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Pruning and rr.ininx Fruit Trees.

Pruning and TrnininE Fruit Trees.
In giving young orchard trees start
early and systematic pruning and train
ing are necessary for the best dEelop;;
ment. The future thrift and produc.
ton Of the trees depend a good deal
upon low they are shaped when young.
The trees will naturally shoot upward
in one straight large trunk. becoming
ungaInly in appearance and unadapted
to producing large crops. The heads
must consequently be cut OF early.
Nurserymen often MAKE the mistake
Of permitting their trees to grow this
way. and when traEsnanted their
growth must be checked by severe
cutting back. Select rather the shorter
growth, with branches equally devel-
oped. Such trees will require no Sc
we're pruning. and the growth will not
be thus suddenly checked.
The young trees need training from
the start. The shaping can begin by
pinching back the buds. SO that the
trunk will get stocky and thrifty. All
fruit trees do better for this early
pinchlng back. and II 1t Is systemati.
cally followed there will be little act.
ual pruEins required later. Severe
pruning Is intended chiefly for un-
trained trees. and as result they
never quite sct the growth that they
should. When first ordered from the
nursery fruit trees used to be trimmed
| back by cutting of their heads and
longest branches. This tends to start
| root growth more than IL unpruned
The main thing Is to get the roots well
established after transplanting. and
everything else must be sacrificed to
this II necessary. However. trees that
are properly planted. and with the
roots uninjured. should quickly estab-
lish root growth. and become thrifty
in their development. After that they
need careful pruning twice a year.
This should take place in the fall and
spring. The work performed twice q
year Will consequently be so small that
no great harm will be done to the trees.
Severe pruning at one time certainly
Injuries the growth Of any tree. Let II
be done by degrees. Shape the tree so
that 1t will have good form and full
head. with the inside not too full of
branches that will prevent the sunlight
and air reaching every part Of 1t. In
apple trees the tendency Is for the
the spreading branches to be too low.
This Is not wise. for the reason that
the trunks then never get the air which
they need. Let the lowest branches be
a respectable distance above the
ground. fully as high as the top Of the
head. and then let them spread and ill
out. Keep the top little above the
sides. but not too high. and guard
against a tall. spindlirg tree which
makes hard picking and poor produc
ing. S. w. Chambers. In American
Cuitivator.
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3First Of Our Free Schools.

To celebrate the establishment In
Hampton. Va. Of the first free school
on American soil the citizens Of that
historic town arranged IN elaborate
program for February 12. when the
new Syms- Eaton Academy. the large
modern public school which has just
Been completed. was dedicated In honor
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said. when he first beheld 1t. that II
was 1.-THE finest spot ont Of doors In
all the world" The mound rises In a
gentle slope about seventy-ave feet
from the little stream that lies at its
feet. and curves In q similar graceful
sweep to the east. 4 carriage road
lies ut It's base ut the edge Of the
water. and another one mounts ths
hill! and circles 1t at the back. 1t Is
proposed to use about five acres of
the mound-its very best part. In fact
which will give ample room for the
stately tomb that will be erected there.
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A funsous Disease Of Curran. Bushe,

A Fupsous Disease OF Currant Bushes.
During the last season the currant
crop in the Hudson Valley has been Sc
riously injured by disease causing
the appearance Of numerous small
dark brown spots on the leaves. which
turn yellow and fall prematurely.
Cur-ant canes were quite generally de-
foiiated early In the season. and the
consequent exposure Of the ripening
fruit to the sun brought about sun
scald. resulting In heavy loss.
This trouble with currants has been
made the subject Of recently issued
bulletin (No. 19O Of the New York
Agricultural Experiment Station. ut
Geneva. 1t Is a fungous disease which
attacks the leaves. leaf stalks. fruit.
fruit stems and canes. and Is called
anthracnose. In New York State 1t Is
present among currants almost every
season. but there Is no record Of Its de-
structive occurrence since 1889. Al.
though 1t sometimes attacks also goose
berries and black currants. 1t has not
Injured them In the same locality
where red currants have been seriously,
damaged by 1t. Anthracnose may be
readily distinguished from the ordin-
airy leas spot by the smaller size Of the
spots.
The weather conditions last spring
seem to have been particularly favora-
BILE to 1t. but judging from the past his.
tory OF the disease 1t Is not likely to
become a constant pest. Probably 1t
will become epidemic only occasion
ally.
In order to prevent these occasional
destructive outbreaks Of anthracnose.
ard also the common leaf spot. check
the ravaSes Of cane blight and keep
currant worms under control. It is rec.
ommended that currant growers in tae
Hudson Valley spray with Bordeaux
mixture every season. mak:T. the irst
application before growth starts. the
second rs the leaves are unfolding and
thereafter at intervals OF ten or four
teen days until the fruit is two-th!rds
grown. In wet seasons make one or
two applications after the fruit Is gath
cred. Whenever worms appear add
paris green or green arsenoid to the
Bordeaux.
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QUE ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The employment Of Italians led to d
riot by striking native trolley men at
Ponce. Porto Rico.
An active campaign Is being made
against the IadTones in Cavite Prov.
ince. Luzon. r. l.. by General Trlas
and the native cons.abulary.
The insurgent leader, Cortez. second
In command to Malvar. was captured
in the Philippines.
The United States transport McCleI-
Ian sailed for Manila carrying 120 men
and eighty women teachers who VIII
establish schools In the Philippines.
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FARM and GARDEN,
The Cow In tho Pasture.

The distance Travelled by L COW In
pasture that does not provide sum-
cheney is sometimes many miles in n
day. This extra work done by the cow
Is at the expense OF the farmer. for the
food consumed is partly utilized In the
work. No pasture should be used until
Il Is in good condition. and II deficient
In grass then the cows must also be
fed. One difficulty Is that. rs COWS Will
seek green food, they will travel over
the pasture even when fed. but not so
much so as when given extra food. \
Door pasture Is consequently Of no
value. and 1t Is better to keep the
cows In the barnyard than to turn them
out to work all day.
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A Good Location Neecss ary.

The first thing required in starting
In the poultry business Is \ location.
This. ought to be near a good market.
but cannot always be-that Is. without
paying too high for 1t. All extra ex-
penses should be curtailed In this bust
ness. as the income comes In small
amounts. After location Is settled
upon free range Is a necessity. That
gives the needed exercise. and prevents
an accumulation Of lice. The next
thing Is an adap;ability to the busi-
ness. II one cannot be content with
small earnings. and cannot save them
rs they come In. he should not under
take the business. The poultry should
be breeds that lay in winter. when eggs
are high. II one breeds fowls for the
eggs. This branch Of the business
like best. I prefer 1t to raising poul-
try for the meat. though the latter may
be more profitable in some localities
Mrs. L. ". Osborne.in Poultry Farmer.
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MINOR EVENTS0F THE week
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

President Roosevelt removed from
Office United States Judge Arthur p.
Noyes. OF the Second District Of Alas.
ka, upon the recommendation Of Attor.
ney-General Knox.
Governor Taft finished his testimony
before the Senate Committee on the
Philippines.
Secretary Long will resign from the
Cabinet. probably about the time the
present session of Congress ends, the
Schley controversy being regarded as
closed. {
An Army order directed q return
to the former system Of departmental
and subsequent examinations for all
enlisted men competing for second lieu
tenantcies.
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tarred paper. so that 40 air can come

tarred paper. so that 40 air can come
In from below or Mt the sides.
The ventilator draws out air from
below the hens. while ut the top or
peak Of the room I have made IN open.
Ing in the ventllator 10 draw out all the
foul air from the compartment In
which the hens roost. There Is no
draft around hens. and in the morning
their roosting place smells as clean as
at night. They are very healthy. lay
well and have had NO sick fowls In the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-12
A House With No Drafts.

I have always had success in poul.
try keeping. with the exception Of
being troubled more or less with roup.
which has done much damage to my
hocks from time to time. 4 believe this
was due to improper ventilation.
which I think I have now overcome.
The house here illustrated Is perfect
In ventilation. At least have had no
krolble with roup since the hens were
housed In It. The upper part In which
The fowls rooSt Is made as air.tight as
possible. the walls being corered with
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and for the spread Of greensward to
relieve and soften 1t.
Until the memorial tomb Is built the
body Of William Mckinley will lie In
the public receiving vault. where 1t was
placed on September Is. the day Of the
funeral.
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stery. Canton. Ohio. Without ques-
lion. 1t Is the most beautiful spot In
The cemetery. Senator Charles w.
Fairbanks. OF Indians. one Of the trus-
tees OF the Mckinley National Ne
uorial Association. which Is raising
he funds for the memorial tomb.
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he exact hour In all the principal citie

the exact hour In all the principal citis
in the world at the same time. Tht
hour hand does not revolve independ
entity. but Is permanently attached tt
the iial. which turns with It. By q
very simple arrangement the clock Il
made to show the time In Paris. Wen
na and other centres. as we'll as II
Panama. Arrows are drawn upon the
dial, with the names Of different cities
so placed as to indicate the exact diff
ference in time between these places
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A Grindstone.

Some enc writes to the American
Blacksmith to tell how he used a dis
Corded bicycle to drive a grindstone.
Ee removed the top brace Of the frame
and stapled the front to q stout post.
The near support was constructed
from two by four inch timber. and the
frame trcced below. The sprocket OF
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,f the two yirsinians who first made
possible the free education Of all
classes in this country. Nearly 800
years ago-as far back rs 1884. to be
specifc-Benjamin Syms willed to the
parish Of "Kiquotam Cater kecough.
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the rcaT wheel wes removed by cutting
its spokes. and then mounted on the
same shaft rs the grlndstone. To do
this he filed the hole In the stone with
Q piece Of wood. and bored hole In
the latter OF the same size as that In
the sprocket. OF course his axle
would then fit both. II appears that
the chain lie used was made up of two.
One was not long enough. The axles
were mounted with ball bearings. and
the stone can be driven at lightning
speed with little trouble.
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flock since I used this system. The
house Is ten by twelve feet. with dust
pen two by seven feet. covered with
glass. / keep forty hens in this house.
and they have a run Of about oce-Quar-
ter acre. Il. B. koOns. in American
Agriculturist.
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The decoration Of staircases with
flowers in bloom. arranged on the
ledges outside the banisters. Is the
latest fad in London.
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public spirited men n monument has
just been erected In Hampton In the
shape of the large and completely
equipped public school referred to.
which has been named the Syms-Ea.
ton Academy.
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stands in his reception room in the city
Of Panama.
: The difference between this clock and
those usually seen Is that 1t Indicates
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WHEELED cRUTcAEs.
Combination RoiIiR. and Walking Chat,
For II valids.

Professor Eulenb rg. Of the Unlversl.
ty Of Berlin. has In rented a very inge.
NOUS combination ,ilins and walking
chair for invalids. a. shown in the &C.
companying illustrate N. The crutches
are provided with spr ng bearings, and
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and Panama. AS the din. revolves The
arrows indicate the hour and minute
In a dozen cities. while the black hand
gives Panama time.
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The three largest cantons In Switz.
erland are Berne. with 3S9.433 inhabit'
ants: Zurich, with 431.0 .026; Waadt. with
2S1,379.
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OF every three persons In Berlin.
Germany. one has savings-bank ac-
sount; or. more accurately. ten Of every
twenty-seven.
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A Danish military commission has
been studying the organi:atau work
Of British military bands.
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The mound where the body OF William
Mckinley will eventually lie and above
Ehich will be reared the memorial OF
the people of the United States. Is In
The farthest section Of Westlawn' Gem
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ELECTRIC exERcIsER.

4 Pair OF Dumb-bclIs Connected with .
Battery.
In the accompanying picture Is shown
a novelty In apparatus for the exercise
Of the muscles. combining the applica-
ton of the electric current with the
handling Of Indian clubs or dumb
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NEW PORTO RICO EMBLEM.
Coat Of Arms Recently Decided Upon BY
the Comrritfce.

The coat Of arms adopted for Porto
Rico is a departure from the style fol-
lowed by the different States Of the
United States. and was decided upon
after long discussion by the committee.
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Some men ought to take q day Oh
and get acquainted with themselves.
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can be adjusted so as e. ft any person.
The same Is the case with the guide.
bar. The whole mechanism Of the
combination chair Is very simple. and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-12

General Carlos Alban. Military Gov
crnor of the Department Of Panama.
Colombia. Is very proud Of a clock that
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-02-15

at is asserted very suthoritatively
that the directors were opposed to
Bishop Willis plan of annhilatiug
the Second Congregation, and only
reluctantly gave their vote for tho
closing OF the church doors" The
above astounding assertion Of the
Rsv, Editor Macintosh is entirely
without foundation. What really
occurred, 80 THE INDEPENDENT is in
formed, whether the directors
would uphold and stand by the
Bishop, as Dean, and the Church
Wardens, and they decided so to do,
only one vote being registered
against it by one who, we may
safely assert, deemed it a matter
of policy. All respect is neverthe-
less due to the dissentient.
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Now comes Attorney General
Dole and says that no appeal will be
taken by the Territory in the beer
license suit, decided upon by Judge
Estee the other day as being upcon-
stitutional and illegal, and there
fore void and OF no effect aud force.
And then in such an event, the
Territory will have to chew and eat
mud for it's past action in the mat
ter.
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Fire Claims Commission.

The sixty day vacation OF this
Com mission will soon expire by
limitation. Az. Chairman Macfar-
lane is at present on the Maioland,
he is expected soon to return, as the
few claims remaining to be heard
are very important, they being most
ly insurance claims, and his pres
ence is deemed necessary by the
others on the Commission. 1t is
very likely that the majority of the
Com mssioners will come together
on Monday morning and ad-
journ over to further day,
awaiting the Chairman's return.
When the Commission again con-
venes, then the tug-of-war will be-
gin in making the awards on mer-
chandiee, buildings, etc.
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fierce bipsd in the way, and that it
does not open the doors of the
cathedral its money built aud go on
with it's customary acts OF worship"
These remarks are beneath Bishop
Willis notice, as there is always a
limit to all things proper aod re-
speotful, irrespective OF aoy feeling
OF personal auimosi.y and disres.
pact; but The INDEPENDENT takes
this notice Of 1t 10 also show that it
is beneath its contempt. II there
are any "lsdies" and "gentlemen"
left among the Second Copgrega.
tiou, they ought not to long allow
aud permit our secular foe as their
sponsor. Ii is coutemptuous and
provoking. But they should and
ought to cry out to Save US from
our friendsl"
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SATURDAY, FEB. Is, 1902,
MATTERS EooLEsrAsTIcAL.

During this Lenten season, it is
really painful to see Church matters
aired and highly coloured in public
print, but as it is, it is brought
about by those who like to air their
grievances, whether of public inter
est and concern or not. Our mighty
morning contemporary has utterly
failed to make an incision or an i'm
preston in its cash Wednesday
Thoughts" OF the other day, show.
ing itself not to be in penitential
mood, and this mite Of an INDEPEND
ENr will take up the cudgels in the
defense OF what it deems just, right,
aud proper to do, whether it Ia
Lent or not, it is all the same.
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shown it up.

AS a tonic for Sunday Sadness
the FOREGOING is dutifully and gratc-
fully inscribed, believing that it is
for the benefit aud delectation OF all
who are willing to shear, read, mark,
learn, and inwardly digest, them"
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"The general public have seen this
matter placed before them ia very
fair terms by the local press, and
their sympathies with the oppressed
are manifest" The INDEPENDENT is
aghast with surprise at the above
statement Of the Anglican Church
Chronicle, the pastoral organ OF the
Second Congregation. Wherein has
the local press shown "very fair
terms" without having the same
very highly coloured to suit their
respective views and showing their
ill feelings toward one who has done
more than any of them put togeth.
err But as far as "their sympathies"
go, it is true that such has been
shown to be not with those "op-
pressed" for there is no such state
within the Church, but it is with
the different society circles of the
faction opposing constituted auth
ority by sowing the seed of discord,
of dssensiop aud of disruption as
we'll as that of cantsnkerous dis
loyalty and disobediance to q
gentleman born and bred, whose
shoes none of the merchants and
clerks are fit to unloosen.
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TOPICS OF TIE DAY.

The Hawaiian Bar Association
ought to take a tumble TO itself and
look into the unprofeasional con-
duct OF one OF its satellites in Hilo,
OF whose conduct we made an ex-
posu yesterday. Come on now;
get upl
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And therefore. in his fight for the
Church's sake, in what he considers
just and right, The INDEPENDENT
will always be found with him. His
fight for the Hawaiians was and has
been our fight and it is still so to this
day Therefore, his fight is our
fight against all corners, and shall
and will always be 80 "until time
shall be no more," and which we
deem very poor showing for our
feelings Of utmost gratitude towards
him aud to his kind and generous
heart and personality.
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Bishop Willis, in the stand he
took, as Bishop of Honolulu. to
"defend the right" when the over
throw came about, he did what was
perfectly correct and right and
proper for him to do in such case
in his capacity as Bishop, having
overnight OF the flock committed to
his charge. On behalf of the Ha-
waiian people, for whose benefit the
Church was sent here, it is perfectly
safe for The INDEPENDENT to state
that the Hawaiian people are CRATE
full for the stand made by him
against immense odds, and by so
doing gained the enmity and un-
popularity of those opposed to the
right.
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In an interview OF the Rev. Alex
ander, given out lately by the morn
ing glory secular and partisan or
gan, it was claimed that the pastor
said (if we remember rightly that
nothing will be given up for they
(his congregation had the right to
worship in ST. Andrews Cathedral
10y purchase. Permit The INDEpEND-
M to ask how came they to have
UGH right, from whom and by
whom was it purchased, and what
as the purchase price thereiori
from our view and standpoint,
knowing well our position in this
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matter, they have not a leg upon
which to stand. Do look further
for other grounds to stand Oh,
please?
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Prince David and Col. Samuel
Parker with their wives we're ex-
pected in San Francisco on the
18th inst, aud were all to leave for
home today by the Alameda. Messrs.
Colburn aud Hart will also return
by the same steamer.
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1t is perfectly sicke ming to hear
and to read the following quotations:
sour church" and "our own church."
words remarked by His Reverence,
when he knows he don't own the
church, for the right and title to it
was once vested in the Trusteee, OF
which he was once a member and its
secretary, but now, it is in the Board
Of Directcrs, aud he is out of it alto.
gether, and rightly, TOO, for he has
ever beeu a cancer within and with
out. And also with the words:
"their church, "their own church."
and "in ths house which they built"
uttered by His Eminence's morning
spouter, when it is a we'll known
fact that the church building is net
theirs nor was it ever paid for by
them, as will be plainly shown in
the immediate future, if THE INDE-
PENDENT has not yet sufficiently
shown it up.