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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

Ihis Is an exceedingly fatal conta.
gious disease, which Is widely distribu.
ted over this country, and causes enor-
nous annual losses. especially in the
central and southern sections.
The first symptoms OF the disease
are. in the majority OF cases, a yellow
coloration OF that part OF the excre-
ment which is usually white. quickly
followed by violent diarrhea and rise
OF temperature. Other common ac-
companying symptoms are dropping OF
the wings, stupor, lessened appetite and
excessive thirst.
Since the disease is due tc a specific
germ. Il can only be introduced into
a flock by direct importation OF this
germ, generally by fowls from infected
premises. AS soon as the symptoms OF
the disease are observed the fowls
should be separated as much as possi-
bic and given restricted quarters.
where disinfectants can be freely used
AS soon as the peculiar diarrhea Is no
ticed with any OF the fowls the birds
Of that lot should be changed to fresh
ground and the sick ones killed. The
infected excrement should be carefully
scraped up and burned. and the inclos-
ure thoroughly disinfected with one
half per cent solution Of carbolic acid.
which may be applied with an ordinary
watering pot Burn dead birds.
The germs Of the disease are taken
into the system only by the mouth. and
for this reason the watering troughs
and feeding places must be kept thor
oughly free from them BY frequent dis
infection with one OF the solutions
mentioned.
Treatment Of sick birds is not to be
recommended under any circumstances.
The malady runs its course, az a rule.
In one. two or three days, and It can
only be checked with great difficulty"
Roup is one OF the most dreaded OF
diseases. It is sometimes spoken cf 1
as the winter disease The symptoms
are hoarse breathing, swelled eyes. dis
charge at the nostrils and sometimes
3 fetid breath. Treatment Is not gen
orally satisfactory. The affected birds
should be removed, the house cleansed
and disinfected. Damp. foul air and
old drafts in the poultry houses should
Do carefully avoided whenever fowls
ire subject to roup. A decrease in the
proportion Of corn and an increase in
he proportion Of meat food In the daily
alton is held by some to be highly
beneficial in warding Of this disease.
In general the treatment Of the COM
non diseases Of fowls is not SO salts
actory as preventive measures. No
glnre more than in the poultry busl-
less does that old adage apply. An
unce Of prevention is worth a pound
I cure - Agricultural Department
bulletin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

missionary demands for revenge upon
the guilty Boxers.
His account Of affairs from the mis-
sionary's point Of view is exceedingly
Interesting, and although not all of the
unpleasant charges are satisfactorily
cleared up It must be admitted that
Dr. Ament scores more than once
against his critics. He declares that
such writers as Henry Norman. Lord
Curzon and the newspaper correspond
ents who have generalized in condem-
nation OF missionaries in China have
not sought information from mission
ary circles. but rather have sought it
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

The Rev. DR.. W. s. Ament OF the
American board mission at Pekin has
furnished to the newspaper correspond
ents in the Chinese capital long in
terview embodying his Interpretation
q the acts Of missionaries before and
after the siege Of the legations. The
statement is virtually brief for the
defense. so prominently has the name
q pr Ament appeared In the charges
OF missionary responsibility for the
Boxer outbreak. missionary looting az
Ter the legations were relieved and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12


The peninsula which forms the
southwestern portion Of England Is the
home Of a thrifty and attractive race
OF deep-red cattle, which take their
name from the elevated region in the
north Of Deyonshire. where they have
been brought to the greatest evenness
ana nxity Of type. II solid color
throughout and resistance to variation
IN an particulars be accepted as evil
cence OF antiquity in a breed, the
Devon must be regarded as among the
Oldest and purest It certainly is one
OF the best defined OF British breeds Of
cattle. although little Is known Of its
ofigiA u was undoubtedly very
gradually developed, but its greatest
Improvement since the record began
las been at the hands OF the brothers
|uartiey, Messrs. John 7. and James
DaYy and Mr.. Coke Of Holkham, af-
terWards Earl Of Leicester.
IL IS believed that Deyons were
among the very first cattle brought
across the Atlantic. reaching New Eng
land on the ship Charity in the year
1919 lmportations Of some conse-
quence were made in 1900. and to New
iofk soon afterwards, but the first
nerd to be brought to this country
and maintained pure, so that breeders
can still trace 70 It, was present OF a
Duii anc six heifers from Holkham.
sent directly to Mr. Robert Patterson
Of Maryland and arriving at Baltimore
June 10 1917 This Patterson herd
mas been kept up during the greater
part Of the century. Other importa-
lions occurred in 1918, 1920 1885 1855.
ana frequently in later years
Inc characteristics Of the Devon
are eompactness and general beauty,
hardness, activity, intelligence, docll-
ny, aptitude to fatten and quality OF
milk The prevailing red varies from
q dark rich color to pale chestnut but
no black or white IS admissible except
ing little white patch on and in
iront OF the udder which sometimes
extends forward on the belly. and
white hair In the switch OF the tail
ne skin is yellow and unctuous. its
richness being shown in an orange
ing around the eyes and more or less
u the same encircling the muzzle. The
lalr IS soft, fine, and often curls close
Y on the necks. shoulders. and faces.
ne mead Is adorned. IN the case OF
ne female. with particularly elegant,
'ieamy7white, sharp-polnted, black
lpped horns Of medium length, hay
ns good elevation at the junction
WIN the head and curving upward. In
ne pun the horns are shorter in pro-
,ortion to thickness. straIghter and
ess raised"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

The wool Of the pure native Shetland
sheep Is generally compared to meriao
on account Of its fine texture. Like
the Shetland pony, the pure Shetland
sheep is a small and very active crea-
ture, often to be seen moving with the
swiftness and agility OF a goat or
chamols among the cliffs and crags OF
the shore. For the first few months
the lambs live on the bill pastures
with their mothers. but toward the
close Of summer they are taken ia
from the hill and tethered, usually IN
pairs on the grass inside the dikes
that separate the hill pasture from the
crofts. This is done to give them a
better chance Of standing the winter.
but when bad weather really sets Ia
they are shut up IN snug and comfort
able little folds every night, and regu-
larly fed. In spring they are again
allowed to run free on the bin pas.
lures.
The wool Of the native sheep Is not
generally clipped or ahorn. On the big
farms where cheviot and black-faces
sheep are kept shearing Is. Of course.
the practice. but the shetlanders leave
The sheep's fleece intact till the wool
Is ripe, 80 to speak. and Just about "a
some OF Itself; then It Is rooed Or
pulled OF carefully. 90 as not 70 hurt
he creatures. and any part Of Il that
Iosa not come on readily la isft I'M
atsr.-Chambsr's Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

pullets laid 6.2Os eggs. ana the old
fowls 6.8le, or a difference IN favor Of
the old hens Of 40 eggs. The breeds
were white and brown Leghorns. and
the old hens were three and four years
OF age. This seems to demonstrate that
the notion Of killing on old hens over
two years Of age is not a good one
But the lesson Is not perhaps Of gem
eral application for the reason that
Leghorns are said to continue dropping
eggs In large numbers long after most
breeds have ceased to lay. One poultry
man says he keeps his Brown Leghorns
az long as they will lay. and that he
kept one hen till she was nine years OF
age A good many experiments VIII
have TO be made before We can get
much definite light on the subject.
The advlsability OF not sending
chickens to market in a lean condition
is borne out by about all the expert
ments undertaken along the line OF
fattening fowls for market One year
the Maine Experiment Station Sc
cured considerable number Of fowls
to be rsed In a test OF this kind. The
chickens were 1S0 days old at the be-
ginning OF the test. and the feeding
was continued for thlrty-flve days. The
40 weighed 1879 pounds at the begin
ming Of the test and 2371 at its close.
and gained total OF s9.2 pounds dur
Ing the period. an average gain Of 2.23
pounds per chick. The quantity Of dry
meal required to produce a pound Of
gain was 5.52 pounds. When sold, the
birds brought IA cents net each more
than they would have brought II sold
at the former weights OF course this !
advance was made in a state where
retail prices for poultry are high, but
the cost Of feed is correspondingly /
high. The quality OF the well-coyered.
soft-feshed chickens. II they are not
too fat, is so much superior to that OF
the same birds not specially prepared
tnat they win be sought for at a higher
price.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12
JAPANESE WARsHIPs AND sAIIo Rs

a me matter Of armament Russia
mas distinction not only over japan
but over all the other powers Her
SHIPS are the most numerously armed.
but Il is to be noted also that the an
parent superiority comes from the ex-
eessiFe employment Of very small.
llgnI Quick-fring and machine guns
" oreach-loaders Russia has sss Ja-
pan 10: torpedo tubes. Russia SIS. Ja-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

Professor Conn Is we'll known AZ a
scientist that has devoted a good deal
OF time to the isolation Of bacIlli for
milk ripening. Just how valuable this
work is has yet to be demonstrated.
and experiments with the cultures has
not been at all one way. At the time
OF the Columbian Exposition a good
deal Of milk came to Chicago from dis
tant parts Of the world. Even far-oF
Uruguay made a consignment OF the
lacteal fluid. Prof. Conn investigated
some Of this milk and found II excel
lent The cream from It ripened with
flavor superior to most OF the butter
made in this country. From this cream
he Isolated the bacillus that gave the
favor and made cultures from II
Once started the production OF bacilh
went on indefinitely, and a company
was formed to sell It under the title
Of B. Al" which means Bacillus No.
A." In relation to its value OF the
ordinary methods Of ripening butter
we quote from Milk and It's Prod
ucts': "A series Of Investigations by
Profs. Harrington and Russell IN
which a large number Of samples of
butter we're made from cream ripened
by the use Of B. Il, and in the ordi-
nary way, or normally. and submitted
to the judgment Of several experts
who were ignorant Of the process Of
manufacture, led 70 the conclusion 1
that the Conn culture. B. Al, did not
improve the flavor OF the separator
butter ripened for one day at a high /
temperature. or Of that ripened for a
longer time at a lower temperature.
on the contrary, the score Of the B. Al
butter. BY the various judges. was IN
the majority Of cases, materially lower
than that Of normal butter.
With separator butter IN cold storage
there was but little difference IN favor
between these two buffers. although
the normal butter when fresh scored
higher" We have to add that clean
cream from clean milk seldom needs
assistance to develop a good butter
flavor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

The Belgian hare fad seems 70 have
had quite a run in Jefferson City No
during the legislative session there
One Of the state senators was heard 10
express the opinion that the craze had
not been productive Of any great
benefit there In fact be said. with
conviction. 1T don't taste a BIT better
than rabbit"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

tons for Russia and 2li.OOO tons foi
Japan. Again. in considering the class
es OF boats, Il should be remembered
that the large new battleships far out
rank all others. or these Russia has
II and Japan 6, built or projected
since 1895.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

experiments have been made 10
demonstrate the possibility OF cooling
refrigerator cars by means OF LIQUID
ar and the experiments proved sue
cessiui' Dairymen and creamerymen
are Interested in the matter, as it az
iects the transportation Of all kinds Of
dairy products. But there is little
reason for believing that this genera
tlon viii see liquid air used for such
purpose, for the reason that no wav
has been found Of producing It cheap
ly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

How much age affects the laying
qualities Of some fowls ia yet an un-
solved problem. An experiment was
carried on at the West Virginia Er-
pertinent Station for the purpose Of
gotherins some data relative thereto
About 900 Dullets we're pittsd against
900 old hens. and the contest was kept
10 Cor 40 days. During that time ths
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department Of the Farm - Few
Hints As TO the Care Of Live stock
and Poultry
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12
nat when number and class alone are
.onsidered the rating Is as follows.

The displacement for the whole
amber Of vessels Is $4,000 tons for
a<sla and 2s9 900 for japan. but Rus
has 4 relatively larger number
old shipe. and after allowance s.
.fs for age and deterioration the
hflne Weiaht is adjusted 20 $4,000
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12
Small q.-f and machine

Small q-f and machine
guns -...-.......-...2.l e25
Io'ai .',-.-...--...2,589 1,16S
The total armament for the two ma
Vies Is: Russia. 1907. Japan. 1892
On the mere presentment Of theso
figures Russla's advantages seem Ia y,
overwhelming. yet the Japs are ereat
Sea aghtsns snd might win out
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

Spray your house plants often
enough to keep them reasonably fres
from dust but do not shower tbem
into general debility.
In order for hen OF a certain weight
to produce an egg Of a certain size ~
weight, she must have just enough
wholesome food; her system must nor
be overtaxed by too much. or starved
by too little. In fact everything must
be conducive to the comfort Of the ben
II continuous yield OF eggs Is er-
pected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

The establishment Of an export trade
in pork from Victoria. Australia. fr be-
ing seriously considered. Mr. Grove
government dairy expert, reports mar
for some months past trial conslen-
ments Of frozen pork have been shipped
to South Africa through the agency Of
the Australian agricultural department
The result evidently proved satlsfac-
tory to the exporters. as there Is an in
crease In the size Of the shipments now
being prepared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12

Everywhere Is seen an increasing in
tereat In poultry raising. Invesfiea.
'iohs relative TO a good many things
are being carried on at the various ~
pertinent stations Out OF these ex-
perlments have come the elucldatlon
o. few great principles. which are no
longer subjects OF experimentation
Lhe reading poultryman viii find Qua
them.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-02
VIEWS ON FUSION.
Kansas Populists Seem to Prefer to it
Alone.

Kansas Populists Seem to Prefer to it
Topeka, April 26.-The POpulist
State Central Commilee has been
sounding the rank and file on the
question of further fusion with the
Democrats. The State organ to-day
gives this result: SO per cent of the
letters received in answer to the
queries propounded by the State
Central Committee are in favor of
putting straight Peoples party
ticket in the field next year. The
other seven per cent are in favor of
all Kansas Populists going into the
Democratic primaries and taking
possession of the machinery of that
party. About one half of the writ
ers say they would favor the forms
tion of new party in the state pro-
vided all the reform elements could
be united under its banner; other
wise not. All of the writers favor
direct legislation and most of them
favor making it the paramount issue
in the next State campaign by EN-.
phasizing it as the only way to get
public ownership of public utilitie-
to stop the corruption Of legislative
bodies and to secure genuine rule by
the people.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-02
A Smallpox Episode.

1t was just after dinner and this
man who had been sitting next to
the young woman with the beauti-
full arms and neck thought that he
was the most fortunate individual
in the room. He said all the bright
things he could bring TO mind and
was congratulating himself that he
was keeping up his end Of the con-
versa,ion fairly we'll, when the
young woman began to display
signs of nervousness. She gazed
around the room as il looking for
an avenue of escape, moved unea-i,y
in her seat and allowed two or three
jokes to pass her by without making
it evident that she recognized them.
Astonished and half alarmed, the
man looked at her inquiringly, and.
meeting his look, she said:
81 am in misery"
"In misery's" echoed the man.
eyes," she replied. II was vac
cinated the other day and it has
taken beautifully. l could almost
scream, it hurts so.'
The man looked at the beautiful
arms, and seeing no mark there, said
"Why, where We're you vac mat
ed?"
"In New York" she replied, will
smile.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-02
The Old Conf. derate states Honda.

Washington, April 25.-Regard-
ing the report that interest Ia the
repudiated bonds issued by the
Southern States during the recon
struction period was being revived
in London, fecretary Gage to-day
said: THE Treasury Department
has no information concerning the
is-ue Of State bonds by the insurrec-
tory States during the civil war. II
is not a matter i'm which the general
government can be concerned. In
/ our form Of government, the Feler-
al Union is not responsible for the
debts of the States under any cir
cumstances. Whether or not the in
dividual States issued bonds i'm aid of
the rebellion the records Of the
Treasury Department do not show.
To get accurate information on this
point and TO learn whether such
bonds, if issued, are regarded O.
binding obligations, or whether they
have been distinctly repudiated
through reorganization Of State con
stitutions or otherwise, the records
of the several States would have u
be consulted"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-02
Never Used an Oath. Drank Liquor or
Kissed Woman.

Chicago Dispatch, Oath
Prof. Algie X. Crook, the bache-
lor member of the faculty of North
western University, surprised the
students during heart to heart talk
in the laboratory yesterday by say
ing that the frivOlities of the world
had not tempted him.
81 have never uttered a prOfane
word" said Prof. Crook, "never
have smoked, chewed tobacco, drank
intoxicants, nor hugged or kissed q
woman"
The confession brought bushes to
the cheeks Of the young women OF
the class, while the young men look
ed and wondered.
"That Is true" added the pro-
fessOr.
"Well, spoke up student, "you
don't know what you've missed,
professor"
Prof. Crook, after a moments 81
lence, and as if talking to himself,
remarked: "Perhaps not"
Prof. Crook is graduate of Ohio
Wesleyan University and is 81
years old and is known as one of
the most athletic and learned men
at the Evanston institution and is q
favorite at Woman's Hall.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-02
tlEPaAnT browns TRAINER.


Held him u Under the Water TIL he Wa.
Dead. hen ths besss ran Away.
Peru, Ind, April 25.-Henry
Huffman, well-known animal
trainer with the Wallace shows, met
a horrible death here to day, being
killed by "Big Charley" q monster
elephant, while the animal was
bathing in the Mississinewa River.
"Big Charley" wound his trunk
about Keeper Huffman and hurled
him far into the stream. The man
was uninjured, and wnen he return
ed he said: "Why, Charley, didn't
think that Of you; aren't you asham-
ed Of yourself?"
The next instant Huffman was
grabbed by the big elephant and
thrown to the bottom of the river
and held there by the forefeet OF the
animal. Then with q great roar the
elephant ran away. Several show
men shot at him with no effect. He
broke down fences and roamed about
in kAg field, keeping every ybody at
h distance. Apples loaded with
strychnine were thrown near him,
and he ate one. An hour later he
lay down and was in terrible agony.
A rifle shot settled him.
"Big Charley' weighed over
three tons, was valued at $4,000,
and in his lifetime had killed four
men. Keeper Huffman at different
times was animal trainer In Fair.
mount Park, Philadelphia, and Cen
tral Park, New York City. His
home was at Columbus, Ohio.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-02
covtanntaT cosrsot or u,afs.
1onxr~ssa.n Diek Favo~. Rsdtcai u
fsrsas ia f.ss al -ystssa-

Gonxr~ss sa.n Dict Favo~. Ksascai ne-
f.~ns ia Postal -yss~m-
Columbus, OHIO, April - In al
address before the President ial Pr-t.
masters Association of Ohio. to-day
Congressman Charles r. Dick, chair
man OF the Republican State com.
mittee, declared hiInself ia favor oi
government control of telephone
and telegraph lines.
All means of communication, he
declared, should be under govern.
mental supervision = elephonic, a.
well as the mail system. This /.
certain to come. The Unit. d States
finds that the surplus Of it's products
must be disposed of in the markets
of the world. 1t must not only
protect but aid its commercial i'll
tereets, and in commence il is an adj
vantage that communication be not
only swift, but inexpensive.
If a telegraphic communication
can be sent by the government fol
cents, then private corporation
must not be permitted TO charge and
collect 25 cents for that service
The means of communication ough,
to be the governments monopoly y
and not that of a private corporation
Gen. Dick said that universal free
rural delivery is certain to- come
within = very short time and de.
clared himself emphatically in favor
ofa postal savings system.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-02

COTTON ACREAGE-A PREDICTION
BACKWARD sPRING-sMALL POX
REPORT. ... ...
Wakefield, n. c., April 26, 1901.
Il think Gen. Cox hit the nail ON
the head about the farmers meeting,
advocating the reduction of the cot
ton acreage. The more 1t is talked
the more cotton will be planted.
Nothing short Of an earthquake will
make farmer think and open his
eyes. When he sees the papers ad-
vocating reduction-he will think
the farmers generally are going to
''reduce"-and he will say, NOW Is
MY TIME, and will plant double his
acreage, and all Of them think alike.
They have bought about all the
guano they can get on time, and
cotton at 5 or 6 cents next fall will
make them open their eyes.
This Is the most backward spring
/ have seen for years. The trees
look almost like dead of winter, and
If the leaves get grown by the "1Otf
Of May" they will have to hustle
Tobacco plants are the smallest fol
the time Of the year / ever saw, and
not q good stand either. Wheat anC
oats are looking fine; clover almost
failure, 1t being SO dry last fall.
I have not heard person express
themselves yet but what think thu
impeachment trial ended right.
1t Is reported there is case O
small pox in Wakefield, Wake Co
w. l.. CHAMBI.EE.