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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-22
Breeding the Dairy Cow.

Mr.. F. A. Abbott, writing in the
National Rural, says:
Hence 1 say for general practice, if
the dairyman thinks he cannot afford
to purchase high grade or thorough
bred stock, let him select the best cow
he has and breed them to males of the
highest type of butter producing
strains he can find within a reasonable
distance, if he cannot afford to own a
bull of such quality himself.
Opportunities for patronizing the
best blood of all breeds of stock are
vastly more common now than in the
earlier days of the Introduction of
those breeds. In most localities the
best males are standing for from one
to three or four dollars a service.
Never breed a superior female to a
grade bull if the progeny is to be kept.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-22

can Craze all the year round and be
fattened at less expense than in any
other section. The southern farmers
should supply the northern market
with early lambs as they now do with
early vegetables"
''The South has long been famous
for it's bacon, but the people neverthe-
less import tons of it from the packing
houses of Chicago, Omaha, Kansas
City and other places in the north.
The extension of the dairy industry
would support an immense number of
hogs as bi-product."
'"The poultry interests" he says,
might be indefinitely extended with
great profit. There is no reason why
We should have to buy eggs and chick
ems in Canada if the farmers of the
South will take hold Of it and find the
best breeds for their climate
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-22

sources and some men with ample
faculties, if they will only apply them.
industry, perseverance, Self-cOntrOl, a
fair measure Of intelligence, and a de-
termination to make the best possible
use of the opportunities within his
reach-theSe are all human attributes,
possessed in common, but not in the
same proportions by all men, or all
farmers, or all ideal farmers. We
knew farmer once who was noted for
his splendid crops; the rains seemed to
single him out as a favOrite; corn and
cotton seemed to grow better for him
than for any of his neighbours; his oats
seldom rusted, and the curculio had no
taste for his peaches or plumS; his
cattle and hogs and horses seemed to
enjoy uninterrupted health; 'pOssums
and chicken snakes left his poultry
alone, and he was seldom taken out of
his crop at critical time to work on
the road or sit on jury. His products
found ready sale at good prices, and so
on and so forth. But he was far from
being an ideal farmer. On the con-
trary, he was as quarrelsome as a sit
ting hen and as cross as hungry dog
him; his children ceased their rOmping
when he came home; his COWS fed to
the farthest corner of the lot when he
entered, leaving patches Of hair on the
ends of the fence rails as they fled
from his presence; his demeanor was
solemn and forbidding as that of a
tombstone, and his voice like the
growing of brindle cur He became
comfortably wealthy, as to property,
but pauper in all else. He had pos
sessed himself of a large body of land
and finally, greatly to the relief of all
concerned, he occupied only six feet by
three. AS an ideal farmer, he was
weighed in a balance and found want
ing. He possessed some Of the neces-
sary qualification of an ideal farmer,
and might have been One-if he had
only been somebody else. 1t is said
that a man who will not lie in a horse
trade can enter the celestial gate with
out the password. Such superlative viz
tue surely merits the favor Of Saint
Peter, and yet the man who will lie in
any sort of business transaction with
his neighbOr, though he possess five
cardinal virtues and knows as much
about corn and cotton as Peters or
Kramer; as much about cattle as Ikard
or Vance: as much about swine as Sin
gletOn or Pierce; as much about fruit
as MunsOn or Falkner, or as much
about domestic economy as Uncle
Snort or your humble servant, he can
not be an ideal farmer. One WHO in
tentiOnally violates any of the ten COM
mandments, and refuses to quit it, is
barred not only from the company of
just men made perfect, but from our
list of ideal farmer. Though we would
not dOgmatiZe, nor eXcOmmunlcate for
ordinary piccadilloes, but rather con-
slider all such Offenses in the light Of
animus imponentis, yet we may justly
demand that commission be followed
by cOntritiOn, before the unregenarate
can become an ideal farmer.-TeXas
Farm and Ranch.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-22
STILL THE BOSS,

They had been chums during their
schooldays. but had drifted apart. Years
after they met again.
What became of that auburn haired
Jones girl that used to be the boss tennis
player in our set?'
II married her." replied the other.
And does she still play tennis?" que
ried his friend
No" was the reply, and a look of sad
ness stole over his face, but she's still
the boss. Chicago News
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23

July %, 1899.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23

His most recent service of importance
and one that has attracted considerable at
tention has been performed In connection
with the labor riots Of northern Idaho, to
which he was ordered by the president late
in April of this year and over which terri
tory he still exercises control.
General Merriam is chiefly known in
army circles as one Of the s%trictest disciple
narians in the service and the inventor Of
the Merriam pack. When he was a regi-
mental commander before he wore the stars
OF a general he spent much Of his time In
the instruction of his command in field
maneuvers and minor tactics, and as a con-
sequence his regiment was considered the
best drilled in the service. Every one has
heard OF the Merriam pack, but not 80 many
are aware that General Merriam Is the in
ventor. The pack is used to some extent in
the regular service and has been adopted
quite extensively by some foreign armies,
but it seems to have taken its strongest hold
upon the National Guardsmen of the coun-
try. 1t is used by many of the states and
by all the state troops Of New York. The
pack has a device by which a portion OF the
load is shifted from the shoulders to the
hips and is a great help on the march.
"As to General Merriam's military record
1t is one OF which he can well be proud.
He was brevetted lieutenant colonel for gal
lantry at the battle of Antietam, and as the
organizer OF the negro troops that did such
noble service during the war Of the rebel
lion he received the thanks of the govern
ment. His commission in the regular army
was won by conspicuous gallantry at the
capture OF Fort Blakely. General Merriam
will be retired from the army in November,
1901"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23
OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE.

They we're: Rev. C. S. Witherspoon (now
deceased), Rev. r. L. Knox, now Of Council
Bluffs; Rev. Isaac Houlgate, now OF Min
neapolis; Rev. Belno Brown, now of Mil
waukee; Rev. Canon Whitmarsh, now Of
Omaha, and Rev. H. G. Sharpley, now OF
Orange, N. ].
1t is needless to say that Mr.. Johnson
found much work to be done.
The convention journal for 1895 reports
only thirty-six communicable Of the Episco-
pal church in the city Of South Omaha, and
there was no Sunday school, the first call
meeting with "a response of but three chill
dren.
In the spring of 1898 Mr.. johnson became
dissatisfied with the site Of st. Martins
and laid the matter before Bishop Worthing-
ton, who responded by purchasing the two
lots now held by the church on Twenty
fourth and ] and which are unsurpassed in
the city as the site for a stone church.
1t was not the intention Of the congrega-
tion to build for several years, but several
events happened which decided them to
make the venture.
Among others, the burning of the beautiful
residence Of DR.. George Miller "a disaster
lamented deeply by alb, left a stone quarry
at our doors which a very generous offer by
the ever generous doctor made available for
our purpose.
A committee was selected, consisting, be-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23
Pen and Picture Pointers

Rev. Arthur L. Williams, who was re-
Gently elected bishop coadjutor of Nebraska
to take the place of Bishop Worthington, en-
tered the ministry late in life. Mr.. Williams
is the son of a Presbyterian clergyman and
is a Canadian by birth, but his parents re-
moved to the United States and located in
Kansas when he was still very young.
Although not a college graduate Mr.. Will
liams received the benefits of a thorough
high school and academic education. While
still a very young man he left his home and
went to Colorado, where he took up railroad
work. Naturally of an ambitious DISPOSE
ton, he soon worked himself to the front
and was appointed superintendent of one Of
the roads running out of Denver early in
the sos. This position he held for several
years and demonstrated considerable ability.
At that time ne road with which he was
connected was having much difficulty with
strikes and the most careful management of
employees was necessary to accomplish any
thing in railroad work. Mr.. Williams sue
ceeded in a remarkable degree and would no
doubt have remained in the railroad bust
ness, but about this time he was converted
to the Episcopalian faith and gave up his
railroad position to accept the secretary
ship of the Board of Trade OF Lamont, Colo,
and became a candidate for orders. In 1887
he went to Chicago and entered the Epis-
copal seminary there. After his ordination
he was located for a time at Meeker, Colo,
and was most successful. In 1892 he re
turned to Chicago and accepted the pastorate
OF Christ's church, where ne has remained
ever since.
Mr.. Williams is a man of firm convictions
and rare courage. He is particularly strong
and convincing among the men of his con-
gregation and is a thoroughly sound church
man, very tenacious of church principles
and courageous in asserting them.
The time for his conservation as bishop
coadjutor has not yet been definitely fixed,
but 1t is thought that the ceremony will take
place some time in September.
On the northeast corner Of Twenty fourth
and j a rough pile of stone, surrounding an
excavation, indicates the future site of st.
Martins Episcopal church, South Omaha.
Through the kindnes of the architect, Mr.. l.
A. Davis, we are enabled to give a cut of this
church as it will look.
st. Martins church was founded in 1887
and services were first held in the Third
ward school house. In 1883 a wooden church
was built, at a cost of 81, 700, on the corner
Of Thirty and a Half street and r., as at
that time it was confidently expected that
the Third ward would be the residence center
OF the city. This church was opened by
Bishop Worthington, February "a, 1889.
In the fall of this same year the mis-
sionary in charge concluded that a mistake
had been made and opened another mission
(known as the Mission Of Our Savior), first
in Masonic half and then in a vacant store
on Twenty-ffth street, between N and o.
In the fall OF 1890 preparations were made
for moving the church building from it's site
In the Third ward to a First ward site on
property donated by the South Omaha Land
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23
About Noted People

David Rankin of Tarkio, Mo-, who is said
to be the richest farmer in the world, made
his beginning with no other capital than a
horse. This he sold for $52, invested the
money in calves and bought an eighty-a acre
farm. He is now, at the age of "a, tall,
athletic and raw-boned, with gray hair and
beard and keen blue eyes. He own 23, 900
acres of land, worth from $50 to 800 an
acre.
A friend Of ex-Secretary William r. Day
says Of him.: His brain is a cabinet Of
facts. 1t contains, as it were, a thousand
drawers, each properly labeled, so that he
can get at what he wants at once. He can
talk well and with authority of anything
on crops, drainage, engineering, general
science, law, art and literature"
f. N. Dingley of Kalamazoo, Mich, a
son OF the late Congressman Dingley, is en-
gagged on a life of his father, president
Mckinley" he says, has practically agreed
to write the preface, while the members Of
the ways and means committee associated
with Mr.. Dingley in the preparation of the
Ding,ey tariff bill will each probably coz
tribute a chapter.
General Benjamin F. Tracy has a wonder
ful memory which VIII probably come into
play In the Venezuela dispute in Paris.
In a trial in 1874 he made an address to
the jury covering forty hours, delivering
over 200, 900 words, a feat unparalleled in
the New York bar. In preparing the pres
ent case he has consulted IL, 900 books, maps,
papers and pamphlets, and it has taken his
undivided time for nearly a year.
George B. Matson, Mormon saint, pioneer,
Indian fighter, ~ years old now. is taking a
trip through the east. Mr.. Matson was born
at Wilmington, Del. At an early age he
Joined the Mormon church, previously hav-
ing journeyed with his family into Illinois,
then the far west. In the famous exodus
of the Mormons from Nauvoo, H., Mr.. Mat
son was a member of the band. From
Omaha afterward, in the second exodus OF
the tribe OF Mormons. he was also a mem
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23

that noticeable carriage that marks the
born. soldier.
General Merriam first enter-S the military
service of the United States as a volunteer
officer during the war of the rebellion, hav-
ing been appointed a captain Of the Twen-
tieth Maine infantry on August 20, 1862.
He served with this regiment until Janu-
airy, 1863, when he resigned to accept a
commission as captain of the United States
colored infantry. General Merriam was in
New Orleans at the time, serving under
General Benjamin F. Butler, and was one
of the officers of the first actual regiment Of
colored troops ever raised in the United
States. He participated in the campaigns
around Vicksburg and steadily rose to the
rank Of lieutenant colonel Of volunteers, to
which rank he was commissioned in the
fall of 1864. This rank he held until he
was honorably mustered out of the volun-
teer service late in 1865.
His entry into the regular service of the
United States was made on July %. 1865,
when he was appointed major Of the Thirty
eighth United States infantry. In 1885 he
was appointed colonel CT the Seventh in
fantry, a rank he held until June 30, 1897,
when he was commissioned a brigadier gen.
eral Of the United States army. At the
outbreak of the war with Spain General
NltIIldlH Was appointed a lldIOI eeueidi VI
volunteers and placed in OF the
Department of California. AS the COM
handing general of this department he had
immediate charge Of the preparing and out
fitting of the two expeditions sent to re-
inforce Admiral Dewey at Manila.
Since his muster out of the volunteer
service he has been in ommand Of the De-
partment OF Colorado. Although he was
recently assigned to the command OF the
department having Omaha for its head
quarters, he has not yet been relieved from
his command Of the Colorado department
and Is now in charge OF both, with his
headquarters at Denver.
although comparatively a stranger to
Omaha" remarked a prominent oficer at
army headquarters. General Merriam's rec
ord is we'll known to every officer In the de-
partment, Since his entry into the regular
army in 1866 he has spent his time ~continu-
ously in the west, and the territory covered
during his thirty-seven years Of service is a
vast one, extending from Minnesota to Cali
fornia and from Texas to Oregon. / think
he has been stationed within the depart
ment he now commands but once during all
these years, when he was in command OF
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23
Chancellor
Charles E. BeSSeV

The duties of the chancellor of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, while they have in
creased during the last few years, will not
be entirely new to Dean Charles E.. Bessey,
who was elected by the board OF regents
to take the place Of Chancellor George e.
MacLean until a permanent successor is
secured. After Chancellor Garfield left the
Nebraska university Dean Bessey was elected
acting chancellor, a position he held until
George e. MacLean was placed at the head
Of the institution.
Dean Bessey has spent most of his time
since he first entered college in botanical
research. He graduated from the Michigan
Agricultural college in 1869, receiving the
degree Of bachelor of science. A few years
later he received a doctors degree from ths
same institution and in 1879 the degree of
LID. was conferred upon him by the Iowa
university. He has studied with several of
the foremost botanists, including DR.. Asa
Gray, at Harvard, from 1872 to 1876. He is
a fellow in the American Association Of
Advanced Science and also a member of
many scientific societies. He was the
botanical editor of the American Naturalist
from 1880 until 1897 and has been editor of
Johnson's Cyclopedia since 1893.
Besides being the author Of numerous
papers and reviews on scientific subjects
Dean Bcssey has written several text books
that have been published in a number of
editions. The most popular of these are
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23
Pointed Paragraphs

The reckless balloonist is apt to take one
drop too much.
The owner sometimes discovers that the
mare makes the money go.
1t Is a sign OF spring when the gun clubs
put forth their shoots.
II will is the motto of Chicago. Il can
is the motto of the fruit preserver.
Every man has a right to his own jaw, but
he has no right to give 1t to other people.
Some people were evidently born tired and
some for the purpose of making others tired.
A man may be a good Judge of cloth, yet
when he buys a suit of clothes he generally
gets worsted.
A great deal Of our modern poetry seems
to have been written by persons addicted
to the cigarette habit.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23

VI Nho Il ilth WIZ Will lhtb MlNCo dlu
children, started from Omaha in 1S47 to seek
a home.
Edwin Markham, the author of the poem
THE Man With the Hoe" says OF himself:
For the last ten years l have been head
master of the Tompkins Observation school
of Oakland. This shcool is connected with
the California State university, and is de-
voted to child study. l have lived in Cali
fornia for forty years, and was born April
20, 1852, in Oregon City, Ore. When l was
5 years old my mother removed to Salina
county, California, and engaged in the sheep
and cattle business, she being a widow at
this time. l was put to work herding sheep,
and when only Z years old was practically
head OF the family. When IL years old l felt
myself a full -fledged vaquero, and when II
was working as a blacksmith's apprentice"
I'm the papers of the late Charles Ian
man. says the Washington correspondent of
the Chicago Record, there is an auto
biography of Mr.. Lincoln, written in his
own hand. Mr.. Lanman was editor Of the
Congressional Directory at the time Mr..
Lincoln was elected to congress, and, accord
ing to the ordinary custom, forwarded to him
as well as to all other members elect a blank
to be filled out with facts and dates which
might be made the basis for a biographical
sketch in the Directory. Mr.. Lincoln's blank
was returned promptly, filled up in his own
handwriting with the following information
Born February -, 1909, in Hardin
county, Kentucky.
Education, defective.
Profession, lawyer.
Military service, captain of volunteers
in the Black Hawk war.
Offices held: Postmaster at a very small
office; four times a member of the Illinois
Legislature, and elected to the lower house
Of the next congress-"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23
Brigadier General Henry
G.. Merriam, L. S. A.

Brigadier General Henry c. Merriam, re-
Gently appointed by the president to succeed
General Sumner as the commander Of the
Military Department of the Missouri, Is but
little known in Omaha, it never having
been his fortune to serve at this station
during the thirty-seven years of his mill
tary career. Physically the general is a
magnificent specimen of manhod, with a fine
physique and a commanding presence, with
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23
Wifely Consideration

Detroit Free Press: 1--WE decided not to
get that new dress we talked Of" announced
the little wife, whose husband has a big
bank account and makes large deposits every
week.
"But | want 1t, dearie, just as much as
you do. Go ahead and order It,"
mo. ] appreciate your kindness, but I'm
not the one to be extravagant when economy
Is demanded. ] saw your bank book this
morning, and we are drawing out money a
dozen times where you deposit once. I'll
wait till next year."
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23

side the bishop and rector, Of Messrs. James
G. Martin, president; Lulun G. Gibson, Sec
rotary; w. Scott King, treasurer; Leonard
A.. Davis, architect, and Harry E. Tagg, who
set themselves to work soliciting funds.
The bishop started the enterprise by offer
ing 81 500 from the same fund out of which
he had paid for the lots, STIMULATING that,
when built, the church should be named
for the donor Of the fund, the John s. Minor
Memorial church.
Thus far the committee has raised 81, 900.
By it's energy and push it is hoped that not
less than &c. 900 will be subscribed for
properly completing and equipping the
structure.
Besides this church, Mr.. johnson last sum-
mer built a neat little chapel costing $1,000
in the Third ward in order to minister to
those who live west OF the @ street viaduct.
There is no debt on any of the property
now held by the Episcopal church in this
town, and it is hoped to keep the new church
free from all Indebtedness.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23

company, Twenty-third street, between f
and G.
The removal Of the building took all winter
and one man was killed in the transfer.
The building had scarcely settled on its
new foundation when an order to grade that
section OF the city, not only left it twenty
feet in the air, but rendered 1t almost in
accessible for fully a year. 1t was not until
the spring of 1892 that approaches were
made and a flight of thirty steps once more
connected the church and the world.
The church stood on this last site when
Rev. Irving Johnson, the present in
cumbent, took charge in June, 1894.
In its previous history OF seven years no
less than six missionaries had tried their
hand at this work with varying success.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23

Fort Laramie, Wyoming, some years ago.
After his appointment as a brigadier general
he was assigned to the Department of the
Columbia, and as the commanding officer Of
that department had under his immediate
direction the outfttting Of the two expedi-
tions which were sent by the government to
Alaska in the early winter of 1898 for the
relief of the destitute and suffering miners
on the Yukon.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23

Der. Then but is years OF age, he was one
Of the IA men who, with their wives and
children, started from Omaha in 1S47 to seek
a home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-19
a Novel Question.

Quite a novel question was submit
ted to the attorney general this morning
from the governors Office. 1t appears
that Negro in Anderson county was
convicted aud fined for not working the
roads. The fine was paid and the Ne
gro asks pardon in order that he may
have the fae refunded, giving as his
reason why pardon should be granted
that it has since been established be-
yond doubt that he is above the age by
several years which exempts citizens
from road duty. His statement OF the
fact is admitted to be true, but there IS
no precedent to show that pardon
will act to return the line to him. AS
sistant Attorney General Gunter IS to
file the opinion, but he has already
come to the conclusion that there is no
law whereby the fine can be returned,
even though it is proven that the Negro
had paid it wrongfully. 1t seems hard
but law is law ard the Negro can't get
his money back.-Columbia Record.