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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17
MODERN METHODS OF
SHEEP SHEARING GREAT HELP
Many improvements Over Old When
ereo by Allowing Animals Rub
"rs.t ~ stfet~ Squeeze Each Other.

The earliest method of securing the
wool was to drive the sheep quickly
through narrow passage, and the
squeezing and rubbing Of one against
another loosened and detached the
wool. Later, an improved" plan was
adopted, which. In our ears, sounds
somewhat inhumane, although, as a
matter of fact, If done at the right
time, there would probably be moth
ing painful or severe about It. The
sneep were caught. and the wool was
pulled from their backs by hand.
This practice continued for many hun
dreds OF years. for although Laban
and the other great pastoralists of his
time clipped their sheep, Pliny tells
US that. In his day, when Rome was
IN The zenith of her glory. 1.-The sheep
are not everywhere shorn. but the
custom of pulling off the wool CON
tinues In some places" It is to the
old patriarchs, then, that we must
give the credit OF having set about
getting the wool In business-like
way, and from their day until now
practically no change has taken place
In the manner and method of clipping
Most of the clipping on the big
border farms in Great Britain is done
by the ordinary shepherding STAFF.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17

we look like that sort? Glance around
this table-do we look like that sort
of women?"
dainfully, under the impending inspec-
tion. knowing full well how easily they
would pass muster.
And, If that were not enough" I"
Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop went on,
inexorably, I'VE come here to plead
with you and find you hobnobbing with
that mannish thing, that female law
yer!"
She spoke the word female as If 1t
conveyed some distinct idea of re-
proach. She was probing another chop
with her fork. She had sent the pot
of coffee back to the kitchen, ordering
the waiter to tell the cook that she
was accustomed to drink her coffee
hot
And now. Morley Vernon, listen to
me-" she said. as If he were about to
hear the conclusion of the whole mat
ter. 'If you have any spark of honor
left in you, you will undo what you
have already done. This resolution
must be defeated In the senate to-day;
i am down here to see that it is done.
We go to the State House after break
fast, and these ladies will assist me in
laying before each member of the
senate this matter in its true and ex.
act light. AS for our rights" she
paused and looked at him fixedly. "as
for our rights. l think we are perfectly
capable of preserving them."
Her look put that question beyond
all dispute.
"And now" she resumed, "you
would better take little breakfast
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17

OF their attractive appearance, will
bring, as a rule, an appreciably high
er price than another lot done in
siovenly manner; this may frequently
be seen in the case of clipped hoggs.
There is also no loss of wool in the
former case; in the latter, too much
IS frequently left on the ridges. and
this, of course, reduces the weight of
fleece
The use of clipping machines in
stead of hand-shears has made, as
yet, little headway in the north; but
more attention is being given to the
idea year by year. On some of the
larger farms, one or perhaps two
hand-driven machines are to be found;
none is power driven. II machines
come into general use it will be be-
cause of the difficulty of finding casual
clippers rather than for reasons of
economy. The farmers do not antici-
pate any great saving of expense by
the use of machines; they say that
one man with machine driven by a
lad or woman worker will not get
through more than the number which
two good men could clip-that is to
say, about sixty per day. When the
woman's wage is added to the cost
OF cleaning, oiling, repairing and de.
probation of the machine and is set
against the out-of-pocket expenses in.
Cured under existing circumstances
by big farmer. there can be little
saving by the new method. For 1t is
to be remembered, as stated previous.
ly, that most of the clipping is al.
ready done by permanent servants,
whose wages have to be paid anyhow.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17
~Yo' breakfus. senate, is Eettin'

~Yc' breakfus, senate. is settin'
coll"
THAT may wait" said Mrs. Over
man Hodge-Lathrop. and John sprang
back out of range.
Vernon was determined, then, to
have 1t out.
Really. Mrs. Hodge-Lathrop. jesting
aside"
"Jesting!" cried Mrs. Overman
Hodge-Lathrop. "jesting! Indeed. my
boy, this is quite a serious business!'
She tapped with her forefnger.
We'll, then, all right" said Vernon.
Il don't know what I've done. All l
have done has been to champion a
measure-and may add, without
boasting, / hope. with some success
all / have done has been to champion
measure which was to benefit your
sex, to secure your rights, to-"
Morley" Mrs. Overman Hodge
Lathrop said, cutting him short. Nor
ley. have you indeed fallen SO low? 1t
is incomprehensible to me. that a
young man who had the mother you
have, who had the advantages you
have had. who was born and bred as
you were. should SO easily have lost
his respect for womenl"
Lost my respect for women" cried
Vernon. and then he laughed. Now,
Mrs. Hodge-Lathrop," he went on with
shade OF Irritation in his tone. this
is too much!"
Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop was
calm.
Have You shown her any respect?"
Che went on. Have you not, on the
contrary, said and done everything
you could, to drag her down from her
exalted station. to pull her to the
earth, to bring her to level with
men, to make her soil herself with
politics. by scheming and voting and
and button-holing and wire
pulling? You would have her degrade
and unsex herself by going to the
polls. to caucuses and conventions;
you would have her. no doubt. in time,
lobbying for and against measures in
the council chamber and the legisla-
ture."
Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop paused
and lifted her gold eyeglasses once
more to the bridge of her high, aris-
tocratic nose.
1T is that kind of women you have
been brought up with, Morley? Do
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17

belief that 1t was beneficial from the
point of view of health. In the
North Country the clipping is usually
done in an open-fronted covered shed,
where there is plenty of light. An
old sail-cloth, or covering of boards,
is laid over the earthen floor, and
these are kept clean by sweeping.
The actual method of clipping is very
similar, fancy, in all districts-first
the opening out of the head, neck,
brisket and thighs. then the curving
round the ribs from the belly up to
the back, first on one side and then on
the other. and then the quarters. A
well-clipped sheep should show the
rings formed by the shears running in
continuous lines all round its barrel
and up the quarters; there should be
no break along the back where the
line travelling up one side meets that
coming up the other These lines, or
little ridges of wool, should be small
and of uniform size. and they should
all be at the same distance from one
another. 1t is quite wonderful how
much better nicely-shorn sheep
looks than one which is carelesIly
a'ss untidily done. And there is more
in 1t than a mere pleasing of the eye.
A well-clipped lot of sheep, because
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17
FACTS ABOUT
HENS AND EGGS
How 20 Make Most Money from
Poultry.

When cholera appears in the flock
give no water except that in which
pokerroot has been boiled. This is both
a preventative and a cure. An Illi-
nois man says one of his hens laid an
egg two and seven-eighths inches long
and one and fifteen-sixteenths inches
wide, the measurement being taken
with calipers.
One man will win with one kind of
hen and another man with some other
breed. 1t is with hens as 1t is with
COWS. We should choose the breed we
like the best and then stay with 1t.
Fowls are naturally hardy, and con-
tagion in a flock is due to careless
ness on the part of the poultry keeper
This is proved by the fact that ex-
pert poultry raisers have very few
sick chickens.
Hens need better place in which
to roost than the trees around the
house. OF course. they may survive
there; but merely living and returning
a profit are two different things.
Don't stop feeding the hens shells
Just because they are out of doors
and can shift for themselves. There
is no line, not even an imaginary one,
between the days when the hen likes
shells and when she does not. All
days are alike in that renpect.
4 woman In Vermont writes that
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17

Sugar as Finishing Feed.-A herd
of Is Black Angus cattle which was
awarded first prize at the Chicago In
ternational Stock show, and which was
sold at SIT per hundred pounds live
weight. was fattened on ration which
included molasses. Besides pasture
feed, corn and oats, the owner fed
during the last month mixture of oil
meal and oats, to which was added a
sprinkling of molasses. 1t was found
that the molasses added a glossiness
to the hides and improved the appear
ance OF the animals in every way.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17

Brilliant Project Brought to Nauaht.
In the year 1884 William Patterson.
FOUNDER OF the Bank of Scotland, con-
ceived the grand project of planting
on the lsthmus of Darien British
colony which. in his own words,
should secure for Great Britain the
keys Of the universe, enabling their
possessors to give laws to both oceans
and to become the arbiters of the com.
mercial world" This colony was actu-
any founded at a place still known
as Puerto Escoces, but its people
We're subsequently forced by the Span
iards to eyacuate and return to Scot
land.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17

from 60 pullets and IL yearling Rhode
Island hens she sold last year eggs to
the amount of $262.62, not counting
the eggs used in family of four.
Feed, advertising. ETC., cost s94.77
making gain of $167S5. These hens
laid s.745 eggs.
To have the chickens mature rapid.
iy proper type of breeding fowl
should be obtained. This type consists
of fowls of medium size and broad and
biocky in shape, like the Plymouth
Rock and Wyandottes. The chickens
should be frequently fed, and a suffi.
cient quantity of food given each time
to satisfy them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17

The 1909 National Encampment Of the
Grand Army of the Republic will be-
14th. An unusually attractive folder in
red -and-blue replete with infor-
nation concerning Utah. Salt Lake City
ing distributed by the Passenger De-
partment of the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad. One feature that will be of
particular interest to Grand Army men
Is the reproduction of speaking like
nesses of all the Chief
from B. F. Stephenson. the organizer
in 1866. to Henry Nevius. the present
Commander. This is the first TIME that
The familiar faces of John A. Lossan
Ambrose E. Burnside. John F. aart-
ranft. Russell A. Alger. John C. back.
James Tanner and many others APPEAR
In this interesting series.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17
CHAPTER xI.

None of the ladies relaxed at Yer
mons approach, Mrs. Overman Hodge
Lathrop least of all. On the contrary
she seemed to swell into proportions
that were colossal and terrifying, and
when Vernon came within her sphere
of influence his manner at once sub
dued itself into an apology.
why, Amelia = Mrs. Hodge-La-
throp!" he cried, land Mrs. Standish.
Mrs. Barbourton. Mrs. Trales. Mrs.
Langdon-how do you do?"
He went, OF course, straight to Mrs.
Oyerman Hodge -Lathrop's side, the
side that sheltered Amelia, and he
tried to take the hands OF both women
at once. Amelia gave him hers coldly,
without word and without look. He
grew weak. inane, and laughed un-
easily.
Delightful morning." he said. this
country air down here is"
Morley" said Mrs. Overman-
Hodge-Lathrop, severely, take that
seat at the foot of the table"
He obeyed. meekly. The ladies', he
thought, from the rustic of their skirts,
withdrew themselves subtly.
Vernon shrank.
morley Vernon" Mrs. Overman
Hodge-Lathrop continued, do you
know what have notion to do?"
mo. Mrs. Hodge-Lathrop." he said
in a very little voice.
well, sir. I've notion to give you
good spanking"
Vernon shot a glance at her.
"Oh. you needn't look, SIR" she con-
tinued, you needn't look! 1t wouldn't
be the first time, as you well know
and 1t isn't SO many years ago-and
have your mothers full permission
too
I. The chain OF ladylike sympathy that
tion was broken only when its ends
converged on Vernon. Even then they
seemed to pinch him.
Your poor. dear mother" Mrs
Overman Hodge-Lathrop went on, 'in
sisted, indeed. on coming down her
self, but knew she could never stant
such trip. l told her." and here Mrs
Overman Hodge-Lathrop paused for ar
instant. Il told her that l thought
could manage"
There was vast significance in this
speech.
The waiter had brought the substan
tials to the ladies', and Mrs. Overmar
Hodge-Lathrop began eating deter
minedly.
1T was. of course. just what hat
always predicted" she went on, In {
staccato that was timed by the rise o.
her fork to her lips, Il knew that pol
itics would inevitably corrupt you
soon or late. And now 1t has brought
you to this"
ITO what?" asked Vernon, suddenly
growing bold and reckless. Amelia
had not given him one glance; she
was picking at her chop.
Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop, rails
ing her gold glasses and setting them
aristocratically on the bridge of hei
nose, fixed her eyes on Vernon.
Morley" she said, I'VE know. We
have heard and we have read. The
Chicago press is an institution that
fortunately. still survives in these
iconoclastic days. You know very
well. of course, what l mean. Please
do not compel me to go into the re
voting particulars" She took hel
glasses down from her nose. as II that
officially terminated the matter.
But really, Mrs. Hodge-Lathrop.'
said Vernon. He was growing angry
and then, too, he was conscious some
how that Miss Greene was looking al
him. His walter. John. timidly ap
preached with glance at the awful
presence OF Mrs. Overman Hodge
Lathrop. and said:
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17
Can Stand a Mans snubs, But Hates
to Be. Ignored by Woman.

II don't suppose l ought to be SO
sensitive" said Mr.. Goslington. but
1t seems to be the way I'm built
can stand being snubbed by a man.
but 1t hurts my feelings to be ignored
by a woman.
This morning coming in at door
through which from within was
about to go out was woman. When
saw her coming l of course opened
the door for her as politely as could
and stood back to let her pass.
Did she as she passed through
thank me or graciously incline her
head to me or by any token acknowl-
edge my Difference to her? BY not 30
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17
Alfalfa seed.-Alfalfa aeeds 70

Alfalfa seed.-Alfalfa seeds resem-
BILE those OF red clover in size. but Diff
fer In not being SO uniform in shape.
The color should be light olive green
or greenish yellow. Darkened, discol-
ored and shriveled seed should be dis.
carded, as its terminating power ia
low. Plump. well-matured seed pro-
duce more plants and stronger plants
than do the small and immature,
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17
MIR. GOSLINGTON is SENSITIVE

much as the bat of an eye or the
culver of an eyelash: she simply ig.
nored me; she passed me by as If /
mad been the knob on the door instead
her. =
10 you know that Jared ON me.
Hurt my feelings sorter. don't sup.
pose ought to be SO sensitive, but
seem to be built that way"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17
Special Round Trip Homeseekers'
Rates to New Mexico and Texas.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month. during the entire year.
the Colorado & Southern Railway will
sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets
to great many points In New Mexico
and Texas at one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Final limit twenty-five
days, allowing liberal stopover privil-
eyes. For detailed information, rates.
ETC., call on the Colorado & Southern
agent. or address T. E. Fisher, General
Passenger Agent, Denver. Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17
Taking His Time

nacon-it is said that at the pres.
ent ratio OF progress 70 years will
elapse before the ruins Of Pnc-psii
are entirely uncovered.
Egbert-lhe man with the hoe"
must De working by the day over
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17
Why Notf

Say, paw" queried little Tommy
Toddles, what is lambkn?"
"a lambkin, my boy" answered
Toddles. Sr.. is little lamb
"Then, paw" continued Tommy, Il
s'pose the little nap you take after
dinner Is napkin, amt it?"-Chicago
News.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17

There are said to be 10000 reformed
spoilers in the United States and ten
times that many who have no style
about their spelling.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-17
In the Fashionable World.

What happens when an irresistible
force meets an immovable body?"
Nothing. They merely pass each
other with a naughty stare"-Kansas
City Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-17
THUG FLffS WITH
BULLET IN BODY
Policeman Hits RObber in Rum
ming Street Duel, but
He Escapes
Pair of Cracksmen Frightened
From Work in Market
Street Store

After running pistol duel with a safe
cracker early yesterday morning Police
man George D. Bailey saw the thug
escape with bullet hole in his shoul-
der Eight shots were exchanged be-
tween the policeman and the thug. five
from the ponceman's revolver and three
from the revolver of the robber.
Bailey was standing at the corner
of Haight and Market streets about 4
o'clock when he heard shot. evi-
IDENTIFY from lookout man. He ran
toward Van Ness avenue, and passing
Rose avenue saw two men jumping
through a hole in the corrugated iron
wall Of w. w. Chase & Co.'S barn, 1876
Market street, at the corner of the
avenue. Bailey called upon them to
halt as they ran along the avenue, but
they continued their flight and at
Cough street they parted.
Bailey chased one of them, firing two
shots The thug wheeled and fired at
the policeman, who took deliberate aim
He heard the fleeing robber cry out
and grasp his shoulder.
Investigation showed that the cracks
men had in their hurry left behind
them their coats, an overcoat. ratchet
drill. package of nitroglycerine and
a piece of fuse. In the pockets of one
of the coats were found Mechanics
savings bank book showing a deposit
of $50, so cents in silver and a ticket
of the Ocean Shore lodging house
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were issued in
San Francisco Tuesday. March 10, 1903:
CAAIPBEII,-CUNNINGH Campbell.
80, anc Jessie Cunningham p, both OF Oak
land.
HOIEI-rAUCHI-Alas Hotel. %. AlYarado,
and Sho Tauchi. -. POPS Pine st.
OHNSON-LARSON-Joh p. johnson 30. 22l
Third ST, and Ida Larson, g. 902 Noe ST.
-TAUCHI-Tomitaro Ts tsumf, d
San Jose. and Inc Tauchi, Is. 2025 Pine st.
Oakland March le-The following marriage
licenses were issued today
ALDRICH-LU KINS-Albert NJ AIdrich 81
Oakland. and Una B. Lukins, %, Ssrnia
Canada.
BALL-WRIGHT-Th Thomas Ball. 50. San Fran
cisco, and Sarah e. Wright, 50, Oakland.
BRICKLEH-EISELE-H Henry Brickley, 80, and
Minnie Eisele. 10, both Of Fresno.
CAREY SAWTELLE-Edward r. Carey. %.
oakland and Pearl +. Sswtelle, %. Erie, Pa
PHILLIPS-B S-BOTELHO-Anfone Phillips 2l
ana Mary Botelho. IS, both Of Oakland.
RICHARDS-McKINZIE Richards 25
Berkeley, and Bessie AIeKinzie Is Paso
Robes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-17
INCREASE IS ASKED
BY SPRING VALLEY
President Bourn Suggests Foun-
dation for Adequate Munici=
pal Water Supply
Cornerstone of Proposed Struc-
ture Is Is Per Cent Advance
in COmpany's Rates

President Bourn of the Spring Valley
water company sent another letter to
the supervisors yesterday Inclosed
with 1T was a printed copy of the an
nual report to the stock holders, made
up mainly of speculative tables of what
received from the city during the last
l5 years, alleged appeals to reason, and
the information that the company's
lawyers advised that the city's Garfield
grant was no grant at all
In the letter accompanying the super
vlsors' copy of the report Bourn stated
he would limit" dividends to 81 a share
II the board granted 25 per cent in
crease over the highest rates heretofore
paid, and in two years would do enough
construction work to give the city an
additional daily supply of 100000 gal
Ions
After his Introductory statement
Bourn wrote:
L desire to emphasize the necessity
that we think exists for the creation of
a new foundation that may ultimately
lead to the owning by the municipality
Oh lts own water supply. and, pending
that, the development by the Spring
ter supply for this community. The
cornerstone of that foundation can be
laid by the fixing of rates that can be
accepted by this company.
am convinced that the rates we
asked for in our letter to the board of
supervisors dated February s, 1909, are
less than rates the company is justly
entitled to, as larger expenditures for
maintenance, repairs and requirements
fO the n1ant ha
timated should be made. Those rates.
however, will be accepted.
If the rates asked for are fixed and
continued for the fiscal year 1910-1911
and the litigation over last years rate
terminated, the management will limit
dividends to share holders for the cal
endar year 1903 to 81 a share and will
within two years make such additions
TO the plant as will enable it to deliver
at least 40.000,000 gallons of water
daily into the city and county of San
Francisco"
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-17
JURY SELECTED FOR
TRIAL OF All SAM
Case Set for March "a, When
Club Men and Women of
City Will Testify
Chinese Gambler Will Seek to
Show Ordinance Is UncOn=
stitutional

Twelve men have at last been picked
to pass upon the case of Ah Sam, the
Chinese gambler who is testing for
the benefit of the Fong Ukiah gambling
arrest persons for violations of the
ordinance which prohibits the exhibit
tion of gambling implements behind
barred and barricaded doors.
After II sessions of Police Judge
Deasy's court the jury box was filled
yesterday afternoon and the case set
time the clubmen and clubwomen of the
city are to be called into court by the
attorneys for All Sam and the Fong
Ukiah syndicate in an effort to prove
that gambling or card playing behind
barred doors is universally practiced
in elubland.
The twelfth man in the juryRbox was
selected without difficulty. He is H.
Diers, a restaurantman of 1928 Market
street. The complete jury Is COM
posed of w. ]. Crozier, Jurgen Van
Stader, Rudolph Isenbruck A. Ehlrich,
NJ katz, William Manley. Sam Ghins-
burg. j. Foley, K. G. Majorossy. L. w.
HILL, j. H. Herbst and II. Diers.
Assistant District Attorney Louis
Ward wanted the case to be set for
thursday afternoon, but r. II. Country
man, for Ah Sam, stated that on that
DAY the same matter came up before
Juoge Sturtevant on an injunction suit
Judge Deasy then put the case on for
Wednesday of next week.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-17
PLAN TO END PRACTICE
OF BLOCKING STREETS
lnquisitors After Contractors
Who Violate Ordinances

Foreman W. A. Scott of the grand
jury, Lippman Sachs. Marshall Hale
and Secretary w. H Mooser of that
body held a conference with Commits
sioners Day, Casey and McGilvray of
the works board Monday in regard to
bringing the downtown building con-
tractors to time for their misuse of
the streets in blocking traffic and ruin
Ing stocks by their operations. Presi-
Gent Day pointed out that the viola
ton OF ordinances in occupying too
much street space or in carrying on
mortar mixing and other dust breed
Ing occupations just outside the doors
OF buildings filled with costly fabrics
was matter for the police to attend
to, the boards four inspectors being
sufficiently busy seeking to prevent
slipshod construction in buildings being
erected. The grand jurymen agreed
that it would be well to consult with
the, police authorities in regard to the
matter to see IL the cooperation Of
the three bodies might not secure some
alleviation of the ills the store keepers
now complain of.