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Evening star., 1896-11-12
SPEECHES AND WORK
Second Days Sessions of the Ma
{ tional Grange.
ITS PART IN THE FARMERS LIFE
Some Pleasant Words From Promi.
nent Visitors.
COM MITTEES APPOINTED

Worthy Overseer Aaron Jones opened the
National Grange in due form at the Ma
tional Hotel this morning.
s. l.. Wilson. from the committee on in
vitation to the Association of Agricultural
Colleges and Experiment Stations, said that
the invited guests had unanimously ac-
cepted the invitation and decided to be
present at IL o'clock. The worthy lecturer.
Mr.. Alpha Messer and Mrs Messer were
present, as also Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Howe,
the former the master of the Massachu-
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FAVOR THE INCOME TAX.
Resolutions Adopted by the General
Assembly, II. of L.,

Assembly, n. of l.,
ROCHESTER, N. y, November 12.-The
general assembly Of Knights of Labor to-
day adopted resolution declaring for the
enactment of a graduated income tax law.
Failing to procure this at the hands of the
next Congress, it Is the declared intention
of the knights to use all their influence to
have demand for such a tax Incorporated
into the platform Of one of the great no.
htical parties and If they fail in that there
will in all probability be an effort made
to set up new political party.
Resolutions have been referred to the
distributing committee in favor of the in
itiative and referendum; opposing the issue
OF national bank notes. and declaring that
all money should be issued exclusively by
the national government.
The election of officers will probably not
come up until next week The present gem
eral master workman, JAS r.. Sovereign.
and 7. Il. MCGUIRE, member Of the ex-
ecutive hoard, are the leading candidates
for office of general master workman.
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directing the secretary to arrange for call
ing on the President at such time as he
could receive the Grange.
A resolution regarding the Grange quar-
terly was referred to a committee on edu-
cation when appointed.
On motion of Alex. j. Wedderburn, reso-
luton was adopted expressing the sympa-
thy of the Grange with Representative
Hatch of Missouri in his illness. and paying
a high tribute to the work he has done in
the interest of agriculture.
Addresses of Welcome.
On motion Of Mr.. Horton Mrs. Greer of
California, Mrs. Bell Of Vermont and Mrs.
Hillery Of Oregon were appointed as the
choir for the grange.
1t was decided to invite member of the
interstate commerce commission to ad-
dress the grange.
The worthy lecturer made a statement as
to q proposition to hold meeting of the
state lecturers during National Grange ses-
slons
Assistant Secretary Dabney Present.
Alex. ]. Wedderburn stated that AS
sstant Secretary of Agriculture Dabney
was in the ante room and moved that he be
received at once. The worthy master ap-
pointed a committee to conduct the as
sstant secretary into the hall, of which
Col. Rhone was chairman.
MI bdDttey was lIllTo0uceu Dy tHe worthy
master in a few appropriate remarks.
The assistant secretary said that he had
only come to pay his respects to the Pa
irons Of Husbandry and thus recognize
for the department the motherhood and
fatherhood of agricultural interest of the
country. He desir ed to express his thanks
for the warm reception given him, which,
he understood, was intended for the depart
ment over which he presided, and on he
half Of the department he desired to greet
the National Grange with all the respecr
due the order. He alluded to the visit of
the master Of the National. Grange 10 the
College Association. He spoke most fiat
CONTINUED on Eleventh Page.)
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SAYS IT'S BOUND TO WIN.
pr. Bryan Writes Confidently to n
silver Club Organizer.

PARkEItSBCIeG. W. Va, November H.
DR.. NJ. S. Holt of Weston has received
from William j. Bryan letter approving
the work which DR.. Holt began of organic
ing permanent silver clubs in this state
preparatory to the campaign four years
hence. DIR. Holt was formerly a re0ubli-
can, but boited Mckinley and supported
Bryan After the latters defeat he or
ganized silver club at Weston. with lis
members, and the club sent a letter to the
defeated candidate. The letter received by
DIR. Holt, who is president of the club, is
in acknowledgment of the clubs greetings.
Mr.. Bryan advises in strong terms a con-
tinUatiou of the discussion OF the silver
question and says ii is bound to win in the
end.
Evening star., 1896-11-12

The annual report of Qrartermaster
General Sawtelle shows that the improve
ment of the equipment of the army has
progressed steadily under the direction Of
this department during the year. The de-
partment provided 1O.639 marble head
stones during the year to mark the graves
of Union soldiers and sailors. The report
closes with recon .nendation looking 10
the early passage of the pending Senate
hill providing for the erection of a memor-
ial bridge across the Potomac river be-
tween Washington and Arlington
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CALIFORNIA; VOTE,
Mckinley Carried the State by AbOu1
1GsIO

2.(itbO.
SAN FRANCISCO. November 12-With
thirteen counties unreported the total can
vassed vote of California shows a plurality
for the Mckinley and Hobart electors of
over 200 votes. This places the vote of
San Francisco where il was fixed by the un-
Official count, plurality for the republican
ticket of sos. In no other case is any figure
but the official one given. The counties yet
to be officially recorded are Alpine, Fresno,
Lassen, Los Angeles. Modoc, Mono Napa,
Piumas. Sacramento, Santa Clara. Shasta.
sonoma and Trinity. They are principally
counties of small popula ton. In one or tw o
cases the vote will be large and the McKin-
ley majority surely increased.
The only result so Far noted in the legis-
latlve count is the placing of two districts,
one in Santa Clara county and the ffty-
eighth, including Mariposa and Tulumne
hrst credited to the republicans, in the
democratic column.
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Death of Capt. Coston.

Capt Henry Fl. Coston OF the Marine
Corps, who died at Pensacola, Fla, last
week. was native Of this city and entered
the Marine Corps in 1861. Besides his sea
service he served at the naval stations of
New York, Pensacola and Norfolk. He
was retired in 1903 on account of Ill health
He was son of b. F. Coston, inventor of
the Coston distress signals that are used
in the navy.
Evening star., 1896-11-12

Martin Meyer, jr.. & Co. of Hamburg,
Germany. another Of the principal agents
of tine Hamburg lottery, which has been
causing much trouble to the Post Office De-
partment. was barred from the mails by q
lottery order issued yesterday.
Evening star., 1896-11-12
Cholera Epfdemic attn End.

According to Consul General Penf1eld at
Cairo the cholera epidemic which has pre-
vailed in Egypt for about year. has ap-
parently come to an end The number of
deaths from the scourge is officially stated
at 1910.
Evening star., 1896-11-12
GUILTY OF MANsLAUGHTER.

Verdict in the Case of Richard k.,m
Who Killed james Crook.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md, November 12-T,o
jury in the case Of Richard King, charged
with the murder of James Crook of prinoo
Georges county. brought in today a verdict
of manslaughter.
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Return of Minister Meken.ie.

NEW YORK, November 12.-sAmong the
passengers who arrived today on board the
Columbian line steamer Valencia, from
Colon, was James A. Mckenzie, United
States minister to Peru. Mr. Mckenzie
has returned home the advice of his
physician, for a vacation.
Evening star., 1896-11-12

Mrs. Booth-Tucker, commander Of the
Salvation Army in the United States, is
coming from headquarters in New York
Saturday. accompanied by her private sec
retary. Brigadier Alice Lewis. and other
officers, to hold special meetings here Sum
day. l4sEgs''
Evening star., 1896-11-12
DID NOT STOP.


Washington This Morning.
Shrader, the so-caied divine healer"
who, as already stated in The Star, has
been in Alexandria, Va, for some days
past, was in Washington for a few minutes
today. He reached the city about 6:45 am,
on a Pennsylvania train, and purchased a
ticket at the Baltimore and Potomac sta
ton for Philadelphia, for which city he de-
parted on the train leaving here at Z
oclock.
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Government Receintx

National bank notes received today for
redemption. $5Sl,l1 Government receipts:
From internal revenue. SiSs 725: customs.
$3i65Jo: miscellaneous, $34,710.
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Called for Hi. nntton.

Secretary of the Navy Herber. today
called for the resignation Of William WyIie
chief clerk of the quartermaster's depart
some Irregularities of making contracts.
Evening star., 1896-11-12
er Appointed.

Bank Receiver Appointed.
William E. Lucas has been appointed re-
ceiver of the Marine National Bank of
Duluth, MINI.
Evening star., 1896-11-12

It you want today's
news today you can find
It only in The Star.
Evening star., 1896-11-12

setts state grange. There We're a large
number of visitors from New England and
some from Maryland and Virginia. The
roll Of states was called for the introduc-
ton of business to be referred without de.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-19
L,ou,d Manure a. Top-Dressins.

A bulletin Of the Iowa station says:
The application Of liquid manure at
the rate of 1000 pounds per acre in
creased the yield of grass 26.5 per cent,
equivalent to $50 pounds of hay per
acre. Observations will be taken on
the condition and production of these
plats during the coming summer to
note the continuation OF the benefit re-
sulting from fertilizing grass lands.
At this rate 80 tons of liquid manure
applied to a 40 acre pasture will in
crease its grass producing capacity
26.5 per cent, or cause 1t to grow IL
tons more hay the first year. and,
based upon these results, clover disced
into 40 acres of thin soiled blue grass
pasture will increase it's grass produc-
ing capacity 65 per cent, or cause it to
produce 80 tons more hay. The infer
ence seems warranted from the FORE
going results that the grazing capacity
of many pastures may be fully doubled
by liberal top dressing or by the use
of clover seed and the else and har-
row.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-19

from diseases. We keep our coops
clean, with plenty of lime around them.
We have found the Buff Leghorns very
good layers, and last year we had
cockerels that dressed two pounds at
eleven weeks old. Having seen the
experiences of many, in their success
and failures in crossing, we tried two
crosses last year. The first was a
Buff Leghorn cock on Golden Wyan-
dotte hens. The chicks matured
early, and the pullets are excellent lay
ers. The second was a Buff Leghorn
cock and Light Brahma hens. The re-
suit was not so favorable as in the first
case. The chicks matured very slowly,
and, while the full bloods and the
chicks of the first cross had plump and
very meaty breasts, these latter were
all skin and bones. l am inclined to
think that it pays best to breed from
standard breeds Of some kind. and for
me, none are so satisfactory as the Buff
LeghOrn.
B. w. Fellows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-19
Natural Starters.

In an address before the Ayrshire
Breeders association Prof. II. w. Gown
said: Natural starters. These are
easily made by any butter-maker. The
method of preparing one is simply to
procure a few quarts of good sweet
cream from source which is the most
reliable for being clean and pure, and
allow this cream to stand in a warm
place until it sours. The cream thus
soured will contain many bacteria and
commonly, or at least in many cases, If
the cream is from reliable source the
species of bacteria which develop in
1t will be the species that pro-
duce pleasant flavors. Such soured
cream may then be poured into
the large vat of cream for a starter
and the result will be that if the starter
does have the proper kind of species the
cream will ripen more rapidly and pro-
duce a better quality of butter than
when it is allowed itself to ripen nat
urally. Thus the natural starter simply
allows to grow in the cream the species
which are already present, but If the
cream Is from good source the results
are found in practice to be very favor
able"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-19
Tho Dangers OF New York.

We are thankful every day that we
live in the country. We have long
wanted to visit New York, but we are
afraid TO. A man from Iowa, har-
nessmaker of good reputation, went to
New York lately to see the sights. In
buying piece of plug tobacco he care
lessly showed a S. bill. strange
woman who saw the money Immediate
ly fell on his neck and said:
"Oh, William, William, why did you
desert me?"
The harnessmaker from Iowa had
never seen the woman before but she
had him arrested saying she was mar
ried to him in 1859. He was finally
compelled to give her the IS bill to get
rid of her.-Atchison Globe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-19

acknowledgement soothed him. The
great officer was very soothing, he as
sured him that champagne as a bever-
age was as harmless as milk-in fact,
Just what he needed as a tonic that
time of night. OF course, Billy couldn't
be rude enough to refuse the courtesies
of so great an official.
After that things grew still more
informal The adjutant told a story,
and the city editor told story, and
the night editor told a story-all Of
which Ii is not necessary to reproduce
here, partly because they weren't really
so funny as they were considered at
the time. Then the telegraph editor,
who didn't have on dress suit, tore off
the tails from the one the city editor
wore, and one of the new reporters
jumped through the ground-glass door
of the aEte-room like hurdle. 1t cut
his face somewhat, but he said a man
who had to shave himself didn't mind
q little thing like that. He was con-
siderable of blood in college, they
Eaid, and he took TO the discomforts or
earning a living rather bard. Finally
they suggested that the adjutant-
general, who had made himself so COM
panionable, really ought to be put in
the fruit basket and make speech, for
the general reaaon that he would look
so cute there. but as the general
weighed 225 pounds and theirs center
Of gravity was not very low at the time,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-19

ers, make friends with your cows and
test them.
Mr.. Morse.-I have an old German
woman in my employ who does this.
She has made friends with the cows
and they like her and yield a good sup
ply of milk when she milks them. Re-
Gently she took a vacation, and tried
doing the milking. | treated them
right, but the amount of milk they gave
shrank at once and did not greatly in
crease. But when she came back they
at once yielded their accustomed
amount. of milk. think that women
are better around cow stables than men,
if the stables are kept clean, as all
stables should be.
Q.--Why will some cows keep clean,
while other cows standing beside them
and under like conditions will get
dirty?
Mr.. Helm.-Nearly every cow stable
in this state is fixed not to keep the
cows clean. but to keep them dirty
at least, that is the natural inference
of the conditions under which they are
hCPt. luC 6ISdI Is I0at the
managers are too low and the COW has
to back off to lie down-that compels
her to lie down in the filth. build
mine so that the cow can put her head
under it when she lies down, and she
can thus lie down where she stands.
l nail 2x4 in front of her two fore
feet, and another 2x4 in front of her
two hind feet, and fill the space between
the two joists with bedding. When
she lies down, she will lie on this bed
ding and keep clean. With calves. we
do not nail down the 2x4s, but merely
lay them down against cleats, which
can be removed to increase the length
of the bed as the calf grows.
Q.-Are not those 2x4s in the way
when you milk?
A.-The milk pail sits on them, so
they rather help than hinder the milk
ing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-19
Discussing the Cow.
B. w. Fellows.

CONDENSED from the Farmers Re-
view stenographic report of the Michi-
gan dairymen's meeting)
Professor c. d. Smith opened the dis
cussion on the COW. He spoke first on
the selection of the cow. Where we
used to select cow on the total amount
of milk she would give we now pay
more attention to the relative amount
of butter she will make. She is good
cow If her percentage Of butter fat is
large, provided she gives a fair amount
of milk. The chief attention OF the
experiment station during the past two
years has been toward this point. Is
1t true that the cows that have the
typical dairy form make butter most
profitably? Is it true that the internal
capacity of cow is made manifest
by exterior signs? l am ready to as
sert that such is the case. Our best
cows at the station conform most close
ly to the best dairy type. However, few
of us have time to become good judges
of external signs Of internal quality, SO
that most of us must buy our cows
judging them by the weight OF milk
and by the test for butter fat.
Q.-Can we Judge by the young ami
NAL what kind of COW she will make
in the future?
A.-When 1 picked out my wife, l
did not do it when she was little
girl, but when she had grown up. And
the same theory holds good in picking
out a cow: you must wait till she is
mature before you can tell definitely
what kind of a COW she will be. We
cannot predict with any certainty what
heifer will make. There are certain
signs, of course, signs that tell whether
she has the beef type or the dairy type,
but .ou can not depend on the details
tina! may develop.
The next point was the stabling and
feeding of the cow. A member said:
It seems to me that with land at $40
per acre we cannot afford to pasture
cows at the rate of one cow for every
four acres OF land We had better feed
partly on the soiling plan.
Mr.. Gurler.-Now. live in the corn
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-19
Observations on Hog Raising.


J. NJ Welsh, before the Missouri
swine breeders, said:
We are all aware of the influence of
a thoroughly bred sire upon the herd /;
and yet it is a mistake to expect salts
factory results in breeding unless the
sows of the herd are bred to a point
where form. color. and potency become
fixtures.
The absence Of uniformity in form
and color il herd may be set down
as an indication of indiscriminate and
faulty breeding.
There is a tendency on the part of
breeders in some localities toward a
hog lacking in range and substance
sufficient to produce the desired weight
at a given age. This is due, perhaps,
to the erroneous idea that hog with
much size must be rough animal
Also to the fact that the market de-
mand is not for heavy-weights.
Hogs of rapid growth are usually Of
good size at maturity, and II properly
bred they are readily prepared for mar
ket at any age. The swine breeders of
Missouri have, as a rule, maintained
better growth and size than is found in
some states where extreme demand pre-
walls for particular finish in externals,
regardless, to some extent. of real
Quality.-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-19

belt in Illinois, and there we have had
much troEble with the corn root worm.
He lives on corn roots exclusively. 1t
therefore becomes necessary for us to
rotate corn, keeping it off of certain
fields for a few years that this worm
may be starved out. This having to
forego the use of corn fully and freely
would initiate against the soiling sys-
TEN with us.
Mr. Monrad spoke on how to milk the
cow Get good dairy maid. 1t would
be blessing for Michigan if the girls
did the milking, for the men would then
have to fix up the stables and keep
them clean. / have seen a great many
stables where one had to put on long
boots to go into them. Why do / be-
leve that girls should milk? Because
they are gentler. My experience of six
years taught me that to milk a cow
properly you have got to be on good
terms with the cow. l once had a white
heifer that was a beauty, but she was
wild. l kept my temper for little over
two weeks, and she was kicking all the
time. Then lost my temper and used
the stool. did not milk that cow any
more. I sent her back to my brother
who had a good many cows and did not
need to milk them all. In fact, he only
MIXED ten cows to get enough milk for
family use.
But men may learn how to milk. If
when you go home you will induce the
young men to weigh the milk right
along, you will find that it will make
a great difference in the interest they
take in the milking. Buy good milk
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-19
An Ever Available Reason.

Disease in cattle, sheep and swine IL
preteXt that is always at hand for
national stock inspectors to use when
1t suits their interests or fancies. When
nation wants to protect it's home pro-
ducers by keeping out foreign grown
animals, all it has to do is to go on
an exploring expedition after some
disease. They are sure to find it soor-
err or later, and if they do not find it
they can scare up something enough
like it to answer the purpose. AS there
is no part of the world where the do
mestic stock does not suffer some from
disease, therefore it becomes an easy
matter to exclude wherever exclusion
is desired.
If the United States wanted to shut
out all foreign importations of animals
it could easily do so. 1t would not make
any difference if the disease would not
reproduce itself in this country, the ex-
cuse ought to be sufficient in the eyes
of our foreign friends. Take, for in
stance, the exclusion from a certain
foreign country of our beeves under
plea that Texas fever exists in the
United States. Though it has been ex-
plsined to them that that fever could
not possibly live in that country, and
that the disease is carried only by the
ticks and not by contact of animals, yet
the prohibition stands.
We do not suggest that the United
States resort to such underhand treat
ment of the subjects Of foreign nations.
In all probability the animals brought
in are not more subject to disease than
our own. On the other hand, our ami
mails that are exported to foreign coun-
tries are not more diseased than their
own. We realize that the above reason
is used in closing the ports against
American stock for the reason that ex-
clusion without reason would expose
them to adverse legislation by the
American congress.-Farmers' Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-19
To Make Shoes Waterproof.

Most persons, says the Boston Even
ing Transcript, are dependent upon rub
Der overshoes to keep their feet dry
in wet weather. But one who has prac-
ticed it for number Of years knows
that leather boots can be made water
proof in the following way: Melt to-
gether equal parts Of castor oil, kero-
sene and lard and while it Is still warm
rub the mixture all over a pair of new
boots, both uppers and soles. AS it dries
in repeat the operation about five times
and you can then put the boots on and
walk in melting snow with isnpunity.
Give another dressing with this mix
ture about once in three or four months.
Leather is not only made waterproof
in this way, but becomes very soft and
pliable.