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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16
FEEDING FOR SWEET HAMS.
How an Illinois Farmer Produces
Pork That Is Sweet, Wholesome
and Healthful.

A northwestern gentleman visiting an
Illinois farmer who killed and cured his
own meat was so captured by the SUI
perior aroma and flavor Of the ham
served at the farmers table that he was
led to inquire his method OF feeding,
which was given as follows
"The ration is simple. 1t consists of
corn, either shelled or on the cob.
whichever is the most convenient. and
when conditions permit, the corn is al
ways soaked. In addition to the corn ne
gave a plentiful supply of swill, made by
adding Is pounds of linseed cake (oil-
meal) to the barrel of water"
He stated that he had fed hogs in this
way for % years They took on flesh
faster, were always healthy and had
never had case of hog cholera. He
was surprised at the simplicity of
method and the cause Of the excellence
the hog meat. If this method were
universally followed yenison and fowl
would be discarded, and the meat of the
once despised hog would soon become
delicacy more frequently seen ON every
table in the land 1t is self-evident
that the reason for hog meat being un-
der the ban in olden times was the fact
that hogs were scavengers by compul-
sion. Driven to eat the most repulsive
garbage to sustain life. their meat was
affected thereby, and their meat was no
doubt unclean.-Midland Farmer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16

THE SUMMING kNIFE,

serve the difference in dotted lines on
Figs. and 2, on the foreleg; the knife
should go down to the armpit, then for
ward to point Of brisket as in Fig. /,
and not back of brisket as in Fig. Q;
never cut the throat croGswise; always
take out horns and tail bone.
To salt hide thoroughly, take a
water bucket full of salt for a 60-pound
hide Qarger and smaller hides in pro-
portion). Rub it on we'll and roll them
up. Or spread them out smooth one
on top of the other, when killing often.
If salt is all absorbed, put on more,
especially in warm weather.
1t is estimated that the loss to butch
ers. farmers and trappers in this coun-
try exceeds $1.000.000 per year by i'm
properly taking off hides and furs and
not properly handling them. To pre-
vent this great loss as much as posi-
BILE we have had these cuts made. IL
Illustrating the right and wrong way,
with instructions SO plain that child
can soon learn to do a good Job.
Fig. 3 shows a butchers skinning
knife, which is much the best form of
knife for such work, as one is less LA
BILE to cut the hide and a hole in the
hide places it in the second grade
Prairie Farmer
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16
THE WISE CATTLE FEEDER.
He Will Study the Demands Of the
Markets and CONDUCT His Bust
ness Accordingly.

Farmers who buy cattle feeders should
be well posted upon the market demands
and the best type Of cattle to buy for feed
ers, or they should breed their own cat
tie on the farm Of the high grade beet
type. Mr.. Allen Mansfield, Harris, Kan,
tells the Droyers' Telegram that there
will be great change in the cattle feed
ing industry. which he is going to fol-
low and which he thinks will prove prof
liable to the feeders who study the wants
Of the packers and consumers Of beef.
The cattle feeder who has been watching
the trade during the past few years has
discovered that the day of long feeding
Is past, and that the cattle feeding in
dustry has changed. / am not an adj
vocate Of short feeding such as the GO
to 90-day feed such as is now being
practiced by 50 many feeders. for I be-
lieve that the man who feeds that
length Of time simply loses his corn.
But this thing Of feeding cattle a year
or more ii out Of date. and is losing
game all the way through, no matter
what the market Is
A close observer can see that the high
grade steer that has been fed ZIP sys-
tematically for six or seven months, and
which weighs about $50 to ] 400 pounds,
is the class of cattle that sell more
readily than the 1,700-pound steers that
have fed on feed q year. The feeder
must study his line Of business. and do
the work systematically, too. as the hap
hazard feeder cannot expect good re-
suits The great trouble with most OF
the cattle coming 10 the market at the
present time is that they have been
warmed up and are not fit to be market
ed for butchering purposes. and they
are little too sappy to sell as feeders TO
take back into the country. So in this
case the feeder lost his corn. This class
of steers ought to have been sold before
they were fed as stockers or feeders, or
finished up so they would bring price
that would make them more profitable.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16
WRITES GOOD VERSE
HOW NOTED MINE LEADER OBJ
TAINs HIS RECREATION.
William B. Wilson, Secretary Of the
United Mine Workers, Known
as miner Poetv-Speci-
mems of His Work.


William b. Wilson is name familiar
TO the labor world AS secretary treas
urer Of the United Mine Workers he is
a counsellor and adviser Of John Mitch
elan able lieutenant, whose services
are appreciated Few persons aside
from Mr.. Wilson's personal friends are
aware that he is verse writer, having
the faculty of expressing himself well in
graceful English. To quote him:
No great refined, poetic powers claim;
no college learning smooths my humble
muse;
Unknown 10 fortune, hidden far from fame,
simply sing because to sing choose.
But as ! tune mg rude. uneultured Tyre.
I II sing the praises Of the multitude,
Whose tofing Drawn, and brain. and
hearts desire
Move ever for their fellow beings good
These lines show that Mr.. Wilson has
a modest appreciation of his accom-
plishments They are taken from the
introduction to collection Of Mem
cries recently printed by the author for
circulation among his friends The
book is dedicated to his parents. In the
preface Mr.. Wilson says
This little volume has been printed
mot published) for circulation among
those intimate friends of mine who can
bury its poetical, grammatical and
structural defects beneath their per-
sonal respect for the author"
To a person who said he was poet,
Mr.. Wilson replied with smile:
I'm small way, writing verses, such
as they are, is one of my methods of OBJ
tanning recreation When the spirit
moves me find pleasure in putting my
fancies and thoughts on paper. had no
intention Of taking the public into my
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16
A GROUP OF FAMOUS METHODIST BISHOPS

old Peter Cartwright-menw who suffer-
ed and overcame every hardship in
common with their flock, and who, in
addition, tanned the wild and fierce
spirits of their fellow pioneers"
Being of the common people, the
Methodist church has been led to do
for them what their spiritual, intel
lectual and moral welfare demanded
Official action was taken by the Meth
odist preachers in America to establish
Sunday schools nine years before Rob-
ert Raikes put his Sunday school idea
into practice in England, an idea
which was suggested to him by the
wife of Samuel Bradburn. one of Wes-
leys preachers. Almost Immediately
after the organization of the church
steps were taken for the establishment
of school, and in 1887 Cokesbury col
lege was founded. The Methodist Epis-
copal church alone now has 50 colleges
aud universities: SO seminaries and
academies; nine institutions exclusive
~ for women; and % theological insti-
tutions. 1t has built the largest de-
nominational publishing house in the
world This was begun in 1889, with a
borrowed capital of over 50, SOC, 900, and
does a business amounting to about
three million dollars annually.
The M. Z. church was one of the first
to undertake foreign missions. Its
first bishop, Thomas Coke, died in 1914,
while on his way to India, and was
buried at sea. In 1888 foreign missions
were established in Africa and later
in all foreign countries. 1t now has
in the various fields, 552 foreign mis-
sionaries, 1,717 native preachers and
about one hundred and thirty thou
sand members.
The quadrennial sessions OF the gem
eral conference are always interesting
and important. That to be held in Los
Angeles will be one of the most inn
portant Among the subjects to be
considered will be the proposed con-
solidation Of the benevolent societies.
the unification of the publishing houses
and the election of bishops. Two bish-
ops have died during the quadrennium
Bishops w. x. Ninde and ]. F. Hurst
and one-Bishop S. M. Merrill. Of
Chicago-has announced his intention
to ask the general conference to give
him superannuated relation. Three
new bishops, at least, will therefore be
elected, probably more.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16

Methodism, and Philip Embury, To-
cal preacher. This small band was fol-
lowed in 1865 by another party of Irish
Methodists, who seem to have become
s.backslidden." Soon after the arrival
of the second party, Barbara Heck en-
tered a room and found a number of
them playing cards. She snatched the
cards, and threw them into the fire,
and exhorted them to return to God.
She then went to Embury's house and
told him he must begin holding relig-
Ious services, saying: you must
preach to us, or we shall all go to hell
together, and God will require our
blood at your hands," Embury began
preaching at once, his first congrega-
ton consisting of five persons A
Methodist society was formed and in
October. 1853, the first Methodist
church in America-John Street church
was dedicated
Mr.. Wesley was informed of the rap
id growth of Methodism in America,
begun and continued in this unofficial
manner, and was urged 10 send men
who could devote their whole time 10
the work In 1863 he sent Richard
Boardman and Joseph Pilmoor, and
two years later Francis Asbury and
Richard Wright Asbury afterward
became the great leader. Many of the
preachers were so strong in their sym
pathies with the king that when the
war of the revolution broke out, they
returned to England, leaving their
floeks shepherdless 1t became evident
that as a result of the war an indie
pendent Methodist church must be or
gained. BY authority of Wesley a
conference of all the preachers was
neld at Baltimore, Md. December "a
1784 This is known as the Christ
mas Conference" BY 1t was organ
lied the Methodist Episcopal church.
ard Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury
were elected superintendent of bish-
aops. The technical title of Methodist
tbishops is still general supe3intend-
entsF Their Episcopal Jurisdiction
Is not limited to a diocese, as is that
of bishops of other churches, but ex-
tends over the whole world.
The Methodist church has always
been distinguished for patriotism 1t
was the first religious body Of the
country to recognize in its organic law
the new republic, and the first to pay
homage, in the PERSONS Of its chief
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16
A Preventive of Scratches.

Keep your stable dry. Prevent the
wind from blowing on the horses legs if
wet, when standing in stable. Keep the
curry comb of the horses legs below the
knee and hook joint. AS the horses leg
is nothing but skin and bone, to speak of,
it is very easy to cut the skin and lay the
foundation for case of scratches. Use
q big corn cob to run off the dried mud
and dirt. You will be surprised how
quickly 1t is done without the least dam
ger Of cutting the horses legs Follow up
with a good brush, well applied
Scratches are we'll named "curry-comb
scratches" have had the care OF
horses for the last 40 years, and never
had case OF scratches in all my expo
rience.-R. F. Dilworth. in Epitomist
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epresentatiyes--its first bishops--to
the chief magistracy, receiving in re-
ply the thanks Of Washington.
Referring to the early Methodist
preachers President Roosevelt, in an
address at New York, February 26, 1908.
said: "Since the days Of the reyolu-
ton not only has the Methodist church
increased greatly in tbs old communi-
ties OF the original IL states, but 1t
has played a peculiar and important
part In the pioneer growth Of our coun-
try and has III consequence assumed
position Of immense Importance
throughout The vast region west Of the
Alleghenies, which has been added TO
our nation since the days when the
Continental congress first met
In the hard and cruel life OF the bor-
der, with Its grim struggle against the
forbidding forces of wild nature and
wilder men, there was much to pull
the frontiersman down. If left TO HIM
self, without moral teaching and moral
guidance. without any Of the influences
that tend toward the uplifting of man
and the subduing Of the brute within
him, sad would have been his. and
therefore our, fate. From this fate we
have been largely rescued by the fact
that together with the rest Of the pio-
neers went the pioneer preacher, ana
all honor be given to the Methodists
for the great proportion of these pio-
.neer preachers whom they furnished.
preachers were of the stamp Of
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16

PLANTATION Of his charges for the skin
ming OF a cali might be 5ustifiable.
Upon being demonstrated with for
charging dollar for the SHINING Of
a calf he said Wall, massa, charges
50 cents for the work and so cents for
the know how"
Wrong-shaped hides are classed as
damaged hides, even if not damaged by
cuts, and when they are dried on the
fence or on the ground, exposed to the
sun and the weather for consider
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16

confidence, or even whispering aloud that
had the aspirations OF poet. Mr.. Sex
ton, however, during my absence from
the city, called attention in the Mine
Workers Journal to my little book, and
am now getting more notoriety than
| expected"
There are only two OF three love
poems in Memories The last stanza
of Blue Eyes" reads:
Such eyes: In their limpid beauty,
So pleasant, and strong, and true,
Urging me on when duty
Seems more than my strength can do.
/ toll and deem 1t a pleasure,
Yet pray that God may devise
For me lifetime of leisure
To gaze in her sweet blue eyes.
A grewsome but realistic poem depicts
the horrors of 'The Explosion" 1t is a
true description of colliery disaster,
written by one whose experiences fitted
him for the task. Here are a few lines
from the poem, which is long one:
Harkl A rumbling in the distance
Strikes terror TO the heart.
Oh! How well they knew the meaning
OF that distant, dismal roar
Threw themselves upon the floor.
Through the headings, airways. chambers.
Every open space it came.
With voica more loud than thunder,
With a SOLD wall of flame,
Rails and sleepers, doors and brattice.
Cars and timbers, coal and rock,
Crushing, tearing rushing roaring,
Flew before the mighty shock
Stalwart men were but as feathers.
Driven with a cyclones ire.
Fast their flesh and sinews shriveled
Scorched and roasted with the fire.
Some were hurled against the pillars.
Mangled, bleeding dying, dead:
Arms and legs torn from the body
Bodies severed from the head
There lives no fisherman, hunter or
pedestrian who has not on hot day
blessed the sight of an old tin can rest
ing beside cool spring. Mr.. Wilson,
in ''The Old Tin Can" after describing
spring flowing out Of hill, says:
On a stone within the shadows. sits a can
of ancient tin,
With a band or rust about 1t and coat
of rust within;
But there's nothing God has given to APP
pease the thirst of man
Like cooling draught OF water from that
old tin can.
The various stages of the life of q
colliery employe are described In 1.-THE
Coal Miner"
A slight little fellow, not yet in his teens,
His arms to his elbows. tucked down In his
jeans,
goes whistling to his work, without
care of any kind to worry him. At 16
he is "wiry and strong" and wants a
'full turn as a miner" The third
stage IS:
A mi6dle aged man with calm. pleasant
air,
His face and his brow slightly furrowed
with care,
Fighting lifes battle with stubborn will.
Doing his work with a mastery skill.
The fourth stage is gray-haired
man, walking about with cane,
Telling with glee and care for the truth
Great tales OF the digging he did in his
youth.
A little later his tales live only in the
memory Of those who heard them, for he
has gone where "all mortals as we'll as
q miner" must go.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16

able time, they get hard and are only
fit for glue. The Northwestern Hide
& Fur company says: In skinning
beef hides and calf skins. keep the
knife close to the hide and draw tight
ly with left hand and you will not be
liable to cut or score them.
Figs. / and represent the course the
knife should take in opening the hide in
the right way and in one of the incor-
rect methods most commonly used. OBJ
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16
ATTENTION. INVESTORS

Parkersburg real estate is the safest.and
most profitable investment that you can
make. This city has never known a
boom. Its steady growth is caused by
its solidity and great natural advantages
as manufacturing center. 1t is the most
attractive home city in the State The
real estate values have advanced from
fifty to one hundred per cent during the
past three years. The advancement for
the next three years will be just as great,
yet real estate is cheaper in the city of
Parkersburg than In ony other good town
in the State. This is valuable pointer
for the investor, TIE time to buy real
estate in the city of Parkersburg is dur
ing the year 1904. General quiet condi-
tons make it impossible 10 buy bargains
at close figure for cash. Nineteen and
five will show the greatest activity in real
estate that Parkersburg has ever seen.
the resumption of work on the Wabash
at this point, the many new and large in
dustries that will be in operation, and the
large sum of money spent here for public
Improvements, will benefit every business
interest the city. We have hundreds of
customers VINO have made money in this
city, through this State. We want you
to be one of them. We have choice
homes, lots and suburban farms for sale.
Write, or come and see US.
WEST VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE CO.,
222 Fourth Street,
Parkersburg, w Wa.
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try. 1t stands northeast and south
west, forming good windbreak. The
hogs like to get under it in cold wealth
er. The crosspieces (c) are of Ike
inch stuff. eight feet long. The posts
(b) are four feet high, of 2x4 stuff The
feed trough (a) is IS inches wide and
has board in front, not shown in
cut.-Harry Johnson, in Farm and
Home
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16
EslNl6s]
\A,UD-SaA<>S J
S TOOK
HOW TO TAKE OFF HIDES.
Removing Them in the Right Way
Means Many Extra Dollars in
the Farmers Pocket.

There are numerous wrong ways OF
taking Off hides, but there Is only one
right way IL is just as easy to take
off hide in the right way as in any
other when one knows what the right
way is, and the removal in the proper
manner may add materially to their
value. On this ground the negro's ex-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16

sy~M--a HE meeting of the. general
IN conference which opens at
#S'1l Los Angeles, Cal, May A,
(@M Z will mark the one hundred
q ,SY and twentieth anniversary
~ Of the organization of the
~ Methodist Episcopal church.
The conference will be composed Of
about 40 delegates from all parts Of
the world, representing membership
of over three millions. and adherents
LOT about six millions more. The gem
eral conference is the law-making
body Of the church, and meets every
four years
The Methodist Episcopal church is
the mother church of American Meth
odism, OF which there are now II
branches. These are united In doc
trine, the divisions all having bsen due
TO differences on polity. Together they
number (not including their members
IN foreign lands) about forty thousand
ministers, nearly forty-elght thousand
churches. and about six million two
hundred thousand members.
The Methodist church in America
was born ia ireland During one Of
John Wesley's visits to Ireland he
preached to some French refugees in
Limerick county. A number of these
were converted. and in 1860 several
families emigrated to America, settling
in New York city. Among them were
q godly woman named Barbara Heck,
who became "the mother Of Ame-'o~l
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why the Hog Is Profitable.

1t has been shown that bushel of
corn will make ten pounds of pork, and
the gain will be considerably more if the
hogs are on pasture. They will pay well
for both pasture and corn, and corn can
scarcely get too high to forbid its profit
able feeding to hogs. 1t takes too long
to raise cattle, but man can get his
money out of his hogs almost any time
he chooses. The hog is the quickest
money maker on the farm. He can be
raised quickly and easily, growing and
fattening on the waste matter that other
stock refuses. He multiplies rapidly
and all he demands is plenty of feed, dry
quarters and pure Midland
Farmer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16
STRONG OUTDOOR HAYRAcK
Designed for Farms Where Cattle Are
Fed in the Open and to Form
a Windbreak.

This rack, which may be of any
length desired, makes good feed rack,
which we think is the best in the coun-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-16

Feed little oil meal to the horses dur
ing the winter. 1t assists the digestion
OF other foods, liberates the bowels and
keeps them In excellent condition.
Farm. Field and Stockman. -
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-11-18

Several of cur subscribers have
complained of late of not being able
TO receive their News regularly.
We take occasion to assure such of
our unfortunate friends that our
office force takes every precauton
to prevent such trouble and we are
positively sure that il is not our
careleSSneSS in every instance
where a subscriber fails to get his
or her paper. It goes without say
ing that the newspaper fraternity
makes mistakes the same as other
people. but it is equally true that
they usually take the same careful
steps to prevent plumbers as do
other business people. This mat
ter has harasSed the newspaper
man ever since a paper has been
published and circulated through
the mails, and though the matter
has been discussed with the prefix
Off down through several genera
tons OF newspaper managers, il vet
remains 10 be seen that the same
trouble exists as it did in the dav
of "Poor Richard" We would be
glad to know when you do not get
your paper regularly and we will
assist as far as possible in tracing
up the cause of trouble.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-11-18
The Promise of Texas.

1t is southwestward that the
star of empire takes its way
says the Worlds Work, for Tex
as has this year passed Missouri
in population, and there are now
only four States that contain
more penple-New York, Penn.
sylvania, Illinois and Ohio. In
area, Texas is nearly Il third
larger than all four of them. At
the present rate of increase OF
population Texas Will pass Ohio
before 1920, Illinois before 1880,
Pennsylvania by 1919 and New
York by 1850 and become the
most populouS State in the
Union. If it were as densely
settled as New York now is, it
would contain Al, 100000 souls;
and when it becomes as denselv
populated as England or Ger
many is, it will contain %, 600,
900. BY the act of Congress
admitting it into the Union the
State may be divided into as
mary as five states whenever
the people desire division; but
division has never been seriously
proposed
Since 1860 Illinois has had
more miles Of railroad than any
other State till this fall; but on
September l Texas exceeded it.
having now II, 5l7 miles Of main
track. The exports from Gal
weston are now greater than the
exports from Philadelphia, Bal.
tlmore or Boston. Only New
\ ork and New Orleans have
larger outbound shipments, and |
Galveston will exceed New Or.
cans in very short time and |
become the second exporting
,ity in America. Texas pro
iuces about one third Of our
whole cotton crop. More wheat
5 now shipped thence than from
10Th New York and New Or
cans. Galveston is nearer the
rams Mississippi wheat fields