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The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23
WORK IN THE TOOL sAEn.
Where q Good Many Of the Winter
Days Can Be Probably spent.

One Of the many profitable winter
Jobs can be found In the tool shed In
going over. cleaning up and repairing
the machinery that will be used next
summer. After 4 seasons work there
is nearly always something about .
mower, binder or cultivator which
needs fixing. When one wants to use
tool he seldom has time to hx 1t.
and II II must be repaired the work IL
usually done as quickly ~ possible
with an eye only to the work immsdi-
ately at hand.
Plows may now be cleaned on and
oiled. hoes and mattocks sharpened.
scythes ground. etc. Then there are
always bolts to tighten, fractures and
breaks to patch up. and adjustments
of various kinds to make. II any
machine needs repairs that must be
ordered from q distance this should b
done during the winter and be ma
chine made ready for use. II this 10
neglected now. remarks Farm and
home. you may forget all about It un-
till you want to use 1t, and then you
will be In a hole.
A few hours work at odd tin.es will
have all the tools ready for use when
the time comes. II they are stored in .
shed or room where you can get At
them and the rain and snow cannot.
II they are left. as many tools are.
out in the weather. they will be In
bad shape when you go to uss them.
So II you have no tool shed II would
be 4 good winter job to build Que.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23

taks orders from men Who vero men.
tally their Interiors. Then they went
away, and by winter the rest Of the
sevea had followed them.
One Woman's Experience.
A young woman went to Mount
Lebanon last summer. thinking. per
haps. she might Join. She was .
dreamer and an idealist. She had
had . hard and poverty-stricken life
for . few years. and she was penni.
less. The life attracted her. the work
was congenial. she liked all the ma
terial conditions. But she found that
should she become . member she
would never again have q moments
privacy. Working or sleeping. an
other woman would be always with
her. Eldress Anna would read all let
ters she sent or received. and she
would ask the eldress' permission for
every act Of her life. rs = child does
Its mother. At the end Of six weeks
she left to begin her struggle with
poverty again, preferring that to
prison life.
One Scandal in Community.
There was one scandal at Mount
Lebanon once. Just once. but II 10
still whispered with bated breath.
One brother. now in his SOS. entered
the community at 13. bringing $4,000
with him. With the flight Of years he
was made elder. being = most able
and devoted member A few years
ago. after the brother had spent near.
ly 80 years in service OF the com.
munity. 4 new sister entered. She
was 4 stranger. young and fair. but
most exemplary in her conduct and
obedience.
To the horror OF the whole family
II awakened one morning to ind Bro
ther Ephraim md the new sister
gone. Worse yet, Brother Ephraim.
who handled the banking business Of
the family. had taken not only his
own $4,000 but 5000 more. being
every cent of the family's ready
money. Rather than betray Its shame
to the world the family made no siSn
and never strived to recover its $40.
900.
One morning. all wet with sleet
and cold A. ice, Brother Ephra.m
came creeping in and told his tale
with sobs and tears. He followed the
authority Of Adam strictly and laid II
all on the woman She had bewitched
him. he said He could not resist
her. but just as soon as the money
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23
WHAT TO FEED WITH corn.
Missouri Experiment station Proves
That linsssd OH 10 Dset.

That some other feed should be
used with corn to secure the lest re-
suits In pig feeding Is known by all
practical feeders. The gains are bet.
ter than on 4 pure corn ratiO1. and II
the other food is well chosen the gains
may be made at lower cost. la . test
at the Missouri experiment station .
comparison OF wheat. middlings and
other purchased feeds used With corn
meal was made.
With corn At 25c 4 bushel Il would
be on even thing 10 far a. ths cost Of
gain II concerned. whether corn Be
fed alone or with oil meal al $50 per
ton. In these tests. linseed Ml meal
proved to be better than wheat mid
dlings ~ a food to use with corn.
The oil meal ration was 80 much
more palatabie than the n.iddlings,
that much more OF II was eatkn daily.
They made more rapid Gains and
seemed to thrive better upon this fesd.
To be equal to oil meal At $50 psr ton.
middlings would have to b bought
at from el% to SIS per ton. A. oil
meal 10 usually cheaper than $50 In
Missouri and middlinEs worth SIS or
more. these tests show that linseed oil
meal IL one Of the best feeds y use
with corn.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23

now. and the automobile folk from
Lenox and etockbridye nnd these an
agreeable goal. Last summer. for
the hrst time In history. one Of the
families took summer boarders.
These activities have been prolita.
BILE. but more. than pront the Shakers
sought new material from which to re-
p!snish their dwindlinG numbers.
Conservation rrivnphsd.
This policy seemed good at arst.
During the summer Of the peace con.
vention seven new members entered
the North family. by winter all were
gone. The history Of two Of them 10
an example OF the rest Both werc
mon In the prime Of life: one an
American who had been the financial
editor Of big daily paper. the other
. London merchant. Both belonged
to that small but persistent percent.
age Of the population To whom com.
munistic life is attractive. Otherwiss
there vas nothing TO take them to
the place. for DO Shaker receives any
personal emolsment. All goss into
the common treasury.
These two men saw possibilities In
the place. They advanced various
plans for making Il more profitable.
They entered with snthusiasm into
the Idea Of undertaking the whole
orgaaisation. bringing II In touch with
the precsnt day world. getting In
fresh blood and building up = strong.
growing orGanisatiou once more.
They were allowed To do nothing.
Gradually they saw they were to b
reduced TO simply two pairs Of hands.
DOING the manual tasks that were or.
dcrcd. like little boys. Their brains
were not wanted. their now idcas
wo:, not wanted. and they haA "a
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23
sreAsAroa MILK ron PICS.
u Should Prsvs the Best Kind Of Feed
When Warm.

u Shevid Prsvs the Osst Kind Of Feed
When Warm.
There II an Impression among some
farmers that the feeding Of skim milk
warm from the separator 10 Injurious
70 pigs. Prof william DIETRICH. Of the
Illinois experimental station. writing
on this matter. says that there II no
reason Why Il should cause trouble
siuce warn, milk 10 the natural food
Of pigs. II may bs that the securing
and running down Ia dssh that 10
somctimes observed 10 caused BY sud.
deu changes In feed: such -. for 10.
stance. change from cold sour skim.
milk TO warm fresh skim.mi The
akin milk In either form IL good feed.
but Il ~ili not do to change from one
10 the other very suddenly. Another
cause Of tho trouble may b. that the
pigs are being fed too much. Some
times people th!nk that when the
cream IL taken oyt Of the milk thsrs
10 not much left that 10 Of aay value
and young animals Are fed very liber.
ally and often ove.fed. and this be
eomes . very serious matter. The
skim.miik has relatively nore protein
than whole milk and . comparatively
small excess os protein In the system,
viii very likely bring about digestive
tfeubiss.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23
Rsvsiviss cises,ss Rssa.

Three. four or are arms may - rcd
a. desired aud Of any length. provided
all are Of one leagth. No skin 10 ~.
quired II making II. says Farm ~
Home. - the rope holds the arms
up simply BY bsin& tight enough. Il
10 we'll TO sct ths post bsfors measur.
Ing ths arms. % that they may b
sure - reaeh the vsraada. Bone
iatAs nay b nailsd together as arss
to make . model n yos are oot ouro
Il yosr ability - . earpsatsr.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23
DRAINING LANDS.
Much Rich Land Goes to Waste BE.
cause This Work 10 Not Done.

Many undraincd and Improbable
lands can be drained we'll. or At least
considerably improved. should you
only spend a days work In scrapins
out ditches. with an ordinary two
horse scraper. Some Of the bitches
need not necessarily be wide nor
deep.
II has been estimated that from
one to thirty per cent Of certain sec
tons Of good farming lands In some
sections Of the Northwest need drain
Ing. Some Of this undraincd land II
reasonably productive In growing
slough grass. which In many cases
serves as feed for cattle In the win.
ter. but 4 large fraction Of these
lands lie idle and are hotbeds for the
propagation Of weeds and undesirable
insects.
The soil In sloughs and small
swamps Is usually fertile and rich
In plant food. due largely to the de.
cay Of plant life. which has been &C.
cumulstins there year after year. II
10 this land that should be brought
Into condition for the growing OF
crops. II will support plant growth
better than the adjoining higher lands
whose fertility has been considerabiy
depleted by constant cropping. When
drained well these lands make ad.
mirable fields for grasses. such ~
timothy and miliet grass. also fod.
der corn. There 10 ~ work Of this
kind done II done At proper time and
place but what will easily pay for the
expense In the raising Of the drst
few crops from lands.-J. r. Volta,
4 pro!cssor Of agriculture. Gustavous
Adolphus College.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23

New York-Up In the Berkshire
Hills there is vast estate. contain
ing many thousands OF acres. in one
Of the most beautiful regions Of
America. and which belongs to a
small community OF which the large
majority must soon pass away.
Seven miles this estate runs along
the country roads. Spurs from the
nerkshires cross II and lovely valleys
lie between.
In one Of these valleys clusters a
group OF houses which have slowly ac-
rumulated during a hundred years and
more. Good houses they are. we'll.
built and large. filled with every con-
venience and comfort. and surround
ed with trim gardens. shaded drives
and deep fruited orchards. 1t looks
like 4 little paradise In summer. The
place would be suitable for a great
charitable or educational institution.
. sanitArium or summer boarder en-
terprisc. There are many rich farms
In the great estate. In the hands OF
those who knew how to manage 1t the
whole would form a holding OF great
value. As 1t Is. the title rests in a
community OF about so persons. OF
Which the majority must In the course
OF nature die within the next few
years. and into which no new mem.
berA are entering.
Who is going to become the final
owner Of the great Shaker property
at Mount Lebanon. n. Y! Which OF
the younger women Of the community
will be the last survivor OF an orslni.
tation formed more than n century
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23
FARM ivGMo.

vsotiisss the cellar. Keep fruit
eool. but do not let II frssss. Bort
The apples frequently.
OF all the new mouey .mskiag
schemes. none Of them beats the ojd.
fashiooed way Of earning . living.-
harm Journal.
Spinach 10 an easily grown GsrAsa
crop. and there 10. perhapa. no other
Of It's kind that will Eivs ~ good
satisfaction. Three or four ounces Of
sssd planted In the autumn after q
summer crop has bssa harvested
from the land. viii produvs A. sbun.
dance os green's for toe average tan.
ily durias the late autumn ~ / eoeiy
WhAs.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23

ego: and what viii abe do With this
vast. deserted place whom by law II
tasxes into her hands? For no new
members are entering the Shaker
eommounity to remain permanently.
The community is slowly but surely
tvinE out.
survivors viii Os Women.
The last survivors will undoubtedly
BE- women. The Rrcat majority OF the
members are now women. about IS
cut Of tho SO The younger members
arc oil women. These younger women
Arc mostly In the hftiex. although the
remarkably youthful appearance oi
oil Shaker women makes them look
Ia many cases at least is years
younger. The great majority Of oil
the members are aged women. ran
kinG from the seventies well alons
toward the ninetics.
Eldress Harriet Bullard. Who II ai
he head Of all the Shakers In the
Uailsd 0tAtes. 10 well over 30. 90 Il
Gidress Anna White. the head Of ths
NortA family. the most distinguished
family II 6hakerdom. These old wo
aea arc n,arvsis of activity and
schievsmsnt for their age. like oil
shaker women. Yet they can hardly
I've many years longer. and consider
lag the iarsr number Of them OF about
lhe same age there must within ths
.asst few years bc . marked diminu
tioR Of numbers.
How wili the few who remain man
:gs this great place. already too vss'
<Us the survivors. Mii~s Of 8hakeI
territory lie unoccupied and unproduc
i've One great house In the valley
UttA It's big harms and outbuiidingu
eGAAds vacant. It's family dted eu
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23

was gone she had LEFT him. and then
he sobbed again. He brought bach
not one dollar OF the $4,000. II had
aown with wiass. for they lived high.
After so ysars Of esiibacy. Brother
Ephraim had gone on one grand
bust"
The crime vas one even more d.
testabie to the 8Aakefs than to ordl.
nary folk. But Brother Ephraim vas
10 useful a man that they had besn at
their wits seds TO get oa without
him. So they took him back and sst
him to work. asd b. lives . chastsnsd
and humbled man. and . arm believer
In the superman.
End Must d oee~.
That Is the only scandal Shaker.
land ever had. They are clsaa. hon.
est. hsrd.working people. who live the
simple life with plata living and high
thinking. None Of the vices Of the
age are ,hsirs. Yet year BY year
there are more Of thoss straass. siisot
Shaker funerals. whsa By sisht. With.
out music. aowers or vsspiag. they
carry out . rough plank boz TO .
namelcss unmarried grave. Nobody
comes To All the vacant chair. and
soon = picturesque. historic expert.
mcnt. the oaiy experiment 10 Amsri.
can Protestant monastic life. will So
Its end. The only question 10 which
OF the shaker sisters will b ieft the
last poss-asor Of that seven milss ol
land and the group Of great empty
houses with their csntury old memo.
ries.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23

and flnd 1t satisfactory. use 1t to
cut up corn for feeding cattle.
The cutting blade Is made of a
heavy corn knife with 4 hole drilled
in the end and fastened to 4 crib
post with one-quarter inch lag screw.
The bottom Of the chopper Is made OF
4 2xS plank nailed to the crib post un-
der the corn chute with 4 lx3 inch
strip on the outer edge. The two
form . trough along which push the
corn to tho knife
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23
SAVE the WOMEN.
Revolving Clothes Herss Which the
wife VIII Appreciate.

There IL no little thing that will
save the household 20 much - . re-
volving clothes horse. 20 near the
back stoop that the clothes may b
hung upon II without stepping out In
the snow. A solid post should have
hole bored In the top and the arms
may Be- beveicd and spiked 10 . piece
Of plank through which . holt passss
into the post. or each arm aDay b
bored 70 lst the bolt paas tArsaSA u
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23
NUsslh CHOPPER.
One That Can be Made at Home and
viii % Good Service.

Ihave plan for a simple and cheap
nubbIn chopper which ] think will be
OF interest to others. writes corre-
spondent OF the Prairie Farmer. l
have used this chopper for two years
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-23
cowes0sl

ceves0si
II you get . Job the Arst day yos
look for Il. doa't b discouragsa-
yos msy lose Il Saturday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06
SCHOOL Building SLOW
NEW HIGH SCHOOL NOT PROG.
RESslNG FAST AS EXPECTED.
BOARD SOMEWHAT DISTURBED

co7t~act Calls for Completion Of Build
ing by Janla.y IS, sut It win No
be Finished Then-Holiday Vaoa
ton Begins December 20.
Members of the Norfolk board OF
education are somewhat disturbed over
the slow progress being made on the
new high school building. to be the
new home of The high school and the
seventh and eighth grades.
The contract calls for the compile
ton of the building by January Is
1908, but It is now absolutely impos
sible that the big building can be
turned over to the board within many
weeks of the date specified.
One member of the board stated
Monday evening at the December
meeting of the board that he was
alarmed because he thought the struc-
ture might not be entirely completed
within the present school year. 1t is
considered quite imperative that the
building should be finished by the lat
ter part of March if Norfolk is to han
die satisfactorily the big north Ne
braska's teachers convention which
is scheduled to meet here the first
week in April.
Contractor Vain of the Stanberry
construction company places the delay
on the shoulders Of the plumbers and
the fact that labor is hard to obtain
The board was told last night that the
high school boilers, which are being
built at Fremont, were nearly com
pleted and ready for inspection.
The school board Monday evening
instructed Secretary Matrau to have
Architect John Latenser come up from
Omaha. Mr., Latenser has been in
Europe the greater part of the fall
and now that he is back the board is
anxious to have him pass on the prog
ress of the building AS far as the
building itself is concerned it is gen.
orally felt that the Stanberry company
is giving Norfolk a good building.
The Christmas holidays, the board
decided Monday evening, would begin
Friday, December 20, school resuming
on Monday, January G, 1908. This pro-
vides for two weeks vacation.
1t had been expected that when the
Christmas holidays were passed the
high school students would be taken
to the new building. Now it
seems that the present temporary
quarters will have to serve at least
through the winter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06
THE DAY CF THANKSGIVING
GENERALLY OBSERVED IN NOR.
FOLK ON THURSDAY.
FAMILY DINNERS PREDOMINANT

Thanasgiving Festivities Exclude prac.
ticalIy Every Other Phrase Of Social
Lfe--The World Stopped to Give
Thanks.
THANKSGIVING the day that comes to
the front once year wherever the
stars and stripes wave over a free pco-
pie, occupied the attention of Norfolk
during the week to the exclusion of
almost every other phase of social life
On this day there were family gather
ings and ncighborhood parties, and the
business world halted in its handling
of money and certified checks for
time to give reflection to the many
blessings that have been showered up
on the country during the past year.
The abundant harvests, the continued
good health of the people, the pros
perity of the country, the escape of
Norfolk and this section of the world
from the money trouble that has swept
over the east-all gave abundant rea-
son for anksgiving-when the child
rem make another pilgrimage to that
home which they are visiting less and
less as time goes on, and once more
around the fathers table they meet
and feel thankful in their hearts that
at the end of another year they are all
alive to be together once more. In a
number of instances the dinner party
partook of the nature Of gathering of
friends. who had interests in common,
and the day was a pleasant social
affair.
The union services were held at the
Methodist church but special services
were also held during the morning in
several other Norfolk churches.
Thanksgiving day itself was a per-
feet day Of the late fall. AS result
both the theater and the band dance
were exceptionally we'll patronized.
Many informal dinners were given
about the city, the day as usual being
observed as legal holiday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06
A Great Hoo.

M. NJ. Mihills has recently purchased
from Amos w, Harris & Sons, Waiver
ly, Kentucky, male Duroc-Jersey pig
of March farrow, sired by Commodore,
1881, Commodore was an outstand.
ing winner at Kentucky, Tennessee
and Illinois stock fairs in 1896, first
and champion, and headed first prize
herd at all these fairs and his get won
thirty-five prizes in the Kentucky, In
diana and Illinois state fairs in 1907.
He also defeated Budy X 4th that
sold for $5,025, and the great Junior
Jim that sold for $4,000, and several
noted winners, such as High Notcher,
King Gold Coin. He was pronounced
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06
LESSON FROM THE TIMES
Dr. TindaI Draws a THANKSGIVING
Moral From Furry.

The financial furry America is just
coming out of ought not, so DR.. d. X
Tindall told his audience in the union
Thanksgiving services, interfere at all
with the thanks due from this section
of the west for the evident prosperity
of the land. DR.. Tindall even saw ell
ements in the furry for which to be
thankful.
The people were to learn valuable
lessons from the furry, the Thanksgiv-
ing speaker said. The stress showed
how solid and conservative the west
ern banks were and ought to teach the
people to trust our banks and bankers.
The people ought also to learn to live
with more economy and to frown on
gambling and stock manipulation.
DR.. Tindall found many other lessons
both material and spiritual for abun-
dant thanksgiving and these reasons
he pointed out in the course Of an
eloquent address.
Music at the union services was fur.
nished by male quartet consisting of
Messrs. Cow, Kiesau, Parker and SOL
onion.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06

Browning & McCabe of Illinois offered
Harris & Sons $4,000 for one-half in
terest in this great hog and was re-
fused. This hog has for his dam a
daughter of the famous Ohio Chief
(now dead. All breeders know that
one-third interest in Ohio Chief sold
for $4,000 to a firm in Iowa. This pig
is the only Commodore pig in northern
Nebraska and the only one in the state
bred as he is from an Ohio Chief dam.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06
TUESDAY TOPICS.

w. H. Clark went to Dallas, s. d.
yesterday.
Miss Mabel Estabrook was in Pierce
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Selma Huffman of Battle Creek
spent yesterday in Norfolk.
Mrs. Will Hall returned last evening
from a short visit in Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Reed have re-
turned from visit to St. Joseph.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Hartford have
been in Omaha on a short visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hartford.
Miss Matte Hughes of Sioux City,
who has been in Norfolk on a visit
with Miss Napier, returned home yes
terday.
Miss Ella Mather left today for Til
den to attend the wedding of her sis
ter Miss Nina Mather, who will be
united in marriage on Wednesday to
Ernest Smith of Tilden.
Miss Nellie Bridge, VINO is attending
the state university at Lincoln, and
her cousin, Miss Laura Bridge of FIRE.
mont, left Norfolk yesterday after
spending Thanksgiving in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Huse returned
Monday from West Point, where they
went to spend Thanksgiving and where
Mr.. Huse was taken quite i'll. He was
threatened with pneumonia, the physi-
clans said, and while he is in better
health now he will probably be con-
fined to the house the greater part of
the week.
Among the days out of town visit
ors in Norfolk were: Sheriff ]. J..
Clements, Madison; F. Moore, Creigh-
ton; George C. Stevenson, Madison;
Miss Lizzie White, Monowi; A. e.
Kull, Bonesteel, S. D.; Miss Jessie M.
Beeckel, Wayne; G. H. Kelsey, Neigh;
F.. l.. Putney, Tilden; J. w. Hale,
Kearney; G. B. Bells, Bloomfield; H.
j. Binginham, Creighton; F. w. Ing
ham, University Place; Rev. D. L.
Clark, Lincoln; P. l.. Carrall, Creigh-
ton.
Emil Jensen, who has been laid up
the past five weeks with a lame foot,
returned to work this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Elerbrock and
son went to Blair on a visit yesterday.
Engineer George Parker is among
the sick this week.
Mr., and Mrs. Allen went to Pierce
for visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Higginbotham
and two small sons went to Pierce
Monday morning for a visit with rel |
atives, and returned in the evening on
the motor car.
Mrs. Imley of Pierce was in Norfolk
yesterday on business
Miss Anna Chase is among the sick.
Will Coleman of Butte visited with
Norfolk friends Monday.
Miss Anna Chase is i'll this week.
Mrs. Frank Perry came down from
Pierce Monday evening on the motor
car She had been visiting her aunt,
Mrs, Ednfleld.
Miss Nellie Bennett and sister Bes-
sic have returned home from Tilden,
where they spent the holidays.
Mrs. Ella Letter and son John re-
.urned home from Brown county Sun
lay. where they had been for several