Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 7, 1897, Page 7

ee BO oe noe 4 ¥ THOUSANDS OF TROOPSSLAIN IN THE BATTLE OF CANUDOR. ~ Fanatics Win a Victory Over the Brazilian Goveenment Troops—At- tacking Force Numbered More Than 10,000 and Over 3,000 Sol- diers Were Killed Outright—The Dead Were Abandoned. New York, July 30.—A dispatch to the Herald from Rio Janeiro, Brazil, s Says that more than .000 soldiers have been killed in a big battle near the site of Canudor. The fanatics, numbering more than 10,000 men, all well armed, attacked the government troops. Whole brig- ades of soldiers were swept down and destr trampled under foot as the victorious fanatics with wild, hoarse shouts of triumph passed over them. The full extent of the loss of life cannot be told. There is no reasonable doubt, however, that the lass in killed on both sides is more than 8,000, Vor miles the ground around Canu- dov is strewn with the dead and dy- ing. The government troops were compelled to leave their dead on. the field and flee to save themselves from complete destruction by the avalanche of fanatics. When the report of the awful battle reached Rio Janeiro it was decided to send the minister of war to the scene next week with 4,000 men who are now gathering. They will carry with them a great store of ammunition and will endeavor to dislodge the fanatics. Fighting 1 been in progress at Canudor for several weeks. In the meantime while the fanatics fought apparently with little heart they hav been thering their for from directions. The result was the fi attack on ernment troops which led to the SIX WERE LAID CUT. and a Gas Trench oc in Chieago. — Six men who 1ying water pipes along Water , hear Dearborn avenue, were overcome by es ying gas. While they were being ed away a large »d around the scene, and pectators wa a young a cigarette and a match. He struc the match, lighted the cigarette and then threw the bit of burning wood into the trench where the men had been working. The gas ignited with a roar and a sheet of flame reaching high above the coun- ty jail building shot into the air. Tor two hours the burning gas caused ex- citement on portion of the North side. The fire engine was set to work on the column of flame, but. the pow- erful stream of . water which was turned on it did not have the slightest only when the lessened that the hed. None of the injured by the erswad gath among the man with ingu badly six men were gas. SEDITION CHARGED. of a Paper Fired Out of India. Bombay, July 30.—The editor of the published at Poona, has rested and brought here on the of sedition, Scider Balwan- trao Natu and Huropant Ramehunder Natu, who were arrested yesterday on a charge of disloyalty and escorted outside the limits of the Poona col- lectorate, have been deported under the act empowering the viceroy to ts- sue a warrant for the arrest and de- portation, without trial, of persons n to-be engaged in disloyal prac- It is believed that the hostility u family is due to the fact that one of the brothers who had been afflicted with the plague was sent to the Poona segre; ion camp along with the low ¢ . The neighbors of the Natus could not, understand why a wealthy Scider should be treat- ed like common people, and on all sides v heard the significant re- mark: “You will see what will hap- pen when Natu comes out.” Editor WATERBUR YDELUGED AGAIN. Connecticnt Town Is Afflicted With ‘ a Serious Floo: Waterbury, Conn., Jul, —Water- bury is again deluged, the storm hav- ing swollen the Naugatuck river to an almost unprecedented height and eaused the Manhan canal to overflow seriously. The Manhan canal became a torrent and its waters, escaping, have carried about fifty feet of the track of the Naugatuck division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, completely blocking traffic. The Y. M. C. A: Park is flooded. Great brook still within its con- fines, but Little brook rampage, and cellers in the center of the city are flooded. CHARGES ARE DROPEED. But Mrs. Craven Was Compelled to Resign Her Position. San Francisco, July 30.—Mrs. Mat- tie R. Craven, principal ef the Mission grainmar school, and claimant to a portion of the lair estate, is no long- er an instructor of childrefi. She ten- dered her resignation from the sschool to the board of education at its regu- lar meeting, and it was promptly ac- cepted. The charges preferred against her by President Barrington, and which were to be investigated by the board, now fall to the ground, as their object has been attained by her vol- untary retirement. : The Portuguese Tronble. Washington, July 30. — Minister Santo-Thryso of Portugal has re- ceived no information concerning the alleged revolutionary troubles in that couutry. He believes he would have been notified of any serious outbreak. _. Watched the Eclipse. Washington, July 30. — The partial eclipse of the sun watched by the as- tronomers at the tayal observatory but there was little scientific interest in the event owing to the frequency of such phenomena again on the ! THE iNDIAN UPRISING. Camp Malakand Gets Reinforce- ments—The Bonerwals Have Risen, Simla, Aug. 1. — A dispatch from Camp Malakand reports another night attack by the tribesmen. The natives fought desperately for several hours and were repulsed at all points. Bon- fires had been lighted around the camp and in the glare the tribesmen were easy targets for the British rifle- men. Many fell, and in the light of the flames the natives could be seen re- moving their dead. t is reported that the mullah was badly wounded and that several of his principal chiefs were disabled. The British lost one killed and seventeen wounded. The forces of the mullah had been aug- mented by a strong gathering of the natives on the hills to the right of the British position. The theory is that the Benerwals have risen. The situ- ation is now somewhat relieved by the arrival of einforcements under Col. Reed from Nowshera, London, Aug. 1.—A dispatch to the Times from Simla says that the loss of the enemy in the fighting Thursday night is believed to have been heavier than on any previous 0¢ ion. The fact that the mullah was wounded and his chief disciple killed will disheart- en the fanatics., The mullah posed as divinely inspired and as able to cap- ture Malakand. It is reported that the leading headman of the rising has ab- sconded. ttee of the Win- ers in Session. Philadelphia, Aug. 1. — The joint ‘¢ committee of the Window G Workers’ association continued its ses- sions, but nothing was determined in the direction of the general wage scale. A communication from the Nationa Manufacturers’ association was re- ceived requesting that the workers’ representatives be in conference on Aug. 11 in Chicago. This was agreed to by the committee, and is looked upon as a belief on the part of the manufacturers that business promises to be brisk and that they de carly settlement of the wage s MET A HORRIBLE PEATH, Two Members of Calvert Expedition ish of Thirst and Hunger. fhe mystery that for ne clouded the fate of Ch nd George L. Jones, two young missing members of the Calvert exploring expedition in West Australia, is now cleared up by advices received from Sydney. L.A. Wells. leader of the search party, found the dead bodies of the two men San I near Jeanna Springs in the heart of a desert. The two men missed the trail in November, 1896, and failed to meet the main body of the expedition. They died of thirst and starvation. MURDER OVER CARLS. One Man Shot Dend and Another Fatally Wounded, Chickasaw, Ind. 1., Aug. Gerah, a well known from. the Pacific coast, w instantly, killed by Willis Day, a stranger here, Gerah was playing a game of cards with Day and the two became involved in a quarrel. Gerah started to run through the open door, and Day, ap- parently crazed by excitement, shot him in the shoulder and fatally in- jured him. Day is still a fe, but a posse is after him. G at one time a partner of Jim ‘bett in Pert- land, Or. WHERE OUR GRAIN LS GOING, AMeS ng man Forty Steamers Chartered Yesterday to Take 4,000,000 Bushels Abroad. Philadelphia, Aug. 1 ord ‘$ were yes goes of grain at Jelphia, New York, Baltimore and Newport News for ports in the united kingdom Europe, making a day’s record which, it is claimed, been equaled. els will require over of grain. During the past two weeks fixtures for steam tonnage to carry over 20,000,000 bus els of cereals abroad have been ef- fected. LONG WAIT REWARDED. | California Prospectors Locate 2 Rech Find in Yaqui Country. Hermosillo, Mex., Aug. 1.—After a long wait a party of California pros- pectors who, two years ago, went into the Yaqui Indian country, west of here, and discovered rich gold placers on the Batepito river, have secured a title to the property and have -begun to work it. Four members of the party, it is reported, have already taken out $140,000 worth of gold. GONE TO SING SING. Two Robbers Get Eighteen Years Each in New York. New York, Aug. 1.—John F. Ryan and John Graves, who lured Lawyer Burt S. Clark of Grooklyn’to a flat in this city-on July 16, and then robbed him, have been sentenced to eighteen years’ imprisonment at hard labor in Sing Sing. Both pleaded guilty. Graves is from Salt Lake City, where he is ! accused of complicity in the theft of $4,000 from a ban! Seven Versons Killed and Several Injured, Bloomington, Iil., Aug. 1.—A special from San Jose, UL, thirty-tive miles ; West, on the Jacksonville division of the Chicago & Alton, gives meager particulars of a tornado whieh passed through the farm of A. C. McDowall, two and a quarter miles north of that place, completely destroying the house and barn. Seven persons were killed and several injured. Patterson’s Murderers. Montgomery, Al; Aug. 1. — After two days of investigation of the kill- ing of P. H. Patterson, who was shot in front of the altar ina aptist church in this place Wednesday, the coroner’s jury returned a verdict of death by the hands of George W. Pritchard and M. J. Stokes. Rev. P. T. Brown, William Bracey, Mace Cole- man and Calvin Micon are accom- plices. The grand jury has returned an indictment against the same parties | on the same charges. NORTHWEST NEWS EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED. An Ex-County Treasurer of Montana Is Arrested. Great Falls,Mont., July -30. — Ex- County Treasurer C. L. Bristol of Te- ton county, whose term expired March 1 last, has been arrested on informa- tion charging embezzlement. The de- faleation is due to Treasurer Bristol issuing redemption certificates for land sold for taxes and then tearing the stub out of the receipt book. The amount of the shortage is not known, nor will it be only as the certificates issued are presented, but enough has come in to show it will reach into the thousands. The examiner is now at work on the books. Another Uutrase by Tramps. Lyons, Minn., July 30. — The tramp season is now in full swing, and every day scores come flocking through the country. Some tramps went to the house of J. Baumgarten of this vil- lage, and finding only a twelve-year- old boy at home, at once took posses- sion. They found some whisky, and, holding the boy tight, they forced it down his throat till he was crazy with liquor. They then ransacked the house from top to bottom. They took their departure, carrying away sacks full of plunder. On the return of Mrs. Baum- garten and daughter they were driven from the house by the boy maddened with whisky. The inhabitants have started in pursuit of the villains. Righ Damages Wanted. Willmar, Minn., July 30.—The North- western Telephone Exchange com- pany is in trouble over its long dis tance line from here to Minneapolis. court to estimate the damage by poles on the land of several farmers who would not accept 50 cents per pole as a right of way tendered by the com- pany, has reported at $4 per pole. The tompany considers this exorbitant, and its representative says the com- pany will abandon the line before pay- ing any such sum. The company had already closed a contract with the Great Northern for the distribution of poles, ~ Ga Climbing Tacoma. Tacoma, Was! uly 30—A beautiful spectacle was the signal light of the club of mountain climbers known as the Mazemas, from the snow-capped summit of Mount Tacoma, sixty miles away. ‘The night was clear and fa- vorable and for an hour before the flash appeared thousands of eyes were trained on the mountain. At length a large red light appeared like a ball of fire over a foot in diameter, apparent- ly burning steadily for nearly five min- utes. ote Jail Nreakers Canght. Fort Benton, Mont., July 30—Consid- erable excitement was caused by an attempt at jailbreaking made by two prisoners in the county jail. Jailer Coatsworth was attacked and over- powered by John Brady, awaiting trial for burglary, and William Moseny, charged with horse stealing. Brady became frightened and surrendered upon a shot being fired by Coatsworth. Moseny was captured by Court Ste- nographer I°. W. Mettler. An Escape Miraculous. Larimore, N. D., July 30.—While Al- exander Young was riding on a hand car he lost his balance, falling in front of the car. The car, with two others, which were following, passed over his body after dragging it about 100 feet. His escape from instant death was miraculous. No bones were broken, but his body is a mass of bruises and cut flesh. He will probably recover. Taxes in Cass. Fargo, N. D., July 30. — The county board of equalization has made the tax levy for 11897, being 7.2 mills for county purposes. This is on an as- sessed valuation for Cass county of $12,250,000. When the state board of equalization meets next month and makes the levy for state’ purposes, the total levy will probably be about 13.5. Timber Will Be Sold. Washington, July 30.—The president has authorized the. sale of timber on the Red Cliff allotted lands on the La Pointe agency in Wisconsin. There are estimated to be 100,000,000 feet in the tract. The timber is to be sold to the highest bidder, but not exceeding 20,000,000 feet nor less than 10,000,000 feet are to be cut annually. Sioux City, lowa, July 30.—As a re- sult of a conference here between Sen- ator A. B. Funk and local Republican party leaders, there is no doubt that Woodbury county will support him for the gubernatorial nomination at the Republican state convention. The local delegates will be instructed ac- cordingly. Colorado Springs, Colo., July 30. — Colorado Springs will be connecte with the Cripple Creek gold camp by an electric line. The city council has granted a franchise to Irving How- bert and associates, and also the right to derive motive power from the city’s water system. Bangor, S. D., July 30.—A few days ago this county was visited by horse thieves who entered the pasture of Phil Lewis of La Bean and drove off to North Dakota six horses. Mr. Lewis declares that he knows the culprits and has started north after them. Crystal Falls, Mich., July 30.—The identity of the man held for the mur- der of Pearl Morrison has just been discovered. He is Peter Bons. a son of Domina Bons of Norway, Mich. He is weakening and it is thought will confess before long. Oberg Was Caught. Stillwater, Minn., July 30. — Nels Oberg, a Chestnut streez confectioner, arrested for neglecting to support his wife, who died Saturday, attempted to get away but was caught. The case is said to be a very bad one, and it is said he actually deprived his wife of every- thing. Loxx to Lamber, Merrill, Wis., July 30.—The dry kilns of the H. W. Wright Lumber com- pany burned. Loss, $8,000; insurance about half. ; A commission lately appointed by the’ ‘forged deed to the Minnie Healy mine, } Wahpeton a few days ago, has been Forged Deeds Alleged to Have Pass- ions Uncov- ed and Boyus Tran: ered, Butte, Mont., July 31.—Voluminous testimony in the form of a deposition has been filed in the United States court in a suit of the administratrix of the estate of John D. Allport against Mary L. Kegenbush of Chi- cago, an action to set aside an alleged MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cultiva- tion of the Soil and Yields Thereof— Horticulture, Viticulture and Flori- culture, a valuable Butte property. The depo- sition discloses what is alleged to be one of the most gigantic conspiracies ever known in the West, and indicates that the deed to the mine was forged after the death of Allport and made to a fictitious William C. Brand, the lat- ter none other than Charles M. Fegen- bush, a notorious swindler who is known all over the country and who is now in trouble in Denver. Growing Cabbage. ye ABBAGE, next to \ potatoes, is the most profitable crop the farmer can raise, . writes C. 4 Glover in Journal = of Agriculture. They are good for re the table, excellent " food for fowls and cattle, and for sev- eral years past have been in greater demand in the country markets than almost any oth- er vegetable. Of the three varieties the early, the medium and the late, I have been more successful with the latter, and found them more profitable and a surer crop than the other varieties. In consequence of their late growth and maturity they are less liable to be de- stroyed by the insect pests, and they keep through winter decidedly better than the early. or medium sorts. If it is desirable to raise enough simply for family use, select a spot of good fich soil, throw on sufficient trash to burn the surface enough to kill the weeds and grass. Dig or spade it up three or four inches deep; pulverize by raking. >0w the seeds after mixing them witk dry ashes. Rake them into the soil both ways. A dessert spoonful of seed is sufficient to produce plants enough for any ordinary family; but if it is de- sirable to raise them on a larger scale for market, the best soil on the farm should be chosen, and if not rich enough, use well-rotted barnyard ma- nure and make it so. The land should be well prepared and marked off three feet both ways. YOUNG IN CRIME. Two Ten-Year-Old Boys Sentenced for Attempted Train Wrecking. Owatonna, Minn. July 31. — The trial of the boys, Carl Pasche and Henry Schlensog, only ten years old, accused of attempt at train wrecking on the 23d inst.. resulted in sentenc- ing both to the state reform school. A tie was placed on the tracks, by the boys just north of this city a few min- utes before the passenger train was due. It being at a very sharp curve and also at dusk, it was impossible for the engineer to see the obstruction, and struck it while going fifty miles an hour. All that saved the train from being ditched was the height of the pilot from the rails and the kind of a tie used. ASHLAND GOLD. Precious Metal Said to Have Deen Foundin Paying Quantities. Ashland, Wis., July 31—For months past there have been rumors of the finding of gold near Ashland. Gold has been found in township 45, range 4, a little south of Sanborn, Ashland county. That the men who have made the discovery are satisfied they have a good thing is evidenced by the fact that one of the gentlemen interested haS bought 1,600 Acres of land in that town during the last year. Others have bought similar quantities. The owners are reticent as to their find, but upen good authority it is said that the assays were satisfactory. And where the marks _ To srean mixes ourricut. (WARM AND GARDEN. Top eight or ten. scec Lg. uy 5 fch fine soil — mcre plants appear than is necessary, thin to one plant. This methed is sel- dcm adopted by farmers, but it saves labor by dispensing with making beds and transplanting. I have tried four varieties of late cabbage—the Flat Dutch, the Drumhead, the Mammoth and the Marblehead, which I prefer to all others, as the heads are more firm and solid. But for planting as above suggested more seed is necessary. About eight cunces is sufficient to plant an acre. As soon as the plants appear Beaten by Unknown Ones. Montgomery, Minn., July 31.—While Antone Kaisersatt was cn his way home to Lexington he was assaulted and beaten to insensibility by un- known parties, cutting his head, breaking his collar bone and othe-- wise injuring him. After doing 4 deed they unhitched his herges and let His fam- He had t which was mot taken, bbery was not the pur- them find their way home. ily went in search of him. $50 in his pee showing that pose. He remainel unconscious all | above the surface, so as to be lain! night. Serious results may follow. S€en, skim lightly with the hoe Paahee some they become more stccky rua the cul- tivator betwéen the rows a2d foilow with the hoe, drawing the soil to the plant. If Cultivated in this manner they generally head well; but under the most favorable circumstances some plants are slow in heading. In such cases I have used fine table salt, by sprinkling it in the heads it will sift dJown between the leaves and the dews and rains will dissolve it. I have aever seen a plant fail to head after thus being tréated. The insect The- giles are of four kinds. The first to commence their ravages is the flea that sucks the juice 2s soon as the plants appear abové the ground. A mixture of equal parts of soot and lime will drive them away. The black cut-worm gets in his deadly work as soon as the stem of the plant is as large as a small quill, by gnawing it off at the surface of the ground. Many of them may be caught and destroyed by placing small blocks or ends of boards near the olants, under which they will burrow to protect themselves from the rays of the sun. By lifting the blocks they may be destroyed. It frequently oc- curs in dry weather that the crop is attacked by what we farmers call the Cabbage Louse, but is known to scien- tific writers by the name Apidae. I have often seen the outside leaves lit- erally covered with them. Plenty of soot and lime, in equal parts, as above recommended for fleas, is an excellent remedy. But the most serious obstacle to the growth of cabbage is the fly, which lays its eggs under and between the leaves, and after hatching develops into a worm and cats its way to the centre of the head. I have experiment- ed with various remedies to check them, and the most effectual is to make a strong brine, as much would be nec- essary, and add to every gallon of tw Boy Missing. Grand Forks, N. D., July 31. — The twelve-year-old scn of Henry Lamp- son, who moved from this city to missing from home for three days. The boy formed no acquaintances here of his own age. His sudden dis- appearance seems involved in mystery and causes his parents great worry, , ae The police are at wo! Watt Gets It. Bismarck, N. D., July 31. — At a meeting of the state board of univer- sity and sschool lands H. J. Watt of Bathgate was appointed state land commissioner for two years and J. W. Gregg deputy. Watt is a prominent business man in the northern part of the state and Gregg has been deputy state auditor and private secretary to Gov. Miller. Starts Its Car Shops. Stevens Point, Wis., July 31.—The force of car builders of all grades of labor at the Wisconsin Central shops in this city has been increased by the addition of 100 men. The receivers of the road have ordered ore 's to be rebuilt and twenty-five stock cars to be double-decked at once. A Lad Drowned. Pembina, N. D., July 31. — Walter. Patrickson, a boy twelve years old, while bathing in the Red river was drowned. He was taken out of the water within three minutes after he sunk. Dr. Harris attended to him) im- mediately but could not restore him to life. His Father Saw Him Drown. Fond du Lac, Wis., July 31. — John Krug, a farm hand aged twenty-one years, attempted to swim across the Fond du Lac river and was seized with cramps and drowned. His fath- er stood on the bank and saw him drown, unable to give assistance. brine one-fourth pound of home-made io soap. Heat the mixture until the soap West blab: "Win, July 31 ag is dissolved; let it cool and it is ready tition isin. circulation by the resi- for use. A common sprinkler answers dents of the town of New Superior |2 Very 800d purpose for making the asking for the establishment there of | #PPlication. If the above mixture is a postoffice. The town has about 100 | supplemented by dusting the plants inhabitants and gets its mail through | with equal parts of pyrethum powder the postoffice at Wentworth. and flour it will add to its effectiveness. Bear in mind the mixture should be applied two or three times. Little Girl Killed by a Train. Duluth, Minn., July 31. — Lizzie Smith, a nine-year-old girl whose parents live on Duluth Heights, was struck by a St. Paul & Duluth train while crossing the track near Thirty- fourth avenue west. She died about fifteen minutes later. A New Moth Invasion. A new and disastrous insect pest has made its appearance in Massachusetts and is causing a sensation in the state. It is of a caterpillar species, and is a os voracious feeder on the foliage of trees, Steamer and Bridge Collide. preferably fruit trees. The following West Superior, Wis., July 31.—The | statement has been issued by Prof. C. stermer Robert Fulton, in tow of the |p Fernald, entomologist to the Hatch tus Abbott, struck the center pier of ‘ experiment station at the Massachu- the Duluth bridge and damaged it wetiN? Ce Ariculturals., Callens. “Tt siderably, turning the bridge draw eae us is et a is my unpleasant duty to call atten- thirty feet. tion to the presence of an injurious in- sect pest, which is committing great in- jury to the fruit trees in Cambridge and Somerville, and which has been mistaken for the Gypsy moth by the citizens in that locality. I have care- fully examined the caterpillars of this insect, sent to me by my assistants on the Gypsy moth work, and find @aem to be a common European species, known in England by the name of the Brown- tail moth (euproctis chrysorrhoea), which is widely distributed in, the old world, and which is very injurious to fruit and foreign trees. I have before me a copy of the law enacted in Belgium, Gov. McCord Sworn In. Phoenix, Ariz., July 31.—Goy. Me- Cord was sworn into office before Chief Justice Truesdale. Nearly every Democratic officeholder has already offered his resignation and the places are to be filled at once. The Usual Result. Albert Lea, Minn., July 31.—Mrs W. A. Lackore was badly burned while filling a gasoline stove. Her husband is a brakeman on the Burlington, Ce- dar Rapids & Northern and has been sent for. the owners to clear this insect from trees and giving the best methods accomplishing this work. Similar laws were enacted in France and other Eu- ropean countries at a much earlier date. The insect is now in the cater- Pillar state and its destructive capa- bilities are abundantly shown by the defoliated pear trees along Somerville avenue and adjacent streets. The adult moth is white, with a dense red- dish brown tuft of hair near the end of the body, and the wings expand about one inch and a half. These moths fly chiefly in the night and lay their eggs in July in clusters of about 200 or 300 on the under side of the leaves. In a short time the eggs hatch and the young caterpillars spin compact webs at the tips of the branches. Within these webs the caterpillars spend the winter, emerging early in May, when they commence to feed voraciously on the foliage. The caterpillars are quite hairy, dark brown, with a row of white spots along each side. I do not know how this insect came to this country, but as there are nurseries and green- houses in the immediate vicinity of the infested area, where foreign plants have been handled to a considerable extent, it is quite possible that the pest may have been imported on some of this stock. I would advise the owners of infested trees to spray them with Paris green in water in proportion of one pound to 150 gallons, or, what will be more effective, with arsenate of lead, in the proportion of five pounds to 100. The Massachusetts Gypsy moth com- mittee held a meeting to comsider the best way of dealing with the enw ene- my, but not much can be done now be- cause all the funds of the committee were appropriated exclusively fox fighting the gypsy moth. Possibly ar effort will be made to get a special ap- propriation in order to attack the in- vaders at the earliest possible moment, but on account of the lateness of the session, if for no other reason, the task of putting a bill through is acknowl- edged to be difficult. the of Keeping Up Calves. The practice of keeping calves housed the first summer of their lives is be- ccming more and more general each year among progressive dairymen and peef_raisers, Those who are eadeayor-, ing to find profit In either 6? those branches of stock raising are finding out that protection from heat, flies, and dried pasture is about the cheapest and most éffective plan to adopt. No doubt one principal reason why more calves are not housed, says Farmers’ Adyo- cate, is that it would involve a certain amount of regular labor in the shape of “chores” which so many gbject to in re summer sea$on? but Thies We take a lively, practical, and self-sacrificing interest in cur business in these tives ve cannot hope to reach the geal of greater profits in our business. [he wide-awake and enterprising comneti- tors who do things because they should be done and not draw the line at a point where an undertaking adds ‘o or takes from a little of present personal comfcrt, are the ones that wear the hopeful expression today and declare that the times are mending. There is no questicn in the inds of those who “aye 24 boty pits but that Thdoor 1g great advantages over pasturing after the third week in June. So far as turning the calves out a few weeks on the fresh pasture before the heat and flies become harmful is con- cerned, there can be no great disad- vantage, provided the calves are not less than six or seven weeks old and the pasture is abundant and of good quality. Perfect liberty at this time, along with fresh grass or clover, skim milk, and a lick of oat chop, oil cake, or the like, will start the youngsters in the way to be profitable feed consum- ers. So long as these favorable condi- tions exist in the pasture lot there is no advantage in making changes, but when the time comes that a cool, dark stable and mown clover or oats and tares would give the calves greater comfort, just at that time should such cunditions be administered. This is more particularly applicable to calves thar are to become beefers, because we want to sell for money some time in the future every pound of gain our feed has made and not allow any of it to be lost after being once beneath the skin. With dairy calves rapid develop- ment, when of a muscular character, is very important. A stunted animal is always much less profitable than it would have been had its growth been continuous, because its digestion will be stronger and it will become a larger, better-looking beast, with greater ca- pacity for service. Pingree Farms.—The Pingree farms, which have been provided for the poor of Denver for the season of 1897, were open to tillers on arbor day. More than fifty families have taken up land to farm for a living during the summer months. An abundance of land has been placed at the disposal of the poor. The plowing, and all work nec- essary to place the land in condition to be cultivated, is being done by the county, and the organized charities or the city have contributed the seeds for vegetables, which will be distributed among those who take up land to farm. The Pingree plan has been a success, and those engaging in it have felt well repaid for their efforts.—Ex. Bean Weevil.—There is no way to prevent the bean weevil from deposit- ing its eggs in the young beans. What can be done to lessen the evils is the destroy the larvae in the beans after harvesting, and thus prevent any great increase of the insects. Those making a business of raising beans are careful to destroy the larvae or grubs, and this is done by placing the beans in tight casks or compartments and there evap- orating, or volatilizing, carbon bisul- phide; another method is to subject the beans for an hour to a temperature of 145 degrees—this can ve done without impairing the vitality of the seeds. — Vick’s Magazine,