THE OMAHA SUNDAY HEE: OCTOBER C, 1910.
Some Things You Want to Know
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Goat Raisers' Meet
Atnn-n misers of Anonra gnats will
meet In annual convention In KanRasC'lt
next wek. Therr art hundreds of farmers
In the western part of the country who
find fhp Angora one of the grentest of
mortgage Hfler. The number of goats In
the t Alted States, iix-l'l'lln the nonde
script -plebeian of the city alley and thp
kingly Angora of the fancy stock farm,
reaches a total of more than "'i.ouO, and
It In believed that Amptica In Just awaken
ing to the possibilities of goat raising aa a
profitable huainwii. Their freedom from
tubcrculo-is. their nhlllty to find a living
where .only a goo.e could pasture, their
value in the destruction of brush and
weeds, .their 'fine hair and the high quality
of their milk, muke them one of the moat
profitable of all domestic animal",
Thiie are millions of Amiirtcans.to whom
the goat represents nothing but a frowsy
tnell, , propensity fur butting anil a taste
for tlrv.cans. Kxperlenced Kiit men de
clare this conception to be a mental slan
der. ltMn Bald that no other animal kept
Under the mine conditions bm those mulct
which a. good farmer Veepa lila cattle anil
hi Hlxjep la more cleanly or has a more
pleasing appearance than the Angora gout.
Its long white hair la a thtnfr of beamy and
at Iha iamt time a profit-maker for the
owner. JThls hair la ud In the manufac
ture at mohair and brings (rood prices In
the matket. A good goat will yield three
pounds .-( balr a clipping, which sells at
trom 3ft: to 40 cents a pound. This alone
rendcrsthe goat a profit-maker, aa Its feed
costs hut Utile.
One qi the principal advantage In rais
ing Anfeora Boats la that they readily will
convert, a tract of ground covered with
acrub Dak and other underbrush Into a
field where bluugrass may thrive luxuri
antly. '.These goats prefer the leaves of
trees and bushes to the best grass that
ever grew, and so long aa they can find a
briar p&toh or a field of weeds, bluegruss
and reaV'cluvor have no attraction for them,
l'letures of land where Angora goats have
been kept show that they are Invaluable
in clearing away underbrush. The briar
patch a their banquet table and the
weedy Spot their favorite eating place. The
farmer whose fence rows are overrun with
briars epd whose fields are covered with
weeds finds one geat to be worth several
boys In' the process of cleaning up.
Many. goat raisers make a specialty of
buying jld, run-down farms and placing
thereon.'a herd of goats. In the course of
year or two they will succeed In killing
every brush and weed within reach. The
boy wh gots out to grub, Invariably leaves
part Of the roots of the brush, but the
Boat goes at his work In a different way.
As fast aa the leaves appear he eats them
ff. and this kills the plants to the very
lowest root. In this way the land Is cleared
more completely than It otherwise could
fee. Shaap In a. measure are good for this
ame purpose, but not aa valuable as the
Angora goat. That animal will even eat
th "buck bush," a plant which no other
farm animal will touch- In many states
Orastlo ' legislation against the Canada
thistle has. been enacted, but no legislation
lias proved so effective aa the Angora
coat ?
The various breeds of milk goats are no
leea profitable than 1 the Angora. ' They
fcave all the good qualities ot the Angora
m brush, briar and weed eaters, and are
known as, poor men's cows, a title which
ghey well deserve. 1AU the Angora, the
milk goat will thrive where other animals
'twould starve. It produces more milk In
pronortlon to ita body weight and the feed
ft eats til an the cow. Farm writers gen
erally agree that goat milk Is much belter
than that ot the cow for Invalids, children
etnd for -cooking purposes. The average
Boat will produce two tiuarta a day, and
torn ot - them have been known to yield
am muuh as four quarts. It la not reason
able to expect that the town or city gout
rwtth little but garbage and rubbish to eat,
will yield as good milk as one keptj under
wholesome conditions, and it is through the
milking Of the alley goat that the American
people h,ve acquired their prejudice againtt
oat milk. '
The freedom of the goat from tubercu
losis makes it a valuable aid tit the medical
profession In combating the great white
plague. While there are some ones oC
tuberculosis In goats on record, they ar9
o exceptional as to 'make them almost a
negligible quantity. There are a number of
coat dalrlse in the United Hiatvs whluh
retail goat milk at from to at oenu 'per
quart, it la generally agreed that' there
can be Hale said in favor of goat butter,
although, aome of It Ms produced In ' this
country.it in the manufacture of cheese, the
milk offthe goat Is a favorite In Europe
and Asia, and ! growing In favor In the
H'nlte4 States. In many cases the bulk
pt the milk used Is cows' milk, with only
' (enough mats' milk added to give the cheese
the flavor peculiar to goata' milk.
In Germany the value ot the great In
dustry amounts to about tto.Ouo.Ouo a year.
It la said that at least 76 per cent of the
families of the Fatherland get their .milk
( supply trore the goat. Those who habitu
ally uae goals' milk declare It to be supe-
rkr t9 the milk of the oow. Many hotels
' and aanltarluma in Europe advertise the
' fact that their milk supply comes from the
coat Instead of the cow, and a few Amerl
inn In'tltiitlon of the !ame kind are adopt
ing the Idea. It is xald that the goat is
the bent foster-mother In all the animal
kingdom, and that she will adopt Infants,
calve, lambs colts or pigs.
The first Angora Koats brought Into
the I'nltPd States titne from Turkey and
were liiTiorted by I'r. J. B. Dav.s of Colum
bia, f. C. in 1S49. Some years
prim to that time he went to Turkey oi
a commission from the sultan to traili
the Turks the art of raising cotton. The
sultan nave him a Mg salary, an official
residence, an Income for his wife, and
many other emoluments In exchange for
hi.- services as the official cotton grower.
After fte had completed his mission and
derided to return to America, the siltan
wave hltn permission to bring with him a
Mock of Angora Boats. It was through
this flock that the Angora got Its foot
hold in Ainer.ca. Not long after that time
the Turkish government prohibited the ex
portation of Angorns to this country, as
well as to Kngland and South Africa It
sought to maintain a monopoly In the pro
duction of mohair. There are now more
than a half million Angora gnats In the
I nited Ptate. with an annual clip upwards
of a mlllon pounds of hnlr. Texas and
Oregon take the lead In the raising of these
animals, although Iowa always has taken
deep Interest In them. .
One of the biggest goat raisers in the
United States began the business In an
accidental way. For years he had kept
thousands of sheep on his ranches, but
found that the Mexican shepherds pre
ferred goat meat to mutton In ther dietary.
As the goat costs much less than the
sheep, he decided to cater to their appe
tites, and acquired a small flock of Mexi
can goats t" supply the meat demands of
Ills ranchmen. The goats Increased so
rapidly that In the course of a few years
he had to plan some way to get rid of
thpm. There was no market for large
quantities of goat mest at that time, so
he decided to slaughter them for their
hides and tallow and to put up the mat In
hermetically sealed cans. The first year
he slaughtered 3.000. and "the next year
4.000. In the sale of his slaughter house
products he realised about J:i per goat
and the tallow found such a ready demand
that afterwards he was unable to meet It.
Those acquainted with. the edible quali
ties of Angola g' at meat claim it is the
equal of the best mutton, if not Indeed
superior to it Young goats .well fattened
find a ready market in many of the
slaughter house districts of the country,
the product being sold mainly to foreign
ers who were acquainted with the whole
some properties of goaf meal before they
i ame to this country. It usually is sold
under the name of goat venison, and Is
said to stand the Joint-breaking test of
spring lamb up to the time the kids are
2 years old.
There are nearly 100.000.O00 goats In the
World. In Mexico there are upwards of
4,0ufl,0PO, or more than twice as many as
In all the rest of North America. South
America has about 6,000.000; Kurope 21.000.
000. and Asia something over 4O.OU0.000.
Only two or three kinds of domestic ani
mals are as numerous as the goat, and
probably none of them renders a greater
service to humanity, notwithstanding the
bad reputation of the alley goat.
BT FKEDEBIO J. HASKIH.
Tomorrow The Automobile Industry.
used by brinks, but they are equally strong
In construction, and every possible precau
tion. Is taken to see that the patrons
neither rob nor are robbed.
If you are a renter and you wish to set
into your box you will need the assistance
of an employe, who first uses his pass key
to turn a certain number of the tumblers
of the lock before your key will open the
door. This to make sure that you have
gone to your own box. While you are In
the room you are being carefully observed.
You may not realize It. hut you are Just
the same, and when you leave the same
courteous attendant assists you to lock up.
It Is not suspicion: It Is protection to you
and to your fellowman.
Yet with all that, patrons now and then
report losses, Hnd for a while things hum
until the mystery Is unraveled, generally
to the discomfiture of t..e patron, who has
been the victim of self-carelesBness.
torles of l.oesea.
Apropos of these "losses'" some amusing
stories are told. A lady once complal ied
that she had lost a i) gold piece tr m
her box. and was equally sure that it was
there when she closed It. Nothing wouol
shake her and the official tJ wiom the
complaint was made was at his wits' ends.
Finally ho asked her If she had deposited
any money thnt day. She said that s'le
had. and he suggested that she accom
pany him to the bank. Reluctantly s'.e
did so, and there on the deposit slip, the
very first Item, was $J0 gold.
She said that the gold piece she had
lost had certain marks upon It, and when
the Identical piece was presented to her
by the receiving teller one can Imagine her
surprise. Yet she was sincere In declaring
that she did not remember It at all.
Frequently men, In their hurry, leave
their papers, pieces of Jewelry and other
things in the booths to which they take
their boxes, but the keen eyes of the em
ployes who follow them and who enter
the booths as soon aa they are vacated
usually find the articles and they are
promptly returned. The employe who at
tempted to pocket the treasure might bs
picking up something that had been In
tended tor him to get, so that he might
be tested aa to his honesty.
These safe deposit boxes are used by
all classes of people. Sometimes people,
particularly foreigners, store their money
In them, prefen Ing to have the money
always handy to getting Interest, upon It
In a bank.
Not so long ago a detective made some
inquiry regarding a patron of one of the
safe deposit companies. Later when the
man appeared the detective followed him.
There were words of accusation and denial,
and then the officials of the deposit com
pany were called. After a consultation It
was decided that the contents of the man's
box should be looked over. Numerous
pieces of Jewelry were found and later were
Identified as the property of other people,
and had been stolen.
I.notlner Impossible.
Whether It would be possible to loot one
of these great safe deposit vaults la a ques
tion that may be answered In the negative.
In the first place, the only pisiticable
method would be to get the co-operation of
all the employes of the institution, from the
president to the office boy. This Is next to
Impossible. It might be said that thp two
or three men who have the keys to the
vault could form a clique. That they might;
but. on the other hand. It would he a ques
tion akin to that which the mice, after oh-
taming a bell, asked each oilier.
Although each of the men may have such
an Idea not one would dare propose It to
the other. Then, even It such a thing would
happen, they would have to take the watch
man and possibly one or two others Into
their confidence and by this time the chain
Would break and thpre would be some men
out of Jobs If nothing worse happened to
them.
To break Into the vault fiom the outside,
even If the watchman were overcome, would
he a task so great that there would not be
time enough between a Saturday afternoon
and a Monday morning. Indued, an explo
sive sufficient!) powerful would make too
mt;ch noise to he muffled, to say nothing
of the electrical connections that would be
cut
To tamper wUli the elci tricsl connections
without giving liotkv to the police station
Is not possible. They cannot be touched,
let alone cut. In a bank in a comparatively
snail town recently a clerk was getting
some books from the top of I ho outsldo
vault. His foot caught in a small wire ami
the wire broke. He thought nothing of It
but In less than five minutps two policemen
dashed Into the bank and wanted to know
, what was t lie matter. Itrooklyn Citizen.
WORLD'S DEADLIEST POISON
Although It has been stated that hyoseln
-first heard of by most people In connec
tion with the 1'ilppcn case the other day
Is the deadliest poison known to science,
this Is not quite correct
It Is true that no more than half a giam
Is sufficient to destroy life, so tlist a sin
gle pound of the horrible substance would
be capable of causing the deaths of more
than 1P.0O0 people lut there are other
drugs that are even more deadly, although,
luckily, they are never found outside the
laboratory of the professional toxicologlsi.
Tetanlne Is one of these. It is what
scientists call a nilcrohlo poison, the prod
uct of the microbe of tetanus, or hw-k.law.
A fatal dose of tetanlne would be but a,
fifth part of a Imllar dose of hyos.tn.
Or put another way, while a pound of hvo
scin would suffice to kill above l.'-.OUO peo
ple, a pound of tetanlne would kill over
Tfi.cno. l!y actual experiment It has bean
proved that a fifteen-hundredth part of
a grain of tetanlne will kill a horse W.tMi.
00U times its own weight.
It Ik probable taat this is the deadllrtt
poison known, although there aio several
others that run It a fairly close second.
For example, pure hydrocyanic cald (not
that usually sold In chemists' shops, which
Is only a 2 per cent solution) Is so exceed
ingly poisonous that the mere Inhalation
of Its emanations will cause inslant deal 11.
and In fact, hheel. Its discoverer, lost his
life In this manner - Pearson's Weekly.
THE MODERN STRONG ROOM
Safe Cracking a Spur to Energy of
Safe Makers.
DEVICES THAT INSURE SAFETY
Maaalvenese ot Steel Strong Boxes
and the Sitsf Derlees De
slaned to Balk Burglary.
The war between the safe maker and the
safe cracker continues unabated, for while
It Is true. that the calling of the cracksman
Is much less In vogue these days In the
larger cities of the country, now and then
the report of a safe robbery in some of the
minor towns or hamlets Indicates that there
are yet men who have not altogether glvert
up hope of securing plunder from the depth
of strong boxes.
The most modern method of looting a
bank vault Is to do it by means of worth
less checks or else to become an officer of
the Institution and wreck It at leisure, tak
ing sufficient to employ a good lawyer to
gut off with a good portion ot the ill
gotten spoils.
Be that as It la, the safe maker and the
safe cracker have been at odas for the
last century", and while the , former may
produce what he calls a masterpiece and
burglar proof, the burglar replies by call
ing science to his aid, and not Infrequently
wins, 'especially If the receptacle be com
paratively small.
The original strong boxes were of wood,
bound with iron bands and fastened with
great padlocks, but with fine aaws and
chisels the burglar found but little diffi
culty In getting into them. Then came the
era of brick vaults, the opening being
guarded by huge Iron doors. At one time
It was the sty la to place these vaults so
that they backed up against the main walls
of the building, but two enterprising burg
lars showed the vault makers the error of
their ways.
A Notable Demonstration
One of the .notable demnnatations of a
new method of opening bank occurred In
Baltimore. . The burglaja rented a room In
a butldjng next door. Iuring their leisure
they burrowed through the wuJl and Into
the vault so timing their entry to the lat
ter that taey "arrived"' late Saturday even
ing and they were, well on their way when
the discovery .was, nuuje Monday morning.
Thn the vault makers turned to making
all steel vaults, bnt the enterprising cracks
men, adopted niuo-fclyuerln, known In the
vernacular as "soup." and after the ex
plosion, that was nut heard outside ot the
room, he was free to enter.
Vault makers quickly change their
methods to meet the situation. The strong
boxes were erected lo the middle of the
room, supported either by the first floor,
or upon special supports, so that the
watchman could walk all around or under
or over it.
On the other hand It was recognised
that time was an important factor with
the cracksman, (liven time, entrance to
any vault Is possible, but with electric
mires scattered around the vault and
with the latter constructed of layers ot
railroad rails laid In thick cement and with
entrance doors that weigh many tons the
strong boxes ot the big banks of the cities
are practically Impregnable.
Therefore, to the less protected safes
of the country banks, stores and post
offices the present-day cracksmen, known
as "yeggs." devote their attention with
varying success.
But so keenly have even the small
bunks recognized the necessity for guard
ing against the cracksmen that compara
tively few are not provided with stout
safes In their vaults In which they keep
their currency.
Peep Into Modern anlt.
A vault In one of the big banks Is a
most Interesting place to visit. The fol
lowing describes one of the moat modern:
Entering through a circular laminated
steel door Is six feet six Inches In
dimeter, eighteen Inches thick and weighs
nineteen tons, one finds the Interior to be
a good sized room. The walls of this
room, .however, are about five feet thick
and are composed of sheets of armour
plate laid In brick and cement, Interlaced
with electric wires. Should one of the
latter be cut an automatic alarm would
at once be registered1 at police headquarters
and a squad ot police would arrive In a
tew minutes.
Time was when burglars devoted their
attention to opening the combinations
locks, some times assisted by "employes of
the bank, the latter doing their share
either to divide the money or else threat
ened with death. Now when the vaults
are closed at the end of the banking day
a "time-clock" In the door Is set, and not
until the very second arrives can the door
be opened by the combination. In many
Institutions, the . combination is a double
one, requiring the presence of two of the
officials, each of whom has to release a
separate combination unknown to the ether.
In this Instance the burglars blew open
the vault with such eaaa that the noise
of the explosion was not heard in a build
ing aajoining, in wnicn mere was a
number of the citizens of the town. Then
the "yeggs" encountered a small safe that
they knew contained the money. This
safe, however, was a new type. It had a
door that set in a socket not unlike th
breechlock ot a modern cunnon. After
blowing off the knobs and hinges ot the
door they found that the were no better
off .than they were before, for the door
only seemed to stick the tighter. After
half a dozen attempts, they found that
their time was up and they had to depart
empty-handed.
Other UftBavere Considered.
Ilut banks do not always build massive
vaults of concrete and steel just to with
stand the assaults of burglars. Mobs and
lires nave to De considered. A mob or a
big fire, such as the Ualtlmore or San
Frunulsoo .ounflagratlona, may occur but
once In a lifetime, but even this single oc
casion mus be guarded against. In the
big fires mentioned it is notable that the
hub's vaults of the banking and safe de
posit companies escaped unscathed, while
many at the large so-called fireproof safes
in office buildings either melted outright
or else became so heated that the contents
were charred and destroyed,
One of the most Interesting features of
strong boxei are the structures operated
by the safe deposit companies, concerns
that build huge vaults and then rent out
portions of them to persons who wish to
preserve their Jewelry, valuable papers or
other articles that may be stored In a
comparatively small space. Some ot the
safe deposit companies have boxes In
which one may store silverware, such boxes
being three to six feet square and equally
deep.
These vaults are much larger than those
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You may think you don't
want a motor car. But there
isn t any question about your
needing one.
There is a difference between
wanting a thing and needing it.
If you need a car you are pay
ing for it. Paying in the time
you lose that a car would save
you. In the opportunities that
get away. In the fresh air and
recreation a car would give, but
which now you do not get.
Whatever we really need we
pay for, whether we actually
own it or not. You might get
along without an overcoat this
winter, but you would pay for
one just the same. You would
pay with discomfort and colds.
If you use telephones, tele
graph, wireless, express trains,
electric lights, trolley cars, add
ing machines, dictaphones,
newspapers, typewriters and
labor saving machinery, then
you need an automobile.
For the automobile has been
developed to keep pace with the
age that utilizes these other
things the age of speed the
age of efficiency. The motor
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How Eory Mmtnhmr mt iKt Family
Bmnmfiti by thm rVmuim
of m Motor Car.
hhmd at th Family Oolnj to and
from business in fresh air. Making-
business calls. Entertaining;
customers and business associ
ates. Tours in the country. More
knowledge of the country. Mental
and physical exercise of driving.
Good sppetite better digestion
better humor better health.
Prestige.
Wlfm and Daughter j Social call.
Entertaining. Plenty of fresh air
to drive away "nerves." Mora
time with husband and father,
Sonn Educative value of under
standing and caring for wonder
ful piece of machinery. Training
of mental and physical faculties
in driving. Clean, fresh air,
recreation and decent entertain
ment in company of other mem
bers of family.
car didn't create its demand
after it arrived. The demand
was waiting. It had been wait
ing for forty centuries.
The greatest obstacle to prog
ress is distance. Civilization
consists of doing away with the
space that lies between man
and man, city and city, country
and country, between products
of all kinds and the people who
use them.
When the steamjhip, the
railroad and trolley came to
take care of the problem of
community or public transpor
tation, the world took a long
step ahead.
When th-? automobile came
to take care of the problem of
individual transportation, the
world took another long step
ahead. If you haven't realized
it, then the world has stepped
past you.
The man with a motor gets
down to his business in the
morning quickly, cleanly and
with gladness.
He arrives at his office with
the sparkle of the sunshine and
fresh air in his blood and brain.
He is able to take up his busi
ness problems with clearer
vision and greater energy than
the man who has been worried
and doped by the rush and jam
and the bad air of a crowded
train or street car.
The man in a motor car can
cover 50 to too miles in a day
just on business errands in the
city, keeping appointments that
it would take many days to make
under the old system.
At noon time he can use his
car to entertain his business
associates with a five or ten mile
ride to a pleasant luncheon
place. He can send it out in
the afternoon to entertain guests
while he goes ahead with his
Thm mmm with m meter ear
it mfit with thm tparklm of t Aa
ftmth air in hi Mood and sreis-
Motor Car
business. Or, if he wants' to'
take himself or a visitor to a
train, he allows just a few min
utes' leeway and the motor car
ries him to the depot swiftly
and surely.
After the day's work, be
arrives home again ; arrives
with weariness and worry air
sprayed from his brain; with a
keen appetite and good humor
for dinner.
In the evening he may use
his car for a turn around the
parks and boulevard or a spin
into the country with family
and friends.
The man with a motor car
lives a fullerlife than if he didn't
have one. He has more experi
ences more sensations. He
does more things. He has a
wider circle of interest and in
fluence. He lives twice as long
in the same length of time as the
man who hasn't a car. Long
life is not a question of years so
much as it is of experiences and
accomplishments. Yet motor
cars will be factors in increas
ing the average span of man's
years because they promote
health through outdoor life.
Thit Part it so Good if Doom't
Not J ta ha Pat in Lmrgo Typo.
There are many good cars made
nowadays, and any good car is a
good investment. Yet we honestly
believe tbst Chalmers Cars offer the
best vslue for the money of any on
the market. Compare them with
others. Comparison has sold mors
Chalmers Cars than all our adver
tising. If you can possibly afford a
motor car, don't put it off soy longer
but go and buy one. We hope it
will be a Chalmers ; but whether it
is or not, don't deprive yourself and
your family any longer of the pleas
ure that by right is yours and theirs.
There is nothing that you could
invest the money in that will pay
you such a big dividend in the sav
ing of your Vmt in business and the
saving of your health for years, as
the purchaae of a motor car. A
good thing is better thing the
sooner you get it. Make your
family happy tonight by telling them
you have made up your mind to get
that motor car you have been talk,
ing so much about, namely,
a Chalmers.
Qialmers Motor Comparaj Detroit, Mich., u. s. a.
(LUontod undtr SUn Pattntt)
The H. E. Fredrickson Auto Co.
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