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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1904)
VfttSSf ryr" ' At-. . L-. 1 A rW -) nnniwnimiwniiBHMj3mcsaomffnw 'Twiyr .KWjaMaMiiWHIWIillWIHH ili in' .M 0) l N BIS i no Red Cloud Chief. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. ED CLOUD. KtillllASivA Sholton will hnvo n harvest festival too second wcok In September. A trace of frost was reported "by early-risers In the Elkhorn valley near fltanton. Wallace Merchant of Mitchell found a porcuplno on tho creek near that place. Tho fretful porcuplno l3 not common In Nebraska. A telophono war at Emerson Is giv ing tho citizens tho advantage of frco service on two systems. They hopo tho war will bo perpetual. This year's Improvements at Cam bridge havo amounted to sixteen thou sand dollars so far, and soveral now buildings aro In Immodlato prospect. Tho directors of fhe York county fair aro corresponding with the ox outlaw, Frank James, with a vlow to having him to act as starter for tho races. Congressman J. Adam Bctlo of Min nesota, noted as ono of tho wits of congress, has beon visiting his old homo In Nebraska. Ho used to work on tho Hebron Journal. Burglary broko Into four residences In Nebraska City and secured about $75 In money, a gold watch and several other articles of valuo. Tho homes of Dr. A. P. Glnn, Peter Frccso, J. N. Squires and C. II. Blckol were cntored by robbers cutting out tho screen In tho doors or windows. Louis FIck of Bollovuo was taken to tho DouglaB county Jail by Sheriff McBvoy. Last winter Flgg was ar rested and fined for not Bonding his children to school as required by law. and not paying the fine was taken to Jail. Ho will spend tho next sixteen dayB In the Jail, working for Sarpy county at the rato of $3 per day. Burglars entered tho homo of Mrs. Dixie Rolbor nt Nebraska Oity and tore up almost everything that there was In It in search of money. It Is not known what waB taken for tho lady 1b In tho hospital whoro sho has under gone n surgical operation. Tho pollco have not bo ablo to locato any cluo to the parties that havo boen guilty of burglarizing tho many houses that have been ontorcd thoro recently. Max 8pahr, who was sent to tho pen itentiary from Norfolk for a three year torm to pay tho ponalty for cut ting tho throat of a nogro from ear to ear with intent to kill and rob, after having been paroled by Governor Mickey, escaped from his parolo and has been returned to tho penitentiary by 8horlff Clements of Madison, hav ing been located in Pennsylvania through tho agency of a. sweetheart. There Is talk of Beatrice having an electric railroad. Tho matter was brought up before tho council at 'Its last meeting and a franchise asked for. Tho promoters of tho entcrprlso aro interested In tho Chautauqua and tho difllcuHy experienced In gottlng back and forth from tho grounds during tho late assembly has convinced them that there must bo so o better means than carryalls provided or tho Chautauqua a ill fall off in attendance. Mrs. Jacob Shaw mlracuously es caped a sorlous Injury nt her homo In Beatrice Sho had been cooking by a gasollno stovo, when from somo cause !he flame was extinguished. Sho no ticed this somo tlmo later, and sup posing that tho fluid had become ex hausted, sho filled the can and pro ceeded to light tho fire. An explosion took place which threw her to the floor, bruising her qulto severely, but fortunately not burning her. Gold has been discovered within three miles of Columbus and tho land ha been leased and preparations havo been made to thoroughly prospect the place. The gold was discovered on tho farm of Gotllob Klause, a German, who lives on tho south bank of tho Platto river in Butler county. lust at pres ent Mr. Klauso has refused all offers to sell his land nnd will await fult de velopments. Tho prospoctors claim they havo discovered evidence of an oil deposit near tho tamo locality. That tho Union Pacific Railroad company is planning to do something In or nbout Norfolk within tho near future Is evidenced by another visit of officials to tho city. They came silent ly and went away In tho samo way. They looked around, but no ono knows whnt for. Whether it is tho exten sion of tho lino north from Norfolk to the Rosebud country, or tho connecting of tho Yankton nnd Norfolk possibility, la an unsolved puzzle. Railroad people, however, agree that there will be some thing doing. A far reaching cattle qunrantlno will Eoon bo established upon tho territory of tho northwest, beginning either nt Oakdalo or at O'Neill and running west Tho exact lino Lis not yet been determined. United States Veterinar ian White la now Inspecting with a view to determining tho boundary. There v.ill bo soveral more federal veterinarians in Norfolk during tho coming fall and winter, to tako chargo of tho rtock covered by this quaran tine. Tho uuaruntlno on horses, which uid extend over the Rosebud reserva tion, and through soveral counties of northern Nebraska, is being constantly diminished as tho disease with which they wero afflicted Is being rapidly stamped out. Five miles of aorial cablo were re ceived by tho Homo Telephone com pany of Beatrlco and will soon bo strung. Work on tho independent sys tem is progressing rapidly. George E. Torroy. who committed Biiicldo in Denver while awaltlrg trial on tho chargo of embezzlement, began his rnthor sensational c roer in Fre mont about twelve yoara ago. He at tended tho Fremont Normal school, and after completing his courso bought out tho Fremont Leader. Parties who met him In Denver during his career there say ho apper.red to have plenty of money at his command. : i nwaska notes, i fldilT OUTLAWRY Deported Citizens and Union Men Will Resist Mob Law. TO HEAD OFF DEPORTATION Damage Haiti to be Ilrought ARnlnH the Wall Known Member nf the Cltl ten' Alliance anil Othcri. Eugene N. Engloy, attorney general of Colorado during tho White adminis tration, ono of tho mon lately run out of Crlpplo Creek, argued a case In court at Colorado Springs, "I intend to return to Crlpplo Crook," he says, "and I shall protect mysolf. I am not connected with tho western federation of miners In any capacity, my services to that organization hav ing ceased six months ago." A. E. Carleton, mine-owner and bank president of Cripple Creek, denied that he had led the mob which deported soveral men from tho district. Ho ad mitted that ho had taken a hand In the deportation. J. C. Hlgcns, one of tho deported men, mado the assertion that Mr. Carleton hnd pointed at him to the members of tho mob and snltl: "Thoro Is one you want." Mr. Hlgen asserts that tho reason for his deportation is that ho refused to withdraw from tho bond of ono of tho Imprisoned minors last week. County Clerk Frank P. Mannlx, who Is on his ranch nt Montrose, sent n telegram commissioning J. Knox Bur ton as deputy county clerk, vice Michael J. O'Nell, who was deported by tho mob. Mr. Burton was under sheriff of Teller county at tho tlmo or tho Independenco depot explosion and Victor riot, and, with Sheriff Henry Robertson, was deposed from ofllco by the cltlzons. It Is understood that no objection to Burton acting as deputy county clerk will bo mndc. Mr. Man nlx remains away In consoqucnte of threats that have been, mado against him. II. N. Helmordlnder and J. S. Hall, of Denver, representatives of the In terstate Mercantile company, who wero expelled from Crlpplo Creek by a mob, have retained former Governor Charles S. Thomas to begin suit In tho federal court for an Injunction forbid ding interference with them and their property In Cripple Creek. They nlscj will seek compensation from Teller county for their losses. Suits for dam ages also will bo brought by the de portees against tho leaders of tho mob, who aro knowft. No nppoal will bo mado to GoveVnor Peabody for protec tion. Thomas Pnrfel, who was beaten by 'tho mob, Is preparing an aflldavlt to be forwarded to President Roosovolt with a request for federal protection. "As soon as action is taken by tho federal court." said Harry Helmcrdln der, manager of the Montana corpora tion, "wo will re-open the Cripple Creek store and contlnuo business. I havo no doubt that the court will issue tho restraining order which wo will ask for. Tho Interstato Mercantile company succeeded to tho interests of tho former owners of tho union stores and we wero expecting to do business without injury to others or violating tho rights of any one. "Tho application for an injunction is based upon the affidavits of myself, John S. Hall, another of thqf stock holders. Frank Alkens. StephciTLeahv and William Blshaway, and we shall also endeavor to secure tho affidavits of Deputy Sheriff Underwood to show that tho peace officers either failed to huo ub protection or wero powerless to .In tir to do so.' BALL PLAYERS' RECORD Two New York Club mid llrnvrr Temii are l.rHdlnir. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Played. Won. Lost. Pet. .703 .025 .r.ss .r.87 .533 .371 .341; iuw ion; iu;i Chicago 101 Pittsburg 102 Cincinnati ton St. Louis 107 Boston ., 107 Brooklyn 107 Philadelphia ....107 73 30 an 12 ir no r.7 70 so or. r.o nt r,7 in 37 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Played. Won. Lost. Pet. .000 now York 100 Chicago ior Boston 102 Philadelphia .... 98 Cleveland 100 Detroit 101 St. Louis !I7 Washington ....101 00 40 42 12 41 44 57 57 79 (ill 00 r7 50 44 40 .f00 .Ass .582 .500 .430 .412 .218 WESTERN LEAGUE. rinyetl. Won. Lost. Pet. .004 .590 .550 .505 .447 .314 Denver lot; G4 42 41 18 55 57 70 Colo. Springs... 100 Omaha ios Des Moines m St. Joseph ios Sioux Uty 102 50 CO nn 40 32 Stolen Clothlur Iternvered. The police of Grand Island havo sue ceeded in securing tho clothing that was stolon from tho store of A C Monek. .Thoy found them In tho barn of ono Milton Boyd, an associate or ttio man Burns who was arrested and who had tried to conceal several pairs of pants under his cont on tho evening before tho robbery. Whon the pollco went to the home of Boyd's mothor In search of him they found him thoro and arrested him. Acting Chief Wad dlck found forty pairs of trousers and nino shirts concealed in the hay loft. FREE METHODIST MEET I.lit of Appointment Made at the Itntte, Neb., Conference, Tho Nebraska conference of tho Free Methodist church, convened, nt Butte, Nob., has closed, There wbb a large attendance, nnd grent interest was taken. Appointments for tho coming year aro: Norfolk district O., L. Barnes, prc- siding elder, Norfolk; Birch, Meadow Grove, H. Allgce; Falrvlcw, Clay Ridge, r. C. Grayhlll; Concord, Page, Minnie Beers. Butto district O. L. Barnes, presid ing elder, Butto; Riverside, A. F. Mc Clure; Donostrel, Mount Zlon, Naper, T. B. Wilson; Ktrkwood, Mayblow, M. Hartsoek; Lynch, Gross, David Powell; Mills, Shllo, I.ako Vlow, F. M. Tem per; Laudy, Ray, Lconln, to be 'sup plied; Norton nnd Brown county, F. J. Atkinson; Sunnyslde, W. P. Lnssewcll; Sidney, to bo supplied by Superintend ent J. R. Finch, evangelist. Lincoln district W. W. Bruce, pro siding elder, Lincoln; Ytitan and Bethel, L. M. Poff; Wnhoo, Mount Carmcl and Bright.Strcot, William Mc ElfreBh; Nebraska City, L. E. Barnes; Tcctimrch nnd Table Rock, to bo sup plied; Wymore, Lemoro Dal ley; Bel- vldcro, to bo supplied; York, C. C. Cox. JUDGE SQUARED MATTERS Adopted Child lrt 1'nrt of mi Eatnte la l'liittuniouth. Mrs. Mathilda Peterson, formerly of Plnttamouth, but now of Omaha, has been decreed as ono of the legal heirs to tho estate of the lato John H. Bauer, u wealthy farmer who died In Platts mouth nbout a year ago. When only n mero child of eight years Mrs. Pet ctson was taken into tho homo of Mr. Bauer, who promised her father that ho would adopt, rear and educate her and In tho event of his death bequcth to her half of his estate. Tne promise of adoption, howovor, was never ful flled, nor was Mrs. Peterson mentioned In his will, although .sho lived with the elder Bauer aB his daughter for a per iod of twenty years. Subsequently, whon tho will was filed for probate, Mrs. Peterson filed her claim of heir ship. Judgo Travis holds that her claim Is good, and that she Is entitled to one half of an cstnto valued at $13,001. Tho matter will bo appealed to the higher courts by tho other holre. FINED FOR SHIPPING GAME An Oconto Mcrcluint Muet 1'ay 100 for Violating- Law. The long delayed case of A. E. Brlg ham of Oconto, duster county, a com plaint under tho state game law, was tiled and tho defendant was fined $150 nnd costs. Mr. Brlghnm Is a mer chant. Ho was fined about ono year ago for shipping game contrary to law. Chief Game Wardon Carter finally se cured evidence that 800 pralrlo chick ens nnd other game birds were shipped by Brlgham n n car of baled hay to a commission merchant in Chicago. It was thought that tho shipment con tancd soveral hundred more birds than was charged, but evidence was lacking. One of tho witnesses In the case dis appeared some tlmo ago and nothing has been heard of tho case for somo time until it was reported from Custer county that a fine had been imposed. WOMAN ROBBED OF $4,000 Homo of Chadrnn lJdy llurglar Iced aud HerHavtnge Htolen. The house of Mae Johnson of Chad- ton, Neb., was entered through a win dow by two masked men. Tho John son woman went In tho hall and called ont to know who was thero when an arm was thrown around her and tho robber with his other hand choked her so sho c otiltl not make an outcry, whilo tho other man robbed her of $4,0(10 in greenbacks which sho had In an Insldo pocket of her dross skirt. Tho men then went out of tho back door, leav ing tho Johnson woman so stunned she wns hardly ablo to call for help. As soon as pnssiblo tho pollco were called, but the lobbers had made good their escape. An Old ltcinlti.lrr. County Treasurer Knight of Lan caster tounty has received notice from the stato auditor that tho county has i orcl veil duo credit on tho books of tho stnto for tho refunding of stato money lost when the Into Maxoy Cobb was i ounty treasurer. After theso losses had beon traced to Cobb, his Bucressor, Treasurer Sullivan, mado up to the state In full. No detailed statement hail been turned over with the money, but this has been completed nt last by Troasuior Knight, who has received u receipt irom tno stato auditor ac knowledging paymont. Tho sum war $7,803.70. rtnrglara Made Water Haul. Burglars entered the Nebraska Stato bank nt Milford, Neb., and blow tho outer door off tho safe, but got no money. They wero evidently fright ened away, because tho inner doora weio not disturbed. Cayenne pepper in abundance was scattered about tho promises, Insldo and out. Tho building is not seriously injured, This Is the F. S. Johnson & Co., bank, down near the mill. The bank has Its new buil ding and postoffice up town nearlng completion, being ready for the roof. SLOWLY CLOSING IN Port Arthur Garrison Reported in Desperate Straits. JAPANESE FIRE IS TERRIFIC Vantage rolnti on Land Contain Jap aneie Siege Onni and Harbor Mouth Cloielj Guarded, According to news received at Cho Foo, tho Japancso lino has been crawn still closer around beleaguered Port Arthur. Tho right wing of tho Japancso iino has penetrated to tho vicinity of Pigeon bay, while tho center has moved forward from Paling Cblng, which is south of Shushlycn and two miles north of tho' town. Passengers on board tho steamer Declua, which anchored off Port Ar thur, witnessed tho bombnrdment from Pigeon bay. Tho Japancso shells wero vislblo during their whole course. They circled comct-liko to tho town nnd their explosions wero marked by gre.it splashes of flro which shot up into tho sky. Tho bombardment from this and other points began at midnight and lasted until morning. Tho Russians did not reply to tho Jnpancso flro. Major Seaman, formerly a surgeon in tho American army, was a passenger on tho Dcclna. Ho says tho spectacle was most brilliant and nwo-lnsplrlng. At somo distanco out of Port Arthur flvo Japanese warships guarded the harbor. It is reported that tho Port Arthur garrison has refused to surrender, and Is disinclined to send out non-combatants. Tho correspondent of the London Dally Telegraph at Cho Foo cables that refugees arriving thero bring news of a serious condition of affairs at Port Arthur. They say that Japan ese shells have Ignited lighters In tho docks, which contained supplies of coal, resulting in a terrific conflagra tion. Many of the buildings have been demolished and the hospitals are crowded. Tho correspondent of tho London Standard at Tien Tsln says that Lieu tenant Howion a. xucuuuy or tne United States navy and Lieutenant de Cuivervllle of tho French navy, tho only two naval attaches at Port Ar thur, havo left that port Tho Tokio correspondent of tho Lon don Times says that the capture of the Wolf hills near Port Arthur entailed tho most arduous operations. The Russians abandoned two Maxim guns and one Nordenfeldt. All the outer works wero in possession of tho Jap anese, who began to mount Blcgo guns. The Associated press cables that Japan has mado a demand on China, practically in the naturo of an ulti matum, that she immediately enforce her neutrality In tho caso of tho pro tected cruiser Askold and the torpedo bout destroyer Grosovol, now at Shanghai. Japan pointed out that tho time limit, twenty-four hours, per mitted by international law, had ex pired, and that Japan therefore was at liberty to take such action as may seem to her expedient DESERVE PROSPERITY The Nebraska Epworth Aieembly Will Clear S3, OOO. Nearly three thousand dollars above expenses was made by the Nebraska Epworth Assembly at the recent meet ings at Epworth park in Lincoln. Treasurer C. E. Sanderson has nearly all accounts settled, only a few small items remaining and he announces that a neat little sum will remain af ter $1,000 has been paid the former owners of tho park as a partial pay ment of tho purchase price. The gate receipts wero not qulto as largo as last year, but tho expenses wero much smaller and Mr. Sanderson says the net receipts will bo as largo and possibly a llttlo greater than they wero last year. Tho third Installment of tho pur chase price for the park has JuBt been paid. Tho former owners agreed to placo tho deed to tho land In tho hands of tho Epworth assembly management when the third payment was made. Tho prlco to bo paid for tho land was $8, 000. A sum amounting' to nearly $8,000 has been spent by tho Epworth assem bly in improving tho park. This work will contlnuo as tho finances permit until It becomes ono of tho best chau tauquo grounds in the country. Neither Man or Engine Hurt. J. O Gel), of Oak Creek, had a close call from a sorlous if not fatal ac cident. Mr.Gell is tho owner of a threshing machine, and In crossing a Bmall bridge north of town tho bridge gave away and precipitated the outfit to the bottom of tho ravlno, a distance of eight feet. Mr. Geil was upon the englno when it went down and suffered a badly bruised kneo. Tho injury is not serious and will not prevent him from being un, and around.No partlular damago was done to ma engine. CONTRABAND QUESTION United State and England Contending for Name Object, Tho United Sstatcs and Great Brit ain have formally raised tho question of foodstuffs as contraband of war, ox ccpt when directly proved that they aro destaincd for belligerents' armies or navicB. Wlillo acting on parallel lines tho United States and Great Britain are proceeding independently. Tho American case was presented through Ambassador McCormlck and follows tho lines of tho American declaration at tho timo of the Spanish war. It is in tho form of a protest against tho confiscation of flour on board tho Ar abia. Tho general American conten tion regarding coal, naptha, etc., as set forth in Secrotary Hay's noto of June 10, aro also placed beforo tho Russian government. Great Britain followed by raising not only tho question of foodstuffs as contraband, but tho leg ality of sinking neutral ships .This communication was presented through Ambassador Hardlngc. Tho communication takes exception to tlje Russian doctrlno that foodstuffs aro contraband, takes a position against tho right of Russia to sink neutral merchantmen and demands compesatlon in the caso of tho Knight Commander. With regard to food stuffs consigned to an enemy's ports the communication maintains that' tho proof that they nre intended for a bolllgcrent military or naval forco is necessary In order that thoy be con sidered -contraband. It Illustrates in this contention tho case of tho flour on board tho Arabia, which was consigned to a British firm at Yokohama and which was declared contraband by tho Vladivostok prize court. Great Brit ain contends that tho Russian doctrlno is equivalent to a declaration that all foodstuffs consigned to an enemy's ports aro unconditionally contraband. Tho British note argues tho qucstlonn at length against tho right to sink neutral ships, as being contrary to in ternational law and usage. Tho communications of both gov ernments aro couched in friendly I terms; they make the positions of the United States and Great Britain quite clear and emphatic. DIED FROM RIFLE SHOT Fremont Man Killed by Accident or Ae aiiln'e nutlet. Frank Rhodes who was shot near Fremont by somo unknown person while at work in a corn field belong ing to a farmer by whom ho was em ployed, died of hia wound. He was about 30 years old and leaves a wlfo and one child. Tho affair is shrouded in mystery. Tho shot was from a riflo and may havo been fired by an enemy from ambush or by somo careless hunter. Rhodes was uncon sciousness when found but was ration al for a short interval before ho died. He, however, was unablo to glvo any explanation of tho affair. Ho had had no troublo so far as 1b known and tho officers nro without and cluo what ever to suggest a solution of tho mys tery. An Inquest will ho held. TallyOne for Lincoln Kallwny. "Ho treated us like men," explained ed a conductor, referring to the adjust ment effected by President Scudder be tween tho Lincoln Traction company and the employes. The feeling aroused among the men by the Institution of the registry' slip system led at once to a recital of numerous Irregularities called grievances by the men, but President Scudder called a family am bition to Improve the service. A com mittee was appointed to confer with Mnnager Cox. The men announce that thoy have received all that they asked for, got a good, hearty talk from tho president and havo no further com plaint to make until tho times turn so bard that tholr wages provo to bo inadequate for three meals a day and a bed. wltentrlotlnnn at Street Fair. Tho funmaklng rubber ball with tho string attachment will bo prohibited in Fromont during tho street fair. So also will tho oxplodtng cano and all such miscellaneous stuff as rlco, oat meal and flour wbjch might servo ns a substitute for confetti. Tho carnival concern which closed up a contract with tho St. Ebb Ragus commlttco caused a clause to bo inserted de claring war on all these things. It also wanted to "cut out" confetti, and tho plan of barring tho salo of this material until the last day. Merchants who handle tho goods named did not look with favor on tho arangemonts. Will be Alked to Help. Every union worklngman and wo man In tho country, about thrco mil lion, according to leaders of organi zed labor, Is to bo askod to contribute to the support of the packing houso strikers, President Donnelly of tho butcher workmen 'says that an appeal bad been sent to all the labor unions In the United States asking" thorn to help provido funds. President Samuel Gompers, of tho American Federation of Labor President Donnelly said would be asked to make an appeal for lunds. Week Old Cream. Tho buttormnklng business of to day Is nn cntlroly different proposl tion from what it was flvo years ago, as tho hand separator has mado it necessary to uso many now and dif ferent methods than when nothing but wholo milk was received at tho factory. In tho first place, cream which is a week old ought not to bo accepted by any creamery, no mat ter whether It Is a cooporatlvo croam cry or a central plant, but competi tion is so flerco that It Is accepted, and this puts a premium upon old cream, because tho farmer isn't going to deliver his cream any oftener than is necessary to cnnblo him to got tho samo prlco as tho farmer who deliv ers his "cream dally. It Is my opinion that It Is a mistake to mix week old cream with cream which Is ono or two dnys old, and In good condition, and I recommend that this old cream be pasteurized, heating it to ns high a temperature as possible without giv ing tho cream a cooked llavor, und then cool It to about 65 degrees, then add a good commercial or homo-cado startor and then cool It down to about GO degrees. Tho churning tempera ture varies with tho season of tho year from GO degrees In tho wlntor to C2 In tho Bummer. Caro should bo takon not to overchurn tho butter, then draw off tho buttermilk, add the wash water, revolving tho churn two or three times, being careful not to roll tho butter so as to make it chunky, then drain off tho wash water and work tho butter until tho salt is entirely dissolved. I havo mado some experiments nnd nt tho present tlmo am investigating soveral now ideas, but, as yet, none of them have proved a success, and if it is going to bo Im possible to forco tho farmer to bring his cream oftener than once a week, it is my opinion that in tho dno course of tlmo our men who nro Inventors in dnlry apparatus and dairy prepara tions will discover somo pleco of ma chinery or somo. chemical which will bo of great assistance. Lut until that tlmo our only salvation Is to labor with tho farmer and show him how It Is an Impossibility to make extras out of cream which Is a week old. J. H. Brockway. Soil and Milk. Tho surprising assertion Is made by an English scientist that tho class of soil on which tho hay or pasture grass is grown controls to a largo extent tho quality of the milk. Americans will be slow In accepting tho state ments in behalf of such a doctrine. It will do no harm, however, Jto noto tho points that tho said sciontlst thinks ho brings out. Ho claims, in tho first place, that milk from grass grown on a limestone soil will bo richer than ona clay soil, even though all treatment of tho cows is the samo. But wo havo frequently noted that tho English ctill hav.o the Idea that tho richness of tho milk con tinually varies according to the vary ing richness of tho feed. This Idea Is being constantly brought out in ono way and anothor there, tho local judges oven letting off tho milkmen that sell milk Lelow tho required per centage of solids, the milk producors having mado tho plea that tho feed was poor In quality. Again, the man referred to declares that milk mado on limestone soil will keep fifty per cent longer than that made on clay soils, other things be ing equal. He asserts that in the making of cheese tho milk has to bo scalded at not less than 108 degrees If it is mado on clay, while if it is mado on llmestono soil tho scalding can bo done nt 100 degrees. Ho does not try to cxplajn tho causo of these rcmarkablo differences, but guesses that perhaps tho micro-organisms in tho clay soil nro different from tho micro-organisms in tho other soil. Un fortunately, tho gentleman does not furnish verified data to provo his as sertions. Feed Improves Breeds. It has been frequently remarked that dairy breeds of cnttla improvo when they como to this country. Ma jor Alvord, on his return from a visit to tho islands of Guornsoy nnd Jersey, said that wo have better JorseyB and Guernseys than nro to bo found on thoso Islands, they having Improved in our hands. Incidentally ho men tions that tho pasturage thero Is high In prlco and tho cows htvo to bo tethered. This Indicates that thoy havo not the abundance of food to bo found In this country. Doubtless tho lncrcaso In slzo In both Guernseys nnd Jerseys Is duo to tnelr moro abun dant supply of food stuffs. This Indi cates that wo havo tho molding pt broods to a largo extent In our own hands. Ono thing is certain and that is that It does not do to starvo ani mals in any degree. They may not show it at once, but It will appear in tho courso of generations. In fact tho lncrcaso In size has been a matter of generations and not of n few years. It was not till tho animals had been in this country sevoral years that it was noticed that their size was surely In creasing. This was more readily brought about naturally by the fact that tho Jerseys and Guornsoys that wero flrBt imported foil Into tho hands of Intensive feeders who fed them to mako tho most possible- out of them. Had theso animals been givon the same scrub caro that somo of our animals receive thoy would not have shown the development that we now see in them. . $ L".f