Care ot Grape Vinea.
The illustrations ar from bulletin
156 , eatitled 'The Home Vineyard , "
fcy W. H. Ragon. If jou will applj * ®
the United States Department of Agriculture -
culture you will get this interesting
-and valuable treatise on the grape
without cost. Out 1 f the illustra
tions represents a one jew old grape-
Tine at planting , showing how deep it
should be planted and where the canes
* hould be cut off leaving only two
buds on the newly planted vine. Cut
12 represents the grapevine as It should
look after one year's growth , and the
line crossing the vine shows where it
should be cut off , leaving two buds to
.grow to make the two arms that will
be needed for the next year. Cut 8
represents the same grapevine the sec-
and year with two branches produced ,
all others having been removed. Cut 4
represents the manner of making a
trellis , and of bracing the cud posts
so they will not pull over by the strain
of the tightened wires that support the
vine. Gut 5 shows how a grapevine
may be propagated by lagering the
new green growth in July. Cut 0 rep
resents the grapevine as it should ap-
pear at the beginning of the third sea
son's growth. The last cut shown Is
the vine in full fruiting properly
trained. Green's Fruit Grower.
Whitewash Formula.
Take half a bushel of uuslacked. lirae ,
ilake it with boiling water , cover dur-
jng the process to keep in steam ,
jtralu the liquid through a fine sieve
or strainer , and add to It a peck of
salt , previously dissolved in warm
water , three pounds of ground rice
boiled lo a thin paste and stirred in
while hot , half a pound , of Spanish
whiting , and one pound of clean glue ,
previously dissolved by soaking in
cold water and then hanging over a j
Blow fire in a small pot hung in a I
larger one filled with water. Add five
gallons of hot water to the mixture ,
stir well , and let It stand for a few
flays covered from dirt. It should be
applied hot , for which purpose it can
be kept In a kettle or portable furnace ,
the east .end of the President's house
at Washington is embellished by this
> rllllant whitewash. It Is used by the
rovernment to whitewash lighthouses.
Value of Dry Karth.
Farmers are continually advised to
jse such materials as gypsum , dried
iwarnp muck and kalnlt In the barns
and stables , yet very few have any
thing of the kind on hand. Many who
would like to use preservatives and
absorbents are checked by the cost.
These will find a hint in the foreign
experiments in the use of dry earth ,
from which it appears a substance so
abundant and easily handled will an
swer the purpose. A covering of dry j
garden soil , only two or three inches j
thick , proved enough to hold the am
monia In a large heap of manure. It
Is equally effective In the stable in
taking up the liquid manure , prevent-1
tng waste and odors. The earth when J
stored must be very dry , or there will
be some trouble from frezing. Massa
chusetts Ploughman.
Profit and Loss Accounts.
In a majority of cases the farmer
who wishes he were In the class of the
eminently successful will find that he
has neglected entirely the Important
matter of keeping books. Now , keep
ing books consists not merely in mak
ing a rigid account of household ex
penses. Important as this is , it may
much belter be omitted than may those
accounts which show how much a
product costs to produce it and mar
ket it and how much was received for
it. Such a record will necessarily
show the dates of all that is done on
the farm. This record of dates is in
rtself most valuable. Kansas Farmer.
Pnckinjj
A Danish experimenter writing on
the science of packing eggs , concludes
after examining : many thousand boxes ,
large eggs break much more easily
than the small ones. To prevent break
age , lie recommends that i n.t - ibe
supplied freely with lime throughout
the year. The eggs , he says , should
be graded carefully , and packing ma
terial should be used , since the loss
by breakage exceeds the additional cos !
of the packing material. New En
gland Farmer.
Heatin&r a Planthonse Cheaply.
Here's a method for heating a plant-
bouse measuring about 8 by 17 feet
I use a hot water circulation in Iron
pipes , and the heating is done by kero
sene lamps under two tin boiler * . The
boilers are bell shaped fljad set up with
mouth down. The hot air , after bar
ing done its work of heating the water ,
{ is controlled by a tin drum , at the top
of which is a smoke pipe , by which
all fumes are carried off. The lamps
were made to order by the tinsmith
CONSEKVATORY HEATED WITH TRAMPS
and ure fitted with common flat wick
burners. Four of them cnu be placed
under eacb boiler. Thus in the sever
est weather there are eight lamps
burning , and they raaj * burn 25 cants'
worth of oil in a. day. The planthouse
walls were built with care to make
them warm , and I have a system of
screens , made by stretching cotton
cloth on wooden frames , which 1 put
up every cold night under the glass
and take down in the morning , this
operation talcing not over five or sis
minutes each day. Under these cir
cumstances my heating system has
worked admirably and has never fail
ed. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon 1
can light as many lamps as 1 think
necessary and leave them with , the
most perfect assurance that I shall
find everything right the next morn
ing or the middle of the forenoon , if 1
am as late as that. Correspondence
Rural New Yorker.
For Breakincr Corn Stalks.
When the ground is frozen hard , i :
the land is not too hilly or rough , ' the
breaking of the corn stubble is not dif
ficult if the farmer has the proper im
plements. For those living handy tc
a railway , it is a good plan to buy au
old rail or part of a rail discarded from
the track. About four feet from eacb
end of it a hole is drilled through the
narrow part. A chain is attached at
each hole by a bolt or hook , and the
chains being brought together at the
other end , a ring is attached , to which
three horses are hitched. The chains
may be attached without drilling holes ,
if iron rods of suitable size be heated
and bent round the rail at the proper
places , so as to form eyes or hooks.
Another good stalk breaker may bi
made by selecting a wooden pole of as
uniform diameter as possible and long
enough to break five or seven rows of
stalks. After ascertaining the center
jof gravity by balancing over a log or
some like object , cut notches at 3 % or
4 feet on each side of this center.
Fasten chains around the pole at the
notches and to a doubletree and single
trees , as shown in the illustratlon.-
G. Allshouse , in Ohio Farmer.
Farm Notes.
Nail a piece of raw fat salt pork up
in the chicken house where feather
eating hens- can get at it.
Exposure of dairy cows to winter
rains results in serious loss to the
dairyman , and the dry cold of winter
days calls for additional feed.
The idea that the Ben Davis is no
longer a desirable or profitable variety
will have to be told to the amateur to
be believed and not to the commercial
orchardist , said an Illinois speaker be
fore the apple growers' convention.
Where there is a large herd the easi
est plan is to spray with kerosene
emulsion. This will not only destroy
parasites , but will also clean the hogs
as well. I * only a few are kept , a
thorough washing with warm water
and soap and the free use of the scrub
bing brush is exceedingly effective.
The egg industry of the United
States is still growing. Ten years ago
we imported many eggs and exported
few. Now the exports exceed the im
ports , but there is room for still great
er development. There need be no
fear of over-production of poultry and
eggs in the near future.
Ground intended for onions should
be plowed as early as the weather
will permit , as the onion crop is the
first to go In. One method of produc
ing onions is to sow the seeds in hot
beds and transplant the small bulbs
later. The seeds may be sown in the
hotbeds in January or February. By
thus growing them there te a saving of
time and less difficulty with weeds. If
preferred , the onion set * may be pro
cured of seedsmen.
KILLED IN FREMONT YARDS.
Fremont Railroad Man Meets Death Through
Accident Serious Fire at Bartley.
Fiemont , Neb. , Feb. 13 Swan S.
Bensn , aged about forty , a section
band in the employ of the Fremont
railroad , was instantly killed at 6:05
Friday morning under the wheels of
i freight car in the local yards. Eis
death was a pure accident , resulting
rom his failure to bear the ringing
f the bell on the locomotive or see
the car approaching. ' ,
Benson was at work cleaning frozen
water out of a switch at the time he
was killed. An engine that was dong -
ng some switching work "kicked"
nnir cars t'iward him at a slow rate
f speed. John Stratton , an engine
foreman , who was helping in the
* ork. w-is hanging on the side of the
ar nearest Benson and yilled to him
wice to get out of ibe way , Hub the
atter did not hear him and lost his
li c in consequence.
When pick--d up by Stratton and a
irakeman after the wheels pas. ° ed
ver him. every spark of life lud fled
fiom Benson's body. He had been
shoved and rolled for a full car's
length , after which the first set of
wheels had run over him and stopped
about six fe.et beyond. His left leg
was severed above the ank'e ' and his
unlit below the hip. His left leg
was also broken near the bio joint ,
and his chest was crushed in in a
feaiful manner. There were d few
scratches and bruises about the head.
The body had falleu across the track
with the feet projecting over the
rails and the head under the car.
Renson had been boarding at Soren
"Neilsen's hotel on Third street b'i
tween F and Main. He came here
last April and has been working with
the sec'ion ' gang in the Fremont
yards ever since. He has no relative
tive- living here. His wife is dead
and he has four children , the oldest
being twelve years of age , at d the
youngest two twins , aged six. Two
of the children are at the orphans'
home in Iloldrege. The others , ii is
understood , are living witn Saunders
county people.
At the coroner's inquest it was
shown that the engine bell had i-'een
rung , but that De son had his I e d
niufiled up so that he probably did not
bear it. The jury reached a verdict of
death by accidenta1 means , and ex
onerated the railroad company and i
its employes from all blame.
Fire at Bartley.
Bartley , Keb. , Feb. 13. Four busi
ness buildings were totally destroyed
by tore in this citv Friday morning at ; '
2 o'clock.and another so badly charred
as to render it practically valueless.
The Ore originated in T VV . Short's 1
confectionery store and quickly spread
to Mr. Shurt's flour and feed store.
A. J.Crawford's grocery st"re and D.
R. Fiiteller's real estate office.
The citizens of the town turned
out eumasse and worked valiantly in 1
saving the contents of Fletchei's real 1
estate olHce and a p irt of ( r .mmui 'j
guuds until the Hie compelled them 1
tu desist in their efforts. The wind '
was blowing a gale irum the north at
the time and for a few minutes it
was thought that the Rollings livery
barn would ue burned , but by heroic !
effort the fare was prevented from
spreading to the adjoining buildings.
No insurance was carried on any of
the buildings and the loss will aggre '
gate S3.000. A. J. Crammer held insurance '
's
surance of S800 upon bij stock of
poorls. Itii probable that some of
the burned buildings will be replaced '
with new structures soon.
Trouble Among the Gypsies.
Beatrice , Neb. , Feb. 13 There is
trouble of a serious nature in the !
camp of gypsies who have been vin-
tering in Beatrice. Mondav night ,
it is alleged , Gilead Keynolds , the
boy husband of Myrtle Reynoldsran 1
away with his sister-in-law , a girl I
named Nora Stanley. It is said that ;
these warm blnoded people love with ,
an intensity that is a source nf won '
der and that the abandoned wife , 1
'while nursing the mem ry of wrong :
done her , has conceived a deep hatred I
for the runaway couple. However
this mav be , Mis. Reynolds is offer '
ing a reward of S50 for their appre ' .
hension , and has sent out postal '
cards describing them. The people 5
came here from Lawrence , Kas.
Dies in Loft of a Barn.
Chicago , Feb. 13. Refusing to be
takfiu to a hospital wber proper care
could be given her.Mrs Maria Street-
er. wife of Captain Geurg'j ' Welling '
ton Streeter , of ' 'Distrirt of Lake
Michigan" fame , died in the loll of [
a barn tonight.
Death was the result of internal 1
injuries sustained in a street car ac
cident several months ago. The |
woman was the nrincii-al of * many ;
battles in the contested ground on 1
the north side lake shore and was
!
we 1 known and feared by the pqlire
on account of her energetic actions
in behalf of her husband.
The Hossack Murder Case.
Des Moines , Iowa , Feb. 13. The
taking of tfstimonv in the Flossack
murder case commenced at Winterset
Friday After the examination of
thirtv-Qve jururitjvelve were secured
last night This forencon was con
sumed in the presentation of areu-
raents. The defendant is able to ap
pear in the court mom. though she
-hows evidence of broken health flue
tn confinement in the penitentiary
following her first conv.'ction.
JNION NOT A HELP
MINE WORKERS' ORGANIZATION SEVERE
LY SCO RED.
UNEQUAL MEN ON BASIS
DOCTRINE OF [ SOCIALISM ESTABLISHED
CLEARLY.
SOCIALISTIC DOCTRINE
Counsel for Coal Company Says Lnaders !
cose on Men Side of the Noa-
Unionists Presented-
Philadelphia * , Feb. 11. The united
mine i workers of America as an or
ganizatiorj | was severely scored today
by | counsel before the anthracite coal
commission. i The non-union men
through i their attorney , John T
Lenahan. presented their side of the
controversy i and demanded consider-
atio i at the bunds of the commission ,
claiming i the legal right to earn a
livelihood \ as they ini ht select without -
out the consent or dictation of the
umnu. i
During the presentation of the case
Mr. ; Lenahan denounced the union
as \ a fimenter of crime nd anarchy.
The main feature of this argument
was the claim that the union had nr
legal ] or moral right to coerce miners
into ; membership ur to arrogate to
itself the authority to fix the wages
of i mine workers. I
|
James S. Terry , counsel for the
Delaware & Hudson conjpanyclaimed ,
that the question of recognition ot I
the union was not an issue Defore the
commission , but he devoted consld-
erable time to the consideration of
that demand. Ee asserted that vie :
lence and intimidation were agencies
S'lecte.d i lor the promotion of the pu--
puses of the mine workers. . Regard
ing the demand for an eight hour
working day Mr. Torrey snirl the ev-
ideuce showed that for various reasons -
sons the breakers did m.D average
more th.m eight hours a dav , so that
the physical effects of long hours were ! ' (
I
uol felD. '
Major Everett Warren , counsel for
the Hillside Goal and Iron company
and thj Peunsylvmia Coal company ,
'answered ' the demands of the uuiuers
in detail and declared the socialistic
theories of the uni < n. or some of its
leaders to be responsible for unreas u-
-able claims. He said among ocher
things :
"The real parties to this submission
are the employes of the several com
panies on the one side , or certain of
them , and their employers on the
other. They who are seeking to be
come parties and intruding them
selves upon the commission , absolute-
ly without warrant by the terms
thereof , are the united mine worker'-
of America. "
Maier Warren asserted that the
companies had proven accidents for
the most part to be the results of
the mineis : carelessness and that
the occupation of a ruiner is corn-
paratively healthy. In closing he
said :
"Throughout the discussion as to
the rates of wages no matter how it
may be preseented , it is absolutely
necessary tc bear in mind that the
annual earnings of the mine workers
are limited by the men themselves.
I am perfectly willing thatynu should
takn into c * nsideniti'"i all the evi
dences ffered on the oth ° r side as to
the efforts made to equalize the dis
tribution of cars , ana afier all ibis
it rcrnaijs cleaily established belore
you that , since the advent of the
union , the taming capacity of the
cuntract miners has been limile. and
insteid of the union being an ad venture -
ture to him it has worked to his ad-
disadvantage in restricting his earn-
ing rapacity.
"I do not charge this upon the
great body of the mine workers them
selves They do not undeistaod why
it is done. They are not familiar
with the socialistic theories or some
of the leaders of the "rga'iizatiun.
Whatever may be the mlive on the
part of the union , the evidence is
overwhelming that the result ; is a restriction -
striction on the part of the indus-
trinus miner , limiting the amount of
work , and rhe consequent wages ,
shrivelling his powers and reducing
him to the dead level t'l his lazy and
indifferent ass'iciate. Ibis cannot , I
be bloited out from the record. It
apears % n the testimony of every coiu-
pmy and every employer of abor in
the region.
"Socialism proposes to estab'ish an
equality among Che unequal me. , by j
ranudng them to the dead level of' '
this p"ssible majority. Instead of
allowing every one to determine for
himself what he wants to do , it is
to be done for him. That is nnthiDg
but slavery. What is the theory of
the uni m if it is not this ? I do not
dispute the right of men to organ
ize , and I hold no brief against or
ganized labor.
Fire in Cabin of New York.
San Francisco , Feb.ll. Fire brok
out last niuht on the battleship New
York which is lying in the stieam '
under orders to sail for Ilondurs. ;
The fire was in the cabin of Pay 'I
master Ball , and is believed to have
originated from a lighted cigarette
dropped into a basket of paper.
Considerable damage was done to
the cabin , but the sailing of the fleet
i
today was not delayed , ;
GOES TO PRISON FOR LIFE.
Young Pleads Guilty and is Promptly Sea-
teaced No Sign of Perterbatioa.
New York , Feb. 10. William
Hooper Young , on trial fcr the mur
der of Mrs. . Anna Pulitzer , pleaded
guilty to murder in the second degree
and was sentenced to life imprison
ment.
Justice Merrick explained that he
had advised Young's counsel to
change bis plea and also adviseJ the
district attorney to accept , this ac
tion being taken because of the pris
oner's mental condition. According
to the report of the doctors he was
not insane in the legal aspect of in
sanity , but from a purely medical
point he is not sane.
In sentencing the justice said :
"There is no occasion now for mete
to make any remark as to the enor
mity of your offense. You are aware
of the penalty of your crime. The
sentence of the court is that you be
confined in state prison at Sing Sing
1 at bard labor for the term of your oat-
ural life. "
For the first time since the case
was called Young walked in 10 court
today without assistance. His eyes
had 1 lost their look of vacant terror
and he sat straight in his chair look
ing J at the court. His responses to
the questions of the jud/e , however ,
were made in an inaudible voice. Ho
showed no signs of perturbation after
sentence had been passed.
She Killed Her Husband.
Monticello , N. Y. , Feb. 10. Mrs ,
Lafayette Taylor , of Centerville , Sul
livan | county , confessed to having
killed her husband.Lafayette Taylor ,
and burned the body on January 25
to ' escape detection.
Her story is that her husband who
was a hard drinker , came home on
the ' night of January 2 ? very drunk
and j began to abuse her. She secured
a revolver , which she had purchased
|
a few days before and tried to frighten
him. lie attempted to take it from
her and in the struggle it went oil ,
\ the bullet striking him over the eye
and killing him instantly She was
so frightened for fear of being ar-1
the walled city with all possible
speed. l
Mr. Cavanaugh declares lihe center
" of the impending revolution is in
southern China and not in the north ,
where the last outbreak occurred.
"Canton and the soutnern prov
inces. ' " he said , "where there was
no ' activity during the uprising in
1900 , is now thoroughly alive with
cut ( throats The Chinese are procur
ing arms and ammunition in open
violation of the treaty with the powers -
ers at the time the former upris
ing was settled.
rested for murder that she decided to
cut up the hody and burn it
Her fourteen-year-old daugbte
witnessed fhe shooting and behed
her to cut up the body in small pieces'
with an ave and burn it in the kit < h-J
en stove together with the clothing
of the victim. The burne'l bones
were ground fine and fed to the hens.
The blood spots were covered with
paint.
The Taylors lived on a farm a mile
from the main road and the chances
of discovery were few.
Mrs.Taylor is about forty years old.
She says she confessed because the
crime haunted her. Sh was brought
to the Monticelln jail The daughter
taas not been arrested yet.
Beset By Chinese Rabble.
San Francisco , Feb. 10. Previoni
reports of a threatened outbreak in
China against Caucasian residents is
confirmed by several persons who
have just arrived here from the
orient.
Dr. James Young , surgeon of the
steamer China : David Austin au u ,
J. Cavanuagb are among those who
give accounts of the menacing atti
tude of the boxers.
Di. Young , accompanied by Austin
and an American engineer , and un
der the direction of a Chinese guide ,
went to Canton when the steamer
China was at Hong Kong. Once with
in the gates of the walled city the
party was beset by a rabble and met
with demands for money.
At the outlet tba Chinese were
complacent , but the moment the1
tourists refused their request for coin
the Mongolians burled stones at thej
visitors and drove them in terror to
the five story pagoda , where they
were temporarily free from molesta
tion.
However , when the Americans em
erged from the pagoda they were
again pursued by the mob. which be
came bolder and more deSant , and
finally hurled missels of every de
scription at Dr. Young and his party.
Aio'ten Metal From Ladle.
Pueblo , Colo. , Feb. 10. By intense
ly hot molten metal from a ladie
which tipped over one man was kill
ed , three fatally and five others were
injured , among the latter being
'Thomas Crowe , superintendent of
iconventers at the Minnequa stefil
plant , where the accident happened ,
who was painfully but not dangerous
ly burned. He saved himself by drop
ping on his face. The accident wai
caused by the cbain of the ladle
breaking.
Nebraska Notes
The State Press association' an-
aual meeting was held ab Hastings
last weeK.
Mrs. Margaret Jane Carpenter died
at her home in Eulo on Saturday
evening She was the wife of George
\V Carpenter and was 53 yea's of age.
The county commissioners at
biaska City appointed C. H. Busbr
county clerk to fill the > acancy caused
oy the death of H. B. * ounjj.
Dr. A.D. Root of Crete , died quite
suddenly. He was putting on his
shoes at the time and fell over dead.
It is thought that death was doe
to apoplexy.
James C.Elliott assumed the duties
of postmaster at West Point. A. L.
Krouse , tbe retiring postmaster , left
bis office with all bis accounts in-
first class shape.
The Breemer hotej has changed
bands. Joe F'ernina ' , a prosperous
farmer , has moved tu town and taken
charge of the hotel Mrs. E. F.
Taylor , who has rnu the hotel for
the last three years leaves for Boston.
The Arlington Telephone company
has bought lots anil will erect a new
building at Arlington. Larger quar
ters have been made * uccessary on ac
count of the completion of tbe new
lines.
The erection of a Younc Men's
Christian association building to cost
S20.0UO or 330,000 was dicussed by the
provisional commitee at Beatrice
which met with Secretary Bailey ol
the association.
W. S Jones has sold out bis inter
ests in the Jones & Campbell general
store Drrn of Trcumseh and will gc
into the ranching business in Keith
d urity , where he atid his father own
10.000 acres of ground.
The three elevators at Yutan are
stuffed with corn which cannot be
muved because of the Lick of railway
cars. Farmers are prevnted from
selling the large quantities of corn
that they have on hand.
Charles H. Malsbury of Cadmas ,
I after a desperate struggle with a mad
, dog , narrowly e capetl without being
bitten He was obliged to kill some
}
valuable stock that were bitten by
tbe animal.
Tbe Woodman Cicrle met at Fremont
mont- . The business of the es > ion
was to select slate headquarters for
another year , and elect delegates to
the national convention in Milwaukee
next June. Omaha will get the head
quarters again.
Mr and Mrs John Turna , living
six miles south of Dorchester , are
the paren's of tiiplets , three girls ,
and all living. The Tumas have
been married for a number of years
'
and have several other childrenborn
singly , however , some of whom ara
almost grown.
Otto L. Gibson , a former resident
of Hemmingfurd , met an accidental
death by poisoning near Blackfoot ,
Ua. , recently. Mr. Gibson ate a
jaisin stew cooked in a galvanized
iron kettle Some of the galvanising
had worn off , leaving the iron ex
, posed.
I Officials of the Argo Starch works-
at Isebraska City have received no
tice from the Central Labor union
that it will demand a raise of 2 %
ceuts per hour for common laborers
after March 1. This class of em
ployees now receive 15 cents per boar.
The plant is owned by the btarcb
trust and has been open but a short
time.
Two men who were arrested charged
with stealing a pair of shoes , some
skirts and a bolt of cloth from Hansen -
sen & Berobard's store at Shelton ,
kicked a hole in tbe calaboose rue
and escaped. They bad sneaked tbe
goods while the clerks were busy in
the store. One of them bad pleaded
guilty and the other not guilty be
fore Justice Mitchell.
John Kerma entered a saloon afe
Schuyler and pulling a revolver , shofe
and killed himself in the presence oC
a number of men. A letter found on
his person explained that he had tak
en his life on account of financial re
!
verses. His obligations were so smalt
howeverthat his friends are inclined
| to believe that he was temporarily-
insane.
Oscar Soglum of Ceresco , Neb. ,
while driving across the railroad track
in a buggy at that place , bad bis vehicle
\
hicle smashed * into splinters by an
Elkhoro passenger train. The team
escaped uninjured , but S"glum was-
rendered unconscious by the fall. He
was taken t ) Lincoln to St. Eliza-
beth's hospital , where it was f-iund
that his right leg was broken aouve
tbe knee.
Last week Samuel Lichty sold bis
farm of 160 acres , three "miles north
west of Falls City for 816.000. This
is ? aid to be the first time in the
bistory of Richardson county that a
Quarter section brought $100 per
acre. Good , well improved tracts oi
forty and eighty acres have been selling -
ing at that figure , but Mr. Lichty is
tbe first to get that price for a qnar- >
ter section Francis Stump of Obi *
township , is tbe purchaser.
