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DEAlI IN A STORm Tropical ticrricane Develops Great force on Northern Coast DROWNED AT WILMINGTON, DEL. ug of the American Dredging mpany Swamped in the Dela are River-Now York Was Visit d by a Terrific Wind, Rain and Thunder Storm. New York, Special.-A number of lives were lost, much property dam aged and several ships were wrecked in the storm which swept up the Atlantic coast last night and Thursday. It ivas one of the fiercest September storms on record-thunder and light ning adding terrors to a howling gale Which swept drenching sheets of rain I over sea anq land. At night telegraph e reports say that the storm has swept out into the ocean from the Canadia The greatest loss of life was near mington, Del. The tug Israel W. , with a crew of 6 men, and other men, employes of the Amer Xredging Company, was swamped te Delaware river early du the height of the storm. Eight of rsons on the little craft were From farther down the coast lle-comes the report that 5 wned off Charleston. This ught in by one of the is now mourning Ile this fire was not e storm, the flames riven forward by the prevailed. d comparatively lit and lightning d but little dainage w.oal barges wen bay and their, whore from the batte ut no lives were losivessels also went as arts of the coast nea fatality was reported n a piece of east ironlown from a building'Kertzer, kill ing h1 eph Church, ofG uck on Peak's res smashed to Hill bar Pieces d crew of 21 Delaware, -eat destruction es Ur Trees were rocUied and crops ed. Bay the storm rce. Ia-coming ane altimore report t n their experience suet swep* down on Smc the ear. One an in a mall row *et inay, bul it was im Mssiblern- Thf storm was rsom Id . - e Y Ticket. Sraoga, NY ~ cial-The Re j~ulican State conve on adjourned at 3 .m. Thursday ter nominating mnanimously the ti et for State offi ceys forecasted by e Associated Press For Governor, rakW. Higgins, of Cataraugus. For Lieutenant Governor, M. Lin Bruce, of New York. For Secretary of State, John F. ,O'Brien, of Clinton. For Attorney General, Julius M. May - er, of New York. or Comptroller, Otto Kelsey, pf Liv IVr State Engineer and Surveyor, E~r~ . Van Alstyne, of Columbia. * 'r Chief Ju-dge of the Court of Ap Edgar M. Cullen, Democrat, of For Associate Judge of the Court of -Appeals, Win. E. Kerner, Republican, of Monroe. Telegraphic Briefs. Fourteen plucky negroes, fishermen, who'crossed the Charleston bar Tues -day morning have not returned, three are known to be drowned and there is only a. bare possibility that the twt -other boat-loads were picked up by a passing vessel. e The Italian Government is trying to secure the return of the ancient cope stolen rrom Ascoli and later sold to J. P.,9Morgan. *Two Killed in a Bridge Accident. r'Stilwater, Minn., Special. -The "bidge across ake St. Groix, which is a half mile long, extending to the Wis Nconsin side, caught fire late Thursday, afternoon. The fire created some commotion and the fire apparatus in ,yesponding to the alarm was followed iby the usual crow-i of persons. The 11fre had so weakeixed one end of the 2spans of the rather ancient structure 'that w7hen the fire apparatus and the .cro)7d' attempted to cross, it fell into t~? water, twenty feet below. About dwenlty persons were precipitated with the wreckage into the water. Adolph *Boo, aged 22, and George McCrath, aged 16, w'ere killed, and five others were seriously injured. The financial loss was small. By Wire and Cable. Prince Herbert Bismarckt is critically ill at Friedrichsruhe, Germany. German army maneuvers began near rc Montague announced that would be a candidate for United 7s Se iator to succeed Senator Mar The campaign in the Northern Neck cpened in a lively manner. . The cases of Sundacy law violations that recently created a stir in Alexan dria were nolle prossed. Marked For Slaughter. Thomasville, Ga., Special-Several dlays ago James Horne, a leading merchant here, received an anony mous letter advising him that he had been marked for slaughter by a "Be fore Day Club." The writer profess 'ed to be a friend of Mr. Horne, who 'desired to save him. The letter was -IZat an early hour Thursday rngby the firIng of Horne's This was done with kerosene a~dwas the work of Incendiaries. Erly risers saw the fire and extina .guse it with slight loss. NEWS THROUGH!!UT TH, COUNTI Paragraphs of Mir.or importanc Gathered Fr:rn Marz Sources. Through the South. It is expected that the Norfolk am Western Railroad Company will bull another coal pier at Lambert's Point. Returns from the fifth Louisian Congressionfl primary show the ovel whelming nomination of Congressma J. E. Randell, over 0. C. Dawkins. The Governor of Georgia has ordere a court-martial to try the military off cers implicated in the Statesboro lynci ing affair. It is said in Charlottesville that pul lie sentiment on the MoCue murder ha not changed, but the people are sati fied with what has been done for th present. Col. W. H. Patterson, formerly c Philadelphia, died at his home at Rug seliville, Tenn., aged 70. He was son of General Robert Patterson, a dii tinguished soldier and patriot. - All of the 200 negro excursionists wh were on the steamer River Queen whe she sank a lumber scow were saved. More complete returns from the sec nd Democratic primary show the nom ination of J. 0. Pa.terson, of Barnwel county, over S. G. Mayfield, as Con gressman from the second district u South Carolina to succeed T. G. Crofi Mrs. H. C. Corbin and a party rod from Manassas to Washington in auc( mobiles in 3 hours and 5 minutes. Captain John A. Webb, of Jacksoi Miss., secretary of the Southern Rail road Commissioners' Association Tues day issued his official call for the meet ng of the association to take place i St. Louis, October 25. All the rail road commissioners from the Souther States F:e e7pected to be in attend ince. Washington Happenings. President Roosevelt's letter acceptinj the Republican nomination for th Presidency was made public. at Oyste Bay. Mr. Roosevelt heard a sermon o: "The Peace of the World" preached a Christ Episcopal Church, Oyster Ba. Five hundred members of the Fift Massachusetts Regiment met Judg Parker at Esopus and all clamored fc a handshake. The commerce of the United State: with Its non-contiguous territory, th last fiscal year was valued at $103,586 308. Democrats in Washington believe th declination of Senator Kearns to stan again for election will help that part materially in Utah. Receipts of crop money at the Treat ury Department this year aggregat $7,145,000. In the North. eelection in M * sulted in John Isaacs, a negro, shot and sever< ly wounded Maddie McGill, slight) wounded Claude Ga.rdinen, who was1 an adjoining room, and then committ's sicide, in New York. Foreign Affairs. The condition of Prince Bismarck reported as extremely critical. The Russian Baltic fleet sailed for ti Far East. New and bloody anti-Jewish rio took place In Russia. Emperor Williamr was welcomed1 Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the home of ti Crown Prince's betrothed., Natives of New Guianet who murde ed German missionaries were captur and put to death. Mine. Melba's automobile accidental ran over and killed an aged man Paris. King Edward congratulated the off cers of the British Antarctic expediti( which has returned to England on tI ship Discovery. The Emperor of Russia nas reeceive a dispatch from General Kuropatki arnouncing that a considerable for' of Japanese has been seen southwai of the village of Biniupuza, 36 kil< meters southeastward of Mukden. 19 further engagegents are reported. Miscellaneous Doings. Reports from cities along the Ri Grande river state that the heavy rali which have been falling for sever: (jays have ceased and the river is no receding. All danger from the fioC which threatened Rio Grande City he row passed. The latest news from Prfesidio, Me: ico. is to the effect that nothing ri m-ains except the- Catholic chu-rel which is located about a mile or moi from the river. The people are herdi together on a hillside and many thm are in need of the necessaries life. Two hundred and eighty-six al without homes and unable to provi< or their present needs. The Interparliamentary Union. mal up of members of the English law-mal ig body and the Parliaments of FE rope. arrived at Philadelphia. The pa ty is on a tour of the continent guests of the United States. Judge Gray, who was chairman of tl Anthracite Coal Commission, heard umpire argument by the members the Board of Conciliation on the que tion of the right of operators to colle monev from miners with which to pm checY - rszen and docking bosses. Former Secretary of State Richaa Qlney spent six hours with: Judge Pa er at Rcsemnount. 'ien thousand Knights Temnplars pa aded through the streets of San Fral The mutilated body of Richai Vaughan was found on the railro: tracks near Ashland. A cyclone destroyed several built ings in Princess Anne county. The heart that is 11of joy alwa: bas room for another'd sorrows. VESSEL MUST LEAV Unce Sam '11l Pemand a Strict C servance of Neutrality Laws d DECISION IN CASE OF THE LE The Russian Auxiliary Cruiser W Have to Depart From San Fra cisco in a Short Time or Remail dUntil the Termination of the Rt slan-Japanese War. Oyster Bay, Special.-The Russi. auxiliary cruiser Lena, which put in the port of San Francisco Sunda presumably from Vladivostock, eith e will have to leave that port within brief time prescribed by this gover f ment or will have to dismantle. Th ;- in brief, it can be stated authoritt a tively, is the decision of the Ame: - can government. If In the judgment of the exper 0 who are making an examination t] a vessel can be made seaworthy in : hours, orders will be issued to h, commander to leave port at the e piration of that period. Indeed, may be within the discretion of tl government to give her commander little more time if that be advisab] On the contrary, if the report shou e show that the ship is in actual net of extensive repairs, and the ovE hauling and the making of the r pairs would occupy any considerab time, the captain would be direct( to dismantle the vessel ai she will remain in that conditic till the termination of the Russia J. i inese war. It is not anticipat( . that serious difficulties or embarras ments to this government will gro out of the pending incident. - The State Department, throui which matters pertaining to the a rival and examination of the Lei are being handled, has notified M Takhira, the minister of Japan g Washington, of the action of th a government and of which it expec to do in the future. He has expres r ed his satisfaction at the prese: status of the affair. a The Case of the Lena. ,t Washington, Special.-The develc r. ment of the day, so far as it relat, a to the Russian cruiser Lena in S: e Francisco, was the clearing of the < ficial muddle into which the case h r gotten, owing to the doubt of whi of the five departments of the gc . ernment should deal with it. It w finally decided by the Prseident th e the State and Navy Departmen - should treat the case, acting jointl a decision calculated to greatly si .plify its handling. eOver night came a telegram fre d Admiral Goodrich, at San Fra s y showing that on his own iiati he had caused one of his pert o: cers to make a prelimnina y examir E tion of the Lena and was able .e report results, nmlthat tempora repairs would occ13 'six weeks' tin and new boilers ould involve eig months' delay.. The Pres'.dent a proved of this, action by the admhl addecided t hen should contin anen ase 4in- San Fra'ucis< 3 unde: .instructions from the Sta . and Navy Departments. This volved a further expert opinion dthe ship. The admiral adopted the precauti of guarding the Lena with his on vessels, a course also approved is the Department. Agreeable to t President's instructions, Acting See: tary Adee, for the State Departmel t and Captain Pillsbury, for the Na Department, had two conferences di e ing the day and the result was t preparations of instructions to Adma Lal Goodrich. There is good grou to believe that they contemplate t lallowance of sufficient tIme to t Lena to make sufficient repairs. 'Ho r- ever, there is growing belief he d that the vessel will be obliged toj tern in the end, for It is scarcc Ldoubted that by the time she cou be maeready to go to sea and wot beobliged to leave if she desired, preserve her character as an acti 1- warship, one or more Japanese wor i be off' the Golden Gate ready to siu or capture her. Foreseeing such tevent as a request for the right intern, the officials have already be d giving some attention to the soluti nof the question as to what shall done with the crew-whether th emay be allowed to return to Ruse don parole or must be Interned >their ship in San Frand~sco harb< 0 On this point no decision has be reached. A Derelict Picked Up. oG New York, Specia-The steam L Pathfinder arrived from Norfolk w: the derelict British schooner ThE i.1fr tow. Pathfinder Ticked t W rierelict up at sea last Sund 4 near the Five-fathom bank lig L ship, while bound from Norfolk' I Boston with a cargo of coal. Wh she sighted the derelict her sails we - all set. She evidently had be hastily abandoned after being in co. sion with an unknown vessel. T ~fate of her crew is unknown- 11 d starboard side was stove in, but othe wise the hull was in good conditic 3 She was leaking hadly, but was ke re afloat by the cargo of hard pine ti le ber in her hold. The Theta is a thr< masted schooner of 420 tons regist Major Ryals Dead. 2Savannah, Ga.. Special-Major r. Garland M. Ryals died here Tuesd i afternoon after having had his rig leg amputated on Sunday because ediabetic gangrene. He was 65 years age. Major Ryals was one of the mc prominent planters in Georgia. swas a pioneer in the truck-growing t dustry, having extensive lands ne y this city under cultivalabn and pea farm in worth County, this State. iSeven Die in a Fire. New Y'rk, Special-Seven persor were burned to death and six othe r- were injured seriously in a fire whi partially destroyed a ;' ement buildi: at Nos. 68-'70 First stri.:et early TuE day. More than 20 families we -d jasleep in the building and thrillil acts of bravery completed their rese by the firemen and police. It was sho: ly after 2 o'clock when the alarm w - given. Within the few moments th had elapsed the flames were found have gained great headway from t first floor and the neighborhood was a panic of terror. . E STATE PARAGRAS J. Many Matters of Interest to S Caro!i:ians. An Unusual Incidej.t. An unusual etj spired in Ihe Spartanburg sessions court Wedneslay which will afford a break from the cull il monotony of sitting under the stern n dignity of his honor and hearing (he is endless talks of the lawyers, the hei tating, stammering statements of vTt nesses and the sonorous voice of te court crier. Arthur Salter, colored, V0s arraigned for stealing live stock. Tlat LD is, Salter was brought Into the Cgt to room. Just after he had been plac, ;n y, the criminal docket he fell down a7d er gave vent to a number of guttemul, a groaning sounds, at the same tine a. twisting and writhing his long, laftk at body. Judge Gary had a physician a- summoned, who, after a careful exaai .i. nation, pronounced the negro to be per fectly healthy. Salter refused to go-by ts his diagnosis, however, and continued Le in a prostrate condition in the docket, P at times groaning and howling. As the 3r negro kept up his game, the judge so x. lected the jury and the case was tried. it Ill the meanwhile Salter was removed te from the docket to a.bench, where he a lay flat on his back, feigning sickness. e He was found guilty. When the court Id asked him to stand up he could not be d moved by the officers and Judge Gary r. pronounced sentence on the man as he e lay on the bench. "Your sentence is le 18 months at hard labor on the roads of d Spartanburg county-this is six months d additional, Salter, for your exhibition in this morning," remarked his honor. Ci* Coqrt officers had to catch the negro by the arm and forcibly carry him from , the court room.-Gaffney Ledger. b To Restore Citizenship. A Mr. J. A. McDonald, district attorney r. of the 3rd district of the State of Texas, In Ihas asked the governor to pardon iS Adam Martin, a negro residing in that State. The negro was sent to the peni 2t tentlary for cattle-stealing in 1889,-and served his term of one year. He was then a boy of 17 and lived in Newberry P. tounty. His pardon is asked for omthe ud ground that it would restore his citizen mL ship and would permit him to testify in a burglary case in Texas. Gov. S. W. b T. Lanham of Texas, a native of this v. State, recommends the granting of the as pardon. at Governor Invited. n. Gov. Heyward has been invited to McColl to attend the laying of the cor -of the new school building, Cwhich is to cost ,AG0. The cere 1. monies -will be held on th '3rd. -The a- dedication of the new buildigg at New to berry college will be held on the 31st of October and Gov. Heywarp has been ht asked to deliver the princip *1Mis P- on that occasion. aie . Minoc/T'almetto Matters. -- te The Winnsboro Granite company has n-~ finished the new monument to take the of place of the bronze palmetto tree at the >n Chickamauga battlefield. Gen. C. I. en Walker has gone on to see that the by shaft is erected properly. Capt. E. E. he Betts is the chief engineer of the park. The old bronze tree will be sold for y junk, although It was the.unexpressed ir wish of the legislators that it be Lie brought to Columbia and placed in thee $r capitol unless it had been damaged too Lie badly. The new shaft cost $1,850. de The railroad commission has re ceived from the Southern Exprdss n. Company a notice of the closing of the ly office at Pineland, in Clarendon county. ldTecmpany states that the only d available white man there who has act to ed as agent has resigned and that it is re impossible to get -another. If the present ratio of increase keeps in up in fertilizer tax returns, Clemson to College will get not far from $120,000 athis year. Up to September 10th the an State treasurer has received from this be source $102,336.70, against $91,229.05 for e the same date last year. The income a for the entire fiscal year of 1903 was >n $98,909.80, which shows that the in >r crease in the last three months of the en year was about $7,000, most of the ferti lizer having been purchased. The worst storm since Oct. 20th, 1903 passed over Georgetown Tuesday er and Wednesday mornings. From a th normal reading of 30.01 the barometer :t dropped Tuesday night to 28.95. The he wind began to rise at'Mbout 9 o'clock, ay coming from the northeast in gusts it that increased in violence each hour or accompanied by heavy showers of rain en and attained a maximum velocity of re about 80 miles an hour near midnight. en Towards morning the wind changed i completely around, blowing strongly he from the southwest. The storm came er without warning from the weather bu ir- reau and the r-ice planters have suffer in. ed severely. A large part of the crop pt being cut down and lying in the fields. 1- The damage to property in town will e- foot up fully $10,000. Many fine shade r. ti-ees have been stripped and uprooted. A terrible accident occurred at the Olympia mill, Columbia. at 1 o'c19ek i Tuesday. due to a rupture of a tube in one of the upright boilers. One of the firemen was fatally burned and scalded ht and another may not recover..- The of steam. forced with great pressur'e of straight downward, drove live coals out Supon Wesley Adams and Shelton -John -sc son. The two negroes were stamnpeded n- Eniscopal mission house. a sort of sanie ar tarim, where they were stoyped and their wounds dressed. Adams will die.' cand the other negro is in a dangerous state. Two cottages at Barnwell, the prop erty of Mrs. Emrma Halford. were de-. t, stroyerd early Wednesday morning by rs firc. The loss is partially covered by :h insurance. The origin of the fire is ug unknown. 's- Will Sloan, who was shot Sunday re night at Greenville, died Wednesday ig at the county jail. Constable Putnam se ,aiid Rube Suddeth, who are charged 't- with shooting Sloan, -we -4 as the sheriff to arrive at the jail that at ernoon to surrender. It is underst to they have had no intention of esc Le ing but have been waiting for some ii cisive turn in Sloan's condition be! surrendering. LONDON PLICEMEN. Necessary Steps to Get on the Force in the World's Metropofls. When the ambition to beeome a member of :he great "blue arimy" of the metropolis has taken possession of the young man of Cornwall or York shire, his first step is to fill up a form of application, which is sent to him from New Scotland Yard. and a search ing form It is, says Tit-Bits. He mdst give a full personal descrip tion of himself-his age, which must be between twenty-one and twenty-seven; his height, which may not fall below 5 feet 9 inches without his socks, and so on; and he must say whether he is married or single, what his trade is, and answer a number of similar ques tions. To these answers are added two testimonials from householders who have known him for at least five years, together with a character from his last employer. If all this Information proves satis factory, he is summoned to London, and, in company with perhaps fifty or sixty other candidates, presents him self at New Scotland Yard one Tuesday morning for' examination of a varied and searching nature. First comes the medical scrutiny, and after unrobing and covering himself with a cloak, which gives him the appearance of a brigand in a transpontine melodrama, he takes his place in a long procession of similarly attired novices, and in his turn spends ten. minutes in the com pany of the chiet surgeon of the force. After (or before) he has proved himself to be perfectly sound and free frorf physical blemish, his height is taken, and if he fails by an eighth of an Inch to reach the standard he may at once take his return ticket home, for there s no place for him in the force. Then follows an exhaustive exam nation in "the three R's," in which be must prove his proficiency, and after passing this last ordeal successfully, our tyro may consider himself practi cally assured of a blue uniform. But he has still much to go through before he can wear it. For the next three weeks he takes up his quarters at the candidate's sec tion house in Lower Kensington, in company with his successful fellows, and here, wlgle he undergoes the pro cess of being "licked into shape," he is most comfortably entertained with ex cellent food, and a billiard room, read iig room, and games for his recreation when the day's work is done. Part of his novitiate he spends in learning telegraphy at the section house, and another part is daily drill ing at Wellington Barracks, while from the chief surgeon at Scotland Yard he learns the mysteries of anat omy, ambulance work, and how. to ad minister first aid to the injured. Thus he is kept very busy during his brief apprenticeship, and that he may not become too inflated with his new dignity, he is revaccinated and under goes the chastening of a sore arm. After the probation comes an Inspec tion at the barracks by a chief consta ble, and if the candidates satisfy the critical eye of this important official, they are summoned to appear before one of the commissioners at Scotland Yard-this time in all the glory of their uniforms, newly donn -ami - ere hman makes a sole n declarati' we and trulv to rv the King in the responsible o *ce or constable "for pre serving the peace and preventing rob beries and other felonies, and appre hending offenders against the peace, and in all respects to the best of my skill and knowledge discharge the du ties of the said office faithfully and according to law." . - The declaration completes the period of probation, and now our candidate may consider himself a full-fledged constable of the metropolitan police force, equipped with all kinds of, new responsibilities and powers. He is drafted off to his division, and after two weeks of station work and attend ing the police courts to "learn the ropes," he is sent out on duty, ready equally to escort a timid old lady over a busy crossing or to arrest a burglar in the dark and silent watches of the night Here we will leave him in full enjoy ment of his twenty-five shillings six pence a week, progressing by a shilling a week yearly to a weekly maximum of thirty-three shillings six pence, with the prospect of developing some day into a sergeant, an inspector, or even a superintendent on ?400 a year, and a certainty of a comfortable pension af ter from fifteen to twenty years of faithful service. Green Pens For reline Gourmets.. It is generally supposed that cats are carniverous animals, yet from investi gations recently undertaken by a French cat fancier it would appear that vegetarians are to be found even among the feline tribe. Green peas-cooked-are among the vegetables most favored by these four footed gourmets, and asparagus is re garded as an extraordinary dainty, eve1 the white, hard stalks, usually rejected by the most fastidious "hu mans," being eagerly devoured. Harn cot bearns and sorrel are not much thought of, nor spinach, but cooked chicory and lettuce are more to their taste. Carrots are generally appre cdated, and are said to be beneficial to cat health. They are also excessively fnd of rnaize, either green or even the hard grains when cooked. Fruit apparently does not appeal to uss, ap~ples, pears, peaches and apri cots failing to rouse her appetite. On~ the other hand. they show a decided taste for melons and bananas, while some were found to be absolutely greedy over cocoanut in any form. There is evidently likely to be an opening in the future for a cat's veget able man to compete with the peripa ti cat's meat man of the present. Lo;doni Daily Telegraph. Foreign Born New Yorkers. In 1900 the number of foreign born in Nw York of all races was 1,270,080. Of these 232,3.43 were Germans, 275, 102 Irgh and 145,433 Italian. Since then th't Italians have more than dou bled in t amber, but the increase in the two other races has been small rela rght Negro, uth acts as Legation James J. years of languages, ?011 ,wou in e ion the v the v imon Cear illy >e bo gh Start fa r busine al for t Iways sua vash away oad is the lanter has nany years rops, such a Gfalfa, but to is alone wo ,ould be was nuneration fro nore land than vith plant food, intil the farm vith to feed it, orses and sheep ut of your purse. )osition no man tis time improving f you haven't the if ty to 100 acres, maller farm will not osition. Next to feeding the en more, important ation. If you have lace disk as many acre ou will. be able to ha alf-lap. Then plow d an, let the subsoiler fol Mg plow, Always harro y. after ploting, unless 3revent the land from Mhen disk again until nough to -plant. Unless .ted in the limestone regi tw.enty to fifty bushels of I cre. Lime costs from $2 ix and seven cents per bus Iso 500 to 1O0 pounds ock phosphate. It costs $7 ton. Also not less than 200 potassium chloride (murlate ash). It costs about $41 per row to a fine tilth and sow, thickly to cow peas. Begin plowing the peas August, as the peas will be then nearly matured. Turning a peas under when full of sap growth is apt to sour land in this w climate, and disk the land every n half lap until time for fall so' f you have used only twenty bush f lime in the spring, sow now twen bushels more. Also sow again pounds rock phosphate and some tassium chloride (nmurlate of po he land is now ready for alfalfa German 2lover. Devete as much. can to alfalfa. .On th edfor* sow German clover or hairy er te a winter cover crop. The land or the ma seed- should be infected with bacteria- ac If Gerrnan clovet has never been be grown in the field (bacteria can be had foi from Washington). As land, is rated ea by the number of barrels of corn it co will produce, it should now yield ten dr barrels or fifty bushels if properly-cul- it tivated. .Fhe time has come, then, to co get some good graded stock and to ex- ma tend the work of improving to the rest ta of the farm. ye Dorf''t Imagine, however, that you fe, can now afford to let your stock of an fertility run down. Of course, your do alfalfa field will get richer every year av and you will have more stable manure, st: but even then it is advisable to keep ti 0. growing peas and clover. Land In su th South should never be bare of go vegetation. When a crop is removed, an sow peas or clover Immediately, ac- th cording to season, etsfor summer, tr German clover for winfter. Always to rse lime, phosphorus and potassium gra or these crops. tili You have ploweC- under four crops dri 1t a cost of $5 for seed, with seventy go bushels of lime, costing $4 (in car-ta load lots), 2500 pounds of rock phos- bu phate at $10, and 830 pounds potas sium chloride at $1G. Your woi-k of plowing, seeding, dishing, etc., should be worth $1G per aere. If the land Is near market 01 station your im- cu pro'vemnts are more valuable than ti n land less conveniently located. Life 'I will be easier now since the alfal'a wI field has reduced the acreage under vi plcw. The decaying crops have sup- mi plied the soil with hunmus and the land an will produce now as well as land sold Io0 for $100 or rmore in Illinois, and your or products will bring from fifty to 100 p1 per cent. more than they would in t most Weztern sections. t ~ Sweet Potatoes and Cassrva. -do a bulletin giving tile results of feed-\ it ng horses and mules on home-grown eed stuffs has just been Issued by a" Prof. Chas. M. Conner, Agriculturalist be of tile Florida Experiment Station. In me this experiment, home-gr~nrn feed jlot News of the Day. John Wanamaker has in contempla-| tion the erection and endowment of a pr ollege for men near Ellenville, Ulster County, N. Y. The location selected thi for the college is on Mount Menagha, ne of the Shawanguk range. Mr. Wanamaker and J. S. Huyler are in- ta erested in a prospective publishing house to be erected at Ellenville, wherein 300 men will be employed ist and a general magazine and book pub lishing business conducted. st One million sets of lithographs of 1 President Roosevelt and Senator Fair- sn banks have been printed and are to be delivered to national headquarters. in: In the Metropolitan Life building, ear-~ bir y this week, says the New York Her- Iof aid. Another million sets are in the!C press, so that the natjonal committee ag will distribute two million portraits!S of its candidates. This is one mil-V ion less than was used by Senator S Hanna, of McKinley and Hobart and se McKinley and Roosevelt in the cam- ch pigs of 1896 and 1900, respectIvely. te iinery and he sin small gran b y drill. Always gt th hoe drills are~e ct in land free from ~ t and corn sinika Uis better than a ighter and more ess es around terraces. Yput in eighty acres ~ mall farmer cannot a S 60'to $75 in a drillto icres of wheat. Sowing d overing with small shoji e foot plow stock, orwji aharrow wHi secure L.By that method a sl f seed is lost eft fe or coveredto dhand will get a t often seedfis to do b it ay than with a drill.J br comes 12 whensc lzer by hand. Butth tburden, as one can s ron an acre in an h > lants the seed so of it is lest. That iso1 .The 'ether is there tdo of the fertilizer. The Striped cucumber eause of the striped nbers are raised in .Its name Is diabrote yllow, with black sr gcovers. It feeds on edamaging the plants he stems of the yu ides In the middle of the surface of the soil. rms live In thero nsunderground. They besome, but we bell aders of the Sou ltwill purchas urple, whichi a poison,, ih a bushel of dry woo st the mixture around the~ ubr plants, It will drive t s or kill them out ThI( Ia. uyInstances, has saved the cna plants. Odds and Ends. oe is the only .voice that can ic loud enuogh to reach the heart. etr to be an everyday subai n he most extraordinary cload.e ucannot get .fat feeding on - gion is more than -a ds omatsm is usually only 'eMaster says, "You row, ti the rough sea that ah pebble. hirman Taggart's ac number of ,Dem des to Vermont r formerPri in S. Brice orand he sent, aley, national *ront, that tyspeakers t.Smalle otor