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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09
YOUNG DAIRY
Nurse and Petted and Fed Up to
Their Full Capacity.

The practice on the Brown Bessie
farm is to have heifers drop the first
calf at about two years of age, says
81. G. Taylor, in Rural New Yorker. II
the heifer is well grown and indicates
early maturity, a month, or even two
months, earlier would do no BARN. 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 will be
diverted toward the production of
beef. l am of the opinion that a heifer
will develop into a better COW at ma.
turity by coming to the pail at two
years of age. If a heifer should be two
years old any time from December Is
to January 80, 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
her to &c 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 1. The very hot wealth
er from July Is to September Is is a
very undesirable season for a heifer to
freshen. Hot weather and flies, many
times short pasture, and always a very
busy time with other farm work, cause
the young mother to be neglected. I
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. I believe this is a wise prac.
tice and will 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-
ceives at the hands of the owner for a
few weeks after she freshens. This is
really the time wien all the skill and
Judgment of a Eainstaking and wise
dairyman should be brought into use,
and the young mother carefully
nursed and petted and fed up to her
full capacity of a~ssimilating.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09

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
2x6x26 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 a long
hole, and also a like hole in the piece
that. was fastened to the little plat
form. Take two bolts about4A 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-inch
fiat 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 OF lowered according to
the length of the sack.-Carl Thiege, in
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 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, 1x1A
inch square, lay them together and
bore two holes five inches apart.
Clamp these sticks onto the rods be-
low the neck with two 2h-inch bolts.
1t is a very persisting calf hat 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. Imake
them for calves without heating the
rods.-A. C. Bartholomew, in Farm and
Home.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 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, an instru-
naent 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 continuance to 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 it 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 a 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.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 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-
sun and Fuller's earth of great ex-
tent and finest quality. She has stone
excellent for building purposes and a
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-
tons of petroleum, natural gas and
soft coal and asphalt to be found in
several portions of the state; and yet
with n or two exceptions the fields
containing these ores are undeveloped.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09
Making Koumiss Mt Home.

To make homemade koumiss, cows
milk should be diluted with one-third
it's 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 a few days,
during which the bottles should be
repeatedly shaken, a beverage OF
great value in cases of digestive dis
turbance, as well as of excellent pal
atability for a 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, tc
wrap the bottles in a heavy cloth be-
fore shaking them.-Dairy and
Creamery, e.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09
Wash the co~s in Summer.

Cows should sometimes be washed,
ven in the summer time. The hair
protected skin of the COW is a gooa
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. Ihey 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 draw n.
Then we hear about ropy milk, or
milk having asrank flavor. It could
have been prevented had care been
exercised in cleaning the cows, When
COWS give evidence of having been in
such places they should be. thorough
ly washed.--Farmers' Review,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09
TEMPERING TIE CREAM.
It's a Pulling Task and the
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 buttermilk. This knowl-
edge is best gained when the work is
done, as the cream from different
creameries and diaries 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
OF 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
AZURE 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. M. Couch. in Ohio Farmer
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09
rubercle 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 bacilli were found ia
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 it
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09

farrh six or
seven years; and
after tryingm many
remedies was In
duced by a friend
to take Peruna.
The results have
been highly salts
factory. I take
pleasure In rec
Ommending PEE
runa to any n
suffering with
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09
Il RAIRlAz@. ::
~5 S--
ECONOMY BAG HOLDER.
Adjustable toA ny Size of Sack and
Can Be Used Readily by One
or Two PersOna.

This bag holder was designed by me
n 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
1t take a 2x4 board and saw it in two
pieces "a inches long; then take q
piece 2x6 and saw it &c inches long.
After this take q piece eight inches
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09
a sufferer from ca-

catarrh, as my cure Is complete"
Hon. B. B. Doviner, Congressman
from West Virginia, in a letter from
Washington, D. c., to The Peruna Med
icine Co., says the following of their
catarrh remedy, Peruna:
II 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: 81 think
medicine has cured me of chronic ca
tarrh. I have had no pains in my head
since I have taken Peruna. Ihave been
in bad health ever since 80, and have
taken a 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 L
I'M 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 infiamed mucous
membrane thus removing the u of
catarrh. s... .ga.
Catarrh 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 S%anitarium, Columbus, O.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09
me selection Of Melons.

Seedsmen who recommend melons
call attention to the shipping quail
tiles of the varieties. For home use
there is no melon that can compare
with the Kleckley, while the Emerald
Gem is the best Of the canteloupes,
though neither variety will ship to
market satisfactorily. One of the
best to follow the Emerald Gem for
o later kind is the old Hackensack,
both being planted at the same time.
These varieties cannot be excelled
for quality.-Troy IN. ~ Times.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09
A YOKE FOR L v
1t Prevents Frisky Animals from
jumping Fences OF Engaging in
Other Sorts Of Mischief.

The make a 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 will lock them together and
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-05-09

Your neighbors abuse you for one of these
two things: you are silly about sending
for a doctor every time the baby sneezes,
Or you don't send soon enough, because you
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 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 DR.. Hartman during
their sickness. To all such he will
make prompt and careful .answer
without charge.
Hon. j. F. Crooker, of Buffalo, N. Y,
who was for years Superintendent Of
Schools at Buffalo, in a letter dated
October 16 writes:s
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-26
DARIUS BENscoTER FUNERAL.
Laid at Rest in Maplewood Cemetery
with Soldiers Honors.

The funeral of the late Darius G.
Benscoter took place yesterday after
noon from the residence on North
Church street. The deceased was II
member and past commander of Will
liam H. Davies post, Grand Army of
the Republic and he was laid at rest
with all the hOnOrs of Il military SER
vice. The attendance of friends was
large. both at the house and at the
grave in MapIeWood cemetery. At the
funeral, beside the members OF Davies
post, was II delegation from the lodge
Of Masons, To which Mr.. Bcnscotcr
belonged.
The services were conducted at the
house hy Rcv. a. +. Chanec. pastor
of the Methodist church. of which the
deceased was Il devoted worker. off
ciating. Key. Charles Lee, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, assist
ed in the services.
At the grave the ritual of the Grand
Army WAS observed Hymns were
sun" at he services by the uuartettc.
W. -. Evans II. +. Clark, win Clark.
l.. l.. I.oreand. under the direction of
Mr.. Evans. The hymns We're: Jesus.
Filot Me" Nearer My God to Thee"
"l'hv Christians Good Night"
The pallbcarcIs were: Elliot SkcclS,
r. e. Robinson, j. NJ. Alexander. l.. y.
Wolf, Jacob Eitcl and .\nson Bailey.
The flower bearers: Arch Brink, Louis
Potter, thaunc"y Iiartc and Frank
stephens.
Thos" from out of town who attend
cd the funeral We're: Mrs. n. T.. Plum
mcr. of Trcvcrton; Mrs. Warren Chap
in and son, \. T.. of Fishing Creek,
IuHcrnc county; Frank Bcnscoter. =.
j. Calender and son, Frank, of Peck
Vile; Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. W. Calender
and daughters, Ruth and lItta. of
fittsburg; j. w. Kennedy and Miss
Jennie Kennedy, of elephants; Mrs. NJ.
l.. Chapman and II. \. Wood, of Sha-
mokin; Mrs. G, -. Arnold and sons,
j. NJ ana Kay. Minor Austin. Mrs.
George Detrick and Miss lteynard, of
Wilkes Barre.
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The News of Carbonda1e.

anced life it Is with great satisfaction
that we can claim affinity with one who
has left such a fragrant memory.
AS we assist In depositing the re-
mains of our fellow soldier in the silent
city of the dead we feel that his spirit
is with the redeemed, and that the
hope of his devotional nature has been
realized. And SO we will leave the
dead with the dead and consider our
future as individuals, while we draw
consolation from the thought that we
have an honorable record to point to.
Not many years hence and the last
of the Old Guard will have been mus
tered out of the service here below. and
called by the Supreme Commander to
join the innuncrable hosts above. Long
after our bones shall have crumblcd
into dust. and the mounds that are
now each year decorated by the en-
feebled comrades shall have sunk to the
level of the surrounding earth may this
great Union flourish. Long after the
last survivor of the Grand Army of the
Republic shall have been forgotten as
"a man. will the memory of the deeds
performed by the Boys IN Blue be en-
blazoned on the pages of history; and,
so long as history is read, and cour-
age and devotion to the cause of right
is admired. so long will be cherished
the memory of the veterans who fought
to suppress the Great Rebellion of
1851 -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-26
CARS RUNNING MORE REGULAR
Road Blocked by Wagon Loaded
with Stone, in Mayfield.

street cars manned by imported men
were run through this city yesterday
with more frequency than at any time
since the strike was declared. In the
forenoon three cars run as far north as
Lincoln avenue and Immediately made
Il return trip. In the afternoon two
cars came through at 3 o'clock. There
were no disorders of any nature. ON
the return trip in the afternoon one
car ran over torpedo which had been
placed on the rails on Main street be-
tween sixth and Seventh avenues. The
report and the smoke drew large
crowd to the scene but the car was not
stopped. At the lower end of Main
street several young men ran out wav-
ing for the car to stop but the motor
man did not heed and kept the ear go-
ing at fun speed. At Mayfield an OBJ
struction in the shape of a wagon
loaded with large stones blocked the
cars for time. \ team of horses
could not be procured tn haul the
wagon off the tracks and the crews
ana deputies took off their coats and
pitched in. While they were unload
ing the stones from the wagon a crowd
gathered and made the air blue with
cpithets hurled at the fesDorts and a re-
port reached Carbondale that Il lively
riot was in progress. The cars being
run through here have not as vet
tempted any one to ride.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-26
OBITUARY..

SISTER MARY BARBARA. who in
tn" world was Miss Ann Farrell .dalsh-
ter of Mr.. aud Mrs. John H. Farrell.
of Dushore. Pa. passed away quite
unexpectedly at st. Rose convent about
go O'Clock yesterday morning. she
mad been Il sufferer from pulmonary
trouble for two years, but the attack
which ended in her death was but of IL
few days duration.
Sister Barbara entered the novitiate
at st. Rose II April, 1891. and made
her profession of VOWS in August. 1898.
Sh" was skilled as musician and
was an instructor in this department
III the converts at PittstOn. Provi-
drnce and Olyphant. Her life as u
reiigcusc was cditying and cXerted Il
strong influence in the community of
sisters. She was beloved by her pu-
pills. who will be gricvcd to learn of
her death.
The funeral will take place at
81. Rose convent chapel on Monday
morning at ? O'Clock. \ solemn high
requiem mass will be celebrated and
int"rmcnt will be made in tho Sisters
pot III 81. lose cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-26
POOR BOARD MEETING.
Controller Wheeler of Auditing Com.
mittee Appears Before Board.

Promptly at 80 last night. the new
meeting hour of the poor board. all the
members were in their seats. One of
the city's paupers, charge at the poor
farm. appeared before the board to an
swer charges against his actions on
the farm He declared his Innocence,
and committee of investigation was
appointed. Mr.. McCabe, of the farm
committee, reported that Frank Hol-
lenback had offered the board the sum
of 500 for the timber on the farm. and
he to he allowed two years to draw it
away in. After Il lengthy discussion
the board decided to have committee
view the timber and report at the next
meeting. City Controller j. r. Wheeler,
a member of the Door board auditing
committee, came before the beard and
was given the privilege of the floor.
He told the board that he had heard
that the auditors were TO be "roastcd'
at the meeting. and he had come to de-
fend the committee. He stated that The
auditors had begun the audit on the
first Monday in April, but had not yet
finished. He gave various reasons for
the auditors failure in not having the
audit ready. and begged the indulgence
OF the board for a short time.
Mr.. McCabe stated that the board
had been hard up for money of late
and would like to have the audit COM
pleted as soon as possible Mr.. Whee Ter
SAID he would try and have the audit
completed III months time. En-
Treasurer Lynch has not turned over
money which was taken in by him dur
ing his term, and was awaiting the
finish of the audit so as to have the
balance all correct. Mr.. Wheeler was
of the opinion that the money could
safely be turned over at once and if
there was any mistake made when the
audit was finished il could easily be
rectitied.
Mr.. Lynch informed the board that
he would turn the money over at once
The board by their action last night
showed an increase in their economy
practices. For over half an hour they
haggled over n motion to naY II hired
man for the winter months at the farm
for between eight and ten dollars when
the same man. they thought. could ir
hired for eight dollars. AS II rompl,o-
mise they decided 10 offer him eight
dollars. and if he refused that, To offer
him nine. \ number of bills wcr" or
dcrcd paid, and the board then ad-
iourncd.