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The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
Stock Judging In Iowa.

The farmers short course in live
stock Judging at the Iowa Agricul-
tural college will begin January 4 and
continue till the 18th. This is the
fourth year that this course has been
offered, and it has proved to be very
popular. For instructors this wear
some of the most prominent live stock
experts on the continent have been
secured. Three days each will be de-
voted to the study Of horses, cattle.
sheep and swine. People expecting to
attend should write to the college At
Ames for circulars of information.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
Feeding the skimmiIk Calf.

In nature, the calf gets its milk
often but in small quantities and al
ways at blood temperature. In this
far as possible. At first the cali
should not be fed over ten pounds
daily Zone quart equals about two
pounds), divided into three messes;
four pounds in the morning, two
pounds at noon, and four pounds a,
night. This quantity may be in
creased gradually to twelve pounds
per day. After two weeks the mill
may be fed only twice daily. Since
the calf is q very greedy animal, there
is often great temptation to give i,
more milk than it can properly han.
die. thus causing SCOUTS. Over feed,
ing Is undoubtedly one Of the main
reasons why 80 many farmers fail in
raising good calves on skim milk. The
quantity Of milk should be weighed OF
measured at each feed. Calves from
tree to five weeks of age will con.
sumo from ten to twelve pounds
daily; when from seven to eigh,
weeks old fourteen to sixteen pound.
daily: and when three or four month.
old from eighteen to twenty pounds
Calf milk should always be fed warm
and sweet. II impossible to have the
milk sweet all the time. then it should
be fed sour every time. 1t Is possible
to raise good calves on sour milk, but
1t is impossible to raise good calves
and have sweet milk one meal and
sour the neXt-D H Otis
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
Dairy Product. in Argentina.

Besides butte and sterilized milk.
the dairy companies make a prepare
ton peculiar to Argentina, known az
"dulce de leche," literally, sweet OF
milk" This CONNECTION is made BY
boiling whole milk and sugar for sew.
eral hours, with constant stirring. nm.
til 1t becomes very thick, a sugary
paste that is delicious as 4 DRESSING
or as dessert by itself. and is very
popular there. The people make II
themselves and use 1t freely. Con.
densed milk Of excellent quality, both
sweetened and natural. is made by
these companies. Another milk prod.
uct that has found high favorin Bueuoa
Aires is that known as "leche mater.
nizada," or baby's milk. One com.
pany has been especially successful
with this milk prepared for infants.
1t is put up in sealed bottles, and IL
retains Is sweetness without carry.
ing deleterious substance. Peopie
taking long voyages often take hun.
dreds Of bottles of this milk for the
use OF the baby. The same company
makes fne toilet soap and several
other products from milk, Two put
up butter In small tins, also sterili1ed
milk, for export.-Hfank W. Bicknell.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

Among the different topics discussed
at the Farmers Institute meetings,
perhaps none has received so little
attention as this subject, and yet it
Is one OF great Importance. Many
farmers have not even thought of it;
some have given 1t considerable study
and attention, and have learned to
know the value of 1t, says A. C. Hall
man In an Ontario report.
Not More Land. but Better Farm
ing. The farmer has many hard prob
lens to solve At the present time, and
especially the young farmer or begin
ner. On many farms the soil Is de-
pleted Of its vegetable deposits or hui
mus through the old system of farm
ing. Our produce from the exhausted
soil has to compete with the products
OF the new countries with their virgin
soil. and with the West, where the
land Is cheap and fertile. We are all
clamoring after more acres, when the
object In many cases should be bet
ter and more intensive farming"
Very few Of US are so fortunately sit
uated that we can add more acres,
but nearly all of us can increase the
producing capacity OF our land by i'm
proved and advanced methods of farm
ing. thereby en-iching the soil SO
that In some cases double the
amount of crops can be grown
from the same farm. This is worth
great deal more than additional land.
Among the many things that can help
us are catch crops" There is no
definite time for sowing them. They
may be sown at any time, or with
other crops in the summer season.
Nor is there any particular kind of
crop. Any crop that is suited to
the particular time of sowing
will be satisfactory. Where the
land is in good heart, clean and
plenty Of vegetable deposit (humus)
clover, mixed with grass, ranks very
high. II the season is favorable It
will give an abundance of fall pas.
ture, and in many cases with the roots
and tops, will put as much back into
the ground as the grain crop takes out
of the land. In nearly all cases the
fertilizing value of the stalks is worth
much more than the seed cost.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
A Christina. Preeaution.

II notice. he said thoughtfully.
that recently the courts have been
giving pretty big damages to some
girls who have been kissed"
What of it?'
why, it won't do to take any
chances. and I've been wondering If
the girl who stands under the mistle-
toe would have a case"
"Oh, l think not. Any wise Judge
would surely hold that she was guilty
of contributory negligence"
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
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Purifying Milk by Centrifugal separ>
toon.

Purifying Milk by Centrifugal separ$
toon.
In spite of every effort at cieanH.
ness, some impurities usually nno
their way into milk. These may De
substances which are more or less
soluble in milk and which no means
can efYectually remove, says puiieun
1872 Of the U. S. Department OF Agrf
culture. On the other hand, the I'D
purities may be solids and in part or
completely removable by straining'
altering, or centrifugal separation.
The aforementioned method Is clalmeo
by good authority to remove prague
ally all solid impurities from milk In
this method the milk Is run through
the centrifugal separator in the usual
way and the cream and skim milk
are then mixed, the impurities being
removed with the separator SLING.
This use of the centrifugal separator
as a purifier of milk intended for re-
tail trade has already reached some
commercial Importance. The dlsao-
vantages of the method, as pointed
out by o. F. Hunziker in recent
bulletin of the New York Cornell STA
ton, are the time and cost lnVoiVeu'
and especially the fact that skim milk
and cream when once separated 10
not mix well and when reunited the
cream does not rise as abundantly as
in fresh milk. ''As the consumer
judges the richness of milk largely
by the amount of cream that rises on
it, he naturally and unjustly regards
centrifuged milk as an article poor in
fat and is unwilling to pay the price
it is really worth"
The effect of centrifugal separation
upon the bacteria in milk has lately
been studied at the Iowa station. In
seven experiments at different times
during the year determinations we're
made of the number OF bacteria pres
emit in whole milk and IN the mixed
skim milk and cream which had
passed through the separator. The
reduction in the number OF bacteria
in the different experiments due to
centrifugal separation varied from 10
to 81 per cent. At the end of twenty.
| four hours milk which had been sepa-
rated and afterwards mixed contained
on an average considerably less acid
than nonseparated milk. The keeping
qualities Of the milk. however. were
considered as improved but little, II
any, by separation. In eight other ex'
periments at the same station 1t was
found that the skim milk contained
on an average about 20 per cent OF
the number of germs present in the
| whole milk, the cream "a per cent,
and the separator slime At per cent.
| The results of these experiments
agree substantially with those OBJ.
tanned by other Investigators. Cen.
trtfugal separation removes . good
many germs from milk, but does not
insure the complete removal of dis
ease-producing bacteria, and 1t does
not. according to the Iowa station, i'm.
prove to any great extent the keep
ing qualities Of the milk. Its chief
advantage lies in the removal of solid
| Impurities.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

Daddy" said the little boy. what
IS a Mathematician"
"A mathematician. my son, is man
who can calculate the distance be-
tween the most remote stars who is
liable to be swindled in changing 20
cent piece."-New Yorker.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
CQas4I ~
AGklCUEFURf
shrinkase in Cured Hay.

The variations in weight OF hay are
perhaps more marked than in most
farm products. says Farmers Bulletin
149. A considerable difference In
shrinkage occurs between hay cured
in dry weather and hay cured when
the atmosphere is more or less moist.
For this reason the shrinkage in hay
in a dry climate is usually smaller
than in the more humid regions. At
the Kansas station small quantities
of thirteen different kinds Of hay
buried In the NOW from four to six
months shrunk As per cent on an
loss to 3 per cent gain. Five tons
Of very dry timothy hay stored in a
NOW for six months at the Michigan
station lost nearly per cent, and in
another test $500 pounds of the same
kind OF hay in good condition placed
In the NOV July had lost IT'S pounds
or 1873 per cent by February is fol
lowing. Practical men estimate that
hay put in the NOV when in good
condition usually shrinks about 20 per
cent by the time it Is baled. The
Utah station has reported loss of a
little over 15 per cent in a ton Of tim
othy hay after 1t had been kept In
the barn for nine months. A stack
of timothy nay containing little over
two tons and built in the open had
gained little over per cent during
the same time. The results with
clover hay at the same station show
loss of 3.75 per cent during nine
months when kept in the barn and a
gain Of 10 per cent for the same Pc
riOd when stacked out OF doors. AT
the Missouri station timothy hay in
the stack lost about 1875 per cent by
spring. and when stored in the NOV
about per cent. A stack of second
growth clover put up at this same
station In July had shrunk about 80
per cent In weight by the following
March.
The results of experiments con.
Quoted by different stations show that
the degree Of maturity at which hay is
cut influences very largely the shrink.
age during curing. At the Pennsyl-
vania station early cut hay lost on an
average Of 20 per cent in weight.
while late cut hay lost only 21.5 per
cent. Timothy cut when Just begin
ming to head lost Is per cent Of water
in curing; when cut at the beginning
OF the blossoming period, &C per cent;
and cut q little later, or about the
usual time, 81 per cent. The Michi-
gan station found a shrinkage of about
go per cent in curing clover. At the
New York state station meadow
fescue mixed with little red clover
lost In one lot 62.68 per cent and in
another 6S.15 per cent during curing.
The moisture retained in cured fodder
varies with different kinds. Atwater
r.ates that for New England timothy
hay retains on an average IL per cent
OF moisture, clover hay IA per cent,
and corn fodder rs per cent.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
A Generous Spirit.

Henry, 1 want 80 this morning"
What for?"
Must account to you for every
penny spend?"
81 don't insist upon knowing about
every penny. When it's less than
nickel you can bunch it."
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

Anything wrong at the pumping
station OF the city waterworks?
asked the idiotic boarder.
Not that 1 know Of" replied the
landlady. why do you ask?"
"Oh, I've noticed that the water you
have been giving US lately Is abou
half milk" replied the /. b. with 3
ghoulish grin.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

There is f1rm'which doesn't spare
any expense in conducting its busi-
ress," remarked Straightman.
~ should say they don't!" replied
Neverpeigh. They have had a %
day man after me for a week to collect
a bill l owe them for 81"
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
Very Sharp.

Gunner-what Is all the trouble in
that big building?
Guyer-why. the dentist and the
mlnicurist are at war as to who shall
occupy the second floor.
Gunner-H'm! suppose they'll fight
IT out, tooth and nail.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
Qualified.

such weather." exclaimed Mr.
henry Peck. II am free to say this
what's that, Henry" interrupted
the wife.
BEG pardon, my dear" he began
again meekly, II mean 'with-your
permission I'm free to say this is the
worst climate under the sun"
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

II invested in q horseless carriage
last week." remarked Wederly.
Indeed" exclaimed his friend Sim
gleun. Then you are right in tho
push
"Sdre thing" retained he Of tho pre-
lude. you see, the baby's getting too
big to carry"
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
Drawbacks Of Wealth.

Mrs. Cobwigger-Now that you are
able to afford box. it must be lovely
to go to the theater.
Mrs. Newrich-But it isn't my dear.
We are expected to arrive when the
show is about half over and go out
before it is MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
Getting Rich.

$50 the doctors making money. is
he?"
well. should say SO. Why, he's
reached that point Of prosperity where
fashionable women send for him to
treat them for imaginary ills"
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

Wisdom.
The lover in the small town had
been to the city to purchase an en-
gagement ring. Naturally the people
were curious.
why did you deem 1t necessary
to go to the city for tit" asked a
friend.
Because" he replied. she had
priced everything there was in this
town"
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
The Audience Worse,

"Ha-a-a! l am mad-mad!" ranted
Hamphat. the tragedian, in the dun
gcon scene
HUH" snorted man In the xal.
iery. you amt near as mad a. M
fellers that paid to get in"
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

The rural industries have taken on
. new and quickenei life in conse-
quence OF the recent teachings and
applications Of science. Agriculture
IL no longer an emplricism, not a con.
geries Of detached experience, but 1t
rests upon an irrevocable foundation
Of laws.-Prof. L. H. Bailey.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
Quite Another Thing.

Quite Another Thing
He doesn't look RICH"
He isn't"
II thought you said he was"
II said nothing of the kind. mere
ly asserted that he had plenty Of
rocks-which he sells at small profit
for cobblestone pavements. You
shouldn't jump to conclusions"
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

fsWhat kind of q show have your"
tie manager was asked.
WELL" he replied guardedly. that
depends on whether I am talking to
eAs public or revising the salary list"
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
The Beepar's Exchange.

Beggar-Mister, I'm starving.
Mr.. Close-I never give something
for nothing.
Beggar-Well-er-w you mind
buying twenty-eight meal tickets fer
de price of drink?-Chicago News.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

II young mans parents are able
and willing to have him take q full
agricultural course in . college or uni.
versity. he should 60 BY all means
r. b. Terry.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

Some one spoke of a chaperon as the
boarders were seated around the ma
hogany.
"Chaperon!" exclaimed the young
man from Missouri. What's q chaper-
on?"
"A chaperon." exclaimed the girl
who presides over a necktie counter
between meals. lis a female Of more
or less uncertain years who is afraid
to go out alone, SO she attaches her
self to party of young folks for the
purpose OF getting herself cared for.
See?"
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

What do you do when your wife
asks you If you ever cared for any
asked Ruggles.
II temporize," said Boggles.
"Temporize?"
YES: tell her haven't time to
enumerate them all."-Chicago Tri'
bune.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
A Distinction.

What an awful voice that MAN..
GOT! said the manager. who was
listening to the throaty tenor.
CAL that voice?" said his friead.
Its disease. Ttt.Bits-
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

Danger In Proverb.
Some of our proverbs are not only
foolish, but positively dangerous"
said the Simple Soul. Now, there's
that one about he who runs may
read"
Whats the matter with that!" de-
manded the other.
well, tried to read while I was
running. once, but I tripped over q
ditch and nearly broke my neck"
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

why do you always carry that
large book In your hand when you are
on the stage!" asked the party with
the rubber habit.
As protection against misdirected
hen fruit" replied stormington
Barnes.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
Probably,

Smithers-My wife wants to give a
military euchre. Do you know what
sort OF card party that is?
smuthers-No; but imagine 1t is
one in which the regular articles of
war are used when 1t comes to settling
who got the highest score.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

Mr.. Finnick-In all my life, Miss
Egeau, I have only met two women
whom would really caro- to marry.
Miss Eeeau-And-er-what was
the other ones name, Mr.. Finnickf
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
Saw His Finish.

Ausband-If am an idiot, as you
say. why did you marry me?
Wife-Oh, l felt sorry for you and
wanted to help you out of your misery.
Husband-Well, you're rapidly doing
1t, all right, all right.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

He was showing his wife a mouse
that he contemplated purchasing.
How do you like it. dear% he
asked.
"Oh, I'm delighted" she replied.
Its beauty fairly renders me speech
less"
THAT settles t." said the other naif
of the sketch. "Pll buy it this after
noon and we'll move out tomorrow.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07
A smart Child.

DO the boys tease your: asked her
mother.
"They used to-" answered the wise
little girl, but they don't do It any
more"
why not?" w. ~
"oh, chose for my beau boy
Who can whip all the rest of them.
The Meeker herald., 1904-05-07

Shells she business woman?
He-Yes.
She-what business is she interes ted in!
He-Everybody's.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-09
MINERS MAKE CHARGES.
Are Greatly Angered Over Ac-
tons of Citizens Alliance.
(By Associated Press.l

(By Associated Press.l
DENVER. coz, June s.-Twentyfour
depcrted union miners from the Cripple
Greek district. exiled since the serious
riots in that section. have arrived at
Denver on a special train over the Den
yer and Rio Grande. In the rear OF the.
car stood nine guards armed with shot
guns and army rifles. who had been dep
sutized to conduct them to Denver from
the gold camp.
The miners werc unarmed Nearly all
were penniless. The men were met by
about forty OF the delegates to the con-
yention of tho Western Federation of
Miners and weret taken to a restaurant.
Tho miners declared that the Cripple
Creek district is no longer safe for union
men. The miners assert that when ar
rested they were searched by guards OF {
the military and Citizens Alliance and
their money and va|uables taken.
They also declare that before they were
placed on the train they were lined up by
armed members of the Citizens Alliance
and their federation cards taken from
them. They were told that they were
wanted in Cripple Greek. but that they
must take out cards In the Citizens ALI
nee to stay / { they did not, consent TO
do this, they were to be deported-
One OF the deported mikers said:
az don't know why ] was arrested,
nor why. + was sent away from Victor
and the Cripple Creek country. have
violated no law. destroyed no property,
. injured no man. So far as ! know, every
one OF the men driven with me from
home is equally innocent with myself
The guards who & accompanied. the
evlcted men from Cripple Greek return
ed to the district on the next train, which
loft about an hour later.
Reports that an armed mob was gain
erIng at the Union depot to meet the
train bringing the deported un'ohlsts
cnused chief of Police Delaney to order
a detail of police to the station. On their
arrival they found everything peaceful
and QUIET. 49, ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-09
PANToPs ACADEMY.
Three Of Last Years Students
Annointed to Annapolis,

(Spenisl 10 The Times pispateh)
cHARLoTTEsYILLE. VA, June g.
sentatlon OF ! certificates OF distinction,
athletic honors and medals for good con-
i The me medal for the ,a!l,around athletic
THURMAN. Memphis, Tenn. The dehaters
eds offered doh BY ts yE WItta h9 Mar,
tinsViile. Va, e. "A. p. ppvell, Uno Va;
A. r. Muslin, Asheyille, n. c., and l.
r. Smith Shadwell, Va, were winners
OF scholarship medals,
Other medallstsl were, r, B. Barker,
1o smpFaTs shn: ~ r. n haFner ss Wsshinaton.
Is. G: r. r. Z Hickson, Ign ehburg. Va;
n. III Lick. Houston, Va: L, A. Nolen.
Alexander City, Ala: J.tF Plnner, SUI
folk, va; r., A. Powers. Crozet, Val.
Ruffner. Charleston. w. Va; B. r.
slaaghter oldshoro M l, 81 r, RI Smith sh
lesion. w Va: ". NJ Alders9n. Alderson.
w Va: b. IS. Grouse. Llncolnton N, q;
IA. w. Flournoy. Char on. ~, va; NIL
Smith, Richmond, Va. g. "a B; Doyeli.
Iyno, ye.:iJ. s. Grayely. Wytheyille. Va;
Smith. Sac Paolo, hrazls 81 n, gasssr,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-09
F|REMEN ON
COAS | STRIKE

statement as to the hremen's grievances,
in which he said: a
1.-THE 'crlmp' Is a fellow who goes to
the high officials Of coastwise lines and
gives him money to control the shipping
Of firemen. These 'crimps make any
where from s4 900 to $4,000 a. year out OF
the poorly paid and hardworked f1remen.
This money, is taken out of the wages OF
the flremen ON every trip and then the
'crimp' meets the head Of the line and
shares with him the blood money lie mas
taken from the f1remen
1--WE have protested against this sys-
tenn to the representatives OF the various
coastwise lines and they have met our
protest with denials that they had deal
ings with the 'crimps,' when we offered
to prove to them that such was the case
The reason why they stand up tor the
'crimps Is because there is big graft IN
II for, the man higher UP.
Refused to Abolish Crimp,
"Our. demands upon the companies
were fair We asked five at the lines
to abolish the 'crimp' entirely and recog-
nize our union and our demand was re-
fused, From three companies we ASK
ed an Increase Of 1871 cents n day ana
K this was also refused
"Our organization swept the 'crlmps
Y out OF existence in the ports OF Boston
Philadelphia. Norfolk and Mobile and we
are going to do the same thing right
here in New York"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-09
MIR. B|E|ICKHAYl
VICTORIOUS
Governor Was Made Temporary
Chairman Of Convention
After Struggle.
(By Associated Press.)

K LOUISVILLE. KY. Juno s.-What
troll for the State organization came up
in the Democratic State Convention which
met here to-day. The result Of the hrst
struggle. the. election Of a temporary
harman. was a decisive victory for the
Administration forces. led by Governor
Beckham. Governor Beckham was elect.
ed temporary chairman by q. vote Of ST
to 322 over Judge Frank Peake. OF Shell
by county The fight against the Adj
mirlistration was led by Senator j. c. S..
Blackburn. assisted by Senator Nc
Creary and Congressman ., II Smith.
Senator Blackburn. in an address, spoke
in favor OF an unnstructed delegation.
His sentiments In this respect met the
approval OF the convention and subse
quent references to Parker and McClel-
Ian as available candidates for the pres
idency provoked only moderate enthu-
siasm. Concerning Mr. Bryan, the Sem
ator denied that the Nebraska. statesman
would bolt the ST. Louis Convention =
the candidate or platform should prove
unsatisfactory.
District meetings In each OF the eleven
districts were held for the purpose Of
naming delegates to the National Conven-
ton. Only one district. the Fifth, de-
clared for Parker. OF the twenty dele
gates named at the other ten district
meetings, three are regarded as possible
Hearst men, six are for Parker and eleven
declined to express a.prcference.
At midnight the majority and minority
reports of the Committee on Permanent
Organization were being discussed and
prospects were that the convention would
extend we'll into the morning,