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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26

food the hens will be chilled and will
not lay.
Winter Expenses.-The profits will
not be large if the expenses are not
kept down. The loss from useless
males, hens that do not lay, and chicks
that make no growth sometimes bal
ances the profits produced by the profit
able hens. There will be some good
hens in all flocks, and they give large
profits for the entire year, but the
expenses due to keeping fowls that pro-
duce nothing lead the inexperienced to
attach the fault to the whole, the good
as we'll as the inferior: when the best
course is to dispose of all but the ones
that are paying for the shelter and food
bestowed.
Bowel Disease and Chicks.-The
principal cause Of loss of chicks in
winter is bowel disease, which is gen.
orally attributed to the kind of food
used, but which is due, as a rule, to
lack of warmth. Chicks are very sus-
ceptible to changes of temperature, and
especially during damp days. A brood
er should be kept at So degrees and the
brooder house at rs degrees, so as to
prevent the chicks from being chilled
at any time, for should a young chick
become chilled bowel [isease at once
sets in and the chick soon dies.-Nir-
ror and Farmer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26
Treatment of MIX Fever.

A correspondent of Hoard's Dairy
man, B. w. Gregory, Sullivan Co., N.
Y. claims to have been successful in
the treatment of milk fever with cows.
For the benefit of our dairymen we give
his formula as follows:
The formula that was adopted was to
give " pound salt-petre on first discov-
cry of the fever (Which is always known
by drying up of the flow of milk and
prostration) and in two hours, twenty
five drops of aconite; in two hours
more, II not relieved lido not try to get
me COW up but let her be quiet until sac
gets up HERSELF. repeat with 4 pouYd
of ss.t-petre and then in two hours with
twenty drops of aconite. Alternate the
above Y pound salt-petre and 20 drops
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26
Poultry and Egg Prices.

A noteworthy feature in the egg
trade in Chicago during the ended year
was the phenomenally low prices real
ized The greatest production of eggs
or the beginning of the egg season
proper, which usually occurs in March
and April, took place much earlier in
1896, and eggs fell to 12k cents doz-
en- in the month Of January. and dur
ing the spring the capacities of the
several cold-storage houses were taxed
to accommodate the eggs stored. Prices
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26

more force in cold weather than warm,
says V. M. Couch in American Dairy
man. The temperature Of the cream
for churning Is a matter of the first
Importance. What the exact churning
temperature should be can be deter
mined by experiment, for the condition
of the cream varies on different farms,
owing to the kind of cows, the
way they are fed and the meth
cd of setting the milk and keep
ing and ripening the cream. but a
temperature of about 62 degrees will
come nearer, believe, to suiting most
cases than any other. 1t is safe to be-
gin at that temperature and, If not
satisfactory, raise or lower it at sue
ceeding Cummings until the proper de-
gree is reached. For instance, should
the churning at 62 degrees take too
long a time and the butter when 1t
comes is off-color and inclined to be
crumbly, at the next churning try a
temperature of 81 or 66 degrees, accord
ing to circumstances. When il the but
ter comes too soon and is soft, low
er temperature should be tried. Cream
should not be allowed to freeze, but
If only one churning week be made,
1t should be kept cool enough to keep
1t from souring till the day before it
Is churned. when if not slightly acid,
it should be set in room warm enough
so that it will become so in twenty
four hours. The cream should be well
stirred every time fresh Swimming is
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26

Fluctuation in Value of Hogs.-The
values of no other kind Of stock seem
to rise and fall as rapidly as those OF
hogs. 1t has only been a few years
since hog prices were away above those
for anything else For the past six
months prices have beeen compa,a-
lively lower for hogs than for any
other kind of live stock. Present
values can not last long il prices for
other farm products appreciate. The
business man will put hogs on his list
for next years crop If he is figuring OF
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26
Helps HOG ChoIera Along.

have known hog cholera germs obe
conveyed four miles on the wind,
alight in filthy hog pen and finally
destroy all the hogs in 1t, while hogs
in clean pens near by escaped, says an
exchange. There is a great disparity
OF opinion as to what filth Is. Gener-
ally 1t emits disagreeable scent. A
striking swill barrel or hog trough is
not cleanliness, nor Is a bad smelling
hogpen. "Hogging down" corn, espe-
cially when the weather is warm, Is
not a clean proceeding. A hog may
eat part of an ear of corn, leave solid
droppings on the remainder to tester
in the hot sun, cholera bacteria alight
upon it and breed, and then another
hog comes along and finishes the ear,
disease germs and all. Hogs follow
ing cattle"-well, this is dangerous
ground. So many practice 1t and be-
lieve in it that If should condemn 1t
all the Toms, Dicks and Harrys from
Oklahoma to Ohio would follow" me
with the precipitancy of man run
uiuS uOWh oIdiio pun ouSu W =" NA'S-
stove, and perhaps. for safety, compel
ling me hastily to seek the shortest way
to the tallest timber. So will let that
pass and say nothing about 1t. Any
thing that weakens a hogs system
makes him more receptive Of cholera
microbes. In this category can be
named too close inbreeding, breeding
from immature animals and wrong
feeding, as an all corn diet for young
animals, sinking slops, impure drink
ing water, nesting in cold, damp pla-
ces and other errors in feeding and
care. Disease bacteria and cleanliness
are antagonistic, and the farmer will
not flourish If environed by the latter,
with this one exception, that there has
been a profuse production of the for
mer in some nearby fountain Of filth.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26

have been low, but dealers in this prod
uct have had a fairly successful year,
and, though all the cold-storage eggs
have not been disposed of, Chicago en-
ters the new year with $4,000 cases of
eggs less than were carried over one
year ago. The supply of poultry has
been smaller, proportionately than in
past years. 1t is estimated that the
crop of turkeys was one-third less than
in 1885,
Below are average prices for the year
for eggs and poultry.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26
TAIN AGES SERMON.
SHATTERED FAITH LAST
SUNDAYS SUBJECT.
From the Text; And Some Are Broken
Pieces from the Ship" - Acts, Chap.
ter XLVII, Verse Al -- Saving the

EVER off Goodwin
Sands, or the Skier
ries, or Cape Hat
teras, was a ship in
worse predicament
than, in the Medi-
t ezra n can hurri-
cane, was the grain
ship on which two
hundred and sew
eLty-six passengers
wera driven on the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26

One hundred and forty-six thousand.
five hundred and ninety-nine tons OF
wool were exported from Argentina
from Oct. 1. 1895. to May l, 1896.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26

INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
" T MAY

L MAY not be
amiss to suggest to
inexperienced but
ter-makers t h q t
they will save
themselves a good
deal of trouble, loss
of time and damage
to the butter If they
will bear in mind a
few simple rules
that apply with
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26

Put no faith in the moral nature of
rats
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-26

1t is claimed that the tree from the
bark of which Quinine is obtained fur
nishes no quinine except in malarial re-
gions. If the tree is planted in a ma
larial district it will produce quinine:
if it is planted in a non-malarial dis
trict it will not produce quinine. 1t is.
therefore. inferred that quinine is a
malarial poison, drawn from the soil
and stored up in the bark Of this tree.
The devil has an iron collar on
every man who thinks more Of the
saloon than he does of his home.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-12
why Women STAY Irdoors.

The habit of wearing different COS
tunes in the house and street l. rea-
son for much of the overdomesticity of
women. Wrappers and tea gowns are
such pretty, dainty things, and fancy
slippers ara so seductive, that it is GU t
of the question to give them up an d
adopt the common place, unimagnativ e
ways of men who live in their weather :
proof suits.
But little fact that occurs to me is
significant. A certain ingenious young
wife whose hus band left her alone in
the evenings far too often presented
him with a pair of handsome slippers
which be put on to crafty her, and an
hour afterward a bache lor friend called
for him, and instead of responding with
alacrity as usual, he demurred. Il was
too much trouble to change his slippers
for shoes.
In winter, when going out, means at
least, half an hours preparation for a
woman, the "peptic tonic of January's
biting air calls for heroic efforts: bat
the Incidence that is in a measure ex-
cusable then is often continued as a
matter Of habit after genial days have
set in, and 1.-The line of least resistancer
is followed, to the deUri mt OF health
spirits and general welfare Florence
Hull Wiuterburn in the August Wo-
mans Home Companion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-12
GALLANT RANGERS.
A BRIEF ACCOUNT THE LAST IN
DIAN FIGHTIN TEXAS.
Maj. John Il. Jones and Tom Wilson With
Their Men Ride Over the Redskins
at Lost Valley.

The proposed reunion Of TsXas ran
gers in OcGober mex at Austin recalls
the stirring incidents of frontier life
in the early 1Os, when the frontier
battalion W as command ed by the gallant
Ma jor John b. Jones, one of the bravest
en-. and at the same time the gHHtlest
and kindeSt that ever headed a charge.
Ga the morning of July IL, 1874, dis
patches were brought to the escort in
forming them that a large body OF In
dians were in the neigh borhOod of
Lost Va ley, west of Jack bOro. In a
short time the command of thirty-eig ht
men was on the march, and early on
the morning of July II they followed
the trail, which showed to be large
one, into the noted Lost Valley,
Shortly after entering this beautiful
mountain-locked place the trail fOrked,
and Lieutenant Tom Wilson OF compa-
ny A took about half the men aud fol-
lowed the right hand trail over a d.
vide and on down the valley. Major
Jones took the other trail, which made
in towards the foot of the mountains,
n short time the two little handfuls
of old frontiersmen were out OF sight
of each other from a rise in the ground,
and while Lieutenant Wilson's men
we're watering at a little branch
the sharp, clear crack Of the
Wilson s men threw themselves in the
saddle and galloped to the top of the
divide, when they came in full view of
the valley below them: stretched out
several miles to the right and left was
IA beautiful open prairie and in front
was the steep side of the mountain,
covered with thin oaks and rocks, with
jor Jones' men dismOunted and
shooting over their saddles, keeping at
bay long line of red-painted devils |
n no were fl itting to and fro, firing I'M
der their horses necks and Gashing
about in wild disorder manner. In |
Wilson's squad were one or two young
sters, who had joined the rangers with |
an idea that they had lost whole lot |
Of Indians. and all they wanted was a |
chance to find them, sail in and carry |
off string of scalps. covering them
selves forever with glOry: bat the old !
took in the situation in /
moment and knew there was good |
hard days work before them. Tom
w llson, VINO was good soldier, and
brave man. formed his men in line to
charge, with the remark: you fell
ows who have been hunting Indians
will find all you want today. Draw
your pistols. boys, and ride over those
lewis" Down the slope came the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-12

''People outside of the service have
but an imperfect idea of what it costs
an officer to keep up b is stock of regi-
mentals or uniforms" observed a naval
officer to Washington "Star" report
er. There is an idea in many sec
lions that the government pays for the
uniforms of officers, as it does for SOL
dlers and sailors, but officers know to
the contrary, to their cost. Recently |
made an inventory of my traps in the
way of unifor ms. hats, sashes, ETC., and
l found that it stood me. including my
sword, at between 500 and $500, and |
am by no means eXtravaeant. or as
well provided for in this regard as
many others above and below me in
rank. For my dress trousers, includ-
ing the gold stripe, | paid the last two
weeks $40, and | know other officers
who have paid even more for theirs.
Army and naval officers make no COM
plant against the officers of the var
lOus militia organizations so closely
copying their uniforms, but they SER
iously object to officers of non-military
bodies copying the same. Strangely
enough, there is no law which prevents
this copying, and if one of the beer
drinking social clubs of Cincinnati,
Chicago or any other city should adopt
the uniform of the admirals Of our
navy Or our generals. there is no law
to prohibit it. There are several or
CARNATIONS of this kind, and the ten
dency of them is to lower the dignity
of the service, at least in the eyes of
outsiders. Things are managed diff
ferently abroad. Only recently, at a
yacht race in Cowes, England, the
officers copied the uniforms worn by
officers of the royal navy. The atten-
tion of the British naval officials was
called to it, and there was a stop put
to it instanter. Should such thing
be done in this country it would raise a
howl from one end of the land to the
oil her -
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-12
INFESTED LESHIPS.
Their Complicated Machinery is Frequent
ly ont of Order


Iy out of Order.
Our bAttleship Maine seems to have
| found the East river at New YO~k
! hardly large enough for her. says the
Globe-Democrat. A few days ago she
collided with an excursion steamer, do
| ing much damage to the latter. In
irving to AVOID the collision the Maine
| backed into pier, and ir drawi u g
away from that ran into a float carry
| ing train of ten railway cars, which
was sunk with its cargo. The Maine WAS
| fortunate in losing nothing more than
some OF the pain On.her bow. She is our
fastest pattIeship, with a length Of 31S
feet and a mean drauPht of 21t feet
Her record for speed is ia knots.
Scarcely month passes without an &C
cident in port somewhere to one or
more of our great armOred ships.
several have had a number of miShaps
more or less serious in the quiet waters
of a harbor. The Maine cost 81 $780,
900, and the fact that she has been
through double collision, at both
bow and sterD, adds to the impression
that these sea monsters, as yet uptried
in warfare, are largely al unknown
quantity.
The Enzlish record is no better. At
the recent jubilee naval display two f
the largest battle-ships were un able to
take part in the Sham battle off the
north coast of Ireland. Oae of the
newest ships, the Mars huge vessel
of II geo tons, which had been through
a series of trial trips, could not obey
the order because some of her cylinders
were badly scored with piston rings.
She had to be sent back for repairs
\ new cruiser, the Terrible, was dis
abled for day by a similar trouble
and was used in patch ed-up condition.
The causes were slight, but no chain is
stronger than it's weakest link, and
these splendid ships, among the latest
in construction, would have added |
nothing to the strength of the fleet
under sudden emergency. They were
required only to cross the Irish Sea,
but this was too much of a strain for |
them, and they failed even in a sham |
fight in home waters.
1t has just been announced that En- |
lard is building four cruisers larger (
than any that have yet been launched |
When it is added that they will also be |
the most powerful, doubt arises as to |
the ability or vHarts to tell very much |
about that. Thei armor may be thick
er and armamrnJ heavier, but there is |
no assurance that they will be more
formidable as sea-gOipg ships. One
Of the CORE Spondents who witnessed |
the review at Spithead comments on
The fact that two of the largest vessels
we're disabled by defective piston
springs. He makes some pointed re-
marks concerning modern navies as
gigantic experiments, and nothing
more in a practical sense. Floating
iOrtresses of iron are raval necessity |
If the times, but too much reliance !
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-12
Southern Pacific Excursions.

Commercial Agent Hunt, of the
Southern Pacific, has received tele-
graphic notice of reduction in eXcur-
sion rates to California points, i. e.,
Santa Monica, Long Beach, San Pedro,
San Buena Ventura and Santa Barba-
IA. The first excursion to be run
Thursday June End, and each succeed
ing alternate Thursday during the
summer. Limit for return ninety days
from date of sale with privilege of
stop overs west of Cotton. Rate from
Ell Paso $40.
The Southern Pacific announce the
following excursions, round trip rates:
The Southern Pacific train leaves Ell
Paso at 80 p. m. daily, reaching New
Orleans Q195 miles, at 500 a. m. sec
Ond morning and by taking the close
connecting fast trains east and north
ward at that point passengers reach
Chicago, Cincinnati and Nashville the
following morning and New York early
the second morning.
All year round trip six months limit
tickets on sale to Los Angeles and San
Francisco for $50 aud $50 respectively.
The Soutl lern Pacific is the direct
line to California, no change of cars
being necessary. Train leaves FL Paso
at 1896 p. m. daily, reaches Los Angeles
at 9:2O the following evening and San
Francisco at 6:l5 p. IN. the following
day.
The tickets will allow stop overs in
California both going and coming
For further particulars, folders, etc.,
call on:
. T. f. HUNT, Com'l. Agent.
HARRY TURNER, Ticket Agent.
Offices corner San Antonio and Oregon
streets and passenger depot, Ell Pa
so, Texas.
G. W. BEIN, Traf. Mgr, Houston, Tex.
L. ]. PARKS, Asst. Gen. Psgr. s. Tiki.
Agt., Houston, Tex.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-12

rangers, every man riding as if he was
on race course and all trying to get
in the lead. The Indians wavered q
few moments, and as Major Jones form
ed and supported Wilson in the charge
they broke and scattered towards
the mountains. opening up hot
fire from the rocks and brush, which
was returned by the rangers. While
this was going on the Indians that
Wilson had followed came up and cut
the rangers off from small clump of
trees and had them between two fires
1t was then that Major Jones showed
his bravery and GOODNESS, but for which
the 1rt would have been wiped from
the face of the earth. Not a man
would have been left to tell the tale,
but not for one moment did he lose his
head, and the greater the danger the
cooler he became. Forming his men
he charged the band of Indians COM
ing up on the rear and literally rode
over them, getting under cover of the
bunch of trees, where the rangers,
having lost several of their mum Der,
dismounted and kept the red devils off
for the balance of that long, hot day.
During the first of the fight all the
pack ran off, among them the mules
with the ammunition and icine,
and the rangers soon found themselv yes
short Of cartrid ges: in fact there were
only two or three rounds to the man
when night closed in and ended the
''last Indian fight" There were many
incid ents of bravery displayed during
the day, but old Indian fighters for
years after when recalling the bloody
incidents Of July II would never fail to
pay tribute to their gallant Major,
John B. Jones.
The Ranger organization should be
perfected by all means, and they
should meet again in camps, if only to
renew the many warm friendships
made in those days of danger and fati,
que.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-12
Texas Libel Law

The libel law Of Texas offers a prem.
ium on rascality and an Undue Mt
to corruption in office. 1t PRESENTS to
thu dishonest public servant redoubt-
able 1efepse, unwarranted by com on
sense and as uni usttiable as it is demo-
RAILING to public service. 1t is less
just than Weyler censorship, which
obviates the necessity of legal advice
on every item of news. just as long as
the people of Texas allow such a law
on their statute books they may exp sct
to have every law violated which does
not meet with the approval of corrupt
officials, especially in communities
where law breakers are bold and ag-
gressive, or where they can bride or
bulldf re those charged with the en-,
terprise.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-12
G. A r. National Encam pment.

AT Buffalo, n. Y, August 1928,
1897. August 18th and 18Th the Santa
Fe route will sell Tickets Ell Paso to
Buffalo and return at the rate of $50. &c
good to return until August 3lst. with
privilege of extension until Septem Der
10th. Passengers have privilege OF
going or returning via steamer betwe u
Detroit, Toledo or Cleveland, and Buff
falo. This company have arranged to
run n solid train of Pullman and chair
cars through to Buffalo without change
and cars will stand in Dearborn sta.
ton, Chicago, for four hours, thereby
giving passengers an opportunity to
visit pla ;es of interest in the city. For
tickets and all information, call al
city ticket Office or depot.
W. j. BLACK, j. S. MORRISON,
g. z. A City Pass. Agent
W. 3. TRULI., Agent a. depot.