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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-24
Dairy.

Nothing tends to turn the attention
of farmers to the improvements of the
milking qualities of their COWS so
much as the advent of the creamery.
1t sets people to thinking, and teach
es discrimination in the capabili-
ties of cows for profit in quantity
and quality of production. 1t should
not be that when one wishes a good
COW he should be obliged to go on
still hunt, and try a dozen before
he is successful. He who sets about
the business of breeding high grade
of mich COWS for the trade at this
time, perchance builds more wisely
than he thinks.
All grass and no grain is not con-
ducive to a good flavor in butter. 1t
gives a grassy flavor which over
rides the fine aroma we wish. Rank
red clover is certain to do this, and
too much of any one kind of meal is
as Objectionable. Avoid extremes
of all kinds, keep things clean, and
success is pretty sure.
In the warmer climates, in sum-
mer, the more approved plan for
pasturing is to keep the COWS in a
darkened stable during the day with
a reasonable amount of ground feed
and silage, and turn them out to the
fields at night, when the insect
world is asleep. They can then feed
while it is cool and inviting.
AT some of the experiment stations
potatoes have been fed to COWS,
sheep and swine to test their value.
They advocate the feeding of these
tubers when very cheap and plenty.
For swine they should be cooked, and
fed either raw or cooked to fatten-
ing cattle, with hay, meal and other
substances. They are good for young
stock.
Where all the milk has to be sold
Of course raising of calves is out of
the question, but they can be grown
and fattened without new milk af-
ter the first week. They will do well
on skim milk, flax seed jelly, fine
bran, gluten feed and corn meal. In
crease the quantity, week by week.
The average COW is the culmina-
ton of the thought of the average
farmer; she has not been fed right.
handled or cared for as she should
be, and is a wholesale robber of food,
which she never fully pays for. In
year she consumes $35 worth of
food, and yields $25 worth of butter.
Force your enemy to keep your
COW if she does not make you $50
pounds of butter yearly. You re-
fuse to hoe corn, reap wheat with a
sickle, cut wood with dull AK, be-
cause it does not pay; then do not
keep on with a COW which tlattens
your pocketbook and your ambition.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-24

Lord Clinton didn't do thing to
klamath and Fantasy at Elkhart.
The old black war horse has corns
and joys decidedly lame, but he is
still great trotter.
Jack 2:l2 has won two heats this
year and now lacks but one of hav-
ing one hundred. Newcastle 2:131l
and Challenger Chief 2:l6, and the
PAGERS Barney 2:08M and Ziglar
'2:12H, have crossed the 50-heat line,
One of the sensational attractions
for the 1896 race meetings is the
PAGER Happy Jack, owned by Mr..
Chas. Fose, Appleton, Wis. Happy
Jack is the horse which paced a
mile at Oshkosh, Wis, recently in
2:l3, without a rider or driver. He
was simply taken on to the track
with a bridal and sursingle on,
refined up and started 100 yards from
the wire. In his mile at Oshkosh,
he make break after reaching the
quarter In 80 seconds, but quick
ly recovered and was at tho half in
1904. He reached the three quarter
mile post in 1889 and finished the
mile in 2:13. Happy Jack is by
Oshkosh, son of Milwaukee, and
out of the dam of Little Johnnie,
2l914.
Joe Patients mile in 2:042 last
week at Peoria, ILL.,, makes him look
more dangerous than ever. To him
we shall have to look this season, ]
fear, for any sensational performance
among the PAGERS. OF course, the
bow legged pony Robert ]. is always
factor, and must not be overlooked,
but if John r. Gentry wins race
this year in fast time, 1 predict ii
will not be one of heats. Gentry
is certainly the fastest PAGER for at
least short distance on the turf to-
day. He is strongly made, smooth
ed gated, and easy to handle, but
unfortunately, there is something
about him which causes him to be
an uncertain horse. He was bother
ed last season with very bad case
Of rheumatism, and it is more than
probable that the same disease still
clings to him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-24

tain always a due proportion of
hearty and bulky food in the ration.
Liberal feeding does not imply
waste pork is not often made profit
able when more corn is thrown out
than the hogs can eat up clean.
What is it costing you to grow
your stock up to the marketable
point? Estimate the pasturage by
the rental value of the land. IL is
not hard to know the amount of hay
or feed consumed each day or week.
If you have taken any care Of the
manure, it should pay for housing
and labor. Do you find any need of
reform in any particular?
However large the acreage, a
scant pasture Will not enable cattle
to make as rapid growth as will one
which is flush. On the latter they
get all they want without effort, and
then lie down to digest their food,
but on scant pasture they have to
keep going continually, and are slow
to take on fat.
No reason why field should not
be brought and kept in a good state
of fertility just because it is a past
ure lot. If you make it afford bet
ter grazing it is of as much benefit
to the farm as if it were made a bet
ter meadow or wheat field. Clean
out the rough and weedy places and
SOW grass seed; aim to make it carry
more stock and earn more money.
Do not permit the refuse cabbage
leaves and the soft and unstable
heads to waste in the field, as they
are nutritious food for all kinds of
stock. Feed them in the stall, if
possible, that they be not wasted, or
the stock can be turned into the
field as soon as the good heads have
been removed, and before the rest
begin to decay.
The poorest use that can be made
of good feeding stuff after you have
been to the trouble and expense of
raising it, is to waste it on poor
stock. If you have such, sell it off,
even at sacrifice, and buy half as
much which is really good with the
money. The income will soon set
you far ahead of where you were
under the old order of things.
The composition of the corn cob is
similar to that of the stalk, and they
are equal in value to potatoes and
many of our grains, and will COM
pare most favorably with the straw
of most of our summer crops. No
question but that cobs have con-
siderable feeding value, and, if
ground or crushed, all animals will
eat them.
Our agricultural fairs often fall
short of teaching lessons Of practi-
cal value to the farmer. If he were
to take the samples of breeding
stock shown as examples, and by
over feeding put his own in such
high condition, he would very near
ly destroy them for the purpose for
which he aimed.
With beef cattle farmers are a lit
tie slow TO make up their minds to
push to ripeness at the earliest
| possible age. They are somewhat
deferred by the bugbear of "baby
beef" but growers must know that
the only way to obtain a profit is to
take advantage of the quick gains
which may be made in the first "a
months of steers life.
When the calf is three or tour
weeks old commence to feed it lit
tie hay, for it will develop it's first
stomach; clover hay is best. Then
force the calves rapidly all summer
by giving good pasturage, and they
will be in condition to be kept
through the winter without loss.
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The bulk of products should be
condensed, and more sold on the
hoof and in the fleece, and less in
the bushel; there should be more
system about our farming, and a
more intelligent calculation about
the probabilities; more than all i,
there should be less of that credit
system which leads to prodigality.
Go over and over the plowed field
with the harrow as often as you
will, and there will yet be places
where another turn of that fmple-
ment will benefit. No other tool
will so fine and make firm the soil
for the wheat, and neither fertilizer
nor anything else will make amends
for its absence.
1t is much more expensive pro-
cess to restore worn out lands than
to retain their original fertility by
judicious handling. Men who are
farming virgin lands would best
learn this lesson in due season, or
they will learn it later to their cost,
and their regret.
That usually brings the better
price which is known to have been
grown in locality already famed
for it. Do not be afraid of produce
ing too much Of given crop in one
region, if there are good shipping
facilities. 1t is in just this way that
a region builds up reputation for
special products.
Orchard grass makes better
mixture with clover, for some rea-
sons, than timothy, as they both
bloom and ripen about the same
time, and hay made of these grasses
is of the very best quality, having a
high feeding value for all purposes
and for all kinds of stock. The COM
parative value of our grasses will
bear little more study.
The tiller of the soil must give
attention and personal supervision
to every part of his work, and never
leave the details of the management
to others. "There is no manure like
the foot of the owner is a true
proverb. During the season OF
planting, cultivating and harvest
ing the crops the farmer can not
stay too closely at home.
( Local farmers should take an ac-
tive part in the yearly institutes, in
the discussions, giving their expert
ence with methods and results, not
leaving everything to the speakers
from abroad. A free discussion of q
given practice is worth more than
any sermon which can be preached
upon it, because it brings out the
weak points as well as the good ones
Barbed wire is now so low in price
that a man who builds a wire fence
can easily afford to build good one
using wire enough to make it proof
against any animal, large or small
but the newer fences without barbs
are better in every respect, and will
turn the stock as surely.
Are you looking for the key to sue
cess that you may securely lock up
your profits? then mature your stock
early; feed balanced rations, fol
they are most economical; use the
byproducts, the straw and the fod-
der; look after your machinery, that
the sun and the rain do not ruin it;
do not sell off fertility without re-
storing it-there are several doors
which need locking.
If green crops for manuring are
plowed under in hot weather, in a
light soil, they have tendency to
sour the land; it is better to lei
them grow until little later. II
they must be plowed under in mid
summer, it is well to follow with a
coating of lime to counterfeit the
souring tendency.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-24
The Grand Old Circuit.

The honor of the first meeting of
the Grand Circuit races for 1895 fell
to Saginaw, where very successful
meeting was held last week. There
were really no sensational perform
ances, but the contest never tagged
in interest. The only winner from
this county at Saginaw was the bay
mare Maxim, by Brown Hal, who
made quick work of her engagement,
after Charley Lyon had laid her up
for the first heat. The Tennessee
mare had no light task, for Nichol
B., from Detroit, gave her quite an
argument in the third heat, and
made the little miss go the mile in
2:ll16. These two fleet PAGERS left
the Others dozen lengths back, and
were at the bali in :04. From there
they raced as pair to the distance,
when Nichol BIS driver went to the
whip; the horse responded gamely,
and was only beaten short neck by
the fast daughter of Brown Hal; the
effort told on both horses, so that a
mile in 2:l3A gave Maxim the race
after another exciting brush in the
stretch with Nichol B. Summary:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-24

Monogram was never in the hunt,
and was drawn in the last heat. The
2:l0 class was won by Lottie Lorraine
in one, two, three order, with Star
pick and Hal Parker behind the ban
ner; time, 2:l2M, 2:llM, 2:l014. Nc
Kay was in hotcompany with Satin
Slippers in the 2:20 class, trotting,
but managed to pull off third money
in big field of thirteen good ones.
The best time in this race was 2l3A
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-24
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DAYS. It's action upon the system is re-
markable and mysterious. 1t removes at
once the cause, and the disease immedi-
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benefits; 75cts. Sold by A. Il. Rains,
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TimT ,,-, :isX, 2:i5, .2:liJl, 2:iSN.

In the 2:20 class, pacing, there
were two Tennessee bred PAGERS
Monogram and Red Oak, by Red
Fern, driven by Mars Geers. The
last named horse captured the race
by winning the second, fourth and
fifth heats in 2:l5, 2:l5 aud 2:lS1S.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-24
Agricultural and Live Stock Department.
Conducted by JOHN P. McGAW, Jr.


Columbian
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-24
stock.

High grain feeding can often be
carried so far as to result in injury
to the health of the animal; main
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17
MARRIED.

On Monday, June 18th, at the home
OF Mrs. d. q Wassou, Mrs. r. G,
MATTHEWS, of Greenville, to Mr.. r.
l. RATIIFF, OF New Orleans; Rev.
Quincy Ewing officiating
The wedding was a decided surprise
to the many friends of the bride, and
was celebrated very quietly in the
presence OF the immediate family and
intimate friends OF the bridal couple.
Mrs, Matthews has long been a resi-
dent Of Greenville, where she has
many friends who will hope sincerely
for her future happiness In her new
home Mr.. Ratliff is a citizen Of New
Orleans, ln which city he is engaged
in real estate business He is n broth
or OF Mrs. d G. Wassou, of Greenvillc,
and until recently was q prominent
citizen of Poplarville, Miss. The
TIMES extends sincere congratulations
on his good fortune IN winning the
hand Of the charming lady who has
become his wife, aud wishes them a
long life Of prosperity aud happiness.
The bride and groom left for New
Orleans at one o'clock OH Monday, aud
will make their home ln that city.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17
$4,000 REWARD.

For the arrest ana de livery OF the
thief and Bicycle, or $1,000 for either,
delivered to Sheriff of Washington Co.,
Miss, at Greenville. .
Descriptlon-A Special No. 0 Crescent
Wheel, nut up by Western Wheel Works
of Chicago: right side of handle bar has
been broken In two: roughly bfGzed to-
pether; Ind or Bird link Of chain from
Coupling on inside has been re-riveted
tubing dented near sproeket hub.
THETA white man % or 3Oyears Old;
small size, dark hair, brown mustaehe
had on blue mole skin pants with white
stripe. soft brown hat. gold-iilled Hunt.
ING case watch with small square-llnkedl
chain, low shoes; had lead pencil painted
green; Stolen from the Greenville Gun,
Saving Machine and Bicycle Supply
House on June 10th. Last heard OF
going north. Address any Information
to II. WASH, Proprietor, or Sheriff OIL
Washington County.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17

An exciting runaway occurred about
12 O'Clock to-day, which fortunately re-
suited in ne serious injury. Miss Car
rIe skinner and young lady who is
visiting her were driving a shetland
pony. when the animal became trlgh-
tened and bolled, becoming perfectly
unmanageable, and was oDly stopped
after much difficulty. Mr.. c. } Kelly
who went to the rescue, was thrown
down aud trampled by the pony,
which was afterwards caught ana
brought to standstill by a negro
The ladies sustained no harm beyond a
serious fright.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17
M. H. MAYOR.
MALACQUA.
Greenville, Miss.

The city is beginning TO sufler from
lis usual summer experience of water
famine. 1t Is much earlier than usual
Tor this annual nuisance, which usual.
" occurs In August or September, but
the difference IN time does not lessen
the discomfort. 1t is generally aek.
nowledged that the mysterious some
thing so long known as malaria is
nothing but the effect of bad water
that malaequa in It's proper name, and
that Its train Of ills follow inevitably
the use OF ofunwholesome waterfor cook
log or drinking purposes. 1t is the
custom IN Greenville to use tank wa
ter almost exclusively for domestic
purposes; and even in those tanks
which still contain water 1t has be-
come so stsgnant aud filed with mi
croseopic life that II Is remarkable
that more general and serious illness
Is not produced by its use. Many
physicians advocate the boiling of
this water, IL il must be used, arguing
that the process OF boiling edecIually
destroys all infusoria and renders II al
least harmless to produce the results
formerly attributed 10 malaria.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17

The death of Mrs. A. w. Buckner
occurred at Leota on Sunday, June
14th. This estimable lady was well
known In Greenvile, which was her
home for many years, aud where
her husband, Mr. Davis Buckner, was
one of tho most prominent members
of the bar fifteen years ago. She was
a sister of Mr.. W. NJ. Worthington, OF
Greenyile, and sister-in law of Mrs,
j. II. Robb, of this city, and was allied
BY the tics of Kindred aud marriage
to many of the most prominent per
sons in this county and Kentucky
from which State her father came to
Mississippi, and purchased immense
tracts of land in Washington county
It was upon the spleudid estate ol
Wayside, one of bis numerous planla-
tions, that Mrs. Buckuer was born
She leaves two daughters, just grown
TO whom The sympalhies OF many
friends are extended in their aflliction
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17
Registration Notice.

/ will visit tho different voting pre-
eipcls of the county, oil the days allt
dates named below, for tue purpos'
Of registering all persons who desire
to do 80 aud who have not hereloior
registered, aud all persons VINO haV'
become Of age, under Section S6lS
Annotated Code, to-wit
Avon, Monday, June 90
Glen Allen, Tuesday, June 80
Leola, wednesday, July l.
Greeuvillo, Friday, July i.
Belzoui, Monday, July =;
". X. GILDART, Registrar.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17
A Class In Philosophy.

Smart Boy: Which is heavier, a
pound of lead or a pound Of feathers?
Smarter Boy: No difference by
weigh, but a big difference in bulk.
Smart Girl /: Which Is the lighter,
two spoonsfull of ordinary Baking
Powder, or two spoonsfull Of "Jack
Frost" Baking Powderg
Smarter Girl: Jack Frost" OF course,
"Jack Frost" Is lighter, and will 20
farther, and make better biscuits.
Sold by Leop Levy and all flrst-class
Retail Grocers. Delta Grocery Co.,
wholesale distributors.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17

The magnificent stalk OF co',on
which has been on exhibition in the
window of the TIMES office, ard whlcn
has attracted the attention aud excited
the onder OF every passer, was grown
by Mr.. j. E. Best, Oh Dltchley flsn'a'
tion. Deer Greek, aud was taken rom
a hundred acre field of similar coltop'
The growth Of this cotton IS so stocky
and the bols and forms SC thlckiy sol
that 1t ia impossible to count lnelll'
but It has much more the appearance
of cotton at the middle Of July or ilrs'
Of August than the middle ot JUNE,
and, If It continues to grow al 'ue
present rate, is safe to "hide a man on
horseback" and bring a bale ana
huff per acre. Unjust be remompereu
that this cotton which looks 90 y !
had been grown iu d flower garden
came from au ordinary field and ma
withstood one of the worst drNu'n
| on record
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17
CLEARING SALE.
Down They Come /.

A Good Stock TO be Completely
Cleared Ont by Proti;less Prices. We
Must Have Room for Our Fall aud
winter Stock. SO all the Goods upon
our Shelves and Counters Must Go.
Sooner lose our Profit than feed our
Principal to the Moths. Are you the
Man or Woman who said you couldn't
AFFORD to Buyt Luck is now hunting
Tor YOU in the shape OF Bargains with
out Peer or Parallel in the liue of
Millinery, Dry Goods, Motions aud
Ladies' Furnishing Goods.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17

The Greenvllle club of wheelmen
are preparing to put handsome quar-
ter mile track in order at Athletic
Park. which, when completed win bo
All ornament to the park aud boon
10 the dovotees of tho sport.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17
Travellers Cheques Of the American
Express Company

Are intended to take the place OF Let
ters of Credit, Bills Of Exchange, Circu-
lar Notes and Bank Drafts; being more
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render the Cheques for all practlcaple
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The Cheques are Issued in denomina- nina
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and each Cheque has printed upon y u
the exact Foreign Money equivalents U
paid therefor In the principal countries
For Cheques and any information ap'
nlv to w. II. REED, Agent.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17

School Of tho Baptist
2 Its second annual pic.
dsy, Juue oath. Avon
d as the place, aud the
Greenville at 1880 a
. p. m. The beauti.
aud the fine iishing
Lake Lee afford partic.
Tor an entertainment
q all who enjoyed the
rlence of the first pic
"a last summer will be
The pleasure.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17
RAILROAD THE TABLE.
.azoo and Mississippi valley ;. 3.

Connections maue at Memphis with
all lines for the North and East and
West; at New Orleans for the Gulf
coast resorts and Southern Texas and
California.
Through tickets to all points now
OF sale at the Y. & NV. K. Il. de-
pot office baggage checked through
For Information as a. rates, routes &c
write or Bpply to
W. T SINGER, Agt.
JOHS Scorr, Div. Pass. Agt..
Memphis, Tenn.
w. A. KELBosD, A. 6 r. Agt, New Orleans.
A. II HANSON G p. Agt ChlcagO
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17
FOR SALE.

80 Horse Power Smith Meyer Il
Schnior Engine.
Sailor Elevator.
Three Coudensers for Pratt 40 Saw
Glus.
Grist Mil, 80 Inch burr, Queen of
the South.
Thomas Gumbo Direct Steam Press.
New Rubber Belts, Shaftings, Pull
leys.
All above machinery iu good repair
and preservation. Reason for selling,
am going TO erect larger plant with
complete Mouger system
II. A, BIZZELL, Agi,
may27-wtf Arcola, Miss.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17
Vickshurg and Gresnville Packet G
CARRYING o. S. MAIL.

Steamers Annie Laurie and N-S /.
Ruth-Leave Greenville every 3fs2
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
at > p. m.
Boats leave Vicksburg every Monday,
Thursday and Saturday at IL o'clock.
First-elass passenger and freight ac-
commodati0ns,
The right isreserved to pass any land
ng dee med unsafe by the Captain CON-
manding.
WHARFBoAr, Greenville, Miss.
Z. z. SMITH. Agent.
j. j. MuLHoLLAND, Supt.,
aus 10 Vicksburg, Miss
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17

Scuppernong Wine is uuadulterated
and every doctor should use Il iu his
practice. 1t has no equal for in
valids. mch
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17

g of the Greenville
sllon on Monday night
Of Mr.. Henry Lengs-
ry was rendered and
Mr.. W. T. Rose was
be position. Mr.. Hen-
was elected treasurer
on, which, by active
Engagement, has been
ery satisfactory foot
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17
Anchor Line.

Boats pass Greenyille, two
<alaa-Asksxz- each way, twice week,
Sunday and Wednesday. Boats going
up the river connecting at Memphis,
Cairo and st. Louis with all railroads
ana steamboat lines diverging. Careful
attention to way and plantation busl-
ness The right Is reserved to pass any
landing deemed unsafe.
Excursion rates now on sale to Men,
PHI, Cairo and st. Louis, with privilege
ofreturning by rail. Rooms engaged for
any boat or date. Further information
cheerfully furnished on application.
J.J. HAYS, General Agent,
Vicksburg. Miss,
LYME STARRING, Agent, Greenville
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17

lermelons Of the year
at fruit stands, but
ought In from the sur
ry. As with chickens,
20 with melons. Green
ellent market for all
bns, aud all could DO
erfectlon in Washing.
nearly all we use are
distance.
The Greenville times., 1896-06-17

3hief Is abroad in the
D wheels were stolen
ht from Mrs. Nelson's
perty of Mr.. aud Mrs,
Few complaints OF
been made, but q
5hould be dealt out to
whenever they are