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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
SOcia BILE Spiders.

Spiders have been observed in Ma
dras which live in spOnge-like nest of
branching network, penetrated inter
nally by canals of communication and
furnished with a number Of external
apertures. The nests, which may be at
tached either TO the tips Of branches or
to leaves Of the prickly pear, are ashy
gray in color and constructed of leaves,
with an external covering Of the usul
sticky threads. The spiders are similar
in color to their nests. Their incon-
spicuous, sheet-like webs radiate in all
directions, and as many as five OF six
nests, connected by intermediate webs,
may be found on a single plant The
connecting webs, which are very
strong, often form tubular bridges be-
tween the nests. From forty to a hun
dred spiders may be found in single
nest, and males and females inhabit
the same nest in the proportion Of
about seven to one
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
How the Bulldog Was Evolved.

In the north hall Of the British Nat
ural History museum skulls Of domes-
ticated dogs are arranged which illus
trate the evolution Of the modern bull
dog from a breed which, according to
old pictures, was more Of the mastiff
type. Bull batting was common sport
in the thirteenth century, and there
is q later record which draws dis
tinction between bulldogs and mastiffs
Low, in his Demonstrated Animals of
the British Islands," points out that it
is essential that dog which makes a
frontal attack on bull should be both
UNDERLYING and short legged, that it
may get a firm grip of it's antagonist
and avoid it's horns. We may therefore
be sure that, as the bulldog was gradu-
ally evolved from the mastiff, these
points were held to be of prime i'm
pOrtance
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
FEEDING MILK CATTLE

Feeding dairy cows involves more
than many persons think. Merely Civ
ing COW plenty to eat is not all. TO
get milk and cream the food must
contain the elements that make it, says
Farm Visitor
In milk there is a large per cent Of
protein, so there must be protein in
the food 1t is better to use two or
three kinds Of grain in making a ra-
ton than to feed one exclusively, and
the feeder should always aim to pre-
pare palatable grain mixtures Ra-
tons should be bulky, to avoid diges-
tive disturbances
Wet and Dry Feed.
A somewhat unusual experiment was
tried at the Missouri college on two
small herds of milk COWS. One herd
received a ration Of barley oats and
Oilmeal dried, while the other herd re-
ceived a ration of bran and gluten
feed wet. The cows, six in number,
were fed for two periods of fourteen
days each, and the ration was changed
at about the end of the first period.
On the ration fed wet the COWS gave a
total daily yield of la pounds Of milk,
containing 1888 per cent of fat, and the
ration fed dry gave a daily yield of
1161a pounds of milk, testing 800 per
cent Of fat, showing an increased daily
yield OF butter fat in favor of dry feed.
Influence of Feed on Butter.
b1x
upon the chemical composition of milk,
says American Agriculturist. Daily
experiment station tests, however,
show that the content Of solids and
fats may be Influenced more or less by
the selection of the feed. For instance,
butter was slightly improved by feed
ing oil cake or grain in place of roots.
A slightly higher production Of milk
was obtained where roots were fed,
but the quality of the butter was a
little better when the cows received
more grain.
Economical Feeding.
Protein dairy feeds are the most ex-
pensive. 1t has been found by expert
ments that it is possible to decrease
the percentage Of protein to certain
amount and thereby tend to increase
the net profits from any herd of cows,
says American Agriculturist. This can
only be determined by experimenting
with individual herds, and every feed
er must make his own tests. Care
must be taken not to reduce the total
amount of feed, so as to result III a de-
crease in the quantity of milk pro-
duced.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
THE FARM SEPARATOR.
Conditions Under Which the Ma
chine Does Best Work

The essential points in good Skimming
are even temperate, even speed and
even feed, says a New York dairyman
in American Cultivator. Separators
should be checked daily in their work
to see if any loss Of fat is taking place.
Machines are liable to go out of best
form from time to time. In early sep
10 per cent of fat in the skim milk
was considered good, while at the pres
ent time any average loss of over .O5
is considered bad skimming. Thus L
per cent of loss in a farmers average
production Of 1000 gallons year
means in twelve months about fifty
pounds of butter not recovered. 1t
will thus be seen that it pays to keep
sharp watch over the separators. The
loss, of course, increases in accordance
machine.
Separate at a thickness producing
about ten gallons from 100 gallons of
milk. Cool the cream Immediately
after separating. From underground
tanks OF wells cold water is always
obtainable for this purpose.
A temperature of 80 degrees is laid
down as the most suitable temperature
for skimming. At that temperature
the cream is taken off cleaner and
more readily than at a lower one Good
work can be done at a much lower tenn
perature than so degrees, but to do it
the milk must be passed through the
machine more slowly. There is a dam
ger of the cream clogging when skim
ming at q low temperature
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17

An interesting report regarding the
development of the musical sense in
horses was made by a committee Of
German biologists and botanists. The
report says: THE Investigations as to
the musical sense of horses have shown
that that sense is very poorly develop
ed in these animals. 1t has been prov
ed beyond doubt that horses have no
notion whatever of keeping time to
music, and that at circuses they do
not dance according to the tune but
that the musicians have to keep time
according to the steps of the animals.
''Other investigations show that
horses do not understand military
trumpet signals. 1t is only the rider
Or the animals instinct Of imitation
which induces horses to make the
moves required by the signal but no
horse without a rider, however care
fully trained, takes the slightest no.
tice Of a trumpet ssynal, and the same
observation has been made on q large
number of cavalry horses without
riders
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
Device For kicking Cow.

In the Ohio Farmer recently was
published the description of a device to
prevent q cow from kicking. 1t looks
feasible and worthy of trial. Take a
strip of wood about fifteen inches long
and cut hole near each end, through
which pass a hame strap. Buckle the
piece Of wood to the hind leg by means
Of the straps, allowing the upper one
to pass around just above the hook
joint, the lower one above the hoof.
With this the aniClal cannot lift the
foot sufficiently to do any harm and
soon learns to stand quiet during milk
ing
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17

October is a very good time to put
the cow stable in order so as to make
Of it the most comfortable place in
the world for the cow next winter,
says L. W. Lightly in National Stock
man. A cow may give some milk
when she is made uncomfortable most
of the time, but to do her best and
make us neat profit we must give
her all the feed she can digest and
make her entirely comfortable while
she is digesting it.
It is also we'll to completely reno
yate the stables during the fall months
We, of course, clean the stables every
day, but periodically there should be
effort to destroy all germ life. A solu-
ton of corrosive sublimate is the thing
for the cutters and filthy corners, but
the stuff is very poisonous, and ordi-
nary dips, creolin or formalin should be
used to wash and spray the stalls, man
gers and, in fact, the entire inside Of
the stable This is safe and renders
the stable sweet, clean and wholesome
Lime as a whitewash is sometimes
used, but it is somewhat of a nuisance,
as it rubs off on a persons hands and
clothes, and where a stable is we'll
lighted the whiteness produces a glare
that believe is painful to the animals
eyes. In the average stable, though
this objection does not hold where
two 8 by 10 lights are expected to fur
nish light for a stable eight by twice
ten feet. Even whitewash will not
help us out here. The only remedy is
more glass.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
Feed Cows LiheralV

A cow of about 1000 pounds weight
can eat 100 pounds of grass or it's
equivalent per day, and it takes sixty
pounds Of that to keep up the system
that is, the temperature and repair
waste of tissue which is consequently
taking place. 1t is only what is eaten
over that sixty pounds which goes to
produce profit in the form Of either
meat or milk. Then, if a cow only gets
eighty pounds of feed she is only pro-
ducing half the profit she is capable
Of. From this will be seen the ne
cessity for providing abundance of
feed in some form or other and the
folly of keeping more cattle than can
be fully fed.-American Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
COttOnseed Meal For Dairy Cows.

When fed by a careful feeder cotton
seed meal is one of the best milk pro-
ducing feeds and is at current prices Of
feed stuff perhaps the cheapest source
to get protein, writes L. p. Bailey in
Rural New Yorker. Fed in connection
with other grain feeds, such as wheat
bran, corncob or cornmeal, it should
be fed with small vessel, holding
about what you desire to feed each
cow. 1 do not advise feeding over two
pounds at a feed and perhaps less say
one or one and a half pounds. This
should be carefully measured and fed
on top of other grain feeds.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
Exact Reasoning.

Here is a bit of exact reasoning on
the part of little schoolgirl The
the wrong of idleness He led up to it
by asking who were the persons who
got all they could and did nothing in
return. For some time there was 81
lence, but at last the little girl, who
inductively from her own home expert
ences, exclaimed, with a good deal of
confidence, please, sir, it's the babyv'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
Filling the SflO.

When the silo is full it is better to let
the contents settle for few days and
then refill the second time. The silage
should be tramped every day for a
week after the work of filling the siIo
is done. Oats may be sown thickly on
the top of the silage They will sprout
quickly on account Of the heat and
moisture, thereby forming a matted
layer, which helps to preserve the con-
tents Of the pit Four or five gallons of
water put on every square foot Of sur
face will hasten the fermentation Of
the material, which will soon compact
itself into a more or less impervious
layer.-Hoard's Dairyman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
Too Serious.

While great many persons probably
take themselves too seriously enter
tanning an altogether exaggerated opin-
ion of their ability and worth, not
many nowadays go to the extreme
length Of the German whom the Eng
lish poet Coleridge met at Frankfort
He always took off his hat when he
ventured to speak Of himself. Were
this practice to become general what a
number Of people would be permanent
ly bareheaded!
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
Milk Cows Re-uIarIy.

Cows should be MIXED regularly, at
the same hour each day and always by
the same mixer A change in the time
of milking or in the mixer means a
decreased flow of milk until the cow
becomes used to the ways of the new
mixer and there is a bond of sympa-
thetic confidence established between
him and the cow.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
MILK PAIL AND STOOL COMBINED.

is eight and half inches across. The
pail is all Of three ply tin except the
cover, which sets in flush. This is gal
vanized iron. The bowl in the spout is
d pint dipper cut to fit, and the milk
falls in this and runs over into the pail
on which the mixer sits There is no
spatter at all. Then to empty the bowl
as shown in small cut, turn the spout
half way around, and it drains entirely
into the pail. This part fits snugly into
the pail spout, SO there is no rubber to
rot. The bottom of the pail is an inch
and half to guard against puncture.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
A Handy Milk Pail.

f. M. Carryl a Connecticut dairy
man, describes in the Jersey Bulletin
a combined milk pail and stool which
he is using with great satisfaction.
The pail is thirteen inches in diameter
and ten inches deep. The neck or spout
is seven inches, and the receiving cup
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How 10 Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand tWenty-four hours; a
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-17

sediment or set
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass It or pain in
the back is also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-13
Earthquakes in Italy.

In the very toe of the Italian penin- snla great earthquake has occurred No one knows the cause of earth. quales, but the belief among scientists is that they are due to the shifting of strata about ten miles below the sur face, Among the people in general earthquakes are linked in the popular mind with volcanoes, but scientists in sist that earthquakes are more super fleial than volcanoes, and yet the two seem to occur together. Vesuvius and Stromboli were very active just before tho earthquake occurred in Calabria, and many other waves of the earth have had volcanic accompaniments.
 This country is very broad and long, and 1t may be said to be remarkably free from shocks such as destroyed villages in Italy The Charleston earth quake of 1886 was one of the most re- markable ever felt in the Atlantic states, and the New Madrid, Missouri, disaster of 1911 was the worst shaking up the Mississippi valley has known in historic times. Shocks are not rare on the Pacific coast, but they are rarely disastrous.
 Such events in nature are pretty well beyond the knowledge of mankind. Their coming can not be foreseen; their cause can not be demonstrated, and no possible plan of the human brain can provide against them They are law to themselves, and man has to take them as they come, be their YigOr great or small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-13
Peruna in the Courts.

The excise state commissioner of New York has brought an action, the .avowed purpose of which is to have "Peruna" declared to be commercially speaking a liquor. At present it stands as a patent medicine. The state excise commissioner of New York alleges in the papers he has filed in a New York court that "Peruna" contains 30 per cent of alcohol.
 Two years ago "Peruna" entered into Alabama politics in the Sixth Congress sional district at any rate and perhaps 1t will next year again become factor. he conclusions arrived at in the New York court will thus become interest ing in Alabama, where "Peruna" is by no means unknown. It is said to be better known in "dry" than in wet" counties, and this fact supports the view that New York's excise commits sioner takes of the medicine.
 The New York decision will not, how ever, be final in Alabama, for what New York judges declare to be com mercially a liquor may taste differently to Alabama judges, and "dry" county need not place "Peruna" under the ban as liquor until the question has been tested in the courts of this state. It is, however, matter that rests in the discretion of the authorities of each county, be it wet" or dry" for the former issues licenses while the latter hoycotts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-13
PARTING.

From the Chicago Record-Herald. They say that parting is sweet sorrow,
 And so it is, if they that part Look forward to some glad tomorrow
 When each may claim the others heart, The handclasp and the sacred meeting
 Of lips in loves pure service-these Bring recompense for much repeating
 Of eager longings, if the seas And hills and plains that keep us twain May some day be recrossed again. When we who say goodby forever,
 Clasp hands and look through tear dim
 med eyes
 And know that we may never never
 Renew the rudely broken ties; Oh, if some splendid realms above us,
 They may behold who gave us birth, And still as weeping children love us,
 How must they wonder that the earth Can, as our hands unclasp, possess Aught save the tomb of joyousness! Their parting may be splendid sadness,
 Who look with eager hopes beyond, For whom the future treasures sladness In payment of the joys they've pawned, But how can heaven undo the sorrow
 That they must bear who, loving. part And see ahead no glad tomorrow,
 No gleaming afterwhile, sweetheartf Who have no dear excuse. alas, To count the moments as they pass!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-13
MILLION SOAP BUBBLES AN HOUR
Big Machine at Lewis and Clark Ex-
 position Makes Them.

Portland, September 12.-If each boy and girl in the United States should make a soap bubble some day, the combined number would hardly exceed that pro- duced every day this summer at the Lewis and Clark exposition by a big machine on exhibition in the Palace of Manufactures, Liberal arts and Varied industries.
 The soap bubble machine Is a double decked contrivance, consisting of two beautifully decorated porcelain bowls of suds, one above the other, surmounted by a plaster fairy. The suds is made very strong The bubbles are produced by forcing air into the soapy water A constant flow of air is maintained through pipes, and the bubbles constantly rise and fall in the basins, making a most beau- tiful effect.
 The capacity of the bubble fountain, which Is the largest ever made Is 1760Q bubbles per minute This means 1,056,00O per hour, or 9,504,0OO during a nine-hour working day. Three-fourths of pound of soap is sufficient to supply the foun- 00s, 900 bubbles.
 The buble fountain is maintained to advertise a well known brand of soap. It Is perhaps the most interesting ad- vertisement in the Manufactures, Liberal Arts and Varied Industries building at the exposition, where manufacturers of almost every known commodity have ex- hibited their wares
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-13
LlEurENANTs OF INDUSTRY.
ew York World.

From the New York World
 Tn the comic supplements the office boy Is an indolent. procrastinating young loaf CT, whose principal ambition in life is to smoke cigarettes and read "Oid Sleuth" novels. In high finance the office boy Is an important person. He is the captain of industry's aid-de-camp.
 The testimony taken by, the legislative committee shows that the New York Life Insurance company made fictitious loan of $30O0,0OO to some of its messengers in order to crcumvent the regulations of the Prussian government.
 Once when Thomas F Ryan needed s2,- O00,O00 he had his office boy borrow it from trust company. MT. Ryan himself could not legally obtain the loan because he was one of the directors It is short sighted trust company which thinks that any of Thomas F. Ryan's office boys is not "good" for $2,O00,00O loan.
 In the days of the frenzed corporation of trusts under the laws of New Jersey the clerks. messengers and office boys of corporation lawyers used often to organize the companies. They constituted the boards of directors until the real owners felt that it was safe to smuggle their corporations out of the building.
 The New York office boy is lieutenant of industry, tho comic papers to the con- trary notwithstanding. Without him many financier would be hard-pressed for a means to evade the law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-13
TALE OF BIRMINGHAM.

From the Meridian Star.
 "While in Birmingham recently" said a local citizen, "I was given the de- tails of Birminghams proposed tallest building. Enterprising men have practical ly decided to erect a fifteen-story mod ern steel-frame building on the corner of First avenue and Twentieth street, upon the site now occupied by the first three-story brick building ever erected in Birmingham. This building was built by A. M. Lynn, many years now de- ceased, the wealthiest and most far sighted of the pioneers who laid the foundation of the great Alabama met ropolis At the time of its construction. away back in 1873. the building was dub bed Lynn's Folly and he was accused of throwing his money away. MT Lynn took all the gibes good-naturedly, how ever. and quieted his anxious friends by calling their attention to the future, as he saw it. I may never live to see it.. MT Lynn was in the habit of remarking. but some of you gentlemen will see the day when the three story building will not be large enough for the business of Birmingham In passing away, this three-story building, the first of it's kind in Birmingham, is giving way to the first flfteen-story building in that city as well as in the state Great indeed, is Bir-- mingham. and MT. Lynn was a far-see- ing prophet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-13
Two More Railroads Cominu.

The increasing tonnage of this dis trict, far outranking that of any other district of the south, not excepting New Orleans, or the Texas oil fields, is shown in the haste of railroads to build here and to secure access to the mines, mills and furnaces of the dis trict Two more railroads are coming in as soon as gaps can be filled with iron rails. These are the Illinois Cen tral and the Atlantic and Birmingham formerly known as the Brunswick and Birmingham. Both roads will enter this district next year, thus largely adding to it's railroad mileage and facil- ities.
 The two roads will give this district direct access to vast stretches of ter ritory. The Illinois Central system and Hartman lines extend all the way from New Orleans to Chicago and to San Francisco. While the Brunswick road will open to our manufacturers and merchants large districts in Georgia that now seek other cities.
 The coming of these two roads will certainly induce many who desire to establish industrial plants in the south to come here, where centrality, cheap fuel and transportation advantages are at their maximum in the south And there is no reason why trade should not in this city keep step with indus tries. There is no reason why foot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-13
Quarantine ReuuIations.

The governor of Georgia and the at torney general of that state have come to the support of the state board of health, and ''the nasty, harsh and ill- advised' action and particularly talk, of the city officials of Atlanta stand discountenanced and up in the air. The state board of Georgia is in full control of the quarantine situation in that state. Georgia is quarantined against all infected points precisely as Ala bama is, and refugees can not enter Atlanta except on the terms that the state board names. The local board n Atlanta is knocked out.
 'I do not see," says Governor Terrell, "how the state board could have done otherwise under the circumstances" !" and Attorney General Hart says the laws of Georgia give the state board of health supreme authority when infec- tious and contagious disease threatens the public health. These opinions wipe out the incipient rebellion in Atlanta a rebellion, by the way, that consisted of "hot air" only.
 The railroads that enter Georgia are conforming to the rules of the state board of health, and inspectors travel on them as the Alabama inspect ors do on Alabama trains. The entire situation is thus simplified, and until frost comes the health certificate will be needful when one travels and the health inspector will be as familiar a sight on railroad trains as the con ductor himself. All the southern states have adopted quarantine regulations, and those regulations will stand until Jack Frost repeals them.