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Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-04-01

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The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09
spaylnr OF Cows in Switzerland.

The spaying of COWS, says British
Dairy Farmer, is an operation that is
being resorted to with increasing fire.
quency in the Swiss cantons OF Vaud
and Geneva, where it has now received
kind of Official sanction, in that, after
each operation, the veterinarian makes
distinctive slit in the left ear of the
cow that has been spayed, and sends
declaration to the district inspector
of animals. This official then registers
the COW as boeuve, and indicates the
animal as such in the certificate Of
health which is issued in connection
with the sale of the animal or trans
ference to an abattoir. The operation
Is not universally successful, though,
owing to the employment of antiseptic
measures, losses are very rare. With
regard to the effect of spaying upon
lactation OF milch kline, a diminution
in the yield of milk is habitually no.
ticed in the case of very old cows and
of COWS which are already in the de-
Ginning stages OF the period of lacta-
ton. On the other hand, cows that
are spayed at the time of their fourth
or fifth calf, and shortly after calving,
continue to give profitable flow of
milk for twenty-four to twenty-seven
months. AS to the quality of the beef
afforded by these spayed cows, it is
sufficient to say that butchers are al
ways on the lookout for the boeuves,
which, naturally but not too rapidly
fattened, yield meat of excellent quail
ity. Quick fattening, indeed, is out OF
the question, for it is obvious that n
lean COW, spayed perhaps at ten years
old, could not be expected to become
boeuf de Paques-or, as we should say,
Christmas beef-after few weeks
forced feeding.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09
FAMOUS MARKsMAN.
Two Stories About tho Late sorg..
Stewart of the SIxty-NInth.

Some of the veterans of the state
rifle range were sitting around in the
restaurant lobby during the dinner
hour at Creedmoor last week. induig-
ing in "reminiscences. Tim Scully, who
has served up "victuals and drink" at
the range for the past twenty-one
years, was speaking: when Sergt.
Stewart of the Sixty-ninth died last
month" he said, zone of the most ia
nous shots of Creedmoor passed
away. remember one day three OF us
were standing on the porch out there
discussing off-hand shooting. l sug-
gested that a man might make ten
bull's-eyes on the expert range, but
could not have a fiat sight and hit
target at 100 yards. Sergt Stewart
scoffed at the idea, and, pointing to the
lignum vitae ball on the top of the flag
staff, 200 feet away, offered to wager
ten-dollar bill that he could hit 1t in
three shots without using any sight at
all. The wager was laid and Sergt.
Stewart blazed away. At the first shot
not the ball had been hit. Some of us
said 1t had and some said 1t hadn't.
Well said Sergt. Stewart, 4 have two
more shots yet The second shot we
all agreed was a miss. The sergeant
pulled up his piece for the third and
last shot, and when he fired, knocked
the ball of. the pole. When we picked
1t UP we found all three bullets i'm
bedded in it," 1t is said that on an
other occasion a certain general who
was anxious to become a sharpshooter
was scoring misses" one after the
other. He was about to give it up in
despair when one of his friends called
Sergt. Stewart to the generals aid.
The sergeant took his position in front
Of nearby target and shot into the
generals target, while the general
had been given a tip to fire over the
fence. The record showed that the
general had made five bulls" while
many wondered that Sergt. Stewart,
the famous shot, should have missed
his target five times handrunning.-
New York Times.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09
NOTES ABOUT CHICAGO.

An artificial substitute for eggs is on
the market.
Buckwheat cakes and spareribs are
fashionable.
No prisoner now in the county Jail
is under sentence Of death.
1t cost $3.50 to raise s44S in tho
churches for the jubilee funds.
Only 1927 women in Chicago regis
tered this year, against 5000 in 1896.
Sheriff Pease has attended eleven
executions during his administration.
Pawnbrokers charge just as much in
terest, although the days are shorter.
In Chicago a man never knows how
many friends he has until he wrecks a
bank.
A disinfecting tank for dipping cat
tie is being installed at the stock
yards.
Politicians are already asking
whether Porto Rico will be republican
or democratic.
If the city hall were in some distant
or foreign city we would think it was
a beautiful building.
Misflt tailors display "uncalled-for'
garments. To look at them anyone
would think they were.
The house-mover who drops a bur-
glar-proof vault from a third-story
window makes a safe hit.
Rome's triumphal arches were of en-
during stone and lasted for centuries.
Ours are of canvas and fall down when
Il rains.
There is a George Curzon in Chicago.
He is a bricklayer and lives at 1919
Wentworth avenue, but he is no rela-
tive OF the viceroy of India.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

No less than fifty-five war vessels,
including, of course, many small tugs
and torpedo boats, are now being built
for the United States government. Five
of these are war vessels of the first
class. When these are completed our
navy will be third in the list OF naval
powers. No doubt we shall continue
to maintain this standing. as the recent
war has shown the need OF strong
navy, both in the Atlantic and on the
Pacific. What We need quite as much
as large navy is the building Of more
vessels for commercial use. The time
has come when we can construct steel
and iron vessels cheaper than any
other country in the world. as we used
to beat the world in making wooden
ships when Maine forests of pine made
masts that could not be rivaled any
where else.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09
THE METEORIc SHOWER.
A Noted Astronomer Gives Some Inter-
esting Information.

Professor Asaph Hall, the Univers-
ity or Michigan, astronomer. is speak
ing OF the shower of meteors which
occurred recently gives out some in
teresting facts regarding the history
and theory OF the phenomena. The
stream first appeared in 1889 and it
is generally supposed was caused by
the bursting of a comet, the billions
of pieces continuing to make the trip
around the sun. About once in thirty
years the earth crosses the vast
stream-a stream so long that it takes
from three to five years for 1t to pass
given point. and so broad that the
earth is from six to eight hours sweep
ing across ii. The second great shower
was seen in 1866, and the next heavy
shower is predicted for November,
1899. The stream appeared TO come
from the direction of the constellation
of Leo. 1t attracted attention not only
on account of the number of the me-
teors but because of the remarkable
appearance which attended their rush
through space. There was a long
phosphorescent streak behind them,
while the meteors themselves were a
red or orange color. The reason that
they were visible was that their We
locity in coming into the path of the
earth was about % miles a second and
as the earth was going in almost the
opposite direction with q velocity al
most as great the speed was sufficient
to set fire to the bodies and burn or
explode them long before they reached
the earth. Although a few stray ones
might have struck the earth practically
no damage was done.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09
No Violation Of Constitution.

London, Dec. 6.-Rt.-Hon. James
Bryce, liberal member Of parliament
for South Aberdeen, in reply to a ques-
ton whether in his opinion, the United
States constitution permitted the hold
ing of colonies. said 81 should think
that Notwithstanding the language
used by the United States Supreme
court in a famous case more than forty
years ago, the means may be found
whereby the United States may hold
the recently acquired territories with
out violation of the constitution and
without comforting upon them tho
privileges of states or territories for
which they are obviously unfit"
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

considerably. Views of such men as
Pollard and Rankin IL Is well to heed.
A business view of the case would
be to stick to the ducks. When prices
reach the lowest point theiy are bound
to come back to the level, even II they
fail to climb to the highest point. AS
rule the time to go into a certain
thing, or to enlarge it is at the time
OF lowest prices. Men largely run to
extremes. and IL one year their produce
brings very little ABOVE the cost to
something there is more money in. We
shall continue to raise all the early
ducks possible, Notwithstanding the
price. The poultry dressing establish
ment near here won't take ducks as
gift this fall. We sold ducks this
year In June for 10 cents per pound,
live weight, by shipping them some
$50 miles. The drift was about one
sixth of a pound per duck, the expenses
$1.25. and the cost OF feed per pound
was % cents; so, not counting labor,
there was a nice profit on them. Two
weeks after this one could have re-
ceiYed but five cents per pound. One
must get up In the morning to catch
the good prices.
Ducks with us hatch we'll and do
nothing after Matching but grow and
grow. Last year and this year we
lost but two per hundred, so. aside from
labor, there would be money in it
for us to sell at cents. l would
rather raise six ducks than one turkey,
and four ducks than one chicken, from
tho standpoint of labor and bother.
The worry part OF it Is even more
largely in favor OF ducks. The eggs
always hatch well for us, too, and the
ducks lay well.-E. G.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

A city councilman from Philadelphia
suggested a very good standard by
which to determine the price which the
city should give for certain property it
wanted. Many offers were made Of
land, but the council thought the price
too high. One of the members sug-
gested that the valuation for taxing
purposes should be made the basis. 1t
would seem to be only fair that the
city should pay no more than the val
uation the owner himself put upon it
and paid taxes upon.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Butter Plentiful in Colorado.-The
Denver Post says that never before in
the history of Colorado have the manu-
facturers and dealers in oleo made so
little money as they have during the
past four months. The oleo business
has been practically ruined by the
reproduction of butter, and the state
dairy commissioner. whose principal
duties are to see that the oleo laws
are enforced, finds his usefulness gone
for the time being, as a result. Prior
to March Is, oleo was being shipped
into Denver from Chicago and Kan
sas City by the carload, but nowadays
the changed conditions have caused
the article to be in little or no de-
mand at any price. Dairy Commits
sioner Cannon says that the slump in
the oleo market was caused by the
plentiful supply of butter all over the
state.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09
Ducks.

From Farmers Review:-There
were several letters In a recent num-
Der of Farm Poultry stating their
views of the low price of ducks, and
whether the low price would be a
permanent one. AS a general thing,
they each had the same idea as to the
cause, and that was less consumption.
Some thought it was partly caused by
the war scare, causing fewer persons
to 20 to the seaside summer resorts
for the summer, as Is customary.
others held that cold storage of ducks
was what did the mischief. OF course
there were large numbers OF Western
ducks shipped into the Eastern cities
to help glut the market, and some of
these ducks sold for less than cost OF
producing them. They all seemed to
think that another year would not be
so bad, and that In a few years the
prices would get to be quite profitable
again, as there would be many duck
neu" either go entirely out Of the
h@siness, or else c-rtail the production
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Legumes in Feeding Rations-The
Storrs Experiment Station of Connec-
ticut, basing the statement on many
trials in that state, says that the le-
gumes, such as clovers, peas, soy
beans, etc, should be more largely
grown and more largely used in maxi
ing up feeding rations. The larger the
proportion of these heterogeneous coarse
folders used in the ration, the less will
be the quantity of the concentrated nj
trogenous grain feeds which need to be
purchased and used. In other words,
the more these leguminous crops are
grown and used the cheaper will be the
ration fed, IL the best results are de-
sired.-Ex.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

AS was once stated upon very high
and very melodious authority. "the
heather Chinee is peculiar" You can
throw him, but you cannot always hold
him down. He Is slippery and elusive.
The Nelson lock is mere child's play
for him. 1t is all very well to jubilate
over the now PROSTATE form of Ii
Hung Chang and to issue joyous proc
lamations to the effect that he will
never rise again. But the old man is
"monstrous onsartin," and he and the
dowager empress make powerful
combination.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09
Stops Pilgrims to Mecca.

New York, Dec. 6.-The Journal
prints a dispatch, under a Bombay
date, which says that the Indian gov
eminent, in consequence of the bu-
bonic plague, is strictly enforcing the
prohibition against pilgrimages to Mec-
ca. The edict includes all India, ex-
cepting the single port of Chittagong,
in Bengal. where the medical authori-
ties must certify to the health of the
nj Ivrfuna
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09
The Mites.

1t is said that everything Is created
for purpose, but IL anyone can ex-
plain the use OF the unite" to me l
Will be better informed upon the vari-
Gus uses Of insect life than at present.
One thing l know it does for me, 1t
makes me keep a cleaner henhouse
than formerly, because If l did not
clean often fear the myrlads of feet
within might walk away with the en-
tire building. OF all pests the mite"
is by far the meanest. They multiply
like the larva of the blue-bottle fly,
OF which great naturalist once said,
"The eggs OF ten blue-bottle flies can
hatch enough maggots to eat up the
carcass of a horse as quickly as q
lion could do it." So 1t is with the
eggs of the frisky little insect. One can
clean them all up, and 10! in the even
Ing Of the next day their numbers are
legion. For three summers l have
waged war against the things. with
fire and birthstone, and coal oil, and
ashes. and lime, and many "celebrat-
ed" insect destroyers, and yet, when
l would step inside the houses to gath
er the eggs, they would swarm over
my feet and hands like pack OF starv-
ing wolves. But this, the fourth sum-
mer, I determined to purchase no
more Insect exterminators," but to
try the cheap and ever-handy hot
water bath. This find to be the most
effective and fatal of all remedies.
Each day -scald-scald. They
cannot Withstand hot water, and be-
sides it is cheap; even a most persist
ent and determined mite must wilt be-
fore the scalding wave. and their num-
bers lessen rapidly. Try 1t, all we who
are troubled by the little pests.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
Notes on SIIage.

In an address to California dairymen,
as reported in the Pacific Rural Press.
M. d. Eshleman said:
In filling the silo, the corn is cut in
three-quarter-inch pieces, and a scoop
of galvanized iron placed at the top
end of the elevator drops the cut mass
evenly into the silo. A small stream
of water kept running on the fodder,
as it Is carried up the elevator, greatly
assists in making solid the packing of
the well-tramped mass. II too much
water is used, the silage becomes dark
colored, and the cows do not like the
flavor as we'll. II too dry, it neither
heats we'll nor becomes compact. and
dry white mold will be found In patches
all through the silage. When the corn
settles rapidly, the silage is sure to be
sweet, for the air is excluded quickly,
therefore silos are made deep, rather
than broad and shallow. The great
silage crop is corn, for while the value
of pit-preserved grass was well known,
1t has been the cheapness Of corn that
has given the building of silos the great
impetus it has received during the past
few years. The Yankee way of grow
ing corn was carried back to the Faith
erland by German who had farmed in
the western corn belt, and now many
crops OF Indian corn flaunt their beau
ty in the sunshine OF northern Ger
many.
Methods of Siloing.-We silo the first
crop of alfalfa, for the purpose OF de-
stroying the fox tail seeds and pre-
venting the cows from bloating on this
early sueculent food, for it is dangerous
as pasture. In a weeks time. the fields
that were cut are fit pasture for the
cows. Following the first alfalfa, comes
the oats and pea crop. In August and
September this silage is fed: If the silo
is not emptied in time the corn is put
In on top. There is often silage two
years old in the bottom of the silos, and
1t is as good as ever: however, we try
to feed it out every year IL possible, as
the silo walls should be allowed to dry
and the inside lining be protected by
a coat OF coal tar TO prevent the acid
developed in the silage from acting d.
rectly on the wood. Sometimes there
is too much corn for the capacity OF the
silos; 1t is then cut and loosely stacked
near by. and. as soon as enough silage
has been fed out to make enough room
for 1t, this corn is cut, made very wet,
and run in on top. 1t makes second
rate silage, but is a little superior to
dry fodder for milk production. Early
amber sorghum requires extra care, as
1t must be made wetter and tramped
closer than Indian cCrn. 1t is also bet
ter to feed it during cool weather, as
in summer time the top ferments rap
idly, and several inches will often spoil
between the hours of feeding. Egyp-
tian corn stalks do not become tender
in the silo without they are almost rot
ten and worthless for the cows.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Madrid, Dec. 6.-The government
does not approve of the speculation at
the bourse in Cuban and Philippine
bonds. The rise in the prices of these
securities is ascribed to the report that
the government will apply the Ameri-
can indemnity to the payment Of the
colonial debts. Such a statement is
wholly unauthorized.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

So far as a man thinks, he is free.
Nothing is more disgusting than the
growing about liberty by slaves. as
most men are, and the fippant mistak-
ing for freedom OF some paper pream-
BILE like a Declaration of Independ-
ence," or the statute right to vote by
those who have never dared to think
or act.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Foreign Dairy Goods in England
There is not much difference in the
imports of butter for the eight months
of 1898 and 1897 respectively; but 1t is
remarkable to notice even a small de-
cline, with larger decreases OF mar
garine and cheese. The figures are:
against 61S,7SS cwt.; and 1.314,773 cwt.
2,175,452 cwt. OF butter, against 2,192,-
40 cwt.; 5S5.S7S cwt. OF margarine,
of cheese. against 1904 cwt.-Eng-
lish Exchange.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09
A Zig. Big ID.

Maud-Do you use the capital = to
mark cut your errors on the type
writer? Ethel-No, prefer the cap
ital D. 1t is more satisfying-Cincin-
natl Enquirer
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

The man whose only thought is to
contribute to the happiness Of others
is as near sanctification as it is posi-
bly, to get.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Training to Balk.-Many colts are ac-
tually taught to balk, kick, scare and
many other bad habits that render
them almost worthless. This usually
results either from carelessness or try
ing to crowd too much instruction into
a little time. Man with all his intelli-
gerce requires from two to five years
to become skilled in any trade. Some
never learn. How can we expect the
horse, that is guided only by instinct,
to know everything after being hitched
half a dozen times? This would be
presuming him to have more sense than
his driver, and many of them have
more horse sense than the driver has
of man sense.-National Stockman.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

A hot temper is apt to warp a mans
better judgment.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Wise is the individual who knows a
thing is going to be unpopular before
the fiat-footed public jumps all over it..
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

You can always tell false teeth from
the real thing. because they are nearer
perfection than natural ones.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

The French may be tickle in every
thing else. but they are always faithful
IN their love-of change.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

An aged Indian chief of the tribe
called Pottawattomie is still living,
and was recently invited to be the
guest Of one OF the schools in Chicago.
In sending his regrets, he said, "Poka-
CONS heart rejoiced to receive your
invitation. but could not we'll attend.
Dear children, do not forget this: The
desire Of my heart is that you may
learn to know my people better. Your
playground was mine sixty years ago.
1t was wild land, but loved it because
1t was the land OF my fathers. The
greatest curse that stands with brazen
face to lead astray the young Is ish-ko-
te-ni-bush (fre-water), which, like GIN
e-big (the snake), lures to destroy, but
without the warning rattle. May Xiii
Mantle (God) bless you all, and help
you to stand for the right, and never
forget that the red man and the white
man are brothers, and God is the Faith
er of all. This is Pokagon's last ad-
vice to you. Good-by."
Some advice that should be needed is
contained in a report from United
States Consul McCook. at Dawson City.
This report was written on August 4,
and says that prices for provisions are
very high Exceeding by rs per cent.
those of last year,, and lodging is
hardly to be had at any price. Out
siders, he says. cannot realize the con-
ditions; destftution and suffering is
imminent for many unfortunate pros
pectors, who are unable to get away.
No one. he continues, should go to the
gold fields Without a couple of thou
tand dollars and supplies for two years.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Hobbies are the most unsatisfactory
of all beasts to ride.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Some women are as Eighty as coma
bank cashiers.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

The widows weeds sometimes give
way to the rake.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Some men, like some fences, don't
amount to much until they get a gait
on them.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Speaking of well-preserved women,
Lots wife was probably the best of the
assortment.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Some people spend lot of their time
booking for traps to walk into.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

Marriage may be a failure, but there
Is a lot of evidence to the contrary.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-09

One never knows how empty some
men really are until they get full.