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"The other day," saya the Washlng
ton correspondent of the Chicago Rec
ord, "the wife of a aeaator, who thlaks
she Is a linguist, but whose Meats
have doubts, started a coBTersatioa
with Herr Von Holleben, the Genaam
ambassador, is his satire tongue. He
, listeaed patieatly fcr a few moments,
and then gallantly remarked: 'Mad
ame, you will do me a great favor if
you will speak English. O do not un
derstand German very well. Mrs. Sen
ator looked surprised, but took the
hint"
Straight Road
ToHmaMh
Is by the way of purifying the blood. Germs
and Imparities in the blood cause disease
and sickness. Expelling these imparities
removes the disease. Hood's Sarasparilla
does this and It does more. It makes tbe
blood rich by increasing and vitalizing tbe
red globules and giving It power to trans
mit to tbe organs, nerves and muscles tbe
nutriment contained in digested food.
Is the Best Medicine Money Can Buy.
England's oldest actor, James Doel,
has just passed another birthday, his
.96th.
Carter's Iak Is Used Exelsslvrty
by the schools of New York, Boston sad msay
other places, sad they won't use say other.
It takes 5,000 bees, unloaded, to
make a pound.
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CM oar'a off Dr. KUoe's Gnat Kerre WaWaiaf.
Send for FKEE MjM trial eoaUa aac ImiIm,
lm.C.fL Kjuxk. vuimi Arch St. Faflsilrlsats.tai
The dressmaker has many trying.
times.
Magnetic Starch .Is the very best
'laundry starch Jn the world.
A good test of housekeeping is the
quality of the coffee.
. For starching fine linen use Magnetic
Starch.
Why does a pup always chew the
best curtains in the house?
Your clothes will not crack If you
use Magnetic Starch.
Why do men with bald heads al
ways have the heaviest beards?
Hall's Catanfi Csn
internally. Price. TSe.
. Black silk flowers on colored tulle
hats are very stylish.
Mrs. Wtaelew SoeChMg .
' Tor chlidres teethtac. softest the , reasees !r
SssasMUoB,sUsrtMlm.csraswUdcoUc. Jc a bottle
v Don't close the oven door with a
bang when cake is baking; tbe jar has
spoiled many a fine loaf.
Piso's Cure cannot be too hlshly spoken of as
cough cure. J. W. OBaiaif. 322 Third Ave.,
V., Minneapolis. Mian.. Jan. 6. USA.
There is disease among cattle
known as big jaw; many people catch
it.
ay Walter llaker C Ltd.. Dorchester, Mast,
SMUedfica. MaaUoa this paper.
Very often the things we want we
seem to get just as we've left off want
ing them. Philadelphia Times.
IjMHes Caw Wear
One size smallerafterusingAllens Foot
Ease, a powder. It makes tight or new
nhoeseasy. Cares swollen, hot,sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. Alldrurgista and shoe stores,
25c. Trial paajssje FREE by mail Ad
dress Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y.
A man is always willing to carry the
first baby.
Good oeaekeeeera
use "Faultless Starch" because it gives tbe
best results at all grocers, 10c
It is bard to find a man who thinks
he Is worse than he really is.
Throw physic to' the dogs if you don't want
t he dogs tout It you want good digestion chew
Herman's Pepsin Gum.
.Large ocean going vessels can go
up the St. Lawrence river as far as
Montreal, over 1,000 miles from the
Atlantic ocean.
SPECIAL EXCURSION TRAIN
to
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVEN
TION Held in Kansas City. July 4th.
The Omaha & St. Louis R. R. will run
r special train, leaving Omaha Union
Station July 3rd. 8 p. m.. Council Bluffs.
R-13 p. m.. arrive Kansas City July 4th,
7 a. m. Trains consist of sleeper,
coaches and chair cars. Round trip rate
from Omaha. S5.S0. Round trip includ
ing railroad fare. 4 days sleeping car
accommodations while in Kansas City.
18.00. Black silk hat and badge. COO. All
those Joining this excursion will have no
trouble in Raining admission to the Con
vention Hall. Sleeping car berths should
lie engaged at once. Ask your nearest
Ticket Agent or write Jno. E. Reagan.
Secy. Douglas County Democracy Club,
Xo. SOS Brown Block. Omaha, or write
Harry E. Moores. C. P. fc T. A.. 1415
Farnam St.. (Paxton Hotel Block), Oma
ha. Neb.
A good test of housekeeping is the
quality of the coffee.
Go to your grocer to-day
and get a 15c. package of
Grain-0
It takes the place of cof
fee at i the cost.
Made from pure grains it
is nourishing and health
ful.
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CAHPHRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR THE
VETERANS.
(Old Favorites Series.)
tin the opinion of many, Hohenllnden
Is the best poem of Its kind In tbe English
language. Tbe battle of Hobenllnden,
fought Dec . IMS, between the Austrian
and the French, the latter being victori
ous, was witnessed by tbe poet. Thomas
Campbell, who shortly afterward wrote
the poesa-J
On Linden, when the sun was low.
All bloodless lay th' untrodden snow.
And dark as winter was the flow
Of Iser, rolling rapidly.
But Linden saw another sight.
When the drum beat at the dead of night
Commanding fires of death to light
The darkness of ber scenery.
By torh and trumpet fast arrayed.
Bach horseman drew bis battle-blade.
And furious every charger nelgb'd.
To Join tbe dreadful revelry.
Then shook the hills with thunder riven.
Then rush'd the steed to battle driven.
And louder than the bolts of Heaven
Far flashed the red artillery.
But. redder yet that light shall glow
On Linden's hills of stained snow.
And bloodier yet tbe torrent flow
Of Iser, rolling rapidly.
'Tls morn, but scarce yon level sun
Can pierce the war-clouds, rolling dun.
Where furious Frank and flery HUn
Shout In their sulph'rous canopy.
Tha combat deepens. On ye brave!
Who rush to glory or the grave.
Wave. Munich! all thy banners wave.
And charge wltb all thy chivalry!
Few, few shall part, where many meet;
The snow shall be their winding sheet.
And every turf beneath their feet
Shall be a soldier's sepulchre.
Great Armies ea the March.
From some of the descriptions the
newspaper correspondents have sent
home of the United States army when
on the. march In tbe Philippines, most
people' may have an idea of the great
length of an army as it is stretched
out on the road. Correspondents with
the British army In South Africa have
noticed the same thing, as one column
or another has advanced. One such
writer states that a single battalion of
infantry 1,000 strong which is the
strength of an English battalion
takes up a road length of 523 yards, in
cluding about eighty yards for strag
glers. A battalion of field artillery
takes up 260 yards, and a regiment of
cavalry takes up, when marching four
abreast, 650 yards. An army corps,
with its staff, wagons, guns, hospitals,
etc, would extend over thirty-four
ilea of road. An army marches
slowly on tha best of roads. It is much
mora tiring marching in a crowd than
walking alone. Soldiers go at the rate
of about two and one-half or two and
three-quarter miles an hour, and In the
English army they do a good day's
march when they cover thirteen miles.
This accounts for the fact that when
news is printed of an army marching
to attack surprise is expressed that the
attack is delayed so long. It takes a
day or more for all the men to assem
ble on the battlefield. Tbe rates of
march for the various arms differ, of
course, but the fastest arm has to suit
its pace to the slowest Here are the
English official rates: Infantry in
small bodies, three miles an hour; In
fantry In large bodies, two and a halt
to two and three-quarter miles; cav
alry, walking, four miles; cavalry,
trotting, nine miles; cavalry, gallop
ing, ifteen miles; artillery, walking,
three miles; artillery, trotting, eight
miles. In our army the average march
for Infantry is from fifteen to twenty
Miles a day. When troops move in
large bodies and particularly in the
vicinity of the enemy, the march is
conducted in several columns so as to
diminish the depth of the column and
to expedite the deployment into line
of battle. In large commands the
roads. It possible, are left to the ar
tillery and trains. When long dis
tances have to be covered rapidly it
Is done by changing gaits. The most
favorable ground Is selected for the
double time, but care Is taken not to
exhaust the troops Immediately before
engaging the enemy. Chicago Chron
icle, Thirty-Third Indiana.
Washington special to the Indianap
olis News: After years of painstaking
work, Capt J. R. McBride, who has
long been in the service of the govern
ment in Washington, has completed a
history of the Thirty-third Indiana
regiment It has been a labor of love
with him. for he Is a Hoosier, and
served with the organization from the
time it was formed until it was dis
banded. This regiment, commanded by
Col. (late brigadier general) John Co
burn, was recruited from the countie3
of central and southern Indiana. It
was made up largely from the agricul
tural classes, and no finer body of
young men ever took up arms to serve
their country. The story of the regi
ment's trials and viclssitudes.the hard
ships endured in Kentucky, Ohio and
Tennessee, as well as in Libbey pris
on; of the capture of Atlanta, the tri
umphant march with Sherman to the
sea, and finally the participation in
the grand review in Washington. Is
told oy Capt If cBrlde in graphic style.
To Hoosiers who had fathers or broth
ers in the gallant Thirty-third this his
tory wil have a deep and thrilling per
sonal interest One of the remarkable
facta brought out is that the regiment,
during the several years of its service
had enlistments agregatlng 2,500 men
the largest Infantry regiment sent
from Indiana. Only a surviving veteran
like Capt McBride. situated in Wash
ington and having access to the war
records could have succeeded 'in mak
ing so complete a history of the regi
ment The most difficult task was to
secure the full and accurate roster,
but he succeeded In this, and the his
tory will contain the names of all offi
cers and enlisted men, with their rec
ords as soldiers; names of those killed
and wounded, and those who died of
wounds and dieeaae. The farewell ad
dress toae regiment, made by Gen.
Cobun at Atlanta. Is a feature of the
history, which also contains official
dispatches bearing upon the battles In
which the regiment took part, and Is
Uterspersed with anecdotes that will
ha rnad with seat by the few survivors.
Tha aaannacriat has been read by Gen.
Cohan, who gives it his warmest com
mas tatioa. It will make a book of
about St pages, and the distribution
will he through a committee In Indi
ana, of which Capt Charles Seatom of
Martinsville is the head. Cant Mc
Mds has given his labor free a labor
dlug over a period of several
ydrs and has thus earned the wstinr
gratitude of the surviving nWmbera of
the gallaat Thirty-third. It is aa ex
ceptionally well-written history, and
tttaaS Anitas am ska Mare Thirty-third
Iaansaa Tha Chattaaaega Babel
Death aff a Tamsae Sahtier.
bears evidence on erexj page of the
ability and painstaking cars of the
author.
The
Editor Atlanta Constitution Mr.
Bennett errs in stating that the en
tire outfit of the Chattanooga Rebel
was destroyed by Wilson's raiders In
march. 1S65. at Selma, Ala. General
Wilson entered Selma on Sunday.April
2, 1865, and while he pretty badly
wrecked the Rebel on the morning of
his departure, April 10th. so far from
the destruction being entire, it was on
ly a few hours until the Rebel was on
the streets, curtailed in proportions,
but at defiant as ever. The building
in which were located the two local
papers were burned with their con
tents, and the Mississippisn succeeded,
the night before the town was cap
tured, in getting its entire plant trans
ferred to Meridian, Miss. The Rebel
was taken possession of by the fed
erals and during their occupancy of
(he city they used it for whatever
printing 'they found necessary. On
the morning of their departure for
Montgomery, however, a detail armed
with sledgehammers entered the build
ing and proceeded to smash the
presses, doing perfect work on every
thing except the proof press, which
they left unharmed, except for demol
ishing the wooden frame. Then all the
yne cases, stands, paper, in fact -
ything that would burn, was dumped
rom a third story window to the street
below; then a bonfire was made in the
middle of the street and that much of
the Rebel was entirely destroyed. How
ever, the same fortune which saved the
proof press got in its good work .by
causing the destroyers to overlook one
stand, two pairs of cases and a bundle
of paper. As soon as the federals had
left, Charley Faxon got all the print
ers he could find together; he furnish
ed .copy, the printers sailed Into the
pied-type on the sidewalk, and In a
few hours had out enough to get out a
two-column editorial of the' Rebel on
the proof press. I was of the party ,but
left a few days after, and don't know
how long the publication was kept up,
but presume it lasted until the blank
paper gave out Mr. Paul had left,
meanwhile, but returned afterwards,
and sold the wreck of the Rebel for a
few hundred dollars, as I was inform
ed at the time. Ed. Guthrie.
"Artillery Paaeh."
No one who has ever enjoyed the
hospitality of the Ancient Savannah
Artillery was surprised to hear that
it was too much even for our gallant,
Admiral Dewey. It was too much fr
Persldent Arthur when he made his
famous visit to the Garden City of
Georgia, and it has been too much
for every Northern visitor who has
been the recipient of the courtesies of
this famous Southern club, says Les
lie's Weekly. The Savannah Artillery
is the second oldest military associa
tion in the United States, Boston hav-ing-the
first Hon. John E. Ward, now
of New Jersey, was its former captain,
and he will be remembered especially
as chairman .of the convention at
which Buchanan was nominated for
the presidency. A peculiarity of the
entertainments provided by this mili
tary organisation Is a punch known as
the "Artillery" punch. It is a seduct
ive mixture of brandy and champagne,
served as cold as ice, with a few
strawberries serenely floating about
the top. In its workings on the inner
man it is the most insidious, deceptive
and entangling concoction ever labeled
with the name of punch. The mere
fact that Admiral Dewey was indis
posed after a visit to the Savannah Ar
tillery, therefore, need not occasion
surprise. Atlanta Constitution.
Oaly Woman OSteer la V. 8. Army.
One of the most interesting person
alities connected with the war depart
ment is Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee,
who is at the head of the woman army
nurses and is assistant to Surgeon
General Sternberg. Dr. McGee has the
rank of a first lieutenant, and is en
titled to wear shoulder straps indica
tive of her rank, but she is averse to
display and is too sensible a woman to
permit the curious to annoy her. Dr.
McGee has the distinction of being the
only woman officer In the United
States army service. There is no wo
man officer in the navy. She is one of
the vice-presidents of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. One of
her ancestors. General John Bull,
fought the British during the revolu
tionary war. Her father is Professor
Simon Newcomb' well known as an as
tronomer, and her husband is Profes
sor W. J. McGee, who has charge of
the American Bureau of Ethnology.
Dr. McGee is lithe, of middle height for
a woman and impresses one with her
intelligence and command of language.
She is a fascinating conversationalist
She studied at Cambridge University,
England, and the University of Gene
va. She obtained her medical degree
from Columbian University, at Wash
ington, and took a graduate course at
Johns Hopkins University. New York
Herald.
X. B. Baekle.
Col. Ruckle was an excellent citizen
and numbered his friends -by the hun
dreds, and his loss will be sincerely
mourned not only by Indianapolis, the
city he so -loved, but by the state at
large. Newcastle Press.
The death of Col. Nicholas R. Ruckle
of Indianapolis will.- create profound
sorrow all over the state, especially in
military and Masonic circles, where
the colonel was best known and be
loved He was a man of splendid
parts, who won friends and kept them
through life. South Bend Tribune.
Many persons throughout the state
will be sorry to hear of the death of
Col. N. R. Ruckle of .Indianapolis.
Col. Ruckle was a man much beloved
by all who knew him, and he had
many friends all over the state. He
was a man of many lovable qualities,
and he attached men to him on first
acquaintance, who ever after became
his friends. Such men when they die
are greatly missed, and their places are
not easily filled. Few men in the state
could count more genuine friends than
could Colonel Ruckle. Columbus Re
publican. Death af
.Major W. C. D. Gillespie, River For
est, 111., who .died recently of paralysis,
was a great soldier. Major Gillespie
was born la New Orleans In 1844. At
the outbreak of the civil war he enlist
ed with the One Hundred and Six
teenth New York infantry and served
tares years. He married Miss Amelia
Yost of Racine, Wis., in IMS, sad took
np his residence In Chicago. He be
caine.wall known as a mechanical en
gineer and was a mem bar of the Tech
nical, club, the Robert Fulton Society
of amglaeers, Fall Baeriaan Post no.
615. G. A. R., and Us Masoalc frater
atty. ' Mrs. GUIasple and one sos
George H., survive.
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHARTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
aw Saaeamfal Farmers Overate This
Department af tha Farm A Few
bits as ta the Cre af Live Stack
and Poultry.
Daatoh and America Dairy lag.
(Condensed from Farmers Review
stenographic report of Illinois State
Dairymen's convention.
J. H. Monrad said. In substance: I
hope I will be able to assist the dairy
men of Illinois, not only by reducing
the sale of fraudulent products, but
also by taking part In the educational
work. While Elgin creamery men may
think we. need no more dairy educa
tion, I must say that I differ with
them, and I even believe that further
education Is needed in the Elgin dis
trict as well as in other parts of the
state. We have some very dirty
creameries. Every creamery should
be clean and neat enough to be an
object lesson. This state of things
must come before we can go out from
the creameries and preach cleanliness
to the patrons.
I want to say to the milk producers
that whether the creamery be run by
the farmers or by an individual own
er, they will have to co-operate better
than they have done in the past I
heard one man say that he did not
care whether his' milk was good or
bad, as he always got the same pay
for it Even in Denmark they have
the same trouble with the farmers,
who do not deliver the milk in as good
condition as it should be.
It is a rather remarkable fact that
though the Babcock test was originat
ed in this country, the Danes were the
first to form associations for its use.
In 1895 the first Danish test associa
tion started up. It consisted of thir
teen farmers that thought it was too
much trouble to test their own cows,
so they formed an association and
hired a young man from an agricul
tural college to do the work for them.
He went from farm to farm testing
the cows. He weighed and tested the
milk of each cow and made a report
on it The farmers soon found that
their cows were making butter at very
diverse costs. The best cow was mak-
.ing butter at a cost of 15.1 cents per
pound, and the poorest Was making
butter at a cost of 78.5 cents per
pound.
Q. Why did you give away the
secret that the Danes do not fur
nish clean milk, when we have been
holding them up as models?
A. In Denmark nearly all the
creameries get their milk in good
enough condition to pasteurize. If to
day we were to order pasteurization in
our American creameries I do not be
lieve that more than 30 per cent could
do it properly on account of the dirt
In the milk and cream. I think the
Danes are a little ahead of us in
cleanliness.
Q. Is not the Danish butter con
sidered the best butter in the world?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Can dirty milk and sloppy ways
make such good butter?
A. The milk is not so dirty as it
is here, and .they pasteurize very gen
erally. But most of the advancement
in Denmark has been in the cream
eries, rather than on the farms. A
Danish officer, In a recent report, said
that now the creameries had done all
that could possibly be done with the
milk they had, and that henceforth
improvement in butter-making must
be by farmers bringing better milk.
Q. Is It not true that the Danes sell
their best butter and eat the poorest
themselves?
A. The Danes import a good deal
of cheap butter, even American but
ter. They also eat butterine and even
lard flavored a little. In Denmark all
butterine has to be sold in oval pack
ages. Now if we had that law here
we would not need any other law.
They are allowed to color their but
terine, but not in imitation of butter;
the color is a very pale one.
Prof. Henry. Those Danish farmers
buy corn in Illinois; feed it in Den
mark and make butter from it that
has to.be sent to London to compete
with American butter.
Q. What became of that cow that
made butter at 78 cents a pound?
Mr. Monrad. She went to the butch
er pretty quick.
Prof. Henry. The Danes were
smart enough to find that kind of a
cow, but some of our farmers have
similar cows and have not yet found
it out
Foaltry Kates.
. Remember that the well hen does
not need medicine, and that the sick
hen does not need it after she gets
well. The feeding of chemicals to
stimulate any functions that are al
ready healthy is a mistake. It is ad
vocated mostly by the people that
have the chemical preparations to sell.
Every sensible poultryman feeds and
treats his fowls in a way that makes
such drugs unnecessary.
The value or harmfulness of the
grain diet depends on what other food
is being given or being secured by the
birds. While corn is condemned as an ex
clusive grain food, In the case of fowls
that have the run of the fields and
can get green food as well as insects,
it often proves what is wanted. There
is no rule that it is safe to lay down,
but each case must be Judged accord
ing to the circumstances that directly
and closely affect it.
An eastern farmer declares that he
has discovered a trick that is being
played by a certain poultryman that
has developed a fine strain of breeding
birds. He bought two hens. One died
and the other refused to lay. After
awhile the second one died, and he
made an examination to discover cause
of death. To his astonishment he
found that the ben had been canon
ized rendered impotent to produce
eggs. The farmer asserts that It was
done to prevent the hen laying eggs,
and so that the breeder in question
could hold a monopoly of the business.
Barred Plymouth Rocks. I prefer
barred Plymouth Rocks for the rea
sons I give you: First, they are easy
to raise, and I lose very few after they
are hatched. Second, they mature
quickly, and are ready for market any
time after they are two months old.
The sUa Is yellow and gives them a
good appearance after they are
dressed. They are a very handsome
fowl, large and of good shape. Third,
they are the best layers of any of the
larger fowls; they are great rustlers
aad so do not require to much extra
food. C. E. Pickering, Muscatine
County, Iowa.
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Yarded Fowls. I lived in town frost
1890 to 1897 and kept from twenty
four to forty-eighty chickens in a lot
90x66 feet This was set in plum
trees, with an occasional run over the
garden and a small grass plat. We
had very satisfactory results. We fed
whole corn, oats and wheat They also
had milk and scraps from the kitchen.
In addition they were allowed to rum
nt will in a small atable yard 90x38
feet. They also had access to the
stable aad buggy house during the
day, but Invariably kept on their own
ground at night J. B. Roberts.
While the number of hens that die
from poison Is probably not large, yet
some deaths of poultry are due to
poison and should be guarded against
The demises are invaribaly due to
carelessness. The can that has con
tained paint is thrown out into the un
used corner of the yard. The rain
comes and fills it with water, and the
poultry drink It The potato field is
sprayed with parts green and the little
chicks drink from the bright drops
that sparkle In the sun, and afterwards
die from "some mysterious disease."
The poison that Is put to kill rats is
sometimes discovered by the chicks
and eaten. The constant use of poi
sons causes a certain amount of care
lessness. Such carelessness is likely
at any time to prove expensive.
Dairy Notes.
The food affects both butter and
milk, at least so far as oils are con
cerned. There is a controversy over
the question of bad silage tasting in
the milk and butter. .But it is gener
ally agreed that when the cows eat
wild onions there Is an oil that goes
thrrough the system of the cows into
the milk. Where there has been trou
ble of this kind it would be well for
the owner of the cows to give the
pasture a visit and subject it to a
thorough exploration. There may be
wild plants growing that are eaten by
the cows to the detriment of the qual
it yo fthe product
Man and the lower animals are sub
ject to the same general laws of health.
In the case of man it is becoming more
and more recognized every year that
pure food, pure water and pure air are
necessary for health. We seem hard
ly yet to have awakened to tbe fact
that the same is true of our domestic
animals. Filth is the great harbor of
disease germs, and filth may reach the
vital organs or blood of the animal
through the water, the food and the
air. A little over two years ago a
fatal disease broke out on a dairy farm
near Chicago, and investigation showed
that the only possible reason for its
presence was the fiithiness of the prem
ises. Cleanliness and health are allies,
and this fact should be recognized by
every dairyman.
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The Dairy Bureau of Massachusetts
is charged with the enforcement of the
dairy laws of the state, and also with
the educational work along the same
lines. This is as It should be. One
of the greatest obstacles in the en
forcement of such laws Is tbe ignor
ance of the people as to their benefit
In Massachusetts the bureau named
co-operates with the State Board of
Health and with milk Inspectors, to
enforce the laws. The bureau enforces
the laws as to butter and the State
Board of Health takes up the work of
enforcing the milk laws. This latter
work is aided by the milk inspectors.
The laws of Massachusetts seem to be
somewhat peculiar in this regard, that
they lay upon the dairy bureau the
work not only of enforcing the laws,
but also of teaching the farmers how
to make better butter. This plan Is
being followed to a certain extent in
Illinois.
Frozea Wheat for Feed.
Luther Foster, Utah Experiment Sta
tion: In Manitoba and other portions
of Canada, where there are frequently
large quantities of frozen wheat, ex
periments have been conducted to de
termine its value for cattle and swine
feeding, with the results given below.
When large swine, averaging 186
pounds in weight at tbe beginning of
the experiment and 275 pounds at its
close, were fed frozen wheat, 524
pounds were required for 100 pounds
increase live weight, while at the same
time, with a like lot of large swine,
522 pounds of mixed grain, consisting
of equal parts by weight of No. 1
wheat, barley and peas, were required
for the same increase in live weight.
In a second test, feeding pigs that
averaged 61 pounds each until they
reached an average weight of 145
pounds each, 100 pounds of increase in
live weight were obtained from -388
pounds of frozen wheat Tbe pork
was considered excellent, much supe
rior to that of hogs fed on peas alone.
In both triais the frozen wheat was
ground ana soaked fcr twelve hours
before feeding. One hundred pounds
of frozen wheat was found equal to 791
pounds of skim milk in Increasing the
live weight of pigs.
When frozen wheat was fed to two-year-old
steers in comparison with
mixed meal (made up of equal parts,
by weight, of oil cake, peas and bar
ley), corn ensilage constituting the
roughage, the average daily gains were
1.74 pounds for the wheat and 1.94
pounds for the mixed meal, but at mar
ket prices of the feeding stuffs, the
frosted wheat gains were made at 82.12
less cost per hundred weight Steers
fed frozen wheat corn with ensilage
made 15 per cent higher dally gains
than those fed the mixed meal with
bay and roots and at a cost per hundred-weight
less than one-half as great
"The quality of beef from steers fed
on frozen wheat was pronounced to be
particularly excellent by the butchers
and by the members of eight different
households who examined it critically
when served as roast beef."
The daily ration of the mixed me.il
and of the frozen wheat was in each
instance six pounds per bead. When
both were fed in connection with corn
ensilage it required 309 pounds of the
mixed meal for each 100 pounds gain,
and 343 of the frozen wheat. While
the feeding trials reported give no di
rect comparison of frozen wheat with
that fully matured, still the results
show it to be practically equal to a
mixture of wheat, oats and barley for
hog feeding and to stand very high
u a concentrated food for fattening
cattle.
Where Whips Are Mat Used.
Joha W. Bookwalter: Speaking of
horses, there Is a notable law la effect
in most of the large Russian towns
concerning them that deserves special
mention. Among the curious thugs
that arrest the attention on arrlvlag
in Moscow hi the entire absence of
whins among the. drivers of cabs, car
riages, aad ail sorts of vehicles. On
inquiry I was informed that there was
a law prohibiting their use. I don't
believe there Is a single whip In use
in Moscow. The excellent condition of
tha horses attests the benefit of this
hnmaae law. Nothing caa exceed the
beauty of the sleek and well groomed
horses used in the carriages of Moscow.
ham KIM?
Tha Nebraska Experiment Station
unable so far to discover the
reason for the occasional fatal effects
,of sorghum when fed green. A recent
report says: m
la view of the common practice of
cutting the first crop of sorghum for
hay aad pasturing the second crop, It
is not difficult, to understand the rea
son for 'the prevailing Impression re
garding the injurious effect of the sec
ond growth. It Is very likely that if
the unmatured first growth were fed
as freely as is the second, the number
of cattle affected would be mors nearly
the same la each case.
Beyond a doubt the symptoms devel
oped la all the cases cited indicate the
actioa of some sort of poison. The
sudden and violent death, the lesions
produced, and the post-mortem symp
toms, all seem to point to one cause
poison. Yet. in the analysis made, no
poison was found, and so far as could
be ascertained no chemist has ever
found an appreciable quantity of
poison in any sorghums. It is believed
that the suddenness of attack in such
cases does not necessarily precluds
other explanations than that of
poisoning. An animal may be at times
in such a condition physically that
wholesome substances substances
that are not of themselves poisonous
will have, when eaten, a toxic actlo.
or even cause death. Prof. Coamell
says regarding second growth cast.
"In every case coming under my ob
servation, death has occurred wham
the cow's stomach was unaccustomed
to such food. A small amount of this
crop swallowed quickly into the
paunch may produce a vast quantity of
expansive gas, causing death." An
other authority. Prof. V. K. Chesnut,
states that "the qualifications Involved
in a definition of a poisonous plant
are numerous It may suffice to nay
that death In some cases Is attributa
ble not to any poison which the plant
contains but to immoderate or incau
tious eating or to mechanical Injury."
Before any decisive conclusion can
be drawn in regard to this trouble
some typical case must be studied In
all Its phases. Besides studying the
plant microscopically and chemically,
it will be necessary to consider the
animals more carefully. Their condi
tion must be noted, the various foods
that have been supplied must be sub
jected to the closest scrutiny and the
ante-mortem as well as the post
mortem symptoms must be observed
and recorded!
It must be admitted that positive
proof is still lacking regarding the
cause of the disease occasionally in
duced by sorghum plants. Negative re
sults of an analysis are usually not
satisfactory, but in this case they are
at least quite conclusive. In view of
the analyses and of the collateral evi
dence given, it seems certain that the
toxic effect of this plant which mani
fests itself at times is not due to a
chemical poison inherent In the plant
and is not peculiar to the second
growth alone. This last statement is
of special importance. It is in direct
contradiction to the prevailing popu
lar opinion, but all the facts at hand
sustain the conclusion. The proof of
this once accepted and the prejudice
against the second growth thereby re
moved, will result, It Is believed, in a
greatly Increased use of this valuable
forage crop. The greater the number
of cases studied tbe more evident it
becomes that this is a matter governed
entirely by local conditions and that
the safety and health of the herd may
be controlled to a large measure bj
the herder himself.
Goad Feases.
It is always a mistake to build
fences in a slipshod manner. Poorly
built fences sometimes result from us
ing poor tools in fence building. It is
frequently noticed that fences that fall
over are not strongly made. Tbe post
is. the most important part of the
fence, and unless it is set so firmly
that It will stand almost anything,
trouble of a serious nature is bound
to result The way some men set
posts is to dig a big deep hole with
pick and shovel. The hole may be
20 inches deep and two feet In diam
eter. He sets the post and puts back
the dirt, pounding it as hard as possi
ble. He puts bis hand on the post and
concludes it is lacking in stability.
so gets a few stones and drives them
into the dirt next the post A post sc
set is about sure to give way under
great strain. Every man that has mucb
post setting to do should have a post
hole digger. These implements cost
81.00 or less, and there are several
kinds on the market The holes should
be dug so deep that there will be nc
chance for heaving by the frost. The
hole being only about the size of the
post the undisturbed earth around It
holds it fast The value of a good
fence is very great, especially around
the pasture. Animals that grow up in
a well-fenced pasture never learn thai
It 1 possible to break down fences,
and consequently never become
breachy. A poorly built fence invites
breachy animals and enables them tc
teach others like vices. A little extra
effort spent in making the fence able
to resist all attacks of the element!
and of animals will prove wise econ
omy. Salt aad Ashes far Bags.
One item of feed which should nevei
be neglected Is a good supply or sab
aad ashes to which the hogs can hav
access at all times. Wood ashes can
alwsys be had and the hogs should
have all they will eat When not con
venient to give nshes, charcoal is a
good substitute, and even soft coal
will be eaten for want of something
better. Hogs are never injured by
eating all the ashes they want, but It
Is not safe to give large amounts ol
salt to animals not accustomed to ite
use. The salt and ashes mixture
should be kept In a low box under a
shed where it will be protected from
rain, and should consist of about twe
quarts of salt for each bushel ot
ashes. Many feeders prefer to add a
few ounces of copperas to the mixture.
Free access to such a mixture will dc
much to preserve the health of hogs,
and mows which have had an abund
ance of such food will rarely eat their,
young.
A Chicago paper complains tha:
$130,000,000 worth of real estate it
that city is held by absentee hind
lords. The swine breeder should breed and
feed to conserve the vitality of his
hogs as well as to build up a frame.
Scabby apples decay quicker than
perfect apples, ualess kept la a very
low temperature.
Apple scab fungus on the twigs la
winter has ths appearaace of a green
ish mildew.
Sterility among cattle is largely
traceable to in and In breeding.
The ultimate crown awaits industry.
A Black British BHshea.
A .black bishop of the Anglican
church was recently consecrated at
Lambeth. The Rt Rev. James John
son, assistant bishop of Western equa
torial Africa, is a Sierra Leone negro,
whose parents were rescued slaves from
the Yoruba country. His station will
be Benin. Durham university has
made him an honorary A. M.
In his state clothes, including the
crown, the sultan of Johore wears dia
monds worth 2,400,000. His collar,
his epaulets, his girdle and his cuffs
sparkle with precious stone3.
If you have not tried Magnetic Starch
try it now. You will then use no other.
Rapid Flra Hawley.
There is a legend about' the senate
chamber that General Hawley, for ten
or twelve minutes, in a speech, once
spoke 225 words a minute. The aver
age speed on senators in speeches does
not reach -110 words, and in dictating
letters rarely reach 100 words.
Try Magnetic Starch it will last
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Cigarette Fleada Harred.
Cigarette smoking is not to- be al
lowed on the exposition giounds in
Paris. Violators of an order forbid
ding this sort of fumigation, recently
issued by the Parisian chief ,of police,
will be arrested and subjected to heavy
fines.
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Amelia aa Karth Agala-
Amelie Rives Chanler, now the Prin
cess Troubclzkoy, who was in a san
itarium but who has now recovered
her health and is cutting a figure in
the court circles of St Petersburg,
has begun to draw her dower interests
amounting to about $200,000 from ber
former husband's estate.
Keep) Year llalr Oa
by using Coke Dandruff Cure. Money re
funded U itf ails. $1 .00 a bottle.
We Famish Them Faraltare.
Last year, we sent furniture to
eighty-four different countries, the
total valuation being $3,571,375. The
trade is growing rapidly, and Amer
ican beds and chairs and tables can
be found, not only in every civilized
country, but wherever the inhabitants
are not entirely savage.
Are Tea Vslag Alloa's Feet-Easa?
It is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken Into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad
dress Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy. N. Y.
Her Preference: Minister "Now,
little girl, you want to be a Christian,
don't you?" Ethel No, sir; I'd
rather sing in the choir." Puck.
Ths caara of beauty It beautiful hair. Secure It
with I'ABKEB'ft lUia Balsam.
Uixosscoaxa, the be: cure for con. lScta.
A return shows that during 1899
41,232 natives emigrated from Ireland,
nearly 9,000 more than the preceding
year.
Kiader Twlae at Low Frlcea,
If you want a special inside price on binder
twine, either Siol. Standard or Manila, cut
this notice out and mail to Sears. Roebuck
& Co. Binder Twine Department). Chicago,
stating about how much twine you wiU require
and how soon you will want it, and they will
save you money by quoting you a pipe that
will either secure your order or coufpel the
party who supplies you to sell to you M a lower
price than he otherwise wmii
Representatives of foreign powers at
Pekin have asked permission to block
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A Stedman Statue.
Frederick Moynihan, the sculptor,
has just completed a colossal statue of
Brigadier General Griffin A. Stedman,
Jr.. of New London, Conn., who was
killed at the battle of Fredericksburg,
Md., during the war of the rebellion,
in which he had served for four years.
The statue is to be mounted on a gran
ite pedestal in Camp Felt, near Hart
ford, where the soldier bad ftequently
drilled prior to his departura for the
seat of war.
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ilies only of more than three children.
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