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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

your coming out tea
"Yes, and you were old then-2S;
just my age now" She picked up heI
bouquet and buried her face in the
fresh, pink blossoms.
And you were in white, and carried
pink roses, just like those, Mildred"
But not so large bunch" and she
began pulling the flowers out and tear
ing off the petals, while Browning
watched her color come and go.
And l sent them"
And you sent them"
Browning shifted his position slight
ly.
II wonder what Marshall wants to
marry that little Miss Jones for?" he
said.
"As she is not an heiress, he prob
ably thinks he loves her. / hope 1t
does not worry you, Mr.. Browning"
"Me? Not at all. I suppose you
have often wondered why I've never
married"
Mildred's cheeks assumed the hue
of her roses.
81? Not at all. Rather, should
wonder If you did get married. l am
so used to you single, you know"
And should wonder at it, too. l
like women. They are beautiful crea-
lures, to be admired, adored and
idealized, but kept distance If a man
wants to retain his peace of mind.
Don't you think so, Miss Erickson?"
Can Mr.. Browning be wrong"
Thank you. Now, suppose I had
married when 1 was, say 20. Ten
years ago. I'd have wife who never
thought of me or my home, but al
ways Of her own personality and her
social engagements. My home would
be no home at all, because l should
expect things of her which she would
never do"
Miss Erickson was unconsciously
pulling the flowers to pieces and
watching Mr.. Browning with studied
courtesy.
Browning continued: Gas it is, /
have my bachelor fiat in which 1 am
King. My servants, whom no one
ever interferes with. l go and come
when 1 please, to the club, to the
opera, to dinners, or to Europe. My
horses and carriages are mine, and no
one ever complains of them. My house
is solitude itself unless wish to make
1t noisy. Don't you think l am
sensible MANI"
ut really had never occurred to me,
Mr.. Browning, Mildred said, laughing
slightly.
"Of course you do, for you've fol-
lowed my example, and remained
SINGLE"
"But not alone. There is mamma
and papa and Joe and the girls, Mr..
o. should not care for
solitude nor enjoyment alone"
"You are not so selfish"
mo"
"What?"
mo, Mr.. Browning, I am not so
selfish. And you would be happier if
you were not"
Browning looked at her in silent
Then he said
81 suppose l have given up lot for
my selfishness 1t might be nice to
have wife always waiting TOR me
and planning little surprises for my
comfort and enjoyment, II ahe were
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27
censns of pure-Brea Live Stock.

An enumeration OF the pure-bJ SOD
or pure-bred farm animals In che
United States will be part OF the
twelfth census. The main schedule
for agriculture provides for return
ing "the number June 1, 1900, of ell
pure-blooded animals recorded or ell
gible to record, on the farm" While
the treasury department, In admins
tering the tariff laws relative to pure
bred animals. does not accept the
verbal statements Of owners or agents,
but requires certified evidence In
writing Of the pedigree claimed, the
census enumerator will be compelled
to rely pretty generally If not wholly
upon verbal replies as to whether
stock is pure-bred. The customs d.
vision of the federal government rec
ognizes the certificates Of the publish
ers of about eighty American and per-
haps seventy-eight English, German,
French, Belgian, Russian. Spanish.
Pomeranian, East and West Prussian,
Netherlands, Friesland, Swiss, New
Zealand and Algerian herdbooks. The
census Office will, of course, recognize
the validity of the same registers. AS
several months must elapse before the
census of live stock will be taken. Di-
rector Merriam requests that all who
are not certain whether their Unregis-
tered animals are grade, or pure-bred
and eligible to record" take steps
definitely to settle the mooted point,
and thus be prepared without hesita-
ton to give the enumerator accurate
information relative to this interest
ing inquiry. Sheep may be recorded
by focks, but other animals are re-
corded by individuals. The herdbooks
show that about 100000 cattle have
been registered in the United States,
and 1t is estimated that about 100000
are living. If breeders will make &C.
curate returns of their pure-bred ami
mails to the census enumerators next
June, correct basis will be secured
for showing future expansion in high
grade live stock. Otherwise the eff
forts of the census officers will be of
small value. "A word to the wise Is
sufficient" say Director Merriam.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

CONDENSED from Farmers Review
Stenographic Report of Missouri Dairy
mems Convention.)
John Mingle spoke on the creamery
business. In part he said: Before
starting a creamery there should be
made a canvas of the surrounding
country to ascertain II there are
enough cows to support creamery.
Then the patrons should get together,
IL the creamery is to be cooperative
one, and arrange to get their machin-
cry direct from some reputable manu-
featuring concern, and not through
some creamery promoter. The man
ager should read up on his business,
and to do this should take number
of agricultural papers. 1t should be
understood from the beginning that
the manager is to do the managing
this will save good deal of misunder-
standing.
Q.-What is your experience with
the combined churn and buttermaker?
| find that unless it is very carefully
used it is hard to keep in proper con-
dition.
Mr.. Mingle.-My experience is that,
placed in the hands of competent
user there are few faults to be found
with IL: but with an incompetent
maker it will not prove a success. II l
were going to put In creamery anu
did not know that would have a man
that knew his business / would not put
1t in; but if l thought I could get a
man that knew enough to do the WORK
/ would certainly get a compined
churn and buttermaker.
Q.-Do you get larger yield OF but
ter with this kind of churn than Win
the other?
Al do not know that I ever do.
With carefulness the yield is about the
same.
Mr.. Cobb.-Will you explain to the
audience the way the patrons are
handled?
Mr.. Mingle.-My plan OF dealing
with the patrons is simply this: we
require them to deliver the milk every
day If possible, and we take sample
for testing every time milk is dellV-
cred. We make composite test ana
we do not hesitate to call the atten-
ton of the patrons to it. We are par
ticular to satisfy the patrons that they
can depend on this test. Then we
watch our separator to see 1t does good
work. We encourage the patrons to
bring milk, by showing them how much
profit there is in bringing milk to the
creamery To-day we have 100 pat
rons and they are producing 6,Ooo
pounds of milk per day. We have paid
off something like $1,7OO in debts in
is months and now have surplus In
our treasury.
Q.-What did you pay last year for
milk?
Al think it was in the neighbor-
hood of 65 cents. Our milk now aver
ages about Ito per cent fat. The
cows are of all kinds.
Q.-What do you do when you get
tainted milk at the weigh cans?
Ave send it back generally, but
we have to learn how to handle each
patron, and sometimes we take tainted
milk, even though we have to pour 1t
into the slop. We do that only when
they first begin, for we do not want
to discourage them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

GAS you know" she said, my hus-
band is naturally quiet man, but he
talked too much yesterday"
How was that?"
1--WE were at his cousin James, and
George took her little boy on his knees
and asked how old he was. I'll be
day after tomorrow the child said.
Now we've got to go and buy him q
birthday present. Chicago Times
Herald.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

According to the Army and Navy
Journal, the following navy officers
have been ordered away from Manila,
having broken down physically from
the effects of the climate: Lieut.. Wal
ter S. Crosley, aide to Rear-Admiral
Watson; Naval Cadet Beckner, Car
penter Gill and Capt. H. c. Haines, of
the marine corps.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27
Hence the Expression.

The Cliff Dweller had returned home
Intoxicated, and, making misstep.
slipped off the crags and been dashed
to pieces on the rocks, hundreds Of
feet below.
"Alas!" said a neighbor, che has
fallen from his high estate. New
York World.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27
A New Version.

What are the small vices OF man,
John?
"The small vices of man, my dear.
are the ones we have ourselves; the
large ones are those we see in Others"
Richmond Dispatch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

"a man with a bill" announced the
Court Chamberlain.
The King was visibly startled.
"He must be bird!" exclaimed his
majesty, thinking of the rigorous
measures he had taken to prevent cred
itors approaching the royal person.
Detroit Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

tionably the hair balls" found In
lambs. We also not infrequently
come across hair balls in the stoJa-
achs of calves and there can be little
question that they are the cause Of
some Of the fatal forms of impaction
and commissions Of these young ami
mails.
In lambs there are two sources OF
wool balls. When the shepherd for
gets or neglects to remove the tags OF
wool from udder of the eve at lamb
ing time 1t is no wonder that the lamb
takes wool into its stomach along with
the milk and 1t may in this way get
enough to set up a serious case of I'M
FACTION. The way to prevent this &C
cident is apparent from what has been
said and should case be experienced
the only possible way of helping the
sufferer, and it rarely succeeds, is to
administer full dose Of raw linseed
oil and follow up with stimulants 10
keep the patient up until the medicine
acts.
The other way in which lambs take
wool into their stomachs is also very
easily prevented. When the ewes are
clipped the ticks" migrate to the
fleeces of the lambs and at once cause
the little animals so much irritation
and misery that they bite at their sides
and often pull off and swallow tags OF
WOOL This may be prevented by dip
ping the lambs shortly after the ewes
are shorn or dipping the ewes few
days before the shearing.
Calves get hair balls in their stom-
achs by sucking the ears of the other
calves with which they are penned
and the cause is, in many cases, going
too long without food. Young calves
require little food often and II they
are provided with 1t there will be
less trouble from this cause. The hair
balls in calves and other animals are
also sometimes composed Of the fine
hairs which are to be seen upon the
husks of bearded oats, barley, and
wheat but more commonly from Grim
son clover that has been cut too late
when the flowers have ripened and
the hairs have become strong and fur
nished with sharp "stickers."
The concretions from the clover
plant are most often found in horses,
and we have seen specimens that were
larger than an Usage orange, and such
balls are often the cause of unexplain-
able cases of collie that prove prompt
ly fatal as there is no way Of remov-
ing the obstruction from the intes-
tine.
When used as green manure to be
turned under, or when fed to stock
in the form of hay cut before the flow
ers have matured there is reason and
profit in raising crimson clover, but
it is foolish and dangerous practice
to feed the hay remaining after the
threshing Of clover for seed as it is
full Of fiber which can prove either
nor nutritious and is very
likely to produce hair balls and the
fatal form of impaction mentioned 10
the foregoing.
The limey concretions found in the
bladder and urinary passages of all
animals are as rule due to the con-
tinued drinking of permanently hard
water, and in rams from the consump-
ton of mangels and other roots
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27
Mean Mans Scheme.

Blobbs-"C losefist ought to be
ashamed to teach his wife to play
poker"
Slobbs-"Oh, there's method in his
madness. He gives her an allowance,
and then sits down and wins it all
back. "-Philadelphi Record.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27
A woman's Reason.

Katherine is so high-tempered that
she never reads a novel through"
pray tell me what her temper has
to do with her novel reading?
why, she gets mad at some char
acter in the book and throws 1t IN
the fire."-Detroit Free Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

II understand that Banker Bustupp
was really the victim of people in
whom he had placed confidence"
81 guess it is so. Poor man, he was
more skinned against than skinning."
Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

"Is that cement any good?" asked a
prospective purchaser OF peddler.
"Any good" was the reply. why.
you could mend the break of day with
that cement!"-Weekly Telegraph.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

There are several different forms of
ealcuii found in the stomachs or in
iestines of domestic live stock but of
these the least understood are unques-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

Don't you admire Miss Bangs fin
ish as a pianist?'
ooh, yes; so much that always try
to come into the room just as she fin
shes."-Philadelph Bulletin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27
Moods,

rs De Cooper well-informed
man"
Well, it depends on how he feels;
sometimes he knows all about every
thing; other times he doesn't know a
thing about anything. "-Indianapolis
Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27
Poultry Notes,

Poultry Notes,
The examining of fowls for fatten-
ing is practiced in good many OF
the European countries. In France
chickens and geese are fattened in
great machines that revolve. These
"spinnets," as they are called, some
times hold as many as 600 birds each.
Each bird is confined in single aper-
ture so small that it is impossible for
the fowl to turn around. The man
that does the examining has a ma
chine with rubber tube attached.
This tube is connected with reser-
voir of paste, so soft that 1t will run
through the tube. The operator places
himself before a splnnet and turns 1t
as he needs to reach the fowls. As
the birds are all so placed in their
little boxes that their heads are out
ward, it is but the work Of moment
to seize bird, push the tube down the
gullet, pump with the foot the crop
full Of the paste, and turn to the next
bird. In one establishment in Paris
there are three of these spinnets, each
containing 600 birds, total Of 1900 in
all. The birds so fattened sell for a
good price on the European market.
Cookie in Wheat Screenings.-It will
perhaps not be out Of place to warn
poultry raisers against feeding wheat
screenings that contain too much
cookie seed. The fowls will eat tie
cookie seed If it is fed them, and II
they eat a considerable quantity they
Will die from the effects of 1t. Cookie
is poisonous plant and its seeds con-
tain poison. A little of this poison Is
not fatal in its effects, but compare
lively large amount is.
What is called the pot method" of
fattening geese is used in Poland. To
each bird Is given an earthen pot,
which is Of size to prevent the bird
from moving. The pots are so ar
ranged that the dung falls outside of it.
The feed used is buckwheat paste,
barley paste and milk. The growth of
the birds is very rapid, and at the end
Of two or three weeks the sizes are so
increased that the pots sometimes
have to be broken to release the birds.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27
Big Goose Livers.

Some of the European markets han
die large quantities of goose livers,
which are considered delicacy.
Americans seem not yet to have de-
veloped taste In this direction. The
big livers are purposely developed by a
process Of examining. Various nations
have different methods. But all of
the methods are similar in that they
confine the birds in limits so narrow
that no exercise is possible and the
feed Is that calculated to develop abb
normally the livers. The difference in
feed makes some difference in the
value of the flesh, and without doubt
birds fattened on barley and buck
wheat paste are better birds than birds
fattened on Indian corn. In the north
ern parts of Europe, like Belgium,
Denmark and Holland, American corn
is used to considerable extent. In
Belgium the geese are confined in mar
row coops and fed on corn that has
been soaked for twenty-four hours.
This is kept up for some weeks till the
birds show by cloyed appetites that
they are approaching the point where
their digestive systems will give out.
AS 1t is, with the greatest care, many
of the geese die before they have been
brought to a point where their livers
are Of size to meet approval on the
markets. The livers when properly or
improperly developed, WIZ weigh from
one to two pounds.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department OF the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live stock
and Poultry.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27
Shall We Cease ColorIng Butter?

For a number of years now the
dairymen of this country have been
fighting for a law in the whole coun-
try preventing the coloring yellow of
oleomargarine. In most of the states
the agitation has failed to gain the
point desired. The argument that
seems to appeal to the common peo-
pie is that if butter is permitted to be
colored why should not oleomargarine
also be colored. OF course the answer
Is that butter is not colored to repre-
sent anything else, but that oleomar-
garine is. Nevertheless, the query is
very effective In blocking the efforts
of the dairymcn to get legislation. 1t
is slow process for a few thousand
dairymen that are carrying on the
fight to button-hole several millions
of people and set them right. The pro-
cess is so long that We will never see
the end of 1t. The easiest way to set
tie the color matter is for the dairy
men to ask for law preventing the
coloring of any food product, butter
and oleomargarine included. The col
or of butter can be sufficiently con-
troled by feed and breed to make it
secondary object with the farmer. It
will be & aoney-making play for the
farmers to swap off the right of color
ing butter against the right of others
to color oleomargarine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

A woman usually abandons her
opinion the moment her husband Is
converted to it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

The buff and partridge cochins are
the most popular Of the cochin breeds
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

1t is interesting to note the contest
among the nations for the English but
ter market. The principal nations en-
States, Denmark, Canada, Australasia,
France, Holland, Germany and Swe-
den. A number of other countries send
butter to London, but the English re-
ports class them under "Other coun-
tries" and so the exact figures are not
obtainable. Englands butter bill for
last year was in excess Of 100000
pounds, the largest it has ever been.
The fact is explained to some extent by
English writer's who say that there was
last year a great shortage of grass in
England, as we'll as in the west Of Eu-
rope. This also accounts in part for
the fact that last year Sweden, France
and Denmark lost ground, sending to
the English market less butter than
during the previous year as follows:
Denmark, 1898, 1,465,000 cwt.; 1899, l.
$1,000 cwt. Franchises, 416,000 cwt.
1899, 353, 5000 cwt. Sweden-1S98, 1884,
coo cwt.; 1899, 245,00O cwt. Australia
STA made remarkable advance, it be-
ing: 1898, 22S,000 cwt.; 1899, 100000
cwt Canada made still greater ad-
vance as follows: 1898, $4,000 cwt.;
1899 100000 cwt. The percentage of
increase from the United States was
still greater, the figures being: 1885,
$4,000 cwt.; 1899, $4,000 cwt. Holland
made a slight gain, her sales being:
1898, 100000 cwt.; 1899, 2S4OO0 cwt.
The total imports of butter into Eng
land during the two past years were:
1898, 3,2O9, 900 cwt.; 1899, 1855, 900 cwt.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

Pufo-, ved stock has always been
encouraged by the Canadian govern
ment. One special statute provides
for the shipment Of all pure-bred live
stock to all parts of Canada at one
half the regular rates.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-23
CUT PRICE OF ARC LIGHTS.
Reduction VIII Enable city 10 save
81 800 In Coming trar--toptrnet
Not Yet Awarded.

Thc bids opened by the board OF public
works yesterday morning. upon the street
lighting contract for 1901 make much
lower price upon are lights than the pres
gHt contract
TWO bidders entered the competition.
the Seattle Electric COMPANY and the
Seattle Gas and Electric Company The
former company offers 80 furnish electric
lights az the following rates. Enclosed
arcs. SSf year thirty-candle power In
caaQcscgnt lamps, SIS a year The gas
company uNers lt0 lamps, as AT present.
at 81 each per month
The iigures Du the gas lights and in
caudescVut lamps are thc same MS a. pres
enf. bug tho hit on are lights is "a redue-
tiWu ~ Ng q year the present contract
being SM per aunpm As there arr now
$50 Sc these lights. and the number is
beinE steadily Increased Il ~ estimated
that the reduction means % saving % 81 S0l
by ihg city.
The contract has not set been awarded,
the bids having been referred "a SupeFln-
tondcnt gf Lighting Youugs for iuyesti-
gatien and RESORT
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-23
MANY PLANS ARE APPROVED
board of Public Works Holds Busy
Session and Disposes of Much

For the first time since November IA the
board of public works met yesterday
morning During the absence of City En-
gineer Thomson anG Street Commissioner
Little in the East il was impossible to Sc
cure quorum, ard many contracts, petit
lated.
The board held morning and afternoon
sessions, and when il adjourned at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon was still con-
fronted by a large amount of accumulated
business. 1t will meet again at IL o'clock
tomorrow morning, and will continue to
hold two sessions daily until its table is
cleared. If the remaining matters require
as much time as those considered yester-
fore the last is disposed of
The following local improvement con-
tracts were awarded to the lowest bid
ders; For grading, piling and construct
tween Almy street and East Blaine street,
to j. A. Bailey. s5,65150; for laying a
sewer in the alleys in blocks and of
Maynards town plat, to L. Ryan & Co.,
N.72456; for laying sewer on East James
street, from Broadway to Twelfth ave-
nue., to George Warwick, jr a. Co., 81 1926.
The contract for laying sewer on Bat,
terry street. between Fifth avenue and
Western avenue, was not awarded. be-
cause the check accompanying the lowest
bid, that OF I. J. Peterson. was for only
$780, an amount less than the per cent.
required by charter Peterson's bid was
$3.50, and his check should therefore.
nave been at least SllS50 The board Will
readvertise for bids
The plans for the following improve
ments were approved and the secretary
instructed to advertise for bids Laying
a water main on First avenue south from
Main street to the south line of King
street; grading, parking and sdewalking
Tenth avenue from East jefferson street
to East Cherry street; grading. parking
and sidewalking Warren avenue from
Denny way to Harrison street; planking
Main street from Ninth avenue south TO
Twelfth avenue south, and Twelfth ave-
nue. south from Main street to Norman
street; grading, parking and sidewallSing
Broadway and North Broadway from
Yesler way to Roy street; laying a sewer