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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-08

NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. July i
Beeyes-no trade; feeling steady; cab!''
higher. Calves-msrket dull and weak
veals $4s5. 70 per 100 lbs buttermilk caves
$:3a3 37lta per 100 lbs; Westerns nomns..
Sheep and Lambs-sheep slow and q 7b. 1t
lower lambs 15c higher; sheep 81 59tf ..
per 100 lbs; lambs S5a5.75 per 100 , lOs'
Hogs-market frmer at $4a4.35 per lOo u.s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-08

DHOsCOKO, something new, just re'ei'''
L for sale by arr prRN.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
antiquity Of the Protocol.

That instrument called protocol"
which stopped the war between the
United States and Spain, derives it's
name from very ancient times. Like
many other English words derived
from other languages, protocol" has
long since lost its original meaning.
It is derived from the Greek "protos, -
meaning first, and "kollan," meaning
glue, and meant originally a sheet
glued in front of a manuscript, bear
ing the writer's name and other par
ticulars. From this the meaning
evolved into that of a rough draft of q
document, and was so used by the Ro-
mans. who called it ''protocolium.' -
The definition of the word as used in
modern diplomacy is given as rough
draft on any document or document
preliminary to some transaction. It
is likewise defined as "a diplomat tic doc
ument or minute of proceedings signed
by friendly pownrs:in order to secure
certain diplomatic. ends by peaceful
means" It is the meaning given be-
fore the last that must be applied to
the instrument signed by Ambassador
Cambon and Secretary Day. This is
a preliminary instrument created to
secure peace at once, and is at the
same time rough draft of the prob.
able future agreement. = Chicago
Chronicle.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
DOGS on DAIRY FARMS
They Are . Detri,nent - o.araisn,
81 MIX Cows a1A sho1lA ~.
ways he Chained.

In 8 drive through . leading dairy
section recently in the Elgin district
just at milking time in the evening we
we're surprised to see that about every
one kept a dog to help drive the cattle
up from pasture, says an exchange.
Nearly all these dogs manifested about
the same propensity to. make them.
selves extra useful in keeping close to
the heels of the cows. with result
that the cows would take to running
to- get away. and in some cases the
lively trot of some Of the animals
seems to have afforded the boys some
amusement, as the dogs were not
called away until the whole herd was
sbout getting into a run. This over
exertion just before milking could
have but one effect in diminishing the
quantity of milk and thus create quite
loss to the pockets of the owners,
but the help on the farm or the care
less sons Of the owners had apparent
~ no other consideration than to get
the cows into the barnyard or stable
and get through milking as soon as
possible. 1t never for moment oc-
Cured to the millmen that they were
diminishing the supply by such haste,
and the owner probably never figured
on the expense attendant on keeping
dog in the herd. While we had no
means of knowing, the chances are
that these people do not subscribe for
any paper or think it necessary to
keep posted outside of the experience
they may have acquired in the busi-
ness. The dog may have his uses
around farm, but as adjuncts to the
profitable management Of dairy they
are detriment and should be chained
up.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
HOW TO DRESS CALVES.
~ Following These instruction.
Much Disappointment and Money
Can he Saved.

Calves from three to six weeks old
and weighing about 100 pounds, OF,
say, from 80 to .1s0 pounds, are the
most desirable weight for shipment.
The head should be cut out, so as to
leave the hide of the head on the skin,
says an exchange. The legs should
be cut off at the knee joint. The en-
trails should all be removed except
ing the kidneysand liver, which should
not be taken out. Cut the carcass open
from the neck through the entire
]ength-form head to bumgut. If this
Is done they are not so apt to sour and
spoil during hot weather. Many a fine
carcass has spoiled in hot weather be-
cause of its not being cut open. Don't
wash the carcass out with water, but
wipe it out with dry cloth. Don't
ship until.the animal heat is entirely
out of the body, and never tie the car
cass up in bag, as this keeps the air
from circulating and makes the meat
more liable to become tainted. Mark
for shipment by fastening a shipping
tag to the hind leg. Calves under so
pounds should not be shipped (60
pounds is the minimum weight in the
Chicago market), and are liable to be
condemned by the health officers as
unfit for food. Merchants, too, are
liable to be fined for violation Of the
law. Very heavy calves, such as have
been fed on buttermilk, never sell we'll
In our market-they are neither veal
nor henf-RuroJ worlj
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13

upon valuable time in order to replen-
ish it.
Now, where one has basement barn,
all this annoyance can largely be avoid
ed by simply constructing, as pictured
in the cut, large bin (1) on the second
floor and connecting it with the small
feeding one (3) on the basement floor,
where the horses and cattle are sup.
posed to be, by means of the slender
spout or chute (2). Not only does this
arrangement insure plenty of feed at all
times, but by having such a small bin
on the feeding floor of the basement, as
is shown, more room is afforded, and
that, too, where it is most desired. In
deed, by possessing two or three Of
these bins one can have things exceed
ingly convenient and up to date, for
then all that is required is to drive on
to the barn floor with the grain and
feed and unload it from the wagon, into
their respective bins. In this way also
vast amount of hard lifting and val
liable time, speaking for the year, can
be averted, and surely this is something
worthy anyone's consideration.-Fred-
erick o. Sibley. in N. Y. Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13

best made of ~ to 1A-inch surfaced
lumber and should be four feet high at
the highest point and extend two feet
in front of the COWS and from three to
four feet behind the manger.
The manger like to have 1s inches
wide at the bottom, 21l feet high and
two feet wide at the top. Each stall
should be from two feet eight inches
to three feet six inches wide, depend
ing somewhat on the size of the cows.
We are building them three feet three
inches for Jerseys and Guernseys.
A covered gutter behind the cows is
the neatest arrangement, but rather
expensive to put in and to maintain.
It should be at least 1s inches wide
and deep, and covered with iron or
wooden bars placed IA or two inches
apart. An open gutter not over four
inches deep and IS inches wide in most
cases gives the best satisfaction. The
platforms on which the cows stand
may vary in length from three feet
ten inches to five feet, and it is general
~ advisable to make it in varying
lengths to large or small
cows.
A cement floor and tight gutter is
best and cheapest, but where the cows
stand it should be planked. Water
may be furnished in iron cups for every
COW or two cows, or in trough run
ming in front on top of the manger.-
Edwin c. Powell, in National Stock
man.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
PH1LADELPH1A's SINGING APE
Received in That City from the
Region of Siam.

One of the most valuable and most
interesting arrivals in the zoo now be-
longs to the ape family and is some
times spoken of as Gibbon ape. His
scientific name is Hylobates Agilis, and
the natives in his own country call him
the wou-wou. The Gibbons are distrib-
uted> through the eastern part of Asia
and on some of the large islands of the
archipelago. This one came from near
Siam. He is dark gray in color, his
fur as soft and smooth as velvet and
his little round head has sort of a
tufted crown of longer hair encircling
it. His eyes are very large and bright
and he is. lively in his movements.
So far as intelligence goes, the Glib
bons are less noted for brains than
several other species, the hinder lobes
of the brains being utterly undevcl-
oped, but they have an extraordinary
amount of animal cunning. They are
very hard to capture, and the one in
the zoo is the only one in the world,
SO far as is known at present, in cap
tivity. Superintendent Brown is now
writing an article descriptive of its
habits.
The distinguishing characteristic of
this specimen is that it is the only ami
NAL in the world which can sing. Its
full musical notes range in semitones
through an octave veormore,a and in ascend
ing and descening the scale they are
perfectly taken. Darwin says: "This
species is generally much excited after
its performance, and it is probably dur
ing courtship that it utters it's most
musical sounds" But the poor, lone
some little fellow out at the zoo has 20
one to court, and yet he sings his little
solo over and over again for the bene-
fit of his keeper and anyone else in hear
ing with plaintive little melody that
Is quite Observation-Disclosures Times.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
PuHoRHT' PARAGRAPHS.

He-I anticipate every wish Of
yours." She-"Well, I wish you
wouldn't. Now anticipate that
Town Topics. &
'You had better not 60 bat thing with
Ada, said Tommy to his sisters fiance.
"Why not, Tommy?'' -"'Cause I heard
her say she intended to throw you
overheard soon.-Tit-Bits.
Boarder-"Really, madam, cannot
wipe myself dry with such a small
towel" Landlady-"very well, I'll tell
the chambermaid to bring you less
water. .-Fliegende Blaetter.
.'Would you want to marry q man
before he went to the war ortwait until
he returned?" asked the blond. "Be-
fore, of course" said the brunette.
slow else could you get the pension?'
Town Topics.
Mere Upstairs.-Little Edna-''I
guess the Rockachaps haven't been
rich very long," Little Winnie
''Why?" Little Edna-''They call the
meal they eat at six o'clock SUPPER
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
First Little Girl-"H'm! We've got
water in every room in our house. %
Second Dtto-"What an awful house
to live in! We've got water only in the
cellar in our house, and know that's
bad enough" Boston Transcript.
Printers Fault.-Watts-" -"How do
you understand that expression of
shakespeare's go to'?" Potts-"It is
my idea that it arose fro mthe printers
not knowing the. use of the dash when
his works were first ."-In-
dianapolis Journal.
'Take it away!" shouted the king of
Bkploo. 'What on earth is the mat
ter with the meat? Are you trying to
poison me?" '.'It must have been," the
chief humbly explained, "that the gen.
tleman cooked this afternoon was a
bitter sectarian.'-Cincinnati En-
quirer. &4
Father" said cobbler's lad, as he
was pegging away at an old shoe, with
a longing glance at the stream tha:
wimpled past the cabin door, ''they say
that trout bite gooi now" "Well,
WE'LL" replied the old gentleman, "you
stick to your work, and they won't
bite you" u."-Hcusehold Words.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
wilhe1mina,s Oath.

II swear to the people of the Neither
lands to observe and maintain the fun
damental laws Of the constitution. I
swear to defend and to preserve to the
best of my ability the independence and
the integrity of the kingdom, to safe
guard public and individual liberties,
as we'll as the rights of all my sub
jects, and to apply to the task of fos-
tering the prosperity of the nation all
the means which the law places at my
disposal. as it is the duty. of good
queen TO do. And may God help me in
this.'--Ladies' Home Journal.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS

If the cream froths perhaps it is be.
cause you are churning too fast.
Before using wooden vessels in the
dairy scald and then thoroughly cool.
Cornmeal alone makes hard butter.
1t is advised to feed some oilmeal
with it.
Common court plaster is often all
that is needed for scratch or sore
on the teats.
The cheesemakers of the west are
charged with being slow in the adop-
ton of improved methods.
1t will not answer to feed the, COW
too much linseed meal. 1t will affect
the quality of the butter.
If the butter will not come, and the
cows are not salted, sailing them will
frequently remedy the trouble.
Lessen the cost of production. But
this cannot be done to the greatest ex-
tent unless we have good cows.
If COW owners who have never fed
pumpkins will try them once they will
be convinced of their excellence al
food for the milch cows,
One of the best dairymen in the
country says that he has found it to
be best to raise his own dairy stock.
He has found out the right of it.
Some people like more salt in butter
than others do. Some people like but
ter entirely fresh. When private GUS
toners are being supplied butter can
be salted to suit them. Otherwise the
standard ounce to the pound ought to
be used.-Western Plowman..
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
A MODEL COW STALL.
,asthoa Of Fa.teains Which Allows
Much Freedom and Yet Confines
the Cow Securely.

The stall which, in my experience,
has the greatest number of good points
is a modification Of the. rigid stanchion.
It is merely q small stanchion hung
at top and bottom on small links of
strong chain. It is a Yankee inven-
tion and, like many others Of the same
kind, good one. This method Of fas-
tening allows much freedom to the
cow and yet confines her enough to al
low of use in large stables. There is no
weight on the cows neck; she can
turn her head and lick herself as we'll
as if in the pasture, and yet with oil
this freedom she keeps clean if prop
erly bedded.
And in all stalls there should be a
partition between the cows. This is
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
Let Prcscrvntivcs Alone,

Some months ago we looked into the
question Of the use Of boracic acid
preservatives in butter, and became
fully convinced that it would be very
unwise for the butter makers of this
country to introduce any foreign mat
ter into their product in order to give
the butter keeping properties which
1t did not possess in itself. Later de.
velopments have nptlessened the deep.
ness of this conviction, nor furnished
the slightest ground upon which we
might modify our position.-N. Y.
Produce Review.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13

an runs into dorg, an horf we went
agin an bent the machine cruel. 'Ow-
ever, e stritened it a bit with poker
e borrered, an then we went on orl
right. An when we got to :Appinton
we put up the tandem, an 'ad good
time with another young lydy an 'er
chap wot we met, an agreed we'd ride
'ome part of the wy together.
When we was goin' back, it was get
tin dark, an AIRY sez to me: "Look
ere, 'Arriet, wei let them see wot we
can do. Let's git OFF sharp, AN show
'em." So we 'ad little more refresh
ment, an out we goes; but they sees
us goin', and rushes out, too. An
somehow, comm out of the bar into
the dark, we got mixed.
I see AIRY, as thought, in is brown
coat an knickers, gettin' on is tan
dem, wot knowed by it's bent bars,
an up I jumps be'ind:: $50 it, AIRY"
I whispers, an e just grunts, an we
did go. tell yer! We 'ardly spoke till
we got to Bloom road, an then e
turned the wrong way. "'Old ard,
mate" I sez; ."'where yer goin'?" But
e sez nothink, an on we went, me won.
derin' wlot e was at. "You amt goin'
to the hbther side of London, are yer?''
sez, very sarcastic. Then e slows,
an looks round; an it wasn't AIRY
but the other blolsc! 'Well, hime
blowed!" e. sez; an I sez-well, ]
wasn't very perlite. Known AIRY
would be that savage, naturally I was
wild.
Any'ow, that bloke kidded me to let
i'm put me darn at Bell lane, an ed
take the tandem to the shop. An ]
went 'ome; and in comes AIRY, fai,
mad. "Well, AIRY" I sez, s"'ere's a
go. I thought it was you, tell you
strife" But6'Arry just glares at me
an "Wnere's the machine?" e seq
Wen told i'm, OFF he rushed to the
shop. An that ere tandem neve,
came back, an AIRY 'ad to ,py for it
an'-well, that's 'ow me an i'm I'd
words!"-St. Paul's.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
Good s1ilkins I. an Art.

Almost anybody can milk COW, but
there are few who can do it as it should
be done. 1t is an art, and the man who
can do it properly is worth more to the
dairyman than any other help. The
art OF milking is to draw it out stead
lily. quickly (by no means hurriedly)
and completely. Scarcely any two
cows are exactly alike in disposition
and in the character or nature of their
teats and udder. Some are hard to
milk, and have very small apertures;
some have tender teats; some cows are
very easy to milk. and some cows are
Sull. while others are lively and very
1ervous.-Dakota Field and Farm.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13

NY covMrRy.s FLAG.

My country's nag. to :hee.
Emblem Of liberty.
We raise our song.
Be thou with hope e'er starred,
BY traitors hand unmarried,
Thine honor ever barred
Against the wrong.
o! wave till wars shall cease.
And nations be at peece
Throughout the world;
Until all deeds are wrought
With kindly hand and thought.
All freedoms battles fought,
Be thou unfurled.
Or on the land. or sea,
Still thou the banner be
OF all our glory.
Founded with hopes and fea
With sacrifice and tears,
Noble through all its years.
Thy nations story
Thou God Of battles, lead
Where'er Thy help we need,
Thy power and might;
Where'er our flag shall wave,
Make our hearts strong and brave,
Be there Thy strength to save,
God Of the right.
-R. s. Overton, in Christian World.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
when he got his mate." So I thought
that, ghost or NO ghost, I'd do nv best

when he got his mate" So I thought
that. ghost or no ghost, I'd do my best
for him. When put my back into It,
round we went, faster and faster, and
the place seemed to- fly by. never
saw anything like it, and don't sup
pose ever shall. Another whisky1
Well, don't mind If I do.
To make long story short, we went
round 1856 times and a bit-four laps to
the mile, mind-by the time the clock
struck nine. Then the caretaker and
his friends clapped their hands, and of
we went. When we got outside put
up my. feet and rested, and let the MIA
chine go by itself, and. Look here,
If you fellows are going to throw
things, I'm off!
Mrs. Worldleigh-Annie engaged to
young Rich? Well, my dear, don't
mind telling you-yes. Avery suitable
match for her, don't you think? We're
all very pleased. How fortunate am
with all my girls SO nicely settled
Ye-es; suppose I ought to think so.
But, between you and me, Fanny, !
don't know that fortunate" is exactly
the word. It's management, my dear.
management! That's what it is.
What do mean? Well-speaking
between friends, you know-it's the
tandem. If you would only get good
one, you would have both your girls
off your hands in no time. You see,
everybody cycles nowadays, and lots
of young fellows are anxious to try q
tandem, though they mayn't care to
get one just for themselves. So youlet
them take your girls out-the right
fellow and the right girl, of course
and the things done. You see, they
can't fall out and ride different ways,
or go off with the wrong person, or any
foolishness of that sort. They have to
keep together.
But Mary Smith got engaged to
young Thriftless through going on a
tandem? Then her mother ought to
be ashamed of herself. You don't
catch any young Thriftlesses on my
tandem!
'Arry's Donah-'Ow's AIRY? You'd
better go an harsk i'm yerself. Hi
dunno; an don't care, neither. Wot's
the matter? Wy, me an inns 'ad
words, an we amt keepin' company no
more. Hanythink else you'd like to
know? s.te
'Wot was it abart? wy, it wasn't
nothink much. 1t was over riding tan
dem, wot never did 'old with, an you
don't ketch me doin' it no more. Fell
horf? Of course we did; but it wasn't
that. We didn't git hon; that's wy we
fell hout! @
It was like this 'ere. Last Friday
AIRY comes along to our place, an seq
to me: "Wot ho, ole gal! Wot cher
say to going down to Appinton on a
tandem to-morrer?" "Hall right,
AIRY" sez, "Hime on" So e. 'ired
a machine, an darn we went. Darn
where? Well, fust it wos darn in the
road. AIRY can't steer for nuts, tell
you strife. Right into ole Cabbage's
moke e went, an pitched me clean in
the cart. "Look ere, 'Arry," sez, I'll
that's the way yer steer, lille come in
front" An did.
Then AIRY wobbled abart so that
couldn't keep him strife, an we run
into hold gent, wot was very un-
pleasant. So e tikes the front seat,
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
HANDY FEEDING BIN.
Just the Thing for Farmers VINO
Wish to Save Vast Amount Of
Hard Lifting.

Economizing of time and labor is not
infrequentfy one of the great tsecrets Of
success. This being the case, q feeding
bin, such as is represented in the accom-
panying illustration. is highly suggest
i've for a basement barn. There are
periods of the year when the farmer ID
SO rushed with work that he can ill af-
ford to bestow any attention elsewhere,
and yet, generally speaking, tits during
these very same periods that the grain
supply in the ordinary feeding bins
gives out. compelling him to encroach
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13

Mr.. Edward Wormack, -
Ledbetter, Tex, writes: &
"Pe-ru-na for bowel M@ IN
troubles is unequalled 40 ~,
by anything in my ex- MM III ANNh
perience. owe my l||Nl|& &ssz((aa&S$I IIHN|:
life to Pe-ru-na, and lM]& &f&SN laNIVlV'
shall always recon- G&8Sel ~
mend it to those suffer y8W 1Aik S
ing as was" H~
Mr.. John Edgarton, 1920 Third Ave-,
Altoona, Pa, says: 81 suffered from
dysentery for three years took Pc
ru-na and am now we'll"
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13

Cure Rheumatism with St. Jacobs Oil
Promptly. Saves money, time and suffering.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13

Go to work on Lumbago as if you intended
to cure it. Use st. Jacobs Oil.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13

We like anyone honest enough to admit
laziness.-Atchison Globe.
Griggs courier., 1898-10-13
TWO ON A TANDEM.
BY ]. A. FLYNN.

sststSeseecReeGse7cst3s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-10
nIpdoo Pursuit Of n Treasure.

The following incident occurred re-
Gently in one Of the largest hotels In
Calcutta. Il appears that about a
week ago an officer Of the Gordon
Highlanders arrived In town on his
way home. lie had a large sum Of
money with him-about 1000 rupees
and the usual jewelry OF an English
gentleman. These were all locked In
one OF his trunks. Returning from
the dining saloon 10 his room the other
evening. he was Just In time TO see
some suspicious-looking natives bolt
ing down the corridor. On entering
Bis room he found. on examination,
that all his trunks had been forced
open and the contents thrown about;
bit, strange 20 say. not a piece OF his
money was missing nor any item Of
ieWelry. lie believed that the burg
lars we're Afridis. and the object OF
their cupidi,y copy OF the Koran be-
longing to the Mad Mullah. which they
somehow learned was in his posses
sion. The book was rolled up In an
old singlet and thus escaped the
searchers. who appear to have tracked
tie o.hcor from the front
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-10
WHY ELEPHANTS FEAR NICE
Resembles . little Animal which
Causes Death IN ahe Iunnfe.

Resembles . little Animal which
Causes Death IN the Jungle.
II seems Incredible that 20 small and
harmless an sniDsi - mouse q
able to brighten an elephant almost
out OF his senses. One little mouse In
the hay on which they are feeding
VIII stampede an entire herd. In their
native land there are little animals.
known as chacanas. which feed on a
small. sour berry Of which elephants
are very fond They live in settle
ments, something AFTER the manner Of
prairie dogs. under the berry bushes.
When feeding the elephants trampls
the little towns. and the chacanas. in
their fright run up the tubes Of the
elephants trunks. Their long. sharp
claws catch In the flesh and they can
not be elected. The more violently
the monster blows through It's eolled
trunk the more firmly the hooked
claws OF the little animal become i'm
oedded In the flesh. Inflammation and
death are the result In captivity the
elephants think they are In danger o.
the deadly ehacanas when they see a
mouse.