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The advocate., 1897-01-27
Weeds Of the Native Pastures.

The most troublesome weeds are either
ANIMALS or perennials. The former, be-
cause Of their vigorous and rapid growth,
spring up and take possession Of pas
ture in a very short time, The latter
spread more slowly, but are more diff
cult to eradicate. Left to themselves,
the native grasses will hold their own
against the weeds, but when they are
pastured off and trampled upon by the
stock they are less able to cope with the
more aggressive species, and soon begin
to die out. This is the time when the
farmer should give the grasses some ex-
ira care. With very little trouble the
pasture can be kept in condition for prof
table grazing, while neglect or care
lessness may result in the practical loss
Of the pasture for one or more seasons.
Perennial weeds, such as golden.rod,
ironweed, and some of the sunhowers,
can usually be kept in check by moving
when in early bloom. The mower
should be run high SO as to miss as much
Of the grass as possible. Occasionally it
is necessary to grub out such plants as
the rOsinweeds.
Annual weeds, like marestail or fire.
weed, sunfower, and ragweed, may be
destroyed in the same manner. The
moving should always be done before
the seeds ripen. This not only gets rid
Of the weeds, but gives the grass
chance to take advantage Of the fall
rains. A thorough narrowing in the
spring while the weeds are very young
will destroy many Of them and will also
give new life to the grass. Very often
weeds of both classes may be very
effectuslly checked by burning over the
pasture after they are we'll started in
the spring.-ThOmGS Williams, Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The advocate., 1897-01-27
KaHIr Corn in Louisiana.

J. H. Shaeffer called last Saturday at
our Office and gave US an account OF his
crop Of Kaffir corn, says the Lake
Charles (Ls.) american. He planted
the corn on new ground that had never
been fertilized, and put no fertilizer on
the crop. He says the yield was five
wagon loads Of heads per acre, that would
shell out fifty bushels of clean corn.
Since cutting the first crop, the corn has
continued to grow and has put forth new
heads on which the grain is now forming.
Mr.. Shaeffer says the Kafir corn will con-
tinue to grow until frost. In view Of the
above facts, given by one Of the most
careful farmers Of this region, We claim
that Kaffir corn is the best food crop to
grow in this region.
The points in it's favor are, first, that
it grows luxuriantly and yields we'll on
new and unfertilized ground; second,
that it will stand a drought better than
almost any other crop-equsling sugar
cane and sorghum in this respect; third,
that it will give a large yield of grain
amounting from forty to sixty bushels
per acre, the first crop, and will then
produce second crop OF grain, and an
enormous yield of fodder for second
crop; fourth, that the grain is excellent,
fully equaling in value the common corn
for stock feed, and produCing,j when
The advocate., 1897-01-27

ground, meal or flour much superior to
the common corn. 1t is said that flour
made from Kaffir corn is fully equal to
buckwhest flour for griddle cakes, and
makes a delicious bread when baked.
The drawbacks are few, the principal
one being that birds are very fond Of it;
and when only small patches are planted
they destroy it badly. When this cora
is planted largely, as it should be by our
farmers, this objection will cease.
The advocate., 1897-01-27
PIG-FEEDING TESTS.
Recent Experiments Conducted in Ontario
and Now Zealand.

NOW Aehlhuus
Two experiments in the feeding of
pigs have been made by Mr.. II. II. Dean,
Ontario agricultural college, says the
Farming World. The one was to de-
termine the relative value of wet and
dry meal as food for pigs, and the
other to compare sweet milk and sour
milk. In the first test seven grade
Berkshire pigs, averaging 141 pounds,
were fed for three weeks on middlings
made into slop with skim milk and
some whole peas, and in three weeks
following the same food dry. The to-
tai gain per lot was 142 pounds ON wet
food and III pounds on dry food. Prac-
tically the same amount Of grain was
required to produce a pound Of gain,
whether wet or dry, but the pigs
seemed to waste more of the dry feed.
The second test was with eleven Tam
worth pigs divided into two lots. Feed
ing middlings and peas, sweet milk and
sour milk with some buttermilk were
compared in alternate periods of three
weeks. The total gain of the lots while
on sweet milk was $40 pounds, and
while on sour milk 49s pounds, differ
tnce of SO pounds in favor of sour milk.
In the authors opinion the trial indi-
Gates that sour milk is equal to or bet
ter than sweet milk for pigs weighing
from 14O to 200 pounds. A somewhat
novel experiment Is being tried with
turnips in the Ashburton district Of
New Zealand by Mr.. Max. Friedlander.
He is feeding off a small paddock Of
turnips with about 15O young pigs and
breeding sows, and the experiment so
far seems to be complete success.
His plan is to fence off about an acre at
a time with strong sheep netting, MAX
Ing bit of rough shelter with straw
and slabs for the pigs to get into at
night. When the pigs had just fin
ished their first break, upon which they
had been a month, they had cleared
every root and weed out of the land and
were looking in f1rst-class health and
condition. Mr.. Friedlander estimates
that in this way pigs can be reared until
they are four months old at cost Of not
more than penny per head per week;
and by growing some peas to finish
them off with small farmers could
make a very safe and profitable turn
over
The advocate., 1897-01-27

adaptation are severely tried. If he
now also suffer diminution of food his
resources are cut off, and If his arti-
ficially developed faculties in self-de'
fense cease to act, they will be slow in
deed to resume their activities.
The reverse policy is pursued by care
full stockmen who seek to make the
change from autumn to winter as light
as possible, and by extra feed and care
to fortify the animal against more or
less distressing circumstances. The
change from winter to spring and sum-
mer is not only into increasingly bet
ter conditions, but the changes are
marked by less violence.-Farmer's
Voice.
The advocate., 1897-01-27
"a HOURS TO CALIFORNIA.
Santa Fo ROuto--CallHOrnla Limited.

Leaves Chicago p, m. Wednesdays and
Saturdays, Kansas City $3.50 a. m, Topeka
II ;33 a. m, and Denver $50 p. M, Thurs
days and Sundays, reaching Los Angeles
ffty.four hours and San Diego In fifty Eight
hours from Topeka. Connecting train for
San Francisco, with through sleeping car
reservations, via MoIave, Returns leaving
California Mondays and Thursdays, and
passing through Topeka eastbound at $3.50
p. m. Thursdays and Sundays.
Equipment Of superb vestibuled Pullman
palace sleepers, buffet smoking car and
dining car. Most luxurious service via
any line.
Another express train, carrying palace
and tourist sleepers, leaves Chicago, To-
peks and Kansas City daily for California.
For additional information call on w. @.
Garvey, agent, at passenger depot, foot Of
Fifth street, Topeka (Telephone 6S9), or on
Cromwell & Jefrers, In postofice, North
Topeka Telephone 364.)
w. j. BLACK,
Asst G. p. A., Topeka.
G.. II. NICHOLSON,
G. P. A., A., T. & S. F. R'y, Chicago.
The advocate., 1897-01-27
Thirty-Nlne Stories High.

The largest business building in the
world will soon be erected on lower
Broadway, New York. 1t will have
thirty-three stories above ground, and
six beneath, one below the other.
1t will be ventilated by electric fans,
and the subterrsnean rooms will be fur
nished with reflected sunlight, brought
in by means of large rs.-E0ery
Where.
The advocate., 1897-01-27

just as amusing, besides being instruc-
tive as we'll.
We doubt If q more acceptable or more
valuable present could be made to the
farmer boy or girl, and we suggest that
every one Of them who read the ADVOCATE
write Mr.. George II. Stahl, Quincy, ILL.,,
aud ask him for copy Of his handsome
little booklet describing the "Wooden
Hen," also his large catalogue Of the Model
Excelsior Incubator. Tell him you write
at the suggestion Of the ADVOCATE.
The advocate., 1897-01-27
The Spread of Weed Seeds.

Some idea may be formed Of the cause
of the very rapid spread OF weeds by the
following from an authority showing the
number of seeds a natural plant will
produce: Wild carrot, 1900; dsndelion,
1900; chickweed, 1000; cookie 5000;
champion, 3,425; chess, 1900; dock, 300;
ragweed, 4,372; groundsell, $500; OK eye
daisy, $500; mallow, 16,50O; motherwort,
$4,000; foxtail, 19,5OO; SOW thistle, $4,000;
mustard, 3l,OO0; Canada thistle, $4,000;
red poppy, $4,000; burdock, 4OO,32S;
pursisns, 100000; lambs quarters,
$4,000.
The advocate., 1897-01-27

II you feel drowsy, dull, languid, mex
pressibly tired or debilitated; If you've no
appetite and frequent headaches or dizzi-
ness, a furred or coated tongue-it proves
that your bilious. In that case you should
use DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They
are anti-bilious granules, which act in a
prompt and natural way without gripping.
The advocate., 1897-01-27
"The Wooden Hen.p

The little illustration shown herewith is
small only In size, but really large in mag
nitude, when we consider that the
"WOoden Hen" is no larger than a live
hen, yet has double the capacity. It weighs
only fifteen pounds, has a capacity Of
twenty eight eggs, and while not a toy, is
The advocate., 1897-01-27
A One Fare Rate

To Topeka from all points in Kansas and
Kansas City, Mo-, account Silver COnven-
tion, Inauguration Of State Officers, State
Board of Agriculture, Stock Breeders AS
sociation, Poultry Breeders Association,
State Temperance Society, Good Templars
Of Kansas, and w. G. T. U.
Tickets on sale January to l6, 1897, in
elusive.
The Union Pacific is the best ltue
+. A. LEWIS, Agent.
The advocate., 1897-01-27
To Chicago, St. Louis and the East via Burllng

TO Chicago, st. Louis and the East via Burling
ton Route.
The travelling public is sure to find the
best fast vestibuled trains to the East via
the Burlington Route.
Handsome new compartment sleepers
(same rate as standard sleepers) chair
cars (seats free), Kansas City and st. 10
seph to St. Louis; standard sleepers, chair
cars and dining cars-"pay for what you
order''-to Chicago. Take the "Vestibuled
Eli" to Chicago, and the "Vestibuled Linn.
tied" to st. Louis
Ask Agent for tickets via the Burlington
Route.
L. w. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
st. Louis, Mo.
The advocate., 1897-01-27
To Colorado, Montana, Hot Springs, Puget
Sound and Pacific Coast via Bur
llngtOn Route.


Take the shortest and most desirable
line to the far west; complete trains from
the Missouri river. Daily train leaves
Kansas City at 40 a. m arrives Billings,
Mont, 1850 miles distant, 6:45 next even
ing; free chair cars Kansas City to Billings;
sleepers Kansas City to Lincoln; through
sleepers to Lincoln to Billings. Connects
with fast train beyond to Montana ana
Puget Sound. Ten to twenty-five hours
shorter than other lines from Kansas City.
Through sleepers and chair cars Mis-
souri, river to Denver; Rio Grande scenic
line beyond for Colorado, Utah and Cali
fornia.
Ask agent for tickets over the estab-
lished through lines of the Burlington
Route.
l.. w. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt,,
st. Louis, Mo.
The advocate., 1897-01-27

The ADVOCATE and LeSlie'S Illus
tr0ted Weekly, SO per year. The price
Of LeSZie's Is "a, but the ADVOCATE
has q special rate which enables 1t to
make the above offer.
The advocate., 1897-01-27

Look over the ADVOCATES premium
List before ordering the paper,
The advocate., 1897-01-27

Tho Kinso PA is GBssChan'S-BExCHANs
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-11
A Father Cured Of SCrOfu|a
HIS Daughter or ST. vlTUS' DANCE.
Facts Vouched for and Sworn to.
from the Tribune, Minneapolis, MINI.

DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
have brought joy into the home of G. N.
Bensel, of 903 Hennepin Avenue, the we'll
known Minneapolis decorator and painter.
For over ten years Mr.. Bensel was afflicted
with scrofula in an aggravated form, causing
running sores to continually form on the
back of the neck and extend up into the hair.
To-day he is cured and happy-twice happy
we might say; for his daughter, who is now
fourteen years of age, had the terrible ner-
vous affection, known as St. V;tus' dance,
and has also been greatly improved by the
use Of these pills.
In relating his experience to Tribune
reporter, he SAID:
81 have had the annoyance nearly twelve
years consisting chiefly of scrofulous tumors
on the back Of my neck and head. | tried
many remedies without receiving the relief
desired. It was after persistent efforts of a
friend to induce me to use Pink Pills for Pale
People that yielded, and the result is that
now ! cannot express my thanks fittingly to
that friend for his persistency k110a0 these
pills are a good thing for scrofula. You can
see for yourself the cry marks and red spots
left - my neck where formerly were erupt-
ions shat emitted matter and the vilest
hu.u3~e Of the blood. Now they don't even
itch ana believe [ am practically cured.
[ want to tell you too, about the great
beneft my daughter, who is now fourteen
yoare OH. also received from the use of DR..
Williams Pink Pills. For two years she
had st. Vitus' dance and we did everything
we could hear Of to relieve her. but have
never found anything that equals these pills
She las used four boxes and is nearly cured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-11
Beauty is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets Candy
Cathartic clean your blood and keep it
clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and
driving all impurities from the body.
Begin today to Danish pimples, boils,
blotches, blackheads, and that sickly
bilious complexion by taking Cascar-
cts, beauty for ten cents All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed 1Oc., 25c.
SOC. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-11

from the women of other countries.
It has become almost an every
day occurrence for the nobility and
royal blood Of Europe to cross the
water in search of an American
beauty, for the United States has be-
come famous throughout the world.
The American beauty is peculiar
product of this country. She has, how
ever, one formidable enemy, not only
to her beauty, but to her health as
well. That enemy is indigenous to the
climate and soil of the United States.
1t is called Catarrh. Almost every
woman has it in mild or severe forms.
Our climate makes it well-nigh una
voidable. 1t is the only natural enemy
the American woman has. Not only is
the United States the home Of catarrh
but it is also the home of the now world
famous catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na. The
medical profession has at last succeed
ed in devising remedy for the we'll
nigh universal disease.
DR.. Hartman, the original compoun
der of Pe-ru-na, has recent book on
chronic catarrh which he will send free
to any address for short time. Ad-
dress The Pe-ru-na Drug M'f GEO.,
Columbus, o.
Ask your druggist for free Pe-ru-na
Almanac for 1898.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-11
THE CITY MIsREPREsENTED
Chicago Papers State Untruths of Keno
sha's Water System

Kenosha, Wis, Nov. 5.-Owing to
repeated breaks in the mains con-
siderable section of :the southern part
of this city has been suffering from a
water famine for the last twenty-four
hours, with a prospect of its continu-
ance for some time to come.
As result of this unfortunate condi-
ton of things, diphtheria-producing
wells have been brought into requisi-
ton, many of them having been out of
use for years. An increased amount of
sickness must necessarily follow.
The above appears in the Chicago
Daily News of Nov. 5. The statement
is an exaggerated one, and gives a very
wrong impression of the condition of
the water mains in this city. A few
days since break occurred at the
junction of two mains on South Chica-
go street The water was shut off,
however, only short time. Again on
Thursday afternoon, during the test,
while the water system throughout the
city was under severe pressure, the
pipe gave outagain near the same point
On this occasion the water was neces-
sarily shut off, but for no longer than
twelve hours at the most, and that at
a time when it would least ineonven-
fence consumers. The Kenosha c0rro
spondent for the Chicago Daily News
is not playing the part of a good citi-
zen in sending abroad misleading and
injurious publications, especially when
his statements are so ungrounded as
the above.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-11
woman's club Federation.

Mrs. Charles Morris, president OF tho
Wisconsin State Federation Of Wom~
ems clubs, has issued the program foe
the convention at Oshkosh Nov. 10 AND
II. Wednesday morning, Nov. a.
Mrs. Morris will deliver her annua
address and there will be various ,cons-
mittee and district reports. Wednes~
day afternoon Mrs. Charles McLen-
egan, of Milwaukee, will give an organ
solo. Mrs. S. L. Graves will read the
report of the Educational committee,
Mrs. w. F. Allen, of Madison, will read
a paper on "Child Study and It's Re
lation to Education; Miss Mary e.
Tanner, of Stevens Point, paper on
" Art in Our Public Schools; Mrs
G.. V. Mears, Fond du Lac, on " In
dustral Training; Mrs. W. d. Nc
Cue, On The Madison Housek eepeES
League" and Mrs Charles Kendall
Adams, of Madison, will deliver an
address, A Plea for the Cook Book
Wednesday evening there will be e
reception. Thursday Mrs. Arthur G.
Neville will give the report of the Reel
procity bureau and Mrs. E. E. Vaugtn
the report of the Library committee.
Papers will be read by Miss L. E.
Stearns OH Library Interests in Wis
consin"; by Miss Mae E. Schreibers
Normal school, Milwaukee, on 4" What
Shall Children Read?" and MISC
Lenore Hilbert will read,the report OF
the state chairman of correspondence
for the General federation.
Thursday afternoon there will be a
symposium on Women's clubs-Tho
Literary club, Mrs George F. Merrill
Ashland; the Department club, Mrs.
Winfield Smith, Milwaukee; The Art
Club" Mrs. Luther Davies, Oshkosh
Thursday evening Mrs. John Vance
Cheney, of Chicago, will speak ca
g The Relation of the New Education
in Music to Life" and Mrs. w. e.
Upham on "The Club Woman ae
Mother" There will also be an adj
dress by Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin, pres
dent of the General federation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-11
POLISH BOY RUNS AWAY.
He Tells Crooked Story but is BrOuGsa
Back

Some time ago, that is about the be-
ginning of the week, small 9-year eli
boy wandered ont onto the James
Dabbs place in Pleasant Prairie. He
told Mr.. Dabbs a story of how he haGz
lived in Racine, that he and his father
had started for Chicago and the father
had put him off here and then had gone
on. Alone aud friendless he had wan
dered out into the country in hope thaS
be might find a home. Later he told
similar story to John Clauson, SO
between the two men the boy was
cared for few days. The men finally
decided upon bringing him into town.
to see if someone could not be inter
ested in his behalf He was brought
in Friday and the police at once
recognized him as little Soren Kluberg,
the Polish boy who created something
of stir here a few months ago Ivy
getting off the train, and by means of
big card with a Polish name on ii,
finding his father. Inc boy had come
all the way from the old country alone
and unassisted. The storyhe toldewas
altogether false. He was returned t.
his father 1t seems that this eSca.
pade was the third OF the kind.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-11
wtntering Plants in the Cellar.

Plants are placed in the cellar to
rest, not to grow. Nothing is more
harmful to them when thus stored
away than water, and it should never
be given unless to keep the soil from
becoming dust dry.
In early spring if the buds on the
plants are seen to be starting little
do not give water which would only
favor their growth, but keep as dry
and cool as possible until time to take
them out of the cellar.-Vicks Maya.
zine for November.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-11
Two Millions a Year.

When people buy, try and buy again
it means they're satisfied. Tho people
of the United States are now buying
Cascarets Candy Cathartic at the rate
of two million boxes year and it will
be three million before New Years. It
means merit proved that Cascarets are
the most delightful bowel regulator for
everybody the year round. All drug
gists Toe. 25c, SOC. a box; cure guar
anteed DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-11
THE GOLF MATCH.
The Prizes are Won By H. S. Van Ingen
and Miss Edith Newell.

The final match in the golf tourna-
ment for the prizes offered by Mrs.
Aldrich, was played off this Saturday
morning, the winners being Fl. S. Van
Ingen and Miss Edith Newell. The
final result was very satisfactory to
every one concerned.
In this mornings game there were to
be eighteen holes played, but at the
end of the fifteenth hole the winning
couple were four holes up, it being
impossible to change the result in the
remaining three holes, playing ended
at that hole and Mr.. Van Ingen and
Miss Edith Newell were declared the
winners. The prizes are q beautiful
silver cup for the lady and cut glass,
silver trimmed flask for the gentleman.
There has been great interest taken
in matches of this tournament, for the
reason that some of them have been so
close, two being ties. The last tie was
played off Friday between Fl. S. Van
Ingen and Miss Edith Newell VS.. A. Fl.
French and Miss Anna Kimball. This
was thought to have been played off
previously, but only one hole was
played, while according to the rules
they ought to have played at least
three holes, the third hole being the
first handicap hole in the case. This
was done Yesterday, and at the end of
the third hole they were still tie; so
the next four holes we're played, the
seventh being the second handicap
hole This also resulted in tie, so
the balance of the rounds were played,
and at the last and ninth hole Mr.. Van
Ingen and Miss Newell gained the hole
and the tie was off.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-11
Every body Says so.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most
wonderful medical discovery of the
age, pleasant and refreshing to the
taste, act gently and positively on kid
neys, liver andabowels, cleansing the
entire system, dispel colds, cure head
ache, fever, habitual constipation and
biliouspess. Please buy and try a box
of C. &C. today; 10, %, 80 cents
Sold and guaranteed to cure by al
druggists. DIV