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The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
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HVMDOLDT-An Interesting and
important movement was started here
when . half dozen Of the pioneers Of
this place got together and planned
to have some sort OF . gathering the
coming summer, to be arranged and
participated In by these Who settled
In the wilderness Of Nebraska q half
century ago In 1854. The intention at
present II to form IN organization. to
WAich shall be eligible for member.
ship all residents OF southeastern Ne
braska who have lived In the state
since the year mentiOaed above, aud
1t ID urged that all who are entitled
To participate will communicate at -
early date with H. p Marble Of this
city. sending facts regarding their Get
tlement In the state. Among the
prime movers In the matter Is Samuel
b. B0bst Of this city. who settled with
his parents near the west line Of the
county On April ~. 1854. and Is believ-
ed to be among the arst settlers Of
the state. His father, Christian BObst.
WAS the hrst probate Judge OF Rich
ardsQn county, when her borders ex-
tended from the Missouri river on the
east to the Rocky mountains ON the
west.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16

HUMBOLDT-There Is quite an ex-
Odus of farmers from this section. Ow-
ing to the arrival Of the month Of
March. Those who are leaving the
county Invariably make for the west
ern part Of the state. where ii is their
belief they can be more successful in
farming. While this county has been
favored with good crops for several
years. the high price Of land and con-
sequent high rate Of rent made II dim
cult for the average renter to get
ahead. and he is consequently going In
search Of q section where dirt Is not
20 high.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
Adaptability Of Apples.

Unless varieties are adapted to the
climate, the soil, the location, to the
exposure and to the markets. We plant
In vain and our results are naught.
This study of adaptability ID . stucy
that can reach conclusions only by
actual experience. Many. many sad
blunders have been made by reason
ing out results, when reasoning was
not what Was needed, but experience
could be the only guide. 1t 10 well.
then, for us to make the experience
of others serve rs our own. Do not
stop to experiment where others have
already. but accept their conclusions
and profit by them. II variety IL ut
its best in one locality. like the Alber.
marie Pippin in Virginia. the Fame.
use In Canada, the Gravenstein In
Nova Scotia, the Baldwin In New
York, the Wealthy in Minnesota, the
Jonathan in Central Missouri, or the
Gan0 and Ben Davis In the Ozark
Mountains, then We should abide. by
this decision and profit thereby. But
the fact that one variety dues best
in one part of our orchard and an
other variety in another part demands
our closest attention and study, so
We want to watch for these variations
and note Why they are 50. seeing Il
We cannot draw valuable and accur-
ate conclusions from the same.-L. A.
Goodman.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
First Factor in Milk Keeping.


Which is the more important factor
in the keeping OF milk, temperature
or cleanliness? That Is q question
that has frequently came to the mind
of the dairyman. In an attempt to
answer 1t, Prof. Conn says: Hitherto
in devising regulations for dairying.
the chief emphasis has been placed
upon cleanliness in the dairy; and
numerous rules and suggestions have
been given looking toward protecting
the milk from contamination with
flth-laden bacteria and thus preserv-
ing It from their action. There Is no
question that all of these directions
are of the greatest importance for the
production of q satisfactory type OF
milk, and too much emphasis cannot
be placed upon them. Too little EN-.
phasis, however, has been given hith-
erto to the matter of temperature. A
sample of milk which Is obtained un-
der conditions that are not ideal will
contain at the outset . large number
of bacteria, while q second sample
obtained under the best conditions
will contain only . small number. II
the first II cooled ut once and pre-
served at q temperature Of 40 degrees.
while the second, not 50 thoroughly
cooled, is kept at 60 to 20 degrees. at
the end Of forty hours the sample that
contained the smaller number at the
outset is far the worse Of the two.
The number Of bacteria present in
milk after It has become - hours
old or more is dependent far more
upon the matter of temperature than
it il upon the original cleanliness and
care in production. The keeping OF
milk is more q matter Of temperature
than OF cleanliness.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
Cannon Ball and Toothpick.

The Eastern newspapers" said the
Major. ARE telling the story of Jacob
S. Miller of UniontOwn, Pa. who re-
ceived recently q war relic of great
personal interest. At the battle of
Peach Tree Creek. July 2l. 1864. Mil
Ter Was wounded in the shoulder. To
save the arm. DR.. Norman s. Teal of
Kendallville. Ind. removed . piece of
the bone three inches in length. The
operation was performed at night,
with no light except that from q
torch. the surgeon disjoining the shat
tered bone at the shoulder and saving
ii OF below the wound. Dr. Teal kept
the piece OF bone until he died. when
ii was returned to Miller"
This story reminded me of q relic
I san the other day. Ii was q slender
tOothpick Of hickory. coated with
blood and rust. but it had a history.
In one Of the battles of the war q
good-sized hickory tree. cut down OF
shot down. fell in a way to leave
the trunks resting on 4 high stump
from which projected q cluster of fine
splfnters. One of the boys climbed
up and cut on q number of splinters
for toothpicks and. seating himself
on the tree trunk still attached tC
the stump. cut a splinter to his liking
and nonchalantly proceeded to use 1t
toothpick fashion.
while the splinter vas In his
paath and he was discussing thu
Q6estion whether the rebs could sex
him or not. q cannon hail struck thu
tree trunk On which he was sitting
not more than five feet from him. and
he fell backward to the ground. HI
was in great pain, and insisted tha,
q bullet had struck him in the breast
There were no breaks in the skin and
no bruise. and the boys laughed him
Out Of the rotiOn that he had beer
hit by . bullet. From that time. how
ever. Blake began to fail. He com
planned Of pain I'm the lungs AM
couehed 80 inceseantly that he va.
excused from duty
The general Impression was tha
Blake had consumption and In til,
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
Notes on English Farming.

President Mills OF the Ontario Agri.
cultural College recently made . tour
Of observation through Great Britain.
Comparing those countries with Can.
ada he says:
For the most part. the country dis
tricts Of Great Britain and Ireland
have an orderly. finished look. due, no
doubt, In large measure to the lack of
stuEps. stones and wooden fences.
The fields. generally small in Ireland.
and rather large In England and Scot.
land are separated from one another
and from the highways. usually by
green hedges. but not infreQuently by
neatly.built dikes. or stone fences. A
Canadian who has taken note of this
feature Of the old country landscape
cannot but feel ashamed of the un-
slightly. crooked, tumble-down fences
to be seen in SO many parts of this
province. and It is to be hoped that
the coming generation of farmers in
this country will make an effort to
improve the appearance and increase
the value of their farms by straight
ening and improving their fences and
removing all stones from cultivated
fields, especially the piles which have
been pl0ughed around, narrowed
around. moved around and reaped
around for thirty or forty years. Let
the owners haul them away in win.
ter, or some other slack time, and put
them together in a neat pile in the
woods or some other out-ofthe-way
place.
As q rule, the land in these old
countries Is well titled, and there are
not nearly SO many weeds as in most
parts of this country. There are. Of
course. evidences Of neglect to be OBJ
served here and there. but not
luxuriant crops of wild mustard and
other pests. such are to be seen near
our college and elsewhere in well.
known sections of Ontario. No doubt.
the rapid spread of weeds in this and
other provinces of the Dominion is
due, not only to poor cultivation and
carelessness in the selecting Of seed.
but to the fact that SO many devote
their attention almost wholly to grain
growing, with but little st0ck-raising,
and only occasional seeding with
clover. II is now generally admitted
that stock.feeding and frequent seed
ing with red clover are essential. not
only to keep. land in good heart and
enable 1t to Withstand drought, but to
keep it clean as well.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
Sentence Cut Down.

IINCOLN-SOney Ford Of Cherry
county. sentenced to imprisonment for
seven years for the killing Of Allen
ROthchilds near valentine. has re
ceived . reduction Of sentence to
lhree years and will serve four years
in the penitentiary.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
Pjums in SerVia.

Servia is . great producer Of plums-
In 1902, the last year for which We
have statistics. the plum crop OF that
country was about 100000 pounds.
A part OF the p5oduct is exported and
4 part made into plum brandy and
plum marmalade. The Servian plum
grower is not . scientist by any
means, and takes very poor care OF
the trees that comprise his orchard.
Generally this consists Of less than
ao6 trees. The government has taken
hold of the matter and has estab-
lished experiment stations at Cha
bats, Chonpus and Leskovatz. An
asricu.tural school has also been es-
tsblished at Krabivo and SO nursery
stations at different points. Expert
ments are being carried on with nu-
nerous varieties Of plums Of native
and foreign origin. and with various
methods Of checking insect and fun
Sous pestA
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16

Really, We feel quite relieved. Prof.
Totten, who predicted the end OF the
world this year. has found that he
made q mistake. It Is not due until
1919. Possibly he will discover a.
ether error by that time.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16

LOUP ClTY-Hans Beck left home
Saturday for Omaha with q carload Of
cattle and some time Saturday night
or early Sunday morning some one
visited Mr.. Beck's farm house and
with spade broke every window ex-
cept one, turned the hard coal stove
over On the carpet with the nre burn
ing, took Ave sacks Of -four and threw
II all over the house. cut mp . good top
on the buggy and smashed things In
general. The guilty parties are m
known. but one o. two In the neighbor.
hood are suspected.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
Title - the Island.

LlNCOLN-McBride & Kilgore are
entitled to the island in the Platte riv-
er upon which George s. Whaittaker
and family have been and are now
living. So the supreme court has de-
ciOed.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
lA1tsi0 Out a Jail.

ST. PAUI~Bert Larkin. who burg
larized the postofice at st. Lbory last
July and WAS sent to the reform
school. recently escaped. and. with .
younger brother. was arrested here
After receiving his breakfast he WAS
left alone In the corridor Of tie Jail.
With . heavy iron poker he worked
. hole through the wall and made his
escape.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
hoos orina Coed Prices.

Hogs Bring Coed Prices.
I.AWRENCE-Thes sale of forty bred
DurOcJersey s0ws by Bowman 4: Fitch
At this place averaged $685.. The
top price was $3.50. paid by LO lden 4
Son of Clay Center. Neb.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16

The burglar who raped the keeper
of the SacO prison over the head with
q bottle. remarking. I'm id sorry.
Murphy, but have to do it." at least
had some of the instincts of gentle
man, rough - he was.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16

Will Reduce Commission.
LlNCOLN-The supreme court com
mission will be reduced to three mem
bers after April 5. the commission Of
nine members meeting for the last
time on that date.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
WITH THE;
|VE1EDAlMl!!'S| =

course Of six months he was sent
home. There was little change In his
condition for years, but one night.
in rescuing one of his children from
q burning house, he brought on
violent spasm of coughing and hem
Orrhage from the lungs. While the
physician was watching him closely
blake cOughed up the tOOthpick which
he had in his mouth when he was
knocked OF the hickory tree in 1868.
The slender bit Of wood had been
drawn down the bronchial tubes into
the lung tissue, and had become i'm
bedded in q way to produce great ir'
ritatiOn and suffering. After its re-
mOval the physicians having a clew
to the cause of the trouble. could
treat the case more intelligently. and
Blake gradually recovered his health
and strength. He saved the blood
stained tOOthpick as a mementO Of his
misadventure in battle, and he says
it has q keener interest for him than
any other war relic in his collection. y
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
uona-6stablished Herds.

Live stock breeders that have VII.
tied the British Islands declare that
there are to be found the finest herds
Of cattle in the world. They attribute
this to the fact that many Of the
herds were established generations
ago and have been handed down from
father to SON. The result Of such Q
condition il that the breeder can fol-
low for . lifetime . certain ideal in
breeding and his son can use the
same ideal in the development Of the
herd. This advantage has been fully
realized by the British stockman. and
II IL the cause Of our continual de-
pendence on him for our types. After
. generation of importing and breed
ing. the Americans still 60 to the
British Islands for llne animals of all
breeds.
The tendency in this country II not
toward permanent herds. though such
exist here and there. We have no set
tied policy in this matter. A man
takes . herd, runs 1t - long ~ suits
his interests or fancy. and then ar-
ranges for . dispersion sale. Time
alone can change this condition. and
1t viii take generations yet to build
up herds thst will become famous for
longtime systematic breeding on the
best lines.
Feeding Breeding Pigs.
Pigs that are to be used 1pr broed.
Ag should be kept separate from those
that arc to be prepared for market.
ut least, after the Arst few years OF
their lives. Care must be taken to
give . well-balsnced ration. which viii
give o god muscular development
and viii at the same time give enough
carbon In various forms to keep up
the enersy oe the body. They should
have . ration thst II largely vegetable
and therefore bulky. Some grain
shoula b giveo. but not eooQgh 70
reader the whole ration too concep-
tyatod.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16

LlNCOLN-An ofacer OF the secret
service was here and visited the three
banks. He displayed couple Of coun.
terfeit 80 bills which are being cireu
lated In river cities. Tho object of
the visit Was to pick up any such bills
II any had been passes here. All Of
the banks reported that NO such bills
had been turned In. Receiving and
paying tellers were given IN oppoFtu
nifty Of taking . good look 1t the bogus
bills. The statement Was made that
the counterfeits were very sood int
tati0ns Of the genuine bills.
TNo oWoee willie.
The testator in 0 will recently open-
ID at Salem, Mass. expressed his r.
gret that he could not leave moro
worldly goods to his friends beeause
Of the rascality of those whom Ao
trusted. Another man expreeeod n
desire that his home should b. 80.
inasmuch as he did not leave snD.
Gent property to maintain Il, H.
quests Of clothing and Of househnaA
furn1shings are c0mDoa. oceasiooallv
. viii II Opeaed which begins In IT,
good old-fashio.ed way. IN tAo ~
Of God, Amen"
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16

H you have NO maid. the palmer the
furniture the better ~ It is 20 much
easier to keep clean. Besides, plain
rich surface On good lines II more
digni1ed than Q lot Of machine eary.
inR
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
\ JVvenile Diana.

According to Salt Lake dispatches
Miss Teesie Edwards. . 12-year-old
girl Of Clark's Ford. while out hunting
jackrabbits With . rife encountered
q mountain lion. which attacked har
and which she succeeded in killin9
after lFing three shots q II. The
lion measured eleven feet.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16

Bumbie foot % IN enlareo0oat Of
the test Of fowls. and = geaseelly
caused BY bruises due to the fowls
aliehting heavily when they ~ down
from their perchos. The trouble oe-
ours most freQuently with heavy
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
Thirty-seven Years In Harness.

The Kezar Falls, Me-. buSying
ground society have for thirty-seven
years in succession chosen Thomas
c. Randall clerk Of the society. They
would not hear his excuses. this yea.
although he is almost 81 years Of
age.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
Hay Crop Of 1908,

Hay Crop Of 1903.
Below we publish by states and ter.
ritories the figures on the hay crop
Of 1903, as compiled by the United
States Department OF Agriculture:
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16

birds. which generally have poor pow
oes OF fight. when their weight u
compared, to that ot their wing power.
The lighter fowls. havios more 1yins
power. light easily. and their feet are
not bruised. When heavy fowls are
permitted to perch hiyA. It 70 . com
mon thing to see them como down
from tAeir roosts, light on their feet
and tumble over. The alighting 10 often
accompanied BY . hard thump. This
II the prevailing cause Of humble foot.
The results Of such bruises are swell
inss In which pus develops. II these
sWell1nGs are lanced and the pus
escapes, the feet regain their normal
size. II the pus II not permitted To
escape It ultimately forms . cheesy
mass and the enlargement II perma-
nent The way to prevent humble
foot 10 to place the roosts low and
have the Aoor covered with litter.
This makes Il possible for the fowls
to come down OF the rO0sts without
sustaining bruises.
Black Spanish.
The Black Spanish Is one of the old.
est varieties of domestic poultry.
Their name has been identified with
the industry for hundreds OF years
and their practical worth ON the farm
has long been Of much value. Their
naughty bearing. large red comb and
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
Rsdvees Military se,v,ee.

The French two years military
service bill will soon become q law.
Already agitation has begun for eigb.
teen months military service.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
TrWss Company Deposits.

Trust company deposits nov
amount to over $500. .OO0 .O0V. This
is IN increase Of 81 .0O0. .0OO, 900 in the
last fve years.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
Enlisted at Age of 60.

Calen Thorpe. vino has just died
at Millersburg. Ohio, enlisted in the
union army at the age of 60. He lived
to be 103 and his widow @ lOl.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-16
Making q Hotbed.

Please give plans ana directions
for making and handling . h0tbed, to
be used for starting and handling
early vegetables and sweet potato
plants for the home gardens.
u
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-02
Cnrrx Your Own piiIn,r.

Many people when away from home
find it difficult to sleep well in a
strange bed and arise in the morning
with n sense of having passed decid-
edly unsatisfactory night An old rail
way official, who ought to know, saws
the trouble is all in the pillow. It's
the pillow first, last and always. He
has slept in many lands and under all
imaginable conditions and years ago
came to the conclusion that with ones
own pillow at hand it mattered little
about the bed. On an extended tour he
always takes his pillow with him.
slowing it carefully at the bottom of
the trunk for future reference IF
could start life over again." he says. 'T
would learn to sleep without n pillow
(the only proper way, hut the art must
be acquired during childhood The
next best thing is your own pillow
wherever possible. Try it and be con-
vinced.-Philadelph Record.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-02
Shoe shops In Jnnnn.

Like all other shops in Japan. a shoe
shop opens broad side to the street.
1t seems misnomcr to call it shoe
shop, place where you can only buy
sandals or clogs, things we are not ac-
customed TO call shoes. They are foot
gear anyway.
There is Il low platform in front. upon
which the customer sits and drinks tea
while making his or her purchases, the
shopkeeper meanwhile squatting on
his heels and discussing the news Of
the day.
The sandals Worn by the rickshaw
coolies are called warafi They are
woven of rice straw and are sold for
half cent Il pair They are made in
the country villages, and the foreigner
watches the weaving with amused in
tereSt
The prehensile big toe of Japanese
is of great assistance us it is used for
catching and holding the straws. leay-
ing the hands free to weave.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-02
WAlES IN AUSTRALIA.
The State Finds Them Good Homes
and Has No OrphannEe.

Australia is Il continent without an
orphanage. country without an or
phan. Each waif is taken to n receiv.
ing house where 1t is cared for till n
country home is found The local vol
unteer societies canvass their neigh
borhoods and send to the children s
committee of the destitute board the
names of any families they have
found where children may be placed.
The children's committee selects the
home which it judges is best adapted
to the development of the child in
question.
No child is placed in family so
poor that the child might suffer. The
foster parent receives sum averaging
Sl2o per week for the care of the
child and for proper clothing. When of
school age the child must be sent to
school. The local volunteer committee
looks after its care and culture and
jealous neighbors often assist in watch
ing the growth and education of these
happy children.
When the child is fourteen years old
he begins to work. His earnings are
placed in the Postal Savings bank. and
at the age of seventeen or eighteen he
goes out into the world an independent
man. The state, Mt an expense of less
than $40 year, has raised a man or
woman to contribute to it's wealth and
prevented the manufacture of crimi-
nal and the expense of courts, prisons
and reformatories.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-02
Peopie who Live T., No.

Travellers who have returned from
the heart of Africa and the Australia
sian continent tell wonderful stories of
nest building people who inhabit the
wilds of those countries. In the bush.
men of Australia we lind perhaps the
lowest order of men that are known.
Ihey are so primitive that they do not
know enough to build even the sim
pest iotn OF hut fer shelter. The
nearest they can approach to it is to
gather lot of twigs and grass and.
taking them into a thicket or Jungle.
build Il nest for Il home The nest IS
usually built large enough for the fam
lily, and if the latter he very numer
Gus then The nests are of a very large
size. Sometimes the foliage above will
form q natural covering, but there is
never any attempt mt constructing
2rctectten frcEi tho z,is.r -
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-02
CLIMBING SERPENTS.
The Method by Which They Glide Tn
Smooth Surfaces

Serpents can easily climb a smooth
wall. Il have often seen them do so
in Central America" says traveller.
writing TO a journal published In Rome
Il watched n little one, whose bite is
fatal, climb up a canvas stretched taut
between two snakes. On reaching the
top the reptile curled itself round Il
handglass and L killed it with n cane"
a serpent is to be seen in almost any
geological garden which makes no
trouble of climbing it's glass case. This
Is how it sets to work: Stretching itself
up the glass for about four inches, it
discharges from its glands quantity
of viscous matter which serves as an
adhesive liquid to hold and support its
body long enough to enable it to thrust
itself up little higher, when the proc
ess is repeated.
In warm climates this mucus IS very
thick and glutinous, so that by its aid
even heavy serpents can glide up per-
fectly smooth surfaces.