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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-04

Miss Margaret Booth of Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-04
DEATHS AND BIRTHS.

am Lacey is in the city.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
Growing Cow Peas.

From the Farmers Review: l have
been subscriber to your paper for
some time and have never yet seen
any article from this, Alexander, coun-
ty. saw in your paper of Feb. II an
inquiry as to how to grow cowpeas.
This depends on what variety is sown.
I would SOW one bushel of the Whip.
poorwill variety per acre, and SOW
them in May; about the goth is a good
time. II l was sowing the cowpeas |
would not sow more than three pecks
to the acre. have grown both varie-
ties. but l prefer the Whippoorwill
variety to the Clay varities, as the
Bunch varieties are much more easily
handled. would advise the reader,
OF Madison county, to sow his peas
with wheat drill about May 20, and
cut the crop off for hay when about
half of the pea pods begin to get ripe
and then plow his land and SOW it to
wheat. He will just be his pea crop
ahead, as the roots Of the peas benefit
the soil. l would prefer taking the
crop off to plowing it under. He will
find that the pea hay will be excellent
feed if he gets it cured in good shape
for any stock, either cattle or horses
"A Reader, Unity, Alexander county,
Illinois.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
Some Statistics on Horses.

In an address recently, Secretary
Of Agriculture Wilson spoke Of the
flourishing condition OF the horse bus
mess at the present time. He pre-
sented some statistics in which he
showed that in 1868 the total number
of horses in the country was 5,756,.
$40, valued at $432,696,226. In 1892
the number had increased to 15,49s,.
140, and the high-water valuation
mark Of $1,007,50O,636 was reached.
There were million more horses in
the country the next year, but their
value had declined, and a decline both
in number and value set in and con.
tinued until 1897. when the former
was 14.364,667 and the latter only
$452,647,396, showing a shrinkage in
value of more than so per cent in five
years. In fact, the value of the H.
364,396 horses in the United States
in 1897 was only $2O.OO0,OOO more
than the value placed upon 5,756,94o
horses in 1868. From 1893 to 1897
were disastrous and discouraging days
for the industry. He was discoutin.
ued from the street car service and
the bicycle superseded the noble
steed in many instances. In 1898 the
reaction In his favor began. That
year the number of horses in the
country was smaller than it had
been for eight years. but the value of
the stock advanced to s478,362, ,4O7:
the following year the value of about
the same number advanced to s511,.
074,S13, and in 1900 a smaller number
by over 100000 reached a valuation
of $685. ,442. the highest point in
six years. Secretary Wilson is
friend Of the horse, and firm believ.
er in his ultimate triumph over al,
unfavorable circumstances. "No
horseman," said he in his address,
has ever lost his love for the horse
The man who has an automobile ia
not man who rears and breeds and
feeds horses. And SO that gallant ami.
NAL will be with US throughout the
ages"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
Two Wisconsin Dairy Meetings.

The second meeting ard the thirty
hrst meeting of the Wisconsin Dairy
mems Association were held in the
city Of Fond du Lac. At the latter
meeting the president, ]. @. Emery,
contrasted the conditions under which
the two meetings were held. In part
he said: The second annual meeting
Of this association was held in the
council chambers in this city of Fond
du Lac, February II and 18, 1874. At
that time Hon. w. D. Hoard, then
secretary of the association, reported
the production of cheese in this state
as 100000 pounds, which sold at
about 10 cents a pound. The product
Of the Wisconsin cheese factories for
1902 approximates 9O,036,OOO pounds
which at ten cents pound (probably
an INTERESTINGLY shows total esti-
mated value of the cheese product of
Wisconsin for 1902 to be $9.036 900,
an increase of more than 800 per
cent on the product of 1873.
The published records of the Fond
du Lac meeting for 1874 disclose no
discussion whatever concerning the
production or butter. The production
OF cheese only was considered The
records of that meeting do not in any
way show the butter product in Wis
consin for that year. Such a thing
as our present system of creameries
was unknown and probably un-
dreamed of, and there were few pri.
vate dairies. Contrast that condition
with the year 1902 when the factory.
made butter in Wisconsin amounted
to 74,OOO,O0O pounds and the butter
produced upon the farms may be TAX.
en- at 44,75O,o0O pounds. The estimat.
ed value of creamery-made butter is
$14,975,O00, and of the farm butter is
$3.50, 900, making total estimated
value OF the entire butter product of
Wisconsin for 1902, the sum of $685.
74h 600
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
A Doubtful Method.

At a farmers institute a speaker
said: Ventilation Is a subject of
much discussion and experimentation
but no ventilator has ever been in
vented that will change with the
weather.-as is necessary in ventilat.
ing hen house. So, as the attendant
must do it, the simplest way will be
found the best, and this is to depend
entirely upon the windows. On all
pleasant days in the winter, when
fowls are confined, the windows are
opened suft' ciently to give the fowls
nearly as much sunlight and fresh air
as they would get out of doors. At
night the windows are closed, and the
fowls do not suffer for fresh air until
morning"
We very much doubt the sovndness
OF this advice. Open windows and
doors on some days are fruitful
sources of colds and catarrhal trou.
bles. 1t Is far better to adopt 1 scien.
tific method of ventilation and depend
on 1t whenever the poultry house has
to be tightly closed.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
Meeting Of Ayrshire Breeders,

The 2Sth annual meeting of the
Ayrshire Breeders Association was
held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York, January 20, 1903, with about
fifty members and visitors present.
The officers elected were: Geo, H.
Yeaton, Dover. N. H.. president; Oba-
diah Brown, Providence, r. l., Thorn.
as Turnbull, Jr., Casanova, Va:
Charles c. Doe. South Newbury, Vt
E. j. Fletcher, Greenfield. N. H.; vice
presidents; c. M. Winslow, Brandon,
VT, secretary; N. S. Winsor, Green.
vile. R. l.. treasurer; j. F. Converse,
Woodville, R. l.. ]. Andrew Casterline
Dover, N. j., executive committee for
three years. The report of the treas.
urer showed about $1,000 in treasury
The report of the secretary showed
removal by death of six members
and twenty-four new members added
1t was voted to continue the Home
Dairy test for the next year with
tns same premiums.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
WEena.saB
d ~tesIs GsftEssSSIA,
Will chieagcans Eat Horse Meat?

Will chieagcans Eat Horse Meat7
Chicago papers have been report
ing recently that a German was try
Ing to establish in Chicago plant
for the killing and packing of horses
FOR domestic and foreign consumption.
1t has been predicted that he would
fail In his undertaking. and 1t is prob
able that he will. At present there is a
city law prohibiting this business In
Chicago. Doubtless horse meat Is as
clean as any other kind OF meat, but
that is not the only thing to be CON
sidered. II the practice of selling
horsefesh for food once became law
full, 1t is about certain that 1t would
injure the trade now existing in beef
We have had our experience with
oleomargarine and filled cheese. Had
they been always sold under their
own names little harm would have re-
suited to the interests Of the butter
makers or the 'cheese-makers. But
they were sold ac pure butter and full
cream cheese. II horsefesh were
always sold for horsefesh and always
eaten as such, the objections to the
practice of selling it would be less
numerous than they are now. But
we are morally certain that II the
practice were permitted. horsef1esh
would soon be discovered being
palmed of as something else, both to
the local consumer and the foreign
buyer. Legitimate trade would simply
have one more fraud with which to
contend. Moreover. 1t is doubtful II
the horses that went to supply this
trade would belong to that class
known as healthy" Healthy horses
that are cheap enough to be eaten
are very scarce. The few crippled old
and famed horses that could be Sc
cured would hardly suff1ce to keep
a good sized plant running. There is
a certain foreign element in Chicago
that might be satisfied to eat horse.
flesh If they could get it at a very
low price. This element is not, how
ever. sufficiently large to Justify
Americans in jeopardizing their i'm
mense meat trade to cater to. We
think 1t will be a long time before
Chicagoans get down to horse meat
as a steady diet.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
OUR SOIL RICH IN GEMS.
Where American Precious Stones
Have Been Found by Miners.

The report of the geological survey,
just compiled for 1901, shows that
during that year there were mined in
the United States precious stones to
the value of about 100000. When
talking about rare and beautiful gems
ones thoughts naturally revert to
South Africa or the orient OF the
haps to South America. but one is not
likely to think of our own land yield
ing them; but the fact is, that no in
significant value in gems is taken
from the soil right here at home. The
report of the geological survey shows
that during that year we mined in
the United States precious stones to
the value of about 100000.
Diamonds represent only $100 of
this amount. but the fact that they are
found at all gives encouragement to
the hope that paying fields of them
may some time be found. Last year
one diamond was found in Lee county,
Georgia, where diamonds were not be-
fore known to exist New Mexico
furnished $11S,000 in turquoises, and
these have been placed on the market
Montana gave us 100000 in sapphires,
which come next. They come from
Fergus county. Granite county is now
being explored for fancy colored sap
phires, that give evidence of being
there in paying quantities. Fine and
extensive rhodolite garnet deposits arc
found in Macon county. North Caro-.
lima. Many dark green blue and yell
low beryls, as well as amethysts and
emerald:, were found in that state
There is hardly state Of the Union
in which there is not some trace Of
precious stones and it appears not at
all unlikely that before many years
we may be competing with the old
world in furnishing gemA
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
Seed Corn for Illinois Farm Boys.


For the purpose of interesting the
boys In the County Farmers Institute
and introducing improved seed corn
into the several counties, the Illinois
Farmers Institute offers to furnish q
package of seed corn, consisting Of 500
grains of some pure bred variety
grown by member of the Illinois
Corn Breeders Association, to any boy
under 18 years of age, who will send
his name and address and four cents
to pay postage on corn to A. B. Hos
letter, Secretary, Springfield. Illinois.
This is done on condition that the corn
be grown by the boy as per the direc-
tons upon the package and a sample
exhibited at the County Farmers In
stitute of the county in which the ap-
plicant lives, and that prizes are Of
fered for the same through the Coun-
ty Institute. The breeder and donator
Of the corn, the name of the variety.
the score card OF the Illinois Corn
Growers Association, to assist In se-
lecting ten ears for exhibit. and the
directions for planting and keeping
record of same will all be printed on
the package containing the seed. Va
rieties suitable to the latitude of the
applicant will be sent to each one.
The County Institutes that have tried
this plan have aroused great interest
in the institute meetings and have en-
couraged hundreds of boys to grow
bitter corn, to attend the institute
meetings and to become interested In
better methods of farming. All names
OF boys desiring corn must be received
by the first of April, that all may get
the seed in time for planting.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20

ouebecs System Of Dairy Instruction.
A Canadian paper tells of the Que
bee system OF dairy instruction as
follows:
A pretty clear idea Of the system
followed in Quebec was obtained from
Messrs. Bourbeau. Leclar. and PLAN
ondon at the Ottawa conference.
Practically all the cheese or but,
ter factories are organized in syndi
Gates. For each syndicate dnclud-
ing ebout 20 to rs factories) there is
an instructor. Above these instruc
tors-of whom there are 45-is a
chief instructor. Mr.. Bourbeau, and
three general instructors. To Mr.
Bourbeau the local instructors make
weekly written reports, and he is
thus able to keep close tab on their
work. In case of special difficulty
the work Of the local instructor is
supplemented by a visit from a gen
eral instructor or Mr.. Bourbeau him
self.
Before a man can even apply for
the position he must have served at
least three years as chief of fac
tory. Then he may apply to the sec
retary Of the Dairy Association for
admission to the dairy school, When
this application is made an inspector
Is instructed to visit the applicant
at his factory and secure a statement
from the purchaser OF the factory's
goods as to the quality Of the lat
ter. If the visit shows the factory in
satisfactory condition, and the re-
port OF the buyer as to the quality of
the factorys output is favorable, the
applicant for the place of inspector
may enter the dairy school. II he
passes the required examination at
the end of the school term he is per
mitted to serve as instructor for -
months. If his work that year mer
its the approval Of the general in
spector he can take a second term
at the school and then, on passing an
other examination. he gets his d.
ploma. But still he is not at the end
NJ 1t, as he Is required to return to
tbs school once in three years in or
der that he may keep in touch with
all the developments that occur from
time to time in dairy practice; and
even after all this he is subject to
dismissal for cause. That ought to
insure efficiency.
An instructor is really a Provin-
cial officer True, he must pass an
examination before a board appoint
ed by the Provincial Dairy Associa-
t1on, and part of his salary is paid
by tax upon the factories in his
syndicate. but his appointment is
ratified by the Lieutenant-Governor
Council; he receives salary. and
not fees, and half his salary is paid
from the Provincial treasury. He thus
has the standing and independence of
a public officer and has the author
ity required to keep the factories un-
der his supervision up to the mark.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
How the Steer Cuts Up.

We reproduce a diagram published
in the last report of the Kansas State
Board of Agriculture. 1t is of 1900.
pound steer, and shows how a market
topper retails in a first-class market
The value Of this steer is figured out
in detail about as follows: 68 pounds
Of rib, $1O.ss; 90 pounds of porter.
house, $20.24; "a pounds of slrloin.
$6.12; rs pounds of rump. $3.50; 1874
pounds of round, $10.54; "a pounds of
neck, SO cents; 112 pounds of plate,
$4.04; 20 pounds Of flank, $1.1O: 130
pounds of chuck, 1915; so pounds OF
shin, 81; "a pounds of shank, ~ cents
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20

Lakeland was often seen talk'ny
with one of the Indians. who spoke
English fairly well, and was a big.
burly. Misunderstanding fellow. one
day two men came to their CAM.
They held long and earnest confer
ences, and when they went away tnat
night the man named Ben Allen went
with them. 1t is perhaps needles
TO inform the reader that the two men
were Morris and Ned Padgett, HhO
brought the information that Paul and
the old hermit were prisoners in the
cavern.
1T is lucky l learned of his cap
ture," thought Lakeland. Curse him,
why isn't he dead? For over a year
he has been lost in the forest and
thought to be dead; now, why isn't
he dead?"
Lakeland little dreamed that the
very tools he was using were willir 6
to betray him il they could make
more out OF it, and that they were t7,-
ing by bribes and threats to extort
from the prisoners in the cavern the
secret of the cached treasure.
After Ben left the party to fulfil his
orders they camped three weeks in
a valley.
Laura inquired why they delayed so
long. but Lakeland had abundant ex-
cuses. and assured her they would
go on before winter set in in earnest.
Already lowering clouds had huns
over the valley and covered 1t with
snow.
At last they broke camp and were
moving slowly toward the Yukon,
when a dog was discovered coming g
toward them. Beyond doubt it was
the property of some Of the Klondyk
ers. Horsa Cummins discovered h
strip of tanned skin about its neck
and called the attention Of Lakeland
to it.
He quickly removed 1t and read:
I'VE are in the forest out of food
and starving. Follow on the trail at
once and find us. Paul Miller and
Companion"
The bit of tanned skin dropped from
the trembling hand Of Theodore Lack.
land. He pressed his hand to his fore
head and groaned.
What is it, boss?" asked Cummins.
go into camp. We must start ut
once to find some men who are starv-
ing"
When they went into camp, after
taking care to see that Laura was
made comfortable. he took one man
and three Indians and started on the
back trail made by the dog. All the
while he was thinking:
Paul Miller and one companion.
Who can that companion be?"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
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New. From the Station. and Colleges.

News From the Stations and Colleges.
Professor H. T French has been
made director of the Idaho Expert
ment Station.
Prof. A. T. Wiancko. instructor OF
agriculture in the University OF Ne
braska. has resigned. and will go to
the Indiana Experiment Station.
Professor r. S. Macintosh. assist
ant horticulturist of the Minnesota
station. has been elected professor Of
horticulture in the Alabama Agricul-
tural College.
Cornell University is about to lose
its old professor of chemistry. G. c.
Caldwell, who will retire with a pen.
sion. He has been professor OF chem
istry there since 1868.
The Arizona Agricultural College Is
to have as professor of Animal Hus-
bandry T. F. Mcconnell. who has been
engaged in the same department Of the
Wisconsin Agricultural College.
Prof. H. A. Huston. for many years
director Of the Indiana Experiment
Station, has resigned to take a posi-
tion with the German Kali Works He
is to have charge of their st. Louis
office.
Prof. John w. Gilmore has become
agriculturist at the Cornell Expert
ment Station. He has just returned
from the Philippine Islands. where he
had been engaged in agricultural work.
He taught agriculture in China for
two years.
Prof. Kenyon L. Butterfield has been
elected president of the Rhode Island
Agricultural College. He was for
merly superintendent of Michigan
Farmers Institutes. and has been more
recently an instructor in the Univer-
sity of Michigan.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
CHAPTER XIII.
Clarence Berry and the Metlakaht.
lanS


Clarence Berry and the Metlakaht,
lans.
Clarence Berry and his brave little
wife Ethel continued to heap up their
golden treasure day by day, but they
had not forgotten their unfortunate
friend, Paul Miller. One evening, as
they sat in their shanty, before the
usual visitors, Long Dick and Gid
Myers.
Say, eff ye want t. see d. worst old
geesers ye ever clapped yer lamps
upon, We want t. go down d. camp" be-
gan Dick.
Dun know, but it looks mighty t.
me like 1t was some starved-out Egyp-
tian mummies az had been resurrect.
ed from de pryamids.'
Where are they from?'
"Metlakahtla."
Where is that?"
AN island far away across the
mountains"
Clarence opened his book again,
and, casting casual glance over the
pages, remarked that he did not see
what they had to do with the peace of
the miners Of the Klondyke. Gid was
about to speak when his friend began
That's where yer off yer trolley,
Clarence. They come without recon.
mendation, but they spin mighty
strange yarns, and old Glum he put
this thing and that thing together
and say they got some information. "
Ito be continued.)
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20

This gives a total Of $5O5S for the
better cuts of meat ending with the
round, and 1857 for the poorer kinds
The lesson to be drawn from It is the
profitableness Of feeding and breeding
in a manner designed to give the
greatest proportion of high priced
meat and the smallest proportion OF
low priced.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20

The shank" Of fowl is the lower
and scaly joint Of the leg.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20
The k|01dyke Gold Mystery.
By JOHN r. MUSlCK.

Astbor et "Alystssioss Mr.. Howard" TN
Dark Stranger" "Chsstis AliendsIs's
Dsubls," Etc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
CHARGE AGAINST
POSTAL OFFICIAL II
Prominent Attorney WhOWas
Connected With PostofflCe
Under Suspicion.
nv Associated Press

70
WASHINGTON March A-serlous
charges have been filed with President
Roosevelt against practicing attornce
at law who formerly was an official Of
the Postofiice Department. The charges
involve certain present officials Of the
department, but they are Of such ma
fture that at this time, they cannot be
disclosed.
The charges were placed In the hands
Of the President by 7. 9. Campbell, an
attorney Of Cincinnati, representing on
or more OF the turf Investment concerns
about which recently there has been
much scandal.
It Is understood that the burden OF the
charges Is that the former Official In
yolved received large sum OF money
from tho turf Investment concerns for
preparing an opinion declaring tho
scheme Of the Investment companies TO
be legitimate, and for q promise OF cer-
tain protection to BIO given tho COM
panies by officials.
When the matter was brought to the
Presidents attention he regarded u as
so serious that no ordered an immediate
and searching investigation to be made.
All those cognizant Of tho facts are ex-
tremely reticent, but 1t Is known that
the President has directed that no means
be loft untrled to develop the facts and
to punish the guilty, u any quit OF any
official IS shown by the lnYest1gat'oH'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
All Letters ~
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Tho following accompanied a box Of
eggs, sent to certain minister not far
from Richmond. by one Of his friends:
Most Eggs-scll-L Eggs.horter and
Eggs-pounder OF Truth:
Your eggs-hen-trick brother in this
cggs-tray-ordinary way. would eggs
press his cggs-streme eggs-tacy and eggs
liberation Ito be neither eggs-act nor yet
ggs-travaganD at the eggs-sample which
your eggs-ertions have brought into eggs
.istence, OF eggs-tra work eggs-executed
without eggs-tra eggs-ci tement. or eggs
travagant eggs-penditure Of the forces
upon which eggs-istence depends Should.
however, the eggs-posltion, or eggs-plana-
tion and eggs-hortaton eggs-acted by
eggs-isting eggs-igences eggs-tract eggs
trnvaganty your strength, remember that
eggs-actness, eggs ecution and possibly
Eggs-tended mental vigor eggs-ist only
with eggs-ceptional physical eggs-cellence.
and, also that eggs are complete food.
Eggs pectng you to receive this In
eggs acty the Same spirit in which II Is
cggs-tended, the donor makes his eggs
ah)-lt, subscribing himself.
Eggs pressly your friend.
't.af3 5.5s E. G,
for Eggs Ample.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
WILL CELEBRATE
ST. l. PATRICK'S;5D.AI'I'Y|l'
PanegyrlC to Be Delivered at
St. Patrlck's BY Rev. Father !,
Hannigan-MarShals.

st. Patrick's Day viii be duty and ap.
pfopriately observed BY the irish Catholic
societies. There will be no big street
parade, as In former years, but on THURS
day morning at $3.50 O'clock all the socio-
ties will assemble at st. patrick's Hail.
Twenty.slxth and Grace Streets Where
d line will be formed. and proceed to st.
H'atrick's Church.
4 pancgyrlc Will be delivered at tho
church BY Rev Father Hanhlgan. who
viii have as his subject the nation saint
az ira day. Rather 11annigan's oratorcal
powers are we'll known. and It is certain
that his treatment Of the subject vii be
OF the highest kind.
The day will be generally observed as
holiday BY the Irish Catholics. There
viii 30 no general banquet but tho varl-
Gus societies Will have their own e. col y,
lutions during the evening. A supper Will
be given at st, Patrlck's Hall. 6,
The chief marshal Of the parade VIII
be Mr.. James A. Hogan, who has So