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Will Not Wait For the Conclu sion of Peace. IN CHARGE. fit car Ailmlrnl Watson Bulls at Once for tltlanlln Americans laager to Welcome the Nuiul lloro on Ills Itctnrn Clrcnt Oration Looked For on His Arrival. WASHINGTON , May 13. "Send jtOlympla's mall to B. F. Stevens , No. > * 4 Trafalgar square , London , England , " 'was the notice given out at the navy I department today. This Is the first f formal Indication that the famous flagship Is coming home Immediately. Upon inquiry It was ascertained that Secretary Long had last evening cabled Admiral Dewcy permission to return at once. Ho has been relieved of the obligation of remaining at Manila until the Philippine commission com pletes its work. He is not even re quired to await the cessation of hos tilities , but may start homeward at once. The notice posted at the navy department indicates that the Olympla will not remain long enough to receive the next outward mall. Mr. Stevens referred to is the navy department's agent at London to distribute all of the mail for United States warships in European waters , so he will sec to It that the Olympia receives Its mall as soon as It passes the Suez canal. It Is estimated at the navy depart ment that Dewey will reach the United States In time for a national demon stration on the Fourth of July next. The Olympta will not come under full steam , but nevertheless it should make the run to New York In about flfty- flve days from Manila. That It is to come to New York is nearly certain , as shown by the fol lowing response made by Secretary Long to the urgent message of Invi tation to Dewey from Mayor Van Wyck of New York. It may be stated that this was sent before the notice was sent to Dewey that he might come home at once : "I am in receipt of your telegram with regard to the return of Admiral Dewey and expressing a desire that ho arrive first in the country at New- York. The time of his return has not been fixed and the department has taken no other action than to authorize his return whenever the condition of the peace commission shall permit. As to the route ho shall take In return ing , the department Is Inclined to leave that to him. Ho has served with great ability and must necessarily feel so much the effect of his arduous labors .in a trying climate and under trying circumstances that the department Is disposed to let him govern himself In this respect large. ! } ' by the considera tion of his own personal convenience and wish. It Is understood , however , that Admiral Dewey will elect to re turn to New York. Very respectfully , "JOHN D. LONG , Secretary. " Admiral Watson will sail from San Francisco next Tuesday as a passenger on one of the regular Mall steamships , but cannot possibly reach Manila be fore the middle of June. Orders have been Issued placing Captain A. S. Barker in command of the Asiatic squadron after Admiral Dewey's de parture until relieved by Admiral Watson. Captain Barker Is now In command of the battleship Oregon , the pride of the navy , and next to Admiral Dewcy is the senior officer on the station. Ho Is an officer of ability and discretion and may be depended on to take good care of the Interests of the United States. Bloving Orilers Ijecclved. OMAHA , Neb. , May 13. Orders have been received hero from Washington for the movement of the Sixteenth infantry , which Is at present stationed in the department of the Mlsbouri. The regiment is to start In time to reach San Francisco by May 29 , the expectation being tlmt it will sail on the transport Grant June 1. The movement will probably begin about May 25. Four companies of the Six teenth are at Fort Crook , four at Fort Leavenworth and four at Jefferson Barracks. The transportation for the regiment was arranged for several weeks ago In anticipation of these orders. The Burlington and Rock Island will carry the troops from Fort Crook to Denver and there turn them over to the Union Pacific. "Force the NEW YORK , May 13. A special to the World from Hot Springs , Va. , says : "Force the fighting. Penetrate far into the interior and capture or destroy every warring Filipino. " That Is the pith of a long cipher cablegram President McKlnley sent to General Otis In Manila. It was prompt t- ed by several dispatches from General Otis , transmitted by Secretary Alger , which greatly encouraged the presi dent. Divided on 1'cuco Question. LONDON , May 13. A special re ceived hero today from Manila says that the Filipino congress now sitting at San Isidro Is composed of fifty-six members , of whom twenty favor peace and an equal number are Irreconclli- ables. The others , holding the balance of power are ready to admit that ab solute independence is hopeless of at tainment , but demand better terms at the hands of the United States. Fresh Troops to the Front. MANILA , May 13. Fresh troops are beginning to go to the front Two bat talions of the Seventeenth Infantry . ( regulars ) that had been holding the lines about the city of Manila will Join Major General MacArthur's division itt San Fernando tomorrow and ono battalion ti talion of the same regiment will rein force Major General Lawton's division near Bacolor. These troops will bq replaced Di placed here by the Twenty-first infantry i01 fantry regiment , which arrived from the United .States on board the trans port Hancock yesterday. . s NEBRASKA SOLDIERS \V111 Uo Hack to the riKhtlug Line After Itecuprratlon. MANILA , May 13. The First regi ment Nebraska volunteer Infantry Is taking the annual step of respectfully petitioning the division commander , Major General MacArthur , to tempo rarily relieve them from duty at the front. The regiment Is badly ex hausted by the campaign In which It has taken an active part , and not many moro than 300 men of the organization are at present flt for duty. On Sun day last 160 men of this regiment re sponded to the sick call. The men , In view of the facts , have prepared n respectful memorial to General Mac- Arthur asking that tholr regiment be withdrawn for n short time from the fighting line , In order that they may recuperate. The memorial states that the men nro willing to fight , but arc In no condition to do so owing to the strain of long marching , continued lighting and outpost duty In which they have been engaged. It is added that many of the men have been un able to have their clothing washed for months past , having been com pelled during all that time to sleep In tholr uniforms to be in readiness for fighting. The memorial adds that since February 2 the regiment 1ms lost 225 men in killed and wounded , and flfty-nlno since the battlo'Mof Malolos. The officers of the regiment propose to present a similar memorial on be half of the men. The splendid record of the First Nebraska In the outlro campaign and the tone of the memo rial prepared by the men Is such that no Imputation of insubordination can be brought against them. Officers of the regiment said to the correspondent of the Associated Press here today that they thought the men had been worked beyond endurance and should be given a rest and some of the regu lar regiments which are now guarding the city be sent to the front Five volunteer regiments and the Utah battery of artillery are at San Fernando. They muster in all about 2.GOO men. Many of the soldiers arc in the hospital suffering from heater or othercauses. The wounded were all suffering acutely and showed the effects of exposure to the sun when they arrived. Three days' rest has already worked wonders. Since the army entered Malolos the soldiers have had little water to drink except that which was brought on railway trains from Manila , and that was of poor quality. The artesian wells at San Fernando are doing much toward making them feel contented. WASHINGTON , May 13. No dis patch received recently from Manila has been read with deeper interest at the war department than that which was sent by the Associated Press via Hong Kong. War department officials and army officers did not care to bo quoted upon the subject , but the com ment generally among army officers was that the troops which had been fighting so long and continuously arc exhausted and wore really in need of rest It is explained that the men did not fear fighting , but after fight ing and marching and constant picket duty they were no doubt much ex hausted. Some army officers suggest ed that the action of the Nebraska regiment was llko a town meeting and that the army could not be conducted upon such lines. Comment was made to the effect that the dispatches indi cated that the various regiments were on duty constantly and that there was no reserve to relieve them when they reached the limit of endurance. It was stated by an officer in the department that one reason why it had been impossible to relieve the volun teers with the regulars now at Manila was because the regulars recently scut to the Philippines were at least two- thirds recruits and were necessarily untrained and lacked the discipline of the volunteers , who are now veterans. It Is believed that General Otis does not care to risk the hard fighting to untried men that he desires the volun teers to remain at the front because % ho Is sure of them In any emergency. Disastrous It ear ICnil Collision. READING , Pa. , May 13. A collision of passenger trains occurred on the Philadelphia & Reading rallioad at Exeter , about six miles south of this city , tonight , and a great number of people were killed and Injured. There ib no telegri'ph itt Exeter , and de tails , therefore , are difficult to obtain nt this writing. The number killed Is variously stated to bo from fifteen to twenty-five. Fully fifty others are injured. The regular express train from Pottsville for Philadcplhla connected at the station In Reading with a train from Harrlsburg , which was crowded with excursionists who had been to the state capital to witness the cere monies in connection with the unveil ing of the Hartranft monument Many of the Harrlsburg passengers at Read ing went aboard the Philadelphia ex press , but It being found that all could not bo accommodated , It was decided to send an extra train to Philadelphia to run as the second section of the express. The extra tro'i ' If ft twenty minutes later than the express. At Exeter the express stopped for o.-ders and while standing still the extra train crashed into it while moving at great speed. Three of the rear , cars of the ex- nrcss were telescoped and the first car of the extra train was also wrecked. The passengers In these cars wore terribly mangled , many being killed outright , while others hart limbs and bodies maimed. Word was at once sent to reading and a special train , with physicians and nurses , was sent to the scene as quickly as It could possibly be put In readiness. Passes Anti-Trust Hill. AUSTIN , Tex. . May 13. The house of the Texas legislature today finally passed the anti-trust bill as It came from the senate Tuesday. The bill , us passed , Is decidedly more drastic than the Arkansas law. It absolutely debars any pool or trust from doing business in the state ; prevents their goods from being used in the state , for the reason that it clearly specifies that goods bought from any trust or corporation which may prove to bo a trust need not be paid for. Otis Reports Forces of the En emy Disintegrating Daily THE GUNBOATS JOYCULLY RECEIVED KTpcdltlon Up lllvor Meets with Friendly Demonstration of NatUe Troops show Iholr 'Loyalty by I'ntti'tnly IlndnrliiR Delay All Possible Dispatch M 111 Ho Used to Hurry Them Home. WASHINGTON , May 12. General Otis has cabled the war department concerning the situation In the Phil ippines. Ho says tlmt It is very en couraging. The tone of the dispatch leads the officials hero to believe that the end of the Filipino Insurrection is near at hand. Following is the text of the dispatch from General Otis : MANILA. May 11. Adjutant Gener al , Washington : Succeeded in passing army gunboats to Calumpit for the use in Rio Grande ; railway connections with that point secured this week ; passage - sago of gunboats through Macabebo country hailed with joyful demonstra tion by Inhabitants. * * * In coun try passed over by troops temporary civil administration inaugurated and protection to Inhabitants against In surrection abuses given as far as pos sible. Signs of insurgent disintegra tion dally manifested. Obstacles whlqh natural features of country present can bo overcome. OTIS. In reply to the cable of the adjutant general last night regarding return of volunteers , General Otis cabled this morning : ri MANILA , May 11. Adjutant Gen eral , Washington : Volunteer organiza tions first to return now at Nogros and forty-five miles from Manila at front. Expected that transports now arriving will take returning volunteers. Volun teers understand they will begin to leave for the United States the latter part of month ; know Importance of their presence hero at this time and accept the sacrifice which the United States' Interests make Imperative. Hancock now entering harbor. Trans ports returning this week carry sick and wounded men. Pennsylvania and St- Paul not needed longer in south ern waters , where they have been re tained , hence dispatch ; transports Npl- son and Cleveland brought freight ; re turn without cargo. OTIS. The Hancock which General Otis reports entering the harbor sailed from San Francisco April IS , carrying the Twenty-first Infantry and Light Bat tery E , First artillery , thirty-nine of ficers and 1-lGl enlisted men , Colonel Kline , Twenty-first Infantry , com manding. A later dispatch from Gen. Otis says : MANILA , May 11. Adjutant Gener al , Washington : Health condition troops arrived on Hancock excellent ; two deaths onroute , Private Dclo E. Jones and Elmer II. Chevalier , com panies L and E. Twenty-first infantry , April 24 and 2G. OTIS. Ad Manila WASHINGTON , May 12. The cables from General Otis today were gratify ing to the officials of the war depart ment. Portions of the dispatch re garding the situation were not made public , relating , it is understood , to prospective movements. The cable re garding the return of the volunteers Indicates that the troops are making no clamor to be sent home , but see the necessity of remaining until they can bo relieved of the regulars now on the way and to he sent to Manila as soon as they can bo shipped. General Otis says the troops to be sent first are In the island of Nccros and at the front. This no doubt means the Cali fornia regiment , which is probably in Negros , and it is known that the Oregon gen regiment is with Geneial Lawton somewhere In the vicinity of Maasln. Itogulara Going to nianlla. NEW YORK , May 12. A special to the Tribune from Washington says : The Avar department is preparing to send four regiments of regulars to Manila by way of New York city and the Suez canal , utilizing for the pur pose the transports Thomas , Meade and Logan , which are to be perma nently transferred from the Atlantic to the Pacific fleet These vessels will , it Is thought , transport the Seventh and Nineteenth regiments of infantry and the First and Seventh regiments of artillery , although some other com mand may be substituted for ono of these before their sailins dates. On the Pacific coast two moro regiments , the Sixth and Sixteenth Infantry , will i start for Manila this month. The for mer will leave San Francisco on the Sherman on May 22 and the latter on the Grant a week later. Within a week it is believed that General Otis will bo In position to begin sending homo the volunteers from the Philip pines by every available steamer , as Important reinforcements which left San Francisco April 18 and 20 arc about duo to roach him. Third Nc.br.iska Hoimviinl Hound AUGUSTA , Ga. , May 12 The Third Nebraska was mustered out here yes terday. The regiment started home ward In supeclal trains over the Geor gia railroad. At Atlanta the regiment will be turned over to the Nashville , Chattanooga & St. Louis road. Only three regiments now remain at Camp Onward , the Forty-ninth Io wa , the Third Kentucky and the Thir ty-first Michigan. The Iowa regiment will bo mustered out next Saturday. Time for Americans to Strike. MANILA , May 12. Mr. Hiysl manager of the Manlla-Dngtipan lull- road , nnu t\\o of hiu - * ' " . its v.-ho had remained inside ll.- * insurjj n.t lines to protect the propeity ut t railway company , arrived at San Fer nando yesterday. They had been in formed by the Insurgents that they would be no longer responsible for their safety If they remained within their lines. Mr. Hlgglns corroborated the stories that have been told of the demoralization of the Filipinos and says that the rebels arc looting all the natives' property. CUBAN SITUATION. Hrlffhter Days K\l < lt > ntly In Store ( or tlio Island. NEW YOniC , May 12. Among the passengers who came In on lliu Ha- vuiui , which was released from quar- nntlno todnyvna General 11. O. Ernst who has been in Cuba since January. Ho has been stationed In Havana as Inspector on General Brooke's staff. 'Tho situation In Cuba today , " said he , "Is bright and the- condition of the Island Is Improving. One hears very little about annexation down thcro , though there Is a sentiment tending that way among the people. Those who have money and business Inter ests are generally In favor of annexa tion. Many , however , are willing that the Island should eomo In as a state after Independence has been declared. "Tho government was surprised when the roll was found to contain the names of10,000 soldiers. Both Gomez and General Porter had cal culated that It would contain the names of only 30,000 men , who woul-l get about ? 100 apiece. When It be came apparent that thcro wore so many names on the list It was decided to strike off the names of commissioned ofllcers , those who enlisted since July last and those in the employ of the government. After these names had been dropped there wore left about 38- 000. These- will probably bo sifted down more , for on the now pay roll blanks Issued to the paymasters thcro Is a certlllcato attached which must ' ) c filled out by the company command er for the man who will receive the money and Give up his arms. There has been u little feeling over this or der for the men to give up their arms , but I do not believe It will amount to much. " General Ernst said that In his opin ion there was ono man in Cuba whom ho thought was qualified to bo elect- oil president. He said that ho did not think Gomez would over fill that po sition. . "Gomez is a good man , but ho has many enemies. Then , again , I do not believe he Is qualified to hold that ofllce. Should the sentiment for annexation Increase 1 believe Gomez would cause trouble. Ho keeps quiet as long ns they dangle 'Cuba Libre' before him. " No Travel I'uy In the Contract , SAN FRANCISCO , May 12. The crow of the transport Grant has been paid off and discharged. Including all hands , there were upward of 150 men. They shipped lit New York for the trip to Manila , thence to Sun Francis co , and understood that they wcro to receive transportation back to Now York. Every man of the crow de clares that the articles wcro road to him with the transportation clause In them when he shipped from New York. The articles wore read to the crew at the time of their discharge , but in them was nothing abput transportation to Now York. The crew of the Sher man will como out of quarantine next week with a similar story and the men of the transport Sheridan , now on Its way from Manila , will probably have a similar talc to tell. The crew of the Grant realize that for their fare homo they are dependent entirely on the government's generosity. McMillan . Alfur. DETROIT , Mich. . May 12. Senator McMillan arrived from Washington today. Asked whether he had read General Alger's announcement of his senatorial candidacy and his state ment that McMillan had told him ho would be n candidate. Senator Me- Mlllan said he had seen the announce ment , but that General Alger must take the responsibility of having made it. "During the entire time for over a year at Washington , " said the senator , "and during the very many casual } conversations I have had with General Alger , wo have not mentioned the sen atorial matter ; at least , not in regard to his candidacy and my stepping out There is the very strongest feeling among Michigan republicans that I should seek re-election. " I'rcsrrvatlves Arc Harmful. CHICAGO , May 12.- The senatorial pure food investigatinc committee heard testimony today regarding the use of piesorvatlves and antiseptics by manufacturers In preparing food. Dr. Albert n. Pi-recoil , agricultural chemist and professor of chemistry In the University of Michigan , and Vic tor Vaughan , professor of hygicnno of the same Institution , wcro the prin i- cipal witnesses and both uureed that the use of preservatives in the manu- facturc of foods was injurious to the public health. The substitution of any food for another , the witness said , should bo made known to the con l- sumer , because certain kinds of adul terated foods or drink , while harmless In some cases , arc extremely Injurious in others. Qooil Fccllni ; In Third Nebraska. AUGUSTA , Ga. , May 12. In the muster-out of the Third Nebraska the fueling that existed between the offi 1- cers and men was exceptionally fine. They all "seemed" be on the best B.f terms. Colonel Vlfqualn goes out of the service very highly thought of as a colonel of volunteers. His men all love him. Colonel Vifqualn has at all times boon very strict , but the men and ofllcers wore repaid for this , as when the time of muster out came , their books , records , etc. , wore In the btst of shape. The regiment was very highly complimented on this feature : by the mustering olllcer. Iludyuril Kipling Trust. LONDON. May 12. The London Mail declares that a group of Ameri l- can and English literary agents has formed a syndicate for the purpose of controlling the future productions of Rudyard Kipling Memorial for First Naval Victim. CLYDE , 0. . May 12. Memorial ser vices wore held hero today in honor of * George Burton Meoks , a sailor on the j Winslow and the llrst Ohloan killed In the Spanish war. Senator Foraker delivered the funeral oration. DAIRY AND POULT11Y. INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS , How Successful Farmers Opnrnto Till * Uapnrttnuiit of the rurm A Four Hints ni to the Cure of LUo Stock mill I'oultrjr. Will Poultry Thrive on drain Alone ? F. II. Hall , giving results of experi ments In feeding poultry at the Now York Agricultural College , says : Cheap Protein. In feeding poul try , ns In feeding other animals and all plants , the nitrogenous compounds arc the most expen sive. Wo can economize In for- tlllzpr-buylng by selecting the brander or chemical whoso composition proves It best and cheapest ; In cattle-feeding the shifting prices of the various by products allow us to discriminate- our advantage In the purchase of pro tein ; and n still wider difference sep arates the cost of , nitrogenous mate rials In the many poultry foods. Fowls and ducks naturally cat considerable animal matter as well as vegetable food. Can wo economize hero ? Is the cheap protein of pcamcal , oatmeal , wheat bran or linseed meal as olllclent as tlmt In the more expensive animal meal , dried blood or fresh bono ; or must wo Include some form of animal nitrogen in our rations to replace tlio grasshoppers and earthworms of nat ural poultry life ? Animal Nitrogen Bent. "Experi ments made at the station with chicks . , pullets , cockerels and duck lings seem to Indicate conclusive ly , that part of the protein must ho drawn from animal sources If wo are to get the best results ; and. with duck lings In particular , some form of anl- inal food In addition to sklm-mllk or curd , seems essential for the mainte nance of health and vigor. Tests with Chicks. Two sots of trials wore made with chicks. Ono lot In the first trial was carried from one- half week of ago until twenty-tlvo weeks old upon a grain mixture of corn meal (12) ( ) , wheat flour ( ! ) , ground onts (2) ( ) , wheat bran (1) ( ) , wheat mid dlings (1) ( ) , poamoal (1) ( ) and old process linseed meal (1) ( ) , with wheat , corn , an imal meal and fresh bono. The corresponding spending lot upon vegetable food re ceived a grain mixture of pea meal (0) ( ) , old process Unseed meal (4) ( ) , wheat 'bran ' (2) ( ) , ground oats (2) ( ) , high grade 'gluten ' meal (2) ( ) , wheat middlings (1) ( ) and cornmeal (1) ( ) , with wheat , corn 'and skim-milk or curd. Those two 'flr rations wcro practically equivalent , so far as amounts of protein arc con cerned , although the "animal meal" feed had a llttlo wider nutritive ratio than the grain feed. The distinctive difference was that in the first ration about two-fifths of the protein came from i animal sources , while In the other < ration all came from grain ex cept a llttlo from sklm-mllk. In the second trial the chicks wcro started at six f weeks and carried for fourteen weeks . , the contrasted rations being as in the first trial. Results with Chicks In each trial moro food was eaten by the lot receiv ing animal protein , the gain in weight was more rapid and maturity was reached ' earlier , less food was required for ' each pound of gain , and the cost of gain was less. During the first twelve weeks of the first trial the chicks on animal meal gained CG per cent more than those on the vegetable diet , although they ate only 3G per cent moro ; they required half a pound less of dry matter to gain ono pound , and each pound of gain cost only 4V4 cents ] , as compared with C i-C cents for the grain-fed birds. During the next eight weeks the cost of gain was 7V6 cents and 11 1-5 cents , respectively. The animal-meal chicks reached two pounds In weight moro than five weeks before the others ; they reached three pounds moro than eight weeks sooner ; and three pullets of ho lot began lay ing four weeks earlier than any among the grain-fed birds. With the second lot of chicks , starting i\t \ nix weeks of ago , the differences were in the same direction , though not qulto so strik ing ; thus showing that the great ad vantage of the animal nitrogen Is in promoting quick , healthy growth and early maturity , rather than increasing the tendency to fatten. Dalrv Notes. Illinois has at last a law that will jlvo some protection to the makers Ind consumers of dairy produce. Un fortunately the law is so worded that the fines for violation of all trespassing can not bo collected prior to July 1 , 1900. Thus the manufacturers are to have moro than a year to work off tholr manufactured stuff on the pub lic. However , wo will not grumble very much if wo can have the law en forced , according to its letter. Illinois Is charged with being the state in which the greatest number of adulter ated articles are manufactured , and perhaps she will bo able to get rid of this kind of fame. There should now be no delay in appointing commission ers that will Impartially enforce the law. A paper of Pecatonlca , Illinois , re ports the breaking of the shaft to a cream separator and a general shakeup - up in consequence. Ono man was knocked senseless by being struck by n part of the casing to the separator fcowl. The revolution of the bowl was at the speed of 0.000 times per min ute , and the centrifugal force was con sequently great. The broken pieces flew like bullets and it Is regarded as marvelous that some ono was not kill ed. This Is a kind of accident not at all peculiar to separator machinery , All kinds of machines that require fast revolution are subject to it Even grindstones in our largo factories and navy yards have been known to fly to pieces and do great damage to prop. I ! erty and persons. For this reason n machines llko the Babcock tester are * cncaccd In metal , and should not ho operated except when the metal cover Is closed. * * * Minnesota has taken up the question of renovated butter and has passed n law thni prevents the placing of reno vated and process butter on the mar ket , except under proper restrictions. The restrictions are mostly In the line of having those goods Hold for what they are. There nro said to bo three largo factories of these goods in Min cerns. nesota and a number of small con il A Olrtr Dairy. When is a dairy clean ? The safest answer to this question llos In describ ing when a dairy Is dirty , and dan i ! gerously dirty , too , says the Now York Farmer. When woodwork In the dairy gives off a smutty , musty , fusty , acid , rank , and spoiled buttery smell , it Is dirty. When tin vessels such as palls , . cans , dippers , cups and skimmers- after being "thoroughly washed , " glvo off a sourish smell , or show Oark Hues of matter in the folds and scams of the tin , they are dirty , and the dirt of just such a sort and In Juat such places as to encourage the bacteria In the air to drop down upon It , to crawl Into It , to feed upon It and to multiply In It until tlioy swnrm In It and are ready to launch themselves into the milk put Into those vessels. When the windows dews , walls , floors and fixtures in the dairy nro unpleasant to the smell when the room is warmed up , there is dirt present enough dirt to have an effect upon the flavor and other qualities of the milk and ol the butter made from It. When n vessel , from which milk is removed , shows a layer of black eedlmcnt In the bottom , smelling with unpleasant sugscstlvencss of the barn yard , there Is dirt , plain , straight , un mistakable dirt thcro dirt tlmt Is un pleasant to think of as a component part of milk that Is to ho used by humans as food. No dairy showing these things In any degree can really bo called "clean , " or decently clean , or healthfully clean. Hardly any other occupation on earth makes such demands - ( mands for cleanliness and offers such dllllcultles In the work of scouring cleanliness , as the milk and butter and chccso Industry. I" I'onlttr llropilliiR. Long experience has ascertained that the male bird has most Inlluonco upon the color of the progeny , and also upon the comb , and what may bo called the "fancy points" of any breed Generally ; whilst the form , size and useful qual ities are principally derived from the hon , says Wright's Practical Poultry Keeper. Now It cannot bo denied that It la desirable to secure absolutely per fect birds In all respects of both sexes If possible ; but , alas , every amateur knows too well the scarcity of such and the above fact therefore becomes of great Importance In selecting a breeding pen. For Instance , a cock may have been hutched late In the year , and therefore bo decidedly under the proper standard In point of size , and inferior for a show pen ; but if hla color , plumage , comb , and other points whatever they may be are perfect , and ho bo active and lively , ho may make a first-class bird for breeding when mated with good hens. A hen , again . , If of large size and good shape , is not to bo hastily condemned for a faulty feather or two , or oven for a defective comb , if not too glaringly apparent though the last fault is a serious ono In either sex ; but a very bad colored or faulty combed cock , however excellent In point of slzo , era a very small or ill-shaped hon , how ever exquisite In regard to color , will Invariably produce chickens of very In different order. It Is also to bo ob served , with regard to the crossing of a breed that the cockerels in the progeny will moro or less resemble the r father , whilst the pullets follow the mother. A knowledge of this fact will save much time in "breeding back" to the original strain , and much disap pointment in the effect of the cross. Too Much Olco. Recently the wrltoi made a shipment of butter to Tampa , Fla. , to a rollnblo commission mer chant While the butter netted a fair 9 price , the merchant wrote as follows : 9I "There is so much olco here , and It Is so low , that It's n hard matter to soil good butter. " What Is true of Tampa Is true of almost every largo town in the South. Thcro nro no effective laws to keep the stuff out of our markets , or to compel the sellers to dispose of it under Its true nnmo. Thus It is that the Southern dairyman Is operating all the time under disadvantages , com peting In price with a counterfeit ar ticle. Something surely must be denote to protect the legitimate dairy Inter ests of this country from the Injury done by the sale of oleomargarine un der the name and in the semblance of genuine butter. Southern Dairyman. For Better Curing Rooms. A curing room properly constructed , not sub ject to sudden changes , with facilities for heating so that n uniform tempera ture is maintained in every portion of the room and when excessive outdoor heat prevails that some form of re frigeration Is at hand , Is a building not cheaply constructed. Most factory own ers are unable to meet this demand ; buildings are cheaply constructed , com petition Is keen and sharp , two , three or four factories are often found whore one would suffice and the whole busi ness is a Job lot usually growing poorer each year. If the actual cost of the three or four plants could bo merged Into ono a well-built institution would result. Ex. Sheep and Peaches. A Maryland peach grower uses scarlet clover to fertilize his orchard , and lets sheep have the run of it. Ho says they will keep the sprouts down around the trees , and also eat the wormy peaches which drop. Ex.