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The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
IL Got \ Drink.

Beloit, Kan. they say. is now some
what particular on the subject Of pro-
hibition evasions. Still. there are
places" to be found. An lrishman
walked into one of these and inquired
for 'skee." The man didn't have IL.
Some hop tea, then" said Pat. Don't
have it," Have yez mait?" NC" :"
Then what have yez?" We have .
nne article Of juniperade." said the
chap with a knowing smile. Pat tried
It and with a wrinkle of disgust on
his nose remarked "Jinbejazes."
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

About 100000 of London's inhabi-
tants get no medical treatment save
that of charity dispensaries or hospi-
tails. and it is said one in four of them
10 to bed hungry every night Of their
lives.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
A Preserver Of Manure.

In Germany some laboratory ex-
neriments have been made to ind
some chemical that will keep manure
from losing its fertility before use.
One of the most recent OF these ex'
neriments indicates the importance Of
keeping the manure In q compact
heap. The chemical that seemed hest
suited to hold the manure in its first
state was huor-sulphuric acid, by.
product of superphosphate manufac'
tire. containing 10 to II per cent OF
free sulphuric acid and 20 per cent
OK nuoriu.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
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PoWU uyp00sOs
The microscope, in the hands OF
specialists, 10 beginning to bring or
dSr out Of the chaos In our knowledge
Of fowl diseases. Fowl typhoid has
been found BY the Rhode Island sea-
ton to b very prevalent In that part
Of the country. In ono case the dis
ease broke out among 1000 fowls On
ono farm. and carried OF 500 Of them
IN q few weeks. Il was found. after .
god deal Of laboratory work. that the
disease was caused BY rodshaped
bacillus. It 10 quite different from the
germ Of fowl cholera, which Is . Va
RANT Of the rabbit septicasmia. to
which the goose septicaemia belongA
The experiments demonstrated that
tho baciln were fatal for rabbits and
hens and that guinea pigs resisted It.
Hens that were fed germs died. while
ono inoculated under its skin did not.
In nature the germ is taken mp BY the
hen - q contamination OF the food o:
water, enters the intestine and gains
access to the body through the in
tsstinal wall, probably through .
wound.
II tho course Of the disease, few
hens ara noticed to b sick for many
days. So virulent IL the typhoid
serm that It usually kills the victim
in less than two weeks after Its at-
tack, or, Is stated BY DR.. Moore. In
from eight to fifteen days when led
either In cultures Or viscera OF dis
eased fowls. Many cases probably re-
cover and become . source Of danger,
owing to the spread Of bacilli which
they may harbor after the acute stage
OF tho disease is run. Such cases re-
main thin and weak for long time II
allowed TO live.
Inasmuch @ one possible method OF
INTRODUCING the disease iS through
purchases, Il will always be necessary
for purchasers to inquire into the his
tory Of the Aocks from which addi-
lions are to b made. and especially to
examine into the condition Of fowls.
Il 10 often better in any case to Keep
new purchases by themselves for some
weeks or until 1t IL apparent that they
are healthy.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
Too Much Of q Task.

On one occasion when bOarder had
devoured everything eatable on the
table within his reach, and when the
landlady had supplied until her
strength and patience were well nigh
exhausted. she suddenly broke out
With: Il shall certainly have to raise
the price of your board!" Don't
think Of doing such . thing" he re-
piled, it is nearly killing me now to
eat all pay for, and should you raise
INV board and compel me to eat more
il viii be the death Of me-"
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
,,,;,o;. s,.,,nebreeders' Meetino.

uUU0OU0 SwUuVSOS SSOSsO svsSSs'''S'
The fifteenth annual meeting Of the
Illinois Association of Swine Breeders
and Expert Judges was held in the
agricultural building at Champaign.
ILL.,. Tuesday and Wednesday. January
9Th and 7th. It was one of the most
profitable meetings In the history OF
the organization. The program as
publiehed In the Review was carried
out with but few exceptions. Only
three of the speakers failed to re-
spond. Several very interesting pa
pers were read and the discussion
was general and instructive. Resolu-
tions were passed favoring the con-
solidation of the Poland-C China records
and in favor of selling for cash or Its
equivalent. The meeting closed with
4 banquet at the Beardsley Hotel, to
which about one hundred guests sat
down. Omcers were elected as fol-
lows: President, H. o. Minnis OF
Edinburg, ILL.,: vice president. G. L.
Burgess Of Bement; secretary, Rainey
Miller, Champaign: executive COM
mittee-A. G. Woodbury., Danville; J..
F. Kelly, Sullivan; ]. A. Rosenberg
Goodwine.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
Expect War in Honduras.

SAN FRANClSCO-William David
son. a mining man who arrived here
from the lower coast, reports that q
revolution was expected to break out
in Honduras at the time he left Thur
ealpa. a few days ago. as the result OF
a disagreement over the returns Of
the late presidential election. There
were three candidates for president.
and the judges had not been able to
decide which one was elected.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

Prayer TOR SoEfS0
God give them luck for strength SO oi'e"
faflsy-
Luck 10 dodge death-burst shell and
flying hoOf:
God make their hands swift in the ~ofA
that comes.
Their tunics bullet-prOof.
When the smoke puffs along the fronting
steep.
When the guns wheel and doubt r'oeS
down the line.
Let the high courage Of our race call W
These belted friends of mine
And when flights OUT has SOUNDED
through the camp
Bring them. in sleep. the peace '"e'
used to know;
Let them forget. til dawn. the "eal'
march,
The hunger and the foe.
The Criterion.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
Results Of THINNING Fruit.
,,eeent ovtbreaI Of Feot-and-N -NAevth

Pruning by thinning the fruit may
have . very important. though indi.
rect effect in controlling the bearing
year Of many plants. II IN individual
fruit spur be carefully studied, it will
be seen that there is usually IN alter;
alton in fruit bearing for the reason
that the demands made by the fruit
are 90 great that . fruit bud cannot
develop the same year. So in the
bearing year. . leaf-bud develops to
continue the spur the following year;
and in this following. or barren yeas.
n fruit bud is developed for the sue
ceeding year. Alternate years fruit
bearing is then largely . question Of
food supply. II we wish to make .
tree bear every year, 1t Is necessary
either to supply more food material.
or n remove . portion Of the fruit
ProI W. n. 1u10on.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
Alfalfa for Swine Pastures.

It is essential in raising hogs to
have some pasture grass for them.
Especially is this true CT the brood
sows and the young pigs which need
not only the green feed but the exer-
else and sunshine out of doors. Alfal-
fa fulfills this requirement admirably,
rs 1t makes q forage which is perfect
ly safe for hogs to pasture. is nutri-
tious. palatable. grows early in the
spring and late In the fall. Alfalfa
produces more green forage per acre
than any other forage used for hog
pasture in the central west Colorado
10 credited with 1851 acres OF this
crop. II Is essential to every ranch
where mixed farming is carried on.
Alfalfa is grown to such an extent In
the state that any farmer or stock
man could spare q few acres for hog
pasture. The value of an acre Of al.
falfa throuEhout the season for laying
on pork has not been reported from
any station, but long experience has
taught practical hog raisers that q
little corn or a small amount of other
grain, together with go0l alfalfa pas
ture, will give excellent returns. Al
falfa alone seems to supply little more
than q maintenance ration. but as
such is very valuable.-Bulletin "a.
Colorado Station.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

500 Gets New Freight Manager.
MJNNEAPOLIS-W L. Mar.
tin has been appointed freight trafnc
manager of the Minneapolis, st. Paul
4 Sault Ste. Marie. Mr.. Martin. who
is IS years Of age. has been association
with the 800" for sixteen years.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
Rear Admiral 6alch.


Rear admiral George B. Balch. U. ..
n, retired, who enjoys the distinction
of being the Oldest living flag ofncer OF
Uncle Sans navy since the death ot
Rear Admiral Thomas o. Selfridge,
Sr.. quietly observed his SD birthday
at his home at Baltimore recently.
Despite his years and full 10 years
Of the most arduous and active service
in the navy before his retirement. ~
wears ago, Admiral Balch enjoys most
excellent health. is quite active ana
rugged, and bids fair to live n.ans
years yet to enjoy the honors oI MS
distinguished position.
He was several times superintendent
of the naval academy and directed the
education of hundreds of the present
ofiicers of the navy. His last duty rs
commandant at the academy was as
recent as 1S79-S1.
He was thoroughly up-tO-date IN the
advancement of naval ships and war
fare, having not only seen but beer
quite a factor in the change to the
modern methods and fighting ships
having kept abreast OF the times
sometimes in advance. and q thorough
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
AeaIthiest spot IN the World

"@s"seoS OpOS ~ SU0 VVOVS0s
One Of the healthiest spots in the
world is the island Of Pico, In the
Azores. 1t has = population Of about
5000. For 395 years It has not had .
physician or q drug store or q con-
tagious disease. When residents -.
come 50 old that they think it IN time
to die, they move to . less healthy
place.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
Lime - Ego Preserver.

Lime - EGG Preserver.
After shaking and settling the lime
the clear solution was drawn on for
use In the test. On May Is. 1899,
twenty Leghorn eggs, laid during the
Ave days May 18th to 18th, were
washed and placed In . stone jar, and
the solution Of lime and salt poured
over them until all the eggs were fully
surrounded and covered by the
liquid. Result: Good. 100 per cent;
bad, 0 per cent. This jar was opened
May 80, 1900. The surface Of the
LIQUID was crusted, and considerable
silt had settled to the bottom of the
jar. The shells Of the eggs which were
sunken in the silt appeared very
freah. The exteriors Of the shells were
clean and clear. The air cells were
not increased in size. The whites and
yolks were normal In appearance. The
whites beat up nicely. but had slight.
" saline taste. Several used a.
dropped eGEs appeared to be nice. but
had slightly sharp taste. This old.
fashioned method OF preserving eggs
10 thus again proved efective.-R l.
Station.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
STATEHOOD BILL IS RIDER.

Committee Attaches Il to the Agrieul.
turai Appropriation.
WASHINGTON.-T senate COM
mittee on agriculture Saturday agreed
to place the omnibus statehood bill on
the agricultural appropriation bill AZ
a rider.
The proposition was strongly an
tagonistic, but it carried by a two
thirds vote. Senators HansbrOugh.
Foster wash. and Quay. republi-
cans, and Bate. Heitfeld and Simmons.
democrats, voting in the Affirmative.
Senator's Proctor. DOlliver and
Quarles, republicans. voted in the neg
ative.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

Burned or scorched milk may have
its unpleasant taste removed by the
following process: The saucepan
should be taken very carefully OF the
fire 20 that the burned part may not
mix with the milk at the top and
placed In pan Of cold water until
the bottom Of the saucepan u quite
cool. Then pour the milk carefully
away, leaving the burned part at the
bottom.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

Electrically operated shears, guided
BY hand. clip the fleece from IN aver.
are sheep in three minutes. The fast
ct operators with hand-power shears
require eight minutes to the sheep.
The electrical clippers has the form OF
the barber's clipper.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

There is always some hope for
wretched old sinner, but fool Is be-
yond pardon.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

II you have built castles in the aif
your work need not be lost: that 10
where they should be. Now put foun-
dations under AhA0-1hogoeA
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

A clean dairy barn il possible only
II perfect arrangements are made fog
takin1 care of the manure.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

From Farmers' Review: Usually
IN the fall the poultry round up takes
place, the surplus stock Is disposed OF.
n not It should. and while this fs fresh
In the mind let's look at the pure bred
VI. the scrub from the weigh point Of
view. One chick weighs flve pounds.
another, same age and care. four
pounds; ono hen weighs seven and =
half; another. same age and feed. Six
mounds: II bota sets are sold the same
day ut eight cents per pound ono can
easily figure the profitable weighers.
II one has the b. p. Rocks and another
mixed sorts, the weights will be much
% above in favor Of the Rocks. often
more difference. and the Rocks are Is
easily raised and fattened ~ tho mixed
and will lay a many or more eggs be-
fore marketing. With other breeds
and mixed chicks there will be = great
er diiference-the Brahmas and Coch-
ins will give larger weight with per-
haps fewer eggs. but they are easier
raised. Tho Leghorns and Minorcas
viii not weigh % much. but the egg
yield will be much larger. 'Dottes
about the same - tho Rocks.
Tho difference in above weights Will
often spell the profit or loss when the
account Is balanced.
While thinking over this. 90 little
| farther and invest In rs many pure
breds as you can, not necessarily prize
winners. but good farm birds. Don't
expect to get prize winners for 81
each, nor expect to got pure breds oi
any sort At price Of mixed. II they
are worth more than the common sort
cheerfully pay reasonable price.
Don't covet the nice birds, but hold
On to the purse so tight. that like . per
sen I heard Of. kick against the price
OF q setting Of pure bred eggs in May
then in August swap" with one OF thu
children from the market basket Per
haps it will be well to state they die
NO good; how could they? Justice II
not always blind. Don't make light ol
q neighbor's flock Of pure breds. ther
II the chance comes make sly ex
change the bird might be "doctored'
like the eggs. Strive to get the best
but get 1t honestly.-Emma Clear
| waters.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
Another Bunker Hill Nluskst.


Reading in . recent Globe about
the musket owned by DR.. T. G. Sinp
son of West Fairlee. Vt. from which
was fired the first shot ut the battle
of Bunker Hill, reminds me that .
Chelmsford family owned . musket
from which they contended was fred
the first shot at the battle of Bunker
Hill. In the Forefathers' cemetery at
Chelmsford Center there is . moss
covered slate headst0ne which bears
the following inscription:
Sacred to the memory of Mr.. 10
seph Spalding, who died July 81, 1870,
act 64. In hope of eternal life, which
God, who cannot lie, hath promised to
believers in Jesus Christ He was
among the brave assert0rs and dc.
tenders Of the liberties Of his country
at Bunker Hill. where he opened the
battle by firing upon the enemy before
orders were given, and after enjoying
for many years the blessings of civil
and religious liberty in common with
others,
He sank to rest,
With all his country's wishes blest."
The old musket is no longer in ex
istence, as 1t was destroyed BY IRE
together with other valuable revolu
tionary relics. when the old homo
stead was burned several years ago.
Chelmsford, Dec. -, 1902. J. R. Park
hurst-Boston Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
stim Wears HE Wartime Cap.

-. 8till wears HE Wartime Cap.
There's Q negro at Athens" said
. member of one Of the Georgia po1ks:
who has worn the cap he wore dur.
ing the war every day since. and II
has been patched and mended more
than 500 times. The negro WAS q Ger
want to one OF the men who went out
from that city, and he had followed
him throughout the var. When he re
turned home he told his young master
that he intended to wear the cap ae
long as he lived, and 50 far he has
carried out his intention. I under.
stand that one reason the negro liked
the cap was that q bullet went throagb
1t In one Of the battles and pl0wed Q
trench through his wool"
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

champion of all that was good In the
new ideas.
Rear Admiral Balch is a sOutherner,
having been born in Tennessee In 1S2l.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

Cot Wood for camp6res.
when We first camped at Shell
Mound. after crossing the Tennessee
ir 1853, there was Q neat, substantial
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
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O0ye00 oV OeSp0soso0 0aSo0s
) Il II always . time to learn lessons
when old established herds are dis
persed. a. It II then seen what the
special aim Of the individual breeder
has been and what type he has chiefly
been associated with. At dispersion
sale. purchasers who are forming new
herds are well advised II they care
fully note the grouping Of various nm
lilies In the catalogue or follow the line
Of breeding which has chiefly contrib
uted In tho manufacture Of the best
specimens in the herd. says Mr.. John
Hill. IN English authority. The ID
vice that can be offered to beginners
is to 90 carefully through the herd
and mark the best animals Of the dif-
ferent ages and then go and look out
their dams. It Is often that the best
breeders In q herd are overlooked:
probably their maternal duties have
taken away something of their natural
bloom and wealth Of flesh, and the
value Of these priceless matrons IL un-
recognised by the novice. The ''old
hands," on the contrary, are on the
alert, and pick up the bargains which
the best breeders usually turn out to
be. It does not at all follow that the
best looking females are the best
breeders-1 mean from . showman's
point Of view. II it were 80. breeding
would become q certainty. Like pro
duces like" II the theory. but unfor.
tunately It II not always carried out
In practice. In . Hereford you would
look for . nice feminine character. .
mild. expressive eye. nicely turned
horns. rather Of an up-turning curve
for choice. we'll sprung ribs, good back
and lengthy quarters. roomy body, and
well-devel0ped udder. She may be q
trihe small and what some would call
mean in her general appearance. and
perhaps somewhat light In the fore
quarter and neck. but, IL she is
handled, you will hnd that her ''touch"
10 perfection. that her hide will hll
your hand, and that she is covered
with IN ample coat Of hair, or with
undeniable evidence of having such
before the winter days require 1t. II
such . COW as this is found in an old
established herd. and. is also found to
be the dam of some of the plums
among the younger animals. the wise
man will keep on bidding as long as
his purse will permit him.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

Experiments in Steer Feeding.
Prof. H. J. Waters of the Missouri
experiment station has been carrying
on some very important experiments
In the feeding of steers. These are
reported in q recent bulletin of the
Missouri State Board of Agriculture.
Cow pea hay showed up well as q ra-
tion. The average daily gain of
steer on the timothy hay ration was
l.69; on the COW pea hay ration 2.64,
and on the clover hay and corn fOd-
der ration 1874. This was the result
Of the first test lasting II? days. The
second test covered 1O5 days, corn
being fed with the coarse fodder, as
in the first test. The average daily
gain was with timothy hay 1877; with
clover hay 2.S4; with COW pea hay
2.S4: with clover and corn fodder
2.S5; with clover and wheat straw
2.68. Prof. Waters says that the ad-
dition of clover hay or COW pea hay
to the ration induced better and
cheaper gains. The steers consum-
ing these hays have always gone to
market in better finish, with better
coats and with finer blooms than ami
mails fed on the other kinds of coarse
fodder. The use of leguminOus hay
to balance the ration proves to be
very satisfactory.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04
First coIored Enlisted Man.


To Worcester, Mass, really belongs
the credit of sending the first colored
man to the front. He enlisted ON
April 19. 1861, in the Emmet guards of
Worcester. which was q part of the
old Third battalion under Major, who
afterward became Gen. Devens. He
served with the first three months
volunteers sent from Massachusetts,,
and served his time with the battalion
at Fort McHenry at Baltimore. After.
ward he enlisted in the Fifth cavalry
of Massachusetts, colored volunteers
under Col. Russell, now fire commits.
sioner of the city of Boston.
He served with that re9iment
throughout its entire career and re-
turned with 1t to Massachusetts,, where
he has since lived. He is q man that
can readily pass for white. 1t was
known by his comrades in the Emmet
guards that he was . colored man; he
was not asked by the mastering oMlcer
whether he was white or colored. Up.
on the state rolls ON his first enlist.
ment he is classed rs white, while on
the rolls of the Fifth cavalry he is des.
ignated as cOlored.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-04

me VOUU190S S000ee6.
The Chicago American publishes the
following letter from Q veteran:
Il am . reader Of your paper and in
last Saturdays issue I saw Q story en-.
titled Youngest Soldier Of the Civil
War While this soldier may have
enlisted younger than did, I believe
I am entitled to the distinction Of b.
ing the youngest soldier of the aivil
war. The article claims this soldier
enlisted when twelve years nine
months and two days old, In 1851, %
. drummer boy. We had many very
young drummer boys. On the rolls
you would hnd me enrolled at nineteen
years old, but this is IN assumed ase.
Ny correct age WAS fourteen years.
was born Jan. 10, 1850: enlisted Feb.
e, 1864, and served until the close Of
the war. Now. who II the youngest
soldier! I enlisted in Company q.
Forty-ninth Ohio Infantry. ~ Q pri.
vste and carried . musket until the
war was over. Henry Wise.
Company G. Forty-ninth Ohio Volun.
teer Infantry. First Brigade. Third
Division. Fourth Army CorDs.
Alma. Mich"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
DEPENDS ON Gen. REYES
IF HE Is ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA,
Senator Obaldf Says, the Panama
Canal Treaty Will BE Ratified
by the Next Congress.

PANAMA. Colombia, Sept. Ex-senator
Obaldi, the new Governor of the isthmus,
who arrived here yesterday from Bogota,
in an interview said: ~ consider the cleo
ton of General Reyes for the next presi-
Dental term as the only solution to the
Panama canal difficulty. If he is elected,
as is wished by the whole republic, there
is not the slightest doubt that the treaty
will be ratified by the next Congress Be
fore leaving Bogota l had several confer
ences with the American minister, who
agrees with me. and 1 am sure that he
has cabled to his government in regard 10
this important matter. The Bogota papers
reported that the communications Of the
American minister, Mr. Beaupre. TO For
eign Secretary Senor Rico, contributed to
the rejection of the canal treaty. The fact
is the rejection was the result oe the work
of the enemies of President Marroqun in
the Senate, who. for political, not patriotic,
reasons, would vote against any and every
measure proposed by the President"