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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-14
THE cRossBow AND IT'S PARTS.

tied together in a bunch with stout
thread, stout cord being used for a
bowstring. The bow is thrust through
a hSle in the part P drilled to receive
it AID the cord G is run through a
small block or p1unger sliding in the
groove as shown. This plunger R, as
shown in figures i and 2, has a notch
N cut in it's under side in which the
projecting part of the trigger catches
to hold it in its 'set" position. While
in this position the arrow or stone or
whatever is to be fired is placed in
front of the plunger, then the trigger
I is pulled, the point holding the
plunger is drawn down, releasing the
plunger, which, driving the missile be-
fore it, projects 1, along the barrel
groove and thus on to the mark
II rubbers are to be used small
cross stick should be placed where the
bow is and the rubbers run from them
The hole in the plunger through which
the cord G runs should be little below
the middle line of the side to give a
more direct blow to the missile.
Almost anything may be used in this
gun, from small stones or, better, peas,
to arrows and small shot. The arrows
or darts are made as in figure with a
sharp point in front, made by driving a
shingle nail in the end of the stick and
filing it to point and with a straight
feather trailing along behind, fastened
in small hole drilled behind. This
makes very good dart. This gun is
very simple and may be made in an
hour by any bright boy, and he will
get the more fun out Of it knowing
that he made it himself.-Chicag Rec
ord
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-14
state Hospital for Consuri,ntives

SCaI0 HOspICai IOF CUnSumptlVeS.
New York is building State hospital
in the Adirondacks, to cost 100000.
where patients with incipient consump-
tion will be treated.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
How "Advauce" Was Fed.
(From Farmers Review Stenographic
ReDort.)

How "Advance" Was Fed.
(From Farmers Review Stenographic
Report)
At the Wisconsin Roundup 1nsti-
tute, Stanley r. Pierce of Illinois told
how he grew the steer Advance, which
sold last fall for $2,145, or $3.50 per
pound. He said that this animal had
not been differently fed than most ami
mails intended for the show ring.
Q.-How did you feed Advance for
the last 80 days?
Ale was fed for the last 80 days
about the same as he had been fed
from the time he was five months old.
he had. in addition to his rough feed.
corn meal. oats and bran. l fed him
these at the rate of 4 quarts twice
day. He had some chopped beets.
mangels or turnips,
Q.-When you fed him beets chop
PED, how many did you give him per
day.
About 10 pounds.
Glow long did you give him
milk?
Ale had his mothers milk till
ne was five months old, and after that
ne nursed Shorthorn cow for two
months more, after which l put him
onto grade Angus COW.
'Q.-When you fed oats, were the
oats ground or whole?
A.-They were whole.
Q.-What kind Of mixer was the
mother Of Advance?
A.-She was good mixer for few
months, but at the expiration of five
months dropped very rapidly in her
milk yield. If she had been a better
mixer she would not have dropped so
fine beef calf. You can't get a high
state of development in both directions
In the direction of beef and of milk.
Q.-What is your favorite breed Of
cattle?
Al like the Angus best.
A Farmer.-Of course he does; for
that is the breed he is handling.
Q.--Do you not find that you have
to look after matters yourself?
Al find it hard to secure men that
Will 40 what I tell them to do. A
good many men will do we'll for
awhile and then want to take matters
into their own hands. 1 have to let
such men go.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
Ideas Of Educa tors.

AT recent meeting of the Illinois
Congress of Mothers, Professor Hall,
In advancing his ideas on the educa-
ton of children. combated some of the
older family traditions. He said he
still believes CDR. Spank" is one of the
best family physicians, but he would
not have children set at their lessons
as early as they have been. "A boy
ought not to be taught to reason things
out until he is II years DID," he said.
IF child asks why thing must be
done before he reaches that age tell
him because it's right Argument
does child no good and the discipline
OF unquestioning obedience is one OF
the best parts of child's training.
Nature study is the great thing for
young children. would rather have
them taught about mice, or grasshop-
pers, than to have them studying some
OF the lessons that are given them in
schools"
Professor Butler talked on "Some
Evidences of an Education" He Sc
lected five characteristics which he
considers evidences of education and
enlarged upon them. Correctness and
precision in the use Of the mother
tongue" he said. els one of the first
evidences that reach lis in an educated
person. Refined and gentle manners
are perhaps the indication second in
Importance. The power and the habit
of reflection are a ready index to the
person of education. The power of
growth is an evidence OF the first i'm
portance. Education and growth have
almost synonymous meanings. As
final evidence of education comes the
power to be-"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

table shows that 20 Of them have more
than one-1ifth the total number of
farm separators reported by all the
creameries. and an average Of about
ten more to the creamery than are re-
ported for the whole milk creameries.
The utility and success of the farm
separator in the gathered cream Sec
ton can scarcely be doubted, especial
ly as the whole milk system has made
little Roadway in that section. The
patron of gathered cream creamery
who has no possible opportunity OF
sending the whole milk to a creamery,
has only to consider the expense of
separator and the increased amount of
cream 1t will get out of the milk. One
report indicates that the users of the
separator are now sending about twice
as much cream as they did from the
hand skimping. Under such condi-
tions, it is evident that the farm sep
arator will undoubtedly be profitable
to the dairymen in the gathered cream
sections.-B. P. Norton.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
1t Was Buried in the
Rio Crande by
Shelby,s Men

through Corsicana, Waco, Austin and
San Antonio to Eagle Pass. Here, in
the early part of July, 1865, they ex-
pected to cross the Rio Grande, but
while taking rest planted their guns
bearing upon the Mexican town Of
Piedras-Negras. Governor Biesca, in
formed of this action, fastened to the
border, anticipating a battle with
American troops. Learning of their in
tention, he importuned General Shelby
to take command of the two states,
Leon and Coahuila, but after talking
the matter over with his men Shelby
decided not to help Governor Biesca,
but to give their support to the Lib
eral army.
It was decided, however, before their
march was begun,sin a council on the
morning of July 4, 1865, to unfurl the
tattered flag they had carried through
out their campaign and bury it in the
depths of the Rio Grande. The torn
banner was spread out and held for
some time by Colonies Elliott, Gordon.
Slayback and Blackwell, and the gen.
arel pressed it to his lips. In row
boats they took it out over the smooth.
glittering surface of the water, and.
with uncovered heads and a few words
by the general and his comrades, the
last Confederate flag to float - the
air was lowered beneath it's depths.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
IMITATION THUNDERSTORMS

1t is stated that imitation thunder
storms produced by electricity gener-
ated by Niagara Falls will be one of
the features of the Buffalo exposition.
This will be nice if the imitation is
properly regulated. 1t will not do to
let any of the lightning bolts get loose
and go seeking the mother earth
through crowd of spectators. Some
people might get unduly electrified.
Then the thunder problem would be
difficult to solve. Thunder must be
produced on a big scale for such a
storm as would thrill the "PannerS"
Perhaps there turks somewhere a de-
vice to transfer the roar as we'll as
the lightning of Niagara. This would
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
Regarding Woolly Aphis.

n0B8ruI0g woody AuntS.
N. H. Albaugh, in discussion of the
woolly aphis. said:
would like to add little testimony
that l have in regard to this same
woolly aphis. or these cankered trees,
as they are sometimes called. About
ten years ago one of those parasites
called travelling fruit men," came to
our place and said that he had a con-
tract with man in Kentucky to plant
out in partnership with him three
thousand Ben Davis apple trees. He
said that he wanted to buy the cheap
est trees that he could, and I took
MIN out and showed him a block OF
Ben Davis, those that were not SO large
and had been hindered in their growth
by the woolly aphis. He said 1t didn't
make any difference to him about the
knots on the roots, that he had agreed
to plant this orchard out in partner
ship with this man, and that he had
some kind Of contract that he had
got even with the man without the
fruit He got those trees. We let him
have them at very low rate. he
planted them on a farm near where
we have large peach orchard in Ken
lucky, and just as Mr.. Webster has
said about their trees, they have grown
and they look fine. have seen the or
chard, now eight years old, with full
crop Of apples, and there is not liner
orchard any place. That man came
and bought those trees Independent OF
us, paid for and took them away with
him. 1t has been serious question
with me whether after all, outside OF
checking the growth of the tree in the
nursery, it is carried to the orchard
and in any way seriously affects the
trees. l have mad in my experience In
the nursery business trees that were
badly affected at two years old. have
left them there until three or four
years old. when they were put out in
the row and is disappeared, and the
trees are just as finely rooted as we
could find anywhere The Professor
says truly that if you have to eradicate
the wOlly aphis and its effects from
the nrusery north of the Ohio river
or south, will" say in the United
States anywhere. there would be no
nurseries left. In Virginia they have
the woOlly aphis as one OF the noxious
insects, one of the new noxiOus insects.
Now l am lineal descendant of the
man who built the first known vessel
that sailed the waters. and I think
l can say a pair of the woolly aphis
went into the ark
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
is READY
FOR WAR

Russia generally is looked upon as a
'hard up" nation, always lowering on
the verge of bankruptcy, and the state
OF her finances is pointed to as a rea-
son why she will not seek fight with
another nation. Russia has, however,
one great source of supply whence she
can draw gold enough to furnish all
the "sinews of war" needful for any
hight she may see fit to go into. The
Holy Gold Fund" is one of the mys-
teries OF the great northern empire
With 1t, some students of Russian af-
fairs say, she can afford better to incur
the enormous expenditure of a cam
'paign than Germany, Austria or
france. 1t is said to be the largest Sc
cret gold deposit on earth, some esti-
mates placing the amount as high as
$4,000, 100000. In comparison with this
immense sum the $3O,00O,0O0 which
Germany has slowed away against a
time Of trouble in the vaults of the
castle of Spandau sinks into insignifi-
canoe. Though the car is master of
this great war chest he, himself, prob
ably, does not know just how much it
contains. The fund has been piling
up for many years and is increasing
quietly every day. When the periodi-
cal famine comes in Central Russia it
is found that nothing has been done in
the afflicted provinces which should
have been done by paternal govern
ment. Roads should have been kept in
order and stores accumulated But
that would have necessitated trenching
upon the revenues of the Holy Gold
Fund, and the war chest must have it's
dues whatever happens. Various agen-
cies, public and private, are set on foot
to assist the starving moujik, but the
harm has been done. Not single CO.
peck for their relief, however, comes
out of the Holy Gold Fund.
From Church and Mine.
There are two sets of sources from
which the revenue of the gold fund are
derived, the civil sources and the &C.
clesiastical-gold from the mines and
offerings to the church. The church
is the collector and custodian of the
fund. The car is the head of church
and state-Caesar and pontiff at once,
as were the Roman Imperators. He
is chief of the council of state and of
the Orthodox Eastern church, so the
empire is ruled by two conclaves work.
ing in perfect harmony with each
other. All Russian subjects theoreti-
cally are members of what is called,
outside Of Russia, the Greek church,
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
Russia Has Holy
Four Billion
Fund.

and an overwhelming majority of Rus
slams already are afIiliated with that
church. The church comes into every
thing, and the church finds large por-
ton of that golden horde which is be-
ing laid away against the days Of Ar
mageddon. Every member Of the Of
fetal class contributes weekly to the
church, and this "tchin," or official
section, is the largest professional
class in the country. 1t numbers mil
lions. Every Russian hungers to be-
come ''tchinovnik" of some grade or
other. But all OF this vast number
must be of the Greek church, except
under some privileged exceptions. The
weekly offering to the church never
fails. It is contributed by the car, by
the mobiles, by the soldiers, and by
every individual employed by the gov
eminent in any capacity whatever. Be-
sides this is to be reckoned the stream
of treasure poured in dolly by all other
classes. including the poorest moujik.
The revenues from the sale of holy
candles alone amount to fabulous
sum. The expenditure of the Russian
church does not absorb half Of the
amount of her revenues, and all that
can be spared goes into the Holy Gold
Fund.
1t is estimated that half of the an
nual additions to the gold fund come
from the mines and half from the Of
fering to the church. The fact that
the church is the collector and custo-
dian of the great war fund makes the
Procurator of the Holy Synod and Min
lister of Religion as important man in
the financial affairs of the empire as
the minister of finance himself.
A Lesson Of Moscow.
The collection of this fund was be-
gun in it's present form after the
burning of Moscow by Napoleon, and
ever since it has been one of the great
aims of the government. The growth
of church wealth and the development
of mining have combined to pile up
the increment. A quarter Of century
ago the fund amounted to $3.50, 900.
It is supposed now to amount to $4,-
100000. A singular thing is that
not copeck of this Holy Gold Fund
was touched to meet the expense of
the Crimean war. The effect of lock-
ing up this vast amount of money must
effect materially the prosperity of
Russia, and it is no wonder that she
has hard work to make both ends meet
with her yearly budgets AM
erican.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
TIE Last
Confederate
Flag

While at Eagle Pass, Texas,
while ago, a dramatic incident of the
civil war about which histories give
little or nothing was recalled to the
writer by old-time residents of the
historic place. 1t was the burial of
Confederate flag in the Rio Grande at
that point by southern soldiers. It
was not the work of traitors to their
cause, but of a small band of men,
who, distressed by defeat and know
ing nothing else to do, tenderly and
pathetically buried the flag they had
fought for as they would gallant
comrade, and crossed over into Mexico
in quest of battle.
Z Gen. Shelby and his men, nearly all
natives of Missouri, acquired no spe-
cial distinction in the war. They were
at Pittsburg, Tex, when the surrender
of Lee occurred at Appomattox. The
men were greatly depressed and dis
couraged and after their journey to
Marshall they separated, some return
ing to their homes in the south, while
about 500 concluded to follow Shelby,
march into Mexico and join one of the
two armies then engaged in that
country. These men were much de-
voted to Shelby and declared that
nothing but death would separate
them.
Their remarkable march was made
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
Driving Stock on tho Range.

OrlvanH cCOC3 Ou CuO N0n80s
A Colorado statute provides that
when the stock of any person in that
state shall be driven off it's range
without the owners consent, by the
drover of any herd or drove, every
person engaged as drover of such
stock, or otherwise engaged in the
care and management thereof, shall be
liable to indictment and punishment as
for larceny, and shall be liable for
damages to the amount of 5000 for each
head so driven off, together with all
costs accruing in the trial of said
cause, and said herd of stock, or a
sufficient number 70 cover all damages
and costs. shall be. liable for the same
But an occupant and proprietor of land
in the vicinity of another's range, and
a neighbor of the latter, the Court of
Appeals of Colorado holds, in the case
of Matheson against Kuhn, SO Pacific
Reporter 1875, is not a drover within
the meaning of the statutes, and in
ours no liability under the statute in
wrongfully driving the others cattle
from his range, although he may be
liable as trespasser therefor
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

Farm Separa tors In Gathered Cream
Sections.
The advantages Of the farm separ-
ator in gathered cream section are
obvious, for the separator. under prop
er manipulation, will increase the
amount OF cream from Is to 40 per
cent. 1t seems hardly possible that
there should be any disadvantages at
tached to the use of the farm separ-
ators which are not inherent in the
gathered cream system, and it certain
ly has the positive advantage of much
cleaner skimmine. and the amount of
work could scarcely be said to be in
creased. There are in this state IS
gathered cream creameries and the
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

fill the bill if the roar is concentrated
and let out in big punches at the prop
err intervals. The time for the rainfall
will also have to be regulated. It
would not do to let the rain fall when
the visitors We're not supplied with
umbrellas, mackintoshes, etc. No one
would recognize the thunderstorm. The
managers have a big job on their
hands if the scheme is successful.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
horticultural Notes.

The Entertaining property Of seeds
is Influenced to 4 very great extent
by the degrees OF temperature and
moisture TO which they are exposed.
Stored seeds should be guarded against
both heat and moisture previous to the
time of planting them; and the SPRING
time is the season when they are most
likely to experience conditions that
excite termination. The seed that has
started to terminate and has been
checked is probably of less value than
the seed whose termination has been
held back till it is put into the warm,
moist ground.
Strong seeds only should be planted
ii large crops are to be expected, and
the vitality of the seeds may be as
certained by testing them by any of
the ordinary methods. There are yari-
Gus methods for doing this. Some use
an incubator, as in that way the tenn
peraIure can be kept under perfect
control. The mere sprouting of seeds
does not indicate their ability to grow.
as some seeds that sprout are so weak
that they are about worthless. Then.
too, some seeds that will sprout in
warm room will not do we'll out Of
doors. For this reason it is desirable
to sprout seeds under varying condi.
tons.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

In South America the Brazilian pea
SAINT women often take their infant
down to the water and use the leaves
Of the Victoria Regina water liiv a..
cradles. The leaves are often a ward
in diameter. circular. and with an inch
high border which stands up like the
rim of a tea tray.-Chicago Record.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

Authorities on forestry say that sew
enty-five years are required for the
oak to reach maturity; for the ash.
larch and elm, about the same length
of time; for the spruce and fir, about
eighty years. After this time their
growth remains stationary for some
years, and then decay begins. There
are, however. some exceptions to this
for oaks are still living which are
known to be 1000 years old.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

Jerry, the famous fighting black cat
Of the United States steamer Albatross.
that had seen sixteen years of service.
was buried at San Francisco the other
day, with full naval honors, by the
crew.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

AS general thing other peoples
success Is entirely beyond their merits
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25

A mans true wealth is the good he
does in this world.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-04-25
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRlCULTURISTS.

Some Up-t0-Dste Hints Bout Cultiva.
tion OF tho Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture. viticulture aud Floricul
tura.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-26
District 81 and Vicinity.


News scarce this week.
VIM. Bower was transacting bust
ness in Kansas City last week
Fred Tague is having well bored
on his school land this week by G. v.
York
Herman Ehrichs made flying trip
south last SUNDAY. He is trying to
get a grip.
j. D. Mlenik made business trip
to the hub last Saturday. j. A. says
everything is 0. k.
Joseph j. Zeman intended to sell
his cattle had it not been for the low
price. Joe is an up-to-date specula-
tor.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Polkovsky were
welcome guests at Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Hladek's ST. last Sunday as reported
by Mr.. Everywhere.
One of our slSillful reporters was
taken ill last week and is not able to
be around vet. This is the cause of
news being scarce this week.
Joseph Zeman is still hauling barley
to Anton Tomanek. Mr.. Il. has en-
gagged himself into the hog business
dtlU ttllukS lie - oil TISib III lb-
Frank Hladek has tramped the
prairie Of this vicinity so badly that
the grass is rendered useless. No won
der the cattle wont Craze on it.
Frank Krhut has given an order for
a new outfit to the Avery Mannfac-
turing Co., and will get it as soon as
crops show up. Frank is a hustler
Il. Polkovsky came near losing a
nice COW last week But not being
killed it was badly bruised. still the
cause is not exactly known, but it is
supposed the cow had been on the
railroad track ann was hit by the To-
connective. The cow died afterwards
Norbert Mlenik and John Stradal,
the country devil" boys, whose noses
were long enough to smell who we
are, sent their bloodhonnds on our
track and on the way they drove down
a jack and brought the glad news that
they had caught the deuce. Well,
didn't we smile,
John Zeman changed his mind and
instead of buying cattle in Ellis coun-
ty he IS buying at home without sue
cess Being discouraged he left for
Ellis agian last Sunday and in such
haste that he forgot to lock the love
letter box which reveals the possible
and probably the happieSt item Hur-
rah for John.