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Lending futures rsuTeo as rollows:
IoPEsISe. ,u1eHssT LOWEST. oLoa7Ne
Cash quotations were as follows

Flour strong winter patents s. 100
J. 70 siraignts S3.2G13.i5; clears 81 7L@3l0 a.
spfIn2 specials 10; spring patants S35GG3.S0;
10. st aights s3.OC13.40 ke-s '3.25.
Whe. NO. ,prlny 1919, No 3, 7l07s;
NJ. , req. 1851 Corn , 46hs; No
S.!sw 4sf, s,a-e No; 2 81 5,c2' white ldt
l'v--eood 'eeor,s i5G1i7; 'sir t. C ,o,c na,ing
4a05s; No. fix seed II. 10; No l uortnwes erp
1924. Prime timo by seed So 10. Mess pork
bo pll s sass I oos e5S s
sho lido rs tboxed, S837H0S.6.k Short clear 81 les
{ oyedj 9.2JG931h. WLiskey S.30. Clover
contract grade. Sll.30
NEW YORK
NEW YORK. Jan 10 Flour rrn and higher;
Minnesota patents Sto004.2j: do. ba tets
D. l003.35; winter straIghls So 1886; winters
patents s.. L5Gt 60: low grades 81 9JlD3.15.
RYE -four stea ~ good So C0a335; cno,ce to fancy
So 50G360.
Corn neal fir yellow western sl1S; city -.
b:andywiDe S34503 So.
Barle e, q q let fee ing a.; mstius 51@5ih
Barley malt Guilt: ~es,erl 6561G6
RLear-spot firm No >, REQ SIX. Options
March May S=as; July 1878; October =.
u ~ So; FL F, br roe, Match sass; May is:
o.ts-stot re frm; No ? :;24. Options
Nav 4l3s; DC ober
Beel st ady; family sl5.OO017oo; mess slLOO;
, scke' s14009l60O; beef taas Sse.5o922, 90.
cut meats ST ady; ickled be lies S~0ll
pickl shoulders Sl4QSn; picSl d hams I'll
0ll4.
Lard ste'dy; WESTERN steamed SO 40: refined
q i t.; South America lI.00; the ContInpnt
lt.55; coWtounI 1sGIIA.
1'rl firm; fsnilv sln.5N11S1j; srort clen
s.95002l.5n mess Sl80@.lo.
| TaI,ow stea y; city per package 6; country
packages eel 6r. 0g6K.
<osln qui I; strained common to good, 81. 920
l9j.
.urpentiue quiet NJ GGH0Gl.
Rice fir n; domestic, latt to ex ra 4KGi6H /:
Japan A @54.
Moasses fsm; New OrIeans, open kettle
z1c j 70 choice 34Qgi0.
ofee-spot Rio quot: No. invoice 5h :;
mild qqi ~ rdova 70llA.
qua Paw sLesdy; fair refining SO :;
centrifugal, 20 tess 37s refined stead !;
,rfecti0ner's 4 4.6), moJlu n 500. STANDARD a
SEQ; cut loaf 80 '-nshnd 5.:I5 powdered IS:
<nnula' ed 4.75; cubes SEQ
BItter stay rNr rreamerJ 81; western
creamery, r:esh 22h imitation ctesmerY HOBS;
tu1ory lUGtlS; state dOu, 1895
Cleese Erin: new State, iuli cream, fan Y
5 uad color q. old. l4G; Il W. 12K; mil wEl,e
o q, i4&@l'1a; new l2>s.
hgzs easy; average best 3O63i: State aDc
Pennsylv 20; stern, caudlei 2lh02. +;
T ir,ge ut 1921; southwestern. 1907.
totatoes stenuy Jersey l15020O; State ano
western 15O02.C0; Loag lsanu 2.00d22,;
South jersey sweets S.. 0ll215.
PEANUTS sveadY; tanoy l,.Ao-p cked 4Ha44; op
y estr 3o44.
Cabbages quiet; domestic, pc: lO0, white, 80
30; red, Sl.0DDl25.
rreIs pls w liverpool; rottcn BY stean er l2c
grain Id.
| barres 3. o. l.. Iupls, 3i03iH; nrIme summer
yellow 40I; iii summer SoI"n~ %; prime white
A.; wirtar yellow 4i@4o; pcine mesl
$3.50 AaS 90 nominal.
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BALTIMORE PROVISIONS,

BALTIMoBE Jan. 10 Flour Cui t. 8rm; Winter
extra 2SG0305; 90. ar s. jUf340 do. straieh hts
IS 4553.6O; patents 3.6CGh3.95; nprug ear 3.t5lI
$40; Spring straight s3.70g3..s5; SIP ing atents
39OQ4.zG.
Wheat stropS; ST ut 82X; Jlnuary ~; stesneT
81.
tCIn stryng; spo' 59050Is; Iacu@ry 5205SA;
Southern white corn. 5000
o ats cas- "r; No, 2 wulC-, new, 430i3h NC
ulxed, NEW, IS
we 6,m ~. 2 nearby, 5jh; No. west
err 56h0156t
gutter nm; farcy imitation 22G23; fancy
creanety 30Q3l; rancy ladie Zk12I: fancy
roll 20; gNd r, lI7dI9; store pa:ked 1918.
Eggs FL ron; fresh 4,Gg2S.
Oh nrn; large lH0H4; medium 1i11i2s;
lt~Wl4.,
Sraa firm; fine and coarse grsnulated 50IM.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Norfolk
and Western Railway Company will ap-
ply to the General Assembly Of North
Carolina at the next session for authori-
ty to locate, construct and operate ex-
tensions of it's line of railroad from Car
roll and Grayson counties, in Virginia,
into the counties of Allegheny, Ashe and
Watauga, in North Carolina, with
branches thcrefrom.
NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COM
PANY, by
GUTHRIE & GUTHRIE,
Attorneys.
Durham, N, c., Dec. 16, 1902.
1c-23-1m
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NEW work. MONEY.

NEW YORK. Jan. 10 4 m-Money on cali
steady at 4D41 per cent: closing offered
days ~ ~ per eTHt cent; 90 days III per cent
six months AZ per cent, Prime mercantile
paper S >, per cent; sterling exchange firm,
49, for demand and at 4 SO 20 for 60
days Posted rates +9lh and 4S8: Com
mercial bills 4,s3@4 81: Bar silver Az;
Mexican dollars 37H Government, bonds
strong; State bonds heavy; Railroad bonds
irregular
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NAVAL STORES.

WrLM1SGToN. N. c. Jan. 49, Tupentine
stoady at So, receipts So casks
Rosin firm at 81 55@1'5o receipts 49,.
Crude, firm at Sl.90032o; receipts Sd bar
rels.
Tar firm at $3.50: receipts 6o8
CHARLESTON, s. c., Jan. 49, Spirits tur
pentine firm at 57A: receipts -; sales =;
exports
Resin firm receipts il; sales eX-
Quote A, B, c. 100; D, s1.tO; E. $3.50; +,
Nos; 6. 81. S; H, $40; SIS X. 2.S5i NJ.
So. 80: N, $3.50; VIC SIS: WV SAILS.
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NOTICE.

Notice is here given that application will
be made to the next General Assembly
of North Carolina for an act to incor-
porate the Raleigh and EaEtern North
Carolina Railroad Company.
12-24-1mO.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application
will be made to the present General AS
sembly OF North Carolina to amend the
charter OF the town of Hartford and to
extend it's corporate limits.
MANY VOTERS.
January 13, 1908.
1-14-30t
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-The wheat market
uled active and strong today, May clos
.ng &c over Saturday. Corn and oats
we're idle by comparison, the May options
n both Tits concluding the session with
I shade loss. Provisions closed I'M
hanged to five cents down.
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The EARLY MARKET
UP ON GOOD CABLES
Later the Local Turns Weak
on Realizing.
COTTON CLOSES STEADY
And at Net Rise of From One to Five Points,
The Market for May Wheat
Rules Active and
Strong.
COTTON CLOSES STEADY
(By the Associated Prcss.)

New York, Jan. 19.-Dry goods bust
ness in cotton goods keeps fully up to
recent average and would be larger il
stocks in first hands were more ample
The tone of the market is very firm KID
finished cambrics advanced Use per yard
Print cloths are strong and difficult to
buy. Silks and ribbons are firm with a
fair business doing.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York. Jan. 19.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an adance of z &c
3 points and later business increased the
advance to 5@7 points. The improve
ment was due to cables that were re-
garded as favorable with public interest
still supplying the market with buying
orders. private cables that the English
improvement was based largely upon ia
vorable Manchester conditions which led
to active speculative buying at Liver
pool. Later the local market became
quite weak under realizing and certain
bear pressure under which prices solo
off to Saturdays close. But again pub
lie buying orders took the lead and prices
rapidly advanced with the market in the
afternoon partly firm. The close was
steady at net rise of 1 to points.
Inc selling Ior snort account was
largely upon the assumption that the
strong statistical position had been ever
discounted and that the long interest
had become too great and too widely eX
tended. The selling was further stimu
lated by Indications of larger receipts,
ports for the day showing 35,731 bales
against 27,S01 last year and thus far for
the week Sc, 7C3 bales, against 80, 500 last
year, leading to estimates on the amount
TO be brought into sight this week point
ing to at least as much as came into
sight last year when it was 217,S3i bales
feature of the DAYS figures was the
largo total of exports which nearly met
the port receipts. being 1890 bales or
within 1897 bales for the correspond
ing time last season. At the same time
the SPOT cotton markets Of the South
were STEADY to firm, although the only
spot point reporting any actual advance
was New York.
NFw YORK. Jan. Io.-Cotton futures OMEN
ed steady.
Ho+4o, fY,t upoS olocad Vary S+p
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NOTICE.

Application will be maze 10 the GEN
eral Assembly by the Board of Aldermen
of Wake Forest to change the corporate
limits. SOL. j. ALLEN. Mayor.
Isl mo
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O.S.Ref. 2'sreg..109%
s. 8. Ref. 2's con 100
y. S.3's reg .....Io7
." coup ........io7A
y. s. new az reg 134h
/" coup 49,. ..l36@
U. 8. old as reg 110B
I" coup ......10)A
o. s. SIS reg. 1t 2N
" COUP. .1O4
Atch'sn Gen. 4's.1o2H
/" ad! 4's...... 924
Bait. & o. 4's...1O2h
do 3 les. 94Is
do cow. 4's..1O5
Can. So. 2nds....1CSh
G. of g. 5's.......to9
1" 1st incomes. -6h
=" I'd incomes. 3o4
G. Il y. AVS. 1861
G. & A. 3 1-2's... 7Sh
c.. B. s. q. as. 9I1s
CM&StP gen 4's112
G. e. N. con rs. .134h
c.. X. l. s. 2. 4s.1074
CCC&SLgen4's 1O2
Chicago Ter. as. IS
Colo. So. 4s..... 9'Z
De. Rio CAS-. 90
E. prior lien as. 2s1
Erie Gen As. =. 8hH
E.W. &.D.C.1sts NIX
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BONDS.


Hock. V. 1-2 s,fOo
l.. Il N. uni. A's ,.IOoK
Mex. Cen. 4's.... II
do 1st inc. %
MINI. s. ST. L 4's1o336
NJ K. & T. a.. 98H
- 2nd's...... san
n. I. G. lists. 80.
do gen 3 I-2'.1o4
N J. c. gen. S's..133N
No. Pac. 4's......1o3B
" as. 1874
n. &. W.con. 4's,1OI&
Reading gen. as OK
st l. g. Mtou 5's11+4
st. Il. SIS Fgen4's 9ib
St.L. S'wes rs. 81
do 2's........ e3
s. A. &A.Pass as 20
So. Pac. 4's...... 9t9s
So. Railway S's..117 4
L. q F. lists.
T., St.L&W. as. 79}z
Union Pee. rs. .103Q
do. cow. 4's.1o6
Wa bash 1sts....117
" ends ........f1I
do. Deb. b. -, TX
West Shore 4 s. .11OH
w y l., e, 4's... 92S
WIS. Cen. As. -. o1M
Mobile & o. as. 90
Con. Tob.. 4's... 6S4
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. Jan. 70. d p. N. Cooton Spot
fair demand. prices hi CHE: American mid
dE 2 as low middlir @ A.7C; good o, binary
Asa; ordinary 4.+6. The ga es of the day
We're 1000 bales. of which 100 We're for
circulation and export and included '0,o On
A ner- can. receipts 200 bales, incln ling
all American.
Futures opened firm and closed ste9dy
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New Orleans, Jan. 19.-Spot cotton to-
day was in fair demand, factors have not
been offering freely and the assortment
on the tables is not as tempting as 1t
might he. Basing their views on the
carly advance IN contracts today, holders
were asking concessions above board
figures during the morning hours, but
their efforts met with little encourage
mcnt from buyers. Sales $500 bales, in
Guiding 700 to arrive. Quotations un-
changed.
Favorable cables and the report tina t
prominent English bears had turned
bulls had the effect of causing an adj
vance of 2 to points in futures on the
first call and Il gain of to points addi
tional ensued. Prices broke, however, at
that level, under the influence of bear
hammering and covering by timid lorgs
and the figures worked some tC points
lower on the various positions. Later
there were slight fluctuations, the market
closing from I to l point lower than
Saturdays closing.
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SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

Short Line to principal cities Of the
South and Southwest, Florida, Cuba,
Texas, California and Mexico, also North
and Northwest, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Cincin-
natl, Chicago, Indianapolis, ST. Louis
Memphis and Kansas City.
Trains leave Raleigh as follows:
No. so NORTHBOUND.
1920 a. m-"SEABOARD EXPRESS"
Norfolk Portsmouth, Richmond Washing
ton, Baltimore Philadelphia, New York,
Boston ard all points North, Northeast and
Northwest.
No. 80.
Ills A. NJ. "SEABOARD LOCAL MAIL"
For ALL POINTS from Raleigh to Portf
mouth, Norlina to Richmond; connects al
Henderson for Oxford and Weldon with A
c. L.; at Por tsmouth-Ncrfok with AL.
STEAMERS for points North and Northeast.
No. sc.
1850 A. M. "SEABOARD MAIL" FOR
Richmond Washington. Baltimore, Phla
delpha, New York and Boston. Connects
at Richmond with G. & 0. for Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis; at Washington with
Pennsylvania and B. & O. for all points.
No. 81. sOUTHBOUND.
5:25 a. m.-"SEABOARD EXPRESS
For Charlotte, Atlanta Columbia Charles
Tampa and all points South and Southwest.
No. Al.
400 p. m.-SEABOARD LOCAL MAIL
For Charlotte, Atlanta and all local points
Connects at Atlanta for all points South
and Southwest.
No. 27.
6:27 p. m. -"SEABOARD MAIL" for
Southern Pines, PinchUrst Atlanta, Column
bia, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville,
Tampa and all points South and Southwest
Tickets sale to all poiE,s. Pullman
berths reserved. Tickets delivered and bag
gage checked from Hotel and Residences
without extra charge at
Uptown icket Office
Marlborough House Building.
G.. H. GattiS, G.. t. and P. A.
Phones III. Raleigh, n. c.
H. S. LEARD, T. P. A
Raleigh, n. C.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

Spot cotton closed steady; middling M
lands 9 90; miGdling Gulf 9.25; sales 1,2bC
hal
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The market closed very steady,
BARBEE & co.
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OTHER COTTON MAKE rs.
sEABoARD STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE. Jan. Ic. Seaboard Air Line
common 2hh: preferred az.
Bonds-fs. S4
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11
Not So Bad as Appeared.

Senator Lodge possesses a sense of
humor, but certain committee clerks
at the capitol think it grim one.
One day toward the end of the spe-
cial session of the senate last spring
the clerks in question: who were work
ing in room just off that of Mr.
Lodge. were astonished by the sud-
den appearance of the Massachusetts
senator.
Who's smoking that nasty cigar
ette?' demanded Mr.. Lodge, peremp-
torily.
The guilty man afterward said that
Mt the time he felt like sinking
through the floor. But he managed
to gasp out an apology and made as
if to throw away the offending smoke.
"Oh, it's YOU is it," said the sena-
tor calmly. well, I'll thank you to
give me one; there isn't a single Gig.
arctic in my room."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11
WORSE AsIT WENT ON.
Reason for coIored Gentleman's Dis
satisfaction With His Name.

An old colored man called on Judge
Rufus B. Cowing the other day, and
in asking for advice supplied the court
with a good story.
What Use gwine to fnculcate,
Jedge, is dis: What mus | do to
change nah prognomen? When l find
dat Use weighted down wifi ah prog
nomen dats bound to kill my trade,
what mus I do?'
You wish to change your name?"
inquired Judge Cowing. And why?"
Cause nah name is Failure Yes,
sah. dat's nah name. Use ah white
washer, and dat name jes' queers me-"
Very well, uncle; why not use the
first letter of your first name" sug-
gested the court
Oats wuss," groaned the old man.
Use tried dat. | had ah big sign
painted "A. Failure and nah trade
left me-"
THE initial letter does make an un-
happy combination agreed the Judge
But I'll tell you what to do. Use
your first name and then people will
not notice the last name SO much"
Oats der mos discommodding of
all. sab. It's simply downright
scand'lous. Nah first name is Adam,
sab. New York Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11
Live Stock in Great Britain.

The English Department of Agricul-
ture has Just issued its estimates Of
live stock in Great Britain. We sum-
marize it as follows: Number Of farm
horses in use, 1,106,44S, an increase
of 2.S per cent over the preceding
year. Unbroken horses and colts
swell this to total Of ], ,537 ,l54, an in
crease of 90 per cent over the pre-
ceding year. Cows and heifers In
milk CT calf, 2.5Ss,2O5, an increase of
13 per cent over last year. Other
cattle two years old and above, 1,430.-
625. Yearlings and calves bring the
total up to 6,704. $40, an increase of 2.3
per cent over last year. Breeding
ewes, 9,S79 ,101, a decrease of IL per
cent from last year. Yearliugs, $780,
SS9 Under one year 1900 ,SO7. Total
sheep, 25,629, 1877, loss of . per cent
from last year. Breeding suws, $780,
$50; other pigs, 2,29G, ,G59; total OF
swine, 2,6S6,539. gain over the pre-
vious year of 16S per cent. So dur.
ing the l2 months preceding the re-
port Great Britain gained in horses,
cattle and swine, but lost in number
OF sheep.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11
Heration.

Aeration has been very widely
adopted by dairymen. 1t has two rGr-
poses, says Prof. w. H. Conn. of tie
Connecticut station. % To remove
the so-called animal odors." Thee
animal odors are almost wholly due
to the manure which gets into the
milk. and are not present in the milk
when cleanly drawn. Aeration for
this purpose should not. therefore, he
necessary, but for some milk as ord!.
narily drawn it does have the value Of
reducing the unpleasant odors that
come from filth. (2) Aeration as or
dnarly performed cools the milk, and
this as ". have just seen, is of yery
great value. If the milk were cooled
in bottles as thoroughly the results
would be as satisfactory. AeIati0n
does not remove the bacteria, but on
the contrary exposes the milk 10 con.
tamination from the air. 1t should,
therefore, always be done in a clean
room not connected with the stable.
Better results are obtained by clean
milking and immediate bottling and
cooling than by aeration, provided the
milking is really cleanly, and the cool
ing thorough. The necessity for aera-
tion seems to be inversely propOr-
tional to the care taken in milking,
Not all Of these directions can be
adopted at once, and some of them
may appear at first to be impractiCa-
Bile and useless. Many farmers are in
clined to think that the old methods
are good enough and that new sug-
Sestions are nonsense. But new de-
mands are being constantly made by
our cities, and the old methods are no
longer good enough. The farmer who
adheres to them is sure to be left be-
hind by the one who adopts the new.
OF the usefulness of these suggestions
any one may be convinced by allow
ing a sample of milk from well-kept
and one from a poorly kept barn to
stand few hours and noting the
difference between them. The prac-
ticability of such rules is proved by
the fact that many dairymen adopt
them to-day to the great satisfaction
Of themselves and their customers,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11
CrabappIe Trees.

The best culture methods for this
group of fruit is not unlike that re-
Quired by our common varieties of
apple, says report Of the Virginia
station. They are not as vigorous in
growth, and will therefore need less
pruning, and may be planted much
closer together than the common ap.
pie; 20 to 25 feet apart each way is a
good distance for the trees. Those
varieties which belong to the Siberian
group, such as Red Siberian and Lake
Yellow, are upright in habit, and are
slower growers than those of the hy-
brid type, and therefore may be plant
ed even closer than above directed.
The crabapple requires cultivation
and systematic spraying, the same as
other apples.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11
Applying Farmyard Manure,

By an experiment conducted at the
Ottawa Experiment Farm, and which
lasted over period of years, it was
proved that an equal weight of fresh
stable manure and Of well-rotted ma
nure, applied to all the principal crops
OF the farm, gave practically equal re-
suits, slight difference being in favor
OF the fresh manure, says James Nc
Fadyean. 1t is great mistake to be-
lieve that manure wastes to any ex-
tent when spread upon the land. I'm
less there is considerable fermenta-
tion, there will be very little Of the
valuable elements escape by evapora-
tion. ] do not recommend too heavy
an application at one time. We seek
to have it divided so that it will cover
all the land every second year, if pos
s1ble. II the manure is reasonably
short, so that 1--we may have it incor-
porated into the surface soil with the
disc or spade harrow, cultivator or
gang plow in the spring, and to about
the same depth as we wish to SOW our
grain, its indirect value to the grow.
ms NioP Id 81 Sa'Sot. j. al
is the most natural and perfect plant
food available, and it has indirect re-
suits that nc. commercial fertilizer can
give, because 1t adds to the soil SO
much vegetable matter so much hu-
mus, by which all clay and sandy
soils especially are greatly benefited,
though not just yet available as plant
food. But whenever there is a decay.
ing of vegetable matter there is al.
ways certain degree of heat formed.
We see this very plainly in the ma
nure heap. Then let us have this
neat formed in the soil. that the grow
ing plants may derive some benefit
from it, and the soil will be made
more mellow. crumbly and porous. be-
cause of the heat and moisture.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11
Success in pairyinu.

Prof. C. H. Eckels, of the Missouri
Agricultural College, says:
Success in dairying depends upon
several factors. 1t can hardly be said
that one of these is Of more import
ance than another any more than one
horse is more important in pulling a
load than his mate We must have
COW adapted for milk production. That
COW must be well fed and cared for.
The product sold must be cared for
and manufactured in the bcst> man
ner. The proper marketing of the
product must not be overlooked. To
reach the point where dairying be
comes profitable, we must give all
these points attention, and not con-
fine ourselves to one. Proper care and
feeding go a long way towards get
ting the largest and most economical
production Of milk, but if the COW
that receives these attentions is not
adapted by nature for producing milk,
the result may be far from satisfac-
tory. The COW is machine operated
on the farm for the purpose of con-
FeTtluS laFu crops lntO more Nalu-
able form. Some of these COW ma
chimes are best adapted for converting
this raw material into beef, while
others produce milk from the same
feeds. Too many who undertake to
carry on dairying fail to select the
COWS suited by nature for the purpose.
Too many times COW is thought to
be about the same as every other COW
as far as producing dairy products is
concerned, while, as matter of fact.
the difference is very extreme and the
nature of the COW may mean success
or failure. 1t has been estimated that
at least one-third of the COWS used for
dairy purposes in Missouri do not
more than pay for their feed, while
the profit is made by the other two
thirds. l believe if we could, by a
single act, remove every Improbable
COW from the dairy herds of the coun-
try the benefit to the industry would
be greater than any one other thing
that could be done.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11

The United States mails are carried
everywhere. 1t would be almost a
physical impossibility for man to
hide himself in any remote corner of
the world without being discovered at
last by some insignificant agent of a
worldwide service, the machinery of
which operates quietly and with clock
like regularity. If bird 's-eye view of
the different railroad and steamship
lines which carry the mails could be
taken the giant spiders web thus
formed would appear woven in pat
tern so intricate that the mind would
balk at the mere suggestion of un-
ravelng it. And besides the regular
steamship a1fd railroad threads of this
maze would appear tens of thousands
of cross-lines, representing pony
routes, dog and sled tracks, swift
courier and runner trails and even
reindeer, Whaling ship and canoe lines.
Every sort of vehicle and beast of
burden, and nearly every invention of
man for quick transportation have
been pressed into the postal service,
and it is possible for a letter to go
around the world under conditions so
strange that the mere history of it's
journey would form a story of thrilling
interest.
If man should start from New