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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-30

name OF the company. California Fig Syrup Co.
ed or tire front OF every package OF the genuine
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
THE USES OF TURPENrlNE.
A Very Valuable Article to Have
Around the House

Around the House.
Turpentine, either in resinous form
or in spirits, has household value.
A child suffering with the Group or
any throat or lung difficulty will be
quickly relieved by inhaling the vapor
and having the chest rubbed until the
skin is red, and then being wrapped
about with flannel moistened with
fiery spirits. Afterward sweet oil
will save the skin from irritation,
says the Woman's Home Companion.
In the case of burns and scalds tur-
pentine has no equal. 1t is the best
dressing for patent leather; it will
remove paint from artists clothes and
workmen's garments; it will drive
away moths if few drops are put in
closets and chests; it will persuade
mice to find other quarters If a little
is poured into the mouse holes; one
tablespoonful added to the water in
which linens are boiled Will make the
goods wonderfully white; few drops
will prevent starch from sticking:
mixed with beeswax it makes the best
floor polish, and mixed with sweet oil
it is unrivaled as polish for furni.
ture-the latter mixture should be two
parts Of sweet oil to one part of tur.
pentine. Some physicians recommend
spirits Of terpentine, applied exter.
nally, for lumbago and rheumatism.
1t is also prescribed for neuralgia Of
the face
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
The Aneora Goat in New Mexico.


The Angora goat is attracting con-
siderable attention at the present
time. Owing to his peculiar habit Of
browsing on brush and weeds he finds
particular favor among farmers. The
angora goat industry, for reasons OBJ
vious to one who gives the subject
careful study. is destined to come into
great prominence in New Mexico.
The goat, one of the hardest of ami
mails, subject to few diseases, prefer
ing to climb and browse among the
rocks and hills relishing buds, twigs,
and dry leaves. agile, keen Of sight,
is. from the Westerners standpoint, a
rustler; the embodiment of all the
qualities desirable in a range animal.
1t is well known that unoccupied
range in New Mexico, where water
supply can be developed at reason.
able cost, is scarce. Overstocking is
noticeable almost everywhere on the
cattle and sheep ranges. There Is,
however, considerable areas of hilly or
mountainous country producing little
grass but more or less thickly COW
cred with brush or timber which is
eminently suited to the angora goat.
The original home of the angora
goat, the Province of Angora, from
which he takes his name, is noun
famous country, and he finds in the
high mountains and dry atmosphere
of New Mexico conditions similar, and
perhaps superior, to those of his for.
mer home. There is probably no equal
portion Of country on earth better
adapted to the angora than New Mex
leo. and within our borders there are
immense areas upon which the angora
goat may be ranged. neither trespass-
ing upon cattle territory nor inter-
fering materially with the sheep in
dustry. The annual clip from sheep
and angora goats will probably aver
age about the same weight, but the
fleece Of mohair will, as a rule, bring
three or four times as much as the
fleece of wool.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
DRIVEN OUT BY BOIL wEEvIL.
Alarming Ravages Of the Pest in the
Southern States.


One OF the most serious and damag.
ing results of the invasion of Texas by
the Mexican boil weevil is made pub.
lie for the first time by ex-State Sena.
tor A. H. Carter of Fort Worth, who
states that many thousand of South
Texas farmers are leaving the state
and locating elsewhere, because of
the devastation wrought in their 10.
calities by these pests, says the St
Louis Globe Democrat. He says that
possibly $4,000 people. all told, will go
to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, particularly to the two last
countries, and that he knows of many
people who have already left the state.
Not only are the boil weevil running
the south part of the state, but they
are being discovered in other sec
tions. A farmer living in this county
has recently found the pest about five
miles north from this city. The ques-
ton, Senator Carter says, is the most
serious one that the people of not
only Texas, but the entire cotton-grow-
ing sections of the South, have to con.
tend with since Texas was admitted
into the Union
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Discovery Of an Ancient Bible.

London correspondents report that a
biblical manuscript, claimed to be the
oldest extant, was discovered lately
in Syria and is now in safe keeping at
Cairo. 1t comprises the Pentateuch,
written in Samaritan characters on
gazelle parchment, and its date in the
year 113 Of the Moslem era, which is
equivalent to the year 735 A. D. 1t is
declared far older than any of the
Hebrew biblical manuscripts in the
libraries of Europe or America. It is
stated that the oldest manuscript in
the British museum is of the year 1899
A. D.. and this has hitherto been sup.
posed to be the oldest in the world.
The newly discovered manuscript con.
tains Immediately after the Decalogue
a passage Of about fifteen lines that
does not exist in the authorized YER
sion. 1t is claimed that this passage ts
likely to clear up several long disputed
points.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Gain in Weight Of Pigs.

Some records were kept at the Wis
consin station to ascertain the gain
in weight of pigs from birth. The
average weight at birth was 2.5
pounds. At the end Of the first week
the weight was "A; second week, TO;
third week, 9.S; fourth week, 1875;
fifth week, 1856; sixth week, 1876; sew
enth week, 22.6: eighth week, 27.s:
ninth week, 33.1; tenth week, 3S.5
The greatest percentage Of gain was
during the first week, when 1t was 76
per cent. The next week 1t was So
and the third week 40. The fourth
week it dropped to % per cent, and
by the tenth week had got down to
16 per cent.
Regarding these figures, Prof. Hen
ry says: I'm comparing figures like
these we should not forget that the
bodies Of very young animals are com.
posed very largely of water, while
with mature ones the proportion of
water in the increase is small, the
gain being mostly fat.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
sxFA lF RN
M.}r51I 1Il!2aIk, 2ahk,
..&saa.H=
S&mIE~I.ssy 'L~a&
National Crop Reports.

In accordance with a request OF
congress. the Secretary of Agriculture
has submitted a report on the adj
visabilit. If consolidating the Wealth
er Bureau and the Bureau of Crop
Statistics. In part he says: II have
examined in detail the workings OF
the Weather Bureau and of the Di.
vision of Statistics in this department.
and as a result of such examination
have the honor to report that it Is in
advisable to consolidate with the
Weather Bureau the work of this de-
partment relating to the gathering
and compilation OF crop reports and
statistics. I find no duplication Of
the work of the Weather Bureau in
the Division of Statistics nor OF that
Of the Division OF Statistics in the
Weather Bureau. The work Of the
Weather Bureau is wholly meteorolog-
ical and that of the Division of Sta
tistics wholly statistical The Wealth.
er Bureau has in its employ no statis-
ticians or statistical experts, and the
transfer of the statistical work OF the
department to that bureau would in
evitably result in subordination of
that work to meteorology that would
be nischievous in the extreme"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
The Open Sky.

Underneath the open sky
l would let the world go by,
Every shred of harassing
Lapsing with the swallows wing:
Every scrap from cares gray loom
Vanishing amid the bloom
Every tissue of regret
Fading like the mists that fret
Height and hollow. ere the morn
In the Orient is born;
Every grief, or old. or new,
Soothed by Gods unchanging blue.
And the hush-song of the rill
In the shadow of the hill.
Where the beech boughs whisper so
Tender, lovingly, and low;
Every doubt dispelled and blown
Even from the vision-zone
BY the airs as kind as creep
Through the lilied fields of sleep:
Every fear transmitted to
Hopes as prismy as the dew,
And the old earth-joy again
Flooding soul and heart and brain:
Underneath the open sky
l would let the world go by.
Clinton Scollard in Ainslee's
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

old fashioned fireplace, and jamie was
in the act Of lighting the evening
lamps when there came q loud rap
rap-rap at the door.
Its only me-Mis' Jumper" an
swered faint voice from outside.
Don't you remember Ebenezer Pert?"
We'll l guess l do" and she threw
the door wide open letting a stream
of warmth and light upon the shiver-
ing figure on the doorstep.
Il am SO glad to see you, Mr.. Peril"
and she clasped his numb fingers ef-
fusively. Let me take your over.
coat and muffler. you must be nearly
frozen! Now set up to the fire and
give your poor feet good toastin'.
Have you been to supper-no-well
then let me git you some and cup
of hot tea-shant II"
Il should feel turribly obleeged II
you would Mis- Jumper. l don't mind
tellin' you I'm jest about on my last
legs. l spose you've hearn about poor
B'lindy?"
20. yes. Mr.. Pert, such sad news al
ways travels fast. But you must Try
and reconcile yourself to the wayA Of
providence"
Il, try to marm-but it's pesky
hard" and he began to ransack his
pockets in quest of handkerchief.
"LOsin' B'lindy was turrible blow!"
1T must have been. Mr.. Pert" and
the widow rubbed her nose with a
l.
ally. But l can feel for you-dear
friend-I have lost two beloved COM
panions-"
But four, marm-think of four
three of 'em as likely females as ever
stirred bannock-the other-to my
sorrer-was weak vessel, who for
sock loving husband for sewin'
machine man-but she got her come
uppance. o. marm-I've been called
to wade through seas of trouble-yes
seas"
81 know you have, poor girl, but you
must try and bear up-it is the only
way. l don't suppose you have much
appetite. but do set down and force
yourself to eat few mouthfuls any
way. Here is cold chicken and lemon
| tapioca cream, and boiled cabbage and
canned string beans. and two quart
| jug OF old cherry cider-drink every
drop-do 'now-it will do your soul
| good"
Solemnly, and as though he was per-
forming sacred duty, Ebenezer pro-
ceeded to manipulate his knife and
fork, and when the plump chicken
was reduced to bones and the tapioca
| cream had vanished from sight, when
every fragment of cabbage and canned
string beans had disappeared from the
platter, and the last drop of old cher
ry cider had gurgled slowly down his
throat, he leaned back in his chair and
smiled upon the widow with moist
eyes.
Il believe l never see lovler chick
en- then yours. Mis- Jumper. rooster or
pullet?"
Rooster"
II snum jamie ii this don't seem
like old times. come over here and set
down side Of me. l want to have a
long talk with you"
"In Just minute. Mr.. PERT
20, now JAMIE" and his face took
on an injured look. Don't call me
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
1RyE!Eze1l:aasaB
Nance or Texas Itch Amonq Horses.

Mango or Texas Itch Among Horses.
Prof. r. A. Craig. In newspaper
bulletin log. of the Indiana Expert
ment Station. says:
This is a disease of horses CORE
spending to scab among sheep. 1t has
been reported occasionally during the
past year from various parts Of the
state. The majority of these reports
have shown the disease to be in west
ern horses recently brought to the
state and in natives that have con-
tracted the trouble from them. The
disease Is due to small parasite or
itch mite that affects horses only. and
the disease is spread by the animals
coming in close contact or by being
placed in stables where affected ami
mails have been or from using harness
or blankets that have been used on
diseased animals.
The earliest symptom is the intense
itching as shown by the animal rub
bing against trees, fences. sides of the
stall or biting the part. Blanketing
the animal increases the irritation.
The affection usually begins with some
small patch and gradually extends
over the body. If the skin be exam
ined carefully 1t will be found to be
reddened: there will be numerous
small elevations like pimples and the
hairs will show mating Crusts form.
the hair falls out. leaving large dry
patches. In extensive infection the
skin becomes thickened and markedly
rigid. The animals lose flesh and be-
come generally debilitated and some
may die.
The disease responds to treatment
very promptly. Strong solutions of
any of the sheep dips. especially the
creolin like or coal tar preparations,
as zenoleum or chloronaphtholeum. or
the tobacco extracts will soon arrest
1t. The washing should be thorough
and repeated once a week until we'll
The harness. stalls, etc., will need to
be washed with similar solution to
prevent reinfection. This Is one Of
the diseases that should be reported
to the State Veterinarian, DR.. A. w.
Biting, Lafayette, Indiana, SO that
quarantine measures may be enforced
when the owner does not exercise
proper care.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
ADDED TO HIS DIGNITY.
Newly-Elccted Congressman
Scious Of the Honor.

Newly-EIected Congressman Con-
scious Of the Honor.
He was large man and his bosom
swelled with pride as he stepped up
to the desk and registered. 1t was evil
dent that he knew he was a man OF
distinction.
The clerk glanced At the name and
was puzzled.
Haven't you stopped with us be.
fore. Mr.. Barker?" asked the CLERK
Dozens of times" answered the
large man.
Il though l recognized you," said
the clerk. but there seems to lave
been change in your name"
There has been" asserted the
large man; "a most important
change"
you always registered before as
John Barker and now you have it
H. ]. Barker"
"Of course, of course" returned the
large man. Il guess you haven't heard
from my district or you wouldn't t
worry ab0lt that. I've been elected
to Congress-"
"Oh,' said the clerk, puzzled.
That gives me another initial,
doesn't it?'
Il don't quite see"
What laundering lot Of ignor-
ance some of you city people have.
That makes me Honorable John Bar.
ker. doesn't it? And that's II. ]. Bar
ker for short, amt it?"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Mr.. Pert 1t used to be 'Ebby' orce
don't you remember"
"Y-e-ea-s?"
1--WE thought Of you all these years
jamie, have l swami never see any,
one loved half as well as l did y1u
P'haps you don't believe it but It's
the truth. Now things has worked
our way spos'n we j'ine conditl0ls 5
Say. jamie. will you hev me?"
"O-OO-My My-My-!
Say Yes JAMIE"
ayes. Ebby."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
COVRTIN' A WIDDER

by GEORGE A. HARRIS

ried old Jumper jest after | merried
B'lindy and things has always gone
kind of skew-suy for us both. Poor
little jamie, she was an awful pCoty
girl, red cheeks and black eyes. and
shaped just like a weaSle. | snum
Deb, how would like to see her and
git to talkin' over old times! Who
knows but | can coax her to keep
house for me awhile: and then-um-
UNI" and he poked his cousins ribs
significantly.
That's the way to talk, Ebenexer.
think she would come over and
jump at the chance. All you lack is
git-up. Why can't you ride over to
Durham tonight-strike while the
iron is hot you know"
"Sart'in Deb, sart'in!" and he
sprung to his feet with suddenness
which fairly took away her breath.
Just hunt me up paper collar, and
grease my best boots, and don't forgit
a clean handkerchief in case | should
shed tears. l spect the neighbors will
say its airly for me to go courtin' wild
ders. but what they say don't put
short cake in my mouth, or mend the
holes in my stockins. No-sir-ee-"
and he snapped his fingers-"Let 'em
cackle!'
The widow Jumpers kitchen was as
cosy and comfortable as fresh paint
and paper, cretonne covered furniture.
and gay home made rugs could make
1t. A cheerful log fire blazed in the
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Mysteries Of incubatio !.

To the novice there. are no myste-
ries about incubators. He has read
few things about them, and the way
ing to do with incubators was telling
the writer Of this how easy it was to
manage them, saying he proposed to
try one before long-"it would be SO
interesting" His remark ELECTED the
inquiry: did you ever try one?" to
which he replied, "Oh, no, but 1t is
easy enough" The man who has run
incubators knows that it is not easy
enough" sometimes. The old hen is>
adjusted somewhat automatically; she
seems not to mind temperatures or
supplies Of moisture, and in due time
brings off her hatch. But with the
incubator it is different. 1t must be
studied. The cheerful amateur soon
finds that there are mysteries about it
he has to learn or try to learn. He
has beeh told that certain locations.
as in the cellar. are the best places for
the incubator. He tries it and fails
to get a good batch. He then puts
his incubator In some place he had
been warned against and succeeds.
Why? Then the temperature. He has
been told to keep his incubator at
1O2 or 103 degrees. He tries to do so.
But in short time he finds that there
Is a great variety of temperature in
the incubator, the temperature of the
eggs being one thing and over the
eggs another. He begins to wonder
where his standard Of temperature is
to be. He is given full instructions
on how to use the regulator, and fol-
lows directions beautifully and sue
cessfully generally, but now and then
1t does not seem to give proper re-
suits and his eggs get too hot or too
cold. Why? The question of moisture
claims some Of his attention, and he
begins to read up on the matter. Then
he discovers that poultry-raisers have
had all kinds OF experiences with that
thing they call moisture. After year
or two. the amateur discovers that
there are mysteries connected with
incubation. and he gets ready to inD
Vest1gate In earnest.
Jealousy and envy are paid-up mort.
hI,y
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

"A wdderer Of your age with nine
children on his hands has get to
hustle"
bands! Why, l wouldn't stay In the
same house with that woman for a
million dollars!"
well, cant think Of anybody else
that could fill the bill unless its the
widder Jumper over to Durham. Don't
you remember. she was jamie Dob,
SOM"
"Janle Dobson! Well. guess
do!" and sickly smile overspread his
withered face, Il courted her consid.
cradle when we was both young
'spose she was really the woman
should have merried, but we had
little bust up and she merried old
Proggit. and merried Polly Dudley.
and then she was q widder and mer.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Afterthouohts,

ut frequently occurs" said the
member Of Congress, that the most
important part of a womans letter is
the postscript
Yes" answered his wife, "and l
have been Informed that quite fire.
quently the most important thing
about bill is the amendment"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

It has become an established fact
in agriculture that the continued
growth for successive years of the
same kind or family Of plants on the
same soil Is one Of the surest and most
speedy means of impairing, and, in
many cases. rendering that particular
soil unfit for bearing further crops Of
that kind.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Minneapolis a scandinavian City.
Minneapolis Is the second largest
Scandinavian city.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Turkeys are innocent birds; almost
and silly woman can stun them.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Wisconsin Horticultural Meeting.


The annual meeting of the Wiscon-
sin State Horticultural Association
will be held in the capitol at Madison
February to 6. That the convention
will be good one is assured by the
program which contains the follow
ing:
New varieties Of apples-F. H.
Chapel; Apples Safe to Plant in
Wisconsin, A. c. Tuttle; Grab Seed
lings for Apple Root Crafts, A. D..
Barnes; Commercial Orcharding in
Wisconsin, J. G. Buehler; Commercial
orcharding, Geo. T. Tippin; Failure
Of Apples, A. j. Phillips; Seedlings
to Grow and Test, F. X. Phoenix;
Pollination, c. l.. Miller; Vegetable
Growing Under Glass, A. c. Mclean; ;
Care of the Farm Orchard, J. c. Shot
tier; Starting Young Orchard,
Bonzelet; Our Native Plums. Frank
Stark; Blight, Frederick Cranefield;
Plant Breeding. A. T. Irwin; Tree Dig
ging, M. S. Kellogg; Growing Vegeta-
bles, John Vanloon; Strawberry Cul-
ture. J. P. Reasoner; How to Grow
Pears, J. l.. Schultz. We hope to see
many readers of the Farmers Review
present at the meeting.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Jealousy and envy are paid-up mort.
cages Of human nature,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Temperature in Cream Ripenine.


Oscar Erf: In the ripening of
cream we prefer to separate cream
very rich, about 80 to 35 per cent, and
thin, down to rs per cent, with a clean
favored starter. theoretically we as
sumo that the more of the tainted
skimmilk we can get out Of the cream
and replace it with starter, the bet
ter results we will have. This plan
bears out we'll in practice. A certain
temperature for ripening cream seems
to have little effect on the favor, pro-
vided the cream is ripened above 60
degrees and below 80 degrees F. The
ripening Is, however, much fastened
by high temperature. A satisfactory
temperature is from 65 degrees to 70
degrees for summer, and from 70 de-
grees to 80 degrees for winter. The
cream should be stirred occasionally
during the ripening process. This is
essential for several reasons. 1t
aerates the cream, insures evenness in
ripening, prevents the surface from
drying-which il one of the causes of
mottled butter-and furnishes free
Jay 6Cu " oCiODlC gem ~ ulCA ocSul
to play part in the ripening process.
F. W. Taylor Chief Of Horticulture.
A communication from the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition says: An
nouncement is made by the Executive
Committee of the Worlds Fair to be
held in st. Louis in 1904, that Mr..
Frederic w. Taylor, who has been
acting chief for the past year, is to
be chief Of the department of horti-
culture dating from January l. This
in addition to the appointment made
more than year ago by which Mr..
Taylor has been and is to continue
chief Of the department Of agriculture.
1t seems desirable to have these two
great departments handled as har-
monious whole. since the buildings to
house them are located upon and oc-
cupy exclusively large and high hill
in the most commanding position on
the exposition grounds. The building
devoted to horticulture will cover six
acres and the one devoted to agricul.
ture twenty acres. Surrounding these
two buildings are forty-one acres Of
ground, the entire area of which has
been placed in the hands Of the chief
for planting and treatment.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-29
Weekly Crop Bulletin

be made in about two weeks. Corn
and small grains growing nicely.
Hobart: w. II. Hough-High drying
winds with frosty nights retarded the
growth of crops somewhat. Corn and
wheat looking well. Fruit prospects
good.
Las Vegas: ]. w. Hanson and Will
liam C.. Bailey-High winds continued
throughout the week, and the nights
have been quite cool. Ground getting
quite dry and conditions generally are
unfavorable for crops. Grass is short
and range stock is in poor condition.
Highest temperature n, lowest 80; no
rain.
Mesilla Park: r. NJ. Hart-Mulber-
ries and cherries have ripened. Pros
poets for a large yield of orchard
fruits is still promising. Wheat has
headed out nicely. First cutting of al
falfa has beer secured. Highest tenn
perature SO, lowest 35; no rain.
Silver City: Charles II. Lyons
Weather cool and vegetation grows
slowly. Fruit seems to be developing
all right. Quite a sever frost r
ing of the 10Th, which did considera-
BILE damage.
Santa Fee: United States Weather
Bureau-A cool, dry week with unus-
ually high winds. 1t seems that
peaches. cherries and apples will be
very short crops. and apricots will be
very scarce Vegetation grows SLOW
ly for the season. and rain and warmer
weather is badly needed. Alfalfa gen.
orally looks very well. Corn is just
breaking through the ground: Light
frost on the morning of the 18th cut
a few of the gardens some, but in gen
eral little damage was done. Irriga-
ton water plentiful. Highest EN-
perature 70, lowest SO; rain trace.
Watrous: NJ. c. Needham-High
winds and sand storms during the day
and freezes at night make ~unfavorable
conditions for the growth of crops.
Highest temperature rs, lowest 90; no
rain.
Weber: E. II. Biernbarm-Very
dry weather. Heavy frosts damaging
all crops. The prairies are as bad as
they were last winter, n cattle are
dying. Plenty of irrigation water.
Very strong winds.
r. M. HARDINGE,
Section Director.