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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-12

Chicora, PIT, Herald. Richard Ven
sci reports One Minute Cough Cure the
greatest success OF medical science. He
told us that it cured his whole family OF
terrible coughs and colds, after all other
so sailed cures had failed entirely. Nj.
Vensel said it assisted his children
through a very bad siege Of measels. One
Minute Cough Cure makes expectors.
tlcn very easy and rapid.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-12

The White Goat or Rocky Mountain
Goat IA it Unfortunately called, is a
species Of x game rarely hunted by
sportsmen. This is not SO much because
of the difficulty Of killing the
animal, nor because OF It's actual
rarity. 1t is n stupid animal, easily shot
when once found. 1t ia not, however,
found in the usual hunting grounds, as
are bear, deer, elk. etc. 1t is remote from
the common localities, but where found
is in goodly numbers. 1t ranges very
high up il the mountains, above timber
inc usually. among rocks and cliffs.
This requires great labor to get to it, but
once there the hunter will get his game
nine times out OF ten.
II You care to read OF a goat hunt
made in the Bitter Root Range in Mon
tana, in the fall Of 1895, send six cents 10
Chas Fee. General Passenger Agent,
Nert.erd Pacific Railway. ST. Paul,
M.nn., for Wonderland '96, which re,
counts such a hunting expedition
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Storage PuriiieS Water,

After oil, the best kind of purifier
is natures own. The minute organ.
lsms known as bacteria are the chief
causes Of the impurity Of drinking
water. These invisible creatures have
to live we'll as their larger brethren,
and they must eat to live. As soon as
they have eaten all in the water that
there is to feed on they die. DR..
FARMLAND has stated from his recent
examination of water stored for two
weeks, that it seems as pure and free
from bacteria life as though it had
passed through the best of filters; but
it seems strange that this should have
so recently come under DR.. Frank.
lands experience. Every ore knows
that there is no purer or better water
in the world than that which is sup
piled to seafaring people. Almost
any kind of water stored away in a
ships tank becomes absolutely pure
after the vessel has been few weeks
at sea. This is usually ascribed in
popular language to fermentation
but there is really nothing to ferment,
it is simply that the bacteria have
eaten everything in the water there is
to eat and then died of starvation
Meehan's Monthly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Baby Weighed Less Than q Pound.

To Mrs. 1sadore Kingston, of Cleaz.
field, Penn, baby has been born
which weighed one ounce less than one
pound. Mrs. Kingston had prepared
clothing for the expected stranger,
but when it arrived it was SO tiny
that its sisters doll clothing had to
be used. These were good fit.
A cradle was made from dolls
cc::cc:- " saAing off the wheels and
substituting rockers. The baby, which
is hright-eyed, winsome girl, coughs,
cries and sneeZes like other babies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kingston are Of normal
size, and their other children are far
from being midgets. The parents
have received offers from dime muse.
UNI managers, but all of them have
been ignored. New York Press.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Mechanics d the Presidents.

One Of the ped alties OF greatness is
to be nicknamed Even the Presidents
Of ''these United States have not es-
capped this penalty. The New York
Press gives sone OF the witty titles
applied to our chief magistrates:
Washington vas "Father of His
Country" "American Fabius," the
"Cinclnnatus ofthe West," "TLe At
las of America, F" 'Lovely Georgius, :"
"Flower Of the Forest" "Deliverer of
America" "Stepfather Of His Conn.
try" and "Savior Of His Country"
Adams was the COLOSSUS OF hide
pendence.."
Jefferson was the "Sage Of Monti.
cello"
''Long Tom" Madison was "Ihe
Father Of the Constitution.
Monroe was the "Last Cooked Hat. "
John Quincy Adams the cold Man
Eloquent.
Jackson was, of course, "Old Hick.
ory," ''Big knife" and "Sharp Knife, -
the "Hero ofNew Orleans, "Gin'ral,"
and "O!d Hero"
Van Buren, was the ''L;ttle Msoi-
cian," the "Wizard of Undertook, "
Follower in the Footsteps" whisky
Van," ''King Martin the First, ~
''Sweet Little Fellow" political
Grimalkin," land "Wease!."
". H. Harrison was "Tippecanoe, -
sold Tip" and the "Washington OF
the West"
Tyler was young Hickory" and
Accidental President.
Polk also "Young Hickory" was
the sobriquet used to resurrect the
Jacksonian element.
Taylor was cold Rough and Ready"
"Old Buena VISTA" and "Old Zach. "
Fillmore was the 'American Louis
Philippi."
Pierce was "Purse."
Buchanan was "Old Public Func.
tionary," the "Bachelor PRESIDENT u
and "Old Buck"
Lincoln was the 'ttall Opileter,
'Honest Old Abe," "Uncle Abe, "
''Massa Linkum," and "Father Abra.
ham,"
johnson was "Sir Veto"
Grant was "Uncondit!onal Surren-
der" cold Three Stars" "Hero of
Appomattox," and the. American Ce-
sar."
Hayes was the "President de Facto, ~
o name given him by the Democrats.
Garfield was the ''NIart! President ~
Arthur was "Our Chet," and the
"First Gentleman in the Land"
Cleveland is the "AIan of Destiny"
Harrison is backbone Ben and
"Grandfather's Hat"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
Improving Upo1 Fiction.

"Around the Worldin Eighty Days.
was romancer's dream, only few
years ago. Around the world in thirty
days will shortly be fact.
The Trens.Siberian railroad is the
key to the thirty.day problem, and the
road will bein operation, it is thought,
by 1900.
The best possible connections OF
present will enable traveller to GO
around the world in seventy-one days.
The average time is about one-third
more. Perhaps the shortest cut would
be this: New York to southampton ;
Southampton to Brindisi; by way OF
the Suez Canal, Red Sea, etc., to Yoke
hama; Yokohama to San Francisco,
and thence over the American con.
tinent by rail.
The itinerary over the TRANSIT.
berian route would be as follows
New York TO Bremen, seven days
Bremen to st. Petersburg. one and
oue-Aell udH 5, ~. PETERSBURG W III
divostok, eight and one-half days;
Vladivostok to San Francisco, nine
days; San Francisco to New York, four
days; total, thirty days.
Siberia lives in the popular mind as
barren and desolate region, yet it is
rich in possibilities. Coal and iron
and the more precious metals are
found there in abundance. The short
summer is long enough to admit Of q
good wheat yield.
To develop this portion OF its great
domain is one of the motives that
spurs Russia to the most gigantic rail-
road feat of this century.
Nor does she mean that the new
railroad shall ever serve as path for
the invader. Other European tracks
are standard-gage. The Siberian rail-
road is several inches wider, and in
case of war no other Nation will be
able to switch engines and cars onto
the tracks, and thus convey troops to
the interior. youths Companion.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
IPT IN SMALL GRAIN.

Speakit Of the rust diseases that
attack Whit. oats barley and grasse:
IN North { Fo!ina, Professor Mccarthy,
OF the St4 Agricultural Experiment,
Station, SIS:
The tbrl fnngi which attack grasses
and cereah do not oil have the same
alternate lft. Pucinnia graminis has
tor altern9 hosts the garberrv, ma.
honia andprobably other shrubs.
Puclnnia fonata has for its alternate
hosts the fk thorns, Rhamus lance.
o!ota, ira JULIA and other species.
Pucinnia lbigo-vera has for its al.
ternate hos the common and disa.
greeable wds Viper's buglass, Ech-
lum vulgar aud Cromwell Lithosper-
mum arveR.
knowing hat to complete this cycle
of growth lese fungi require host
widely difent from grasses and
grains If vi could extirpate all such
host plants ithln q half mile or so
Of gram ! grass field we could CT.
fectual]y st their further develop;
ment. Yetfe cannot hope to ex-
terminate tse pests in one or two
seasons, eve BY completely destroying
their alternS host plant. Once the
"Red rust"lr uredo spores of the
Coronata erRubigo.vera species are
produced o4ain or cereals, these in
our warm innate, where growing
glumaceous lants are found in a
green condo IN all the year ronnd,
may go on rtoducing themselves in
definitely, aiell as producing at the
same time th3ucceeding black form,
the teleuto sizes, which are then able
to stock th$round or infect any
chance alterde host plant which neg
ligenco or ddent may allow to re.
main.
As these pfs are extremely small
and light, andre produced in almost
incredible a4bers, the few alternate
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20

-. -
Experts say THIN its deepest parts
| the oceans waterAre so dense that d
sunken ironclad Would never reach
the bottom.
An image impr Eed uponthe retina
of the eye remain here an apprecia'
bic time. This the reason why O
torch swung raplly seems to be t
circular dame.
On the novel l,lway proposed for
the HochstanuTd, in the Austrian
Alps, the car is be drawn up the
track by captb balloon. and will
descend on relea| ug,a small part Of
the gas.
A scientist Wild pas investigated the
| matter states that men who are EN- =
ployed in the aris sewers are as
healthy as the aVdage person, and no
other 500 men in bat city are go free
from zymotic dis4 ses.
Library studets in Paris wear
"muzzles' when erusing old books
IN the National library, ''not because
there is fear thafthey will bite the
old volumes, but TO prevent the in.
halation Of the book microbes into
their lungs"
A newly discoered constituent of
the blood has ban reported by DR..
Muller, Of V;ennI II is in the form
OF particles, resdbiing fat globules,
to which has bed given the name of
haemokocia, or lbod dust. The larg-
est are 1.25. 900 d ahinch in diameter.
In the construction Of vessels a
Brooklyn man h} q new device, con.
sisting OF placin q number Of keels
on the bottom oahe boat and placing
air chambers btween them, having
contracted ddnward]y opening
mouths and meas for supplying the
chambers with al as desired.
The Council of the Royal Colonial
Institute have set a memorial urging
the British Government to take early
steps for the imitation of time at sea.
The memorlalistBay that the question
is the simple onoof the desirability Of
advancing astronl mical time by twelve
hours, so as to Armonize with civil
time, for nautical time has in general
practice long bea assimilated to civil
time.
One of the npst pertinent state
ments in the last report of the United
States geological survey is that the
total value Of tho mineral products OF
the United State for the year 1895
increased nearlys10o, Ooo,0 beyond
the value OF 1891, or from 1927. Ill.,
381 to s622,6S3eSS. This value is
only slightly lie Is than the greatest
value ever rec9ded, which was over
S64S, 100000 in 1892.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
For Neuralgia Pains.

For facial neuralgia this is the very
best plan to secure quick relief: Heat
a ireestone hot and roll up in cloth,
wetting one side Of it and turning
about teaspoonful of essence OF pep.
permint on the wet surface. Lay the
face against this and cover the whole
head up warmly with flannel. 1t will
give relief in almost every instance.
Or heat basin OF salt very hot, put it
in bag and apply to the face. There
is something about the salt that seems
to relieve the pain where simply the
heat vii! not help it. New YORK Jouy.
nal
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
White Slaves of Old Eng land.

Eight hundred years ago all the
large cities of England had regular
slave markets for the sale of white
slaves from all parts OF the kingdom.
In the ''Life of Bishop Wulfstand''
the writer says: est was moving
sight to see in the public market rows
OF young people of both sexes tied to.
gether and sold like cattle-men, IN.
mindful Of their obligations, deliver.
ing into slavery their relatives, and
even their own children. In another
part of this work it is noted that
among these slaves were ''particularly
young women, Of fine proportions and
OF great beauty"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20

I remarkable for SO many things. IS the
complete disappearance of all the
plans, drawings and al the other
papers which must necessarily have
been used during its construction, "
observed q prominent and leading
architect who has given a great deal
OF attention to the matter. "Recent-
ly." he said, Il was asked by al arch
itectural paper to prepare en- article
on the Capitol building, which is ad-
I'mlttedly the finest Legislative struct.
ure1n the world. Isupposed, OF cour. q,
that could put my hands on any:.of
the plans Immediately; so I accepted
the commission. Imagine my dis.
appointment when on applying at tho
Capitol, I was informed that oil OF the
plans, if they ever did exist, disap-
peared many years ago. The plans
Tor the Senate and House wings are
easily enough reached. but those for
the old building, the Capitol proper,
have been missing for over fifty years.
There is, however. an impression
among some that the plans were filed
away in one of the Government depart
ments. AS for as I have been able to
ascertain, in an examination covering
several weeks, there is no record OF
any such disposition OF them, and what
I now desire is to secure the aid Of the
Star, through its many readers, for
any information OF suggestion that
will assist me in my search. Should I
be fortunate enough to learn anything
about them I would gladly give all
publicity to the fact, SO that others
will not have to 60 over the ground
covered by my Investigation. Since
Mr.. Edward Clark, the present archi.
tect, has been in charge Of the Capitol
he has been very particular to make q
record Of every plan or drawing that
is used in connection with the work
done there, for he has experienced
more than any one else can how diff.
cult it is to follow any one else in
work without full copies Of all the
original drawing. II his predecessors
had been as careful as he has been in
this matter the country would not be
in the condition it is to-day, not able
to show how its most beautiful build.
ing was builded. "--Washington Star.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20

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For full perfection # i4is rlsn
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
KNEE SPRUNG HORSES.

In reply to my friend McLellen
cheerfuI]y give him my views OF
paper in regard to the subject il
question. writes Charles R. Wood, V
S. l wish every blacksmith was a!
anxious to qualify himself as he is.
There is considerable diversity O
opinion as to the causes OF this defect
which is net considered a disease
While some assert that it is due to {
relaxed and heightened state Of Tho
e1tensors, Others are equally positive
in attributin5 it to contraction OF the
hexors, ind thus destroying the equi.
librium Of said heSors and eztensors.
Neither o. these hypothesis seem:
to be verified by dissections of tho
forelegs, which invariably disclose
permanent shortening of the liga
ments ct the hinder part of the knee.
Various experiments made confirm
this theory. The lisaments at the
back of the knee. being shorter than
they should be, the animal naturally
refrains from putting them on the
stretch, tb consequence being that
when standing the eztensors are lit.
tie relaxedend the knee bent forward.
In time his abnormal position be.
comes permanent.
Thoughhlistering and rest may ef-
feet some improvement, hard and fast
work will BRING on the trouble again.
Let the anmal be shod with & moder.
ate}y higl heel, or shoes growing
thinner frm toes to heel. It is now
generally conceded that 6 horse which
is knee'spung cannot be permanently
cured OF he defect, as the ligaments
directly psterior to the knee are per-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
We hap used shoes with low or thin
heels. b this We have to a great ex.
tent adoted the views Of most veter-
mary wlters, but having never re.
ceivcd ay decided benefit from such,
we have ried the effect of using high.
heeled shes with considerable salts.
faction, nd on this theory explain
the fact that the ligaments, above
mentio1d, being permanently con.
tracted,they cannot be extended.
The .nimal while IN motion does
not seei to DO troubled by the defect,
but the moment he is permitted to
stand be knees are slightly bent to
ease Thy llgaments. When high.heeled
shoes ah worn the tendons are never
stretche! even temporarily, and the
animal rs always without any effort
on his pai) solid foundation TO stand
upon, tiny afiording considerable ease
when tho igaments are involved. We
are free advise our patrons to adopt
this mctod of shoeing. From my
standpoit l do not link heel ought
to be exit mely low or high; that must
be go7erhd by the length Of the pas.
tern joit. A happy medium will
answer a y purpose.
An ami al suffering from nayicular
disease i'd Invariably knee sprung, and
when tho trouble about the foot is
obviated't the legs generally assume
their nonal position, especially after
neurotou1 is performed. There is no
doubt MY mind that compelling q
horse wifi this trouble to travel with
low hegincreases the difficulty very
materially the less leverage upon the
parts thd better he will be.-Boston
Cultivated
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
ROADSIDE DIRT FOR FIELDS.

Wherever there is g low place beside
the road accommodating the wash from
the road bed the soil will probably be
rich enough to pay for blowing up and
csrting into adjoining fields. This
will improve the road as we'll, as it
makes place into which its surplus
moisture will How. But the dirt
should be closely examined to see
that it does not contain quack roots,
which often find Judgment on road
sides without getting into adjoining
fields.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20

*Contai1lng milk, sugar, cura, and ash.
While the above figures can be
taken as types, they do not mean that
every COW of distinct breed will give
milk of the above composition. In
fact, great many Jerseys produce
milk with four per cent. of fat, and
families and individual COWS of the
Holstein breed yield milk as rich as do
many Jerseys or Guernseys. Bulletin
No. 80, Massachusetts Experiment
Station.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20

host plants which may survive :.
the most careful care may sn e,sa
dreds OF acres Of grass or grain aaa':
Common and destructive as thu =,
fungi are in the United States, in. IN q. rust
tralia they are still more 20 ana ~ aus
eral conventions Of scientific men NEW s =,
practical farmers have been haId s4 =. and
to devise methods for repress;na ,u .1e
pests, but SO far without snscs sns
Practical experience recommends is1 y.
following measures: '' 'ue
l. Use dry or we'll draineib ,o,,.
small grains. 'As'u LOT
2. Plant only hard stemmed hail..
early maturing varieties OF wheat 1''
3. Plantthos varieties which in von.
locality resist rust best-tbe so.cs sHa,
"Rust proof" wheat and oats, ''u
>. 4. Sow thinly to give plenty Of SIM.
light and air to the plauts. '4u
% AZ" ono 1@no ueeply as soon "a
the crop Is harvested to destrov ro -
unteer growth, or burn the stnhhl.
and straw on the field. Thu ]attos
plan is best where grain is grown ~
q large scale. "
6. Carefully search out and dost,o,
all alternate host plants found WITH.
one.half mile of wheat or oat 6ald
7. Rotate crops SO that soma c,on
or other than grasses or cereals vii Il
come on the land each two years out 1 Of
three.
s. The use of fungicidal SPRAYS .,
growing grain has not SO far given sat- IT.
lsfactory results. The best funeic;dss
for this class Of plants are:. Simnls
solution Of iron sulphate.' 2. Copper
sucrate. Directions: Apply in tn thu
finest possible spray as soon as the
grain begins to hower-repeat everv
len days until grain is in the dough'
Then harvest it.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20

Toxic, Japan, has adopted the arch
system for the two miles of elevated
railroad which it has been decided to
build at a cost Of $4,000,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20

EFFECT OF FEED UPON THE COMPOSITIONS
Feed has very little. if any, effect
upon the quality OF milk. By quality
we refer to the per cent. or amount
OF total solid matter in the milk. Itis
well-recosDized fact that some feeds
affect the favor of milk and possibly
to q slight extent its color, Feeds
rich IN protein have a tendency slight.
~ to increase the percentage Of fat in
case OF some COWS; the same can be-
SAID OF feeds rich in fat. This increase
is probably only temporary, however.
the milk gradually coming back to its
normal composition. Animals very
thin in flesh and insuficiently fed. if
brought into good condition BY prop
er feed, will probably yield milk of
rather better quality. The improve.
ment in quality will not, as rule, be
very marked. The milk. producing
function is to large extent under the
control Of the nervous system. Any.
influence that disturbs the quiet or
normal condition OF the animal, be it
rough usage, extremes of temperature,
exposure to rain, etc., will have it's
effect upon the quality Of the milk.
On the other hand plenty OF good feed
increases the quantity OF milk until the
animal reaches her maximum produc.
ton. What has been said with regard
to the influence Of feed upon the quail
lty Of milk is equally true relative to
the amount of butter that can be made
from a given quantity OF milk. No
method of feeding has yet been dis
covered that SO improves the quality
OF the milk as to make given GUAM.
THY of milk produce more butter at
one time than another. The quality
of milk varies during the different
stages OF lactation, but this is entirely
independent of the influence OF feed.
The above statements are based on the
teachings of carefully conducted ex-
periments. They are contrary to
the general belief that the better the
animal is fed the better the quality of
the milk produced. |
The writer is of the opinion that
two feelings, morning aad late after
noon, ere sufficient daily. The animal
thus ted is abundantly able to take all
that is necessary for her welfare. The
COW desires considerable time to re-
masticate her feed, and there can
surely be no advantage in the midday
feeding. Feeds that are liable to faint
the milk should be fed Immediately
after milking. .
Cows should be watered twice daily,
it possible, namely, after the morning
and evening feeding. 1t is a great
advantage to have the chill taken
from the water in winter. !,
Average cows milk has the follow
lng composition: I
Per cent
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20

jshing her brass
knocker. Her long.
thin hands rubbed
and rubbed till the
little white curls on
her forehead danced
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20

Rs. SYLVESTER
= q Dean Leveen was DOL