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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
YOUNG DAIRY MOTHERS.
Why They should Re Carefully
Nursed and 2eftcG and We'd Up to
Their Full Capa eity.

The practice on the Brown Bessie
farm is to have heifers drop the first
calf at about two years of age, says
II. C. Taylor, in Rural New Yorker. IL
the heifer is well grown and Indicates
early maturity, month, or even two
months, earlier would do no harm. A
Jersey or Guernsey comes to maturity
earlier than the beef breeds do, and
should be bred nearly a year younger.
1t is certainly much better for the
dairy breed heifer to begin her life
work as soon as the age of two years.
If she is well grown as she should be
at two years, she is all right to begin
business. If allowed to go another
year, she will be liable to become quite
fat, and her dairy tendencies viii be
diverted toward the production of
beef. am of the opinion that heifer
will develop into a better COW at ma
turity by coming to the pail at two
years of age. If heifer should be two
years old any time from December Is
to January 30, and was well grown,
would breed her to freshen the early
part of November previously. This in
Wisconsin would bring her to milk be-
fore very cold weather, and she would
do much better than to freshen in win
ter weather. Again, if she was to be
two years old in February or March,
would carry her over until the warm
weather of spring which would bring
har to 2G months old. The very best
time for the heifer to do justice to her.
self is to Bring forth her first calf from
May Is to July I. The very hot wealth
er from July IS to September Is is a
very undesirable season for heifer to
freshen. Hot weather and flies, many
times short pasture, and always very
busy time with ether farm work, cause
the young mother to be neglected.
am pleased with results we have OBJ
tanned from feeding heifers a good al
lowance of oats and bran for two
months before dropping their first
calves. | believe this is a wise prac-
tice and win result in no harm. The
time of year She freshens is not so i'm
portant, after all, as the kind of treat
ment, care and nursing she re-
celveS al the hands of the owner fer a
few weeks after she freshens. This is
really the time wien all the skill and
Judgment of painstakipg and wise
dalryman should be brought into use,
and the young mother carefully
nursed and petted and fed up to her
tuli capacity of assimilating.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
RELIABLE CALF YOKE.

leave the short end standing at right
angles, drawing it down tight. Then
pass the other short end around the
other long rod, as at b. Next bend all
the ends into shape, making good posi-
tive hooks on all the ends so that the
calf cannot drag them past the wire
Cut two sticks seven inches long, 1x115
inch square, lay them together and
bore two holes five inches apart.
Clamp these sticks onto the rods be-
low the neck with two 21a-inch bolts.
1t is very persisting calf that will
pass a wire fence with one on, as shown
at C. Larger animals are equally well
controlled by this yoke, only the rods
should be three-eighths or one-half
inch, but of the same length. These
larger rods must be bent hot. / make
them for calves without heating the
rods.-A. c. Bartholomew, in Farm and
Home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
Minerals in the Land of Oranges,

Florida is rich in minerals. In addi-
ton to phosphate, of which the world
already knows, she has immense de-
posts of clays of every kind-kaolin.
ochres, fire and aluminium clays, gyp-
sum and Fuller's earth of great ex-
tent and finest quality. She has stone
excellent for building purposes and n
soft magnetism limestone that pro-
duces a cement in every respect equal
to the best imported. Iron of high
grade and value is known to exist in
several localities; so also are indica-
lions of petroleum, natural gas and
soft coal and asphalt to be found in
several portions of the state; and yet
with one or two exceptions the fields
containing these ores are undeveloped.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
HANDY BAG HOLDER.

wide and six feet long and saw it in
three pieces each two feet long Now
nail these three boards on these other
pieces which were 2x4x24 and nail the
2N6X26 between the other pieces. Take
another 2X4 board and saw it two feet
long and set this studding with one
end on the part of the 2x6X26 that
sticks out from under the 2x2 foot
platform, and nail it securely. Then
put on a brace, which is made from
three-eighth-inch round iron, and
fasten this about ten inches up on the
2X4, which is simply nailed and
fastened to the other end of the brace
on the platform. Then take another
2X4 and two feet long and to one end
of this piece nail a 2x4xS in the form
of an l. and in this piece make long
hole, and also a like hole in the piece
that was fastened to the little plat
form. Take two bolts about Az inches
long and have the blacksmith make a
nut which will be turned easily by the
fingers. Now make the funnel of ten
inch boards and fasten this funnel to
the L-shaped studding and then secure
two braces made of three-quarter-in
fat iron and fasten it firmly Get four
good hooks made of heavy galvanized
wire. This bag holder is made adjust
. able to any size sack as the nuts can
be loosened and the funnel or hopper
may be raised or lowered according to
the length of the sack.-Carl Thiege, in
Agricultural Epitomist.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
TEMPERING THE CREAM.
It's Puzziing Task and Requires tn c
Exercise of Considerable Care
and Judgment

In tempering the cream for churn-
ing we must be governed largely by
the condition of the cream to be
churned, and this knowledge must
be gained by the one who is making
the butter. The rules laid down for
tempering cream will not hold good
in all cases. The buttermilk should
be tested SO as to learn the per cent.
OF fat remaining, and if it is found
that there is a loss of butter in this
way, the temperature of the cream
should be changed until the degree
is found that leaves the least butter
fat in the buttermilll. This knowl-
edge is best gained when the work is
done, as the cream from different
creameries and dairies may vary con
siderably and churn best at different
temperatures.
Mistakes are often made in getting
the desired temperature of cream.
both in warming up and cooling
down. from the fact that the thin
or watery part is affected by heat and
cold very quickly, while on the con-
trary, the globules or fat in the
cream are not so sensitive to the
different degrees of temperature 1t
is not infrequent that the temper
allure is changed from five to eight
degrees while the butter globules are
absorbing the heat or cold. Cream
may be cooled very rapidly to the
required temperature, yet the but
ter will come soft, which clearly
demonstrates that the globules were
not thoroughly cooled before the
churning commenced. So to be on
the safe side it is well to make some
allowance when we temper the
creamy. N. Couch. in Ohio Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09

Cows should sometimes be washed,
even in the summer time. The hair
protected skin of the COW is a GOOD
lodging place Tor fungoid germs and
ferments of all kinds. The cows
wade through stagnant water filed
with countless myriads of bacteria.
or stand in deep mud equally pol
luted. They return to the stable or
milking yards and the bacteria re-
main on them and fall in invisible
showers into the milk as it is drawn.
Then we hear about ropy milk, or
milk having a rank flavor. 1t could
have been prevented had care been
exercised in cleaning the cows. Whea
cows give evidence Of having been in
such places they should be thorough
" wsshed.-Farmers' Review
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
Making koumiss Mt Home.

To make homemade koumiss, cows
milk should be diluted with one-third
its volume of water and two Tea
spoonfuls of white sugar added per
quart of liquid. A small portion of
this is rubbed into a paste, which is
then placed in strong bottles and al
lowed to ferment. After few DAYS,
during which the bottles should be
repeatedly shaken, beverage of
great value in cases of digestive dis
turbance, as well as of excellent pal
atability for healthy person, is pro-
duced. Especial care must be used
in corking the bottles tightly, and it
is safer, owing to the great pressures
produced by the fermentation, to
wrap the bottles in heavy cloth be-
fore shaking them.-Dairy and
Creamery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
To-Day. pe.sert.

In making it ready Burnham's Hasty
Jellycon wall be highly appreciated; nothing
to do but dissolve it in hot water and set
away to cool. The navors are orange,
lemon, strawberry. raspberry, peach, wild
cherry and unhavored "calfsfoot" for
making wine and coffee jellies Get
package to-day at your grocer's.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
The EFFECT OF MUSIC.
Odd Experiments Which Have Re-
suited in Some Interesting
Deductions.

A series of tests have been made
with the ergograph, which is an instru-
ment to be applied to the muscles of
the hands and arms, to induce and
measure fatigue. Until taken up by
neurologists the ergOgraph has been
used in the psychological study of
school children, says the Catholic
World. 1t consists of two clamps de-
signed to hold the wrist and forearm
firm, and a tubular contrivance 10 hold
all but one finger straight The free
finger is then hooked into a small
strap, having a weight at the other
end. In the experiment the subject
is instructed to crook the finger as
long as he can. The vitality is shown
by the length of time the subject can
continue the exercise, and the capacity
for being taught is supposed to be in
dicaetd by the pupil. And here comes
in the influence of music, for ii has
been found by experimenting that mu-
sic played during the tests had pro-
duced variations in the results which
can be accounted for in no other way.
For example, lively airs played on the
harp seemed to invigorate the patient
and enable him to keep up the exer-
else for much longer time. but dreary
melodies decreased the vitality and
rendered the patients arm almost
powerless. The deductions reached by
the physicians interested in the ex-
periments were that musical rhythm
increased the physical well-being of
the patients and might be rendered a
powerful means of curing them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
TubercIe Bacillus in Butter.

Unsalted butter, all made by Erie
burg peasants, produced in part from
sweet and in part from ripened
cream, was in 20 instances examined
for the bacillus of tuberculosis.
Guinea pigs were fed with three of
the samples, with which they were
inoculated, and all died from perito-
nitis, while of the remaining II, viru-
lent tubercle bacilIi were found in
four samples. This case, which is re-
ported by Korn, should set at rest
any doubt as to the possibility of
danger arising from butter which is
sold in our shops and stores with
out the slightest knowledge where il
was made ana Under what conditions.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
INC SELECTION of ,IeIons.

Seedsmen who recommend melons
cali attention to the shipping quail
tiles of the varieties. For home use
there ia no melon that can compare
with the Kleclliey, while the Emerald
Gem is the best of the canteloupes,
though neither variety viii ship to
market satisfactorily One of the
best to follow the Emerald Gem for
later kind is the old Hackensaek.
both being planted at the same time.
These varieties cannot be excelled
for quality. IN. ~ Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
cafarrh, as my cure is complete. >


Hon. B. B. Doviner, Congressman
from West Virginia, in letter from
Washington, d. c., to The Peruna Med
icine Co, says the following of their
eatarrh remedy, Peruna:
Il join with my colleagues in the
House of Representatives in recon-
mending your excellent remedy,
Peruna, as a good tonic and also an
effective cure for catarrh."
Mrs. Mary c. Fentress writes from
Paradise, Tex, the following: II think
l can say that your good advice and
medicine has cured me of chronic ca
tarrh. have had no pains in my head
since l have taken Peruna. have been
in bad health ever since so, and have
taken good many medicines which
were only of temporary relief. Peruna
is the catarrh cure. The Peruna
stopped my catarrh of the head so
that it did not become chronic, and /
am very thankful for DR.. Hartman's
advice and medicine"
Peruna is q specific for all catarrhal
diseases. 1t acts quickly and bene-
ficially upon the inhamed mucous
membrane thus removing the cause of
catarrh
Catar,h is catarrh wherever located.
Catarrh is essentially the same every
where. The remedy that will cure
catarrh in one situation will cure it in
all situations.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Peru
ma, write at once to Dr. Hartman, Civ
ing a full statement of your case and
he will be pleased to give you his'val-
liable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o..
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09
A YOKE FOR CALVES.
IL Prevents Frisky Animals from
Jumping Fences or Engaging in
Other Sorts of Mischief,

The make calf yoke, procure two
pieces of 14-inch iron rod three feet
long. Place them side by side so that
they lap two feet. Grasp in the cen
ter with a wise, pincers or monkey
wrench. Take hold of one of the short
ends of the rods and pass it once and a
half around the long end, as at a, so
that it viii lock them together and
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ECONOMY BAG HOLDER.
Adjustable toA ny Size of Sack and
Can be Used Readily by One
or Two Persons

This bag holder was designed by me
and it has been of great utility at our
farm as it can be used alone or two
persons can use it, one filling the sacks
and the other tying them up. To make
it take 2x4 board and saw it in two
pieces "a inches long; then take a
piece 2x6 and saw IT &c inches long.
After this take piece eight inches
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09

farrh TX or
seven years, and
aft trying many
remedies was in
duced by a friend
TO take Peruna.
The results have
been highly salts
factory. I take
pleasure in rec
ommending Pc
runa TO any one
suffering with
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09

Your neighbors abuse you for one of these
two things: you are silly about sending
for doctor every time the baby sneezes,
Or you don't send soon enough, because you
are too misery .-Atchison Globe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-09

The great multitude take this rem
edy without any other advice than
the directions to be found upon the
bottle and in the pamphlets. There
are those who prefer, however, to cor
respond with DIR. Hartman during
their sickness. To all such he will
make prompt and careful answer
without c arge.
Hon. j. f. Crooker, of Buffalo, n. Y,
who was for years Superintendent of
Sci ools at Buffalo, in letter dated
October 16 writes:
AZ hive been q sufferer frnn1 ca
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-29
Joe Depot.

There was an incipient fire
near the oil room at the Joe de.
pot Tuesday afternoon and the
Burlington's fire department is
a caution. John Wood, the
operator, lost his head at the
start, George Chipman started
after it with Il stick, Jim Lyou
ran to the platform, saw the
blaze and smoke, then seooted
into the depot and emerged
with the sprinkling can half
full Of water By the time Jim
re lched the tracks George
yelled. fire out.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-29

she was able to he moved to
her own home.
Then to round out the day of
pleasure the hall had been pre-
pared for the lovers of the
light.fantastic. 1t was a scene
of youth and beauty. gallant
young men vieiug with each
other for the hands land on the
side the hearts) Of the noble
young women present. Did the
young people appreciate it?
Sure, for they shelled out $62
for their pleasure and benefit
of st. Stephens.
Rev. FIR. j. Lyon was master
of ceremonies. He was here,
there and it seemed like every
where at once. With him was
his happy, pleasing smile,
hearty hand,shake of welcome
and kind word or plea sing
inquiry for one and all.
Vint G. Spalding taught ne
gro Charlie that his impudence e
did not go at Indian Creek an y
better than in Monroe. Charlie
was caned.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-29
Prohibition Candidate.

St. Joseph. Mo-, Aug. 21.-
The Reverend NJ. P. Hunt, pas
tor of the Patee Park Baptist
Church in this city, will be the
candidate for Governor on the
Prohibition ticket in 1904, ac-
cording to reliable political ad-
vices. 1t is stated that he will
have no opposition for the nom :
ination. and that he will ia Ike
"a prominent part in the selec'
tion OF his running mate. Rev.
Hunt is we'll known IN this city.
His fate and usefulness will be
that of Revs. Pope Yeaman and
PR. Ridgely History proves
that a Missouri Baptist in poll
tics is a lost quantity.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-29
Depot Burned.

For some time Ran Sullivan,
of this city, has been stationed
at the Wheeling depot on the
Burlington road west of this
city. Monday night he became
uncomfortably warm in the de-
pot and went out on the plat
form only to find his depot
afire. The flames had such
headway that they could not be
checked and in a little while
the structure was III ashes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-29

Mrs. Nance, Sr., started to
the Two Rivers Old School
Baptist Association last Satur-
day morning and arrived at the
Joe depot just as the crushed,
bleeding man, Dan Craig, was
brought to the platform on the
hand car. She became very
much excited over the sight. but
continued her journey TO Shel,
bina, where she grew worse.
When brought home Monday
evening she was suffering from
nervous prostra!ion and had 10
be carried from the train. She
is some better.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-29

ter all other efforts had failed
the press found the mans rel.
atives, t. e very first rattle out
of the box. The press matter
was sent from this city at 200
p. IN. and the next morning the
people in the far way Iowa
town knew all there was to be
known.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-29
Banker Wed.

e. L. Blackburn, cashier .ot
the Hunnewell bank and Miss
Estella Hascall, of near the
saccharine village, united in the
bonds of holy wedlock at s p.
M. Thursday by Rev. G. O.
Ransford.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-29
just Two.

There is pretty new baby
girl at William PdtterSon's.
He says: Her ribs are. all right
and will stand squeezing.
Edward Cannon is Dragging
about the fine boy at his home
1t is the first trip of the stork
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-29

Samuel North was in town
Monday and informed US that
he expected to move his house
hold goods from Monroe City
to his farm near town the first
Monday in September. He and
his wife came over last week
with Il few things. He has
sold his residence in Monroe
City, but still owns some prop
erty there. H. Is mayor of
that city, and will haud in his
resignation when he moves ov-
er.-Perry Enterprise.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-29
Indian Creek Picnic.
Was you there?

Was you there?
1t was finer than silk.
Twenty-Five hundred people
and others who wanted to be
there.
The. largest aud best dressed
lot of ladies in the state was
there and brought their smiles
with them.
Where will you find a neigh
borhood with more pretty girls
and plump women than at In
dian Creek?
The day was perfect until the
shower with It's drops larger
and brighter than silver quar-
ters, struck the grove and rret.
ty dresses-but the ladies
smiled just the same.
Oh my, but didn't Hons. j.
H. Whitecotton, Champ Clark
and j. P. Boyd saw the air,
famed it into breezes, weave
rhetorical wreathes and take
poetical flights that would
have made the American Eagle
scream. They quit when out
of breath.
Tom Boulware was there, but
his taste for chicken had
cloyed. When not busy with
music it was the rosy cheeks
and bright eyes that gained
his attention.
The Monroe City business
men and young people turned
out we'll.
Florida. Stoutsville, Old
Clinton, Hunnewell and other
points were we'll represented.
Of course the Monroe City
band was there and pleased all
for it made the welkin ring
with the sweet compositions Of
noted authors.
Did you see the boys foot
race? 1t was great, greater
than the greatest and all for
S1.OO. Master Tom Yates was
the happy boy.
Did you ever see prettier
sight than the young ladies
mounted on their handsome
steeds? Miss Mamie Buchanan
was awarded the bride. II
was a bride for a horse, not
her future husband,
And the dinner, such a din
ner as it takes the good danes
of Indian Creek and their fair
daughters to prepare, was
served to those who chose tC
patronize them. The dinner
uetted them $4,000.
The stand set apart for ices
was pretty place and we'll
patronized as the receipts
$65. 100, goes to prove.
There were two otner stands
where goodies of various kinds
were served. They brought il
the pretty penny of Sl45.O 90. O
course it is understood thai
everything sold on the grounds
was for the benefit of st
Stephens church.
But the really exciting ant
interesting feature of the day
the one that made the blood
throb in the pulse and the dol
lars to slip out of the pocke
was the watch that was put NJ
for the most popular young
lady on the grounds, This cit.
and other points were repre-
sented, but the fair Miss The
ressa Baumgard, of Indian
Creek. was. declared winner
The watch brought Sl43.00 ant
;f the polls had been kept opel