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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-17
AEAT Is THE
FOE Of BACILLI
Dairymen Favor Pasteuriza-
tion as the Best Way to
Fight tuberculosis.
Secretary Watson of Their
Union Says Killing Cattle
Works Hardship.
Great Authorities Say All Milk
Should Be Treated Before 1t
Reaches the Market.

No theme discussed for many years has
created so much interest among dairy
men as the question of testing cattle with
tuberculin. 1t is urged by many of the
oldest and most competent dairymen that
the system of killing cattle if the test
shows them to be affected is harsh and
unfair.
The position of the dairymen was
clearly set forth by Secretary Samuel E..
Watson in an interview yesterday. While
he agrees that the dangers of allowing
diseased cattle to be used are very great,
he says there has been too much excite
ment over the matter, and he holds that
the system is unfair to the dairy interests,
as it applies to them more harsh rules
than obtain against others who deal in
impure food.
Consumption has been spread more by
people than by cattle" said Mr.. Watson.
"We have invited consum ptives to come
to our State and have sent all kinds of
literature to that end abroad. There is
nothing to prevent them from going
where they please in all stages of the is
ease. There can be no question that the
freedom of pa tients 10 roam at large has
done great deal to spread the disease,
as all doctors will say; but it is easier to
kill cow than to build a hedge around q
dangerous consumptive, and the officers
exercise the right of slaughter. In spite
OF all precautions this works great hard
ship on the dairymen."
The subject has enlisted the attention
OF dairymen all over the country, and
they are beginning to advocate the steriIi.
zation of milk by the Pasteur method a:
! the most effective remedy for the evil
! Speaking of this phase of the subject, the
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such incidents he believed California had
frequently suffered.
W. c. Morrow, whose charming storie:
have won him the esteem particularly OF
Californians, does not claim to be an au.
thority on the drama, but he is a thinker
and he knows much of San Francisco
people. In discussing this question, he
said: at seems to me that the advance
ment of the people in regard also to Iiters-
ture and art should be considered as well
as the drama.
The three are inseparsble, and their
attitude toward one would be a fair cri-
terion in regard to the others. New COM
munities are apt TO be Independent in
their criticisms and their standards, while
the people of older places are influenced
by precedent and tradition. The former
are apt to be very accurate in their judg-
ments and are quick to perceive real
merit. 1t is due to this independence
that California has been able to produce
SO many strong and original writers. and
it would be strange if this independence
was not exerted in criticiZing the drama"
In Frederick Belasco, lessee of the AL
cazar, Mr.. Frohman has warm admirer.
Mr.. Belasco referred to Frohman as the
Napoleon of managers and the friend of
the profession. Fro man is too great a
general to make the remarks accredited to
him." quoth Belasco. "If ne felt that
way do you suppose he would have sent
out the Heart of Maryland company,
with its two carloads of scenery and its
large cast2 One of his productions is
now on the way here. Ii Frohman
entertained those sentiments he would
call it back. He has more nerve than any
of them and does not care for $1,000 or 50.
If this city did not support good attrac-
tions why would he have sent Henry
Irving and Mrs. Kendall, imported peo-
pie, here? Look At the magnificent busi-
ness done by De Wolf Hopper and The
Prisoner OF Zenda' company. In
the face of these l cannot believe
Frohman said these things. That he
fears cheap houses and stock COM
panies is ridiculous. They fear him and
without his plays they would Lave to shut
up shop. l am of the opinion that
some rival manager started that story to
inlure him upon this coast"
But as vet General Frohman's denial is
not forthcoming. In the meantime the
people of San Francisco are sleeping
nicely, thank you; and whether the
supercIlious Charles sees fit or not TO
send us his genuine name -blown-in- the
bottle New York successes the good peo-
pie of San Francisco Will still be able to
sit up and take nourishment In the
meantime, when New York people say
this Is a"nas-been" city, we insist on re-
torting in language more pertinent than
polite, ''T You're another" And we can
prove it.
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800 5000 c666
THE BIG MINING CONVENTION.
Candidates Arriving to Take Part In the Two Days
De1beratfons

Tomorrow will gatherings of mining men that
have assembled Mountains being
the Miners Association The
body will
BY the
the The
this body although has been of small
become laws
, to the benefit of the industry all the State
officer OF Mines Mining
When
the Cleveland administration nothing could be effected 1t hoped
under this administration if properly placed before
hories East for that viii
!, represented h
Another subject Importance the dredging of the rivers OF
hydraulic closely allied
Federal laws will be discussed hording
ion to those engaged in mining c
that of
office political
affiliations be the quail
been the presiding officer
that candidates position
taryJulan E. NJ
Mr. Benjamin
onntag will stand in the Mr. sonnag also mentioned for
offered
likely refuse he make
, test for any place that the association Offers
Q Q
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O'BRIEN & Sons,
Manufacturers
SAN FRANc1sco. ca q

SAN FRANcIsco, Cat. oct i, S97
Mr.. NJ C1rriLLo, COnsLI-G General Of TatdfemGLn
CHy-DEAR FIR: in an interview published ~
the Examiner OF october 8, which IN reality de-
cllned 10 hold, as can readily be seen by the frst
few lines as published II quotes me as saving:
1--WE have to be very careful of what We say down
there. Even our letters opened by the Gov
ernment at least that is the supposition" l neg
10 inform you this is wholly erron eous as we have
been IN business there for the past three wears
and our mall has always been promptly received
Ihere mas never been suspicion OF its having
our minds.
we consider the mail service there one of the
most elncient branches of the Government, and
one that could not be exceIled for efficiencv or
promptness. VIII further state that our business
ana re!atlons have always been satisfactory In
every respect. ana our treatment by the Govern
ment and It's officers has always been ali that any
person could ask for. Very respectfully
l. H O;RRIEN
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Drank TOO Much Wine:

Two small boys, Fred Angelo and Joseph
Martin, were found helplessly drunk in a
doorway on Pacific street Friday night by a
policeman. Yesterday morning they told
Judge Low tnat G. PancroZi, o restaurant
keeper at 1904 KearDy street, served them
wine at a 1O-cent dinner, which made them
drunk. The boys were dismissed from custody,
and the Judge ordered warrant TO be issued
for the arrest of Pancrozi lor selling liquors to
mi innrs
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entertainment, and in the evening there
were more than 1000 within the gates.
There was a good programme in the
casino, in addition to the usual attractions
at this place. After the performance there
was a dance that lasted until midnight
The affair was under the management of
a committee representing the various
local courts of the Foresters and circles of
the Companions of the Forest.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-17
FORESTERS, DAY.

There Was a Great Day and a Merry
Night at the Chutes
Yesterday was gala day at the Chutes,
for the Foresters of America had a day
and night there. During the afternoon
there were 1900 persons who attended to
enjoy the programme prepared for their
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Two Rigs Collide.

John Sandeen, a carpenter and builder on
Mission street, was arrested last night on Fol-
som street on charges of fast driving and ma
licious mischief. He was racing in his buggy
with another man, and collided with wagon
belonging to Rottanzi & Co., liquor merchan IS.
Both rigs were badly damage1, ana Sandeen
was thrown out but not injured.
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A Yellow Interview.

IHe IOIIO"4Hs correspondence IS seIf-eX-
planatory:
SAN FRANCISCO Cal, Oct 12 1897.
To The Editor Of the San Francisco C1H Cytlt-
DEAR SIR: have the honor to in close Won a 1T
ter just received at This Consulate from Messrs
OBnen d sons. You will perceive b. their re-
marks that All that the Examiner sad iast ~atnr-
day regrrd ng an interview with one OF the mem-
bers OF their firm is untrue
Requesting you to publish the said letter in vour
influential and popular paper, L remain yours
truly, NJ. CARRITr1
Consu-General OF Guatemala to San Francisco
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Woman Fined for Assam.

Ms. Isabella Williams, wife of EXCLUSIONS
Inspector Dick Villa ms, who was found guilty
OF assault for attempting 10 throw red penner
in her husbands eyes, was fined Si2o nv
Judge Carroll Cook yesterday morning.
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The city having the greatest death-rate
the world is Reims, Germany, the pro-
portion being 1852 per 1000 in each year.
Dublin follows with 2705 and New York
with 26.4
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-17
FIGRL MURDER CASE SET,
November 10 Has been Selected for th
Opening of the Trial.

Opening OF the Trial.
District Attorney Barnes yesterday in
formed the attorneys in the Fieel case
that he would proceed with the murder
charge on November Is. The defendant
will not be placed on trial for embezzle-
ment until the murder charge hes been
disposed OF. 1t was expected that the en-
bezzlement charges would be disposed OF
hrst and the murder charge be taken IN
last Of all, but tor some reason best known
to the attorneys that programme has
been a te red.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
LIVE STOCK.
AN INCREASE IN EXPORT OF
HORSES.

In one of his recent letters from
Washington to the Chicago Record,
William E. Curtis takes the figures Of
the increased expectation of horses
from the United States and makes this
interestiDgi item:
In 1893 the total number shipped to
foreign countries was only 2, 967. In
1894 it increased to 5,246, in 1895 to IS =
949, in 1896 to 26,126, and during the
first six months of the present fiscal
year, ending Dec. 81, the total was
IA. 232; 80 that if the same proportion
is continued during the remaining six
months the total for the year year will
be %, AGA.
Nearly half the entire exports in 1896
went to Great Britain, the exact mum
Der being IL, O22; but it is believed that
1000 or more additional were sent
through Canada, the exports to the do
minion being 5 3O5 horses. The trade
with Great Britain in horses has shown
a remarkable increase, for in 1893 the
total exports were only 664 head.
The increase in exports to Germany
was even greater, Notwithstanding the
laws Of that country, which are very
annoying to importers Ct live stock and
quite expensive. In 1893 we shipped
only thirty, three horses to the German
Empire. In 1896 We shipped 3. 686.
Among other countries now receiv-
ing American horses is Belgium, which
imported rome in 1898, and 1,134 in
1896. France took very few, only 1877.
Italy bought n of our horses 10 1893,
two in 1894, three in 1895 and four in
1895. We sent 987 to Mexico last year,
and a good many to the West India
islands, with the exception OF Cuba,
where, strange to say, we sold none at
all Two American horses went to
Japan four to China one to Samoa and
one to Africa.
New York is the largest horse mar
ket, both for the export and domestic
trade, but a good many are shipped
from Baltimore. Exports of mules
have increased in q corresponding
ratio, the number for the last few years
being as follows: 1893, 1894; 1884,
1908; 1895, 2,515; 1896, 5,918, and for
the first six months Of the present fiscal
year, 1854.
So far as the Department Of Agricul-
ture is aware there has been no special
effort on the part of American horse
breeders to extend their foreign trade
The growth has been natural and the
result of low prices in this country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
SHEEP FEEDING.

Both the growing of sheep for breed
ing purposes and the fattening of lambs
for market are receiving attention
from farmers in some sections Of the
country, especially those having near
by markets, and probably would be
practiced by others were they better
informed as to the best foods and treat
ment. With the idea of advancing
this industry and disseminating among
the farmers generally the results of ex
periments along this line, a Farmers
Bulletin mo. 49) on Sheep Feeding by
John A. Craig, Professor Of Animal
Husbandry in the University Of Wis
consin, has been prepared under the
supervision of the Office of Experiment
Stations.
The way the subject has been treated
is indicated in the following table of
contents: Feeding breeding ewes
winter, spring, and fall feeding; Feed
ing lambs intended for breeding pur-
poses; Feeding rams; Feeding lambs
for Notwithstanding for early and
fall market; Shearing lambs before
fattening Fattening lambs to maturity.
Under this last head there are details
of numerous experime nts, and discus
sion as to the kind of folders and grains
best suited to sheep feeding.
Copies of this bulletin can be secured
from the Secretary Of Agriculture,
Washington, D. c., or from members
of Congress.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11

feasible. It can be easily and cheaply
done on a commercial scale, and would
enable the farmers of the Mississippi
Valley to purchase and bring to their
farms with perfect safety at any season
Of the year cheap range cattle to eat
their surplus corn and grass.
An attempt was made to inocuIate
cattle 20 that they would be proof
against this disease, with very promis-
ing results. These results are also in
a measure confirmed by experiments
that DR.. ConnoWay has just concluded
in Mississippi, on a carload of dairy
cattle shipped there from Kansas.
Twelve of these cattle had died of
Texas fever before the animals g in
jected; none died afterward. The
method is neither expensive mol diff
cult, and if it proves to be successful,
the entire Texas fever district (com
prising a dozen, States) will be opened
as a market for the thoroughbred stock
Of the North and West, inasmuch as
these animals may then be shipped to
these States with satety.-Country
Ge0tIemaO.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
SOME HONEST PEOPLE STILL
LEFT.

The average tax payer will feel like
Offering a special vote of thanks to the
flood afflicted people living at ard
Hear Fargo. N. D, who had $50, 600
voted for them by Congress because OF
their supposed distress, and who de-
cline to take it. The refusal suggests
insanity, but it is unlikely that hun
dreds Of persons have suddenly become
Emicted with a kind of insanity that
has but one sympton-an inclination to
decline money not earned. We shall
have to charge the declination to Old
fashioned honesty, and express thank,
fulness that there is some of it left,
praying at the same time that it may
be catching. Perhaps, however, the
millennium is upon US, and it may be
that even now some tariff benz fciary
is Rbcut to rise and decline Co have the
people taxed for his benefit. If he
sh uld, some of US r likely to drop
dead very suddenly from SURPRISE
ARhevIile Citizen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
Rat proof Harness Oil.

Best Harness Oil IL the world; keeps them
soft and pliable; will wear twice as long. Rats
will not cut harness when oiled with this pYepa-
ration. which should Omm it to every per
son using harness; 1910 one gallon cans for sale
at SLIGO per can. Cash with order.
Addre IS, j e. RUE.
INC. 2l3. Lttleton, N. @.
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BE TRUE.

Character is always known. Thefts
never enrich; aims never impoverish
murder will speak out Of stone walls
The least admixture OF a lie, for exam
pie, the smallest mixture Of vanity, the
least attempt to make q good impress
sIon, a favorable appearance, will in
stantly vi1iete the effect; but speak the
truth, and all nature and all spirits
help you with unexpected furtherance.
Speak the truth, and all things are
vouchers, and the very roots of the
grass underground there do seem to
move and bear you witness. See again
the perfection Of the law as it applies
itself to the affections and becomes the
law Of society. AS we are, so do we
associate. The good, by affinity, seek
the good; theIvile, by affinity, the vile.
thus, OF their volition, souls proceed
into heaven-into hell. These facts
have always suggested to man the sub
lime creed that the world is not the
product Of manifold power, but of one
will, Of one mind; and that one mind
is everywhere, ia each ray of the star,
in each wavelet Of the pool, active; and
whatever opposes that will is every
where baked and bf filed, because
things are made so and not other wise.
Emerson.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
KICKING cows.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
My experience with the COW born
with an instinct for kicking is that she
a never be thoroughly cured. Some
times q heifer will try to kick the
mixer away when she is not we'll
broken to milk. Her bag and teats
are then tender and it is not difficult
to understand why she should do her
best to escape the ordeal of milking,
Some men have so little sympathy with
q heifer at this period that they hurt
the udder unnecessarily, and pretty
soon the habit of kicking may have
been formed. With care, however, the
tendency to kick may be overcome and
will never re appear.
But there are some COWS which seem
to be born kickers. Some eight years
ago I bought a very good looking COW
six years old. The owner told me she
was gentle and free from bad tricks. I
found that she was indeed very gentle
at times. She would come up in the
lot to be tondled and was a great favor
lte with the children. But the same
spring l bought her, and be fore she had
come in, she would stand in the stable
and kick with both hind feet at the
COWS each side of her, using first one
foot and then the other.
I thought it might be because che
was in a strange place and that she
would be all right when she became
used to her quarters. But this was
not true. For some days she would be
perfectly quiet, then without warning
her legs would fly. She was a strong
COW, and things moved when she
kicked. l tried the plan of tying q
rope about her body just in front Of
the bag, and as long as the rope was
kept on she was quiet. As O O as the
rope was left off, trouble was likely to
begin at any time. l never was sure
that would get away with my pail Of
milk. After a thorough trial, running
through a number of years, 1 became
convinced that she was incurable and
disposed OF her to the butcher.
Anls COW raised several heifer calves
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
Broome Co, N. Y.
E. L. VINCENT.

There is no use of mineral manures
that in the long run pays so well as to
make them grow clover. Both potash
and phosphate of lime are required for
the clover plant. Though it has the
power to take each of these from land
where they are too deficient for grain
crops, yet the clover is quite al much
as the grain benefited by having these
minerals offered in available form. We
never failed to get a good clover catch
when seed was sown with grain that
had been phosphated. By the use of
the clover a double benefit was secured
from the mineral fertilizer, as the clover
itself supplies nitrogen by dissolving
the air confined in the soil,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
STUDIES OF TEXAS FRYER.

Elaborate experiments on Texas fever
have been conducted during the past
year by the Missouri State authorities,
CO operating with the Texas Expert
ment Station. 1t is clearly demontrated
that the Texas tick is the natural means
Of communicating the disease from one
animal to another. Ticks Matched in
the laboratory when put on Missouri
Short horn COWS in lots free from any
possible Infection, produced fatal cases
Of Texas fever in every instance within
from thirteen to eighteen days after the
young ticks were placed on the animal.
The Texas Station dipped a carload
OF Texan cattle, all of which were COW
cred with the Texas fever tick, and
shipped the dipped cattle to the Mis-
souri, Experiment Station. These cat
tie were dipped in a West Virginia
mineral oil at a cost of less than 5 cents
per head. The Missouri Station con
fined these dipped Texan cattle in q
small lot with a number of Short horn
COWS from the 18Th Of August until the
first OF November, and mad Careful
daily observations and temperature
r. cords, with the result that no Texas
fever was communicated. If subse-
quent experiments confirm these re.
suits the dipping process will be re
garded as entirely practicable and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11

while 1 had her, and every one Of them
was light footed. Right down through
the whole race that fault extended. /
have gradually weeded them out until
1 have only one two-year old -heifer
left. She is half Jersey and gives
promise of being an extra COW; but if
she develops the habit of kicking she
will go; for of all demoralizing things
in a dairy a kicking cow takes the lead.
Life is too short to spend breaking
kicking cows. There are just as good
COWS which do not kick, and why not
have them7 .
U T UTECrEJT