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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
TO CLEAN WITH GASOLINE
Suggestions That VIII Simplify
Process Of Renovating Solled
Garments.

First run threads Of some contrast
ing color around all spots on the gar
ment to be cleaned-this in order to
give the spots special attention. Pour
boiling water into tub, and in this
set small tub or dishpan, the size
depending upon the size of the article
you intend to clean. Pour gasoline in.
to the smaller vessel and cover the
whole with a heavy cloth for about a
minute, in order to give the gasoline
chance to heat. Then put in your
goods to be cleaned and work it up
and down. giving special attention to
where the threads appear, as you will
not be able to see the spots. When
clean, wiring and shake where there is
plenty of air, to get all the gasoline
possible out before hanging it on the
line to air. Hang coats and waists
on coat-hanger and pin skirts on the
line along the belt so as to keep their
shape.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
Dlarrhoea In Little Plus.

The cause of this trouble is usually
An abrupt change of feed. either of
the mother or Of the pigs. An ex-
elusive diet of alfalfa is responsible
for come Of the intestinal irritation,
shown by watery green diarrhoea ap-
pearing few days after feeding upon
alfalfa. Most animals recover after
several days purging. but succumb
from weakness. Another source of
the trouble is dirty. unsanitary sur
roundings with stagnant water for
drinking purposes.
Treatment naturally should consist
OF change Of the conditions SO far
as possible. A change Of feed should
be given gradually, and In alfalfa
feeding little grain is indicated un-
til the little pigs become accustomed
to the alfalfa ration.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
HOW TO BLANCH SWEETBREAC
Soak In Cold Water for Two Hours,
Then Let Them Come to
Boil,

AS soon as the sweetbreads come
from the market place them in a bowl
of cold water and let them soak for
at least two hours. and longer if they
seem to need it. Change the water
three times, or until it remains quite
clear. Allow a little salt in each wa.
ter. Drain them, place them in a
porcelain lined saucepan, cover with
cold water and place over the fire and
let come to boil, adding a pinch OF
salt. Thi- blanches them. Then drain
them and cover with cold water to
freshen. When cold, drain them thor
oughly, press in shape with the hands
and fold in clean cloth and set in a
clean place until ready to use them. If
you wish to slice them place a weight
on them to f1atten them.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
DESTROY THE STORKS
IN GERMANY THEY ARE CONslDL
Erred ENEMIES OF SPORT.
Prejudice 10 Resulting In Their Sys-
tematlc Slaughter In Parts Of the
FatherIand, and tho Blrds Ar
Rapidly Being Trimmed Out.

No one who has any delight In
Hans Andersen's tales can hear
unmoved that the stork has fall
en- upon evil times Four years
ago 1t was noticed that they were
building less on Turkish house-tops
and their diminishing numbers were
regarded by the superstitious Otto
mans as an evil omen for the future
OF the race In Europe. On leaving
europe at the end of summer, they
seem to penetrate far down the in
terror OF Africa. One that had been
caught and marked in Prussia was
captured In Natal. near Colenso.
whether the disappearance Of wild
animals from South Africa before the
advance of the settlers also affects the
storks Is question not yet settled
However that may be, attention is,
Deing drawn anew to their dwindling
NUMBERS In Alsace, now that they are
getting ready to leave for the south.
German scientists have ascertaine6
tnat they are also getting fewer in
the Palat1nate, Hesse, and Franconia.
Inc country people are making va
nant EFFORTS to maintain the numbers
OF their visitors by placing artificial
nests on the roofs of their houses, and
even by feeding them artificially.
But the forks in Germany have to-
contend with a prejudice most Diff
ncult to eradicate. They are looked
upon as enemies of sport 1t is true
that they sometimes raid the families
OF hares or find their food in ponds.
well stocked with fish. But the dam
age they do in this way is negligible,
In comparison with the great boon
they confer on farmers by destroying.
mice and moles.
II we we are to believe the German
pathological paper. "Mitteilungen
uber die Vogelwelt," a bad example,
IN the treatment of this useful bird
has been set in high places. The
Grand Duke of Oldenburg is said to,
have given orders for the curtailing Of
the number of storks in his state.
Fifty per cent. of them are to be shot.
down. BY depriving the female birds
or their male admirers, the Grandi
Duke hopes to "cut down the birth
rate" The German paper containing
this announcement protests against a.
barbarity which deprives villages Of
their old-established guests. but it.
adds that similar cases are reported
from Upper Franconia, where the
owners of sporting estates are actual
ly compelling the peasants to remove
the storks' nests perched on their cot
tage roofs.
The paper appeals to the public to-
put stop to this work of destruction.
In Alsace happily such brutal methods.
are unknown. There the bird which,
symbolizes such venerable traditions.
is treated with universal respect.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
Tho Hog Cot In Sections,


h convenient and has other advan-
tages, 1t is hard to keep clean. and II
. contagious disease breaks out the
chances are that all the herd will
take it. The bottom timbers of my
hog cot are by 6's, placed up eight
inches and made to lap over at the
corners. where pin holds them in
place when set up. The top timbers
IRE by As, made in the same way.
The dimensions Of the cot are s by s
feet. 6 feet high in front and AZ
feet at the back. l find that such a
house can be. built for 81.
1t Is best to make such a house of
matched lumber, but inch boards a
foot wide and we'll battened are good.
place q guard along the wall of each
cot. a 2 by 6 that extends outward
and Is six or eight inches above the
door. This protects the pigs from be-
ing rolled on when they are young.
have five Of these cots now and will
build five more. They are easily kept
dry and clean, may be moved about
where wanted and when not in use for
hogs may be used to house chickens
or calves.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
FIRST CARE OF BROOD SOWS
should Be Kept In Thrifty Condition
Without Laying on Much Fat
Making 81 Cot.

The frst care of the brood SOW
should be to keep her IN thrifty con.
d1tion without laying on much fat. A
week or ten days before narrowing
time put her in fattening pen and
let her get accustomed to her new
quarters. Feed little bran each
meal, which has a laxative effect and
makes narrowing easier Scratching
and petting SOW while feeding is
time we'll spent, although 1t may seem
Ridiculous to some, writes Edward B.
Chalk in the Farmers Mail and
Breeze. BY treatment of this kind I
have in one week tanned an old SOW
that looked like a man-eater so /
could handle her pigs.
I prefer the hog cot or the individ-
al hog house. While the large house
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
Volclno His Plea.

mot guilty." exclaimed the prisr.
oner. "An' OF can prove it,"
THAT remains to be seen." observed
the Judge.
"Whio," continued the prisoner in
aggrieved tones when the man was.
robbed. yer worship. what could Or
be dom in the house when OF wasn't
there at all at all. but was three doors,
down beyont the lamppost moinding:
the baby? Sure, eny one in the,
strate could have heard me singin'
away. for It's moighty powerful
voice Oh have. an it's many a tonne,
Olive"
"Stop-stop," cried the Judge angri-
ly. What on earth has your voice to,
do with it,"
"He only means. your worship" ex-
planned Pats counsel. smiling blandly,.
that he can prove a lullaby."-An-
swers.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
Handy Milk Stool.

seat, 10 by II inches. Is nailed across
the top of the side pieces. The board
for the pail, by II inches, is nailed
across the under side of the side
pieces so that the pail is inches low
er than the seat Of the mixer. The
back legs are Pinch pieces, II inches
long, and the front leg is a round
piece attached by mailing small
piece Of inch board below the pail
rest, and boring a hole through both
boards. This stool Is light and handy,
and easily made by a boy handy with
tools.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
Bought and Paid For.

you say this Is worth S." said the,
wary customer. Nov, do you guar
antee that I'm getting S. worth Of
value for my money!"
give dollars worth Of value!" fash
ed the bright young clerk. "Why, mis-
ter, for every one of them things We,
turn out there's four middlemen. sew
enty-eight drummers. five banks, two.
railroad pools, eighteen advertising
agencies, seven lawyers and 842 bill
boards all running up expense ao-
counts and adding value to that there
article SO fast that the company's
practically giving you the "a cents
spent on patent royalties, shop up
keep, raw material and labor."-Puck.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
1--WE ,STOCK7
e6rR0HES-AS
Don't overwork the mare: It wonr

Don't overwork the mare; 1t won't
pay. &
It is as easy to teach colt good
manners as faulty ones.
II grass is short, be sure to feed q
succulent ration OF some kind.
The manners of the horse usually
reveal the temper of his owner.
A good Shropshire flock should av.
erage nine to ten pounds of wool.
Unless man has a great love for
. horse he should not handle colts.
The cause Of unthrifty pigs can
often be traced to filthy swill bar
rel.
No animal that gets only feed
enough to support life can make q
gain or profit.
Silage is highly relished by young
stock and by idle cows. as we'll as
those in milk.
A five cent straw hat filled with
leaves dipped In water may save q
5000 brood mare.
Silage is well adapted for fattening
lambs and for a part ration for win
tering breeding sheep
Don't leave the sheep in a dry, short
pasture. Give them a chance in a
fresh pasture, or give a good grain ra-
ton.
Most horsemen have had unfavor-
able results from feeding silage to
horses. A few report 1t a satisfactory
feed.
Silage Is not Of much vaiue to hogs,
except when given In small feeds for
a variety and an appetizer. Hogs
show less liking for silage than any
nAAAr class Of farm animalA
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
Eqo Slaw.

Take small white head of cab.
bage and cut fine oD rolling board
with tin can; add salt and pepper;
take three hard boiled eggs, chop
fine. mix with the cabbage and place
In vegetable dish with q cover.
Place frying pan on the hot stove
aid put in it teacupful Of vinegar,
half teacupful of granulated sugar,
and butter the size of an egg: beat
one egg in a teacup. fill with thick
cream. stir into the boiling vinegar
and let boil. Pour over the cabbage
and cover; garnish with slices of hard
boiled eggs, eat warm in dessert dish
es.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
Scalloped Tomatoes.

Season one-half can of tomatoel
with teaspoonful of salt, half tea.
spoonful of pepper and the juice OF
an onion. Add cupful Of finely
minced celery. Butter baking dish
First put in half Of the tomatoes
then layer of buttered soda crack.
ers. sprinkle with two heaping table
spoonfuls of grated cheese. Then add
the remainder OF the tomatoes,
sprinkle the tops with cracker crumbi
and bits Of butter and bake 20 min
utes.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
DAIRNUITy

Don't give the calves too much
skimmilk these days.
Clean mud of Of the cows uddera
and TANKS before milking.
The hand separator must be washed
and scalded twice day now.
The separator should never be al
lowed in the barn or near 1t.
Milk from a fresh COW is good for
the table after the ninth milking.
A good COW is hard to buy nova
days. The only alternative Is to raise
her.
Never attempt to keep summer but.
ter for early fall prices because it will
not keep.
Cows fed we'll before turning them
on heavy forage crop will not be in
danger of bloating.
Sometimes a dose OF Glauber's salts
will cure case of bloody milk. De-
ponds on the cause.
For q COW that refuses to let down
her milk, a feed OF something while
milking is often helpful.
The production of high grade dairy
products without a plentiful supply of
ice is next to impossible.
An enterprising farmer living near
a town of 5000 or more, can sell
every pound of his butter at full retail
prices or little above the year round.
For several years we have bought
farm butter from the same farmer at
two cents above retail market price
every month in the year and glad to
get It.
The day has forever passed when
the progressive dairyman allows his
cows to be brought, running or excited
into the barn. By . dog or . boy with
a whip.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
TWO Most Needed Thlnss Are spraysr
and RepelIent-Cool Blanket
10 Also Beneficial.
By N. A. COvERDELL)

A good sprayer and reliable fly re-
pellent will pay for themselves about
twenty times during the fly season, to
say nothing OF the comfort afforded
tho animals and the satisfaction you
Will derive from milking q quiet COW.
II you don't feel like investing in a
spraying outfit, have your wife make
you long. cool blanket out Of cheese
cloth or some other light material and
spread it over the cow while milking.
This, however, is beneficial at milk
Ing time only. The one thing that will
prevent the flies from sucking the life
blood and consequently the milk from
the best Of your herd, is to spray, and
spray thoroughly while you are at 1t.
See that the cows have some sort
Of good shade. They simply cannot
stand out in the scorching heat all day
and do as we'll as they would II pro-
tected from the midday sun.
II natural shade is not available. 1t
Will take you but an hour or SO to set
some tall posts and make a satisfac-
tory shade out of small brush, old
straw or boards. The cows must have
shade.
Too many farmers let their cows
rustic water from foul sloughs or from
. tank filled with water warm enough
to wash dishes in.
This Is not merely q question OF
comfort and satisfaction to the cows.
Neither Is 1t necessary simply to add
to your dairy products.
Sanitation demands that the princi-
pal element entering into the compo-
sition Of milk be strictly pure-free
from every vestige Of disease or filth
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
A "Grade" Percheron.

lence and distribution of grade stall
lions In the state.
Minnesota has law framed along
the lines of the Wisconsin measure.
Pennsylvania and Utah have adopt
ed similar laws and other states have
restrictive measures under considera-
ton.
The effect of these laws is to make
the owner of each non-registered stall
lion declare his horse grade" On
handbills that are posters SO that no
one may be deceived as to his pedi-
gree.
The situation abroad is very much
better than in this country. In fact,
practically no scrub, grade or non
registered stations are used for pub
lis service.
carried on by DR.. A. S. Alexander Of
Wisconsin it was found that of all
the stations in the state, 60 per cent
were grade stations and only 40 per
cent. pure bred.
Some of the specimen horses used
for public service are remarkable ex-
hibitions Of wretchedly bad, run
down and diseased animals. The illus
trations are from photographs of
Grade Hambletonian" and Grade
Percheron," which travelled through
out the state for service. One is 1873
hands in height and weighs $50
pounds, and he is not the worst in the
lot, by any means.
The effect of breeding from such
stock Is apparent in the very low
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
WEED OUT GRADE STATIONS
Effect Of Breeding From Such Stock
10 Apparent In Very Low Grade
Of Horses Produced.

The education of the average far
mer as to the importance of good
breeding in the production of horses
makes slow progress. The majority
and this is not over-stating the fact
are not yet prepared to pay a de-
cent price for stallion service. pre-
ferring to use scrubs because they
are cheap.
Some Of the states have passed
stallion laws containing some excel
lent features. Wisconsin has q H.
cense law which prevents the preva.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
Pumpkins for Hogs and Cows.

1t Is surprising that more pumpkins
are not fed to pigs and cows which
rave access to alfalfa pasture In the
tall. For brood sows and shoats, and
sven for fattening hogs a ration Of
pumpkins will give good results. It
has been found that raw pumpkins
Will give as good results as though
they were cooked. II cooked and
some grain sprinkled over them hogs
Will eat more OF them, which II tho
ouly advantage. In feeding COWS the
seeds should be removed II fed In
large quantities. for the seeds. If fed
In considerable quantity, will inter.
fere with the digestion and cause q
decrease In the milk flow.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
Personal Investigation,

An old woman walked into a bank
in Inverness. threw down her deposit
book. and said she wished to draw
all her money. Having got 1t, she re-
tired to a corner of the room and
counted 1t b. She then marched up to
the teller. and exclaimed: "Ay. thatD
doe. ma man: list pit 1t back again.
only wanted to see II Il was q:
yicht."-Dundee News.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
Stew With Vegetables,

Put In kettle over the fire with
plenty of cold water. Let come to q
boil. skim thoroughly. boil two hours,
then add onions. carrots and turnipa
cut fine. Salt and pepper to taste.
Cook one-half hour longer, then add
sliced potatoes. Cook until done
thicken q little and serve.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
A "Grade" Hambletonlan.

grade of horses produced. Water can
not rise above its level, neither can q
grade stallion raise the blood level Of
his progeny above that of his own
veins In quality.
The use of such sires, therefore,
means retrogression and a great
damage to the farmers of any state.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
Serious Mistake.

Don't make the mistake Of thinking
that any dirty thing is good enough
TOR the hog just because he has the
reputation of being a dirt-loving ami.
NAL No doubt this common mistake
has caused more disease among hogs
than any other one thing.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
ANOTHER STOOL FOR MILKING
Directions for Making Light and Con-
vsnient Device by Anyone
Handy With Tools.

In a recent issue noticed some cuts
Of milking stools, so thought would
send you description of mine. l
have used such one for many years
and ind 1t very handy, writes A. o.
Toune in the Wisconsin Agricultur.
list. The side pieces are of inch stuff,
inches wide by 20 inches long. The
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-23
ParadoxlcaI.

What this town needs is a few fu
nerals."
Eyes, that would probably put some
life into It,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-05

such sure shot with his double barreled
advice, that the Widder Balkhum rode 10
miles to consult him, Immediately after
the death Of Bill Balkhum, her excuse
for husband. William married and
started in life with plenty of money
his folks was rich; lands aplenty, cattle.
cotton and money to burn. Bill develops
a thirst for liquor in it's various forms
He surrounded more kinds of liquid dam
nation than the state lines of Ohio He
blowed in his money with both hands,
and finally he got to buying liquor by the
barrel, and keeping it on tap in the
smokehouse. He spent his last hundred
dollars for barrel of chemical whisky,
purchased from a bust-head laboratory
in Chattanooga, and in the effort to alb
sorb all of that sheep-dip Bill pegged out
and died, good and proper, leaving an
interesting widow, three fat hounds and
a part of a barrel of pop-skull disinfect-
ant.
"Old Deak heard the Widder's state
ment about the demise of her late Boozer,
how he had drank himself to death. and
had left her no money, and she begged
to be told how to raise some money for
funeral expenses and her own board and
keep. Old Deak Ramsey seriously sliced
off a handful of Stingy-green chewing
tobacco, crossed his legs, cleared his
throat, and solemnly advised her to pour
Bill back into the barrel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-05
Careless Surgeon May Do Harm

Hardly a week goes by that some pa
tient who hase undergone an operation
does not find that he has been enriched
by a pair of scissors, a lancet q piece
of gauze, a finger ring or some similar
foreign body, which, through the negt-
genee of the surgeon or his assistants.
has been sewn up in the wound.
How 1t happens that even the best sur
geons are thus frequently exposing them
selves to the charge of gross careless
ness or even malpractice can be more
easily accounted for than excused.
In up-to-the- minute hospitals no opera
tion, however simple, Is performed by q
surgeon single-handed. Usually the oper-
ating surgeon is assisted by at loasr two
or three other doctors, three nurses and
an anaesthetist, besides an orderly who
carries the various articles needed back
and forth, says the New York An eri-
can. All Of the doctors and nurses are
fully covered from head to foot in white.
sterilized linens. Their hands, arms, faces
and hair are thoroughly disinfected, and
even eyeglasses and finger rings are care
fully freed OF germs.
After the incision has been made the
busy assistants and nurses adeptly and
in a fash stitch up each bleeding spot.
So quickly is this accomplished nowadays
that even in a tedious operation on the
kidneys or appendix lasting several hours
1t is rarely that the patient loses more
than thimbleful of blood.
Between the slkillful moves OF the chief
surgeon the others stanch the drops of
blood with pincers, forceps needles and
sterile gauze. Everything that reaches
the wound is thoroughly sterilized and
perfectly free of germs.
But with 20 busy hands, 200 busy fingers
and thumbs, all at work at the same time
over a gaping wound and handling many
hundreds of small instruments, such as
lancets, scalpel, forceps, scissors, needle
holders, Nth Of gauze and silk, 1t Is hard
ly any wonder that every now and then
one of the instruments or a piece of gauxe
is stitched up in the wound.
According to the doctors, none Of these
foreign bodies.' If free of germ life
can do any harm. Human tissues they
point out, cannot be injured by Steel ir.>n
gold, ntckle-plated or linen materials
Instruments, gauze or even rubber ma '
be allowed to remain in a clean-cut wound
for years without harm of any kind re.
sulting.
But despite the utmost care of the
nurses responsible for the sterilizing OF
the instruments and other articles to bf
used in, the operation It is quite possible
that germs may still remain or find lodge.
ment after the sterilizing process has
been completed.
Despite the assurances of the do It, RS
therefore, the patients interested are 10th
to admit that foreign bodies thus left ir
their wounds can in no way harm them
1t is true that the only reason a splinter
a rusty nail pin or a needle that gets
into ones throat, foot or finger causes
damage, sometimes death, is because OF
dirt and microbes that cling to them
Although everything animate and mai