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Middletown transcript., 1906-01-04
THE FARM, GARDEN AND DAIRY

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II you would have happy New Year
try to make other people happy.
Hens that must seek their own living
are not of the kind that produce 200 eggs
in year.
Never complain OF cows big appetite,
for the more she eats the bigger milk pail
she will need.
With likely mules selling at $40O to
$500 pair, why is it that mule breeding
is mainly confined to Kentucky.
When calf is taken away to be BUTCH
cred, if string (twine of any kind) is
pnt into its blood and then tied around
the cows neck, she never frots nor bawls
for the calf.
Uncle Sam is estimated to be the great
est hay maker in the world. This year
it is figured that fully 81. soc, 900 tons of
hay were harvested at value Of over
half billion dollars.
Because The students Of the Kansas
University al Lawrence have hunted and
killed all the birds in that section and
robbed their nests in pursuing their stud
les IN biology, that section OF Kansas has
moi had an apple crop for six years,
Every sunset during the last FIVE years,
Gays Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson,
has registered an increase OF 50, 400. 900
in the value Of the farms Of thj pountry.
That is one way Of describin golden
sunset.
fhe department Of agrien -
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
a M~isfortun..

lriiar Story. the successful painter. was
talkins at Il dinner party in Philadelphia
about sympathy. He said:
without sympathy. without the powc.
of putting ourselves in another pc-son's
place. VIC cannot understand people n
We can not escape from being extremely
disagreeaSlc.
''Tierc is a pretty little princess in Rome
who lacks sympathy. She Is ma -rief to a
rich old prince. But when she drives ON
the Prince the rich old prince 10 seldom
beside her. l fear nc got a rather poor
bargain IN his pretty but unsy at.ctic
wife.
"The prince the other day uttered a low,
sroan as he passed from tho cole gray
drawing room to the cold gray dining
room OF his huge palace.
'Oh ne cried. oh. dear. Oh. dear
ne: The rheumatism In my shoulder is
coming ca again. Oh. DEAR
Well exclaimed the princess. isn't
thai. too bnd. here am s,::is; autornobil.
ing with Coun, Zuppa Inglese tomorrow
and your rhc,iI0atisr. l. = sure sign OF
rain. What WI. tclled luck
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
TAKE An OUTING.

Hcware of the man who permits him
self no relaxation. who is completely
engrossed In his work. Nature viii
exact her rights sooner or later in the
shape of broken health. failing wind.
or perhaps some moral delin0uency:
thai Is her protest against too much,
go g9odness. The exceeding foolishness
Is 1t this protest of nature too long
deprived of he pleasures Of life. The
capacity for enjoying the good things
Of this beautifu, world is n a man
should jealousy guard, as the one
thing that makes life worth living.
Could we not at times shut our eyes
aga'nst the swelling floods of misery
suicide would be too attractive. And
OF an this undercurrent OF woe che doc
eva. . sa" - Dut 100 we'll the extent. His
upon for sympathy and aid. His heart
,s arawn upon for help and comfort
until It is a wonder every drop Of hu-
MAJ Kindness is not exhausted by the
ara'n. There is no fear Of his indu!g-
ing too freely in the pleasures of the
sport.-Health.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
DAIRY HINTS.

Mixing warm milk with cold mil.
haStens decomposition.
Never let COWS drink from n pord
that has nc outlet,
You cannot make good butter if h.
eat garlic.
Never add anything t o milk to pre-.
vent it from souring.
Never mix fresh milk with thai which
has been canned.
Never move n COW faster than a SLOW
walk IL she has a full udder.
Any person who milks a COW should
have the finger nail cut close.
Both bran or linseed or cottonseed
meal are good materials to use to in
crease the quality and quantity of the
milk.
Cows on the farm sometimes fail be-
cause they are fed what is on hand
rather than what they should have.
The most profitable way to handle
milk is to market the cream or butte,
and keep the skim milk at home 10
feed to calves or pigs.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24

orders arc delayed until late in the
spring.
Last summer ! went with sore
friends to Luna PARA, AMI. much 10 NY
establishment, found an exhibit OF in
cubatini, being made. by 8; poultry md
supply company
Thcin wei" dozens of machines. in
which they showed every stage of lie
vclop,lent from tho first to the last
day of Matching; but the greatest fea-
tur" of interest to me was Feathers
n cat. comfortably %ensccnced in a large
hru"der. surrounded by little chicks.
which si,@ muthcred as il they We're
kittens.
1T waN u ch%arlningiy novel sight to
watch those little. fluffy yellow balls
cuddiing up to puss for warmth and
protection. I mad inquiries. and
found that Feathers had been given to
the manager as Il very tiny kitten
really too young TO he tuken from it's
mother: and To keep the mite warm
ut night. he put it into n brooder with
some chicks. knowing, that it could o
hurt them while so young.
KITTY must have liked the heat Of
the brooder and the companions.iir OF
tho other babes. even though they were
not of her own species. for after a time
she would cry and appear unhappy
when taken out. until it became Il GUS
ton, to put her into whichever brooder
contained the Youngest chicks. Now
she IS 9 Years old. and considers each
new hatch of babies from the incubator
her special charge.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
New Works. Fire FIGHTERS.

FROM tue American Magazine,
1T is not "A fire brigade that takes prizes
at tournaments. TIL men look understood
and insignificant on parade. Their appar-
atus is not the most modern in the world.
And they do not attack a blaze after
their officers and making an exhibition
drill of taking their hose out of a wagon.
as the German military companies do. But
in ability to handle dangerous fires. IN
daring, endurance and resourcefulness
there does NOT seem to be "A fire force to
equal them.
And the reasons for this are simple.
The fire department of greater New York
now employing 1858 mcn-is the largest
and busiest in the world: and 1t has the
largest fires to fight.
The houses on Manhattan Island are 50
ovid together that in the tenement
district of the Tenth ward, for example
there are 100000 persons living ON a square
mile; the blocks are rabbit warrens done
IN brick: and the iircInen cannot isolate a
blaze in these and tight 1T from ladders,
through windows. from the street. after
tho easier methods of the ttrcmen in less
congested cities. They must flight. from
the inside out" as they explain. The,
must close with their enemy and swcep Il
before them. up the stairs, out the win
dows and through the roof. II follow.
that the men must needs be physically per
fact, able to endure heat and s%ufYocation
TO "eat smoke as they say, to be ..reCuia
s~aiamandera."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
PARLORS FOR SERVANT GIRLS?

really slrinks from taking d man int"
the Kitchen one girl hat | know of
stayed nine years in n family where the
work was hard and the conditions real
ly unpleasant. just because she had the
Use of u little sitting room. pleasantly
furnished and provided with magazines.
on one or two evenings Il week, when
she could have callers.
But that's an impossibility," says
the housewife. Il haven't the room To
spare" Well. where there is a will
there is Il way. and this is the way
adopted by one lady who made up her
mind that ner two maids We're as fully
entitled to home life as she herself. She
turns the kitchen INTO Il sitting room.
As soon as the dinner dishes ARE
washed a big. soft rug is spread on
the bare tioOr, q Japanese screen hides
the stove. and a smaller screen goes up
in front of he sink. a cheerful table
co:er and Il shaded lamp give an air
of comfort to the kitchen table, and two
rocking chair; and the magazines of
the last month. brought in from the
library. add the finishing touch to Il
really comfortable little parlor that
means home" to the girls--a home
where the employer never pcnetrates in
the evening. and where friends are al
ways welcome. =
II don't believe in it at all says tho
housewife; girls have enough privi-
leses as it is. We pay them high wages.
and they already have the upper hand
lin everything" Yes. we do pay then,
to women? Is it not in this case the
price we have To pay for maintaining
an industry that offers disadvantages to
the workers?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
BUILT WITH NO NAIL OR SCREW.
Japanese Work for Philadelphia Cen.
tenniai Still Shows Perfection.
FROM tic Philadelphia Ecct

~
liz the Japanese peace envoys az
passed through, this city on their way
III tho Pacific coast II had stopped
for II few minutes at East Penn juno
lion. on the Reading railway. they
could have seen the first specimen of
oriental carpcnterinG as cXenplitied by
the Japanese In this country and now
! used as offices.
When the Centennial exposition dis
| covered Philadelphia the Japanese en-
braced the opportunity to introduces
| themselves into favorable notice of ne
occident. and the building was I'M
d%oubtedly the iirst specimen of Japa-
ncse carpentering and architecture
seen in this country.
II was to demonstrate TO the Western
world how IL solid aud substantial
building could be erected without the
use OF nails that he government of
japan caused these buildings to be-
erected ON the grounds at the Centen-
NAL ana s.nt over Il force of native
carpenters fer that purpose.
The year, that have passed since
that tine have left their marks on the
structure. bu; to this day the perfect
JOINTS, the L:@,t.- :....tlcsl accu-acy will,
which everything ~ cut aai dovetatled
together. arouse the envy and ad'nira :
ZION OF Ea;iNe carpenters. The dove
Ealing Is SO marvellous. the innuner-
able pieces OF timber. the joists, cross
pieces. braces. ornamental woodwork
arc so peyis city adjusted M SO tight
IL snter!ccksd that when the buildings
were %sInoved from Pennshurg OF the
Pcrkiomen railroad to East Penn JUNG
ton the larger one. In order to ALLOW
it's passage through the tunnel at Vera
cruz. had 10 be sawed in two. AS II
was found To be- practically impossible
tn take 1t lrait without tear:ng i; &c
pieces =.
Some years e a party OF japanese
while travelling through this section .,
The cc.:.t...f inspecting the various stee
AMI iron works. heard Of these two
buildings and their history. 1t devel-
oped that "a brother of one OF the partj
had assisted III their erection. and 81
anxious were these japanese. all d
them distinguished men IN their owf
country. that they Cancelled other en-.
gaEements In order to visit Alleniowi
and inspect the first buildings ercctc,
by Japanese artisans in this country
One OF the Japanese said that In thei
construction the carpenters took M
measurements. but depended altOxeth.
er upon their eyes in making the joint.
and In covetaili:,x them together
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
Cheapenfnq the Dairy Rations

ZAP and 1:5.6. The net cost of ~.
ducing a gallon of milk was ~ cppno '
for lot /, 81 mt for lot .. ana sw y
cents for lot s, allowance being ~
in each case for cost of food and ~,
tendance and for the value of the "a, AZ
nure. The net cost of PRODUCING '
pound of butter was 1873. lO.4 and ia
cents. respectively, for the three ,o,s
The best results from an economi.
standpoint We're apparently obtained h !.
lot >. where wheat bran was renlaooHi
by alfalfa hay.
The conclusion was drawn from ths..
results hat ) pounds of alfalfa hss
could be made to replace 4 pound 81
cotton-seed meal, and Is pounds Of al
falfa hay l pound of wheat bran. IN,
limit of substitution depending un"e
the individual capacity of the animal.
to consume hay. but ordinarily NOT e~s
cccding 10 TO II pounds of alfalfa hs,
when fed with silage, nor Il to %
pounds when fed without silaee 4,
was evidently better to substitute Inv
alfalfa hay for the wheat bran than
for the c~otton-seed meal. With alfalfa
hay at $40 per ton and wheat bran -,
$40 per ton the saving effected by sinh.
stitutinE alfalfa hay for wheat bra,
was estimated ut 9.S cents per Ina
pounds of milk and $50 per 100 pounds
of butter.
\ comparison of the results of tho
present With those of the earlier ey.
perimentS referred to showed that who,
cowpca hay was fed under the mos,
favorable conditions a gallon of mill
cost % cents. and Il pound of butter
"a cents. and hat when alfalfa hay
was fed under the most favorable con.
ditions the cost of II gallon OF mill, was
81 cents, and II pound of butter l0i
cents. These results show. therefore
that either crop may be utilized to re.
place wheat bran in rations for dairy
COWS. the choice of the crop depending
largely upon it's suitability to the 10.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
Tho Country HONS.
From Outdoors.

GtOtNk
'rht family wGv nss only recently
acquired u country home. and Is ccM-
raiatieely inexperienced in the COM
pick craft of ~husbandry. vet naturally
DESTROYS to supplement- 4 modcrat" In
come with home produce. should lose
so time Ia planning the work Sor the
coming spring ard
a first thing Is tn decide what
Facn. crops are to he gJown. 10 what
extent they are to be planted. and
il. ssourd they arn to clupy. so'that
1ne quantity Of seed needed can be
estimated. Next, talk oyer vegetable
likes; and digiilses with 'irs fs.fh:l.. Ono
spf the Joys OF the country nome IL
xresE Vegetables ara lots of them. Re-
nienitsr, p!clSles. sauces and stores for
winter. :ls well u, the summer supply.
should influence quantities. Flowers
xisl Shrubs must not he neglected, for
very place needs heau-y and per-
fIn,c to complete the ioine picture.
Make Out lists of al; the .eeds, plants
-anA trecs. and send without delay tn
- reitntia SCOTSMAN: Then .sou will no
ec ktpi waiting wssT. tine xrnDn,s l.
rsatS.ssss frecit:atsy 4 ..:se wi,eii
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24

Keep Il sharp lookout for lice an.
mites from E0W on.
Wheat and oats mixed cannot be
beaten az a food for laying hens. es-
stock. u
1t has been proven that yarded fowls
With sufficient room for exercise. if well
and judiciouslX fed. lay more and
stronger gerlned eggs than fowls on
free range.
If we are to judge by the number
of %incubators purchased this spring.
the old fashioned setting hen viii soon
be II OF the used-to-bes in poultry
dom.
Milk is OF great value to laying hens,
n 1T viii pay to save some of the
skim milk fer them if you dc have To
stint the pigs.
III YOU scatter newly slak lime owe,
the damp places in the poultry house
1t Will do Nuch tn keep down disease
and discourage reup.
Don't overfeed the yarded fowls o.
they will get fat and useless. MAKE
them hustle for d good share of Their
food.
Charcoal IS q necessity for fowls; il
sweetens the digestion and keeps them
In good health. Charred corn or oats
fed occasionally will supply this ele-
mcEt in a convenient form. and 1t may
be purchased and placed in a self feed
WIFI OInSf naCpFIaIS. SuCH dS oSS'N'
shell, crushed rock or bone.
In running an incubator or brooder
you will nave to exercise Il goodly por-
| ton of common sense, no matter now
thorough a book Of instructions you
have to follow. No instruction book
can v everything or provide a rem
edy for every emergency.
As a rule. unless you are IN the pou,-
try business exclusively, you VIII do
best to stick to one breed, at least IN
each class of poultry.
Don't be afraid to get your NIUE
chicks outdoors. II accustomed TO II
from the first they do no mind a htti'
cold. and will row and thrive much
more readily than when kept in over
heated. lily ventilated quarters for days
or even weeks. as some do.
The proper proportion of the nutri-
tive value Of poultry food in spring
should be AS one to fOur-that is. one
Enrt muscle forming Zoe to four Of
heat or fat-producing elements. Oats
comes nearer the ideal than almost any
other single grain, but if fed singly are
hulls. so 1t is better to feed witt, rhem
some wheat and a little corr. Wheat
alone is better than corn alone. hut thu
'tgh price of the former prohibits tht
general use of 1T in poultry rations.
1t has been found that fowls as vel
as other stock do much better IL sivcl
n change OF food occasionally. So i
would seem best to vary the ration a.
much as possible to keep up h vigor
u appetite in stock. ever if the nutri
tive value remain about the same.
Never force fowls to go to bed wit
appetites unsatisfied. Keep them shor
; all day IL you must in order to kec1
them exercising. but allow them to Ell
their fill Just before going to roost u
I might.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24

Elizabeth Mesc-oi. Rhodes IN the New
York World
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
vesuv;us viii Wat.

-; .i.ink I'll bette: Keep down: WY fires
. i.:s!e until after This coal .:tr.xc is set
tle!." -aiI OH Ncsuviu5. IL, licked SC
promising las, Sunday that / thought !
.norsi tc .i.row on an extra TOD or
twa."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24
Ensland's Pret:ie.t eifls.

From The San Franc!sCQ ACycnaUt.
1.-The preTritst girls An the ks,Sio~:
are in the london shops. In features,
complexion. figure. animation of az
preston or wna you will. they osat
;,lc stage I'll to pieces. AS for the be-
iewelei girls you see at the court
functions. they are simply nowhere he
side the shop girls. Put the dress and
diamonds on toe latter. n the black
fro,ks and linen collars n CUTS o:l
the sormcr. and yuu would soon see.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24

Rich cream c.ulns 20 .hat ,c.s h,,,,.r
rat passes off in the butIermi,k ,han
IS true lhan w.lcr. the cream is rot 50
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-24

With y popnlas:a: CO cc... 23i5.Si:
Switzerland has "a foreign tr:.dc VI more
than $780, 100000 u year.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-25
RAILWAYS AND REVENUE

did not take the Bungton general solicitor long decide
that the should be appealed the United States
This that the will be finally determined for
several years Meanwhile there is abundant time for the railways
to strengthen their hold Nebraska politics. and meanwhile the
people will continue pay their taxes and portion of the taxes
that should be paid by the Burlington and Union Pacific railway
companies
So pleased of the Nebraska editors with tho states
winning favorable decision from the United States
that they suggesting Norris Brown senator
Mortesen for governor Treasurer Morcnen member Of the
state board that assessed the railways of Nebraska S00000o0
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-25

Jacob Rs the noted author one of President Rooseve
closest friends aud devoted admrer has made remarkable state
ment IF President Roosevelt feels that his duty to the neone
to accept denomination for the presidency he will do o declares
Mr. Riis
not " supposed that this statement inspired by the
president, who with the sincerity announced mmedaev
after his election that he would accept another term IF the
president harbors ambition to be president for longer period
than of his predecessors he has doubtless kept the even
from his dear friend and chum Mr. Rs On the other hand il is
improbable that Mr. Rs would speak he did unless he felt that
ne was rightly interpreting the unexpressed desire which sympathetic
friendship understands without the telling.
Mr. Rils SAID IN his interview Roosevelt is fighting the
greatest yran of them ALL Slavery affected only the south t tho
money the esavement of all human beings and all
homes If by eectng Roosevelt president the people onJ
overthrow the yrant they could begin
that would lead eventually TO the yrans deroncmen udub
y the president could rely the people for their support But il
not rather early decide what champion shall be invited 10 lead
The people on to victory The squadons gathering for the bal
e 'he hare OF rnmpes and flirting of banners much brave
talk and many loud cxccraon but the preliminary hattie M -
be fought The people would do we'll await the potical Tho
Yang or Mukdcn before deciding who shall lead IN this oat n
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-25
JANUARY rs. 1906

less than their valuation and the reports which APP
peared while board session represented treasurer
Mortensen as opposed to higher of railway property
few nights ago Attorney General Brown in address de-
vered before the historical society," discussed the various
methods of determining railway values for taxation purposes lie
showed that by the stocks and bonds test "a certain railroad in
Nebraska should be valued 100000 mile and by the net earn
ing $92 900 mie and yet that certain road was
valued by the board $55 mile in 1904 Although
this certain road Union Pacfcwa assessed by the state board
only ve sixty cent OF It's real value 1T went INTO federal
and secured injunction restraining the collection of taxes
from this road in the various counties Of Nebraska
In 1904 the total assessed value Of the state including rail
$2947 24465 1905, 1904 1885, In 1904
the railroads Of Nebraska assessed nearly $4oooooo in
1906 2997635 Compare the percentages of increase and
then mediate upon how well the board Of did its
duty and do whereas the levy 1903 five mills
it mills in 1905.
The report of Union Pacific earnings for 1906 shows that
net earnings increased $4,000 1904 Capitalized four
per cent this would give the road increased value of
and at cent increased value of S50OOO000 If oned
of 100000 be assigned Nebraska value Union
Pacific in this for 1906 $1e666666 according the
earnings test The state board however made only comparatively
slight increase in the Union Pacific
These figures ignored by machine politicians when they
graduate themselves and the state the boards va
alton Of railway property in Nebraska Governor Mickey who has
always been saunc defender Of law was led away
by enthusiasm when he heard of Judge Munger decision against
the Burlington and made this statement:
II certainly the most attempted
mas 1sos @ pd Sa o1a% roll
funds with which meet the the
glory to 49, ~ ~
This statement made by the governor face of the fact
that the state debt has increased 100000 during the year
Is it glory is disgrace whereas in 1903 the neonle ware
called upon pay only taxes and the sn
81 900 1905 the debt actually increased in 1905
In spite OF the fact that the people taxed 1905
1903 the state debt has been increased exrava
ganee OF the last legislature The Legislature appropriated
the Legislature of 19045 appropriated TO-