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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
Making Irish Crochet.

A clever woman, who supports her
self by making Irish crochet lace M
odd moments. always learns TO make
The new patterns first by doing the
work with n coarse hoop and fine
wrapping cord.
When thoroughly familiar with the
intricacies of the pattern. she can do
the work with the fine thread with
out danger to her eyesight and very
much more rapidly than II could be
done II she was working on an en-
tirely Yew design.
The foarse lace made OF the wrap
ping cord Is used to trim linen and
cretonne covers for the bureau and
tables.
When she wishes to copy a new pat.
tern from a small illustration IN a
book or magazine. she uses a power.
ful magnifying glass. Then the
stitches can be counted without anv
trouble or without DANCER OF strain,ny
her eyes.
Fslet and cross.sti,ch work ar.
treatad IN the same manner.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
ORIGIN OF H0LsTElN BREED
Practically Same AZ Cattle Coming
From Friesland Province In
Northern Holland.

The words Holstein and Holstein'
Friesian designate the same breed.
At first there were two breed associa-
tons, one called the Holstein associa'
ton, the other the Dutch-Friesian as
ISOLATION, but for all practical pur-
poses these associations represented
the same breed.
Friesland is n province In the north
ern part of Holland and these north
ern Hollanders have kept cattle from
the earliest history. Holstein Is a
province in northern Germany, not
far from Friesland. Cattle coming
from the province of Friesland were
called Dutch-Friesians and were en-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
THEnA4W
BALANCING THE cows RATION
Desirable to Furnish az Much Rough
age as Possible Because u 10
Cheapest Food.

In making up ration for cows 1t Is
desirable to feed as much roughage
as possible because 1t Is usually the
farmers cheapest feed. However.
the capacity of the animal Is limited.
and We must be ruled by common
sense.
1t Is possible to balance ration In
protein, carbohydrate and fat with
only coarse dry roughage which the
COW would not be able TO consume In
large enough quantities to produce a
reasonable amount OF milk. 1t Is easy
to balance a ration Of grain alone
which is also undesirable.
The ration should be balanced In
amount OF roughage and grain as well
as In protein. carbohydrate and fat.
The amount of grain by weight should
rarely equal the amount OF dry rough
age and should usually be less than
onehalf. This does not apply where
such roughage as silage Is fed, be-
cause silage contains more moisture
and weighs heavier than other rough
age.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
PROTECT OUTLET FROM cows
Considerable Damage Is Liable TO Re-
suit Unless Tile Is Suitable
Protected From Stock.

When the outlet of tile drain
comes out into the open where stock
can trample on or about it, consider
able damage is apt to be done unless
some provision is made to protect 1t.
The accompanying illustration shows
plan for protecting the outlet that
we have found to be successful, says
a writer in the Homestead. About all
there Is to il is to drive a few stakes
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12

For the back portion a piece of stifr
cardboard is cut out in the shape in.
dicated in the sketch and this is COW
cred on both sides with the material
selected sewn tightly together at the
edges.
a roomy pocket. gathered into n
tiny frill at the edge and lined with
soft silk, must next be made 10 at
across the lower half and securely
sewn in its place. Then the pocket is
entirely edged with a silk cord OF n
lancy pattern, and loop of ribbon
finished off with two smart little bows
Is attached on either side at
the top. by which il may be sus
pended from the back OF chair in the
manner illustrated.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
DAIPY NOTEs
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A laying hen requires more water
than food.
Don't let the cows out In the storms
to stand around. 1t doesn't pay.
The cows that produce the largest
amounts OF butter fat do 1t most eco
nomically.
The calves should by all means be
kept in clean, well lighted and VEN
tilated stables.
A gallon OF cream testing 25 per
cent. should churn a little over two
pounds OF butter.
The object OF COW testing and keep.
ing record to improve the herd and
increase the output.
The thermometer must be used as
regularly in the dairy during the
summer as during the winter.
Bran is a very good feed for cows.
1t is light, palatable and rich in min.
eral matter, especially phosphorus.
BY intelligent breeding and care,
most of the dairy herds can bc
brought up to double their produc-
ton.
The spread between the common
and good cattle keeps widening all
the time, as good cattle are getting
scarcer.
BY kneading and rubbing the tcats
a good form may be given this organ
and future milk secretion be much
increased.
Prof. Smith OF the Nebraska sta
ton believes that corn fodder Is one
OF the most economical feeds for fat
tering steers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
Holstein Cow.

tered in the association by this name.
Cattle coming from Holstein were
called Holsteins. The cattle original
ed from the same source. In the
year 1856 the two associations united
and cattle coming from these two
sections are now called Holstein-
Friesian. The correct name for the
black and whites is Holstein-Friesian,
but they are sometimes improperly
called Holsteins.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
Jersey Cows.

am building q herd OF registered
jerseys and do not have many calves
to feed at time A very little calf
meal in a gallon of warm separator
skim milk three times a day Is all
! let any calf have till large enough
to be put on some kind Of coarse, dry
feed, says a writer in an exchange
I mix my own feed for grown dairy
cows. I swap my cottonseed for cot
tonseed meal, grind my corn into
meal, buy wheat bran and mix these
equal parts. sometimes use lin
seed meal with these. equal parts.
This linseed meal Is used In the win
ter when we have no grass.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
Pure Water for Dairy.

When We consider that large por-
ton OF the cows body is composed of
water; that milk contains more water
than any other one ingredient, and
that it must require n great quantity
OF water to keep the temperature of
the animals down during the extreme
hot weather. we should appreciate the
necessity OF keeping the dairy cows
well supplied with pure drinking wa
ter.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
NEW IN TRIMMING
Designs on New French Motor Coat
Are Distinctive and Well
Worth Copying.

The arrangement OF strapped yoke
sections across Il swinging panel IN
this French motor coat is new and in
teresting. The coat is made of light
tan worsted mixture just vcrging OF
the champagne tone and the only
trimming Is the eccentric manner OF
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
Effective Draperies.

There is much drapery in the new
millinery, over crown. over brim. or
over the entire top OF the hat. Cot
ton crepe is one material used for the
purpose, and because of its want OF
luster II produces peculiarly attractive
color effects. 1t is often delightful in
tone when one color wells another con
trasting one.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12

shaping The swinging panel is in.
tended 20 represent hood, though the
panel is perfectly fiat and is lined
with the same satin that lines the
coat The tassel weights the panel
and keeps il from blowing about The
yoke has straps and big button il,
front also and the fronts lap and
fastcn at the left side with more of
the big white pearl buttons.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12

ionable, and SO. too. will old pius'
Some suits are trimmed with laces
dyed 10 match the linen. while 9TH
ers have collars and cuffs OF black siiS
or satin.
Plain linens trimmed with striped lin
ems Is another new idea OF this sea-
son. One charming suit OF Chinese
blue was finished with deep square
collar, odd shaped revers and Guns OF
blue and white striped linen. and las
tened with huge white buttons.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
Protected Tile Outlet.

at suitable distances from the outlet,
and stretch barbed wire over them.
If the outlet Is such a place that 1t
may be interfered with by stock, II
should be protected, as carelessness
may be the means of permitting dam
age that may require a day or more
TO fix.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
FIXED.

HAS Dinny got stiddy Job yit,
Mrs. Mulcahey?" asked Mrs. Branni-
gan.
He has that" said Mrs. Mulcahey.
They've stint him to the pinltintchery
Cor twinty years. "-Harper's Weekly.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
HOLDS WORK TO BE MENDED
Will Be Found Convenient in
Sewing Room.

a pocket for large pieces Of work
or bundle Of stockings that are to
be mended. and that may be slung
across tha back of chair placed
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
A Waiter.

Diner-Is It customary to tip the
waiter In this restaurant?
Waiter-Why-ah-yes. sir.
Diner-Then hand me a tip. I've
waited three-Quarters of an hour for
that steak I ordered.-Sacred Heart
Review.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12

within easy reach Of the worker, is a
great convenience.
In our sketch may be seen handy
and roomy pocket designed to meet
these requirements. and as 1t Is al.
most fiat In shape 1t can be easily
stored away in drawer when not in
use. II can be carried out equally
well In art linen, cretonne or silk.
and can be made In almost any size.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
MILK STOOL is CONVENIENT
Handy Little Device In Any Dairy
Barn Can BE Made by Using
Short Piece of Timber.

A handy stool may be made by
saving off a piece OF 2x4 foot and
half in length and mailing to one end
of this q piece OF board 10x10. This
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
Method Of pehornlnu.

A stick of caustic potash applied to
the young calls horns Is the best
method of dehorning.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12

The man who said Il is all bosh
TO c,yffy the cows was either lazy Or
,-sgy. Get out 7our curry comb.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
A Convenient Stool.

affords a good stool for milking or
most any work q farmer can do sit
ting down.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12
It's Nature.

'The officers arrested the photo
grapher they suspected as he was
working IN his dark room"
"Ha! Mil, "A case Of arrested deveI-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12

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T.. Y. Ioungquisi,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-03
TROPICAL THUNDERsTORMs.
In Java There Is One Daily for Five
Months in the Year.

Thunderstorms never occur IN the
Arctic regions. Nearer the equator
the more severe are the electric man
ifestations.
In certain parts Of Central Africa
the average run of thunderstorms is
$50 days a year, yet there are some
very curious exceptions. In Sumatra
and Java. both very hot climates,
there are only 90 storms yearly, and
in Borneo only about 50. The gold
coast of Africa has only about 90 a
year. which is less than occur IN
Florida, though the latter country IS
outside the tropics.
In Java there is a thunderstorm
every day for five months. Perhaps
the most astonishing fact in regard
to thunderstorms is that the island OF
Mauritius, which is only $50 miles
east of Madagascar, has on an aver
age of only one thunderstorm in so
years.
Yet in Madagascar the lightning IS
more destructive than anywhere else
in the world, the annual number OF
deaths being more than 300.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-03
GUINEA PIGS BY ARTIFICIAL MEANS

Prof. Loeb, whose work in artlhclal
aprthenogenesis, as the branch Oh
biology is termed, gave the first i'm
portant discovery to the world. Prof.
Loeb took the eggs of sea urchlns
and by applying to them saline So
luton caused the eggs to develop
with the result that the fish were
Matched. Those fish, however, dld
not grow so heartily as did fish IN
the natural way, but the discovery
made by Prof. Loeb in his expert
ments in Woods Hole, Mass, gave a
great stimulus to scientific research
in biology
The Life Prescription.
Following the discovery of the new
solution by DR.. Carrel of Philadel-
mia scientists have been experiment.
ing with one of a similar nature.
That solution, it was found, would
cause human tissues to grow. When
that fact was established the scient-
lists we're ready to proceed step fur-
Their and see if life could not be artl-
ticially created in animals. Guinea
pigs were selected first.
Several female guinea pigs We're
isolated for several weeks. Eacn
was kept in a separate cage and was
fed carefully. A lock was put on
each cage and a seal attached TO II
IN prevent the possibility Of anybody
except the scientists themselves from
opening the cage. At time that
was believed to be favorable the sa-
line solution was injected. The the-
orv is that the solution causes re-
production. The animals at hrst
seemed to give promise that the ex-
neriment would prove successful but
tbev soon grew i'll and died. Exami-
nations indicated that the solution
had been successful, but evidently
had caused the death of the guinea
pigs.
The experiments were repeated
many times. The aim was to ascer-
tain Just how much of the solution
was necessary to create life, yet
would not kill the animal. Finally
the solution was injected into three
Digs. and success was assured. Three
guinea pigs were born of three moth
ers. They seemed to be perfect spec
linens. though they were smaller
than guinea pigs born in the natural
way
IF the pigs were actually born by
artificial means of production, said
a biologist chemist, ''it shows what
many scientists have already beliey-
ed 1t is the first time that artificial
reproduction has been accomplished
in animals"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-03
Mr., ELDRIOGE DROPPED DEAD
Prominent Americas Citizen Expired
Suddenly While Watching
Burning House.

AMERICUS.-G. Morgan Eldridge'
vice president of the Bank of South
western Georgia and one of the most
prominent and wealthy citizens OF
Americas and Southern Georgia.
dropped dead tonight in the hallway
of the Clegg residence, next to MS
own, from which he had viewed the
burning of the Allen Fort residence
next door.
The destruction of the Fort resi-
dence attracted a great throng in the
streets nearby and for time 1t APP
peared as though the flames might
spread to neighboring dwellings.
Mr.. Eldridge was not strong phys
ically, and the supposition is that
temporary excitement over the con-
fagration produced heart trouble,
which caused sudden and immediate
death.
Mr.. Eldridge was AZ years old,
and the oldest son of the late DR..
Erwin ]. Eldridge.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-03
BIG LIFE INSURANCE FIGURES.
Over 800, 100000 Paid Out Last
Year in United States and Canada.

Year in United States ana Canada'
Life insurance companies in the
United States and Canada distribu-
ted S592.540,O00 during the year
ended December 81, 1911, according
to figures just compiled by the lnsur-
ance Press. Of this enormous sum
$4O1,140,000 was paid to the benefi-
Charles for death claims, matured en-
dowments and other benefits under
the policies of level premium COM
panie6.
The total of the amounts paid by
regular companies in dividends to
policy holders for surrender values,
TO annuitants and on claims in for
eign countries was $191,500,0OO.
Benefits of all kinds under policies
death claims, endowments and divi-
dends-in the transaction of regular
business increased largely in 1911.
The regular companies alone wrote
or revived $3,000,000,000 worth, or
OO,0OO,O 900 more than in 1910.
1t is noted that fraternal insurance
companies are passing through an
epoch of stress and Reconstruction
and early disruption is predicted for
some of them. There were forty
seven payments of 100000 or more
on single lives during 1911. OF
these the largest was $720,2SS on
the life of Frank T. Howard of New
Orleans
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-03
BIG MEN ARE BEST HUSBANDS
Police Matron Has No Faith in Little
Fellows With Sharp Noses and
Says So With Much Spirit.

Says So With Much Spirit.
CHICAGO-There has recently
been considerable discussion as to
whether big men or small ones made
the best husbands. 1t is the expe-
rience of Mrs. Anna Murphy, chief
police matron, that the big fellows
should have the preference of the
young women and that they should
especially avoid the little men with
sharp noses.
big men, whether it is in bust
ness or in matrimony, are easiest to
get along with" she said. They
are more even tempered as rule
than the little fellows. They are
more likely to be easy-going and less
irritable and more generous. The
little man is more likely to be nerv-
Gus and idgety.
"A man with a sharp thin, nose is
apt to be a scold. Where man of
small stature is endowed with a nasal
organ of this sort you have bad
combination. There you have
prize fault finder He will rail at
everything-fr the way the steak
is cooked to the way his socks are
darned."
Mrs. Marie Leavitt, clerk OF the
court of domestic relations, who ev-
cry day hears many a tale of domes-
tic woe, said it was fact that COM
paratively few big men figured as
husbands in the cases in her court.
The small men greatly outnum-
Der big men in the cases that come
before us she said.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-03
COMMITTEE WILL MEET TODAY
BIENNIAL ROW IN BLUE RIDGE
CIRCUIT is TO BE SETTLED.
Gilmer County to the Front Again in
a Fuss Between Judge Newt Nor
ris and His Opponents.

a Fuss Between Judge Newt Nor
ris and His Opponents.
The first meeting of the new demo-
cratic executive committee will be
held in Atlanta in the senate cham
Der tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 4,
at y O'Clock noon, for the purpose
of taking up the Blue Ridge circuit
iudgeship contest and the dispute
over the Bulloch county representa-
tive.
The meeting was called by Chair
man Harris following the state con-
yention in Macon, and it is anticipat-
ed that there will be a pretty full at
tendance.
There was a lively interest mani
tested in the convention over the
iudgeship contest from the Blue
Ridge circuit, growing out OF the
charges of fraud made by H. L. Pat
terson of Forsyth, who is contesting
the nomination of Judge n. A. Morris
of Cobb. This matter was brought
before the convention in the shape
of a contest filed by Mr.. Patterson,
but the convention decided to refer 1t
TO the state committee. If the conven-
ton itself had taken hold of the mat
ter it would have been in session
possibly several days.
Many sensational charges Of fraud
are made, especially as to the cleo
ton in Gilmer county. Cobb county,
the home of Judge Morris, gave
majority of 500 against him, 900 Of
which were at the Marietta precinct.
In Bulloch county A. NJ. Turner
won for representative over j. R.
Miller by a majority of one vote. Mr..
Miller asked for a recount, but the
county committee decided not to al
low it because the notice was not
given within the allotted time. The
notice could not have been given be-
cause the count had not been COM
pleted. The county committee is
perfectly willing to have the recount
made, but wanted higher authority
for it. The state committee will also
pass on this question.
f. L. Rainey will attend the meet
ing as a member of the committee
from the Third district.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-03

DALLAS. Texas.-Farmer in Den
ton county are blowing by moonlight
in order to avoid the attacks of fly
that has caused the death of live
stock in Northern Texas. Denton re-
ports that the situation in that sec
ton is improving. In Grayson coun-
ty dairymen are the heaviest losers,
the attacks of the pest having largely
decreased the supply Of milk, which
has further affected the butter mar
ket. Horses are covered with blan-
kets and east-off clothing to protest