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The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
PROPERLY COOLING Poultry.

When dressed poultry is 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 tne
barrels in proper manner, but Wnen
the barrels are opened some OF tne
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
it is shipped and indeed before 1t Is
solidly packed. A little care IN thls
regard will save good deal OF money
first and last.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
The Herdsman,

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 acknow]
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 trutl, in tho
saying that deal of the breeding
goes in at the mouth and good ground
for the faith of Old Country herd smen
in "neeps and cake" and for the conf.
dence of American cattlemen in the
"corn-crib cross" That faithful and
unassuming herdsmen have dome
praiseworthy work in keeping up the
character of Canadian and American
herds will be gratefully granted nv
breeders of the old guard" who lin.
ger on the shores of time.-Thomaa
McFarlane.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
THE DEAR OLD SLAVES,
But Few of the Old Style, Faithful
Negroes Now Left in Virujnia.

That is very touching story which
comes from Radford concerning ex-
Gov. Tyler's old servant, Lewis Armis-
stead. When notified, that he was
free he went about his business as
though nothing had happened. He
was at home as slave, and he did
not propose to leave because he was
lree. He was member of the fam
lily and remained member until
death removed him to his home up
yonder He was devoted to "Marse
Jimmie and his wife and children,
and they in turn were devoted to him.
In his strentgh he served them faith
fully and affectionately, and in his
declining years they took care of him
and made his life sweet.
We said in Sundays paper that
there was never such humane slav-
cry as negro slavery in the South, and
here is beautiful illustration. There
was very little slavery about it. 1t
was family service that the slaves
rendered and they received for their
service not only food and raiment and
shelter, but protection and the kind
est attention in health and sickness.
There are few of the dear old
| save left, and it grieves us as we see
them pass away. Gov. Tyler's Lewis
was ! type of the old Virginia negro
gentlman. 1t was noble type; the
Old Virginia negro gentleman was
every inch man. He had strong
physique; he had a stout heart; his
lmpu ses were generous; his disposi-
ton was amiable; his manners were
perfect. God bless his memory. We
only wish that the type were pre-
served in the new generation OF
negroes.-Richmond (Va.) Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
The Stream OF Life.
>, descending to the sea,

o s,ream descending to the sea.
Thy messy banks between
Tho how'rets blow, the grasses grow,
The leafy trees are green.
In ,orden plots the children play.
The fields the laborers TILL
And houses stand on either hand.
Ana thou descendest still.
q pfe descending into death,
orr waking eyes behold:
p,r,nt and friend, thy lapse attend.
Gornanions young and old.
G.'r hearts affections fill:
1p. .oil and earn: We seek and learn,
,,a thou descendest still
fl -, :, which our currents tend.
Inevitable sea,
vSat shall we guess of thee?
W. hear upon thy shore.
o" we our course fulfill:
go we divine sun VIII shine
And De Arthur Hugh Clough
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
How to Get Good Butte r.

The all important question of the
day with creamery and dairy men is
how to obtain a uniform and Inc fla
vored butter. Nearly all inves igators
agree that the secret lies in the proper
ripening of the cream; and " len we
read of the tons of low grade butter
brought into the markets ally, all
owing to the fact that the neg sligence
or ignorance as to the propet treat
ment of the cream lies at the root OF
this great fault, it appears t. be a
point worthy of consideration.
To state the subject of starters
plainly and intelligently, it 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 ntatiop
process caused by bacterial growth.
This growth Is controlled by tempera.
ture, in which a rise (from 60 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 par of the
milk sugar into Tactic acid, and a
slight formation of carbonic cid gas
and few other volatile constituents
rot definitely known.-Oscar lGrt, be,
fore Indiana dairymen.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
Keep Up Markings of Poultry.

From Farmers Review: | 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. l never saw herd of stock or
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. Rocks.-A. z.
Copeland.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
Keen Up QairYinq.

In times of prosperity it is well not
to forget the days Of adversely that
we have seen and may see again. To
day there is money in almost any
kind OF farming. More money can
be made in raising beef and pork per-
haps than in making butter, but this
is a condition that belongs to pros
perity. When the gloomy days come
and the pig and the steer cease to re-
turn profit, is the time when the COW
is found to be a standby. The profit
she returns in prosperity and in ad-
versity is not a large one, but IT IS
profit nevertheless and not to be de-
spised. 1t is very noticeable at time
when other things are returning
losses. So at this time the COW should
not be forgotten. Many man Will
have to fall back on her yet. During
the hard times of few years ago
thousands of men went to milking
cows that had never done SO before.
But 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 the
past breeding to beef bulls and had
calves of mixed blood. They then
wished they had saved their best
calves for mixers. Yet after the
clouds had passed away they forgot
all about their former experiences and
went to selling their good COWS and
good calves and breeding dairy COWS
to beef bulls. They are likely to re-
peat their old mistake and experience
the old regrets. What should be done
at this time is to keep the best dairy
cows and breed them to the best dairy
bulls, retaining their calves If they
show signs of developing into good
mixers. In this way a fairly good
lot of COWS will be ready for work
when needed. 1t is sad to relate that
at this time even good cows are be-
ing sent to the butcher, the owner
having become fixed in the idea that
prosperity is henceforth to be per-
petual.-Farmers' Review.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26

.o.es him and he is all hers. WI l. l.
@@,u , mat love not wortR'dying
mr M, % H''h'ng-dear God. prgive
i"e next morning, Julie was calm
a-' smiling She made light of her
trouble of The night before. and her
lg'n''iia'e thought she had forgotten
'N' cause of it. This was the reason
".t we were not told, Paul.
wen, Julie posed. and Metcalf
Ia'H'ed last, for the painting was
.o"lp'e'ed as you see it, about three
10 Inc afternoon. At that hour there
WIS coinmotion in the American g
7t1nio, and frantic calls for help. We
r0sA Aea IN, and there was the Ameri.
can hneeling before Julie, rubbing ner
face and trying to revive her from an
apparent faint. We all thought, at
hrst, that fatigue had overcome her.
but lald my hand upon her forehead
anu 1t was SO cold l suspected worse.
quick examination and l arose with
the remark:
This is case for the police, mon
si7llr. And SO it turned out to be,
June had opened an artery in her
IeIt arm, carefully concealing it in
the heavy drapery. and while the
arlist was painting her acting she
was slowly dying. Metcalf was SO alb
sorped In painting her changing ex-
pfesslons, that he was not aware of
anything extraordinary until he laid
down his brush and danced for joy
before the completed picture.
An American millionaire paid him
hall million francs for the painting,
agreeing to leave it on exhibition at
the Salon for reasonable time, and
Put left Immediately for the United
States to marry his betrothed.''
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
Colds in the Fall.

Some poultry raisers complain that
heir 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
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
REVERSED ORDER OF THINGS.
Sons Pants Are Confiscated to Fit

the Father.
State Senator Bernard F. Martin
was reminded by the story of The
iaan in the Street last Sunday about
the boy Of twelve, with pants marked
sixteen, of the following:
"l had constituent, Wiegand by
Name. a little, thin, wisp of mankind,
who ~as the father of four big girls
and one small boy Wiegand's in.
come was small, and to make ends
meet the fathers trousers had to be
cut down to fit his boy. This work
the ads sisters did, although they did
not relish the task. When the boy
grew so tall as to have reached the
lcngtrousers stage, the event was
celebrated by the purchase OF brand
new pair with money the lad had
earned. After awhile the boy bought
another pair for himself. At this pc
Rod his sisters noticed the fathers
only trousers were shabby, so they
confscated the boys first long-legged
pair and gave them to Wiegand,
senior. When the old man appeared
in them, one of the girls said to the
others:
Amt it nice? We won't have to
do sny altering for awhile. for Benny's
PANTS will now fit papa New York
Tines.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
An Old Hen.

A western paper reports the oeath
of a 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 sitter. Dur
ing her life she was said to have
hatched out about thirty broods OF
chicks We have not yet been aple
to ascertain how old hen must be De-
fore she ceases to be profitable. Some
follow the practice of killing OH the
hens when they arrive at the age OF
two years. This is doubtless 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 Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
Dirt and Filth.

Dirt is one thing; filth another. Dirt
in the poultry house is all right II 1t
he not connected with filth. Dirt is
a germicide to a certain extent and
under certain conditions. A few bar
rels of dry dust to sprinkle under the
roosts in winter will help to keep
filth 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 it with new, but this amount
of intelligence is absolutely necessary
if we would succeed. One thing is
certain, and that is that filth invites
disease and fosters it when it Is pres
ont
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26

to every other woman. He wanted 10
become famous for her sake-tO make
bold stroke with a new subject
Yes, remember" interrupted
Landelle, ''it was the death of Venus,
the title of this painting"
1 will paint that subject or no 9th
er, he kept saying Where will yOu
get model?' he was asked, but he
did not know; he knew only one
thing. which was, that he was going
to rest his fame on that subject alone,
Every day for two months, Julie posed
for him, but he got no farther along
than when he began: his Venus
wouldn't die. you know. He was more
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26

than kind to his model who could not
come up 20 his concept; he sympa-
thlzed with her for her failure to re-
spond to his brush. He was SO kind
and gentle-a.4i, yesl. that isl where
models make mistake.
Late one afternoon, Julie went
home woebegone, and throwing her
self upon couch began to sob hyster.
lcally. Her roommate drew the cause
| of the trouble out of her piecemeaI.
FROM her we learned it-but after
ward, Paul, after the-the sacrifice
you have suspected"
"1t seems that the American, that
afternoon, had thrown down his brush
in despair.
Its no use, child, l can never
paint my ideal with you for model.
You are growing lovelier every day.
Instead Of posing for the death of
venus you are glorious model for
the birth of love. See Cor yourself'
But can you not put in til nroner
colors to represent death?' she ASH,
with timid look into his face, but he
was unconscious of her gaze.
"Pshaw! You do not comprehend.
child:' he replied. The reality must
be before the artist, or exist in his
mind. Looking at you destroys the
reality, the concept No, I must give
it up and then give up all
docs failure mean much to you?'
queried the girl.
'Much?' echoed Metcalf. 1T means
| I h1l
means the loss of her I love, my
promised wife, who expects me to sue,
| ceed'
1.-The woman you love, your prom.
ised wife?' repeated Julie, in trem
bling voice and paling lips, scarce
comprehending.
"'Certainly, my Charlotte. She
lives in New York City, and we are tc
be married as soon as | shall have
finished this picture. l have prom
ised to complete it and she is wait
ing for me to keep my word
'"'Do you love her so very much /?
persisted the girl with dry lips.
"'Child would die for her sake. >
love weaker than that is nothing
Then you will be very unhapp,
should you fail?' she said gently.
my whole life will be blighted,
answered Metcalf.
"'Well, then, you shall be happy,
said the girl, with a bright smile, ant
choking back a sob in her throat 'Yo1
shall paint the death of Venus from
the reality. Nay-do not look 81
doubtful. | have a plan. am inter
ested in your success, for am | no
the model? ! never told you was a,
actress. Yes, indeed, l have studie,
many parts. Now, my plan is this:
will come tomorrow prepared to euac
the role of dying Venus, but Won
: will have to paint very fast, my friend
You will promise me that, for it vii
+ be a terrible strain upon me, you NJ.
derstand.'
During that night jules cumDan
Q ion awoke to find the girl kneeling M
q the window, gazing up at the br.ul
4 stars. She was praying. This ais.
9 we learned afterward Paul, alwa.
g afterward. you notice. Her accom-
o we're broken, but this much wal
e heard:
V "'Dear God, forgive me for what
I mean to do. 1t is for his sake. and fo
| he sake of her across the water. 81.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26

The model who posed for that pic
ture expired under the finishing
touches of the painters brush. No
one ever imagined so realistic a death
agony
The trained eye of the artist saw
more in the painting than any of the
crowd that stood spellbound before it..
There was an indefatigable something
about it which compelled sensation
OF reverential awe in the breast OF
the average spectator, but the art In
stinct Immediately detected the cause
ut represents a tragedy" he said
half aloud as he shifted his position
to one more favorable for further
and more critical inspection.
1t was the portrait of beautiful
woman in a semi-reclining pose
against mass of family outlined
cushions. There was nothing in her
shapely, well-rounded limbs to indi-
cate disease. nothing in the surround
ings to manifest the approach of
death, yet it was apparent, even to
novice, that the woman was dying.
Her left arm, in the dark back
ground, was pressed close along her
body, while the right arm, in the fore
ground, was flung out listlessly, the
hand clutched tight as if to nerve her.
self up to the consummation of some
supreme act which her will was bent
upon committing
The lower limbs appeared cold in
the pallor of death, and one could al
most see the dread shadows slowly
creeping up toward the seat of life.
Masses of raven hair, tumbling in dis
order around her head, were dank
with perspiration, and upon clammy
brow stood drops of sweat like clus-
tiers Of beads. The lips of half-open
mouth were colorless and cold and
through the film gathering over her
eyes shone the Pickering brightness
Of soul about to leave it's mortal |
tenement. The gaze of the eyes was |
on the line of vision and followed |
the spectator whichever way he |
turned, with. so pathetic look of con-
ce1Stlasated enCeet,y hat, more than.
one strong man turned away in de-
spairing helplessness, and feminine
Overspreading he1 pallid, death
shadowed countenance was smile of
ineffable content, as pure and joyous
as that of a martyr who sees the |
heavens opening to receive her racked |
spirit and relieve her body from earth
ly torture.
Turning mechanically to his cata-
logue, the artist read: THE Death
of Venus. P. Metcalf.'
Can that be our little American,
Put Metcalf?' he queried aloud in his
surprise.
Our little Put and no other" whis-
pered friend at his elbow, who add
ed What do you now think of
American genius, Paul?"
Il take off my hat to it, replied |,
Landelle, suiting the action to the
words; but l see fearful sacrifice
in its awakening"
"You have interpreted the painting
correctly" said Chavanne, do you
know the story?"
How can l when l have been
sketching in the land of the midnight
sun for the past six months?"
Julie Coomans was ..4e model who
posed for that painting, Paul." began
Chavanne. You remember her?"
"Ah-!" calculated Landelle, 81
Dot;ced somethinp familiar IN the
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
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Loss In unstandardized Cream.

LOSS III On6IdnOdTUIxCO NICdH'.
Nearly every cream separator has
some contrivance by which the rich
ness Of the cream can be regulated,
but these regulations are far 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 a minimum case would result
in great profit or loss, as the case may
be, too great for healthy, legitimate
business. To illustrate: Take fifty
gallons of cream containing 20 per
cent Of butterfat and as variation,
let there be per cent more butter
fat than the standard requires. AS
sumo that the cream is sold at an av-
erage price of SOC gallon. The loss
to the party selling the cream would
amount to SO on the fifty gallons,
which could have been say ed by
Standardization. Even though each
separator has regulating; con-
trivance there are always soLle con-
ditions in practical operations which
influence separation and cause varia-
tion in the richness of the cream.
These conditions can be COL trolled,
to certain extent, but in order to
secure as little variation as by stand
ardizing the operation will require
such vigilance and close sup rvision
that it would become impracticable
for the creamery man as well as for
the dairyman.
The first and probably the ost i'm
portant cause of these variations Is
due to the speed of the bowl In the
cream separator, for anything that
tend to change the speed must neces-
sarily influence the per cent of fat in
the cream. Second, the temperature
of the milk has considerable inf1u-
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. If milk is warm the cream
will be thicker, if cold it viii be
thinner, other conditions being. equal.
Third, the per cent Of fat changes
with the amount separated per hour.
If milk is fed into separate at an
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 ,r tenn
pering vat influences the per cent Of
fat in the cream. Fourth, the amount
of water or skim milk used 10 flush
out the bowl at the end Of separa-
ton will naturally tend to aft ect 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 Grit-advocate., 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?"
mo"
"Lost?"
NO"
"Posoned?"
"No."
Then whatever did become of it,"
said the lady.
'It growed up into cat," was the
reply.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26

We worry and We worry
over fate.
When wen answer that .nn-.IrIn
Soon or late.
What's The good TO Euees IF % lr
Smooth or rnugh2
What's the USE Wen KNOW go. i IS,
Soon enough.
We wonder and We wonder
In the dark
And we can't. with all uAr rH.as,
Raise a spark
Let us. then, enjoy our ltylUs
Ere we fit
And the future, let us make lIr
Best of IL
-HlIiffnor, Amer. ..r
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
SOME PHILOSOPHY.

We wonder and We wonder
What's ahead:
What Wen see. and how wen sec II
When we're dead,
If it's worth the while. or worthless.
Foul or fair,
And We wonder how well know it
When we're there.
We ponder and we ponder
what's to come.
And of all the good about us
We are dumb
When we all might he enjoying
What is here.
We are guessing if the futures
Full of fear.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26

g;r, is justitiable in lying about
!, %. hut not in lying about the
while her mother dces che
d she's
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
do you love her so very much?" per

do you love her SO very much?' per
sisted the girl, with dry lips.
face, but the features were so glori
fed that | could not realize its iden
tity."
shortly after you went away, Julie
would not pose for any of us; the
American was the only one, you
know He was particular about his
models. By and by he wouldn't have
anybody but Julie No-there was no
attachment, at least on his part. He
was engaged to young lady in New
York, it seems. though we did not
know 1t at the time, ann he was cold
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
THE DEATH OF VENUS.
BY CHARLES II. ROBINSON.

Copyright. 1902, by Daily Story Publishing Coz