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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
windbreak for the Driver.

Drivers in winter often suffer severe
~ and unnecessarily from the cold
winds. Returning home without a load
the wind has \ chance to blow upon
them unhindCed. Have two small
stakes and four holders for them. as
shown in the sketch. Provide a stout
piece Of duck and sew rings to it as sug-
gested. A small glass with its wooden
frame a be inserted, and two small
openings made for the reins. If the
wind is in front, at either side or at the
drivers back, he has simply to change
the stakes and his sheet of duck to es-
cape its fury. When not in use the
sheet can be folded, with the glass in
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Never Awake.

Some people will never wake up till
the last horn blows, and then they'll
ask II that's the horn for dinner. De-
lays ore dangerous and rufnous. Thou
sands can say IL they hadn't put off an
opportunity, they would have been rich
and happy. Some never know they
have rheumatism until crippled by 1t,
and all the while In pain. thinking 1t
will pass OF. But st. Jacobs Oil never
delays, and Ia always wide awake. 1t
goes straight to its work OF cure in n
business way. and cures rheumatism
In any form and at its worst stage. It's
q live remedy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Corn OF. One Acre.

How much corn will an acre of land
produce! The Illinois State Board OF
Agriculture offered prizes for tile iarg-
est crop on acre, II twelve per-
sons succeeded in raising over II hun
dred bushels each. The first prize was
Won by Mr.. John Powers, with a yield
of 166 bushels per acre, Mr.. e. S. Furs-
mar coming second with 1G0 bushels.
The next ten persons produced. respec-
lively, $50, LA, 1A3, 142, 116, 11o, 1GS,
1na. and two others 100 bushels each,
the average of the twelve being 12Sh
bushels per acre The best fertilizer for
corr was conceded to be a previous crop
of clover, depending upon deep and
early blowing, fine seed bed and shall
low but thorough cultivation.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Little Notion Long in Coming.

Until within a few years spirit levels
were made with perfectly smooth
sides. and there was more or less dan
ger Of dropping them in carrying them
about and up and down ladders, and
SO ON. Half q dozen years ago some
body thought Of cutting a groove or
channel in the wood on each side of
the level, to make hand-hold. 1t
may seem strange that nobody had
thought of this simple device before,
but apparently nobody had. The man
that did think Of it got 1t patented,
and now the levels are made with this
improvement.-New York Sun.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Displaced.

Watts-The displacement of men by
machinery has been great in recent
years.
Potts-And 1t Is still going on Only
yesterday | was going across Pennsyl.
vania street and found myself dis
placed by a bicycle with great precipi-
tancy.-Indiarapolls Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Duality of Corn Fodder.

Qu0llty OK NOFn OuOers
There Is much difference in original
character Of corn fodder as well as In
that made in curing. Only that which
Las matured far enough to tassel should
be put up for winter feed, and If 1t has
been planted thinly enough to furnish
some nubbins not only the grain will
help. but the quality Of the stalks will
be improved. Farmers have often no
tlced that the husked stalks were eaten
by cows in preference to the thin, wa
terry and tasteless stalks of corn sown
for fodder. The COW knows what is
best for her. No corn for fodder should
ever be sown. 1t should be drilled, and
will be all the better if drilled not SO
closely as to prevent all caring. At its
l&st fodder corn is full of water when
harvested. and unless the farmer 10
willing to do a good deal Of lifting fc.
nothing he should make the fodder as
nutritious as it can be grown.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
SCREW 7 HINGE.

or wire running through them. Screw
eyes come i'm all sizes so that almost
any strength Of hinge can t,.us be made.
The two eyes can be placed close to-
getller and wired with fine wire If de-
sired. Occasionally a bit Of hard wood
and Il few e will make a very SER
viceable hinge. attached as shown in
the second picture, which tells its own
story. Have the wood stout enough so
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
How To Wash with Case.

That washing cannot be satisfactory,
lone with u seant supply Of hard water
and inferior soap is not always clear t.
honsekeeiers, and yet it is the cause Of
oft-rcp+ated failure. To wash properly,
assert the clothes. Put the linens first IN
. run 81 l!of water. rub with Ivory Soap,
scild, rinse. starch. hang on the line,
Wash the colored pieces through clean
suds in the same way. When dry, sprin.
kle, and lay in u basket over night. Iron
carefully with well heated irons.
ELIZA r. PARKER.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

THERE Ia more Chtarrh in this section OF tina
country than all other diseases put together.
and until tho last few years WAS supposed TO 10
tncurnbls. For ~ great many years doctors pro.
nounced II n local disease. and prescribed local
remedies. ni,d by constantly failing TO cure
with local treatment. pronounced II incurable,
Science has proven catarrh to be q constitu.
tioral disease. and therefore requires constitu.
ttOHai treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by 4. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the market. It
ia taken internally in doses from ten drops to a
toasPoonfui. 1t acts directly upon the blood
aud mucous surfaces OF the system. They ofsr
one hundred dollars for any case It fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Ad.
dress, I. j. CHEElSY d CO.. Toledo q.
ka"SOll by DruvCista. 75c.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
He Would Not Care.

what would our wives say II they
knew where we are" said the captain
Of a Liverpool clipper. feeling his way
along the banks of Newfoundland In q
thick fog.
II wouldn't mind what they said" re-
piled the mate, "if we only knew where
we are Observation-Disclosures Household
Words.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Caulinower as a Farm Crop.


In u experience, caulifiower is very
rarely attempted by farmers who begin
market gardening. Yet it is quite as
easily grown as. cabbage, provided 1t
has n soil rich enough to grow it to per-
fection. Late cabbage can be grown on
land that will not produce caulilower.
1t is probable that the unsuccessful at
teTpts to grow caullhower are respon-
sih!e for the fact that it Is much less
planted than the homely cabbage,
which as Il late crop does not require
very rich land. provided it is well cult
waited. Farmers need to diversity their
crops more than they do. 1t is this that
makes the business of the gardener a
safe one. If n crop fails to make a
profit he has enough others that are
profitable TO make his business as a
whole q success.-American Cultivator.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
An Old Saving.

Necessity is the mother Of inven-
ton" is q very old aphorism. dating
BACK over two hundred years. Its orr
lin is attributed to Franck's North
rn Memoirs" written In the year 1865,
These memoirs, however. were not print
d until 1884, and twenty-five years be-
ore the appearance Of this publication
1879 the idea was expressed In
Wychcrley's play. Love in a Wood"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Refined

She-I have seen twenty-five sum-
merS.
He-Then you must have been blind
for several years. Now. | own to hay
ing seen forty five.
She-That leaves you about "a years
Of age. when one takes into consldera-
ton your failing Ut seeing double.-In.
d~.anapolis Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
PITY h R1iud.

Mary-I actually gave a quarter to a
beggar this afternoon. and l am honest
enough to admit that I would not have
done it If he had not called me pretty
lady"
Sarah-Did you learn how he lost his
sight !-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
The pnrsui. Of Happ,nc...

When the Declaration OF independence a.
serted mans right to this. 1t enunc,ated an
immortal truth. The bilious sufferer IL on
the road to happiness when he begins tn
take Hostetter's Stomach l~iitters, the most
eficacions regulator Of the liver In existence.
Equally reliable In II In chilis and fever. con.
stipati0n, dyspepsia. rheumatism, kidney
trouble and nervousness. Use 1t regula rly.
and not at odd Intervals.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

Helped Empress Eugenie Escape.
Vice Admiral Duperre. Of the French
navy, who has just been retired on nc.
count OF age, Is the man under whose
escort the Empress Eugene escaped
from the dangers that threatened her
In 1870 and got safely on board Sir
John Eurgoyne's yacht at Trouyille.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Oldest hank Note.

The oldest bank note in existence Il
In the British Museum. 1t was print.
ed in China in the year 1868. thirty
two years before Johann Gutenberg.
the reputed inventor. OF printing. was
born. 1t was issued 800 years before
bank notes were circulated in Europe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
BULLETIN"

VIII DO published by the 500 LINE every
Monday. containing all r~ElEGRAPHIC NENS
and u~p-kO.CGte Information as to 0EST ROUTES.
facility AS same develop. INVALUABLE to
Alaskan prospectors and ali their friends. To be
placed on mailing lists. send SIX cents &c., in
stamps to
". a. CALlAWAY. g. p. A..
MinneapOltS. MINI.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

shown herewith.
All barrels that
have lost both
heads are saved
and used for this
p e. TWO
small stakes are
driven down, and
a string attached,
as shown in the
sketch, to keep the
wind from blow
Ing them over.
Straw Is then put
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

One frequently needs 4 great number
If small hinges in making chicken n
coops. The two sketches given
lerewi;h show homemade hinges that
re better than leather and cheaper
than the hardware dealers steel butts.
she one shown first is made Of screw
eyes. inserted with Il round rod of woot!
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

hilled in and properly protected from
frost their roots will begin to start be-
fore winter Is over. and they can be
planted much 0 safely than stock
recently dug.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

The itching cauNd ~ skin desasas and tbs pa4a
abrasions Us alwdss relieved by GeQfnb Euiphar SoS.s
Hfts Halr and W6asksr Dye. biek or brown. tue
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
why Eatteninr ! tock Eat strew ".

Why Fattening stock Eat Straw.
Domestic animals like variety In feed
as much as does man himself. Posi-
bly, they are more partial to variety
than are men and women, because the
taste of animals is less vitiated. A fat
tening steer or sheep which is fed
highly heterogeneous food will eat a good
deal Of bright grain straw, SO rs to sup
ply the proper proportion Of carbona-
ceous nutrition. When animals are fed
corn, less straw will be eaten, as the
corn Is itself chiefly starch, which is
only another form of carbon. For
sheep that are fed beans and bean
straw, the straw OF wheat or oats will
be eaten almost as readily IS hay. 1t
is needed to prevent the n~itrogenous
ration being too concentrates.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a
family medicine with US since 1866. r.
Madison, oI09 42d ave-, Chicago, III.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

FITS Psrnanca'H Cured. NJ cts o. servcpsness
Eorer. Send for FREE e3.OO trial bottle IN ,reat,ye.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

side, and placed In the box used as q
seat. Such a continuance will save
much suffering and can be had at a
very slight cost.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

The loftiess active volcano 10 Coto-
paxi. It Is 1880 feet high. aud its last
great eruption was In 1855.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

Mse. Wlnelow's Soorurxo srnrp Tor children
teethi1g: o0lteNo tile gums, reuycos iul
allays rain. cures Wind collie. y cents . bottle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

inside about the bush, making very
warm and wind-tight winter quarters.
4 board, or a piece of burlap, can be
tackled over the top to support the
weight Of the snow, IL desired.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

TO CURE A COLD In ONE DAY.
Take Laxa i've Bromo Cuinine Tablets. ALI Druggists
refund the money II u fails to cure. 25c
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

Observe: without b nothing pros
pers.-Sophocles.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
One womnn,s Wisdom,

Hell think | shall try writing for =
newspaper. What do you think OF the
idea?
She-The idea Is good, but you had
better inclose the subscription price
when you write or they may not send 1t
to you.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Preparation for Winter.

Frepufat1Ou Tor Wfnter.
Summer farming is but a preparation
for winter. Food Is cheaper In summer,
but prices are lower. While the Pes
ture is q valuable Md to the dairyman,
1t Is sure to cheaper prices at times
when grass Is abundant, the market
being regulated by the supply. The
best dairymen grow crops for use OF
the farm in winter, preferriuy to feed
their produce mt the barn and >nnvert
1t into milk and butter in winter, when
higher prices rule.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Protector for shrubs.

A convenient method for protecting
rose bushes and many small shrubs is
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
A TALK WITH MRS. PINKHAM
About the Cause OF Anemia.

Everybody comes into this world with q pre-
disposition to disease of some particular tissue;
in other words. everybody has q weak spot.
In nincty-nine cases out OF q hundred the
weak spot in women is somewhere In the uter-
inc system. The uterine organs have less re-
sistauce to disease than the vital organs; that's
why they give out the soonest
Not more than one woman ia q hundred
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
M

The population Of LoneSob ro,n-
timated to include 25O,O6
Irish and 10000 OF Scotchmit az
As 5000 Asiatics, Africans 4 for :
cans; with some 10000 Ger~p q
600 French, $4,000 Dutch. 12,d<
1900 Italians and 500 Swiss.N,o
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

that the screws will not split it, and
use round-headed screws for the pivot
Il possible.-Newt England Homestead.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

my, in Eve hundred-has perfectly healthy organs OF generation. This points
to the stern necessity OF helping ones self just q 90 . the life powers seem
to be n the wane. #1.
Excessive mcnstruation is . dga Of physical weakness and want II tone
In the uterineo organs 1 saps the strength away and produces men lolooo
turns to wnterl
II vou become anemic, there ii no knowing what will happen. II your gums
and the inside Of your lips and inside your eyeids look pale In color Q IRE
In . dangerous way and nusts stop that drains n your powers - nos DuHo
MP o a o generous, uplifting tonic. like Lydia E. Pnkhams
Vegetable Compound? A \MA
Ms. EDWIN EHRIa. 4l3 Church st.. Bethlehem. Pa. ANEA1AA
sny: ~ feel Il my duty to write snd tell you TINT &HXHE8A
1 am better than I have been for four years. &&&X r. %&M
I usd Lydia Z. Pnkhams Vegetable Com. w. ~
round, o package OF Sentative Wash. ne box q SO
Liver PILLS. and con say that am perfectly cured
doctors did notheIpn me any Ishould have been
10 nv grave by this time III had not been for yCr
mcdicinc.I IL was . sodsend TO me. ! wastrpubled with
enstruation. which caused womb trouble,
md was Obliged 70 reanaini IN bed for x weeks Mrs. ~DN
pdnkhams medicine was recommended ~ me-. and. 1S0
after uaingn short time. 49, troablsd nomorsw with Aeodtng lalsohad sewers
sdn IL ~ lAdneys. This, aiso. IhAvenomosA haflslWays reconnend 4he
Conpound. ffi thassursd - andNwtn cuzsc Others lweaM lne - 49, 20
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

Blood tells more in dogs than in PEG
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
A Hens Egg Production.

About 100 eggs per year Is estimated
as the production Of a hen, IL the flock
is small and well cared for, but with
large docks an average Of 100 eggs per
hen for one year is about correct, as dis
ease, lice and Encouragement u
loss. The fowls OF farms give larger
profits In proportion to capital repre-
scented than larger stock, but are
neglected, and. therefore, do not give
as large profits as could be derived from
them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Cow Peas In the Orchard.

#&EFN NV ASNO ~ SAO
A Western fruit grower states that
he has had excellent results In his or
chard by growing COW peas therein, and
allowing the crop to be harvested BY
hogs. Not only II the land benefited
by the shade, but the hoGa crow and
fatten rapidly, the peas anAs911o0 being
nitrogenous. His fruit cx11ps2r1 large,
and his pork II produced = = smaller
cost than on corn.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-22
STRONG COLONIES.
without Them Beekeeping In Sure e
lie a Dfsappointment.

One of the difficult things for the
novice in beekeeping to learn is that
ten strong colonies will store more
honey than twenty weak ones. There
is an anxiety for large numbers, and
each colony is counted one, no matter
how feeble IL may be. So the mex
perienced is often delighted at get
ting two, three, or even four or i've
swarms from a single colony, notwith-
standing the fact that the last two
or three swarms contain only hand
full of bees. They make sure to die be-
fore the winter is over, and then he de-
cides that he doesn't care for such very
weak colonies, but still clings 70 the
thought that one strong enough TO
live through II is all right.
Many times, however, IL is true econ
omy TO lessen the number, even with
the view of having the largest num-
Der possible In the succeeding fall.
Suppose, for instance, there are four
weak colonies in the spring, each one
having enough bees 10 fairly cover
two combs. Unite two Of them and
leave the other two without uniting.
You now have only three colonies in
stead Of four. and yet you may be bet
ter off; for the one colony, with bees
TO cover four combs, will go right on
increasing in strength, and by the time
the white clover harvest is fairly under
way IL will he strong enough to give
you a rousing swarm, and you VIII
now have two strong colonies for II,
while the two weddings have only just
begun fairly to build up. They stood
still, not showing any increase in num-
Der for long time, evidently needing
all the strength they had to keep up
existence and make good the loss of the
dying bees by the young bees raised.
II, instead Of trying TO increase, the
effort be TO get all the honey possible,
supposing neither colony offers TO
swarm, the difference Is fully as notice
able, II not more so. The united colony
will have more bees than there ore in
both the others. 1t is easy to see that
it will store more surplus. But if you've
had no experience in the matter il may
be hard for you to believe how much
more.-Farmers' Union.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-22
LOCATION or FEED BINS.

eve and lamb shut up therein until the
lamb has sufficient strength to mingle
with the flock without risk OF life. A
number Of these small pens may be'set
up IL necessary, and when not In use
they may be stored away in very small
space. We are indebted to Mr.. George
McKerrow for this idea, and since he IN
one OF the most successful sheep grow
ers in Wisconsin his recommendations
have great weight. We have tested the
value, of small box-like pens, but the
gates are more convenient and require
less room when not in use.
The basement should be seven and a
half or eight feet high, and the loft
above should be of sufficient height TO
provide storage room for hay and fod-
der.
The feed bins may be located in the
loft and conveyed TO n mixing box at
the end Of the feeding alley by means of
spouts, as shown in Fig.2.
Watering tanks may be located in the
division fences and the supply regu-
lated by foats.--John l.. Shawver, in
National StoclSman.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-22
AMONG THE POULTRY.

From % TO 40 ducks and brakes are
allowed in a pen.
The shell of an egg contains about is
grains OF salt Of lime.
Forty dressed ducklings are packed in
barrel for shipment.
The duck averages ten dozen eggs in
about seven months laying.
Build the house ten by ten feet for
ten fowls. and the yard ten times larger
Ducklings are marketed at five pounds
weight, which they attain in ten weeks.
Thirteen eggs are considered setting,
though many breeders are now giving
10.
Ten dozen eggs a year is the average
estimate given as the production of the
hen.
About four dozen eggs are given as an
average for the annual output of the
turkey.
Duck feathers sell at 40 cents per
pound; goose feathers bring double
the amount.
Between 40 and so degrees is the prop
err temperature to keep eggs for hatch
ing during winter.
Eggs intended for Matching should not
be kept over four weeks. They must
be turned over every day or two.
IL will require seven pounds OF
skinned milk TO equal one pound OF
lean beef for flesh-forming qualities.
One dollar per head is the average
cost OF keeping n fowl year, and the
snme amount Is a fair estimate OF the
profits.-roultry Monthly.