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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21
FEEDING CALVES.
The Results of Some Experiments
with Angus Steer Calves
Grain and Hay Fed.

The Nebraska experiment station
gives the following account of expert
ments in feeding on hay with and
without grain:
During the winter of 1902, IL Aber-
deem Angus steer calves were fed to
determine whether or not a small
grain allowance added to a. ration of
alfalfa and prairie hay would prove
more economical method of winter
ing. Six of the calves received no
grain, while the other six had four
pounds day of corn, oats and bran
in addition to the hay. The hay was
80 per cent alfalfa and 20 per cent.
prairie hay. During the winter pc
riod, from January to April, those re-
ceiving four pounds of grain per day
made an average gain of so pounds
per month, while those getting hay
alone made SO pounds per month. Fig
uring all foods at the market price, it
was found that gains on grain and hay
cost $466 per 100 pounds, while the
gains on hay alone cost six dollars
per hundred, a striking difference in
favor OF grain with hay for winter
feeding. During the following sum-
mer, while on the same pasture, all
without grain, the winter granted
calves made an average gain OF go
pounds less than the thinner, no
grain calves, which put the latter be-
hind only 20 pounds each at the end
of the entire period, October 80, 1903.
The granted calves, however, were
appraised 25 per cent. per hundred
above the hay-fed calves, showing
them to have been somewhat better in
QUALIFY, even at the later date. The
experiment showed that it is cheap
er TO feed calves some grain in win
ter, and this was the result in a
more marked degree the previous
winter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21
HOW SCALES AID FARMERS
They Protect Him Against the I'm
scrupulous Dealer and Make Him
More Accurate.

There was a time when the farmer
was entirely at the mercy of the I'M
scrupulous dealer. With the advent Of
scales, however, circumstances have
changed, especially for those who are
known to weigh and keep an account
of their produce at marketing time.
We have no record of the hundreds Of
thousands of dollars worth of produce
that has been lost to the farmer SIM
ply because he has not known definite
ly the weight of the material he Of
fered for sale.
When the farmer is compelled to de-
pend entirely upon the scales operated
by the buyer he has absolutely no
check on the weights that are given
him. He may feel that an injustice
has been done, but what will protest
benefit him unless he is able to sup
port his position? On the other hand,
if he possesses scales of his own it
is only matter Of a few moments
time to take weight. This will be
found to be particularly true where
the platform is handily arranged, so
the load or the stock may be driven
upon them with reasonable conven-
fence.
If every farmer owned a set of plat
form scales, he would soon form the
habit of taking weight whenever he
sold any produce from the farm. The
dealer, understanding the care OBJ
served by the farmer to know the
amount of produce being offered for
sale, will observe greater care that no
mistakes" creep into his weights.
AS a matter of record the mere fact
that farmer is known to possess
scales is frequently a guarantee that
the buyer will not venture to tamper
with his produce.
We would not be understood as i'm
plying that business men as class are
cheats or are dishonest, but our read
ers will agree that some of them will
stand watching. When one deals with
such character he is powerless unless
he has some check that he can rely
upon. In view of this fact, says the
Prairie Farmer, and considering the
durability and comparative inexpen-
siveness of reliable and well-cared-for
scales, we have been led to wonder
why every farmer has not provided
himself with this simple and adequate
means of protection
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21

TWO VIEWS OF WATER TROUGH.
ton and build up about it with stone
and cement, as suggested in the cut.
Round or fiat stones can be used equal
ly well. When done, break out the
hhlf barrel or lift out the kettle, and
line the inside of trough smoothly with
cement-giving the finished appear
ance shown in the illustration. An
outlet pipe can be inserted in the side,
at the bottom, when building.-Farm
Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21

is possibly being worked at the pres
emit time.
The identity of this man is probably
known only to those engaged in the
graft We will call him 1.-The hacker.
The hacker remained at his legiti-
mate place of business in Chicago, and,
aided by two able assistants, directed
the graft as though he were at the
head of an immense trust.
Being well known, as a thoroughly
square business man, as one who
lived fashionably in the most aristo-
cratic portion of the city, and as one
whose business was the loaning of
large amounts on real estate, he was
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21

thousand dollars that he would like to
let out to some responsible farmer.
"Well, think your head is level"
agreed the book agent. IF / had $4,000
I'd rather have it in the hands of a
good farmer, secured by mortgage
on his place, than in any bank
80, l wouldn't care for a mortgage"
answered the land agent. "All I would
want would be to know that he was
a responsible man, and I would let him
have it at mighty low rate of inter-
est, too"
Almost any farmer would jump at a
chance of this kind, to have the use Of
such a large sum of money at low
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21
ROAD DRAGGING cATEcHIsM
Some Valuable Hints on How to Do
the Work of Improving
the Roadway.

Would it not be better to plow the
road before dragging?
No, says d. Ward King, the Missouri
authority on road dragging. ePlowing
gives soft foundation. Flowing the
middle of the road is relic of the old
dump scraper days.
: What do you do when there are
deep ruts in the road?
! Drag them. If you drag when the
surface is quite loose and soft you
will be surprised how soon they will
disappear.
| How do you get the dirt to the mid
IDLE of the road?
! BY hauling the drag slantwise with
the end that is toward the center of
the road little to the rear of the
oher end.
! But suppose the road is too mar.
row?
| First drag the wheel tracks. After
three or four rains or wet spells, plow
"a shallow furrow just outside the
dragged part. Spread this over the
road with the drag. Only pillow one
jfurrow. You may pillow another fur
row after the next rain. AT each
lplowing widen the road bed two feet.
!; How many horses do you use?
/: Two generally. Three if it is just
"A good solid team in the center and
IA colt on each side. Two men on
the drag, one to drive, the other to
control the colts.
Why not make the drag out OF
plank?
You can, and do good work. Charles
Hill, of Mexico, Mo-, uses one made
of three hardwood two-by-fours. But
the split log is best. The plank drag
lis not so stiff and quivers and fiounces.
Why not make the drag of heavy
sawed timber, say six-by-eight or
.eight-by-ten?
Because they have tendency to
slip over the bumps. The log is bet
ter than the plank, because it is more
rigid and better than heavy timbers,
because it's thin, tapering edge scrapes
more surely.
Don't you grade up the road first?
No. The grading is done with the
ldrag, gardually. BY SO doing, the
road is solid all the way, and is
built on a solid foundation.
/! At what angle do you haul the
drag?
A safe answer is As degrees, or in
common parlance exactly quartering.
But bear in mind that the proper angle
of drag like the proper tension OF a
sewing machine, depends somewhat on
circumstances. The angle of the drag
will need to be varied as the soil is
moist or dry and as the surface is
more or less convex. These slight
ichanges can be made by the driver
walking in one direction or the other
ION the drag.
What does it cost to drag mile OF
road year?
The cost is variously estimated at
from one to three dollars. / think
much depends on the season and what
degree of excellence satisfies the man
who Grags. 1t is hard to estimate
what it costs to comb mans hair or
black his shoes if ne does it himself
How do you keep the drag from
lodging around sidewise?
BY not loading it too heavily. If a
drag lodges around the earth that you
are moving, it is because it is over
iloaded. If you do not overload the
drag, it will move and spread the
earth. 1t is overloaded because you
ARE trying to do too much. The secret
iof success in road dragging is to do a
little often. Remember if the drag
lodges, it is generally because you
have neglected to drag the road at
some previous time when it needed
dragging.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21
Go East via the Nickel Plate Road.

UO EStSg VIA LHe NICKeI EIaLe hOdu.
Lowest rates via the Nickel Plate Road
and it's eastern connections to all points
in Eastern and New England States.
Three elegant through trains daily to
Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Boston.
Meals served in Dining Cars or the Indi.
vidual Club Plan, at prices ranging from
IS cents to $780, Also service la carte.
Luxurious Sleeping Cars on all trains. No
excess fare charged on any train on the
Nickel Plate Road, and service as good as
the best. For full information regarding
rates, connections, sleeping car reserva.
tions, ETC., address j. Y. Callahan, General
Agent, lie Adams ST., Chicago, III.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21

As you know, l wrote you that my doctor
said must have an operation or / could not
live. then wrote you, telling you my all
ments. l followed your advice and am en-
tirely well. / can walk miles without an
ache or pain, and owe my life to you and
to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
l wish every suffering woman would read
this testimonial and realize the value of writ
ing to you and your remedy. "-Mrs. Mary
Dimmick, 59th and Z. Capitol Streets, Ben
ming p. o., Washington, d. @.
When medicine has been successful
in restoring to health so many women
whose testimony is so unquestionable,
you cannot well say, without trying it,
:" / do not believe it will help me-" If
you are ill, don't hesitate to get bot
tie of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pink
ham, Lynn. Mass, for special advice
it is free and always helpful.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21

but it is certainly substantially built
affair capable of withstanding the
hard usage that stock frequently gives
rack of this kind. The length Of the
rack, explains the Prairie Farmer, is
IL feet and 40 inches wide. The cor
ner and center posts are 4 by with
the bottom Is inches from the ground.
The side and top pieces are pine plank
firmly spiked to the posts. The bottom
is also made of two-inch plank, though
inch stuff could doubtless be made TO
do very well.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21
A ROUGH FODDER RACK.
Plan for One Which Will Save Much
Food from Trampling by
the Stock.

A good many farmers are building
some sort of heavy rack for outdoor
use SO as to avoid throwing their fod-
der on the ground to become more
or less mussed and very much wasted.
A Michigan farmer has devised the
rack shown in the accompanying cut.
1T is not exactly a thing of beauty,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21
When BUYING a Cow

Don't be won over in buying COW
by the remark of the seller: sShe's an
uncommonly easy keeper" Tell him
you'll look a little further" A cow
that gives a lot of milk right along.
must surely be hearty feeder
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21
THE WATER TROUGH.
How the Farmer Can Build Most
Satisfactory One Out Of
Concrete

For farm watering trough make a
square excavation to the frost line,
and fill with small stones and cement
to the surface of the ground, tamping
well. If low trough is desired, place
a half barrel, or round-bottomed iron
kettle of similar size, on this founda-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21
A MONEY LoANER's" GRAFT.

Wealthy Chicago Business Man Backs
the Scheme-Well-Known in Social
and Business Circles-Two Assist
ants Play the Parts of Book and
Land Agents-Dramatic Ruse of
the Torn and Swallowed Note
a Graft That Required Capital.
Copyright, 1905. by Joseph 3. Bowles.)
The note graft, conceived by a
wealthy Chicago money loaner, a few
years ago, made him fortune and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21
Such Friendly Friends.

Mauie-.Jack Higgins has been calling
OH re for nearly three months. l ex-
peel proposal soon.
Clara-Oh, Jack never rushes things 1t
was at least five months before he pro-
posed to me.-Chicago Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21

I'm America" said the Chronic Bachelor,
"one man is as good as another. And one
woman is as good as both of them. If the
foreigners knew this, we wouldn't have
so much immigration. "-Cleveland Leader.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles:
Druggists are authorized to refund money 81 II
PAzo OINTMENTfa fails to cure in 6 to 14days. 500
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21

Under the auspices of the University
OF Frieburg. Switzerland, a business
academy for women only has been
nnened in that city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21

"a hopeful disposition" said Uncle
Eben, lis a great blessin' till man gifts
ter dependin' intirely on it to see dat de
rents paid Washington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21

1t always pays to be polite. When you
are shaking hands with man he can't
very well be picking your pocket.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-21

Following we publish two let
terS from q woman who accep-
ted this invitation. Note the
result.
First letter.
"Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
" For eight years have suffered something
terrible every month with my periods. The
pains are excruciating and can hardly stand
them. My doctor says have ovarian and
womb trouble, and I must go through an OPP
Grafton if [ want to get well. l do not want
to submit to it if I can possibly help it,
Please tell me what to do. hope you can
relieve me- Mrs. Mary Dimmick, seth and e
Capitol SIS, Benning p. o., Washington, d. @.
Second letter.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
After following carefully your advice,
and taking Lydia e. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound, am very anxious to send you
my testimonial, that others may know their
valueand what you have done for me.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1905-01-18

= Zdaje sic, re 2 eskadra baftycka
zamierza krazyc po Oceanic lndyj-
skim, dop6ki ME nadejdzie flota two
rzaca sic teraz W Libawie.
: Japonski kontrtorpedowiec po-
chwycil holenderski parowiec Will
helmine wiozacy wegle z Cardiff do
W}adywostoku, W ciesninie Tsuszima,
przywiozl go do Sasebo.
M}oda wielka ksiezna Karolina
ze Sachsen Weimar Eisenach umaria
ma zapalenie piuc nastepujace po cry
pie. MiaIa lat 20; zesziego roku 80
kwietnia zostaia maizonka W. ks. Will
helma Ernsta, a byia c6rka trzecia
ksiecia Henryka XIV Reuss star
fszej Iinii.
: w Wiedniu odbyi sic pierwszy
bal dworsh sezonu.
Urzedowe sledztwo Zarzadzone
celem zbadania przyczyny smierci
I Syvetona, byiego deputowanego fran
cuzkiego, orzeklo, re zaszlo samob6j-
stwo. Jeden urzedowych rzeczoznaw-
COW innego byf zdania
81 = w Naesdal, ma polnoc cd Ber-
gen W Norwegii, W skutek urwania
sic ska{y So ludzi zostaio zabitych.
Straszna burza przeszkadza dobywac
zwioki.
= w Szemucha, 76 mil ma p6lnocy
zach6d cd Baku, wydarzyio sic trze-
sienie ziemi, W skutek kt6rego setki
ludzi zostaly pogrzebane W gruzach.
= = Opr6cz Thomasa K. Niedring-
hausa W Missouri, obranymi zostali
lub dis zostana senatorami zwiazko-
wynn: Elmer ]. Burkett Nebrasce,
Albert ]. Beveridge W Indianie, Eu-
gene Hale W Maine, Philander G..
Knox W Pennsylvania. Chauncey NJ.
Depew W New Yorku, Moses E. Clapp
W Minnesota, Julius G. Burrows W
Michiganie, Nc Cumber W North Da-
kota, George Sutherland W Utah.
- w Cadillac, Mich, umar} I ra
Brown, LEGACY 10 lat miesiecy
wieku.
- 55 letni rzezbiarz Henry j..
Scheltgen W New Yorku odebraf So
bic zycie W przystepie obiakania.
= w New Haven, Conn.,, demokraci
wydaja bankiet ma czesc w. J. Brya-
ma.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1905-01-18
ROk XVI.

mu w twarz plomieh, ktory spalii
mu reszte wlosow ma glowie.
Krzaska zatrzasnal drzwi i cot
nal sic do mieszkania, w ktorem
leza1a chora jego corka, Anna
Goniak, nowonarodzonem die
ckiem. Chora matka zwlokla SIG
lozka, zawinela dziecine w po-
duszki chciala zawiniatko wy
rzucic ma ulice, pochwycii je
wszakze ekspresman Piotr Ma
tuszak pm. I241 N. Leavitt str.
Starzec powstrzymal corke cd
wyskoczenia oknem, dzielny
Matuszak postaral sic o drabine,
przystawii ia do palacego sic do
mu pom6gs Krzasce Goniako-
wei do zejscia ma ulice. Dziad-
klein, corka i wnuczeciem zao-
piekowali sic sasiedzi. Szkoda
zrzadzona pozarem dochodzi do
sunny $500 ponosza ia: Anto-
nj Tocha, Walenty Tocha, pan
stwo Goniak i Edward Renak.
Pozar we fabryce rekawiczek-
Nasz correspondent, wracajac
wczoraj re slizgawki W parku
Humboldta, byi swiadkiem po-
zaru fabryki rekawiczek Hoffma-
ma pm. SIS N. Spaulding ave. Po-
Ear powstal o godz. 8:15 wieczo-
rem i zniszczyi fabryke doszcze-
tnie. Rusztowaniu kolei gornej
grozi}o przepalenie i zalamanie
sic, lecz zapobiezono katastrofie.
Szkoda wynosi $4,000. Sasiedni
dom Mi zkalny pm. 857 spalis
sic takzc, jego wlasciciele 20
stall pozbawieni dachu mad gio-
wa. Stroz we fabryce M. L. Mar
tensen, chcac zgasic pozar W "a
rodku, poparzyi sic TAX bolesnie,
re musiano go odwiezt do szpi-
tala Siostr Elzbietanek.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1905-01-18
KR0TKIE KOTATKI MlEJSKIE.

- Niemieccy republikanie indorso-
wall kandydature Harlana ma mayo
IA miasta, re zastrzezeniem, re lea
Kodak, Franz Amburg, otrzyma nomi-
nacye ma skarbnika miejskiego.
- Sedzia Dunno otrzymai zapew-
nienie, ze wielu republikanow odda
mu swe glosy, jezeli bedzie kandyda-
tenn ma przyszlego burmlstrza-
Pociag kolei Pittsburg Fort
Wayne przejechal ma smierc niezna-
jomego mezczyzne, kt6rego zwaoh
przewieziono do trupiarni pm. 227
go ul. Wypadek zdarzyi sic blizko RE-
XII Calumet.
- We fabryce ma rogu ulic Lumber
% zblizyi sic 10 letni Adam Dalkus
z pm. 943 10 ul. zanadto do maszyny,
kt6ra odcieia mu lewa noge.
- Malarz Thomas Edwards, popa-
IRONY podczas pozaru W gmachu po-
wiatowym, umari wczoraj W szpitalu
- Policyanci Valentine Garvey
przeszkodzii wczoraj zrabowaniu
skepu Emilia Becker, ma rogu Grand
ave. / Noble str. Strzelali bez skutlu
do uciekajacych rabusi6w.
- Sadly maja rozstrzygnae kwestye.
czy fabrykantom wolno z innych sta
now sprowadzae robotnikow, ME u
wiadamiajac ich tenn, ze maja Ia
staple strajkierow.
- W miedzynarodowem stowarzy-
szeniu herk6w postanowiono czion.
kom udzielac pozyczA bezprocento-
we, azeby ich wyrwac z rak lichWia-
rzy.
- Krawca M. Roth, ME nalezacego
do unfi, mialy ma oku pihety strajkie-
row. Wczoraj pobito Rotha pred je-
20 mieszkaniem.
- Istnieje projekt,' ateby szynka-
re utrzymujacy sale do tahca, opia'
cali osobna licensye, jezeli ma salach
tych sprzedaja trunk. Me ma i'm byo
nadto wolno sprzedawae ma salaca
trunk6w maloletnim.
- Urzad miedsN budowlany uwta-
domit rade powiatowa, ze z gmachu
powatowego grozi upadnieciem ma
bruk kamied wazacy 8 tony. Usta'
wiono ma zagrozonem miejscu policy
anita, azeby zapobiedz ewentualnemu
nieszczesciu
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1905-01-18
Rome nOtatkI te|egrafiCzne.

Do Czifu nadszedi brytyjski paro-
wiec Muenchen, azeby zabrae zbiegow
rosyjskich do Odessy. Urzadzono W
miescie dla mich barah, iodine pomie-
scie 1900 ludzi.
- Mandzuryi donosza ze wiel.
kie oburzenie pomiedzy zo1nierzami
rosyjskimi panuje,. IL rzadowi prawo-
slawni popi ME dopuszczaja ksiezy
duchownych innych wyznan do odda-
wanna ostatnich posiug, chociaz / O.
statni przybyli dobrowolnie Umiera-
iacy VIOLA wyrzec sic wszelhch po-
slug, niz otrzymywac je rak narzu-
conych pop6w.
= Chinsh Rad zali sic, ze Rosya-
ME zajeli. Kaszgar, miasto najdalej
ma zach6d wysuniete W Turhestanie,
Hczsce So 900 mieszkahc6W
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1905-01-18
krOnika Mi9jsGOWa,
II letni zfodzlei.

Stefan Czadakiersl<i liczy lat
II, dr.. P. Nc MILAN, ktory go
obserwowa}, powiada re pod
wzgledem fizycznym umys1o-
wynn jest rozwinietym normal
ME. Rodzony ojciec opowiada1
wszakze wczoraj sedziemu Mack,
re chsopcem ME vie sobie rady.
Berbec kradnie jak knuk wszyst-
ko, co zobaczy, ME zwazajac ma
napomnienia, nauki i surowe ka-
ry. DR.. Nc MILAN utrzymuje, re
malca mona wyleczyc "klep-
tomanii," jezeli odda sic go pod
ustawiczny dozor zdolnego Pc
dagoga. Sedzia Mack zasiegna1 o.
pinii dra Sidney, czy Stefan ME
ma zboczenia umys}owego. Kie-
dy ojciec opowiadal sedziemu re
Izami w oczach o sprawkach sy-
ma, ten usrniechaa sic cynicznie,
a kiedy sedzia zapyta1 go, czemu
kradnie, chlopak zamroczya sic 1
mic ME odpowiadal. Czadakierscy
mieszkaja pm. 649 S. Ashland av.
Usiuzny sedzia pokoju.
Walter Sutsin z Dundee, ILL.,
zaskarzys tutejsza firme Gitkens
Bros. o mala sumke pieniedzy
pred farmerem E. H. Gould w
Darlington Center, gdzie Gould
spelnia obowiazki sedziego Po-
koju. Ot6z pan sedzia wezwa1
Gitkensa pred siebie ma 8 godz.
rano, tymczasem pociag kolei
zelaznej odchodzi z Chicago IS
minut pred si6dma, przybywa
do Darlington Center S minut
pred dziewiata. Trzeba nadto
odbyc S mil drogi, azeby ze sta
cyl kolei zelaznej dostat sic do
przeswietnego sadu. w tych wa
runkach oskarzony Gitkens ME
mog} stawic sic ha czas ma ter
min, a sedzia wyda1 ma niego wy
rok zaocznie. Powiatowy sedzia
Mack zapowiedzial wczoraj far
merowi Gould, re odda 60 pod
sad aryminalny, jezeli jeszcze raz
wezwie kogo przed siebie W CA
sic niew1asciwym, azeby zaocznie
wydawat TAXI wyrok, jaki sic po-
doba skarzacemu.