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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15

Customs receipts reported from Warrington
to-day were S343. 07G. Internal revenue re"r!p's
S276 7.,6 and the mscellaneou9 receipts Slo!H2
total Government receipts for the DAY, $3.50 1t4
expenditures. 1914. 900; excess ~ expenditures
So 236 Receipts for the month to date. ST
444 90: expenditures. S14072o00; excess ~ re-
ceipts Sl2412.&}2 Receipts for the tigcal year
70 date S115 55S los: expenditures. $le5 jf2 119:
excess Of expenditures. S10N4 DOL Receipts OF
National bank notes for redemption to-day.
s22S $50.
The Central Trust Company VIII pay holders
o. the first mortgage bonds OF the Ogdensburg
and Lake Champain Railroad Company an
amount equal to 3 per cent OF the face value
OF their bonds and after December 10.
Holders OF Central Trust Company certificates
OF deposit for Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus
railroad Company first mortgage = per cent
bends arc requested TO present their certificates
AT the Office OF Simon Borg & Co. for the pur-
nose OF obtaining the new securities in accord
ance with the plan OF reorganization.
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE FROM NEW-YoRK.
1895 1896. 1897
Week ending Dec. IA. t9ln3$9 fs3g.lI2 5000 %
STREET RAILWAY. GAS AND MlsCEL-
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finannal.

Mortgage Investors
can secure choice mortgages and absolute safety
OF principal and interest by purchasing the
guaranteed mortgages OF this company A large
number always on hand FOR immediate sale, saw
ing investors loss Of interest by delay.
bOND"'flORT(AGi "IIARANrEEO'
146 Broadway. 175 Remsen St.,
New York, Brooklyn.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $780, 900.
DIRECTORS;
George @. williams William NJ Ingraham
Alexander E. Orr John J. Tucker,
Jacob II. Schin. William Lumnis
John ". Sterling, James D. Lynch.
Charles r. Henderson, BENJAMIN n. Hicks
Charles s. Brown, julien r. Davies,
Frederick Potter Felix Campbell,
Samuel T. Freeman, Wesley Z. Bush,
Ellis D. Williams.
WILLIAM B. IsHAM MARTIN Joosr.
President Vice President
CLARENCE H. KELSEY, ID President.
FRANK BAILEY MARTIN wELLEs
Secretary Treasurer
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flndnfiai.
Houston and Texas Central
First Mortgage Bonds
Notice Of Bonds Drawn for Payment.

Tho Houston and Texas Central Railroad
Company. having in It's possession cash proceeds
from sales Of lands covered by Trust 1ndenture
between Frederic p Olcott, the Central Trust
Company Of New York and the Southern Pacific
Company, dated April l. 1890, which are ap-
plicable to the purchase OF The Houston ana
Texas Central Railroad Company's First Mort
gage bonds secured by such Indenture, to an
amount sufficient at the price limited IN SAID
Trust Indenture to purchase and retire 22o OF
such bonds; and. 1t having been found that such
bonds cannot be purchased at or below llO per
centum OF the par value thereof and accrued
interest thereon. there have been drawn by lot,
under the provisions Of such Trust 1ndenture'
bonds secured thereby bearing the distinguish
ing numbers hereinafter stated, to be paid for
out Of such proceeds OF such land sales at the
said rate OF 10 per centum Of the par value
thereof and accrued interest thereon.
The distinguishing numbers Of the bonds 30
drawn are as follows. viz
a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15

DYERTIsEMENTs and subscriptions os the e lr,nuns
pn',sa NJ their Uptown ONCE. No. l2i2 broadway'
"a door north 3sts uhl oeiosh p m a. rrsr
msntS ats until O'clock p. M viz: 25t sth-ave O.
car i52 6th-ave. cor i2tlst Maes sa va
Columbus-ave. near west ootn " Ioo
, near % East lthsr,; 20 W ess
7th and sh ayes: 100 East itth-st i9Js
a2a-st,' r,vssn 10Th and nth sts: 1923 dave.
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OF FINANCE. Comptroller's

~ Office City Hall. Brooklyn. December l. lseI-The
undersigned Will receive sealed proposals at this once
n,n TIurs,ay December 10th. 1897 IL o'clock noon
s which they will be opened Cor the purchase Of
~. whole or any part Of $50 900 REGISTERED THREE
AND ONE HALF PER CENT CONSOLIDATED Water
Cola stock OF City OF Brooklyn. issued for the pay
,'et ~ the award the OF the condemnation of
the Long Island Water supply companys franchises and
nrcp..ts' payable December 20. 1911
III. above Stock Principal and Interest will ~
csvatle In GOLD COIN OF the United states OF America,
,be present standard weight and neness and under
The provisions OF the City Charter amended by Chap.
Ter 84s Of Laws Of 1898 Is free and exempt from all
taxation except for state purposes
Paymen. OF purchase money 20 be made on December
20 isoI al which the Stock will be dated. Interest
payable on day Of January and July in each year.
pronosas must state the price offered the amount OF
.,ock Sssd and be endorsed Proposals for Registered
stock and enclosed IN second envelope addressed
IN Geo W Palmer Comptroller Of the City Of Brooklyn
The right is reserved reject any all bids not
deemed for the interest OF the City.
GEORGE W. PALMER Comptroller.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15

NOTICE To THE OWNERS md Hpi' i; Tv III ~! - .pT
OF THE GAMEWELL FIRE HhA"''
COMPANY or NEW lOKN. .,.n,, rr,r r,
y,IIE GANIEWEIL FIRE ALARM TELE-
,pH COMPANY hereby gives notice to all holders
and owners OF the entire series or bonds OF hls
80, ,ineed from 100. both inclusive. dated tne
nrst dav d, August 1892 each Of the value OF I'VE ~,
dred dollars $500 and secure which certain "a
s,gs or deSd Of made for Seventy hve % Son IN
collar. tSI5OO dated the nrst day OF august
accordance with the and conditions OF sno al ~
md mortgage elects to pay ana renesin
said bonds on 23d day OF Decemoer 1871; nS poni
49, he holder Jr holders OF said bonds the iuil ~
o; said bonds accrued interest thereon up bsrshv
,ncluJlng the a3d day December 1871 the Guy 80,
H~cd foe sd redemption together with an amount eao
10 ave per c.num (590 OF the par value OF cAon VI ~
bonds . . ...,a, ard surr.ndered for
..,n.n, ., Henry w Freeman and John W. Giioousn,
20 ,,",.ss herein named the ONCE OF the Hame~e!'
tr a,r,n Telegraph Company, No - 3arcly Su.e.,
~, York CIV the I'D day OF DeccnoeI ~. ~ y.
80, a,v n, the holders owners OF sald' oonos OF
orv ~ them failing present the same an"
my ,ant IN the ga day OF December, 1897. AT .ne
W. q; sad COMPANY. then and In that event tne ssu
g 'r,"wsl Fire Alarm Telegraph COMPANY WEI u1
~. -, ths credit said Trustees tn, amount OF sa'
pos, 10 nessnied for payment together with the az
oohus tres up 10 the said 23d day OF DECEMBER ie''
eruoa yYiih The said per cent bonus on each OF
"a bonds and interest thereon shail cease Ai'e' ~
date r,,.. >.oy.,,har oai
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GEORGE Fl. EARL. Secretary.
q WALL STREET.
,-r-.uT U<DIE DAaA

q WALL STREET. . 1870
NEW YORK, December TO- l6V
The above dividend OF l &c will be payable on January
December a. 1891 the books Of the Voting
for preferred stock OF the Northern facn'
Railway Company. - ....,a
The transfer books Voting Trustees for cern-
ca,ss for prefer ed stock will New York and "
Berlin at P. N. December p. 1891. and VIII r''9e"
j. p. MORGAN & CO., New York.
DEUTSCRE BANK IN BERLIN,
Agents for Voting Trustees
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15

Domestic exchange was as follows at the
places named. Savannah-Buy!nG. 1-ltc. or,
selling par. NewOrleans-COmmercia ~ :"
discount bank par Charleston-Buying. l-lbc'
discount: selling. Lice premium. San Fran
cisco-Sight. 15c.; telegraph. 11hc. Chicago
2Oc. premium. Boston--Par and DC premium.
Bank clcarings In this city were Exchanges,
S175. 524. 744 balances. S7,331,90s Boston-Ex-
changes. 500 2403S3; balances. S2O119IL chi
cago-Exchanges Sl6Sl65J0: balances. Sl619.
IA adepha--Exchanges Sll iOG3'S; bal
ances 81 2s2S1O RaltimOre-Exchanges So
lJ4 $50: balances, S3Ol 40.
The commercial price OF bar silver was 'i@sc,
against JSiSc yesterday. Mexican silver dollars
4cc n decline Of Nc. In London bar silver de-
clined I'D to 26fd. Silver exports tomorrow
100000 ounces.
Money on call in London was 2h63 per cent
and open market discounts 3 per cent for short
and long bills Paris exchange on London. -
francs 2Il5 confines. Berlin discount rate. i@4
per cent British consos closed at ll27s FOR
money and 10 1915 for the account. French
rentes 1O3 francs SI4 centimes. Paris discount
rate, per cent
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement, COW
ering actual results for two days ago, compared
with the last preceding statement. gives the fol-
hall
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Dipl0en6 Notices.
OFFICE OF
Northern Pacific Railway Company

NEW YORK, December 10Th. 1871.
At meeting Of the Board OF Directors helo 'ns u~S'
the following resolutions were adopted: -. ..-
Whereas Tie earnings OF this Company a.. To- .ur
on basis which, after providing for liked charsss ~
reasonable cash surplus for contingencies Justify xne
belief that the Company may with safety oesh III" oS
tribution Of divienis on its preferred stock ..,
Whereas The preferred stock certincates OF VA
Company contemplate that any dVfdencs tne'eo" '~A'
be declared and paid quarterly; . -. 49,.
Therefore Be II resolved. that there DC. ana tnetx
hereby Ia declared from earnings DIVIDEND on
T on preferred Of this Company Tor the qusI
ter ending December Is 1897 same 70 be paid JahuaI
is 1885, holders OF record OF the pefered s,oSs
1897 - .,,,. 49,.
Resolved That for the purpose Of such divi6ena me
transfer OF this Company be closed AZ r. M on
December a. 1897. and reopened at 10 A. NJ on 'ahuaV
GEORGE Fl. EARL. Secretary.
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Cipibeno Notices.

-oo~~~r~~~o"~>>o~~O"" coIp,Ny
DENVER CONSOLIDATED TRAMwAY CoMfA"f'
THE JANUARY COUPONS OF the Denver
Tramway Company six per cent bonds and OF IN,
Metropolitan Railway Company six per e'' ,rnr,M
he paid January let Is9s, at the ONCE Oh 'he "N
TILE TRUST COMPANY. New York CITY
nTNvER CONSOLIDATED TRAMwAY COMPANY
py RODNEY CURTIS President
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financial Clertions.

THE UNITED STATES EQUITABLE CAB CH'
IS Broadway, Room 20, a., ,eor
New York, December To- l%I:.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF the 80, S.oc .aa" ~
arr a, thi. Company will be held at II clock noon oa
the ONCE or the ConpenSs
sor the purpose Of elecng Directors and tor tne
,,o, ~ ,ny other business authorized 10 De done ~ -
annual meeting -. .our
Tpe transfer Books will be closed from pscsmno
10Th 1897 &c January Sd. 1898 . ,o., s..,.
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EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS

EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARhEIs
London Dec 1I-Gold IL quoted at Buenos Ayes TO-
d,v a, ia 40: n; Lisbon II& AT Rome. lo402 -,
{ o. rn.--The market for American securities opensa
t.,.er r1nroyed somewhat but eased on and remained
oust Tue closing steady, and the demand was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15

MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS
Actual sales Closing Shares
Omen High Low. Fin Bid. Ask sold.
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THE ELECTRO GAS COMPANY.
AZ croa Iuav Room e0

THE ELECTRO GAS COMPANY,
45 Broadway. Room 95 . -
New York, December ID, 1897.
uyTJF ANNUAL, MEETING Of the Stockhold.
ara q, mi, Company will he held at IL O'Clock noon on
Tuesday the 4h day OF January. ls9s, al the once .,
the pany. the purpose OF elee,ns an
done at an annual meeting. -
Tn will remain open one hour
The transfer Books will be closed nom pecemo0
ATTN 1891 Z" ''' BY A B. PRoAL. Secretary.
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Actual closing rates for commercial bills were
follows
s,Yht Hirty DAYS
c..-,f,r 4A.T,sS 4s2L dfS2is
francs 3 elh. -iOT5 2lA S2j.d5 -
Swiss francs. 20 = - - = ~. - q.
Belgian francs b22%G'b-2lft 80 y 10 = 10
Rschsnarks. p3nP5 10 " . lrlbf :, 10
Gulders fomiO 10 % l0-i""''p
'Iess 10
Posted sterling was:
r<,c bi,s ....................... <s3,4Ti 81
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ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO
RAILROAD COMPANY.

MERGENrHAI,ER LINOTYPE COMPANY:
New York. December l4th. 1877.
AT A MEETING Of the Board or Directors
"A held this day a quarterly dividend Of two ana 3
hall per cent and dividend OF two ana = ha.
per cent were declared payable December Slst LeS5
The stockholders OF record Monday. December "'n'
1897, three o'clock III. ,,, ,.,.rh~,
nth 1897 at three clock and reopen on Nohoa's
January Sd, 1898 10 O'Clock a. m.
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&AA'-NNN"- q 1897.

New York December 8. 1897
THE Board Of Directors this day declared Q
l. seu,l-annual dividend Of TWO AND oNE-HA1F 1H)
PER CENT on the Preferred stock. and semi
annual dividend Of ONE AND ONE HALF d1sl PEb
SVT on the Second Preferred Stock OF this company
nayabe January 18th. 1898. al the Central Trust COM
pany OF New-Yok. the stockholders OF record on ~
Trsns,cr- books will be closed Dec slst 1897, q E
'"' a-'N F. II. DAVIS. Treasursf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15

THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF The
l. CITY OF NEW YORK.-New York, December II
1907 Ths annual election Directors Of this Bank VIII
he held at IN. ianknghouse. No 1870 5th Ave- on lMes
Sey Ian H. 1898. The polls Will be open from $50 70
ioSo oe'0N" ~ IS CASE Cashier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15

THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
VI inH VA " " Dec. 10th, 1897.
THE ANNUAL ELECTION for Directors OF
this bank will be held at the banking room: Nc
Wall street on Tuesday January ilth 1898, from IL ~
to O'CLOCK T. !" j. HARTMAN. Cashier.
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RAILROAD EARNINGS.

40, u.f,t on N~w-York STOCK Exchanse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15

No 1875 broadway, New York, Dec; l+tha 1897.
FIFTY FIFTH QUARTERLY Dividend.
A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF one per cent
on the capital stock Of the Manhattan Railway com.
many has been declared payable az the once or tnS
comnanv on and after January 80. 1895 TO stockholders
~ record al the closing OF the transfer books on tda
December nth p. NJ The transfer books wiz
be reopened Tuesday January tth at 10 o'clock a NJ
70 '''f - b. W MwIL,IIAMS Treasurer.
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reported by Clinton onser,. No wall

'And interest.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-27
GIBBONS AUTOBIOGRAPHY: IT'S
REAL AUTHOR.

The publication Of the "Autobiogra-
ply and Letters" of Gibbon the histori-
an, in their original form is literary
event of rare interest and the solution of
fascinating mystery in the world of
letters. For the first time the world now
has the seven autobiography studies of
the historian exactly as he wrote them,
instead of the curious mosaic which the
first Lord Sheffield gave to the public as
Gibbons memoirs" And it now has
his familiar "Lstters" as he wrote them.
not multiplied, not bowdlerized, but in
his own words and his own spelling. The
new publication is certainly literary
revelation; but, like the unlocking of so
many mysteries. the unsealing of the
Gibbon Manuscripts has not altogether
solved the mystery of the Memoirs" or
rather las so often happens III "myste-
ries") it has only presented the puzzle
in new form. All readers of the de-
cline and Fall'-that is to say all men
and women of sound education-have
long known. as Milman and Morrison
told them, that Gibbon did not write
his own Autobiography. e. in the
form in which we have it. Lord Shelf
field very truly told the world in 1895
that the Memoirs" he published "had
been carefully selected. and put togeth-
err" But the world never did know the
method of the Selection" or the as
founding freedom with which they had
been put together" We never sus-
pected that the editor had cut about
the manuscript of the luminous histo-
rian" as if it we're schoolboy's theme;
that sentences, descriptions, and distinct
essays had been clipped from one draft
and soldered into another in the middle
of paragraph; that delicious bits Ct
satire had been expunged, so as not to
awaken prejudice or to dim the solemni-
ty of history; that much of the fun,
nearly all the scandal, and most of the
inner personal life had been eliminated
from the Letters" We now see that
Gibbons literary carcase was treated in
some such way as hog is converted into
smoked ham. But the mystery remains.
If Gibbon did not compose his own Auto
biography, who did? No one can read
these seven sketches of the historian
without admiring the unknown literary
hand which so wonderfully wove them
together and reset them into one harmo-
NOUS piece. That hand, cannot doubt,
was mainly the fair hand of young
girl. l have seen an original letter of
Lady Maria Holroyd. Lord Sheffield's
eldest daughter. in which she says that
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-27
Putnam's Wolf Den.

The famous wolf den in Pomfret.
Conn.,. which General Israel Putnam en-
tered on all tours to shoot the "maraud-
ing old she wolf." is about to be
purchased. on account of its historical
associations. and preserved as a public
memorial to Windham Countv's most il
lustrious citizen. The den. now con-
tracted so that a man can scarcely enter,
is situated on the side of a hill in the
center of large woodland area. and is
approached only by the widest and
stoniest road. The ninety acres of land
to be bought are in the hands of trus-
tee of an old lady who needs support,
and it was thought the woodland timber
would have to be cut down unless some
body would buy the whole tract. A
corporation has accordingly been formed.
and $500 is all that is necessary to be
raised. The schools of the State will be
asked to subscribe. and already the Con-
necticut Sons of the American Revolu-
ton have given 5000. President Nc
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HORSES.

Some men never speak kindly to a
horse, and. therefore, never have kind
horse Procure the affection OF your
horse, and you have taken the most i'm
portant step toward procuring his best
services.
Not only are the growing cities requir-
ing the heaviest of horses. but in those
regions where the farm population is in
creasing the farms are adapted to the
improved implements and machinery,
and these require horses of weight to
operate them. The sulky pillow with
two or more mold boards, the board
press drill. the self binder, the cutaway
pillow and harrow demand heavy teams.
1t is muscle rather than meat that the
work team need-vigor and strength
rather than fat For colts and brood
mares there will be satisfaction in bran
and oat shorts, with some linseed meal.
For the driving horse nothing is better
than oats. Nothing is 30 good as alter
nate feeds of corn and bran for work
horses.
To avoid scratches or grease heel keep
the legs and feet clean. A good plan is
to wash off the limbs clean at night with
cloth and warm water. wiping them dry.
The comfort to the horses only will we'll
pay for the trouble.
The Scriptures tells US The righteous
man regardeth his BEAST" the proverb
of the day is. "a merciful man is merci.
fal to his beast" The former is the
stronger way of putting it. Many who
are good farmers in other respects do
not properly appreciate the horse. He
should be kind to all the live stock un-
der his care.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-27
Hurrah
Mdg0zane.

What was the origin of the exclama-
ton "Hurrah"2 There are few words
still in use which can boast such re-
mote and widely extended prevalence as
this. 1t is one of those interjections in
which sound so echoes sense that men
seem to have adopted it almost instinc-
lively. In India and Ceylon the ma.
bouts and attendants of baggage ele
plants cheer them on by perpetual repe-
titions of "ar-re re-" The Arabs and
camel drivers in Turkey, Palestine and
Egypt encourage their animals to speed
by shouting "ar-re. ARE" The Moors
in Spain drive their mules and horses
with cries of "ar-re." In France the
sportsman excites the hounds by his
shouts of "hare, hare!" and wagoners
turn their horses by crying "harhautw
The herdsmen of Ireland and Scotland
shout "hurrish! hurrish!" to the cattle
they are driving. 1t is evidently an ex-
clamation common to many nations, and
is probably corruption of "Tur ale"
Thor add, battle cry of the ancient
Norsemen, though some authorities de-
rive it FROM the Jewish Hosannah.'
The word is very often and was for
merly spelt "huzza." and it's pronuncia-
ton was Murray. Christian Work.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-27
BIRD DAY SUGGESTED.

In 1885 Pennsylvania passed its famous
scalp act" and in less than two years
expended between S75 900 and 100000
in an attempt to rid the State of animals
and birds supposed to be injurious. A
large part of the money was spent for
killing hawks and owls. most of which
belonged to species which were after
ward shown to be actually beneficial.
Not only was money thrown away in a
useless war against noxious animals, but
the State actually paid for the destruc-
ton of birds of inestimable value to its
farmers. During the last five or six
years two States have been engaged in
an unsuccessful attempt to exterminate
English sparrows by paying bounties for
their heads. Michigan and Illinois have
each spent more than $4,000, but. al
though millions of sparrows have been
killed. the decrease in numbers is hardly
perceptible. A more general knowledge
of the habits of the English sparrow at
the time the bird was first introduced
into the United States would not only
have saved the outlay of over 500, 600.
but would also have saved many other
States from loss due to depredations by
sparrows.
Is it not worth while to do something
to protect the birds and prevent their
destruction before it is too late? A pow.
erful influence for good can be exerted
by the schools if the teachers will only
interest themselves in the movement,
and the benefit that will result to the
pupils could hardly be attained in any
other way at 80 small an expenditure Of
time. Ii it is deemed unwise to estab-
lish another holiday. or it may seem too
much to devote one day in the year to
the study of birds, the exercises of Bird
Day might be combined with those of
Arbor Day.
1t is believed that Bird Day can be
adopted with profit by schools of all
grades. and the subject is recommended
to the thoughtful attention of teachers
and school superintendent throughout
the country. in the hope that they will
cooperate with other agencies now at
work to prevent the destruction of our
native birds.-Circalar No. II of the
United States Department Of Agricul.
f,,n
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-27
DAIRY.

Ii the butter comes in the churn in
fewer than 30 minutes. it is usually at
the expense of quality. Do not be elated
when the patented machine is warrant.
ed to bring butter in 10 or Is minutes.
Those who make gilt edged butter churn
so slowly and carefully that the butter
rarely comes under 40 minutes.
Beware of damp floors in the dairy
room, for they not only develop. but in
crease. organic fungoid germs. A little
lime scattered about or placed in box
in the dairy room will absorb much of
the surplus moisture; but the first i'm
portant step is to see to the drainage,
and have it as perfect as possible.
A COW is largely influenced by train
ing and habit, and any change in GUS
tom in feeding or milking will affect
the milk flow. 1t is not good thing to
have the cows eating while BEND MIXED,
but to change the custom is to lose
milk. We must usually be content to
have the COW as she has been trained.
When food is scarce and prices high
margins of profit grow narrower; but
competition drops out and trad, grows
stronger. and profits are just as sure as
when times are flush. 1t is especially
true of dairying that time evens all
things up.
The soiling crop list is large, but this
summer be ready to SOW a small lot OF
barley about the 1st of August. and in
about two months there will be an
abundant crop for the cows which will
afford pasturage until shut off by the
snow, Sow heavily with the last plow-
ing of corn, or after the oats crop has
been fed off.