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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

not expected that woman would sail
II. The young men aboard thought
themselves good enough shippers for
that. II was pleasant sailing.
with light breeze. All at once sharp
squall struck the sail with loud. rush
Ing sound. The sail was trimmed in
and tbs boat careened over so that the
sea poured over the washboards. The
young women scrcamed-all but Miss
Dearborn. She sprung 10 the main
sheet and quickly loosed II while tho
boat was lufed into the wind. She
tended tho sheet until the squall bad
passed and aftcrward showed her abll-
ity TO sail the boat alone. She is n
daughter Of Captain George Dearborn.
OF Brooklyn. and Is spending her yaca-
tlon at the beach. Besides being n
skilled yachtswoman she IL the best
known leading lady In Brooklyn's anna.
teur dramatic corps.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

The following letter from r n En-
inert, an Iowa stocknnn. viii h. read
with interest by many FEEDER In that
and other states. says Live s,ock RE-
port No doubt the conditions named
therein will apply over a broad area
Of the feeding district. In The FIRST
place young cattle are very scaree, the
scarcest b. twenty-five year, 10 my
own knowledge. Everything s on
feed from yearllngs up. and there have
not been nearly enough cattle to go
around. I Unlisted strongly ior the
feeders Of my neighborhood 10 feed
cattle. and consume this cheap corn,
even n they had to 20 10 tho market
Tor their feeders. which a good many
did. and that " how We have about
our usual number OF cattle on feed
here. But right here Is where The rub
comes In. There will not be more than
nali our usual lumber OF cattle 70 run
0It Of here this fall, from the tact that
from now on we usually ran our grass
cattle Why. / used to buy from three
10 six, eight. ten or twelve cars Of cat
Tic per week. and half OF then would
be grass cattle. but I do no. know
where / would get q single load OF
grass cattle In my territory now, not
even feeders. let alone cattle that
would do to ship. From 1881 up until
last fall every body cut and slashed the
cattle, especially tho she stua. calves,
bulls and everything. You kn0w your
selves how II was: and whea a short
ago comes you can't breed and raise
cattle and get them ready iJf market
In six months as you can With hogs
As ! regard the situation Il vould seem
as though there would be plenty o.
tat cattle for this summer and till'
looking at u without careful study. we
are getting only forty TO ffu thousand
cattle per week In Chicago now an
told. whereas we used to Set my 10
eighty thousand per week few years
ago. We have Just gone through a pc
Rod OF three years OF hard times. Last
year was presidential election. That
Is out Of tie way now and every Ihlng
Is beginning TO move along more even
~ Times are getting better in tho
east, and gradually moving this way;
moro men going to work every day.
and thoro VIII gradually " more de-
mond for the products from now on
unless I miss my guess. Then there
viii be a great demand from all quar-
ters right along for young cattle TO 20
on to gras- and on TO con In short. .
a better consumptive demand on the
one side and better demand for feed |
Ing stock on the other. Il does look |
to mo there won't be any too many .
cattle for this summer and fall for the |
market 10 80 into consumption. I
could give a good many more reasons
for thinkinl so. but think have COW
cred the main part OF the ground. OF
course We will have fluctuations. but
the tendency will be for the better.
especially when the cattle now on feed
are out OF the way.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

ing. with the present easy.
rapid and cheap method OF
testing milk. by tho Babcock
test. no one can AFFORD to be ig-
norant Of the butter capacity Of his
COWS. First az 10 the method Of test
Ing. and then as 10 ~ advantages The
milk OF cows. whether takon separate.
~ or In herds. IL constantly varying
from day to day, and from milking 20
milking these variations usually fall
Ing within an extreme range ~ one
per cent. In addition. the milk IL grad
ually growing richer. from the time
che COW calves until IL driea up. TO
overcome these variations. a COW
should be tested for at least four con-
sccutiyo milkingH. and eight milklngs
airs still better. This IN easily done.
by mixing samples Of the different
milkings and making one test OF tho
mixed sample To get an average test.
Tor the whole milking period, two tests
can be made. one six weeks. and the
other, six months aft,r calvlng. The
average OF these two. ulll closely an
profimate tie average quality OF the
milk given during tho year. n but a
single test IL 10 be made. the samples
should be taken toward the end Of tho
fourth month after oalylng. II Will bo
necessary 10 know the weight OF milk
given. and this can be learned lust as
accurately. by weighing the milk the
hrst and fifteenth OF each sonth. as by
weighing every day. The real labor
OF doing all this Weighing aud testing.
IL much less than would be- Imagined,
by one who has never tested cows. |
Having now the weights and tests. /
what use can be made Of them3 In /
every herd. there are some cows better |
than others. Testing enables the own
er 10 weed out his herd successfully. TO
get rid OF the Improbable cows. and Z
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

as the eye catches him at different
points Of his swing, until finally ho
rests before you.
Haunting the rookeries OF the birds
in the southern part Of the peninsula 10
a large blue crab. He makes a hole In
the ground. usually under n log, and
when he hears noise elevates his
head and protrudes his eyes with startl-
ing effect. He is able to take care OF
himself. for his plncers are powerful.
and his shell is hard-he Is often as
large as saucer. There Ia perpetual
war between him and the birds. lie
wanders among the nests az night and
appropriates the bits OF FISH left by the
nestllngs. and the young themselves II
he can find a mother on her guard. But
he has to be sly or he is killed by the
stroke Of a bayonet bill. and eaten in
his turn. when the plume hunters
have driven of or destroyed the parents
OF rOokery these crabs swarm out and
devour the orphan young In short or
der But while the mothers are al
lowed to do their duty the crabs are
iueal h'hNenBefh, anu ueNouf tue Ielu'N
as well as the insects that infest the
bird cities. Their bright colors. like
those Of the tiger. make them less
dangerous than their appetltes would
otherwise be.
One Of the most beautiful shells
found along our coast Is that OF large
snail which climbs certain trees and
grows dellcately fat on the young birds.
The shell Is az thin as tissue paper.
oddly curved and almost as transparent
as the finest glass. It belongs to the
family OF edible snalls so priced as a
delicacy on the coast Of France. and n
properly prepared makes a delicious
dish. II Is most abundant about New
River Inlet, where the slight shake OF
a tree about sunset will bring a shower
or them to the ground The breakago
OF shell seems to be OF little trouble
TO the snail-ho repairs the damage ana
moves on.-Jacksonyillc CFla) Citizen.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

Some ~ the famous treaspro ill.,
which lie at the bottom OF tbo ' saps
include Lorient. sunk by Nelson =, 'e .,
battle Of the Nile. with 90 ooc 600
aboard; the Latune, sunk In tbo 'S wv
der Zee, with 100000 in bcr ' Guy guy :
the De Brake. lost of Dolara.lu olu'
WIN Spanish bullion; and tbo s pag
Golden Gate, which went do ry 'ni y
Hatteras while returning from u n on
lorna IN the aities loaded with soi5
omcial statistics show that two , so,u'
s ,.aus.,O vessels s,'I are sunk annually the
500 100000. 'a'ued at
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

We cannot we'll overestlmate the i'm.
portanoo OF water TO the plant. All ar,
acquainted with the fact that green
plants. II cut and dried In the sun. lose
much OF their weight. They are large.
ly composed OF water. Thus 100 pounds
OF meadow hay contains from sixty 10
eighty pounds OF water; 100 pounds OF
red clover about elghty-slx pounds OF
water. while our garden plants. such
a. lettuce. oucumbers and cabbage, con.
tain from nlnoty-nyo TO nlnety-olght
poundH Of water 10 the hundred. The
seeds OF plants do not contain 30 much
water as the leaves and stems. When
well dried. wheat. oats and rye con.
tain about II per cent each, while In.
dian corn contains about II per cent
OF water.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

OF educatlon-the side that enables one
to use 60 advantage that which he
has acquired. and that incltes one to
acquire the kind OF knowledge most
likely to be OF use.
a Chinese young man Of ambition
tries 60 pass an examination" The
examination halls at Foochow would
probably cover some six or eight acres.
situated In the heart OF the city. A
long street runs from the gate to the
main or middle" examination hall.
In this building the various officials
ST. ana receive for comparison. essays
presented by students. Half way from
end TO end. this street is atched BY "a
guard tower. some fifty feet In height.
ana about the grounds four other
guard houses are situated.
Running on from the main street
spoken on. are 200 alsles. In each OF
which are fifty or more cells three by
-FOUR feet, with seat In back. and slid
Ing board which is put in place after
the student has taken his position. and
serves MS a desk. Thus there is ac-
comodations for about 10000 students.
Inc hrst degree a man may obtain at
any OF tho smaller towns: for the sec
ond, he must 20 TO the Foo" or capital
OF his province. on the first day OF
these competitions the various schol-
airs arrive at the examination halls.
and In passing through the entrance
gate. each Ii presented with n slip OF
paper containing the subject upon
which he Is TO write an essay. and tho
number OF aisle and cell he Is to &C.
eupy On finding the proper location
the student Ia locked In by the guard
on duty and Is then seated in a cell
three by four feet. with solid stone
work on three sides. while the front
Is open TO the alley-way. with n dead
wall opposite which forms the back
OF tho next line OF cells. He remains
in this cell three days and two nights.
cooking all his food on a small char
coal stove. which he has brought with
him, provisions and coal being pro-
vided every morning by friends,
through the guard.
linen ne IL dismissed and may 20
home for few days. after which he
returns and again goes into the cell.
This completes the examination; the
papers are handed to the censors, and
at the end OF week or so the result
IL announced on big placards. Not
many pass; one time. out Of 10000.
only 100 students were successful.
Successful students are at once lion
lied. Banquets are spread In their
honor, they become men OF much i'm
portancc. They may go to Pekln. the
capital OF China. where they may
study for the third degree. and II sue
cessful In this also are "oxpectant on
Gals" They receive no compensation
from the government. but their names
are put on a list. and II vacancy oc-
ours, one OF these Is called to an H.
They are supposed to be prepared TO
lead an army. command n man OF war
or rule a province. and yet they have
really only passed such an examina-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

Mrs Garlck the wife OF the famop,
actor would never admit thai ony s.9
10 me profession approached hcr bns.
band In ability save perhaps IioeBe 4,
the part OF "Rlchard H." ."
ono criticism OF hers received prcv-
pectcd confirmation. Aftor -. -
koan play Abel Druggor." sbs ',,
down and wrote him. '"'
Dear slr-You cannot act u,o,
Drugger' "Oe'
"Yours. NJ C,-.i.,-,,
His reply was equally TO the poln,.
Madame know Il.
i""'S' Il, Kean"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

four pounds ~ oloo, found pounds OF
casing four pounds OF sugar. ana two
pounds Of varied salt production. and
by the old process. you only save the
olco or butter oil. but the electric
churn, takes up q portion OF the sugar
and casing, ana combines q with the
oleo, thereby Increasing the quality
ANA quantity of the product" nut bc.
fore We decide on the quality. lot ma
understand what this casing" ls Ae-
cording 90 Webster casing is a cover
inr or q case. That would spom a hard
thing 20 work Into butter. but No rBp.
not tell what This electric lhurn may
do Possibly, ln trying 90 Do arlcnilGr
Doc uses lhe word 200 lieu of risoIn lmlE
runll 10 no. 10 must De- "a great Im.
proycmcnt ON the quality OF Che but-
ior / knew man In my hoyhood diva
who discovered the arr OF making tbis
same Kind of butter. but ho produced
tho electricity, by dropping uftlc
fonuct Into the cream iust as 10 br-.p
Go break for butter. and 10 fixed ID An
a minute, 80 that Il turned out largo
quantity OF what ne called oxtra bnt-
ter lilo sold a quantity OF Il 20 a deal
err who had him arrested for fraud and
when De got through ana settled mn
he found 10 the highest-p priced butter
he over sold. II anyone IL not satIsgod
with the above expose, let him invcs,
six dollars ana try his hand.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

4 few years ago 1 spent some time
In ferrcting out the black popaln butt
ter swlndlc. says Milo Baldwin. In tho
Otsego Farmer and now. here comes
lts twin brother. the electric churn.
which originates It's own electricity. by
the aid Of which, you can churn In ono
minute. without regard 10 the tcmpcra-
turo or condition OF the cream. But
the greatest saving claimed Is In the
quantity and quality OF the butter. The
descriptive circular says: "One hun
drcd pounds Of milk contains fourteen
pounds OF solid matter. consisting OF
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

Leghorns.-Ioghorns ne the beeh
known OF the -produing varieties
or Mediterranean class. They are the
premlera In laying and D, standard by
which the pronleaey OF kher breeds IL
Judged. or the origin 4 tho Leghorn
FOWL there are dlffereros OF opinion,
and there Is but littk information 10
DO found anywhGo concerning their
early history. II generally conceded
that race OF fows barring u close re.
hemblanco In mnnynspccts to the Leg
horn has existed 10 Italy and other
parts Of tho Contlitnt OF Europe for q
long period. That his race OF fowls
has been widely dnemlnhted admits
also OF little doub, lnasmuch as at the
present day the bred Ia known In Dem
mark and other colntrles us Italians.
Ihero seems to be pod ground for the
statement that LegAorns were FIRST In
PRODUCED into America from Italy. The
story goes that NJ arly as 1884 YES
sci from Leghorn. Italy. brought 20
TINS country "a part OF It's cargo a
small shipment OF owls. which were at
once named "Leghorns." They lmme-
dlatcly became popular. their prolific
laying and nonsltIng qualities being
recognized az this carly date. White
ana Brown Lcghoms were the first va
rieilos known, Modern breeders are
responsible Tor some OF tho sub-varle-
Ties OF the breed and. In point OF color
NJ least, exhibition birds OF today, even
OF the older varieties. vary consider
ABLY from those seen at tho present
tlmo Ia Italy. The Leghorn fowl holds
inc same place among poultry that the
Jersey holds among cattle. The ques-
uoh OF proht In poultry has been do /.
oldea IN favor Of egg-producing breeds. |
Ihey are lively, active. and OF a rest
less deposition. the best OF foragors
anu VIII pick up good part OF their .
i''.nF curing thl year. Loghorns arc
l,BNt eaters and tho cost OF raising
'.'m i' maturity 90 about one-half that I
OF tn' As.ltc Urietlos. They mature .
early leather quickly. the pullets OF.
Ten A'#s laying when 4 months old.
ana r"...f.s crow az the same age.
ih'i afo the bet layers. averaging bo.
tween l.l and go eggs per year. Their
'tA" Fe pure vhlto Ia color and weigh
about ID 20 ,ho pound. As table fowls
they arc fairly good. by many they are
considered excellent. Tho only thing
'nat can De aid against them is that
.hey are small In size. Altogether.
.hey are one OF the most profitable
breeds OF poultry tina, can be kept upon
.he farm and the cheapness OF their
keeping win allow the raising OF two
..tHNofns Tor the cost OF one Aslatlc.
heI must b warmly housed In winter
70 lay well and TO protect their pendu-
Gus Waitles nom frostblte.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

Good Growth Stops Disease. Tit
great drawback 20 the present late sea.
son is that an sorts OF iungous diseases
have done more damage than In sea.
son Hike that OF 20. The curl-leaf on
peaches has been especially destructive
notably on old trcea In poor soil. a
large growor said the other day that
judging from his own orchards, he
would say that the difference Ia fer.
tlllzlng could be told by the difference
In curl-loaf, or. IN other words. In one
orchard where he had fcrulzed freely
he had practically no curl-leaf. but In
another orchard whore fertlllzlng had
not been done the curl-leaf was very
bad .-Ex.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27
"WISE MEN" OF CHINA.
STUDY PHILOSOPHERS FOR ALL
THEY ARE WORTH.
Then They're Supposed TO Know-And ~
the Emperor wants q Man TO Run a
Steamboat the Philosopher IL Called
ON to DO ~.


HE Chinese are a
people ambitious
for literary honors.
They seek knowl-
edge from the writ
ings Of Confuclus
and other ancient
p h I losophers. and
have not. IN the
past, laid stress on
what may be styled
the practical side
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

In a soil reclaimed for timber ant
ahording sufficient moisture. viz: moi
subject to drought, blaekberries will
do we'll. Most people plant them toe
close in the beginning and they do
not grow. Rows six feet apart are
none too Wide. II the ground cannot
DO spared one may for n year or two
cultivate corn, or better, potatoes OF
bush beans between the rows. The
greatest drawback is the red rust
which should on 20 account be per.
mitted TO get a foothold. These red.
tingod plants grow very rapidly. but
are easily pulled up. Every bit OF rust
must be burned as soon as seen. OF
course. very dry weather Just before
or In frulting will be disastrous. When
the plants are well up cultivation
should be by horse or hand hoe. Az
soon as possible after the plants are
well started a good mulch OF wet straw
should be applied. This. when done
properly, need not hinder the growth
OF potatoes for year or two. Sub.
sequontly the bushes will have 20 be
cut back soyerally to admit OF horse
cultivation.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

T the present time.
the most important
single item In
dalrying IL the
testing Of COWS.
writes Prof w. a.
Cook In Jersey
Bulletin. This may
seem a simple mat.
ter but II rightly
conducted. lts In
nuence Ia far roach
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

20 know which ones are paying the
best returns for their food. with this
knowledge at hand. the dairymnn has
powerful aid 10 correct breeding
Tho Influence Of the dam. and particu
larry the sire, on the quality OF the
milk OF tho offspring has been but
little studied. and offers a fruitful field
Tor Investigation The owner OF herd
OF VOWS. on his own breeding. VIII be-
able 10 trace many lincs ~ Influence.
from parent to Offspring. and to- note.
not only those that are pIcpotcut for
good, but equally important 10 do.
tcrmino propoicncy Tor OWL. The man
who Us systematically testing his cows.
soon begins to note tho relation be-.
tween food and milk now 90 know hla
cows individually, aH 10 which ones viii
mako suitable return for Increased
feed. llo has brought knowledge 10
bear ON many questions that were pro-
vlouHly indefinite and the result can
not fan 20 be- Increased commercial as
we'll as intellectual profit
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

A Century Plant,-A press dlspatcA
from Washington says: "a century
plant that has been In the White
House conseryatorles at least 60 years
Is about TO bloom for the FIRST time.
and Gardener Fister Is watching IL
anxlously. lie expects the bloom 10
appear In about two months. The CEN
fury plant was at the white House
when Gardener Fister went there
twenty-ono years ago, and he was
told that Il had been In the Presidents
dollhouse forty years previously. He
thinks the plant is about seventy years
old. and says It will die after II
blooms"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

Mr. Tegetmelor. the famous English
authority on poultry, In commenting
on a report OF the Rhode Island exporl.
mont station regarding the value OF
fowls 10 orchards, says;
For many years have advocated
the introduction OF poultry Into apple
orchards. maintaining that thcy do
good service, In two very distinct
modea-nrst by manuring the ground.
and, secondly. by the destruction OF I'M.
scots and grubs that hibernate In tho
soil. The apple maggot appears 10 be
extending In America, attacking the IA.
vorlte Baldwin, which "a so well known
AZ being imported largely into this
country, and rendering It entirely un.
NJ for use but the spraying the treos
With Bordeaux mixture and Paris green
has appeared 10 prevent all serious at
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmer. Operate Thi.
Department Of the Fsrm-A Pew
Hats as 10 the Care Of Live stock
and Poultry.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

II does pay dairymen TO raise good
heligr rllya from lrst-class cows.
Even The daIrymen who are In the dead
Nh'rl oi shipping milk to supply the
Sew York trade have found that out
IN Orange county n. Y, the most pros
porous daIGmen now raise the promls-
ing calves.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

The Little Lcaks.-The llttlo leaks ON
the farm amount TO a considerable sum
every year unless they are carehIIv
looked after and stopped. saws an a..
change Every hill OF corn missed In
planting or rooted up In cultyn,inr
reduces the crop without reducing m,
work of culuyating IL. a leak In a ron,
thar might be stopped In a minute ins'e
be the means Of spelling dollaSs
worth OF graln, and Is warning a.
hook for other leaks.-Ep
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

She saved - Yachting Party.
When a small catboat put ont at
Winthrop beach few days ago II was
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

Nos, Important ons Thinr In Dsirying.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27
EXAMINATION HALL AT FOO
CHOW.

tlon as might be held In this country
on the writings OF Carlyle or the
poems OF shelley
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

Happiness is Just beyond duty done.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-12-16
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