TRUE BUFFALO GRASS.
It In “7111110111 Question the Most Valiu-
able Forage Plant orthe
American “lest.
Buffalo grass (Bubilis dacttloides).
the true but’r'alo gtass of the gt eat oest-
ern plains region is 1eportedt to havo
been much more abundant and more
Awidcly distributed in times past than it
is atprese11t»...\'ow.however. it is kilo-W111.
to extend from the British possessions
southward into 'l‘exas. where it is con-
sidered an invaluable grass and one of
the best constituents of sheep pastures.
It has a low habit. of g‘tuttth tarely
more than the 01 six inches his h. and
ploduces n11.1terousc1ecp1ng 1 muidely
spreading branches or stoions. which
root) at the joints, each joint forming a
new tuft, and in this way the grass
often covers large areas with a close
mat. of fine-leafed herbage. which is
greatly relished by all grazing animals.
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THE BUFI‘ .(‘AllO ASS
£215 a. winter forage, it is without an
“equal. The habit .of growth of this
:plant isvery'similar to that of Bermuda-
grass, but the stems and leaves are
much finer and the turf formed more
compact. Live roots trausplantedfrom
Nebraska. to the grounds ,Of the depart-
ment of.ag'ricult.ure at'Washington, D.
C., have grown with remarkable vigor,
and it may be possible to utilize this
most palatable and nutritious grass in
portions of the eastern and southern
states. .
This whole family is extr'i‘mely v‘al-
uable, seeding. profusely, and covering
every portion of the country where suf-
ficient rain for its growth may be found
at any season. In the mountains a win-
ter variety is foun d! remaining fresh
while. that of the plains and valleys IS
dried by the late summer heats. The
whole class is admirably adapted to the
requirements of the country, asthey re-
main during the warmest months of
summer, and until the rainsof the next
season come on, in a. dried form, pre?
serving the nutritive qualities through:
out.—Journal of Agriculture.
CONSERVE FERTILITY.
It Is For Better to Keep Land Rich
Than to Starve It and Then Try
to Reltore It.
There is no land so rich as to excuse
the farmer for wasting its'fertility or
the manure from his live stock.‘ A‘ny
man is much blessed, if he. is permitted
to start with a farm of high fertility,
for many are the men whose onerous
task isthe bringing inttoproductiveness
of the sands. the deserts. the marshes
- and the waste places of the earth. Yes.
and they do it until such unpromising
txacts of land literally ‘blossom as the
rose.’ 9
But the farmer. as has just been said,
who can command line virgin soil at'thii
beginningshuuld estimate correctly the
value of his good fortune. ,All he has
to do perhaps is to maintain fertility.
to prevent his fields from depreciating
in their stocks of plant food. This is a
turnip-.1ratively simple and easy matter
indeed. provided the man so blessed
does not become po><essed Ol' the very
erroneous idea that he is exempt from
universal agricultural law and can
waste fertility without 'sufi'ering the
general penalty for such mismanage-
ment.
(100d. wise husbandry: the careful
saving of manure. and the conservation
of fertility are necessary in the more
favored agricultural sections as well as
where natural fertility is more limited.
Even thus ea-rly farmers find it profit»
_ able to use the commercial fertilizers
upon lands, that a few years ago were
judged to possess “inexhaustible fer-
tility. "
' Any land will “run out” in time un-
der a system of soil robbing: and it is
far more expedient to keep land rich
than to first starve it and then attempt
to restore it..—-M. Sumner Perkins, in
National Rural. . I
Corn In Hot Conan-lea.
The hot countries do not appear-"to
take kindly to or:- corn. The Central
American. states which in nine months
of ’9? purchased 103.364 bushels. took
but 87,333 bushels in ’98; the South
American countries which in the nine
months of ‘97 took 42.530 bushels. took
but 32.710 bushels in '98: West Indies
droppedr from 564.450 bushels in ‘97 to
551.956 bushels in '08; while Mexico.
which took 3.710.245 bushels in ’96.
dropped to 2.797.051 bushels in ’07 and
to 17,409 busb‘els in ’98, the large reduc-
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tion to Mex1can purchases bcmg due to-
‘part. however, to better crops in the
last year than in the two preceding
years.
Keep steady watch of the. young
horse's feet. for poor feet are about
equal to a dead horse.
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. UNDERGROUND FARMS.
neath the Streets of the'
French Capital.~
The Paris of the pavement, gay,
bright and exhilarating, is fairly fa-
miliar to us all, but underground Paris,
dark,’ solitary and damp. extending for
' miles, is comparatively unknown. A
-part of this area. is devoted to cata-
combs—the rest, a. garden still more
vast, provides for the wants, or rather
the luxuries of the living—it is devoted
to mushroom culture.
These subterranean gardens extend
for some 20 miles under the gay capital,
and are from 20 to 160 feet beneath the
surface. It is very difiicult to obtain
permission to visit them, and. even when
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(Entrance to a Parisian. Mushroom Plan-
tatiou.)
permission is obtained it. requires some
courage to avail one’s self of it, for the
only entrance is a circular openinglike
the mouth of a well, out of which a long
pole stands; through this pole, fastened
at the top only, at fairly long intervals,
sticks are thrust.
An important- item in mushroom cul-
ture is fresh air. Airholes are bored!
here and there, beneath which, inmany
places, coke fires are lit, which consume
a certain amount. of coke every 24
hou1s; this insures the necessary re-
newal of fresh air.
After the earth has arrived down the
shaft, the underground gardeners form
it into beds11/2 feet wide and high.
To construct these beds evenlyian in-
teresting method is adopted; each
workman sits astride his bed, as if on
horseback, fills his arms with earth and.
presses it down between his legs, and
thus they move along the beds withthe
jolting motion of a rider.
.. The'inost perfect cleanliness has to be.
observed near the bed-s, which are
about the same in' diameter; they are
covered- over with silver sand and. a
whitish clay, and run in parallel lines,
'with only a narrow path bet-ween.
GIANT STEEL STATUE.
How the City of Detroit May Honor
the Memory of Its Foindcr, the
Great Cadillac.
Detroit in 1901 will celebrate its two
hundredth anniversary, and: the pub-
lic-spirited citizens of the town-propose.
to mark the event by the erection of an-
architectural feature which shall en-
dare for all time. In other words, they
are‘in search of the 'same object. the
managers of the 1900 Paris exposition
are looking for, t.at is, 8. “clou,” or
something which will stand out- as the
one great conspicuous feature of the
celebration.
All sorts of ideas have been proposedl.
The most- novel one is that of David D.
A DETROIT IDEA.
(The Proposed Colossal Statue of the City’s °
Founder.)
Buick, who has made the plans for agi-
gantic statue of Caddilactio'be placed: on-
Belle Isle. Antoine de laMotte Cadillac
was a French commander. who founded
Detroit in 1701. He was governor of
Louisiana from 1711 “11715.
Mr. Buick’s steel giant. will really be a.
large building, with the appearance of a
human figure. It will be 250 feet. in
height, with a terracotta exterior. The
smallest part of the figure will be at. the
ankles, which will be 25 feet' in circum-
ference. Its broadest portion will be
across the shoulders, where it will be
100 feet wide, including the arms. The
circumference otthe throat will be 37
feet, and of the body 80 feet. The head
will be 72 feet in circumference.
There will be room in each leg for
t‘eight elevators. In the body, between
the hips and shoulders, there will be
space for 15 stories. each 15 feet from
floor to ceiling. Two of these stories
could be thrown together and would
make a big convention hall. Architects
and engineers say the plan is entirely
-g
‘ practicable.
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inshroom Plantations Operated Be- 1
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- is pleased.
_McLaughlin, aged 11 years,
ly $400,000 for the concession.
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MORE ROOM Foasernens.
Elx tMlllion Acres of Union Pacific
Land Offered For Sale..
OMAHA, March 6.—At 10 o’clock this
morning, at the courthouse in this city.
the Union Pacific Railway company be-
gan one of the heaviest auction 53111.5
of public lands ever held in this coun
try. The lands aggl agate 6,000,000 acres
and are coveIed by the sinking fund
mortgage given by the company Dec. 8
1873, to the Union Trust company of
New York as trustee. The lands are lo-
cated in Nebraska, Wyoming, Coloradc
and Utah. The disposition of the prop-,
erty and the confirmation of the sale
will practically clean up all the finan-
cial difficulties. of the road incurred
previous to the taking control by the
present management.
The number of acres and their loca-
tion is approximately as follows:
Nebraska, 1,107,759; Colorado, 342,534;
Wyoming, 4,062,640, and Utah, 618,824.
Sherman R. Day, as.special master.
is making the sale, and he will offer
the various tracts separately and then
as a whole, disposing of the property in‘
the manner which brings the most
money. The upset puice is $4,605,000 for
all the land in the four states, which is
6,131,759 acres.
' It will probably require about 30 days
after the sale before it will be con-
firmed by the United States court, but
after
cific company will put the land 011 the
market without delay.
HOW MEXiCAHS Vli’. W IT.
Seci] Rhodes" Ileana! Annexation .
Talk Severely Ct‘iiiciscd.
CITY OF Evils? HCO, i‘.I arch G—That
part of the recent inte11.-i.::\-.'\\.th Cecil
Rhodes regarding the absorption 01'
Mexico by the United States has-excited
much comment in press circles. El Ti-
empo, the organ of the Clerical party,
It has for years been pre-
dicting what it calls the pacific c011-
quest Of this country by the Americans.
Rhodes’ views only accord with what
the paper has been saying for a long
time, and now this typical English im-
pe1ialist throws off the mask and shows
the real aim of the Anglo— —Sa:. 011s, who
aim to conquer the world. The T1e1 tpo
lndignantly rebukes Rhodes for saying.
that the Latin American republics are
barbarously governed.
El Correo Espanol, the organ of the
Spanish colony here, says that Rhodes
is a. terrestrial Drake, alluding to the
famous English admiral who was the
scourge Of Spain's shipping and fleet in ‘
the‘time-Of Philip II. .
It assails Rhodes as nothing but a fil-
ibuster who made a fiasco in South
Africa.
The Mexican Herald says Rhodes- is
plainly unacquainted with the progress
made by Mexico in recent years-and
does not comprehend the intensely pa-
triotic national sentiment of the Mexi—
can people.
President Diaz has so firmly implant-
ed the ideas of peace that when he is
dead his ideas will still rule his fellow
-countryme11.
Soldiers’ Home crowded.
ALBANY, March 6.—Pursuant to a
resolution adopted by the assembly that
the cOmmittee on soldiers and sailors”
homes make an investigation of the af-
fairs of the soldiers’ home at Bath, that
committee visited the institution on
Friday and made a thorough inspection.
The committee found the home in “an
awful condition,” as one of the members
expressed it upon his return to Albany.
In the hospital wing it was found that
no less than 50 of the veterans were
forced to sleep in the cellar owing to thl
overcrowded condition of the institu<
tion. ‘ The committee has no fault to
find with the management, Which is, 01
the best, but they are badly hampered,
in their discharge of the duties by rea-
son of the great number of inmates
forced upon them and with no room to
accommodate them. There are now 400
applicants awaiting admission just as
soon as the additional wing now in tho
course of erection is completed.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Influenza has become epidemic in
London.
Heavy snowstorms have
travel in Illinois and Missouri.
Professor Swift has discovered anoth-
er comet. It- is just visible to the naked
eye.
Ex— Govetnor W. R. Merriam of Min-
nesota has been appointed director of
the census. -
In London the registrar in bankrupt-
cy has ordered the prOsecution of H00<
lay, the promoter.
The United States cruiser Baltimore
has arrived at Manila. with the Philip-
pine commission On board.
The steamer Buttorff, on the Missis-
rippi, struck the Louisville and Nash-
tille bridge and was sunk.
delayed
Fencing ‘W’i‘i‘h Pockctkn‘i‘ves.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6. —John
bled to
death as the result of an accidental
knife wound in the shoulder, which sev-
ered an artery. Chester Elsie, colored,
aged 14 years, was taken in custody
pending an investigation. The boys had
been fencing with their pocketknives.
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Italy Takes Possession.
LONDON, March 6.—The Rome cor<
respondent of The Daily Mail says:
“The Italiah warships have landed may.
rines at San—Mun bay, thus virtually
taking possession. Italy will pay near-
The
tsung-ll-yamen wishes to reduce the
lease to 50 years.”
'Benzlne Explosion Kills Six.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 6.——A car—
boy of benzine exploded in a third class
railway carriage on the line to Dwinsk,
south of St. Petersburg. The carriage
was burned, six women and a man were
killed, and 16 others were injured.
At Bedtime . ,
Take a. dose of Hostettet's
Stomach Bitters, and
close in peaceful,
your eyes will soon
refreshing slumber
Another dose in the morning will make
your breakfast taste good, and pugyou
in fine fettle for the day’s work ahead
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willlrbe ea ”08130131101 1‘1
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$.53! 3,2... Stomach ‘
will be easy Egit‘: ers
to perform.
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amnann A. Motivator, Erasident.
Menu in the In Ending D6031 98
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According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
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$42.3 18.749 51
12,687,880 92
$55,006,629 43
Received for Premiums
From all other Sources
ntrs'nunasnmnnms.
To Policy-holders for Claims by Death
To Policy=holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc.
For all other Accounts
$13,265,908 00
11,485.75! 35
10,493,379 53’
, $35,245,035 88,
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ASSE 1"Sa
United States Bonds and other Securities
First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage
Loans on Bonds and other Securities,
Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents
at $23,534,826. 88: Book Value
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc.
. $160,956,141 33
68,503,580 90
9,396,619 00'
20,604,649 61
11,621,377 36
6.434.957 to
$277,517,325 36
Llanrmmrns.
Policiy Reserves, etc.,
Contingent Guarantee Fund,
Divisible Surplus
233,058, 640 68
42. 238,684 68
$2,220,000 00
. 37795171335 35
sonar-13997 79
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liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER. Auditor;
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HENRY H. ROGERS
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J ULIEN T. DAVIES
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RICHARD A MoCunnr
JAMES C. HOLDEN A. N. W'ATERHOUSE ' THEODORE MORFORD , WILLIAM C. 'WmTL-E:
HEBMANN’ u. VON Pom l CHARLES R. HENDERSON WILLIAM BABCOCR W ILLIAM 3001:1311an 1..
WILLIAM J. SEWELL I Burns W. PECKHAM STUYVESANT FISH _ JAMES N. J'Anvrn
OLIVER 11111111111“; J. HOBART HERRIGK AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD CHAS D. DIG-KEY J B
ROBERT OLYPHAN'I WM. 1’ DIXON , CHARLES E. MILLER ,5 ELBRIDGE T GERRY
GEORGE F. BAKER ROBERT A. GRANNISS WALTER R GILLETTE JAMES b‘rmnn;|
Dormer OLOOTT I GEORGE G. HAVEN i H. WALTER WEBB
ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vioe-Président.
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W ALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager.
.ts Lu) I“. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. DUE“ -‘1—I:‘. BRECK, Gor'rospo2 ting Secreted.
it lLLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistam Secretary
‘ . FREDEBIC CROMWELL, Treasurer.
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant 'I‘reasurm. JAMES TIML SON. 2d Assistant Traasurer.
W ILLIAM l’. SANDS, Cashier. ~ EDWARD 1’. hOLDEN, Assistant Cashier.
EMORY MOCLINTOCK, Actuary.
JOHN TATLUCK, JR, Assistant. AL tuary.
CHARLESA ,PltELLElt, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
C. CLlhli‘Uttl) GRL‘TSIA GER, Acuistant Auditor. HENRY 8. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller
J 01th C ELLIOI‘, superintendent of Domestic Agencies.
‘ ") \'\ AliD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor.
MEDICAL DIRECTORS:
El. 1A5 J.11ARSH, M l) GttANVILLE M WHITE.
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