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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-03-04
CONNOISSEURS IN HORSEFLESH

and all matters pertaining to the stable
have always been profuse in their praise
of the Harness made by FISHER.
Their unanimous verdict is that it is the
best on the market, being extremely
durable and lasting. very stylish in APP
pearance, thoroughly well made, fin
ished and mounted.
Work gloves. driving gloves, poke
knives, harness oils and many other
things YOU may need this spring
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25
TO SAVE THE INDIAN.
Efforts to Teach Him to Be Self Sup
porting.

Efforts to Teach Him to Be Self Sup
porting.
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs,
w A. Jones, In his annual report esti-
mates that the government fron its
foundation to 1890 spent a grand total
of $S45,2 800 in fighting, subduing
and controlling the Indians OF the c0un-
try and $240.00O000 for the education
and care of their children
The extent and demoralizlng effects
of the ration system evil" says the
commissioner in explaining his policy
of abolishing that system. were gener-
ally recognized and universally CON
demned, except, perhaps. by mistaken
philanthropy. which, ignoring the natu-
raj law that man must earn his living
by the sweat of his brow. would exempt
the Indian from labor and carry him
upward on fiowery beds of ease Much
had been said about this evil and sp0r-
adic attempts had been made to check
1t, but with little avail. For years the
Indians had been fed and clothed and
allowed to spend their time in the dew
lis workshop
1T was felt that it was time for
change. Heretofore the dealing had
been with the tribe; it is now with the
| individual. His manhood is appealed TO
and he is to be taught self-reliance and
| selfrespect and to put his hand to the
pillow if he would work Nothing is
further from the truth than the asser-
tion that the plan is to hire out adult
male Indians a contract lab0rers.
The results # the policy have been
favorable even beyond expectation. and
there is every reason to believe that the
final success of the Plan, if carried out
judiciously, Is assured. :. $ a first result
over $1,000 men have been dropped
from the ration roll, being wholly self
supporting. As second result. large
number of Indians have been put to
work or work has been found for
them"
Concerning the order directing the
agents to encourage the discontinuaace
of the Indians custom of wearing long
hair, painting, etc. Mr.. Jones says the
reports on the subject by the agents
are all in, and that the consensus Of
opinion expressed is that lit is a step
forward and in the right direction"
The report advocates the placing of
| agencies and portions of agencies under
the charge of bonded superintendent
of training schools. a policy already in
augurated wherever practicable. and
according to the commissioner giving
better administration than when the
same agencies were under the control
of political favorltes."
The total cost OF the Indian schools
during the fiscal year was $3,437, TS5
| and S!3S per capita. says the Washing
| ton Star. This amount maintained 249
| schools with an enrolment of 24.434
| pupils, and. in addition. a number of
pupils at the Hampton (Val institute
and AT public schools
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25
Possible Yield of Soil.

A recent publication by Prince Kra
potkin, the Russian economist, recites
some of tho effects of intensive culture
in the PES BILE yields. Thus in Bel
GUM the grow enough agricultural
products to feed their own population
of 400 inhabitants to the square mile,
and have enough left to send 5000,
600 worth each year to Great Britain.
If we could do as well in our fields, the
State of New York might furnish food
for 23,000000 people, and Texas could
feed twice the present population of
the United States. The prince tells of
instances where eighteen tons of hay
year have been gathered from a single
acre and an acre has produced 1900
TO 1000 bushels of potatoes. Bur this
is as nothing compared t. the crops
under glass in Belgium ana the isle of
Jersey, where the land IS kept under
cultivation all the year, one crop beihg
ready to succeed another without any
interval. BY this Glethod he claims
that thirteen acres under glass in Jer-
sey have produced better money re
turns than 1900 acres under ordinary
methods of farm cultivation. This must
be a satisfaction to those who are wor
rying from fear that the world will
not produce enough to feed the grand
children of the present generation
Exchange
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25

upon the panorama Of pleasing ana
swift-changing scenery, made up Of great
fields. daisy-dotted meadows, winding
streams, rockstrewn wastes, dusky wood
lands, low-lyins hills. tasteful farm
houses, magnificent villas, and pretty
way stations, no two Of them alike in
material or design, the breath of summer
in the air, the sunlight shimnering soft
ly over everything.
Philadelphia reached, she had no trout
bic in finding the law office Of Mr.. North
OH South Sixth street. He was busy. but
nodded pleasantly and waved his hand
toward a comfortable looking chair, of
which she at once took possession.
After he had finished the letter which
he was writing he put it aside, leaned
back in his chair and said, in a quiet,
not unmusieal voice. that he was at the
service Of his visitor.
Barbara handed him the letter with
which Benson had intrusted her He
slowly read Il; then his soft, gray eyes
rested upon her face.
Il heard Of Benson's DEATH he raid.
"He has given you Admission, il
seems, but doesn't mention your name"
My name is Barbara Bradleigh. sir"
You are rather young to be burdened
in this way" he said.
"In what way?" asked Barbara, the
color con ing and going in her face.
You promised without knowing what
you were expected TO do" he said, mus
ingly. That was a little unusual, don't
you think? Well, you are 10 be compen-
stated, which is one qualification at least.
Benson had laid up a little money, to
which ten thousand dollars is to be added,
the amount for which his life was insur-
ed. You are to take change of his sr" d.
child"
Barbara was not sure that she had
heard DIRECTLY.
"Of Benson's grandchild"' she
stammered with fearful misgivings. "She
has been left to me, as it were. Why.
it is too grave a esponsibilty--a trust
for which l am not adapted. How old is
the child = she asked.
-Four years, and a bright, loving,
tractable little thing che is. am pleased
to say" replied Mr. North.
Barbara stared vacantly in front Of
her.
ITO be continued)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25

No COW can get more out of her food
than nature has put into it.
Ten cows are about as many as a
man can milk properly in an hour.
Keep the stable and dairy room in
good condition, fresh air and clean.
All persons who milk the COWS
should have the finger nails cut closely.
Milk with dry hands. Never allow
the hands to come in contact with the
milk
Whitewash the stable once or twice
a year. Use land plaster in the manure
cutters daily.
Do not move cows faster than a com
Portable walk while on the way to
place of milking or feeding.
Good care is as important as good
cows. The careless man will make but
sorry living even with the best OF
cows.
A large udder is lot by any means ar
infallible sign of a good mixer \ poo
cow may sometimes have a large
tleshy udder.
1t is seldom we find man that has
a good mich cow and wants TO sell
her. provided he knows a good milcl
COW when he sees it.
BY intelligent breeding you can in a
few years weed out poor stock and
have good herd BY lack of intell-
rencc In breeding you can in less time
ruin a good herd
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25
Farm Timber Culture.

At the present rate of consumption
in view will, according TO B. f. Fer
non, be exhausted within thirty years
AS sixty to one hundred years are re-
quired for the production of full crop
millable timber, and for other reasons,
few farmers can engage in this bust
ness. For the production of wood for
fuel purposes, however, the time re-
CURED is only twenty to thirty years.
and waste lands may be utilized for
this purpose. 1t is claimed also that
catalpa can be profitably grown for
railroad ties and fence posts. also
chestnut for the same purposes.-Ex.
change.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25

the stable from the front, and the win
dows should De lime washed 10 mellow
the light. A stable shout. never be
dark. The stable should be well ven
tilated, but so carefully that no draft
can possibly touch a warm horse. A
draft on horse warm from work or
driving will be sure to ruin him. Do
not feed from a rack overhead. as the
dust from the hay is apt to be breathed
and is not good for the lungs. A deep
manger is best. A wide manger for
the grain is best so the grain can be
scattered TO prevent boiling. The stalls
should be five feet wide. A horse can
not rest in a narrower one. and in a
wider one he might roll and get fast.
Look out that the slight settling of the
barn does not cause the stall floors to
slope toward the managers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25
Starring 4 Ralkv Horse

When a horse balks. no matter how
badly he sulks or how ugly he is, do
not beat him; don't throw sand in his
ears; don't use a rope around his fore
legs or even burn straw under him.
Quietly 80 and pat him on the head
moment. Take a hammer, or even
pick up a stone in the street, tell the
diver sit'stIll. take the lines, hold
them quietly while you lift up either
front feet, give each nall a light tap
and a good smart tap on the frog, drop
the foot 1T ckly and then chirp TO him
to so. In ninety nine cases out Of 100
the horse will go right on about his
business but the driver must keep his
lines taught and not pull or jerk him
back.
If | have tried this once | have tried
it 500 times, and every time l have
suggested 1t people have laughed and
even bet s. bottles of wine that [
could not do it. SO far | have won
every bet. This may make you smile.
but a horse has more common sense
than most people are willing to give
him credit for. The secret of this lit
tie trick is simply diversion. l am a
firm believer that with kindness and
proper treatment horse can be driven
with string. Missouri Valley Farm
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25

a Home iii de Fodder Cutter.
No one will question the value of cut
fodder for stock, and especially for
horses, although many farmers will not
use it because of the labor involved in
preparing it, The homemade cutter
shown here win do quite as good work
as the more expensive machines, and It
really does not take much time to pre-
pare quite lot of fodder. To make this
machine, two boards. each one foot
wide and five feet long, are required
Nail these together in N-shape, as
shown, then make the legs of pieces
three feet long, mailing a strip across
EACH as shown. to keep them from
spreading Have the blacksmith make
a cutting blade; it may be formed from
an old scythe, as shown in the illustra-
ton, arranging it so that a place is re-
served for the handle and that the cut
ting portion is about two and one-half
feet. Bolt a piece of iron at one end
to one leg six inches below the box
and bolt one end of the scythe to the
other end of the iron. arranging them
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25

In order 10 give the British Associa-
ton a free trip to Central Africa the
British South Africa Company will
spend $4,000. The next meeting Of the
association will, therefore. be held in
1905 Mt the Victoria Falls, on the Fam
best River Not far from Victoria
Fails, Livingston found the only indi-
cation of coal so far discovered in tropi-
cal Africa. Day by day the railway
from Sapetown and Buluwayo is draw
ing nearer to Victoria Falls, where the
South Africo Company viii soon turn
the enormous water power available
into electricity. 4 hotel is to be built
for the accommodation OF the British
scientists
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25
rertiIiring the Corn Land.


Al the Purdue corn school. the great
emphasis was placed upon fertilizing
the corn land At least one year before
the field is given to corn. An old clover
sod that has received manure the pre-
vious year was regarded as an ideal
soil on which to grow corn. Corn
growers considered it quite risk To
haul manure on land intended for corn
later than Jan /. After that date the
surplus manure should 20 to the grow
ing grain crop, as wheat or rye. to The
clover fields or to the pasture land.
II placed on corn land it may cause the
plants to fire in a dry time, the pres
enee Of the manure thus acting to pro
duce an appreciahle loss. Take this
valuable fertilizer to where it may
feed plants. but not where It is likely
to check their growth by drying the
soil and depriving the crop of its mois-
turr.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25
A Farm ELECTRIC Light system.

well-known farmer in eastern New
York State, J. T. Mcdonald, reports
fayorably OF his experience with
farm electric-lighting plant. He put
in "A fifty-light dynamo costing $500
and paid out about 500 more for win
ing. etc. He has Il brook running
through his farm which supplies the
power. There are sixteen lights in the
stables, and the house is lighted
throughout whenever desired by turn
ing on the switch. The power of the
current is regulated by an indicator in
the kitchen, and all the trouble neces-
sary Is to watch the indicator and
change the voltage to correspond with
the number of lights that have been
turned on or off. The two wires are
drawn tightly on a sweep, and so ar
ranged with a gear wheel that the
water gate may be easily damaged, it
beias very sensitive to the slightest
change in the voltage, and very easily
controlled without leaving the kitchen.
Mr.. Mcdonald says the convenience
cannot be realized without trial. and
no other investment which he has
made has pleased him so well. For
those who have not brook to furnish
power, an apparatus has recently been
invented. costing about $500 all up and
wired ready for use. 1t is n combined
gasolene motor and generator, and is
said TO prove quite satisfactory
American CuItiYator
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25
CHAPTER XII.

Barbara was equal to the occasion.
Her faith was too deeply grounded for
her to wait long. 1t reached farther
than the dome of the room and the dome
of the sky outside. She would recount
the promises; she would not deny dy-
ing friends request.
She closed her eyes, folded her hands,
and lifted her soft, girlish face. Her
voice was low, sweet, distinct, entrauc-
ing the language was pure, chaste, APP
proprate in spirit it was consoling, as
surfing, yivifying.
The dying man drank In every word.
His sense of hearing was strangely on
the alert: his soul expanded; his craving
was satisfied; the benedction of peace
settled upon his face; he heard the an
gelic choir and the fluttering of viewless
wiugs.
Brice stood with folded arms. tall
erect respectful, his lips twitching. his
eyes thoughtfully fixed. his senses en-
chained by that soft, musical voice, that
passionate appeal for mercy. He never
once removed his gaze from that sweet
giriish face.
She stepped TO the bed She placed
her hand upon Benson's forehead 1t
was EEON tl1E ROlN. ~ vas tdAliR W iii the
dew Of death. His spirit had scared
away upon the wings Of her prayer. She
crossed his hands outside the snowy
counterpane, then stepped back with a
heavy heart.
1t is over" she said, with hushed
solemnity. Benson is Mt rest. | shall
remain here until the morning"
She crossed over TO the table and ,urn-
ed down the lamp until it shone like 4
mere speek. There was no use protest.
ing against her positive ways when size
cared to exhibit them, and SO the mother
and son quietly withdrew.
They went to the parlor below Mrs.
rutherford uervously turned on n full
head of Icht Her hands were shaking.
and there was a look of awe upon her
face. The presence of death had ever
wrought upon her in that way.
"Oh. Rrice" she said. her tone In keep
ing with the look of awe, did you ever
hear such a prayer as that? So full of
trust. faith, experience audacity l al
most might say, If there were such a
thing as spiritual possession. I'd say that
her dead father spoke through her and
for her. She seemed in direct commuai-
cation. felt as If l was standing in
the presence Of God, oh. how sinful /
felt when | measured my faith with hers
and my life with hers"
I'VE shouldn't measure cur lives with
aaybodv's but that Of Christ" Brice said
"IIe was perfection. Was and-is.'
His tone was so grave, and ii was st
odd to her to hear him say anything lk,
thar that his mother quickly flung up hel
head aud keenly regarded him,
II was as mucl stirred as yourself
mother" he admitted. Its all photo
graphed on nay brain. l stood on tht
edge Of a horrible precipice, in the glare
Of the most intense light. Mother, how
long was Benson sickY'
Only few days"
as Miss Bradleigh frequently viii
him?''
"He sent for her He preferred hei
10 me That vas on account Of her spir
itual ty. l infer"
Mother. do you think he told her any
thing?'
1t was vague question, but she IN
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25
That Horrid Bog Hole.

1t is an awful sight to see dairy cows
come wading into the barn tho1gh a
pond of r,ud and manure tea coming
up to the udder and wetting and be-
daubing the teats so soon to be
stripped of their fluids. Say, th?re is
little poetry about the COWS coming
home in the cleaning when they wade
through this horrid bog hole. And the
worst of it is there is no need of such
a slough of despond. Take a team and
draw in some old stock bottom or other
trash if you can do no better and fill
up the hole. Next summer you cGn
draw it out for manure and fill up with
dirt. Get rid of the nuisance in some
why. 1t is robbing you of money and
your cows of health.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25
cANADA's DIAMOND FIELDS.

Mines as Rich as Those of South Az
RIGA. Perhaps, n, Hudson's ay.
Somewhere in the far North, south
of Hudson's Bay, lie undiscovered dil-
mOnd fields as rich as those of Soutl.
Africa. At least, this is the assertion
of Professor w. II. Hobbs in an article
written for the Popular Science
Monthly.
in proof of his remarkable statement
Professor Hobbs has prepared a map
which shows within a few hundred
miles where the great diamond belt
may be found.
The reason of his investigation was
the discovery of the following seven
diamonds in Wisconsin and adjoining
States:
Eagle stone" rs carats
Oregon diamond ..a..... carats
Aohlsville diamond - lfearats
Saukville diamond ..... & carats
Burlington diamond .......... . carats
"Dowagiac stone" ......I1c drats
Milford diamond ..... q c:irats
These diamonds were picked up by
farmers who were ignorant II their
worth, and kept as curiOs for Years uc-
fore their true value was discovered.
The Saukville diamond was kept on
the clock shelf of farmhouse for six
teeh years before it was recognized as
an ything but II curious bit OF bright
quartz
The Eagle stone" was kept for sew
en- years and then sold to a Milwaukee
jeweler for a dollar, neither buyer nor
seller having any idea of it, worth.
Perhaps the strangest fact about
these discoveries that attracted the
attention of Professor Hobbs was that
the soil in which these seven diamonds
were found was not in any case the
kind from which diamonds could be
produced.
In spite Of all the digging and delv-
ing that followed every discovery no
second stone was ever found.
Professor Hobbs soon discovered
that all these diamonds, besides
number of smaller ones, had been
found along the ridges of land formed
fillions of years ago by the great gla-
ciers that had moved down from the
north
He Mt once concluded that the pre-
eious gems had been carried TO the
places where they were found by those
moving icefields that are known to
have existed long before there was any
life on this planet.
When at hast the glaciers stopped
and melted the diamonds which they
had carried on their backs We're
dropped upon the ground, to be dis
covered ages afterward by Wisconsin
farmers.
Tie important question. therefore, to
be answered is: At what place did
the glaciers pick up the diamonds:
Professor Hobbs replies by tracing
seven lines northNard from the places
where the stones were found. showing
that they come almost to point just
south of Hudson Bay.
The ancestral home OF these dia-
lner..s,. says Professor Hobbs. ''musl
be in the wilderness of Canada be-
tween the points where the several
tracks converge upon one another. II
is by no means improbable that when
the barren territory about Hudson
Bay is thoroughly explored n region
for profitable diamond mining may BE-
revealed New York World
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25


Barbara poised the letters in her I'm
gers, an absorbed look on her face. The
dimples disappeared and lines of care APP
peared in their $, Fad.
What secrets do they hold? 2" she ask
ed herself. viii they change the cur
rent of my lifef viii it turn out that my
mission is not at CrOylands. but else
where? The subject not Mr.. Brice Ruth
erford. but some one more helpless and
more worthy? | wish | knew. l can
do nothing hut wait"
She did not have to wait long. Two
evenings later she was summoned 10 Ben
sons ROOM One glance at his face was
enough to assure her that the end was
very near. She found Mrs. Rutherford
already present A strange | ightness
came into BenSon's eyes as they rested
upon Barbara.
Read a psalm for me-" he said.
She was surprised to find his voice so
strong. Mrs Rutherford pointed to
Bible on the window sill, half-hush-
ed, haIf-strained look on her face.
A lamp which brned upon the table
cast grotesque shadows on the wall; It
soft air stirred the curtains; a sweet
breath of odor came in from the ter
races; the clock in the hall struck ten.
Barbara took the Bible and read
psalm in low, sweet, distinct, inspiring
voice. the selection containing just the
confessions dying man would want to
make-just the promises to which dy-
ing man would want to cling.
There was a step heard in the hall
and then Brice entered. He took in the
Ill ke IL pp-
moved his hat; a thoughtful look crept
into his face; he kissed his mother. which
was something unusual in him, and offer
cd his hand to Barbara.
Who's herc?" Benson asked, every
faculty on the alert, his tone almost a
challenging one.
'Brice has just come in" Mrs. Ruth
erford said.
He stepped up to the bed.
Benson, my heart aches for you, old
boy" he said.
ripple of n cloud passed over the
dying mans face. He did not reach cut
his hand in welcome.
Bend down." he whispered.
Brice complied with his request.
i've Just prayed, Father, forgive me
my trespasses as | forgive those who
have trespassed against me, Benson
said. in a whisper. Its fearful thing
to say that if a man falls short at his
end Of IL! You dealt me a hard blow
once, but | forgive you"
A deathly pallor was in Briee's face
when he lifted it. Barbara saw it and
wondered
Barbara. pray out loud" he request
ed In husky voice. reaching out his
hands in cropping way, when showed
that his vision was failing Il want to
go off with your voice in my ears, with
something of your faith strengthening
me. 1t will bring the sweet music and
the Auttcr Of bright wings about me"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-25

1t is estimated that the cost OF pro
tectlug trees to prevent disease. by the
use of spraying mixtures. is less than
one-ffth of cent per tree. and the
spraying may ais Increase the profit
on fruit by inducing better quality
In milking it is better for each man e
have the same COWS regularly. Both
cow and mixer viii do better than with
frequent changes
It j. we'll go remember that all crops
Lave t,,o values-tbeiC feeding value
aI.I their lI4Aurlal value.