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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
GRAIN PASTURES FOR cows
There Are Few Seasons When IL
Does Not Pay to Supplement
Grasses With Selling Crops.

When dairy COWS have the run Of
good pasture | have failed to find
profit in feeding grain foods but when
they are compelled to stay in a
parched pasture and are having green
soiling crops fed to them it will pay
to feed some grain foods.
1t is common sight to see dairy
herds fighting flies and yainly trying
to break through the fences and get
into some luxuriant field of farm
crops
The. loss to the dairy farmer under
such conditions is severe and yet he
generally hesitates to buy feed. uncer-
tain as to whether it will prove prof.
liable.
There are few seasons when 1t will
lot pay to supplement pasture grasses
With soiling crops or grain foods.
1t is much easier to let a COW down
in her milk flow than to sc her back
to it
Then again, the COW that is CON-
PEELED to go through the hot summer
weather and fight flies In some sun
burnt pasture is in poor condition TO
produce a profitable flow of milk
when the conditions are more favor
able.
1t is for this reason that it will
many times pay to feed sufficient grain
foods to prevent the cows from falling
away in condition. The COW that falls
away in condition during the summer
and fall is in very poor condition to
go into winter quarters.
Much of the lack of condition in the
dairy herd is caused by the cow going
into the winter in poor condition.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
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ECONOMIC LOSS FROM DRINK
United States Has Passed Million Dol
lar Mark In Describing Damage,
Now Millionaire.

OF our more than eighty-three mil.
lions of people about twenty-five mil.
lions are wage-earners, and ont less
than two millions are captains of in
dusiry" and their salaried lieutenants.
The average wage Is about S1.56 (6s.)
per day, but the product is worth at
least 81 to the employer, who must
have a profit, and at least as much to
the nation, said Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts,
IN. d.. in speech to the Twelfth In
ternational Congress on Alcoholism,
held in London. One-tenth of that for
300 days means $50 per year for each
workman, and total for all wage
s. 'rners of s1,15o,o0O.OOO (e23O,O0o,-
IA, In the United States, we have
rosSaS re period Of millions In des.
criblng the damage from drink. for
1919, .ne 81. me millionaire"
W. ora -, d.nA> dent on laboratory
experiments for proof at even mod
crate use of alcohol impas>> emciency'
Benjamin Franklin, in the es> u'eentn
century, observed as a printer, nat
DR.. Aschaffenburg has just proved b.
tests, that sober printers do more md
better work than drinkers. That Is
why 81 per cent. of representative
list of American employers, questioned
by the United States Bureau of Labor
some years since, reported that they
Disseminated in all or a part of their
work in favor of abstainers as en-
IL ~
tests of soldiers in craftsmanship and
marching all tell the same story, that
even moderate use of intoxicants de
creases efficiency. When we turn to
the captains of industry" and their
lieutenants, from whose ranks life in
surance has obtained most of the test
cases that have shown that total alb
stainers, other conditions being equal.
live fully 10 per cent. longer than even
those very moderate drinkers who are
allowed to insure, we see that the
losses in valuable lives must rise to
millions more. The oosening of the
tongue and drugging of judgment and
conscience, and the shortening of
life worth $4,000 a year becomes
very costly matter when the man is
the manager of a great business OF
the leader of an army, or the arbite,
of nations politics. In this age OF
keen competition, national as we'll as
individual, 1t is the "fit" that survive"
and succeed. Many Japanese gave up
sake during the war with Russia that
they might contribute the money thus
saved as patriotic Offering to the
nations war fund. In Britain, Ger.
many. and other lands, patriots might
well abstain for a patriotic reinforce
ment to the nations efficiency, by
which the supreme industrial "battls
of the nations" shall be ultimately de
cided.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
FOR THE SUMMER PARASOL
A Discarded Frame May Be Recovered
With English Chintz or the New
Persian Silk.

For the summer parasol nothing
could be more novel and charming
than English chintz; or, better still,
the new persian silk. 1t may be pur-
chased in almost any combination Of
shades that the taste of the purchaser
dictates.
woman who is at all clever with
the needle should be able to do the
mounting at home. If you have a dis
carded parasol of an earlier season
rip the cover off and carefully take
the stitches out of one of the sections.
Press this and use it as pattern for
cutting the others.
When you put 1t together make sure
that the seams are exactly the same
size as before. To finish, gather a
little Of the material at the top of the
parasol A shirred rosette of chintz
at the handle also adds to the chic eff
feet.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
There Should.

Fritz the gardener was a stolid Ger
nan who was rarely moved to ex-
,raordinary language. Even the most
provocative occasions only caused him
20 remark mildly on his illluck. Not
.ong ago he came back from the city
n the late evening after a hard day
N the market place. He was sleepy.
and the train being crowded. the bag
gageman gave him a chair in his
roomy car.
Finally the train reached Bloom
field. Fritz still slept as it pulled In
and his friend had to shake him and
tell him where he was.
Il tanks you," said Fritz. as he rose
slowly to his feet. The open door OF
the car was directly in front of him.
He walked straight out of it.
The baggageman sprang to look aft.
er him. Fritz slowly picked himself
up from the sand by the side of the
track, looked up at the door, and said
with no wrath in his voice:
There should here be some steps,"
st. Paul Dispatch.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
ALUM WATER A GOOD HEALER
Useful in Cases Where 1t Is Desired
to Tougher or Quickly Harden
the Skin.

Whether your foot or your tongue
is tender there are few remedies equal
to weak alum water. Alum hardens
the cuticle quickly, and so makes an
excellent foot bath, especially for
summer, when the feet are inclined to
burning and are sensitive.
When using it for a sore tongue.
make a weak solution and do not
swallow it, 1t can be used in strong.
err proportions on the outside Of lips
for fever blisters.
Strong alum water is said quickly
to allay the burning Of frost-bitten
feet, and is employed effectively for
nervous twitching, which is aggra-
waited by hot weather.
Do not use alum water for dys.
pepsia, as is sometimes advocated.
1t is injurious when used internally,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Supply Fodder Early to Cows.

Young dairy calves, and indeed all
calves. should be given good folders
early. 1t is important that these
should be given to them early, so that
the proper distension of the paunch
may take place in due order. If it
does not, the capacity to take food
becomes limited Even with calves
Of the beef breeds the tendency Is in
the direction of giving too little atten-
ton to this matter. The free feeding
Of meal to calves makes hesh in good
form, but it does not distend the stom-
ach. A COW with a small stomach ca
pacity can never take front rank as a
dairy COW.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Stamp Out Alcoholism, In Servia

The rising tide of popular senti.
ment In favor CT temperance appears
TO be spreading eastward over Eu-
rope with marked results, and now
zen the little kingdom Of Servia is
.cted. The Medical Society OF Ser
!. in common WITH those of sur
.ounding countries, has been con-
fronted by the ever increasing evils
cs alcoholic drinking among all
classes of the people and the mera-
bers have entered upon an active
campaign to stamp out the blight.
The question of the use of alcohol
in medical practise came up for much
discussion at the general meeting of
the society and it was unanimously
decided to address a petition to the
minister of the interior asking for a
permanent commission to study the
question of alcoholism and the best
means to employ in wiping out the
evil in Servia.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
A lono-Iived Raee

Lord Knollys, who. after serving the
late king for forty years, has been ap-
pointed private secretary to King
George, comes of singularly long
lived race. His father served as con-
troller of the Prince of Wales's house
hold until his eightieth year, and lived
for six years after his retirement, and
his grandfather likewise attained a
great age. His ancestor, William
Knollys, who also served in the house
hold Of two monarchs, Elizabeth and
James l.. died at the age of eighty
five, and, according to Dugdale, rode
a hawking and hunting within half n
year of his death" Sir Francis Knollys,
the distinguished statesman who
founded the family fortune, was eighty
two at the time of his death.-London
Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04

with pockets this capacious work.
stand answers the requirements oil
large mending supplies When empty
1t can be closed and placed fiat in a
corner.
From Paris comes the doll dressed
in glistening silk and trimmed with
the usual attention to detail that is
"aracteristic of the French.
~ound cardboard bottom is COW
silk and a straight piece
foundation of the full
90 thered over a ribbon,
n Mn''p IS and body of the
French doll are separa.> ~, 81 :,
bon runTing through vertfca> - hot
tached to the center of tie ronA -
tom. This ribbon is long, and VIZ
the workbag is in use, is placed wits
the doll at one side
In this little figures hand is a tiny
bag to hold the thimble, just as lit
tie surprise, you know.
Made from the hatbox is the round
form. Cover stout pasteboard box
edge with linen tape A strip of ma
terial can then be adjusted inside to
afford pocket room. The inner sur
face, by the way, should be covered
also. Fine chintz or poplin can be
pasted over the cardboard, and will
last for years.
The top of the hatbox must be treat
ed in the same way and by means of
tape or ribbon held over the box to
prevent dust.
From boxes of various sizes a chest
of drawers can be made that will keeu
buttons, thread, tape, ETC., in their re
spective groups. When covered witt
silk or cotton fabric and bound with
gilt galloon, there is a combination
that looks well in a room for your
guest. especially if it harmonic with
the general scheme of decoration.
If the gift for a friend be dis
turbing thought, remember that the
majority of women sew and that
workbag little out of the ordinary
is always acceptable. When made by
the giver it is doubly so.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Practical MiIl>house.

animals removed. The object of the
tuberculin test is not only to safe
guard the milk supply but to protect
the herd from the ravages of this
disease. The feed of the herd should
be wholesome, and the water supply
should be protected from contamina-
ton.
Dirt and dust adhering to the cows
are responsible for most of the con-
tamination of milk 1t is therefore
essential that the cows be clean-not
necessarily washed every day and
dried with a sterile towel, but clean
Din a common-sense meaning-that is,
free from accumulation of dirt and
manure, and thoroughly brushed. If
the hair on the udders. TANKS and
tails is clipped, this viii aid in keep
ing the animals clean.
The COW stables should be free
from communicating surroundings and
well drained An abundance of light
is very important About 500 cubic
for each animal. Proper ventilation
will keep the air fresh and pure at
all times. A coat of whitewash twice
year will make the stable lighter
and the air sweeter and will destroy
countless germs.
The milkhouse should be located
at a convenient place where there is
good drainage. A cement floor is very
important and should be extended I'D
On the sides at least six inches. or bet
ter still, to the window castings.
An inexpensive and conveniently ar
ranged milkhouse as shown may be
built to accommodate % to Gu COWS.
The building is divided into four
rooms, arranged to eliminate unneces-
sary labor ard at the same time to
provide sufficient space for the appa-
ratus, its operation and care. The
best location for the miikhouse would
be about halfway down the length of
the barn and II to 10 feet distant from
It, A door in the side of the barn at
this point, opening from cross alley,
makes it convenient for the mixers
and saves unnecessary time and travel
A driveway should be placed between
barn and milkhouse for bringing
empty cans, bottles, fuel, ice, etc., to
the milkhouse. and for loading milk
upon the delivery wagon
In one corner of the building a
small weighroom is partitioned off. the
floor of which is raised "a inches
above the main floor; this room is
entered from the vestibule. The milk
er takes the milk of each cow to this
room. where it is weighed, recorded
on the milk sheet, and emptied
through the funnel (A). which is pro-
vided with cheesecloth strainers and
a hinged cover. The milk passes from
the funnel by gravity to a mixing tank
and cooler OBJ, from which it empties
into can which is carried over to the
bottle filler Co for immediate bot
ting, or into shipping cans which may
be placed in the pool built into the
bottom of refrigerator (E). IL IL Is
desired to separate the cream, a steam
turbine separator would be provided
at N, run by steam from the boiler.
The milkroom is so located that it is
not necessary to enter it except to
care for the milk, thus making it easy
to keep clean and cool and free from
flies, dust and other contamination.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Secondary Dairylng.

Secondary dairying is being prac
tised by too many farmers. When
anything had to be neglected 1t was
always the dairy, and for this reason
the profits from their diaries have
been small. Where milking machines
have been introduced they have in
fiuenced dairymen to clean up their
farms and take more pride In their
work This naturally will result in the
production of cleaner milk and in some
cases, better prices. Any practical ap-
peratus which has a tendency to inn
prove dairy conditions should be wei
coined by the industry.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
A Protection Aeains. the Heat.

When you begin to think it's per-
sonal matter between you and the sun
% sec which is the hotter, buy your
self glass or a bottle of Coca-Cola.
It is coo,ing-relieves fatigue and
he purest water and lots nicer to
rink. At soda fountains and car
Donated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Send &c stamp for booklet The Truth
About Coca-Cola" and the Coca-Cola
Baseball Record Book for 1910. The
after contains the famous poem
Casey At The Bat" records, schedules
,or both leagues, and other valuable
baseball information compiled by au-
Ihorities. Address The Coca-Cola Co.,
Atlanta Ga.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04

a TTEMPTS made last spring at
"A poisoning prairie dogs in ma
Ia tiOnal forests on an extensive
Il 70, scale seem to have been high
ly successful in Kidding select
ed areas of these small pests, and
plans are now being made to carry on
the work much more widely next year.
The first experiments in this line
were made in New Mexico by stock
service. In 1901, DR.. c. Hart Mer-
riam, chief of the division of biological
survey of the department of agricul-
ture, made report upon THE Prairie
Dog of the Great Plains" in which
the damage done by the dogs was
pointed cut, and various methods of
poisoning them were suggested. This
report OF Doctor Merriam's may be
said to have blaZed the way for prac-
teal work in prairie dog extermina-
tion
Prairie dogs are very obnoxious to
the stockmen. for they devour much
grass and undermine the surface OF
the ground with their burrows. Where
they establish themselves the destruc-
ton of the range is only a question
of time.
Range Improvement In national for.
ests is one of the chief objects of reg
ulating the grazing. For this reason
the forest service is leaving no stone
unturned to prevent range deteriora-
ton. Stockmcn who had Suffered
heavily from the prairie dog pest were
solicitous to have the work taken up,
and gladly offered to cooperate with
the service in furnishing men and
horses to distribute the poison.
To ascertain what success could be
had in Kidding considerable areas of
the pest, selection was made of parts
OF the Leadville and Pike national for
ests, which were badly infested. The
region in these forests upon which the
dogs were located aggregated 300
square miles or more In order to
demonstrate the effectiveness of the
work, an area of some 60 or 20 thou
sand acres of actual dogtown was Sc
lected for the test. From so to 80
per cent. of the dogs were killed with
the first distribution of the poison. It
Will be necessary to go over the ground
q second time and by sporting" the
occupied holes the remaining dogs will
easily be killed with a very small
amount of the poisoning material. The
average cost par acre for the poison
Ing material was only one and one
half cents, and even then it was found
that more material had been used
than was necessary
The poison is prepared by coating
wheat with preparation of strych-
nine, cyanide of potassium, anise oil
and molasses. When a sufficient GUAM
tity is ready, the poisoned wheat Is
carried to the field of operations.
There the stockmen supply men and
horses, the wheat is given out to the
riders, and distribution begins.
Each rider carries the wheat in a
tin pail supported by a gunny sack
slung across his right shoulder and
hanging at his left side. His left
hand is free for the reins. With his
right hand he uses a tablespoon to
measure out the poison and drop il
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
The Dentists Joke.

At a recent dinner of the Authors
club in London to Mr.. Owen Seaman,
the editor of Punch, Mr.. Walter
Emanuel. another member of the staff
Of Punch, referred to the fact that the
nan with the largest sense of humor
ae had ever struck was an Englishman
iering long with the toothache. He re-
fused to have gas, and the dentist
pulled out a tooth, leaving him writh-
ing In pain, and took the tooth to the
window, where he laughed quite heart
ly. He groaned, whats the joke? 2"
Wrong TOOTH" said the dentist.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Floor Plan of MiIkhouse.

A. receiving funnel: B. milk cooler: c,
bottle filler; ID. refrigerator; E. cooling
tank; +, sterilizer; G.. Paddock tester; II.
bottle washer; i, concrete sink; J. boiler:
X, chimney; l., floor drains: Nj. summing
rack; ". Separator.
The utensils are very important
part of the dairyman's equipment.
The cans and pals should be Well
built and made with a view to perfect
and easy cleaning.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Carrying Plague From Rats.

Egyptian or rat fleas had been
spread all over the warm countries Of
the world by the rats which they wor-
ry and ride. 1t has been proved that
man f1eas and cat feas can ca ny
plague. but not so strong or deadly as
the rat ilea's plague. One fea's stom-
ach and gizzard hold 5000 plague
germs, where germs can further grow
and keep alive for 10 days, but after
10 days white blood cells In the rats
or fiea's blood kill the plague germs.
Fleas suck the rats blood. and so get
white cells from the rats. Both rats
and fleas become so charged that the
plague stops owing to immunity.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Chamois Cushions.

With a pattern cut out as for stem.
Gil work, the chamois cover of a
cushion is lined with rich brown satir
or velvet and finished round the edge
with a brown silk cord.
A second cushion top of chamois
has its conventional design burnt
upon livery delicately burnt-with
topographic needle, because this
leather is too delicate for careless
work
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04

'ntil | was mere shadow of my
'ormer self and too weak to stand
more than a few minutes at a time.
Ny rest was broken and my nervous
system shattered. Had Doan's Kid
hey Pills not come to my attention, L
lrmly believe l would be in my grave
They cured me after doctors had
allied"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
\. Y. :.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Mathematical Request.

Little Mary, seven years old, was
saying her prayers. And, Cod" she
petitioned at the close, make seven
Tines six forty-eight."
why, Mary, why did you say that?"
asked her mother.
"'Cause that the way / wrote it in
Examination in school today, and
want it to be right. "-Lippincott's.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Gentle PersIIsston

McCorkle-Is it right to speak OF q
man as Of the male persuasion?T
McCrackle-It is if the subject IA
unmarried.
McCorkie-What has that to do
with it?
McCrackle-Why, If he is married
his wife persuades him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Drink In the Subarctics.

Writing on conditions In Labrador
DR.. W!lfrid T. Grenfell, the noted mis-
sionary physician of the coast, states.
"A careful study OF the health con-
ditioDs Of the coast by the doctors OF
our staff all these years has shown
that there is no need for liquor what
ever In these subarctfc climates:
that, on the contrary, the first man
to go down in hard physical condi-
lions is almost always the drinking
man, Among men on the sea the
dangers from its use are enormously
enhanced"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Awards Granted.

Sixty-four buttermakers and cheese.
makers who have exhibited their prod.
ucts in the monthly butter and cheese.
scoring exhibitions at the University
of Wisconsin dairy school the past
year have just been granted awards, in
the shape of engrossed diplomas bear.
ing the record of the scores made by
their products in the exhibits.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04

the wooden stand that is appropriate
in the sewing room. The stand can be
purchased at any needlework depart
ment. although one clever one utilized
a wornout campstool with great re-
suits.
A bag of cretonne must be made
first and then shirred upon the frame,
allowing a heading of one inch to ex-
tend above the rods. When fitted
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04

TTEMPTS made last spring at
poisoning prairie dogs in ma
tional forests on an extensive
scale seem TO have been high
ly successful i'm Kidding select
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
Using Fresh Milk.

The question as to when the milk
is fit to use after COW has freshened
is subject which is still matter of
dispute. The old rule of using the
ninth milking is not regarded by many
people as being always a safe rule.
One way is to test the milk by boiling.
If it comes to the boiling point with.
out curdling it is ali right to use.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04
HOLDS THE SEWING
EITHER
RECEPTACLE MAY 81
BAG, BASKET or Bon
Anything That Will Combine Utility
With Originality is the Rule
Many Have Compartments
for Thread, Etc.

Bags, baskets or boxes-in fact, any
receptacle that will combine utility
with originality is the rule this season.
There is, of course. always the round
form with its convenient drawing
strings, but new designs crop up ev-
cry little while. copyable at reason
able prices and charming in appear
ance.
There is the basket of cretonne on
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04

Old Lady-What are you crying
about, my little man?
Kid-Nothin'.
Old Lady-Nothinl
Kid-Yes. Me teacher asst me what
was dom an told her nothin', and
an give me a lickin'.