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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23
FOOL TAX.
How Certain Dairy Farmers and
Their Money Separate.

How Certain Dairy Farmers and
Their Money Separate.
If the amount that the farmers Of
any state annually pay for fool tax
could be turned into the treasures of
the states, counties and road districts
these treasures would be full and run
ming over and farmers would be paying
no taxes whatever. This fool tax, says
Wallace's Farmer, is paid in many
ways. We heard of an instance the
other day. In a certain district in
southern Iowa where beef, pork, NUT
ton and horses are the chief animal
products and where grain is sold for
shipment there is a very we'll managed
creamery. 1t is doing fairly WELL but
making only a moderate profit
creamery promoter struck this section
and persuaded a lot of farmers who
have no special experience in handling
dairy cows and who have never read
up on the subject that by building an
other creamery they could get 20 per
cent more for cream than the present
creamery can afford to pay them.
These inexperienced men blew in 3d.
800 for the purpose of building a
creamery which could have been con
structed had there been need of it for
$4,000 to $1,000 at the most. What will
happen in this neighbOrhOod? The
milk supply will be somewhat increas-
ed, but not largely, and it will have to
be divided between two creamerieS.
The profits of the first will be dimin-
ished, the second will soon have a
mortgage on it and will be sold out in
a couple Of years by the sheriff. The
men who have invested their money III
1t will lose it and can properly charge
1t up to fool tax. These new beginners
will find that they cannot secure at
first 300 pounds of butter per COW nor
go nor even 200 pounds and will prob
ably secure from 125 to $50 pounds.
They will discover that neither the
new creamery nor the old one can pay
them any more than nor indeed as
much as they are paying now. They
have not only lost their money, but
they have injured the business and
duct dairyfng in that section at q prof
it. If these men had spent Il small part
of the interest, say / per cent, on the
money they are putting into this new
creamery in procuring dairy literature,
had spent the time that they will de
vote to the establishment of the new
creamery III studying this literature,
getting information otherwise and in
learning to feed calves by hand and
had spent the rest of the interest in
buying good dairy COWS and dairy
sires, they would have greatly added
to the profits of the creamery they
have now would have advanced the
price of milk quite considerably and
laid the foundation for plenty of good
money in the future.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23
Types and Conditions.

Climate, food and environment pro-
duce types. The Holstein COW is just
as much natural product of the rank
pastures and mild climate of the lands
reclaimed by the Dutch from the
North sea as is the little Kerry COW Of
the heather clad hills of Ireland. The
American cayuSe is natures best effort
to produce a horse upon the desert
lands of the west, while no one would
conceive of a Percheron very far re-
moved from big bin of oats and album
dant rOughage. The Jersey COW when re-
moved from her native isle and instead
of being picketed out given the range
of large and well grassed posture al
ways increases in size. An Arkansas
rooter brought north and given hog
conditions common to the corn belt
confinement and unlimited clover and
cOrn-wOuld, in spite of his degraded
and aboriginal ancestry, in the course
of Just few generations assimilate to
the shape and type Of the Poland Chi
ma of the corn belt. A parrot brought
from Africa will almost always learn
to swear in the English language. A
northern man locating south, no mat
ter if he was up and a-cOming in the
north, will inside of five years lean up
against tree, SnOoZe peacefully while
the weeds are growing in his corn and
let things flicker with as much indif-
ference as his neighbor, the typical
poor white Of the south. One parrot
years ago in New Zealand some way
found out that the kidney fat of a sheen
was choice m0rsel, and as sheep in
creased IN number in that country
there developed type of sheep kill
ing parrots, which, alighting on the
pack OF the sheep, would tear the skin
open and eat the fat around the kid
neys. The dog allowed to run wild
very soon adjusts himself to his wild
environment and becomes gregarious.
ike his prototype, the wolf, and. more
curiously still, win in a very few gen.
erations take on the fawnlike color
Whlch distinguishes nearly all preda-
tory and carnivorous wild beasts. The
buffalo, if it could be domesticated.
would in short time become greatly
modified in form. Its coat would grow
less thick, its enormous fore quarters
would be reduced in size and its hind
quarters enlarged. The need to be
constantly fighting and on the run be-
ing removed. the power to fight and
run would lie diminished. black
walnut trc which grows tall and
straight G. the rich alluvial soil Of 81
river bottom becomes little more than
a scrub trc, when planted on the ton
Of some ss,..,a knoll. All this teaches
us the lesson that certain types do
best urGpr certain conditions. and it is
for the w. farmer TO find out what
types are Lest suited to his soil and
condition.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23
Cultures For Butter Making.

The chief factor in determining the
value of butter is always the flavor,
says a correspondent of The American
AgriculturSt This is also the most
difficult thing to secure in practice. Re-
suits of Investigations have shown that
the flavor of butter whether good or
bad is mostly a result of the fermenta-
tons which have taken place in the
cream. Feed of the cows, kind of
churn used or manner Of churning has
little effect on the flavor.
The lamentations are due to the
growth Of certain bacteria. Those that
cause bad results come mostly from
dirt and filth. They cause a decay Of
the milk similar to the decay of animal
or vegetable bodies, and the products
produced largely give the taints to
milk and the bad fiavors to butter.
The fermentation which gives the good
butter flavor is a pure souring of the
cream. The butter maker has it within
his power to make butter with almost
the same flavor the year round by OBJ
serving cleanliness and using good
starters to ripen the cream. In some
samples of butter shown at the Iowa
stock breeders convention, made from
a combination Of four kinds of bacteria
used as starter and representing the
common sources Of contamination by
dirt, this butter was judged to be worth
10 cents less per pound than another
sample made from a portion of the
same cream with the right kind Of fer
mentatiOn.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23
! OF

is the number of land sale con-
tract executed Nov. II, for a
tract in Vineland. Same date in
1899 the number was 572.
Within past ten days several very
notable investment sales have
been made. Election is over
Peace reigns, Prosperity is on
top. Progress is the word. Pru-
dent people are investing in
Charleston and Vineland at pres
ent comparatively low prices be
cause they believe that Lewiston.
Charleston Is entering upon a
period of mighty growth and
great prosperity. Our land regis
ter is open to inspection Scores
of ranchers On the wheat prairies
and stock ranges, and miners, own
orchard homes in Vineland on
account of good schools, mild win
ters and other advantages. Come
now and see for yourself.
LEWISTON WATER AND POWER COMPANY
arkstOn, Wn. Lewiston, Idaho.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23

The south is still bound to Organism
aud its idols, and this fact will make the
task OF recognizing the democratic
party upon any basis that would prom
ise national victory in politics most
difficult, if not impossible, OF execution,
says the OregOnian. As practical issue
free silver at 16 to l seems to be dying
OF general paresis, but popuIism is not
dead, and the south will be as solid for
Organism in 1904 as it is today, and
because of this there can be no reOrgan-
ization upon any other basis than Bryan
ism. The solid south dictates the fate
of the democratic party; the solid south
will continue to vote for Organism be-
cause it is antagonistic TO the prevailing
sentiment of nationality and national
unity.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23

light and stiff keep out the cold wealth
err, and while making alterations he
should not fail to provide for a system
Of perfect ventilation to insure the
health Of the animals and the freedom
from unpleasant odors or injurious
bacteria in the room where the milking
changes in the farm buildings before
the new crop Of hay goes into the barn.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23

Kansas is safely anchored once more
in the republican harbor, with $4,000
plurality for Mckinley. 1t is safe to say
that Kansas will do no more flirting
with populism, socialism, anarchism, or
any other brand of Organism.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23

President McKinley's plurality of the
popular vote over Mr. Bryan is estim-
ated at 845,011. Ia 1896 it did not
reach 100000. The highest previous
plurality of the popular vote was given
Grant in 1872, 763, 001.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23
Where He Didn't Study.

my gracious!' cried the sympathet-
ic girl. Your dog seems half starved.
He looks as if he hadn't had anything
to eat for a week"
Neither he has, poor feIloww replied
the college student. Il forgot all about
him"
why, where was hep
Locked up in my study roomT--
Philadelphia Record.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23

The farmers of the west are very
generally showing their teeth to the
proposed trusts being organized by the
owners Of the thrashing outfits. 1t
matters not that the price for the work
agreed upon may be an entirely rea-
Sonable one. The sentiment connected
with the matter will result in the use
of the horsepower machines not in the
trust or in the buying of new outfits by
little companies Of farmers. This trust
will not work
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23

The electoral vote of Bryan is four
less than what was formerly called the
solid south. He has 50 votes. There
may be lesson for democracy in this
continual running of pOpulist at the
head of their ticket
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23

Silver was dragged into politics as a
louise country the people accepted it as
the leading issue, even through the late
campaign, although their idol .studious-
ly avoided mention of it east of the
Mississippi. In republican hands even
silver has risen in value.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23
A SOCTeltI woman

Cndergoes a greater strain than is gen.
orally realized, and every woman is
society woman i'll her own circle. The
debts OF society are many and must be
paid or there will come social bank
ru1ptcy, and it is in the punctual payment
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23

OF social debts, re-
CARELESS of health
or feelings, that
women often lay
the foundation for
serious illness.
The late hours
and rich foods,
common to soci-
ETY. gatherings,
soon or late de-
range the ston-
ach f; the liver,
perhaps, becomes
involved, and the
heart futters or
palpitates.
There &c M
medicine for the
cure of diseases
of the stomach
and organs of di-
gestion and nutri-
ton which can
equal DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery. It
heals the stomach.
purifes and en-
riches the blood,
Cleanses the clog
ged liver, nour-
ishes the nerves.
and gives face and
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23
Contagious Blood

Mrs. T.W. Lee, Mont
Ror1ery, Ala, writes :
"Severa1 years ago /
was inoculated with
poison by a diseased
nurse, no infected
my baby, and for six
long years I suffered
untold misery. My
body was covered with
sores and ulcers. Sew
eral physicians treated
me, but all to no pur-
pose. The mercury and
potash they gave me
seemed to add fuel to
the awful fame which
was devourin & me.
Friends advised me to
try S. S. S. l began tax
ing it and improved
from the start, and a
complete and perfect
cave was the result"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23

1ofm the RADIANT beauty Of health.
"Golden Medical Discovery" contains
no alcohol, and is absolutely free from
opium, cocaine and other narcotics.
Mrs, L. Hedgecoke, of Dozier Collingsworth
Co., Texas, writes TT was troubled for seven
or elght years with indigestion and liver com
paint, and received more benefit from the use
81 S1, Dr. PeTce's Golden Medical Discovery and
ever tried" -
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cure consultation.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23
CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON

diowedby rdp
neo
d % pn and w
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from parent appearing he
Many oil re stub born XII i
poison edinen
from it is will
Ne rcogn as the is S.
ndt viii s
the only nhdo f
N her il n ct h
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23

Dr.. Pierce'a Pellets cure constipation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27

md QhTp TRACT OF FINE TIMBER ON
TUu DALh Elk River. consisting of poplar,
chestnut and oak Apply to
l.. NJ HAINES,
Oct2S Elkton. Md
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27
OLD MEXICO.
Twenty three days Tour via Penn
sylvania Railroad.

Twenty three days Tour via Penn
sylvania Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arranged for special personally con-
Quoted tour of understanding, dining
sleeping, compartment and observation cars,
to leave New York and Philadelphia Feb
ruary II, visiting all the principal points
of interest in the Land Of Montezuma. :"
and spending five days in the City of
Mexico.
Roundtrip tickets, covering all neces-
sary expenses, $500 from all points OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
For further information apply to ticket
agent; Tourist Agent, 1876 Broadway
New York; 4 Court Street, Brooklyn; 7S9
Broad Street, Newark, n. j.; B Courlaen-
der Jr., Passenger Agent, Baltimore Dis
trict, Baltimore, Nd; Colin Studds, Pas
senger Agent, Southeastern District, Wash
ington, d. c.; Thos. L. Watt. Passenger
Agent, Western District, Pittsburg, Pa. or
address Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General
Passover Agent, Philadelphia. 1-13-5t.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27
A Ill EADLONC
COURTSFITIP
90 Nassau ST., New York.
LCo"ttmUed from PGyc G.l

if it We're true When she found it was
she planned right of what they must
do
1--WE must send for the ministcr
she said, 'and for Tiger Dunlop. and
then we must hurry and catch him be
fore he makes Il perfect fool of him
self
''Within Il couple OF hours the search
lug party was hot on the trail of Eu-
gald and tracing him by his defeats Il
was never known just how many girls
he proposed to that day, but the mum.
Der has been put as high as II.
Let us hurry" exclaimed the Tiger
as well as he could with Ii uy,: III 81 IF
we don't catch him before he reaches
the Irish settlement, one of the DiddcS
will marry him out of hand
"But when they finally overlook DU-
gald they interrupted him in his hour
of triumph. He had reached John Ne.
Farlanc's place and had proposed to
ChriSty, who was 10 years old and
cross eyed. Now. ChgiSty had long been
waiting for Il husband. for she was
tired of keeping house for her two
brothers and father, and when she got
over hcr first surprise she was begin
ming to think favorably of the proposal
made by what remained of the amor
Gus Dugald. Her father came in Just
then, and, finding how matters stood
ordered Dugald out of the house. Du-
gald refused to bulge until the coy
ChriSty gave her consent, so the old
man called his two SONS and told them
They would rather lose their best team
than their housekceper, so the three of
them piled on him at once. But Du-
gald's blood was up, and the eyes Of
Christy were upon him. When the
searcherS arrived, the redheaded hero
was just after thrashing the father and
two sons and was trying to get his
breath to propose to Christy again.
But the diversion and the unwontcd
exercise brought him back to his usual
condition of bashfulncss, and he let the
Tiger, who could hardly keep his feet
for roaring and laughing, lead him to
the wagon by the collar and they took
him away home.
THAT evening they talked matters
over, and next day Il match was ar
ranged with Bctsey Mcpherson, fine
old girl, who was past the age of fool
ishncsS, and after it had been announc-
ed in church they were married, and a
happy marriage it turned out to be.
She was sensible and, though folks
laughed at Dugald, she lived to see him
an elder in the church.
Poor Christy McFarlanc never got
over the heartbrcak from losing such a
fine husband, and when Dugald was
put up for elder she did all she could
against him, saying that man who
thought no more of his word was not
fit to hold such an office.
''And that was the way they made
matches in uDDCr Canada when | was
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27
RAILROAD TOURS.
MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA.

Forty-Six Days Tour via Penn
sylvania Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad personally
conducted tour to Mexico and California
which leaves New York and Philadelphia
on February II Uittsburg February 49,
by special Pullman train, covers large
and intensely interesting portion of North
America. Mexico, California and Colorado
are mighty trio in all that appeals to and
fascipates the tourist.
Stops will he mad g at San Antonio. Tam
pico, Guanajuata, Guadalajara, Queretaro,
City OF Mexico five days, Cuernavaca,
Aguascalentes, Los Angeles, san Diego,
Riverside, Pasadena, Santa Barbara, San
Jose Mt. Hamilton), Del Monte, San
Francisco, Give days., Salt Lake City,
Colorado Springs, Denver, Chicago, and
other points OF interest. Fourteen days
will be spent in NJ xioo, and nineteen in
California.
The "Mexico and California Special"
an exclusively Pullman tram of Parlor-
Smoking, Dining, Drawing-room Sleeping,
and Observation cars, will be used over the
entire route.
R0und-trip rate, including all necessary
expenses during entire trip, $3.50 from all
points on the Pennsylvania Railroad Sys-
tenn east of Pttshur2 $5l5 from Pttsburg.
For itinerary and full information apply to
ticket agents Tourist Agent, 1896 Broad
way, New York; 4 Court Street, Brooklyn
780 Broad Street, Newark, n. j.; b. Cour-
aender Jr., Passenger Agent Baltimore
District, Baltimore, Md; Colin Studs,
Passenger Agent Southeastern District,
Washington, d. c.. rhos Z. Var, Pas
senger Agent Western District, pittsburg,
Pa. or address Geo w. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 1-G-6t.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27
.aHOECE Vegetables

&| will always find a ready
market--but only that farmer
can raise them who has studied
the great secret how to OBJ
tain both quality and quantity
by the judicious use of we'll
balanced fertilizers. No fertil-
izcr for Vegetables can produce
a large yield unless it contains
at least so Potash. Send for
our books, which furnish full
information. We send them
free Of charge.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
90 Nassau ST., New York.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27
Farm For Sale.

mn chIp FARM OF 50 ACRES, NEAR
run DnLu North East. room house,
new barn. good land Convenient to schools,
stores, railroads. mills, etc. Price $500. $500
cash. balance mortgage.
House and lot in Calvert, including barn
and slaughter shops. ice house, etc Excel
lent stand for butcher Apply to
WALTER T. JOHNSON,
Real Estate Agent.
apr'9 Rising sun, Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27
FLORIDA.
TWO Weeks Tour via Pennsylvania
Railroad.

The first Pennsylvania tour of the season
to Jacksonville, allowing two weeks in
Florida, will leave New York and Phila-
delphia, February 9th.
Excursion tickets, including railway
transportation, Pullman accommodations
4 one berth J, and meals en- route in both
directions while travelling on the special
tyajn, will be sold at the following rates:
New York, 500; Philadelphia Harrisburg,
Baltimore and Washington, SlS; Pittsburg,
%53, and at proportionate rates from other
points.
For tickets, itineraries, and other infor-
nation apply to ticket agents, Tourist
Agent ut 1896 Broadway, New York; 4
Court street, Brooklyn; $50 Broad street,
Newark, \. j.; B. Courlaender, IT., Pas.
senger Agent Baltimore District, Balti-
more, Nd; Colin Studs, Passenger Agent
Southeastern District, Washington, ID. c..
Thoa. +. Watt Passenger Agent Western
District, Pittsburg, Pa; or to George W.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27
Announcement.

To accommodate those who are partial to
the use of atomizers in applyint liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal trou-
bles, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm
in liquid form, which will be known as
Ely,s Liquid Cream Balm. Price including
the spraying tube is rs cts. Druggists or
by mail. The liquid form embodies the
medicinal properties Of the solid PREPARATION.
Cream Balm is quickly absorbed by the
membrane and does not dry up the secre-
ions hut changes them to a natural and
hoaltAv char otter. Ely Brothers, sc War
rem ST, N. Y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27
For Sale.

FINE FARM OF ls3 ACRES. GOOD LAND
and improvements; exceptionally CIlOcated
l.. NJ. HAINES,
scplS-tr Elkton, Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27

SHE GAVE HIN A COUPLE MORE sPLAsaEG.
young said Shamus as he tried to stir
up some life in the fire before which
we were turning like Whirling deryish-
narrowing the circle warmed by the
dying blaze.
THE counting came after the mar
riagc instead of before it, and l don't
know that it was a bad plan, for none
of it was lost"
AS could not gainsay this assertion
l climbed to the loft and made myself
comfortable in the pile of blankets on
the spare bed and dreamed of a court
ship that was more modern.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27
HenutN Is blood Deem.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, Zoe, 25c, SOC.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27

Forty-Six Days Tour via Penn
SyIVania Railroad.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27

apr'!'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-27
For Rent.

F0p ppMp Store House and Residence on
run Mini, Main street. Elkton, Md. di-
rcctly opposite the Court House, occupied by
| w. +. TrimbIc. lately deceased. Location
most central, making one of the best business
stands in the town. Possession given i'm
mcdiatcly For terms apply to
HENRY NJ. MCCULLOUGH. Atty.
Sept2 Elkton. Md.