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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
CHEESE DENOTES THEIR RANK
Variety of Delicaey Is
Scorned.

Lucerne-The English, the Ger
mans, and the Norwegians are great
consumers of cheese, but the people
of Switzerland surpass them all. The
cheese of Zermatt is so hard that one
is obliged TO scrape 1t or cut off chunks
with a hatchet, and it's use is con-
sidered most important on all cere-
monious occasions. The rank OF a
Swiss family is known by the age OF
its cheese, and the more affection or
respect a guest inspires the harder is
the cheese which is cut in his honor.
1t is said that there are families in
Switzerland whose cheeses date from
the first French revolution, and these
are served only at baptisms, weddings
and after funerals.
The larder in every ramily is guard
ed with care and the cheese is named.
Upon the birth of a new heir cheese
is made that takes the name given
him or her, and that particular cheese
is never under any circumstances cut
until the boy or girl grows up and is
married. On such occasions each OF
the guests takes a piece of cheese
from the bridegroom and from the
bride and drinks to their felicity, the
cheese held aloft,-Harper' Weekly.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31

Decreasing Cost Of Machinery Repairs
PROF. C. A. ococK, Wisconsin coiEsse Of Asricu6pr.
WANT BOOK.
Amount
to Letter and
Order Number
Dec. 6. 1911.
Sheet from a Farmers want Book"

Few farmers have n definite idea
of the total amount of money invested
in farm machinery. II you were to
ask John Smith how much his farm
machinery was worth he would be un-
able to answer you. He would proba-
bly, tell you that the different imple-
ments cost so much and that there
were a number of repairs for several
of these. That these implements were
so many years old, and were probably
worth only about half Of what they
were at first. Possibly he had bought
some of these secondhand, and had
never kept any record of the money
Invested in farm machinery.
! Farming being a business, should be
[run on business principles, if one is to
know where he is making or losing
|money. So with the machinery the
|hrst cost and repairs should be re-
corded and a strict account kept of all
fabors involved in the up-keep of the
different farm machines. This can
3pnly be done by regular business meth
'pds. The operator of the small farm
3may feel that this is not important, and
! rom his point Of view it may not be.
pet actual experience shows that un-
Jess some records are kept in operat-
ing a farm it is extremely difficult to
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31

Choice beef can be produced with
less high-priced feed, and at a lower
cost, than it is produced by most feed
ers, thinks p. n. Flint, assistant pro-
fessor of animal husbandry at the
Kansas Agricultural college. Pro-
fessor Flint believes in less expen-
sive method Of fattenng, in which
grass is the principal diet.
The common feeding practice Of
many of the farmers of the corn belt
is an expensive process. The cattle
are fed during the winter months.
Sheds have to be provided for shelter.
The cost of hauling and feeding the
roughage for the cattle when in a dry
lot is not a small item. Bad weather
is another Objectionable feature-more
feed is required by steer to make
the same gain.
The feeding practice for more profit
is this: Common feeders-Cattle in
thin fesh-may be bought at a low
price. Get steers two or three years
cid. Feed them plenty of roughage to
keep them in good condition until they
are turned out on grass. A few hours
day on pasture is long enough at
first, until their systems get accus-
toned to the change. Feed the steers
running on grass a ration of to IA
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
YOUNG WOMAN
COT HER EGGS
Small Flock of PuI1ets Installed
I'm the Back Yard IN Port
able House Furnish
Medicine.

A young lady living in a small city
had impaired her health by too con-
fning work in a city office, says
Christian Herald. Her physician Or
dered her to sanitarium for rest and
upbuilding, and when she returned to
work he Instructed her to eat four
fresh-laid eggs daily; two eggs for
breakfast, and the others raw, in milk
Finding it difficult to obtain depend
ably fresh eggs, she persuaded her
mother to permit her having a small
flock in the home yard. A portable
house was purchased and fifteen pull
lets installed in it. A small brother
was paid 10 cents a week to feed and
care for the flock, two bags of ready
mixed food were bought, and the re-
suit of the venture was not only all
the eggs the young lady needed and a
supply for the family, but there was a
surplus which found a ready market
at the corner drug store, bringing 10
cents dozen above the market price.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31

will furnish the necessary information,
as, "One machine bolt 21k inches By
Is inches" This, with others which
may be required, may be purchased in
one order, which will probably result
in saving of one-half.
While this system may seem at first
thought somewhat cumbersome, a
glance at the suggested sheet will
show that it will in the end save time
and money, and at the same time dis
pense with worry and aggravation at
very. busy season of the year.
When the repairs and special bolts
have arrived, take them with an extra
supply of bolts, nuts and split cot
ters and kit of tools. Proceed with
the work as occasion permits, and in
short time all of the home work Is
completed. The work usually done at
the village shop should be noted and
the list left in a convenient place so
that no extra time rs required in d.
eating it and arranging for the work.
Some farms are fortunate enough to
have their own shop, and where sucn
conditions exist it is not necessary to
take the plow shares to the village
for sharpening, but this and many 9th.
er kinds of such work can be done az
home. The large farms having gres~
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31

| er requirements will naturally require
more machinery, so that the one in
charge of the machinery should not
lose sight of the fact that a large sup.
ply of common repairs is better than
TO be out half of the time, thus caus.
ing unnecessary delays in the farm
operations.
The stock of duplicate parts to be
| ordered should be for sickle sections,
for mowers and binders, also sickle
heads and pitmans for the mowers.
Rivets, wearing plates, ledger plates,
guards, ETC., or any such list as seems
necessary TO prepare for the neces-
sary farm machines. ANY one who is
at all interested in farm machinery
should be able to devise some plan
which would greatly facilitate the
handling and repairing of the farm ma
chinery.
To insure the greatest efficiency
OF plow, cultivators and all such i'm
plements, it is a good plan to cover
the face Of the moldboards and shov-
els with a good grade of heavy ma
| chine oil or a fair grade of hard oil.
This treatment will keep the wearing
| surfaces free from rust, so that the
extra work Of securing these imple-
ments in the spring will be done away
with. To get the greatest returns for
money invested in farm implements
one must have as few delays as pos
sible.
In keeping before you the first cost
and repairs of the different farm i'm
plements, a few cards as here shown
will be of great help. In this way you
can quickly find how much your wag-
on, mower, or any implement has cost
since 1t was purchased. The deprecia-
tion can also be more quickly calcu-
lated, and in many ways this will as
sist in determining the gross earnings
OF the farm each year. This card sys-
TEN might be carried still further by
adding to it double column at the
right, the extra column showing the
amount Of work or the value of the
work done with each implement. This
is shown on card describing gang
plow.
The scheme described here IS not
entirely new, as some farmers are
using methods which in some ways
are similar, but the card system and
day book are much handler and more
economical.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
ALABAMA MAN
HAS NEW TRACE
Wheel an End of whiffIe Tree
Holds Trace SO That There
Is No Danger OF Its
Loosenin9.

Considerable cleverness went into
the designing by an Alabama man Of
the trace connector shown in the cut.
The enG of the whiffietree has sepa-
rated parallel sides, with notches in
the ends. Piyoted between these
sides is a wheel, with two radial slots
and lateral passages running off the
slots. To us this connector a ring is
inserted in the wheel by lining up one
OF the slots of the wheel with the
notches in the end of the whihietree.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31

had. This evidently was a little para
disc in the time of Solomon and is
frequently mentioned in the Old
Testament.
about ten miles from Engedi lies
the peerless natural fortress of Ma
cada (Sebbeh), first fortified by the
Maccabees, then used as a place OF
refuge by Herod. At the foot of the
tableland can be seen the Roman wall
of circumvallation and the two Ro-
man camps on either side Of the small
ravine.
The fortress, which is ZOO miles
above the sea, has steep sides at about
an angle of 75 degrees and cannot be
approached, except from a connecting
neck called the Serpentine. A more
inhospitable place or one more disad-
vantageous to besiegers could not be
imagined.
Eight miles away is Jebel Usdum,
a mountain of rock salt rising to
height of 500 feet. In his mountain
is a large cave which was explored
to the extent of about 200 yards, at
which point a tapering cylindrical
shaft of about 20 feet in diameter was
discovered, piercing the solid rock salt
so feet high, as though through pol
lshed marble, evidently the effects OF
the rain.
Great snow white stalactites hung
from the ceiling. The approach to this
mountain presents most fantastic ap-
pearances of walls, buttresses, par
apets, projecting towers. etc, caused
by the stratification and lay of the
salt boulders.
"A little south of Masada lies the
rich Ghor-el-Mizra. Here and else
where abound the apple of Sodom de-
scribed by Josephus.'
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
Queer Feed for horses.

Horses and cattle in the country
near the Persian gulf are fed locusts,
fish and dates. In Thibet horses are
fed pigs blood, and in the cold noun
tain regions of Asia meat is Regarded
as necessary part of a horses diet
The increasing use of meat meal in
our country indicates that stoclclaen
are finding such feed useful addi-
ton TO the live stock ration.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
on what money is being saved

now on what money is being saved
|nd made.
To keep farm machinery in repair is
p small item, and frequently time lost
being delayed during a busy period
lille waiting for repairs is the cause
r a still greater loss. The time loss
many cases might be done away
ith if more care was exerted in over.
auling the machinery during the win.
kSseason, when farm work is some.
slack. Many farmers make a
Ice OF making some repairs dur
!, winter, but there is a greater
Y who never feel that it is
while to spend time TO do such
x, but believe they will have time
Tough in the spring or before it is
ne to use the machine again. AS a
lie, the work is not done until the
hchine or implement should be in
e field, which ought not to be the
Sc. The repairing, to be done at
|e least expense and loss of time
ould be done in the winter, or at
st most of it. There are some i'm.
ments that one might find difficult
repair, especially in some Of the
chinery sheds which are found on
ms.
With a good machinery shed and a
rk shop at one end where a stove
I'D be set up TO take the chill from
air, this work might be handled
~ nicely with little if any discom-
lre, even in the coolest weather.
ere will be a great many stormy
Us when little if any work can be
be out Of doors, when the work in
shop can be very satisfactorily
Tied on. Where the repairs cannot
readily put in the respective places.
ds should be attached to the bro
part and everything put in read
ss Tor the time when the machine
taken from the shed. / am now
pking OF the grain harvester, which
frequently behind many of the
aller machines, making 1t rather
icult to get at for repairing. In
NNSO VI NAN 81 am ana corn mar
ter a good plan to follow is to
ke a note of such parts as show
ere wear and order these parts for
coming season.
want book" and a box of ship-
3 tags should be a part of the
ipment Of the farm office. In the
k should be made a notation Of the
n or broken part, and with it the
er and number, thus: For the
n harvester, binder driver dog II.
,,
shipping tag with letter and mum.
should then be attached to the
to assist in quickly locating when
Rirs are to be put in place. The
holds true with reference TO
s. When housing the machinery
may not have the proper bolts on
Z, but the want book" and tags
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
WONDERS OF THE DEAD SEA
Interesting Trip Around This Body o.
Water Told by Jacob E.
Spafford.

Jerusalem. - An interesting trip
around the Dead sea was made in a
motor boat by Jacob r. Spafford. a
member of the American colony in
Jerusalem.
In circumnavigating the lake four or
five very fertile plains or ghors were
met with. These plains" writes Mr..
Spafford, naturally bring to mind the
connection Of the Dead sea with So
dom and Gomorrah, the cities of the
plain that were overthrown. They
have been variously placed on every
side of the sea.
These plains and the small oasis
at Engedi are the only points where
life OF any kind and water are to be
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
Weather Effects on Calves.

According to some experiments
made in Ireland calves born in the au-
tumn made faster gains during the
winter when housed at night in a
we'll ventilated shed than did calves
which received no shelter, but by mid
summer there was little difference in
the two lots. Wet weather had a
more injurious effect on the unprotect-
ed cattle than did a protracted cold
spell.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
Feed for Hens.

Dried lawn clippings aren't much OF
a feed unless full of white clover.
Glover TO the hundred pounds con-
tains 20 per cent. dry matter. 81 ash,
2.9 protein and 1914 carbohydrates. Its
nutritive ratio is 15, while that OF
wheat is IT. Glover dry or steamed
and mixed with mash is bully for hen
health and eggs.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
Feed for GROWING puckIlnus.

Growing ducklings thrive best on a
feed composed of equal parts, by
measure, OF corn meal. ground peas,
bran and middlings, all made into
thick mash, either with scalding hot
water or milk, the latter being the
better. The mash is improved by add
ing shortcut green grass, clover or
some other green stuff. and a few
handfulls of coarse sand.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31

Once the wheel is turned there is no
danger of the ring slipping out of
the slot, as the sides Of the whifhetree
prevent that. The trace is connected
with the ring by a spring hook and
the operation Of hooking or unlocking
t-ace requires only few seconds
WheL this device is used.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
Swamp Lands in West.

1t is claimed that there are 77OOOr
600 acres Of swamp and overflow
lands in the Mississippi valley that
can be converted into fertile farm
property at an expense Of hvO 10
seven dollars an acre
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
Bad Air and Incubation.

The atmosphere OF cellar where
vegetable are kept is not fit for an
incubator. The air. according to Pop
lar Mechanics. is charged with car
bonic gas. which is fatal 10 young
chicks.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
Sold Water Tower 10 Farmer.

Chicago.-Loyd Moulds, just in from
he farm, liked the looks of the old
North side water tower, and "con"
men Immediately sold II TO him for
k26. A policeman arrived in time to
save his money.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31
Mas MANNED In llIn.

New York-A moving picture film
1000 feet long was wound about the
body of Victor Weiss when he was ar
arrested by police, who charged him
With robbing a film companys plant.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-31

Different Types Of Roofs Used In
Poultry Houses. I is shed roof, a
combination roof, a gable roof, a a
seml-monitor roof, 5 monitor roof,
6 a slantlng front roof, and 7 an A.
type roof.
arated from the pullets early in the
winter and makes it possible later to
make up a breeding pen Of the best
fowls. In a small house, that is one
not over 80 feet long. one should use
boards for the partitions for about
two feeS from the floor. The rest
may be made OF wire or cloth except
between the roosts Of the different
pens, where the boards should run TO
the roUs.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1912-09-03

iperben miiiien, nm cine Shdar bon
700 3uiammen5ubrin9en. @dre Be-
geiiterune porhanben 9efpeien, Damn
bdtten Die monarhiid geiinnten Srups
pen Gou5eiro nidt i'm Std, eelaiien,
als lie ieinen SIan perratben iaben,
nnb Die monnrd)iid, zgciinnte SepDlfez
run9 bate lid audi burh Die Inz
tpeienbeit Der republifariIfen Srllps
pen nift bapon abhaltcn laiien. burh
grbebun9 fIr Die Sade Der Wonor6ie
5i ~fdmpfen. Sci Dem Seblen Der innes
rem Intbeilnabme Der monarfyiitiih &C.
iinnten trus Die 8cgenrcpolution id,on
bon Iufnng an Den 9cim bes WtiBz
lingcns in iif. Wan branft tift
LANCE sn iadcn, nm ben 8rutb bier
fir su finben. Sas portugiefiihe
Sulf BON bcute bat mn Mpnardlen
fennen selernt, bic beg SbrpneS iuentg
iuiirbtg iuaren. &1nig Manuel, Der
lctte Srager Der Srune in Portugal,
flpb, ais bic Ucfabr Der Gepplutipn
i'm 4nsuge war, bat alip nidJt einmal
Dcrtriebet, ionSern ~frei,pilig 9aitb
unb Spif perlafcn. llnb fir cine
iolhc Sgnaitic erbebt lid bas gulf
nid,t. Ter ,ucitars gr6fte Sbeil Der
purtnsieiiiden Sepblfcrung lit pbne
3tueifel eit @cguer bes gcscniuGrtigen
Safubincr : Hesiments, nber fir bic
Wieoerberfellnng einer iuldjen
Wpnarfie tantpft CT nift. = g."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1912-09-03
GnttamieRte Scwerbcr.

@icle piftige Grncnnln9cn, Die
8rdiibent Saf. in Den leBten M!ona@
ten porgenpmmen bat, iinb o Dem
Gon9reB Dor ieiner Sertngung ni6t
beitGti9t norben. Inter bieIen iino
Die berpprrn9enbiten Hidter Hidarb
e. Slonn bon Iri3ona, General
Wtajor 8. &. 8otberipoon Srigabez
General Sobn WcGlcrlaub unb Hifs
ter 6. @. 8otuarb in @aibington.
Sieie bittere admpfe iiub in Den
leBten Wod)eu iiber Yrdiibent SaftS
Grncnnungen gefiibrt norben. unb
ilber ie65ig @rnenmlugen pon Soft
m,eiitcrn blieben unbeitdtiet.
Inter Den iuribiihen yiominatio>
men, Die 5urild6lieben, lit bieieni9e
bes GihterS Tidarb e. Sloan bon
Nri5ona, beileu Grnennung bon ben
Senutorcn ieineS StaateS beitig be-
fdmpit luuroe. auh Die N"omination
beS HidterS Clinton Wy. Soiparb gun,
Nadfol9er beS Nidtcrs SANFORD I'M
Staate 8%ai6ington trai auf eners
siid)en @iberitanb, unb cS purbe be-
bauptet, Dag Sofparb Elm Sreunb
Hihters Sauforb iei, unb pollitGnbig
IN oeiien Subtapfen trete. Iu1 Die
ernennuns bes 8idters Sobu ".
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1912-09-03

fommene grinnerung an Seutihs
lambs Sluren. beutiben 2alt unb
ocutid,e Site griibt ms baS Septems
ber>Seft Der . d 8 s.
fran, biefes itets gleih germ ses
iebenen 8aites, DEM es p%prbebalten
blieb, Die beutide Srar. ben oeutihen
Salnilienpater auf anerifaniihem 30
Den polli9 nit Der neuen Seintatb aus
%5uiDbnen. Srob Der perntebrten @ors
5ii9e lit Der IbonnementspreiS auf Der
lliebriaen Stufc bon $1.00 fir bas
Sabr itcben 9eblieben. gu be5ieben
burd Die -Seutid,e SauSfrau" Subj.
60, 433 Sroabipap, Iilnaufee. @is.
$50
Der 0nffaitcn." .Ilpcnnums
mer" ncnnt Ser @ndfaiten", 8nnte
Sldtter fir Sumor unb &unlt, feline
ioeben erihienene Summer 25, Die Der
ncutihen Ilpenipelt setpibmet 1T. SIM
tertliden Sbeil finben mir ipieber piel
&ortrefflihes, grnites uub 5eiteres
in biinter Sol9e. gu be5ieben burh
Ser @ldfaiten" : @erlas. Berlin,
g. 8. AZ.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1912-09-03
Rein S%treifredbt lint SmnSess
Hienft.

Ser ,Gon9reiiional 8ccorb" brin9t
Die Senats> Sebatte iiber bas bienits
life @erbdltnib Der Eoitbeamteu. IS
rpar cine iebr pid)tige Srd9e, I'M Die
es lid babel banbelte.
Sefanntlid iteben 5tpei Iniiften
chamber idroff gegeniiber. Sic cine
lit Die ub ureaufrati6e e" ioz
5uiagen. Die Den 9eamten gu elmer
Iaid)inc MAIDEN mill, Die lebislib Be-
feble entsegennimmt unb ausfiibrt.
Sic ent9esen9eieste iiebt in Dem Be-
amten eineu freien Irbciter. nit bem>
ielbcn Coats 81 unb
Strcitrcdt, ipie es jeber
Irbeiter in Der Sbeprie beiibt - Elm
Spitem, nit benz Die ~fron5Diiide 8e>
gierling in ibrem Scle9rapben>,
4pits unb b%eidyrdnften Giienba6ns
Spitem iebr iible @rfabrun9en ge>
maft bat.
Sn Den 8er6anblungen tratcn benn
aud Die g%efiirporter be5 freien Goalis
tionsredbtes ihlieBli6 Den Giid3ug an.
Sas Yctitionsreht on Den Gongreb
nurbe 5ugeitanoen, aber bas gum Ins
ifluB an Serbinoungen, Die NIT
Streits arbeiten, lit nidt anerfannt
lpprben.
Sebr ribti9er @eiie. benn Strcifs
iinb Iittel i'm Sample Der Irbeiter1
ihaft gcgen Die Gusnubun9 burd
Yripatfapital.
Ser Snnbesbienit aber fcnnt feinc
berartisen 3iele, mic Iusunbuns Der
Nrbcitstraft bel 81 nieorig bemeiie=
men 25bnen, nm Grufitc fir Ginselne
auf5nbanen. = st. Saul @plfs6tg."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1912-09-03
wiettiee ~8eSeImtiencn
Der iefitcu &atbulifen : @eriammlnns
hes Siirifts= gcrbanbcs III Der
&atbuliiden llnipn ppn
MtKunri.

gu &%oelstopn, Mo.. nabm Ser
uben9enannte riibrige Serbanb utter
anberen folgenbe Seihliiiie an:
Wir eriudeu nniere fatbuliifcn
Gltern, lire &inber in bic Ifarr=
ifJnle 81 ihifen nitb 5tuar III aler=
friibeiter Susenb.
Son Gag 81 Sqg fornmt es ms
INNER mebr gum 8eipuBtiein. baf
mir elmer itarten fatbuliihen Ireife
bebiirfen.
Sn i'm fommenben Serbit bas @plt
bon Miiiouri barber entiheiben ioa,
Oh burh eineu ScrfaIiunss : 3uiab
Die Ginfiibrune Der Single Sar" err
nlneliht perben ion ODER ni6t, erflds
rem mir beitimmt. bab fir ms 8atboz
liten Die Sahe beenbet lit. ba bic
cisentlihe Single Iar" has Irtpat=
Gigentbum an Ornnb nnb gpben anf=
beben wiirbe uno BON Gapit Sen XIII.
als iu5ialiiiid permurfen uurben lit.
Sph aud ais StcnerrefDrm : Ntaf=
resel lit bic Ginbeitsiteuer (Singlc
Ear) nift ST. em%pfchlem.
Die gegenicitise Siilfe eripeiit i'd
ais zines Der g~ceisnetitcn Mittel fir
bic Grbaltnng unb SDrberung Der
Snferefen folder iuidltisen Witslie=
Der Der 8eielihaft ,uie her Sarmer.
Sann and Der fleinen 9abenbeiitcr
(Hetailers). @eibcn mirb baber M
pfublcn, iid nit benz nnf Der seaen-
ieitisen Silfe bernbenhen @enufens
ihaftsmeien 81 beihdftigcn, baS an
f6roern lie lid, wp es ansebt, sur
gufgabe MAIDEN iullen.