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Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-26
COOKE AND LAUDERDALE HANGED
Went to Their Doom Hurting Curses Upon Every
body and Everything
shocking Spirit of the Two en Displayed Eternity
Execution Witnessed by Thousands.
Cookies Awful Jocosoness.

wine and laughingly remarked that he
was ready for anything.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
The Aerdsman.

In the history of the impro cement
of live stock in the evolution of the
pure breeds and in show-yard success
es, the herdsman has played no unim-
portant part, for it must be acknowl-
edged that good feeding has been and
Is the necessary accompaniment OF
successful breeding and showing. and
that unless these go hand in hand, i'm
provement will be slow and unsatis-
factory. Types have been evolved and
fixed largely by means of generous
feeding and treatment in concert, with
intelligent selection and mating, and
there is more than little trutll in the
saving that deal of the breeding
goes in at the mouth and good ground
for the faith of Old Country herdsmen
in "neeps and cake and for the conf
dence of American cattlemen in the
"corn crib cross" That faithful and
unassuming herdsmen have done
praiseworthy work in keeping up the
character of Canadian and American
herds will be gratefully granted by
breeders of "the old guard" who lin
ger on the shores of time.-Thomas
McFarlane.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
propsrIy ceeiIno Poultry.

When drcsscd poultry is To bo
shipped to tho cities in considerable
quantities II Is necessary 10 get th"
animal heat out OF Il before packing.
Much complaint is heard In tho iarsc
markets on account OF poultry spoil
Ing In transit. due to the animal heat
not having been taken out before pack
Ing. The leo has been put around the
barrels In proper manner. but when
tho barrels are opened some OF inc
fowls In tho middle have heated TO the
point OF spelling. Tho outside layers
arc cool enough. but the cold has been
unable to penetrate tho whole mass.
The only way To prevent this state OF
things iS to cool tho middle OF tho
mass TO near the frccx!n. point before
1, In Rhippcd and indeed before II Is
soiidiy packed. A little care In this
regard will save good deal Of money
iirst and last
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26

Denver. Dec. i9.-Thc construction of
tho first thirty six miles Of the new Dem
yer. Northwestern & Pacific railroad.
which IL TO be built by David II. Moifat
and his associates. connecting Denver
with Salt Lake City. will be begun next
New Years day. Announcement wns
made last night nj the Offices OF the
Colorado and Utah Construction Com
pany. the auxiliary company which will
supervise the construction of the road.
that the successful bidders Of the sew
cntccn contracting firms who submitted
figures on the construction Of the first
section Of the road had been decided
upon. The contracts for this work will
be signed to-day or Monday. Under
the terms Of the contract work must
begin within ten days after the con-
tracts are signed. The carrying out
Of the contracts will involve the distri-
button Of 81. .OOO.0 900 In supplies. mnteri-
ais and wages. Part Of the work must
be completed by next July LIST and the
rest by next December LIST.
The successful bidders are the firm
OF Orman & Crook of Pueblo. Colorado.
composed OF Governor James d. Or
man and William and John Crook. and
the firm OF George s. Good & Co..
of Lockhaven. Pennsylvania. composed
OF Mr.. Good. A. Hitchcock and others.
Mr.. Hitchcock made the examination
of the route before his firm submitted
bids. The Crook brothers complied
the figures on their bids.
The thirty-six miles was divided into
five divisions in the specifications and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
Scientific Poultry Raising in Canada

Scientific Poultry Raising in Canada.
Poultry farming in Canada is bust
ness that is being developed subs,an'
tally In several market branches.
notably the selling of specially plump
well dressed chickens to Canadian city
merchants and To commission mer'
chants in Great Britain. the selling Of
live chickens To firms who export
them TO Great Britain. and the selling
of fresh wintcr esss. There ar. mer'
chants In Montreal Who will pay from
10 to lie a pound for fat,sd chickens.
and one OF them has offered TO buy
100000 lbs. Of those especially Tat
tened chickens this fall. guaranteeing
to pay not less than Zoe per pound for
each chicken. Tn. government OF Can
ada has established number OF fat
tenins stations. and teaches the farm
or not only what Great nri'ain's poui'
Try markets require. bu; how to make
tho chickens To suit the market.-Sa'
tlonal ProVikloncF.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
MOFFAT ROAD CONTRACTS LET
FOR FIRST THlRTY.SIX MILES

Of these ormaa & Crook have secured
tho contract for the first three divi-
sionR. altogether nineteen and n half
miles. The fourth and NTH divisions.
which have been awarded to Good q
Co.. cover sixteen and q half miles.
Both firms have recently completed
have large outfits and forces Of men
which they can place In the ncid nj
once. Each OF the Arms Will have Ia
give n bond to complete the contracts
within the time specified. II In csti-
mated that 1000 men will be given
steady employment during the life OF
the contracts.
The various divisions arc as follows:
First DivisIon-Commcnccs Mt the
end Of the grade OF the Denver q
Northwestern railway. fourteen miles
from the Denver postoiiicc. and extend
Ing westward nine and one-hnlf miles
to Coal creek.
Second Observation-Disclosures Mt Coal
creek and extends westward hve miles
Third DIvision-Commences at the
mouth Of South Boulder creek and cx-
tends westerly to n point directly op-
posite Anderson's Summit. q distance
of I'VE miles.
Fourth Division-Commcnces oppo-
site Anderson's Summit and extends
westward to Black canon, distance OF
four and one-half miles.
Fifth Division-Commenccs at Black
canon and extends westward to the up
per end Of Boulder park. seven miles
beyond Rollinsville. The length OF the
division is eleven miles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
KINGS SPEECH
TO PARLIAMENT

London, Dec. 19.-Parliament was
prorogued yesterday afternoon by the
royal commission. Only a score Of
members OF the House Of Commons
were present when the BLACK rod
summoned the lower house to the
House OF Lords to hear the Kings
speech, which was an unusually
lengthy recapitulation of public events
since January. including the action
taken in connection with Venezuela,
regarding which the speech said:
II regret that the constant COM
plants which my government found 1t
necessary to address to the govern
ment of Venezuela in regard to unjus-
tifiable and arbitrary acts against
British subjects and property during
the last two years have been persist
emily disregarded and that 1t has be-
come necessary for my government.
acting in concert with that of his i'm
perial majesty. the German Emperor,
which has also serious causes for COM
plant against the Republic, to insist
on measures of redress"
The speech refers to the conclusion
of the South African war, and adds:
There seems to be every reason to
hope that material prosperity greater
than any the Transvaal and Orange
River colonies have yet experienced
may visit these regions and that all
sections of the population may
live together in friendship for each
other and loyalty to the crown"
Other topics touched upon were the
expeditions against the Mad Mullah
and the cooperation of Italy therein.
the acceptance by Chill and Argentine
of the British boundary award the
Brussels sugar convention and the al
lance between Great Britain and ia
pan which the King believes will be
of advantage to both countries and
contribute to tlie maintenance of gen
eral peace II. the extreme East"
The Anglo-Chinese treaty is referred
to as promising to secure not only
for this country but for the commerce
of the world valuable facilities apd adj
vantages."
The speech closes with reference
to India. where the anxiety regarding
another famine has been averted by a
plentiful rainfall and where the coro-
nation durbar will be associated with
period of unusual commercial and
prosperity.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
Asia,ic Butter Trade.

At n convention OF dnirymcn In
Wisconsin Major Aivord Of the Dairy
Division Department Of Agriculture
was asked concerning tho sale OF
American butter In Asia. Hc replied
that an agent was there. but that
thcrc was no probability OF doing any.
thing. as tho price tho foreigners
were willing to pay for butter was
below what Americans would pay for
II. He was then asked what use
there was Of keeping an agent there.
and replied that II was casting bread
on tho waters. we fail to see the ad.
vantage OF trying to build up for.
eign trade under such conditions. or
course Il makes y position for some
man to MI ut good salary. but that
is all. In = recent report tho agent
In question says that the American
butter he finds In Eastern Asia Is as
good rs the Danish article. with the
exception that tho American butter
does not stand up rs well as does the
Danish butter. Some declare that this
difference is due to the Danes feed.
ing large amounts of bran and the
Americans feeding large amounts of
corn and cornmeal. Butter to sell in
a hot climate must have good body
and be able to stand up.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
Keep Up the Eeedinq.

force pulling in the direction Of
large and economical milk-giving. is
persistent dry milking and persistent
high feeding. The trouble with most
of us is that, as the cows get farther
along in the period of lactation, we
drop off the feed prematurely. We
follow the false doctrine that we
should measure the supply of nutri-
ents by the yield of milk, and when
ever the COW drops in yield we punish
her. and, through her. ourselves. by
making a corresponding reduction in
the food supply. We forget the drafts
upon the feed other than for the pro-
duction of milk, and We forget that
these drafts increase as the time for
the birth of the next calf approaches.
Remember, on the other side. the
danger of milk fever. and guarding
ourselves against it as best we may
during the last three weeks prior to
the birth of the calf, we want to con-
tinue good full ration Of roughage
and grain well through the entire
period of lactation.--Clinton D.
Smith.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
REPORT OF THE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION

less than hny per cent. Of the cars
therein.
The report says the tendeheY To con-
bins continues the most slsnireaht
feature oi railway development. add
ing;
1T is not open to question that the
competition between railroad carriers
which foEmely prevailed has been
largely suppressed. or al least brought
to the condition ot effective restraint,
The progress Of eonsoiidaii1h in ons
form or another will nt no distant day
eoniine this composition uithIn narrow
and unimportant limits. hrrausS III.
control of mos; railway property will
be merged in a few indiyiduaIs. whose
common interests compel them 10 act
in concert.
while this will insure. as probably
nothing else can in equal degree. the
Observance. Cf published taElrs and so
measufabiy remove some AZ the evils
which the act was designed in pE-scn,.
the resulting situation involves eonss-
au~ness To tho public ~hieh claim III.
most serious attention. A iaW which
might have answered the purpose
when competition was relied upon Ia
secure reasonable rates. Ii dVtnons,Fa-
bly, inadequate when tina, r"Gnpcii,ion
is displaced by III. most fsTrTrarhin.
and powerful combinations SO great
a change in the conditions calls for
corresponding change In the fcsuiai-
ink statute
Tho commission confirms its recon-
mondatlonn for amending the inter
state commerce Law and urges tho
grave necessity for legislation.
The report says that The fact that
no convictions have yet been obtained
nor indictments found in the cases oi
the roads which were shown by an in'
y-siiIniion last winter To bc sisinE
s-crc, rates tn grain shippers. cmpha'
sizes the fact that tho criminal provis'
ions of the present Interstate Law arr
practically q dead letter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
Keen up Oairying.

In times Of prosperity II is well not
TO forget the days of adversely that
We have seen and may see again. To
Kind OF farming. More money can
be made in raising beef and pork per
haps than In making butter. but this
is condition that belongs to pros
perity. When the gloomy days come.
and the pis and the steer cease TO re-
turn a profit. Is the time when thoeow
is found TO be standby. Tho prom
she returns in prosperity and IN aa'
NeFsity Is not a iargs one. but u is
pFont nevertheless and bot to b. de-
spissd. II is very noticeable nj a time
when other things arc returning
losses So al this time the COW should
not bo forgotten. Many a man viii
have TO fall back on her yet purins
tho hard times OF a few years ago
thousands OF men went to milking
cows that had never dono 30 before.
hut they discovered then that they
had not been preparing their herds
for that possibility. and consequently
had to milk cows that gave them very
little profit. They had been In tho
past breeding to beef bulls and had
calves OF mixed blood. They then
wished they had saved their bcsi
calves for miikerM Yet after tho
clouds had passed away they forgot
all about their former experiences and
went to selling their good cows and
good calves and bfccdin. dairy cows
10 becf buiia- They nra likely to rc'
peat their old mistake and experiences
tho old regrets. What should ba done
at this time is to keep tho bcst dairy
cows and breed them to the best dairy
bulls. retaining their ralvea " they
show signs of do.ciopln. Into good
mixers. In this way fairly good
lot OF cows will bc ready for work
when needed. II is sad TO relate that
at this timc even good cows arc be.
lns sent TO tho butcher. tho owner
having become Axed in tho idea that
prosperity Ia hcnecforth TO bc per
pcgual.-Farmcrs Review.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
German Butter Trade.

The trade in German butter with
the United Kingdom. the principal
market, has (the British consul re-
ports) had to contend with the sharp
competition Of other butter exporting
countries. particularly Denmark, Rus.
sia and Canada. and has decreased OF
late years to a considerable extent.
says London Grocer. On the other
hand, the import of foreign butter
into Germany has increased during
the last eight years from 10000
to 26,O00.000 marks. To a statement
OF the Prussian minister for agricul.
ture that the German butter. particu.
larly the so-called factory butter, is
no longer considered good in the
United Kingdom, the German butter
exporters made the following reply:
The reason for the decreased export
does not lie in the quality of the but.
ter but in the fact that the British
importers will not pay high price.
Business is only possible II the Ger.
man butter can be supplied little
cheaper than the Danish butter, and
this is not possible. the average an
nual home prices being higher than
in Denmark.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26

Washington. Dec. Fla its annual
report. the Interstate Commerce Com
mission says that the effect of issu-
ing iniuneIions TO compel roads 10 OBJ
serve published tariffs has been To ma
,eriaily adsane. on the commodities
the rate actually received by the ear
fisr and actually paid by the shipper.
and that their operation. as applied To
the present condition of railroad os IL
ership enables advances in rates which
might not otherwise be made and
maintained. While the producer OF
grain will undoubtedly pay from now
on from fiye To seven cents. in some
Instances 10 cents per leo pounds more
to transport that grain from the Held
To destination than he had paid for
some time bsioF. these inIuhetions
took effect. this Is not to b- regarded
as an argument asaias, the inIune-
'ions, There ought to be some power
which eanno, only compel these car
rsers To maintain the published rate.
but which can compel them to publish
a fair and reasonable rate. Thirty
eight formal proceedings. double the
number brought in the preceding year.
and Involving rates and practices os
800 railroads. were Instituted during
the year.
To promoi. more general eompii-
snce with the spirit Of the safety appii.
aEtes Law In the use of mir brakes. The
commission recommends the passage
Of an act forbiiiins the running a!
trains In which less than onc-haif oi
the ears Sc equipped with power
brakes, and empowering the commits
sion To issue general orders requiring
the use Of power brakes on more than
fifty per cent. Of the ears In train
whenever IL shall find such Increased
usc to be practicable and also per-
hitting the commission TO permit. for
n specified period. the running oi
trains with power brakes In use on
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
Keen up Markings of Poultry.

From Farmers Review: l am sure
a breeder cannot be too particular in
keeping up the markings of his or her
poultry where they are bred for fancy
breeding purposes, and If they are
solid colored then l am just as partic-
ular to have the shape right and the
size. I never saw a herd of stock or
a flock of poultry but what had culls
enough in when you do your best to
prevent them. So my advice is Gull
your stock close and let all culls go to
market. Don't sell them for breeding
purposes because you can get few
cents more for them.
Yours for good w. p. Rocls.-A. T.
Copeland.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
Colda In the Fall.

Some poultry raisers complain that
their fowls catch cold In the fall when
they are shut up in close coops at
night. There are several causes for
this. One of them is that the coop
is SO warm that the birds become too
warm, and when turned out of doors
are affected by the cold winds. An.
other is that in the warm coop or
house there are drafts that come from
adjacent cracks. There is no trouble
of this kind with a properly ventilated
house. There the constantly chang
ing air keeps the fowls from becoming
uncomfortably warm. and the cracks
are wanting. We need to pay more
attention to poultry house architect.
ure.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
OUTRAOES UPON
NON-UNlON MEN

Scranton. Pa, Dec. 19.-The coal
strike commission listened yesterday
to further testimony tending to show
that reign of terror existed in the
anthracite coal fields during the FIVE
and a half months OF the mine work
ers' strike. About a score OF wit
nesses were called during the two ses-
sions by the attorneys for the nom
union men. They told of serious boy
colts. brutal attacks by crowds Of
men, women and boys and an attempt
to burn the house OF a non-union man.
In most instances the witnesses tes-
titled that the alleged offenders were
members OF the Miners Union. The
lawyers for the miners objected fire.
quently to the admission of Testimony
or hearsay, and sometimes objected
because of irrelevancy Of certain other
statements.
Chairman Gray said the commission
was not bound by any strict rules of
evidence, but asked counsel to con-
fine themselves In examining wit
resses as far as possible to direct ev-
idence. He said 1t was too difficult,
in trying to prove that boycotts exist
ed to get Information on the subject.
THE coward who will go to the
storekeepers," he said, "and tell them
not to sell the necessaries of life to
poor woman, usually seeks the obscur
ity that the law of evidence throws
around him. If girl is discharged
from her position in a store because
she rode in street car in inclement
weather while street car strike was
on, the coward who discharged her is
coward enough to refuse to testify"
He recognized, he said why some mer
oh To, ,,Sxt y.I yaI
who forced him to refuse to sell nee
essaries of life to certain boycotted
persons, but If he Chairman Cray
were storekeeper he though he
would risk his all in order to assist
in breaking up the cowardly business.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
An Old Hen.

A western paper reports the death
OF hen that had arrived nj the ripe
old age OF II years. She was n great
layer for several years. but during the
las, few years had laid no eggs. shc
was useful. however. nS a sitter. Dur
Ing her life she was said to have
hntchcd out about thirty broods Of
chicks. We have not yet been able
to ascertain how old hen must be be-
fore she ceases to be profitable. Some
follow tho practice Of killing on the
hens when they arrive at the age OF
two years. This is doubtless good
practice with aomc breeds. Doubtless
also the rigid carrying out OF the rule
results in some good layers going to
nm uptimcly death. Hero and there
arc hens that have great vitality and
fecundity and in some cases these
qualities. doubtless. Increase beyond
the two years spoken OF.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
Diff and Filth.

Dirt is one thing: filth another. Dirt
In tho poultry house is all right II II
he not connected with Nth. Dirt Is
u germicide to q certain extent and
under certain conditions. A few bar
rcls OF dry dust to sprinkle under the
roosts In winter will help to keep
f,lth away. Filth consists Of moisture
and decaying vegetable or animal mat
ter. 1t requires some intelligence to
know when to remove the dirt that
has been placed under the roost and
replace 1t with new. but this amount
Of Intelligence is absolutely necessary
IL we would succeed. One thing Is
certain, and that Is that filth invites
disease and fosters 1t when 1t is pres
ept
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
Little Chronicles.

Its Destiny-"What became of that
little kitten you had here?" asked a
lady visitor of the small girl.
why, haven't you heard?"
No; was It drowned?"
No"
"Lost?"
No"
"Poisoned?"
No"
"Then whatever did become of it?"
said the lady.
"It growed up into cat." was the
reply.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
STATEHOOD BILL
MAY BE PASSED

Washington. Dec. 19.-Delegate Ro-
dey had long conference with the
President yesterday on the subject of
statehood for the territories, and es-
pecially New Mexico. Mr.. Rodey said:
Il think mistaken impression has
gone out as the result of conference
he had with some callers from New
Mexico a few days ago. - :
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-26
How to &c, Good Butt, G.

The all important question OF the
day with creamery and dairy men IL
how to obtain n uniform and Inc ia
vored butter. Nearly all inves igators
agree that the secret lies In the proper
ripening OF the cream: and W len We
read OF the tons Of low grade butter
brought into the markets daily, all
owing to the fact that the net ligence
or ignorance as to the prope' treat
ment OF the cream lies at the root OF
this great fault. 1t appears - be q
point worthy of consideration.
To state the subject of starters
plainly and intelligently. 1t Is neces-
sary to take the fundamental princi-
pies OF the ripening Of cream into
consideration. The ripening Of cream
includes two features upon which the
quality OF the butter largely depends.
These are flavor and texture. The
effects Of ripening with starters are
far more marked upon the flavor Of
butter than upon the texture. for it
is during this process that the char
acteristic flavors are developed. Cream
ripening is merely ferme ntation
process caused by bacterial growth.
This growth is controlled by tcmpera-
ture, in which rise (from GO degrees
F., and not to exceed 100 degrees F)
induces growth and develops immense
numbers of bacteria; while lowering
the temperature retards growth. The
action of these germs in cream re-
suits in the conversion of a par. of the
milk sugar into Tactic acid, and n
slight formation Of carbonic id gas
and few other volatile constituents
rot definitely known.-Oscar ltrt, be-
fore Indiana dairymen.