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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Breeding and Feeding Swine.

At a swine breeders meeting at
Manhattan, Kan, Professor G. G.
Wheeler said in part:
There is no animal kept on our
farms which will so surely and quick.
ly return us profit upon feed con-
sumed and care given as the humble
and lowly hog.
THE history of swine husbandry
of the United States is one of the
most interesting features of our live
stock development. The hog popula.
ton Of the United States for 1905
was over 52,000,000, sixty-two and
one-half per cent. of which were cred.
tied to ten States, all with the excep-
ton of Georgia and Texas being cen.
trally grouped in what is commonly
known as our corn belt district. In
other words, the bulk of our pork is
produced in our great corn States Of
the Central West. In fact, we may
almost say that the hog has made
possible the development of this Sec
ton of our country. The type of hog
grown is, of course, an important fac.
tor in the problem. We are all strong
, for an animal which shall have the
utility feature highly developed. We
want hog which will fill the market
requirements and which can turn the
greatest amount of corn and other
farm-grown feeds into pork at the
lowest possible cost.
There is no domestic animal which
adapts itself as readily to changed
conditions and environments as the
hog. The animal of the present day
has been gradually evolved by selec.
ton and methods of feeding and care
until We have smooth, symmetrical,
compact type, with the early matur-
ing and fattening character highly
developed.
while from the market stand
point many of the strictly breed char
acters have no value, there are some
few characters which all must have,
and am going to mention one or two
of the most important
I'm order to be highly profitable
the farmers market hog must, first of
all, have a store of inherited vitality
and vigor. Any inherited tendencies
| to constitutional weakness of any
| kind will be fatal to the most profit
able results. The animal must trans
! form large amount of material into
marketable product in a very short
period of time. and any weakness or
| lack of vitality and vigor must result
in breaking down of the animal and a
failure to carry out to a profitable
consummation its purposes in life.
This, coupled with a lack of fecundity
in the breeding sows, is the common
est cause of complaint among our
swine breeders and farmers.
THE strong, vigorous sow, produc-
ing and successfully raising seven or
eight pigs at litter, has more than
| double its value of the SOW which will
produce and raise but four. 1t is a
fixed law in breeding that certain
characters are in a way correlated
For example, the most highly devel-
oped beef COW is seldom heavy milk
er, and, again, the light mixer is not
so sure and regular breeder. Nat
ure seems to limit the production of
offspring by the ability to nourish and
care for that offspring"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10

r., os'' cue when the hand is damp
or moist from perspiration. The
49, .~tp.,. CHI g "a no
ward motion of the cue. Experts use
lotions to prevenC tails pe.s.4.ae.
and other expedients have been
adopted for the purpose. The flesh
of the index finger also prevents the
delicate and accurate holding OF the
cue. These objections are overcome
in the device shown here. which is
merely a sleeve or tube through
which the cue passes, and is encircled
by the index finger. The inner end
of the sleeve fits the hollow between
the thumb and finger, while the for
ward end rests against the second
finger. The hand which holds the
cue does not come in contact with the
cue, so that any perspiration cannot
in any way retard the movement of
the cue. The exact amount of pressure
necessary to insure correct move
ment can thus be gagged with ac-
curacy and nicely. - Philadelphia
Record
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Children of the Army.

The conditions confronting officers
and men who have children to edu-
cate are simply pitiful Many an Off
Ger is at this moment in debt and pay
ing interest on borrowed money so
that he may send his son or his
daughter to good school, or keep
them in some city where their educa-
ton will be continuous and uninter-
rupted. No matter of domestic econ
omy touches officers more deeply than
this of the children's education.
1t is true that the public schools of
city. if the post be near city. are
generous in taking boys and girls in,
and some do so for tuition fee, but
1T is, nevertheless, fact that an army
officer cannot demand local school
service as right, because of his pro-
fession ard his residence on a mill
tary reservation. Even when near a
city, the post is outside of it, and the
children spend from two to four
hours daily travelling behind army
mules to and from the schoolhouse.
The so-called post schools" now
established. and to which children
are sometimes sent through absolute
necessity because of isolation, are a
farce, for the officer having the high
sounding title of Superintendent of
Post Schools is generally so fully oc-
cupied with other engaging military
duties that he can give little or no
attention to the school development
and system, while the man who is
teacher has usually never acted in
that capacity before. = Army and
Navy Life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Care of the Colt.

The first year of the colts life
should be devoted to instruction. The
colt will learn more easily at six
months old than when year old. 1t
can also be controlled more easily.
Hence it is wise to handle the colt
early. Its early training should not
stop with breaking to the halter. 1t
should be handled until it will drive
as we'll as lead. To teach it all this
and keep it from forgetting what it
has learned is little trouble, but if
the colt is of good stock the trouble
is we'll paid for. Practice . little
common sense with the young stock
and note the high rate of interest
coming back to you as the result of
the investment
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Gambling Part CT Religion.

A missionary lay beside campfire
of birch logs in the Maine woods,
smoking black cigar and watching
his guide grill trout.
Speaking of gambling" the mis-
sionary said, Il know of sect that
regards it as a religious duty, like
fasting or prayer.
This sect is the Hindus. They one
day in each year gamble like mad
from sunrise till sunset. The day is
the festival of the lamps, a day sacred
to Lakshun, the goddess of wealth.
A tremendous lot of money changes
hands in Lakshun's honor.
All this gambling is done to test
the financial success that will attend
on each person throughout the year.
If a gambler loses he knows a year
of hard luck is ahead of him. If he
wins he knows he may expect a
twelvemonth of prosperity.
Strange to say. a good deal of
cheating accompanies this religious
gambling" = ST. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Rifle and Smooth Bore.

The main difference between a rife
and smooth bore gun is that the in.
ner surface Of the rifle barrel has one
or more spiral grooves cut into it.
The object of this is to permit por-
ton of the material of the bullet or
projectile to sink into the grooves
AS the projectile is forced out of the
barrel these projections into the
grooves tend to remain there, thus
giving rise to spinning motion. In
fact, it is not only going forward, but
is rotating rapidly as it goes. The
axis will tend-in accordance with
the gyroscopic principle - to main.
tain, without change, its direction
But that is really saying that the
projectile will tend to remain in its
true course. So that is why rified
gun shoots straighter than smooth
bore. = From ]. F. Springer's The
Gyroscope," in st. Nicholas.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Orchard and Chicken Yard Rivals.

To-day the One-Acre Ranch has
reached its elimination and displays
extraordinary results. Every inch of
ground has its duty to perform, every
tree is in bearing, every vine and
plant is at high point of develop
ment. The land, however, is by no
means all given to agriculture. The
house, neat, comfortable cottage.
takes up one corner. In front of it is
a small, well kept lawn and a flower
garden. To the north of the house is
large storage cellar, a tool house, a
dog kennel, numerous chicken houses
and several fenced-in breeding and
feeding pens, covering ons-half acre.
The orchard occupies one-fourth of
the acre. In it are 100 trees, includ-
ing eight varieties of peach, seven of
cherry and four of apple; also plum,
apricot, ounce, English walnut, Span
ish chestnut and almond. Between
the trees and on the other fourth part
OF the acre, are grown berries and
vegetables, thirty varieties or more,
including potatoes, peas, beans, Gu
cumbers, tomatoes, beets, onions,
squash, parsnips, asparagus, peppers,
pickles, turnips, cabbage, strawber-
ries, raspberries and blackberries.
The fence on three sides of the place
serves as grape arbor, and, in sea-
son, fairly groans with the weight of
the fruit.
The yearly income from these pro-
ducts would easily support the pro-
prietors of the One-Acre Ranch, but
the poultry yard, not to be outdone
by the vegetable kingdom, works pro-
digiously to outstrip its rival in SWELL
ing the bank account. The 17O-odd
thoroughbred chickens last year laid
over 5000 eggs, which sold at prices
ranging from twenty to forty-fiye
cents per dozen. Two industrious
black Spanish hens, which were kept
in pen of their own, laid $40 eggs
In one year. Two hundred and fftr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Would Help Music.

At a brilliant AT Home" given by
a society woman a pianist of world
wide reputation was asked to per-
form When he had finished, the
lady's young daughter was made to
sit down and play her new piece. Now
tell me. Herr - said the fussy
mother 10 the great artist. what do
you think of my daughters execu-
tion?" Madame" he replied DELHI
erately, 81 think it would be capital
idea. ''-Argonaut.
Because They Wouldn't Cut Hair.
Owing TO the vice-magistrates of
An Byen, Chung Pyeng and Kap San
not having yet cut their hair, the
Governor Of the province has risen in
his wrath and has strongly requested
the Home Departmental dismiss them
from their positions. - Korea Daily
News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Trees and Lightning.

The trees most apt TO be struck By
lightning are those that conform most
naturally to the law of electrical mo-
tion-that electricity moves along tho
path of least resistance. Flammarion.
the great French scientist, published
in 1905 a list of different kinds Of
trees, showing the number OF times
each species had been struck by light
ming during given period The
figures are: Fifty-four oaks, twenty
four poplars. fourteen elms. eleven
walnuts, ten frs, seven willows. six
beeches, four chestnuts, but not
single birch.-The Reader.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Breeding Trotters.

Trotters will never be bred to a
certainty so that all of them will trot
fast. There will always be some fail
ures. When all those who are en-
gagged in the business breed syste-
matically, the cases of failure will be
far less numerous than in the past or
at present. Breed from the best of
animals that are themselves bred in
producing lines. When breeding for
speed endeavor to make such selec-
tions of sire and dam as will show a
similar combination of blood lines in
the offspring as that which has pro-
duced speed with the greatest unifor-
nifty in the past.-American Cultiva-
tor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
The Parsees.

The Pacsers of to-day are the d.
rect descendants, religiously, of the
ancient Zoroastrians of Persia. They
still maintain the fundamental beliefs
and ceremonies of the old faith. The
sodern Parsees number about 15O,-
600. the greater part of them being
found in British India. Their moral
and intellectual standing is high, ac-
cording to the statements of all who
have dealings with them.-New York
American.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Very Much Ont.

An acquaintance called on some
ladies in an Alabama town who had
at the time been much v-earied by an
apparently endless succession of call
ers. The door was opened by Angus.
tus Butts, the faithful old butler.
Are the ladies in?" asked the caller.
NO, ma am, they'se all out" 81 am
so sorry that | missed them" contin-
ued the visitor, handing him her
cards. Il particularly wished to see
Mrs. Jones" Eyes, ma'am. thank
70, ma'am," responded Augustus.
Tney'se all out, ma'am, and Mrs.
Jones is particularly out, ma'am."-
Argonaut.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10

order that the saw can be easily sus-
pended on ar object so that the
handle will always be in readiness 20
be grasped California man has de-
yised the simple attachment shown in
the illustration. There is no necessity
for laying a saw having this attach
ment upon the ground. On the back
of the blade, close to the handle, is q
tapered point, which is forced into
any convenient object. such as the
top of workbench, fence post, etc.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
In One Minute. CSC Shots

Fresh trials have been made with
a new quick-firing gun before a COM
mittee of French artillery officers and
experts. 1t is reported that the tests
showed that $50 shots a minute could
be fired, the weapon being loaded
with belts containing twenty-five
rounds each, and Attending every IA
cility in firing.-Engineer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Successful Poultry Raising.

Paying particular attention to all
of the small things is the keynote of
successful poultry raising. The
strictest attention from start to finish
is what brings the success. No flock
OF hens that is run in slipshod man.
ner, letting them practically take care
OF themselves, ever pays much of a
profit, and indeed such flock is gen.
orally kept at an actual loss. There
are very few fiocks that can take care
OF themselves, but the greater ma
jority of them can take care of their
owner if theyreceive the right amount
and kind of attention.-Weekly Wit
ness.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Treadmiu Still in Use.

The barbarous custom of usiis
convicts in treadmills is still prac'
ticed in some English prisons, de-
clares Popular Mechanics, and an IN
teresting picture shows the conylcls
ut this trying task The speed u
about thirty steps minute. and IL a
man misses step a cross-bar strikes
the calves of his legs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
A Hint to Wives.

When a man knows that there is
always a watchful eye on him; that if
he forgets to be thankful for some
service done him, if he is absent
minded, if he neglects to kiss his
wife goodbye, it will be all counted
against him-then his spontaneity
will die.-Harper's Bazaar.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Little Deeds important.

1t is sometimes. good to be content
with doing little; the great and splen-
did occasions in which man can
benant his country are few: the hum
bic duties by which her benefit may
he advanced are of daily occurrence.
Sydney Smith.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10

settings were sold for Matching pur'
poses, netting approximately 81 q
setting. Besides the chickens for
their own use, the Lipes sold over
200 from last years brood, from fifty
cents for the spring chickens to SO
for the thoroughbred roosters.-Cen.
fury.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Lime is Important.

Rich lands, such as the blue grass
country, are found to contain much
lime, and experiments have shown
that this material is an important fac
tor in soil fertility and a necessity in
the production of cloYer BY a free
addition of lime much of the condi-
ton Of limestone country can be Sc
cured.-Professor Alva Agee. Penn
sylvania State College.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Doubtless.

DO you believe in an actual devil
who rules over burning lake,"
Sure"
Then how do you suppose he tor
lures his victims?"
He probably asks them if it is
hot enough for them. Houston
Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10

Appliance For Keeping Cue Steady.
In playing billiards and pool it is
the custom OF the player to crook
the index finger of one hand to use
as a holder and guide for the cue,
while the butt is grasped by the
T Their hand to make the shot. There
IS ore decided disadvantage in this
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Self-Surrendcr.

1t makes the mind very free wnsn
we give up wishing. and only tn'ns
of bearing what is laid upon us, anu
doing what is given US to do.-Geors'
Eliot
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Monarch Was Not Fastidious.

Frederick the Great made a salts
factory meal on salt beef or pork and
cabbage.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10
Saw Attachment.

A great deal of time is consumed
b. -
picking up his saw The saw also be-
The state herald., 1908-01-03
TlIr Ntility nf
tl!r Spiritual
by REV. THOMAS EDWARD BARR.
Milwaukee.

shall lose it and he that lopth his life for sake shall find IT,"
become absorbed In the benefit others when the help them
cccuny and always checks the desire to profit harm
Of ones salvation longer watching This
test by which may try ourselves, II the which applies
In this inspect spirituality strictly utara. genuine
II will broaden and deepen mans mpnthcs and make him
efficient and reliable every relationship into which he comes This
philosophy invest, life with dignity Ma longer tucagc ceremonies
and obvious authority brought each immediate
with God Each called upon drink the life Of give
expression in the honor nnd hcpuncss Of his conduct Each one
thus the vital point which his circle turns GOOD and
comfort Of society thus dependent each Bring TINT truth home
the hougcs youth who round their days nn evening"
careless pleasure; make ring in the the n aud the d..olulc
whose time and energies waste let 1t be challenge the n schecrs
aud the dcnagogu who copartne in the disturbing our peace
let TO the weary and oscrbon TINT there od in
Israel moving upon the hearts the conditions of life
and upon whom all depend II will restrain and instruct comfort
and support wherever may need.
The state herald., 1908-01-03
Miscellaneous.

After fierce fight with three men
Mo-. the citizens OF the town captured
two OF the bandits and placed them in
jaii. A portion OF the $4,000 taken by
the robbers was recovered.
A suit to test the right OF the prcsl'
dent to discharge the negro soldiers
concerned In the Brownsville. Texas.
affair has been Instituted In the Uni
ted States district court In New York.
The home of John Clark at Water
town. Mass. was recently destroyed
by fire. Every member OF the Clark
family met death In the flames.
Whitolnw Reid. American ambnssa'
dor to England. recently addressed
tho New York Teaehors' assoeia'
ton at Syracuse. comparing the odu'
cationai systems OF this country aud
Great Britain.
A local passenger train on the Col
orado a Southern railroad was recent
ly blown from the track at MarHhall,
Col
After n hard fight with the authori.
ties the pool hall men OF Kansas city
have agreed TO obey the Sunday clos
Ing law.
A permit has been taken out in Chi.
cago for tho construction OF a now
hotel which IN TO cost when com
plcted fG.o0o.oO0.
Chairman TagRart OF the demoera.
tic national committee has Issued the
formal call for III. convention OF that
party TO meet IN Denver. July Z. 10
nominate candidates for president and
yioo.prcEident
Edward payson Weston. the GO.
yoar.old pedestrian who recently
walked from Portland. Me. TO Chi.
cago. has refused TO accept the chat.
lcnsc OF Dan o'tcary to walk 1000
miles In 1000 hours,
Papers taken from Lieut.. Zebulon
Pike by Spanish soldiers IN 1900 have
been discovered by Dr. II. u. nolten.
In the city OF Mexico.
Mrs. Mary Baker q, Eddy proposes
10 establish u Christian Science inHti.
tuition TO cost at least 81 .000. 900 and
TO be devoted especially to helping
the poor
Orders have been placed for two ol
the new type Of "a inch coast guns
with the wateryelt arsenal
The report Of the bureau Of immi.
grafton shows that the immigration Ia
this country during November in.
creased % per cent over one year
aso.
During November there war re-.
moved from the line Of the Panama
canal .s5s.isG enlJo yards OF material
The state herald., 1908-01-03


Liberia has lately lost nominal con.
troll OF part of the territory over which
the congress OF the black republic was
supposed to exercise sovereignty. A
new treaty with France has been ne
gotlated, delimiting the boundaries of
the republics country TO the advan.
tago OF France. The French insist
that in view of the ignorance OF the
hatives In the interior OF the existence
Of any independent government on the
coast, It is not encroachment on an In.
dependent power for the French to
push their boundaries seaward. As
Liberia is an independent power. the
protection of its territory is a matter
for its government. and not for out.
siders. American friends of tho coun.
try may regret that the experiment OF
setting up n negro republic has not
been more successful. but they must
face the facts.
The state herald., 1908-01-03

1t Is the opinion of DIR. Hirsch that
children are entitled to fairy tales.
They are one of the pleasures of youth
which stern old people trying to raise
them by rules should not take from
them. The old people shouldn't be so
particular anyway. They like fairy
tales themselves. The young woman
who. firing of her job of scrubbing the
back stairs. turns shoplifter and then
tells tale of a millionaire papa, will
keep the grown-ups open-mouthed and
calling for more. until some one tele-
graphs the sad news to pa and finds
that he doesn't exist or that II he does
he is paying teller in livery stable
and has lost interest in his charming
daughter since she ran away with the
actor man. Can you blame the little
children for crying for marvels? Pa
wakes fat on them. taking them all
in and saying. What n pity that one
50 fair and well raised should have
come to this!"
The state herald., 1908-01-03
THE STATE HERALD
j. H. Painter, owner and Pub.
HoLYoKE, COLORADO.
prosperity and West Point.

The present shortage of 10 or more
in the authorized strength of the
cadet corps at West Point is not ex-
planned by the superintendent as due
entirely to the severity of the entrance
examinations. There has been in re-
cent years an increasing number OF
appolntees who have failed to report
at the academy for their examinations,
in this years new class the number
reaching 79. The average boys burn
ing desire to be soldier. particularly
an officer, appears to have been cor
rupted by the "commercialism" of our
times, according to the army view, for
the superintendent OF West Point re-
marks: 1T is believed that the more
lucrative pursuits and greater fields
for promotion of private life are d.
verting young men from these careers
Of small pay and slow promotion in
our country's service" Thus pros
perity has hit both ends of the army
the academy and the recruiting of.
fee.