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The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
KEEPING ACCOUNTS.
How One Farmer Figures Out the
Profit on His Cows.

The ever-recurring bookkeeping.
bugbear brings 70 mind recent in.
terview with one OF the largest farm
ers in the east. who is a bright man
and a large wholesale baker. Thomas
Kelley. He said: As a business man
I have learned that the books must be
KEEP; right II the proprietor Is encour-
aged and not discouraged. and Is led
to venture into the business still more
to farming as to other business.
In operating my four large farms. I
charge them with only the wages.
with things bought and with the other
real expenses. and never with things
the farm produces. II. for instance. l
debi, the farm with Its own hay that
Is used. really charge the hay twice
because the wages paid help have pro-
duced that hay Just as much AZ the
wages set the fence posts and do the
work.
No man IL right II he figures that
the hay sold Is worth q stated sum
and hence milk Is produced NJ such =
cost. II wrongcd my farms that way
In my bookkeeping would appear to
be losing money every year and
woald soon dispose o! my country
property. for to carry on n business
one Is no, skilltul enough to conduct
probably. is not reasonable.
This winter ! shall keep i3o cows.
feeding 800 tons OF hay. II hgure
that hay at its markc, value ! fnd
that my milk costs me more than
caa buy It for Ia the open market. bu,
ion't do SO. Neither do | figure In the
wear and tear on the stock. merely
charge cows actual shrinkaEe In
value between the time buy her and
her selling price, This Is an actual
not an imaginary transaction. II
hire help and an so lacking In skill
tina, ! do not raise What hay. stalks
grain. etc. | require and have to buy
them. must charge up tho things
bought, Of course. just as credit my
milk. eggs and POTATOES. am no,
satisfied with a COW unless can clear
an actual profit on her every day. even
II I, is not more than Ave cents. and
| the manure
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
NIah. Work on III. Farm.

Night work on the farm Is not 10 be
tolerated. The old plan Of working
from four O'Clock In tho morning TN
nine o'clock Mt nigh, was responsible
for creating n disgust for farm work.
and both the boy and the Iiri shared
this disgust. On many farms now no
work Is done after six O'Clock p. m.
and this is righ. There IN no reason
Why hours should be longer on tn.
tarm than In tho city. Bu, on the
farm more time needs to be taken a,
noon DO that tho mornin: and evening
chores" viii come further apart. W.
doubt. however. II the "eight.hou
day" ever becomes the rule on In.
farm, especially on the farm ,ha, Is
devoted TO some extent TO the raising
OF live stock. Farm animals refuse to
adapt their needs to the eight hour
plan.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
rAkurs CARE er 'sools.
They Should Be Under Shelter ard In
Their Places.

One Of the greatest needs on the
farm IL for system by which the
tools may be taken care OF. heard
farmer the other day make the
remark that he had a seed drill that
he had used for 30 years and teat II
would NO. have lasted 10 years II 1t
had not been kept in the shed. That
illustrates the difference In the ways
OF keeping tools. One farmer Will
leave his tools out in the sun and
rain, and in 10 years an expensive
tool is ruined. Another will use the
greatest of care about his tools, and
In 30 years the same kind OF q tool
will be good for still more use.
! find that 1t is not always expen-
sive to build a tool shed II one can
not afford a tool house. writes a cor
respondent of Farmers Review. In
the building of two OF my out-build-
ings. a barn and shop for general
work. I had them placed so that the
back Of the shop made a right angle
with the back OF the barn. In these
two sides no windows were needed.
and this lef, two sides already con-
structed for my tool shed. Then all
hau to do was to extend roof from
the shop and barn and had a good
shed for my large tools. The smaller
tools are taken care Of in my work
shop.
find that the best plan for taking
care OF small tools and OF parts OF
large tools is to have great many
pegs and hooks on the side OF the
shop. The tools are then always In
sight and If one always puts the same
tools In the same places 1t Is not
difiicult matter to find them when
wanted. A tool that cannot be -ound
when wanted is about the same as no
tool.
One Of the greatest troubles on the
farm is to compel the hired men to
put the horse tools In the shed. One
farmer that know says he never
allows 4 man to unhitch his horses
from 4 machine till It is at the door
OF the shed Then 1t is an easy mat
ter to put 1t in. This seems = little
bit tyrannical. but with some men It
Is about the only way Of getting the
things looked after.
No matter how much care IL taken
with the machinery In the way OF pro-
viding shed for II. I fnd that II must
have careful attention on the part OF
the owner to make sure that the nuts
are kept tight on all the wheel ma.
chimes. One OF the most vexatious
things about the care Of farm ma.
chimes II the tendencies for the bolts
to work Oh and get lost. The working
on Of single nut on the end OF bolt
may put the machine out Of use for
hours and perhaps days. The nuts
work of because they are not looked
after. I wish some one would invent
some system Of making II impossible
for nuts to work Oh.
There is another thing that should
be kept in mind and that ix II the
bolts are permitted to be loose the
machinery will wear out rapidly. as
the play between parts is very de.
structive TO the several parts. ! do
not believe that any kind Of = tool
Will last very many years unless the
bolts and nuts are kept tight when
the machine II being used.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
oe..rnm.n. Model Farms.

James j. nm. president Of tho Great
Northern railway. believes that model
farms should be established In every
agricultural county OF tho United
States. under control OF the several
state governments. or Of the national
government. or Of tho two conjointiy.
Such farms, he argues. would radiata
Intelligence. activity and reform 10
'illagr. with the possibility Of doubling
the farm product OF the country.
"Misht |, not be worth while" he
argues. to rxpcnd the sum that such
system would cost. even though Il
should be necessary to postpone ft<
another year the building Of . battle
ship or couple Of cruisers," A sic.
nihcans declaration BY Mr. hiil 10 that
such = scheme should BE- kept out u
The elsiehcs Of The spells system.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

Col. Barnsdal, prominent citizen
OF Pi,tsburg. was travelling through In
dian territory. While strollins around
Muskogec he met an old colored wom'
an who seemed TO be an interesting
character. and asked: "Aun,y. how
many people are there in this ci'y?"
The ncgrcss considered gravely for =
few moments. and then said: Well.
boss. | reckon there's about $4,000. In
ciudlng the white folks" Col. Barns
dale says he thcrcupon saw first H.
lustration OF how much depends upon
the viewpoint.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

In recent report OF the bureau OF
navigation 1t is shown that 80 per
cent. OF the enlisted men in the navy
are natiye.born Americans. and that
during the year - per cent. OF the
men qualified for reenlistment did re-
enlist. II is highly desirable that the
man behind the gun be a man of ex-
pericnce. and II Is best that the man
who may be called upon to fight
should be born under the flag that
floats above his ship.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

By placing a negative at the focus
OF telescope during the hours of the
night Miss Harriet S. Leavitt. one Of
the members OF the Harvard photo
graph examination force. has recently
discovered SO new variable stars.
These latest additions to the known
twinkling points of light make a total
of 1884 stars which Miss Leavitt has
discovered
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

The natives OF the Sandwich Islands
estimate women by their weight. The
Chinese require them to have de-
formed feet and black teeth. a girl
must be tatooed sky.blue and wear a
nose ring to satisfy South Sea
Islander. Certain African princes re-
quire their brides to have their teeth
filed into the semblance OF saw.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

Scarcely any other grain has shown
the adaptability Of corn. A native OF
the warm. s,oiss parts Of South A,acr.
lea. Il has gradually fought itS way
into the sSidcr and dryer regions.
undl there arc few sections In which
Il can not be prontabiy grown. Its
adAp'ae'ii'y In shown In the fact that
IN the far north tho plant Ii low and
spreading. but maturing It's oAIs ell
tAe eAmc.-Fnrm Journal.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

During his school career the kaiser
was a model OF the studious German
youth. He took his place as an or
dinary pupil in the public school at
Cassel. and studied and played with
the other scholars. Al the final ex.
animation he was. indeed. only tenth
In the list: but then he was two years
younger than his companions. and war
rightly considered to have done so
well that his tutor was Immediately
decorated.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
The Fodder Binder.

ward movement OF lever is pressed
into a small compass. The band is
then readily adjusted. The whole de-
vice is supported by the square piece
c, SO that 1t may be moved from
place to place. We do not know TO
what extent this will prove entirely
practical. but 1t is possible that 1t will
suggest a useful idea to some Of our
r ders.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
OPPOSES UNION Of TEACHERS

Nicholas Murray Butler. who recently told tho
Chicago school board II WAS breeding anarchy by
recognizing the Teachers Federation and said
that all unions among employees Of the public
dangerous. Is a noted educator and president Of
Columbia university In New York city. 1t has
been said good authority that In the event OF
either Senator Plat Depew resigninx Prof.
Butler would succeed to the position.
year ago Prof. Butler made trip to Ger.
many. He breakfasted with the kaiser and suE.
Kested an interchange Of professors which has
since resulted In President Roosevelt sending an
American educator to Berlin university. Prof.
Buffers observations led him to believe that Ger.
many's recent wonderful advances are duo to
"fads" In the schools. He said:
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
DEVICE FOR BINDING FODDER.
Can Be Made at Home and 10 Easily
Operated.

A. H. Denison. Kansas. writes in
one of our exchanges and suggests a
plan for binding fodder. He uses a
lever between two small uprights A
and B. as shown In illustration. The
loose fodder is pressed into the open
ing between A and b and by down
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

John Howard Larcombe. Sc years
old. a veteran employe of the pension
office and the man who taught Andrew
Carnegie telegraphy. has just died at
Bellcsville. Md. When he retired from
Office some months ago Mr.. Carnegie
gave him a pension of 500 a month
for life
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
FOR RAMBLING MANURE.
Put Cart Body on Drag For Use on
the Snow.

To get ont manure In winter. when
there Is moderate amount Of SLOW
upon the ground. try this plan. suG.
gests Farm Journal: Set the cart
body on the drag" or stone boat. A.
suggested in the cut The load can
be spread In the neld with great ease.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

1t is sad thing to hear OF $500
worth of ostrich feathers going up In
smoke when they make a smell no
pleasanter than can be produced from
burning the plumage of an ordinary
accent barn-yard fowl
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

One of the high officials OF the
Standard OIL company admitted on the
witness stand recently that he didn't
know what his salary was. He must
have patient and extraordinary un-
obtrusive wife to have allowed him to
time.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
MAY BECOME LADY KITCHENER

Alice Louise Carr Chauncey. the most beau.
tiful widow in the world" whose charms 1t is
rumored have captured the heart Of England's
most famous bachelor. Lord Kitchener, was born
the daughter Of q poor Hoosier merchant. who in
later years was made United States pension agent
In Louisville. Ky.
She was pretty soldenhaired child. Out Of
her fathers salary as pension agent she had
nothing to adorn her beauty but madeover gowns
and turned ribbons but when she was graduated
In white swiss that she herself sat up nights to
trim. she made sensation.
Throughout her grlhood misfortunes crowded
upon her. Just after she was graduated her father
was taken III and died. The little family was
once more plunged into poverty and not daring
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT
new MEXICAN AMBASSADOR

Enrique Clay Creel. who has been named as
ambasi ador to the United States by President
Diaz OF Mexico. is an ex-governor OF Chihuahua
He IS known in Mexico as one OF Its most progress
sive and American business men. He Is inter
ested In banking. mining and street railways In
northern Mexico. and Is considered one OF the
wealthiest men Of the country.
AS matter of fact. Creel is OF American ex
traction. He is American In manner and appear
ance rather than Spanish. He is Of medium height.
wears a small mustache. and is frank and genial
He is the president of the Banco Minero. the lead
ing financial institution in Chihuahua, and for
years he has been the leading spirit in the Banco
Central OF the City Of Mexico.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
COLORADO

A Kansas woman aged los is suing
for q divorce. 1t Is never too late to
learn.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
FRENCH Girl ARTIsT WINS FAME
Althouxh .he Is only eb. and. onr n

Although she Ia only Is. and. one might think.
altogether too pretty To be u real genius, no one
can question the claim Of Mile Louise Lavrut TO
be one Of the most gifted women artists Of tho
day.
Having won some Of the highcs, honorx In
the French art world Mile. l.avrut recently went
to London to xve an exhibition Of her paintings
and. considering her great ability and the fact
that she has the backing Of the king himself II 10
not surprising that her visit proved more or less
Of triumph. Commissions for portraits Of lead.
Ing members Of the fashionable world are coming
in faster than thy can bs executed BY the young
French artist.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

Kansas has plenty of corn, but the
price Is so good that 1t dislikes the
prospect of being forced to fill the coal
bins with II.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
Cart Body on Drag.

because I, Is down 30 low; and load.
Ing Mt the barn 10 also easy for = sim
ilar reason. II there Is manure
shed TO which the manure Is wheeled
daily. empty the barrow into the cart.
When this IL full. haul TO the nelds.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

Oklahoma's star viii be added to the
nag on July I next year II the formal
admission Of the state to the union
takes place before that time. The
war and navy departments have
agreed upon the arrangement Of the
&G stars. to accommodate the new one
when New Mexico and Arizona are ad.
mi,tcd. The plan provides for four
rows OF eight stars each. and two rows
Of seven stars each. The rows OF
seven are the second and the NTH
The rows Of seven can be made into
rows Of eigh, when the other terri.
tories are admitted. and IN. arrange,
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

u Leavenworth. Ind Shortly the
return howev
Samuel
York exchange mill
Before end the she had promised the wife
.
she heralded beautiful hesH
milons
Russian and Austrian duke Lord Rosebe and Lord Ktc
besides lesser
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

A London physician says music will
cure alcoholism. Now watch for jag
time melodies.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

dinners The
Charles the board agge
Of
a
with the
daily changing and steadily deprecaing value.
$ frstd plomat post
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

The mos, powerful individual In
China to-day Is Yuan Shi kai. the
vieeroy Of Tlcn,sin. He Ia virtually
the dictator OF the empire. having as
his ally the aged empress do~agcr. No
decree Is issued from Pcking without
his approval. IL. is credited with hay.
Ing caused the Chinese government
to issue the rcccn, an,iopium decree,
Yuan is a man Of great force OF char.
sc,cr. and believer In progress. lie
has taken many steps To mod.rnisc his
country, Numerous attempts have
been made to assassinatc him. II Is
hoped ,ha, through his efforts China
siil be transformed into = progressive
and.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

believe what called the fads and other words
=
teachers
things follow this
author
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09


~ssbyre Who
visiting
permission for h.r n
Julian = -
After horcush nndin. In the elementary allowed
the atclcs Of oirh
old her n picture exhibited
studios
brought honorable Then
ha6an tAking conmissoo - 1850 -
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the PROV OF q sloop filed with q crowd Of
young people huddled together 70 trim tho
boat properly az It rushes across an anne-
thyst tinted stretch Of water. There ID Q
rio Of Joy and gladness which comes right
out from it's frame, and tho sunlight
giving the keynote for this picture and
the other also furnishes Mr.. Mora with .
starting point for his interview.
He points TO the picture on the easel.
which he calls "A Little Note of American
LIE and says:
THAT represents. what I want 20 paint.
contemporary life. as IL 10 shown right here.
in It's happiest. most beautiful, most svanes-
cent moments. Iwant TO put joy and young
life and smiles and gayety on canva
Il want to dip my brush in sunshine
and make people feel IL as they pass by.
Why not? Is there anything more worthy
q painters attention."
perhaps Perth Amboy on the Jersey
coast has not any special claims to the
attention OF an artist looking for great
subjects. But I painted these summer
PASTURES there just because I happened to be
there.
ANY place that has a sunny sky and
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MEANING IN HANJsHAKEs.
40 Suggested Thereby . Nan Tells q Snort
story Of a Parting Snake.

They had been talking about various
ways Of shaking hands Inc had pretty vel
gone over the ground severed by all tho
phllosophic writings on h~andshakes. when
one Of the men in the group said:
The most expressive handshake I sveR
saw was given by ono man TO another.
There was no kinship between them.
Each was about 20. Both were In per-
feet health. One had the prospects, Of
many years Of Hfe. The other was TO die
within a minute. and the mar whose hand no
held was to kill him.
1T seemed to mo then that I could read
the meaning Of the handmade given by
the man about to die to the man about 70
kiln him. Il seemed 20 say: You are a good
man, and ] like you. / thank You for many
acts Of kindness. and especially for this
final friendly grasp
-Then. with a gently lingering cling. he
let the other mans hand slip from his own.
There was a volume Of meaning bound
up In that motion.
at seemed to say that there were tho
morrow's sunrise and many more for the
man whose hand he was releasing. but FOR
him a few moments more Of HE. and
then. Il seemed TO say that there was
an OF human companiOnship In every
instant while the hands touched.
at seemed to say that when the clasp was
broken he was forever cut on from tho living
and was az one dead. And many other
things Il seemed 10 say that I annOt trans
late into words.
within a few seconds one Of the men
had given the signal that d thu Me Of
the other. II
1T was a case " the story teller continued.
of the hanging OF a man In Connecticut Tor
murder. While under the influence Of
liquor with other men he q dealt one d
them a blow hat resulted In his death.
The condemned man was not by nature
or inclination a criminal He had newer
been arrested before he was taken Into
custody for murder
-The Sheriff who shook hands with him
on the ga'lows Just before the drop fell had
a genuine liking for him. He offered the
condemned man the usual merciful portion
OF liquor before the execution, but the man
refused IL.
aBy the way, I have seen several persons
hanged, and l think this man was b only
one | ever saw 20 TO the scaRold without
being 'dopoi' with liquor. and he was the
steadiest In nerve Of them all. His only
betrayal Of weakness. IL II was such. was hia
noticeable cinging to the Sherin's hand be-
FORE IvioasinR It
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EVERYTHING HERE THE ARTIsT
NEEDS, SAYS r. LUIS MORA.

Evcrythlng BUs Appreciation, That Hs-An
Rdsn Mr., Mora Brsught Book AfteF .
| 1mneR Passed I'm Bpaln-MS Also
3 breaches the Gospel o. Sunshine m Art.
EntsrIng the studio OF =. Luis Moro On .
gray and lowering day you have h Inn
| precision that all the unattached suniSht
In the world is centred there. Mr.. Mora
lives in the oldest apartment hOune In town.
the Stuyvssant, on East Eighteenth strsst.
y There are tenants there who have not moved
for thirty years and moro. Its janitoF
settled In It after the civil war ana has
opened doors ana answered Questions sver
since.
IL has sheltered celebrities unnuEnhsred.
IT has broad polished stairs instead of an
elevator; wide. quiet halls, and spscious
living rooms and studios. ~
Al Mr.. Mora opens tho door Of his saudlO
and stands there with a smile OF grosking
your y is caught Immediately by q big
canvas which occupies the easel in tho
middle Of tho room. II Ia q newly hniahed
picture. a part Of the mIme outing work.
1t depicts q june idyl. q croqUet contest
ketween two young women, evenly matched
In beauty. grace n skill.
Their frocks are light. AImy affairs. bhas
and white; the grass is Nike green velvet,
and the sky turquoise fieclced with milk; .
ribbon Of gray ssa vail divides tho lawn
from the bay. and across the water a sail-
boat stims along like a playful seagull.
But It IL the sunlight in the picture that
Rllures. It is In the air. on the surface Of
the ripping bay. across h turf. where IL
throws fickeriAg shadows; In the eyes Of
the girls and on tho unreefed sail. You
feel that it must nave been painted In tho
open and that the brush fell into q well Of
hight instead Of a color.
A largesse Of sunlight was scattered In
Vacation the much photographed pictuss
which took the Beal prize and represents
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young people and care free days 10 q place
20 paint in and to get good subjects, 1 be-
lieve. You don't have to travel far TO find
paintable things-not any further than Perth
Amboy, for example.
Il devoted my entire three months 10
the portrayal of this vacation life. the
most ideal in the world, for there Is not IN
morbid, mOross note in it. It Ia youth
before Il has met responsibility. youth
with its enthusiasms and hopes and thought
~Iessness; with its unsoarred soul and whole
some mind and body. .
= 1T Is a time through which many are
passing now, which many enjoy in retro
cpect, so IL should appeal TO Us all Ma
ture has the same note in summer, and 90
when you put the young life against that
background you get a complete harmony.
The moment OF life 80 portrayed Is transient.
perhaps, looked at from one point: from
another Il is immortal. just as youth 10
immortal.
There are PLENTY OF artistic DiOgeneses
booking about for the grevsome with their
lanterns, throwing their light on all sorts
Of unpleasantnesses whilo they pretend
DO be searching for the truth. I don't
believe in that at all.
II saw an exhibition OF sculpture recently.
II WIS done by o young chap OF great talent.
who tried TO commit suicide, and failing that
died Of pneumonia. l came away with a
mass of unpleasant memories-one very
inslstent, Of a poor little hunohback. de-
pIcted with his deformed body and the cruel
lines OF his suffering faoe.
Granted the execution was admirable;
but why handicap execution by the choice
Of such a subjectr / don't even agree with
those who claim thnt bringing the attention
Of the unthinking TO the knowledge OF such
sbnormalties does any good. I believe
Ele good comes from making people feel %