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"Che Conservative.
nro apportioned according to the domi
nant parties and prevailing churches.
Teachers dare not express individualistic
opinions in public on politics or religion.
Practically they must be opiniouless. If
that is not intolerant despotism ; if that
is not against the national and state
constitutions , if that is not "high trea
son , " what is ? That is the intoleratiou
of cowardly ignorance. The safety of
the state is in an active intelligence and
free speech.
Intelligent Toleration.
Intelligent toleration is ethical. In
telligent toleration is moral. Intelligent
toleration is self-preserving of respect as
well as other things. It is the toleration
of self-confidence. It is true conserva
tism. It is democratic. It is the posi-
Uveness of an independent mind. It
fears nothing. It is based on the "live
and let live" principle. He who believes
in and practices it as THE CONSERVATIVE
does , does so because of an irrepressible
desire to speak and appreciating the
force of that desire , knowing that to
speak freely he must accord the same
privilege to others , he never even thinks
of the "right to free speech" until him
self caught in the bonds of iniquity
forged by cowardly intoleration. It is
simply business. He fears not the con
flict of opinion knowing that in this
arena as elsewhere truth is mighty and
will prevail. We exchange opinions
and learn thereby , is axiomatic. Only
the traditionalist who has no opinions of
his own fears free speech. He has a
sort of false piety. It causes him to fear
free speech. He thinks that to uphold
it would be advocating opinions that
would make him false to his mother or
his great-grandmother. He is the great
"stand-still , " opposing all progress to
the betterment of himself and others.
Intellectually speaking such persons are
a menace to the public health. They
obstruct all cleansing or disinfection of
the accumulated filth of the ages , in
tellectual as well as material. Intoler
ance is conceived of ignorance and
nourished in corruption.
FRANK S. BILLINGS.
Graf ton , Mass.
" i8 Customary
BEEF KECOKDS.
where fat stock
shows are regularly held to carry over
the best of the steers shown in the
younger classes and enter them the next
year in the older class. Mr. Henry F.
Euren , of the Norwich Mercury , has
taken the trouble to go over the records
at the last Smithfield show in England
and the result of his studies is given in
a communication to the London Live
Stock Journal. The figures are inter
esting and some of the results doubtless
will be surprising.
The article , as published in the Jour
nal , is too long to justify its reproduc
tion , but the essential features may be
briefly stated. Mr. Euren finds that
four Devon steers were carried over.
The first prize in the class for steers of
two and not exceeding two and a half
years , weighed 1,850 Ibs. , and had gained
805 Ibs. (29.18 ( per cent ) on his year's
feeding. A better steer of this breed
was Her Majesty's breed cup winner in
the older class ( over two and a half and
not exceeding three years ) . He was
fourth in his class last year with a live
weight of 1,182 Ibs. This year he
weighed 1,557 Ibs. , a gain of 425 Ibs. , or
87.54 per cent. According to the official
figures his ago was 1,087 days , showing
a gain from birth of 1.5 Ibs.
Three Hereford steers were carried
over. The best of these , though not
quite the largest
Hercfords. * . . , . ,
first in Ins class
and reserve for the breed cup weighed
1,800 Ibs , at 1,081 days old , and had
gained 428 Ibs. (81.19 ( per cent ) on his
year's feeding. His gain from birth
was 1.74 Ibs. per day. A somewhat
larger steer , third prize last year and the
same this , weighed 1,887 Ibs. at 909 days
old , and had gained 448 Ibs. (82.25 ( per
cent ) on his year's feeding. His gain
from birth was 1.89 Ibs a day. The best
of two Hereford heifers shown weighed
1,485 Ibs. at 695 days old a gain of 2.06
Ibs. a day.
Three Shorthorns were carried over.
The first in his class ( fourth last year )
weighed 1,894 Ibs.
Shorthorns. , . , , ,
at 1,004 days old
( a gain from birth of 1.77 Ibs. a day )
and had gained 510 Ibs. (86.54 ( per cent )
in the year. This steer was not only
first in his class , but showed the largest
gain of either one reported. The best of
three Shorthorn heifers , breed cup and
reserve for the championship , weighed
1,856 Ibs. at 1,038 days old , a gain from
birth of 1.78 Ibs. a day.
Four Sussex steers wore held over.
The best of those in weight and feedings
weighed
quality
, ,
SU980X >
1,822 Ibs. at 1,0(52 (
days old , and had gained 463 Ibs. (88.97 (
per cent ) on the year's feeding. His
gain from birth was 1.71 Ibs. a day. The
best of three Sussex heifers weighed
1,552 Ibs. at 906 days old a gain of 1.71
Ibs. a day.
Three Ked Polled steers were held
over. The first prize and breed cup
wont to a steer
Ked Polled. , , _ _
shown by J. J.
Column's executors , by the champion
bull Red Prince out of the prize cow
Dorena. He weighed 1,870 Ibs. at 992
days' old , and had gained 582 Ibs. (44.88 (
per cent ) on his year's feeding. His
gain from birth was 1.89 Ibs. a day.
The best of two Red Polled heifers
weighed 1,666 Ibs. at 924 days old a
gain from birth of 1.8 Ibs. a day.
Five Polled Angus steers were held
over. The first in his class , and first
, . last year , was full
Polled Angus. , , , , * . ,
brother to the
champion heifer Scottish Queen. He
weighed 2,114 Ibs at 1,015 days old , and
liad gained 516 Ibs. (82.28 ( per cent ) on
his year's feeding. His gain from birth
was 2.08 Ibs. a day. The champion
lioifor of five exhibited weighed 1,757
Ibs. at 1,042 days old a gain of 1.68 Ibs.
a day.
Two Galloways , first and second in
the young class last year , competed
_ . . again this winter
.
Gallo\vny
and reversed the
order. The first prize last year weighed
now 1,609 Ibs. at 1,039 days old , and had
gained 428 Ibs. (85.66 ( per cent ) on his
year's feeding. Gain from birth 1.55
Ibs. a day. The first prize this year ,
second last , weighed 1,586 Ibs. at 988
days and had gained 878 Ibs. (81.29 ( per
cent ) on the year's feeding. Gain from
birth 1.6 Ibs a day. The first prize
heifer of four shown weighed 1,824 Ibs.
at 983 days old a gain of 1.84 Ibs a
day.
day.These
These figures indicate pretty clearly
that Red Polled cattle when properly
bred and handled , hold their own with
any breed in feeding qualities and
weight for age. This is equally appar
ent in the younger class. In steers not
exceeding two years old the best of five
Devons shows the largest growth for
age weighed 1,286 Ibs. at 626 days old
a gain of 1.97 Ibs. a day. The'best of
five Herefords weighed 1,478 Ibs at 645
days old a gain of 2.28 Ibs. a day. The
best of six Shorthorns weighed 1,416
Ibs. at 577 days a gain of 2.45 Ibs. a
day. The best of six Sussex weighed
1,485 Ibs. at 653 days old a gain of 2.27
Ibs. The best of two Rod Polls weighed
1,128 Ibs. at 499 days old a gain of 2.25
Ibs. a day ; and the other showed a gain
of 2 Ibs. a day at 647 days. The best of
six Polled Angus weighed 1,496 Ibs. at
679 days old gain of 2 2 Ibs. a day ; and
the best of four Galloways weighed
1,273 Ibs. at 685 days old a gain of 2
Ibs. a day. Taking an average of all the
entries and the Rod Polls would come
very near the head of the list.
Of course mere weight for age is not
a certain test of feeding value. But it
is one of the tests and the one in which
Red Polls seem lacking , or are generally
assumed to be lacking. In hardiness ,
in docility , in thrift , or gain for feed ,
and in quality of product , it is conceded
that they rank with the best. From
Farmers' Home , May ' 99.
J. O. L. Harris , an ex-secretary of the
North Carolina republican state
committee , says that "a great
many white republicans will vote
for" the amendment intended to
disfranchise the ignorant negroes.
"The party cannot afford to take any
official action in regard to it. A vote
for the amendment will not be a vote in
hostility to the negro , but the thinking
white republicans see and know it is
impossible to do anything in North
Carolina with the negroes solidly repub
lican. I expect the amendment to be
ratified by a large majority. "