The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 08, 1906, Image 3
JUDGE WAS DRUNK
Alabama Associate Justice
Admits His Guilt.
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ANDPREACHERFELLDEAD
Ellis Accused Anderson and Other Of*
ficiais of Being Intoxicated at Fun*
eral of Chief Justice?Sensation
is State-Wide.
The Rev. J. D. Ellis, editor of the
Alabama Christian Advocate, dropped
dead in Birmingham Thursday afternoon
from heart failure. It was the
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very day of his first signal victory .is
the editor of the leading religious pa
per of the state, due to the fact that
in Thursday's issue of The Advocate,
Associate Jur^ice John C. Anderson
j of the supreme court has an open let'
ter pleading guilty to the charge made
in The Advocate last week that he was
intoxicated at the funeral of the late
Chief Justice Thomas N. McClellan, in
Athens, Ala.
The deceased became editor of the
paper on Deeember 1, last Previous
to that he had been pastor of the
Methodist church at Anniston, Decatur,
East Lake and Avondale. He was
39 years old, and leaves a large family.
Mr. Ellis last week editorially charged
Justice Anderson and three other
state officials with being intoxicated
at the funeral, and the statement has
stirred Alabama as few things have
In years. Papers in all parts of the
state have demanded the resignation
of Justice Anderson and other offi
\ cials. ^
Following is a portion of the letter
written Mr. Ellis by Justice Anderson,
which appears in the issue of
The Advocate of current date:
"Rev. J. D. Ellis of Birmingham,
L Ala.?Dear Sir: My attention has just
been called to an editorial in the last
Jssue of the Alabama Christian Adi
vocate, in whicn you, as editor, bring
mi , charges of a very serious nature
4 against certain officials of our beloved
state.
"So far as it refers to me, it pains
me to have to plead guilty in part. On
the trip up to Athens, I was greatly
depressed over the death of our lamented
chief justice. I had contracted
a severe cold, and, besides, my
-? system was considerably run-down by
a winter's hard work, and I, unfor
v tunately, took several drinks, which
were, as is the case with any quantity,
too much for me. Upon my arrival
at Athens, I went to a room In the
hotel. I did not go to the house
' where the body of the chief justice lay
in state the next day, as I felt too
had, but I did go to the cemetery
when the body of the distinguished
dead was laid to rest At the cemetery
I saw many of your Birmingham
citizens, who, I do not think, will say
that I was intoxicated there.
> "My mortification has been as keen
as man could feel over this unfortunate
folly, and your article has but
added to my remorse and humiliation.
For twenty years, with but few exceptions,
I* have led a life of almost
total abstinence. My young man*
hood was almost blighted by the whl?ky
curse, but, by the help of God, I
have been saved thus far from falling
into the depths of ruin,, though I
have tottered upon the brink a few
times.
"I have been on the bench eleven
years, and have never Deen under the
1 influence of liquor in the slightest
when discharging an official duty. Still,
I appreciate the fact that all men,
and especially public officials, should
set a worthy example, whether on
duty or not, and I trust and promise
by the help of God to commit no
act of folly in the future that can reject
upon me as a citizen or bring
in question the reputation of an honorable
office bestowed upon me by the
good people of my native state."
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EX-GOV. HOGG PASSES AWAY.
His Demise Occurred in Houston, Tex.,
and Was Sudden.
Former Governor James 'Stephen
Hogs died in Houston, Texas, Friday.
He had been in failing health
far a vear cr mere. His condition
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was not considered dangerous by his
physicians and he was planning a trip
to Battle Creek, 2?ich., in search of
rest and quiet.
SAN DOMINGO TREATY DOOMED.
Senate Leaders Admit There is No
Chance of Its Passage.
, Practically all of the senate lead
ers concede mat me csanto jjomingo
treaty bill will be defeated if brought
to a vote and the plan generally fa|
. vored is to defeat the treaty as early
I as possibly and thus avoid continued
I - discussion of it.
WOULD BE HEARST VICTORY.
Covert Attack Being Made on Candidacy
of Judge Griggs.
A Washington dispatch says: In cir
^ cles not favorable or friendly to Judge
^ Griggs of Georgia, an effort is being
j made to create the impression that
' his election to the chairmanship of
the congressional campaign commit1
tee would be a triumph of the Hearst
forces.
j THE SAME OLD FIGHT.
Opposition Again Develops Among
Northern Congressmen Against
Bonus for South's Fast Mail.
Heport is current that the special
auuronriation or bonus offered by the
government for ihe running of the
last mail train to the south, would
l ave opposition when the subject is
hi ought up in congress. Many northern
republicans in congress are bade,
of this opposition and while they want
to cut out the fast mail service to
the south,they want to take the money
saved in this way and make it passible
for more fast trains to the west.
It was also learned that some of the
southern members of congress had
teen enlisted by the opposition for
the doing away with the fast mail
train to the south, although they were
rot made aware that the money saved
in this way would be used for the
running of fast trains to the west.
So far as the railroads are concerned,
officials state that while the bonus
for this fast service is ?200,000,
the railroads hardly more than pay
expenses because of the heavy fines
which are imposed whenever this last
train, No. 97, is late. These heavyfines.
together with the great cost of
maintaining an average speed of 52
miles and tunning at times up to SO
and more miles an hour, eats up this
$200:000 bonus, while as the fast mail
has the right of way of all other
trains, regular passenger trains have
to be sidetracked and held, and in this
wav the Tegular schedules are interfered
with and the railroads lose.
But whether the railroads gain or
lose, there is no doubt about the people
of the south winning by thfs fast
mail train, which has done much for
developing the business interests of
the south, and to which the people
have become so accustomed that the
muter of withdrawing it would mean a
terrible blow at the commercial circles
of all Dixie. For New Orleans
this fust mail train means the saving
of twenty-four hours, and for other
cities to the north of New Orleans
in :.his same proportion.
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UOSldGS IIIIS lUillltTi IJl iu^ wail!
very many southerners would not oe
able to get their morning papers published
in southern cities until in the
afternoon or the next day. The saving
of twenty-four hours in the matter
of mail orders in these present
conditions means much to almost every
line of business. It means that 1
orders can be received and sent out
the same cay, while with the withd;awal
of the ' Midnight Mail," as the
train is known, wculd make this impossible,
and would in most cases
mean a delay of two days to the person
sending in the maii order. As '.t
is the rapidity with which these mail
orders may be sent to business houses
and filled is responsible for the tremendous
growth of this just kind of
business, the injury which would resuit
in the taking off of the fast mail
would be hard to even estimate.
FREE SEEDS CUT OUT.
House Committee on Agriculture
Strikes Appropriation.
A Washington special says: Over
the solid opposition of the southern
members, the house committee on agriculture
Wednesday struck from the
-? mil
agricultural appropriation phi an pivvision
for purchase of seed for free
distribution. This action came as a
climax to a hard fight which southem
members made to retain the appropriation
on the ground that It furnished
one of the few direct benefits
the farmers of the country receive
from the government treasury. For
a number of years a fight has been
made against this free seed proviso,
led usually by men representing city
districts, but heretofore the agricultural
committee has always included the
item in the appropriation bill and the
opponents have been unable to strike
it out in the house. Now it has been
stricken by the committee, however,
the friends of the appropriation will
find it extremely difficult to secure its
insertion when the bill reaches the
house. This year the department of
agriculture made the usual estimate
of $252,000 for the purchase of seed
for congressional distribution. The
subcommittee cut this to $242,000 by
a vc-to of S to 7. The full committee
struck it entirely.
BRIDE AND GROOM AT HOME.
Nick and Alice Now Ensconced In
Washington Home.
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas
Longwortk returned to Washington
Saturday from Cuba. They were met
t>f tTip train hv Mr. T.onirwnrth's Drt
vate secretary and drove immediately
to Mr. Longwcrth's residence on Eighteenth
street, where they have taken
up their home. Mr. Longworth will
immediately resume his legislative duties
at the capitol.
MoCALL LEFT "PUNY" ESTATE.
Probate of Will Shows Value to Be
"Over $20,000."
The will of the late John A. MoCall,
who was for many years president
of the New York Life Insurance
company, was filed for probate in New
York Friday. According to the petition
for the probate, the estate is
valued at "over $20,000." It is left
entirely to his wife, who is the sole
executrix.
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OYNAMiTE PRISON
Supposed Object cf Yeggmen's
Visit to Atlanta.
BOLD. BAD GANG NABBED
Warden Moyer of the Atlanta Federal
Prison Thinks Fj'ot Was on Foot
to Release Some of His
Notorious Guests.
The report leaked out from official
sources at Atlanta Monday that tho
nine alleged safe crackers arrested in
the Cannon house in that city several
days ago composed a gang, or were
members of a gang, who were in Atlanta
for the purpose of dynamiting
the United States penitentiary, in
South Atlanta, for the* purpose of liberating
certain members of this gang
now confined in the institution, and
members of other gangs who are serving
sentences at this same prison for
highway robbery and the holding up
of trains in the west.
The report has it that the men arrested
are believed to have visited
the city principally for the purpose of
making a delivery from the federal
prison of some of their pals, and that
they found out that other men were
present for the purpose of freeing, by
similar means, several of the real bad
men who are serving time for highway
and express robberies. The report
has it that there is also at least
one woman who has been aiding in
the work of making this delivery for
the purpose of rescuing her husband,
who is now a prisoner.
Warden Moyer, of the federal prison,
when asked regarding the report, said
that he could not make any statement,
although he admitted that one of his
guards had been fired on a short time
before the men were arrested, and
had returned this fire, and that previous
to this another guard had fired on
two men who were about the institution
shortly after midnight.
The warden, when asked as to
whether any preparations had been
' made in the way of preventing such
an attack, stated that every precaution
had been taken for any such attempt,
and that every possible arrangement
had been taken to make the outside
sentry service of the penitentiary so
perfect as to make it cost the life of
vany unknown man who tried to get
within 200 yards of the prison at night
or at any oiner ume.
Warden Moyer also stated that Harry
Swain, one cf the nine men arrested
in the gang, had been liberated
from the federal prison about January
20. While serving his sentence
he had the reputation of being a good
prisoner, so far as his conduct in the
institution was concerned. It was after
his liberation that an attempt was
made to shoot Officer Lee, one of the
outside sentries on duty at the prison,
and that this fire came from the darkness
beyond the big circle of electric
arc lamps which light up the federal
reservation for several hundred yards
from the building where the prisoners
are confined.
Warden Moyer also stated that it
was believed that there were two prisoners
now in the institution who belonged
to this same gang, some of the
members of which were arrested at
the Cannon house.
As to the inmates in the federal
prison, it is known that they include
members of some of the most noted
gangs which were for years the terror
of the western country.
As the United States peniten
tiary is built along the most scienuno
lines for the prevention of any escape,
it is believed that the intention of the
gang was to blow up some portion of
the big cell, block with nitro-glycerine
or gun cotton, and take chances on
liberating the prisoners they were after,
even if the explosion necessitated
the killing of some of the prisoners
of the institution, as well as the guards
and officials on duty, and those who
sleep in the prison while off duty.
' SEABOARD OFFICE BURNED.
Headquarters of Road at Portsmouth
Wiped Out by Fire.
The general office building of the
Seaboard Air Line railway in Portsmouth,
Va., was entirely destroyed, except
the walls, by a fire, which started
at 8:30 o'clock Sunday morning and
while the monetary loss was only approximated
at $25,000, there were
many valuable records and official papers
of the road destroyed. The building
cost about $50,000, and the loss
is estimated at one-half that amount,
the walls being apparently intact. '
PHILIPPINE BILL SHELVED.
Measure is Sidetracked by Unfavorable
Action of Committee.
By a vote or' S to 5 in the senate
committee on Philippines, the Payne
bill, which had passed the house by
a vote of 258 to 71, was defeated.
This action effectually disposes of
the measure unless the chairman of
the committee should appeal to the
senate by resolution. This course Is
regarded unlikely.
CIVIL SERVICE BY FORCE
Atlanta Poiicc Board Creates Sensation
by Overriding City Attorney
and General Council.
The city of Atlanta may have two
complete police departments at no
distant day, and unless all signs fail
tlu-re will be a row over the police
ffiipr> siifh as will make all nrevious
differences that have existed between
board members sink into insignificance.
With a suddenness and quietness
that took all by surprise, the police
board met Monday morning and declared
civil service in effect.
After accepting the resignations of
the policemen who had decided to resign
about three or four months ago,
when civil service was first talked of,
the six members re-elected the officers
just as they had stood. The fire bell
rang a riot call, the members of the
force assembled at the barracks and
were all sworn in by Chairman Nunnally.
The important question is: Will the
action of the six members stand? Th,e
city attorney has declared that such
action could not be legal; a majority
o? the council, it is said, have agreed
with city attorney.
There is to be a fight?a legal and
a political fight?such as Atlanta has
not been a party to for many years,
and which will, with all its record for
j. + V>/-> nnli^o hnard Tin S
IIUUUicuc Limco, we ^w
r.ever before encountered.
City Attorney Mayson, when informed
of the action of the police
board in undertaking to apply civil
service to a portion of the police
force, re-affirmed his opinion that
civil service could not be put into effect
in the department prior to April, (
1907, if any substantial number of
men declined to resign.
"I cannot add anything to my opinion
which has been given, repeatedly,"
said Mr. Mayson. "That opinion is
that under the charter amendment
passed by the legislature civil service
could cnly be put into effect in
the police department before April,
1907, by the chief, officers and men of
the department resigning and being
re-elected on a civil service basis. I
have held that the refusal of any sub*
stantial number of men to resign
would make it impossible to put civil
service into effect prior to April, 1907.
This opinion was upheld by city council
in the ordinance adopted by it at
its meeting last week when the council
struck out the clause in the ordinance
which sought to apply civil service
to the present force. My opinion
is the same now as it has always been
and there is nothing else to say."
MERIDIAN WILL ACCEFjT AID.
Suffering in Cyclone Swept District I
More Than Expected.
No additional bodies had been re- ,
covered up to Monday night from the
ruins of the buildings wrecked by the
tornado, in Meridian, Miss., but hundreds
of men were still at work
searching for missing persons. The
suffering has been found to be greater
among the poorer people than had '
been at first supposed. Several thousand
carpenters and others went to
work Monday morning, rebuilding and
repairing the destroyed districts. Ad- ;
ditional convicts have been requested .
from Governor Vardaman to aid in .
the work of clearing away the debris.
The general relief committee has ,
finally resolved to accept any contrl- j
buttons from whatever source, the de
velopments being such that aid will i
of necessity be required. Several j
thousand dollars were received from '
outside sources Monday morning and 1
added to the general relief fund. Num- ;
erous additional injured have been discovered,
but none are expected to die.
Eighteen bodies have been taken tc ;
the morgue so far, but others are be- 1
lieved to be buried in the ruins. Two
bodies were shipped out of town, making
a total of twenty. It is believed ?
that the death list will now exceed ]
twenty-five. .
The work of gangs of convicts both
from the state farm at Rankin, and
from the city prisons, as well as thou
sands of citizens, in clearing away the i
debris of the tornado, continues with- i
out interruption, a cordon of soldiers i
being drawn around the places where 1
the work is going on.
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WAS STILL HOLDING REINS.
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Bodies of Missing Boy and Mule Found ,
in River. j
The body of Mose Bailey of Pooler .
together with that of a mute for which ;
the boy had been sent were found in ;
the Ogeechee river near Meldrim,
Ga., Saturday night. The boy was <
holding on to the reins, and still had
his foot in the stirrup. He had been
dead several days. Sixteen days ago,
the boy had been sent into Bryan county
for the mule. A search and an inquiry
were instituted, which resulted
in finding the body. It is supposed
that the boy rode the mule off the
bridge in the dark.
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HIS WHISKERS "BOTTLED."
Man Loses Fine Growth of Board
Through Treocherous Machine.
Ike Stinson of Dublin, Ga., lost a
very fine growth cf beard by getting
some of it caught in seme machinery
at the plant of the local bottling works.
All of his beard under his chin was
torn cut by the roots, making a clean
sweep cf the hairs on that portion of
his neck.
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1 o Cl??;?r OiU irate.
A f.-tnnpr s:ii<l he rid his farm of rats |
As follows: "On a very large number
of pieces of old shingles I put about
a teaspoonfnl of molasses, and 011 that,
with my pocketknife I scraped a small
amount of concentrated lye, then
placed the shingles around under the
floors and under the cribs. The next
morning I found forty dead rats and
the rest vamoosed. I have cleared
many farms of the pests in the same
way, and have never known it to fail."
?Weekly Witness.
The St?ll-Fe<1 Cow.
Somehow many dairymen hare
reached the wrong conclusion when
reading of dairy farms where the cows
are stall-fed the year round. It by no
means is intended that the cows shall
have 110 outdoor exercise: on the contrary,
except for cows that are on
pasture entirely during the summer,
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vised and proper ventilation furnished
them than stall-fed animals properly
brought up. At regular hours the cows
are turned into commodious barnyards
for air and exercise. During the winter
this outdoor exercise is as carefully
looked after as during the summer,
and. in the majority of cases, the cows
occupy only sleeping hours and milking
hours in their separate stalls, the balance
of the time being spent in large
sheds.
Don't be afraid of the fresh air for
your animals during the winter; see
that they have all the outdoor exercise
trie weather will permit, but more than
all. see that the stables are properly
ventilated and aired. "There are a number
of devices for this purpose, and
one of the best of them is the window
frame covered with musiin.
Remember that close confinement
and foul air predispose the cow to
tuberculosis, and that fresh air and
plenty of it will enable her to do her
share, not only as a milk producer,
but as a mother.?Indianapolis News.
Keep Lire Stock on the Farm.
TYe will take for example a 1G0 acre
farm, which is small enough if it is
to pay both landlord and tenant. I
think a great deal the most satisfactory
way for both parties is to go on
equal shares; that is, the landlord to
furnish the farm in good repair, also
the buildings and fences in good shape,
so all kinds of stock can be kept, for
there is where the good, easy money
is for both landlord and tenant. Then.}
the farm is getting worth more clay oy
day, by keeping stock and feeding all
the grain and hay. Also the straw
can be used to good advantage rather
than burn it or leave it to plow
around for years.
I own and manage my own farm,
therefore can look at this matter without
being partial. The tenant should
take the same interest in the farm as
though he owned it. He should devote
all his time to the interests of the farm.
He should put his spare days, when
not busy with the crops, in fixing
fences and digging out noxious weeds
and trying to keep the farm and farm
buildings, fences and everything pertaining
to the farm in as good repair,
or better, than when he came.
Each party furnishes equally of the
farm stock, except the farm horses,
which should belong to the tenant.
All feed that is raised on the farm
should be fed 011 the farm, and if any
feed is needed it should be bought and
paid for by landlord and tenant equally.
All stock that is sold, the money
should be divided equally. By so do
-1 ? j ?1 1. a . ? mm aaiiaI
1D? eacn puny win uuvt; an c^uai iuterest,
and the tenant will not be constantly
trying to see how much he can
get off of the landlord and the landlord
trying to see how little he can let his
tenant have. Otherwise in one short
year they are both ready for a change,
which does not pay either party. The
longer the tenant can stay, the better
it will pay both landlord and tenant.?
G. B., in the Indiana Farmer.
Profits Fioin Turkeys.
The profits on turkey raising depend
very much on how we handle the
breeding stock during the winter seasou.
On most farms it is the practice
'o fatten all the turkeys together in the
fall. It is not an easy matter to separate
them. There is really no harm
done fattening all together. The common
mistake is continuing to feed more
grain than they need after the market
stock is disposed of. The proper thing
to do -is to make them use up their
pvtra fat by feeding little grain at this
season.
Tlie young hens are not so apt to become
too fat as the one and two-yearold
hens. When the farmer is fatten-,
iug hogs in open yards during the winter
it is difficult to prevent the turkeys
getting more grain than they need.
The turkey hen that is brought through
the winter fat will not be in the pink
of condition when the time comes to
begin laying. The eggs will be slow
in making their appearance, will be
few in number and too large. There
would be fewer complaints of poor
hatches and weak, troublesome baby
turks if everyone who tried to raise
turkeys realized the importance of getting
fat hens hack to their normal
state at this season, especially oJd hens.
Don't be afraid of starving them.
These old hens, I have found, will keep
their flesh with little grain to eat during
the winter. Many fail to get good
results with the two and three-year-old
turkey hens because they do not understand
their one weakness of taking on
fat so readily. If this is not understood
and avoided now, trouble may
be expected later.
There is no doubt that turkeys pay,
especially when they have the range
of a large farm, but we need turkey
knowledge, more than many of us
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possess, to make a success with them.
The nearer they live like wild turkeys,
the more profitable they are. We make
a serious mistake when we try to. domesticate
these wild fowls too thoroughly.?Fannie
M. Wood, in Tribune
Farmer.
Every Farm Should Have a Tool 8hen, ' ?
One of the greatest expenses in running
a farm is the cost of farm ma- \/&?a
chinerv. ''Money saved is money
earned," is a true saying, and I know
of no better way in which to cut down
the expenses of farming than to know
how to manage and care for farm machinery.
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Every farm should have at least one
shed in which to place machinery. This
shed should be a good substantial one,
with a good roof and tight fitting doors ?
to keep out all fowls and stock. A
piece of machinery should never be ;<f|i
taken from this shed until reader for
use. and should be returned as soon
as its work is accomplished. In this
way a tool will last much longer and
do the work much better, thus saving
the farmer time and money. Just before
a piece of machinery is to be used
in the field it should be looked over
with great care. Every part should
receive careful attention, and should
be In proper condition to accomplish its
work. All bolts should be kept tight,
and nothing should be allowed to run
that is not in proper condition. This
careful examination beforehand often
saves a great amount of time and labor
in after days. Besides, it makes the
work much more pleasant.
While in use in the field the bearings ' ^ ^
011 farm machinery should be kept well
oiled. This will lessen the draft, and
the machine will last much longer. It :
is much cheaper to buy oil than maBinders,
and all other machinery that
is complicated in construction, should ' s
be carefully examined at least twice
a day when in use, once in the morn- ^
ins before work begins and then again :
at noon. Every part should be examined
very carefully. This often pre- . |1H
vents serious trouble and delay, when 'Z-y
the grain is ripe and wages high. tig
When the farmer is through using a ><
piece of machinery, it should be taken ^
to the shed. Before storing away for
the season all dirt should be removed
and the parts most likely to rust should . be
greased with axle grease or painted
with oil. Should any part be broken >
or damaged, it should be repaired at
once. Every farmer should be provid- %
ed with good paint and paint brush, so
that he may repaint his machinery
when the paint begins to come off.
Buy good, substantial machinery in the ;?j
first place; keep it well painted, well
oiled when in use, and well housed J|
when not, and you are on the road towards
successful farming.?A Farmer
in the Indiana Farmer.
Stock in tlie Winter Montbs.
To the farmer who keeps live stocff . 'I&gL
through winter, the arrangement of
the feeding place has much to do Effigy;
with the success of his business. If H
inconvenient and not suited to the pur- -v
Iaoo 4{ m A atiA
puse, uicie niu uc iv?oo ui uuic aw* - .
waste of feed. A half hour's loss in
feeding two or three times every day, is
a great sacrifice of time. If the |
horse stables are so constructed that
the grain and hay must be carried separately
to each stall, it will take aa
much time to feed the one or two -^Pf
horses as it will to feed a half dozen, or
even more, when the mangers are so V3
placed that all feed can be given from ^
the barn floor. In the summer season
the teamster with handy feed mangers J
could easily feed and harness his team <
in the time taken to carry corn to the
separate stalls. Much more time must 3
b? lost if many men and teams are - JjSB
used in the fields. 1 ^|1
In many feed barns the mangers are
placed conveniently to the barn feeding
floor. But the hay is pulled from them
down into the stall and wasted. Where ^
the animals must reach up and pull
their feed down to them, as in the oldfashioned
stake rack that was made
to lean from the side wall, this waste
is very noticeable. There are many
mangers where the hay is rooted out # . ivj
at the side and becomes soiled. A >
waste of feed three times a day is
like a waste of time three times every
Clay. \v nen aaaea mey case very cuusiderably
from tlie profit side of tlie
account. This is the feeding time, an
excellent opportunity to examine the
mangers and determine -whether they '
are time wasters or wasters of feed, or
perhaps both.
If a manger is permanently fastened
where upright pieces cannot be nailed
on. a ladder made just to fit the top of
the manger and hinged at the back side
so it can be lifted when hay or fodder
is placed into it, and then let dowp,
again, will prevent rooting the hay out
at the side. With sheep, a box manger
is satisfactory. The sides, if too high,
will wear the wool under the necks; if
too low, the sheep are likely to put
their feet into the box. The upright
slats need not be nearly so far apart *:^||
as for horses or cattle. Movable mangers
about two feet wide and twelve
feet long, so that the sheep may eat
from every side and end,' and high
enough to prevent their climbing into ,^|
them, are serviceable.
Where the barn floor can be madv.
into a manger along the sheepway or
at the stalls, it makes an excellent
feeding floor. Usually the bulky food
will remain in place if a twelve-inch
partition is made to separate the feed
away from the main fioc-k.?W. B. Ai*
derson. in the Indianapolis Xews.
>at Worth While,
A man wk> has to marry five time#
in order to convince himseir that marriage
is a failure is likely to finish hii
career in a padded cell.-^Cliicago Sya