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The Columbus journal., 1903-08-19
pRon,s,r,oN,srs OF MesRAskA.

Ticket Named at the lincoln City
Convention.
LINCOLN-Samuel Lichty Of Falls
City omciated as chairman Of the pro.
hibition state convention held at 81.
Paul's church. The following ticket
Was named: q,
Supreme judge. Rev. George l.
Wright Of York ..-,
University regents. c. A. Barker,
Lincoln: r. w. Muir, Brownville.
The state chairman will be ". Bert
Clark Of Ashland, with Mrs. Frances
A. Beveridge Of Fremont secretary
and treasurer. Nearly $1,000 was
raised for campaign purposes.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-19

''fn-and-fn breeding" means mating
animals that arc closely related to
one another. This practice Of fam
ily breeding 10 not carried on to the
extsnt 1t vas at one time. but 8: Is
stiu done. It II no doubt the quick.
est way Of establishing . uniform
heeed Of animals. but II u often At
tanAed By . lack of size and consti-
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Grooming the Herd.

After the cattle have had their bay
in the morning they are cleaned M for
the day. We use good stir root brushef
for the purpose and the curry comb ID
brought into requisition when neces-
sary. The cows enjoy this brushine
and stand perfectly still. frequently
stopping their eating during the opera,
ton. Some authorities claim that brush
ing stimulates the circulation, thereby
increasing the milk dow. Whether OF
not this is 90, I do not know. That .
clean row Of cows 70 moro attractive
and pleasing to the eye. there 10 nc
doubt. Besides this, can you tell me
OF anything more repulsive thaa milk
ing vile smelling. Althy COWS? II the
custom Of cleaning cows was moro Gen
eral among farmers. the butter max.
ers and creamery men throughout the
country would have much less trouble
in producing . first class article.-n.
w. HoWie.
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Broom corn belongs to the grass
family and to the same species as dc
common sorghum and Kahlr corn and
jerusalem corn, grown for forage and
for grain. II differs from all othes
plants 0f the same species in havina
panicles or seed heads with much
longer. straighter and stronges
branches or straws. This difference,
wherein lies the value Of the plant,
has been produced BY the selection oi
seed from plants possessing these
characteristics to q great degree. II
10 for the seed heads. which arc used
In the manufacture Of brooms. that the
plant 10 cultivated.
Relative to broom corn, . bulletin Of
the department Of agriculture says:
Broom corn II divided into two Groups.
known a standard and dwarf. The
standard type grows to . height Of 10
to Is feet and produces brush from ID
to q inches long. The brush Of this
type 10 used In making medium-sized
and large-sized brooms. such as are
known - carpet brooms and ware
house and stable brooms. Dwarf broom
corn grows from four to six feet hieh,
he's large amount Of foliage and pro
duces . 1ne brush from 10 to IL
inches or more In length. In making
large brooms dwarf broom corn ID MOI
- good - standard. because the
straWs are weaker and less elastic. On
the other hand. dwarf broom corn ID
far superior to the other for making
small hearth brooms, whisk brooms
and tho like. II is q mistake too often
made for growers Of dwarf broom corr
to attempt to compete with growers Of
standard In length Of brush. Dwsn
broom corn, well suited to the makins
Of Ane clothes brooms. commands the
highest price on the market For this
purpose straw should be fine. straight
tough, elastic, Of . uniform green
color without red tints. and from 10 tc
II inches long. With the dwarf form
the head does not grow out free from
the sheath Of the upper Leaf. but IL in
closed in what Is termed by the grow.
err the boot. Heads Of standard broom
corn are not thus inclosed, and this
difference. together with the difference
IN height q the two types. he's led &c
different methods of harvesting.
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The home Of Samuel Dove. IN ex.
slave. Who IN more than 100 years old.
WAS sold recently 1t Utica. ~ T..
under mortgage foreciosure proceed
ings to satisfy IN Indebtedness which
Dove contracted to secure the free
dem n his son nr.sly Q half century
90.
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Bad Fire sweeps Peru.
PERU-Fire, which started in u. C..
Meyef5' new house, completely de-
stroyed It and also Hammond Bros. .,
on the south. while w. Bostder's place
on the north was saved only from
the same fate by the aerofc efforts Of
neishbors. it being far from IRE pro-
lection. The IRE Is . mystery. but is
supposed to have been caused by
spontaneous combustion. The losses
are fairly covered BY insurance.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-19

A plain bull whose ancestory have
been good specimens Of the breed VIII
usually produce much better stoch
than . good-looking bull derived from
inferior stock. pg
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Many farmers in Illinois, especially
In the central and northern sections
OF the state are not familiar with the
COW pea and soy bean. In some parts
OF southern Illinois COW peas are
grown extensively. and where the
value Of this crop IL known It consti.
tutes one of the chief forage crops.
Soy beans are of more recent intro
duction. and this crop 10 not 20 well
known as COW peas. In some cases
farmers have given one or both OF
these crops q trial, but through the
use Of varieties not adapted to their
climate. unsatisfactory results have
been obtained. and consequently they
have pronounced these plants un-
suited to Illinois conditions. Others
have been more successful in their
growth. and ind them worthy OF q
prominent place in the rotation. As Q
matter Of fact. both crops have been
grown in this state long enough and
to such IN extent that they have
passed beyond the purely experiment.
al stage. and In places they are a.
ready considered ~ important factors
in Illinois agriculture.
Tho COW pea IL . native Of south.
eastern China. and the SOY bean Of
japan. Being semitropical In origin,
both plants are naturally best suited
to . warm climate, and the introduc-
ton and cultivation Of the COW pea
In America has been largely limited
to the South, although in recent years
certain varieties have become % &C.
climated q to mature In the latitude
OF Michigan, Wisconsin and Mime
sota. The soy bean has been grown
farther north since its introduction,
consequently there IL no question %
to the adaptability Of both crops to
the soil and climate Of Illinois. How
ever. there are varieties grown In the
south which are not. suitable for this
state. and will not mature II planted
here One Of the first essentials In
the successful culture Of these crops.
therefore, II the selection Of varieties
adapted to the conditions Of climate
and soil.-Circular 50. Illinois Agri-
cultural College.
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d. The Edgar Canning company has
Just received another large consign.
ment OF cans and 10 now ready to take
care Of its large crop Of sweet corn.
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Unless q man takes Q keen intares(
In horses, and has had Q good deal
Of experience, he win rarely nako q
Oucce0aful breeder.
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cscewew,ee n eseeveh.ra.

The fortieth anniversary celebra-
tion Of the battle Of Gettysburs WAS
held on the field July I. 2 and 8. Dur
ing the celebration more than 500 G
A. r. posts in Pennsylvania and ad-
joining states. numerous regiments Of
the national guard and U. 8. cavalry
and artillery participated in the exer-
cises. July I the monumaat erected
in honor Of John Burns. who entered
the service at the age OF 10 years,
was dedicated.
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0iSoN County Old Sottlers' Rssniea.
AELE-The annual reunion and
old settlers picnic of Dixon county
Win be held at Allen. August s. P1oR-
ineot state speakers Win - Dceesak
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A man who breeds without .
definite object. or without holding IL
his minds eye IN ideal animal and
trying his best to produce such IN
imals, viii usually meet with unsatis
factory results.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-19

Secretary Thompson of the State
Food commission is making the
rounds Of the state In quest Of viola
lions Of the pure food laws, his en-
ergies being chiefly directed toward
ferreting out dealers who sell spurious
or adulterated vinegar. Already State
Chemist Nelson, who 10 In charge Of
food commission headquarters during
the absence Of his chief. has received
BY express several samples Of Ques
tionable vinegar.
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MORTALITY or LIVE STOCK.

Record % Deaths sor Fiscal Vears
19O3 and 1o02.
LlNCOkN-The following table OF
deaths Of live stock for the year end.
ing March 1, 1903. has been prepared
by Labor Commissioner Bush:
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Tennessee-Thet tomato crop Is very
large, and the shipments from some
points have been the largest on record.
Indications point to good crops Of ap-
pies and grapes.
Kentucky-The gardens are getting
dry and need rain. Apples are drop
ping badly In some localities. due to
the hot weather. Blackberries are IN
immense crop.
Michigan-Prospects are good for
the apple crop.
Wisconsin--The gardens are in ex.
cellent condition. Raspberries are
yielding we'll. Plums and apples are
abundant, though much dropping is re-
ported.
Missouri-Some reports are received
OF apples dropping, but such reports
are not general. Blackberries are
ripening. but the hot weather is drying
them up on the bushes.
Indiana-Heat and drouth are hav.
ing q bad effect on the blackberries.
There are still prospects for . far
apple crop.
Iowa-Apples are doing well. though
the wind storms In the northern part
Of the state have shaken down many.
Illinois-The crop Of blackberries 10
unusually large. though lack Of rain
has shortened the crop In some locali-
ties. Apples vii be q short crop. TAX.
ing the state as . whole. The plum
crop II fairly good.
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Coed Yjeld q Wheat.

BEATRICE - George Wilkinson,
who lives six miles northeast Of Be-
atrice. threshed his wheat and from
thirty+wo acres the yield was so
bushels. N average Of twenty bushels
per acre.
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Some men And 1t hard work TO live
mp TO their regulations. and others
ind It equally hard to live theirs dowE
-Philadelphia Record.
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The largest losses In cattle were In
Custer county. where 4.253 died. and
Cunning county lost over 1000 hogs.
Deuel. county heads the list for shesp
losses. with over 200, and Sheridan
county lost 569 horses.
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Gen. Clark 8. Edwards, who com.
manded the first Of the twelve picked
regiments selected to make the f.
nous charge Ut Spottsylvania Court
House. II dead at his home In Bethel,
Me- He gave up the battle Of life on
the anniversary 0f his Aght at Salem
Church forty years ago. At the ont
break Of the war he was Q contractor
snd builder. bu dropped his tools upon
the work on which he was engaged
when the news came to him of the Az.
ing on Fort Sumter. and telegraphed
the governor for authority to raise
company. This vas granted him. and
he became captain Of Company I. Firth
Maine. in which he served until
Gaines's Mills. when. his colonel
wounded, his lieutenant colonel killed
and the major incapacitated. the com
mand Of the regiment devolved upon
him. Gen. Edwards was . strict tom
perance man, q Universalist In reli9-
lon and . Democrat In politics. In
1886 his party nominated him for gov
ernor. and he received the unusual
cumber Of 81. 900 votes.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-19

Massachusetts leads all other states
In her care for her vsteranS. She has
been more liberal than any other IN
her allowances. and has one Of the
finest homes in the world at Chelsea.
She recently authorized the awarding
Of handsome bronze medals to all those
who responded to President Lincoln's
1rst call for trDOps, and . great deal
Of trouble has been taken by the ad-
jutant general to seek out those men OF
their heirs and see that they got the
remembrance. There still are 2.53S
awaiting claimants The state has
laws exempting disabled veterans from
and . veteran may obtain .
peddler's license for the asking. Tho
state has fitted up headquarters for the
G. A. r. on Beacon Hin. and O. A. n.
posts do not have to pay taxes on their
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90
oIaetleQ Vaccine.
The preparation OF blackleg vaccine
10 q very simple matter and also lnex.
pensive. says the State Veterinarian
Of Missouri. The diseased muscles
are taken from the carcass Of the
calf which dies OF blackleg and the
germs contained therein are attenu-
ated (weakened) ~ being heated IN
an oven. OF course there are . num-
Der Of preliminaries such - chop
ping mp the freshly obtained muscle.
ETC.. but the principal point in the
process OF making vaccine II the at-
tenuation Of the virus BY prolonged
exposure to . well-regulated heat.
Tho heat should be suf1cient to weak
en- the germs. but not enough to en-
tirely destroy their vitality. The
germs which arc contained in the dist
eased muscles ~ first obtained pos
sess full virulence and II injected un-
weakened win reproduce the disease
In all It's vigor and kin the animal.
The heating n done BY means Of an
oven In which the temperature can be
accurately regulated. II the heat 10
TOO great the germs are al killed and
the resulting vaccine II worthless. Il
would do NO more good to use vaccine
that had been over-heated than to use
water. On the other hand. II the
vaccine 10 not heated hot enough. the
germs are left With too much viru.
lence. The vaccination with vaccine
that has not been heated hot enough
often produces typical cases OF black
leg. Calves vaccinated with the over
heated sort are just ~ liable to con-
tract blackleg after vaccination ~ BE-
fore. These facts account for the bld
results that sometimes follow the use
OF vaccine. The use Of old vaccine
that has been prepared too long IL
not advisable. When any vaccine has
been on hand for three months Il
should be returned to the manufac-
turer and exchanged for . new supply.
Certain influences may modify the vir.
ulence OF the germs of the vaccine
that 10 kept on hand too long. The
p1ePsrsIon OF inc vaccine snouId %
'ett 70 tne most carelul nanos ANA
cssuemen snouid avoid purchasins
this material from irresponsible par
ties. Every package of vaccine should
bear the date Of its preparation and |
IL 10 q good rule to avoid the use OF |
any vaccine over three months Old.
Almost any vaccine nrm Will exchange
new lor Old vaccine. but unless the
packages are dated the returned. out |
oi-oete PACKAGES may be reissued ~
inc nFm 20 some otner purchasers.
Sss'"0 esesteo oneep'
1ne o.oetins OF sneep 10 treated OF
ID Du.eun on tne indiana experF
"en: stst'on' IN part H says: Fre-
'e"'AVo messuIeS $40 impoItsnt
Sue.e0 70 ..ccu'ens oie1 snouio Do
@eoe sl:ousi'y' muSty grams. rod
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~. w 'eI ~ enoep. ~ 10 noe oest 10
Hlio" = nUSN !" sl.]e ~ ciover or eat
y sueou.e"' nooo We. Win oew
VI ue"' a' LUG sss can 0e removed
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There is . little village. known O.
New Discovery. in indiana, with ita
church and little cemetery. This lit
tie burying ground has the honor Ol
being the final bivouac Of soldiers Of
four American wars: one Of the rev.
olution. two Of the second war fos
independence. the war Of 1872: one
Of the Mexican war. who also served
in the civil war. and three other sol
diers Of the last-named war. Every
year the G. A. r. Of that vicinity dec.
crates the graves. holding services a
the various graves In succession. This
year the services we're held over the
grave Of Willian Mitchell. . hero Of
177e. who fought throughout the en-
tire struggle for independence. He
Was born IN 17ls and died in 1886.
The Arst soldier buried there was
J. W. Crooks Of the war Of 1872, who
died in 1888. The third Was Abel Ball,
also of the war Of 1872. The soldier
having the distinction Of serving iD
two wars was - Digney. who was .
stranger when he died there. Daniel
Capper. Newton Wilson and Harvey
Nevins fought In the civil war and fell
early in the strife, being killed In
1862. The last to be buried there was
Henry Nevins. Of the war Of 1872, whe
died in 1882. aged 81 years.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-19

Sap sprouts.
A year ago, Professor e. s. GoR. IN
IN address before the Wisconsin Hor.
ttcultural Society. said:
I wish TO relate IN incident that oc-
Cured when I was . boy. I did not
understand Il then a do now. though
I remember the fact. Ny father had
. Golden Russet tree In his orchard.
1t was IN old tree and bore very pro-
fusely. but the apples were very
small. By IN accident the limbs on
that tree were broken down on one
side. 60 that We had left only three
or four branches that did not 4xtend
vertically. but extended moro Or less
at IN angle on the other side. leav.
Ing the side on which the limbs broke
without any branches. This tree start
ed up some very vigorous sap sprouts.
We would call them, on the side wAere
the breaking occurred, and these grew
four or i've feet the first season, and
they were nearly IN inch through 1t
the base. They were very vigorous
and strong shoots. Next spring I ex-
pected these new shoots were going
to bear fruit, and when I found they
did not blossom. I was disappointed.
Next year they did not bear fruit:
they kept right on growing. and won
dered when they were going to bear.
But the third year these new sprouts
bore such russets - I never saw b.
fore-they were double the size OF
those that grew on the old limbs, We.
have been taught that We should cut
OF sap sprouts. and yet I expect the
sap sprouts are natures efforts TO
renew the bearing wood Of the tree.
and II We allow the sap sprouts to
grow In some cases and remove some
OF the old feeble limbs, We could have
new apple trees, 20 far as the ability
to produce new fruit 10 concerned.
am aware that this il rather . new
doctrine, but I believe there IL some
common sense behind It. I do not
claim, as said. to have settled this
problem, and there IL another prob.
lem suggested by this twig that I con.
fess that need help on. What shall
We do with . twig that grows like
that and does not make fruit spCr?
IL there any way that We can prane
that to make 1t bear fruit spurs? This
10 one Of the things am studying on.
You will notice here that the buds
have started, but the growth seems to
have continued. they have all grown
long and slender and weakly. but
there IL no sign Of fruit bud. It II .
Seeding. but We have trees in our
orchard of named varieties hat grow
Ike this.
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'oills" u Q term often applied to the
Nattlo0.
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There is . disease Of apples that IN.
nually renders unstable large quantf-
ties Of this fruit. The germs Of this
disease pass the winter on decayed
fruit or on the limbs Of the tree. When
weather conditions are right the
spread Of the bitter rot Tor ripe rot,
As It IL called In some places) IL very
rapid. Fortunately fits attacks are not
common. else apple growing would b
. feat far more difncult than ut pres
ent. The disease usually manifests It.
self during July and August, though In
some years 1t has been noticed ~
early ~ June. It IL % distinct in it,
characteristics that It is easily recog-
nized when once 1t has been met with
and noticed. Each decaying spot
spreads uniformly from q single center
of infection and small black pustules
appear on the surface Of the decayed
spots. Under the decayed surface the
fruit is Of . spongy character. brown
ish In color, very bitter to the taste.
and forms q cone-shaped area with
the apex towards the core Of the apple.
F. w. Faurot says that II the pustules
on the decayed surface be examined
closely it will be seen that pink col
ored stringy masses are exuding from
them. This exudation Is composed Of
countless numbers Of minute spores
cemented together. and which are dis
tributed by various agents throughout
the tree. and from tree to tree. Spray
ing with Bordeaux mixture il one Of
the means Of keeping the disease in
check and Of saving the apple crop.
Perfect sanitary conditions in tho Or
chard will do much to prevent the
spread Of this pest.
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~ BChCICuCC " OCu. Dl0CH, 00IU
Comrade Parker. reminds me Of
story Of Capt. J. F. Chase. who re-
ceived forty-eight wounds Ut the bat
tie Of Gettysburg. Chase Was struck
BY . charge Of grape shot. forty-eisht
Of the shot going into the upper part
Of the body. He was picked up on the
Aeld and carried to the h~spital, but
his case vas regarded as hopeless.
Three or four days later the surgeons.
noticing that there was life In tho
poor riddled body. exerted thmselves
and saved Chase's life. His right
arm was shot of, his left eye was
destroyed. several ribs were cut in
two. and the surgeons did not pretend
to count bullet holes.
In addition to this record at Get
tysburg. Chase distinguished himself
on other occasions and received two
medals for bravery. He was given Q
pension Of $40 . month. But on ono
occasion he met q Congressman from
his old district in Maine, who insisted
that $40 q month Was not enough and
promised to have II increased. The
Congressman brought the case to the
attention of the pension committee,
and Gen. Black. then q member Of the |
committee. remarked, Well, ! guess
We will have to raise his pension to |
$50 . month He'll said the Maine |
Congressman. Why. Black, what are |
you talking about? You are getting ]
500 . month and $1,000 . year BE-
sides. We will give him the limit.
@72 . month, and not . cent less
Black agreed that Chase was In q
worse condition than himself, and the |
committee made . unanimous report |
in favor Of the larger pension. The |
bill went through both Houses with q |
rush. President Cleveland signed il,
and since that time Chase has re-
ceived the full pension Of 81 month.
In spite of his wounds, he married
after returning from the war. and .
few years ago. when visited him in
Florida. he had two stalwart sons and
three handsome. active girls. In fact.
he seemed to be doing as well in bust
ness and to be as happy in his family
as most men who carry no scars and
VI NJ 00SS 1O1J O0C " ~ m0 0OO SC80s II
Chicago Inter Ocean.
0evin's Division and Richmond.
Writing to the New York Times
Charles Braden Of Highland Falls. N.
Y, says:
In your Sunday paper Of the 7th
inst. . correspondent. while writing
from Ossining. mentions Devin's divi-
sion of the Twenty.fourth corps ~
among the first Union troops to enter
Richmond April g. 1865. The writer
is in error. a. there was no De
wins division" in this corps. Devin's
division Was . cavalry command. II
vas the First division of the Cavalry
corps commanded by Merritt. When
Richmond was entered on the morn
ing Of April 3. Dcvin's division was
many miles away. operating under
Sheridan against the retreating Con-
federates. On the ASst Of April II had
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fought and greatly distinguished itself
~ Five Forks.
The writer Of the interesting article
above nentioned evidently intended to
say "Devenis division" which was the
Third divis3oa of the Twenty fourth
corps. Army q the James.
Many writer's On the war have
mixed the names a Deveas, Devin and
Diven. Deveas was from Massachu-
setts. and after the war became On
eminent juTist and attorney eeneral
Of the Unlted States. The others
were New Yorkers. Gen Diven Was
from Elmira, and after the var Vas
promineat railroad man. He was
the father Of Mrs. Liscum. wife q Col.
Emerson LiscuD. Ninth infantry.
killed in China several years aeo. Ar
ter the close Of the war Devin. who
was from New York city. entered the
regular army - lieutenant colonel OF
the Eighth cavalry. and shortly before
his death. in 1873. was promoted to
the Third cavalry as colonel.