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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
Importing Live Stock.

The best families of horses, whether
thoroughbred runners or trotters, were
produced from a few selected ancestors,
inbreeding being largely practiced.
Breeding close to the Messenger blood,
through Hambletonian, has certainly
increased the speed of our trotters, and,
admitting that the instinct of trotting
has been more firmly impressed, yet
there is much larger proportion of
failures, compared with the success at
tanned, if the fact is considered that
the number of the whole is many times
greater than that Of half century
ago. The form of the trotter, as we'll
as that of the thoroughbred, shows
plainly the work of inbreeding, for
while the spirit and will force have
been increased, it has required an oc-
casional infusion Of new blood (not,
however, altogether foreign) to retain
the stamina so essential to roadsters.
The thoroughbred runner of to-day is
largely indebted to Diomed, Sir Archy,
Glencoe and Lexington for improve
ment in endurance and speed.
The mutton breeds of sheep are now
capable of producing specimens exceed
ing 400 pounds live weight, with also
an increase in length of wool and
weight of fleece, while the best meri-
nos can shear over thirty pounds.
Every decade has witnessed the
breaking Of records among all classes
Of animals, which is the best evidence
that improvement is rapid, much Of
the success being due to inbreeding, a
system that is unsafe unless practiced
by one who fully understands the Sc
lection of the choicest individuals, their
adaptation to circumstances and the OBJ
jects sought to be accomplished.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
Feeding Gluten Meal.

Gluten feed is very valuable in the
dairy rich in protein and something of
which the stock are very fond, it can
be proftably used if handled rightly;
on the other hand there is opportunity
to feed it extravagantly as well as
to feed so much of it that the cows
will be injured. 1t should be invaria-
bly, fed with some other grain, and if
other concentrated foods are used it
is better not to feed the gluten daily
If, however, bran is used to a consid-
cradle extent the gluten feed may be
safely made a part of the daily ration.
While gluten meal is frequently fed
with ground corn and cob meal and
fed inexpensively in this way, we pre-
fer to use it with cornmeal and bran,
about three pounds of gluten meal to
two pounds each Of the bran and corn
meal, giving, of course, liberal guam
tity of roughage. AS gluten produces
considerable body heat, and more when
fed in conjunction with cornmeal, it
is essentially a valuable winter feed,
but is best cut out of the summer ra-
ton.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24

when something In the face brought
up an old memory and recalled an Incl
dent that occurred when l was pris-
oner with Longstreets army in the re-
treat from Knoxville.
sit was a hard time for all of US.
Many Of Longstreet's men were shoe
less, and it is no exaggeration to say
that you could trace the line Of march
Of the barefoot contingent by the blood
left on the ground from lacerated feet
The prisoners were better shod, and this
led to a good deal Of discussion as to
our rights to our own shoes. Finally
it was reported in the division that
Longstreet had said that, while he
would not permit any Of his men to
confiscate the shoes of the prisoners,
any man might swap shoes with a pris-
oner.
'Now, as most of the rebs had ragged
shoes and others none at ALL the ad-
vantages of swapping were all on one
side. One morning as l was tying my
own shoes and congratulating myself
that I was still in good condition to
march, a tall, joIlylooking reb came
up, and, putting out his foot that was
tied up in rough cowhide moccas1ns,
said: Swap We discussed the ques-
ton in a good-humored way, but he
finally insisted that it was Longstreet's
orders that l swap, and to save trouble
he took my shoes and took his clum-
sy moccasins. Before the day was over
most of our men had been compelled to
swap shoes, and the fact that they did
SO without protest insured us better
treatment from both men and officers
'sThe man who said swap to me in
Chicago was the fellow that borrowed
nv shoes off to the east Of Knoxville
in December, 1868, and short time
after our meeting he told the story to
some of my friends in way to have
them receive the impression that had
voluntarily done him great favor. In
a trip through the South I met another
one of Longstreets men who had been
in the shoe-swapping business, and he
told me the story in way to put the
credit of swapping all on our own fell
lows. but all the same it was very sell
GUS business to US in that mid-winter
campaign Chicago Inter Ocean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
Millions of Frozen Carcasses.

According to Sir e. Montague Nelson,
says the Engineer Of London, there are
sixty large meat-freezing establish
ments in the colonies and Argentina !;
the carrying trade is represented by
ia refrigerated steamers, with a ca
pacity calculated at no less than 49,
100000 carcasses and in England there
are % refrigerated stores in London
and 100 in provincial towns for the
storage of meat on arrival. These dis
tribute daily on the average over 26,-
900 sheep and lambs and 1000 quarters
beef. The total importation of frozen
meats into Great Britain during 1905
consisted of S,277,731 carcasses mutton
and lamb and 1921 1853 quarters beef.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
To Combat Cabbage Maggots.

For cabbage maggot use lime or wood
ashes, or both mixed, sprinkling them
over the soil and plants. But new
remedy used last year was made from
a very strong soapsuds, to which was
added one pint Of crude carbolic acid
to a gallon of the boiling suds, and
the mixture made into an emulsion by
shaking it together in a tightly covered
pail. Take this emulsion and add to
thirty times it's bulk Of water, and use
freely around the plants. OF course
this remedy would not be practical on
a very large area, but for those who
raise only a few cabbages it seems to
be the best plan there is The large
growers do not bother much with rene
dies, but rely on using fresh ground
about every year to prevent attack by
such pests.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
Short Meter Sermons.

Faith is foresight.
Charity for revenue is dead loss.
The lust of money kills the love of
men.
There is no gaining love without
giving it,
No man can do great work who can
not wait.
No man is utterly lost so long as any
one loves him.
Success is sure to him who does not
fear to face failure.
Patience punctures many porten-
tous-looking obstacle.
A merry heart kills more microbes
than any medicine.
Putting pleasure first is sure way
of postponing it.
There can be no reverence where
there is no respect.
He who locks his tongue in locks a
good deal of trouble out
The religion you can keep to yourself
is not worth giving away.
A good many are trying to wash out
the slums with teardrops.
Some winter is always sent to those
who have a great work to do.
When man boasts of his humility
YOU can depend on his hypocrisy.
Sins that make you lose your head
have the same effect on the heart.
Some men expect to unload their own
sins nv confessing those of others.
If criticism began where charity is
said to it would seldom go any farther.
Heaven regards the heart that comes
~ the altar more than the gift it leaves
there.
People who stir up strife generally
tumble into it when it is fairly boiling
over.
IT takes more faith to face your foes
than it does to pray for the help of
heavenly hosts.
It will not do US much good ID
heaven to think of the things we had
thought oe doing here.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
Brief Farm Topics.

The farmer who broke his hoe han
die leaning on it was leaning on the
wrong thing.
Two very good ways to market farm
crops may be found in the pig skin and
in the milk can.
F. G. Bartlett, Of Socorro County, n.
NJ, recently sold 10000 pounds of
secured wool, the last years clip of
his own fiocks. He claims to have made
$1,000 off his wool.
To combat the fraud of selling sheep
skin for real kid a demonstration was
recently made in Wilmington, Del,
with a view to educating purchasers to
buy nothing but the real article.
A COW which will not make more
than 125 pounds of butter in a year
has no place in a dairy herd kept on
$50 land She belongs to the range
herd, where it may pay to let her raise
a calf.
AS a rule it requires quite a change
of the program to induce a man to
leave the cornfield to engage in other
pursuits when there are so many weeds
that need killing, but it is all right
to stop to haul off a lot of hogs that
have been finished for the market when
prices are right.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
Handy Salt Box.

This handy salt box can be put up
against the shed, and cattle can get
salt at will. The salt will be out OF
the weather, and there will be no troll
lie of sailing the cattle every few days.
The box should be made 10 inches wide,
"A inches long, II inches deep in front
and Is inches in the back, so that the
lid will have enough fall to shut itself
when released. The lid should extend
four inches over the box for COW to
get hold on. A notch should be cut
four inches deep in front Of the box
(a), so that when a COW smells the
box she will smell salt and stick her
tongue in the notch (a) and lick it. By
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
INSECTS ON Grass.

Numerous inquiries have come into
the office of the Rhode Island Expert
ment Station regarding the cause of
the frothy masses on grass and other
herbaceous plants and on shrubs and
trees. Popularity this has been ascrib-
ther frog or snake spittle, as the case
might be. In fact, it is due to a small
insect belonging to the Hemiptera or
true bugs, which live inside the frothy
mass. Commonly these insects are call
ed spittle insects for obvious reasons,
and also frog hoppers, becaue of their
connection with the frothy mass which
was formerly known as frog spittle, or
because in their broad, squatty APP
pearance when mature, they resemble
frogs to some extent. 1t is not known
exactly how the frothy mass is pro-
duced, but it is supposed that the in
sect pumps the sap out of the plants,
and in passing it through the alimen
tary canal mixes air with it to form
small air bubbles. There are quite
number of species found at the present
time, some living on grass, others on
shrubs, and also on trees, both ever
green and deciduous. Most of the spe-
cies have their early or nymph stage
entirely within the protection Of the
frothy mass. When adult, however,
they are found outside in the open air.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24

Of the crops grown during the three
years at the Pennsylvania Station sor-
ghum and cowpeas produced the larg
est yield of green substance per acre
and alfalfa the greatest weight of air
dry substance Both crops are consid
cred very satisfactory as green forage
Corn grown as single crop ranked
second in the production Of air-dry
matter. Field peas and oats are also
considered very satisfactory field crops
Flat peas and rape are not recommend
ed. Cowpeas are considered preferable
to soy beans.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
What Would EARLY Say.

While General Wheeler was in Mont
gomery, an old Confederate cavalryman,
who fought under General Wheeler in
the Civil War, met him in the Capitol,
where the governor of the State was
entertaining President Mckinley. The
Albanian looked General Wheeler
over for a few moments, feasting his
eyes on the generals new uniform. At
last, scratching his head, he said slow
ly: General Wheeler, what in HI do
you think Jubal Early will say when
he sees you walking into heaven in a
blue uniformY'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
Rncua Clover Seed.

The clover seed business is being
closely watched by agents of the De-
partment of Agriculture. OF 521 sam
pies of red clover obtained in the open
market 116 samples were found to con-
tain seed of the dodder, five samples
were adulterated with seed of yellow
trifoil, a worthless plant, of which the
seed resembles the clover. In fact,
cattle have been made sick by eating
clover mixed with the trifoil plant,
while the dodder plant is a still more
serious pest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
How To PRIME Large Trees.

In changing the top of large trees,
such branches only should be cut as
will insure a welI-balanced top. Two
or three years will be required for
grating a large tree. 1t will not do to
slaughter all the branches at once. 1t
would be liable to give a shock from
which the tree would never recover.
Some Of the small side branches or
limbs grated should be allowed to re-
main the first year, at least, and
pruned off when the CRAFTS have at
tanned considerable size. 1t must not
be inferred that grating is limited to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24

the apple. The pear, plum and cherry
may be worked in the same way. Nei'
the: is it necessary to wait for the old
or new moon before cutting your scions-
The precise time for grating is not
material. 1t may be done when apples
are on the tree the size of hickory nuts,
but an earlier time is preferable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
ENOYANCES.
By Rev. H. W. Bolton, D. D.

y
STeXt-"And when the fowls came
bon the carcasses Abram drove them
gay. Genesis 1911.
8There are great many valuable
'ssons gathered into little nuggets,
sssils and sentences, many of which
D undisturbed for ages; then are
ought up, opened and made to appear
new robes, with new gifts. The
fent, recorded by the words Of my
p, appears from out Of the distance,
er0sS the sea OF Time, among a clus-
= Of names and deeds so insignificant
! not 10 interest the casual reader;
passes By the whole story; yet it
pntainS some Of the best suggestions
O.d Testament record. 1t is a note
Fom the fort of universal worship.
p old Greek historian once said: in
my travels and reading, l have
ever found Il people without priests,
ltarS and places for worship. | have
pund them without property or dwell
rs, literature or art, or even a knowl-
pse OF history. but even then they
r. SOME system of Worship" So we
Rd in this record a form of wor-
Pr Abraham, who had received
aauy t2VorS at the hand of God,
euSlt an interview that he might give
PaAhS fer all kindnesses and on be-
p told if he would build an altar
RRld select birds and beasts and a place
4 which to offer them, God would
Pee him. He did as he was told
r. then sat down to watch his offer
p lest Il be polluted by the carniver-
rs birds In this we note our Faith
4 interest in the details of worship !;
Fe would that all men have a place
/ worship specific place for the
4 ersHS Of his service, whittier he may
Il Their the children from the storm.
Ills renders every item of service, in
POS house. of sufficient Importance
4 command the attention of all who
r present Anything worth doing is
Ortiz doing we'll. especially where it
l o. divine appointment. We recog-
Pc this law in minor details.
III church you try to forget that
|ou promised to meet Jones at ten
clock Monday morning for a sail or
Ede, but again and again you have
E'Ae over the scene, anticipating all
E-e Pleasures of the occasion. Even
nile the minister was praying or the
|Ao'r was singing. your thought was
~ about other peoples business and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24

asUIT OF HAPPINESS.
By Rev. E. savell Hicks, M. a.
Spxt.-"AIl the rivers run into the
81 vet the sea is not full; unto the
IA from whence the rivers come,
8her they return again. All things
full of labor; man cannot utter
the eye is not satisfied with sees
nor the ear filed with hearing"
&c. IL, S.
s. far as human nature, human pas
s. and sin, human aspirations and
the human wrestling
81 problems whose solution eternally
Les the mind, are concerned there
"a new thing under the SUM-" And
need not astonish US to find the
|Aful wall of the WEAKNESS of eX-
nee echoing to us from a distant
i The writer of Ecclesiastes, which
u be taken as the classic of pessim-
il was struck with the unutter-
u monotony of life, the awful regu-
#ty and terrible sameness Of things
Ighed heavy on his heart.
70 his tired brain all is vanity; life
j little joy, and death no consola-
go into one place, all are Of
dust, and all turn to dust again.
Il US eat, drink, and be merry, for
morrow we die" is the motto he
i take for his life, but it IS only
4 he may fling away from it the
Il instant, with the despairing cry
IL this also is vanity.
The statement that life is melan-
bly, m0notony, unutterably wearying
its endless repetition, is absolutely
Be. No two lives are alike, every
Silence IS different. Existence may
Nrich in variety, in interest, in hap
less, and in earnest purpose. It all
bends on the eyes with which you
5k upon it. If you look out for all
ariness and repetition, you will find
nndance of it. Il pity the man. -
Is Heine, ''who can go from Dan
8Beersheba and say that all is bar
j, and so it is, and so IS all the world
him who will not cultivate the fruits
offers"
The men who do the worlds work,
10 try to right the wrong, straight
the crooked, raise the fallen, and
prove the world, have no time in
aich to indulge in the luxury Of the
les. They always find too much to
in the world, and in doing some
ing for others they find a happiness
at UDthing else can bestow. A selfish
Dism that seems it's highest gratifi-
lion in the service of self defeats
own end in the very pursuit of that
lich it seeks, and finally engulphs
elf in a verltable quagmire of des-
ir and Indebtedness.
Let US do all the good we can while
are here on earth, and then we
all not need to seek after happiness.
will come to us unsought. Dove
le, it will futter down upon us with
bite wings Of Divine benediction, to
ide in our hearts for everinore.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
Stacking Arrangement.

The two pole stacking arrangement
here shown can be readily constructed.
The poles are leaning against the two
taut guy wires so the fork hangs di-
rectly over the load. AS the horse pulls
On the rope with pulley attached a
short distance from the ground the load
of bay on the fork is drawn up to the
pulley and the pulling draws the poles
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
The Cavalry Charge.

With bray of the trumpet
And roll of the drum
And keen ring of bugle
The cavalry come.
Sharp clank the steel scabbards,
The bridle-chains ring,
And foam from red nostrils
The wild chargers fling.
Tramp! tramp! DER the greensward
That quivers below,
Scarce held by the curb-bit
The fierce horses go!
And the grim-visaged Colonel,
With ear-rending shout,
Peals forth to the squadrons
The order-"Trot out ~
One hand On the saber
And one on the rein,
The troopers move forward
In line on the plain.
AS rings the word "Gallop"
The steel scabbards clank,
And each rowel is pressed
To a horses hot flank;
And swift is their rush
AS the wild torrents flow
When it pours from the crag
On the valle,' below.
CHARGE thunders the leader;
Like shaft from the bow
Each mad horse is hurled
On the wavering foe.
A thousand bright saDers
Are cleaning in air;
A thousand dark horses
Are dashed on the square.
Resistless and reckless
Of aught may betide,
Like demons not mortals,
The wild troopers ride.
Cut right and cut left -
For the parry who needs?
The bayonets SILVER
Like wind-shattered reeds.
Vain, vain the red volley
That bursts from the square
The random-shot bullets
Are wasted in air.
Triumphant, remorseless
Unerring as death
No saber that's stainless
Returns to its sheath.
The wounds that are dealt
By that murderous steel
Will never yield case
For the Surgeon to heal.
Hurrah! they are broken
Hurrah, boys, they fly
None linger save those
Who but linger to die.
Rein up your hot horses
And call in your men
The trumpet sounds Rally
To color" again.
Some saddles are empty,
Some comrades are slain,
And some noble horses
Lie stark on the plain
But wars chance game, boys,
And weeping is vain.
Francis A. Durivage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
HANDY SALT BOX.

pushing a little harder the lid will
raise up and she can get enough salt,
and the box will close.-Farm Prog
reSS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24

over as shown in the dotted lines SO
the fork hangs over the stack when
the strip is thrown and the load dis
charged on the stack.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24

1t was stated recently at a public
hearing in Australia that 100000
worth of rabbits were shipped to Eng
land every year; that the rabbit, as a
commercial commodity, was "only in
its infancy" and that the trade would
probably grow to 100000 year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24

A man does not break a record when
he beats time on bass drum.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29
VIRGINi 10 Re cOVkR
BATTLE FLAGS

The Senate Monday cOncurred
in the House JOINT resolution di-
rec ing the Secretary of War to de-
liver 10 the Confederate Memorial
Literary Society. of Richmond.
Virginia, all the Confederate battle
flags now in custody OF the Var
Department, which. it has been
found impossible after thorough i =
vestigation to trace to former own
eiship of the troops of any particu-
lar State All of the battle flags
that could be identified aS having
been borne by the troops of any
State have been returned to the
Governor of that State. but there
still remain in the custody OF the
War Department ASP of theseftg>,
I64 Union and 283 Confederate,
that it has been found impossible
after thorough investigation to
trace to ownership. This is &C.
complished under the present res =
luton, which the President will
sign.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-06-29

A GUARANTEED CnRE FOR Pills
itching, Bliud, bleeding, Protrud-
ing Piles. Druggists are authoriz-
ed to refund money if PAzO ONT
MENTfails to cure in to IA days.
soc.