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The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31
An OLD solpIER,s STORY.

Rushing first Of Pickett's men
Lanky Dodd espied him then
Through the smoke OF battle he'll.
Through the roar OF shot and shell:
Boys. hurrah: we've got their nag!
Watch me git the Yankee rag!
And before he jumped the wall
Stopped and aimed and sped the baIl.
Sergeant Cuddy forward fell.
Heard the shrilling rebel yell.
Saw. when halfway in his fall.
Hundreds, thousands, clear the wall:
To his knees he rose and raised
Cp his banner. God be praised!
Moaned he. as the rush ard shout
Told Of counter-charge and rout.
Michael Cuddy. kneeling there
With his banner floating fair.
Died, while Dodd's death-stiffening hands
Bound his wrists like iron bands
Side by side and hand in hand,
In a gliding ghostly band.
Michael Cuddy. Franklin Dodd,
Fell in line before their God.
And a Voice Of thunder rolled:
Here my best, My braVest-oolo
Dwell. but may return at will
To their fields of glory still:
Gettysburg on all will bind
High respect for human kind:
So do heroes work My plan
For the brother-peace OF man."
p. ]. Tansey in New York Sum-
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

ospesinesnosnk Ceeks Forward - .
Well Attonaed loeeei0e
Buperintendent Of Instruction. f0x.
Ter believes the meeting Of the state
teachers this year viii Be- moro sac'
cessful and Of more interest than any
previous meeting. In IN interview Ae
said:
The teachers of Nebraska Are com
ing to the state Association this year
In larger numbers than ever before.
The vastly better program 10 attract
ing them. Many viii be here Monday
and Tuesday (2sth and 3Oth) to take
the state examination for life certin-
Gates. In fact, the ONCE Of the state
superintendent Of public instruction
will not be large enough to contain
them all. Many other teachers will
be in Tuesday to see the srt exhibit
before the regular meetings begin.
abe county superintendents Will Ill
oSSOs0
ness session in representative hall and
to discuss school Law. The education-
al council will meet Tuesday evening
and Wednesday forenoon. and Wednes-
day afternoon nine meetings Of the
auxiliary association will be IN full
blast. From that time until Friday
night you won't be able to throw .
SNOWFALL on o street, or between the
Lindell and the Lincoln. from St
Paul's church to the university with
out hitting . schoolma'am. And they
will not all dissolve from view Friday
night. Many will remain over Saturday
to do some shopping. and others will
remain faithful to the program at st.
'Paul's church Friday evening and 90
to the play" at the Oliver Saturday
afternoon or night, Much Ado About
Nothing"
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31
PASSENGER Train Buried.

LINCOLN. Neb.-Fifty passengers
on train No. 3O2 on the Burlington.
running from Denver to DeadwOOd.
were buried beneath ten feet OF snow
for twenty hours. They were rescued
Sunday night after zen hours work by
a relief force sent from Sidney. Ne5.
The relief force also numbered fifty
persons. The little town of Mercer.
Neb., was the home of the snOwbOund
travellers for twenty hours. The place
is only a cluster of about ten houses
and shantie- and the train was obliged
to remain beneath the snow until aid
could be secured from Sidney, ten
miles away.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

When the waves Of shadow sweep
yoethward ON this meadow deep.
Tis the charge Of Picketts hosts
In the Eambols Of the ghosts:
And when southwark bends the "neat'
They are acting their retreat,
And the w-aiths OF men in blue.
Riding on the breeze pursue.
Ponder lowly wall OF stone
Marks where War vas overthrown.
Dying now in fitful strife.
IN q world once battle-rife,
sroans the monster that his sight
Never shall behold such fight.
Nor such heroes see again
Death defy on Sory plain.
Poetry! The roster call:
Crown the hunbles OF them all
With thy wreath OF honor's weave.
30 that Wonder may perceive
That the laurels here are due
Unto all and not a few
Michael Cuddy Of New York!
Franklin Dodd Of Benford's Fork.
When the fiery Southron there
Charged his last in fierce despair,
North ten PAGES from the wall
Stood a color bearer tall.
Srasping in his hardy right.
Foremost flag In all the fight,
Banner of the Tammany-sent
Torty-second Regiment.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31
Properly COOLING Pou,sry.

When dressed poultry ID to be
shipped to the cities in considerable
quantities it is necessary to get the
animal heat out Of it before packing.
Much complaint is heard in the large
markets on account Of poultry spoil.
ing in transit, due to the animal heat
not having been taken out before pack.
ing. The ice has been put around the
barrels in proper manner. but when
the barrels are opened some Of the
fowls In the middle have heated to the
point Of spelling. The outside layers
are cool enough, but the cold has been
unable to penetrate the whole mass.
The only way to prevent this state OF
things is TO cool the middle OF the
mass to near the freezing point before
1t is shipped and indeed before It Is
solidly packed. A little care In this
regard will save good deal Of money
first and last.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31
To Prevent Fraud in Live Stock
Registry.

The secretary of the American Aber.
deen-Angus Breeders association, in
an Official communication, says: All
honest breeders are alive to the ne.
cessity of guarding well the integrity
Of the record. It is, therefore, wise tc
note every beacon light indicating
rocks and shoals in the way of pre-.
serving what has SO far proved a re-
liable record. One of the largest and
most successful recording associations
of America at its last annual meeting
was told by its president that its
business in the past few years has un.
dergone marked change in charac.
ter. Formerly the great bulk of ami.
mails registered and transferred were
the property of large and well known
breeders who generally registered
their stock in large patches; whereas
at present great part of the business
is with small breeders unfamiliar with
the rules and who register but one or
two animals at q time. This has re.
suited in largely increasing the mum.
ber of individual accounts and the vol
ume of correspondence. The impor.
tance of having applicants vouched
for when unknown. i. . is apparent. II
the purity of the .. breed and the re
liability of our herd register are to be
maintained we must be informed as to
the character of the men upon whose
statements both are founded. To this
end a reference book has been opened
and now contains LOTT names Of
breeders who have been vouched for
and the list IL being added to as fast
as possible" The association alluded
to in the above extract has expended
about 5000 in ferreting out few per.
sons (who have abused the confidence
placed in them) and in bringing merit.
ed punishment upon these individuals.
This thorough and expensive investi.
cation resulted in finding AS animals
affected out Of a total record of about
100000. and these AS have been
stricken from that record.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31
cudahy Builds at Lincoln.

LINCOLN-The Cudahy Packing
company of Omaha will build q large
new storehouse here wnen warm
weather sets in next year. The pres
ent building is too small. The build
ing will be three-story brick with
basement and fitted with cold storage
purposes. 1t win cost $4,000. The
basement will be used for poultry. rs
the Cudahy company is going to en-
large that branch and oppose the Ar
mour company in the poultry busi-
ness, Of which it has q monopoly in the
west.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

II. R. Penny. formerly . grain brok-
ef. will open . new jobbinS house In
Omaha. January Is. The concern will
handle hosiery, underwear and other
furnishings.
Covernor-elect Mickey was q visitor
at the State Industrial school 1t Kear.
ney. dropping In without announce
ment Of his coming. He made . criti-
cal Inspection Of all parts Of the in
slituti0n, but made no comment on. the
admlnistEation Of Saperintendent
DcgAtol.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

CRETE, Neb.-ln the annual ora
torical contest held here three OF its
best orators contended for the honor
of representing Doane in the state con-
test soon to be held in Lincoln. Ar
thur F. CULVER. the representative Of
the sophomore class was the success
full contestant. David Livingstone'
Was the subject OF his oration. Mr..
E. w. Altvater won second place. and
with It the honor Of being chairman
of the delegation to the state contest
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

This Fact Appears at Aaeetins a Tsls.
phone Men.

This Fact Appears at Naeetin0 a Tsls.
phone Men.
LINCOLN-Twenty-five representa-,
tives Of independent telephone com.
panies in the state have gathered at
Lincoln for the fourth annual con.
vention of the association Of inde'
pendent telephone companies. which
began Saturday.
It is claimed that during the past
year the independent concerns have
established more phones In the state
than the Bell company has. Plants
are being constructed now at Beat
rice and Fremont, and . determined
effort is to be made to get into Om-
aha. by way of South Omaha, where
q franchise has been voted to . local
independent company by the people.
The increased use of the telephone
in the farming communities IL declar.
ed remarkable, and the officers Of the
Independent companies declare they
have more work to do than they can
attend to.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31
NO DANCE FOR Mr.. MICKEY


Inaugural 016.
LINCOLN, Neb. - Governor-elect
Mickey seems considerably surprised
that his opinions Oh dancing should
have been given such prominence in
the press of the state.
II regret that there has been 50
much publicity given to the matter"
he said. in explaining his position
The church of which I am q mem
ber has elected me to several respOn-
sible positions and places of trust and
as it is opposed to dancing I did not
see my way clear to attend the propos-
ed inaugural ball. I certainly should
not attend it IL were simply . private
citizen. and I see no reason why I
should attend 1t IS governor.
Il said some time aso that my po-
sion should not interfere with the
ball.
Inasmuch as one of the leading fea-
lures Of every inaugural ball IN the
grand march. which the governor
leads. those in charge declared II on
~ soon as he declared his position.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

Grain Associations will Join Together
for Mutual Protection.

Grain Associations Will Join Together
for Mutual Protection.
LINCOLN, Neb. - Representatives
from all the farmers cooperative
grain associations will meet in Lincoln
next month to organize into q state
body. There will probably be sixteen
such organizations represented. II is
likely that within another year at least
fifty of such organizations will be ef-
fected.
The grain buyers over the state. SO
1t is alleged by the farmers. have or.
ganized themselves into a state asso.
citation. which tends to compel the
farmers to accept weights and prices
that do not seem just.
The meeting in the second week of
next month will also consider the
proposition to join the proposed in
terstate merger with Oklahoma ana
Kansas.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

Loss In ONotAn0Ar0tzo0 Cream
Nearly every cream separator has
some contrivAhce BY which The rich
ness Of the cream cAn be regulated.
but these regulations are iar from
accurate. A fairly uniform cream de-
livered by the separator In daily op'
Grafton may have . range OF varia'
tions Of per cent above or below the
per cent desired. These variations
even in q minimum case would result
in great profit or loss. - the case may
be, too great for . healthy, legitimate
business. To illustrate: Take MY
gallons Of cream containing 20 per
cent of butterfat and a. . variation.
let there be S per cent more butter
fat than the standard requires. A.
sumo that the cream is sold at IN Az
erage price of soc q gallon. The loss
to the party selling the cream would
amount to SO on the hfty gallons.
which could have been saved BY
Standardization. Even though each
separator has . regulating con-
trivance there are always some con-
ditions in practica: operations which
influence separation and cause varta'
ton In the richness Of the cream.
These conditions can be controlled.
to q certain extent, but In order to
secure as little variation as by stand
ardizing the operation will require
such vigilance and close supervision
that it would become impracticable
for the creamery man ~ well - for
the dairyman.
The first and probably the most i'm
portant cause Of these variations n
due to the speed OF the bowl In the
cream separator. for anything that
tenC to change the speed must neces-
sarily influence the per cent Of fat In
the cream. Second. the temperature
of the milk has considerable iniiu-
ence on the per cent Of fat In the
cream. A difference of ten or more
degrees in the temperature of the
milk will cause a decided variation
in the per cent Of butterfat In the
cream. II milk is warm the cream
will be thicker, II cold 1t will be
thinner, other conditions being equal.
Third, the per cent Of fat changes
with the amount separated per hour.
II milk Is fed into a separator ut IN
uneven rate or If the flow Of milk is
stopped, the thickness Of the cream
will be greatly Influenced. Although
cream separators are nearly all pro
vided with floats to regulate the in
flow of the milk into the machine, yet
slight variation Of pressure as that
due to the difference in the height
of milk in the receiving can or tenn
pering vat influences the per cent Of
fat in the cream. Fourth, the amount
of water or skim milk used to flush
out the bowl at the end of separa-
tion will naturally tend to affect the
cream test. Fifth, the condition Of
the milk changes the per cent by
having small clots obstruct the cream
or skim milk passage in the bowl Of
the separator.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

conaresoman Robinson Recovering.
MADISON, Neb.-CongYessman Rob.
inson, vho became iii with appendi.
citis, and whose condition was for q
time alarming. is On the way to re-
covery. His temperature and pulse
are normal and he Is free from pain.
TIE doctors say that his recovery ID
certain. and without IN operation at
present, though one viii be performed
latse. ~
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

From Farmers Review: I am sure
q breeder cannot be too particular In
keeping up the markings Of his or her
poultry where they are bred for fancy
breeding purposes. and II they are
solid colored then am just - partic-
ular to have the shape right and the
SIZE I never saw . herd Of stock or
q flock Of poultry but what had culls
enough In when you do your best to
prevent them. SO my advice - 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. Rocks.-A. z
copeland.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

Music il the only sensual g-atifica-
ton which mankind may indulge In to
e1cess without injury to their moral
or RELIGIOUS feelinGk-Addison.
Marie 0reesler's Hsalth improves
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31
Saving Seed Corn.

From Farmers Review: In your
issue of the 18th inst an article or
seed corn saving in the cellar by A
T. Evans, leads me to say that seed
corn saving can be much simplifie6
by making a fiat box large enough tc
hold the seed required. with doors
along one side and covered all over
with screen wire similar to that used
for window screens. Suspend this
from the floor joists. This prevents ali
loss from mice or rats. which is some
times considerable, saves much time
labor and string. AS to dampness,
have seen corn come out quite
mouldy, but still vigorous. safe seed
Surely no cellar too damp for corn is
fit to live over. A wet cellar should
be drained and plastered on the out
side of the walls with portland ce-
ment. A damp one made dry by .
ventilating hole in the chimney near
the cellar bottom.-W. L. Frisbie, Win.
nebago County. Illinois.
From Farmers Review: In regard
to saving seed corn in a cellar I would
say: Corn at this time Of year should
be sound and ripe. Any common eel
lar on the farm will prove to be all
right. A green mould may form over
it. but that will not prevent it from
growing in the spring. Before shell
ing hang it in the air and let it be-
come dry.-A. T. Evans. Knox County.
Illinois.
Keep Up the Feeding.
A force pulling in the direction Of
large and economical milk-giving. IL
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 of 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 fol-
the birth of the next calf approaches
Remember, on the other side. the
danger of milk fever, and guarding
ourselves against 1t as best we may
during the last three weeks prior to
the birth of the calf. We want to con
tinue a good full ration Of roughags
and grain well through the entire
period Of lactation.-Clinton D.
Smith.
An Old Hen.
A western paper reports the death
of q hen that had arrived at the ripe
old age of IA years. She was . great
layer for several years. but during the
last few years had laid no eggs. She
was useful, however. as q sitter. DIR
ing her life she was said to have
hatched 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 the practice of killing on the
hens when they arrive at the age of
two years. This is doubtless q good
practice with some breeds. Doubtless
also the rigid carrying out Of the rule
results in some good layers going to
an untimely death. Here and there
are hens that have great vitality and
fecundity and in some cases these
qualities. doubtless, increase beyond
the two years spoken Of.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31
The Plumbaso.

From Farmers Review: Among
the best of winter.blooming plants
adapted to amateur culture must be
listed the Plumbago. with its large.
loose sprays Of dainty blossoms of
the softest, most delicate lavender
blue. I know of no other flower SO
exquisite in color. Individually the
flowers are small-about the size of,
and almost identical in shape with,
the annual phlox of our summer gar
den.-but there are 90 many in a clus-
ter that the plant is quite snowy. CT
course, because Of its subdued color
ing, 1t cannot rival the geranium, or
the Hibiscus. but what it lacks in
brilliance 1t makes up for In refined
beauty. To see q well-grown speci-
men of 1t in full bloom is to admire 1t.
and make one feel envious Of its own
er. But there need be no envy of its
possession, as any one can grow 1t
with but little trouble. l would not
advise attempting to grow it from cut
tings, as I have found 1t . difficult
plant to propagate in that way. The
best way is to get young plant of
the florist. It will probably have an
unpromising look, when received. as
many Of its leaves will be shed. while
in transit, but II the stalk Is hard and
green. no harm has been done by its
journey. Pot 1t in q soil of ordinary
garden loan made light and mellow
hvyy M 0f
use q large pot at first. Water mod
erately. and give 1t a place a little
way back from the sun. In . short
time it ought to begin to grow. When
growth really sets in, its development
will be rapid. and after two or three
months a shift to q pot two or three
sizes larger will be advisable. The
habit of the plant is to send out
branches terminated with flowers. As
soon as the flowers have faded, cut
back the branch to about one-third its
original length. Soon the buds at the
base of the stub will develop into
branches from which you will get
more flowers. BY continued cutting
back, as advised above, you keep the
plant producing new branches, conse-
Quently new flowers. 1t is an easy
matter, therefore, to keep 1t almost
constantly in bloom. Old plants often
send out branches four and five feet
in length. and repeated cutting-back
makes them SO bushy that there will
be scores of flowering-points on each
good specimen. It is a good plan to
force the plant to take q few weeks
rest in summer. This can be done by
keeping it quite dry. No harm will
be done II you allow the soil to dry
out until most of the leaves fall. BY
and by cut it back about onethird.
give more water, and allow it to begin
the work of renewing itself, as it will
soon do. Those who have never
grown this charming flower will be
delighted with it. The variety de-
scribed is catalogued p. capensis.
There are two other varieties in cul
tivation, p. rosea, red. and p. alba.
white. Both are pretty, but they lack
the free-flowering qualities of the blue
variety.-Eben e. Rexford.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

'Tis an III wind that doesn't raise
the dust for somebody.
Political debts of hcnor are some
tines honCred n the breach.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

English judges have worn the Pc
culiar wigs they now wear since the
reign of Charles II.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31

No vel; should be near enough to
. harnyard to be tainted BY washings
from it.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31
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 q considerable extent.
says London Grocer. On the other
hand. the import Of foreign butter
into Germany has increased during
the last eight years from 18.000. 900
to $4,000. 900 marks. To q 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 IL the Ger
man butter can be supplied q little
cheaper than the Danish butter. and
this is not possible, the average an
nual home prices being higher than
in Denmark.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31
Knew All the Facts,

Negroes generally have funny an
swers for almost every question" sai6
L. w. Mitchell of Atlanta to q erour
Of comrades at Camp Roosevelt. "You
have heard, perhaps, of the fellow
who was visiting at the scene of the
battle of Antietam and met IN ole
woolly-headed African. who took
pleasure in explaining to the visito,
all facts about the engagement there
The negro was asked if he was pres
ent when the fight took place.. and his
answer was:
'Sartinly, sab; sure, wuz right
heah.'
"'Guess you saw the whole thing
them
Deed I did, sab; an it wuz rieh.
bilious times, sah.'
What position did you occupyr
"1 Wuz down In de cellar, sab. /
got down dar to keep out de way of Dc
Yankees. case I knowed dat I woule
be bleeye ter whoop for dem. an :
kn0wed dat Marse Bob Lee didnJ
spec dat 0f me, 60 jis get down in de
cellar. ans let EN- At 1t out"
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-31
Asiatic Butter Trade.

At a convention OF dairymen in
Wisconsin Major Alvord Of the Dairy
Division Department Of Agriculture
was asked concerning the sale of
American butter in Asia. He replied
that an agent was there. but that
there was no probability Of doing any.
thing, as the price the foreigners
were willing to pay for butter was
below what Americans would pay for
it. He was then asked what use
there was of keeping an agent there.
and replied that it was casting bread
on the waters. We fail to see the ad.
vantage Of trying to build up for
eign trade under such conditions. OF
course it makes a position for some
man to fill at a good salary, but that
Is all. In a recent report the agent
in question says that the American
butter he finds in Eastern Asia Is as
good as the Danish article, with the
exception that the American butter
does not stand up as we'll as does the
Danish butter. Some declare that this
difference is due to the Danes feel
ing large amounts of bran and the
Americans feeding large amounts Of
corn and cornmeal. Butter to sell in
a hot climate must have q good body
and be able to stand up.