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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-07
DOMESTIC.
Chicago May wheat. $1.04.

,GnicngW May wheat. $1.04.
A pig iron trust is fully formed
Fire In the Wisconsin industrial
school for boys caused loss Of
500 900
Both houses of the Ohio legislature
nave passed the 2-cent railroad fare
bills.
A fight against the Abbot interests
in the Wisconsin Central was begun
dn Milwaukee
Joseph Letter and Philip d, Ar.
mour. the rival Chicago wheat specu.
lators. are believed to have fixed III
a treaty.
Tho Louisiana constitutional con.
vention practically adopted suffrage
article which will limit voters te
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-07

Washington, April At is frankly
~ and openly charged in the senate
by Mr. Perkins (Cal,l In set speech
that Spain Is responsible for the Maine
disaster, as It WIS brought about by
Spanish machlnations and Spanish
treachery. Mr.. Clay tdem., Ca
while hoping for peaceful
solution OF the problem de-
clared strongly IN favor OF indepen-
dence OF tho Cubans and pledged to
the administration the loyal support Of
the south which IN event OF war
would have TO hear the brunt OF the
conflict Mr. Perkins took substnn-
TALLY the same ground. Mr. Mantle
MONTY expressing confidence In the
administration maintained that the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-07

A handy soldering iron for tin
smiths use has the head portion bev-
eled at the end and a pin set in It by
which it is attached to the handle
Sich is also beveled. and has a socket
in which the pin turns to adjust the
iron either straight or at right angles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-07

For improvements at the home for
the feeble-minded $6923.95 was ap-
propriated and for furnishings $4,000
For new boilers at the state hospital
S925. "a was allowed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-07
WAR HURTS TRADE
BUSINESS BEGINS TO FEEL THE
SPANISH TROUBLE.
BUT FAILURES FALL OFF

Weekly Reports of Dun & Co. and
3radstreets Which Show That
While War Is Greatly Feared by
Commercial Circles the Effect of
the Scare So Far Is Slight
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
THE WESTERN FARMER.
1t Il n Great Race That Is PcODliE.
the Plains and Prairies OF
Our Country.

When one hears testimony. says DR..
Albert Shaw in an article on the Trans
Mississippi exposition. 70 the tineness
and beauty of all this array of ma
chinery-a beauty that lies III the ever
increasing perfection OF its fitness for
the conditions that have to be met
one is really paying tribute to the
brains, energy, and character Of the
western farmer. | have been on the
Hungarian plains and witnessed the
costly attempts Of the progressive gov
eminent to teach the landowners and
peasants the use CT improved farm ma
chinery imported from America or
else adopted from American types.
| have also observed-What is con-
fessed by the government and noted
by all who visit those regions-the per
sistent fact of scores of men. women
fashioned hoes. while long rows of
whitetunicked men. in the bayfield, or
the ripe grain, are swinging sicklcs and
scytbes. And a little later in the sea
son it is common enough to see the
oxen treading out the grain or to hear
the thud of the descending fail. Mean
while. the new-fashioned corn plows
are rusting; the rejected moving and
| reaping machines rot in their neg
lected corners; aud the threshing ma
| chine is viewed as an ill-omened mon
strosity.
1t is all simply difference in men
1t is a great race that has peopled ou1
| prairies and plains, and that is pro
| ducing corn, wheat. and oats by TIT
| thousands of millions of bushels wher.
| only a few years ago there was thu
ancient matted sod of the prairies, TN
| broken for centuries The men wht
drive the gangplow, ride the suIky cul
tivator, manipulate the Irvine binder
and send millions of horned cattle
hogs, and sheep to the packing estah
lishments of Omaha. Kansas City ant
Chicago are to be credited with
series of achievements worthy no
merely of respect, but even of Ell
thusiasm. | cannot for a momen
doubt the ability of such men to rea
a fine and varied fabric of civilization
upon so great material foundation
Century.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

4 man stood on the bank of Chap
man creek. in Dickinson county. the
other day and gazed long and curious
~ at big cottonwood tree that stood
well down on the bank and then to a
reporter he told of the interest felt bv
himself in that particular tree. In
1869 a cloudburst in the vicinity
flooded Chapman creek and washed
away many farmhouses. While the
food was at its hei ght one Peter Berg
man saw a baby floating along in the
torrent. He rescued the child, and
then. with his shirt torn into strings.
tied it up in the branches of a cotton
wood tree beyond the reach of the
water. There the baby remained niae
hours before being taken to place of
greater safety. The name of this ba by
was John Bostwick, and he it was who
stood and gazed for the first time in
many years at the old cottonwood tree
that had served as his asylum.-Kan-
sas City Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
New Way to Preserve Bodies.

\ Neapolitan physician has intro
Guced new system of preserving
bodies from corruption. He simply
gives the body 4 series of baths for an
indefinite period. For anatomical pur-
poses the body may be made to resume
its primary freshness, but if the bath
treatment is sufficiently INDUCED in
the subject attains the density and
consistency of marble and gives fort b
a metallic ring when touched with
metal. Though the sole intention OF
the inventor was to preserve subjects
for the dissecting-room. it is believed
that his process may supersede re-
frigeration in cases of long transit Of
carcasses of beasts.-Chicago Int,
Ocean.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

Welcome Eack.-she-"Are you one
of our Seventy-first heroes?' He
NO, amt no hero. I'm a reguIar."-
Life.
He-If I stole 50 kisses from you,
what kind of larceny would it be?:"
She II should call it grand. -
Workers Statesman.
She-"Are YOU fond of canoeing:"
He-''Immense. You don't have to
take off your clothes when you battle"
boston Transcript.
Exceptional Fortune.-'.Aaron Burr
was a remarkable man." "Dec:dedly.
notwithstanding the fact that he was
vice president of the United States he
has not been forgotten" -Tr&th.
Marie, | don't want you 10 tie any
more strings on my finger "Why
John?' Il wasted two whole hours
this morning wondering what it was
you wanted me to RENE mber. DE
troit Free Press.
Diagnosis of Love.-He-''IIold on
We cannot sit on this bench. It is
freshly painted.' Shelf you were
really in love. as you say you are, YOU
would never have noticed the paint." "
Fliengende Blaetter.
What 1t Was-''Just listen how III Q y
are pounding the floor with theil
feet" said the tragedian behind the
| curtain. Yes" said the leading in
genue, that is the stamp Of public ap
prevail. '-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Lots of It's there any move
| ment in Botcher's new play?" "Move
ment? You ought to have seen the au
| thor move off the stage when the aud.
ence yelled for him after the first act.
Philadelphia North American.
'Oh,' said the girl who was lookin!
over Miss Cayenne's shoulder. you ar
| reading the account of Mrs. Van Snub
| hers party" yes" You want t,
see who was invited?" NO, dear.
want to see who WASH Washing
| ton Star
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
In Confidence,

First Doctor-Yes, I've been his family
physician for years.
Second Doctor-And he appreciates all
you have done for him?
More thar that. He appreciates all he
thinks I've done for him. '-Brooklyn Life.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
A NATION OF DYSPEPTICS
From the MCuntaineer. Wa

From the Noun taineer, Walhalia, N, Oak.
The remorse of guilty stomach is what
large majority of the people are suffering
with to-day. Dyspepsia is a characteristic
American disease and ii is frequently stated
that I'VE are nation of dyspeptics."
Improper food, hurried eating, mental
worry, exhaustion; any of these produce a
lack of vitality in the system, by causing the
blood to lose its DEMONSTRATING elements
The blood is the vital element in our live.
and should be carefully nurtured. Restore
the blood to its proper condition, dyspepsia
will vanish and good health follow.
For example, in the county of Pembna,
North Dakota, few miles from Walhalla,
resides Mr.. Ernest Snider; man of sterling
integrity, whose veraclty cannot be doubted.
He says:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
The Ledger Monthly

The publishers of the New York Ledger
announce the dIscontlnuance OF that publ
cation as a weekly and its appearance In
future as a monthly.
The Ledger was founded by Robert Bon
ner. The world knows the history of that
venture He took into his work new ideas
and determination to succeed. lie made
the Ledger the foremost weekly in the
realms of fiction.-Wc Herald, Omaha,
Neh
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
II Feel Like q New Person.n
Mrs. GEO. LEACH,

Mrs. GEO. LEACH,
1909 Belle ST., Alton, ILL.,. writes:
Before began to take your Vege-
table Compound was great sufferer
from womb trouble. Menses would an
pear two and three times in a month.
causing me to be SO weak could not
stand. 1could neither sleep nor eat, and
looked SO badly my friends hardly
knew me.
Il took doctors medicine but did not
derive much benefit from it. My drug
gist gave me one of your little books,
and after reading it l decided to try
Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound. l feel like new person. l
would not give your Compound for all
the doctors medicine in the world. I
can not praise it enough"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
Shall We Keep the PhilippinesS

Public opinion is divided as to the wisdom
of keeping the Philippines. Wise statesmen
are found on beth sides of the question.
Public opinion. however, is all one way. IN
regard 70 the wisdom Of everybody keeping
their health For this purpose Hostetter.s
Stomach Ritters is wide y used. This medi..
cine is both preventive and cure for malarlal
levers, stomach disorders, torpid liver and
impure blood 1t is agreeable to weak s'om-
achs and soothing to the nerves.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

Deacon Pewser-"Don't sec you at church
of late, Mr. Noodle Moo ile-"No: the
fact is it cost me so much fer tickets to so.
Gals and entertainments that I've made up
my mind that I'll have to save my soul in
some other way if want t. keep my body
alive a few years longer. boston Tran
script.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
RECLAIMED HEALTH.
Gratifying Letters to Mrs. Pink
ham From Happy Women.
IL Owe You My Life"
Mrs. E. WOOLHIsER,
Mills, Neb., writes:

Mills, Neb., writes:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Il owe nv
life to your Vegetable Compound. The
doctors said l had consumption and
nothing could be done for me. My
menstruation had stopped and they
said my blood was turning to water.
had several doctors. They all said
could not live. Ibegan the use of Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and it helped me right away; menses
returned and I have gained in weight.
have better health than have had for
years. wonderful what your Com
pound has done for me-"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

Since the discovery and introduction Of
DR.. Mofet's TEErnlNA tTeethihg Pomders)
the death rate of small children has largely
decreased TEErHINA a DIS Digestion, Regu-
lates the Bowels and makes teething easy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
The ReE: Facts,

'Many man. said the Cumminsville
sage, thinks he has something to say, when,
really, he only has job of talking to do
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
A Necessary Crime.

Celebrated Lawyer-Now tell me, hon.
estly. did you rob that bank?
Client lin disgust)--Of course I did. Do
yer s'pose Id he able to retain yer if didn't?
Harlem Life
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
Not SnnCtined.

Clergyman-Iou want to be separated
from your husband? Don't you know that
marriages are made in Heaven?
She-I know that, sir: but ours was not.
] got my husband through an advertisement
in the papcrs.-Illustrated American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

A man imagines before marriage that hi
will be his wlfc's cup Of joy, but finds ou
afterwards that he is only fly in it.-Atchi
son Globe
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
HOv's This3

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for any case of CatarIh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarlh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, Q.
We. the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
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West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, 10
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Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls CatarIh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

Enough for Row.-"Pa, what are the
dogs of war;" well, your mothers fine
poodle and that mongrel pup next door,
Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

Hang sword over mans head and he is
more likely to cut the thread than move
from under.-Atchison Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

Fiso's Cure for Consumption has saved me
many doctor $ Bills. f. Hardy. Hop
klns Place, Baltimore, Md. Dec. 2, "a.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

Don't Neglect Cough. Take Some Hale's
Honey Of Horehound and Tar instanter.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

Leading woman to the altar is usually
mans last act of adership.-CLicago
Daily News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
The Value of Experience.

with what gracefully sweeping motion
she handles fam Yes: she used to keep
the flies off the table in her fathers Omaha
lunchroonl.' -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
Do You Blame Them.

May-They say the Spanish girls are most
crazy.
Carric-What for?
because the Spanish soldiers are coming
home without their arms up to Date.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

Nothing makes a man so sad as to have a
girl jolly him.-Chicago Daily News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
Liked Variety,

The Judce-No two witnesses tell the same
story.
The LaNyer-Your honor, l arranged it
that way | didn't want to make the trial
too monotonous for you.-Y onkers States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
Even II 1t Is Black

Coal is probably as vein thing as
can be mentioned. - Chicago Daily
News
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Csc.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
The Doctors Disagreed.

Il became seriously i'll three years ago
The doctor gave me medicine for indigestion.
but l continued to become worse. | had
several physicians at intervals who gave me
some relief, but nothing permanent
Il read in the newspapers articles regard
ing the wonderful curative powers OF Dr..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, and
finally concluded to try the pills. | pur-
chased six boxes. This was five months ago.
The first box gave me much relief con.
tinued taking the pills, and after using four
boxes was cured
These pills are recognized everywhere as
specific for diseases OF the blood and nerves.
For paralysis, locomotor ataxia, and other
diseases long supposed incurable, they have
proved their efficacy in thousands OF cases.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-08
pUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Welcome Back-She-"Are you one
of our Seventy-frst heroes?' He
NO, amt no hero. I'm regular. r.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-21
NOTES FOR SHEPHERDS,

1t may be laid down as rule that
sheep never gain anything as long as
they are fed where their feed gets
mussed with filth.
Sheep are all-round weed eaters,
When the dew is on. scatter ittla salt
OF burdock and many other weeds, and
they will trim them nicely.
Have you cut up nice lot of bright
fodder for the sheep? It will be nice
change for them when the snow Comes
even though there be plenty of good
hay.
Sheep more than any of our domestic
animals require variety of foods. and
they will not long relish or do as we'll
upon any single grain or course food
as they will if given variety.
There is a good deal of complaint
from some quarters about lambs dying
from stomach and intestinal worms.
The wonder that comes always to our
mind is this: Do they have all the salt
they will eat?
The breeder who is wise will Gull his
flock of breeding ewes closely from year
to year. Where such culling does not
receive constant and careful attention
there will be unsatisfactory results
more especially at the lambing season.
Western Plowman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-21
THE DEMAND FOR PIGS.
They Command Not Only the High
est Price, But No Other Kind of
Pork IL Wanted.

Among the many radical changes IN
farm management during the last quar-
ter of century there are few that have
brought the farmer greater profit thai
that of marketing pigs at six or seven
months old, instead of keeping them
three times as long. The best market
demand at present is for good, fat pigs,
and they command the highest price. 1t
has been demonstrated over and over
again, that the cost per pound increases
with the age OF the pig, and so it is in
the line of economy to push the pigs
from the start and sell early. Ihave no
data to determine exactly what the saw
ing is, but venture the assertion that d
ton of pork car be made from pigs six
to seven months old, for one-third less
money than from mature hogs, says
Waldo F. Brown, in Practical Farmer.
Probably the best reason I can give for
this is that in adding 100 pounds to
the weight of pig after it reaches 2n0
pounds, you must furnish food for sup
port to repair the waste of the 200
pounds while adding the extra weight.
Again, the gain in the first place is rna<
up of growth as well as fat to much
greater extent than when hogs near
maturity are fed. The risk of loss from
disease is reduced at least in propor
ton to the shortest time the hogs are
fed, and believe even more than this,
for I find it easier to keep young grow
ing hogs thrifty than those of mature
age. There is also a saving in labor, for
every farmer knows that there is a
large amount of hard work in feeding
logs that must be attended to every
day, and it is much easier to feed 200
days than 400.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-21
Feedinx Salt with Fodder.

It is difficult to feed cut cornfodder
SO as to have it all eaten, and the diff
Guilty is increased if there are nubbins
of corn in the cut fodder to scatter
grains through it. Cattle and horses
will nose this over to get the grains
of corn, and when the fodder has been
thus nosed over only the small, fine
pieces will be eaten. The better way
is to grind the nubbins, corn and cob
together, and apply this to the fodder
after it has been moistened by steam.
In this way most of the cut fodder will
be eaten. and what is left can be made
more palatable by sprinkling more meal
on it and adding some salt. By feed
ing salt with unpalatable fodder great
deal of nutrition may be secured from
what would otherwise be wasted
American Cultivator.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-21
THE SWINE PLAGUE.
Some Excellent Results Obtained
from the Serum Treatment of
DR.. d. h.. Salmon.

During the past two years the depart
ment of agriculture has conducted
series of experiments in the use of
serum as a remedy for hogs affected ty
cholera or swine plague. The expert
ments were conducted by DIR. D. E. Sal
mon, chief of the bureau of animal in
dustry, and the results were eminently
satisfactory, proving that the dreaded
disease can be successfully treated east
~ and inexpensively. The losses SUI
fered by the farmers of the United
States annually from hog cholera ag-
gregate an enormous sum. In Iowa
alone, during 1896, it is estimated that
the hog raisers lost through the ravages
of the disease $15,OOO,OOO The depart
ment of agriculture conducted expert
lnents in Page county, Ia, the results
showing loss of only 20 per cent. of
the affected droves. This year the ex-
Eeriments have been extensive and far
reaching. The bureau treated 922 hogs.
Of these, 40 head died; the number
saved being 81 out of every 100. The
animals comprised II droves, and Of
these six droves lost only one hog each.
On the other hand, 1,107 hogs in other
droves were served and not subjected
to the serum treatment. Of these, $40
6ied, showing a loss of 1913 hogs out of
every 100. The cholera serum is pro-
cured by keeping apart for treatment
an animal-a horse or a cow-and in.
Jecting into its blood small amount OF
the blood of cholera diseased hog
This will sicken the subject, but he will
recover; when another dose will be adj
ministered, and so on for time, until
finally his blood becomes so impreg-
mated as to render him practically
cholera proof. Then his blood is let
and the clot drawn off, leaving the thin
yellowish portion, which is the serum.
This is used to inject the diseased hogs,
and operates 10 render them likewise
cholera proof, or even cures them OF
the disease.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-21
AUTOMATIC WATERING TROUGH.

stop the flow of water, and when it is
lowered the water begins to fill the
barrel. Take board (f) about foot
square, ano attach wire (g) from end
of rod to the center of the board, so
that the board will be on top of the
water, and the rod will be drawn up
when the water is at the desired height,
thus stopping the flow.
Place another barrel at some con-
venient point, with holes cut in (d)
large enough to admit a hogs nose.
Connect the two barrels with pipe (e)
and regulate the height of water by
the length of the wire (g). If you have
little pigs running about it is best to
put small boards across the drinking
barrel, couple of inches under water,
to keep the pigs from drowning should
they accidentally get in. After the Wa
ter height is once regulated there will
be no difficulty in using this device.
The barrel used to drink from should
be cleaned out quite often.-James
Pearson, in Farm and Home.