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agreeable, offensive flavor. Before be-
ginning to milk, each mixer sees that
his hands are clean, not merely that
they look clean. but they are as free
as possible from germs. For this pur-
pose it is often necessary to wash IN
hot water previous to milking. Eacn
mixer is provided with a canton nan
mel cloth, which is moistened and useo
to wipe of the sides and udder OF the
COW. This removes the loose particles
of dust and moistens the rest so that
they will not SO readily fall into the
milk bucket. These cloths, as we'll as
the cloth strainers, are thoroughly
washed and sterilized with boiling wa
ter after each milking.
The milk pail used is called the san
itary dairy pail" 1t is made of heavy
tin and is covered on top. In this
cover is a six-inch hole, into which
fits a circular removable strainer. The
milk is MIXED directly into this
strainer This style of milk pail
keeps out of the milk the dust and
hairs that fall in spite of the precau-
lions already mentioned. Any one
doubling the desirability of such a
milk pail need doubt no longer after
once seeing the appearance OF the pail
after milking. In spite Of the best
precautions. the top Of the pail will be
covered with numerous hairs and dust
particles, enough to spoil the digestion
of any man if he only knew what he
was swallowing when he drinks the
milk out of an open milk pail. Each
cows milk is weighed, sampled. and
again strained through wire strain
er. and finally through four thicknesses
of cheese cloth. This wire strainer Is
30 constructed that the milk is strain
ed on an upward pressure. Any par
ticles of dirt remaining in the milk
and settling to the bottom will not be
forced through the strainer by the
pressure of the milk above. From the
cheese cloth strainer the milk is re-
ceived into forty-Quart milk cans. We
have two styles of cans, the New York
and the Chicago We prefer the for
mer. for two reasons. In the first place.
the lid is oval and will not collect dust
like the lid Of the Chicago can. and
can be cleaned much easier. In the
second place when it is desired to keep
the milk any length of time. the New
York can may be immersed in water.
The lid projects below the top Of the
can and the pressure Of air inside keeps
the water from the milk. on the same
principle as the cans Of the Cooley
creamer.
The milk Is brought to the dairy
room as soon as possible after being
MIXED and strained. and is aerated. q
half q can at q time. with the Hill
aerator. A tin pipe projects above the
roof Of the dairy room, where fresh air
n secured and conducted through alb
eorbent cotton Ito remove any germs
or dust particles) into bellows. where
It II forced through the milk. Any
one Standing near the can Of milk
While tkis operation II being perform
q eannot tail to notice the eoWy odor
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Guarding Against Hog Cholera.

Guarding a &0SnSt Hog CHOLERA.
The fact that hog cholera in specific
form was present on the grounds Of the
Trans-Mississippi Live Stock Show
during the entire period of the show
and that none of the herds, except
those which were infected before they
came upon the grounds, contracted the
cholera there, deserves more than
passing notice from stock men, says
Nebraska Farmer. The main facts, as
we remember them, are as follows:
The third or fourth day after the show
opened, herds which came to the
grounds from the Illinois state fair
were seen to be SICK A veterinarian
was called and an examination made.
At that time the veterinarian would
not pronounce the disease hog cholera.
Two days later a thorough examina-
ton, both pathological and microscop-
ical, was made, and the disease was
pronounced hog. cholera. Quarantine
measures had previously been estab-
lished, and disinfection of the pens had
been carried on under veterinary d.
rection. The sick herds were now
placed in separate barns and carefully
guarded from the public. Later other
herds showed symptoms Of disease, and
more rigid measures were resorted to.
In the meantime at least two pigs died
in one herd, the cause of disease being
pronounced hog cholera. Later third
died, the death of which 1t was insist
ed by the owner was the result OF in
jury received in transportation A lit
tie later two others died. on the
grounds, of hog cholera.
It is needless to say that great I'M
easiness prevailed among exhibitors,
and they went so far as to draw up an
application for damages against the
Exposition company, on the ground
that sufficient care had not been taken
to inspect the hogs before they came
upon the grounds and to shut out dis
eased herds. And in view OF the fact
that the disease condition was mo-
torious. and that almost without ex-
ception the men suffering from liabili-
ty to the disease were experienced
managers of hogs and familiar with
hog cholera in its various forms. there
can be no question about the fact OF
the presence of cholera. To add fur
Their to the danger of contracting dis
ease, It must be remembered that
thousands Of persons were passing
through the pens daily. and for several
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How Washington Really Looked.

HOW warrington n03lly LOOKED
From the traditions of Alexandria,
and from other sources, have tried to
make up in my minds eye picture Of
George Washington as he really was
He was exceedingly tall, and, when
young, quite slender. He had enor-
nous hands and feet. His boots were
No. 13, and his ordinary walking shoes
No. II. He was a man of muscle.
During his service in the army he
weighed 200 pounds, and was so strong
that he could lift his tent with one
hand, although it usually required the
strength of two men to place it on the
camp wagon. l mean, of course, when
it was folded up and wrapped around
the poles. Washington could hold
musket with one hand and fire it. He
was a good shot and good swords
man. The pictures of the father of his
country make one think that Wash
ington was a brunette. His face is
dark and somber. The truth is, he had
skin like an Irish baby. and his hair
was almost red. He had broad chest
but not a full one.
His voice vas not strong, and during
his last days he had hacking cough.
His eyes were cold gray, and it is said
that he seldom smiled, although there
is reason to believe that he had con-
humor about him. His nose
was prominent He was particular as
to his appearance and fastidious in
dress. He wore plain clothes and 81
ways kept himself well shaver, acting
as his own barber.
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ington which his enemies distorted inbo
by" Il 1t not more probable that the
father of his country" instead OF
swearing, made use of some sort of
supplication? White with anger. and
boiling over with disappointment and
chagrin, what would be more natural
than that he should, on meeting Lee.
cry out: MY God, sir. l desire to
know what is the reason. and whence
arises this disorder and confusion?"
The man who gave rise to the rumor
of the use of profanity may have been
Lee himself, who was anxious to
malign the man who had retuked him
on the battlefield. 1t was an easy mat
ter to report his my" as by" and
thus change the whole tenor of Wash
ington's remarks. This theory is Ger
tainly the most reasonable as well az
the NEST charitable, and, after an in
vestigation of almost 120 years. it
ought to be adopted.
After Washington, at the risk Of his
life, had brought order out Of chaos,
and formed the routed troops into an
invincible line of battle, he rode back
to where Lee sat on his horse in bad
fit of sulks. and. pointing to the raj
lied troops, asked:
will you, sir. command in that
placer"
Il WILL" Lee eagerly exclaimed.
Then" said Washington, Il expect
you to check the enemy Immediately"
Your command shall be obeyed, and
l will not be the first to leave the
field" returned Lee.
The advancing foe was held il check
Washington brought up the remainder
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against this same man selling his
filthy milk as a pure food product.
Milk adulterated with filth and dirt is
to be condemned even more than but
ter adulterated with oleomargarine.
Both are deceiving the consumers.
While the dairyman is protesting
against the manufacture and sale of
oleomargarine as butter. and every
true dairyman should be. let him at
the same time make sure that he is
not open to criticism by adulterating
his milk with dirt OF filth of any kind
D. H. OTIS.
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WASHINGTON ANGRY.

of the army, and all that long Sab
bath day the battle ragged. but the
Britons and their allies were defeated
and stole away during the night.
After it was all over, Lee demanded
an apology. but Washington, instead Of
apolcgizing, placed Lee under arrest
He was tried and dismissed from COM
mand for twelve months. He never
entered the army again, but sulked
throughout the war and died in Phil
adeiphia Oct 2, 1897.
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control Of the disease at the Michigan
Agricultural college. We have a let
ter from T. H. Brown of the Live Stock
Sanitary commission Of Michigan, in
which he says: The hog cholera, so
called. has ravaged every farm sur
rounding ours, but We have not had a
single case this fall. More than 100
pigs have died within 60 rods of our
barns. You see We have had a mar
row escape. but think that our thor
ough work in disinfecting, and good
sanitation, have saved our pigs. l was
on the farm yesterday and never saw
q finer and healthier lot of pigs" Mr..
Brown, in disinfecting. had used "Ze-
nolium," as a disinfectant. The dis
infectant used on the exposition
grounds. il We remember correctly. was
"Formaline." But, whatever the dis
infectant may be, it is evident that the
thorough and constant use of proper
disinfecting remedies, along with good
sanitary conditions. render herds COM
paratively safe from contagion of tho
hog cholera germ.
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lost his temper and swore at Gen.
Charles Lee for disobeying orders and
retreating. thus endangering the whole
American army. II ever man was
trieG. it was Washington at Monmouth,
and if ever profanity was excusable it
was on that occasion. Lee, according
to some historians, was a designing
traitor, who, envious of Washington's
popularity, schemed to defeat his
army. 1t is quite certain that he hes
itated when the oath of allegiance, re-
quired by tie continental congress,
was administered at Valley Forge.
Washington was himself administering
the oath to Lee, Greene, Stirling and
others, the officers placing their ha Ids
on a Bible When Washington began
to repeat the prescribed oath, Lee sud-
denly removed his hand from the BIZ
BILE, and the commander-in-chief asked
Why he did so. His answer was:
"As to King George. l am willing
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DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

now Soceessful Farmers Opefate This
Department OF the Farm-A Rev
Hlnts - to the Care Of Live Stock
and Poultry.
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WASHINGTON ANGRY.
BUT DID HE SWEAR AT BATTLE
OF MONMOUTH?

Tradition Ahirms That He Used an Oath
He Certainly Had Sufficient Provo
cation for Strong Language-GenerAl
Lee the Victim.
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Through his letters now owned by
the government one may see here and
there correspondence which shows
that he was very hard up at times. In
1855 he wrote that he could get no
wheat on credit, and that he had no
cash to pay for it. Three years later he
urges a man to pay the 8. 100 which he
owes him, and says r. has put OF the
sheriff three times already, and that he
needs this money to pay his taxes. He
was not afraid to dun his debtors, and
he is said to have been one Of the
shrewdest dealers. among the planters
of his time. He was AWAY: preaching
economy to his servants, but on the
whole was somewhat lenient, as. for
instance, he employed one man, a car
penter, making a contract with him for
a year and providing therein he was to
have four days in which he might get
drunk about Christmas. Washington
was economical, but not stingy. He
could not endure waste of any kind. and
he went about over his estate doing his
best to stop the leaks. In one of his
letters home he urges that the greatest
economy be used in feeding the hay It
the mansion house
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Kidding Barns Of Fleas.

RuuOt0B DSrOS Oh RIe9o
I noticed some one asks how to rid
q barn of fleas, says j. w. Trislee In
Practical Farmer. 1t seems to be not
generally known that salt will kill
them. When l was a boy, fathers
place became infested with feas from
pigs sleeping at the barn. and they
nearly drove me crazy. 1 heard in
some way that salt would kill them.
I suppose I used peck of salt, scat
tering 1t freely about the barn and
house, and at the expiration Of a week
we could not tell that a flea had ever
been on the place. All gone Since
then have cleared our home of them
several times. One application always
does the work. l have also recon-
mended it to others who have used 1t
with equal success. Salt scattered
over carpet and swept on before 1t
melts will clean it of both fleas and
dirt. am never bothered with fleas
now unless l get them away from
home. know there are many people
who would willingly spend the price
VI q O0lACA "a S0lI u Uc IIu Oh tQS
pests. and salt is never falling.
The investigations Of the agricultur-
al resources of Alaska were continued
during the year. Prof. c. C. George
son. native Of Denmark, who has had
a long experience as professor Of agri-
culture and as an experiment station
officer in Japan and Kansas, was made
special agent Of the Department of Ag-
riculture in charge of these investiga-
lions. His headquarters are at Sitka,
and experimental paintings of seed of
over 100 varieties of vegetables, grass
es and forage plants have been made in
the vicinity.
Winter dairying furnishes profitable
employment for the farmer and hin
men At . season Of the year when.
without It. farm forces are either idle
or work Tor low VaGea
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Winter dairying furnishes profitable
employment for the farmer and his
men At . season Of the year when.
without It. farm forces are either idle
or work for low wages.
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The nails of the Chinese nobility
sometimes attain the length of eight
cen inches. being protected by long
silver cases.
Two persons VIII not be friends LONG
II they can not forgive each other lit
tie failings.-La Bruyero.
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RaDITION

RADITION says
that On one Occa-
sion the father Of
his country so far
forgot his religious
training and prin-
cipies as to have
used an oath. Pro-
family does not
comport with the
generally accepted
character Of George
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Washington, and there are many who
'ieny the tradition.
1t was at the battle of Monmouth
where Washington is supposed to have
Evening star., 1899-03-23
DELINQUENT TAN LIST.
District OF COLUMBIA real. ESTATE TAX
SALE.
TANEs LEVIED AND iN ARREARS July 1, 1s2s,
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS.


DISTRICT or colt NBIA,
WASHINGTON. March y, 1882
Notire : hereby given thar in conformity 10 Law
the pamphlet containing list 0f taxes in arrears
on real property tie district Of Columbia on the
hr>t LAY ur Jgly. lN;to, has Etea printed, a tiy
thys..f will he delivered to any taxpayer applying
th,rsf5y aud If the due, together with the
penal i.s; HHl cp>ts that may have accrued thereon
si-Iu Lot ae paid prior to Tie day named for sale
uJTely. the l2ih tAy Of April; 1889, the property
Involved vN De sold u1d-r our direction at public
aIst the otice OF The collector OF taxes OF
tG" District Of Columbia. commencing on said l-;h
sy of April. i>:FA. and continuing On each fellow
ua day between the boIrs of 10 O'Clock in the fore
aoon and O'Clock in the Afternoon. Sundays and
legal holidays excepted, until all such delinquent
property Is sold. ]. W. ROSS.
]. B. WIGHT,
l.. H BEACH.
Commissioners OF the District Of Columbia.
Evening star., 1899-03-23
Commissioners Of the District of Colun
WASHINGTON CITY.

Taxes levied and in arrears July l, 1898
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save by the net and rope or a swinging
ladder. With the exception of st.
Stephano ladies are vigorously excluded
from mounting to the monasteries. Wis
itors to the monks abode announce
their presence by shouting until some
one far above looks out, and lets the
net. which is worked by a windlass.
come down.
The sensation Of the ascent I found
on visiting the place myself (writes a
special artist-correspondent Of the
Daily Graphic) was distinctly novel.
Seated on the ground in the center of
the net the meshes were one by one
looped on to a large iron hood. AS
the rope became taut, the cords pressed
uncomfortably hard upon various
points of ones body. and s there was
a strong wind blowing, it swung to and
fro and bumped its human appendage
against the cliff. The rope. as 1t slowly
wound on the drum up in the monas-
terry, kinked occasionally, and the jerk
gave one the impression that the rick
ETY. concern waf giving way.
The journey through the air ended
safely however, on a platform 10 feet
above the ground, and the monks
promptly extricated their visitor from
the entangling mesh. The place was
distinct. dark and draughty. and there
were ..lany winding passages and steps
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in San Francisco.

New York prices, nor one-third OF New
York prices, either.
I'VE cannot supply the demand for
the Hannah Hobert here in San Fran
cisco at 81 dozen. The Mrs. Lawson
is having boom. It is fad, and fad
dists must have it at any price. The
Hannah Hobert nor the Ethel Crocker
nor any of our carnations have been
boomed-yet.
How can a how-any flower-be
worth $30,000?"
Just the same as real estate may be
worth $1,000 foot-because 1T will bring
1t. Carnations and roses are staples in
flowers. Every rose-grower is trying
to grow a certain red rose. Whoever
succeeds will make a fortune. The
Thomas Lawson" was good invest
ment and will pay. because the stock
more than doubles every year, and 1t is
a thoroughbred flower"
"A thoroughbred"
Yes. Fine flowers are not fine f1ow-
ers by chance. 1t all depends upon the
parents we choose.
ANY one can hybridize flowers and
get new species. To get fine results 1t
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to stumble over before the room wa
reached in which the Abbot sat an
waited the arrival of his visitor. HI
delicately cut features his gentle voic
and stately bearing were only what
one would expect of a man whose
life had been spent in place so far
above the world, amid such lofty
surroundings.
A young monk, with bare feet, en-
tered the room noiselessly and
handed round small cups of Turkish
coffee and cigarette, and seated
with these beside one on the divan
beneath the window, one could en-
joy to the full the glorious view of
the plain spread out like map be-
low, with the cleaning snow peaks
of the Pindos Mountains in the dis
tance. Then followed long ramble
through the wainscoted dormitories
of the monks-the rock-floored re-
fectory, the richly decorated chapel,
and the little graveyard which sloped
away from it down to the very edge
Of the precipice. It was with many ;
pleasant recollection of the monks O
Meteora that We finally bade then
good-by ere they pushed us off from
their landing stage and launched vi
once more into ace.
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The Mrs. Thomas Lawson carnation

"And will you ask $4,000 for your
Hannah Hobert?"
1T is not in the market"
Would you not take $1,000 for it?''
"It is worth more to us than to any
one else, and we will control it our
selves"
And the Ethel Crocker carnation %
"Our agent in New York has it for
sale now, and says it will bring more
than the Mrs. Thomas Lawson
But you cannot get the prices in San
Francisco that they do in New York ?,'
mo; San Franciscans will not pay
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ing; some of the colors, again, like the
opaque effects from an amateur g
palette.
For color, here is the oldest. Did
you ever see purple COW? The flower
Mr.. Sewers held up was a perfect
mauve, and most extraordinary After
the novelty wore off it might be felt
to be beautiful. 'It Is a Seeding, and
so may not be of value. The cuttings
may bloom quite differently"
Then you cannot depend upon seed
lings?"
Seedlings are sports and may turn
out badly. Only a cutting of a cutting
can show fixed species. 1t cannot
change and remains the same size and
color within slight variations"
But you know the Mrs. lawson
measured three and half inches last
year. Now it is said to be up to six
and half inches
did you ever roll snowball?" Mr.
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The Hannah Hobert Carnation

holding its head up as a queen should.
But it is only one. There is the Ethel
Crocker, quite as fine, though a trifle
smaller, and a light pink; the Helen
Dean, light pink; the John Carbone,
a voluptuous old gold, with vermillion;
the DR.. Tevis, a flaming scarlet; the
Iris Paul, perfectly pure white, be-
sides enough samples Of others to make
an armful
Such blooms and such a study to get
lost in! Some of the flowers with a
clean" color, as the artists say, a
color which shines as a Rubens paint
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ming archi' ,cts of these airy perches
succeeded in reaching the scene of their
labors is matter wreathed in mystery.
The cliffs are far too smooth and per-
pendicular for any man to climb by
hand and foot, and history guards
jealously the secret of the monasteries.
All that is known about them is that
the monks and wanderin friars of the
Middle Ages found sanctuary here
when first the crescent and the scimitar
ran red with Christian blood.
The monastery of st. Stephano is the
largest of the seven blocks which now
remain of twenty of the rarest monu
ments of human ingenuity. and en-
trance to 1t is gained by steep and
winding path among the rocks. All the
rest are absolutely devoid Of access
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bad instead of the good qualities Of
their parents?"
Throw them away"
"Many?"
mo. We know the breed of every
flower we have, and keep it's pedigree.
so know. what to expect when we marry
certain families"
How do you know which to choose?"
"Ah, that is the whole secret. 1t is
all in the choosing"
Sort of Vicar of Wakefield mar
riages.''
Never take two out of the same fam
lily or of near kin. 1t always degener-
ates the flowers.
81 have been working specially with
carnations for thirty years, and this
greenhouse of seedlings and cuttings is
the result. All this time I have been
working for a definite object, and at
last have it-this rose-pink carnation,
the Hannah Hobert. 1t is fine bearer,
its color is perfect, the leaves are we'll
set, it is as large If not larger than
any other carnation. You can see it
has a perfume of its own"
1t is a beauty, a deep, clean rose pink,
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takes study and experience to choose
the right flowers for marriage"
Even California flowers cannot
stand divorce, then?"
Yes, they can, for you might say it
is the divorce which makes the new
species. That is just what we do-di-
vorce flower from itself and marry it
to another"
For instance"
Here is pink carnation which has
good strong stems. There is a red one
which is a good bloomer but bobs about
and cannot hold UP its head And we
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"HE village of Kalambaka-
Il which formed practically the
starting point of the late Graeco-
Turkish war-lies nestled among
the wilderness of rocks and
stones which lie at the feet of
Meteora, the most wonderful cliffs in
the world. They are conglomerate in
formation and rise in detached masses
sheer up from the Plain of Thessaly.
In appearance they suggest the col
umns of some gigantic temple. which
has long since tumbled into ruins. and
the wonderful handiwork of nature
here set forth has been crowned by the
no less wonderful work of man.
BY what strange means the, first cum
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plons at the Philadelphia
Carnation Exhibit
This MONTH.
SCIENTIFIC FLOWER-BREEDlNG THA7
IS BEATING SCIENTIFIC HORSE
BREEDING IN PROFITS.
so } @ GO ooooocc CO Q Q 90 g @ c

BOSTON 1sThe med Lawson mas neen
the wonderful named
Mr. Calvin who bred the flower tnas ne I mas
blossom solely the public the city OF Boston, hat De-
OF the sale.
When the beauty the first oecae n o @ roW
millionaire ior plant
offered $4,000 for the flower