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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-20

Fish. oysters and celery az Cold
storage. r, Crotzer. 1914
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09

There are many interesting stories
that could be told of the ex-Confed.
crate Gen. James LOngstreet. An Eng
lish officer who was present at the bat.
tie of Gettysburg and who was permit.
ted by LOngstreet to be near his head.
quarters told of this incident:
When I got close up to Gen. Long.
street saw one of his regiments ad
vancing through the woods in good or.
der: SO. thinking was just in time tc
see the attack. I remarked to the gen.
eral that I wouldn't have missed this
for anything.
-LOnsstreet was seated at the ton Of
snake fence, and looking perfectly
calm and unperturbed. and he replied
laughingly. The devil You wouldn't! ]
would like to have missed it verx
much. We've attacked and been re-
pulsed Look there
A few moments later. while the Con.
federates we're still retreating under
q heavy fire Of artillery from the
Union troops. Gen. Pettigrew reported
to Longstreet that he was unable tc
bring his men up again. Longstreet
turned upon him and replied in a most
sarcastic manner: Very we'll; never
mind then. general. just let them 70
main where they are: the enemy's
going to advance, and will snare Won
the trouble
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09

Mrs. Mary r. Wheeler. who recently
passed away at the home of her
daughter in BelOit. Iowa. was one of
the heroic figures of the civil war.
She was nearly Sc years of age at the
time of her death and was known as
Mother" Wheeler. No army nurse
rendered more service to the sick and
wounded soldier boys than she. Born
near Elmira. N. Y. May ?. 1918, she
became deeply interested in the war
shortly after her marriage. and at the
time of the battle of Bull Run she left
her home IN Pennsylvania and went to
Washington to look after the sick and
wounded. With the dying echoes Of
Bull Run she began here noble work
and to the end of the war was to be
found wherever duty called. Her hap
piest recOllections were of Lincoln
and Stanton. who soon recognized her
worth as a woman Of judgment and
fine executive ability.
President Lincoln never visited the
army hospital without commencing
matte work. She remained in Wash
ingtOn until the bloody work in front
OF Richmond called her to Fortress
Monroe, where she rendered valuable
service. With the improved cOndi-
tiOns in the northern hospitals Mother
Wheeler was ordered to help organize
the hospital service and was in charge
Of a hospital at Holly Springs, Miss.
in December. 1862. when that great
supply depot was captured in Grants
rear by General Van Dorm. Mother
Wheeler during the war was kept as
signed at various posts and was in
charge at Mobile when that city was
taken. She was in receipt of a pen
sion from the government for her
valiant service and went to Iowa in
1872.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Surround Milk with Pure Air.


At . dairy convention where butter
was being exhibited the Judge. . nrst.
class expert, found two samples Of
butte. that had . strong favor, but dif-
fering every greatly from each other and
from the 1avoes Usually met with In
butter. Later the judge visited the
creameries in which the butter had
been made. There the mystery was
solved. In each place he found .
smell in the butter.working room simi-
lar to the favor that had pulled down
the scores on the butter. The cream.
cries were cleaned up till the smell
referred to disappeared, after which
there was no further trouble with ths
bad-navored butter. How often ON the
farm Is the butter ruined by the
smells that surround the milk while
It ID exposed to the air in the ripeninx
process. Much of the cheap butter
that goes to the corner grocery and Is
thence sent to the buyers of stock for
the renovating factories II butter that
has been made from milk and cream
that has been exposed in the cellars Of
the farm houses or in the Kitchens to
odors that are undesirable In butter.
Either the milk must be kept out Of
the cellar Or the vegetables must b
put elsewhere. L r . mistake also.
to have the cream ripeuing In the
>hurn In the kitchea in which an kinds
of food are being cooked. MIX and
cream must Be surrounded With pure
air II good butter b 20 b made
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
sANxeas UNION ,s soLvsHr.

Referee Says. However. Must Change
Nasehod Of TransactinQ 0Usineos. ..
LINCOLN-The Bankers Union .0f
the World will have to change its
present methods Of doing business In
several instances II it Is to continue
ss an organization. should the report
fled by Referee Ryan in the supreme
court be the decision Of the court.
The report finds for the state In
most intsances. though 1t denied that
that evidence sustained the allegation
of the state that the company was In
solvent 1t denied also that the evi-
dence showed that President Spinney
had drawn q larger salary than he
was entitled to.
Referee Ryan held that should the
company continue to do business It
should be enjOined from allowing its
Omcers to appoint . board Of directors:
it should be enjOined from paying to
President Spinney and President Spin
ney should be enjOined from receiving
commissions ON business done; the
company should be enj0ined from
Withholding information regarding the
Orier that may be required by the
auditor; the company should be en-
joined from merging into its order
other companies.
Deputy Attorney General Norris
Brown. who prosecuted the case for
the state, is we'll satisfied with the
report of the referee and will ille .
motion for judgment upon the find
ings of facts submitted.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
UNPROTECTED STATE PROPERTY.
Fire at the State Capitol Would
Cause a Great Loss.

Fire at the State Capitol Would
Cause q Great Loss.
LINCOLN.-MilliOns of dollars In
state property lies unprotected In Ne
braska's capitol building. q veritable
firetrap. and in case Of q conhaHS Sati0n
the loss to the taxpayers would soar
up into seven figures.
The state carries no insurance.
There is q provision in the statutes
for this, but the legislature has not
made an appropriation for several
years. The oiled woodwork. the
draughty corridors and the peculiar
construction of the dome renders the
capitol dangerous should flames once
get q start. Fire experts declare that
q blaze not stamped out at once would
soon be beyond control.
Books valued at more than 81 .OOO,-
600 lie ON wooden shelves unprotected
from fire. Supreme court opinions
are stored away In the building and
their loss would cause much litiga-
tiOn. Land titles. abstracts and legis-
lative and public records are poorly
protected in antiquated vaults.
Students and visitors to Lincoln
flock to the capitol dome. Many Of
them smoke and stubs Of cigars and
cigarettes can be found strewn along
the rickety steps leading to the dome.
Two water tanks are located on the
roof of the capitol. but for long
time these have not been connected
with hose
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Brittle Ejnoer Nails.

=. For the people who are troubled
with brittle finger nails there is only
one we to cure them, and that is to
begin at the root of the evil and feed
them. Before retiring rub the nails
freely with sweet oil or vaseline and
wear loose kid gloves. The gloves
should be perforated at the palms and
the middle OF the fingers to admit q
free circulation of air. Wear gloves
whenever possible while sweeping
and busting or doing other coarse
work. for the texture of the skin is
thus preserved and damage to the
nails prevented. After washing dishes
wash the hands in clear warm water,
rinse in cold water. anoint the nails
with . little vaseline and wipe away
all surplus. Keep up this treatment
of the nails daily for . month and you
will see . marked improvement.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Mea. a. Seen by the Butcher.


At the last meeting of the Illinois
Live Stock Breeders Association,
held at the Illinois Agricultural col.
lege, several hundred people gathered
in the animal judging room to witness
the meat-cutting demonstration. Mr..
Samuel White, a Chicago butcher
made the demonstration. The stand
ard rib roast (including seven ribs) il
the part that is injured most by be
ing too fat. Much of the tender!oiD
used in hotels and restaurants is
taken from Gamers" AS the butche:
cant AFFORD 70 sell the tenderloin
from high-priced meat, as it forms
the best part of the porterhouse. In
America the choice cuts sell at high
price because there is little demand
for the rest of the carcass. Porter.
house and sirloin can he bought cheap.
er In England than in the United
States because there is q greater de.
mand for the other parts Of the car
cass. Chuck brings about cents per
pound In Chicago and Is cents in LOr-
don, while porterhouse brings 25 cents
in Chicago and from Is to 20 cents
per pound in London. The American
butcher has to make his profits from
. small part Of the carcass. while .ne
English butcher makes his profits
from all parts Of the carcass. Porter
house steak is IN American term and
is not generally known in England.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
THEY WANTED A CHANGE.


Elderly Ladies Were Tired o. Their
Lifelong Companions.
One OF the tenets of modern scien.
tine philanthropy is the provision of
small private cottages for old couples
whose destiny would otherwise be the
poorhouses. where the sexes are sep
arated. The belief has grown that the
Old persons would be much happier
II they could live in their little cottage
together and apart from the rest of
the p0orhOuse inmates. In the noor.
houses. as they have been conducted
in the past. the old couples have only
been permitted to call on each other
during certain hours of the day.
But philanthropy. even of the scien.
tlhc variety. rarely meets with the
reception expected. and this rule
proves particularly true in the case Of
one agent. who, armed with the new
Oher of the charities commission
went out In search of Impoverished
old couples eager to end their davs
IN each others company. When the
agent returned he wore a dazed ex.
preston. which deepened when he
made his informal report of the ex.
peditiOn.
Ihe old men said they didn't mind
living with the old women" he an.
no"nced, but the old women kicked
l1ke steers. They said they'd lived
WIN the same persons all their lives
and they'd looked forward to a little
cnanse when they went to the poor.
hOuse.-New York Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
An Arab Soy Outxv;tted

Once at least, in Egypt. the loss of
his eye in an earlier campaign proved
q great service to Lord WOlseley and
his army. He could get no informa-
tion of the enemy's strength of posi-
ton. says the London OnlOoker. An
ARAB was captured prOwling around
our outposts aid was brought before
him. 1t was ten to one the sullen
fellow knew everything. Lord Wolse.
ley questioned him. The fellow an
swered never word. standing stolid
between the two soldiers. At last a
happy idea struck the general. He
said in Arabic: 1T is no use your
refusing to answer me. for / am a
wizard, and at wish can destroy You
and your masters. To prove this to
you. l will take out my eye. throw it
up. catch it and put it back in my
head. And, to the horror and amaze
ment Of the fellow. Lord WOlseley
took out his glass eye. threw it up,
caught and replaced it, That was
enough; the Arab capitulated. and the
information he gave the staff led to
the Arabi's defeat.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
l,vk; IN sAv1ae s1Ars.

Menasli0 Race HAS Made Little A.
vanss In Centuries.
aahogedss p racs'0f AoaGolians n
hahitieg the chores Of the Arctic
ocsasi. maintain themselves by hunt
:ae and fishing. They make use OF
the same implements in bone and
stone. besides cherishing the same su-
perstitiops. as were current in the
stone age among the inhabitants of
western Europe. They clOthe them
selves In reindeer skins In flne wealth
er they wear the hair outside. and
when It is wet the tunic is reversed.
Fhis interesting race is gradually dy-
Ing out. owing partly to the scourge
OF smallpox which makes rayages
among them. and also to their fond
ness for raw spirits. which leads them
to degradation and misery. rs the Rus.
sian merchants take advantage Of this
to cheat them when bartering for val
liable skins and walrus teeth. In
fact, to such IN extent do these trad
ers dupe them that the Samoyeds
sometimes are reduced to q state of
famine and have recourse to cannibal
Ism. This seems to account for the
name Samoyed. which was given them
by the Russians. aud which signifies
IN their language self.eating. Every
year In mid-Lent these queer-looking
people travel down in their reindeer
sledges from Archangel to St. Peters
ourg and take up their abode tempo
rarily on the frozen river Neva, where
they build themselves circular huts
composed of q framework of poles.
over which are stretched reindeer
Skins. Here they traffic for the prod
ucts Of civilization.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Trial Orchards.

A good many trial orchards are be.
ing established in our western states,
and are being planted with all the
different varieties of trees and canes
that bear fruit. Great lessons are be-
ing learned from them. On some Of
the soils our best and hardest varie.
ties fail. while other and supposedly
weaker varieties do well. The strik-
ing fact about these orchards is that
the people living in the locality in
which they exist do not as q rule get
very much from them. This is not
due to any lack in the management
of the orchards, but to the lack of
enterprise on the part of the people
that are trying to grow fruits in those
localities. The fruit growers of the
states in which trial orchards exist
will find it greatly to theiI advantage
to make occasional trips to the or
chards in which varities Of fruits and
cultural methods are being tried. They
will thus save themselves many costly
mistakes.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Adieu to GjrDhood-

dreamless sleep. S ''"H'
fold my hands and all 0uiesceut ue
trail sky 'D 'i''s
A-trembIe with the dawn. hearing the
of Young: oSns:: young birds. or tinkle of the
Beyond the hill. oh. then from far and
Dear soft.winged presences. unseen.
draw nigh,
And tides OF yearnirg wonder DER me
sweep. "
But yestermorn. before the soft wing.
In crhe. the expectant dawn. wild music
WITHIN my soul: and. unsought. past
Thy face. thine eyes. mid swift tumult.
Gus fame
Then. then. could not pray. but long I
wept. ''s
burned and bewildered by sudder
M Cannah in February Century.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Machine to Hanq Paper.

PAPILLION, Neb.-lt is not often
that q preacher turns inventor. but
Rev. J. A. Holmes of Cretna is an ex-
ceptiOn. He has invented a machine
to be used in hanging paper. The pa
per is placed in the machine, crank
is turned and the paper is pasted.
trimmed and hung neatly on the wall.
With this contrivance about 200 rolls
of wall paper can be hanged in q day.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Room for the ljttees.

A. swine breeder says that in rails.
ing pigs one should have q house and
separate lot for each SOW and her III.
Ter. This may be demanding q little
too much, but 1t may be that the hest
results can be obtained only in this
way. II one cannot give q separate
lot to each SOW, he can at least give
q separate house. Fortunately Q hog
house need not cost much. Some of
our experiment stations have . house
for each brood SOW, but give them
only ono large lot, In which to run.
While the pigs are so young that
they take only their mothers milk Il
II better to keep the litters separate,
but when the pigs have become old
enough to eat slop made Of milk.
ship stun and the like, the litters may
be allowed to run together.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
m;l;tismen to Go to School.

Gov. Mickey has recommended that
these members of the National Guard
be sent to. Leayenworth rs students
in the general science and staff school
at tha: place. the government to pay
all expenses except for books. and
heat and light for one year: Captain
Eberly of Stanton. Captain Peebler Of
Nelson. Captain Samons Of Kearney,
First Lieutenant Davis Of York, First
Lieutenant Hervey and Second Lieu
tenant Guy G. Furay Of Omaha. and
Second Lieutenant l. S. Johnson OF
Co. b. First regiment.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Want a Receiver Appointed.

LlNCOLN.-A large number of per
sons interested in the suit of Henry
G.. ROwntree against the National Lie
and Trust Company Of Chicago have
joined with him in asking that . re-
ceiver be appointed to take charge Of
the assets of the concern now in the
hands of the Iowa state auditor. The
suit was started several months ago
and the petition Of intervention was
filed a few days ago.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
BENJAMIN J. Kelley,
Bishop of Savannah, Ga.
confederaey Lavish With Titles.

CoWfederaey Lavish With Titles.
The COnfederacy was lavish in the
bestowal of military commissions of
high rank. 1t had more than twice
as many full generals as the United
States army has ever had in its entire
existence. Only three men have held
that rank in the United States service.
Even Washington never held it. The
Continental Congress commissioned
him General and Commander in Chief
of the army Of the United Colonies"
He was commissioned Lieutenant Gen.
eral July 4. 1898. and never held a
higher rank.
An act Of Congress March 8, 1899.
created the ONCE OF General of the
Armies Of the United States" but it
was never filled. Knox. St. Clair.
Wayne. Hamilton, Dearborn, Brown,
Macomb. Mcclellan and Halleck held
only the rank of Major General. al
though each Of them commanded the
army of the United States. James
Wilkinson. who commanded it from
1900 to 1919. was only Brigadier Gen.
eral. Josiah Harmer. who was in com.
mand from 1854 to 1891. was only a
Lieutenant Colonel and Brisadier BY
brevet. The first full General in the
history of the United States army was
U. s. Grant. He vas given that rank
in 1864 and was succeeded by Sher-
man in 1869. who vas succeeded by
Sheridan i'm 1883. These three are the
only officers. Schofield. who succeed
ed Sheridan in 1888. was give1 the
rank Of Lieutenant Genera! by Con-
sress previous to his retirement. Mel
son A. Miles also retired as a lieuten-
ant general, and SO did S. e. n. Youns
when Major General Chaffee succeed
ed to that rank.
The number Of Generals in the Con-
federate service was eight. This
equals the number of Lieutenant Cen
erals In the United States army from
Warrington to ChalFee. The Confed-
eraey had nineteen Lieutenant Cen
erals. Grant was the only Federal
o0cer who attained this rank duriag
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
SeattDe'S Trade.

The local vessels plying to Seattle
during the year 1903. according to the
figures in the annual report of the har-
Dor master carried in the aggregate
nearly 100000 passengers in and out
OF that port. while that city shipped
coastwise and to local ports merchan-
disc to the value of $32.171. .7S5, and
received merchandise to the value Of
$23.244.SS7.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
POlJlIRY]


This English bird IL one which may
be considered IN ideal bird for zen
eral purposes. It Is hardy fowl and
can stand almost any amount Of cold
weather. providing the ground e not
damp. This 10 proved by the fact that
they do Wen in the northern part q
Scotland and In the extreme north OF
Ireland. among the Cumberland HIS.
and in other places equally as cold
and exposed. This should BE- remem-
bered BY those who Contemplate rails
ing them. that the soil must not be
damp II success 10 expected with
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Water ard Liaht Statistics.

The Department of Labor is just
now busy collecting statistics regard
ing water works and electric light
plants throughout the state. When
completed the tabulatiOn will show
whether the plants are owned by the
municipality or by private parties. the
cost of construction, the cost of light
or water to the consumer. the amount
of bonds issued and other matter that
may be of interest to the people gen
orally.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Maxine 1rip to Jerusalem.

YORK-Rev and Mrs. w. Medlar
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Cobb left for
an extended trip abroad and will be
gone some time. They sail from New
York City on March s, gazing to Jeru-
salem and Italy and many other in
termediate points of interest. Rev.
Medlar of the Congregational church
here is a delegate to the worlds Sun
day school convention to be held at
Jerusalem on April IS. 10 AMI 20. Mr.
Cobb is one of York's successful and
pioneer merchants. The party will re-
turn about the middle of May
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09

The importations of wheat at pres
ent into Great Britain amount to
17O,O0O,0OO bushels a year. OF that
quantity 57,OOO.OOO bushels come from
her colonies. In Canada, South AZ
rica and Australia there are gran
aries to supply the world of that 17O,-
600 900 bushels. Australia sends now
32 per cent of her $1,000, OO0-bushel
crop.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Money in Grass.

Wo0ey ~ 0To86
As q great deal Of hay Is harvested
In the territory in which the Farmers
Review circulates, We believe thai
many of our readers will be inter
ested in the address Of Mr.. George II
Clark before the Aiddlesex, Conn.
Pomona Grange (of which he is 9
member), on the subject. Grass rs
Money Maker" from which we quote
the following: Il will try to tell you in
few minutes, what I have found in
eighteen years. cultivation of grass.
In the first place in the production
Of all kinds of crops We must have
more intense cultivation. Clark's Cut
away Harrow will do it, SO will other
harr0ws. but 1t must be done. No
matter what the crop, the more we
cultivate the better. AS the results
of intense cultivation ON poor land.
what farmers here call worn out land,
with hay figured at $3.50 per ton. $40
year per acre can be made; at SIS
per ton $50 can be made. An average
of over $50 an acre per year, and
pofass is very sure crop. I SOW red
top and timothy in equal parts, II
quarts each kind of seed to the acre.
They grow well together and produce
Q ton and q half more hay to the acre
when thus s0wn. My first experience
on sixteen acres in two crops pro-
duced over 100 tons, over six tons to
the acre. On one nat section OF
seven-eighths of an acre covered with
clay gravel hard-pan. no vegetation
on it, at one seeding, in fourteen
years, twenty-eight crops, produced
114H tons of dry hay. q net profit of
81 200, over $S5 per year. A section
of five-eighths of an acre, in two crops
this yea-. gave q rate of q, 400 pounds
to the acre, at SIC per ton, gave a net
profit of $117. Not q year in the
eighteen but what some one or more
acres of this field have produced more
than six tons, sometimes over seven
tons first crop. Again, there never
has been a year in which less than
six tons have been grown in two
crops. That is not due to favorable
conditions to start with, 1t Is due to
intense cultivation, fertilizer, and
care. The outside cost of hay does
not exceed 81 for labor, So for fer
tiliZer, total cost per ton for well
dried hay in barn, S. The most re-
markable sample will be shown this
year from q quarter acre section
where the first crop cut was over
four feet in height and weighed 2,471
pounds. Second crop cut this year
from same field was over three feet
high and weighed 2,24O pounds, max
ing ~ feet in height. Each crop
was fully headed and blOssOmed. The
third crop did not blossom, but
weighed 1850 pounds, at the rate of
3ls tons to the acre. The total
weight of tie three crops from this
quarter acre section this year was
6,4O1 pounds, or at the rate of 25,644
pounds per acre, and a total growth
of over nine feet. This quarter acre
section at SIG per ton produced rate
of $136 net profit per acre. The gen.
eral average of my field for eighteen
years has given a net profit of over
$50 per year per acre, hence 1 say we
can, if we will, make money in grass
culture.-Farmers'R Review.
Yield of Irish Potatoes. 1903.
The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
Return Fox to Asylum.

PAPILLION.-Frank Fox, the in
sane man who escaped from the Lin
coin asylum and created SO much ex-
citement in Fort Crook by his muir
derous actions, later attempting sui
eide. has been returned to the asylum
at Lincoln.