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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-16

The Office of the secretary of State
is one of the busy places at the Cap
itol at present. There is always plenty
of work to do in this important Office.
but now an extra amount is OccaSiOnc1
by the coming election in September.
The work in hand is that Of getting
ready 10 send out the ballots 70 the
different cities. towns and plantations
in the state. and within q day or two
will begin the task of counting, tag
gng and shipping the ballots to their
different destinations. This is no small
Job, and requires the assistance of sew
cral clerks a number of days to COM
plete il. The work is under the super
vision of A. d. Russell, the engrOssing
clerk III the Office, and he has the able
assistance of Walter r. Clark, Bow
dom, '06, who has charge Of the clerks.
In sending out the ballots they are
packed in boxes varying in size from
pasteboard box to larger ones OF wood.
the sizes varying according to the
number Of ballots required in the diff
ferent places to which they are sent.
Tho number of ballots for each place
is based ON the number cast at thr
last election The work is going along
smoothly and viii be completed IN
about the usual time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-16

4G0 suits sizes 10 IS yrS. iii black,
blu" and mixtures all new goods which
sold for $3.50 to $500 the best suit W"
have ever offered for $1.e3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-16

HOys' odd pants 19c. CSC and 80.
Also doZ blouse waists which sold for
-. to so cents, the price on these is now
10 cents. Boys hose l0c. pair for 25c
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24
The Colt I. Be Breke..

Keep your eye on the colt that is
about ready to break. Gain his conf
dence with little extra petting.
Don't Kick or strike him if he has not
yet learned to stand over A colt
seems to have Just enough obstinate
ness in him 80 that he always wants
to stand over the wrong way, some
times to the discomfort of the attend
ant. Get bis confidence, conquer him
with kindness, and he will soon obey
perfectly. Some day slip the harness
ON him and let him spend the day in
yestigating and getting used to It
Then hitch him up another day to the
bob, II possible with another colt that
is going through the same lesson. II
there is but one, hitch him up with
some staid, respectable old Molly or
Kit and give him few short lessons.
1t is desirable, however, to raise and
break two colts together. They will
learn from each other. The horse ia
one Of the best friends man has on
the farm, and is most deserving of
Kindness and good treatment, It is.
both distressing and unnecessary to
see colt wild all its life, and then
broken by sheer brutality and over
towering force.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24
A Cause Of Abortion.

Frequently questions are asked in
the Dairy Department of farm papers
as to the cause Of COWS aborting. :.
Almost invariably the trouble exists
IN a district, or at least with those
cows kept strictly for dairy purposes.
Did you ever hear Of a farmer or
ranch man having a case of abortion
emong his cows that he could not trace
to some injury at once? II you have
heard of any cases at all they were
isolated ones.
On the other hand abortion is be-
coming very common in the dairy sec
ttons where the cows are confined. It
Is usually laid to some disease and
believed to be infections. There are
OF course diseases that will cause It.
but believe nine cases out Of ten
are due to the unnatural way the COWS
are kept and fed.
Most every dairy farmer in aiming
to keep his COWS warm and comforta-
lie during the colder months Of win
ter keeps them shut up In close quar-
tiers. usually in stanchions. The COWS
get no exercise for days, weeks, and
sometimes months at q time while they;
are fed highly Of milk producing
ration. In some cases this is continu.
ed year after year. This Ii an nm
natural state iof things and the only
wonder ia that there is not more aborr
ton. Give those COWS as much Of 1,
chance to exercise a. they would take
u IL q native condition and you will
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24
Keep. Up the Flow,

When feed gets scarce on the farm
the dairyman is often tempted to. cut
down the ration for his cows. He.
sometimes does this with the hopes of
tringing them back to a full flow
when conditions change. After the.
flow has been decreased it is very din
cult TO- bring 1t back to the normal
point again. The dairyman must fig
ure on the question and do, what is
most profitable. II butter is, low and
feed is high and the cows are welt
along in the period of lactation, it may
not be profitable to try and make them
do their best. Theoretically, he should
keep them doing their utmost, but
practically he must do as common
sense tells him. do not wish to be
understood as advocating starving the
COWS, as such a course will ruin them
as mixers. but there is happy medium
which may be desirable under some
conditions. The feed question, If Sc
r!ous at all, generally becomes annoy
ing early In the spring. If the cows
are doing well, and If grass will soon
be at hand, think It will pay the
dairyman to feed his cows well for
this short PERIOD. even If he has to
do SO at loss.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24
THE HIRED NAN.
Some Pertinent Suggestions About
How He Should Be Procured.

! e = g.7l7l - = ~SSAN0s
The season has arrived when our
northwestern farmers should be en-
gagtng help for next summers work.
Inc hired man is a necessity, now-a-
days, on nearly every farm where live
stock Is kept in any considerable num-
bers. The farmer who works IN fhe
teld all day and does chores two or
three hours morning and evening to
save hiring help makes life a burden
to himself and possibly to the entire
family. We have been there, hence.
know all about it.
In our opinion 1t is false economy to
get along witout a good man during
te summer months, especially where
help is needed by the day for haying
and harvest. DAY hands" are usual
ly no good when chore times comes
ON. In fact, they discourage the
monthly help by loafing about in the
shade. smoking an old cob pipe while
the latter are busy milking, feeding
and doing hundred and one other
odd jobs called chores.
We believe formars on large estates
should hire their help by the year and
go arrange the work on the farm that
the men can earn their wages, feeding
stock or taking care Of winter dairy,
The hired man who works by the
year should be good enough in every
respect to be treated as a member of
the family and share the hospitality
and confidence of its members, The
boys are often Influenced for evil by
the hired man to an extent that would
surprise the parents II they really un-
derstood the facts concerning their be-
ravior. Don't employ a man who will
associate with the children, unless he
brings with him recommendations of
faithfulness, kindness to the stock and
clean record morally. You cannot
AFFORD to keep an Incorporate man or
one who uses questionable language in
the hearing Of man or beast.
Pay the good, clean, faithful, manly
man premium in wages for these
qualities and tell him why you did it.
Don't say you will pay the going
wages when you know the good man is
worth, to you, double that price. The
best farm help obtainable is alwasy
the cheapest in the end. II you know
such help engage them at once because
they are in demand and will not spend
much time in looking for job. The
species of really desirable farm help
is almost extinct. This accounts for
the large numbers of rented farms in
the older settled portions of the north
west. Many of the farmers who are
row renting their land and moving
into the villages and cities would pre-
fer to stay If the hired help did not
cause them so much worry and loss.
The young man who can get good
ZONE and fair wages on the farm
makes blunder when he goes to the
city for work. Don't do it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24
FOR HOME SEEKERS.
Last Of the Towns in Big Fork Country
Will Be Opened In ApriL

The last of the towns In the Big
Fork country, in Itasca county, near
the Canadian border, will be opened
for homestead settlement some time
in April. The plat of town 6S north,
range % west, was received from
Washington at the local land Office
yesterday, and it is expected notif1ca-
ton of the exact date of opening will
lie received today.
The township Is already alive with
squatters." many of whom have been
cultivating farms there for years. The
Rat Root river, tributary of the
Rainy river, flows through the center
Ct the town. Most of the filings, it is
expected, will be made at Internation-
al Falls before the United States land
commissioner. With the opening of
the new town the state gets $500 acres
OF swamp land and two sections q ,2S0
acres) of land for school purposes.
Accompanying the plat is the follow
ing general description by N. Y. Tay-
lor, deputy surveyor:
This township is very heavily tim
Eered, there being no place. except
along the river or on clearing where
a person can run over three OF four
chains on the level. The land is near
ly all level with the exception of a
few stony lodges which are scattered
through the town. The soil ranges
from second rate agricultural to rocks.
The good soil is a thin sandy loan
with vegetable deposit over clay SUBJ
soil. The good land extends along the
Rat Root river and it's tributaries,
sections 10, IA, Is, %, "a, "a and IS,
also part of sections 10 and 20 are ex-
ceptionally good for that part of the
country. But in the swamps the soil
is very sandy. The township is partly
drained by the Rat Root river, which
runs through the town and by the
many dry creeks, it is seen that the
water runs off quickly; also there is
good fall between the swamps and the
river, SO that the former could be
easily drained"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24
NO HUMAN LIFE ON STARS.
Existence Of Beings Like Man Possible
in Solar System Only. !.

Astronomers can see with a great
modern telescope at least 100 900 900
stars in the entire universe. The
How many bodies like the earth exist
in space?" Professor T. j. ]. saa Of
the United States navy claims that tho:
study of the double stars tends "a snn.
port the contention OF DR.. Alfred Rus
sell Wallace that the universe is not
inhabited except the earth alone.
In 1895 DR.. See published q work on on
the orbits of all the double stars which
could be determined at that time and
ne found the double stars so different
from the solar system that he saws no.
other system like that to which the
earth belongs is known to exist IN the
heavens. The double stars 'rleyolya A.
orbits Of high eccentricity and the two
members Of 9 system are usually saual
or comparable ID mass, while thas
planets Of ths-solar system move ins
circular orbits and have masses which
are Infinitely small compared 70 That
OF the sun, about which they. reyolye. AZ N,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24
The Manure Spreader,

No thoughtful farmer doubts that
manure Is valuable product of the
farm. OF course, opinions vary as to
the kinds of manure and their worth.
however, every farmer agrees that 1t
is difficult task to distribute manure.
whether he hauls it direct from his
sheds, or whether he throws it in a
pile and makes general hauling In
the spring.
In view of this 1t is we'll to consider
any plan by which the hard work may
be reduced. The best method of re-
ducing this labor is to use a good ma
Dure spreader. In using a spreader,
the manure is more evenly placed on
the ground than can be done by hand,
with the old time method of using a
manure fork. It is generally consid-
cred that freshly volted manure Is of
more nutritious value than that which
has been deposited in piles, owing to
the loss in the latter by fermentation
and teaching.
Experience has taught many farmers
that the soil loses its value or dies out
where 1t Is constantly producing the
same crop. year after year, hence it is
essential that thin coating of manure.
should be placed on the soil as often
as possible. The sturdy. Scotch say:
Scatter thinly and often,", and the
manure spreader will put manure on
thinner and more evenly than is pos
sible in the old way. One farmer has
said: Before used a spreader 1
could hardly get men to haul manure.
and now have no trouble, as it is
only half the work it used to be. II
also find in using spreader the ma
nure goes twice as far, or more, and
with better results" It has been stat
ed on good authority, that ten tons
of manure applied to two acres was
found to be sixteen per cent more eff
cient than when applied to one acre.
This demonstrates that when manure,
Is evenly spread and placed in thin
coating, the fertilizer is taken I'D by
the plant life much more readily than
when the manure is placed In large
Quantities In spots.
Many farmers have used the manure
spreader for many years and consider
1t one of the most essentials tools on
the farm. 1t is SO clearly shown that
manure spreader save much time and
work in getting the manure upon the
land and adds SO much to it's value. It
would seem that 1t might be profita-
BILE investment for a number of small
farmers or gardeners to own manure
spreader in partnership, and thus have
the same benefit from its use as does
the farmer who has large amount Of
manure lat his disposal. On large
farms the manure spreader is used al
most constantly. By this partnership
method the manure spreader could be
kept in use by several farmers.
AS to the expense, $135.00 invested
In good manure, spreader will bring
a much better rate of interest In added
crops, to say nothing of the saving in
cost of labor, than when that same
amount of money is placed as an in
vestment, in fact, the manure spread
er is one of the best investments
farmer can make. The time is getting
near when every up-to-date farmer
will have one Of these machines upon
his farm.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24

homes OF the pupils for the purpose or
better understanding each other. and
to create healthy moral atmosphere
and more harmony in the school work.
Your article is suitable for some
leading school journal, such as falls
into the hands of teachers of much
ability. We have given the subject
much study and at some future time
might discuss 1t, pro and cofi, with YOU
personally, but to take the matter up
in the Home and School" columns
would be to defeat the very purpose
of our aim. 1t would breed dissention
at once and that is what we are aim
ing to avoid. We want, HARMONY.
HARMONY.
Do not mistake US, Mr.. Pierce-Ye
are In favor Of reform measures of
unitarian nature and sometimes take
an interest in radical reform measures.
but do not deem it good policy to go
into print with them, believing the
happy medium is productive of the
most good.
Trusting that the above reply will
fully elucidate our position and that
we shall receive good supply of such
material as we desire, we are,
Respectfully,
Eye Editor"
Ed.-Mr. Pierce has given the SUBJ
Ject of phonetic spelling much atten-
ton and claims to have the largest
collection of phonetic literature in the
state. He has correspondent with most
OF the leading reformers in England,
Canada and the United States, and has
made careful study of the subject
and Is able to give those interested In
the subject much useful information.
His address is 713 Cottonwood St.,
Grand Forks, N. d.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24
Farm Thoughts foy Farm Readers

wingless or with the wings greatly
sborted and functionless. The eggs Of
this brood are deposited about the
last of April or early in May near the
embryo head Of the wheat, which at
this season is only a short distance
about the ground. They develop and
produce the adult Of the second gen.
Grafton in June. This generation is
larger and much more robust than the
spring generation, and consists entire
~ OF females provided with fully de-
veloped wings. They are therefore
capable of flying readily about and
constitute the migratory brood. The
eggs from this brood of large-sized
females are deposited in or near the
Joints of the straw, more frequently
near the second joint below the head.
The worms on reaching. maturity en-
ter the pupal or chrysalis stage in the
fall, and emerge as adults the fol-
lowing spring
Both of these insects are subject to
the attacks of a number of parasitic
flies, which keep them pretty we'll in
check. The damage from the wheat
straw worms is not often of a serious
nature, but is quite general, and is
probably very commonly overlooked
on account of the concealed habits Of
the larvae, and this is especially true
OF the wheat straw worm, the falling
of the grain being often attributed to
other causes.
The remedy for both of these insects
is In burning the stubble, which har-
bors the Overwhelming stages. This
burning may be done either directly
after harvest or at any time during
fall or winter, or prior to the earliest
emergence of the adults, which may
begin by the latter part of March.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24

be troubled little with abortion. This
can be accomplished In most cases
much easier than most people think.
Mr.. O. G. Gregg Of the Minnesota
Farmers Institute department has
made it. practice to keep his milk
cows loose In the barn where they may
exercise at will. How much more
comfortable for them, too! Especially
is this true when the weather makes
It necessary to keep them inside for
long time. You will need more bed
ding, but 1t will pay, for we know that
most cases Of abortion are due to want
OF proper exercise for long periods.
Successful Experience.
In order to encourage some of our
readers who are beginners in the
poultry industry" says Ellis G. Cox,
l would like to give my experience In
the past nine months. am in the
hotel business here, and 1t requires
very close attention, taking about six
teen hours of my time every day.
can get away for an hour or so most
any time, but never for very long.
Last spring I began to search for
something besides my dogs Il am
breeder of English setters), that 1
could use for q pastime, and 1 de-
cfded to try chickens. The first thing
l did was to order the Western Ppul-
try journal Then bought six hens
and cock of 8. C. b Leghorns from
a breeder who makes speciality of
an egg laying strain. also bought
ten scrub hens to do the setting. Now
! have invested money In lots of
things, but have never had anything
payso well. In the last nine months
have sold $64 worth of chickens and
eggs from these six hens and now
have twenty-eight fine birds left. I
have hen house that cost me $685..
my fences my appliances, my chick
ems, my feed and all expenses all clear.
and IS cents to the good, kept
book account of every cent spent and
OF every cent taken in. For the past
nine months Il have spent $65.O5 for
chickens to start on, houses, fences,
feed, etc.. and have taken in $64. MY
entire plant is as clear as IL someone
mad made me a present of 1t and those
Six hens and one COCK did it all in nine
months. I am going to raise some
good 8. G. B. Leghorns and Buzz Coch-
ms this year and see how much 1 can
make at odd times. One thing have
found outfit one wishes to succeed in
the poultry business, they must buy
good stock to start on and take one.
or more good poultry papers.
Very. truly yours.
ELLIS, G.: cox. Carthage, Iii.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24
AS AN INsECTICIDE.
What to Do to Rid Animals of the
Pest,

ICSlV
Experiments have demonstrated that
certain crude oil is very efficcious as
insecticide, but when used without d.
luton it has been found to be. in
curious to the treated animals. The
Bureau of Animal Industry of the De-
partment of Agriculture has recently
published circular giving method
of the emulsification Of crude oil by
means of which a satisfactory DIP con-
tanning any desired proportion of oil
can be prepared. While the value of
the diluted oil in the treatment of
stock diseases has not yet been def
ritely determined it seems advisable
to call attention to the method of
Cmulsification, in order that those in
terested In this subject may have the
opportunity of testing the diluted oil
during the coming spring.
Kerosene has long been recognized
as most efficient insecticide, but ow-
ing to its irritating as we'll as the very
considerable cost involved it has not
become very greatly extended.
Within recent years it has been
dustry that certain crude petroleum
from the Beaumont Oil fields is quite
effective for destroying Texas fever
cattle ticks. Two objections to the
use of this crude petroleum have been
raised-the cost of the oil when it is
necessary to ship long distances and
the occasional injury to cattle which
follows its use. To overcome these
objections the Bureau has prepared the
following emulsion of the Beaumont
crude oil, which formula is published
IL the pamphlet described:
Crude petroleum ...........2 gallons
Water Observation-Disclosures. gallon
Hard soap ................k pound
Dissolve the soap in the water with
the aid Of heat; to this solution add
the crude petroleum, mix with spray
Pump or shake vigorously, and dilute
with the desired amount Of water.
Soft water should, of course, be used
Various forms Of hard and soft soap
were tried, but soap with an amount
Of free .alkalf equivalent TO- 0.9 per
cent Of sodium hydroxide gave the best
emulsion. All the ordinary laundry
soaps that were examined were quite
Satisfactory, but toilet soaps I'M the
main are not suitable.
With an exclamation OF delight thes
hardened tourist rushed out on the
baggage platform and started to smash
his trunk with an axe.
Hold on!" shouted the baggageman.
Are You crazy?!"s !, 80.
Not at all" replied the hardened
tourigt as he continued 70 smash, III
read. that sbasgageman ware oyerwork-
ed ct this sasSons 70 thought would
smash my own trunk and rave you
the trouble. =" Chicago News.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24

Fortune tellsrs are seldom able Is
PICK ont fortunes for themselves, II
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-17
St. John News.

Carl Gerlach of Hammond visited his
mother, Mrs. NJ Gerlach Sunday.
Mrs. John KeIlman is visiting in
Hammond
Miss Barbara Berrens was a Sunday
visitor at st. John.
Messrs John and Jacob Treinen of
schererville visited friends at St John
sunday.
Ed scherer of Chicago was the guest
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
scherer, yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wolf of Ham
mond visited friends in Hammond yes
terday.
VIM. Rouschelange Of Crown Point
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Schumacher Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Thielen of Crown
Point spent Sunday in ST John visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mich
Thielen.
Peter Browesky of Chicago was the
guest Of George Austgen and family
sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Scher of Whiting
were the guests of Postmaster and Mrs.
Andrew Hammer. Sunday.
VIM. Keilman acted as sponsor for
Mr.. and Mrs. Baumgartener's child at
Dyer, Sunday.
Frank Jergens died at his home Sun
day morning at the age of 90 years
The funeral will be held from ST. Johns
church Wednesday morning at 1C
o'clock and not at o'clock as was an
nounced before.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-17
Buying a Gift Book.

The principle of choice should in gen
eral follow the taste or need of the
friend for whom you are selecting a
book. Yet it is also we'll now and
then to open a new channel of interest
by giving a volume outside Of your
friends habitual line. We are often
thankful to a friend who has drawn us
out of our mental sheep tracks. There
are a few writer's that stand as per-
manent figures in the modern literary
world-writers who have given out
seminal ideas that seed and beautify
the field of thought. Chief among these
men are Shakespeare, Carlyle, Ruskin,
Emerson and Victor Hugo. Until libra
~ possesses at least the best writings
Of these five men it Is sadly deficient.
You are doing kingly service when you
make these men known to any thought
full mind.-Edwin Markham in Success.