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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
"a Good Cow Defined


PROFESSOR Dean, O. the Ontario DeA
partment Of Agriculture, in answering,
the question, What Is a good cow?"
says 1t Is one that will produce at
least 5000 pounds of milk. or make not
less, at cost Of not more than $50.
Tor feed. Such COW as that Is a
prontaDle animal. The production of
the COWS of the Provinces of Ontario
and Quebec, which comprise the best
carrying districts in Canada, Is only
5000 pounds of milk in one year. In
tnere any wonder that In some dairy.
ing districts there is not enough milk ia
drink! There Is no money In keeping
COWS like this, and 1t is no wonder that
people are not satisfied We have in
our stable Holstein which has pro-
duced 1922 pounds of milk In thirty
days, within 800 pounds Of the avera ga
annual production Of cows of Ontario
ana Quebec. In seven days she gave
US 643 pounds, and In one day ea
pounds of milk. If we had cows like.
that there would he no trouble about
having plenty OF milk to drink. A man
cannot afford to keep cows that pro.
dute only 5000 pounds of milk in q
year.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
Hard ON the Janitor.

In some of the downtown skyscrapers
the elevator service is suspended on
Sunday and the janltors and their fam
lies, who in many buildings are quar-
tered on the topmost floor, have to de-
scend and climb from 20 to 30 flights of
stairs whenever they want to get in
touch with the outside world, says a
New York paper. In one building,
which is "a stories high, the 10-yesr-od
daughter Of the janitor makes three
round trips each Sunday one when she
goes to church In the morning, one
when she attends Sunday school in the
afternoon and another when she goes
to meet her playmates after dinner.
Each flight consists Of 30 steps, making
900 steps to round trip. Three trips
make 1t 1850 steps-a mountain climb
ing record.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08

Experiments with Stable Manure.
AT the Maryland agricultural sta
ion two sets of experiments with sta
Die manure-one covering three years
and the other seven years-have been
conducted.
The results as a rule favored the
use Of fresh manure applied directly
from the stable as against rotten ma
nure The best results were obtained
BY applying the manure as long in ad-
vance Of the time the crop was to use
It az possible. AS between applying
fresh and rotted manure before and
after blowing, the results favored ap-
plying fresh manure us a top dressing
after blowing. In comparison Of
blowing under manure in the fall and
spring, the differences were slight. but
uniformly in favor Of allowing the
manure to remain on the land during
the winter and blowing it down in the
spring. Subsoiling in addition to deep
blowing did not show sufficient advan-
tage to warrant the extra expense in
vofved. The use of kainit with the
manure seemed to exert a beneficial
influence every year, and 1t was more
marked in dry than wet seasons. The
growth Of crimson clover was better
on soils receiving fresh manure than
n those treated with rotted manure.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
CURIOUS HOTEL CUSTOMS.
Cuss Words . Penny Each IT An
Edinburg Hotel.

Cass Words . Penny Each 1t An
Edinburg Hotel.
A curious custom prevails at an Ed
inburgh hotel. Whenever a customer ID
heard to swear he Is required to place a
penny In q box on the bar counter. 1t
is not q matter for surprise, says Tit
Bits, that the landlord hears much less
bal language than some of his fellow
pubicans in the capital of Scotland.
The following is a quaint idea fol
providing funds for picnics and social
evenings. 1t is carried Oh with much
success at an Ashton-on-M ersey inn:
A knocking club" is connected with
the inn, and when customer calls for
refreshlnent he is expected to knock on
the table or counter before drinking.
If he fails to do this he Is fined one
penny. Anyone who wrongfully accuses
another of breaking this unique rule
is also fined. The money thus obtained
provides funds for many enjoyable out
ings and pleasant evenings during the
course of the year.
at another hotel, known as the Old
Hundred, customers are allowed only
one drink. If one Is not sufficient to
quench their thirst, they are obliged to
go out OF the hotel and take a walk be-
fore they are allowed to have another.
Till recently the proprietor Of an old
time hotel In Warwickshire used to in
wife all his customers to accompany him
and his wife to the service at the par
ish church on Sunday mornings, which
was situated on tho opposite side Of
the road, the house being closed while
they were away. On returning, each
customer was invited to partake of re-
freshrnents offered by the hospitable
landlord free of charge.
Visitors to a certain hotel in Aber.
deenshire who wear brown boots must
remember to keep them in their room
overnight. Otherwise the boots will be
BACKED, regardless Of tho original col
or of the same. In one Of the rooms
of a Dumfrles public house IL an old
armchair which is said to have been
frequently used by the poet Burns. All
who sit in this chair are expected to
treat everyone who is in the room at
the time, and often the immortal men,
CRY Of the famous Scottish national
poet il drunk.
A small hotel in Wales until quite re
Gently was used by the Catholics as n
place Of worship on Sundays, and the
police court proceedings were held on
the premises during the week.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
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The Ideal Ear of Corn.

Authorities have decided that the best
form for an ideal ear should be as
near cylinder as possible. 1t should
be about 10 inches long and about
inches in circumference, or at least this
ratio should be maintained The rows
Of grains should be as near parallel AZ
possible and the grains should grow
we'll over the tip and butt. The grains
should be wedge shape and their length
should be at least twice their width.
The cob should be small, from 81 to 40
per cent of an ear of corn should be
grain. In yellow corn the cob should
be red and in white corn it should be-
white. If one desires his corn to have
high protein content, the germ or
heart should be large. If meal Is to
be made, the white or starchy end
should be firm, solid and heavy. The
grains Of the "dent' varieties will be
more or less wrinkled on the outer tip,
otherwise the surface of the ear should
be smooth and glossy. A dead color
usually indicates low vitality.-S. W.
Black.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08

o1ten want to drink more in cold wealth.
er than in warm? Just fill the foun
tain and feed trough at the same time.
and note where the crowd is at once,
gathered. The food Is as n rule dry
ana tends In no way to satiate the
thirst. In summer dew, fruit and other
substitutes satisfy In measure, but
now the fowls are entirely dependent
upon their human friends at this point.
Always remove the chill from the wa
ter and let it be pure. Do not allow II
to remain in the dishes over night and
freeze. Freezing water does not mean
pure water, even though some germs
are killed by freezing. Exercise the
same care regarding cleanliness. which
was the rule during the summer, and
the fowls will not only drink with
greater relish but you will likewise eat
their products with similar apprecia-
ton
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
~~~~~~

There are 100000 bricks in the IA
nous Severn tunnel.
Liverpool makes nearly $4,000 a
year by municipal trading.
clubs in New York city than in any
two other cities In the world.
The Hong-Kong harbor has a water
area Of ten miles, and Is regarded as
one Of the finest in the world.
A Colorado currant bush will pro.
duce at least one gallon Of fruit. Some
plants will yield ten times this amount
New York's death rate is less than
1t was one year ago, about in the pro-
portion Of 1919 a week, as against
1,343.
Senator Knox, Of Pennsylvania, re-
fuses to have telephone in his home,
saying it causes more bother than any
thing else in life.
The latest species Of professional
beggar in New York city asks for a
nickel with which to pay his fare to
the nearest hospital.
Some Of the finest French tapestry Is
manufactured so slowly that an artist
can not produce more than a quarter
Of square yard In year.
The German Baptist brethren have
organizations in forty-one of the
States. with 1,154 churches, an increase
of ffty-eight over the last report.
The Australian regulation for i'm.
ports deal very strictly with patent
medicines, the labels of which make
extravagant claims as to their cura-
tive properties.
Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, Is to
have $10,0OO,O0O hydro-electric COM
pany, and a large paper material COM
pany-the latter being engaged in sur
veying the forests there for Telling TIM
Der.
1t Is stated that the building Of
large new electric power station in
Lspland is shortly to be taken in hand.
Either the Norr or Soderland falls will
be used. and 1t is proposed to erect the
power station close to the Braunland
railway station and within about ten
miles of the sea. The power available
is estimated at $4,000 horsepower.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08

from threshlng other wheat make the
men run through oats or barley be-
fore they begin on the Defiance If it is
intended for seed. There will always
be some grains Of the last threshing
In the machine. and this will mix with
the pure grain. 1t is also better to take
the first load or two direct to town and
only save for seed next year that which
Is run through later. If the grain does
become mixed 1t is better to sell 1t all
and buy pure seed for next year.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
Pumpkins for Cows.

Dairymen hold different opinions us
to the value Of pumpkins for cows and
as rule the great field fruit Of the
East is not very much grown in the ir-
rigated regions. Some claim that they
are positive injury. 1t is certain,
however, that If fed to cows at all they
should be given in conjunction with
concentrated feed and necessarily in
limited quantities. When fed thus the
pumpkin is valuable as fall feed for
cows. 1t has one distinguishing feature
as a stock food, which nothing else pos
sesses and this is 1t is splendid ver-
mifuge. Stock of all kinds like pump
kins and will leave good bite Of alfal-
fa.-Field and Farm.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
Remedy for Field Mice,

The Pasteur Institute of Paris has
again done valuable service to the
community In devising remedy for the
field mice, which In the Charentes have
multiplied at a terrific rate and done
enormous harm The Danysz virus, as
1t Ii called, II properly distributed, kills
% per cent OF the mice In two weeks
IT causes contagious disease resem
bling typhoid, which is innocuous to all
Living beings except mice and rats.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
A Bone and Muscle Maker.

While alfalfa Is too rich a food for
mature horses unless used In combina.
tion with some other roughness, 1t is
an excellent feed for young horses, as
1t seems to contain just the elements
necessary to develop bone, muscle and
consequent size.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08

Men are something like school gil e.
II school girl gets q letter from
away of. she will carry 1t In her books
to school. and use 1t as book mark
1t gives her an air Of importance
with her schoolmates. A man Will
carry telegram around with him until
1t is worn threadbare. for the same
reason.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
That Gas Bill.

SAY" exclaimed the irate aat dwell
or, as he rushed into the gas office, do
you mean to say this bill represents tina
''Not necessarily" calmly replied the
man behind the desk. ut merely. repre-
seats the amount you have to pay for"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
inst Lfka n Dec.

''why doesn't that lazy Philapder
find something to dor"
Find something to DO? Why, he's
busy as q bee"
"But he. hasn't done a thing this
winter bat loaf."
"Well, that's what bee does In win
ter. doesn't itr'
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08

The threshing machine is the great
est cause of mixing grain unless care
10 taken In this respect. II a crop of
good Defiance wheat Is grown, be care
full that the machine is SO clean the
grain will not become mixed with other
wheat When the machine comes direct
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
Similarity.

"Beeznes !" boosted the Partisan por-
trait painter. why. monsieur. re-
member when patrons were packed in
that little room like sardlnes. waiting
to have their portraits painted"
Like sardlnes?' echoed the man
from Montana. "Oh, see. Waiting to
be done In ell, eh?"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
Tho Real Sequence,

Mrs. Premiere-You always get
new gown before you go away on
visit, don't your Mrs. Seconde-No.
I always 80 away on a visit after
get new EVOLUTIONARY Home
Companion.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
Unnecessary Now.

They used to give such splendid en-
tertainments, but they never seem to
have anything worth going to any
more"
mo. They have an established posi-
ton in society now"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08

Water for Fowls in Winter.
Many who supply their fowls with
water regularly during the summer fail
to recognize that 1t is Just as necessary
during the cold months Do you not
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
waist-Lfna Wo&s.

When you would put your dexter fin
Around q girl, it L. q sin,
A crying shame,
To get. claim,
All lacerated by a pin.
The Gossip.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08

L IL Z p l { l II I e
shows a convenient
milk pa Ill with an
adjusta Bile strainer.
A piece of cheese
cloth Is put over
the strainer and
this kee cps all dirt
from q ntering the
pail.
Since this pail
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08

vas invented many manufacturers
sover the top, which is q great i'm
proyemept.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
A Sanitary Milk Pail.

Sanitary MIX Pail.
1t Is much easier to keep the dirt
sut Of the milk than it Ia to get 1t out
after It is once In
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
CHAPTER III.

en0t DcAVIS -Ady INC 6oil Va lhS uinu'
She was there, far to the right, among
the lights on the mountain side-the lit
tie girl who had told him he was a NO
body. Constable smiled, and grew seri-
Gus from the start Of an old thought. 1t
was not impossible for her to have met
some emperor who had demanded her
heart Ter his throne room.
The harbor was weirdly hot. The
heavy, moist sweetness Of a horticultural
garden. to which he had likened the nights
of Saint Pierre, had been supplantsd by
dry, dsyitalixed draughts of air. His
threat and nostrils were irritated, and to-
hacco became unpalatable. There was no
moon, and the stars were so faint In the
north that the mass of Pelee was scarce
~ shaped against the sky. The higher
lights Of the city had reddish, uncer-
tain glow, a. il thin aim Of fog hung
between them and the eye; but to the
south the night grew clearer. He fol-
lowed the eircling shore with his eyes to
the Morne d'Orange, which marked the
southern boundary Of the city. Beyond
the morne stood the great plantation
house where she lived. The night was
pure purple In that direction. and the
torrid stars unsullied.
tBreen essayed to read the following
forenoon away, leaving Constable to make
his nrst descent upon the city alone. The
Madame had already been sighted from
the plantation house, ond certain mem
beers of the establishment were out to
welcome the guest. Indeed, Constable
had scarcely stepped ashore from his
lsunch at the Sugar Landing when ha
heard his name called and saw the hutter
Of a handkerchief above the burdened
heads Of the natives In the market place.
1t was Miss Stansbury, in a carriage. She
greeted him merrily:
"Unele joey went out to the ship from
the lower landing. told him | would
capture you II you touched here. We are
very glad you've come, Mr.. Constable"
He took her hand and gained the seat
beside her In the carriage. This is
great luck" he said nervously. 81 feared
you might be away somewhere-in Eu-
rope or the States. Would you mind me
looking at this little book in your lap9"
Its a little volume of essays" she
told him. land I'm not sure that great.
~ admire their spirit nor the views of
the writer. He makes a statement, for
instance, that women are inca pahle Of the
6ner senses of friendship: that women
cannot adhere through severe tests"
Miss Stansbnry was TO encounter, a
few days later, stirring canse to remsm
Der these words and Constahle's reply
which lie neither here nor there, ethical
nieetiss not being his specially.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08

II have always remembered your grI-
cisus hospitality" Constable said.
II remember, too" Mrs. Stansbury re-
piled. with scarcely trace of smile.
"Whs could forget the dentist-the dent
list to La Montagne Pslee? Have you
come again to look into the mouth of the
meuntain1''
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-01-08
CHAPTER i.-(Continuod.)

-Of course she b quite right" Censta-
BIZ went on, hut that doesn't make II
any easier to bear. With all the imprsss-
ivsness which comes Of being twenty and
q girl-that was the Madame's 6rst voy-
age, ave years ago-she informed me
that man is nobody, even IL he has
billion, when he isn't of some use Ia the
world. Exquisite little preacher! Such
things were never thought of, nor spok-
en to. mortal man before! explained
my view, that having all the money need
full. Il was my privilege to play for cul-
ture instead Of coin, to water my mental
garden as q life pursuit, but she broke
up all my arguments, beat down my
ideals. regarded my valueless past and
ycarned to become an apostle Of action
s0stanter.
II see I am entertaining you, 20 I'll
finish. went home, buckled the Madame
10 Brooklyn, and disappeared-took her
At her word shall do 1t again some
time For two solid months I didn't hurt
anybcdy's feelings, and earned seventy
dollars and board, stoking. Good clean
stocking. Back and forth from Savannah
to Boston In the bowels Of an old coast
liner, learning bunkers, boilers and fire.
beds at Hrst hand; specializing In Goals
and callousss. l made fairly decent
coal passer. and met Denny Nacready
down there In the dark-Denny, who now
passes tea. Then I scrubbed up again
and steamed the Madame down to Mar
Unique, to tell Miss Stansbury all about
It, and show her my recommend from the
third engineer. She was away in Eu-
rops. Her father says she viii never be
a. beautiful as her mother. | thought
perhaps we might look In on Martinique
On our way around the islands. The
Statue Of Josephine 10 there, you know"
"Your sentences are becoming unceu-
pied, Peter. You are stirring the nara
tive," said Green.
course in old Pelee since then. Saint
Pierre sits In the shadow Of the volcano,
and from geological standpoint"
Exactly, but"
"Oh, there Is NO jeyeus cracker at the
hnish of this story. Lady Commander
t4at n the creature Of splsndor, the moth
er-is still at war with me, and Miss
6tansbury still cherishes the view that 1
am just sailing round"
Peter Constable was singular IN vari-
Gus ways, possessing large fortune and
no 6xture, save the natural bent of a
student. He had specialized in geology
Tor a dozen years. Exceedingly tall, big
boned, and angular, Constable had plain,
kindly face and large, quick hands. His
nose was immense. and not to DO classi-
lied. He carried his head bent slightly
forward, as many tall men do: and it was
wsli-browed head of goodly contour.
There was a puzzling solemnity In his
eountanance. One would net have been
Surprised to hear that this man was a
gambler, a preacher, or humorist and,
not knowing exactly why, sae would sx-
psct 1t TO be added that he was q good
nan in his class.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
DATES BACK MANY YEARS
Suit of Mile Laos indians Drawing to
Close,

st. Paul, Dec 27.-The suit of Mile
Laos Indians against the federal gov
ernment to recover $3,000,000, the al.
legged value of timber taken from their
reservation at Mile Laos number OF
years ago by various lumber compa-
nies, is drawing to a close, according
to George b. Edgerton, attorney OF
record for the Indians. In two more
months Mr.. Edgerton expects to COM
plete the taking of testimony and then
the case will be argued before the
court of claims in Washington. Last
week Mr. Edgerton was in that city
taking evidence, together with Assist
ant Attorney General Anderson, who
is looking out for the government s
interests in the case.
In the course of the next two weeks
one or two final witnesses will be ex,
amined in st. Paul. Their dispositions
will have to do simply with the value
of the timber taken from the Indian
lands.
The suit of the Mile Laos Indians is
an old one, dating back to the admin
istration of BENJAMIN Harrison anc
Grover Cleveland.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
THOUSANDS CLEAN STREETS
Immense Force OF Men at Work in
New York City.

New York, Dec. 2S.-With 10000
men aiding the regular force of 3,70O
white wings" in cleaning up the
streets and sidewalks New York Is
rapidly recovering from the blizzard
and snow storm.
Commissioner 'BilP' Edwards, who
is in charge of the street cleaning de.
partment, declared he could not get
within 10000 of the number of men he
needed to make the hurry up" job OF
cleaning up.
He estimated that it will cost the
city 100000 to clean up.
As a result of the blizzard it is an
nounced by the police that fourteen
lives were lost in New York alone
while great suffering was entailed, oc
casioned by the tying up of traffic ant
the impossibility of carrying food ant
clothing to the needy poor.
No trains are arriving in New Yorl
on time except the short haul com
muter ones.
Trains from the east, west ant
south are from one to five hours late
Ocean liners and freight steamer
which are putting into port are COY
cred with ice.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
PYn0Tl.CHNIG JUMP
III ROCK ISLAND
Stock Advances Thirty Points
in Five Minutes.

New YORK, Dee. 29.-A startling
market movement that had all the
earmarks of a corner" came when
the common stock of the Rock Island
company. within five minutes of the
opening, rose from 50zs to 81. when it
settled back again, after heavy trad
ing, to so.
All this startling pyrctochnic ad-
vance of thirty-one points and equally
surprising precipitation to the open
ing sale price caused a shiver of fear
Oh the stock exchange, which spread
itself across the continent of the
brokers' wires, that a corner" had
been effected in the stock of the Rock
Island company. A block of 1,SOO
shares was sold at 81, the top price,
Rock Island common closed at 49h
last Friday.
Fears of a corner caused heavy sell
ing throughout the securities list and
there were numerous declines of one
to three points.
TT seems as though some one has
been selling something he did no'
own" said a director of the Rock Is!
| and. "The controlling interests ant
officials of the company have nothing
to do with the spectacular advance
/ and it looks as if there was a con
| siderable shcrt interest in the stoc'
and this interest was apparently bad
| Iv squeezed"