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New-York tribune., 1903-10-21

The opening of Miss Jessie Millward's engage
rnent in "A Clean Slate at the Madison Square
Theatre has been changed from Monday. November
+o the following night. Three Dillingham; at
+r.c+tons were 20 have competed for public atten-
zion on November 2, but the postponeInent OF the
Sr,ie- ~, of the FRITZ SChefT Opera Company in
HI3a bette for week gives Frank Daniels the rgnt
of Vyay al the Victoria Theatre, where The ONCE
Tov'' will be presented for the first time in this
city.
osoar FIammerstein. who has been ILL., was much
batter Yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1903-10-21

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New-York tribune., 1903-10-21
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une without extra charge.
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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
The Crop Situation.

The present year will so into history
as decidedly unfavorable from the
farmers point of view. 1t is a season
OF short crops and disappointing
yields, with no absolute crop failure
any where, and at the same time no
average production. There has been
no spectacular disaster, just simply a
continued depression of conditions i'll
suited to crop development.
The winter wheat crop, at first
thought to promise a record breaking
yield, has shrunken steadily until it is
apparent that the actual crop is not
only smaller than last year but is acta-
ally smaller than our anticipated re-
quirements for domestic use and ex-
portation. The crop is not likely to
finally measure more than 100000, 900
bushels, though the quality is general;
ly high.
With the single exception of a short
period of June drought the spring
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05

University of Illinois in the depart
ment of agronomy. Clifford Willis
has been named as assistant in soil
physics, and Albert N. Hume from
Purdue university as Instructor OF
farm crops.
In animal husbandry L. d. Hall
takes up class work in beef cattle in
place Of E. B. Forbes, who has taken
a place in Missouri William Dietrich.
graduate of University of Wisconsin,
is made instructor in swine husbandry.
Edwin S. Goode, from the Michigan
Agricultural college, has been appoint
ed as assistant at the experiment sta
ton in connection with cattle feeding
experiments. Two positions in this
department are yet untitled, one deal
ing with horses and the other sheep.
In Dairy husbandry ]. w. Hart of
Ontario has been selected as instructor
in dairy manufacture. Mr.. Hart has
had sixteen years experience in this
line, and now comes from the position
of superintendent of Kingston Dairy
school. C.. c. Hayden has been ap-
pointed instructor in dairy husbandry,
coming from the University of Wiscon-
sin. Fl. A. Hopper. graduate of Cor
nell, has also been secured to teach
the subject of dairy cattle part of the
year and engage in field work the re-
mainder.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
HUBBY'S LETTER

Dear sweetheart, while you're loafing
at the seaside,
Away from all the heat and glare
of town;
While you lounge on Charley's yacht,
upon the lea side,
l work and sweat-excuse me while
l frown!
All, the multiplicity of daily duties
That keep me (would they didn't
darlingD tied
To the city-far away from all the
beauties
OF the gay seaside!
THE beauties l refer to are all yours
dear
The beauties of your figure, face
and smile
The beauty of your soul that aye en-
dures, dear,-
All, your beauty is before me all the
while!
I'm sitting all alone and feeling lone
ly;
To be myself quite vainly l have
tried.
| would give the world and all if L
were only
By your gay (see?) side.
When hubby wrote, addressed and
sealed this letter
He smiled a little idiotic grin
And confided to himself, I'm feeling
better."-
And sent this wire to cTony, Count
me in"
That night he played a little game of
poker.
And l rather think, few cold bets
he tried.
If wife only knew the news would
choke her
BY the gay seaside.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
THEY DID NOT FIGHT.

Although DisraeIi InsuIted a Dandy
There Was no Hostile Meeting.
When Lord Beaconsfield was plain
Benjamin Disraeli he was on one &C.
casion strolling on the promenade with
Captain A when they passed a native
dandy rekirg with scent. Mr.. Disraeli,
who was bit of dandy himself and
did not relish this caricature of the
real thing, shifted disgustedly and said
Bah; how that man stinks!" The
man in question instantly stopped and
produced his card, this, under certain
circumstances, being the recognized
preliminary to impending deeds of
blood. Mr. Disraeli at once produced
his card in return, but before handing
it to him and with the most perfect
good humor, as if descanting on an
abstract theme, he addressed him in
his own inimitably winning way:
"Mr. NJ" looking at the card, 81 see
that is your name. Mine is Disraeli,"
and he fiicked a speck of dust off his
sleeve while the other looked en-
lightened. Before this goes further
may I beg to detain you for minute.
What l have to say will not take long
in the saying. 1t is, of course, much to
be regretted that you should have been
given cause for offense by any express
sion which fell from me unguardedly.
This l say without hesitation and
without any mental reservation. But
the proposed remedy, Mr. M? 1t is to
that l wish to be allowed to direct
your attention, for indeed it would
prove to be at the best ineffective. at
the worst disastrous. You propose
now to kill me or that l should kill
you, and why? Because-it is, I re-
peat, very much to be regretted said
you stink. Yes, but if you kill me. you
won't stink any the less, whereas If
kill you you will only stink the more!"
And Mr.. Disraeli looked almost
panied that this should be so.
The sheer audacity of it carried the
day.
Mr. M. stared at him helplessly as
at some strange being he had never
met before, then shrugged his shout
ders with comic gesture of despair
and retirged without further remark.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
Why Fall PIGS Pay.

Properly handled, which includes
proper housing and care, fall pigs are
as profitable as spring pigs, for by the
time grass comes in the spring they
are in the right shape to make good
gains on pasture, supplemented during
the summer with little corn and
plenty of fresh water. Anticipate their
wants by making provision for the dry
season, by seeding some sucCulent
feed for them when the grass pasture
is tough and dry. and increase their
corn ratio Have patch of peas and
fatten them for early fall market This
plan | think better than fattening for
June market, rs you get cheap gain
on pasture. and, although il takes
Ecce to put pound Of tat on a 800
pound hog than on one Weighing zoe
Yet this is overhalauced by the CHEAP
feed which the pasture gives. which
adds considerably to the gain, but
little To the cost
The early fall market, SAYS f. e
Rutter. Ferryville, WIS. in the Mil
waukee Sentinel. is usually rs good as
the late spring market. The fall ple
takes much less care during the busy
season. The time given to L, while
small. during the cold weather in win
ter is not nearly as valuable as tha
given TO spring pigs during the busy
season of the year. The grain mad,
In pasture, together with the heavier
weight of the hog at marketing time
all count in favor of the fall pig whei
properly handled. Besides. the addi
tional cost for keep of the SOW I,
raise two filters of pigs a year owe
the cost when she raises only one 4
quite small. II only a spring litter /,
raised the keeping of the SOW for, III,
whole year should be charged TO thi
one litter and deducted from tn,
profits at the time of sale as agains
the keeping az the SOW for the few
months during the summer while IL
pasture. charged up to the fall litter.
Remember however. that success
with fall pigs depends largely on theil
care and treatment during the frs
cold weather OF fall and early winter
for If they so into winter quarters poor
in flesh and out of condition thl:
greatly decreases the profit TO Their
owner. Besides. one takes more pride
In caring for pigs that are extra fine
and thrifty, They grow better because
you give them better care. and yoy
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
AS TO BUYING FURNITURE.

taste varies; some house mistresses
have a passion for the light built
chair, the bracket, and screens. and
some cannot endure life without
draperies on the piano, the fireplace.
the door, the bed, even the dinner
table; others take quiet things, plain
thinga-yes, dowdy things.
The cheapest and the noblest way is
at least to be Independent of the
fashion, and never to introduce a
thlng into the room merely because
somebody else does.
A few handsome bits of furniturs
OF fine period make a room habitable
ara picturesque in the shortest time.
and with the least outlay in tn '-ng
run, partly because they never tiro
one and cry out to be replaced by
others
Good work is so good that only 8.
Ie" pieces are needed. and these hsl
monte with themselves.
FINE work is often costly. though
not always. but it lasts-a quality
which is merit to those whose tastes
are not tickle.
A handsome table. a beautiful
caolnet' few graceful chairs, and
PERSIAN carpet decorate a room better
than two dozen cheap gimcracks,"
as one woman puts it. which comes to
pieces periodically, and an imitation
brussels web, which fades and wears
hoIes In year and day.
Money is well spent in good cabinet
work from irms-and there are such
VINO do not mind enlightening their
customers as to which is real and
which is forged goods.
As a rule, though never cheap. a
nne antique chair or table comes to
less than an equally beautiful modern
table, for. being built by the old time
cabinet work, it refuses ever to wear
out.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
To Increase Corn Cron.

"If every farmer in the seven great
corn states will give a few winter
evenings 4S0,000,000 bushels will be
added to the annual crop of this corr
belt"
This is the statement made by Prot
Perry G. Holden of Iowa Agricultural
college, and his plan for accomplishing
this stupendous result is a simple one
merely matter of mechanics. II
only requires the sorting by hand OF
seed corn into lots of uniform size and
the filling of the plates in the corn
planters in such way as to drop the
required number of grains of corn IN
each hill.
Recently Prof. Holden has made al
investigation of actual conditions IN
Iowa corn fields, and he reports as
follows:
81 found from 80 to S6.2 per cent. Of
a perfect stand. The average loss was
3S.7 per cent. l do not mean by this
that the field that has five stalks in
each hill is better than one with four.
and that hills of six stalks are better
than hills of five. | have found that
the best results are obtained from an
average of about three and one-third
stalks to hill. Our experiments have
shown that one stalk in a hill will
produce but one-third as much corn as
proper number of stalks, two stalks
three-fourths of yield, and five stalks
the same. In making my tables
counted either three or four stalks a
100 per cent stand.
For ten years the average yield of
corn in Iowa has been approximately
thirty-ive bushels. yield of thirty.
five bushels, with 70 per cent. stand,
which Is the average found in a num-
Der of of years, would become fifty
bushels with a 100 per cent. stand"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
Cutting and FEEDING.

No farmer receives the full benefit
from his crop unless he feeds both the
fodder and grain. The best is to pur
chase a corn binder and cut the croE
with it. My experience proves that II
is cheaper than to have it cut by hand
Besides, extra hands are scarce and
not to be depended upon. One man
with a machine can cut six to eight
acres day and two men can shock 1t.
Corn cut this way and bound in bun
dies is easier handled, whether hauled
to shredder or husked by hand. !
have a feed cutter and a four horse
sweep power, with which used to cut
my fodder, but found that | can have
this work done cheaper and better
with combined. husker and shredder.
My cattle waste less shredded fod-
der than they do good clover hay.
never plan to fatten my cattle on
grain, but intend to feed enough to
keep them in good growing condition,
Sc they will fatten readily when turned
on grass. | live three miles from a
mill, where | can have my corn
ground on a corn and cob grinder for
7 cents per hundred pounds. This mill
will grind about thirty bushels an
hour. Therefore, | never have to wait
long when getting a load of corn
ground. This is much cheaper for me
than to have a mill of my own, for
think that to do a good job of grind
ing power should be had from a steam
or gasoline engine, the cost of which
is too much for me, as seldom have
over thirty five cattle, old and young.
Every intelligent farmer knows 1t
pays to feed some grain to cattle in
winter, but about the LIST of January,
when the corn gets hard and dry,
some of my cows will not eat it on
cob; therefore. l must have it ground
I believe If it is ground with the cob
it is more easily digested than corn
meal. Cattle not being fed heavily eat
their grain rapidly. If corn is fed Oh
the cob think enough is wasted to
more than pay for grinding.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05

yields, but in the northern belt, where
| the commercial crop is grown. blight
is present as result OF long contin
ued cool, rainy weather, and reports
of rotting in the ground are becomins
alarmingly frequent.
The western hay crop is large, o.
generally good quality, and saved il
good condition. The only exception is
in the case of the natura grass mea :
Ows, which in the northwest are large
ly relied upon for farm hay. In these
natural meadows there has been sc
much water that it has been impossi
Bile to cut over large part of them
and the crop of natural hay is short
Taken all together, the season has
been a disappointing one for farmers
and unless prices for farm products
shall rule high the purchasing power
OF the American farmer will be greatly
curtailed.
Money in Berry Culture.
Glowing reports come of successful
berry culture in the Yakima valley
state of Washington. Five years ago
the valley was in condition of finan.
cial collapse and partial abandonment
The land had for years been devoted
almost exclusively to hops, and when
the bottom dropped out of the hop
market ruin and bankruptcy followed.
Then some of the more thoughtful
farmers planted a few berries. by way
Of experiment, and were rewarded by
abundant success. The business grew
and spread, until now the valley is
largely planted to berries, about three
fourths of which are Cuthbert and
other red raspberries, and the balance
blackberries. Some of the products
are sent by rail as far east as ST.
Paul, but the greater part find Their
market in the mountain cities. Two
years ago an association of growers
was formed to regulate the marketing.
The business has proved extremely
successful, all of the growers receiv-
ing good returns, and some making a
handsome yearly income from a few
acres.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05

wheat crop enjoyed a favorable reason,
period, large part of the stool was
killed, and the vigor of the plant was
so impaired that it never recovered.
The rates of yield, especially in the
Red river valley, were light, and out
OF the conflicting opinion it seems
reasonable to believe that Minnesota
and the Dakotas have not grown more
than 175,000,000 bushels, and the rest
of the spring wheat territory only
about 100000, giving o total crop
of 250000,000. This makes the total
wheat crop of the year 100,000000
bushels smaller than last year, instead
of larger by the same amount, as
seemed probable early in the year.
The corn crop is yet unmade. Since
the middle of July the weather has
been almost continually too cool, and
large share of the crop is so late now
as to be in the greatest danger should
killing frost be experienced at date
as early as this. By the 18th of Sep
TENDER the small portion of the crop
that is earliest will be safe, but to
secure even a 2.0OO,oO0,O0O bushel crop
frost must hold off until nearly Oct. l.,
and even then there would be a con-
siderable portion of that amount soft
corn. The next three weeks will be
critical for the crop, and even should
frost hold off to a much later date than
usual it will not be possible to get
more than three-fourths crop at best
The movement and commercial grad
ing of oats show crop smaller and of
poorer quality than was believed when
ii was cut. Oats coming to Chicago
are only weighing twenty-five to
twenty-five pounds per bushel and the
daily volume of movement is only from
q third to half of that of last year
Thrashing returns all reflect disap-
pointment, especially in Iowa and
Illinois, and it is probable that the
actual crop does not exceed 100000
600 bushels, as against nearly 1,000-
100000 last year. l ate advices from
the potato districts show fairly good
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
Illinois Agricultural colleae.

The work of the college and station
is increasing too rapidly that further
division OF the labor is necessary and
a number of new positions have besa
created and filed preparatory for the
coming course. The working force
now includes thirty-eight positions
held by appointments from the board
of trustees. The new men this fail are
Ira o. Schaub from John Hopkins
university and Curt A. Schroeder from
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
Constructing Cheap siIos.

In discussing the manner of build
ing silos, John Gould, the well known
Ohio dairyman, said: In the construc-
ton of these cheap silos we wish to
get as much value as possible for the
outlay, but a cheap silo need not
necessarily be poor one. In Ohio d
great many are tenant farmers who
build the cheaper silos, and when they
leave the farm, if the proprietor does
not pay them for the silo, they take
them down and remove them to the
next place they rent.
The cheap silo is inyariablJ With us
tub silo, built of 2x4 in builders
material, usually "a feet deep, made of
10 and IA foot 2x4, joined at the ends.
This makes a cheaper silo, because 1t
does not cost as much to get Two short
sticks as one long stave. The foundd-
ton Is selected near the barn, above
the water level, and the ground is
simply first levelled off where the silo
on this prepared piece of ground with
cut foundation at the start. The hoops
are breadths Of Page wire fence. The
value of these hoops lies in the fact
that it Is a tortion fence, and springs
or contracts according to the pressure
ON the inside or the drying on the out
side.
The hoops are quickly made by put
ting the ends back for stays, so that
when this breadth is put around the
sllo tub these two clamps will come
Nl,l.A about ten inches of each other.
Two bolts, sixteen inches long, with
double burs, are put through theG-
clamps, which bring them together,
and with a great pressure on the sIlo
brings the slaves together air tight.
The slaves are jointed on the edge,
not beyelled or tongued. The pressure
of the hoops brings them together ar
tight. Manholes 16xl8 inches are
sawed in between each breadth OF the
hoops, using four breadths of hoops
for the silo.
For foundation, two or three short
planks are put under the bottom end
of the slaves. A small trench is ex-
cavated under the ends of the slaves
one foot wide and about the same
depth, In the bottom of this trench
two inch drain tiles are placed to give
drainage. A few fiat stones are laid
over the tiles, little gravel put over
and then the soil lowered down OH
these stones. The trench Is now filed
with small stones and thin cement,
which Is brought up on the sides, in
side and out of the silo above the
ground another foot, in appearance like
the roof Of a building.
The inside of the silo is now dug up,
kettle shape in the bottom, so as to
bring the bottom of the silo below the
bottom of the ditch, and 1t is given a
thin coat of cement, to prevent rats
undermining and coming into the silo
A roof made of boards Is now put over
the silo. with battens, and our silo Is
complete. This 3ilo, with lumber at
SIG per M, should be completed for
tfo"t SEQ. The 2x4 slaves will not
buckle as quickly as Exc Don't match
them. don't groove them. put the
square edge together and leave a little
sYace behind, and then they won't
buckle.-Rural World,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
Take Good Care of the Horses.

When will men learn to take the
proper care of horses? They are
abused more, perhaps, than any other
animal There are so many ways in
which they are imposed upon and
neglected. OF course there is some
thing in the kind of stock, but the
finest can be so hampered by i'll treat
ment that they rapidly depreciata,
while an ordinary horse, cared for as
1t should be, will appear to good ad-
vantage and do its owner excellent
service
Horses should be fed well, fed regu-
larly, and with the proper food Keep
them with an appetite, they grow
tired of the same food constantly set
before them just as people do if the
same bill Of fare is placed before them
for days in succession. Never allow
your horse to grow puny, watch him;
II he leaves his feed something Is
wrong. Begin in time to prevent this
See that his gums are in a healthy
condition.
Once a month smear some pure pine
tar in the trough where the corn is
to be placed. Save all the egg shells
and when they are well dried pulverize
and mix with SCOT from the chimney,
then a handful of salt, mix, and put
in the trough. They will eat little
at a time and 1t will give them relish
sor food. Hickory wood ashes are
Good II mixed with salt and kept In
trough in the lot where they can lick
II at pleasure. In the spring little
nux vomica is good, mixed with meal
and salt and kept in trough. With
little timely care they may be kept
thrifty and well.
Keep the feet in good condition.
avoid split hoofs. Give attention 10
the name and tail. 1t detracts so much
f,om the appearance of horse If
these ornaments are neglected Cur.
rying Is positive necessity, and
SHOULD be well done daily. This not
only assists his circulation, but makes
him look and feel better He should
he well rubbed and brushed each time,
then his hair will respond to the treat
Inent and keep in n healthy condition.
! Never ovelwork n horse. it is NJ
necessary and inhumane, II he is
/ treated well work will not hurt him
| IL done in moderation, but it is a sin
/ to overtaX a horse. Stop him when he
begins to show that he is suffering
whether you are through or not. Don't
drive too hard because your horse is
a good traveller, he gets hot and can't
tell you, and If overheated will receive
permanent injury.
Don't keep horse too long under
saddle or in harness, II retards his
| circulation and keeps him uncom.
Portable; unharneSs if he is to be kept
as long as three hours. Throw away
Your check rein and let the poor
/ animal have free use Of his head and
neck, II Injuries she muscles of the
neck to be held so long in this unnat
ural position. Don't neglect to give the
horse water. and in hot weather the
work horses should have water four ol
five times each day. but they should
be allowed to cool before drinking
each time. These are little things. but
the observance OF them means better
horses and better service from them
Epitomist.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
Facts for Our Farmers.

give them better care because they
look and grow better-Farmers Voice