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The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03

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Alfalfa Soil Germs.

1t has been found that when Illi-
produce good crops OF that plant only
when the soil is inoculated with germs
that produce nodules on the roots. The
Illinois station, in a recent communi-
cation to this paper. says:
We furnish this soil in grain bags
delivered to the railroad freight house
OF Champaign or Urbana for fifty cents
a hundred pounds to cover cost of col
lecting, drayage, and bags. Remit
tance is best made by postoffce money
order or Chicago bank draft. Personal
checks are not accepted.
Orders should be placed at least two
or three weeks before the soil is
wanted. as weather conditions may
make it impossible to collect the soil
dition for shipping. We advise using
at least 100 pounds of infected soil
to the acre. Definite trials on large
areas have shown that this amount Is
sufficient to produce very satisfac-
tory incubation. The soil should be
scattered over the field with some de-
gree of uniformity; but it is not like
seeding grain and it is not absolutely
essential that every square yard in
the field should receive its due portion
of infected soil. Some care, should
be taken in spreading it over the high
er places in the field, but if places
should be missed on sloping land or on
lower lying lands the bacteria will
soon be carried over them by surface
drainage waters; indeed. II all the
water sheds in the field (that is, all
ridges and high places) are well in
oculated, the entire field will ultimate
ly become infected, the bacteria be-
ing carried by soil washing; but the
injection is more rapid, of course, if
the infected soil is spread over the
entire field with some degree of uni
formity when it is first applied. If
possible the soil should be applied
at about the time the alfalfa seed is
sowed and then narrowed in with the
seed; but it may be applied month
or two before sowing the alfalfa or at
any time afterward and 1t Is not alb
solute1y necessary that it be narrowed
in, although that is advisable If ap-
piled to a field where the alfalfa is
already a year or two old. the in
fected soil may be mixed with the soil
of the field by narrowing or disking
(the disks being set straight so as not
to cut off the alfalfa roots) prefer
ably early in the spring or after cut
ting has been made. The infected
soil may be applied in any way to get
it over the field.-as by hand (throw-
ing 1t from the wagon), with an end
gate seeder, if the soil is dry enough
and sufficiently well pulverized, or
in any other way which may be found
convenient
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
Buy a Pasteuri.er.

Pasteurization of milk is done very
satisfactorily by intermittant pasteur-
ization whereas for cream it is neces.
sary to use a continuous pasteurizer
says M. Mortenson. 1t is a mistake
when people conceive the idea that
they will start to make pasteurized
butter and first experiment for a while
before they go to the expense of buy
ing pasteurizer. The result is that
they start to pasteurize their cream in
cans; If cream especially that is rich
in butterfat. is exposed to high tenn
perature for any length of time the
body will be injured, and butter made
from such cream will acquire body
similar to that of renovated butter;
that kind of butter will sell below quo
tation and the operator is apt to de-
eide that pasteurized butter will not
be q success. 1t must be fully under
stood that whenever we want to pas
teurize cream for buttermaking we
must invest money in pasteurizer;
the can system will always be a fail
ure.
All manufacturers Of pasteurizers
use every effort to make the best on
the market and one that can be oper-
ated with the greatest possible degree
of economy; they are fitting them with
stirrers of various construction: these
are to make the milk move rapidly
over the hot surface with the object
Of having it thoroughly mixed and to
prevent it from burning on the sides
of the machine. They also aim to
have the cream exposed to the high
temperature only short time and
then cooled Immediately so as to
prevent any injury 70 the body.
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Dairy Barn and Yard.

in locating a dairy barn care should
be taken to have gentle slope from
the barn In at least one direction, af-
fording good natural drainage for
both barn and yard. II the barn is
already built and poorly located,
draining and grading will do much to
remedy the evil In most cases it
would take but small amount of
labor with plow and scraper. when the
ground is in suitable condition to
handle, to give the surface Of the
s'rd slope from the barn sufficient
t. carry off the surface water Even
II dirt has to be hauled in from out
side the yard to accomplish this 1t
Will not be expensive. The drainage
alone under yard is not sufficient.
as the tramping of the cattle soon
puddles the surface, preventing the
water from passing down to the tile.
After the grading is done the yard
should be covered with gravel or Gin
ders. BY putting the coarser in the
bottom and the finer on top a good
hard yard can be obtained and at a
comparatively small expense where
material of this kind is available. If
this cannot all be done in one year, it
Is OF the utmost Importance that a be-
ginning be made by grading and grav-
cling portion of the yard next the
barn, so that the COWS may have some
place on which to get out of the mud
and filth. By grading a part of the
yard each year and applying thick
coat OF gravel or cinders to the graded
part, the entire yard will, in few
years, be in good condition. When
gravel does not contain enough clay
TO pack hard, small amount of clay
should be mixed with the top layer.
1t will then form firm surface.
A portion of the yard should be bed
ded, thus affording the cows a place
to lie In the open air on pleasant
days. If straw is scarce the cleanest
OF t soiled bedding from the stable
will answer for this purpose. When the
straw and manure on this bedded por-
ton of the yard become too deep and
soft it should lie hauled into the field
and the bedding commenced again on
the solid yard.-W. J. Fraser.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
Influence of Wheat Awns,

Everything has an economic value.
either on the positive or negative
size. In Germany some scientists have
been studying the value of the awps
On the wheat heads. Red winter
headed wheat was studied. Two plats
were selected. in one of which all the
awns were removed from the spike as
soon as they appeared, while upon
the other they were allowed to remain
The ripening began two days earlier
in the case of those spikes deprived
of their awns. The absence of awns
is accompanied by smaller sized
grain and by less weight The grain
from the awnless spikes was richer
in ash but poorer in nitrogen and phos.
phorus. Comparisons were made with
the figures obtained in this experiment
and the results of growing bearded
and beardless' varieties of wheat were
found analogous in each case. By com.
pairing the average yields of awned
and awnless wheat for a number of
years 1t was concluded that the awned
varieties gave smaller yields of grain
but the individual grain possessed
higher absolute weight, and the fluctua-
tions OF the bearded wheats are loco
than those Of the beardless varieties
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
CHAPTER XII.
London Life.

The trusting, generous letter which
Joris had written to his son-in-law
arrived a few days before Hyde's de-
parture for London.
Hyde knew well the importance of
katherine's fortune. 1t enabled him
to face his relatives and friends on
a very much better footing than he
had anticipated. So he was no longer
averse to meeting his former compan-
ions; even to them. rich wife would
excuse matrinmony.
His first social visit was paid to his
maternal grandmother the dowager
Lady Capel. He found her in the
most careless dishabille, wieless and
unpainted. and rolled up comfortably
in an old wadded morning gown that
had seen years of snuffy service. But
she had outlived her vanity Hyde had
chosen the very hour in which she had
nothing whatever to amuse her. and
he was very welcome interruption.
And, upon the whole. she liked her
So she heard the rattle of Hyde's
sword and the clatter of his feet on
the polished stairs, with a good deal
OF satisfaction. II have him here and
] shall do my best to keep him here"
she thought. why should proper
young fellow like Dick bury himself
alive in the fens for Dutch woman :?
In short. she has had enough. and too
much, Of him. His grandmother has
. prior claim. | hope, and then Ara
bella Suffolk will help me. | foresee
mischief and amusement. Well Dick
you rascal. SO you have had to leave
America! expected it. Oh. sir. l
have heard all about you from Ade
iaide! You are not to be trusted,
either among men or women. And
pray where is the wife you made such
q fracas about? Is she in London
with you?"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
BROUGHT THEM TO TIME.
Why Criticism Of New York's Finest
Hotels Suddenly Stopped.


Hotels Suddenly Stopped.
Some years ago l was dining with
party Of wealthy Westerners in New
York City" said Mr.. Benjamin T.
Leslie, of Montana, to a Washington
Post reporter. Among them were
Marcus DAILY, Charlie Broadwater, en-
Gov. Hauser, Hon. Tom Carter, Sena-
tor w. A. Clark. John w. Mackay,
Lucky" Baldwin and E. E. Bonner.
1T seems that no two of them were
stopping at the same hotel, and each
had grievance against the hostelry
where he put up. One said he meant
to quit the Fifth Avenue; another in.
weighed against the Waldorf; third
thought that Delmonico's was terribly
overrated. and SO on. Not one had a
good word to say of any of the taverns
or eating houses OF Gotham, and
there was special criticism of the
food.
Finally, after there was a little lull
in the choruses of adverse criticism
old man Bonner burst into loud
laugh. When asked the cause of his
merriment. Bonner said: I've been
listening to you fellows talk, and I
tell you frankly. you give me pain.
To hear such as you run down these
swell establishments in New York is
enough to make the angels weep. Why.
it hasn't been SO many years since
I've seen every one Of you squatted on
the grass of the prairie, eating beans
out of frying pan with your fingers.
1T was the everlasting truth, and
the knocking of the hotels ceased
right there"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
Concerning Hog Houses.

Concerning Hog Houses.
Prof. X. S. Shaw, in bulletin 81 OF
the Montana Station, says: The size
of the hog house will be determined
by the number of brood sows and
Doars to be kept. AS regards shape
long narrow building is preferable, OF
such proportions. for instance. as l6x
4S. In such structure 31a foot
passage way should run from end 10
end along the north side of the build
ing. thus leaving all the pens on the
south side. Pens Sx12k will furnish
room for brood SOW and litter or
several fattening pigs. according te
size. One pen OF twice the capacity
should be constructed to furnish sleep
ing quarters for larger number OF
animals, although an extra shed could
be constructed cheaply to protect the
animals during the pasture season.
Each pen should be provided with
small hinged door on the south, and
directly above II + window. Not more
than two windows will be required on
the north side. The troughs should be
placed directly under the partition ad.
tition so constructed as to swing from
the top. In this way the pigs can be
excluded from the trough while the
feed is being supplied. The swinging
partition is held in place by ameans OF
slide in the center which works UP
and down thus resting on either side
of the trough as desired. Less food is
wasted when the fiat "a, bottomed
troughs are used. Because of its
splintery nature hemlock makes a dur
able trough. the pigs not caring to
chew it. Concrete overlaid with ce
ment furnishes good flooring. its
only fault being that it is cold. This
may be overcome by OVERLAPPING
small portion with plank for bedding
place. Plank floors give good salts
tight, or else much filth will work
through and produce unsanltary con
ditions. One or two ventilators should
extend from within a few feet of the
floor up through the roof; in many
cases these do not extend below the
ceiling and as a result remove only
the upper warm air, leaving the foul,
heavier air below. If necessary to Sc
cure warmth the inside may be lined
and the spaces between the studs filled
with sawdust or chaff. The chief es
sentials of good hog house are
warmth, sunlight, dryness and good
ventilation without cold draughts.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
The Worlds Corn crop,

1t takes about year and a half to
obtain reliable statistics regarding any
crop grown In all the continents, and
for this reason the latest statistics fwe
have of the worlds corn crop are for
the year 1901. 1t will be interesting
to our readers to learn the extent to
which corn is grown in foreign coun-
tries. We give the yields for the year
mentioned, when, however, the crop in
this country was about 100000 900
bushels short of the normal The re-
port is in bushels:
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
Night rardinq Cows.

From Farmers Review It is get.
vicinity to yard the cows at night.
For my eight. l have about an acre
to yard in. One of my neighbors has
lot of about two acres for twenty
cows. There should be access to
water. We find yarding COWS more
profitable than letting them run in
the pasture. And cows under this
treatment give more regular amount
of milk, than when permitted to run
out. as they seem less excited-H.
Belts, Lorain county, OHIO.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
Leek Flavor in Butter.

From Farmers Review: A man
writes that he has accepted posi-
ton as buttermaker in region where
there are leeks in the pastures and
that both the milk and the butter
have strong flavor from this weed
He wants to know what is the best
way for me to deal with such milk"
In reply I have to say, that the best
treatment known for milk containing
the favor Of leaks at the present time,
is to areate it thoroughly at milking
time and then If you can convenient.
ly arrange to heat the milk to a TEN,
perature of 130 degrees or higher
when it is separated, you will remove
some Oh this odor. II you cannot ar.
range to separate the milk at this
high temperature then think 1t will
be q good plan to pasteurize the
cream after it comes from the sepa-
rator. The pasteurized cream should
be cooled to nearly SO degrees and
then ripened with good starter made
from milk Which contains none OF
this odor of leeks. l do not know OF
any other remedy that is successful
in handling such milk. OF course it
is not necessary to state that the
surest way to avoid this trouble is
to keep the cows out of such pastures,
but l presume in many cases this can.
not be done. The flavor must be
boiled ou." in some way; there is
NO chemical tnat is safe to use for
this purpose.-E. H. Harrington, Wis.
consin Dairy School,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
Mexico and Irrigation.

The English consul at Mexico City
in a recent report gives the following
extract concerning Mexican agricul-
ture from recent number Of the
EcCnomista MeXicano: ut is an I'M
deniable fact among economists that
the territory OF the Republic in its
present condition is not capable OF
producing sufficient to sustain its
population; this. is daily becoming
more serious as the population in
creases, and the agricultural produc-
ing power of the country diminishes.
The remedy would be irrigation, but
this is costly, and unless the govern.
ment undertakes it, private initiative
will accomplish little"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
Not on the Grand Jury.

Here is the way Pawnee county
man confessed at a revival meeting in
Kansas. He had been pressed 10
repent. and finally got up and said:
Dear friends. l feel the spirit moving
in me to talk and tell what bad man
I've been, but l can't do it while the
grand jury is in session." The Lord
Will forgive YOU" shouted the preach
ed. II guess that's right" said the
penitent. but he amt on the grand
jury"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03
The Bow of Orange Ribbon
A ROMANCE OF NEW YORK
BY AMELIA E. BARR
o. and

Bv AMELIA E. BARE
CHAPTER xI.-(continueo.)


And it was during this hour OF trial
10 Miriam. that Joris was talking to
Lysbet of her 1t did him good to put
his fears into words, for Lysbet S
assurances were comfortable: and as
It had been a day full of feeling, he
was weary and went earlier to his
room than usual. On the contrary
Lysbet was very wakeful. She car
ried her sewing to the candle and sat
down to think.
In the midst of her reflections,
Bran returned She had not expect,
ed him so early, but the sound OF his
feet was pleasant. He came in slowly,
and, after some pottering, irritating
delays. he pushed his fathers chair
back from the light and with heavy
sigh sat down in it.
why sigh you so heavy, Bran
Every sigh still lower sinks the
heart"
"A light heart shall never have
again. mother. For me there is no
hope. SO quic, and shy was my
love"
oh. indeed! OF all the coquettes,
the quiet. shy ones are the worst
NO cpquette is Miriam Cohen. My
love life is at an end. mother
when began it, Bram?"
ut was at the time of the duel
loved her from the first moment. o
mother. mother!"
Does she not love you?"
i,l W.
have had together. My heart was full
Of hope
"Well then, my son, be not easy to
lose thy heart Try once more"
useless it would be. Miriam is
not one of those who say mo- and
then yes"
Nearly two years you have known
her. That was long to keep you in
hope and doubt think she is a
coquette."
you know her not, mother. Very
few words of love have | dared to say.
We have been friends. | feared to
lose all by asking too much
Then. why did you ask her to-
night? Itwould have been better had
your father spoken first to Mr.. Co
hen"
81 did not ask Miriam tonight. She
spared me all she could. This is what
she said to me, Bran, dear Bran, l
fear that you begin to love me, be-
cause think OF you very often. And
my grandfather has just told me that
I am promised to Judah Belasco of
London. In the summer he will come
here and shall marry him"
What said you them"
'Oh, I scarce know! But | told her
how dearly | loved her and l asked
her to be my wife,
"And she said what to thee?"
My father must obey. Though he
told me to slay myself. l must obey
him.. BY the God of Israel, have
promised it often ="
She is good girl. | wish that you
had won her, Bran" And Lysbet put
down her work and went to her sons
side; and with great sob Bran laid
his head against her breast.
''As one whom his mother comfort
ETH" Oh, tender and wonderful con-
ISOLATION! 1t is the mother that turns
the bitter waters of life into wine
Bran talked his sorrow over to his
mothers love and pity and sympathy;
and when she parted with him. long
after the midnight, she said cheer
fully, Thou hast brave soul. min
Hoon. min Bran: and this trouble is
not all for thy loss and grief sweet
memory will this beautiful Miriam be
as long as thou livest; and to have
loved well good woman, will make
thee always better man for it."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03

To clean greasy kettles, warm the
pot or kettle, then throw In a handful
of corn meal and rub we'll You will
find the meal will absorb all the fat SO
that soap and water will make the
kettle perfectly clean.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03

II must be an industrious youth
that provides against age; he that
fools away the one must Either he, or
starve in the other.-Est,puge,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03

1t may as we'll be admitted that
there are some automobilists who do
not try to run over people.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-03

1oldl ......'.. ..... .l,32O,OSl 900
1t will be noticed that the United
States raises ABOUT twice as much as
all the rest of the world combined.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-29

The different styles and qualities of shoes and s
excludes the possibility of quoting prices every shoe
the house but these goods arranged where
trouble to look through the entire stock and you
visit the Herald Shoe Store during this whether
ready buy Nothing is reserved, the pc
and goods will surprise These prices will not hold goo
after July 4.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-29
His Last Hone Realized.

(From the Sentinel, Gebo. Mont)
In the first opening OF Oklahoma TO
settlers in 1889. the editor OF this pa.
per was among the many seekers ar
ter fortune who made the big race
one fine day in April. During his trav-
cling about and afterwards his camp.
ing upon his claim. he encountered
much bad water, which, together with
the severe heat, gave him very Sc
we're diarrhoea which II seemed al
most impossible to check. and along
In June the case became so bad he
expected to die. One day one of his
neighbors brought him one small bot
tie OF Chamberlain's Collie Cholera
and Diarrhoea remedy as a last hope.
A big dose was given him while he
was rolling about on the ground In
great agony. and in few minutes
the dose was repeated. The good ef-
feet OF the medicine was noticed and
within an hour the patient was TAX.
ing his first sound sleep for a fort
night. That one little bottle worked
a complete cure and he can not but
feel grateful. The season for bowel
disorders being at hand suggests this
item. For sale by City Drug Store,
y. ]. Ramsey and Ardmore Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-29
BRIDAL PHOTOGRAPHS.



Brides are probably just as beautiful
now as ever they were, but they are
not nearly so anxious TO record their
postnuptial loveliness by means OF pho
tographs Most photographers say they
are glad Of IT,
II never did enjoy taking the pictures
OF brides" said photographer. Like
all the rest OF the world. love the dear
creatures but when II comes down TO
81 n dozen commerclalism they do not
satisfy my artistic instincts Few brides
take good picture. Somehow their
togs are not becoming. A bride Is sup
posed to look superlatlvely lovely on
her wedding day. but II anybody dared
10 tell the truth on the subject that su-
perstition soon would be exploded and
the sweet things would realize that in
stead OF looking their best on that oc.
casion. most OF them are apt 60 look
their worst II Is the same way when
they come TO be photographed in their
wedding nnery. They are either too
pale or too red. and they have . nerv.
Gus. anxious expression that robs the
face OF all good lines for Photographic
purposes.
"The time was when no bride consid.
cred herself really married until she
had arraycd herself In spotless white
and had her picture taken. Generally
he came with her, and he looked Just
about as foolish as she did Goodness,
the trouble ! have had posing brides
and bridegrooms before the cameral
Instead OF telling them TO look pleas
ant always felt like saying, Don't
look idiotic II you can possibly help IT,
and then would have TO think up
some device 10 keep her from scrouglng
down too close against his shoulder and
10 keep him from responding with an
equally inappropriate embrace. But
with all my precautions ! never fully
succeeded In preventing their acting
like lunatics. The other day when look
ing over n lot OF old negatives | came
across several hundred OF those sentl.
mental combinations. and l thanked
my lucky stars that nowadays few
newly mated couples have the camera
craze. Chicago Record Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-29

The Tribal Development company
of Tishomingo l. T., is the strongest
real estate company in the Indian
Territory. The man who desires TO
become in possession of lands here
can find no better medium. The rec
ords of their Office are open to those
interested and absolute fair dealing
and bona fide contracts are assured.
The Indian will find that this com
pany will look after his interests and
If you have lands to lease you Will be
well paid to turn your business over
TO this company. See the names Of
the officers and directors elsewhere
in this paper. iS-dw-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-29
A Serious Mistake.

e. @. Dewitt a. Co. is the name of
the firm who make the genuine Witch
Hazel salve. DeWitt's is the Witch
Hazel salve that heals without leaving
scar. II is a serious mistake to use
any other. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
salve cures blind, bleeding, itching
and protruding piles, burns, bruises.
eczema and all skin diseases. Sold by
City Drug Store.