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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28
and plant later, as its strength works
down to the roots.
Shocking Corn.


One OF the great objections farmers
have to harvesting corn fodder Is that
the grain is seriously damaged by the
operation. In fact, they say oftentimes
It will not terminate, and is always
more or less chaffy, light in weight,
and otherwise not equal to corn per;
mitted to remain in the field, or until
after several frosts. A casual exam
tpation Of the way the shocks are
made on many farms would convince
one that complaints made about get
ting an inferior grain might be expects
ed, for the shock will not turn water,
will not let water that happens to get
in to the shock out quickly, and is, In
fact, SO much on the ground that 1t Is
practically wet all the time. 1t is not
a difficult task so to handle both fods
der and corn as to have fine forage
from the fodder and still secure the
grain that is in every way equal to
standing grain.
The corn crop is often cut too green.
Frequently the stalk becomes brown,
the blades turning yellow and the ear
still soft and full Of sap. In such In
stances the cutting should be slow,
putting up quarter and half shocks
over the entire area, giving the inside
center Of the shock an opportunity to
dry, then later finish the shock. Where
the corn binder Is used the harvesting
should be such as to save the fodder
with as little damage to the corn as
possible. This requires judgment.
Then in shocking set four bundles in
the four corners made by the horse,
tie them tightly near the top, remove
horse and place bundle on each Of
the four sides in the center. This
leaves a corner between the four bum
dies so located that it may be made
to contain two bundles each. When
the center bundles are placed around
the first four eight bundles are up and
the shock is one-half finished. Fill
ing between with two bundles makes
the shock, which contains sixteen bum
dies. The shock is small, we'll BAL
anced, and when drawn we'll together
near the top it is tied twice The bun
dies in such a shock may be set we'll
apart at the bottom permitting good
ventilation. The binder cuts such O
low stub that the ear in the shock Is
high from the ground In cutting by
hand the careless shocker usually cut,
high stubs, then he throws the foddeS
together. The high cutting causes the
ear on the stalk to be near the ground
or more probably on the ground, Gauss
ing serious damage to the grain. Corn
BILE, that the grain may stand a good
distance from the ground while in the
shock.-W. B. Anderson, in Indianaps
oils News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28

that August eevning, he was tired and
disgruntled by hard days travel.
The object of his coming seemed to
him at that moment fantastic and alb
surd in the extreme. For a moment he
was tempted to take the stage back
to the station and and catch the night
train to town.
Then he remembered George Shows
face, and squared his shoulders. About
the others he cared not whit Jonesy
and Ted Brine wore their hearts on
their sleeves, while Fenton Tisdale had
new tale of love and sorrow as often
as the seasons changed
George Snow was different propo-
sition. If he had offered a woman the
best there was in him and she had
laughed at the offer, she deserved to
be punished-yes, even brutally, by
low intrigue.
The next day Weldon met her and
the game began in earnest. Thereaf-
ter, to all appearances, he was her
slave.
The gossips, who congregated every
afternoon on the hotel veranda to make
doilies and regulate the affairs Of the
place, began to wag their heads sage
ly whenever Welicu and Helen Law
ton appeared together, which was fire.
quently.
And before two weeks had passed
Weldon caught himself wondering
why he had never before taken an in
terest in women; which mental atti-
tude alarmed him into repeating, Re
member George Snow!' an absurd
number of times, and started him off
at 1870 p. m.-for solitary walk
along the lake, at war with himself
and all the world.
In the gray of twilight the follow
ing evening Weldon, with sure, strong
strokes, sent the canoe Swimming along
the edge Of the lake, where the somber
pines were reflected vaguely in the
still water.
The girl reclined on the cushions in
the bow, looking at him quiZzically.
Suddenly he stopped padding and
looked at her steadily until her eyes
fell. Then he heard his own voice
speaking very SOFTLY
Il pitied them once, but now I envy
them-Jones and Ted Brine, and, yes,
even George Snow. 1t is worth while
even to be spurned by you. And so,
Helen, 1 offer myself as the fourth"
She looked up. He saw strange,
wonderful light in her eyes that
brought his heart to his throat and set
his temple throbbing madly. She
leaned toward him, and the gray twi-
light seemed suddenly to reek with
gorgeous colors.
Late that night in the grill room, at
the table under the great stag's head,
Fenton Tisdale opened telegram,
read it and swore softly under his
breath.
1--WE have met the enemy" it ran,
"and we are hers-completely hers"
1t was signed weldon"
oils Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28
AUTUMN IN THE COUNTRY.

Pumpkin pie and apple cider!
Cut 'er loose and open wider!
Amt no time like fruitful autumn;
Hick'ry nuts in river bottom!
Who said fall was melancholy?
Just the time to be real jolly!
Stir that steaming apple butter;
Fry them doughnuts-hear 'em sputteri
See them trees with apples laden;
See the buxom country maiden!
Scenes Of plenty, bliss Arcad'n.
Sparkling eyes and rosy features.
Joyous, blessed, happy creatures;
Apple snits and pumpkin slices;
Eggs and butter bring good prices! b..
GRANTEES full and runnin' over;
Bullying haymows sweet with clover.
Country sausage! Goodness land sakes.
Hurry up them buckwheat pancakes.
My, oh, my! But don't we pity
Poor folks livin' in the city!
-Punxsutawney Spirit.
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LIVING FOREVER.
The Dream of the Ages that Will Never
Be Fulfilled.

The other day we received copy Of
a book entitled, "How to Live For
ever" While not pining for continu-
GUS longevity, we glanced through its
pages, and, as expected. found COM
pilation Of well-worn rules for hygien-
ic living, with brief dissertation con-
corning the influence of mind on body.
There were no new or startling aids
toward centenarianism. We had
scarcely laid down the book when q
news item with glaring headlines at
tracted the eye: Perpetual Youth
Possible. The Microbe of Old Age
Discovered. Elixir of Life at Last
Within Our Grasp" And the item
read: CDR. Metchnikoff, the bacteriol-
ogist of the Pasteur Institute, has dis
covered the microbe of old age. There
now remains only the discovery of
serum which shall act upon this mi
crobe and senility will be annihilated."
Several days have elapsed, but nobody
seems to have found the much desired
serum, and we fear the fountain Of
perpetual youth will prove as elusive
to the present generation of investi-
gators as it did to the ancient optimis-
tic voyagers.
There are few better ways Of fooling
Father Time than following the old
advice to keep the heart young" 1t
is astonishing how young a fellow can
look and feel who maintains a fresh
and lively interest in sports and pas
times or has some hobby which he
can ride in leisure moments. Any
body who has his health can keep
young. Ill-health is the only excuse
for age, and even this handicap in life's
race can be overcome in large meas
ure by a cheerful, eontented mind.
That the length Of human life is
gradually increasing statistics show.
1t is not increasing by leaps and
bounds, nor is there any indication
that perpetual youth shall ever be our
portion. AS we learn better how to
live, we shall live longer and happier
lives. We cannot hope to live for
ever, and time spent in planning this
impessibility is time wasted.-Robert
Webster jones' in Housekeeper.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28

wise for the womaniSh man and the
men who depends on the labor and
shrewdRess of their wives to keep
them going
The mixture of the sexes in the act
i've business affairs of to-day would
have scared writer's on political econo-
my twenty-five years ago. 1t seems
plain enough, for example, that when
a man on salary gets work for his
daughter in the same occupation at
perhaps smaller compensation than he
receives, he is sapping the foundation
of his own employment and prospect
ty; that, in the long run, he will be
simply dividing up his salary among
the members Of his own family and
driving other men out Of employment.
The results Of widespread changes
Of this sort look, apparently, to an en-
tire reyolutionizing of society. But
people are not stopping to study the
textbooks. They are going ahead with
the fashions of the time, leaving the
pessimists and those who have moth
ing to do but study to read up on po-
litical economy. A great many wise
books have been impracticable in rela-
ton to business affairs. If society Is
going wrong in putting the gentler sex
in the lines of employment that were
formerly exclusively for men the mis-
take will manifest itself some day in
a serious way. Money panics result
from overweight ambition to get rich
quick and then follows the travail of
liquidation. And so it is with other
affairs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28
Poultry Pickin gs.

One breed is enough for the farmer.
Roup is produced by bad cold
being neglected.
If eggs for Matching are desired, use
2-yearold hens.
Gcanulated is the form in which to
supply bone to poultry.
To make poultry business a success
it must have attention.
All perches should be OH the saDle
level, none higher than the others.
1t is very essential that the poultry
house should be well ventilated.
Whole wheat is an excellent food
for the hens, but should not be used
exclusively.
Bone meal contains lime and also
animal matter which is of value.
Some green food Is Indispensable to-
ducks after they are two weeks old.
The use of food is to sustain life
and maintain warmth and good coudt.
ton OF body.
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Twe-Row Corn Cutter.

Twe-Row Corn Cutter.
A subscriber Of Iowa Homestead
sends that Journal a sketch Of con-
venient two-row corn cutter. He says:
II think it pulls easier than sled
cutter. used this homemade corn
cutter one season and it works to per-
lection. I use AKA for an axle, and
bolt a 2x4 to this axle two and one
half to three feet apart, and let it run
out twelve inches on the rear side.
Board this over for a platform. For
runners at the front end 1 took run
ners from an old keystone planter
and fastened them from the bottom
SO as to have them run about six or
seven inches from the rows Of corn.
For knives, I took two blades off an
old stalk cutter The platform may
be either nailed Or bolted down. The
wheels are old planter wheels. On the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28
knowledge Increases Crops.

During the past twenty-five years
the increase in the yield Of grain crops
In Denmark per acre has been over
II per cent for barley, II per cent for
oats, % per cent for wheat. Potatoes
have increased So per cent in yield per
acre. Danish authorities credit the in
crease largely to government instruc-
tons and teaching in the best meth
DDS of agriculture. The Hungarian
government also is coming to the front
in it's encouragement Of agriculture.
The state institutions include a great
academy for the higher branches Of
agriculture, four farm colleges, TWEEN
ty-one village farm schools, and win
ter schools for farmers, a great agri-
cultural museum and eighty model
farms. Twenty-Five state orchards
have been esta blished, and during the
past three years 37S0O0 grated
stocks and over two million seedlings
have been distributed. Hungarian
agriculture has grown at a surprising
rate, the export Of poultry and eggs
having increased 80 per cent In five
years, and dairy products having
gained at an even larger rate.
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The AVenger.

60 HE windows of the grill room
were open, and through them
- came the grateful GOODNESS OF
the salt breeze and the less welcome
clatter of the streets below.
In one corner, at table, under the
great stag's head, Thomas Weldon u.s.
tened with smile more or less cyn1-
cal to the eager voice of young Fenton
Tisdale on the other side Of the ta-
BILE.
Presently Tisdale;s almost pleading
tones ceased. Weldon coolly lighted
cigar and took several whiffs before
he essayed a reply.
"Fenton," he said, looking at the
other sharply, "are you sure this is not
purely personal enmityE
Tisdale regarded his interlocutor
steadily.
"PIl admit, Tommy" he said, L
was one Of the first to succumb' ana
NAV as we'll confess | was pretty nara
hit: but the enormity OF the thln2
didn't strike me until Jonesy started
for the Lord knows where In South
America; and Ted Brine remembered
rather suddenly-some relatives OF
his in Alaska, where he might find
haven of oblivion.
"The worst, though, was when
snow-good old George Snow-got his
coup-de-grace. He sat around Tor TWO
DAYS. Then all at once he Went-ho
,--o~-o
"Think of what she's done to the
'stag-corner coterie,' Tommy. 1hlnk
of dinner this winter and no Ted to
tell a story; with no Jonesy to ma
fouIt. with no George Snow to mix
salad, She's scattered them ike chaIL
before the wind, there's only you anu
l left"
Az Weldon listened the smile broad
ened.
"And YOU suggest" he said slowly
hotveen puffs, that go up there ana
avanpe your wrongs-encounter TINS
C;rce and sail away with laugh, as
Il were? Fenton, have you stopped 10
+bink the laugh might be with her IN
food of at her? It's 100 to l shot
that fall
oNo. Tommy Tisdale said, i've
watched the chances, and think you
are bound to win. In the nrst pace
49, woman isn't born who could make
vo,, look at her twice. That is draW-
inp card in your favor, especially WIN
r,,ob women as she is; then there
rour money, AMI, finally, that devil
1,,ov-care way of yours, which you can
mt ON and off like cloak.
"What with these and your gooo
,ools-no. I'm not fattering you I'm
onite frank-you should make an easy
conquest of 1t.
Weldon shook his head.
at all sounds very plausible. bur II 5
NOT honorable it seems to me, he oo-
served. ia
"Honorable!' Tisdale burst out not
~ "Was it honorable Of her to sena
the others Of our clique packing from
Alaska to South America? was II
honorable to encourage poor, lneoHeh-
sive old George and then send MIN 10
tba woods. and leave use saladiess all
winter? l tell you, Tommy, It's your
bounden duty to go. There no way
ont of 1t for you.
when Thomas Weldon reached the
hotel on the shores OF the lake iats
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28
Feeding Condiments.

If there is any value in feeding red
pepper to fowls it is mainly in fur
nishipg a seasoning to the food which
might otherwise be fat and In this
way stimulating the appetite. Chopped
onions will have the same effect and
are certainly better for the fowls than
too much pepper. The red pepper, in
moderate quantities, is good for the
motltfng hens, acting as a stimulant
and strengthening their rather depict.
ed vitality, but the pepper should not
be 1nade regular part of the ration.
IT Is not only unnecessary when the
ration consists of good grains in var-
ETY., but is actually harmful if mach
of II is fed
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WOMEN AS WORKERS.
Some Figures that, After All, Are Not
Discouraging.

Some Figures that, After All, Are Not
Discouraging.
A statistician has gone to the trou-
BILE to ascertain that 90 per cent OF all
the divorced women, 80 per cent of
the widowed and 81 per cent of the
single women are engaged in galn1ul
pursuits, says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Only about per cent of the married
women are similarly situated. While
the great body of married women are
at home attending to the domestic du-
ties which are naturally set down fer
them. there is some hope still that the
old order of things is not going to be
completely overthrown. The world
will not be without homes. The hg-
ures indicate that 81 per cent OF the
married men are supporting their
wives, though the women are, Oh
course. doing their full share in main
tanning domestic establishments which
are buIwarks of morals and good order
and which keep the race from dying
out.
On surface analysis it may seem
wonderful that "a per cent Of the mar
ried men find enough to do to support
families. when SO many women are IN
mems occupations, but the earth is big
and the ordinary attempt at compre-
bending the things to be done and the
number Of people to do them is puny
indeed In the long run there appears
to he room for everybody-the home
woman. the new" woman, ETC., hke
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28

Note the changes which you intend
ed to make for next winter.
Have all live stock ready for market
before you market it.
The appearance Of things about the
house is the first that attracts atten-
ton, good or bad.
Prepare to winter the young stock
WELL Don't be afraid. People will
need beef next year the same as this.
See that all necessary repairs are
made, not only upon the home build
ings, but upon the outbuildings also.
Winter is coming.
If those March and April pigs had
clover and peas to run through the
summer they are now just about
ready for corn diet
A CHEEKY, comfortable family room
and plenty of good things to read robs
winter of about all of it's terrors, ce-
ments family ties and lays a founda-
ton for pleasant memories in after
life.
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Make the Cows Comfortable.

Most farmers think they know how
to care for their cows without the adj
vice of anyone, and the majority Of
them do give them food and shelter,
but there are many more little com
forts which cost but trif1e, but which
60 far toward increasing the value of
the milk production. Sunshine, what
little there is in winter, is as welcome
to animals as to the human family,
and the man who will contrive to give
his cows all the sunshine possible will
have Differentiated cows and more
milk. Then see to it that all cracks
and crevices through which drafts Of
air can come are closed. 1t is not
meant that ventilation be dispensed
with by any means, but simply that
drafts are shut out Make the beds
heavy with straw and keep the stalls
clean; then with a well-yentilated and
sunny stable and something to chew
on between regular meals, the cow
will be happy and comfortable, and
will surely repay you by a fuller milk
pail
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28
Don't Protect Plants Early.

II one has a lot of shrubs and
plants that are hardy, no protection
for winter should be given untii the
GROUND freezes else there is danger
of the twigs making more growth by
reason of the warmth at the roots af-
forced by the protecting material. If
the plants are not entirely hardy, Of
course protection must be given ear
Ter. 1T is rarely necessary to use more
tnaa soil in protecting the roots about
hardy plants and vines, although an
application of fine manure free from
straw will, of course, benefit the soil
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28
New Use for Sweet Potatoes.

The low price Of sweet potatoes hasa
directed attention to new market
for the vegetable. The glucose makers
have discovered, it is claimed, that
their product can be made profitably
from sweet potatoes and are proposing,
to contract with farmers in the South
west for their crops at $40 to $25 per
acre.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28

table l have a buck fastened to the
platform so one can sit or lean upon
it when tired Below this l had pail
large enough to hold a ball Of binder
Irvine. AS soon as 1 have an armful
Of corn it is compressed with the de-
vice shown and tied ready for putting
in the shock"
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Good Place for Tobacco.

Foreman see tobaccer is going to
be purity cheap this year
Manager-Well, what of that?
Foreman was wondering if it
wouldn't be a good idee to put a little
in our cigars Bulletin.
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Race Tips.

when boss race tips is bein' pass
ed around said Uncle Eben, "a deaf
an dumb man has a poy'ful advan-
tage in life" -Washingtcn Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-10-28

One of the reasons man has trou-
BILE with his children is that his wife
never agrees with him on the question
Of what he can afford.
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Device for Holding Hogs.
FOR HOLDING HOGS.

The illustration is self-explaining,
and one can readily see how it is con-
styucted and used
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-16

nature. while the gulli5le many he i'm
ngines will joyfully count upon his meek
" retiring into private life as soon as he
has seen his party triumphant in the fall
elections.
II is a grotesque position, that Of the
WoIfert's Roost politician. To gain his
ends he promises to keep out OF all par
t;.ipation in the results he is working for
Il must have been at some cost in self
respect that this sop was given to the
more respectable wing of the New York
Democracy. men who will not train with
Hill. and who do not scruple to say so.
But with those at whom the shot was
aimed Hills promise will avail nothing.
They know the man. He has no friends.
nor has he any enemies who believe in
him. except as to his limitless power for
evil politics in whatever he undertakes.
1t is quite probable that he will retire
from politics before the first Of January,
1905. but it will be, not by his own voli-
ton. but because Of the defeat Of his
party at the polls in the preceding No
yQmber
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-16
VIZ Chnnrel

Why should there be a change % ,i
national administration? What's u'l
matter with Roosevelt? Has anyil-s
gone wrong? Has it been necessary ]
issue bonds to pay the running expels'
of the government? Is there any mo-g
in rhe treasury? Has the soap hoass I.
serted its supremacy since the pa.-'
days Of Grover? Has Theodore hq..
welt betrayed any trust reposea id -,
or has he manifested any SYMPTOMS !.
spinal affection? Has the so-callea p'.
ocratic party advanced any assuIaAW
the American people that they als .-,, ~
more proficient in the twenteIn .'1,, C,.
than they were in the nineteenth ~ -
they satisfy the honest, industrious VI ~
ducing citizens OF America that 'ls, ~ ~,
for anything but to again grasp Ius 4,
plus and again empty the treSsu@
they have on every previous oppOl''~'