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THE U.PJTRIKE
COMPANY PRESENTS ITS SICE OF
THE STORY.
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HE HEI NAVE USED VISLEKE
Claims Put Forth that Non-Union
Workmen and Their Families Have
-Been Abu d No Chance for the
Strikers to Win.
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The following special dispatch has
beam seat oat from North Platte giv
ing a Tiew of the railroad strike from
the railroad's standpoint, which has
ot heretofore been put before the
puMIc:
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Aug. 25.
What are the facts about the Union
raclflc strike which centers here?
They have not been printed, for much
' the so-called news sent out has been
a mass of misinformation, while the
reports sent along the line by the
strikers' "bureau" indicates more
- "cripples" than there are engines on
the whole system. This mass of ridic
ulous stun! has been eagerly printed
by city newspapers whose editors are
probably seeking to derive personal
or political profit from every real or
faacied calamity.
. The strike has been on now for over
two months. Because nf an cvnected
arier to adopt "piece" work 140 ma
chinists and Doiler makers walked out.
Those who did not want to quit worfc
were either Intimidated or were assur
ed that the company would be com
pelled to give in within three days
Open' boasts to that effect were made.
The men have been offered the guar
antee of the company that they would
make as much under the piece work
system as they had made before, with
additional pay for skilled workmen on
the premium basis, but under the ad
Nrlee of walking delegates they refused
to give the new system a trial.
RESULTS OF THE STRIKE.
So much for the cause of the strike.
What are the net results? Passenger
trains have been two or three hours
late, but the passenger business of the
road la larger than it ever was before,
while the number of freight cars
palled through here daily furnish slim
corroboration of the widely advertised
reports of the "crippled condition of
the road." There is no congestion
of traffic on this division and most of
the "dead engines" are myths.
For such results as these the strik
ers have lost their wages for two
oaths, have compelled their famil
ies to subsist scantily on charity
"benefits" have ruined the local trade
of the town and by numerous Indis
creet and violent acts have tarnished
the fair name of North Platte. In the
meantime they see their former places
gradaally filled by other men. It
would take a most vivid imagination
to see any promise of success in the
Striae or any reason why it should be
prolonged. In the telegraph news sent
from here the strikers have been care
felly favored. Acts of violence have
not been reported and the outside is
ignorant of the real conditions.
CLAIM ACTS OP VIOLENCE.
A workman named Sayers went out
with the others because he was afraid
to stay In. He went to Grand Island
and resumed work for the company.
He wrote his wife to come to him. She
packed bur goods and sent for a wagon
. to take them to the train. A crowd
of twenty strikers, some armed with
dabs, went to the home and threat
ened the woman. They compelled the
teamster to go away. Finally the
mayor of the city personally took a
x dray, loaded the goods and helped the
. frightened woman to leave. Another
woman tried to Join her husband at
Sidney. She was prevented from se
carlng a dray and was told that her
hasband would be killed if he remain
ed at work. There are many other
cases of the intimidation of women,
bat they have been kept out of print.
Scores of strikers patrolled the depot
grounds or surrounded trains, using
loud threats and obscene language,
abased the mayor and officers of the
law and committed violent assaults.
bat the local newspaper correspondents
calmly announced that "there was no
disorder."
Albert Kunz. a workman, went
across to a store to buy some shoes
He was ordered, not to come into
town. The strikers folowed him to
the depot They said, "You leave town
or we will kill you." All others at
tempting to get to the stores to make
purchases were threatened and Intim
idated. Last Friday Machinist Mon
tague went across to a restaurant to
get a meal. As he came out strikers
were lying la wait They knocked him
down and brutally beat him. Being
arrested they pleaded guilty. Saturday
evenlag Machinist Dorr was set upon
by five men and was beaten and kick
ad, hla forehead being cut open and
his face braised. No reports of these
jer similar outrages were printed.
Xocal newspaper writers claimed that
"all was quiet" One was left to won
djer how real "lively times" In North
-Platte would appear.
LESSENS THE TENSION.
Maeh of the tension has been les
sened by the proclamation of the
mayor ordering strikers to quit car
.ryiag dabs and instructing them to
keep away from the company's
grounds. This order has been pretty
generally obeyed, and disturbances
come now only when workmen at
tempt to go across to the stores to
make purchases. They find it too un
healthy to attempt this often. The
Convicted Man Returns Thanks.
A cartons scene took place in a
eoart nt Emporia, Kan., one day last
week, when a convicted murderer,
who had been sentenced to five years
In the. penitentiary, delivered an ad
dress of thanks, as follows: "I am
entirely satisfied with the verdict
and the sentence, and I am confident
that not one jury In ten would have
been so lenient with me. I desire to
thank sincerely, the court for its just
and eonrteous manner of conducting
this trial, and I hope that the blessing
C God will remain with yoa alL"
Give Lives to Charitable Work.
Quite a number of titled ladies have
forsaken the luxuries of their home
Bffeto devote themselves to charitable
worka la nunneries. Two sisters of
the dake of Norfolk. Lady Frances
Bertie. Lady Edith Denbigh and many
others are thus living out their prin
ciples. If report Is to be believed
t Qaeen Margherlta of Italy is contem
plating the taking of the veil. Rumor
la also busy with the name of the ex
Qneen Natalie of Servia. who is de
scribed aa a likely candidate for the
reUgtons life.
Convicted Man Returns Thanks,
A cations scene took place in a
court at Emporia. Kan., one day last
week, when a convicted murderer.
who had been sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary, delivered an ad
dress of thanks, as follows: "I am
entirely satisfied with the verdict
and the sentence, and I am cenfidest
that not one Jury ia ten would have
,been so leaieat with me. I desire to
thank sincerely the court for Its just
and courteous manner of conducting
this trial, and I hope that the blsssin?
tf God will remain with yon alL"
strikers here for the' most part real
ize that they are beaten, bat they are
urged to hold out by demagogues and
by some saloonkeepers who obtain
much, business from Idle men.
The' newspapers may be chargeable
in part with exciting the men to acts
of violence. This Is a sample Item:
"There are plenty of men in
the city who would consider it
good sport to thump any Union
Pacific guard who presumes to
be over-officious just as soon as
he lays off his star, and it is not
a desire to create a riot either.
It is just simply a good excuse
for a fight and some men would
rather fight than eat, etc"
Such is the unhealthy sentiment ex
pressed by some papers. No person
can predict for the strikers a success
ful termination of the strike, but the
responsibility for the bad features of
the situation while it lasts will not be
hard to place. ,
One feature of the strike is the in
cubation of false reports at regular
intervals to the effect that the com
pany is about to surrender, or is ask
ing for conferences for the purpose
of compromise. These are fabrications
and are calculated to give false hopes
to the strikers and are eagerly print
ed by the unfriendly newspapers.
When such reports turn out to be false,
as they invariably do, the papers do
not feel prompted to make corrections,
but anxiously await the next batch of
fabrications. A glaring instance is
furnished by the Omaha papers this
morning, which says: "The strike
may soon be settled, however. Gen
eral Manager Dickinson of the Union
Pacific, who returned to his office
yesterday from out on the line, sent
word to the car men that he desired a
conference with a committee of their
body. This committee meets Mr. Dick
inson tomorrow," etc
SAYS REPORT IS NOT TRUE.
This report is not true. Mr. Dick
inson was in North Platte all day
yesterday and is here today. He says
that the whole story is a fabrication,
as are several other stories that say
that the company has called for con
ferences for the purpose of com
promise. He says that the shops are
gradually filled along the line and that
the new engines will be here on time
to help handle the autumn business.
He says the company has not changed
its position for a moment since the
beginning of the trouble. So it seems
that Omaha Is deceiving North Platte
while North Platte is deceiving Om
aha, and between the stories gener
ated at both places the individuals
never arrive at the real truth.
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Paper Hunting.
One of the most exciting of all rid
ing games Is paper hunting, or follow
ing a trail made by dropping pieces of
paper. It can bo made as dangerous as
steeplechasing or no more co than an
ordinary gallop over the fields. Tho
danger is In tho fences to be ridden
over. There is no limit to the pace
but the speed of the leading horse and
the necessity of keeping the trail. The
"hare," as the man ahorseback who
lays the trail is called, is expected to
foil his pursuers, the "hounds." as
often as he can by the arts of the fox.
or by bis own ingenuity, only restrict
ed by certain rules ot the game
Country Life In America.
H!s Idea of a Library.
The late Lord Acton, whose remark
able range of scholarship was little
known to the public until attention
was called to it in his obituaries, had
In his London house a collection of
some 60.000 books, many of them
old and rare. Joseph Chamberlain at
one time rented the house by the sea
son, and when he left to go Into a
house of his own someone said to him
that he must miss that fine library.
"Library," replied the member from
Brummagem, " I don't call that a 11
brary. It doesn't contain a single bools
of reference."
Utilize the Sun's Heat
The heat of the sun is being util
ized at Los Angeles, California, to
create power and to heat water for
domestic purposes. At an ostrich
farm adjoining the city a solar motor
is in operation every sunny day (about
300 days in the year) and pumps 1.400
gallons of water per minute. Solar
heaters are placed on the roofs of the
houses and connected with the water
pipes. One heater will supply hot
water for domestic purposes for an or
dinary family.
First Lesson at Sea.
Admiral Jouett says that when ho
first weni to sea as a cadet he at
tempted some conversation with the
executive officer who received him
when he went on board. The officer,
one of tho strictest disciplinarians in
the service, met his advances In this
mild fashion: "Silence, sir. Who
gave you permission to speak? Let
me hear only six words from you sir,
while you are on this ship: Port,
starboard, yes, sir. and no. sir."
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Great Artists Employed.
George G. Barnard is to do tho
sculptures for Pennsylvania's new
state house, and Edwin a. Abbey the
panel paintings. Rumor asserts that
Abbey is to get $150,000 for his paint
ings and Barnard 1300.000 for hla
statues.
Fifty Years a Minister.
The Rev. J. W; Chesley, rector, of
All Faith parish. Mechanicsville. St
Mary's county, Maryland, celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of his ordina
tion to the ministry at All Faith, tho
old parish church, July 16.
Inventor Is Wealthy.
Lord Kelvin is the richest of British
inventors. He is now receiving royal
ties on fourteen of his patent appli
ances which have been fitted on board
the latest Japanese warship.
Veteran British Soldier Dead.
William Coxe. a soldier who bora
mere medals than any other soldier in
the British army, died at his homo
in Ballynahinch. Ireland, recently.
Lord Roberts once wanted to give hint
a commission, but he refused it
Vast Destruction by Locusts.
The Rocky mountain locust or
grasshopper. In 1S74 destroyed $100.
000.000 of crops of Kansas. Missouri.
Nebraska and Iowa, and the indirect
loss was probably as much more,
Anatomical Details.
Sunday afternoon some one was tell
ing a pitiful tale of a canary that had
its leg broken In such a way that
amputation was necessary. The la
dies at the party were lamenting over
the sad affair, when one mnx nm.
jan. wishing to relieve the pressure.
.erea: u, well, the little thing
can get along nicely on three legs."
As the other members of the party
started to laugh she said hurriedly:
"O. sure enough,, it ha3 only two legs.
I was thinking it was like a chicken.'
Toledo Times.
A Plant Poisonous to Horses.'
We presume that all of our readers
are familiar with the first plant here
shown, as it Is very common on farms
over a Yery large part of the country.
It is known as Horsetail (Eauisetum
arvsnse). The two upright stalks at
the left represent the fruiting stems,
which are pale yellowish in color and
come up in early spring (April-May)
from the rooting branch below. In
the center Is such an underground
branch bearing bulbs or tubers. From
these same underground parts the
much-branched, many-jointed green
shoots arise a little later (May and
June) as represented at the right
These continue to grow all summer,
and It Is these that cause the poison
ing. The Vermont station has been mak
ing an Investigation of this plant
which it finds to be the cause of many
deaths among horses. ' As a result
bulletin 95 has been issued warning
farmers against feeding this in the
hay. In part the bulletin says: This
plant passes under several popular
HORSETAIL. POISONOUS
TO HORSES.
names, of which the best because the
most commonly 'used, is common
horsetail. Others are coltstaiL fox
tall, pine-top, pine-grass, meadow
pine, jointed rush, snake grass. It is
a common native plant and doubtless
more or less of It may be found' on
almost every farm in the state. The
plant thrives best In sandy or grav
elly soil which is moist a portion of
the season, or where the soil water
rises to within a few feet of the sur
face. Its occurrence In hay fields in
serious amounts is apparently re
stricted to low moist meadows, not
frequently cultivated, and it has been
observed in greater abundance in
sandy over-flowed intervale meadows,
where it is mixed with "marsh grass
es" or sedges, and the "polypod
brake," better called the sensitive
fern, see figure 2. Its frequent oc
currence with this "polypod" is doubt
less responsible for the suspicion of
many horsemen that this fern is also
poisonous to horses. Attention has
been given to this matter also during
the present investigations. Without
going into details we will simply
state that no convincing evidence has
been obtained that tee "polypod" is
poisonous. While we have made no
feeding trials ourselves, we have
learned of the results of those made
by others where no sickness came
from feeding much of this fern. Our
present conclusion is that the cases
of poisoning attributed to this plant
which is a very conspicuous one in
the hay, are probably always due to
the less conspicuous horsetail which
may be present in considerable
amounts without attracting attention.
The horsetail is the more likely to be
overlooked because as the hay dries
it becomes quite brittle and breaks at
Its frequent joints into short pieces.
Poisoning of horses by this plant is
doubtless of frequent occurrence
throughout the state. During the
past two years one of the authors
(F. A. R.) In his professional work
about Burlington has had twenty
three cases unquestionably due to
this form of poisoning, while his rec-
SENSITIVE FERN. NON-
POISONOUa
ords show forty-one cases which he
v!s attended within five years. There
is no reason to believe that more ot
this trouble occurs In the vicinity f
Burlington than in other sections f
the state, and when one considers thac
only a small proportion of the cases
are brought to the attention of a
veterinarian it becomes evident that
the loss is very serious. When speak
ing before farmers institutes during
the past two years we have frequently
shown the plant described the symp
toms and asked the experience of local
horse owners. In every such instance
there have been coses of sickness or
death of horses reported by local
horsemen, and In some 'places . sam
ples of the suspected hay have been
furnished and the plant found.
Experiments have beez conducted
at the station dcring the last two
winters with a number of horses.
The horses died as a result of feeding
bay of which cne-fourth was horse
tail. We have no evidence that horses
grazing upon the green plant are
poisoned thereby. It may be that the
plant is less poisonous in the early
stages of its growth than when ma
ture, or the laxative effect of the
grass eaten with it may prevent the
cumulative action"" of tho poison.
Moreover the plant rarely occurs in as
large quantities in pastures as in
meadows and apparently rarely need
cause apprehension. If, however, if
is abuxdant doss watch should be
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may be re
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Harveetinfl Rice in Japan.
Prof. C. C. Georgeson: "The harvest
begins la the latter part of Oc
tober or the beginning of November.
The grain Is hen cat by hand with
sickles, tied in bundles, and carried
to the border, where it is set up to
dry. When partially dry It Is carried
to the farmhouse, where the drying
Is completed and where the thrashing
takes place. This operation consists
of tearing the grains from the straw
on an iron comb, and afterward the
grain la spread on mats and beaten
with flails to complete the separation.
The next step is to hull the grain. This
Is done by hand on a primitive quern.
The millstones are made of tough day,
into which is imbedded strips of bam
boo on edge, in Imitation of the cut
ting ridges of a millstone, clay and
bamboo strips being packed in a shal
low tub. Two of these Improvised
millstones work together, the upper
one Lelng turned by hand. The edges
of the bamboo, thus grind against each
other and offer sufficient friction .tc
remove the hulls from the kerneL Af
ter winnowing, either by hand or by a
modern fanning mill, the rice la now
ready for market For the purpose of
marketing, sacks are made of mats of
rice straw, by first sewing a mat Into
a cylinder and then securing a round
lid at either end. Each sack, or "ta
wara," as it Is called, holds about one
and a half bushels. Thus prepared,
the small fc mer sells his surplus to
the dealer In the dty; and if one
travels in the country in early winter,
he is sure to meet a succession of
handcarts loaded with rice, which the
owners are pulling to market
While we cannot follow the methods
of culture practiced by the Japanese,
we do find that they have devdoped
numerous varieties of rice, many ot
which are better than varieties native
to this country. The Secretary of Ag
riculture is aware of the excellent
quality of many of the Japanese va
rieties, and he has of late years Im
ported considerable Quantities of the
best kinds, with a view to Introduce
them in the rice-growing districts of
our own south.
Illinois Alfalfa Fields.
Last year several farmers Jn HU
nois raised crops of alfalfa. This had
been planted the year before and had
become so well-established by last year
that two and three crops were cut
from some fields. The result has been
an awakening in the matter of grow
ing alfalfa in Illinois. We hear that
a good many tanners have gone into
the raising of alfalfa as a result ol
the success made last year. The
Farmers' Review would like toheai
from its readers in localities where
large yields were realized last year,
as to the outlook and conditions thit
year. i this year proves to be a good
year for the alfalfa fields in Illinoli
that had large crops last year it will
have broken the rule that hitherto
has held good, namely, that In Illi
nois the second year is about the only
year that gives a good crop of alfalfa.
On this hinges the question of the
value of alfalfa for this section ol
count y. Alfalfa will not pay if it
yields good crops only the second
year. It takes two yc rs to get it
well started and If the third year
proves to be a failure there will be
three years to be charged against
one crop.
Last year was an exceptional year
for alfalfa In this region. The almost
unbroken drouth for two months and
the constant sunshine were just the
things that brought to the surface the
value of alfalfa. Ordinary years- can
not be depended on to tfve the same
amount of sunshine. This sunshine
Is needed to help alfalfa do its best
Last year-the Farmers' Review made
some inquiries in Michigan as to how
long the successful alfalfa fields had
been in existence. In every case in
vestigated the successful crops had
been on the land only two years.
We would like to have the experience
of those who are attempting to grow
alfalfa in any of the humid states.
Summer Silos.
More and more the idea of a sum
mer silo is impressing itself on dairy
men as a good one. Some dairymen
feed silage the year round and are
satisfied that it is by all means the
best plan to follow. The silage a
year old is far better for the produc
tion of milk than is even fresh corn
rodder. H. B. Gurler told the writer
that he Is always sorry when the old
silage gives out and fresh silage has
to be used, as the cows at once show
the change by shrinking in their milk.
The old silage is more easily digested
and Is hence more readily turned into
milk, it would be best if enough
silage could be made one year to run
the following year till about .a month
after the new silage is put up. In that
case unfermented silage would not
need to be fed. It Is probable that in
a month the silage would be enough
fermented to become digestible to an
extent that would not cause a falling
off in the milk when the cows were
put on it The building of silos es
pecially for summer use is recom
mended, especially where a farmer has
but few cows. In the case of having
a large herd, the winter silos would
answer well for a summer silo. The
only point with the man of few cows
is to have a small surface of silage
exposed at one time. This n be
done by building a silo that is small
in diameter but high. The feeding
each day will uncover new silage.
In the winter if the silage is exposed
for a day or so no harm results, the
temperature being so low that fer
mentation at the top goes on but slow
ly. The summer silo Is found espec
ially valuable in times of drouth.
Tomato Leaf-Spot and Muskmelon
Blight
The Ohio Experiment station warns
tomato growers to be on the alert for
tomato leaf-spot and to begin early in
their measures for its prevention.
The prevailing wet weather is favor
able to this disease which may again
prove as destructive as in 1898 and
1900. Spraying the plants witn Bor
deaux mixture at intervals of two to
three weeks promises very large re
turns should such moist -weather con
tinue. Gardeners and truckers are also
warned to begin spraying for the
downy mildew of muskmdona and
cucumbers, should their plants prom
ise to yield after the middle of August
Earlier spraying for this disease was
not required, but from the present
date forward, treatment should be
made at intervals of 8 to 10 days if
a late yield is anticipated. A. D.
Sdby. Botanist
Hybridization of fruits has in It'
great possibilities for the future. The
standard varieties of fruits are the
raw materials from which men c"
create new and wonderful things;
Too many persons are looking for
as Impersonal religion.
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Canonizing.
The anther of "Capons for Profit
ays: There are people whom I would
not advise to undertake the operation
of raponttlBg, The person to do It
should have above all things faith in
his undertaking and in himself. He
must be convinced that his work Is
right and then go ahead. This is no
place to make a trial for fun or in a
half-hearted way. , It Is a little of the
genuine enthusiasm' that is needed,
and that Is bound to overcome diffi
culties should any be encountered.
Then there should be an average
amount of mechanical skill and the
same amount of nerve. Clumsy fin
gers have no business In operating on
a live fowL If you are a little ner
vous at first It will do no hurt Your
nervousness will wear off after you
operate on two or three fowls and
see how easy the job la and appar
ently how little pain it causes the
bird. Ton must have full confidence
in your ability to do it just right and
then go ahead without fear or trem
bling. And when you are once at it
it is far better to operate on all the
birds ready for the operation in one
day than fuss along with two or three
every few days. The beginner is apt
to be a little nervous wuen he goes
for the first bird, but after he gets his
hand in once everything moves off
smoothly and nicely. His hand be
comes steady and the work passes off
rapidly. Of course it is an advantage
if you can see some one perform the
operation, even on a single bird. No
more is needed to teach you the whole
operation. We ourselves had to learn
it from books and printed instructions
not very plain ones either and
succeeded beyond expectations. After
a few days practical experience I
thought nothing of canonizing twenty
birds before dinner. The operation
indeed after you have once under
taken it and succeeded is an easy
enough thing and causes but little
pain and inconvenience to the bird if
you do it right and with proper tools.
A good set of tools of course Is utter
ly Indispensable, and the person un
willing to expend $2 or $3 for them is
not Included in the list ot persons
who can safely undertake the opera
tion. Keeping Eggs for Hatching.
Eggs for hatching need not be
turned every day, as some believe to
be necessary. Eggs to produce chicks
should not be kept so long that they
would need treatment of this kind.
If eggs are to be kept longer than a
week they should be put In a dry
place and kept at a temperature not
to exceed 50 degrees if possible. Of
course the temperature should not be
low enough to permit the eggs to
freeze. It Is advised by some pool
trymen not to use for hatching eggs
that are more than ten days old. as
some of the chicks from older eggs
will prove weak in constitution. In
nature of course it Is different A
hen lays a dutch of eggs in perhaps
three weeks and then begins to sit
Of course some of the eggs are then
three weeks old. But nature makes
allowance for enormous waste of ma
terial Out ot those eggs many of the
chicks that are born soon perish.
Man tries to do away with the natur
al waste and even to tun it into
profit
Eggs for Fall Hatching.
From the Fanners' Review: I have
purchased a new incubator in fact
the only Incubator I ever owned. I
want to fill It with eggs some time1 in
November. As I have no hens of my
own, where shall I obtain eggs with
which to fill It? Can I depend on
store eggs for this purpose? I once
tried some store eggs and found them
of little value, as only one or two out
of every dozen hatched. That was
when I was using hens. As a gen
eral rule can we depend on the stores
for eggs at this season, when those
eggs are to go into the incubator?
What do other people do that have
this situation to face? An answer
will greatly oblige a novice. H. H.
Sulphur Will Not Keep Eggs.
The twenty Leghorn eggs, laid
during five days May 12th to 16th,
were, on May 18, 1899, packed small
ends down, carefully separated, In
finely powdered sulphur (flowers of
sulphur). Result: Good, 0 per cent;
bad, 100 per cent On examination
May 31, 1900, the shells of these eggs
appeared discolored or darkened. The
air cells were doubled 1n size and
were mouldy within. In most cases
the albumen was Intact The yolks
were thickened. These eggs had not
kept well, but were not rotten. The
flavor was stale. R. L Station.
Time to Start Incubators.
From Farmers' Review: How early
in the fall should the Incubator be
started? Will some reader of the
Farmers' Review that makes a prac
tice of running his incubator in the
fall please answer? I know a good
many start their incubators late in the
fall, but I presume there is a great
difference in the practices. The ques
tion is what is the best time and why.
M.L.D.
When Pasturing Rape.
There is some danger from bloat
in turning animals on rape pasture,
especially if they are not accustomed
to it and eat it greedily at first It
is best to have prairie or tame grass
connected with the rape field, or at
first to have a feed rack with hay or
straw accessible. It is also safer at
first to have the stock full of other
feed, either pasture or grain, so they
will not be hungry and eat too rap
Idly. Some farmers practice turning
their stock on the rape from other
pastures and leaving them there only
an hour or so each day, until they
become used to it I have generally
found little difficulty with animals
put on rape for the first time, as they
prefer other foods until they learn
to eat the Tape plant and seldom over
all. Prof.-E. A. Burnett
If a man wants to find out how
much his clay land needs draining, let
him dig a hole In some central loca
tion and watch the recession of the
water in it after a heavy saturating
rain.
The pontine marshes are to be
drained by a German syndicate, the
Italian government paying $1,000,000.
Minnesota farmers sell each year
about $16,000,000 of live stock, and
an equal value in milk and its prod
ucts. The less a man knows about women
the more be suspects they know about
him.
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Milk
We would advise our readers to
avoid investing money In any of the
reputed redpes for making milk
powder. , There are some of these In
the hands of men that may want to
use them for the purpose of pulling
money out .of the pockets of the un
suspecting public. Sometime a method
will perhaps be discovered for making
milk powder,' but when that time
comes the redpe will not be given
away nor sold for a dollar. Several
scientists at home and abroad have
been working on the problem. The
United States Consul at Bergen. Nor
way, reports that Dr. Ekenberg has
made progress in this respect He
had last winter been able, so he said,
to produce a milk powder that re
sembled fine wheat flour. It does not
sour and seems not to be affected
by the weather. It can be shipped
in bags, barrels or boxes, like flour,
and will endure long journeys. It can
be changed to milk by adding about
ten times its bulk of water. We
have, however, heard nothing about it
for several months, and It may not be
all that the consul reports it to be.
The great trouble with all the milk
powders so far produced has been that
they did not again fully dissolve when
water was readded to them. If a
powder can be produced that will
change to veritable milk on the adding
of water the dairy and creamery busi
ness will be revolutionized.
Where Hustling Is Needed.
When a butter maker or creamery
manager finds himself In charge of a
creamery that has been established in
a locality poorly supplied with cows,
the only thing that is likely to win is
hustling. The man that in such a sit
uation waits for the business to grow
up' around him is more than likely
to mov3 away before success comes.
In such a position the man in charge
must recognize in himself an instruc
tor as well as a mechanic and manu
facturer. If the farmers within reach
of his factory or creamery have the
cows but do not bring the milk he will
have to preach the advantages of hav
ing the creamery make the butter. If
they have not enough cows then he
must preach the advantages 'to be de
rived from keeping a herd of milk
cows. Whatever he doej he must
preach the dairy gospel and keep at it
The question of his success depends
on the amount of enthusiasm he can
arouse. This means the sacrifice of
the man's ease and it means a contin
uity of purpose that would make him
valuable anywhere. We are con
vinced that many of the creameries
that have proved to be failures would
have been successful 'if the "factotum"
had done all possible to stir up inter
est in the subject of dairying and es
pecially of creamery butter-making.
Creamery Co-Operation.
There are many things to be said in
favor of co-operation in the establish
ing of creameries. One is that the
profits and losses are thereby distri
buted. It prevents any one man from
becoming very rich and it also pre
vents any one man from going "broke.
It is a sad thing to see a man that has
invested all his money In a' creamery
finally have to turn over all his prop
erty to the sheriff. If there Is to be
loss the many can bear that loss better
than one. If there Is to be success It
is better that the many should divide
it among themselves rather than that
one should have all of the success.
The co-operative idea eliminates very
largely the principle of gambling,
which .exists with the individual ven
ture. The spur that driv.es on the
individual to invest all his property
in a creamery is the possibility that
he will make more than a fair interest
on his money after paying himself for
all services. Stability is what is
wanted in the creamery business, and
it can be best found when the institu
tion is founded on the interests of all
the patrons and not on a few. Co
operation has to be studied as any
other- science, but it is worth the
studying.
The Stayer in Dairying.
The dairyman with staying qualities
Is the one that makes money in the
end. This past year the prices of all
kinds of feed have been excessively
high and many are either giving up
the business or preparing to do so.
But this is not the part of wise men.
There are ups and downs in every
business, and the dairy business has
its downs. But at this time it should
not be forgotten that it has also its
ups. If this is a time of high feed,
therewill certainly come a period of
low-pnced feed and of good returns.
Taking one year with another dairy
prices are as good as can be asked for,
at least so far as the retail prices are
concerned. The producer that allows
the middleman to take more than his
share is not looking after the business.
The men that stay in dairying are the
ones that make money out of It Near
ly always, however, it will be found
that they have been enabled to be stay
ers because they have studied the
great questions connected with their
business and have taken advantage of
every condition; that they have
weeded out the worthless cows and
have provided the best systems ot feed
ing. Hints to Shropshire Breeders.
As this is the season to wean lambs
they should be carefully marked with
ear labels before separating them. If
you do not have the labels write to the
undersigned. It will be well to re
cord all of your lambs while their
pedigrees are fresh in mind. The
high price of beef has materially in
creased the demand for mutton and
higher prices will be paid for pure
bred sheep this season than ever be
fore. Registered Shropshires are still
maintaining their lead as the most
profitable wool and mutton sheep.
Our membership increased more dur
ing the past year than ever before in
the history of the association. If
you have , any good photos of your
sheep, or any unusual records in the
increase, or weights of iambs, kindly
send them to the undersigned. Mor
timer Levering, Secretary, Lafayette,
Ind.
The well-drained land will be easy
to work after a freshet, and it will
be also easy to work after a drouth.
On well-drained land the roots of
plants strike deeper than on poorly
drained land. In the case of drouth
the deep going roots sustain the plant
through the crisis.
A duck sitting on duck eggs hatches
them in 30 days; a turkey sitting on
duck eggs hatches them in 27 days.
The mm that would be a success
ful farmer must exalt his calling,
iloreovcr, fce must study it
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O leaves with little language sweet
I entreat entreat:
O leaves with little language gay.
What saw you to-day?
"Wesaw a stranger that pleaded naught
Look long at a lady that needed naught
As she passed on her way and heeded
naught
That's what we saw to-day."
O leaves with pretty whispering speech
I beseech, beseech:
O leaves, little language gay.
What more saw you to-day?
"We saw the man's heart Weed a while.
Faced Each Other as Enemies
Brigade off Union SoMlora
Perilously Closoto Encounter
The civil war divided many families,
sometimes through sentiment, espe
cially along the border states, fre
quently from the fact that a northern
man happened to be in the south
when the war opened and in business
and. the pressure brought to bear
upon him drove him into the Confed
erate army. No doubt a number
went into the confederate army from
choice, though of northern birth. The
following Is possibly an Instance of
the latter kind: Among the brave
soldiers of the Forty-ninth Ohio in
fantry was a young man named Fergu
son His patriotism was of that kind
which allowed no aspersions to be
cast upon it His father had left home
sometime before the war opened and
was in the south, but just where was
not known. The regiment went to the
front in 1861, and in 1862 was at the
Killed Signal Officer
"Capt Barnett's artillery shot at
Chickamauga," said Comrade A. C.
Dobbs, "was a remarkable one, but the
navy has a good record in that
line. On the third or May, 1864. while
the army of the James under Gen.
Butler was assembled at Fortress
Monroe on board transports awaiting
orders to proceed up the river to City
Point and Bermuda Hundred, the tug
Charles Chamberlain, which had been
fitted up as a gunboat, was ordered
to proceed up the river in advance of
the fleet, and, after passing Powbat
tan Point, to drag the river for tor
pedoes. "The tug was manned by a crew
from the New York naval brigade,
under command of Lieut Harris of
the navy. About noon on May 4, when
between Fort Powhattan and Harri
son's landing, we saw on the left
bank of the river and about a half
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Anecdotes of Osterhaus
"I didn't like that story of Osterhaus
behind a tree," writes a Thirtieth
Iowa man. "I never heard of Oster
haus getting behind anything. At
Resacca our regiment was under as
heavy fire as I ever experienced, when
Osterhaus rode up to make an observa
tion. Capt Joe Smith, who happened
to be In command of the line at that
point saluted the general and said:.
'Aren't you afraid of being killed?
You are exposing yourself unneces
sarily. 'No,' answered tho general,
'I am not afraid. It is against dor
rules and regulations to kill a shen
era!.' "On the march to the sea Gen. Os-
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Bravery of B. F. Jacobs
Carried
Concerning the late Benjamin F.
Jacobs, the famous Sunday school
worker, a writer in the Chicago Post
says:
"I would like to mention a good and
daring deed performed by the late
Benjamin F. Jacobs of this city, con
cerning which no reference was made
in the recently printed obituary no
tices of that worthy gentleman.
"During the first day's fight be
tween the armies of Gens. Thomas
and Hood at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15,
18C4. Mr. Jacobs and (I think) two
other gentlemen representing the
United States sanitary commission
marched up and down the firing line
of the brigade of which the First
Board of Trade regiment of Chicago
(Seventy-second Illinois Infantry) was
a part, with pails of water, and
Veterans of Two Wars
"A uniform," said the captain,
"should be so distinctive that it may
be recognized in fog or rain or in the
moonlight I remember in the march
after Hood, when we were below Ste
venson, we came upon a depot of sup
plies that had been burned by the reb
els. The depot buildings were still
burning and the men of Malloy's brig
ade moved forward quickly to drive
the enemy off. Coming to a line of cars
I saw on the other side men rushing
loward the same point as ourselves.
A challenge brought no answer, and
I was just on the point of ordering
my men to fire when I asked the men
in front to what brigade they be-
" Hunch" Saved
"Speaking of good shots," said Serg.
Sam Grimshaw, "Orderly Scrgt. Hum
phreyville of Company B, Fifty-second
Ohio, missed one in front of Atlanta
by a narrow margin. When wc first
moved into position near the Sand
town road, the orderly's place In line
was in a shallow ravine, and almost
as soon as we were located he pro
ceeded to build in front of him a
shield or protection of stones. It was
tho rule then for every man to look
after his own fortifications and to
stand by them.
Letfett Many Times Wounded
"Gen. Leggett," says a veteran, "wa-j
a Quaker, and he had what the boys
called Quaker luck. He was wounded
at Shiloh, again at Corinth, and again
at Bollivar, where he fought 7,000
rebels with 700 of his own brigade
and whipped them. By this time he
was a little ashamed of being hit.
and at Champion Hills he concealed
'the fact that he bad been wounded,
even from his staff, but ons of our
LEAVES.
We saw him play on a recti a while.
And he laid hla dowi on the stead a.
while.
Till death took htm away."
O leaves that make ny heart so sere.
I Implore. Implore:
To-day you saw much things of sorrow. '
What will you see to-morrow?
To-morrow the lady will linger there
She'll touch the reed with her linger
there.
And smile at a sweet bird singer there
That learnt new notes to-day."
A. Hugh Fisher In Harper's.
crossing of Duck river, Tenn? The
crossing was not made without a
fight, a confederate regiment of caval
ry hotly contesting the advance ot
the Yanks, but they got across just
the same. Several confederate pris
oners were taken. Young Ferguson
got into a conversation with them,
and learned that the cavalry was com .
manded by a Col. Ferguson. The
idea struck him that possibly Col.
Ferguson might be his father, and
after a long talk with the prisoners
in which personal description, habits,
etc., formed a conspicuous part 61
the talk, the Union soldier bccara
convinced that it was his father, al. -though
he never learned further ol
him. l
No woman is a heroine to her drcssv
maker.
First Shot of Jnaaes River
Campaign an Effective Ons
mile inland a confederate signal sta
tion or tower, on which a signal of
fleer was operating with his flagi
The crew were called to quarters, and
a shell from a six-Inch Parrot rifle
was sent in the direction of tho wav
ing flag. This exploded before reach
ing its destination, and another shell,
with a longer fuse, was rammed home
and fired at the plucky signal officer.
"This officer stood on tho tower in
plain view and kept his signals going.
Wo knew, of course, that he was re
porting to his superiors, and the sec
ond shot was aimed with tho greatest
care. It struck tho tower and man
and tower went down together. This
was really the first shot fired in the.
memorable James river campaign."
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Deaf and dumb brides arc unspeak
ably happy.
Voter:
n of Thirtieth loi
Writes of German General
terhaus came unexpectedly on a
squad, of .which I was one. We had
been out foraging on our own hook
and wo expected trouble. Osterhaus
asked explosively what wo were do
ing and I answered that we were on
our way to join the column. Then
the general asked if I didn't know of
his strict orders against straggling:
and I answered that wo did, but that
we saw an opportunity to capture a
goose and couldn't afford to miss It
The general's faco lighted up and he
said: 'So, a goose it i3 you have, you,
who so well know my orders. Sec if
you can do this: To your camp go
and cook me that goose mit onions."
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Wevter to Wounded Soldiers
On Fiercely Contested Battlefield
gave to each heated soldier a cooling
drink when he most needed it.
"For noncombatants to do such a
praiseworthy act in the midst of a
storm of bullets and shell was as
brave a deed as I ever saw, and my
regiment cheered these men again
and again. Mr. Jacobs was a tall mac
and slender, as I recollect him, and
his long-tailed coat and big, brand
new tin pail made him a conspicuous
mark for the confederate sharpshoot
ers, but he walked, erect across the
field of battle, and I am sure his genu
ine Christian courage prevented hint
from trying to dodge the deadly mis
siles, which is more than I can say
for some of the rest of us who wort
blue uniforms.
"I wish I knew the names of the
gentlemen who accompanied Mr. Ja
cobs on that occasion."
Men Who Served in China
svnd the Philippines Organize
longed. They answered Harrison's;
and inquired, 'Who in thunder arc
you?'
"I answered, 'Wc are of Malloy's
brigade. Where do you come from?
and it was explained that Harrison's
brigade ha-i passed the depot and
marched forward some miles when the
rebels cut into their rear and set fire
to the buildings. Thereupon, a part
of the brigade marched back quickly
and met our own brigade coming up
Mere was a chance for a fignt betweer
two brigades of the same Union divis
ion. In that campaign uniforms were
put to hard service and some officers
of high rank never appeared well ir
field dress. Chicago Inter Ocean.
a. Life
Soldier's Change of Position
Was at Fortunate Move
"After Humphreyville had completed
his little stone fort he had a prcnioni
tion that it wasn't safe, and h.
changed position to the south four o.
five feet. He had scarcely made tht
change when the stones he had pilec
up in front of his position were
struck by a solid shot and sent flying
in every direction. If he had no.
moved he would have been killed, am
yet his place in lice seemed just a?
safe as any on company B's front
After that when any of the boys hac
a feeling that they ought to movi
they did move."
boys exposed him by asking. 'Whert
did they hit you this time. General?
and inadvertently Leggett put hit
hand on the wound. He wa3 hit twict
during the siege of Vick3burg. aa
his friends laughingly-told him tha'
the Johnnies were sure to get a mai
who didn't drink or smoke or swear
But Grant, remembering his wounds
cent fciih with tho, advance into th
surrendered city."
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