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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1899)
STATE PAYS POP BILL Fusion Offico Holdors Win a Suit for Extra Salaries. GRAB At THE STATE TREASURY. Ih Dill WaaMgned by Holcomb Who Want Further Kndonetnent at the Poll The lloait of Populllt Itrform to Redeem Halarles llccome Laughing Stock. Tho supremo court has decided Hint Dr. L. J. Abbott, formerly superintend ent ot tho Lincoln hospital for tho In sane, Is entitled to tho salary desig nated In the enrolled bill signed by Governor Holcomb. As between the enrolled bills authenticated and signed by the governor and tho engrossed bill that Is not authenticated and which is carolessly handled and goes through numerous hands, Anally to bo stored In tho ufllco of tho secretary of state, tho court decided that the enrolled bill constituted the only cvldcnco worthy of consideration. Tho court holds that the engrossed bill, with its many Blips ot looso paper and slips pasted and pinned together, nono being authenticated by any olllcer of tho legislature, docs not constitute evldonco worthy of consideration. The court nppears to believe that It would bo much easier for ono to "doctor" tho engrossed bill than It would bo for enrolling clerks to perpctrato a fraud by Incorrectly enrolling a bill Hint must bo signed by tho olllcers ot tho legislature and then must go to tho govornor for Inspection for rejection or approvnl. Prior to tho commonco mont of the suit. Attorney (Jenoral Smyth gavo It as his opinion Hint a fraud had been perpetrated, but that tho claim would hnvo to bo paid by tho state. . Tho Abbott case was n suit to re cover ?1,000 salary. The enrolled bill signed by Governor Holcomb In 181)7 fixed tho appropriation nt ?2;G00 n yoar, but tho session laws compiled by A. E. Sheldon contained a footnote as follows: "As passed, by tho legislature ?2,000. Auditor Cornell paid Dr. Ab bott $2,000 n year, and at the closo ot Ills term Dr. Abbott appealed from the nudltor's decision to tho district court, claiming tho full amount designated In tho law. Judge Holmes of the Lan caster county court held that tho bill signed by tho governor was tho only guldo and thcreforo the claim for the balance must bo paid. The supremo court hns afllrmed this judgment. In tho lower court Ex-Governor Hol comb and W. D. Price, tho latter being tho legal adviser of the auditor in of ficial matters, contended that the court ought to receive as evidence tho en grossed bill with Us amendment which Bhowed that tho legislature Intended to reduce tho salary of Superintendent Abbott $2,000. Governor Holcomb'a attention was called to the condition of tho appro priation bill befora ho signed it, Other salaries which tho populist legislature sought to reduco were also found un changed In tho bill that was before tho govornor. The governor Is said to havo called in ono superintendent ot a stnto institution, ami received a promiso from tho superintendent that ho would not draw tho full amount nnd thereupon the governor signed tho bill. Tho acsertlon has never been mado that Governor Holcomb received such a promiso from tho other live superintendents whose snlarles were also unchanged. Tho boast that the populists' legislature would reduce sal aries of superintendents ot stato insti tutions has thercforo become a laugh ing stock. Tho enrolling clerks, cither by design or through careless ness put in tho samo old llgurcs In stead of tho reduced amounts. Governor Holcomb has been criti cised for signing tho bill In that con dition. His political friends havo sug gested that as his action will cost the stato $3,300, It would havo been better for him to havo vetoed tho Items If they were not as tho legislature In tended them to be, and the olllcers Interested could have received tho cor rect appropriation from tho next leg islature. A palpable error In tho sal ary appropriation of Mr. Von Forrell, chaplain of tho Kearney Industrial school, was remedied in this way. Tho enrolling clerks of the legislature which passed tho Abbott appropriation enrolled the chaplain's salary as ?300 a year, when It should hnvo been $800 a year. Tho legislature of last winter appropriated an otra ?500 to reim burse tho chaplain. Dr. Damcroll, formerly superintend ent of tho Hastings asylum and Dr. Kolpor of tho Norfolk asylum have also tiled claims for an extra $1,000, basing their claims on tho grounds urged by Dr. Abbott, anil a suit hns nlso been begun by Dr. Damorell. Dr. Spraguo, formerly superintendent of tho Institution for feeble minded youth nt Bentrlce, has filed n claim for $300 based on tho snmo ground. These claims, amounting to $3,300 will now bo pnld by tho auditor. Professor Jpnes, formerly of tho Instltuto for tho blind, Is entitled to $-.00, nnd Dr. Kail, formorly of the Beatrlco Institution, is entitled to $100, but they hnvo not yet filed claims. Professor Jones has been quoted as saying ho did not dealro to accept the money under tno circum stances. An Inmilt to Xehmitkn Holdler. Lincoln journnl: When Coin Harvey says In his confidential speeches to the pops thnt tho reason Nebraska Is so proud of nor fighting First regiment Is that it refused to ro-enllst at Manila ho insults tho boys of tho First ob well as tho pcoplo of Nobraska. Tho peo nlo of Nebraska know that tho reason tho boys did not ro-cnllut Wus becnuso they were absolutely used up whon they roturned from tho llring lino pre paratory to being honornbly mustorcd out of tho service that it wnn physically Impossible for them to stay In the ser vice without n long rest. There Is Lardly a momber of the reg iment who would not go back if ho thought ho was needed nt the front now thnt ho has gotten a rest and has scon his mother and weothoart. The people of Nobraska nro proud cf tho boys, not so much becauso of their gal lantry on tho flold, which was takon for granted when they onllstcd, but be cause notwithstanding tho efforts mado by demagogues of tho Harvey Btripo to Induco them to demand their dlschnrgo at tho closo of tho term ot their enlistment tho great majority of thorn dcclured that they would stand by tho flag until the president was nbM to send fresh troops to take their places. Neither tho boys, nor tho president nor the patriotic peoplo of this stato havo forgotten tho treasonable efforts ot tho pop lenders in this stato to get tho boys of tho First Nebraska to de sert their colors in tho face of tho en emy and demand to bo sent homo when tho treaty with Spain was ratified and they woro technically relieved of tnclr obligation to stay In tho Philippines. It was dasturdly and treasonable to tempt theso boys to desert tho flag; In the crisis of tho Agutnnldo rebellion and the stato of Nebraska will nover forgot their patriotism and nervo in respecting tho ndvlco of tho copper heads and staying by Otis until they were rollovcd by reinforcements months after they were legally entitled to their discharge and could havo got ten it on demand. The New lti'clnlr.T Imxt, Lincoln Journal: The last legisla ture adopted an Important amendment to tho law for tho registration of votor3 that takes effect nt tho coming registra tion In this and other cities. Accord ing to this amendment it is the duly of tho registrars to provide nn ad ditional column for their registry list for tho Insertion of tho name of the party with which each registered voter claims to affiliate. In addition to tho questions which tho registrars must ask tho voter to bo registered Is another "with which political purty do you nfllllato?" nnd his answer is recorded in the additional column. Tho object of tills nmendment Is to purify tho primary elections. Tho committees under auspices tho var ious political primaries aro conducted nro entitled to the privileges of milk ing copies of tho registry llBts for uso in tho primary elections, nnd none but thoso who havo declared their af filiation with tho party holding tho primary aro entitled to voto at such primary election. This prevents the stuffing of primary elections with votes cast by members of other parties uud simplifies tha work of tho challengers in attendance at such prlmnrj elections. It tho list shows thnt a voto is offered at such prlmnry by a man who neglected or refused to stato that ho was a member of tho party molding such primary such votes at once rejected. There Is no compulsion about an swering tho question If tho voter to bu registered doesnt know to what, party ho belongs or Is unwilling to bo registered as bolonglrlg to any party. But In case of such refusal to answer tho voter is thereby debarred from voting at any primary election. This modlllcntlon of the registry law was first adopted in Kentucky and has been very satisfactory to all parties. It relieves tho pollttcul organizations, nfter tho first registry, from tho labor and expense of making a poll of tho various precincts in a city under the reglstary law, as an Inspection of tho registry lists nnswors nil tho purposes of n poll. All voters have to bo registered anew this year nnd nfter tho list Is completed the record will bo inndo that will an swer tho purposes of a poll. Then the pollticnl committees furnished with tho registry list will linro all tho neces sary information to get out n full voto and seo that tho party strength Is at' tho polls on election day. It Is a slm plo nnd effectlvo way of Hccurlng an honest primary election, which is tho foundation ot honest politics, and a full votq nt tho stato nnd county elections. A Word to Sllns. Ill, there, Old Slippery! You'vo got to hump yourcolf. , You've got to. You'ro several laps behind already, And You'ro losing every day; Long hill to climb, old man. Heavy lond? Yes, heavy load. But you'vo got to climb. You've got to. You'ro out o' meat, And they're nfter you; After you hard. An' they'ro goln' to git ye, If you don't watch out. They'ro ufter yo on tho Houso rent Steal. That'B tho word, steal. You took It. You took tho money, You know you did. You took $00 a month from tho stato And paid tho landlady $30. Was that right? An' they cnusht you at it. Couldn't deny It? No, of course not. You would If you could, SI. But they caught you With tho wool In your teeth. Nice mess you'vo mado Of tho reform movement! Tho. farmers used to llko you, SI; Yes, they liked you. Thought you woro Square and Honest. Fooled 'em! Fooled with your honest drawl An' your sanctimonlus face. Itunnln' all right! Yes, you're runnln' atl right; Hut you'ro runulu' llko A homeless cat Across a vacant lot With tin cans an' old shoes Hurled nt you from Every direction, Meow! Scat, thero! Old Slippery. Nebraska Stato Journal. A Spoilt! Cmiillilule. Nobody hns over accused Judge Heoso ot being dishonest, and oven the opposition admit that ho Is ono of tho nblost lawyers In tho stnto. It would bo bettor for any party to meet dereut ith such a man than to win with a man like Holcomb. But tho republican party will not bo defeated this fall. H will win nnd tho supremo bench will be saved from dlsgrnco -York Times. IEYTHEAIT Pot Hera, but Beat Ducats, is What Bryan Wants. THE SILVER ORATOR IN BAD LIGHT Production of a I. niter iliat Mnke the Perennial Presidential Candidate Con tradlct Ulniteir J. dterllnc Btorton Produces a Document that T.nok Itad for tho 8olf-Coiitltuted 1U former. J. Sterling Morton mnde tho asser tion in tho Conservative several weeks ngo, says a Lincoln correspondent ot tho Omaha Bee, that W. J. Bryan had said ho wanted ofllco for money nnn' not for honor. Tho De'c, in its lssuo of September 27, contained nn Inter view with Bryan, in which ho posi tively denied that he had ever mado such an assertion. Undeniable proof Is now presented that Mr. Bryan did" say that ho wanted tho money for tho ofllco nnd not for honor. Becauso of this unequivocal nnd sweeping denial of Mr. Bryan nnd be causo with tho donial ho named tho tdltor of tho Conservative In nn of fensive and ncctislng manner, J. Sterl ing Morton produces for vindication and verification nnd as a rebuttal ot tho unequivocal denial,. a letter written by Mr. Bryan on January 11, 1899, in which ho says: "I assure you that It Is tho money thnt is In the otflco and not tho nono." that nttrncts inc." Tho publication of this letter recalls Mr. Bryan's early political history. Tho man who sprang so quickly Into world-famed reputation located at Lin coln In 18S8 nnd a short tlmo Inter formed a partnership with A. It. Tnl bot, under the firm namo of Talbot & Brynn. In December, 1889, or tho year following Mr. Bryan beenmo nn nppll ennt for tho position of secretary of tho Stnto Board of frnnsportntlon. Ho had taken nn nctlvo part In politics from tho day ho located In tho city nnd ho naturally hnd many political friends who wore willing to usslst him in getting tho position. Ho had sup ported J. Sterling Morton for congress man ixom tho First district during tho campaign of 1888 and Morton ro clprocatcd by endorsing hlm'for tho secretnryshlp. Tho monetnry lssuo wns not nn Im portant lssuo nt that tlmo nnd Mr. Morton and Brynn woro warm political friends. Considerable correspondent passed between tho two nnd the fol lowing is a copy of ono of tho letters written by iir. Brynn: "LINCOLN, Nob., Jnn. 11, 1889. Hon. J. Sterling Morton, Nebraska City, Neb.: Dear Friend Your kind letter to Mr. Lenso was received nnd delivered. I think It was well re ceived. Tho P. S. was judicious, 1 think. I nm grateful to you for your" indorsement. Had hesitated to write you becauso I disllko soliciting aid. i assuro you that it is tho money that Is in tho ofllce, not thi honor that attracts me. If successful in gottlng It, It will tldo n:e over my beginning hero. With regards to tho Indies, I am, yours very truly, W. J. IlItYAN." Falling to securo tho appointment to tho railway commission Mr. Bryan continued tho practlco of law but in 1890 ho announced his enndidncy for congressman, and in met, has been a candidate for ofllco over Blnco. A. J. Sawyer and a number of other promi nent First district democrats askod Mr. Morton to como out ns n candidate, but ho replied "No; not to go and nsk nny ono to voto for mo or work for me." His refusal to run mado tho nom ination of Brynn possible nnd thoso In chargo of tho democratic machinery turned to tho young orator7nd ho was nomlnntcu. John II. Amos of this city, now n gold standnrd mnn, wns chnlrman of tho congressional comit tco nnd It wiis ho who started tho Bry an boom. Since tho memornblo stato convention ot 1892 tho two men who worked together In tho campaign of 1888 havo been drifting fnrther nnd farther apart. Morton pronounced for tho gold standard and laid down ns views from typewritten manuscript so thnt thero could bo no dispute ns to whero ho stood on tho situation. Brynn left tho party, Ames resigned from the chairmanship of tho congressional committee becauso of the congressional nomlneo's vlows on tho money ques- ? lion nnu niter no Had supported him In his previous campaign. Brynn'a repeated utterances concern ing tho helnousncss of tho money powor nnd tho greed for wealth re called to J. Sterling Morton's mind tho assertion mado In 1889 and n search was Instituted nmong tho nlcs of pa pors at Arbor Lodge for tho letter. It was found nmong n number of other letters written by Mr. Bryan, nil some what similar and equally Interesting. One of them Is n message sent after Mr. Morton's defeat for congress con gratulating him for running ahead ot nls ticket. Only a fow months nftor this Mr. Bryan told his frlonds that ho could get ovon moro votes than Mr. Morton got or could get WIik t AIM tho Letter. Lincoln Journal: Tho popocratte organs nro nil declaring as with om voico thnt Mr. Bryan's old letter to J. Sterling Morton nvowlng that fio wanted ofllco for tho money that wns in it nnd not tho honor, is perfectly Btrnightforwurd, proper nnd credltiiblo to tho great wearer of tho Joffersonlan mantle. Then why did Mr. Bryan dony i and why did tho popocratlc organ? '.vHJunco Mr. Morton fiercely nB a liar and a llboller bccnuBo ho said that Mr. Bryan had once mado a statemout to that purport to a friend? Morton doesn't appear to havo set any great storo by tho letter but mere ly alluded to It because of Br. Brj'an's violent nnd theatrical attacks on peo ple who, nrrordlnu to his puro mind, were In politics for money nnd whose Brood f-jr woalth was undoing tho country. And Bryan and his friends ovldently saw tho point und vocifer ously denied It and challenged Morton to his proof. Thnt Is what Is tho mat--cr with that lottor. Tho hungry mondlcant prefers tho cold ham to the cold shoulder. Mlirrpreientallon of Mnlllrr. York Hcpubllcan: Do you havo con ftdonco In the statonionts ot men who wilfully misrepresent things to yout Things, too, that como within your own knowledge, so thnt you personal ly know thnt they nro mlsroprcsentn tions? Chaplain Mnilley Is quoted ns saying, "Stnnd by McKlnley, right or wrong." Ilo never snld nny thing of tho sort. "In times ot peace I am for tho administration when It 1b right; In times of war, so long as n rebcllous gun Is aimed at tho stars and stripes, I nm tor tho administration right or wrong. This is not a time for criti cism; it is a tlmo for united." That Is what Chaplain Malllcy Bald at York, and It is what ho said at Lincoln. This Is Just what ho said. Any pnper which (quotes hm ns saying othqrwlso la guilty ot a blame wot thy action. What they mako Mnllloy say sounds nnrrow nnd partisan. What ho really Bald is patriotically American, und right or wrong, Is concurred in by all patriotic people. Tho republican pnrty agreed with tho contention of tho democrats during tho rebolllon thnt tho lncomo tnx levied nnd collected for wnr pur poses was unconstitutional. H was necessary, however, ns ono ot tho means for tho preservation ot the country ns a nation, nnd right or wrong, tho pcoplo stood by It nnd de fined It until it wob no longar n neces sity, nnd then it was repealed. Tho disloyal citizen wns opposed to it, but, right or wrong, tho men ot America stood by It, nnd so In times of war they stand by nnj; administration that represents their country. i:ven Coin lni Hllvcr. A citizen of Hebron writes that even tho author ot "Coin" hns atopped talk on silver. Ilo says: "Coin Hnrvoy, un jenulf of the fusion forces, nddrcssed nn nudlenco of nbout 200 at tho court Iioubo bore last night. Tho meeting had been largoly adver tised, but no hearers wero present outsido of this city. Tho spenker, though ndvertlscd ns tho exponent or. frco silver, entirely Ignored that sub ject, dovotlng himself to n scnoolmus ter's dissertation on tho subject ot trusts, nnd nn nttuck on tho govern ment nnd n laudation of tho Insurrec tionists, especially tho leaders. Tho administration wns branded as oppres sors; tho government ns unjust. An Invltntlon was extended for quorlcs nnd tho spenker had somo llred nt him thnt nro still unanswered. The nudlenco wns nbout hnlf rcpublicnn nnd they left tho hnll with ronowed detormlnntlon to stny by tho ndmlnis tratlon, caused by tho nbuso of tho speaker. If tho fuslonlsts hnvo nny moro campaigners llko this ono tno rcpubllcnnB nro hopeful thnt they will bo Bout here, for, with n fow moro speeches llko this one, success for our candldntcn is assured." llrynn Here nnd llryun There. Lincoln Journal: Colonel Bryun is hopping around so much on tho ex pansion question nnd on tho issues of 1900 thnt It is never safq to guess what ho will say unless you know In what part of tho country ho is doing his talking. In Iowa ho says ho does not wnnt tho troops romovdd from the Philippines, nnd lnys down n policy for tho futuro of tho nrchlpolngo that nlmost amounts to nn Indorsement of tho administration. Ho did not talk that way In Nebraska, nnd will not talk In that strain If ho happens to bo called to Massachusetts beforo the closo of tho campaign. Brynn is tho most rendy mnn In tho world on the stump, nnd one ot his most pro nounced accomplishments Is his re cently ncqulred ability to shift IiIh ground to suit the prejudices of his different audiences. lUountiiln Out of it Mnlolilll. Scwnrd Reporter: Tho Omaha World-Herald, followed by Its feeble lmltntors like the Sownrd Indepondent Domocrat, Is making a great ado about a circular Issued by tho president of tho federation ot republican publish ers. Among other tilings, the sugges tion Ib made that republican publishers should not club with populist papers. This causes tho virtuous World-ller-nld nnd Its sntclltcs to go Into spasm ot horror, and tho way they talk about tho attempt to "suppress fusion llt ernturo" Is Indeed distressing. Ono would think that they wero In tho hnblt of urging their partisans to sub scribe for nnd rend republican papers. But tills Is tho last thing thoy would do, nnd they nnd nil tholr clnss prac tlco tho samo thing which they bo roundly denounce. Pop Pvlrred Out. Topoka Capital: What Is tho uso ot talking nbout populism In Kansas nny longer? Lot the old ropubllcnns coim out of It nnd back whero they belong nnd tho democrats go over to their own party. Thero Is only ono populist congrcsslonnl representative in Kun Baa, and ho Is n good expansionist, nnd tho pnrty Is no longor of natlonnl significance. Tho scheme of fusion, whero both sides glvo up their princi ples for tho offices, m tho most cor rupt practlco In politics. Now Is n good tlmo for populists to lot go. It over hnd uny, nnd tho contest It It over ha dany, and tho cont,e, is strictly between tho old partlci A populist In Kansas can novcr be any thing else ngntn but an aid to the democratic party. 'Tinia a Ten Strike. Genoa Leader: Tho nomination ot Jjulgo ltcese us caudldnto for supremu Judgo by tho republicans was a ten strlko from a republican standpoint. Judgo Iteoso Is 10,000 votes Btronger thun any man they could havo nomi nated. If ho is defeated It will not bo tho votes of nny mnu honostly inter ested in reform. H1b nomlnntlon is nlso gratifying to thoso republicans who hnvo been fighting tho past fow years for clean candidates and honost politics within their party. if. Silas A. Holcomb nddrcssed tho Cus ter county populist convontlon which Indorsed tho following: "Wt nro op posed to tha uso of passes by our pub llo Borvants and would recommend tho retirement to prlvnto llfo all who no fept the Bamo." If poupllsts vote as thoy havo resolved, Mr, Holcomb w..l bo rotlred all right Sutton AdvcrtUor. What man has dono woman thinks she can Improvo on. DAIRY AND POULTRY. INTERESTING CHAPTER9 FOR OUR RURAL READERS. ilsn Hncreniful Farmer Operate ThU Department of tha Farm A Few Hint a to tha Cara of Llta Stock and Poultry. ro nl try Note. The tlmo being nenr when many ot our renders will bo shipping poultry to market, It mny not bo amiss to call their attention to a fow things tho mnrkct demands. As most pcoplo nro awnro by this tlmo tho heads should not bo cut off ot fowls to bo Bent to city markets. Neither should tho In testines or crops bo taken out. Also tho killing should not bo done In tho old-fashioned way of wringing tho nock. Tho killing must bo dono by opening tho veins of tho nock or by nn incision In tho mouth thnt will nl 'ow tho fowl to bleed to death. Whether tho bird Is to bo scalded or dry picked will depend on tho market to which thoy aro to be sent. If tho trado Is local scaldlnc Is still used and Is probably preferred. Somo poo plo Insist on hnvlng birds that havo been picked nfter scalding. Whon tho birds nro to bo turned over to ship pers who intend in turn to send them to tho city murkcts dry picking Is In order. If tho birds nro to bo scnldcd It Is recommended to have tho water near tho boiling point but not nctunlly boiling. This Is supposed to mnko tho fenthers easy to pull without cocking tho skin. As n matter of fact wo doubt very much If there Is any par ticular rulo that Is popularly follo-v cd. Most of tho fowls that nro scalded aro scalded In water that is already at tho boiling point. Thero Is ot courso great danger of allowing tho birds to soak In tho wntcr. An expert ndvlscs to dip tho birds In tho water four times, nnd says that that 1b enough Tho dipping should bo dono by holding tho bird by tho head nnd logs, so thoy will not bo dipped Into tho wnter with tho rest of tho bird. Dipping in the head turns tho color ot tho comb nnd affects tho nppcaranco of tho eyes. By proper feeding many of our fowls thnt nro marketed nbout holiday tlmo could bo marketed two months earlier, whllo prices aro bottor. Lato In tho fall so many fowls nro thrown on tho market that tho prices go down to n point thnt gives llttlo profit. Tho feed ing of somo stimulating foodB early in tho career of tho chlckB would havo started a habit ot growth that would havo continued to havo Us lnfiuenco all through tho summer. Even nt this Into period tho generous feeding ot meaty cut bono will help tho growth greatly. It that cannot bo had, glvo dry cut bone, which can bo purchased on nny market. Feeding meat, whero it can bo had at low price, Is certainly n good practice Push tho surplus birds along nnd get them out ot tho wny beforo tho mnrkct boglns to fall. If moro birds wero fitted and sold In tho Into summer tho consumption would bo Increased, and tho total avor- ngo price for -iho year would bo hotter. As It Is, many city families go without fowl during tho season of very high prices. They do not mnko It up dur lng tho season ot low prices. It is of no ndvnntago to tho farmer to havo prices high nt tho tlmo ot tho year when ho has nothing to sell. Tho legs nnd head of tho fowl should bo dry picked, and nftor tho picking has been completed tho fowl should bo Immersed tor a fow seconds In boiling wntcr and afterward plungod Into cold wnter. This Is to glvo tho body a plump, firm appearance. Thoso that follow tho practlco of dry picking, do tho work whllo tho bodies of tho birds aro still warm, as thoy find tho pick ing much onslor to do nt that tlmo. Whon they nro to bo picked for a long journey, or nro not to bo opened nt once, tho blrdB must not bo packed till tho animal heat has gono out of them. Turkeys should always bo dry picked, as tho appenranco 1b very much hotter when handled that way than when Bcnlded. Ducks and geeso should al ways bo scalded, cud tho scalding will hnvo to bo for a longer tlmo, as It tnkes moro tlmo for wnter to ponotrato and loosen tho fenthers ot n water fowl than of n land bird. Somo farm ers practlco picking tho geeso nnd ducks beforo killing, so thnt tho feath ers can bo saved in tho best condition, but this Is not udvlsablo, ns It leaves tho flesh in an inflamed condition, which makes tho fowls hard to sell on tho market. Although chickens may bo singed to tako off tho hairs, this should not bo dono with ducks or gocso. On nccount ot wnter birds hav ing a lareo amount ot oil In their skins, tho application of heat gives thum nn oily nppcaranco, which does not help tholr Bale. Tho feathers on tho head and upper part of tho neck should not bo picked off. After pick ing tho other feathers tho ducks or geeso should bo plumped lu hot wator after tho manner of hens. Ktute Control of Milk Testing, Tho growth of tho custom of paying for milk vnrlous prices lu proportion to Its fat content has been rapid of lato years, but the. system Is not yet uni versally ndoptcd, Bays tho New York Produco UoyIow. Willful variations of tho test must bo totally abandoned, nnd thoso lnnccurncles which occur by reason of Improper machines or appli ances must In somo effectlvo method bo overcome Tho most offcctlvo way to prevent Inaccurato testing, which mny occur willfully or by reason of faulty apparatus, would bp by tho en actment of proper stnto Iuwb, compell ing the registration by competent ntato authorities of tho apparatus ubed, tho llcenso of thoso making tho tests, and the provision ot penalties for a falsa report ot tests mado. Laws touching upon somo of theso points havo boon enacted In Iowa nnd Vermont, with. good results, nnd tho matter Is worthy of consideration by legislatures ot all dairy states. In Vermont It appears that slnco tho enactment ot tho law relating to tho testing of milk and cream tho Stnto Exporlmcnt Station hns tested 9,564 milk and cream bot tles and 1,155 pipettes, nnd thnt ot tha old glassware, In uso before tho law was enacted, nearly 4 por cent was found to bo Inaccurately graduated. Tho effect of tho law has been to mako a material reduction In tho percentage of Inaccurnto apparatus. in Vermont thoso who test milk or cream for tho purposo of determining Its valuo aro obllgod to tako out cer tificates; of thoso applying for certifi cates slnco tho law was onacted 241 rccolved tholr certificates whllo 31 woro refused; thus nearly 12 ner cent of thoso who wanted to do this work, nnd to whoso Ignoranco or knowlcdco mllk- sollors would havo boon obliged to sub mit for a Just payment, woro doclarcd Incompetent to perfom Buch work ro- llably nnd provented by law from In flicting tho rcsultB of their lcnoranco upon tho public. llnclcrlitl OrlcWl r Flavor. Probably In no department ot ro- Bcarch Is n greater amount of Investi gation going forwnrd und vnluablo data and nctunl discovery being mado than in uniry sclcnco; nnd whllo somo ot tho discoveries hnvo been of llttlo of no value, a wondorful amount ot use ful and practical material has been placed In tho hnnds ot tho dalrymon, says Mark Lnno Express. Among tho now things nnnounced, olnco It hns been shown huvr nenrly ferments ana flavors In butter nro nssoctntcd, Is that If certain nclds nro added to owect cream It is not necessary to wait for tho development ot lnctlo acid bacteria In tho crcnin, but that it could bo churned nt once, and churned qulto readily, and tho truo flavor socurod. Investigators havo been at work on this problem, and nn nnnounccmcnt of tho results hns been mnde. Tho most satisfactory result camo from using hydrochloric ncld diluted In twlco Its bulk of water, and adding this In small quantities to tho sweet cream. Every thing was satisfactory, except that tho butter had no rtromn, though It wns pronounced fair and good by tho judges. Tho buttor kept well, and had a water content of 12 & por cont; but tho low flavor was against It, though not a trnco of acid was to bo dotoctod, or found by analysis. About tho most important thing brought out wns that butter scorns to bo fully dopondont upon bnctcria for truo flavor, rather than the food, provided that tho latter is wholosomo and not ot a charactor to Impart obnoxious flavors to tho milk, which nfter nil could not bo called buttor flavor In any senso of tho word. To Prevent llovlno Tuberculoid. Tho International Congress ot Vet erinary Surgeons, hold recently nt Badon-Bndon, ngrccd to tho following suggestions ns to tho provontlon ot tuberculosis nmong domcstlo animals: "1. Tho prevention of tuberculosis in cnttlo Is urgently necessary. 2. Tho extinction of bovine tuberculosis by tho owner (voluntary extinction) Is practicable, and should bo inlvcrsally aimed nt. Dungerously tuboroulous an imals should bo slaughtered as soon ns possible, nnd calves and healthy ani mals protected from Infection. Volun tary extinction ot bovlno tuberculosis should bo encouraged by tho stnto dis seminating correct vlows respecting tho chnractcr of tuberculosis, its modes of infection, nnd tho importance ot tu berculin inoculation. Voluntnry ex tinction should bo supported by stato grants. Tho best means hitherto known for tho diagnosis of tuberculo sis nmong domestic animals la tubor cuiin. Tuborculln should only bo sup plied under stnto control nnd to vet erinary Burgeons. 3. Prevention of bovlno tuberculosis by tho stato Is de sirable. If undertaken with caution It can bo carried out. will check tho fur ther Increase of tho disease, and grad ually Btop It. Tho prevontbn loqulrcs: (a) That votorlnnry surgeons bo obliged to glvo notice of every caso of proved tuberculosis encountered In practice. (2b) Tho Immodlats slaugh ter of dangerously tuberculous nnlmnls (particularly thoso affected with mnm mltls, tuberculosis ot tho uterus or In testines, n b well ns pulmonary tubercu losis), compensation by tho state, and tho prohibition of tho roturn of butter milk from tho co-oporntlvo dairies to tho farms beforo Btorlllzatlon." Feed Conumd for 1,000 Ch. Live Weight It Is somotimes assorted thnt cnttlo nnd Bheep requlro tho Bamo amount of feed per thousand pounds of livo weight. This Btntomont seoms not to bo woll founded. In experiments con ducted nt tho Iowa Experiment Station tho, cattlo consumed 19.C pounds of dry mnttor per thousand pounds of Hvo weght, ngainst an avorago of 29.07 by thd-ahecp. Both shcop and cattlo woro on full feed. Tho sheep mado a dally gafn of 3.73 pounds nor thousand pounds Hvo weight, nnd the cattlo 2.14. 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