Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 27, 1909, Page 6

i OFTEN THE CASE, Women Struggle Hopelessly Along, Suffering Backache, Dizzy Spells, Languor, Etc. Women have so much to gothrough in life that it’s a pity there is so much suffering from back- ache and other com- mon curable kidney ills. If you suffer so, profit’ by this wom- an’s example: Mrs. Martin’ Douglass, 52 Cedar St., Kingston, N. Y., says: “Ehad a aching back, ~ spells, head- aches, and a feeling of languor. Part of the time I could not attend to my work and irregularity of the kidney secretions was annoying. Doan’s Kid- ney Pills brought me prompt relief.” Sold by all dealers. 50c a box. Fos- ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Still Puzzled. “Well, Pat, after a year at the auto- mobile school, I suppose you under- stand everything?” “All but one thing, sir.” “What’s that?” “What makes the thing go without horses.” UNLY ONE “BROMO QUININE” ‘That is LAXATIVE BROMO INE. Look for the signature of E. W.GROVK. Used the World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 2c. Solution, Mistress—When I engaged you, Lu- cinda, you said you had no male friends. Now, almost every time I come into the kitchen I find a man there Lucinda—Lor’ sakes, he am no male fren’ ob mine. Mistress—Then who is he? Lucinda—Ma husband!—Puck. HOME COUGH CURE. Go to your druggist and get one-half ounce Concentrated pine compound, two ounces of glycerine, half a pint of good whiskey; mix it up, and use it in doses of a teaspoonful to a table- spoonful every four hours, shaking the bottle each time. Any druggist can supply ingredients. The Concentrated pine is a pine prod- uct refined for. medical use and comes only in half ounce bottles, each en- closed in a round case which is air- tight and preserves the fluid in its full strength, but be sure it is labeled “Con- centrated.” A prominent local druggist says he has filled this prescription hun- dreds of times and has seen it work wonders. CUPS FOR GRAIN GROWERS. Milwaukee Business Men Give Prizes for High-grade Grain. Five silver cups have just been of- tered by the Milwaukee chamber of commerce for the best exhibits of wheat, corn, oats, barley and rye raised by members of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment association, which consists of the former students of the courses in agriculture at the University of Wisconsin, some 2,000 in number. By offering these prizes the directors of the chamber of commerce desire to give encouragement and recognition to the efforts of these young farmers to grow high-grade seed grains. The members of the experiment association co-operate with their former teachers at Madi- son in developing pure-bred grain and are securing great results. The Wisconsin Agricultural Experi- ment association will hold its eight annual meeting Feb. 11-12 at the col- lege of agriculture, University of Wis- consin. A program of timely ad- dresses is being arranged by the sec- retary, Prof. R. A., Moore, and will be announced in full shortly. Ar- rangements have already been made for an address by Prof. G, I. Christie, in charge of the extension work at Purdue university school of agricul- ture, Lafayette, Ind., and for one on home economics by Miss Emma Con- ley of Wausau. Eugene Funk of II- linois, the well known expert on corn breeding, will also give an address on corn improvement. Since this meet- ing at the time of the farmers’ cours¢ other speakers will be secured. JOY WORK And the Other Kind. | Did you ever stand on a prominent corner at an early morning hour and watch the throngs of people on their way to work? Noting the number who were forcing themselves along be- cause it meant their daily bread, and the others cheerfully and eagerly pur- suing their way because of love of their work. It is a fact that one’s food has much to do with it. As an example: If an engine has poor oil, or a boiler is fired with poor coal, a bad result is certain, isn’t it? Treating your stomach right is the keystone that sustains the arch of health’s temple and you will find “Grape-Nuts” as a daily food is the most nourishing and beneficial you can use. We have thousands of testimonials, real genuine little heart throbs, from people who simply tried Grape-Nuts out of curiosity—as a last resort—with the resultythat prompted the testimo- nial. . If you have never tried Grape-Nuts it’s worth while to give it a fair impar- tial trial. Remember there are mil- lions eating Grape-Nuts every day— they know, and we know if you will use Grape-Nuts every morning your work is more likely to be joy-work, be- cause you can keep well, and with the brain well nourished work is a joy. Read the “Road to Wellville” in every nacknge—“There’s a Reason.” IT PAYS TO GRADE UP THE DAIRY HERD Blood Tells in the Profits of the Dairyman—By Otto F, Hunziker, Dairy Husbandman, Indiana Experiment Station. The depressing influence of poor cows upon production and profits has often been pointed out; it remains for us to measure the force of pure dairy blood when persistently applied, in enlarging the profit-making capac- ity of the herd. It is a reasonable assumption that most men keep cows for profit, though it is a fact that many fail of their object, whether they know it or not. There may be several caus- es for bad results, namely, inferior animals, inadequate care, or a com- bination of both. Certainly a cow lacking dairy elements in her make- shows a difference of 64 pounds in favor of grading. The question next arising is, was the production by the graded group more or less economical- ly secured than by the ungraded? Reference to table No. 38 will show that, while it costs slightly more to feed the graded cows, they returned nearly twice as much profit as the oth- ers. After allowing for differences in cost of food there remains $15.63 per sow in favor of systematic grading. As a further point in this connection table No, 39 shows that the graded herds produced their butter fat at ex- Sample Case and Apparatus for Milk Testing on the Farm. up can never, under the most favor- able conditions, perform well at the pail; and even though she were liber- ally endowed with them at birth, im- proper rearing or insufficient care later in life wouldnecessarily preclude satisfactory performance on her part. While it is doubtless true that many cows make poor records through no fault of their own, we are forced to conclude that such cases are some- what exceptional, and that, after all, most poor records signify inherent in- feriority. , In view of a decidedly skeptical atti- tude on the part of many milk pro- TABLE actly three and one-half cents less per pound than the ungraded herds. There is a trite saying that: “The bull is half the herd.” It is not too much to affirm, however, that if breed- ing in one line is carefully followed, he may be the whole of it. Enough has been shown from the figures avail- able, to give a glimpse of the wonder- ful possibilities that pure bred dairy sires offer the milk producer. - While in the cases which have just passed under our observation there is a dif- ference of 64 pounds, it simply indi- cates that, under favorable circum- stances, the continued use of pure NO. 37-__ jThe Influence of Improved Dairy Blood upon’ Production. Settee Eat Average annual butter fat yields in ‘herds where systematic grading hasbeen followed ‘several years. Average annual butter fat yields in herds .where ‘systematic grading has been little, practiced .or_ ab- sent altogether. INo-(Herd | pate tat No. Herd aa Wi 1 269.2 2 ‘182.8 ’ 8 266 ‘8 5 189.9 16 280.3 6 243.8 17 291.2 1 224.1\ 18, 301.1 20 286.6; 18, 295.2 23 183.5 19 259.6 23, 220.9, 30 264.9 Lue Te er weveer [Pan ice Sey Ue a as Av’ge | 20; fo at | 216 ———SSS Ses a Difference per cow in favor of systematic grading 64 pounds. ducers toward infusion of pure dairy| bred sires of the same breed can be blood as a source of greater profits, tables Nos. 37 and 38 have been ar- made to increase the average produc- tion of butter fat at least 100 pounds ranged. We desire to show what the| per cow, which is equivalent to rais- blood of pure dairy breeds can do ing the earning power of each, $25 when given an opportunity, not only | to $30 per year. as it affects gross production, but also Even afjer the merits of pure bred its cost. The herds already discussed | sires have been fully explained and have been classified on the basis of] each step proved, some will hesitate the presence or absence of persistent | to forsake the ways of their ancestors. or systematic grading either through| The “scrub” beef or so called ‘“dual- the use of pure bred dairy sires or the addition to the herd of high grade or pure bred females. Wherever there has been any doubt the herd has been given the benefit of it. In one or two “TABLE The! Influence “of Improved” Average annual cost’ of. food and ‘profit : per; cow ‘in fherds ( whera’ || «systematic grading has -been.fols lowed several years. purpose” bulls are looked upon with too much favor by milk producers. They are a delusion ‘and a snare, and their use cannot dead to profitable re- sults. Grade bulls of an approved NO.-38._ Dairy Blood Upon’ Profits. ;Average, annual: cost ‘of ‘food: ant profit, :peré cow >in.’ herds s where systematic grading has been ‘lit; tle practiced or absent altogether 7 ce f $34.02 : 36.19 16 25.83 a7 ‘38.27 as 48.86 INo. Herd t|* Cost of Food; | Profit, ' Difference in" profit Difference in‘ cost of food p "$31.65 | $13.34 '5 40.58. ¥8.13 6 38.30 22.22 in '37.40 22.33 ‘20 (33.78 38.93, 23 32.88 14:91, 23 34.41 22.05 30 41:94, 26:66 33 | 32.32 8.01 | {| |_ $35.00 |" $10.62. $.15.63 {In!favor" of. systematiczgradiig TABLE[NO.{39.,_ Cost of One-Pound of Butter Fat. Group ; Cost _, Grading be $..181 _ Partial or no ‘Grading 2166. Teter eo Se cases, grading other than the purchase of improved cows has been of such short duration that the herd had to be placed in the ungraded lot. The object has been to illustrate the advantages of persistent grading. There are seven graded and nine ungraded herds. In table No. 37 the average yield of butter fat for graded herds is 280 pourds per cow, while for ungraded it is 216 pounds. This breed must not be used even though they “look right.’ To use them is to breed down rather than up. Dairy- men are too much guided by the ini. tial cost of a sire. A bull that is not intrinsically worth more than $25 is oi doubtful value as a breeder. While the argument is commonly advanced that producers cannot afford high priced bulls, the truth is, the cheap ones are too expensive at any price. EVERYTHING WAS FAVORABLE SORRY HE DIDN'T MOVE TO WEST: ERN CANADA BEFORE. Mr. Austin was a man who had never had any previous experience in farming, but Western Canada had al- lurements, and he profited. He got a low-rate certificate from a Canadian Government agent, and then moved. What he says is interesting: “Ranfurly, Alberta, May 10-08. “J. N. Grieve, Esqr., Spokane, Wash- ington.—Dear Sir: After a dozen or more years of unsuccessful effort in the mercantile business in Western Washington, in August, 1903, decided to come to Alberta with a gentleman who was shipping two cars live stock to Edmonton. I assisted this man with the stock over one hundred miles out in the Birch Lake Country, East of Edmonton. Indeed, how sur- prised, how favorably everything com. pared with my dream of what I want- ed to see in a new country. “Had never had any experience in farming, but I was immediately con- verted into a farmer. And from that moment I have prospered. Selecting a homestead near Birch Lake, I re- turned for wife and three small chil- dren and freighted out from Edmonton in March following year we shoveled a spot clear of snow and pitched our tent and commenced operations, at that time we had no neighbors. Four years have passed, the locality is well settled, two miles from railway sta- tion, with churches and schools, tele- phone and good road accommodations. “We are enjoying the privileges granted to any rural district in Washington. The Birch Lake Coun- try is no exception, this great trans- formation is rapidly going on in every district in Western Canada. “I estimate that every quarter sec- tion in every direction is capable of producing a comfortable living for a family of ten forever. After paying for two horses and a cow, had just $10.00 to go on. Did my first plough- ing in my life. I was very awkward in my work, but nature was glad and I was abundantly paid for my efforts. Our cattle has increased to about fifty +head, which was very profitable on ac- count of the abundance of forage. To farm was compelled to buy about four hundred dollars’ worth of farm ma- chinery on time, and the payments fell due last fall, and you may wonder how I expected to pay for them when we had such a bad year. 'Twas a little bad for Western Canada or for a Mis- sourian. But is not 35 or 40 bushels oats a pretty good yield per acre in many States? Then the price of grain went out of sight, so when I had sold my crop I found I was able to make my payments nicely, besides we had lots of feed. No one has any busi- ness raising cattle without growing grain, or vice versa. As to the winters, did not feed my cattle, excepting the calves, a fork of hay until in March. Have found the winters much more pleasant than we did in Western Wash- ington. This is strange and hard to explain, but ’tis true, nevertheless, at 40 degrees below zero we have more comfort than you would at 20 degrees above, so still and dry—with bright, sunny days. My wife says that the only regret she has is that we did not come here ten years ago, as we would now certainly have been in a position to retire from hard work. Most wom- en soon become satisfied as neigh- bors begin to come round them. Have 98 acres in crop this year, besides two acres potatoes, which have always brought me a fair price. We find a ready market for everything we produce. To the Poor Man—Here is a chance to establish yourself. To the Rich Man—Here is a chance to buy land for $10.00 to $15.00 per acre which will produce more crops than a half dozen acres of your $50.00 to $75.00 per acre land. And if not very much mistaken, this year will prove an eye opener to those who are a little sceptical. The trouble with me is that I have so much to say so favorable to Alberta ’tis hard to be brief. Respectfully, (Signed) “p. S. AUSTIN.” Theology and Science. The physicist and the theologian look at the same world, but it is through opposite ends of the telescope and neither shines when he essays the end to which he is not accustomed. RHEUMATISM PRESCRIPTION The increased use of “Toris” for rheumatism is causing considerable discussion among the medical frater- nity. It is an almost infallible cure when mixed with certain other ingre- dients and taken properly. The fol- lowing formula is effective: “To one- half pint of good whiskey add one ounce of Toris Compound and one ounce of Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. Take in tablespoonful doses before each meal and before retiring.” Toris compound is a product of the laboratories of the Globe Pharma- ceutical Co., Chicago, but it as well as the other ingredients can be had from any good druggist. A Difficult Position. A young captain, who» was drilling the awkward squad, commanded thus: “Nov, my men, listen to me. When l say ‘Halt!’ put the foot that’s on ihe ground beside the one that’s in the air and remain motionless.” SPOHN’S DISTEMPER CURE_ will eure an pombe case of DISTEMPER, PINK E, and the like among horses of all ages, and prevents all others in the same stable from having the disease. Also a ieee cholera, and ioe distemper. ny druggist can supply you, or send to mfrs. 50 cents and $1.00 a bottle, Agents wanted. e . Spohn Medical Co, Spec. Contagious Diseases, Goshen, ‘| blazing mass of timbers. QUEER OLD ENGLISH LAWS. Acts of Parliament That Were Severe on Railroads. Some of the provisions of acts of parliament relating to railroads in their early days seem very curious to us now. The Great Western Railroad Com- pany was specially forbidden by act of parliament to build a railroad with- in three miles of Eton college without the consent of the provost and fellows. Mort hingular still was a provision that the company should maintain at its own expense a number of watch- men to insure that no Eton boy got on the line. The Great Western Com- pany actually observed this obligation for more than 40 years. The “vice-chancellor,” the proctors and pro-proctors for the time being of the university of Oxford, the heads of colleges and halls and the marshal of the said university,” and ersons ap- pointed by them, have to this day, un- der the Great Western railroad act of 1843, the right of free access “to every depot or station for the reception of passengers proceeding by the trains on the said railway,” and can demand information “with reference to any passenger or person having passed or applying to pass upon the said rail- way who shall be a member of such university or suspected of being such.” The penalty upon any _per- son refusing access or information is $25. So recently as 1862 the Cambridge university authorities put the Great Eastern railroad under obligation by a clause in their act of that year “not to take up o to set down passengers at Cambridge station, or at any place within three miles thereof between the hours of 10 a. m. and 5 p. m. on any Sunday,” the penalty for a breach be- ing $25 a passenger. “It shall not be lawful for the rail- wa ycompany to use any locomotive engine upon the railway within the town of Liverpool,” enacts the Liver- pool and Manchester railroad act of 1826; but the why ad wherefore of this drastic enactment do not appear, even in a preamble. An amusing enactment is contained in clause 16 of the Liverpool and Manchester railroad act of 1892, which provides that “no steam engine shall be set up in the township of Burton- wood or Winwick, and no locomotive shall be allowed to pass along the line within these townships which shall be considered by Thomas Lord Lilford or by the rector of Winwick to be a nui- sance o rannoyance to them from the noise or smoke thereof.”—Railway Magazine. Sound Philosophy. Of all methods of making another person angry and disagreeable the. worst is to tell him that he will “have to” do something. How often do we hear: “You will have to go to the other window,” “you will have to go into the other car,” “you will have to wait an hour,” “you will have to write the general passenger agent or super- intendent,” and the like. Primarily we are all free agents and don’t “have to” do a darned thing. We may find it expedient or necessary to a certain end, but we don’t even “have to” eat if we don’t want to. How easy to put the direction in an- other manner, such as: “The other win- dow, please,” or “will you kindly take the car ahead,” or “the rules require;” a short, very short, explanation of why a certain thing is necessary will al- ways work wonders ‘in avoiding trou- ble.—Railroad Employe. Busy Railway Stations. A claim has been made that the sub- urban traffic at the Flinders street sta- tion exceeds that of any other station in the world, for the reason that while there are many larger cities than Mel- bourne the railway traffic in them is distributed over various stations in the hands of different companies, says the British Australian. Mr. Valentine of the railway department has col- lected some statistics giving the nor- mal traffic at several important sta- tions. Flinders street heads the list with 150,000 passengers a day, and the Liverpool street station (London) of the Great Eastern Railway Company comes next with 128,000 passengers a day. This statement, however, is at variance with that given by the gen- eral manager of the Great Eastern Company recently, who puts the num- ber of passengers at Liverpool street daily at about 180,000. Third-Rail System for Tunnels, After building several experimental single-phase locomotives and thorough- ly trying them out with various trol- ley constructions over an experiment- al five-mile track, equipped with va- rious forms of trolley constructions, the Pennsylvania railroad has decid- ed to adopt a third-rail direct-current system for its tunnels under New York city. Three-phase 25-cycle current will be supplied at 11,000 volts from Long Island City, and at various sub-sta- tions it will be converted into 600 volts direct-current. trailers will be used for the suburban traffic, while electric locomotives will be used for through trains. The de- sign of these locomotives has not as yet been definitely decided upon.—Sci- entific American. Ran Gantlet of Fire. Passengers on a southbound Hock- ing valley passenger train had a nar- row escape from death when the train going at full speed ran into a burn- ing trestle near Creton, says a Gal- lipolis, O., dispatch.. When the en- gineer saw the danger he pulled the throttle wide open and dashed safely over the 60-foot structure that was a The fireman jumped and was injured, but not fatally Steel motor cars and} Professor Munyon has just issued a most beautiful, useful and complete Al- manac; it contains not only allthescien- tific information concerning the moon's phases, in all the latitudes, but has il- lustrated articles on how to read char- acter by phrenology, palmistry and birth month. It also tells all about card reading, birth stones and their meaning, and gives the interpretation of dreams. It teaches beauty culture, manicuring, gives weights and meas- ures, and antidotes for poison. In fact, it is a Magazine Almanac, that not only gives valuable information, but will afford much amusement for every member of the family, especially for parties and evening entertainments. Farmers and people in the rural dis- tricts will find this Almanac almost invaluable. It will be sent to anyone absolutely free on application to the MUNYON REMEDY COMPANY, PHILADEL- PHIA. The Same as Ever. The sociologist, with extra sympa- thetic leaning toward the “submerged tenth,” looked pityingly at the ‘aan who was swinging a pick on the road before he spoke. “Long hours, “eh?” “Yes,” responded the man, without pausing in his work, “Sixty minutes.” my man,” he said, PATENTS. List of Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors. Reported by Lothrop & Johnson, patent lawyers, 910 Pioneer Press building, St. Paul, Minn.: H. H. Col- lings, Kulm, N. D., nursery chair; O. & M. Helgeson, Madelia, Minn., com- bination cart; F. James, Mitchell, S. D., measuring apparatus; G. Prescott, Minneapolis, Minn., furnace; C. K. Sharood, St. Paul, Minn., shoe sole; I. Solberg, Stamford, S. D., bench clamp; W. J. Stenger, Mohall, N. D., wrench. Speedy Justice. “Guilty or not guilty?” asked the Dutch justice. “Not guilty.” “Den what do you want here? Go about your pizness.” Strong drug cathartics simply aggravate the condition—the true remedy for consti- pation and liver trouble is found in Gar- field Tea, the mild. Herb laxative. Violent Conversation. The American — You say your brother dislocated his arm talking through the telephone? The Frenchman—Oui, monsieur; he make too violent gesture. It Cures While You Walk Allen’s Foot-Ease forcorns and bunions, hot, sweaty callous aching feet. 25c all Druggists. It sometimes happens that a girl may get rid of a persistent suitor by marrying him. We buy cream. Write desk No 3 for prices The Crescent Creamery Co., St. Paul. The love of a man for his wife may be the real thing, but it doesn’t seem to interfere with his appetite. AY lle FOR COW HIDES. ¢ Fur Co., Minneapolis, Minn. If a man is honest because it is the best policy he will be dishonest for the same reason. ‘T OUR PRICE Paul, Minn. WE BUY CREAM G Miller & Holmes, By working for her husband eighteen hours a day a woman fails to earn a lot of money. HIDES TANNED FOR ROBES & COATS. Taubert Tannery, Minneapolis, Minn. When lovers qparrel their words cut deeper than a knife. When your Watch Stops You cannot make it go by shaking it. When the bowels are constipated you can disturb them with cathartics but, like the watch, they will not be able to do their allotted work until they are put into proper condi- tion to do it. One cannot mend a delicate piece of mechanism by vio- lent methods, and no machine made by man is as fine as the human body. The use of pills, salts, castor-oil and strong cathartic medicines is the violent method. The use of the herb tonic laxative, Lane’s Family Medicine is the method adopted by intelli- gent people. Headache, backache, indigestion, constipation, skin diseases—all are benefited immediately by the use of this medicine. Druggists sell it at 25c. and soc. 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