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rJR SEA LtEVEL ROUJE1 Decision Reached By Canal Commission BORAD OF ENGINEERS AGREE After Nearly Three Months' Hard 4 Work, Advisory Body, Composed of Engineers From All Parts of the World, Goes on Record Against Locks by a Vote of 8 to 5. Washington, Special.-By a vote of S to 5. the board of consulting engi neers~ of the Isthmian Canal commnis sion placed itself on record as favor ing the construction of the Panama Canal on the sea level. This decision represents the outcome of nearly three monhs hard work. Early in September the engineers gathered from all parts of the world to asAist the American engineers in the diree tion of the momentous question of constructing the Panama Canal. at sea level or at a greater altitude. involv ing a system of locks. The foreigners -ame to Was 'iton absolutely witho.-t instructions from their own governments and without bias. determined to be guided to their klirpetion solely by the facts to be presented to them. It was not until last Tuesday that anything in the na ture of a decisive vote was taken: and that. after all, was an indirect test. Just what that proposition ums can not be stated with absolute certainty, but it is conjectured that the issue was whether or not a lock canal of a cer tain type should, be constructed. At any rate, the vote disclosed the fact that a majority of the eight Ameri can members, under the lead of Gener al Abbott., was strongly in favor of a lock canal. The foreigners were agaiinst the particular type mentioned in the pro position, but it was not clear that at that moment they were opposed to the whole proposition of a lock canal.. The real test come. and the time be tween Tuesday and the meeting Sat ulrday was consumed in some very strong presentations on ihe part of the majority of the American dele gates to influence their foreign col i leagues to accept one of -the other lock propositions. The Americans. there is reason to believe that three of their number. probably General Davis and Mr. Pearsow and Mr. Burr. joined the foreign delegates in this first vote. which recorded the board as favoring the sea-level canal. The decision was reached about noon and thereby the board practical lv concluded its labors. There wvill be a few more meetings next week simply to deal with small details and to put into permanent form the results of the board's protracted meetings. The for eign delegates desire to leave for their 'European homes' by the 27th instant. To accomodate them in this. the full board has agreed that they may con clude some purely formal work at a special. meeting to be held in Paris in December or January. It is expected that the American members of the board will go to Paris to wind up this business, all of which must be done before the final report of the board can be regarded as complete and ready for submission to the Isthmian Canal commission. The commission in turn. must record its own judlgment upon the conclusions reached by the board of engineers, and there is even now a belief eurent that that judgment will be adverse to the board1's plan. Ho(wever. there are two more importt ant steus at either of which there may be great changes proposed. for the~ commission must pass the plans and its own recommendations to the Presidoat. who in tura, must stamp them wth his own approval or disap proval anid forward them to Congress, which, after all will he tihe court of last resort as between tihe sea-level and lock canal project. simply through the fact that additional legislation will be necessary if a sea-level canal is to be built; for the board finds that such a canal wvill cost from seventy live to one hundred millions. dollars more than the cheapest practical lock canal and will consume from five to seven years more in the construction. Ships Sink With 100. London. By Cable.-The Southwest ern Railway 's cross-channel steamer Hilda was wrecked off St. Malo. on the north coast of France, and it is believed that one hundred or more of her passengers and crew were drown ed. The Hilda left Sout hampton Fri day for St. Malo with considerably more than one hundred souls on board. He11r yasg was greatly delayed by a fog in the channel, and when near in-g St. Malo she ran into a severe storm. atppalrently missed her course and foundered on tile rocks off Jar dini liglhhouse, three miles fronm St. Hester's Cotton Statement. Ne w O )rleans. Special .-SecretIa ry I lkster's statement of' the world's s ible su~pply of 'cotton shows the to tal to be 4.2'55; *tgainst 4.00.145 last he o al of Angr ican 'it ton is :;.502. -' 81,000 Gallons Lianor Burn. RATIE BILL IS OPPOSw Representatives of 40 Leading Coal Mines in the Knoxville Section Draw Up Petition Declaring Elkins Anti-Rebate Law Sufficient-Final Action Delayed Until Meeting at %Louisville. Knoxville, Tenn.. Special.-A meet ing of coal operators of Tennessee and Kentucky was held here at which forty leading mines of this section were represented. Their meetngs were secret and definite action was delayed on the Esch-Townsend bill, for which purpose the meeting was called, until after a meeting ot Louis ville, Ky., which will be held there by the coal men of the northern end of the district. It is the plan to se cure a representative committee from the two sectional meetings and send the same to Washington to appear be fore the Senate committee and set before them their objections to the Esch-Townsend bill. A peition drawn up recites the belief of the coal ope rators that the demand for new rate legislation is the outcome of failure of some of the common carriers to impartially apply the published tariff to all shippers. by the granting of rebates, concessions from tariff rates either directly or indirectly. The pe tition further recites that the Pres ident is right in demanding the stop page of all rebates, expresses the be lief that the Elkins law effectively remedies the rebate question when properly enforced. and urges the pas sage of legislation necessary to pro vide the proper. machinery for the eieetive stoppage of rebates of what ever character arising from the fail ure to observe impartially the pub lished rates of railroads. "Any leg islation," recites the petition, "that will radically disturb the prevailing conditions will inure to our injury by destroying tIe elasticity of present rate-making methods, and as far as coal rates are interfered with at all, local monopolies will be created by law, which present methods of rate making make impossible." The pe tition recognizes that there are evils to remedy, expresses the belief that the Escli-Townsend bill will not iur nish relief and prays for a hearing. Killed by a Trai. Reidsville, Special.-Richard C. Hall, employed with the double-track ing force of the Southern Railway, was struck by fast tran No. 36 Sun day afternoon near Stokesland. He was standing on the main line signall ing the crew of the v:ork train and did not notice the approach of the passenger train, and was struck by the engine and knocked a distance of fifteen or twenty feet. When picked up a few minutes later by a fellow workman he was dead, a large hole being cut in the back of his head and an arm broken. Deceased was 26 years old and was a resident of Dan ville. Cofessed Large Robberies. New York, Special.-Confession to the robbery of $100,000 worth of gems from fashionable New York homes in the last two years was madej by Harold Prescott a painter. His p~roit on pawning the jewelry, Pres ott said, was but little over $5,000. Almost by accident the painter was arrested in connection with a recent small robbery and the police were ignorant of the value of their arrest until at his arraignment. when Prescott said that his thiefts could :ot be concealed much bnger and then confessed. The Hardware Manufacturers. Washington, Special.-The Ameri can Hardware Manufacturers Asso iat ion endorsed President Roose velt 's plan for railroad legislation. Te convention also agreed to a reso lution approving "a plan to re-organ ize the American consular service on a strictly business basis. '. The Asso ciation elected F. S. Kretsismer, of Cleveland, president and decided to meet at Hot Springs, Va., six months hene. The National Hardware Asso ciation elected W. S. Wright, of Omaha, president. To Build Nicaranga Canal. Mexico City, Special.-The Mexi can Herald has been informed that the governments of Great Britain and Japan have practically decided to construct a ship canal of their own aross Nicarauga, practically on the lines rejected by the American gov err.ment, Great Britain will furnish the capital and Japan the labor. Brit ish and Jananese engineers regard the Nicarauga route as the oni ycra really practicable.. 25,000 Fire at Gate City, Va. Gate City. Va.--Special-The Myr tie Hotel, the law oflices of Richmond & Bond and McConnell Carter. J1. M. ane & Se2s' grocery store and Jayne & Williams' barber shop were des rvd by tire. The fire started from kitchen stove in the hiotel about 5 :16 'co ck whe no~1 fl)one was up ece~pt Bill Michael. the colored porter-. The loss w~i be $25,000.. Jamnes Davh; Broke his leg. M ri. . Bywace.1 of Culpeppi :v. ounty. has sold to the Ch'vy CThast Hunt Club. of Washington. a pack of0 FIVE DE IN FLAMES Pitiful Scenes in a Tenement House fire ROASTED LIKE RATS IN HOLES Sleeping Tenants on Five Upper Floors, of New York Italian House Were Cut Off While the Ground Floor Became a Roaring Furnace Beneath Them. New York, Special.-At least five persons were burned to death in an Italian tenement house fire at 221 E Seventy-third street. The house was six floors high and the sleeping ten ants on the five upper floors were made prisoners by flames, with the ground floor a roaring furnace be neath them. Three of those who lost their lives were kneeling in praye'r when the tire reached them. The police believe that the fire was started by an incendiary. It began in a heap of rubbish at the bottom of an air shaft and sp:ead through the in terior of a grocery store on the ground floor. A policeman was the first person to see the fire, just as it had begun to creep up the air shaft. He ran into the building pounding on the hall doors all the way up to the sixth floor to waken the tenants. The fire followed him so swiftly that when he reached the top floor he was oblig ed to send the tenants there out to the fire escapes to save them from suffocation. When the fire department airived with its ladders, nearly every one on the fire escapes was kneeling in pray er., Adding to the pathos of the scene was the action of the men, who stood with their arms full of personal pos sessions while their wives fought un aided to protect the children from be ing trampled by the crowd or suffo cated by smoke. every one on the fire escapes was saved by the fire men. The lessee of the house told the po liee that the Black Hand Society had recently sent him letters demanding 2,000. Although the demands did not state what the penalty was to be for refusing to pay the money, the police have begun an investigationi. on the belief that the tire was started by the writer of the letters. Odell Hotly Denies All. New York. Special.-Former Gov ernor Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.. and United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew. as witnesses before the Arm strong legislative insurance investi gation committee, denied parts of the testimony of James Hazen Hyde in which thieir names were used. Mr. Odell in the course of his testimony called Mr. Hyde 's statement "base calumny' and when he was asked whether he directly or indirectly had made threats to have the charter of the M1ercantile Trust Company re voked, his face flushed, and striking the arm of the witness chair with his fist., he exclaimed. "There is no truth in that; statement, so help me God.' School Dormitory Burned. Moultrie, Ga., Special.-Fire sweptI away the boys' dormitory of Norman Institute at Norman Pairk. It was a wooden structure and, with the fur nishings, was valued at $S,000. The trustees decided to replace the build in with a brick dormitory to cost $12,000. The boarding students have been reeived into the homes o'f Nor man Park until the newv buildings can be completed. News in Brief. The old Richmond and Tidewater Railroad is to be completed by a new ompany and called the Richmond, Rappaannoek and Eastern. The Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church decided to meet next year in Portsmouth. The Woman's Union annual meet ing at Frederricksburg adjourned after electing officers. Petersburg is raising a fund for the Russian massacree victims. The Russian Government finds the olish situation growing hourily King Alfonso of Spain arrived in Republicans made some gains in the Spanish municipal elections. The German Foreign Oflice states there is no present purpose of vacat ing Germany's lease of Kiaochaiu. China. I Japan is to issue a $230,000,000 4 per cent. loan to convert outstandmgn Barge Wrecked. Not folk. Ya.. Speci:l.-TheC ocean arire. F'ran- Pendleton. o! Ne~w Yo rk. loaddwth 4X toXver two t housand tons of coal. was raimPned anid 4unk hv M tr'lams and MIiniirs st eamr I '.X. ClOin' fro n Bs-on. "tf aberts l' d- t The hr e strui Gra Hopital. Th querre is r 1mte to ~ haive ori-ziated. over the1 ISLE Of PINES RIEBLS Effort to Set Up Independent Government WASHINGTON FIGHTS SHY OF IT Territorial Government is Said to Have Been Erected and Officials Selected to Administer Its Affairs by American Residents, Who Own Five-Sixths of the Soil. Washington. Special.-It has been known for several months that Am erican residents in the Isle of Pines were becoming restive under Cuban control, but surprise was created at the reported erection of a territorial government* on the island and the selection of important officials to ad minister the affairs of that govern ment. No advices indicating such ac tion have been received officially. It can be said that the would-be seceders will receive no encourage ment from the administration. See retary of State Root, when he was Secretary of War, was very clear and emphatic "that the Isle of Pines be longed to Cuba as a matter of right, as a matter of justice;" furthermore, that in procuring naval stations in Cuba for the United States there was a general understanding that the Isle of Pines was to be ceded to Cuba. although its title had been in doubt. The reported secession of the resi dents from Cuba control is deprecat ed, but action regarding it, if any should be contemplated, would be tak en only after the government had been advised officially and fully as to the situation. Senator Quesada, the Cuban min ister here, called at the State De partment and seemed to be consider able agitated over the news of the movement in the Isle of Pines. He had an interview on the subject with Secretary Root, but declined to. make any statement concerning it. The Cu ban legation has no advices concern ing the reported seeession. The con tentior of the American residents of the isle is that as they own in fee simple five sixths of the ground and as the remaining one-sixth is in the hands of one or two Spanish fam ilies,. the 1,200 native residents be ing non-property owners, they have a right to be heard by this govern ment. New $250,000,000 Jap Loan. Lon'don, By Cable.-The Associated Press is informed that the Japanese government has decided to immedi ately issue a new foreign loan of $250000,000 at four per cent., which will be used partly for converting the external 6 per cent. loan and partly for the redemption of the internation al loans. It is understood that France will participate to a considerable amount, the Rothschild's Paris house being the issuing house t ere. The ex act date of the issue ha tytbee decided upon. New Move For Mrs. Chadwick. Cleveland. 0., special.-Ex-Judge F. J. Wing. counsel for Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, announced that an ap plication for a writ of cortiorari is now being prepared and will be sub mitted to the Supreme Court of the United States with a view of obtain ing a review of Mrs. Chadwick's case before that tribunal. The Supreme Court will be asked to consider Mrs. Chadwick 's case on the general ground that errors were made in her trial here before the U. S. District Court and also in the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in her case. 'By Wire ansi Cable. Willia H. Andrews denied that any of his transactions with the Enter prise National Bank in Allegheny City, Pa., were otherwise than regu Call money, reached 25 per cent. in New York. aind Secretary Shaw said he could not relieve the situation while speculation exists. Vladivostock Mutiny Over. St. Petersburg, By Cabld.-Advices from Viadivostock indicate that the mutiny of' the soldiers andza~ilors has been ~quelled and order partially re stored the commandant having agreed to sendl home the reservists and time expired men detained there. Mr. Greener. the American consul at Vladivostock. telegraphs that a thousand Cossacks have been brought there from Grodekoff to aid in quell in the riots and patrolling the streets Killed by Water Fixture. Bethlehem. Pa.. Special.-While Mrs. H. A. Foering. wife of Head Master Foering, of the Bethlehem Preparitory School. was in the kitch en of her home the water back of the stove .xploded and a large piece of fvingz iron struck her on the head, e-ushing her skull and instantly kill ivg her. Bessie Miller. a servant, was thrown he lengtrh (f thle room and iniured hvb comn'ing in contacwt wit h thU frniiare The rom ws badly wreckedf~ and 1e "nire. but the who weccre mp ~ld the preises~.~ Four Alleged Lynche~rs Arrested. juil. but are held under guard1 at the Hlmehn.s residence. Heheas corpus p-ocdigs2 for their arrest will be begu bv ihe chancellor. CLIMAX IS REACHEL Startling Testimony in Equita ble Investigation YOUNG lYDE GOES ON THE STAN Former Vice President of the Equit able Life Gives Sensational Testi Mony and Clears Up Many Points They Have Hitherto Remained Dark, More Than Meeting the Ex pectations of the Crowd That Thronged to Hear Him. New York, Special.-James Hazen Hyde, former vice president of the Equitable Life Assurance Soeiety, whose resignation followed the sensa tional disclosures in thath company last spring which led to the investi gation of insurance company methods by the Armstrong committee of the Legislature, the man whose presence as a witness before this committee has been looked forward to in the expee tation that it would produce the greatest sensation of the investiga tion, appeared before the committee Tuesday. Mr. Hyde's manner on the stand was one of composure and delibera tion and his replies to questions from counsel were calm and deliberate and at times studied. He was fortified with statements and data and was very frank in his explanations. Fre quently he would become bitter in his reference to some of his asso ciates, and while his entire testimony was of deep interest and cleared up many points that have heretofore re mained in the dark, it was not until late in the day that the sensational features of his testimony were de veloped. Mr. Hyde cleared up the matter of the $685,000 loan of the Mercantile Trust Company, which appeared on the books of the Equitable Life under the caption of the "AW. J .Alexander Number 3 Account." Mr. Hyde first heard of this ae count in the fall of 1902. when it was called to his attention by Presi dent Alexander, who said that lie and Mr. Jordan had incurred the loan to take up stock that was being bid up to fictitious values, to the deteriment of the company, to settle suits that were hampering the business of the so city, and for campaign contributions This contribution was the one of the last campaign and was asked for by Mr. Frick, who' suggested it for the benefit of the society. To procure this money, Mr. Alexander had Mr. Hyde write a letter to the president of the Mercantile Trust Company and this letter practically placed him in the position of a guarantor. Later when the settlemen of the loan was forced, Mr. Alexander and Mr. Jordan raised all they could to ward it. The stock purcha-sed with part of the loan was sold to Thomas F. Ryan for $212,000 and the balance, $212,500, Mr. Hyde paid personally. He did this because he understood that Mr. Alexander was financially embarrassed, and in a bitter tone said: "Notwithstanding the strained re ations with these two gentlemen (Alexander and Jordan), I felt bound to see that the debt was liquidated by reason of the letter Mr. Alexander ex tracted from me.'' Mr. Hyde said that he first receiv ed a salary of $30.000, seven years ago. In 1902. when he became chair man of the finance committee. this was advanced to $75,000, and in 190:3 it was advanced to $100.000, at which it remained until he resigned as vice president of the society. Eclipsing all this sensational testi mony, however, were the statements of Mr. Hyvde concerning former Gov ernor Odell and Mr. Harriman rela tive to the settlement of the Ship building Company. Mr. Hyde said that Mr. Harriman came to him and advisedl the settlement of the Odell's suit, and he feared that powverful mn fluence at Albany would be invoked in retaliatory measures. Charges of conspiracy to get him out of the country were madle by Mr. Hyde agaiinst Henry C. Frick and E. H. Harriman, ju coimeetion with the reported aspirations of Mr. Hyde to become ambassador to France. He said Mr. Frick inspired the idea and witness too it as a joke at first. but when Mr. Frick brought it up later M. Hyde was flattered and both Mr. Frick ~and Mr. Harriman promise1 to use their influence to secure the ppointmenit... Again Mr. Hyde waxed bitter in his explanation of the extraordinary in terest these gentlemen bad in his ab sence from the country. He said lie hought their idea was "that they would acuuit themselves oi' their friendly stewardship with great pro fit to themselves'' and added that the nature of their interest hid since become very obvious. To Build Nicaranga Canal. Mexic:o City, Special.--The Mexi an Herald has been. informed. that the governmenlts of Great Britaim andl Japan have practically decided to contuct a ship canal of their own acros Nic'arauga. p)raetically on the lins rejected by the Amrnt'ean gov e nent. Great Britain wsill turmishi the caipital and JIapan the labor. Brit ih and .Japanese' enP2meerCs regara( thc N (icaranga route as the onl yone relly practicabihle. Seve GiCirls Injured in New York. ~,.- andwreerl'ut SOUTHERN -- TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLAh Early Cottons. Texas Station Buletin 75. on "Earl. Cottons," gives the-results of cotton in vestigation carried on by ihe station IT co-operation with the Bureau of Plan Industry. United States Department o0 Agriculture: A study of early and late varietie, was inconclusive because the see could not be obtained at the right time Cotton planted April 9 was attacked by the boll weevil, and all fruiting stopped aftei July 20. This plantini yielded about three-fourths of a balt per acre, while a planting made June t produced stalks from four to five feel high, but practically no fiber. The structure of the cotton plant was studied as the plants developed. It was found that early and late varieties dif. fered in length of joint, and in the fruiting capacity of the limbs at the first joints on the main stem. The early varieties had short joints and pro. duced fruit limbs at the first joints o1 the main stem near the ground, while the late cottons had long joints, and were without fruit limbs at the lower joints. The time elapsing from the appear ance of square in leaf axil to bloom and full-grown boll was about the same in late and in large and small boll cottons. The large boll varieties required a few days longer for the bolls to dry out and open. There was no apparent differ ence in the rate of growth of the sev eral cottons, but as the rate differs in individual plants it is stated that rapid ity in growth may be promoted by se lecting seed from the largest stalks of the desired type. A definition of an early cotton is given and varietal char acters, seed selection and importation, earliness of Northern seed and storm proof cottons are discussed. To test the effect of fertilizers on ear liness, phosphoric acid, potash and ni trogen were each applied separately and in combination, in small, medium and excessive quantities. Acid phos phate and potash or kainit were used at the rate of 100, 200 and 500 pounds per acre. and .nitrogen or sulphate of ammonia at the rate of 250 and 500 pounds per acre. The mixture was made up of one part of kainit, one and one-half parts of cottonseed meal and two parts of acid phosphate, and was applied at the rate of 225 and OO pounds per acre. Potash and nitrogen were apparently without effect upon the plants. but acid phosphate caused a rapid growth and greatly increased the yield. The results indiate that increase in earliness and yield and rapid growth are the result of supplying abundant plant food, and that it is sufficient to furnish the soil with only the lacking elements. After sixty-five days of growths the plants on the acid phos phate plat were eighteen inches high, with from eight to sixteen squares to the stalks, while the plants on the ni trogen, potash and unfertilized plats at this time were only from six to nine inches high, with from 0 te 4 squares per stalk. The yield of the first pick ings were largest on the phosphoric acid plat. Raising Berkshires in South. ~Question-C. W. Crandall, Groton, Conn., writes: "Can you advise me where I can get information about hog raising in South Carolina? I wish to know if Berkshires will do well there, and if I can ship them from here to the South and have them do well. Any information will be grea ly appre ciated.'' Answer - Berkshires are prob'ably more widely distributed and more fat orably known in South Carolina than any other breed of hogs. Nearly all breeds of black hogs do .well in the South: whereas whitt- 2ogs eto not seem to take so kindly to t.- climate. Berk shires are peculiarly well adapted to the South, as they are naturally quite active and make good rustlers, which is a decided advantage when one con siders the methods of pork raising most in favor, and likewise most economical for Southern farmers to follow. Ir. many sections of the South there is still much cheap land of a broken nature which supplies an abundance of mast, providing almost ideal conditions for raising pork under range conditions. Hence soiling crops may be grown in a succession so as to provide grain pas ture for several months of the year. In this way hogs can be cheaply raised for a small consumption of grain, and the natural conditions are very favor able to the Berkshire with his well known rustling qualities. Hogs may be shlppped South at almost any time with comparative safety, though bring ing them in the fall during cool weath er is a decided advantage, as they then ave a chance to become acclimated be fore the hot weather of the following summer. The greatest care should be exercised in shipping and'unloading the hogs 3s avoid their infection with holera.-Andrew M. Soule. Horse Sense Hints. Don't leave me hitched in my stall at Pointed Paragraphs. Lives of gr-eat znen all remind us ow easy it is to be a small mnan. Money doesn't sit around on empty rv goods boxes when it talks. It takes bratins to get through tho~ ;.rol-:'lso to go aroun:d on the out America s early settlers arechs wh p;y up prom)nptly th le lir.,~ of ech An avecrase girl is nr. sati:sfid Skept busy tringv: to pick h:im o::t rom the crorvd oft app licants Trus:s must go. A Cincinnati maan as been forced1 to bez because they eosed a factory in which his wife had i job. FARM -' fIOTES. @-e D TER. STOCKMAN AND TRUCK GRoW ER. night with a big cob right where I must lie down. I am tied and can't se leet a smooth place. Don't compQ! ne to cat more salt than I want by mixing it with my oats. I know better than any other animal how much I need. Don't think because I go free under the whip I don't get tired. You would move if under the whip. Don't think because I am a horse that weeds and briars won't hurt my hay. Don't whip me when I get fright ened along the road, or I will expect it next time and maybe make- trouble. Don't trot me up hill, for I have to '2arry you and the buggy and myself, too. Try it yourself sone time. Run' up hill with a big load. Don't keep my stable very dark, for when I go out into the light my eyes are injured. Don't say "whoa" unless you mean it. Teach me to stop at the word. It may check me If the lines break, and save a runaway and smash-up. Don't ask me to back with blinds on. I am afraid to. Don't run me down a steep hill, for if anything should give way I might break your neck. Don't put on my blind bridle so that it irritates my eyes, or so leave my forelock that it will be in my eyes. Don't be so careless of my harness as to find a great sore on me before you attend to it. Don't forget the old book that is friend of all the oppressed that says: "A merciful man is merciful to 'bis beasts."-Farm Journal. Timely Dairy Notes. If the milk stands so as to cool before separating, slightly warm it again, as most separators will skim closest when the milk is run through as soon as drawn from the cow, or while at blood heat. Lime water will often work magic in the dairy or creamery where the butter is "of"' flavor. Put twenty pounds of unslaked lime in a barrel of water and let stand for a day or two; then use the clear water to rinse churn, worker and all other utensils, and finally flush the churn room and drain. Do not keep dehorned cows with those that have horns. If dehorning is to be done do it before cold weather. Raise calves on skim mIlk and sub stitute vegetable for butter fat in the form of flaxseed jelly at first, and later cornmeal. Good calves can be raised in this manner. Use dairy salt and salt butter by weight or measure, not by guess. One ounce of salt to a pound of butter Is about right for most tastes.. Always use a combination of both. roughage and grain feeds in .prefer ence'to one or two of either. Variety is necessary.-Rural Voice. Trees and Wire FencIna'. * 3Messrs. Editors-Farmers have raised serious objections to using live and' growing trees as posts for wire fenc ing, and I believe the chief, if not the only solid objection, is that .the live tree grows and finally covers the wire; and then the sap or dampness which gathers around the wire causes it to rust and break at the tree. Now I have a remedy for this objec tion which is very simple, and I write to suggest it for the benefit of those who may not have thought of it, that is to get a board or plank six inches ,wide, and from one and a half to two inches thick, cut its proper length for the fence, and nail these pieces one to each tree, and upon this plank or board - nail the wire. In this way you ereet ually protect the wire from the sap or dampness of the tree, and in the tree have an everlasting post for the fence, for if necessary the board or plank can be replaced fromn time to time, as ne cessity shall require it, and the tree can live on and continue to grow. Win. J. Leary, Sr., Chowan Co., N. C. Keep Roadside Clean. Develop a sentiment that will con demn any man who allows weeds to go to seed along his roadside. If the farm er will keep the roadside clean there is some hope of his mowing the weeds in his pasture. Say, what is the use or keeping weed seeds in stock? Don't it, seem a perfectly absurd and foolish thing? Why do you complain of the primeval curse of our first parents wnen you are doubling the curse up by cultivating weeds, or allowing them to grow in waste places to make trouble for the next year?-Wallace's Farmer. Scattered Cockleburs. Cockleburs are getting scattered, and every farmer should see that the seeds .are not left in his iields. If cut or pulled up early these weeds could be dropped anywhere, but now it is too late. It would not take long to go over the fields and get them out. They could be put in piles on ditch or dike banks or at the end of rows, to be burnt later wheni they are dry and the crop is off. News Notes. Paul Deroulede, whose term of ban ishment was remitted, was welcomed bjack to Paris. Wo 4rkmen looking for a gas leak in n Ishpeming (Mich.) bank caused an1 epieoin which resulted in the death ~of three children and injuries C.nada catlmot ger sufficient cars to "arry its bumper whjeat crop. S. Peesbr 5pent a (ciie Saunday hat'lni-Jewvi,.h r'iotin (c1:1Ontius in 01:y i the prvinces, and an. umber Prsdn Anmador, of Panama. gav'e 1 :'.:m recep2 101 in honor' of Scere Endand haa surpassed the United State's and be~ome the largest export er to Germanv.