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Spayinq Animals.

From Farmers Review: The prac-
tice of spaying females to prevent re-
production is almost abandoned. The
early maturing animal scarcely gets
old enough for reproduction until it is
sent to the market. This was a COM
mon practice in earlier days when
hogs were allowed to run at large and
were kept one or two years before
sending them to the market. Rather
than run the risk of losing any of the
animals by an operation, it is better
method to keep the gifts until seven to
nine months old and then sell them.
One month of pregnancy is not objec-
tionable in the sow. If allowed to run
near time of narrowing. however, the
animal, of course, is unfit for market.
No animal should be castrated or spay-
ed Immediately after weaving. The
latter alone tends to check growth and
the young animal should become &C.
customed to doing without its favorite
food before its system is shocked by
castration.-W. B. Anderson.
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Three of the Men Under indictment.
Forty-four coal men and corporations
were indicted by the special grand jury
at Chicago.
Conspiracy in restraint of trade and
combination to regulate and fix prices
of coal in violation of the antitrust
law are charged. The penalty for con-
spiracy is Imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary not exceeding five years, or a
fine not exceeding $4,000, or both. For
violation of the antitrust law the pen
atty is a fine of $500 to $4,000 for cor
porations, and for individuals a fine of
5000 to $1,000, or Imprisonment N the
county Jail not exceeding one year, or
both.
In addition to the true bills re-
turned to the court, the jury originally
voted indictments for violation of the
antitrust law against the officers of
eighteen coal concerns, members of
the Northern Illinois Soft Coal associ-
alton, sending the grand total of those
caught in the net up near the hundred
mark. BY arrangement with these con-
Germs. however, the names of the in
dictments were directed only against
the corporations on condition, that
they would go into court at. once to
test the antitrust law. This was done
in response to an urgent appeal by
these coal men that they be spared the
humiliation of a criminal indictments.
at least until test was made of the
new law.
The grand jury supplemented it's &C
ton by the presentation of a report of
its investigation into the causes of the
coal famine. This report dealt with
the unprecedented advance in prices,
the Gripping of industries and the suf
fering of individuals, and attributed
the shortage primarily to natural
causes, chief of which was the an
thracite strike. The big increase in
the demand for coal also was taken
into consideration. The railroads
were exonerated from blame.
AS a result of the action of the
grand jury Attorney Hamlin an
nounced at Springfield that he would
recommend special legislation in re-
gard to the coal situation.
OF the men connected with the In
diana interests named in the indict-
ment, Hugh Shirkie is president of the
Bruilletts Creek Coal company and the
Nevins Coal company; Joseph Martin,
superintendent of the Parke County
Coal company; Edward Shirkie,
| president of the Indiana Fuel COM
| pany; H. r. Mcclellan, president Nc
Clellan Sons & Co.; Walter S. Boyle,
president of the Glen Oak Coal Mining
company Of the Clinton district of In
diana, as well as of the Crescent Coal
and Mining company of Chicago,
which acted as agent for the entire
| output of this district; John Shirlkie
signed the combine agreement for Mrs
Jean Shirkie.
The first indictment names the com
panies which are members of the
Northern Illinois Soft Coal association
They are as follows:
Chicago, Wilmington and&Vermillion
Coal company, A. L. Sweet, president;
| T. A. Lennon, secretary.
Big Four Wilmington Coal company
| H. N. Taylor, secretary.
Gardner Wilmington Coal company
| S. D. May, president
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HOUR GLASS ON MEN-oF-wAR.
Universally Used on Ships of the Brit
iSh NaNN.

Universally Used on Ships of the Brit
ish Navy.
Among things not generally known
is the fact that the hour glass is uni
versally used on board British ships
when the log is heaved at night
Every hour the boatswain, or one Of
the boatswain's mates, blows on his
whistle a peculiar shrill note called
the reel. The person in the watch to
whom this duty is assigned then
heaves the log, a small piece of wood
with sinker fitted in it, and at that
moment the glass is turned Though
termed an hour glass generally, it is
only 14-second glass really.
AS the last grain runs out the log
line is stopped with a jerk. which also
loosens the lead sinker. The log floats
up to the surface OF the sea, the line
is hauled in, and an entry made in
the book, which, from it's containing
this among other items Of the daily
and nightly events of the voyage, f.
called the log boOk.-Country Life,
London.
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COWBOYS In LEGISLATURE.

Six members of the Kansas Iegisla-
ture are expert cowboys. They are all
in the house-C. NJ. Beeson of Ford,
w. H. Weldon of Clark. w. w. Mar
tin OF Morton, Fred Friar OF Wichita,
r. B. Campbell OF Meade and Sher-
man William Of Stanton. Chalk Bee
son is dean Of the outfit He has al
ways been a cowboy, though he owns q
fine ranch in the southwestern part
of the state and keeps 1t stocked with
from 700 to 1000 cattle. II was Bee
SON who in 1880 got together q real
cowboy band, which later became IA
nous all over the country.
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Enterprisins Chicago Thieves.

1 Fred E. Coyne, postmaster of Chi
cago. was accosted on the street re-
Gently by a stranger who wished to be
directed to the postofice. Il gave the
desired informbation," says Mr.. Coyne,
t'but after a moment reflection on the
enterprise which Chicago thieves have
been displaying of late hurried after
the man and explained that l had not
been in the postofice building for an
hour, and therefore could not be bound
down to a guarantee that it was still
I'm the same place"
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innoncI,Isiue Tests.

There are some tests made that
count for so little that it is doubt
full if they should be considered when
determining a principle OF practice.
Such is the report OF test that
comes from Australia The test was
made to increase the fund OF knowl-
edge on the skimming qualities of
the milk of Jerseys, Ayshires and
Holsteins. The per cent of fat in the
skimmilk was lowest in the case Of
Jersey milk, and highest in the case
of Holstein milk, but, the report adds,
1.-The difference was not marked.
Here is the point: There must have
been some difference and the fact
that sit was not marked" leads one
to assume that it was a mere chance
that determined the order Of supe-
riOrity.
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Five men were killed and four in
Jured Jan. II in an explosion on the
.battleship Massachusetts off Culebra
Island.
The Navy Department at Washing
ton received the news in a dispatch
from San Juan. An eight-inch charge
exploded in a gun in one of the for
ward turrets of the Massachusetts.
The men on the Massachusetts were
engaged in target practice at the
time.
The names of the dead and injured
rs given out by the department, are
aS follows:
Dead
FELIX HERBERT LOESSER, New
York
STEPHEN FRANK MALINOWSKI,
Chicago.
ANDREW HENDRICKSON, Christ
land. Norway
KENNETH JOSEPH PLATT, Troy,
N Y.
ROBERT RULE, Mount Washing
ten. Hamilton County, Ohio.
Injured
Alexander Newton Dossett, Durham,
N. C.
James Garfield Patterson, Pittsburg,
Pa
Albert Stephen Tackle, ST. Louis,
MO
Walter William August Schert,
Cleveland. o.
Details of the explosion were OBJ
at San Juan. Porto Rico. The explo-
sion occurred in the starboard after
eight-inch turret, and was due to the
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Brains Not Necessary.

Sir Conan Doyle recently told a
story of an English officer who was
badly wounded in South Africa and
the military surgeon had to shave on
that portion OF his brains which pro-
Aruded from the skull. The officer
got well and later on in London the
surgeon asked whether he knew that
q portion of his brain was in glass
bottle in a laboratory. "Oh, that does
not matter now" replied the soldier,
I've got a permanent position in the
war once"
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The Lunch at the Hoo Sale.

A G. Woodbury.: From the good
old times" there has been handed
down the custom of free entertain
ment to man and beast. Select a
homelike house. If you want a good
sale, don't take your buyers to a
cheap hotel. Clean beds and well
served meals make the animal, man,
In better humor to buy hogs. The
strong argument against free hotels,
is the expense. This prefer to par
ties from distance has rarely been
abused with us. Our last bill was
$500. 1t came back to US many
times. A simple abundant lunch OF
hot coffee with pure cream and sugar
as wanted. served in tin cups; sand
witches not too dry. made Of bun, but
ter and ham and a few Of ground
beef; pickles: small cakes and pie.
This is the best ever served at our
sales and gives satisfaction. Big din
ners are not necessary.
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oId-Time Indian Fighter.

I One OF the old-time bad men of the
northwest is a member of the South
Dakota legislature this winter. Dressed
An a long gray frock coat. wooden shirt,
low-cut waistcoat and broad, white
somhrero, Ellis T. Pierce. or Bear
Tracks" as the Indians once knew
him is a picturesque figure about the
hotel Hobbies in Pierre. Pierce was a
contemporary of Will Bill Hickok and
his slayer, Jack McCool, and is brim-
dul of "Reminiscences of the old days.
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MIX of spaxsd Cows.

A French paper reports some tesla
made to ascertain the composition Of
the milk OF spayed COWS. It Waa
thought that the milk from such
COWS would prove to be more uni
form than the milk from COWS more
subject to the natural incidents Of
maternity. This did not prove to be
the case, the usual variations occur
ring as in the case Of unspayed cows
On the other hand, there was very
notable increase in the fat content OF
the milk and of the sugar of milk.
The experimenters expressed the be-
lief that this milk would prove espe-
ciaIIy suited to the use Of infants.
But this is another theory waiting ID
be proven.
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diately shown by the officers and crew
Of the battle-ship Capt. Harry Lee,
commanding the marine guard of the
vessel, and Ensign Clarence Adele i'm
mediately flooded the turret with
water. and Lieut.. Charles F. Hughes
and Gunner Kuhlwein went below to
the magazine, picking up powder
charges, and prevented further expIo-
sioEs, while Lieut.. William G. Cole and
Gun Captain Soneman entered the
turret and withdrew the charge from
the other gun, whose breech was open.
The survivors of the guns crew
when rescued were burned, mutilated,
and nearly dead. One man, whose
clothing was on fire, jumped over
board.
In less than a minute after the ex-
pioSion three streams of water were
pouring into the turret. preventing the
charge in the other eight-inch gun from
exploding.
The men met their death heroically,
and the wounded men who were her
ribly burned about the body walked
without assistance to the hospital in
the clothes they wore at the time of
the accident. They were heartily
cheered by their companions.
A funeral service for the men who
met their death in the explosion was
held next day on board the Massachu-
sets. Chaplain Wright officiating.
Afterward a procession was formed on
shore and proceeded to the military
cemetery of Porto Rico, where the in
terment took place.
The regimental band of the garrison
OF Porto Rico took part in the cere-
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To Mark Bret Harte's Grave.

A massive and costly monument to
mark the last resting place Of Bret
Harte has just been erected in Frimley
churchyard, Surrey, England. His
grave is in the northeastern part of the
churchyard and around it have been
planted a number OF young FIR trees.
The monument consists of a massive
slab of white granite. weighing two
and half tons, on which is placed a
block Of Aberdeen granite sloping up
ward In the form of cross. Simplicity
itself is the inscription: Bret Harte,
Aug. IS. 1897; May 5. 1902: Death
Shall Reap No Drawer Harvest"
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Quail With Rare Qualities.

Col. Ransdell, the sergeant-at-arms
Of the senate, is the possessor of re-
markab1e quail. It is now several
years old and bird of rare wisdom.
Quite long time ago the colonel
was in Arizona for some months, and
established his domestic household
there. The cook one day brought in
five young quail, so young and small
that all OF them could be carried on a
small plate. They were nurtHred and
grew, but before reaching maturity
four died The other survived and
was bought to Washington Reared
In seclusion, the quail, which Is of the
mountain SPECIES, has developed a
language all its own It has = special
cry when 1t Is .despondent. and also
when it is glad. Col Ransden knows
the little feathered fellows emotions
By, the sounds 1t utters-
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Wilmington Star Mining company,
NJ. D. Buchanan, president.
Bell & ZOller Coal company, Herbert
f. Bell. president
Cardiff Coal company, Glenn W.
Traer, president
Devlin Coal company, Charles J.
Devlin, president.
Spring Valley Coal company, s. NJ.
Dalzell, manager.
Marquette Third Vein Coal company.
Everett H. Trip, sales agent
Braceville Coal company
Illinois Third Vein Coal company, S.
NJ. DalZell, president
All these concerns had offices in the
city of Chicago.
In the second indictment officers of
the Retail Dealers association of Hi
nois and Wisconsin are named. They
are as follows:
w. M. Sanford, Freeport, ILL.,, presi-
dent
P. F. Lusk. Fon du Lac, Wis, vice
president.
Frank E. Lukens. Chicago. secre-
tary.
Gus Aucutt. Aurora. Ill, treasurer.
E. H. Keller, Rockford, Ill, director
Frank McGrew, Kankakee, H., di-
rector.
F. NJ. Durkee, Lake Geneva, H., di-
rector
C. L. Marston, Appleton. Wis, di-
rector
R. E. Brown, Oshkosh, Wis, direct
| or.
The third Indictment is against the
| iah \
| exist between w. S. Boyle and certain
| mine operators in Indiana The de-
| PENDANTS:
Walter S. Boyle, president of the
Crescent Coal and Mining company.
! Hugh Shirkie, president of the BruiI-
let's Creek Coal and Mining company
and the Nevins Coal and Mining com
! pany.
| ]. w. Higgins, secretary and gener-
al manager of the Oak Hill Coal and
Mining company.
J. Smith Talley, president of the
| Coal Bluff Mining company.
| Edward Shirkie, president of the In
diana Fuel company.
H. r. Mcclellan, president of Nc
/ Clellan Sons & Co. Coal company.
John Shirkie. who signed an agree
! ment for his wife, Jean Shirkie, of the
Bruilletts company.
BruiIletts Creek coal and Mining
! company.
Oak Hill Coal and Mining company.
Star Coal company, Streator, ILL.,,
! branch of the Big Four Wilmington
Coal company; H. N. Taylor, general
manager.
La Sale County Carbon Coal COM
pany; F. o. Wyatt, general manager,
! Chicago.
Wilmington Coal Mining company;
James Dalzell, treasurer, Chicago.
Acme Coal company; R. G. Fair
BARN, general manager, Streator, Ill.
Wenona Coal company; C. E. Mon
ser, president and general manager,
Wenona, Ill
Oglesby Coal company; E. T. Bent,
president, Chicago.
Murphy, keenan, & Co., Braidwood.
| Ill.
Joseph Martin. superintendent OF
Parke County Coal company.
Glen Oak Coal and Mining company
Nevins Coal company.
Indiana Fuel company.
Mcclellan Sons & Co.
Crescent Coal and Mining company
If the action of the grand jury is
sustained by the courts the effect, it is
conceded, will be found more far
reaching than the most memorable
foes of financial or industrial com
binations within reach if the Goa
mems indictments are based on good
law. These combinations. it is admit
ted, comprehend nearly every branch
of trade from the greatest down tc
those of the comparatively incense
quential class.
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a Mhlatllnn Pna4.I CO

The whistIing postal card Is begin
ming to be frequently encountered In
the foreign malls. It IL q German
idea The card II about the same size
as the American and on the side that
receives the message there are two
birds. one flying to the east and the
other to the west. Between the birds
there is small whistle. which emits
q birdlike note when pressure Of the
slightest character Is brought to bear
upon the card.
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comnoaition of sheep,s MIX.

There have been numerous anaiy-
ses made of sleeps milk. The infor-
nation on this point is increased by
some experiments made in France
this past year. Altogether III sam
pies were analysed. These were not
taken from one flock at one period,
but were obtained in six different To-.
calities. and they were taken durinS
a period covering three months. TheV
results should therefore be about the
average for that region. The milk
proved to be very rich, both In fat
and in total solids. Ten samples
taken in the region of Roquefort
showed the following average com
position: Solids, 1879; fat, 6.sS:
sugar, 5.53; casein, 5-54; ash, O.96;
lime, OBS; acid. 2.66 per cent.
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The Butter and Cheese Trade of 1902.

The Butter and Cheese Trade of 1902
Butter makers have had no occasion
to complain of prices during the year
just past. Over-supplies in cold stor-
age in January forced some dealers to
sell out at little or no margin OF
profit, but later prices advanced
strongly reaching 80 cents in April.
the highest price paid for butter in
Chicago in several years. The pas
sage of the oleomargarine law sus-
tanned the market during May, June
and July, but the abundance Of feed
produced by summer rains increased
the supply and prices declined about
three cents. In October, November
and December, earlier values were
restored and extra creamery sold as
high as % cents per pound, at which
figure it now stands. The local de-
mand at Chicago has been the heaviest
in years. 1t is estimated that since
March 1st 10000 more 6O-pound tubs
of butter were received and marketed
than during the same period in 1901,
the increase amounting to almost 20
per cent During the same time New
York made gain of only 1 per cent.
The cheese trade of Chicago for
1902 shows gain of about 10 per
cent June brought the lowest price
of the year, viz: 9A cents for ched-
dars. Fall brought so brisk demand
that there was no chance for an ac-
emulation of stocks. Very little
cheese was exported from this market
the supplying OF foreign demands be-
ing left to New York and Canada.
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Experimenting with steamed sIlass

Experimenting With Steamed siIase.
The Oregon station is carrying on
some experiments In the steaming Of
siIage As yet the station officials
are unwilling to state conclusions, Is
they propose to repeat the expert
ments that have been already made
The opinion 30 far il very favorable
to the steaming Of silage. In the tests
referred to, silos were niied with corn
fodder In the usual way and imf
mediately treated with steam FOR soms
time. The steamed silage kept we'll
It's composition was studied, as vel
as that OF silage treated with salt
with and without the addition Of
water. and silage which had received
no special treatment.
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New Tests Along Old Lines.

new eStS Along OI0 Lines.
In the Agricultural Department OF
the Reading College tests were made
in the churning of butter which yield
ed the following results:
Butter churned into small grains
contained, when worked. ia per
cent OF water. II churned till it was
in the form of Jumps it contained 10
per cent OF water. 1t is generally
considered that low water content
is desirable; in which case the churn.
ing into grains is to be commended.
This is the degree of churning now
taught by nearly all dairy instructors.
Another result was obtained that
might have been expected. Sweet
cream when churned showed great
er loss of fat in the churning opera
ton than did the churning of ripened
cream. This loss was ascertained by
testing the butter-milk. This is
factor to be taken into consideration
in the making of sweet cream butter,
which at one time threatened to be-
come as popular in this country as
it is in some parts of Europe.
Butter (supposedly in granules)
was immersed in water at 20 degrees
and slightly churned to see IL it
would absorb water. The result was
an increase of per cent of the
weight.
A test was also made to ascertain
if brine sailing would increase the
water content over dry sailing. In
this case it was reported that no in
crease of water content was shown.
This result seems to be contrary to
some Investigations in Ireland. where
it is now generally believed that
brine sailing increases the water con-
tent
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Combines Feed for Pigs.

OONnDtnC0 - eco Tor rigs
At the Kentucky station a compar-
isOn was made of various feeds for
pigs. Corn was fed alone and also
combined with other feeds, these be-
ing soy bean silage. soy beans and
dried distillery grains. Drawing con-
illusions from the experiment Prof. ID.
w. May says: The results of these
experiments, like those of several
previously made, indicate that in
feeding pigs. corn should be combined
with other feeds to get the best re-
turns. Experiments indicate that
silage can not be proftably substi-
with pigs. In this experiment it was
fed in addition with some profit, Civ
ing quicker gains and keeping the ami
mails in better condition. Soy beans
made an excellent pig feed mixed
with corn in the proportion of one to
two. Being rich in protein, it is
recommended as an especially ell
cient addition to the ration when
corn compOses the larger part. Dried
distillery grains proved to be poor
pig feed, except in small proportions.
When fed as one-third or One-half of
the ration with corn it was unproflta-
BILE. When it composed one-ffth of
the ration very good returns were
obtained. CottOnseed meal may be
proftably used to finish hogs for
market. In such cases it may be
safely fed in quantities of one-half
pound per pig daily and then omitted
during periods of alternate weeks.
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mony Admiral Higginson and the or
ficers of the Massachusetts were at
the graveside. where military honors
and also Masonic honors for one of the
dead was rendered.
A board of inquiry. consisting of
Capt. Converse of the Illinois, Com
mander Smith and Lieut. Pratt, has
been appointed to investigate and re-
port on the matter.
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An anti-seasickness society, called
:La Lfgue contre le Nal de Mer." has
been formed in France. Its prospec-
tus promises complete immunity; yet
we fear that those who take too much
stock In Il win speedily mad that 1t Is
all up with them.-Boston Transcript.
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accidental discharge of a percussion
primer while the breech of the gun
was open. The full charge exploded
I'm the turret and killed or injured all
the crew of the gun, numbering nine
men. Ensign Ward X. Workman, who
was in charge of the turret, escaped
Injury, though he was standing near
the scene of the explosion.
/ Magnificent discipline was imme-
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At the Bodleian library In Oxford.
England is an apparatus which has
chimed two bells continuously for
forty years by the energy of dry
pile" Of very low electrical energy.
No other machine In the country has
worked so long continuously without
the interference OF man.
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Fl saw q remarkable case Of mis-
directed EFFORT when was out driving
to-day" said Representative Beidler
of Ohio. 81 saw man ringing 3
dinner-ben at the deaf-and-dumb asy-
uua..s--NeW York World.