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The Washington times., 1901-12-21
Secretary Root About to
End Old Disputes.
CONTROVERSIES over ORDNANCE.
Date Back to the Time the FORTH
cation Board Was Formed In
wolves Experiments, Inveshga-
tions, and Recommendations in
Connection With Army Material.

a controversy which has been going cn
for several years between the Board Of
Ordnance and Fertilization and the E-:reau
tive powers is about TO be brought to a
close by Secretary Root.
The question involved is as old as the
Fortiications Board. II may be said to
have originated with the formation of that
body, which caused much bitterness
among some of the army officers at the
time.
Contention Over Rights.
The right TO experiment with ordnance
material had been conferred upon the
Bureau of Ordnance by Congress years
before that and such tests had been con
Quoted UP 10 that time. The Fortifcations
Board. which mad before II the work Of
preparing for the fortificaiion OF the
country. contendcd that it alone had The
right to conduct these experiments. and
for several years this contention has been
before the different Secretaries Of War
Peace Efforts That Failed.
In order to bring about. if possible. ami
cable relations, Congress. upon the rec
ommendation of Secretary Root. passed
law providing that the Chief Of the ord
nance Bureau should become member OF
the FortificatioDs Board. But this did not
end the friction. particularly as General
Bufhngton favored the disappearing type
of gun carriage and the majority OF the
members of the board the non-disaprear-
ing type.
AntaIonistic Claims.
1t was contended by the Ordnance Bu-
reau that the Fortifications Board had no
jurisdiction whatever over the Ordnance
Board, which was merely a creature OF
the Chief OF Ordnance to carry out his or
ders.
1t was then claimed by the majority OF
the Fortifications Board that under its
power from Congress il alone had the IA
thority TO conduct tests and therefore had
Jurisdiction over those officers conducting
the test.
The Secretary Decision.
This view is not sustained by Secretary
Root, who has decided that the Fortihca-
tions Beard has not exclusive power to
conduct experiment. but that each de-
partment may conduct its own investiga-
tons independent OF the Board OF Ord
nance and FortifcarfoRs.
The effect of. the decision Will be that
the Foriifications Board is body sepa-
rate from the routine Investigations OF
the different bureaus. and while it may
conduct Investigations along the same line
as the Ordnance Bureau or sthe Engineer
Corps, ii mas not exclusiye power.
The Washington times., 1901-12-21
MAX o'RELL's ILLNESS.
To BE Operated ON for Appendicitis
at the French Hospital.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-Max o'Rell re-
turned here last night from Baltimore.
where he delivered lecture on Wednes-
dag evening while suffering from appen-
dicitis.
The trouble Is OF two years standing
and frequently attacks him. Dr. Henner
OF the French Hospital has prevailed
upon him to undergo an operation before
he leaves this country. ana the writer's
secretary said yesterday that this will
be performed In about three weeks at
the French Hospital by DIR. McBurney.
In the meantime. II is the intention of
NJ. Blouet TO keep very quiet in his apart
ments at Morello's
According to his secretary his illness
has obliged him TO cancel all the con-
tracts for his American iour
The Washington times., 1901-12-21
LEFT HoNoRED NAME.
Funeral Tomorrow of Long-respect-
ed Local Merchant.

The funeral of Solomon Fishman. who
di,a Thursday morning. will be held to-
morrow, at 1880 O'Clock, at 627 / Street
northwest. interment being at st. Temple
burying ground.
Mr. Fishman was eighty-four years OF
age, and hae resided in Washington since
1852, being obe of the oldest residents in
the city. He was a native Of SAKE Meinin-
gen. Germany, where, after obtaining an
exceptionally thorough education, he
taught school for some years.
Soon after coming TO this country he
established q dr. goods business here. on
the site now occupied by Hahn's shoe store
The neighborhood was then called North
Liberty. and was the scene OF much ex-
citement on election days. bullets at one
time lodging in the shutters of MIR Fish
mans store.
Notwithstanding his age, Mr.. Fishman
was. until Few months Of his death. as
active in business affairs as ever
He left an cuviable name for strict in
tegri,y, and was 4 man OF great beney-
olence.
The Washington times., 1901-12-21

Liverpool - resume her maiden name
Rebecca TOmpkins.
In the same court Edward Crump was
granted divorce from Kate Crump on
statutory grOunds.
Cruelty and desertion are the grounds
upon which Mrs. Lydia NJ. Nelson asks
for divorce from Samuel W. Nelson. In
1895. she says. his habit OF drink exposed
him TO charges OF a criminal nature. and
he ged from this jurisdiction and has not
returned. Mrs. Nelson asks the court 20
grant her permission TO resume her
maiden name. Lydia VI. Waggaman.
The Washington times., 1901-12-21
SMALL HOUSE FIRES.
Early Discovery Prevents Any Con-
siderable pamngc.

Fire visited the residence OF Frank J.
Wagner, Assistant Chief OF the Fire De-
about $50 a. IN. yesterday. The blaze was
caused by lace curtain blowing against
a gas Jet, and quickly spread 10 the
woodwork OF the window. Engine Com
pany No. Z was telephoned for and quick
ly subdued the fire. The damage will not
exceed $40
A small fire in a house at 1905 Clifton
Street northwest al an carly hour yester-
day morning was caused by q defective
fuc The building is owned by A. O.
Bliss and occupied by Samuel B. Langley.
Secretary Of the Smithsonian Institution
The police report that no damage re-
suited
The Washington times., 1901-12-21
Give This Suit and Overcoat Sale Con
sideratiOn.

ii wasn't Offering exceptional value we'd have held this
purchase until after Christmas But ii too important
sale keepthe saving strong magnet and helps to
solve the gift question for helps 10 supply personal want
Others And cimaxing ALL glad make such Christ
offering
handsome patterns CO N
Fancy bX MI
types OeUU
$125o
The nearl a the
in
and cuffs
OaOO
m e orr
C Fancy S IN
patterns ~i'V
The Washington times., 1901-12-21
A Splendid Display of Jewels.

The magnificent display Of diamonds,
jewelry, and silyerware at Salvatore
Desio. 1912 f Street, is well worth seeing.
The establishment is crowded daily with
thrones OF eager buyers seeking the
many bargains offered there Mr. Desio
can justly lay claim TO doing the largest
holiday business in his career.
The Washington times., 1901-12-21
WIFE GIVEN THE DIVORCE.
Husband Instituted the Original
Proceedings

Rebecca Liverpool was yesterday grant
ed a divorce from William Liverpool. In
the original proceedings Liverpool asked
for divorce from his wife on the ground
Of desertion. She flied an answer denying
the charge and hled n cross-bill asking
for a divorce on the ground of cruelty.
The proceed iings instituted by the hus-
band were dismissed. The decree, which
is signed by Justice Hagner, allows Mrs.
The Washington times., 1901-12-21
MIR. cANNoN's SPECIALITY.
Celebrated brands of whisky Used
BY Neutrality-suspicious..

"old Pur,sima" and Duffy's Pure Malt
Whisky. put zap IN quart bottles for one
dollar. are being made a specially OF at
William Cannon's liquor house. i225-2I
Seventh Street. He Is having a great run
on these brands of goods for ~ holidays.
The Washington times., 1901-12-21
TRYING TO STOP
SURPLUS INCOME
REDUCFIONOF INTERNAL REVENUE
Ways and Means Committee 10 Con-
slider Schedules shortIy-Pcr-
plcxities of the Proposed
Legislation.


the Ways and Means Committee will take
up the matter Of reduction of the inter-
nal revenue with a view 10 reducing the
income OF the Government so as to pre-
vent The accumulation Of additional sur
plus. The committee viii not hold sit
tings during the recess. but thereafter it
VIII grant hearings to a number Of inter-
ests anxious for taxation reduction.
Tnrin Changes Opposed.
The problem which eonfronts the com
mittee is not an easy one Such leaders
on The Republican side as Chairman
Payne and Representative Dalzeli are de-
termincd to fight any reduction OF the
customs tariff duties. They want TO avoid
reopening the tariff question. and will
strenuousiy oppose Representative Bah
cocks plan 10 remove the duty from GER
tain trust-made goods. especially certain
schedules in steel They propose that
whatever revenue reduction is made shall
be made in the internal revenue.
strange Consequence.
Just here is a knotty problem. To re-
duee the internal revenue tax upon
whisky. fer instance. would mcan TO in
crease the revenue. paradoxical as that
may seem. reduction of tax would
cause it is said, an increased production
and consumption. which would accord
ingly yield a greater revenue. Therefore
while the distillers would be glad to
have the tax reduced. the effect upon the
Treasury would be TO increase rather
than 10 diminish the surplus.
The same thing is also said 10 be true
in certain Of the tobacco schedules. The
high rates of internal revenue tax upon
whisky and tobacco produce. il is ar
gued, less revenue than lower rate
would bring
The brewers have already received con
cessions when the first reduction in the
war tax was made. and Il is not probable
that the committee viii recommend any
further material decrease at this time.
although an effort will be made by the
brewers in this direction. There seems
to be little or no doubt thsl all OF the
other war revenue taxes will be removed.
There IS also a strong movement on foot
to abolish the tax on tea which was i'm
posed as a war measure. majority OF
the dealers are said to favor II, and they
will have a hearing before the committee
during the early part Of January.
Indications now point to there being
some interesting sessions OF the Ways
and Means Committee Immediately after
the recess in an effort TO reduce the rev.
enues so that the surplus will not con
tinue to pile up in the Treasury vaults.
The Washington times., 1901-12-21
cRoGAN's BIG HOLIDAY SALES.
Handsome lamps aud Horse Fur
nishiHgs for ChrIstnins.

a very pretty display OF handsome
lamps and housefurnishings is on eAhi-
bition in the windows Of Grogan's Nam
moth Credit House. This popular Wash
ington establishment is doing the largeG,
business in its history. From early morn
ing until O'Clock in the evening the
store is packed with Christmas purchas-
erS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-30
Cream Separation. I

i had occasion to visit butter fac
tory where the separating Of cream
from milk was going on. and as the
inspector was about to make test
of the skimmilk remained to- see
the result, says Correspondent of
Farm and Home. The test showed
one-tenth Of l per cent butter fat re-
naming This the inspector told me
was very good skimming. Arriving
home. sat down to figure out what
the loss of one-tenth Of. l per cent
meant to the farmers who were sup
plying the milk of 600 cows to THE fac
tory. Putting the average test at 4
per cent and the income per COW for
the season at $35. find the loss per
COW S71a cents. for herd Of 20 cows
$3.50 and for the 600 $525. / would
strongly advise farmers to look into
this. as there are separators which If
properly run by competent man will
remove all the butter fat from the
milk, or, at most. showing only slight
trace In the test bottle. Dairymen can
not afford to lose the apparently small
loss Of one-tenth Of per cent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-30
PAYING DAIRY HERD.
How to Get a Good Lot of COws-Help
ON the Farm. e.. .aa

How to Get a Good Lot of COws-Help
on the Farm.
With a hundred cows there should be
eight to ten mixers. but not necessari-
ly all men, and most of them not giving
more than quarter of their time to
the COWS. AS an average one man can
milk about eight cows in an hour. says
Hoards Dairyman. A dairy farmer Of
many years experience estimates that
milking and other. matters connected
with the Immediate care Of the cows
and their product require the labor of
one man for each 20 COWS.
1t is quite possible by persistent and
intelligent selection to get a paying
herd of milk cows by indiscriminate
purchase and constant disposal of such
as fail to milk profitably. To this end
careful record should be kept of the
daily production of each COW for the
whole, year and by using full blood
dairy sire for the best cows raise a
herd of first class dairy cows. 1t is not
for us to specify which of the dairy
breeds to select. In fact. breed is Of
less Importance than strict dairy inner
itance and potency. In buying dairy
bull look well to the performance of his
dam and grandams, his sisters and his
auntS. .... .~.....
Our personal experience and the tes-
timony of the most successful dairy
farmers in all parts of the country
lead irresistibly to the conclusion that
it will pay to build silo.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-30
siIase For Summer Feeding.

"a: Lhave found silage corn very helpful
in carrying the dairy COW through a
droughtys July and August, says an
Ohio dairyman. Many dairymen grow
cornsfor this purpose. cutting and feed
ing daily from the field. After three
years experience with the silo for
summer feeding must say that pre-.
fer,to grow the corn q year ahead. har-
vest it all in one day, then when the
busy harvest is upon us we do not have
to spend one to two hours day cut
ting and hauling from the field. but
can feed our dairy in ten minutes from
the ssilo. Results in milk yield have
been quite satisfactory. The June flush
cannot Of course be maintained, but I
have found silage with q little grain
much better than larger amount Of
grain alone. Milk yields are not only
better. but more cash Is kept on the
farm. Sc
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-30
VEAL OR BUTTER7
Most Profitable Way of Raising
Calves Discussed.

In answer to query as to the most
profitable disposition of calves The Ma
tional Stockman and Farmer says:
The kind of cows man owns will
largely govern. Some have herds that
will raise calves and fatten them well
and not be worth the food they eat If
the milk be made into butter. Again,
II butter is made at home the facilities
may not be such that butter can be
made at profit with the best butter
cows on earth. Milk must be properly
handled to get good butter from it, and
this requires skill and knowledge or
an undesirable butter will be made
which is more valuable to take to the
country store and swap for Kerosene
and calico than to sell on the market
for cash. Again, to make veal calves
probably calves must be supplied so
rs fast as one becomes fat and the
market good 1t can be sold and another
found to take its place at assmall cost.
The profits will be sim if the COW. can
make only one calf a year, for bear in
mind veal is one thing and a calf an
other. After calf becomes 6 weeks
or months old it is no longer veal, but
a baby beef, and will only sell for calf
price, which is always from 2 to 4
cents less per pound than veal prices.
These are matters to be considered by
each and every one for himself, and it
does not always indicate that because
one man succeeds remarkably in fat
tening veal calves any and all men can.
One may have tact, skill and ability to
sell that the other fellow has not. In
short, one can make success in veal
farming and could not in buttermak
ing, and vice versa. The veal calf man
would not do it with butter cows with
calves bred along the same line Mel
ther would the butter man make a sue
cess with cows bred for raising the
best Of veal calves. a'' 49,.
y, No. skim separator milk won't fatten
a veal. With a supplement of tiaXseed
jelly ground oats or other grain prop
erly mixed fine calf can be grown,
but it won't be veal. 1t may be. a
calf and may sell for fair price. To
do this feed the calf whole milk for
the first two weeks of its life, then by
degrees add skimmilk until at weeks
no whole milk is fed. AS skimmilk is
added use in each quart tablespoon
full of flaXseed jelly made by sleeping
pint of the seed in four quarts of wa
ter. Steep for two hours. take off the
stove and strain when cool. 1t will be
jelly. Do not allow this to become sour
before feeding. AS the calf at from to
4 weeks of age will crave hay, give it a
little, also small handful of oat chop
and later wheat middlings and corn
meal. Always feed these dry and un
cooked. .-"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-30
one Thing and Another.

Wellman's, Fife and Stanley wheats
are recommended. by. the upper PENN
sular. station Of. Michigan ais strong
growers and heavy yielders. n
Western experiments with the Gold
en- vine field pea indicate that the early
blooming period is the best time for
harvesting, SO as to secure the greatest
amount Of dry matter and food ingre-
dents.
Pound for pound, the Utah station
finds pea vine hay more valuable than
lucern hay.
Flax grown in Sitka attained q height
Of more than three feet, matured seed
and produced excellent fiber.
At the upper station Of Michigan Jap
anese millet was grown last year which
attained an average length OF g feet 8
inches. and H. great many plants were
seven feet high. The yield OF the plot
was ut the rate Of - tons Of green fod-
der per acre. III
A great enlargement Of the hax acre
age seems assured in Washington, Ida
no, the Dakctas and Minnesota.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-30
Irish Lacemaksng.

After the famine of 1S47 l2cemaking
was revived in Ireland. Limerick. the
most successful Irish lace, is not real
ly lace at all. 1t is tambour work up.
on net and muslin. 49,. .s
The Irish point. so called. is the an
cient cut work. being made in quite the
same way. ....... . - ..s ,. FL
Net was first made by machinery in
17GS. The machine was an adaptation
of the stocking loom to lacemaking
and was cumbrous and not very effect
i've. In 1860 John Heathcote, a farm
er's son. evolved from consciousness
and experience the first machine to
make true bobbinpt with perfect six
sided holes. 1t brought great hue and
cry about his ears from laceworkers,
who fancied they saw themselves thus
reduced to beggary.
The Luddites broke into the factory
where the machines were first set up
and made scrap iron and kindling wood
of them. The only result was to drive
the new manufacture to other and
safer quarters. For long the secret of
Tic rludSuihS SohStl was 1loot
jealohsly guarded by English manufac-
turers. Not satisfied with letters pat
ent they kept up coast patrol TO make
sure that nobody took model or draw
ings to France
At hast. though. they were outwitted.
A discharged workman who had the
plan of it in his mind managed to get
in
France. -..-..~s. =. 80
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-30
The Cosmopolitan Sheep.

The Merino as AN intensely cosmo-
politan sheep stands without a peer.
He thrives on the rich. alluvial bottom
lands, presenting rotundity Of form
that would do cree. to some Of the
smaller mutton breed, md yields an
nually a heavy fleece ii admirable
wool. We find this same l::s,:'slv. con-
tented breed in focks of 2,0G3 grazing
upon the plains and mountain heights,
industriously nipping the tender herb
age, without sign of constitutional
defect in the whole flock. 1t is these
peculiar traits Of character that so en-
inently fit the Merino for transient
sheep husbandry. This breed largely
predominates in the tsemiarid regions
and is found to be perfectly suited to
conditions prevailing there. The ewes
cross well with the Downs and long
wools,, and lambs from these crosses
are quite popular with the butcher and
feeder.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-30
why Buchanan Never Married.

why Buchanan Never Married.
'Mr Buchanan, who was the, first
bachelor elected to the presidency. was
65 years Of age when elected and had
deliberately given himself to a life Of
celibacy." writes William Perrine in
The Ladies' Home Journal.
'.In the days when he was young
lawyer Of Lancaster. Pa. he had loved
Miss Coleman. beautiful daughter of
a citizen Of that town. They had been
engaged to be married, when one day
he was surprised to receive from her
request to release her from the prom
Use. According to Mr.. George Tick
nor Curtis, the separation originated in
a misunderstanding on the part Of the
lady. who SFas unusually sensitive.
over somet IA matter exaggerated by,
giddy and gadiscreet tongues. Soon
after the egtrangement she was sent
to Philadelphia and there died sud
denly.
throughout the rest of his life, or for
nearly half century, Mr.. Buchanan
is not known to have revealed to any
body the circumstances of this ro-
mantle tragedy. He would only say.
that it had changed his hopes and
plans and had led him more deeply
than ever into politics as distraction,
from his grief. In his old age, long
after he had retired permanently to
private life. he called attention to a
package containing. he said, the pa
pers and relies which would explain
the causes of his youthful sorrow and
which he preserved evidently with the
idea of revealing them before his
death. But when he died and his will
was read it was found that he, had di-
rected that the package should be
burned without being opened, and his
Injunction was obeyed."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-30

and double boarded with inch hemlock
laid in two taicknesses, with tar, paper
between. '%The, whole is rooted with
cedar shingles. & g e
There Is a. cellar or basement under
the whole house. The cellar wall is of
stone and mortar, 6 feet high and ?
feet thick. AT the lower end it rises three
feet above the surface of the ground,
at the upper end about foot" The Gel
lar is tile drained, has, a good cemented
bottom, is lighted by three windows,
with double sash for winter, and is
ventilated by two 4 inch tiles, which
are closed in very cold weather. The
floor over the cellar is 2ll2 inches thick
inch lining with tar paper and ~
inch plank. The floor above the pack
ing room is of two layers of inch
boards, with tar paper between. -
The packing and sorting room above
the cellar is lighted by four windows.
The upper sash drops six inches for
ventilation. There are wo doors.
The loft or upper story is approached
by stairway at end of packing room.
The only approach to the cellar is near
the center of the building, by a lift
which consists Of a section of the
floor cut feet by feet inches and
supported by four tiye-eighth inch iron
rods, one at each corner of the platform.
These pass through and up to the ends
of two stout cross arms made of white
ash feet & inches above the platform,
and on the top and the center of the
cross arms is attached nine inch pull
ley. This platform, or open cage, runs in
grooves of the frame of the shoot,
which consists of four upright scant-
ings by 2 inches, one at each corner,
firmly secured to both upper and lower
floors and to the bottom of the frame
in the cellar.
The platform, being section of the
floor for loading and unloading, is held
in position by brake and lever attach
ment on top of the drum in the loft and
is operated from the floor of the pack
ing room by a ~ inch endless rope,
which passes twice around the drum in
the loft and down through either side
of the platform to the bottom of the
shoot over two small pulleys to keep it
taut. The lowering and raising are ia
cilitated by 200 pound counterweight
attached to the shaft by rope and
pulley. s.- ..--..-. -. g..
The cellar will store 26O barrels Of
apples. Last winter apples in barrels
in the cellar suffered no damage,
though the thermometer went down to
q degrees below zero for short time.
No heat was given. and no artificial
refrigeration was required. g..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-30
Card the Cow.

A cow kept in small lot. stall or
shed ought to be kept clean and carded
or brushed before milking each morn
ing to insure the milk from being faint
ed, for butter takes up any odor easily.
Butter should be worked only enough
to get it1together. Too much working
gives 1t a greasy taste like lard. Never
set butter near strong smelling sub.
stance.