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put that back" cried Willie.

Uncle Joe had just saved enough money
from some hauling he had done to finish pay
ing for his horses The amount was $5O.
Like so many careless and honest farmers, he
had put the money simply in tin box upon
the mantelpiece. Next day he meant to 60
and pay it out
Suddenly, little before dark, lie and his
wife were called to go to a sick neighbor.
Willie was left alone in the house. He was
a brave boy, though, and was not afraid.
He ate his supper in the kitchen. Then he
took down his gun and cleaned 1t and loaded
it to help pass away the evening. He heard
footsteps and thought it was Uncle Joe, but
it was not. A great, fat, wicked-looking
tramp opened the door and walked in. He
went directly to the tin box upon the mantel-
piece, took out the money, and was slipping
it into his pocket.
"Put that back" cried Willie.
The tramp laughed.
~ see the money put into the box, and I've
been a-watchin my chance to get at it ever
sence. Dye s'pose I'd let such chance slip
to make a good haul! You must be green if
you do. But say, hain't you got nothin' to
eat about the ranch! II yhave, dish up
suthin,' an be lively about it"
> s.Iu see what can find, sai4 Willie. and
went into the kitchen, utting the door after
him. He was half wild. His first thought
was not for himself, though, but for Uncle
Joe's hard-eafned money, and how to save it.
An idea struck him that was like an in
spiration.
II will set the bear trap, and see If can't
catch him in that" he said to himself.
Quickly and noiselessly he got the heavy
trap. He pried open its great jaws with an
iron bar, just as Uncle Joe had shown him to
set it. Then he hid the bar outside. The
kitchen floor descended step from the sitting
room; whoever entered it from the door there
would step down heavily. In breath or
two more Willie had dragged the trap in
front of the door. He got together few
things to eat upon the table hurriedly. Then
he shaded the candle so that its light would
not fall upon tho trap when the thief opened
the door, He would thus step down into it
without seeing it, and get caught 1t was
Willie's only hope. His heart beat so that
you could have heard it. He called the
rascal and told him supper was ready.
But Willie himself ran outside the kitchen
door for safety. In a moment he heard a
yell of pain, and muttered curses. The thief
was caught!
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A Patent Butter Powder Fraud.

A little sharp practice is being played In
Ohio in sections not counted exactly DAIRY
districts. OF late the farmers there have ~
ceived letters from various parts OF the state
asking IL anything was known among tns
creameres about patent" whereby dairy
man, by a certain manipulation OF the cream
and the adding of little "harmless powder"
could increase the yield Of butter from 70 TO
$50 per cent. over that made by the usual
methods, etc, and, further, stating that II "
were all right, they could buy the right OF
their county for $500.
The process, as explained in the letters.
something like this The cream Is divided
into two parts, one warmed just enough TO
churn, and the other quite hot These two
are then put into the churn, and with them
one-third of their bulk of "strippings' and
"harmless powder" said to be specially
ground fine SALT Butter color is then added,
and the whole churned. In six minutes the
mass comes. The cheese in the milk, by the
action of the powder, has been converted into
butter The buttermilk il worthless, and
looks very much like whey. at looks to me-"
continues the writer, "as though there were
big money IN it,"
This patent is very thin" to those who
have experimental with it, and this "harin-
less powder" is, no doubt, fine salt; but at the
same time it is probably thoroughly filled
with rennet extract. When the cream 70
made very warm, as by this plan, it would
show large increase in weight when
churned, as the butter would be heavily
charged with casein; but il salt and rennet
were both added there would be the slight
chemical action of the salt, and the powerful
coagulating influence of the rennet; and II
the mass was kept agitated for six minutes
there is no reason why there should not be
batch of yellow something which would
look like butter, and which also would weigh
out at the rate Of from twelve to fifteen
pounds per 100 pounds Of milk
It does seem strange that any man should
be humbugged into paying $500 for the
county right to make. butter out OF cheese
curd, and that there is q gain OF from % to
$50 per cent. i'll butter product over any
hitherto discovered improvement. 1t is, after
all, the old story in new dress-an attempt
to get money without work, to get something
for nothing. Michigan Farmer.
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Turkaxn In California.

A great demand for turkeys has sprung
up, it is said, among the vineyardists OF Cali
fornia. It has been found that for destroy
ing slugs and other insects that prey upon
the foliage Of the vine, an old hen turkey
and her flock of young are worth more than
a hired man. The turkeys grow, fatten and
thrive upon the food thus obtained, not Only
keeping the vines free from insects, but at the
same time fattening the nselves for market,
paying double profit, with no charge either
for support or wages.
This, from an exchange, sounds all very
fine But won't the turkeys eat the grapes,
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SACK HOLDER.

these, holes an inch apart are bored large
enough to admit nail, as seen over
C c. Four pieces, B B B, OF
2-inch stuff fasten the uprights G c
to the board A, II inches apart, as
shown. Two pieces 1x2 inches and 10
inches long, and two others lx2 inches and 4
inches long, are then nailed together 30 as to
leave a hole 1x2 inches in the middle. Into
each Of these drive two headless wrought
nails, Sharpen these and bend them up
wards; put these "heads" on the uprights as
shown at D, and in each bore hole to CORE
spond with the holes in the uprights; insert
nall hang the sack on the nails; and lower or
raise the "heads" to suit your convenience or
the length of the sack.
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when there Is too much growth OF vines, =
they tear their hands, the work Of picking y
harder, and the result Of the days work y
less profitable
Notwithstanding the fact the most success.
full boys, a. rule, arc those located whsrs
they can be readily flowed, and those pro
tscted from the ravages Of insects and injury
by frost, yet there are some notable excep
tions to the rule. There are dry boys under
cultivation on Cape Cod, comprising hundreds
Of acres, that have produced well for years,
escaping both frost and fire-worm. james
Webb.
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SHOULD RETURN TO WORK.
Decision in the Keene Bros Troubles
With Their Employees.

Decision in the Keene Bros Troubles
with Their Employees.
LYNN, Mass, July l9.-The conference
between Keene Bros the representatives Of
Districts II and Sc, General Secretary DAILY
of the New England Lasters' union, Secre-
tary Leach of the Lynn Lasters' union and
the national executive board and Grand
Master Workman Powderly at Philadelphia
OH Friday resulted in the decision by Mr..
Powderly and the executive board that the
employees of Keene Bros. should return to
their work in Skowhegan and Lynn under
the agreement made by Keene Bros. with
the Knights of Labor of districts u and Sc.
This is final settlement of the whole mat
ter, inasmuch as Keene Bros agreed to leave
the settlement of the controversy to Mr..
Powderly and the executive board. The
firm resumes business to-day, and will dis
charge all objectionable parties.
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Things to Do and to Know

Corn is laid by this month.
Deep blowing Injuries corn after it begins I
joint.
1t takes $50, 900 bushels Of wheat to suppl
the mills of Minneapolis for one week.
A car load of corn was lately shipped fro
Nebraska to Chicago which was sold at I
latter city for 8 less than the freight, q
the owner had to pay the balance.
A poultry journal in San Francisco is cal
The California Cackler.
"Basswood" honey is hereafter to be kn
In Canada as "Linden" honey.
Twenty thousand dollars worth of
arc sent to London every year from the
town of Looz in Belgium.
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FARM GARDEN
Wvnu.lOtiO Fowls.

Probably the Wyandotte fowls stand at the
heads OF those breeds combining use and
beauty both. They have yellow skin and are
heavy chickens for market
A farmer who wanted to indulge little In
fancy breeding, and at the same time get his
money back, could not do better than to dip
into the Wyandottes. They have beautifully
laced hackles and saddles, sold black tails,
white breasts heavily laced with black mo
spansles), and wings which when folded show
the much coveted duck wing or bars OF
black. They arc low, medium sized. Comb
with well defined spike. Comb, wattles and
ear lobes a deep, rich red; lsgs-smsoth and
yellow They are exceptionally hardy,
standing our severe winters fully ~ weA as,
II not better than, any other breed. They
mature very early. Pullets often commences
laying when Ave months old.
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Crop Promise.

WHEAT-Winter wheat, good crop on
the whole; considerable increase over the
area harvested last year; little blowing up:
poor crop and smaller area in the south; best
crop in California; poorest in Kansas; proba-
BILE aggrega yield 295, OOO, 900 bushels against
or. 600. 900 in 1885. Decrease in area of spring
wheat; considerably injured by drouth and
blight; probable yield 14O,OOO,OOO against
l45, 900, 600 in 1885. Total crop 435 900
bushels.
OATS.-Slight increase in acreage; consider
ably injured by drouth and insect pests;
probable yield 6O0,OOO,O 900 bushels against
6e9, OOO, 900 in 1885.
RYE AND BARLEY.-Slight increase IN
acreage of rye; grown chiefly for grain in the
north and pasture in the south; slight increase
in production; considerable increase in area
of barley, especially III Kansas. Minnesota,
and the Pacific coast. An excellent crop,
CoRN.-Acreage about the same; good
stand; outlook good for fine crop.
observation-disclosures of area in New Eng
land owing to the low prices and rot; earY
p0tatoes a heSxr crop; late promising .
pecially in the west.
GRAss.-Large increase in acreage, sup
planting potatoes in New England; much
greater cultivation Of tame grasses in the
west and south; considerable increase in
clover; a heavy hay crop, injured somewhat
by drouth. Pastures good
TOBACCO AND HoPS.-Slight increase in
area of tobacco; prospects fair. Decrease in
hop area; crop generally excellent; late re-.
ports of threatened destruction by insects and
"honeydew" in New York.
CorroN-Sight decrease in old states more
than counterbalanced in the new, mainly in
Texas; condition lower than in 1885,
FRUIT Outside New England apples likely
to be only a fair crop; young fruit dropping
excessively everywhere; generally the "bear-
ing" year poor crop in the south; muchinjury
to orchards by winter cold and spring frosts
in the Ohio valley and northwest. Pears q
poor CROP Peaches below an average. Straw
berries too plentiful for profit. Other small
fruits good crops:-Rural New Yorker.
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SEVEN KILLED

In . Railroad Accident Near Columbus
Tho Names. '.~
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July ala wreck &C.
Cured about seven miles from Columbia,
on the Decatur division Of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad. The Columbia accom-.
mediation collided with an engine, resulting
in the death of Henry E. Lanman, engineer;
Bob Brown, fireman; Monroe A. Wilson,
baggage master; A. B. Robinson; Pat King,
engineer; L. Beach, fireman, and Thomp
son, section boss.
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LABORERS KILLED.

An Engineer Charged with Man Laughter
Because of y Collision.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, July 2l.-The Boston
and New York express train collided with
gravel train near the elevator at Bridgeport,
and bad accident resulted. Two italian
laborers were killed and two more taken
from the debris with fatal wounds. The
engineer of the express train, E. Slayb
did not heed the danger signal and was
taken in custody charged with manSlaughter.
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FIRST BLOW AGAINST DAWES.

Henry Cabot Lodge Preferred for the
Convention Chairmanship.
BosToN, July 1.-THE Republican state
committee held short session here and de-
cided to have the state convention at Bos-
ton, Sept. 22, in fremont Temple. Henry
Cabot Lodge was chosen to preside at the
convention, in disregard Of the protests of
the Dawes men, who insisted that the prec-
edent in favor of calling on the retiring
senator should be followed. This is con-
sidered the first brush in the SENATORIAL con-
test of next winter, and the Opposition to
Mr. Dawes is on top.
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Willie ran around to the other room and
brought his gun.
"Throw me that money" said Willie.
The thief dragged himself over towards the
candle He was going to burn the bank bills
"If you do, I'll Shoot" said Willie, aiming
his gun. Throw me that money"
The fellow saw that it was all up with him.
Cursing frightfully, he threw the money to-
wards the boy, who secured the precious
packet in his pocket
The next thing was to stand guard over his
prisoner This the brave fellow did, hour
after hour, till Uncle Joe and his aunt came
home.
Owe caught something in the bear trap"
said Willie 81 was bound to save your
money, Uncle joe"
Next day they took the big wicked prisoner
to town, and he was sent to states prison.
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COws and COrncObs.

One thousand pounds Of dry corncobs will
burn down to four and one-half pounds OF
ash, and of this two and one-half pounds will
be pure potash. The fact that cows often like
corncobs may be due to the potash they conf
tain, and which may serve to correct disor1
dered digestion.
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sons and daughters
or wife, or even a
hired man, conve
nient to hold it
open for him.
W. D. sawyer,
away out in Colo
RADIO, who must be
q bachelor, invent
ed the convenient
device.
It is made of a
piece Of board, A,
2x8 inches and 30
inches long, and
75wo pieces OF scant-
J ling Ike inches and
~ inc b es lon
planed smooth. For
half the length of
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ANTI-SELF-SUCKER.

With this frame about her the animal can
not reach her head around to her headquarters
at all. Around the self-sucker's neck put the
wooden collar A. Around her body, just
back of the forelegs, strap strong leather
band. C. Now take second strap, B, fasten
it to C, bring it in front, fasten it to A at ID,
then take it back to the other side and attach
II oooiD tO T.
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To Keep Cow From Self-Sucking.
Mr.. ]. H. Staplin has invented a sort OF
yoke to keep a COW from sucking herself that
il very effective. It Is better than a leather
strap with nails in 1t over the nose, for that
tears the cows bag and teats.
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Charade Q.

My first is the foe of rats and mice,
My next you'll meet with in fair;
My third of various form and price,
Oft decorate a lady's hair;
MY whole in foreign climes is said
To form a mansion for the dead.
1.-THE first syllable of the answer to this
charade Is .'catn1
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PAIR OF WYANDOTTE FOWLN
The farm boys and girls will find II fas-
cinating work to rear flock Of beautiful,
pure blooded Wyandottes They could sell
enough eggs and breeding fowls at high
prices to make them a snug lot Of spending
money.
The Wyandottes are pretty enough to live,
il they had no other good qualities. But they
are excellent winter layers besides. The eggs
average eight to the pound in weight.
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Homo Made Bae Holder.

Homo Made nag Holder.
The Rural New Yorker furnishes the fol-
lowing convenient device for holding bag
open when man wishes to fill it and has no
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For sale b, II. 6. Day, Bradford. Vt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-12
Civilizing the Indians.

In his annual report the commissioner
of Indian affairs says that the Indian race
has taken firmer step in the march to
wards civilization the past year. The es
Inmates for Indian service have been re
duced from s7.32s, 049 in lS>G TO S5,60S SIS
in lso1. The commissioner thinks it would
be better for the civilized Indians TO
divide their land in severalty, allotting
100 acres to each head OF family and 80
acres TO each MINOR child. The large sur
plus remaining should toe sold 20 actual
settlers and the proceeds applied TO the
improvement OF the allotments of the
poorer Indians. Speaking OF the surplus
land in the Indian territory, he says that
if all the Indians in the country were
living there each one could bc given 1868
acres. He says n United states court
should be established in the Indian ter
ritory. The commissioner thinks be has
cleared out the dishonest suOordinates
from the service.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-12
JUD CROUCH AGAIN.
ABetrayed Girl Kills Herself.

Jennie Farley Of jackson, n girl who has
ieen employed at the Hibbard house for
Jhe past month and who was formerly
Employed at the Hurd house as dining
foom girl died the other morning from
lhe effects of morphine poisoning. There
is a mystery about the case which the
officers are investigating. The girl left
the Hibbard house saying she was going
TO Detroit and had her trunk sent TO the
depot. That evening she took supper
with lady friend and later went TO the
Stowell house, engaged room and asked
TO be called at O'Clock the next morning.
She was called but did not respond. When
the door was forced open she was found
lying on the floor in her night clothes with
apihow over her head. DR.. White
was called and found her suffering
from narcotic poisoning. After con
siderable effort she was restored to con
sciousness. She stated that she had taken
two grains capsules of morphine, but re.
fused 10 say where she got it. She con
tinued TO improve until about morning,
when she began sinking, and died as stated
above. From appearance she was enciente.
male companion she had had, and suspi-
cion naturally fell on him as the cause of
her condition and the ultimate cause Of
her death, and a thorough investigation
will Toe made. A post norton examination
Of the body was made, when all the organs
we're found in healthy condition except
as affected by the poison she had taken.
A fully developed fGtus was found of
about five or six months. Jud Crouch was
seen nj the old homestead 10y Mrs Beebe
hou, ekeeper at the Hibbard house, and T..
l.. Smith, and it is reported that he gave
them $40 towards paying the funeral ex-
penses. The girl had lived at the Crouch
house and at Dan Holcomb's previous TO
going TO the Hurd house. Before leaving
the Hibbard house Jennie showed Mrs.
Beebe a letter which intimated that if she
revealed the writer he would make her
trouble, but she did not disclose the sigma
ture. She burned a lot of letters before
leaving, and it is supposed that this was
among them. She studiously avoided
giving the name OF her betrayer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-12
From Prison 10 Riches.

Sam $. Payton, convict sent from De
troit on n sentence OF five years for bank
robbery, was dismissed on expiration Of
rentcnce on the Both ult. What makes the
case Of interest is because Payton is n
grandson of Commodore Perry, and also
that he drops his convict's suit to enjoy a
fortune left him by the death of relative
in New York city, variously estimated at
from s,5,O TO $4,000.
Payton is "a handsome-appearing man,
with good conversational powers. In
fact, while the cracksmen were breaking
into the safe in Detroit, on the burglary
for which he was committed, Payton was
in the presidents private Office engaging
his attention by conversation, ana the
feint that he had some bonds which ho
wished 70 negotiate.
Seymour w. Bunyea and Porter ID
Haskell OF Michigan, have been pr omoted
from fourth assistant examiner, q, 200, to
third assistant examiner, at n salary OF
sl,400. Charles ii. Lane of Michigan has
been appointed to be fourth assistant e1-
aminer in the patent Office under civil
service rules. Salary. sl.coO.
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THE STATE.
SCORE ANOTHER FOR DETROIT.
Joseph Mccune Fired Upon by aHalf-Wittsd
Brother in law in His Own House.

A terrible tragedy was enacted on the
evening OF election day at the residence of
Joseph McCune on Indian avenue, about
two blocks north of Fort street, Detroit.
The premises consist of a small cottage
comfortably furnished, and were occupied
by McCune, his wife and two children. At
the hour named the head of the family
was in "A bedroom with a young child when
"A rap was heard at the door. McCune
came out 20 see who was there, and at the
same time cautioned the caller not To
make any noise so as not to awaken the
baby, which was asleep. He had scarcely
put his foot into the dining room when the
report of pistol was beard twice in sue
cesSion and he exclaimed: II am shot!n
The assailant rushed out of the house and
waited for the appearance of McCune who
followed him He fired two or three more
shots in succession at him without effect,
but he had done his fatal work. The
shooter was recognized rs Francis
Shievers, brother-in-law of McCune's,
and disappeared in the darkness inn
medately aftcrward After the
shooting McCune put his hands
to his breast and rushed out
of the house as if in pursuit of the assas
sin. He went TO the next door cottage,
owned 10y Edgar Aldrich, and opened the
door saying that he had been shot He
fell on the floor and then walked into "A
bedroom and threw himself on the bed.
Mrs. Aldrich came to his assistance and
found him in a dying condition. She
notified the neighbors, and messenger
was sent for a physician, who arrived
soon after, and on making an examination
found that McCune had been shot twice in
the abdomen. One of the balls penetrated
through TO the back and was extricated
by the physician. Another physician was
also summoned, but McCune fingered only
about two hours when he died. Father
Clark, c. - s. r., of the Church OF the
Most Holy Redecmer, administered the
last rites Of the Catholic church to the
dying man shortly before he breathcd hi,
last
Tho deceased was about p years of age
and leave, two children He was employed
as dairyman for Daniel scotch and was
known as a very quiet man, who was
highly thought of in the neighborhood.
The shooting created intense excitement
in the community, which was increased
when the death of McCune became known.
\ number of friend, of the deceased man
went in pursuit of the guilty man, who
was traced through the neghborhood,
but track of him was lost
Anumber of relatives and acquaintances
of Shievers says he is haifwitted and not
responsible for his acts. He Is known 10
act strangely at times, and of late his
peculiar conduct has boen the subject Of
much remark. His mother says that about
fourteen years ago while working in a
mill he was struck in the head by "a slab
and suffered injuries. since which time he