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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-13
LUCK IN BUYING ANTIQUES.
More Pitfalls Than Ever For the
Amateur Hunter in France.


> Paris. November 21-Did some Of
you in travelling through France last
summer pick up veritable art treas
ures in out Of the way places, where
the duplicity of the dealer hath not
~*neiraieG. and take them back to
America with you? Did you free
yourselves from the professional an
tiquary's trickery and 60 exploring
on your own account? Better look
again at your finds, any Of you who
are not altogether experts.
The discussion growing out Of the
notoriety achisEed by. the church
rcbber, Thomas, of whose exploits
the cables have told, has brought to
light sundry incidents Of antiquaries
experiences among both the true and
the false examples Of ancient art and
artisanship, for which the increaS-
ing number of amateur collectors and
the rivalry Of great museums have
made 50 good a market. Some tales
would make the thrifty weep at bar
gains. too soon let 60. just as the
same examples of enticing opportun-
tiles arorse in others the copidity
which profits through tn exploits Of
the various ThomaseS.
"A widely reputed Paris antiquary.
the s~n cf an antiquary. draws elo-
nra,1t lessons F-onn his fathers books
and memoranda. In 1880 his father,
already known as Pere <, as MS
son is also called familiarly today,
kept a shop of antiquities and Of
various art works, and among his
patrons was a savant of aoble family,
who liked to visit Pere K more often
on friendly basis than as a Gus
toner
|'For," he used to say, "your shop
is the s;,on Of the thousand francs. -
s1he thousand francs!' exclaims
the present Pere X. cit is a phrase
worth remembering i-1deed.''
4 thousand francs then was a
maximum price for work of art,
appearing exorbitant. Today for a
thousand francs you can't find any
thing worth while. -
Pere K, the younger, became re-
miniscent.
"I've known some collectors OF a
very original life,'' he remarked.
<One was "a provincial superintend-
ent. Of works, who devoted every
moment of his leisure to nosing in the
old quarters Of ais city and among
houses where the poor lived, and he
succeeded in this way in buying
some objects of very rare character
at absurdly low prices.
@sHe was not versed in archaeo-
~logy, but he had the eye. In our art
it is necessary to have the eye. 1t
!. is a gift; one has it or one has it not,
it can scarcely be acquired.
EEThis supervisor Of works came
eventually to Paris, at venture
opened a store below Montmartre
and in twenty years had amassed
kealth and a notable collection also.
"Take Sauvageot. who left his
ection to the Louvre, where we all
mire it now. He was a clerk in the
vii service. who used at night to
av the violin in a concert hall mere
Paris.
"He had only modest means o
Crchas the fine things which to-
have their place in the National
scum. But then ne mad luck, as
n he bought for a houndred
Is statue, which is today valu-
$4,000.
ut listen to this story of Baron
a-and not once has it been
med here latterly during all
TX about Tncmas's taking the
of Ambazac to England
E1r, the world is losing It's
I!
on Pichon came into posses
the sum of 10000 francs OF
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
THE HORSEMAN

Never allow two foals to feed out of
the same box. One is sure sooner or
later to become master and secure the
lions share.
A stunted colt will never make so
good horse as one kept vigorously
growing from the start.
Plenty of exercise should be given in
the open air on all pleasant days.
Never wean the foal too quickly, but
by degrees. 1t is best for both the
mare and foal to take two or three
weeks to do it, Feed foal often, both
during the time of and after weaving.
When driving a horse make that your
business, says a writer in Farm Jour
nal More horses are spoiled by slack
drivers than in any other way.
Give the foal first class care through
out the winter.
Never allow the foal to follow the
mare when working, but keep it in a
well built roomy box.
The little colt should have a feed
twice day of oats, bran and oilmeal
--3-2-l--beginning with pint and in
creasilg TO quart.
A colt fed in this way and given a
run in paddock every day will never
have unsound feet and legs unless by
accident
III you feel as il you cannot break a
horse or colt. do not try it. for he will
discover your fears very quickly. II
you have any reason to fear you can
not master the colt, better get help OF
sell him unbroken before taking the
chances of spelling him and thus max.
ing him so much harder to conquer
The ideal way is to begin with the lit
tie fellow while yet weak and establish
your mastery. Keep at 1t until he IL
old enough to hitch, and the breaking
will be easy.
Breeders should never sell their best
mare when young unless they have one
or more FLIES by a first class stallion
from her to take her place In the brood
mare ranks, says the Horse Breeder
Most brood mares that are not pro
ducers of record performers begin Il
deteriorate, or, rather, depreciate, II
selling value after they are fourteen
years old. The small farmer who
raises but one or two year shoult
plan to sell his brood mares before
their values begin to depreciate ant
replace them with their best FLIES thai
are from three to five years old. BY
continuing along these lines the small
breeder will make more money. as {
rule. than by keeping mares until they
are past use and have really no marke,
value.
Avoid the habit Of keeping the horses
manger filed with hay all the time
Overlooking on hay is quite liable t.
cause heaves In horses. The trouble
in the respiratory organs. says Farm
Journal Is simply result OF the dis.
ease In the digestive organs. A horse
with the heaves is In very much the
same condition as person with dys-
pepsia. One of the most common
causes Is overfeedlng on coarse, over
ripe. woody. indigestible hay. particu.
larry clover hay.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
Dairy Wisdom In Brief.

Every dairy utensil should be kept
as scrupulously clean now as in the
hottest weather.
None but the best cows should get
the good feed. or course you don't
have poor feed. therefore you should
have none but the best cows.
Do not allow the cream to freeze. As
a rule, churning Is put off too long in
winter. and this Is the cause Of lots Of
trouble
Beautiful cows are not those that
appear best on canvas In pictures. but
on the balance sheet In dollars and
cents.
Stop and think how many steps you
might save yourself by having a place
for each dairy utensil and keeping II
there. Try 1t few days and you new
or will go back to the old way.
The calf should have whole milk the
first two weeks of its life Then begin
reducing the quantity of whole milk
and add little shorts or oilmeal When
five or six weeks old 1t should be sub
sisting wholly on skim milk. shorts
and hay.
Cold may cause big appetite. but II
the food is all used in fighting the cold
there will be very little left to Increase
the milk flow. Just take notice
There Is big difference between a
cold and warm stable. One means
comfort and profit and the other
means loss.
Promote the cows that do not come
up to the average yield Of the herd
Give them walk Off the farm Re
place them with cows that can and DE-
keep above the average yield
Cows that are compelled to wade In
mud and manure half knee deep. sleeT
under the open sky and cat corn and
prairie hay cannot be expected to pro
duce much milk. Cows must be wei
fed II they give any considerable
quantity Of milk.
Very rich cream is quite apt to paste
or thicken In the churn, so that thu
ccncussion ceases. This can usually
be corrected by adding enough watel
at the same temperature as the cream
| to dilute It 20 It will drop.
Most cows begin to fail In their mill
about three months after calving
Careful; feeding and persistent milking
b the only way to overcome this ten
dsncy. A COW once allowed to fall Il
her milk Is very hare to get back Il
the normal yield.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
Thursday, June 8, 1907.
NEWsY STATE NOTES.

Sioux Falls stone will be used in the
underground basement wall of the new
state house This is just the kind. Of
recognition Sioux Falls voted for last
year. and we congratulate her upon
securing it so quickly.
The date fixed for driving the last
spike on the Pierre and Rapid City
extension of the Northwestern is July
4th. Surely most fitting occasion for
an event OF so great Importance to the
people of this state.
The two.year old son of Mr. aud Mrs.
William Stolley, of Vivian, Friday was
bitten by rattlesnake twice on the
back of his hand His parents we're
near at hand, aud by prompt treatment
the chid's life was saved
Frances Velior, the fiye.year-old
daughter of Anton Vellor, residing
four miles north of Aberdeen is dead as
the result of swallowing a kernel of
corn. The kernel lodged in the child's
trachea and in spite Of the efforts TO
di,lodge it slowly choaked her TO death.
The Bruce Herald is convinced that
the sralwarts Of South Dakota will be
the cues 10 carry out the Roosevelt
policies in this state For some time
the Herald thought otherwise, but II
has come 10 the conclusion that the
insurgent movement in this state is a
Tar failure The Herald reflects the
general opinion of South Dakota
republicans in this matter.
We congratulate the board of chair.
ties aud corrections in retaining the old
heads in charge of the peniteutiary
insane asylum, reform school and the
school for the feeble minded 1t is
good politics, aud good politicsis always
good business Furthermore it il
deserved tribute to the Elrod admin.
istration tor the condition in which the
charitable and penal Institutions were
passed onto the present dominsni
faction.
Coming up from Sioux City on the
train Saturday evening passenger had
an attack of heart failure and tainted
His companion sprang up. crying out
us there anybody on board from Yer
million?" Three men got upon their
feet, and the good Samaritan approach
ing them, said let me take your bot
lie a moment Instantly three hand,
went down into three hip pockets
three pocket pistols" were produced
and thrust under the hose of the
stranger There is nothing NEAR
about your Veymiiion prohibitonists
Ed Wilson life prisoner, who wa,
supposed TO have escaped from tn,
Sioux Falls penitentiary early las
Monday morning, FRIDAY surprised tn,
prison authorities by appearing anC
snrrendering himself. II develops that
owing TO weakness from rheumatism
Wilson was unable to climb planl
which he placed against an outsid,
wall. He took refuge behnd pile O
c, ment barrels in the power house
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06

hack Of his head, and the srlf-defense
theory did not look good Davis then
aumrrrd the killing and was giver a
Ute sentence About a year ago lie
applied TO the state board of pardous
for Communication of sentence 70 eighteen
years, but the application has never
been acted upon. The above dispatch
was sent broadcast from Pierre 10 all
eastern papers 1t is a pipe dream.
Davis is still behind the bars in the
Sioux Falls penitenriarv.
Three persons had narrow escapes
from drowning and fourth was seri-
ously injured as the result of the over
turning of a steam launch on the James
river near Columbia last week. Henry
Nose, Mrs. John Nose and Geo Moule
had entered their gasoline launch
intending to spend the day upon the
river As they reached a point near
the railroad bridge the launch over.
turned, throwing all into the river.
They manage to cling TO the keel of the
overturned craft aud held on until help
reached them some time later. Guy
Wynn, the son of farmer living near
Columbia, was walking across the rail
road bridge at the tire the accident
occurred. He became so excited that
he made a misstep and fell between the
Ties, through the trestle aud to the
river bank forty feet below Both his
wrists Were broken and he received
Other serious injuries, bat il is thought
ne will recover.
The status of automobiles, so TAR a.
their rights upon the public highways
are concerned, has been clearly estab.
Ill he'd by decision by Judge Whiting
at a term of court in Redfield last week.
The case was that of Whitman VS..
Norbeck & Nicholson and was for
damages caused by the frightening of
horses by an auto. The case is of
importance, as it probably is the fore
| runner of numerous other actions of a
similar character in other parts of the
state. Two employees of the firm OF
Norbeck & Nicholson were passing
along a highway in an auto their desti-
nation being Orient. Whitman was
returning from Rockham in farm
wagon, behind which a horse was
fnh hn in h.
evidence showed, stopped the machine
and the team hitched to Whitman's
wagon passed it without becoming
| frightened. but the horse that was
being led sprang to one side of the
road with sufficient force TO upset the
wagon and injure Whitman Judge
Whiting charged the jury that the same
| rights were accorded to an auto, under
the state law, as is accorded to any
conveyance, and that the plaintiff
must show that there was no contribu.
tory negligence on his part in order 10
recover damages. After being out all
night the jury retucned verdict for
the defendants on all points, and as a
result the costs of the action were
thrown upon the plaintiff. The costs
made the suit an expensive one to
Whitman, but the justice of Judge
Writings charge is generally admitted
The defendants were represented by
5 w CLARK, attorney general of South
Dakota, who devoted a part of his
argument to the prejudice against the
auto, and asserted it has come to stay,
aud will find general favor as a means
of conveyance over country highways.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
FEEDING SE-LEP
FOR PROFIT

| have fed in Nebraska and Wyo.
ming ard have always do@c it on a
large scale. have been quite Success
full and suppose my experience will be
helpful to others. even though engaged
on smaller scale, writes n Montana
breeder in American Agriculturist.
The first essential is to get good
sheep. To my notion that is the most
vital point. For my part | would pre-
fer Merino, Rambouillet or Dclaine
grades, as they are very hardy, good
fatteners, and their wool is fine ana
gives them good protection against
cold, wet weather more so than the
coarse wooleI breeds
R,-Eiag a Good Trough.
Nor e.. o. aIouid he taken in start
ing shee, especially lambs. than any
othe .-. ..s they easily overfeed
thel,.... md it is not an easy mat
ter ID " t.a.l back to their normal
condition AGAIN. Troughs should be
built for sheep according to their size
Take a s.E. cen foot board ten or twelve
inches wide. Nail four inch cribbng
on the sides and pat ends on OF the
same material. Take . by As ana cut
thirty-twI inches long. Cut slanting
in the middle four inches and nail to
sides about two and one-half feet from
the end and brace under the bottom.
This will keep the sheep from tipping
them over. Take two pieces of six
inch material and cut on one end four
inches down, so as to let in crbbng
four inches wide i'm the slot so made
Nail small piece to the end of trough
and put in cribbing and nail Then
brace on middle with two inch piece
This will keep the sheep from getting
in the trough with their feet. This
plan is for lamb trough. Make lit.
tie higher for grown sheep.
Starting on Feed.
For wethers give one peck of oats in
the same manner to each hundred. all
the hay they will eat, both lambs and
older sheep, and increase gradually un-
til all the sheep have learned to come
to the trough when the gates are open
ed. When all have become accustomed
to feed and they clean up one-half
bushel Of oats to the hundred, then mix
In about one gallon Of cornmeal (cOrn
should never be fed whole and in
crease pretty rapidly with corn until
at the end of one month they should be
on about three-fourths full feed. Full
feed Is all they will eat up clean In
about fifteen minutes, or about two
and one-half to three bushels for lambs
and from four to seven bushels for
wethers. according to age and size.
Gull ewes should be fed in self feed
ers when started. as they require more
time to eat than younger sheep. and in
| place Of corn use wheat screenings and
middllngs. about half of each to about
one-third of cornmeal. Self feeders are
not preferred for young sheep because
they have tendency to gorge them
selves, and when that happens death
nearly always follows.
The illustration shows the champion
Lincoln ram at the 1906 international
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
Keen the Colt Growing.

The first year of the colts life is very
important; therefore keep him growing
the first year, keep him growing the
second year, keep him growing the
third year and keep him growing the
fourth year, and in that same year. if
you are going to put him on the market
in the fifth year, feed him up and get
him fat Fat covers a lot of defects
with horses, says Western Life. We
don't want him too fat if we keep him
at work. but when the other fellow
wants him he wants him fat
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06

Der of years and have had almost no
losses, while all around me so called
cholera has devastated one herd after
another, writes ]. T.. Fletcher in Amer
lean Cultivator. Here are a few of the
things | did and did not do, which
believe kept my herds from disease:
Do not feed an extreme green corn
diet
Do not crowd the young stock I'M
naturally.
Keep clear water before them all the
time
Keep the sleeping quarters clean and
dry.
Have good shade during the warm
weather
Give the hogs salt and ashes, espe-
cially hard coal ashes. and an occa-
sional dose of copperas and sulphur in
the slop BE particularly careful about
this with the hogs that are in the feed
ing pens.
Keep the hogs and their yard IN a
sanitary condition and watch the herd
carefully in order that no disease may
get a start
All these points should be kept in
mind. for they are the only effective
insurance against cholera and kindred
diseases.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06

The silo Is undoubtedly the most
economical way of handling corn fod-
der, storing much in a small space and
keeping it in the best condition to feed,
thereby increasing dairy profits and
correspondingly enriching the farm
w. S. Bemis, Somerset County, Me.
Beets faint the Milk.
Feeding large quantities of beets in
the barn has bad effect on the atmos.
phere, which will faint the milk unless
the place is well cleaned up and aired
after feeding.
Dat Hay a Profitable Feed.
l am testing oat hay for my cows,
and they are doing fine on it. says an
Idaho dairyman. They are gaining in
flesh ard at the same time give nearly
as much milk as on grass 1t yields
more butter fat and makes a nice, vel.
low butter of excellent flavor. AS we
can raise from two to three tons OF
this hay per acre without irrigation. it
makes cheap and very profitable feed
to raise here and solves the feed prob
lem.
increasing the reed.
A COW giving large flow Of milk is
hard working animal About 60 per
cent OF what the COW eats goes to keep
up her body. and the profit in milk and
butter comes from the feed she con-
sumes outside Of this amount needed
for support. If you suspect that your
cow Is not getting enough feed increase
1t gradually, says the American Agri-
culturist, and If she responds in in
creased yields of milk you may con-
tinue 1t. If she fails to respond then
withdraw the extra feed.
Feeding While Milking.
Lest you forget we say 1t yet, do
not give the cattle dusty or odorous
food while milking says Kimbalps
Dairy Farmer Too much stress can
hardly be placed upon this. II the
habit of eating while milking has be-
rome so fixed with your cows that
they are nervous and refuse to stand
Under other circumstances would
give them a small ration of clean feed.
which will not come under either class,
but ! would break them of the habit
gradually and effectively. The great
est source Of milk contamination Is the
stable air. Milking into an open mouth
pail with silage odor In the barn is
almost sure to faint the milk, and the
silage odor Is frequently the sweetest
odor that you can find In the COW sta
BILE. We hear a great deal about it.
but 1t Is as perfume to the smells
which greet your nostrils as you go
into the majority Of COW barns. Have
the hangers clean, and do not have
the barn filled with dust from the hay
NOW or the bedding while you are
milking. Keep the silage In the silo
until after the milk is out of the barn.
Use little common sense In keeping
the stables clean, and you will find
that your milk will be irproved In
quality.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06
FEET OF THE HORSE.
Treating a Diseased Hoof--InoPortanee
OF Coed Shoeina.

Greasug is nece AIRY for horse
which ar, much expo e. to damYne
and is as good for the sole AMI FROG a s
for the wall 1t is applicable also I"
feet which have to sta ID Oh d. ice!
ding. Feet which on accrtnt of dis
eased conditions require to be f.clneh,
Is soaked or pouitice! on hi 49," =
be creased Bedding Of peIt mo al
file sawdust, equal parts. y most eH'
cellent. All these measures may DE
advantageous if the feet are properly
shod
Good shoeing is the essential proTh.
Walks of hOof bound. We mu ;.
avoid all improper practices Likely t"
promote desiccatiOn and contraction
of the foot. such a. abuse of the raSl,
too long application of the heated sho'
when fitting it TO the foot. the lower
ing Of the heels. the excessive pairing
Of the frog or of the bars the bad fit
ting of the shoe. useless calkS. too
many nails I'm the quarter or near the
heels. All these errors must he careful
II avoided. The foot. moreover. must
not DE allowed to grow to l"n% The
shoeing should be renrwet monthly,
even If the shoe is not worn. and. LAT
". the horse must not he allowed too
long periods Of inactivity.
Horses Need Shoes.
II has bean proposed to abolish the
custom Of shoeng, but in rhc present
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06

Jottings by q Hog Feeder.
! have been feeding hogs for a num-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-06

The silo Is undoubtedly the most
economical way of handling corn fod-
der, storing much in a small space and
keeping it in the best condition to feed,
thereby increasing dairy profits and
correspondingly enriching the farm
w. S. Bemis, Somerset County, Me
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-15
WEST GROVE.

West Grove.-Thomas Small of
Bloomfield delivered wool in West
Grove Saturday
The Red Sox passed through here
from Ottumwa Sunday morning for
Glenwood, Mo, to play the team Of
Glenwood. The result was to 0, in
favor of the Red Sox.
Artie Spurgeon of Ottumwa spent
Sunday with Miss Mary Reed, west OF
West Grove
Oscar Southern was shopping in
Bloomfield Saturday night.
William Boin and wife and son, For
est and Los Fresh and family spent
Sunday at the Blonk home.
Mrs. William Sensensey spent Sat
urday in Bloomfield.
Mrs. J, D. Pirtle returned home from
Bloomfield Sunday morning, where she
has been spending the week with her
brothers. w. l.. Kinnick and E. B
kinnick
A message was received this morn
ing by Mrs. H. j. Southern that her
niece, Miss Jennie Johnson, died last
night at 12 o'clock with consumption.
The section men on the Wabash at
West Grove returned to work Saturday
morning, getting what they asked for.
The baseball team of West Grove
played the Prairie Mound team Sun
day. The score was to s in favor of
the Prairie Mound team.
.Twenty-six thousand pounds of wool
was bought last week by Jack Andler,
the price being 81 cents straight.