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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03
THE MAD DOG FALLACY.
with Some suggestions ON How 10
Treat a Bite.

Treat Bite.
In all my own experience with dogs
I have not only never seen a mad
dog" but have never known a dog
owner-and by that mean a man who
has had experience In keeping dogs
who has seen one. If, then, rabies is
30 exceedingly scarce, hydrophobia be-
comes really an impossibllity, and the
fear of it should be dismissed without
a thought
A person may get dog bitten; but. In
the language Of the New York tough,
Forget It," If it is a bad bite 1t may
twitch later on, and you may begin
worrying. DO It IL good plan to get
nd of the twitching or throbbing In
order to forget. l have been bitten 80
often that l think no more Of II than
. mosquito bite. and this Ia what do:
II 1t Is on the hand l put II under
the faucet and wash thoroughly, with
the object Of cleaning the wound and
preventing Inflammation from any dirt
or foreign substance. While doing this
some one 10 getting the bicarbonate
Of soda and some clean rags or lint.
With water cream paste Of the soda
10 made sufficient to plaster the wound
well; then, putting some on rag, II Is
applied to the wound and bound up.
II In the course of an hour or more
the application seems to be drying,
little water is poured on the bandage
to soak through to the soda or the
hand dipped In water.-James Watson
In Country Life In America.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03
CURING ALFALFA.
Latest Points In Handling 1t Outside
the Arid Regions


Wonderful product that it is, phe-
nomenal In yield and high in value, al
falfa becomes a perplexing proposition
to deal with at harvest time In any
region to which an annual rainfall OF
thirty or more inches is common, and
a fair proportion Of these rains comes
In intermittent showers at a season of
the year when most beneficial to corn.
potatoes and like crops. The same
rains are alike helpful to the growth
of alfalfa, but their interference with
Its proper curing and preservation is
many times almost Misunderstanding. Con-
verting heavy mass Of green alfalfa,
SO largely composed of water, into
choice quality of hay outside of the
arid regions requires no small degree
of skill and palnstaking. The first and
second cuttings of each season need
to be cured with special care to avoid
heating and molding in the stack. Be
ginners need to beware in these partic-
ulars. for as a matter of fact what to
do and how to do it must be learned
By practice and intelligent observation.
Once thoroughly wet after cutting no
amount or kiEd of treatment can ever
restore its cc.or or original value as TO
: c-esity, to say nothing of the resultant
loss Of very considerable proportion
Of by far its most valuable part-the
leaves. About the surest protection
against such a state of affairs is to cut
at a promising time only as much as
will become quite completely wilted,
that 1t can be put into 20 to $50 pound
cocks under caps without wetting
These cocks should not be left stand
ing In one place longer than a day or
two or the plants underneath will be
smothered. Two men with forks can
easily and quickly move the cocks a
few feet and thus prevent their do
ing harm The caps can be made of
cotton cloth, and three and a half feet
square makes a very good size.-Sec-
rotary Il. ID. Coburn Of Kansas in
Orange Judd Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03
MILLET'S INFLUENCE.
a Host of Painters Followed Him I'm
Depicting Peasant Life.

A Host of Painters Followed Him I'm
Depicting Peasant Life.
In his own words Millet tried to de-
pict 1.-THE fundamental side of men and
things" His subject WAS the peasant
life--not the representation Of II such
a. one sees In opera or the pretty, sen
timental aspect Of II, but the actual
drama of labor continuously proceed
Ing through the four seasons. the 'cry
Of the SOUL" echoing In the hearts of
the patient, plodding, God fearing toll
ers. Everything was typical. We have
spoken OF his "Sower." or another pic
ture the critic Castagnary wrote: do
you remember his Reaper He might
have reaped the whole earth"
Everything that Millet did was full
Of deep seriousness and sincerity. He
never was an easy" painter, SO that
more clear In the black and white than
In the colored subjects. Certainly In
his crayon drawings. Autographs and
etchings he proved himself to be one
Of that limited number Of artists who
may be reckoned master craftsmen
Moreover. the character that he ex-
presses is Of that grand and elemental
quality which sometimes reminds Us Of
Michael Angelo.
, Nillets influence produced a host OF
painters Of the peasant, among whom
the strongest are the Frenchman L'Hsr-
mite and IsraelA the Dutchman. These,
like him, have represented their sub
jsct with sympathy and with under
Standing also-et. Nicholas.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03
TIGER HUNTING.
Luring the Fierce Animals by Imi
tatinR Monkey.

Luring the Fierce Animals by Imi-
tating IA Monkey.
To call tiger the proceeding was as
follows: The mikir, having first ascer-
tanned that tiger was in the neighbor-
hood, would climb into well branch
ed, leafy tree situated near where he
supposed the tiger to be, and after hid
ing himself among the branches as best
he could would commence to initiate
the chattering of a monkey and break
and drop twigs in the way that mon
keys do.
Then he would let fall TO the ground
bundle OF rags weighted so that the
thud when it struck the ground would
sound as If baby monkey had tum-
bled down from the tree, and at the
same time would initiate the supposed
baby monkey cries. This would be the
supreme moment, for if a tiger were
near it would often spring out in the
hope of swapping up such a dainty
morsel as young monkey, and then a
bullet from the gun Of the hidden miRir
might find Its billet in the tigers body.
BY this means the mikir was said to
have killed a considerable number Of
tigers, and certainly the mans power
Of mimicry was wonderfully good.
The call for deer was Of an sRtirely
different natvce, the sound initiated be-
ing the cry o. a fawn, and as this cry
sometimes attracted tigers, too. 1t had
to be adopted with caution, because it
was used only In open grass land, from
which the caller would not have had
much chance to escape were a tiger
suddenly to put In an appearance
London Field.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03
SHEEP FOR THE RANGE.
The Merino Gives Best Results-Fu-
ture breeding.

The Merino Gives Best Results-Fu-
ture breeding.
We who have lived in the west since
the buffalo moved out are satisfied that
the Merino gives the best results. In
adaptability to range requirements the
Merino has proved all right This type
Of sheep is an excellent grazer, herds
well in large flocks-in fact, 1t thrives
In bands Of thousands as well as any
Of the mutton breeds do in small fiocks.
This one feature Is the key to the range
sheep business, for sheep that Will not
do well In large fiocks cannot be used
on the open range. The question Is not
what breed Of sheep will take the place
Of the Merino, but what type of Merino
or Merino cross will best serve the
range sheep industry. Our present
range sheep are Of mixed blood, the
Merino largely predominating. The
two distinct properties or qualities In
the demands Of flock are wool and
mutton.
It Is believed by many that these
properties cannot be combined In the
one breed; that the Merino, while 1t has
the wool properties more strongly de-
veloped than any other breed, lacks in
mutton quality and quantity. This Is
not well established statement in all
It's scope. The Merino In quality Of
mutton may be bred to compare favor
ably with any breed not a special NUT
ton animal, such as the Southdown. In
quantity of mutton the Merino as 1t Is
found on the western range Is deficient,
due, however, to careless breeding and
handling Of the flock. How can an Inn
provement be made and retain all Of
the present sood qualities Of the range
Merinof This Is an easy proposition to
solve 80 far as the theory Of breeding
II concerned. The use of the largest.
best type of Rambouillet Merino rams,
for instance, on the present focks on
the range will In two or three crosses
produce the sheep desired. Much
Shropshire blood already permeates
many Of our fiocks, and this has proved
BILE oss.-Denver Field and Farm.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03
FLIES ON CALVES.
Relieving Young Animals From
Summer Torment.

Relieving Young Animals From q
Summer Torment.
During the hot summer months flies
are a torment to young calves. The
Kansas State Agricultural college has
been experimenting and compromising
various substances In order to produce
an effective and economical mixture
which when applied to the surface of
an animal would ward OF hies. Az
result Of these experiments 1t has sue
ceeded In producing the following for
mula, which seems to answer the pur-
pose reasonably well: Rosin, one and
one-half pounds; laundry soap, two
cakes; fish oil one-half pint; enough
water to make three gallons. Dissolve
the rosin In solution of soap and wa
ter by heating: add the fish oil and the
rest Of the water. Apply with brush.
II It is to be used as a spray add one
half pint OF kerosene. This mixture will
cost from 7 to 8 cents per gallon and
may be used on either calves or cows.
One-half pint Of this mixture u con-
sidered enough for one application for
q COW. A calf Of course would require
considerably less. 1t will DO more eco
nomical to apply this On the parts Of
the animal not reached By the tail. At
nrst 1t will perhaps b necessary to
give two or three applications per
week until the outer ends Of hair be-
come coated with rosin. Aftsr that 10
touch those parts where the rosin y
rubbed on.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03
NE saR $780,
MGARM.F
49, ANA GARDEN
TOMATO HARVEST.
Picking, Grading, Packing and ship
ping to Market.
BY L. c. coRBETT.

BY L. c. CoRBETT
Tomatoes should be gathered two or
three times week If the tomato is
grown as a truck crop. When used
sT canning purposes the harvesting
periods need not be quite so close, and
when the fruits are to be shipped
some distance they should be gathered
as soon as partially colored instead OF
allowing them TO become colored on
the vine. The fruit of the tomato is
velvet green up to the time the ripening
process begins, and at this stage. If the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03
Fairy Rings.

Probably we have all seen In the
fields or on the edge Of the woods that
circle called the fairy ring. Before
fairy folk came to Be doubted It was
firmly believed these rings were the
dancing ground Of the fairies. In the
moonlight the spirits danced. wearing
down the grass under their feet. At
Isast 20 our grandfathers said, but we
must take sciences simple explanation
Of It A fungous plant viii soon exhaust
all the fungous food from the soil be-
meath II. 20 that only the spores which
fall outside this barren spot win take
root and 1ourish. 30 the ring h always
widening outward, forming perfect
circle unless something interferes with
It. The rings are abundant In wet
weather. of bun color or reddish
st. Nicholas.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03
How to Break Up . Hen.

During late spring and summer
broody hens are numerous. Unless
wanted for sittsrs the habit should be
broken up at the first signs. for by
quitting 1t early the hen will resume
laying much sooner.
One method often used Is to put the
broodies In the pen of surplus male
birds, an excellent plan when one has
the surplus males. Only a few have
them, however, and the device shown
on this page will prove satisfactory to
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03

Tramp (at the door}-If you please.
lady Mrs.. Mugs (stsrnly) There.
that will Do. ! am tired Of this ever
lasting whine Of LADY, LADY" am
Just Q plain woman. and Tramp
You are, madam-ons Of the plainest
women I've ever seen an one Of the
honestsst to own up 10 Il
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03

A green subaitsrn who was smoking
while on duty was reminded By sen
try who had seen many years service
that Il was against the regulations TO
smoke near his post. and be ADVISED
he suhAltsrn 10 throw hi cigar away.
He did % and went On h. rounds. The
soldier then picked up ths cigar and
was enjoying It quietly when ths sub
altsrn returned. a
why, how h thisr' he asked. II
thought no smoking was allowed near
your poskr'
THAT'S true.~ replied the sentry.
I'm merely keeping this aiight Cor ~.
Asncs against ycu IN the merningr-
Hazpers Weekly. NJ IN
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03

Sow lettuce every tn days. m
black seeded varistiss rsslDt hsak bsst
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03

yno W. rm On tno TOMATO
The tomato worm 70 now In evidence;
but although the plants in their eaten
leaves and the excremsnt ALWAYS In
abundance) tell Of Its presence, II is 80
nearly the color Of the stem and foliage
It takes sharp eyes to see 1t at glance.
When fully grown It measures fully
four inches in length and half inch
through, Is green In color with white
markings, the body terminating In a
sort Of horn, from which comes the
common name Of horn worm. The adult
form v night Tying moth with aiar
extent Of about ave inches. TIE naoth
y honsy fssdsr and y often mistaken
n the dusk Of MOONLIGHT for . hum
ming bird II remains IN hiding
through the day.
The harm done b In The larval stage
ana n eating the feliass. he reznsdlss
are hand picking and burning o. poi
soning the foliage owftA paris green or
pyrefhrum o. making Il distastsful
with whals 81 soap IN solution.
DOw lettuce every TN days. Ths
black seeded varist1ss rsslDt hsat bet.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03

-0h, children, you are % noisy today.
Can't you Be- little Quistsrr'
Nov. grandma, you Hust b more
censidssats and not scold %. You sec.
u II want for ~ you wsuldn't b
Uandma at an
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03


al such. 1t is simply a Slated box
made large enough to Accommodates all
the hens you expect to break up at one
time. The Slated bottom makes It
nocessary for the birda to roost All the
time, and II the box u hung up ~
shown In the Illustration they will hare
- pay some attention to balancing
themselves. both Of which tend to DO
away with notions of incubating. II
hung In the pens the birds can b
quietly and easily handled. Two or
thrse days In ia coop Will break up
~ habit Of the average hen supply
p1nty Of feed and water To deprive
eoody hens Of either means to delay
MyinG concludes writer In National
oeockman.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-06
Peace Conference.

That the further interchange of
views preparatory to the formulating
Of a program for another peace confer
ence at The Hague be effected through
the international bureau under the
control of the permanent administra-
tive council Of The Hague, is the sug-
gestion offered by Secretary Hay in
second circular note to the powers,
made public at the State Department.
The note was dispatched week ago
but its publication was withheld until
It had reached the various American
embassies and legations abroad. The
secretary summarizes the replies of all
the powers to his note of October 21st
and expresses the qualification of the
President at the cordial reception of
his invitation.
Having taken this initial step the
secretary says the President feels that
he has gone as far as he appropriately
can, and that with the general accept
ance of his invitation in principle, 'the
future conduct of the affair may fifty
follow it's normal channels"
Regarding the conditional accept
ance of Russia. Secretary Hay says
that while the postponement which
this reply necessitates is to be re-
GREETED, this government recognizes
the weight of the motive which in
duced 1t.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-06
Menace to kuropatkln.

Berlin, Jan. 3.-The military critics
treat the surrender Of Port Arthur as
the beginning of new phase Of the
war, liberating General Nogi's army
for cooperation with the armies be-
fore Mukden. and removing causes for
anxiety for the Japanese. who are now
able to risk more in attacking General
Kuropatkin.
Captain Won Pustan believes the JAP
anese will now proceed against Vladi-
vostok and destroy the last Russian
naval base in the Far East. Colonel
Gaedke (war correspondent OF the
Tageblatt Of Berlin) who has now re-
turned from Mukden, says Port Ar
thurs defense practically saved Cen
eral Kuropatkin's army and that the
Japanese have lost in the attack more
men than the whole Russian garrison
numbered.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-06
General stoessers Message.

Toxic, Jan. 3.-General Nogi reports
as follows:-
At in the afternoon OF January LIST
the enemy's bearer of flag of truce
came into the first line of our position
south Of Shuishiying and handed a let
ter to our officers. The same reached
me at o'clock at night. The letter
is as follows:
Judging by the general condition
Of the whole line Of hostile positions
held by you l find further restance at
Port Arthur useless, and for the pur-
pose of preventing needless sacrifice of
lives propose to hold negotiations
with reference to capitulation. Should
you consent to the same you will
please appoint commissioners for dis
cussing the order and conditions re-
garding capitulation and also appoint
a place for such commissioners to
meet the same appointed by me.
Il take this opportunity to convey
to your excellency assurances of my
respect. STOESSEL."
The Dolores star., 1905-01-06
General Nosi,s Response.

Toxic, Jan. 3.-General Nogi, in his
report, gives the following text of his
reply to General Stoessel's letter in re-
bard to the capitulation of Port Ar
thur:
Il have the honor to reply to your
proposal to hold negotiations regard
ing the conditions and order of capitu-
lation. For this purpose l have ap-
pointed as commissioner Major Cen
eral Ijichi. chief of stan of our army
He will be accompanied by some star
officers and civil officials. They will
meet your commissioners January I'd.
noon. at Shuishiying. The commits
sioners Of both parties will be en-
powered to sign a convention for the
capitulation. without waiting for rati-
fication, and cause the same to take
immediate effect. Authorization for
such plenary powers shall be signed
by the highest ofncer OF both the ne
gotiating parties, and the same shall
be exchanged by the respective COM
missioners.
II avail myself of this opportunity tn
convey to your excellency assurances
OF my respect NOGI..
The Dolores star., 1905-01-06

A remarkably rich discovery is re-
ported In the uranium ore belt on the
west side of Grand river, in Utah, Just
below Richardson and opposite the
new townsite Of Radium. The property
is owned by Lee Hunt and William
Heary. who have been faithfully pros
pecting the Break by a tunnel for over
two years. They recently uncovered .
body Of ore that in character and value
very much resembles the rich native
silver and copper ore found III the
Paradox-La Sal mines. and which gave
returns Of $4,000 per ton. The ore IL Q
genuine metallic copper and silver ore,
with copper glance making up the prin-
cipal values Of large deposit of min
eral. A carload Of the ore Is now be-
ing taken out, preparatory for ship
ment ~
A Denver Republican Cripple Greek
dispatch says: Fifty men are em-
ployed on the fourteen leases on the
property Of the Independence Cossol-
idated Gold Mining Company, com
monty known in mining circles as the
Hull City placer. These are former
sub-lessees under the Carlton lease
who returned to work last week when
the settlement between the company
and the lessee was contaminated.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-06
R.iIre.1 c.sss.

voluminous records in the case a
the interstate Commerce Commfssioa
against the Southern Paciflc, the
Atchison. Topeka Z Santa Fe. the
Santa Ee Pacific and the Southern Cal
ifornia railway were filed In the 8u-
preme Court Of the United States D..
cember 9th.
The litigation 10 known a. the citrus
fruit case, which was decided ad-
versely to the railroads by Judge Well.
born Of the Ninth circuit last Septem-
Der. The company then appealed To
the Supreme Court.
Shippers Of fruits from southern
California complained to the Interstate
Commerce Commission that the rail.
roads insisted they had the right to
route fruit shipments over eastern
roads of their own selection.
The commission decided that the
shippers had the right to select the
routes over which their shipments
would be made. The railroads also
were ordered to display to the public
their rates for the transportation Of
fruits. The Circuit Court susta med
these orders.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-06
Expeet ofler of Peace.

st. Petersburg, Jan. Sin diplomatic
circles, where there is every reason to
believe there is the best Information
regarding the plans of the Japanese.
It Is stated that the fall Of Port Arthur
will be promptly followed by an offer
of peace from Japan.
It is understood that strong ef-
fort will be made to have the offer
come through President Roosevelt. It
IL even suggested that the terms might
include an arrangement which would
give Russia an outlet through the Per
sian gulf.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-06

Reasons for the Surrender.
Che Foo, Jan. 3, midnight.-Com-
mander Kartzow of the Russian tor
.pedo boat destroyer Vlastnini, which
IL now here. in an interview last night
said:
Port Arthur falls of exhaustion
exhaustion not only Of ammunition but
OF men.
1.-THE remnant of the garrison left
had been doing the work Of heroes for
five days and FIVE nights, but yester-
day they reached the limit Of human
endurance.
''In the casemates Of the forts one
saw everywhere faces black with
starvation, exhaustion and nerve
strain. You spoke to them but they
did not give answer; only staring
dumbly.
"The lack Of ammunition alone
would not have suggested the seeking
of terms. Scant ammunition had
long been common in the fortress and
during the past month many Of the
forts had nothing with which to re-
turn the fire Of the enemy.
"The Russians sat in the classmates,
firing not more than once to 200
shots sent by the Japanese. Then,
Wucu Tue dSSttulL lucy IcpulScu
the enemy with bayonets. But the
men themselves, having existed for
three months on reduced rations, were
30 worn that it is marvellous they
stood the final strain SO long.
Sunday General Stoessel would
still fight His wound. which was
received early in the siege, had been
bothering him, but his determination
to fight while one man stood had not
been diminished
But we cannot light said his gen.
erals. Our men cannot move. They
sleep standing. They cannot see the
bayonets at their breasts. We can or
der, but they cannot obey
Then, you generals fight! said
Stoessel, clenching his fists.
"He seemed fanatical on the subject
but finally he was brought to see rea-
son by the insistence of his subordin-
ates. Admirals Lochinsky and Wren,
Generals Smyrnoff and Fook and many
others, sometimes with broken voices.
urged the step which all had dreaded
SO long.
IT am sure Port Arthur would have
sought terms a month ago had 1t not
been for General Stoessel. who, with
bulldog tenacity, repeatedly refused to
permit such action to be taken. He
had told his Emperor that he would
never surrender and he meant to keep
his word.
''The greatest loss suffered by Port
Arthur occurred fortnight ago. when
Major General Kondratenko was
killed. Ofhcers and men alike regarded
him as the brightest star In Port Ar
thurs armament. When his death be-
came known the fall in the spirits Of
the soldiers was plainly visible"