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With raufflfd drums anU the flag that
wax unfurled
With the caut that was lo.n, when the
last smoke curled
From the last old gun. at the last brave
stand.
His sou! marched on with the old com
mand; And the step was slow, as they bore
away
- To await the eternal muster day
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Itut loved long since for the brave old
mile .
That cleared the way when he only Knew
His ways were Gray and their ways
were Blue:
And If for a time he walked alone.
He'd all rijfht now. for "Longstreets
home;"
Hack to his old command he's gone.
With Lee and Jackson looking on.
And theering hltn back to the ranks
aijain .
With the Blue and the Gray all melted
Atlanta Constitution.
Brothers Are Reunited.
A letter, as of from the dead, was
received yesterday by Capt. Jonathan
Morris of Audubon, near Phoenix
ville, says a dispatch from the latter
city. The missive was from his
brother, Samuel Morris, now a res
ident of Galveston. Texas, whom he
had not seen nor heard from since
the battle of Gettysburg, more than
forty years ago. and had since mourn
ed as dead.
The brothers were both members of
a Pennsylvania regiment and fought
side by side throughout the first day
of that terrible conflict. On the after
noon of the second day Sr.muel was
wounded and carried from the field.
Jonathan made a search for his
wounded brother, but in the excite
ment incident to those stirring days
no trace of him could be found.
After the employment of every hu
man agency hope gave way to the cer
tainty of the brother's death and he
was mourned as such by the Morris
family.
Recently in reading a Phoenixvilte
paper Samusl read his brother Jona
than's address. He at once wrote
north, informing his brother of his
whereabouts.
After the buttle, Samuel wiltes. he
drifted to Texas, intending to fight
Maxiinillian in Mexico, but he arrived
too late.
The brothers expect to meet soon
and have a family reunion.
An express package, which the
letter said was on the way, arrived
today, and among other things was a
beautiful gold-headed cane for the
captain. The latter, while overjoy
ed at hearing from his brother, is
anxious to know the many things that
have transpired since the memorable
separation on the field of battle, and
with thai end in view sent a letter
by return mail asking details.
At the close of the war Capt. Mor
ris came to Plioenixviile, and later
moved to Schuylkill township, where,
with his wife and two daughters, he
now resides. He is a prosperous
farmer and a leading raen:br rf
Lieutenant Josiah White post. No. 45,
C. A. It.
dresses and sent it to a cousiu of her
who commanded an Arkansas regi
ment. This flag was lost at Elk Horr
but was recaptured by a Missouri diri
Ion under Gen. Henry Little.
"It being impossible to get sill,
enough to make the great number oi
flags needed, I bad several made out
of blue and red cotton cloth. I then
isued a circular letter to the quarter
masters of every regiment and brigade
in the army to make flags and to use
any red cloth suitable that they could
get. Gens. Beauregard and Johnston
being good draughtsmen, drew their
own designs.
"The statement going the rounds
that this battle flag was first designed
by a federal prisoner is false. No liv
ing soul except Gens. Beauregard and
Johnson and myself knew anything
about the flag until the order was is
sued to me to have them made as soon
as it could be done."
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The First Confederate .Flag.
Gen. L. Cabell, formerly of the
Confederate army, has contributed an
article to the official organ of bis old
comrades giving a history of the battle
flag of the Confederacy, about which
theiv has been more or less contro
versy. The General says:
"When the Confederate army, com
manded by Gen. Beauregard, and the
federal army confronted each other at
Manassas it was seen that the Confed
erate flag and the Stars and Stripes
looked at a distance so much alike that
it was hard to distinguish one from the
other. Gen. Beauregard, thinking that
serious mistakes might be made in rec
ognizing our troops, ordered, after the
battle of July 18, at Blackburn Ford,
that a small red badge should be worn
on the left shoulder by our troops, and,
as I was chief quarter-master, ordered
me to purchase a large amount of red
flannel and distribute it to each regi
ment. I distributed the red flannel to
several regiments, who placed badges
on the left shoulders of the men. Dur
ing the battle of Bull Run It was plain
ly to be seen that a great number of
federal soldiers wore a similar red
badge. 1 saw these badges on a num
ber of prisoners we captured that day.
"Gens. Beauregard and Johnston met
at Fairfax court house in the latter
part of August or early in September
and determined to have a battle flag
for every regiment or detached com
mand that could easily be recognized.
I was telegraphed for to come at once
to Fairfax court house. I found Gens.
Beauregard and Johnston in Gen.
Beauregard's office discussing the kind
of flag that should lie adopted. Gen.
Johnston's flag was in the shape of an
ellipse a red flag, with blue St. An
drew's cross and stars on the cross
(white), to represent the different
Southern states. No white border of
any kind was attached to this cross.
Gen. Beauregard's was a rectangle,
red. with blue St. Andrew's cross and
white stars, similar to Gen. Johnston's.
"After we had discussed the two
styles, taking into consideration the
cost of material and the care of mak
ing the same, it was decided that the
elliptical flag would be harder to make,
that it would taKe more cloth and that
it could not be seen so plainly at a dis
tance; that the rectangular flag drawn
and suggested by Gen. Beauregard
should be adopted.
t'Gen. Johnston yielded at once
when the reasons given by Gen.
Beauregard and myself, were so good
and substantial. No one else was pres
ent but we three until an order was is
sued adopting the Beauregard flag, as
it was called, and directing me. as
chief quartermaster, to have the flags
made as soon as it could be done.
"I immediately issued an address to
the good ladies of the South to give
nie their red and blue silk dresses and
to send them to Capt. Collin McRae
Selph. quartermaster at Richmond
(Capt. Selph is now living in New Or
leans), where he was assisted by two
young ladies, the Misses Carev, from
Baltimore, and Mrs. General Henning
sen, of Savannah, and Mrs. Judge Hop-
Kins, oi Aiaoama. The Misses Carey
made battle flags for Gens. Beauregard
and Van Dorn and. I think, for Gen.
J. E. Johnston, and they made Gen.
Beauregard's out of their own silk
dresses.
"This flag is now in Memorial Hall.
New Orleans, with a statement of that
fact from. Gen. Beauregard. Gen. Van
Dora's flag was made of a heavier ma
terial, but was very pretty.
"Capt. Selph had several of these
flags made and sent them to me at
Manassas.' They were distributed by
- order of Gen. Beauregard. One flag I
'had made and gave it to the Washing
ton artillery. They have it yet.
"My wife, who was in Richmond,
cade a beaatiful lag out of her own
Light-hearted Pat Doolan.
Some of the late Gen. Longstreet's
favorite stories were of a certain
Pat Doolan, a not inconspicuous
"high private in the rear ranks,"
Among those he told were these:
It was during one of the prelimin
ary skirmishes near Bull Run, with
Doolan's regiment for some moments
under a heavy fire to which they
could not reply because of the Con
federate troops being directly in front
and every man of them bugging the
ground, that the Irishman coolly raised
himself to a sitting posture and de
liberately began cutting up tobacco
to fill his pipe.
"Lie down, you fool!" called out
an officer.
"An' moightn't I as well die in
June as July. Stir?" returned the im
perturbable Pat, "manin no offense.
Sur. I've got to loight me poipe. an
loight it 1 will, spite of all the Yanks
this side of blue blazes." And scratch
ing a match on his trousers, he delib
erately waited till the pipe was in
full glow before he resumed his po
sition of safety.
It was the same Doolan who, when
a double report after a flash of light
ning told of an exploded caisson with
in the Northern lines, during the ter
rific storm that occurred the night be
fore the battle of Seven Pines, (when
his regiment, as Pat himself express
ed it, was compelled to "seek the
shelter of the open fields,' I it was
Pat who began a series of yells, im
mediately joined in by every Irish
man in the company, cheering Provi
dence for the well-directed bolt and
importuning Him to "do it ag'in, an'
we'll give ye anither round!"
Our Soldiers'Homes.
The United States government is
the only one which builds and main
tains homes for its disabled volunteer
soldiers. Eight of these homes have
been erected respectively at Togus,
Ale.: Hampton. Va.; Dayton, Ohio;
Marion. Ind.: Milwaukee. Wis.: Leav
enworth, Kan.; Sawtelle, Cal., and
Danville. 111. These homes have a
capacity of 25,000 inmates, which is
several thousand less than the num
ber who are entitled to admission un
der the laws governing the homes for
disabled volunteer soldiers. Col. Wal
ter Preston Brownlow. representing
the First Congressional District in
Tennessee (which, although situated in
the heart of the confederacy, fur
nished nearly 30.000 soldiers to the
federal army), seeing the necessity
for more accommodations, introduced
and had passed in the fifty-sixth con
gress a bill appropriating $1,800,000
for the building at Johnson City,
Tenn., of a home to be known as "the
Mountain Branch Soldiers' Home."
With Col. Brownlow at the head of
this movement 450 acres of land were
purchased at a cost of $27,000, the
plans of J. H. Freelander, a New York
architect, were adopted and work be
gun. The accommodations at the new
home when completed will be for 3,
500 inmates. A limited number has
been admitted since Oct. 15, 1903, ow
ing to the extreme demand, and as the
work advances more will be cared
for. The total cost of the home com
plete will be $3,000,000. and it will
comprise many Duuatngs, among
which are eight barracks, mess hall,
hospital group of four ward buildings
and surgeons' quarters, administration
building, power house, laundry, store,
five buildings for officers' and nurses'
quarters, national board hall, chapel,
three lodges, several stables, conserva
tory and opera house, band stand and
morgue. Mr. Carnegie has presented
to the home $25,000 for a library. This
is the only donation of the kind he has
ever made free from restrictions.
Leslie's Weekly.
Good Udders.
Good udders are the exception
rather than the rule. There are a
good many cows that are kept for
both Bilk production and breeding
thathave very badly shaped adders.
It seems unfortunate that these char
acteristics must be transmitted from
generation to generation. The large
udder, well developed is each of the
four quarters, with the teats set on at
regular distances, is the kind of an
udder we want, so far as the shape
Is concerned. The adder that pats
down four teats all In a bunch should
not be perpetuated, but should be
eliminated as soon as possible by
skillful selection for breeding pur
poses. This kind of an udder is par
ticularly objectionable if the teats are
irregular in shape.
Perhaps the udder that Is most to
be guarded against Is the one that
has about all of its development in
one or two quarters, generally the
fore ones, with the hindquarters
poorly developed and with the hind
teats pointing forward toward the for
ward teats.
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while others claim that the thick ud
der Indicates richer milk. The ex
perience of the writer has seemed to
Indicate that there is something in
this, latter belief, and that cows giv
ing rich milk have thick udders. This
may be due, and is due. doubtless to
the fuller development of the milk
glands, especially of those parts that
have to do with the formation of butter-fat
At some of our stations the
matter has been looked into, and sim
ilar conclusions have been reached.
In the great stock markets where
dairy cows are bought sad sold, we
see an infinite variety In the shape of
udders, due to the varieties of condi
tions under which such cows origin
ate. They have in them blood from
every known breed and from no
known breed, and this continuous
crossing has produced numberless
modifications in the udders. In the
established breeds of rows we find
udders bad enough; but they have
probably a greater regularity in forma
tion than the others.
We must, in fact, look to the estab
lished dairy breeds for aa improve
ment in the shapes and substances of
the udders. It would be interesting
to know the general facts about the
udders of cows for a number of gen
erations, just as we find it advisable
to keep records of their capacity to
produce milk and butter fat. A rec
ord of the udders of cows might be a
new thing in dairy science, but it
would most certainly be the basis for
a very interesting study. Such a com
pilation would show us that certain
strains of our cows are responsible
for the poor udders and such strains
could be eliminated from the breeding
operations.
In the investigation, however, of the
udders we take into consideration
milk veins and milk wells, as being
parts of the udder.
One man has said that after genera
tions of study on the matter, the in
side of the udder of a cow is the dark
est place on earth. This should not
discourage the study of the udder;
but It should remind us that we have
in the udder an object of study that
requires the use of all the knowledge
that science can bring to our aid
Farmers' Review.
Testing. Seed Oats.
Several daily papers have recently
printed the following:
"A Des Moines (Iowa) wire to a
Chicago Arm -says: A careful canvas
of the oat situation reveals the fact
that there Is going to be a big demand
for seed oats. Two elevator people
here have orders for 25 cars of 1,600
bushels each, another 15 cars, and all
the others have orders. The Iowa
oats have been tested at the college
at Ames and only about 50 per cent
will germinate." ,,
I wish to call attention to the last
sentence. I have charge of the farm
crops work and the plant breeding
work of the agronomy department I
have made no test of last year's Iowa
oats and know of no one in the col
lege who has. The incorrect state
ment Is doing the college and the oat
raising farmers of Iowa a great injus
tice. Any farmer can test his seed
oats in many different ways. One of
the simplest is to place a number of
oat Kernels, between two or three
thicknesses of newniwr in 95 sn
1 or 100 in a fold, and duplicating this
number several times, place the pack
ets of seeds in a cigar box. Now
moisten the seed packets well with
water, tie the lid down and set in a
warm place. By keeping the papers
moist, not wet, for axfew days .the
seeds will sprout readily if vital seeds.
After Ave or six days throw out all
seeds having root and stem sprouts,
counting them as you throw them
away. These' are the seeds that have
perfect germination.
Dividing the number of seeds
sprouted or germinated by the total
number of seeds used in this test
gives the per cent of germination.
Some use moistened sawdust, some
wet sand, moist cloths, etc. That
which supplies a warm temperature
and plenty of moisture will generally
make fair test of the oats. Any oat
raiser by the methods suggested can
test his oats, and I believe Iowa oats
will be shown to test different from
the per cent referred to above.
W. H. Olin,
Iowa Agricultural College.
Disposing of Apples.
At the last nesting of the Illinois
State Horticultural Society a good
deal of attention was paid to the ques
tion of disposing .of the apples that
fall below number' one grade. It. was
suggested that 'they should be made
into elder or sent to the evaporating
plant or fed to the hogs anything
rather than have them go on to the
Barket to keep down the price of
number one apples. One grower said
that If as could have his way, a num
ber two apple would never cose Into
the market. The idea .prevalent was
that if only nuBber one apples were
marketed there would be such a
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.White Wyandottes.
White Wyandottes are uaQiisKloa
ably the most popular bieed'ot to wis
In existence to-day, with Barred Ply
mouth Rocks a close second. I have
no disposition to question the value of
the Barrel Plymouth Rocks either as
show birds or as utility stock:
Through all the many years they have
been before the poultry buying public
they have been strong favorites. They
displaced the Light Brabmas and
other breeds as practical utility and
market birds. Being of better size
and shape, also good producers of
eggs, they more nearly met the popu
lar demand for a fowl having these
scarcity of anolee that the neonle luaiiues man any outer breed that
would have to pay a big price for ad c?B,e before. They consequently
The Fort Leavenworth Banquet.
"I remember Gen. Alexander Mc
Dowell McCook." said the major, "as
he rode through the storm on the
right at Stone River, and as he ap
peared when the onslaught came at
Chickamauga. and he was every inch
a soldier. I remember the Wnernl
too, when he was in command at Fort
lavenworth. Kan., and the members
cf the Loyal Legion were his guests.
"The feast of that day was spread
under an immense awning, with can
vas on sides and rear, cutting off
the view to the right and left and to
the rear, but giving an unobstructed
view to the front. In the rear was a
typical camp scene, dog tents, guns
stocked, with accoutrements and col
ors hung on them, camp kettles over
fires, and officers and men on duty or
lounging about camp.
"The refreshments on the tables
were abundant and marvelous in va
riety, and the large company of dis
tinguished guests enjoyed the gener
al's hospitality with the keenest zest.
With the introduction of fluids and
cigars a single shot was fired in our
rear. This was followed by a sporad
ic skirmish fusillade. Then came fir
ing by platoons and companies with
the galloping of artillery and cavalry
horses, as batteries and squadrons
went into position. Later there was
the noise of battery firing, of cavalry
charging, mingled with "the roar of
musketry, commands, cheers and
bugle calls. '
"This was too much for soldier na
ture: The guests, who could hear but
not see what was going on in the
rear, were in a few minutes the men
of Stone River and CbJckaBtauaa.
The blood coursed through their veins
in the old way, and there before them
sat the old general. They stood on.
their chairs wild with the excitement,
of the battle they could hear and not
see. That was the last scene of ,the
Fort Leavenworth .banquet. No one
present ever forgot IL"
Feeding Dairy Cattle.
Very skillful feeding may be ob
served in .many of the dairying dis
tricts of foreign countries. The own
ers seem to know how to obtain the
maximum product from their cows
with the minimum expenditure or for
age. From Norway to Italy and from
Ireland to Siberia dairymen, including
the poorest peasants, do not hesitate
to buy concentrated cattle foods when
necessary to supplement home sup
plies; the purchases are made judi
ciously, and the feeding is equally so.
But this skillful practice Is almost all
based upon the "rule of thumb," learned
of sire by son and passed from gener
ation to generation. We believe that
at the present day there is much more
general knowledge of the difference
and comparative value of feeds and of
correct principles of feeding in this
country than anywhere else, Denmark
not excepted. And yet there is prob
ably more careless and wasteful feed
ing of dairy cattle and animals of all
kinds in America than anywhere else
in the world.
Improvement by Draining.
Irving C. Smith, in an address be
fore Wisconsin fruit growers, said:
There is land which is entirely worth
less without drains, and ail the way
up to the point where drains would
seem to be as useless as the wet
land without them. There can be no
argument regarding the wet land, but
when one Is getting what is usually
considered good crops, there may be
a point raised against the drainage.
How may we judge the point? Does
the crop suffer from water in a wet
season? Are there spots here and
there which suffer? Is the crop near
the dead furrows as good as that ten
or twenty feet distant? If the land
is a little uneven in elevation, is the
crop largest on the higher or lower
portions? Does the land dry out in
the spring as early as Is beat to put
in the desired crop? If the land was
drier, could you not grow some more
pronranie crop on it? By noting these
and other kindred points and care
fully considering whether the difffer
ences observable are due to an over
supply of water, one can judge pretty
closely whether drains would benefit
or not. If there is enough variation
between the best and the poorest to
be noticeable in the growing crop, or
in the amount harvested without
weighing cr measuring, should it be
weighed you would, probably find suf
ficient difference to make at least one
good working profit. This profit is
what we are after. Remember that
successful underdrawing always de
creases the cost of caring for any
given crop, and that it is less work
to care for a good than a poor crop.
Let us say, therefore, that land needs
underdraining when it will return
the Investment, with Interest, in
from one to five years.
them, and that the growers would get
a good, deal of ssoney out of a small
amount of fruit as there would be a
great savins; on packing, transporta
tion and the like.
This seems Just a littls heartless.
The number two apples and even
poorer an fairly good apples. Some
of them lack color, some are smsll
In size, and sobs have a worm hole
here and there. But they are in
reach of the common people in price,
and .'f the markets carried only num
ber one applet the great mass of the
American people would taste apples
but seldom. The best apples on the
Chicago market now retail at 5 cents
apiece or at 55 cents per dozen. If
there were no other apples in the
market but number ones the apples
in our market might bring as fancy
prices as do those in Paris and some
of the other European capitals. A
few days, ago the writer priced the
apples in some of the fruit stores in
Chicago. He found small Jonathans
selling at "three-fpr-ten" or 40 cents
a dozen. He found large, fine Jona
thans from Colorado selling at 55
cents a dozen. Grimes Uolden and like
apples sold at little less price. In the
same store oranges were selling at a
less price than apples. A dozen of
the finest hanaim obtainable could
be bought for 25 cents and good ones
at 20 cents. How much higher would
some of our apple raisers like to have
apples? Fancy apples sell for a big
price now and the men that know
enough to produce them are making
fortunes out of them.
The best way to dispose of the lower
grades of marketable apples is te ar
range to sell them to the people of
moderate means that want them.
There are multitudes of people In the
cities that will be delighted to pur
chase these apples, if they can only
get them. In fact, they are purchas
ing them now. The peddlers hawk
tbem about the streets, and they pro
vide the only means some of the poor
er people ever have of eating apples.
If all of the lower grades of apples
are driven out of the market, the
common people will be compelled to
eat bananas instead. Every man
should have at heart the interest of
the whole people. No man should
desire to curtail the food supply of
a people for a little temporary gain.
It is a great thing for apple growers
to realizs good returns for their prod
uct. It is a greater thing to be able
to supply s whole nation' with apples
at a moderate cost It is this latter
thought that stimulates the formation
of horticultural societies, the members
of which unselfishly give to the world
all they know on the science of plant,
fruit and flower production. Farmers'
Review.
The Creamery Manager.
The manager of a creamery holds
an important place. He should be a
sort of guiding hand in shaping the
policy of the company, and be should
know every detail of the business.
A great deal of tact is often necessary
in keeping patrons well pleased and
satisfied. A great deal of explana
tion and a world of patience often
keeps patrons in line who otherwise
would quit and perhaps never come
back, besides giving the business a
black eye to every one they meet or
whenever an occasion was presented.
The manager must also be up with
the times, foreseeing changes that
are continually coming, and be pre
pared to meet them half way. In
this day of centralizing plants, and
the hand separator on the farm,
there's no use for a creamery to try
to continue business along the same
old lines. The thing to do is to do
a little centralizing yourselves before
the other fellow gets your business
and limits your territory. W. S. Dille.
Angus Premiums.
The board of directors of the Aberdeen-Angus
Cattle Breeders' Associa
tion has voted to appropriate $4,500
for a show at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition and $2,500 for an Aberdeen-Angus
show at Kansas City, in
case one is held there in 1904. For
the International Live Stock Exposi
tion in 1904 $4,000 was set aside for
special premiums.
Effect of Mangels on Land.
The Journal of the Royal Agricul
tural Society of England has given
an account of experiments in the
continuous growth for 27 years of
mangels on the same lands, which
form a part of the Rothamsted in
vestigations. After describing the
experiment and reporting the result
in detail, the author concludes:
"That mangels can be grown con
tinuously on the same land without
injuring the tilth of the land or the
health of the crop. That a liberal
dressing of farmyard manure forms
the best basis of the manure for man
gels. That the crop will further re
spond to considerable additions of ac
tive nitrogenous manures to the dung,
particularly of nitrate of soda. That
a free supply of potash salts is essen
tial to the proper development of the
mangel, hence a specific potash
manuring is desirable, even when
dung is used in large quantities end
on a strong soil initially rich in Dot-
ash. When nitrogenous manures are
used in addition to dung, the potash
salts should be increased pro rata,
in order to mantain the health and
feeding value of the crop and to bring
it to maturity. That, in conjunction
with dung, super-phosphate or other
phosphatic manure is hardly neces
sary and will give little appreciable
return, especially when the crop Is
grown in rotation. That, as soluble
alkaline salts are beneficial to the
mangel crop either as direct foods or
as economizers of potash, a dressing
of salt should always be included
among the manures for the mangel
crop-"
. reaped a harvest unequaled by any
oiner breed up to the time of the in
troduction of the White Wyandottes.
I only compare these two breeds be
cause they ire indisputably the two
most popular breeds in existence to
day. Other breeds and varieties have
a good deal of merit and some have
considerable popularity. None, how
ever, at all compare with these two
in the estimation ol practical poultry
producers and fanciers. It is a strong
point with both that they so well suit
the market poulterer and the fancier
and showman. The White Wyan
dottes undoubtedly lead at the pres
ent time. They have had an uphill
ght, but the practical qualities they
possess in such large measure have
carried them to the front, and the
chances are decidedly good for their
v retaining that lead for some years to
come. No other breed is in sight as a
competitor. Probably there is not a
well known breeder of White Wyan
dottes in this country who is able to
fill all the orders for eggs and stock
of this variety. In searching for the
source cf this popularity one has not
far to travel In the first place theii
size la right. They are not too large
to be thrifty. Oversize in noultrv
means stagnation, poor breeding, small
egg production and disease and loss
in hot seasons and climates. Great
size also means slow maturity and big
ieed bills. The White Wyandottes
feicw quickly and mature ou less food
than any other breed of anything like
equal value as market poultry. Their
shape, too, is right for practical pur
poses. Full and deep in breast, they
lay on an extra thickness of white
meat and when carved the slices show
a prominent point In their worth. This
Is so from the egg to death from old
age. A thin, slim-breasted White
Wyandotte Is unknown if the breed is
pure. They are hardy and easily
withstand the cold of the severest cli
mates and seasons. They also do well
in all temperate and hot climates. Uc
like the large and single combed va
rieties, they never suffer in egg pro
duction from frosted combs and wat
tles. They have a small close and
neatly fitted rose comb, which defies
frost and cold. The cockerels when
dressed and marketed as broilers and
roasters, present a much neater ap
pearance when sold with heads on
than those of breeds with big, spread
ing or single combs which invariably
draw the attention of the customer to
the waste and resultant shrinkage in
food value. The color of the legs and
skin is the rich yellow so much de
sired. The skin is free from dark
pin feathers. Many of the disasters
in the poultry business have come
through failure to study supply and
demand. Would-be poultrymen, start
ing on an unknown path, instead of
consulting the demand where the
stock is to be sold will, from some
article, or from seeing birds in a show
room, choose what strikes the fancy
and go ahead or rather behind, for
it doesn't take long to get started in
the wrong direction in thi3 business.
Once started It is frightfully easy to
continue in the same way and fear
fully hard to turn about.
Elmer Oimlln,
Christian County, Illinois.
Swine Feed Points.
Spring litters can be handled to ad
vantage, as they can have the run of
grass and clover lots. In addition to
the pasturage, a little soft food should
be fed, and the corn ration should be
very small. Bran and middlings, and
oil meal in small quantities, may en
ter into the ration. Wood ashes and
charcoal are profitable adjuncts to
the feeding ration. Charcoal may be
easily obtained from charred corn
cobs. The excessive feeding of corn
should be avoided, as it ta.eertain that
it guuu i4iv caanoi oe DUUt up on
such a onesided ration.
United States Gas Plants.
In 1300. according to the census,
there were 877 gss plants in the United
States and the number was not growing-.
Thwt- earned an income of $75r
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Regrowth ef Pine.
The writer of the article entitled
"Scientific Supervision of Forests" in
the Jan. 14th number of Farmers' Re
view, makes the statement that in
certain parts of Wisconsin the pine is
largely gone and can never be re
placed. I see no reason why it cannot
be replaced and would like to have
the writer explain that point. Phil
S. Darlington.
The point is well taken, for while
the pine has been cut off it is possible
that it might be replaced by expert
planting and after care. It is improb-
awe. however, that success would at
tend these efforts and they have not
thus far been largely made. Settlers
cut oh every tree and shrub, then
farm aod graze their land. Fires are
so much dreaded that tree planting on
a large scale is not undertaken- and
does not appeal to settlers as a proflfr
able business for then to engage in.
Replanting would hare tr be done, at
state expense and new forests would
have to be safe-guarded afterward.
This Bay coae in time, but "the time
is not yet" In Sandy districts orig
inal pine removed is followed by
"Jack" pine and white pine has sel
dom succeeded where replanted.
Ed. F. R.
Covering Strawberries.
I believe that strawberry plants
make a considerable growth during
winter, that is, unless the ground Is
covered so deeply with snow that it
does not freeze. Another thing that
most horticulturists have noticed Is
that If an injury is done to the foliage
of a plant, the whole plant is injured.
That Is apparent when the strawberry
foliage is struck by the frost in the
spring. I think that one essential
condition that favors the winter
growth of strawberry foliage is the
perfect condition of the foliage when
it goes into winter. Therefore we
should get the cover on before the
foliage is injured by the frost, but I
do not mean that the cover should
be so deep as to prevent freezing of
the ground.
Some plants grow at a very low
temperature. You can hardly sow
rye In the fall so late that It will not
come up before the snow is off In the
spring. The strawberry plant is one
of those that grow at a very low tem
perature. I have no means of know
ing whether It will grow at as low a
temperature as rye, but I am certain
the temperature at which it will
grow is very low.
In the fall I cover as soon as we
begin to have hard frosts, and that Is
just as soon as I stop cultivating the
strawberries! It Is before the ground
is frozen. We have been taught in
fhe past that we should not cover
till the ground is frozen solid, so hard.
In fact that the ground can be
driven over. When the ground begins
to show a little crust in the mornings
I begin to cover.
For cover I use any kind of coarse
materia! available. Marsh hay is a
good substance to use. Straw would
be good were ii not for the weed
seeds. This year I used corn fodder,
growing a supply for the purpose.
When I mowed the old bed I plowed
it under and sowed corn in drills, at
the rate of four or five tmshels to the
acre. When I had put in the corn I
went over the land with a harrow and
covered the corn in that way. Then
I scattered manure in the furrows; in
a day or two I west over it with the
harrow again. If we had had a rain
at that time I should have dragged
it just as soon as I could get onto the
land. Oa that land I raise! enough
corn fodder to cover an equal area of
strawberry bed.
I covered the plants just deep
enough to hide them; I should say
about an inch deep, only deep enough
to keep the sun off the plants. A little
later I put straw between the rows,
so the ground would not freeze so
deep as it otherwise would and so it
would thaw out early in the spring,
la the spring I do not remove the
stalks from the plants, but the latter
grow up through the plants. If in
any .spot the stalks are so thick that
the plants can't get up through tbem,
I have to remove a part of them. Lawyer's Immense Fee.
we do not cultivate in tne spring. J William Nelson Cromwell, head or
ine nrei euiuvsnon oegiM auor w the New York flrm which had much to
The Surprise Plum.
The best native plum I grow is the
Surprise, taking all things into con
sideration. The Tree itself Is a very
fine grower and makes a very nice
shade tree. It makes fairly rapid
growth, though there are oth?-3 that
grow a little faster. I have been grow
ing this variety for four years ard
the tree was two years old when set.
That will make it six years old.
hate taken two crops of plums from
It. Perhaps I favor this tree because
It : the best shade tree. Unlike
murt of the Americanas. it does not
overbear, but it bears ail the plums a
tree should bear. The fruit is of good
Size and ioes not rot. I do not know
of a poor quality possessed by either
tree or fruit. In addition to my own
experience is that of others who
recommend It highly. All the plum
experts that I know that have tried
this plum put it ahead of the others
of the same group.
At my place it is growing on clay
land, but land that is well drained.
The land was naturally well drained,
but before planting the trees I put
in tile. Then before setting out the
trees I manured the ground very
highly. The same ground hau borne
corn and potatoes in the preceding
two years. It was virtually new land.
This matter of the condition of the
land must be taken into consideration
whenever we pass on any fruit.
H. T. Thompson,
McHenry County, Illinois.
Colored Rouen Ducks.
Colored Rouen ducks are becoming
every year more popular in this coun
try. They are supposed to have had
their origin in the city of Rouen in
Normandy. At least they must have
been raised largely there before they
were exported to this countrj-. The
Rouen duck is a fine market bird, but
does not mature so early as do the
Pekins and the Aylesburys. It is
hardy and prolific and has a quiet dis
position. The eggs, however, are not
as large as are those of the Pekin
duck, and lack uniformity of color. It
is believed to be closely related to the
Mallard duck, and this belief is
strengthened by its plumage. The
standard weight of the drake is nin
pounds and of the mature duck eight
pounds.
NEWS IN iRiEF. s'
in Dodge county winter het is re
ported somewhat daiaaied by high
wisd.
- At a meeting of the Sterling Library
club it .was voted to make Sterling a
permanent station for the traveling li
brary. Dr? Kerr, president of Bellevue col
lege, is slowl" recovering from his re
cent serious illness. He is gaining
strength gradually.
Harry Stock. 18 years old, was shot
and instantly killed by Carl Selby near
Wauneta while handling a gun that
was "not loaded."
A man named Thorp, who was ar
rested in York as a suspeicious char
acter, was found to have over two
thousand dollars on his person.
Mrs. John C. Eswein. wife of a prom
inent farmer living two miles south of
btanton, has committed suicide by
hanging herself to a clothes press in
her bed room. She was 45 years old
and the mother of nine children.
The action of Chancellor Androws
in accepting the Rockefeller gift was
endorsed by Farragut post. Grand
Army, Lincoln, in a resolution which
stated the chancellor was of the high
est type as a citizen and a patriot.
Mrs. Anna Twyford. wife of John
Twyford of Bancroft, in Cuming coun
ty, was arrested on a charge of insan
ity. Alter an examination by the
board she was declared insane and
was taken to the hospital at Lincoln.
The champion sheep shearer of
Dodge county is Bud Ashley of Ames,
who clipped the wool of twenty-three
animals in one hour and made a day's
record of 180. At 8 cents per sheep.
Mr. Ashley's wages for the day
amounted to $14.40.
The sale of registered Hereford cat
tle at Schuyler, forty-five head of
which were advertised for sale, was
not as largely attended as sales of its
Kind usually are and the stock sold
did 'not bring high prices. The herd
was made up in part from the State
university herd.
Sheriff Adams of Adams county was
notified by E. B. Eighmy, a liveryman
of Kenesaw, that a team was stolen
from him. A man representing him
self to be a collector came to the baru
and hired a team to drive into the
country, saying he would return by
midnight. He has failed to return.
The Tecumseh Building and Loan
association has been organized. A
board of nine directors was chosen
and power given the board to elect of
ficers of the association. Accordingly
P. A. Brundage was chosen president,
A. O. Shaw vice president, Roscoe An
derson secretary and F. H Bodie treas
urer.
The jury which listened to the evi
dence in the case of the state against
William T. Turley at Grand Island,
on the charge of the murder of Nor
man T. Bliss on the latter's farm near
Shelton, went to its room with the in
struction of the court and in two hours
was back with a verdict .finding the
defendant guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree.
A span of fine horses was stolen
from the stables of Charles Iruen.
living near Steele City. In Jefferson
county. The thief led the horses to
Steele City and there appropriated a
buggy, belonging to John Reynolds and
escaped with the outfit. The horses
weighed about 1,150 pounds each, one
an Iron gray six years old and the
other a bay five years old.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Bush
has started out again on his fire es
cape crusade and other matters, and
this time he will inspect the colleges
of the state to see whether they are
properly equipped with means of es
cape in case of fire. He will visit
these towns: Bellevue, Bethany, Cen
tral City, Crete, Fremont, Grand Island.
Hastings, Lincoln, Omaha. University
Place, Wayne and York.
Fire at Osmond destroyed ten build
ings and their contents, causing a loss
of $65,000, with about $40,000 insur
ance. The fire started in a meat
market and before it burned out de
stroyed the Farmers' State bank
building, Maine hotel, general mer
chandise store, drug store snd other
structures.
Clarence, the 15-ycar-old son of Ri
ley Jones of Plattsmouth, was instant
ly killed by being crushed under a pi
ano. The instrument was being haul
ed from Sattler & Fosbeiider's furni
ture store to the opera house. Jones
was riding on the rear of the wagon
when one of the wheels struck a rock,
causing the piano to topple over and
fall to the ground, carrying the boy
with it and pinioning him underneath.
Will Neimitz, an 18-year-old boy.
while shooting ducks in Platte county,
received part of a charge of shot in
bis face and neck from a hunter nam
ed Martys. They were in blinds on
opposite sides of a small lake, and
neither knew of the presence of the
other. Alter being shot Neimitz emp
tied his gun at the same flock of ducks
which Martys had fired at and" was
successful in bringing down a pair of
the birds.
The first suit filed in Beatrice under
the new statute making wife desertion
a felony was instituted in Judge In
man's court by Mrs. Medora Smith
against her husband, Alexander Smith.
Plaintiff alleges desertion and non-support.
The defendant was placed un
der arrest.
A real estate deal closed at Hum
boldt shows that Richardson county
soil is still in demand as an invest
ment. Twenty acres adjoining the
city on the north, with no improve
ments at all, was sold by Fred Grable
to Roy Leach for $2,000, a rate of $100
per acre.
John Doe real name not known, was
brought to Plattsmouth from Elmwood
and lodged In the county jail. The
prisoner Is accused of breaking and
entering the store of Louis F. Lang
horst at Elmwood and taking there
from four pairs of trousers, valued at
$8 each
T
buffalo county romance.-
The Strenuous Life as illustrated in
City of Ravenna.
Ravenna. A romance that perhaps
appeared to border on the tragical to
th participaats marked thw celebra
tion of the nuptials of Miss Kale
Karl and Antoa Ures.
About ten dsys ago youag lire
called at the home of the youag wo
man, who was living with her step
father, Jacob Eberie, a few Biles north
of towa, and escorted her to a dance
in the neighborhood. The hour of
arrival home was early next Boraiag
and the stepfather took exceptions
to the hour. He characterized his dis
approval by administering, or attempt
ing to administer, corporal punish
ment to the young woman. She im
mediately left and west to n neigh
bor's to stay. The next day youag
Ures. who has barely reached his ma
jority, heard of the humiliation to
which the young woman had been
subjected. He immediately called oa
Peter Eberie and when he left Mr.
Eberle's countenance bore the signs
or much grief. The next week the
young people were married.
Clever Letter Writing Plan.
LINCOLN. The students of the
city schools of Ohiowa, Neb., are en
gaged in the exchange of correspond
ence with the students of the schools
of London. England. Recently the.
board of education of London decided,
as a practical method of teaching let
ter writlBg and to increase the spirit
of friendliness among the English
speaking nations of the world, to
recommend the exchange of letters
between the pupils of the public
schools of England, Australia. Can
ada and the United States.
Requests were made of prominent
educators in the United States, Can
ada and Australia tnat they assist ia
the inauguration of the scheme. The
Ohiowa teachers were among the first
to adopt the suggestion and for some
time the pupils have been engaged ia
corresponding with the students ot
London.
STEPS IN FRONT OF TRAIN.
In-
Intoxicated Man at Columbus
stsntly Killed.
COLUMBUS. Felix Hammerquist.
a Swede about 26 years old. was iu
stantly killed here. He was Intoxi
cated and was apparently bewildered
when he wandered onto the Union
Pacific tracks at the depot directly
in front of No. 1 westbound. He was
struck and thrown about twenty feet
and fell under the drivers of a mov
ing freight engine on another track.
His left arm was cut off in two places,
the whole front and upper part of
his head was crushed and bones were
broken in many places. He was dead
when picked up. He had lived here
since Octobttr, and worked at the
tailor trade. He had a brother liv
ing at Greeley, Colo.
Extra Fee Illegal.
FREMONT. Sportsmen who take
out hunting and fishings licenses in
Dodge county need not hereafter pay
an extra fee of 25 cents, in addition
to the $1 charge imposed by statute
for residents and $10 for non-residents.
The board of supervisors pass
ed a resolution to do awsy with the
additional fee. County Clerk Boe
prepared and presented the resolution,
which stated that the 25 cents extra
charge was unlawful.
Will Vote on Bond Questien.
TECUMSEH. A proposition to
bond the Tecumseh school district
in the sum or $17,000 for the purpose
or erecting a new school house will
be voted on at the regular spring
election, to be held on 4pnl 5.
Arland Briggs a Worthy Bey.
WEST POINT. Arland Briggs. ap
pointed by Senator Millard as second
alternate for admission to the naval
academy, is a West Point boy. bora
and brought up in this city. He is the
son of Judge Briggs, late of this place,
and has always stood high in scholar
ship. His elder brother, Zen Briggs.
holds a commission in the navy, hav
ing been sent from here to Annapolis
some years ago.
Calls in Letter Boxes.
HUMBOLDT. The regulation letter
boxes which have graced the cross
roads over this section of the state
since the inauguration of the rural
mall delivery, have been gathered up
by the carriers and sent in by order
of the department, it having been de
cided that the expense 01 mainte
nance and outlay necessary overbal
anced the good derived from their
use.
Meas!js at Seward.
SEWARD. This city and vicinity
is having an epidemic of measles.
One country school is reported closed
on account of sickness of the pupils.
Harmer Leaves Large Fortune.
PLATTSMOUTH. The heirs or the
late Barton W. Harmer are making
arrangements to remove the remains
of their brother to Tabor. Ia. Mr.
Harmer was an old bachelor who fer
many years lived alone on a farm
near Elmwood. It is thought that
the injuries that led to his death
were received in a fall from an apple
tree he was trimming, and that he
was able to crawl to the house, but
was unable to help himself further.
He left a fortune of over $200,000,
Preparing for the Gephere,
LINCOLN. Steady and determined
practice is now the program for the
"Midgets." the girls' basket ball team
of the State university. The players
will soon make a trip to the north
and during the jaunt will Beet Mls
After five years of persistent effort, nesota in a basket ball contest.
Mcpherson post or the jG. A. R. of
crop has been picked. We may-, go
through the patch and pull up a few
weeds, but that is all.
Franklin Johnson,
Sank County, Wisconsin.
We publish this letter at this time
to call our readers' attention to the
matter. It would bt well to watch
the bens at the opening of spring
and note what their condition is as
compared to what it was Isst fall at
the time of going into winter auar
ters. FarBers' Review.
do with procuring ratification of the
Panama canal treaty, is said to have
received a fee of $2,000,000. His firm
has been concerned in many cases in
volving vast amounts of money and
Mr. Cromwell's advice has been sought
more than once by the United States
Steel Company.
If neonle knew what the future had
. I In store for tbem the chief charm of
I existence would be
Fremont has secured two cannons,
which the federal government will
send to Fremont to be mounted. The
guns were shipped from Fort Morgan,
Ala., on March 3 and are expected to
arrive soon.
J. McClintock, aged 43, was found
dead in the hallway of the European
hotel in Fremont at an early hour In
the morning. He was only partially
clad and had evidently succumbed
suddenly during the night. He had
been sick for several ays and had also
been drinking.
Two men burglsrized the rooms of
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Friend at the Pal
mer house, Grand Island, Baking their
escape by the rear fire escape. Through
the snow they were later traced to
the Burlington A Missouri elevator,
underneath which sll the ciotblBg had
been hidden. '
Tecumseh Gun Club Incorporates,
TECUMSEH. At a meeting of tho
Tecumseh Gun club a corporation wan
formed, to be known as the Tecumseh
Gun snd Rifle club. It is capitalized!
at $150 and is to run for twenty years..
Large Shipment of Eggs.
BEATRICE. The largest shipment
of eggs handled in this city fur a
long time by the Beatrice Produce
Cold Storage Co. was received a few
days ago. The shipment eoaatstndi
of 1.100 cases, the number of
being 396,000.
Death Fellews Vacclnatlsn.
PIERCE. Msarl DreberL the 1
year-old son of John Drebert of this
place, died at the Methodist hospital
in Omaha of lockjaw, or tetanw
which resulted treat vaccination.
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