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TO HAVE NO STATE BUILDING.
Nebraska to Devote Funds to Exploit
ing Agricultural Resource.
OMAHA The Nebraska commis
sion to the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition at its recent meeting practically
reorganized, owing to a change in its
personnel through the resignation of
C. H. Morrill of Lincoln. Peter Jan
sen of Jansen, Neb., was present for
the first time since his appointment
to succeed Mr. Morrill. Mr. Wattles
of Omaha was continued as president
and Mr. Jansen was elected vice pres
ident; Matt Miller of David City was
elected treasurer, having resigned as
ecretarr-and H. G. Shedd was pro
moted from the position of assistant
secretary to that of secretary of the
commission.
The general work of the commis
sion during the vacation was gone
over and approved. The total expen
ditures of the commission to date
have been 11.500.
The matter of the erection of a state
building for Nebraska was considered
in detail and the conclusion was ar
rived at that it would be inexpedient
to build a special structure for Ne
braska, because of the limited means
at the disposal of the commission. It
was concluded that the money that
would be necessary for the erection
and equipment of a building could be
better expended in exploiting the agri
cultural resources of the state.
Rooms have been secured in the ag
ricultural building at the exposition
for Nebraska headquarters and for a
meeting place for the commission dur
ing the exposition.
The commission will meet in Oma
ha every two weeks from now until
the transfer of the commission head
quarters to St. Louis, in January.
Agricultural products are coming in
rapidly from all parts of the state for
exposition purposes and are being pre
pared in the commission storage rooms
in this city. The collection of sheaf
grains is going to be a peculiarly in
teresting and excellent one. Mr.
James, one of the volunteer assist
ants of the commission, is now visit
ing all parts of the state securing the
best exhibits from the country fairs,
and is meeting with the most encour
aging success.
Ginseng Grows Along the Platte.
PAPILLION The discovery of the
famous Chinese ginseng plant along
the Platte river has created a good
deal of interest among the farmers.
At different times during the last few
years this plant has been found, but
was destroyed owing to the belief that
it was a weed. A short time ago a
farmer had one of the plants examin
ed by a chemist, who at once pro
nounced it the genuine ginseng. This
plant seems to thrive well along the
bluffs of the Platte river, in places es
pecially where the trees and brush
have been cut out. which leaves the
ground "damp with a thin coating of
send.
Oil Inspector Reports.
The monthly report of Deputy State
Oil Inspector Church, filed with the
governor, shows that he has taken in
during the month $911.93 -more than
his expenses and all the expenses of
the office, which is considered not half
bad.
Crazy Man with Pitchfork.
FREMONT A crazy man running
amuck in scanty clothing, with a
pitchfork in his hands, turned night
into waking hours for residents of
the southwest part of the city between
3 and 4 o'clock in the morning and
caused alarm in a number of house
holds. He was finally captured and
jailed.
Asked to Look for Crook.
PLATTSMOUTH Sheriff J. D. Mc
Bride received word from Glcnwood,
la., to be on the lookout for a man
described as being six feet high,
weighing about 200 pounds and wear
ing a dark moustache. The stranger
entered a store there and purchased
a shirt, undershirt, pair of socks and
a few other articles, amounting to
14.75. and in payment for the same
gave the merchant a check on thfc
First National bank of Plattsmouth for
$40. Soon after the merchant learn
ed that the check was worthless.
Trout for Nebraska Streams.
Through the efforts of Game War
den Simpkins and Superintendent
O'Brien of the hatcheries the govern
ment has donated 10.000 fingerling
trout for the purpose of stocking some
of the northwestern streams of the
state. The game warden and Mr.
O'Brien will leave in a few days with
the fish car for Neosho. Mo., to se
care the fish, and they will, upon ar
rival, be distributed in the tributaries
of the Niobrara.
Farmers Trust Files Papers.
LINCOLN The Farmers' Co-operative
Shipping association, commonly
called the farmers' trust, has legally
entered the state of Nebraska, the sec
tary of state having received its in
corporation papers. The capital stock
Is $200,000 and the purpose of the as
sociation is to handle grain and live
stock to the exclusion of the middle
Men. It is a Kansas corporation,
having about 800 stockholders in that
state.
Close to a Hundred an Acre.
"PLATTSMOUTH Cass county
farm land, when it can be bought,
ceatiaue to bring a big price. J. F.
Jastesoa has sold his farm of 240
acres to Henry Huatemann of Otoe
coanty for $96.876 per acre, amount
lac to the suss of $32,260. Twenty
tyesrs ago the former owaer purchased
this lead for $6,000. Since disposing
of that tana Mr. Jameson has pur
csjated 2t0 acres of land la the -west-era
forgo of this eouaty.
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THE STATE IN BRIEF.
A bad prairie fire raged northwest of
Greeley in the high wind. J. P. Dan
iclson lost three big stacks of hay and
others similar amounts.
Charles Miller, who was shot and
seriously wounded by Deputy Sheriff
Galloway, near Adams Gage county,
some time ago while trying to escape
from the officer on a horse, was given
his preliminary hearing on a charge
of horse stealing. He was held to the
district court in bonds of $500.
The ferry boat at De Soto is laid
up for repairs and the public is suffer
ing for a means of transportation, un-
-certain mail service and stagnation in
business. The boat broke some im
portant castings while making a cross
ing. Engineer Gatewood immediately
went to Sioux Citv for duplicates.
A special to the Norfolk News tells
of the wanderings of Sherd Williams,
an old settler, near Meadow Grove,
who has lost his memory and who
spent the night in a corn field, stroll
ing aimlessly about. Williams be
came violent before leaving home and
broke up the furniture promiscuously.
The St Louis guessing association,
incorporated for $40,000, is an asso
ciation formed at Hastings. The pur
pose of the company is to have peo
ple guess on the number of paid ad
mission to the St. Louis exposition and
to give a capital prize of about $20,
000 to the one making the closest
guess and other prizes grading lower.
John Bader, a furniture dealer at
Fremont, was at Columbus and locat
ed a man who passed a worthless
check upon him. The check was
drawn on the People's National bank
of Rock Island, III., and was for $125,
signed by John Sherman and payable
to John Woodman. Bader sold $195
worth of furniture, but did not deliv
er it. The transgressor was allowed
to settle and depart.
The work of getting together that
$33,333.33 in order for the state uni
versity to be in a position to ask Mr.
Rockefeller for the $66,666.67 which he
so generously promised, has begun in
earnest and the individual donations
are not sufficiently large to create
comment The first real active can
vassing was done among the business
men of Lincoln last week and in one
day between $600 and $700 was se
cured. The body or Andy Johnson, a well
known character of Ashland for many
years, was found in Salt creek. It is
considered a case of accident, although
bruises on his head may lead to the
conjecture of foul' play. He lived by
himself on the east side of the creek
and the generally accepted theory is
that he left the end of the bridge and
started up the bank of the creek to
wards the north and fell over into the
water.
Luther academy at Wahoo en
tered upon a new era of progress and
usefulness by the erection of a $25,000
college building. The Nebraska con
ference of the Lutheran Augustana
Synod of North America that owns
and maintains this Institution has its
fall meeting there. Saturday and
Sunday were set apart for the cele
bration of the twentieth anniversary'
of the founding of the school and the
dedication of the new buildings.
The state board of public lands and
buildings awarded the contract for a
dynamo at the penitentiary to the
Western Electrical company. Omaha.
Ed G. Howard, alias M. Hubbard, a
man wanted in Brunswick for several
crimes, was captured at Norfolk after
a week's work on the part of detec
tives. He was found on the street
Howard was arrested on a charge of
contempt of court, but several charges
await him at home.
Much litigation is promised over .the
present condition of the live stock
market by those stockmen who owe
for their herds. It is the imnrrinn
among these that the packing house I
trust has been running the market
and so forcing down the prices that
it will mean the ruin of many men
who have large cattle interests if they
are compelled to pay their notes at
this time while the market is so low.
It is the intention of these, as out
lined by a South Omaha dealer, to
force fhc holders of the obligation to
foreclose and thus start what will be
a long suit in the courts.
N. M. Whitaker. an aged farmer liv
ing five miles east of Holdrege. was
fatally injured. He was crossing the
high grade across the railroad track
just east of town. While on the track
the horse became frightened and back
ed down the grade, throwing Mr. Whit
aker out of the buggy.
The Plattsmouth officers have been
requested to have watch !cept along
the river banks for the body of George
Paul, who is thought to have commit
ted suicide by drawning himself in the
Missouri river at Omaha.
Talking over the telephone wire be
tween Norfolk and Stafford. Neb., cost
aTellow named Pond just $22.50. Pond
was about "seventeen sheets in the
wind" when he entered the central
office at Stafford. The manager was
away and a small son bad charge of
things. But not for long. Pond took
control, rang up Norfolk and talked in
cessantly for just two and one-half
hours, when the wire was cut off. He
called for connections with just 333
telephones in Norfolk and all efforts
to get Mm eff the wire were fruitless.
Mrs. P. J. Green or North Loup has
been adjudged insane and was taken
to Hastings for temporary treatment
Several years ago she was in a sim
ilar condition and was then taken to
Lincoln, but after a time improved
sufficiently to be brought home.
The 4S0 colored soldiers of the
Twenty-fifth infantry. United States
army, in charge of twenty white offi
cers, finished their march across the
country from Fort Niobrara at Valen
tine to Norfolk, a distance of 170
miles, in Just seventeen days, ,
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The Veterans" Reunion.
(At The Weirs. N. H.. August. 1303.)
The soldiers of New Hampshire
Here meet with smiles and tears.
As memory reviews again
The scenes of bygone years.
The happy home: the loved ones;
The parting at t je door:
The long campaign; the victory;
The joy when all was o'er.
Again they see McClellan
Rally the martial host;
And Sherman marching gallantly
Through Georgia to the coast;
See Sheridan to Winchester
Galloping on his way:
And Grant, the silent Nemesis
Of those who wore the gray.
At Gettysburg see Hancock
Ride fearlessly along
Through lines of brilliant soldiery,
To make them doubly strong.
And Rosecrans at Murfreesboro;
Burnslde and "Fighting Joe":
All names that in the lapse of years'
More dear and honored grow.
The soldiers of New Hampshire:
Now bravely, side by side.
"The boys" the common soldiers
Fought and bled and died!
They earned immortal glory.
And deserve profoundest thanks.
The grandest heroes of them all
The private in the ranks.
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The soldiers of New Hampshire;
No more on nery steeds
Do gallant generals lead them on
To grand and noble deeds.
Their comrades? Some are slumbering
Beneath yon grassy mounds.
And others sleep in unknown graves
On distant battlegrounds.
The veterans of New Hampshire;
Up the vale of Time
They march with hearts as brave
and
true
As in their manhood's prime.
And the old flag floats above them
As proudly and as fair
As in the days of long ago
And every star is there!
M. Henry Mulligan. Penacook, N. IL
Kentuckians in Union Army.
"You never could tell," said the
Kentucky Major, "what would happen
in the army. Early in 1861, the Ken
tuckians who wanted to enlist in the
Union army drifted in three direc
tions. Some went to Rousseau at
Camp Joe Holt in Indiana, others with
Woodruff and Guthrie to Camp Clay
in Ohio, and others again to Camp
Dick Robinson or to Nelson in East
ern Kentucky.
"Of all the officers who left Louis
ville in April and May, 1861, none
were more popular than Rousseau and
Woodruff, and brilliant careers
seemed opening to both. Rousseau
went forward without a break to a
major generalship. Woodruff went at
the head of his regiment, the Second
Kentucky, to West Virginia, and at
the very beginning of the campaign
was captured by the enemy at Scary
Creek, and the regiment he had or
ganized went through the war under
the leadership of another.
Neither Woodruff nor any officer
with him when he rode into the en
emy's lines was at fault, btrt all were
held prisoners while officers on duty
were winning reputations. Woodruff
never returned to the regiment, but
saw service as a general officer in
commands far removed from the men
who followed him from Louisville
into the Second Kentucky regiment at
Camp Clay.
"Meantime, another Second Ken
tucky regiment had been organized
under Col. Speed S. Fry in Eastern
Kentucky, and another First Ken
tucky regiment under Bramlette. The
First and Second Kentucky regiments
organized at Camp Clay were deep in
the West Virginia campaign before the
question of title was settled, and then
Fry's regiment became the Fourth,
and Bramlette's the Third. Rousseau's
regiment finally became the Fifth,
and Whittaker's the Sixth, the colo
nels of all of them winning promo
tion in the army or in public life.
"Lieut Col. Ncff and Capts. Hurd
and Austin of the Second Kentucky
were captured with Woodruff, and in
time all were sent to Libby prison.
John R. Hurd was captain of company
F, and his capture advanced to com
mand immediately Lieut Jacob H.
Smith, who became a brigadier gener
al in the regular army and made a
reputation as a fighter in the Phil
ippines. Hurd. however, soon returned
to his regiment as major, through
what he called a happy circumstance.
"While in Libby, he noticed that the
Confederate or city surgeons who
came to the officers' quarters passed
the guards on a green ribbon tied on
the left arm. Many of these surgeons
were not in uniform, and one day
when one of them dropped his green
ribbon badge Hurd picked it up, tied
it on his own arm, and, putting on an
authorita:ive air. marched past the
guards and out in the streets of Rich
mond, making good his escape and
returning to his regiment with the
prestige of daring adventure.
"The Fourth Kentucky started out
in independent fashion. It was the
only regiment In the service in which
the companies were arranged in al
phabetical order from right to left,
company A coming on the right and
company K on the left, whereas, un
der the mle. the flanking companies
were A and B. This departure seemed
to me at the time pure contrariness,
but Gen. Thomas approved the ar
rangement and it stood to the end. It
was the Fourth Kentucky infantry,
mounted, which in June. 1864. rescued
their friends of the Fourth Kentucky
cavalry at Lafayette. Ga.
"Col. Watkins of the Fourth cavalrv
was at Lafayette with 450 men of the
Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Kentucky
cavalry, when he was attacked by
Gen. Pillow with a force of two -or
three thousand men. The fight was
a town fight from the first and re
markable because of the means em
ployed in defense. As soon as the
firing began the Kentuckians took pos
session of the courthouse and jail and
barricaded the doors aud windows
with sacks of corn. From behind these
corn barricades they beat Pillow's
men off until the Fourth Kentucky in
fantry, well mounted,' sent Pillow's
men scurrying away in what their dis
gusted general called a panic. This
is the only case, I believe, in which
Kentuckians fought behind com
breastworks."
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"There were a good many Kentucki
ans." said the captain, "in the First
Kentucky infantry, but it was mainly
made up of young Buckeyes esger to
get to the front and on its return for
muster but. in 1864, the rjgimeat was
welcomed home, .not at Louisville or
lexington. but at Cincinnati. In fact,
the boys, all through the service.
vere in the habit of calling; themselves
the First Cincinnati Orphans. From
first to last the two Camp Clay reji
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I ments were brigaded together, just as
were the Fourth, Fifth. Sixth, and Sev
enth regiments of Kentucky cavary.
But on election days the First Ken
tucky infantry voted for Ohio officers,
and when discharged' the men scat
tered" to homes in Ohio.
"After a long service in Virginia,
Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia,
the regiment came at the very last .to
service under a Kentuckian, Gen.
Hobson. in Kentucky. While awaiting
discharge at Newport barracks, the
regiment was called out against Mor
gan on his last raid'm Kentucky. The
men bad been given a short leave of
absence, and few were in barracks
when Hobson's order came. The colo
V!l inserted a notice in the Cincinnati
papers outlining briefly the situation
and ordering his men to report for
duty next mon.ing. That little adver
tisement was like a bugle call, and
the men came pouring into camp eag
er for one last scrap with the Ken
tuckian who had caused them so
much trouble.
"Gen. William Nelson organized the
Third, Fourth and Seventh regiments
of Kentucky infantry, but when he
came to command a division of Buell's
army not one of them served in his
command. Instead the First and Sec
and Kentucky regiments were brought
from West Virginia and served to the
last in the division organized by Nel
son, fighting under him at Shiloh and
under John M. Palmer (a Kentuckian
by birth) at Stone River and Chicka
mauga." Chicago Inter Ocean.
Would Not Give Up Their Pet.
"Speaking of the Eleventh Ohio,"
said a veteran, "the boys used to teli
the year after the war a good dog
story. This particular dog was called
Curly, and was with the regiment
longer than any other adopted by the
Eleventh. Unlike other dogs, he
never ran away from skirmish 'or bat
tle, but stuck close to the company in
every engagement. At Chickamauga
he refused to leave our wounded, and
was taken prisoner. When after the
battle the wounded were removed un
der a flag of truce, Curly broke
through the rebel lines and joined his
company in Chattanooga.
"Strangely enough, Curly escaped
without a wound until we were on
our way home for muster out He
got off the cars at Bowling Green and
broke hi3 leg. Before the situation
was understood the train started, and
Curly, left behind wounded, was re
ported lost. The boys who had been
wounded at Chickamauga, and who
remembered Curly's devotion and loy
alty on that occasion, could not give
him up. They made such a stir about
it that some months later the soldiers
stationed at Bowling Green shipped
Curly to Louisville, and from there he
was sent to Osborne, Ohio, where he
was cared for by a member of the
regiment until old age carried him
off."
General Sherman's Statue.
After a delay of some two years,
the equestrian statue of Gen. Sherman
at Washington, is now nearing com
pletion. The figure, heroic in size, has
been placed on the pedestal. The site
is south of the Treasury building, and
is only a short distance from the spot
where Gen. Sherman reviewed his
splendid army at the close of the civil
war. The bronze pieces embrace, be
sides the statue itself, the figures that
are to be stationed at the four corners
of the pedestal. These represent the
four arms of the service, infantry
artillery, cavalry and engineers. An
other represents the figure of Peace
These parts of the statue were design
ed and modeled by Carl Rohl-Smith
the sculptor, in Denmark, two years
ago. before his death. The statue is
eighteen feet in height, and the whole
height of the pedestal and statue is
fifty feet. Around the pedestal there
will be a mosaic in which the names
of the many battles in which Gen
Sherman participated will appear.
Veterans Watch the Flag.
"I "wonder who is dead now," said
an old Grand Army man. as he passed
Court square the other day and
glanced at the Memorial building to
note that the flag had been placed at
half mast. The veteran had scarcely
come in sight of the building when
tie had intuitively paused to glance
at the flagstaff.
Inquiry developed the fact, accord
ing to my informant, that the Grand
Army veterans never pass by the
building without glancing up to see
the position of the flag. In this way
many of them who are not readers of
the newspapers keep track of those of
their number who have fought the
last battle. The survivors aim to
keep close track of those who are ill
and the flag tells them the rest of the
story. Springfield (Mass.) News.
Joyous Meeting of Brothers.
There was a notable meeting at
Lynn. Mass., recently, when Col. B.
W. Jewell of Omaha and Gen. W. H.
Jeweli of Orlando. Fla.. greeted each
other at the home of their sister, MPS
George H. Jacobs.
In the vrarof the rebellion Col. Jew
ell fought in the ranks of the Union
armies and Gen. Jewell won his title
in the Confederate service. They had
not seen each other since before the
war. Both were" born in Lynn.
When the war' opened Gen. Jewell
was teaching school in .Iowa. His
sympathies" were with the South, and
he joined the Twenty-first Mississippi.
Col. Jewell was only a boy. but he ran
away from home and enlisted in the
First Massachusetts. Their regiments
were both at Gettysburg, but they did
not see each other then.
The Loyal Legion.
The military order of the Loyal Le
gion made a net loss of twenty-six
first-class original members during the
quarter ending July 31, and gained
thirty-four by succession and inheri
tance, making the total of the first
class 8.086. In the second class there
was a net loss of three, leaving the
total 944. The veterans are tough,
but they cannot be expected to live al
ways. New Shaft at Antieiam.
Sept 17. on the battlefield' of Anti
etani, a handsome monument," erected
in the memory of the Fifty-first regi
ment, Pennsylvania volunteers. wa3
unveiled with appropriate services.
President Roosevelt made an address:
at the unveiling.
Avoiding Milk Fever.
When pasturage is not available
succulent food, such as silage,, is very
iesirable for breeding animals, more
jo, of course, for cows than horses, as
It helps to keep the system relaxed
ind does not produce an undue amount
f fat, says Professor A. M. Soule.
Milk fever, or what is generally
snown as parturient apoplexy, is one
rf the most dangerous diseases with
which the breeder has to contend, and
'.t is more likely to occur when the
oreeding animals are fed on dry
roughness and rich meals, such as
:orn meal and cottonseed meal. These
feeds rather tend to produce a fevered
condition of the system; the dry
roughness has rather a binding effect
and the meals mentioned produce too
much fat and where they are fed
without' discretion the trouble men
tioned Is most likely to occur. While
the disease can and has been success
fully treated b the Schmitt method,
in the experience of the writer (which
has been considerable) it leaves the
cow's nervous system in a very bad
condition. In fact, in nearly all -instances
within the knowledge of the
writer it has permanently injured the
milk flow and the cows recovering
from the treatment have never been
anything like as valuable for dairy
purposes afterwards. As this trouble
can be obviated in a very large meas
ure by using proper care In feeding
the cow, the importance of giving
more attention to this matter becomes
apparent. Even when succulent foods
are available only a small amount of
grain should, be fed immediately be
fore parturition, and this had best
consist of wheat bran. Previous to
this time a limited amount of cotton
seed meal and wheat bran, and even
a small amount of corn meal can be
fed with impunity to advantage. While
the bran may be used in the ordinary
condition in warm weather, in cold
weather it is frequently an advantage
to use it in the form of a mash, and
it is also well to give two or three
liberal doses' of salts. Should -the
udder of the cow become very large
before calving, it should be carefully
milked out and kneaded and worked
with every day, so as to prevent in
flammation and caking of the udder.
Where these precautions are observed
' there is not much danger of parturient
apoplexy.
A Model Creamery.
In connection with the New York
Sanitarium at Clifton Springs, they
have established a model creamery,
from a hygieriic standpoint All milk,
for whatever purpose designed,
whether to be consumed as milk or
cream, or whether to be made into ice
cream or butter is to be pasteurized.
The hygienic features begin with
the buildings, which are so construct
ed that they can be, and are kept, ab
solutely clean. The milking is done
in such a way that bacteria and all
germs are practically excluded. Per
fect sanitation in the building enables
them to guarantee absolutely pure
milk. The handling of the milk from
the time it is taken from the cow,
until the finished product is ready for
use, is also done in such a manner
that It is a pleasure to the con
sumer to use the goods, not only be
cause of their extremely fine quality,
but the fact of their being produced
in so cleanly and sanitary manner
gives them an added flavor. Elgin
Dairy Report
European Cow Population.
A German writer makes the follow
ing calculations as to the cows of the
leading European countries:
Cows to 100
Cows. Inhabitants.
Belgium 823,455 12.3
Denmark 1,067,139 41.4
Germany 10,458,631 18.6
France 7.S19.582 20.3
Great Britain. 4,066,827 9.8
Holland 958,400 38.8
Norway 706,925 31.7
Austria 4,678,846 17.9
Hungary 2,185,224 11.3
Sweden 1,765,915 34.7
Switzerland .. 739.562 22.3
Servia 289,501 11.6
For a number of European countries
we have no 'cow statistics, tho tola's
for "rattle" only being given. They
are as follows: Greece, 360,000: Italy,
." .000.000; Portugal, 625,000; Roama
nta, 2,5S9,000; Russia, 35.916.S57;
Spain, 2,217,659. It is probable that
in most of these countries the cow
population is 50 per cent of all.
Siberian Creameries.
There are, according to recent re
ports from Siberia, 608 creameries in
that country. Three years ago there
were but 334 of these establishments.
This shows the rapidity with which
the industry is developing in that
country. It is true that there are as
yet fewer creameries in all that great
country than in single states of the
American Union, but it is as yet the
day of small things there. If the but
ter that now comes to the London
market from those Siberian creameries
is already worrying the Danish and
French makers of butter, what will it
be ten years from now, when the Si
berians count their creameries by the
thousands instead of by the hundreds
as now? With the government rail
roads constantly opening new terri
tory, and the officials of Russia lend
ing their paternal efforts to help the
business along, the importation into
the countries of Europe of large quan
tities of Siberian butter is certain.
Stunted Pigs.
Sometimes these are caused by an
inherited disability to make use of
the food given then, but probably
more often by conditions after birth.
If they are watched it will be found
that the other pigs are driving them
from the teats and later from the
trough. Having once become weak
ened they arc less able than the other
pigs to fight for their food aud have
to he satisfied with short rations. It
is evidently a part of the plan of Na
ture to eliminate the weakling as a
breeder. However, these same pigs,
if given a chance at the teats and the
trough, often develop into good sized
hogs and prove profitable. We would
not, however, advise using such an
animal asa breeder. The hint that
Nature has given us should be taken.
We agree with her in wanting for
breeders only the most vigorous.
Oldest Odd Fellow.
-Robert D. Armor of Gettysburg. Pa.,
is the oldest Odd Fellow in Pennsyl
vania. He joined the order on May !
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Lung Diseases Prevalent
Nearly one-balf of the mortality in
tho United States is from disease' of
the lungs and 75 per cent of it pre-'!
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The Crisis of Alfalfa.
Alfalfa. (Lucerne) is frequently
spoken of as a comparatively new
plant, while, as a matter of fact, it is
a very old plant, having been culti
vated by tie Greeks and Romans long
before the Christian Era. Lr.ter it
was introduced into South America,
gradually travelling northward through
New Mexico. Southern, Western and
Northern Elates, and lastly into Can
ada, where the more it is known the
better it is liked, said F. C. Elford.
speaking at an Ontario farmers' insti
tute. I think the chief objections to
lucerne have been raised by persons,
who, not knowing it. have tried it
once or twice and failed. Those who
have been growing it for years are its
strongest advocates. In our experi
ence of fifteen or sixteen years, the
best results have been obtained by
following a hoed crop, using as a
nurse crop about one bushel of barley
or oats per acre. We sow at least
twenty pounds of good seed per acre.
We put the seeder in front of the
driH. thereby getting a deeper cover
ing lor the seed. Too much care can
not be taken in the preparation of
the seed bed. Twenty pounds is lit
tle enough; some sow thirty. The
first winter and. spring is the critical
period of its history, and in order tc
get it safely past this danger point,
it is better not to pasture after the
nurse crop is taken off, but to allow the
youag clover to grow and form a
mulah so as to protect its roots from
the frost The next season, though it
may not look very promising at first
it will produce two or three crops of
hay or fodder, and the staad will be
come thicker with each successive
cutting. Considerable of the lack of
success in growing lucerne has been
the failure to comply with one or twe
minor, yet all important rules, viz.
lack of sufficient previous preparation
of the soil, too shallow covering of
the seed, and close pasturing the first
fall.
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Sneezeweed.
This is a perennial plant growing to
a height of 3 feet under favorable con
ditions. It is found in moist ground
from Connecticut to Illinois and south
ward to the Gulf. The whole plant,
especially the flower, is bitter and
more or less acrid and pungent Sheep,
cattle and horses that are unfamiliar
-with the plant are often poisoned with
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it when driven to localities where il
abounds. As a rule these animate
avoid it, but it is claimed that the
often develop a taste for it and arc
killed by eating it in large quantities
The poison exists principally in the
flowers. The young plants appear tc
be only moderately dangerous. In tlu
mature ones the amount of poboi;
varies greatly iu the same field.
Applying Manure Green.
John Parton. being asked the ;nes
tion whether it was better to applj
:nanurc green or well-rotted, replied:
There is less loss in putting niamirt
on laud green than iu rotting it befor
It is applied. Besides this, theru i. a
special advantage that in putting the
manure on in the winter time it is
done at less expeuse. In rotting Hit
manure under the most favorable con
ditions chemists tell us that it loses
50 per cent However, when it is on
the land in the green condition aiifi
the fermentation allowed to take place
in the soil, as soon as any plant foo:
is liberated it is in the place where it
is most readily taken up. Besides
this, the decay of manure iu ferment
ing has a beneficial effect in warminp
up the soil. Experiments carefull
conducted at Guelph, as to applying
manure fresh and rotted, proved tha
the ordinary way of leaving raanurt
exposed to the weather was wastetu!:
when protected from rain it was stir
subject to loss, and when put on fresh
the best results were obtained.
Using Pig Skins.
Iu past ages pig skins were used as
bottles by the people of various coun
tries. With the invention of the glass
bottle this use largely ceased. Now
pig skins are again coming into no
tice as of value in various commer
cial ways. Machinery has been in
vented for the splitting of pig skins
till they are as thin as paper. It is
claimed that the resulting fabric is
strong and durable. If the use of pig
skins in this way becomes common it
will greatly increase the value of out
swine product. The skin of the pig
has little or no value as a part of bis
edible product. When the meat is
eaten this part is almost invariably
cut off and thrown away. A commer
cial use of it would therefore be
clear gain-
A Remarkable Calf.
From Farmers' Review: James R.
Huggett. of Eaton County, this state,
has a remarkably large steer calf of
the Durham breed. He weighed at
birth 116 pounds. Now at 77 days old
(11 weeks) he weighs 416 pounds,
with no extra care or feed. He re
ceives the milk of only one cow. He
runs with his mother night and morn
ing long enough to get his milk. The
rest of the time he runs in a clover
pasture with others of the herd. In
build and shape he Is a fine specimen,
being extra well formed. He is an all
around marvel. If the owner should
crowd him to the fullest extent there
is no guessing what he might be made
to do. George S. Woolsey, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Virtues, like vegetables, if they ar
kept cold are apt to last longer.
Before the Lambs Come.
A. O. Gamley. a Manitoba sheep
breeder, says: The lamb crop, like
ay other, to be successful, must be
irepared for beforehand; therefore,
s the breeding season approaches the
Jwes ought to be getting in good con
iitioa. and it cannot be done easier
:han by giving them the run of the
Uubble fields after the grain is
itacked. Before the breeding season
is over the winter will have set in.
and the flock will be in their winter
luarters. No elaborate building Is
lecessary. A hay rack running round
the inside, with a small door in the
renter, just large enough for one
sheep to go in and out when the big
door is shut. It must be dry and en
tirely free from drafts for the sheep
to do well; 30x60 feet will be ample
accommodation for a hundred good
sized ewes, until lambing time.
The winter feed should be wild hay,
oat straw or oat sheaves. They may
be allowed to run at the oat stack, if
care is taken to remove the overhang
ing portions as they eat it away from
under, to prevent the chaff from get
ting Into their wool. The hay is fed
in the rack inside, and only what they
will eat up clean. Always clean out
the racks before the next feeding. 1
have often heard it said that sheep
won't drink water, but that Is a mis
take, they will drink large quantities
of water at the right time and place.
They won't drink out of a water hole
on a cold day, but watered in their
pens and in troughs, a hundred head
will drink almost two barrels a day.
I think good water is most important.
Keep salt where they can get it at all
times, summer and winter.
The hay, oat straw, and chaff will
have brought the ewes along nicely
till about six weeks before lambing,
when, if the Iambs are expected when
the flock is in winter quarters, the
ewes will require a little extra feed
ing, to stimulate the secretion of milk.
Oat chop, or oat sheaves, one sheaf
between four, the bands cut and scat
tered over the snow, will, along with
their usual feed of hay, tone them up
and bring them along. When they
are let out to the sheaves, be sure and
have the door wide open, to prevent
them crushing their sides, which is
dangerous to in-lamb ewes, being li
able to kill Iambs. As the time for
the coming of the youngsters ap
proaches, the shepherd will be mak
ing preparations. If the lambs are
coming in May very little is necessary
t be done, but if in March, and the
sheep pen is not warm enough for
new-born lambs, then warmer quar
ters must be provided. My plan is to
have a shed built of pole3, covered
with straw and well banked with ma
nure, into which turn the cattle, mak
ing the vacated stalls into temporary
pens, by nailing a few boards across
the ends.
Care of Breeding Animals.
Comparatively little attention is
given to this very important subject,
because it is not deemed necessary
by the average farmer. Somehow or
other the breeding animals, no mat
ter what the class of stock, are ex
pected to get along and rustle for
themselves. They may even be ex
pected to do hard work every day.
In fact, as a rule, th?y are and es
pecially is this true iu tho case of
worses and cows. Very few people
s.eem to consider tho ettra strain on
the female of carrying youug as a
matter worthy of consideration, though
he proper nutrition of the dam, as
-will be apparent later, has a very
marked influence on the development
f the foetus and its final growth aud
vigor. Do not overlook the fact that
:i certain amount of exercise and
.work is necessary for the female, as
it aids digestion and tones up and
keeps the whole system in good con
dition, which means the development
of a strong, healthy foetus. Such
breeding animals as cannot be work
ed should, therefore, be given the
run of large, shaded pastures where
they will be obliged to move around
in order to secure the necessary sup
plies of food and thus obtain that
gentle, stimulating exercise which Is
so essential for the health of the
mother and young as well. The food
provided in the pasture, besides be
ing succulent, is nutritious and ex
erts a desirable physiological action
on the system. Prof. Ar M. Soule.
The Habit of Growth.
The advice of our best hog raisers
2s to keep the pig growing from the
very start. This applies to all other
fHrm animals. There seems to be a
"habit of growth" that can be lormed
or neglected. If a pig is allowed to
stop growing he seems never to re
a quire the ability to grow rapidly.
The wise hog raiser will see that his
pic are getting enough milk while
they are with the sow, and afterwards
In will see that they get a full supply
of food as often in the day as they
waut it. The critical time is when
the pis change from thir mother's
lu ilk to grain and grass food. If the
pigs are made to earn their living on
the pasture following steers there is
a tendency to feed them little, so that
they will work harder in picking up
the corn the steers have not used.
This may be carried so far as to cause
a check in the growth of the pigs.
It requires skill to insure the pigs
enough feed to prevent them being
stunted and yet not so much that they
will cease to work.
Bovine Tuberculosis.
J. II. Monrad in New York Produce
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Review, says: Dr. Th. Rosatzin re-
viewing me tuoercuiosis question in I
relation to milk, refers to the excite
ment caused by Dr. Koch and the dif
ficulty in securing absolute proof one
way or the other as regards the pos
sibilities of infection. He gives an
exhaustive and seemingly unbiased
report of various facts and opinions
and finishes by saying: "After all
these arguments I take the following
standpoint
"1. That the identity of bovine and
human tuberculosis seems to me is
proven. , '
"2. That, according to my judgment,
a danger of transmission of bovine
tuberculosis to people through the in-
tcstices is not excluded, while it
is proven in the case of injection
(skin tuberculosis.)
"3. That milk from tuberculous
cows, especially those with diseased
udders and clinically more affected,
must be considered as infectious."
The land best adapted to the cucun.
ber is a. moist, warm, light, sand:
loam; although sandy soil is not s
productive, the finest and earliest cu
umbers nay be grown on It if big!
ty and properly fertilized. A xaanui
ich in nitrogen will produce fruit
he desired dark green color.
Homer and Dragoon Pigeons.
Herewith we illustrate two of our
most common pigeons, the Homer and
Dragoon. Of them. William E. Rice,
in a publication of the United States
Department of Agriculture, says:
The best variety of pigeons to keep
for squab raising is the straight
Homer. The birds of this breed are
large and healthy, are good workers,
always active aad hunting about, like
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the Leghorn fowls; arc the best feed
ers, are of quiet disposition when
properly mated, and their eggs are sel
dom Infertile. For these reasons I
consider the straight Homers par
excellence among all the pigeon kind
for squab farming.
The Dragoon is much esteemed by
some, but I have yet to find an intelli
gent breeder who accords tho first
place to any variety except the Homer.
When the latter are not procurable in
sufficient numbers or the price seems
to be too high, a cross between a
Homer and a Dragoon usually gives
excellent results. The Dragoon is a
large bird, a good worker and feeder,
as quiet in disposition as the Homer,
and, when crossed as directed, the
BLUE DRAGOON PIGEON,
squabs are of good size. Tho cross
ing of these varieties can bo accom
plished with equal success either by
mating a Homer cock and a Dragoon
hen or a Dragoon cock and a Homer
hen. Straight Dragoon squabs are
usually five weeks in growing to suf
ficicnt size for market, while straigM
Homer squabs are ready in foui
weeks and sometimes a trifle less.
Coops for Shipping.
A prominent poultrynian tells the
Farmers' Review that high express
rates on shipped birds are often du
to the same being shipped in muslir
coops. For these double rates are
charged. The shipper of one or twe
birds does not generally understate
this. He imagines that the lighter th
coop the less will be the express
charge. So he makes his coop of thit
and narrow strips of wood and muslin
The express companies are rcsponsi
ble for the safe carriage of the birds
and from such coops it is easy for th
fowls to escare. A piece of adjacen
furniture or machinery may ram ;
hole in the muslin large enough i
permit the imprisoned bird to go freo
The latter may be injured or lost, am
anyway, requires time and attentlot
to hi got back again. Such coop:
also are so flimsy that great care ha.
to be used in packing them in the ca
and in handling them on the deliver:
wagons. The poultryman in questioi
makes his shipping coops entirely
wood, which is specially sawed to liav
it as thin as possible. Muslin coop,
may be used provided the muslin i.
covered with heavy slats. By usint
a light wood coops may be made tr
weigh but little. It is obvioush
cheaper to send birds in well-buil.
coops at single rates than iu ilimsj
coops at double rates.
Cold Storage Eggs.
According to a Chicago financial pa
per there were in cold storage in tlu
United States last month about 2.523.
000 cases of eggs. For the same datt
on the three previous years the figures
were: 1000, 2.274.000; 1901, 2.855,000;
1302. 2.551JCt; cases. This year the
leading btates and storage are: New
York, 617.000 cases; Illinois. 565.000;
Massachusetts, 286,000; Pennsylvania
238.000; Missouri, 201.000; Iowa. 120.
000: Minnesota. 95,000; Nebraska
90.000; Wisconsin. 85.000: Indiana
C0.000; Ohio, 4G.000; Kansas. 33.000;
Connecticut. 20.000 cases.
The Angora in the United States.
The Angora industry has now beer
successfully growing in the United
States for more than forty years. Th
early breeders worked hard with a few
imported animals, anu uy crossing and
reCrossing with the common Mexican
goat of the West, the American An
gora flocks have grown from nothing
to their present number of about four
hundred thousand animals. The ob
stacles which the early breeders hac
to overcome were appalling; weak
men would have fallen by the wayside
but these sturdy pioneers saw tiat
some day the Angora goat would be a
power in the live stock interests
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the United States, so they persevered,
and you are beginning to feel the im
petus of the growing movement. Oji
association now numbers 425 mem
bers, and the value of our Hocks
reaches into the millions, there beini
more than forty thousand Ancoras on
our association records. We have
sufficient foundation stock to proceed
I with, thanks to the years of patient
j work of the Angora pioneers, and, as
Secretary Wilson has said. "Tn An
gora industry is an American institu
tion which has come to stay. w. 0".
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iniversal cultivation in every civsHzcd
ountry, some nationalities preferring
jne variety and seme another, 'i at
.icculiar characteristic odor is due tt
. volatile organic compound co&toiu
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