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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-12
ROPINESS OF MILK.
1T IL Caused by Specific Bacillus
Which Can BE Destroyed Only
by Sterilization

Although milk can turn ropy under
a temperature falling close to frost
line, yet warm weather favors it's fire.
quency. 1t is useless to blame it upon
the cow as SO many do. The ropiness
of milk is caused by specific bacillus
in the milk or cream, which bacillus
is brought out of streams and
reaches the milk first by either wash
ing the milk vessels in the water, or
the mud adhering to the cow, and
the mllkman letting it get into the
milk. The bacillus once started
strongly, will cling to the milk YES
sells, the cream pitcher or bottle in
definitely, unless they are thoroughly
cleansed each time after using. And
the only right way to do this when
the milk gets ropy is to submerge
them all each time for not less than
five minutes, in boiling water. Look
especially to the strainer; half the
time it is responsible for the ropy
condition of the milk Do not blame
the mitkman and ruin his trade with
your complaints until first you are
sure the lack of cleanliness, in this
respect, does not lie with your own
neglect in not scalding out as it
should be, the receptacle you keep
the milk in after he brings it to you.
Milk never ropes until it has stood
for several hours, long enough to
give the bacilli time to get in their
work.
Unless we know exactly what and
health of the cows, and carefulness
of the dairyman, it is just as well to
pasteurize the milk ourselves. This
is done by putting the vessel contain
ing it into one containing water
brought to and kept at tempera-
ture Of 155 degrees, for from 10 to
20 minutes, stirring the milk often
to distribute the heat evenly through
it. This temperature kills practical
ly about all the dangerous substances
in it, and when cooled still leaves it
with the fresh milk flavor. Running
the heat higher, will give it the
cooked flavor, and Injuries it's digesti-
bility. To keep milk fresh for days,
put it into bottles, the bottles into a
saucepan of cold water, gradually
bring to a boil, instantly cork, put
back into the water and bring to
boil again, allowing it to boil for
minute or two, let gradually cool in
the same water, fasten the corks in
so that no air possibly can touch the
milk.-Agricultural Epitomist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-12
PLAN FOR A DAIRY BARN.

granary can be very handily located
above these boxes or chutes, as one
room in either place or two separate
rooms, one for horse feed and the
other for cows. The drive above will
accommodate unloading.
One straight drive affords easy
means of hauling manure. I can see
only waste Of time and fertilizer in
putting in a truck for carrying ma
nure, unless it is barn already built,
into which team cannot easily enter.
A car and track means dumping ma
nure near the buildings. We have
some barns not yet otherwise ar
ranged, but l am against the practice
and shall continue to condemn it.
1t will be observed that l have placed
the box stalls or hospitals for cows at
the opposite end from the horses and
horse box stalls for two purposes; to
secure plenty of sunlight, and to
equalize the space, so that animals
would not be close together in one end
or portion, and open spaces where ami
mails do not stand in another portion.
This will always necessarily take place
to some extent. Every effort should
be put forth to avoid it. We must
fight against condensation of mois-
ture, and that always takes place
where animals do not stand simply be-
cause lower temperature follows.
This barn, with the dimensions given
will hold about so animals, supply
ing an average of 600 cubic feet air per
head, with an Sh to 9-foot ceiling.
The reader may query why a silo
should be located in one corner. 1t is
convenient, is it not? These round ST.
los can add to the architectural APP
pearance of building if desired, and
here is an opportunity to do it, put on
a finished conical roof and you will
have something that will attract the
passer-by. The stable has every adj
vantage of sunlight, with-an eastern.
southern and western exposure. Use
not less than IL lights, 9x13 glass.
every Is feet all around. No room in
your house will be lighter, and none
should be. The upper story can be ar
ranged to suit the location. If high
ground is to the west, drive in at d.
and out at D-2, with hay carrier run
ming over; hay and unthrashed grain
stored in corner marked grain. If
more convenient to drive from D-2 to
D-3 the barn will not lose any of it's
efficiency; the hay and grain can be
handled with ropes and pulleys. The
upper floor made of 1A-inch stuff
double will be strong enough so that
a team can drive over any part of the
second story, which will make for con-
venience. The system of ventilation
with two out-take fiues, VEN. 1hx3
feet each. and cement floor, will make
a very convenient and complete dairy
barn.-H. E. Cook, in Rural New
Yorker
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-12
SHALLOW FEED PIT.

on the top of knoll as shown in the il
lustration. One used by j. E. Roster,
near the Alvarado (Cal.) factories, is
600 feet long, so feet deep, 20 feet wide
at bottom and 80 feet wide at top. The
bottom is planked and has gutter un-
der the floor for draining the pulp,
which is about 90 per cent. water.
This silo is filled by dump carriers
from the factory, but smaller silos are
filed from wagons by shoveling. In
some of the pulp silos the sides are
not boarded, but in such there is more
waste of pulp. The bottom planks
must be set far enough apart 20 allow
some drainage, even after swsllings,
when the silo has been Farm
and Home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-12
SHALLOW FEED PITS.
Valuable Suggestions for Feeders
Who Happen to Live Near Beet
Sugar Factories.

tories find valua BILE food in the refuse
pulp, which contains large per cent.
of sugar, stimulates the appetite and
increases the milk flow. A large pro-
portion at present is used for fatten-
ing cattle, being much relished when
fed with grain and coarse fodder. tits
easily kept in silos, as the top to
depth of six to eight inches quickly
seals over, protecting all below. The
material is cheap and the decay of
the top layer is not considered seri-
Gus matter. Pulpsilos of verylow cost
are made by lining shallow pit made
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-12
PITH AND POINT.

One active cause of a shrinkage in
values is the assessors visit.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
A wife can read her husbands
mind all right. The difficulty is in
getting him to acknowledge that she
reads him right.-Atchison Globe.
A Summer Engagement.-"Wa
their engagement happy one?"
"Oh, yes, very! They both married
somebody else" philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
sol hov come t. tn conclusion" re-
marked Paddy Mccain, shot my
humble lot is more holy than bein'
wan iv thin tax shavers on tn state
tax board thot is Robin tii poor
railroads. "-Indianapolis News.
Checkmating Him.-''Now, mothers
cooking" he began, ''was-" II
know, know" she interrupted. ''Do
you suppose, if I discharged Dinah,
she would come to us for four dol
lars week? ''-Chicago Post.
Magistrate-''Did l understand you
to say that the parties used high
words?" Witness-"Yes, your wor-
ship; their voices were unusually high,
and their language was extremely
low-"-Glasgow Evening Times.
His Forte.-Tommy-"Out of a
job?" Jimmy-"Yeh. The boss said
he was losin' money on the things l
was MAXIM Tommy-"Wasn't there
anything else you could do around
the place." Jimmy-''I guess not.
Anyhow, he said 1 didn't seem able
to do anything else" Tommy Sand
what was you makin'?" Jimmy
mistakes" catholic Standard.
The Wrong Boy.-I read the other
day of Dutchman who had lost his
child, and who thus related his ex-
perience in finding him: 81 lose my
poy, und 1 go out und find him sit
ting on the curbstone. L tell him
come home. He say he Won't. He
look at me; l look at him. He begin
to cry; 1 begin to cry. He feel very
bad; I feel very bad. I tole him
stood up; und he stand up. put my
arms aroun' his neck-und it wasn't
him!"-A. Q. Keasbey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-12
TaE STORY / } : hll r.
THE HERMIT THRUSH.

When twilight's hush
Falls on secluded wood and lonely hill,
1t is the thrush
Whose song, calm as the night, rings
heavenward,
And dies away along the dewy sward.
It rises free,
And bears serenely down the darkening
day
Lifes rhapsody,
The mingling light and shadow of the
years.
Too sad for joyousness, too sweet for
tears.
A vesper song-bird singing,
The calm forgetfulness of joy, too sweet
FOr wildwood voices to repeat,
lis rising skyward with thy song
Whose liquid sweetness fingers long
Upon the night air ringing.
The night is nigh;
The woodland signs for thee, the breeZes
call
Again thy cry
Floats out across the dusk that waits for
thee
And the rapt strains of thy rare min
strelsy.
No more thou singest,
To some dark tangle of the forest depths
Thy flight thou wingest;
Where vaulted arches echo to thy tones,
The pine tree shivers and the night wind
means.
Julia E. Goodwin, in Springfield (Mass.)
Republican.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-12
SECONDHAND SIDEWALKS.
Are Sold by Dealers in Wrecked
Building Materia1s-Odd Ar
ticlqs of Trade.

"Never heard of secondhand side
walks before?" said dealer in second
hand building materials, according to
the Chicago Chronicle. 'Why, where
can you have been all the time?"
There have been secondhand side
walks as long as there have been deal
ers in secondhand building materials;
and this business has been carried on
in Chicago in a large way for many
years.
when a dealer buys an old building
and contracts to remove it he buys
everything pertaining to it, out to the
street curb, including the sidewalk.
That's where the secondhand vault
lights and vault covers come from, and,
of course, the secondhand fag-stones.
1--WE bring these flags along with the
stand em up to wait for purchasers.
They are sold for making repairs to
stone pavements and also to lay as
complete pavements. Secondhand
flags are sold for these uses not only
here, but in smaller cities and other
places anywhere within radius of
200 or 800 miles of Chicago.
Modern concrete pavements hurt
the trade in secondhand flags? Sure
ly. Before the days of artificial pave
ments, there was sale for all the flags
we got as fast as we got them. Then
with the growth of the concrete pave
ments came a truce when the flags
stacked up on us, more or less, and we
used to wonder sometimes if we
should ever sell them.
''And then along would come some
body and buy a mile of tagging at
once; might be somebody laying out
property, or something of that sort.
Or we might have run in tagging and
sell all we had. So that while there
isn't the demand for secondhand flags
that there once was, there is still
market for them at some price.
Perhaps there are such things as
secondhand street pavements, too?
Why, certainly; though that's some
thing not in our line. Secondhand
paving blocks would be supplied by
contractors who had taken them up
preparatory to laying a new street
pavement.
''Itwould be stipulated, for instance,
in the contract that the contractor
putting down the new pavement
should have the material of the old
one to be removed. He might sell the
old blocks as they were or take them
to his yards and have those that were
very much worn or rounded Clipped
and refaced; or, for that matter, he
might have such blocks entirely re-
dressed, making new blocks of them.
1.-THE paving blocks thus removed,
as no longer suitable for use where
they were originally laid, under the
traffic 10 which they would now be
subjected, might still do for streets
pavements in smaller cities and towns,
or for various private roadways, and
their cheapness commends them, and
thus there is market for them all.
$50 there are indeed secondhand
street pavements as well as second
hand sidewalks; but there isn't really
anything very remarkable about that.
If you should stop to consider for just
a minute you would realize that it
would be very difficult to think of any
thing that could not be bought second
handn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-12
Dax of the MIX Cow.

Butter will be butter unless all
signs fail, says the Breeders Gazette.
The da;ryman has been envious of his
beef-making neighbor, but the tide
is now turning in the direction of the
milk cow. 1t could not be otherwise.
Some weeks ago we drew attention
to the fact that the fall contract
price for milk afforded to makers no
margin of profit and that prices must
be advanced to city consumers of
both milk and butter. That advance
has come and seems still to come.
Joined with the shortage of grain
and forage is the unfortunate cold,
dry and backward spring, and the
lateness of the grass and its weak
ness on the parched and exhausted
pastures of last summer have added
materially to the expense at which
milk has been made.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-12
How True!
Budget,

Say, Jinks, where is that fine
gold watch you used to sport? I
see now that you are wearing plain
affair in nickel-plated case.'
"Well, you know, circumstances al
ter cases. Baltimore American.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-12
Di.couragins circumstances.

Tramp Tin the country)-Yes, once
rode a bicycle, but I had ter give It
up.
Cyclist-Why?
Tramp Well, yer see, the owner
wuz comm down the road behind me,
and the policeman had rope
stretched across the road in 'front.'
Chums.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-12

Care should be taken that scale is not
carried from infected to healthy trees
on pruning tools
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
REDUCTION OF WAR TAXES.
QUESTION TAKEN UP BY WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE REPUBLICANS
HEARINGS ON TEA AND BEER.

Washington. Jan. 2O-The Republican mern-
bers of the Ways and Means Committee to-day
decided to begin consideration of the bill reduc-
ing war revenue taxes, and after conference
attended by all of the Republican members OF
the committee Chairman Payne issued the fol-
lowing statement;
The Republican members of the Committee on
Ways and Means met to-day, and have taken
up the subject OF the revenue. They de-
cided to have hearing before the full commit
tee Monday the 9th inst. on the question
respecting the duty tea and the war revenue
taxes upon beer. They will hear the people In
terested in the subject Of the duty on tea at 10
o'clock in the morning, and those interested in
the subject of taxation of beer at o'clock In
the afternoon. There will be no further hear
ings
Some significance was attached to the restrtc-
tion of the hearings to tea and beer. but 1t was
explained that these were the only interests
which had asked for hearings. The desire of
the beer interests is to take off 6o cents from
the 81 go barrel now levied on beer. thus
bringing the rate to 81, where 1t stood before
the Spanish war. The total reduction in reve-
nues on this item would be $240OOOOO. The re-
duction on tea would aggregate about SS,O0O.O OOO
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
LIQUOR FIGHT AT ALBANY.
LEGISLATURE FLOODED WITH PETI-
TToNs AGAINST SUNDAY OPENING
Inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l


Albany. alan 2e.-Petitions descending on
the legislature in large numbers opposing the
passage Of any law which either directly or in
directly permits of the sale OF liquor on Sunday.
Most Of these petitions appear to have been pre-
scented TO the congregations of churches on Sunday
and 10 have been voted by them This after
a dispatch from Syracuse said that The
Herald, Of that city, had recently made a can
up the State learn the opinion Of the pro-
prietors OF newspapers IN ffty-one counties con-
cerning the opposition to open liquor stores on
Sunday. and had found that the Republicans were
unanimously against the proposition Two-thrds
Of the proprietors Of Democratic newspapers re-
ported that popular sentiment in their neighbor-
hoods opposed to the opening OF saloons on
Sunday. Eighty-fve per Of the independent
newspapers were reported TO be opposed to the
proposition. This dispatch was shown to Governor
O6ell who said: Il became convinced when was
chairman OF the Republican State Committee that
public sentiment in New-YOrk City opposed to
the opening Of the liquor stores Sunday. I have
doubt that such proposition would be defeated
by nifty thousand votes in the Borough OF Manhat-
tan alone IL II should be put a vote"
The Governor said he had read DR.. Parkhurst's
letter president of the Society for the Preven-
ton Of Crime, addressed to Mayor Low but since
st was addressed to the Mayor he would make no
comments il. He added: My information is
that Mayor Low and Police Commissioner Part
ridge are giving the city good administration"
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21

DISCUSSION OF THE ADVIsABITITY OF LET
TING AGENTS HANDLE CITY
ADVERTISING.

Mayor Low yesterday. at the meeting of the
Board of City Record. asked fog expressions of
opinion from representatives OF city newspapers
with reference the proprety Of permitting gents
10 handle advertising matter which the Board OF
City Record desires to have published in the news
papers.
William c. De Witt spoke for the Brooklyn Pub
fishers Association in favor OF having advertise
ments sent directly from departments TO the cor
poration papers G. A. O'RoUrke, representing an
agency, spoke OF the custom OF the last admins
tration Mr.. Grout asked him II there was any
legal reason for paying a commission to agents
Mr. ORourke agreed that the business could not
be obtained by the agents, and that the payment
by the city need not be guaranteed.
A representative of "Earper's Weekly" said that
the advertising agent of TO publisher
but that there desire TO dictate TO the ad-
vertiser-the city-iE this Several representa-
tves of agencies spoke OF saving the city money
but it not explained just how it was to be
done. William c. Bryant said he was opposed to
paying commissions
The old bids for furnishing stationery to the city
departments thrown out, and resolution
was approved authorizing the advertisement OF
bids for such supplies in The City Record"
a communication from L. ". Ahrens denying
the charges of Expert Examiner Heryey was re
ceived and ordered printed.
There Will be meeting of the Board OF CITY
Record tomorrow at p. m, TO consider PROPOSE
tlons from advertising men who wish To handle
corporation advertising.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
END OF A. D. T. FIGHT NEAR
EDWIN GOULD SAYS PRESENT CON
troll WILL CONTINUE-NEW WEST
ERN UNION COMPANY TO CEASE

Edwin Gould was seen at his home, No I2O
Fifth-ave. last evening by Tribune reporter
about the Western Union Messenger Company.
which was incorporated at Trenton n. j.. yes
terday with a capitalization of S50O000
He said: In all probability this new company
will Immediately pass out of existence. It's
continuation is contingent the action Of the
stockholders of the American District Telegraph
Company at the annual meeting Thursday.
The present management Of the American Dis
trict Telegraph Company controls one-fourth of
the stock, and enough proxies have been heard
from to guarantee another quarter interest in
favor of the present officers being retained.
Apparently. therefore, a harmonious majority
Will vote to continue the existing policy of con-
troll. The new company 10 have been man
aged by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, its officials being elected by that COM
pany. The Western Union supplies the District
Telegraph with 40 per cent of its business, so
1t would have been excellent proposition for
the new company, whose existence is now rem
dered unnecessary by the probable action of the
stockholders Thursday.
1t was learned good authority that Mr..
Gould himself owns five thousand shares in the
American District Telegraph Company, which
is one-eighth Of the capital stock.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
INSURANCE MERGER TALKED or
EQUITABLE AND PRUDENTIAL. FIGURE IN
A BIG SCHEME REPORTED IN
WALL STREET

Wall Street greatly interested yesterday in
report that "A great financial combination, for
purposes not fully disclosed" in process of
formation. and that it would be found some
thing in the nature OF alliance between banks
trust companies and insurance companies. with the
the arrangement the Western National Bank
the Mercantile Trust Company and the United
States Steel Corporation being also represented In
the management.
A representative Of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society. when yesterday In reference to the
matter would say only that the very friendly rela-
tions which have existed for time between
the Equitable and the Prudential Insurance Com
pany, OF Newark, have been strengthened recently
Later, high official of the Equitable declared
that there nothing in the scheme as outlined
by the early rumors. He declined sav whether
derstanding between the interests named was under
way
1t is believed in the Street that the reported cam
binauon has reference 10 the international Bank
ing Corporation, with which Equitable interests are
prominently identified.
Newark Jan. 20 (SpeciaD.-A representative Of
the Prudential Insurance Company, who has au-
thorlty TO speak for the management says that
rumor or an alliance between that company and
the Equitable Life Assurance Society n is eti-
dently based, he thinks, the fact that FTnujfa b
and prudential officers have become associa ted as
directors or certain banking interests in Newark
and IN the Fidelity Trust Company. controlled nv
OF a community or interest for banking and invest
meut purposes. ~ -'''~@N
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
BILLS PASSED. INTRODUCED AND DE-

Albany. Jan. 2o.-In the Senate this evening Lieu
tenant Governor Woodruff presided. Another batch
of petitions against the Sunday opening OF saloons
was received. These bills passed.
Senator Primes. changing the time of village
elections In Pattsburg-
relative 70 the time Of holding the State Fair
Senator Stewards, making the Office of sheriff of
Schuyler County salaried
Senator Miils's relative 10 the city of Yon-
keTs-
Senator Feeter's relative municipal light plant
IN Frerkfort.
Senator Brackets. legaizing school bonds Of the
Union Free School District of Saratoga Springs.
The Brackett bill amending the stock corporation
law, in reference TO merger Of corpora tions was
advanced TO third reading.
These bills introduced in the Senate to-
night:
By Senator Wagnsr-Proyiding that all persons
who have paid fare shall he entitled to
continuous passage TO the terminus of all elevated
roads in Brooklyn.
BY Senator Davis-To regulate the admission of
in the Adirondacks.
Every available inch of space in the Assembly.
Including the galleries, was crowded tonight when
the Speakers gavel fell. 1t was expected that a
lively debate would ensue over the Wainwright
resolution calling for speedy action part Of
the State Railroad Commission in its investigation
of the recent railroad disaster in the New-York
Central tunnel. The resolution. however. was laid
on the table. These bills were advanced:
Assemblyman Wainwright called up his New
York Central tunnel resolution and desired have
u debated. On motion OF majority leader Aids
rnfttee.
Assemblypqsn Dole offered resolution calling
for an investigation OF charges that had been pub
iIcy made against Sheriff Glden of Kings County
MI Aids moved IL he laid the table. Mr..
the Speaker ruled the motion to be undebatabIe
The House ADJOURNED until ii a. m. tomorrow.