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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
TURNING CATTLE TO GRASS
Some Dry Feeding Should Continue
for Few Weeks to Prevent Loss
in Flesh and Milk.

1t should be kept in mind, now that
grazing time is about upon us, that
the first grass to come is not nutri-
tiOus to any great extent, and that it
cannot be relied on to keep live stock
in good condition. Some dry feeding
should continue for some weeks while
parts of days the animals may run
on pasture. But if the early grass is
wholly relied on either for COWS or
other live stock they are certain to
lose in flesh and milk. Nutritious
grass is nearly balanced food when
it hardens to nutrition, but not so till
that takes place. This fact has been
tested by practice many years, and
yet there are some who are so pleased
when grass first comes that they seem
to forget it, till they see that animals
on such pastures are failing in flesh
and milk, and so these things need
to be referred to every year as re-
minder For a few weeks after pas
ture comes keep up the dry feeding,
and then pastures will be good and
nutritious.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
Front View of Modern Sanitary and
Comfortable Swinging Stanchion.

such as to permit good light in the
terial and in such a way as will leave
only minimum space on which dust
can collect. Solid wooden stall par
titions are very Objectionable be-
cause they obstruct light and collect
large amount of dust. There are
many different kinds of stanchions
and various other ways of tying COWS
now in use. Many of these are COM
paratively free from objections. The
new builder, however, should carefully
investigate some of the best types of
swinging stanchions now on the mar
ket. These are being installed with
much satisfaction in many Of the
most modern barns. In behalf of the
swinging stanchions it can be said that
they give the COW considerable free
dom, and yet are sufficiently rigid so
that practically all the manure is
dropped into the gutter, thus keep
ing the COWS clean and reducing
the labor of barn cleaning to the min
imum.
Dealers in manufactured stalls and
stanchions report that, judging from
the vast number of inquiries regard
ing them, there has been a great
awakening among dairymen all over
the country. These inquiries relate
to the best swing stanchion stall,
and which is better, a stall or a
stanchion.
Before purchasing any of the pat
ented animal fasteners on the mar
ket, the farmer should consider the
sanitary and humanitarian principles
involved in the construction of these
ties. Study them for principle, not
alone for economy. OF course, econ
omy should be considered, but it
should not be placed above the con-
sideration of the welfare Of the COW; ;
she should always receive due consid-
Grafton and in turn she will reward
her owner
A high priced patented stall is not
a necessity, and if the farmer will
carefully study the principles involved
in the construction of stalls, he may
make a stall at home that is the equal
of many of the patented stalls, and in
many ways more satisfactory. Some
of our most prominent dairymen are
using stalls which we're made from
instructions in stall construction sent
out by various state experiment sta
lions, in preference to many of the
patented stalls.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15

Tickle the cows palate and increase
production.
Study the whole problem from a
business standpoint.
Brains in the milk pail insures quail
ity, quantity and cleanliness.
Test, weigh, weed out The margin
of profit allows no guess work.
More sunshine for the big produc-
ers, more fresh air for the whole herd
Never mix any fresh cream with
the ripened cream just before churn-
ing.
No man can succeed by being SIM
ply a machine capable of performing
so much labor
The COWS should be well bedded
with straw or shelter substance that
they may keep themselves quite
clean.
By having first-class article and
delivering it regularly, there will be
no difficulty in getting creamery prize
es if demanded.
Insanitary stables, separators in
barns and dark barns are only few
of the evils that the dairy expert has
to fight.
A low testing buttermilk is usually
obtained by churning the cream at
such a temperature that it does not
rise much above 50 degrees F. when
the butter breaks.
Through the organization of COW
testing associations many valuable re-
cords have been brought to light of
individual cows and also of herds that
produce milk in quantities far above
the average.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
In 1000 Years.

The eminent scientists in their ex
plorations come upon some old news
papers bearing date of 1911. With
difficulty the contents are translated,
but finally the text is placed in reason
ably understandable form. Professor
Diggett, the most eminent of the
savants, deciphers among other things
the words "Horseman," Cowboy" and
"Birdman."
Evidently he writes in the
lengthy report of his discoveries, "the
prehistoric race which inhabited this
section of the globe was a people
which chung to childish fables and
myths. The legend of the centaur, or
half-horse-half-man, is one that we
find in almost all languages. But the
myths of an animal that was half COW
and half boy and of a being that was
half bird and half human are, in a
way, new. On a plane with these
myths are the others we find in these
records, which we consider too absurd
and childish to justify much contem-
plation. l refer to the occasional ref
erences we find to an ice man and a
coal man. These fictitious beings are
always mentioned with a sad sort of
humor. Probably they were nursery
bogies or figures of speech"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
The obIiqinq Dentist.

OUCH" we shout when the den
fist prods away down to our inner
consciousness.
ooh! Wow! WON'T" We repeat,
when he impales a throbbing nerve
on a barbed instrument and toys
roughly with it.
Here he ceases from his torture,
and smiles benignly.
why don't you say what you
think?" he asks.
How can a man swear satisfac-
torily when his mouth is filled with
fingers and teeth and tools?" we in.
quire, with some heat
I'll fix that for you" he says, 'TlI
put rubber dam in your mouth and
then you won't need to waste any
breath or effort in the attempt to
voice your feelings"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
MT By EUJWOf175y Death

outrages. With the mother was her
daughter, beautiful young lady, who
was an accomplished musician. Mr..
Lincoln received the visitors in his
usual kindly manner and the mother
made known the object of her visit,
accompanying her plea with tears and
sobs and all the customary dramatic
instances.
There were probably extenuating
circumstances in favor of the rebel
prisoner, and while the president seem.
ed to be deeply bordering the young
lady moved to the piano near by, and,
taking a seat, commenced to sing
Gentle Annie" a sweet and pathetic
ballad, which before the war was a
hold in the union, and is not yet en-.
tirely forgotten, for that matter. 1t is
to be presumed that the young lady
sang the song with more plantiveness
and more effect than Old Abe had
ever heard it in Springfield.
During the song he arose from his
seat, crossed the room to window In
the westward, through which he gaZe6
for several minutes with that sad, far
away look" which has so often been
noted as one of his peculiarities. His
memory, no doubt, went back to the
days of his humble life on the banks
of the Sangamon, and with visions OF
old Salem and it's rustic store came
a picture of the Gentle Annie" of his
youth, whose ashes had rested for
many long years under the wild flow.
ers and brambles of the old rural bury
ing ground, but whose spirit then, per
haps, guided him to the side Of mercy.
Then wiping his eyes, he advanced
quickly to the desk, wrote brief note,
which he handed to the lady, and in
formed her that it was the pardon she
sought.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
WARM WATER FOR DAIRY cow
Experiments at Missouri Station Show
Liquid Is Needed in Proportion
to Milk Yield.
(By H. E. MNATT, Dairy Department.
University of Missouri)

(By H E. M'NATT, Dairy Department.
University of Missouri.)
1t is very important that the water
drunk by the cows giving three or
more gallons of milk daily be warmed
to about so degrees Fahrenheit. 9th
erwise the COWS will not drink as
much as they need to keep up good
milk flow. 1t does not take much ice
water to chill a thin-f1eshed dairy
COW through and through on cold
winter day, especially when she is
compelled to walk some distance
through the snow or a cutting wind
to get to the tank or pond.
Experiments made at the Missouri
station show that drinking water is
needed in proportion to the milk yield.
That is, a cow giving six gallons of
milk a day, needs about twice as
much water as a COW giving three gal
Ions day If the water is too cold
to be comfortable if drunk in large
quantities, the COW will not drink
enough, and as result will drop con-
siderably in her milk yield
When Missouri Chief Josephine was
giving about 100 pounds of milk each
day last winter she drunk daily about
81 gallons of water Imagine how
she would have suffered if that had
been ice water 1t was warmed, how
ever, and Josephine did not chill after
drinking
A good tank heater, or some other
device should be used this winter to
warm the water for the COWS. 1t
will paw.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15

as so often shown in his action upon
the judgment of courts martial
After the repulse of Fredericksburg
he is reported to have said: IF there
is a man out of hell that suffers more
than 1 do, 1 pity him"
Zone morning, calling on him at an
early hour on business" says Scuy-
Ter Colfax, q found him so pale and
careworn that l inquired the cause.
He replied, telling me of bad news re-
ceived at a late hour of the night, and
not yet printed, adding that he had not
closed his eyes or breakfasted; and
then he said, with an anguished ex-
preston which I shall never forget,
How willingly would 1 exchange plac-
es today with the soldier who sleeps
on the ground in the army of the Po-
tomac"
THE morning after bloody battle of
the Wilderness saw him walk up and
down the executive chamber, his long
arms behind his back, his dark fea-
lures contracted still more with gloom,
and as he looked up thought his face
the saddest one 1 had ever seen. He
exclaimed: Why do we suffer rever-
ses after reverses! Could we have
avoided this terrible, bloody war! Was
it not forced upon us. Is it never to
end!' But he quickly recovered, and
told me the sad aggregate of those
days of bloodshed."
In the Anecdotes of Abraham Lin
coin" it is related that during the war
a lady belonging to a prominent Ken
lucky family visited Washington to
beg for her sons pardon, who was
then In prison under sentence of death
for belonging to a band of guerrillas
who had committed many murders and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15

of the nation would keep step with
him.
Douglas constantly asserted that
abolition would be followed by ANAL
gamation, and that the Republican
party designed to repeal the laws OF
Illinois which prohibited the marriage
of blacks and whites. This was for
midable appeal to the prejudices Of the
people of southern Illinois especially.
Il protest now and forever" said Lin
coin, against that counterfeit logic
which presumes that because I did
not want a negro woman for slave,
1 do necessarily want her for a wife.
have never had the least apprehen-
sion that l or my friends would mar.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
Side View of Good Sanitary Stall.
Note the Slope Toward the Gutter.

Note the Slope Toward the Gutter.
milking time so long as she gave
plenty of milk. A great many of the
old dairy barns are built so that it
is impossible to keep COWS clean in
them.
Many systems have been tried for
fastening COWS to secure sanitary
milk. Ties, rigid and swinging stanch-
ions, stalls, and the open shed system
have been resorted to and are still
being used. The method of fasten-
ing dairy COWS which best meets the
demands of the dairy and pure food
laws is the stall But this must be
sanitary to be a success
There are many and varied styles
of stalls, several of which are good.
It is best to select such a stall as will
give comfort to both the cow and
mixer. The construction should be
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15

ry negroes if there were no law to
keep them from it, but as Judge Doug.
las and his friends seem to be in great
apprehension that they might, if there
were no law to keep them from it, ]
give him the most solemn pledge that
l will to the very last stand by the
law of this state which forbids the
marrying of the white people with ne
groes"
THE law means nothing" he said
to D. r. Locke. Il shall never marry
a negress, but have no objection to
any one else doing so. If a white
man wants 10 marry a negro woman
let him do tiff the negro woman cs,
stand It"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
siIaae Alone Incomplete.

SiIage alone is not complete feed
but it is identical with the green corn
stalk and during the season of dry
feed supplies the COW with that sue
culence which nearly all other ra-
tons, excepting a ration involving
alfalfa hay do not have.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
TIME HIS PRIME MINISTER
Lincoln Always Waited Till the Right
Time Before He Acted, Said
Schuyler CoIfax.

~Time was Lincoln's prime minis
ter, said Schuyler Colfax. He al
ways waited, as a wise man should
wait, until the right moment brought
up all his reserves. George W. Curtis
exactly appreciated all his methods
when he claimed for him that he
sought to measure so accurately. so
precisely, the public sentiment. that,
whenever he advanced. the loyal hosts
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15

In youth I labored long at schosl;
I could repeat the lengthy rule
That told how the cube root is found.
NV boyish brain whirled round and round
With all the mazes of the rule
Yet never, since l went to school.
Have l a cube root yet discerned
Nor used the rule that then 1 learned
I wonder why
Full oft in hazy memory
I call to mind the G. C. d.
What was the thing? Why was it sought?
O. what prodigious painful thought
I spent on it, and how I'd fret
The lodging G. G. D. to get!
And still in all the years to me
Has never come a G. c. d.
1 wonder why.
O. fractions, too, I multiplied.
I turned them up, or on one side
And added them or used some trick
To get the answer right and quick.
Yet since my brave diploma came
must confess-perhaps with shame
I've never had to multiply
A fraction when I sell or buy.
I wonder why
Old Euclid, too, 1 toiled with him;
I tackled diagrams so grim,
And cones and other things I wrecked
While various angles I'd bisect.
Dots, circles, lines and flying arcs
And all the cabalistic marks
I've never used since that far day.
They do not help me draw my pay
I wonder why.
The algebraic mysteries
Once were as plain A, B, C's.
I could stretch ks, US, and rs
Across the board and then with ease
Could solve although my mind 'twould
veX,
The problem, showing what was X.
Yet since left the schoolhouse door
I've fathomed plus no more
l wonder why.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
Time for Bedding.

Bedding the cows ought to be done
a considerable time before the milk
ing period, or else be left until after
the milking, as shaking the bedding
material causes a disturbance of dust
particles which will lodge in the milk
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
z'eMIRY
FOR COMFORT OF THE COWS
In No Division of Farm Work Are Di-
rect Effects of Good or Bad Treat
ment Seen Quicker.
By J. H. FRANDEsON.)

10Y y. II. Il Ib<AANDnoO1NJ
Only few years ago the average
dairyman gave the sanitary stall little
consideration and used any method of
housing his COWS which best suited
his individual ideas. He troubled
little about the condition of the COW at
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
Affected.

Business is business, young man, :"
said the employer. This thing OF
your coming to work at ten in the
morning is not right. I have to be on
duty at eight in the morning. What
do you think of that?"
Eight in the morning? My dear.
sir, you have my sympathy"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15


flag floating from the staff on the roof
of the hotel in that city. as if in def
anCe Of the national capitol, a few
miles away. President Lincoln's young
neighbOr of Springfield, Ill, Elmer E.
Ellsworth, mounted alone to the roof,
cut it down, and was himself killed by
the rebel owner as he descended the
staircase.
Il called on the president just after
that occurrence" wrote John A. Kas.
son, and congratulated him, as 1 stood
by the window, on the improved view
down the Potomac, where, instead of
the confederate, the union flag now
.fOated. l was taken aback by Mr.
.Lincoln's joyless response, Yes, but
1t was at a terrible cost" and the
tears rushed into his eyes as he said
st. It was his first personal realiza-
ton of what the war meant. His ten
der respect for human life had re-
ceived it's first wound. 1t was not bat
tie. it was assassination.
He did not foresee the hundreds of
thousands who were to fall before the
great strife would be ended. He aft
erward learned to bear the loss OF
thousands in battle more bravely than
he bore the loss of this one in the
beginning of the contest. But the loss
oI a single life, otherwise than in the
ranged fight, was always hard for him
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
STRAW OVERCOATS FOR cows
Excellent Supplemental Covering for
Dairy Animals During Excessive
Iy Cold Weather.

In excessively cold weather, a
blanket thrown over COW while
standing in its pen does not always
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15
The Next Day.

20. Mr.. Kuryus." said the hostess,
1--WE are so glad to see you. But is not
your wife coming?"
No. You see, she took some of her
birthday gifts to the stores to find out
what the price marks were.''
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15

suffice, says the Popular Mechanics.
scarce, one blanket may be made to
do by stufing straw up under it in
the manner shown by the illustration.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15

ROM the presidents
room in the White
House you can see
prominent objects in
Alexandria, six miles
down the Potomac.
The one prominent OBJ
ject which then for
days attracted and Of
Tended the patriots
eye from those win
dows was the rebel
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-15

as so often shown in his action upon
the judgment of courts martial.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
MiZadii'S Note Book.
Y. |. S. V. Club Entertains.

The beautiful and spacious home Of
of Mr. and Mrs. Lemie Benson, OF
1915 Hamilton street. was thrown
open last Friday evening, February
"a, to greet the members and friends
of the Y. l.. S. V. Club. Punch was
served at the arrival of the guests.
Dancing and games were INDUCED in
until late hour, after which ices and
cakes were served. Those present
were Misses Nettie Andrews, Lottie
Bale, Elizabeth Hamilton, Adela
Smith, Alberta Perkins, Martha Far
rar, Mamie Ashford, Maud Lockridge,
Josie Andrews, Blanche Finnon,
Messrs. Walter Grant, Howard Sal
tiers, Andrew and Henry Stockard,
Carter Wesley, William Forest, Tur-
ner Ledbetter E. A. Mckinney, Rich
ard Christmon, Amos Allison, Eugene
Evans, Epperson Bonds, Ivo Street,
Edward and Versie Whitaker, Nor
ris Without, Mr.. and Mrs. Lenoidas
Polk, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Webb, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lemie Benson.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
Ladies' Aid Society.

The Ladies Aid Society of Braden
Memorial Chapel met at the residence
of the president Mrs. John Bald.
Roll was called by the secretary, Mrs.
Nellie Sanders. Prayer was offered
by the chaplain, Miss Sarah Steven
son. Music was furnished by the
members, after which a collection of
so cents was taken. Visitors present
were Mesdames Watson Boyd, Dave
Robertson. Members: Mesdames Chas
Robbs, Bailey Epperson Nellie San
ders, Joel Haynes, Mollie Hadley. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs
Mollie Hadley, Seventh and Webster
streets.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
A Pleasant Evening.

An an enjoyable affair was the din
ner given by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Barnes Sunday evening at 1411 Pearl
street. Music was INDUCED in until
2 o'clock, after which an elaborate and
tempting three-course menu was
served in the dining-room, where the
height Of decorative art was reached.
The guests included Rev. and Mrs. T..
]. Townsend, Mrs. VIM, Kelly, Misses
Josie Griffey, Eulalia Abner, Willie
Bell Heigner, Vannoy Webster, Eva
lena Barnes, Lottie Lee Kelly, Messrs.
Ernest R. Alexander, David H. Alex
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03

was beautifully decorated to suit the
occasion. After much enjoyment a
delightful two-course menu was
served. Among those present were
Misses Georgia E. Bright, Maggie
Bosworth, Ruthie l.. Jones, Eliza
Flemmings, Amelia Cheatham, Frank
lie G. Ledbetter, Iva L. Liggett, Leo
la Bright and Lena Withers, Messrs
Richard D. Littlejohn, Edward Grant,
Alonzo Brown, Fulton Stockell An.
drew Bright, Chas. Gilliam Ernest
Waddy, Mansfield Douglass, Jr, and
Ira Davis
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
Congress- Subjects.

(l1) The Sunday-SchOOl
the Pastors Opportunity.
(12) What and How Much
Should the Sunday-SchOOl
Teacher Read?
(l3 Suitable Rooms and
Adequate Appliances Great
Needs in the Sunday-SChOOl.'
(I4) The Relation OF the
Sunday-SchOOl TO Foreign
Missions.
(l5) The Teachers Exper-
fence Of Grace an Important
Factor. - S-,-.-..
(16) How Can the Sunday
School Teacher Contribute TO
the Success OF Our DenOmi-
national Schools?
az Ideal State and Dis
triCt Sunday-SchOOl COnven-
tons.
49, international Litera-
fnre Is II best?
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
The Y. |. |. c.

The Young Ladies' Literary Club
met at the home of Miss Amanda All
eXander Wednesday, February 22nd
Those present we're Misses L. w.
Baugh, M. e. Carter, Maud j. John
son, M. A. Pyles G. E. Closer, e. M.
Thompson and Amanda Alexander.
AS the meeting day happened to be
George Washington's Birthday, the
the young ladies prepared a short
program in touch with Washington.
Miss Emma j. Terry, of Pearl High
School, addressed the club on the
Life of Washington, then recitation
about Washington by Miss Amanda
Alexander; essay by Miss Maud John
son; instrumental solo by Miss Emma
M Thompson; benediction by Miss
Lou Willie Baugh. There were 9TH
ers ON program but were absent Ev-
cry one was pleased and felt benefit
ed by Miss Terry's address. An ice
course was served and all seemed to