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The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03
George C. Thomas
 Memorial Library

~N THE winter of 190s19o9 Archdeacon Hudson ,M Stuck travelled through East lecturng O trip, dwelling entirely in his addresses
 the work of the church in this territory. In Philadelphia he supplemented his talks with lantern slides. showing views the north which m interior picture Matthews church. Scattered through the assembly reclining in the pews. miners absorbed in books and magazines. Ii that the scenes depicted on the canvas made
 deep impression on one man in the audience at least. meeting had come close Mir. George C. Thomas. a member of the banking house of Drexel Co. Philadelphia piled Rev. Stuck with numerous questions and particular about the church reading he system of leaning reading matter. the lber ties accorded the patrons of the Rev. Stuck explained that Fairbanks had library and St. Mathews boasted only small number of books but the bes collection in town, the thrown open the general public every day library and reading room. MT Thomas wanted to know II tine miners allowed to smDke at will while they read being informed in the negative he offered donate sufficient money library where they could smoke. The result that he contributed $i,ooo for the structure and promised into the a library board s1 LOGO year for the three succeeding be used to assist in defraying the expenses main nenance the entire institution being under he general management of the Episcopal bishop Alaska, who that time Bishop Peter Trimbe Rowe.
 All of the affairs of the library were to be ad- mnistered the bishop should elect These powers Bishop Rowe delegated to Rev. C. E. Bettieher. of Fairbanks and the mems club of St. Matthew's mission app inted committee consisting of Rev. Betticher. R M Crawford, C. H. Clegg. Frank Clark J. A. Jackson being empowered buy the site for the pro- posed building proceed in attending to the neces- preliminary details the erection of the building. the location First and Cowles street decided upon fer the of the building let to R. T. Engebrech Through he quarterly issue of the Alaska Churchman, published
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

~N THE winter of 190S-1909 Archdeacon Hudson ,lu Stuck travelled through the East ecturing O trip. dwelling entirely in his addresses
 the work of the church in this territory.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
EAsuRlN q HAY in STACKS.


A bulletin q the Kansas experiment
station contains Instructions for the
measuring off hay ~ long and round
stacks The measuring Of a stack 81
rick to ascerta the tons of hay IT con
4tains Is at best a guess. The bulletin
states that when alfalfa hay has been
I'D the stack thirty days Il equires $40
cubic feet to make n ton; that when
the hay has been ia the stack i've 81
SIX months 422 cubic feet are calcu.
lated for q ton. n the case Sof old,
we'll settled stacks 8 4S cubic feet are
dgured as making q tor. further
says that slough hay Is heavier than
alfalfa and that upland prairie hays
are lighter than alfalfa Having found
the contenst of 4 stack Sin cubic feet,
#asyiae bg te numb az s,hic feet re-;
auived 10 make y ton 20 ind ths mum.
sbsr ~ IONS - the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
COS X EEPiNG 3HoR sEs
al GREATLY REDUc ED RY DIVER Il
IS zsl3s slFiED

The cost sof keeping the average
farm fa horse is approximately $85 per
year. n This includes such items as
! feed, shelter, labor iii caring for the
] horse, depre recitation ii value, sho,eing
and all other expenses II It is also es.
5timated that the length Of time which
each horse works during the day Is
#a little less than four hours for a
yearly average, excluding Sundays
and holidays. The double problem now
confronting the farmers il this state
Isl; How: can horse la Dor be- made
more efficient and how may one re-
| duce the cost q: eping 4 farm
horse Al. X! 55;. 2*
A diversified system Of farming will
have q tendency to make horse labor
more efficient. II distributes the labor
throug hout the year. and thus fur
.nishes la more uniform amount Of
work. y Instead OF working the horses
to the limit during the rush seasons
Of seeding and harvesting times, the
farm will furnish an even amount 5.of
labor each day, and increase the aver
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
ia AM ED FAFfMIN rs THAT,
WHICH WILL MAKE TIL Fl 81;
a5 iii MOST OF MARKETS. 5 sSss5.

We all know what is meant by .Di-
sversifed Farming. !" Such farming, SO
conducted with reference to the re-
Squirements Of the markets that each
line OF endeavor shall bring the best
r results, is called by a progressive,
agriculturist Balanced Farming
The principal line Of \ division would
seem to be that between animal and
vegetable production. "a The proportion
which " these should bear to one an
other is naturally governed by the :ex-
tent to and the prices for which the
several products can be marketed. At
the School Of Agriculture, with
iittlhirong Of consumers frequenting the
found that the expenditure for animal
foods considerably exceeds that for
vegetable products. AS the dining
halls are in full operation, however,
only during the colder half Of the
year, the preponderance Of the de
mand for animal foods was probably
greater than it would be for term
covering the entire year. NJ 5555 n .l.s
1t will be safe to consider, how
ever, that the American people. de-
}mand Of the farmer a daily ration ap.
Iproximately consisting Of half animal
and half vegetable food. That is the
balanced ration" which the! balanced
farm must supply. Too great a
weight on one side or the other may
result in fall Of prices on the redun-f
dant side, with a corresponding re-:
.duction in the farmers profits.
s33 A careful study, then, may well be
made to ascertain the number Of
cows, hogs, sheep and fowls which
should be kept, in order to balance
the production Of marketable grains,
fruits and vegetables. In majority
Of cases, in Minnesota, it will: be
found that not enough live stock is
kept; and that money could be made:
by working toward "a balance. It is.
true that iii some years the condition:
Of the markets is such that it would
seem a part Of WIS dom to bend all
ones resources Of land and energy.
toward single line Of production;
but on an average covering a period
5of years, the man who supplies to
hum unity its balanced ration is the;
Eene who is to come out ahead
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE.

SIS S. q. Std, Of Mason, Mich, will new
er forget his terrible exposure to. a
merciless storm. Tt gave me a dread
full cold he writes, that caused sew
ere pains IL my chest, SO it was hard
for me [ls', TO breathe. a neighbor gave
me several doses Of Dr.. Kings New
Discovery which brought great relief.
The doctor said i was on the verge Of
pneumonia, but to continue with the
Discovery: III did 50 and two bottles
completely cured me- q Use only this
quick, safe, reliable medicine for
coughs, colds, OF any throat or lung
trouble. Price soc and $500. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed By Drug
gists. Vi. nj ,{ ~. e
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
I. Flying |. Y i MEN ! FALL I.

victims viz to stomach, liver and kidney
!. troubles Just like other people, with
like results in loss Of appetite, back
ache, nervousness, headache, and tir-
ed, listlless,, rundown feeling. But
there's no need to feel like that as 7.
70. PEBBLES, Henry, Tenn, proved. "six
bottles Of Electric Bitters,' he writes,
did more to give me new strength
and good appetite than all other stom-
.ach remedies 4 used. n So they help
everybody It's folly to suffer when
this Il great remedy will help you from
the first dose. Try it. Only SO cents at
all Druggists. Il I. MI 5s.@ isis=
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
SOME SUGGESTIONS AS 10 MEAT
\ sMo ING AND SMOKE HOUSES !.
S AND FUEL. s s u. 4

Smoking meat is an old and an
cient custom that has been in vogue
for centuries, and has probably under
gone as slight a change as any branch
Of the meat industry. The object Of
smoking meat is to preserve it for
summer use, and at the same time
add the flavor which is SO desirable.
1t also makes the meat more pala-
table, consequently greatly improv-
ing it's usefulness.
Many artificial methods OF favoring
have been recommended, and mater
ials sold on the market, but none
have been discovered that are as
satisfactory as smoking with a proper
fuel. After the meat has been in
brine for a period of six or seven
weeks, it is ready to be smoked. After
taking it from the brine, all pieces
should be soaked in water at about IS
to IS degrees F. Keep the meat in the
water for about five or six hours. The
object of this soaking is to remove all
the salt from the surface; which, if
left on the meat, forms crust and is
very Objectionable, after smoking.
After soaking, allow the meat to drip
before hanging in the smoke-house.
A desirable smoke-h house is one built
of brick or cement; but it may be
built of any material. For farm use,
a convenient size is one that is about
6xS or Sx10, and about 10 feet high.
Ventilation should be provided, so
that the smoke may escape from the
house. Some people conceive the
idea that all smoke should be held in
the house and not allowed to escape;
but when such is the case it becomes
stale and does not impart to the meat
as good a flavor as when it is allowed
to pass from the smoke house after
coming in contact with the meat. ~ =
In hanging the meat in. the smoke
house, no two pieces should be al
lowed to touch, as 1t means uneven
smoking. The meat should be hung
as high as possible. SO as not to be
too near the fire. y 1. q /.
The best fuel to use is hard wood,
such as hickory, maple or any good
hard wood, or sawdust. Soft woods
should be avoided, as they give off
considerable carbon, which forms an
undesirable coating on the outside of
the meat. In case the hard wood
cannot be had, the best thing to use is
good clean corncobs. The fire. should
never be more than enough to pro
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
/ PROTEIN rc oW-TEsTTiNG.

shA striking example OF the advan-
tage accruing to the dairyman from
the careful testing Of his cows is
afforded in q recently-publish synop-
sis Of the work Of assingle Govt lest
ing Ass ociation. The profit on one
herd Of forty-6ve cows, for the limit
ed period Of the test, was s122.21..s
The profit on the best ten cows in.
.cluded in the same herd was s151.s2.
IT Is therefore seen that not only did
the owner feed and care for forty-hve
poor cows, with no return whatever,
but he actually spent upon them $29.-
81 of the money earned by the.5te
good COWS. He5 would have been far
better off had he kept only the ten.
t s,s:ll is to- save the dairyman from
such needless misapplication Of his
energies, and to make sure that every
GOWN his herd shall contribute her
prop ortionate amount to his gross
earnings, the Govt Testing Associa-
tons have been called into existence.
There are now probably 100 such as
5sociations in the United States. Each
member usually pays ST per COW per
year for the services of the: expert
employed to do the testing. To some
this Il q may seem q high figure, espec-
tally as the dairyman is; expected to
board and lodge the expert for the
day given, once. q month, to the work.
utsthat the outlay justiies itself is
seen from results. I'd 4; 3.
The proper selection Of the herd, on
the sole basis Of the reduction Of
milk and butt III the found ationn
Of successful dairying. Before the
revelations Of the scales and the Bah,
cock test, All judgments based on
form, breed or pedigree must be re-:
legated to innocuous desuetude. Only
blythe reduction of milk In a suffi-s
Client amount and Of sufficient rich
ness can q COW Justify her right to re-
main Ii the dairy herd. And the
Testing ASS ciation is the most: con-
ivenient and Inexpensive instrument
ality for bringing her, at proper inter-
walls, before a tribunal which shall
decide whether she shall there re.
main or be fitted for the shambles.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
/ he Farmer 5 Forum
EDITED By oRRIN FRUIT

age number 81 hours worked each
day, thus reducing the cost per hour
of horse labor. NJ 5S
Another means Of reducing the cost
,of keeping 3 horse per year is to keep
brood mares on the place II Brood
mares n "a may be bred each year, 50 az ia
have a crop Of colts, and in that way
the cost Fof keeping the horses on the
farm e. = will be distributed, part Il, work
horses s. and part to breeding stock.
y Mares will perform the farm work as
well as the geldings, and at the same
time !, rear q colt that may be sold as a
draft horse when matured, for more
u money y, than it cost to produce him. It
ii i q: also g good plan to dispose Of
horses that are growing old and re-
st stock the farm from the crop Of colts
as they mature. ~ n. " s5.$is5 ~
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
duce continuous smudge, so as not
to give off too much heat. 81 s5E.f

A light, continuous smoke should
be. started under the meat, and kept
up for period of from SO to 4S hours.
This is long enough to smoke meat if
the fire is not allowed to die. down..
Meat, when properly smoked, should
be Of a light straw brown or amber
color. .,,, u ~ III
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23

No job q printing too large for the
TO to handle. .is l1@ VI 4. &
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
Potato growing, the cultivation
OF alfalfa for feed, and silos and
silage are topics that the editor
lis particularly anxious to hear
from you on; The department is
open to discussion along this line.

t7EJfg
from such land, grade out the light
weight seeds and sow it back on
your flax sick plot each year it will
become more and more resistant until
eventually you have gained a$type Of
fax that is practically a disease re.
sistant stock for your land, and in
this way you can soon grow enough
to seed all Of your land. 81
Any of the general statements made
regarding flax with regard to wetting
applies to the larger cereals. Wheat,
barley and oats each carry internal
diseases similar to wilt and canker
in flax. In wheat such disease causes
blight in the heads SO that the top one
third often contains only shrivelled
seed. When such head gets wet in
the shock moulds spread thru the
bundle and penetrate the bran layers
OF the damp healthy seeds thus spoil.
ing the whole. In oats from diseased
seed or land certain plants have
:blighted or so-called sunscalded heads
and if the bundles are wet the moulds
grow thru these into and under the
chaff and bran layers in the same
manner as indicated in wheat and
fax. So also in barley. ~
have mentioned the use of the
canvas cover for the seed plots es-
pecially emphasizing it in the case of
flax. Its use, however, in the grow
ing of any sort Of high grade seed
grain, especially wheat, oats and bar
LEY which carry the root diseases
which we have described in other
paragraphs is equally essential. Can
vas cock covers are. not expensive af-
fairs and can be made at home or by
any harness maker or by any tent
maker. They can perhaps be procur-
ed cheaper by buying Of a regular
firm dealing in them. ~ =
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
PERFECT i: R CO
Devils Lake People Have Good Reason
~, For Complete Reliance.

!: Do you know how
To find relief from !backache;
To correct distressing urinary ills;
To assist weak kidneys? i
Your neighbors know the way !
/, Have used Doan s. Kidney Pills;
.s5. Have proved their worth in many
tests. Il 45 55s z 's 81 .1=
ii Here's Devils Lake testimony.
Id Mrs. o. T. White, w. Eleventh st.
! & Mcmillan Ave-, Devils Lake, N.
Oak, says: 1.-TWO members of our
family have used Doan,s Kidney Pills
with very good results. Pains in the
back and other symptoms Of kidney
complaint caused much suffering in
both instances. In the older persons
case, impure drinking water was the
cause of the. kidneys becoming dis
ordered. That party tried doctors
medicines but no relief was received
until Doan's Kidney Pills went to the
seat Of the trouble and brought re-
lief from backache. We consider this
remedy an invaluable one" "a
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. ~ Nh III: Y 4
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other. 4: NJ n. 555s.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
TO BE USED IN HAR-
vEsTlNG THIS SEASONS CROP q
TOLD BY PROF. BoLLEY. Il

Pick out your most healthy dark
green colored area OF flax on. your
land 81 ID your neighbors field and
remember this when you. cut the.
crop. 4, 81
5 az Have the mustard, false fax
and other weeds pulled out Of your
seed plot.
(3) Let the hax get fully mature.
Cut, IL possible, with a binder,
shock, and thresh as soon as dry, or
stack it dry and cover with d canvas.
leap Of slough hay crop. II the ground
Is rough and the fax straw Is too
short to cut with binder, use a ..faxi
attachment Il and run the sickle bar.
as close I'd the ground as possible.
Many 81 the growers lose about ono
third Of their fax seed which they
grow, because they do not make
smooth enough seed-bed to allow the
reaper to- work smoothly below all Of
the heads. Iff Won cut it and drop II
I'm loose blnc hes, do not let these get
wet. IL you can help, it, because they
soon become mouldy and this ruins
the seed for sowing purposes, besides
when the bolls begin to 4 dry, after
being wet, much fax will be lost thru
Smelling. If you cannot 3 thresh at
once, when dry. place III large cocks
or small stacks and cover with caps
made of hay or use the regular can,
Iyas cap o. stack covers. be sure to
have the straw dry when placed il
the cocks.
CD Store the seed dry and keep II
ldry.
Grow your own seed. No mat
ter how small an amount 81 seed
lripened on your land, save some Of
II: II Is better ssed for yonr land
than that grown somewhere else. This
liss The only way nf getting the best
witt resistant seed. II ron have some
Ifax.sich land. III. save sshe ssedI
n
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-23
BLAMED GOOD oRkER..

Il ~ blamed my heart for severe dis.
tress ii my left side fol: two years
writes W. Evans Danville. va, .sbut
Il know now It was ind estion, as Or
Kings New Life Pills comple tely cured
me-: Best for st omach, liver and kidd,
ney troub leA constip ation, headache d
debility. IS cents at all Druggists. III
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-20

that Brooks was in no way responsible
for his discharge, he could not help
feeling that he was a usurper. Their
intercourse was, therefore, formal and
as brief as consistent with the bust
ness at hand Thus ended his work
for the Union Telegraph Company.
For the next week he was a busy
man. He opened two branch offices,
directed the work of four gangs Of
linemen who were striging wires, and
made all necessary arrangements at
the main offices for handling the in
creased business.
In the meanwhile the superintendent
was arranging direct wires to all the
principal cities. When everything was
in readiness, Davis notified his Gus,
toners, and in one day more than half
of the business of the Union Telegraph
Company was transferred to the Com
mercial company
The Union Telegraph Company en-
deavored to regain the business
Brooks, the new manager, who we'll
knew that the president when be
learned of the decrease in receipts
would want an explanation. tele
graphed for superintendent Brown to
come to his assistance.
Il have reduced expenses, Mr.
Brown, as you directed" said Brooks
after he had acquainted him with the
situation. but since this loss in re
ceipts they are larger, proportionately
than they were. The office will make
an awful showing this month. We
will have to fix up some kind Of an ex
PLANTATION for the president
The president wants results. Fix
plantations won't go with him We
have got to get this business back
Brooks, replied Superintendent Brown
Together they canvassed the custom
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-20

ers who had turned their business TO
Davis with the rival company Every
where they received the same answer:
You will have to see Davis. He
has charge of our telegraph business
now, you know. He gives us quick
service, toO-the best we ever ha !.
Bright young man, that fellow Davis.
How did he happen to leave your com
pany?"
A few of the smaller customers,
however, promised to give them part
of their business. But after thorough,
ly canvassing the city they regained
only small part OF the lost trade.
Superintendent Brown returned to
his office and thought over the situa-
ton. Il will have to offer excuses TO
the president after all" he thought
~ wonder if he will tell me, as | told
Davis, that he wants results, not eX-
cuses. Anyway, | carried out his pol
icy in reducing expenses. | believe
A'dNlb 10 libhNI NlAphShB NhNAA AAN mann
tains that reducing expenses isn't al
ways the best policy Remarkable
man, that fellow Davis! I wonder if /
can get him back. will have to in.
crease his salary, suppose. Humiliat
ing, too, but less so than to be obliged
to explain the situation to the presi
dent"
Then he sent the following telegram
to Davis:
"Will you accept your old position
with us at 5000 increase and carry out
your own policy? Wire answer"
Two hours later he received this ro
ply;
Cannot accept your offer. / have
just been promoted to superintendent
of this division Of the Commercial
Telegraph Company,
JOHN DAVIS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-11-22
WANT NEW DORMIToR!Es
State Board of Regents Takes Up
Question Of Constructing Quarters
for University Men.

Madison-Although the university
now has two women's dormitories
and 100000 woman's building,
there is not single similar building
for the men, who outnumber the
women students three to one. Plans
of the regents are to request the leg
islature for an appropriation of
100000 this year for the, erection
of one of two mems dormitOries,
which will accommodate 500 of the
5000 men students now attending
the university. Over 5000 men at
tend the institution each year, but
this includes about 900 who attend
summer school. Another matter
which the regents may take up will
be the establishment of the ath-
letic field. Camp Randall will not be
used as the place for holding athletic
contests for more than two years.
Plans for new field include great
stone stadium which will seat 100000
people and will cost several hundred
thousand dollars.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-11-22
WANT iNTERsECTIONAL GAME
University Football Enthusiasts Would
Have Badger Eleven Meet East
ern Team for U. S. Title.

Madison. Members of the faculty
are not opposed to an intersectional
football game with the best two
teams of the east and west to decide
the annual championship title of the
United States Agitation among stu
dents has reached high point and
is rapidly spreading among the alum
nj. Even though agitation does crys-
tallize into an actual demand this
year, it is not likely that contest
can be arranged. The conference
rules insist on the closing of all foot
ball schedules not later than Satur-
day before Thanksgiving day and It
is not possible that a game could be
arranged for by that time even
though an eastern team would be
willing to risk its title.
Students who are ION the inside
of athletic conditions at Wisconsin
favor such game not only from the
athletic standpoint, but for the flnan-
cial benefit Wisconsin would receive.
Profits from such a game would not
be under $4,000 for each school.