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The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
NATIVE svTTER" IN PORTO RICO
Il 10 OF Queer Make and Far From AZ.
tvactlve.

Porto Rican butter, or native butter,"
as they call it, Is of wonderful make,
the product itself being scarcely more
unique than the mode of producing it.
1t is only eaten by the people so poor
as to see no possible prospect Of get
ting any other. Mr.. Pearson was walked
from his sleep one morning by the cry
of a young voice under his window,
announcing native butter" He lured
the boy to his apartment and purchased
the lot for inspection. 1t was pale and
limp, with an overproduetion of caseine
and water, made into small pats. laid
on a tray, and sold for the mercst triAe,
but a price which Mr.. Pearson decided
after tasting it was an imposition upon
the people.
This acquaintance with the article in
duced bin to find the country home OF
the small and picturesque pedler,
The father was employed in the country
as a earetaker of government road, and
the mother made pin money and but.
ter at one and the same time. They
had two or three cows, and when milk.
ing time came she followed them up over
the pasture with a bucket and milked
50 long as there was milk, or until she
or the COW became tired. At this period
Mr.. Pearson wanted to photograph hss
as a specimen Porto Rican dairy maid
but she protested she would Snot bs
photographed unless dressed up" and
having nothing to dress up in he mis-
sed ,s hnc a shot as presented itself in
the whole journey.
The process of making accounted fol
the favor of the butter. When il
reached what the woman considered
a favorable stage for butter. she put il
into a jar with tight lid and 'joggled
it ito butter. The result was not worthy
the effort. When she tired of thi.
method Of butter-making she, put the
liquid in a tin pail or anything else
convenient and proceeded to agitate i
with a spoon or paddle until the buttei
came. The milk, however, is of excel
lent favor, except that it always has tc
be boiled to prevent its sourine.-
Washington correspondence of the Chi
eoso TTbsSf.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
METHODS OF PLANTING STRAW
BERRIES.

AS to methods of planting strawber-
ries it may be said that the old method
has been discarded-planting in rows
three to three and one-half feet apart
and the plants from twelve to fifteen
inches apart in rows, keeping off the
runners until late in July and then al
lowing the runners to grow and root at
will, making a matted row. In this old
system many plants are almost on top
Of others, the roots barely in the ground,
and they suffer in a season of drought.
The rows are so wide that to pick fruit
in the centre it is almost necessary to
crush fruits on the outside of the row.
This system gives few large, frst-class
fruits. The up-to-date grower starts
with the assumption that the largest and
highest colored fruits are found on
plants along the outside of the rows, and
therefore he plans to have as many out
side rows as possible. This he accom-
plishes by having the rows closer to-
gether and much narrower. The rows
are made from thirty to thirty-s six inches
apart, and the plants from eighteen to
twenty-four inches. much depending on
the capabilty of the variety as a plant
maker. II the plants used for new
bed are strong and start into growth vig-
orously, the first runners are used. as it
has been found that under most condi-
tions the plants about twelve months
old yield the greatest number of fine
fruits. These first runners are usually
"beddcd in, ie.. planted by hand, train
ing them along the wide way of the
rows, using from four to eight of the
first runners and cutting off those grow
ing later. This method of planting al
lows cultivation both ways until the
runners start. retaining moisture and
saving labor in hoeing.
Clean stray or swale grass makes the
best winter mulch. The rows are cover
ed two to four inches deep. This winter
mulch should be raked from the plants
and left between the rows as a protec-
ton to the fruit and safeguard against
drought in the fruiting season.
The use of wcll-rotted manure, plowed
under when fitting the land for plants,
gives the best of results in many cases,
Especially Is this the case when q dry
growing season occurs. the plants being
able at once to obtain available plan,
food. and growing without check and
making runners early in the season. In
many soils the, manure adds the needed
humus. Green or haif-rotted manure i.
more often an injury than benefit, be-
cause of the many weed seeds it con,
tains. Many strawberry beds are prac-
ticaily ruined BY the weeds introduced
By the use of such manure. Perhaps tn.
better method of using manure is tc
epDly h rather hesvily to the eror
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
JOS. JEFFERSON At SEveNTY.FWo.
The Great Comedian Seems 10 Have
Found the fountain Of Perpetual Youth


an Florida, where Ponce de Leon fail
ed to discover The Fountain of Perpet-
ual Youth, Joseph Jefferson seems to
have found it" declares James S. Met
calfe, in the Ladies' Home Josrnal. HE
is picturesque figure. His ruddy
cheeks and bright eyes give the lie to his
seventy-two years. He is slender, but
not with the leanness of age. His hair.
mostly black, streaked only here and
there with gray, and in length showing
wholesome contempt for the fine art of
the barber, blows about in the breeze.
His fingers are as quick and deft at knot
ting line or adjusting 4 sinker as those
of boy on the banks Of stream, and
he enters into every detail with boyish
enjoyment. His fishing he alternates
with landscape painting. writing and the
care of plants. In none of these pursuits
does he claim professional skill, but he
brings to them something more than
professional zest. Mr.. Jefferson is a
very abstemious man. In eating, as in
other things-except occupation in the
open air-he evidently believes in mod
Grafton as means to well living and
long living. He did not join in our after
luncheon smoke, stating, that if he had
not given up tobacco a good many years
ago he felt sure that he would not be
with us now. Whatever the secret of
his long and useful life, it is safe to
say that every one of his countless
friends and admirers would be glad to
lengthen it by fulhllment of his own
Rips favorite benediction: Here's his
health and his family's. and may they
live long and prosper"
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
Y.n.xu.,s.. Gree. Rlehs..

Venezuela is a country where nature
makes millionaires; and some OF the
best of the money is now coming to
citizens Of this country who have been
down there and used their eyes to
good advantage. The greatest COM
pany of Venezuela has q capital OF
$30, ,000, 900, and Its headquarters are In
Minnesota. There are gold mines
which have produced $35,000.000 and
paid $23 3,00o. 900 to their shareholders
The richness of its forests Is beyond
calculation, and they will last for CEN
turtles. It has gold. silver, precious
stones and a hundred things which
mean wealth and which the world
wants; and as a matter Of fact its re-
sources have scarcely been touched, so
great are they.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
PURE FOOD
LAW VIOLATED.
Interesting Facts Concerning the Roasting
Of Coffee Brought Out by Scientific
Experts-Presence of Bacteria.

TOLEDO. August 10th-The jury in
Judge Meck's court in this city has
found James White. local grocer.
guilty of selling adulterated coffee.
The prosecution was based on q pack.
age of Ariosa coffee.
The State of Ohio, through the Pure
Food Commission. prosecuted White.
The case was on trial for nearly a
month, and attracted national atten-
ton.
The manufacturers of Arfosa coffee
conducted the defense for Grocer
White. Attorneys of emlnence
were retained to defend him.
but after short consultation a verdict
of guilty was returned by the jury.
The State of Ohio considers this big
victory. Pure Food Commissioner
Blackburn has been waging a warfare
on spurious food articles and the de-
partment has been successful.
The complaint OF the State of Ohio
was that Ariosa coffee was coated with
substance which concealed defects
in the coffee and made it appear better
than 1t is. The State charged this coat
Ing or glazing was favorable medium
for the propagation of bacteria.
Prof. G. A. Kirchmaier. of this city,
well-known chemist. was the prin-
cipal witness for the State. He tes-
titled that he had made scientific ex-
aminations of samples of Ariosa
purchased from Grocer White in
the open market, and found that
each berry contained an average
Of 300 bacteria. Mr.. Kirchmaier
further testified that other cof-
fees he examined contained few bac-
teria or none at all. He declared that
the glazed coffee was not wholesome
food product.
Chemist Schmidt, Of Cincinnati, cor
roborated the testimony Of Prof.
Kirchmaier. The State did not present
further testimony.
The defense secured some OF
the most eminent chemists and
scientists in the United States
to give testimony in their behalf. Prof.
81. w. Wiley, of the United States
Agricultural Department; Prof.
Vaughn, of Ann Arbor University;
Profs. Belle and Webber. of the Ohio
State University, were called to de-
fend Ariosa. Dr. Wiley made a care
fri examination Of the method of man.
uracturing. He told of the H.
100000 eggs used yearly in the prepar-
alton Of this glazing. On this point.
In cross-examination. the States at
torney deftly drew from him the in
formation that these eggs might be
kept in cold storage for a year or two
at time.
The experts who heard DR.. Wiley's
testimony were pleased to listen
to SO famous q chemist. The
doctor at one point in his testimony
explained very clearly how 1t Is that
the egg put into the coffee pot by
the housewife settles the coffee. He
said that the heat coagulates the egg.
and as it sinks to the bottom Of the
pot It carries the fine particles OF
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
PuhIIcly EloGGed.

For the first time In twenty years
thief was publicly fiogged at the WHIP
ping post in New Jersey the other oay; ~.
The culprit was a white man named
James Fisher, and he was accused OF
stealing a diamond pin. Nearly all Oh
the city officials of Dover were pres
ent. when the punishment was deais
out. Many ladies Of the town occu-
pied box seats as the lash whlzseo
through the air and fell upon tne
white skin with dull sound as tnouen
striking putty: others pressed In
against the fence surrounding the post
and expressed their appreciation IN va
rious ways. After the punishment was
over and the shackles loosened an
oyercoat was thrown over the mans
bleeding back and he was taken oack
TO the Jail where ointment was ap-
nlfod
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
Tho Arizona frse-Jswels.

The petrifed forests of Arizona were
recently examined anew under the di-
rection of the General Land Office. The
siliciied logs lie in the greatest abun-
dance within an area of eight square
miles in Apache County. In some places
they lie more thickly than they could
have stood while living as trees. and it
is thought that they must have been
carried there by swift currents of water
in the Mesozoic age. Some of the agat-
lied wood was examined with a micro
scope, and was found to resemble the
araucarian pine of the Southern Hem
isphere.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

The Board of Supervisors have the
option of four sites for tho new court
house to be built in this district Of
Kinds county-three in east jackson
and one in the western part Of the
city. It is now thought probable that
the supervisors will go ahead and buy
a site so as to begin at once on the
building instead of waiting and try.
ing to get the legislature to donate
one. The equitable claim of the city
to a site from the legislature for o
court house cannot be denied, but
much delay would be caused by wait
ing until January.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
Tho Japs Have Great Endurance.

The japanese are Spartan race.
Many things besides their resistance to
cold prove 1t. The most of them live
in simplicity. They can go long time
without food. The coolies perform
marvellous feats of strength and en-
durance; they draw "jinrikisha" all
day or carry travellers over the steep
est mountains. Every summer a colony
of foreigners go to Mt. Hei-eizan near
Kioto. Their camp is several miles up
the steep mountain side. but early each
morning the Japanese bring up the
mail, fresh vegetables and milk, and
women often carry trunks to the sum-
init on their heads. In the upper
classes the old "samurai" ideals incul-
Gated endurance. courage and>simplic-
tty
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

Captain Sycamore. who was sailing
Shamrock H., and ran the greatest risk
Of fatal injury in DE wreck, is great
man in his town of BrightIinssea, OF
which little Essex seaport he is deputy
mayor. His Official chair is made up oi
gold oyster shells crossed with silver
sprats; and the superstitious will draw
their own inference from the fact that
II Is decorated with large opal.-Mod-
I'm Society.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
A Deaf Mute's Lucky Accident.

Jerry Cooper considers himself one
of the luckiest men in England, and
not without reason. He used to be a
gymnastic instructor in the navy Then
he went into the merchant marine, and
five years ago while OH trading YES
sci off Newfoundland the donkey engine
on board blew up, killing four men and
knocking Jerry speechless and deaf. Yet
a man even in this CONDITION must live,
and to gain means of livelihood when
he returned to England he gave exhi-
bitions of conjuring and cuntortions. A
week Or two ago he had bad fall,
which made him unconscious, and upon
regaining himself he found that speech
and hearing had come back to him. And
in all Britain there's no oi.e happier
than Jerry Cooper.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

He was on his way to the United
States by way of San Francisco and
was to have passed some time al
Newport this fall.
His name had been mentioned as @
suitor for the hand Of a we'll known
American heiress and at one time he
figured a. q suitor for the hand Of the
eldest sister of the young king OF
Spain, the Infanta Maria de Las Mer.
cedes, who was married in February
last to Prince Charlee Of Bourbon,
son Of the Count Of Cassrts.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
KEEP A LARGE FLOCK OF POUL-
TRY.

The importance of keeping as many
fowls as possible may be demonstrated
by the fact that eggs are usually in de-
mand at all seasons of the year and can
be sold for cash. In proportion to the
capital invested in poultry compared
with larger stock the profits are very
large. The fowls give returns every
month in the year, and if the supply OF
eggs begins to fall off there is some
compensation in the higher prices OBJ
tanned. Milk, as a rule, fuctuates but
little in price compared with eggs. as
the latter in winter will bring nearly
twice as much as in summer. Good
quarters, cleanliness and varied food
will induce the hens to lay, both in sum-
mer and winter, and farmers will find it
profitable to enlarge their focks and
bestow care upon the fowls,
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
War Demands speed.

In modern war plans there is no lin.
n 10 speed. Year by year the naval
contracts call for greater swiftnek
and larger ease in maneuvering. AL
ready a torpedo boat has reached {.
speed of over 40 miles an hour. and
some of the great ships under con-
struction are expected to make be-
tween 20 and 30 knots. In the army
Thought and resource are being con-
centrated upon the problem Of hand
ling troops more quickly. The Boen
have taught the British many costly
lessons. and the experience which
spaIn gained from the United States
,,,iIl NOT soon he forgotten,
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

coffee with IL, and thus clarifies the
drink. 1t is the act Of coagulation In
the coffee pot that does the work.
Later on In his cross examination, he
admitted that when the egg was
put on Ariosa coffee at the factory 1t
became coagulated. and as egg cannot
be coagulated but once. that the coat
ing on coffee was practically no value.
as settler" when 1t reached the
coffee pot.
Professor Wiley acknowledged that
the glazing might be a favorable
medium for the propagation Of bac-
terla, although he would not testify
positively either way because he was
not a bacteriologist.
Professor Vaughn. Of Ann Arbor,
also a witness for the defense. said
he found bacteria on Ariosa coffee.
Professor Belle. another witness for
the defense, testified he found any
number of lively bacteria on Arlosa
coffee he examined. and agreed that
glazed coffee surely was more favor
aOlC AACuiull AOA ShC PAOPUeesAo~ -
bacteria than unJlazed coffee.
Pure Food Commissioner Blackburn
says: "The State is very much elated
over its victory. We are now conSider-
ing the advisability Of informing every
grocer In the State Of Ohio that it Is
an infraction of the laws to sell
Ariosa, and at the same time give
warning to consumers that the coffee
Is an adulterated food article"
The verdict of the jury In this case
is of national Importance because a
great many other States have pure
food laws like that of OHIO, and it
is natural to suppose that similar ac-
ton will be taken by other Pure Food
Commissioners to prevent the sale Of
glazed coffees.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

SHORT AND USEFUL POINTERS.
Keep your fruit trees well nianured.
Have a box stall for your COWS to
calve in.
Good butter has often been spoilt by
poor salt
The lambs should be fed in pen
which the sheep cannot enter.
Good feed will sometimes make an ap-
parently poor COW good one.
An animal with a weak constitution
should never be used as breeder.
Your poultry will never be healthy if
you keep them in damp quarters.
Never grow the same crop several
years in succession on the same land.
Remember that little lambs are easily
chilled This is matter easily attended
to
Cows do not require much exercise,
but they must have an abundance of
fresh air.
No dairyman should ever sell any of
the business.
1t would be money in great many
farmers pockets if they would study
how to save hauling and travelling.
One of the many good points in favor
Of rotation is that it helps to do away
with great many of the insect pests.
II,
of SOW who has sucking pigs. Do
your level best to keep her from losing
flesh.
A COW that gives big mess of milk
always has large appetite, and it is
very important that the dairyman should
satisfy it.
Everything that you send to market
should be graded Sort out the poorest
and the best and keep them in separate
packages.
When hens are properly housed and
cared for, kept free from lice and fed
we'll, there is no question at all but what
they pay good profit.
1t certainly takes as much labor to
make a pound of poor butter as it does
to make pound of the best; but there
are a few dairymen who do not appear
to realize this fact.
The best corn-growers select their
seed where they are able to judge of
the vitality of the parent plant. You
should remember this when the time for
selecting seed corn comes around. The
same plan could be made to work with
potatoes.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

The readers of this paper WIN be pleased 70
learn that thsre Is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able 10 cure In al
Us stages, and that Is Oatarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Il the only positive cure now known 70
the medical fraternity. Cstarrh being oon-
stitutional disease, requires . constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up tho con-
stituton and assisting nature In doing its
work. The proprietors have so muoh faithin
its curative powerssthat thcy offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that 10 fails TO oure.
Send for list Of testimonials. Address
y. J. CEESKr b Co.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
BRAN AS A FERTILIZER.

Bran is an excellent fertilizer for
crops. as It is rich in nitrogen and min
eral matter, but it is made more valu-
able when It is fed to stock, not only
because it serves at food, but also be-
cause when it is passed through the body
Of an animal it Is in better form for
crops. Bran is a cheap material to pur-
chase, as it brings profit as food and
produces manure of the best quality.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
ID M3 T. ,E sA
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DON'T LET THE cow FALL OFF

DON'T LET THE COW FALL OFF.
When cow Is in full flow of milk she
should not be allowed to fall off as long
as it can be avoided. 1t she does not
seem to like her food tempt her with
something else, and always milk to the
last drop. Cows like a variety OF food
and will give good returns therefor IT 1t
Is provided.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
DEATH OF PRINCE HENRY.
Son of Orleans Dies in Cochin
China.

Saigon, French Cochin China
Prince Henry Of Orleans died at $3.50
D M. Friday. Prince Henry Of Or
leans was the oldest son OF the Duke
of Chartres and q cousin OF the Duke
Of Orleans. He was born in 1867 and
was not married. The prince has
bssn dangerously i'll for some time.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
College Of Pharmacy.

Wall eoufnped Laboratories, excellenr
Teachers a free Dispensary. where hundreds
Of prescriptions cy the best physicians are
compounded daily by the students students
obtain firstcass practical instruction as weli as
m at of a theoretical nature. There is a greater
demand Tor our graduates than we can supply.
Address DIR. GEO. r. PAYNE, fayhe
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
s,,u More Counterfeiting.

The Secret Service has unearthed anosnef
hand of counterfeiters and secured largo
quantity OF bogus bills. which are SO oleverly
executed that the average person would never
suspect them OF being spurious. Things Of
rrest value are always selected for imitation,
notably Hostettcr's Stomach Bitters, which
has many imitators but no equals for disor-
ders like indigestion, dyspepsia, constipaoon,
nervousness and general debility. Always go
TO reliable druggists who have the reputation
Of giving what you ask for.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

grown on the land the year before
strawberries are planted, following that
crop with cover before setting plants.
Cornell University Bulletin No. ISo,
bv Professor L. H. Bailey.