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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23

l noticed some one asks how to rid.
a barn of fleas, says j. w. Trislee in
Practical Farmer. 1t seems to be not
generally known that salt will kill
them. When / was a boy, fathers
place became infested with feas from
pigs sleeping at the barn, and they
nearly drove me crazy. I heard in
some way that salt would kill them.
l suppose l used a peck of salt, scat
tering it freely about the barn and
house, and at the expiration of a week
we could not tell that a flea had ever.
been on the place, All gone. Since
then l have cleared our home of them
several times. One application always
does the work. l have also recon-
mendeas it to others who have used it
with equal success. Salt scattered
over a carpet and swept off before it
melts will clean it of both leas and
dirt. | am never bothered with fleas
now unless l get them ava from
home. l know there are many people
who would willingly spend the price
of a barrel of salt to be rid of the
pests, and salt is never failing.
The Investigations of the agricultur-
al resources of Alaska were continued
during the year. Prof. c. C. George
son, a native of Denmark, who has had
a long experience as professor of agri-
culture and as an experiment station
officer in Japan and Kansas, was made
special agent of the Department of Ag-
riculture in charge of these investiga-
tions. His headquarters are at Sitka
and experimental paintings of seed of
over 100 varieties of vegetables, grass
es and forage plants have been made in
the vicinity.
A finished Danish bacon pig ranges
from $50 to 280 pounds in weight,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23
@1OO Reward. @i9O.

Do twenty-four sheets of lightning
make a heavenly Quire?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23

There does not seem to be much to
hinder two jailbirds being fast friends.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23

The New York Experiment Station
forms the following conclusions based
upon experiments in potato culture
during four years:
1. The average yield of potatoes
throughout the state is not more than
one-half what it should be and what
it would be were. better methods prac-
ticed.
2. All soils of ordinary fertility con-
tain sufficient potential plant food to
produce abundant crops. By tillage,
and drainage if necessary, q part Of
this potential plant food can be made
available for the use of plants.
8. Early planting of potatoes and
frequent tillage to conserve moisture
will ordinarily give best results.
4. Early planting necessitates Wig
orous spraying with Bordeaux MKT
ure and Paris green to protect the
foliage from blight and beetles.
5. Success with potatoes depends
largely upon the preparation given the
soil before the potatoes are planted,
Flowing should be deep, and at the
time Of planting, soil should be mel
low and loose.
6. On soils which are likely to be
affected seriously by droughts, it is
especially important that the potatoes
be planted early and deep and the till
age should be frequent and level.
Z. On soils which are not well
drained, either naturally or artiicially,
and on clay or clay loan soils, pota-
toes may be planted somewhat shallow
and slight killing may be practiced
with benefit.
8. narrowing the land after the po-
tatoes wero planted and before the
plants appeared produced marked ben
eficial results.
8. From six to seven CIVILIZATIONS
have given best yields.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23

Feed for Cows.-If inclined to run
down in flesh because giving so much
milk, COWS should have carbonaceous
food, like corn meal. to keep them in
condition; but they will eat less coarse
food if fed much of that which is con
centrated, and the cost will be in
creased. Cattle like a variety Of food.
and will digest more if they have it;
they should have some succulent ra-
ton at all times of the year Above
all things, they should be fed regular
ly.--Ex.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAr

Take Laxative Bromo Quinire Tablets. All
druggists refund the money 1t it fails to cure.
Pc. The genuine has L. b G. on each tablet.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23

A set of loafers-bread dough.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23
The Boston Globes Opinion of the
Ledger Monthly.

For the money go cts. a year,, no
brighter periodical than the Ledger
Monthly is printed in English. This
wlde,awake publication is certainly
lies at many times the price. One has to
rub ones eyes and look twice to see
. Fifty Cents a Yearr" The Ledger
Monthly is brimful of suggestions for
every member, young or old, Of the great
public's greater family.-Bost0n Globe.
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Winter dairying furnishes profitable
employment for the farmer and his
men at a season of the year when
without 1t, farm forces are either ida
or work for lew wages,
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Nothing but wheat; what you might
by a lecturer speaking of Western Can
ada. For particulars as to routes, rail-
way fares, etc., apply to Superintendent
Of immigration, Department Interior, OF
tawa, Canada, or to w. H. Rogers, Wa
tertoWn, S. D.
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FOu can avail yourself of the offer 6bovo
By sending only fifty cents to
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23

ROBERT BONNER'S SONS, Publishers,
No. 1853 Ledger Building, New York.
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MI. Morgan: I want to indorse what
this gentleman has said about mulch
ing strawberries. My plan has been 70
mulch them lightly, just enough to
cover them lightly and let them freeze
let the ground freeze and then put on
the oat straw.
Mr.. Woodland: Speaking of varieties
it isn't SO much matter what a man has
in the way of varieties as it is for ev-
cry grower to get a variety that is
suited to his ground and climate. nvan
if he has to test them for several vears
One man here said the Warield was
his principal berry. l got the WarAeId
but it has been very moderate with mo
My ground was too dry, but other va
rieties do better. If l had put all 7 had
into Warfields at Marengo, 1 wouId
have lost much.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

It had been given out that Colonel
Tom NJ. Argo, Of Raleigh, a republican
Of thirty years, would favor the suf-
frage amendment. He spoke by invi-
tation at Selma, Johnston county, On
3rd inst, and with decided effect and
interest. We suppose it was a strong
speech. He held that the amendment
did not affect the whites, and that it
would be held as constitutional by the
courts. Good enough! Here is a para
graph from his speech as reported in
the Raleigh News and Observer:
at is against Gods ordination for
superiority to submit t o the oppressive
dominance of inferiority and the DON
that fact is recognized the better for
the public peace and order. Energy,
thrift and industry are the victims Of
.idleness, imprudence and Incidence. The
i~mpecunious pauper votes the taxes, the
property owner pays them. The great
mass of the ignorant voters consti-
tute the stock in trade of the unscrup-
ulous d~emagogue and p~lace-hunter
which he uses to put himself in places
Of power where he may mis-rule and
plumber at will. These are some of the
evils which behooves every good citizen
to attempt to remedy. How shall it be
done? Fortunately the people have
now before them for their adoption Or
rejection a measure which, if they duly
it, will go far to furnish an eff
remedy. The first step is the
publication of the electorate"
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BHF.VITIES

Their is a woman in Boston who is
as fanatical and foolish as any old
time red-mouth abolition blatherskite
ever was. She is so bitter and ex-
IRENE against the south she spits her
venom in mouthfuls and longs to stir
up strife. If she could only change
her skin she might be happy. Failing
in that she might persuade some
scent to WOO and win her. Miss Jewett
is terrific.
All! Uncle Samuel has stirred up a
big hornets nest in Europe. An Euro
pean storm against him is planning.
Possibly he has "bit off nor than he
can chaw."
w. A. Neal in charge of South Car
DINA penitentiary is a proper fellow to
keep company with the late gang in
charge of the North Carolina peniten-
tiary. Neal is only short for a trifing
S11, 900, but he only admits $500 as
used for himself. He is a very moder-
ate defaulter considering opportunities.
AT Abbeville, S. c., three men were
partners in business for years. They
have been separated for a long time.
They all recently died within a space
of four days. Two were in the con-
federate army.
Forestry is o regarded and very
properly as so important that Cornell
university is to add a course in fores-
try. The students in forestry will
study the theory of the subject from
October until April, and from then until
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4 Mother Tell. slow She saved Her
Little Daughter's Life

1 am the mother OF eight children and
have had a great deal OF experience
with medicines. Last summer my H.
tie daughter Ia the d~ysentery in It's
worst form. We thought she would dle.
| triei everything ! could think OF. bat
nothing seemed TO do her any good. /
saw by an advertisement in our pape
that Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy was highly recon-
mended n sent aud got a bottle ut
once. Il proved TO De one OF the very
best medicines we ever had in the
house. 1t saved my little daughters
life. am now anxious for every moth
er TO know what an excellent medicine
1t is. Had l known it at first IL would
have saved me a great deal OF anxiety
and my little daughter much suffering
Yours truly. Mrs. Geo. +. Rurdick.
Liberty, r l. For sale by II. r. Bel
lamy.
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Virginia has but just lost a citizen
who was greatly loved. 1t was DR.. w.
". Parker, a true p~hilanthropist and
Christian of a very high type, known
as the beloved physician"-the Vir-
ginia DR.. Luke. He was a general ia
vorite and was held in the highest pos
sible esteem. He was born in 1924.
The Richmond dailies had two or three
columns each upon his death. The
Dispatch said editorially:
He kept himself poor, while freely
working for others. In him the orphan
and the widow and the despised and
neglected of this city had a advocate
and helper. There were no classes of
men Or women to whom he was not
ready to extend a kindly hand.
"Of all Richmond's b~enefactors We
know of one whose claim to remem-
brance is superior to DR.. Parker"
He served also as a brave soldier for
the confederacy. 1t is we'll to honor
such a noble, generous, great hearted
Observation-Disclosures, patriot, ply
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GOffo do IL

Mr.. Walter Kelly, of Alabama, IA
vors the standard square bale 24x54.
Il favor the 24x54 standard bale OF
cotton. There is no question whatever
of the importance Of having Ginners
Associations in Alabama and Georgia
Long before there was any American
cotton Company, | was anxious TO get
all parties owning gins united, and !
took up the matter with some OF them
without success. The day is coming
very o that they will find these As
sociations TO be TO their interest /
want to see two or three Of our best
men who own gins to talk the matter
over and consult with them about this.
For my part / am ready and anxious
70 do all in my power to bring IL
about.
II all knew the evil 10 them OF the
American Cotton Company as well as
| do, and just ose-hah Is willing TO
do something TO resist them, they Cthe
American Cotton Company would be
defeated completely rightaway. We
have got TO do It"
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a BOGUS COUNT

Old John Jacob Astor was a plain,
stout, money making German. He
came to the United States and made a
great fortune-the greatest up to chat
time in America. He left sons and
grandsons. One of the latter is known
as William w. Astor and his fortune
is put at 500, 900, 900. He has lately
been naturalized as an Englishman,
having left his native land some seven
or eight years ago. He is very ambi-
tious. Is we'll educated and has written
but little impression. He tried to ring
in with the heir apparent and did have
one visit from him at his splendid
home he bought of the Duke of West
minister, paying some 81, 900, 900 for it.
But the Prince of Wales wearied of the
pretender, pronounced him ga bore"
and ran his blue pencil through his
name on his list. That doomed the
rich little fellow, and the great nobili-
ty cut him. He was a big rich man
over here-a object Of interest to snob-
ocracy. But over there, among royal
ty and nobility he is simply the grand
son of a German fur trader with the
Indians, and socially below hundreds
and thousands. He tried to get up a
descent from Jean Jacques D'Astorga,
the supposed H%uguenot, but he was a
myth only. The real Count D'Astorga
repudiates and exposes the pretence of
descent and Mr.. Lathrop Wilmington,
the most eminent of European geneal-
ogists, examined into the claim set up
and found it nothing. The man the up
start nobleman tried to hitch On to
never had"a local habitation and name"
So the bogus claim is exposed complete
ly and Bill Aston is merely burned in
effigy in his own land and laughed at
and spurned in his new home. If the
old German Indian trader could know
what a fraud his grandboy is trying
to perpetrate he would probably send
him a lurid message about being honest
and true. Count Bill Aston will not
fako
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talking 70 The Washington Post report
er noticed watterson's thin sophisms
as 70 obtaining territory in the past
without the consent OF the governed:
If he will Rad the history Of these
acquis1uons-the deeds Of ceSsion par
ticuIarly-he will see his patent error.
he VIII ind the people-very few living
Icere-Were given local self-goysrn-
mept, all fundamental rights the Con-
sutution guaranteed. with the present
existing right expressed, in haec vsrba,
IN the deeds Of cession - become states
or this Union as soon as they acquired
large enough population And soon
these territories grew into and became
states They had at the start the right
ID become states, and the right TO ex-
ercise that right, n did so. Not at
all 50 with the Filipinos: not at all. The
treaty does no give rightshrdluhrdlu
treaty does not give nor acknowledge
SUCH rights, and the only right tina: the
treaty OF cession does give the Fflipinos
is that Of free religion"
Chief Justice c. 3. Lore, OF Della.
ware, in a recent address vigorously de-
nounced the war waging against the
Fiiipinos. He declared that the United
States were "waging a cruel and ex-
termination war against the Filipiuos.
n have killed more Of them than
Spain did in her 800 years or tyranny.
We have assumed them as being in
capable Of governing themselves. with
out giving them an opportunity. We
are too great a nation to falter in the
path of liberty" The chief justice add
ed that We should attend to civilizing
ourselves before attempting to force our
boosted civilization upon other people.
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General Otis is an admitted dead
failure. Even the imperalist organs
admit it. The New York Times tries
to break to force by putting it thus:
THE inadequacy OF General Otis to the
particular task he has in hand is by
no means general military incompe-
tency, but simply special military in
adequacy" If an officer should run in
battle it would not can general fight
ing incompetency," but simply special
fighting ~inadequacy." That makes it as
clear as mud and breaks the force of
the disgrace. The soldiers quickly see
whether commanders are men Of ca
pacity and skill. Those under Otis
measured him correctly and agree as to
his great DEFICIENCIES. He is fit to keep
company with some others of McKin-
appointments-for instance that
dead failure in Cuba-GeneraI Brooke.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

In 1896, the 100000 boiling democrats
put Mckinley in the presidency. Bolt
ing hurts q party. Kentucky was lost
to the democrats by such boilers as
Watterson and Buckner. Now there is
a revolt of huge dimensions against
Goebel who was nominated by the reg
ular democratic convention for COVER
nor. If Goebel is a bad man and I'M
worthy man why did not the conven-
ton find it out in time. The people
are far too careless as to the character
of nominees. The democrats are eter-
nally laundering. They do scare up
some very poor sticks for men. There
is intense indignation against Goebel.
A Lexington dispatch of End told of
the extraordinary meeting held there to
secure another candidate. The confer
ence was composed of leading farmers
and professional men, only a few poll
ticians being in the assembly. 1t was
composed of quiet, Conservative demo-
Gratis.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

While the south properly appreciates
General 10 Wheeler's g~allantry and ex-
cellent fighting qualities, and the past
splendid service he rendered the con-
federacy, it has not been able to sym
pathize with him entirely in some of
his views. Some things he has UTTER
ed have rather dampened the ardor of
former admirers. The south has seen
several of it's confederate officers falling
before the footstool of republican
northern power and worshipping at
that unworthy shrine. A Georgia
newspaper published at Waycross, the
Herald, regrets that General 10 did not
resign his seat before sailing for the
Philippines. It says he disappoints the
south. The Savannah Press indorses
and says that was General Wheeler's
mistake A decided one. But the
able Charleston News and Courier adds:
Both of our contemporaries are
wrong. General Wheeler's southern
friends are disappointed no that he
did not resign his seat in congress be-
fore sailing for the Philippines, but
that he ever sailed for the Philippines
at all. That was a mistake. 1t was
one thing to fight for the liberation of
the Cubans from Spanish Nominations;
it is an entirely different thing to fight
for the subjugation of the people Of the
Philippines, a struggle against which
We do not see how it is possible for any
honest southern soldier to draw his
sword. 1t is a pity that General Wheel
er has permitted himself to be led
astray away by the patriotic" clamor
Of the hour"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

A comet or some other manner OF
strange heavenly body was afioat las;
night, TO the great startlement OF many
OF our citizens. II was about 1920
o'clock when the fiery body doomed
suddenly into sight In the eastern sky
and went quickly zig Tagging its path
across the heavens and disappeared In
the west, leaving behind a hazy smoke
and many startled and in some cases
terrorized people.
The luminous body resembled a
comet and was blue in color. Its head
n body combination was on the or
der OF a star and for about twenty feet
behind its bright blue tail.
flashing about like the tail of a kite in
the wind.
When h odd bright object made its
appearance in the heavens and COM
menced its rapid and peculiar maneu-
vers. quite a number Of people were
down town. and upon witnessing the
extraordinary sight excitement among
them ran high.
II Is very probable the comet. II =,
vas such. will reappear tonight.
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San NAM fpay

Van Buren,, Ark, August John
MaNey. the negro rapist, was hanged
here at $50 O'Clock this morning. H.
maintained his innocence 10 the last
and in a speech on the gallows invok-
ed the curse OF God upon the people Of
VanBuren for the injustice they had
done him.
Charleston. 5. c., August 4.-Jas. p.
Helps and. Sam Bailey, negroes. were
ranged in the county jail from the
same scaffold this morning. Phelps
killed a policeman and Bailey took the
life of a companion in a quarrel over
cards.
New Orleans, August 4-Frank Mas
ka, an Italian, was hanged at St. John,
La. today. Naska killed three people
and wounded two others about three
years age His victims were his cou,-
~
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As TO ~CONQUESTS

Henri Watterson may be followed by
some southern democrats, but the great
body do not put faith in hin. He fool
ed them badly in 1886 and they will
never follow his plume again. He
is for expansion and tries to prove his
case by the action of the United States
in the acquisition Of Florida and Louis
ianna, and say the people thus receiv-
ed were not consulted and there was
no consent of the governed" Every
body knows that this country never
thought OF anything like foreign wars
for conquest or h Expansion" OF the
present until Mckinley started il. Rep
resentative J.. w. Gaines, Of Tennesss-.
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commencement they viii stuGy the
practical side in the forest.
Charles Wyatt, white, in Norfolk was
killed by a negro to obtain a cheap ring
and $6 Ia, cash. At Covington, Va. on
same day, a murderous attack was
made upon Charles Bean by a negro.
He is in a very serious condition
No coalition is the talk now in dem
ocratic circles. Ex-Governor Stone. of
Missouri, who will no doubt finally sue
ceed Chairman Jones,says there must be
none, but the democratic party must
maintain its individuality infexibly.
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HOME FOLKS.

A dispatch says that a white mans
government is to be established in Sa-
moa Tina, reminds us that a white mans
government has already been establish
ed in North Carolina. Last year did
that most completely and permanently,
and don't you forget We plotters II
co~nspirators against your race and the
peace of the state. Revolutions never
go backward.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

The most shameful record that
North Carolina is making at this time
is the wild rush for divorce In the
courts. There are twenty divorce cases
in Guilford court alone. The legisla-
ture is responsible for this state of af-
fairs. Disregarding the law OF God
they have put down the gaps and the
destruction of homes has begun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11

Solemn funeral services in memory
Of the Late President Heureaux. who
VS. as5assinated at Moca July Goth
were held in the cathedral at San Do
mingo Friday.
In the house Of the Capetown assem-
bly, Mr.. Rhodes expressed a belief that
the Transvaal difficulty would be "over-
come in a few months and without a
shot being fired, owing TO the mutual
moderation displayed"
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The BesrlPre.cripuon for ChiIis.

md Fever il q bottle o, Groves Taste
.ess Chill Tonic. The formula Ia plain
ly printed on each bottle, showing that
Ii is simply Iron and Quinine In a taste
less form. Imitators do not advertise
their formula because il they did they
know that you would not buy their
medicine. Be sure then hat you get
Groves as the formula shows what you
are taking.
NO CURE NO PAY. Price 80 cents.
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Governor Dan Russell is the most
..robustious" and aggressive fighter of
record. He is always in very hot wa
ter. and his benevolence runs so deep
and his sympathies so high he is for
aver employing lawyers to do his legal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
Both Men &hOt.

Nxington, KY, August 5.-Deputy
United States Marshal j. A. Blair was
shot and fatally wounded today in
Morgan county, while trying TO arrest
l.. F. Lewis. an alleged m~oonsniner.
Blair killed Lewis after receiving a,
desperate wound.