The Pearsall Leader (Pearsall, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1912 Page: 2 of 8
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j INCREASE FOAL CROP AND
H IMPROVE BREEDING CONDITION
Duke Prefers United States to
Own Ancestral Acres.
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As Usual, He Is Making His Head-
quarters at a Local Club, and Like-
wise Spending Much Time in
Other Cities.
New York.—Millions upon millions
of educated people on both sides of
the Atlantic are convinced that there
is no more agreeable existence in
the world than that of a British
duke, possessed of a fortune adequate
to his rank, as well as of some of
those grand old ancestral country
seats—palaces rather than mansions
—that are the glory of England.
That an English duke, who has one
of the finest country seats, in per-
haps the most beautiful part of Eng-
| land, and in the enjoyment of a
large fortune, with no cares and in-
cumbrances, above all with no blem-
ishes of character calculated to im-
pair in the slightest degree the re-
spect accorded to his rank, should
prefer life in the United States—not
the exciting and adventurous exist-
* ence of the plains and of the far
west—but that of the ordinary, well-
to-do citizen-will appear to many as
ss’on In a ^0^4 for astonishment
The peer in question is the duke
of Newcastle, who has arrived here
with the intention of remaining un-
7* to til near Easter, making his head-
' quarters, as usual, at the Metropoli-
j tan club in New York, but likewise
spending a fair portion of his time
in Philadelphia, where he has many
1 ^ | intimate friends. He has been com-
ing over here like this for some
twelve years past, that is to say,
spending three and even four months
of every twelve on this side of the
Atlantic, living quietly, mingling
but little with the “smart set,” but
r " seeing much of his numerous friends.
The duke of Newcastle was, during
his minority, a ward of William E.
Gladstone and, thanks to the care-
n.anagement of his estates by the
, great Liberal statesman, he found
himself, when he came of age, rid
of all the financial difficulties which
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: 3 d darkened his father’s life and
roken his spirit He came into
oseession of a large sum of ready
money, and of extremely valuable es-
tates free from all incumbrances.
While the duke devotes himself to
photography, to pike fishing—he has
had the finest of that kind of sport
1'agland in the great lake and its
river at Clumber, landing on one oc-
casion a forty-pounder, which, stuffed,
^ occupies a place of honor in his
ary—and to the interests of the
Anglican church, the duchess, as be-
at; a daughter of the late Major
agar*’ Candy of that fine old sport-
ing regiment, the Ninth Lancers, has
r time fully occupied with hunting
a d the breeding of horses and dogs.
She has long acted as master of the
hounds of the ancient hunt known as
e Clumber Harriers, associated for
'©Derations with the dukedom of
Newcastle, and in the dog world she
celebrated as one of the best
riges and breeders in the United
Kingdom.
The duchess, who was married at
he age of nineteen, spends the great-
e part of the year at Clumber, and
■ ’bough the duke has his hobbies
ad pursuits, and the duchess hers,
i although they have no children,
yet they are the best of friends, even
;f not a particularly united couple,
respective interests keeping
often apart for months together.
T he next heir to the dukedom and
o "lumber is Lord Francis Hope,
ho. since divorcing the American
sic hall artist, May Yohe, has
carried an Australian divorcee, by
whom he has a son, aged five.
*L" Conductor Falls to Death,
p ago.—Opening a gate on a
'h Hide elevated train and leaning
out to ascertain why the train had
suddenly stopped by a block
al the other afternoon, Daniel
ris, thirty-two years old, a con-
r. was thrown from the train
n it suddenly lurched forward and
aatly killed by a plunge into the
elow. Harris was dead when
id a short time later.
rchless City Votes ‘•Wet.”
s. Vernon, a suburb ol
celus, and believed to be the
orpor&ied city in the United
hat has not a single church
r “wet” Sundays recently,
are three saloons. Fifty worn
. most of them “wet”
Horse Raising Industry Can be Made One of Most Lucrative
of Any Carried on in Connection With Agricultural
Work—Record Kept of Many Imported
Stallions Gives Facts.
A A
Prize-Winning English Clydesdale.
The greatest leak in American ag-
riculture is that of barren mares.
That the horse breeding Industry can
stand such a waste of energy, money
and time is positive proof that the in-
dustry can be made one of the most
lucrative of any carried on in connec-
tion with the work of the farm. The
loss in my state, Nebraska, resulting
from mares that do not reproduce
themselves, exceeds $25,000,000 every
year. In all of the United States, the
loss from this source will exceed $350,-
000,000. ^ In the United States slightly
less than 40 foals are produced from
every 100 mares bred. A small frac-
tion less than 23 foals are produced
by every stallion owned in this coun-
try and it requires nearly four ser-
vices of a stallion for every live foal
added to the horse population of this
country. These facts are small credit
to our breeding intelligence, writes
Dr. Q. L. Carlson In the Farmers’
Mall and Breeze.
A record kept of many imported
stallions, covering a period of many
years, gives the following results:
The Suffolk stallions left 69 per cent
of foals, Belgians 61, Percherons 66,
Clydesdales 64, and the Shires 49
per cent. Peed Is an Important factor
tn the case of stallions. Data gath-
ered In several states, and covering a
period of several years, teaches us
that a corn diet does not produce a
high per cent, of foals. Oats mixed
with corn increased the foal crop by
6 per cent Oats gave an increase of
14 per cent, as compared with com.
Wheat bran added to the oats ration
resulted in 7 per cent more foals,
while grass or alfalfa, with no grain,
gave 82 per cent of foals. Here we
learn that the nearer we get to a
corn ration the smaller number of
foals produced, while the nearer we
get to a grass ration with no grain
the larger the number of foals pro-
duced. In other words, the nearer we
approach natural conditions the more
foalB we will have.
Data along these lines secured from
a different angle, show quite as con-
clusively that com is not good for
breeding stallions. The foal crop in
Missouri from the best stallions is but
41 per cent, of the mares bred, and
com is the chief ration. In Kansas it
Is 44; Illinois, 46; Iowa, 47; Nebraska,
49; Minnesota, 61; Ontario, 71; Mon-
tana, 72; Wyoming, 72, and Idaho, 73
Here again we notice that the foal
crop is small in the com states as
compared with the states producing
no com, and the large foal crop is in
those states known as grazing states.
Over-feeding is bad, too, regardless
of what the grain is. It is muscle,
rather than t&llow, that is wanted in
reproduction. Tallow is degenerating,
Impairing'the vitality of all cells,
glands and nerves around which it is
deposited. Everything fed a stallion
should be clean and wholesome. Oats
that have been wet before threshing
and musty or dusty hay should never
be fed a stallion. Vigor tablets, ton-
ics or stimulants should never be
given a stallion.
The manner of feeding our mares
has much to do with foal production.
The following includes a large list of
mares kept on different feeds,. and
the per cent of foals produced by
them. The range kept mares pro-
duced 91 per cent of fo&is; those fed
grass in summer and alfalfa in win-
ter, 81; hay, oats and bran, 68; com.
alfalfa or clover, 68; com, bran and
bay, 62; bay and com, 49 per cent.
Here, again, the nearer we get to a
com ration, the smaller the foal crop
and the nearer we get to a grass ra-
tion without any grain, the larger the
number of foals. >
HANDY DEVICE
FOR BUTCHERS
With Assistance of Derrick
Shown in Illaetratlon one
Mss Can Li/t
from Ground.
For a farmer who butchers only
once or twice a year it is hardly worth
while to build an expensive butcher-
ing outfit. One of the best devices
I have ever discovered for lifting the
dressed carcass from the ground Is
shown in the accompanying illustra-
tion, says a writer in the Farm and
Home. A long pole is balanced across
a post 8 feet high or across a limb of
-f V- •
An Efficient Derrick.
a tree. On the short end of this pole
is attached a gambrel to which the
carcass is attached as shown. One
man can easily lift a heavy carcass
with this device. A good way to hold
the pole In place is to have a forked
stick In the ground, or one may tie
the end down if more convenient.
FEW COMFORTS
FOR A PIGGERY
Will Ho* Do Urn Heel
Ualtss Kepi Comfortable-—•
Vood /or Pushing
Spring Pigs.
Precautions Against Frost.
Take precaution against apples
frosting In p'orage. Where there is
danger from freezing set a large tub
of warm water in the cellar to raise
the temperature. If freezing occurs
allow the fruit to thaw slowly
Seed Laws In Germany.
Germany has good laws in reference
to the purity and viability of seeds
that are for rale, and these laws ap-
pear to be well enforced
(By 8YLVANU8 VAN AKEN.)
If the hog Is not comfortable he
will not do his best The one object
of bog farming is profit The hog
responding most readily to good care
and that is capable of best develop-
ment and a variety of foods is the
most desirable.
A bog will not make a profit when
shut up in a small pen fed on dry
com and filthy water.
Be sure to have a good place for the
sows to farrow in. Spring pigs well
cared for will bring the farmer good
money next fall and he will hardly
know how he came by It.
One will find the best food- for
pushing pigs to be shorts mixed with
skimmilk placed In a separate pen
Just out of reach of the mother; the
little fellows soon learn that It is for
them.
As soon as they begin to eat it up
clean, add a little corn meal to the
feed. When three months old one
may add to this an equal amount of
ground oats. After that soak shelled
corn and feed it for slops.
Make slop thick enough to pour
readily and add salt, as this aids di-
gestion. Use old process oil meal
soaked in slops for twelve hours as a
substitute for milk.
When being fed heavily, pigs should
have plenty of exercise. Early spring
pigs grown on wide grass range hav-
ing skimmilk and small grain ration
costs the owners but little, and are
the best money makers.
Excellent Sheep Practice.
It Is the custom in Wyoming for
owners of land, who rent C.elr fields
in the winter to sheepmen, to stipu-
late In the agreement that the sheep
are not to be bedded in one place
more than two or three nights, bo as
to spread the manure. This is an
excellent practice
PICKS AT DYNAMITE
CARTRIDGE WITH PIN
Curiosity Leads Lad to Investi-
gate Small Blasting Cap-
Family in Hospital.
New York.—While waiting for his
mother to arrange the dinner table
recently John Guda, 17 years old, of
2500 Arthur avenue, undertook to
amuse himself and pass away the
time picking at a small dynamite
blasting cartridge with a safety pin.
His curiosity led to an explosion by
which he will lose three fingers. His
mother and little sister are in Ford-
ham hospital with him Each is lacer-
ated by pieces of the exploded shell.
Guda picked away industriously at
the little copper cylinder until the pin
pierced the wadding. The copper
He Picked at Dynamite.
which encased the explosive was scat-
tered in every direction. The room
had the appearance of being wrecked
by scrapnel.
Mrs. Mary Guda, his mother, was
standing in tbe doorway. Two pieces
of the shell tore through her dress
and were embedded in her right arm
above the elbow. Little Mary Guda, 3
years old, was playing In the corner
with her toys and she was badly cut
in the temple.
“SAVE MY BABY" SOBS WOMAN
Heroic Policeman Faces Death, Climbs
*■ Pour Plights of Stairs to Rescue
' “Child" and Finds • Dog.
Chicago.—The next time Policeman
Patrick Stokes receives a hurry call
to rescue * “baby" from the fourth
floor of a burning building he will
pause Just long enough before dash-
ing through cinders end smoke to as-
certain whether said “baby” has two
legs or four.
The other afternoon Stokes respond-
ed to an alarm turned in by some boys.
The firemen and police were sure
that everybody had left the building
when Mrs. R. W. Watts, who occupied
the fourth floor, rushed to the en-
He Saved Her “Baby.”
trance and frantically attempted to
enter.
“My dear little baby!” she moaned
to those about her. “He will be burn-
ed! Will nobody save him?”
“Where is your baby, madam?” ask-
ed Stokes.
“In the top flat,” she wailed. “Wont
you save him?”
Whatever betide, let it never be said
that Officer Stokes is a coward. He
looked at the dense smoke and at the
face of the suffering woman. Then he
dashed into the smoke-filled entrance
and was lost to view.
When firemen were preparing to go
to the rescue. Stokes came in safety
through the cinders carrying In his
arm a little black dog.
"I can’t find your baby, madam,” be
said rushing up to the woman.
“My baby!” shouted the woman.
“My poor little pet! I though I was
going to lose my baby. Thank you so
much!” and taking the shawl from her
own head she wrapped it about the
dog.
Stokes rubbed the soot from his
eyes and the dirt from his smoke-be-
grimed face, looked with gaping mouth
at the disappearing woman and said
—well, something about babies
Doctors Said r
Health Gone
Suffered with Throat Trouble
Mr. B. W
D. Barnes,
ex - Sheriff
of Warren
County,
T e nneaseo,
in a letter
from Mo-
M i nnville,
T e nnessee,
writes:
“I h i d
threat
trouble
and had
t h ret doc-
tors treating
m a. A 1 1
failed to do
me any
good, and
p r onouneed
my health
gone. I con-
t 1 • dad to
try Panina, and pfter tuinc four bottles
tan say I was entirely cured.”
Unabla *o Work.
Mr. Gustav Himmelrelch, Hochhsfca^
Texas, writes:
“For a number of yearn I suffered when-
ever I took oold, with severe attacks of
asthma, which usually yielded to tbe com
mon home remedies.
“Last year, however, I suffered for eight
months without interruption so that I
eould not do any work at all. The ve-
nous medicines that were prescribed
brought ma no relief.
“After taking six bottles of Parana*
two of Lacupia and two of Manalin, 1
am free of my trouble so that I can do-
all my farm work again. I can heart-
ily recommend this medicine to any
one who suffers with this annoying,
complaint and believe that they will
obtain good results.”
Mn B. W. D. Barnes.
A DRAW.
Old Grouch—8o you had a light with
Clarence. He claims he licked yon.
Ch oily—Oh! the boas tab! It'S twee
he wuapiod my ewavat dweadfully,
hut when It wee all ovah his ooliah
waa fwightfully wilted.
A Possibility.
“He'S gone to that moating, full of
fire.”
“Then ho bad better be careful er
they wul put him ouL”
After a Fashion.
Church Member—Does your father
always practice what he preaches?
. Minister's Son—Yeaaum; before e
mirror.—Cornell Widow.
THE CARELESS GROCER
Blundered, and Great Good Came of tt
▲ careless grocer left the wrong
package at a Michigan home one day
and thereby brought a great blessing
to the household.
“Two years ago I was a sufferer from
stomach troubles, so acute that tbe
effort to digest ordinary food gave me
great pain, and brought on a condition
of such extreme nervousness that I
could not be left alone. I thought I
should certainly become Insane. I waa
so reduced in flesh that I waa little bet
ter than a living skeleton. The doc-
tors failed to give me relief and I de-
spaired of recovery.
“One day our groceryman left a
package of Grape-Nuts food by mis-
take, so I tried some for dinner. I waa
surprised to find that It satisfied my
appetite and gave me no distress what-
ever. The next meal I ate of it again,
and to be brief, ’ have lived for tbe
pest year almost exclusively on Grape-
Nuts. It has proved to be a »nnat
healthful and appetising food, per-
fectly adapted to tbe requirements of
my system.
“Grape-Nuts la not only easily di-
gested and assimilated, bnt I find that
since I have been using tt I am able
to eat anything else my appetite fan-
cies, without trouble from Indigos
tion. The stomach trouble and ner-
vousness have left me, I have regain-
ed my plumpness and my views of
life are no longer despondent and
gloomy.
“Other members of my family, espe-
cially my husband, (whose old enemy,
the ‘heart-burn.* has been vanquished)
have also derived great benefit from
the use of Grape-Nuts food and we
think no morning meal complete with-
out it.” Name given by Postum On.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
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plained in tbe little book. “The Road
to Weilville,” in pkga.
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Hudson, C. H. & Woodward, Roy. The Pearsall Leader (Pearsall, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1912, newspaper, February 16, 1912; Pearsall, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1009527/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .