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The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
Cream Ihielsenino.

From Farmers Review: A dairy.
man writes that he II selling cream to
. grocer and . restaurant. that the
cream tests from Is to "a per cent fat
and 10 delivered daily. His customers
complain that the cream is too thin.
and he wants to know II there II some
other way than BY ageing the cream
to get the desired body. He writes
that BY giving the cream age 1t 10 not
fresh enough to endure the careless
ness Of the restaurant help and there
are always complaints about the cream
being sour when he attempts to hold
the cream . day or 80 In order to
thicken It before delivery to his Gus
toners.
He asks II cannot recommend some
preservative. or presrvaline that II
harmless and win not interfere with
the whipping Of cream. He says, Il
have tried to get the grocer and res
taurant man to use more care with
the cream. but It Is useless. hence the
necessity for some sort Of . preserva-
tive that viii somewhat prolong the
keeping qualities Of the cream"
Ny reply to this letter Is that there
IL law In this state forbidding the
use Of any kind Of q preservative in
either milk or cream. do not know
of anything that has been found. up to
the present time. to be absolutely
harmless to the consumer. mean by
this. that I do not know Of any pre-
servative that is offered by the trade
that is harmless. There is . sub
stance. however. which has been pre-
pared for thickening cream and I
think very likely 1t will answer the
purpose Of this man. II Is what 70
called Wisconsin Viscogen" and It
can be obtained by writing to Chas.
s. Baker L Co. Grand Crossing Sta
tfon. Chicago. This is q powder that
is sold In pound boxes and sent by
mail. The powder is dissolved in
water and the solution added to the
cream. Directions for using 1t are
sent with the powder.
It is q fact that separator cream
usually looks. thinner than gravity
cream which contains the same per
cent fat There is something about
the mechanical separation which
breaks up the cream and makes it look
thinner than gravity cream. After
such creal- is q day or more old its
thickness resembles that of gravity
cream. but many dealers can not wait
for the cream to age for the same rea-
son given by this man.-E H. Earring.
ton. Wisconsin Dairy School.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

The agricultural report. year 1885.
page 153. says: The same agencies
which form the soils are also wasting
and carrying them away. During ev-
cry rain storm. transportation of soil
goes on, as the brooks and rivers show
after long-continued rains. by the yel-
low, muddy color of their waters. that
they are carrying . vast quantity Of
sediment towards the sea- The run
ming streams bear along the trans
ported matter and gradually deposit
II as the current diminishes its veloc-
ity. When the stream reaches . nat
or level track and over which its
waters can dow in flood the suspended
matter, consisting principally Of sand
and mud. u deposited and constitutes
the alluvium or new land.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
weseAs,<A At WORLDS FAIR.

aeate Commission Wants Voluntary
Subeertptions to Swell the Fund.
In view of the small appropriation
made BY the last legislature. $35.OOO.
for the purposes Of the commission
and q proper exhibit of Nebraska re-
sources at the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position, it has been decided to a-:
for voluntary subscriptions from all
parts OF the state to swell the fund.
Contributions may be sent to Treas
urer Z. H. Morrell at Lincoln.
The commission has appointed three
collectors of grasses OF the state for
exhibit at St. Louis and . premium
OF 500 is offered for the collector
making the best showing.
The president and chairmen OF the
various county and district ..agricuI-
tural societies of the state have been
asked to act rs collectors of sheaf
grains and to designate some one IN
their respective localities to make
the collection for compensation. Pre-
miums aggregsting $3.50 will be dis
tributed pro rata for the best sheaf
grains. the prizes to 60 to the indfvid-
uals growing the same.
1t has been decided to ask the State
university to designate one of its pro-
fessors to take charge of the educa-
tiOnal exhibit of Nebraska, which will
comprise an exhibition of all educa-
tional interests. 1t is further proposed
to enlist the interest of the Nebraska
Improved Corn Growers association.
which meets in January next. to see
that q proper exhibit of Nebraska 8
great staple shall be made at st.
Louis.
The assistant secretary of the COM
mission has been directed to ask that
all superintendents of departments at
present appointed or to be appointed
hereafter by the commission make re-
ports in writing to the commission ev-
cry two weeks of all their actions in
connection with the work.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
A Canine Giant.

The bones of the largest dog ever
known, the Stockkeeper says. are now
being exhibited at the American Mu.
scum of Natural History. New York.
The dogs skull. the bones of his neck
and a part of the larger bones Of one
of his hind legs were found in Texas
last year by some of the explorers for
the above mentioned museum. Iais
dog, the scientists say. was as large
as the largest polar bear ever seen.
and looked and acted like bear. Its
bones were found embedded In solid
rock. and 1t must have been dead when
the rock was forming.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
Not In kinQlY GArh.

A recently returned traveller who
was received by Emperor Menelik Of
Abyssinia describes his majesty as
seated in a small state chair, with gay.
" colored carpet at his feet. He wore
white trousers, brown checked socks.
and very large patent leather shoes
without lacings. A long flowing coat
of yellow striped green silk enveloped
his body, and over this was black
satin, gold embroidered burn0us, with
a pink lined hood. His head was bound
with fine white muslin, above which
lowered q broad brimmed straw hat.
oyerlaid with gold leaf and trimmed
with sapphires and rubies. In his left
ear sparkled q rose cut diamond stud.
A red silk umbrella. heavily embroid-
cred and fringed with gold. protected
the royal head from the rays Of the
sun.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
Cattle at 0debolt, Iowa.

The Iowa Agricultural College is
carrying on some elaborate expert
ments in cattle feeding at the Brook
mont farm at OdebOlt, Iowa. The
farm furnishes the animals feed and
labor and builds yards, sheds, and
water tanks according to the plans
furnished by the experiment station.
The station determines the different
lines of feeding to be followed, d.
vides the cattle into suitable lots and
details q representative to take con-
troll of the work. At the completion of
the experiment, the data obtained Is
taken by the experiment station for
publication and the animals are re-
turned to the control of the farm
which markets them. Five hundred
steers and five hundred hogs are now
being fattened on the farm in these
cooperative experiments. Three tests
are being made In fattening steers, as
follows: Acclimatization test. light
and heavy ration test, supplementary
feeds test.
In the acclimatization test fifty
head Of southern steers are fed in one
lot and fifty head of western steers
in q second lot. Each lot is fed all
the corn and wheat straw they will
eat The object OF this experiment is
to determine from what section of the
country Iowa farmers will find it most
profitable to buy steers to be fat
tened.
Three lots of fifty steers each are
fed in the light and heavy ration test.
All lots are fed all the wheat straw
they will eat. The maximum daily
ration of the first lot will be 16 lbs. of
corn per steer. of the second lot 20
lbs. of corn per steer, and of the third
lot "a lbs. of corn per steer. The OBJ
ject is to determine whether light.
medium or heavy feeding of grain to
fattening steers will give the greatest
gains for feed consumed and the most
profit.
In the supplementary feeds test i've
lots Of fifty steers each are fed. All
lots are fed all the wheat straw they
will eat. For grain ration lot one is
fed corn alone. lot two corn and lin
seed meal. lot three cora and cotton
seed meal, lot four corn and Gluten
feed. and lot five corn and blood meal.
the latter containing 81 per cent pro-
tein.
The object Of this test is to deter
mine the effect In fattening steers of
supplementing corn with a feed rich
in protein and also to test the in
fluences In gains and quality of flesh
of the different protein feeds. At the
close of the feeding the 500 head will
be shipped to Chicago and a slaughter
test made with each lot by some lead.
ing packing house. In every lot one
hog is kept for each steer to test the
value of the drOprings.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

Semi-Annual Statement Filled With the
Governor
The regular semi-annual report Of
Land Commissioner Follmer was filed
with the governor. The legislature of
1901 appropriated $1,000 for the sup
port of the board of educational
hands and FUNDS and of this sum at
the end OF the second fiscal year there
remains $1.Olz.SO. leaving the expendi-
ture for the support of the board for
the two fiscal years $2.987.2O. For
the six months covered by the report
1t cost $l.24S.22 to support the board
and pay its various expenses. Under
the new dispensation the larger part
Of the money which has hitherto been
paid from the treasury for the sup
port Of the board will come from the
fees which are now required to be
paid into the once for filing and
drawing papers relating to school
lands.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

Recently the wife OF T. B Haugh-
out: a wellto-do lawyer of Carthage.
Mo-, secured Q divorce on the ground
that her husband was infatuated with
his stenographer. A day or two later
tie lawyer Was taken down with
pneumonia. Learning that he wac
not likely to recover. he sent for the
girl and was married on what proved
to be his deathbed. Mr.. Haughout
was 5S years old and his second wife
is but 10. several years younger than
his widows youngest stepdaughter.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
STATE BANK REPORTS.
What 10 Indicated by Returns Being
Received.

What 10 Indicated by Returns Being
Received.
The reports from state banks for
the quarter ending June IL. which are
now coming into the ofhce of the Sec
retary of the State Banking board,
indicate that the banks of the state
are in excellent condition. This is the
period of the year when deposits are
on the increase because of a certain
cessation of business in agricultural
communities. but the returns being re-
ceived are considered extraordinarily
good, even when allowance is made
for this tendency.
One of the attaches of the depart
ment said that the prospects are good
for q first class report. This bears
out the statement frequently made
that the banking interests of the state
have at last placed themselves on IN
independent footing and are not great.
ly affected by the conditions prevail.
ing among New York banks.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
The 1yrA1t.

Jhe Vyr11t.
The greatest monarch the worls has ever
known.
And he rules alike over land and sea:
From his edict stern there II no appeal.
For a tyrant king IL he.
He sits unmoved on his ebon throne.
Where the young and the old forever
meet,
The frost of the centuries on his head
And the nation At his feet.
No word Of respite unlocks his lips.
Though poets and sages have question
ed him!
And he has no grace Of a softer alood
To brighten the ages dim.
He shows no favor to lord or churl.
And he reaps q harvest Of pain and
tears;
His beard has growth from the dust Of
life.
Upsathered through all the years.
Strong IL the grasp Of his mighty hand.
And cold and keen Is his arctic breath.
And there is no power that earth can
yield
To throttle the tyrant-Death.
The Olympian.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

TECUMSEH.-W. H. Harrison. the
young man who had quite an expert
ence in getting his wife from her
parents in Beatrice. has been success
fci In his efforts and the couple are
now housekeeping in this city. The
girls parents took her away from Har-
rison and took her home. claiming
that she was too young to leave them.
Harrison employed q lawyer and later
hie father-in-law decided to let the
girl wife join her husband hero.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

The preliminary catalogue is out
showing the classifications and premi-
ums of the Galloway Breeders Asso-
citation relative to the show at Kan
sas City October 10 to "a, and at
Chicago Nov. % to Dec. 5th, 1903. At
Kansas City five premiums are to be
given in each class of breeding stock
and numbered from first to fifth run
$50, Is, $40. SIS. SO, q total Of 500.
At the Chicago show. in the same
classes, four premiums will be award
ed, and. numbered from one to four,
run $50. SIS. SIS and IS, . total of
SIS. The Chicago international will
duplicate this classification. Every
Galloway breeder should send for a
COPY of this catalogue. which may be
had of r. w. Park, secretary, II Ex.
change avenue. Chicago. Illinois.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
At ChickamauQa Park.

With the exception of Gettysburg
battlefield. which received attention
ten or twelve years before Chicka-
mauga Park was even contemplated.
this is now the most significant and
comprehensive military object lesson
in the world, and as . memorial ic
unsurpassed. In Europe several fam
Gus battlefields are reserved rs parks
and marked by monuments. The lion
of Waterloo. which stands guard at
the top of an artificial mound that has
been erected upon that battlefield. is
very imposing: the lion Of Luzerne.
which commentaries the heroism of
the Swiss. is perhaps the most i'm
pressive monument In all the world
except the statue of Buddha at Kama
kura, Japan, and . granite shaft at
wilma, near the western boundary OF
Russia, has the most terrible signifi-
cance that can be imagined. but there
is nothing in Europe like the parks Of
Gettysburg and Chickamauga, be-
cause in the latter the heroism Of the
individuals and regiments is recogniz-
ed and commemorated. while in the
old world all the glory is given to the
generals commanding or the armies
rs a mass.
The monument at wilma bears a
striking inscription. Upon the side Of
the pedestal which faces Germany
you read that upon the date given
Napoleon Bonaparte passed that way
with 400 1000 men. On the side that
faces Russia you read that on q GER
tain date Napoleon Bonaparte return
ed with 5000 men. Further explana-
lions are unnecessary. The whole
story Of that terrible campaign. in
which thousands upon thousands Of
French soldiers perished in the snow.
is summed up In those few brief
words.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

A little examination OF these figures
shows that on the average a steer of
the fancy lot cost $3S.365 and was
worth on May 16. $82.2S, q gain In
value of $43.915. A steer of the in
ferior lot cost $32.36l and was worth
on May 16, $5S.65. q gain in value OF
$z6.289. But this is figured on q uni
form market, which is correct 50 far
as this experiment goes. But as .
matter Of fact the market has de-
clined. and the fancy grades have suf-
fered more than the inferior grades.
It seems altogether likely that. owing
to this state of the market, the in
ferior grade will prove the most
profitable. But feeding experiments
cannot be adjusted to fluctuations of
the market, and much light is certain
to be shed abroad by this experiment
with carload lots.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

PLATTSMOUTH.-Local grain deal.
ess report that IL 10 impossible To get
corn At present On account Of the fact
that the farmers are busy in their
Aelds replanting the crops which were
washed out This condition 10 Just
the reverse to what 1t was several
months go. when the shortage Of
cars kept the grain dealers busy guess
what % DO With the bulk Of the
Ssai1 vAich Was brought In BY the
farmers.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

LINCOIIN.-Chief Clerk Mickey of
the governors once is back from Nil
ford. where he went to investigate
some discrepancies between the state
ments Of the state institutions there
as to their cash balances and those
rs reported from the auditors ONCE
He found that it was due to the diff.
ference in bookkeeping between the
auditors oeice and that employed In
the two state institutions 1T Milford
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
Putting in Glover.

In a communication to Ontario
farmers, A. ID. Shamel said: I will
say that our farmers have followed
the practice Of putting up clover hay
green for the past five years. with
universal success. The clover Is usu-
ally cut down in the evening. allowed
to wilt the next morning. and stored
in the NOW in the afternoon. This
process prevents the loss of leaves
after the ordinary process Of curing
and places the hay in the very best
possible condition for future use
When this hay is taken out Of the
NOW it comes as fresh and green as
the day it was put in. without any
dust or mold. The only precautiOn
that seems necessary Is to keep the
nov as tightly closed as possible for
a few days after the hay has been
stored in the barn, and until the heat
from the processes Of fermentation
has disappeared. There have been
some cases of spontaneous c0mbus
ton reported. but these are usually
the results of storing partially green
hay In stacks. rather than the green
hay directly from the field,
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

Unveii Woodman Monument.
BEATRICE.-AbOut 1000 people
witnessed the unveiling of q Wood
man of the World monument here.
Rev. G. H. Schleh of Omaha made the
address.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
CAUGHT In a Cave.On.

OAKLAND.-R0mee Lund, employ
ed at Andrew AndersOn's brickyard,
was caught in q cavern. Both bones
of the right leg below the knee were
broken. . shoulder was dislocated and
internal injuries suffered.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
His Last Shot.

Vigan, Zapote, the Tilad Pass, Ba-
tao. Catubig. Cagayan. and string Of
others are all names that recall incl
dents of daring that stir even sluggish
blood. 1t was at Vigan that Sergt.
Spencer of Co. B, Thirty-third United
States volunteers, showed the stuff Of
which they make men in Texas. HIS
was one of ten men who tried to rush
a position held by scores of Filipino
insurgents. Four of the ten we're drop
ped almost at the first fire. Spencer
was one of the four, and he was NOR
tally wounded. When the rest of the
party fell back Spencer could not keep
up. His comrades got under cover
about twenty yards in rear Of where he
lay, and then discovered that he was
not with them. They called out to
him to get out of the way 50 that they
could open fire, and he replied. Il
can't. I'm hurt" Then he realized
what the situation was. and tried to
crawl out of line of fire. He made
about twenty feet in q direction that
would have put him out of the way In
q little more, but he couldn't go on.
Il cant make it." he called out to
his comrades. Then he turned around
and emptied his magazine at the in.
surgent. A minute later he was dead.
Everybody Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
Feeding In Summer Orouth.

From the Farmers Review: The
necessity of maintaining q normal
flow of milk during q summer drouth
will be conceded by all who feed for
profit. In complete soiling the Wis
consin Station shows that one acre
Of s0iling crops equals two and one
half acres Of good bluegrass pasture
for feeding dairy COWS. Partial soil
ing is an economy that no dairy farmer
should neglect Supposing the drouth
to come about the 25th of June, your
first substitute win be red clover, II
you have 1t. Don't use rye: it will
taint the milk. II clover is not on
hand. SOW Canada peas and oats, each
one and a half bushels per acre. For
q succession Is or 20 days later. SOW
again. II the season. proves wet, your
first sowing Of peas will be . failure,
as far as the peas are concerned, for
they will lodge and rot OF. When
cured before ripe enough to shell. this
makes excellent winter feed, being
rich in protein. Millet, sown one
UuSuCA " tuS 0CAC 0UOuS Su0 mlUUIS
Of May, will be ready to succeed the
peas and oats in % days. BY this
time King Corn has elevated his ban
ner and should be given right of way.
A plat of some .; the early varieties
Of sweet corn, followed by another of
StOwell's Evergreen. will carry you
through until the field corn is right.
and no waste land, for every enc of
the above mentioned makes good win
ter feed when cured in the proper con-
dition. The silo Is said to be the
panacea for dry spells, but as cannot
speak from experience. silence is
golden" Hoping that the star of al
falfa will soon rise east Of the Mis-
sissippi, meanwhile experimenting .
little in that direction, We mainly rely
ON the method above set forth. Use
brains. They are as necessary rs feed.
Weed out. Don't feed q COW that only
returns seventy-five cents for . dol
lars worth of rations. In your selec-
lions for mating in your herd. be an
artist. Produce your ideal. and future
generations viii bless you for any prog.
ress made.-Granville Jones. Knox
County, Illinois.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
The FiddIer .t oettysburo.

An old soldier related IN incident
which came under his personal obser-
walton at or near Gettysburg during
the three days flight. He told Of .
soldier In . company that went in
early In the engagement and came out
after its share Of lighting only for the
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

Minorca, like that of so many others
Of our profitable poultry. is much in
doubt. Some are of the opinion that
they originally came from Minorca. an
island in the Mediterranean Sea. one
Of the Balearic Isles, while others
contend they are a variety of the
Black Spanish. Be that as IL may.
they are one of the most profitable
breeds Of poultry for the farm that is
known. For table purposes they are
good. the flesh being white or light
colored and fine grained. Their chief
property is their egg production.
They are nOnsitters and year around
layers. As winter layers they are ex-
ceptionaily good when kept under
fairly favorable circumstances.
Percheron Breeders Meet.
A special meeting of the directors
Of the American PercherOn Horse
Breeders Association was held at the
Grand Pacific hotel in Chicago on
Wednesday. Nay 20. Reports were
presented by the secretary and treas
urer showing the association to be in
good financial condition and that the
registrations for the past four months
were in excess of those received in
the corresponding four months Of last
year Resolutions were passed au-
thorizing tire treasurer to pay al out
standing bills for advertising, etc. IL
was voted that $500 in medals be given
to the American Royal Show to be
distributed as special premiums for
Percheron exhibit at their show to
be held at Kansas City. Mo-. this COM
ing fall: il was also voted that this
be duplicated for special premiums to
be awarded to Percherons exhibited
at the International Live Stock Ex-
position to be held in Chicago in De-
cember A resolution was carried
unanimously recommending that the
association give $1,000 in cash to be
awarded as special premiums at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition to be
held at st. Louis, Mo-, 1304.-S. d.
Thompson, secretary.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

Grac eful manners are the outward
form of refinement in the mind. aa6
good affections In the heart.-Long
fellow.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

Some folks would 6nd fault wid
heaven-ef Providence wuzn't wise
enough ter keep 'em out.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24
chickamauna and chattanoooa.

Cnock1uoO00 auo OU0SS1U000o.
The word Chickamauga means dull,
sluggish stream" says the Chattanoo
ga Times. and 1t is from the waters Of
the creek that the Indians, who were
among the most daring and warlike Of
all the tribes in East Tennessee, got
their names. The original interpreta-
ton of Chattanooga has long been lost.
The general acceptation of the mean
ing of the word is Hawks Nest" said
to have been suggested by the valley
nesting in the shadow of the ridges
and mountain. Others say that the
word is derived from the name Clano-
wah, given by The Cherokees to small
warlike hawks that made their nests
in the cliffs of Lookout Mountain.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

The face" Of fowl Is the bare skin
around the eye.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-24

The cushion is the mass Of featt-
ers over the rump Of a hen. covering
the tail-chieny develoDed In Cochin<.