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Selecting the Dairy Bull.

The profitable dairy bull is one that
will produce female calves with hign
milking powers and that will be able
to show a great amount of vigor. 1t
Is not enough that he be able to pro-
duce calves with high milking powers.
The vigor is an essential point. as
under heavy methods Of feeding, such
as are now practiced in modern
dairies. many OF our best developed
cows break down. The bull therefore
must have in himself every indica-
ton OF great bodily vigor. The more
he has OF this, the more likely will
he be to impress the same on his on
spring. and place in them the power
OF continuing his good qualities. 1t
is not at all easy at this time to find
the kind Of bull that is likely to
have the good points we are looking
for. There are great many poor
bulls in service, and their male Of
spring are growing up into the bulls
that are to be used in the future. We
have to-day few herds that we can 60
to for the right kind of e supply.
The carelessness Of the public in
this regard is shown in the low prices
prevailing for bulls. The bull should
bring far higher price than a cow
md yet we find the bulls selling At
lower prices. We can but infer that
the breeders think that anything is
good enough for the male SO long as
we have first class females. This has
hpnn fhn bct ocln IN, hn ~
the improvement OF the milking quail.
ties of our dairy breeds. A man can
afford to pay fancy price for bull
provided he can get the kind of bull
he really needs
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
Gar Nicholas and the Press.

The present Car is the first of his
race to recognize the legitimate
claims of the press. At the outbreak
of the present war he granted an in
terview to Melville E. Stone, formerly
of this city, and now general manager
of the Associated Press. Soon there
after he received a deputation of St.
Petersburg newspaper men, and a
week or so ago he gave audience to
an English journalist, Henry Norman.
NJ. P. The last named, by the way,
did not find his majesty the mental
and physical weakling he has been
described so often. Instead, Nicholas
seemed to be in the best of health and
presented his views on Oriental ques
tions in clear and strong fashion.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
Her Husbands Legal Guardian.

Some peculiar features were con-
nected with the marriage of Miss
Myrtle Thyme and Albert Grayland at
LIE Seuer, Mimi, recently. The groom
was only 20 years of age, and, being
an orphan without guardian, was con-
sequently unable to obtain license
The young lady, though nearly two
years younger. was still over IS, and
OF lawful age to get married. Neither
one wanted to wait for the young man
to grow older, SO the difficulty was
settled as follows:
Miss Thyme formally and legally
adopted her affianced and then. as
guardian. gave the necessary consent
to a marriage license being issued to
him. The document was duly given
out. and justice of the peace married
the couple.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

:XGRfCUEFURf
Success With Alfalfa.

Previous to five years ago most OF
the attempts to grow alfalfa in llli-
nois and neighEpring states had re-
suited in failures. but since that time
there have been many successes. and
these successes have led many far.
mers to embark quite heavily in the
growing of alfalfa. To a large extent
perhaps the successful growing OF this
depends on the proper incubation OF
the soil with the bacteria that makes
the nodule in which is gathered the
nitrogen from the air to be changed
into form that can later be used
by the rootlets OF the plants for food.
The sending out by the Illinois ex-
pertinent station OF large quantities
OF inoculated soil has been step in
advance and has commenced the ino-
culation Of the soil In many widely
separated sections. In the meantime
that works on sweet clover is the
same that works on alfalfa is another
sign pointing to the successful grow
ing of alfalfa in states where it has
been little grown in the past.
There are many sections of Illi-
nois and Michigan where the writer
has seen sweet clover growing in
abundance. and it is very likely that
Alfalfa on such lands will prove sue
cessful. Perhaps one reason why al
falfa has not in the past done well
on such lands Is that the bacteria on
the sweet clover did not come into
contact with the roots of the alfalfa.
Sweet clover does not in the main
grow in cultivated fields, but by the
hard roadside. In fact it is averse
to cultivation. We would suggest to
| our readers that those living In
region where sweet clover grows
thickly by the roadside should SOW
some alfalfa in cultivated field and
carry some soil from the roadside
where the sweet clover grows for ino-
| culation, and at the same time plant
patch of alfalfa in place distant
from the places where the sweet clov-
er and other alfalfa are growing, but
on the same kind of soil. This latter
will be check plot by which the
| success of the other treatment can
be judged.
A few cases of this kind will prove
of little value, but there should be
| several hundreds Of farmers that are
in position to make this experiment
this spring. The results may be far
reaching, for if a way is found to
grow alfalfa successfully in the coun-
ties where it is not now grown it will
add immensely to the profits Of the
farms in such localities
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
Nurse Crops for Glover.

The agricultural world will be in.
terested in noting the results OF some
experiments being carried on this
summer by Professor Olin OF the
Iowa Agricultural college. Mr.. Olin
has arranged with Mr.. Cook, the pro-
prietor of the Brookmont farms, near
Odebolt. Iowa, to seed 1920 acres
with clover with various nurse crops.
On a part OF this area clover was
seeded with oats at seeding time, on
another part with barley, and the
third part will be planted to corn, and
the clover will be sown just ahead of
the cultivators the last time the corn
is cultivated. Mr.. Cook furnishes all
seed and labor, while the Iowa Expert
ment station supervises the work and
makes accurate observations on the
growth of the clover.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
Gould You Use Any Kind Of a Sewing
Machine at Any Price?

II there is any price so low, any
offer SO liberal that you would think
OF accepting on trial a new high-grade,
drop cabinet or upright Minnesota
Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, Standard
White or New Home Sewing Machine
cut out and return this notice, and
you will receive by return mail, post
paid. free of cost. the handsomest sew
ing machine catalogue ever published.
1t will name you prices on the Mime
sofa, Singer, Wheeler & Wilson,
White, Standard and New Home sew
ing machines that will surprise you:
we will make you new and attract
i've proposition, sewing machine Of
fer that will astonish you.
II you can make any use Of any
sewing machine at any price, II any
kind of an offer would interest you,
don't fail to write us at once (be sure
to cut out and return this special no.
tice) and get our latest book. our
latest offers. our new and most sur
prising proposition. Address
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Chicago.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
Exhibitinu Butter.

The maker of butter, whether on
the farm or in the creamery. fire.
quently asks the question If it pays
to make an exhibit Of butter at any
Of the various shows where oppor-
tunity is given for that kind Of dis
play. 1t certainly does pay to ex-
hibit butter, both for the effect it has
on the general public and for the
influence on the one making the ex-
hibit. The cost of making an exhibit
is slight. and the attention of the but
termaker becomes centered on the
methods necessary to produce a good
article. 1t is proverbial that every
farmers wife believes she is one of
the best butter makers in the country.
The grocer that buys the butter dares
not tell her that she does not know
how to make butter. If she cannot, but
the butter judge at the fair or show
will have to give her that information.
The movement among farmers wives
to learn more about buttermaking is
good one, and every one of them
should be encouraged to do her best
and send her product to the butter
show. The same is true Of the cream
cry buttermaker. The managers of
the creamery can well afford to pay
$40 or whatever it costs to exhibit
butter. just for the sake of getting
more information on how their own
butter looks when judged from the
standpoint of the butter judge.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
Mold on Parchment Paper.

Many of our readers use parchment
paper for lining the boxes in which
they pack their butter, and now and
then they have trouble with mold
that appears on it and which not in
frequently gets into the butter. The
parchment paper is for the purpose
OF preventing this very thing. The
mold generally gets into the paper
when the latter is allowed to lie for
some time in ice boxes. refrigerators
or storage rooms in which the mold
has already developed. The mold
cannot grow spontaneously but comes
from minute seeds called spores. I'm
less these spores were on the paper
there could be no growth of mold.
When the parchment paper was lying
where mold was growing the spores
ripened and fell on this paper. If the
paper is kept In dry clean places
where no mold ever appears it will
not in turn develop mold when it is
placed in contact with the moisture
that comes from the butter. Spores
cannot grow without moisture. When
such paper has been subject to con-
ditions that would make the growing
of mold possible the best way to pre-
vent the development of the mold is
to soak the parchment paper in a
strong brine in which has been mixed
one pound Of formaldehyde to three
gallons OF brine. This soaking will
not injure the parchment paper, but
it will kill the spores of the mold
When the same brine is to be used
several times in succession it should
be boiled between times to make
doubly sure that the spores do not
escape.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
The Horse Still Popular.

The Horse Still Popular.
'"@ horse industry Is today in
hou' ISAing condition. little correspond
ins 70 The predictions OF some OF our
commercial prophets ten years ago.
AL tAat time we were told that we
Wefe IN the eve OF horseless age.
10 ifo'e 1t the savants pointed to the
thousands of people that were using
DlcS 1t was said that agents had
Deeh placed at the entrances to the
ereat parks in New York and other
cltieS and these counted the thousands
Oh "heelmen and wheelwomen that
dally passed through the parks and
reported that only now and then
carriage or mounted horseman was
seen That was true ten years ago in
az Inc great cities of the country.
But how is it to-day?
81 down at the entrance to any OF
our great city parks In the summer
time and watch the passers-by. There
VIII! be seen a steady stream OF car
rlaseS, with only row and then a man
or woman on wheel. 1t is evident
tina the wheel was only temporary
pla!thinS for the public. and that
when the public grew tired of the
Whcel 1t went back to the old friend
OF man-the horse.
within ten years there has been a
material increase in the number Of
horses in the country and an increase
also In the value per head. The de-
mand has been greater than the SUD.
ply and with the larger use Of horses
has come an increased rapidity Of
Their wearing out. While the wheels
were being so freely used. many of
the driving horses in the cities spent
much Of their time in the barns or in
the pastures, but since the public re.
turned to the use OF the horse the
work Of the horse has increased and
the consequent wear and tear Incl
dent to service and accidents has also
| increased.
The horseless vehicles that have
| been Introduced in the cities are but
an Insignificant factor in the general
| situation. Such vehicles are but the
| playth!ngs of the wealthy or are in
service in only a slight degree com.
| with the tremendous increase in popu-
lation and business that our country
| is Witnessing. The value OF horses in
the United States is placed by the
taxing bodies at more than $1,000,0 ,000,.
900, which valuation. as every man
knows, is far short Of the real, since
values for taxing purposes are never
anywhere near the actual values. Yet
though the differentiation Is consid
cradle this item of over one billion
dollars is an enormous one and gives
some idea of the great riches in horse
flesh possessed by the nation.
That farmers should pay more at
tcntion to the raising OF good horse.
is evident. There is no doubt thai
the demand for horses in the future
is to be even greater than it is at the
present time and that any man that
raises good horses Of almost any kind
VIII be sure to realize good prices
| for them
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
Cheese Scoring Contest.

The Dairy and Food Commissioner
of Minnesota, Mr.. w. p. Mcconnell
has inaugurated cheese scoring CON
test that is to continue six months
from May 1st. Mr.. E. H. Vroman
of the commission will be in charge
of the contest. Prizes Of money and
of silver cups are to be awarded. Two
expert commercial cheese men will
assist Mr.. Vroman in making the scor.
ings of the cheese to determine the
accuracy Of the scorings of the con.
testants. Many Of the managers Of
cheese factories in Minnesota have ap-
piled for permission to enter the con
test.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
CROW CATCHING AN INDUSTRY
Experts Employed in India to Reduce
Their Number.

nSiF NunpGF.
Crows are so plentiful in India that
professional crow-catchers are en-
ployed to reduce their number. The
expert arrives about sundown, provid-
ed with a sutficiency of bird lime and
bundle of bamboo rods fitting into
one another like the joints of fish
ing rod and when the crows have
settled down for the night. but while
a certain amount of light remains he
sets to work He quietly approaches
the foot of the tree he has chosen.
and, having determined on an eligible
point by careful scrutiny, applies
some of the lime to the slimmest OF
his rods and goes on quietly and stead
lily passing it upward among the
branches, fitting in joint after joint
of the series until the tip has arrived
at striking distance. when a sudden,
slight inclination brings it into ad-
hesive contact with his victim. which
is forthwith hauled down by main
force, struggling and expostulating
wildly as it descends. The capture
and outcries of one after another
cause SO little alarm among their
neighbors that several of them MAJ
be taken almost from the same perch
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
PERJURY AS A FINE ART.
People Of India Have Reduced LYING
to Science.

In India, according to an English
man who lived there many years, the
more educated class reduce perjury
to fine art. If case is to come be-
fore the court they are not content
with coaching their witnesses before
hand, but they take them to the very
spot where the deed was committed,
and go through all the incidents of
the assault or tragedy to be sworn to,
so that the various subpoenaed wit
nesses are little likely to be caught by
any cross examination, no matter how
severe it may be. He cites an in.
stance of the methods of the ordinary
Hindoo lawyer. A British officer had
made number Of purchases of a Par
see merchant who charged him such
unreasonable prices that he refused
to pay the bill. The merchant brought
suit and the officer consulted a law.
yer, who agreed to take the case and
win it if he were not interfered with.
This was promised. When the trial
came off the defense promptly ac.
knowledged the purchase of the
articles at the prices named, but pro,
duced half a dozen witnesses who
swore that they had seen the bill paid.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
Japanese Censor Don'ts.

This is what the Japanese censor
forbids the publication of: "a Details
or accounts relating to tactics; (2)
what relates to future war move.
ments; go damage done to the Japa-
nese warships and transports; (4) the
range OF guns in action and the guam
tity of shots used; (5) the positions
and namesrsf the bases of naval oper-
ations; co. the whereabouts of war
ships and transports, and CD particu-
lars with regard to coal, fresh water,
munitions Of war, etc.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
BREEDING liqht Horses.

George NJ Rommel, of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
says: Stand by the auction ring OF
any great horse market and observe
closely the horses that fail to bring
prices sufficient to cover cost of pro-
dnction. I'll the great majority OF
cases trotting blood predominates If
any breeding at all Is noticeable. Ask
dealer what is the breeding, II any,
Of most of the large numbers OF the
unclassified horses on the market, his
answer will be: "Trotting and coach
blood" This is not because draft
blood Is more valuable or that the
blood OF the light breeds Is not want
ed, for the great cry Of the market at
present is that good drivers and sad
dPrs are extremely scarce. It is be-
cause performance and style are much
more difficult to acquire in breeding
than size and weight. It is because
men with a fascination for the race
track attempt to produce trotters
without the slightest regard for ma
uTes laws. and no disappointment or
failure seems sufficient to bring them
to realize their folly. Breeding to
trutter without system and study. but
only in the hope of getting speedy
f0al as a possibility or an accident, is
laying with fire" The breeding OF
lglt horses requires not only con-
sIderable amount of capital, but de-
mands a knowledge of horses of the
very highest order. 1t necessitates
Concentration of effort and years Of
waiting and planning. 1t Is not every
man that brings such qualities to bear
when he takes a 1,600-pound draft
mare to 1,20O-pound harness or sad
die stallion. and it is largely because
Of this, and not on account of the
breeds them selves, that so many poor
hu-ses' are forced onto the market. A
hI-h-class roadster. coacher, or sad
der is by far the most difficult horse
to produce that the market calls for
In addition to careful plans of breed
ing and high individual excellence in
the resulting progeny. a course of
haudling, mannering, and training
must be pursued before the horse will
fgure as a really marketable animal.
These facts must be thoroughly un-
defstood If a man would breed light
no, Ses for market
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
Lowest Death Rate,

Springs, Colorado, are the most favor
able to health, at all seasons of the
year. of any section of the United
States. The death rate for February,
1904, as announced by the state board
of health. was 14.33 per 10000. Sub
tracing the number of deaths caused
by imported consumption, the rate
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

Don't you know that Defiance
Starch. besides being absolutely supe-
rior to any other, is put up 16 ounces
in packages and sells at same price
as Bounce packages of other kinds?
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
csse of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
CAsarrh Cure. -
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
We the Undersigned. have known +. }. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly hon
orsble in all business transactions and financially
able 10 carry out any obligations made by his nrn.
WALDISG, EISSAS MARviN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, o.
HaIrs Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of tho
systenf Testimonials sent free Price IS cents per
bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
Connecticut's Fair Building.

The Connecticut building at the
Worlds Fair contains many old CO.
lonial relics. furniture, china and 9TH
err treasured articles of Connecticut's
early days.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
whaIebone Price Advances,

Two and a half tons of Whalebone
was recently sold at Dundee at the
rate, it is understood, of $4,000
ton. or 81 900 ton higher than the
previous record price. Early last cen.
tury the price was 1925 a ton.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

A barbed wire fence is no kind OF
a fence to have about the COW pas.
ture. The teats OF more than one COW
have been ruined by being lacerated
on barbed wire. Other kinds OF wire
ara more serviceable and little more
extensive
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

In getting wheat or other small
grain seed from neighbors there is al.
ways the danger of bringing in trouble.
some weed seeds.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

Cincinnati claims to be very
healthy town because the people boil
all their drinking water and after it
is boiled they drink beer
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

paint gives fine porcelain surface and
decorates everything. Color Card. ASK
your dealer or write us. The Humph-
rey-JoneS Mer. Co. 1921 Arapa hoe St.
Denver, Colorado.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

There is no more ridiculous sight
than a 200-pound man at one end OF
a chain and a twO-pound dog at the
other.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
OVERHEARD ON THE PIKE

Mr.. Easyv"Why should people visiting The Fl.
position at night, more Aliens Foot Ease than
In daytmep"
Miss Foote-"B Because unde: the brilliant Iunin.
alton Of the grounds, every foot becomes An acre.
Mr.. Easy-"Fsir Only fair. Pray, conduct me to
the nearest drug store and promise never to
accept substitute for you or for Aliens Foot
Ease"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

1t is more creditable for a company
to liquidate its Indebtedness than to
water it's stock.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
TIME TO ACT.

cure sick kidneys quickly and perma-
nently. Here's proof.
Mrs. w. 8. Marshall, r. F. d. No. 1.
Dawson. Ga, says: My husband $
back and hips were so stin and sore
that he could not get up from a
chair without help. | got him box
OF Doan's Kidney Pills. He felt re-
llef IN three days. One box cured
him."
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Mar
shall will be mailed on application to
any part Of the United States. Ad.
dress FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y. Sold by all dealers: price 80 cents
per box.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

When a man comes along with an
oat that produces at the rate of IT'S to
300 bushels an acre. let him pass BY
in peace.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

Cold climates are as well suited to
the raising OF live stock as are tenn
pcTate and warm climates. While herb.
age Is more abundant in the warm
climates and the winters are shorter
yet most Of our farm animals do bet
ter in the cold climates than in the
warm, and diseases are less numer-
oUs, Grass is greater factor in the
North than in the South, for climatic
r,ISOns.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

No woman who is unable to sup
port herself has any business with a
handsome husband.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
Sensible Housekeepers

will have Defiance Starch, not alone
because they get one-third more for
the same money, but also because OF
superior quality.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
GREEN SEAL ENAMEL

If friend pulls his watch on your
funny story. cut it short
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

Many man turns up his toes while
waiting for his fortune to turn up
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

One trouble with the oldest inhabi-
Dtant is that he remembers too many In
lcidents of his boyhood days that never
Ahappened.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03

y A prominent club woman, y
Mrs. Danforth, of St. Joseph
Mich, tells how she was cured
of falling of the womb and its
accompanying pains and misery
byLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Life looks
her strength is fading away and she haa
no hopes of ever being restored. Such
was my feeling a few months ago when
was advised that my poor health was
caused by prolapsus or falling of the
womb. The words sounded like q
knell to me, felt that my sun had set
but Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound came to me as an
elixir of life it restored the lost forces
and built me up until my good health
returned to me. For four months 1
took the medicine daily, and each dose
added health and strength. / am 30
thankful for the ehel lp Iobtainedt through
its use" Mrs. FLORENCE DANFoRrH,
1907 Miles Ave-, St. Joseph, Mich. -
5000 forfeit " original Of asoUs ietts, preying
0enuineness cannot De produced.
GREE MEDICAL ADVICE
TO WOMEN"
Women would save time and
much sickness If they would
write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice
as soon as any distressing Symp-
toms appear. 1t is free, and has
put thousands of women on tho,
right road to recovery.