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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
Chance for "a Division.

Chance for a Division.
They also object to the Atkinson bill
because it is now conceded that it will
not reach the main line of the Mich
gan Central, which is the particular
property all desire to reach ard which
was supposed to be subject to the pro-
visions of the bill when the latter was
passed by the house at the special ses-
sion. 1t will be seen that there is plenty
OF chance for division of the major
ity on this question without deprivir .
either faction of the right to insist that
it is standing by the party platform
pledge.
The situation in the senate appears t.
be no better for the success of the adj
ministration measures than does that
of the house. In fact, the latter war
rants the greater hopefulness. The dis
satisfaction on the part of the so-called
INSTRUMENTATION senator's with tho
committees appointed by Lieutenant
Governor Robinson has found express
sion in an action which has no prece-
dent so far as known in Michigan leg
islation. This action had the effect Of
revolutionizing all the important COM
mittees, except railroads, in each in
stance the administration majority be-
ing changed to a minority. This was
done by the adoption Of resolution in
creasing the number of members Of
each of these committees and naming
the senators to be added to each. An
effort was made to permit the lieuten-
ant governor to appoint the additional
committeeman, but the motion to this
effect was defeated by the significant
vote OF Is to 8, five senators being alb
sent when the vote was taken. From
the known sentiments of one or two Of
the absentees It is evident that oppo-
nents of the administration were not
very far out of the way when they
claimed that they will have the support
of a majority of the senate just as
they had two years ago. At this writ
ing, therefore, the outlook for the pas
sage of the bills that have thus far been
most discussed Is not at all reassuring
Recess in the Near Future.
There appears to be a general dispo-
sition on the part of the legislators to
take a recess of ten days in the near
future in order that the committees
may have an opportunity to visit the
various state institutions previous to
the expiration of the time within which
bills may be introduced. Two years
ago this recess was dispensed with. At
that time I contended that whatever.
the surface indications may be, the
long recess is good investment for
the state, and I still think that II Is a
saving of both time and money. All
through the last session there was a
continual postponement of the consider
alton OF hills from day to day because
some person interested ir them was
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
Both His Legs Cut on.

Ishpeming. Mich, Jan. Thames
King, a miner employed at the Cliffs
shafts Of the Cleveland Cliffs Mining
company, in attempting to get off a
moving cage had both legs cut or. He
lived but a few hours afterwards.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
The Telegraph Bill.

Aside from the railroad taxation bills,
the only measures affecting corporations
thus far introduced affect telegraph and
fire insurance companies. The tele-
graph BILL which was introduced by
Representative Burch Of Detroit Is
fashioned after the law recently enact
ed in Kansas 1t provides that all mes
sages sent to points within the state
shall be charged for at the rate of 20
cents for fifteen words or less, the pres
ent rate being rs cents for ten words
or less. The bill also makes a uniform
press rate of one-third Of a cent a
word, the existing rate being from a
to l cent word, according to the dis
lance.
The insurance bills were prepared by
Insurance Commissioner Campbell and
introduced by Senator Lyon. One of
them seeks to strengthen the anti
compact lars by including the Mich gan
fire companies which are now exempt.
and the other provides that IL, during
any legal controversy with the insur-
ance department a foreign company
shall appeal to the federal courts, such
action shall work revocation of that
company's authority to do business in
Michigan. 1t is claimed by the com
missioner that the only object sought
by the latter bill is to make the com
panies seek their remedy in the state
courts and thus avoid the great delays
incident to the federal tribunals.
JAMES v. BARRY.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
More Emissarie. of Apuinaldo.

San Francisco, Jan. 1.-THE three
emlssaries of Aguinaldo who arrived
here on Saturday have departed for
Washington, where they will confer
with President Mckinley regard ng the
government Of the Phil ppines
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20

ut was almost miracle. BurdOck
Blood Bitters cured me OF terrible break
ing out all over the body. am very CRATE
full" Miss Julia Fibridge, West Corn
well Onn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07
Terms Used in Discussing Foods and
Feeding Stuffs.

Water is contained in all foods and feed
ing stuffs. The amount varies from eight
to fifteen pounds per 100 pounds of such
dry materials as hay. straw, or grain to
50 pounds in silage and 80 pounds in some
roots.
Dry matter is the portion remaining aft
er removing or excluding the water.
Ash is what is left when the combustible
part of feeding stuff is burned away. II
consists chiefly of lime, magnesia, potash
soda, iron, chlorin, and carbonic sulphuric.
and phosphoric acids. and is used largely
in making bones. Part of the ash conslir-
uents of the food is stored up in the ami
mails body; the rest is voided in the urine
and manure.
Protein Cnitrogenous NATTER is the name
of a group of substances containing nitro
s.en. Protein furnishes the materials for
the lean flesh blood, skin muscles. ten
da,ns, nerves. hair. horns wool. casein of
m Tx, aibumen OF eggs, etc, and is one of
the most important constituents of feeding
stuhs.
Alb uminoids is the name given to one of
the m Ost important groups of substances
ciasset together under the general term
protein. The albumen of eggs is a type
of abuminoidS.
CARBON drates.-The nitrogen-free ex-
tract and fiber are often classed together
under the name of carbohydrates The car
bohydra.tes form the largest part of all
vegetable foods They are either stored up
as fat or burned in the body to produce
heat and energy The most common and
important carbohydrates are sugar and
starch.
Fiber some times called crude cellulose. is
the framework Of plants. and is as rule
the most indiyestible constituent of feed
ing stuffs. The coarse folders. such as
nay and straw. contain a much larger pro-
portion of fiber than the grain, oil cakes
etc.
Nitrogen-free extract includes starch. su-
gar. gums, ana the like, and forms an i'm
porsaut paIt Of all feeding stuffs, but es-
pecMly of most Grains.
Fat or the materials dissolved from a
feeding stuff by ether, is a substance of
mixed character, and may include be-
sides real fats, wax the green coloriag
matter of plants, etc. The fat of food is
either stored up in the body as fat or
burned, TO furnish heat ard energy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07

NJ. ". b., Valdosta, Ga, writes: Some
time back 1 saw an article in the News on
scab and blight in Irish potatoes, and put
same away for future reference; but the
paper has gotten misplaced, so If you can
send me a copy of the paper please DO so,
and 1 VIII remit you for il also would
like to know what will prevent tomatoes
from blighung.'
We mail NJ. NJ. b. a copy of the News
containing the remarks upon potato
blight. The treatment of tomatoes for
blight is identical with that Of potatoes,
using the same fungicide. Change the
soil for both of these crops if possible.
II may be that blight viii not prevail next
year. But the trucker should he prepared
to spray these crops next spring, FOR ne
should take as few risks as possible.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07

Some one says the only thing to fear is
fear, and that's about right, says The Chi
cago Drover's journal. That DOESN'T mean
that one is 10 so about in a state of cheer
fuI idiocy, caressing every buzz saw he
comes across in the absurd idea that moth
ing can do him harm. That would be in
vokins The fool Killer who Goes sometimes
catch up with such peop'e. II means the
practical application of the idea that there
are two things one need not worry about
what laa can help and what he can moi
help. If thing can be helped, it's help
and not worry that ii needs and if it can
not lie helfed, il is high time that the "in-
cident be closed as the diplomats say.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07

When we grow tomatoes for market at
ordinary prices, writes Prof Griner, we
must economic in cost of production IA
every way possible and trellising the
plants would BE- out Of the question, hut
when it comes to the home garden 1 rogu-
iarly every season trelIs at least few
plants as they can be made a great orna-
mental feature of the grounds. A toma 10
pant ladened with its glossy. high-colored
fruit is a pretty object anyway, and a
row of them well held up. trimmed and
tried, is really "a sight one of the cas-
lest ways of supporting a tomato plant Tor
such effect land this is my favorite way) Is
simply s. axe it, and keep il trimmed 10 a
single stalk The stake may consist OF a
plain hoau-nole. seven or eight feet hiSh'
or of a sawed stick, say two inches square
and eight feet long. Be sure to set these
stakes in straight line, and all uniformly
perpendicular, or. perhaps, sliehty leaninS.
Then trim the plants to one or two stalks
uniformly. Keep all branches nipped OF.
Tie the stalks and especially the fruit Gus
ters. with soft string as for instance,
strips of muslin, calico or the like, and sea
what an ornament This tomato patch
viii be to your garden.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07

Die sources are dried blood, dried meat,
taukage. dried fish. ard cotto1-seed meot
Ammonia is a compound o. nitrogen mere
readily avai.a x to % al Is than organi nj
trogen. The most common form Is u pnate
OF ammo n a, CT ammo nilm sup ate. IL Is
one Of Inc lirst products that results from
the decay Of vegetable or animal sub
stances.
Nitratss furnish the most readily aVaiia-
bic forms Of nitrogen. The most common
are nitrate of soda ana nitrate OF potash
Csaltpetcr1
Phosphoric acid, one of the essentla- fer
Hlizins Ingredients, is derived from ma ei =
fails called phosnh6tes. 1t does not exist
alone, but in ccmbins ton, most commonly
as phosphate of lme in the form of bones,
rock phosphate, and phosphate stag. mos
phoric acid occurs in fertilizers in three
formA soluble, reverted and insoluoie
phosphoric ac.d.
10 ash, q a cOnsti uent Of fertilizers, eX-
lists in a number of forms, but chiefly as
Chord or muIiale and as sulphate. All
forms are freely soluble in wat and are
believed TO e nearly, il rot CuNe, equally
avai.ab.e. but il has been found that ihs
Chords may injuriousy affect The quality
of tobacco, pJta oes. and cerra o mel
crops The chisf sour ces of potash are the
pota IN sails from Sta sfutt, Germany
KANT. sylvnit muriate Of potash, sui
phate Of soda, and suiphate Of potash anc
magnesia. Wood ashes and cotton-mi
ashes are also sources Of potash.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07

The subject of dehorniug cattle will nor
down. The opponents still continue 10 as
sert that it is cruel. It's advocates claim
that it is necessary for protection Of life
and desirable in the interests of economy;
and they have the best Of the argument.
Horns are an unmitigated nuisance in a
herd. In every herd there is one boss, -
if not more; and it requires feed 10 pro-
vide the energy TO fight ana the activity
TO elude the fighter. Hornless cattle can
be kept in smaller enclosures viii destroy
less fodder, and utilize what they eat to
better advantage, and can be shipped at
less expense Horns are expensive from
whatever standpoint they are viewed But
there need not be a constant dehorning
of grown animals. The growth of the
horn can readily be prevented
When the calf is born there are no in
dica.iou of horns. But their development
begins at once, and in a very short time
the button can be felt. Cur away the hair
about this nub or button; wipe the hair
less part with a sponge dipped in water
and ammonia, and then dip The end of a
stick of caustic potash in water, and rub
it on the buttons until the skin begins to
start, The application should be made
when the calf is from one TO three weeks
old. In the great majority of cases that
will be the end of the horn growth on that
calf. The entire stick Of potash, excep;
the end that is applied TO the button,
should be wrapped with paper to proven;
burning the hands.
Mature animals should not he dehorned
in fly time. 1t has been done, and the APP
plication of tar has prevented bad results
but il is inadvisable. We DO not advise a
novice 10 undertake the operation. Better
employ a veterinary surgeon to at least
dehorn few Of the herd, until the owner
becomes somewhat familiar with the pro
cess. Clippers are the best dehorning ap-
paratus. They remove the horn at a singl,
stroke. In our experience and observa-
ton dehornins does MOI cause much suf
fering
We have no doubt that the time viii
come when a COW or OK with horns vii
be something of rarity. Dehornine
should be done at the earliest time posi-
bic.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07
Hog Raising for the south.

Hog raising may be made a very profit
able branch of the Southern farmers bus
mess il II is properly managed writes r.
e. Merryman in American Agriculturst.
The much-abused razor-back may be a
good kind of hog for those who expect
their pork to grow in a semi wild state in
the pine woods but for the intelligent far
mer who is looking for a chance to make
money, better breed is a necessity. The
Poland-China. the O. l. c. and the Guinea
are good breeds for the South. Land is
cheap and there is no necessity for letting
hogs run in the woods, as SO many do. and
so as pasture is one of the first needs if
the farmer would reap a profit from his
herd.
If one wants a steady pasture, Bermuda
is the hest Kind of grass to use but
much smaller tract of land will feed them
better If planted to a succession of crops so
that the hogs can gather the feed them
selves. A fence dividing the Enclosure into
Two fields and another crossing the first one
in the center will facilitate the raising of
the crops. as one-haf or more can he
growing while the remainder is used for
pasture. For the succession of crops Use
rye. oats, sorghum, cowpeas. peanuts
sweet potatoes, velvet beans and cassava
The rye answers for green feed in tie
winter and carly spring, while oats are
growing for the next crop As soon as the
hogs are turned on the oats, prepare the
rye fields for another crop. taking care to
plant each field so as to have one ready as
soon as another is finished. Where the
inclosure is divided into four fields this
can easily be done, as two kinds are grow
ing at all times, and if for any cause one
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07

Members of the Titusville and Cocoa gun
clubs held team shoot al Cocoa Thursday
for the championship banner of the east
coast. The Titusville boys were defeated
by score of 125 to 1903.
Cedar Key Gulf Coaster: Gainesville is
working hard to secure the state Demo-
cratic convention, and we see no reason
why she should not have il, being centrally
located and having ample railroad facili-
ties and hotel accommodations.
Last Wednesday morning the Brang cot
tage. at Melbourne, fell to the ground with
a report like a peal of thunder; Messrs
Brang and Doney having narrow escape
from injury, having Just gotten out from
under the building, which they were raising
TO put a stone foundation under. Nearly
everything in the house is a total wreck
Col. George b. Patterson will be appoint
ed postmaster at Key West to succeed
Louis Otto. Col. Patterson was not a
candidate for the office, but TO harmonic
The party the appointment was rendered
him by the Republican Florida state exec
utive committee. There were several other
applicants for the office, and this news was
a surprise even TO them
Gainesville Sun: The Democratic peo-
pie of Florida indorse the Chicago plat
of gold and silver at the ratio of Is to /,
and insist upon the nomination of Mr.
Bryan for the presidency. Everybody IN
Florida unders tands the political situation.
and if the vii Of the majority is respect
ed the action of the next Democratic state
convention cannot be doubted.
Gainesville Sun: Never before in the
history Of Alachua county has the phos-
phate industry been in such good shape
financially. A gentleman who has recently
visited the camps or mines states that they
are all running on fun time, and cannot
supply the demand fast enough. Prices
are away up. and the miners are doing a
land office business. There is also plenty
of work for every man who wants it,
Pensacola News: Twelve carloads of
hogs and five carloads of cattle were de-
livered to the steamship Torino for Ha-
vana last Thursday night and this morn
ing. Five OF the twelve cars of pigs were
received and delivered last night and the
balance were received this morning The
cattle is from Columbia, Tenn. and the
pigs are from Nashville. The Torino win
probably finish loading tonight and sail
early tomorrow morning.
Reports have been circulated for the last
day or two that substantial progress for
an early settlement of the lobor troubles
al Tampa had been made. II there was
any promise of results il has been dis
pehed. IL Is learned on good authority
Ihal so far as there may be O change. IL Is
- lhe worse circular was issued We'd
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07

The chemist of the agricultural depart
ment of New York state within the past
year has discovered 125 different articles
of food in common use all of which are
adulterated, says the Farm and Fireside.
To visit the state capitol and inspect this
array of impure aud cheapened foods as
they are ranged upon the shelf in glass
cans is enough 10 strike terror to the
heart and cause one to wonder what will
be the future of the American people Is
ii any wonder that We are a race of dys-
peptics, or that men die suddenly in num-
bers never before known in this country?
Not alone the present generation, but
those who come after us, must suffer from
these criminal attempts to gain wealth
fraudulenny. Nor is il alone in point OF
health that the nation must suffer A sick
man, or man whose digestion is out CT
order, is not sound man mentally or
morally. His judgment will surely be
warped and his reasoning more or less
co,ored by his physical state of being.
The result must be, then, natural deterior-
alton.
What can be done TO put stop to the
wholesale adulteraton of the articles we
eat? Easier asked than answered. II is
of no use to tell men to stop buying and
using impure goods Do the best we will,
we may be deceived. Some of the states
are pursuing independent investigation
with view 10 legislative enactment along
this liue Some have already placed upon
their statute books laws intended 10 les
sen the evil, but all such efforts cannot
help being partial failures. There must
be national enactments before any posi-
tive good can be brought about. For this
every farm journal should work, and work
hard, for a food adulieraton strikes the
farmer as hard as il does any one else.
True, the near one lives to the soil the
more sure he is of getting pure food: but
he cannot raise all he eats and every adul-
teration OF flour. vinegar, meal. etc,
strikes a blow at the labor of his hands.
But aside from any unitarian motive IL
should be the duty of all to do all they
can 20 bring our food products back to
a state of purity. The welfare of the ma
ton depends upon il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07

There is no insect more common than
the pea weevil, and yet we find many ex-
perienced gardeners who know very little
about how it gets into the pea or how to
treat it when it does get in. says the Hor-
-icutura.is 1t is not an uncommon
thing for every pea in pod to contain a
worm, and in eating peas we eat great
quantities of the pea weevil larvae. Upon
close investigation a minute dot viii often
be found on the green pea. and that means
that there is worm on The inside. It
was once thought that the weevil did not
eat the germ of the pea, and that weevied
peas were just as good as any for seed
This is a m stake, ana while such peas
will some times terminate. the plant win
be weak. In one experiment, out of 500
infested peas only one terminated. In
another experiment II per cent. grew. but
only ? per centof the plants were vigorous.
When the peas are in blossom the beetle
lays the egg upon the surface of the pod.
the pod directly opposite pea. II en-
tets the pee and casts its skin. When
full grown it eats out the center of the
pea, leaving only q shell and changes to
pupa Late planting is recommended as
a protection, and in some sections has GER
tain.y prove to be such. As to killing
the weevil III the dried pea bsulphide OF
carbon, benz ne or gasoline wiz do it, the
utmost care being necessary to use either
of these infalnmable agents where there is
no fire of a ~ kind. Sound seed alone
should be planted and the unsound fed q
hogs or chickens, or, better still. burned
To separate the infested from the sound
peas, they may he thrown INTO the water
when the weeViled peas will float
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07
GirdIing Grapes.

Among the many artificial eXpedients for
making plants DO as one wishes, that OF
girdllng or ringing lhe grape, which is
now and then practced by horticulturists.
is not The least curious and interest ting,
says the Homestead. 1t consists of tie en-
tire removal of the bark just below the
fruit cluster about month before the
time of ripening. Its effect is 10 hasten the
riponing by a week or two and to in
crease the size of the fruit. The sap as
ceuds through the pores of the wood and
sustains grow h, but on desceudn the
elaborated sap, which pa sses down be
tween tire wood ana the bark. can go no
lower than The point where the vine has
been girdied. Ii stops there and goes to
feeding the bunch of grapes growing al
that point. OF course ringing is a thing
that can only he done to a limited extent.
and the experiment can only be tried on
scattering branches. 1t is evident that al.
that part of the vine below The cut will
suffer The follow ng year, and that the en-
tire vine Itself would be permanently in
jured and perhaps destroyed If the prac-
tice were made az al. general As an inter-
csting experiment, however, to be made
on branches that one thinks Of removing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07
Neroscne EmnIsion.

To make the emulsion, dissolve one
half pound Of hard soap in one gallon Of
soft water and while still boiling hot r.
move from the fire and add two gallons OF
kerosene. STR the mixture violently by
driving through a force pump lack into the
vessel until It becomes a creamy mass
that win not separate. The emu-sion j.
then ready 20 be diluted with water and
applied. For the common scale Insects and
hard-DOdie insects Ike the chinch bug
use one part Of The emulsion to eight or
ten parts Of water. For s0ft-bo1ie1 insecte
Ike plant lice, use one part of emulsion tc
fifteen Or twenty parts OF water. As the
emulsion kills by contact The application
should be very thorough