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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20
Making Cheap Milk and Butter.

Large amounts of timothy hay are
often fed to dairy COWS because it is
thought to be very rich and nourish-
ing foodstuff, but in experiments
made with twenty-four COWS at the
station last winter, it would seem that
shredded stover when we'll made and
preserved can often be used to re-
place the timothy hay to advantage.
AS timothy hay brings from $40 to
%l5 ton on the market and shredded
stovcr is practically a waste product
on the farm, the economy of utiliz-
ing the latter is apparent to all.
There is another question of more
than passing interest to the dairyman
and that is the balancing up of his
ration with some concentrate rich in
protein. Gluten meal and cottenseed-
meal were fed on the basis of the
content of digestiblc protein for this
purpose and provided the market
price is the same per pound Of diges-
tible protein, there is little to choose
between the two, except that the
gluten meal was not as readily eaten
by the COWS and it made the butter-fat
soft, whereas cottonsced-meal was
readily eaten and increases the melt
ing point Of butter, which gives it
decided advantage for feeding in sum-
mcr.
These results show that the proper
basis of comparing foodstuffs is ac-
cordimg to the, amount of digestible
protein that contain. 1t is thus ap-
parent that farmers often make the
of feeding wheat-bran which
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20

ikind. The tails Of all snakes CULVER
when they are excited and therefore
the rattler is heard when disturbed.
Why it has rattles on its tail no one
has been able 10 find out,
The chief difference between tho
ways Of a poisonous snake and one
of those whose bite is no more harm
than the sting of a mosquito is in
the deliberate withdrawal of the one
and the hasty retreat of the other
in case of danger. The large major
ity of snakes are quite harmless and
slip away with all speed at the ap-
proach Of either human or an ami
NAL, knowing that the ability to con-
ceal themselves is their own method
of presentations.
While not crediting snakes with
wisdom, it is stated that in many
ways they are the reverse of stupid.
They are very curious, and when
they can do so without danger to
themselves, they examine an unfamil-
lar object with keen and repeated
attention.
1t is related by this scientist that
in attempting to capture water
snake he put his foot OH it and the
soft ooze at the creek side but failed
to hold it. To see what the snake
would do, he stood perfectly still, and
in few moments it came back and,
swimming slowly round and round
his foot, examined it most carfully,
not rs might be supposed by looking
at it, but by touching it at every
point with its tongue, not once but
again and again.
The quick thrusting out and draw
ing in of the tongue is a snakes way
of finding out what things about it
mean. The tongue is the most i'm
portant sense organ. It really has
very little sensation elsewhere, and
those that are most poisonous can, if
not restrained, or hurt, be moved
about with impunity.
Yet those who handle and study
snakes constantly invariably hold
them by the back of the neck, as
eat does a kitten, and both seize and
liberate them with alacrity. Before
they are seized the rule is to keep
out of striking distant which is one
third the length Of the snake.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20
THE HERALD AND NEWS.

celery, which has also become quite
a profitable industry. X
The greatest dairy farm in this
same Netherlands boasts of more reg
istered cows than any other dairy
farm in the world. One of them is
the famous Juliana de Kol, the
worlds prize heifer. She holds the
highest record in the world. In 100
days she gave milk which yielded 2S5
pounds of butter. ....s
Besides the raising of asparagus,
celery and COWS, this land is better
than any other for the raising of on
ions, potatoes, string beans and va
riety of other vegetables.
1t will surprise the teachers when
they find crop of string beans grow
ing upon the same soil which has pro-
duced an abundant crop of onions
during the early part of the same sea-
son.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20
A PIANO OR ORGAN FOR YOU.

To the head of every family who is
ambitious for the future and education
of his children, we have Special Pro-
position to make.
No Article in the home shows the
evidence of culture that does Piano or
Organ. No accomplishment gives as
much pleasure or is of as great value IN
after life as the knowledge of music
and the ability to play we'll.
Our Small Payment Plan makes the
ownership of high grade Piano or Or
gan easy.
Just few dollars down and a small
payment each month or quarterly or
semi annually and the instrument is
yours.
Write us to-day for Catalogues and
our Special Proposition Of Easy Pay
ments. Address
Malone's Music House,
Columbia, S. G.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20

contains only twelve per cent Of di-
gestible protein, as compared with
cotonseed-meal, which, when pure,
contains 37.2 per cent of digestible
protein they contain. 1t is thus ap-
wheat bran can often he bought at
practically the same price, the farmer
who buys wheat bran pays three times
as much for the digestible protein
contained as the farmer who utilizes
cotton seed-mead, which, when pure,
Dean and Director Va. Ex. Station.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20
The Netherlands of California,

The people of the east have un-
doubtedly read q great deal of the
fertile soil of California, its vast
wheat fields, wonderful trees, immense
orchards, the raising of two to four
crops of alfalfa, and from four to five
crops of berries, but few have heard
California s Netherlands which are
more wonderful than all the tales
written and published in prose and
poetry about this land of never ccas-
ing wonders.
The teachers who will come to Cal
ifornia next July, to attend the Ma
tional Educational Association con-
vention, will have an opportunity to
see this great delta consisting of some
millions of acres of the richest land
in the world, many feet below the
level Of the water in the adjoining
rivers.
Special excursions, at very small
cost, will be arranged so that, the
teachers who will visit California NAV
have an opportunity to see this, the
greatest wonderland of all, and they
will be more interested than ordinary
travellers and tourists because. they
are more observing and more apt to
retain the knowledge Of what>they see.
TO convey but faint idea what
California Netherlands really are,
it may be stated that the land has
been reclaimed from the sea by
sturdy Hollanders who found an en-
cellent opportunity of reclaiming the
richest bottom land by building dykes
and draining the sloughs in the San
Joaquin Valley. III ese pioneers
started out to create New Neither
lands similar to what they had left
III Holland, they ended with turning
the San Joaquin delta into the rich
est ground on the face of the earth.
The Holland farmers reclaimed only
a few thousand acres, then the gov
ernment took up the work and re-
claimed millions of acres, and the soil
proves richer and better than that
found in the famous delta of the Nile.
1t will be curious experience for
the passengers travelling in a'Goatson
one of the canals which serves the
dual purpose of draining and irriga-
ting, when he looks over the side Of
the steamer and finds the richest
farming land fifteen or twenty feet
below the river on which the vessel
floats that carries him.
All that fertile land was once COW
cred with water from the bay to the
depth Of many feet at high tide.
New industries have been started
in this delta and have grown in value
giving employment to thousands Of
persons. In this delta is found the
largest asparagus farms in the world.
Three thousands acres in one farm are
devoted to the raising of that vegeta-
bic alone, while G.,000 acres are de-
voted to the same industry in smaller
farms The factory in which the as
paragus is canned employs over 600
hands, and runs day and night during
the season. The product when canned
is shipped to the east and different
parts of the world. Few who relish
the dish have an idea that the vege-
table was grown upon reclaimed land.
Just little further down Ion the
same reclaimed land thousands of
acres are devoted to the culture of
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20
Danger From the Plague.

There's grave danger from the plague
of Coughs and Colds that are 80 preva-
lent, unless you take DR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. Mrs. Geo. Walls, of Forest City,
Me, writes: 'It's Godsend to people
living in climates where coughs and
colds prevail. I find it quickly ends
them. 1t prevents Pneumonia, cures
LaGrippe, gives wonderful relief in
Asthma and Hay Fever, and makes
weak lungs stroug enough to ward off
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Soc.
and $1.00. Guaranteed by w. E. Pei
ham & Sons drug store. Trial bottle
free.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20

A matchmaker match is worthless
when it comes to lighting fire on a
cold morning.
Every man knows some other man
whom he would like to kick.
There would be more wisdom in
many a head if it didn't leak at the
mouth.
Inventors of excuses seldom require
the assistance of patent attorney.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20

"The Last Days of Pompeii" ought
to be among the best selling books of
the hour.
"The Man with the Muck Rake' is
all right. The Augean stables must
be cleaned.
Another bum governor of a Russian
province has been given fhe grand
bomb degree.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20

: Show lis man who can be trusted
and we will show you one that owes
a lot of other men. n,
The average woman is unable to un-
derstand why her husband doesn It
feel sorry for his bachelor friends.
Boy babies learn to talk sooner than
girl babies, but the latter more than
make up for it in after years.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20
MYTHS ABOUT SNAKES.
Good as Food, But Not as Pets, Not
Hostile to Man.

"Snakes are all right as food but
very unsatisfactory as pets, for the
reason that they have no psycholo-
gical naturc,' said scientist. Dur
ing six years residence in the West
he made a close study of snakes and
study unconfncd and about his pre-
misses in numbers, he became fami-
liar with them.
The wisdom of serpent he pro-
nounccs a myth, though he admits
that snakes have much cunning, are
willy to degree, and perfectly under
stand their power and Limitations.
For example, a rattlcsnake does not
retreat in haste when disturbed.
Realizing that its bite ends the game,
it is invariably deliberate, but if left
to itself in its own good time it
makes off. ..:..m. ..... . ..
Other venomous snakes also recede
slowly, understanding as does the
rattler, that they are equal to most
emergencies. Contrary to the common
notion, snakes are not hostile to man.
The most venomous and powerful will
run from man if possible. 1t is only
$inf elf-lefensc that any poisonous
snake strikes. #4'1@=a
n That q rattlesnake rattles to give
warning Of its presence is a popular
afaalllaaecly 1aaallllaaely It really does nothing of the
.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20
Blood Poisoning

results from chronic constipation, which
is quickly cured by DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. They remove all poisonous
germs from the system and infuse new
life and vigor;cure sour stomach, nausea,
headache, dizziness and collie, without
gripping or discomfort. 25c. Guaran-
teed by w. E. Pelham & Son druggist.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20
A Badly Burned Girl

or boy, man or woman, is quickly out
of pain if Bucklen's Arnica Salve is
applied promptly. G. j. Welch, Of
Tekonsha, Michigan, says: II use it
in my family for cuts, it,, sores 70 asssdt and al y
Quickest Pile cure known. Rest healing
3alve made. 25c. at w. e. Pelham &
Sons drug store.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20

Every time fussy woman let's her
husband have his own way she does it
in such manner that it leaves bad
taste in his mouth.
The more man rests the more he
ruStS.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-20
A Young Mother at 70.

"My mother has suddenly been made
young. at 70. Twenty years of intense
disabled her, until six months AGO,
when she began taking Electric Bitters,
which have completely cured her and
restored the strength and activity she
had in the prime of life," writes Mrs.
W. L. Gilpatrick, of Danforth. Me
Greatest restorative medicine on. the
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Malaria, Biliousness and Weanesses,
Wonderful Nerve Tonic. Price Soc
Guaranteed by w. E. Pelham & Sons
drug store.
Better a homely wife than one who
ism t home much.
But the prettier girl is the less
sense other girls say she has.
Girls prefer mixed parties, but mar
ried women prefer hen parties.
The Washington times., 1906-10-21
Father Too Often Dead
Causes Son Trouble

In the service Of certain committee
Of the Senate. the chairman Of which
is a Southern Senator. is a certain cap
able young stenographer and typewrit-
er, in addition 70 ;he clerk OF the COM
mittee
one day the chairman. missing she
very capable stenoGTapher. inquired OF
the clerk where he was.
He IS not here today, sir" responded
the clerk. His father is dead.
SOM days later the chairman again
asked or the missing employe, only to
receive the same reply from the clerk:
He is not here today. sir. His father
is dead"
The chairman said nothing. but look
ed very interested.
A full week thereafter the head Of
the COMMITTEES for the third time in
quired as 20 the whereabouts of the
stenographer. In reply the clerk began
the usual announcement;
He is not here today. sir His"
''Win you kindly advise me-" inter
rupted the chairman, with alarming
suavity. whether that young man in
tends TO stay away from his duties all
the time his father is dead ?''-Harper $
Weekly
The Washington times., 1906-10-21

The greatest of bird travellers is
passing through the country on his
way from Alaska to Patagonia
This is a distance of 10000 miles
and the night hawk or "bull-bat'
travels It twice a year to get away
from the cold Of winter When win
ter begins in Patagonia, South America,
he flies away upon his long Journey of
10000 miles to the Arctic circle. When
winter begins there he returns again 10
the extreme southernmost land in South
America. Thus he travels 10000 miles
each year IN search of a climate that
suits him, something that few human
travellers ever do.
A few OF the advance guard of the
main army of these migrating birds
have already been seen around Kansas
City on their way south. They may
be seen any evening at twilight irony
now until cold weather. fitting around
catching insects. but they remain for
only one or two evenings and then are
of for their winter home. What a vast
panarOma of scenery must this great
tourist OF the air behold Looking
down upon millions of people, on tow
ering mountains. beautiful valleys. dense
forests. mighty rivers and the blue
waters of the ocean.
Nature has so constructed the wings
OF this bird that il is capable OF long
periods of flight. 1t scars through
space without any apparent motion of
its wings and moves with the swiftncss
OF a speeding arrow.
Long Flight of the Plover.
The plover and snipe family. which
are known as shore birds. have an ex-
tensive flight They pass through here
in the early spring on their way north.
These birds VIII generally stop only for
few days. feeding around the shores
on our ponds and lakes; then they are
off for other feeding grounds. They
keep moving nOrthWaTd until they reach
their summer homes in the barren
wastes of the Arctic circle There upon
the gravelly beach they nest and rear
their young. As soon as the young
birds are ready 10 fly the voyage south
ward begins. the old birds leading the
way. These birds perform extensive
migrations.
They return to US on the southwark
Journey in September and October pass
ing mostly with rapid high. and princi-
pally at night and feeding during the
day. In some instances with favorable
winds these birds have been known 10
speed through the air at the rate Of 100
20 l50 miles an hour. They so as lar
The Washington times., 1906-10-21

The International Purity League.
twenty-five strong, did the south
side .levee" at night For over
three hours the band of men and
women wandered through the mazes of
the under world. After taking in the
'Ievee~ from the select resorts 10 the
regions known as '.Bedbug" row the
party entered the notorious Frieberg
resort where. with Ike Bloom acting
as master Of ceremonies they sang
hymns On the street corners of the
most disreputable sections of the city
meetings We're held, and into the inter
missions of the hymn tunes crept with
greater and greater volume as the DOW
er OF the evangclists walIed Il.a ribaId
songs OF the sacrilegious revelers.
At one notorious resort a denizen
fondiy embraced Rev. S. II. Flower. the
leader of the expedition. This ahec-
tionate appeal was rebukei by the Of
fcer who escorted the party. In another
place French girl rolled dainty
cigarette and blew the smoke so that
IL suffused the leaders face. In spite
OF this the workers went about in
groups. receiving here "a laugh, there a
tear.
BOuncer Threatens Reformers.
Shortly after 10 the party started ont
for the exploration of the habitat of
demimonde- They expected to see
sights that were in no wise pleasant.
and they were more than confirmed In
this belief. Try as they might 70
preach, the metallic laugh. the cynical
acceptance Of conditions which is shown
by the people of the lower strata
everywhere, baffied them. At one re-
sort the bouncer threatened to throw
them out bodily and only the advice
Of officer Doran prevented active hos
tiiities. An attempt to enter the Sapho
Club met with III success.
1t was It Bly's. 2115 Dearborn street
that Rev. Mr.. Flower had his adventure.
The party had just gained entrance.
Flower in advance. when a damsel. clad
ethereally, embraced him. He looked
abashed. The detective made II clear
that the gathering was one of mission
aries and the minister was grateful for
the proffered rescue The party met
with the greatest affability at Madame
Eva's. Madam was effusive She or
dered all the girls 10 come 10 the front
room. This they did The spectacle was
such "a TO make the missionaries gasp.
The Indifference here met was more
battling than at any previous place. All
were debonair 10 such an extent that
the missionaries We're in despair A
small dark-haired, French girl, firing
The Washington times., 1906-10-21

until it reaches the northern part OF
Nebraska, when just about this time
and before they have bee, seen In any
Of the intervening country. red-eyed
yireOs are noted IN southern British
Columbia. 0p0 miles 10 the northwest
Is the presence Of this bird in British
Columbia in so short a time TO be ex-
planned by the theory that it suddenly
grows tired Of It's slow race and flies
1000 miles in a single night2
Such problem as this is what vexes
and fascinates the ornitholOgist
Land Birds Helpless in Storms.
The season of migration is full Of
perils for myTIads OF winged travellers,
especially FOR those that cross large
bodies OF water. Some Of the shore
birds, such the plover and curlew.
which take long ocean voyages. can
rest fer some time on the waves #
oveTtakrn by storms. but the land birds
are not so fortunate; If their feathers
once became water soaked thev are al
most certain TO perish IN the waters
of The ocean. Observers say that such
accidents are but infrequent.
a few years ago some observers on
the deck of a vessel near the Louisiana
coast of the Gulf of Mexico saw large
of birds, mostly waTblers, 1y-
ing nOrthward on their spring migra-
tion. The little feathered voyagers had
nearly reached the shore when a storm
from the north struck them, and they
were blown out 70 sea, Being unable 10
with the elements they fell
into the gulf and We're drowned by hun
The Washington times., 1906-10-21

band, found a man in Khaki uniform.
with the insignia of Company +. Second
Infantry. He stood silent while Mother
Whittemore. of New York, sang hymns
and appealed 10 the bystanders to leave
their present life.
Pleaded With Drunken Man.
AT one time two young men with WELL
dressed girls passed. This was on Dear
born street. One of the men was in
toxicated. The missionaries pleaded
with him. The impulse penetrated his
benumbed brain and he took the notion
that he would join in.
'Lesh join de army he repeated time
after time as he waved a tract
Al another place Mother CaverIy found
negro who was employed in a house.
She spoke of his evil ways.
Il was done bTung up 10 religion" he
answered. and listened TO a long talk
on the subject
However. I do be better'n some
church going folks. / reckon
The strangest event of the evening
was the hymn singing at Friebergs. >.
there was a dance on. The tables were
filled with palefaced women. There was
wine and music. occasionally there was
a burst of song suddenly there was
a disturbance at the door. Then Ike
Bloom. all dress suit and smiles. ushered
the party in. There was a lull in the
conversation. All faces turned toward
the door. The missionaries entered and
took seats at tables The music struck
up. the dance began. The dance con-
cluded. the couples were again seated
Mother Caverly asked permission 10 sing
a hymn. Bloom smiled quizzcally and
consented
The Washington times., 1906-10-21

south as the pampasses of Uruguay and
Paraguay and the great marshes of
Southern South Africa
The barn swallow. which has been
with us all summer. is preparing 10
leave for the southland. 1t is interest
ing 10 watch this bird preparing for its
fall migration. For several days. pos
sibly a week, before the swallows depart
southward they will collect in great
numbers upon the roof of some barn OF
on the fences and set up "a great twit-
tering and chirping, as If they were dis
cussing plans for the purposed south
Crn trip.
FINALLY, as if a resolution had been
unanimously adopted, the birds arise
amid great chattering and sail straight
Tor the south. As this feathered host
moves along they gather recruits from
various points along the route. and
when they reach the southern coast Of
the United States they disappear. to be
gone for five months But where tbev
go has puzzled the closest bird observ-
ers. Did they drop into the water ana
hibernate in The mud, as was believed
or old, their obliteration could not be
more complete In the last week in
Mafeh JOYFUL twittering overhead an
nounces their return to the Gulf coast
on their way north
The Baltimore oriole. thar brilliant
colored little warbler. whose sweet notes
can be heard with US during the sur,-
mer. is now departing for its winter
home in the southern part of Mextco
There is a tradition about the nam,pa
Of this gorgeous bird which runs this
way; When George Calvert, the first
Lord Baltimore, visited Virginia-wbicb
then included MaTyland-in I62S he wrote
10 his friends in England that nothing
In the Chesapeake country so delighted
and cheered him as the color and song
OF the oriole- Afterward the orange
and black-the colOrs Of this birdie
came the hera!dlc coIors of the noble
men who We're landed proprietors in
Maryland, and the name OF England &
great peer was attached TO the bird
Inc red-eyed Vireo . little green
warbler that arrives in this section In
the first part OF May. and remains a
snort while and then goes northward as
far as British Columbia. is now passing
through on its journey TO its winter
quarters in Central and the northern
part of South America Ia its sprina
migTations this little bird presents a
problem that has been unsolved by field
investigators.
When on its northwest journey IL On
pears en- the Southern coast of this
country in the early spring. and travels
about twenty miles Il day for six weeks