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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16
but employed every day and improved
upon.-New York Tribune.
old English Press Gangs.

In the past the news of a shortage
of men in the navy and the hint Of ac-
ton by the admiralty would have put
the merchantmen on guard. Toward
the end of the eighteenth century. for
instance. there was call for sailors
for the navy, and persuasion" was
the rule. "The press in the Thames
for the last three days has been. very
severe. Five or six hundred seamen
have been laid hold Of" Thus. runs
one Of many entries In the papers Of
the period. 1t was not always peace
full pressing" as this item in the
Times Of 1895 will prove: There was
a very hot press on the river Friday
night last, when several hundred able
seamen were procured. One of the
gangs in boarding a Liverpool trader
was resisted by the crew, when a des-
perate ARRAY took place, in which
many Of the former were thrown over
board, and lieutenant who boarded
them was killed by a shot from the
vessel" -LOndon Chronicle.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16
Notions as to "lost Arts.U

Current tradition credits the ancients
with many "lost arts" 1t is still COM
mon to hear people say that means
unknown to us must have been en-
ployed to erect the pyramids, that the
Damascus blade is beyond the power
of modern cutters and that the art Of
hardening copper died with some little
brown Aztec.
In point of fact, larger stones than
any found in the pyramids have been
quarried in Maine, carried across the
sea and erected In buildings in Eng
land and France. If any one cared to
pay the cost there are plenty of con-
tractors who would build a replica of
the largest pyramid and would not
take so very long about 1t.
1t Is doubtful whether a Damascus
blade" will stand as much as a good
modern hand saw or the spring Of a
cheap clock.
Copper can be hardened by modern
methods to equal any specimen that
has been left to us by the anclents.
Many arts that are supposed to be lost
are simply abandoned because there
Is NJ modern need of cultivating them.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16
Ice Cream and a Nerve.

Why do We sometimes get an ache in
the nose when eating ice cream. There
is nerve running along the back of
the nose which doctors call the an
terror palatine nerve. This has
branch running along the base of the
nasal cavity and another branch run
ming along the palate. The ends Of
these branches join through finer
branches which run through openings
in the palate near the front teeth.
When we get some ice cream in the
mouth and keep it in front for mo-
ment so that the irritation produced
by the cold reaches the fine connect
ing branches the sensation may be
carried to the branch in the nose. IT.
ritation of this branch produces the
sensation Of pain. We get the same
sensation when breathing very cold
air.-New York American.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16
The House of Romanoff.

The house of Romanoff passed out of
existence with the death of its last
survivor, Empress Elizabeth. daughter
of Peter the Great, who was succeed
ed as ruler of Russia by her nephew.
Peter of Oldenburg, duke of Holstein-
Gottorp, son of her younger sister.
Grand Duchess Ann. 1t is from this
car. who reigned as Peter Ill, that
the whole of the reigning house of Rus
STA are descended. and they are. there
fore, not Romanoffs, but Oldenburgs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16
SERVIA AS A NATION.
It Originated In the First Half of tho
Seventh Century

0SNSbeh OS'edIJ.
The birth of Servia as a nation, set
tied in or near its present home. may
be dated in the first half of the sew
enth century. About 600 A. D.. when
the Avaric empire of desolation was
established on the Danube, two tribes,
the Croats and the Serbs, retiring be-
fore the ravages of the Tartar horse
men, settled in the countries now
known as Croatia, Bosnia and Servia.
They were Slavs, but the Croats per-
haps had, like the Slavs of Moesia in
after years.. adopted the name of a
Tartar tribe. g, Both, fleeing from the
Avars, were naturally hostile to them.
and 1t is possible that they settled in
the empire with the, consent or even at
the Invitation of the Emperor Hera-
clius l. At any rate, they appear to
have been considered as vassals of the
empire. Their first settlements lay
rather westward of the country now
called Servia, the brave, the present
western boundary, being the dividing
line between Bulgar and Serb in the
eighth century. Here the Serbs dwelt
more or less uneventfully for three
centuries. They generally formed a
loose confederacy under chiefs called
zupans. They were commonly, In a
loose fashion, loyal to the eastern en-
pire mainly through fear of their dan
gerous neighbors, the Bulgarians.
About $40 they united under a chief
named Vlastimiz to repel the latter.
The country rose to great heights
under Stephen Dushan. the car of the
Serbs. but after his death Murad l.
conquered the country, and it was not
until 1915 that the Serbs partially
threw off the Turkish yoke.-Ex-
change.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16
The TWO Sides.

There are two sides to every argyll
ment." said the ready made philoso-
pher.
Yes" replied the gloomy person.
but it makes a difference which side
you choose. There are two sides to a
piece of fly paper"- Washington Star.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16
Paid Her a Compliment.

DR.. Johnson never had reputation
for paying compliments, but 1t Is re-
lated that once when Mrs. Siddons. the
great actress. called on him in Bolt
court and the servant did not readily
bring her chair be said. You see.
madam. wherever you go there are not
seats to be had!'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16
Naturally.

1.-THE prima donna we heard yester'
day has a voice of velvet"
''Of course. That's where she gets
her pile. baltimore American.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16
Nicely Fitting.

at was q very appropriate birthday
present our young friend. the lawyer,
got, wasn't it?"
what was the PRESENT.
"a new ."-Exchange.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16
Yes.

Whenever you find a man who Is
failure you will also find patient lit
tie woman making his excuses to the
world.-New Orleans Picayune.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16

MabeI--Geurge thinks 1 am so easy
to please Gladys-He must think so
after all the rest Of us had turned him
own.-Batimore American.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16

Cautiously avoid talking of the do
nestle affairs of yourself or of other
people. Yours are nothing to them but
tedious gossip. Theirs are nothing to
you.-Lord Chesterfield.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16

He who laughs last is an English
mau.-Princeton Tiger.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-16
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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-11-15
1IITIIII1I1 lIlIIIIIII
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en- to poultry under the following
heads:
Poultry Accounting" Poultry
Diseases and Pests'; "Ducks and
Geese"; eggs; Poultry Feed
ing"; "Guinea Fowl; ''Incuba-
ton; "Poultry Marketing; "Pheas=
ants''; Squads; Turkeys. "
Farm conveniences in general have
one set of bulletins to describe them,
and Farmers Insti tutes another.
Hints on how to prepare foods cover
a wide range of subjects. including
apples, banana flour, bread, cereal,
breakfast foods, CLANS, coffee sub
stitutes, and corn. There are II bull
letins devoted to canning and pre-
serving; while the fireless cooker is
the subject of separate bulletin.
Fruits and flowers each receive their
merited share of attention. Annual
towering plants, directions for max
ing window gardens, china asters,
garden sweet peas, peonies and rose
slugs, are subjects treated in the fori
culture set; while the BURBERRY,
grape. melons, the mulberry, the rasp-
berry, the roselle and the strawberry
make up the fruit culture set of pub
licatlons. Vegetable culture includes
bulletins on asparagus, celery, Gu
cumber, mushrooms, okra, rhubarb
and tomato.
The housewife who wishes to know
about helpful organizations for boys
and girls, such as the corn, poultry
and canning clubs, may learn about
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-11-15
Western Branch: Washington Shoe Mfg Co., Seattle

them by sending for the list of pam
phlets included under the heading
"Agri cultural Clubs
Because of the limited supply, ap-
plicants are urgently requested to ask
are particularly interested. The De-
partment cannot undertake to supply
complete sets, nor may the applicant
ask for more than one copy of any
publication for herself
In applying for these publications,
first send for the list and then indi-
cate from this the name OF the series
and serial number Of the bulletins or
circulars that are desired.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-11-15
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
PROGRAM.

NORTH YAKIMA, Nov IA pro-
visional program for the annual con-
vention of the Washington State Good
Roads Association which convenes in
North Yakima November Goth and
DIST, containing addresses by some of
the most prominent engineers and
road builders in the Northwest, has
lust been announced by Mr.. John P.
Hartman of Seattle, president of the
association.
It was the intention of the executive
committee to SO arrange the program
as to make possible the insertion of
other subjects of interest pertaining
to road building without previous or
formal notice. AS most of the en-
gineers and county commissioners OF
the state will be present it is the de-
sire of the commit tee to have the
meeting deal exclusively with practl-
cal methods and plans for road build
ing.
Among prominent speakers at the
convention will be Governor Ernest
Lister, who will prepare and have
charge Of the program for the evening
of November Goth, which has been set
aside as Governors night and State
Highway Commissioner w. j. Rob-
erts, who will give report of the
commission. The convention will
open at 9:30 Thursday morning, Nov
ember Goth, with an address of well
come by James Leslie, president OF
the Commercial Club of North Yaki-
ma. The entire program as at present
outlined is as follows:
NOVEMBER 20.
NORM ING.
Standardization address and re-
spouse. Presidents address.
10-Papers devoted to road sur
facing ''Rocmac, by Corwin D.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-11-15

DR.. Alfred HI. Brooks, in recent
report of the United States geological
survey, stated that the gold placers of
the Fairbanks mining district will
yield another $50, 900, 600. The camp
has produced little less than that
amount since it was struck in 1902.
He states that he has made ample al
lowance for ground that cannot be
worked.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-11-15
HELPFUL BULLETINS FOR WOMEN.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Following
it's policy to aid farmers housewives
the Department of Agriculture has
recently issued list of free publica-
lions which apply particularly to
women 8 work. This list is furnished
free on application to the Editor in
Chief of the Division of Publications,
United States Department of Agri-
culture. Washington. D. c., as are
the bulletins which it describes.
The bulletins are divided into over
| 100 special classes, there being some
times as many as dozen pamphlets
for subject.
There is one class Of bulletins deal
Ing with dairying. while others spe-
cially concern butter, cheese, cream
and milk. Among the bulletins deal
ing with milk are the following:
'The Care of Milk and its Use in
the Home"; "Ropy Milk and
Cream; Glitter Milk; "Clean
Milk; "Milk Supply of Cities" :;
"The Covered Milk Pail"; "Cost of
Market Milk; "Lacto, a New and
Healthful Frozen Dairy Product"
Bulletins on the subject Drugs
are entitled: "Harmfulness of Head
ache Mixtures; 'Habit-forming
Agents; Their Indiscriminate Sale
and Use Menace to the Public We'll
are. "
There is set of bulletins dealing
with bees; a set dealing with birds !;
and another set dealing with such
household insects as the ant and the
flea. Guinea pigs, rabbits and rats
also have each bulletin devoted to
them, and particular attention is CIV
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EVENING".

7:30-The evening will be open to a
certain extent for arrangement by the
convention after it convenes.
1t is the belief of Mr.. Hartman that
this will be one of the most important
conventions ever held in this state.
Many responses have been received to
the call for delegates, and everything
indicates a good attendance.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-11-15

Smith; "Brick in Road Building"
by George w. Hummer; "Asphalt for
Surfacing 'Wearall Road. "
AFTERNOON.
2-"Bithulithic for Road Surfac-
ing" by George E. Warren; "Con-
crete IN Road Building and Surfac-
ing" ,by H. w. Wood; Machinery
and Corrugated Iron Pipe in Road
Construction, by John S. Beall.
.3-Discussion from the floor of the
six preceding papers, in charge OF R.
H. Thomson.
EVENING.
7:30-Governor's night: The pro-
gram for the evening will be in
charge of and made by Governor Lis
ter.
NOVEMBER q.
MORNING.
O-Continuing discussion of the
papers of the first day and any perth
nent questions that the convention
will want to discuss. In charge Of F.
W. Guilbert.
1:15-Report of state highway COM
mission, by j. w. Roberts. state high
way commissioner.
AFTERNOON.
2-"The Split Log Drag by S. P.
Davis.
2:15-Discussion on upkeep of dirt
and gravel roads in charge of Frank
Terrace.
4-Reports of committees and gen
eral business.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-11-15

Smith; "Brick in Road Building"
by George w. Hummer; "Asphalt for
Surfacing 'Wearall Road. +"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15
Questions and Answers.
FEEDING WHEAT AND SOY
BEAN MEAL.

Question: Not long ago you adj
vised to use soy-bean meal for feed
ing dairy COWS il it could be bought
at $50 per ton. can get it at $40.
have been feeding alfalfa at night,
grain twice day; two parts chopped
wheat and one part mill feed. equal
to one pound of grain for every three
and one-half pounds of milk. This is
a wheat ranch. Now | would like to
know what part wheat chop and soy
bean meal by weight for every three
or three and one-half pounds of milk
to feed? l. L. }. Prosser, Wash.
Answer: With alfalfa hay as rough
age and using no succulent feed, the
mixture should be one part soy bean
meal to three parts ground wheat. Ii
wheat is $25 per ton and soy bean
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15
Are Your Pastures Short?

be fed after milking, because it is
sure to fill the barn with dust. Sue
culent feed, like silage or roots,
should always be fed after milking
because of the odor that it gives off.
Feeding twice day will bring better
returns than more frequent and waste
full feeding. Give half the concent-
rates and half the roughage in the
morning, and half in the evening
Cows will soon become accustomed to
this routine. If the weather is mild
and dry they may be turned out every
day and even kept out at nights, but
if the weather is damp or very cold
they should be allowed to spend the
day in the stall, and for two or three
hours about midday they should not
be disturbed. No more feed should
be given them than they will eat up
clean.
Each COW should have a name which
should always be spoken when she is
approached This one point counts
for much in the handling of a herd.
Suppose that the COWS are slowly i'll
ing into the barn and you see that
Crosse is about to go into the wrong
stall, a quick call of "Rose" will at
tract her attention, and she will for
get that she was about to go into her
neighbours stall to steal a mouthful Of
her feed. If Crosse when in yard,
is about to hook another member OF
the herd, and just at that moment
hears her name called, she will forget
what she was about to do. 1t is by
such methods that a herd can be
gradually taught to do the right
things, to save you many steps and at
the same time brings larger return.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15

meal S45, this will make a mixture
costing about $50 per ton. If bran is
obtainable at 500 per ton or there
abouts, it would be wise to change
the mixture as follows: Two parts
wheat. two parts bran and one part
soy bean meal. This mixture will
cost less than 1913 per ton. To make
perfect ration there should be added
some succulent feed such as roots.
silage or green forage.
VALUE OF PASTURE IN A
RATION.
Question: Will you kindly furnish
me with some information regarding
balanced rations for dairy cattle?
would especially like to know the food
value of pasture for milk production
and how much I am to allow for the
stock in pasture. F. G. A. Seattle,
Wash.
Answer: The feeding value of
pasture depends upon the nature of
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15

On account of the lack of rain in
many sections of the state, pastures
are beginning to dry up. Don't ex-
pect your COW to keep up her flow OF
milk without a substitute for the
green grass. Soiling crops work in
well at this time, and if succession
of planting has been made, green feed
will be available until after frost.
The summer silo may be used to good
advantage, as we'll as the root crops
il they are far enough along at this
time.
Dry alfalfa hay or clover makes
good roughage for the COW, but the
digestive apparatus Of the animal is
such that she can handle green fed to
better advantage. The dry hay may
contain all the nutrients necessary,
but they are not in the right form.
Ten pounds of digestible nutrients
will produce much more milk when
fed in the shape of green feed than
when fed as dry hay. IT the COW
once goes down in milk production,
it is impossible to get her back to the
maximum or to where she was before
ORDER OF FEEDING COWS.
NAMING COWS.
is of great Importance that strict
regularity should be observed, both
in feeding and in milking, in order
to get the greatest degree of content
ment and the most amount of milk
from your COWS. If COWS are fed at
stated intervals they will not worry
for food until the time for feeding
arrives. If it is then given in the
proper quantity, they will eat and lie
down, chew the cud and sleep or rest
contentedly until the time for another
feed. With some COWS it is recon-
mended to give the grain ration while
the COWS are being MIXED, because
the milk comes more freely when they
are eating that portion of the ration
which they most relish. For sanitary
reasons, however, this should be
avoided, especially when the grain is
dusty. Cured roughage should always
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15

stock, than does contagious abortion.
1t is indeed very difficult problem
to handle and it becomes especially SC
to those whose stables and shelters fol-
cattle are not of the most modern
construction and do not lend them
selves to thorough methods of disin-
fection.
The Montana station has been study
ing methods of prevention for several
years and DR.. Taylor now reports that
carbolic acid, either fed in solution
or injected hypodermically, seems to
be a specific against the disease. He
found that COWS as rule will eat
with apparent relish as much as 75O
cubic centimeters of four per cent
solution of carbolic acid if feed daily.
However, hypodermic injection as a
treatment in an infected herd involves
less labor than feeding. The method
used with range cattle was to run
them into a chute and inject 10 cubic
centimeters of four per cent carboiic
acid under the skin just behind the
shoulder blade every two weeks. In
cases of impending abortion carbolic
acid can be injected in sufficient
quantities to cause staggering gait
and dilation Of the pupil of the eye
when it should be withheld or from
10 to Is hours and repeated) with no
unsatisfactory after effects.
All males used for breeding should
also be treated, because the disease
may be transmitted through the
medium Of the male unless proper
precautions are observed.
For disinfecting the male the Or
binary two quart fountain syringe
obtainable at most drug stores makes
an ideal apparatus. The longest
rubber nozzle should be used.
If this cannot be secured, an mex
pensive and efficient apparatus may
be made from funnel, piece of
rubber tubing and a metal tube. The
funnel should be large enough to hold
at least a quart. the rubber tubing
long enough to reach from the ventral
side of the body to the backbone, and
the metal nozzle about four inches
long. A pinch-cock is placed on the
tubing near the nozzle.
In the experiment reported either a
one ger cent solution of carbolic acid
lone part of acid crystals in 100 parts
of water) or a one to 1000 solution of
mercuric bichloride containing one
per cent of copper sulphate, was used
and proved efficient. The latter
solution is made by dissolving 10
grains of mercuric bichlorid and one
and one-fourth ounces Of copper sui
phate in two quarts of water.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15
CARBOLIC ACID FOR CONTAGIOUS
ABORTION In CATTLE.

w. j. Taylor of the Montana Elk
pertinent Station says that "when
once herd becomes infected there is
perhaps no other disease which causes
greater losses, either in dairy or beef
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-06-12
WAR VETERANS ARE
MUCH DISAPPOINTED
MAY ASK CORPORATION COM
MISSION TO GIVE THEM
A RATE.

Veterans of the ciyil' war In Tulsa
were very much alarmed Yesterday
when il was announced that be-
cause the railroads of Oklahoma had
refused to grant rates commensurate
with those in other states, that the
trip to the big celebration ON the
battlefield OF Gettysburg had been
abandoned. no far az the Oklahoma
veterans were concerned. A large
number from Tulsa were anticipat-
ing taking the trip and the state had
appropriated money to dcfray the eX-
penses
way out OF the present predca-
ment was suggested yesterday by sew
eral local veterans. and II Is possible
that way will yet be found to So
cure the trip. This suggestion con-
templated taking the matter up
with the corporation commission and
forcing the Oklahoma roads to make
rates on a par with those in other
states. All other states gave the vet
erans of cent mile each way,
while the best the Oklahoma roads
would give was n rate Of . cents pei
mile each way
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-06-12

BOSTON. June 1l.--A fifteen In
ming contest between Boston and
Cleveland ended about sunset with a
0 TO victory for Cleveland. With
the bases full in the final inning, OIL
son stole home. A moment later.
Grancy drew n pass hlling the bases
again. Land singled. sending Jack
son and Lajoie over the plate. Gra-
ney taking third on the throw in.
Granoy then stole home and Land
went to third. Land also tried TO
steal, but Gregg swung at the ball
for the third strike ending the in
ming.
The game was replete with bril-
liant plays, Cleveland getting an
early lead which promised victory
Boston went after Gregg IN the sixth.
and by good hitting and the wildness
of Gregg. scored five runs. Score;