Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 2, 1897, Page 3

eo ees PY NORTH DAKOTA. SAVED HIS ROLL. Man Jumps From 2 Train to Escape From Robbers. Grand Forks, N. D.. Special—The top of a rapidly moving freight train was the place selected for a bold hold- up. A quartet of men who have been ~ harvesting in the vicinity of Grafton were on their way to their homes in Minnesota with their earnings, taking the box car route to save their money. About nine miles from the city they were approached by three men, also riding on the cars, and compelled, at the point of a revolver, to give up their valuables. One of the nu nber, John Bondin of St. Paul, rather than give up $70 he had saved, jumped from the rapidly-moying train and es- caped, but broke his arm in jumping. He walked to Grand Forks to have the fracture reduced. The robbers, who wore masks, after securing all the money the victims had, about $100, compelled them to get off the train. ONE KILLED, SIX INJURED. Fatal Roiler Explosion on a North Dakota Farm. Fargo, D., Special.—A boiler ex- plosion occurred on Slingsby farm, near Argusville, about twelve miles porth of here. Arthur Slingsby, the owner of the farm, was running the engine, and seemed to know very lit- tle about the business. It is thought he allowed the water to get too low. When the accident occurred Slingsby was instantly killed by having the top of his head blown off. Six other men were injured, two of whom were brought to the hospital. One seems to have his back broken and the other's eyes ave badly injured. Lhe four oth- ers were bad] + It Up for kas NN. D.; After nths ef work, some of the time day and night, tempor: the Northern Pacific has abandoned the attempt to its grade along the river near lepot. Just now it s too much on hand to make the under- taking success. Already nearly a thousand train loads of earth and «gravel have been dumped on the grade in the attempt to raise the road bed to the grade established by the engineers, but for several weeks past the grade has been sinking faster than it could be filled. BLIND PIG EXTERMINATION, More Vigorous Efforts to Be Made in Grand Forks. N. D.. Special.—A de- effort is being made by the es of Grand Forks county to the sale of intoxicating The latest raid was made on the place run by Oliver Bryant, in Manvel. tody by Deputy Sheriff wi district court. nd whisk e used in € State W. C. 'T. U. Officers. Fargo, N. D., Special.--T'the state W. . T. U. has elected the following of- President, M >} , Tower City; v Grand For termine Bryant was taken into cus- Collins and be tried at the next term of the A quantity of was also idence beer ecured and will Emma I Addie L. secretar, Frost in the Jim River Valley. amestown, D., Special.—There as a white .frost throughout the mes river valley. There is some late wheat and considerable corn and flax yei standing, but there will be no damage, as the dry weather of the past ten days has dried up all kinds of grain and it was out of danger from frost. Threshing has become general all over the county. Want to Know, You Know. Bismarck, N. D., Special.—The sec- retary of state is daily in receipt of in- quiries from grain shippers as to the standing of grain commission mer- chants. Of the large number of firms seeking North Dakota business only twenty have complied with the state law compelling them to take out a li- cense. Persons who ship grain to un- licensed firms have no_ protection against fraud. The Whole Gang Taken. Buxton, N. D., Special.—The north- bound local freight had one empty in which had taken passage eight hoboes, Seven of them had held up the eighth and obtained $20. A telegram was sent to Thompson and the seven, most of whom were recognized as profes- sional crooks, were captured. Will Issue Bonds. Lisbon, N. D. Special.—The board of county commissioners of Ransom county, after a heated discussion, de- eided by a vote of 3 to 2, to call an election for the purpose of voting on the proposition to authorize the issue of $20,000 bonds for building a court house and jail. Mr. Satterthwalte’s Story, Fargo, N. D., Syecial.—S. T. Satter- thwaite of this city has written a book that is soon to be issued by an East- ern publisher. The story deals with Northwestern people. the divorce question and North Dakota divorce colonies. Man Burned to Denth. Valley City. N. D., Special.—rhe barn on M Black’s farm, eight miles from here, is burned. Members of a threshing crew were stopping in it, and one unknown man perished in the flames. Fourteen horses were also burned. é Uniform Court Rules. Fargo, N. D., Special—Judges Mor- gan of Devils Lake, Sauter of Grafton, Fisk of Grand Forks, Lauder of Wah- peton and Pollock of Fargo met here and adopted uniform rules of practice for the entire state. Bound Over, Fargo, N. D., Special.—Walter Doug- las, the alleged partner of Highway- man Quinn, who was killed here while attempting a hold-up, has been bound cyer to the district court. SOUTH DAKOTA. SLOW WORK OF IT. Government Improvements on the Missouri Are Delayed. Yankton, 8. D., Special.—The goy- ernment work on the M’ssouri river at this point, which is now under way, is progressing very slowly. The delay is caused in getting the necessary ma- chinery here from Sioux City. The heavy barges to be used are now be- ing hauled by the government steam- boat Pauline. One trip has been made, bringing two barges, one of which was leaded with piling. The other is now being loaded with willows up the river. Thursday evening the Pauline is expected to arrive from its down river trip, this time bringing two barges and a pile driver. She will make one more trip for the last of the barges. FARNSWORTH RROKE JAIL. The Vermillion Crin:inal Shoves a Hole in the Bricks. Vermillion, S. D., Special.—larns- worth, held nearly all summer for at- tempted rape on Eva Thorsen, a school teacher, who died from a fall while attempting to escape him, broke jail by puuching a hole through the brick wall under a window. Officers are after hin. Trosperity Thurst on Hicn. Mitchell, S. D., Spectal.—Last spring nk Graham couldn't sell his farm near here for any price. This fall he wouldn't dispose of it at the same figure had he ever so many offers. In June he was willing to accept $15 per acre. He agreed to throw in the crop and give the purchaser all the time he wanted to make the payments. But he couldn't find a taker. Now he has 4,000 bushels of wheat, 1,700 bushels of oats, 5,000 bushels of corn in the field and still retains title to the farm. He would not sell at $20 an acre with- out the crop. Most of the wheat grades No, 2 and sells around 74 cents, I year the same grade brought but 837 cents. The corn is well matured and out of danger of frost. The case is one of thousands throughout the Northwest. F Grant Coanty’s Fine Showing. Milbank, S. D., Special. — The ag- gregate of tax reduction here is 10 mills from last year. Besides lower taxes the county has reduced its in- debtedness $15,000 and built a new court house the past year. The city has paid off $1,800, and will pay $1,000 more in January, besides expending more on its streets than in any year before. Sheriff Got Him. Pierre, D., Special.—Sheriff Strayer has reached here from Chi- cago, bringing Frank McNutt, who is wanted on a charge of stealing horses: some time ago. MeNutt has made & record the past two years in dodging and escaping from officers, and was only secured by Strayer after a severe legal fight in Chicago and rushing him out of linois to escape habeas corpus proceedings. Th Chamberlain, Oct. 25 the lanc Fort Randall military r be subject to homestead entry at the land office here. The reservation con- tains 100,317 acres, 64,679 of which lie in South Dakota. Between now and the date of opening the land will be appraised and settlers will be required to pay the appraised value. School of Mines Gets Teachers. Rapid City, S. D., Speeial. — The re- gents have appointed Dr. Slagle of Lrookings college to the chair of Ger- man and chemistry, and Edward Mc- Cormick, of the Michigan school of mines as assistant professor of metal- lurgy and assaying. This clears up the school of mines tangle to the satisfac- tion of all. Jerauld County ’Phones. Alpena, S. D., Special—aA telephone and an independent telegraph line is being put in at this point to cennect the county seat with railroad centers, —The result of the threshings is a dis- appointment. Wheat is not yielding as much as expected. There will be an immense crop of corn throughout this part of the corn belt district. Killed as a Result of Joshing. Hot Springs. S. D., Special—A simple minded inmate of the soldiers’ home named John Hockinger was run over and killed by a Burlington train, He is supposed to have been sent up Holbrook canyon on a fool's errand by some mischievous boy, and in his wandering around in the darkness got upon the track and was killed. Moody in South Dakota. Deadwood, 8. D., Specitl—After a month’s traveling in the southern hills the Moody evangelists have returned, reporting a very profitable trip. ‘They will hold meetings at Spearfish and Belle Fourche, after which they will ship their outfit to Chicago. An Unfortunate Accident. Milbank D., Special.—The west bound morning freight struck a team and buggy two miles east of this place, killing one horse, injuring the other and demolishing the vehicle. The two occupants were thrown out but not seriously hurt. His Store a Mark. Wakonda, 8S. D., Special—M. J. Chaney’s store burglarized. The safe was blown open and about $70 taken. Suspicious characters have been spotted. This is the fourth bur- glary since the store started. Carlton, Minn., Special.—Burglars, entered Rinka’s store, taking about $50 worth of goods. No clue, Fire at Alpena. Alpena, S. D., Special—tLwo hres, partially destroyed the general store of C. C. Issenhuth and other property.) The firemen worked heroically, a though the flames were near the oil tanks. Closed at Cavalier. Cavalier, 8. D., Special.—Dave Gib- bons’ pool room has been closed by the sheriff on an injunction procured by the state enforcement league, charging violation of the prohibition’ Ww: ce % nie MINNESOTA NEW WORK OF FIREDBUGS, Workhous. and Foundry at Little i Falls Are Destroyed. Little Falls, Minn., Special.—The manufacturing district of Little Falls was visited by the most disastrous fire in years early this morning. Fire was discovered in the large building of the Falls City Manufacturing com- pany, which was formerly used as a sash and door factory, but since the assignment, a few years ago, has been used as a warehouse. A heavy wind was blowing and attention was turned toward saving surrounding buildings. The plant burned Jike tinder and the flames spread to the works of the Lit- tle Falls Iron foundry, owned by Jchn Denis, and it was totally destroyed, Some box cars of the Northern Pacitic road, which were on a side track, were partially burned. The sash plant was owred by Henry Belin. The loss is $5,000; insurance about $2,000, ‘The Flour Mill company, which had stor- age in the building, lost $500, partly insured. Mayor ‘Tanner, who had ma- chinery stored in the building, loses $600; no insurance. ‘The loss on the jron works is $6,000; insured for $800, he fire was the work of fire bugs, but the police have no clue. Nearly all fires of late have been of incen- diary origin in this district. IN GOO DSHAPE FINANCIALLY, Sors of Hermann in Prosperous Con- dition. New Ulm, Minn., Special—The na- tional grand lodge, Sons ef Hermann, held two sessions yesterd. ‘The larger porti of the time wi taken up with reviewing the reports of the grard officers. These showed that the order ex in thirty-two states and lodges, with a mem- These lodges have on hand amounting to §281,- and during the past four years ave paid out for sick benefits $100,- 487 death benefits paid on policies held by members amounted to $28. 057.35, and on policies held by widows of members to $2,388.50. The income of the national lodge during these ears was $18,369.63, and ex- penses $16,277.29. Reports from sis- ter lodges show eighty-nine lodges in goed standing, with a membership of 4,040. TWO W PA that there ar X bership of 20,508. mone; KS ON HUSKS, Man Lost in the Wocds of Northern Minnesota. ‘Tower, Minn., Special—A half- starved and emaciated Swiss, who some three weeks ago started to walk overland from Port Arthur to Duluth, lost his way and was found near here. The poor fellow had subsisted on wild pea pods for over two weeks and was nearly crazed and exhausted, and his clothes hung in shreds. The Forfeited Tax Law. Duluth, Miun., Special.—County Auditor Holden is preparing to test the forfeited tax law and will have the action begun in time for the next term of court. He will secure some one who will offer to pay taxes under the law and he will then refuse to ac- cept the money. The party making the tender will bring mandamus pro- ceedings and Holden will then make the defense that law is unconstitution- al. Lover With a Knife. Little Falls, Minn., Special—Will- iam Axel, of the town of Swanville, was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of assault in the second de- gree, preferred by a young lady named Lizzie Muller. Axel wanted the girl to marry him, and upon her refusal, it is charged, he drew a knife and threatened to kill her. Found Lignite. Minneota, Minn., Special.—While driving a well on the farm of John Tilleman, four miles south of here, H. P. Hegdahl struck what appears to be lignite coal. The strike was made at a depth of eighty feet and in the next ten feet three layers of the mineral were found. Mr. Higdahl has tried it and says it burns well. Crematory for St. Paul. St. Paul, Special—The first crena- tory in the Northwest will be com- pleted early next week at Forest cemetery, in St. Paul. It is being erected by the crematory association at a cost of about $8,000, in response to a growing demand for means to care for the bodies of the dead by cremation. A Small Sized Riot. Minneapolis, Special.—An_ incipient riot in which half a dozen men were more or less badly cut and bruised oc- curred at Thirteenth avenue northeast and Marshall street. A crowd of near- ly 200 women collected and held off a squad of Secand precinct police while the fighters escaped. Two of the Howurd Victims. Faribault, Minn., Special—W. F. Miller, injured, and Lester Rhines, killed in the Cliippewa Falls wreck, were well known. Rhines’ parents live here. Miller married a sister of his who also resides here. They were making the races with a horse at county fairs, Trouble at Sauk Ceuter. Sauk Center, Minn., Special.—May- or W. D. Townsend has been sus- pended from office by the city council. For grounds for their action the coun- cil claim malfeasance, the mayor hay- ing refused to sign the order ior the purchase of a park. Coming Methodist Conference. Fergus Falls, Minn., Special.—The third annual revnion of the Northern Minnesota corference of the Metho- dist church will be held in this city Oct. 6, and a five-day session is an- ticipated. it is expected there will be about 150 ministers present. Boardman’s Loss. Asoka, Minn., Special—During Sun- day night’s storm lightning struck F. H. Boardman’s elegant home in Blaine, Anoka county, and he lost ev- i erything by fire. uae pO i SONS OF HERMANN, National Grand Lodge Mcets at New Uim. New Ulm. Minn., Special—New Ulm for this week belongs to the Sons of Hermann. Nearly every home has been opened to the city’s guests and all principal business honses and dwellings have been profusely deco- rated in their honor. Delegates to the twenty-first session of the grand lodge have been coming in since Saturday. To-day the national and state grand lodge officers arrived in special cars over the Northwestern. The delegates were met by the mayor, aldermen and citizens, the local lodge of the Her- mann Sons and the Great Western band. They were escorted through the principal streets to Turner hall, where luncheon was served and the guests assigned to quarters. Addresses were made by Mayor Wescheke, Paul Haesecke and Paul Gebhardt. HILL WON'T MOVE WHEAT. Elevator Men Compiain About Great Northern Treti Duluth, Minn., Special.—Complaints are received here from the country el- evator people. They say that they can- not get loaded cars moved out. All cf the complaints so far received are from points along the line of tne Great Northern road. They state that wheat is coming in heavily; that they get and load cars promptly but that the railroad company will not take them out but will leave the cars standing on the siding for days at a time. No reason for the treatment accorded them is given by the railroad officials, and the elevator men _ believe that there is an attempt being made to bring about a wheat blockade. SCHOOL PAPER IS FORGED. Large Quantities of District Paper Made Interest Bearing and Sold. Fergus Falls, Minn., Special.—Lew- is A. Layalley, one of the well known school teachers of this county, has been arrested, charged with forgery. His father was school treasurer, and it is claimed young Lavalley signed the names of the directors and then had his father indorse them “Present- ed for payment and refused for want of funds.” This made them interest- bearing, and he is charged with dis- posing of them ie large quantities. Took It as an Insult. Ellsworth, Minn., Special—At the last meeting of the village council permission was granted Fred Williams, druggist, and Dr. J. F. Me- Nulty, to erect telephone poles along Main street, between the drug store and the doctor's residence. The morn- ing after the poles were put up, how- ever, one near St. Mary’s church was knocked down by John Butler, a de- vout Catholic, who said he could not have the church insulted by the erec- tion of a telephone pole in froat of it. When a second pole was knocked out papers were issued for the arrest of Mr. Butler. To Unite Strugling Churches. Perham, Minn., Special—Rev. R. MeVettie, of the ®piscopal church, will preach his farewell sermon next Sabbath. The Claydons’ moving to Wadena practically disbands the Episcopal organization, and the church will be closed in the near fu- ture. Rey. Stickney of Fargo has been laboring the past three weeks to unite all the Protestant church one organization. The nev tion will be under the jur the Congregationalists. Trainmen Charxed With Robbery. Minneapolis, Special.—George Ult- man, one of the cattlemen held up and robbed on the Great Northern near Smith .Lake, Minn., declares that two of the three masked robbers were trainmen, and that John Fisher, who is under arrest, was not one of the party at all. He will swear to his identification of the trainmen before the authorities. In a New School. Lakefield, Minn., Special.—School opened in the new school house, just completed by Contractor F. C. Nor- lander of St. Paul, and formally ac- cepted by the board of education on Saturday. The building is built of brick and stone, and finished with hardwood and Georgia pine through- out, is a model school building, and cost, with the steam heating plant, $18,000. New Charter for Duluth. Duluth, Minn., Special.— Mayor Truelson has presented a petition to the jueges of the district court asking for the appointment of a commission, under the law, to draft a new charter for the city of Duluth. The petition is signed by 328 names—tifteen more than is required. The judges will take the matter up at an early date. Gov. Clough Will Speak. New Ulm, M.nr., Special.—Gov. Clough has accepted an invitation to be here on the 25th at the dedication of Hermann’s monumert aad deliver an address. He will be accompanied by his staff. Judge Flandrau of St. Paul will deliver one of the addresses on Sunday. Stillwater, Minn., Special.—Mrs. Nellie Frayer, received at the prison March 10, has given birth to a daugh- ter. Mrs. Frayer is from near Brain- erd, and is serving a life sentence for the murder of the son of the man Maxwell, with whom she lived. This 3 the second child born in the Min- nesota prison. Argyle, Minn., Special.—Lawrence Ball, a twelve-year-old boy, who was accidentally shot on Thursday by an- other boy of the same age with a re- volver, is dead. Virginia, Minn., Special.—The Oli- ver mine closed down Saturday night. Only seventy of eighty men were thrown out of work. This is one of the largest steam shovel propositions op the Mesaba range, and one of the greatest ore producers in the world. its output this year is something over 500,000 tons. Anoka, Minn., Special.-Condactor Gilboy, of the Eastern, was stabbed by a colored tramp here, but not seri- ously. ‘Tramps are numerous and troublesome. net : FARM AND GARDEN MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cultiva- tion of the Soil and Yields Thereot— Horticulture, Viticulture and Flori- culture. . Burning Over Old Strawberry Beds. NOTICE in your issue of July Mr. Brinkley’s inquiry in relation to the burning off of, old strawberry eds, writes J. H. Hale in Strawberry Cul- turist. I am not much of a believer in old strawberry beds, still I know that under certain conditions they are fairly profitable, for on old beds the fruit ripens a week or so earlier than the same varieties in new beds. In years past I had a considerable experi- ence in burning over old beds, but it has nearly always been within two or three weeks after the fruiting season, when I have a mowing machine g0 over and cut down berry plants, weeds, grass, and everything quite close to the ground and then in a few days af- ter all were thoroughly dried and there was a good fair wind blowing I have started fires on the windward side and burned the field over rapidly; this kill- ed all fungus diseases, insects, weed seeds, etc., and injures but few of the plants, although occasionally where the roughage is a little heavy it may make too hot a fire and hurt a few crowns. If this burning over can be done just before a rain storm I have found the plants start new leaves very rapidly. I have some times after the burning run a smoothing harrow over the entire field to loosen up the ground a little; this tears out a few plants, but does no harm to matted beds; it is sometimes advisable after the harrow- ing to run a cultivator over between the rows and loosen up the ground, which helps to stimulate a new growth more rapidly. What effect mowing off the tops and burning the field later in the season would do I am not sure, but the fruit crowns will be forming late in August and early in September, and I would not think that burning over at this season would be safe or advisable. J am rather of the opinion now that as far south as Norfolk, where fruitage was ended in May, that it would be bet- ter to defer burning until very early next spring, sometime in late Febru- ary or early March, when the ground was dry enough, a quick fire over the field might do some good. Some years ago I had an accidental fire get into an old strawberry field early in spring and lurnt off the tops and a lot of old hay mulch and where this burning over was, the fruit was earlier and hetter than where left undisturbed; still one accidental success of this kind would not be a guarantee that like results would follow every such burning. Mistakes on the Farm, 1. I made a mistake when I bought swamp land in thick timber, black ash, elm, sycamore and black alder, cat swamp clay lands. 2. Tried to farm it with open shal- low ditches. 3. Laid it with tile too shallow. 4. Laid it with tile too small to carry off the water soon encugh to jive the crop. 5. Plowed up wet meadow land to raise corn on. 6. Tried to raise the third crop of corn in rotation on one piece of ground, 7. Did not select my seed corn in September and take proper care of same. 8. Planted in hills instead of drill- ing it. 9. Did not cut up corn early enough to make good feed of the stalks. 10. Did not tie fodder in bundles to stack or mow away. 11. Did not reclean and grade seed wheat before sowing. 12. Not plowing oats ground in fall so as to sow early in spring. 18. Sowing and planting all kinds of grain too thick. 14. Going in debt for farm machin- ery. 15. Allowing agents of every de- scription to persuade me to buy or take stock in companies for public im- provements. Agents are a curse to the farmer and a public nuisance, and ought not to be tolerated. 16. With that lawyer when I coun- seled with him. Your case is all right when there is money in it. 17. When I sold that good brood mare and bred a common one. 18. When I bought a grade bull $20 cheaper than I could a good one. 19. When I hired a lively, spirited boar when a lazy one is better. 20. Letting the young pigs lay in a wet nest. 21. Feeding too much corn and not enough clover and slop. 22. Selling young calves for veal and steers as stockers. 23. Selling corn, oats and rye in- stead of feeding it on the farm. 24. Farming t20 much land and planning too much work. 25. Not confining ourselves strictly to the farm in all its branches. 26. Not having an cducation thor- oughly in all branches.—D: C. W., in Indiana Farmer. Farm Roads. A writer in an exchange says: The load of wheat or hay that can be drawn to the barn is measured by the worst place in the farm road leading to the parn. This may seem’a small matter, put it is not so on thousands of farms. I cannot afford to have a bad piece in the road, because time and wages of men are going on while the team is stalled or taking only three-fourths of a load to escape stalling. A day’s work chuck-holes, and doing a little of steep-bluffs, would be worth twe i dollars on a few farms with whieh I am acquainted. It would save wear of wagon, team and driver’s temper, and make it possible to increase the size of loads without danger of overload- ing. This work should be done thor- oughly and on time. I prefer having it done a month before harvest, so that some wear may make it smooth. These are “details,” but details count. A man will spend half a dollar to go to a circus and be happy two hours, while that half a dollar expended in perma- nently getting rid of some nuisan would save him from being mad month, if all the little vexatious tims could be shoved together and be th measured, Digestive Power of Animals. i The digestive and assimilative pow — ers of animals are much more vigoro! Pn D when they are young than when they _ have grown old, and in selecting catth for feeding purposes this should borne in mind. This difference plainly shown in the tests that hav been made from time to time, the gaiz being much more rapid during the firs two years than it is afterwards, and th profits from feeding corresponding! greater. It is frequently the case, t be sure, that old cattle grow very fa / but it must be borne in mind that thi has come about from long-continué feeding, and the question is to be cor sidered whether, when the value of th food consumed is taken into account there is any profit left. In the selectio of animals it should not be taken fC sap granted that a large beast will nece sarily eat more than a small one, fr this is not always the case. Much d pends on the powers of assimilatio It has ofen been noticed that one I of cattle will thrive and make rap gain on much less food than anothe Careful watching of the stock whileb —— ing fattened, and keeping an accura account of the cost of food consume will soon enable a man to make su selections as may be depended on show good returns.—Ex. ‘ =_— Diversifying Agricultural Products. The first thing that suggests its to my mind is diversification of c agricultural products. We are a importing from foreign countries ag cultural products of an average va of $389,651,012, which is a little m than one-half of all our importati of all kinds. Some of these impor tions cannot be profitably produ here; a large share of them can ¢ ought to be produced here by Au can farmers. This would give € ployment to labor in this country + ought to be produced here by Am can farmers. This would give « ployment to labor in this country keep at home the millions that abroad to pay for foreign labor. 5 diversification would also reduce production of the cereals which b been produced in late years at al It is folly for us to try to force u consumers more of any product t their wants demand. We must - to supply them with what they ¥ and then make them pay fair pr for the same. In this way we — exercise some control over our ness and realize some profit om labor and investment.—J. H. Brigt Cabbages in Winter. The old plan of burying, or put cabbage in trenches during winte for winter use, has become and a more simple and easy pl been adopted. Where cabbage is at on a large scale for shipping purp- the best plan is to lift the cabbage stack them two tiers deep and as ¢ ly as they can be placed in an or wood if convenient, and co) leaves to the depth of two inches, the leaves to be kept in ] a slight covering of earth, a ican Gardening. In this heads will keep perfectly sow winter, and they can be taken up as wanted ping. For family use be kept in the same way, not be necessary to make the s_— layer. It is quite important to them a little below the freezing It has been suggested to keep th some convenient building, by plan has always resulted in failu the dry atmosphere is fatal; ca must be kept moist and cool, the = est wilting renders it unfit | table. : Keeping Grapes. Concerning methods of grapes, Consul-General Ji from Rome, Italy: “A > of the School of Agriculture of — dicci, Italy, describes 1 made by Professor Marchi fo keeping of grapes fresh during th ter. A certain quantity of grapes” prising different qualities) up in a cool and dry place, berries having been prev! verized peat in wooden b end of four months the had been hung up had become j_ and had dropped off; th hand, those that had De the boxes were found to dition. This is, therefore, ; economical method. sists in gathering the good bit of stem attac! ing their tips in bottles con ter and pulverized Corn Smut—The smut from stalk to stalk there is no danger of eontamin: this way. The infection take when the corn is very young, » minating spores entering the & part—the root, and lowe: and pore the dis is once plant no application will do i i good.—Ex. 2 ;