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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

MICHAEL J. VOLKMANN Rep.. I'D Dist.
ManD-New member. Voted against
needed appropriations for Investigations;
otherwise record Of votes good. Absent
from five out Of eight meetings Of his
local board. Acquitted on bribery
charge in connection with newsstand
permit
LEONARD Won NOSTRAND Rep.. 32d
Dist. ManD-New member. Joined with
majority I'm voting against public in
tercsts on some important issues. Alb
sent from five out of ten meetings of his
local board
JOHN Z. WALSH Dem, 10Th Dist, NAM
"A bsent from six out or ten meetings
tf his local board and from sixteen out
Of scvcnty-one meetings Of the BOARD Of
Aldermen. Followed machine in votes
against public interest
LOUIS wendell, Jr Dem, 18th Dist,
Man)-New member. Absent from nine
out Of eighteen meetings Of his local
board. though active IN congestion com
mission work. Consistently voted against
public interest.
JAMES r. WESTON Rcp.. 10Th Dit.
B'klynD-New membcr. Regular IN at
tendance Record Of votes good, except
FOR ConspiCuOusly frequent participation
in delaying revenue bond and public let
ting matters.
JOHN J. WHITE Dem, "a DIST. MANI -
New member. Yer" active In aaNOCat-
lUg bad theatre standcc ordinance, for
which he openly pleaded on the ground
of his personal interest in theatres
Also consistently voted against public
interest on other important matters
BRYANT WILLARD Ncp- 2ist Dist,
Nan)-Ncw member Minority leader
Absent from sixteen out Of thirty meet
ings Of his local board. Voted fol bad
theatre staudee ordinance and unrc-
corded on number Of important mat
tiers Otherwise made mixed record Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

not recorded on a number Of important
matters. Joined majority in opposing
needed appropriations for investigations.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
VALUE OF PURE-BPED sIREs
Prof. E. n. Fraser Of Illinois Expert
nent Station Explains This
Feature of Dairying.

The value of good bull In the
dairy herd is something that dairy
farmers are now giving more attention
to. Prof. E. H. Fraser OF the Illinois
experiment station has made this tea-
ture of farm dairying study. and ex-
plains its benefits in this wAy: III. for
example, the good pure-bred sire I'M
proves the milking capacity OF his
daughters by only one and one-haiI
pounds of milk at a milking, above the
production of their dams, this would
mean an increase of 900 pounds OF
milk for the ten months or 300 days
during which the ordinary COWS should
give milk; they would also be mucn
more persistent mixers; that is, would
give milk for a longer time In the year.
and would regain their flow OF milk
better after an unavoidable shortage
OF feed as in a summer drought. Such
daughters may certainly be credited
on the average with 1000 pounds more
milk per year than their dams pro-
duced. At the low estimate OF one col
lar per 100 pounds this extra amount
OF milk would be worth $40 per year.
The average COW is good producer
for at least six years, or until she gets
eight years old. Each daughter having
a pure-b bred sire will, therefore, earn
$50 more money In her lifetime be-
cause of the good qualities OF her sire.
1t will on the average be four years
after purchasing the sire before MS
first daughters will have finished their
first lactation period and brought in
the first extra $40. Eight dollars and
twenty-three cents kept at compound
interest for these four years at five
per cent will equal SO. so a daugh-
ter's Improvement or increase of in
come the first year is worth SS.23 at
the time her sire is purchased"
The citizen., 1911-09-22
The Si!o for Dairymen.

This is the time OF year when the
dairyman or dairy farmer who owns a
silo likes to talk about silage Good
silage comes as near being June pas.
ture in January as any feed with
which the dairyman Is familiar Its
succulent or juicy nature especially
fits it for stimulating the milk flow
and keeping the COW in vigorous
health. Probably the most important
rule in the profitable dairy is to keep
the cows milk flowing as freely as pos
sible after the flow has once been
started by parturition or calf birth. To
do this demands right feeding and
good care. Silage is also necessary to
right feeding Silage is cheap feed
to cut up and valuable to use. 1t is
grown on the farm. This fact is OF
Importance in this day OF high-priced
mill feeds.
The citizen., 1911-09-22

keep Volumes have been written regarding the
remarkable intelligence and judgment displayed
by the shepherd dogs OF this and other countries
in mnding hocks of sheep and thousands OF dogs
are today doing mems ork In this field Similar
ly efficient service is performed very frequently
by dogs in assisting to drive cattle to market or
to the railroad yards and in the more deli
cate work of rounding up" poultry Finally there
are a hundred minor services as. for example, that
performed by the numerous farm dogs that have
been taught by their masters to meet the rural
free delivery carrier each day and to bring to the
farm house the NATL and the daily paper. This
is big tme-saver for the farmer when, as is SO
often the case. the K f. d box is located a con-
siderable distance from the dwelling
Some persons have predicted that the
time will come in America when of our
farmers will employ dogs they do in Holland
and other foreign countries to draw the carts OF
milk to the creamertes and do other work that we
entrust to horses. but this prediction is not
generally accepted because OF the great distances
involved In this country. However, there is no
reason why the usefulness OF intelligent CANNES
should not be still further developed and certain
ly as the automobile habit" spreads in the rural
communities the farmers are going to find dogs in
dispensabe in one more ERECTION. for 1t has been
proven that there is no deterrent like dog that
looks as though he meant business for warning off
the joy riders who wont to appropriate auto
mobiles that they find standing unguarded in the
rects or In a market space picnic
All the above has reference OF course, to the
value as helpers the farm, but this by no means
exhausts the possibilities OF the subject On an
increasing number OF farms 1t has been found
that dogs can be made source OF actual revenue.
This is accomplished by breeding blooded dogs
for the market 1t is OF necessity side line"
to be sure. but 1t can be made most profitable
one, for fine dogs bring big prices and the farmer
has the facilities for breeding dogs under the best
conditions without fraction OF the investment
that would be required OF a man who established
a kennel on a tract of land used for other pur-
pose Moreover the farmers wife and children
can do most of the work OF caring for the dogs.
just as they do in many instances in the case
OF the poultry There is not much danger that
1t will prove irksome either for there Is nothing
more amusing than the average puppy. and he
does not as rule require that extreme socitous
care that must be bestowed upon some bther
classes of pet stock
The species of dogs which may most advan
tageously be selected farm helpers is, of course
a matter OF individual opinion and there are al
most as many different opinions the subject as
with the regard to the age at which people should
marry Naturally. personal preferences on the
part OF the farmer and the members OF his family
ofttimes have much to do with choice and then
again the sort OF assistance that is desired from
The citizen., 1911-09-22
DAIRY RECORDS ARE UcEFUL
They Serve as Tab on Mixers and
Make Excellent Barometer Of
Cows Condition.
CBy BAILEY BRUCE)

(By j. BAILEY BRUCE.)
Accurate records of each cows milk
yield enables us to weed out the herd
and retain only the money-makers.
They serve as tab on the mixers.
II the cows are not MIXED clean the
fact is discovered Poor milking by
hired help is discouraged and the dry
ing off from imperfect milking re-
duced to minimum.
The cows daily record is an excel
lent barometer OF her physical condi-
ton. Derangements are more quickly
discovered and checked and better
methods of feeding are encouraged.
Both owners and help are stimu-
lated to increase the product and 1t
educates them In the matter of dairy
economy
They induce better business in the
management of the business. A place
where business methods have been too
long ignored
They serve as an excellent guide in
selecting heifers that are to be raised
to replace the cows we annually dis
card from the herd.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
A HIT
What She Gained by Trying Again.

A failure at first makes us esteem
final success.
A family in Minnesota that now en-
joys Postum would never have known
how good it is if the mother had been
discouraged by the failure OF her
first attempt to prepare it. Her son
tells the story:
1--WE had never used Postum till last
spring when father brought home
package one evening just to try 1t. we
had heard from our neighbors, and IN
fact every one who used it, how well
they liked it.
"Well, the next morning Mother
brewed it about five minutes, just as
she had been in the habit of doing
with coffee without paying special at
tention to the directions printed on
the package. 1t looked weak and
didn't have very promising color, but
nevertheless father raised his cup
with an air of exceptancy. 1t certain
ly did give him great surprise, put
I'm afraid it wasn't very pleasant
one, for he put down his cup with
look Of disgust.
Mother wasn't discouraged though
and next morning gave it another trial.
letting It stand on the stove till boil
ing began and then letting 1t boil for
fifteen or twenty minutes, and TINS
time we were all so pleased with II
that we have used it ever since.
Father was a confirmed dyspeptlc
and cup of coffee was to him like pol
son. SO he never drinks 1t any more,
but drinks Postum regularly. He ISM
troubled with dyspepsia now and is
actually growing fst, and I'm sure
Postum is the cause of it. All the chill
dren are allowed to drink it and they
are perfect pictures of health" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
WelIville," in pkgs There's reason
Ever read the above letters new
one appears from time TO time. Tney
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The citizen., 1911-09-22

Churn early in the morning while 1t
Is cool.
Warm milk is best for the calf, no
matter how old it is.
Milk clean, but do not tug" to
keep up the milk flow.
Never forget the Importance of cool
ing milk in clean place.
Dairying is one of the profitable
lines in which farmer can engage.
Churning is soon out of the way
when the cream is in proper condi-
ton.
Notice the cream once or twice the
first ten minutes after starting the
churn.
To do good work the cream separa-
tor must be level and ON a good solid
foundation.
Stop the churn as soon as the butter
graduates if you want to work out
all the buttermilk.
Veal calves in hot weather will
grow better if kept during the day in
a dark, cool stable.
Some dalrymen make 1t practice
to give some mild purgative to COWS
at the time of parturition.
bull tied in the stall will get lazy
and useless, besides making extra
work in his care and feed.
If you have not good cellar, nor
ice, nor cold water, making good but
ter in hot weather is out of the ques-
ton.
There is no line of general agricul-
ture in which well-directed effort will
pay so large profit as in dairy farm.
Ing.
The cream separator, the silo and
the manure spreadsr should find a
place in the equipmAsnt of every dairy
farm.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
BIRDS FIGHT THEIR IMAGES.
But So Do Fish, for That Matter. According to
Darwin.

correspondent for the Scotsman recently re-
ported what he described as the curious freak" OF
a blackbird flying against parlor window many
times at the same spot continuously Such in
cident is not uncommon Birds have been known
to fight for hours at time. day after day. with
their own image reflected in pane of glass. peck
ing and futtering against the pane and quite
hausting themselves in their fury to demolish the
supposed rival 1t is another instance OF how the
arts OF our civilization corrupt and confuse the
BIRDS
1t is the same with fishes Darwin tells
story OF pike in an aquarium separated by plate
glass from fish which were its proper food. In
trying to get at the fish the pike would often dash
with such violence against the glass to be COM
pletey stunned. 1t did this for more than three
months before 1t learned caution Then when
the glass removed the pike eould not attack
those particular fish, but would devour others
freshly introduced.
The citizen., 1911-09-22

To shorten long Sunday afternoon
for Fred aged eight, his mother told
him that he might illustrate the TWEEN.
ty-third Psalm in any way he chose.
Quiet reigned for time, as Fred,
busy with pencil and pad, drew
shepherd" and green pasture" rod
and staff" Then a silence ensued,
followed by a noisy clatter which
brought his mother to the room. Fred
was busily arranging train of cars,
a toy gun, marbles, ETC., on the table
"What are you doing. Fred?"
Why" he answered, these are the
presents of my enemies"
The citizen., 1911-09-22

dogs make their headquarters IN tne oarn UT sla'
hle or in some one of outbuildings. but an In
creasins number OF country gentlemen nave TAX
en- to providing dog houses OF greater or less pre-
teptions and on the estates of some wealthy Amer
leans. such as j. Pierpont Morgan, there are KEN
neJs that cost good deal more than the barn or
the average prosperous farmer.
The bulldog is famous as watch dog on the
farm and there are many farms all up and down
the land where one of these pugnacious beasts Is
considered Indispensable. However, the seem
ing inability OF many bulldog to distinguish be-
tween friend and foe has put the clan In bad favor
on many a farm where there are numerous unex-
pected callers or where summer boarders from
the city are included in the household In vaca-
ton season The smaller dogs such as the Boston
and fox terriers the black and tans, etc. are well
represented on the farms Such dogs are more
dependable than some of the heavier species for
duty as watch dogs inside dwellings or farm build
ings and If the canine family becomes too nu-
merous it is usually easy to idn a market In the
city for the surplus, the city folks being partial
to these small dogs One thing that the farm
dogs have had to learn OF late years is respect
for the automobiles that whiz past at scandalous
speed Not few valuable dogs were killed on
the rural roads the meaning of the new men,
ace was learned
The citizen., 1911-09-22

passi1g vehicles If his master has arrived at the
luxury of an automobile. And in nine cases out
OF ten the farmer and his family could not drop
contentedly off to slumber at night without the
assurance that one more dogs are on watch to
give quick warning of anything out OF the or
binary.
The dog on the farm helps in a variety OF ways.
but 1t is question after all whether his great
est value does not lie in the companionship he
affords. The farmer and the farmers wife, par
ticularly II they live in isolated locality, would
be mighty lonely at times save for the faithful
dog and lone child farm. with no play
mates within several miles, might be hard put
to 1t for amusement were it not for the self-same
anima-proverbially patient under childish ty-
ranny and ever ready to join in any diverting
project And. since most people consider big
dogs the best companions the farmer is fortu-
nate in his ability to choose with reference to
such preference The city man living in a house
in or worse yet cooped up in fiat, finds
the term house dog" synomous with small size,
but in the country where the average home has
large lawn and the dwelling has wide porches.
there need be no line of discrimination drawn be-
tween the house dog and the "out doors dog"
Closely linked to the sentimental value of the
farm dog a companion is the worth of the serv-
ice he renders a guardian of life and property
on the farm. 1t is not merely. for instance that
such dog companion for the farm
er's wife when she is left alone but better yet.
ne is able to oner very tangible protection from
annoyance by tramps other unwelcome Wis
1tors. Similarly the intelligent canine exer-
else an almost human watchfulness over the chill
dren when they out of sight and out OF hear.
ing of their elders and in proof of the dogs ca
pabtes in this role It is only necessary to point
to the very frequent rescues from drownings in
which dogs play the part of heroes.
At night when the farmer and his family are
asleep this vigilance the part OF alert CANNES
is an almost invaluable safeguard and under ideal
conditions 1t affords the farmer good or better
protection than be claimed for his city cousin
residing on a street patroed by policemen. II Is
because OF the diverse responsibilities OF this
night sentry work that many a shrewd farmer
thinks 1t wise to keep not merely one good dog,
but three four. With one dog inside the house
and another outside the building and with other
dogs inside and outside the barn the farmer need
have little fear that he will lack for warnings
should anything out OF the ordinary transpire.
These dogs can be depended upon. moreover, not
only to give warning of the approach OF trespass-
ers but they are equally serviceable as alarmists
should fire break out should any OF the stock
get loose in the night or invade the feed bins
Such canine services, tangible as is their value,
are by no means all the responsibilities that
grateful dogs assume in return for their modest
The citizen., 1911-09-22
The Man in the Engine Room

of the Oregon was mainly matter OF
steam engineering. and If the captain
shall be honored. shall the chief en-
gineer be forgotten? We regret to
say that we do not remember his
name, and we fear no one else does.
but it was the chief engineer who
kept those machines working in such
perfect order that. after making an
astonishing voyage. the oregon was
able to join the feet of Santiago. and
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Pedro's Estella.

IL months as a three-year-old is as fol.
lows: Milk, 11.06S pounds; fat in milk
sos pounds.
The average per cent of fat for the
entire year was 5.476 pounds. Com
putting the yield of butter on basis of
85 per cent according to the rule OF
the Jersey Cattle club, this cow pro-
duced 712.l2 pounds of butter in the
Y months.
Her weight was $50 pounds at the
beginning of the test and increased to
$50 pounds at the end of the year.
The best previous authentical years
record for an animal of this age is
SIS pounds fat, which is exceeded S7S
pounds by the record of Pedro's Es-
tella.
The average amount of grain fed
per day was about fourteen pounds, or
a total OF 5,110 pounds during the year.
which consisted mostly of corn. oats.
bran and oil meal,
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Left Him Ear Behind.

Childish standards of greatness are
interesting because they are
at once SO like yet so unlike the
standards of grown folk. Many an
adult, for instance, has been proud
with no more reasonable basis than
that which little Johnnie displayed in
attempting to top" the boasting of a
juvenile comrade.
I've got real railroad train, with
an engine that goes, an a real, live
pony, an really, truly gun, an"
That's nothing!" interrupted the
lads disgusted listener Once ] knew
boy that sat up until II o'clock
twice in one week."
The citizen., 1911-09-22
A Convenient Barn Truck.

enough to do. Hence the Importance
Of his considering the truck or car
presented in the cut for which We are
indebted to an exchange Made OF good
lumber. the only iron about 1t is the
handle at each end by which to draw
or push 1t, and the straps which are
screwed against the ends. engage the
ends OF the axle outside the wheels
and are screwed fiat againsth the bot
tom OF the truck.
The citizen., 1911-09-22

A proposition having been made
that the Oregon Should lead the pro
cession of vessels that shall open the
Panama canal, some one writes to a
New York paper that the commander
of the oregon on her famous circum
navigation Of the western hemisphere
should not be forgotten This is well
as far as It goes. but If honor ~ to
be given where honor is due it does
not 20 far enough. The achievement
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Clean MIX.

A maker of certified milk, and head
of company which owns 500 cows.
kept for this purpose at a sanitary
milk producing plant, asserts that
every dairyman can get clean milk in
any barn If he takes proper care This
statement should prove interesting to
those who lay so much stress on
changes in the barn equipment, rather
tnan upon the one all important item
of care.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Shade for Cows.

The Importance of plenty of shade
for the dairy herd cannot be over
estimated During dry, hot weather
the cows may be advantageously
housed in darkened, we'll ventilated
stables, where the flies are not so both
ersome. An abundance of pure, cold
water should always be accessible,
while plenty of green, succulent food
should compose the major part of the
ration.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Too Little Ton.

Smiley-That iceman down the
street will have to change his name If
he wishes to do any business.
Wiley-Why? What's his name?
Smiley-Littleton. Some people
might not notice it, but | am afraid
most folks would shy at a name like
that on an ice-leader's sign.
The citizen., 1911-09-22

with snake charmers. acrobats, clowns
and the like, the brakeman, noticing
Rubenstein's remarkable appearance
asked him. DO you belong to the
show?" Turning his leonine head
with savage shake. Rubenstein
fiercely growied out: Sir. am the
showi"
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Cleanliness Is Essential.

OF course good milk means not
only cleanliness in stable care and
milking. but it means clean utensils
rs well. and no utensil is clean from
a meteorological standard until 1t has
been actually boiled or well steamed
with live steam.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
RubensteIn the Show.

When Rubenstein was travelling
through the United States upon
concert tour. II chanced that Barnum's
circus followed exactly the same route
chosen by the great Russian On one
occasion when the train was filed
The citizen., 1911-09-22

a dog on the farm has a bearing on
the case AS a sheep dog or indeed
for any duty in connection with
"minding the stock" there Is no dog
to compare with the faithful collie.
And the collie is mighty fine all
around dog, too Proverbially good
tempered and gentle and possessing
the highest order of intelligence. he
justifies by the possession of good
qualities his handsome appearance
And finally, be 1t said in his favor
that II a farmer desires to establish
canine colony for profit there is no
class of dogs that will sell more
readily or bring better prices than
the collies.
The old-fashioned Newfoundland
dogs that were once the favorite
playfellows of the tots on the farms
seems to have disappeared for the
most part In their place we now
have the Great Danes and the rough
and smooth-coated st. Bernards. The
latter, slow and ponderous in move
ment, will put up with any amount
of pulling and pummeling by child
ish hands and they are usually very
saleable dog If pure-booded. Hounds
of one kind or another are to be
found on many American farms and
SO likewise are hunting dogs. such as
pointers, particularly in districts
where the farmers have the time and
the inclination to go out after small
game in season. On most farms the
The citizen., 1911-09-22

take leading part In the battle with
out an overhauling In those days.
too the engineers were specially edu-
Gated for their work and for no other
work; they were not line officers de.
tailed for duty In the engine room
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Profit in Dairy Cows.

The man who keeps cows with pro-
duction of 1892 pounds of butter fat
year can pay $19 per acre rent and
make as much profit as the man who
keeps cows averaging 1854 pounds Of.
butter fat and pays IS per acre rent
The citizen., 1911-09-22
LINGERING.

did you have trial before you
hanged that horse theft"
I'VE sure did," replied Piute Pete.
"He was mighty bad man, and We
wanted to give him all the unpleas-
ant suspense possible"
The citizen., 1911-09-22
How About II?
It may also be true that the roll.
ing moss gathers no rocks.

Do you ever have Headache, Toothacba
or Earache? Most people do Hamln.
Wizard Oil is the best household remedy
aud liniment for these everyday troubles