Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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KILLED ON TRACK Three Men Meet With lerrible and Sudden Death ANOTHER. NARROWLY ESCAPED - . D. Hill, Richard Rogers, and J. E. Stcne Met Instant DeatL at Rail road Crossing, Their Bodies Being Horribly Mutiliated. SptaIbur. S. C.. Special.-In the twit:'Wkn Ot 'n eye three menl were iin :nt iv kiule l near the Braley stie: roin' of the SoutheIn Rail rod, in ;he city limits Tuesday morn in at o '!ock. being run down by pas'n'r train No. . 0rom Atlanta. Ted''a. men are: ii baInrd ikogers. ope*ratives in eo tonl o Il. .. 1". Stoie. mal carrier at uo reew. the A Fourth man with the party escedf inijury. Four men were stand in', en the east track, watching a pas-ieg frei-'ht train and, with light ning dash, the second train bore down up thm fro around the curve a tdine south. The bodies of th1. :Ien were horribly mutiliated. Hi' rniains being crushed beyond recoa-.ition and the parts being dis tribted alongr the track for 50 yards. Ti train ias in charge of Conduc. tor Gordon and Engineer Fogus. Hill hadl on his person tax receipts from Pelzer and it is thought that he had ben: in t'le mills there prior to com iI to Spartanburg. Rogers is a son of Rev. Rogers, formerly pastor ar Whit .,v. The young man was IS years of age and worked in the Saxon Mi! . JUDGE CALHOUN'S REPORT. Or investigation of Situation in Venezuela. Washington, Special:-The report <f .i lge Calhoun. on the investiga tion In regard to Venezuela. has been at b ost cmpleted aid lie will hand the Set-: etary his report shortly after Cn.w ress assembles. It is understood tmin it will show Venezuela had a s r.n juistification in proceding a1ai::st the New York and Bermuda Asphalt Co., for its failure to live ip to i's contracts, and for its partici *patitoin in the Matos revolution. The report will also show that Germany is in high favor in Venezuela. Will Build New Western Road. Boise City, Idaho. Special.-The stookholders of the San Francisco, llatho & Montana Railroad will hold thir annual meeting here anid will authorize a bond issue to the amount otf $2,500,000. for the purpose of b)uiling the first division of the road fromi Boise City to Winnemucca. Nev.. a <istanee of 210 miles. The eon traet is already left to the San Fran cixco, Idaho & Montana Railroad Con struc'tion Company and the actual work on the road will begin the first <ii iext month. The complany is an Idlaho, corporation, but the general of fiets~ are located in 3tinneapolis. 5.000 R.eported Killed. L. ndion, England.-The correspon dlent of the Daily Press at St. Peters hrin a dispatch dhated 6:15 p. m.. 1)ee-mher 25, says: "At an early hou:r the casualities at Moscow were e('im!ated at 5.000 killed and 14.000 wounded, with the fighting still in piro::ress. The inhabitants of Moscow hav" been forbidden to leave their twelina~s after 7 o'clock in the even a F I is impossible to move about city in consequwee of the fre mner of stray bullets. Many inno e is lhave been accidenlly kile'd. The scarcity of provisions is thr: eutened. Fire in Fairfax.1 Fa irfax. Special.-Twvo dwellings luses, owned respectively by Nor man Pauline and Toni Daniels, both cobred. and a church buildin.g belong in.g to the negro Baptist of this place wecre destroyed by tire Thursday night. Th'e fire originated in Norman Pan !int''s kitehen and soon gained such headwaym that it could not be control led. The Do niels house and the church being in close proximity. they. too. we' e soon in flames. The church was insured for $500. as much as it was wo;rth, and it is said that the two riweilings were insured up to their full value. Insurance Committee. N':wi York. Special.-The legis 1a ( ive iance investigation 'ommii'it w* wh";'.ich has been taking i ng :ries ,n:no t he a ffa irs of the big life insuir a:T comp auwits. wil sit omnorrow. and da rmah~n-rthree days oft the~ week x:0e: i~l tan out ofi existenee. V. I :z.n-piioni ofj no:tingt a report Le:o tiure. Ana investientiton he I:-:itrnl ti:urne societ ies n se to Io by a the commiiutec So" Defends M',other. tis' m'othe ag .ainst her quarrelsome buha,.Iosoph Polock. agedl 22 years o, i3" We c1 tumberianid streect st rucik h:i" fathri the tare a blow wichlt b?'n *irre - d charged with murder. m:. hi mother held as a witness. .sthe son.who is a lay preacher,. I:sbe from homtie, hotldim: a C* istuis enttertintment. $60,000 Fire at Uniiontown, ?a. Tueda monigesroe the inter* ter ofteFxchange Hotel. which is om~ of the leading hotels here. The (damage will exceed $60.000, wvhich was partly insured. The tire orig tnstedl fronm an unknown cause inl tihe boiler room. All of the guests and emipb :yes escaped, but were in scant .ae, andmll1 lost their possessions. A BIG HOTEL IN fLAMES Hotel Porter Destroyed by Fire Early This Morning-Hotel Imperial and Hotel Temperance Also Damaged All the Guests Escaped With Their Belongings. Niagara Falls. N. Y.. Spec-ial.-Fir early Thursday morning destroV.d lotel Porter. on Fails streel. The Ho til Imoeris:itdjoinlin on the south and the Hotel Temperance. on te north. were. damaged. The guests all escaiped with their effects. Ammu nition in the store of George Rae. un der the Hlotel Porter. exploded and for a time gieat excitement prevailed as the bullets went flving thronulh space. No one was injured. The loss is at least $150.000. Crime to Export Silver Washington. Special-The Philip pine Commission has enacted ala W making it a (rime to export silver from the islai.ds. 'This step has been taken on aceount of the serious men ace to the parity of the Philippine currency. which was threatened by the recent exportations of silver coins and bullion. The law provides for the forfeiture of such attempted ex portation. for a fine of not more than $5.000 in gold. Imprisonment for a year, or both. Passengers on the ships leaving the island are allowed to take not more than twenty-flve pieces-S12.50 in gold. The Pope's Jubilee in 1908. Rome, By Cable-Preparations are already going on to celebrate in 1908 the jubilee of the Pope's ordination .s a priest. Being asked if L desir ed the festivities to be similar t othose witnessed on the occasion of the priesthood jubilee of tle late Pope Leo, when an international exhibi tion was held in the vatican. the Pope answered: "Certainly not. I wish the celebration to maintain a strictly religions character. 15 Infernal Machines Captured. Brussels. Belgini. By Cable-Ad vices received here from St. Peters burg say that the Semetiowskv guards a regiment supported by the artillery. had been sent from there to Moscow. R inforcements are also beinz sent from the neighboring post to Moscow. The police at Kieff have discovered a bomb factory in the (el lar of a crowded tenement building in that city. and fifteen infernal ma chines were seized. Twenty-five Lost in Hurricane. Victoria. B. C.. Special.-A Brit ish ship. Pass of MeIforth. Captain Cougal, was dashed to pieces in a hur ricane on ('hristmas night, together with a crew of 2.5. Tihe vessel was aught on the lee side. 'off shore, in a terrific southwest gale. raging otT the straits of San JTuan D)e Fuca, on the western coast of Vancouv-er isl and. She was destroyed on Amnphri trite point. known as tihe "'Mon~u ments of Wreeks.'' Tihe Pass Mcl forth was built in Glasgow. in 1901. Three Killed in Trolley Accident. Mahoney City. Pa . Special.-A tr-ol 1ev car onl tile Schuykill r-ailway was sruck by a Lehighi Valley fr-eight train 01n a aradel cr'ossinig, at Girad ville. Mi-. Winmk'e of Mahoniey City. and two Ar-abian women unknowvn, from -Shenandoah. we(re kiiled out right and several other's wvere injured. Two Little Girls Drowned. Roekport. Mass.. SpeciaL-Lydia Anderson. 14 y-ears old and Catherine L. Cusyek, aged 13 years. wer-e dr-own ed by breaking thr-ough the ice oin the pond of an abandoned quarry. Two boys, Gunnar- Williamson, aged 9 years and John Jacobson, 10 years old.: were rescued. Cumberland University Opposes Foot ball. Nashville.Ten n.. Special.-Cumber land University. Lebanon, goes on record as opposing~ football as it is at present played. As a result of this decision. no f'oot ball seb~edule b! e made for the next reason. S3.200000 Deal in Louisiana Lumber. eumont. Tex., Special.C!onel S'muel Park. presidentt of tihe Idno trial Lumb r Company. will leave for CThicago to elcse up the details of a lumber pme hase invol ving 90.000 acres of virgin1 pine in Rapid and Vernon 1varm'eF. in Louisian. T:he amonit to be paidI is 9.~2.200.000. Big Shoe Concern Assigns. N-w Bed ford. Mass.. Special.-An nounlfceml1ntI was madelI of the assign ment ofi Hutha way. Soui and Hlarring ton incorn)orationi. boot and shoe manfanirters of t his city andl Bos tin. Thos. F. Dillo ofi'i Bostoni. was named as5 assinee. lhe firmr is one of thle l)est kn ownl inl ih Illsoe triadhe of Nw Enhgland. It is stated that the crioii~rs will be- paidl in full. The ox a-t am~oiut of. the liabilities is not known. Well-Known Physician Dead. Columbia. Sp eil.--Dr. B. W. Tay lr. well-known t hroui'houit South (Ca (ia. died of pnuona agetd 72 years. Hlisiz'randf ather- was a 'oloneI in thle revoltion. Dr. Taylor was a iOlnel inl th IConf11 ederat e nirmv on (:nrial Hampton's- staff and was1 the ch~j tief urgon in C harlestont harbmt at the tall of Fort Stuter. At ihE close of the war he, was .ug~ ti ge(lneral ot envalry (of thle Army of Northern Vir Cii. . his death he was chlair-manI~ o te re-z('nts of the State hospitals. Mutiny Among Sailors. St. Petersburg. By Cable.-Mutiny has broi ken ontI amiong the sailor-s on the warships. Ahrek. Admiral Koi-I loff. Okean. and thiree tor-pedo boats ling at Lihau. Order-s wvere given to tie vessels to pro(ee.d to Rigato to co-opera ti wit h the land for-ces iln quellingr the r-evolt there. The cravws refused to obey irders. The offieers are powerless in the fact if this r THE DAY OBSERVE[ People Everywhere Made i Happy Christmas Holiday PEACE, PLENTY, CONTENTMEN Christmas Day Was Fittingly Obsei ved Throughout the Entire Countr -Remarkably Free From Tragedic and Accidents. Chrisima. day. 1905. was observei in every section of the country in ; very fiitting manner. The era of pro perity that has blessed the whole lan for the past year caused a grand ex pression of holiday exuberance which. however was practically fre from manifestations of violence an tragedy. In the entire South the da: was clear. crisp and beautiful. Th people paused in the prosecution o their daily avocations and enjoyed feast of good thir.s provided by th hand of a bountift! creator. From all sections of the country re ports indicate that the holiday seasoi of 11905 will go into the records o time as the brightest, happiest an, best in the history of the country. Washington. Special.- Christma was observed at the national capita by the closing of all government d partments as well as private busi ness places, and the day was mucl like a Sunday here. All governmen offices were (losed and the Presiden and the members of the cabinet alik passed most of tbe day with famil; and friends. President Roosevelt re maned in his otlice long enougt t, dispose of a few urgent matters an with his family received a few person al friends. He and Mrs. Roosevel took a long ride during the afternooi and at the family dinner which fo lowed at the White House. Represent ative Longworth-. of Ohio. who is t, wed Miss Roosevelt. was among th guests. There was general after-giv ing at the White House in the mornin; confined practically to the members o the family. The President's third soi Archie, as usual. had a Christmas tre in his own room and from that dis tributed his gifts to the family an the household people. Mrs. Cowle the President's sister. entertained th members of the family with a gift giving at her home. The Presiden has notified the members of his cabi net that during the present week ther will be no regular meetings of th cabinet. He will take up during th present week many matters of th most urgent importance and will re ceive no callers or visitors unless thei business is imparitive. It is his put puse to make this truly a holida: week. The Vice President and Mrs. Fair banks entertained a party of friend at their home Christmas day, but lear for Indiana Christmas night. Admiral Dewey 's Christmas greet ings to the officers and men of thi navy. bespeaking a united stand fc the good of the eou;ntry and the ser vice. wa's communicated to tihe officer and mer' aboard the vessels through out of the world wherever they coul, reached by telegrraph. To the me: of the navy along the Atlantie cons there was also senit a (Christmnas greet ing by means of wirele~ss telegraph: incidentally servedl as a elaborate an practical test of the~ navel servie4 The wireless messages were sent b: direction af Admiral Manner, chief c the bureau of equpmnent and the re sults were most51 satisfactorv to hhr The messa'ges conslining the greet inzs were senit out at nighit from thi wireless station at the Washiingto: navy yard aind were relayed f ror place to plaee. Early resnouses earn from the officers nearest Washingtor but before inigi'ht many of the sta tionis had replied. in ;lu ing New Or leans and Colon and San .Juan. th Colon reply came by way of Guau tan amo. Only necessary work was don Christmans on the ships everywvher< Liberal shore leaves had been .'rante to the officers and men while the dir ncr served aboard ship was under th usual custom chiarieteristic of t Christmas season. On many of th vessals the captains joined with ofi eers in the ward room in celebratio of the day. W. J. Bryan in Manila. Mfanila. By Cable.-W. J1. Bryan ai rived here and was given an enthus ast ic recepti;on by commit tees repr ent ing the citizens and the Elks. V declined to d1i~scu politics and h would expressu no~ opin ion upon th State of Nebraska going Republica at the last (election. He said he ha enjoyedl hugely his visit to Japa: Mfr. Bryan has givent up his idea of trip) to Auisralia. He will remini Manila for about two weeks and the sail for India. As First Minister to Norway. Washington. Special.-Herbert E D. Pierce. Third Assistant Secretar; of State. has been selected by th Prsident as the first American min ister to Norway. Charles Denb1h hief clerk ot tIbe department. ha heenz determined upon as sulccessor t Mr. Pierce in the State D~epartmien1 This annoeuncemnent wais made otlieial lv Fridav. 00iecial annonneemtent wa also maec that Djavid Thiompson,. for mer~l minis5ter' to Brazijl. has bee: ce-sen as ambassador to Mexico. Juggled to Hide Losses. New York. Speciai.-A dditional tee tiony as to the mana~gement of th Mutual Life Insurance Company wt adned by witnesses before the legia Iative committee on insurance invest: gat ion, tending to show that the con pany usedl profits from the salec securities to coneceal the reductionc book values of real estate, or losse: as Chairles E. Hughes, conneil to th I cmmhitee calleA them. STHE BIRTH Of 1906 I Once Again The Old Year is Passed to listory r CARNIVAL SCENE IN NEW YORK Navel Observatory at Washington 7 Ticks Off Signal at 12, 1, 2, and 3, s O'clock, Washington Time, to Dif ferent Time Belts of the United States and also Sends the Tidings to Honolulu, Guam, Minalla, Mexi a co and West Indies-No Effort - Made to Encircle the Globe This I Year-Signal Wirelessed to Ships - at Sea. e Washing-ton . Special.-Telegraphic signals announeing the birth of 1906 Swere flashed from the Naval Observa e tory here througlrthe mediurn of the f Vestern Union and the Postal Tele a graph Companies. [he signal was e ticked off at 12. 1. -nd 3 o'clock. respecively. so as to conform with - the midnigit hour f(r Washington, a Central. Rocky Mountain and Pacifiec f coast time, respectively. The midnight signal was repeated to all points read ily availablc by the telegraphic campa nies; to Honolulu, Guam, and Manilla; throu gi Mexico and to points in the West Indies, aud, where possible, cit ies in South America and to England and France. The Washington mid night signal also flashed to the wire less telegraph stations with a view to its communication to ships at sea. No attempt was made, as on previous oceassions, to circumvent the globe with the flash signal. The long distance telephone was al so utilized where available for com municating the arrival of the New t Year. - New York. Special.-The advent of - the New Year was the occasion to a night of the usual noisy demonstra e tions throughout the city of New York - The fachi that New Year's eve fell on ' Sunday did not dampen the enthuas f iasm of the tens of thousands of peo i ple who paraded the streets blowing e great tin horns, ringing bells of all descriptions, and finally, with the com I ing of midnight, resorting to all sorts of methods for the production of noise e The chimes of Old Trinity brought - to lower Broadway and Wall street t the greatest throngs of New Year - merry makers. For years the bells of F this historic church have been rung as 0 the signal of a new year's birth. In c the threatre and restaurant district e of upper Broadway the crowds on - *the streets, Sunday night concerts and r in the cafes wefe the largest in years. On the up-town streets many merry v makers in earnavil spirit indulged in confetti battles. Everywhere there -.was a spirit of revelry and the new syear 's welcome was as noisy as New e Yorkers know how to make it. -Ex-Governors Death. e Boise. Idaho, Special.-It developed rthait the assassanation at Caldwell of formrac Governor Frank Steunenberg w ith a dynamite bomb was perpetra trated by soime onde pe son by pulling a wire that exploded the dynamite as the former Governor was closing the t rear gate of his home. It was at first thought that the bomb was arranged1 to explode automatically as the gzate opened. It also develohd that two bombs were, both being exploded .simultaneously, by means a wire and -waxed fish line, remnants of which were foundl on the lawn. The con viction gr'ows that Steuntmberg was murdered as a result of his activity e crushing miners' strike riots at a Cour d ' Alene in 1899. On this theory e ne man was arrested but his name is ekept 'secret by the police, who say 'evidlence against the prisoner isstrong Five other men have been detained on suspicion. Receiver Brief. CNorfolk, Va. Special.-The claim of dthe Edward Stern Company. having -been settled. Judge W. B. Martin Fri e day discharged T. Catsby Jones from e the receivership of the Southern Mu tual Aid Association, of Norfolk. to nwhich lie was appointed Thursday. The Birmingham Association aftei settling the Sternt elaim annanceed its solveincy. F. S. Griggs, a stockholder in the Norfolk Association, instituted -proceedings for an accounting against - both companies without asking for a receivership. Three Tiainmen Killed 'in Freight C Wreck. Huiitingtoin. Ind. .Special. .. Dy the derilmn of an eng~ine and ten cans of~ a freight t rain on the C'hicego & - Erie Ra ilro ad near Disco HIill, Engi a nteer .Johni J1. O'Birien, of Kouts. Fire. n man iiC. B-. Oliver. of this place. and a Lemuel Fishier, brakeman. oifRoh ter~. Ind., were instantly killed. The wrei'k euinght lire.Onytebdvf Engineer O're wa recovered.vo -Bryan Makes Promise. e Manila. By Cabie.-Filipinos whce - spoke at the banciet g'iven to W. . -Bryan. demntiidedi theit immediate in s dlepeudence of the islands and said , they wvere liooking to him to ehamnpion -their eauise with thle American peouple'. -Mr. Brvan in his respoinse made no s promnises and the natives were disap -pointed. Aguinaldo was amnong those Spresent. The menu displaiyed ain Am erican flag. suppiorted by an insugtent banner. Anmericatns here are pleased withI Mr. Bryan 's conse rva tismn. .Vote For Church Union. e St. Louis. Special.-After a divis s son of 95 years.1 steps were consum -mated at a joint session of the general - eomtmittees, which, if formally rati i ied next May by the General Assem f >lies, will tunite the Northern Presby f terian Church. and the Cumaberland 3. Presbyterian Church. Almost two e days 'were consumed by sub-commit :esi arranging details for the union. A PRECOCIOUS CI$O.D KInda Children and TheIr Peculiarity Of Speech. Hindu children are not like those of hie Western World. They have a sin ,ular maturity of speech. caught from heir elders, and tinctured by imagina Ave charm. and they are as quick ivitted. as subtle in their judgment of -haracter as those elders themselves. Pagal is a little boy d(escribed in Cor ielia Sorabji's "Sun Babies., a book made up of delightful studies of the -hild life of India. The child is first ntroduced to the reader in the ante -hamber of the man who he hopes oill become his employer. and who is nagnificently referred to as the "Presence." Pagal made a low obeisance, and then. asked to tell what be had come or. responded: *Presence. I am a man b1id. While my years were yet. few y mother turned me adrift to earn ny living. I have never gone foodless. )ut the work I did was the work of a -hild. Now that my years are many, I vyould do the work of a man." His many years seemed to number ibout seven. *The Presence wonders about that h!ld work," he explained. "wo ears. maybe three, have I sat at the hib's door, being the hand to bear he note things to and fro; and much nowledge of the world have I thus ,ined. Now that I am come to man's state, 'tis higher work should be my >ortion." Pagal was gently persistent, he was ;hrewdly diplomatic, and he got forth with a chance to pull the punka-the swinging fan-in the chambers of the potentate. He expressed his joy. and then prudence impelled him to bargain about his pay. "Let my wages conic to me." said he, in daily coppers. It is not good for a man child to get into the claws of the money lender." His employer hoped to make it easier For him by arranging that he should at with the gardener, who was of the same caste, and sleep in the servants' juarters. But he would not consent. "A man gets settled." he said. "even in his ways of eating." He could cook or himself. In the day parched rice ind earthnuts would be enough to kill bunger, "and when my work is done, the evening meal is well flavored at my poor idle hands." So he arranged a kitchen out of acors, and diplomatically asserted that ie knew his employer wouVl under stand. "The Presence will say, 'Let im have as much license in-these mat Lers as the birds yonder, who live In my trees and feed all over my garden, and sleep in the boughs at night time.'" What'Presence" could deny him? WORDS OF WISDOM. Ihe true man is greater than any thing he can make. When each does his own work the work of all is done. If you eat leeks it's hard to keep the act from leaking out. Some men would forget there was a God if they never had any trouble. No nation can be destroyed while it possesses a good home life.-J. G. Hol It requires as much reflection and wisdom to know what is not to be put into a sermon as what is.-Cecil. What is it that love does to a wom an? Without it she only sleeps: with it. alone, she lives.-Ouida (Louise de Ia Ramee). ,Salaried Daughters. here there is need of her work in the home. and often help has to be hired to take her place, the daughter should be given a regular salary, ap proximately the eqluivalent of what she could earn outside after making allow' anice for board, room rent and the num berless privileges a girl has in her fathers house. The salary should be at least what would have to be paid for the same work if a stranger were called in to do it. and the duties should be as distinctly defined and as prompit ly and eflently performed. This is a v'ery different thing from an allowance without definite duties. We know of several families where this plan has worked successfully. In one Instance the daughter, while un married. became a capable house keneper and manager., buying all sup plies and relieving both parents of care and annoyance, for which she received a housekeeper's wages at the end of every month. Another, whose mother is an invalid, gets a weekly envelope containng the same amount that would have been paid a nurse. Both these salar'ied daughters were happy. contented anid efficient, and each had a feeling of independence and self-re liance never to be attained under the "allowance" system or the usual hap hazard appeal to father for money to gratify needs or wvhims.-Independ Fear Each New Governor. Every time Kansas installs a new Governor ablout lifty ec.nviets in the pnitentir1y at Lansing tremble with fear. They are mnen being held inpi son awaiting~ the Governor's order to ibe hanged. In Kansas the Governor must sign a dleath warrant be ::r" a murderer can be hanged. MIany years ago hanging was virtuaniy abho~lihed in the State by the refusal of the Go" ernor' to ign the death warrant. Life inmr'isonnt is theO extreme penalty epplind. although the muurdere'r is sen tenc'ed to hang. Ev-ery time there is a change of adminikstrations the "hang' men in prison biecomne no'vous. 'Thcy fear that some time Kansas will elect a muan as GAovernor who believes in hanging for capital offenses, and that he will sign a wvhole bunch of death warrants at one timne and have a oig haging bee.-Atc'hison Globe. Can't 1)o without It. It seems11 to me." said Sirs. Old castle "that Dr. Goodman lays rather )unca stress on the idea that we should divorce ourselvePs from anthiro pom irpismit. It may be all right to prach what he does in a genera! way, butthe anthropomlorphic' sentiment is sl: very dear to a great mrany pea "I know it," replied her hostess as sh toyed wvith the diamond-studded papr-"ctter. "There's a wvoman lives right oi this street that goes to the drug store and gets it on the quiet ..e.... ev-.- ay--Cbica iRecord SOUTHERN . TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLANT4 Advantage of Crop rotation. Texas has followed the precedent set by other States in practicing extensive agriculture during the development pe riod, and only withiu recent years has the State begun to appreciate and to make use of those sections which have especial fitness for intensive agricul ture. Evidence of the development in this phase of its industrial life Is now found in the large number of men who are practicing fruit and truck growing. During the first period of development of this State cattle rais ing was a great means for transform ing the natural agricultural resources into a product which could be mar keted. Following upon the develop ment of the cattle industry come the tendency .to develop the production of tie staple farm crops. corn, wheat and oats. In the practicing of field agricultr re. which would normally include the raising of staple crops, a system of rotation has been found to yiekl the best results. The practice called crop rotation has'been a matter of growth and development due to cir cumstances and was not in the begin ning based upon scientific principles. It should be stated here that by a rotation of crops is meant the planting of different crops on the same piece of land in successive seasons. This plant Ing must involve a change in regular order. The custom of growing different crops in rotation, wbia: largely a mat ter of conditions, doL.* possess certain advantages. First, it prolongs 4he period of profitable culture. This is due to the fact that plants vary largely in their feeding capacities. Many plants feed in the surface layers and therefore draw their food almost wholly from that portion of the soil other plants are deep feeders. The two classes alternated give to the soil periods of comparative rest. It should also be kept in mind that certain crops require more of some one particular element in the soil than other crops. When these two classes are in a rota tion the soil is given an opportunity to rest. Again, when the farm is pro ducing but one crop a year the soil is left bare at certain seasons, while the growth of a variety of crops permits of a continuous covering and constant use. Practically speaking, there is no soil which is not improved by cropping. In the language of Jethro Tull, "Til lage is Manure." The continuous growth of one erop renders it more liable to insect attack and to the development of diseases called rot :nd blight. It is a well known -far that crops lose vigor by being grown year after year, and are therefore less able to withstand, insect ravages. A change is also valuable because it deprives any particular in sect pest of its food and is therefore likely to cause It to disappear. The majority of our farm crops get their fo'od entirely from the soil and in many cases these crops are grown for their grain. In such case their ni trogen, potassium and phosphorous are being disposed of constantly by selling the seeds of the plants grown. On .the other hand, leguminous plants. such as peas, beans, alfalfa, etc., get most of their nitrogen irumn the air. It will be noted then that the removal of such crops from the soil does not decrease its supply of nitrogen, there fore a rotation including some one of the legumes such as alfalfa, cowpeas or beans, lessens the necessity of sup plying nitrogen -to the soil. The problem of efficient labor on the farm is also made more simple by the adoption of a system of crop rotation. The farmer is enabled thereby to keep labor employed throughout the entire year, thus avoiding the necessity for short term service. Such a provision also allows the farmer to keep his ani mals employed throughout the year instead of allowing them to stand idle a considerable portion of the time. Finally, the business of the farmer requires a steady and regular income in order that he may provide for neces sary tools, seeds and implements, and also that he may pay wages when due. A steady and regular income allows him to do business on a cash basis and thus to take advantage of opportunities in buying. He can by this means do business on a smaller capital than would be required in the credit system. The rules "which lead to the adoption of the system of rota tion under present conditions are gen eral and not fixed. To grow such crops as pay the greatest returns per acre shoudd be the aim, and rotations should be so modified that the less profitable crops should contribute as much as possible to the development of the more profitable. Whether a crop is.? profitable or not will depend upon the character of the soil, climate, availa bility of farm labor, location and mar kets.-F. S. JTohnstoni. Agricul-turist. TeZ as Experiment Station. Fcedingr Value of the Corn Plant. A. D. W., Ridgeway, writes: Kindly tell mec what would be the food vahia Notes of Interest. The most desparate measures are being taken in Russia to suppress the revolution, which seems no0w to be in full flame. A supposed Lomb) was found on a train caring President- Loubet of France from a hunting trip. The Russian steamer Prince Gagn rine is being refitted as a private yacht for the President of Haiti. Clergyman of the Canal Zone are unanimous ini opposing the importa tion of women from Mart inique'. Sme of London 's unemployed held what was to have been a dlemnonstra tion. but which failed to approximate this. at St. Paul 's Cathredral. C'ostwise and West Indian steam ers which arrived in New Y oI' rep)orted * heavy gales last Thurs day and Friday, which caused more or less damage. A meting of the Daughters of faith was held in St. Patick's Cathred. I. ARM 107TES R, STOCKMAN AND TRUCi G WER. of the top and tassel of a corn stalk after all the fodder has bean removed by pulling as is the custom in some parts? Answer-The subject of the distri bution of the nutrients in the corn plant has been studied quite extensive ly at several stations, the conclusion reached being that about for.ty-eight per cent. of the digestible part of the corn plant is contained in the ears and fifty-two per cent. in the various parts of the stubble. According to careful and elaborate tests made at the Mary land station there were about 157 pounds of protein, 1343 pounds of crude fibre and nitrogen free extract, and thirty pounds of fat in a corn crop yielding 1530 pounds of dry substance per acre. Of course, an erdinary corn crop as growing in the field would weigh much more than the amount ndicated here, but after the water was all driven off, its bulk would prob ably not be much greater on -the aver age. The top fodder contains ten pounds of protein, 190 pounds of crude fiber, 232 pounds of nitrogen free ex tract and 13 pOunds of fat; the blades, six per cent. of protein. 88 pounds of crude fiber, 105 pounds of nitrogen free extract, and 4 pounds of fat; the husks, six per cent. of protein, 168 pounds of crude fiber, 246 pounds of nitrogen free extract, and 2 pounds of fat; the stubble, 6 pounds of protein. 241 pounds of crude fiber, 304 pounds of nitrogen free extract, and 13 pounds of fat These, as stated above, are the di gestible constituents, so you will ob serve that the stabbl-e contains a larger per cent. of useful nutrients than either the husks or the blades, and in fact Is richer in digestible nutrients than the top fodder with the exception of the protein. This analysis of the corn plant, showing as it does the relative amount of digestible nutrients con tained In the-several parts, may give you the information you desire.-An drew M. Soule. Deformed Chicks. The breatbones of chicks are often bent by roosting on perches while they are young and tender. During the hot months the mother ben prefers some ool place, and will leave the coop and go on the roost, leaving the chicks alone. If they can manage to follow her they will do so, and sit by her side. The breast bones are gradually turned to one side, and as they harden the chick is left in this condition, and so far as a fancy breed goes they are rendered worthless. Their toes also are ioften left bent from the strain of holding on to the roost Such deformities show carelessness, and should never be tolerated. Miake the chicks remain in their coops or on the ground until they are almost grown, or at least until their bones have hardened, and when the time comes for'them to godto the house see that the roosts are bpoad and near the ground. 'A- thrde by four scant lng, with the upper edges rounded, makes th'e most comfortable perch. How Muach to Feed. We are often asked bow much to ?scd hens, and In every estse we are forced to admit that there is no iron clad rule to govern each individual ca-se. Some breeds require more than oth ers; the same breeds eat more some days than .they eat other days, and lay ing hens will eat more than those which are not laying. So you can see, there Is no way of knowing just how much to lay aside for each day's sup, ply. We must watch them closely-eaclh one individually-and govern ourselves accordingly. A safe rule is to give only a partial feed during the earl-y part of the day, thus keeping them hungry and willing to ustle. Late in the afternoon see that they will get all they Will eat, so that their hunger is fully appeased be fore they go to roost. If fed this way, there is no possibility of their getting too much.-Home andi Farm. Anthracuose of Egg Plant. If any growers of; egg plant are troubled by a disease affecting the fruit as described by the Southern Fruit Grower they will find a remedy below: "This Is a disease which, aedording to the report of the United States De partment of Agriculture. has as yet done but little damage to the egg plant, but from the ravages of similar dis eases upon other plants one is warned to exercise care concerning the ravages of this disease, as otherwise it might do great damage before its existence is recognized. It may be recognized by its producing decided pits upon the fruit, upon which will soon appear very small blotches with a pink bor d-er. Bordeaux mixture has been ree ommended by -;ood authority as an excellent preventive application." Edifections of--a Blacheler, Love never stops to figure out the cost. It takes a soft ma.n to spread him sef successfully. A theatrical angel and his coin is quickly divorced. It is easy to smile at trouble-when it visits yt'er~ neighbor. A word to the wise guy who knows it all is a dangerous thing. m~ie men would be late even if the!P and1 tide did wait for them. Shortly after marriage a main dis cov.:rs that lhe has ben courting a lot of tronuble. \Y hein a barrom le'nfr tells you lit he i a gencitleman no other testi 1n' be foolishi ::ad run yourself .m,..w.e. on m::hibors are only toot ;:a to do it for ve.. R~egil require a lot of ready er' 1in ord~ter to suce'ed ini the busi