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The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08

The bull should have q ring in his
nose about the time he Is q year old.
says Charles L. Hill, and earlier IL he
is headstrong, and as soon as It Is
healed he should be taught to lead by
It, and always be handled by a stan.
A daily grooming will greatly improve
his looks and doubtless do him good.
Do not keep your bull in a foul dark
pen, but If possible give him a light,
airy box stall. In sight of the herd
of COWS, and be sure and clean his
stall, and water him daily. Do not
abuse him, but still be firm with him.
Never fool or play with young bull.
but always make him mind, and then
as he grows older never give him q
chance to know that he can do any.
thing else. Do not trust him IL he is
gentle, though you may do as you
please about 1t il he acts cross. It
is always the gentle bull that kills the
man. Careless handling Of bulls has
cost our own state some Of her best
dairymen and breeders.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08

Every Shropshire breeder should
send to Mortimer Leverins. secretary.
at lafayette, Indiana, for a circular
relative to the special premiums to be
offered by the association at the
shows this season. The shows pro-
vided for are the International At
Chicago, the Indiana State Fair at In
diarapolis, the Kentucky Live Stock
Breeders Association at Louisville.
Kentucky, Oregon State Fair At Port
land. the Territorial Sheep Breeders
at Regina. N. w. T.. the
Maritime Stock Breeders Association
at Amherst, N. S.. the American Royal
Show at Kansas City. Mo-, Toronto
Industrial Exposition and Ontario
Provincial Winter Fair at Guelph.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
Hill Side Orchards.

The orchard on the top and sides
of q hill must have different treat
ment from that growing on the level
or gently-sloping land. The latter
may be cultivated annually. The hill
orchard cannot be cultivated, as that
would result in disastrous washing
during heavy rains. One object in
putting an orchard on q rather steep
hill is to utilize it In q way that will
prevent loss of soil and its fertility
by the means of running water. But
in the case of the hillside orchard
it is not generally necessary to set
out the trees on the native sod and
leave them to their fate. In many
cases, where the soil is composed of
heavy clay, drainage is a help. We
have seen clay hillsides that would
hold water in holes and hollows for
q week after q rain. In such soil the
excavation made for the tree at the
time of setting out will prove a veri.
table water bowl, in which stagnant
water will remain for days to the great
detriment of the tree. We call at
tention to this fact for the reason
that many people have the idea that
all land with a declivity is naturally
well-drained.
The hill orchard will generally
have to be kept in sod, but this does
not always prevent the use of the
spade around the trees. After the
ground has become well filed with
the roots of the trees it Is sometimes
advisable to use mulch. This destroys
the grass. but does not disturb the
soil. To what extent this can be prac
ticed will depend on the conditions Of
soil, slope of land and rainfall.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08

Fl met the other day." said the ma
jor. n man who never refers to his
army life and never tells q war story.
You would think there was probably
something wrong in his record to be
ashamed of. but happen to know that
he is the man that. when our regiment
was surrounded on every side by rebel
cavalry tore the flag from the stafY.
wrapped 1t around his body under his
blouse. and. as tie boys we're prepar-
ing to surrender. shouted, Let's make
q run for 1t: here goes Dashing into
the high weeds. he ran under the horse
of the nearest cavalryman and struck
out for the hills. Two hundred other
men followed. going in every direc-
tion. and the rebels after them. but
$50 escaped. and the leader of : the
party reported to hi, Colonel with the
aas ell right.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
Took Their Colonel. Word.

Humphrey Marshall, commanding
the Fifth Kentucky C. S. A.. has been
pictured as a harsh and cruel officer.
He was the reverse SO far as his men
were concerned, and was in a fury
against the Richmond government
which made a parade of sending 1000
light cotton suits for his suffering men
in midwinter When the suits were
distributed Marshall made a speech ex-
planning that the suite were made OF
the best Southern wool, and therefore
might seem strange to Kentuckians.
but he assured his men they were
very superior article. The boys knew
the General was lying. but they ac-
cepted the Southern wool" in good
spirit.-ExchaEge.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08


From the Farmers Review: My ex-
perience with . creamery began a
number Of years ago. ! was In debt
for my farm. had ground to clear.
fences to make and buildings to put
up. and. do the best I could, II was q
losing game. I came to the cOnclu-
sion that the thing to do was to get
where competition Was not 50 strong.
We had some COWS. and began milk
Ing them. taking the milk to tho
creamery. which brought In some
thing every month. After trying II q
while It seemed like worth holding
on to 50 ! got . wellbred Jersey bull.
have kept one ever since and now
my young cows look like nne full
blood Jerseys. and some Of them are
as good. The creamery was de-
stroyed by fire after two or three
years and II was q year or more be-
fore they rebuilt In the meantime
had to do something with my milk.
50 began making butter for private
trade. ! purchased u. 8. Cream Sep
arator. tread power and Babcock milk
tester. and went a: 1T In q scientific
way, letting the creamery 20. I now
have a large butter trade, am getting
q good price for my butter. and the
cream have over. after filing my or
ders. goes to the ice cream trade in
summer and In winter the extra but
ter is shipped. II any are not sit
uated 50 they can make first class
butter. take your milk to q cream
cry. where they can make fine goods.
rather than put on the market an in
ferior grade that cannot get above
the grocery store prices. which are
always the lowest-T. A. Bloomfield,
Brown County. Illinois.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
NiQht YardinQ Cows.

From Farmers Review I: is get
ting to be q common practice in this
vicinity to yard the cows at night.
For my eight, I have about an acre
to yard In. One of my neighbors has
Q lot Of about two acres for twenty
COWS. There should be access to
water. We find yarding cows more
profitable than letting them run In
the pasture. And COWS under this
treatment give a more regular amount
of milk. than when permitted to run
out. a. they seem less excited.-H.
Belts, L0rain county. Ohio.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
RHEA TO GET NO REpR,Eve.

Governor Mickey Says He Sees no
Reason to interfere In Case.
LINCOLN-Governo Mickey has
announced that there will be no re-
spite or reprieve granted to Murderer
william Rhea. He intends to settle
the matter finally. SO that there will
be no further agitation, and no other
governor will have the responsibility
fixed upon him. He will stand ready.
however. until the last hour to listen
to any pleas In his behalf. The attor-
neys for Rhea have been given an
other chance to present their case.
The governor has gone over the rec
ord and found nothing to justify the
exercise OF his prerogative, but is will
ing to have anything therein specially
called to his attention.
Rhea has q death watch over him
now. Every moment of his time he is
watched by one or two guards. and IL
he does give the gallows the slip, a.
some Of his old cronies behind prison
bars thinks he intends to do, he must
have q new card up his sleeve. Rhea
gave up hope at the time of the last
hearing. He does not whimper or
whine. but spends his time reading
religious works.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
Greek Meets Greek.

In Sherman's memorable march to
the sea his forces encountered q foe
which might have turned the tide of
events had 1t not been for the timely
Interference of petticOat protection.
AS the serried columns of soldiers
advanced with great and imposing
pomp and power down the main street
of Savannah, Ga. a gate suddenly
sprang open and emitted q rusty.
ragged negro urchin and a grisly.
bench-legged cur, both thoroughly elec-
trified with curiosity and excitement
With true canine aggressiveness, the
small dog barked and bounded with
audacious ferocity. while the terror.
stricken boy. paralyzed by the pomp
of the panorama passing before him,
without moving his eyes or changing
his attitude. screamed the alarm:
'Oh. nanny, nanny! don't let
Tige bite the army!"-C. L. Barnett In
Lippinc0tt.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08

Il takes about q year and q half to
obtain reliable statistics regarding any
crop grown in all the continents, and
for this reason the latest statistics we
have of the worlds corn crop are for
the year 1901. II will be interesting
to our readers to learn the extent to
which corn Is grown in foreign coun-
tries. We give the yields for the year
when. however. the crop in
this country was about 4OO.0OO,OOO
bushels short Of the normal The re-
uort ia in hushelS:
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
The Free Delivery OSnee,

8. B. RathbOine, the new superin.
tendent of the western division of the
rural free delivery service, arrived in
Omaha from Indianapolis. He will not
take charge formally until July 1. Mr..
Rathbone is one of the pioneer on
cfals In the rural free delivery serv-
ice. He was one Of the inspectors
who opened the service in Nebraska.
He laid out the first rural routes oper-
ating out of Omaha. several years ago.
therefore is not q stranger to Omaha.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
The National eneamnmen.

All roads lead to San Francisco IN
August. 1903. and to the Thirty-sev.
enth national encampment. G. A. R.
which promises to be the greatest
event in the annals CT that patriotic
organization and in the history of Cal
ifOrnia as well.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08


We sometimes hear people spea1
OF . belt for growing this and that
as II . well-marked territory could
be described within which produce
Of that kind could be grown. and out
side Of which 1t could not be grown.
The term has been applied to the
raising Of apples, and men now and
then speak Of the apple belt" But
there is no apple belt, and to use
the term merely confuses the discus
sion Of apple growing.
The apple can be grown over q
wide area of country,-hOw wide We
01 not yet know. as that Is largely
dependent on varieties. Thus in Wis
consin. Minnesota and northern Iowa
1t seemed at one time rs II 1t were
quite useless to attempt to grow ap-
pies. The early settlers put In apple
trees OF the Baldwin. Pippin and
Greening varieties. and experienced
failure for the most part. They for
some time after believed that to grow
apples in those states. except in ex-
ceptionally favorable localities, was
impossible. But some lovers OF the
apple we're determined to do all pos
sible to establish the growing Of this
king Of fruits In the regions where
they lived. They saw that varieties
must be developed that would stand
the severe conditions of those eli
mates. A generation has passed, and
we see those states now large pro-
ducers OF apples of new and hardy
varieties. The apple growing terri
tory has thus been pushed hundreds
of miles further north than 1t was
thirty years ago. We are now told
that the regions of Wisconsin about
Lake Superior will yet be dotted with
productive apple orchards.
In these localities the problem Of
apple growing is hard one, but is
not too difficult for the genius of man
to solve.
More work has perhaps been done
in pushing the apple growing region
north than In extending it toward the
south. This is due largely to the
fact that cold has always been recog-
nized as an enemy of the apple. while
heat has not been. Yet the apple. be-
ing a temperate climate fruit. is as
certainly held in check by the heat
as by the cold. In our southern
states we find large areas where the
apple is not grown. These are usu-
ally the level lands. Along the noun
tain ranges. at q good altitude, the
apple has invaded the south, and In
the west along the foothills of the
Rockies 1t has nearly reached the
Mexican border. Doubtless work on
varieties will yet dot the southern
fields with orchards bearing red and
yellow apples.
Great possibilities are locked up In
the variations that are found In seed
lings. and what the limit of these
varieties are NO man can now guess:
for work with them has but begun.
After another hundred years of seed
ling growing and experimentation
with new varieties we shall know
more about the limitations of the
apple. We may yet grow apples in
abundance from the Canadian liEe to
the Gulf of Mexico.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
The Girl Of the War Period.


THE civil war;" said the sergeant,
made as great a change in the young
women of the period as 1t did in the
young men. I have often thought
that the impulse that has carried so
many girls into employments formerly
monopolized by men was born in the
first years of the war. The girl of the
period was proud of her femininity and
was extremely particular in the mat
ter of employment. Even the father
of a large family of girls might not
ask his daughters to do what was re.
sarded as mems work without excit.
ing criticism from both men and
women.
The girl of the smaller city, the
village. and the country drew a sharp
line between what she might do and
what her brother might do. She was
a reaction from the girl of the pre-
vious generation who had been trained
to do all sorts of work in and about
the farm house and was jealous of her
prerogative as q girl Her mothers
had been trained to spin and sew, to
weave cloth and make coats, as we'll
as dresses; to raise vegetables as we'll
as cook them. and therefore the girl
Of 1860. II circumstances permitted.
was not inclined to do any of these
things. The men we're to do their
work and she was to do hers.
when the war came and swept the
mon If thu forrne ou6 <r~cue .o..<H
ward. however. the women were ready
and willing to take up mems work.
Even those who had been taught to
believe that to be a lady was to be
idle became eager to help the soldiers.
Young women who did not know how
to sew organized sewing circles. and
IN the first months of the war the
wOOlen shirts and other garments re-
ceived by the soldiers were fearfully
and wonderfully made.
Buttons at the collar band, in front,
and at the cuff bands were on the
wrong side. and net infrequently the
sleeves were finished with a fancy
stitch effect that made them look like
the sleeves of a lady's dress. The
boys were wont to laugh over the dear
left-handed shirts. but they swore they
would wear them II they had to stand
on their heads to button them. And
these girls stitching. stitching in mis-
directed zeal. with tears dropping on
their work. as they thought of the
absent men. were transformed into
workers. They learned to do things
and to do them well."-Chicago Inte:
Ocean.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08

WEST POINT.-Cuming county
boasts q centenarisn in the person c.
Henry Kamphof. who was born in
Germany on January 19. 1900. The old
gentleman 10 vigorous. has excellent
eyesisht and does not look over sixty.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
Old Colonial Powder House.

"The old powder house." as the old
building is generally known, is q
relic of personal---very. days, having
been built two centuries ago by John
Mallett. who used it is q mill. Il is
in Somerville, Mass, on a rocky emf
nence, forming the centerpiece of a
beautiful city park.
From 1747 until after the reyolu.
tion the old mill was used as a powder
house by the province of Massachu-
sets bay. In 1774 the British troops
seized $50 half-barrels of gunpowder
from the place. The structure was
the scene of many stirring incidents.
both before and during the war.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
Colt Brings HiQh Fjuure.

HASTINGS About six years ago J.
d. Mines OF this city possessed q colt
which gave promise of attaining con-
siderable speed. The colt was sold for
$500. which at the time was REGARDED
IN excessively high price. After that
the horse changed hands several
times. the price following an increas-
Ing rate. Recently the animal was
shipped to England, where it was sold
for $4,000.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
Mountaineers Good soldier..

Says a veteran: Nelson's first
campaign carried several regiments
through the counties in eastern Ken.
lucky which in recent years have
been the scenes of outlawry growing
out of personal feuds. Forty years
ago the men from these counties who
went to the Union army became sol.
diers in a shorter time than others.
Trained in the rough school of ex.
perience in the mountains, and used
to hardship, they required little sea,
soning. One regiment of mountain
men went into battle six weeks after
enlistment, and did so well that the
opposing rebels thought they were
fighting veterans"
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08

The ear-lobes are the folds Of bare
skin hanging just below the ears-by
many called deafears. They vary in
color. being red. white. blue and cream
cOlored.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08

II cholera attacks the hog and wipes
him out. about twenty-five per cent Of
our high-priced corn Is wasted except
from . fertility standpoint. This ID .
question which every farmer should
study carefully. How can he make
beef without the hog to consume the
waste feed? Not that We have any
objections to the hog. for he certainly
Is the farmers best friend, but We
must be prepared for emergencies.
We must feed cattle oftentimes when
We nave NO hogs. We must study
more carefully the process Of diges-
ton OF feedstufls. When We see from
twenty to thirty per cent Of the corn
which . steer Is made to consume
passing through the digestive system
lt ts . sure indication that there -
something wrong. We are either feed
ing the animal more than II can as-
simulate or its digestive system n out
of condition. In most instances the
trouble Is due to . deranged digestive
system caused by overfeeding. This
leads up to another point which n the
mixing OF grain and roughage. to.
sether which IL. In our estimation. the
ideal way Of feeding cattle.
When grain Is fed separately from
the roushage 1t Is greedily swallowed
and passes into the third and fourth
stomachs Of the animal, thus escap-
ing mastication and the action Of the
saliva OF the mouth which has the
power Of converting starch into sugar
which Is digestible. BY mixing the
grain with the roughage II viii be 70
nasticated. thus much moro thorough
" digested than when each are fed
separately. This method Of feeding
involves the cutting Of roughage. .
step which most farmers are not pre-
pared to take rs yet. but one which
they can well afford to be thinking
about as In the near future II will be
practiced by the most successful cat
tie feeders.
Another question which Is worthy
d our attention is the silo. Tho silo.
"nlle new thing In Iowa, is by no
means an experiment. II has been
thoroughly tested in the eastern
states and Canada. and when once
tried 1t speaks for itself. II is now
considered to be indispensable on the
1a1ry farm. and while It has not been,
IS yet, very generally used in the pro
1uction Of beef, the results as report
ed to date are most encouraging. The
s1lo Is BY all odds the cheapest me-
dtum through which We can obtain
succulent feed for our stock during
the winter months.
In recapitulation I may say that the
successful farmer OF the future will
be the man who combines the pro-
duction OF first-class live stock with
his farming operations, who keeps
beef COWS for the double purpose Of
producing butter and calves intended
Tor the block. who gets nearly n
many pounds of gain from sixteen
pounds of corn as the average feeder
u to-day gets from twenty-five
pounds when fed to cattle. Who com
Dimes his grain with the roughage fed
10 his animals thereby securing more
complete digestion of the same, and
who stores his cornstalks in the silo
hat they may be converted into beef
and dairy products instead Of being
burned in the fields.-W. J. Kennedy.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08

It must be an industrious ycutl
that provides against age; he tha
fools away the one must either beg c.
starve in the othcr.-Estrange.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
Boy Was Proud.

One of the members Of an Ohio
post tells this good one illustrative
of the colOred brother:
The ieutenant-colOnel and major
of the - Ohio regiment had each q
'contraband' negro as servant. Jim
belonged to the lieutenant-cOlOnel
and 'Harve' to the major. One day
the lieutenant-colonel, hearing q dis
turbance in the rear of his tent, went
out and found the two engaged in
the amiable occupation of throwing
kitchen utensils at each others
head. After quelling the disorder the
officer demanded an explanation of
the row. Jim replied in justification.
as follows:
Dat boy Harbe am de ungrateful-
est niger I eber saw. I fetched him
up ter de majer, an interduced him
ter de majer, an got him er good
place wild der majer, an now he's
putin on more airs dan de majer.
OATS watts de matter, sah.' Wash
ingtOn Star.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
Thief Was q Rat,

YORK.-FrOm time to time +. p.
Owen. jeweler. has missed valuable
window. Complaint was made to
the chief Of police and arrangements
were made to watch the window In
which the goods were on display. All
efforts to discover the thief were
fruitless. In making repairs under
meath the window he discovered a
rats nest In which were five valuable
watch chains and one ring.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08

Thousands of head of cattle are noy
saved from death from blackleg BY
a vaccine distributed by the govern
E,enI.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08

Oosey OoeW end YoeA
IN locating . dairy barn care should
b taken to have . gentle slope from
the barn In at least one direction. a.
tording good natural drainage for
both barn and yard. II the barn In
already built and poorly located.
draining and grading vim do much to
remedy tho evil. In most cases u
would take bat q small amount 0f
labor With plow and scraper. when the
ground II In suitable condition to
handle, to give the surface Of the
yard . slope from the harm safncient
TO carry OF the surface water. Even
II dlrt has to be hauled In from out
SIDE the yard to accomplish this It
VIII not be expensive. The drainage
aione under . yard u not sumcient.
n the tramping Of the cattle soon
puddles the surface. preventing the
water fFOm passing down to the tile.
After the grading II done the yard
should Be covered with gravel or Gin
ders. BY putting the eoarser in the
bottom and the finer ON top q good
hard yard can be obtained and at .
comperatively small expense where
material Of this kind 10 available. II
tn1s cannot all b done in one year. II
u q the utmost Importance that . BE-
ginning bo made BY grading and grav-
eiing . portion Of the yard next the
barn. 20 that the COW, may have some
place on which to get out Of the mud
and NTH. BY grading . part Of the
yard each year and applying . thick
coat Of gravel OF cinders to the graded
part. the entire yard will. In q few
years. be In good condition. When
gravel does not contain enough clay
70 pack hard, . small amount of clay
should be mixed with the top layer.
IL viii then form . flrm surface.
A portion Of the yard should be bed
ded. thus ahOrding the COWS . place
TO lie tn the open air on pleasant
days. II straw is scarce .ne cleanest
OF { soiled bedding from the stable
Will answer for this purpose. When the
straw and manure on this bedded pOr-
t1On OF the yard become too deep and
soft 1t should lie hauled into the field
and the bedding commenced again on
the solid yard.-W. J. Fraser.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
sarpy County Fair Dates.

PAPnLION.-At a meeting of the
directors at Springfield 1t vas decided
to hold the Sarpy county fair Septem.
ber Is, 16, II, 1S.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-08
Planting Pines In Sandhills.

One hundred acres of land In the
sand hills Of the Dismal River Forest
reserve In Nebraska were planted this
spring by the bureau of forestry. On
eighty acres 100000 pine seedlings
were set out. and the other twenty
acres were sowed with the seed. The
work will continue this summer. The
nursery will be enlarged SO as to
cover 200 acres. which will hold 2,OOO,-
600 seedlings. II is intended to In.