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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23
Rural Telephones.

Don't travel, telephone" is good
motto for these strenuous days. The
rural telephone is a money saving, time
saving and travel saving addition to
the farm. 1t is as valuable as any
other labor saving machine. It costs
time, money and horse flesh to run err
rands III the country. It is much more
expensive than it is in town. In the
middle and northern States there are
about two hundred good outdoor work
ing days in the year. Men are scarce,
labor i, expensive, and farmers time
is especially valuable during the sum-
mer season. Recent improvements in
telephones have removed the last Oh
lection to their use, and the cost Is so
little that no farmer can afford to do
without one.
In addition to its value in a business
way it brings a family in close touch
with town and with the neighbors. 1t
puts the farmer next door to everybody
and the social intercourse which fol-
lows is a strong factor in promoting
contentment, especially with the young
er members of the family. AS a pro-
lection against tramps it is the finest
institution ever invented, because the
farmers family with the phone in the
house is not isolated, but may call In
stantly for help or use the phone to
warn near neighbors of the approach
of these unpleasant visitors.
The farmer can do moEe business
with the phone in half an hour than
he can do in the ordinary course of
travel in the country in two or three
days. When once Installed in a farm
house they are very seldom taken out.
This alone is sufficient proof Of their
value. In these days of progress farm
ers must keep abreast Of the times
It is only by doing business quickly
and in business way that farmer
can hope to meet with the measure of
success that an enterprising man de
serves Farm and Preside.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

q Oaby,' And then we'd laugh and romp
little and have the bestest time, and
men my Ma would get something good
0r breakfast and tell me the incest
stories about other little boys what
Old the nicetest things. Now the but
NlS bother my Pa so he can't think
any stories, and he has to hurry to
he store SOS to make money to buy
''ead and bacon for Sonny, SO he
says.
I'm Sonny, and there's just Pa and
ne at our house now. My Ma was the
lceteSt lady and our house was the
IceteSt place to live you ever saw.
NOW she's gone away. They took her
III great, big box and my Pa says
ae never can come back again. There's
woman to our house who comes to
W0h and sweep, but l don't like her
very much. She don't care for little
"yS' and when 1 ask her things, she
@Fs to NE, she does: Now you keep
SulI and run away. I've got my work
" 90 and haven't time to talk to
you
My Ma always had time to talk to
~e and She said such funny things we
uSed 10 get to laughing, and just laugh
S1u laugh until we almost broke our
@Nes. And my Pa would come home
'1u md us and he'd say, like he was
~sSu' What's all this foolishness a-goin'
VIZ And then he would catch my Ma
around the waist and snuggle her like
sue snuggled me, and I'd hang onto
rus haud and we'd all get to laughing
"selher We had awful good times to
WI mousse then. And after we'd had
supper, my Pa would say, Let's sit
IO"n and talk awhile before we wash
,-e dishes, and my Ma and my Pa
sAu me would sit down in the open
1oor II 1t was summer time, and talk
"gether and talk and talk.
those was the bestest times when
" IA and my Ma used to talk and
"IA I'LL fell asleep and my Ma would
%!' Goodness me, Sonny should have
wen IN bed an hour ago!' and at was
"nsre she'd put me right off-smack
p NOW its turble lonesome, and my
- "a lie Just stares away off when / ask
~, r,ul where my Ma can be, and he acts
,,Ne Ne didn't hear, and both his eyes
'uII Of tears when we're alone, ana
~ ACTS like something hurt him awful.
1u When l ask him why she don't
W. S-He pack, and cry and say I want my
"a % he starts to cry too, till / put my
- >s around his neck and say, Please
~ cry so hard, is you got pain?'
r ~ Then he hugs me back and don't
I. SAe sound, and l say !: Poor Pa,
you feeling so awful bad?'
-, onct he told me that my Ma had
S hue so far away she never could come
M a' out perhaps il we were good we
su' 30 sonO day to her. And / said !:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

LONESOME BOY.
. !:


IT'S awful lonesome to our house
since Ma went away, and my Pa.
. he don't want to say word when
Task him when she's coming back. He
nsr sishs a great big sigh and tells
No Sonny, don't. Your Ma would
anne right back here if she could, but
Rs can't, and there isn't any one left
ypDt YOU and me, and we must stick
Aeatber. And then he signs again and
We both feel 50 awful sorry inside Of
U.s.
And mornings when my Pa tries to
dress me We have such turble times
With buttons and the things at holds
nv clothes on. and my Pa says but
Ions is the maanest. But my Ma knew
lust where every button went and
when she dressed me she'd kiss me in
he hollow or my neck and snuggle me
% close and warm and say: Hearts
eight, I love you. cause you're my
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

Pa, let's go right off; my Ma wants
us both and we're so lonesome. But he
don't seem to hear me and all he says
is, 'Oh, Sonny, don't, please don't.
81 can't feel happy when we're alone,
iust Pa and me. There isn't any run
and we never get to laughing any more.
And nights sometimes when | wake
ND. I'm most sure there's big black
bears in the room looking for a little
bcy to eat. and / get scared and holler,
and sometimes my Pa isn't there, only
tbe woman at comes to cook and sweep
and she acts cross cause I'm afraid
and she won't leave any light to scare
the bears away like my Ma used to
do And she don't know funny stories
to fell to little boys and she never sings
nretty songs like my Ma used to sing
all around the house till l almost
thought twas birds.
sometimes I most forget my Ma
has gone and I think she's coming BACK
from somewhere she's been at for just
a little while, and pretty soon shell
come and put supper on the table ana
+bon we'll stand at the door a-Watch-
ing for Pa to come, and pretty soon
we'll hear his whistle, and my Mas
cheeks will get all pink and warm ana
she'll hug me in her arms ana say,
Sonny. there comes your Ia.
"And these times when l most for
oo+ 7 say to my Pa: Maybe my Ma
will come home soon and put the sup
nor on PAS eyes look all bury and
no saws he isn't hungry and at my
NJ. can't come. And then l say, /
isn't hungry either, and my Pa says
so low T can hardly hear him, its aw-
fnl hard and / don't quite know what
he means. but I think it's cause my Ma
has gone away SO turble far she can't
cet hack again. I know she didn't go
a-nnrpose. She liked me and Pa too
we'll to go away and stay less she
couldn't help it.
"Nishts when she don't come to put
tbe supper on, and we say we isn't
hungry. my Pa rocks me in his lap
and rubs my head with his hand Almost
as soft as Ma, and he asks me II don
wont 10 take nap. And eyerything's
so still with no one In the house ,cept-
ing Pa and me, at In little While !
fall asleep and he just sits and rocks
and rocks, but he don't never go TO
sleep at all. And when | wake up
his ewes is looking way OF somewheres
can't see the place, and | say, Is
YOU trying to see where my Ma is afr
"And we sit and rock and rock TIL
go to sleep again, and my Pa don't
want to let me so to bed, SO we sit
and rock and rock, and my Ia hugs
me tight and he don't go to sleep at
ALL He says, Sonny. there isn't any
one left 'cept you and me and we must
stick together
.It,s awful lonesome at our house
now cause my Ma has gone away.
wisht So hard / could hear my Ma
sav Hearts delight. ] love sou, cause
vour my baby Toledo Blade.
"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23
FORM ARMY OF EDUCATION.
10000 Men and $4,000 Women
ms IT,, al,

10000 Men and $4,000 Women
Employed as Teachers.
The army Of education teachers in
the United States is made up Of 450,-
600 teachers, Of whom 100000 are men
and $780, women. The overwhelming
ma 0rity Of the teachers are natives Of
the United States, less than 10000 hay
ing been born abroad-one in fifteen.
Most of the men teachers are between
the years Of 25 and 35. The majority
of the women teachers are between Is
and 25.
There are 1890 men teachers over
IS. There are less, than 1900 women
teachers over 65. Three times as many
women as men teachers are put down
as "age unknown
There are 81 1000 colored teachers in
the United States, thus divided be-
tween the two sexes: 7,700 men and
1890 women. There are 500 Indian
teachers in the Indian schools of the
United States-24O men and 260 wom-
en-.
The average age of teachers in the
United States is higher than in Eng
land and lower than in Germany. The
proportion of very youthful teachers
is much greater in the country than in
the city districts.
The largest proportion Of men teach
ers is to be found in West Virginia,
where they number so per cent of the
total. The largest proportion Of wom-
en- is to be found in Vermont, where
they form 80 per cent Of the whole
number. The standard of education Is
much higher in Vermont than it is in
West Virginia.
The number Of teachers in the United
States has increased greatly in recent
years. In 1871 there were $4,000; in
1880, 225,0OO; in 1890, 100000, and it
is at present 100000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23
o-~

product Is injured in quality. Bulletin
No. 131, care of Dairy Utensils just
issued by the Experiment station, de-
scribes the results obtained by the use
of various systems of cleansing separa-
tors, and the necessity for rigid care in
this respect is prominently brought out.
The bulletin is sent free to all appli-
cants. Address Agricultural expert
ment station, Manhattan, Kan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23
Drep THE LITTLE FARM.


u guess we'll keep the place,
b JANE lived here, you and |,
feTe. nI little farm SO long,
sro i tD s5,T here till we die.
law I thought I'd sell 1t once
~ n S2 2,noe OF Deacon Brown,
. . Jopf the money we have saved
u ap bnr q house in town.
sd ~, Du' the buds begin to swell,
81 w. rrass begins to grow,
~ .sso% it doesn't seem to me
, o5s6t to let it CO.
the crimson clover,
pre- the fields Of waving corn
'7 a,ia+. baImy evening,
y {, 9' +be fragrant, dewy morn;
D1 ~ u, and snowy blossoms
p pL on the apple trees;
0' abirning of the crickets,
D. ~ 9TH the humming of the bees.
~. 11' tbe summers honey breath,
~, finishing buds of May;
!, lD .,omi7g autumn, rich with fruit,
~ D., w., soant of new-mown hay;
:, ,I .oisv babbIe of the brook,
md laughter of the rill;
!, 'D living herds upon the heath,
',o1 aocks upon the hill.
:. Il rtpn I think of leaving all.
T. Ills me with alarm;
II , fer all, I guess it's best
70 keep the little farm.
! Edgar French.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

Decide how much space you can give
to the things that require lots of room
corn, potatoes, cabbage and vines Of
the cucumber family.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

All breeds Of sheep are by choice
scaFengers, but when expected to sub
sist entirely on scavenger's fare they
return only scavenger's profits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23
No way to Rlease him.

A man hates to see his sister get
marr,ed because he knows what men
are, and he despises he- IL she doesn't
New York Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23
Rations for Growing pigs.

Rations for Growing Pigs.
An inquirer asks what Is the most
profitable feed for pigs during the win
ter season, the feeds available for his
use being corn at so cents per bushel,
chopped stuff and shorts at $1.10 per
hundred and rye at 65 cents per bushel.
He Is at present feeding a straight IA
ton Of corn and asks for arguments in
favor Of balancing his ration with the
feeds mentioned.
This man will find it impossible, says
Professor Van Pelt in reply, to make a
balanced ration for growing pigs by
combining the feedstuffs mentioned,
because no one of them contains a
large enough proportion of protein to
balance the carbohydrates found in the
others. Assuming the rye is grown on
the farm, it would be advisable to sub
stitute some other feedstuff in place Of
shorts to supply the protein. | would
suggest the following ration: Ten parts
corn, two parts rye, one part tankage.
1t will be found that the above ration
will nfs only produce greater, but more
economical gains and the general
health and thrift Of the pigs will be
more vigorous than when corn alone is
fed. Tankage guaranteed to contain 90
per cent protein can be purchased from
my OF the leading Da"kers, if ordered
exclusively for feedi'r purposes, and
will we'll repay its purchase.
Feeding for Egg Supply.
If the hens Go not lay fairly well
during the winter, it is because some
one or more things are done which
should not be done, or left undone
which should have been done. 1t is
an excellent plan, when the egg supply
is sho't during any portion Of the win
ter, to sit down calmly and let ones
mind run back over the summer; fol-
low, in your mind, a flock Of hens over
the range and note how they feed; a
grain here, an insect there, a blade OF
grass in another place, and worm
somewhere else; never, you will re-
member. do they overfeed.
One of the main causes OF lack Of
eggs daring the winter, assuming that
the fowls have a comfortable and dry
house, is overlooking, and another is
lack Of exercise 1t is surprising how
much more a hen will eat than she
ought if given an opportunity, and
how little inclined she is to exercise
if she can obtain all of her needs in
the way of food from the troughs.
Every once in while we try the plan
Of placing the hens on rather short
rations, and making them hustle for
these in the chaff on the floor. During
such times we see that there IS plenty
of grit and plenty Of dust boxes, and
after time it is noticed the hen be-
gins to look up and becomes anxious
for food; the ration is then gradually
increased, and then laying begins again.
Keep the summer conditions" in mind
during the winter, and follow them
out as nearly as possible if you would
keep The hens laying.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

Don't keep milk in the barn. Build
a dairy house at distance Of several
rods, If possible.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23
His viewpoint.

Little Willie-Papa, what Is biga-
mist?
Mr.. Hennypeck-A bigamist, my
son, is a-shs-s-s-s! Is that your man.
ma coming up the street? No, I see it
isn't Well, bigamist is benefac-
tor who prevents at least one of his
fellow men from marrying. Puck.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23
Care of Dairy Utensils,

The great development of the use OF
hand separators on the farm, accom-
panied by sale of cream instead of milk
to the creameries, has added another
difficulty to the production of good
creainel.y butter, in that many farmers
do not care for their separators prop
erly. This leads to the delivery Of
contaminated cream By some Of the
patrons by means of which the entire
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

If you have hired man who is fef
jewel, indeed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

If a horse coughs it is probably due
to dusty hay. The cleanest hay should
be given the horses. Other kinds Of
stock will do we'll ON dusty hay.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

Skimmilk is more valuable than
most people think. 1t only takes 3.27
pounds to equal pound Of cornmeal
in feeding value for growing pigs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

You can have better garden than
ever before by following proper rules.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23
Ambition.

Now, this is my ambition: +.
I'll say it, frank and blunt
a nice long row Of figures
With dollar mark in front.
WASHINGTON Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23
Fnr cross Purposes.

"Why do they call it the bridge Of
the nose?''
Because, you know, objects have to
pass from eye to eye.'-Baltimore
American.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

Give the colts plenty of exercise
Don't keep them tied up in the barn
all winter long. They can stand a
bit Of fresh air and q little frolic every
-day
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

One pound Of corn meal is equal in
feeding value to 1927 pounds of skim
milk when fed to growing pigs. There
is really more value in skim milk than
we give credit for.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

Congressman as rule do not pay
much attention to the lobbyist. There
is a lobby to which any citizen Of the
United States can belong and his in
fluence will be respected. A stamp on
a letter will make you member of
that lobby and your member will
show you respect if you tell him what
you want.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

Glass gives more warmth to hotbeds
than any other covering, but for plants
that are somewhat hardy, a light
frame covering Of oiled muslin is as
good and is cheaper. 1t can be prepar-
ed by stretching the muslin and satur-
ating both sides with boiled linseed
oil, spread evenly with paint brush
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

These days when the fire is burning
warm it will be a good plan to see if
the insurance policy is all right, and it
might be a good plan to see that a
ladder is convenient.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

Hogs are % to 35 cents a hundred
higher than year ago, and don't
seem likely to be much if any lower.
AS things look now, pork will be
made at less cost this year than last;
so, on the whole, the hog business
shouldn't give growers the blues.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

Extra clevises, singletrees, double
trees, colts, etc, should be provided now
when there is comparative leisure.
When one gets busy and finds he could
rig another team if he only had a few
more clevises or singletrees, and does
not have them, is the one way to insure
disappointment and loss.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-23

The short courses at our agricultural
colleges afford a splendid opportunity
for the busy farm boy to gather some
information along his line. The boy
who wants to get information will
find it there. The boy who is not
looking for it could not find it if it
were at the end Of his nose.
Morris tribune., 1906-10-27
KEEPING Tab
ON THE WORLD
Concluded from page 2.

FOUR persons and the injury of many,
TWO buildings being demolished.
In the Wingate colliery, near Dur
nam, England, on Oct. Is, a fire damp
explosion caused the instant death Of
twenty-five men and the temporary en-
tombment of 200.
rive men were killed and six in
Jured by the explosion of boiler Of a
government pump boat on the Ohio
river near Pittsburg.
Deaths.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow of the
Confederate president died at her ho-
tel apartments at New York after a
brief illness. She was eighty years
! old and had survived her husband sew
enteen years. Her body was sent to
Richmond for a military funeral
The Rev. Sam Jones, the noted re-
vivalist, died on sleeping car on the
Oklahoma, Choctaw and Gulf line.
Morris tribune., 1906-10-27
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.

The Icelandic althing is probably the
Oldest parliament in the world. 1t was
! founded by refugee Norsemen in 929
anG remained the judicial assembly of
the islands for nearly 1000 years. In
1864 Iceland rame under Norwegian
control and about 1880 it passed to
Denmark. but the althing remained.
It's powers. however, We're reduced at
this time to a mere judicial tribunal
and the sittings were held each year
on the Thinsyeller in the open air In
1914 an end was put to even this sem
bance of iurjsdictior-the Vienna con-
gress declared Norway independent,
and also ruled that Iceland was a por-
ton of Norway
There is a proposition on hand now
to effect new steamship route be
tween Denmark ard America via
Reikiavik. Iceland and st. Lawrence.
1t is calculated that much American
wheat rather than Canadian wheat
COPS :, - ~-s~- - @',-- 81 TO for
eign ports il, a profitable degree. be
Headquarters; Of the new steam slid
company VIII he in Copenhagen md
the capital Involved will be princi ,ay
Danish and British money.
\ 7-year-,Id youngster, son &C a
farmer in ErohanG, Upland, stabl ed II
fellow playmate with bread knife u
few days ago with fatal results. The
injured hoy is not expected to SUR
yiye.
The new Danish postage stamps
with King frederick WIS picture on
them are now ready and thousands OF
them are already in circulation.
MARION S. NORELIUS.
Morris tribune., 1906-10-27
and substitute therefor the fol
IOwinS:

and substitute therefor The fol-
IOwins:
section 16. For the purpose of lending
aid ~ the construction and improvement
OF pubic highways and bridges, there is
| hereby created a fund, to be known as
the state Road and Bridge Fund.- said
fund snail include all moneys accruing
from the income derived from invest
ments IN the internal Improvement land
fund. or that may hereafter accrue to
said fund and shall also include all
FUNDS accruing to any state road and
oridge fund, however provided.
THE, legislature is authorized to add
to such fund, for the purpose OF con-
structlng and improving roads and
bridges of this state, by providing, in
upon the property of this state Of not
to exceed in any year one-fourth (A) or
one mill on all taxable property within
the state
provided, that no county shall receive
In any year more than three CD per cent
or less than one-half 90 of one ~ per
cent OF the total fund thus provided ana
expended during such year; and PROVIDED,
further. that in no case shall more than
one-third 1-3) of the cost of construct
ing or improving any road or Drldge De
paid by the state from such fund
! The purpose and object of the
amendment is 1st) to eliminate
/! from the Constitution the require
ment that an unsalaried highway
CO minis sion shall be appointed TO
have charge of the expenditure or
the road and bridge fund. This
would leave it optional with the
legislature to have state highway
commission Or not; t2nd) to IN
crease the tax which can be levied
for state road purposes from one
twentieth of mill to One-fOurth OF
"a mill. The legislature may levy
huf
fourth of mill. The prOviso shows
how it will be divided among the
counties.
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The third proposed amendment TO
the Constitution is contained IN
Chapter 2S3 of the Laws of 1905,
and is as follows:
Section 1S. Any person may sell or
peddle the products of the farm or gar
den occupied and cultivated by him
without obtaining a license therefor.
This proposed amendment is in
tended to be added to Article one
% of the Constitution, which is
known as the bill of rights, AMI
will, if adopted. be Section IS of
said Article, leaving all of the Ar
ticIe otherwise as it is at present.
The only change that would be
effected thereby would be to enable
any farmer or gardener to sell the
products of the farm garden.
which he occupies and cultivates
within any city village in the
state by peddling the same from
house to house without taking nut
a peddler's license.
Respectfully,
Edward T. Young,
Attorney General
Dated st. Paul July L. 1906.
Morris tribune., 1906-10-27

Dessel Anchor: He (Cole) repre-
SCENTS all that the party represents and
Is q good, clean man himself per
gonally.
Morris tribune., 1906-10-27
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has resolutely and prominently stood
By the people.
Morris tribune., 1906-10-27

Fergus Falls Free Press: Cole, the
peor IS nominee for governor, should
be made the peoples governor.
Morris tribune., 1906-10-27

North Branch Review: The Review
believes tn Cole will be elected by a
majority of from twenty to thirty
thousand