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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-17
Contagious Abortion.

There is great deal of agitation al
the present time regarding greater
production of food products in the
Northwest. Perhaps one of the most
vital problems is the matter of elm
mating disease from, our herds and
flocks. Contagious abortion is germ
disease which causes the deah of un-
born elves and causes annual losses OF
millions of dollars. The agriculture
department haas a number of copies of
U. S. bulletin on this fatal disease,
for free distribution to stock men.
If this disease continues to increase,
it will soon surpass tuberculosis,
which is now thought to stand first
among animal diseases in point of
economic loss.
A bull may spread the germ from
diseased COW to healthy animals.
One aborting COW in the herd may in
feet the whole herd.
Every COW that shows the disease
should be isolated. The fetus and all
discharges should be burned or buried
and the stall disinfected thoroughly
The cow should be treated systemat-
ically with mild antiseptic douches,
and she shouldy not be bred again
within two months, and not then if the
discharge has not ceased.
The premises should be cleaned, dis
infected thoroughly and thereafter
maintained in sanitary condition.
A cow that has aborted is likely to
become immune to the disease, there
fore if she is profitable animal it is
bets to keep her.
This valuable bulletin takes up in
detail the symptoms, spread, diagnos-
is, preventives and treatment of abor-
ton. 1t emphaizes the fact that Nc
Reliable Cure for Abortion in Known
From time to time the Dairy De.
partment of the University farm is.
sues little booklet containing names
and asddreses of farmers who raise
pure bred ndairy cattle. This serves
as valuable reference for prospective
buyers. If you have any pure brec
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-17

dairy cattle on your place it may pay
to have your namse listed in the next
issue of the booklet. This service is
free.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-17
Vaiation in Price of Butterfat.
The market for butterfat outside

The market for butterfat outside OF
cooperative creameries generally
paws two cents under New York price
of butter extras, less freight. During
the past two weeks some markets
went up two cents above the New
York market, and we know of small
cooperative creameries that are los
ing patrons through this sudden rise.
We wish to say that farmers who
find it easy to leave their home cream
cry for a seemingly more favorable
market for the time being, should re-
raember that it is not easy to regain
q cooperative creamery that has once
failed. We were in community last
week where the cooperative creamery
had closed a number of years ago and
where every store was now buying
cream. This town had shipped out ov-
err 100000 pounds of butterfat during
the year 1916. The average price re-
ceived by the farmers was two cents
under New York. The average price
of New York extras for 1916 was 34.9
cents. Any number of our good COOP
erative creameries paid an average
price of 3S cents for 1916. This means
that these farmers lost $4,000 for the
year or the price of a good creamery.
Does it pay?-A. J. Mcclure, Univer-
sity Farm.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-17
The Calf Path


should,
But made trail all bent askew,
A crooked trail, as all calves do.
Since then three hundred years have
fled,
And l infer the calf is dead.
But still he left behind his trail,
And thereby hangs my mortal tale.
The trail was taken up next day
By lone dog that passed that way,
And then a wise bellwether sheep
Pursued the trail DER vale and steep;
and drew the flock behind him, too,
AS good bellwethers always do.
and from that day, DER hill and glade,
Through those old woods a path was
made.
And many men wound in and out,
And lodged and turned and beat about
And uttered words of righteous wrath
Because twas such a crooked path;
But still they followed-do not laugh
The first migrations of that calf,
And through the winding wood way
stalked,
Because he wobbled when he walked.
This forest path became lane
That bent and turned and turned
again;
This crooked lane became a road,
Where many a poor horse with his
load,
Toiled on beneath the burning sun,
And travelled some three miles in one.
And thus century and half
They trod the footsteps of that calf.
The years passed on in swiftness fleet,
The road became a village street;
And this, before men were aware,
A city's crowded thoroughfare.
And soon the central street was this
OF renowned metropolis.
And men two centuries and a half
Trod in the footsteps of that calf.
Each day hundred thousand rout
Followed the ziggy calf about,
And DER his crooked journey went
The traffic of continent.
A hundred thousand men were led
By one calf near three centuries dead.
They followed still his crooked way,
And lost one hundred years day;
or thus such reverence is lent
To we'll established precedent.
A moral lesson this might teach
Were ordained and called to preach;
For men are prone to go it blind
Along the calf path of the mind,
And work away from sun to sun
They followed in the beaten track,
And out and in and forth and back,
And still their devious course pursue,
To keep the path that others do.
They keep the path sacred groove,
Along which all their lives they move;
but how the wise old wood gods
laugh,
Who saw the first primeval calf.
All, many things this tale might teach
but l am not ordained to preach.
Anonymous.
Rust
To remove rust from dishes, rusty
plows, or rusty grain drill shoes
make a solution of one pint of SUI
phuric acid and one quart of water
In preparing this solution pour the
acid into the water. Be sure and 60
not pour the wst:r into the acid, as
considerable heat is generated and you
rlay have trouble. After this is thor
oughly mixed it can be applied to the
parts of the machine that it is neces-
sary to clean, either with rag or
T-lisp of hay. In applying this solu-
ton, care should be taken that the
hands do not come in contact wit hthe
solution. A rag tied at the end of a
s. ok, or a wisp of hay tied to a stick
i he safest way of handling it.
The varnish can be taken off of .
new plow by using pail of hot water
to which can of I've has been added.
Whitewashing the interior of the
chicken house adds to its appearance
and is great assistant in keeping the
-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-17

house clean and fresh. An excellent
white-wash disinfectant can be made
as follows:
Mix: peck unslacked lime, 2 lbs.
common coarse salt, l gal crude car
bolic acid-dilute to 40 gals. with
water.
The following is a good white-wash
used in large factories and recon-
mended by insurance companies:
Cd Mix 62 pounds Il busheD of
quicklime, Stacked with Is gallons o.
water. Keep barrel covered unit!
steam ceases to rise. Stir occasionally
to prevent scorching.
(2) Two and one-half pounds of rye
flour, beat up in one-half gallon o.
cold water, then add two gallons of
boiling water.
(3) Two and one-half pounds COM
mon rock salt, dissolved in two and
one-half gallons of hot water.
Mix (2) and 60 and then pour in
% and stir until all are well mixed.
Oiling and Mending Harness.
Before a harness is oiled it should
be thoroughly cleaned of all foreign
substance by scraping off accumulated
dirt with a dull knife and then wash
ing with CASTLE soap or regular har-
ness soap. 1t should then be hung up
to dry, but not in the sun. When it is
thoroughly dry, it should be inspected
to find where it needs mending. Every
break and every place that shows any
sign of giving way should be repaired.
When the repairing is in the line of
sewing, this should be done with a
waxed thread, but when this is impos-
sible, mending may be done by using
copper rivets, which are readily OBJ
tainble at every general or hardware
store. In using these rivets, care
should be taken to punch in the leath-
er as large hole as may be necessa-
ry to receive the rivet, and no larger.
After mending has been done, the
harness should be gone over thorough
ly with harness oil, care being taken
not to apply more than the leather
will readily absorb. The harness
should then be hung to dry in the
shade, and, after the oil has disap-
peared should be gone over with q
cloth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-17

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
BUSINESS FAILURES FEWER.
Less in April Than in Any Month Back
to June, 1912

NEW YORK, May 3.-That the new
foreign conditions have not weakened
the position of trade and industry is
evidenced by the continued decline in
the business mortality, fewer failures
occurring i'll April than in any month
back to June, 1912, with the smallest
Indebtedness since last October. En-
Guiding banks and other fdueiary sus-
pensions, defaults in the United States,
as reported by r. G. Dun & Co, mum
bered only 1869 or l3 per cent less than
in March, and involved 2,5s7 ,2l3, a
IS per cent reduction in the latter
The comparison with year ago,
WHEN there were 1,399 insolvencies for
$lS,3S2 ,637, is even more favorable,
and as eontrasted with the high point
for the period--April, l9l5-the nu-
mercial decrease is As per cent and the
contraction in amount over 20 per cent
Not in nearly a decade, in fact, has the
number of April failures been so limit
ed, while the liabilities are the light
est for the month since 1907 When
the steady increase in new enterprises
IS considered, the exhibit is all the
more gratifying, and demonstrates Nat
with the country generally prosperous
relatively few concerns are meeting
with reverses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
Kaempf Says President Will
son Has Shown Preju-
dice for England
DEFENDS STAND
OF THE GERMANS
Says Decisive Point of the Worlds
War Is Approaching and That u
Boats Will Show How Germans Can
Avenge Starvation War

AMSTERDAM, May 5, via London
The German reichstag resumed its ses-
sion yesterday The president of the
chamber, DR.. Johannes Kaempf, i'll his
opening address, speaking of the entry
of the United States into the war, SAID
new and mighty opponent had joined
the ranks OF Germany 5 enemies. Pres
idcnt Wilson in a message to congress
on April >. he declared, said he was
waging war against the Germans in
the interests of mankind and on. the
ground of justice. ~ IS.
President Wilson, Dr.JKaempf con-
tinucd, had lost his sight IN making
this assertion since5the had not stirred
a finger to hinder England when Eng
land announced her war of starvation
against Germany, war in violation of
all human and international rights;
President Wilson had lost his sight
when he rejected the German proposal
TO secure the lives of Americans on
| American vessels in certain routes
which carried no contraband and bv
this rejection exposed his own compa
triots to danger and death.
| . President Wilson, said Dir
! Kaempf, represents the German people
as without viii of their own and a'
| having been driven into the war by {
group of ambitious people, but he tell
nothing of the long years of encircle
ment and Vaccinations against them
lnothing of the enemies recently
strongly expressed will to destroy Ger
many.
+" The German people rose August I
1914, rs one man and still fight toda.
to defend their freedom, independence
and life. President Wilson says he ha
no quarrel with the German people 70
whom he only entertains Svmpath,
and friendship
=" President Wilson desired by hi
message to sow discord in Germany
'tAs president Of the German reichsta g
(which is elected on the freeest fran
elise in the world, ! declare that thi
, effort viii come to naught; that it wi
have no inllRence on the common sens
of our people and that President Wi
son will bite granite. =
This remark evoked thunderous ~
| lplausc.
''Witl our truest heart ) blood W
| established the German kaiserdom an
| with our truest heart 5 blood we sha
fight for the kaiser and the empir
(Renewcd apldauseE What our for,
fathers fought for aud onged 70
what we have achieved on the BATH
field, will not perish even at Presider
Wilson ; word of command.
We decline all interference by
foreign government in our internal a
fairs. Ii all signs are not misleadin
the decisive point Of the world s VIZ
j. approaching. We see our death-d
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
PASSIONIST FATHERS.
Mission to Be Opened in Roman Catho-
lie Parish Sunday

The Passionist fathers OF Hoboken,
y j., will open mission in St
Michael S Roman Catholic parish sun
day. May 6, ut the high mass. 1t i
the first time in the history OF the
parish that the Passionists have
preached a mission here. No doubt
the entire congregation will turn out
to greet them Their reputation rs
preachers is well known. Their SER
mons are preached from platform on
which Is raised a large cross with the
image of the Crucifed One thereon.
They appeal to the common sense of
their hearers, through the Passion Of
Jesus Christ which is Il subject that
concerns everyone.
The first week is for the women. and
Twill open at 80 Sunday evening and
will close the following Sunday after
noon. The exercises are as follows:
Mass at ) a. m. followed by a sermon.
| The community mass for both men and
women every day during the mission
viii be said at a. m. followed by q
sermon In the evening at $50 reel
tation of the Rosary, instruction and
| sermon, followed bv benedietion of
| of the Blessed Sacrament.
| The men S mission will open Nav Is
| following the same exercises as above
| The children S mission will open Sun
day afternoon, May &, and will last
| three days. z----
| At the s clock mass every mornin.
IeveryonH in the parish who'c can do s,
lis shvited TO attend. There will b.
tables placed in the rear of the church
1 Whnre rpliuious articles NAV no mo
cured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

working in the home for Mrs. f. H.
Blanchard
BY the addition of cypher the 80
books given by the American Tract So
eiety to the Baptist Sunday school was
made to read 500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lindsey and lit
tie son, Floyd, of Brattleboro, spent
sunday with Mrs. Lindsey's mother,
Mrs. Lettie Dutton.
A meeting Of the Dorcas guild will
be held at the Congregational vestry
Friday afternoon. Supper will be
served to the members.
May came in with temperature
more like winter than spring, and the
fall of snow covering the ground
Wednesday inurning~ eoniprtedh ;rfc eflc
lusiGn.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Batchelder and
family of Granite Falls, Mimi, are ex-
peeted this week to visit in the home
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B.
Batehel1er
The food sale by the Ladies Aid So
cietv in the Baptist vestry Tuesday
afternoon proved success despite the
unfavorabla weather. Every article of
food was quickly sold and about $50
was cleared for the society.
Among those from this village who
attended the missionary conference in
Brattleboro April % were: Rev r. H.
| Bosworth, Rev. j. r. Lawrence, +. l..
Hastings, Mrs. O. w. Follett, Miss En-
ma Bushnell and Miss Catherine Plant.
\ wedding took place in the Baptist
parsonage Tuesday evening, when Miss
Ada Willard Lane of Gloucester, Mass,
was married to Earl II. Derry of this
town. Miss Lane had been spending
the winter here with Mrs Daisy Will
liams. Mr.. Derry has rented Mrs. An
nette Townshend 5 tenement and the
lcouple will begin housekeeping at once.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
MANY ACRES ALREADY
UNDER CULTIVATION
One Hundred and Sixteen Special
Acres Being Prepared for Crops in
st. Johnsbury.

ST. JOHNSBURY, May 3. This
towns response to the appeal of
President Wilson for the production of |
food has been generous and enthusi- |
astic. All have entered into the prof |
eet with spirit which will win the
war. Already ll6 acres of land have
been taken and are being prepared for
the raising of produce. Many resi-
dents of the town have plowed the
land surrounding their dwellings and
will plant within Il short time.
The +. & T. Fairbanks Company
lead with the amount of land given
over for the campaign. Ninety acres
of the company land are divided as
follows: 80 acres on the company farm
which will be planted with potatoes;
Us acres divided among the men in
quarter acre lots, to be cultivated
as the employees see fit; 30 acres of
company land at Walden, which win
be set with oats. More land is being
taken up by the employees daily and it
| is expected that a total of 200 men
Twill have taken onc-quarter acres In
| a short time. Frank II. Brooks. presi
dent of the company, is cultivating
eight acres of his own land upon
which he intends to raise potatoes,
beans. and garden truck this season.
The campaign among the French
speaking population of st. Johnsbury
has yielded excellent results, as "a of
Their number have taken one-quarter
acres which will be cultivated as the
gardeners see fit. This land totals l6
acres. and large yield is expected.
Some weeks ago the Sclectmen
voted to turn over the town farm
Hand to those desiring to cultivate il
and already three half acres have
been signed for and il is expected
THAT the entire ten acres will be taken
up within short time. This laat
will be cultivated in whatever manner
the lesSees desire.
In every section of st. Johnshur,
and surrounding territory people are
seen ploughing up the land surround
Z ing their homes, which heretofore hac
; been used as lawns and flower gar
) dens. 1t is impossible to estimate tn
+ amount of land which is being put t.
the pillow in this manner, but there i
mo doubt but that the total acreage j
tlargc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
TOWNSHEND.
Drama Presented to Crowded House.

The T. G. r., society fully sustained
it's well deserved reputation. for good
entertainments and enjoyable dances
Friday evening, when the drama,
Above the Clouds, was presented to II
crowded house, The plot and action
were smoothly worked out and each
character was portrayed in "A natural
ald creditable manner. Applause
was frequent and laughter alternated
with serious attention in the many
touching scenes. TableauX were ar
ranged at the dloSei of each act. Lett
singers ,0rehestta of three pieces, fur
nished music between the acts and
Miss Florcaee Howard gave as a solo.
The Kerry DANCE Ice cream was on
sale until the hall could be cleared
for dancing, in which over 60 couples
joined.
The receipts Of the evening were
over 800. The proceeds viii be given
by the society to the Red Cross
Among those present during the even.
ing were many representatives from
| Newfane, WiRiamsville, Dummerston
Grafton, East Dover, Jamaica aud
| Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

People who are forced to stand on
their feet all day know what sore, ten.
der, sweaty, burning feet mean. They
use "Tiz. and "Tiz cures their
feet right up. II keeps feet in per.
feet condition. "Tiz is the only
remedy in the world that draws out ah
the poisonous cxudations which puff
MP the feet and cause tender, sore,
tired, aching feet. II instantly stops
the pain in corns, callouses and bun
ions. It's simply glorious. All! how
comfortable your feet feel after using
"Tiz. You II never limp or draw up
your face in pain. Your shoes won I
tighten and hurt your feet.
Get n 2j.cent box fof "TH >, now
from any druggist. Just think! q
whole years foot comfort for"only p
ccnts.-Adv. s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

fying troops withstanding the enemy s
assaults. Our U-boats will show Eng
land how Germans can avenge her ne.
farious starvation war. We proved re-
Gently our financial strength by a
sixth war loan We adhere to our firm
belief in Germany's star and in
peace which will secure for all time
the fatherland s happy development. -
There was fresh outburst of APP
plause as DR.. Kaempf, concluded and
the chamber then proceeded to the see
ond reading Of the budget.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

Miss Ruth Stevens of Brookline is
working for Mrs. L. B. Batcheldcr.
Mr.. aud Mrs. +. II. Lawrence went
Wednesday to Rutland for a short stay
Johnny Sylveskie Of Cambridge
port, a former resident, visited friends
in town Sunday.
II. l.. Fitch is in Windham for sew
eral days, where he is doing plumbing
work at Mr.. ingalls, 5 home
Miss Frances Palmer has finished
work for Mrs. +. b. Batchelder and is
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

Though the under dog gets lot of
sympathy. the upper canine gets the
gate receipts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

man can take q day off occasion
ql'v but his rest goes on just the
same. Al
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-26
STEAMER ORLEANS
ARRIVES IN FRANCE

PARIS Feb 70 Nm Exchange lcIc
rraph dispatch ,o rari, say, IT IS oiu.
uall, announced the steamer Orlcau,
ha, entered the Irfuudc
The Otlcau, and the Rochester were
the lr,, American vessel, TO leave the
United State, ,or Europe after dwlo.
..matlJ relation, with German, were
severed Roth ship, sailed from New
York un February ~. iur BotdcauN.
uuatmcd They were SAID b, the ship
owner, ip hr loaded with non contra.
hand freight consisting chiefly nl
canned fruits. meats. machinery and y
lew motor truck, The Orleans Is a
vessel 1ON pru,, tonnage and carrie,
crew oi thirty tive ihit,, two o'
Nhrri including taplam Allcn' lurkc.
are American, ike the Rochester Eve
Otlctu, had he American flag pain,
rd ON each SIDE as well a. the name ul
the ship The Rochester has not yet
been reported
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-26

passenger huer lacoula, one OF the
sinking by a submarine was reported
for Liverpool On board when she
Second class passengers, among them
Z ~ the crew oi 2l6 Elgh, OF her
DC Holland American liner Ryndam.
Lost
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-26
RETURNED GUARD
NOW A BENEDICT

When Dell Miller clerk IN the wa,e-
department, didn't show up for work this
morning ! " Rtnnet,. water super.
int,rdeu,. called up the Miller home TO
find on, II the Young man was sick
Mt Bennett was informed that ye'.
,etday Mf Miller and Nj. Susie
Green. daughter oi " A Gteen, p&
West Thirteenth street, had been mar.
ticd and tha, they were on honey
moon trip IN the south
Young Miller recently returned irom
,he Mexican border where he served
with the Oklahoma National guard.