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The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

dust perpetually falls upon the e,,I.
race ana thus increases the ouan+itv
OF matter: and on it's volume which
becomes smaller as the mass is mo
gresslVely cooled. Laplace conclnded
from the data at his disposition thai
there mad been no sensible change in
the length of the day for 1000 years
WoooWaro mas repeated his calcula-
tlon with new data and concludes tbo+
the duration of the day has not chan
ed as much as half second du,i,,o a.
nrst lOOOO,0O0 years after the beoi,,
nlng OF qualification of the earth's ma
tertal When the cooling of the aart,,
finally reaches its term the chance Iii
be marked. Prof. Woodward's ras,,it
is that the ratio of the change of the
day to its initial length is two-thirds
Vi me oroduct OF the loss of temnera
ture multiplied by it's cubical contrac-
loh. FOR example. if the primitive
temperature of the earth was 2 400 A.
srees G. and if its cubical contractfo,,
was that OF lron the day will be finallv
reduced about per cent. that lie -
say by about an hour and a half Tbe
ltpse OF Tune necessary to brine tbie
about is enormous. Three hnndrad
thousand millions of years are reouired
according to Woodward. for 95 per cent
Oh tne total contraction to take Mace
~ " tie udy VIII not he SON
sibly affected on the other bend 81
the expiration of 1000, 900 of millions ~
years. The fall of meteoric dust tends
10 increase the mass of the earth and
thus to change the length of the dav
put the effect due to this cause is not
ABOVE one-two- hundred-thousan of
me eHect of secular cooling. TWENTY
mlIlons OF small meteors weighing on
me me average one gramme each fan nm
S Ile e"rsn ually' but in 1000, goo of mil
not be increased a quarter Of a sooc "lli
on TINS account. Taking evervtbine
together the day will shorten not
lengthen' but she process win go on
with extreme slowness, 80 oii
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
SAVANNAH ELECTRIC co.

Lippman Bros drug store.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
Beautiful Mummy Blue.

Hamlet reflected curiously upon the
fact that the body of a great ruler
might yet come to be used to "stop a
hole to keep the wind away" but mod
ern ingenuity has discovered more
useful, if not more honorable, uses for
the bodies of departed emperors
Manufacturers of artists colors now
often use mummies in making their
colors, and it is almost certain that
a small percentage Of some ancient
Egyptian rulers went to compose
some of the colors used by various
R. AS in painting their portraits for
this years Academy. Mummies were
usually preserved in bitumen or the
best pitch, and this blended with the
bone of the mummy gives peculiarly
beautiful tint, especially in brown or
dark blue. The export of mummies
is now forbidden, but one will last a
manufacturer for years. The colors
so made are principally used by por-
trait painters.-London Taller.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
Biqqest CHAR in the World.

Paymaster General Bates of the
army possesses the largest cigar in
the world. 1t is sixty-three inches
long, and as large around as mans
arm at the thickest section.
It's composition includes twenty-five
classes of Philippine tobacco. The
huge cigar is the gift of Major w. H.
Comegys, of the pay department, who
sent it to the paymaster general with
this note:
81 send you the largest cigar you
have ever seen-at least, the largest l
have ever seen. 1t is made of num-
Der of the finest brands of tobacco
grown on the islands. This was manu-
featured at San Fernando do Union,
in Union Province, P. I. The case is
also a curiosity. 1t may be called a
family cigar. as all smoke it, and. the
grandmother is supposed to finish it
or the cigar to finish the grandmoth.
r."-Washington Correspondence st.
Louis Republic.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
HAD TO PAY THE PRICE.
Bibliomaniac Married to Secure a
Rare Volume.

M. A. Brisson, the French writer,
relates an anecdote of well-known
Frenchman, an octogenarian, who
spent most of his time in his younger
days in Paris hunting up valuable
books among the secondhand book
shops. He was bachelor, and for
housekeeper had an extremely plain
woman, who, however, had caught
from her master the taste for old
books. One day the housekeeper APP
peared with a parcel of books wrap
ped in paper and asked her master
to look at them. Among the rubbish
was a small volume bound in red
morocco. what have you paid for
this?" the master gasped after look
ing at the title page. Thirty sous
for the lot" the servant replied. but,
my good woman, this book alone is
worth 10000 francs!" the biblio-
maniac went on, and the moment
after regretted the unwise speech.
"I'll give you 100 francs for it," he
said. But monsieur said just now
that it was worth 10000" "I'll give
you $780," mo, no." Seven hun.
bred and fifty" But it was no use,
and to make long story short, the
master married her in order to obtain
the first edition.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
Two Glasses of Hogs.

A famous agriculturalist, when
asked what in his opinion was the
first and most important requisite in
the successful production of swine
said: "a knowledge of what consti-
tutes the perfect hog and the practical
application Of the same in the swine
herd" No man ever gave utterance
to a truer statement. A thorough
knowledge on the underlying prin-
ciples relating to the breeding and
feeding of our domesticated animals
is also indispensable. No man can af-
ford to underestimate the value Of
the same. They are, however, but
the means to an end. The success Of
the sculpturist and the painter is
guided solely by the height of his
ideal and the nearness to which he ap-
proaches the same. Just so with the
breeder of live stock, his success will
be determined largely by his standard
of excellence and the nearness to
which he approaches the same in his
breeding herd. The ultimate end OF
the hog is the block. Thus the per-
feet or ideal hog is the one which
most nearly meets the demands Of the
consumer. The butchers preference
is almost solely controlled by the de-
mands of the market. All markets do
not demand the same kind of hogs.
In some the bacon hog, so named be-
cause Of its long deep side, is pre-
ferred; while in others the fat or lard
hog is the most popular, especially
where the demand is for hams, broad
loins and fat backs. Thus in forming
an opinion as to the best type OF
swine to breed, it is well to keep the
requirements of these two markets in
mind. They have established for us
two very distinct market classes OF
hog.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
HIS ELoQUENCE WAS. LOST
Lawyers Efforts Weakened by Witty
Story of His Opponent.

A certain excellent but loud-voiced
lawyer was addressing jury. Fin
ally, in a perfect hurricane of sound
he closed his argument and sat down.
The jury were impressed, and the
other side was in danger.
The lawyer opposite had a sad, wat
cry eye and hatchet-like face. He
sat patiently through the tumultuous
gusts of his friend, and after the
reverberations of the closing crash he
rose quietly from his seat.
"As l listened to the thunderous ap-
peals of my learned FRIEND he said,
addressing the jury in a drawing
tone, Il recalled an old fable. You
will remember, gentlemen, how the
lion and the ass agreed to Stay the
beasts of the fielo and divide the
spoil. The ass was to go into the
thicket and bray and brighten the ami
mails out, while the lion was to lie
in wait and kill the fugitives as fast
as they appeared. The ass sought the
darkest part of the jungle and, lift
ing up his awful voice, brayed and
prayed and brayed. The ass was
quite intoxicated with his uproar, and
thought he'd return and see what the
lion thought of it. With light heart
he went back and found the lion look
ing doubtfully about him.
What do you think of that?' said
the exultant ass. Don't you think
scared 'em?'
"'Scared 'em?' repeated the lion, in
an agitated tone. Why, you'd a scared
me if l didn't know you were a jack
ass"
The jury laughed, the effect of the
lawyers sonorous eloquence was WIS.,
IDLY weakened, and he lost the case.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
Care of Chickens.

1t requires 81 days to hatch chick
en-. They should not be fed for about
"a hours when first born. The hrst
food to be given should consist OF
bread soaked in sweet milk or hard
boiled eggs. The little fellows will In
short time gain strength very rap
idly. The bread should be crumbled
very fine and care should be taken not
to overfeed, as too much should not
be given at one time. Feed i've or
six times a day for the first ten days.
After the third day oatmeal will be
found very excellent diet. Great
care should be taken also in feeding
this for the first few days, as 1t is
very loosening. The meal should be
fed in dry form and can be alternated
with the bread or eggs. After they
become more used to the meal it can
be kept before them at all times IN
litter, such as very fine cut clover
or hay. Grit of some sort should be
provided from the first, and should
be kept in a low dish that the chicks
may have free access to at all times.
Now as the chickens get older the
food should gradually be changed and
more uncooked food should be given.
Good screenings containing plenty OF
fine or cracked wheat will be found
to be excellent and mixture of equal
parts of corn-meal, bran and mid
dlings, mixed with milk or water
Use the former, If possible. taking
care not to mix too wet. The wheat
screenings can be thrown into the lit
ter and little millet seed may also
be given in the same manner. This
keeps the little fellows always busy
and the result is that at meal times
they are always hungry. r. Braba'
zon.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
Hanuinu a Sitting Hen.

From Farmers Review: What do
you do with your hens?" asked a
neighbor who had plenty, and more
experience than l. mine want to sit
as late as this, and I've a good notion
to kill them all off," ooh, well, they
will do that; when they've laid their
litter out they want to set every
time" Eyes, that's SO; but what DO
you do to make them give up sitting?
My grandma used to have such a time
with hers. She would half drown
them sometimes, and once she put a
lot of briars in the nest of one per-
sistent hen and, as grandma ex-
pressed it, that hen just stood and
sot.'" A knowing twinkle came into
my neighbor's dark eyes as she said'
well l just put mine into gunny'
sack and pin them onto the clothes
line and let them swing there for
twenty-four hours, and that scares
them so it takes all the sit out OF
them" I'm going to try it, but my
sack will be hung from the rafters
of the barn, as l might be minus
hen or so if left outdoors over night
Mrs. A. E. Rand.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
Cocoa HuIIs as a Stock Food.

The Pennsylvania Experiment Sta
ton has recently received for exam
nation a sample of cocoa hulls Of
fered for sale as cattle food. This
is the first appearance of this material
in the Pennsylvania cattle-food mar
kets that has come to the stations
attention. The husk makes up IL to
20 per cent Of the entire bean, Of
which the United States imports over
forty million pounds annually. These
bulls are used to a considerable ex-
tent in preparing coatings of cheap
confectionery, and for making cheap
drink. Their use as a cattle food has
been little studied. The sample re-
ceived had a chocolate brown color
and the cocoa odor and flavor. 1t
contained about 1876 per cent Of pro-
tein, 35 per cent Of fat, 1915 per cent
of fiber and 81 per cent Of nitrogen.
free extract. The protein sometimes
exceeds this amount. Weigmann
found 1t to Se composed, to the ex
tent of rs to 80 per cent of true al
buminoids, though caffein and theo'
bromin, the alkaloids of the bean, are
also present. The fat is quite diges'
tible; Maercker found the protein d.
gestible to the extent of 33 to 80 per
cent, much less than in ordinary
grains; the nitrogen-free extract is
probably far less valuable than that
of our starchy seeds. Albert fed CO.
Goa hull to steers in quantities in
creasing from one to twenty pounds,
and found they soon were fond Of it
and that its feeding value was inter-
mediate between that of meadow hay
and wheat bran. 1t promises to be a
desirable addition to our list of COM
mercial feeding-stuffs, though not Of
sufficiently high grade to warrant its
purchase at a price.-Wm. Frear, in
Farmers Review.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
SERVANTS IN 1000 A. q.
VIII Not Be Needed-Labor-Sav
Devices in Homes.

The thread-bare servant problem
will have become a thing of the past
by 1000 A. d. Domestics seem to be
necessary nowadays to supplement
the deficiencies of some housewives,
and owing to the incompleteness in
the construction of many houses. The
tendency of modern apartment houses
is to minimize work so that no serv-
ants will be needed.
The homes of the future will prob
ably be warmed in the walls from
some power-generating station. Air
will enter through proper tubes in the
walls which will warm the house and
will capture the dust, and it will be
spun out again by simple devices.
Scientific builders are now planning
to do away with the walls meeting
the floors at right angles, as by
rounding off the angles between wall
and floor, sweeping and cleaning will
be lightened.
If a window is cleaned hurriedly
and left wet, it dries in spots, and
dirt is left in solution. BY the touch
ing of button and turning on Of
water that contains a solvent, water
would be forced down the window
panes from pin holes in pipe above,
into a groove below, and this would
be followed by pure rain water, and
window cleaning would be done sans
domestiques."
And within a few years, perhaps,
the French scientists will have fur
Their perfected the taking of nourish-
ment and enjoying whole meals from
few drops, or a few pellets, from
two to three walls, thus doing away
with chefs, and the elaborate part of
homework.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03

A few moments later large object
could be seen in the distance slowly
advancing toward them. Owing to
the dim, uncertain light all at first
were of the opinion it was a bear,
and one or two cooked their guns
and stepped out a short distance from
the light to get better shot at the
animal. The guide suddenly called:
Hold! It's a mani"
COURSE it is" growled a voice in
the distance. What did we think 1t
was-a walrus?"
A man clothed in furs, holding
rifle in his hand, came forward and
advanced toward the fire.
Ethel rose trembling with fright at
the appearance of this strange appa-
rition, and chung to the arm OF her
husband.
"Who is he?" she whispered.
"Where did that terrible man come
from?"
Though the question was not in
tended for the ears of this strange
man, he heard them, and in voice
like the deep tones Of far-off thunder
he answered:
II am from the Klondyke, where
you seem to be going; a place where
gold can be raked up by the handful"
who are you? What is your
name% Berry asked, advancing
toward the Klondyker and extending
his hand toward him.
81 am called Glum Ralston," he an
swered.
What are you doing here?"
Hunting for a friend"
BY this time Clarence Berry had
clasped his hand and brought him
near the camp fire. where he babe
him be seated and tell his troubles.
81 hain't much at spinning yarns,
the ex-sailor answered. my friend
was robbed on the Klondyke few
months ago, an at the same time
laid up for repairs"
Ethel grasped her husbands hand
and mentally calculated, 1T was
Paul"
She listened with the keenest In
terest to the story Of Glum Ralston,
and tears gathered in her eyes. She
knew the missing companion was
none other than Paul Miller, whose
fate would perhaps never be known
"Oh, heaven. poor Laura! how shall
we break this terrible news to her,
Clarence?" she sobbed.
The young husband made no an
swer, and Glum Ralston, lighting his
pipe, proceeded to smoke in silence.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
CHAPTER w.

Meeting a Friend With Bad News.
1t is necessary at this point in our
story to return to Clarence Berry's
party, which we left ON the top of the
Chilkoot Pass in raging storm All
through that terrible night Clarence
Berry lay thinking of his young wife,
whom he had packed away as COM
Portable as possible in that terrible
height in the frigid zone. Day dawned
bright and clear and he arose early
and called to his wife:
Ethel, Ethel, are you alive?"
There came no answer until he had
pulled away some of the packages
that formed her apartment; then he
heard her voice answering:
81 am all right, Clarence.
THANK God!" calculated the hus-
band. 81 feared you had persisted dur
ing that terrible storm"
Dick and "Hemstitch," the Esqui-
maux, were self-constituted cooks, and
prepared breakfast of pot of boiled
beans and little coffee, which froze
on the slightest provocation.
When breakfast was over two sleds
were loaded with supplies, and with
out dogs or any one to draw them,
started down the mountain. Two
weeks were consumed in reaching
Lake Linderman. Here they were de-
tanned another week, completing a
boat with which they could make their
way down the river
One night, after day of arduous
TOLL they camped at the foot of a
mountain protected from the north
wind by steep precipice. The dogs
had been embarrassed, fed and lay
sleeping about the sleds. The tired
Indians, having had supper, were
stretched before the fire. Ethel, at
tired in furs, sat on sled which had
been drawn up before the blazing logs.
Her proud husband declared she look
ed like an angelic Esguimaux queen.
Dick reclined on the skin of musk
OK telling a story in which there was
blended Bowery slang and western
dialect. Suddenly one of the dogs
started up and gave vent to a low
growl, cutting the story short. The
guide gave a sharp whistle and seized
his rifle. The others at once laid
their hands on their guns and stood
on the defensive.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
Keeping Ducks.

From Farmers Review: Will some
reader of the Farmers Review give
me information on the best methods
of handling ducks. have kept land
fowls all my life, but have never han
died water fowls. l want to keep
small flock. What kind of a house
do | want to build for them, and in
what way should it differ from a
house built for land fowls Also do l
need to fence in the pond to keep them
from wandering all over the adjacent
land What are the first points to be
looked after when one goes into the
keeping of ducks l hope | shall near
from some one.-Alfred Strong.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
a Natural Mistake.

In a city not subject to earthquakes
there lived a family who had one of
those domestics of the break every
hing-they-touch sort. Recently the
town experienced slight shock. Pic
lures were thrown down, crockery
and furniture ratified about. In the
midst of the tumult the mistress went
to the head of the stairs and called
out in a would-be patient tone: MARY
Ann, what are you doing now?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
Some Horticultural knowledge Neces

Sary.
Ordinarily farmers should not at
tempt to be nurserymen. On most
farms it will not pay for the owner to
plant seeds for fruit trees, or bud or
graft extensively. He cannot com
pete with the nurseryman, who de-
votes his entire life to the study OF
fruit trees and how to grow them to
get the best results. The latter can
grow trees in immense quantities, and
employ as it were wholesale methods
Nevertheless every farmer that intends
to grow fruit trees at all should
know something about the various
sciences connected with their propaga-
ton. There are very few men that
have made a scientific study of bud
ding, root-grafting and top-working.
Yet every man should understand
enough of these to be able to keep his
own work we'll in hand. How can
he tell when a man does a good job
at grating if he knows nothing of the
science? How can he tell whether the
man that comes to him promising to
do great things is an amateur or an
expert? In the past our farmers have
been imposed upon very extensively by
horticultural quacks, with all kinds OF
wonderful things to sell or with Sc.
crets that would be impaired on a
sideration-always a consideration.
We are glad to know that horticultural
knowledge is increasing and that its
rate of increase is accelerated from
day to day, we advise every farmer to
make some study of horticultural
science.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
COMPLIED With the Law.

M. Baron, the French actor, recently
accepted a railroad pass, and as the
French law requires that all such bill
lets shall have a picture of the holder
upon it Mr.. Baron had himself photo
graphed as Mephistopheles. In this
character he is better known than as
a private individual, and both the rail-
way and the government officials are
content to regard the law as fully
compiled with.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
Varieties of Geese.

From Farmers Review: Will some
one that has kept a good many varie-
ties of geese tell me something about
them as to varieties? l wish to be-
gin raising some one variety, but l
find there is a difference Of opinion
as to which variety is the best Which
breed is best for the production of
feathers? Which is best for the pro-
duction of eggs, and which gives the
best growth? If someone will answer
these questions, may be able to form
my own conclusions as to which is
the best breed?-Nellie Thomas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03
Around the Dairy.

Every employee of the dairy should
be quick, gentle, regular and Clearly
in his habits. A cow abominates an
unclean man. Tobacco in all its forms
is obnoxious to every department Of
dairying. All the work about the
herd should be done with the utmost
system and regularity; a fixed time
for doing everything and everything
done on time. Nothing has been pro-
duced which begins to compare with
the human hand as a milking ma
chine. Cleanliness and regularity are
the first requisites in good milking.
Next quietness and gentleness should
be accompanied by quickness. A fast
mixer will get more butterfat out of
the COW than slow one. This is not
theory, it is a proved fact. The but.
terfat comes from the COW. but it is
the expert mixer who gets it. 1t is
certain that change of mixers, man.
ner or time of milking, irregularity,
or any disturbance at milking time
may be expected to cause loss of but.
terfat in milk. The loss may not be
great, but it is measurable in butter
or money. In short, it pays, and pays
well, to have the milking done in the
very best manner and by the very best
mixers to be found.-Chicago Dairy
Produce