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The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

When the experiment stations last
fall sent out a bulletin stating that soft
corn-corn which was frosted and fall
ed to mature-was just as valuable for
a fod rtaion s hard corr less 20 per
cent for the extra moisture which 1t
contained, a serious mistake was made.
While we do not question the correct
ness of the analysis made of this class
of corn at the college, the truth is that
the practical experiment made later on
the strength of it by the feeder proved
that science and practice do not always
hitch. We have interviewed dozens Of
feeders this winter, and their almost
universal testimony is that this soft
corr for feeding purposes has not to
exceed one-half of the value of sound,
hard corn. We know of one feeder that
we would like to see interview the
chemist who sent out the official analy-
sis referred to, for there would be a
warm debate or we miss our CUES.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13
Ignite Coal.

North Dakota and Montant have in
e~xhaustible supplies of Ignite, or half
made coal, a bituminous deposit which
has not had either the pressure or the
age to convert 1t into genuine coal. In
it's natural state it is not available as a
fuel for shipment, a it quickly Stacks
when exposed to the air. Companies
are now being formed to convert this
coal into %briquettes, or pressed bricks,
as is now being done very successfully
in both Frnce and Germany with SINH
lar deposits of Ignite coal. When thus
treated, it becomes an excellent fuel, al
most equal to hard coal, mad may be
placed upon the market at a very low
cost, SO to 81 per ton. The Northwest
can well afford to encourage an enter
prise Of this sort, for the prices asked
for both hard and soft coal through all
the Northwest are a very serious draw
back to the development and prosperity
of the country.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13
A Costly

Economy of the most pronounced
type is sure to crop out in the man
agement of all cooperative enterprises
conducted by farmers, often of that
kind that it becomes the most foolish
and wanton waste instead. Here is a
case in point: We know of a co-opera-
tive creamery where this false econo-
my has found vent IN the wages paid
to the butter maker, with the result
that during the past year the product
of this creamery has sold continuously
at 4 cents a pound below that Of West
ern extra in New York. This creamery
turned out during the year $4,000
pounds of butter. The loss between
what it did get for its butter and what
it should have got was an even 3d.
900, and this loss was wholly traceable
to the fact that the board of directors
thought it better to pay a butter ma
ker $40 a month rather than $40. The
very first thing creamery directors
should secure for their creamery is
brains for the butter room. If they
can't afford to buy brains, they had
better shut up shop.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13
The Weather Signal Service.

II costs this country 81, 250, 900 an
nually to maintain the weather signal
service, and a friend writes us ask
ing what it amounts to and what good
it does. Where a mans view is con-
tracted so that he can only take in his
immediate local conditions it is not
strange that such a question should be
asked. This service from a small be-
ginning has been gradually extended
so as to cover nearly the whole
try. 1t furnishes the only reliable data
as to rainfall, force of winds, varying
temperature and barometrical read
ings. The reports from its agents are
tabulated in each state, and very ac-
curate forecasts can thus be made of
coming marked changes in the wealth
er. The value of these reports as ap-
piled to the coast and lake shipping in
terests is almost i~nestimable, while for
the agricultural and horticultural in
terests of the country immense good
results. A warning recently given out
by the weather bureau saved the peo-
ple of Florida millions of dollars, and
a late notice given of a coming cold
wave prevented shippers of perishable
priducts from losing an enormous sum
of money. The records thus made OF
the rainfall in any locality constitute
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13
Doing Without Hired Girls.

This good woman says that she can
not get a hired girl and does not see
how she Is going to get along and do
her work alone. Lots of good women
are in just this fix. She wants to know
what she shall do. Hard question to
answer. But perhaps We car offer a
suggestion which may help out a little,
Get husband and son to sit down and
tell them how 1t is and just what things
they could do, just what c~onveniences
they could supply you with which
would tighten your household toll.
Then kindly but firmly insist on these
things being provided. 1t is quite like
ly you could arrange to have your
bread baked and the washing done by
some one out of the home. Then study
how to simplify the whole round OF
household duties and chores. II there
is a young boy in the home, work him
in as a helper. 1t will be good for him
and you, too. Let style go, and study
your own comfort, ease and health.
Anyhow, do not be afraid to ask for
those things which will make your
work lighter. Most men are selfish
enough, so that they had rather grant
these requests than pay a big doctors
bill or have to put up with a lean
widow at sc a week as a housekeeper.
Insist on hard and soft water and fuel
supply handy, a hard wood floor for the
kitchen, a modern cooking range, some
sort of a refrigerator for summer use
and hot making powder biscuits not Of
tener than twice a week. The native
shrewdness of women should be able to
evolve from the foregoing hints some
relief at least Then all tina is needed
is sand, sand to carry things out.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13
Wisconsin Marsh Lands.

We have an inquiry as to the value
of the marsh lands of central Wiscon-
sin out of which to build up a desir-
able farm. If we understand 1t right,
these marshes are largely peat forma-
tions resting on a sandy subsoil. pro-
ducing in their natural state either
wire grass or c~ranberries. We should
not, assuming the foregoing statement
to be correct, consider such land of in
viting makeup for general farming.
The peat bog on a muck or clay foun-
dation is a very different proposition,
such lands when drained being in time
converted into very fertile and pro-
ductive fields. This surface peat for
nation is largely humus and little
else and is wherever found deficient
in the phosphates and nitrates and
where not burned over in the potash
so essential as plant food. These
marshes in their natural state as pro-
ducers of wire. brass have, because OF
the many uses to which this grass is
now put, become really valuable lands,
the wire grass cured as hay command
ing a price in the market equal to the
best timothy or clover. If n could
secure such a marsh and place it under
a proper irrigation system, planting to
cranberries, he would have a very
profitable investment indeed.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13
NEW YORK A FOREIGN CITY.
And the So-Called Knickerbockers
Rapidly Becoming Extinct.

The 250th anniversary Of the recep-
ton of a charter by the city of New
York was regarded with mixed feelings
by the descendants of those who con-
trolled the town up to the great inflow
of Irish and German immigrants in
1S4S. In the Borough of Manhattan,
the native whites both of whose par
ents were born in the United States,
now constitute only 1863 per cent of the
population. Even of the native whites
born of native parents only about two
thirds were born in the state of New
York. The largest contingent of out
side natives came from the New Eng
land states, and, c~uriously enough,
there were more immigrants coming to
the city of New York from the South
ern than from the Middle and Far
Western states. Not only are the ma
tive-born children of native Americans
vastly outnumbered by those who are
foreign-born or the children of foreign
immigrants, but the racial nature Of
the foreign element is materially
changing. Instead Of being almost ex-
clusively Irish and German, as 1t was
30, or even 40, years ago, the Irish-born
are now fewer by nearly 81 900 than
they were II years ago, and the Ger
mans fewer by upward of 5000.
The increase of the foreigr-born dur
ing the last decade has come almost
entirely from Russia, Italy, and the
Hapsburg dominions. AS the birth
rate among the newcomers just men
toned is incomparably higher than that
among the native-born who were chill
dren of native parents, it looks as If,
so years hence, the native American
element would dwindle to a very small
fraction of the metropolitan popula-
ton, to posses a greatly disproportion-
aate share of the city's wealth. AS for
the so-called Knickerbockers, they are
likely to be nearly extinct by the end
of another generation. Even now,
only a very few of them can be dis
cerned struggling painfully on the sur
face of society.-rari nantes in gurgite
vasto.-Harper's Weekly.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

D~ispleased at the notoriety which
had been given the cake walk" in
Paris, those society journals Of the
French capital, which draw their in
spiration from the Fauborg Saint Ger
main, have entered into a concerted
movement for discouraging what is
termed "a d~emoralizing American in
novation." lie Gaulois, which is the
mouthpiece of the Royalists, asserts
that genuine Paris society has never
given any encouragement to this bar
barous and ungainly Dance" which it
considers altogether unworthy of the
patronage of fashionable P~arisiennes.
All the same. what lie Gaulois else
where stigmatizes as a "danse des ne
gres' is still more popular than ever
at the music halls and at the Nouveau
Cioque, where it was first introduced.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

the most reliable information to be
obtained as to whether such locality
is At fr settlement and cultivation or
not. Perhaps If the weather service
assumed to be wise enough to forecast
the weather q year ahead, as do some
so-called weather prophets, those who
doubt It's value might have more faith
in 1t. It is one of the best organized
and most useful departments main
tanned by the general government.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

Steam transports having a capacity
of 900, 900 bushels of wheat each will
soon be plying between the Pacific
coast and Japan.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13
Acres

Near Garrett, the county seat of Ander-
son county, Kansas. All bottom land ex-
cept about 30 acres where buildings ara
located. Creek and timber on land. Thd
bottom is all cleared and no better land
anywhere. Thirty acres timothy and Glow
err meadow, 10 acres alfalfa. Twenty acres
of clover plowed up last fall and put in
wheat; also 80 acres adjoining in wheat.
making 60 acres now in wheat. which liz in
fine condition. The improvements ara
good. House 2ox32 with 20 II, studdiEg,
wing l6x36 with IA IT. studding; two large
porches, good cellar, good cistern ana
pump on porch. House well painted and
insured for 81, 500. Big horse barn, tool
house, chicken house, hog pens, rs with
single roofs, Large hay barn with sheda
on each side, equipped with carriers and
room for machinery. Spring runs into al
trough breast-high for stock, located be-
tween house and barns; water also runs
through cement trough for cooling milk
etc. There is a tenant house of six rooms.
barn and sheds. The alfalfa will pasture
two head of cattle eight months each year,
Price $50 per acre. For further informa-
ton address c. o. HALL, Agent,
Creston, Iowa.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

The losses by reason of hog cholera
last year in the state of Indiana are
placed at near Sc, zoo, 900.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

The American farmer is getting the
daily paper habit as a result Of rural
delivery, and it is a good thing for him.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

We do not know that the time will
ever come when the lion shall eat
straw like the OK, but the time has
come when the hog will eat hay-al-
falfa hay-like an old COW. 1t is a sta
pie winter ration for Kansas hogs.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

The modern harvesting machines are
now in use by twenty-nine different
nations of the earth and represent in
their ability to harvest the crops of the
world the labor Of 20, 900, 900 men.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13
6ARM-I5-
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copyright, 1901, by J. s. Trigg, Rock
ford, Iowa.)
Ccrreannndnnna Solicited.
Opyright, 1901. by ]. s. Trigg, Rock
Correspondence Solicited.

Rice feeds ten persons, taking the
world at large, where wheat feeds one.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

She-Have you seen the new dance
called THE Automobile?" He-No,
sort of a breakdown, l suppose?-Yon-
kers Statesman.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

An expert dealer in butter stated re-
Gently that he would rather handle but
ter which scored 90 and which would
remain at that scoring until disposed
of than to handle an extra grade at SO
and have it drop to go before it could
be sold,
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13
Acres
gao Acres

24O Acres
Located within two miles of a railroad
town, and five miles from Butler. the
county seat of Bates county, Missouri
One mile to school and church. The land
lays nice and level; good soil, fenced and
cross-fenced; good wells and springs, nne
orchard and all kinds of fruit; $50 acres In
Good house OF five rooms, large barn and
a number of outbuildings, all in good REL
pair. This is a very desirable farm. Price
$40 per acre.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

A second cutting of timber land
oak, hickory, maple and basswood-of
twenty-eight years growth yields
about eighteen cords to the acre, worth
net to the owner about $72. This fact
explains why forestry is not profitable
in a commercial sense.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13
Do You Want to-
Buy a Farm?
800 Acres

Near Clarence, Shelby county, Missouri
Well improved, good house and barns,
fenced and cross-fenced. Good grain and
stock farm. Price S5 per acre. =
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

A farmers mutual insurance COM
pany of a county in a Western state
paid S2,375 on thirty-nine losses during
the year. OF this amount $2,2S4.S4 was
for losses caused by lightning, stock
killed, while only S129.75 was paid out
for fire losses. This goes to show that
lightning in these days of barbed wire
fences is a very destructive agent.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13

The stockmen of the West are bitter
ly opposed to the proposed packing
house trust, believing such a combina-
ton will have the cattlemen complete
ly at it's mercy in the matter of fixing
prices. This opposition is so marked
and emphatic that with it's threats to
establish packing houses of its own it
may defeat the proposed packing house
merger.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-10-01
Denmark Dots.

DENMARK, S. c., September 29.-Mr J.
=. Storne has sold his residence to Mr..
A. o. Seymour, who has moved into the
same and Mr.. Storne has moved into the
residence occupied by Mr.. Seymour.
Mrs. N. E. Koon has purchased the
two lots formerly owned by Mr. }. D..
Peoples, and will soon commence the
erection of dwelling. Mr.. G. Il. Hope
has the contract.
Mr.. Jonn w. Crum, of Orangeburg,
spent several days in town this week.
R. G. Hardwick, Esq, visited Bamberg
this week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Crun, of Orangeburg,
spent several days last week at the Rice
hotel
MIR. J. A. Creighton, one of the largest
stockholders in the Denmark Dry Goods
Co.. was in town last week looking after
his interest.
Hon. James E. Davis was the guest of
R. G. Hardwick, Esq, at the Rice hotel
one day this week.
Ralph Bingham, the boy orator, enter
tertained quite a large crowd at the ly'
ceum hall on Monday night.
Marshal Hand and Intendant Cox are
swaying heavy hand on the law
breaker.
Our present council and chief marshal
certainly deserve much credit for the
much and long-needed work that is being
done in our little city.
| Mr.. G. A. Brux, one of our cotton buy
ers, went up to Columbia on Saturday
last
Photographer Rosenger, of Oran geburg
is in town for few days, to strike OF
the beauties.
Hon. c. W. Garris was in town one
day last week.
Mr.. NJ. r. Kearse has moved to the
country with his mother, whose busines:
he will superintend.
Mr.. J. P. Edwards has opened up {
butcher shop at the store of Califf & High
tower, where he will keep fresh meats fol
the public. Mr.. Edwards is live busi
ness man, is doing a nice hotel business
and we hope that he will keep on han(
at all times a nice fresh line of meats
which is something that has been needed
here for long time.
Mr.. J. B. Gillian seems to be the only
cotton buyer at this place. The reason
of this is that he has put the others out O
business. He paid 9sc today.
There was somewhat of sensation IL
town on last Sunday evening by th'
shooting of Ed Berry. 1t seems as if Ee
had been at some of his usual mischie
on Saturday last and left before Chic
Hand arrived, and on Sunday the chic
and others located the gent and whel
they came upon him he thought h
would do as usual, have his feet and leg
to bail him, but not SO. When he wa
told to stop by the officer and he failed tt
do so he was stopped by ball from tn
officers gun, the ball entering his thigh
making flesh wound. Ed seems to b.
one of the troublesome kind, as he i
wanted in Blackville by the Magistrat
and here on several charges.
Mr.. John Hartzog, Of Mobile, Ala
spent several days this week with hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. s. Hartzog, il
this CITY. h.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-10-01
Broke Demerit Record.

WAsHINGToN, Sept. 25.-Emmett Chat
ham Wilson of Savannah, Ga, is youth
who will be handed down in military his:
tory as having broken all previous records
for rapid transit through the United
States Military Academy at West Point.
Young Wilson was appointed cadet by
Representative Rufus Lester of the Sa-
vannah district. He entered West Point
June 10, 1903, and terminated his connec-
ton with that institution, upon the re-
commentator of the academic board,
August 1S following. In that brief period
Cadet Wilson had charged against him
10 dement's for misconduct and ineff-
cheney. Such a record has never before
been equaled in the existence of the mill
tary academy.
| It is rendered almost sensational by the
statement of the academic authorities
that it is not customary to give dement's
to cadet during his first month at the
academy and it is the practice to be reas'
onablv lenient with him during the sec
ond month. 1t appears that nearly all OF
the demerits given Master Wilson, more
than enough to necessitate his discharge
from the academy, were piled up within
u single month.
If Representative Lester, who has beer
notified of young Wilson's failure should
reappoint him, he can enter the academy
again with the consent of the board which
expelled him. 1t IS not usual to disclose
the nature of the offenses committed by
cadets in such cases, hence the record i:
made up with the simple statement
dropped for inefficiency"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-10-01

IF you don't like the way l paint, do
it yourself"
Mrs. Lizzie Machinskis husband made
this remark to her, says The New York
Herald, after she had objected to the way
he had spread the color on an apartment
house recently built by him in Jersey City
Heights. She at once adopted his sug.
gestion. On Sunday she donned pair OF
trousers, and, leaving him to cook dinner,
climbed the ladder, paint brush in hand,
and set to work.
In about two hours voice from the
kitchen shouted Dinner is ready" and
Mrs. Machinski clambered down for a
short rest. She could not resist the temp
tation to make remarks about the way
mother used to cook potatoes" but her
husband took her chaff good-naturedly.
Back to the ladder she went and con-
tinued work until the entire rear of the
house had been changed to nile green.
Then she quit. Her feat occasioned
great merriment about the neighborhood.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-10-01
CITATION NOTICE.

The State of South Carolina-County of
Bamberg-By B. W. Miley, Esquire,
Probate Judge.
Whereas, G. B. Free, &. c. p, hath
made suit to me to grant him letters OF
administration of the estate of and effects
of Miss Annie E. Sease.
These are therefore to cite and adj
monish all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said Miss Annie E. Sease,
deceased, that they be and appear before
me, in the court of probate. to be held at
Bamberg, S. G., on the 10th day of No.
vember next after publication thereof, at
II o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause,
if any they have, why the said admins
tration should not be granted.
Given under my hann, this 3lst day of
September, Ammo Domini. 1903.
B. W. MILEY,
Judge of Probate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-10-01
Wby He Died Rich,

"Anybody can make money, but it takes
a philosopher to save it," observes Bent
Murdock. Not long ago all old friend Of
mine died, leaving barrel of money,
according to an exchange. Helay awake
nights thinking up schemes to save
money. remember one of his habits OF
economy. He had a house full of chill
dren-ten or a Dozen 1t cost consider
able to feed them. The old man evolved
scheme to cut down grub expenses. He
would say to his children in the evening,
Now, how many of you will take nickel
and go to bed without SUPPER They all
took nickels and went to bed hungry.
The next morning the old man would
say: Now children, you all look hungry:
How many of you will give me nickel
for nice, hot breakfast and, of course
they would all cough up their nickels
The old man simply saved the cost of the
children's supper This is just one of the
little schemes he evolved to save money
He had others. That's why he died rich. ,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-10-01
A Perfect Painless Pill

Is the one that will cleanse the system,
set the liver to action, remove the bile,
clear the complexion, cure headache and
leave a good taste in the mouth. The
famous little pills for doing such work
pleasantly and effectnally are DeWitts
Little Early Risers. Bob Moore, of La
fsyette, Ind, says: "All other pills l
have used gripe and sicken, while De-
Wits Little Early Risers are simply per
feet" Sold by DR.. H. F. Hoover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-10-01
Postmaster in Tr0uble.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Sept. 24.-An-
drew 8. Wallace was until few weeks
ago postmaster at Opp, Ala.
While serving as Uncle Sans agent in
that capacity Mr. Wallace read in the
papers of the bribery that was going on
in the postoffice department at Washing
ton and he forthwith proceeded to write
to Postmaster General Payne and offered
him the sum of $50 if Mr. Payne would
have him appointed postmaster at Anda,
lusia, Ala.
This is better office than the one held
by Mr.. Wallace and he thought by tempt
ing the postmaster general with the offer
of $50 he would have no trouble in receiv,
ing the appointment. He has been re.
moved from the Office at Opp and placed
unnder arrest.
A bond of $500 for his appearance at
the next term of the United States court
at Birmingham was required.