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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
Potatoes.

From every part Of the country
comes reports of very large acreage
Of potatoes, and the prospect for the
crop is excellent. No doubt there will
be very large crop, and prices will
rule low. Those who are growing them
largely should take every. care of the
crop, that the tubers may be as large
as possible, as that is what makes the
demand. Large potatoes will always
sell in the markets at a, remunerative
price. Small ones may be cooked and
fed to the hogs at profit when the
price of potatoes approaches 25 cents.
Potatoes do not analyze high in nutri-
tive elements, but when cooked and
fed with corn, they are Of much more
value than analysis would indicate.
This is because of their beneficial ef-
feet on the system on the animals they
are fed to.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
Poultry Notes.

Give fowls an abundance Of room;
q yard 5Ox1OO feet or about one-eighth
of an acre is not too much for twenty.
five fowls. while house for that mum.
Der should be at least fifteen feet
squore.
II practicable establish market route
in your village. Your customers will
be willing to pay moderate advance
over regular market prices for birds
which are known to be fresh and
healthy.
If you have been very successful in
raising chickens this year and will
have more birds than you can use ad.
vertise them. 1t will hardly pay you
to winter surplus stock. Use a good
number of the extra ones on the home
table.
A little kerosene and lard will kill
lice and remove scales from the legs
of fowls. 1t is even recommended for
roup in its early stages, teaspoonful
to quart of water being about the
right proportion. Some soak corn In
kerosene over night and give as rem
edy for this complaint.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
Hot Water for Cows.

"Hot water for cows is the maxim
Of the French dairy farmers in the de-
partment Of Finiste:e. They claim to
have proved by expert cents that when
cows drink hot water they yield one
third more milk than when they are
refreshed with cold water only. eau.
ton must, Of course, he observed in
adopting the new system. Avaricious
dairymen must beware of scalding the
throats Of their cows In their haste
to avail themselves Of this discovery,
which Is youched for by our consul at
Brest. The proportions, we are told,
ore half pail Of boiling water and half
O pail Of cold.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02

Is most desirable for all purposes. me
leaves and stalks then contain the,
most digestible matter, seed does not
scatter. and there Is little waste In
feeding.
After the hay is partially dried, put
1t into small shocks and let 1t there
dry out completely. Cured in this way
1t retains green color and is much
more readily eaten. The object Is to
cure with the least possible exposure
to the sun.-Prairic Farmer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02

The separator lets the exno,4
close to the cow. Milk Is dellcots a ses
perishnble. Shortening the time , ana
ems risks. e 'ess'
Salt Is necessary to successful do,.-
Ing. 1t has been found that cows 1S m,,:c
daily access to salt gave IA Nor ",a
more milk when deprived of it. 'eut
It does an honest man no hor,,
watch him and the dishonest man noo. 20
watching. Therefore apply tho R,h heeos
test to all milk and give eacn man %,
Just dues. Buying milk by weight u "s
volume without a check against Skim
ming or watering Is making 1t ton aaar
to fall from grace. In this wav e' 10y
tempt our brother beyond wh wv
he Is able to bear and hurt him mo mIat
and ourselves financially. '"''s
lIDcncu cream contains as manv .,
100000 bacteria in single drop. 1n ss
think how many of the tiny th Iuss
could lie side by side without crow,li Iss
In the dot of the letter i. N''s
The fat in milk Is sometimes in ~
cess Of all the fat In the food e,tan IA IA
the cow. Still the COW which yio,Ss
more fat than she consumes NAV me .rS
ly give UP fat which she stored Nv
from food eaten at a previous ner,od
while dry. 1t is mooted nuest;"n
whether fat in milk can come from NM
fatty foods. Licbig holds that # doos
Others think it can be accounted for
by the crude fat eaten at the time ~
at some previous time.
RoDy milk occasionally worries finn
dairyman. We leave to the scientists
to say what causes it. whether there ia
an alkaline reaction in the udder max.
ing it impossible to completely dissolve
the casein, or whether it is due to ths
presence of a gummy substance in tho
milk. Not moving the cause we hest.
tate to say what is the rational euro
but in our own practice the trouble has
always disappeared after one or two
doses Of saltpeter. A tablespoonful il
the dose.
Cows in milk will consume nearly
so per cent more water than the same
cows when not giving milk. The New
York experiment station at Geneva
found as an average of several breeds
that each COW drank 1,O39 pounds of
water and consumed SAT pounds more
in food per month. During lactation
the average per month was 1880
pounds drank and 774.S pounds con.
sumed in food. The pounds of water
consumed for each pound Of milk pro-
duced were as follows: Ayrshires
4.26; Guernseys, 5.O7; Holsteins, 443;
Jerseys, 5.21; Shorthorns, 5; Holder.
ness, 1856; Devons, 1872; making an
average of 4GS pounds. The need Of
an abundance of water is evident,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02

In recent bulletin Prof. Golf de-
scrlbes sweet clover as noxious weed.
1t Is extremely common in many North
ern states, Astounding In waste places,
along roadsldes and to some extent In
fields. 1t is large and tall, resembling
alfalfa somewhat, although much coars-
or. The leaves are large and succulent.
1t Is extremely fragrant when in bloom
and is an excellent honey plant.
In most all the West and central
West, us we'll rs in the Northern states
it is regarded as a nuisance, but Prof.
Tracy finds that it is valuable for re-
claiming waste land as it grows not
only upon rich soil, but thrives on the
poorest kind of land. The large roots
contain large number of tubercles,
which aid largely in enriching the soil.
Prof. Golf says: 1.-The decay of all
the large roots not only supplies plant
food. but aids in draining the land by
forming numerous narrow passages
through which the soil water finds an
outlet.
In the South, however, this clover Is
regarded as useful forage plant.
Although not eaten by cattle at first,
they soon learn to relish it. If cut early
it is there regarded as valuable as cow
pea. red clover or Japan clover hay.
Its great value there, however, consists
In its power to renovate the soil, doing
for the South in this line what red clo-
yer does for the North. Prof. Golf,
however, states that admitting it has
useful qualities, the sweet clover is a
coarse, III mely plant and where permit
ted t" grow its tall flower stalk is Ger
taimy offensive to the eye, and the
annoyance it causes would warrant its
destruction. 1t should not be allowed
to bloom or mature seed. This plant
Is easily got rid Of in cultivated fields,
single year being sufficient to rem. we
1t If the work is carefully dona.-Prof.
l.. ii. Pammel, Iowa Agricultural Col
lege.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
FLIGHTS OF THE HAREM."
They. Rap Two American Tourists
Over the Head With POkcrs.

They Rap Two American Tourists
Over the Head With Pokcrs.
While the two Americans, Messrs.
Allen and Sachtleben,, who made
bicycle tour around the world, were 10
Aradan, Persia, a present from the VII
lage khan was announced, as they re-
late in The Century. In stepped two
men bearing a huge tray filled with
melons, apricots, sugar, rock candy,
nuts, pistachios, ETC., all of which we
must, Of course, turn over to the Khan
keeper and his servants, and pay dou'
BILE their value to the bearers, as pres
ent.
This polite method of extortion was
followed tue next morning by one OF
a bolder and more peremptory nature.
Notwithstanding the feast OF the nlsnt
before at our expense, and in addiuon
to furnishing us with bed-clothes when
we really ought to have been PAID ~
sleep in, our oily host now insisteu
upon three or four prices for his lods'
ings. We refused to pay him more
than certain sum, and started to va
Nt1IS lAS pACuASCo. AACA CupoA
his grown son caught hold of our o.
cycles. Remonstrances proving OF Nv
avail, and being unable to force our
passage through the narrow doorway
with the bicycles in our hands, We
dropped them, and grappled with oua
antagonists. A noisy scufae, and tnen
a heavy fall ensued, but luckily "0
were both on the upper side.
This unusual disturbance now
brought out the inmates Of the adJoln,
ing anderson. In a moment there wa wa.
din of feminine screams, and nus
ter of garments, and then-a erasmus
Of our pith helmets beneath the DlowS
of pokers and andirons. The villagers
thus aroused, came at last to our res s'n
cue, and at once proceeded to patcen ~, sp
a compromise. This, in view OF te
Amazonian reinforcements. who wei
standing by in readiness for secor ~
onset, we were more than pleased ~
accept. From this inglorious conpa s
we came off without serious inJuay,
but with those gentle poker taps W. ',".
knocked out forever all the sweet ue'0'
SiOnS of the Light Of the Harem.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
Testing the Hearing

The ordinary tests employed by az.
rlsts for determining the power u nea
ing of their patients are In most ca hut
sufficient for all practical purposes, ,. lat
in some instances indications OF sl T"r
dellcacy are absolutely necessary ,, n%
this purpose "sonometer" has pe n.
invented by L. p. Hawksley. the o, Nv
strument consists of two primary co' ,1v
two dry cells, or thermopile sup ws
current, ard nm adjustable rheotonsa
The secondary coil Is connected a " l.
telephone, and the relative ana sv ths
parative perception Of hearing OF t the
natiept can be determined WITH Wv
greatest accuracy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
Human Nature in Gotham.

1t is human nature" Mayor Gilroy
says. to accept brides when they are
offered, and to levy blackmail upon
those who can be made to pay. This
is true in the same way that all vic
cious and criminal impulses are part
of human nature in its wild state But
it Is the one function of civilization to
eradicate such impulses, the one OBJ.
ject of judicial and administrative
authority 60 prevent and punish their
manifestation. For this purpose the
complicated structure of civilized So
ciety, with it's courts, its police, its
military, judicial and executive power,
has been built up by what George
Eliot calls 1.-The long travail Of man.
kind" The executive officer who
folds his hands In the presence of ram
pant wrong, upon the plea that 1t is
human nature" betrays his trust and
is unworthy Of his pluce.-New York
World.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
Chiefly Because of Bacteria.

The following questions and answers
are taken from the London Dairy, and
will be Of interest to those who have
more than once asked, "Why is this
done?
Why should the udder of the COW and
the hands Of the mixer be made as
clean as possible before milking? To
keep bacteria from getting into the
milk.
Why should the milk be removed
from the stable as soon as possible
after milking? To prevent absorption
of any odors of the stable.
Why should milk not be put at once.
after milking, into closely covered cans?
Because by so doing odors are retained
in the milk.
Why should milk that Is to be set for
cream in covered cans OF put into cans
for immediate delivery, be aerated?
To remove the animal and other odors
from the milk.
Why should milk be set as soon as
possible? To stop the action of bactc-
ria.
Why should the temperature Of the
milk be reduced as quickly as possible
for Dreaming? TO prevent the forma-
ton Of fbrin and the growth of bacte-
ria.
Why should milk that is to be set for
cream be agitated no more than is nee
essary before setting? Because agita.
ton favors the formation of fbrin.
Why should milk pals, pans, cans,
churns and every utensil used in the
dairy, be kept most carefully clean?
Solely to keep out bacteria.
Why is cream ripened before churn-
ing? To develop flavor and render
churning easier.
Why should the ripening process Of
cream not be allowed to continue too
long? To prevent the development Of
bacteria that produce offensive prod
ucts, such as bitterness, end destroy
aroma.
Why should thermometer be used
at every step of the process of making
butter? To be sure the temperature is
the one desired at each stage or di>:t-
ion of the work.
Why does cooling of the milk pre- .cnr
or retard souring? 1t retards growth
in bacteria.
Why do milk and cream sour less rap
idly in winter than in summer? There
uFc lever UdCleild Ill lllc I'LL anu tuc
temperature is lower.
Why does the ripening Of cream make
it churn more easily? The albhminols
matter Of cream Is rendered less tena-
cious.
Why does milk become sour? Bac-
terra changes sugar into Tactic acid.
Why should the room in which milk
is set be made perfect in its sanitary
conditions, such as good ventilation,
cleanliness Of floors, wall, etc, freedom
of bad odors, etc.? To keep out unde-
sirable bacteria and keep products free
from bad odors.
Why is butter worked? To lessen the
percentage of water and casein.
Why does the presence Of casein in
the butter injure it? 1t affords nour-
ishment to bacteria, which causes but
ter to decompose.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02

Der Of blanks during this process, but
eyed the last one with evident salts.
faction and approval.
"And now Id like an envelope, IL
you please" she said pleasantly to the
R.reatt d Countings on Her Fingers.
operator as she began to fold up the
blank.
What for?" inquired the long suffer.
ing person.
what for?" echoed the woman.
rWhy, mine came in an envelope. I'll
pay a cent extra if you're not willing
to throw it In for a quarter"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
Care of Farm Machinery.

A very familiar title say you. To-
cally we have quite talented lawyer
editor, who has become a farmer and
ne has and Is giving us some very inter-
esting Walks and Talks on the Farm ("
His last talk was upon buying binders
This is wheat country, two years set
tied, averaging at least fifty acres Of
wheat to the claim even in it's newness
Binders cost from $135 to $3.50 and lie
says mot one in twenty is paid for
when bought and q large percentage
never will be-"
He claims that too many are bought;
that at least four farmers should pur-
chase together. That the lack Of care
and their use renders them worth but
$50 at the close Of the first year.
We dissent from many of his posi-
lions taken, only a portion Of which are
here given; but the machines are
bought for this year, and before this is
read Oklahoma machines will have fin
ished their work for this year and will
be under shed or standing in the open
field.
Now we are not going to say what
you shall do or what you can do. We
realize the situation in a new country
without money. There are twenty bind
ers and headers within five miles of US,
and while we think the editor scaling
down from $40 to $50 in one year is
too great, yet place your own estimate
and see If you can stand it, even it the
machine can stand it out in the field.
G. E. Moore of Sheridan, Okla, writes
me: "Our binder started in for the
fourth season without q hitch, anl I do
not think the repairs have cost over
S."
Upon leaving the old farm sol my
harvesting machinery, used two years,
for so per cent of what they cost Inc.
With the great ricks of straw this
year can you not have all machinery
safe from sun and rain?-J. NJ. Rice In
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
WRITING ATELEGRAM.
telegraph Operators Sometime.
Have Trials.

Telegraph operators have their trials
as we'll as ticket agents and other Off
Gals. "Is this the place to send telc-
grams from:' demanded a woman,
breathlessly, of the operator in an out
of-town railway station. ut is,
ma'am." replied the operator, as he
handed her the pad Of yellow blanks
and pen and ink. $3.50. .... 3.-
"Just like mine," said the woman,
comparing the blanks with crunpled
one she had in her hand.
"Now let me see. What day in the
month is it?"
Twelfth, ma'am."
"All right. Now let me see. You
may come tomorrow if it is just exact
ly as why, there are ten words al
ready, and John told me I ought al
ways to get message into ten words"
You might leave out the unimportant
words" suggested the operator.
why, it seems as if they were all
just as necessary as they could be!'
said the woman in an aggrieved tone.
But after repeated countings on her
fingers and several seasons of medita-
ton. she at last reduced the message
to exactly ten words, although us she
said, lit sounded real hash and un-
friendly to her."
She destroyed a considerable mum.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
Dairy NOtea.

1t Is possible to make strictly fancy
Dttter ut any time Of year without Ice,
II pure, cold water IL abund ant.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
Correct.

Teacher-What great war began III
1872?
Boy (promptly)--The war OF 1872
Good News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02

"Oh, that, my dear, was Count Dali
Matt. the celebrated" so-apd-so, and
once launched in her descriptions Cous-
in Agnes left Maisie in peace.
(To BE coNgfn;uED.)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-02
FOR THE FARMERS.
USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THE
WORK ON THE FARM.

About Sweet Clover-Advicc to Hay.
mnkers-ChicNy Because OF B0c.
teria Potatoes - Poultry Notes.
Dairy Notes.
The morning call., 1894-01-19
THE GREAT CANAL
The Eastern Movement
to ReorganiZe.
Application to Be Made TO United
States Courts to Examine
the Books.

The committee appointed on Tuesday at the
m cling OF the stakeholder of the y .caragua
Construction Company met yesterday and dis
.cussed The course of action which should be
ntf>ued in the matter oil the reorganization
proposition. There were present the chair
man. l.. Gerstle, j. G. Fair, a. +. Williams, NJ.
NJ. Estee, W. L. Merry and A. Ii. PaysOn.
1t appears that all except 1000 Of the total of
10000 shares OF stock of the company have
: been issued and The amount held by San Fran
cisco people is about 3067 shares. What is
held III California or on the Pacific Coast is not
known.
Attenuation comes from the East of move.
smept TO gel certain leading business men, i'll
whom The whole country would have conf
dence, to put themselves at the head OF the
, affair and get Congress TO pass the necessary
bulls TO authorize tie Government 10 take hold
of the building of the canal. There seems to be
little doubt mat If the affair were shown in its
real nd$ure as a purely American enterprise
lie bills would readily pass, Tor the nation is
becoming aroused 10 lis necessity and Presi-
dent Cleveland is said TO thoroughly favor
. building The canal.
=. After discussion the committee determined
not 10 act on the reorganization matter until
further information was gained and formulated
plans for acquiring the necessary knowledge.
The committee then adjourned subject to the
call of the chair
-: The'moye Of the reorganization committee is
opposed, as appeared IN yesterdays CALL, by a
number OF stockholders, who, in a pamphlet,
.; ASK The leSl not 10 deliver their stock TO lie
aforementioned committee. Furthermore they
..QecldIe mat the books of the company are not
Gpth'to The stockholders, and 10 bring matters
'Io:;a mead application Will be made TO the
Gnlted states court on the 26Ih In behalf OF
sine stockholders opposed 10 the reorganization
committee Tor permission TO investigate aud
examine Inc books now In The receivers hands
The morning call., 1894-01-19
THE STOCK MARKET.

There better feeling all along the line yes
terday and prices showed quite improvement
under light trading.
Nothing was received from the front and the
market closed steady and fairly active last even
ing
NOTES
Bullion valued at $500 has been received py
the Mayfiower Gravel Mining Company.
This company has arranged avery Handsome
exhibit: OF goldbearing cement gravel for the
ID idwinter tair.
The assessment on Mexican is delinquent in the
Office to-day.
Silver remained unchanged yesterday at CSC In
New YORK and 3ls4 in London.
The assessments on Uphir and Kentuck are de-
linqueDt In the boards tomorrow.
The official letter from the Crown Point mine
for the past week says: The raise from the 800
level shows a width OF about feet of quartz con-
tanning spots Of ore, but low in grade on the aver
level advanced feet during the past week and is
now up So feet. The top Is In white quartz from
TO feet wide, somewhat mixed with porphyry.
In the Seq. Belchsr the -aIse from No. south
DRIFT on the HOO level advanced Is feet since
last report and is now up 50 feet The top is IA
soft porphyTy. The raise from the south drift
runs from the 1900 level raise. Shows "A width OF
ABOUT ) ieet of quartz containing spots of ore.
In the Justice the wlnZe that started last
week on the orc encountered in the Blaine tunnel
Is now down TO a total depth of 1S feet The bot
tom shows width Of about ieet quartz
yielding fair assays. They still raising this
feet above main tunnel The top is in Iow-grade
quartz
The morning call., 1894-01-19
Loteria de la Beneficencia Publica.

CITY OF MEXICO. Jan. Is. 1S94-The
regular monthly drawing of the Loteria
de la Benefcencla Publica took place to-
day. Following are the numbers winning
: the capital prizes:
NO. $685. wins sec. 900, soldin San Fran
cisco. Cal; No. 77.O56 wins $4,000, sold in
Eaeatecas, Mex; No. Il. 81 wins $4,000.
sold in San Antonio, Tex; Nos. 6717.
n, OBI. 1884, 81 62 and 7S,261 each win
$1,000. sold IN New York City. Boston,
Mass; San Francisco, CAL; Celaya,
.: 1 ampicO, Mex.
The prizes of this company can be col
elected through any bank or express COM
pany, or will be paid By Metzger q Frank
lin. 35 New Montgomery street.