Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 43, Petersburg, Pike County, 5 March 1897 — Page 7

M’KINLEY’S POLICY. Bow the Hew Administration Will Regard the Cuban Question. of tka Halted War with Spate ba Prodptin fmmqiifflf, Hew Yoke, Feb. 87.—The Journal prints the following dispatch from Julius Chambers, its staff correspondent at Cleveland, 0.: Intense curiosity’ exists to know the policy to be pursued regarding Cuba by ; the incoming administration. I am i able to state that policy on the highest j authority and in the epigram in which It will be enunciated. A

J7is American Flag ITCH Protect. There will not be any meddling with the Cuban insurrection, or any trifling with Spain. Entry citlaen of the United State# will , hare the absolute protection of this government if war with Spain be precipitated. The first case of brutality to a citisen of the United States will be followed by Immediate and unmistakable action on the part of the administration. • Maj. McKinley is opposed to a reo j ognition of -the republic of Cuba, be- j cause he maintains that it does not j exist, and that the only existing government in Cuba is Spain. The granting Of belligerent rights to insurgents, he argues, would relieve Spain to a large extent of her obligations to thi« j government. No claims of American citizens would lie against Spain for the destruction of their property on the Island by the insurgents. Maj. McKinley is equally opposed tc armed intervention, holding that conditions justifying such a step do not exist. TTie president-elect has recently expressed himself In writing to the above effect. The firmness of his attitude on the protection due Americans living or traveling in Cuba is unmistakable. The consul-general at Havana will not appeal to him in vain. Presi-dent-elect McKinley will .order every ahtp in the navy to Cuban waters, Ai necessary, to protect the life of a man, j woman or child, who has a lawful claim j on this government. ** A politician close to Maj. McKinley | ■aid Thursday afternoon that the presi- I dentrelect is delighted w ith the stand j taken by Consul-General Lee; that he j pronounced it unassailable and just the ! attitude that he approved. 1 can not vouch for this, as 1 can for the statement regarding the Cuban policy of the next president. That 1 know to be . correct. “Conservatism, on every phase of the j Cuban question, except the rights of Amcitican citizens. They must and shall |be protected;" are Maj. McKinley'* ■ words. _ __ JUDGE JOSEPH M'KENNA. fhe Californian Will Probably be Had* At tcirney-Oeneral. New Yoke. Feb. 27.—A Times special from Washington says: - A | Pennsylvania republican said j Thursday that he had received in for- 1 mat ion direct from Canton that there was ho doubt then* that Judge Me- , Henna, reported to be selected by Me- . Kin ley for secretary of the interior, j would be put in the attorney-general's pi ace, and that if Col. McCook should get into the cabinet it would be as see&*3p

J%dgt Joseph McKenna. It is alleged that Mr. McKinley, in reaching his decision to make McKenna attorney general, was influenced by the re presentations from California and ether! sections that the American Protective association would be offended if the in terior department portfolio should be given to McKenna. aa Advert* Report oa at Nomination. Washington, Feb. 27:—The senate j committee on the District of Colnmbia i yesterday morning ordered an adverse report on the nomination of Francis P. I bands to be commissioner of the die Viet. far a Defeated Caadldat*. Washmoto* , Feb. 87.—Senator Hoar yesterday offered a resolution to pay Henry A. Dupont fl,S55 to reimburse £bw expenses incurred in proaetutIds claim to a seat in the tfceeteiftsi Jfelawm

FARM AND GARDEN. A PROFOUND MYSTERY. Ha Owe Cam Tell Why So Homy Fan** ere Oppose Good Roaid*. Each season, an old hymn reminds us, has its own disease. That is beyond all question true of those rural neighborhoods in which the movement for good roads has not become potent and effective. The old happy-go-lucky highways are always bad, but with a different kind of badness for each season. At what time they art worst is a question to be decided by individual taste. Last spring, when the frost was coming out of the ground and sticky mud was more than half hub-deep, some thought they were at their worstj estate. Others reckoned them worse in midsummer, when they were beds of impalpable red or yellow dust from one to several inches deep, interspersed with big pebbles and cobblestones. Again there are those who reckon the fall or the winter the worst time of all, and, indeed, not without much cause. Many weeks ago the trouble began. Autumnal rains soaked the soil and made the roads pasty, with a deep, stiff mud that was hard to drag wheels through, and that became and remained cut and crosscut into all manner of luta. Then a cold “snap” came, and the mud was frozen almost as hard as stone, and the roads presented suriaces which for roughness were unparalleled and indescribable. Driving over them, even at walking l>aee, was a torture compared with which travel on a cordurov road is pleasure and ou

a cobble-paved street a sybaritic luxury. After days of such agony for horses and drivers, and inestimable wear and tear on vehicles, the most traveled roads begin to be worn down fairly smooth. Then came a thaw, and mud again, and ruts, and the roads were soon as rough as before, and so remained until the next freeze hardened them into the likeness of volcanic Scoriae. And when at last the snow came the roads beneath" it were sc rough that sleighing was well-nigh impossible. The runners cut through to the ruts and “hubs"’ and hummocks, end the sleigh jolted worse than ever diid springless car on “rocky road to Dublin.” So it will go on all winter, until the vernal thaw conies, and the frost breaks up, and the very bottom seems to fall out of the wretched sloughs which men in grim irony call highways. Keally, one would think that with 6uch varied yet incessant object lessons'before them, men would learn to serve their own best interests by constructing decent roads. Yet too generally they do not. One says it would cost too much, ignoring the patent fact that it would really reduce taxes and save money. Another wants “the state” to do it, unmindful that he and his neighbors and his village are integral parts of “the state.” A third w ants to postpone the undertaking until the village is incorporated, though as a matter of fact this very neglect of the roads is one of the strongest reasons why the place is unfit for and unworthy of incorporation. Still another is unwilling to spend money for the benefit of bicycle riders and the city folks who come out for just a little w hile in summer with their fancy turnouts, the fact being, of course, that the farmers and permanent residents of the villages themselves use the roads, and suffer from their badness, and would be benefited by their improvement, ten times more than all others put together. The bicyclists can make their runs in other directions where the roads are good. The “city folks,” with light pleasure carriages and little-worked horses, can endure poor roads with comparative indifference. But the people who live right there, and have to use the roads, not mer *lv for pleasure but for work aud business, every day the year round, they are those w ho suffer most from ibad roads, and who would gel most good from good roads. That any one of them should for a moment fail to perceive that fact and to act upon it is one of the incomprehensible mysteries of the age.—N. Y. Tribune.

DAIRY SUGGESTIONS. A really good dairy cow can be profitably kept until she is eight years old. Don't allow your cows, young cattle or sheep to be pinched in their feed during the winter. Do not expect a good milk cow to become beef fat while she is yielding a good Hew of milk. As a rule, a profitable cow is a good eater, but some cows hare eyes larger than their stomachs, like some men. If the heifer is to develop into a profitable cow, her first milking penod must be extended as much as possible. The solid part of milk is made largely from muscle-making foods. The dairyman must use a good deal of corn in his feeding ration, but it should be balanced up with oats or something of that kind. Lack of skill in milking, unkind treatment, improper or irregular feediug, and a cold stable will soon spoil the best dairy herd in existence. See that none of these “method!" ane practiced in your dairy. » While it is best to keep water where the cow's can help themselves, when this cannot be done conveniently, the best plan is to see that they have all the pure, fresh water they will drink regularly twice a day. The cow likes regularity, and when the regular routine of her life is disturbed she resents it by giving less milk. She is not very particular wbether she has three meals a day or two, but she wants what ihe does have regularly. Those who have had much experience know that there is a great difference in salts. A sample should always be thoroughly tried before buying large quantities, no matter what inducement may be offered. If it doce ’not salt it is not wanted at any price.--Caiman's teal World.

ECONOMIC FEED RACK. Simple Device Wkick Prevekta tk# Waste o* Uta of Her* When hay Is fed loose in the bamfird a certain per cent, of it is trampled under foot and wasted. In order to prevent this, in part at least, a feed rack of some kind should be erected in the center of the yard at a point which will be the most sunny and pleasant possible. Now, a simple but effectual way in which to build one of these feed racks is to begin by setting four tall posts in the ground in the form of a rectangle, as shown in cut. Their height and distance apart will determine the size and capacity of the rack. It is inadvisable, however, to make it very wide, say not over six feet, as some difficulty would be experienced by the animals in pulling out the hay if bound solidly in the center. Set the posts leaning toward the center, in order to make the opening. wider at the bottom than at the top. This will prevent binding, and in consequence the hay will readily settle as it is being eaten away from below. From about 18 inches above ground to the top of the posts the sides

CHEAP FEED RACK. and ends should be boarded tightly, 1 making it possible for the animals to get at the hay only at the bottom. To make the rack complete a manger urust be constructed entirely round the upright part. This is best accomplished by setting four short posts securely in the ground opposite the corners, and others between to give firmness to this part, where pressure is brought to bear. If the manger is made slanting and narrow at the bottom, it will prevent animals from getting in, as they are often tempted to do in cold weather. Many consider it a good plan to cover such a rack with a shed roof, thus always keeping the hay dry. This can be done with very little expenses; and, better yet, 1 would advise haring a door at the front of it, hung on hinges, as represented in the illustration, so that it coukl be let down at will for the insertion of the hay. This should tend to keep the fodder dry for the most part in any kind oL weather.—Frederick 0. Sibley, in N. Y. Tribune. FACTS ABOUT MILK. Points with Which Every Dairyman Should Be Familiar. Milk should be kept in a cool place, free from odors and in perfectly clean vessels of well-glazed earthen or porcelain ware or a glass jar. Tin and wood are objectionable. Milk should be kept perfectly sweeV for household use—in summer from 24 to 36 hours after delivery, if maintained at 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pasteurization or sterilization of milk destroys all the germs present, by means of heat. It is estimated that one-third of all children die before they are three years old, and one of the leading causes of infant mortality is unwholesome milk. Bad milk cannot be made perfect by Pasteurization, but the danger from its consumption can be lessened. The Pasteurization process is to place the milk in a glass bottle plugged tight with dry, clean cotton, and immerse the bottle up to the neck in water maintained at 180 degrees Fahrenheit, left there for some time, then removed and kept in a cool place. Separator cream is much richer than “gravity cream,” and for this reason j preferred for whipping. Cream is sometimes kept for two ! weeks before it is sold. When good milk is -poured from a 1 tumbler it will cling to the glass a lit- | tie, and not run off clean like water. The yellow color of the milk is not a safe standard by which to judge its quality, for the poor milk from some cows may be more highly colored than rich milk from others. All milk from fresh cows immediately after parturition is more yellow than at a later date. The average dairy cow gives 350 gallons of milk per year, or about enough to supply 14 persons with milk. —St. Louis Republic.

WHAT FARMERS NEED. Qm4 Roadi Will Check Emigration front the Cautrf. What ia most needed to make farm life more attractive and to check the emigration from the country to the cities is larger opportunities for social iiifercourse. At juesent there Is little opportunity for the rural classes to mingle at all. They are compelled by force of circumstances to remain at home, and, tiring of this constant routine, it is natural for the rising generation to seek the cities, where there Is variety and change. The muchmooted question of better roads contains a remedy, to a large extent, for tbis evil. Better roads will brighten the life and improve the condition of the farmer much more than better learning, though we do not desire to discount the advantages of education to people in all the walks of life. At present, in the winter, when the farmer has tfaa most leisure, the roads are almost impassable, except in sleighing weather, and this bars his children from all social intercourse, as, indeed, it would bar them from attendance upon any advanced schools that might be estab- : lished in their interests. Give the 4 farmer better roads, and there Is every reason to believe his children will remain with him longer, and that hisgenI oral condition will be much better than | It is at present.

THE WORLD OF BOOKS. One critic has called. F. J. Stimson’s “King* Noanett” the American "Lorn Doone.” A new German novel by George Ebers has been consigned to Mary Safiord tor translation. The projected lecture tour in America by Richard Le G alii erne is said to be still an uneertainy. Stanley J. Weyman’s new serial novel, “Shrewsbury,” is said to be the best thing he has yet done. “Sentimental Tommy” is to have a sequel, but Mr. Barrie will write a shorter'work in the meantime and will enter a new field. One hundred and fifty-two libraries report that Louisa Alcott’s books are far-and-a way leaders in the books demanded by juvenile borrowers. William Morris said: “It is rust that kills men, not work.” His own concentration was marvelous, ‘The Lovers of G uarum” having been produced at a sitting. William Morris said: “My masters are Keats and Chaucer, because Keats and Chaucer make pictures.” Apropos of this, he also said: ‘The beauty of Dante is in his detail.” In London Coulson Kernahan’s book, “The Child, the Wise Man and the Devil,” has had a wonderful run and has caused much demand for the author’s work, “God and the Ant.” Conan Doyle rarely pledges himself to write even a short story until the piece of work in hand is entirely finished. He claims that the sense of responsibility would affect the character of his writings. Charles Lamb never failed to watch the coming in of the new year and listened to the ringing of the bells with the delight of a child; and, indeed, ho was a simple-hearted, loving child to the end of his days. Mrs. Burton Harr, m will write magazine papers on certain aspects of Russian life, as she visited Russia last sum mer and enjoyed peculiar facilities foi studying the higher social side of life at the capital. According to Carlyle, “brainy women live in a shoreless Asiatic dreaminess.” NeverthelessOit was a remarkably “brainy” woman who kept the wheels of domestic life well oiled for Thomas. Conan Doyle says: ‘The best style, like the best glass, is so clear that you do not observe it.” He also says that a woman’s style of writing, whether plaiii or florid, is always clear and comprehensible.

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Over the Precipice Hosts of invalids tumble to destruction simply because they trill exercise no discretion in the matters of eating, drinking and the avoidance of exciting causes, and, above all, in the item ef medication. They persist in dosing themselves in season and out of season with drastic and violent remedies, opiates and mineral poisons. The best, the safest, the pleasantest substitute for such hurtful no-remedies is Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, potent for malarial, rheumatic, dyspeptic, nervous and bilious complaints. A girl from a big town always wears her party dresses cut too low in the neck to please the people in the smaller towns she visits. Free Farm Labor Bareaa. In order to assist the thousands of unemployed men in Chicago, the Workingmen's Home, at 42 Custom House Place, has established a Free Labor Bureau, and is prepared to furnish men to farmers and others in all parts of the country without expense to either. Employers applying should state definitely as to the kind of work, wages to be paid, and if railway fare will be advanced. Address Labor Bureau, Workingmen's Home, 42 Custom House Place, Chicago, 111. A man who will go a block out of his way to shake hands with everybody he 6ees is no better friend than some who hardly take time to speak.—Washington Democrat. With cold neuralgia increases. With St. Jacobs Oil it decreases and is cured. Every home ought to be made so much like Heaven that the children wQl not think of Heaven as being far away.—Ram’s Horn. No-To->Il*e for Fifty Ceuta. Over 400,000cured. Why not letNo-To-Bac regulate or remove your desire tor tobacco? Saves money, makes health and manhood. Cure guaranteed, 50c and $1.00, all druggists. No man can become great unless the peoge exaggerate his best points. — Atchison lobe. Icy pavements and bruises give aches and pains. St. Jacobs Oil gives cure, comfort. The man whose cause is wrong is sure to be the loser if he gains it.—Ram’s Horn.

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