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, 1880-12-24

Watering tho stocks Of rnllrDads, which wNs
50 extensively clrred I'M II few years since. f.
not yet wholly out Ut datu. h!t tho rIllrnn tsrn-
pnntes hN.c beeH no heti9r1 about With 9fAta
laws. respectfully In tho wcst, TINT IL H. nut II,
easy nt nc ntnplishmcnt as It OnrH wNH. 1t WIS
REQ nj, announced TINT tue nInlnKera ut the
Chicago, burlington g. Quincy In!lronl were
tOu .s.erlts u ptn1l Uf extending tho stock Of
lhat corporation I}ts per tetit by watering proc
ess. Tint H. by issuing t. every hpl1er DY <lW Of
stock I'M additional certificate for Gss. Tho pre-
text for this Hction WIS that tho ruatl would
cllrn per cent Un That Eln In addition ia tho
bonn .ilt!e slurk. The report TINT such Il PaH
wnH bolng discussed lrullsed sucll II general
feeling ui hostility in thu West thRt the Directors
of tho rua concluded to refer the u1Ntter to tho
stoekhnlslGrs, ami 1t Il stated ta,at shUll tho
stock'1olders conclude that It Is to their ,lilynr-
tnKo to adj % per rent Of wnter to their stock.
they Will lind tint the laws 0E Illinois prohibit
Western States contain provisions akhinst In
cre1slng tho cApitAl- stock Of railroads. by the
watering prDceH4 nIld, ns all this legislation bus
beOn nttirsnca to Oe constitutional AnJ lust by
tho Supreme Court Of tho United States. the
power Of each Stnto within its own bGrtlers Is
supreme. Tho people being aroused III refer.
enpo to this matter, tho nlAfs.lKeFa ut tho Chi-
cAKt,. Burlington & Quincy pUssIhty will not be-
nhlr to .ad1pt such Il pulley, but should they sue
cped In this. 1t Ia understood that thu Chicnyo
Alton Itoutl will tHkc sltu!lHr nction.
An reEartla tho reference tn tho contemplated
wAtGrlug ut the stuck Of tho Alton. TliE'rn1n.
u1io IL authorized to state Un tile authority OF
President IilRGkstone, Ut this rJt, thnt ttcrr
has never bten III Intention rt, the part Ut the
Company to resort to the wntcting process.
, 1880-12-24


Tho Southern Pacific ltAEtroatl IL now About
seventy miles d!stant fran the Atettson. Topekn
& santn F1 ftailrund. Passengers between tho
two arc cnrricd III stages.
Jay Gould has HOW picked up the Information.
nj isnllronl Of Tcxns, go thHt there is but one
runsi In tho Etatc. tho Houston e. Texas, which
ho docs not control. 1t Is still In tho hands OF
tho aurKlnA, and Ia the must valuable r1lront1
IN l'exns An.l by tntnns OF lhrpe ilcrt Of steam
SLIPS has tho outlet NIL tho year to New York
md tho E,tst.
Jay Gould may some .ay figure In anotl,or
forcig wur: lie Ia nppr0nrlnilnE most 1t ttl0
sicxicnn GoyurnIncnt III giving cut subsidies
with that liberal hand which tnkes no care to
concessions Inst week With subsidy OF $l:.a0o 4
nile.
Tho New York. Ontario & Western Nnronsl,
which is sInwly tllInR up tho gaps hctwccn llus-
tUn md buffalo, shows 6y its report TINT It bus
paid capital Of 1,early 80 0kjVoU. Divided n,onR
about l,ND stockholders. Its receipts uro {tUu HJ
u yelt.
, 1880-12-24


Special irtpdtth ts fnt Chicago Tribune.
PHit.At Et1ltlA. f>cc, .1-The milo OF track of
tho Junction rnah which runs through tho
Pennsylvania frcixht.ynrts Ia tho bono Ut con.
tcntlun which n,ny within short tttne start'a
tho country with It's consequences On two 1If-
fcrent 0ccnsuns within tho Inst twchty.funr
l,turs 1t harely cscAped doing It, AMI 40 reckless
havc tho Pennsylvania employees become that
ecrous results are dreaded at a!nust amy tine.
Tho Company has gone tnto tho tight aRainat tho
Baltimore 4 0aloa new line with nm litter dis
reEnrd Ut tho laws. and It's employees eccm to
bc cnntl,lent that anythnx they may do will bo
approved. Feeling that II "a expected ct them
10 otAsruct a1,sl desny tho trains OF tho new lne
In every possible wny, they hava grown reek.
css md careless. Yesterday tho baltimore 4
Ohio trufn fru1n Washington WAS rnmmcd md
jafnIuc,1 1T atnnng a Int Ut freight. coaI, and u
cars, with ro chAnco whatever to !novo ex.
ccpt to tho rear. To close this gap
IN tho blockade n hcnvily-1ntl1n
freight tra1!n cnme dashirg up under such
Mwerfut headway As not 10 Atup until 1t I'm
crushed 1.O tllc rear conch Of tho lrnin. 1t WIS
well filled with passengers, wtio. It possible
wtrc 1t, tHore langer out Of tho CIR than III it,
I'uweriess to cse,1l,c. they were frightened be-
yutld expression. Fortunately tho dan'agc was
confined to tho conch, aud X WINS 80 bully
kn1ckod up rs tD neccssltate lenvlng It hetl!ns.
or late Il hna hee,l defined prudent to send IN
cxtrn engine ahea1 of night trains, and lAst
night QUO OF these engines wns ditehcd
by misplaced switch. An examination
proved that the switch hud been broken. As
tile switch was in durk alsd unfrcquense,I plnce
It wns t1Nlu u,lttf,servcd. a special wntehtnnn II
played on to guard It, and wHtch1nen have been
at thotn nli hI4ht Tho through trains to and
from tho West Nro getting over tho disputed
tie GaeK ifs nnx tss wn Y4x '.e M nsatS ~,
nre cntetltng It lively. To-slAy'b fMst txproaA
, 1880-12-24

Bir. c. ". Smith, General Ttafo Manager Of
tho Kow York, Lake Erlo 4 Western Aallway,
isspendtnK Christmas ia this city.
Vleo.trestdent George blanchard, Of tho Brio
Hallway, h..s returned FROM Europe, whero 10
has bcea sojourulng during tho !a4t four or i've
nlunths,
ltwas tho Northwestern, and not tho Rock
1silna ltou.l, III MAS mentioned III yesterdays y
Issuv, which e0y4red tho distance bet wccn
Omaha aad this city In tho transportation uf
four cnt,s Ut stlkwosms. between san Franclseo
aud New iosk. ueati,cd forshiplnont to France.
Tho Chicago Isatlroad Association. composed
OF tlpa Qeaerul Ticket and Passenger Agents Ut
tho roadB eontcrnx I'll this city, inls Its present
Senteut, uni IL now Iooklnx ug0unl ror now
, 1880-12-24
CASES DISMISSED.

Special Dtspatfh 70 The Chicago TRIBUNE.
KANSAS CRY, Dec. @@3-To.tlny, In the Grim.
lnnt Cuntt ut Jacksoh County. tho last OF twen-
ty-two indictments against. tho tra1nmen, con-
.tuctors md express nEnns employed by tha
kA,iss Clty. IT. Joseph i Council il1utTs lsa[l-
rt,au Company, w4ru dismissed. Out Ut tho cn-
thru nl'nDHr only two cltnp to tFInl, 1ns result
ltE IL M ncq.,ttna by THO Judge. utter hcHriu9
gil tho tcssilnnnv. Thv wllo|e thrKis dlsEraca.
East. Tho attorneys for tho defense hayd
hanflled the n,cn Implicated In working up tho
matter Withuut gloves.
, 1880-12-24
TURK lex.

E1fEtK AllIufr.AH.
C0SsTASTlSUrt.E, 1}cr. 2}..-A hispatct
frUm Tetlcrah reporls lint SIlesk AtNlullnh,
tha Kurdish )cntter, Is HOW III Turkey, aal
tint 1crsin de,na,ltls his surrender.
UNFUtSnEl&
UEM.1S, Dec. %a-Tlle stnry Is pronounced
tnfonns!ctt tllat Herr Wcttcntorf, tlu 1'rns-
slni, unlcina wl0 undertook The RETURN Of
Turkish ilnnnees, Ind given I'D his mission
rs II llnptlcss task, alhL would quit Gun.
stansinollu shortly
PREPARED FOR WAN.
ATHENS, Dee. observation-disclosures, prcsi-
tleht If tic Cnu'lcil md Minister If Foreign
Affairs, snys. Without absolutely refusing
arbitration before knowing tic Terms mil
minutes nf cnnccssi&m That tny possibly be
demanded of trace, iu sl,o,lt,l ,,,tlesltat-
fngty reject arbitration IL rcowniItg tho
t,uestEo,, of frontiers. LIN said Urcecp l,atl
prepared for war to nbia1n ti,e territory us-
sEglcd l,er, alll wo,tl.l rtln my risk Involved
therein.
THE GREER CiIAa1ItE1ss.
ATHENS, Dec. 2L--'rho Greek Chamber Of
Deputies passed. 10 tlIe gccOntt reading bill
to renew tho subsidy to tic Greek Navigation
Company, which Is urged by Tho Gorern-
llscl1t rs necessary, MS tic Company's steam
ers will ntTHul important facilities for tho
movement Of tr1ups md wnr materlal when
tic ti,tlo arrives fur Grcrco to take action
against Turkey. Tile Chamber nlso passed n
yotu OF thanks to tho I'lil-1felienEc Com
miltec.
Mr.. Turf, tho Deputy WHO moved tho yotc,
slated tho Committee proposed sending lneh
alsd money TO GREECE.
CAnlSET COUNCIL.
COSsTANT1So1'LE, Dec. 2:a-.A council Of
Ministers has been held to cuns1ter tho
course to bu adoptctl III tho eycnt Of pro-
posnl for tho European arbitration of the
Greek question being maIe lo tic Porte.
, 1880-12-24

TILE 1t.ASUTN WA1L
CAFE TOwS, Dec 1.-4ttdtttonnl forces
raisetl 10 suppress the l'asntos nro now Stn-
toned ut various points OIL tho frontier. *
great part OF tlio Tcinbu land has been
cleared Of rehc!s.
REPORTED nATTL1:.
LONDON, Dec. sr3.-l>onatt, Currie & Co.
hnyc q telegram tlatc,l ut Unrbal to-tlNy
which says: at Is reported tint MI action
lIas taken plnco with tho DDers at Middle
burg, a,ul tint 100 soldiers wcro Killed alld
fifty taken prisoners"
THE noEns' Fo1.cE.
LONDON, Dec. 2:l-tIlls Governor Of Natal
te1cErnpl.s front pietcrnlnritzburg to-day that
thu nnnber of beers iii Tho field IL estimated
Mt 600, but 1t Ia thought they canllot hold
together.
H. Is rl,snorctl the Doers matlc Ill attack on
the l}rttEs' camp ut I'ote;'efstroon, aud wero
rcpuscl with loss.
PROCLAMATION.
Tho Docrs nnyo Issued n proclamation, In
tho nAile Of tho Government mid V0lksrAa,l
md !,ayo written to Maj. Lanyon express
Ing respect for the Queen anh British 1lng,
ami Il desire to nvoid war, bnt n determine
tIon to assert their independence, and request
ing Maj. Lnnyun to surrender tic Govern
mcnt without resistance, Mini. l4nnyon has
Issued proclamation offering pardon to all
who Immediately Withdraw from tic mnl-
content camp.
LONDON, Dec. 23.--A telegram from Dur
bnn reports tint dispntcll-r1ders FROM Statl-
tlcrt0n to Pretoria hnye bCcn obliged to re-
turn, rs tho D0ors were patr0lllng nil the
roads. ......
Tho report of MI action at Mltlt1eburg In
, 1880-12-24
GREAT BRITAIN.

nEATII OF a. plsrl SuUisttEn NOVELIST.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-Atrs. Cross George
Eliot) tlle distinguished novelist, died ut 10
O'Clock Inst niRht. lIer death was quiet ind
almost painless. Sllo was seized with sud.
den chilli which attacked her In tlso laryrx OH
Sunday lust. SlIo Ind shortly before the Mt
tuck received several friends, walo had left
l,or apparently In good l,enltl, aIltt spirits.
Tho attncls, however, did not Eivo scrlous
causu for ularm until d o'clock lust evening.
DR.. Andrew Clark then discovered that tho
pcr'cartl[un WIS seriously affected, nliu pro-
nouncetl tlo cnsn almost hopeless. ShU
ptlssetl aWny quietly.
On tho 9th of May Inst tho deceased was
married as Miss Marion Evans to john Wni-
ter Oross, Of Weybr1dAo Surrey, II merchant.
ylCI:It0Y or INDIA.
Tho TImcs hints that tho Marquis Of ltlpon
will resign tho Viccroyalty Of India, owing
to Ills Inability to stand tho climate, a,,a
recommends tho immediate appointment Of
Ills successor. Tle 1'I,ncs suggests Lord
Uutrerln. ut present Ambassador at st. Pc
tcrsburg, rs. most fitted for tho position.
LAtIu1s TROUBLES.
-Four thousand co1licrs lit Aal,ton-untlpr-
Lyme district struck to-day for MI advance
Ut their Wagcs.
Tic Bolton and Oldham operatives anil
sptnnora llayc applied for un a4yauco OF their
wnRes.
, 1880-12-24
d STRANGE HAILllClNATION.

Hpftfdf Uis,,4!rh !o 7hs Chicago Tribune.
Pirrsnun0. Ia, Dec. 2}-wItlinm Curney, OF
Erie. IL uHter the halluclnAtlon TINT be will do
Mt "a. III. lie alleges thut he bud vision on
Sunday. In which he was told OF his approaching
dcccnsg. 1Ie iook 10 bis bed. Mlshunkh appnr-
entity healthy. aud bus hccn sinking cycr s!nco,
getting fGeblcr rs tlle time lrnws nigh. This
uoruislK lc inhl!u his will. nt1l yHB preIred for
deuth by I'lshop Mullen, tho Cuthollc Iirvlato oc
that diocese; Thu l!sllsc s full Of peupc sntch
Ing tho result. 4 dispatch ut IL o'clock eayg
Carney was still sinking ut thnt hous.
, 1880-12-24
Attacked u TAlnGc0-6IgM Indian.

Anything reluttny to ChIrle5 Irummonds, tho
Accollack xuat. u nlnru or less interesting. Ilo
hna lust ontcrod haa nth >car, Rna hls lo0t hus
twclyo mouths. liz has secured u pair at shues,
his shuuu,aker using II NJ. u last. burflx tc-
cpHt triil tu IhlltiulOrc he burst u mammoth to-
bac.s,-siyll tntn forty pieces With ha open huI,l,
thinking tho lMllntl0u lnllun wRa about tu W
tack hiul.
, 1880-12-24
SITTING BILLS RAND.

SPftMt IRpafeA to Tie ChtcH1o 1fIb4nN
OMAHA. Neh.. l1cc. .si.-Dr. Me9ttltcutuy, In
dian Agent Ut Pine ist1ge Agency, who passed
Gust this evening, report all quiet an,ong the
Red Cloud fnIlnss. ns,l tat fprty.sIx ot Sitting
bulls ln.lla1ts surrendered at tic Agency last
SATURDAY,, Alssf neuut i.0Jj tnnrG uro coming Id
surrender, ind has Unly ,slult !0j will, hlt whQ
nrc on fout aud iii yer5: nredy circumstances.
, 1880-12-24

INTERNATIONAL. MONETARY CONFERENCE.
fsnME, l1cc. @l-1t 70 stated tI.at ii l, recent
aitting 0f the Committee nn the Abolition uf
FurcMl Currency, tho Minister Of Finance
atltnl.hce'l that lia!y l.At tuknll The Initiative
IN proposing tlie assembling nf n fresh I,ter-
national Monetary Conference.
, 1880-12-24

mn active participator In the attempt against
tho life IT the Emperor Of flnssia at the
Winter 1'alacR Ur the 18th 0f FetrI'Ary lasl,
when Ten soldiers werr killed anA fnrty-int,r
wou,e, soma fatally, hy tito expIosio1, Ut
q a'lynamite nifnu undcr tho Imperial d1nlng-
hall.
, 1880-12-24
ST. t01]tS ITEMS.

81. Louls. Mo-, Dec. IA project is on foot
to Illuminate Fourth md Fifth streets Of this
city With electric light,
The Hon. Tholnna Allen telegraphs from Now
York that he has lcMHed bis now hutcl tho re-
constructed Southern, to i3rcslin & Co., Of tho
Glltgy tlutsc, New fDsk.
snow commenced falling hero nbout o'clock
THIS nsurnnK, 1ild there Is now nbuut four iuches
Oil tho ground.
, 1880-12-24
CNNSQLIilAI'I.I2,

81. PAUL, attnr., Dee. sl-Thu st. laul &
Duluth lsA,iroal bus bccn consolidated with tho
Chicago, Ut. l,aa!, minneapolis & 0maha Hail.
road President Ilsloy, of tho fornler ruatl, has
res,g1,ed, and IL succeeded by II. Il. Porter, who
IL likewise President Of thu Chlcagu, Ut, Paul,
Minneapolis 4 Uuaha Company.
, 1880-12-24

Of tho change, and It Ia said that he has for soma
t1mo ',een urging his views upon tho managers
Of tho othnr Rrrat trunk lines, It Ia stated that
there nre but fl,G nr six Ticket senpcrs in tho
nIty WIN rnrry On tho hliatucss nrenly. hut the
whnlD nnflIflnr Of persona who tn'tke n living by
thiR means ~ hotels and public places Is prOba-
big over G,Qbl,
, 1880-12-24
llILLIA1,I1S.


s1.OHSDS aTlf.t. AHEAD.
PANS, Dec. .3.-ln tho billiard mattel, TO-
night 'fgnuux mnde s57 points, W,ut Sl6sson
t0o. The totni srorc nav stu,stls: S1oss0lt,
2,l0o; Etgnaux. 2,::'5i. Tie lla.clI will CLOSE
tomorrow evening.
, 1880-12-24
BUSINESS NOTICES,

N'n would 10 moro he without 1ob~
bins Electrc snap tts,atn BY CraKtn s. Co.. Phil.
9delphl1l1 ia ottr 1nnlfly thnn wtthout d stoyo
1t Ii Eure, uni docs tta OWL work wtfh0.t thu
unln strength OF tho washwnunn. Try It.
, 1880-12-24
The Doors Declare Their Indopend-
onco, and Warn the En-
glish to Leave.
Greece Arming Rapidly While
the European Powers Talk
Of Arbitration.
Vignaux Gains, but S[osson Still
Ahead in the Billiard
Contest.
IRELAND,


IRELAND,
eE1zt1RE OF a VESSEL. LOADED WITH ARMS.
IeypoS, Dec. 1h-Tllc Customs nuth0ri-
tics yesterday SEIZED tho Norwegian slip
mouth Of the Shannon. llcr cargo Of arms
was being laNu,. * force Of marines and
artillery 'tayc ctnrgc OF tic vessel.
UNDER rot1cE SURVEILLANCE.
A number Ut young men recently from
America are under yolsce surveillance.
THE 1.Asn-I.EAuuE IN TIE NORTH.
The introduction OF tho Innd-fuaSue into
tho North. OF Ireland Inns Ind tho effect Ut
settling tho existing tenant-r1ght bortlerrrs,
villa Ind bccn q,licsccnt, nEain III motion In
some districts, aud two concurrent move
,nents arc now in progress, ono of which Is
distinct fran thu LcaAuc, although ngrceing
10 some extent with Its principles.
HENCE JONES.
THO parish priest says liz intends 10 pro-
coed ngnnst Ucnce Jones (who WIS recently
"Boyco.tc,l for libel II, consequence OF
Nj. Jones' statement to tile effect tint tho
priest had induced laborers to quit Ills cila-
poylnent.
Jones thinks llc will lsavc to avail himself
Of tic offers nf help he Inns received from all
parts Of tho Kingdom nfter Christmas.
T1InEATESrSa LETTERS.
Secretaries Of the Boycott re1luf fund have
received threatening letters,
THE TIsAvE1.sEIss' TRIALS.
TIM printers Of the p]acarls for leag,1o
meetings throughout tho country have re-
ceiycd tlfrcct1pns tn attend TIM trtnl of the
traverscr5 and tn produce tho order for the
publication OF The pacarly.
THE nAn,,fsoy.
Tim entire rarrIson In Ireland f,ocs not in-
cludc single distlnctiycIy 1rlsl, regiment.
c.t,r 1oycoTr.
Iord norhv I,na vrfttcn n thn Chairman
of thc uoycott 1,pl1cf Fund Cnmmfttco M
nrcssn,- symnnthv wifi, can't. Eoycott nnd
rou,nrntlinp NJ, orpouizntinn for his rolicf.
srAnrEp,
comnany 3f tho army service corps,
will, colu.uIssariat and passport, haye started
tor Irc1nnd.
or M ACCOUNT,
D,aIrty. Dec, s3-rho slim Juno, on
t,r 1,.nsmora ". ,,,t,, roi,,ra,.';ro,, n,I orna
mos,,,, o1'so,sto ~ rh,,,oa o,,,i ro,o,.nrs Sin
,roa 49,, t., ,o,,, .;,s.t,,oI t,, t,,,r o,,'i
hrnneht s =, - itn,"rt,,. % ..la,o ~ eho 'h ~ nn,
" unSnr -o,o,r Ilnr ,or",, ,,,oo 'H ,,o,aseorI,v
r"",oro,1 n"o srho or,ns mi ~ o"n,nnition M" ..nr,
;a|",, ~ +ba n,an,,,s storos ,t,,1ar ,,,1i,or,,
cnord ~ A'' ~s's'' ''Ne' ""eeA - ''''''s''
e'"'"' r,,c,s,,or
aro at,tt bo,rr n";'mfn"t,,rod f,r +ho Trial,
co,stn,,,,,as., laws ~ +. t,.'.,..i,t ~ ,,It.r,,
viii oIan IT, s',,,,,,,1 iii, i's,at,,tnt A'
wa "'7' ~ s"rr.v| "..' y. a',,1,a,,o
u.1,,>. No., .s,"-oan s,r r. ,,,,
aanna,, ,'ne .asa;o., n,,am.,, M f.. nv ~
tougall ilns reeelSea capleEEam 1Ioh .llo
;o"t .'iJ tae.. "u ~ .as u
It,s ~ H., T.; iii, ~
.a,,, a'u a., - .'ao VII ~ Nv
tIoo, ,,. 1.,..,.i ~. .i,a III, ,.s,.,',,.,,
ho .I"a ,eto ~ A''>' ''''' "''' p'e1''"''
wv 'o''' n,,, n,,,o,
p.. ~, rAini, ~, NE'
.,e Nv ~ ,,, w ',a
'.'e's''t!o. .bo. 10 1'io ~ n'snops n.R!S
aa en ~ '!se e'!ufts to""'as ehectttls LIZ paca-
, 1880-12-24
VARIOUS,

MONACO NAMIStiyTAnf.EH.
PANts, Dee. M.-An Influential inter-
national c0t,lmitteu ilns been rOrtle,l To en-
dcay1r to suppress tho gal:.ing-tnGles Of
Monaco.
, 1880-12-24

ST. PErEfssDUIsu, dec. 29.-'The Golos
s'ates l'lat tho Jnln,icsv arc preparing II
cordial reception for tho Kuss1au I'acIlie
squadron At fetitlU,
, 1880-12-24

Charley Ross.
Christian K. 1toss, !hr father Ut Chnrloy isosa,
WAV u un u tIsit L0 Elttsburxa Ii auutQd us aay-
, 1880-12-24
RUSSIA,

RUSSIA.
E1I1ILlyT Nouf.EsiAN AHlEsTED.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. :s}.-Aitehnelon. tho
NiAllist uublenlun arrested yesterluy, wus
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-05-20
Field BeanS.

1t is stated that a few of the western
states produce supply of white beans
sufficient for hoTe consumption, and the
amount eaten is far smaller than it
should be. No vegetable food contains
larger amount of nutriment than beans.
In the formation of muscles they are
nearly equal to any kind of meat.
Beans form a staple article of diet in all
countries noted for their thrift. The
institution of baked beans has had much
to do with the prosperity of the New
England states. Famine rarely, if ever,
occurs in countries where beans form
leading article of food. Scarcely any
crop can be produced from a given
amount of land that will supply as many
persons with food as a crop of beans.
Common field beans are easily and cheap
~ raised. The seed costs very little, and
the labor of cultivation Of it is small.
A very fair crop of beans may be raised
by sowing them broadcast in sod turned
over In May. If sowed in this way no
cultivation is required 1t is usual to
plant them IN drills on old land and to
tend the crop with hoe and cultivator
The drills may be as near together as
viii allow tbs running of a cultivator
between them. Little cultivation is re-
quired except to keep down the weeds
and grass. The plants should never be
disturbed while they are wet with dew or
rain, as the least touch will cause the
leaves to rust. The land on which beans
are planted should be of nearly uniform
character, SO that they might all ripen at
about the same time. Avery rich soil is
not necessary for the production of
good crop of beans. 1t is necessary,
however, that the land be dry. No crop
will do as well on sandy hills and knolls
as common white beans.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-05-20
Smut in Wheat.

The following explanation about this
pest of the wheat-grower will be of gen
eral interest to all who raise that cereal
1t is from the Ne,O England Farmer:
"Smut, on grain, is fungus plant
that has seeds or spores from which 1t Is
propagated. 1t is dependent upon the
sap of other plants for its support
There are many species of smut, some
of which have been studied very care
fully, and their habits are well known,
while the history of others is yet quite
obscure. Many species can be examined
only under powerful microscopes Smut,
mildew, and mold are all fungus plants
The spores, when mature, may float long
distances in the air, indeed--it is rarely
that they are not floating in all air of or
binary temperature. Wheat seed, soak
ed in brine for several hours, is usually
freed from its smut spores. Blue
stone is also used for the same purpose,
and some farmers claim that clear water
is equally etficacious in cleaning grain of
smut spores. We have practiced soak
ing few hours in brine with apparent
success. When smut takes possession
of living plant, it extends itself 10y
throwing out thread-like, dark-colored
roots among the tissues of the plant,
and through which it draws the sap,
which is thus diverted from its natural
channels and becomes the feeder of the
parasite instead Smut, III some of its
forms, is found over a large portion of
the globe, but 1t is propagated, like other
plants, by seeds It follows wherever
the plants upon which it naturally feeds
are introduced Onion smut is much
more troublesome on land that has been
infested by it III years past. A new
piece of land, in some localities, seems
the only means of avoiding loss of the
Onion crop by this fungus. The same is
probably true to limited extent regard
ing smut peculiar to wheat mad other
grains. More experiments of an exact
character are needed for settling these
points The spores are, undoubtedly,
preserved both on the seed-grain and in
the soil. Smut is of no value as food. Z"
Several years ago some one invented a
cure for this fungus. 1t was said at the
time it was caused by water standing In
the head of the wheat-plant during hot,
sultry weather. To obviate this diff
Guilty and remove the cause, it was re-
commended that light rope be drawn
across the standing grain by a couple of
men walking through it at convenient
distance apart AS the rope passed over
the grain it was agitated, and the drops
of moisture fell to the ground. We
never tried the remedy, because we never
had any smutty wheat. We reproduce
the item now, so that those who desire
can try it.