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The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-14
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THE TooEHPICK,

All true Moslems when eating must
begin with salt and finish with vinegar
If they begin with salt they will escape
the contagion of seventy diseases. If
they finish with vinegar their worldly
prosperity will continue to increase.
The host is in etiquette bound to be the
first to start eating and the last to
leave off. Toothpicking is considered
an act of grace in the true Moslem,
for Gabriel is reported to have brought
toothpick from heaven for the
prophet after every meal. The priests
recite certain passages of the Koran
before and after lunch and dinner and
also before drinking water at any hour
of the day.
The pious believer, before going to
bed, must perform his additions and
say his prayers.
Prayers are also said against mos
quitoes and other insects. This cleanses
the conscience of the true Moslem, if
it fail in preserving the skin. The
Eastern peoples in general and the
Mohammedans in particular are early
risers. Sleep after morning prayers,
which are said before sunrise, is sure
to cause folly; sleep in the middle of
the day is regarded as necessary and
suitable to work; and sleep before even
ing prayers has the same effect as that
after the devotions of the early morn
ing. The Mohammedans believe that
the prophets slept on their backs, 50
as to be able to converse with the
angels at any hour of the night; that
the faithful should sleep on their right
sides, and the Kafirs on their left, and
that the deves take their rest on their
stomachs.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-14
Government Control of Aerosrams 8.

A French Presidential decree reserves
to the Department of Posts and Tele-
graphs the sole right of establishing
and working wireless telegraph sta
tons, with the exception of the public
services for official business, and indi.
viduals for private messages, on GER
tain conditions, and by authorization of
the Minister for Commerce and Indus.
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The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-14
Jamaica Nav Grow COTTON.

Jamaica is talking of Introducing the
cultivation of cotton TO make up for
the decline in sugar. Cotton is being
grown iii Montserrat. in Santa Lucia
aud in several Of the Leeward Islands.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-14
Harvest Always Being Gathered.

Crops are being harvested somewhere
in the world during every month in
the year, South Africa and Peru har.
vest in November, and Bengal. Bur
nah and New South Wales in Decem.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-14
A Costly Break,

When a woman starts to break into
society her husband is due to break
through his bank account.-New York
Press,
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-14
Naval Gun Disasters

Three Recent Accidents Have Caused
Loss Of Life History Of the 1owa'a
Rifle Was One Of victors of Santiago,
and Had Been Fired 1875 Times Before
It Exploded "a - - -
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-14

ELIGION plays a great part
in the workaday lives of
the children of the faith,
that is, with their dressing
beginning with their toilet,
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-14
The Moslems Pray Always
O o q @ @ O

Religion COlors Social CnstOms-sThe Tradi-
lions of the Prophet Ruie the Faithful From
the Time They Get Up in the Morning Until
They Go to Bed at Night -. =. -. =.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-14
SAFEGUARDS FOR WAR SHIPS

ASHINGTON, D. c. - In
rapid succession a number
of accidents, involving loss
of life directly traceable 10
the weapons in use, have
ooo,,rrod Ii the limited
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-14

at her cottage door one
evening In early summer.
Now and again she looked
with gnd nrno On hnr mr.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-14

When a certain old house in West
Philadelphia was torn down last year
to make room for new one the work
men found in one of the chimneys a
skeleton cat with a skeleton rat in its
mouth.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01
Lutte WILCOX SAYS:

All those mountain ranchmen who
have kept summer boarders should
now move to town and start banks.
A western agricultural college an
nounces the establishment of a chair
in thermatology, but what is it?
When it costs sixty-five per cent to
market a crop, is it any wonder that
the kickers' wagon is so full that
some of the boys have to walk?
A few months ago the American So
ciety of equity promised us dollar
wheat for this fall but now announces
that it would like to take a ten years
option on its proposal
One is always reading about this or
that poor man falling heir to a great
fortune in some remote country, but
who ever heard of anyone receiving a
cent of money from these requests?
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01

buy embalmed foods, and if any food
products now on the market cannot be
successfully manufactured without the
use of coloring matter and antiseptics
it should be banished at once from our
American dietaries.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01
ANALYSES OF FORAGE CROPS.

The chemical department of the
State Agricultural Experiment Station
is about to undertake a series of an
alyses of the various forage crops
which are used for the production of
hay in this state. The object of these
analyses is to ascertain the probable
feeding value of the different hays
which are available for winter feed
ing. Very few analyses of the forage
plants of this state have been made,
and it Is believed that in some cases,
different hays may not be in just pro
portion to their real feeding value. II
is hoped that the result of the analyses
to be made may help to show which
hays can be fed most economically and
with the best possible return for the
money invested in procuring them.
The investigation as planned at pres
ent is to cover the following points
First, the chemical composition of the
hay crops cured this year in the east
ern section of the state, including ma
tive grasses, cultivated grasses and
grain crops cut for hay; second, the
variations in the composition of hay
from the same plant when grown I'M
der different conditions in different
sections of the state; third, the an
alysis of several of the leading forage
crops of the state at different stages
of maturity, with the purpose of ascer-
tanning the proper stage of growth for
oI1t n n
of the highest feeding value; and
fourth, the effect of different condi-
tions of curing upon the chemical COM
position of the resulting hay.
This years work will only attempt
to cover the first two points men
toned above. A very complete set of
samples of the forage crops growing
in the vicinity of the experiment sta
ton, at Pullman, has been collected
for analysis. Samples of hays from
other sections of the state are de-
sired, and farmers, dairymen or ranch
men who are interested in the matter
and might supply samples of their hay
for analysis are invited to write to
the chemist, at the address below, for
instructions concerning the kind of
samples desired, manner of shipping,
etc. Communications concerning any
feature of this work are cordially in
vited, and will be promptly and cour-
teously replied to. The results of the
analyses will be published in one of
the bulletins of the experiment sta
ton, which are sent free to all citizens
of the state who request them. Ad-
dress, r. w. THATCHER,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01
THE QUESTION OF FOOD PRE-
SERVATIVES.

tic industries to large manufacturing
concerns, which mean that we also
surrender to them the safe keeping,
not only of the health of ourselves and
that of our children, but also that of
generations unborn. From sanitary
point of view cOloring matter used in
foods may be divided into two classes:
First, those that are admittedly pol
sonous or tend toward functional de-
rangement of the digestive, excretory
or nervous systems.
Belonging to the first class are such
substances as anatto, tumeric, litmus,
cochineal, and other harmless vegeta-
BILE colors, which, while they may be
pleasing to the eye, do not make the
foods more digestible nor do they en-
nance it's value in any way except in
tne price at which it is sold to the
consumer. Under harmful or poison
Gus coloring matters used in food
products shall assemble all the coal
tar dyes A partial list of the foods
in which coal tar dyes are now en-
ployed for giving color effects reads
like this: Wines jams, jellies, pre-
serves of all kinds, canned goods such
as cherries. peaches. strawberries, and
tomatoes, candies. sausages, catsup,
flavoring extracts. syrups for soda
fountains. vinegars, marmalades, but
ter. cheese. etc. In addition to the
coloring matters already named, there
have been employed to a large extent,
admittedly poisonous metallic salts of
lead, copper. zinc. arsenic and iron al
though these substances are now
scarcely used at all.
In regard to antiseptics in manufac-
tured foods, it may be truthfully said
that their use is coextensive with (if
not in excess of that of coloring mat
ter. Many kinds of foods are treated
with antiseptics where no coloring
matter is required or used, while a
large number of products carry both.
Antiseptics are used to prevent fer
mentation. and may, like coloring mat
ters, be divided into two classes:
First. those which are not only admit
tedly harmless, but are also useful ar
ticles of food such as common salt,
sugar. spices, etc. The second class
embraces the so-called chemical pre-
servatives. viz: salicylic and bensoic
acids and their salts. boracic acid and
borax. sulphurous acid and it's salt.
formaldehyde. saccharin, sucrol, abras-
toll. betanaphthol, and some of the
fluorine compounds. These preserva-
tives are applied to food products for
one of the following purposes: To pre-
vent fermetative or putrefactive pro-
cesses in the article of food after it is
placed upon the market; to arrest de-
cay in raw materials before manufac
ture: and to disinfect tainted raw ma
terials in order that they may be sold
in the place of sound. wholesome food
stuffs.
Most of these chemical personalities
are powerful drugs or medicines affect
ing the system profoundly in some or
all of it's functional processes. I have
estimated that one family during a
year would unconsciously take 14,600
doses of chemical preservatives. A
remedy for this lamentable state of af
fairs must come through wise laws
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01
HOW TWO FARMERS
ACHIEVED SUCCESS
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By G.. L. Smith

his present farm. He had liberal
education, a fair knowledge and ex-
perience as a gardener, good health,
but no money. For fifteen years he de-
voted more attention to gardening
and general farming than to stock,
but the results were not satisfactory.
His attention was directed to dairy
ing by the example of his friend and
neighbor, Chris. Sorenson. He got to-
gether small herd of COWS of mixed
breed and varying capacity for dairy
work Mr. Ahlberg, however, applied
himself diligently to the study of
dairy literature, purchased separ-
ator and Babcock test. He began
weighing and testing the milk of each
individual cow Careful records were
kept and the Improbable cows were
welded out He studied the character
and type of the profitable COWS and
in making purchases to replace those
sent to the butcher he endeavored to
select those that gave promise of i'm
provement. Many mistakes were made
and much experience gained, which
leu IOSlCduy up W JuC COuSluOlOll CueSC
the cheapest, most satisfactory way
to get profitable dairy cows was to
raise them This conclusion led to
the study of breeds and breeding; the
purchase of full blood Jersey bull of
strong dairy type. This was followed
by more rapid Improvement in the
capacity of the herd to produce butter
at profit. Today, although the herd
is small, the average product per cow
for the herd is the largest of any in
the valley, being over 400 pounds of
butter per COW for the year. Mr..
Ahlberg is a careful, intelligent feeder,
his cows are kindly treated, fed and
MIXED regularly heifers are handl-
ed and fed with the idea of develop
ing their dairy capacity and yet he
meets with many disappointments, as
with the best of care many Of the
heifers fail to develop capacity for pro-
duction sufficient. to make them salts
factory cows for the dairy. One COM
mendable feature of Mr.. Ahlberg's
work is found in the fact that al
though intensely interested in build
ing up a profitable dairy herd he has
not lost his taste for and interest in
other. things. He has beautiful
home surrounded with beautiful trees,
shrubs and flowers; we'll kept lawn,
a good garden, large barn and neces-
sary out-buildings, everything being
kept clean, neat and tidy, showing
both taste and thrift. He has on his
grounds nearly every variety of tree
ever found in nursery catalogue,
among which are some beautiful
specimens of Royal English oak 1t
would be unfair to assume that Mr..
Ahlberg had achieved this alone. He
has been ably assisted by an intelli
gent, energetic wife. His daughter,
who seems to enjoy milking the mild
eyed docile Jersey cows, might easily
pose as models of health and happl-
ness. Mr.. Ahlbergs family home and
dairy well illustrate the better side OF
farm life and the possibilities to be at
tanned by combination of taste, In
telligence, energy and perseverance in
utilizing the opportunities of a mild
climate, fertile soil and good market.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01

and is devoting his time to the devel-
opment of the stock. He is a diligent
student, always gathering knowledge
and anxious to learn.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01

SldCl6S, ONSICOllC ulhlSu1IASo INV "AAA
success in the business of farming.
Twenty-three years ago Mr.. Yeaton
began with nothing but brains and
muscle as capital to make farm and
home about miles from Ilwaco. lie
was so poor he could not buy a pair
of rubber boots, and as the local
trader refused to trust him to a suit
of underclothing, he went through the
winter without any, keeping himself
warm grubbing alders and digging
bitches. The local trader watching
him came to have enough confidence
to give him a limited credit, but when
bacon, flour, tools, etc., had brought
the account up to $50, the trader got
nervous and threatened suit. Mr..
Yeaton offered to work out the amount
but this offer was refused. A friend
came to his relief and loaned him the
$50. He continued his work of clear
ing and ditching Thorough and in
telligent work soon began to bear
fruit, good crops were grown, live
stock was purchased, the debt was
paid, more land brought under cult
walton, until the home farm of 100
acres was under a high state of cul-
tivation, with dairy of 40 good cows,
besides hogs, horses and beef cattle,
producing a revenue of four to five
thousand dollars per year
Mr.. Yeaton's experience contains
many valuable lessons, especially for
such as have been unable to secure
satisfactory results under similar OF
even much more favorable conditions
His first efforts at dairying being
much less profitable than those of
later years. When he first began max
ing butter, he found that about 2A
pounds of butter per COW per week
was all he could get and was some
what discouraged until he found that
one of his neighbors, who had been
much longer in the business, was only
getting 40 pounds of butter per week
from 20 COWS. One of the neighbors
got a peaked Jersey bull to which he
bred few COWS, but the calves were
disappointment; they lacked vigor
and never developed into profitable
mixers. Mr.. Yeaton then concluded
to try a Guernsey bull, and was for
tunate enough to get good one. The
heifers of his get were decided i'm
provement and he has stuck to the
Guernseys ever since.
About the time he bought the Guern-
sey bull he became interested in
dairy literature. Then he bought a
copy of "Henry's Feeds and Feeding"
and many other books from time to
time. He depends more on soiling
crops than any other dairyman in his
locality, growing great variety of
crops. italian rye grass, sown in
September, gives good crop to cut
for soiling by April Is. Rye is also
used, but he always cuts it before
it heads, as he finds the cows do not
do well on rye after it begins to head
out. On his farm the rye will grow all
winter and makes excellent hog pas
ture Musury barley is sown for
late soiling crop, and also grown, for
a grain crop, often yielding 100 bush
els per acre.
In addition to the dairy farm, he
now has 800 acres of meadow land
and woods pasture devoted to stock
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01

Mr.. F. H. Yeaton, of Ilwaco, Pacific
county, is one who we'll illustrates
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
New Court House Matter.

But little has been said by the press
this fall with reference to the voting
of the $4,000 asked by the Board of
Supervisors to complete the building
of the new court house, because it has
been thought that there was little
necessity for extended disc ussion of
the matter. The people OF the county
voted last fall to tear down the old
building and erect a new one that
would in every way be adequate and
ample for the needs of the county for
many years to come. About the only
question discussed was whether or
not we needed new structure at that
time. That much has been settled.
When the proposition carried at the
polls there came i'll demands to the
Board to provide for building that
would be credit to the county; it
must be amply large to provide for
future needs; it must be absolutely
fire proof it must be a modern struc-
ture in every sense of the word. Any
thing short of this one the part of the
Board would be considered a breach
of their trust We have not heard a
single man say that the structure
should be sighted. When tie Board
of Supervisors began to study the
question they found that $40, 900 would
not build such a building. Nearly
everything that went into the struc-
ture, material, labor, etc., had in
creased twenty per cent the past few
years. To erect a $4,000 building
meant cheap, unsafe, unsatisfactory
building. They did the right ching.
They let the contract for the outside
structure. as much as they could erect
properly for $4,000. Now they ask
the voters to vote the balance necessary
to complete it. 1t is up to the people
IF the county whether or not to COM
plete it, We believe that the Board
are following the wishes OF very
large majority of the voters. They
want a building they may be proud Of
and they are getting it 1t is only
right and proper that the proposition
this fall should carry. Vote for it,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
Concerning Those Reports"

On the eve of closely contested
political campaigns it not infrequent-
ly happens that charges of different
natures are trumpet up and circulated
against incumbents in office or candi-
dates. Although the strife between
the two political parties in Winnesheik
county can scarcely he called contest.
yet certain rumors are being circulated
in some sections of the county deroga-
tory to the character and performance
of official duty of the repu blican can
didate for reelection as sheriff. We
do not believe there is word of truth
in them. They have been told in
different ways, but as near as we can
ascertain the drift of the charges are
that Mr.. Mizener failed to account for
county property upon leaving the Poor
Farm and coming into the sheriff $
Office. If there is even the slightest
degree of truth about these rumors the
Board of Supervisors ought to and
MOuIu nave h!lONH II anu pdsScu IL VII
to the grand jury. We do not wish TO
be understood as stating that the demo
cratic candidate or his party is respon-
sible for the instlgation of these
rumors, for we do not know their
source, but whoever has developed and
is circulating them shows very little
respect for himself or the party to
which he belongs if he does not at
tempt to ascertain for certainty the
truth or falsity of any such reports be-
fore spreading them. We do not be-
lieve that single charge can be made
and substantia,ed that Mr. Mizener
has not made good officer, and has
not done his whole duty in a manner
creditable to himself and the county
he is serving. The following public
statements, signed by the Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors and the
Chairman of the Poor House Commit
tee, as we'll as the affidavit of Mr..
Mizener himself, ought to silence and
completely disprove the charges:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
Death of Mrs. II. A. Gremm.

The angel of death entered the home
of Henry A. Gremm in the fifth ward
at two O'Clock Sunday morning and
removed therefrom the wife and
mother, who had been sick for some
time from brain trouble She was 40
years and 6 months of age, and her
maiden name was Emma Dresselhouse,
having married III. A. Gremm in
March 1890. She leaves to mourn her
loss a husband and two daughters.
father, mother, one sister, Mrs. L. a.
Bender, and one brother, VIM. Dressed
house. The funeral services were held
yesterday morning, leaving the house
at eleven O'Clock and going to the
German Methodist church in Canoe
township, Rev. Wv. Schlung officiat-
ing.
Her death comes as sad blow to
the family, especially to the children
who need the mothers care, and they
have the sincere sympathy of all their
acquaintances. She was known as
kindly and loving wife and mother, a
good nelghbor, and lady who had
many fast friends. Her death will be
deeply mourned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
Paving Washington Street.

The contractors for the paving of
Washington street arrived last week,
and have since been stirring up things
pretty lively on this busy thorough
fare. AS is we'll known the specifica-
tions call for cement curbing
eighteen feet from the property lines,
with thirty foot brick paved street.
This will make when completed the
finest residence street in the city.
and will be a great improvement over
the present condition. The contractors
expect to finish their work in about a
month,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
Buys West Union Store.

The deal was closed last week
whereby Messrs. R. H. Tracy and l..
F. Button of this city purchased the
fair store of Mr.. Williams at West
Union and will conduct racket store
in that city, with M. Tracy in
charge In the deal Mr.. Button pur-
chases the residence property of Mr..
Tracy mere, on South Washington
street. There is every prospect of a
good business at West Union and their
many friends here wish them success.
Mr.. Tracy will move his family next
week.