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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
THE IMPORTANCE
OF SIZE IN HOGS,

In an address before the Kentucky
farmers institute Professor J.. d. de-
trich had the following to say in re.
gard to the size Of hogs:
think | am quite safe in saying that
early maturity and quality have been
overemphasized during the past years
during all the time that hogs have
been bred. People want a hog that
will mature early. I want a hog that
will grow big. When the market de.
mands a hog that weighs 225 to 275
pounds. why do we want a brood SOW
that weighs 800 pounds? 1t is just
thiS-this size and th%riftiness become
their characteristics and are transmit
ted. \ pig that is from an 800 pound
sire and dam will grow larger than
from a 400 pound sire and dam, and
the larger the parent stock the sooner
you will be able to get your pig to the
market weight and the less feed it
will require to do that. Therefore. if
you can feed a pig that comes from a
400 pound sire and dam to weigh 300
in ten months time. you ought to be
able to feed a pig to weigh 300 pounds.
from an 800 pound sire and dam. in
V or eight months time and use
less feed. because as a hog approaches
maturity he grows slower. and it takes
less for him to eat. The older a hog is
the less it requires for him to eat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
IN CHICAGO GAM b. ERS' WAR
Considerable Damage in Continuation
Of Bomb Throwing.

Chicago, Sept. 21.-Bombs Numbers
40 and Al in the war between two fac
tions of gamblers were exploded in
two places five miles apart within for.
ty-five minutes of each other. In nei.
ther case vas any person seriously in.
jured, though the damage to build
ings was considerable.
The first p%roiectile ripped a wide
opening directly above the entrance to
Frieberg's dance hall in T%wenty-sec.
ond street and the second explosive
tore a great opening in the roof of the
Woodlawn cafe, Sixty-third street and
Cottage Grove avenue, driving fright.
ened men and women to the streets in
a panic.
1t is believed the second bomb was
intended for an alleged poolroom ad.
joining the Woodlawn cafe,
For three years the police have been
in a turmoil yer mysterious explo.
sions which have caused serious in
jury to a number lf persons and thou.
sands Of dollars damage to property.
The police believe that the bombs
have all been thrown by the same
man, but so far they have not been
able to a%pprehend him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
sHoEING A YOUNG HORSE.
Great Care Should Be Taken In Pro-
pairing the Hoof.

pairing the Hoof.
The blacksmith should be requested
to be very careful to tit the shoes as
close as possible on the INSIDE OF the
feet-that is. the inside quarter and
heel of the shoe should be kept we'll
within the wall of the honfs and ought
not TO project the least little bit be-
yOnd the latter; otherwise the danger
of the young horse brushing" and in
hiring his fetlocks is much increased.
On no %ccoun should an Undue
amount of horn be pared away in pre-
pairing Il raw" horses hoofs for shoes.
This is u matter of great Importance
that is often neglected. On young ami
mails that have just been taken from
grass the feet are generally somewhat
overgrown. so that the wall OF the
hoof requires a considerable amount
of pairing. but blacksmiths are often
disposed to exceed legitimate needs in
using the knife. with the object of
making the foot look neat and enhanc-
ing it's symmetrical appearance. This
is a harmful proceeding. Neither the
sole nor the frog should be pared, nor
should there be any unnecessary cut
ting away of the horn at the heel, for
that tends to weaken the hoofs and
may lead to their contraction.
The frogs of young horses may be
Of large size and very prominent, but
that is no Il reason for reducing them.
The frog is intended by nature to act
as an elastic buffer to the foot and to
help in preserving the limb from the
injurious effects of concussion. and the
largcr and more prominent it. is the
better does it fulfill his function.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23

the case if the udder is quite SYM
metrical and well proportional. Large
milk veins are good indications. The
more winding aud branching they are
the better the indication. The veins
do not carry milk. as many think. but
carry the blood from the udder to the
body. and the mor blood that passes
through the udder the more milk there
is produced. because the milk is pro-
duced from the blood.
A good dairy cow possesses a rath-
er thin. pliable. elastic skin. A coarse.
harsh handling skin is Il poor indica-
ton. When cows possess these quail
tiles of skin they are rarely good pro-
ducers.
The Holstein COW KOl Queen La Pol
ka H.. owned by Clayton Sisson Of
New York. recently established Il new
thirty day record for both butter and
milk. This COW produced 124 pounds
of milk in one day. SAILS pounds in
seven days and 3.37G:3 pounds In thir-
ty days. Her day butter test
is 335.:3,S pounds and thirty days 1876
Her picture. shown herewith. will in,
dictate the remarkable productive pow
er she possesses, .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
THE DAIRY TYPE OF cow.
Points Wkic', Indicate a Capacity For
W;,ik Production.

Points Whic''1 Indicate a Capacity For
M,ik Production.
The points that Il COW should possess
il adapted to economical milk produc-
tion are. quite the opposite from what
is seen in the beef animal. says Pro-
fessor w. Il. Richards.
The dairy COW possesses a long face.
thin, slender neck and a sharp project
ing shoulder. She is not very wide in
the chest, but her capacity of chest is
due to her depth. which is greater in
proportion to her size than you will
find in the beef animal. She possesses
ii large barrel. which indicates a good
capacity for digesting her food. Her
depth here should exceed her depth in
any other portion of the body. n dairy
COW should have Il good width at the
hips Her thighs should be lean and
free from muscling. She should be
open between her thighs.
Much attention should be given the
uddcr of the dairy COW. A large udder
does nc Indicate that it is a good one.
Udders are often very aeshy. A good
udder should be elastic and pliable and
show many folds when MIXED out.
The teats should be placed equal
distances apart. which is generally
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
LEAD IN MONTANA.
Ores In the Bcarpaw Mountains May
Prove Valuable.

Prove Valuable.
The approaching exhaustion, Of the
worlds richer known lead producing
districts gives special interest to the
study Of any possible source of lead in
countries where increasing prices or
improved methods may soon make
even low grade deposits valuable. Ac-
cordingly the United States geological
survey has published a report by l.. j.
Pepperberg on the little known lead
field of the Bearpaw mountains. in
Montana.
The region considered was long ago
prospected for gold and silver. but no
valuable mineral deposits were found
until about 1883. when work was be-
gun on a vein of argentiferous galena
near Lloyd. A claim on this vein was
patented in 1892. but work was sus-
pended because it proved to be un-
profitable. Since that time several 9th
er claims have been patented. and
some work has been done. though no
ore has vet been produced.
The rocks in this region are widely
mineralized. The ores were probably
deposited by hot waters ascending
from great depths. Later. during the
long continued wearing down of the
Bearpaw mountains by erosion and
weathering. the metallic minerals were
dissolved. carried down again into the
rocks by rainwater and redeposited
in concentrated form within moderate
distances Of the surface.
The ore contains a little gold. forty
or fifty ounces of silver to the ton and
so or GO per rent of lead and is easily
crushed and concentrated. More
thorough prospecting in this region
may develop ore bodies of greater
value.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
THE FARM DOCTOR.
Worms In Hous.

SS .
For the round or stomach worms i'm
hogs II of the best remedies is tur-
pentine in t%easpoonful doses mixed
with a teacupful of raw IinSeed oil or
gasoline in the same mount given
with milk. Whichever is used. the
dose should be given three days in
succession and after ten days or two
weeks repeated. For tapeworm give
powdered areca nut in dose Of two
drains to one-half ounce. according to
size. following with a cathartic. such
as raw linseed oil. one-half pint. or ep-
SON salts. one-quarter pound.
Grub In Sheep.
Some pine tar on Sleeps noses will
prevent grub in the head.
Udder Treatment.
For caked udder Of cows nothing is
better than massage with lard and tur-
pentine. equal parts. thoroughly work
I'd in.
Bloody Milk. w
Rub the quarter affected with some
Of this liniment twice a day: Tincture
Of iodine. two ounces spirits of cam
phor. two unces alcohol. six ounces:
mix. Give a tablespoonful Of powder
ed sulphate of iron in feed twice a day.
Foul Hoof Of Cattle.
For foul hoofs Of cows wash the
foot out with warm water. make IA
ground f1axseed poultice Of hot water.
fill the claws of. the foot full. wrap the
foot mp so no dirt can get into it. put
the COW in a stanchion or tie her in a
stall. and in three days the foot will
be we'll if not too bad a case. IL it is
lot make another application.
Gore Of calvins Cows.
Many cows clean in a few minutes
after the calf is born: others go nat
urally a few hours. II they have not
cleaned in twenty-four hours it is wise
to take the membranes away by hand.
1t is not necessary to 8 injections of
any sort If all things are normal.
Lump on Horss's Leg.
On the appearance of any lump
about the legs of a horse it should be
bathed diligently with water as hot az
a be borne. What might develop
into a SPAWN may sometimes in this
way be checked at the start.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
PENSIONS FOR ALASKA DOGS
General Maus Will Recormend Action
to War Department.

Cosgrove, Wash, Sept. 21.-Pen-
sions for Alaskan dogs are to be rec
commended to the war department by
Brigadier 'eneral Marion p. Maus,
commanding general department of
the Columbia. General Maus, who is
directing the American Lake field
here. said that during his
inspection tour of Alaska. from which
place he came direct to Cosgrove, he
was distressed by the present practice
Of turning old and disabled dogs
adrift.
These dogs do worthy service OIL
the various trails for years." said the
general. They afford the only lines
of communication between many of
the army posts and are used for TAX
ing through supplies. There are 300
of the dogs constantly in the service.
AS soon as a dog is disabled or super
animated it is turned adrift. There
should be ONE provision for the dogs.
and ] shall earnestly recommend the
creation of a fund for properly caring
for them when their service is ended"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
DIET FADs ATTACKED.
Physician Disputes Some Ideas About
Foods and Nutrition.

Physician Disputes Some Ideas About
Foods and Nutrition.
A Britisher is your true "knocker'
Of fads, provided he turns at all in
that direction. DR.. A. L. Benedict has
taken this tangent and has set about
disputing a lot of ideas concerning
foods and nutrition.
Few people. comparatively, eat too
much; most of them. through fad
foods. economy and lack of condition
for a normal appetite. don't eat
enough.
A cooked egg is more n%ourishing
than an egg eaten raw
Sugar. used to the extent of three to
four ounces a day, is one of the cheap
est and best foods for the develop
ment Of energy; if not all digested, it
isn't as harmful to the digestive o.
gans as are the undigested fats and
proteids.
Starch never advances far toward di-
gestion in the stomach; the pancreas
deals with it easily and effectively.
Fruits, nuts. desserts and the like
are unnecessary to the physical needs
Of the system.
Excepting the olive. almost the only
vegetable foods that contain appreci-
able fats are nuts.
Meat and many vegetables contain
as much phosphorus or brain food"
as does the fshiest fish.
A Welsh rabbit is sterile. highly nu-
tritious and no harder to digest than
is milk curd. It's what you drink with
it after midnight that hurts.
The best bouillon and other clear
soups have about 6 per cent of proteid
content. Beef tea is about as nourish-
ing as is the water in which an egg
has been poached.
OF eggs and milk. the calories of a
days rations should call for twenty
five eggs or three quarts of milk. AS
to raw oysters. % pounds yield fifty
calories. which is about one-twelfth
of what a person needs of proteid.
No healthy person should be a semi
invalid after a meal. requiring a
o to recover: dawdling owe a
meal is as bad as boiling it.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
TO PREVENT JoLTING.
German Invents Substitute Fer the
Pneumatic Tire.

Pneumatic Tire.
Automobiles undoubtedly will hail
with delight the invention of a former
German infantry officer by the use of
which the running Of all automobile
over 4 pavement curb would result
in the occupants of the car feeling no
jolt. 1t is asserted that cobblestones
and uneven country roads may be ne
gotiated in automobiles with as rluci.
freedom from discomfort as is expert
enced by passengers on railroad trains.
In reporting the invention to the
state department Consul Talbot J..
Talbot of Brunswick. Germany. sends
the following translation describing it:
THE greatest difficulty in automo-
bile construction has been the pneu-
matte hopping Of the wheels. The
tires are a constant source of worry
and. in cast of explosion. of danger
to the owners Of such vehicles. AL!
substitutes, such as spring wheels OK
solid rubber hoops. have failed to sup
plant the pneumatic tire. The solid
rubber hopping is too dear and. be-
sides. does not possess the requisite
elasticity.
"A former German infantry officer
has apparently succeeded in solving
the difficulty. He has shifted the
point Of elasticity. which formerly
consisted of metal spring plates under
the body of the wagon. to the aXles of
the wheels by an ingenious angle lever
system. The result is astonishing.
The inventor uses ships cable for
hopping. but even with wooden wheels
he can maintain a completely elastic
course over cobblestones, country
roads. ETC.. as the wagon jolts are no
longer up and down. but o in a
horizontal plane. forward and back
ward. He can cross the pavement
curb without the occupants of the AL
tomobile feeling a jolt. as the body Of
the wagon is not raised. as formerly,
but drawn under"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23

LAND.
Therefore the older q pig the less he
has to make gains. You perceive the
point at once-the larger, then. the sire
and dam tho earlier will be the time
your pigs will reach a marketable age.
Then II point that people have
been overlooking in ~hogs-they have
been selecting for early maturity.
Early maturity. of course. means small
size. They have got Il hog that they
call of very high quality. Quality is
very much Il matter Of condition.
Where they have been selecting for
quality. usually. they have been select
ing for %fattening tendency. y fatten-
ing hog is n that natures early and
gets ripe at an early age So that we
have this condition Of affairs-that
many times the improved hog is not
as good as one. that is not so highly
improved. So the hog that is being
developed for breeding purposes
should never be allowed to get into
that degree of finish where we require
market hogs to get. and the amount of
weight and rations should not be re-
duced to so small Il quantity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
Tho Young Boar.

The boar of eight months or older
will do better If kept by himself. He
should not he where sows OF gifts
may arouse him. He should be kept
in Il comfortable pen. with a lot or
pasture adjoining. and supplied with
a variety of nutritious food. which
means something more than dry corn
with an occasional drink of diluted
dishwater. The permanent quarters
should be provided with a view to
furnish sunlight. exercise. dry warmth
and cleanliness. These should be so
located that the sows may be conven-
iently brought to him for service. a
large pen is not n~eeded-ten feet
square will debut a yard and a
pasture should each be adjacent. The
YARD will be- needed for service and for
his exercise in the breeding season.
and the pasture. which may be an
acre or less. should afford him water.
shade. grass. alfalfa or other s%ucculent
foud.- From Coburn's Swine In Amer
lea"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
VIOLENT STORMS IN SPAIN
Immense Damage to Vineyards and
Orchards.

Madrid. Sept. 21.-Violent storms,
accompanied by deluges of rain, have
done inestimahle damage to the vine
yards and olive orchards in Southern
Spain. Eight villages. including l.or-
ca and Cieza, are under water from
three to six feet deep. The lower sec
ton of barcelona is flooded and the
tramway service in that part OF the
city is interrupted. The waters have
reached the affairs Of St. Auls' church.
At Terre de Esteban. in the province
of Toledo. IN unprecedented hail stor''
is reported.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
Removing Old Paint From Iron.

The following is DR.. NJ. +. Bonzano's
recipe for preparing caustic potash I've
for removing old paint from iron: Dis
solve two pounds Of potash in a buck
ct Of water. add about one and a half
pounds Of slaked lime and stir 1t we'll.
With a mop apply this mixture to the
paint. and after a few minutes it may
be easily removed by scraping. As
rapidly as the old paint is scraped off
rinse the iron with fresh water and
dry it. This will leave the iron clean
and bright.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
Train Orders by Telephone.

During the last few years telephones
have been installed on a number of
roads in place Of telegraph instruments
for the transmission Of dispatchers' or
ders. III. telephone is used for the
transmission Of train orders on about
275 railroads. the aggregate mileage
operated by these companies Is 1904
miles. and the telephone is used on
1884 miles Of road.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23

sketch shows a new type of a two
piece Dashboard which entirely elm
mates these troubles. The lower piece
joins the flooring and is laid with it,
while the top piece is put on after the
interior is finished. When complete it
has a very neat and pleasing appear
ance. and it is also sanitary.-Popu-
lar Mechanics.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
octoaenarians Are Married.

Cortland, N. ", Sept. 21.-An.
nouncement was received here of the
marriage of Henry c. st. Johns of
Leonardsville, aged eighty-four years,
and Miss Myra. w. Gushing of Little
York. aged eighty years. The we'd
ding is a elimination of a romance
that began sixty years ago.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
EDITORS LIFE
IS ENDANGERED
Devils Lake Scribe Shot by
Unknown Man.
WOUND IS NOT SERIOUS

Publisher Had Taken Leading Part
in Citizens Movement for Clean City
and Some Member of Opposition Is
Suspected Of Doing the Shooting.
Raid on Alleged Blindpiggers Results
in Many Arrests.
Devils Laks. N. D., Sept. 21.-A
tragic clim"X topped off a series of
raids in De Is Lake, when Dan Bren-
nan publisher of the Devils Lake In
ter-Ocean and a leader in the citizens
movement or a clean city, was mur
derously assaulted while leaving his
Offices.
A man, supposedly Of the "5lind-pig
faction" met Brennan Just outside of
his Office door, putting a revolver to
the EDITORS left side. brennan acted
quickly, jerked away slightly and the
bullet went through the tleshy part Of
his arm.
Whipping out his own revolver
Brennan returned the lire, but missed
his man. The would-be assassin es-
capped by slashing a screen window
and jumping a distance of about iif-
teen feet.
In the raids made on alleges; blind
pigging," d~isordcrly and gambling
houses A. d. futile, John Wallace, Fl.
Merry. Thomas I'lutZ, William Foote.
William Reil, Sam Gol'berg and Mel
lie Rogers We're arrested and numerous
inmates of the Rogers place also e
taken up. The raids were participated
in by Acting States Attorney Traynor
and Dan Brennan, who was deputiZed
by Sheriff Bedford. The sheriff. Dep
uty Flumerfelt and about twenty citi-
zen made up the rest of the raiding
party.
This attack was the third attempt
within the last two months to assas-
sinate Brennan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
Treat Animals Gently.

1t will mean Il loss to the farmer to
have the COW afraid of him. 1t is a
loss every time she is frightened. To
run a COW to pasture is like throwing
money away. y COW in any way wor-
ried will not do her best. The COW
that is made a pet Of will make money
for her wner The milk of a frighten-
ed or abused COW is poisonous.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
May CAUSE GENERAL STRIKE
Proposed Lockout of English Cotton
Mill EMPLOYEES.

Manchester, Eng. Sept. 21.-Cotton
mill employees have accepted the def
of the cotton employers federation,
and declared that if the threatened
lockout of Oct. l becomes operative
they will effect a general strike
throughout England by forcing the
shutting down of 700 cotton mills
which, with the allied industries af.
fected. would throw out $50, 900 work
men.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
Lightning Rod Protector.

The lightning conductor point and
point rod protector herewith illustrat-
ed is the Invention Of Carl Bajohr Of
st. Louis. It was designed for the
purpose of protecting the point rods
from the corroding effects of gases due
to combustion. Due to the nitric. sui
phuric and muriatic acid fumes present
in various gases of combustion light
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
Oldest Lighthouse Keeper Dead.

Washington, Sept. 21.-WiIliam
Welch, the Oldest lighthouse keeper in
the United States. is dead. He tended
the Van Wies point beacon near AL.
bany, N. ~, continuously since 1853.
He a ninety-three years old. The
department of commerce and labor
has appointed his youngest son, who
Is sixty-six years old, to take his
place.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-23
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LIGHTNING ROD FOR cH1MNEYs.

LIGHTNING ROD FOR CH1HNEYS.
ming conductor points on power plant
and smelter chimneys are Frequently
eaten away or so badly corrodetl as IN,
destroy their efficiency. To overcome
this condition the lightning conductor
point here illustrated has been invent
ed. which consists of a platinum tipped
point mounted on a rod which ID pro-
tected by a tubular jacket Of carbon.