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The Republican., 1899-04-27
FEEDING THE CALF.
Advice Given by Pennsylvania
Dairyman Who Has Had II Lot
of Experience.

A reader in Pennsylvania, who has
made business of raising calves, says
never to mix corn meal into the calf's
milk. Nothing will scour a calf quick
er. He has tried linseed meal, linseed
Jelly, rennet and even melted butter in
feeding calves. The keynote of success
is temperature. Have your milk from
9S to 100 degrees. Don't give a heifer
a spoonful of corn meal until she be-
gins to give milk. Leave the calf with
the COW until it is three days old, and
then give one-half new and one-half
skim-milll, heated to SO degrees. Give
this for several days and then put it on
skim-milll, heated to 9S degrees, until
weaned, and never overfeed. He uses
a eslf feeder with a rubber tube -f@r
sucking. This, he says, keeps the calf
in better health, as it prevents it frcm
drinking the milk too fast.
If the calf is constipated. lower the
temperature of the milk for one or two
feeds to 80 degrees. If it scours, run
the temperature up to 105, for a feed
or two. One can regulate the bowels
accurately by the temperature of the
milk. Never mix anything with the
milk. At about four weeks Cd, give the
calf bran in box, and all the clover
hay it will eat. Don't feed any corn
meal. Try to get it to consume all the
rough feed possible. Don't be afraid if
the calf becomes pot-bellied, so long as
the digestion is right, 1t will help the
calf wonderfully to rub it well with a
stiff brush or the hand along the spine
and sides once or twice each day. This
sort of massage treatment will surely
help the calf. The four great essentials
in raising a good calf are cleanliness,
temperature of tie feed, not mixing
anything with the milk, and not over
feeding.-Rural New Yorker.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

use all over the United States, and re-
peated letters from those using them
testify to their perfection. l spent
four years with three stalls in expert
ment until l reached the point of per-
fection desired, and since have given
the agricultural press the full benefit
of my invention, which | am proud of,
and am only pleased to make it a free
gift to dairymen at large,
The illustration given is from pho
tograph, showing it as it appears from
side rear view, and also l present a
side sectional view, so the reader can
get the true idea of its construction.
The platform can be made of either
cement or wood. Ours is made of two
thicknesses of oak boards, with joints
broken SO as to make them airy and
waterproof. 1t is feet long from
manger E to edge of ditch B, with a
drop of inches in 6 feet 6 inches from
the 5-foot post at A. The ditch is 16
inches wide and inches deep at plat
form and inches deep at walk. The
manger is IS inches wide and deep,
and is laid on 2 3x3 scantIing and is
made practically waterproof, as is the
ditch. The 2X4 5-foot post is toenailed
in the farthest corner of manger, and is
The Republican., 1899-04-27
OREGON'S TIRE BILL
A Long Step Toward the Securing of
Good Roads and Their Per-
mRnent Preservation.

Though the wide-tire movement
moves slowly, it is very gratifying to
know that it does move, at least, in
spots. One of these favored spots is
the enterprising state of Oregon,
which has passed the following bill:
Bates bill, to encourage the use
of wide :ires on wagons, which has
passed with only one negative vote,
reads az follows:
That from and after the first day
u January, a. d. 1900, the county court
or county board of each county within
this state is hereby authorized to make
rebate each year for four years, on
the road tax of each person within its
county who shall own and have in ha
itual use on the highways of this state
wagons or other vehicles for the trans
portation of freight and other heavy
articles the tires of which are not less
than three inches in width, of 81 for
each wheel of such vehicle; and. pro-
vided, further, that the owner of each
vehicle having tires of not less than
four inches in width, upon which there
is Is difference of at least eight inches
in the length of the front and rear axle.
so constructed that the front and rear
wheels will not come in contact wfrn
the same road surface while the vehicle
is moving in a straight line, shall re-
ceive, in addition to the aforesaid re-
bate, further rebate for four years in
his or her road tax as aforesaid, of 50
for each vehicle of this class for each
and every year during said period that
said vehicle is habitually used upon the
highways of this state.''
This bill promises to induce farmers
to do, in voluntary way, what COM
pulsory bill would force them to do
unwillingly. 1t is a well, understood
fact that if few wagons in each local
ity are fitted with wide tires they will
serve as a most potent object lesson.
Oregon has taken a long step toward
the securing of good roads and in
keeping them good.
The Republican., 1899-04-27
A MISSING WORD.
But the Worthy Preacher Hit UpOA
One That Was just MS
Filling.

A North Carolina preacher, in one of our
western counties, whose memory some
times fails him at the critical point, was
recently preaching sermon before Sun
day school convention His subject was
The Resurrection" The thought toward
which he was driving with all physical
earnestness was that the doctrine Of the
resurrection was the very essence of the
Gospel. The word Essence" he had care
fully calculated to use in a trema, 5ous
epitome of his whole thought. Rising on
tlptoe he shouted "In a nutshell, my
brethren, the doctrine Of. the resurrection
is the very-is the very"
Alas! his chosen word Essence" was
gone. He paused a second and then strobe
forward, and shouted in thunder tones:
1.-The doctrine of the resurrection is the
very-is the very" The recalcitrant was
again nowhere in sight. Pausing once more,
and mastering his physical weapons for a
final desperate endeavor he lowered his
voice, but with intense earnestness, as if
angry with poor absent Essence" he
again let drive: Brethren, the thought
have tried to impress upon you is that the
doctrine of the resurrection is the very
is the very-is the very soup of the Gospel"
Hamilton Review.
The Republican., 1899-04-27
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PERFECT cow STALL.
No One Who Builds One According to
Directions VIII Regret 1t,
Says the Designer.

The day has gone by when any kind
of stanchion stall can be used and
classed as a humanitarian object for
the confinement of cattle.
l know of no reason that can be pre-
duced in their favor, but do know that
if the users of them had one week of
commitment in one that his ideas of
comfort would materially change long
before the week was out. For six years
we have been using stall in our dairy
barn that has every point of comfort
and utility that can be desired. a
given space in width viii hold as many
cattle, side by side, as any stanchion,
keep them cleaner, or absolutely clean,
and every COW can have absolute free
dom for both head and body
The construction is easy and cheap
and a handsome adornment to any
dairy barn. Hundreds of them are in
The Republican., 1899-04-27
) MISSING VACANCIES.
There Was a Box of Them and They
We're Held by the Agent
for Charges.

A short time since quite discussion arose
among the officials of one of our prominent
southern railroads as to the reason of the
many vexatious delays and troubles in the
TRANSMISSION OF local freight. 1t was claimed
by some OF the parties interested that it was
caused almost entirely by the stupidity or
ineftlclency of the local agents, and as there
was some difference of opinion on this point,
1T was decided that the matter should be
tested
To this end a tracer was prepared in due
and formal shape, calling for the where
abouts Of Zone Box of Post holes" which it
alleged was missing from prior shipment
This was sent out in the regular order of
business, with nothing except its internal
nothingness" to draw attention to its un-
usual character, and passed agent after
agent without eliciting comment or informa-
tloa save the stereotyped Endorsement:
Some Is or IS local agents were actually
passed in this way, until the tracer feil
into the hands of a bright young fellow
who was accustomed to looking into the
business passing through his hands, and
who speedily came to the conclusion that
the tracer. had gone far enough At any
rate the document went speedily back to
the general office with the following in
dorsement: BOX of Post-holes as per in
closed, held at this station for local charges
to amount of $3.50. Will be forwarded on
recei~t OF same" Under this Endorsement
was wrfEs..Sn: IN. B.--The price of beer at
this station is $3.50 per keg" 1t is said that
the charges vent forward.-Hsrper's Mag
azina
The Republican., 1899-04-27
A strictly Cash Busin ess.

Work on the dairy farm, when con-
Quoted as it ought to be- is confining
and everlasting. The dairyman must
be at home night and morning every
day in the week. The cows must be at
tended to just right. Close attention
must be given to every detail of the
business. But the pay is commensurate
with the work. The dairy districts are
the prosperous districts. Where dairy
ing is general you find good houses and
good barns. The dairyman gets his
cash every month instead of twice a
year. He is able to pay cash for what
he buys, and consequently is able to
buy where he can buy the cheapest and
get the lowest prices. He is desirable
customer to have.-Wallace' Farmer.
The Republican., 1899-04-27
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectuallv,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and SUBJ
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK NY
For sale by all Druggists.-Price SOC. per bottle.
The Republican., 1899-04-27
THE PERFECT COW STALL.
3 s.

for the purpose of mailing on the side
partitions and fence for guarding cows
back to edge of ditch. The fence can
be placed on either edge of the 5-foot
post, according to the length of cow
confined, or pushed any distance to-
ward ditch by adding another width of
studding for quite small COW or
heifer. The full distance, feet 6
inches, is about right for a 1,OO0-pourd
COW, and inches less for one weighing
500 pounds. The side partitions are 3
feet inches long and 4 feet high, and
stall for 1,000-pound COW feet inches
wide, and less for smaller cows.
The point C is IS inches wide and
slants into manger at A where all the
feed grain cut fodder ensilage goes.
The managers are not divided only 10
inches from bottom, thus allowing an
even distribution of the coarse folders,
If any are used, to fall against the
fencing in front of COW to be eaten
through openings. Cows are tied with
swivel chains at point d, in center of
stall In this stall the COW lies down
and gets up without forward or back
ward movement. Has perfect freedom
of body and head. Sleeps with her head
at side of body, the most comfortable
attitude she can take for rest. She re-
mains clean from November until
April, and with proper rationswill give
her owner grand result at the pail.
The dairyman WHO constructs this
stall exactly after tAe pattern will al
ways have a good feeling for the
writer-George e. Scott, in Agricul-
tural Epitomist.
The Republican., 1899-04-27
CHEAP FODDER SLED.

are made of by SIS, is feet long. The
standards(a) at each end are placed far
enough from the ends of the runners
to bolt on braces jb.. The cross braces
(c) are made of 2 By SIS. No tongue is
required unless the hauling is to be
done on snow.
The sled is driven along the shock
row as near as possible to the shock,
which is tipped over onto it without
breaking the tie band, The sled will
hold from four to six large shocks.
The fodder hauled IN this way is in
good shape for ricking if desired, and
loses little if any in transportation.
This sled comes handy in many places
about the farm, saving much lifting on
and off wagons.-American Agricul-
surist.
The Republican., 1899-04-27
Beware of Ointnirnts for Caturrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
often ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
O., contains no mercury, and is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
uine 1t is taken internally, and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co. Testi.
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Republican., 1899-04-27
Days of the Horse Numbered.

The greatest electrician in the world de-
clares that the days of the horse are mum.
bered, and that in a short time electricity
will completely supplant mans most useful
animal. In 20 years, he asserts, the horse
will be curiosity. Diseases of the stomach,
liver, kidneys and blood would also be a
curiosity if all sufferers would take Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. There would then be
practically no dyspepsia, nervousness, sleep
lessness, indigestion, constipation, malarial
fever or aple
The Republican., 1899-04-27
HANDY FODDER SLED.
Useful in Many Places About the
Farm, and "A Great Saver of
Labor and Trouble.

Hauling shocked corn fodder or cane
from the fields is a hard and tedious
job where the hauling is done with a
wagon and rack-the usual method.
Then, too, the tearing down of the
shock, the throwing of itupon the rack
and the unloading of it again break
off the leaves and dry stems. This job
is greatly simplifed and much is saved
in fodder and labor if a sled is, built for
the hauling. The runners of the sled
The Republican., 1899-04-27
GIVE the Children a Drink

nlled Grain-O. 1t is a delicious, appetizing,
aourishing fsod drink to take the place OF
coffee: Sold by all grocers and liked by all
who have used it, because when properly
prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but
is free from all its injurious properties.
nerves. 1t is not a stimulant but health
builder, and children, as well as adults can
drink it with great benefit Costs about as
much as coffee. Is and 25c.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

A Future Possibility.-In a recent dam
age case the defendant, railroad corpora
tion, asks new trial because the fair plain
tiff firted with the jury. If this sort of
thing keeps on there will have to be u
blind men in the jury box.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Highwayman-Your money or your life.
Lawyer-Here's all l have.
'All right. Now get out!"
(Taking him by the buttonhole) e)-"Wait
minute, friend. Don't you want to en-
gage counsel to defend you in case you
should be arrested for this r"-Boston
Journa1
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a
sample bottle free. Large bottles % and so
cents. Go at once; delays are dangerous.
The Republican., 1899-04-27
A scentIens Flower.

She loves Chris, yet her love for him is
dumb;
She can't afford to marry aid repent.
She says he should be called Chris-anthe-
mum;
He's splendd-but he hasn't got cent.
Brooklyn Life.
The Republican., 1899-04-27
PeriIs of the Arctic.

The Sweet Young Thng-I love to read
of those dear, daring explorers in the Arctic,
but should think scaling icebergs all the
time would become monotonous.
The Savage Bachelor-Part of the time
they were scaling fsh.-Indianapols Jour
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Short and Simple-"I don't want no rub
bish-no fine sentiment-if you please" said
the widow, who was asked what kind of an
epitaph she desired for her latest husbands
tombstone. LET it be short and simple
something like this: William johnson,
aged IS years. The good die young -
Ohio State Journal.
The Republican., 1899-04-27
You Can Get AIIen,s Foot- Ease FREE.

Write to-daB to Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy,
n. Y, for FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, powder to shake into your shoes. 1t
cures chilblains, sweating, damp, swollen,
aching feet. 1t makes tight shoes easy.
Cures Corns, Bunions and Ingrowing Nails.
Alldruggists and shoe stores sellit 25 cents.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Mr. Dukane- "Stryker is a heavyweight
pugilist." Mr.. Gaswell-"What do you
mean by that?" Mr.. Dukane-"He uses
words Of FIVE syllables in the preliminary
debate. Pittsburgh Chronice-Te Telegraph.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Politics.-fYou are quoted here" said
the reporter. But that was yesterday" in
terrupted the politician. "Then l may say
in my paper that you deny and repudiate-"
"Ah!" again interrupted the :, politician
"but that will be tomorrow ."-Philadel
phia North American.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Many young man who is called fast by
his friends is considered slow by his tailor
Chicago Daily News.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

The landlord thinks of the rent in his
pocket, but forgets the hole in the roof
Chicago Daily News.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Warm milk from the COW does not
absorb odors. While cooling keep it
in pure atmOsphere.-IlliuoiS Dairy
Report
The Republican., 1899-04-27

cold that the treat
ment is unimped-
ed. All old cases
of chronic catarrh
should begin i'm
mediately a course
of Pe-ru-na as di-
rected in DR.. Hart
m a n s books on
this disease. There
are so many differ
ent phases a n d
S t a g e S of catarrh
t h a t o n e hardly
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Customer-"Look here! The first time
the black dye soaked out and dripped all
over me-" Dealer-"Mein friendt, dat vos
Won new batent detective umprel. You see
it ish Won zelf-dedector. If anyone dake
hims you can dell him py his clodings -
Ohio State Journal
The Republican., 1899-04-27

X II w Wnen ne
has it. A great many people think they
are suffering from something else and
have tried many medicines in vain,
when if they could realize that it is
catarrh and take Pe-runa for it they
would improve promptly and soon re-
cover entirely, There are no substi-
tutes. Let no one persuade you there
are other catarrh remedies just as good.
"Winter Catarrh" is a book written
BY DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio. Sent
free to any address.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Questioning lad of II years about his
studies and school life, the other day, a
friend said: "No corporal punishment
there, l suppose, JackF' mo nm" re.
piled the boy. "Moral suasion They just
Jaw us"-N. Y. Herald.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Some men are so mean their best friends
don't like them very well.-Atchison Globe.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

1t is usually easy to rob busy man.
Atchison Globe.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Ever thus-heirs to aches and pains. St.
Jacobs Oils the doctor.
The Republican., 1899-04-27

There is money in many sports but base.
hall has diamonds in it.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Republican., 1899-04-27
A BRAVE COLONEL
Recommends Pe-ru-na as a Fam
lily Medicine.
A Scientific Spring Medicine.

Colonel Arthur L. Hamilton, of the
Seventh Ohio Volunteers, 259 Goodale
street, Columbus, Ohio, writes: Besides
having the merits of Pe-ru-na so fully
The Republican., 1899-04-27

Colonel Hamilton, of Columbus, o.
demonstrated in my family have
number of friends who have taken it for
catarrh and stomach trouble, and all
unite in praising it. AS a remedy for
catarrh l can fully recommend it," Mrs.
Hamilton, wife of the gallant Colonel, is
an ardent friend of Pe-ru-na also. In
letteron the subject she writes: 81 have
been taking Pe-ru-na for some time, and
am enjoying better health now than l
have for years. 1 attribute the change
in my health to Pe-ru-na, and recon-
mend this excellent catarrh remedy to
every woman, believing it to be espe-
cially beneficial to them"
The spring-time is the most favora BILE
time of the year to treat catarrh. There
Is so much less liability to take fresh
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-25

Park street. have returned to North
Topeka, and are living on Monroe
street. Mr.. Irwin, who is in the office
of A. r. Lingafelt, superintendent Of
the Rock Island, has been in Horton
and other Rock Island cities this sum-
mer as train dispatcher.
The members of the w. NJ. S. of the
Second Presbyterian church are plan
ming to send box to Miss Maggie AK
tell. Anyone desiring to have a part
in the work by the gift of a toy or any
thing useful can send the same to Mrs.
Arnold some time this week. Miss AK
tell wishes to give every member of her
Sunday school Christmas gift.
Mrs. N. D. Parker of Kansas City,
No, spent the day in this city. She
left this evening for California with her
husband who is a Pullman conductor,
and is enroute to that state with a
troop of soldiers. Mr.. Parker's father
is a member of the Twentieth Kansas
and they will reach California just in
time to return east with that regiment.
The Brave Boys club met Saturday
evening at the home of Mrs. sReagle,
S23 Quincy street. THE Uses of To-
bacco," from Robert Bruce, by Charles
NJ. Sheldon, was read by Mrs Reagle
and afterwards discussed by the boys,
who decided that tobacco is an antidote
for snake bites and hydrophobia, but is
not suitable for boys or men to chew.
The club will meet again Saturday
evening, November 4th