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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-09
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rake laxative Bro,no ouiriiases, d isiIsIO csf'
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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

We continually meet people who tell
us that the crosses are far superior to
the purebred cattle for dairy purposes.
Against that we have the fact that all
the great records ever made have been
from purebred cattle, carefully bred
for many generations. Thus we have
three purebred cows belonging to the
Duke of Westminster, that gave 1,106
gallons, l ,110 gallons and ,448 gallons,
respectively, in twelve months; this
last one being at the rate of almost
sixteen quarts a day the whole year
through. All dairymen will know as
n fact, as well as all breeders of any
kind of stock that II you breed from
crossbreds you can never tell what the
result will be. 1t may take after its
sire, dam, great-grandsire or even fur
ther.
We are not by any means advising
dairymen to go to the expense OF pur-
chasing a purebred herd right off, but
what we would strive to impress upon
each and all is to use only purebred
bulls in their herds, See that the bull
10 llOlh bOOu HlllhiuS SlIdlu, even
il you have to give seemingly big
price for him. His cost will be moth
ing compared TO the herd when the
heifers begin to come in. The only
sure way to get together a really good
herd Is TO breed 1t. You will have to
buy the best you can to start with;
then pick out your cows according to
how they turn out, and have the heifer
calves from the best, making sure that
the bull is from a milking strain and
purebred. By doing this, in few
years you can get together a really
good herd, and, by judicious culling,
every year it will be improving and
the average yield gradually rising. The
best investment that can be made for
dairy farm is a good bull Even
with poor cows to start with, no man
need despair of getting a fair herd to-
gether II he can only obtain a milking
strain on the sires side. 1t is then
only a matter of time and careful Sc
lection West Australian Settlers
Handbook
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

Prof G. l.. Mckay OF Iowa, after
visit to Europe, had this to say about
water In butter:
No subject interests me more than
water. tested lot of butter in Eng
land for moisture, and the driest but
ter | found was from New Zealand,
some OF ii running down to about
eight per cent. Danish butter aver
ages about fifteen per cent. Russia
was very irregular, some very fine, but
a good deal of it had a rank flavor.
IL will get over that after awhile,
however, and | believe that Russia
will come to the front rapidly. Some
of the highest selling butter was the
French two pound unsalted rolls My
experience with the Irish butter is
that IL lacks body, which results large
ly from the fact that II Is churned at
a high temperature. 1t contains lots
of water, some samples testing TWEEN
~ to twenty-five per cent moisture
This question Is now before the Eng
lish parliament, and it seems probable
that 1t Will be settled on the basis of
dbbul HltCtn u SlAleen per cent water
1t has been a great problem to me
that the Danish butter has a higher
percentage of water than ours has, yet
at the same time it has mealy dry
appearance, Investigation showed
that their method of churning and
working was peculiar. The churning
is done t moderately high tempera-
ture anC the butter comes soft. 1t is
dropped at once into cold water and
then put on the table and worked
three-quarters OF minute, after which
it is again put in cold water for a
moment, then brought back and worked
from one to one and a quarter minutes.
This makes only two minutes of work
ing. When finished it is packed into
Kegs for the market. 1t is said that
this method is used to Bet the butter
milk out and have it clear. but IL is
probably intended to work the water
into the butter as well. Danish butter
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

Poultry Hriefs.
EGGS for Matching should be com
paratvely fresh. That Is, they should
not be over ten days old. though some
hatchable eggs are over three weeks
old when they 60 under the hen or
into tho incubator. AT this time of
year IL Is easier to keep eggs in
condition for setting than 1t will be
later in the season when the heat Is
greater. Eggs should be kept at be-
tween 40 and so degrees II they arc
to be kept for some weeks before being
used. This is a difficult thing to do
unless the arrangement be very per-
feet The natural temperature OF tho
earth is about So degrees, and this is
probably as near an ideal temperature
as we can got for our eggs. We can
give them to a considerable extent
the temperature of the earth.
Now that the spring is coming and
with it all kinds of germs, the drink
ing vessels of the fowls should be
looked after. Wooden vessels are not
ideal for many reasons. II they are
uldut VI otdNtS lnty ohliilh anu oWGll
with the supply of moisture and often
drop to pieces when they are neglect
ed. Then, too. they gather slime
which may or may not be a detri-
ment. Iron vessels of all kinds tend
to corrode and perhaps the rust is not
the best thing that can be given
fowls. Drinking vessels of stone are
ideal. They never shrink with the
dry weather and they never rust.
Moreover. they are easily cleaned.
Woll-glazed drinking vessels are there
fore preferable to all others.
1t is a poor economy that leads to
the purchase of musty and even moldy
feed for the fowls. When grain is
| spoiled too much for any other use
| it Is the practice to try to save It by
feeding it to the poultry. 1t is
charged by fanciers that musty grain
is a fruitful source of sickness. We
cannot prove the point, but we are
ready to accept it on its face. 1t is
now we'll established that some OF the
smuts and moulds are poisonous in
their character. Especially Is this the
case with oat smut Other smuts
| have been little examined with this
point in view. Until they are proved
| to be innocuous let us feed our fowls
only healthful grain.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

While Connecticut's laws are pretty
strict as to Sunday observance. a Nor
walk Judge ruled the other day that
a Sunday shave is a necessity and dis
charged a barber who had been ar
raigned before him for shaving a Gus
toner on Sunday. The Judge said in
rendering his decision:
I'VE have come to an age when these
matters must be considered with judg-
ment and with common sense. People
as rule are extremely busy during
the week, and when they go into a
BARRIERS shop in an orderly manner to
prepare themselves for the proper OBJ
servance of the day. | do not believe
that it could be considered a criminal
offense."
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
WINS THE EMPEROR.
ATEST TRIUMPH OF FORMER
MRS, M'kAY.
hcr Husband Had Been ExiIed from the
German Diplomatic Service for Marry
'.G Divorced Woman Restored ThrougI
ner Innuenco-Daughtero of Laborer.
berlin Letinrl

The latest interesting incident in the
career of AIRS Adolph Won Breuning,
better known in this country as Mrs
Gordon Mckay of Boston. has been
her conquest of Kaiser Wilhelm of Ger
many Mrs. Won Bruening is 45 years
Of age and is the daughter of a man of
all work about Harvard College, JOS
eph Tract, by name. Her mother, a re-
markably beautiful woman, was EN-
ployed by Gordon Mckay, the wealthy
Cambridge inventor, as housekeeper.
When his housekeepers daughter was
20. Mckay married her and showered
all manner of gifts upon her. But af-
ter a short period their married life
came to termination with a divorce.
A year ago it was announced that
Mrs. Mckay would marry Won Bruen-
ing, member of the German diplo-
matte corps at Washington. The EN-
peror was displeased, but Won Bruen-
ing forestalled him by sending in his
resignation. Mrs. Won Bruening was
not satisfied with this state of affairs
She had previously been honored by
the emperor and his family, and she
regarded it as a personal affront that
her husband should lose his status in
the German diplomatic service solely
because he had married her. She set
herself the task of securing his restora-
tion. With her husband she went to
one of his estates in Germany and be-
gan her campaign against his imperial
majesty. The first step was the enter
tainment of the ministers nearest the
throne. one at time, at her home. She
eXerted herself to her utmost to gain
their favor, and invariably succeeded.
/ Then she disclosed to them the desire
nearest her heart. Each one promised
! his assistance in getting what she
wanted
They Joined forces when they were
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
To HUDSON BAY.
railroad Line from sault ste. Marie
Through the wilderness.

Railroad Line from sault ste. Marie
Through the wilderness. v
For years there has been much talk
)f building a railroad between Mani y
oba and Hudson Bay as a new outlet
or the wheat of the Canadian North
vest. II seems likely that this project
will never be carried out, but the new
scheme, announced only few months
igo OF connecting the foot of Lake Su-
Ierior at Sault Ste Marie with the
southwestern shores of Hudson Bay
now advancing at the rate of half
/ mile a day. This is the Algoma Cen
raj railroad. building mostly with
United States capital, but assisted by
he Canadian government, which has
made invaluable concessions to the
company. About seventy miles of the
'oad are now completed. Some years
lgO Mr.. r. Bell and other Canadian
explorers first revealed the region to
he southeast of Hudson Bay. They
declared that it contained a great
abundance of spruce and. other valu-
able timbers and also much fine, arabic
and. II was thought that the cores
bonding region to the southwest OF
he bay must be equally valuable. but
very little was known of it until early
asst summer when a number Of min
7ral and timber experts were sent
)ut on the proposed route to ascertain
he possibilities of the country. There
was reason to believe that spruce
lbounded and the main purpose of
building the road was to secure large
supplies of wood pulp for the paper
mills at Sault Ste, Marie. But it was
hought that investigation would re-
real other important resources and
his belief is justified by the reports
low coming in. The prospectors say
hat vast forests of spruce, pine, hard
woods and other cedar lie all along the
route. There are also great beds of
pottery clay, iron ore, copper, gypsum
and other minerals besides millions OF
acres timbered with maple. beach and
)ak that will make fire, farming lands
when once cleared. The Ontario gov
arnment has made a contract with the
company to locate Oh these lands sew
eral hundred families a year for the
next ten years. An emigration Office
has been established in England and it
is expected to send out the first party
in the coming spring. 1t is said there
is spruce enough along the line of the
road to supply pulp for large paper
interests for many years. Consul Har-
Ian w. Brush has reported from Nj
agara Falls, Ontario that it is the in
tention to establish a seaside hote."
at the terminus of the railroad on Hud-
son bay. Game is plentiful there.
scores of lakes and rivers teeming with
fish may be easily reached, and the
scenery, the bracing climate and the
hunting and fishing are expected to at
tract thousands of tourists-New York
sun.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
SOME QUEER NAMES.
sodom, New Mexico and Virtue. Ten.
ness, Extreme Examples.

sodom, New Mexico and Virtue. Ten.
ness, Extreme Examples.
TO any one who frequently consults
he United States official postal guide.
which is dictionary of post offices.
the number of peculiar and mirth-pro-
voking names used to designate places
where mail Is handled is an unending
source of astonishment Many of these
names are plainly suggestive of their
origin. Mud" Texas: Mule" Ore
son; "Sodom," New Mexico; yellow
Jacket Idaho, and "Loyalsock, Penn
sylvania, are among them, but the de-
STABILITY of their selection is a matter
Of serious doubt. Panther" is enough
to depopulate most any town, but six
states have used it to designate post OF
hces. Iowa has made a post office or
Wax" Florida of "Sawdust." Ken
lucky of Seven Guns" Texas of Twin
Sisters Tennessee of Virtue" North
Carolina of Wit" Mississippi of "Ze-
ro," Colorado of Love" Pennsylvania
If Mountain Sunset" South Carolina
of Oats" Virginia of PLUCK" Mis-
souri, of Pure Air. aud Maryland or
'Sassafras. Mail is left at Option"
m Pennsylvania. The only "Pious"
post office is in Ohio. II Quality" is
what you want go to Butler county,
Kentucky, for it. Rolling Stone" is
in Minnesota. "Rockycomfort" is the
contradictory name of a Missouri vii
lage, II Uncle Sans employees catch
The spirit of the place, mail is handled
with more than ordinary promptness
At "Rushmore," Florida TO Alabama:
Yours is not the supposed to be a hot
place. Says Minnesota. "Peppertown,"
Indiana, is only Pebble" on the
/ Jeach." "
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

From Farmers Review: Hatch
Ing season Is either now with, or soon
Will be with. poultry raisers, the time
depending upon surroundings; and the
fertility Of eggs is the needful thing;
the way to secure fertile eggs is way
all wish to know. Some say a good
per cent of fertile eggs is not TO be
had If the fowls are confined to lin
tied range. but We have had and have
known others to have a 80 per cent
of fertile eggs from yarded fowls. Last
year ours had limited very range,
the yard In which six pullets, two hens
and one cockerel were confined beins
about two rods square, and In this
enclosure the roosting room and
scratch shed were placed
You may say, the per cent of fertile
eggs was good, but perhaps the whole
number of eggs was small No, the
average from the eight hens from the
18th of February to the last of May
was GlR eggs per day; a higher aver
nge than we were able to get from the
outside hens. The average would
doubtless have been higher If we could
have secured fresh meat at all times
for them. We fed mash of wheat
bran, mixed stiff with kitchen scraps
and salty dishwater OF a morning;
about n quart of mash, at noon wheat
or oats was scattered among leaves In
the scratch she'd at night a quart OF
shelled corn was thrown among the
leaves
Nothing pleases hens better than to
dig up fresh moist earth for them, and
| think there Is nothing healthier
Green food, cut grass, rye and wheat
was fed them every day-all they
would eat; but the way confined hens
enjoy their green meal the best is to
place a slab OF sod in their pen. or
even pull up large tufts of grass
No need to fear infertile eggs from
yarded fowls II you will pen only
healthy fowls. Give a variety of food;
induce exercise, and keep quarters
clean. | prefer n yearling cockerel to
an older male Whatever age the head
of the pen must be in the very pink Of
perfection as regards health ana yigor,
One should have not more than eight
Lens to one male of the larger breeds;
s. veral more hens may be mated to
male IL OF the small breeds. ou~
chicks were b. p. Rocks.
Gather the eggs every day. Keep in
an even temperature, several degrees
above freezing; turn every day and
you may keep them three weeks; then
set and receive good matches as far as
the age OF the eggs is concerned. 1t
will probably take from 10 to "a hours
longer to hatch them. The above care
applies equally as well to setting eggs
from range fowls or any other poultry.
II you would once try the plan of Sc
lecting eight or a dozen OF your best
hens, mating with a No. l cockerel,
yarding and using these eggs to hatch
from, you would never try other ways.
Emma Clearwaters.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
Feeding Corn stalks.

From Farmers Review | feed my
stalks whole for the reason there are
not enough huskers and shredders in
this vicinity. | always cut my corn
before the frost and before they dry
up standing. l would always husk
and shred If could get a machine to
do the work at the right time |
feed about three bundles of fodder per
day. The bundles are about four to a
shock eight hills square-sometimes
five. | never thought there was much
nourishment In the butts, OF course.
When they are not cut or shredded
they are left. | raise so or 40 acres
yearly. winter from one to two
hundred sheep on them yearly-How-
ard Lobdell. Van Buren County, Mich
igan.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

A professor OF animal husbandry
says: Some men seem to have formed
the idea that the breeding of fine cattle
is en- easy thing II Is unfortunate that
many breeders make no effort to dis
pei such folly with prospective buyer
on the ground. The sooner that men
generally know and appreciate that It
&c no chlld's play to breed flne cattle
the better, and breeders generally will
make no mistake in aiding to. establish
such principles. Breeders OF pure
bred beef cattle have given too much
attention to the outside or external
conformation OF the animal and too
little to the inside, where the animal
really lives, and where the valuable
product, beef, is found.
Expert judges of beef cattle on foot
are just beginning to realize that they
cannot tell as much about the quality
and quantity of beef an animal will
cut on the block as was formerly sup
posed. 1t is often stated that the cat
tie buyers for the packing houses know
all about these things. The fact is,
their skill and knowledge Of the bust.
ness runs little farther than being able
to select cattle that will dress a high
percentage OF beef and low percent
age OF fat. This by no means decides
the value of the carcass, when sold
over the block or the quality of beef.
a plainly bred steer, properly fed, may
dress satisfactory percentage OF
dressed beef and still he an uunrOhta-
bic animal when sold over the block.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
A MsmorIaI chnreh enc.

Mrs Augustus J. Smith Weeks, oil
Patchogue, n. Y, recently made 4 not
able gift to the Congregational church
Of that town. She presented it with
the property known as the Ocean Ave-
nue. Chapel, valued at 100000 The
chapel was built by her sister Char
lotte G. Smith Keech, in 1876. in mem
ory of her father and mother, Micah
and Betsey Newey-Smith. She died in
1887 end left it to Mrs. Weeks as a
sacred trust. and the latter has now
given it in the same way. II can never
be sold or mortgaged. and is to be al
ways used as house of prayer, kept
insured, and. in case of fire, to be re-
built. Mrs. Weeks grandfather
was one Of the charter me,Abers and
helped to 'sulld the first Congregational
church Of patchogue in 1893.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
Real Test of Beef Cattle.

Herbert w. Mumford says: For a
long time we have believed that the
relationship between the breeder and
pure bred animals to the feeder and
market cattle has not been cleary un-
derstood. Breeders, and feeders as well,
have at times seemed to utterly dis
regard the possibility of mutual help
fulness and even of mutual dependen-
cy. The real place of pure bred ami
mails has frequently beer lost sight of
which has led to practices that have
not worked out for the hest interests OF
breeders of pure bred animals or the
men whose rightful sphere of useful
ness Is producing animals for the
block.
An active demand for good beef,
coupled with a scarcity OF prime steers,
is bound to bring about relatively high
prices for prime bullocks on hoof and
hook, High prices for market beef cat
tie invariably stimulate prices for pure
bred beef cattle and as surely great
activity in the breeding of the same.
Usually the stimulation OF this branch
of the live stock trade, aided by the
ever enthusiastic efforts and aggres-
sive methods OF stock breeders, is at
times beyond point warranted by the
actual conditions existing in the open
market trade.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
MRS. Won BRUENING.

again in the capital and recommended
Won Bruening for position again in
the diplomatic service. William, in his
usual short manner, declined to re-
store the young man to favor The sit
uatIon was critical and word was sent
to Mrs. Won Bruening that there was
no hope. She, with the American
characteristic of tenaCivy and action
went to Berlin Immediately and asked
an audience with the emperor At first
he declined to receive her, although
while she was Mrs. Mckay he had
showered her with attention. on one
occasion, even sending his son, the
Crown Prince, in person and bare
headed, to escort her to her carriage
at a court ball. But at last she sue
ceeded in obtaining an audience. Just
what passed then is not publicly
known, but soon afterward an edict
was Issued restoring Won Bruening to
his former position in the service.
There was no vacant post at that time
and he was assigned as on leave of alb
sence at his home.
Last week a cablegram announced
that Won Bruening had been appointed
first secretary of the German legation
at Tangiers. Morocco. Thus was the
latest triumph OF the American woman
complete.