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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
AWFUL EXPERIENCE
OF THREE SEAMEN
PASS WILD NIGHT IN A DIS
ABLED BOAT.
FIGHT FIRE AND STORM
Sparker Of Launch Is Soaked, Stop
ping Engine and Torch to Sum-
mons Life-Savers Sets Craft
Ablaze.

Bath, Me.-With the wind blowing
strong from the northeast and the sea
running at such a rate as TO make old
time sea captains shudder at the idea
OF venturing outside, Austin A. Perry,
OF New Rochelle, N. Y; w. T. Powers,
OF Philadelphia, and Engineer Leon
Fisher, of this city. passed such a
night off Seguin lodges in the new 35-
foot launch Merryconeag, of New York,
recently as they never want to repeat
Mr.. Perry said that he never expected
TO be so near heaven again as he was
curing the eight hours his boat lay at
anchor and was tossed about like
Piece OF cork.
The flooding of his sparkling wires
caused the engine to stop working, ana
VIXEN that accident had been repaired
II was found that the painter of the
little tender they were towing had
wCdnd up in the propeller, which made
i, absolutely impossible to turn the
sEaft, so there was nothing to do but
torow over their three anchors and
prepare for the night. when they were
vgithin a stones throw of the mass of
r,cks which threatened them with de.
sruction at any moment. To add to
the horror of the situation. pile of
cotton waste in the cabin took fire, and
their tender was badly damaged by
craahing into the big boat.
The Merry coneag was built for Mr.
Perry at Wiscasset. She is of the
cruising type, with a high cabin and is
finished in mahogany and lavishly
equipped. He decided to pilot her to
New Rochelle himself, and took Mr.
lowers. an old friend. who came on
ru1posely from Philadelphia for the
trip. They were delayed in leaving
Wiscasset, and 1t was not until five
O'Clock that lines were cast off, but in
spite of the lateness of the hour, Mr.
Perry felt confident he could reach
Portland by midnight, as the boat be-
haved like an old-time craft in the
rough sea and made good progress
with her 1S-horse power engine.
When near the Seguin lodges, how
eves, the engine stopped, and it was
discovered the sparkling wires were
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
BEETS AND CARROTS.
Both Are Excellent, Says Prof. Thomas
Shaw, But Too Expensive
Feed.

dairyman of Abbotsford, Mich.
is desirous of finding out the value of
sugar beets and carrots for dairy
cows. He also asks for the experience
of others who have fed them.
Sugar beets make an excellent food
FOR dairy cattle, but the cost of grow
ing them Is more than the cost of
growing mangels. hence where roots
are grown for dairy cows, mangeis
are usually preferred to sugar beets.
Tho tonnage of mangels is consider
ably greater, and the labor is also con-
siderably less. For milk production,
the difference In value of the two is
not great. pound for pound, but the
value of the sugar beet is more in
fdttentng animals.
Carrots are excellent for milch cows.
but tie same objection applies to
them that applies to the growing of
sugar beets, that is. the labor AS with
beets. 1t takes much time to thin them
and also to harvest and store them
The labor, however, is much Influenced
by the variety grown. the Mastodon,
Il large white variety, being one of
the best.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31

law-abiding citizens. The other day,
while the sun was shining, the town
was invaded by gang of Is men, who
came down from the surrounding hills
so quickly and SO quietly that the
townspeople were completely In their
power before anyone knew what had
happened. The raiders were all armed
and at once a reign of terror began.
Women and children were afraid to
venture out on the street and peeped
fearfully from behind closed blinds.
Men seemed to have lost their power
TO act
Brandishing their revolvers and be-
coming more bold with the constant
use of whisky. the bandits made the
day one of terror. They held up indi-
viduals on the streets and entered
stores, and with their weapons COM
PEELED the owners to give up whatever
the robbers demanded. After night had
fallen two of the gang went to the
Iairgraves saloon. which adjoins the
Fairgraves hotel. They had complete
IL intimidated the crowd of men there,
and every man in the saloon was
backed up against the wall with his
hands in the air. when the door burst
opeE and Mrs. Fairgraves entered.
Just at this instant Frank Wood. a
Valley Junction man, had started to
grab the gun from the nearest robber,
and the two were struggling when Mrs.
Fairgraves darted forward and
wrenched the revolver away. Then
while Woods and several others threw
the man down. she stood over him, the
loaded revolver in her hand, and kept
him lying on the floor until the mar
shol came. Intimidated by the woman,
the other bandit made good his es-
cape. Several of the marauders were
caught and are now lodged in the city
jail awaiting trial, while the rest fed
to the woods.
Mrs. Fairgraves had never before
handled firearms. and the revolver
which she pluckily grabbed was load
ed. Il wasn't going to have any blood
shed in our saloon" says Mrs. Fair
graves. We've always tried to run
it in decent, orderly way. and as my
husband was out of town, 1t WAS up to
me to see that there were no carrying
on in there"
1t is thought that the men now in
Jail here are members of the famous
Burns gang, which in years gone by
has terrorized Iowa villages by loot
ing and plundering. Nothing of the
sort has been attempted of recent
years, and the descent of the gang on
Valley Junction came as a bolt from
a clear sky.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
COW SLIPS.

1t pays to be amiable in the cow
stable.
Sell the butter-fat and feed the
skim-milk.
Never strike COW. Never speak
roughly to her.
For dairy cows. lover hay is worth
more than timothy.
A good. properly kept COW stable
has no offensive odor
Land plaster should be used freely
in the stables to absorb odors
Pet the cows: pet the heifers; give
them little sugar with the salt.
Sugar will help gentle any COW that
is inclined to be nervous and wild.
Try 1T.
Use small tin pals or buckets for
the calves, and wash and scald the
pals daily.
Are you feeding a cheese cow tryirg
to get butter? Use your scales I'D
Babcock test and find out for sure
Farm Journal.
MOI calves die from SCOUTS caused
by drinking from filthy pals where
all sorts of germs multiply. than from
any other cause.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
TWO DAIRYING DELUSIoNS.
1tegarding Poor Cows and Mar
ket Quota tions.

Sonie one says that If all the cows
were brought up to a high standard
Of production 1t would bring down the
prizes of the product. said w. d. Hoard.
Of Wisconsin. at the late Illinois state
farmnrs' institute. Keeping poor, un-
flt COWS for the purpose of holding up
prices of butter and milk is hard on
the constitution. The surplus of dairy
products comes from cows that bring
TO croft tc their owners. Eliminate
the poor cows and there will be no sur
plus.
Too many farmers keep their eyes on
the market. They cannot affect the
price one dot or little. They can If
they will reduce the cost of produc-
ton Lots of money is to be made by
a wiser administration of the farm end
Of tl:e business. This is the only end
thar is wholly within our control.
Right here reign supreme the man be-
Lind the COW.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
Sheep Had Wooden Leo.

Bucyrus, GA sheep with a wooden
leg is attracting a great deal of atten-
tion at the home of Ira Quantance, in
Dallas township. The sheep has learn
ed to manipulate its wooden member
as we'll as man. During a storm
early this year the sheep was struck
by lightning, its foot and part of the
leg was torn off. AS the animal was
valuable and was injured in no other
way, Mr.. Quaintance concluded to
make a wooden leg and foot for 1t.
The artificial limb was covered with
wool and so well does the sheep use
its false leg that, except for a limp,
a person would be unable to detect the
difference.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
Boy Amputates Own Leg.

Camden.-While gathering coal on
the Pennsylvania track Harry Fisher,
nine years old, was run down by a
freight train. One leg was cut off and
the other hung by thread of flesh.
leaving the boy lying where the car
trucks could Craze him. Impeded by
the hanging leg. and fearing another
train would come along, he drew a
knife from his pocket and cut the
striLg of flesh that held the leg to his
body. Then he rolled away from. ths
t.ov. He died an hour later.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
Water Cows often.

'.rae best practice is to let cows get
to the water as often as they like.
This is not always practicable in win
ter. but they should be watered at
least twice a day. II the water is
warm, that is. heated so that the chill
Is taken off. they viii be glad to drink
twice daily. even during the coldest
Of weather. There Is now no ques-
ton as to the value of warm water
sor dairy COWS. The animals drink
more. the production of milk is not
checked by the animal being com
pelled to drink Ice water and the re-
turn at the pail is much greater than
when heating of water is neglected.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
WoMAN'S DARING RIDs
TOWN OF MARAUDERs
Gang of Toughs Terrorize Valley
Junction, Ia, Until She Dis
arms One of Them.

Des Moines, Ia.-Quite heroine is
Mrs. John Fairgraves, of Valley juno
tion, who. by her cool pluck and dsr-
ing, helped to break up a gang of
roughs and thugs that descended on
the town a few days ago. From the
simple routine of her housewifely du-
ties about the hotel owned by her hus-
hand. this woman has suddenly leaped
into fame.
Valley Junction is little railroad
town within few miles of Des Moines
and connected with it by an internrban
trolley line. 1t is town of peaceablo,
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
Liked Prison

Sir Alfred Reynolds. who has done
a great deal for British unfortunates.
says that when young girl goes to
prison for the first time 1t is for her
a very dreadful thing. He tells of a
case which came under his notice as a
visiting justice. A young girl. when
she found herself in the prison. was
utterly overcome with shame and be-
came hysterical. The matron con-
trived to soothe her. When her time
came to be released the girl said te
the matron. I've been so happy ths
| shan't mind coming back again
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
IMAGINARY DISEASE
CASES THAT CALL FOR OPERA.
TIoNs OF Jake NATURE.
Hallucinations Cured by Humoring
Whims of Patients-Singular
Case Cited in Illus
tratica


According to a Detroit surgeon.
there are many sane persons who. be-
lieving that they are threatened with
some dangerous disease. insist on un-
dergoing severe operations in order
that their lives may be saved.
We do not really perform these
operations" he explains in the News
Tribune. but have assisted at many
Imaginary ones to crafty the whim
of patient suffering from some form
of hysteria.
we had young girl here a year
ago with a most obstinate attack of
hysteria which took very curious
form. She would never lie down in
her bed. but invariably sat bolt up
rlgtt with her back against the foot
rail-. constantly turning her head from
side to side like an automation.
Il had watched her do this many
times, and one day | asked her why
she continued 1t. to which she replied
that there was a string in her head
which pulled 1t from side to side,
and that until 1t was cut she would
have no rest.
RMS remark gave me an idea, and
asked If she would allow me to ex-
anime her head. She was perfectly
willing. and after an inspection last
ing 20 minutes | gravely announced
that she was quite right, and that the
onlT cure was slight operation in
order to sever the string.
She claDped her hands with de-
light like a child and declared that 1t
was what she had told several doc
tors, but that they had all laughed
at her. Would | perform the opera
ton at once? | thought IL better.
however, to defer doing so until the
morning, after had consulted the
visiting surgeons.
Having explained the circum-
stances. the imaginary operation was
agreed upon. and the following morn
Ing the young woman was led into
the surgery. placed upon the operat-
Ing table and anaesthetics were ad-
ministered. Part of her luxuriant
brown hair was cut off and a portion
OF the back of the head two inches
above the nape of the neck was shaved
smooth
Then. in order that there should
be something to show for the imag-
mary operation. the scalp was lanced
until the blood ran. leaving a cut
about two and half inches in length.
This was bound but not strapped and
the patient was conveyed back to her
bed. where she remained for 40 min
utes before returning to conscious
nshs.
Meantime I had taken a piece of
an ordinary f violin string about four
inches long and soaked 1t in water un-
til it resembled raw sinew. the OBJ.
1ect of this. of course. being to show
the patient the actual string taken
out of her head. When she returned
to consciousness she was told how
entirely successful the operation had
been and shown the string which had
been the cause of all her trouble, after
which she fell into natural sleep and
awoke perfectly restored. From that
day to this she has been entirely
cured of her hallucination"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
The Corn eospely rrnin.

rs 1t really true, want to know,
that them blre-sky farmers can ac-
tually make an extra kernel grow on
an ear of corn?" A farmer in Nebras-
ka was asking the question, says Eu-
gene Lyle, in Worlds Work. He was
half contemptuous of the "blue-sky"
farmers. They were young men a
third of his age, professors In the ag-
ricultural school of the state univer-
sity, with education and linen collars.
Never in their lives had they driven a
load of produce to town. And what
could they know about farming, any
how? But despite the old veterans
snifk there was a waver of credulity
in his tone. and in his look positive
eagerness. What If, after all. the
vague and disdained thing. book
learning. held secrets to make his
land yield more than its usual crop?
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31


soaked with water, which was probably
caused by a small leak. After anchor
ing. and in an effort to cut the painter
Mr.. Perry cut one of his hands severely
and 1t bled all night, but the job was
finally accomplished and the little boat
an eight-inch hole had been stove in
the planking near the bow.
The party was unable to attract the
attention of the keeper of Seguin light
or OF the life-saving crew at Popham
Beach, so revolver shots were fred in
the air, but the wind was in the wrong
direction to carry the sound ashore In
an attempt to make a torch of cotton
waste and kerosene, the lighted waste
was blown into the cabin, where a
fierce fire was soon in progress.
There the party remained all night.
fearing any moment that their cables
would part and the craft be blown up
on the ledges only few feet away.
Next morning the sea went down
somewhat, and a patch was made on
the little tender by means of rubber
coat, and Mr.. Perry skillfully padded
ashore at Popham, and Powers and
Fisher were rescued by the life-saving
crew.
The launch was towed to this CITY nv
a steamer, and shows little effects of
the perils of her maiden voyage. The
experience has cured Mr. Perry of the
yachting fever for this summer. and he
Is willing to sell his craft at once.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
Artificial Storm at Sen

The inhabitants of Aboukir. near
Alexandria. were recently treated to
wonderful spectacle. 1t became
necessary to destroy some 16 tons of
powerful dynamite. and the explo.
sives-sufficient to blow up a town
we're taken to sea and placed beneath
the water. Something like subma-
rine earthquake followed the explo.
sion, which was heard for miles
around. A waterspout shot into the
air to height of about 1000 feet, and
fell back in dazzling spray. Stimuli
taneously the sea became whirlpool
Of seething water. as IL agitated BIZ
a hurricane.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
MILK SEPARATION.
Principles Governing the Extraction
of the Butter Fat from
the Milk.

Tho force that is used to separate the
milk is known as centrifugal force.
says Edwin II. Webster. This force
may be described as the pull that Is
felt when a weight attached ta
string is whirled about the hand. II
is the pull outward. and the faster the
weight Is whirled the stronger the pull
becomes.
In the old system of creaming. the
separation is caused by the action Of
gravity The fat globules. being light
or than the other portions OF the milk,
are forced to the top: that is. gravity
acts stronger or pulls harder on the
heavier portions than II does on the
lighter, and the milk is gradually ar
ranged in layers. the lighter portion at
the top and the heavier portion at the
bottom
The forcing action in the separator
has precisely the same action on the
milk, but acts outwardly from the ccn-
ter OF the bowl the same as gravity
acts downward from the surface, only
many thousand times stronger. accom-
plishing in a few moments and far
more completely what 1t takes gravity
several hours to do.
As the milk goes into the bowl 1t rs
at once thrown to the outermost parts
and fills the bowl completely until an
opening is reached where It Will flow
out again.
The surface of the milk is on a lire
parallel with the center. or axis, OF the
bowl, and is exactly in line with tho
cream outlet
cfoss-section through the bowl
from this surface to the outside pre-
sents much the same appearance as
would a pan of milk after the cream
has raised by gravity
The cream is on the surface. which
might be called the top and the heav-
Ter portions of the milk at the point
fnrthest from the center, which would
represent the bottom.
With this understanding of the ar
rangement of the milk In the bowl
there are number of things to be
observed which influence the separa-
tion.
The difference In length of time It
takes to separate cream by gravity and
by centrifugal force shows plainly that
the time varies with the amount OF
hcsNN oPpAitus lnc buOIltI LHt liiut lne
greater the force must be.
Skim-milk from the separator con-
tains less fat than that secured by the
gravity system. showing that the great
er force causes more perfect separa-
tion.
From the above statement the fol-
lowing conclusions regarding the use
of the separator may be drawn:
/. If the amount of milk that
rasses through the separator in
given time is a fixed quantity. any
Increase in the speed of the machine
Will tend to cause closer skimming be-
cause of the greater force exerted.
2. II the amount OF milk that
passes through in given time is in
creased and the speed remains the
same the skimming will not be so per-
feet. for the centrifugal force is not
exerted on the milk so long time.
1t is evident. therefore. that the
cioseness of sliimming is the result of
two factors-time and force. If either
CT these is decreased. the result will
he poorer work. If either Is increased,
better work will result
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
CEMENT TROUGH.
A Job Which Any Farmer Can Do
Better and Cheaper Than One
Built of Wood.

The ability to do things well and In
a workmanlike and substantial man
ner is not possessed by every farmer.
Yet to make a cement watering tank.
does not require the mechanical skin
that 1t does to construct enc of wood.
The lower illustration on this page
shows the stave mold for a 35-barrel,
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31

round tank. lately made by Mr.. F. M.
Goodwin, Delaware county, Ohio. says
the Ohio Farmer. After excavating,
the foundation was built to about the
level of the ground. The slaves were
then pat in place and filling with con-
crete was continued to the top. In
order to strengthen the tank. several
'erticai iron bars were imbedded in
tho concrete during construction;
while around the circumference a num-
Der of wire hoops were likewise i'm
bedded. The material was mixed as
follows: Crushed stone. eight parts;
sard, three parts; cement, one part.
This hppor illustration shows the fin-
shed tank.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
For Calves.

Oatmeal. boiled and made into a
cruel and added to the sweet skinned
milk. is one of the best foods for
calves. Add little fiaxseed Jelly.
and your calves will grow like yeedc.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
A BARNYARD SHED.
Should Be Always Accessible for the
Cows as Protection from
Storms.

Few barnyards are complete without
having shed under which the cows
can lie during summer nights after
they have been driven in from the pas
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
Matter of Preference

Mrs. Jubb-I just hate to get on
railroad trains; so many people die
that way.
Nj. Jubb-That's just the reason
why | hate to go to bed So many
more people die that way.-Ame-ican
E1oc.ator.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-31
CONVENIENTLY ARRANGED BARN
YARD SHED.

ture. and thus be sheltered from any
showers or storms that may occur. IN
winter such protection Is even more eu-
sential where stock is accustomed 10
run out more or less through the day,
and 1t Is also just the place under
Which to feed sheep. The cut. taken
from the Farm and Home. shows how
shed for this purpose may be built
1t can be made elaborate and nice, Of
course, but when constructed of plain
material is not near so costly and
just as serviceable.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-19
SOCIETY
THE SOCIAL CALENDAR

MISS JESSIE HOME Will enter
tain at tea this afternoon in honor
OF Miss Blanche Cherry. whose mar
riage 10 Nesbit Percy Brown win
take place on Thursday evening at
St Marks cathedral.
MRS. T. c. WINNER and Miss
Lyle WINNER viii entertain at
cards this afternoon in honor OF
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Ogden OF San Fran
cisco.
Mr.. and MRS. II. 81. DINwOOD-
Ef viii entertain Informally this
evening.
MRS. W. EDWARD FIFE Will
entertain at luncheon tomorrow
afternoon at the Country club In
honor OF Miss Mary McShane.
MRS. JOSEPH GALLIGHER viii
entertain Informally at bridge this
afternoon.
MRS. WILLIAM HALL VIII give
n thcater party on Saturday after
noon.
MRS. T. W. ARMSTRONG VIII
entertain al bridge on Thursday
afternoon.
THE MARRIAGE OF Miss Agnes
Sterling and Otto Asbridge Will
MISS ELLA BARKER will en-
tertain this afternoon i'm honor Of
Miss Fairy Davis, one OF the brides
OF the week
MISS PREALE CLARK and Miss
Irene Short will entertain the mem
bers OF their graduating class. '04,
OF tho high school. at the Short
home tomorrow evening.
MRS. c. A. STAIN, 1877 South
Twelfth East street, Will entertain
Tuesday afternoon In honor OF her
little grand child, Gladys Connell.
who is only 4 years old. About
twenty friends and schoolmatcs Of
the little guest OF honor VIII be
present. Games and aInusements
In keeping With the age OF the mem
bers of the party will be provided
and they VIII be served with a
luncheon,
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Miss May Barnes Of Chicago, who
has been n guest I'm the city for a
couple of weeks. left yesterday for Los
Angeles where she Will be the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Lcete for
some time.
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Mrs F. j. Carmean Of Ohio, accom-
panied by her little son Charles, and
Mrs. A, ]. Worse and the children, Bar
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The Misses Pauline. Dorothy and Lu-
cy Fisher have gone to San Francisco
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l0ODS DESTROY CROPS
y SHOWS Of the Slcrras Work
hg IlnyOc I'm California,

ENO Cal. June 1S.-The con-
. 10; weather of the past week
1 |rfies the SHOWS In the Sierras
bfh the Kings and San Joaquin
= are higher than at any timU
f. hs Memorable year of 1884 Tho
i ErPly for all the bitches run
fFo1gh Fresno county that dc.
'til' supply from the Kings river
y, shut OF and this river is Cont-
70 carry all the Hood water.
Il the Kings and San Joaquin are
~ ard running over, flooding
l'stso: valuable grain land. The
y al Laton. n small town on
Asnne Detache grant. was so Sc
1ai the people had to be called
istir beds by tollInG n church
O'Clock this morning TO save
'srts from the in-rush Of VA
70 oorth. where tho San Joaquin
II Kings rivers have their con
lse water is running I'm n
Afteen miles wide and is rising
lils estimated that over 10. 900
= grain thought 10 be safe have
ocafd within the last three days.
rIntrs west OF Jameson are NOV
~ Noek TO places OF safety.