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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
CARING FOB FARM DRAFTERs
Farmers Should Keep Horses in
Proper Condition in Winter by
Keeping Them At Work.
(By wILLIAM a. FREEHoFF.l

Most farmers do not get full use OF
their horses through failure to pro-
vide work for them during the winter
months. There is generally not much
doing kon the farm then, except per-
haps hauling of a little produce to
town. dragging In the logs for ire.
wood and scattering manure ON the
snowy fields.
Altogether they are kept idle for
80 many days that the average num-
Der Of hours worked per day for a
year Is even less than two, counting
those days In summer when overtime
is the rule for man and beast.
This condition is Improbable from
an economic point of view, and from
the standpoint Of the horses health.
Heavy drafters In good flesh and
fed literally on oats and timothy Will
need exercise and plenty Of it to keep
in fair health during the winter. They
will need warm stables properly VEN
tilated: there must be no cement or
other damp floors for them to lie on;
there must be plenty Of air and sum
shine.
One winter we fed scarcely any
thing but straw and just little grain
and the horses came through in bet
ter shape than those Of a neighbor
who fed literally, but who did not
have any more work for his horses
than we had There was not so much
rich stuff to poison the blood.
l know Of a farmer who regularly
hires teamster to take his magnifi-
cent drafters out into the employ Of
the local ice company and so keeps
them busy during the winter An
other engages his two teams in the
cordwood business for the same pur.
pose.
Neither of these men make very
much money through the deal, but
they force their horses to pay for
their winter board and to come
through in splendid shape for the
summers heavy grind.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
DEH0RNING IS NOT PAINFUL
Operation Is Not Difficult When Clip
per Is Used, Taking Horn OF
Without Crushing.
(By G. e. BRASHEAR, Missouri College
of Agriculture.)

(By G. e. BRASHEAR Missouri College
of Agriculture)
Dehorning is not the painful opera
ton it used to be. The clipper is
taking the place of the dehorning
saw. It's advantages are that it is
more quickly operated and it gives
the animal less pain.
It has the further advantage that
the close confinement of the animal
necessary for the operation Of the
saw is not needed in the use Of the
clipper. It is used successfully with
out dehorning chute.
The animal is tied to a tree with a
rope, passed around the neck. A ring
with rope attached is placed in the
nose and pulled in the direction oppo-
site the tree. This throws the head
In position for dehorning.
The horn is more often cut too high
than too close. In fact, it is hard to
cut the horn too close, and the horn
cuts easier low The wound also heals
quicker and the head is given nicer
shape. A ring Of skin should be TAX
en- OFF with the horn.
It is q good plan to grease the clip
pers with grease that is mixed with
some disinfectant, such as creoline.
The best clipper on the market has
v-shaped notches in the blades. It
clips the horn off easily, without
crushing. The knife with straight
edges tends to crush the horn and is
harder to operate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Kero,sene EmuIaIon.

Kerosene emulsion. one Of the best
mixtures to use in combating mites
IN the poultry house. is made by mix
Ing two gallons Of kerosene oil, rs
pound Of whale oil soap, one quart of
homemade soft soap. and one gallon
Of water Dissolve the soap by boil
Ing in water. then remove from the
ire and add the kerosene at once.
Churn this mixture rapidly and VIC
lently until 1t is as smooth as beaten
cream. One part Of emulsion to sew
eral parts Of water is used to dilute
The mixture for application to build
lngs, dropping boards or nest boxes.
Add one or two ounces Of carbolic acid
% the emulsion just before applying.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
no Avoid the Runtx PIn.

Runty pigs stand poor show al
the feeding trough with a bunch OF
their husky brothers and sisters. AS
they are crowded out of place natur1
ally they do not get enough to eat to
keep them growing, and they stay
runty.
A trough arranged with V-shaped
partitions set strongly in the trough
would give the little fellows an equal
show with the big ones, and the
weaker ones could get their share Of
food. A handy man can make such
trough arrangement in an hour or
SO, and even the growth of his pigs
would more than pay for his trouble
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Old Courthouse at 5errien Springs,
Mich.

to itself. Lovers padded their ca
noes up and down the st. Joe river,
stopping long enough at Berrien to be
married in its quaint old courthouse.
Children and grandchildren Of Michi-
gan, Indiana and Illinois pioneers
pledged their troths within its shads
ow- and were joined in matrimony from
its crude bench.
The people of this section of Ber-
rien county say to this day that st.
Joe boosters stole the county seat,
and long after Mrs. Allen had ac-
Quired the old buildings the promo
tiers of the big dune overlooking Lake
Michigan evinced genuine regret that
they hadn't carried the historic old
building along with the books
Up to this time no one knows just
what win become of the old south
west Michigan landmark, but among
the possibilities is the chance that
it will pass into the hands of the 10.
cal lovers Of history to house many
different objects that tell Of the early
day and of human struggle in perma-
nent settlement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
When the Peanuts Ran Out.

For two hours an old back country
man. who had never before seen an
elephant. had been standing before a
row of them in enrapt silence deal
ing out peanuts one at time. When
the last was gone and no more forth
coming, Jumbo, the largest elephant.
reached over and removed the enter
tainer's hat from his head to the top
Of a lions cage nearby.
For the first time in two hours the
old man expressed bis emotions in
words: You old two-tailed Indian
rubber nuisance you!" he exclaimed.
Indignantly. IF l knew which end
your head was on. I'd slap your face. =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
RECALLS A ROMANCE
Auction Of Old Michigan Court
house Brings Up Odd Story.
.Baiiding at Berrien Springs Once
Owned by 4 Young Widow Who Was
Woed and Won BY chicagoan
in an Odd Place.

| Berrien Springs, Mich. The old
Berrien county courthouse at Berrien
| Springs, Mich. connected with which
there is an unusual Chicago romance.
has been advertised to be sold under
the hammer, in order to satisfy an in
debtedness that has been hanging over
| it for some time
A Chicago minister named Flavius
J. Probst once married into the pos
session Of this historic structure,
which was erected in the early sos,
and which at one time was one Of the
most extensive marrying places in the
middle west.
After the county seat was moved
from Berrien Springs to st. Joseph the
courthouse and the Jail came into the
possession of Mrs. Julia Allen, a pref
ty young widow of the former county
seat, She became a member Of a
party invited to go through one Of
the big Chicago water tunnels, and on
this trip, SO the story goes, she met
Mr.. Probst, and before either Of them
had again saw daylight they had fall
en- in love with each other, he pro-
posed and she accepted. They were
subsequently married, and took up
their abode in the jail section Of the
old county courthouse, where they
spent their honeymoon and lived hap
PLY for some time
Then came ripple In this odd sea
Of matrimony. The wife set up the
4 \ -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Hit the Dancer snot.

A tippler with very red nose get
g days work as a laborer in a boiler
works. The same day he appeared
before the surgeon at the hospital
with his nose smashed.
Good gracious!" exclaimed the sur
gepn. How did you manage to get
your nose smashed like THAR"
"Oh, cried the sufferer. Il put my
nose through hole in the boiler for
sniff of fresh air, and the man out
side with the hammer mistook it for
a red-hot riyet. And he only hit once
that's ALL"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
FrIllendIv blow.

Louis Brownlow, Washington news
paper man, paused in drug store in
Greensboro. N. G., not SO long ago, to
ask for a match While he was there
young colored chap came running
in with big cash the whole length
Of his skull, and apparently q good
deal put out about some accident that
had befallen him.
What's happened to your" asked
Brownlow. excitedly but sympathetic
ally.
"a friend hit me with a Ratchet, /"
replied the bleeding stranger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Acid kIlla Waterfowl.

That sulphuric acid, discharged into
the water OF Great Salt Lake, Utah.
is responsible for the death of two
million water fowl last year has been
ascertained by DR.. Buckley OF the
pathological division Of the bureau of
animal industry. The American Game
Protective Association sent DR.. Buck
ley to Salt Lake City, thinking that
some contagious disease caused the
death Of 80 many birds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Not ! Complaint.

Miss Brown" said the art inspec-
tor. pausing before students easel,
s'you might with all propriety worship
that drawing of yours"
The poorest pupil in the class looked
mp, surprised and pleased
I'm SO glad you like it, sir. But
why why" J
The Bible expressly commands us
not to worship the likeness Of any
thing In the heavens above or in the
earth beneath. does it not?''
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Meadow Lark.

sectivorous birds is OF special concern
to many sections Of the country, be-
cause OF extensive fruit growing. Az
the destroyers Of insects, birds have
come to be recognized as agents for
conserving national wealth. The kill
ing of bird indirectly is contribu-
tion to the strength Of the insect
horde which infest the vegetable prod
ucts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Think Before You Sneak.

II thou thinkest twice before thou
speakest once thou wilt speak twice
the better for 1t. Better say nothing
than not to the purpose. And, to
speak pertinentliy. consider both what
is at and when it is fit to speak. In
all debates let truth be thy aim, not
victory. or an unjust interest; and en-
deavor to gain rather than to expose
thy antagonist. William Penn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Saw Buck for Small Logs.

sticks for legs, and when the legs are
in place bore six Pinch holes along
the upper side and insert foot long
pegs. having two pairs quite close to.
gether for convenience in saving
short lengths.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
SAW HORSE FOR SMALL LOGS
Directions Given for Making Ordinary
Buck for the Purpose OF Gut
ting Up Timber.

For saving up heavy timber where
an ordinary saw horse would not be
strong enough, take a log about /
foot in diameter and 10 or IL feet
long. Bore four or 3 inch holes
in which to insert four strong, round
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
soil for GRAPES.

It is claimed that grapes grown in
clayey soil are darker and more
glossy than when grown on gravelly
land; but the sweetest and richest
tasted grapes are grown On gravelly
soil.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Health EssentIals.

Pure air. pure water and pure food,
ls well as thorough cleanliness, are all
essential to the chickens health. The
owls power to resist disease Il due
q these.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07

II suppose you have tried motoring.
judge?" he asked.
mo, have not" replied the Judge.
abut have tried lot of people who
have. Pathfinder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Appropriate Connections.

$50 Miss Jiggers had an eye to the
vaudeville stage"
'.Yes. but she got the hook"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Modern PualIIsm.

Father-I can't understand why
yeu want to be prize fighter!
Son Easy! Because it's all prize
and no fight. Judge:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
old Saw-It's money
Serious Matter.

Griggs-I saw the doctors carriage
at your door yesterday. Anything se-
rious?
Briggs should say so! He want
ed to collect his bill Boston Evening
Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Enough to Scare Anybody.
Z had an awful scare last night.

Z had an awful scare last nigh"
sWhat happened?"
my husband had been reading
about the war in the Balkans and he
mentioned the names of lot of those
Turkish towns in his sleep
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
veaetables for Hens.

Vegetables are great for the hens,
especially when they can't get green
feed in the fields.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
Depends.

Constipation causes aud aggravates many
serious diseases 1t is thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favorite
family laxative. Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07

Doctors disagree except as to the
size Of the bill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07

Query: Is a bride self-possessed aft
or her father gives her away?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-06
GRANDMOTHER
USED SAGE TEA
To Darker the Hair and Restore Gray
and Faded Hair to It's Ma
I tural Color.

It is easier to preserve the color OF
the hair than to restore It, although
It is possible to do both. Our grand
mothers understood the secret. They
made Sage tea. . and their dark,
glossy hair long after middle life was
due to this fact. Our mothers have
gray hairs before they are fifty, but
they are beginning to appreciate the
wisdom Of our grandmothers In us
Ing Sage tea" for their hair and are
fast following suit.
The present generation has the ad.
vantage of the past in that 1t can &c,
q ready-to-use preparation called
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem.
edy. AS a scalp tonic and color re.
storer this preparation is vastly gu.
perior to the ordinary "sage tea
made by our grandmothers.
The growth and beauty of the hal,
depends on a healthy condition of the
scalp. Wyeth's Sage and sulphu,
Hair Remedy quickly kills the dan.
druff germs which rob the hair of it,
life, color and lustre, makes the scalI
clean and healthy, gives the hail
strength, color and beauty, and make,
It grow.
Get a 50-cent bottle from your
druggist today. He will give your
money back II you are not satisfied
altar fair trial.-Ady. 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-06
THE 1913 WORLD ALMANAC
10000 Facts and Figures-Several
Hundred New and Special Features

Our readers will be surprised at
the vast amount of valuable inform
alton, covering multitude of sub
jects, at the useful general knowledge
and the important new historical
data contained in the 1913 edition Of
The World Almanac. Almost 1000
pages are devoted to up-to-date facts
and figures of every day interest to
everybody. Here is a compact and
complete library Indispensable to
every business man, merchant, farm
er, mechanic, housewife, business
woman, school teacher, school boy
and school girl.
In it you will find; also, accurate
particulars of the Panama Canal Act
OF 1912 and the. -Pauncefote
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MOTHERS OF PUNYCHILDREN

May Find Help in This Letter.
my little daughter ever since her
birth had been frail and sickly, and
was a constant source of worriment.
Several months ago I secured bottle
of Vinol and commenced to give it to
her. soon noticed an Improvement
in her health and appearance. gave
her in all three bottles and from the
good it has done her I can truly say
1t will do all you claim" J. Edmund
Miller, New Haven, Conn.
The reason Vinol builds up weak,
ailing children so quickly is because
it contains in delicious combination
the two most world famed tonics-i.
g., the strength creating, body build
ing elements of cod liver oil, with all
the useless grease eliminated, and
tonic iron for the blood added. If
you have a weak, puny, ailing child.
Try Vinol, our offer to return your
money if it fails to benefit your little
one. Barker's Drug Store, sBemidji,
MINI. ADJ.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-06

which the cOnsignor may designate
a final destination. The purpose of
this practice is to enable the consign-
or to find the best market for his
goods. This is the plan followed in
shipping fruits and vegetables by rail
from California to the east and from
Southern states to the north.
The secretary of agriculture has
much to say concerning associative
marketing by farmers, and the econ
omic advantages are stated in detail.
"a survey of the systems of market
ing farm products clearly discovers
what the farmers can best do to their
advantage. They must associate
themselves together for the purpose
of assembling their individual contri-
buttons of products, of shipping in
carload lots, of obtaining market
news at places to which it is practi-
cal to send their products, to sell in
considerable number of markets, if
not in many markets, and to secure
the various other economic gains of
associative selling.''
To carry out this suggestion, it is
recommended that if congress estab-
fishes division of markets, corps
of travelling field agents be maintain
ed to assist farmers to form associa-
lions for marketing their products.
1t is also recommended that esti-
mates of the prospective supply of
fruits and vegetables, and perhaps
other products not now represented
in the quantitative estimates of the
departments crop reporting service,
| be made short time before harvest,
so that the farmer may "have in mind
a fairly definite idea of the volume
of the crop throughout the country
in order that he may occupy a place
in the market that is fair to himself
or, as the case may be, place in the
market that is fair to the consumer
General market news service is not
recommended. If such service were
derived from telegraphic reports, the
expense would be enormous. One far
mers' marketing association spends
$4,000 a year in telegraphing alone
and fruit growers organization
spends $4,000 for this service.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-06
FIRST MEETING OF NATIONAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Continued from frst page)


| ton interested in this movement to
bring the Judgment of the organized
business forces of the country to bear
upon the business problems of the
nation. One of the great subjects
taken up at the annual meeting, at
the instance of the Merchants asso-
citation of New York, the Manufac-
turers' association of Beaver County,
Pa, and the National Association of
Tanners is that of permanent
tariff commission.
| Great interest attaches to this first
annual convention; for the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States is
just eight months old, having grown
out of the national commercial con-
ference, called to meet in Washing
ton last April. The officers and direc-
tors then chosen have within less
than a year made the chamber a
power in the business affairs of the
Nation. The need Of Chamber of
Commerce of the United States was
seen before ever the Constitution of
the United States was written. In
1888 Pelatiah Webster outlined the
place of such an organization, yet
only is 1912 did it become a fact.
The rapid growth of the recent past
indicates how decided need this
organization will fill. Two hundred
and thtirty-five business organiza-
tions are now united in one.
The first annual banquet will, be
held January o.. President Taft will
be the principal speaker. The guests
of the convention will be heads of de-
fpartments and congressional leaders.
The chamber Of commerce is nom
partisan. It is an organized endeavor
to render available for congress and
the government the opinion of the
business interests of the nation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-06
JEFF TESREAU GETS RECORD
New York TwIrler Has High Percent.
age Mark In National League
New Method Of Rating.

JEFF Tesreau Of the New York Giants
ball club is the leading hurler of the
National league by the modern method
of figuring percentages. although Hen
dirk Of the Pirates had the highest per-
centage Of victories in which he
pitched. Tesreau was third in games
won and lost by the Giants. Mathew
son of the Gotham team is second to
Tesreau under the new system, al
though he finished eighth according to
the old. .. II. -.
For the basis of his new method of
rating twirlers Mr.. Heydler chose the
actual number of runs made by the op.
posing team, for which each pitcher
was responsible. He adopted a modi-
fication of the old earned rum which
was abolished officially many years
ago. In computing the number OF
earned runs. each pitcher was charged
with runs which resulted from safe
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-06
R0!RzERW
G0SNM5

Eddie Mailman of the st. Louis
Browns, who looked like conner, has
been sold to the Vernon club Of the
Pacific Coast league.
The st. Louis Cardinals have sold
Frank Gillhooley to the Montreal club
of the International league. He was
tried out by Toledo last year.
If baseball players get such fabu
lous salaries as alleged in some prints
they might be compelled to ship their
earnings home by parcels post.
The Cincinnati fans say Joe Tinker
was needed for their team and they
also chirp they will be good and raise
no dickens against their manager.
Some humorist has it that the Phil
lies got all the breaks last season.
Including Titus ankle, Knabe's hand
Dooin's legs and Mangus' pledge.
Bill Dahlen says Hot Springs. 10 .
ink town, and that his team will
profit by switching from there to
Columbus, Ga, for spring training.
It's no use to talk about trade for
Bescher. Garry Hermann says he
will not listen to deal which takes
the speeder away from Cincinnati,
J: Ed Walsh is celebrating because he
has heard rumors to the effect that
pitchers are to be rated at their In,
trinsic value in the American league
Frank Baker, the king Of sluggers
in the American league, was the most
timely hitter in Ban Johnson's or
ganization. Baker poled in 1873 runs.
Cy Morgan, who was released by
the Athletics to Kansas City and re.
fused to report, says that he will be
good boy and join the Blues next
spring.
Bat Nelson probably will come out
with about ten reels against interlop.
ers using his name In losing fights,
"Bat'' ought to have his name copy.
righted.
Rudy Unholz, Boer fighter, says he
has developed a Crouch" that will
puzzle all his opponents. II he will
discover "wallop" he may make
some progress.
Joe Birmingham, leader Of the Cleve.
land Maps, is housekeeping He has
let out four players, Catcher Nagel,
son, Pitcher Wolfe, Outfielder Hunter
and Infelder Nash.
Bill Kay, who led the New York
state league ii batting, 10 great
playerin that league. He has tried
II higher up several tims4 but
couldn't make : 6.