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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28

r@ OR the very reason that in material we'll
IN being We have thus abounded. we owe II
I'LL 10 the Almighty TO show equal progress In
moral and spiritual things With
ton. as with the individuals who make up
ton. material well-being is an indispensable foun-
dalton. But the foundation avais nothing by It
self That life Is wasted. and worse than wasted.
which Is spent in piling. heap upon heap. those
things which minister merely TO the pleasure of
the body and 20 the power that rests only
wealth. Upon material well-being a founda-
ton must be raised the structure of the lofty
light OF the spirit. IL this nation is properly 10
fulnu its great mission and 10 accomplish all that
we so ardently hope and desire. The things OF the
body are good the things of the intellect better;
but best OF all the things OF the soul: for in
the nation as in the individual. in the long run
II Is character that counts. Let therefore
a people set faces resolutely against evil.
and with broad charity. with kindness and good
Will toward all men. but with unninching deter
mination 20 smite down the wrong. strive with all
the strength that is given for righteousness in
public and private life.-From Presidents Roose-
velt's proclamation appointing November 2sth as
Thanksgiving Day.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28
Alsike, Bermuda and Crimson Clover.

la LSIKE clover will grow after fashion
ia on land too vet for any other clover. No
tA-AJ clover will make FIRST class crop
drained land that f. constantly wet
have seen the finest OF Bermuda pasture land
hat occasionally under water for several days.
hut really weil drained when the food subsid-
sd. and do not know pasture grass that Will
stand such conditions better than Bermuda. While
any clover grass does better with well pre-
pared seed bed. have had crimson clover do very
wel sown rough grass sod I'm the early fall
without any preparation at all But for the best
result give IL good seed bed.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28
Breed For a Definite Purpose.

INV He advice TO breed to beef sire for beef
IA~I and TO dairy-bred sire for dairy COWS is
O| perfectly right. All over the country we
read of men advocating that mythical ami
NAL the dual purpose" COW. jack-of-all-trades
and never the best at either. II a mans interest
is In dairy products he should keep the breed that
has been for many generations bred for dairy pro-
ducton. and avoid all the beef breeds, for the
characteristics that make an animal the best for
the dairy will always forbid its being a good beef
animal You may fatten a dairy-bred steer and
he may gain In gross weight fast as the best
beef-bred one, but when he is slaughtered you will
find that instead OF broad loins he will give you
big lot Of internal tallow. for there Is where he
has been bred 10 put his fat Just the of that
breed has been bred TO put her fat into her milk
Some lay great stress the fact that the 'arf-an
arr animal viii bring good veal calves but fail TO
understand that the veal has been more than paid
for in the loss OF dairy products.
On the other hand. IL your interest lies in beef
avoid dairy-bred animal. matter II IL is n big
Holstein for II is not mere size that makes the
beef animal. but the capacity for making the
most valuable beef in broad lolns and heavy hind
quarters. both of which the dairy animal must
lack. The dairy type and the beef type are to-
tally distinct
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28
Next Week.

NV EXT week the delayed message from Or
In Henry Wallace viii be given you: and il
~ will be a message we'll worth your listen
Ing 70.
Professor Massey VIII outline the months work
for December. giving the most practical kind OF
advice ~ TO what yon should do this month.
Our promised article on horse-shoelng will also
appear with n full complement OF Illustrations
On our horticultural page Professor Massey viii
tell something OF the lettuce growing industry
In Ohio.
There will be a pointed paper or two on the ten
ant system. decidedly helpful Home Circle. the
usual good material on our poultry page. and
erai interesting letters fresh from the farm.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28
PROF. MA S S < Y S
Editorial Page.

Pref MAssev w{ll personally answer
inquiries or Agricultural kub3nct&
sent ~ car TraaerN
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-28
What Bill Wunorse Saw.

Nh r. WILLIAM wUNoRsE had been scratch
I'M ing away all his life at cotton on a little
GG farm. William got no richer and his farm
cot poorer, for nrnrv fall be owed Cor fer
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09

The Maryland Experiment Station
has been making tests as to profits
in selling dairy products, rs milk, cream
and butter. This test shows that cream
is one Of the most profitable forms of
sale. when 90 per cent cream can be
sold at 80 cents a gallon. and even at
this low price returns 23l2 cents per
pound for the butter in the milk. be-
sides leaving the skinmilk for use on
the farm. Of course. cream can be us
uaIIy sold for more than 80 cents per
gallon. 1t appears that milk shipping
is ordinarily more profitable than but
ter. Thus II cents per gallon for 3l2
per cent milk is equal to % u cents per
pound for butter. while at Is cents per
gallon for So per cent milk the but
ter is sold at 32ta cents per pound.
In selling cream at 20 cents per gal
lon the price obtained is equal to 80
cents for the butter. but creameries
never pay this amount, and no home
made butter brings any such price eX-
cept for very few gilt-edge makes.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
HamemRu Barometer.

Those who love experimentation may
try the following method Of making a
cheap barometer. as praCticed in
France: Take grams of pulverized
camphor. grams Of pulveriZed nitrate
of potassium. > grams of pulveriZed
nitrate of ammonia and dissolve in 60
grams of alcohol. Put the whole in q
long. slender bottle. closed at the top
with piece of bladder containing a
pinhOle to admit the air. When rain is
coming the solid particles will tend
gradually to mount little star crystals
forming in the liquid, which otherwise
remains clear: if high winds are APP
preaching, the liquid will become thick
as if fermenIing. while a film of solid
particles forms on the surface: during
fair weather the liquid will reuain
clear and the solid particles viii rest
at the bottom.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09

shaped SO as to draw itself into the
wood and not slip off. This hook needs
one or two links. A hardwood peg is
placed i'll the upright back of the crank,
thus holding the load at any height.
To take the hay rack off the wagon
place the lifting jack Il an upright
position at one end as near the center
as possible. Place the hook beneath
some part Of the rack, turn the crank,
art.l 1t will surprise you how light the
rack seems. When high enough SO as
t. clear the wheels, have a AKA or other
fairly strong timber to put under the
rack, the ends resting on two we'll Sc
cured posts Raise the other end in
the same manner and you will have
your hay rack or grain tank where the
weeds will not grow over them and
without any lifting to speak of.-Mon-
treal Star.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
Individuality of Cows.

While there are slight individual
differences in digestive efficiency
among COWS, extensive experiments
have shown that these are insufficient
to account for the widely variable re-
turns made by similar COWS from like
quantities Of the same kind Of food.
The results obtained in tests Of this
kind are emphatic It has been
shown that, Of two COWS Of apparently
the same merit, from superficial exam
nation one may return three times as
much as the other from given
amount of similar foods. They digest
ed their food equally well. 1t is u
well known fact that there are indi-
yiduaI likes and dislikes among COWS,
which necessitates an intimate knoWl-
edge Of each COW if best results are TO
follow Occasionally q COW Will make
her best performance upon ration
not suited to the other members of
the herd These matters are of con
tinual interest TO the dairymen, who
should safeguard himself at all times
by keeping at least approximate rec
ords Of food consumed and product
yielded by each observation-disclosures
Farmer
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
FRENCH WOMAN A SCOUT.
Nine. May Risked Her Life to Gain In
formation and Garry Dispatches.

An application for 4 license to open Il
tobacco bureau has brought to public
notice in France 4 forgotten war heroine
Nine. May, who III 1870 distinguished
herself by series of daring exploits.
She was born i'll 18Th near lie Mans
and was living ut Metz at the time the
war broke out. She offered her services
rs a scout and was accepted. At first
she drove about the country in Il cart
and after some time adopted masculine
attire. which would permit her more
easily TO move about among the soldiers.
Her cleverness in avoiding detection
as We'll as her courage, was soon recog-
nIzed. and she was charged with carry
ing important dispatches to the furthest
outpostS along the frontier villages,
which exposed her constantly to the risk
Of being caught and shot as spy.
She was i'll fact captured one day as
she was carrying three important mes
sages through the enemy's lines to the
commander of the besieged forces at
Thionville. She was searched by the
Germans, who, TO their honor be it said
treated her most decently and sent her
away free but with strict orders not TO
cross their lines again.-raris Cor Lon
don Telegraph.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
One Of tie
Essentials

of the happy homes of to-day is s. VASE
fund of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worldd
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to world wids
acceptance through the approval of the
Well-Informed of the World; not of indi.
vIduals only, but of the many who havs
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products Of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians md COM
mended by the Well-Inlormcd Of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
The Care of Goldfish.

The secret of success i'll caring for
goldfish is to keep the water they are i'll
fresh and sweet. Their globe should be
emptied and its water renewed as often
as every second day. Lift each fish out
gently in glassful of water, empty the
globe, wash it out, then put in fresh
water and put the fish back again. Clear,
sweet rainwater should be used, and its
temperature should be raised to 70 or
50 degrees by warming part Of it.
Sparkling well water is too cold for the
fish to thrive in, and too pure, for the
animalculae of rainWater forms an i'm
portant part of the food of these fish.
They need no other susUenance than
very few bread crumbs sprinkled in their
water daily, for overlooking will kill
them quickly.-Housekeepe
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
NO GUSHER
But Tells Facts About Postum.

But Tells Facts About Postum.
I'VE have used Postum for the past
eight years. writes q Wis, lady, land
drink it three times a day. We never
tire of it.
For several years l could scarcely
eat anything On account Of dyspepsia,
bloating after meals, palpitation, sick
headache-in fact, was in such misery
and distress I tried living on hot water
and toast for nearly year.
Il had quit coffee, the cause of my
trouble, and was using hot water, but
this was not nourishing.
Hearing of Postum l began drinking
it and my ailments disappeared, and
now can eat anything 1 want without
trouble.
MY parents and husband had about
the same experience. Mother would
often suffer after eating, while yet
drinking coffee. Ny husband was a
great coffee drinker and suffered from
indigestion and headache.
After he stopped coffee and began
Postum both ailments left him He viii
not drink anything else now and We
have it three times a day. could writ
more, but am no gusher-only stat
plain facts"
Name given By Postum Co. BATH
Greek, Mich. Read, THE Road to Well
vile" in pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever read the above letter? :
one appears from time to
They are genuine, true, and T. o
human interest
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
WHEN THE WHALES EAR ACHES.
Leaps Out of the Water Due to the Tor
ture by a Parasite.

ture by a Parasite.
1t was story told by a whaler who
retired from the sea when the catch of
the deep sea game had 50 fallen off that
there was no longer any profit III Il cap
tain's lay even with the added earnings
from the slop chest. But as it has been
confirmed by the biologists Of the fish
commission the truth OF the story is uu-
aSsailabe.
When the whales We're still frequent
along the lanes Of passenger travel
across the western o IAN nothing was
more common than to see the great
beasts hurting their tons Of bulk clean
out Of the waves and after Il fight
through the air falling back into the sea
with IN enormous splash and jets Of
foam, q spectacle never failing Of inter
est to the ocean tourist but not due to
any gIeesome sportive disposition on the
part of the leviathan of the deep.
Quite the contrary. the preaching Of
the whale : no fun f1r the beast. il is
a frantic effort to rid himself of the tor
ment of earache. There is marine
crustacean whose aim III & maritime ca
reer is to poster whales TO the verge Of
endurance. and there seems reason to be-
lieve that some whales have been driven
insane by their tiny parasites. 1t is Il
crab of about the size Of that which is
found i'll the oyster. When it lodges on
the whale it infests the inner surface of
the eyelids and The ear. By swift rushes
on the surface the whale is able to clear
his eyes. but the crab in the inner ear
ear cannot be disIOdged by any such
means. One can only imagine the ninety
foot anguish of q whale when one or
more of these tiny foes walk with needle
pointed claws up and down the drum Of
his ear. Hence in the effort TO dislodge
the pest the performance which seems so
picturesque 10 the yoyager.-New York
Sun
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
above 100 degrees denotes

temperature above 100 degrees denotes
that something is wrong To take the
temperature use a thermometer insert
ed III the rectum. BY practice, a high
temperature can be easily detected by
Inserting the hand in the mouth of the
animal. Cold legs and cold ears and
cold sweat are bad symptoms. Difficult
and quick breathing Indicate lung
trouble, and snoring" is caused by dis
ease Of the brain. a rough coat is Il
bad symptom, denottne indigestion.
Fever in horse is indicated by dull
ness, a quick pulse high temperature,
extended and infiamed nostriis and us
ually great desire for wafer.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
SKIN TROUBLES CURED.

First Had Itching Rash-Threatened
Later with BIood-Poison I'm Leg
Relied on Cuticura Remedies
About twelve or fifteen wears ago
l had a breakfng-out, and it ftched
and stung so badly that l could not
have any peace because of it. Three
doctors did not help me. Then I used
some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
ment, and Cuticura ResOlvent and
began to get better right away. They
cured me and l have not been bothered
with the itching since, to amount to
anything. About two years ago I had
la grippe and pneumonia, which left
me with a pain in my side Treatment
ran it into my leg, which then swelled
and began to break out The doctor
was afraid it would turn to blood
poison. l used his medicine, but it did
no good, then l used the Cuticura Rem
edies three times and cured the break
ing-out on my leg J. f. Hennen,
Milan, Mo, May 10, 1907"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
RABBITS ARE HARD FIGHTERS.
The Charge of Cowardice a SANDER
Defeat of a Ferret

Tell 4 man that he hasn't the pluck Of
a rabbit and if he doesn't disprOye it
by biting you he is certain at any rate
!" he extremely annoyed
ct Tire taunt is a libel on the rabbit.
} go" rabbit will fight like fury iii de-
Tense Of her young. She Will charge like
a batt"rimg ram and use those long
sharp incisors Of hers to capital pur-
pose.
An old buck rabbit is not to be light
by tackled by weasel, stOat or even fer
ret. On the sanded floor Of small pub
liz house near Chestnut n ferret Of long
experience was matched with an Old
loppared buck. the property of the land
lord
The ferret made straight for the rab-
Bit S throat. but the latter was i'll the
air before master ferret could reach
him. and lcaping clean over the ferret's
head lrt out with those powerful hind
legs NJ lis 4 Kick which hurled the ferret
bodily against the wainscOt. Twice the
ferret returned 10 the attack and twice
J." missed his grip and went hurting
through the air
i c tiIrd rcpulSc was enough for him.
lieSkncw he was beaten and could not
be persuaded 10 stand mp for Il fourth
TGuud-PearSOn's Weekly.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
Short SuExestfons.

A little whiting put on damp cloth
will clean paint easily and well.
To properly mix spices through q
cake mix it with the sugar and sift
both several times.
Bottles that must be air tight should
have the corks dipped in melted para,
fin until thoroughly coated.
Grass stains on clothing should be
soaked in paraffin. The garment may
then be sent to the laundry as usual.
4 weak solution of turpentine poured
down the water pipes once a week will
drive the water bugs away.
Try kerosene oil to clean the rubber
Of your clothes wringer. This will sue.
coed where many other agents fail.
Should cakes stick to the pans put q
hot cloth on the bottom for a minute
or two. If papers are used sticking is
infrequent
When filling bottles with catchup Of
chile sauce allow about an inch from
the top and fill with vinegar and nc
mold will form on top.
\ teaspoonful of turpentine added tc
pail of warm water is excellent for
all cleaning purposes. Also put d little
in suds on washday.
Before ironing eyelets open the closed
evelets with q wooden skewer OF
stiletto and you will have less trouble
in bringing out the best effects
Boiled green corn and cold boiled rice
tossed together III equal parts aGG
served on lettuce leaves with mayor
naise is used as a salad in one family
If the shoes become wet, slip Their
Immediately over the shoe trees and
wipe them as dry as possible. When
the leather has dried rub a little Of.
into it with an oiled rag. Rub in mort
oil before polishing the shoes.
A thrifty housekeeper utilities il
salads any cold fish which may be left
She frees it from skin, bones and an!
crisp part, fakes it. heaps it I'D a mol
in the center of a platter. arranges
green salad around it and dresses
with mayonnaise-
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
ENGLISH MILK WAGONS
Gorgeous Floats with Brass Churns and
Ben Hur Drivers.

In English towns, Canadian visitor
declares in The Queen, the foreigner
runs out to the pavement Just to see
that glorious chariot called milk float
go by-that gay bit of a two wheeled
thing, white and yellow, white and blue.
or red, white and blue, with the shining
brass churn erect at the side, the reins
coming over the shining brass rail in
front, the little square seat inserted at
the rear, and the charioteer standing al
the back like Ben Hur and driving as
much like that hero as-in modern
town where even motor cars are not I'M
known-is practicable.
Then the English milkman who comes
on foot with modern yoke on his
shoulders. and swinging at each side n
brass bound tin pail, in which is a queer
little measuring dipper. Who could wish
to have milk delivered in glass bottles.
with a paper sealed top, when he can
have it measured 1 gu, out at his door into
fashion? What do microbes amount to
compared with the JOY of the mediaeval.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09

HUI DUII TOT IHt IOpe %
work on. Thirty inches from the
base is an Offset to which is at
tached spindle for the rope to wind
on. The need Of the offset will easily
be seen in operating; the crank will
always be in the clear The crank is
IA inches long. The spindle is one Inch
In diameter. \ piece Of good one inch
gas pipe makes a good one. The up
rights are spread 20 or % inches at the
base. 1t also needs few light wooden
braces to strengthen and stiffcn it, 1t
should be made quite strong and light,
50 that one man can carry it handily.
On the end Of the three-quartcr inch
rope IS liye-eighths inch iron hook,
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09

At Wang Kong village, in the San
Wui district, there was Il certain god N
the Tin Hau temple over which there
the head of this god. One of the wor-
shippers noticed this and said to the other
villagers that he had had n dream that,
as the gods head was suffering by the
leaking of the water from the roof, to
any man who subscribed money to have
the temple thoroughly repaired the god
would promise prosperity and Il good
harvest. a big sum Of money was
therefore subscribed within Il few days,
and a huge illumination accompanied by
a theatrical performance will take place
in Il few days to propitiate this god
South China Post.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
Sponge Candy.

Put together i'll Il saucepan two sups
of graduated sugar, one cup of New
Orleans molasses, a half cup of water
q tablespoonful of vinegar and Il small
bit Of butter. Boil until little drop
ped into cold water is brittle, then take
from the fire, stir in Il spoonful OF
baking soda. and, while foamimg, turn
into CREASED dishes to cool. DO no
pull
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
Dairying and Farming.

Butter has market value of $50 4
ton, and it removes less than 80 cents
worth of fertilizer from the soil. On
the other hand. ton of wheat has a
market value Of SD and removes $3.50
of fertilizer from the soil. Anyone can
see by this that dairying is worth a
good deal more to new country than
the growing OF wheat if the value Of
keeping up the fertility Of the soil is
fully appreciated.-Field anu Farm.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09

Into Il pint of rich cream, sweetenet
to taste, stir sufficient currant jelly tC
make it j pretty color. Spread slices
Of sponge cake with marmalade, pile
them evenly i'll glass dish and poul
the pink cream over them. Flavor an
other pint of rich cream with lemon
sweeten it, and whip to stiff froth
then heap on the cake.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09
One or the Other.

At an election meeting DIR. Mac
namara of the British Parliament, was
tackled by a woman who inquired: Are
you in favor Of repeating the bIasphemy
lawS?'
Madam" replied the doctor, I'm a
golfer!'
Would you give every woman 4
Yote?' asked another.
every woman should have either 4
vote or Il voter" said DR.. Mcnamara
Which do you prefer "'-Pittsburg
Leader.