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The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09

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kind is very nutritious or is "good for
the nerves. Or "for the complexion" or
is possessed of some special virtue, yet
there is very little accurate evidence
on which to base such assertions, and,
generally speaking, like many other
popular prejudices or supersht1ons, they
can be traced to beliefs Of earlier
times, when special virtues were at
tributed to precious stones and other
objects.
1t is at all events true that for most
healthy persons the benefits which
come from eating green vegetables in
abundance r due to their general
qualities and not to specific medicinal
virtues which some Of them may pos
sibly possess in small degree. It seems
more than probable that such tonic vir-
tues as those attributed to some Of the
green plants used as spring medicine
were really ascribable to the fact that
they were a very welcome addition to
the winter fare and made the food
more appetizing.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09
STORING VEGETABLES.
The Best Way to Keep Them and Ap.
pies Through the Winter,

pies Through the Winter.
Only good, sound heads Of cabbage
should be selected for winter storage,
says a contributor to the Wyoming
Farm Bulletin. All loose leaves should
be removed and the heads placed on
shelves, if possible, in a cool cellar.
Apples also should be sound and kept
in a cool place. They should be sorted
from time to time and any that are be-
ginning to decay taken out.
Beets, parsnips, carrots, turnips and
such vegetables contain a large per-
centage Of water. Consequently when
stored any length of time they lose a
good deal Of their water and shrink
and wither up. For use in q small
family, where only a bushel or two of
each kind Of vegetable is used during
the winter, storing in sand is the best
way Of keeping them. A layer Of sand
is placed in a box, then a layer Of veg
etables, and 10 on until the box is full.
The sand keeps the moisture in the
vegetables, and they will remain fresh
and plump until spring.
A part Of the crop Of parsnips should
be left in the ground until spring. The
freezing will not injure them in the
least, and they will be Of finer favor
when dug in the spring than in the
fall. Vegetables that have become
shrunken through the loss Of their
moisture a be made plump and
smooth again by soaking for half an
hour in cold water before pairing.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09
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Farm and
Garden
VALUE OF GREEN VEGETABLES

Benefits Due to General Qualities, Not
to Specific Virtues.
Prepared by the United States depart
ment Of agricultural
One Of the marked differences be-
tween the daily fare today and that Of
fifty years ago consists in the increased
supply of green and succulent vege-
tables, a class of food chosen by most
Of us for their refreshing and palatable
qualities more than for their total nu-
tritive value. Not many years ago the
winters supply Of vegetables in all ex.
cept southern countries was limited to
root crops like beets, turnips and pota-
toes and q few other staples, such as
onions and cabbage, which could be
kept in the cellar in comparatively
good condition. New and improved va
rieties Of vegetables, better methods of
cultivation, improvements in transpor.
tation and storage, the great develop
ment of market gardening under glass
and the development Of the canning
and preserving industry have made
succulent vegetables common through
out the year and available in one form
or another for almost every family.
Many Of the succulent vegetables, in
spite Of their solid appearance, contain
a larger proportion Of water than does
milk. Their value in the diet, therefore
and they have a decided value-lies
not in any large quantity Of nutrients,
but in small quantities Of special ma
terials, fruit acids, plant ash, vitamin,
etc., which they provide, in the bulk
which they give the diet and also in
their appetizing qualities, their flavor
and appearance and the variety which
they make possible.
Popular statements are numerous to
the effect that this or that vegetable is
indigestible or that some particular
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09
WINTER KILLING Of ALFALFA.
No Plant Yet Found Proof Against All
Degrees of Temperature.

No Plant Yet Found Proof Against All
Degrees of Temperature.
Agents Of the department of agricul-
ture have spent much time in Siberia
searching for some north Asian species
of alfalfa that cannot be winter killed.
There has been much complaint Of the
winter killing Of alfalfa, and it is prob
able that there always will be some
such complaint. The agents Of the de-
partment of agriculture have not found
a plant that is proof against all man
ner Of temperature changes common to
northern regions.
Now and then an alfalfa field will
be pretty well killed out by cold wealth
er, and another field on the same kind
Of soil and just across the road will
come through the winter in very good
condition. When this happens, you
may set it down that the winter killed
field has been badly handled by the
grower in the summer before.
Here are some Of the reasons for
the winter killing Of alfalfa. Pastur-
ing it down to the ground before win
ter sets in; cutting it too closely late
in the eason and letting it go into the
winter while making a heavy growth.
The heavy, green growth caused by
warm fall weather and long continued
fall rains is a frequent aus Of win
ter killing.
There are some winters, too, when
the snowfall is very light and the
weather Is very severe, and when this
combination occurs alfalfa is likely to
suffer greatly. Like wheat, alfalfa
winters better where it can shelter
under a snow blanket. Many growers
stick to the practice Of moving down
the last crop, letting it lie as it falls
and refusing to pasture the field after
this cutting.
A still better plan and one that is
very popular is to not cut late in the
fall, but to leave a growth Of from six
to eight inches high. This holds the
snow, helps. in protecting the roots
and prevents the heaving and settling
Of the soil that comes from alternate
freezing and thawing. This freezing
and heaving Of the soil are among the
reasons why alfalfa winter kills, as it
loosens the roots and causes them to
die from exposure.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09

FLOWERS IN WINTER.


Flowers, like people, require fresh
air. Ideal conditions of temperature
and ventilation for human beings will
be found satisfactory for flowers.
1t won't hurt plants to have a bath
occasionally to remove the dust from
Che leaves and open up the pores.
This is best done by placing the plant
In the sink or a tub and spraying the
leaves with water. A damp sponge
can be used for this purpose. If neces-
sary a little soap may be used.
If the leaves on your flowers get
yellow and drop off it is quite posi-.
BILE that you have been overwhelming
the plant OF possibly have been drown
ing it. Sometimes plants need water.
ing every day, and, again, once in two
days is enough. No exact rule can be
given. If you rap your knuckles sharp
ly against the pot and it gives fortle a
hollow or ringing sound the plant
needs watering.
In winter the plants should not he
repotted The best time to repot is in
the spring. In winter the roots OF
many plants lie dormant, and the roots
should never be disturbed during this
period. -
One Of the greatest enemies of plants
grown indoors is coal gas. Illuminat.
ing gas is nearly rs bad. The slightest
trace OF gas will retard the growth OF,
the new leaves.-M. r. Ahearn. Kan
sas State Agricultural College.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

The following rules to prevent
the spread Of the infection are
laid down by w. Scott Matthews,
Illinois food commissioner:
Do not visit farms or districts
where the disease is prevalent or
suspected.
, Do not purchase feed or bed
ding from infected districts.
Do not use feed which is liable
to ~lacerate the mouth.
Keep dogs tied up. All stray
!. animals. including birds and pi-
!. geons, should be killed.
Do not permit visitors other
:. than officers or veterinarians to
|. inspect your animals.
> All buildings, feed lots, yards
!. and equipment should be kept in
: a clean and sanitary condition.
!. Drinking troughs should be par
ticularly looked after.
:: Keep all live stock off the high
ways.
. Wash and scald all milk cans
!. as soon as they are returned to
!. the farm.
!. The following diSinfcctnnts
!. will destroy foot and mouth
: germs in one hour: Good white
!. wash: solution Of carbolic acid. ]
: per cent; solution Of washing
. soda. 3 PER cent. or hydrochloric
!: muriat'' acid, l peEscent.
!. DiSin:~ tants sucT% as bich(o-
/ ride and talked lime are liable to
I dry and crack the hOOfs and
+ should not be used on the feet of
!. animals.
/ If the disease is prevalent in
/. your vicinity spray barns thor
1 oughly either with compound
!. cresol solution or a solution of
! chlorinated lime made according
7 to these directions: Chlorinated
/ lime, twenty-five pounds; water,
+ fifty gallons.
|. Water used should be luke
+ warm Strain the solution before
. placing it in the sprayer. Spray
+ the barns soon after the cattle
|. are turned out each morning.
+ The germ is not easily killed
|. by cold. Boiling will destroy it
+ at once.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09
AN ORCHARD is A PAYING INVESTMENT

AN ORCHARD IS A PAYING INVESTMENT.
in one locality may be more crowded
at ~thirty-fve feet apart than the same
variety would be at twenty-six feet
apart in another place. Some varieties
are small growers. If the trees are
pruned closely they may be set closer.
The home fruit grower who has a
limited space should consider all these
things, because he wants to get Just
as many plants on his land as will do
well. As a general guide the follow
ing distances are suggested: Apples
and sweet cherries, thirty feet; pears,
apricots, plums, peaches and sour cher
r1es, t~wenty-four feet; ounces, sixteen
feet; grapes, 6 by 8 to 8 by 10 feet;
stra wberries, / or IL by 4 feet; cur
rants and ~gooseberries, 4 by 6 feet;
raspberries, 4 by 6 feet; blackberrles.
4 by z feet.
There is a man in Somerset county,
Me-, who has found beyond any doubt
that pruning and c%ultivating an orch
ard are as essential to profits as the
picking Of the fruit. This man moved
on to the farm about fifteen years ago.
There were 1900 Baldwin and Green
ing trees in the orchard that were then
twenty-five years old. 1t was evident
that care had been used in setting
them out, but the first year that he
took this farm the orchard bore only
twenty-five barrels.
The next spring he trimmed the or
cbard, pruning all the dead and super
fuous limbs. The next year, though
the season was only fair, the orchard
bore fifty barrels, or double the num-
Der Of the year before. That summer
he bought twenty-five hogs and put
them in this orchard, and they rooted
the old dead sod up around the trees.
That fall he plowed between the trees
and left the hogs in the orchard un-
til late. In the spring he narrowed
the ground thoroughly and planted po-
tatoes. using about a ton of fertilizer
to the acre. The following fall the
orchard produced eighty barrels of
saleable fruit.
That fall he plowed the ground again.
and in the spring he sowed the orchard
to clover. In the fall he plowed in the
crop as a dressing. It is not strange
that under such treatment as men
toned the orchard produced a bigger
crop. But it all paid, and now this
orchard Is bearing about two and one
half barrels on an average a tree each
year, earning money at the rate Of
$3.50 to $500 an acre.
The result has been that the farmers
who before thought luck was against
them In growing apple trees and that
pests were bound to live in their trees
have begun to treat their orchards in
q ~businesslike way. cutting the fungus
,growths from them. spraying the trees.
pruning and working for better fruit.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09

AH46s
lively imperishable nature also adapts
it to long distance shipment, rough
handling and keeping for a considera-
BILE time even under unfavorable con-
ditions.
The onions may remain in the curing
shed until there Is danger Of freezing.
Then they must be either marketed or
placed in winter storage. In the alb
sence Of a curing shed and onion crates
a considerable quantity Of onions could
be cured in a corn crib If one were
available. The onions should be spread
over the floor Of the crib In a layer not
over three or four inches deep. If
there are more onions than enough to
cover the floor false floors about one
foot apart could be put in and thus
the capacity Of the crib greatly in
creased. On a small scale onions may
be spread out in a thin layer in almost
any dry place where the air will circu.
late freely through them. Unless thor
oughly cured onions will not keep.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09
Winter Squash.

The squash is not fully appreciated
by a great many housekeepers. 1t
should occupy a prominent place in the
diet Of every family. The winter va.
rieties are easily kept all winter. They
should be harvested with care to avoid
bruising and stored in a warm, dry
room.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09
a Source 81 panuar.

Unpasteurized skimmilk from cream
cries has been the means OF spreading
foot and mouth disease In some sec.
lions. An creameries in guaranteed
territory should eliminate this danger
by pasteurizing their skimmilk before
&c goes back 10 The farms.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09
DRIVING Seed Corn.

= Drying seed Corn.
Drive nails into a barrel or short
log about every three inches, and on to
each n push the cob end Of an a of
corn. Many bushels Of corn may be
put in a big barrel in this manner.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09
Scientific
Farming
ONION IMPORTANT STAPLE.

A~daptability to Storage In a Mature
State Enhances Ito Value.
The onion is one Of the most impor-
tant vegetable crops grown in the
United States, says a bulletin of the
agricultural experiment station Of the
University Of Illinois. 1t is used in
both the immature and mature stages
and can be found In all large markets
in n or both forms throughout the
entire year. Its ad%aptability to stor-
age in the mature state enhances its
value us a staple product. Its rela-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
Gives Beauty Advice.

Girls, young ladies and misses, it's
no use to spend your coin on rouge
and powder to make yourself look
beautiful. 1t will not improve your
looks. And if you insist upon wearing
small, tight shoes with high heels, you
can depend upon it that they will
bring hard, drawn lines in your face.
Another menace to beauty is four
pound skypiece on your belfry. This
is all according to DR.. Ida G. Nahm,
who makes a sweeping denunciation
of these things. If you want to retain
your youthful beauty for ever and
ever, follow these dictates, says the
doctoress: Plenty of soap and warm
water, lots of outdoor exercise, espe-
cially walking, and drink two quarts
of water every day. These will insure
health, red cheeks and a slim, youth
full figure. Doctor Nahm recommends
the water cure and walks especially
for ladies with too much embonpoint.
She says it's the safest, surest and
quickest way to reduce.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22

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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22

The Wisconsin corrupt practices
act was held to be constitutional by
the supreme court at Madison, Wis.
A bill providing for the submission
of statewide prohibition to the voters
was killed in the senate Of the Michi-
gan legislature. 1t had passed the as
sembly.
A quarter of a million bushels OF
wheat were destroyed in a 100000
fire in the HUM elevator at Minneap-
oils.
Since the opening of the Panama
canal the expenditures have been in
excess of the revenues approximately
10 per cent, due to the cost of main
tenance and operation of the water
way. In the period from July l to
March l the canal authorities have
spent $2,595,0O0 and the canal has
earned $2,334.000.
An epidemic of incendiary fires has
spread panic among residents of Kali
amazoo, Mich. 1t was thought fire.
bugs were trying to destroy the city.
Two downtown business blocks have
been destroyed.
Select and common councils of Phil
adelphia decided to allow the historic
liberty bell to be sent to the Panama
Pacific exposition.
Thirteen persons are dead and TWEEN
ty-seven injured as the result OF a
collision between a street car and a
freight train at Detroit, Mich.
In an interview with a reporter in
New York Victoriano Huerta, former
provisional president of Mexico, was
quoted as saying he would return to
Mexico.
Secretary David F. Houston Of the
United States department of agricul-
ture made the presentation speech
when beautiful statue of Thomas
Jefferson, done in bronze by the late
Karl Bitter, was unveiled at the Uni
versity of Virginia at Charlottesville,
Va. The statue is gift from Charles
r. Crane Of Chicago
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
look a Chance.

Walter Jones'" said the teacher
sternly, you are not attending to the
lesson. Did you hear Jessie Smiths
description of the American product,
hominy?"
"Yes'm," replied the small boy glib.
ly.
"All right, then. Give me a sentence
in which you bring in the word cor.
rectly."
With the courage of despair Walter
replied: "Hominy marbles have your"
Answers
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
HELPLESS Man,

The late Fanny Crosby, author Of
Nearer, My God, to Thee" and in
Vulnerable other hymns, was blind,
but this did not prevent her from see
ing straight into the hearts of men.
A Brooklyn friend of the aged hymn
writer was repeating some of her cpl
grams.
"A Brooklyn bank clerk" she said,
had stolen a lot of money and run off
with chorus girl When told Fanny
Crosby about this she sighed and said:
Every man becomes a fly when a
web of lace is spread
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
Wronn Spoons.

Store Proprietor-What has become
of that clerk we hired last week?
Department Manager had to fire
him.
Incompetent"
Nope. Too much of Joker"
81 don't understand
Miss Giddigad telephoned for a
spoonholder and he asked her If a
hammock would do."-Youngstown
Telegram.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
Bad Language.

Thomas A. Edison on his sixty
eighth birthday said to reporter:
"The result of this war will be a
German republic that in fifty years
will forge ahead Of all of u.s."
The reporter, impressed by Mr.. Edi-
sons war knowledge, asked:
What language do the Belgians use
-Walloon, French, German?"
"Humph," said Mr.. Edison, Il know
well what language I'd use if were a
Belgian"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
Personal

John Bunny, the noted moving pic
ture comedian, is at the point of death
at his home in Brooklyn. He is suf-
fering from weakness of the heart
and disease of the kidneys.
Nelson w. Aldrich, for 30 years
United States senator from Rhode Is
land and Republican leader whose
name was stamped upon tariff and
currency legislation of his party, died
of an apoplectic stroke at his home
in New York. Mr.. Aldrich held a
seat In the United States senate con-
tinually from 1881 to 1911. lie was
seventy-four years old.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, wife of ex.
President Roosevelt. underwent an
operation at Roosevelt hospital In
New York.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
Which. 70 BE Decided Later.

She-But If / can't live on my in
come and you can't live on yours,
where would be the advantage of our
marrying?
He (thoughtfully) -Well, by put
ting or incomes together, one of US
would be able to live, at any rate.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
Had Some Training.

Billy Mooney, after running bar
Der shop in Centerville for two or
three years. decided to become den
tist His Uncle ST. upon hearing of
this decision, dropped in to talk it
over
Eyes, Billy" said he, dentistry is
about the easiest new job you could
tackle. You know how to work the
chair already, so the rest ought to
come easy enough"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
TOUCHES OF ECZEMA
At Once Relieved by cutlcura Quito
Easily. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better than these fragrant super
creamy emollients for all troubles af-
fecting the skin, scalp, hair and hands.
They mean clear skin, clean scalp,
good hair and soft, white hands.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
Makes a Difference.

There is no sadder sight to me-"
said the Socialist orator, than the la
borers empty dinner pail"
"Shure!" said a man in the crowd,
'thot all depinds on whether it's imp
ty before tn aoon hour or after"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
Suggested a Dental Compromise.

Boss, dis yuh toof am mighty nigh
KILN mel" walled Brother Oggy.
How much will it cost to have de
blame thing pulled out?"
Fifty cents" replied the dentist
But, loogy yuh, sab! / hasn't got
but a kuawtah to nah name. KANT
yo-all pull it out half way for dat?"--
Kansas City Star.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
Helpful Advice.

Some Of these social workers
evolve some profound theories"
What now?"
This one advises the poor to mod
ify the cost of living by purchasing
their stuff in barrel lots"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
After the Meeting.

Orators Wife-Did the people APP
plaud?
Orator with bitterness) -Applaud?
They made less noise than a rubber
heel in a feather bed!
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
Many School Children Are sickly.

Children who are delicate, feyerish and cross
will get immediate relief from Mother Grays
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended
for complaining children. A pleasant remedy
for worms. Used by Mothers for 26years' AZ
all Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address,
A, 8. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22
Foreign

The late Nathan Mayer (Baron Roths-
child left an estate of $12 100000, ac-
cording to a provisional estimate
sworn to at London.
The cabinet at Tokyo has fixed No
vember 10 as the date for the corona
ton of Emperor Yoshihito. The diet
has appropriated 100000 yen (s2,-
000,OO0) for the expenses of the cere-
mony.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Bye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Eyes and GRADUATED Byelidsi No smartng-
lust I've comfort Write for Book of the Eye
By mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-04-22

Wash day is smile day if you use Red
Cross Ball Blue, American made, therefore
the best made. Adv.