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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-17

The Fit. Wayne, Ind, Times says
"The patrons of the sorg last night
witnessed Gordon and Benefits pro-
duction Of "A Royal Slave The
piece is melodrsmatic and combines
the elements of good cast and seem
cry true in every detail to the envir-
onments of the play. The scenery
is attractive and depicts the wild
and romantic country of the Monte
zumss in Mexico, where the plot Of
the piece is laid. From the first TO
the last curtain the chain Of events
holds the interest of the spectators in
q manner complimentary to "A Royal
Slaves successful production on a
return date"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-17
Theatrical Notes.

Coming attractions at The Ken
lucky:
Tuesday night-JeT DE Angelsis
Opera company in "Emerald Isle.
Friday night-"A Royal Slave"
Saturday matinee and night-"The
Silver Dagger"
Monday night January 26-"The
Belle Of New York"
Friday night January 90-Mrs. Le-
noyne.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-17
work of the younger composer.

Clarence Bennett, who is starring In
the title role Of "a Royal Slave" Is
rare combination of dramatic quail
ties. He combines melodramatic pow
er with high order of poetic and ro-
mantle finish. Mr.. Benefits early
schooling in Edwin Booths company
stands him in good stead now and
largely accounts for those graceful
master-t touches and that height of art,
which is to conceal art. This is the
badge of a great actor.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-17


Mrs. Herbert l.. Flint is the only
successful lady hypnotist in America.
This young lady is one Of the most re-
variable persons ever before the
public. She is a perfect master Of
the hypnotic science in all its details.
Given a class upon the stage, she will
make them obey her slightest COM
mand. II told to go into the audience
and peddle fish they start on the ex-
petition at once, and they peddle fish
in earnest. They will follow every
suggestion that she makes. While the
exhibition is in some respects highly
ludicrous, it Is at the same time
most instructive. for it shows what
latent powers there are in hypnotism.
No comedy can be more entertaining
than these nightly exhibitions of
tho Flints. She, with her husband,
DIR. Flint. have rightly earned their
title Of the" Fun Makers"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-17

GO delicately poised are the or
- gans of womanhood that even
slight neglect and exposure
result in serious trouble. Few women
regard first menstrual Irregularities
serious enough TO require medical
attention. Consequently from little
irregularities serious troubles grow.
Women are usually too modest 10 tell
these troubles TO a doctor. Wine Of
Cardui can be taken in the privacy Of
your home. Ii your trouble is just
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-17

beginning you have no excuse not ;
take this remedy today. II is cas-
TO take and there is no publicity Il
the treatment. II your case has beel
long running and doctors cannot bell
you, read what Mrs. Dohse says an
remember that thousands Of so-calle'
"hopeless cases have been cure,
by Wine Of Cardui. Wine Of Cardu
will completely cure nine out Of TEL
cases and il will benefit every cas-
Of female troubles.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-07-15

fully strained before using in the pump, as
any Jumps will clog the spray nozzle.
A cement floor is the most sanitary for
cow stable, and when put down it should be
left rough under the float to prevent the
COWS from slipping down. An objection of
ten made to cement floors is that they are
cold in winter, but as the temperature in a
dairy barn should never get below 40 de-
grees Fahrenheit, this objection is largely
overcome if the COWS are properly bedded.
When plank floor is used it must be re-
newed as fast as it wears out or rots.
1t is of the utmost Importance in keeping
the COWS clean that the platform on which
they stand be of the proper length. If it is
too short the COWS can not lie down COM
fortably, and if too long the droppings will
fall on the rear of the platform and the cows
will fall on the rear of the platform and the
COWS will become soiled when lying down.
AS COWS vary in length the platform should
be longer, from the manger to the gutter at
one end of the barn, and gradually taper to
six or eight inches shorter at the other end.
When large herds are kept the platform on
one side of the barn may be longer than on
the other side and the cows arranged accord
ingly A still better arrangement is some
form of movable manger SO that the length
of the platform can be adjusted to suit each
individual cow With this arrangement all
can be lined up the gutter, whih will be
great help in keeping the COWS CLEAN
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-07-15
w. J. LANGDON,
Sumner, Wash.
The Importance of Whitewash.

Some good advice can be found in the fol-
lowing in regard to the management of the
up-to-date dairy farm, and as dairymen we
should all let it influence us as it is meant:
To be sanitary a dairy barn should be white
washed at least once year An interior
with few boards laid overhead at irregular
intervals, with hay hanging through and
with the sides in no better condition, cannot
be properly whiteWashed. The ceiling
should be tight, excluding all dust and chaff
from above and sides smooth, thus afford
ing a firm surface to which the whitewash
can cling.
1t is not necessary the cell the barn with
surfaced lumber; in fact, the whitewash will
adhere better if the surface is not too
smooth. The boards must, however, be rea
sonably clean before the whtewash is APP
piled, otherwise it will be of little USE for it
will soon shell off with the filth and besides
this, filth simply covered is not removed.
Whitewash is one of the cheapest dsin
fectants and can be easily and rapidly APP
piled with a spray pump. 1t must be care
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-07-15
Use and Abuse of Silage.

Bread has for several thousands of years
been regarded as 'the staff of life" yet the
principle that man cannot live by bread
alone is equally time worn. There are hun
dreds of Bible reading farmers in the coun-
try today who fail to recognize the fact that
feeding principles important to the health
and life of man are equally SO in regulating
the rations of his animals. Many man who
would complain bitterly if compelled to sit
down to a breakfast where only bread or
potatoes were the bill of fare thinks nothing
of going to the stable and placing a feed
of nothing but silage or hay before his dumb
brutes.
An examination into the proportions of
dry matter" carbohydrates and protein
will show at once that his COWS cannot do
we'll upon either hay or silage alone. Much
more is, however, to be taken into cOnsidera-
ton. Siage is useful not only for the or
ganic matter or food materials it contains,
but as a succulent food it is a powerful aux
liary in aiding to utilize and digest the less
easily assimiated material that forms the
cows daily diet. With a proper proportion
of succulent silage, the hay and grain feed
are greatly increased in feeding value. The
protein, carbohydrates and dry matter con-
tanned in the siage form only an inferior
part of its real value, as part of the daily
bread of the COW or other farm animal 1t
is the cheapest succulent food known, as
we'll as being the most effective. It's cost of
raising is not far from ST ton. About five
tons a cow is the amount available in her
yearly ration Four and half or even four
tons does quite we'll Of this about three
tons may be fed while she is ordinarily kept
in the stable, the balance to supplement
short pasturage after about the last of July.
Thirty pounds day of we'll cared, we'll
preserved silage to the average cow of one
thousand pounds has, in my experience, pro-
duced better results than more. When this
is added to about eight pounds of good clio
yer hay and what oats or buckwheat straw
the COW will eat continuously until the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-07-15
From Woodland Dairy.

Editor Ranch: Believing that | am a
"subscriber in good standing" and that we
are truly deserving and would highly
prize copy of the 1908 year book, will
you kindly send us one. | don't know that
this is the proper form of a pleasant letter
of request" but will say that you arc max
ing good paper and hope the reduction
may bring you as many new subscribers as
you anticipate. Have had occasion more
than once to speak good word for your
paper.
| admire your stand on the free seed
graft" 1t seems strange that such fraud
should exist.
The article in last issue, do Hand Separ-
ators Pay" is interesting to me as I have
had "some experiences" along that line. 1t
would seem that this man either had richer
milk in 1902 or that bis creamery was not
giving a fair test, as he couldn't get more
butter fat out of the cream than there was
in the milk.
We take our cream to the creamery, pay
three cents for making and selling; we get
10 per cent over all on milk, and I4H per
cent on cream. We weigh and test milk
from each cow once in two or three months,
not only to test the COWS but to test the but
ter maker as we'll Last March our test
fell from Al to IS per cent. We could see no
reason for this; SO tested our cream We
made it even less than IS per cent. We
then weighed and tested our milk, found that
our cream ought to test 4 per cent Called
the butter makers attention to the matter.
He could give no explanation; continued to
keep weight and samples of milk. The next
month the test at creamery was "a and IS
per cent, while milk showed that we were
losing about one pound of butter day.
Finally the butter maker sent for scales and
weighed sample; the test came up to 40
per cent on butter, but still the cream with
I4H per cent overrun doesn't give as
much butter as the milk with 10 per cent
overrun. The creamery offers to let us keep
the weights of the milk and take samples
and pay by milk test, if we wish, an offer we
will probably accept when our COWS come
fresh this fall. We believe our butter maker
has been strictly honest with our tests. We
are satisfied the falling off of the tests was
no fault of his
w. 7. LANGDON,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-07-15

Manager is cleaned, with a reasonable, prop
erly compounded grain feed, will produce
better average results than a|greater proper
ton of silage. At least, such has been my
experience.-C.L L. Peck.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-07-15
The Horses Shoulders.

We noticed a horse in team, the other
day, whose shoulder was badly CALLED by
the collar. The owner had no business to
have worked the horse under the conditions,
but he evidently had not even taken the time
to wash the sore nor to retlt the collar-the
cause of the trouble This is the time OF
wear when the horse is most liable to suffer
from ll-ftting collars, and for the reason
that he is doing more work now than for
several months past, his flesh is softer and
the collar is more liable to gall his shoulders
on that account 1t is the same with work
ing horse as man. When we do little work
with our hands they become soft, easily
blistered when we use them. But we usu-
ally watch our hands and when signs OF
trouble appear lubricate them with salve
wash them often and when they become
sore stop work. -.
With the horse it, is different. He is
used after his shoulders become sore, even
after they are raw the cruel collar is forced
on them and he is compelled to work.
In our large cities, the humane society
look after the horses with sore shoulders
and arrest the drivers, as there are but few
things, with reference to lower animals, that
arouses ones sympathy more than to see
horse working and pulling heavy load with
a collar resting upon raw spot which IS II
ritated every time the horse moves IN the
collar in pulling load.
In the country there is no one in authority
to put stop to the abuse of an ANIMAL and
the result is the most heartless crueltles
abound
We should be careful not to buy collar
too large nor too small; if too large it will
stretch out of place and rub, and if too small
will create sore before it has had time to
shape itself to the shoulders. There are two
or three things which, if done in time, will
obvate the difficulty of a sore shoulder
First get a collar to fit There is everything
in this; second, when the collar is taken off
the horse wash it with soft water and cas-
tile soap and wipe dry. Third, wash the
neck of the horse where the collar has been
pressing and wipe dry, thus removing all
traces of sweat with its salty crust which If
ritates the skin when the collar is replaced
Never scrape a collar with knife or stick
to clean it, because you will render the leath-
er rough. Better wash it in warm soap suds
and let it dry, then oil it a little.
1t is good plan to remove the collar at
noon, SO the shoulders can get cool. If
collar fits perfectly, there will be no need
of sweat pads, and generally they do more
harm than good, as they soon become dirty
and in this way, an irrtant And finally
CALLED shoulders are not always caused by
mishtting collars. 1t frequently is caused
by the draft being applied too high or TOD
low down. Always see that the draft is APP
piled SO as to bring the pressure over as
much of the surface of the shoulder as pos
sible, and then the horse can work easily.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-07-15

Chehalis' new milk-condensing factory
seems to be doing for the farmer all that it
promised. The increased supply of milk
which is being received attests the popular
ity of the company The development of the
dairy industry in this section is full of great
possibilities-Bee Nugget
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-11
HOGS AFTER CATTLE.
The pig ON the Farm IL q Denefactor
to the stockman ~ Well ~
the Consumer.

At q Wisconsin convention in dis
cussion on the profit of feeding steers
L. H. Kerrick said that he could not
figure out profit without having
swine follow his cattle. In no other
way could he get full value out of his
corn, That was about three years ago
when corn was comparatively low in
price. How much more is it true now
when corn is high in price? Corre-
spondents report cases where stock
men have sent habitat cattle to mar
ket because they could not buy hogs
to follow their cattle. They figured
out that they would thus be feeding
corn at a loss. This illustrates how
closely the beef feeding business is
connected with the hog raising bust.
ness. The business of swine raising is
therefore one of the chief supports of
the cattle raising industry. Take
away the hog and the beefmaker
would go out of business or he would
charge much higher price for his
product. The consumer of beef IL
therefore. doubly blessed in the hog.
In the first place, by reason of the hog
the beef that he consumes has cost
less than it otherwise would cost; in
the second place, the presence on the
market of large supply of pork keeps
down the price of beef. The hog is
therefore seen to be several times .
observation-disclosures Review.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-11

least bit in the way of the hay carrier
as it passes back with the load of hay;
and when the load is past any pair of
them it may be swung to where it is
wanted and dumped. This drawing
shows a barn 30 feet wide and 90 feet
high with the cross-timber in one solid
piece; but that is not necessary-it
may be in three pieces. A nut on each
end of the rod allows it to be adjusted.
While rods are best every way, they
are not essential; two by four timbers
spiked on each side will answer. They
should, however, be long enough to
project six OF eight inches beyond the
other timbers to prevent their split
ting when the spikes are driven. They
can then be sawed off. OF course this
will not need to be done If they are Of
some nonsplitting kind of wood. Cot.
Prairie Farmer. ss.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-11
Bacon HOE I'm Corn Belt.

Many breeders Of hogs ard profess
sors of animal husbandry believe that
the hog men Of the corn belt can profit
ably breed bacon hogs, that is, a
lengthy, rangy animal with large
percentage of side meat, in which the
fat and lean are we'll distributed. Thet
these hogs can be raised in the United
States no one denies. If an animal Of
the proper conformity is chosen and
this animal is fed peas, beans, barley,
oats, shorts, etc, q first-class bacon
hog can be secured. The vital point,
however, is whether or not hog raising
and feeding such animals will be more
profitable than the production of the
hogs now received at ali the principal
market points in the central vest
Midland Farmer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-11
Two Din. for Loose WOODS.

Concerning the matter Of dipping
one writer says that all loose-wooled
sheep-that is, all breeds but the Me-
rino-should be dipped twice year.
The first time just after shearing,
when the ticks forsake the sheep and
seek refuge in the lambs. Then the
lambs should be dipped. just before
the winter sets in the whole flock
will be more contented, thrive better,
and yoAwill get betteryreturns for the
food they consume. 1t is the safest to
use nonpoisonous dip, and one that
will not change in strength, though
settling, after being once well mixed.
A good dipping before winter sets in
will kill all vermin and give healthy
skin to the animal, and should never be
neglected with any Of the mutton
breeds.-Farm Home.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-11
GLEANINGs OF FACT.

49, - 5
Frank Morris, Of Chicago. is in pos.
session of Bible which is thought to
have belonged to Queen Elizabeth. Il
was printed in 1876.
Joseph Downey, a Chicago contrac.
tor has Just returned from a tour
around the world. which he made at a
cost Of $1,000 to win a $50 bet.
Sir James Kitson, Bart, M. p. has
been awarded this years Bessemer gold
medal IL recognition Of his great ser
vices to the iron and steel Industry Of
Great Britain.
Despite reports Of his intended re.
turn to The Hague. Mr.. Kruger. whose
health is now excellent. will. it is be-
lieved. spend the summer ct his villa
on the Riviera.
Chinese net being admitted to the
United States are now taking out Gu
ban naturalization papers to obtain the
right to enter America as citizens Of
the new republic.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-11
THIS PROTECTS PIGS.

IL to the wall. Then nail on plank IL
inches broad, the front edge to be ten
inches from the ground. When the
SOW goes to lie down by the pigs she
scatters them all around, leaving scme-
times few between her and the wall.
Instead of crushing these few, the sow
will strike the edge of the plank and
will thus save the little ones under the
plank. The straw given to the SOW for
bedding ought to be cut three inches
long. With the above preventive few
pigs. are lost Henry Matthew, in Epi-
tomist.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-11
CARE OF YOUNG PIGS.


4 T. tsss y
New born pigs, especially those from
'sows that have been fed q ration con-
tanning much shorts, oats or fiaxseed
meal, are apteto have sharp tusks that
lacerate the teats of the mother. This
is very commonly the cause of what
appears to be an i'll disposition on the
part of the sow. Prof. Carlyle, of the
Wisconsin Agricultural college, says
that these teeth are also a common
cause of canker Of the mouth in young
pigs. They lacerate the lips and cheek
of the pig having them and the faces
Of the other pigs of the litter during
the infantile squabbles and fights Of
the youngsters. A new litter of pigs
should have their mouths examined at
once and any such tushes removed be-
fore trouble sets In. If this has not
been done and canker mouth appears,
it is recommended to clip of these
teeth and to dip the heads of the af-
fected pigs several times in solution
Of one to two ounces of permanganate
Of potash in a gallon of warm water,
then rub the sores well with some heal.
ing ointment, such as iodoform, one
drachm, tanic acid one drachm and
lard or lanolin one ounce, mixed to-
gether. Where the disease is preva-
lent it is also recommended to souse
the heads of unaffected pigs once or
twice week. as a preventive. Care
should also be taken to keep all uten-
sils, such as troughs and pals, per-
fectly clean and sweet. The bed should
also be kept clean and dry. A damp,
filthy bed is common source Of NOR
tally among young pigs.-Prairie
Farmer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-11
BRERDINo OF HORSES


Why is it that when a new farm 10
started the owner has SO much diff
Guilty in finding some one who is CONF
petent to take charge of the horse
breeding end of 1t? Why is it that If
q manager who has been tried and
found good desires q new position he
can find It in very short.time? Why
is it that many Of the larger importers
Of stations are advertising for sales
men, and lastly, why is: it that when
the owner Of good horse wants to
find an intelligent, experienced man to.
handle it during the season he has to
look around for along time and finally
pay large wages? The answer to these
questions is easily enough made, and
the texts not SO much in the reply as
lit is in the queries, says Breeders Ca
szette. The factisis that men, young
sor old, capable of managing horse
breeding farms or stations are very
scarce, and there does not seem to be
very much of m inclination among
younger men to- deyote their time to
the study of theseauine subject. S.
Some years agewh en- values of horses
dropped to a loM level, attendance at
the veterinary colleges fell away to
q point where tocontinue these insti-
tutions meant loss tor the promoters.
Farmers, 1t is alleged, would rather let
horses lie doWnan die in their stalls
than pay out mDney. to save theln-it
was no use sending GOOD mnney. after
bad they said. H was i strangely No.
ticeabie fact, nevertheless, during
these years of depression, that if q
young man otherwise desirable had .
good knowledge of the veterinary pro.
fession he could obtain a position as
manager of u farm, and many young
men SO qualified did obtain such APP
pointments, which are now paying
them good salaries, and the genera
ton that has arisen after them is d..
ing proportionately we'll according to
experience. But while good work.
ing knowledge OF this profession is
much to be desired, it is not ncccs-
sarily essential before man may man
age horse farm satisfactorily.
There is no reason why a boy born
on the farm should not, turn his attcn-
ton to the care of the horse with as
much freedom as to he care OF cattle,
sheep or swine. . e. 'fa
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-11
when to Cut Clover Cron.

If clover is left uncut, as many do,
until the bloom turns brown, the
stem becomes woody, much of the
finer and most valuable parts are
lost in the curing and handling, and,
should It be caught out in heavy
rains, it is really Of comparatively
little value When cut in the early
stages of bloom, rain does but little
harm, if tended soon after shower
and put up before it gets too dry. s.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-11
e9gX7 33)
SIOCK
THE FARM BARN ROOF.


There has been some discussion on
the subject Of barns, some claiming one
kind was best and some smother. Here
with is q plan OF. one which has proved
satisfactory in every way and might
suit some who do not, like any Of those
offered by other correspondents. The
rods connmonly called hog chains, keep
the roof from spreading from thepress
sure of the rafters and are not the
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-11
PROTECTION FOR PIGS.
Seem. Like . Little Thing But Expe-
rience Has Proved II to BE .
Valuable One.

This is a good plan for the preyen-
ton of young pigs being smothered by
the sow lying on them, especially for
the first week. The illustration will
show four strong brackets nailed firm