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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
A Pound of Pork.

1. 1t requires 1880 pounds of skim
when fed with cornmeal, ration 1:14.7
to fattening hogs.
z. Skim milk could not be economic
ally fed to fattenings hogs unless it
was a product which could not be 9TH
erwise utilized.
3. 1t required on an average 44
pounds of shelled corn to produce one
pound OF pork during an average pc
ROD OF four weeks, or one bushel pro-
duced 1871 pounds.
4. 1t required Az pounds Of corn
meal to produce one pound of pork, or
one Dushel of cOrnmeal made into meal
and fed will produce 1874 pounds OF
pork.
5. When dry, shelled corn is more
economical than cornmeal to feed fat
:ening hogs.
E. 1t required 7H pounds or one
bushel of ground oats to produce one
pound of pork when fed with equal
parts by weight of cornmeal.
7. One bushel of cornmeal is worth
nearly three bushels of oats as food
for fattening hogs.
8. Corn fed pigs gained AZ pounds
per week and ate about 81 pounds Of
corn per 100 pounds of live weight.
9. Pork was produced during the
cold weather, with corn at 2S cents pei
bushel. for less than 8 cents per pound
10. Indian corn is the most economic
cal pork producing material during the
winter months in regions where ex.
tensively grown.-B. l.. Myers, in Mar,
ket Basket.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
Eggs In Cold Storage

An inventory of the colo storage
houses of this city shows that their
stock of eggs at the present time is
425,0 900 cases, which will probably be
increased to 450, 900 cases before the
houses close, about October 18th. As
each case holds 80 dozen eggs, these
$4,000 cases represent the enormous
aggregate of 153. 00O, 00e eggs. No eggs
except those which are absolutely
fresh and perfect are accepted by the
storage companies. Those which are
bought from firms who are known to
employ expert egg testers, are taken
without inspection, but in all other
cases every egg is ~"candled," that is,
held before a light strong enough to
reveal any faint or impeTfection. An
expert can examine in this way TWEEN
ty-five to thirty cases of eggs a day.
The cold storage companies do a heavy
Jobbing business in eggs, and book
their orders months ahead for delivery
at a certain time. The business is so
well organized that there are no waste
products. Eggs which are not sufi-
GENTLY fresh to pass muster by the ex-
w 'OlN W LilC JANUS III ltilt-
ment districts, and even when they are
absolutely spoiled there is still a mar
ket for them. Parts of these spoiled
eggs are employed in the manufacture
of Photographic supplies and in the
preparation of a kind of shoe polish.
A disinfcctant is also made from them.
They are used in a process of tanning
leather, and the shells have some val
ue as a fertilizer. The states which
rank highest as egg producers are:
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Dakota,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio an6 In
diana. Among these Iowa takes the
lead on account of the high quality
OF the poultry raised there. The cold
storage houses will begin to dispose
of their accumulated product about the
first OF January. They will then go out
by the car load to all parts of the coun-
try, returning perhaps to the very To-
calities in which they were purchased,
and by the first of March not a case
may remain.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
MYSTERY OF TWO LAKES.
Far Apart in Europe, but Agitated by
the Same Storms.

Far Apart In Europe, but Agitated by
the Same Storms.
The Wetternsee in Sweden, like so
many other lakes, has long enjoyed
the local reputation of being a bottom
less pit. The Swedish scientists have
now destroyed ttS venerable legend,
for in the measurement taken a, few
days ago they have successfully dem
onstrated that the greatest depth Of
the lake is only 119 meters. There still
remains, however, a series of mysteries
which science must be content to leave
unsolved-at least for a time. 1t is
not only a legendary belief, but there
is a quasi-scientific ground for the
queer supposition that living creatures,
animal and vegetable, can and do
make journeys to and fro between the
high northern lake of Wettern and the
South German lake OF Constance. This
bold conclusion has been partly justi-
fed by the appearance of exactly the
same fauna, and even the same animal
life, in the Swedish and the Swabian
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24

The New England Farmer quotes the
following as some of the main facts
which are taught the pupils in the
Dairy School of Oneida, N. Y:
Why should the uuder, ETC., of the
cow and the hands of the mixer be
made as clean as possible before milk
ing?
To keep bacteria from getting into
the milk.
Why should milk be removed from
stables as soon as possible after milk
ing?
To prevent absorption of any odors
of the stables.
Why should milk not be put at once
after milking into closely covered cans?
Because, by so doing, odors are re-
tanned in the milk.
Why should milk be set as soon al
possible after milking?
To stop the action of bacteria.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
CONFEDERATE MONEY IN CUBA
Some Unhappy Experiences of a Spanish
Money Broker.

Some Unhappy Experiences of a Spanish
Money Broker.
The recent court martial of two OF
Gen. Miles men for Showing confed-
crate money on the guileless denizens
of Porto Rico is apparently the after
math Of considerable trouble Of the
same character at Santiago, says the
New Orleans Times-Democrat. After
the investment it was suddenly discov-
cred that the shopkeepers Of the be-
leagured city had been loaded up with
Lost Cause currency of all denomina-
tions, and, strange to say, it proved inn
possible to trace the matter home. The
work was generally attributed, how
ever, not to the soldiers, but to some
Of the small army Of camp followers,
and Gen. Shafter particularly caution
ed Gen. Miles to look out for a repeti-
ton of it at Porto Rico. Hence, prob
ably, the courts-martial. In this con-
nection George G. Costar of the Fourth
regulars, recently from the front, tells
an amusing story. 1t seems that the
principal cafe in Santiago is run by a
fat, apopleptic S%paniard, who has been
doing a sort of private brokerage bust
ness as a side issue to his restaurant.
He was one of the first victims of the
confederate money dodge, and when he
realized that he had been stuck for
about $50 worth of worthless paper he
roared like a bull of Bashan and in
0oked all the curses of the prayer book
On the p~erfidious Yankee pigs. Short
~ after this sad event an American
captain sauntered in, and tossing over
a bundle of crisp new bank notes, re-
quested gold for the same. Santa
Maria!" shrieked the indignant boni-
face, "here's one more gran swindle!"
And before he could be stopped he
tore the package in two and stamped
it into the earthen floor. There vas a
moment of wild excitement, and then
he put in the balance of the day exca-
vating and painfully repairing some
badly dishevelled money. Since then
he has dropped brokerage as an ad-
junct to his pie found ry.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
HENRY COXWELL.

island seas. 1t is even asserted that
whenever there is a storm on the lake
of Constance the lake of Wettern be-
gins sympathetically to roll and swell,
and that the southern lake Is similarly
moved by any agitation in the distant
northern lake. The Kleine Zeitung
soberly declares the sympathetic phen-
omenon to be a known fact, but con-
siderately adds that we have to wait
some time for the rational explana-
ton of it,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24

ned her notes from that great MASTER
Nature. With her fiddler brother she
went to the local fairs to perform, ant
it was on one of these occasions, il
1857, that the incident of her life hap
pened.
Her extraordinary powers attracted
the attention of a magistrate named
Tornerhjelm, vho. good man that he
was, rescued h'r from this vagrant life
anG placed he a: a local school, and
then sent her o Stockholm and Parts
for the Derfet n G. her singing.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
Appearance.

do you think that women are much
influenced by a mans personal appear
ance?" asked one young man. II should
say So" replied the youth with a
peachy complexion and curly hair.
apollo was all right in his day, but
he'd have to put on quilted trousers
and wear a football mask to make any
impression now."-Ex.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
THE ONCE FAMOUS SINGER,

Comparatively little is. now heard of
the once-fameus singer, Christine Nils
son, but it may be interesting to many
of her old admirers to know that she
has just passed her f1fty-ffth birth
day. Strange to say, in the year 1S43
another world-famed singer was born,
Madame Patti.
Madame Nilsson, or Countess De
Miranda, as she now is, was the daugh-
ter Of a Swedish farmer, and she lear.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24

Is no reason why the United States
should wish to be Great Britain's ally.
we should seek, above all, to maintain
the friendship of all nations. We should
seek, least of all, to sacrifice the friend
ship Of five great powers for the
doubtful qualification of closing an all
lance with one.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24

Young Mrs. Torkins vas almost in
tears when her husband came home.
Whats the matter?' inquired her
husband. at wasn't my fault, Char
ley, dear, and l do hope it can be
mended. That pouter pigeon you
brought home" "Well?" I'm
afraid it has swallowed a tack and got
a Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
FAR BEYOND CLOUDS.
HE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP
FOR AERONAUT TRAVEL.
yenry Coxwell, of England, Holds the
Record for the Highest Ascent Ever
Made by Man-FIve and One-Fifth
Miles from the Earth.

INTEREST in bal
looming for scien-
tific purposes has
been revived by
the claim put forth
by Stanley Spencer,
an English aero
naut, that, in COM
pany with a Prof.
Berson, during an
ascent from the
of the
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
Audible.

Mr.. Third Flat-Great Scott! Who Is
that humping the piano? Mrs. Third
Flat - Humping, indeed! Perhaps
you'd be surprised to hear that Gladys
is practicing how to read music. Mr..
Third Flat-Can't she learn without
reading aloud?-New York World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
Utility.

"This earth, I am informed" said
the anarchistic boarder, sis but a mere
crust surrounding a molten mass"
And you still maintain" said the
Cheerful Idiot, that the upper crust is
a useless institution ."-Ex.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24

Royal observatory, the authenticity of
whose observations could not we'll be
doubted.-New York Herald,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
Really a

"Wha a pity, Flossy, it is that you
can't dance in better time, when
you've got such lovely clocks OF your
stockings"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24

"Pa, what are the dogs Of war;"
well, your mothers fine poodle and
that mongrel pup next door."-Ex.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24
Newly Minted.

1--WE got a new idea" "Hmhl 1t
ought, then, to be a bright one."-Ex.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24

Time may be money, but some men
spend lots of money in trying to have
a good time.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24

Conditions Affect Litters.-Breeders
of swine desire to obtain the most
prolific animals, but not all breeders
have studied their business with sufi-
cient closeness and accuracy to know
that, while some strains are more
fecund than others, all strains depend
quite largely, in the matter of fecund-
ity, upon the feed supplied to them
and upon the general conditions in
which they are, kept. The SOW that
will drop a certain number of pigs, I'M
der certain conditions, can not be de-
pended upon to maintain her average
if the condition of her existence is
changed for the worse. A SOW that
drops a small litter, when her sur
roundings are all bad, will often in
creases the size of her filters when her
surroundings are improved.-Ex.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24

In strong clay soils, where the sur
face water alone has to be got rid of.
drains should no be cut so deep as
in lighter soils.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24

Panama Canal Prospects.
Although there is mol much talk
lbout 1t in the newspapers. the con-
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-12-24

Keep a Flock of Sheep.-Sheep are
especially adapted TO a rundown farm
and a rundown farmer. They require
less capital than any other stock. and
for the purpose stock is absolutely in
dispensable. A farmer who can't buy
sheep can't buy any live stock at
all. A small flock well cared for will
run the farm up, eat up the weeds that
disfigure it, and reimburse it for the
fertility removed in the process of
running it down, and If that don't put
new life in the rundown farmer by
putting money in his pocket, he is be-
yond the hope of recovery.-Ex.
The herald., 1898-05-21
AS THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED

that 1t did not, and his head must have
struck against the curb or a heavy iron
frame which was standing on the sidewalk.
In any event. when people went to the aid
Of the PROSTATE man, he was unconscious
and q stream Of blood was slowly flowing
from q sharp wound across his right tenn
pie.
The patrol wagon was summoned, and
Mr.. Hitler was to have been sent to the
receiving hospital, but it was later de-
tsrmined to remove him to his home at 147
West Twenty-third street. and this was
done. In ~ wagon Mr.. Hitler regained
consciousness, but was unable to tell how
the accident had happened. DR.. Mccullough
and other physicians Went to the injured
time after reaching his home. Coroner
quest this morning.
It was commonly reported that Mr.. Hitler
had been struck In the head by the falling
casing, and that this had given him the
cut on the forehead. but this is not borne
out by the circumstances Of his fall Had
the wound been on the left side It might
have been made, by a, sharp edge Of the cas-
Ing but as the wound was on the opposite
side there is every reason for supposing
that 1t was sustained by striking against
some hard substance other than the casing,
for 1t would have been almost impossible
for 1t to have struck him on that side
The deceased was president OF the Los
Angeles Lumber company and vice presi-
dent Of the California Sewer Pipe COM
pany and man Of considerable wealth.
He leaves widow and several children. one
Of whom resides in this city.
The herald., 1898-05-21
sPA1N's GUNS AND auNNEas
An English Expert Opinion on Their
Wretched Condition

Maj. J. r. B. Graham, London, England
formerly captain Of the Seventeenth lam
GERS, and at present In command of the
Yeomanry cavalry, is at the Clifton house.
He left London but twelve days ago, and
arrived in New York last Saturday on the
Lucania, which steamer passed the Paris
on the trip over. Maj. Graham Is connect
ed with several large industrial enter
prises in this country. IA couple Of days
before I sailed" he said, II dined with a
well-known officer of the intelligence de-
partment Of the admiralty. He described
the condition of the Spanish ships as To-
mentable. He gave me many instances
where the guns and carriages were not in
unison-that Is, gun mounted on car
riage of a size not suited to 1t. The same
remark applied to ammunition, which is of
a most mixed description. To use his own
expression. the internal economy Of
Spanish ship is chaos worse ,confounded.'
Add to that the fact that the crews are dis
contented, and the officers, to say the least,
not very scientific. and you have sufficient
evidence to justify you in assuming that
in general engagement the ships Of Spain
would not cut much Of figure 1t Is q
well-known fact. both in military and
naval circles in England that the Spanish
officers have been robbing and plundering
both branches of the service for years and
years. The position is exactly the same
today as during the Peninsular war, when
wellington denounced them as the great
est thieves In Europe. Passing to the ques-
ton of the army, of which have slight
knowledge, and speaking as professional
soldier. think the condition Of the Span
ish army is simply deplorable. The phys
iuue Of the rank and file is bad and the dis
cipline is worse.-Chfcago Inter Ocean.
The herald., 1898-05-21
lHtS Fatally lNJURfD
0onAc1 HuLxa DIES From A
11AcTu1Ep SKULL
4 SAD ACCIDENT YESTERDAY
e. 8illsr Fell In Front Of the Henne
Dlock and Died Shortly
Afterwards

Horace Hitler. the well-known lumber
Uan. met death In . startling manner yes
terday morning. and Il is probable that none
oe those who saw him injured thought
thar the accident would prove fatal. The
AFFAIR took place on Third street, in front
Of the Henne building. exactly where the
entrance to the Emporium formerly was.
There ID still some doubt expressed as to
the exact way In which Mr.. Hitler received
the fatal injury.
That portion Of the building IL being re-
modelled, and workmen are engaged In put
ting in heavy oak window castings. These
are about twelve feet In length, and
weigh considerable. About 10 o'clock yes
terday morning Mr.. Hitler was walking
past the building toward Spring street. Just
- he got even with casing. It slipped and
began to fall outward. There was cry
g warning. which Mr.. KILLER heard and
etaRted to obey. He sprang forward a cou-
pie Of PAGES, then slipped In somemanner-
some say he stumbled over some iron doors
and fell heavily to the sidewalk, fractur-
ing his skull at the right temple.
The statements of the bystanders differ
on this point. Some assert that the end
Of the casing struck him on the head, while
the majority Of the spectators are positive
The herald., 1898-05-21
"A MARTINEZ
An Unenlisted Private Not Allowed
to Visit a Dying Mother


NEW YORK, May 16.-An exciting incl
dent of the day at Camp Black occurred
when Private John W. HEIGHT Of Company
c. Fourteenth regiment. who has been a
member of the regiment for three years,
was visited by his sister. who told him that
his mother was dying at her home in Brook
lyn. and had expressed wish "a see him
before she expired. HEIGHT, whose father
is dead. went straight to the tent Of Colonel
Grant as soon as he learned the sad news.
His sister accompanied him. He told his
story In straightforward fashion. Colonel
Grant was not pleased with 1t.
young man." he asked sternly, "do you
know there is margin Of only four men
In this regiment and that it cannot afford
to lose anyone? That being the case can
not comply with your request"
Private HEIGHT was undaunted. He re-
piled boldly:
colonel, am sorry, but my duty is at
my home first"
II cannot help it," said Colonel Grant. II
will not let you co.
"Well." replied HEIGHT, IT intend to go. l
have not yet been mustered In. cannot re-
fuse my mothers dying wishes. My sister
is going home to bring my plain clothes.
When get them 1 shall go home. AS am
not mustered in, cannot be held"
"I'll see about that" said Colonel Grant.
"Step out and stand attention"
Private HEIGHT did so. Then Colonel
Grant sent for Captain Avery of Company
c. When he arrived, Colonel Grant said:
Captain, you know this mans story?
Well, take him to the company street and
strip of his uniform. want him driven out
Of camp In disgrace. intend to make an
example Of this man to the regiment"
The members of the company sympathize
with HEIGHT. The order may not be en-
forced.
The herald., 1898-05-21
PY;irH1AN DAY
The Rose Carnival at Santa Rosa a
Success

The Rose Carnival at Santa Rosa a
Success
SANTA ROSA, CAL, May o0-The Grand
Lodge Of the Knights of Pythias adjourned
this morning. The principal business of
today's session was the installation Of the
newly elected officers. The ceremony was
performed by Past Superior Prelate Black
mer of San Diego.
A telegram was received from Governor
Budd granting the uniformed rank Of the
order permission to carry guns.
Santa Rosa was thronged with visitors
today, the occasion being the big day of
the Pythian rose carnival Thousands of
people lined the principal streets as the
parade swept by. The procession con-
sisted Of four divisions, under command
Of Colonel Robert Ross and staff. The first
division. under direction of Major L. w.
Juillard, was military display. Compan-
les Of the National guard from San Rafael
Petaluma and Santa Rosa were in line
and also Ellsworth post, G. A. r. The Sec
ond division, directed by John M. Laugh.
lin, contained Uniform Rank Knights Of
Pythias, the mystic order, d. K. X. s., In
full paraphernalia and knights Of Pythias
lodges from different parts Of the state
The third division, under Hood Burnett
embraced the entries Of the Juvenile Carni.
val association. The fourth and most i'm.
portant division, commanded by Charlie,
o. Dunbar, consisted Of the entries Of tn,
Rose Carnival association. Its chief fea
4ure was the queens float. an exact dupli
cate of the cruiser Charleston, propelled
BY steam engine. Seated upon the decl
were Queen Grace and the ladies of he
court. The pageant was nearly mil,
long.
The herald., 1898-05-21
CUBAN WAR STORIES
Told by Two Americans Lately With
Garcia

BALTIMORE, May N.-Stuart Janney
and Osman Latrobe, two society men OF
Baltimore, who have returned here after
a two years experience in the Cuban army,
had some interesting adventures while
there. They landed from the Three
Friends, were seven days in finding the
insurgents camp, during which time three
Of their party died from exhaustion and
all hands narrowly escaped being am
bushed and shot by the people they came
partially told by Capt. Janney as follows
I'VE were taken back into the noun
tains," he said, land our party was as
signed to places with Garcia's command,
which consisted probably of $500 or 5000
men. We two were assigned to a battery
and stayed in the artillery till about nine
months ago, when Latrobe was given a
place on Brig. Gen. Collosda's staff. We
found that In the mountains nearly all the
insurgents were negroes and were COM
manded by negroes, but that in the CEN
tral parts Of the island the troops were
all white and were commanded by white
officers. We noticed that when a negro
officer was killed or died that white man
was always appointed in his place. It
seems that the policy of the insurgent gov
ernment Is to gradually put the army en-
tirely under the command of white men.
"They are not SO very gentle down there.
Nobody expects 70 give or take quarter.
and a man might as well be killed at once
as to be wounded and captured. They
don't generally respect flag Of truce, so
we sent them very few white flags. There
were numbers Of Americans with u.s. There
were Joyce of New York and Penny OF
Washington. who came back with US; Os-
good, the University Of Pennsylvania foot
ball player, whose death we read Of In tho
papers. Then among the others killed by
the Spaniards there were Joe Chapleau Of
The herald., 1898-05-21
Civilian Appointments

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-There was
some discussion of the civilian appoint
ments to official positions in the army In
today's executive session Of the senate.
Senator Pettigrew said that while he had
not made objection to appointments to other
positions, he would insist that nominations
to positions as engineers should be COM
petent men, and he asked the committee on
military affairs to give careful attention to
such nominations. Senator Hale endorsed
this rule as reasonable, in view OF the i'm
portance of the office of engineer in the
army
In view Of the recommendations Of the
senate, the senate confirmed the large num-
ber of army and navy appointments which
had not previously been disposed Of.