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The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

names. Of which the best, because the
most commonly used, is common
horsetail. Others are ~coltstail. fox
tail. pine-top. pine-grass, meadow.
pine. jointed rush. snake grass. 1t IL
. common native plant and doubtless
more or less Of It may be found ON
almost every farm In the state. The
plant thrives best in sandy or grav-
ely soil which is moist q portion Of
the season. or where the soil water
rises to within . few feet Of the SUI.
face. Its occurrence in hay fields in
serious amounts is apparently re-
stricted to low moist meadows, not
frequently cultivated. and 1t has been
observed in greater abundance in
sandy o~ver-fowed i~ntervale meadows,
where 1t is mixed with marsh grass
cd" or sedges. and the "polypod
BRAKE" better called the sensitive
fern. e figure z. Its frequent oc-
currence with this "polypod" is doubt
less responsible for the suspicion Of
many horsemen that this fern is also
poisonous to horses. Attention has
been given to this matter also during
the present investigations. Without
going into details We will simply
state that no convincing evidence has
been obtained hat tee "polypod" is
poisonous. While We have made no
feeding trials ourselves. we have
learned Of the results Of those made
BY others where no sickness came
from feeding much Of this fern. Our
present conclusion is that the cases
Of poisoning attributed to this plant.
which IL q very conspicuous one in
the hay, are probably always due to
the less conspicuous horsetail which
may be present in considerable
amounts without attracting attention.
The horsetail is the more likely to be
overlooked because as the hay dries
1t becomes quite brittle and breaks At
Its frequent joints into short pieces.
Poisoning Of horses by this plant is
doubtless Of frequent occurrence
throughout the state. During the
past two years one Of the authors
IF. A. r. in his professional work
about Burlington has had twenty.
three cases unQuestionably due to
this form Of poisoning, while his rec
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Leasett Many Times Wounded

Gen. Leggett." says a veteran. was
a Quaker, and ne had what the boys
called Quaker luck. He was wounded
at Shiloh, again at Corinth. ard again
ut Bolivar, where he fought 1000
rebels with 700 of his own brigade
and whipped them. By this time he
was a little ashamed of being hit.
and a. Champion Hills he concealed
the fact that he had been wounded.
from his stan. but q Of our
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When Pasturino Rape.

There is some danger from bloat
in turning animals on rape pasture,
especially II they are not accustomed
to 1t and eat 1t greedily at first. 1t
is best to have prairie or tame grass
connected with the rape field. or at
first to have q feed rack with hay or
straw accessible. It is also safer at
first to have the stock full Of other
feed. either pasture or grain. so they
will not be hungry and eat too rap
idly. Some farmers practice turning
their stock on the rape from other
pastures and leaving them there only
an hour or 60 each day. until they
become used to it. I have generally
found little difficulty with animals
put on rape for the first time. as they
prefer other foods until they learn
to eat the rape plant anc seldom over.
dlL-Prof.- z. A. Burnett.
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of Two Wars

"a uniform" said the captain.
should be so distinctive that it may
be recognized in fog or rain or in the
moonlight. J remember in the march
after Hood, when We were below Ste
venson, we came upon a depot Of sup
plies that had been burned by the reb-
els. The depot buildings were still
burning and the men of Malloy's brig
ade moved forward quickly to drive
the enemy of. Coming to a line Of cars
/ saw on the other side men rushing
the same point as ourselves.
A challenge brought no answer. and
I was just on the point Of ordering
my men to fire when ] asked the men
In front to what brigade they be-
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Prof. c. c. 0eorgeson: the harvest
season begins In the latter part Of o.
tobef or the beginning q Novemhsr.
The grain u then ent BY hand With
sickles. tied In bundles. and carried
to the border. where II u Get up TO
dry. When partially dry It II carried
to the farmhouse. where the drying
d completed and where the thrashing
takes place. This operation consists
Of tearing the grains from the straw
on an iron comb, and afterward the
grain II spread on mats and beaten
with fails to complete the separation.
The next step 10 to hull the grain. This
IL done BY hand ON q primitive quern.
The millstones are made Of tough clay.
into which Is imbedded strips OF ham
boo on edge, in imitation Of the cut
ting ridges Of . milestone. clay and
bamboo strips being packed in . shall
low tub. Two Of these improvised
millstones work together. the upper
one Icing turned BY hand. The edges
OF the bamboo. thus grind against each
other and offer ~suficient friction .te
remove the bulls from the kernel A.
ter wtnnowing, either by hand or BY .
modern tanning mill, the rice u now
ready for market. For the purpose OF
marketing. sacks are made Of mats OF
rice straw. by first sewing . mat into
. cylinder and then securing . round
lid at either end. Each sack. or ia
wara." as 1t Is called, holds about one
and q half bushels. Thus prepared,
the small f ner sells his surplus to
the dealer in the city: and II one
In the country in early winter
ne Is sure to meet . succession Of
handcarts loaded with rice, which the
owners are pulling to market.
While we cannot follow the methods
OF culture practiced BY the japanese.
We do find that they have developed
numerous varieties Of rice, many Of
which are better than varieties native
to this country. The Secretary of Az.
rtculture is aware Of the excellent
quality of many Of the japanese Va
rieties. and he has Of late years i'm
ported considerable quantities Of tho
best kinds. with q view to introduce
them In the rice-growing districts Of
U own south.
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caponlzjn0.
The author Of "Capons for Pro0te
nys: There arc people whom ! would
not advise 70 undertake the operation
OF caponi1ing. The person to do 1t
should have shove all things faith In
his undertaking and in himself. He
must be convinced that his work II
right and then 90 ahead. This II no
place to make . trial for fun or In .
half-hearted way. It 10 . little OF the
genuine enthusiasm that IL needed.
and that 10 bound to overcome dim
culties should any be encountered.
Then there should be IN average
amount Of mechanical skin and the
same amount Of nerve. Clumsy m
gers have no business In operating on
q live fowl. II you are . little o
vous at first It win do no hurt. Your
nervousnes0 win wear OF after you
operate on two or three fowls and
see how easy the Job 10 and appar-
emily how little pain 1t causes the
bird. You must have full confidence
In your ability to do 1t just right, and
then go ahead without fear or trem-
bling. And when you T ono at 1t.
1t Is far better to operate IN all the
birds ready for the operation in one
day than fuss along with two or three
every few days. The beginner is apt
TO be . little nervous wien he goes
for the first bird. but after he gets his
hand In once everything move on
smoothly and nicely. His hand be-
comes steady and the work passes on
rapidly. OF course 1t is an advantage
II You can see some m perform the
operation, ven on a single bird. No
more Is needed to teach you the whole
operation. We ourselves had to learn
1t from books and printed instructions
not very plain ones either-and
succeeded beyond expectations. After
q few days practical experience l
thought nothing Of caponizing twenty
birds before dinner. The operation
indeed after you have once under
taken 1t and succeeded IL an easy
enough thing and auses but little
pain and Inconvenience to the bird II
you do it right and with proper tools.
A good set Of tools Of course IL utter.
~ indispensable. and the person I'M
willing to expend s. or s. for them 10
not included In the list Of persons
who can safely undertake the opera
ton.
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Keeping Eaas for Hatehina.

Eggs for Matching need not be
turned every day, a some believe to
be necessary. Eggs to produce chicks
should not be- kept 70 long that they
would need treatment Of this kind.
II eggs are to be kept longer than q
week they should be put in q dry
place and kept at . temperature not
to exceed so degrees II possible. OF
curse the temperature should not be
low enough to permit the eggs to
freeze. It is advised by some poul-
trymen not to use for Matching eggs
that are more than ten days old, ~
some Of the chicks from older eggs
viii prove weak in constitution. In
nature Of course 1t is different A
hen lays . clutch Of eggs in perhaps
three weeks and then begins to sit.
OF course some Of the eggs are then
three weeks old. But nature makes
allowance for enormous waste Of ma
tertal. Out Of those eggs many Of the
chicks that are born soon perish.
Man tries to do away with the natur.
n waste and ven to tur2 It into
profit.
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Utilize The Sllnse Aea$

The heat of the u Is being NTH.
lied at Los Angeles. California, to
create power and to heat water for
domestic purposes. At IN ostrich
farm adjoining the city q solar motor
is in operation every sunny day iabout
300 days in the year, and pumps 1.40O
gallons OF water per Minute. Solar
heaters are placed on the roofs Of the
houses and connected with the water
pipes. One heater will supply hot
water for domestic purposes for an or.
binary family.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

A curious scene toUk place in a
court 1t Emp0ria, Kan. one day last
week. when Q convicted murderer.
Who had been sentenced tc five years
d the penitentiaU. delivered N ad-
dress q thanks. as follows: Il ara
entirely satisfied With the verdict
and the sentence, and I am confident
that not one jury In ten would have
been % lenient with me. I desire to
thank staeereiy the court for its just
and courteous manner of conducting
this trial. aud I hope that the blessing
e God Im remain viii you all"
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Anecdotes of OSterhauS

II didn't like that story of Osterhaus
behind q tree" writes q Thirtieth
Iowa mar. Il never heard Of Oster-
haus getting behind anything. At
Resacca our regiment was under as
heavy fire as l yer experienced. when
Osterhaus rode up to make an observa-
ton. Capt. Joe Smith, who happened
to be in command of the line at that
point. saluted the general and said:
Aren't you afraid of being killed?
You are exposing yourself unneces
sarily.' No. answered the general,
4 am not afraid. 1t is against der
rules and regulations to kill q shen-
eral.'
ION the march to the sea Gen. o.
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boys exposed him BY asking. Where
did they hit you this time, General?
and inadvertently Leggctt put hi.
land on the wound. He was hit tyics
during the siege Of Vicksburg. and
his friends lanshingly told him tina
the JohnEies were sure to get q MAJ
who didn't drink or smoke or swear
Ert Grant. remembering his wounds
cent rim with the advance into tn
surrendered city,"
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Time to Start Ineubators.

From Farmers Review: How early
in the fall should the incubator be
started? Will some reader of the
Farmers Review that makes q prac-
tice Of running his incubator in the
fall please answer? I know q good
many start their incubators late in the
fall. but I presume there is a great
difference in the practices. The ques-
ton is what Is the best time and why.
IN. L. D.
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Veteran Of Thirticth DowA
Writes of German GonorAl

terhaus came unexpectedly OF .
squad, Of which j was one. We had
been out fOraging on our own hook
and we expected trouble. Osterhaus
asked explOs;vely what We were do
ing and l answered that we were on
our way to join the column. Then
the general asked il I didn't know Of
his strict orders against struggling
and ! answered that We did, but that
saw an opportunity to capture .
goose and couldn't afford to miss II
The generals face lighted up and he
said: SO. a goose it is you have. ron
who SO well know my orders. See il
you can do this: To your camp go
and cook me that goose NIT onions"
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10
Mon Who Served In China
and the Philippines Oraaniz

lOnged. They answered HarrisOn's.
and inquired, Who in thunder arc
your
Il answered, We are Of MallOy's
brigade. Where do you come from?
and it was explained that HarrisOn's
brigade han passed the depot ano
marched forward some miles when the
rebels cut into their rear and set hrs
to the buildings. ThereupOn. a part
Of the brigade marched back quickly
and met our own brigade coming up
here was a chance for a fight between
two brigades of the same Union d;vis-
ion. In that campaign uniforms were
put to hard service and some officers
Of high rank appeared well II
field dress.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Bravery of B. F. Jacobs

" 0UOu ~ VOU1Ub00O SO8010bO .
On Fiercely Contested Battlefield
gave to each heated soldier a cooling
drink when he most needed it.
For nOncOmbatants to do such a
praisewOrthy act in the midst of 3
storm Of bullets and shell was az
brave q deed a l ever saw. and my
regiment cheered these men agair
and again. Mr.. Jacobs was a tall mar
and slender. as I recOllect him, and
his long-tailed coat and big, brand
new tin pail made him a conspicuous
mark for the confederate sharpshOOt-
ers. but he walked erect across the
field of battle, and l am sure his genu
inc Christian courage prevented him
from trying to dodge the deadly mis-
siles. which is more than I can say
for some of the rest of us who wore
blue uniforms.
Il wish I knew the names of the
who accompanied MIR. ia
cObs on that occasion"
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Great Artists Employed.

George G. Barnard is to do tho
sculptures for Pennsylvania new
state house. and Edwin A. Abbey the
panel paintings. Rumor asserts that
Abbey is to get $150.OOO for his paint.
ings and Barnard 100000 for hia
statues.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

The late Lord Acton. whose remark.
able range of scholarship was little
known 70 the public until attention
vas called to 1t II his obituaries. had
in his London house q collection Of
some 10000 books. many Of them
old and rare. Joseph Chamberlain at
one time rented the house BY the sea,
son. and when he left to go into q
house of his own someone said to him
that he must miss that fine library.
Library" replied the member from
B~rummagem. I don't call that q II.
brary. 1t doesn't contain . single book
OF reference"
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10
s. Hunch" Saved q Life

Was q Fortunate Move
AFTER Humphreyyille had completed
his little stone fort he had a Fremont
ton that il wasn't safe, and he
changed position to the south four O.
five feet. He had scarcely made the
change when the stone he had piles
up in front of his position were
struck by a solid shot and sent fyins
in every direction. II he had no.
moved he would "a been killed. ane
yet his place in line seemed just q,
safe as any on company BIS front
After that when any Of the boys hac
a feeling that they ought to move
they did move"
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

The well-drained land will be easy
to work after a freshet, and It will
be also easy to work after q drouth.
On well-drained land the roots of
plants strike deeper than on poorly
drained land. In the cas- Of drouth
the deep going roots sustain the plant
through the crisis.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10
Eggs for Fall Hatchjno.

From the Farmers Review: I have
purchased q new incubator-in fact.
the only incubator I ever owned. I
want to I'LL 1t with eggs some time in
November. As I have no hens of my
own. where shall l obtain eggs with
which to I'LL 1t? Can l depend on
store eggs for this purpose? I once
tried some store eggs and found them
Of little value. as only one or two out
Of every dozen Matched. That was
when ! was using hens. As q gen.
eral rule can w depend on the stores
for eggs at this season. when those
eggs are to 60 into the incubator?
What do other people do that have
this situation to face? An answer
Will greatly oblige a novice.-H. H.
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Fifty Year, 4 Ministee.

The Rev. J. w. Chesley. rector. OF
All Faith parish. Mechanicsville. st.
Mary's county, Maryland, celebrated
the fitch anniversary of his ordina,
ton to the ministry at All Faith, tho
old parish church, July l6.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

A duck sitting on duck eggs matches
them in 30 days: q turkey sitting on
duck eggs matches them In q days.
The ms1 that would be q success
ful farmer must exalt his calling.
borrower, ke must study it
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@6 PhrsRd@

o leaves with little language sweet.
I entreat. entreat:
o leaves with little language gay.
What saw you to-day?
saw a stranger that pleaded nauGht
Look long at a lady that needed naught
A h passed on her way and needed
naught-
That's what We saw to-day"
O leaves with pretty whispering speech
I beseech. beseech:
0 leaves. little language gay,
what more saw you to-day!
We saw the mans heart bleed n while.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10
Veteran erjti.h soId;.. n..s

SssssSU SOsOse6 OS90.
william Coke. a soldier who bora
c medals than any other soldier in
the British army. died at his home
y Ballynahinch. ireland, recently.
Lord Roberts once wanted to give him
. commission, but he refused Il.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

mile inland q confederate signal sta
ton or tower. on which q signal Of
fcer was operating with his flag.
The crew were called to quarters. and
. shell from . six-inch Parrot rifle
was sent In the direction of the wav-
ing Gag. This exploded before reach
ing its destination. and another shell.
with q longer fuse. was rammed home
and fired at the plucky signal officer.
This officer stood on the tower in
plain view and kept his signals going.
We knew. OF course. that he was re-
porting to his superiors. ard the sec.
Ond shot was aimed with the greatest
care. II struck the tower and man
and tower went down together. This
was really the first shot fired in the.
memorable James river campaign
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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inventor In wesl%h>.

Lord Kelvin Is the richest of British
inventors. He Is now receiving royal-
ties on fourteen Of his patent appli.
ances which have been fitted ON board
the latest japanese warship.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

The twenty Leghorn eggs. laid
during five days May 18th to 18th,
were. on May IL. 1899, packed small
ends down. carefully separated, 10
finely powdered sulphur blowers of
sulphur). Result: Good. 0 per cent:
bad. 100 per cent. On examination
May 81. 1900. the shells of these eggs
appeared discolored or darkened. The
air cells were doubled in size and
were mouldy within. In most cases
the albumen was intact. The yolks
were thickened. These eggs had not
kept well, but were not rotten. The
flavor was stale.-R. I. Station.
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Faced Each Other as Enemies

crossing Of Duck river, Tenn. The
crossing was not made without .
fight. q confederate regiment Of caval.
~ hotly cOntesting the advance Of
the Yanks, but they got ACROSS just
the same. Several confederate pris-
oners were taken. Young Ferguson
got into q conversation with them,
and learned that the cavalry was com
manded by q Col. Ferguson. The
idea struck him that possibly Col.
Ferguson might be his father, an0
after q long talk with the prisoners
in which personal description. habits.
ETC., formed q conspicuous part 81
the talk. the Union soldier became
convinced that It was his father. al.
though he eve learned further %
him.
NJ -0n,on L. a haroSuo IN h~r Iror~L
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Vast Destruction bx loe,,...

The Rocky mountain locust M
erasshopper. in 1874 destroyed $780,
100000 of crops of Kansas, Missouri.
Nebraska and Iowa. and the indirect
loss was probably as much more.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

II . man wants to ind out how
much his clay land needs draining, let
him dig . hole in some central loca-
tion and watch the recession of the
water in 1t after . heavy saturatins
rain.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

Hybridization OF fruits has IN I,
great possibilities for the future. The
standard varieties Of fruits are the
raw materials from which men can
create new and wonderful thinxs:
Too many persons are looking for
IA iTpersonal religion.
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kept upon horses pasturing WAsEo q
occurs that the animals nay - -
moved q the earliest Unpeooo g
trouble.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10
Summer Silos.

More and more the idea Of a sum.
mer silo Is ~impressing itself on dairy.
men as q good one. Some dairymen
feed stlage the year round and are
satisfied that it is by all e the
best plan to follow. The silaxe a
year old is far better for the produc.
ton of milk than is even fresh corn
fodder. H. B. Gurler told the writer
that he is always sorry when the old
silage gives out and fresh silage has
to be used, as the cows at once show
d change by shrinking in their milk.
The old stlage is more easily digested
and is hence more readily turned into
milk. It would be best IL enough
silage could be made one year to run
the following year till about q month
after the new silage IL put up. In that
case unfermented silage would not
need to be fed. 1t is probable that in
. month the silage would be enough
fermented to become digestible to an
extent that would not cause q falling
in the milk when the cows were
put on it. The building Of silos e.
pecfally for summer use is recon-
mended. especially where q farmer has
but few cows. In the case Of having
. large herd, the winter silos would
answer we'll for . summer silo. The
only point with the man Of few cows
Is to have q small surface Of sila4e
exposed at one time. This can be
done BY building a silo that ID small
in diameter but high. The feeding
each day will uncover new silaee.
In the winter IL the silage is exposed
for q day or SO no harm results, the
temperature being 10 low that fsr.
at the top goes on but slow
ly. The summer silo is found espec.
tally valuable in times of drouth.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

Last year several farmers In III.
nois raised crops Of alfalfa. This had
been planted the year before and had
become so well-established by last year
that two and three crops were cut
from some fields. The result has been
an awakening in the matter of grow
Ing alfalfa in Illinois. We hear that
q good many farmers have gone into
the raising Of alfalfa as q result Of
the success made last year. The
Farmers Review would like to,heaI
from Its readers in localities vhers
large yields we're realized last year.
as to the outlook and conditions this
year. : this year proves to be . good
year for the alfalfa fields In Illinois
that had large crops last year 1t viii
nave broken the rule that hitherto
has held good. namely. that in iii.
nois b second year is about the only
year that gives a good crop Of alfalfa.
On this hinges the question Of the
value Of alfalfa for this section Of
u ,. Alfalfa will not pay II II
yields good crops only the second
year. It takes two &c rs to Rct II
well started and II the third year
proves to be q failure there win be
three years to be charged AGAINST
one crop.
Last year was an exceptional year
Tor alfalfa In this region. The almost
unbroken drouth for two months and
the constant sunshine were lust the
things that brought to the surface the
value of alfalfa Ordinary years can,
not be depended on to give the same
amount Of sunshine. This sunshine
Is needed to help alfalfa do its best.
Last year the Farmers Review made
some inquiries in Michigan as to how
long the successful alfalfa fields had
been In existence. In every case in.
v~estigated the successful crops had
been on the land only two years.
would like to have the experience
those who are attempting to grow
alfalfa in any Of the humid states.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

Minnesota farmers sell each year
about $4,000 900 Of live stock. and
an equal value in milk and its prod
ucts.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

The pontine marshes are to be
drained by . German syndicate, the
italian government paying 81 1000, 900.