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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
LIGHT AND HEAVY HOGS.

1t is very well-knOwn that the mar
ket demands and prices vary for the
different weights of hogs. Explain
ing this commission man who has
long handled fat hogs in the market
says that beginning in September the
heavy hog comes more into evidence
and commands premium over light
er ones. The height of the demand
for fat-backs is reached in Deem
Der, January and February, for In
those months the great slaughter
houses at every market center are
packing thousands of hogs every day.
The time was when nearly all hogs
were marketed as heavy-weights, but
now even in the winter months, the
demand for extreme weights is not
so great as formerly. This can be
largely attributed to an increasing
consumption of fresh pork and most
of the fresh meat cuts can only be OBJ
tanned from the lighter grades of
hogs. Beginning about April 1st the
light hog sells on par with the
grades and a month or so later the
light-weights command a premium at
every market.
There is one system of hog man.
agement quite prevalent among far
mers that seems to be in direct op-
position to these market demands.
Many hog raisers, and good ones at
that, sell their eight pigs
in the winter at a weight of ESQ
pounds and then dispose of the old
sows in the summer when they weigh
around 400 pounds, thus bringing
their light hogs on a heavy hog mar
ket and vice versa. However, the
loss in such a system is rapidly be-
coming less as the demand for the
extremely heavy hogs grow smaller.
A prime, well-fnished hog weigh
ing about $50 pounds will generally
land nearer the top and this may be
said to be somewhere near the ideal
market weight. We don't mean that
this weight of hogs will top the mar
ket every day of the year, but prices
on that class will average the best
during a whole year-Indiana Far
mer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
Soldier Record uurax.,red.

William V. Adams. of Kane Coun-
ty, H., has just received his discharge
papers as a soldier in the civil war.
The case is perhaps unique in the rec.
ord. Of the government.
Adams enlisted Aug. II, 1862, as a
sergeant in the 12Tth Illinois Infan-
try. His regiment was ordered to the
front, but before being engaged in
service Adams received q dislocated
shoulder, which necessitated his return
home. He persuaded his brother Hen
ry to take his place, and the latter
served CALAMITY until he was captured,
dying In Andersonville prison.
The records Of tae department nat
urally became confused as a result Of
this transfer, and William Adams was
recorded as dead. The latter was re-
quired to submit much evidence to
prove that he was living and establish
the substitution Of his brother. As a
result Of the efforts the surviving
brother is now able to obtain a pen
sion. Before, this was not possible.
The story Of the brother is gallant
one. When the war began, Henry en-
listed, but, owing to his youth, his
family had him discharged. Deter
mined to fight for his country, tho
youth ran away with two other boys
and enlisted in a Missouri regiment.
Henry was shot through the hand in
the first engagement and taken pris-
oner. On giving his parole not to en-
list, he was discharged.
When his wound healed he was enx-
ious to get back into the fray, but was
bound In honor not to enlist again.
The mishap Of his brother gave him
the opportunity he sought, and he
went to the front to serve for his
brother. He fought CALAMITY, but was
captured and died, being one Of the
first victims Of Andersonviile. The
body was buried in Tennessee.-New
York Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
THE RICHEST MILK.

The rule is that the richer milk IS
given at the milking that occurs after
the shorter number of hours between
milkings If the milking is done in
the winter at z in the morning and 5
in the evening, the evenings milk will
be the richer, for there is only ten
hours between the morning and even
ing milkings. In the summer when
the hours of milking are reversed,
the morning milk will be richer.
After allowance has been made for
all the above mentioned causes,
there is still daily and weekly
fiuctuation in the richness Of the
milk due to causes as yet unknown.
But the fact of this variation is GER
tain. have found it in single cows
and in large herds, when there was
no assignable cause. 1 have isolated
a fine, healthy, vigorous COW and
treated her with exceptional care
and regularity, and yet she has var
led in a whole per cent in the rich
ness of her milk during single
week. This phase of the subject
needs to be made prominent because
a lack of knowledge of the fact has
led to many a wrangle and much
hard feeling at creameries that pay
by test. Because your test one week
is different from the week before
do not jump at once to the conclu-
sion that the creamery man has
made a mistake or is trying to cheat
you. Either may be true, but the
variation in the test is not proof of
either.-Prof. w. W. Cooke in the In
diana Farmer
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
AGreat Organization.

A Great Organization.
The death Of General Blackmar, late
commander In chief Of the Grand
Army, calls attention to the Importance
Of the work which the organization
does and of the place which 1t occu-
pies. The idea Of such an organiza-
ton first occurred to DR.. b. +. Ste
phenson while on the field of battle,
and he and his friend, Chaplain Rut-
ledge, talked over its possibilities
while they were in tent or on tho
march. After peace had been declared,
the two drew up constitution suit.
able for their dreamed-of society.
From this humble beginning grew the
Grand Army Of the Republic.
DR.. Stephenson did not live to see
the realization Of his hopes. At the
time Of his death his cherished scheme
seemed feeble and likely to perish. To-
day its scope embraces far more than
his widest fancy had painted It.
It Is the one organization for vet
Grams which opens its doors to soldiers
from every Union army and sailors
from every battleship, receiving all
on equal terms. Its motto Is "Frater-
nifty, Charity, Loyalty"
The G. A. r. counts nearly two hun
dred and fifty thousand members on
Its roll, and whoever has his name
inscribed there Is welcomed as q COM
rade. In many of the States almost
every town has Its post, and every
post its hall. As no post is named
after living hero, these very divisions
themselves serve as memorials Of the
brave dead. A G. A. r. man Is sure
to find friends and help wherever he
goes throughout the country.
But this great society does moro
than provide social advantages and as
sistance to Its indiyid or collect
I've members. Its work affects the
general public. 1t collects and pre-
serves valuable relics for the nation,
puts up monuments to dead soldiers
and sailors, beauties national GENE
teIies, helps to establish and maintain
soldiers homes, and opens parks and
reservations for the enjoyment Of the
people.
OF the last-named benefits, the
Spottsylvania scheme II the largest
This great park covers a tract which
was the scene Of more fighting than
any other region of given area, and
is, by the efforts Of the G.. A. R., q
national reservation to be held In per-
petuity.-Youth's Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
Good Bows at $3.50 Per Year.

The cost of a school for the develop
ment of good boys is thus stated by
Eugene Wood in his article, "a School
for Boys" in Everybody's.
ct costs the State of Ohio about
$3.50 a year for each boy. A useful,
capable man is worth to society, on
the average, $4,000. These 1000
boys cost the State of Ohio, then, say
50 900, 900. Say 1000 of them were
rescued. That is $4,000, 900 recovered
to society on the investment of $4,000
600. 1t has been figured that every
criminal does about $4,000 damage a
year, leaving entirely out of the esti.
mate what it costs to maintain our
plant for the detection, prevention and
punishment of crime. Each man viii
be a criminal not less than twenty
years. That's $4,000 damages multi.
piled by 1000 boys, or $2S0,000, 600
damages saved. not counting the cost
of the anti-crimnial plant. Has 1t
paid to run this Boys Industrial
School at Lancaster?
"And even If it hadn't paid finan-
cially isn't 1t worth V'hile?"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
Remember. 100 Years Back.

There Is living at present in st.
Peters home, Clapham, suburb of
London, England, a man named James
McNally, who is 1O7 years old, says the
New York Herald. 1t mas been veri-
fed that he was born In Kings county,
Ireland, on Feb. 10, 1897. He drifted
to England the year of Queen Vie
tOria's coronation, and came from
there to the United States when 60
years old to seek his fortune, so that
as well as living in three centuries he
has lived In three countries.
When Colney Hatch lunatic asylum
was erected In 1851 he was employed
in building it as scaffolder. In the
same capacity he assisted in construct
ing some of the early sky-scrapers of
New York and Brooklyn. During the
civil war he was employed in looking
after the baggage Of northern troops
in Tennessee. When 80 years old he
returned to England with $500, par
of which he invested in a home for his
granddaughter. He was able to pro-
vide for himself until he reached the
aged of 90. The effect of his extraor-
binary age on him IL now quite lis
cernible.
A recent attack of influenza deprived
him of the use Of his legs, and with
only solitary tooth left his speech is
very indistinct. Vague impressions
Of what he heard about the battle of
Trafalgar the year 1t was fought still
hover In his mind. and he remembers
very well the return of the troops from
the battle of Waterloo.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
CHIMNEY COVERS.

To protect chimneys from birds
nesting there use window or door
screen. Pass a bailing wire around
chimney just under the protecting
course of brick, making wire tight,
then take piece of screen larger than
the top of chimney, so it will turn
down about four inches all around the
top of chimney overlapping corners.
Now use fine wire to fasten each cor
ner of the screen to the wire under
protection. If the chimney is large a
fastening may be made in center Of
each side. This will also prevent
sparks from flying out on the roof and
may save lot Of trouble We leave
our chimney covers on summer and
winter.-BerIard Quinn in the Epi-
toHist
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
RECIPES.

Irish Potato Notwithstanding
when we are at loss to know what
10 have for dinner, we make a chow
der of potatoes that is very apretiz-
ing and I do not know that I ever
saw the recipe in print. Sliced peeled
potatoes about half an inch thick, TO
fill two quart stew-pan. Add to these
one good large onion sliced and fry
in separate vessel five slices of ba-
con. Add the bacon and the dripping,
with enough water to little more than
cover the potatoes, cover closely and
set over to cook slowly. When the
potatoes are tender, there ought still
to be a good deal of liquid in the pan
and to this add thickening made OF
-four and milk, also a lump of butter,
with pepper and salt to taste.
A Filling for Cake-Make a plain
boiled icing, add to 1t, If one pound
of sugar has been used, a seacu. ful
of raisins, run through the food chop
per, half the quantity of chopped nuts.
spoonful of mixed spice and some
lemon fiavoring. This is especially
nice to put between layers Of the old
fashioned Croton cake. Perhaps some
young housekeeper does not know just
how to make this most reliable Of
CAKES, so here is a recipe for IL. The
yolks of six eggs well beaten with one
pound of sugar, one pound OF flour.
one-half pound of butter, one teacup
of sweet milk, all well mixed and
lastly the whites of the eggs well
frozen.
Preserving Celery-To keep celery
for a week or even longer first roll it
up in brown paper, then in towel
and put it in dark, cool place. Before
preparing it for the table put it in a
pan of cold water and let It remain
there for an hour to make it crisp
and cool.
Ounce Cheese-This is simply a
marmalade cooked down very thick,
then lacked in small cheese pots 1t
hay lie turned out and siicei like
cheese and is excellent for the lunch
basket
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
A Bitten-oH War Romance.

YES" said the captain, there were
a good many romances bitten of short
during the war. There was the case
of Philetus Wilson Of the 47th Illinois.
He was acting as orderly for General
Thomas In the Atlanta campaign, and
one day riding ahead Of the column
found himself inside the rebel picket
lines in front of Rome, Ga. His uni
form was discoiored by dust and mud,
and knowing that General Cheatham
was In command at Rome. he made a
dash for his headquarters.
HE had gone to school with Miss
Mary Cheatham before the war, and
they had been very good friends. The
thought came to him that she was with
her father and that an explanation
made to her would make It clear that
he was inside the rebel lines BY acci-
dent, and not In the character Of 4
spy. So he rode through to headquar-
ters with q message for General
Chatham. As he rode up to the house
he heard Miss Mary singing 'Bonny
Blue Flag and he went in without
ceremony.
"He felt, as he entered the room
that Miss Cheatham recognized him,
and began with. Mary. don't you know
me?' When she stopped him with, Il
do know you. but you must not call
me Mary, and you must explain at
once why you are here He said that
was exactly what he wanted to do,
and that all he asked of her was to
make her father understand that he
was telling the truth. Then he told
the story and Miss Cheatham said she
| understood the situation.
"She doubted. however, whether her
father would accept her views. While
| they were discussing the complica-
tions likely to follow Wilson's discoy-
cry, a company of rebel cavalry rode
up and reported that a Union cavalry
man had dashed through their picket
line and bad come straight into town.
Wilson's horse had attracted their at
tention, and, begging Miss Cheatham'a
pardon, they asked her II she had seen
a stranger lurking about headquar-
tiers.
Miss Cheatham could answer truly
that she had seen no stranger. and the
cavalry ofncer retired Theseupon the
young lady, greatly excited, proceeded
to hide Wilson In a remote closet OF
storeroom, and he remained In hiding
until Colonel Dan McCook's brigade
occupied Rome. Meantime, the
chsathams had gone further south, and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
LARGE RETURNS FROM POUL
TRY

Upon a recent visit to indiana our
attention was called very forcibly to
the immense sums received by the
Indiana farmers for their poultry
product. One establishment at
Waterloo handles about three-fourths
of the poultry and eggs marketed by
the farms in De Kalb County. The
establishment is taking in eggs at the
rate of 1000 cases per week, gathered
from the various stores throughout
the country. Last Fall it bought and
packed over fifty carloads of dressed
poultry, averaging $4,000 pounds to
the car. The poultry is picked and
dressed before shipment to the East
ern markets. More than 100000 dol
lars is paid through this one esta6-
lishment to the farmers of one coun-
ty for their poultry products every
year.
Wisconsin is practically as we'll
located for poultry raising as any
portion of Indiana, particularly this
section of it. 1t is a business which
requires no little time and attention,
but it yields large returns. When
Jackson county farmers raise as many
chickens and market as many eggs
as the farmers of De Kalb County
are now doing they will receive lar
ger sum from their poultry product
than they now receive for their
dairy product The Jackson County
farmer can we'll afford to go more ex-
tensively into poultry raising. No
branch of farming offers better in
ducements-Black River Falls Jour
nal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
SOAP AND LABOR SAVING.

Labor and soap may both be saved
in the laundry by the use OF soft wa
ter and even the hardest of water
may be easily softened without the
addition of chemicals. Three or four
days before it is to be used draw SUI
fcient water for the washing and ex-
pose in tin tubs, ETC., to the action of
the sun and air. The trouble is ONLY
that of a little forethought and is we'll
repaid.
Save washing and busters by using
old newspapers for cleaning. they
are excellent for undergraduates
first rate for securing tinware and ere
as good as a brush for polishing a
stove. The prudent woman will al
ways keep a good pad of newspaper
at hand and use it for wiping up
grease or water split on the gas or
coal cooking stove, for it VIII enable
her to keep the stove clean with half
the usual trouble.-New York World.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
THE VALUE OF sAwDusT.

A SoQd absorbent to use in the
dairy stable is always desirable ard
for this purpose there are few things
that excel sawdust. 1t Is really the
only way that it can be profitably
utilized, anyhow. 1t does not contain
fertilizing matter enough to justify
its application to the soil, unless
mixed with ether materials. Applied
alone in large quantities when fresh
and green, its effect upon the soil
would. in all probability, be detri-
mental. spread very sparingly, it
might occasionally result In some
good, but hardly enough so to make it
pay. And as to using 1t for mulch
around fruit trees. that Is simply out
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
THE HOT WATER BAG.

The hot water bag, like many an
other household benson, becomes a
danger when not treated properly. A
Brooklyn woman and her little child
were both badly scalded recently by
the sudden bursting of a bag. The
,rd BILE, undoubtedly, was the use OF
boil ing water. But any rubber bag
may develop a weak place and leak.
Water, hot enough to be dangerous
should never be used in one.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02

The Ulster Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty TO Animals, which has
its headquarters at Belfast. Ireland,
was founded in Belfast in the year
1885, At its late annual meeting one
hundred and fifty prizes were distribu-
ted for the best essays on THE Right
of Animals to Humane Treatment" A
number Of bronz metals were award
ed to members Of the Royal Irish
Constabularly "for service in the
cause Of humanity to animals" err
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
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CHAMOIS as DUSTER.

If one uses a wet chamois skin for
busting furniture, a furniture polish
will not be needed. Take a soft cha
mois skin from 10 to 10 inches square,
vet in warm water-do not use hot
wiring out as dry as possible. Use
same as duster. 1t will remove dust
and finger marks and leave furniture
bright.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
PICKING CRABAPPLES.

To pickle crabapples, wash them
and dry them, but do not remove the
skins. For seven pounds of the ap-
pies allow four and half pounds of
sugar, put them into a kettle and turn
in water enough to cover the bottom
(about the depth of crab applet and
cook slowly until the fruit is tender
and clear but quite unbroken. Mean
while, boil pint of cider vinegar with
a small bag of spices and, few min
utes before the apples are done, turn
1t into the syrup with them. Remove
the apples, pack them into jars and
after boiling the syrup thick, fill the
jars with it and seal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
KICKING COWS.

Take a snap ring, attach a half
inch cord about a dozen feet in
length, put the snap in the kicker's
nose and draw the cord around her,
letting it rest on her gambrel joints
or below. Let a person stand at her
shoulder and hold the cord just tight
enough so that it shall not slip down
to the floor. Any person can then
proceed to milk her without trouble.
e. L. Bates, in the Epitonlist.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
There Are Others.

He is one of those inconsistent par
ticular men,"
what in the world Is an inconsist-
cnt particular MANI"
why, one that will take his shoes
off In the hallway, creep silently up
four flights of steps and then drop
them when he reaches the top with >
thud that arouses the building"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02

The Customer-The trouble With
poor Hawkins was that he always took
too much interest In everybody's bust
ness.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in every-
body's business. He used to work for
me.-Detroit Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-02
Two Reciprocities.

The Mason City Times-Herald
warns people not to condemn reciproc-
fly as a Democratic device. 1t is Re-
publican in its origin. 1t quotes from
the successive platforms Of the Re
publican party, 1892, 1896, 1900 and
1904, to prove its position.
So far so well, but even those plat
forms recognized two kinds of reciproc-
fly. and 1t Is against one kind of reci-
procity that opposition has lately aris-
en-, not against reciprocity itself, prop
erJy interpreted
In 1900, for instance, in a platform
that was inspired by VIM. Mckinley,
the party said: I'VE favor the asso-
ciated policy of reciprocity so directed
as to open our markets on favorable
terms for what we do not ourselves
produce, in return for free foreign
markets"
Is there any use IL misinterpreting
that language what we do not our
selves produce has reference to nom
competitive products. But when the
Iowa stand-patters last year adopted
that declaration the revisionists said
IT was "unprogressive." But 1t was
McKinley's Republicanism.
In 1904 the Republicans reiterated
the same idea In their platform: "Com-
mercial reciprocity wherever recipro-
cal arrangements can be effected con-
sistent with the principles of protec-
fiou and without injury to American
agriculture, American labor or Ameri-
cap industry" That language also
was plain. 1t meant reciprocity In
noncompetitive products.
Reciprocity in what we do not our
selves produce" was the reciprocity
which Mckinley called the handmade
en- of Protection"
There is another kind Of reciprocity
which is the handmaiden Of Free
Trade, and that Is the reciprocity
which has been favored in Iowa by
the rippers. Keep the distinction
clearly in your minds.-Cedar Rapids
Republican.