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Nebraska Democrats Dethrone World Renowned Orator. LEADER FOR TWENTY YEARS! Delegates Silent When ?oil Call of Comities Proceed But a Storm of Cheers Follow Eesnlt of Vote. Grand Island, Neb., Special.-Amid a tumult of cheers from the former followers of William J. Bryan, per manent Chairman Smyth of the Demo cratic platform convention Tuesday read the result of a test vote of the gathering practically taking from Mr. Bryan the Democratic leadership of Nebraska, which he has maintained for 20 years. The vote came on a motion made by Congressman G. M. Hitchcock, a ?andidete for the senatorial nomina tion, and in effect was to eliminate the idea of platform planks, with accompanying speeches, unless sub mitted as a section of the majority or minority report of the committe? on resolutions. Mr. Bryan, scated as a member of the Lancaster county delegation, was upon his feet at once with a protest and proffered cn amendment that would modify that intent of the original motion. A dozen delegates made as many motions and heated speeches on the subject, the Bryan adherents doaouucing the Hitchcock motion as "gag*rule" and their op ponents asserting that '.individual rule" must not prevail 'in the con vention Chairman Smyth ordered a roll-call on the amendment and the gathering was silent as the vote of the coun ties was called that would determine the strength of Mr. Bryan. When two-thirds had been called foes of Mr. Bryan realized that he was lefeated, and a wave of cheers Chat drowned the roll-call began. As Chairman Swyth finally read'the re sult, 465 against the amendment to , 394 in favor of it, the delegates sounded a fresh volume of cheers . that seemed to \ndicate their relief from the uncertainty that had existed ! as to the strength which Mr. Bryan might develop in the convention. The original motion of Mr. Hitchcock then was adopted. N Baoe Biet at Arhland, W. Va. Blu?fidd, W. Ya., Special-A race riot occurred late Monday afternoon at Ashland, W. Va., on the Norfolk and. Western Railway in which six men were injured, two perhaps fatal ly. Knives and'rocks were .used with which to cuL, stab and {brow, ac cording to a report received here. The situation was extremely serious for a time. Negroes, it is stated, in vaded quarters of white men ' at a coal operation and trouble, on account of whiskey drinking due to the recent pay day distribution of money, pre cipitated an encounter. The fight soon, became general and twenty-five mer took part in the riot. Two white men were stabbed and two negroes received \injuries that are likely to prove fatal.' The" names of the victims are not given. Too Late fox Arbitration. Montreal,' Special.-The efforts made by MacKenzie King, minister of labor for the Dominion, to bring tba Grand Trunk strike to an end by ar bitration, have proven futile. In an swer to a further request that . the matter should be left to arbitration, Mr. Hayes, president of the Grand Trunk, wired to the minister that while the company had been agree able to arbitration before the trouble started, the time for arbitration has passed and all that the company now required to operate the system was the protection of their employes from molestation. Determined to Capture Assassin. Ridgeway, Va., Special.-At a special meeting of the town council Tuesday afternoon a reward of $500 was offered by the town for the cap ture of the murderer of ex-Mayor Bousman. The governor of the State and authorities of Henry ounty will he asked to duplicate the amount. It is believed friends of Bousman will *ffer personal rewards. Man and Woman Tried to Sink. St. Louis, Speejal.-Bound together with two steel chains and 15 feet of rope and weighted with a valise filled with sand, two revolvers, an axe, an oil stove and other junk to insure their sinking, Brice Womack, a wealthy farmer of Troy, Mo., *r;d Mrs. Mollie Anderson, of St. Lou-J, jumed from a skiff into the Missis sippi river here Sunday. They were rescued by people on the bank, and when brought to land were revived and arrested. Womack is charged with the theft of the skiff, from which he and the woman leaped. Mrs. Anderson is in the city hospital. Gam bio on Farmers' Product. Chicago. Special.-An extreme ad vance of 4 3-4 cents was registered in the com market here Monday. The market was wide and excited on re ports cf heavy damage due to the heat and drought. The December option was the rco?t .violently affected. It closed at CO 1-4 to CO 3-8 cents; and during the forenoon sold up to Go cents. September gained 3 3-8 c?nts. selling at CC 1-8. and May 4 cents. Sales'at RC 1-4 cent?. Hostess of Three Generals. York, Pa., Special.-Mrs. Marj' Weaver, of Dover, this county, the woman who had the distinction of having fed three Southern generals 47 years ago when par-; of the South ern army bivouaced near her home, died Sunday. She was 73 years old. Mrs. Weaver supplied General Fitz hugh Lee, Wade Hampton and J. E. B. Stuart witli griddle cakes, egcrs and ham when they visited her home just prior to tV# battle of Gettys burg. -V^ .-. .... v, . ' . . KING COTTON RAMPANT Speculators Cannot Fill Joly Con tracts-Jmnp3 73 Points. .New York, Special-At the open ing of the cotton market Thursday Frank P. Hayne, one of the New Or leans bull leaders bid 15.30 for 50, 000 bales of July and then 15.S5 for 25,000 bales. This started a rush of covering by belated shorts and inside of the first half hour July cotton had sold at 16.10, or 73 points above the closing figures of last night. The shorts found very little cotton for sale and are estimated to have secur ed less than 1,000 balas on the aws vance. Before the close October cotton sold at 13.64 or 33 points' above the previous day and at the highest level reached since early, in the year. Tie general market closed firm' at & net advance cf from 23 to 53 points. Every facility of the New York cotton exchange is now being strained to the uttermost in the effort to pre pare cotton for delivery on contracts between now and the end of the month, The largest amount of eorton on record for any one day was in spected Wednesday a total of lo,53S bales were passed by the bureau. Christian Scientists in Trouble. Birmingham, Ala., Special.-The coroner and city health officials have ordered a thorough investigation of the death of 9-year-old Roger Howell, a son ol' Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Howell 839 Herring avenue. Tho boy at the time of his death and for some timr previouslv had been in the care of Mrs. R. H. Kerr. Mrs. E. H. Foster and Miss Hulet Thompson, Christian Science practitioners. They claimed Tuesday that death was the result of a vaccination performed several weeks ago. Dr. R. B. Harkness, city health of ficsr state*, however, that he can se? nothing that could have brought on death other than lack of nourishmen4 and medical attention. Dispensary's Attractive reatare. Charleston, S. C., Special.-The statement of the dispensaries of Charleston county for the second quarter endimr June 30 show net pro fits of $47,016.94 which is about $13. 009 in excess of the corresponding quarter of last year, making the pro fits of the last half year about $95, 000. or an annual business, if thc business holds un during the next two quarters, cf $180.009 "or a net in crease of $40,0CO over the business of last year. The slateroent is particularly inter esting for th? showing of the revenue that is possible in the dispensary sys tem for Charleston county, if the law is strictly enforced and the patron age is criven to the legally establish ed institutions for the sale of liqnoi. Since the Charleston ooi>ntv dispen sary system was osrablished, the an nual business ha?; shown an increase yearly 0f from $10.000 to $15.000. Poliosman's Narrow Escape. Augusta, pa., Special.-Police Of- j ficer .William Caudle was .shot and at first it was, thought' that he was fatally injured, and John Grubbs of Barnwell, S. C.. said to be of a prom inent family, was shot through the brain and killed in a strugele on a bridge near North Augusta, Thursday afternoon. The shooting attracted a great crowd and for a time it was thought that there would be trouble but the arrival of a police platoon brought quiet. The wounded officer was hurried to the hospital where it was found that the bullet had hit his shield directly over his heart and glanced off, the man not being injured with the ex- I eeption of the bruise from the im pact of the bullet. Form National Currency Association. Washington, Special.-First Wash ington and then Atlanta and New York, with a number of other cities close in their wake, is the way tho program now appears fbr the crea tion of National Curreney Associa tions to provide additional curreney, to be issued by the banks wbenevor it is deemed best in financial crisis. Knew Eis Death Waj Near. New York, Special.-Conrinced f/hat he was about to be fatally at tacked with hydrophobia as the re sult of the bite of a pet cat, James E. Hardy, 57 years old, of Bayonne, N. J., a Standard Oil employe, de liberately went about making arrange ments for putting his affairs in order and arranging for his funeral. Early Thursday the hydrophobia developed itself as he behaved it would. Hardy was hurried from his house ot the hospital but nothing could be done for him there and afi ter an hour of a?onv he died. ^ Too Bad, Children. Nashville, Tenn., Special.--Twenty eight hundred ice cream cones were ?eized and destroyed by Deputy United States Marshal Shirley. Thc cones were shipped by a Birmingham. Ala., concern to a local firm and were seized on the sround that thev contained boric acid, which is held injurious to health and renders, the pioduct subject to condemnation and seizure under tho pure food and dru? laws. Ohio's Nominee for Governor. Columbus, Special.-The Republican candidate for govornor of Ohio is Warren G. Harding, of Marion, 0. once lieutenant-governor. Despite the efforts of Senator Bur ton's Ouyahoga county delegation tn stampede thc ccnvcntioM for Nicholas J?:i?rvuinh. ahdGeorgc B. Cox's every eft'ort in behalf of Jiui?ro O. B. Brown,! the Dayton man, a combination of the " progressiv?'' wilh the national ad ministration men broke up tue fighi on the third haPot. Practical Scheme to Pull Maine from Mud. IVILL REQUIRE THREE MONTHS tf Engineers Plan Successful Ship Could Leavs, Under Own Steam Hulk Could he Easily Inspected. "Washington, Special.-John F. D'Rouke, the engineer who bridged :he Hudson - at Poughkeepsie and drove the Pennsylvania railroad tun ael under the North river, has laid before Mr. Oliver, acting secretary of tfar, his plan for raising the Maine from the mud of Habana harbor. Briefly, this newest plan is based apon a system of pneumatic caissons, such as have made possible the build uig of extremely deep foundations un jler water and which contributed largely to the success of the building af tunnels under the Hudson. No divers are used and the pontoon sys tem is put completely uai?e. The method proposed is to swing the Maine in a cradle cf powerful cables and lift her completely out of the ?pater, where a complete inspector of her hull' will be possible. While the ship is suspended above vrater Mr. O'Rouke declares she can be repaired as readily as if she were in dry- dock and after being re launched from the cable cradle can teave Habana harbor under her own steam. This is said to be the first plan yet proposed which would pre sent the ship to a naval board in pre cisely the same condition as she sank on the night of February 15, 1S98: First a wharf of piles would be !/uirt on either side of the submerged wreck. Then between the wharves and the hull, 12 pneumatic caissons .Jronld be sunk, six on each side. Practical tunnel building operation? would be epmloyed hereafter and 100 little tunnels would be driven through the mud under the Maine's keel between the opposite caissons. Through each tunnel a powerful steel sable would be run and each end would run up the outside of the cais son to the wharf above, so there would be a steel cable under the hull ?very four feet and the aggregate of all would be calculated to be capable of raising four times the weight of the wreck, which is about 7.000 tons. Each cable end would then be at tached to a system of pteel screw xods' and the screw jack principle would be employed. In tbst thc war de partment would he asked for a thou ?and men ko Operate the hand screws. ; and by every man turning a lever at ? a given signal, ii is pl?"v?d to pull i the hulk up in the cradie of eable? in j ! practically the same way as the ' pyramids of Egypt are supposed to | have boen built by man-power. Be ing swung above the water line, the gap between the wharves would be' bridged and the engineers would i work under and around the hull, j Wbun repaired she could be lot down | into the water by a reversal of the j prooess by which she was raised. Mr. O'Rourke expressed the opinioii ! to Mr. Oliver that the job could bf j done in thr*? months. Mr. Oliver and ! General Bixby examined the plan in 1 minute detail. Mr. O'Rourke wa* as-j surad as one conditio? that, should an army board pass favorably upon ! the project, his patents in the ap paratus would be protected. Attornoy General Wickersham ar ranged for th? protection of the plans. Shame on Louisiana. Monroe, La., Special.-Unidentified men broke into the city jail here and parried off Laura Porter, a negro woman prisoner, at whose home white men are reported to have been robbed on several occasions. It is generally believed that she was thrown into the Ouxaehita river and drowned. Cid Scheme Swindled Negroes. .Alexandria, La., Special.-Scores of negroes in this section have been vic timized within the past 10 days by a wiiite man who obtained the sum of $1 from each of them "as a fee for liaving their names enrolled as ex slaves in order to secure pensions." Che swindler has not been appre hended. $71,000,000 Couldn't Prevent Duath. New York, Special.-Edward R. Harriman was worth $71,000,000 at the time of his death. The records of the State Comp troller's office into which inherit anea taxes are paid, show that Charlet A. Peabody, president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, who has acted as Mrs. Harriman's adviser, since her husband's death, paid on March '5, last, $675,000 as the amount to which the State was entitled .vinden the Transfer Tax law. A little arith metic shows to those familiar with the law that the estate on which this tax was paid was valued at $71.. 053,737. ' Music Demoralized Girls. Cleveland, O., Special.-Twenty eight girls employed in the hot roll ers, kneeders and cutters room at the American Chicle Company's plant, driven to desperation by the tantalizing music at a dancing pavil ion in a nearby park, went out on strike here Monday. The girls have been getting $1 per day. They want $1.25, the wages paid the wrappers of chewing gum. 4-11-14 Por Johnson. Albany, Special.-Jack Johnson champion pugilist, has an automobile license from New York Siate which ought to tickle every one of his brethren of color, but most nf all those who years aero were addie! ed to policy and I he formation of gi?;s. The comiucrr - di' Jeffries was ar rested in New Yen; < ;!"!. dav and arraigned in courl for over-spcedirig, There it was discovered that he har"; no license for his bis automobile. He applied for one immediately and got it-No. 4-11-44. . Do You HM I Have Fallo -Carl oon b ?IW COMMUNITIES ASK FOR J BUT tOUTi! AND WEST F Postmasters Rsnort Savings Seek F From Many Communities for D? Foreigners and People in Mc Most Insistent-? Hf Washington.-Perhaps the most in teresting documents now coming into Washington have to do with the ap plications of postmasters who want their postofflces designated as branch postal savings hanks. Practically all of these letters, more than 200 of .which have now been received by the postmaster general, have been written in answer to a demand by the patrons of the postomces, and in many instances the postmaster gives the reasons advanced by his patrons for asking for a postal bank in the community. It is already evident that the country at large is taking a healthy interest in the new institu tion created by law of the last con gress, and about to bc created in fact by the board of trustees, composed of Postmaster General Hitchcock. Secre tary MacVeagh and Attorney Generali Wickersham. 4 The pleas on hand to date indicate that those communities where a large part of the population ,1s composed of wage earners, foreigners or people in moderate circumstances, are those most insistent for postal banks. Ru ral communities somewhat removed from banking facilities are also de manding the new banks, and the pre diction is freely made by postmasters that the result of their establishment will be to bring new money into cir culation, increase thrift in the com munity, and'inspire a patriotic inter est in the affairs of the government. Among' the interesting letters re ceived, none has been of greater sig nificance than that written by the. postmaster at Pueblo, Col. After pointing out that this community is mostly a wage earning community, in which foreigners play no small part in the mining and smelting industry, the postmaster cites actual figures from his records to show that there has been sent from Pueblo to foreign countries in international money or ders during the last five years more than $1,000,000, which might well have been retained at home. These disbursements, by years, were as fol lows: 1 905, SIDS,000; 1906, S294, 000; 1907. $376,000; 190S, $186, 000; 1909, 0151,000. From Jackson, Tenn., comes a re quest for a postal bank, based on the ground that most of the inhabitants of that city are persons in medium circumstances, who would like to de posit their small savings in a govern ment bank. The postmaster at Bellingham, Wash., a city of 30,000 inhabitants, writes to the postmaster general that he has a large number o^ poor for eigners as patrons of his office, who will welcome a postal bank. He writes that, in his opinion, the depos its in postal banks in that community will increase the monpy in circulation perceptibly, encourage thrift and help put a stop to extravagance and poverty. The postmaster at Everett, Wash., a city of equal size, has also reported that, in his opinion, a postal bank at that place will bring out not less than $150,000. He bases his es timate on the banking already being done with him in the shape of money orders made out in favor of the pur chaser. At Madison, Wis., the postmaster thinks he has found an ideal place in which to try out the postal bank system. He points out that he has a diversified population to serve, rang ing from university professors down to foreign laborers, and he believes an intimate study of the relation of each of these classes to the postal bank system will be highly instruc tive. From North Adams. Mass., comes a plaintive tale that the cotton and woolen workers in the textile mill3, most of whom are foreigners, want a postal bank in which to place their savings. There is much human interest in the plea of the postmaster at Breck enridge, Col. He says the town is small in comparison with many other i applicants, but a postal bank is need ed to "help the young men who are Pittsburg Official Says Municipal Hennery is Needed in One Section. Pittsburg.-Directer E. Rv Walters of the department of public health has diverted his attention from the smoke nuisance to hens. He says the negro hill district must have a public henhouse. He found hundreds of families keeping chickens in the cel lars of houses. Since they must have chickens, and cheaply, there is only one solution, according to Mr. Walters, and that is a municipal hennery o: poultry stock yard and slaughter houso Ncws of Sports. Leon Mor?ne won four first prizes at the Bournemouth airship meeting. The Hurlingham Polo Club decided to adopt the American system of han dicapping players. If Jeffries had placed himsolf in the cara oT Delaney, Muldoon thinks the result of the big fight might have been different. A rulo has beer, marie at Trinity Collego that a man must compete for his college team in the course of thc academic year and mustn't make en 'agemcnts to appear for organizations outside."11. fl Away Mac!!, Uncle Ssa? y W. A. Ropers, in New York Herald. '?STAL SAVINGS BANKS, AIL TO ENTHUSE OVER THEN 'lace of Deposit--Interesting Pleas ?signation of Branch Banks 'derate Circumstances the ?lp to Young Men. far from home and who find it hard to save money." Inasmuch as these "young men" are undoubtedly scions of eastern families who have gone forth to seek their fortunes while the fathers and elder brothers remained at home to take care of the long-estab lished business of the family, this in terest on the part of the postmaster in their welfare and in their success gives a touch to the paternalistic side of the postal banks which is interest ing. The postmaster says he will not get nn extra cent in salary for the estra work involved, but that he ls personally willing to work overtime in order that these "young men" may be encouraged in thrift and economy. Superior, Neb., reports th*it there fs ho savings bank within 100 miles of that place in any direction, and it wants the first postal savings bank al lotted to that State, as it had the first rural route. From Great Falls, Mont., comes the plea that the city has'more wage earn ers in proportion to its population than any other city in the country, many of whom are foreigners. "The postmaster is certain that the patrons of his office will appreciate a postal bank. The postmaster at Onarga. 111., points out that while the -inhabitants of the cities have savings banks ga lore, the rural population of the coun try In large part is without conve niences of this kind.' He sussests that the postal savings bank will be come even more popular in the coun try than in the cities, and asks that they be given a fair trial in the coun try districts, including the territory in the vicinity of Onarga. At Centervllle, Ia., the postmaster reports a large foreign nopulation. which either buys international money orders with its surplus savings and sends it out of the community, or carries the money around on its person. This feature among the for eigners has already been emphasised in the mining districts of Pennsylva nia, where thousands of dollars have already been reported in the hands of the foreigners working the mines of that state. The postmasters of Pennsylvania feel sure this money will go into the postal banks. Astonishing indifference appears to prevail in the south and west with regard to the benefits supposed to flow from postal savings banks. Those sections were supposed, while the bill was under consideration, to be de manding such legislation with great fervor. Of the 60,000 postmasters in the country but 195 have reported the least Interest in their localities in the matter. Of the 14,000 or 15,000 banking institutions in the country but 4 62 have signified a desire to be come depositories for the money to be placed In the postal savings banks. The banks manifesting curosity are distributed through 42 states, and the postmasters who have made inquiries are in 36 states. Texas and Oklaho ma are the only states cf the south Where the subject appears to have aroused much interest. In Texas 20 postmastersrhave written here for in formation and in Oklahoma nine. Postmasters in Louisiana, Missis sippi. Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina have ignored the matter. The officials of the postoffice de partment believe they will be able to establish a few banks by the first of the year 1911. They realize they have a big task on their hands. Thus far, however, there are no indications of any rush on the part of the people In demanding them. Secretary MacVeagh recently urged the banks to form associations to avail themselves of the privileges of the Aldrich-Vreeland currency plan, but thus far there Is not one such associa tion in existence. Futile efforts have been made to form them so they may be in existence when the next curren cy pinch comes, but the banks are un willing to even go to the expense of preparing the necessary papers for associations. Chicago Now Has Continuous , Water Course to thc Ocean. Chicago.-Chicago is now connect ed with St. Louis and other Missis sippi river ports, and therefore with the ocean, by a continuous water course deep enough for barges and other craft of light draft. The con necting link between the drainage ca nal and the old Illinois and Michigan canal at Lockport was formally thrown open. It is estimated that the link will afford a channel with at least five feet of water. Minor Mention. Every piece of ordr.anco in the army will be tested and further safe ty devices added. ; English and Chinese capital is be ing freely invested in mining proper ties in thR Philippines. Captain Bernier, the Canadian polar explorer, will attempt tu find the Northwest Passage by a r.ew route. Through assistance called to their aid by wireless tho crew and passen gers of the burning Southern Pacific steamer Momus wero saved off the Florida coast. Modern Farm IV As Applic Izotes of Isiter? Pruit Groover i Trap Nest For Laying Hens. The larger illustration shown gives a fair idea of a trap nest that anybody can make in a little while with only a hammer and a saw for tools. Of course, if you have many hens you will have to make several nests to ac commodate all, and then all other nests must be closed or torn up. The trap nest has been quite an im portant factor in building up strains of heavy layers among most of the popular breeds to:day. Using it, the Trap Nest. breeder, by a process of elimination and culling each year, breeds from only the best layers in his flock. The small fancier has been more success ful along this line, as he has had only a few hens and had more time and cared more for his little flock. The nest is made in two compart ments. The box proper is fifteen inches square by thirty-two to thirty six inches long. The hole or opening between the compartments need not be, round as pictured unless you care to make it so, but it should ;be just large enough for a hen to pass through easily, and no larger. The size of the opening will depend upon whether you are raising a large va riety or a small variety. A large --J Nest Box. stiff wire is bent in the shape indi cated, and the part passing over the opening is made to work freely up and down like a lever and under wire staples. When the hen starts to pass under the wire to get into the nest proper she lifts the vhre arm up with her back and thus the other wire arm back from beneath the door, where it has been held up under the lid of the box, letting it drop in place. Blocks are fastened in front of the door so that the door can not be pushed out and the hen can not escape, no mat ter how hard she tries. The lid on top may be made of two separate lids or as one piece, as you please. With a little experimenting on your part you can bend the wire just at the right angle so that it will work per fectly each time. The ^.vire arm over the opening should be placed high enough so that the hen will naturally want to pass under it instead of try ing to step over it. The first compartment should be from four to six inches longer than the drop door is high, so the door will not strike the hen on the back as it is released. > Each hen should have an aluminum or copper leg band on one of her legs with a number on it. Then as you re lease the hen you can put the egg down to her credit if she has laid one in the nest. Sometimes the hens will enter the nest from curiosity, and es pecially is this true when the system is first installed, but, after they be come used to It they will seldom enter except to lay. To get the hens ac quainted* with the nest the door may be propped up for several days. \ The trap nest is excellent: for sit ting hens-you can release the hen to get her feed and trap the door, and then after she goes back on the nest she shuts the door after her and other hens can not enter to bother her or break her eggs. You can easily catch the hen that is au egg eater with the trap nest, as some of the broken egg will be found in the nest with her. BUCKWHEAT FOP, Buckwheat is a good crop to grow on weedy lands; it is a nitrogen gath erer like clover; it may be sown late with safety, when the rush of other seeding is over, and it is a good yielder. "Whole buckwheat has about the feeding value of corr., but its middlings have a high protein content, 22 per cent.; oil meal has 28 per cent., and the manure from that feed is rich in nitrogen. Ground buckwheat made GO TC BARLING Before insuring elsewhere Old Line Companies. At The Farmers [ ?ethods ?d in the South. ist to Planter, ind Stockman The oilier illustration abova is a double nest box for sitting hens; the method of fastening the door is shown by the L-sbaped catch. Yon v/ill notice that the nest is made quite deep, but does not have to be as lons as the trap nest.-Indianapolis News. Cider Making. The process of making cider is very simple, but the way to keep it from fermenting <n Ibis climate is another question. Old and experienced cider makers try time and again and fail. After a short time it had passed th? hard cider stage and was on the road to vinegar.' The trouble is no> doubt due to the climate. All germs of fermentation seem to thrive with us, and one germ in a good medium, that is, material In which germs delight to grow, will soon destroy the material if the tem perature is not kept very low. Cider carefully made and bolled and put into sterilized vessels will keep, If perfectly sealed. The boiling will destroy the flavor for some people, but if the juice fa treated as unfermented grape juice is before being put up, and the proc ess carried out to the end as is done with grape juice, an excellent quality of cider can be made and kept indefi nitely. Grape jutee is slightly affect ed at the boiling point, and the de gree to which cider is affected at dif ferent points is something on which we are not posted, but there can be very little change when the tempera ture is kept below the boiling point. The essential considerations are, to keep the temperature about 190 de grees for about twenty minutes and never allow it to get up to 200 de grees. Keep it corked tight for a week or more, twenty days will be better, heat again to 175 degrees, but do not allow it to reach the same temperature as it did when heated the first time, or there will be a de posit of sediment. The methods of making cider are various. Some use a hand press and some use power. This1 depends upon the amount of cider to be made. The essential thing Is to get the juice out of the apple, and a press is Indis* pensable. . Cottonseed Meal For Horses. Dr. G. S. Fraps, State Chemist ot Texas, at the A. and M. College, says: Cottonseed meal has been used for horses and mules at some places with, favorable results. The agriculturist at the Vanderbilt Estate in North Carolina said that he had fed work ing horses and mules six days of the . week for three years on the follow ing ration: Thirteen to fifteen pounds of cured hay and corn fodder, four pounds; wheat bran, two pounds cottonseed meal and six pounds corn meal. On Sunday he gave whole corn and oats and uncured hay. It was stated later on that the use of cottonseed meal was not found satisfactory at this place. At the North Carolina Experiment Station two old horses were fed for two periods of twelve and eighteen days and two and two and one-half pounds of cottonseed meal respective ly with four pounds each of corn meal and ship stuff, and clover and timothy hay. The animals ate the ration well and gained well. < A German experimenter states that ' draft horses do well on two pounds of cottonseed meal a day. Considering all these facts, I would suggest to those who wish to use cottonseed meal, that they do not use over two pounds per day. I would not recommend cottonseed meal for mares in foal.-Rice Industry. Good Care Pays?. The harness and buggy may be made to last twice or three times as long by the judicious use of oil and paint. I bought a cheap buckboard and harness seven years ago. Twice every year I took the harness apart at the buckles-washed it with soap and then rubbed well with "neatsfoot oil/" fifteen cents' worth. Every summer when the wheels began to rattle be cause of getting loose I got a half gal lon of linseed oil and put in a crescent shaped pan and boiled the "felloes'" of the wheels in the linseed oil. For $11 bought enough ready mixed car riage paint every summer and treated the entire cart to a coat of paint. As a consequence my cheap harness and buckboard did almost daily service for sever years and was then given in part payment in buying another buck board and harness. There were oth ers who did not use ol! and paint who had three or four new sets ot harness and carts.-Mrs. M. G. Adams, in the EpitomisL WEEDY LANDS. into a thick slop is good for the brood sow, and its flavor soon in duces the little pigs to learn to eat. Horses eat whole buckwheat, and they seem to do well on it and welcome it to break a monotonous diet. Fowls like it, and relish it for a long time continuously. As a crop for home consumption, as a weed killer and nitrogen source to land buckwheat deserves a. recognition iUJKANC ) SEE r \ ft BYRD e, WeJJrcpresent the Beat & BYRD> Bank of Edgefield