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The Progress., 1894-03-17
Granular Butter.

How many boys and girls on the
farm have had an old apron tied
around their waists and been told to
"churn until the butter will hold up
the dasher" Such instructions are
fatal to good butter. In the first
place, says Homestead, the dash
churn is ten years behind the times
and ought to be thrown out of every
farm house, even if no more butter
is made than to supply the family
table. The box or barrel churn is
cheap and it is so much more con-
venient and so much better butter
can be made with it that there
should be no hesitation in discarding
the old dash churn in its favor. But,
no matter what kind of churn is
used, neser churn until the butter is
gathered in chunks large enough to
hold up the dasher There are sew
eral reasons why this should not be
done. One OF them is that the grain
is destroyed. Good butter has
fine distinct grain and when broken
shows q distinct fracture like cast
iron. If this grain is destroyed by
over.churning or oyer-working, the
butter becomes a greasy mixture,
like lard. and has greasy taste.
Again it IS necessary that the butter
milk be well washed out or the but
ter will become strong and rancid
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from a rock, and he joined them in
their rites. Presently as he danced he
dipped his plumes in the flame and
Immediately he started, his head all
ablaze, toward Uteland. He ran with
the swiftness of deer to where the
first sentinel was concealed and de-
livered to him the precious charge.
The first sentinel did as the emissary
had done, delivering 1t to the next in
line and in this manner the Utes came
by the blessed boon of fire.
But this is only part of this curious
aboriginal tale The Utes laid the
torch at the roots of mighty tree and
wind sprang up and carried the fire
into the forest, where it ragged until
all the trees in those parts were de-
stroyed. Finally, after repeatedly ap-
pealing to the god Tawatz, a rain came
and extinguished the fire, all except a
single ember which turtle sat upon
and saved. To this day the turtle is
popularity known as the "Utes fire
Bird" and the Utes themselves are
the most careful people in the world
in the handling of fire, seeming to be
in constant dread lest it should get
beyond their con troll
The Chinese theory of evolution in
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Fertilizers.

There are certain facts concerning
the three valuable ingredients Of
plant food-nitrogen, phosphoric acid
and potash-which should be under
stood by all farmers who expect to
succeed with fertilizers:
Nitrogen is the most costly ele-
ment of plant food and losses from
fertilizers are often due to cXtrava-
CANT and injudicious use of nitrogen.
Expenses for nitrogen may be re-
duced by practicing green manuring;
that is, by planting clover, peas or
vetches, which have the property of
absorbing nitrogen from the air
Green manuring pays best on light
soils, but is of no benefit on peaty
soils.
Phosphoric acid and potash,
though present in nearly all soils,
are for the most part insoluble, and
therefore in unavailable condition.
Small quantities of these mineral
plant foods are annually dissolved
by soil water and plant acids, but
not enough to supply the plant roots
sufficiently with nourishment. For
this reason, phosphoric acid and
potash must be added to soil if a full
crop is desired.
Nitrogen must be applied during
the growing season at the time when
needed by the plants. and it is well
to apply it as top dressing. Nitro
gen is apt to leach out with the soil
water.
Phosphoric acid and potash are
best applied some weeks before
planting "a crop and should be plowed
under. There is little danger Of
teaching from these mineral fertil-
izers.
Kainit is the proper form of potash
for sandy soils, as it makes them
more compact; for stiff soils muriate
and sulphate of potash are best
Potash is especially valuable for
fruits, tobacco. potatoes and vegeta-
bles of all kinds
Sandy and lime stone soils nearly
always need potash. Clay soils
sometimes contain sufficient potash
and again they do not; this should
be ascertained by experiments. -
Colman's Rural World.
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whale was once washed ashore during
a hurricane. The monster became en-
tangled in a grove of tallow trees "a
species of evergreen whose branches
easily ignite and, while crashing his
teeth in his impotcnt rage, struck off a
spark which lighted the grove and con-
sumed both trees and whale. Fires
which are said to have been perpet-
uated since the day of the 'Ereat
Whale Fire" may yet Re seen in many
of the islands.
The other legend is to the effect that
a great air dragon probably light
ning) bredthed on a tallow tree ana
set its branches on fire. From the
Goals of this tree they learned the
value of fire, and have ever since used
the element for domestic purposes and
in their religious rites.
They also have q tradition that the
time will come when the dragon will
return for the fire and that no man
will be able to withstand him and save
the sacred spark except he be person
born with pink eyes, fair skin and
white hair.
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Amiol, y,aaicated Evegywh.re.

ST. LOUIS, Marcho 2.SJudgment
was rendered yesterday in favor o.
DR.. Amick, of Cincinnati, against the
st. Louis Cinique This medical
journal questioned the merits OF his
treatment for Consumption which
many physicians here say is the only
crgs for this disease. Amick keeps
his formula to himself ard sends free,
medicines proving to the Consump-
tive he can be cured. All this is
against the medical code, hence the
attack and vindication.
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The French Woman.

The French woman. unlike ner
English sister, has as a rule, very
GOOD business education. In the COM
mon schools she is taught household
bookkeeping and is given lessons in
purchasing and useful expenditure.
As wife she is expected generally to
help her husband in his business,
and sometimes she manages it en-
tirely For him. In the small stores
she acts as clerk for him and in the
larges ones she is an equal partner.
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known in the days prior to her mar
riage as Lady Hilda Dundas, and her
father is the marquis of Zetland She
is of medium height, of pale complex
ion, aquiline nose, luxuriant brown
hair and very pleasing manner. Lord
Southampton, her husband, shares
her popularity, and is, like her, en-
dowed with good looks and plenty Of
ready money. He has been a peer
ever since his fifth year, and his
wealth had time to accumulate during
his long minority. Part of his fortune
was derived from the sale, many years
ago, while he was still in his childhood,
of Whittlebury, the family place near
Cowcester, for the sum of $1,000.
900. He still retains a beauti.
full country seat called Aynhoe
Park, near Banbury, and entailed es-
tates amounting to about 10000 acres,
which alone yield an income of over
$4,000 year.
An officer of the prince of Wales
regiment of hussars, Lord Sotthamp.
ton is q particular favorite of the
queen, just like his mother and sister.
Of these two ladies the former is a
lady-in- waiting to her majesty, while
the latter now the Hon. Mrs. Crutch.
ley, was until the time of her marriage
a maid of honor at court
1t was Mrs. Crutchley, by the bye,
who was the first of the society women
in London to inaugurate the now fash.
ionable craze Of skirt dancing, her de.
but being made at the burlesque enter.
tainment given by the Guards in behalf
of the regimental orphans.
The accompanying portrait of Lady
Southampton is drawn from one of her
.favorite photographs.
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IT is observed that the steamship
companies engaged in bringing thou
sands upon thousands of undesirable
immigrants to this country every
year, are quite active in circulating
the story that they are carrying
more people back than they bring
over. 1t looks much like an effort
to allay al opposition to their bust
ness, whiah opposition is becoming
more al more formidable. The fig
ures of I returning Europeans are
never Off lal.
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TARIFF ACTS.
Legislation Touching Imports Has Been


Almost Cease1ess.
Between 1880 and 1919 the heaviest
permanent duty had been 20 per cent,
imposed by the tariff act of 1916; and
the financial policy of the country had
not been protective in character. The
first protective tariff was that of 1924;
its average rate of duty was about 20
per cent. In 1928 another bill became
law, imposing higher rates of duties;
in 1882 reduction of some duties was
made. but the average duty was 33 per
cent. In 1888 bill became a law pro-
viding for a gradual reduction of
duties, and in 1872 an average duty Of
90 per cent had been reached. But in
September, 1912, a protective tariff
was adopted which lasted until 1916,
when so-called free trade tariff came
into effect. 1t provided for various
classes of goods; those in class A paid
100 per cent; those in class B, 40 per
cent; those in class c, 80 per cent. So
it didn't provide absolute free trade.
In 1S47 this act was repealed, and still
lower duties were fixed. Goods
in class G paid only "a per cent, land
for few years there is as near an ap-
proach to free trade as the country has
had since 1916" In 1861, before the
war began, the Morrill, act was passed,
restoring and increasing the rates Of
the act of 1s46Tand doubling the exist
ing rates (raising them from ~ per
cent to SO per cent?. The first war
tariff act" was that of July IA, 1862;
the second was the revenue act" of
June 30, 1864, which put an average rate
of duty of 47.o6 per cent on dutiable
goods-the act of 1862 had imposed an
average rate of s7.s per cent ON such
goods. In 1872 horizontal reduc.
ton" was made, by which 10 per cent
was taken off the duties then existing.
In these eight years the duties had
not been let alone; there had been
tinkering at every session of congress.
In 1875 the reduction was repealed. In
1858 another general tariff act was
passed. slightly reducing the average
duty from about A to AZ per cent on
dutiable articles. In 1890 the McKin.
ley act was passed under which the
average duty on dutiable articles Is
about ~ per cent
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3. This cannot be-

In Il short time This cannot b&
done when the butter is churned into
Jumps. so in the latter case the grain,
flavor and keeping quality are all
injured, "A5 churn should always
be stopped when the butter is in the
form of small granulea, ranging in
size from a red clover seed to a grain
of wheat; then the butter milk can
be we'll washed out and the grain will
be uninjured II the working is proper
" done There is no reason why the
farmer should not make just as fine
butter as anyone, providing he will
take the trouble to do it right.
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In selecting bananas it is we'll to re-
member that the fruit which is largest,
the deepest yellow anGbthe least an
gular is, as rule, the best. One who
has become banana wise through look
ing into their culture in Jamaica,
where most of the bananas that come
to our market are grown. denies the
current belief that bananas are ripened
on the plant in that country and,
therefore, are much superior to those
that are cut green.
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1t is said that great consignments
OF the little Florida lizards which
were originally sent to New York
have been received in Montreal. If
this is so it is bad for those harm
less but prosecuted little animals,
for a Montreal Judge has decided
that the society with the long name
has no jurisdiction over animals
other than domestic ones. Apart
from the cruelty of combining the
lizards 1t is a heartless proceeding
to expose them to the frigio blasts
that hold Montreal captive at this
time OF the year. The change from
the grayeyards and moss banked
swamps of Florida is great
The Progress., 1894-03-17

Rattlesnake hunting is a profession
in Connecticut. The snake hunters
so armed with staff from six to
eight feet long, into the end of which
is set sharp steel blade eight inches
long. BY q deNterous swish OF his
lance the hunter sewers the snake 8
head and tho game is his. If a rattler
persists in canning away when sur
prised by hunter the latter knows
that it is not one that carries eggs
and he lets it 60.
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The hotel keepers in London re-
joice over the large number Of ap-
plications they have already received
jos apartments the coming season.
al eyer She conansst ths coming of
shs liberal Americans is anxiously
soaGed for The tendency to go
abroad to spend money made here
ought to be made more unpopular
than it is. We complain of Chinese
and Italians for going to their old
homes after they have made for
tune here; but Americans who yearly
go to Europe to do the same thing
have less excuse than have foreign
ers, because the ties of patriotism dc
not bind the latter as they should
bind US.
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4 lInique Toy.

There is story to those calico
prints of cats and dogs and rabbits
which sewed together and stuffed with
cotton serve as admirable toys for
small children. The idea of such a
toy occurred to woman, and she
tried vainly to convince several calico
printers that the thing would be
profitable. She found at length Il
manufactures who was willing to I'M
dertake the experiment of printing
her toys and he has since paid her
many thousands of dollars in royalties
upon the patent
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According to the laws of good soci-
ETY. in China young widows should not
remarry. Widowhood is therefore
held in the highest esteem, and the
older the widow grows the more
agreeable her position becomes.
Should she reach 80 years she may,
by applying to the emperor, get a
sum OF money with which to buy a
tablet, on which her virtues are
named. The tablet is placed over the
door at the principal entrance to her
house.
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! AN Australian murderess, who
soUed her farm with babies and
reGped the gallows, announced with
Der final breath that she died happy,
and hoped to meet the officiating
gentlemen elsewhere. Her conf
dence that she would do so was so
appalling that the chief haugman
has gone crazy, a fact suggesting
that gag may be as useful in its
way as moose.
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Tho "Oueen'S Pine"

The celebrated "queen's pipe" at
Portsmouth. a furnance in which for
many years all seized contraband to-
bacco has been burned, has just been
abolished. The tobacco will in the
future be supplied to the troop ships
for the use of troops during passage
from port to port and possibly to the
ships of the navy in general.
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/ An interesting advertisement in
one Of the New York papers is that
of "a lady of title and the highest
social position in England" who 'is
DESTROYS of meeting young Ameri-
can lady of wealth with q view of
chaperoning her during the coming
London season and introducing her
to the best society. The highest
references are given and required,
of course. Listen, now, and see if
you can hear the splashes when the
gudgeons jump.
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A singular Volume.

One of the most singular volumes
extant is the manuscript diary of
James Ii. 1t is preserved in the I'm
perial library in Paris, and is filled
with reflections on the course he
should have pursued in order to re-
tain the English throne. He says in
one place: 81 did not retire from the
battle on the Boyne from a sense of
fear, but that | might preserve to the
world life that felt was destined to
future greatness
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A RESOLUTION in favor of birching.
bad boys instead of sending them to
prison has been sent to the British
home secretary signed by number
of magistrates. The proposition is
to birch boys under sixteen for all
offenses, at the discretion of the
magistrate. The judicious use of
the birch, 1t is believed, would not
only have q more salutary effect,
but would save the boys from acquir-
ing the prison faint, losing their
dread OF the prison and sinking
deeper into crime.
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Want to "Birchn the Rows

A resolution in favor of birciipo
the bad boys instead of sending them
to prison has been sent to the British
nome secretary, signed by a number
Oh magistrates. The proposition is to
birch boys under IS for all offenses
a. a. the discretion OF the magistrate
Inc !udicious use Of the birch, It ia
oeiieved, would not only have a mora
salutary effect, but would save tha
Doys rom acquiring the prison faint
losing their dread Of the prison and
sinking deeper into crime.
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Astronomical Speculation,

. Professor Falb of Berlin prophesies
very probable collision between the
1 90 1no ana the comet of 1866 on Nov
10, 1879, when the comet will emit tho
polns where the earth arrives every
year at that time. But he does No,
.n,nK harm could come from sncb
collision, the material of the co,na.
Deing SO light, unless the carbonic
, no.a gas, OF which it is probably com
posed' should poison our atmosnhera
cut anyway, he says we may look ior
magnihcent shower OF meteors On
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WHEN "Paul Jones" announced
that he would lock his money up and
start penniless from Boston around
the world the comment was natur-
ally elected that Mr. Jones was a
fool He has started now, but the
original comment seems still to
wholly cover the case.
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p A HooDLUM having murdered his
aged father. finds himself hedged
about with cheering allegations OF
his own insanity. Yet there was IN
his act CLEAN of reason almost
reprehensible. He knew enough to
grasp the handle of the knife and do
the stabbing with the blade.
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First Printers Union.

The first printers union Of which
there is any authentic record was
formed in London in 1870 its object
being, as the charter states, ..to cor
rect Irregularities and to bring the
modes Of charge from custom and
precedent into one point of view in
order to their being better understood
by all concerned
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Why should every passenger in
train subjected to the test of robbery
prove en- abject cowardP This query
is something not alone to puzzle one
but to be ashamed Of In the latest
train robbery the bandits could have
been picked off from cover by any
man with the nerve to draw bead.
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x FLORIDA property owners, object
Ing to the building Of railroad, have
chivalr0lsly planted the soil with
bombs. 1T would seem but fair to
have them herded along the right of
way till they had removed the obsta-
cles or been by them removed, with
the general choice in favor of the
latter course.
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LEGENDS OF THE FIRE
OLD STORIES OF ITS ACCl-
DENTAL DISCOVERY.
The South Sea Islands and the Great
Fire Whale-The Chinese Superstition
The Ute Indians Have a Remark
able Belief.

Oh SIX THOU
sand years at least
man has pondered
over the phenom-
ena of fire. To day
no one knows much
more in regard to
its origin, discov-
cry and first use
than does the super
stitious Parsee, who
will not approach
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Now that the class rivalry between
sophomores and freshmen of Cornell
university has caused tragedy 1t
may occur to the faculties of various
schools OF learning that it's about
time hazing should oa stamped out
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The case of the unlucky Princess
Colonna is another prophetic signal
that American girls will have to de-
wise some plan for marrying title
without taking the man that goes
with il.
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AN ENGLISH BEAUTY.
Charming Lady Southampton, Daughter
of the Marquis OF Zetland.

Lady Southampton is the brown-eyed
beauty who constituted one of the
principal ornaments of the Court of
Dublin during her fathers tenure of
office as viceroy of Ireland. She was
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A New YORK postal clerk WHO gave
all his wages to his father has been
robbing the mails for spending
money. His filial piety cost Uncle
Sam too much.
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AND why shouldn't q man make a
fool Of his wife? Nothing can be
more edifying than to see husband
ard wife perfectly mated.
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Must Kiss Her.

A gentleman must kiss every lady
ne Is introduced to in Paraguay. It
is the custom of the country.
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THE FARM AND HOME.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMER
ICAN MERINO.

Keep Them and Improve Them-Vslna-
Bile Facts About Fertilizers -GraEular
Butter-Sott-S hclled Eggs-Farm Notes
and Home Hints.
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Eggs With Soft Shells.

Hens that have plenty of exercise
and free access to the ground or to
deposits of gravel will not lay soft
eggs. Such hens are not only too
fat, but their digestion has been i'm
paired by life of inactivity. If we
keep them on starvation diet we do
not necessarily help their digestion.
The best course with hens that lay
soft egg shells is to kill them for the
table. They are always fat and
ready to kill. If allowed to live such
fowls will get in the habit of eating
their eggs, and this habit soon af-
fects the entire flock. Keep fowls at
work for what grain they get and
they will find material for egg shells
of sufficient hardness. The hard
shelled eggs produce the most vigcr-
Gus chicks, though they may some
times need help to break their
hells.-American Cultivator.
Farm Notes.
Do not manure against the roots in
planting.
Lime and wood ashes make a good
fertilizer for old orchards.
Newly planted grapevines should
be allowed to grow only one shoot.
The best pruning is that which
rarely if ever calls for the removal
of large branch.
The fruit of old trees is usually
richer and more highly favored than
that from young Bnes
If properly stored, seed of cucum-
bers and squash two or three years
olS are better th$n fresh ones.
Sheep allowed 10 remain out in the
cold storms becoit be unthrifty, and it
is claimed rotte fleece is the re-
suit.
1t is better to Asave a pound OF
flesh than to produce it. Or, in
other words, it is a losing game to
neglect stock and let them lose flesh.
Resolve to dispense with scrub
stock as soon as practicable and
keep nothing but the best. Feeding
out the crops to scrub stock will
make and keep any man poor.
Home Hints.
Muslin, ginghams, and calicoes
should be starched with starch in
which piece of alum as big as a
hickory nut has been dissolved.
A small bottle of camphor or a
little alum and water will aid in dry
ing up pimples that have been tam
pered with
Oven doors should not be slam
med nor any EARRING noise mad.
when cake and bread are cooking.
Heaviness is almost invariably the
result of jarring.
Tea is much better when brewed in
a pot that has been heated thoroug
ly than in cold one. A cup OF boil
ing water used to rinse the pot is
the best method Of heating ii.
Once a month the wicks OF lamps
should be removed and the burner,
unscrewed and boiled in little wa
ter in which common soda has been
dissolved. This will remove tina
coating IT. grease and dust which
forms ON the brass.
When II Is required to use carb0lic
acid as a disinfectant it should be
mixed with boiling water. Thif
promptly overcomes the usual an
tag onism between the acid and the
water, and converts them into a
permanent solution, which will keep
for weeks
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are Sacred) without wearing il'on
over his mouth for fear that his breath
will poison the divine element.
One of the most remarkable OF the
American Indian fire legends is that
of the Utes. They tell of time in the
remote past when all the world, and
the Utes in particular, were without
fire and shivering with cold. One day
a spark fell from heaven and was
caught in the beak of a talking bird,
an opera ton which, of course, smoth-
cred the fire. The bird was one of the
migratory species, and to maze good
the leee, told an old chief what fire
was, d where it could be obtained.
The place the bird told of was far to
the south of the Ute country, but it
was decided to station braves at the
distance of zone run" apart, and in
this way attempt to bring a lighted
torch from the land of the fire peo-
pie"
The emissary sent on this important
mission provided himself with an in
destructible torch, in the shape of a
headdress made of eagle plumes. He
then stationed his men at the distance
of one run apart along the entire route
from the Ute country to the "land of
fire"
The Ute found the fire people dane
ing around a sacred flame. which issued
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lese theory of evolution in