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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
The Danish BACON uor.

There are a good many things that
we can learn from the Danes, and
among them we might name readiness
to adapt ourselves to new circum,
stances. When about forty years ago
the Danes turned to butter producing
from grain and stock raising. they
found 1t necessary to create a way to
dispose Of the by-products Of their
dairies. Naturally the way out was
found in the hog. But the native hog
was not just the kind OF an animal
that would make the most out of his
food and so they imported better hog
from Holstein. When they investi-
gated this better hog they found that
he had been created partly by an in
fusion OF blood from imported Eng
fish hogs. So the Danes went to i'm
porting English hogs to be used with
their own. A good many of these i'm
ported hogs were Berksnires and some
were what are known as Middle
Whites. 1t Is said that by 1870 nearly
half of the boars in use in Denmark
were OF English origin. Most of the
Jacob nau Deen consumed by the
Danes or by the Germans. but by 1880
the English had begun to appreciate
the high quality of Danish bacon. The
English public. however, demanded a
longer side than the Danish and Eng
llsh cross gave and the Danes took
the hint and began to import what is
known In England as the Large
White" 1t was wise move on the
part OF the Danish farmers, and in
seven or eight years England had be-
come the largest buyer of Danish
bacon. At the present time the Danes
are endeayoring to develop q dxaA
breed out OF their mixed herds IT,
propose to call 1t the native breed.
They will doubtless succeed in this.
but If they try to get their breed and
themselves into a state OF eternal
n2edness they may awake some morn
ing to find that the bacon market has
slipped out OF their grasp. The no.
tons that govern market demands
change, and the producer must always
be ready to change with them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
nneen YictorIa,s Pearls.

When Queen Victoria assembled the
throne, all the jewels left by George
III. and George Nv. became hers.
Among them was a fine pearl necklace
that had belonged to Queen Charlotte,
wife Of George III. Soon after the
queens marriage to the prince con-
sort, the king of Hanover claimed the
pearls as part Of the crown jewels Of
Hanover. The claim was submitted to
the law officers of England, who had,
though with reluctance. to give their
decision against the queen. The pearls
are now worn on great occasions by
the duchess of Cumberland, sister of
the princess of Wales. Immediately on
decision being made known, the East
India company presented the queen
with fine set of pearls. far superior
to those she relinquished.- An
swers
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
better soon now, Jasmine. I hope ~.
There Is the work have so often
spoken OF to you to be done yet"

better soon now, Jasmine. I hope ~,
There Is the work ! have so often
spoken Of to you to be done yet"
Eyes. dear"
The girl looked into the fre-they
had always to have small fire burn
ing, even when the sun was shining
warmly out OF doors-her brown eyes
soft and dreamy.
It was strange how really little Jas
mine Lloyd knew Of her father.
She had been, as she told Enderby,
brought up by an aunt who lived in
Cornwall, while her father, whose
wife had died when Jasmine was very
young, had acted as tutor in private
families.
Then. when she was twelve, there
came sudden summons for her. It
came in the shape of ea-captain,
who brought letter from her father.
Jasmine was to go out to him; the
captain would take care Of her.
She was taken to wild, little
known place in California; there her
father was making a poor living by
schoolmastering the miners children
and conducting the "St. Jago Argus. -
She was happy enough in that lovely,
warm climate of rich luxuriance and
fertility; her father was good to her,
wonderfully gentle and kindly.
Then had come the upheaval of her
life again. News had come to her IA
ther which agitated him terribly, and
in a weeks TIME they were on their
way home. They came to London and
took the shabby two-roomed fiat in
Burden Mansions. Her father wrote
articles on California for some papers.
Then came the first visit of Doctor
Dundas Lyndon, which agitated her
father again. Soon after he was taken
i'll, and sent for Doctor Lyndon.
That was four months ago. Since
then he had been steadily growing
worse, until that terrible night when
the lives of Paul Enderby and Jasmine
Lloyd came in touch.
Her father had told her vaguely
there was work he had to do in Eng
land, and she knew. more by instinct
than by anything he said, that some
terrible cloud of disgrace or fear hung
over her fathers life. But she did not
ask him to tell her what it was. She
waited patiently until the time came
when he should be willing to divulge II
| to her; and meantime she loved her
father with all her heart. and trusted
in him implicitly.
She broke the silence presently.
Father, you know Doctor Lyndon
very well. don't you?"
eyes. my child. he was my friend
years ago."
"1f it were not for that" said Jas.
mine. slowly, IT think / should ask
you. dear, if you really trusted him.
don't. father
Ito he Continuee.) H.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13

At the New Hampshire Agricultural
College experiments were made to de-
termine the value of pumpkins, apples
bran, milk and corn-meal in the hog
ration. Eighteen were divided into
six lots of three pigs each. The fol.
lowing rations were fed:
Lot 1. Milk, corn-meal, and pump.
kins, cooked.
Lot 2. Milk. corn-meal. and pump
kins, uncooked.
Lot 3. Milk and pumpkins, raw.
Lot 4. Milk and corn-meal.
Lot 5. Milk, and pumpkins and ap-
pies, half and half, cooked.
Lot +. Milk, corn-neal and bran
half and half.
The pigs were fed for 25 days and
made the following average gains per
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
for pigs. even II fed with corn-meal.
This is further considered In the fol-
lowing experiment.
Destroying tho wire worm.

AontEOyiH6 LILO NtlT0 " Ofm.
Ohio Experiment Station: The par,
ent Of the wire worm is an entirely
different insect from that of the white
grub. In this case. the fully developed
insect being the slender, brow lish'
beetles. known as swapping beetles on,
account of their habit. when placed.
upon their backs, of throwing them-
selves into the air with a slight snap
and turning over and alightiEg upon,
their feet. Their life history is very
much the same as that of the white
grub. These are also grass feeding,
insects, but while the white grub ia
more usually found upon higher lands,
which the female seems to select for a
place to deposit her eggs, the snap
ping beetles, or skip-jacks, seem to-
prefer the lower, cooler and damper
lands. 1t Is for this reason that the
lower lands are more often affected
by this pest and it frequently occurs
that the patches Of black soil among
clay will be more especially subject to
infestation. While it would seem that
the harder and more compact body Of
the wire worm would be less susce pt-
IDLE to climatic influences, neverthe-
less. we find no more practical preyen-
ton of the occurrence Of this pest than
the fall plowing of sod lands. and as
with the white grub, it is quite prob
able that late fall or winter pIowins
will be preferable. While this do es
not, in all cases, insure absolute free,
dom from the attacks of these insects.
there seems a stronger probabilit-. OF
their ravages another year being pre-
vented in this way than by any other
known to u.s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
signaling the Bank Rate.

There is quite mild excitement just
now at the Bank of England because
Of an innovation at that venerable and
conservative Institution. "A flagstaff
has actually been placed above the
building, and many are shaking their
heads at the sudden giddiness Of the
Old Lady Of Threadneedle street. The
suggestion has been made in all seri-
business that numbers might be placed
on the Flagstaff and the bank rates in
dicated from time to time by the height
OF the nag on the pole. london Chron-
Idle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13

1t will be noted that the greatest
gain was made by the lots having
corn-meal as part of the ration. the
pumpkin-fed lot being in the lead.
The least gain was made by the lot
receiving only milk and raw pumpkins.
The table shows there was range
in daily gain from liz pounds in the
lot fed raw pumpkins to 2.26 pounds
In the lot receiving corn-meal in con-
nection with raw pumpkins. We also
see there was but little difference in
lot gain and average daily gain where
pumpkins were fed cooked or raw.
Again, the highest market value was
from the lot fed raw pumpkins and
corn-meal. Close to this lot in value
are the lots fed cooked pumpkins and
corn-meal; corn-meal, and corn-meal
and bran. There was but little differ
ence in the cost of the food for these
lots, the corn-meal-brain ration being
the highest.
The lot fed, raw pumpkins and milk
brought in the least money. but the
cost OF food was less by half than any
OF the other lots. Estimating the cost
for each pound of gain we find the
raw-pumpkin lot produced pound Of
gain at cost of only 2.39 cents, while
all the other lots required over 8 cents
worth of food to produce one pound Of
gain, and the corn bran ration cost
over cents per pound. The highest
cost to produce pound of gain was
IN the apple-pumpkin ration, where
4.64 cents of food was required to pro-
duce once pound of gain. This was
due to the price OF apples. The lat
ter, even at the low price of 10 cents
per bushel proved less economical as
food for feeding these pigs than any
OF the other rations, and where they
were used in connection with pump
klns the average profit for the whole
period was but 33 cents for each pig.
All things considered, the lots fed
pumpkins, either raw or cooked. in
connection with corn meal, produced
the greatest profit, and at least cost
LOT each pound gain, live weight.
Prof. Burkett Of the experiment sta
ton draws the following conclusions:
l. The cooking of pumpkins does
not Increase their feeding value.
=. When pumpkins are available
for pig feeding they can be fed most
economically in connection with corn
meal.
.. While raw pumpkins fed In con
nection with milk produced pound Of
gain at small cost, so few pounds were
produced It Is advisable to feed corn
meal with them.
4. Apples. even at the low price OF
10 cents per bushel. are not an eeonom-
ical food for pigs.
s. Bran 10 not desirable g fosd
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
CHAPTER v.

do you think 1 shall soon be all
right, Lyndon?"
II certainly think so; with care and
good nursing, such as Miss Jasmine is
able to give you, you will soon be as
well as any of us"
II must get well soon," said the sick
man. with a flash Of passion. "Lyn-
don, I can't die and leave my child
with this horrible stigma on her name.
I have made up my mind to write to
Sir Henry. and If he refuses to do.any-
thing then, must tell the TRUTH
DR.. Dundas Lyndon stood silent for
moment. There was no change in
his smooth, freshly colored face; his
light eyes were on the ground. Pres
emily he raised them, and looked at
his patient.
"You must not tell me these things,
old friend-you really must not. am
simply doctor, and am doing the
best can for you; but should much
prefer If you did not speak to me Of
these matters. Now must go. You
will take your medicine as usual, and
shall call again tomorrow"
Lyndon" said the invalid, little
huskily, you are too kind to me. How
am to repay you for all the kindness
you show me-and gratuitously?"
flush, mani" said the doctor-but
an observant watcher might have fan
cied that he turned slightly paler now.
els that much for one to do for an
old friend? We have known each
other these fifteen seventeen years
since you were my coach, Lloyd"
He went away, and Jasmine stole
back to her father.
There was strangely cruel express
sion on Dundas Lyndon's face as he
turned toward the door for q moment.
Yes" he mu,,ared. between set
teeth; II am doing my best for you
and for us all David Lloyd"
Jasmine sat down at her fathers
feet on low hassock.
"The doctor thinks you are better
today, daddy r. &.
Eyes. little ono. Perhaps / shau be
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13

is ready to top. In some seasons they
occur in large numbers and damage
the tobacco considerably. In the ear y
part Of the season, as a general thing,
but few of them are found, and in or
binary seasons they are not especially
noticed during the early "worming''
of the tobacco. In August they begin
to be more abundant, and generally
leave the plant about the end Of the
month, entering the ground, trans
forming to pupae and issuing as moths
toward the end of September.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
Glover Seed.

A communication from the Vermont
Experiment Station says that clover
seed absolutely pure is an unknown
article in the market. In buying clover
seed.it is just question of how much
impurity there shall be and what the
impurity is. It is not necessary to
have a great quantity of foreign mat
ter In order to have very undesirable
mixture. II there Is half ounce of
seed Of some bad weed in a bushel of
clover seed it may be enough to infest
the farm for years. Vermont clover
seed is probably no worse than any
other; and it is better to sow poor
seed than not to grow clover-within
certain limits-but in many cases the
goods offered on the general market
may as well be subjected to an ex-
animation.
The Vermont Experiment Station
made number of these examinations
last year. Twenty samples of red
clover seed showed an average impur
lily of 1.S per cent by weight. Twelve
samples of alsike clover showed an
average impurity Of 3.2 per cent. BY
actual count in small samples the
seeds Of noxious weeds averaged about
300 to each ounce Of the clover seed.
These were principally sorrel, plan
tain. goossfoot, quack grass, pig weed,
wild carrot and kale, in the order
named. Besides these there was more
or less mixture. OF other seeds like
timothy, herds grass. etc. and OF other
species not counted as weeds. These
samples were all secured Of dealers in
Vermont. Any man with good hand
lens can often form q very good judy
ment Of the purity or impurity OF q
Iample from which he coatamDlates
buying.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
Bud Worms.

The true bud worm (Hellothis
rhexise) occurs in the more southern
portions Of the tobacco growing re-
gions.but has not been no:ed in tobacco
fields north OF Maryland. The adult
insect is small. greenish moth. The
larva OF caterpillar OF this moth is
nearly always found in the bud of the
tobacco plant about the time the plant
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
Horticultural ob,,rv.,,o,.

An apple grower in Pennsylvania
tells about hail storm that swept
over his orchard when the fruit las
only partly grown. Where hall stone
struck an apple little hard knot
formed that seemed to extend to the
core. 1t ever remained blemish on
the apple. While the rest Of the ap-
pie would color up, the spot hit by
the hailstone remained green in color,
have any readers of the Farmers Re-
view had like experience?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
Helen Keller, the famous blind deae
mute. has been elected vice presidenA
OF the freshman class at Radcliffe cuIS
Prosperity for 1901.

Indications point to great prospet4t
ity Tor the coming year. This is &
sign OF healthy nature. The suo-
cess OF a country, as. well as of a.
individual, depends upon health. II
you have any stomach trouble try
dostetter's Stomach Bitters, whicb
cures dyspepsia, indigestion and bill.
iousness.
Some mems political fields are po-
ratio patches only.
NJ. d. johnson, a seaman from the
United States steamer Albatross. who
wa, was one OF the passengers on ths
'owi' train from Los Angeles which
was wrecked near Antioch recently.
thus describes his experience: III
was little after two bells this noru.
ing and l was smoking my pipe ia
the Owls stern gallery. The first
thing L knew of any happening was
"hen was thrown violently from
ny seat. After the pitching aud
jumping had stopped, crawled ouS
and saw that the steering gear Of
the owl had been carried awax
causing her to part amidship. The
after end listed badly to starboa I'd
and went aground, throwing all tha
hands IN heap TO the listed side.
NO lives We're lost, however, though
all We're badly shaken up and somes
what damaged. One unlucky pas.
senger hunted the glass out of port
hole, cutting her head and face quits
badly. After wigwagging the crafs
coming up behind to change her
course, the forward end of our crafts
picked up the passengers and crew
and continued her voyage. AS for
me, L will be glad when am safe
aboard the Albatross again. This
cruising overland is too rough and
choppy for me-"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13

A cherry grower says that II a sweet
cnefry could be produced that would
prove remunerative it would take the
market. But the sour varieties are
me only ones that can be depended
on TO give good crops. 1t is the same
condition of affairs that confronts US
~ the growing of almost every other
KIND OF fruit. The varieties of inferior
quality have the most profit in them
simply because they can be depended
on to give fair crops every year.
It is not possible to inspect fruit In
me same way that grain is inspected,
When barrel Of apples has been head
60 up, the apples having been pressed
oo"n as much as possible, 1t would be
very destructive to the apples to have
them opened and exposed to the bruis-
ing OF repacking. REFRESHING and re-
heading. Nevertheless, the laws should
Dc stringent enough to protect both
Inc purchaser and the grower. Much
OF the rascality complained of in the
handling OF fruit is due to the repaek-
ing BY men that retail the fruit.
e
The question Of what ia the hest
apple TO evaporate is being considered
oy some of our growers. TO some ex-
tent 1t partakes Of the nature of the
question, What is the best apple for
market? In other words. it cannot
y answered except with a good deal
OF modification. If good-flayored an
pies are used the consumption OF the
evaporated product will be stimuIa+ed
but such good product cannot be mt
on the, market at as low a price as
can fruit like the Ben Davis. The ideal
apple for evaporation is number tw.
or three OF the first quality apples.
That takes all but the best Of those
varieties off the market, and at the
same time does not lessen the quality
OF the evaporated product.
| A recently published report BIZ ]. r;
Dodge, special agent OF the depart.
ment Of agriculture. credits New Mex.
leo with possessing the largest nun.
Der Of sheep Of any state Of territory.
Governor Otero estimates last years
product Of wool at over 1S,0oo. 900
pounds and declares that sheep hus-s
bandry Is now the most profitable In
dustry IN the territory. and that Aoek
masters are IN better spirits tam to-
many years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13

OulIeSN Duties.
Mr.. Isaac Brock, of McLennan coun~
ty, Tex, has attained the great aga
Of Ill years, having been born n
1883. He is an ardent friend to Pc
runa and speaks Of 1t in the following
terms:
During my long life I have known
q great many remedies for coughs.
colds, catarrh and diarrhoea. / had
always supposed these affections to
be different diseases, but / have
learned from Dr. Hartman's books
that these affections are the same and
are properly called catarrh.
Gas for DR.. Hartman's remedy, PEE
runa, have found it TO be the best,
If not the only reliable remedy for
these affections.
"Pelunc has been my standby
for m sny years, and attribute my
good health and my extreme age
to this remedy. 1t exactly meets
all my requirements.
have come to rely upon It almost
entirely for the many little things for
which need medicine. believe it to
be especially valuable to old people"
Isaac Brock.
Catarrh II tie greatest enemy Of old
age q person entirely tree frpm ca;
tarrh Il sure to I've to u hale and
hearty old akS IA tres hook - o.
tarrh sent BY Tho Eeyuiia 1ESAicinN
Co.. Colum bllS. a ss Il sssss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13

Some women think they love man,
before marriage, but act as if they
hated him afterward.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
FROM BRYAN's OWN CITY
Comes Startling story-An Open Los,
ter That VIII Came . sa,...,o

- SS>-As'AAA6 eAoAy Open lgek,
ter That Will Cau.e a Sensation,
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. ESPECIAL ~
At No. 2115 o street this city, is the,
B. & M. wallpaper house. %. G. NJ
are the initial letters of the propr,e.
tors. Mr.. A. c. Bonsor and Mr.. o. e.
Myers. The senior partner, Mr. Bon.
sor, is well-known and highly re.
spected citizen. and no one has eves
doubted his truthfulness. 1t is. there.
fore, the pronounced opinion In Lin.
coin and the state generally that thu
significant and very strong statements
made in Mr.. Bonsor's letter will "a
unchallenged. After explaining his
willingness that the matter be given
the fullest possible publicity in the
public interest, Mr.. Bonsor proceeds:
have suffered untold misery and
pain for over ten years. My kidneys
were diseased. l tried many so-called
remedies, but they did me no good, I
saw an advertisement of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. and Thought sone and cor,-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13

rs Tho Hog.
The hog OF today constitutes no leis
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13

Morley's sarsaparilla and Iron not
only purifies the blood but makes
new, rich, red blood. If YOU have
skin eruptions, boils, Assesses. rheu.
matism or scro1ula, or if you have
rundown, tired-out-feeling, try this
remedy and note the prompt results.
Ask your druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13

He who earns his own education
appreciates it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13

The only way to CURE diseases Of tho
skin is by cleansing the system and puri-
Tying the blood: take Garfield Tea, 1t u
the best blood purifier known.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
Rich, Red Blood.

Lucky is he who controls his tenn.
per.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
Dodd's Kidney Pills alwsysl

Soc a box. All dealers.
When man insists in "expla in.
Ing" thing it is a sign that it wor-
ries him.