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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
Musoooee Club Fined bv Court

Columbus, Ca, December 1.-THE
Muscogee club, through its president,
in the superior court, pleaded guilty
to a charge of keeping open tippling
house on the Sabbath and was fined
$100. The club was indicted early
last summer on this charge, but the
case did noe come up for trial until
SATURDAY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12

Atlanta, Dec. 11.-While alone in a
room at an early holr Sunday morn,
ing, Mrs. Cora W. Jones shot and
killed herself with a pistol in the home
of her sister, Mrs. j. w Hudson. The
cause of the suicide is said to have
been i'll health. Mrs. Jones had been
in highly nervous condition for sew
eral weeks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
"SEND US HELP
FROM ANYWHERE"
Stated Message From Leaking
Lightship.
WIRELESS SYSTEM is CRIPPLED
So Rapidly Did Water Come In That,
Although Pumps Were Kept Busy,
the Fire Rooms Were Flooded and
Fire Extinguished.

the Fire Rooms Were Flooded and
Fire Extinguished.
Newport, r. L., Dec. IA half fin
ished message sent just before the
batteries are supposed to have be-
come exhausted, came here by wire
less from the Nantucket ughtship ear
ly today, asking for Help from any
where" The message was timed at
a. M, and was as follows:
Nantucket shoals. Lgntship in
distress. Send help from anywhere" "
Here the message broke off.
AT the lightsnip's design includes
water tight compartments into serve
her in just such cases of stress as she
is now in, the lighthouse officials de-
clare that there will be little difficulty
on the part of her crew afoat until aid
can reach her. The lighthouse tender
Azalea, which left New Bedford at
1880 o'clock last night, should reach
the vicinity of the /lightship during
this afternoon.
The Hist left the naval training sta
ton, under orders to make the best
possible speed to the lightship.
The distance she will have to cover
is about 81 miles. The leak in the
lightship's hull, while not definitely
located, according to the latest mes
sage was apparently just above the
fire room plates. So rapidly did the
water come in, although the pumps
were kept constantly at work, that
late yesterday afternoon the fire room
was flooded and the fires had been ex-
tinguished. Wireless communication
then ceased and it was supposed that
nothing further would be heard di-
rectly from the vessel, as the dyna-
mos probably had given out.
Early today, however, came to grief
an apparently unfinished message,
again asking for aid This time it is
thought the wireless system must
have become completely crippled.
The wind shifted to northwest late
yesterday and this had the effect Of
causing the great seas to moderate
considerably, so that less anxiety was
felt here this forenoon for the light
ships safety.
On board the lightship are Captain
Jorgensen of Dennis, Mass, COM
manding, two engineers, three naval
electricians operating the wireless ap-
paratus and eight seamen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
Beef Packers to Be Put on Trial.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-The cases against
the beef packers were not called to-
day in the United States court, but
will be heard tomorrow. The proceed
ings will not be in the nature of a
formal trial, but will be to establish
certain facts which the packers have
set up and to which the government
mas demurred. The packers have
claimed that they were promised i'm
munity by Commissioner of Corpora
tions Garfield, and this the United
States district attorney denies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
sIq Sum to Garry on Printers, Fiaht

New York, Dec. lit was an.
nounced yesterday by officers of Ty
biographical Union No. that $100, ,O00
had been guaranteed in assessments
on the members of the union to carry
on the fight with the Typothetae for
the S-hour workday, which goes into
effect in the book and job trade on
Jan. l.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
Alleged Robber Escapes From Jai

Alleged Robber Escapes From Jail.
Birmingham, Ala, Dec. IA spe-
cial from Meridian, Miss, says A. w.
Gilbert, charged with robbing passen-
gers on a sleeping car, escaped from
Jail last night by crawling through the
window of his cell and using his blan-
kets to let himself down from the roof
to the ground. No trace of the fugi-
tive has been found.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
Falling Train lniures MANY.

Kite, Ca, Dec, While train
from Wadley Saturday afternoon at
4:40 O'Clock was crossing Little
Ohooka river, the coach and FIVE fiat
cars went in with all passengers.
Mack snealey and Gus Sharp ane. Sc
riously hurt, if not fatally. )ral
negroes, unknown, were also hi
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
BEGINS Loro Term In Pen.

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 11-Alonzo j.
Whiteman, convicted of defrauding
the Fidelity Trust company of tlis
city by means of forged and raised
paper was taken to Auburn prison to-
day to begin term of eight years and
five months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
URGE HIGH PRICES FOR YARN.
No Necessity of Any Decline From
Prices, Says the Secretary.


Prices, Says the Secretary.
Charlotte, N c., Dec 11.-Secretary
A. c. Hutchinson has sent the follow
ing telegram to each member of the
Soft Yarn Spinners' association:
"In view of the fact that the market
is bare of stocks of hosiery yarns, and
that the demand is unprecedented and
deliveries hard to get, you are earnest
ly requested to hold prices. There is
no necessity whatever of any decline
from the highest prices you have OBJ
tained the present season. You can
get the price if you will ask for it,
Mr. Hutchinson announces that a
meeting of the Soft Yarn Spinners will
be called some time during January in
Charlotte or Atlanta
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
Anarchy Prevails.

Absolute anarchy prevails. A mes
senger who arrived here this morning
declared that the streets of Riga were
flowing with blood After a meeting
the railroad men of Riga were moved
down by the fire of machine guns and
artillery. The railroad men of ST Pc
tersburg resolved that inasmuch as
the reaction is gaining force and the
government is seeking to retract what
was won by the first pan-Russian
strike" the railroad men stand ready
to obey the signal for a general strike.
simultaneously with the arrests
here M. Dronshilny and all the mem
bers of the union of the employees of
the posts and telegraph operators of
Moscow, with M. KokhanoWski at
their head, were arrested at Moscow,
Interior Minister DurnOvo today is
sued a proclamation notifying the post
and telegraph employees tnat their fail
ure to return to work will be equiVa-
lent to their discharge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
oonaratuIates Mother Of rrIpIeta.

Trenton, n j. Dec. 11.-At the home
in this city Of Edward Morris yester-
day triplet babies, two boys and girl,
were christened and a congratulatory
letter from President Roosevelt was
received.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
Graunded steamer AfInat

Liverpool, Dec. 1.-THE White Star
Line freight steamer Georgia, which
ran ashore yesterday inside 'Cll'' gas
buoy, haS been relocated and decked
Apparently she is undamaged.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
Railroad EMPLOYEES strike.

The employees of the Riga-Orel rail-
road have declared a strike on account
of the declaration of martial law in
Lfvonia, and have sent an appeal to
tine other roads to join. Last night
the railroad men of the Baltic lines
decided to follow the example Of tne
Riga-Orel men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-12
CHALLENGE WILL Be
ACCEPTED BY STRIKE
Indications Point That Way In
Russian Troubles.
GENERAL STRIKE TO BE ORDERED

Terrible Storm Has Been Raised by
the arrest of Head of Workmen's
CounciI-Editors Defy Law Forbid
ding Discussion of Vital Questions
st. Petersburg, Sunday, Dec. 10
(Morning), via Eydtkuhnen, East
Prussia, Dec. 11.-There is every indi
cation that the government challenge
Will be accepted and that within As
hours general strike throughout Rus
sia will be ordered. A terrible storm
has been raised by the arrest OF H
Krusteleff, the head of the committee
Of the workmen's council, which was
followed during the night by the i'm
prtsonment of the workmen's council
and a number of Socialistic leaders.
"The reaction has come" were the
words on every lip, and in the Liberal
extremist camp there was only one
opinion, namely that it must be re-
sisted to the bitter end
Editors to Defy Press Law.
The newspaper editors at yesterday
evenings meeting decided that the
temporary press law forbidding the
discussion of vital questions affecting
the welfare of the nation violated the
principles of freedom of speech and
of the press guaranteed by the i'm
perial manifesto and that 1t must be
defied.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15
THE DAIRY
New Attack by the Oleo Interests.

New Attack by the Oleo interests.
The safety of pure butter from COM
petition with oleomargarine is again
menaced, if certain reports from the
east are correct. AS all those identi-
fed with the butter industry of the
country know, the protection that but
ter enjoys from its spurious competi-
tor lies in the fact that butter pro-
ducers have permission to color their
product shade that suits the demand
of the trade, whenever the color is
lacking, which it is, under certain con-
ditions of feed, as governed by eli
mate, seasons, certain conditions of
soil and with the great majority of
the COWS of the country. In times
past, butter was made mostly from
natural pasturage which gives a RICH
yellow shade to butter and in this
way the public taste many years ago
was educated to demand a yellow
shade of butter. Nowadays we make
butter in winter as well as in summer.
The natural pastures of the eastern
states can produce only small pro-
portion of the country'S butter sup
ply, and the clover and alfalfa fields
of the western states must be drawn
upon. Neither is it profitable to keep
a COW in idleness when the pastures
are not green. But the butter made
under these conditions, while superior
in every other respect to the old time
eastern butter, lacks the yellow color
to make it acceptable to the average
taste, and hence arose out of necessity
the practice of colOring butter.
This may not be done with oleo-
margarine under the law Of congress
and of most of the states This per-
mission was denied to that product
by law, because it was done for the
purpose of fraud. 1t is this permits
sion to color butter that stands in
the way of the oleOmargarine fraud.
The oleomargarine interests tried by
every device to prevent the anti-cOlor
bill from becoming law. They tried
to defeat it in the courts after it be-
came a law, but signally failed.
Now they propose a new method of
attack. Unfortunately they seem to
have with them the chief chemist of
the United States department of agri
culture, DR.. H. I. Wiley, who, in the
interest of purity in foods, is decrying
artificial cOlOring. Of course this looks
to the oleomargarine interests like
things coming their way and they are
keeping quiet about it. If they have
such a leader as DR.. Wiley to lend
himself to their scheme we may rest
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15

with a worker after it is in a mass.
1t is also much easier for the opera
tors.
Then. whether or not it is absolutely
necessary to pour brine over the but
ter granules when the churn is first
stopped? No, it is not absolutely neces-
sary. AS the brine has a greater spe-
cific gravity than water, it appears to
find it's way through the butter more
readily, and l think, has tendency
to deepen and fix the color. If clear
water is used, l would advise using
about double the quantity and exer-
cising great care to sprinkle it on the
butter evenly and slowly.
In trying the churn sailing, it was
found that the butter was inclined to
mass before the second half of the
salt was put on it. To avoid this l
would reduce the temperature of the
last water used for washing, about
two degrees, and put the salt on as
rapidly as possible, taking care to
move the churn slowly while it is be-
ing done.
am very sure that, with practice, it
will be found that the salt is perfectly
incorporated with the butter before 1t
is massed, and there will be the uni
form color which results from even
sailing, and as there has been no
working or grinding of the butter, the
grain is not in the least injured
In concluding her letter Mrs. Walker
says: my butter has satisfied criti-
cal trade, but l am not satisfied my
self if there is any improvement pos
sible''
\ Results show the intelligent care
used, and this idea of not being salts
fled myself with an ideal ahead ap-
preaching perfection, will surely bring
it's true reward.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15
Working the Butter.

B. w. Dean, practical dairyman,
replying to some queries regarding MS
method of warking butter in the churn,
says: She writes that she was inter
ested in my method of sailing butter
and wishes me to answer few ques-
tons in relation to it.
She has been making butter for a
year and has succeeded in perfect1ng
it so that it brings 35 cents in winter
and 80 cents in summer, dealt to
critical customers, but is troubled
somewhat to know just when to stop
working it. She uses a worker with
cog wheels and thinks it good one
but finds some difficulty in using it.
She first asks if it will be possible
to remove the butter from the churn
to weigh it? | should be afraid it
could not be done. l always gagged
my quantity of salt by the quantity OF
cream churned, having, first, by care
full measure of the cream and weight
of the butter, ascertained the probable
product of one gallon of cream. The
extra one-half ounce of salt, per pound,
is used to overcome the draining out
during the working and masslng OF
the butter in the churn.
The time necessary for the salt 10
dissolve in the butter, is. the next
question. l have found that twenty
minutes is amply sufficient. In this
time, if the granules were in good
shape, there will be no undissolved
salt remaining, and each individual
granule will have thin film OF brine
surrounding it. Think how much bet
ter for the butter this must be than
to grind the undissolved salt into 1t
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15
SELLING Farm-Made Butter.

The manner in which farm-made
butter should be sold will depend a
great deal upon the quality of the but
ter. On most farms fancy butter is
not produced. Therefore it is useless
to try to build up fancy trade. The
farmer, however, that has a good num-
Der of COWS and is ambitious to build
up reputation for his dairy products
will find the fancy markets the best
to cater to. He will have to secure a
customer here and there and depend
on them to do the advertising for him.
We have in mind one farmer living
in Wisconsin who has about thirty
five COWS. This man some years ago
undertook to make only high-quality
butter. He applied the best possible
methods to his dairy, built light sta
bles that could be kept clean, put in
a power separator and studied feeds.
He found a few customers in Chicago
that would pay him few cents above
the average price for butter. His
whole aim was to make the butter OF
such a quality that the consumers
would recommend it to other consum-
ers. The result was that he kept his
trade and developed it, and at last
Reports HIS JULIET UIluSluS y COhIO
a pound more than fancy butter on
the Chicago market. Farm-made but
ter can not be sold in the same way
in which creamery butter is sold. The
creamery butter can be sold to COM
mission merchants who have special
customers for it, which generally are
large grocers The butter from the
farm can not take this place in COM
petition with creamery butter, on &C
count of the small quantities in which
it is made. 1t must, therefore, depend
on an individual customer here and
there. This is the condition under
which farm butter must be sold to best
advantage, until the time comes when
some kind of a system is developed
for handling and selling farm butter.
The farmer can hardly afford to sell
his butter in the general market,
which has put very low estimate on
the value of farm butter. That is be-
cause some of the butter going under
the name of farm butter is of very
poor quality. We have known 1T to
sell at Is cents, and oleomargar1ne at
an advance over farm butter. Under
such conditions the average of farm
butter is selling far below it's real
value, the prices being brought down
by a small quantity of very poor but
ter that goes under the same name.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15

assured they will see that sinews of
war are not lacking. There is, and
will be for many years to come, much
legislation by congress on the food
question. This will give them their
opportunity to fight for legislation. to
prevent the coloring of butter under
their pretended interests in pure foods.
The same thing is being agitated in
several states. If the oleomargarine
people can have their way, they will
either block all pure food legislation,
or insist upon it including the pre-
vention of coloring butter.
Eastern dairy organizations seem to
be on the alert, however, and have
entered the field again in opposition
to the schemes of the oleomargarine
makers. 1t behooves every dairyman,
both east and west, to watch closely
developments along this line in the
future You. can never tell when the
oleo people might turn nasty trick
and give staggering blow to the pure
butter interests.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15

"off'' to defile any amount, these OF
course must fix the grade of the pro-
duct. The standard is thus inevitably
brought down to the lowest, or, at
best, to an average one; hence it is
that the market value of the very best
creamery butter fluctuates with every
change in the general market, where
as the proprietor of an individual
dairy may have a set of customers
who are so we'll satisfied with what
they are receiving that they seldom
care to note the variations in market
prices, being willing even to pay a
little more as long as they are assured
of getting the very best and having
it come at regular intervals.
Is not such business worth striving
after? Once secured, it is generally
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15
Private Dairy Butter Leads.
20. H. Woody

Contrary to what some may assert,
the private dairy is capable of pro-
ducing the finest quality of butter that
it is possible to make. Indeed, rightly
managed, no creamery can fully COM
pete with it. The very method of bust
ness forbids and prevents this With
a large number of patrons there can
not help but be some who are not up
to the highest standard, and as 1t
takes only very little cream that Is
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15
WANTED-MEN AND WONT

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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15
SPECIAL WANT COLUMN

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Good agents make from $25 to $50 PEI
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-16

ART. DODGE, Washington correspon-
dent of the Milwaukee Sentinel, says
that Postmaster General Cortelyou has
sewed up the federal. patronage to a de-
gree that 10 alarming to the faithful.
The senators and Representatives find
when they call on Mr.. Cortelyou, that
that official is disposed to make it clear
that patronage mongering in the post
office field is thing of the past. Mr..
Cortelyou is going to want to know,
when the question of a change in post
office is under consideration, what the
standing of the postmaster is in the
office over which he presides. Politics
alone will not be permitted to govern.
And yet, it is disclosed by those who
have conferred with the postmaster
general that he points out many advan-
tages to the politician in having matters
arranged as he proposes. 1t puts stop
to the wrangling and pressure for places
every time the commission of post
master expires. In many instances the
postmaster has made an excellent
record his services are satisfactory
to the public, but the political organiza-
ton in the community desires to have a
change made in order to pass around the
loaves and fishes to those who have
borne the heat and burden of campaigns.
Chairman Cortelyou believes in political
organizations, but he also believes that
they should not traffic in the offices
which serve the people and in which
good service is desired.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-16
LINCOLN SCHOOL NOTES.

Thursday morning, Bessie, the
twelve year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ii. q. Address, died after an ill
ness of about three months. The pupils
of the higher grades of the Lincoln
school collected a sum of money, and
purchased floral harp, with one string
broken, of Mr. Lund. Friday morning
at eleven O'Clock the pupils of the upper
grades marched up to Bessie's home
and formed line on both sides of the
walk from the house to the hearse.
There was six girls selected from room
A, to act as pail bearers; each wore a
white dress. When the services were
over at the house the casket was borne
between the lines and placed in the
hearse. Then the children marched
four abreast and when they got to the
hearse they separated and marched two
abreast on either side, and on Fifth
avenue they joined and walked four
abreast until they reached the depot
where they formed two lines so that the
pail bearers and mourners could pass to
the platform, after that the lines were
broken up and the children went home.
Lydia and Lizzie Woeltfier and Alma
Weiman entered the Lincoln school
Monday morning.
Mr.. johnson gave an interesting talk
about his trip to Chicago to the pupils
of rooms A, B and G last Wednesday
morning.
Several of the advanced girls of room
A are making garments and the sew
ing machine, which was sorely needed
Friday, was received Monday.
Our pianoists for last week were
Edna johnson and Mae Hullob.
Mr.. and Mrs. w p. PettrS and Mrs
j. +. johnson, of Dodgeville visited
the school last week.
The ropes of a large swing being
unsafe, chains have been substituted.
If any one wishes to cut the chains,
something better than a jacknife must
be used.
Plans are being prepared for beauti-
flying the school grounds. A number
of boys are to be selected and they are
to accompany man with a team. An
all day job is anticipated in which a
number of cedar, pine and tamarack
will be brought to the school grounds
and transplanted. Mr.. Brown has
kindly offered to aid us in planting
them
The models in manuel training that
were sent to Green Bay for exhibition
have been returned to us in sort of
mutilated condition.
The Lincoln school base ball team
defeated the high school last Saturday,
by score of 60 The boys were very
warm and did not feel as if they could
play a very good game.
Mr. Buell., city superintendent Of
schools of GAINESVILLE, was a visitor at
the Lincoln, Friday.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-16

CLASS A.