2111* YEW POISONING COWS. Farmer Who Lost Five Jerseys That Ate Leaves of Tree. "A late experience wus not un profitable to me, but may be to some of your readers," writes a correspon den-. of the Country Gentleman. "He twecn noons of two days I lost four young Jersey cows, and the next day another, from eating the foliage of an Irish yew tree, which was trimmed and the branches thrown over the fence into the pasture lot. They would first sbow it by staggering, then a wild Hlir Leaf of the Yew. look in the eyes, and shortly falling; some never getting on their feet again, and two dying within ten minutes of first symptoms. Two of the others were saved (although not so badly af fected) by large doses of castor oil and glauber salts. I inclose a twig, as it is not commonly known." The botanical name of the yew to which the twig belongs is Taxus bac cata, says the Country Gentleman. This species is native in Europe, and from it many cultivated varieties have been derived. In the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture ten varieties and several forms are described. The "Irish Yew," Taxus hibernica of gar deners, is there referred to variety fas tigiata, which is described as having crowded, upright branches and branch lets and dark, glossy, green leaves. The leaves of this and other species of yew are reputed to be poisonous to horses and cattle, the poisonous con stituent being an alkaloid called tax ine. Our common species, Taxus can andensis, is a small half prostrate or ascending shrub found in the northern and eastern states growing in ravines or in rocky, shaded places, and when accessible to cattle is apparently avoided by them as a source of food. DO COWS NEED PHOSPHATE? An Experience That Has Raised a New Query. During the past summer we have treated the growing heap of manure In our barn yard every two weeks to a sprinkling of ground phosphate rock, or floats. Some of the ground rock was scattered on the ground next to the barnyard fence away from the manure. We noticed the cows wers eagerly gnawing away at the ground, and thought first some salt had been scattered there. Examination proved, however, that they were licking up the phosphate rock, doing so very greedily. Now here is a new question: The cows are fairly wild for the phosphate rock. Why? Is it that they feel the need of this form of phosphorus? We wonder if any of our brother dairymen have ever discovered the same thing In their cows? We had before dis covered that pigs will eat the ground rock greedily if they can get it. Phos phorus is very essential, to a certain extent, in the ani*nal economy. We would like very much to hear from some of our experiment stations or from individual dairymen if they have had experience in this line, says Hoard's Dairyman. The experi ment made with pigs by the Wiscon sin experiment station, in feeding one lot with a certain allowance of phos phate and denying it entirely to an other lot, convinced us tfcat there is something valuable for all feeders to learn in this direction. DAIRY DOTS AND DASHES. t On most American farms it is not necessary to keep the cows In crowd ed quarters, yet we often see small dairy barns on big farms, and the cows crowded close together. The prejudice in favor of beefy cows is still a great obstacle in the way of the progress of dairying. It is easier to keep a big barnyard clean than It is a small one. The best buttermakers say never to pour water on butter wtien washing it, but around "it, then move the but ter in the water. A hand separator is the motive which keeps the right hand from knowing what the left hand is up to. Keep Cows Off Pasture. Getting down to dry feed is a trying time in the cow lot, for the herd can not persuade themselves they want It when they need it. The milk flow is frequently less at this time than later on, when the weather is cooler. A ta-tter plan Is not to let the milk cows have the run of a halt pasture at all, but to keep them away from the taste of that which does not furnish them enough In itself. WHEAT BRAN FOR COWS. Character of the Feed from Different Mills Varies Considerably. Letters received at the HI at lon In dicate that In aome parts of Michigan a prejudice exists against roller proc ess wheat bran, says Prof. Smith of the Michigan station. Some farm ers prefer finely ground bran, others are prejudiced in favor of coarser samples. The product of roller mills is not uniform in this respect. In some samples the germ is ground with the bran. In other mills the germ is found either in the flour or as a separate by-product. To get some light on the relation of the com position of bran to its physical ap pearance, 14 samples were ana lyzed, some of them from roller mills, some from burr atone mills, some from mills of large capacity and oth ers from smaller establishments. The per cent, of protein varied from 14.32 per cent, in the bran of a roller proc ess mill with an annual output of 1,200 tons to 19 per cent, in first - prade roller process brans from one of the immense mills in Minneapolis. Lit tle variation was found iu the com position of extremely coarse bran and the finer articles. The chemist says on this topic: "The two extremes* the very coarse and the very fine, are of much the same composition, while neither shows the best sample so far as feeding properties are concerned. The medium grades generally show a better analysis than either of the extremes. Theoretically the bran pro duced by the roller process should be more valuable than that produced by burr stones, as in one the germ, which is rich in fat, is separated out with the flour, and in the other this part goes into the bran. The roller process brans are all perceptibly higher in protein than are those of the burr stone process. It is not so much the amount of starch present in the bran, as the amount of protein and fat that is of consideration to the feeder. The end for which the millers are constantly working in the milling pro cess, the most complete separation of the starch possible and the needs of the consumer of the bran, a food rich in protein and fat, are identical. The new milling process, instead of supply ing the feeder with an inferior grade of feeding stuffs, furnishes him with one much superior to that supplied by the old process." CONCRETE ICE HOUSES. Structure Which Will Prove Economi cal for Dairy Farm. On dairy farms where a permanent ice house is desired, a concrete struc ture will prove economical. The first cost is slightly greater than where wood is used, but the ability of the concrete to stand constant dampness on the inside makes it more desirable. As shown in the sketch taken from Farm and Home, the building should An Everlasting Ice House. have an opening extending from sur face of the outside ground almost to the gable, which will allow ice to be put in. A small window for ventilation should be placed at the top of each gable. The walls of this house may be constructed double by inserting a mold between the forms when the con crete is poured. Two three-inch walls with a two-inch air space will serve best. The roof may also be made of concrete by laying forms for Tafters and reinforcing it with light iron rods. DAIRYING IN WINTER. Good Barn, Good Feed and Fresh Water Necessary to Success. Calves dropped in September and October are most desirable because they thrive better at the start and can quickly be converted into veal at a time when "baby meat" is at the high est price. Another advantage is the cow will go dry at a time of the year when flies are bad and when the weather is warmest. To make winter dairying a success it is necessary that the cows have a comfortable bam and plenty of good feed and fresh water. In the winter the farmer or dairyman can give the cows more attention than during the summer months, says the Journal of Agriculture, and in spare time improvements may be made in the stables and outhouses. The fall cow can start into the winter in good condition and with proper attention can be kept in shape all winter. Cowa that milk heavily should be fed freely from the silo. It will be found that if calves are kept for breeding the win ter calf will do better Sian the one born in the heat of summer when fliea are bad and grass is short. In the summer raise plenty of feed of all kinds for winter and when the cows finally are placed in winter quarters make them comfortable and they will yield milk in the exact proportion In which they are housed and fed. Calves may be given skim milk with grain and hay. Dairying Pays the Year Round. Dairying Is often referred to as the harvest that never ends. This Is cor rect, if the cows are good milkers; if they are not., it ends soon after It com mences. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY DECEMBER j, 1908. ONE KIDNEY GONE But Cured After Doctors Said Ther* Was No Hope. Rvlvanus O. Verrlll, Mllford, M«., •ays: "Five year» ago a bad Injury J. paralyzed me and affected my kld »£l neys. My back hurt fcSfc me terribly, and the urine was bad yK, ly disordered. Doe tors said my right kidney was practl ca"y dead. They Bald I could never —— ' walk again. I read of Poan's Kidney Pills and began us ing them. One box made me stronger and freer from pain I kept on using them and in threo months was able to get out on crutches, and the kidneys were acting better. I improved rap- Idly, discarded the crutches and to the wonder of my friends was soon completely cured." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Mllburn Co., Ruffalo, N. Y. USED TO IT. Old Gent —Are you not ashamed to stand there listening to such awful language? The Hoy—Oh course I ain't. I'm a golf caddie. NO BKIN LEFT ON BODY. For Six Months Baby Was Expected to Die with Eczema—Now Well —Doctor Said to Use Cuticura. "Six months after birth my little girl broke out with eczema and I had two doctors in attendance. There was not a particle of skin left on her body, the blood oozed out just anywhere, and we had to wrap her in silk and carry her on a pillow for ten weeks. She was the most terrible sight 1 ever saw, and for six months I looked for her to die. I used every known remedy to allevi ate her suffering, for it was terrible to witness. Dr. C gave her up. Dr. B recommended the Cuticura Remedies. She will soon be three years old and has never had a sign of the dread trouble since. We used about eight cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment. James J. Smith, Durmid, Va., Oct. 14 and 22, 1906." A MATTER OF HEREDITY. Agnes Had Only Followed in the Foot steps of Her Mother. Even if there had not been kernels of rice on her hat and a glad light of love in her eye any bachelor could have told that she was a bride. And the manner in which she spoke to her husband showed they had not been married long. A man in the passing crowd spied the couple, and rushed over to greet the bride. "Well, well, Agnes," he cried, ex tending his hand, "you don't mean to say that you're married?" "Why—why, yes," the girl stam mered, vivid color mounting to her cheeks, as she tried to defend her novel situation. "You —you know, it runs in the family. Mother was mar ried, too." Always Exciting. "I visited E. R. Thomas and found aim doing well after his motor acci dent," said a member of the Automo bile Club of America. "Thomas, as usual, railed against our bad roads. "He paid that a friend who lived in «he country had been iu to see him. "The country is all right in the sum mer," Thomas admitted, "but in the fall and winter don't you find it dull?" "'Dull?' said the other. 'No, in deed. Why, out our way some motor car or other gets stuck in the mud every night.' " —Philadelphia Bulle tin. NEW LIFE Found in Change to Right Food. After ono suffers from acid dyspep sia, sour stomach, for months and then finds the remedy is in getting the right kind of food it is something to speak out about. A N. Y. lady and her young son had such an experience and she wants others to know how to get relief. She writes: "For about fifteen months my little boy and myself had suffered with sour stomach. We were unable to retain much of anything we ate. "After suffering in this way for so long I decided to consult a specialist in stomach diseases. Instead of pre scribing drugs, he put us both on Grape-Nuts and wo began to improve immediately. "It was the key to a new life. I found we had been eating too much heavy food which we could not digest. In a few weeks after commencing Grape-Nuts 1 was able to do my house work. I wake In the morning with a clear head and feel rested and have no sour stomach. My boy sleeps well and wakes with a laugh. "We have regained our lost weight and continue to eat Grape-Nuts for both the morning and evening meals. We are well and happy and owe It to Grape-Nuts." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co.. Ilattle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wollville," in pkgs. Kver rrinl III), above Irllrr? A now <int> niipcurM from llm<> in (imp. Thry lire K<-nulur, true, una full of liuuiuu latere*!. THE DIFFERENCE. 112 ~ J .) Jones—You never hear of a fat criminal, do you? Pones—Certainly not. Look how difficult It would be for a stout person to stoop to anything low! His Information Was Accurate. Mr. L believes with Solomon that to spare the rod is to spoil the child, therefore he keeps in a cer tain closet a leather strap with which he administers punishment to his off spring when they commit any misde meanor. A few days ago he had occasion to need the strap, but It was missing from its usual place, and a thorough search of the entire flat failed to dis cover It. Then he offered a reward of five cents to whomsoever of his olive branches could tell him what had become of the lest article. "Gimme the nickel," cried four-year old Ben. "I knows where it is." When the coin was safely stowed away in his trousers pocket- he said, with much pride: "I frowed it down the air-shaft." Blighted Faith. 'Cdith's small friends were helping her celebrate her sixth birthday, and one embryo Prince Charming had been so devoted that seven-year-old Gladys slyly whispered to Edith's mamma that "Edith has got a beau." Mamma, who wasn't so very aged her self, felt that the role of chaperon was being prematurely thrust upon her, and explained to Gladys that small girls had little boy friends, not beaus. Gladys was not to be daunted, how ever. "But I have a beau," she announced —"at least I had one, but he's mar ried now. Just think, he promised faithfully to wait for me, and then he went off and married some one else. And now,' with profound and tragic conviction, "I'll never believe another man as long as I live." STATE or Onto OITT or TOLEDO, I LUCAS COUNTY. J" SS FRANK J. CHENKK makes oath that he Is wtnlot partner ot the firm or F. J. CHENEY A Co.. doing business In the City of Toledo. County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the suin of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each und every case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARKH CUBE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my neggene*. this 6tli day of December, A. D., 1886. AWC.LEASON. F > NOTARY PUBLIC. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and art* directly upon the blood anil mucous surfaces of the system. Bond for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo O Bold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family PUls for constipation. Immigration and Emigration. In nine months of tho current year 310,000 aliens came to this country and 570,000 foreign-born people went back to Europe. During the similar period of last year there arrived in America 1,135,000 aliens, while those who departed from these shores num bered only 330,000. Pettit's Eye Siilve for 25c. Relieves tired, congested, inflamed anil sore eyes, quickly stops eye aolies. All druggists or Howard Bros., Buffalo, X. Y. It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentional lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.—Dr. Johnson. Mr*. Wlnalow'a Soothing Syrap. for children teething, softens the gums, reduces in lammutlun, allays pain, cures iTind colic. 25c a bottle. When widows rush in it's time for young girls to look out. Arhe—rso Allan's Font-Ense Over.lo,oootestimonials. Rnfuseimitations. Hendfoi froo trial package. A. 3. Olmsted, Lo Uuy, N. V. Time Isn't money, yet people are always spending it The Comfortable Way To Portland And the straight way. Daily service via Union Pacific from Chicago to Portland. Electric Block Signal Protection —the safe road to travel t Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars, Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars, Free Reclining Chair Cars, Coaches and Dining Cars. Let me send you books fully describing Port land, the Northwest and the train service via Union Pacific Ask about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at Seattle, Wash., 1909 Side trip, daring scaton, to Yellowstone Park, at low rate on all through tickets. Write for Bookleta E. L. LOMAX, Generaß Passenger Agent, OMAHA, NEBRASKA. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES Color more pood* brighter and (alter colon than any other dye. One 10c package color* all libers. They dye in cold water better than any other dy«. You can dx garment without ripping auart. Wrilo lor trgp bpofclpt—How to Dye, fll««ch and Mi* Colcr. MOM ROE DRUG GO., Qutnoy, llHnmlm. COULDN'T FOOL. UNCLE REUBEN. Darky Knew Only the On# M*n ■■ "Notorious Republican." MR Allen, an Arknnrtan planter, who enjoy* the distinction of being the only white Republican In his section of the state, has In his employ an aged negro known an Uncle Reuben, wlio "fit fur de union endurln' de wah." For some time the old man had been endeavoring to secure a pension from the government for thlH service. A few days ngo, a« Mr. Allen was riding by a field where he was plowing. Uncle Reuben bailed him with the words: "Marse, l'se done got my pension, an' I wants to swar to It befoh you." "Glad to hear that. Uncle Reuben, but you must do your swearing before a magistrate. Squire McCabe is the man for you to see." "Now, marse, quit tryin' to fooi ole Rube. My lil* gal who goes to school an' kin rend wrltin' done read me from dose papahs dat I mus* swar to deni befoh a notorious Republican, an' dat's what you Is, kase ever' one knows dat Squire McCabe am a Democrat."— New York Times. PAMPERED. Mrs. Newrlch—Will your hounds fol low a fox? Newrich—Why—er—l think tliey would if the fox was dressed and cooked. 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