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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

A movement that should be encour-
aged as much as possible is one that
is being championed by George H.
Maxwell Of Chicago, who is arousing
much interest in his endeavors by the
publication Of the Talisman. The doc
rine which this little magazine advo-
ates is the Improvement Of the condi-
on Of the poorer classes of the larger
ties through education, cooperation,
1portunity and homes on the land,
tn view to enabling them to be-
ne economically sell sustaining and
dependent. The magazine he sends
It is full Of interesting and sug-
stive data and information and can
help exerting powerful influence
ng the lines Of improving social and
lcmic conditions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

United States Senator Pettus of Ala
bama, who is eighty-six years old and
who has taken an active part in the
history making Of his state and the ma
ton, said the other day when asked
what occupation he would choose if
he were to live his active life over
again: 1.-THE high calling of a farmer.
/ would purchase nicely located farm
and settle down to farming as my life
work, thus guaranteeing to my loved
ones and to myself The highest and
happiest of hours, with full crib, a
full smokehouse and full measure of
usefulness" Many can be found who
will second this view.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

The chicken population of the United
States in 1900 was 23O,OOOOOO and at
present approaches close to 30OO0O,O0O.
Turkeys numbered more than 100000,
ducks more than 100000 and geese
as many, which figures should be in
creased proportionately to bring them
up to date. The yearly consumption
Of chickens is more than 3OOOOO,O0O,
although good many are carried over
from one season to another in cold
storage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

The Wolf River apple is pleasant
enough to the view, but very punk
proposition on closer acquaintance, in
which respects it is not unlike some
other things that might be mentioned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

A peacock, although very vain, is not
without some good points. Some claim
that they make pretty good watch
dog and help to keep away marauders,
as when they are once aroused every
one is aware Of it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

People often fail with the best direc-
tons. They declare the well founded
advice Of more experienced as worth
less, all because they go at things in
such bull headed way. Take, for in
stance, pruning, work which has to
be done carefully, skillfully and intelli-
gently, and yet fools rush in where
angels fear to tread" and with a cary
ing knife, bread knife or jackknife set
to work ruthlessly haggling right and
left with the insane notion that they
are doing a good job of pruning. 1t
takes brains as well as proper tools to
trim up trees and bushes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

Added eggs in good conscience
should be buried in the manure pile
and not palmed off on an unsuspect-
ing public to be worked up into fancy
Omelets and angels food.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

That philosophy Of contentment has
a pretty good backing which holds that
happiness is not so much to be found
In the possession Of more blessings as
in a keener appreciation Of and graft
tude for those we already enjoy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

1t is well to remember that typhoid
fever, which takes a heavy toll of hui
man life as compared with many Other
diseases, is directly traceable to filth
filthy water, filthy milk or filthy smells,
A constant warfare should be waged
against these three provoking causes,
with view to preventing an outbreak
of the disease.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

The detached clover leaves and bulls
that are often found in quantities at
the bottom of the haymow will prove
a rare treat for the laying hens during
the winter months when green food is
inaccessible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

1t may have occurred to you some
times to wonder how the bird and fowl
manage to cling to the perch. When
the leg Of the bird is bent the muscles
contract, closing the foot, and in this
way it is able to maintain its grasp.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

The investment by farmer or towns
man in distant cooperative enterprises
is in nine cases out of ten very pre-
carious speculation. 1t usually turns
out to be cooperation in the matter OF
digging up the dough to start with and
community of loss in the windup.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

A general scarcity Of available
horses and mules for the use Of the
war departments puts them almost at
a premium. Mules are scarce on ac-
count Of the foreign demand and bring
about $3.50 per head, while horses
range all the way from $92 to $3.50 per
head.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

A thermometer which can be got at
the store for % cents and hung in the
living rooms will tend not only to de-
crease fuel consumption, but to in
crease the physical comfort of the
members of the household and ward
off many cold contracted as the re
suit of passing from overheated rooms
to those that are cold. A temperature
of SO or 20 degrees is abundant, and if
the thermometer is allowed to remain
habitually above that the occupants OF
the rooms are bound to become mere
dollhouse plants.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

With eggs fetching % cents per doz-
en- on Dec. l, there is little likelihood
that the Biddy and egg business will
be overdone for some time to come.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

Irrigation is more successfully carried
out on the broad, rolling plains Of the
middle west than on the short, billy
slopes of the east, where the ground
Is hard and uneven. The best method
Of drainage in these states seems to be
by ditching and cultivating, thus rem
dering the land fertile and mellow.
Wet, soggy land can only be overcome
by proper drainage, for when it's wet
it's awfully wet, and when it's dry it's
hard as a brick.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

Experience has seemed to demon
strate the fact that there is little like
lhood Of damage to the orchard from
rabbits when other green timber is cut
IN the vicinity during the winter sea-
son when the ground is covered with
snow and ordinary sources of food sup
ply for the rabbit are inaccessible
Quite naturally the cottontail seems to
seek that food which is most easily got
at. and that is why he will take tender
shoots from down limbs rather than
glrdle the orchard trees. Whether 9TH
er trees can be felled in the vicinity
OF the orchard or not, it is we'll to pro
tect the trunks of all young trees with
wire screen, wooden protectors or
heavy paper.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

In this vast struggle for existence
which is going on about us it is inter
esting to note the means plants are
given with which to defend themselves
from the destroying enemy. Thorns,
spines, poisonous juices, bitter sap and
sticky gums all aid in this great fight
for supremacy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

Iowas corn crop is estimated at $685.
100000 bushels, that of Illinois at $780,
100000, while Nebraska claims 275,-
100000 bushels.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

The juiciness and handsomeness as
well as spicy and pearlike flavor of the
Jonathan make it one of the most pop
ular and valuable apples on the mar
ket
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

1t is matter of regret, perhaps, that
things about the premises as well as
moral conditions in community have
to get about SO bad before there is an
effective move to make repairs or
bring about change for the better
In most cases of either kind the diff
Guilty seems to be due to an Unborn
inertia, with which too many of us are
inoculated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

It takes the harvest time to bring
out with full force the costliness of
sowing poor. seed, which is beyond
question the most shortsighted econo-
my, so called, that can be found in
connection with any phase of farm
mana cement
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27
Aside from it's equine aspects a ho

Aside from it's equine aspects horse
show may be quite properly styled as
a place where vain, idle and shallow
women make a disgusting and I'M
American exhibition of themselves, in
buds and f1nery which cost small for
tunes, no cent of which they them
selves have earned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

If you are a woman and want to do
something, try poultry raising. It's
true you may not like it, but the re-
quired capital is small and the returns
are quick. 1t is whole lot better than
drowning yourself in the first matrimo-
NAL sea which you come to.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

It is only when one realizes the enor-
nous number of insects consumed by
a single bird in the course Of a work
ing day, multiplies this by the number
Of days in the season and this by the
total number of birds in a given ter
r'tory, large or small, that he possesses
an adequate conception of the tremen-
dous service that the little feathered
friends perform for the human race.
In view of the important place which
they occupy in natures economy, birds
can only be viewed as among mans
1ost worthy benefactors, but for whose
eTyices the earth would be devastated
nd man himself would be confronted
nth starvation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

There Is rather striking contrast to
be found in the fact that thousands of
acres Of land in the United States have
become bankrupt with fifty or sixty
years of wanton, slipshod tillage, while
there are hundreds Of farms in England
which are today producing a larger
yield of wheat per acre than they. did
500 or 600 years ago. Difference Of
treatment accounts for the results not
ed, and this should be weighed care
fully by, all who are engaged in culti-
waiting the soil.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

Although wind is a valuable source
Of power upon the farm, yet it is not
always dependable. You have to keep
in mind the emergency when the calm
comes and there is no wind to do the
work. Windmills often fail to do the
required work because they are not
properly adjusted and fitted, being Ell
Their too large or too small. Wherever
possible the engine is the thing to do
the work
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

The scientist who through research
and exploration is able to bring new
and useful variety of grass, grain,
vegetable or fruit TO the use Of his fell
low men is a greater benefactor than
he who shall succeed in wrapping his
country's flag around the north pole.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

An old time neighbor comes to our
mind, foreigner, who when seized
with malignant disease shut the win
dows of the room in which he was con-
fined down tight so as to exclude ev-
cry particle Of fresh air, which was
viewed as SO much poison, and had
his wife put feather tick over him
in addition to the other coverings. 1t
is matter of congratulation that this
type of citizen is today very few and
far between.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

The keeping Of the title Of the home
farm in father and mothers name will
in some cases prove practical guaran-
tee of courteous and thoughtful treat
ment on the part of the children dur
ing the declining years of life. This
condition of affairs ought not to exist,
yet does, as every one of experience
knows.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

Late experiments conducted by the
Connecticut experiment station show
conclusively that the careful wiping
of the udders Of dairy cows before
milking reduced the number Of bac-
terra found in the milk from 1000 to
700. In very real sense these fig
ures express the difference between
a poor and extra fancy butter product
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

Too many spots upon the farm are
given up to rubbish heaps and broken
down machinery. This is just as bad
for your place as dime novels and ciga-
rettes are for the boy. Both the place
and the boy soon lose their self respect.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

The law passed by the last session
of the Iowa legislature exempting or
chards and forest reservations from
taxation for period of eight years
after setting out or devoting to strictly
horticultural purposes very shrewdly
provides that horses, cattle, mules,
sheep, goats and hogs shall not be
permitted upon fruit tree or forest
reservation" and seems to clearly rec
ognize the fact that a tract of land
cannot, figuratively speaking, serve
two masters any more than can man
in the realm of human affairs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

With view to rendering practical
service to the agricultural and horti-
cultural interests Of the state, the Kan
sas experiment station has put up poi
sons In convenient form for the de-
struction Of mice, rats, rabbits and
prairie dogs, each package bearing a
label telling how to use the different
extermina tors. The example set is one
that might well be followed by other
state experiment stations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

Too many people are SO engrossed in
watching the glorious sunsets of others
that they fail to catch the bright tints
of their own. All they see ahead is
dizziness and gray clouds. The reason
you see beautiful sunsets away from
home is because you are looking for
them. You never have time when at
home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

What with the profits exacted by the
railroads and commission men, there's
many market gardener and fruit
grower who has hard padding to keep
his head above water with the paltry
return that is doled out to him as his
economic share as tiller Of the soil.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

We sometimes find that wells can be
contaminated by underground streams
quite as effectually as by the seepage
which goes down from the surface.
The drainage from the barnyard often
gets in this way. Investigate and
save doctor bills.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

In working up into any new line or
speciality it is we'll to make haste slow
~. Invest little capital at first, but
make a thorough study of what you
have and make additions and improve
ments as fast as circumstances permit
You will not only establish a good
foundation in this way, but also be
able to profit by past experiences.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

A cardinal principle that should be
always observed is never to sign your
name for any stranger. If you want
to make him gift outright, it is far
simpler to hand him your pocketbook
at once than to go to town some day
in three or four weeks when work may
be pressing and pay note for 5000 or
more which you have unwittingly sign
ed your name to.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

Ones ability to peddle questionable
stories and remain uncontaminated is
on a par with trying to empty ashes
on windy day and keep free from
dust.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

Indigestion in horses is often caused
by poor teeth. If the teeth are broken
and decayed it is easy to see that the
food cannot be properly masticated,
and in consequence much Of the real
nutriment is lost The horse does not
only suffer for lack Of sufficient food,
but also is run down from indigestion.
When teeth are in such shape that
they cannot be fixed the food should be
especially prepared.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

There is no reason why the school
house should not be credit to the
community in the country as we'll as in
town. Although there may be less to
fix up, little would go a long way
about the grounds and house and not
call for much expenditure The addi-
ton of a few well chosen trees and a
coat Of paint would be a good begin
ming. 1t takes time to bring about
changes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

1t is questionable which is productive
of more irritation and evaporation
teaching a red calf how to drink or
breaking in a set Of false teeth On
reflection, though, we would take the
calf, as the agony is sooner over in his
case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

While we know from personal ex-
perience that good deal of excite
ment and fun is to be got from skat-
Ing over hickory bender of thin
ice on pond or stream, age has en-
forced the fact that it is at the same
time a mighty risky business for the
fun loving small boy, as the annual
quota Of drownings bears pathetic
testimony to- While it would hardly
be advisable for the father to forbid
indulgence inythis splendid exercise, it
would nevertheless be wise precau-
ton for him to make an investigation
of the ponds Of the neighborhood in
season and not wait until 1t is done in
cidentally while taking lifeless body
from the water.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

1t pays to see that the hired man
milks the cows dry even if you have to
go round after him and do it over a
time or two. The best and richest part
of the milk comes in the strippings, and
you cannot afford to lose it, no matter
how much milk you have; also better
results are obtained from fast milking
than slow The milk comes better, and
the microbes have less time to get in.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

1t may be of interest to our readers
to know that our American deserts
are not entirely devoid Of water. To
the average person this would seem to
be true, but growing out upon these
vast areas are plants which act as res
ervoirs and store up the water in the
vast network Of roots which cover an
area Of nearly eighteen feet in circum-
ference. The animals and natives are
wise to this little secret and know
where to go when thirsty. The scanty
and infrequent rainfall is thus pre-
served.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

The soil for bulbs should be rich and
fertile, yet light and porous. If what
you have seems too heavy and close
tighten 1t up little by mixing with
coarse sand Some people do not I'M
derstand the difference between having
the plants well watered and not hav-
ing them soaked all the time and the
soil in close, soggy mass.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

A reader Of these notes living In
Mesa, Ariz., calls attention to a 1O5
acre field of Russian "side oats"
grown in that vicinity the past season
individual stalks of which measured
trife over nine feet in length, while
the whole field averaged nearly that
height. The field was cut green, and
In spite of the extreme length of the
stalk the heads were plump and well
developed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

The driveway leading to the house is
often an underlined, indefinite affair."
coming from somewhere and leading
nowhere. Now this approach might
with little trouble, be made not only
more accessible, but an addition to the
place. If possible let it wind in among
the trees as nature intended, define the
edges, make the roadbed firm and even
and plant shrubbery at the sides. You
are adding dollars to the price Of the
place and also showing your friends
what can be done with little trouble.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

SO great damage has been done by.
the ''yellows" in Michigan peach or
chards during past years that many
growers were this year forced to give
their orchards thorough spraying, with
the result that the loss from this
source has been measurably reduced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

1t is we'll not to lay the drainage tile
too close to the trees, especially very
close to the elm, soft maple, willow or
poplar, as the roots of these trees are
far reaching and are apt to penetrate
the tile and cause leakage, thus rem
dering your work fruitless. If neces-
sary the trees may have to be cut out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

Good management IN the household
consists just as largely in using dis
erection in the matter Of letting certain
things go as in the doing of others.
The point is to give preference to those
things which are most in need Of do
ing and in postponing those which are
not so pressing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

There is perhaps no sight that
fetches a keener tWinge Of sorrow to
the heart of the real lover Of nature
than that involved in the denuding of
the native wood lots along our lakes
and streams. One feels as he does in
the loss Of dear friends-that that
which is done is irreyocable and that
things can never be just as they have
been in days that are gone. Stripped
of their forest covering, valley and hill
slope are not only left naked and I'M
lovely, but are much more prone to be
washed and quilted by storm and
freshet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-27

While driving across country recent
~ it was observed that many young
orchard was exposed to the full sweep
of the northern blasts, though the gen
eral slope Of the land was good. This
all goes to show that the majority of
people are capable of carrying out one
idea at the expense of the rest. 1t
was also noticed that these young trees
were so close together that their
branches ere long would be touching.
1t is sometimes more economical to
give the trees more room to start
with than depend on the wind to thin
them out.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-07-07

inflicted on the indians were described
by the attorneys indignation was often
at a white heat, and the Judge made no
attempt at suppressing the applause
which broke out from time to time.
"For the department Mr.. Lambert.
son made short address, but was lis
tened to In silence.
1T was late in the afternoon when
the trial drew to a close. The excite
1nent had been increasing. but it
reached a height not before felt when
Judge Dundy announced that Chief
Standing Bear would be allowed to
make speech In his own behalf.
Z. mot one In that audience besides
the army officers and Mr.. Tibbles had
ever heard an grafton by an Indian
chief. All of them had read Of the elo-
quence of Red Jacket and Logan, and
they sat there wondering whether the
mild looking old man, with the lines OF
suffering and sorrow on his -furrowed
brow and cheek, dressed In the full