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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
,,o1ye the Dairy Pay.


uo ore 21,194,OOO mich cows in
r,nitpd States-an average of one
ll' ~ four of the population. The
O.. tbo+ there has been an increase
I'.' oonfta of the consumption Of milk
y decrease of cows per capita of
l ,s nonllation indicates that there has
.,n an improvement in the quality of
.ss dairy cows of the country.
DS T. tho decade of 1890 to 1900 the
..oca PRODUCTION of every dairy COW
s ,.red an increase of 1000 pounds of
III, or commercial gain of $211,-
. 1 Yet with this improvement adj
's ..t,d there are many dairies that are
,,lng onprated at a loss. The life of a
, ,.,r,, COW is estimated at seven years
~1 bpr annual depreciation represents
~. sornntb Of her full value, which is
'.,, into consideration in computing
~. nrofts Of the herd. If the dairy
..o world ascertain if his herd is pay
,nr nroft he needs to charge for the
hin 10 operate it, the cost Of the
s,5 tbp interest on the investment and
tho normal depreciation Of the value
- tba COWS All these items enter into
f,od opprating charges and need to be
JDdnctpd from the gross receipts of the
5oirr before profits can be computed.
Tho receipts of the dairy should not
orIv nav the operating expenses and
erod charges. but also leave a liberal
balance for profit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
From Corporal to Sergeant.

A number of war stories had been
told at the last meeting Of the Old Sol
diers' club when the veteran announced
that Sergeant Spriggins would for the
first time explain the real circum-
stances which resulted in his winning
his chevrons, and the sergeant, says the
Detroit Free Press, coughed once or
twice, blushed a bit and began.
st was at one of them fights in the
Wilderness" he said, zone Of them hot
ones that comes up every now and
then, but don't get much Of show in
history They're a heap sight worse
than the big ones though, and take all
the nerve a mans got to spare and
more, too. I was a corporal then, and
one day the colonel ordered me to go
on a little scoutin' expedition with ten
men. There wasn't anything much to
do, and we had about got that done
when all Of sudden we ran into TWEEN
ty-fve or thirty Of the enemy sneaking
along In the bushes mighty nigh right
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
MiIIet for Late Crops.

Millet as a late crop to plant in case
of the failure of the corn crop or fail
ure to get corn planted at all, is rec
commended by the Ohio station. The
earlier sorts can be seeded through
July, and make fair fields. Hay is the
most common use made Of the crop
and for this it compares favorably with
timothy, both in composition and di-
gestibility. 1t is good feed for cattle
horses and sheep, but when overripe
should not be fed to horses exclusively
as it affects the kidneys. Millet is also
grown for pasture seed, and even for
silage. AS a soil cleaner, it is also al
most eo1al to a summer fallow.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
Time for Oats Land.

An application Of 1000 pounds Of
line per acre was practically as eff
cent in case of oats as an application
u -VOO pounds in tests made at the
New Jersey station. In the case of
cover the larger application gave the
~'Ier results. Lime in the form of
aroonate produced more dry matter
In nitrogen and ash burned lime.
Iae results Of the studies of nitrogen
1aIlon were quite irregular, but agree
Ill general in indicating that the addi-
H0u OF fertilizer materials increased
r'0oSen fXation and that carbonate of
4'e favored nitrogen fxation to a
greater extent than burned lime.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08

Happenings of '04.

I was a farmer lad and had always
lived with father in the eastern part
of New York State, but in the summer
of '64 1 enlisted in the Sd New York
Light Artillery, Co. D. I entered my
first battle near GoldSbOro, n. &. This
was the worst encounter I was ever
in. I had three horses shot from I'M
der me. We were then ordered back
to the rear, where we left our horses,
but we had to go back and enter the
fight with 80 rounds each Of ammun1-
ton. At this time the enemy was
shooting so low that we were ordered
to lie down and do the best we could.
Many Of us dug the earth from under
us and piled it up in front. [ shall
never forget one fellow who was lying
next me. He became so tired and stiff
from his cramped position that he
tried to turn over. In doing so he
raised his head a few inches above
the rest Of us, when a ball struck him,
literally dividing his head into two
pieces and exposing his brain to full
view. He fell back by my side
corpse.
One day myself and another fellow
were sent out to bury some horses.
The woods there were numerous with
rebel sharpshooters. We had nearly
finished our work when I heard the
distant report Of a rifle, and looking
around saw my fellow-worlSman lying
on the ground, shot to the heart.
had but a moment to wait when sec
ond ball entered tree standing by my
side. l lifted my arms above my head
and fell. I had been lying there but
a few moments when I saw a gray
coat drop from a tree some 30 rods
away. He went off into the woods
looking for his next victim, evidently
thinking that he had added two more
feathers to his crown. When he passed
out of sight 1 carried my dead partner
back to camp.
Another sad case which came under
my notice was that Of a poor fellow
who had been tried and convicted Of
attempt at desertion. He was sentenced
to be executed. Twelve men were de-
tailed to do the shooting. The victims
grave was dug and his box stood be-
side it. He was led in and sat upon
his box. then after he was blindfolded
by the provost marshal the order was
given to the twelve men to fire Zone
of the guns was always loaded with a
blank. AS the eleven balls entered his
body he sprang to his feet, wrestling
his hands from where they had
been bound behind his back. He tore
the bandage from his eyes and pleaded
for mercy, but the marshal drew his
revolver and ended the poor fellows
life with three more balls.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
American Limburger Cheese.

Is now claimed that the United
S''VS makes just as good limburger
ofeSe as does the province in Bel
s s where it originated. The Ameri-
WI, ~u method is to take a piece of a
~DS stomach and set it away in a
:, '| pace in can of whole milk. In
: .u' Iorty minutes the curdling mess
a.! puaded and then the whey pressed
t,, -hterWard forms are filed and
,s, drainage permitted. Salt is
S.,D rgu Oh the outside until it becomes
Il 's''' then the cheese is set away
r. ~e cellar to ripen for a month or
"10 the germs do the rest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
FOES TO THE FLAG.
BY Rev. Ira w. Henderson.

TeXt-"In the name of our God we
will set I'D our banners.'-Psalm Xxx IS.
The flag Of America is the symbol of
her conception and Of her progress.
It's stars and stripes and field of blue
bear eloquent though silent testimony
to the method of her making, the char
acter of her sons and the influences
that have initiated for all that is best
in her national life. The f1utter of the
nations ensign finds responsive pulse
within our hearts. For the flag type
fies the soul of the people, the hope of
the nation, the sacrifice of the host
who, living and dead, have poured out
upon the altar of true devotion to
this land of promise a need Of service.
for the welfare of the country and the
glory of Almighty God.
No true patriot is he who can gaze
upon the beauty of "Old Glory" with
out pride and warming heart. For
every star has a history and tells a
mighty story; every ruddy stripe is
dyed in the running fountain of
loyalty and willing sacrifice the like OF
which history cannot surpasS; every
bar Of white reveals the purity of the
limpid, true ideals that run, though
often hidden, at the core and center OF
our nations life. We are entering the
sublime age of human history. And
America stands in the vanguard OF
progression. OF our coming eminence
h,1f n ~
be ignored, for no prophecy can tell
the half Of the glory God will reveal in
and through America in the coming
days If we guard our hearts from evil,
our minds from willful error, and our
flag from shame.
There is prevalent inclination to
forget and to dismiss religion. No
theory of government, no system OF
economics, no discipline Of philosophy,
can endure wholesomely and vigorous
ly except there be foundations laid in
the religious consciousness Of man. No
nation can realize its greatness, as can
no Individual without God. In Him
we live and move and have our being.
He is the source of all light and prog
ress. Ecclesiasticism may misrepre
sent Him as it has aforetime done.
But let us never forget Him. He is
our shield, our defence our guide and
our friend. In the day that America
forgets Jesus let America place her
flag at half mast. For in His truth lies
her greatness and in the appropriation
6 Nv he finy1 1ipC tho homo of
the ages that are yet to come.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
Land Poisoning.

No one knows so well as the practical
farmer how rapidly naturally fertile
soil may be exhausted by cultivation.
Tn this country the tobacco lands OF
Virginia afford an example OF this
rand decline in fertility. The aDan-
doned New England farms, too, heip TO
illustrate the effects produced by the
constant cultivation of the same fields.
lend that once yielded crops as II by
magic now requires an ARTIFICIAL prep
aration before it will reward the farm
60, biu strenuous labor in the field.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
Soil Acidity.

es,.,, 'e>' the acidity of the soil, get )
, ~. worth Of blue litmus paper from
n.,- store. break into a mass of the
sno. S'L'' insert a piece of litmus
ap,i, "''d press the soil firmly together
nn,~ After ten or twenty minutes
ar :. ne soil and allow the paper to
o -, i" 'he dried test paper is pink
nlo, :, compared with the original
so,,, 'ne SOIL is acid and needs the
Or. =, limestone, about one ton per
-O'oushly mixed with the soil.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08

feet wide. Small doors opening into
the crib every two feet just over the
manger allow the corn to come out
without shoveling. This shed should be
built on the south side of the crib In a
bright, sunny place. This arrangement
is great labor saver and quite an aid
in bad weather, especially if the ends
are inclosed.-Farm and Home.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
Cribbing Corn.

THE corn crib should be marrow ano
t+ad on the sides and ends, so that
free circulation of air is possible 10
al directions. Some farmers place hoi-
49, crates in the cribs as they are
fi1lad so that there will be no neat
;nn ar spoiling in the center OF the
,aa e Heating destroys the corn germ
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
German Mode of Preserving Milk

A German patent specification de
scribes a process for preserving milk
by removing all dissolved oxygen by
means of the addition Of a small guam
titv of ferrous carbonate. The process
is based on the fact that freshly-pre-
cinitated ferrous carbonate in the pres
ence of oxygen Immediately asslmllates
oxygen and evolves an equivalent guam
+itv of carbon dioxide. One part of
ferrous carbonate is sufficient for 90
600 parts of milk and the properties
Of the milk are not altered in any way
nv the addition, which should be MADE
before the milk is boiled.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
NJ tobacco Growers Combine.

saHo, C"ion Tobacco Society, repre-
Sss,re, '0Oacco-growing interests in
ID Wy indiana, Ohio, Tennessee
q s0oo Seo ol, with estimated assets
pqooso 'VY'o' has been organized. The
L h nv, VI Tie organization is said TO
'V'ec' the tobacco growers from
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
Raising a Variety.

diversified farming does not stop al
cron growth from the soil. but should
include a diversity of live stock Some
GOOD ca tile. a few good, capacious brood
,aros some good breeding hogs, a few
or more sheep, goats and fowls OF I'll
verse sorts should be found on every
farm. for they do not interfere or con
aict with each other.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08

minimum price, and the consume,
from maximum scale The interests
OF the growers in the States name0
VIII be pooled and the tobacco sold
through Board of Directors.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08
A Self-Feedinc Crib.

combined corn crib and feeding
shed is shown in the sketch. The feed
bunk is covered by a lean-to shed 16
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-08

hole should be cut through the center
Of the wheel for the shaft.-Farm and
Home.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-12-09
NOTICE OF SALE AT PUBLIC
AUCTION OF SCHOOL AN
STATE LANDS.


The following described school and state
lands situated in Richland County and State
of North Dakota, will be offered for sale at
public auction to the highest bidder at the
court house in the City of %ahpeton in said
county. being the county seat thereof. which
sale will be conducted according to law be.
tween the hours of 10 O'Clock A. n. and five
O'Clock p. M. on Tuesday the 2lst day OF de-
cember A. d. 1909. and will be continued from
dav to dav until all lands herein described
have been sold or oiered for sale,
All such lands will be offered for sale in
tracts as hereinafter designated and will not
be further subdivided at the time OF >ule and
contract fee must be paid for each contract
sold as herein described.
The terms of sale are as follows: Each
tract will be offered at ~ appraise d value
per acre and no tract will be Id for less than
lis appraised value as herein stated. Bids will
be accepted OF not less than Is cents advance
per acre on each bid and each tract will he
struck off to the highest bidder. who will be
required to pay at once to the County Treas.
urer of said county IN cash, check or draft &C.
ceptable to such Tr ,asurer the full amount
of ONE-FlFTH of the total purchase price of
the land SO sold. and in addition thereto the
purchaser will be required to pay at the same
time the legal contract fee of $500 fer each
tract purchased. The purchaser will r. ceive
receipt from the County Treasurer at time of
sale for the amount so paid and ~ further
payment will be required until the contracts
have been prepared by the state and ready
for delivery to the purchaser. When the
contracts have been prepared they will he
sent to the County Auditor of SAID county
and each purchaser will be duly notified
thereof, together with a statmen. of the I'D.
vance interest due thereon from date of sale
to Jan. LIST. 1911. and upon payment by the
purchaser Of such interest aud upon eXecu.
ton of the contracts in duplicate. the dupli-
cate contract will be thereupon delivered TO
the purchaser.
The balance OF the purchase price due the
state OH each contract will be divided Into
four equal instal.mcnts due respectively ON
January lst of the years 1915. 1920. 1926 and
1880. All such deferred payments of principal
bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per
annum payable on January LIST each year in
advance to the County Treasurer of said
County, and upon default OF payment of any
installment of principal or interest within
thirty days after tho same shall have become
due the contract will be subject to cancela-
ton by the Board of University and school
Lands according to law. All lands so sold will
be entered for taxation Immediately after the
sale and will be entered upon the assessment
rolls for the year 1910.
The Board of University and School Lands
reserve the right to reject any or all bids
made ut such sale and refund to the bidder
the money paid at the sale.
The following is list of lands to be so of.
fered for sale.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-12-09
KODAKS

We have just received a large
shipment of Kodaks, we have
them from 81 80 to $40 90, every
body can own a Kodak now.
for sale by J Keen, the drug.
gist
A sprained ankle will usually
disable the injured person for
three or four weeks. This is
due to lack of proper treat
meut. when Chamberlain's
Lini.uent is applied a cure may
effected in three or four days.
This liniment is one of the best
and most remarkable prepar-
atoms in use. Sold by all deal
ers.
If you are stuff ring from
biljousness, constipation, indi-
gestion, chronic headache, in
vest one cent in a postal card,
send to Chamberlain Medicine
Co., Des Moines, Iowo, with
your name and address plainly
on the back, and they will for
ward you a free sample of
Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Sold by all
dealers. - L. ::s.~.. a,
Xmas hankerchiefs 1t Put
done. 40.2v
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-12-09

INSURANCE
We write Fire, Lightning,
Tornado, Hail and Automobile
Insurance in six of the Strong.
est Companies. Rates as cheap
as the Cheapest.
SCHUYLER Bros.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-09-11
WHALE SWIMS OFF WITH BOAT
Ne~Iy:Married Couple Are Rescued
After Exciting Chase of Twen-
ty Miles.

Seattle, Wash.-Mrs. and Mrs.
John Greenleaf, who has been spend
ing their honeymoon living in house
boat, were given a fast ride of 20
miles behind young fin-back whale
near Port Angeles.
The houseboat was erected on a
float made of eight logs, each so feet
long and fully foot thick. The boat
was securely anchored in little cove
by two heavy cables. To prevent it's
breaking away in case of storm,
chains were hung from the logs to an
chors buried in the sandy beach.
1t is believed the whale was playing
up under the float, became tangled in
the loose anchor chains. Unable to
free himself, the big fish set the heavy
float careening until the cables parted.
A little after sunrise fishermen saw
the float and the houseboat swaying
as If 1t were by an earthquake. Then
the raft and all started for the ocean.
The fishermen were unaware the boat
was occupied until they saw the
frightened groom and his bride cling.
ing desperately to the sides of the
house. They cried out for help and
the fishermen headed their launch to-
ward the rapidly disappearing float
and followed at full speed.
About twenty miles out in the strait
of Juan de Fuca the float came to a
standstill. The fishermen soon came
up and rescued Greenleaf and his
wife.
The whale, barely thirty feet long,
had become pinched between two logs
and was dead.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-09-11

tier locations the old "criollo" stock
still predominates.
There are in Argentina approximate
ly 240.000,000 acres of arabic land,
three-fourths of which is a vast plain,
a very large part of which is very
fertile. There are ten or eleven mil
lion acres in the Argentine republic
which are capable of irrigation. Some
very extensive irrigation plants are al
ready in operation.
The small population of Argentina,
being only 100000, and the very large
production of beef and mutton. make
it necessary to give considerable at
tention to the export trade. The NUT
ton is all exported in a frozen state.
while the beef goes as either chilled
or frozen beef.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-09-11
ADVENT OF THE
SPINELESS CACTUS
TW enty-Five Varieties Collected
nd Introduced, Some Of Which
Are Quite Promising.

Those who have been eagerly
awaiting the advent of the spineless
cactus will be interested to know that
1t is already here, and that, too, with
out breeding or selection. The United
States bureau of plant industry, re-
ports David Griffiths in a recent bulle-
tin of the department of agriculture,
has been studying the matter since
1907, and has collected and introduced
about twenty-five spineless species or
varieties, ten or twelve of which are
promising. 1t is preparing to send out
free for experiment 1000 to 5000 cut
tings, but only to growers who dwell
in the area where the plant will live.
II must be borne in mind also that a
spineless cactus will not necessarily
remain spineless. Unfavorable condi-
lions, such as alkaline soil, heat or
drought, may be expected to develop
the tiny spines that most of them pos
sess. Further:
at is essential to remember that
these plants cannot be put out to shift
for themselves; they must be farmed
like any other crop, though, owing to
their resistance, they permit more
latitude IN their treatment than most
other plants. The prickly pea
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-09-11

plants as they now exist are adapted
to region having considerable rain.
fall, but too irregularly distributed for
ordinary crops. They are the
camels of the vegetable world. They
must have water, but they can get
along for long periods without il.
What is most needed in the spineless
prickly pears to-day is greater hard
mess, but this quality cannot be bred
into them in two or three years. 1t
might be possible by careful breeding
and selection, in a decade or more to
increase the hardness of the rapid
growing prickly pears so as to
push the limit of their cultivation TO
the northward materially. But this
VIII take much patient toll and many
years OF experimentation"
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-09-11
USELESS PRESENTS FOR POPE
Embarrassing Gifts Made to the Vati-
can, Along with Many That Are
of Great Value.

The occupant of the see OF st. Peter
is frequently the recipient of strange
gifts.
Some time ago present OF lions ar
rived. These are fortunate animals,
and the pope at considerable expense
has had them secured in large dens, in
which they can ramble at will. All
they can desire is free run OF the
gardens.
Another remarkable gift, according
to Paris contemporary. was a colos-
sal group in iron Of st. X. driving
back Attila from the city of Y. The
names are purposely omitted because
our contemporary does not wish to
identify the diocese which in an mop
perfume moment of generosity forced
upon his holiness this damnosa haze
reditas, which now reposes, covered
with rust, in vatican gardens.
Such gifts innumerable are con-
stantly arriving from all part of the
world, and no place can be found for
them among the marbles, the antiques
and the paintings of Michael Angelo,
Raphael and Pinturicchio in the pal
ace Of Bramante. Possibly the motor
car will find a place beside the name
less saint, who turned back "the
scourge of God from the unnamed
city"
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-09-11
Chinese
Patient,
Flooding,
DiliSent
By MARIE G0RMlAN

the result perfect They quiet attentive and orderly giving
indication that they have thought of their teachers They
show appreciation of truly good work. frequently saying: Ths is good
lesson" 81 like this lesson"
classify my pupils whenever possible regardless of nationality
grading knowledge lack of knowledge
sh They lessons and unless they really desire
the English language they drop they find
to teach them and for nothing else.
individual work when absolutely necessary,
with pupils who working and who
irregular believe the results nearly
when the work done classes But the teachers
them teachers little
the science of teaching.
believe Chinese intelligent enough to desire learn
will make advances to his teacher unless
encouragement by her. they altogether
been taught from childhood their
possible they have theory that the
for their country, that they educate the young that we'll
taught boys will strengthen the nation