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The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20
HORRIBLE DETAILS
OF CHINESE CRUELTY

Chicago, July IA dispatch to the
Record from st. Petersburg, July II,
(via Paris, July 14), says:
The czar has received with great
emotion the dreadful details of the
down his majesty's cheeks as he read
the cablegram from Admiral Alexieff,
at Port Arthur, confirming the hor-
rible details of the assassination of NJ.
De Giers, which merely in the form of
rumors had already reached Russia.
Tho admiral declares that the Russian
envoy was dragged through the streets
by the Boxers, insulted, beaten, tor
tured, and even thrown into a great
kettle and boiled to death. The remains
We're thrown to the dogs. While NJ.
De Giers was being disposed of the
frantic mob danced around the cauld-
ron.
Nine. DeGiers Admiral Alexieff's ad-
vices declare, suffered fate worse
than death and was beaten and tor
tured with sticks until life was ex-
tinct. The legation officials are said
to have been tortured fiendishly until
death ended their sufferings.
NJ. De Giers and his legation off,
cials resisted desperately and his brave
body guard killed many of the attack
ing mob. In the midst of his tor
lures the envoy is said to have hero
ically proclaimed his faith in Christi
anity, encouraged by his wife, who
soon shared his martyrdom.
This intelligence to the relatives Of
the Russian martyr in China was ac-
companied by heartrending scenes.
Count Lamsdorf received the friends
Of the murdered ones at the foreign
otrice and unfolded to them the tragic
story. The scenes Of frenzied terror
and grief that followed were unspeak-
able. The building Of the foreign Of
fee was besieged by an excited throng
and the whole Of st. Petersburg is full
Of lamentation.
Immediately after Admiral Alexieffs
dispatch was received the czar ordered
the cabinet and council of state to go
into session at once.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20
Death Of Senator Gear.

Washington, d. c., July 14.-United
States Senator John Henry Gear Of
Burlington, Iowa, died at 4:3O a. M. to.
day OF heart failure in his apartments
at the Portland In this city. While Sem
ator Gear had been In i'll health for q
year or more, death came Mt an entire
ly unexpected time. He was in excel
lent health and spirits last night and
made engagements with some politi-
cal friends last night. Shortly before o
O'Clock last evening, accompanied by
Mrs. Gear, he went out driving with
Secretary Wilson OF the Agricultural
Department. They returned about 10
O'Clock and the senator retired an hour
later In his usual health. Shortly be-
fore O'Clock this morning the senator
summoned his confidential secretary,
Colonel X. Root, and informed hun
that he was troubled with congestion
in his chest Mrs. Gear was called and
she and Colonel Root applied some sim
pie remedies, which seemed to relieve
the senator's suffering. At 2:30 O'clock
Senator Gear complained of serious
difficulty In breathing. His condition
became critical, and his family ply
sician, DR.. Davis, was summoned. An
examination convinced Dr. Davis that
his distinguished patient was suffering
from heart trouble, and, calling Colonel
Root aside. he Informed him that SEN
ator Gear could last scarcely an hour.
About o'clock the senator seemed to
be easier, and when asked by Mrs
Gear as to his condition replied faint.
ly: Il feel n trifle better" These Were
his last words. Fifteen minutes later
he was dead.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20
The salvation ARMY COLONY.


Chicago, July 16.-A score of Saliva
ton Army members from this city will
start tomorrow for the colony near La
Junta, Colorado. Commander Booth
Tucker will leave Chicago Wednesday
evening to visit the La Junta colony.
He arrived here from the East Satur-
day night on his annual tour of inspec-
ton.
Our colonies" said Commander
Booth-Tucker, ARE young, but already
self-supporting. The object of those
colonies Is to give to the unemployed
poor an opportunity to find employ
ment and to become useful and inde-
pendent members Of society. We have
so far, three colonies. The most i'm
portant one. which includes about 1000
acres, is in the vicinity of La Junta.
The other two are located In California
and Ohio.
I'm our Colorado colony we now have
$50 men, women and children. Most of
the colonists are married. We gave
each about twenty acres Of land,
cottage, few cows and implements.
and helped them to settle down with
their families. We choose our own col
Onists, and In doing so carefully con-
slider all conditions.
I'VE are Just about to found the Sal
yation Army. Colonization Company,
which will be Incorporated in New
Jersey, and hope that we shall soon
be in n position to extend our colonial
tion plan We intend to build an or
phanage for about fifty children and
large sanitarium for consnmptive poor
in connection with our Colorado col
ouy."
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20
SUICIDEOF PROMINENT
KANSAS EDITOR

Emporia. Kas., July 15.-C. v. Esk-
ridge, editor Of the Emporia RepublI-
can. and former lieutenant governor
OF Kansas. died at his home to-day
from the effect of self-infiicted wounds.
Before he died, Mr.. Eskridge, who had
been i'll for several months. said he
knew he could not live and that he was
tired of life.
At 9:30 this morning, Mr.. Eskridge's
son, who slept 4. an adjoining room,
was awakened by pistol shot. Run
ming to his fathers room, he found the
latter grooming from wound in the
upper part of the body, and still grasp
ing the pistol with which he had shot
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20

All things die not: while the soul
lives, love lives; the song may be now
gay, now plaintive, but 1t is deathless
Mary Johnston.
Under British rule the cotton crop of
Egypt has doubled, and now amounts
to over 500,OOO,o 900 pounds year.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20
COsflY Wlleels-

1t Is said that Queen Marghe,ita has
the most beautiful bicycle in the
world. The wheels are of gold, and
the frame is richly inlaid with Jewels
and mother-of- Lady Dudley.
one OF the famous beauties of Eng
land, has white enameled wheel.
whose handles are OF ivory.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20

It's long lane that has no turn
ing, but some turn so much they waste
space.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
J. RENAUD DE vIRNNns 229

Saba de sobra que Ia inclination de
]llvira no Sc torcerfa nj Sc modificarfa
ante ninguna suerte de. considerable
nes nj ante la habilidad de ning1n
plan, y, al contrario, que su pobre hija
recibirla un golpe mortal en- ell cora
z6n 81 por ventura 6l intentara siquie-
ra privarla de 10 que constitufa, va,
pOr decirlO asf, su segunda vida.
Era, ademas, injusto prescindir vio-
lentamenta y pisotear los anhelos de
aquella, tan solo porque 6l no hubie-
ra simpatizado con el Conde dc Mai
Hot, porque, adn teniendo 6l toda la
raz0n, quisiera hacer pagar con la vida
I'M error que cualquiera otra joven hu-
biera podido cometer.
Ell senior Conde, por su parte, caini
naba sobre terreno segurO Y, como Ell
sofia decir, con premeditaci6n alevo-
STA.
Sc habfa trazado un plan en- su ce-
rebrn para contrarrestar y annlar Ia
acci6n del sefor Dermenier, v es fuer-
"a confesar que 10 llevaba q Ia practica
con sorprendente perfection
Habia decidido aceptar una por una
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
ENTRADAs DE TRAvEsIA.

La earga que para este puerto con
dujo aver el vap amer "Ponce' es la
siguiente: a Latimer y Fernandez 25
SIS maiz 50I3 bacalao 10 brls manzanas
l CT con cajas vacias. M Lomba y co
25 brls harina maiz 2I3 iamones 10 d
salahichones so brls tocino 100 sIs
maiz F-itze Lundt y co 85[3 bacalao
1913 pescada Troncoso Hermanos y co
1tl3 jamones 5 d salchichones 1913
manteca % brles harina maiz j Peru
jo y Olivia 1913 jamones 25 brls tocino
Balasquide y co 35 brls IL d tocino 25
d maizena, 20 d almid6n 10 SIS habi
chuelas 5 SIS chicharos 3 huacales jamo
mes Bolivar Arruza y co % brls tocino
Sores de Vicente y co 5 d salchichones
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
2S2 AMOR SIN NOMBRn


ola, y que habian representado para ell
primero todo Ell tempo que puede estar
en- ell inferno una persona de las con-
diciones y timbres de 6l -.
Al final de ellos, habia conseguido,
por las infuencias de sus amigos y
prOtectores, un cargo eievadfsimo: ha-
bfa sido honrado por ell Gobierno con
la representation diplomatica de Fran.
cia en- M6jico. ~.
Y habfa conseguido todayfa mas:
que ell seTior Dermenier, completamen
te convencido de su regeneration, le
abriera de par en- par las puertas de su
casa, reconociendo en- 6l, en- el Conde,
un homble de singular talento y de una
manera de ser irreprOchable. 49,.
Elvira Dermenier habfa llegado q
alcanzar la teIicidad que por tanto
tempo dese6, y 81 Conde dc Maillot el
tIinnfo mas grande de sus aspiraciOnes
amorosas y de sus diab6licos piop6si
tos.
N0vios va los dos, con Ia apr0baci0n
Y ell consentimiento del Sr. Dermenier,
ambos pensaron desde luego en- llegar a
la meta de sus mismos afanes. -.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
sALDAs DE oABorAJB.

Para los puertos que resenamos vap
amer "Vasco" con la siguiente carga:
Para Fajardo: Sobrinos de EzqCiaga
l cI ollas hierro 142 piezas y 5 atdos
barras hero 40 ltas clavos.
Para Humacao: Porto Ricau Anne
rican Tobacco co 10 G!cigarrillos Sobri
nos de Ezqu;aga d bencina Is d
petr6leO Sores de Abarca 4 tramOs 2
|piezas l CT y 2 sIs tornillos hierro.
Para Arroyo. Sores de A Mayol y
co cI hero porcelanado 80 anafes
% atdos calderos Rafael Nogueras 1
barrica vidrio 2 d tegidos G Tinaud y
co CT efectos fotografcos CT con una
alfonbra Sobrinos de Ezquiaga 100 d
petroleo F Guillermety 2 d medicinas.
Para Ponce Porto Rican American
Tobacco co 435 d cigarrillos Baquero
Y Gandara 6 d vino Sores de A Ma
yol y 60 8 d Quincalla Julian Matien
20 Ct marrones j Ochoa y Hermano
! 5 SIS gengibre Sores de Abarca co
roma hero A Lynn & hUos de Perez
Morris l c[ papel l cI marquilla Sobri
nos de Ezquiaga 27O d petroleos A vi
cente y co 10 cntos cebollas l fdo pa
pei Pieras y co 1 baul muestras M
Lomba y co 2I4 PIP vino 4 d pasas l
lta piment6n 3 SIS garbanzos cT man
tequilla 1 lta esencia anis The Cuban
and Pan American Express co bultos
varios efectos.
Para Mayaguez: Pto Rican Ameri
can co 125 d cigarrillos Cuetara Ros
y CO l fdO pieles Villar y co 1 CT ga
lletas Vidal HermanOs L fdo tegidos
Fritze Lundt y co % brls cerveza
Jefe del Preside l pqte ropa Sig
mund S Klein l CT muestras licores
A Lynn 6 hUos de Perez Morris 3 d
papel y marquillas l pqte libros l CT
tinta Sobrinos de Armas l pqte quin
Gala Pelro Giusti pqte varios efec
tos f Guillermety 1 PIP vacia
| Para Aguadilla: PtO Rican Ameri
can Tobacco 60 d cigarrillos Sores de
A MayOl y co 1 CT materiales zapate
ros Santisteban Ohavarri y co d te
gidos y sombreros l Ct visagras 4 pott S
pintura Jose G del Vale l CT calzado
jabones y otros Sores de Abarca l ba
IRA acero l CT gonna y l man6metro
NJ Roman y co l CT marrones pqte
con un nivel.
Para Arecibo Villar y co 19 tambO
res bacalao 25 cIs quesos Palacios y
co pqte papel impresO j Marcos Ba
yona 2 cIs papel impreso.
DESPACHADOS
Para Arecibo gol "Mayaguezana.'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19

OPERACIoNEs DE BUQUEs EN- PUERTO
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19

Fernandez Gauran::y co So brls tocino
Oastrill6n y Ochoa 80 brls tOcino 1913
jamones 2 atdos salchich6n A Vicente
| y co cI tociIeta cI efectos 25I3 man
teca 1I3 jamones 2 atdos salchichones
so brls tocino Finlay Brothes Sores TX
brles clavos Planas Rojo y co 1000 SIS
harina Elias Wolff..1 so brls patatas 40
brls manzanas so brls ceboIlas Baoue
ro y Gandara 80 d tocino huacales
jamones 6 d salchich6n IL atados sacos
papel so rollos alambre / 81 semillas
300 d pasta % brls harina MALI 2s &
quesos Caldas y co 50 rollos alambre
Villar y co 500 SIS harina Sobrinos de
Ezquiaga s d l baul pqte expreso 1
CT quincalleria d tinta l CT efectos es
critorio Z barras Sores de L Villamil Y
co 25 brls aceite Barcel6 Y co 2 huaca
les jamones go atdos ARGOS 20 atdos te
jamani La Liga de Detallistas 80 d.
manteca 2 d tocineta 10 SIS chicharos
5 d 10 brls tocino. Ramon Torres so
brls polvo marmol Rafael Nogueras so
SIS harina 10 d tocino % d fgalletas Q
huacales jamOnes / brl manzanas He
rrero Ortega Y co 1913 vidrieria 1 d.
lampaIeria y otros l CT tegidos y otros
Luina Helmanos y co 10 d. peras a G
datiles l cT calsup 8 cIs mantequilla s
d manteca Jose Soliveras 2 SIS habi
chuelaS 4 brls vino 3 d huevos 2 huaca
les jamones brls cerveza 4 huacalcs
platOS / atdo chocolate 25 n petroleo
2 d manteca % d rasta l huacal ba
calao Olivas y co 20 SIS harina 2 car
boyes acidO l huacal aqua soda A
Lynn e hijos de Perez Morris 3 bultos
efectOs imprenta j M Blanco V co 16
bultos l caballo Sobrfnos de Portilla
2 bultos Gonzalez Padin Hermano
2 bultos M Roman y co 3 bultos Scrs
de A Mayol y co 20 bultos j Matienzo
80 bultos Retulados 154 brls cerveza
Rotulados 134 bultos varios So d. Ger
veza Is brls tocino 200 d pasta A la
orden-M 100I3 bacalao T G 2 d. con
servas R @ G 10 d almid6n CT esper
ma 2 hcles estufas L 25 atdos tabIillas
T s n 2o3 d velas M C3 d. nociones
S r CT zapatos G r OIL d zapatos
M 10 brls grampas F MI cI efeetos
escIitorio S 0 l CT etectos escritorio
L @ $50 d quesos r F B l Euacal 2
q quincalla III F B 10 cIs quincaIla
OFB3 d quincalla G P 2 d quesos
10 d galletas 8 q dulces so SIS harina
l brl l cI toeino AZ manteca 2 brls ha
rina maiz P H 100 SIS harina l cI ro
manas Varias n1meraciones IL bultOs.
De Habana y escalas vap esp "Ciu
dad de Cadiz" Sobrinos de Ezqui aga
con carga de transitO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
ENTRADAs DE CABoTAJE.


De Arecibo bdra Salvador en- las
tire.
De Fajardo bdra "Dcs Hermanos"
con la cargo siguiente: A la orden
10000 kilOs hierro viejo % cueros de
res.
De ArecibO y ruta vap amer "Pto
Rico" con la siguiente carga: J Ochoa
y Kermano IA SIS cafe Fritze Lnndt y
co 8 baules y maleta ropa Roses y
co (Arecibo) 4oI3 bacalao Sores de L
Villamil y co 5oI3 y 5 cIs bacalo 2s
brls areLques Cuetara ROs y co S
baules muestras Helrero Ortega y co
i brl azadas atdo palas Sobrinos de
Ezquiaga 16 at1os cueros de res Es
panol y co 2I4 PIP ron.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
Vapor0S que Sc esp8ran

Berg "San Jose" SaIdra para Ma
llOrca y Barcelona en- la segunda quin
cena de Enero actual
Esp "Martin Saens"-Sali6 de Ga
narias ell dia 10 del corIiente directO
para este puerto y Seguira para Haba
ma y Veracruz.
Esp "Alava"-El 10 del actual sal
dra directamente de Liverpool para es
te puerto en- lugar del "Ram6n de La
rrinaga'.
Amer "Maria Herrera Del 10 al
90 del actual recalara a este puerto
procedente de Habana y escalas inter
medias.
Esp "San Agustin' Del puerto de
Cadiz ha ha salido ell dia 16 las dos
de la tarde con rumbo este puerto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19

Para Arecibo gol "Mayaguezana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
OAMBIoS

Sobre Londres $50 a $8.1731por
GsIv
=" Londres. So a 500 por e sTv
+" New York. 5 673 p. SP.
Paris. -. 5 81 63 p, 3 p.
Ma dridy
Barcelona s 274 p SP
BIZ LETES DE LOS ESTADOs UNIDOs
DE AMERICA
Las Operaciones verifcadas con este
papel obtienen ell tipO de 66 p. 8
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
Ninguna
MERoADo DE FRUTo s
AZUCAR

COrtaS exiStencias tenemos de este
dulce, pero en- breve tempo llegaran
algunas partidas, pues los preparativos
para la nueva zafra Sc estan practican-
do en- algunas haciendas de esta juris-
dicci6n.
CAFE
Las pequefas partidas que llegan al
mercado de este grano, obtiene los
siguientes precios:
Hacienda escogido S 25
Pil6n $223
Corrientes limpios S 81
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
sALIDAs DE TRAvE STA

Para Ponce vap amer "Ponce" des
pachado por batimer y Fernandez con
carga de transito:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
TABACO

Los preciOs para este artfculo estau
en- relaci6n con la clase y calidad del
mismO, y las existencias son regulares.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
RON

Las existencias que hay en- poder de
los almacenistas de dicho fquido, son
gedidas a los tipOs de IA y rs centavos
Gallon, prueba 27o.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19

TRAVESIA
Maryland pendientc
San Jose Mallorca y Barcelona
Gertrude A Bartlett descargandO
Ciudad de Cadiz cargando
Sc encuentra ademas en- nuestro
puerto ell vapor americana siguien-
te: carbonerO Caesar"
UABOTAJE
Rapido Ponce
Elena Agdlla y Mayaguez
Deseada pendiente
Ala Blanca NaguabO y HumacaO
Borinquen pendiente
Proyidencia Fajardo
Carmen Vieques
Salvador pendiente
Dos Hermanos pendiente
Pto Rico cargando
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-19
MAIZ

Las existencias de este artfculo son
bastantes cortas, y 4 causa de la esca.
yes del mismo los precios tiepen mu-
cha variaci6n.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-12
Rational Diet for Chickens.

If it is desired to create a glossy plumage for exhibition purposes, little millet and sunfower seed may also be thrown occasionally into the scratch pile. Bright red combs and wattlcs come with good health, and are found among laying hens. Good health comes IS a result'of good sanitary conditions, pure feed, fresh water, and cleau quar- ,ers. Corn is very wholesome article of debt for chickens. at times. and un- der certain circumstances. But the common practice is 10 use it to the eX- clusion of all other forms of food. Wheat is by far the best grain, and is always permissible.-Ru World.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-12
Bruins Lonely Voyage at Sea.

The Norwegian steamer Ceylon has lately arrived in port, after voyage of 23 days from Bilboa, Spain, with a cargo of iron ore. Capt. Hansen told the pilots that he had encountered numerous ice bergs. On one occasion he altered his course to avoid one of the great noun tains of ice. Soon afterward fog set tied down, and when it lifted the berg was so close on the bow that collision seemed inevitable. Squatting upon his launches, at the very point Of the berg where the vessel would have struck, was a huge polar bear. The man at the wheel by quick work managed to turn the steamer in time to avoid a smash up ard, as he giided by, the bear or the berg gave a howl of disappointment. Evidently he had been imprisoned as long as he wanted to be, for wien he saw his last chance of escape slipping away from him he plunged into the wa ter and swan toward the ship. His legs were no match for steam, however, and he was compelled to give up the chase. The last seen of him he had climbed upon the berg again and was waiting for something to happeR.-Philadelphis Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-12
Catching Salmon tn Scotland


 To form an approximate estimate of the sums disbursed by the renters of salmon fishings is difficult matter, but, leaving out the money paid for salmon 1is4ing included in a shooting rent, the money paid for salmon fishing. together with the incidenla. expenses incurred, may be put down at fSO,0Co, not one penny of which would Sootiard see if there were no salmon fishing. have arrived at this sum in a rounda- bout sort of way, but believe il is under the mark. Thus, when l first began 10 fish on my own account in the early cos, l could rent a month on fairly Cood stretch of water for from G40t, < 60, the services of giIiie being usual iy included in the rent. For that outlay l used to average as nearly as possihl; ? fish for every sovereign: my worst month, which cost 2 45, was I6 fish: my best sS for9 B. and both of them were on the Dee About 1867 the rents began to rise ana fish were costing ne qultc tive shi.iiGgs each, which speedily went to five pounds head, until, from 1873 up 10 the present, angling rents have increased by leaps ard bounds. forcing me to retire-for as anglers became more plentiful good angling became scareer, and nowadays it may be reck- oned that fish cost the catcher quite ( 10 each.-Chamhers' Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-12
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

American and Australian butter is rapidly crowding the German article from the English market.
 The production of prunes is increas- i ing rapidly in Oregon, the annual shipment Of the dried fruit now amounting to 500 cars.
 i The production of soap in Great Britain is about 45,OOO tons per week, of which between 5000 and 4,000 tons are made i'll London.
 1 America sells nearly three times as much as she buys; Germany buys over
 Z 50,O00,O00 worth more every year than she sells; while Great Britain last year actually bought twice as much as she sold.
 | Were it not for matter floating in i suspension in sea water-minute liv- ing organisms and air bubbles due to the breaking of the waves, all of which reflect light-the ocean, looked down into, would be as black as the black est dyestuff, for in that case none of the suns rays, having once penetrated it, would return to its surface.
 Alcohol and vinegar are effective -an- tidotes for carbolic acid poisoning, New York doctor announces. What ever quantity of the poison has been swallowed, four times as much whis- Ky or five times as much vinegar should be administered immediately No oil of any kind should be given. Thus treated early enough" he adds. "all cases will recover"
 That consumption does not run in families, but does run in houses, is the theory of Sir Richard Thorne, who ad- dressed the London Medical society re- gently. Refuse to live on a damp subsoil,' was his advice; until people ceased to live under unfavorable con ditions, they need hope for little diminution in the consumption death rate. The improvement of sanitary appliances had, in the last 45 years, reduced that rate nearly 50 per cent.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-05-12
RESULTS OF CROSSING.
The Use of Scrubs ns q Foundation Has Retarded Progress Wher.
 ever It Has Been Tried.

Any farmer who will use scrub hens and begin with them as foundation for improvement will lese year or two by so doing, as he can get fowls or eggs of pure breeds at such small cost that 1t will be really extravagant to retain the scrubs. More effort has been made in Improving scrub fowls than with large stock, but nothing Of importance has been gained thereby. On the contrary. the use of scrubs as a foundation has retarded progress. The farmers must first get rid cf the supposition that crossing breeds is an advantage. If they should Judiciously cross, knowing what they are doing, they might prob ably accomplish something, but as it is they dc more harm by crossing rlan is expected. For instance, let the farms have two breeds-Piymouth Rocks and lIamburgs. The first he finds an ex- cellent market fowl, we'll up to the aver age as layers, hardy and adapted to nearly all climates. The Eamburgs will lay more eggs than the Plymouth Rocks (mcstly in summer), but are
 
 if we can combine the productive ca pacity of the Hamburgs with the hardi- ness of the Plymouth Rocks, the farmer considers that he will have 8 superb cross. He dces not stop to consider that the breeders have crossed in every possible manner to get the same results, and that the pure breeds are themselves crosses that have been fixed ir charac- teristics; nor does the farmer consider that 50 farmers in every 100 have done just what he is aboub to do. So he makes his cross, and gets birds that do not lay as we'll as the Hambures, are not equal to the Plymouth Rocks in any respect, will not endure severe winters, and which are of all colors and sizes. Then he ceases, as he makes no careful note of the cross, neglects the birds-be- cause they have become scrubs, his in- terest in pure breeds has passed, and he is on the down grade to ruin, so far as keeping poultry for the best results is concerned.-Farm and Preside.