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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
Rouchaue for Ctock.


While both horses and cattle are
sometimes troubled with throat diff
ficulty that needs the attention of a
veterinarian, in the majority of cases
1t will be found that that trouble is
due almost wholly 10 the feeding of
dusty hay: Horses are much given to
this acute throat trouble in connection
with sneezing, which will stop almost
Immediately If the hay is we'll moisten-
ed before being fed.
1t is a good plan, If hay is fed in
manger instead of a rack, to sprinkle
little water In the bottom of the
manager each time before feeding and
then molsten the hay. Do the same
when the hay is fed to cattle. 1t is a
good plan to wet the corn slower also.
for while there is less dust In it than
in hay there Is enough to trouble the
cattle; besides, the wet fodder Is al
ways more palatable.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20

even should that desirable condition
of affairs be reached 1t will still be
obligatory upon the mllkman to see
that no opportunity Is afforded for the
contact of the tactical fluid with con
Eliminated atmosphere in the stable.
Probably the best way In which this
can be accomplished Is by the aid Of
the pneumatic milking machine here
illustrated. 1t is SO arranged as to not
only milk the cows automatically, but
also incloses the milk In an alright
receptacle as long as 1t is In the prox-
Unity of the animal. This Is accom-
plished by reservoir suspended over
head and connected with the teat cups
by short section of hose. BY means
of vacuum created in the pipe to
which the reservoir Is attached the
milk is drawn from the teats and de-
posted in 'he receptacle, whence 1t
can be removed 30 the creamery for
further treatment before being placed
on sale.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
A BALLAD OF OLD SONGS,
Grit.

Life is a song and love is sweet.
Sing me them to the old refrain,
Laughing lyrics with ripping feet,
Pattering music like drops or rain.
Ragtime RIFLES our weary brain.
Oh, for the ballad of surge and sway,
Words that wave like field of grain
Where are the songs Of yesterday?
Stately the tune with the measured beat,
But coon songs fill us with pensive
pain,
Yet it's ever and always the thing we
meet
Ever and always and over again,
Till it verify makes of life bane
Singers, a respite of you we pray
From the baby warm by the razor slain
Where are the songs of yesterday?
Verses like these we madly bleat,
Trying to voice our deep disdain
For the song and the dance described as
neat
In comic operas tangled skein.
Oh, for the time of a poets reign!
These limping filters to drive away.
Is there nothing to lose and nothing to
gain
Where are the songs of yesterday?
Poet prince, to our pleading deign
Make us a laughing, loving lay;
Tell us in tune what we ask in vain
Where are the songs of yesterday?
New York Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
he brought lady with him that he
said was not Miss Brown, but JacEs
new mamma.-Indianapolis Sun.
GElSHAS AS THEY ARE.
Avaricious and Am bitfous, They d.
light in Intrigues.

AS the pagan society Of Japan Is OrI
gained, the geishas are simply indisI
pensable, and they are not ignorant I'll
their advantages. For one thing, thg
serve as social substitutes for thOs9
wives, sisters and daughters who ar.|
not allowed to be present at a dinng|
party in a japanese nobleman'S homeI
much less in tea house. But as al
matter of fact, many Of the more rel
fined men lose their youthful enthu|
siaSm over the feminine fascina ions oil
the geisha, ard tire of her falsettOl
voice and her dance, which, as Mr.
Finck truly remarks, is rather panic
mimic than saltatorlal.
These same refined men, howeVa,
know that the geisha, quite apart from
her more sensuouS merits, has a pei
culiar value from her superb tact in
entertaining a guest by talk and chat
designed to further the game that the
host, her protector" is trying to- play
At such functions, where drab care Is
banished, she does not dance the Sc
rious No, but the comic Kiogen.
Again. the geishas are naive adepts
in intrigue. They are also avariciou'
and ambitious. And, being brighter
and more accomplished than the ar
erage run of Japanese women, they
manage to hold their own in reparte'
with any masculine wag. They ofta
Overhear business and political secrets
and these they are not above selling "
the highest bidder, though it might Ds
added that they are generally true !"
their friends.
When a pair OF geishas leave tDS
house wherein they are inmates, on
professional errand, a servant is sem
with them to take care of their oulei
wraps, and, more especially, to walcD
their conduct; for no small portion %
the money paid them-the monthly ar
lowance-goes to their employer, anu
is the latter's policy to see that eacD
geisha remains faithful to her benelao
tor-Josan Trench, in Smart Set
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
Cultivation of Onta-

At Cornell University oats were
sown broadcast, in the usual manner.
the yield per acre being thirty-seven
bushels. On another plot the oats we're
drilled In. fifteen inches apart, the
hand-wheel hoe being used to work
between the rows. This may appear
to some as giving a large share OF
labor In that manner, but as the yield
On the drilled and worked plot was
sixty-one bushels per acre the method
Is worthy of attention. A man with
a wheel hoe can go over a large piece
OF ground in day, and it Is possible
that the method will pay.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
Farm C~nveuiences.

The first two figures show convent
ences originally sketched in the Farm
Journal, which says of them:
This crate should be about three
feet high and fitted with sidepieces ex-
tending below 1t that will just fit into
the side irons Of the wagon body. 1t
can thus be set upon the wagon bed
in an instant and will be found most
useful In moving calves, sheep, pigs or
other stock. 1t will fit on to a sled
in the same way for winter use. 1t Is
also convenient when hauling loose
material. If this is long the rear gate
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20

can be hinged to let down, as shown.
1t can also be hinged to open at the
side. The Stats should be Of hard
wood three-quarters Of an inch thick.
When there is blowing to be done
close to fences or trees have your
smith put extension rods on the pillow
and clevis to hitch the team to, like
the cut. The sketch was sent us by
one of our readers in Kansas, and he
says 1t works well for him. If the
beam of the plow is adjustable to
draft it should, of course be adjusted
before the rods are bolted to the ham
dies.
The lower figure shows two views
of portable sheep fencing used at the
Colorado experiment station. 1t il
easy to move about and set up ano
very readily made.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
Jacks First Proposal
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ut was Jacks doing. But as Jack
had been responsible for every UNI
usual thing that had happened in
he neighborhood ever since the day he
vas horn. II years before, no one ever
bought of giving him credit for it,.
lie began it by capturing n nestful of
Young adders and letting them loose in
school while the superintendent was
making tour of inspection. Miss
Brown. the new teacher. sent a note
to the culprit's father, asking him to
call at the schoolhouse after school
hours. Mr.. Munroe grumbled and
went. He stayed an hour, and when
he went away said that he would like
to call occasionally and talk over
Jacks welfare.
But Jack must have deteriorated
sadly. for it was only short time be-
fore his aunt, who kept house for them,
had TO invite Miss Brown to dinner
once or twice a week. After it was
over Miss Brown and his father would
sit in the parlor and talk about him
in tones so low that he couldn't hear
what they were saying. OF course,
they had to sit very close to each 9TH
er to do this, and 1t was about this
time that Mr.. Munroe's eyes began to
trouble him so that he couldn't bear
to have the gas lighted. But even this
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
Migration of Seeds.

DIR. Howard, the new secretary OF
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science. writing of the
manner In which seeds are carried to
great distances by birds. recited an
experiment of Darwin which had a
curious result. Adhering to the leg Of
Il wounded partridge. Darwin found a
ball of earth weighing 61s ounces.
From the seeds contained In this ball
he raised thirty-two plants, belonging
TO five distinct species.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20

Sanitary Milking Apparatus.
With the recent report OF state
health board official that an epidemic
Of fever In one of our largest cities
could be traced directly to case In
the family of a milk dealer in that To-
cality, the urgent necessity for ssni-
tary inspection of the milk supply is
again made apparent to even those in
diyiduals who are rather inclined to
scott at such advanced and scientific
theories. No doubt the time VIII come
when all milk will have TO be stcril-
lied before being offered for sale, but
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
A Dairy Pointer.

The Toronto Globe says Canadian
farmer who kept twenty four cows and
two hired men tested his COWS with
the Babcock test. and found that
eight were Improbable. He disposed
or them and let one hired man go. and
at the end OF the year found that he
mad made as much money from the
sixteen as from the twenty-four. Now
ne has got down to twelve good cows.
and expects as much from them as he
made from twice that number. Now he
can Increase up to his original number
as fast as he can find or grow good
COWS and Increase his profits.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
Shredding Fodder

The fodder shredder is doing good
work in one respect, and that is in re-
ducing the number of shocks OF corn
that stand in the field all winter.
AS the shredder husks the corn and
shreds it at the same time, farmers
find that it Is more comfortable to
haul the fodder to the barn than to
stand out in the fields to husk the
corn and then waste the fodder.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20

did not prove sufficient to insure his
sons wellbeing, and they began to
take long rides in the evening. They
both went around looking SO happy
that Jack thought they must have Sc
lected some grand profession for him
driving the ash team, perhaps.
AS for Miss Brown, the boys said
she was good locker and regular
brick. And you can depend upon the
judgment of a boy every time. Jack
had finally decided that she was to be
trusted and had consigned to her with
out reserve the direction of his actions.
1t was the first time in his life that
he had been continually obcdient to
anyone except his father.
Then came two or three days when
Mr.. Munroe couldn't sit still, but wan
dered aimessly about the house and
scolded everyone that spoke to him.
The next morning a little yellow letter
came to him. After he had read it he
locked himself into the library, and
Jacks aunt wouldn't let anyone go
near him all day.
The next morning he told Jack that
the menagerie had gotten away and
eaten up all his money. At least Jack
supposed it was a menagerie, as there
were bulls and bears in it. The great
house and it's contents were sold, and
they went to Boston to live in fiat.
Jack had forgotten all about Miss
Brown amid the novelty of his new
surroundings until one evening when
he found his father sitting disconso-
lately by his desk, holding her photo
graph in his hand.
Wouldn't it be sport to have Miss
Brown here now, pap he inquired.
Did you love her, too, Jack?" his
father asked sadly.
"Sure! She's q daisy"
"Well, Jack, I'll tell you a secret.
was going to ask her to marry me and
be your mamma. But l can't now,
when everything we have is what
can earn"
Jack pondered the situation over I'M
til the next day. After his father had
gone to work he posted the following
letter to his former school teacher, hay-
ing labored long and valiantly in its
compositions:
Dear Miss Brown.
PA wants TO know if you will be
my mamma. He says he can't ask YOU
because he lost his money. | should
think it would be a good time to ask
you, because you could earn some for
him. And l should think you would
be happy enough to be my mamma
and not have any money. Pa looks as
If he had the stomach ache all the
time. Your friend, JACK"
Some days later Jacks father came
home from the Office and handed Jack
the letter he had written.
"Did you write that, Jack2"
"Yes. Where did you get it?"
Mr.. Munroe went away Saturday
and when he came home the next week
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
Inventions in Printing World.

The effect OF the extraordinary AZ
tiyity in invention and improvement
In the printing world since 1881 70,
been twofold. To the printer hllls,D
1t has been injurious rather than he.p
full; to the public it has been OF ilVA'
culable advantage and has been -
tent factor in elevating the stanuAiO'
Of good taste
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20

mouth, and when dead, scald in water
at temperature of 1S5 degrees After
scalding, wrap them up in a flannel
blanket for ten minutes. which will
hep wonderfully In picking.
If scalding is properly done and
birds are wrapped up in this way,
they can be picked easily and quickly.
1t is customary with many to leave
feathers around the neck for about
two inches also the feathers on the
FIRST joints of the wings. including the
main flights. After picking clean, put
them into hot water for few seconds
and then throw into ice water, leaving
them for several hours, or until THOR
0ughly cold, when they may be taken
out, dried, and are then ready to pack
Tor market.-B. ]. Lawrence, la Farm
and Home.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20

food and water
for twenty four
hours previous
to killing, so that
the crop and in
testines will be
w @ Ii emptied.
Confine them in
u S m a Ii p Il
w | t h CT e Il II
straw, so that
they will not be
dirty. Il | e e d
l, - =. - -. l.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
A Useless Temperature.

did you enjoy the lake where "
spent the SUMMER
mo. 1t was too cold for paliii.1
and not cold enough for skaun"
Town Topics.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
Dressing Ducks for Market

Ducks need much the same treat
ment in dressing for market as do
fowls. They should be kept without
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-23
JUVENILE COURT REPORT
SHOWS GREAT GOOD DONE
Judge Stubs Makes First An
nual Statement to Governor
Durbin.


Judge Stubs, of the Juvenile Court, has
made his first annual report to the Gov
ernor of Indiana. The report is not re-
quired by law and was sent voluntarily by
the judge. with the idea that Governor
Durbin would like TO know the results of
the court. which was started as an expert
ment one year ago.
The origin of the court is mentioned in
the report, and the fact that the apparent
increase of crime among the youth of In
dianapois while Judge Stubs was on the
bench in the Police Court seemed to make
such an office of justice necessary. He
says:
More children under sixteen years of
age were brought into that court charged
with violations of the law from Oct. u to
Nov. r. 1901, than had been brought before
the same judge during his entire term of
two years when he was judge of the same
court ten years earlier"
In the year just closed $40 cases have
been before the court, COZ boys and 1873
girls. The incorrigibles and worst Grim
inals among the boys numbering fifty-nine
have been sent to the Indiana School for
Boys at Plainfeld, and fifty-four have been
sent 10 Julia f. Works School in Mar
shall county. to Whites Manual Labor In
stitute in Wabash county, and to other pri-
vate schools and institutions in the State.
Seventeen girls were sent to the Indiana
Industrial School for Girls, and sixteen
were placed in other schools and institu-
tions for girls.
OF the 740 cases before the court 594 were
disposed of without sending them TO insti-
tutions. Many were discharged, released
on suspended judgment, allowed to re-
turn TO their homes without further super
vision of the court. Over three hundred
have been placed under the care of volun-
teer probation officers.
In his report Judge Stubs makes most
favorable mention of the probation officers,
and says of them:
THE work of these voluntary probation
officers cannot be too highly commended.
Out of more than three hundred children
placed on probation less than twenty have
been brought into court again charged with
offending against the law. But, notwith-
standing the great saving in cost by the
judicious application of the probation sys-
TEN, the best effect is seen in the children
themselves.
1T has been found in nearly all cases
that when a boy who has been raised in
an environment of degradation or crime,
and who has himself become a petty thief
is placed in the care of a man of broad
views and kindly nature, a man of char
acter and standing, ii is like revelation
TO the boy. He takes a new start in life
and with the influence of a wholesome
broad-minded man woman to encourage
and help him, his chances are greatly inn
proved"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-23

Cornell Graduate Blacksmith, boy Orator.,
ETC.. Arrested for Defrauding K. of p. Lodges.
A. c. Babcock, who is alleged to have de-
frauded lodges of the Knights of Pythias
throughout this and several other States,
has led varied life beginning with an
elopement in Kentucky, after a short
quaintance with the woman who now
shares his name. and is in great distress
over the misfortune which has overtaken
her husband
Mrs. Babcock formerly lived at Preston
vile, Ky, where she became acquainted
with Babcock. They eloped to Sanders,
KY, and were married. After a period of
m arried life, Mrs. Babcock became dissat-
isfed with the condition of affairs and left
him.
Speaking to a Journal reporter at the
county Jail last night Babcock said:
Now, of course. L don't have to tell you
any of these things. I'm not the wit
ness stand. But I'm telling you of my
own free will. Yes. my wife left me and
came to this city. 1 did not know where
she was for long time i went to Day
ton, o., to look for her, and visited many
other cities
Il had been running blacksmith shop
and had been losing money. She was not
satisfied with this, and thought that she
could make a living for herself. After a
long time she wrote to me, and the letter
was forwarded from place to place as 1
travelled in my search. When ] learned
that she was in Indianapolis my resources
were exhausted, and L appealed to the
knights of Pythias for aid. If L am not
member in good standing. | do not know it.
All these things the papers saying
about me are on record, and they will be
held accountable
mo, j never told my wife that 1 had ac-
copied assistance from a lodge. She is
nothing but a girl, and / never told her
ny financial affairs. After / came to In
diar apolis L secured a position and was
arrested while at work earning So day.
My wife came to the Jail and L babe her
goodbye after giving her an order which
entitled her to draw my salary at the At
kins works. 1 told her to return to
her home. Some of the things which have
been said about me may be true and some
may not. | have been defrauding no one.
You won't be hard me, will you?''
Babcock travelled with patent medicine
show as the hoy orator." and has delivered
lectures on the Bible. He also claims to be
a graduate of Cornell University. Since
his residence in this city he has obtained
sums of money from two local lodges of
knights of Pythias and his arrest resulted
He was arraigned in Police Court and was
bound over to the grand jury His appear
ance is not prepOssesSing, and he talks
with quick. nervous accent. The author
tiles are confident that a strong case can be
made against him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-23
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
BUY RILEY PROPERTY
Lodge No. SO VIII Soon Build a
New Six-Story Home Near
DeniSon Hotel.

The property at lis East Ohio street In
the rear of the Denison Hotel has been
purchased by the Indianapolis Lodge. No.
SO. Knights of Pythias, for consideration
of 10000. The property, which has 'front.'
age of 40 feet. was owned by James Whit
comb Riley, and the purchase was made
through the agency of B. Nj. Ralston.
As soon as plans can be perfected the
lodge intends TO begin the erection of a
siX-story building to be the home of the
individual lodge. The first floor, according
to the present arrangements. will be used
as storerocms and the second and third
floors will be fixed up office rooms for
physicians and dentists. The fourth floor
Will serve the purpose of a social and club
room for the members and the fifth and
sixth used as the lodge and meeting room.
1t is expected that the building will be
constructed at cost of $4,000
Lodge 56 is one of the largest organiZa-
tons in the country and has a member
ship of over 600, which is expected to be
raised to 1000 in the near future.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-23
INSANE NAN PLAYS
Ball WITH THE CHINA
Released in Court and Re-
turned Soon to City
Prison.

Ed Scott, 2113 Cushing street, although
having exhibited signs of insanity. was re-
leased in Police Court yesterday morning
after spending the night in Jail charged
with drunkenness. His parents came after
him and stated that they could manage him
and would take good care of him. They were
assisted in removing their son by Bikemen
Hull and Wilson, and before three hours
had passed Bikemen Lowe and Mefford
were called TO the Scott home to take
charge of their prisoner again. When they
arrived Scott was throwing curves and out
shoots with glasses and tumbers and had
devastated portions of his home. He told
the officers he would go with them soon
as he got some rags. Il would not have
been here" he explained, ''only they sent
the little box to the wrong house. You
see, / was TO be put away in the box, but
/ guess I'll have TO wait now" 1t is
thought that SCOTS arrangement results
from protracted drinking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-23
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-23
YEARS. WHEAT CROP WILL
NOT BE HALF OF NORMAL
State Statistician Johnson Bases
Estimate on Reports from 600
Townships.

According to reports received by State
Statistician Johnson from over 900 town
ships in Indiana the wheat crop for this
year will not be over 40 per cent. of the
normal yield.
About two weeks ago reports were re-
ceived from about 500 townships. and the
statistician put the crop at about so per
cent. of normal, but since hearing from
other townships the per cent. has been re-
duced. 1t is thought that Ii will be still
further reduced on account of the cold, dry
weather
Mr.. Johnson states that the crop of oats
will be from two weeks to month late
this year. The prospects for a good crop
are not bright, as only few farmers have
their oats SOwn.