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The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25
Points On DuckR

A duck raiser. giving his experience
in the Rural New Yorker. says ducks
are easily hatched. and il properly
managed are easily raised-much more
30 than chickens or turkeys. Proba-
bly, the worst thing for ducklings is the
first thing they usually receive, and
that IL unlimited range and water to
swim In. The little things are, in a
measure. nude, and should be kept in
pens with dry soil floors or stone pave
ment that can be washed down daily.
No kind Of poultry will succeed on
bare boards. All the water they need
Is best furnished by burying an old pot
in the ground and laying round piece
Of board on top the water, with room
for the ducks to put their heads in and
iish out the corn that is put in the
water. This amuses them. and does no
harm. while II allowed to go to ponds
or streams. they are very liable to fall
q prey to vermin In some shape, or to
get their bodies wet and chilled from
remaining too long in the water.
Why Creameries Fail.-Creameries
are bound to continue to fail as long
as they are planted In sections of the
country where the people are not edu-
Gated in dairying. When the people
understand and appreciate the value Of
good cows, and to learn to discriminate
I'm the care Of them then that neighbor-
hood has reached . point where It is
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25
Bringing In the Returns.


no reason why the farmer should not
have something for sale from his poul-
try yard every week In the year. There
are times when the hens will not lay
because they are in the moulting stage.
which takes away about three months
in the year, mostly during July. Au-
gust and September, or perhaps begin
ming and ending later. As eggs will
then not be 70 plentiful the chicks
should be made fat and sent to the me-,
kets. The poultry business permits Of
something coming in all the time, which
provides the capital for operating the
business. After one has become estab-
lished in the poultry business the re-
ceipts should exceed the expenses every
month in the year. and chicks may be
hatched early and late, or as long as
the hens will become broody and sit,
but they should be sold before the win
ter sets in, as by that time the hens
should have finished the moulting pro-
cess and be ready for laying again,
and will need the room that is occu-
pied by the chicks. BY selling chicks
during the latter part of the year there
will not be the usual intervals between
the profits that come in.
Lambs and Grain-Habit is stronger
with the lamb than with any animal
that We try to feed. The digestive pow-
ers are also more delicate. It is a say
ing among lamb feeders that two
grains of corn will kill a lamb" I
am not sure but 1t is true. Two grains
Of undigested corn might set up a dis
turbance in the alimentary canal that
would result in the dreaded inflamma.
ton Of the bowels, and death sure a.
strychniDe. Getting lambs to eat srain
is OF necessity slow. gradual process,
1t is we'll to put out the troughs in
the pasture and merely put salt in them
a few times until the lambs all learn
to run to them when they are called.
Then q little bran scattered along in
the troughs for few times will teach
them to eat there. Do not give more
than taste of grain until you are sure
that they have nearly all learned to eat
it, and to come quickly when called
Ex.
Transmission Of Color-Mr. Wilckens
Of Vienna has found that two pure
blooded English horses transmitted tho
color Of their coat to the progeny
in 5S6 caees out Of one thousand. When
the parents are Of different colors, the
offspring are almost always Of the color
of the mother. With Arabian horses
the facts are more striking still. The
white color Of the coat Of the mare was
found to be clearly transmitted in 129
cases out Of one thousand. In other
cases there was . more or less marked
mixtwe.-Ex.
An Unsolved Problem.-Onc of the
great things to overcome in the state
and the farmers institutes and associa-
tions, is to reach the masses, who are
the real ones to be benefited. with the
better gospel Of better methods. The
state association, whether agricultural
or the dairy. only reaches few hum
dred, and Of these few. there are few
who are in real need. as they are the
advance part Of farm community any
way.-John Gould.
The song Of the English male sky-
lark IL best when the female Is upon
the eggs. At such times he scars to
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

Branding Cettle-IAj habit -.
branding cattle is equalto \ dockasc Of
15c to 81 per head In the decreased
price Of the hides. The habit Of burn
ing into these valuable integuments
letters of the alphabet. complicated
monossams. rude limitations Of objects
In nature and art. maps and hero
elyph1cs IL neither ornamental Nor
economical. They are. perhaps. pic
turesque, but nothing mOre.--Texas
Farm and Ranch.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

= THE Nosr SIMPLE AND SAFE REMEDY for .
Cough or Throat Trouble IL Browns
Bronchial 1roches. They possess real
merit.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

"Papar'
What IL It. Benny
In his sermon this morning the min
istef spoke about church-militaht.''
We'll. Benny?"
Does the church militant fight with
the canons!"-Harper's Baxar.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

Billiard tabe, secondhand. for sac
cheap Apply to or address, H. e. AKix.
Eli 4. 18th ST.. Omaha, Nea
1ke man who iOafs is least satisfied with
bis Iay
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

The pooDle of Holland are eo00eely
@ uoASse e fnee - tho Scotch. a0d .
1gusaAivo phsass bethsss tAso aaso!y.
Noe looe ago q American Traveller
1eand h : cate q Amsterdam . Duteh-
nan Who had trovoled 1ueA. aAd who
spo6e English perfectly we'll
The Duteh0aA Was s0oainG . china
pipe Of re0arkahle sise and 6eo1ty,
a1o tie ADeeiean, - IN adDirer
and eealsetes 81 sueh tric-a-bsae, toek
Tie heerty 70 comment upoa It.
"Yoa eou1dn't stumble over . pipe
like that every day." said the ADeri-
can
The Dutehman took three o. four
wht6s at The pipe. aud then slo WY re-
moved is ifo9 his 0outh
.'Cestainly not without breakin4 it:.
he said gravely.-Youth's Companies.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25
FARM AND GARDEN.
aaATTERo or INTEREST TO
AoRScULfURlsrs.

Sooo Upto-Doao 01oAD Aboas Caltlvar
49, - tho 80 ana HDoaAs Thsseoe-
Usetseultsea vDesssasare asa F,sss-
eaneaRA
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

Il would like some powder please. ''Face
or bug.-Life.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

Some interesting letters have been
recovered in . forgotten desk in .
Washington garret. and they will be
published in the January number Of
The Century. They were written to =
young law student BY Writ Webster
and Calhoun. and give him advice rs to
the course of study he should pursue to
fit himself for his chosen profession.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

Latitude and Climate-Latitude does
not regulate climate. Fruit growers
are we'll aware Of this fact, and have
had It brought to their attention in
divers manners and at, divers times.
It has frequently beed forced --npon
them at a high price. Isfts Of New
England arson a parallel with the
Mediterranean, s6nBS sea. Even on
our own continent the isothermal lines
are very crooked, frequently bending
suddenly to the north and making
curve Of several degrees.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

a1a the American, - IN adDircl
and eelloetoP 81 sneh eric-a-6sae, toot
tAe liberty 10 eeoneat upoa Il"
"Yoa eoaldn't stumble over . pipe
like that every day." said the ADeri'
can.
The Dutehman took three o. -four
wht6s at The pipe. aDA then slo WY 70.
moved is ffo9 his uaouth
.'Cestainly not without hreakin4 10:
he said gravely.-Youth's Companies.
CseassA Csa Nee - c.rsa
With local applications ~ they car
not reach the seat Of The 0i0eo0e. Ca
tarrh - . blood CT coa0titutiooal de.
ease. and ID order 70 eurs Il yoa must
take lntef0a1 remedies. HalI0 CAtarrh
rectly On the blood and mucous sur.
faces. AalTs Cataryh Cure 10 not .
Quack medicine. lt was prescribed BY
one OF the best physjelan0 iu this coun.
Try for years. and - = regular pFeocs1p-
ton. It - composed .nf the best touIco
known. combined with the best blood
purifiers. acting directly on thu mucous
the two ingredients % what produces
such wonderful results In curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testidnonlalS. free.
Toledo. q.
Sold BY druggists: price. 7sc.
Hairs Family Pills. &c.
x-r.-.e.i...,.....,
A 4-months-old infant Maria Care.
gitta del Domino. died st New York
recently from eonvulsions and septiese-
ma. form OF blood poisoninR: Not
long ago the parents Of the little one,
.s b the custom Of Italians. hsd the
ears OF the child pierced for ringA Al
ter the operation . piece Of fine green
nose WAS run through the ear and fast
ened. 50 tnat the hole should not grow
!oeether. Inc dye IN the piece OF floss,
-. Se~ '"e O''0" P"'s""'
Aox'
ss1h>aaaoa 1nDe1e 0D a,avas
= - y y - e .essy ''ssss'a. AZ Ssas
-
Appropriate Fsshsess.
IL understand that plsids are to be
generally worn this winter" said the
alderman to his tailor.
"Yes" replied the tailor, thought.
lessly. Its unfortunate, too Stripes
are much better for some people"
e ."e 'eoF LS:i'1eo s"at ne
sso~s S~Scs = SoSsOssSCse uSCoBV OSk
! Asthma medicine.-W. r. WILLIAMS, An
t'oth lls., Alrl IL. ls& -,
4. c- - -.
a. INK S 'nele - sometn'n9 IN the
@ '"eTIy .nss s mIn ana we ees 10 re
em0.e ... esc" o'"e1' oon yoo' MI. wal
'"S W: w.u ,u
VT "s"ace Iss"ans'y)-Sertainiy'
Mrs Wallace-Ob! IL il no wonder
Won told me last Sundav thu, I ma.
getting homelier -C;nc;nn.,; En-.
Tsae Raraec's 0seeer Tesse hsoe wesh yee
Ting col s and many MA scSes saS vssh,es,e. es -
----------
A Preseot fer Ais Grssdfasber.
mas nr.s.nt .-a,S,. : :.;S w;,,;.
..rI'..:. 80 -" - -.
said the 0ldpRentlemano ''Hov much
have youpSot?-
owl" W;ll:aLknl;..3 von o;v.
me - Genus III nave II SItogetneE. -
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

There are at present exactly $50 miles
Of water mains in the city Of London.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

First Seed Distribution.-The pres
ent system Of distributing seeds at the
expense Of the government originated in
1886, With Henry L. Ellsworth. a Con-
nee tic1t man. who then held the ONCE
on which Connecticut has a sort of
lien as being the most inventive state
in the union. that of commissioner of
patents. He began such :: distribution
among the farmers Of the country at his
own expense. and in 1883. upon his rec
ommendAtion. congress authorized
81 900 . year to be appropriated 10 this
purpose from the receipts OF the pat
ent Office. It was also to be used in
part for procuring agricultural Stats;
tics, and out Of this small beginning kss
gradually grown up the department. Of
agriculture, represented now by one of
the members Of the cabinet.-New Hav-
en- News. 1
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

The song Of the English male sky-
lark IL best when the female Is upon
the eggs. At such times he scars to
great heights and sings rapturously.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

Qualities That Count-An ignorant,
lazy, shiftless person is out of his ele-
ment in the field Of dairying. Brains,
activity, vigilance, unremitting atten-
ton to details. . natural pride to'ex-
eel, q goodly degree Of enthusiasm and
eager willingness to adopt the most
approved and perfect methods and
means available with the dairy busi-
ness-then success is doubly sure. re-
Ssrdless Of hard times and low prices
and over-production.-
MIX q Germicfde- absorbs the
germs and poisons Of disease more
readily than anything else. A writer
in the English World Of Science finds
that sheets soaked in fresh warm
cows or goats milk every four hours
absorb the poison In such cases as
smallpox and scarlet fever. and cure
the patient. a6ording prompt relief.
and leave no scars or pits. Milk is
eoothing and grateful to the fever pa
tient and should be more widely used
In disease.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

The Christmas Number of St Nicho-
las is TO contain the first series Of Rob-
ert Louis Stephenson's letter to young
friends in England, describing his Sa-
moan hOme-life.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

AZURE Minister
to the farmer, and
the most beautiful
Of the sciences are
hand-maidens. Bot
any gives him the
history of the
plants he culti-
Yates. Chemistry
has taken an in
ventory Of the soils
and analysed the
plants that draw
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

A Composite Potato-The Algona Re-
publican says n. b. Dalton tried an ex-
pertinent In potato growing this season
and made the resulting crop an inter-
esting exhibit at the fair. He cut two
potatoes In two In the middle. one .
Plnkeye and the other an Early Rose.
and placed the halves Of the two varie-
ties together on the cut surfaces. ustng
them In that shape for seed. The re-
suit was . small and very hard potato
which vs. Q failure for eating.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

A Preseat fer His Gr.sdfasher.
I'm saving up to buy you a Christ
mas present. grandpa" said Willie.
That's very nice of You, my boy,
said the oldtHentlemao ''HoX much
have yopgot?''
''W0n" Will;esseplied, ~ you give
me cents. iii have lr1ltogether. y
Harper's Young People.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

Il think there is something in the
theory that man and wife get to re-
semble each other. don't you, Mr. Wal
lacc:''
Mr. Wallace (gallantly)-Certainly,
madam.
Mrs Wallace-Ob! IL is NO wonder
you told me last Sunday that l was
getting homelier En-
quirer.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

Bearing up under trouble and distress is
(<all we'll enough, but many prefer to teer mp
The rarefied atmosphere Of the city Of
Leadvi!le, Col, il fatal to cats, rats, mice,
etc
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR MURAL READERS.
0oW 0oecossfal Has0oss Opoeoeo TAos
DeDoseosos - tie RsrO-A 1sw
HAses. - - sAe Caso 81 1--we oeeek
80 H0altsy.

REAMERY butter
IL more highly val
.'ued than that made
in . small way.
because the condi-
lions Of its manu-
facture are better
understood. t h e
machinery more
perfect. and the
cream used in bet
ter condition. In
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

II the Baby - Cutting 1eosn.
surs and use that Old and welltvisa Esnsdy, MA
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

Appsobf1oto 1oooSooo.
II understand that plaids are TO be
generally worn this winter" said the
alderman TO his tailor
"Yes. replied the tailor. thought
lessly. Its unfortunate. too Stripes
are much better for some people"
Too late the tailor realized that he
had lost customer. Post
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

A good. cool. well ventilated milk
house II one Of the essentials OF suc-
cessful dairying. Such q house may
be made oe wood, stone or brick. and
II properly constructed the kind Of
0aterial h not essential.
The Columbus journal., 1895-12-25

Piso's Cure for Consumption is IN A No.
! Asthma medicine.-W. r. WILLIAMS. An
ti0(h, His, ARril IL, lSQ1
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-06-28
CONDENSED TELsGRAMs.

TIE gold reserve in the treasury
reached the 500, 100000 mark on the
24th for the first time since last Decem-
Der, when it was forced to that point as
result of an issue of gold bonds.
Gus LOEB and his wife, Julia, Hebrew
peddlers, were murdered in Harlan
county, KY, on the oath by six masked
meu. Robbery was the only cause for
tho crime.
JOHN FRYE, young man % years OF
age, was lynched at Gretna, La, on tho
cath. Frye belonged to gang of young
men who made it a business OF setting
fire to and burning property in Gretna.
UNUSUAL heat prevailed in Kansas
on the cath, the mercury indicating a
temperature of 90 in Topeka, and re-
ports from the southwest indicate that
it was even hotter in that section.
w. c. OWENS, representative from the
Ashland District of Kentucky, who de-
feated Col. Breckenridge, is poisoned
by spiders bite, and his condition is
alarming.
LORD RosEBERY, the prime minister
OF Eng ianOs mas IenOSEeu MS EeSlBna
tion to the queen. Her majesty has
therefore summoned Lord Salisbury,
leader of the Conservative party, to
form Conservative ministry.
REVENUE OFFICERS made another
successful moonshine raid near Green
hill, Ala, on the 23d, and Ran Suits, q
son of one of the best known and wealth.
lest men of that section, was arrested.
A ffty-gallon still was also destroyed.
GREAT preparations are being made
by the Indians on the Crow reservation
for a reunion of all the tribes in the
Northwest on July and s. At least
4, 900 Indians are expected to take part
in the celebration of the nations birth
day.
REV. HARRIS WRIGHT has been ar
rested for selling the organ, Bible and
hymn books of the church at Round
Mountain, Ala, over which he presided.
The bank of Rainy Lake City, Mimi,
was robbed on the 21st by two masked
men, who, after holding up and knock
ing senseless the cashier and binding
the teller, robbed the bank of some $780,
COO and made their escape.
A FRUIT train went through a trestle
on the Illinois Central Railroad near
Greenfield. Tenn, on the esd. Seven
teen cars OF fruit and vegetables were
sOstteFed on the banks OF The SOUTH
leFk ef ihs phien river,
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A REIGN OF TERROR.
RocIIpOrt, Indiana, In the Hands OF "a Mob
of Drunken italian Lnborers.

RoclpOrt, Indiana, In the Hands OF a Mob
of Drunken Italian Laborers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June "a. There
is a reign of terror at the town of
Rockport, and a conflict between citi-
zens and Italian laborers is imminent.
Two hundred Italians have been en-
ployed in the construction OF the Chi
cago, Indianapolis e. Rockport rail
road, but for nearly three months they
have not received their wages.
Saturday night they visited the
headquarters of the contractors and
finding them deserted became con-
vinced that there was no prospect OF
receiving their pay. Many of them
got drunk and rioting began, and the
officers of the law were powerless to
do anything. Stores were broken
open and goods carried away and a
perfect bedlam followed.
The citizens shut themselves up in
their houses and stood guard all night
with guns and pistols, while buFi-
ness houses were deserted to the
rioters. A committee of citi.
zens waited on the Italian lead
ers and offered to pay their way,
either by rail or water, to any
place they wanted to go, but they re-
fused to leave until paid by the con-
tractors. The sheriff has summoned
500 citizens to assist him in preserving
peace, but the Italians so far seem to
be masters of the situation.
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THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION.
The National League OF Republican Clubs
Closes Its Meeting-siIver Ignored.

The National League OF Republican Clubs
Closes Its Meeting-SiIver Ignored.
CLEVELAND, o., June 22.-The eighth
national convention of republican
clubs closed yesterday. All week
there were apprehensions of an embar-
rassing fight on the silver question,
but nothing was disposed of in all the
proceedings SO quickly or SO quietly as
that matter. The committee on
resolutions settled this matter by
deciding to report that the league
had no constitutional right to adopt
resolutions, and its port to that effect
was approved. The local papers tried
to-day to interview delegates on the
report of the committee on resolutions.
The free silver men all expressed salts
faction and the anti-silver men as a
rule would not express any opinion.
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, a
leader against free silver, said: THE
report was entirely consistent with the
league organization, but 1 should have
preferred disclaimer of any authority
or purpose to make a platform or COM
NIT the party, followed by such reso-
Iutions as would express the views of
these assembled delegates on political
issues. am in favor of improving the
financial plank of the last republican
platform
The committee on resolutions report
ed the Patton resolution, which was
adopted, which ended the silver agita-
ton. M. ]. Downing, of MINES ota,
was elected secretary and the conven-
tion oIOSed
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black marble tablet on which was en-
graved in gilt lettering: 'His majesty,
Emperor William /. laid the corner
stone of the Baltic canal on June g.,
1887, and accompanied his blows with
the hammer by the words: In honor
of united Germany to her perfect well
fare, in token of her might and pow
err"
The lighthouse and the block of ma
sonry into which the emperor placed
the finishing stone were surmounted
by enormous scaffoldings rising in a
semi-circle and affording seats for
about $4,000 people. In laying the
stone the emperor said: SIN memory
of Emperor William the Great,
christen this canal the Kaiser Wilhelm
canal" He then tapped the stone
three times with mallet, saying: ''In
the name of the triune God, in honor
of the Emperor William, to the veal
of Germany and the welfare of ma
tions.''
The boiler in one of the steam
launches of the United States cruiser
Columbia exploded to-day. The cylin-
der head was blown off and carried
overheard with it the smol1estack and
other portions of the launch. Four
persons were injured and were taken
to the naval hospital.
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SUBSCRIPTION: sL0O Per Year.
a sERIous AccIogNT.


Explosion on the Whaleback Christopher
Columbus = Fourteen Persons Badly
ScaIded-An But Two OF Them Expected
to Rec0ver-It Is Alleged and Denied thas
the Vessel was Racing with "a Rival.
CHICAGO, June 24.-The whafebaek
steamer Christopher Columbus met
with a serious accident to her machin-
cry on her return from Milwaukee,
Saturday night The wind was blow
| ing from the south and she was maxi
| ing fast time. when, directly of
| Waukegan, there was terrible explo-
sion followed by flash of flame and
the boat was Immediately enveloped
in cloud of steam. Fourteen per-
sons, several of them ladies' were se-
verely scalded.
On the arrival of the steamer at her
dock at o'clock yesterday morning
the injured were taken in police am
balances to st. Luke's hospital, where
it was said that all but two of them
would recover.
The cause of the accident, as ex-
planned by Engineer Webster of the
whaleback, was that the fitting on the
main steam pipe "let 60" This
caused the explosion and the escape of
the steam. The accident was un-
avoidable and uaccountable The
boilers were tested only last week and
found to be all right.
The Christopher Columbus went into
commission for the season Saturday
morning. She left on trip to Mil
waulke with 500 passengers on board
and left the Cream City on time for
the return to this city. Everything
went all right until off Waukegan,
when the accident took place.
1t is asserted by passengers that the
Columbus was racing with the Vir-
ginia, of the Goodrich line, but Capt.
Robert Smith denied the report, say
ing that the boat had new engines and
that he was not foolhardy enough to
attempt to race with any boat.
AS soon as the explosion took place,
the utmost excitement ensued among
the passengers, and the captain and
stewards had considerable difficulty in
calming their fears. There were
three physicians on board and the in
jured were attended to promptly.
A member of the Virginia's crew
said that when the two boats came
abreast of each other on the down
course there were evidences to his
mind that race was imminent If not
actually in progress at the time.
Then" he added, 1.-The whalebaclx
fell behind us. Why, could not say,
but it was not long before it was away
astern of u.s."
Capt. Smith had the following to say
about the accident:
"We'had passed Waulegan at 7;3l
o'clock when one of the main pipes OK
the boiler blew out. Immediately we
shut off steam and attended to the ac-
cident. After that it took us about
two and a half hours before we could
start again.
When asked if the rumor among the
passengers to the effect that the acci-
dent was due partially to his anxiety
to beat the Virginia was true, he
entered positive denial
when the accident occurred" he
said, "the Virginia was at least two
miles ahead of us, and it is not likely
that we would try to race with brand
new engines We were not racing at all
lin fact, we were running behind our
time"
There are SIX boilers on the boat,
and the disconnecting of the steam
pipe disabled all six.