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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

Don't make two bites Of . cherry.
and some you'd better not bite at
all.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

He who stands four-souare 10 the
world is bound to have some sharp
corners.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-03-12

A Burnt child breads the flre. but
give him age enough. and he'll surely
get burnt again.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
How to Cure a Sore Throat.

A gargle that has quickly banished
many a bad sore throat is made by
dissolving a teaspoonful of powdered
borax in tumbler of water This can
be used either hot or cold, but should
not be swallowed. If the borax gargle
is not liked, strong salt water is an ex-
cellent substitute. 1t can be used
many times a day. The good results
are increased by snuff1ng the salt wa
ter up through the nostrils and back
through the throat. A teaspoonful of
salt to a glass of water is strong
enough, especially if the nose and
throat are sensitive. This salt water
gargle is used several times day by
one trained nurse who has had many
diphtheria patients without succumb-
ing to the disease.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04

Though New Jersey was represent
ed officially at the inauguration of
President Taft by only the Governor
and staff with one troop of cavalry as
an escort, there were in addition, in
the parade, the Union county Re-
publican committee; the Veteran Zou
ayes, of Elizabeth; Phelps Guard of
Paterson; Garrett A. Hobert Associa-
ton and the Frelinghuyseh Lancers,
of Newark; National Volunteer Elmer
gency Service, of Hoboken, and the
William d. Brown Association, $50
strong, of Camden. Only three or
four states had larger representations,
and five states had only their Cover
aors and staffs in lines. But think
of the many handsome Jersey men
who are in Washington grazing the
inaugural ball. Surely, taking this
into consideration, little Jersey led
them all.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
V. M.lancuk.
How to Wash White silk.

If one desires snowy whiteness, silk
should never be allowed to become
badly soiled-that is, so that the silk is
yellow. Dust the garment and wash
in rather warm, not scalding hot, wa
ter with white soap. Rinse well, the
last water being quite blue. Hang up
and allow to get just dry enough to
press nicely with a warm iron. If
this is followed out, white silk will
stay white. Care must be taken with
the blue water not to have it too blue
and yet blue enough to help the silk
retain the new shade. Should silk
merely need sponging, no iron should
touch the surface. If rolled while
damp on broomstick, 1t will dry In
q day or so. When there are grease
spots, apply the time honored remedy,
powdered magnesia, to the wrong side
under cold pressure, then after some
hours rub off, and If the silk Is not
wholly cleansed apply again.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
FEATHERS AND EeesHELLs.

An open water vessel is a good place
to freeze combs and wattles. The
hens slop in it, the litter and dirt soak
in it, and it's general nuisance and
disease breeder
Oh, brother, get your bank enlarged
Prosperity's a-coming;
The minis are starting up again
/ hear the wheels a-humming.
II you thought eggs We're in the sky,
Just wait short time, dear.
They'll all like golden eagles fly
When better days are here
The big broiler plants are now ship
ping their beautiful butter ball birds
to epicurean customers. Butter balls
and Scotch highballs are favorites
with after theater dinner parties and
often result in beautiful ''midsum-
mer nights dream
A chicken thief at Altoona. Pa.
when almost caught, turned and threw
rooster into the face of his pursuer
and then escaped. The thief consid-
cred a fowl return is no robbery, but
the man knocked down swears that it
was adding insult to injury
President Roosevelt has ordered TO-
900 acres of woodland on the Califor-
mia and Oregon line to be reserved for
the protection and propagation of ma
tive birds. The California poultry
men who raise fruit and berries
mustn't shoot them when they steal
the cherries.
The census states there are 100000
head of poultry in the United States.
Ring out the old, ring in the new
with a resolution to make 1909 the
top notch in production and quality.
Don't bother about prices, for, if
they're way up in panic drear, where
will they be when prosperity's here?
The Hamburg lays the smallest egg
of any breed, except Bantams and yet
Its egg sells at the same price per
dozen as eggs twice the size. When
the new rule is adopted it will bless
the customer. 1t will give cold storage
companies a good whack, for they lose
a large part of their eggs by eyapora-
ton.
When selecting your breeding ducks
pick the fellows with large, broad,
bright yellow scoop shovels with the
bean on the end, for much depends on
waddler's capacity to put away grub.
Cut those out with humpy backs,
lumpy legs and flappers, narrow
chests, loose wings and turned up
tails.
So you exhibited Well, it did you
good whether you won or lost. It's
educative. To the real fancier it is
an inspiration. If he wins, he deter
mines to hold his place; if he loses, he
determines to breed better birds and
try again. No true sport knocks. II
he loses he doesn't bawl like calf
and play the bull in the chicken coop.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
DAIRY BREEDS
AND FEEDS.

Experiments at the Wisconsin sta
ton show what can be done by the
dairyman when the cows are properly
fed and cared for. The dairy herd at
the station has been established about
ten years. Complete records have been
kept for the production of milk and
butter fat, and almost every kind of
experiment has been tested in feeding
and management. The herd of thirty
represents the leading breeds, includ-
ing Jerseys. Holsteins. Ayrshires and
Brown Swiss.
The Holstein COW Johanna last year
as well as the preceding year ranked
first in net profit yielded over and
above the cost of her feed She gave
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04

milk 337 days during the year and
produced Is, 1862 pounds of milk and
477.96 pounds of butter fat, the aver
age fat content Of her milk for the
year being 1862 per cent.
The Jersey COW Macella ranked Sec
ond in net profit yielded during the
past year, receiving credit for pro-
duction1 of 1881 pounds of milk and
442.36 pounds of fat average fat con-
tent, 5.68 per cent?; value of products,
$123.O4; cost of feed. $43.03; net profit,
$SO.O1. This COW ranked third among
the cows In the herd during the pre-
ceding year, with a production Of
6,973 pounds of milk, 411.51 pounds of
fat average fat content, $50 per cent
and net profit of $61.87.
The Guernsey cows Margaret and
Muriel and the Ayrshire COW Chris
tina rank third, fourth and fifth respec-
lively, with net profits for the year as
$3.50, 5000 and $66.21, their produc-
ton for the year ranging from 6,792.S
to 9,037.4 pounds of milk and from
366.5S to 413.54 pounds of butter fat,
with the cost of feed eaten about the
same for all three cows. ranging from
$37.S5 to $780,
Grain was fed as many times daily
as the COW rvoduced pounds of butter
fat during the week. or one-fourth to
one-third as much grain as the
amount of milk given, according to
its quality. The grain mixture was
three parts wheat bran, four parts
cornmeal, three parts distillers' grains.
Besides the grain, the cows had what
ensilage and hay they would eat. the
amount varying from twenty-five to
forty-five pounds of ensilage and four
to six pounds of hay. Each COW is
carefully watched and the rations va
ried, according to need. In summer,
besides pasturage, more OF less grain
is fed to nearly all the cows and some
green corn when the pastures begin to
dry up.
The station is In line with many dali
ry farmers when it concludes that
cows which freshen in the fall and
early winter are more profitable than
those which freshen earlier or later.
Another tendency is to feed wider ra-
tions-that is, to feed larger proper
ton of foods containing starch and
fat. This change seems to be In line
with much recent experiment station
work and Is measure of practical
economy, because most of the staple
fodder crops of the farm favor a
wide ration The Wisconsin station
has not put results into shape along
this line, but asserts that feeding ex-
periments show that rations made up
mainly of farm grown feeds will,
when fed to the right kind of cows
produce large, profitable yields.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
How to Wash silk Gloves.

Silk gloves can be washed like any
ordinary material, though it is best to
soak colored ones in salt water before
washing them, especially If the colors
are not substantial. After rinsing the
gloves turn them wrong side out and
hang in a shady place to dry. Do not
sprinkle them before ironing, but
dampen towel, roll them in it and
leave for an hour or two. Iron the
gloves on the wrong side, as it raises
the thread on the right. When per-
fectly dry turn them, and you will be
pleased to see they look like new ones.
Use bluing in the rinse water for all
gloves.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
Handling a Vicious Bull.

The safest way to handle an ugly
bull is to first blindfold him. Nothing
takes the conceit out of bull so quick
as to deprive him of sight. 1t is a
question whether man is justified in
keeping a bull that is known to be
ugly. but sometimes animals that are
otherwise very valuable get cross, and
it is not always policy to turn them
over to the butcher. By building a
strong bull pen with convenience for
handling such an animal he may be
kept for two or three years in compar-
alive safety.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
Separator Helps.

The milk will separate best when it
is yet little warm. 1t is better that
it be warm from the COW than that it
should be left to get cold and then be
warmed on the fire.
The separator can do better work
and there will be less wear If it stands
on perfectly level base. 1t should
be tried with the level occasionally.
for the continual use of it is apt to get
1t to lean.
1t is well to run little lukewarm
water through the separator just be-
fore letting the milk through. This
will warm and wet the disks and oil
the inside working parts where the
milk goes and will prevent the cream
from adhering to them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
Tree PLANTING.

For extensive planting white pine at
present is the only tree which can be
obtained in large numbers. 1t is also
a tree which is adapted to almost any
kind Of soil and which makes quick
growth of valuable timber. The blight
which has attacked the pines during
the past few years is somewhat of a
drawback to the growth, and more or
less attention is being directed to 9th
er trees, including spruce and chest
nut.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04

helps in the process Of digestion and
keeps him generally vigorous. A hot
house ram, not able to resist cold or
exposure, is a worthless article.
Secondly. he needs good clover hay
or corn slower. roots and only little
grain. Such feeds serve to maintain
without fattening him. He has little
to do the rest of the winter but to make
wool, and, while he should not be
starved, he certainly need not be stuff
ed What he needs after the breeding
season are about the things the ewes
are getting.
Probably the easiest and best way to
take care of him is to turn him in
with them and let him enjoy their
company as well as their food and ex-
ercise, since all will soon be bred.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
SAu9M1 PLANTS IN WINTER.
Suggestions as TO the Best Means Of
Protection.

FcoIectfons
The utility of protecting plants
bulbs, shrubs and trees of all kinds is
not sufficiently appreciated. Even
those of reputed hardness in any CIV
en- climate viii well repay the expense
Of partial protection from the severity
Of low temperature.
The degree of cold that plants will
resist without being injured cannot be
determined except by actual expert
ment, as their power of resistance de-
ponds entirely on their environment
A plant sometimes will be destroyed
by exposure to temperature not
lower than it had previously encoun-
tered without sustaining any apparent
injury. The exact process by which
cold destroys plants is matter upon
which there is yet room for conjecture
The mechanical action of frost on veg
etable tissue undoubtedly is cause of
injury
1t Is well known that mere degrees
Of cold do not indicate the extent Of
the injury that plants suffer during
winter. The moisture Of the soil and
the moisture of the atmosphere are of
equal Importance Plants that pass
with safety through below zero cold
in December frequently will be de-
stroyed by the dry winds of March,
although the thermometer may not in
dictate 10 degrees of frost. The mois-
ture of the plant is evaporated, and
the injury will depend upon the
amount thus evaporated.
In a climate as changeable as ours
it is by no means an uncommon oc-
currence to have all the seasons rep
resented in a period not exceeding for
ty-eight hours. Consequently during
midwinter plants suffer more here
than in climates much colder, where
the ground is covered with snow the
entire winter. To the layman it is
hard to explain why plants that are
perfectly hardy in Maine when trans
ferred to the White House gardens at
Washington frequently are destroyed
by 10 or 10 degrees of frost because
of no covering.
LIE lHlChueSS Ol pTOtcClOu SHouiu
depend upon the size of the plants.
OF course all this is more particu-
larly for newly planted material All
trees will be much better with a
blanket four inches thick. For trees
two to three inches in diameter make
mat of at least three feet across the
roots of whatever material there is to
be had. Borders of shrubbery and
herbaceous plants and roses are better
if the spaces between them are en-
tirely covered three inches thick.
Bulbs of all kinds-narcissus, tulips,
hyacinths and lilies-if covered two
inches thick with manure, three parts
decayed, will be much benefited.
Now, in the spring don't rake off
every bit of the protecting material
you have used. Leave on as much as
possible. Nature does not prim up all
she laid down in November.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
Cutting the Ice Crop.

In cutting or saving ice be particu-
lar to get your cakes of even size and
square You can then pack the ice
away tightly and solidly without any
air spaces between the cakes or lay
ers. If you get your ice in the house
in a solid mass and keep it covered
with sawdust or cut straw, properly
tamped in, there will be no trouble
with ice melting and giving out in late
summer, when it is needed most. In
packing away ice leave it foot or
fifteen inches from the wall, and with
every layer put sawdust on the out
side to hold it in place.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
How to Freshen Feather pillows.

Feather pillows may be freshened
and the feathers made light by plac-
ing them out of doors in clean spot
during a hard rain. Let them be thor
oughly wet and then hang In warm
place to dry. Spots on the pillow COW
er may be removed with a paste Of
water and fuller's earth. Another
way to clean the feathers is to place
them in a cheesecloth bag and wash
them in warm soapy water, followed
by several rinsings in clean water.
Feathers should never be placed in the
sun
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
THE HORSEMAN.

In Holland horses are fed the fol-
lowing daily rations with great sue
cess: Oats, 10 pounds; hay. Sc pounds;
straw, 8.S pounds.
Grease Heel In Horses.
A breeder gives the following rem
edy for grease heel in horses: Wash
the parts with strong soapsuds, then
use mixture of carbolic acid, one
ounce; glycerin, two ounces; olive OIL
eight ounces. In case this does not
stop the itching dissolve half ounce
Of sugar of lead in a half pint of soft
water and use twice day
Selecting the Stallion.
Nothing could be more shortsighted
than the false economical policy prac-
ticed by so many mare owners in their
selection of the stallion. 1t should be
borne in mind that like begets like"
and in order to produce the best one
must breed to the best. There can be
no dependence placed on the occasion
al chance occurrence of a nick which
results in superior offspring from an
ordinary parentage. 1t takes but a Pc
rusal of the market quotations to con-
vince any one that there is money in
horses if they are of the right sort.
Exercise For Horses.
More horses are injured by enforced
fdleness than by work. Days that
horses are not at work they should
run in the yard. Their hair may not
lie quite as close and even be little
longer, but they will keep healthier
and be in much better shape for the
seasons work for having their regular
exercise every day either in the har-
ness or out in the yard.
Mares Nursing FoaIs.
A breeder considers the following
the best ration for mares nursing
foals: Oats and bran in equal bulk,
with about one-fourth in bulk of corn
added, make good ration for a
mare in milk. This should always be
moistened before feeding. The idea is
to give ration that not only increases
the flow of milk, but materially en-
riches 1t.
Blindness In Horses.
The walk or step of blind horse Il
always uncertain and unequal, SO that
he does not set down his feet boldly
when led by hand. Another sign by
which you may know horse that has
lost his sight is that when he hears
any one enter the stable he will prick
up his ears and move them backward
and forward The reason is that
vigorous horse, having lost his sight,
mistrusts everything and is continual
" IN alarm at the least noise he hears.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
Work of Large and Small Cows.

Small cows consume relatively more
feed and produce more dairy products
than large ones. The Jerseys per thou
sand pounds live weight consumed
daily during the st. Louis dairy dem
onstration on an average II per cent
more nutriment than the Holsteins, 20
per cent more than the Swiss and over
so per cent more than the Shorthorns.
but they returned 43 per cent more
butter fat than the Holsteins, 70 per
cent more than the Swiss and 100 per
cent more than the Shorthorns.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
SOIL /. : J FERTILITY.
How to Build Up Land That Has Been
OverWorked.


The only way to build up and hold
the fertility of the soil is to feed a
large part of the crop and return the
manure to the land. If manure can
not be had, the next best thing is to
plow under crops grow. for the pur-
pose. There should be deep blowing,
but no subsoiling. Leguminous crops
should be grown for the nitrogen they
bestow upon the soil.
Most soils, even when very poor, as
a general thing, contain plenty of
plant food except nitrogen, though
sometimes other elements are lacking.
The texture must be improved in or
der to increase fertility and plant food
and humus added. Tillage goes a
great way toward impro7 ing texture,
but this alone is not enough. Humus
must be added, and in doing so plant
food is added, making the soil more
permeable to air and water.
Humus is supplied to the soil, first,
by the addition of stable manure, and
this is probably the best method, call
ing for more forage crops and more
stock; second, by planting crops for
the purpose of turning them under
GLOWING under green crops is called
green manuring); third, by growing
clover and timothy, which are usually
left down for several years, during
which time their roofs thoroughly pen
citrate the soil. Old roots decay and
new roots grow After the sod is
plowed up considerable vegetable mat
ter is turned under. With the mass of
roots in the soil, this adds consider
able humus. The advantage from the
cultivation of clovers and alfalfa is
found in the fact that they are deep
rooted plants, and when their roots
decay they have channels deep into
the earth, thus aiding in the absorb
ton of rains and letting in air to
sWeeten the soil.
Probably the most rapid way to
build up wornout soil when barn
yard manure is not plentiful is to
give it a course of treatment such as
described, then grow only forage
CIOpS, Uuy grain " lSeU Will tucuI
and return all the manure thus pro-
duced to the land. Dairy farming
permits such system to be followed,
and no other type of farming builds
up land so quickly
Professor W. j. Spillman, agricul-
turist, in charge of farm management
investigations, United States bureau
of plant industry, says another type
that gives quick results is to grow a
succession of pasture crops for hogs,
keep the hogs on these pastures and
feed them a fourth to a half ration of
grain In middle ATTITUDES the fol-
lowing system is adapted to this type
of farming: Grow corn enough for the
pigs on part of the farm, sowing
either cowpeas or crimson clover or
rye in the corn yearly to keep up fer
tility. The two latter crops furnish
winter pasture for the pigs. On the
remainder of the farm run the fol
lowing three year rotation: Sow oats
in early spring, follow by rye sown
early in August, follow this by sor-
ghum the following spring, in Sep
TENDER or October sow rye again after
the sorghum, late the next spring sow
either sorghum or cowpeas and begin
over again with oats the succeeding
spring
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
CARE OF THE RAM.
Exercise and Fresh Air Necessary to
Keep Him Vigorous.

After the breeding season is over the
ram needs some care and attention.
This does not mean that he should be
shut up in a warm, snug barn where
never blast will strike him nor that
he shall be fed in bounteous supply
the best that nature affords. He must
be kept strong and healthy, and this
he will not be If he is kept penned up
and rolling in fat.
His most imperative need is exer-
else. This keeps his muscles strong
and active. produces good circulation.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04

How to Enter Burning Room Safely.
In case of fire, when it is necessary
to enter a burning room or one choked
with smoke, a wet silk handkerchief,
tied in one layer over the face, is a
complete and certain preventive
against suffocation by the smoke. By
shis means the smoke is entirely ex-
cluded from the lungs, and yet it Ii
possible to breathe freely.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
aThe Pied Piper.r

A New York normal school examina-
ton had among its questions, sWhat is
the educational value of The Pied Pr
per of Hamelin?" A would be teacher
answered, "The Pied Piper teaches
children to be kind to animals. espe+
cially rats."-New York Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
Comfort For Sick Animals.

A sick animal should be placed in a
well disinfected and dry box stall
with plenty of bedding and sunlight
avoid drafts. In cold weather place
a blanket on the animal, feed sparing-
ly with digestible food, such as bran
mashes made of linseed tea; keep
manger sweet and clean. Water should
be pure and clean and warmed when
necessary. 1t is always necessary for
new milk cows to be given warm wa
ter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
How to Keep Black Stockings Black.

Black stockings are apt to assume a
peculiar greenish look after repeated
washings. A simple way of preserv-
ing the color is to wash them with soap
that is free from soda and to add to
the last rinsing water teaspoonful of
good vinegar The stockings should be
wrung out and clapped into shape. A
hot iron will destroy the color of stock
ings, particularly if they are wet.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04

EASY PLAN FOR CARRYING BARREL.
made use Of the handles from two
broken shovels. The handles were cut
to the proper length and trimmed on
an angle, as shown in the sketch.
These handles were then fastened to
the sides of the barrel opposite each
other with large screws.