The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 1893 Page: 2 of 9
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WHITE INDIAN GAME FOWLS.
They Will Probably He the Next Breed to
lie Iloomed.
The English breeder of the White In-
dian Game fowl writes to the Massachu-
setts Ploughman as follows:
During the last few years we have
been perfecting and making a new breed
hitherto unknown in England—viz,
White Indian Game—and which will
prove to be bettor and handsomer than
their dark cousins. We find them bet-
ter layers and better table birds, as they
do not show the black pin feathers when
dressed, asisthecaso sometimes with the
dark colored. We bred a good many of
this beautiful variety last season and
propose to breed from 500 to 1,000 this
season. We aro the originators of this
breed and intend bringing them to the
front in the poultry world.
About seven years ago a gentleman,
Mr. Jameson, on a visit to England from
India called to view our poultry, etc.
Ho then spoke of the Indian Game fowl,
but we had then no idea of having any
WllITE INDIAN GAMES.
from him. In fact we had at the time
as many different varieties as wo could
manage, and besides we did not then
know the good qualities of tho Indian
Game.
Mr. Jameson purchased from us a pen
each of Minorcas and Andalusians, and
when he left our placo he said, "I will
send you a sample of our Indian fowls."
We never thought he meant it and
thought no more about it until a trio of
the "Indian fowls" arrived in grand
trim, when we put them out to breed.
They wero not pure white, but cream
colored or about the color of a pale Game
hen. Tho cock was, however, nearly
white. We were surprised to find nearly
all the chicks from them came white tho
first season, and wo seldom now get an
off colored chick.
During tho last five years wo have
mated them carefully and bred them so
as to procure really high class specimens
and havo succeeded beautifully, as wo
can now show White Indian Games
equal to the best Dark Indian Games that
have been bred in England.
A flock of 40 of these white fowls look
splendid on a gross run, their tall and
stately carriage adding greatly to their
appearance.
The flornfly Terror.
A correspondent of The Breeder's Ga-
zette writes:
"They worry cattle until they become
thin and weak and take special delight
in massing by thousands and thousands
all over the entire body of weak and de-
fenseless animals, as these animals be-
come powerless to oppose them. And in
another way they will (or may) cause tho
death of thousands of stock. It is in
this way: They eat or suck blood about
in spots on cattle—on tho neck, dewlap,
back of the shoulder blades and under
the belly of the animals. The spots
when first discernible have a dry,
scorched appearance of the cuticle, with
the hair eaten off short and stubby closo
to tho skin, as if burned off. These
spots may bo about the size of a nickel
or as largo as a dollar, but more often
of the smaller or intermediate sizo. The
cuticle is next eaten or dissolved away,
and a raw, bloody sore results which
the pest continues to molest."
One breeder has applied tho following
mixture to the pests and finds it knocks
them every time:
"Take kerosene, spirits of turpentine,
sulphurs and crysalic ointment and mix
them well and rub or sprinkle it on the
cows. I used it four weeks ago, and tho
flies have not bothered the cows since."
Yet another farmer has sprayed upon
his herds a strong kerosene mixture and
found it effective.
The lllglieiit Priced llorse.
The arrival in America of the emperor
of Germany himself would not have cre-
ated the excitement in horse breeding
and racing circles that the coming of
Ormonde did—Ormonde, tho great rac-
ing stallion who never was beaten. The
$150,000 paid for the horse by Mr. W.
O'Brien MacDonough marks the Cali-
fornia ranchman as owner of the highest
priced horse in the world. Ormonde is
now 10 years old. His sire was Ben
d'Or, dam Lily Agnes. As a 4-year-old
Ormonde had won $140,000 on the turf;
then he retired to the stud. He is prob-
ably the greatest horse traveler on rec-
ord. Three years ago he was bought
from the Duke of Westminster by Senor
Jose Bocan of Buenos Ayres for $00,000
and taken to South America. Then he
was returned to Europe and sold to his
present owner. Ormonde is a puro bay,
the only white about him being a
tiny patch which the saddle covers. He
is 16.1 hands high. Mr. MacDonough
will retain his prizo ujion his own Cali-
fornia farm for breeding purposes only.
With Ormonde arrived on tho steamer
nine thoroughbred mares. All had either
colts by him at their sides or were be-
lieved to be in foal of his get. America
is probably the only country possessing
a citizen at once rich enough and risky
enough to pay $150,000 for a horse.
A Fast Traveler.
A letter mailed in London April 7
and remailed in Hong-Kong made a cir-
cuit of the world in the fast time of 02
days. Both Nellie Bly and Jules Verno
might envy the performance of this
mute globe trotter.
HORSE BREEDING.
It* I'ruipecU In the Mlildln Section of the
Union.
Tho Breeder's Gazette says:
That there has been a marked falling off In
the demand for italUoDs of the varlout draft
breeds during the past few year, la the testi-
mony of all leading Importer* and breeder..
Importation, have practically ccased and sales
of pure bred horses—except for those of out-
standing merit - havo been slow and at a ma-
terially lower range of values than were cur-
rent a few years ago. That service fees should
have fallen to a low point as a result of the
Wide distribution of entire horses-good, bad
and Indifferent—seeking the patronage of
farmers. Is not a matter for surprise, anil with"
view toward determining what lengths the
demoralization of rates hail extended and to
ascertain also the general feeling In regard to
the style of horses most in request this season
The Gazette put out a short tltne Bince a query
calculated to bring out the facts.
Several hundred good farmers and stockmen
In the states of Illinois. Iowa, Missouri, Kan-
sas and Nebraska were asked to advise us as to
tho klnil of horses most generally patronized
by owners of farm mares this season anil to
Indicate the range of service fees. It Is ch ar
that service fees have fallen to a figure where
the stallion keeper has to do some close figur-
ing to "pay out." Those who havo been se-
duced Into paying a big price for a poor horse
are of course In an unevlable position. The
man who pays n long figure for a really tiptop
horso of (Ino quality and choice breeding will
come much nearer making a profit in the long
run than he who brings in a "peltcr" simply
because ho could buy him cheap and stand him
at a nominal fee.
Big horses with style and quality aro still
commanding remunerative prices, as arc also
fine drivers, trained saddlci ^ and choice mac ti
anil carriage stock. It is tho great mass of
weedy stock unsound, blemished, poorly built
and undersized horses, devoid of llnish and
quality, such as result from patronizing cheap
mongrel or grade slres-tbat are a drug on tho
market.
If we may bo allowed to perpetrate "an Irish
bull," the kind of horso most In favor In many
sections is the mule. Jacks have done a big
season's work in many counties, and we must
confess that those who havo patronized them
have, generally speaking, shown more sense
than those who havo brad good work mares to
scrubby mongrel or nondescript stud horses.
The jack Is a purely bred sire at least, and ono
knows Just about what is to bo expected from
his service, and tho mule is by no tncaiiB tho
worst selling animal of tho day. From the
scrub stallions you do not know what will
come. As between tliem and the ass the Jack
is to bo preferred every time.
A summary of tho reports_to The Ga-
zette would make tho stallion fee in the
states named average about $8. Tlio
price ranges all the way from £2 to $50.
The reports show extremes of mixed
breeding that aro enough to drive one
crazy. Horses in somo sections have
been nearly ruined by breeding dri.ft
mares to trottors. Many common farm
ers aro attempting to get fast trotters.
Not one in twenty succeods, and a flood
of horses no good for anything is poured
upon the community, sending the price
of them down so low that it does not
just at present pay to breed a good
horse in those localities.
In the midst of tho confusion a few
fixed conclusions can be arrived at. One
is that pure bred, first class draft horses
and carriage horses are always in ae-
.mand, and trotters to a considerable ex-
tent, too, if one can bo sure they are go-
ing to be fast. Tho Clydesdales, Perch
erons, French coach horses and trottt rs
are the breeds most popular iu the states'
indicated. There are also some Shires
and Belgian drafts, with a faint sprin-
kling of thoroughbreds. The Hackney is
practically unknown. Little attempt is
made to develop breeds of saddle horses.
Live Stock Point..
A poultry raiser says he bought three
pairs of fancy birds from a breeder of
approved reputation and turned them
into his chicken houses with the rest of
his flock. He supposed they were all
right from the good name of the fash-
ionable breeder. But in a very short
time his whole premises began to fairly
crawl off with chicken lice. The vermin
had been spread by the six fowls bought
of the fancy breeder. A man who breeds
poultry for sale and Bends them away
covered with vermin—well, he is an-
other man that will never go to heaven.
An old overworked horse always puts
one fore foot straight out in front ot
him when he stands still, as if to rest
upon it. Such a horse is a pathetic Bight.
The most cattle lost by exposure last
winter were, curiously enough, in Lou-
isiana. The cattle were left to run wild
and got no care, a severe winter came
on, and the owners of those animals lost
them through puro neglect.
If a calf bunts the pail over when you
aro feeding it, don't fly into a rage and
kick the calf. That is exactly how it
bunts its mother's udder to make tho
milk give down.
The display of horses and cattle, sheep
and swine, at the World's fair will con-
tinue every day in the live stock pavilion
until the close of the exposition, Oct. 28.
One of the most interesting features is
the fine display of mules and jacks. T'ue
opportunity to compare tho Illinois mule
with that raised iu tho south will be a
good one. It is to be hoped, too, that
the attention of farmers will be attract
fed more to the possibilities that lie in the
working mule. He will be far more val
uable on farms than the ordinary small
scrub horse is.
In the lists of live stock entered for ex-
hibition at the World's fair there are
1,205 head of cattle and 1,017 horses.
Perfectly matched and broken carriage
teams from 15} to 10 hands high always
command tlto top price in the horse
market.
A writer says that in breaking horses
of the Hambletonian blood great care
should be taken not to spoil their mouths
or to hurt their dispositions.
Do not breed from fall bred hogs.
They aro apt to be stunted and made
delicate by the cold weather, especially
in the north.
Expensive Experiments.
It coat the ]>eoplo of tho United Stat< >
about f'J5,000 in a couple of hours tli"
other day to settle in the minds of th >
officers of the ordnance bureau whether
Itaby's Venomonn Cradle Fellow.
The wife of a lumberman named Wil-
liamson a few davB ago had a novel and
terrifying experience with a rattlesnake.
The Williamsons live in a small cabin
somo armor plates made by tho Cariif
and Bethlehem steel works respectively
were as good as they ought tc lie. It
was found that they were, and what
that means can be imagined when one
of the plates was 17 inches thick, weighed
314 tons, and was attacked by shells
weighing 850 pounds each, the last ones
fired from a 12 inch gun at a distance of
only 811) feet, striking it with the force
needed to move a mass of 21,000 tons, or
48,000,000 pounds, through a foot of
space. The projectile went through.
We take it that that did not surprise
even the experts, who are used to think-
ing about those inconceivable ma n a
and velocities. But what did surprise
theiu was that the hole it mad<
nearly as clean as if it had been drilled,
and that not a crack appeared about iis
edges. Though this particular pr< >jcc-
tile was lost—having been deflected and
on Lake Caleasieu. Mrs. Williamson
had left her C-months-old baby asleep in
its cradle, near the open door, and was
going about her household business,
when she lu p| ened to approach the lit-
tle bed to look at her child, and to her
horror saw a line of mottled green and
black nestled close to the form of the
peacefully sleeping little one. The ugly
head was raised and resting on the child's
arm with its eyes keeping drowsy watch
over it.
The mother sank nearly fainting on
the floor, but with a parent's bravery
realized that tho snake must bo dis-
lodged at any cost to herself, as at the
j first or slightest movement of the babe
... r the cruel fangs might be buri' d in its
flesh. It was necessary also to act with
speed, so, arming herself with a pistol
belonging to ner husband, she bent over
I the cradle and with one rapid gesture
• laid hold of the sn: ke by the end of its
fallen into the Potomac the other pro-. , ., , , , ,• *
jectiles which penetrated tho same plato toil and assuddenly gave it a jerk which
were found in perfect condition anil fit ' l '.ded it on the floor The creature
. , , * i i ♦ made at her with uplifted head, sound-
to l>e used again. I hat seem almost; ... , * .. i i „
, ,, .<< e ingits dreadful rattle as it coiled close
more marvelous than the perfection of i "
the plate.
Meanwhile tho people of New York
may take somo satisfaction in knowing ;
that down at Sandy Hook the war de-
partment has just mounted a gun that
will throw a 1,000 pound projectile and
make a hole in tho heaviest armorclad
ship now afloat at a distance of six
miles. If we must spend money on what
we hope are purely peaceful experiments, I
it is a comfort to know what we get for
it.—Harper's Weekly.
to her feet. But, aiming steadily, she
put a ball through its body, and al-
though it again tried to attack her she
fired again and again and succeeded in
killing it. As it died it flung itself upon
her foot and struck the shoe with its
fangs, but it was only the death agony,
! and the blow served only to entangle it
! in the tie of tho shoo, to which it was
still clinging when her husband reached
her, having heard the shots arid run to
her assistance.—Louisiana Cor. Phila-
delphia Times.
Illustrated Journal Ism In Fngland.
A countryman who has been endeavor-
ing to obtain some definite ideas about
tho royal wedding functions from the
various illustrated papers applies to me
for help and enlightenment. His be-
wilderment is natural. He finds in the
first
Cultivation of Tobacco In Germany.
Of late years there lias been a constant
diminution of the area under tobacco
cultivation in Germany, and the Indus'
try seems to be threatened with extinc-
tion. Tho British consul at Mannheim
irst place that we seem to have n new j in a report on the subject says that the
queen reigning over us, for her maji sty's public tasto demands a better quality of
features in the illustrated paper bear no
resemblatico to the authorized portraits
of Queen Victoria. A still more re- !
markable fact is that in the course of
the festivities her majesty seems to have j
continually changed her habiliments.
One of the special artists shows her
with an ermine train. Another ropre- |
isr. :
(Successor to
3. "W-A-S s,
WRIGHT'S BAZAAR.)
— Dealer In
NOTIONS
are now receiving
i larffe and complete stock of spring
Call and ex-
goods. We buy for CASH, and defy competition.
amine our stock and be convinced of the truth.
Three doors north of P. O.
W. N. HUBBELL. MANAGER.
El Reno,
okla. Ter.
Davidson & Lase
Itetall Dealers in
\\U
Work i spcirinltij.
1. G. Tompkins, Manager.
tobacco than can be produced iu the
country, which is therefore becoming
lnoro and more dependent upon foreign
growths. Tobacco, moreover, is an ex-
pi n. ive plant to grow, requiring not
only heavy manuring, but much skill
and labor. It is very likely to suffel
from the weather, and even when har-
vested, and after tho leaves havo been
hung up in the barns to dry, the lierlj
still remains dependent upon tho tern'
perature and upon proper treatment. In
short, ita value depends upon a variety
of factors, and to be remunerative iH
cultivation must bo rewarded by a good
sonts her with no train at all. Another
shows her with a crown on her head.
Another appears to have seen her only
a few minutes later in a bonnet.
One picture represents the queen and
her guests all taking lunch at one table.
Another places them at different tables.
One paper surpasses itself by two views
of the route to tho railway station, in
each of which the royal couple are pro- always the excise duty to be paid, and
vided with a totally different carriage then there is the competition of the for-
and different horees and attendants. I | ''"'K'1 tobacco which, although often not
think 1 can explain how these diserep- very good in quality, is generally very
am ies prise. Probably some of the spe- cheap in spite of the duty upon it.
price.
Whateve
the market price, there i3
cial artists dispatched to sketch the wed-
ding made their sketches at Henley.—
London Truth.
Details of Cliintwo Itrffistrntimi.
According to the official statistics, there
are in round numbers 110,000 Chinese in
the United States. Of these 18,179 have
complied with the provisions of the regis-
tration law and 96,821 have refrained.
The official returns show 43 registrations
in Alabama, 13 in Arkansas, 4,851 iu
California, 1,500 in Colorado, 116 in Con-
necticut, 44 in Florida, 65 in Georgia, j
1,019 in Illinois, 59 in Indiana, 62 in Iowa,
20 in Kansas, 28 in Kentucky, 215 in
Louisiana, 187 in Maryland, 20 in Massa-.
clmsetts, 103 in Michigan, 59 in Minne- J
sota, 400 in Montana, 833 in Missouri, 91
in Nebraska, 47 in New Hampshire, 41
in New Jersey, 440 in New Mexico, 577 j
in New York, 5 in North Carolina, 100
in Ohio, 1,092 in Oregon, 712 in Penn- j
sylvania, 33 in South Carolina, 9 in Ten-
nessee, 725 in Texas, 27 in Virginia, 20
in West Virginia and 107 in Wisconsin, j
Fof
the cheapest description of cigars, and
for tho peasant and workman, German
tobacco would always find a market i!
it could be profitably raised, but this
seems to be almost impossible without
reducing the excise duty or raising the
import duty. In 1892 only 14,735 hec-
tares were planted with tobacco, aS
against 18,538 hectares in 1891, and 22,
203 hectares, the average of 1871-9, while
tho number of planters has sunk from
180,200 in 1890 and 102,843 in 1891 tfl
145,023 iu 1892.
The
Peoples' Barn.
TUSTEN & CO.,
Sale St
Headquarters for the Tnsten Bus Line.
G-oocl Rigs and Cheap Rates. Orders filled
on short Notice.
North Bickford Ave., El Reno, O. T.
o
A'
\ i
M- BUCKLES,
' Groceries,
Canned. G-reen and Dried Fruits
oi all kinds.
Highest Price Paid for Country
FIRST DOOR NORTH OF POST OFFICE
Prod
uce
A Itiiiiquct In tho llank of Knglund.
Somo favored guests took tea the other
day with the oldest lady in London.
Some American readers may not know
that tho "Old Lady of Threadneedle j ballast.
Street" is the accepted English name for
the great Bank of England, but so it is.
The governor of the bank lives in tlio
building, and the other evening his wife
gave a reception. There is a quiet little
garden within the bank. It was once a
burying ground, but on the evening in
question was gay with fountains, flow-
ers and illuminations. It is said that
some of tho guests rather anticipated
finding decorations of red tape and «
menu with bank note sandwiches and
jars of golden ingots instead of sweet-
meats.—London Letter.
Tlio Captain Hud Seen No Fire.
The commander of the Martha paced
the deck of h is steamer, buried iu thought j
and wrapped in gloom.
"Captain; how about that fire or,
board?"
"I have seen no fire, young man."
"But there was a fire on board."
"Young man, I tell you that I have
seen no tire."
Then the captain buried himself in I
thought and meditatively stroked his
port whisker. He was right. The fire j
unseen had fed itself on the fat of the
coal bunkers for five days. It was smoke
which the captain saw. The Martha ar- j
rived hero from Newcastle on Friday ill
Tho fire broke out on Aug. 0. j
BACK PAY,
BOUMTY,
Pi|C Need Fresli Earth.
The pigpen ought to have a space of
fresh soil that has not been trampled
over for se\Tral years for the pigs to root
in. Such soil helps to correct acidity of
the stomach and keep the pig healthy.
But where the rooting is over land filled
with decomposing pig manure the pigs
are sure to get some diseaso, and this is
doubtless often the means by which the
dreaded trichina is introduced. The pig
likes to bo cleanly. His rooting in fresli
soil for roots and larva of insects docs
not disprove his preference for cleanli-
ness.—-American Cultivator.
Water was pumped into the bunkers
and pumped out again as fast as it col
lected in tho hold. After live days ol
this sort of work tho fire was extin-
guished. The iron vessel was not dam-
aged and there was no cargo to bo in
jured.—New York Tribune.
AND
COMMUTATION
OF RATIONS OBTAINED.
Lightning ltulned Her ('omi>a8rton.
A streak of lightning from an almost
cloudless sky struck tho British steam-
ship Oxford off Cape Hatteras, while
bound from Santiago do Cuba to Phila-
delphia. The presence of a cargo of iron
ore is thought to have served to attract
the lightning. The lightning splintered
the vessel's foretruck, and after passing
down into tho vessel's hold and cabin
zigzagged through the decks and disap-j j0I1 Court Journal,
peared in the water. Tho compasses were
rendered entirely usiless, the main one
being three points and the others even
farther out of the way.—Philadelphia
Record.
The liieycle For tlio English Army.
The war office has taken the bicycle ■
into its decided favor, owing to observa
tions made as to its utility during recent
maneuvers. A large number are to be 1
attached to each battalion. The volun
tecr corps of London have long since in-
corporated the bicyclist, and when the) j
turn out and ride by the side of the corps
they look well. As the colonel, usually |
the only mounted man, cannot very well
be dispatched with a message from a
corporal, a bicyclist volunteer comes in
very handy. The regulars, when on for
eign active service, would find a b®dyot
bicyclists amazingly useful, and good
outing would bo done by tliem.—Lon
MILITARY RECORDS AMENDED.
CERTIFICATES® SERVICE PROCURED
DigroHdioiiM of fttate*raen.
Two well known members of the Con-
servative party in the house of commons
have entered upon a curious competi-
tion. They have arranged to leave the
house tomorrow night for Southampton,
there to embark on sailing yachts and
proceed to circumnavigate the Isle of
Wight. Whoever sails around the island
the oftcner between the rising of tlio
house tomorrow and the meeting on
Monday will receive a prize offered by a
third member.—London News.
Just as education makes the man so
education makes the horse. If money is
ever to be made in colt rearing in this
country, abundance of plain horse sense
in breeding, feeding and disciplining tlio
colts will be the most valuable element
in the equipment of the successful men.
A Letter From Honoliiln.
An intelligent lady writing from Hon-
olulu to the New York Sun says:
"The queen has only herself to blamd
for her downfall. She made more an
nexationists in a few hours than tliert
had ever been before, and by her duplic-
ity and self conceit silo lost her cause,
and with it all her best friends. Mr.
NordhoiT misstates the facts when hej
asserts the contrary. The queen has not
half a dozen of what we call respectable,
high principled people to favor her now,
and these are such for outside reasons."
IVrpsiclmrc Iu Texas.
The Toxaa dance is becoming almost
as fatal as the unloaded gun. Nearly j
every night one or more of these pleas-
ure parties wind up with a tragedy. 16 j
may yet become necessary as a police
precaution to abolish terpsichoro and
confine our sultry tempered young peo-
ple to prayer meetings and pink teas.— j
San Antonio Express.
Giiaroes oi Desertion Removed
ears hxperiencc in
P
ension
Office Work.
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