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TmntsnAY, January i. 1914
ENTERING THE
Since the last irnme The Herald, the world has swung acroHs
the threshold of a new fear- aud1 we are off for another twelve months'
travel along the way erf life. Upon, entering the new year there to a
aeUural tendency to take a look both ways, backward and forward.
We know not ellagetbnr what the future holds In store for us, but
to some extent we "dge ttie future iby the past," During the last
year The Herald has endeavored to do more real, effective boost hi g for
eke city and, country wnica H repre tents than had ever been done In
teat line by any one swifter as a ariajle year. We have tried aim to
gave our readers a better svpwKpaper Chan ever before. How well we
stave succeeded Is lnritanted r the fact that the paper now has a larg
er number of regular, yearly subferfbera than ever before In the twen
ty years that It has been ptsblJhbed.
Thro the oonidac rvar we shall try to give Alliance and northwest
ern. Nebraska a newapaser of which inks cKy and country may well be
proud, a better newspaper Utan has ever yet been published In this
territory. We shall aptreulite 1n the future, as we .have In the past,
the cooperation of others la, our efforts to serve the public.
With an earneHt wM tha (prosperity and happiness may attend ev
ery reader of this paper, we take up the task of the year in confidence
e greater succs tha over before.' ! i
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JANU
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that date:
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NEW YEAR
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FRESH WHEY FOR YOUNG PIGS
Should Ba Fad In Combination With
Grain, Corn and Barlsy Maal
Baing Preftrablo.
By rnor. O. C. tft'MPflllKr, Wlscos
ln Coll-" of ARrliullur.)
For pig feeding whey that Is fresh
from the factory or at least only
slightly fermented is considered to be
worth about one half aa much aa akim
milk. It should be fed In combination
with grain, corn and barley meal be
ing preferable.
Fed In thla combination, experi
ments Indicate that 1,000 pounds of
whey have a feeding value equal to
100 poundB of corn meal. Ordinary
whey has been found 25 to 30 per
cent, more valuable than whey which
has been separated to recover the
butter fat. One to two pounds of
corn meal, however, added to 100
pounds of separated whey will com
pensate for the fat that haa been
taken out. As It Is doubtful If sour
or stale whey is fit to feed any ani
mal, pains should be taken aa far aa
possible to feed whey In sweet condi
tion only.
It requires more or leBs whole and
skim milk and the utmost care to
raise calves on whey. After calvea
have been raised to a month or six
weeks only, ten to fourteen pounds of
fresh sweet whey fed dally with the
best of hay and a choice grain mix
ture will grow calves, but as a general
rule not as successfully aa skimmed
milk.
FATTEN SHEEP FOR MARKET
Cull Animals Can Bo Prepared Early
In Season by Turning Them Into
Rape Field aa Paature.
All old and such young ewes aa the
owner does not desire to keep should
be culled out to fatten a short time
before the ram ia turned In with the
breeding ewes. The cull sheep can be
fattened earlier in the season by turn
ing them Into a rape field aa pasture,
but If you put off too late special
food Is required. In pure-bred flocks
the ewes are often kept until they die
of old age, as their lambs are worth
more than they are, but in a graded
flock It does not pay to keep ewes
that do not have sound moutha. An
old ewe is likely to prove unsatisfac
tory. In selecting rams the aim should be
to select those that are strong In the
points In which the ewes are weak
PHis-Winnlng Dorset.
For instance, ewea that have an open
coat and are narrow breasted should
be bred to rams that are strong on
those points. Dy thla method a very
uniform flock can be established In
a very few yeara. It la a good Idea to
turn the ram with the ewes In the
evening aftT he has been fed and
take him out In the morning before
being fed. A ram should be well fed
Bran, oats, roots of vegetables, make
a good ration, with clover aa rough
age.
HORSE IS A POOR REAS0NER
With the Exception of Sheep He It
the Weakeat Mentally of All
Our Domestic Animals.
The horse ts a very poor reasoner
Mentally it Is the weakest of all out
domestic animals eicept the sheep
Therefore, says a writer In Denvei
Field and Farm, when once taught a
trick or allowed to do a certain act
not wanted it la with deep difficulty
that the horse can unlearn on account
of mental weakness.
A horse kicks his muster to death
when turned upaide down with foot
In stirrup, because in that position
the horse does not know what bis
master Is, and Buffers from imaginary
fear. He klcka the shafts of a buggy
until his legs are broken because he
does not know that the ahafts are
harmless and that he himself Is doing
the damage. He runs away in the
saddle or In the harneas because he
haa not sense enough to know better
We heard a man, and one who
claimed to be a horseman, say not
long ago that a certain horse had
more aenae than the average boy. Wi
saw the same horse shortly after
wards nearly turn a buggy over try
ing to get away from a piece of paper
fluttering acrosa the road.
Hogs Need Sunshine.
Ths hog needs aunahlne but there la
a limit to such a good thing. When
hogs have the chance to choose be
tween shade and sunshine you can
rely on thrlr good Judgment
Injurious to Pigs.
Dirt and filth taken Into the atom'
ach along with feed impair digeatlon
and reduce the gain, also affecting the
appetite aad general health of ths
Pi. e
On the Track of the
New Year
NKW VKAUS whs a Ion;; lime
lu Hi'ltling iiuii .luii 1 H.i I lie
proper tiuie for Its t i-U'lirntioii.
i.xen now, in ureece Mini uu-
ftla. where the Julian cali'mlar I In
force, New Year's does not arrive until
twelve dus ufter the year Is well on
its way iu the rest of the civilized
world.
The undent KK.vptlun and Persians
betfiui the new yeur at the autumnal
equinox, Sept. 21!, and the (J reeks of
Holon'a time At the winter solstice,
Lec. 21, but In the time of Pericles the
date was chunked to the summer sol
stice, June 21. The Romans began the
year from the winter solstice until
Caettar changed It to Jan. 1. With the
Jews tbe new year begau lu September
in civil affairs, but in their ecclesiasti
cal reckoning tbe beginning of tbe
year dates from the vernal equinox.
March 22. And. aa this is astronomi
cally the liegluuliig of spring, the date
Is s logical one. and that of the 2Ttb of
March (25 being a mure fully rounded
nuiuberi was accepted generally by
Christian nations In medieval times as
New Tear's.
In England Dec. 25 wns New Year's
until tbe time of William the Conquer
or. Ills coronation hnppuned to fall
on Jan. 1. aud accordingly the year
wns ordered to commence on that day.
Hut tbe Kuglish gradually fell Into
union wllh the rest of Christendom
and began the year on March 25. When
In 1582 the Gregorian calendar wns
promulgated and definitely located
New Year's on Jan. 1 most Catholic
countries adopted It at once, but Eng
land did not uc(iilesce until 1752.
In ancient Home .New Year's day
was given up to feasting and frolick
ing. Sacrificial fires burned continual
ly on the altars of the twelve gods. All
litigation and strife were suspended.
1U NATIONS DfUNE A
HEALTH.
XBW TEAKS
reconciliations took place. New Tear's
calls were made and New Tear's gifts
bestowed There also originated the
New Year's resolution, for every Ko
mao resolved on New Year's day to so
regulate his conduct that every word
and act should be a happy augury for
all the days of the ensuing year.
On account of the orgies which mark
ed the New X ear's arrival not only
among the Romans, but among the
Teutonic races, the early Christians
looked wttb scant favor upon tbe
whole Benson. By the fifth century,
however, Dec. 25 became the fixed fes
tival of the Nativity, whereupon Jnn. I
assumed a special sacred character aa
tbe octave of Christmas day.
Tbe giving of gifts on New Year'a
day has been superseded largely In Anglo-Saxon
countries by tbe giving of
Christmas gifts, but the custom still Is
retained In France. Tbls custom was
one of tbe most ancient and universal
ly observed of New Year's day.
The drulds distributed branches of
the sacred mistletoe. The Roman em
perors exacted gifts, and so did the
Euglisb rulers down to the time of
Cromwell.
The world over on New Year's It Is
s custom to drink to tbe health of
one'a friends.
The custom of making New Year
resolutions aud "turning over a new
leaf" Is universal and. like political
plat forma. .Is as much honored In tbe
breach aa In the observance. But the
temptation whlcb surrounda frail bu
man beings In this wicked world are
many and insidious
What a menace to our comfort.
What reproof to him thai boaata.
Those bablla that, discarded.
Haunt our preaence atlll like shuatal
-Kansas City Star
Dicky's New Year
How He Came to Attend the
Grov,o Folks' Party.
TTkICKY jra led .ungracefully on
11 l the Hi Mir. and at times ho le-
1 stowed a sly and naughty kick
upon the unresisting legs of a
chair that stood near lilui His first
Impulse was to feel sorry for doing
this, his second to look h round h ml see
.f any one had notic ed this little out
burst of temper.
It may be Mint the Christ mas festivi
ties f a few days before had been
too much for him: lut. whatever It was.
Dicky was certainly cross and inclined
to weep easily
However, neither his mother nor his
Aunt Gertrude ootl ed how be kicked
the chair nor the way he scowled iisn
the world In general from under his
tawny curia. They were ulmorlsjd In
their preparations fur entertaining the
guests of that evening, and for once
Dicky was forgotten
"If I was going to bare a party and
invite all tbe people In the world I'd
invite my own little Inty. Dicky, too.
I wouldn't leave him out," quoth Dicky
out of the silence.
"What's that?" asked his mother
carelessly, Hbsortsd In her own
thoughts. "No. no. Dicky: this is a par
ty for mother's and father's friends.
You wouldn't enjoy it."
"Oh. but I do want to come," persist
ed Dicky "I've heard you all talking
about It. and I want to see the uew
year fime In the window."
"What Is the child talking about?"
asked his aunt.
"The new year It's coming In the
window, and I heard mother tell how
you were all uolng to "open It to wel
come it In." replied Dicky; somewhat
Impatient at his aunt for not under
standing so obvious a meaniug.
"Nothing will come in at the win
dow. dear." said his mother gently.
"It's Just s pretty custom. There will
not be anything for you to see. and
you wllltnmesr-hanpier-wpatstrs in
your tT?e waTM'tleaT
Dlckyj wept s little st tbe time, and
when Ue hour came for bed under tbe
stern eie of bis father be rebelllously
conser.trd to be tucked In by his nurse,
although not without further remon
strances. Finding them of no avail, be
sobbed tils woes Into bis pillow, while
bis fatter aud mother went below to
receive their guests. .
Rjr making s brave resistance to
drowsiiless that waa stealing upon h
Dicky ' managed to keep awake until
tbe; party bad assembled in tbe parlor
below.. I Then be crept out of bed and
hung ower the banisters, eagerly trying
to catcli sight of tbe brilliant people In
the; guttering A man passed along
the' ha! Dicky thought it might be
bis fat! fr and scsmpered back to bed
again t i fast as his little bare feet
would ' arry blm. . And then without
more n lo he soon fell nsleep. "the
world fi rgettlng. by tbe world forgotT
Down talrs the hours pasMed merrily,
and tt old year drew to s bappy
close.. First there were only fifteen
uiinotj)f It left; then there wen only
ten Kit
ally tbe old year had but five
abort periods.
counting sixty seconds
each, to!
live The men and women
together showed nothing of
gathered
tbe Bolc'l
mlty that uudertles tbe mer
rimeut
er all such gatherings. Four
minutes, three ml no ten. two tnlnutes
ab! Tb y turned from the windows
In surpj se to see Dicky standing in
the door vay. '
lid wi not dressed for tbe party,
and his i ttle nightgown afforded scant
protection sgalnat tbe drafts of the
lower rjbm. lie was not expected at
the patty, either, and the - expression
on his father's face suggested that be
was not,, even welcome there. These
considerations might have disturbed
an aduh guest, but tbey msttered little
to Dk-krf
Hedlqjnot look or speak to any one.
Ordinarily bis father's sternness would
have, set J blm with a headlong ruab to
tbe pro anion of hla mother's arms
Turning ieltber to tbe right nor to the
left, he went to the window, and. al
though bis eyes were closed, bis little
bands unlocked tbe catch that faatened
It and eWued tbe great casements
without mistake or hesitation.
Ills m. lier, choking back a cry, took
s furred vrap and went to rover hint
Ills fstbt looked, half In fright, at hla
brother, ho was standing near.
"Be car ful not to wake him sudden
ly," said Dr. Tom. "He's walking la
bis sleep! '
lie fab. d the child gently la his arms
and held him In the full blsae ef tbe
great S rti ndeller. bnt Dicky's closed
eyelids o -ver quivered as tbe light
struck a Inst them. ,
Wben l e opened bis eyes be waa
a ma t ad t flnd himself st tbe party
after all.-XaOTatuAddb men and wo
men. wno an ssia rneertw
py New Year to you. Dlck.. dear
He was too drowsy to be frightened,
but as hla father carried blm back to
bed tbe child heard the great bells of
tbe city i-slling out to blm:
"A happy New Year, Dicky. Uer.
and many of them!"
The Old Year
And the New
IWATCHKIj I. -i old yenr fsde,
An l fei.h it dying lUht
The gloom, at flrM a afcada,
Turneil Into darkest n'rht.
Arid then I sal I : " "11 gjne
v The old year Is no more.
And m.-tnorles now nlone
Linger along th shore."
I wntchrd the old year die.
Anil with lis fading day
There came the thought that by
Its death a brighter way
Ope up, and. all things bright.
We'll have aurceaae at last
From specters dnrk as night
They'll live, but in ths past
t wetoiied tns wtd year's fftirhf
And then said, with s etr.lie,
"Ah. stow the ate year bright
i Will bias with us aw hilar .
. But ere my hopeful dreams . ,
Have realised one day
Is dead and passed: It seems
It starts but to decay. (
Thus all alone the way '
Gravestones must mark the i
As epitaph each day.
A tomb of tears and smile. -So
we begin the sew
. CTta old ore we've begun)
To flnd It's aglug, too. i
With the Aral setting sua. '.
But 'twill not always bo.
There'll come a living day.
And all things sew. and we
8hall live In endless May.
No gravestones then will mark
The tombs where dead hopes I
No sights ef sorrow dark .
. ' Cress o'er our changeless sky.
James Daniel Clea
NIW YEAR'S OAY.
It
fV HE dawn is gray and ehUly
. , with the frost ;
- as Tbe old year s poise
flutters, now Is stilt
And all our twelvemonth's
for good or tit
Pass Into shadow, sliest one sf
one. i
While from the night wherein
wander, lost - f '
' The new year rises with the lists
asn . j
A sew yearf Nay: 'tla but thi
same old year, - 1
Tbe same remorseless rousd f
' sun snd rain. I
Of seasons In their order. Joy and
pain , '
The old emotions playing u'jon
strings
That we a little older, drawing
near
Tbe final snd of all remembered
things
Earth ages, asd the
tains nod
' With yeara, aad ws
'upon tbelr breast
Pass at tbs slldlag saads7
' behest.
' Bate fades, greed fails, lut cruna-
tlea lata clay.
And there are left bet tors I ad fsita
and God, -
Ts whom a thousand years are a
a dsy
Reginald Wright Kauffmaa.
A New Ysse PrepessL .
"Wast resolutions have I vowed to be if
tbe coming yearf
Come, stt beside me. avaldea fair, aad
. straightway you ehaU hear,
rve pledged myself to choose ess gtii
from out the throng so g-iy
Aad love her with ss boeeot love forever
aad for ay.
TU work for bee wttb brain and brawn,
with all any might and main.
tTatll I've won her everything that hon
esty can gain.
ru fin her life with all that's good till Ufa
ttaeir la done.
Aad while we train our minds and hearts
we'll not neglect the fun
m m biui'I wa.. aw atn I.I,
what you TTTir
Per I've luld bure my tnmosrt soul to no
one but to yu "
Tve made no pledges." she replli-d in so
demure a tone,
"Bat If yos don't oblecl I'll try to help
yee keep your own "
-W.IU'e Ounbn Vincent
sow.
deeds!
J,
very iaous-
bo crawl
benign