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The Advocate and news., 1899-02-15
HOUSE PLANTS.
Some That Flourish In Winter - A
Mistaken Idea About Palms.

Mistaken Idea About Palms.
Il is to the busy, hurried woman, who
must look at every expenditure on all
sides before indulging in 1t, who has
only a few minutes now and then to
give to the care of flowers and who
must have plants that are not disoour-
aged by unfavorable conditions that
the following, among other useful items,
are offered by Katherine B. johnson in
The Country Gentleman:
Among the more sturdy decorative
plants for growing during the winter
some of which thrive under such i'll
treatment as dust, dry air and want Of
light-are Kentia belmoreana and Areca
lutesCens, palms, Dracena indivisa,
cyperus umbrella plant), Aspidistra
variegata, Begonia feastii and semper-
florens rosea, Sanseviera zealomica,
GrevilIa robusta (silk oak), Otaheite
orange, ivy geranium and Othonna.
The two plants last mentioned are Of
dropping habit and should be grown in
hanging pot, basket or on bracket.
The erroneous and very general belief
that palms would flourish only in
moist atmosphere has been effeCtually
dispelled, and no other class Of plants
has attained such popularity during the
past five years. The two species named,
as well as several others, can be grown
perfectly in ordinary heat and with
very little care. Plant in good flbery
loan. Set in a window where there is
little or no direct sunlight. Give reg.
ular but not profuse supply Of water
(more in summer than in winter) and q
weekly syringing or spraying of the
leaves. Grown in a room with dry fur
mace heat the leaves should be wetted
every day.
The aspidistra and sanseviera may
also be successfully grown out Of the
sunlight, and are beautiful decorative
plants. The former has long, broad.
shiny leaves, some alternately striped
green and pure white, others all green,
and occasionally pure white one. Give
strong soil, good drainage and plenty Of
water.
Sanseviera is very rare japanese
plant, Of which too much cannot be said
IN praise. It has long, leathery, sword.
like leaves, Of rich green, striped cross
wise with silvery gray, the two Colors
combining t0give very unique appear-
ance. Few plants will stand neglect 20
we'll or better repay good care.
Oyperus alternifolius (unbrella plant)
is an easy and exceptionally fast grow
ing plant, and none is more effective foF
the center of q table or shelf collection
or for fernery.
Begonia feastii is a low, spreading
variety that is most effective when
grown by itself on q small round table.
1t has round, leathery leaves Of dark
green, beautifully lined with red, and
clusters Of pink blossoms ON long, up
right stems. Begonia semperRorens
rosea is the most abundant winter
bloomer and is given a very unique ap-
pearanoe by the buds being dark red
and the opsn flowers carminS pink. It
NR Gaglly GEoWn and hSAlthY,
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cow sTARLINe.
Changes I'm Ordinary BARNS 60 Oven
come Inconvenience.

Changes I'm Ordinary BARNS 90 Over
como KncOnVonlemS0.
The accompanying illustrations, ssyh
q correspondent Of The National Stock.
man, show the way in which l remOd-
sled my cow stable q year ago. My barn
was Of the prevailing plan In this part
Of the state bank barn Of two stories.
with feeding room NEXT bank, horse
stable next this and cow stable at lower
side, with msnger against weather
boarding, and feedroom for feeding
hay, etc., cribbed of from the mows on
second story. In feeding grain the feed
er had 10 pass in between the COWS and
place feed in troughs, carrying feed
from feeding room through horse stable
to COW stable Perhaps it seems foolish
that any one should have q stable 80 in
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conveniently arranged, but it is q fact
that nine-tenths Of the COW stables in
this part Of the state are constructed in
this way.
divided the entire space into sec
tions Of 8 feet inches each and made
partitions between the stalls, letting
the partition extend back from the
manger Q feet 6 inches and making
that portion Of it 2 feet 8 inches high.
/ let the partition extend through the
manger, making it go high that one
cow cannot reach over and rob the 9th
or Of grain or hay. / made drop by
setting row Of locust posts FIVE feet
back from the manger and spiking a
plank to them and filing the space be-
tween them and the manger with clay
and spiking a plank on top Of this for
the hind feet Of the cows TO rest upon
The manger is my own device. took
oak boards to the planning mill and had
them sawed in 4 inch and inch pieces
and surfaced ON one side OF these /
made spouts Of the proper length to
reach from the feed trough sufficient
distance above the floor Of the second
story for convenience in feeding. These
are constructed with a lip to prevent
wasting feed in pouring in. The spouts
and troughs were arranged in pairs,
and hood was made to extend out be-
yond the line Of the trough and down
from the upper floor to the line Of the
lower edge Of the boards Of the upper
portion Of the manger, which should
extend down as near to the height Of
the cow as possible. This hood prevents
the coarse feed from getting into the
feed trough.
keep the feed on the second floor Of
the barn, and / can feed the grain at
the same time that l give coarse feed
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Dairy Prnntn.

Primarily, a profit in any business
arises from the fact that we turn our
labor involved in conducting that busi-
ness into money. Acow yielding gross
income ". her owner p& $40 peg Rnnum
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! save great deal of time in this way.
/ am not annoyed with the cows eating
out Of my bucket or spilling the feed as
/ pour it into the trcughs Altogether /
have found it satisfactory, and / give
it in the hope that it may be useful to
others, One Of my neighbors who re-
modelled his barn this summer has lifted
Gv hS Stable I'm the RNm@ unannsE.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-06

and up the road. 1t twisted Tessie's
coat around her body until she could
hardly walk
What windy day. she ex-
claimed, when she got her breath.
But it's getting spring said Myra.
The brook just sounds as If 1t was
singing, Spring is coming Spring is
coming" And there's pair of thrushes
beginning to build nest in, the old
apple tree near the fence. l gave them
some crumbs from my own breakfast
this morning.
As they came to the apple tree near
the fence great gust ofvwind rushed
through its branches and blew Myra's
hat off. .,-- . -......
There goes my hat"'. said Myra.
Catch it,"
The hat few up in the air. circled a
few times. and settled on little
branch of the apple tree and STUCK
there. rs
Myra began to cry. II can't go 10
school without hat, and--Oh. what
will mamma say?"
Ponto, who always went with Myra
as far as the gate. was sorry. He sat
down and barked at the hat, but it did
not bulge.
Then Tessie threw up a stone, but
the stone only shook the branch a
little
Then Patrick came and good-na-
turedly climbed the tree, but the
branch was too slender for him TO get
near the hat, and he could not touch it..
even with his stick. Myra cried harder
than ever.
Then Mr.. Thrush came along. Dear
me" ne chirped to Mrs. Thrush,
there's that sweet little girl who gives
us crumbs crying for her hat. 'fll
have to get 1t for her myself He flew
to the twig where the hat was caught.
gave two or three little pecks at the
ribbon that held II, and the hat swung
off, flew around, and fell at Myra' 5
feet!
II always knew, dear" twittered
Mrs. Thrush, that you had more sense
than those stupid human creatures
Why didn't they think OF flying UP aud
pecking the ribbon loose?"
Eva Lovett Carson.
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and l think you will find more than
cne herald all sweetly dressed in green.
Perhaps there will be others in brown
or black costumes. Wrap yourself up
warmly, for March loves TO nip little
girls nose and ears"
He will soon be gone, and am glad
OF that" said Rose.
He is not as pleasant always as his
brother and sister months answered
mamma. But he is very useful TO
good Mother Earth, and ! hardly see
how she could get through her house
cleaning without him"
AS soon as Rose was in the open air
she felt better. The first tree that she
passed held out an armful OF baoy
catkins for her to see, and she could
not help smiling at their little soft,
fuzzy bodies. Soon she was out of the
disagreeable road and on the brown
hillside. She glanced down as. she set
her feet upon the spongy turf, and
there, looking straight up in her face,
was little Glover in his new green
dress.
why, you darling, ] didn't know
you were here" said Rose. How glad
am to see you"
Glad! glad! glad!' sang a Joyous
voice close by.
Rose looked up. There was dear
Song Sparrow atilt on the very topmost
spray of a wild cherry tree. He was
po,ring out his happy heart in a
beNitching carol to the spring.
lie is one of Summers messen-
gers said Rose. THE winter is
owes the winter is over that is what
he l,ys. BE glad! be glad, little girir I"
Hose looked about her for other little
gre,n folk, II was but a moment be-
fors she spied Baby Mullen in his new
velryt frock. He was very young in
deei a mere infant; but he seemed to
feel Qqite at home and nestled close to
the ddar Earth as If quite sure that
she wogld take care of him.
Mt far away little Fi-ilnger nestled
In !. family of Grasses. They were
TAXI az go,,d care OF him, for he seemed
Just a bit umid and trembling. While
Ros, was bending ever Fi-finger some
one called as plain as could be:
"Phlebe! Ploebe."
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-06
A SENSIBLE LETTER,
A Western Canadian Settler Writes to
An Illinois Friend.

In writing to Mr.. T. Hawkyard, Of
Rockford, ILL.,, MIR. G. Simpkins, OF
Leduc. Alberta, Western Canada land
to which points especially low rates are
being quoted over all lines OF rail-
way), says:
Dear Sir:-Rec'd your letter the l4th
inst. We have had no snow till after
Christmas and the cattle have been
able to live out, and are all In good
condition. 1t is showing now. That
is what we want have about inches
now. The old settlers say when we
have lots Of snow it means good crop
the coming season. 1t never drifts
here. The weather is calm and pright.
We DO not have to dress any heavier
than in Illinois. and the horseo never
shiver with the cold when we take
them from the warm stables, as they
do in Illinois. II has not frozen in the
stable this winter. The most of the
stock runs out but there is no need
OF it, for timbele is plentiful and there
Is. no expense to'build good. stables and
houses. We have good dog houses and
they are very warm. Two mea can
put up a house 16x24 in two days.
There are good rails for fences We
live ten miles from the coal district,
the price being from so cents UP TO
$500. The land is a very rich, loany
soil, from inches to several feet in
depth; the hills have the deepest. 1t
is a rolling country, and excellent for
stock of all kinds. Sheep do well, and
there are plenty of small lakes where
the cattle can get good water. The
cattle got out of grass last year, about
the middle Of April, and run at large;
unless in charge Of a herdsman, we
have to fence against them. Wheat
goes from 35 to 60 bushels per acre,
oats so TO 80, very often ove- hun
dred. AS to potatoes, neighbor
planted bushels and dug 226 bushels
and no bugs. Roots Of all kinds do
well There are lots Of strawberries
and lots OF red raspberries, black and
sed currants, and gooseberries, where
the fire has not burnt them. Cattle
are scarce. ! have been trying to buy
some for months and have got only
three two-year-old, and paid $50 each.
Hogs are scarce, but can be got. They
sell for cents dressed and cost more
for stockers. Wheat 80 cents per bu.,
oats % cents, eggs 80 cents dozen,
butter Is and 20 cents, poultry was 10
and II cents dressed. Sheep are
scarce. If you come, bring your farm
tools, but bring no seeders; We use
drills. Bring cows but do not bring
horses unless you are an experienced
hand in shipping them. for so many Of
them are hurt in shipping. There will
be plenty Of work for a binder. Two
good horses viii break, but three light
er are better. The horses you get here
can work without grain. but are better
with ii. 1t will be hard TO tell what
prices horses viii be, for the immigra-
tion will be very large the coming
spring. They could be had last spring
at one time, They claim the best time
10 break Is June, but my experience
is to break in the spring and work 1t.
You can break till the middle OF July.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-06
A Tense of Security.

"Eudora,' said Mr. Cumrox, T have
been several times annoyed by the way
you see fit TO worry me about my gram.
mar"
ITS awful said his wife. "You use
commas where they don't belong, and
YOU forget all about your periods. You
will lose all your friends"
"Eudora, let me remind you that |
have money enough TO float any
scheme l take fancy to. A man may
be lose on his punctuation, but when
he enjoys my facilities for capitalize.
ton, he's bound to have friends that lie
couldn't lose if he tried. ."-Washington
Star.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-06

my name isn't Phoebe" said Rose,
laughing aloud. But l suppose you
ara Mr.. Phoebe, and you are calling
Mrs. Phoebe. l am glad you spoke. for
should not have seen you, and want
&c tell mamma about you"
But there were other folks abroad
that day on important business. A
solemn looking person in black sud-
denly darted from nearby hedge
"Oh, how do you do, Mr.. Crow"
called out Rose, delightedly. Il know
what you are going to do with that
twig in your mouth. You are going to
make a treecradle for the little black
baby Crows"
Before Rose had finished speaking a
saucy little fellow interrupted her.
"Chickadee! Chickadee" he said, in
q loud, clear voice.
'Oh. you are here, are your" said
Rose, whirling around in the direction
of the voice. But you have been here
all winter. know you very we'll, you
dear thing, but ! am very glad to see
you"
What frolicsome place the outdoor
world is, indeed Rose turned from
looking after Chickadee, and there on
the fence rail were two little brothers
running race. They were at the end
of the rail in an instant, and then
what leap they made to the bough OF
tree. How slim and trim and dainty
they were in their red fur coats
Il wonder If they live in that tree"
said Rose. They must be glad that
winter is over. But they look nice and
plump. l suppose they are good. in
dustrious little brothers, and always
lay up all the nuts they need On their
pantry shelves. l hope you weren't
afraid of me, you dear Squirrels"
Our little girls discontented mood
was gone entirely. She ran home and
told her mother about the bright little
folks she had seen.
Il am going out again tomorrow,
she said. 1T is stupid to stay in the
/ house and fret"
Mary +. Butts.
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Little Messengers.

Very tired of the dull, cold weather,
OF the bare trees and the muddy paths
was little Rose. 1t seemed to her that
the bright, beautiful summer would
never come.
DO not be impatient" said mamma.
Summer is already on the way, and
she has sent little messengers out to
say that she is coming"
Where are they?" asked Rose.
60 up the hill little way and then
turn into the field" replied mamma,
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Rocking. Chair Travels


You sit down snug and quiet,
A book upon your knee
A wonder-book that tells about
The lands across the sea-
And then a strange thing happens
You do not leave your chair,
But as you read about these lands
1t seems that you are there.
:.
You see the queerest people,
They talk a language new,
The buildings are not those you know,
The streets are strange to you.
But You are never frightened,
It's pleasant to be there,
For you can always quickly come
Back TO your rocking chair.
1t does you good to journey
In such an easy way,
To learn about the big, big world,
And how it looks today.
This way child should travel,
The road is very fair;
It's safe and best for little ones
To go by rocking-chair.
Annie Willis Mccullough in Youths
Companion.
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How He Got Even.

Meeks-Do you mean to tell me thar
you stood there like fool and permit.
ted Bluffton TO call you liar and
scoundrel without resenting it;
Weeks-Wel, l should say not.
What did TO him was a-plenty.
MeekS-What did you do?
Weeks-Hurricd down town and con-
suited a lawyer. I've got three wit
nesses, who will swear to what he
said, and I'm going to make him prove
il.
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x.,,,,pg's Good Luck.

r,o srst story that Kipling writes
Ine nc illness will bring a fabulous
llier II II will be sought as eagerly by
alcs. ssire publishers as Hostetter's
.Ogsch Bitters is by all who suffer
49, ~ stomach Ills Of any nature. NO
o.,or lom whether it be indigestion, con-
matt aanat;on billiousness or nervousness,
upd, p;t,ers will cure it. 1t is an un-
.oraled spring medicine.
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A slight objection.

swhat do you think OF current nc
a.nw asked the young woman. who
uos usS one Of the officers in literary So
ciety. oa ,,o roup,
u.n with the striped shirt "Only |
% uant belp wishing they'd get more i'm
.rina,jon into the stories and less In
ssa weather reports. Washington
Star
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There is no denying" said the young
man with wide ears, that a person S
sense Of humor changes. After you've
mad e few Of life's experiences, you
aont enjoy yourself so easily"
NO., answered the young woman,
alphabetically.
i realized it last night, when a
iriehd OF mine recited a piece of po-
etry entitled Excelsior l used TO en-
Joy that immensely. You know that
one about the fellow who wouldn't
.aSe any advice, and finally got landed
snowdrift. l thought it was great.
nal since that blizzard we've just
passed through, must say / don't see
auytnlhg funny about it."-Washing-
ton Star.
we love TO expect, and when expect.
suSn Is either disappointed or graft
IH Iea we want to be again expecting -
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An Idea.

"What would be the first step you
would advise in ciyiliZing the bcn:ght.
ed heathen|'
You mean those FilipiCos who are
burning up townsf' asked thc man
who had been struggling with the ser
want girl problem.
"Yes"
I'D send them lot of comic pa
pers 10 impress the danger of handling
kerosene oil ircagt.ously. WASH
ingtOn star
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-06
A Guess.

81 wonder why the city street clean
ers throw snow down the sewer nan-
holes!" said citizen " ho had noticed
the operation.
Don't you know" replied the other.
"That's to purify the river water
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
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FlcctinE siiIerty.

'John," she said, you ought to pan
ish that boy"
What's the matter with him." he
asked.
"Hc's altogether too dirtatdrial." SHE
replied: ''he wants To rule everything.
''Oh. welln he said "let him enjoy
himself while he may. He'll marry
some time, and that'll end it.'-Bos,
ton Traveller. .
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-06

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
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prompt for Once.

aoreer about Clara's wedding with
that plumber" -,
,aynr whS' he came TO get married at the
wa Wa hour he said he would. DE
1t Free Press.
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FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

Rocking Chair Travels" by Annie Wills
Neutrality-suspicious. Messengers" n
Juvenile Story by Mary +. Butts-what
Two Little Girls Saw.
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She has done so much for women,
surely you can trust her. Read
this letter from MRS. NJ. c. GRIF-
FlNC. of Georgeville. Mo-:
{ DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-The
doctor called my trouble ulcera-
tion of womb and change of life.
/ was troubled with profuse flow-
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Clever Mr.. Thrush.

Myra and Tessie were starting for
school one blowy day in spring. The
wind came putting through the trees
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-06
TALKS WITH
WOMEM or
MIDDLE AGE

ing and became very weak When wrote to you dowr
in bed had up for six months under doctors
all the time. but il did good had almost
given despair but your Vegetable Compound has made
me feel like l cannot thank you enough.
would advise any woman who is afflicted as have been
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in yours and he got bottle my fourth bottle
lfeei that am entirely cured can work all day Ican hardly
ieaze that such wonderful is possible Lydia Pink
mans Vegetable Compound is the best medicine
Don't wait until prostrated with mysterious
dlon known as Change of Life" Get Mrs Pnkhams
vice and learn how other women got throug
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Love finds the way in, but II has to
be thrown out.
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The sherry cobblcr is one kind of a
shoehorn.
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IIItI, IIUI dUIG 10 5IdIIU
on my feet for any
length of time. Terri
bic pains when urinat-
ing and an itching that
nearly drove me wild.
! had tried many rene
dies. l told my hus-
band | had great faith
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DREPARE for the turn of life. 1t is critical period.
Asindicatons of the change appear be your ply

cal condition is good. The experience wonderful
one and under circumstances full of Mrs Pink
ham of Lynn Mass will give you her advice without charge.
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write to Mrs, Pinkham, at
Lynn. Mass, and get her adj
vice and be cured as l have
been"
MRS. F. H. ALLEN, 4I9 Ne
braska Ave. Toledo, Ohio,
writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-
Change of life was working on
me. My kidneys and bladder
were affected. / had been
confined to the house all sum-
.,nnr .nA Lila a. n+I
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