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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-08-01
A Good Gasoline Engine.

A good gasolene engine is a wonder
full convenience on farm. 1t takes
only an hour or two to learn to run
one. and the better ones are built so
perfectly that it is almost impossible
for them to get out of order. A great
many different kinds of work can be
performed with one and the saving of
time and labor is very considera BILE.
One OF the best gasoline engines
on the market is known as the
Lauson Frost King. Mr.. j. G. Rob
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Herd Management.

m llkerS, which numDor Is usually
twenty. The price paid women milk
ers is usually about % cents per day.
An unmarried man is paid from 500
to $3.50 per year, in addition to his
room and board. Married men are
usually furnished house, and receive
about $500 per year, the wife usually
helping with the work of the farm,
often the milking. The price now
paid mixers is about twice that paid
thirty years ago.
''Formerly it was the practice to
have the cows freshen in the spring
and go dry in the winter months, but
with the better prices realized for
butter under the cooperative system
our farmers began to study the mat
ter of root production for winter feed,
and now great quantities of mangles,
carrots, rutabagas, and white turnips
are grown for winter feed. 1t is not
uncommon to find COW consuming
| as much as eighty &c one hundred
pounds of roots daily during the win
ter time, and this amount can be fed
without injury to the milk ii fed at
the proper time and the roots are in
proper condition. The feeding of
roots usually takes place about to 9
a. m., and 2 to 4 p m. All roots are
always fed raw, and must be free
| from mold or decayed parts.
"For a concentrated feeding stuff
we use mostly some of the various oil
cakes. Cottonseed oil cake from the
| United States is one CT the most pop
ular. We also use large quantities OF
| linseed oil cakes. We prefer to use
variety rather than one kind only.
Through our cooperative associations
it is possible for the small farm er to
purchase these oil cakes at a price
which enables him to feed them prof
| itably. Oil cakes are generally fed in
connection with roots, and our farmers
have learned that the feeding of oil
cake increases the value of the result
ing manure, and therefore the fertili-
ty of their lands. Of course, we have
hay to feed in connection with the
roots, and the quality of the roots
has been greatly improved by select
ing the seed of the best strains for
the next planting.
"We like to put our COWS in stable
early in October, and they are usually
kept there until the latter part of
May.
"Heifers are usually so bred as to
drop their first calf at Il to % months
old
Gland values average about 5000
per acre for the better lands, the
more sandy one selling for considera-
bly, less according to their producing
ability.
"Our average butter price is about
81 cents; that is, during very recent
years, the price having advanced con-
siderably in the past few years.
Skin milk for feeding purposes
we usually value at about % cents
per hundred pounds.
"'The value of the oil cakes, largely
United States cotton seed, imported
annually, amounts to about S25, 600,
000.'
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it," 1ejoined Mrs. Smithkins. "But
what made you think of it at this
time?
"That pie" replied Smithkins, as
he lodged through the door just in
time to escape plate that was com
ing his way.
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these engines, and has just succeeded
in getting a carload. They arrived
last week and on looking them over,
and from what we know of them from
those who have used them we heartily
commend them. To anyone needing
power of this sort the numberless
purposes to which they can be applied
on the farm saves the cost OF one in
very short time.
Write the Empire Cream Separator
Co., of Portland, Oregon, and
handsomely illustrated descriptive
booklet will be mailed you free for the
asking. If you can act as agent in
your territory inducements will be
offered you.
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inson, of Portland, manager of the
Empire Cream Separator Co., is the
manufacturers agent for this engine
in the Pacific Northwest. Mr.. Robin
son has been trying for more than
six months to get consignment OF
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college at Copenhagen, and one OF
the greatest authorities on dairying
in the world, has been giving lectures
throughout the country as before noted
in The Ranch. In his lecture at Port
land last week, he gave some good
advice to dairymen.
For the benefit of our readers, we
publish a resume of the professor
lecture, as follows:
twenty-five years ago the dual
purpose type of COW was most common
in Denmark, but at the present time
she is rarely found. Our COWS are
mostly black and white, similar to
the Holstein- Friesian, hut rather
smaller, the average weight being
about 1000 pounds. On the islands
of our Country there is a red COW that
is very common, but on the mainland
there is little else besides black and
whites.
''The COW testing associations have
been of great benefit to the small
farmer. Before the days of the test
associations the big farmers we're able
to buy the best cows from the small
farmers at Price not more than one
or two dollars more than would be
paid for inferior ones. Now the small
farmer knows when he has a good COW
and she is not for sale, the practice
icing to keep the best COWS as long
as practicable, which is frequently to
the age of 10 to II years. On account
of the over production of young stock
one can buy most excellent heifers,
and that is what the large farmer has
to do. In many of the large barns
where there were formerly one hum
dred COWS there are now not more
than sixty, the remainder OF the barn
being filled with promising young
heifers. Practically all our farmers
are applying the fat test and dispos-
ing their least profitable cows. The
wisdom of this policy is shown by the
fact that present average production
per cow is 600 pounds of milk and
$50 pounds of butter annually, where
twenty five years ago we had an an
nual production per cow of 1000
pounds of milk and 80 pounds of but
ter.
"The male calves are vealed for the
most part, some as early as four
weeks, but mostly at two to three
months although some are not mar
keted until they are of four or five
months. The heifeIs are raised most
IL on skim milk, and are found TO be
better than those formerly raised on
whole milk. Whole milk is fed the
heifer calves for one to three weeks
from birth, usually about two weeks.
They are then gradually brought onto
a skim-m milk diet, which is continued
until they are five or six months old,
feeding them at that time as much as
thirty to forty pounds per day. The
skim milk being universally pasteur'
lied at the creameries, and returned
to the farmer in first class feeding
condition, and makes it wholesome
food material.
"The COWS are quite generally
MIXED three times daily, from to 6
a. M, IL to II noon, and 6 to p. m.
On most of the large farms the milk
ing is done but twice daily beginning
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"They do say remarked Smith
kins. as he pushed his chair from the
table, that woman's work is never
done!"
"And they are right when they say
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ORFORDVILLE.

Fenner Beal returned to Boston
Monday Mrs. Beal and sons viii
stay few days longer.
Frank Clahin and wife of Man.
chester, came Friday to visit Mrs
Russell. Saturday night they re-
ceived message that their sister
Mrs. Graves, (known here as Mrs.
Jane Gage,) was dangerously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clafin and Mrs. Rus
sell went on the night train.
There was a large attendance at
the sociable Friday.
. Walter Kenyon has come to take
possession of the store. We hope
he will have the best of success.
We are exceedingly sorry to lose the
Cheneys.
Mrs. Cheney is quite i'll with in
digestion.
Miss Carpenter of Mass, is visit
ing at Mr.. McPherson's.
Mrs. Walter Sanborn is visiting in
Etna.
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guest of his sons here the first of
the week.
C. B. Titus has been working on
the foundation for the creamery
building at West Fairlee.
Mrs. Stearns' father and mother
have been her recent guests.
NJ. Miles is building a silo.
There was hard frost last week
which did much damage to garden
crops.
Mr.. Avery with his gasoline en-
CINE is cutting ensilage for the farm
ers who are filling their silos.
There will be a meeting at the
village church Friday afternoon, at
which Hon. Mason S. Stone, Supt.
Mcknight and other out of town
speakers will be present. Dinner
vii be served in Grange Hall. Those
intending to stay over night may
notify Mrs Z. p. Brown.
Mr.. Billings has resigned as post
master.
Mr.. Demerritt preached an excel
lent sermon at the village church
last Sabbath.
Mr.. Colburn reports reports a
yield Of l25 bushels of potatoes
from a half acre of ground.
B. F. Fuller and Wilbur Dickin-
son dug and put into Mr.. Fuller's
cellar 50 bushels of assorted pota-
toes.
Mrs. John Whitcomb has moved
to West Fairlee, where she hasgpur-
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LYME CENTER.

George Lamott has sold his house
to Henry McMann.
George Thomas has returned
from Springfield, VT.
Albert Sanders and wife of Comp
ton, P. O., are visitors at Frank
Chesley's.
Mrs. Mary Ames has returned to
Lyme from a two weeks visit in
Piermont.
E. D. Cutting has bought Eddie
Claims house, recently vacated by
Mr.. Colby.
Fred Brockway and Mr.. Gates of
Hillsboro, we're at F. A. Chesley's
last week.
Frank Piper has gone to Windsor
and Brattleboro.
Mrs. E. B. Alden and Florence
Flint were in Bradford last week.
Mrs. Preston Clafin is boarding
for a while at F. L. Camps.
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LYME.

Millinery opening Saturday, Oct
/, at Miss H. L. Porter's Millinery
Parlors. The public cordially in
vited.
Mr.. John Washbum, born in
Lyme 81 years ago, now living in
Decatur, ILL.,, has been in town the
past week. He is in the grocery
business where he has been for SO
years.
James Bond and his wife, for
merly Cassie Cutting, have gone to
Berlin Mills to live.
Mrs. Maggie Elliot of Berlin Mills
has been in town visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. A. A. Turner.
Mrs. Oscar NJ. Faber of Stewards
town is visiting her father, Rev. W.
A. c. Converse.
Theodore w. Wise has sold re-
Gently four lots for cottages on the
west side of Post Pond.
Story Melvin and wife of Man.
chester are visiting Mrs. Melvin
Mather and sister, Mrs. w. G. Piper
w. H. Dimick and j. F. Elliott
are in Concord this week to attend
the republican convention.
Miss Ruth Z. Weeks has gone to
Pike, where she has a position as
teacher in the public schools.
DR.. A. C. Walker and Mrs. Walk
er of Boston are stopping at ID. A.
Grant s.
The work Of the Ladies Benevo-
lent society for the year just ended
amounts to about S130. For the
wear to come Mrs. Kate ]. Elliot Is
president; Mrs. Martha A. Holt,
vice president; Mrs. c. c. Fairfield,
secretary and treasurer.
Percy Hughman, whose home Is
in London, Eng, has been stopping
in town for several weeks.
Farmers are digging their pota-
toes which are reported as rotting
badly in many cases, not over one
third good sound ones.
Mrs. Eva NJ. Clafin, with her two
sons. Raymond and Clayton are IN
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POST MILLS.

Millinery opening Saturday sOct.
LIST, at Miss H. L. Porter's Millinery
Parlors. The public cordially in
vited. -
Ed. Gilman of Montague City has
been spending a few days with his
sister, Mrs. G. W. Knight.
George w. Knight went to Allan
tic City to attend the annual meet
ing of the G. A. R. and returned
Tuesday.
Frank Coburn of Lexington,
Mass, has his bungalow on his lake
lot nearly completed.
Harry Durham and wife of Ash
vile, N. c., are visiting relatives in
this vicinity.
w. L, Drain of Brooklyn is visit
ing his niece, Mrs. Thomas Ter
hume. Mr.. Drain is a veteran of
the Civil war, losing one of his
limbs in battle, and was a prisoner
for a long time in Castle Thunder.
Mr.. Knight of Newbury is put
ting in the shafting and machinery
for the New England Novelty Co.
and is putting the grist mill in good
running condition.
Sam Douglass commenced his col
lege course at Tufts college Tues
day. *
DR.. Burr and party from Mont,
pelier are hunting woodchucks
around this vicinity this week.
Dyer Paul and friend of New
York nave been visiting at John
Hutchinson's.
VIM. Bean and family of Boston
are occupying Pinehurst.
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CHARGED WITH MURDER
Rich Widow Is Placed Under Arrest
In Vermont Town

In Vermont Town
Lunenourg, VT, Sept. 19.-Mrs.
J. M. Dodge, a widow, one Of the
best known women and the largest
property holder in this vicinity, is
under close guard in her home
charged with the murder Of William
Heath. 40, OF Dalton, N. H.
When the body Of Heath was found
in the bedroom of Mrs. Dodge, he
was lying ON his back with a paint
brush loosely grasped In his right
hand. and paint pot TO the left OF his
body. The revolver was lying on
the top OF q bureau with three cham
bers empty, all bearing marks Of hav-
ing been recently fired.
The bureau was distant about five
feet from where the body Of Heath
way lying and bore no marks Of blood,
which was spattered on the carpet and
furniture near the body.
At the time OF the shooting, so far
as known, Heath and Mrs. Dodge
we're the only persons in the house,
no servants being employed by the
woman under arrest. Heath had been
given a contract to paint the interior
Of the house.
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VERSHIRE.

The Wet U will meet Saturday
afternoon, Oct. /, with Mrs. +. B
Spear at the Center.
Messrs. Pearl and Frevithic re-
turned home Friday.
Russell Barstow and wife of Brad.
ford spent the Sabbath with friends
in town.
Mrs. Warren Richardson went to
her brothers in Fairlee last week,
and intends going to her home in
California soon.
Mrs. +. j. Alderman returned
home last week and is gaining fast.
Mrs. Barstow is gaining, Mrs.
Clogston is about as usual.
Miss johnson returned home last
week.
c. W. Powers and wife visited
Mr.. Aldrich last Sunday and at
tended the evening service where
Mrs. McKinstry preached.
Mr.. Stanley is now driving the
RID route, Mr.. Miles having re-
signed Mr.. Miles has been very
prompt and accommodating.
A brother and sister of Jesse
Virgins visited him last week.
Mrs. Lawless and son were in
Thetford Center and called on Mr..
and Mrs. Daggett.
A good many from here attended
the State Fair last week.
Elder W. F. Harding was the
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THETFORD CENTER.

L. j. Hubbard has his sister, Mrs
Sargent, visiting him.
William Waterman and wife were
at w. E. fuckers, Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy knight and Mr.. Harry
Richardson were united in marriage
at the morning service in the church
Sunday, Sept. 25, by Rev. VIM
Paul of West Fairlee. About sew
enty. five witnessed the ceremony,
Congratulations
H. F. Willoughby and wife have
been visiting their son, w. A. Will
loughby, for the past week.
Miss Helen Chamberlin visited her
grandparents at Post Mills over
Sunday.
Mrs. John A. Simonds entertained
the T. l. E. Club Tuesday, Sept. 20.
C. C. Cook and wife welcomed a
little daughter into their home Sept.
goth, Ruth Elizabeth.
W. D. Cook and wife were called
to Orange by the illness of his
brother.
Willifred Lucas has gone to SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, where he has position
Roscoe Clark has gone to Canaan
for an indefinite time.
Arthur Robinson is helping shin
gle at N. HI. Porter's.
A good number from here attend
ed the fair at White River Junction
last week.
Mrs. J. B. Simonds is caring for
Mrs. Chas. Cook.
Mrs. W. W. Chamberlin visited
her parents one day recently.
Mrs. A. J. Sanborn is at W. d.
Cook s during Mrs. Cooks absence.
Mrs. McKinstry spoke very inter-
estingly last Sunday evening.
Myron Wilmot and wife visited at
Lucian Aldrich's recently.
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BOYS CAN MAKE MONEY

picking up Bones and sending them
to us. We pay 65 cents per hun,
dred for almost anything in the
Bone line, if dry. For clean, dry
boiled butchers or house bones we
pay as high as IS cents per hundred
At these prices we pay the freigth
from nearly all stations on shipments
of 200 pounds or more. Ship in bar.
rels or cheap sacks.
CARROLL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, VT. &c
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OXFORD.

Attend Mrs. Curtis millinery
opening Tuesday and Wednesday,
Oct. 4th and 9Th.
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Don't Break Down.

Severe strains on the vital organs, like
strains on machinery, cause break-downs.
You can't over-tax stomach, liver, kidneys
to yourself. If you are weak or run
down, or under strain of any kind, take
Electric Bitters, the matchless tonic
medicine. Mrs. ]. E. Van de Sande, of
Kirkland, ILL.,, writes: THAT l did not
break down, while enduring a most severe
strain, for the re months, is due wholly
to Electric Bitters." Use them and
enjoy health and strength. Satisfaction
positively guaranteed. soc. at j. NJ.
Taylor's.
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Oct. 4th and 9Th.
Just six days from the time of the
fire Clarence H. Carr received from
VIM. R. Conant, agent, the full
amount of his claim for loss in the
big fire of Sept. 10th. The New
Hampshire Fire Insurance Co. and
the Granite State Fire Insurance
Co. stand for prompt and liberal
dealings with their patrons. Since
the fire Mr.. Conant has been writ
ing large amount of insurance.
Millinery opening Saturday Oct.
LIST, at Miss Fl. L. Porter's Millinery
Parlors. The public cordially in
vited.
The annual meeting of the Will
ling Workers was held at Mrs. w,
R. Barnes Monday afternoon. The
following officers were elected: Mrs.
W. R. Barnes, president; Miss Min
ME Willard, vice president; Mrs. HI.
W. Snow. Secy.; Mrs. w. r. CO.
nant, Treas. During the past year
we have built the dining room and
kitchen, painted the church and
made other repairs, and we enter
upon the new year free from debt.
This year we have the parsonage
to repair.
Frank Lowell is a guest of H. A.
Presley.
DR.. and Mrs. w. R. Barnes start
ed for Boston Tuesday to visit their
daughters. They will call on many
friends in the meantime.
Mr.. William Stetson died Tnes-
day afternoon after a short illness.
Miss Ina Cutting is quite i'll. Her
many friends hope for her speedy
recovery.
Henry Wheeler and family re-
turned to their home in Boston
Tuesday after short stay here in
their summer homo.
Miss Leonor Field returned to
her school at Holyoke last week.
James A. Murray is boarding with
Mrs. B. G. Corliss during the alb
sence of Mrs. Barnes.
Mrs. Ella Morse returned last
Thursday from her trip to Boston.
While there she called on Mrs Mel
lie Barnes Foster.
Mr.. Hale and daughter, who have
boarded at DR.. Barnes all summer,
returned to their home Tuesday.
We are sorry to lose the summer
people and shall be glad when it
comes time for their return.
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How's THIS.

We offer One HundredfDollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. r. J. CHENEY 4 co, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known r. j. Cheney
for the last Is years and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions, and fnan-
cially able 70 carry out any obligations made by
his firm. WALDTSe. kfSSAN a MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure = taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces q
the system. les rlials sent free. Price, Use,
per bottle. Sold BY all Druggists.
Take Halle Family Pills for constipation.
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Fitchburg and Boston.

rlucnDurg ana Boston.
Miss Sarah A. Farnsworth of Bos-
ton, afgraduate nurse from Salem
hospital, with her cousin, are in
town for few days.
The Grafton Co. Auxiliary of the
Woman's Board will hold an all
days meeting in Lyme Wednesday,
Oct. s.. Miss Ellen Blakeley of
Marash Mission, and others, are to
speak. An interesting meeting is
looked for and lunch will be served
by the ladies for all who will at
tend. This is ladies meeting.
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Wa DO JoB PRINTING.
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Attention I
Horsennen !
FOR SALE.

fine lot of Colts, all prize winners at
the State Fair.
No. /. Oh. Gelding coming years old.
Sire Golden S. Jr.
No. 2. Oh. Gelding coming years old,
own brother to No. /.
No. ). Oh. Gelding coming years old,
half sister to No. 2.
No. 4. Bay Filly coming 4 years old
Sire Clonmore, record ais.
No. S. Bay PAGER coming years old.
Sire Clonmore, record 2.l5. he is out of
the dam of 0den Paul, record Ala Ia.
No. 8. Bay Gelding coming years old
Sire King Lane, record 2.ls, he BY Clon-
more, record 2.lS.
These Colts are all sound and nice style.
Nos. and 8. Pair of Chestnuts, weight
1900 lbs. Good workers.
Nos. and 10. Pair Gray and Chestnut.
A good secondhand pair.
Several others, al kinds and sizes.
Come and see them. Pleased to show them.
I. o. KENDALL, South STAFFORD, VT.
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chased a house.
Mrs. Howard is reported as hav-
ing sold her place to parties from
Chelsea.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-16
Household Hints

Ja7panned trays should be cleaned
With little yweet OIL, and then polished
With a soft cloth.
Ink stains may De sacked out in some
MIX II any trace OF the stain should
sun be left, rinse the garments in a
weak solution OF chloride Of lime al
ways suppOsinE- that the garment IS
white for the lime IS a bleaching agent
crushed silk may be smOcthed out and
restored 70 something Ike its Original
freshness by being sponged with gum
arabic water. Sponge on the right side
OF the silk, and, when almost dry. iron
II on the reverse side Do not use a.
really hot iron OF you viii make the silk
stir and papey.
To clean white leather belts rub
the belt well with a thickish haste
made, Of cream OF tarter 2nd cold water
Leave Il for an hour. Ten rub II with
alum and fuilers earth, mixed in equal
parts Next dry brush the belt with
clean, soft brush till all the powder has
been removed, and then give il a fnaT
rub with some coarse ca meal. to which
a little dry whiting has been added
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Metallic Weaves Are Given
A Liberal Showing This Year

II 1.-THE the continuance OF the
wv and Il fsne ies tn %s5e' IS liberal
showing Of that delicate
fabric known as cloth-of-gold- In It's
several variations it takes on a silver
simmer or a rich bronze tone, and in
each Of these three general cOlOrs or
notes It drifts into blues, Iavenders.
greens. and rosy pinks, which make it a
material suited to many purposes.
The richest thuater bags. for the
purse, opera glass and fan. have been
developed most successfully in this gold
tissue, because its colorless elegance
makes il alike harmonious with the sim
piest black or gray frOck or with the
most elaborate and colorful creation.
Metallic tissues are not as perishable
as they look. and their durability is in
creased by the silk lining, which may
be either a cream white or an old COLE
or a silver gray II z is 20 match every
thing; or, again. a fad ID rose pink or a
dull blue, z lavender or leaf. green II
the tinted tissues are used
These rich-loOking opera bags need no
exterior decoration because Of the very
and assured elegance Of their fabric.
AL sorts Of D. feet bOudOir ornaments
- made Of this tissue, from the folder
in which fair lady may keep her nib
bon-bouno love listers TO the little work