LEI) A DOUUhE LIFE. ft CAREER A3 STRANGE A3 THAT OF JIM THE PENMAN. William Barrett's M ire Lived tn I.nmrr la the Metropolis While He flnlibed People at the Hub-fill Ihnnglit He Was HnBMtt Nkw YonR, Not. II). . KunnnHn -quol to tho conviction ni"' enteiicu to life Imprisonment In 1 H!i I of Wllhiim llnirctt for the murder of Jnmc Knrrar In Wes ton, Mass., Is reported. While llnrrntt led tho life of n rrlmliinl In Huston his wife, It Id snld, was Ignorant that he was ft burglar, mid, supposing hltn to be emms; el in business there, lived In till t! t t, with luxurious surrmindlnns. For nearly three yenrs flhe lived In tho second story of the apartment bulbllns; at JJ r :t West Fifty-eighth it rent. It win the mint ex pensively furnished 11 lit In the house mid from the st a' I pon which Mrs. Hnrrett lived It Wns p.".! thnt she hud no fenr of the source, of her Income falling. Mm. llnrretls wan n fine horsewoman and kept two thoroughbreds for riding purpose nt Dnrlnnd'a Hiding neademy. Kach day n gnmm brought ono of them to the house In Fifty-eighth street, mid Mr. Harrett, In perfect filling riding costume, wan accustomed to canter through the park. I, lk.n herself, her only sun, who liv ed with her, was always dressed In the height of f.'i' li Ion. It was rarely thnt Harrett himself was seen, and In reply to in(iilrlcfl his wife is reputed to have said that he was In busi ness In Hoston. Cheeks for the rent, sinn ed by the husband, were punctually for warded to the landlord of the apartments and consequently not tho slightest whis per of doubt as to the Integrity of Harrett or his wile was ever heard. It Is asserted that Mrs. J turret t had not an Inkling of tho real facts that her husband was one of the most remarkable burglars at largn, and one who had succeeded in hoodwink ing the police for upward of 21) yenrs. It was not until nfler llnrrctt's arrest for Mr. Karrar's murder that her eyes were opened to the truth. A man named .Tallies 8. Chaffer, whom Harrett has accused of being an accomplice of Ills, Is the reputed medium through which her dream was shattered. ChalTcy, after an Interview with Har rett In Walihani prison, cnmo to New York, saw Mrs. Harrutt and exposed her husband's true character. Hnrrett for nearly SO years had lived nlono In rooms at S3 Kllot street, Huston. During those, years, It Is alleged, he stole about :,OH,(io worth of valuables and goods and always managed to conceal the dual nature of his life from his wifo's knowledge. Visits Her Husband In Jill. Visiting her husband In Wallliam jail, Mrs. Harrett heard his confession, and then, womanlike, determined to help him In his plight to tho extent of her power, tihe sold her horses, furniture and jewel ry and applied tho proceeds to Harrett's defense. Monnwhllo she aocepted the hos pitality of t'hnlToy's family anil lived with them for a time; then, it Is asserted, ChalTcy availed himself of theopportunlty to rob the woman of all she possessed and to appropriate for himself tho valuable plunder which her husband had gathered together and stored away. Hy means of the combination, which he learned from Mrs. Harrett. Chaffoy Is alleged to have looted the burglar's safe before, tho police found Harrett's hiding place In Huston, and then, by specious devices, obtained from the woman warehouse recelpls for goods stored by her husliand In this city. In this way he Is reported to have obtain ed possession of a valuable oolloctlon of stolen property stored In the Lincoln safe deposit vaults at II H Kast Forty second street and at O'Reilly's storage warehouse at 1211 East Forty-second street. Mrs. Harrett supposed that all these things had been stored In the regular routine of her husband's business. The receipts were given to her to tako care of merely, and she says she was Ignorant of the value of the goods. Tho value of the property Chafloy thus acquired might never have lieooiue known but for the rea son that while endeavoring tn dispose of some rare stamps to Mr. Trlfet at 110 Uroomileld street, Boston, they wero roo ognized as stolen property, and he was then arrested. Chaffey, In reply tn ques tioning, said they were given to him by Harrett. Afterward trunks were discover ed In ChatToy's possession filled with jew elry and other oostly things to the Tit' tie of about :10,000. They w taken to the police station, and In the Inst few days many prominent residents of Huston have lilentllled some of the articles as having boon stolen from their housos. Chnffey was formally charged on Mon day last with burglary and receiving sto len property. Harrett, when seen In prison yesterday by a reiiorter, accused ChalTcy of baying stolen most of the things found by the police, but added that ChalTey had also used underhand methods to obtain things which belonged to him (Harrett) without having given a ponny to his wife for her support. Mrs. Harrett Is now reported to be In this elty, trying to earn her living nnd taking good oare to keep her Identity hid den. Probably Killed Ilia Wife, Chester, Pa., Nov. 14. The body of Mrs. Edward Uoyle was found on the lloor of her borne, nnd her husband is looked up awaiting the Investigation of tho coro ner. The position of the body, the brulies upon the breast, side of the face and on the hands bear out tho supposition of murdor. The dross of the woman was torn and twisted, Indicating that thero had been a struggle. Ijiter Hoyle was found on the street in an Intoxicated con dition. Ex-IUtrlot Attorney Qolnby Dead. RrrrALO, Nov. 18. Goorgo T. Quln'iy, ex-dlstrlot attorney, died at the Buffalo htate hospital. His death, which was due to oomplete breakdown, had been expect ed for some time. Mr. Quinby was In his prima oue of the brightest lawyers In the state. ' Knitting; Milt Burned. GiovEitsviLiK, N. Y., Nov. IS. The KiKiitlib knitting mill at North 1 1 road Albion, Fulton county, has been entirely destroyed by lire, together with the ma chinery. Loss, $34,000; uo ins'iranoa, l-oss ou stock of woolen mittens, lo,000. Arrested For Kuibexalement. Boihb CITY, Nov. 16. T. A. Sturr, who was register of the United States land ollioe at Hawley under tho last ad ministration, bus been arrested for eiu bezzlcaient iu that ollioe. Ho has given Ixt-da. Hotter Postal Facilities. WABHiyuTO, Nov. 1A. Additional rail way service will be established Deo. 1 be tween New York and Montreal by way of Albany, l'tlca and Malona. The service will be dally each way. Deeloloa Against the TrtuU RvbAcusk, Nov. 19. In the matter of C. A. Whelao Sc Co. against the Ameri can Tobaooo company Attorney General Hanouck finds "the application is granted, and an action way be oomuiuncad. "- Aeeldentallr foot a Hoy. " AsiiLAXu, Wis.,- Not. Id Mr. Drayton of tba Geneva Optical company, Ktsw York, shot and killed a 15 year-old boy today In the woods near Sanborn, Wis., tavklug blm (or a dear. STUDENTS AS BURGLARS. t Myntury Whtalt Ha Hufflful ftrhf.etad Police Una ltn Si1t1. HrMFUKCTAliY, N. Y., Nov. 90. Tru fnrrttory of the hurlpnrlpR thnt hnvo bfen lirtfllinn the pall no for three wrnks pant hns bicn mil vim) hy the arrrHt nf V. H. Hum phrey nf liindllla nnd C U. Mil lor of H:i tnvln, two (Tnlon enllngn Htudunt. the form or a sophomore nnd the latter a firsh ninn. A wngnnlond of stolen property wnt found In the prisoners' room nt North College, the nrtla1rt found connecting thorn with n score of recent Iiiirnliirte. The first tangible clew thnt the polico oh talnod whs n no ft felt hut, which nns found nt the ronr of n house on I'nlnn street nfter a burglary then sonic time ago. Traeks wero also fount! In tho soft, earth Into which the shoes of the: prison- era fitted exactly. A student wbowns robbed n few night nan called at police licdfl'iiinrtrin ntnl wn ((I veil ft INt of t ho tirt tclcfl which Imve lu en stolen lively, find ns Humphrey wik mI rendy under the mph,ion of liW fellow nt mlentA n mom w searched. Knoii'-h poods were found to convineo them th:t he win the thief, nnd the college niitlinrl tin were iMitlfied. J)enn Itipton of t'ulon notified tho po llen, of thiio developineotH, tuul within hnlf nn hour the uispertu hud heeti nrn st ed. It in Ivllcved hy tho police that Hum phrey nnd Miller h:iv huilnrlzed fiver a morn of p:;iecs within th" J itt thvee weekfi. The prisoners would have hot limp to say until they had cotisultcl coutm EIG FIRE IN LOWELL. Tlir r.ir!;!- IltnHt Itnrncil, With k ni WM.10.lKMt. TjOYKt,t Mmhi., N(v. 0. The lnrjift five story hriek hulldinon MWhllt! xtrect. known ih 'ho raikcr hlot k, was inmost detroyed hy Urn t his ntornlnjr. Fire start ed In the store of J. N. Uerivey on tho first floor nhntit 1 :4"i. The Humeri spread rapidly and were aid od hy repaired explosions of whisky In harrels in .i M. Ueavey s lhjnor n ore, which hiew out tho windows and (Tented havon with the windows In ndjointufi hulldinps. At !:I5 nil tho en pines in the city were nt work, nod tit that time It looked ns If the fire was under control, hut suddenly It lilartl up furiously nnd threatened to oat Its way through to Merrimack street. Hy haul work the Humes were confined to tho huil'liny, nnd nenrhy property wan only (d!tht!y damaif-'d. '1 he uppi r (loors of the hloek wero used hy tho Apn'.etou Mnnufnet urlm? company for tho storage of cotton ootls, and it In estimated that there were $-iliO,(0() worth there when I he fire hroke out, nil of which was destroyed. At the fire was under control. From present estimates the hiss will ex ceed (;)')(), lltin. The hulldlnp wns owned hy Colonel Parker of the governor's HtafT. FATAL EXPLOSION. Two Mm Killed In Pratt's Aatral on Work In Brooklyn. HitooKi.YN, Nov. li). An explosion oc curred In the piimpronni of Pratt's astrnl oil works at the foot of North Twelfth street, WUIlaniahuru:. Two men were killed Martin .lovtw, 50 years old, of K.ckfiird street, n watchman at tho works, and Andrew Patterson of IM Manhattan avenue, a punirihand. lloth men wero struok with (lyliifr Iron, .loyce's head be lnir iiraotieally blown off. The explosion resulted in n fire, whieh spread from tho piiinprooin to the engine house. Three alarms were sent out, nnd two flrebouts were brouuht Into service. The fire was soon sot under control, and the dnnuiKe, It Is estimated, will amount to about 15.0110. The causo of tho ex plosion is unknown. Absnrbf-d by the atsndnrd. PiTTsnritu, Nov. 111. Tho Siandard Oil oompnny has acquired the Mellon Pipe company, a controlling Interost in the Creseent Pipe Line company nnd the Hear rrcek refinery. The sale wns made to the National Transit oompnny. The price paid was about The Mellon company operates in southwestern Pennsylvania find Includes the Sisters- ville (V. Vn. ) Held. The Crescent Pipe Lino company has its western terminus in connection with the Mellon lino nnd Its entitorn terminus at Marcus Hook, Pa. Murderer Htandl.h Fardoned. 8A It atom A, Nov. 20. .1. Harvey Stan dlsli, who in 1H74 murdered Gourde W. See In Wilton, Saratoga county, ami who slnoe thnt time liaa been Inonreerated in Dan nenioin prison, hns been pardoned nnd has returned to his home. Tho trial of Standish wns n oelehratcd one, and during his Imprisonment three of the counsel District Attorney I. (;. Orinsbr of Water ford, Hon. Lyman Treinnln and Hon. Hcury Smith of Albany have died. Shot by a Sopposed Insane Man. Hiniihamtok, N Y., Nov. 20. Henry C. lloyd, a laundryman, shot Charles W Hawkes, a druggist. The bullet entered the back of the neck on tho left side and onine out of the right ohcek near the mouth. Hawkes' condition is serious, but ho will probably survive, lloyd esenped and hns not yet been arrested. It Is be lieved he was Insane, and that he has committed suioide. Pleroe A Co, Reincorporated. AkHASY, Nov. SO. The firm of Hutch inson Ploree & Co. of New York city was reincorporated, with a capital of fiino.OOO, to continue the business of the firm In the manufacture nf shirts, collars, cuffs, etc The dlreotors are A. M. Holdinser of Kn tlowood, N. J.; H. 11. Pierce of New York city and Ira Cole of Norwalk, Conn Trying to Brat the llerreahon. Piiovipmit'.K, Nov. If'. George H, Saunders, the Dristol boat builder, is at' tempting to build a faster small rater than that constructed by Horreshoff. It will 1)0 25 feet U Inches over all, 17 feet water line and 9 feet II Inches draft, with oeuterboard. A Pennsylvania Judge Uad. IlKLLEFiDiTK, Pa., Nov. IS). Benjamin Klch, associate judge of Center oounty, (lied at his home iu I'nlonvilie of stomaoh trouble afti;ran Illness of about six weeks. The Center ccuuty bar will attend his fa nural In a liody. Slater of tieneral Batelieller Tlcad. Saiiatim.a. Nov. SO. Mrs. Helen M. Conkling, widow of John P. Cockling, died here. She was the sister of ex-Mla Istur to Portugal (icnerul (jeorge S. Batchuller of Saratoga Springs and Wasli' Ington. WanM to Go to the Convention. PuiLAUKki'iHA, Nov. 111. David Mar tin anuounscd himself as a candidate foe delegate to tho national Republican con vention frorc the Fifth congressional dis trict. Fortf-flg-lit Kivee Reported Lost. 1,oklx), Nov. 1(1. The admiralty hat received information that a steam launch belonging to the llritlsh oruisor Kdgar was lost near Nugasaki Nov li). Forty eight persons In the boat were drownetL The launch was found and taken on board the Kdgar. Bobbin Factory Destroyed PATF.lts.iii, N. J., Nov. 19. Fire has completely destroyed tho bobbin factory OI Juhu li. Daggers. 7 lie lot la (I'lutKI nanially euvored by ioa iranoa. IIUULEI) TO DEATH. NINETEEN PEOPLE KILLED IN AN AC CIDENT IN CLEVELAND. s-rlalitfttl Resnlts of a Mntnrmnn's Care Irssness An JCteptrle Car Hashes Into an Open Draw, Ititrylns; Its Passenger In the River a Hundred Feet Below. ClKVEiAati, Nov. is. A heavy olectrio motor enr containing nlmut 1:0 passengers went through the tlraw of the Central viaduct nt 7 :45 o'clock last evening and dropped 101 foot to tho river below, carry ing Its occupants to Instant nnd fearful t'enth. It Is a horror, the like of which I as never occurred here before. The Central v I. 'id net is a huge stilt I ridge ,li(iii feet long nnd modo of Iron. It connects the heights and the prosperous 'sidenco section on tho south side with lie business center of the city. Directly over Hie river Is a tlrawbrldgeof the pivot swinging pattern, nnd this Is 101 feet nlinve Ihcsiirbiro of lliowater. The South Side Street railway pas-esover the bridge, ami on cither side of the draw there is a afety switch, which, unless tho conductor iilights nnd holds up a handle, will send a tar Into I he gutter Instead of allowing it to go on the tliaw. As Is the rule, the car stopped, and the rnndiictor went forward to release the switch in cine the way was clear. He niuet have been blinded by the cleo- trtc lights, for nncTewllnoss declares that although the gates were closed nnd the drnw wns already In motion I lie conduct or rnised the switch handle. Tho motor- tnnn applied the current, and the car shot forward nnd struck the gates with a orash. Ilmm the Frlghtfnl Abyss. There wns only a moment's pause, and then the heavy car ground Its way through the wreckage and plunged over the brink into tile bbick abyss amid the screams and frantic struggles of tho passengers, who at the first Intimation of dnnger rushed for tho rear door. The car struck I ho water with a great splash, and then there was sllenco. As the car went over the brink of the abyss tho motorman jumped from the vesillutlcd front. Ho (ell upon tho abut ment of the bridge, his skull being crtish- d by tho fall. All the other oeoupants of the ear, with iho exception of tho few ho hud mnnncd to jump ns It toppled over, went down to certain donth. 1 ne enr disappeared from sight ns soon as ft struck the wntcr, and every ono of tho passengers was drnwnod. The scenes nluiut the river wnito tno work of rescue was being prosecuted were pnthetlo In tho extreme. Tho thousands of people who hnd assembled waited with bitted brent h for tho discovery of bodies. It whs a sod crowd, nnd out of respect for the unfortunate dend but very little noiso wnB niado. Occasionally the wild scream of some frantic woman who believed some one dear to her was among the tinfortu nnte ones would echo ovor the Hats, only to be taken up at a distance by sotno oth- r woman whoso heart was breaking over her loss. It was almost impossible to get to the river. Patrol wagons dushed this wny nnd that, their bells clanging, add ing to tho din nnd oonfttslon. Ambu lances dashed up to t lie scene, only to turn nnd drive away again, carrying the remains of other unfortunates. It was almost Impossible to work with any system. The crowd pushed Its wny ns near tho scone as possible, nnd the efforts of tho large force of polloe to maintain or der wore almost In vain. It was with groat difficulty that it body when recovered was tnken to one of the dend wagons. List of Killed and Missing. Killed. James McLaughlin, baseball player, 77 Trowbridge avenue. Henry W. Mecklenburg, merchant tail or, 58 Mary street. Edward Hoffman, conductor, 131 Kast Knd avenue. Mrs. John A. Snuornheliner, 7(1 Pro fessor street. Miss liessie Davis, schoolteacher In Sackett school, lived at 107 Noyca street. Harry W. Foster, clerk for Koot & Mo- Bride Co., 61 Mentor avenue Miss Minnie C. llrown, 10 Thurman street. Curt Lepchne, 00 Jennings avenue. Mrs. A. W. Hoffman, 80 years old, 1508 Pearl street. Harvey Hoffman, 7 yonrs old, 158 Pearl street Mrs. Martha Palmer, 155 Kentworth avenue. Marie Mitchell, SI yenrs old, domestic. Hell avenue. Augusta Snrlnskl, 207 Central avenue, tier tie Huffman, 4'i yenrs old, 1508 Pearl street. Louis F. Hulets, mail carrier, 88 Ilre- vlcr street. Missing. Miss Martha Snuornhelmer, 154 Mcidnnts nvenuo. Looncy, v years oiu, ac, i;iuton Street. H. C. Pnge, residence unknown. Matthew Callahan, Hamilton street. The Motorman's Statement. August Rogers, the motorman, Is de tained at the Central police station, t hough he is now held only as a witness before the coroner. It wns my second trip," he said. "Just after leaving the market house I looked Into the car, and from what 1 can remem ber there were alxuit SO or 25 passengers. They were mostly women and children, I think. When my motor reached the switch nt the approach of the draw In the Tin duct, I shut off my ourrent and applied the brnke. The ear came to a full stop, and tho conductor ran ahead and threw the switch. 'He motioned me ahead with a wave of his arm. 1 put my lever at tho first notch, and as 1 passed the onnduotor, who always stands at the switch lever until the car has passed, was running at the rate of possibly four miles an hour. I looked Iwck, as I always do, and saw him get on the rear plntform. Looking hltoad. I thought I saw the gntes at the draw oloscd over the track, but as my lights wore burning nnd I had current the thought occurred to me that my eyes must have been at fault. I was just In the aot of giving, and possibly gave, tha lever a slight punh forward, when 1 viaa startled by the gates jnBt in front of me, and 1 heard some one yell, 'Jump!' J do not know whether 1 reversed the ourrent or not, for 1 realized the danger and jump ed from the vestibule. As I leaped I thought that I would plunge headlong down and Into the rh sr. but as the car struck the gate I fell on It and caught tho Iron frame and saved my self. The car went down with an awful orash, but I never heard a murmur or anything that resembled a scream." lis was deeply alTected during tba re el ta!, and bruke down completely. V..lu..bU Hon BarnJ to Iath. KicHMovn, Ky., Nov. 19. -Foxhound, the l'J.000 race gelding owned by Burt M.l)lti, apd I.O.ouo worth of tobactx wer burped in a fira bore. - HtMcMoag- Ipwi th icuvator Shaft. Camdev, N. J., Nov. Id William Clif ton, elovatur buy at J. li. Van Solvers & Co.' furniture manufactory at Ibelawara aveuuo and Arch street, fell from the fifth floor through the elevuto shaft, and was piokud up ob tba ground Hour tload. The elevator was an open one, used in hauling freight. When a few feet above the fifth floor, young Clifton looked up to a (allow Work man on the floor above. As he did so he loit his balance aud (ell backward. 1 taking a headlong plunge down the shaft. FARM . .-7 DIVERSIFIED FARMING. Practical Fxamplrs nf the Advantage of Having Many Things to Sell. Tho tendency In funning for a Bom ber of yearn hns boon toward npeolnltipg lather than n diversity of crops of farm products. If tlm farmer lived In a grain , rowing section, every effort wns ranrto to produce moro nnd inoro grain. If, m the other hand, dairying was followed, no "tone was left nntnrncd to keep more rows. Whatever may hnvo been the wis dom of this policy in the past, it Is a qncstion worthy of onr onrcfnl considor ntiim at present whether nr not we should further continue! it. With a view to illnstrnting tlio ndvunliiRC of linving a little of cveiylliing to st 11 instead of depending solely on nun thing a corre spondent of (.'onntry Uentlcnum given a In-Hcticiil cxniiipln of whut ho once saw done. Ho writes: A fanner of my onvlv ncqnnintnnoe kept n herd of cows, mid lis tho enstom wan in those tlnys miido most of his bnttor in tlio sninmor, which lie held till November nnd sold fur whatever price it brought. During tho summer in rm t lis . whenever ho wont to town to do any trading, he did not go nnd rnn a bill nt tho stores, to be settled "when (lie butter wns sold," but nhvnys tool: something front the farm. In the spring, during lniiiccclciiniiig time, ho wnnld have nlioard a number of bnndles of straw for filliiift beds. Selling these for tli f h pnrposn, his straw brought fonr or five times (is mnch ns it would sell for by tho ton. A well cured for flock of ponltry furnished ogp,s in exchange for the family gnieerioH. A few early vege tables or frnits were always selected iu their Reason A few conls of wood were prepared in wilder, neatly piled, nud win n ho was going (never on pnrpose), he took n loud to pay his blttcksiuith's bill. Hy this menus ho had his butter money to depend upon to pay on his debt in tlio fall. I was greatly interested in the meth ods employed by the Oorinnu families who cx-enpy it gicut shine of the dairy f:n ins in tho vicinity of Elgin, Ills. These tenants pay mure rent forthebnre farm than one will rent for in New York stale with n full lino of stock nnd tools. I said to n (-termini farmer whom I met, " Yon nil seem to prosper here; will yon inform uie how yon do it? "Well, we milk 40 cows, and thero ore myself and wife and eight children. Tho women and children tend the plat cif cucumbers and pick them. We men take care of the cows and furra crops. We put in two or three acres of encum bers, and they are sold at the canning factories, nnd wife nnd children get enough from them to pay nil onr living expenses, so wo have all the profits from onr milk to pay rent nud luy by to bny a farm in a few years. We cuimot raise, cnonmbers on inch an extensive scale, bnt one who has not tried it will be snrpriscd at the income from 25 hills of encumbers well cared for nnd kept closely picked. Ten dollars' worth of cubbnge can bo grown on a very small space. I have heard a friend tell of his little girls picking and sell ing over t40 worth of strnwberries on a very small space. If I remember cor rectly, the pint was one rod wide and five rods long. Apples may be fed to cows in the fall with great profit. consider sweet apples, say of the "pound sweet" variety, nearly as valuable as potatoes for either mil!: cows or for fattening any kind of stock. I believe if every farmer had enonRh of this variety of apples to feed his cows a peck apiece every day they wonld prove more vain able than grain in keeping up the milk flow. Of eonitfo tipples ean be so fed as to become an injury. Iu connection with dairying the potato oiop is one of great importance. There are few yenrs iu which nt some time between digging and planting time potatoes will not bring fit) cents At this price they are a paying crop, and nre worth this to feed oows iu winter. I know this will astou IkIi many, bnt, as in other things, there is a right wuy and a wrong way of do ing it. Suppose cows are receiving an average of ten pounds of grain a day, if two duys oach week ten pounds of cut potatoes aro substituted for the usual grain feed there will be no decrease In Quantity of milk or bntter; in fact oows will keep in better thrift for this semiweekly change of diet. In choosing what we will Bell from the farm thought should be given to the amount of fertility we are removing from the farm. A very small piece of ground will fnrnisli U0 worth of cu cumbers, and the fertility removed will be simply nothing compared with that soutaiiied in a ton of hay, which will only sell for $10 Protecting Farm Machinery. A Vermont farmer tells in The Kew England Homestead how he protects his fuiin implements with straw. He says: I fonnd my hay loader mnch in the wny iu the burn, and as I don't like to take machines opart to store them, I took it to the orchard, raised it from the gronud, braced it so that none of the parts would besIVaiiied, and completely covered it with a pile of straw. This prevented tiny injury from the weatbei, and it was a very cheap way of shelter iug the louder. It took less t ime to covet it with a small straw stuck than to take It ap:rt. Binders and other implements I light be treated in the same way. An I torn la Irrigation. It is claimed by some that water should not come iu direct contact with the base of the tree. E. S. Richman of tiioUtuli station is not certain, however, that water will damage the base of the trees, but direct contact can be avoided by throwing dirt urouud the bases of the trees. Many oruuge groves are irrigated in California without any protection for the trees, nnd there uppeurs to be do in jury resulting from the practice. MANURES AND FERTILIZERS. RmoIU of ExiMtrtincuU Codaetd For nU Vttn at the Mew UamiMhlre Httlow C. H. Whiu her, iu a report ou ma nures and artificial fertilizers, gives a mmmurr nf rpsnllH obtained while the New Humpuhire station was located at Hanover, with the addition of data se- cured at Durham Subjects reported on are spring and full applications of barn yard manure; how to apply manure; how much manure to iu; labatalea for barnyard maiinre; relative efficiency of chemicals and barnyard mnnnrej tomparison of mnnnfnctnrltig fertill rers, chemicals and others and directions for mixing and using fertilizers. From the result of all experiments the follow ing conclusions nre drawn : Mnnnre applied In the fall to the snr- faoe, either of plowed or grass land, will, by the notion of frost and rnin, be come so thoroughly pulverised nnd dis tributed ftirough the soil that It nets moro quickly and Is in better condition for plants to nssimilnto tlmn the same mnnnre would be if applied in the spring. The loss from evaporation and drainage (unless the surface is very steep) will probnbly be much less than tho loss resulting from fermentation if the ninnuro is allowed to accumnlate in collars or the washing if left iu opeu yards. On most soils and for most crops sur face application is better than plowing Iu, and especially if manure is applied iu tho fall, but iu any case, except for manure that is so coarse that it cannot be mixed with the soil by cultivation, it is a safe rule to keep the mnnnre as near the surface as possible and to have it as thoroughly mixed with the seed bed ns can bn done. This carries with it tho necessity of using only snch bed ding and absot bents as are of themselves fine or easily pnlveriwd. For onr common field crops -corn, oats, rye, parley, potatoes, etc. it is not profitable to use more than from IS to 20 cartloads (S to 7 cords) of manure per acre. On nn average, on New Hampshire soils and with general crops, f 1 invert ed in the best, prepared fertilizers has given an increase of crop v.laed at $2.84, while $1 invested in the chem icals (dissolved boneblack, muriate of potash, and sulphate of ammonia ) has given an increase valued at $!).56, a difference of $1.23 in favor of, and duo entirely to, the substitution of chemic als for prepared fertiliters at equal cost. This difference is due chiefly to tho wrong proportions of plant food iu the prepared fertilizers, and more tothe de ficiency of potash than any other canne. Prepared fertilizer used gave: Phos phorio acid, 12 percent; potash, 8 per cent ; nitrogen, 3 per cent. While the chemicals thnt gave the best results contained: Phosphoric acid, 8.6 per cent; potnsh, 14.(1 per cent; ni trogeu, 2.4 per cent. Chemicals properly mixed and used can and do give as good returns as barn yard manure and oftentimes better, and this in a six years' rotation. Leached itihos gave better results per dollar in vested thuu whole ashes. Bottling Cider. Cider may be bottled after the vinous farmcu ration ia ended, bnt pieferably after six or eight weokfl' ripening of the liqnor. It may be bottled an "HtiH1 or "sparkling' cider. In the former case it is "pasteurized. M The oidr is first filtered through flannel, then bottled and placed in a vessel of wntor. which is heated to not less than 140 degrees nor more than 100 degrees, kept so about 15 minutes, then allowed gradually to cool and the bottles luid away on their sides. For Bparkliug cider there is added rock candy or refined sugar four ounces per gallon to cider not pasteurized, but suf ficiently' ripened. After corking nnd wiring it should be placed in a cellar of cool, even temperature. Varletiri of Celry. Celery, to be good, has to be perfect ly blanched, and the blanching process is accomplished generally by heaping the earth around the stalks. For this reason, according to Meehan's Monthly, tho abort bunchy varieties of celery are more advantageous than the taller grow ing kinds, as requiring loss labor in eurthing up. It is chiefly for this reason that the thick dwarf kinds are iu favor with American gardeners, as requiring less labor to produce. Some of these, however, are not nearly as toothsome as the taller varieties, and the efforts of the improver should be toward produc ing sweet nutty flavored varieties of the dwarfer kinds. Ftwdlnff ftorgihom. No one seems to know what the prin ciple is in green second growth sorghum that iu a very few minutes kills cattle cut ing it. It is for practical purposes sufficient to know that it does kill in many instances, yet in others it has no visibly bad effect. The same applies to groeu secoud growth Kaffir corn, which is a nonsacchurine sorghum, but when either is oared there is no more danger in it than in any other fodder or hay. Kaffir corn is a very popular crop for both grain and forage among those who kuow it best. Prairie Farmer. Affrleultaral News aad Not The agricultural experiment stations of the United Htates employ 657 persons iu the work of administration and in quiry. Attention is called in Meehan's Maga sine to a practice of the Swedes of plac ing turnips in comparatively warm cel lars in the fall nf the year. Theee seud out sprouts, which, when cooked, are equal to the best asparagus. A live stock show, under the anRpfces of the Live 8 took Society of America, will be held in New York city Nov. 35 30. James Mortimer, SO Pine street, New York, is secretary and superintend ent. The belief is fast becoming general that corn harvesting in the uear future will be done by machine quite as gen erally as haying is now done. IiMlte mt EsparlaMata. Iu a report of the agriculturist of the Maiisachuetts hatch station brief refer ence is made to fertilizer experiments with grass, oats, potatoes and corn, and to bill versus drill culture for corn ; to white mustard and crimson clover oh catch crops; to Pauicum crusgalli uud P. miliaceunj, and to varieties of auja beans. The appearance of tubercles on the roots of some varieties cf suju beuus aud not oil othara was noted. Soed of Canada peas was cheaply grown, but the results of uu attempt to crow Heed of vetches were uusatihfactory. In feiti- lizer expei imeuts on meadows it wus noted that clovers grew well wherever ' potash was upplied. Potash and stable manure applied to corn afforded a larger profit than did stable manure applied I -one, but in greater quantity. The yield if potatoes was greater with sulphute of Jtaah thuu with muriate of potash, aud t be fertilizers gave better returns when ' i-rillod thou when applied twoadrabt. tiik ci:ra.L 1 1, It wiw nn utr'y rrlmo cf vjii-li t !m p' N oncr nt the l.nr Im mvc lit Ti;mi t s-mi! WfY.iv wm;ccii(' l. An i" rlw tier nin tryinan lirul lu-cti 1 -ii I i. ,; 1 hv il-n r ..! ultlti, Itrnrlnix iimnif t;i!..tl t;' iM'trl;. of r . i;rli handling. Srmi . r;y I : '.i I .! I . i . m In hlfi company, l-nib ir -"i (!) ' i " hrav liy and qo;i"ri-l:trr at f , n .1 ir.ii tv.-iI. Ijiitn nt lit;-:!.t. tinlv.o b-.i.-n coinp.nlons Btug:rrri'tl from t'ui :;lu'r fi! vr t'i: ro-id whnvoi'nof tl. tin va-! funnl Lilird tlm next nsoriihip. Tlio nil. it Wit.i nffi .-w-ird (H(ov rcd sleeping ui(!t a ls:iy..i ... i.U ' -ov tnvfl wlili ,.d. Iiis I..: i ti! j-o'I i.-oi i -I. his jacket torn down i ; im-il Tit" i.'tii Soon had Mm wliliiii it; v;r;l!. (hnr.rrrt with tlie cointnitfMl of 1 ho rv' : runl iho good foil: of tllC !!lrv'- .il :,c f ;;.Me of exoltefiiei.t urn U l!:e t y f I ' ;;r- rivrd. The i:,unlr -t d v::. :i o: idle clniriM-tfp well Kieiv.-n in I!: ..tit, and 1 here v:n hut . . n-i ;:: . v 1 -i lint (tin ly olid. Wny v-.Vias . :. -i ; I. pluoo and was am .nvni y n l i In due einitvn li';;o if t':!,,i :: Ms i tJic nn on io n and Suiil Wniv v.fMl ;: r;iL ind I'. Jury of Ii 1m ronmrvtie n. .Itide (iraywrt. v, t.- v. f' , I r the ciie. was a wi-li l;i"ivn j;n , 1 oi' r.i;,-ii!, r altio emiiieiicn, aad h;.d a r latum fir strict imparl ii.'it y. T!;e ftui t v; n en v;!' d when the rasi ln--an, and many eyi-. re directed to i he pri -oiu-r, win-, it w .h no ticed by Fonso pari ii'tiiarlv tli vr aol 1 ::dl viduals, M'i'ii i-d coiihtd' raMy ; ;i I on seeing .Ind,;;- I'tru:.- u t.i'.;.' U'vt r:i no ibe bench. A n rat re (;'":nn (v:ne in:o his eyes, while un mn-.o-i i ! pallor en pt ovt r his nwarlhy i:itin!ri;a; ' In a lnw tone lm plrat.cd "Not piiil:-. !" Of course the evident-. w is pni'"'y eir cuinsiantial, birt. neve rt heh 1 1 : i I ly Weighty to remove any d.mMs which niiliti have exiMcd recanTing tha primm er s guilt. There was a Holrmn hu-;!i in tlio court re the provi-oiitor r-;eto his feet and prepared to address t lie jury. The prisoner leaned nwr the railing front of the duel;. Mill with bis eyes fixed, !H)t on the . peake-, but on 1 he jmhre, who lenned ha-U in his seat, end with his hands loosely clasped in lap, id eyey half closed, li itencd attentive!;, to outi-el's j speech. Occasionally tho com:! opoind nod closet) his fl ngerrt or toyed wl! h ins tbnoitiH abstractedly, but tlie pri imepnt the bar did not move a muscle or alter ti is kicn, oiirloii.4 gaze. He was tin uricinrth bjoking individual. Tall and loosely built, there v:w a cer tain sloiich In his al l it ude t hat lie-; -ike tho genus "loafer." lie had a swarliiy, sun I u r in d faer, tie loive" pi i: i inn tf which was nitlfcly ci.ia-e.ihd y nii:rli tufts of tawny beard and whUkers. sha,.'gv and unkeTnpt. His bt-.h, ma--ivo f re head was crowned wii h Iron g-ay hair, which looked as if a comb were alt o-i-t lier a stranger to it. ilis teeth wero fir ml V clinched; he breathed heavily; his eyes glowed wit h a woird light ns they r-'naincd fastened on tho face of the jude. who evid"iit iy did not Ilotici' the fixity of l'."jc gae. ( Mie hand of tlie prisoner was tight ly gra ;pl-:f tho rail In front of hint; t he ot her v."H ' thrust Irdo t!ir bretist of his coat. It was easy to forecast- ike vcrdii ft when tho prosecutor Kit. down alter hpcaking fer just half an hour. Tho jury had their minds made ip. When .ludge (J ray on directed them to retire and consider their vevdh t, tho fa o man got up hurriedly and intimated that thoy Iiad already arrived nt. a deeM.m "Wo find tho prisoner guilty, your hon or." All eyes wero now center; d on the pris oner, who drew a long b;vat !i as tlio jnd je turned toward him nut) In clear tones nsked if ho desired to nay anything hel'oro judgmunt was proiannx ed. Haul Wray startctl, his eyes fd'-aming with livid In'cijviiy; be drew bitosclf up to his full height, crossing Ids urn id osi bis breast. There was a breath !e-s pause, nnd then thero can;o but ono won) from the clinched tee1. of tha pri-oner at tho liar: "ilrothei-r Judge (irayson started violently, rprn. ing his keen ray ryes f ml on t lie hpi-ak. r, his face paling, his bauds tightly chepiug tho nrms of bis chair. ' Urol her William!" judge i-.rayH in Jiaii ro n v in:) leer, w:ro an exclamation of mingled le r.'oi'aia', p ; prise, then sank back ia bis hear, '.run- niing visiniy. In deep tones tho prisoner ut tho bar spoUe to him: "You do not Tceogni.'.o ine, IJrt.tbcr William, nod I ihmol wonder, for it won' t be hard Indeed to know mo nmv, :o changed am 1 from that hnther who left you years ago to ? ek his foi'turm l i Ca.i font in. Yes, Wiliiam t -irayson, I inn your brother Haul. I went to ti e bad 1-mg a,.o. I am at tho end of my to; her now. 1 do not ak your s;,m; at by. I do not tlcse' . it. Do with mo as voti wi l." Thero was a low, i!ide::::i!ti nin-niur in thocrowdi'd court a-besin; ped and bowed his head, as if evoking judgment. Pitying eyes tuna d on the judge, who appeared crushed by the shock of iho reo lation, and liie prosecutor stalled up hioi Kolf as If about to speak. Judge trmyson motioned him todci-t nnd rosot bis feet, leanitig heavily on tlei '.al)lo In front of him. liis face was while, bis featu.es drawn; bis lips moved several billies befire speech camo from them. "Prisoner at the bar" Ifo stopped short and drew Ids hand gharply across It In eyes, thnn went on ab ruptly: 41 You havo been tried and round p-uilly of a most grave crime. The cvWecrc against you has f .illy convinced me of your guilt. Tho jury, by their verdict, have in Jorsed that evidence and t t rec.gt lieni d my oouvlction. I have tlicnf.ire no cou-e Jpoli to me but to .--enteece you locate';-, prison for the ual oral term of your lie." Haul 1-J ray son lifted his head wit I. a it iueredu.iiy. Judge William (irayson met his ipv tloning glance w i: h a l;oti (( int n-e )'- and iiiurmuretl in an almo-.L inaiuid;U tone: "Hrother, forgive mo!'' Ho drew hiiiHelf up with an olToit uo; niollonetl to lita hherill to v. move the cop demned man. Just ono mount nt In tlei p silcic o ii: court; then there wa-i u he-ivy il.ud on i ., raised dais and a ho.viu'd c.-y 1:miu in breath lesH crowd as the primmer wa.-; la-nevf-' fr. :r. t'".' dock. Jild.fo (iiayMiii iti.t i. iJ u seiihvle.-. Now York liv.)atc!i. AX APACHE U I . "TIh h atv 8ln-;il;s in I'm Ii. OP," Mtid Pa'-IIUlM!-!' tji-IMT. 'uut to l) iiinli-!-"!.' ii li.v llit Mum mi inn I J.I t 1 ml which huf-'MMU'il i; i:tM , zonu. 1 rccii!) It us ni.- t'f ahavi'S of my IHt'. It wiil rr'. n hoWHYri, a t-itii' to I in. in; not readily to i i--i,l.,i:.i .1. TI1h was in ll.n wii u r f 1 ilull, !. . . In nil - tut I'l l1 !.o i'l A 1 i fl:,-"-l to inli. c i.;li'a.:l r "1. I Wns payiua.-iiir fur 1 itt-1 .': ; j lu llKhliilK llii' A; n ' . wufat. Uiie mo 'i.ii:' 1 1 1..1 11 t'lvrn'i 1 1 i.u far ("iu! ti ll 1 ..11 .i ;.-. :i,j on WibA IIIOllu U 1 f iain-u for myst'4:'. Si pay trip, .ii.v 010 . thivu wnuons, nn tt':.; with un isi-orl of 10. 11. "riiro wiih pimity of biior ou tlm mountain!. Sii.l, fur all t'lat, tliii roulnit was Illicit with hosiiiu A; .iclif, Hint no uion's life wiis .af.- a iooihi 01 Hi r-.d-; Tiniiii thu oomuininl. 1 kiii'W ull li:W-, mill lor that very ri'iwm ki i t my wajji os, aiiilju lauioe 1U1U vtiuorb well loolUtT uutl tt.u uot permit the outfit tn string nut nr break Into phrfi as wo climbed tlio mountain tiall. It wih strongly within tho rnn go .f the probabln t liat wo worn haunted hy Indians who only awaited some careless Keiaration of our little force or some two or three to lag behind to mako n swoop. "(letting out from Fort. Apaeho wo had to cross n range of mountains. H was my purpose to make the summit of tlio range Iho first tiny out. Wo wero making slow work, however, of our push up tho moun tain. Tho trail was narrow nnd hnd, after the fashion of mountain trails. Then, again, when wo got well along up tho as cent, the snows been mo deeper, fairly tip to the wagon beds, In fact. As a rosult we were making n snail's journey of It. ' I was about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and we still had a long, bad pull before us to make tho summit. Trouble broko out up nt the lead wagon; strained nn axle or nomething. The train came to ft halt, and I got out of my ambulance, which was in the rear, and wont forward to aid In put' ting mutters to rights. After a bit we again started. "I walked leisurely hack to my ambu lance as tho three wagons and tho escort went on. As I camo up I told the driver to bold up bis mules whilo I lighted my pipe. I got my tobacco bag out of my am bulance and filled up, seating myself meanwhile at the foot of a pine tree. ''I took my tlnio about It, nnd pending the filling and frighting of my pipe, tho three wagons nnd tho escort turned n cor ner of the mountain aud Were out of sight. My ambulance and I wero left alone, although tlm balance of tho outfit wasn't ten minutes ahead, i "It struck me at the time that I might Ivlter close upwlth my people; that thero i was danger in falling behind even this slight distance. "I had just started up to get Into tho ambulance and go forward to overtake tho others when n slight noise below us on tho trail attracted my attent Ion. I looked back over the road, nnd there, not fiO yards away, were coming somo ID Apnches. "Th"y w re afoot for tho Apache Is not a horseback Indian and charging for inn on tho dead run, hostile to tboeyos. I could we they meant blood and realized In nn Instant how thoroughly they hnd mo treed. I wns unarmed, for my pistols wero in the ambulance, nnd thero 1 stood, una ble to fight a lly, and too far from my es rnrt for them to even be n ware of what was going on, let alone return to my aid. There was no way out. I saw that In nn In.stant, and I inwardly said '(imidby1 to my wife and babies D,om) miles away. I bad had many a graze before, but this was the first, time I had been really conduced j that I hud nrrived at the end of my trail. ! "I narmed nud unable to avert my fato, I made a virtue of what I could not help : and stood facing tho 1J Apaches an they i came running up. "The leader, seemingly tlie chief, held I a lance whereof the government had com I plaeent ly furnished 1dm on some former day iho blade at, nrm s length above his j le-ad ready to hurl it through mo Ah ho clmr,. 1 1 on full tilt Im vibrated it from , blade to butt ns if storing It with angry j energy for its (light. While I Mood there I watching them come on 1 could already I in ant icipal ion feel the ang of this lance ! passing through my bony, j " Aiy intcrcM. centered naturally in the i lend Apache wi:h tho lance. Tho others t trailing along behind I noticed less. As the leader came within 15 feet of mo ho halted. Tno time had en me, I thought, when I was to bo spilled liko a chicken. Slill I gaed sipiaroly ia bis eyes. "As I looked at him he seemed to hesi tate, lie was staring as bluntly nt me as I at him. As wo pozed, litl le by lilt le I saw the lance blade turn toono side, .sud denly, without a word or sign, whether of war, pc:u e or submission, ho reversed his lance and tendered mo tho butt of tho Weill "tl. "1 lost no time In taking It and gave him no cbanco to change his mind on a matter so important. I took his lance and Khoiihleivd ii, lie came forward with a ho!ir.o 'Mow !' and shook hands. Tee others followed his amiable suit. Thero were a d"en 'Hows!' and handshakes. Then, shouldering the lance, I ordered the ambulance for tho driver, liko myself, had stood through it all to drlvo on. When my ambulance overtook tho wagons and the e.-itort minutes later, I was marching nt tho head of ! host tics with : t jj( j jt h.lH e ..t a 'rluht Mioulder. There was no farce, no joko about o Apaches worn ou the warpath, the hostile as mad dogs, twelve of tho most- i Kuvt.go brutes in the hills. '"V hy didn't they kill inn when In their power? l''rom a pa!el'ae Mandpolnt It Is ; not to ho accounted for. If 1 hail lied, I , would havo been tJaiu. !f I d had my pistols and resisted, it would havo been over with mo iu an instant, but forme I to wait tbnru without a move, hollar to run or resist, and all motionless stare fnlo In tlie face, appeared toslrlko their savage ; appreciation as t he very climax of courage, and instead ot throwing hi., lance through me, as was his Ih'M full intent, this Apa che knight, lo display hi approval, paused in miilpurpose and presented mo with Ids ', weapon. If it, was anything a white man ; can pin a name lo, it wasa fashion of sub- i fiine savage poliicncKs. j "These 1 Apaches nto with uh that ; evening and slept all about my tent that. , night. In tho morning I fed them again, : and then we separated with imtuh of mountain pomp and respect, they golhg their way, we going oars. IisXohaiivn) BANNER OF PROTECTION. Why the Cotton Rtatra Slioiild Fling It to tlie Itreeze anil Itttlly Arottml It. Tlio MaiiiifiiittuciH' IJooord, a K'"''! minlliiuii ninhurity, n:tyn that thti nuiu bernf onttoii uiilln iimjrctril in the houIIi (lllliliK tho last tliron moiitliK, ftiim J 1111(1 to AiifMist, iiichti-ivo, exriwlH that of any Kiniilar jicriod in tins history nf cot ton mill ImililiiiK in Unit region. Tlinre wera proji'ctfcl 77 mills, whiili will lmve un nnK'-,'K"'e ovor !)II0,0I1U Kjiiu rllra. Tlii .su, with tlio now niillH pro jccti'd prior to May III, will niiilie uu ndilitiou of HCO.OOO Kpindl. h to Iip nddnd to tint number now iu opemliou in the south. ,-lf these mill.-," Hiys The MuunfuetiucrH1 Ki c.ini, "bo all built, us indications promim, tho uyjjiOKate in vt'Stmttut will repieseiil ovtr $15,000, 000." Now, wo ak tho people iu th south, do they f,uppo.-o that it' tho duties on cotton (j1""'" weio swept uwuy, capi talists, lnr,'0 or Hinall, would invest tlo, 000,000 in new colii.u miils? We ure sure they would uot. I.uueushire could uudeisell lln 111 in their owu lnnr knla and thu iuvosl iiient would not puv. In tho faco of such consideration south ern piilitichnifc and jmirnuls cluuiur for thut free trade policy which, if oarried to itH logical conclusion, would abolish cottou uud woolen duties nud laie rev enue by import h ou si'K 'i. leu, coffee and the like. There sljouiil be a rivt southeru uprisiiiH 'or pvoti'ctioii. Now that the ninth iu comiiiu, to the front 11s a prrut uianufuclmiui,' leiuu, she tihould tl 1 1. 14 to the breere the bauner of prutectiou nud rally iitound it. V -r "I v.ir tit R Ml, m, li.-ii'i, N.iv i .iortiith 'Juliicy irst noioinaiu I tor iiniv ir by nc." nn-ni on liy thu ill ori iniiiM wl.n iiiu-odiil i;i,i buia iKiaiic lAiuiuui.ou.