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The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-01
Ellsworth's Sale List

10 acres, 6 room house. good orchard, young pecan grove, just outside of town
 $500.
 A choice home on easy terms-3 room house with lot in good location: small payment down, balance like rent-S425.
 Two acres just outside of town. A splendid location only S1O0.
 For Rent, 8-room house SS per month.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13
Thursday, Jane Is, 1901.

AS soon ms cream t. received at our
creamery sample is taken of II for
testing and as soon as weighed the
bulk of the cream poured into the
cream vat writes Wiliam Sar2nseu Of
Nebraska in American Agricu!turist
The temperature of the room j. be-
tween 70 and 81 degrees. which. 20 sc,1-
er with a starter. will nearly ripen
the cream In six or seven hours |
then allow II to be cooled ~ - ~ 90
degrees by evening. and then It ripcns
fully during the night One hours
cooling In the morning will usually
bring Il to churning temperature,
For cooling we use Zee directly I'm
the cream We crush II fine and keep
the cream stirred until the ice Is all
melted Cream is stirred every half
hour for the first three or four hours.
In the evening before leaving for the
night I take the temperatures Of the
cream and room and the acidity Of the
cream and II necessary raise or lower
the temperature SO rs to have IL right
for the next morning.
II Is hard TO tell with printers ink
when cream Is just right 10 churn. 1t
should have clean, pleasant, acid
taste and smell and be OF smooth con
s!stency like strip, so that II willsrun
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13
Good Manners.

A friend Of yours and mine has very
justly defined good breeding to he I'll"
result Of much good sense, some goo!
nature and little self denial 70" e..
sake Of others, and with view to o..
tain the same indulgence from them"
Taking this for granted-as | tlin& 10
cannot be G.sputed-it is astonishing 70
me that anybody who has good ser"
and good nature can essentially fail
in good breeding. AS to the modes Of
1t, indeed, they vary according to per
sons, places and circumstances and are
only to be acquired 10y observation and
experience, but the substance OF it is
everywhere and eternally the same
Good manners are to particular socie-
ties what good morals are to society ia
generll-the.r cement and security
And as laws are enacted to eafc~c1
gOou morals or at least to prevent the
i'll effects of bad ones. so there are sc.
tain rules of civility, universally i'm
piled and received, to enforce good
manners and punish bad Ones.-Ches.
terrified
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13
Tn. Man With the Wooden Hat.

A young Scotsman was shown into
the office of a great engineer at Biz
mingham. He was wearing a hat of
extraordinary shape. and at his nerv-
BUSINESS mt meeting the man of fame he
let the hat slip. Ii fell with "A hollow
thud upon the floor. The engineer look.
ed with establishment at the thing. The
owner picked ii up and apologized for
the noise it had caused. 1t WAS Of
wood. he explained lie had made il
himself. turning it with his father :
lathe The engineer thought that there
must be something in man who could
think out and make such a thing rs
this. He forthwith engaged him. kept
an eye upon him and gave him work
Of responsibility The engineer vas
BOultOn; the new man. William Mur-
dock The man with the wooden hat
was sent away to Cornwall, and when
he returned 1t was 10 light up his mas
ter's premises with gas. The mind
which first practically applied the cOal
gas to the purpose of lighting lived IN
side that wooden hat.-St James Ga.
zette
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13
Working the Butter.

Working the Butter.
When the giauuios Of butter are
about the size Of wheat grail We
draw off the buttermilk and replace
with the same amount " water ~ 10
to - degrees. II the butter granules
seem soft we use water Mt - degrees.
The churn Is then turned a few times
and the water removed Salt is added
at the rate OF seven pounds for 100
pounds of butter. and the churn Is
again turned for seven or eight min
utes. Then after a pause Of a few
minutes II Is turned again. We watch
carefully not 10 OyerwOrk the butter
10 destroy the grain.
In preparing tubs first wash them
thoroughly. then place over steam
jet and scald until heated through.
This makes them water TIGHT ana re
moves all Odor and taste from the
wood After this they are filed with
water and the covers are put on AMI
they are allowed to soak four or Eve
hours. These are prepared the pre-
vlous evening. so that they are ready
for use when the butter IS Churned.
Before putting in the butter the tubs
are lined with parchment paper. which
keeps the butter cleaner and prc.ents
the absorption of favors. We pack
butter while 1t is pIiabIe, taking four
or five pounds ut n time, packing it in
carefully. Where tubs hold sixty
pounds the butter must be packed sol
Idly, so as TO ill the tub and have no
air spaces.
Percentage Method,
In reply 70 The question "Can I de-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13
Made For Fat Man

One of the narrow arches in the gal
lery of the chapel at Columbia univer-
slty is not exactly symmetrical al.
though the defect is not noticeable to
the casual observer. The reason for
the widening of the arch after it's orig
inaI construction had rise in a some
what humorous occurrence. One of
the early visitors was remarkably fat
man, who found himself wedged into
the arch when he tried to squeeze
through and was extricated with some
difficulty. The builders, recognizing
the possibility Of other fat people be-
ing numbered among the future Wis
itOrs, decided to widen the arch, sac
rifcing symmetry and harmony to
practical need, as the pier was so con
structed as to bear no loss of width
on one of it's sides.-New York Globe
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13

BaEcock test and tcst it. Then ut the
end Of the month ~.e know the NJ.
Der Of pounds Of milk she T. v.n'T.-.-
and the percentage Of fat. st the g..
Of the year we know what each .aw
has done. aud II she does not co.2e vD
to the standard we get rid Of h. n
the case Of heifers with tho'~ Cr..
calves we give them a second trial
Improving the Quality.
That briefly Is the plan we have
adopted-raising all our heifer calves
having them drop their calves at two
and a half or three years old, milking
for two lactation periods and weednr
out at the end of the second lactation
period TO improve the quality Of the
herd and the quantity Of the milk yield
a man must not only breed his COWS
right and weed them out according TO
standard, but it also involves the ques-
ton Of feeding.
People say: mo wonder your cows
milk we'll You feed them 50 well"
Cows cannot be expected to milk
well on a small quantity Of feed |
have no time to discuss the question Of
feeding In detail The main thing is
to give the COW all the bulky food she
will eat, but 1t should be of digesti
BILE and palatable nature
In addition to this, she should re-
ceive eight pounds of meal to every
thirty pounds Of milk produced in or
der that she NAV pr0duce milk eco
nomically.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13
Handling Beef
Cattle Successfully

One of the most successful live stock
feeders for market purposes in Allen
county, o., is X. T.. Morris, says Amer
ican Agriculturist Last fall he secured
from Chicago and Kansas City forty
one head of carefully selected cattle.
which were picked up in the country
in his own section. He paid ON an av-
erage 1882 per head. In selecting cat
tie for fattening he says that he pre-
fers steers that are well rounded and
have good general conformity to the
beef type. He selects with a view to
having the cattle weigh 1000 pounds
on Oct. /. If properly selected. he says
that he gets best results with Here
fords, Shorthorns and Galt1ways. He
does not have any special preference
IL the stock cattle come up to his ideal.
The cattle are put in the stable late
In the fall, when the weather becomes
unsettled. He believes in giving the
steers plenty of hay after they are
taken from grass. He says 1t pays him
to feed plenty Of roughage until after
the holidays. He then begins giving
them little corn, feeding them very
lightly at first. He gets them In full
feed about Feb. 10. BY feeding them
about 100 days II takes about fifty or
sixty bushels Of corn per head to fatten
for market At Elmwood farm he has
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13

a barn 40 by 60 feet in which to fee3
There is a lot on the north AMI els.
sides of the barn III which the clG.,
are allowed 90 run except during vu.
stormy days. He has racks Oh hujt
sides OF the barn in which to feed
From the time he purchases his cat
tie until they are put on the market he
figures on about 200 days The aver
age weight of the cattle secured in The
fail of 1905 was 800 pounds at the
time they were purchased, Oct 1. IT,
average weight when sold at Pittslurc
in May was / ,162 pounds. They were
sold at $3.50 per 100 As he lets the
cattle run loose in the barnyard, lee
prefers to have them dehornel He
does none of the dehorning himself,
but select. cattle TO meet this cOadi-
ton From the fifty-one head of cat
tie sold last spring he estimates that
he secured about 800 loads Of MANURE,
which he valued at 81 per load. II
was put on meadow land after harvest
with a manure spreader which, he
says, is one of the best all round i'm
IliNl lut llti NtNll lid We
The fodder is fed from the shock
In addition to the fifty-one head of
cattle, Mr. Morris wintered 100 head
of hogs. In estimating the number of
animals he wants to follow the cattle
he says he prefers to have about two
head of swine for each steer. The
swine are allowed to run with the cat
tie all winter. Poland-Chinas have
been found very satisfactory on this
place The swine are bought about
the time the cattle are brought I'm. Mr..
Morris likes to have them weigh about
$50 pounds each. He usually pays the
market price, which varies slightly
from time to time. The swine get no
special feed other than what they pick
up following the cattle.
Red PoIIed Cattle.
The first notable importation Of Red
Polls to the United States In their mod
ern form was made in the year 1873
by Gilbert F. Taber, and this herd was
maintained for some years in Putnam
county, n. Y, says Denver Field and
Farm. number Of importations have
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13
Caribou Horns.

Not one out Of every ten female carl.
bou has horns. When they do have
them, they are much smaller than
those of the bull The horns of the
female have, however, in general many
more branches than those Of the bull.
and they are much more regularly and
finely formed. The cows carry their
horns much longer than the bulls,
They have been seen with their horns
In the month of April. The old bulls
shed their horns from the 10th to the
last of November They hardly ever
carry them after the month of Novem-
Der. The young bulls shed theirs from
the first of December until the middle
of February The younger the animal
the longer he retains his .-----~-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13
DAIRY cow STANDARD.

improving the Quality of the Herd by
Breeding and Selection.
Some twelve years ago. when I took
charge Of dairy department, we had
about dozen ordinary grade COWS.
writes Professor Dean of Ontario In
Hoard's Dairyman. At present we
have about thirty cows milking and
twenty younger animals coming on.
We have steadily increased the pro-
duction Of our herd, and last year the
average of the herd was over 5000
pounds of milk per COW and over 800
bounds Of butter per COW.
For 1905 the record Is not so large.
owing to the fact that we have five
heifers with first calves, which have
brought down the average. However.
believe we are steadily improving our
herd.
We selected first the best grade cows
we could get, using pure bred sires of
the dairy breeds always and raising
practically all the heifer calves: then
at the end of the second milking period
wedding out all that had not come up
to our standard.
Founding q Herd.
Here Is the first principle would
lay down as necessary In founding and
maintaining a dairy herd. Have q
standard. and II COW does not come
up to that standard the wise dairyman
will get rid Of her. no matter what she
costs. Our standard In 5000 pounds OF
milk and $50 pounds of butter.
I expect we shall bring our herd up
to 10000 pounds Of milk and 4OC
pounds of butter per COW. That can
only be done by process Of breeding
ard selection. When we buy COW we
weigh her milk every night and morn,
Ing. take sample and put II into the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13
Water Needles.

SO penetrating is water at high pres
sure that only special qualities of cast
iron will be tight against 1t. In the
early days of the hydraulic jack it was
issuing like fine needle through the
metal. and the water needle would
penetrate the unwary finger just as
readily as II sseel one.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13
Cause Of Cracked Cheese.

Cracked cheese is usually caused Ell
ther by sour curds or by insufficient
closing In the press. 1t may also be
caused by overlook or by draft Of
air blowing over cheese and drying
It out rapidly. Cheese is more apt to
crack In a dry curing room in dry
weather.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13


since been made, and the state of Ohio
has been the center of active interest
In making these cattle known In this
country. The animals OF this breed
are about the same size as Devons. and.
being of the same color and of the
beef form. the resemblance is still
greater. The absence of horns and
the change thus caused In the shape OF
the head. which assumes compare
lively high and sharp poll, with a tuft
Of hair upon II, are the only noticeable
distinctions. The illustration Is that OF
the Red Polled bull Abbottsford. owned
by w. s. Hill of Alexandria, s. d..
and is very good representation OF
the breed. y
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13

from TIe Stirring KTTTIe Win Il gIos5J
surface. Just beforN "hnr.'ng we
rinse the churu with hot ana r1ld wa
ter and finally scall WITH h7.ltn" lime
water and then pour in pure boiling
water. The cream Is strained before
IL is put I'm the churn and the colo~ing
matter calculated, according TO the but
ter eXpected
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
Historical Notes
I'm 1890 Qualification.

The Scmitar's scrap book contains a hand-bi
printed in the office of the old Backfoot News in
February, 1890, which is curiosity both for the his
toric interest of its subject matter and for the cd
dty of its appearance. The printing office was evil
IDENTIFY out of poster paper at the time, for the bill
is printed on paper intended for legal blanks, as
the ruling the border shows, and of a much bet
ter quality than is ordinarily used for such
blanks being extra heavy bond worth six or
times much per pound as poster paper and
a good many more times as much per sheet The
cost of the job must have been something aston
ishing to those who ordered it, but not more so
probably than its fearful and wonderful style of
typography would be to a present-day printer
On Monday, February 8, 1890, the Supreme Court
of the United States at Washington had affirmed the
validity of the Idaho test oath clause in the pro-
posed Constitution for the State of Idaho and this
queer old poster was one of those which announced
meeting at Blackfoot to rejoice over the fact The
subject matter is reproduced follows:
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
Boise & Interurban
Railway Company
LIN TIED

This electric railway is splendidly
equipped throughout and gives fire.
quent passenger, express and freight
service between Boise and Caldwell.
The line passes through the beautiful
Boise River Valley, and no pleasanter
trip could be imagined than a ride on
the comfortable and easy-riding cars
of this railway.
Connections are made at Caldwell
with the east and west bound trains of
the Oregon Short Line and at Middle
ton with the north and south bound
trains of the Idaho Northern Railroad
Company.
Information regarding passenger
express and freight rates can be OBJ
tanned by addressing the agents of the
company at Boise and Caldwell.
Special cars chartered for private
parties.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
HphOriSrn of an Idaho Editor.

Political corruption thrves best when left alone;
it is cancer that takes root in the midst of the
body polite and instantly commences to send forth
shoots and tendons, until its ramications reach the
remoteSt parts, tainting and putrefying the whole
system. The only remedy is the knife
So wrote the late Rees H. Davis in the Idaho
Enterprise of February 81, 1892. He was fighting
political corruption of the time as he saw it. and
in so doing gave expression to striking truth that
will fit the political corruption of any time. 1t
would fit the situation of today in Idaho with the
precision that it fitted that of 1892, and would
serve admirably the subject of editorial dis
cussion at this time 1t was so with Rees Davis
writings in nnumerabe cases. Anywhere in them
the reader was likely to strike a gem of thought
like the one quoted. No writer in the Northwest
could equal him along certain lines when he was
at his best and he never failed to entertain if he
did not always instruct.
AS the editor of the Idaho Enterprise published
Ma1ad-then but small village-he quickly
distinction for the pointedness and briancy of his
style land by the sheer force of his personality made
his little country paper strong factor in the poll
tics of his State, when in less capable hands it
would scarcely have been heard of outside of its i'm
mediate field Later, editor of the Caldwell Tri-
bune he added more and more to his reputation
writer, and might have become much of
power in politics than he did had he been willing
to resort to political methods. But such was not
his way. He seemed to write for the pure JOY of
writing, and while his purpose not always clear
1y Defined he never failed to make a shot some
where that struck home In fact, he seemed to take
difficult positions at times because of the very fact
that they were difficult and so hard to maintain
that others were afraid to them. This ten
dency often laid him open to charges of inconsist-
ency, but he generally managed to refute such
charges with such vgor that they never re-
peated from the source, until finally there was
scarcely writer in the State who would try
illusions with him. He asked advice from
about what he wrote, and took that Of
fered him, but would plunge into any subject that
attracted his attention. whether it tabooed by
his partys leaders not, and in doing often
amazed his less fearless brethren of the press.
Such Rees H. Davis. But with all his SEEM
ing inconsistencies his biting sarcasm and his dar
ing SATIRE there was a note of honesty running
through all of his serious productions that
marked him as a patriotic citizen He did real
service for his State many occasions, and his
memory we'll deserves the fame that is accorded to
it, When he died at his home in Caldwell two
years ago he left vacant place in Idaho journalism
that never can be filled
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

the State asylum for the insane at Orifno, F. W.
Beane is land attorney at Seattle, S. F. Taylor still
makes his home at Idaho Falls (called by its old
of Eagle Rock" on the poster) William E.
Wheeler is the veteran editor of the Idaho Falls
Register, George Dash still lives in Pocate1lo, Ed
Burke is in Anaconda, Mont, and has since been
member of the Montana Legislature, and W. H.
Savidge is resident of Boise, where he is at pres
ent Justice of the Peace
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30

The venerable professor at large Eastern uni
versity had been noticing for time that young
man on the front of of his classes apparent
1y never paid the slightest heed to his lectures One
day. becoming exasperated at this conduct the pro-
lessor testify asked "See here, young man, what
do you mean by coming into my class day after day
and never taking notes?"
II have my fathers" the calm rejoinder.-
Lesle's Weekly.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
JOLLIFICATION
AT BLACKFOOT,
Wednesday Evening, February 10.

There will be a meeting at Hopkins Hall,
Blackfoot Wednesday evening, February 10,
to give expressions of joy and gratitude
the decision by the U. S. Supreme Court affirm
ing. the validity Of the Idaho Test Oath, to
affiliations, cordially invited. The following
speakers will address the meeting:
Judge J. T. Morgan, Hon H. w. Smith,
Rev. G. G.: Stull D. w. Standrod,
Col J. w. Jones, O. G. W. Eiche1berger.
C. J. Bassett DR.. Givens D. D. Wright,
E. S. Whittier, R. ]. Osborn F. w. Beane.
Eagle Rock
S. F. Taylor and VIM. E. Wheeler
Pocate1lo
George Dash, Ed Burke, Attorney Savidge
Ladies specially invited.
The meeting was a monster affair, for it at
tended not only by B1ackfoot citizens but by many
others from other points, and there many
stirring speeches which kept the enthusiasm up to
a high pitch The people of that section were thor
oughly in sympathy with the provisions of the test
OATH and felt that they had ample to rejoice.
c. J. Bassett, since Secretary of State for term
and now resident of Boise but then of Blackfoot,
presided the meeting, and the principal speaker
of the evening was the eloquent Kentucky" Smith,
author of the test oath clause who died few years
later in Ogden, Utah. Of the others named on the
poster speakers three living and two are dead.
Judge Morgan, then on the Federal bench, now re-
sides in Boise; D. w. Standrod is a prominent
banker of Southeastern Idaho, and was Republican
candidate for Governor in 1900, and Rev. 9. e.
Stull then the Methodist pastor at Blackfoot, is
now chaplain in the regular army and is stationed
at Cheyenne. Colonel Jones, then editor of the
Blackfoot News, was in command of the Idaho
Volunteers when they went to the Philippines and
died few years ago, and 0. G. W. Eichelberger,
formerly editor of the Pocatello Herald, died in
Ohio about ten years ago.
All of the named on the committees are liv-
ng with the exception of D. D. Wright, who was
partner of Kentucky" Smith in the law business
It B1ackfoot. E. S. Whittier is now practicng law
It Soda Springs, Dr. Givens is superintendent of
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-08-29
As TO POST CARDS
Instructions From Federal Author
tiles Relative TO Those
Mailed Under Cover

Tho following Instructions have been
received from the Poet0fElce Depart
ment relative 10 post cards and postal
cards mailed under cover for domestic
destinations
Post cards and postal cards mailed
under cover 81 sealed envelopes are
chargeabio with the postage Mt tie
6ret-eIase rate-two cents an ounce or
fraction thereof IL Enclosed IN uuseai-
"a envelopes they will be subject 10
postage according 10 the character 0f
tho messagcs af nrgt-ciass rate II
wholly or partly IN writing, o. the
thlrd-ciasa rate lone cent for each
two ounces Or fraction tbeTeOfJ II en-
tfreiy In print, and the postage should
be afnxed 10 the envelopes covering
tho same.
Postage stamps afiixed - Enclosures
contained IN envelopes cannot be rec
ognized in payment Of postage thereon.
The foregoing applies % cards in the
domestic mails, and in accordance
Herewith any which are mailed uIi-
der covers wftl-or without an opening
opposite which o stamp affixed 10 the
card appears, arc to be held for post
age. nniess the necessary postage At
the rate stated above Is paid BY
stamps affixed to the envelopes or
wrappers in which the cards are IN
closed.