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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26

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The fashionable interest has conferred
in the Kirmess rehearsals az the armory
during the past week. wnere Mr.. Mac
donnell has conducted matters TO an Is
sue OF whose success the rehearsals last
night al the Mozart was a brilliant pro.
phecy. TIE chaperons are jubilant, the
supper committee enthusiastic. the SOU
vsnr programme committee in fine
state OF satisfaction.
The ground floor OF the Academy. Under
the supervision and energy Of Mrs. j. 4.
Harrison and her corps ot assistants
has put on a distinctly festive and hos
pitable face. and the small tables daintily
apr ointed for me benefit OF the kir-
mess audiences. II Is particularly at
tractivo rendezvous In which 10 talk over
the evening programme and enjoy v
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
shredding Corn Fodder.

Newspaper bulletin 35, Indiana ex-
pertinent station: During the past few
years unusual interest has been taken
by farmers in the subject of shredding
fodder. Many have hesitated to shred
thinking that the shredded corn would
not keep we'll in the NOW or stack
When shredding was first practiced,
more or less fodder was shredded In
somewhat damp condition. When
such corn was used it invariably heat
ed in the NOW. became musty and
gave unsatisfactory results. A knowl-
edge OF such unsatisfactory preserVa-
ZION has restrained some people from
shredding their fodder. although had
the crop been properly handled there
is little doubt but what these same per-
sons would have become indorsers OF
the process. Fodder that Is shredded
should not be run through the machine
until II is entirely dry and we'll cured
1t would be better overdry than not
dry enough. Last season at the lndl-
ana experiment station We shredded all
of our corn fodder (stover) and with
the most satisfactory results. 1t Kept
we'll In the NOV. and was free from
mustiness. The cattle and sheep ate Ii
freely, and 1t was used we'll into the
spring with the stock. This fall we
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
MILK Personalities Dangerous.

DR.. M. X. Robinson of East Kent,
England, was recently requested to in
vestigate sudden serious outbreak of
illness in religious house containing
five sisters. a cook and housemaid,
says Hoard's Dairyman. Although no
fatal results had accrued the symp-
toms were severe and convalesence pro-
tracted. Five out of the seven inmates
were attacked within short period of
mon origin as the source of the mis-
chief. -picion was attached to the
milk supplied to the household. which
had been taken alone, blended with
tea, and in the form of blanc mango,
To the morning and afternoon supply
the cook had added a preservative
which was found to contain, as it's
basis, boracic acid. A sample as de-
livered by the dairyman was analysed
and found also to contain a similar
substance. Thus, for the same purpose.
a preservative had been added both be.
fore and after its arrival at the house.
by which treatment an overdose had
been administered. Permission was
obtained TO give the portion of uncon-
sumed blanc mango to nine fowls. Five
devoured the food with avidity. and
thus secured larger portion than the
remaining four. and, although vigorous
pullets, they all died. The remaining
four suffered badly, but ultimately re-
covered. Dr.. Robinson quotes the opin-
ions Of Fere, Sir Andrew Clark, Sir
Henry Thompson and DR.. Lander
Brunton as to the poisonous character
of the admixture and urges that the
presence of the drug should be recog-
nized as an injurious adulteration. IL
such results, he says. can be produced
in the case of adults 1t is not unrea-
sonable to presume that infants can
not take with impunity long continued
doses in their staple food.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
Bniidinr a Poultry House.

1t is very difficult to give design OF
satisfactory poultry-house, as SO
much depends on how much one de-
sires to invest, says American Poultry
Keeper. OF course, the best may
cost too much. and there Is disposi-
ton to economic. Then again, WIN
ter house may not serve for the sum
mer. 1t Is as difficult to suggest plan
of a poultry-house as 1t is to attempt TO
please all with plan Of a dwelling,
owing to individual preference being
factor. There should be plenty OF room
on the floor, to enable the hens to work
and scratch In winter, and also because
the hens detest a dark poultry -house.
For 100 hens q house fifty feet long and
sixteen feet wide would net be too
large. 1t shonld DO built on founda-
ton, which need not extend more than
six inches or a foot above the ground.
On this lay cement floor to keep the
rats out. Make the house eight feet
high In front and seven feet in the rear,
OF rough boards, placed perpendicular
ly. On these boards place tarred paper,
with strips on the paper. the roof to be
Of tarred paper also. Have four win
dows, the larger the better, and divide
the house into four apartments. with
twenty-five hens in each. Make the
partitions of boards, running to the
ceiling, and have all boards above four
feet movable. so that wire netting may
be used In summer. Place two roosts
vt tho rear with dropping boards under
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
Wood or Metal Cars.

The relative merits of wood and
metal cars have been widely discussed
in railway circles, but no experiments
have been made in this country. Thu
Prussian government has. however
been giving attention to this matter,
with some very interesting results. 1t
appears that strict and minute ac-
counts of the two sorts Of cars have
been kept, from which it appears that
the metal cars are more liable to acct
dents, and when anything happens to
them they are much more seriously
damaged than those that are built OF
weed. When the latter meet with slight
mishaps almost any car-machinist can
put them in order. Metal cars must be
carried to the great shops, which is no
small expense, especially II the break.
age Is extensive.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04

next year, and two
of the models of 1897, one for men and
one for women, will be operated by
bevel gears instead of the usual chain
and sprocket
Mechanical engineers outside of the
bicycle trade have long recognized the
fact that chain and sprocket are
theoretically the poorest method OF
transmitting power. Inventors have
worked to solve the problem, and in
deed. few bicycles were made. on this
plan some years since by small con-
Germ.
The company has been for some time
placing orders for gear-cutting ma
chinery, and has secured ground pat
ents covering chainless construction.
Several of it's experimental machines
have been running about Hartford for
a considerable time. AS the new gears
did not differ In outward appearance
from the bevel gears already in use
and were concealed in gear cases they
attracted no attention, and they did
not betray the secret. 1t is said that
OhO Va thC SCdTS udS Uttu OO,UOO
miles without wear or readjustment,
and that several of the more recently
constructed ones have been tested over
1000 miles of the toughest road with
out mishap and without sign of wear
on the gears or need of adjustment.
Indeed. the records of many chainless
machines are said to show no breakage
or gears or appreciate wear, even
when the distance covered has been up
ward OF $4,000 miles. The great diff
culties to be conquered in the perfec
ton of the chainless bicycles were the
cutting of accurate bevel gears in guam
tity and securing ball bearings to with
stand the strain that came from the
radically different method of transmit
ting the power.
To make absolutely accurate gears by
thousands, all just alike, was another
problem to be solved before the chain
less bicycle would be practical to n
manufacturer putting out large num-
Der of wheels, for all the gear-cutting
machinery in the world could not pro-
duce anywhere near sufficient gears for
a maker.
Gear-cutting machinery had, there
fore, to be devised that would produce
bevel gears in which the pitch and
lines of each tooth would be theoreti-
cally and mechanically accurate at ev-
cry point.
While the bicycle manufacturing
company does not see fit to announce
at this time the exact form in which it
will use the bevel gear, glance at the
cut accompanying this article will give
a fair idea of the thing. The usual
crank shaft carries. instead of the or
binary large sprocket, a bevelled gear
of suitable size, meshing with which is
a smaller gear, the shaft of which
passes either through or over the right
rear fork; the rear end of this shaft
carries another small gear which
meshes into corresponding gear on
the rear hub, instead of the usual rear
sprocket. At each end this shaft Is
carried on ball bearings, which are ar
ranged in such way that wear can
be taken up without affecting the mesh
ing of the gears. The bearings for the
hub and crank are of the usual form.
Once adjusted. there Is seldom occasion
to change, and when necessary it can
be done as readily as with any simple
bearing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04

THE BOOK FISH.


cloth. It was a duodecimo work writ
ten by one John Firth, comprising sew
eral treatises on religious subjects. In
a letter now in the British Museum,
written by MIR. Mead, Of Christ Church
College, to Sir NJ. Stuteville, the writer
says: II saw all with mine own eyes,
the fish, the NAV, the piece OF sail
cloth, the book, and observed all | have
written; only / saw not the opening
of the fish, which not many did, being
upon the fish woman's stall in the mar
ket who first cut off his head, to which
the NAV hanging, and seeming much
stuffed with somewhat. it was searched,
and all found aforesaid. He that had
had his nose as near as yester morn
ing would have been persuaded there
was no imposture here without wit
ness"
The treatises contained in this book
were written by Firth when in prison.
Strange to say, he had long been con-
fined in a fish cellar at Oxford, where
many Of his prisoners died from
the impure exhalations of unsound salt
fish. He was removed from thence to
the Tower, and in 1888 was burned at
the stake for his adherence to the re-
formed faith. The authorities at Cam
bridge reprinted the work, which had
been completely forgotten, till it turned
I'D in this strange manner. The reprint
Is entitled "Vox Piscis," or the Book
Fish and Is adorned with wood-cut
representing the stall in Cambridge
market, with the fish. book and knife.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
Deepening WATERWAYS.

After sinking millions of dollars in
the hopeless task of deepening the
channel of the Mississippi river, a
young inventor has worked out plan
for an hydraulic dredge that will make
the undertaking of deepening water
ways comparatively easy. He has re-
Gently built a machine that will 60
through a sandbar at a speed OF eight
to ten feet per minute, cutting out a
clear channel forty feet wide and TWEEN
ty feet deep. 1t costs $4,000 per month
each to run these immense dredges, but
they work SO rapidly that the expendi-
ture is not great, when one considers
the advantage to be gained.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04

will shred nearly all of our 1895 crop.
Shredded fodder presents several i'm
portant points in it's favor:
First-It is more economical to feed
than the uncut corn. Second-It Is
eaten up cleaner by the stock than
most cut fodder Is. there being less
waste. due to the absence Of the hard,
sharp-edged, short butt pieces OF stalks
usually found in cut fodder. Third
The refuse makes better material for
bedding than does whole stalks or cut
pieces. being finer and softer. Fourth
1t handles far better in the manure
pile than does the entire stalk. Fifth
1t does not make the mouths OF cattle
sore. while that of coarsely cut fodder
oftentimes does. Sixth-It packs more
economically in the NOW than does I'M
cut fodder The feeding value OF
shredded and cut fodder is practically
the same. Shredding is coming more
and more into practice, and many
farmers are making use Of the process.
Shredders and huskers combined are
made, or the shredders may be bought
separately. Baled shredded corn hay
may now be found in the hay markets,
and it furnishes valuable class OF
coarse food for horses, cattle, and
sheep. A ton of shredded fodder con-
tains over three-fourths Of a ton of
digestible food for the animal body. In
these times of low prices, the farmers
of the country cannot afford to allow
their fodder corn crop to go to waste,
SO long as it can be used instead of
other rough stuff. Shredded, it may be
handled and fed to the greatest adyan-
tage. c. S. Plumb, Director.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
Fixing the Poultry House.

In the winter your poultry is COM
PEELED to be under shelter much Of the
time, and you should see to it that the
poultry house is put in proper condi-
ton for them before severe weather
sets in. says an exchange. Put on the
whitewash wherever it will stick,
walls. roof, nests and all; see that the
perches are in good condition, free from
sharp edges, nails or any other thing
that might injure the fowl. Have your
perches all on the same level to avoid
crowding at the top. Don't have them
too high, one and half or two feet
il sufficient. Where perches are too
high. fowls, especially the larger va
rieties are apt to injure themselves in
living up or down. See that the nest
boxes are all right, easy of access and
clean. with good fresh straw in them
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04

to profit by the ties which unite all the
members of the family. They try,
above all, to capture first the females,
because the males and the young onss
follow them to defend them or to share
their fate. On the shallow, weedy
shores, round islands, at the mouths Of
rivers, which these innocent and mild
animals frequent to feed on the sea-
weed, are the places to look for the
Manatees. The hunter waits for tie
moment when they come to the surface
to breathe; or else he surprises them
in their sleep, floating, with their muz-
zles above the surface of the water, in
the current. When close he throws his
harpoon. The wounded animal loses
its blood; this blood brings up the
other Manatees to the assistance OF the
victim. At this fatal moment, some OF
them try to wrench out the numerous
weapon. the others to bite through the
cord which the wounded one is drag
ging along with it, thus affording the
fishermen an opportunity to massacre
the whole troop. The unselfish devo-
ton of these animals leads them on to
their destruction. The Manatees often
leave the sea to go up rivers. For this
purpose they gather together in great
troops. The strongest and Oldest OF the
males leading the way, followed by the
females, with the young placed in the
middle. Their flesh is said to be agree
able, for it resembles beef in the opin-
ion of some, is like pork according to
others Their fat is sweet and keeps
for long time without becoming pu-
trid What has been said relates par
ticularly to the American species, which
Is found in the mouths of the Orinoco
and the Amazon rivers, and all the great
water courses of tropical South
America.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
LION ECLIPSE (2O1W PRIZE WINNER ENGLISH SHOWS

head is not daily washed with warm
water and CASTLE soap suds, so as to
remove the matter. When neglected.
the virus of the matter poisons the
face, causing Jumps. Battle the head
and face with strong CASTLE soap suds.
After wiping dry battle with a lotion
made of one part spirits Of turpentine
to six parts of glycerine. and well
rubbed upon the head and face. Also
take a tablespoonful OF clean lard, half
a tablespoonful each of ginger, cayenne
pepper and mustard. Mix well to-
gether and then add flour till the whole
has the consistency of dough. Roll
into slugs about the size of the top joint
of the little finger, and put one down
the birds throat. Repeat the dose in
twelve or twenty-four hours, an the
case may require.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04

tie roogt, and nests under the boards.
1t is better to have no passageway,
allowing doors to open into each apart
ment, thus securing more room. Cover
the noor with cut straw, and scatter all
grain in the straw. A water-trough
may be OF wood and kept in the sun
light. dust bath should be near the
window. In summer, ventilate by leav-
ing the windows open, covered with
wire netting Such a house will cost
from $50 to 800, according to labor,
location and price of materials. There
should be yard in front Of each parti-
ton, IL by 100 feet, and one at the rear,
changing the hens from one to the
other, as necessity demands. which Will
permit of growing something in the I'M
occupied yard, and will assist in keep
ing them clean by turning under the
top soil. A ventilator may be placed at
the peak over each partition, but 1t
should never be opened unless in sum-
mer. The object in suggesting board
partitions is to prevent the possibility
or drafts on the fowls at night. The
south or southeast is the proper d.
rection for the house to face. A nat
roof is the cheapest. and where tarred
paper is used. the boards need not be
smooth. But for the expense We would
advise plastering also, as it better pro-
tects against lice. II the tarred paper
is placed on the outside. instead of on
the inside, it prevents the boards from
becoming wet and keeps the house dry.
Cover the paper with coal-tar and sand
two or three times, and it will last for
years. 1t may also be whitewashed
whenever it is desirable to do so.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
SneezIng and Sweiied Head.

Both these are symptoms Of roup, but
not roup in themselves, says writer
in Poultry Monthly. Sneezing more
properly belongs to distemper, or a
cold in the head, and in itself is only
slight ailment, and common among
young chickens when exposed to sud-
den changes of the atmosphere. In
quite young chicks the trouble is best
treated by putting four drops Of tine
ture Of aconite in half pint of drink
ing water. Use the homeopathic aeon
tie. For older chickens, tie piece Of
asafoetida in piece of muslin and fast
en- it in the drinking fountain or vessel.
Use piece about the size Of a halle
nut. Swelled head very often comes
from a draft at night while the birds
are roosting, such as crack in the
wall. 1t also accompanies roup when,
in treating the disease, the face and
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
NOTES OF THE DAY.

In Germany every inn has its room
set apart for dancing, and nearly every
village its dancing club.
In making champagne the grapes are
squeezed six times, each pressure max
ing wine of different quality.
1t is stated that in Belgium alone
there are at the present time 600, 700
splendidly trained racing pigeons.
A conscientious registrar OF births
and deaths at st. Ives. England, re-
Gently certified to the death of an in
FAINT aged l minute.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
The Safe Lock.

1t has been satisfactorily demon
strated that in patent locks having
what are known as six steps," the
number of changes and sizes is almost
incredible. For example. one of these
"six-step" locks of size that may be
reduced twenty times, may be changed
nearly $1,000 times. Large-sized locks
may have as many as 1000, 900 changes,
and small ones about three-quarters Of
of million OF changes. The chances of
finding duplicate key, once key is
lost, are, therefore. as will readily be
seen, rather remote.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
Mauateea.

The Manatees have the body oblong,
terminated by simple fin. Their an
terror fms are composed of five fingers,
each composed of three joints, and of
which some at least are furnished with
fiat and rounded nails, coarsely re-
sembling those of man; they have
no posterior members. Their head, al
most conical. is terminated in fieshy
muzzle, having on its upper portion
very small nostrils. The eyes are also
small, and their upper lip is furnished
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04

velopment which has characterized the
importation of Australian butter into
the United Kingdom since its com.
mencement in 1887. For the previous
live seasons the import had gone on
with marvellous rapidity until it reach
ed the large total of 29,000,000 pounds.
The severe drouth, however, which
lately afflicted several of the Australian
colonies, has temporarily retarded this
development and for the season lately
closed only 1900, 900 pounds were re-
ceived. This shortage was foreseen in
Europe early last August and produced
two important results. The Danes, who
have been watching with great anxiety
the growth of the Colonial butter trade,
were advised from Australia of the po-
sition of affairs, and believing that
they had the winters trade very much
in their own hands. in October rushed
up the wholesale price of Danish butter
in Copenhagen to 1885, which was high
er than it had been for years, while in
London ii rose to 142s. The Copen-
hagen committee overreached itself, for
the rise In values speedily brought in
larger imports from other sources, no.
tably from the States and Canada,
which together in October and Noveni-
Der sent 3,340 tons against 626 for the
corresponding month of the previous
year, the shortage from Australasia for
those two months being only 396 tons
This great influx of American and Ca
Int l,tap nj
and Danish fell 25s per cwt. in Copen-
hagen in fourteen days, but not before
the rise had done great harm to the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
genuine butter trade by giving an i'm

genuine butter trade by giving an i'm
petus to the sale of pure margarine and
margarine mixtures. Thus, owing to
the action Of the Copenhagen commit
tee, the deficiency OF the Australasian
supply, instead of benefiting the Danes
by raising the value Of their product
all through the season, did them irrep-
arabic harm. Colonial butter ran
Danish very close in values, the differ
ence for the whole Of last season aver
aging only IS 4d per cwt. The quality
OF Colonial butter, on the whole, has
shown an improvement on previous
seasons. more especially in the choicest
grades.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
MANATEES.

with a moustache of stiff hairs. Their
teats, placed on the stomach. become
large and rounded during CESSATION and
the sucking period. 1t is for this last,
which the manatees sometimes make
use Of their fins for carrying their
young, that these animals have often
been called mermaids tfemmes- pois-
sons), or women of The sea. These ami
mails collect together In large troops.
Their character is mild, affectionate
and sociable. The male, which is ex-
tremely attached to his female, does
not desert her in the hour OF danger,
but defends her till his death. The
young ones have no less tenderness for
their mother. The fishermen know hav
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
The isOok-Eish.

On June %, 1926 Goldfish was
brought to the market in Cambridge.
England, which, upon being opened,
was found to contain a book in its
nav, or stomach. The book was much
soiled and covered with slime, though
it had been wrapped in piece of sail
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04

occasionally. 1t is good idea to place
nest boxes IN the darkest part of the
house. as 1t is a hens nature to hide
her nest. and the more seclusion you
can give her at the laying hour, the
better she likes it.