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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-03
rs Horses
and Some Colts

Six va I'D bay Norman stallion, W.T.. about 1900
Pair of brown mares, we'll mated
Zone 9 yrs. old. VT. 1925. One 8 yrs. old, VT. 1850
Pair of brown mares, we'll mated
both are Z years old and weigh 1900, and 1925, respectively
Pair of sorrel mares, in foal, we'll mated
Zone IL yrs. old, VT. l475. One IL yrs. old, VT. l425
One pair of young work horses
Zone 3 yrs. old, bay Norman gelding, VT. 1850. One 4 yrs. old,
bay Norman mare, weight about 1875
Nine year old bay mare, in foal, VT. 1875
Six year old sorrel mare, W.T.. about 1925
Zine ladys driver and saddler)
Coming three yr. old bay gelding, broke, 124o
Coming three yr. old bay mare, broke, W.T.. 1870
Coming three yr. old sorrel gelding, broke, 100
Coming three yr. old. brown gelding, broke, 1925
Coming three yr. old black gelding, broke, 1850
One black pony, in foal, weight 700
Gentle for children to ride)
Pair sorrel fllies, we'll mated, coming 2 year :.
old, weight about 975
Black gelding, coming 2 yr. old; weight $50
Coming yearling horse colt, black
Coming yearling mare colt, black
One greygelding
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-03
Household Goods

Sterling steel kitchen range
No. II9 Favorite heater
Large kitchen sink
Three piece bedroom set
Two piece bedroom set
Two beds and springs
Upholstered couch, new
Twelve dining room chairs
Two oak rocking chairs
Two center tables
Singer sewing machine
Fourteen foot extension table
IS yards carpets and window shades
Six quart ice cream freezer
10 gallon barrel churn
No. IL DeLaval cream separator
Acme washing machine
Lamps, dishes, fruit jars, and other articles to-
numerous to mention
LADIES ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
Free lunch will be served at noon. Hay will be
furnished for all horses, and shelter for about 40
Everyone is invited to inspect all goods above
mentioned. Telephone Underwood on line eight,
one short and one long ring
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

Chicago. to look for migrating birds which had
dropped down into the pleasure ground from
their night flight in order to rest and feed. had
Just entered the park when my attention
attracted to a large bird perched the limb of
a maple tree and facing the sun. which was just
rising out of Lake Michigan. My heart gave
a sort of leap. for recognized 1t instantly the
passenger pigeon, n bird Of which had not
seen a living specimen for at least twelve years.
Then instantly began to doubt and thought
that my eyes must be mistaken and that the at
mosphere was magnifying the bird and that what
was before me was really n mourning dove. l
drew closer and then | knew there pos
sibity of deception Before me was beautiful
specimen of the male passenger pigeon with the
striking full the FURNISHED feathers of
his throat. ! stood within 15 yards of the bird
for fully half an hour and then It left the maple
and went in arrowy flight down the lake shore
drive toward the heart OF the city. | have often
wondered since what its fate.
Theodore Roosevelt is deeply interested in
the outcome of the search for surviving mem
bers II such there may be. OF the passenger pigeon
tribe. Mr.. Roosevelt knew the bird when he
a boy and in his trips aneld he always has kept
a watchful eye open for possible sight OF
specimen of the species now feared to be extinct.
When Mr.. Roosevelt was president of the
United States he occasionally went to wild
spot in Virginia where he owned a cabin. He
called the place Pine Knot While there day
he saw what he believed to be nine wild pigeons.
1t would be perfectly proper today for man
who saw. many pigeons this together to
beyond peradventure that the tribe still has ex-
istence. When one simply reports the appear
ance of a pigeon or Of flock of pigeons every
one doubts very naturally the truth of the tale.
holding that the mourning dove has been again
mistaken for its cousin bird.
President Roosevelt did not have a gun with
him on the occasion Of his meeting with what
he thought were wild pigeons II he had he
probably would have shot one OF them. He told
no one except a few scientists and few friends
OF his discovery He knew well anyone
else did that in the absence of the proof fur
nished by bird In the flesh It would be said at
once that he made the common No
knows positively today whether the nine birds
which the president were not pas
senger pigeons. Every time that Mr.. Roosevelt
has been to Pine Knot since he has hoped for
another sight of the birds which made him glad
some years ago.
John Burroughs heard from his friend Theo-
dore Roosevelt, that the nine pigeons had been
seen In Virginia Burroughs believed the story
because he knew how accurate observer of
nature his friend the president and is The
stories of the pigeons in Virginia led Mr.. Bur
roughs 10 make inquiries at once in the counties
in New York state west of the lower Hudson
lying in the old line OF flight of the migrating
pigeon armies of years ago. There the farmers
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
FLOW OF IRRIGATION WATER
Question as to Amount Of Water Re-
CURED to Irrisate Sixty Acres In
oregon Is Answered.

Given four second feet of water for
three days, ~ hours, irrigates 60 acres
of land. How many inches of water
would 1t require per acre continuous
flow for 10 days to furnish the four
second feet for the three days, giving
a period Of IL days between irriga-
lions? Oregon has taken control OF
the waters of the state and in ad.
Indicating the water rights II has
asked us. the original appropriations.
how much water we require. A cor
poration has contested our claims and
their expert claims that three-elghths
OF an inch of water, continuous flow.
ss the solution to the above problem.
We are skeptical."
The above question is answered by
F. H. King in the Rural New Yorker
in the following statement:
Four second feet of water for ~
hours. applied to so acres of land
would cover 1t to depth of 4.76
inches. and is equal to !, O36. 500 cubic
feet. We do not know the value of
legal inch of water for Oregon. For
California one inch of water is do
-AS0 as SHuoi " oie-hltlttn OF Soc
ond foot. Court decision sets It at
one-fortieth of second foot for Ari.
zona. Colorado specifies 1874 miners
inches in one second foot. II the inch
is taken Mt one-fortieth Of a second
foot 1t would require four times 40,
or 100 inches. flowing continuously
three days. or ~ hours. to equal four
second feet continuous flow for 70
hours. Three-eighths of miners
inch flowing continuously 10 days 10
only 9.720 cubic feet, or 044 inch Of
rainfall on 60 acres. at the California
value. and but 1880 cubic feet or
.055 inch of rainfall on so acres at
the Arizona value. II applied to one
acre instead of to so acres the depth
of water. expressed as rainfall. would
be so times the values Just given. or
2.67 inches. where the California inch
is the standard. and 3.34 inches II the
Arizona value of the inch is taken.
In other words. three-eighths of
miners inch continuous flow for is
days is equivalent to 2.67 inches to
1884 inches of rainfall on one acre.
where the values of the inch are those
stated. II three-elghths of a miners
inch flowing continuously Is days
gives to one acre the equivalent OF
2.67 to 3.34 inches OF rainfall. to ap-
ply the same amount to the acre in
three days. continuous flow. would re-
qufre five times three-eighths inch OF
water. or one and seven-eighths.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

most Incredible that a bird species which num-
bered its individuals almost. II wouid appear ny
the million millions could ever uisaPpeai i"" ''
face of the earth.
The account OF the great pigeon focks which
is most familiar to the people OF the country Is
that written by John James Audubon. the natural
ist. II from Mr.. Wrights paper. however
that a century and a half before Audubon was
born records made OF the immense numbers
of the birds which were seen in America Inc
earliest writer's called them turtle doves MI
Wright quotes from the Jesuit father. lie Jeune.
who in the year 1857 lkened the American indi
to the pigeons. Our savages are always saw
age; they resemble the migratory birds OF their
own country. In one season turtle doves are some
times found in such abundance that the end OF
their army cannot be seen when they are hyins
in a body"
Mr. Wright found another reference to the i'm
sense numbers OF the pigeons in the writings OF
another Jesuit father in the year 1911. The OBJ
servation made at Cayuga lake in New York
state. -Four leagues from here saw by the side
of a river within n very limited space eight or
nine extremely fine salt springs Many snares are
set there for catching pigeons from seven to eight
hundred being often taken at once" Another IA
Their of the church in the latter part of the seven
teenth century writes of the passenger pigeons OF
the St Lawrence country Among the birds of
every variety to be found here 1t is to be noted
that pigeons abound In such numbers that this
year one man killed 1872 at single shot"
Within the last five six years reports have
come OF the temperance of the pigeon in Mis-
souri,. Oklahoma. Illinois. Wisconsin. Michigan
Ohio Pennsylvania. New York and Virginia and
perhaps from some other states. In no instance
has proof been adduced that the real passenger
pigeon. the bird OF the old time. the species
The disappearance of the focks which
covered the sky with a cloud is of the mys-
teries of nature. Mans persecution of had
much, II not everything. to do with the annihila-
ton OF the species. but 1t would seem that some
ting else. disease perhaps. must be held account
able at least in part for the dying of noble
of feathered game.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

This trouble came on following a
long drive. with no apparent cause,
says the Veterinarian. They have been
sore for ten days. and now there is a
white scum over the eyeball. This
may be a severe case OF pink eye. but
more likely is what is commonly
called moon blindness" II the eye
lids are swollen and also the legs.
with evidence OF fever and perhaps
sore throat. 1t is pink eye. On the
other hand, II only the eyeballs are
affected 1t is moon blindness. In
either case. the eyes should be bathed
two or three times day with warm
water. and a few drops OF solution of
boric acid. one dram to three ounces
of clean boiled water put into the eye.
DO not allow bright light to strike the
eyes. but neither have the stall abso.
lutely dark. II the legs are swollen.
battle two or three times day with
hot water. rub dry and bandage. Give
in feed twice a day heaping tea
spoonful OF saltpeter for 1--WE days at a
time.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
DAIRY NOTES.

Dairying hicks well with any other
branch OF farming.
The clothing and the hands OF the
mixer must be kept clean
The growth of the dairy business
has been phenomenal in the last few
years.
MIX is most conveniently pasteur-
lied in the bottles in which 1t Is de-
livered.
Considerable Of the dirt that enters
the milk during milking time comes
from the cows.
II the cream separator runs hard
flush out all OF the bearings with
kerosene or coal oil.
Bacteria cause ropy milk and are
usually found in the milk utensils
and not in the cows udder.
Uncleanllness in the milk is very
serious obstacle to the making OF
either good butter or good cheese.
Dairying takes a little more care
than is necessary in beef production
perhaps, but really the labor is no
greater.
Germs are everywhere and It y
impossible under practical farm coh-
ditions to keep them entirely out oil
the milk.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
A FOOD STORY
Makes a Woman Of 70 "One In 10000"

The widow of one of Ohios most
distinguished newspaper editors and
a famous leader in politics In his day.
says she Is 20 years old and a "stron-
ger woman than you will find in ten
thousand" and she credits her fine
physical condition to the use of Grape
Nuts:
Many years ago I had terrible
fall which permanently injured my
stomach. For years I lived on a
preparation of corn starch and milk,
but It grew go repugnant to me that
had to give 1t up. Then tried. one
after another. a dozen different kinds
Of cereals. but the process of diges-
ton gave me great pain.
1T was not until l began to use
Grape-Nuts food three years ago that
I found relief. It has proved. with the
dear Lords blessing. a great boon to
me. 1t brought me health and vigor
such as I never expected to again en-
Joy, and In gratitude I never fail to
sound its praises" Name given by
Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich.
There's Reason"
Look for It in the little book, Tho
Road to Wellville." to be found in pkgs.
Ever read the nbove Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

The farmer who does not mix
brains with his farming" nowadays is
likely to waste his energy and his
time. and to fall far short Of securing
the financial returns that follow eff
fort intelligently applied. The agri-
cultural schools are teaching him how
to economic In energy and how to get
the best results from his labor; how
to differentiate between soils Hnd to
know for what branches OF agriculture
he is best fitted. how to practice crop
rotation and how to use judgment in
seed selection and in methods OF cul-
tivation: how to do thosand and one
other things better than his father
or his grandfather were enabled to do
under the crude methods OF the past.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

The stable in which the COW lives.
and particularly that in which the
milking is done. should be kept in as
clean condition as possible. The
habit of removing the cows to a sep
arate room is one which is undoubt.
eddy very useful in reducing the
chance of bacterial contamination. It
is desirable that In the place where
all manure and barnyard refuse is
placed should be removed as far as
may be from the milking stall. and
no stagnant water should be allowed
near the barn. Manure is not only
a source Of bacteria. but 1t is a great
breeding place for flies. which are al
so a great nuisance: one fly falling
into the milk pail has been known to
be capable of introducing 100000 bac-
tsria in milk
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

chief some ash from his black pan
falcons. Il don't mind telling you. sir.
that in my case It is a legacy from
an aunt that l am travelling on. All
my life It has been my ambition to do
Europe. but I'm only a clerk, Just a
SIG clerk. and the European PROPOSE
ton always looked impossible. But as
soon as | inherited this legacy. set
aside $500 for European tour. and
here am. Maybe. sir. the many Amer
leans in mourning that you have no
ticed abroad are in the same case as
myself"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

Especial care should be taken In re-
gard to the condition of those who do
the milking or have anything to do
with handling the milk. Special cloth
ing is advised to be worn during the
milking. That the worker should care
fully wash his hands before entering
upon the duty OF milking is taken as n
matter of course. The milk vessels
should be thoroughly scrubbed with
hot water containing soda. and should
then be scalded in boiling water. and
without rinsing in cold water. should
be turned upside down and allowed to
stand in the air until needed for use.
and in no case should they be wiped
with a rag after scalding.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
Poultry Improvement.

The most economical method OF i'm.
proving a flock of hens that do not
produce fertile eggs is to SOW the
mixed grain over q deep bed Of cut
straw. The hens will get exercise by
hunting for their corn. They should
r We cut raw bone and a regular sup.
ply of crushed oyster shells and grit
When snow covers the ground feed
boiled roots mixed with alfalfa meal
and give fresh cabbage leaves all they
will eat. Give a good grass range
II hens are healthy and fed the proper
food. but still lay unfertile eggs
change the ROSTERS. Gull closely and
mate the females with strong and
healthy males.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

Two Irishmen occupied beds in tho
same room. BY and by one OF them
woke up.
Mike" said he. did you put out
the catf"
Il did" said Mike.
An hour later Patrick woke up
again.
Mike" said he. Mike. did you put
out the cat?"
Sure did" said Mike. sleepily.
"On me word OF honor"
Some time later Patrick again
walked up.
Mike" said he. Mike. ye divvle;
ye did not put out the cat"
Well" said Mike ansrily. IF -
will not take the word of honor OF a
gintleman get up and put her out
yerself."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
He Was Too Wise

DIR. Harvey w. Wiley, the governments food ex-
pert, said at a recent dinner in Washington:
But in our search for pure foods may go too
far. Thus a lady entered a grocer's the other day
and said:
Have you got any currants?'
The clerk, college graduate, replied:
Yes. madam, have very fine Corinths or
small dried grapes from the Greek town of that
name-currants. you know. is the corrupted form
How many will you have?"
None at all If they corrupted muttered the
lady belong to a pure food league"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

The greatest little invention that
has been given to the world is the
lucifer match. II was invented in
1927. 1t is small. but like Portals
candle. 1t has shed a great light into
the world. 1t gave man mastery of
fire. Before this fire had been a con-
trary hired man. but now 1t becomes
an obedient servant.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

In my experience the following rules
favor winter egg production. DO not
keep hens more than two years old.
Feed generously and regularly. Have
plenty of early pullets. Feed consid-
cradle corn and meat. DO not over
feed. Scatter the grain feed in chan
to give the hens plenty Of exercise.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

why is it necessary for people who
become performers to begin taking
music lessons at very early age?"
Because II they wait till their
musical sense is developed they won't
be able to stand the sound of their
own practicing"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

in my travels. and what puzzles me is
why SO many of you wear mourning"
The American, who was in mourn
ing himself. said:
I'VE don't at home"
NO" said the Englishman, 81 know
you don't at home. That's why | am
puzzled. For. when you travel. the
greater part Of you travel in black"
WELL" said the American. as he
fiicked with his black-edged handker.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

II tried to cure this for eighteen
months, but 1t gradually got worse. A
doctor advised mo to have my tonsils
cut out. but did not like tho idea.
Another doctor examined me. and told
me the same thing. I finally got bot
tic of Peruna, and after I had taken
one bottle my throat was better. I
bought and used a dozen bottles, and
saw I was going to get well. and did"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

A census-taker while on her rounds
called at house occupied by an
Irish family. One of the questions
she asked was:
How many males have you in this
family?"
The answer came without hesita-
ton:
Three a day. num-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
Englishman Gets Explanation As to
Reason for Travelling Americans
Wearing Black.

The liner pitched wildly in the win
ter storm, and an Englishman in the
smoking room, as he gravely wiped a
cup of overturned coffee from his
shirt bosom, said to an American:
81 have travelled a great deal. and
] have met a great many Americans
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

Il suppose So" said the Englishman.
Il suppose so. Very sensible. too.
There's nothing like foreign travel to
improve the mind and-er-lighten a
heavy heart"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

F. J. Atwood and S. w Eldrid. I'LL
nois farmers. have sheared $3.50
sheep during the past season. break
ing all previous records.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

and the country sports
men told Mr.. Burroughs
that they had seen pig
cons that spring. at least
1000 of them. but that
none of them had been
shot. Mr.. Burroughs was
inclined to believe the re-
port. for the men who
made 1t were old-time
sportsmen and supposed
ly knew the bird well.
However. there is no pos
tive proof today that the
New York farmers and
gunners were not just as
much mistaken as were
the old-timers who told
the story of the return OF
the pigeons to the upper
Michigan country.
In The AUX. a quar-
terly journal of ornithol-
ogy published by the
American Ornithologists'
union. there recently ap-
peared a paper by Albert
Hazen Wright on Some
Early Records of the Pas
senger Pigeon" In this
paper are reported some
OF the first a coun I s
which ever saw print OF
the pigeon multitudes OF
the early days. When one
reads them II seems al
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22
BAD CASE
OF GRIP
Caused Sore Throat and Tom
siIitis. Restored by
Peruna.

Mr.. W. a.
H o u 8 l Q y,
Stony Point.
T G nnessee.
writes:
Five years
ago I took q
very severe
cold which
resulted in
Ia grippe. I
never W q .
30 bad of. I
was in bed
8 Q v o r O ]
weeks. and
when I did
get up I had
{ o n silftis
and . 0 r .
throat.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

The brood sows will eat a lot Of
clover or alfalfa hay and be all the
better for It
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-22

RESUMABLY everyb bod y
knows by this time that
there is a standing offer of
$500 in cash for the man.
woman. boy or girl who
finds the nest Of a wild pig
con (ectopistes migratori-
us), otherwise known as
the passenger pigeon. and
finds with 1t the nesting
birds. In order to get the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-26
PERSONAL

F. A. Spencer, Glenburn, passed
Sunday in town.
A. S. Johnson, New York, is visit
ing in Honesdale.
Meredith Clark, New York, is in
town on business.
Attorney C. j. McCarty spent Sat
urday in Scranton.
Miss Charlotte p. Lane is visiting
friends at Elkins, Pa.
Miss Nellie Boyce, Nanticoke, is
visiting friends in this place.
Nellie Anderson, Avoca, is visiting
her mother in this place.
A. G. Rowland, Rowlands, was a
business caller here Monday.
Mrs. o. H. Rowland is spending a
few days with Scranton friends.
William H. Brown, Wilkes-Barre,
spent Saturday in this place.
A. G. Loomis, Deposit, N. Y, was
a weekend visitor in town.
Russell Clark, Boyds Mills, trans
acted business in town, Monday.
Mrs. William Cummings went to
New York City, Friday morning.
George Foster, Scranton, spent
Sunday with Honesdale relatives.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-26
A PROCLAMATION
, The Citizens of Honesdale:

To The Citizens of Honesdale:
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
The general prosperity of a commun-
ity can be judged on this basis but
Notwithstanding strenuous efforts by
the authorities, the Ladies' Improve
ment Association, and the Board of
Trade, this can not be successfully
accomplished and the Maple City
sustain its reputation as clean and
beautiful place unless every man.
woman and child, resident and tran
silent, lends aid and assistance. BY
cleaning and disinfecting your cell
lars, by cleaning and identifying
yards and surroundings, you not only
make this model town but create
an incentive for such work in every
enterprising visitor who observes it.
The first week in May has been
suggested for the purpose of main
tanning a clean, healthful borough.
|, John Kuhbach, Chief Burgess of
the Borough of Honesdale, do pro-
claim the week beginning May /,
1911, to be designated as cleanup
week and call upon every man, wom-
an and child to cooperate with the
civil authorities in this laudable un-
dertaking.
JOHN KUHBACH,
Chief Burgess.
Attest: c. A. McCarty, Solicitor.