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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
The Early PaSturauo

Wnen stock is given the use of earlv
green rye the results are not ALWAYS
satisfactory, and farmers find that +be
cattle lose flesh and less milk is given
Rye is one Of the most useful plants
Tor providing early green food at a sea
son Wnen grass does not appear, but
lts injurious effects upon animals is
not due to the rye being an unsuitable
1000, but rather because of allowing
the animals free access to it. In it's ear
" stages Of growth (Which are really
the times when it is most in demandl
1t is composed almost wholly of water
the proportion of solid matter being
very small. It contains several salts
IN solution, and It's effects upon the
bowels are laxative; hence it is not
only weakening, but causes the animals
10 lose flesh. There is right way to
use early rye, however, and that Is ia
allow stock on the rye field but a short
time each day at first, and then gradu-
ally extend the period of grazing. When
cattle have been kept on dry food for
SIX months the green rye is to them a
luxury, and If it is allowed them Judi
ciously it will improve their condition.
Both rye and crimson clover will be
ready for use in a short time, and thew
Will always prove profitable crops to
those who keep stock, as they shorten
the dry-feeding period of winter. When
the early green foods are given the
stock, and the bowels are affected, one
of the indications is that the green
food is serving as medicine, and should
too much green food have been con-
sumed, give a warm mess Of corn meal,
seasoned highly with salt, and a full
allowance of hay. There is no danger
in green food, however, if the COWS are
not allowed to consume too much, but,
as every farmer knows, there is liabili
ty of "bloat' (hoven) by eating any
kind of green food to excess.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
Profit in SQUADS.

A squad breeder says for the past
year our squads have averaged us a
fraction over sixty cents pair. Now
with an average, as he places it, of
six pairs year, we have a return of
$3.50. The cost of breeding can be
brought inside of ninety cents a pair,
if bought in large quantities. 1t would
be we'll to allow SO cents a pair for
labor and supplies, as grit, charcoal.
tobacco stems, etc, although the ma
nure will, we think, offset this if sold
to the best advantage. Although some
of the large profit stories in the squad
business are absurd, it seems as if the
inexperienced breeder should get a
profit of $500 year from each pair.
provided he starts with well-mated
pure Homer stock. The one great Sc
cret Of success is to have only mated
birds. The amount of damage one un,
mated bird can do in loft really
seems incredulous. Such bird in
seeking a mate will visit each nest.
ard such a visit naturally results in a
fight with the legitimate owner. The
damage may be imagined rolled
out of the nests and squads trampled
and killed. Good stock is the secret OF
success, and the same care goes hand in
hand with it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
Under the sleeps clothing of filial

Under the sleeps clothing Of filial
affection the wolf of tyranny has har
ried Gods sheep through the centu!
ries. Nothing is more pitiable to me
than to read, at the top of sonata,
Beethoven's dedication to some royal
ass; to behold this majestic lion be-
seech thus the braying rulers to lei
him roar.
The doctrine of heredity has foisted
more rank idiocy upon the human race
than any other single half truth. The
great leaders of men come from COM
mon stock Monk Hildebrand brings
the Emperor to Canossa the Corsican
adventurer shakes the thrones of Eu.
rope; Francis of Assist stripped him-
self to the skin before he became great;
the Nazarine peasant remakes the race.
and who was Luther's father or Lin.
coins?
1t is in keeping, indeed, that the
effort in Thaw's case was to show his
non-responsibility. He held his wealth
without responsibility. His whole life
has been an evasion of responsibility.
Why, then, should he be held respon-
sible when he chooses to shoot down
a fellow man to crafty his revenge?
The central fact of Gods law is re-
sponsibility. A man shall pay for
what he gets-his food, his pleasures
and his sins. The modern science OF
criminology is cancered with the effort
to avoid payment We hear talk OF
criminal types, atavism, heredity, en-
vironment, insanity. Swift, sure and
stern punishment is the best cure for
the kind of insanity that is never no
ticed until it chooses to murder.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12

|" grazing Of land by a mixed stock
&'ue' sheep and horses result in
14l being more easily grazed than
: only one kind is kept. Where,
.'eE' many sheep are kept with
: Ne sheep pick out the finest of
"a% and cloyers, and the cattle
:" thrive as we'll. But sheep, on
''leF hand, eat with avidity and
s.~lF much that cattle dislike and
- Many pastures, grazed only
: a'ue, are often in the spring
"'era with weeds, which a few
y mixed in with the cattle would
S'"n' Horses, when kept in a
'' " themselves, are very uneven
.'N 4 few kept in a large cattle
,''e Will Craze the rank places
" "Iue have previously left their
VIZ and also about places where
:. ''uU mas been trampled. Both
y and sheep will thrive much bet
Nh lhey are able to select their
foods
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
Hard to PIow.

Labor can be saved in blowing, and
the work we'll done by properly laying
off the plot. A square acre, ploWed
with a 15-inch furrow, requires 81
roands and 336 turns. The same area
in the form ct a parallelogran, 2x8C
rods. requires only 13 rounds and 81
turns, thus requiring much less time
To do the work. The same rule ap-
niles to cultivation. The longer the
rows the less time required, as there
will be fewer turnings at the ends OF
tie rows. 1t is the turning Of the pillow
or cu,tivator that causes loss Of time
to say nothing Of the extra work I'M
nosed on the man who is blowing OF
cuIt!yating.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
corden in Spring.

-
~ thing to do with a garden
T u, nIow it, and harrow the land
s% as fine on the surface as it
..,hlr he made. If the work is
n ~. with a horse the longer the
! . y. hotter. Use only plump and
god. procured from reliable
S and use too much seed rather
!. o oo j it'll as it is easier to thin
y. .rrnIus plants than to replant
.,nt nIaces. Use only well-rot-
' ,,nrp and work it well into the
I >. fertilizer is used, let it be
,.tsd and narrowed in. The say
,shor will largely depend upon
49, tho weeds. If the wheel hoe
,'J onItiyator is used just as the
!, .,p appearing above ground the
ii will always be kept fine and
, and fewer weeds will appear
,a,b cultivation. Cultivated In
noDnpr. an ordinary garden can
,,.od in an hour or two; but If
-,oas are allowed to grow until
mo several inches high they will
= the garden plants and increase
Thar fonrfold. That is the main
. u cultivate as soon as the weeds
,,oto Do not put in the seeds too
rbfIo the ground is cold, as they
sH IN terminate. When the APP
.o, are in bloom is the best time
,snting the garden crops, as the
Nd will then be in excellent condi-
warm. and the danger from frost
Vegetables and small fruits cost
Than corn, wheat and oats in pro-
an to area occupied and the labor
rAi
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
New Pension Law.

Claims for increase of pension under
the new service and age pension law
are being rapidly settled by the pension
Office at Washington.
No attorneys are allowed in these
cases, and the veterans are having
some trouble to prove each his exact
age, as they are required to do, in or
der to receive the benefits Of the law.
But within a short time. it is predict
ed that these claims for age pensions
will all be settled.
Once the date Of birth Is well estab-
lished, the succeeding claims for in
crease, when the soldier reaches the
age when additional increase is due
him, will be easily put through the pen
sion Office.
The new law gives SIP a month to
every veteran of the civil or Mexican
war who served ninety days in the
army or navy, who was honorably dis
charged and who has reached the age
of 81 years; SIS month when the age
of 70 is reached, and 500 at the age
of 75
Applications for this pension, origin
al, or increase, should be made direct
to the commissioner of PENSIONS Wash
ington, D. C. One hundred and sew
eaty-f1ve applications for increase have
already been made under this law
The whole country has approved the
action Of Congress in passing this meas
ure for the relief Of old soldiers. Liv-
ing expenses have so increased that the
former rates Of pension were seen to
be insufficient to afford even the assist
ance necessary in the providing of byre
subsistence to the aged and infirm, who
are no longer able to earn money by
their labor.
No one grudges the money paid to
the veterans Of the Mexican and the
gigantic civil war.
AS the vast army passes away it is a
comfort to know that a grateful coun-
try smoothes the path in the last days
of all, without regard to rank, politics
or color That they followed the flag.
when 1t, and all it represents, We're
in danger, is enough.-Chicago Journal
st. Petersburg holds the highest death
rate among the worlds capitals.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
VENTILATED PLATFORM.

h about the source Of drinking
FE. Wooden curbing, absolutely no
E1aton in many cases and poor
8tOr the publication of water have
Eght about the change. A farmer
believes that plenty of pure air
zoe well will aid much in the purity
zoe water gave US the following
" The frame for the support Of
PLATFORM is made of 2 by As, al
'ag a space of four to six inches be-
10 the top and bottom parts of the
q This space is covered on the
-F With two screens. The first is
-'e mesh, to keep out large yermin.
Z ibis is a fly screen, to keep out
: Insects, etc. The we'll never be-
Is ioul. In winter the platform is
aa with straw and snow.-Iowa
-3Spad
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12

Tn Nebraska the potato industry has
crown RAPIDLY. Much of the work OF
harvesting is done by Indians. These
noonlo come with tents and teams in o
49, hand Of a dozen or more and 10
cato along the highway in the potato
err.o,ino districts. They hire out tc
nick mn potatoes for $3.50 per day and
boord themselves. They are not ex,
oo,,od at this kind of work. They &c
about from farm to farm until the po-
100 season is over, when they return
~ their ervations.-Kimballs DAIRY
Farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
narrowing the Well.

7au who remember how pure the
y used to taste when it was drawn
Tn the old open stone walled we'll
Welcome any plan Of improving
resent wells. The sweet, satisfy
taste which it possessed is not now
Characteristic of much Of the
we'll water. The fact is that peo-
asa rule, are very careless nova
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12

tanning their perfect shape-plaeed be-
lore IoWls' is greedily eaten by them.
with a marked improvement in their
neaitn' Ihls is shown by the brighter
color of their combs, and their sooner
producing a greater average of eggs r.
the flock than ever before.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12

Tho stock water trough needs thor,
ough washing and scrubbing ana nusn-
TIE OCCASIONALLY, If the water is TO DC
zoo from disease. The watering trough
e one Of the sources from when an
40 80 a;soases on the farm are spread.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12

mated by the spreading fire, and now
again the shells went whistling over
her head. Rabbits and squirrels sour
ried madly past her, escaping from the
advancing troops. She heard the sound
OF many footsteps, and the sharp bang
ing Of the Federal rifles. On the rising
ground before the house black figures
hurried to and fro-the van of Buffers
army. But she did not stop. What
were the enemy to her when Hal was
missing-wounded by chance bullet,
perhaps, and dying in the fields.
With a roar the house caught fire,
and shower Of sparks scared into the
air and fell among the trees. A bull
let pinged not a foot away from Nell,
but she heard it not
Hal! Brother Hail." was the song
her heart sang, and she needed no 9th
er sound.
A branch, shorn off from its parent
tree, crashed down upon the heroic
child and bore her to earth. She
crawled from beneath it, her shoulder
bruised and torn, and with sharp pains
in her ankle that told of a serious
strain. She could run no longer, but
limping was still possible, so onward
she nmped.
At last the lawn was reached, and
Nell felt heavy hand descend upon
her aching shoulder.
Hold hard there" cried a voice.
What in heavens name are you doing
here?"
The child looked up into a rough,
bearded face, begrimmed with powder,
yet not unkindly.
"The baby" she whispered hoarsely;
'I've come back for baby Hal"
The bearded man let the sword
which he carried fall back into its
sheath.
ooh, you've come back for the baby?
Come back through the shells and bull
let's, Ell? My girl, you're regular
Joan of Arc!'
mo, sir, I'm a confederate. And
please, won't you help me find baby?"
The big soldier caught Nell up in his
arms
"Why, your poor little foot's cut" he
cried, land your shoulders bleeding,
too. This is awful"
Don't mind my shoulder, Mr. Yam
kee. Let me find baby"
The Federal officer put his spare
hand to his mouth, by way Of speaking
trumpet, and shouted in stentorian
tones: ny-man-found- a
baby?"
From the right came an answering
hail, and a soldier came running out Of
the darkness.
1--WE found a colored girl and baby
over there, SIR" he said. THE girl had
been knocked down by some burning
timbers from the barn."
Two minutes later Baby Hal was COO
ing, just as If nothing had happened,
upon NelPs lacerated shoulder. Poor
Phoebe, badly, though not dangerously
hurt, told how, in flying blindly from
the Federals, she had been struck and
disabled by a falling beam.
And as the story spread among the
Federal soldiers they gathered around
Nell, cheering her so loudly that Aunt
Drusilla, sitting disconsolately upon
her stump in the woods, heard the up
roar and wondered what it meant.
Not long had the honest old negress
to wonder; for presently there marched
through the woods a guard Of honor
surrounding the Federal officer, who
carried both Nell and the baby in his
strong arms.
20 chile chile!'' cried Aunt Drusilla,
as she gave Nell her very heartiest hug
-''yo' done give me a pow-ful scare.
But it's all right now, Dress de Lawd;
an dem dar Yankees amt so bad after
all. "-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
Nat1On for n HnrSa

-. ualmed that 2 per cent of the
N A. weight Of good, nourishing food
" should eat In day. BY this
"a uoFSe weighing 1900 pounds
Nv. receive 80 pounds of food, but
~ Oe considered that something
- upon the amount of labor per-
aS we'll as the digestive ca
"''0 appetite of the animal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
sAaa,,-kt11ing Dogs.

s that become addicted to sheer
killing do 50 from pure Viclousness' -,
- majority of cases the dogs 90 no,
eat any portion of the carcass put WI
SO" =, = dozen or more sheep for the
Eight of so doing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
"'rred Corn for Fowls.

H., 'u'AV on the cob and the refuse
h INSISTS almost entirely of the
'Uueed to charcoal and still re-
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
e'5'abft ! 33,z'''s

The barber hushed the last vibrations
Of the Spanish fandango by laying his
hand across the strings and shook his
head.
"Not me-" he said, "You 90 to q
lawyer an ask him what he thinks Of
1t. l got myself in great mix-up
once by buttin' in with good advice.
There was a Teller name O. Drank
come to me once an while I was cut
tin his hair he told me about another
guy name O. Sturgis at owed him $3.50
for some paperin' he'd done for him.
don't remember now Jest egsackly how
1t was, whether there was any dispute
about the work or not. didn't pay so
much attention to it, anyway. But he
claimed sturgis owed this $3.50 an he
couldn't git it out Of him.
"'Why don't you sue him?' I says
"'What good 'ud that do meT he
says. I'D have to pay a lawyer So
"'Why don't you take it out Of his
hideT says-Jest like you might say
it didn't care nothin' about 1t one
way or another. Sturgis ulster keep a
mug with me an l had his tade
steady.
That's what I'd d. sa-sejest
talkin'. I'd 60 up to him ar I'd cay,
You pay me that $3.50 you owe me,
doggone you. or I'll take It out o your
hide."'
"I've a notion to do IT, he says.
DO as You like about It, says
1t amt no business O. mine
swell. sir, right there an then Stur-
gis comes into the shop. As soon as he
seen who was in the chair he looked
kind o. abbergasted, but he didn't 10
out. as l was hopin' he would. He set
down an picked up a paper an begin
readin'. Drank seen him In the glass
an he looked kind Of abbergasted, too,
but ne didn't say nothin'. I'd most
got through with him, but when I seen
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
CATS OF WORLDWIDE FAME.

Eminent Men Of Many Countries
Fond of Their Feline Pets.
One of the most pleasing traits In
DR.. Johnson's character was his fond.
ness for his cat Hodges. Boswell ad.
mits that he himself did not love cats
and experienced some discomfort In
their society, q sensation he shares
with other and greater men. "But"
writes he. II never shall forget the
indulgence with which he (Johnson)
treated Hodge, his cat, for whom he
himself used to 60 out and buy oys-
tiers, lest the servants, having that
trouble, should take a dislike to the
poor creature"
Nor was DR.. johnson the only liter.
ateur with q fondness for cats Vie
tor Hugo had great cat named Chan
oine, which always sat on large red
ottoman In the center of his salon and
received the nOvelists's guests in state.
What is more, Chanoine showed mark
ed displeasure If anyone failed to Ca
ress or praise her.
Many famous Frenchmen, by the
way, have shown a prediction for
cats, Richelieu found his only relaxa-
ton in keeping a number Of kittens
In his private cabinet and watching
their gambols during his spare mo-
ments, while Baudlaire, the French
poet 4 very shy man, was always III
at ease in any new house he entered
until the family cat was brought up
and introduced to him, after which,
with the cat on his knee, he was per-
fectly happy in his silent poet fashion.
The greatest cat champion was q
Frenchmal - namely, Chateaubriand,
the famous author and statesman.
When Chateaubriand was made Sec
retary to the embassy at Rome the
pope. Leo XI, gave him, a. the NEST
acceptable gift the could offer, his own
Micetto, 4 big cat Of grayish red Ear
lier, when In exile in London, Chateau
BRAND boarded at tho house Of an
Irish woman, q Mrs.. O'Larry, whose
room swarmed with cats, big and
small In tie welfare Of which the good
lady's lodgr tosk an even keener in
terest than herself. UNITED BY this
COMMON interest,"" he writes, we
incurred the misfertune Of losing two
lovely sAs cats, % white a. ermine
with black tips to their tails" Often
Chatsaxbriand said that before his
death be hoped to advocate some
works ef 0sd despised BY men," and
Of these the two chief were to be the
ass ana the eat
Coming down to more recent times,
It might be mentioned that the favor
lite Pets sf Marx Twain are two cats,
which he has named Satan and SIN re-
spectiveiy.-LAadon Tit-Bits.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08

his fists doublin' up under the cloths I
begun all over agin, snippin' here an
there an steamin' up. I thought ia
get Sturgis tired out, but he sat there
'sif he had all the time there was. At
last, when there honestly wasn't moth
in more could do, wiped of his
face an neck an Jerked the cloth
off him. At the same time I whispered
to him not to make no fuss In the shop.
II guess he didn't understand what
1t was said to him. for he didn't wait
to put on his collar. He Just walked
up to Sturgis and he says: You pay
me that $3.50 you owe me, doggone
you, or I'll take 1t out O. your hide
II tried to step in between 'em, but
I wasn't quick enough. Sturgis didn't
say nothin'; he just hauled off an
knocked Drank kerslap into the mirror
an scattered the tonic an hair brushes
an razors an shampoo mixtures all
over the floor an the next mint they
was trompin' an smashin' 'em into the
ground. I picked up a cane chair an
threw it at Sturgis an 1t missed him
an brought down the mug rack. Stur-
gis left off poundin' Drank long enough
to return the chair an this time It
didn't miss got it on top O. my head
and concluded to draw out an call
for help. When got back with the
marshal Sturgis had gone an Drank
was jest comm to his senses.
swell, l had 'em both arrested an
Drank told the Justice I'd put up job
on him an got fined SO an costs for
incitin' to breach Of the peace. Then
I sued Sturgis for damages an lost
out, an the result O. that fracas was
I busted up in business an had to get
out O. town-jest by talkin' 4 little"
That's the trouble with you bar
bers," commented the listener. "You
will talk"
'1ts cured me-" said the barber
Chicago Daily News.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
A Marvellous Tree.

A marvellous tree is reported to have
been discovered In the San Jacinto
Mountains, on the borders of Mexico.
The leaves of the tree resemble those
Of the fig in shape, but they are Of vivid
purple and covered with bristly hairs,
which easily penetrate the skin, causing
painful swellings. The flowers are red
and greatly resemble tarantulas.
The most peculiar feature of the
plant, however, Is the heavy and sick.
ening odor 1t gives OF. A few whiffa
Of this produces Inconsistencies. In
fact, the discoveries of the tree were
rendered insensible BY It.
As the plant seems to have no DO.
tanical name, 1t is proposed to call II
either the '1Tarantula Plant" or the
"Chloroform Tree"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08

REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPH OF MAUNA LOA ACTION.
The eruption of
five miles of
Is fifteen a
Volcanic erupons and lava flows
been
safety valves against destructive activity.
curtain of against
and Illuminated the entire
direction During dis
pillar Of mountain Ex
spectacle
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
HUDSON BAY ROUTE GAINS.

Canadian TraAsc0ntinental Lines
Building to Great Arm u Sea.
The use Of the Hudson Bay route to
Europe can no longer be regarded ~ q
mere visionary. scheme. All Of Cana
da's great railway systems are push
Ing their lines in the direction Of ports
on the shore Of the bay. 1t will b
reached from the south, the southwest
and the west The more important lines
will run from the west and the south
west, from the wheat fields and the
cattle rangeA
The rapid Development Of Canada'a
great northwest within the last few
years and the assurance Of an even
Anore rapid development In the years
to come have brought about new condi-
lions. The Hudson bay route is open
for four or five months each year. 1t
Is shorter by from 100 to 1000 miles
than are the present routes between the
wheat fields and the markets Of Eu-
rope. 1t offers saving in freight han
ding. Grain and cattle from Manitoba,
Saskatchewan or Alberta will require
only one transfer on their way to Eu-
rope. The matter Of distance and of
general shipping convenience is best re-
allied by reference to a map, where
comparison may be made between the
direct rail routes from Winnipeg or
Calgary or Edmonton to Fort Churchill
or York factory and the devious rail,
lake and canal routes to Montreal or
New York. Churchill and York, like
New York and Montreal, are practical.
ly 5000 miles from Liverpool.
There is little doubt that within the
next few years thu Canadian Pacific,