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The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20
MANY SPECIAL RATES

OMAHA 4 ST. LOUIS X. X.
New Orleans and return ...... $685.
Mobile and return. .$31.25
On sale February 18th to 18th in
elusive.
Tourist rates now OF sale to Arkan-
sas, Florida, Cuba and all the winter
resorts of the south. HOmeseekers
excursions n fare. plus $500 for the
round trip. on sale first and third
Tuesday each month to many points
south. All information at City Ticket
Office. 1415 Farnam ST.. Paxton Hotel
Block. or write Harry E. Mo0res, C..
P. e T. A.. Omaha, Neb.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

General Yates has set the seal of
his disapproval upon prize fighting,
and has decreed that this pastime
shall moi be INDUCED in within the
boundaries of the state of Illinois
while he presides at the head of the
executive department.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20
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1o088O1O0 u A1J0S1os
4 correspondent Of the Kansas state
board Of agriculture says:
After the alfalfa has been soWn In
the spring. it will b necessary to run
. mowing-machine over tho ground
two or three times during the summer
to keep down the weeds. The sickle
bar should be set high, % - to In
5ure the small young plants ~ little
"a possible. Is the vegetable debris is
% abundant that 1t promises to
smother tho young alfalfa, it should
b raked up and removed. In harvest
Ing NOW down As much Of the crop Ut
once as a be handled in one day.
Let 1t wilt In to swaths and then rake
1t into windows to cure. II the
weather IL fine. It can Be stacked from
the vindrow BY using . sweep rake
and stacker. II tho weather 10 threat
ening. bunch the windows and cock
the punches to allow It 20 finish cur
Ing. It should be put into the stack
with just ~ little handling as possible.
To avoid molding, I have advised
farmers to store alternate layers Of dry
straw and fresh alfalfa hay together
in the barn or stack. The straw need
not form moro than about one-fourth
OF the total weight. I think this meth
cd especially applicable to the irst
crop in localities where old straw
stacks can b easily acquired.
When possible, alfalfa should be
stored under a roof, as It does not turn
rain well. A cheap hay shed can be
built by setting telegraph poles In
the ground. braced BY two-by-sixes.
and putting . good single roof ON
the structure. The sides should be left
open and the hay stacked under this
shed in ricks. A stacker Of some sort
or other should be used, as It does not
pay to hire men to handle the hay
with . fork. They waste too much BY
shaking OF the leaves, which are con-
siderably better to feed than wheat
bran, pound for pound. Where . roof
cannot be had, the hay should be
stacked in high, narrow ricks and COW
cred with long slough grass. Alfalfa
should be cured and stacked. II posi-
bic, without being rained upon. No
other crop is so easily injured Dy rain.
Alfalfa hay rained upon is worth
about half what it would be were it
unexposed.
Harvesting alfalfa at the RICH time
and In the right manner very largely
determines its feeding value. The ma
jority Of farmers wait too long before
starting the mowing-machine. Alfalfa
should be cut for hay when one-fourth
to one-half of the blossoms have OPEN
ed. When let stand longer. many Of
the leaves fall of and are wasted.
Moving early stimulates the growth
Of the following crop. Allowing it to
90 to seed seemingly exhausts the
plant for that season.
Alfalfa fed green, either as a pasture
or as q sofling crop. has few equals in
its nutritive value. In localities where
there is no diniculty In getting . stand,
the cheapest way to feed it is prob
ably to pasture it. 1t should never be
pastured until the plants are more
than a year old. Owing to their liabil-
ity to hoven or bloat, 1t is always risky
to pasture cattle or sheep upon alfalfa.
Before turning animals liable to bloat
upon the alfalfa give them all they will
eat Of some other food. Death from
blOat Is often very sudden.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

The Century is to have a serial
story by Irving Bachelor. the author
of that popular novel. "Eben Holden"
1t is a border tale of 1872. Two
types of men who have helped to
make America are set forth In It;
one. a northern Yankee. quaint. rug
ged, and wise; the other. a nan VINO
has the hardy traits OF = Puritan
with the romantic temperament OF a
Cavalier. The scene of the story Is
in the neighborhood of Lake Cham
plain. and the title is "D'rf and l."
1t will begin in the March Cetury and
run for six months.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20
CAREER AND CHARACTER Of ABRAHAM LINCOLN

CAREER AND ChA9ACIER Of AB&AuAM LINColN
An address by Joseph Choate, Am
bassador to Great Britain,o on the career
and character OF Abraham Lincoln
his early life-his early struggles With
the world-his character az developed
in the later years Of his life and his
administration. which placed his name
60 high on the worlds roll of honor
and fame, has been published by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail-
way and may be had by sending six
60 cents in postage to F. A. Miller.
General Passenger Agent, Chicago, III.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20
Greek Kings Long Reign,

The king of Greece. who was 5J
old on December "a, has reigned long
er than his father, the aged king of
Denmark. 1t was on March 30, 1863.
that he acceded to the throne, having
been proclaimed king by the Greek
national assembly. while King Chris
tian did not ascend the throne of Den
mark until the middle of the NOvem-
Der following King George, who. it is
hardly necessary to recall, is the
younger brother of the Princess of
Wales. vas only Is at the time of
his accession.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20
one DOLLAR PER Pill.
Cured Her Would BE Cheap 1T
Thlo Price.

0lss hottie HixOn Ssys n Remedy That
Cured Her Would b Cheap at
rhls Price.
Cincinnati, O., Feb. IL, 19O1.-(Spo-
cial.)-Miss Meta Hixon Is Sergeant
alarms Of Camp No. l, Patriotic Order
Of America. Her home is at No. 17l7
Hughes street, this city. She Is a very
popular and influential lady. For
three years she has been i'll. Now she
is well. She says: Il cannot praise
Dodd's Kidney Pills too highly for
what they have done for me. l was
troubled for three years with weakness.
and often had dizzy spells, SO that l
dared not go out alone. My head would
ache continually for four or Ave days
at q time, until life became simply q
burden.
"All the medicine l took did me no
good, until my physician advised me
to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. I secured
q box, and soon found that my head
ache was leaving me. I felt encourage
ed and kept on taking them and get
ting stronger. The pains gradually
diminished, until l had used four
boxes. and all trace of pain had gone.
I am today a strong and well woman,
thanks to Dodd's Kidney Pills. II the
price was one dollar per pill, instead
Of Soc a box, they would be cheap,
compared with other so-called medi-
cines placed before a suffering public"
This is but a sample Of the letters 70
ceived every day by the hundred. They
all tell the same story of sickness and
soreness, changed into health and
vfgor by the use of Dodd's Kidney
Pills. They never fail. SOC a box. SIX
boxes for $3.50. Buy them from your
local druggist II you al II he can't
supply you, send to the Dodds Medl-
cine Co., Buffalo, N. 7.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Ex-senator williams NJ. Evarts is
no longer the champion Trainer of
long sentences. He frequently made a
record of 500 words. but has been far
Outdone by Rastus s. Ransom, a New
York lawyer. who in a will case a
few days ago put a hypothetical ques-
ton 1000 words in length. Boiled
down all this meant: Assuming the
testimony to be true, was she sane or
insane when she made her will?" It
took just thirty minutes to ask the
question.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20
Says Having Did Him Good.

A venerable graduate of Harvard
says that one Of the most useful les
sons in department at Cambridge was
given him in his freshman year by
a band of sOphOmores on a midnight
visit to his quarters. This alumnus
says he was then and there taught
how to be civil and polite to his su-
periOrs. and that the performance
e~verlastingly took the conceit out Of
him.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, J..
LUCAS COUNTY,
Franz J. Cheney makes oath that he Is the
senior partner Of the firm Of F. J. Cheney &Co,
doing business in the City Of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case Of Catarrh that cannot be
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December. A. D. 1854
tSEALl "A '" Nnsarv Pni,,c
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials. free.
+. j. CHENEY 4 CO, Toledo, q
Sold by Druggists, &c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Don't Get Footsors: de HOOI-EAsE-
A certain cure for Swollen. Smart
inG, Burning. Sweating Feet. Corns
and BuniOns. Ask for Aliens FOOT
Ease, q powder. Cures Prostitutes n
Chilblains. At all Druggists and shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE: Al
dress Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy. n. I.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH, the only 16 o.. package for
10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con-
tains only IL OF. Satisfaction guaran-
teed or none refunded.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20
The Herb Cure Tor odn

The Herb Care for Grip
Grip and colds may be avoided -
keeping the system cleansed, the blood
pure and the digestion good. Take Gar.
field Tea.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

The talent of success is nothing
more than doing what you can do
well.-IOngfellow.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH, the only Is OF. package for
10 cents. All other 1O-cent starch con-
tains only II %. Satisfaction guaran-
teed or money refunded.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AoRIOUITURl0T&.

ee00 Uprt0-Daoe Hints Aboat Caltlva-
tloa q ~ ooil ~ YlslAB TA0rooe-
HortealtaEA VstsealtaEs and E1ssical.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Each package Of PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYE colors more goods than any
other dye and colors them better, too.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of a.
scough CURE. W. O"BRIES, 81 Third Ave,
n, Minneapolis. MINI. jar. 6 1904
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH, the onl; is OF package for
10 cents. All other 1O-cent starch con-
tains only IL OF. Satisfaction guaran-
teed or money refunded.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

The average man likes to point to
the good traits in his children as a
heritage from himself.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Garfield Tea cleanses the system.
purifies the blood. aids digestion and
helps nature throw OF disease. 1t II
made from Herbs.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Friendship is often used as a tenn
porary cement for binding mutual in
terests.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, =.

The first and worst of all frauds is
to cheat ones self.-Bailey.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

There is much difference between
the tally cards of earth and those OF
heaven.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

A drunkard's nose is a lighthouse to
warn others of the little water pass
ing beneath.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

The antiquarian has no use for a
thing until time has rendered it use-
less.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Some society snobs doubtless pity
Adam because he had no ancestors.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Before marriage men and womeI
argue; after that they dispute.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Do nothing when angry and you
will have the less to undo.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take LAXATIVE BRoNO QUININE TABLETS. AL
druggists refund the money II it fails to cure.
z. w. Groves signature is on the box. &c.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

$14S will buy new Upright piano on
easy payments. Write for catalogues.
Schneider & Mueller, 1913 Farnam
street, Omaha.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Throw physic TO the dogs-h you don't vant
the dogs-but II you want good olees1oo cneW
Becman's Pcpsin Gum.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

True friends appear less mov'd than
cOunterfeit.-HOrace.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Doth the neon care for the barking
of q dOg'-BurtOn.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Success is only sweet when it has an
honest record.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

He who works we'll yields pleasure
from his toll.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

II you have q piece Of hard land to
break, which is 50 baked As to come
up in clods, we would suggest that you
run over it with . disc or getaway har-
row ahead of plows, and break with
very small scooters, says q southern
farmer. Do not try to turn such land.
II you still have clods do not wait for
them to harden. but run a heavy roller
or drag over and follow with soUe
pulverizing harrow the same day.
An hour or so will do this for each
days blowing. Thus you will pulver-
lie most Of them quite easily. Run
roller ahead Of harrow SO q to crush
as many As possible. and fasten the
others so that they cannot dodge the
harrows. 1t will pay to take time to
do this, your crop can be cultivated
so much cheaper afterwards; and the
yield will be so much greater. Every
time you go over with harrows and
Crushers you will increase the yield
Of the crop.
We n C. selected one acre in a
twenty acre field, average spot, and
plowed and narrowed this acre four
teen times right along before we quit
We then planted and cultivated this
acre just as We did the rest Of the field,
running the rows right along through
it. The yield was much more than
double any other acre. This has con-
tinued to be true for five years, in all
kinds Of crops. All through the grow
ing reason this acre can be distin-
guished as far as you car e the field.
All crops grow of quicker and yield
heavier. Culture is Manure" Is true.
But after all the old proverb "an
ounce Of prevention is worth q pound
of cure" holds good here also. II the
hard pan is broken up and the water
permitted to go on down, % a not
to saturate the soil and remain in It
too long, the baking will be prevented.
II the baking Of running together is
prevented the clods will not form. This
is as true Of bottom land as Of upland.
Stop tho soaking and you will prevent
the clodding. Ono other point Ii worth
considering here. Do not burn any
vegetable matter in your farm. Pillow
it into the soil. This will enrich tho
soil and prevent the baking and clod-
ding.
Desirable qualities are not the only
ones that are perpetuated by inheri-
lance. Undesirable qualities are also
handed down from generation to gen.
Grafton to be an annoyance to the
breeder. It is said that the variations
are as apt to be toward deterioration
as toward Improvement. While in a
state Of nature the standard of the
breed is kept up by a natural selec-
ton that We call the survival Of the
littest. This not only keeps the good
qualities In the foreground, but also
establishes new ones that appear II
they are Of enough consequence to sur
vive. When the wild birds and wild
animals are domesticated it is no
longer a case Of survival Of the it,
test, for the old laws are set aside by
man. Thereafter the chief factor In
must be artificial selec-
ton. The birds are no longer able to
exercise any vOlition in the matter.
The need. therefore, Of careful study
on the part Of the breeder is apparent.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Saints who carve for themselves are
sure to cut their fingers.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Good deeds and kind words are new
er lost.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

hs 81 Sl.25
millions Of Women Use Cuticura SoaI

&Mdag Il scalp Of eruns. eakLa and da1dru1, and the aoppn0o r mi ~ fF
co., xsnsni.g nd soSsaag red rsush s.a :Men.ods s g q. OBJ Hr
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The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Yea c. 0ee A1snas 1sot-1aee Hrs&
Write to-day to Allen 8. Olmsted, L.
Roy, N. T., for . FREE sample OF
Aliens Eoot-Ease, . powder. Il cures
sweating. damp. swollen, aching feet.
Makes new OF tight shoes easy. A cor
tain cure for ChilblainS and Prostitutes.
At oil druggists and shoe stores; &c.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

The greatest things rise from the
simplest truths.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

He who seeks fellowship with the
world II In NO condition to trust God.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Avoid badness. gray hair. dandrun and thin locks,
BY usng PARKER's HAIR BALsAN.
HINDERCORNs, the hest cure for corns. 1Jcts.
The Columbus journal., 1901-02-20

Waste rarely brings what is needed
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-24

countries, where 1t fully reslsts the
suns heat, and at the same time re-
tains its durability and elasticity. As
phalt is used largely in the manufac-
ture of cements. 1t is mixed with a
petroleum residue to render it plastic,
and is then tempered with one-seventh
its weight OF sand 1t also forms one
Of the most durable waterproof mater
ials known. For roofing purposes it
is mixed. while hot, with fine gravel.
or is absorbed by thick rolls of felt pa
per. Asphalt is found in many coun-
tries. In Vera Cruz, Mexico, near tho
village Of Moloasan, is mountain
largely composed Of asphalt. The de-
posits at Seyssei, France, and at Val
de Travers. Switzerland. consist OF
limestone impregnated with bitumi-
nous matter, which, when heated.
crumbles to powder. After it has
been pounded into molds and is cooled
1t resembles the original rock Over
1000 miles of the streets of Paris have
been supplied from these two locali-
ties.-New York Tribune.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-24
Monument to Gen. Ordway.

There is talk in Washington of
erecting monument to Gen. Albert
,Ordway, the organizer and first briga-
dier general Of the District of Column
bia National Guard. Capt. C. Frederick
Cook, financial secretary of the me-
mortal association. has been .'eceiving
subscriptions, and if sufficient funds
shall be raised the monument will be
dedicated ON May 80.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-24
Tho Grind OF Society.

The longer live the more | am sat
isfied OF two things: First, that the
truest lives are those that are cut rose
diamond fashion, with many facets an
swerins to the many-planed aspects OF
the World about them; secondly. that
society is always trying in some way
or other to grind us down to a single
facet-Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-24
NEW HOUSEHOLD IDEAS.


The new cretonnes and art ti.kings.
The first importations of whi:h are
being shown, are full of midsummer
suggestions.
lluminum ware may be cleaned by
boiling five minutes in quart Of wa
soda has been added.
The outside of nickel chatting dish
should never be put into water. Sim
ply wipe it off and give final polish
with a piece OF chamois.
A small novelty in table furnishing
is the cold-meat platter, which is per-
tectly fat, like dressing table tray,
but with a slighter, upright rim.
To remove smoke from mica soak it
in vinegar. When the black does not
come Oil readily. let the mica remain
in the vinegar bath for some time.
For suffer prunes, take a pound Of
fine, large ones, wash carefully and
soak over night; remove the stone by
making an opening in each side CT the
prune end inserting finely chopped En-
glish walnuts and almonds.
Thrifty house keepers take advant-
age of the dull season now to slip
in small pieces of work that tradesmen
are glad to undertake at somewhat
lower rates in order to keep their men
occupied.
Chocolate now comes powdered.
ready for use, and it is great conven-
fence, being Il little newer and less
trouble than the chocolate paste.
though either is less troublesome to
prepare than the chocolate that comes
In hard cakes
The shopkeepers unite with the arti-
sans in promoting the same economy.
The stores are filled with carpets
made into rugs, short lengths of fur
niture covering, bargains, in fact, in
all household belongings. as well as
in winter millinery and dress goods.
The desire of many hostesses is evil
IDENTIFY to show by the shape Of the
sandwiches served at their entertain
ments that these delicacies are made
at home, since every one knows that
the caterers taste is shown in the
three cornered variety or else in those
which are rolled and tied with "ari-
coiored baby ribbon.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-24
TRAMPS AVOID MT. CARROLL.
This jail q Terror to Hoboes-Hangs
Over Precipice.

Over a Precipice.
No hobo who has ever visited the
town of Mount Carroll, H.. has been
known to venture within a mile of It
again. This fact is owing to the To-
cation rather than TO the condition Of
the town Jail Once a tramp catches
sight of it he would no sooner linger
within its shadow than would a crow
light upon the madeup figure in
cornf1eld Indeed, the contrivance is
made to serve the purpose of tramp
scare. The Wandering Willie who for
single night has lodged in the Mount
Carroll Jail has carried away with him
sufficient terrors to keep him out OF
the county during the remainder Of his
wandering life. 1t comes nearer being
a calaboose in the clouds than any
earthly bastle Mount Carroll is high,
but the Jail is several pegs higher.
Around the town winds the Waukarusa
river. One may step aside from a main
street and look down sheer descent
Of several hundred feet into the lazy
stream. One Of the streets ended at
the brink of this steep bank. The city
fathers thought it would be good
idea to blockade the avenue by erect
ing town building on the edge of
the jagged paisade. 1t would not only
serve to keep careless people from
pitching over the brink, but could be
used as Jail. in which trivial offend
ers could be held. 1t so happened,
however cf do
to block UP the premises of citizen.
The big boX-like affair presented
broadside to the citizens front door.
1t was so near that an imprisoned to-
bacco fiend could from an open win
dow expectorate over the stoop floor.
The town was threatened with a dam
age suit If it did not take the thing
away forthwith. There was only thing
TO do. and that was to move the jail
over the precipce and set it on stilts.
About fifty feet below is rocky ledge
fifteen feet wide. A framework Of
props was set on this ledge and this
was surmounted by the window grated
box. From one of the windows to the
muddy Waukarusa is a downlock cap
able of appalling the heart of the
most hardened hobo in the land. 1t
is constant fear that the high winds,
which have habit Of prevailing in
Mount Carroll, will move the struc-
ture from its equilibrium and topple
1t over into the abyss The himsy
contrivance, set up there on pegs. looks
as though a single blast of Old Boreas
would unsettle it, or. worse still, a
twister take it up and wtirl it of
the earth. The unique excuse for a
Jail and its terrifying location has
served the town well. Until the en-
pected takes place and the shaky box
tumbles down the cliff, no observing
rambling Rufus will risk being shut
up in it for single night.-Philadel-
phia Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-24
Ship Butter to Porto Rico.

Northwestern Iowa has begun sh.c-
ping choice butter to Porto Rico. The
first consignment left Sioux City few
days ago. being sent from a very large
creamery.