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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12

Americans don't take to the idea Of
chains and slavery, but many an Hi
nois dairyman has unconsciously drift
ed into the condition OF the man in the
picture. He is not chained to a fellow
prisoner or to post, but TO a COM
mon altogether too common) brute
TO worthless, willful COW.
He doesn't know where he Is going:
he simply follows the COW. That's
how he got tied up to this creature;
he didn't know what he was doing.
nor what the COW was doing-or rath.
er what she wasn't doing. In fact,
there's been altogether too little look
ing and doing in this mans business
The dairyman has bllndly followed
without figuring; he has worked hard
with his hands but little with his lead
pencil, and the dollars have come his
way very reluctantly. And as for the
COW the only thing she has done right
we'll is-the dairyman; she is doing"
him beautifully. If the dairyman ever
gets hold of that big key thereu be
something doing" in that dairy! He
will soon hand over his end of the
chain to the butcher.
The COW Is not worried. She is not
disposed to look on the dark side of
life as long as she can go where she
pleases and get living without earn.
ing it. Thus far she has found no
trouble in pulling her owner along
without his asking any questions. and
she now feels sure that her milk rec
ord will never be inquired into. She
doesn't know about the key within his
reach.
That chain has never CALLED her
shoulder but she has plenty of gall
for all that. She has been satisfied to
make 1873 pounds Of butter fat in a
year and to return to her owner a
clear profit of II cents in those 3G5
days. If the dairyman had 474 COWS
of this kind he could make from them
just one dollar a day! With that he
could keep soul and body together
But do not mistake this COW for
rare specimen of an almost extinct
family. On the contrary, she is very
common and popular on all our prai-
ries. She is a COW of consequence
and not to be sneezed at and dismissed
from mind. She is, in fact, a leader;
she leads that dairyman land a great
many others) where she Will, while she
grazes cOntentedly. She also has a
following of one-fourth the million
COWS in Illinois-250,0 900 of them have
learned bold assurance in using the
dairyman's feed and barn and time
and capital for a cent and a half a
week per head. This COW Is right now
doing a great stroke of business in
Illinois dairyng. The only stroke
that can ever get ahead of her is the
stroke Of the butchers mallet on her
head.
1t may be said to the credit of this
COW that she is not a vicious animal.
The dairyman has nothing to fear
from her horns or her feet. She Is a
well-behaved creature, familiar to
every farmer, and usually there is
nothing suspicious about her manner
But when it comes TO remorseless
stealing of the bread from the mouths
of the dairyman's family her tribe
may well be classed with the great
business sharks. She has kept the
dairymen of this state out Of fully
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12

Every side porch should have n vine
climbing TO the caves for appearance
IL nothing else. but the direction
should determine whether IL be a
heavy, broad-leafed vine for shade, or
one Of the lighter, prettier vines for
effect.
There are a great many climbers
that may be used for this purpose.
and It is easy to select one suitable
to the climate and to the needs of the
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12

S5,0O0,0O0 the past year without the
slightest shame or nervousness. And
yet the dairyman follows this COW as
though he had never known freedom
from such an encumbrance.
The dairyman who says that dairy.
ing don't pay is ten to one boarding
several cows of that kind in his herd.
The dairyman is not exactly easy in
his mind. That chain is heavy and
tight, but Ne has carried it so long he
thinks that burdens belong with dairy
ing, or he lays the blame to i'll luck
or poor price for milk; or perchance
he says he cannot afford to keep good
cows, forgetting that he could less
afford to keep poor or worthless ones.
But see, the hands of science and
the most successful dairy experience
have provided him key to the situa-
tion. As soon as ever he sees ito,
that he might see!-he will make use
OF the scales and Babcock test and
find what every COW on the place is
doing for him-or against him. Armed
with that knowledge, faithfully fur
nished by the dairy and agricultural
press, he will never follow that pious
old fraud Of a spendthrift COW again.
The COW for this dairyman is the
other one shown. She has learned the
knack of turning feed into milk and
butter fat. She represents the aver
age production of the best fourth of
the dairy cows of Illinois 900 pounds
of butter fat per year, and this dairy
man should get better acquainted with
her. She is a better COW than he
thought. In fact, he has not thought
enough about this COW or known how
many such are in his herd. He cannot
know without using the key--weigh-
ing and testing the milk of each COW
for the year. He would have a vastly
easier time of It If he we're tied to
this COW, and to this COW alone. And
as sure as he uses the scales and test
and comes TO know each cows pro-
duction, he. like all other dairymen
who have tried it, will gradually
producers. And that will inevitably
lead to more profit in his business
to better education for his family, to
more comfortable home, and to the
conveniences and privileges that go
with real prosperity.
The faults and failings of the worth
less COW have cancelled or concealed
the profits of the good COW, just as
human idlers are tax upon their fell
lows. The good COW has to do the
work for both. Not knowing the pro-
duction of either, the dairyman has
overestimated the good one. One COW
Of the good kind, producing 300
pounds of butter fat per year, is actu-
ally worth to the dairyman more than
40 cows of the other kind. When the
dairyman knows the good cows in his
herd-knows how good they are-he
will be just as anxious to tie to them
as they are willing and faithful to
serve him.
When will the dairyman start the
rebellion (and the test), throw off his
letters, and fill his barn with the kind
Of cows that are glad to earn him
good money and make possible a bet
ter way of living for his whole fam.
lily?
WILDER ]. FRASER,
Chief in Dairy Husbandry.
University OF Illinois.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12

ting a chair an inch or two out OF fits
proper place. The chairs are stiff
backed and uncomfortable and too
nice for a child, as their principal oc.
cupation is looking prim and uninvit-
ing, and their only use is on state
occasions and when ladies call to criti-
else and gather new material for gos-
sip. This, Of course, means the con-
ventional parlor that we were all ia
miliar with as boys and girls, handed
down from our grandmother's time
and still retained in some communi-
ties. 1t does not in any way refer to
the front room in this house plan with
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12
The First Ranknotes.

According to Chinese chroniclers
bankpotes were current in China 2697
b. c., under the name flying money"
They We're probably written, as print.
ing from wooden tablets was only
known in China in the year 100 A. d.
Home Notes.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12

TO HONOR "BOB" MCERSOLL.

Throughout the handling, ease, un.
strained effect, and lifelike.
Frederick Il. Triebe, of New York.
is the sculptor. He was born in
Peoria, and during his residence was
well acquainted with Colonel Inger-
soil. He is a graduate of the Royal
Academy, Florence, Italy, and a pro-
fessor in the San Luca Royal Acad
emy, Rome, Italy.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12
ornamentaI Needlework.

Ornamental nediework extends back
to 400 years in India. and even
longer in China 1t has been
called the mother art OF sculpture
and painting.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12

The Boston Y. M. C. A. is to give a
winter course Of talks to shoe work.
ers. The aim is 10 give the work.
men a wider and more thorough
knowledge of the industry.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12

v,~->-~~~ey>~~yy~ss~sS~~-~-0ss
Four rooms on the ground floor
with the front and back stair. and
four rooms with a good comfortable
bathroom on the second. briefly de
scribos this plan The house is "a
feet six inches wide and a feet long.
without measuring the porch A dis.
tinctiye feature is the front hall with
it's pretty open winding stairway with
closet underneath for hats and
coats. and three doorways which give
access to three different rooms-an
unusual feature i'm house construction.
OF course there are many long. wind
ing halls that reach away back and
communicate everywhere. but they
are not economical of room. In this
case the hall occupies very little
space, but the convenience and artls-
tic effect Is much greater than most
halls, although others may be much
more pretentious. II is a great thing
in building to utilize space TO the best
advantage Measurements are arbi-
trary In a given ground space the
fact must be recognized that the en-
largement of one room means that
the next ore must be smaller This
hall is large enough for all practical
purposes and It. leaves plenty Of
room for the parlor, dining room and
sitting room.
The parlor is the smallest of the
three, and rightly so. Parlors are
fast going out of date Thor nrin-
cpal use has been for weddings and
funerals and the way some of them
are furnished leaves a funeral flavor
all the time. The children must be
excluded and the men folks are afraid
of disarranging the chair tides or get
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12

The Sheep Raiser.-No person who
is engaged in sheep raising can afford
to adopt slipshod methods, for there
will be no pleasure or profit in It
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12

a screw It is turned on again in the
morning, bubbling and gurgling and
ready to turn the wheel and run the
mill without a cent OF cost.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12
PROF. STARR, ANTHRoPoLooiST.
RETURNS TO CHICAGO.

His Researches In Africa Shed New
Light on Pygmies-"cat's Cradle"
Played by American Boys,
Known TO Natives.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12

Peoria, Ill.-A model of the statue
of the late Colonel Ingersoll. ordered
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12

Model of Statue to Be Erected at
Peoria, Ill.,, Completed.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-12
EDITOR

This back porch. communicating
with the main part OF the house. IS al
most part Of the sitting room I'm sum-
mer time. A small table of books and
"a sowing machine is often found i'm
just such places during the warm
months. Il is much better 20 read or
sew IN the open air when conditions
are favorable. II the side porch looks
to the north or east it is sure 10 be
comfortable I'm the afternoon II it.
faces the south n vine trained up to
ward of the direct rays of the sun
will make it almost as comfortable.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
The Kind of Ram You Want.

In selecting the head Of the flock
strive to encourage the development
of stamina. Males possessing full
chest development, well sprung ribs,
head well set upon the shoulder. and
broad forehead with deep, open nos
tril giving plenty of capacity for
breathing, are the most important
qualities in the ram. The flockmaster
wants lambs that show evidence right
from the start they are going to make
live of it, and, when sold. replenish
the pocketbook. Such lambs are prof
liable. and If more flocks possessed
this quality, far more sheep would be
maintained upon American farms to-
day
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
THE Baking t,oRsE.
DivertIns His Attention May Succeed
In Getting Him Started Again.

A horseman who seems to know
what he is writing about, says If the
attention of a baking horse can be
diverted half of the trouble is over;
yet how few men will refrain from
beating him at such times. When a
horse in inclined to be balky he should
be put in charge of the best horse
man about the place and not driven
by every one on the farm. If he is
inclined to stop say Whoa" sharply.
Then he will not think he is stopping
of his own free will. Get down and
walk about him, lifting. up one foot
and then another, tapping them with
a stone may answer in diverting his
attention. Pretend to fix his collar;
perhaps his name is under it and
needs attention. There are many
ways of diverting horses attention
to make him forget his bad habits,
like pouring little water in his ears
or rubbing sand in his mouth. Then
If you speak to the quiet horse along
side of him they may start off togeth-
err or they may not. In any event
keep cool. One scheme may work this
time and may never work on the
same horse again. The only alterna-
tive Is to be ingenious, patient, long
suffering and kind until you find some
other fellow that wants to take hand
at driving balky horse.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
siLAGE IN FATTENING STEERS.
Prof. Thomas Shaw Thinks That Corn
SIaee Cannot Be Beat.

In corn growing areas it is my con
viction that no food for growing or
for fattening steers will prove cheaper
or more valuable than corn silage. In
saying this I know the opinion ex-
pressed is counter to what many be-
lieve who, live in the corn belt, but
will not take back or modify the
statement.
A steer that is fattening and that
weighs 1000 pounds should be fed
from 30 to 40 pounds of corn silage
daily. 1t goes well with clover hay
or alfalfa or any leguminous fodder.
OF the latter five pounds or about
that much would be wanted per day.
| The grain ration. fed ground, would
| be about pound or slightly more per
| day for every pound of the live weight
of the steer. The amount mentioned
is for steer after he is on full feed.
Leading up to full feed, considerably
less would be used. The meal should
be fed on the silage. When the silage
is put in the feed box, the meal is
thrown over it and the meal and
silage are mixed while they are being
eaten. which means that all is re-
| chewed in chewing the cud. which is
favorable to thorough digestion.
It will not answer to feed only silage
as the fodder ration. Some dry fod-
der is necessary as a safeguard. but
when the silage Is sweet and good, it
would be safe to feed somewhat more
than the amounts mentioned Fed in
suitable amounts the succulence ex-
ercises favorable influence on diges-
| ton.
The day is certainly coming when
there will be a great extension in the
building of silos, and it cannot come
too soon. No other method of saving
corn will compare with it. 1t utilities
the entire product, stalk and grain.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
THE scAB INSECT.
OF All External Parasites II Is BY
Far the Most Dangerous.

OF all external parasites the scab
mite is by far the most dangerous and
troublesome, once it is permitted to
effect a lodgment upon the sheep. 1t
is not a common ailment upon farms
in the east, but is sufficiently preva-
lent upon the ranges of the west to
make the danger of infection great.
In fact. upon the ranges, scab and
starvation are the two principal dig
eases among the flocks.
The scab mite is an insect so small
that it is not quite visible to the
naked eye, lives upon the skin, and by
irritating the surface, it causes a
flow of the fluid upon which it lives,
and finally, by continuing this irrita-
ton, scabs or crusts are formed bn-
meath which the insect deposits Its
eggs. In the course of two or three
days, says Rural New Yorker. these
eggs hatch. The newly born parasite
becomes adult in Is days. Each fe-
male parasite will lay about Is eggs,
10 of which will bring forth females
and the other five males.
The new parasites, as soon as they
are Matched. migrate and infect the al
Jacent territory, which makes the scab
patch spread, by the constant advance
of its circumference, and the eggs of
new parasites are deposited upon posts
or boards upon which the sheep rub
themselves, and thus are ready to seize
any advantage to again locate them
selves upon other sheep, when they In
turn become centerS of infection. Ger
ZACH, German authority, computes
that in three months a single female
scab insect may become responsible
for the existence of 100000 progeny
thus in As days after infection the in
crease from one parasite might be
1900; in rs days, 100000, and in 90
days, 100000 AS matter of fact
1t requires about 80 days for the scab
disease to become well spread and
very troublesome after introduction
into clean flock.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27

Sheer white goods. in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
HOGS AND SHEEP.

Don't think that pig eats merely
to live.
A wet. slippery pen often makes a
lame hog.
1t is well to shift the hog pasture
every year or two.
In crossing. use males from the
smaller of the two breeds.
Have you any animals on the farm
that return such large profits for the
money invested as sheep?
Keep the best pasture for the lambs.
Glover is good, so is fresh blue grass
pasture, but an old one is productive
Of worms and possibly death.
Never buy poor sheep; you have
no time to fool with it. Let your neigh
bors experiment and throw away their
feed II they wish Buy the best quail
ity you can, but try to have the whole
flock uniform.
1t Is best to have salt boxes in the
pasture where the sheep can find
them at will, but If not done, make a
practice of sailing them every Sunday
morning You will get acquainted with
your sheep then, and careful shep-
herds know it pays to promote friend
ship between flock and flock-master.
Parent hogs overfed with corn al
ways produce offspring weak in bone
and muscle 1t requires bran, mid
dlings and ground oats to make
healthy pigs, and the sooner the farm
er learns this the larger will be his
profits.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn
thai there At least dreaded disease that science
has been able IN all It's stages. and that is
Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure IL tho only positive
cure now known TO the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken In
ternaIly. acting directly upon tho blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroying tue
Foundation of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up tho constitution and assist
ing nature in doing Its work The proprietors have
so much faith IN Its curative powers that they oner
One Hupdred Dollars for any case that 1t falls TO
cure. Send for list of Testimonials.
Address +. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all D-uxyists. '5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27

The extraordinary popularity Of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter Of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as stiffener
makes half the usual quantity of Starch
necessary, with the result of perfect
finish, equal to that when the goods
Wera new.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
Would Take What They Had.

A gentleman purchased at post
office large quantity-of stamped EN-
velopes. newspaper wrappers and 9th
er postal requisites.
Finding them somewhat difficult to
carry. he asked one of the counter
clerks if he could supply him with a
small quantity of string.
I'VE are not permitted by the de-
partment to supply string was the
reply.
Then give me bit OF red tape,
was the sarcastic retort.
The string was supplied.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
Quaker Wit.

A Quaker riding in carriage with
fashionable woman decked with
profusion of jewelry, as substitute,
perhaps, for her scantiness of clothes,
heard her complaining of the cold.
Shivering in her lace bonnet and
shawl, she exclaimed, What shall l
do TO get warm?"
81 really don't know" replied the
Quaker solemnly, unless thou put on
another breastpin.' Maya
zine
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
Americans Eating Mutton.

The Americans are getting the NUT
ton eating habit. Heretofore they
have been welded to the sirloin steak,
but now they are catching on to tho
merits of the mutton chop. This
change In taste means much for the
future of the sheep man, for the sheep
will make good meat out of much food
which is generally wasted on the
farm, while the income from the wool
may be counted anyhow as so much
clean profit.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
MRS. SADIE ABBOTT

Women for the most part spend
their lives at home, and it is these
women who are willing and ambitious
that their homes shall be kept neat
and pretty, their children well dressed
and tidy, who do their own cooking,
sweeping, busting and often washing,
ironing and sewing for the entire
family, who call for our sympathy.
Truly the work OF such a woman
is never DONE and is.it any wonder
that she breaks down at the end of Il
few years, the back begins to ache,
there is displacement, inflammation
or liberation of the abdominal organs.
female weakness is brought on, and
the struggle of that wife and mother
to continue her duties is pitiful.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, made from native roots
and herbs, is the exact medicine a
woman needs whose strength is over
taxed. 1t keeps the feminine organs
in strong and healthy condition.
In preparing for childbirth and re-
cuperating thercfrom it is most eff
cient. 1t carries woman safely
through the change of life and in
making her strong and we'll assists
her to be good wife and mother.
Mrs Sadie Abbott, of Jeanette,
Pa. writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkhnm-
81 suffered severely with pain every
month and also pain in my left side. My
doctor prescribed for me but did me no
good; a friend advised Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and l wrote you in
regard to nv condition. followed your
advice and am perfectly well woman. The
pains have all disappeared and l cannot
recommend your medicine too highly"
lydia E, Pinkham's Vegetable Con
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27

eat we'll and finally became crippled
and bent over with rheumatism. Doans
Kidney Pills brought quick relief, and
in time, cured me. Though | lost 40
pounds, l now weigh 200, more than
ever before"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
An Iron Tank.

ct Is possible to make a good tank of
cement, using these dimensions. Before
trying such work write to secretary of
agriculture, Washington. d. c., for Bulle-
tin No. 235, Cement on the FARM
with height Of at least five feet,
width two feet. The tank shown in
cut corresponds to these measure
ments, and D. H. Stovall, Oregon,
writes has been in use for several
years. giving good satisfaction.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
Castratinq Pigs.

All castration necessary should be
done when the pigs are six weeks old,
and while they are still with the SOW.
II might be we'll to add that all males
from common filters should be cas-
+rated. as no reliance can be placed on
the offspring of such boars, even
though they were sired by . pure
bred
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
Iha Weh of Life.

Life is the daily web of character
We unconsciously weave. Our thoughts.
imaginations, purpose, motives, love,
will, are the under threads; and the
passing moment is the suttle, swiftly.
ceaselessly, relentlessly, weaving
those threads into a web and that
web is life-S. d. Gordon.