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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