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The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
Build SlIos.

There are several very good reasons
why men should build silos, If they
have large numbers Of cattle to feed.
There Is less waste Of fodder when 1t
is preserved In the silo than when
taken care Of In any other way. 1t
requires very much less room to store
In silos than In any other way. It Is
claimed that when the fodder is dried
and stored In the barn 1t requires
three times the room 1t does when
stored In the silos. Silage is also more
valuable than the dry fodder for milk
production, just as June pasturage
gives more milk than dry hay. Silage
is as succulent and far more valuable
that roots. Sllage keeps the digestive
organs Of the cows in excellent con.
ditlon, and thus disastrous outbreaks
OF disease are prevented. Silage can
be put up when 1t would be impos.
sible to cure the crop, on account Of
wet weather. 1t Is less trouble to
get silage made right than 1t is to get
a crop Of corn in the glazing stage
cured properly. If silage Is left over
in the spring 1t may be used for help.
ing out the pasturage with the best
results, for 1t Is even superior to good
pasturage. With sllage there is no
sudden change from green to dry food,
which always means a shrinkage Of
the milk flow.
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
Soft Corn Gives Good Results.

From The Farmers Review. curing
the past year there.ha been much Diff
ference Of opinion among stockmen
concerning the feeding value Of soft
corn caused by the early September
frost Of 1902. Early last October
Professors Kennedy and Holden Of
the Iowa Agricultural College issued
a report showing the chemical analy.
sls Of soft corn and discussing the
feeding value Of the same, They claim
ed that on dry matter basis 1t was
equal to mature corn for feeding pur.
poses. On account Of the large
amount Of moisture present more
would have to be fed to get good re.
suits. At that time the Animal In.
dustry department commenced prac-
tical feeding experiment to test the
same. Sixteen steers Of uniform breed.
ing and quality were divided into two
lots Of eight each. One was fed on
mature corn grown In 1900, and the
other on the soft corn Of 1902 These
steers were fed six months and mar.
keted on April 18th In Chicago. Each
lot was sold separately, but the buyers
could not see any difference, thus
they both brought the same price,
y5.% per hundred, within IL cents Of
the top Of a dull, slow market. The
results Of the slaughter test showed
the soft corn lot to kill out 8O.S per
cent dressed meat, The mature corn
lot 60 per cent dressed meat. The
gains made by the lots were practical.
ly the same and the number Of pounds
Of corn required to produce one pound
Of gain was almost the same, being
slightly In favor Of the mature corn.
Valueiug the mature corn at IS cents
per bushel and the soft corn at 80
cents per bushel, there was a differ.
ence Of almost 3 cents per pound In
the cost Of producing one pound Of
gain in favor of the cattle fed on soft
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
A Boon to Housewives.

A broomless housewife has become
a possibility. A Yankee has invented a
machine which sweeps and dusts
room by suction from an air pump in
the basement. All that is necessary is
to pass a hose nozzle over the parpets
and furniture. The suction through 1t
carries the dust particles to the cellar,
none Of them being thrown into the air
Of the apartment.
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
Canadian Cheese Exports.

The Canadian foreign cheese trade
continues to grow. That country long
ago passed the United States in the
matter Of exports Of cheese, and has
been ever since increasing Its lead
A report from Montreal says that this
year that port was virtually cleared
of old cheese by April first, whereas
that does not usually occur till the
first Of May. The cheese export sea-
son Of 19O2-03 is therefore closed.
There had been exported from that
port up to the first Of April 2,432,6S2
boxes Of cheese, as compared with
2,235,561 boxes the previous season,
which means an increase Of 197,12l
boxes for this year. The value Of
cheese exported from Canada in the
last twelve months Is estimated a.
s2l,OOO,OOO. The Canadians are plan
ming great things for the future, and
are expecting great run Of cheese
making this coming season on &C.
count Of the fine way in which the
pastures are starting out. None Of the
meadows are reported to have winter
killed and the recent seedlings are com.
ing through the winter in good shape.
At the present time a large hay crop
is looked for. In England the cheese
market Is said to be demanding large
supplies, which cannot be filled before
the beginning Of summer. 1t is believ.
ed that cheese making in England Is
on the decline, which would be a fur.
Their factor in favor of the Canadian
cheese makers.
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
Spraying and busting.

When the petals fall from the apple,
the codling moth is on hand to lay her
eggs; the calyx is then wide open,
and the young caterpillars will seek
the calyx for their first meal; later
this calyx will close up tightly and
II poison can be introduced before
this closing it will be better retained,
says Prof. F. M. Webster. The whole
object of a lifetime with these moths
is to deposit their eggs, and will do
this, largely at least, as soon as the
bloom falls. Then Is the time to spray,
and not after the other work Is over
and the eggs laid and Matched and
the young worms making their way
into the young apples, and the calyx
of those not affected so closed over
as to prevent the free admission of
the spray. The young canker worms
are minute and very hungry, easily
killed by poisons about this time, but
let them alone until they are one-half
to two-thirds grown, and they seem
to thrive on poisons The potatoes
are just coming out Of the ground;
there are few beetles only and but
little plant to Great. Get an old fruit
can, punch fine holes In one end and
fix a broom-handle to the other so as
to hold the can vertically over the
young plants, and tapping 1t lightly
with light stick, sift mixture of one
pound Of paris green and ten pounds
Of a low grade Of -four directly on the
surface, where 1t is needed and where
1t will adhere to the leaves. This Is
not spraying, but It will kill off the old
beetles that first appear, or at least
many Of them, before they lay their
eggs.
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
Typhoid Spread by Milk.

The water supply is almost always
connected with outbreaks Of typhoid
fever. Sometimes the connection is
indirect, as through milk, which has
been contaminated by a contaminated
water supply. Could we but know the
facts 1t would doubtless appear that
there are hundreds Of local epidemics
each year that have been started by a
contaminated milk supply. Only last
fall we reported an epidemic in a
small village in northern Illinois,
which was due entirely to milk from
small dairy In the outskirts Of the
village. About thirty cases resulted
and at least two deaths. Just now
typhoid Is raging at Stanford Uni.
versity in California and dispatches
say that 1t is due to milk from a local
dairy. About 100 students are down
with the disease. The dairy that was
known to have been the cause for the
outbreak has been closed down, while
some other diaries under suspicion
have had to go out Of business TEN.
porarily. The fever has also appeared
in the university town Of Palo Alto,
due probably to the use of the same
milk that started the disease In the
university. 0ne-third Of the pupils are
out Of school. This Is but another
costly lesson Of the danger Of using
unclean milk. If there were no other
reason for waglng war on dirty sur.
roundlngs Of the dairies, the readiness
with which milk conveys disease
should be sufficient.
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21

Gated upon certificates Of registry and
thus pass from owner to owner. as
constant means Of Identification. As
in this system the marks, 'in case Of
error, cannot be rubbed out, care Is
required to secure accuracy. The op-
orator requires a rubber stamp show.
ing the ears unnotched. With these
he can stamp first series Of impress.
sions Of the head and ears upon the
pages Of a record book and also upon
a sheet Of paper, notching and number.
Ing the impression in the book Just as
he proposes to notch the ears Of the
animals to be marked, making the
impression and marks also on the
sheet Of paper to correspond. Then,
with this duplicate sheet in hand,
when doing the work, he can be sure
to mark the animals exactly as shown
in his REGARD book. For numbering
polled cattle so that the markings
shall be reliable and permanent, the
plan indicated by the accompanying
illustration is presented.
The explanation is as follows.
A notch In bottom Of left ear equals
/; two notches equal 2.
A notch In top Of left ear equals 8;
two notches, 6; three notches, Q.
A notch in bottom Of right ear
equals 10; two notches equal 20.
A notch In top Of right ear equals
80; two notches 60; three notches 30.
A notch In end Of left ear equals
100.
A notch In end Of right ear equals
200.
A hole In end Of left ear equals 400.
A hole In end Of right ear equals 500.
A hole In bottom Of left ear equals
1000.
Numbers can thus be made from l
to 1000. The following Is an exam,
pie:
One notch In bottom Of left ear.... l
Two notches in top Of left ear. 6
One notch In bottom Of right ear. 10
One notch in end Of right ear. 500. 200
Total .................. .,Il1
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
PolIInation Of tho Martha.


There has been a rather extensive
planting Of the Martha Grab through.
out the northwest, and, since the trees
have got into bearing age, an almost
equally general complaint that while
1t blossoms freely 1t Is a shy bearer.
| was told a few days ago Of one case
where a Minnesota man had been in.
duced to plant a large orchard Of the
Martha and was now considering the
project to cut them all down or top
work them entirely to other sorts. He
told me that they would come out full
Of bloom and then have little or no
fruit. Mr.. D. G.. Hazelton Of Nichols,
Aitkin Co., MINI, north Of ST.. Paul,
came before the Minnesota Horticul.
tural Society at Its December annual
meeting with a statement Of bis ex-
perience with the Martha that seems
to demonstrate that all this variety
requires to convert 1t into a good crop.
per Is to be neighbored closely by
other varieties to pollenize 1t, and 1t
confirms what many Of us suspected
for many years, and perhaps some
have known that we have other varie-
ties that may be benefited by the use
Of pollen, not their own. Mr.. Hazel.
ton Is a man Of excellent standing in
the Minnesota society and any state
ment Of facts he makes on his own
knowledge can be relied upon. His
statement as to the Martha Is as fol-
lows: Three Marthas set in spring Of
1888 always blossomed full, but did
not bear anything to speak Of till
1900; then they bore about seven
bushels each; this Is In his plat No.
l. In the same plat Is a Martha set in
1892 that has borne a fair crop for
four years; this tree has had for a
pollenizer an old early Strawberry
crab twenty feet east that bears ev.
cry year; these Marthas always bear
heaviest on the side next to other
bearing trees. In that year, 1900, he
had six swarms Of bees that worked
hard on the apple trees especially on
the Marthas. In his plat No. 2 about
200 fet away from the others were two
Marthas set in 1883 one Of these
stands In an open space between the
rows; fourteen feet east Is an old
Wealthy that has been bearing since
1893; another, twenty feet southeast,
and an old early Strawberry forty.
five feet nearly southeast. This
Martha commenced bearing before he
had any bees and has borne heaviest
on the south and east sides. Standing
thirty-fve feet west is another Martha
set in 1883. This stands in the cen.
ter Of square Of four trees, two
early Strawberry and two Hibernal,
so close that the limbs touch. They
all began bearing about the same time
and that Martha bears heavily on all
sides. Plat No. 3 has three Marthas
In the center Of row, all set in 1897.
These Marthas commenced bearing in
1900; there is a Whitney on one side,
Hibernals and Hislops on the other.
If the Martha can be made an an.
nual good cropper, Mr.. Lyman may
have to look out for his laurels with
his Prolific, and possibly the reputa.
ion of my favorite crab, Mr.. PETERS
Iibb, may be enhanced.-Oliver Gibbs,
before Wisconsin Horticulturists.
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
Feeding Grain to Mich Cows ON
Pastures,

From the Farmers Review: MY ex.
perlence Is limited in the line referred
to and am governed by clrcum.
stances, II pastures contain q large
per cent Of protein, as alfalfa and
some Of the clovers, and are sufficient.
ly luxurlant that a COW will fill I'D
in an hour, do not believe q grain
ration is best, With grasses low in
protein, or where 1t requires constant
grazing to satisfy, 1t would Justify to
supplement with grain containing a
good per cent Of protein provided
wheat bran could be bought at s12
per ton and butter fat was worth II
cents. The above basis will do to
figure upon, II you figure for immedl.
ate profit; II you consider the future
welfare of the COW go slow with con.
centrated feeds containing large
per cent Of protein. The last observa.
ton opens up another question not
well understood nor appreciated and
could not be properly discussed here.
"A. A. Adams, Shawnee county, Kan.
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
Cows on Cement Floors.

From Farmers Review: We have
about rs COWS at the Ohio State Uni
versity that recline more or less, six
months in the year, on cement floors.
Thus far, rheumatism has not pre-.
vailed in our herd, within my knowl.
edge. have no evidence, from exper-
fence or otherwise, that corroborates
Professor Carlyle's view that cows
standing on cement floors become
rheumatic.-C. s. Plumb, Ohio State
University.
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21

The formation Of large tree from
minute seed is one Of the most In.
terestlng and wonderful occurrences
In nature. 1t Is important that the
fruit culturist should SO understand
the process as to know what will has
ten It on one hand OF retard It on the
other, M
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
Marking PoIIed CakIe.

Thomas McFarlane, secreAry Of the
American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders
association, has the following to say
regarding the marking Of polled ami.
mails: Cattle uniform in color and
without horns need permanent and
ready means Of Identification, The
use Of ear tags, marked halters, tat.
toolng, branding Of body or hoof, etc.,
have not proved permanent nor en-
tirely satisfactory. Notching the ears
of young animal marks 1t for life
The hair grows over the marking, but
marks remain and can be readily dis
tlnguished. The objection to this
method are not serious when com.
pared to the advantages resulting
from certain identification Of the an.
imal. Such ear marks can be dupli.
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21

The man who carries bis salary
rxht home to his wife Is generally o
good citizen, but he seldom attracts
attention with his fine clothes
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21

II 1t cost money to be a philosopher,
the possessors Of philosophy would
have to adop. rules and establish q
waitiEg llst--Chleago Herald.
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21

The Law. r
Possession Is nine parts Of the law;
dlsposaesslon Is ten points.
The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
MRS. JONES' BoARDERS.

I is just fourteen years this
month since my poor, dear
Anthony died, and left me,
as the poet says, ito climb
llfe's rugged steep alone"
DIR Anthnnu L rnnnn Mr.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-29
American "centensrians +"

The United states census for 1900
finds 1856 persons in the United States
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THE SHAH OF PERSIA'S DIARY.

the diary of the Shah of Persia who has quite
recently been visiting England amusing
nightly impressed by the greatness and nco
police and concerning them
English police gentlemen of the greatest culture
countries have been informed
that police England and the United States almost moor
ruptbe impossible bride them except by the touch
themselves with great dignity but
which they have shown cOmmendabe
be when the public
threatened by certain unseem and oous citizens
poor opinion of the English climate
the following Il" is for
people thoroughly and frequently in order
the and rains that fall
them much do the people of Britain love water that they some
daily the members of the royal family and
mobiles this childish
opinion English charms
hardly altogether fatterng can English lady
skin soft and Clean but her figure
angular She has certainly the pleasing
lady neither has she the captivating boldness
American lady of whom in London An English
psionatey fond of all animals and often devoted her
husband and children
nightly impressed the wealth of
Individuals
almost king himself speaks very highly King
that this
existing his subjects neither does he punish them
any way for this apparent presumption"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-29
HAS DRAWN
THREE PENSIONS

Mrs. Ashton, of New Albany. Ind,
has been the wife of four veterans of
the civil war, and has been granted
pensions as the widow of three of them
Commissioners Ware has been investi-
eating her case. and finds that it is
without parallel Her first husband
served four years as a private in an
rnatism, from which he died in 1876.
Two years later she applied for a pen
sion, which was granted, and she con-
tinued to draw it until 1882 when she
married another veteran, and her pen
sion stopped. Husband No. lived for
FIVE years. Upon his death, she made
her second application, and was grant
ed a pension as his widow, which she
continued to receive until she married
for the third time. when the pension
bureau was promptly notified of her
third matrimonial venture, and her
name was again dropped from the rolls.
In 1889. for the third time, she applied
for a pension. representing that hus-
band No. 3, who was a captain, had
died from wounds received in the SER
vice. Her name was again added to
the list without delay, because expert
ence had taught her how to prepare
her application and the evidence to sus-
tain it; but in 1896, along came Major
Ashton. also Union veteran. who in
vited her to share his fortunes, and
again she reported her new matrimo-
NAL alliance to the pension Office. Hus
band No. is still living.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-29
oRusoE,s ISLAND.

The story of Robinson Crusoe has
been read and reread. and we have all
followed the adventures of De- Foes
hero with deep interest. But what had
Man Friday been doing before he and
Crusoe met. We are told of his wan
behring's over the lonely isle. of his
methods of living. of his dolce far
niente life. The question has often
been asked whether or no Friday left
any record unknown ito Crusoe that
might enlighten the future ages. Re-
Gently an expedition composed of De
Foe enthusiasts set out for the pur-
pose of searching for the island, and
strange as it may seem their efforts
were rewarded. Among other relics
was found a weather beaten sign bear
ing the legend THE Douglas Patent
Closet never leaks" On the lower cor
ner was cut Bath the plumber" There
is no record in the story that Crusoe
knew of Fridays find.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-29
AGAINST THE TIDE.

Rowing against the tide is
hard work, even when the boat
IS light and the rover strong.
Every stroke takes away a little
strength. The lungs work hard
to keep the blood supplied with
oxygen. Objects on the shore
seem to move past with dis
heartening slowness. Arms and
back ache, and courage fails.
The sick person, with slug
gish liver, bad blood and worse
digestion, is like a man pulling
against the tide. His struggle
to keep alive is heartbreakfng.
His merciless mirror shows a
pale, haggard face, with sunken
cheeks and eyes, either dull or
shining with the brightness so
often noticed in consumptives.
He needs treatment but No last
ing benefit may be expected
from that which is overgrown
with the moss of tradition. The
effective and reliable cure is
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
of the nutritive and curative
properties of Pure Cod Liver
Oil, combined with the Com
pound Syrup of Hypophosphites
and the Extracts Of Malt and
Wild Cherry. 1t is palatable as
honey, and as remedy for
wasting diseases it stands In the
front rank in the march of
medicine. 1t stimulates the slug
gish organs of secretion, purifes
the blood, promotes digestion,
reyives a natural appetite and
builds up the whole system. =
Sufferers from Nervous Debility,
La Grippe, Bowel Complaints,
Throat and Lung Troubles, etc.,
testify to its transcendent value.
DR.. E. j. Boyes says: Gin a
recent case patient gained
nearly twenty pounds in two
months treatment in which it
was the principal remedial a.
gent" For the misery of dis
ease it gives the happiness of
robust health. One bottle con-
vinces. Effective from the first
dose. Look it up. "You cannot
be disappointed in It." Sold by
chemists here and everywhere
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who are 100 or more years OF age. The
value of these figures may be question
ed. and perhaps may be best estimated
by the fact that 72.s per cent OF the
whole number are negroes. many of
whom have no reliable evidence as to
the date of their birth. They are but
IL per cent. of the total population. 1t
seems improbable too that this country
should have over $500 when Germany.
with a population of nearly 35.0O0.O 600.
has only US, and England, with 32,000.-
600, only LAG. and France. with 40. 000, 900,
has only 213.
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NEW OFFICERS IN
NATIONAL GUARD

AT the election held in National Guard
companies on Wednesday evening the
following officers were chosen:
Co. CT. NJ. Camara, captain;
Santos. first lieutenant; T. R. Mellin,
second lieutenant.
Co. "G'-Gus Rose, captain; Kamai-
pill, first lieutenant; Kekaulike, Sec
ond lieutenant
Co. "B''-J. B. German, captain; A.
d. Wise. first lieutenant; John Cook,
second lieutenant.