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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09
A cnnon. Afnsnn ln.ss,.

The most wonderful creature Of the
Insect family IL a South African ny,
called the tsetse. The bite Of this Ny,
which Is not larger than common
honey.bee and Of very much the same
general appearance, Is certain death to
the horse. the or and the dog. This be.
Ing the case, II IL almost impossible to
cross some OF the South African DIES.
erts. because the animals used on such
journeys for earring the water supply
OF the party belong almost invariably to
either the OK or the horse species. Lly.
IinHsson. the great uaveier, Loaf ~ Oxen
on one trip from the effects OF the tse.
tse's bite before he became aware Of
the actual cause of tho trouble In the
herd.
One remarkable feature OF the bite Of
the tsetse IL IT. perfect harmlessness ii
the human family. probing Into mans
aesh by the insects otherwise poisonous
probosels causing no more lneonven
lenee than would the sting OF the swea
bee or the bite OF the mosquito. A. tn,
reader will naturally infer from IN,
numerous times we have referred to tn,
bite " Of the tsetse Its poison ls not In
serted by a sting, but always by the pro
bosels, which consists OF lancet. wei
protected by two external shields.
Horses, cattle and dogs bitten by III,
tsetse soon show symptoms Of brain die
orders, which terminates fatally within
any time from an hour to 10 days.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

kansas City, $40. OCT 0.-Au uncnn.
irmcd report from Guthrie, o., s'aici
shat bloody battles between iu'i blood.
and ,qnaw men has orrurr,d go the
Chociaw county,, ON iior creek, 60
which several .quaws and vhite hus-
L4rds were Killed.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09
Christmas In summer.

The solar tropical year contains 3.SSi.
4as, $40 days, 80 that a cycle OF four hun.
dred years should strictly be made up Of
10000 5000 days. According 70 the &C
tual arrangement each four hundred
years does In fact contain Il6,o77 days.
three out OF the four leap years being
omitted which form mulilplies OF 100.
Thus the exact error occurring In each
400 years Il io.5s4 of day, the year be.
Ing so much In arrear To find the time
required before Christmas will occupy
the opposite side OF the yearly journey
around the sun, we have merely to div.
lde I7a days .io37l, and multiply the
quotlent by 400, which gives a result OF
10000 years odd. II then the present
arrangement Is unaltered, aud the obser-
vance OF Christmas lasts 20 long, we
shall, In about seven hundred thousand
years, be keeping Tin summer.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

In the acts Tending 60 harm or wrong
the Italians, thereby showing the good
will Of Italy toward the South Ameh
can republic.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

REMEMBER
THAT DIR.
SHORES FEE
FOR ALL
CATARRHAL
AND CHRONIC
DISEASES.
ID ONLY so
A MONTH.
MEDICINES
FREE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10
GRIFFlTH=DlXON.

A very pleasant wedding occurred
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon, in
West Mankato, at 100 o'clock last
evening. Mr.. Edward Griffith, of
Fair Haven, Washington, was joined
in wedlock to Miss Harriet Belle Dix
on, of this city. Rev. III. f. Waring
performed the ceremony in the pre-
sence of the immediaee friends and
relatives. Mr.Griffith is young man
of sterling integrity, and is connected
with the firm of j. d. Hiiger & Co.,
as head clerk, in which capacity he
has won a host of friends. Miss
Dixon is well known to the young
people of MankatO, having attended
the high school with many of them.
After the ceremony, an elegant we'd
ding supper was served. The bride
and groom received a large number
of useful and costly presents. They
will be at home to their friends at
the residence of the brides brother
On Pleasant staeet. The FREE PRESS
joins with their many friends in ex-
tending to them best wishes for a
happy life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10

Catarrh is constitutional disease
and cannot be cured by local applica-
cations. Hoods Sarsaparilla is a
constitutional remedy; it cures cat
carrh because it purifeS the blood.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10
TWO SUITS STARTED.
Fresh Business for the District Court
to Consider.

The Winona & ST. Peter railway
company has commenced an action
against the city to have it perpetual
ly enjoined from selling the COM
pany's lots on Front street to enforce
the Judgment of $50. 70 which the city
secured for unpaid special assess
ments for curling and guttering, and
also to have the judgment Cancelled.
A. r. Pfau will represent the city
in the suit.
The National Citizens bank has
commenced an action against Geo.
Schwartz and ChaS. j. Macbeth for
1915 damages for the removal of GER
tain fixtures from the packing
house. Mr.. Macbeth claims to have
bought the fixtures and the question
of purchase is to be decided Lorin
Cray appears for the bank, w. n. Ply
mat for Mr.. Schwartz, and A r. Pfau
for Mr.. Macbeth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10
PLACES FILLED.
The County Board Transacts Much
Business.

The county board is this afternoon
is inspecting the new culvert in
Thompson's ravine. The bids for do
ing the county printing will be open
ed at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
County physicians were elected yes
terday afternoon as follows:
First district, DR.. G. f. Warner,
Mankato, 5000.
Second district, DR.. A. G. Smith,
Eagle Lake, S75.
Third district, DR.. w. r. Cullen,
Lake Crystal, 800.
Fourth district, DR.. II. McMichael,
Vernon Center, $40.
Fifth district, DR.. G. j. Beise,
Mapleton, $50.
Sixth district, Dr. W. S. Smith, ST.
Clair, S45
Seventh district, DR.. w. II. Hulden,
Amboy, $40.
The vote on physician for the Man
kato district stood two for DR.. JacOby,
IhO WV AoA DA'
Warner, and the chairman cast the
deciding vote in favor of DR.. Warner.
The probate judge was allowed $500
for clerk hire.
Com. Roberts was appointed to look
after the poor of the Second district.
w. e. Edwards was reelected jan
itor of the court house and to look
after the grounds, at salary of $500;
and W. H. Lewis was elected over
seer of the poor farm at salary of
$500.
Sheriff Bowen reported having are
ceived 81 ,62O.21 fees for criminal bus
ness and S75S.51 fees for civil business,
a total of So, 1882 during 1895.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10
DEED DEPOSITED.
Willard & Barney Deed the Levee
Property on a Condition.

Last evening a deed to the levee
property was executed by Willard &
Barney, transferring their interest in
it to the Omaha railroad company,
and was deposited with Geo. H.
Clark agreement was made that
the deed shall he given TO the Omaha
road whenever $25, 900 shall have been
spent by it in the purchase of the new
right of way. The deed calls for no
consideration.
Jno. G. Noe will devote his entire
time from today for the next three
months purchasing the right of way,
which involves a great amount of
labor in examining titles, etc. No
authority has yet been received to
pay out any money, Lut it is expected
this week. Mr.. Noe will pay with
checks, as no money will be deposited
in Mankato for the purpose. Thus
far not a foot Of right of way has been
secured, but the work will begin in
earnest Saturday or Monday, but to
avoid being overwhelmed with work,
Mr.. Noe will see only such as he may
notify, and it will be useless for
everybody to come in upon him at
once. The work takes time, and
must be done carefully and thorough
ly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10
RECOVERED THE BUTTER.
Five Parties i'm Trouble on a Serious
Charge.


Sheriff Bowen last night arrested
Fred Mclean, Frank Mutt. Joseph
Beersch, VIM. Mills and Harry West
I on the charge of grand larceny in the
first degree The stolen goods is al
legged to be 600 pounds of butter be-
longing to the Lilly Creamery and val
ued at S120. The butter was stolen
from the creamery, which is at Lake
Crystal, on Christmas night.
The parties were taken before
Judge Shlssler this forenoon, and the
examination was set for Jan. 18th, at
1000 a. m. Bail was placed at $500 in
each case, and all were committed to
Jail, but Mclean and Mutt are expect
ing to obtain bail.
Sheriff Bowen recovered 500 pounds
of the butter.
Sheriff Bowen has been at work on
the case for some time and has done
good detective work. He states that
all but one of the parties confess to
the theft of the butter. 200 pounds
were found in Belgrade, 200 in Tink-
Bonneville, and 100 at Lake Crystal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable
and do not purge, pain or grippe. sold
by ali druggists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10

The board of public works wants
no more manure at West Front street
at Van Brunt's slough, as the city has
covered the water mains sufficiently.
Parties are notified to dump at Shau-
but street extension after this date.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10

DIR. Brandenburg removed large
epitheliowa, cancerous growth, from
the lower lip of Mr.. Chas. Johnson,
a farmer living in Belgrade.
Although the patient is over 10 years
old he stood the operation nicely, and
is doing very we'll.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10
STAGE SCHEDULE.

Between Mankato, St. Clair and Minnesot
Lake.
Leave Mankato daily at TOO a. m.
Arrive at st. Clair daily at 10:45 a. m.
Leave Minnesota Lake at 900 a. M Monday
Arrive at st. Clair at q: 5 D. m.
Leave st. Clair daily at 2:45 p. m.
Leave Mankato daily at 6:15 p. m.
Arrive st. Clair Tuesday at / Loo a. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul.
Trains arriving.

Departing Trains arriving.
No. 122-b:3o A. NJ. No, 1O1-12:2O P. NJ
No. 1O4-2:3O D. M No. 123-8:1O D. m
No. 1872 makes close connections at Austin
with through Sleeper,-for st. Louis, PEORIA
and Kansas City, arriving 7:15 next morning
This train also connects for La Crosse and
Chicago.
No. 1O4 makes connection with Chicago
Sleeper at Austin. and Lacrosse
J. c. MOORE, Agent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10
he Railroads.

Chicago, ST. Paul, MINI & Omaha Ry
GOING WEST DEPARTS
No. Kansas City & Omaha Exp. HOS pm.
No. 3 q & Sioux City Exp. 11:47 am.
No. St. Paul polls & Duluth
local arrives $40 p. m
No. Gilmore Accommodation $50 a. M
No. 8 /" 515 p. m
GOING EAST
No, 2 Kansas City q Omaha Exp, 22 a, M
No. St. P, NJ. & Chicago 1855 p. m.
No. st. Paul M'polis & Duluth
local TAO a. m.
No. Gilmore Accommodation 3:C6p. m
No. 10 -" 1902 p. m.
Nos. 1 and 9, daily,
Nos. 3, 4, 5, 8, 8, 9 and TO- daily except Sun.
day,
No. z, daily except Monday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway.
CANNON VALLEY

Depart Arrive
No. % & "a Waterville and
Faribault Accommod. 6:25 am 2:40 pm
No 81 q %, st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Redwing Pas
senger 500 am 900 pm
Daily except Sunday.
No % connects at Watervie with through
trains for Des Moines; also with free chair car
to Denver, via Kansas City and Topeka. No
Fl connects with through trains having through
seepers for Chicago, St. Louis and Kansai City.
Information regarding rates, routes, etc.,
cheerfully furnished upon application to
f. F. POWERS. "A gent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10

W. L. Abbott has opened a jot
printing office at ST. Paul. His Man
kato friends will wish him success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-10
Chicago s. Northwestern.

O11IOUSO % ANO1 UL WNoUO'H II
EAST BOUND Depart Arrive
*Chicago express 3:15 pm $50 pm
Tracy & Wlnona local S:15 am S:45 am
WEST BOUND.
*Chicago express 2:20 pm 2:55 pm
Tracy & Winona local 1910 pm 1O:4O pm
+Tracy Accommodation $40 am 1925 am
*Slee DER to Chicago
+Sleeper Chicago to Mankatc
Garry passengers between Waseca and Tracy
AL daily trains except Sunday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-27
THE FARMING WORLD.
FARMERS WHO SUCCEED.
-Ehree Types of AgricuIturists Found In
the Western States.

-EAree Types of Agriculturists Found in
the Western States.
Farmers are divided into three
ALIASES: First, those who take up witt,
everything new in grains, vegetables
fruits and machinery without stopping
III, think or studying the demands OF
their market, the possibilities OF their
soil and peculiari'lcs of the climate
Invariably they make failures The sec
md class are those who never buy or
y,roduce anything new in the way of
grains etc, use the same implements
their fathers did, irrigate only when
she spirit moves them, let their cattle
run around the straw pile in winter,
feeding them a few nubbins; make all
their butter in the summer and use the
old dash churn. They are homely hk-
-ex2ed to cows tail, inasmuch as they
are always behind.
The third class are those who think.
study their market and soil, begin on
small scale and experiment until the
uroblem is, solved. If a new fruit is
being advertised and trees sold at enor
NOUS prices they buy but one and see
If it suits their soil and climate. They
will not set out peach orchard IN
swamp or cherry orchard on an al
IuviaI soil underlaid with gravel This
class the one UndC Is
at farming-the other two are in the
Background. One and two are both
bound for the same place, but seemingly
travelling in opposite directions.
One acts without thinking; the other
thinks without acting. One is eXtrava
giant in buying unnecessary things; the
other extravagant in not buying neces-
<sarv articles One has no fixed method
of labor; the others method of labor
fixes him. These two classes are an
anomaly, and, as Lamartine said to
Robespierre, are -'shadowy, underlined
-n1ixed." Not so with those desig
mated as the third class. They have ali
aim in farming, and as result have q
well defined plan and combine braiI,
and muscIe-theory and practice, know
the old way, but adopt the new
and are success. In the new agricul-
s1sre of the far west these farmers are
legion and are rapidly coming to the
front. They believe in the modern
theory of advancement as applied to ag-
ricufture and are lettering their condi-
<ion by working along these lines. The
methods of the past generations will
not do for them and they are reaching
out for the improved order of things
that mark the pathway of other men
who are a great success in this world
Denver Field and Farm.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-27
PIGPEN POINTERS.

When a sow proves valuable as a
breeder do not part with her as long as
she remains useful.
The Wisconsin station finds 100
pounds of whey produces as much pork
as 13 cents worth of corn.
BY keeping the pig pen literally sup
plied with dry earth, bad odors will be
prevented and the value of the manure
increased.
The quickest way to fatten a pig is
the surest way to make profit on it, and
the profit can in a general way be said
to depend upon the length of time be-
tween narrowing and market
While the brood sow and fattening
pigs are all fed together, with the aim
Of giving them all that they will eat up
clean, the sows will usually get fatter
than is really necessary or best.
When the pigs get to eating regularly,
care should be taken not to feed more
than they will eat up clean, unless the
pens can be arranged so that the sows
San be let in to eat up the leavings.
In selecting a breeding sow or boar,
always choose one with a long BODY,
wide back, and whose back and belly
OF upper and under lines are straight
and parallel. Such are much more apt
% prove desirable than chunky one
however smooth. Colman's Rural
World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-27

of each shoe was a piece of moving
machine cutter-bar, about five-eighths
of an inch thick and three or four
wide.
They were attached at the upper end
by bolt, one being on each side, and
about two feet apart, and slanting
brace made of wagon tire was bolted
to the shank about third of the way
from the bottom and to the beam some
Is inches ahead. The shoe was piece
of inch-steel about three inches wide,
and in finished condition about seven
inches long, the back three inches be-
ing full size and the front drawn down
to a tapering chisel-edge with a slight
inclination down just sufficient to make
it draw into the soil and rest upon the
wheels. A clevis and handles attached
like cultivator handles completed the
outfit.
At the time I saw the pillow work there
had been a prolonged drought, and it
was being used in an undrained, heavy
clay loan, and it did its work perfectly,
with a not very heavy team drawing it.
The surface blowing was nine inches,
and the subsoiler went seven inches
lower, making total of 16 inches. I
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-27
BETTER SHEEP OUTLOOK.
We Have Now More Vigorous Stock Than
We Ever Had Before.

We Have Now More Vigorous Stock Than
We Ever Had Before.
The low prices of wool and the use
of snoddy, with the introduction of
large quantities of inferior wool from
Argentine and the British provinces,
have led the few sheep masters we have
left TO turn their attention more to NUT
ton sheep than to those producing the
highest grades of wool. This tendency
to produce good mutton has led to the
selection of the best breeds for this
purpose, and to the more careful prep
aration of lambs and mutton sheep for
the market
The care of the flock and the kind
of feed used have undergone a great
improvement, and the result is that,
whilst wool growing has been unProf1t-
able, we have a greatly improved class
of shepherds; and fine fed lambs and
mutton have never hadsuc a sale in all
the markets throughout the country, as
at the present time.
Besides, f1ocks have been culled, and
only the best of each kind have been
retained.
In this regeneration of the herds we
have to-day a more vigorous and healthy
stock of sheep in all the sheep raising
regions than ever before.
This will be great gain in the coming
reinstatement of the sheep and his wool
to their proper place among the home
products.
Nothing is all evil; in this case we
have derived benefits from our misfor
tune. We will have better and health.
Ter fiocl>s, better mutton, and more
mutton eaters in the future than eve1
before.
The wise farmer will try to prepare
for what must soon come. Select the
best breeds, prepare the best feed, anc
be ready to take the best possible care
of your fiocks, and your increase will
| soon bring you your reward.-Farn
News
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cAPoNuziNo TABLE

Subject of Great Interest to Farmers
Living Near CttKes.
About four years ago, through the
Influence of an intimate friend, was
persuaded to experiment in small way
with capons. The departure was prac-
tically new thing for me, and it was
with some trepidation that 1 entered
into it, but now, after knowing of its
merits and its few if any disadvantages,
I wonder that caponizing is not better
known and more widely practiced than
it is Anyone with little enterprise
can successfully perform the operation,
and grow capons to perfection, and
once having given it trial, they will
never fail to caponize all their cockerels
that are not desirable for breeding pur-
poses, and thus be able to furnish their
table with a delicacy which our wealthy
epicures of the city prize very highly.
The operation, says a writer in the
Orange Judd Farmer, is performed on
table made for the purpose, about 3
feet high and 11z feet wide by long.
The bird is placed upon the table as in
dicated in the accompanying cut, the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-27
IN THE POULTRY YARD.

Black feathered fowls have a white
skin. White skinned fowls usually sell
at less price than yellow-skinned
fowls.
Young Guineas do not thrive well if
Matched too early. Taking one year
with another June is plenty early to
have them hatch.
A filthy drinking fountain will breed
disease sooner than anything else, and
easily becomes foul when a large num-
Der of fowls drink from it.
Young ducks drink water every day
when eating. They should be supplied
with all they can drink in a convenient
place while they are eating.
Carbolic acid is a poison, and too much
should not be used. Ten or twelve drops
in a quart of water is enough. For
cholera double this quantity.
When the wings are cut the feathers
do not renew until the bird molts, but
where the feathers are pulled new feath-
ers will appear in a short time.
If the laying hens can be fed as soon
as they fly down from their roosts and
again just before they ga the roosts
at night this is all that will be needed.
Give the hens as much liberty as pos
sible now. 1t is natural for them to
forage. They will lay more eggs on the
food that they pick up than if kept in a
yard and fed well.-St. Louis Republic.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-27
WEIGHT OF CATTLE.
1t Has Steadily Increased Since the iss-
ginning of the Century.

ginning of the Century.
In the beginning of the century about
to close cattle were dressed at the
weight of 400 pounds net, or less In
1890, as was stated by an historian and
statistician, they were killed at a weight
of $50 to 500 pounds. at four years OF
age In few years from now the great
bony frame and bulky carcass OF the
Texas steer will have disappeared, and
instead of these we will have the short
horns the Angus and the Herefords, or
their grades.
1t is surprising how early in life calves,
when raised by hand, viii learn to eat,
or rather lick up. If calf is weaned
directly it has drawn the milk once or
twice after birth, and is taught to drink
milk from the pail, it has no further use
for its dam than to have her furnish at
first new milk, and, subsequently all
the skim milk it can assimilate. At
four weeks old it will lick salt, if taught,
and dry bran. At six weeks of age
handful of cornmeal may be added.
and so on until year old OF course ii
should have Tin SEASON. all the good
pasture grass it can consume. Raise all
your calves. At six weeks of age geld
your males. One year on my farm had
at proper age, all the milk in any shape,
and then they were fed a half bushel
of corn and cob meal, and I never had
finer lot to turn out to pasture the next
spring. They were large and in fine con-
dition.
The American people eat much meat.
1t always was abundant; but either we
export too much, we do not raise
enough, for in these days it is neither
cheap nor good. The mechanic and the
| laborer cannot afford to buy much at
the prices at which it retails; and yet
the quotations run from $3.50 to $500;
hence it should come to the consumer
at a lower rate than it does at present.
The country butcher cart is seen in
the lanes and on the farms as often as
| needed, and presumably the farmers
have beef at reasonable rates. Besides
he can, if he manages correctly, have a
lamb, a pig, or some fowls, and need not
| starve for want of fresh meat.-Chas.
w. Murtfeldt, in Journal of Agricul-
| ture.