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Show Friday, April 20, 1928 THE TIMES-NEW- S, NEPHI. UTAH PAGE NINE News Notes I It's a Priviltge to Utah i Livm in " HUNTINGTON Among the business matters transacted at a recent meeting of the board of county commissioners were two betterment applications, one for graveling three and lf miles of the state road south of Huntington, the state to participate to the sum of $2500 and the county to pay the remainder of $2000. The other was for graveling two miles of the state road north of Emery. The estimated cost is $5000, of which the state will pay $2000 and the county the remainder. SALT LAKE Livestock on the western range is in good condition, j having gone through the , winter in good flesh with light losses-- according to the April 1 report of George A. Scott, livestock statistician for the United States department of agriculture, iased recently. Generous and well distributed precipitation during March was recorded for Utah, with seasonal temperatures greatly benefiting the ranges. Prospects now are shown to be very good for spring feed and mostly satisfactory for summer, but with limited storage and reserve water in high areas, PROVO Condition of winter wheat on April 1 was 9( per cent of normal, compared with 95 per cent a year ago, according to the Utah crop report issued by Frank Andrews, agricultural statistician for the United States deavpartment of agriculture. Ten-yea- r erage of wheat at this time was announced as 93 per eeni. In the United States the winter wheat crop was reported as G8.8 per cent normal on April 1, compared with 84.5 a year average at this ago, and a ten-yetime of 81.9. LOGAN The outlook for poultry owners in Cache county and Utah in general is exceptionally bright according to H. A. Campbell, Cache county, director in the Utah Poultry Producers' association. At present the Utah egg is holding its own on the eastern markets and is bringing a higher price now than it has for some time, Mr. Campbell said. Eastern extras are bringing 30 cents a dozen, and selects and standards 28 cents. SALT LAKE Work of damming Red Butte creek above Fort Douglas and the construction of a $370,000 reservoir for the post is expected to start soon. According to post headquarters, First Lieutenant C. S. Sletter has just been designated quartermaster in charge of construction. The arrival of a hydraulic engineer from Washington, D. C, is expected soon. Further details of the project have not been announced. BRIGHAM CITY An increase of bearing peach trees this season of about 15 per cent more than those of 1927 is expected by Frank Andrews, agricultural statistician for Utah in the United States department of agriculture. This estimate is based upon reports from 112 poach growers who have now 63.928 trees of beating age, compared with 5G.451 for the past year. PROVO Utah county's fair will be held in Provo Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 27, 28 and 20, according to President John F. Men- denhall of Springvillo, who just re turned from a meeting of the Associa-- ' tion of Utah Fairs at Salt Lake. Mr. Mendenhall was also chosen on a legislative committee to meet with the nexu session of the legislature in an effort to obtain a state appropriation for county fairs. E. S. Hinckley, secre tary of the county fair board, also represented the county at the state meeting. The persistent VERNAL cold winds of the past two weeks are responsible for severe losses in lambs to flockmasters of Ashley valley and other parts of the Uintah basin. While lambing in the large range flocks will not commence until April 15 and perhaps later, lambing haj been in progress in the flacks maintained by farmers and others operat ing sheep on a smaller wcale. BRIGHAM CITY City Sanitar, Inspector Jes.-- e Owens announced that Brigham City's annual cleanup cam paign will begin Monday, April 23. Ar-rangoments are being made by thy city board of health to have all citi. .ens clean up their piemiscs and pilr the ru! hi h, cans, etc., on this sidewalks near the ruiii. The rubbish will be hauled off by the city during ' clean-uweek. DUCHESNE Warants- on tht treasurer of the United States agcrre- -' gating $23,318.13 wore received by State Treasurer John Walker to be applied on three highway propositions in tho state. The project and amounts follow: Thompson to Cisco in Cra-icounty, $II3.,'iH3.8.'; Duchesne-Fruit-lanone-ha- few! - !3WMlrBy ELMO SCOTT WATSON N KANSAS CITY, MO., there stands a public auditorium wrth u seating capacity of 11,000, down in Houston, Texas, they are planning to build a similar hall which will hold 25,000, and these two great structures will be used next June to "stable our political zoo." That Is to say, the national at conwntlon which candidates for President and vice president of the United States are to be nominated will be held in Kansas City June 12 and two weeks later, June 2G, the Democrats will meet in Houston to name their stan-- ' in the 1928 campaign. The Republican "zoo" is pretty much a affair, consisting of an elephant bearing the legendary brand of "G. O. P." Of course, the figure of a bull moose may be seen by some lurking In the shadows but It will be only a ghostly animal, reminiscent of the days of 1912. The Democratic "zoo" Is somewhat richer In number and variety of Its "animals." First arfrt foremost is the donkey, which Ik as universally the symbol of the Democratic party as the elephant Is of the Republican, but many persons of the Jeffersonian and Jacksonian political persuasion will tell you that the rooster Is the true symbol of their party. The Tammany tiger will also be much In evidence at Houston, since one of the leading candidates learned how to crack the ringmaster's whip in Tammany hall. As for the camel, symbol of the "drys," where will It be stabled in Kansas City or In Houston? It may be welcomed Into both. And then nguin. It may be cast out by both "into the desert air" where It Is supposed to flourish. The use of these symhols for political parties or certain factions In them has become a recognized part of our political history and nearly every one of them has an Interesting history. The ro.ister as nn emblem of the Democrats was the first to appear on the scene and it came about It this way: In IS 10. Joseph Chapman was a Democratic candidate for the Indiana legislature from Hancock county. Things were looking gloomy for the Democrats nt that time for it was soon after the panic in Van Huron's administration and the Whigs under the leadership of 'Hero the Gen. William Henry Harrison, of Tippecanoe," were developing great strength. About that time George Pattlson, editor of the wrote to a cerConstitution, 'Indianapolis tain William Sebastian of Greenfield as follows: "I have boon Informed by a Democrat that In one part of your county thirty men have turned for Harrison. Van P.uren Please let me know if such be the fact. I think such n deplorable state of fact cannot exist. If fhn, I will visit Hancock and address the people relative to the policy of the Democratic party. I have no time to spare, but I will refuse to eat or sleep or rest so long as anything can be done. Do, for henven's sake, stir up the Democracy fee Chapman, tell him not to do ns he did here-fore- . lie used to create unnecessary alarm; lie must crow ; we have much to crow over. 1 will Insure this county to give a Democrat mn Jorlty of 200 votes. Spare no pains." This letter happened to fall Into the hand of the Whigs, who promptly published It In an Indianapolis paper as n means of ridiculing the Democrats. However, It had the opposite effect mid "Crow, Chapman, Crow." became the slogan When the Indiana of the Indiana Democrats. Sentinel was launched In 1S11 It carried at the top of the front page the picture of a proud rooster and under it the slogan of "Crow. Chapman, Crow." In time this symbol spread nil over the country and became the popular emblem of the Iemocratlc party. It Is Mill much In ue by the Democrats themselves, although the more widely ued symbol by cartoonists Is the donkey The donkey, ns well as the Republican ele phant and the Tammany tiger. Is the product of the genius of one of the greatest cartoonists this country has ever known. Thomas Nnt. Nasi, a P.avarlan by birth, came to this country as a boy In school he was more Interested in drawing pictures than be was in his books and nt the see of sixteen be took some of his drawings i the editor of tulle's Weekly who hired him for the princely sum of four dollars a work, to draw Illustrations of news events. Nast left Leslie's In IWrO for a position on the New York Illustrated News but It was not until he begnn drawing for Harper's Weekly that be attracted much notice. P.y the third year of the Civil war his war pic tores, which stirred the patriotic blood of the North and sent hundreds of young men to Join the colors, had mode hlin known throughout the m tald to have country and President Lincoln dard-bearer- s one-anim- al declared once that Nast's cartoons were "the best recruiting sergeants on the side of the Union." After the Civil war Nast cartoons came Into greater fame as he turned his attention to the heated politics of the times. The great contest at that time was between President Johnson and Edwin M. Stanton, the secretary of war, whom Johnson was trying to remove from office. Nast was strongly and When Stanton died, just after his elevation to the Supreme court bench by President Grant, the bitter feelings of the Johnson-Stantofeud bad by no means died down and southern Democratic papers attacked Stanton even in their obituary notices. On January 15, 1870, Nast drew his first donkey cartoon. It pictured Stanton as a dead lion kicked by a donkey labeled "Copperhead papers." Underneath were the lines: ''A live Jackass kicking a dead I.Ion and such a Lion I and such a Jackass!" It Is curious to note that this cartoon was a small one buried on the last page of Harper's Weekly among the advertisements for cleansing powders, sewing machines and books. Such was the humble beginning of a symbol which was to receive nation-widrecognition. Nast did not Immediately repeat the donkey symbol. He had others for the Democratic party, the serpent in some cass and the fox In others. Soon after the appearance of the donkey emblem Nast gave to the world another political symbol. In 1S70 William M. Tweed was the boss of New York and he was ruling with a high hand. The New York Times and Harper's Weekly were virtually the only papers which had the courage to oppose Tweed. Nast especially had fought Tweed with his stinging caricatures until Tweed Is said to have exclaimed, "Let's stop them d n pictures. I don't care so much what the papers write about me, my constituents can't read, but d n It, they can see the pictures." Nast's reply to this threat was a cartoon In Harper's dated November 11, 1871. which appeared Just two days It showed Tweed ns Roman before election. emperor in the Coliseum, beaming down upon the scene of n giant tiger rending the helpless form of the Republic. On the tiger's collar was the word "A merlons," the name of Tweed's club of which the tiger was the budge. That tiger of Nast's literally tore Tweed's ring to pieces. Only one of its members was and all were Indicted for fraud. I'y the next week another artist had adopted the tiger as the Tammany symbol ami from that time on Tammany and Tiger were synonymous. Nast's Invention of the elephant as a symbol of the Republican party came about In a half affectionate Jab at his own political party. In 1S71 the Republicans faced their first defeat since coming into power In 1sIO. It was not a Presidential year but In Now York Samuel J. Tildcn. lighting against the Republican governor, John A. Dlx, was making n double-edgefight for that office. Tildcn appealed to all classes of voters, for ho bad been n prosecutor of Tweed and be wns also a momler of the reformed Tammany Hall. The strength of the Democrats lay not In any local Issue or In tiie power of their candidate. There was a national Issue nt stake, whether or not a President of the United Slates should have A third term. President Grant was believed to be determined to run for President again In 187(5. The principal opponent to the Idea was James Cordon Dennett's New York Herald, which shrieked Incessantly "Cnesarism I" nnd declared that Dlx must be struck clown to punish Grant The New York World and even the Tribune chimed to the chorus and the New York Times even n n d gravely warned, "It Is not Grantlsm that Is at stake but Tweedlsm." At this crucial moment Nast drew Ids cartoon It was showing the first Republican elephant. called "The Third Term Panic" The New York Herald, an ass dressed In a lion's skin labeled "Caesarism," Is braying loudly and all of the animals In the forest are fleeing In alarm. The Tribune is shown as a giraffe, the World as an owl dropping an arithmetic book, the Times as a unicorn with a monocle. At the edge of an abyss, barely bidden by broken planks marked "Inflation," "Repudiation," "Reform" (Tammany) and "Reconstruction." is a huge elephant marked "Re fos publican Vote." Nearby is a with features suggesting Tllden's and labeled "Democratic Party." Two weeks later, after the election of Tildcn and, for the first time in fifteen years, a Republican house of representatives, It showed Nast drew a seipiel to that cartoon. the elephant tumbling down into the pit with the. rotten planks and the rejoicing animals following, and it was called "Caught in a Trap The Result of the Third Term Hoax." From that time on the elephant was repeatedly the symbol of tiie Republican party in the Nast cartoons. ISut It was not until 1SS0 that he showed the and the elephant together definitely donkey marked Republican party and Democratic party. In this cartoon the elephant lay asleep before the White House while the donkey was jumping over a cliff Into financial chaos, despite the efforts of Senator Bayard to pull Ir back by the tail as he exclaims, "Hold on, and you may walk over the sluggish animal up there yet." Other cartoonists were quick to adopt Nast's symbolism and foi the last fifty years the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey and the Tammany tiger have boon recognized members of our political zoo. Just when the camel as the emblem of the Prohibition party Joined It or which artist Is responsible Is unknown, but the camel, which traditionally can go without a drink for such long periods of time, was so obviously a symbol of the party which sought to m:iko the country dry that no such originality as was shown In Nast's Invention was necessary to bring It into being. Since the passage of the Eighteenth amendment and the consequent decline of the pro hihltlonlsts as n national party, the camel lias played but little part in the political procession However the wet anil dry lsue which is still a concern of both parlies has served to keep this humpbacked symbol alive, although each party is cautions about taking the bold step of team lug It with Its own emblem. The political zoo added a new member In 1012 when Roosevelt led a revolt In the ranks of the Republican party after the nomination of William Howard Tuft at Chicago. The name adopted for the new third puny was the "Progressives" hut It would have been (lillicult to have symbolized the Progressives with an animal ns striding as either the Republican elephant or the Democratic donkey. I'.y a lucky circumstance, however, mch a symbol was smn furnished them. One day newspaper reporters, seeking out Colonel Rosevelt, whose robust health had been threatened with a breakdown. aked him how he felt. The reply was characteristic of the Rough Rider nnd exponent of the strenuous life "I feel like a bull moose," he exclaimed And thus was the new political symbol born. For such a hardy animal, however, the P.ull Moose bar) a short existence. It was strong enough to help the Democratic donkey defeat the Republican elephant In 1912 but soon afterwards It pasgvd jut of the political picture. - ! $."K,7.08, and Uintah-Morga- county, $ 1707.08. FARMINGTO.V A remodeling pro-- I gram which will require an expendi- ture If 'several thousand' dollars wiil begin at Lagoon resort in the near future it was announced by Julian M. Bamberger, president of the Bam-berger railroad and owner of Lngoon, who just returned from the Pacific coast, where he studied various re sorts. PLEASANT GROVE There are 31 canning factories in the state of Utah that put up more than 2,300,00 cases of canned fruits and vegetables each year j - KEEP ALL MILK UTENSILS CLEAN While no one food Is used more universally than milk, It Is one of the fnost easily contaminated by Its surroundings, according to Dr. W. G. Sackett, bacteriologist of the Colorado experiment station, who spoke to the dairy and creamery fieldmen on the harmful effects of bacteria In milk and cream. In an explanation of how dirt g' Into milk, Doctor Sackett stated that even milk coming directly from the udder of the cow la not storlle. Quality and length of time milk will remain sweet depends upon the bacterial count which can be kept down by sanitary conditions and cleanliness. Milk Is contaminated with bacteria from dirt, hair, straw or manure falling Into the milk from the cow'8 body or from dust settling Into the milk pail. This can be lessened by currying cows to remove loose halrv wiping flanks and ujder with damp, cloth, the use of pails with nnd care not to feed cows and stir up dust In the barn Just previous to milking. Cement floors nnd frequent clearing of stables are nlso advocated. The milker himself may Increase the bacterial contamination of milk through laek of personal cleanliness. Doctor Sackett pointed out. He should wear clean clothing, should himself be free from disease and in perfect condition of health. One of the greatest sources of contamination In milk Is dirty utensils. The cracks become full of dirt and filth which enn be removed only by scalding with live steam or scalding hot water. Doctor Sackett showed where the bacterial count of milk In a test was Increased from 5,01)0 per c. c. to 350,000 per c. c. merely through dirty pails, strainers, elarl-flo- r tank, clarlfier, cooler an I filter tanks. Strainers do not take out bacteria, but merely allow them to wash off from the strained dirt Into the milk. Aeration does not lower the bacterial count except through effect of cooling. It does remove off odors and "barny" flavors. Doctor Sackett explained. Milk kept at a temperature below 50 degrees Fahrenheit will remain sweet longer than at a iilgh temperature. Doctor Sackett pointed out the dangers from disease like tuberculosis, septic sore throat, diptherlu, typhoid fever, etc., through milk produced under unsanitary conditions. Pasteurizabaction will kill disease-producinteria and Is being demanded more and more. Prevention of unsanitary conditions throucli cleanliness with milk products Is very desirable. smaller-openings- g Some Good Grain Rations With Alfalfa and Silage ' Some excellent rations that fit in well In a district of Wisconsin where () per cent of the farmers are feeding alfalfa hay are presented herewith : With good silages 1 1.8 per cent protein ration composed of 70 pounds ground oats, 5imi pound corn or barley, XdO pounds of bran, 2K) pounds of oil meal ami 2K) pounds of gluten feed. With poor silage 15.S per cent protein ration composed of (TOO pounds ground oats, 4ihi pounds corn or barley, 200 pounds of bran, 3iH) pounds of gluten feed. When a farmer has good corn sllagd nnd good quality mixed clover and timothy hay, try this one: Three hundred pounds ground oats, 200 pounds of bran, 1KJ pounds of gluten food, 2xi pounds barley and' 200 pounds of oil meal. Feed one pound of grain for every f to four pounds of three and milk produced per cow. one-hal- Rules for Calf Feeding at Much Lower Expense Rules for calf raising nt lower cost are given by C. J. Fnwcett, extension t professor of animal husbandry Massachusetts Agricultural college: "The calf should be laken from Its dam ns soon as It has a good fill of colostrum mills. Feed whole milk tnw 10 to 11 days, throe to four quarN dally and gradually Increasing the quantity. There Is no harm In n calf being slightly liungry for the first wi'tr. At two weeks, gradually substitute for the whole milk a similar quantity of skim milk made from dry skim milk nnd water so that in 8 or 10 days Ihe calf will he given milk as Its entire liquid feed. Mix one pound of dry ekitn milk with nine pints of water nt body tempor-aturWhen on full feed the calf will be getting about eiu'ht quarts of liquid daily In two feeds." o. Ropy Milk Cause Real ropy milk is caused by bacteria and is developed after the milk Is drawn from the cow. Surli milk, when put through a strainer, will form strings sooral feet long. This ml'k Is not harmful but Is bothersome, aa It Is unsalable nnd cannot be used for any purpose except possibly swine feeding. The source of the organism Is thought to be surface water an 1 possibly, nt times, a diseased Udder. Careful sterilization of utensils will eliminate Ibis trouble. |