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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-08
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

THE DAILY MESSENGER by man
me year. $500; six months, sS'oe;
three months, $50: month 81
cents.
THE sEMI-WEEKLY MEsSEN-
GER 1.-TWO eight page papers, bV mali
one wear, 800: six months 90 Genus
80
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
The
Dairynan

Writing from Marin county, Cal,
correspondent says ia Hoards Dairy
man: One sees great quantities OF oat
hay In this part OF the county and
little alfalfa. In conversation with
valley farmer living a considerable dis
lance from the coast he stated that In
his locality the soil does not seem to
be adapted for H. as II failed TO thrive.
During the long wet season from No
vember to May water stands on the
bottom lands much OF the time, and
the alfalfa is killed out; otherwise IL
might do well.
But the oat hay seems well adapted
for the purpose of provender. and II
proves an exceedingly good crop. IL Is
rut with an ordinary moving machine
when In the soft dough stage and is
cured the same as hay. To an east
erner il looks like straw. and the man
who. upon being asked To help himself
to hay for his horse. replied later that
he couldn't find any hay. hut fed the
animal some straw. might easily have
been pardoned for the mistake.
Some idea of the money value Of the
crop may be gained when man can
grow. rs one rancher here has done the
present year $1,000 worth OF it from
a 100 acre farm. Prices are high this
year ranging from S17 10 500 per ton,
and the yield is good. Butter Is high
also. selling for 80 cents per pound
brick at the present time But il is
good quality.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
a Silo Story.

This little story was told by an In
diana dairyman in representing the
importance OF the silo to the farmer.
compelling the COW to eat dry fodder
instead of rich, juicy silage reminds
me of a story a well known evangelist
tells. A lady who prided herself on
never turning tramp empty handed
from her door was accosted one day
by q member of the hobo fraternity
when. rs il happened. She had nothing
but bread to Offer him; but. cutting Il
thick slice. she handed II to him. SAY
ing 4 give You this not for your sake
or for mine. bat for the Lords sake.
The tramp took the bread aud. turn.
ing II over and over in his hand. final
ly said. My dear madam, not for your
sake or for my sake. but for the Lords
sake, please put little butter on this
bread If the COW could speak, no
doubt she would say. Not for your
sake or for my sake. but for the sake
OF the milk pail, build a silo.'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
Both Quantity and Quality.

No way is known whereby the real
value OF COW may be determined
without an actual test. The most con
venient and satisfactory test now
known IS the use of scales and the
Babcock test for determining the per
cent of butter fat in the milk. The
use OF milk scales without butter fat
facts; neither does a butter fat deter
mination without consideration of
the amount OF milk throw much light
upon the real worth of cows Both
quantity and quality OF milk need to
be comsidered-in short. must be con
sidered II we are To learn the real
facts Ia regard TO our dairy cows.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

recently sold bull calf. born in
April, 1906. that weighed 1925 pounds,
writes a dairyman in Kimbalrs Dairy
Farmer. ! have one left little over
nine months old that weighs SlJ
pounds. mention these figures IN
order that YOU may judge whether |
am able 10 raise calves or not. Pos
siblv | shall have To study up more
on this subject These calves never
sucked ihclr dams "a day. and when
less than thirty days old they were get
ting all skim milk. At an early age
they got acquainted with oats weigh
ing thirty-six pounds 10 the bushcl. and
they have stayed 10y these ever since.
think this combination makes a pref
ty good calf feed after all
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
Doqs on Dairy Farms.

An Indiana dairyman has discovered
that IL does not pay 10 send the dog
after the COWS or even ~ allow one
around the lots in which the dairy herd
is quartered for the night. says Farm
ers Advocate. I'm Il personal letter he
has the following To say:
IL am convinced that dog on the
dairy farm is the cause OF more loss
than any other agent. have been ex-
perimenting for over a year and believe
that | know what am talking about.
A test made recently shows about the
same as the average of the others
made before The dog was sent after
COW which WAS grazing about eighty
rods from The house. The animal came
with the usual haste and was MIXED
at once The milk was tested. and il
showed butter fat content of 2S per
cent. Tho following morning the milk
was again tested. when il showed a
butter Fat content OF Al per cent. Three
days later the COW was driven mp by
the hired man and the milk tested at
90 per cent The following morning il
tested CO per cent ! have made this
experiment So many times with the
same results that am led 10 conclude
that IL is reliable. The difference
amounts to nearly pound OF butter
in the COW giving twenty-five pounds
Of milk per day"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

at that time presi- JANIS "a. HiUuINs
dent of Brown university. As the re.
suit Of the friendship expressed for the
young man by President Andrews. he
passed through Brown university with
high hOnors \ kind aunt supplement-
ed the assistance of the Brown presi-
dent. and young Higgins did the rest.
Nights and Sundays he labored. and
when attending The Georgetown uni
vcrsity law school he worked a part Of
the time in the Office Of the district at
torney. II was work and study for
him al the way along, and he was per
sistent lie was admitted to the bar
ian 1900 A. mayor Of Pawtucket he
espoused the principle of municipal
ownership and chempioned the cause
OF rigid enforcement Of laws against
gambling and Sunday liquor selling.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
NEW HOMES IN THE WEST

Send for free copy of pamphlet contain.
ing synopsis Of the United States home
stead laws and information how to
secure cheap. irrigated farm or quarter
section of splendid free farming or grazing
land along the new railway lines of the
Chicago & North Western Ry, in South
Dakota. Wyoming and other states. All
agents sell special low rate excursion
tickets 60 homeseekers via The North
Western Line. Full information on
request. w. y. Kniskeru. Passenger
Trrffic manager. Chicago, III. So 8,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
THE CHEESEMAKER.
American and Foreign Chseses and
Methods Of Making.

American and Foreign Cheeses and
Methods Of Making.
An expert and skillful dairyman with
the exercise of sufficient care should
be able TO present the buyer with the
best quality of cheese. This Is con
firmed by the fact that the famous
Cheddar cheese OF England has been
beaten In competition by American
Cheddar. though made under entirely
can find the SO called Swiss, Edam
and Brie cheeses (Which are made In
various and distant locallties) produced
In this country fully equal In flavor 10
the foreign made article.
But the average American method OF
making cheese differs widely from the
foreign way, and the Initial difference
Is the separation of DIE whey from the
curd. Our dalryman does not draw
of the whey until some acidity Is
shown, when 1t Is drawn off and the
curd is left to drain and cool. This
is the point which requires skill and
experience. as the formation of the
u'lN hiH w ~ itr hiRA'N W a. h'''''s 81
heat develops the acidity and cold re
cards IT,
The famous English Cheddar checses
mentioned above are never allowed 20
be sold until three months after being
made and for the first few days are
baudaged and kept in cheese room
Temperature GJ degrees and turned
daily for some time. The process of
Keeping various kinds Of cheese in this
way may be altered SO as 10 give great
variety 10 its flavor. Cloths dipped In
vinegar are sometimes wrapped
around the cheeses, or sometimes they
are covered with pulverized sweet
herbs Much ingenuity is often exer-
cised IN this way 10 vary the character
of the artlcle.-P. *. Edwards in Coun-
try Gentleman.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23


would no more think of substituting
an inferior animal for Il good one than
they would OF committing forgery.
Here Is a picture OF "A good Guernsey
bull. He is an imported animal and
when photographed was two years old.
He is well marked and colored, a fine
specimen OF the breed. says Rural New
Yorker
The Guernseys are very popular with
those who know them. They have
never been imported as largely as the
Jerseys, and their owners have not at
tempted to boom them by spectacular
methods. The island OF Guernsey is
smaller than that Of Jersey. with fewer
cattle on II. The Guernsey is a larger
framed COW than the Jersey. with n
quieter disposition and averaging even
better as a butter producer. The
GuernSeyS have remarkable power TO
give high color To milk and butter fat.
In many llolstc.n herds where milk is
sold a few Guernscys are kept TO give
a good color 10 the product Az the
GuernSeys are often spotted II is easier
10 Identify specimens by their mark
ings and the Guernsey Cattle club il
very careful OF it's records.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
DAIRY WISDOM.

Thoroughly clean the udder by rub
bing with a piece OF linen. Wash the
hands thoroughly before milking Let
the udder be quite dry before you be
gin To milk MILK with dry hands.
Seize the teats with the whole hand.
Keep gentle pressure on the udder.
Milk as fast as you can and never
cease working until the milk is wholly
drawn Don't strain the teat beyond
It's natural length.
Some bacteria are OF great value TO
numerous branches of the dairy in
dustry but the man who desires TO de
liver his cream in good condition must
look upon them all as c0emies He
must so far as possible keep the milk
and cream AMI the bacteria separate 10
prevent disease. contamination and fer
mentation
One biz mistake is often made IN
erecting silos The majority are built
too large Better build two or even
more. so as TO enable you 20 use
enough ont I'm day TO prevent IL
from souring Never try 10 save 500
on silo by cheap construction and
lose instead 5000 worth OF badly need
ed feed
Before COW that has been well
bred that is. has come from good
COW and pure bred. prepotent sire
Is condemned be sure that she has
reached maturity aud that she has had
q full year OF good. abundant feed
II you are feeding the calves skim
milk. either weigh or measure their
feed with cup. II You feed 10y guess.
don't expect your calves to thrive. Get
out Of The rut of careless feeding prac.
tees and do things scientifically
II there be soreness or Jumps in the
udder or teats. stoppage In the milk
canal or unnatural colored milk don't
mix that milk with any other and
don't send It 10 the creamery
The man whose cows dry M early TO
freshrn FOR fall milk IS mighty lucky
lie gsts the most milk when prices
are highest
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

VIZ ilVAi liVNFlAa ~
positions OF inhu- - W nNN'' h' l.
ence and responsibility As boy he
was ambitious for IAN education but
his father was unable To- supply the
money for his course at higher in
stitutiOn Of learning After his return
from serving his country on many
fields OF battle he worked Oh the farm
and ut one time for a bridge building
concern engaged in the construction OF
a large cofIerdam sometimes standing
up To his waist in water but always
displaying the same staying powers
and tenacity Of purpose that I'm Later
life were to help him so much with
juries and judges.
In the fall of lSc5 he entered Dart
mouth college. an Institution which to-
day has no more loyal friend His
financial resources were 50 slender
that he was obliged to devote part
OF each college year 10 teaching. and II
was while doing this that he first gave
public manifestation of his marked
executive ability and force of charac.
ter.
During the four college years he
taught in various places and put in
some hard and muscle building
work on the farm during the vacation
period. He graduated from the Albany
Law school in 1871 and for several
years practiccd law in Dover. y H..
bnt foi over thirty years has been a
resident OF Massachusetts.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

ted 70 the bar. but he began his polit-
zeal career before he was old enough
20 vote by taking part i'm the r-esiden-
tial campaign of 1872. lie was Jour
nal clerk Of the New Jersey house OF
assembly In 1873 and 1874. was APP
pointed Judge Of the first district court
of Newark by one Democratic gov
ernor. George p Mcclellan. ana con
tinued in the Office. DESPITE his poli-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish % express our sincere
appreciation OF the many kind acts OF
friends and ncighbors who so kindly
assisted us in our recent bereave-
ment. especially to those who fur
aished the music and the many floral
rcmembrances
T. y. WoorARD. HARLAN NJ. WoODARp
AID WIPE, Mis-. I.oTTfE Potter AND
HUSBAND
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

was born IN Rush
vile. Ind. in 1864.
studied at De PauN
university and was
admitted to the bar
in 1856. He has been
active in the nation
al campaigns of his
party and has a
wide reputation ~
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

sons 50 quickly and
find time for the
outdoor games and
anusemcnis. for he
was an expert base
ball player and WAS
made The captain Of
the school nine
Leaving The high
school. his one de
sire was 10 enter
college aui here "a
friend in need came
10 his rescue iu the
person Of r. Bcnja
min Andrews. the
noted educator. and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

The annual show of the Gratiot
County Poultry and Pet Stock Assoc
citation will be held in Ithaca Deccm-
Der y to 20 inclusive A Judge Of
national reputation. Sharp Butter
field of Windsor. Ont. has been Sc
cured to score the poultry
Cash premiums viii be given and
also large number Of special prem
iums
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
The Good Guernsey.

A man may well think three or four
times before he pays large price for
pedigreed animal When the pedi-
gree Is true and the animal traces
back TO noted ancestors n cattle owner
cannot do better than Introduce pure
blood into his herd. There are plenty
Of honorable men I'm the business who
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

You know as any one when you need
something to regulate your system. II
yonr bowels are sluggish. your food dis
trcsses Won. kidncys pain, take HOLSTERS
Rocky Tea. It always relieves. Is cents.
Tea or Tablets.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

ed at the Mount
Holly institute and
Pennington semina
ry and studied law
with Edward Pax
ton. afterward chief
justice Of the su-
prem e court OF
Pennsylvania. and
with other lawyers
Of eminence ana I'm
1872 graduated from
the Albany Law
school. The next
Napr no prnc admit
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

ton as an eloquent IEANA S. NArzEN-
speaker The plat 'N' "'
form upon which h. is running de
clarcs In favor Of election OF United
States senators by popular vote and of
the direct primary method of nominal
ing public officers. and il urges the
following policies:
Public moneys shall be interest bearing
In all cases
Public officials shall give daily attention
TO the discharge of their duties and shall
be permitted 60 hold but one Office.
Public contracts shall be made and sup
plies furnished upon competitive bidding
after due advertisement.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

H4-NN' W. subject ana IN Mt
tempting 10 quote the president re
speeding an interview which he had
with him mt Washington gained an
election TO the now celebrated Ananias
club Mr. Whitncy is "a brother OF the
late William g. Whitney. secretary of
the navy In the cabinet of Pre- lent
Cleveland and WAS born ia Conway,
Mass. ina 1879 lie obtained his cduca
ton in the public schools except for Il
year which he spent at the Niiiiston
seminary Easthampion. lie began
his business career as clerk n thc
village store. later entering bank. and
In subsequent years WIS engaged ia
the shipping business and In the opera
tion of street railways. In late years
he has been active in some OF the lar
gest corporations in New England. He
was the first TO introduce electric cars
in the Bay State capital, ana his cham
pionship of reciprocity IDEAS has on
more than one occasion caused him TO
receive national attention.
One OF the incidents OF the campaign
might have proved annoying 10 Mr.
Whitney. but by good luck has only
afforded him little amusement At
Springfield he met a man who turned
out 90 be "a nickpocket and WIN
''fri,frd" from him a card case. A g.
happrncd. tho stolen property contaiaed
only SOME personal cards railroad pass
es aad "a dollar bill The thief return
ed the bill to MIR Whia wiki the
comment that the latter might need ir
in his campaign. The cards ana otAc.
contents of the case he sent to Thomas
w. Lawson, with the request that he
pass them on to Mr.. Whitney.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
Covering For Milk Pitchers.

If milk Is put In II pitcher or other
open vessel II should be covered with
damp cloth. and with the end Of
this cloth placed In vessel OF water
the evaporation from II Will continue
and assist In keeping the milk cool.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

When wrnds shrek high in fiendish glee.
And enters winter with his key
Protect Yourself, from disease be free;
Take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
G. r. Sharrer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

ernor he will have
two good reasons for
celebrating the date.
He is Il son Of
Prank =. katzen
bach. Sr~ and n
grandson of the late
Peter Katzenbach.
for many years pro
prietOr OF The 'rren
ton HOUSE lie has
been ilulor az lren
ton twice tl3rgh tle
city is normally Re
publican. Mr. KAT
Zenbach is a lawyer
and has "A repUtI-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

wit and eloquence.
He takes much In
terest in Grand
Army affairs and is
high up in the Ma
sonic order. The
story OF his rise in
life Is like that Of
many other public
men who have come
up from poverty 10
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

John Franklin Fort, Republican
nominee for governor Of New Jersey.
was born I'm Pemberton. Burlington
county. I'm 1852. lie is n nephew Of
the ate Governor George + Fort. who
served from lsJl 10 1854. 50 that his
friends say the govenorship Of the
state may be considered 10 belong in
a way i'm his family. He WAS educat-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

acs. by another Democrat. Governor
Ludlow. He was delegate TO the
Republican convention which nomi-
mated Blaine for the presidency and
In 1896 placed the late Carrot A. Ho-
bart In nomination for the vice presi-
dency. lie is one OF the three New
Jersey members of the constitutional
commission on uniform laws for all
the states. Governor Griggs In 1896
appointed him judge of the Essex
court of common pleas. and in l9Ou
Governor Voorhees, appointed him Il
Justice OF the supreme court OF the
state
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

Mr.. Bartlett was the Democratic
nominee for governor OF Massachusetts
two years ago. lie was born In Boston
In 1915. is a veteran Of the civil war.
q brilliant LAWYER. and famous for his
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

James f. Watson. Republican nomi
nee for governor of Indiana. is the pres
ent representative of the Sixth district
of the state I'm congress and succeeded
,iir ranogs "Dhicctor" Holman in that
posi- 80 That was in 1891 and III
W. a has been in congress contin
uall- .fr.e except for one term He
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
For Governor

Snapshots al the Candidates In Va
rious States Whitney and Bartlett.
Fort and katzenbach Watson Of
Indiana and Higgins Of Rhode
Island. - - - -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

Frank s Katzenbach. .Ir.. OF Trenton.
nominee of the New Jersey Democrats
for governor. hopes 10 receive "a unique
birthday present this year Election
day falls on Nov ;. That is the day
on which in the year 1865 be first saw
the light Should he be chosen gov
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
SMITH G. GLASS
Hardware Dealers
TH Il,
BIB
Real Estate Co.
Alma. Michigan.

$500 buys II room house No. !
location. This is a bargain. Alma.
$3.50 buys good business lot on
Woodwork avenue. Alma.
$1,000 buys s room house and barn
one acre of ground. Alma.
$50 buys 5 room house, wood shed
large lot, street on both ends of
lot. easy terms Alma.
$1,000 buys good residence on Or
chard street. Alma.
$1,000 buys residence, furnace heat,
close to business part of city.
Alma
600 buys % acre farm miles
S3from Alma.
anted 40 acre farm cheap, good
soil, will pay $500 cash, balance
time.
$1,000 buys 40 acre farm, good
buildings. good soil, good roads,
miles from Alma.
Wanted bargain on house and
lot in Alma, will pay $500 cash,
balance easy terms.
Have 640 acres grazing land in
Southwest Texas, worth $1,000.
Will exchange for anything good
of equal value.
All kinds OF farm and city prop
erty for rent, sell or exchange.
The Club Real Estate Co.
Office over State Savings Bank.
Residence BOB w. Superior Street.
Union Phone | 30.
ALMA, MICH.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23
TIME Democrats
OF ssachu-

i Of NJ assachu-
sets put two
tickets I'm the field.
one headed by the
name of Henry VI.
Whitney and the
other 10y that OF
Charles w. Bartlett.
Mr.. Whitney is fam
ed ms II champion OF
reciprocity. lie en-
gagged In a discus
sion with President
Roosevelt on the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

Call and examine nv new sanitary
beds. w. II. Risch, furuituee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

James II Higgins who has been
nominated 10y the democrats OF Rhode
Island 10 suoceed himself. * rrpuled
the Youngest governor In the United
States and the commonwealth over
which he preSi,!es Is the smallest in
the Sis,crhOOd Of states Previous 10
his first nomination for governor in
1906 hc ha for four years been mayor
Of Pawtlckct and was then known IL
The boy MAYOR lie was born In
Lincoln. r. l.. in 1876 and was left
fatherless at the age Of thirteen lie
took up the duty OF providing for him
self and his mother and two younger
brothers, attended school and worked
at night as bookkeeper and in other
ways managed to earn money and
prosecute his studies as well. At the
high school his fellow students won
dercd ho', he could dispose OF his leS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-23

JAMES r.. WATSON. a speaker He told
a story recently anent the operation cf
the pure food law aud intended To Il.
lustrate his expressed theory that more
people would he good If they had TO be-
1T was while We We're wrestling
with the pure food bill at Washing
ton" he said. that got letter from
home. written by man from whom !
bought a big quantity of maple strip
each year. He urged me to fight for
the pure food bill. Now, couldn't
help remem herring TO save my life that
this man bought five barrels Of brown
sugar M the opening OF the maple mo
lasSes season 50 | wrote him a note
suggesting That advocacy or II pure
food measure seemed odd from u man
who bought five barrels OF brown sugar
before beginning the manufacture Of
his pure maple Sirup
Never fea1ed him He turned my
letter over AMI wrote ON the back. 4
know it. but want the law to make
me do right