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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18

tween the two trains was lifted in the
air and slammed against the side of
our car. AS it struck, an egg was cast
in the open window and fell in my lap"
''Of course it didn't break" said a
cynic among the listeners.
at did not break" went on the rep
resentative. Because of its prema-
ture appearance the shell was not hard,
but tough and leathery instead. / took
it home and put it in an incubator and
in time Matched out fine chicken"
Ibid you observe in the eggs Off
spring any evidence of prenatal inlu-
ences?" asked the Schoolmaster, shov-
ing his glasses up on his forehead.
''Only this" said the representative,
"the chicken was rooster, and when
ever it tried to crow it whistled like a
locomotive"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
Roots in the CattIe FeeaInx

In all parts of the old world the feed
ing rations Of cattle include roots. In
this country little attention is paid to
them, though nearly all scientific feed
ers advocate their use. In the feeding
of beeves roots are valuable. especially
before the finishing period is reached.
The amount TO be fed each day must
depend on the size of the steer, but to
a l,OOO-pound steer so pounds a day
may be fed at first and this may be in
creased. As the time for finishing ap-
proaches, the daily allowance of roots
should be decreased as the food affects
the hardness of the flesh, too many
roots making it soft The best feed
ers advocate cutting the roots, slicing
them. Some pulp them and mix them
with the forage, delaying the feeding
till the forage is moistened by the
pulp.-Farmers' Review.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18

to be the Oldest peanut vender among
New England summer resorts. He cell
ebrated the twenty-ffth anniversary
OF his beginning businessat Salem Will
lows, Thursday, July 10, and during
that time he has sold IS 900 bushels OF
peanuts in pint bags, making 100000
bags in all. He is totally. blind.
Hoggy Jaggele, who was a drummer
boy for Andreas Hofer in the war
against the great Napoleon. celebrated
his one hundred and second birthday
In Vienna the other day. He became
attached to the person of the peasant
general when nine years old, attended
him in all his great battles and still
remembers many of the heroes of that
day, particularly Victor Eugene, Ma
poleon's beloved stepson.
Ashaway, r. l., boasts the possession
of more notable group of seven old
men than can be found in any other
town of it's size. The remarkable
group met the other day at a photog-
rapher's and had their pictures taken.
Their ages range from SO to % years,
the average being SO years and a
months. All are farmers and each
is still actively at work, the Oldest,
Matthew S. Kenyon, having dug seven
bushels of potatoes one day not long
ago.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
FEEDING FARM HORSES.
sew Hampshire Tests Place Cost NJ
"a Cents for Feed for Each
Hours Work.

Prof. c. w. Burkett, of the New
Hampshire experiment station, has
been conducting some experiments in
che feeding of horses. The investiga-
lions include the amount of water
consumed, the cost of feeding and the
method Of feeding. The trials extend
cd over two years. The amount of
water consumed was recorded in all
the tests. Both the ration consumed
and the amount of work performed
influence the quantity of water drunk
by workhorses, although the individ-
uaity of the horse has the most
marked effect. In the present in
vestigation the quantity of water va
ried from 25,s95 pounds to 32,997
pounds per years. Following are the
principal conclusions drawn by the
author:
Any food stuff or combination of
foodstuffs furnishing the desirable
nutriment at least cost should be con-
sidered in preparing rations for horses.
A mixture of bran and corn, half
and half, is a good substitute for corn
and oats for feeding work horses.
Corn stover is a good substitute for
timothy hay for winter feeding of
horses, because of its feeding value,
the yield per acre, and commercial
value.
A change from a grain mixture,
consisting partially of linseed-oil
meal, slowly or abruptly, does not
cause a decrease in weight in horses
If a proper substitute ration is fed.
The average cost per year for act
ual food supply per horse was S74.32.
The average cost for feed per hours
work done during two years was ga
cents
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
WITH SHEEP AND GOATS.

Wool is always a profitable farm
product.
An inferior ram means deteriorat-
ing flock.
The Angora goat is increasing in
popularity everywhere.
Michigan experiments show that
sheep will thrive on beet-sugar pulp.
Through the first ten months of it's
life the lamb requires thorough care.
The owners of brushy farms find
the Angora goat a great, speedy and
profitable clearer of roughage.
The lamb that is "slack behind the
shoulder" is not good animal to buy.
Insist on fullness at that point.
Low land, with pools Of stagnant
water should not be used as a pasture
for sheep. Animals kept on such
land are apt to be troubled by liver
fiuke.
Pasture may be very good, and
may seem economical to pasture
sheep, but little grain in the ration
will insure vigor and growth, and that
is what we want.
When putting on a flock of sheep
start well in the scale of breed, blood,
pedigree and individuality. Sheep will
fall downhin in quality, and to get
them uphill in quality means careful
work.-Midland Farmer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
INDUSTRIAL ODDS AND ENDS.

An iron shaving has been cut by the
Brush Electric company which is 2s7
feet long.
Four thousand seven hundred and
seventy miles of thread have been spun
out of single pound of cotton.
So accurate a science is triangula-
tion that the length of Salisbury Plain
was ascertained, with a result that diff
fered five inches only from its meas
ured value.
Mr.. Chen, proprietor of the Using
Tai firm of Kobe, Japan, has purchased
spinning mill at Shanghai, in which
10000 spindles are in operation and
1900 operatives are at work under five
japanese overseers. He has formed a
very poor opinion Of the capacity of
the Chinese as operatives and means
to try to employ japanese overseers
and operatives to a considerable num-
her
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
SHOWN BY THE JEWELERS..

Hatpins show large French bril-
liants set in balls.
Long pearl necklaces are shown
which tie in the back with silver tas-
sells.
For evening wear there are ieweled
tortoise-shell combs which come in
sets of three and four.
Little gilt pins that securely clasp
the bow worn low on the back of the
hair in the new low couture are among
the novelties.
Sterling silver vases come in beau
tiful designs, being tall and slender
in shape to accommodate long
stemmed flowers.
Among bug pins is a dragon fly with
wings of emeralds and ruby eyes. But
terhy pins have wings set in emeralds,
diamonds and rubies.
One of the newest things in iewelry
this fall is thumb seal ring, coming
direct from Rome. The ring of either
silver or gold is massive in appearance
and the seal is large enough to be of
practical use in sealing letters. 1t
bears an engraved coat of arms or a
curiously wrought monogram, plain
letters not being considered good form.
A silver walnut on the end of mi
lady's long chain is more than an orna-
ment. Some contain tiny powder puff
and powder, small perfume bottle,
besides a place for the pictured face Of
a sweetheart. Others are intended to
hold small change-nickels and dimes
and have a sort of string to hold the
coin secure, while others hold a thin
BILE and a small emery.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
FOR THE SMOKER.

A burntwood pipe rack bears the
motto: my castles in the air go up
in smoke, but 1 don't care"
A unique tobacco jar is a very queer
crocodile sitting on his hind legs. The
head lifts of TO allow the tobacco to
be put in
A unique china tobacco jar repre-
sents a stack of wheat sheaves with a
jolly-looking black face peepine
around the side.
A funny little match or cigarette
holder suggests pork and beans, as a
natural-looking pig sits beside bean
pot. This is in china.
A cigar holder that would add an
odd touch to a mans den is a good
sized and very green china frog with
bullying eyes. The mouth is held wide
open and is to be filed with cigars.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
THE HOME DOCTOR.

A very young child's mouth should
be washed out after feeding with a
weak solution of boracic acid.
Hemorrhages of lungs or stomach
may be checked by small doses of salt
and perfect quiet.
For sudden attacks of dysentery OF
collie, give equal parts of tincture OF
rhubarb, essence of peppermint and
camphor. Dose: Ten to twenty drops
in wineglassful of sweetened water
at intervals of Is minutes.
Bathing the eyes in hot water-as
hot as may be used-several times a
day, will relieve tired OF over-strained
eyes. By bathing the eyes every morn
ing in cool water-passing the water
as many as 20 times over them-they
Will be strengthened.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
Firhts Win RIncxx ne,r

Assessor II. B. Peterson, of the town
of Atlanta. Wis, had an encounter
with a large female black bear the
other morning. The bear presented
herself and three cubs at the home Of
Mr.. Peterson and was in the act Of
taking possession of his bee hives
when they were noticed. Mr.. Peterson
fired upon the bear, when che made
fierce fight. He fred again, this time
wounding her. She then disappeared
in the woods. He killed the cubs.
They weighed 80 pounds apiece.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
COAL OIL FOR LICE.
II Is syre to RID Hogs OF vermIn, but
sAbuId he Used with Copsid-
- cradle Caution

Coal oil is sure death to every louise
it touches, but it does not always kill
the eggs, and must be used with eau
ton to prevent blistering the skin of
the hog. When a large drove is treat
ed the work can be done very quickly
by using spray pump having an at
tachment for mixing the oil and wa
ter, and the pump should be so that
it will use about five parts of wafer
to one part of oil. When such mix
ture is thrown over the hogs'in fine
spray, only little of the oil is used to
cover the whole animal, and If the
spraying is done in the evening nearly
all the ollwillhave evaporated by morn
ing and there will be no blistering of
the skin when the hogs are exposed
20 the hot sun on the following day.
So little oil is used in the spraying that
few of the eggs will be killed, and the
work should be repeated at the end of
q week and again at the end of the
second week. If the work is thorough
ly done three sprayings will be suf-
ficient.
Lice never infest clean hogs when
they are not brought from an infested
drove, and the hog raiser who has a
clean herd cannot be too careful to
keep it so. No stray hog should be
allowed on the premises, and any which
are purchased should be examined
very carefully before they are to run
with the others. The oil mixture
should always be kept where it can be
used Immediately, if any indications of
lice are seen.-From U. S. Department
OF Agriculture Bulletin, No. 100.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
NEW ROOSTER STORY.
While StIll I'm Egg Stnae bird Col
uded with Train and Now
Whistles Like Locomotive

The following story was published
recently. 1t was attributed to Repre-
sentative Flanagan, of New Jersey, a
millionaire from Morristown. lie told
the story at picnic of Patrons of
Husbandry at Tuttle's Grove, near Nor
ristown.
81 was riding from Baltimore to
Washington on fast train one day."
said Mr.. Flanagan. THE car window
was open. AS we passed another ex-
press train going in the opposite diree-
ton a hen caught in the vortex be-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
Destiny of the Hoo- SIT

The oily, greasy, thick pig skin is
arouSing new interest. Heretofore.
the slaughterhouse has not seriously
bothered itself about skinning the hog.
while his green hide left on the car
cass and unincumbered with expense
brought eight cents per pound when
weighed in as cured ham or smoked
bacon The scientist will not let things
alone, however, and it may yet pay to
strip the hide from the hog for com
mercial purposes. The leather strin-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
MAX. the Proft Yourne,f.

The farmer that sells a horse in
poor condition is almost certain to lose
money thereby. The ordinary buyer
wants a horse that is sleek and fat. So
much is his the case that some men
In the cities make it their business to
cater to this requirement. They buy
horses poor in flesh. They fatten them
up, finish them off with oats and sell
them at a good advanc.-Farmers' Re-
view.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT.
Justice and Obnging JeweIer
Help Brooklyn Runavvays.

Policeman Flanagan, of Jersey City,
was halted on Grove street at IL
O'Clock the other night by a we'll
dressed young couple, who at first ap-
peared somewhat embarrassed.
What is the matter?" asked the Of
fcer.
We'll" said the young man, 1--WE
want to find minister or justice Of
the peace. Can you direct us to one?
The fact is" he added, becoming bold
er after the ice had been broken, 1--WE
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
OUTLINE OF PEN.

Place trough at one end and secure
by cleats and strips nailed to posts
To prevent shoats jumping out, addi-
tional strips can be nailed above or a
smooth fencing wire strung round at
top. Raise the pen up on one end, call
three or four shoats and drop the in
closure over them. The hogs will thor
Oughly root up and manure the inclos-
ure. Two men can move the pen
j. G. Allshouse, in Orange Judd
Farmer
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
TRAP DOOR FOR BARN.
Aside from n Little Ingenuity and n
Few Cents for Hinges 1t Calls
for No Expense.

1 send sketch of trap door that is
both safe and convenient. Pieces (al
are fastened to the wall with strap
iron hinges. They swing back against
the wall when not in use. They are
made of ten or twelve-inch plank. 3
is the door, also made of planks. The
battens are inch boards; the upper one
is four inches shorter than door. The
as come against the ends of upper
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
BARN TRAP DOOR

batten and are flush with the edges Of
door. The door is made fast to the as
with hooks and staples, and fastened
to the floor with strong hinges. A
board the length of upper batten is
nailed between the as to the wall. The
door rests on bearings when lowered.
&C. w. Gamble, in Ohio Farmer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
SOME NOTABLE OLD MEN

Chief Engineer Carl Neupert, Of the
neutrality-suspicious. liner Auguste Vic
toria, the oldest chief engineer of the
line, has completed his one hundredth
trip. When he returns to Hamburg
he will have completed 100000 miles of
ocean travel. He says he will not re-
tire until he has travelled a million
miles.
PatrickT. KanneaIIY believes himself
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18

per has demonstrated his ability To
shave hides almost to tissue leather. It
is claimed that he can split the leather
to the thinness of a cologne bottle
stopper cover and manufacture that
article at a ridiculously low price.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
.SalhElIgXN]61
STOCK
CHEAP MOVABLE PEN.
the Enclosure and FertiIize Ii
In Short Time.

A cheap movable hog pen is shown
in our illustration. Use four pieces
three by three-inch stuff, each three
feet long for the corner posts, and
eight eight-inch boards any length de-
sired for the sides. Nail bottom boards
six inches from the ground and the
top ones eight inches above the others.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
Tnkinr So Chnnce.

Handout Harry-Pardon me, lady,
but dad You ever go TO cooking school?
Mrs. YOnngwife,--No. did not.
Hand-out Harry-Well, then. you
can let me have piece of pie and cup
of coffee-N. Y. Journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18

"And so you ran away from your
wife to enlist in the army. What did
you do that for.
SIN lover of peace."-Life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
Affected.

He-Do you suppose the moon has
anything to do with my love2
She-Yes. they say the moon often
affects the mind.-Detroit Free Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18

They Dont Go Together.
He-Do you think cigarettes are bad
for a man?
Shell never knew a man to smoke
them.-Judge.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-18
Then the strugEIe neEnn.

Wood-EXtremes meet.
Tucker-They do. Tonight I ate
some angel cake and deviled ham,
Puck.
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-23
NO ATTEMPT MADE TO
BREAK THROUGH LINES

hardly attempt TO break through the
lines OF defense in such clear atmos-
phete. and under skies SO nearly clear,
as P'evail this forenoon
No matter what may happen later in
the cay. all is quiet on board the yes
sels OF the defending feet this morn
Two wa-ships Sighted.
Two xessels, enc 10 the eastward ans
ehe other % the southeastward, frcE
admiral EigginsoH fleet, were diseoE
cred On the horizon at II O'Clock Both
ere ve-sh:ps and the vessel to the
southeast looks like the Brooklyn She
appears to be making frn speed for the
flagship.
\ jorpz49 Boat was at cnce sent ous
TO meet the supposed Brooklyn. whicI,
afterwaTd changed her course more te
the east
The other ship is thought 10 be ths
Olympia The Scorpion or Mayaower is
steaming out from Gloucester
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-23
PRESIDENTS FAILURE
TO ACT DISAPPOINTING
Hoped Commissioner Would
Be Named Before Trip.
Appointment Expected Shortly-Prep-
aration of Speeches Has Prevented
Consideration of Question

There is a feeling CT disappointment
among the friends of the several aspir-
ants 10 the vacant commissionership Of
the District. because the President did
not make the appointment TO the posi-
ton before leaving Sycamore Hill on his
New England trip. The President had
been Informed in diplomatic way that
it was highly desirable, though not a0-
scIuteIy necessary, that the appointment
should be made soon on account CT de-
Iayed public business, and it was ex-
pected that he would act as soon as
Tuesday Of this week
It is stated, however. by those best
posted N the matter that the appoint
ment will be made within a few days,
the President being desirous Of giving
the matter little more attention than
be was ahle TO do while the preparation
OF addresses for the New England trip
we're in progress during the last few
days al his summer home.
Nothing whatever IS being done BY the
severaI men whose names have been
most prominently mentioned in ccnnec-
ton with the vacant Office. They and
their friends are waitin- for the de-
Iiverance from Oyster Bay which shall
end the suspense and place a good man
in the chair Cf the late Commissioner
Ross.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-23
Johnson ARRAIGNBD
PLEADS moi GUILTY"
Assailant of Major Armes
Held for Grand Jur
PRELIMINARY TRIAL WAIVED
Bond Of the Defendant in $500 Is Re-
newed-MajoT Arnes Not Present at
the Hearing and Wounds Said to Be
Painful.

Mr.. J. Roland Johnson, who inflicted d
pistol wound on Major George 4. Armes
Thursday morning, while the latter was
sitting on the front porch of his home
near Chevy Chase Circle, was arraigned
in the Police Court this morning.
charged with assault with intent to kiIg
After brief hearing he was bound
over to await the action OF the grand
jury at the October term OF court.
Major Armes was not present in cour..
as his wound is said to be giving him
a great deal Of pain. Mr.. johnson ap-
peared with his attorney. Mr. Greed NJ
Fulton, shortly before 10 O'Clock. = plea
of not guilty was entered by the de-
fendant to the charge when read By
the clerk.
The preliminary examination was
waived by Nr Fulton, Johnson's. at
torney.
Mr. johnson has been under 81 800
bonds since ne gave himself up THURSDAY
afternoon, 10 insure his appearance III
the Police Court. When the question Of
renewing the bond came up, no opposi-
tion was made by the District Attorney,
Mr. johnson and his attorney left the
court Immediately afterward. the latter
returning 20 his home H still refuses
10 make any sfatemen. regarding the
case
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-23
QUIET THROUGHOUT
THE STRIKE REGION
First Consignment Of Coal
Shipped Since Trouble
Deputies With Winehesters Guarded
Cars TO Prevent Any Attempt at
Wrecking.

SHENANDOAH. Pa, Aug. 23.-No
outbreaks CT disturbances of any kind
have been reported to General Goblin
this morning. and as he is in close
touch Win the situation throughout the
regicn. this Is an indication that no
violence has occurred
The sight of fifteen cars of coal Ieav-
ing Silver Greek colliery at New Phila-
delphia last evening sent CONSERVATION
20 the ranks Of the strikers of that
town, and If the precaution had not
been taken to man the train with depu-
ties carrying Winchester rifles it is
likely that II would have been derailed
by the angry crowd OF men that we're
lined along the tracks
This is the first consignment of coal
that has been shipped from this part Of
the region since the strike began.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-23
THE SOUTHERN FREIGHT
OFFICES GO TO ATLANTA

to general freight agent; Mr. v h
Paxton. chief clerk; Nr. J. NJ JONES.
chief rate clerk. and Messrs- J. o.
Herdiev. R. C. Cobb. George X Cald-
well and George 5. Gibson. executive
clerks.
The negotiations for the proposed
change have been conducted solely
through. the executive officers Of the
road, and it was not until this morning
that the clerks we're advised Of the
move. The officials are reticeut in re
gard 10 the matter
Mr. Green. when asked concerning the
proposed change this morning stated
There is very little that can be said
at this time The Offices will be moved
to Atlanta and will be opened for busi-
ness on October l. There is not the
slightest probability that the passen-
ger department viii follow and the
matter has rot been for enc moment
considered.
''Our clerks we're notified of-the change
this morning and asked to accompany
tbs officers. Probably fifty OF our fores
of about sixty-ffve men viii go.