Ho did not regard It se riously, as such reports frequently come from criminals. However, It was necessary for him to take Mrs. Miukey Into his confidence In order to pro tect tho children. Sho requested them and warned them nbout going far from tho house. Nothing moro was thought of tho affair until tho day when tho children ran Into tho houso nnd told of tho attempt to carry off tho daugh ter Elizabeth. The children could not glvo a good description of tho man. WILLIAM J. PORTER AGAIN Jutlco I'roit Kelimtntf ttie Cnae Upon tho Oncket. The case of tho stato against Wil liam F. Porter, ex-secretary of state, in which he Is charged with retaining fees collected for tho recording of marks and brands while In ofllco Is again on tho docket of tho district court. Attorney General Pront ap peared beforo Judgo Frost and se cured Its reinstatement. Mr. Porter was given ten days in which to mako an nnswer. When tho caso was llrst tried In district court Porter's bonds men wero also defendants and a de murrer filed by tho defendants' attor neys claiming that Porter did not re cetvo tho fees In his official capacity as secretary of state, but no a mem ber of tho marks and brands commit tee and that therefore bis bondsmen woro not liable was sustained. Tho attorney general then took tho caso to the supremo court nnd tho deolslon of tho district court was sustained thero us to tho bondsmen. Tho su premo court, howover, decided that Porter wns llablo for tho amount bo had collected less what ho had paid out for cirri; biro and remanded tho caso to the district court for further proceedings. This released tho bonds men. Tho sum which tho htato 1b try ing to recover from Porter Is $1,018.85. KnilMtzzlflH Woodmen Moiier .Valter Crandall pleaded guilty to four Indictments for cmbozzloraont of $12,000 from tho order of Modern Woodmen nt Illoomlngton, III., wbllo serving as clerk In' tho head ofllco of tho order at Rock Island. IIo was given an indetcrmlunto sentence in tho penitentiary. His peculations consist ed In tho drawing or ordors for pay. inont of dummy claims. Tho mortuary department of tho order declined to proscruto Crandall when bondsmen mado good tho shortngo nnd tho state':! attorney took It la hand. - DY R K MVNKITTRICK Tho domestic servnnt never bios somod moro brightly and conspicuous ly In every possible point of view than sho doos at tho presont time. That sho challenges criticism nnd actually disarms It is a fact that Is qnlto as well known as that one and ono mako two. That sho is anxiously awaiting an Dpportunlty for mental and Intellectu al dovolopmcnt cannot bo denied by tho most skeptical people In the land, bo they employers or not, If they will but tako sufficient interest in the mat ter to glvo It but a superficial glanco In passing. It must bo admitted by tho most prejudiced person that tho serving damosol reveals ordlnnry am bition when sho nvnlls herself of every opportunity to practice upon her mistress' piano or mandolin. Therefore, sho should bo encour aged to develop her musical talents, in tho bopo that sho may ripen Into a flrosido genius capable of rendering Spohr nnd Schumann In such n man ner ns to cause her to frown on tho poHcemnn nnd tho butcher'B ncolyto, nnd at tho samo tlmo teach her to put a finer quality of energy into tlio cen trifugal stroke under which tho buck wheat cako leaps Into lnoffablo beauty nnd tho pork nnd beans spnrklo until, to tho astronomical mind, they nro tho very Castor and Pollux of tho kitchen. It should bo tho duty of every member of every woman's club lrom ono one! of tho country to tho other to provide) a clavier for her cook to practice upon, and to Impress tho imporfnnco of this movo upon nil her friends, to tho end Hint tho In tcllentunl sido of tho pot and kettle Joan of Arc's romantic naturo may havo nit opportunity to develop nlong uitellcctiml lines. Czar Guided by Eagle On n glorious spring morning toward tho close of May 200 years ago a momentous historic event took placo in a very quiet way, with not oven a chronicler to descrlbo tho de tails. Woodland, water and n cloud less sky formed tho framework of the plcturo, tho foreground of which was occupied with a number of boats sailing on tho surfneo of u broad river and manned with wnrrlora, fierce-looking, oddly dressed nnd wrangling among themselves In loud tones. They were tho famous "IJombnrdler" regi ment which had achieved feats of prowess a few weeks beforo during tho battle with tho Swedes, and their "captain" was the most Imposing fig nro of them nil, sitting In tho prow of a stout vessel aheail of the rest. Tho weather was bright and bracing, unci tho breeze caused the I'aco of tho blue, broad Neva to wrinkle, ns It lost itself in the Finnish gulf. Tho "cap tain" stood with bis back to tho sea, gazing ut tho smiting islands in front, which wero literally covered with denso fotests; indeed, hail it not been for tho uolsy-touKucd men on tho boats ho might hnvo fancied himself In a country theretofore" unvlslted by man. Tho wholo district, Swedish down to a couple of weeks befoie, had recently been taken by tho Russian troops. Tho "captain" now landed on tho most pleasantly situated and at tract ivo of the Islands, and, with n Monarclis When the America won the flrst In !ernatlnnal yacht race at Cowes, Eng lnnd, fifty-two years ago, tho world llttlo know at tho tlmo that on n farm at Point Plensant, lliistol, R. I., two children wero playing who would glvo yachting nnd rapid navigation generally, an nil-round, far-reaching impetus such us, In nil tho wido world, they hud never felt before. Tho oldor, John B. Herreshofr, u sandy-haired, blue-eyed, earnest-looking boy of ten, a'though foredoomed to a llfo of blindness, could then see, and had already bogun to wb..tlo out pretty toy boats. Only three or lour years later ho built his first boat for uc tual use, which was considered n marvel of beauty and speed. At fif teen, bis eyesight failed him forever, but ho would not let anything ells courago him, so ho continued to study bonts, and to build them, too. Tho younger, "Nat," a rather reddish-haired, ruddy-faced, roguish toddler of three, at tho tlmo of tho Cowcs am test, wns noted chiefly for an Irreijres slblo inclination to run away to tho sboro near by, at overy favorable op portunity, nnd Ho down on his back in tho snnd und kick bis heels exult antly In tho wateu. Ho was found often asleep in this position by his anxious mother, ono chubby hand clasping a wisp of seaweed, tlio other full of wot sand, with tho rising tldo wuflhlng his bare foot. Whonover ho wns missing ho was first sought for on tho shore, where, If ho was awake nnd saw that his movements wero Women Wage Earners. Tho percentage of wago earners who nro females Is, In tho United States, 11; In Germany, 25; in Eng land, 25; in Italy, 10, and la Austria, 7. Handful -of Servant Girl - Suggestions This depntturo should bo followed by n course each In drowning nnd Emerson. When sho can read and nppreclntd like a HoHtonliin tho Sngo of Con cord's "M Oardct" nl:c wl'.'. r.'.'.co tho cucumbers with a rarer uniform lty nnd skin tho potatoes with a finer nonso of economy as regards tho thick' noss of tho peelings. She will realize that string beans do not grow upon btrlugs, and t tin L beau poles haven't roots; nlso that breakfast food Is not, ns n rulu, prodlgosted on tlio vine When sho has learned to find plea' uro in Emorse :i and llmwnlng, glvo her u course In Omar Khayyam. urJj) her haughty spirit reeks with Persian Iiomp nnd philosophy and sho wakes to tlio fact that tho policeman Is n mere myrmidon, mat thu afternoon off Is a delusion and u snare, and that an attempt to borrow her mistress lint, oven when successful, Is a til tun ph. so called, that proves upon an nlysls to bo hollower than the hollow est mockery. Teach her to piny moonlight sona tns on tlio mnndolln If you would havo your coffee made aright, and, further moro, tench her to appreciate tho luminous beauty that will llvo forever In tho rippling gold of Andrea del Sar to, If you would have your liver and bacon danco hand In hand In your tnncy to tho Dorian mood of tlutcs and hoft recorders. Hut In refining her with music and literature), that sho may become a cul inary thing of beauty anil a Joy until her last month Is up, nnd not con tlnuo to bo the mere romantic beast of burden sho Is to-day. look to It that you do not let nn accordion or a copy of any cook book fnll Into her Incnr nndlned nnd freckled hands. Now York Times. few of his officers, was making bis way to thu center when a curious sound In the nlr abovo arrested his attention. Looking tip ho beheld n great cnglo flapping its wings noisily, soaring up to n dl.zy height and then swiftly des cending to a spot not far from whero bo stood. Ho did not then know that It was a bird tamed by tho men who wero wont to load tho boats with tim ber, but looked upon Its appearance) as a good omen for his undertaking. Seizing a bayonet therefore, ho cut out two sods of the turf, placed them ono on tho other llko tho beams of a cross, then mado a wooden cross from two boughs anil, pressing it into tho sods, exclaimed: "In tho namo of Jesus Christ, let thero bo a church on this spot, and let its nnmo bo thoso of l ho chief apostles, Peter and Paul!" And it was all ho had said. The church, with Its golden spire, now surmounts iho terrible fortress In which many polltlcnl prisoners havo perished miserably, and tho city around It Is St. Petersburg, for tlio "Captain of tho Bombardiers" wns Peter tho Great. Such Is tho legendnry tnlo of tho foundation of tho northern Palmyra, winch Is said to have been Jottorl down by nn ofllccr of tho corps nt tho tlmo, nnd to havo been laid in a gold casl:et, which still lies among tho loundntloiis of tho fortress. of the Sea notod, ho would generally spend his tlmo In watching passing ships or Balling chips or toy boats. When oldor grown ho attended tho primary, Intermediate and grammar schools, and, later, tho high school, uudor tho prlnclpalshlp of Thomas W. Hlckuell, now living in Provldenco, who says ho was nlways well-behaved and studious, only an ordkiury pupil in grammar, reading, spelling or his tory, but bright In physical geography, aigobra, geometry, and chemistry, and remarkably keen In natural philos ophy. At this tlmo ho was tall for bis age, thin, rather slender, Homo what loosely built, and bad n notice nblo forward Inclination of tlio bend which becamo moro and moro pro nounced from n habit ho ban of close ly watching rivals lu his many boat races, craning his neck In order to seo them from uudor his boom. Mr. lilclinell snys that tho mother of tho young Horreshoffs, although a very busy woman, managed to visit tho high school two or thruo times a week on nn nvcragc, and oncourngod her children, soma of whom wero blind, In nil ways jwissiblo. "My mother," said John 1). Herresholt to tho writer, in 18'jy, "Is olghty-eight, nnd still enjoys good henlth. If I havo ono thing moro than nnother to bo thankful tor, it is for her enro In childhood nnd her sjHnpathy through llio. Sho is ono of tho best of mothers, nnd I feol that I own her u debt I can never repay." Sho baa sluco died. Success. German Dank Capital. Tho nggrcgntn capltul of 122 Gcr mau banking institutions is, necordhig to tho Gorman Economist, .li3D4.2nu, 000. Moro than half of tbls caultul Is located lu Berlin. L2VE STOCK. - r y ; 'r LJ2& .TSjSc 5--- Mixed Rations tor Farm Horse. Many horse feenlcis regaid oats as almost necessary, and It Is doubtless true that In largo regions of the Unit ed States the most common ration for horses consists of oats ami hay, with an occasional bran innsh. In the South and West corn seems to be tho most common feed, especially In rural districts. Mnny experiments hnvo been reported which support the theory thnt horses may bo sattstnc torlly fed and reasonablo combination of wholesome) materials which supplies the required nutrients lu duo propor tion. In other words, protein nnd en ergy nro required by tlio animal body rather than any special feed, lleilcv ing that moro horses should bo raised and that an economic system of feed Ing would bo nn Incentive to horse breeders, C. W. lluikett of tho Now Hampshire Stntlon, recently studied the comparative value of a number of mixed rations with the stntlon farm horses during a period of two years. Tho ratlona wero so planned thnt nn abundanco of nutritive material wni supplied by grain mixtures which were cheaper than nnts. Throughout the greater part of the experimental period liny wns fed with tho grain. During a part of tho tlmo corn fodder was used. The comparative merits of the following flvo rations wero studied In tho llrst test: Hny 10 pounds, bran 2 pounds, corn (1 pounds, nnd gluten feed 0 iMiunds: hay 10, bran 2, corn 0, oats 8; hay 10, corn 8, nnd bran 7; bay 10, corn 8, linseed oil mcnl 4; and hay 10, cottonseed meal 1, brnn 2 and corn 8 lCach of the five horses Included In the Investigation received one of tho ra tions for ono month, the rations being rotated, so that during the llvo month. of tho test each horse was fed nil the rations. The following were some of tho conclusions nrrlveil at: Any food stuff or combination of food stuffs furnishing tho desirable nutrient ut least cost should bo con sidered In preparing rations for horses A mixture of loan mid corn, half nnd half, Is a good substitute for corn and oats for feeding work horses Corn stover Is a goon subntltuto for timothy hay for winter feeding of horses because of Its feeding value, tho yield per acre and commercial value. A change from a grain mix ture, consisting partially of linseed oil meal, slowly or abruptly, docs not cnuso a decreaso of weight In horses If a propor substitute ration Is fed. Tho average total eost per year for actual food supply per horse was $71.32. Tho average cost for food per hour's work done during two years was 3.4 cents. Care of Sheep. A Canadian shepherd says: Tho lamb crop, like any other, to bo suc cessful, must bo prepared for before hand: thorcforo, ns tho breeding sen- ! son approaches tho owes ought to bo getting In good condition, nnd It can not bo dono enslcr than by giving them tho run of tho stubble-fields I after tlio grain is stneked. Hoforo tho breeding season Is over tho winter will have set in, and tho flock will bo In their winter quarters. No elabo rate building Is necessary. A hay rack running round tlio lnsldo, with ( a small door in tho center, Just largo enough for one sheep to go In and out when tlio big doar Is shut. It must bo dry and entirely free from drafts for tho sheep to do well; 30x00 feet will bo amplo accommodation for a hundred good-sized owes, until lambing time. Tho winter feed should he wild hay, oat straw or oat sheaves. They may ho allowed to run at tho oat stack, It caro is taken to remove tho overhanging portions as they cat It away from under, to prevent tho chaff from getting Into thoir wool. Tho hay Is fed in tho rack Inside, and only what they will eat up clean. Al ways clean out tho racks beforo the next feeding. I have often heard It t-alil thnt sheep won't drink water, but that is a mistake; they will drink largo quantities of water nt tho right tlmo nnd place. They won't drink out of n water hole on n cold day, but watered In their pens nnd In troughs, a hundred head will drink almost two barrels a day. I think good water Is most Important. Keep salt whero they can get it at all times, summer and winter. Raise More Pins. When pigs nro bandleil In a proper way they provo profitable) to tho farm er. There aro ways of handling nnd feeding that will make them unprofit able nnd thero nro ways of handling thnt will mako them profitable. Tho variety to bo kept will often deter mlno tho rcsnltB. When thero is llttlo pnsturo for them the iiumbor kept should bo smnll, us pigs fed a ration of grain only cannot generally yield a profit. It Is possible to havo so many pigs that they will be unprofit able; but tho trouhlo Is generally tho other way. Not enough pigs nro be ing raised on American farms. Tho farmers aro all too generally depend ing on ono crop of pigs a year to glvo them a profit. Tho high cost of winter feed has stimulated this move mont; but tho process should bo re versed. Wo must hnvo moro fall pigs and uso our wits in gcttlug chenp feed for them. Tho permanonco of effect is ono of (ho most valuable characteristics of farmyard mannro, as, If onco applied lu n rotation, It benefits j,ll tho crops In tho rotation. No man can hopo to bo happily mar ried unless ho Is a good listener, 4fecEUfiil?snfJ' Rntobeiry Came Dllglit. From Tho Farmers' Review Will some render of tho Farmers' Review please tell me wiint Is tho matter with in. v red raspberry boshes? luslilo of two days Miiiicthlng llko a blight camo on them, which destroyed nil cIuhIoim of proinlced berries. They lookeid ns If they weu Inirnotl up; but huc.1i wnti not the ease, ns wo had plenty of rain and favorable weather. We.iild you advise cutting out the) old bitlflb as soon us dono hearing? At what sea son shall I cut back tho now growth? I break thorn off Just horoio l hey get above tho fruit beiuing branches. (2) At what time should eheiry pits ho planted? Must they treevio befoio coming up? Will tho Oxhe.irt cherry grow to bear in this country. F. ! Gage. Fond du l.ne: County, Win. Tho epic ties weto submitted to Prof. H. P. Sniidsten. of the Wlsoonsln Sta tion, who replies as follows. (1) It is dltllcult to tell what tlio trouble Is with jour subscriber's rasp berry canes. Theio nro several ells eas.'s which Infest them, b it Judging from the d scrlptlou I dioubl say that It was raspberry enno bl'ght. It Is supposed to bo u fungous disease It generally attacks the beat lug onii::i, causing them to ttiin blink nt about u tlmo when tho fruit is one half ilpo. Tho disease appears elunng .ill hinds of HCRHonn, and It in many Instance! causes considerable damage '1'ho jouug canes are, ns u itile, not lu tVstcd. As soon as blighted canes up pear they should bo caielully cut of)' and burned. It will not nmko nny particular dlflereni'o v;hethor Iho canes nro pruned back or not. Penn ing, or pinching, as II is called, has not pi oven to he or nny particular ben efit to tlio fruiting c-npnclty of Iho e'anes Spraying lias not proven el leetlvo ngainst tills illxciun. it Li al ways udvlsablo to cut out tlio old canes as boon ns they hsne fruited, giving the younger onus which mo to lruit tlio uoxt season a cbnnto to do velop. (2) Cherry stones or pits shotild bo kept ns lollows: Tho whole cherries mny be left In a pail or barrel until they becomo i.ott nnd decay so that tho pits will coparato and wmdi out easily. TJiey should then be placed In boxes as fallows: First n layer of moist sand in thu bottom of tho box, then n thin layer of pits, another layer of sand nnd so on until tho box Is full. Tho box .should then bo bin loci In tho ground nbout four Inches below tho .surface In n place well drained, nnd left to lomain until tho following spring. This would glvo tho pits u chance to freeze and tlni.v during tho winter, thus making It possible for young plants to break thioitb tho pits after they aro planted. Tho pits aro generally planted lu rows thico feet apart nnd nbout one to two Inches npart In tho rows. They should bo given frequent cultivation lliiouglioiit tho senson. Tho Oxheart ebony huu not proven a success In Wisconsin. Feeding the Brcod Sow In Montana. A bulletin of tho Montana station says: Tho brood sow can forago tho greater part of tho year. During tho later stages of prognancy n llttlo grain food should bo bupplled, tho amount depending upon hor condition of flcBh; this, however, will not bo necessary during tho tlmo oho In gleaning from tho grain fields. Tho forago In general being leguminous any ono of tho cereal grains mny to .. used as supplementary food. Wbllo nursing tho litter access should al ways bo given to tho forago grounds when possible, and n liberal grain ration fed. Immediately after far rowing a light ration of sloppy feed consisting of skim milk, shorts, bran nnd oats is most satisfactory; too heavier grain foods enn bo gradually added. During tho period of rest or onrly pregnancy In tho winter roonthn tho brood sow can bo maintained on sugar beets, carrots or mangolds with u one-third grain ration ntlried. Spring furrowing has hitherto boon favored, but tho climatic nnd food conditions are such thnt fall lltlnru can bo handled almost equally well. The Guinea Hen and Hawkc. It Is a superstition thnt u fow gui nea hens in u flock of fowls will nocp away hawks, and some farmers pnr ehaso tho Guinea fowls for thlu pnr pose. Rut It is doubtful It thoy hnvo any value at nil for this purpose. A poultryman that breeds them unyn thnt It is a mistake, and that hawks euro nothing for them. This Is prod ably tho case. Thus another populur bellof Is shattered. The Guinea hen in ulso credited with being n good , wutch-dog, setting up n great clatter on tho approach of midnight maraud ers. Tho facts In tho oaso seom to ho that tho Guinea ben frequently taken It Into her bead to set up n clatter whether thero nro marauders or not. This is, howover, nothing ngnlnut Gui nea lions, ns thoy nro producers of very edible flesh and aro very pronla bio to raise. Doubtless thoy will re eclvo moro attention from broedcis In tho futuro than thoy havo rocotyee) in tho past. IiOndon correspondents announce) that It Is the policy of tho lhitfah Bv eminent to horenfter govern Uio 'Vrans vnll ns n crown colony In tho strictest sense of the term, that Is, by enterals appointed from England nnd backed by n large and permanent military garrison. Xe i) I i , I I Z r 4r n n Jfe- -XtMrt'yy3,'y''MM- & -4 i" - , nvfciei)!-"-'' --- -- -WWWH nry'Tr.VTyiqyiywrsyiari; ST""' '-fe? ,nrVAlW&,f'