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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
THE oveRRuN.
Cnlculating Payments For the Pa
irons of Creamerfes.

Cnlculating Payments For the Pa
irons of Creameries.
One patron brings milk to the cream
cry. where Ii is tested and separated.
He then takes away the skim milk con-
tanning a certain amount Of butter fat
which II is impossible to remove by the
separator. Nevertheless he is credited
with the whole amount of butter fat In
the whole milk, although he carries
away In the skim milk probably 3 per
cent of what he brings Another patron
brings cream to the creamery, where
the amount of butter fat 1t contains is
also determined. In this case the pa
iron receives no skim milk and hence
takes no butter fat. 1t is all used by
the creamery.
In a recent bulletin Of the Vermont
station j. L. Hills, discussing this sub
ject, says that butter weighs consider
ably more than the butter fat in the
milk or cream from which 1t is made.
The difference, known as the surplus or
overrun, Is greater In creameries receiv-
ing only cream from patrons than In
creameries receiving only milk. Ac-
cortiing to Professor Hills, "a great
deal of careful comparison has shown
that In the long run the excess of sur
plus arising from the making of butter
from the average gathered hand sepa-
rated cream as compared with the
manufacture Of butter from average
delivered milk approximates 3 per cent
One method OF calculating payments
given on the Vermont bulletin Is based
upon the division of the surplus so that
the cream patron shall receive per
cent more than the milk patron. 1t Is
advised that each creamery establish
its own factor by periodical test churn-
ings and use that In preference to the
per cent factor, which represents an
average.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
EARAaa.s.ses,.
.saSTHHBgA
RAISING CHICKS.

How TO Make Brooder Out Of an
Old Packing Case.
Those who prefer the artificial meth
cd of raising chicks can make brood
er out of an old packing case which
will accommodate fifty chicks at cost
Of about dollar. Such brooder has
given excellent results at one Of the
experiment stations when used In a
shed or colony house. Details of con-
struction of a brooder OF this kind are
shown In the Illustrations. The lower
section of the brooder, which contains
the lamp for heating, is a box three
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
Swelling Cream.

When the cream swells in the churn
and revolves with 1t without dropping
from one side to the other the cream
has become extremely viscous from ell
Their stripper cows or dry feed or from
both these causes. Throwing a hand
full of salt into this cream in the churn
or a pailful Of warm water viii over
come this viscosity so that the cream
may be churned.-Professo Earring
ton In Hoard's Dairyman.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
soil.

Impoverished soil, like impov-
,rished blood, needs a proper
fertilizer. A chemist by analyz-
ing the soil can tell you what
fertilizer to use for different
products
If your blood is impoverished
your doctor will tell you what
YOU need to fertilize it and give
it the rich, red corpuseles that
are lackingin it. 1t may be you
need a tonic, but more likely yod
need a concentrated fat food,
and fat is the element lacking
=, your system
There is no fat food that is
"a, easily digested and assimi-
LATED as
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02

SECTION THROUGH MIDDLE OF BRooDER.
the corners and resting on the floor of
the brooder. When the chicks are ten
days old one Of these boards may be
taken away and bridge used so that
the chicks may run from the hover to
the floor OF the room
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02

riculture has suggested as q satisfac-
tory means of separating light from
heavy seed the use of current of air
as follows:
A simple and effective device for the
purpose is shown i'm the figure. The
material necessary for constructing
this machine can be obtained by to-
bacco growers from almost any chem
zeal supply house. The foot bellows
(A) Is connected by means of rubber
tube OBJ to the valve tube &C.. The
glass tube CD is fitted with a rubber
cork (E), in which the valve tube Is
inserted. The top of the cork is COW
cred with a piece of finely woven
gauZe In order to prevent the seeds
from entering the valve tube. About
an ounce of seed for separation is plac-
ed In the glass tube, and current of
air Is injected by means OF the foot
bellows. The strength of this current
must be regulated by the valve 60 so
that only the dirt chaff and light seed
will be blown out of the top of the
tube. 1t is advisable to screen out all
Of the large particles of bulls and trash
before putting the seed in the tube.
1t Is claimed to be easily within the
reach of every tobacco grower to select
his seed plants in the manner outlined
and to thereby improve his crop with
out any extra expense and very little
labor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
a Scientific Wonder

The cures that stand to its credit make
Bucklen's Arnica Salve scientific won
der. 1t cured E. r. milford, lecturer for
the Patrons of Husbandry, Waynesboro,
Pa, of a distressing case of PILES. 1t
heals the worst Burns, Sores, Boils, u
GERS, Cuts, Wounds, Chilblains and Salt
Rheum. Only 25c at Sharrar's .drug store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
Satisfaction In Rich Cream.

A rich cream testing 30 per cent fat
or more is the most satisfactory to
both farmer and factory. The best sep
arators will skim rich cream as eff
GENTLY as a thin cream, and more skim
milk. is left on the farm when a rich
cream is sold.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
Poor Mixing.

Warm cream should never be mixed
with cold. The result of mixing is al
ways quick sourlng The bacteria in
cold cream are dormant or inactive
and will remain so If kept chilled
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
READY TO GO. TO MARKET.

The majority of them were taken to a
nearby city in the manner pictured,
says New England Homestead.
For the first fifty-four baskets sold
he received $50. Mr.. Brown says the
thing to do is TO get the tomatoes into
market as early in the season as pos
sible. The vines received no special
attention other than cultivation. The
Dwarf Champion variety gives him
best results
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
Milk and Butter Notes

When milk is separated at the farm
Immediately after milking the cleanest
and sweetest cream possible ought to
be obtained. 1t certainly should be bet
ter than that SKINNED by factory
separator from milk which is two to
twenty hours old.
Keep the PROFIT Yourself.
If you make butter to sell make good
butter. Don't let the renovating facto-
ries get the profits which belong to you.
Warm the Separator.
In operating the separator In weather
when the bowl and parts are cold. 1t is
best TO pour quart or SO of hot water
through the machine just as 1t is start
ed. This will warm up the machine
and prevent the milk sticking, as 1t
would II cold.
Order Is the Firss Law.
Many dairymen always keep the
same COW In the same stall, have the
same mixer milk the same COW each
time and milk the cows In the same or
der.
Usual Causes of Poor Butter.
the usual causes of defective butter
from gathered cream are keeping the
cream In unsuitable places and holding
II too long before delivery at the cream
cry.
skim After Each Milking.
Skim the milk Immediately after each
milking. as II is more work TO save the
IL o,1 IN, 10 ox.1 loc
satisfactory than skimming while the
milk is warm, since the milk must be
heated again when saved until another
milking.
Satisfaction In Rich Cream.
A rich cream testing 30 per cent fat
or more is the most satisfactory to
both farmer and factory. The best sep
arators will skim a rich cream as eff
GENTLY as thin cream, and more skim
milk. is left on the farm when a rich
cream is sold
Poor Mixing.
Warm cream should never be mixed
with cold. The result of mixing is al
ways quick souring. The bacteria In
cold cream are dormant or inactive
and will remain so IL kept chilled. i
Bacteria Keep Busy.
To cool the cream quickly and thor
oughly just as soon as the separating
is finished is Of more Importance tran
anything else at that particular time.
The pigs and calves can wait for their
skim milk, but bacteria in the cream
wait for nothing, until the temperature
favorable to their growth is reduced.
Butter sticking 20 Utensils.
The sickness of butter utensils
made of wood may be avoided by
washing well In very hot. clear water
and securing well with salt, says .
RuraI New Yorker corresnondent
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02

Stopi Don't take imitation celery teas
when YOU ask for Celery King, medi-
cine Of great value. The "teas" are,
urged upon you because they arebought
cheap. Never jeopardize your health In
q bad cause. Celery King only costs rs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
skim After Each Milking

Skim the milk Immediately after each
milking, as 1t is more work TO save the
milk and separate once a day and less
satisfactory than skimming while the
milk is warm, since the milk must be
heated again when saved until another
milking
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
order Ii the Firss Law.

Harrington of Wisconsin finds that
the usual causes Of defective butter
from gathered cream are keeping the
cream in unsuitable places and holding
1t too long before delivery at the cream
,orv
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02

Get Tomatoes Into Market Early.
Last season NJ, L. Brown Of Hamp-
den county, Mass, marketed $500
worth of tomatoes from patch Of less
than three-fourths of an acre Of land.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20
By John Ball Osborne

places and uninjured by water the music and other
books being also dry Finally the conclusion arrived
at by the surveyor Mr. Austin is that there exists no
apparent reason why the vessel abandoned"
In addition to these facts other interesting cir
cumstances were brought out in the investigation.
When found, the Mary CeeSte's boat, ChrOnOmeter,
bills of 1ading, and manifest were missing. The
absence of the boat would indicate that the company
had gone away abandoning their vessel. Although
there undue disorder, there were evidences
that they had left in haste; for instance, childs
dress lay upon the sewing machine as II the mother
had stepped out for a moment.
Inconsistency of the Log
THE ships log found board, showed that the
last daV'S work of the crew on November 4,
time, when the weather allowed observation
to be taken which placed the vessel in latitude SO so
north longitude 27 20 west The entries the
slate log were, however, carried forward eight
o'clock the morning of November IS, when the brig
had passed from west to east, to the north of the
island of Saint Mary's in the Azores, the eastern
point of which at that hour bore sOuth-SOuthweSt
six miles distant The distance of the longitude of
the point where the dereCt was met from that of
the island of Saint MarVS is seven degrees and
fiftv-fOur minutes, and the corrected distance of
the latitude from the position last indicated in the
log is degree and eighteen minutes north, so
that the vessel had apparently continued on her
due course for ten days after November IS, the
wheel being loose all that time
But far more startling argument was deduced
from this log The log of the Del Gratia showed
that during the period from November IS to Decem-
ber 5, the day she fell in with the Mary Celeste the
wind mostly from the north and that she
the port tack all that time Under these cirCum-
stances it was regarded as almost impossible that
the dereict should have compassed within the same
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20
10

pride-nay, his obstinacy- forbade the first step
But what his sensitive dignity rejected for him
self he could see her sunny gracousness accomplish
without loss of self-respect naturally all spontane-
ously. He was a soldier hers were the powers OF
Deace of that instructive craftsmanship of the emo
tions bv which hearts are won and kingdoms knit
together by tie stronger than the sword Because
which the men in the Palace had smiled and which
even Marie Zerkovitch would have accepted as the
lesser evil never came into his head In the future
wears she was to be openly at his side, doing these
things for him and for the land of his love and labor
Would she not be a better partner than some stran-
ger, to whom he must go cap in hand, to whom
his country would be place of exile and his country
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

sh in his glee 1t is at such moments that hesi-a-
tions are forgotten and the last reserves broken down
" NV guns!' he cried. My guns! They've started
on their wayl They're due IN Slavna IN month -
Our company will be ready too. Wen march
down to Slavna and meet the guns! He laughed.
Oh III be very pleasant to Slavna now
YOU advise me Well meet them with smile on
our faces He came up to her and laid his naud
on hers You have done this for me, he lid,
smiling still, vet growing more grave.
It'll be the end of this wonderful time, cf this
our time together"
"Of our time at Praslol-not of our time to-
gether What, won't Lieutenant Baroness Do1-ava
Continued page Is
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY 20. l9uo

men seem half barbarians whose life with him
would he one long tale of forced condescenson? y
pride more subtle than his fathers in revolt
If he could make the King that! There stood
the difficulty Right in the way of his darling hope
was the one thing on which the King insisted The
pride of family2the great allance-the one point
whereon the easy King obstacle so forml-
dabe! Yet had he despaired, he would have been
no such lover as he was
His answer had gone to the King; there was
no news of IS reception yet But the next day
great tidngs came from Savna, forwarded by ZerkO-
witch, who was in charge of the Princes affairs
The Prince burst eagerly into the dining-room IN
the tower of Praslok, where SoPhy sat alone lie
seemed full of triumphant excitement, almost boy
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

w the late Horatio l. Sprague who during
a ecord-breaking service of ffty-three years from
1S4S until his death in 1901, had an unusually
wide experience in consular affairs, l noticed
several reports made by him in I872-74 in relation
to an American dereCt vessel the Mary Celeste:
This case which have since learned has attracted
the attention of fiction writer's both American and
English, has appeared to me so extraordinary by
reason of the apparently unfathOmable mystery
surrounding it, that l here present the facts as
cleaned from the official archives:
The American brig Mary Celeste, with a cargo of
alcohol sailed from New York for Genoa on NOvem-
was part owner of the vessel and bore the highest
character for seamanshp good judgment, and
correctness of habits and department. His wife
and young child the only passengers this fatal
voyage The others board were the mate
Richardson who was a skilful navigator and man
of bameess reputation, and the crew, consisting
of five competent and trustworthy Seamen
Finding the Derelict
IN December 5, 1872, in latitude SO north,
longitude II IS west, the Nova Scotlan brlgan-
tine Del Gratia fell in with derelict vessel which
proved to be the Mary Celeste. The Del Gratia at the
time was her port tack, the wind being from the
north, while the derelict on the Starboard tack,
with her jb and fOremaSt staySall set; but the re-
markabe circumstance that there not
casual inspection of the derect to account for her
abandonment. On the contrary she was IN excellent
condition, stanch and seaworthy She put in
charge of members of the crew OF the Del Gratla,
and together the vessels proceeded to Gibraltar.
These facts when reported to the authorities at
Gibraltar, seemed unaCcOuntable that the
Queens proctor in the Admiralty Court at once
ordered a special survey of the Mary Celeste, and
the findings of the surveyor were summarized as
follows by The Gibraltar Chronicle" in its issue
of January 81, 1873:
q AS regards the cargo it consisted of barrels
marked as containing alcohol, all of which well
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

quent adventures, Of course, are not based I y
even tlirnSv tissue of fact
The most sensational explanation hOweve- II
the disappearance of the poor souls ABOARD
Mary Celeste which has ever come to nv attcul,-I d
was contained in a story in a popular nag,.1 So
Retaining the name of the vessel and some Cl -e
details, the writer placed the entire ships come
on deck repOSing in comfortable chairs, the
being unusually calm and all hands idle He q 70
caused an immense Sea-Serpent to rise out of e
depths and after fascinating everyone with its --
the other of its victims off the deck and drew hsu
Shricking into the water In this way the sc
person disappeared, leaving nothing to ndicato his
fate.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

inspected the derelict and noted her stanch and
seawOrthy condition. they gravely shook their
heads and pronounced II case oi mut1ny Two
circumstances, indeed at hrst suggested that solu-
tiOn of the mystery. a sword had been discovered
in the cabin which, being drawn from It's scab-
bard exhibited signs of having been sIneared with
blood and afterward wiped and similar stains were
found upon the tOpgallant rail of the vessel The
rail both sides of the bow OF the vessel
had also been cut, apparently by some sharp in
strument.
The Judicial investigation however. happily
eliminated these supposed evidences OF foul play
BY direction of the NceAdniralty Court the stains
on the sword and woodwork were subjected TO
analysis, the result of which negatived ANYTHING
like blood existing thereon. As TO the cuts the
bow, at the request of Consul Sprague the late
Admiral K. w. Shufeldt (then Captain, l. ). NJ,
who happened 70 be IN port made personal eZarni-
nation of the Mary Celeste and submitted written
report to the consul dated February o, 1873 IN
which he declared that they merely the splinter
ing OF the planks from the ordinary motion Of the
and by possible chance the result of intention
Captain Shuteldt emPhatically rejected the mutlTv
theory, saying that, had mutIny occurred, there
would have been certain ineffaceable traces II
violence which, a matter of fact, absent
Moreover, Consul Sprague received from a resi- sIect-
writer was personally well acquainted with three
of the five seamen composing the crew OF the Mary
Celeste and that they were peaceabe men and
hrst-class sailors most unlikely to mutiny.
Fate of the Grew
a FTER being legally detained at Gibralrar for
sometime on a claim Tor salvage, the '--rF
Celeste was finally released, and March 10 1873,
cleared for Genoa with her original cargo OF alcohol
Not the slightest trace has ever been discovered
of any of the lost company. 1t is all a =-ery
which, although it relates only to a few humble
lives, has appealed strongly to more than one
writer of fiction Gathering his material from The
Gibraltar newspapers, Sir A Conan Doyle usel the
main facts, including the names of the two vessels
involved, in sensational tale called " J. HabassuS
JephsOn's Statement. He makes
the company on the Mary ca -e
consist of the Captain his
and child, three passengers, nd
hands. One of the
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

JCpuSOu OLdJSIlCul- IlC --.
the company on the Mary C-
consist of the Captain his
and child, three passengers, -
seven hands. One of the
sengers was a mulattO whose
appointed mission IN lie was
eXterminate the white race.
in the course of the vOvae- j
pushed the Captains wife and -s
overheard, shot the Captain
and finally in an open rsh
which he was assisted by
negroes of the crew he deSp-
every white man remaining
the exception of DR. Jephson. who's
life was spared because he had
his possession a wonderful cL-
The vessel having meanwhile
preached the coast of Africa
murderouS half-CaSte and his
fedeTateS went ashore. takirE
JephsOn with them. Their ST.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

slowed ana III SOOu OTueT ana con-
diton, except one which had been
started.
~. AS regards the exterior of the
hull below the water-lne, it did not
in any part exhibit the slightest
trace of damage, there any
appearance that the vessel had come
into collision with any other ship -
nor that she had struck any ~
ground or rock, nor short. that EG
she had sustained any injury what
ever, the hull, the copper with
which it was covered, the stern the -
stern-post and rudder being all in A-@sEeT~ss
good order and condition
3. AS regards the interior of the
ship, very minute survey showed
most clearly that not only had the
vessel not sustained any accident
but that she could not have encoun-
tered any seriously heavy weather
The whole of the hull masts, and
yards were in good condition, and the pitch in the
waterways had not started which must have been
the case had any bad weather been experienced The
deckhOuse, made of thin banking and six feet in
height above the deck perfect, there not being
a crack in the planking nor even in the paint. The
seamens chests and the clothing found on board
perfectly dry some razOrs even being quite
free from rust Moreover, small vial containing
oil for with a sewing machine was found in
perpendicular position which, together with thim-
bic and reel of cotton discovered near it, had not
been upset, must have been the if the ship
had been subjected to any stress of weather Spare
panes of glass were also found slowed away and
broken. All the articles of furniture in the Captains
cabin, including a harmOnium, in their proper
New-York tribune., 1906-05-20

W7HILE looking through the official corre-
w spondence in the Department Of State of
the late HoratiO l. Sprague who during
New-York tribune., 1906-10-17
MR.. CLEMENT AT THE GARDEN.
"Sam Houston. ("

A play called Sam Houston" was presented at
the Garden Theatre last night. ana Mr.. Clay Glenn
ent, who has for a long time been absent from the
local stage made his re-entrance playing the lead
ing part IN Il. Mr.. Clement greeted with
kindness by a friendly assemblage. The play
lates 10 that once famous hero Of politics and ad
venture in the State of Texas General Samuel
Houston q7e3-1S6, illustrating his suppression Of
the Mexican bandits: his defeat and capture OF the
Mexican leader, General Santa Ana; and his tnduc-
ton Of Texas into the Federal Union In fact. it is
sort Of quasi-historicaI epitome. The General OF
course IS a man Of affairs. an executive force a
prompt expeditions, effective. and wonderru! oelng
Those Western heroes always are. In point OF IacI
Sam Houston was g successful leader OF good
ca zuse-at all events a cause that Americans con-
sidered good for its SUCCESS gave US the Lone
Star State
Mr.. Clement is portly and stolid gentleman
with a resonant and stolid voice. Happily now
ever he has the rare faculty OF expressing every
eroo-ion with q trembling OF the arms. and there
fore does not need infection and cadence, nor TO
make any marked demand upon facial expression
In the first act IS Governor OF tennessee IaAes
tzvo drinks does a ring around rosey and COL
Ieqa veil with two Cherokee constituents HIS
vie who doesn't like Indians, and has located her
heart elsewhere anyhow, tells him she doesn't love
him His arms tremble forty shakes ne writes ms
r7Ibernatorial resignation. orders his morse ana
sddle bags and starts for Texas. IN the next I"O
arts the liberation OF Texas the saving OF santa
Aro o,6 divers other Incidents are accomplished
70 the accompaniment Of a great deal OF talk OF
Lird that the actors could have been trusted 70
,r,nroy-ise In the fourth and last act you can to
he is forty years older than when the curtain went
I'd because he wears gray Wig.
There are dramatic possibilities IN the reaAy TO-
mantle figure OF Sam Houston but their develop
Tnent requires q play and not oucoio panorama
such as this. The staging OF the IehAH soeee -
interesting and the entire performance WEE en-
.a,as nv N. kind of an audience that likes ap-
nsaIs IN the heart and happy endings