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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
DESTROYING the Wire Worm.

Ohio Experiment Station: The par
ent of the wire worm is an entirely
different insect from that of the white
grub. In this case, the fully developed
insect being the slender, brownish
beetles, known as swapping beetles on
account of their habit, when placed
upon their backs, of throwing them
selves into the air with a slight snap
and turning over and alighting upon
their feet. Their life history is very
much the same as that of the white
grub. These are also grass feeding
insects, but while the white grub is
more usually found upon higher lands,
which the female seems to select for
place to deposit her eggs, the snap
ping beetles. or skip-jacks, seem to
prefer the lower, cooler and damper
lands. 1t is for this reason that the
lower lands are more often affected
by this pest, and it frequently occurs
that the patches of black soil among
clay will be more especially subject to
infestation. While it would seem that
the harder and more compact body of
the wire worm would be less suscept
IDLE to climatic influences, neverthe-
less, we find no more practical proven
ton of the occurrence of this pest than
the fall blowing of sod lands, and, as
with the white grub, it is quite prob
able that late fall or winter blowing
will be preferable. While this does
not. in all cases, insure absolute free
dom from the attacks of these insects.
there seems a stronger probability of
their ravages another year being pre-
vented in this way than by any other
known to us
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
Loss from the SHUTS.

Some attempts have been made to
compile estimates OF the loss from
smuts in the different states. The es-
Inmates put the loss to farmers every
year at tens of millions Of dollars. Few
farmers that suffer from the presence
of smuts realize II. The heads that
are smutted are stunted and do not
show above the others and some OF
them never get out Of the eheath. So
the farmer fondly dreams that he has
no smut in his fields ito amount to
anything" This loss is one that
should not be accepted as a matter OF
course. The process (dipping) for get
Ing rid OF smut Is well-known and
should be universally applied.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14

The true bud worm (Heliothis
rhexiae) occurs in the more southern
portions of the tobacco-g growing re-
gions, but has not been noted in tobacco
fields north of Maryland. The adult
insect is small, greenish moth. The
larva or caterpillar of this moth is
nearly always found in the bud of the
tobacco plant about the time the plant
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14

1t will be noted that the greateSe
gain was made by the lots having
corn-meal as q part Of the ration, the
pumpkin-fed lot being in the lead.
The least gain was made by the lot
receiving only milk and raw pumpkins.
The table shows there was range
in daily gain from liz pounds In the
lot fed raw pumpkins to 2.26 POUNDS
in the lot receiving corn-meal IN con-
nection with raw pumpkins. We also
see there was but little difference IN
lot gain and average daily gain where
pumpkins were fed cooked or raw.
Again, the highest market value was
from the lot fed raw pumpkins ana
corn-meal. Close to this lot in value
are the lots fed cooked pumpkins ana
corn-meal; corn-meal, and corn-meai
and bran. There was but little differ
ence in the cost of the food for these
lots. the -meal-brain ration being
the highest.
The lot fed raw pumpkins and milk
brought in the least money, but the
cost OF food was less by half than any
of the other lots. Estimating the COST
for each pound of gain we hnd the
raw-pumpkin lot produced a pound OF
gain at cost of only 239 cents, while
all the other lots required over 3 cents
worth of food to produce one pound OIL
gain, and the corn-bran ration cost
over cents per pound. The highest
cost to produce pound of gain was
in the apple-pumpkin ration, where
AGA cents of food was required to pro-
duce once pound of gain. This was
due to the price of apples. The lat
ter, even at the low price of 10 cents
per bushel proved less economical as
food for feeding these pigs than any
of the other rations, and where they
were used in connection with pump
kins the average profit for the Whole
period was but SO cents for each pig.
All things considered, the lots fed
pumpkins, either raw or cooked, In
connection with corn-meal, produced
| the greatest profit, and at least cost
for each pound gain, live weight
Prof Burkett of the experiment sta
ton draws the following conclusions:
1. The cooking Of pumpkins does
not increase their feeding value.
2. When pumpkins are available
for pig feeding they can be fed most
economically in connection with corn
meal
8. While raw pumpkins fed in con-
nection with milk produced a pound OIL
gain at small cost, SO few pounds were
produced it is advisable to feed corn
meal with them.
4. Apples, even at the low price OF
10 cents per bushel, are not an econom-
ical food for pigs.
5. Bran is not desirable as food
for pigs, even If fed with corn-meal
This is further considered in the fol-
lowing experiment.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
horticultural Observations.

An apple grower in Pennsylvania
tells about a hail storm that swept
over his orchard when the fruit las
only partly grown. Where a hail stone
struck an apple a little hard knot
formed that seemed to extend to the
core. 1t ever remained a blemish on
the apple. While the rest of the ap-
pie would color up, the spot hit by
the hailstone remained green in color.
Have any readers of the Farmers Re-
view had like experience?
A cherry grower says that If sweet
cherry could be produced that would
prove remunerative it would take the
market. But the sour varieties are
the only ones that can be depended
on to give good crops. 1t is the same
condition of affairs that confronts us
in the growing of almost every other
kind of fruit. The varieties of inferior
quality have the most profit in them
simply because they can be depended
on to give fair crops every year.
It is not possible to inspect fruit in
the same way that grain is inspected.
When a barrel of apples has been head
ed up, the apples having been pressed
down as much as possible, it would be
very destructive to the apples to have
them opened and exposed to the bruis-
ing of repacking. depressing and re-
heading. Nevertheless, the laws should
be stringent enough to protect both
the purchaser and the grower. Much
OF the rascality complained of in the
handling Of fruit is due to the repack-
ing by men that retail the fruit.
The question of what is the best
apple to evaporate is being considered
by some of our growers. To some ex-
tent 1t partakes of the nature Of the
question, What is the best apple for
market?" In other words, 1t cannot
be answered except with good deal
of modification. II good-havored ap-
pies are used the consumption OF the
evaporated product will be stimulated.
but such good product cannot be put
on the market at as low a price as
can fruit like the Ben Davis. The ideal
apple for evaporation is a number two
or three of the first quality apples.
That takes all but the best OF those
varieties OF the market, and at the
same time does not lessen the quality
Of the evaporated product.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
o.,r,rhs. Are ro,rr.mou..

Otriches are polygamous. one male
having several wives. The females In
each family lay their eggs in one nest.
and 60 OF sporting while the male re-
mains at TIE nest to do the hatch
ing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRiCULTURiSTS.

Some Up-to-Dato Hints About Cuitiva-
tion of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, Yitiouiture and Fioricul-
turc.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
An Unstable Craft.

Every day find people trying to ex-
temporize way from earth to heaven.
They gather up their good works and
some sentimental theories, and they
make raft, showing it from the shore,
and poor, deluded souls get on board
that raft, and they go down. The fact
is that skepticism and infidelity never
yet helped one man to die. l invite all
the ship carpenters of worldly philoss
ophy to come and build one boat that
can safely cross that river. l invite
them all to unite their skill, and Boil
ingbroke shall lift the stanchions, and
Tyndall shall shape the bowsprit, and
Spinoza shall make the maintopgal-
liant braces, and Renan shall go to
lacking and wearing and boxing the
ship. All together in 10000 years they
will never be able to make boat that
can cross this Jordan. Why was it that
Spinoza and Blount and Shaftesbury
lost their souls? 1t was because they
tried to cross the stream in a boat of
their own construction. What miser-
1Dlc MOlh hnCy AIe1dC VI Wy MS 0AO
dorus died of modification because he
could not guess conundrum which
had been proposed to him at public
dinner. ZeuYis, the philosopher, died
of mirth. laughing at a caricature of
an aged woman, a caricature made by
his own hand, while another of their
company and of their kind died say
ing, Must l leave all these beautiful
pictures?" and then asked that he
might be bolstered up in the bed in
his last moments and be shaved and
painted and rouged. OF all the unbe-
levers of all ages not one. died well.
Some Of them sneaked out of life, some
wept themselves away in darkness.
some blasphemed and raved and tore
their bedcovers to tatters. This is
the way worldly philosophy helps a
man to die.
Word from The Other shore
Blessed be God, there Is a boat COM
ing from the other side, Transporta-
ton at last for our souls from the
49,. o~n-rthfr~r .f.oul this roo-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
Dislike of Excitement.

I once heard the father Of a presl-
dent of the United States say that he
had Just been to Washington to see his
son in the White House, and he told
me of the wonderful things that oc-
Cured there and of what Daniel Web
ster said to him, but he declared: Il
was glad to get home. There was too
much going on there for me-" My
father, an aged man, made his last
visit at my house in Philadelphia, and
after the church service was over, and
we went home, some one in the house
asked the aged man how he enjoyed
the service. Well" he replied, 81 en-
joyed the service, but there were too
many people there for me. 1t troubled
my head very much" The fact is that
old people do not like excitement. If
King David had asked Barzillai thirty
years before to go to the palace, the
probability is that Barzillai would
have gone, but not now. They kiss
each other good-by, custom among
men Oriental, but in vogue yet where
two brothers part or an aged father
and a son go away from each other
never to meet again. No wonder that
their lips met as King David and old
Barzillai, at the prov of the ferryboat,
parted forever.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
Word from :he other shore.

Word from he Other hhore.
Blessed be God, there Is boat COM
ing from the other side, Transporta-
ton at last for our souls from the
other shore: everything about this Cos
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
TELLS OF DAvID'S PASSAGE
OVER THE JoRDON.
From an Almost Unnoticed Incident OF
OIden Time Are Drawn Lessons OF
Comfort and Hopefulness to All Coos
Children.

Copyright, 1900 Louis Klopsch. N. -
Washington, Dec. 9.-From an I'M
noticed incident of olden time Dr.
Talmage in this discourse draws some
comfortable and rapturous lessons.
The text is H. Samuel XIX, Is, And
there went over a ferryboat to carry
over the kings household"
Which of the crowd is the king?
That short man, sunburnt and in
fatigue dress. 1t is David, the exiled
king He has defeated his enemies
and is now going home to resume his
palace. Good! always like to see
David come out ahead. But between
him and his home there is the cele-
brated river Jordan which has to be
passed. The king is accompanied to
the bank of the river by an aristocratic
old gentleman Of so years, Barzillal
by name, who owned fine country
seat at Rogelim. Besides that, David
has his family with him. But how
shall they get across the river? While
they are standing there ! see ferry
boat coming from the other side, and
as it cuts through the water see the
faces of David and his household
brighten up at the thought of so soon
getting home. No sooner has the fer
ryboat struck the shore than Davi6
and his family and his old FRIEND
Barzillai from Rogelim get on boarc
the boat. Either with splashing oars
at the side or with one oar scull1ng a
the stern of the boat they leave the
, eastern bank of the Jordan and star
for the western bank.
That western bank Is black WIFI
crowds of people, who are waving ane
shouting at the approach OF the klnE
and his family. The military are al
out. Some of those who have beer
Davids worst enemies now shout unit
they are hoarse at his return. M
sooner has the boat struck the shor'
on the western side than the eartf
quakes and the heavens ring Will
cheers of welcome and congratulation
David and his family and Barzilla
from Rogelim step ashore. King Da
/ vid asks his old friend to go with hin
and live at the palace, but Barzilla
apologies and intimates that he is In
firm with age and too deaf to appre
ciate the music, and has delicate ap
petite that would soon be cloyed will
luxurious living, and so he begs tina
David would let him go back to hi
country seat.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14

Again, my subject teaches that when
we cross over at the last we shall be
met at the landing. When David and
his family went over in the ferryboat
spoken of in the text, they landed
amid a nation that had come out TO
greet them. AS they stepped from the
the deck of the boat to the shore there
were thousands of people who gather
ed around them to express satisfac-
ton that was beyond description. And
so you and l will be met at the land
ing. Our arrival will not be like step
ping ashore at Antwerp or Constanti-
nople among a crowd of strangers. 1t
will be among friends, good friends,
those who are warm hearted friends.
and all their friends. We know peo-
pie whom we have never seen by hear
ing somebody talk about them very
much; We know them almost as well
as If we had seen them. And do you
not suppose that our parents and
brothers and sisters and children in
heaven have been talking about US all
these years, and talking to their
friends? So that, 1 suppose. when we
cross the river at the last we shall
not only be met BY all those Chris
tian friends whom we knew on earth.
but by all their friends. They will
come down to the landing to meet us.
Your departed friends love you now
more than they ever did You VIII be
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
DEMAND FOE P P

A New York dispatch says: The domi-
mating feature in cOppe is frmneSs, and
the strength developed in Europe gives
the copper companies the opportunity to
ship their product in large quantities.
The foreign buyers have recently been
cabling for copper, and the way messages
from Europeans purchasers have been
chasing each other under the Atlantic has
had a stimulating effect on the big eX-
porters, who have become highly enthusi-
astic over the confidence Europe is dis
playing. after having chung to it's tradi-
tional conservatism for so long and to it's
own detriment.
At last European buyers are breaking
away from the bondage of mere theory in
regard tu. the copper situation, and with
a wise appreciation of the extent of the
new demand for copper, a wider range of
vision has developed a purpose to take
advantage Of the wonderful tide of pros
perity n expanding opportunity now
sweeping over two h~emispheres, and do
a business which for volume and profit
able results may yet cast into the shade
anything England and the continent has
hitherto Known. For a time England was
sour on the copper question, but better
judgment is in the ascendant again, and
the wheels Of trade are now moving with
greater momentum. New copper history
Is being written, and England, France
and Germany nave become splendid GUS
toners of the American copper producers.
Furthermore. they like the American ar
ticle. and they are evidently going to
continue to buy it and use it in enormous
quantities. Some years back America
had to give Europe a discount in order
to get the foreigners to take copper from
this country, but now foreign consumer
are apparently willing to forego the dis
count, and have actually got the Lon
don market on the basis of several pounds
per ton premium over the cash price
here.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
Jerry Sheehan's Scalp Grazed
by 1OX10 Timber.
IT FELL DOWN A SHAFT
Did Not Lose His Presence of Mind
The Copper Situation-Miuisg
News.

The dangers of mining were never more
wildly illustrated perhaps than by an
incident which occurred at the Rarus
mine a couple of days ago. and which
was not reported at the time. 1t was
without doubt one Of the most marvel
escapes ever chronicled in the his
tory of mining accidents in the Butte
district.
The victim was Jerry Sheehan a we'll
known miner Of Walkerv1f1e, who has
been employed for some time at the
Rarus mine. A few days ago Sheehan,
was employed in making some repairs
to the guides at 400-foot level of the mine.
He was bending over the shaft, the cage
being below, when a piece Of 10x10 tim
Der fell from the surface and made a
straight shoot down the shaft with the
velocity of a streak of lightning.
Before Sheehan knew what had hap
pened the end OF the timber struck hin
a glancing blow on the scalp, denuding
his head Of a ridge of hair as clean as
could be done with a razor. The skull
was not fractured but the timber left an
abrasion which will take a long time
to heal. He did not lose his presence Of
mind when struck and by catching hold
of the timbers he swung hiImseir to q
place of safety. He vas removed to a
hospital the conditions are favorable
to his complete recovery.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
SUES FOR RETURN
OF PROMISSORY NOTE,

George w. Cooper and I. A. Hebron
ner have come together in a law suit,
the former being the plaintiff and the
latter defendant. Two promissory notes
figure in the trouble. The plaintiff al
leges in his complaint that on or about
the 10Th Of January, 1897, Heilbronner
Int himself rave Samuel F. Stuart their
promissory note for $500, payable six
months after date; that on that date ne
gave Heilbronner another promissory
note for $500, payable in one year from
date, and secured it with a chattel mort
gage ON the stock, furniture and fixtures
OF a certain store at No. - West Park
street; that on the 18th of July, 1897, he
sold the stock of goods to the defend
ant with the understanding hat the
should pay the Stuart note;
that the defendant agreed to deliver to
plaintiff the note executed by him on
January 10, and agreed further to pay
the hrm OF Brown & Heilbronner $16S. IS
which plaintiff owed it; tina he also
agreed to pay Henry Schlessinger $157. IS
u on a promissory note, and rave him.
the plaintiff, 800.
The plaintiff further alleges hat on
the 9Th of September. 1897, the defendant
sold the stock Of goods to Riley & Flood
for 81 800 and paid Brown & Heilbronner
aiiu I1eHTy ccHleSSloger the amounts u
them from the plaintiff; that plaintiff
often demanded the return
of the notes, but Heilbronner refused to
surrender or cancel them; that by the
sale of the stock Of goods the plaintiff
has paid the defendant the two promis-
sorry notes and interest in full and has
not received the 500 or the notes.
Cooper asks the court to compel He'll
bronner to surrender the notes or decree
them paid and give the 800, with inter-
est from September 8, 1897.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
MONTANA GEMS.

A Washington dispatch says: George
Kunz. the gem expert of the geological
survey. has submitted his annual report
on the production Of precious stones in
the United States for 1893. He reports
an increased output of sapphires in Mon
tana and the discovery Of a fine blue
stone that afforded gems up to three
carats IN weight. Beautiful sapphires Of
various colors were also discovered in
Granite county, Mont. The total value Of
gems produced last year was 1856, TO. a
gain of $24,S50 yer the previous year.
Diamonds to the value of $500 were pro.
duced in the United States.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
MATTE

Matters connected with the proposed
establishment Of matte furnace in this
city are progressing satisfactorily and
there Is every prospect that the scheme
will prove a success. says a Dillon paper.
A representative Of a large st. Louis es-
tablishment which makes a speciality of
in Sumpter. Ore, where he is enea ged
IN installing and putting in operation a
matte furnace, such as is needed here.
Correspondence has been opened with the
gentleman, requesting him to call in Dill
lon on his return from Sumpter, about the
25th OF the month. He will be asked to
make a thorough investigation OF the
local field and its mineral with
reference to determining the adaptabilitv
Of the process recommended by Mr..
Townsend.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
CASE CLEARED UP

Word has been received from the IA
ther of Myrtle Scheumuskkie. the girl
who died at the county poor farm about
a week g to the effect that he will
not pay the expenses of her burial and
the remains will be Inferred at the ex-
pense of the county.
S. L.. Russell the father of Ruth Rus
sell, arrived yesterday from Pocatello.
1t will be remembered that many insist
eu that the lead girl was Miss Russell.
Mr.. Russell stated that his daughter was
at her home. and would be in Butte
next week. He looked at the remains Of
Miss ~Scheumuskkie, and says the dead
girl does not resemble his daughter.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
IMPROVING DAILY,

The daily improvements Of the Butte
Milk Depots delivery service is receiv-
ing the recognition it merits. AS the
advantages Of the Pasteurizing system
come to be better understood the trade
;of this company increases. Those who
shook their heads and questioned the
judgment of investing nearly $50, 900 in
"a milk plant. $4,000 of which was for
machinery to purify and otherwise IA
,~cilitate the handling of this product
are awakening to the fact that they
were in error. The consumer Is learn
ing thai it costs no more for the high
'est standard Of purity and excellence
than was formerly paid for germ-filled.
diseas Sc breeding f1uids that in manv
cases masqueraded under the name Of
milk. Tickets giving the benefit of cash
discounts can be had from all drivers
in quantities of % cents worth and up-
ward.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
RESISTED QUARANTINE.

The first resistance to the quarantine
regulation occurred yesterday and as a
result Ole Larsen, a grocer vas placed
under arrest. The Larsen brothers con-
duct a grocery store at SOC Utah avenue.
E. l.. Larsen, one of the firm was dis
covered to be i'll of the smallpox yester-
day. He refused to go to the pest house
and Inspector Cronin proceeded to put
the place under quarantine. Ole Larsen
resisted the officer and told him he would
die before he would allow the store to be
quarantined. He was also placed under
arrest, but as he had been exposed he
could not be taken to the city Jail, and
was released on his own recognizance
to appear in police court as soon as he is
out Of quarantine.