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The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

TEACHERS in the Chicago public
.chools are setting for themselves the
task of fighting the collection of cigar
ette pictures by the school children
and the scholars are to be offered the
opportunity of buying real and
genuine old masters for penny
each. Small photographs OF great and
famous pictures and pieces of statuary,
ranging in size from that of cigar
et,e picture to a Sx55I inch limit, will
be provided for their purchase at the
sum of money mentioned. The chill
dren. it is argued, will then collect
good pictures instead of cigarette and
advertising cards.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

THE official records of the war de
partment at Washington as far as
completed, show that there were 30
officers and 90! enlisted men of the
army, 2G4 in all, killed in battle dur
ing the war with Spain. These casu.
alties included all the lives lost by the
army in the battles in the Philippines
as well as those in Porto Rico The
percentage of officers killed is strik-
iugly large and is said to be unprece.
den ted in the battles OF the world.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

Mr. + b. WGAUE. a member of the
North American Trading * Transpor-
tatiou company, who returned from
the klondiIte to Chicago the other dav,
said that copper has been discovered
on the American side of the gold ter
ritory and that veins that have been
uncovered are 50 rich that experienced
miners express the belief that copper
Will make Alaska as famous as gold
has done before many years have gone
he
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

Mrs. MARY MAsQuE a negress, re-
Gently died in Little Rock Ark She
was said TO be the largest colored
woman in the wor.L At one time she
weighed over ZOO pounds and at the
time OF her death She tipped the bear
Mt $50 pounds.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

REV. WESLEY BLAKELl. D' keystone,
W. Va, is iO7 years Old. lie has
preached 7,7G3 sermons, bapt zcd 6, D9J
people and married l,sl7 couples in =
years. He says he has l,os living de-
Aceudants, embracing five generations.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

No new legislation. it was announced,
will be required to authorize the pay
ment of pensions to the soldiers who
were disabled in the Spanish war and
the widows of those VINO fell victims
10 bullets or fever.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

The war establishment Of Germany
Will cost this year, including pensions,
$3.50, 900. 900, which is nearly $4,000, oO1
less than our pension roll alone.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

"EYIER, late captain general
Cuba, is said TO have entered Havana
with sl,40O and 70 have returned "a
Spain with Sll, 600, 900
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

TUE committee on pensions reported
at the recent ntcuranpmcut Of the Grand
Army of the Republic that the death
rate among the pensioners now ex-
ceeded 10000 wear The committee
estimated that the increase in the
number Of deaths win be such that in
1920 the number OF pensioners will be
reduced to II little over 80. 600 and that
in 1910 the list will be obitcrated.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16
Iufullihle.

Miss Firsfrip-Doctor. do you know
any sure preventive Of seaslckness?
- DR.. Pillhfx-Yes; sta~ ~ land.-
Town TopI8.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

AMONG the points to be decided by
the peace commission that meets in
Paris next month will probably be the
final disposal Of the remains Of Column
bus The duke Of Vcragua, the liueal
defendant Of the great navigator and
disc"verer, {, said to desire that the
remains Of his IIlustrious ancestor
should, with the passing Of Cuba from
Spanish rule, br removed to Spain
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16
CURRENT COMMENT.

THERE are said to be $1,000 blind
persons in the United States.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

THE New York Sun says that the
congress to be elected next November
will have before it the high duty of
supplementing and completing in civil
legisla tion the triumph achieved by
the prowess of American arms in war
At the election in November full
house of representatives is to be elect
ed, and the composition of about one
third of the senate will depend upon
it the sole issue before the people
in all the states will be that growing
out of the war. We shall all pull to-
gether, sectional politics will be dis
carded and partisanship created by
sectional prejudice will cease.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16

THE Philadelphia Press says: The
brevet of our government is its appre-
citation of gallantry, but there is moth
ing distinctive or lasting in such an
honor. nation forgets easily even
its heroes, unless its memory is
prodded. What better prod could
there be than some simple emblem
pinned by the president on the breast
of officer or private who has distin-
guished himself by conspicuous BRAY
cry. which will mean the world over
For valor'2 England has many
medals for her warriors, but there is
only one Victoria cross and it is value ed
wherever bravery is at par.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05

section OF that very extensive Renug
says Vick's Magazine. Although they
do not present a great variety of coll
ors, yet they are highly priced for their
charming, golden, fragrant flowers.
which are freely produced. They are
perfectly hardy, and may be success
FULLY grown by any one in either the
hover border, green house or window
garden. And as the bulbs can be pro-
cured at a very moderate price, they
well deserve all that can be said IN
their praise. The bulbs can be plant
ed any time from September to Decem<
Der, although it is best to plant them
as early as possible. In potting let
three or four bulbs, according to their
size, be placed in a four inch pot. and
if large masses are wanted, larger pots
or pans, and more bulbs can be used.
In potting let the pots or pans be prop
eriy drained. and use compost con
sisting of two-thirds turfy loan, one
third well decayed manure and a fine
sprinkling of bone dust, Mix well
and use the compost rough. In pot
ting fill the pots or pans to within
three inches of the top, then set in
the bulbs, keeping them a few inches
apart, and then fill to within half an
inch of the top. Water thoroughly and
place in a cool, dark cellar to make
root, watering when necessary.s
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05
Matching Ducks by Inoubators.

To those who intend to use incuba-
tors for Matching ducklings, I wish to
give a few words of warning, says a
writer in American Stock Keeper.
There are only a few kinds of incu-
bators suitable for duck eggs. The
shell of the duck egg is so porous that
any incubator with a current of air
passing through it is certain to use
up the moisture within the egg, so es-
sential at the latter part OF the hatch
While it Is necessary to have a little
air, too much is worse than none. An
incubator that maintains an even de-
gree of heat and has arrangements for
plenty of moisture at Matching is the
only kind to rely on. After the incu-
bator has run a few days and main
tains an even degree of heat of 100
degrees at the bottom of the egg tray,
j put In the eggs at shutdown, as it
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05
why You Should Keep Hens.

A Western paper says:
]. Because you ought by their means
to convert a great deal of the waste
OF the farm into money, in the shape
OF eggs and chickens for market
2. Because with intelligent manage
ment they ought to be all-year-revenue
producers, excepting, perhaps, about
two months, during moulting season.
8. Because poultry will yield you
quicker return for his capital invested
than any Of the other departments Of
agriculture.
A.. Because the manure from the
poultry house will make a valuable
compost for use in either vegetable gar
den or orchard. The birds themselves
II allowed to run in the orchard will
destroy many injurious insects.
s, Because while cereals and fruits
can only be successfully grown in GER
tain sections, poultry can be raised for
table use or to lay eggs, in all parts
of the country.
8. Because poultry raising is an en-
ployment in which the farmers wife
and daughter can engage and leave him
free to attend to other departments.
Z. Because it will bring the best re-
turns, in the shape of new laid eggs
during the winter season-when the
farmer has most time on his hands.
8. Because to start poultry raising
on the farm requires little or no CAPT
tai. Under any circumstances, with
proper management, poultry can be
made, with little cost, valuble adjunct
to the farm.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05


takes all night to warm them UP. The
next day kept watch Of its work.
ing, not forgetting that 100 degrees at
the bottom of the tray is equal to 100
at the top of the eggs. test the eggs
on the fifth day, and remove all clear
eggs, and also those whose germs have
started and cease to grow. 1t Is well
10 make another test on the eleventh
day, and remove all eggs that have be-
come added. On the sixth day you
can see the heart beat and the spread
ing of the veins through the egg. You
Will find in some clot Of blood and a
circular vein, nearly the size Of the
egg, have been formed. These are OF
no account. and should be removed.
use cheap tester-simply a board, a
foot square, placed in front of lam
tern, hole opposite the fame, about
one-half the size of the egg. The light
reflector at the back of the lantern.
A correct thermometer is Of the ut
most Importance. No matter how good
the incubator, if the thermometer is
poor you will not be successful. Get
the kind made for incubators, which
are so constructed that the glass bulb
does not touch the metal frame. Be
sure that the bulb rests on a fertile
egg, or you will destroy a hatch. The
difference between air in the egg
chamber and the register Of an egg
containing a live duck is at the last
stage as much as FIVE degrees. An egg
containing a dead duck is from three
to fiVe degrees colder than one contain
ing duck almost ready to break the
shell. The best place to put an incu-
bator is in the cellar. A separate up-
foreground cellar is the best, as insur-
ance companies object to taking risks
on buildings occupied by incubators. In
operating incubators successfully, an
even temperature is necessary for sew
eral reasons. Letting in cold draughts
Of air on an incubator full of eggs is
sure to kill many. think the true
way in Matching chicks is to keep your
incubator closed, as chick that can
not liberate himself Is of no account.
But a duckling pips "a to AZ hours be-
fore it is ready to come out, and you
about eight hours to turn up the pips,
as the ducklings are apt to smother or
drown in the slime of the egg. In an
incubator full of eggs with live germs,
you will find at the latter stage it is
impossible to keep down the animal
heat. Do not open the ventilators or
doors to cool down the eggs, for you
will then loose the moisture and make
the shell brittle, and the inside lining
of the egg will become tough. While
spraying the egg is injurious, my ex-
perience and that of Mr.. Rankin and
others shows that it comes nearest to
the correct plan, as a superfluous heat
is sure to destroy the hatch. Open one
door at time, use a fine spray, and
close the door Immediately. In this
way no chill will strike the eggs. A
sudden change of a few degrees is
enough to kill them.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05
Vance County, N. c.
Iowa Fine Stock Breeders.


The twentyfourth annual meeting
of the Iowa Fine Stock Breeders will
be held at West Liberty, Ia, Deem
Der and 9. A fine program has been
prepared and a large meeting is ex-
pected. Some of the best known and
most successful breeders in Iowa are
down on the program for papers on the
various phases of stock raising and
handling. A good attendance should
result from the efforts made. We hope
that Iowa readers of The Farmers Re-
view will endeavor to help ON the meet
ing by their presence. The secretary is
w. M. McFadden of West Liberty, to
whom all inquiries should be a6-
dressed:
Other Meetings.-The Iowa Short
Horn Breeders Association and the
Iowa Sheep Breeders and Wool Grow
ers' Association hold their annual
meeting in connection with the general
meeting of the Improved Stock Breed
ers' Association. The Short Horn
Breeders Association meets in the aft
ernoon of Tuesday, December z, and
will continue their meeting on the
Breeders Association will also meet
December 8.
One Worn-Out Field.-There ia a
threat of impending danger in a single
WORKOUT field. 1t shows that the waste
full methods which have made barren
so many fields upon the Atlantic coast
are with us here. The disastrous r,l-
suits are yet in the distant future, for
Texas has vast, an almost imperial
domain, and her resources have been
scarcely touched. But the results.
though distant, are inevitable unless
there be change of methods. Rotation
of crops, the cultivation of crops that
rest and feed the soil and the applica-
ton of fertilizers must be resorted to
some time, and the sooner the better.
Sorghum and broom corn seeds are
excellent for variety.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05
Co-operative Hoc KlIIInr.


The farmers of Maine have circum-
vented the beef trust, says Iowa State
Register. They have organized 1000
fresh pork and fresh beef clubs in that
state, each club composed Of ten mem
bers. Instead of buying their fresh
meats from the trust and paying trib-
ute to it they provide themselves with
such seasonable delicacies. The ten
farmers belonging to a club arrange for
a succession of butcheries. That is, a
hog is killed every so many days dur
ing the winter season and the fresh
pork is divided into ten parts, each
family getting one part. This does not
include the hams and other portions of
the animal which are sailed or picked
for future use, The arrangement
amounts to a cooperative meat shop.
The farmers lose nothing and they get
fresh pork all the time. The Maine
idea may spread to other states. 1t is
something of an outrage that our hogs
should be sent to Chicago to be butch
cred and then sent back to be eaten.
1t follows as the night does the day
that the consumer must pay for the
freight both ways, or else the hog
grower pays it, and there is beside the
expense of handling the hog and the
meat in Chicago. Various ways have
been suggested to get rid OF such an
Industrial loss and folly, but the Maine
way seems to be a solution as far as the
farmers themselves are concerned.
Tobr powars Whitesida County TIIi
nois.-The prize corn exhibited by me
was of the variety known as Iowa Sill
yer Mine. The ground, which was rye
stubble, was we'll MANFRED in the fall,
plowed five inches deep in the spring,
narrowed three times before and three
times after planting, and cultivated
with garden pillow and hoe. All the
unproductive stalks were removed. The
corn was picked between the goth and
25th of September. The actual meas
urement of the ground was 80 square
feet less than an acre. (This was the
corn that won the first premium for
largest yield, the yield being 166 bush
els and 80 pounds.-Ed. F. r.
Mutton or Beef.-The best American
sheep are quoted higher in London
than the same grade of beef. It costs
no more to raise a pound of mutton
than of beef, using the best stock in
each case, and sheep may be kept and
fed to advantage on the smallest of
farms. Surely there is encouragement
in growing them.-Ex.
Census figures recently published at
washington show that average longe-
witty has made a perceptible advance
even in the last ten years.
Make war on weeds while the
ground is unfrozen,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05

Peach Pits.-Peach stones ought
either to be planted soon after the
peach is eaten or they should be kent
in moist place. 1t is commonly said
that the shell hardens by exposure to
the air, or that the terminating power
of the seed is impaired. The real trou-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05

Make war on weeds while the
ground is unfrozen.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05

Butter Fat in Whey.-It has been
claimed by some that there is no more
loss of fat in handling rich milk than
in making up medium or poor milk.
The results of three years experiments
at the Ontario agricultural college lead
conclusively to the opinion that the
whey from milk rich in butter-fat con-
tains a higher percentage of fat than
does the whey from medium or poor
milk. Not only is the percentage of
fat in the whey higher, but the loss of
fat originally in the milk is greater per
100 pounds Of cured cheese when made
from the rich milk.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURALIST.
some Up-to-Date Hints About CuItiva-
ton of the Soil and Yields Thereof
HOrtiouIture, v1ticulture and FIori-
culture.
Do soils Really Leach ,

A4OOS1A o4AS Oplu u
ions of farmers
have undergone
material change on
this point during
the past decade
there is still much
misconception as TO
the conditions IN
der which this loss
may occur and the
degree to which it
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Succession Farmers Operate xhls
Department. of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live stock
and Poultry.
Care of Dairy UtenaiIs.

AKERS of first
class butter and
cheese and the
best dairy farmers
and milk dealers in
general attach the
greatest import
ance to cleanliness.
They know that it
is as necessary to
have clean utensils
in the dairy as it
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05
Tho JonqulI.
H. 3. stockbridge.

The species and varieties of Narcis-
sus jonquilla, are popularity known as
Jonquils" and possess many points
of similarity with the small lowered
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05
sweet Glover.


c. p. Dadant, writing in the Busy
Bee, says: Melilot, or sweet clover
(Melilotus Alba) is one of the very best
honey plants that grow in America. II
is not a good hay clover, being too
coarse for dray forage, but it is one of
the very best forage. plants because 1t
grows so rank and the stock will
thrive on it early in the season, but it
does not stand steady pasturing. 1t is
a biennial, growing up one year, bloom
ing the next, and then dying. If it is
protected during the first seasons
growth, it will make an extraordinary
growth the second year. We have often
seen it knee-high by May l, and ow-
ing to its precocious growth, it is we'll
liked in Canada, where the springs are
very backward. 1t Is a very good fer
tilizer, as it's roots sink straight into
the soil and reach to the depth of
eighteen inches or more. Its adVant-
ages to the bee-keeper are very marked,
for it grows in barren soil and in waste
places, where 1t seems to thrive about
as we'll as in cultivated land. It has
been considered by many as a noxious
weed, owing to its propagating with
out attention, but the facts are that it
does not annoy, because it is easily
kept down by pasturing, and it cannot
reproduce itself in cultivated fields,
since it takes two years to come to
seed. Sweet clover produces honey of
the very best quality, second to none,
and it has the quality of blooming dur
ing the summer after white clover has
stopped, and at a season when there is
but little other bloom. Drouth does
not seem to injure it, and even where
it is pastured, it continues to throw out
side branches that bloom profusely,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05

Sorghum and broom corn seeds are
excellent for a variety.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-05

Census figures recently published a
washington show that average longe
witty has made a perceptible advanc
even in the last ten years.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-01
Thistles Among Oats.

Where oats are sown early in q
Fl eld that is infested with Canada
thistles, the latter will often blossom
and bear seed before the oats are
ready to be harvested A Canada
thistle in blossom will ripen its seed
if the whole stalk is cut and allowed
to dry with it. Fortunately, the
Can ada thistle will send up its spires
for blossoms several days before the
oats begin to head out. 1t is easy
then to 60 through the field, and with
a long, sharp knife lop off the heads
of all the thistles which will tower six
or eight inches above the cats. The
work must be done within two or
three days. as the oats head out very
quickly after the thistles, and both
must grow together until the harvest.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-01
Cut Oats Early.

When the oats are to be used for
feed they should always be cut while
the grain is in the dough. From re-
peated trials 1 am convinced that if
cut while yet in the dough the yield
would be great deal mere and of bet
ter quality. Besides the straw will
make much better roughage. Last
year I had piece Of oats containing
seventeen acres and as part of it was
rusty and weedy I cut ten acres while
the grain was in the dough and the
straw was yet quite green. At the
time it was cut the straw stood up
perfectly straight. But as 1 thought
that it was too green I let seven acres
stand four days longer. After cutting
the first part light rain fell and very
hot sultry weather set in. When I
came to cut the remainder it was over
ripe and about four-ffths of it was
badly lodged. I also found that it had
shelled out so the ground was white
with oats. Judging from the amount
that sprouted after the field was
plowed, as much as five to eight BUSH
els to the acre must have been wasted.
This loss was all duefto letting the
oats become overripe. OF course the
very unfavorable weather did good
deal of the damage, but as there had
not been any storm along with the
rain, the main loss was caused by let
ting the oats become too ripe. The
grain was also heavier and brighter
from the oats first cut and the yield
fully one-fourth more, although at
first the seven-acre field yielded the
best oats.
When the oats are to be used for
seed it is necessary that they become
perfectly ripe and special care should
be taken to have them thoroughly dry
before stacking and threshing. Many
oats are spoiled by being stacked
while they contain moisture. They
will heat much sooner in the stack
than wheat or any other kind of small
grain. If the straw should happen to
be little green when the oats are cut
the bundles should be small and set
up in long shocks containing not more
than eight bundles each.-Levis-Q O.
Folio, in American Agriculturist.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-01

Reports of deep discomfort in India
on account of the plague regulations
say that the situation is complicated
by an unusual number of instances of
brutal conduct toward the natives. The
Government is considering whether
it will not be wise to cease inter
ference with native burials if the
plague should become general, or at
least make q change in the present
staff of officials. Thus far the active
cooperation of high-caste natives has
not been sought for, and change in
this respect also is contemplated.
The most dadgerous feature of the
situation is said to be the closer rela-
tions between Mohammedans and Hin
dus as result of their common sense
of afront to their religious feel
ings, comments the New York Mail
and Express. 1t was the careless
treatment of native superstition in
what seemed to be trivial matters that
brought on one great rebellion, and it
may vet cause another.