BIG H'OJOIJ MISERS
President Mitchell's Plan Adopted
by National Convention.
PUBLIC APPEAL FOR $1,033,300
Assessment Levied On Verrbers Now
at Work Will Raise C200.C33 a Week.
Soft Coal Men Will Violate No Con
tracts. Indiunapclis, Ind.. July CI. The na
tional convention of the Fnited M'.n?
Workers of America adjourned Satur
day afternoon after nnatilnioiisly adopt
ing, the plan offered by President
Mitchell for raising a fund of J30u,utiu
r.uti inm HAM..
(Where Miners' Convention Was Heidi
a week to aid the striking anthracite
miners. A few chancck were mad" Ir
Mitchell's -an by the spe.ial commit
tee, but th" relate only to the method
of assessment. The committee's report
was as follows:
First-That the national secretary
treasurer of the Fnit-d Mine Workers
be author'. 1 to appropriate $.". i."tT
from the 'imls of tlie i,ai,:ial tr-r.s-,umr
for the benefit of tlie districts 1.
J and !' i.mlhiaeite .lis; 1 1. tsi.
Second I hat all i'.i.-:ii.is nr.il s..b
districts an.! local unions be a-Ke.i u:
donate whatever the .an afford for
the suppo: ; of the strike.
'I'hifi! 'I I. it an assessment of bl ;"i
lent, be . .;.-.) on earnings of mctul
.where el, i i k system is used vv . t
other tnife-i of il a man ewcy '.
This ;o-.-- .-: -nt is not be male
against : fibers ot u;; i-n now on
strike. In, to commence when s'riUe?
are over.
Fourth The assessments to be pub!
'direct I y the local m. :':..- to Secretary
'Treaset. ; i-, n.
Fi,'l' ';' I" ; - -ev.' 1 '- !-!-e.
from i'ii -I'iries of all rati, mil ilis
trl t e'tii - and i r .:.!!: -r.
Sixth-- TV.? th- assessment begin
from July '-.
'. Seventh That all contributions
made by the national organization be
dhstrlb;:!' t the anthracite districts
in ihe ratio shown ly the last coal
reports. " - r
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arces.. vv tuvaiiur this vntk. If
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paniea say they can, operation will
be resumed at two of the mines In thin
region. The Maltby colliery of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company la about
ready to resume the mining of coal.
The superintendent says he has 95
men sure, whom he ran depend upon
to report for work when the whistle
Mows, and that they are nearly all ex
pert miners. The strike leaders say
It will be impossible for any of the col
lieries to start up, as the miners can
not be obtained. as
JOHN W. MACKAY DEAD
Millionaira Succumbed to Heat Pros
tration at London Residence.
London, July 21. John W. Mackay.
the San Francisco millionaire, who
"v w. MACKAY.
had been suffering: from heat prostra
tion since Tuesday last, died at his
residence on Carlton House Terrace
at tl.lM o' lock last evening.
Mr. Mackay's condition, as stated on
Saturday, had improved, but the pa
tient had a bnd niijht, nnd yesterday
mornini; a consultation was held by
three physit ians. Mr. Mackay grew
worst! as the day passed. He was un
conscious most of the time and died
very peacefully. The immediate cause
of death was heart failure. The riirht
len: was found to be con Rested, and
the .-.ypmtoms Indicated pneumonia.
Mrs. Mackay, her mother, nnd Coun
tess Telfener were present when Mr.
Mackay died, and 1'rinccss Galatrn
Colonna arrived from Paris a half
hour niter her stepfather's death.
Mr. Mackay was the last surviving
member of the four Honanza kinjis.
Flood. OT.rien and Fair, the other
three bavin: Ion? since died.
DECLINED A JUDGESHIP
Senator McLaurin Refused Appoint
mer. Offered By President.
Oyster 1 . I.. JnJ.v 22. President
Roosevelt : :n receipt of a letter from
Senator J- n I.. McLaurin, of South
Carolina, d 'ininfi the proffered ap
point menr .i" vacancy on the bench
of the V i States court of claims.
The pros it. it an be said, much le
jrrets Set. .:or McLatirin's decision, as
1, believes that Mi Laurin's senatorial
. erience And his career as attorney
i-'eneral of South Carolina would have
rendered him a particularly pood addi
tion to the court i f tlaims.
The iiresb'.ent now is uii'-ertnin what
he will do about Senator McLaurin. It
is understood that he is anxious to ap
point him to some position in reeouni
tioii e.f what the president regards as
his s r ii '-s to the country and his
demonstrated ability in public life. Sen
ator M. I.aurin's b tt.-r is couched in the
n. est positive f ri:.s. and evidently was
1 ased jn partic ular ti m a ti"ws;a;.. r
art;, le which a onipar.i' d th.e 1 -iter.
The article stated that the senator had
sol.! himself for the .ro;i"tt .f pettir.u
sut h a:i offi. as that off r-d to l.iia.
It tan said, h.-.v. v.-r. that the prc.-i-'!'-r.t
r uards s';. h a ty; e e.f a-' u ation
as I" r. ath not;, e, -.:; I .-ire . rely r. -prets
that Senator M- Laurin shtcild
have d'-erat-d it n-c.-.s.-ary to pay any
attention ttj i.
GENERAL BROOKE RETIRED
Prtsented With a Lcvin-j Cup Ey
Staff Office's.
Washington. July 22.--Major Genera!
John R. lirofike, iommand'-r of the
department of the east. haviriK reached
the ae limit, was retired from active
service yesterday, and is succeeded by
Major Oni ral Adr.a R. Chaffee, who is
r.ow sta.jonr at Manila, as commander
of the Philippine d-par tru'-M.
Relieved By MacArthur.
N w York. Ji:ly 22.- Major fe ni-ral
Arthur Ma. Arthur yisterday asi-Jtu-d
tov-atid of the departi.v nt of th.e
a--, relb-vir: Major (', r.'-ral John It
Jin.' ke. The xren.orjv t'ok place In
the h'-a I'j'.'.art' i'B building on Covcr-
nor'f Hland. 'jeneral I'rooke was pre-teiitt-d
with a iarpe bilver loving tup
by the "f!i- -iit jf his staff.
The tioops of the post were paraded
and a double line of bcntries was
formed from eji m.ral lirooke's house to
the waatf. Itvwn this line he passed,
es'urted by all the staff, and the 13
;t:ns t.f a major penerai's Kalute were
lired in his honor.
New Surgeon Cer.eral of Arrr.y.
V.'at-hiu'to:!, July 22.- The president :
has dei-'vt'at'-d Co'oijel . M. O'lleiney
to !e K irreon peneral of the army, to
fjcii -i.d 'Jet:eral Forwotj, who will re
tire on September 7 next. Colonel
'Rcilley will have until January. Jfjuy.
to rve as surj-.et.n general. He was
tpif.dn't-ij from Pemisylvania as a bj ed
it al ca-jet in Jle in a ptaduate ,f
tue rjiecli'-al department of the 1'iiivei
fity A J'eunsylvarcja.
Newspaper to Publish the Bible.
Pana. HI.. July 22. Th.e Asun'lioti
JndepfueJeut, a weekly nevsj,a;er. ay
touutesi that it will Uyiu the publica
tion of the Holy Jjible this week, cuj
uu'iivinK with jeu.i, and continuing
tuntjl the whole its vubllthed. Acwrd
Iuk to the plan, it will retjuire W year
to wuaplete the publication.
TAFT SMEfELL
Pope Leo Greeted Americans With j
Greatest Cordiality. j
PLEASED WITH CUR METHODS
Pontiff Said He Vas Confident Nego
tiation Were a Starting Point For
Complete Solution of the Frlara
Question.
Rome, July 22. The farewell meeting
between the Pope and Governor TaXt
took place yesterday. The Americans
were ushered Into the private library,
and so soon as the door was opened the
I'ope went half way to meet them and
greeted Governor Taft with the great
est cordiality. The Pontiff commenced
the Interview by saying that he was
most satisfied and happy at the results
obtained and was confident that the ne
gotiations would be the starting point
of a complete and satisfactory solution
of the question under discussion. He
added that the apostolic delegate soon
to be appointed would be instructed
most strictly and precisely regarding
carrying out the Ideas determined upon
between the I'nited States and the Vat
ican, saying: "I will see that order be
given him as to his work, over which I
will watch him personally."
Turning the conversation, the Pope
expressed the highest esteem for Amer
ican methods of treating church mat
ters. In fact, he had more than once
pointed to the United States as setting
an example well worth copying.
Governor Taft thanked the Pope for
the promeptness and courtesy shown
him during his visit and promised co
operation with the apostolic delegate in
executing the business on the lines
agreed upon at Rome. He expressed
repret at the fact that the negotiations
had been made the occasion for the cir
culation of false and even caluminous
rumors in various papers and by some
telegraphic agencies, which had given
rise te) unfavorable comments upon the
Vatican. The Pope also protested
against such false reports, but he
philosophically declared that by this
time he was nccustonied to that kind
of misrepresentation.
The pontiff then rose with unusual
activity, walked with the. Americans to
the opposite side of the room, and
showed them the mosaic which he Is
sending to President Roosevelt In re
turn for the present of a box contain
ing his (Mr. Roosevelt's) literary
works. The masalc is a copy of Cor
rldi's weil-known picture of Pope Li'o
sitting on the terrare of the Vatican
gardens surveying Rome. It was made
in the Vatican workshops.
The Pope then gave Bishop O'Gor
man an autograph letter to President
Roosevelt.
To mark his satisfaction r.t the suc
cess of the negotiations, the Pope pre
sented each member of Governor Taffs
party with a personal gift enclosed in
a ma'-u ifi i nt morocco case adorned
with the Papal rrms. Governor Taft
received a gold lmmsk quill of exquisite
workmanship, with Pope Leo's coat of
arms on the feather. To Rishop
U'Uonrrm was presented a pectoral
cross s.-t with rubies and amethysts
and having a cameo centre bearing the"
figure i :" the Viiirin surrounded with
pearls. Judge Smith and Major Porter
both received a gold jubilee medal. The
Pope gave Mrs. Taft an enamel repro
duction of the am ient painting or St.
Frsula surrounded by virgins.
Aft -r .'i audi, n. f of -10 minute's, In
:.. .i the crtnvejyaM'in was carried on
entirely in Frt neh. Ilishop O'Gorman
and Major Porter translating, the Pope
saw the Americans to the door of the
library.
Later, Governor Taft, accompanied
by Judge Smith and Captain Strother,
left Rome for Naples.
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD
Msny Miles of Fertile Farm Land Cov
ered By Water.
Keokuk, la., July 21. Exploration
of the flooded district of the Mississip
pi river from Keokuk south shows
conditions beyond the appreciation or
realization of any but those of long
experience with the Father of Waters
In its most destructive mood. The
situation Is growing worse hourly
and a great conflagration would not be
more rapidly destructive. There Is
not the slightest chance of stopping
this most costly Hood In the history of
the great river. People at the river
cities give accounts of losses aggre
gating many millions of dollars. Hun
dreds of farmers rich ten days ago
are penniless and homeless.
Careful estimates gathered from the
rtaternents of best informed people in
dicate the loss up to date Is about 0,
with every prospect of two
or three millions additional by the rise
above, not yet reaching the lower
stretches of the river. Most of this
loss is on the Missouri side of the
river between Keokuk and Hannibal.
Searching For $70,000,000,
San Francihcej, July 22. The schoon
er Hermann has tailed for.t,he South
He-a, ostensibly on a pleasure trly, but
in reality, It Is said, in search of burled
treasure, amounting to $70,000,000, re
ported to have been hidden on an
island by the mutinous crew of a Japa
nese ifliip. Captain James Hrown, a re
tired mariner ot the Atlantic coast. Is
Jn command of the Hermann, nd I
He. com pan fed by fourcor five wiiitern
fri mis. 'ILt little s.cbt ner was fitted
oat at jiu i xp-jie jf JJ8.C00. '
Fatal Coli'f.in 'at ,tjc cfrt, N. i.
Sea Girt. N. J.,'jey t. collision
ocuired h"T" yaterday Uetweeu a pa
wnpT titiiu ai d f.-eijrlit train on the
Central K-ilicad of Ntw Jtmcy, Llejyl
Clark, engiti- e of the passenger tr?'t
wm killed. No one de was hurt
ENKRal 4MIJH GUILTY
Author of "Kill and Burn" Order Rt
tired by President Roosevelt.
Washington, July 17. Secretary
Root brought from Oyster Bay the case
of General Jacob II. Smith, tried, by
court-martial at Manila on account of
orders to Major Waller. General Smith
MOADIXB OB.tEKAL JACOB B. SHITtl.
was found guilty of the charges by the
court-martial and sentenced to be ad
monished by the reviewing authority.
The president has so admonished Gen
eral Smith and retired him under the
law wuich provides that officers hiving
reached the age of 62 years may he re-
I tired at will by the president. Root
i supplements, the reprimand of Presl-
dent Roosevelt in a long circular, in
1 which he explains the conditions which
resulted In the court-martial of General
i Smith, and shows that although Smith
issued the "kill and burn" order, as a
; matter of fact very few persons were
j killed as a result of that order, the cas-
! ualtics being confined almost wholly to
! the 11 natives killed under Major Wal-
! ler's direction.
! The court sentenced him to be nd-
monlshed by the reviewing authority,
, and the court appended to the seatence
the following explanation: "The court
j is thus lenient in view etf the undis-
! puled evidence that the accused did
1 not mean everything that his iinex-
' plained language implied; thnt his
1 subordinates did not gather such a
meaning; nnd that the orders were
' never executed in such a sense, not-,
! withstanding that a desperate struggle
', was being conducted with a cruel and
j savage foe."
j PLEASURE SEEKERS DROWNED
Excursion Stcarr.er On Elbe Cut In Two
By a Tug.
Hamburg. July 22. lletween 50 and
GO lives were lost In a collision on the
river Elbe early yesterday morning be
tween the excursion steamer Primus
and the Hamburg-American line tug
! Hansa. Early reports made the loss
I of life over a hundred, but as the day
advanced missing passengers turned up
! and reduced the list to the figures given
! above.
The Primus had made an excursion
trip from Huxtehude, province of Han
over, Prussia, and had 1 s5 passengers
on board. While on the Elbe, between j
lllnnkencz and Xinstettin, the Primus
attempted to cross the river channel
j and was rammed by the Hansa. The
! tug tore her way clear through the
side of the steamer, almost cutting her
In two. The Primus began to settle,,
i and the Hansa's crew pet about to res-!
' cue the iai:i"-stricken passengers ol I
J the steamer, many of whom jumped in-j
j to the river rather than go down with
i the Ill-fated steamer. Fifty of the par.!
sengers weie hauled abci: '. Yt tug ii
K'.eans of rope? and boat h. and : u '
! a t:n:e it w,:; thought that t nuir.h t!
i was all that had I tin save.!. Later it
was learned that 7.") either-; had been
rescued by e ther craft. I
The terrible panic thnt occurred on1
the Primus v'.rn the llansa struckj
her rendered the efforts t save ner
passengers almost usxm.ss. Some ol
the survivors furnish graphic descrip
tions of the awful suddencss of the
disaster. According to their story, the
band was playing and mony couples
were dancing on deck when the crash
of the collision came like a thunder
bolt In the midst of the confusion
the boilers exploded, adding to the
horrors of the scene?, and many per
sons are said to have been Injured by
hying splinters of metal.
Lawyer Charged With Robbery.
Greensburg. Pa., July 22. The cli
max In the alleged robbery of nearly
$250,'i(Ht in money and bonds from the
venerable Jacob Cyers was reached
here last evening, when William S.
RyerR, a leading lawyer of Urn West
moreland county bar and the; Demo
cratic nominee for congress, was ar
rested on an information containing
three separate charges, larceny by
bailee and two for larceny. The Infor
mation was made and sworn to by
Jacob Ryers, the reputed owner of the
lost bonds and money, aged and In
firm, and who has been unable to rise
for several weeks from what Is bo
lleved to be his deathbed. The bail
bond was fixed at the sum of $2uO,OUO.
Fatal Head-On Collision.
Rochester, N. V., July 21. A fatal
head-on collision occurred between two
passenger trains on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, near Hope Hospital, this
city, last evening, in which ouo person
was almost Instantly killed nnd 19
others more or less seriously Injured,
Both trains were running at a high
rate of speed when, they came togeth
er. An engine and one pasue'nger coach
In one ol the trains was thrown from
(he track down an embankment and
Into the Erie canal, and was complete
ly wrecked; the other engine was de
molished, but remained on the roadbed.
WEEK'S MEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday, July 18.
Nineteen men deserted from the
United State warship San Francisco
at London yesterday.
The 49th annual convention of the
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Good
Templars was held at Pittsburg.
William . S. Hartley, editor of the
New York Clipper, died at Atlantic
City yesterday of Bright's disease.
R is said Queen Wilhelmlna of Hol
land Is convalescing very slowly, and
there Is great anxiety concerning her.
The convention of the Glass Bottle
Blowers' Association at Atlantic City
adjourned yesterday to meet In Cin
cinnati next year.
Thursday, July 17.
The third annual convention of the
Pennsylvania Stenographers' Associa
tion was held at Harrisburg, Pa., yes
terday. Andrew Carnegie has given $1,000,
D00 to Clark University, Worcester,
Mass., on condition that a like sum be
raised elsewhere.
Sinko Hatto, a wealthy New York
Japanese, has been appointed by his
government to study tea growing con
ditions in South Carolina.
The New Jersey board of pardons re
fused a pardon to Walter McAllister,
who was convicted of the murder of
Jennie Bosschleter nt Paterson.
Friday, July 18.
Soft coal miners are so scarce In
the Altoona, Pa., district that opera
tors are advertising in the papers for
them.
In putting de)wn a test well at Mt.
Vernon, O., the Logan Natural Gas
Company struck gold In quantities as
saying $5 a ton.
Secretary of War Root will sail for
Europe on the 21th Inst., expecting to
return to the United States about the
middle of August.
The Philippines will soem be made a
military department of the United
States army, and district commanders
will report to headquarters in Manila.
Saturday, July 19.
Albert 1). Cnrnmny, ef Lebanon, Pa.,
hns been appointed a hank examiner,
vice G. W. Riley, resigned.
Secretary Hay left Washington yes
terday for his summer vacation,
which ho will pass at his home In
New Hampshire.
The Canadian Iron Moldors' Union,
In cession at Toremto, Out, defeated
a resolution to withdraw from the
American Federation eif Labor.
The Lion Department Store, Okla
homa City, O. T. one of the lartre-
in the southwest, was damaged to the
extent of $7J,0o(t by fire yesterday.
Charles Newhouse, of Richmond,
Va who disappeared In December,
1901, has been located In South Africa,
where he had been fighting in the Boer
army.
Monday, July 21.
General Chaffee will sail from Ma
nila for the United States September
30.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the principal business blocks of Cadiz,
Trigg county, Ky., yesterday.
Henry Appel nnd Maurice Small
were drowned yesterday while bath
ing In Miles river, near St. Michaels,
Md.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has
been summoned to Oyster Ray, L, I.,
for a conference with President Roose
velt. The transport Sheridan reached
San Francisco. Cal., Saturday from
Manila, with nearly 1.100 ill and dis
charged soldiers.
Tuesday, July 22.
Engineers yesterday began survey
lug near Cumberland. Md., for the
eastern extension of the Wabash rail
road.' Mrs. Peter Thoernlch. of Reading,
Pa., fell dead lrom heart disease dur
ing a light between dogs In her home
Sunday evening.,
President Koosevelt appointed Hugh
S. Suthen as superintendent of the
United Stales Mint nt New Orleans,
vice Loothby, resigned.
The torpedo boat destroyer Paul
Jones, built at San Francisco, Cal.,
has been delivered to the government
nt the Mare Island navy yard,
Ren Watts, Albert Miller and Rehert
McLaughlin were drowned In the Ohio
rlve-r near Aurora, Ind. They were In
a sailboat, which was capsized by a
Equall.
The Ft' itiln I nt Trnlf,
lie (ehilt-tl) Then it's a bargain;
you will be my wife'.'
She- Certainly. A woman Is always
looking for bargains, you know. t'br
cago Daily News.
A fcenflr Itlow.
"Remember, my dear brethren,"taid
the minister, "thnt charity covereth
h multitude of fins. I hope you'll be
unusually generous in your offering
this morning." Del rolt Free Press.
Iliiilliea.
"Would yon," nuked the million
aire's daughter, "marry u girl with
red hair'.'"
"No," replied the poor young man,
"for my heart is possessed by one
with rich unburn tresses. Will you
be mini!?"
She threw herself into his arms
nml sobbed for joy. Chicago Record
Herald. Dizzy ?
Then your liver isn't acting
well. You suffer from bilious
ness, constipation. Ayer's
Pills act directly on the liver.
For 60 years they have been
the Standard Family Pill.
bmall doses cure.
AlldruKirl'H
Vtttot ytiur mut-n nr liri UeaaiUw,
turawn r rteb black T 1'lmn u
BUCKINGHAM'S DYE whisk.,
M ti. or dmmiti ml f Hn fin , ", H
I FEDERAL AID COMIHG.
illtMl Unrtraiacit May oaa T.,
a. H4 la Frumatlaar BIUla(
ol Gm RmA.
While the good roads movement
ins yieldetd tangible and practical re
sults in a few state, the neeewit
of federal aid and cooperation in th
building of state highways has lon
been recognized. The fact that each
stHte concerns itself with ha own
rural highways does not destroy the
enterprise, for these highways, to be
of permanent value must not onv
reach across state boundary line, fn
many instances but must ultimutvlv
form parts of a great connected B.
terstate system of country roads.
Its close nnd vital relation to in.
terstate commerce therefore makM
the good roads movement a question
of ns much national interest as the
improvement of rivers and harbors,
for which congress hns appropriated
since the establishment of the (joy!
eminent, nearly half a billion dollars,
If the millions that have been ex
pended in the "improvement" of nn.
benrtl-of creeks and bogs to further
the interests of rural congressmen
had been expentletl in the liuihliur ,,(
interstate country highways the hen.
efit to commerce nnd to ngrieuttir
would have been far grenter.
To secure action that will lead tn
the ntloption eif a definite and pra,..
tienl national policy in this direction
is the purpose of the bill now in..,j.
ing in congress, introduced by l!e)r
sentative Reidler. of Ohio. It provide
for the nssemliling of n convention
representing the wnr department,
post otliee department, agricultural
department, interior department of
the federal government, ns well ns
every state and territory in the
union. As this assembly will n.-itn.
rally be largely composed of goe(i
roads experts it Is expected that it
will be able to formulate legislative
recommendations to congress looking
to national nitl that will lie practical
nnd that will form the basis for n nit
tionnl policy upon which the fetler.il
government can enter aetbelv
nml aggressively. Chicago Record
Herald. BULLETIN LETTER BOX.
An Kicrllrnt Idea fur Fnriiipm la
l'liirt-a Where Itnrnl Free Deliv
ery 1 1 a lleen !: nlillxheil.
Now that, rural delivery is spread
ing so rapidly, there is a new Held for
invention. In driving eiver the coun
try one sees a funny variety of mail
boxes, anil a good deal of ingenuity
is displayed. This illustration shews
a good plnn of putting up a box with
a bulletin board at the top. On the
board is the name of the farm, with
T
lea Gnovttw.
LETTER 1IOX WITH lil'LLETIN.
a place below where the fanner may
advertise what be wishes to sell, as
for instance: "Pleasant Iliil farm.
White Leghorn bens for sale." 'Un
box is made of galvanied iron, which
renders it weather roof. It may er
may not be attached to the bottom
of the sign board. A brace atttic1.'!
to the post at the rear and fast. tl
to the sign board is necessary where
cattle run nt large. Lee Orover. in
Kpitomist.
Wire Fence Telephone.
We have a telephone line six miles
long, using ti wire on fences. T'
cross highways we. raise tlie w ire on
poles high enough to serve the pur
pose. Insulators must be used, l'.' M .
the mile we use, and they cost one cent
each. We hnve had no trouble vi:!i
brea' ':g of wires by climbing fence,
but vc post notices along warnii:;'
people not to do any damage. Mail,
farmer inspects the line on his is
farm occasionally, to see thnt every
thing Is all right. We started with
s ml-hantl 'phone that cost eight
dollars each, but now buy new oi.r
fur $12. With new 'phones and fcn-r
wire it costs about $13. SO to install a
'phone in the limio, nnd it- will cot
about 50 cents a yrvr for maint enan -We
expect to hm f much more bre
by fall. Farm, Stm h nnd Home.
Ilt-lils Thnt Mutt lie Pnltl.
The up-to-dnte farmer jwiys M
debts. Oneinf the ilebts which he dee
not forget Is the one he owes to I'f
soil. He knows thnt ench crop which
the soil yields takes from It mmiip
thing of Its fertility, and that, unless
tliis fertility is returned to the soil.it
Ftiim can yield emly a dlminlsbelcrei.
Ho lie is very careful, year by year, t
pay back to hit land that fertility
which the crops have taken from It
He will keep his hired help nil th'
jear, nnd year nfter yenr, for the
longer they are Vi nt In hit, employ thf
more valuable t' -y nre to lilm.
seeph Curler, In runners' Voice.
Duniirr In ' -ilek TliawlnK.
The Geneva MM Ion botanist h""
Investigated am. In which peartrtf
.i, In nur- ' v cellar were t-f
verely Injured P; being thawed tee
:iiilckly. The sni 1 nrtnind the rxt
' of the tree had 1 ' come frown, ami t"
' fiicllltoite the ren .oval of tJiet tree
f mall wood fire built tn thaw t'i
snnd. The tops of 25,0(10 trees were
j blackened nnd killed, Had the tree
been thawed very gradually It is pro"'
Ll.U iUut ttn tntiirv iv. mill Tnnve TC
I aulud.