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The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
A Successful Salesman.

The late Thomas Bracket Reed
used to relate the following incident
which happened one summer while he
was spending a few days in a small
fishing village on the New England
coast.
a young cOuntryman who had been
advised to take sea baths registered
at the village hotel one evening, and
shortly afterward sauntered down to
the beach. Espying a grizzled old
fisherman menGing his nets beneath a
sign which informed one that B
had boats and tackle to let and bait
for sale. he accOstcd the veteran and
asked him if the water was not for
sale also. On receiving an affirmative
reply the countryman returned to the
hotel, obtained couple of buckets.
and, having paid the price asked, filled
them and returned to his room to
carry out the doctors instructions.
On the following morning he hap
pened down at the beach when the
tide was out, and after contemplating
the broad receding beaches for some
minutes, approached his acquaintance
of the evening before and remarked
in a tone of admiration, Gosh. but
you must have done some business
last night
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
lmprovinu the Milk Supply.

To improve the milk supply 1t Is
necessary to reach the producer. and
he cannot be easily influenced. Our
city friends are continually demanding
cleaner milk, but little Is done by
them to secure it. It Is certain that
pure milk could be obtained in a
very short time if the city people
went to work in an energetic manner
to get 1t. The producer cares little
for public opinion so long as it does
not touch him. But let an inspector
come to his place and demand to see
his COWS and his sheds and say to him
that L these are not satisfactory his
milk will not be received in such and
such place, he will begin to pay re-
spcctful heed to the desires OF the in
spcctor. The most influential in
spect0r is the one that stands between
the milk producer and his customers.
This sind Of an inspector needs no
legal p0wer He needs only the power
thai ONES from the consumers OF
milk We believe that this is the way
the milk situation is to be finally i'm
proved 1t amounts to boycott on
the La!ryman that will not keep his
cow and his mixers and his milk
clean
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29

Here in this old deserted room.
Where cobwebs fringe the tapestries
Swayed by the breezes In the gloom,
MY heart renews life's ecstasirs.
There where the dusty shades let down
Against the yellow light | see
A Bonded form whose silver crown
Is more than queenly crown to me.
There in the quiet corner nook
A leathern chair leans to the wall
There Bonded Ger some cherished boob
A form arises in the pail:
A form l looked to with delight
In days of childhood when | trod,
A vagrant and tott'ring wight.
A trembling babe DER vernal sod.
! list the voices faint and sweet
Borne to me in soft roundelays,
Like echoes from some dim retreat
OF life's exquisite choral days.
And while the mould'ring tapestries
Swayed by the breezes i'll the gloom
Crumble to dust, life's ecstasies
Bring back the sunshine to the room.
Horace Seymour Keller.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
experimenting the Farm.

The farmer that succeeds is the one
that thinks and thinks to some end.
The superintendent OF the farm Is
the thing of most Importance to a
man that has farm large enough to
require the work of "A number OF men.
The man with the little farm can think
as he goes along, but not so the man
that has large area of expensive
land Ito control. This was iorCibly
brought to our attention recently In
visit to one of the most successful
farmers in Illinois. lie said that one
or the greatest faults he had noticed
with unsuccessful farmers was their
lack of ability to plan. He himself
always made il a point to think out
the work days ahead. and to tell the
men the night before what they were
each to do on certain day. He
cited the instance of one farmer that
lacked this power. He would not try
to think what to do till the day came
when the work was to be done and
then he never succeeded in arrang-
ing his work so as to save time. He
would say to one man, well, you go
over and repair that fence" ana he
would go perhaps a mile to make a
little repair on a fence. which could
have been repaired when the men
were in that vicinity engaged on
some other work. This meant loss
of time that was a very considerable
factor when it was repeated over and
over throughout the year in various
forms. The man at the head Of af-
fairs is the one that must make the
farm work success. if it is to be a
success
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
Floors in the Hoq House.

Some swine raisers use floors In
their hog houses and some do not
We find on investigation that there
is wide difference OF opinion in
this regard. The small pens that are
placed in isolated spots sometimes
have floors in them but often do not
One swine raiser says that he at first
made wooden floors in all OF his
movable houses, but afterward so con-
structed them that they could be taken
out without interfering with the rest
of the structure. The movable houses
were built to set on the floors and
could be removed by lifting OFF the
house. The floors are very advan-
tageous in cold weather when the
feeding should be done on something
rather than the snow. In summer,
when the weather is good the hogs,
he says. are better off on the ground
than on any kind of floor.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
Must Drop Their Vices.

Frank S. McCalmont. an eccentric
millionaire who died recently at Frank
lin. Pennsylvania. devised a way to
prevent intemperance among his heirs.
The entire estate goes into the hands
of the executor. who shall manage it
and divide annually the proceeds
among only such children as do not
use tobacco, liquor or narcotic drugs.
in any form or in any quantity. Any
member of the family who uses any
of these three things may become a
beneficiary in the estate by abstain
ing from their use for the period of
a year If the beneficiary returns to
the former habit. however. he or she
Is again cut Off
There are two daughters and four
sons. All the latter are said to be
smokers.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
Pain Costs Money.

1t pays to keep the animals com
Portable. II an animal is subject to
discomforts Of any kind it will de-
crease the gains he will make on feed.
This has been demonstrated over and
over again. At a Wisconsin conven-
ton cattle feeder said: you must
keep steer comfortable. One time
had my steers weighed in and one
had gained only ten pounds during the
month while the others had gained
from fifty to sixty pounds each.
thought or course my boys that had
weighed them had made mistake.
The second month that steer gained
only fifteen pounds, while the others
had gained eighty pounds. exam
Ined that steer and | found he stood
where the floor had worn down and
that he had stood on his toes and his
legs had become sore. He had been
in pain all the time took him out
of that place and put him in a box
stall, and he gained ninety pounds a
month for the next three months. At
another lime let the steers out for
water and they ran hard and one steer
hit and cracked his horn He gained
only fifteen pounds the next month
The rest gained eighty pounds each.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
OFFERS BIBLE FOR TOBACCO.
Aged Southerner's Extremity Melts
Heart Of West Side Grocer.

F1edTl CT VeSL S!.c S'oSS'.
a Chicago grocery man tells OF
seeGy-luoking individual, with the ap-
pearance of better days in his mem
DRY, who came into the grocery, ana.
in the accent OF the old South, asked
for credit for package of smoking
tobacco. This was refused. The old
man, who wore an ancient silk hat and
q long frock coat. turned away Wlth
sigh. but returned shortly with a pain
ed look and a copy of the Bible.
MY name is Rust. sub"
you look it," the grocer interjected
81 am brother, sub. of Gen. Rust
of Miss'ippi. sub. and not in the habit
Of making propositions of this KIND,
sub. But il you will take this book.
sub. in pledge and trust me for the
smoking material, sub. | pledge you
the honah of Rust. sub. that l will
redeem it in very few days
And yet the grocer refused to part
with the "noxious weed
Again the old man turned away and
with a sigh remarked:
We'll, sub. if you won't take my
word nor the word of God eyether, l
presume that it is best to close these
negotiations. Good day, sub; good
day"
That was too much for even as
hard-hearted a man as | am said the
grocer. Il called the old gentleman
back and made him happy with a
package Of tobacco, and didn't keep
his Bible, either"
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
Milking by Contract.

]. II. Monrad, in New York Produce
Review, tells of a contract system OF
milking in vogue on some farms in
Denmark. Women do the milking and
are paid according to the amount Of
milk they extract from the cows or
according to the amount of butter fat
contained in it. The latter system
he regards as the better OF the two,
as it induces the mixers to strip the
COWS carefully, knowing that the rich
est milk is in the strippings, The
mixers receive a certain sum OF
money weekly and twice year are
given what additional amount is COM
ing to them on the basis OF the fat
content OF the milk. This system
would probably work better on large
farms than on small ones and better
in Denmark than in the United States.
We imagine that it would be Just a
little difficult to get American milk
ers to enter into an arrangement OF
that kind.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
Six Veteran Brothers.

During the encampment of the Ohio
G. A. R. veterans at Tiffin. ~ most
interesting group were the Shuman
brothers, six stalwart natives of the
Buckeye State who fought in the Civil
War They marched side by side In
the big parade. They are: William,
of Seneca. Ohio: Thomas, Of Tif1n,
Ohio; David, Of Burgoon. Ohio; Dan
lei, Of Waterloo. Indiana; Elias of Old
Fort. Ohio. and John. Of Fort Recov-
cry. Indiana Four Of the Shuman
brothers served in the One Hundred
and First regiment. Ohio volunteer in
fantry. but Thomas and Elias were in
the One Hundred and Eighteenth
regiment Ohio volunteer infantry.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29

F. l.. Colver. president OF Frank
Leslie's publishing house. tells the
following as an Illustration of the
quick wit of an Irishman who was
sent to take some furniture to the
storage warehouse preparatory to the
family going to their summer home
Cover. who was In the library.
heard sounds of unusual putting and
blowing as one of the men was stag
gerng downstairs under weighty
piece of furniture.
What are you taking down" ne
called out, the light oak dresser?"
NO, sor." painted Pat. sure Oi'cl
takin' down the heavy mahogany one"
New York Time.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
The Yankee as Europe Knows Him

Il was greatly amused" said down
town merchant who has lately made
visit abroad, ito notice how the
term Yankee widens in application as
one gets further and further away
from the habitat of the real thing
Il met very intelligent hotel keep
er at Berne, in Switzerland, and III
The course OF conversation he re.
marked that he had an extremely
agreeable countryman of mine staying
at his house the previous season.
LAS you are both Yankees. You
may by chance know him. he said
Where does he live?' I asked.
"In Buenos Ayres. replied the no.
tel keeper"-New York Press.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29

Carrying in Holland.
In aI address, TO Indiana dairynen,
Prof. j. Mckay said:
NO county is more interesting to
traVeieI "l' is interested in dairylng
than hi'.. Holland. The country is
pecuiia aaapted for dairying, owing
to its CO... moist climate. The north
ern paf, Holland presents very
unique n1re To the traveller, with It's
small, t-a"a fields dotted here and
there Will numerous windmills and
the lar nerds of Holstein-Fresian
cows qe'y grazing. The monstrous
lons-ari-. wlndmils. resembling an
old lish'a"Ire above the sea- are used
for variH rinds of work. They grind
grain, Tl...rIze rock and manufacture
paper. H1' Heir most important duty
is to pump out the water from the
marshe into canals so it may find an
exit to '.. sea, otherwise the lowland
would Ua submerged. Excepting
Greece and Great Britain. no country
has so many inIets as Holland. The
Holland as a people. might be
termed little slow, but the govern
ment is .rtainly not slow in appre-
ciating the benefits that the country
derives from dairying, as eight in
structoTs ar" employed. largely aided
by the aoycrnment. whose duty 1t is
to give free instruction wherever it is
require
Everything pertaining to dairyIng is
kept scuwIously clean, even the COWS
in man cases being washed before
they ar MIXED. | have never seen
place where the old adage, "CleanIi-
ness is neat to Godlness," comes in
better, and | believe that the fine
flavor o. Tho Holland cheese is largely
due to their cleanliness. The slow.
quiet customs Of the people seem also
to have been transmitted to the COWS.
Good grass land or land in the dairy
section brings a much higher price
than that In any other part OF the
agrcultural district. In the dairy belt
of HOLLAND. dairying is the chief occu-
patton Of the farmer, hence every care
is given 10 the production OF milk and
the care Of milk The farmer, as
rule, doc not try to follow any scienti-
fic methol in feeding. Roots hay and
oil meal are fed. The oil meal is used
only in the winter when cows are on
dry feed They have no set rule as
regards he proportion of feed. This,
they maintain, depends upon the judg
ment OF the feeder and the COWS he is
feeding
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
RACE DONE7
Not a Bit Of Il.

A man who thought his race was
run made food find that brought
him back to perfect health.
"One year ago was unable to per-
form any labor and in fact l was told
by my physicians that they could do
nothing further for me. l was fast
sinking away, for an attack Of grip
had left my stomach so weak 1t could
not digest any food sufficient to keep
me alive.
There was just wasting away.
growing thinner every day and weak
er. really being snuffed out simply be-
cause could not get any nourishment
from food.
Then my sister got after me to
try Grape-Nuts food which had done
much good for her and she finally per-
suaded be and although no other food
had done me the least bit Of good my
stomach handled the Grape.Nuts from
the first and this food supplied the
nourishment | had needed. In three
months l was SO strong l moved from
Albany to San Francisco and now on
my three meals OF Grape-Nuts and
cream every day l am strong and Wig
orous and do fifteen hours work.
II believe the sickest person in the
world could do as I do. eat three
meals Of nothing but Grape-Nuts and
cream and soon be on their feet again
in the flush Of best health like me.
Not only am I in perfect physical
health again but my brain is stronger
and clearer than it ever was on the
old diet. hope you will write to the
names l send you about Grape-N
for l want to see my friends well and
strong.
Just think that year ago I was
dying but to-day. although l am over
IS years OF age most people take me
to be less than 49, and feel Just as
young as look" Name given by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
There's a reason.
Look for the little book. The Roac
to MELVILLE" In each pkg.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
HOpTICIlllE
The Commercial Orchard.

Commercial orchards are being
pianted on large scale in many sec
ions Of the apple regions. Large
contiguous blocks reaching one to
three thousand acres. are being
handled successfully, yet We believe
That the same numbe: OF trees plant
ed IN ten to twenty-aCre plots would
give better results. 1t has occurred
10 us in our observations covering a
number of years that it would be bet
ter in planting forty or eighty acres,
as the case may be. to plant in blocks.
leaving avenues at least one hundred
yards wide, which could be cultivated
in small fruits or other crops. Our
reasons for this is that in our expert
ence IN packing apples we have found
thht after the trees have become large
the limbs almost if not reaching each
other, that the fruit is not so perfect
IN the large orchards as 1t Is in the
smaller ones, and have come to the
conclusion that it is easier to combat
the ravages OF insects and fungi in the
smaller plots than it is in very large
plantations. AS the extended and I'M
irequented forest is the habitaton of
Wild animals and birds, so may the
extensive orchards after becoming
thickIy grown become to a greater e1-
teri the habtation and harbor for in
sectS and fungi. than the smaller and
more frequented blocks. AS large
percent Of the growth in the develop
ment of trees, fruits and plants is SUP
pied by light and air, we perhaps give
too little consideration to this feature
OF fruit culture. and have suffered by
doing so. We know of no vocation
mat requires the application of good
Judgment and common sense more, or
one that pays any better on the cap
ital invested, when applied, than com
mercial Orcharding The individual
must take the best information he can
get as to soil, varieties care and cul-
ture, and intelligently apply it to his
needs, governed by local environments
with which he is surrounded. Do this
and he will succeed in growing an or
chard. The time for gathering our
commercial crops is also very import
ant. Fruit should always be gathered
when at the proper stage of ripening.
regardless OF the time OF Season.-Geo.
7. Tippin. Before Wisconsin HortiCu[
tural Society.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29

OF all the foes which attack the
woodlands of North America no other
is so terrible as fire. Forest fires
spring from many different causes.
says Clifford Pinchot They are often
kindled along railroads by sparks from
the locomotives. Carelessness is re-
sponsible for many fires. Settlers and
farmers clearing land or burning grass
and brush often allow the fire to es-
cape into the woods. Some one may
drop half-burned match or the glow
ing tobacco OF a pipe or cigar, or a
hunter or prospector may neglect to
extingush his camp fire. or may build
it where it will burrow into the thick
duff far beyond his reach, to smolder
for days or weeks, and perhaps to
break out as destructive fire long
after he is gone. When the dun is
very deep or the soil peaty fire may
burn beneath the surface Of the
ground for weeks or even months.
sometimes showing its presence by
little smoke, sometimes without Civ
ing any sign OF life. Even heavy
rain may fail to Quench fire of this
kind, which often breaks out again
long after 1t is believed to be entirely
extinct. Fires which thus burn into
the ground can sometimes only be
checked by digging a trench through
the layer OF decaying wood and other
vegetable matter to the mineral soil
beneath. Ground fires usually burn
much more slowly than surface fires.
but they are exceptionally long lived
and very hard to put out. 1t is OF the
first importance to attack such fires
quickly before they have had time to
burrow far beneath the surface OF the
ground.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
FEEDING the Calf.

When you get to the calf remember
patience. He doesn't understand your
deal-whether you want to veal him,
torpedo him or nurture him. Have a
prayer-learned at the maternal knee
on your lips as you proceed. Tickle
his Shiny. avaricious nose with the
tips Of your fingers. AS you become
more deeply absorbed and things are
dom don't forget the prayer. Hypnot.
ically your calm state OF mind will
lead bossy to the light, and humping
his timber spine he will go in for his
mess like a Jap after Russ cruiser
rising at intervals to blow the token
OF his happy dip on the rim OF your
bib overalls. But remember he's a
calf-the same as you used to be-
Vermillion Is. d. Republican.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
Holes for Tree SETTING.

The mere digging OF hole for
tree is small matter, but often .he
question of the hole in which the tree
is to be set determines whether the
tree is to be valuable producer of
fruit or not. In this work it is not
safe to take the example Of another
man. On loamy prairie soils, where
the subsoil is Of such texture that
the water Will readily drain away. the
digging of hole about Is inches deep
Is the principal thing necessary in the
correct setting of an apple tree. But
most of our orchards are planted on
clay soil and frequently on hillsides.
where the soil is so retentive of mois-
ture that the water does not drain off
readily after storm. In such a case.
to dig a deep hole in land that has
not been plowed for a great many
years, II ever, is to make puddle for
the tree. If there is a gentle slope to-
ward this hole the adjacent land will
pour its water into it, and the hole
will become more of pool than any
thing else. A tree set in such a place
simply remains from year to year
without making much growth. seem
ing to be engaged in great struggle
with nature for existence. In Gay
soil the whole land is SO clayey that
water does not seep through 1t. Some
orchardists run a subsOil plow the
length of the rows that are to receive
the trees, SO that the water will seep
from the soil around the tree into the
adjacent soil. We know OF orchards
that are set on sandy hillsides. 1t Is
evident that in such a location the
preparation OF the hole in which the
tree is to be set is OF no moment, as
the subsoil is OF such composition
that the water cannot remain to
drown out the trees.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
When Color Is Used.

III use OF color is not thing that
can ID" done entirely by rule. as the
Gov yaries the amount Of color she
puts INTO the cream. Thus in the win
ter the cream is largely white, while
in II" summer months and when
tkero 5 an abundance OF grass. the
color IS deep yellow. June color has
become proverbal. At this time of
year Ihe butter is frequently colored
too A,ghly on account Of the rapid
increase OF color when the cows go
onto Grass. The buttermaker on the
farm continues to put in the came
amount that was added in the v inter
and the butter that goes onto the
market has sometimes so much color
IN Il nat it is regarded by the best
Customers as undesirable.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29
Legal Eractments Regarding Milk.

Legal Eractments Regarding Milk.
In every state the legal enactments
regardng milk should be very strin-
gent. There is no class Of food that
should be better protected than milk.
The people that most need pure
food are those that depend most on
milk. To give impure milk to an in
valid or to an infant is often to des'
troy IT, This is hardly true of any
Other food. No other food is so liable
to adulteration as is milk. We do not
believe that legal enactments will do
all the work. 1t is only one OF the
ways Of improving the supply. In
SAYING this we are advocating re-
form that Is both in favor OF the con.
sumer and the producer. The purer
the milk the more Of it will be used.
and the more of it is used the better
will he the price that is paid for 1t
and the smaller the amount OF tie
unused surplus left on the hands OF
the milk producer. In most OF our
states the laws are too lax regarding
the adulteraton OF milk and sale or
dirty milk. In states where the laws
are quite stringent they are generally
badly enforced. though there has been
considerable improvement in this re-
gard turing the past few years. State
laws are good, but city and village
laws are probably more effective. be-
cause more likely to be enforced.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29

The best way to warm milk Is said
to he to place the can In warm water
The milk will need stirring to permit
it to warm up evenly.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1904-07-29

Thousands of women suffer pelvic
and don't know feel tagged begin at
taking Dr. Hartmans Peuna wHreHeve catarrhal
acton and all will be restored health. Buy
bottle to-day as 1t will Immediately alleviate your