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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-04

identity has never been disclosed. was
taken into the confidence az The commit
| tee ana it was on his suggestion that the
pattern Of The colonial Dag was adopted
Il series OF thirteen alternating red and
White stripes with cross bars Of red
white and blue as a corner union. From
that day To this the only change in the
| standard has been ia the substitution Of
a blue union with White stars, the nunl-
bci ana arrangement OF the stars being
chasged several times TO correspond with
the admission Of ncw States
There IS no record OF any. Congses-
sional action upon the report OF this COM
| mittee, but he design was adopted by
General Washington as the geneal flag
and recognized standard Of the colonial
army and navy. On January 2, 1176. Gem
eraI Washington, who had In the mean
time declared for independence, with his
own hands raised the first flag made ac-
ccrGlng to his design at Cambridge This
flag was clearly seen by the British Of
fcers at Charlestown Heights VINO, with
the ala OF their field glasses, easily made
out all the details Of its design and con-
struction These officers interpreted the
raising Of this dag 70 mean that General
Washington thus announced his surrender
to them, and they at once saluted the
thirteen stripes with thirteen hearty
cheers. following this spontaneous out
burst OF British enthusiasm vita the
grander aad more digniaed ofiicial salute
of thirteen guns,
ORIGIN OF STARS AND STRIPES.
while this colonial dag was the basis
of our present standard several other
ensbIems were used before the stars and
stripes proper was fnally decided upon. Up
to the time OF The battle Of Bunker Hill
there was no such thing as a distinetively
American flag. A dozen or more different
standards were in use. 0ne, known AS
tic Bunker IIill flag, consisted Ell 2 large
plain blue field, with q corner union Of
white across which were broad red bars,
and in the upper staff corner a green
pine Tree On October 20 1875, General
washington asked two Of his correspond
EMS: Please fix upon some particular
nag, and signal by which ons vessels
may know one another. What do you
think of a nag with white ground,
tree in the middle, the motto An Appeal
to Feaven2' The Continental Congress.
evidently llked this suggestion, for it or
derod all the cruisers it fitted out that
YEAR to fly this emblem. There were
many notifications of his flag, one, which
was common, having 9 field Of red or
blue and IN this Union the green pine
tree. with or without a motto. Another
favorite device Of those days was the
rattIesnake flag with the motto. Don't
Tread on Me which tradition popularity
aatribos to Paul Jones.
ferj,o. oNrgt>fal nau ala unf tfVa Ipgp~
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-04
a RAGING. ROWING FLOOD.

Washed down telegraph line which
Ghas. G. Ellis. of Lisbon, Ia, had to re-
pair. Standing waist deep i'm icy water"
he writes, gave INC terrible cold and
cough. lt grew worse daily. Finally the
best doctors in Oakland, Neb., Sioux City
and Omaha said | had consumption and
could not live Then began using Df.
Kings New Discovery and was wholly
cured BY Sly bottles Positively guaran-
tecd for coughs, colds and all throat and
Iung troubles. Sold by all druggists.
Price 80 cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
MAY HAVE GLASS HOUSES.
Recent Inventions Make Possible
Fine Residences of Vitrified
Material

If the visions of French savant are
realized we shall all be living in glass
houses before very long. The founda-
tions and the walls would be construct
ed of a variety of glass recently in
vented called ''stone glass" which has
already successfully withstood the Sc
verest tests. The walls would be built
of glass, held together by angle irons,
so as to permit of a hollow space
through which pipes could pass (the
pipes themselves being glass work.
conveying hot air, hot and cold water,
gas, electric wires, drains and every
thing needed for the health and COM
fort of the inhabitants. Stairs and
balustrades, ceilings and wall decora-
tions, mantelpieces and fireplaces,
would all be constructed of glass, says
Invention.
Our chairs and tables, in the new
glass age, will be made of vitrified ma
terial, toughened to the strength of
oak and mahogany. Our cooking uten-
sis, our plates and cups and saucers
will be made of the same substance.
Even our knives and forks will have
glass handles if not glass blades. The
new glass house will be absolutely
clean and practically indestructible.
The whole of its surface can be washed
from the top story to the basement
without trace of humidity being left.
Dust cannot collect on it's polished sur
face, and the spider viii find no place
on which to hang its cobwebs.
They have already begun to pave the
streets of Paris with glass, and it is
found that the substance, while prac-
tically indestructible, is admirably
suited to the feet of both men and
beasts, and, as it neither holds nor
makes any dirt, it is absurdly easy to
clean. Its only fault is that it some
what increases the noise of the traf-
fic, but even this might by and by be
overcome. Perhaps it might be posi-
bic, in connection with one of the many
projected exhibitions, to construct on
a modest but sufficient scale a dwelling
of the kind NJ. Henriyaux describes.
People would then be able to expert
ence the actual sensation of walking
along glass floors, of climbing glass
staircase, of being surrounded by glass
walls, of sitting on glass chairs at glass
tables, drinking tea out of glass cups
and stirring it with glass spoons. How
far this could be accomplished with
due avoidance of monotony it is hard
IN Sar
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

In Great Britain Is out of every
1000 people keep a carriage as
against a proportion of five per 1000
in 1880.
The inhabitants of the mining dis
triets of South Africa import 80 per
cent. of their food, worlds record
for so large a district.
Of large islands Nippon, the main
island of Japan, has for its size far
the heaviest population. On $4,000
square miles, about half the area of
Great Britain, there are 27,0oo,OoO
people.
Berlin has an Association of In
dependent Tailors." AT a recent
meeting, the painter, Hermann Wild
mer, delivered an address in which he
utterly condemned the modern attire
of men, especially evening dress, and
urged return to the close-fitting cos
tunes of early periods, Spain being
pronounced a good model.
london has colonial institute COM
posed of hundreds of ex-colonial Off
Gals, which has library of $4,000 vol
umes. France has a colonial organiza-
ton at Paris with 5000 members. Ger
many has an association of over 10000
members scattered throughout the
empire, all aiming to further the COM
mercial and agricultural development
of the colonies. The Netherlands gov
eminent conducts commercial train
in o. school IN the same end
The following placard is exposed in
an Oxford street (London) store:
americans will please take notice
that this place is not museum. 1t is
shop" The appearance of the pla-
card led to Investigations by the
newspapers, which are filled with
amusing comments ON what is called
the gall" of American shoppers, who,
it is alleged, spent hours in the great
stores examining and pricing every
thing but buying nothing. 1t is
charged that the valuable time OF
high-priced statesmen is thus wasted.
Paris has learned the art of trans
planting large trees successfully, so
that at the earliest signs o. scav a
street tree may be removed and the
symmetry of the vista not spoiled by
its successor. For these trees alone
the expenses of Paris amount to
about 100000 year. The municipal
nurseries include a hospital" or
'cure" for the tired trees, where they
are restored, if possible, to health and
strength in soil that is richer than the
city's. In spring and fall these trees
on their way to and from the hospital
are no uncommon feature in the street
scenes of Paris.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
TIMELY STOCK NOTES.

Whenever an animal is fed and no
gain procured, it is kept at double
loss.
A grade sire is bound to breed your
herd down, not up. He may show
some ancestral merits, but he has no
power to transmit them. The i'm
provement has ended with himself.
If you keep dates of breeding you
will give better attention to the an
imal. If you have only grades, but are
grading up, the pedigree becomes inn
portant with every cross. This is
one of the little easy things too often
neglected. Such records become inval-
liable after time.
For lice on cattle, take good sized
tin box, punch holes through the
cover and partially fill with powdered
sulphur. Sprinkle the whole length
of the animals back. from head to
tail. and in about two weeks if any
lice remain go over again lightly.
Don't let cattle out if it storms
Barnum's Midland Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
Treat Your Horses Right.

Never strike, kick or pound balky
horse. 1t does no good. have seen
men use violence for half a day with
out starting the horse. The best way
is to let them stand till they are
ready to go. have never had to wait
an hour yet. They soon tire of this
and stop their baking. Never corner
a horse in the field to catch it. l had
a mare that no one could halter in the
pasture except myself. | would talk
to her and follow her up. Once l fol-
lowed her through the bars into an
other lot. | approached her, talking
TO her all the time, until she thought
she could get back to the bars first,
and she started. But j beat her. She
stopped and l went up, talking to her,
and put the halter on without any fur
Their trouble. Others had to drive her
into the barn.-A. WATSON, in Ohio
Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
FEED-sAvING HOG TROUGH.

ward wallowing down for an after
dinner nap and sun-bath, by bailding
some troughs after the plan of the IL
lustration herewith Now the runts
and young hogs have an equal chance
with the larger ones, providing, of
course, that the trough is long enough
or there are enough troughs to accom-
modate them in a line abreast.
For the trough proper you can as
well utilize the old ones as to build
new. New ones may be made of one,
one and half or two-inch lumber, as
best suits convenience. Use two by
four or two by six for the ground
pieces at ends, rest the ends o. trough
on them (if very long an additional
piece in center is advisable,) then
spike on uprights two by two or two
by three, touching edges of trough for
rigid support, and on this nail cross
pieces, bracing if necessary. On these
crosspieces lay board, or boards, and
nail fast. The upright pieces should
be made long enough to allow the
larger hogs to get their heads between
the board and the edge of the trough
and reach the bottom. This prevents
climbing on or into the trough and
eliminates the crowding feature.
This style of trough also makes an
excellent arrangement for watering
poultry, and as a fced-trough prevents
the fowls from getting in with their
feet and mussing up and scattering out
the feed. When properly placed, too,
it furnishes a certain amount of
shade for the water in the summer.
The trough for either use is kept up
out of mud usual about such feeding
place, and preserves the wood from
rotting.-Farm and Fireside.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
REARING AND BUYING.
Greatest Profits Result when q
Farmer Can Produce Both Grain
and Feeding stock.

Whether it is better to rear feeding
stock that is required on the farm or
depend on the western ranges for this
class of stock is a subject of more or
less discussion among those following
the business of feeding cattle. The
majority of our feeders favor the plan
of rearing their own feeding stock,
but under some conditions this means
more expense than If they had been
secured from the ranges. Hon. John
Cownie, in speaking of the fattening
of cattle before the Iowa state farm
ers' institute, advanced the following
ideas, taken from the Iowa yearbook
of agriculture, regarding this impor-
tant question, says Iowa Homestead:
am aware that it is difficult to secure
we'll bred feeders, of the right age and
size for feeding, at price that in
sures profit on the finished animal,
but if they cannot be bought they
can be raised, and then of the profit
there is no question. BY using high
grade cows of any of the leading beef
breeds and pure-bred bulls of individ-
ual merit, excellent calves can be Sc
cured And if these calves are fed lib
orally and judiciously from their birth
until they are 30 or SO months old, they
will be ready for market, and COM
mand the highest price. To insure
profit these cattle should never know
what il is to be either hungry, thirsty
or cold, from birth to sale, and having
tried all the methods here outlined,
in the production of beef, most UNI
hesitatingly give the preference to
the feeders raised by myself. 1t has
often been said that farmer who
has the corn can well afford to buy
the cattle to consume it, and also that
the farmer who has the cattle, but not
the grain. should secure the latter and
market the cattle in a finished condi-
ton. With good judgment and bust
ness ability, profit may be made at
times by following either of these
methods, but the farmer who has bob
cattle and grain of his own raising,
cannot fail to make profit in combin-
ing the two in a finished product.
After an experience extending over an
average lifetime, in fattening cattle,
am frank to confess that my great
est profit resulted when / produced
both grain and cattle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
She Knew Amo. Keeter

her memory was remarkable. Her nephew
from the city soon realized the strength Of
both OF these characteristics
say, aunty," he put in when he found an
opening in the old lady's continuous chain
Of "reminiscences, did you ever know the
Skeeter family that used to live around here
somewhere? ."
knew EN- all, " cried the old lady, with
out moments hesitation Yes, indeed"
Did you know Amos:" continued the
joker.
Amos Keeterl" cried the old lady again.
'We3, | should say / did. Many S the party
he's taken me to- Amos Keeter? Dear,
dear, how his name does call up the good
old times"
And then the wicked nephew had to go
out behind the woodshed to laugh.-Cleve-
land PLAIN Dealer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05

ALFALFA STACK COVER.

laid, beginning at the top of tho stack,
so that the upper oyerlaps the one just
below, and all are held in place by be-
ing stapled to pieces of No. 10 smooth
wire, one wire within a few inches
of the ends of the boards and as many
between as may be thought necessary.
With the shorter sections the end
wires are sufficient. These wires go on
the outside of the boards and are left
long enough at the four corners to
fasten on a weight to keep the cover
in place The use of weights is much
better than stalking down, as the set
Ting of the stacks will not cause the
roof to become less solidly in place.
Painting the boards will preserve
them, and if rolled up and stored in
the dry or laid on logs to keep from
getting damp when not in use, they
will last FOR years. In taking down a
stack, but one section need be re-
moved at a time, thus exposing but a
small portion of the stack. In getting
the stack ready for putting on the
cover. do not top out with high cen
ter, but put on only well-rounded
top.-J. L. Irwin, in Ohio Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05

A good story is going about in con-
nection with the royal wine sale.
There is, of course, a good deal of
tasting" but the quantity allowed
is not large to the proposed buyer.
Four enterprising gentlemen, how
ever, got hold of whole bottle for
tasting" purposes, and, retiring to
a little room, poured it into glasses.
The ringleader had just proposed the
kings health when voice was heard:
Il am sure, gentlemen, the king will
be much obliged to you for your
loyalty" 1t was the voice of high
court official in charge of the sale
Motifs Guardian.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
Turning pigs Into Pasture.

Harvey Johnson, of Iowa, says:
When our litters are of sufficient age
to turn out we usually put two and
sometimes three filters together in a
pasture where there is a good warm
and dry building and plenty of good
grass Near where the sows feed is
small Enclosure with low trough
in it, and by a little persuasion and
some tempting bits of food we expect
to have the pigs feeding nicely at three
TO four weeks of age. The feed is in
creased as their capacity for handling
it is increased, but we are careful to
uBderfeed rather than overfeed-feed-
ing no more at any time than they will
eat clean. We allow them to run with
the dams till they wean them, unless
we wish to breed the sows again.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
A HAPPY BOY.

Oldenburg, ILL.,, Sept. 2nd:-The
doctors all failed in the case of little
thirteen year old Willie Keil, who
suffered with acute rheumatism.
For over three months, the poor
little fellow suffered excruciating
torture. His father, who had done
everything he could think of, saw
new Rheumatism Remedy adver-
tised-Dodd's Kidney Pills. He
bought some, and soon his little son
showed signs of improvement. Three
boxes cured him completely, and he
has not a symptom of rheumatism
left.
This miraculous cure of a case
which had been given up by the
physicians, has electrified Madison
County, and Dodd's Kidney Pills are a
much talked of medicine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

England now has seven admirals of
the fleet and nine field marshals.
Cuba's customs receipts during the
six months ended June 30amounted to
$7547,S05
The inhabitants of the province of
Ontario write more letters than those
of all the rest of Canada.
A memorial tablet has been placed
on the house in Lamberth where the
late Sir Arthur Sullivan was born by
the London section of the Incorpor-
ated Society of Musicians.
The Canadian government has de-
cided to have constructed at once four
very large passenger and freight
steamers to run between Quebec or
Halifax and Liverpool and save 752
miles over the New York and 80 hours
in time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05


Miss Bessie kellogg, President of the
Young Woman's Club, of Valley City,
North Dakota, writes the following
from First street, South, Valley City,
North Dakota:
"EVer since n1afured suffered with
severe monthly pains. The doctor did
not seem 10 understand what the
trouble was and the medicine he pre-
scribed from time TO time did NOT help
me. He finally suggested that have
an operation. One of my friends who
had been cured of a similar affIfcfion
through the use of Peruna, advised me
TO give ii trial first, and so / used IL
for three weeks faithfully. Ny pains
diminished very soon and within two
months had none at ALL
"Thfs is six months ago, and dur
ing that time Ihave nor had an ache
nor pain. Igive highest praise TO Pc
rnna. Every woman ought to use IL,
and feel sure that IL would bring per-
feet health. BESSIE KELLOGG.
The experience of Miss Bessie Kel-
log, of North Dakota, ought to be read
by every girl in the land. 1t is criti-
cal period in a woman's life when she
ceases to be girl and becomes a wom-
an. Very few pass through this period
without some trouble. The doctor is
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Five 49,
Stock
IMPROVED HOG TROUGH.
aants and Young Pigs Are Given an
Equal Chance with the Larger
Ones by Its Use.

Yes, you have had the same expe-
rience that l used to have with the
whole pen of hogs, little and big, gem
orally to the undivided advantage of
the bigger and biggest, crawling,
climbing, roofing, squealing, solid
mess of well-packed pork, right into
the swill trough at feed-time, wallow-
ingand stopping out about all the swill
that they 90 not succeed in gulping
down themselves, leaving the little fell
lows to suck the hind teat" with a
Vengeance, and to live on the hope of
getting a taste next feed.
Recently, however, l played a prac-
teal joke on the hoggish hog thatmade
a practice of getting lengthwise in the
trough with all four feet, and after
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
No Set RuIe for Feeding

There is no rule for feeding, as each
individual must be considered sep
arately from the others. 1t is not an
uncommon error to suppose that the
animals which eat but little are the
most profitable. So long as the an
imal is capable of digesting and as
simiiating food the greater the
amount of food il should consume, and
the more profitable the returns, es-
pecially with producers such as COWS.
The proportion of food required to
support an animal and supply waste
of tissue is less when large amount
of food is eaten than when n smaller
quantity is consumed.-Troy (N. W
Times,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
PERU ma AVERTS DANGER
In That Critical Time When a Girl
Becomes a Woman.

called and he generally advises an OPP
Grafton. Perhaps he will subject the
patient to long series of experiments
with neryines and tonics. The reason
he does not often make a cure is be-
cause he does not rec ognize the trou-
BILE.
In large majority of the cases ca
tarrh of the female organs is the
cause. Peruna relieves these cases
promptly because it cures the catarrh.
Peruna is not palliative or a sedative
or nervine or a stimulant. 1t is a
specific for catarrh and cures catarrh
wherever it may Turk in the system.
This girl was lucky enough to find
Peruna at last AS she saws, the doe
tors did not seem to understand what
the trouble was and the medicine he
prescribed from time to time did not
help her. Peruna hit the mark at
once and she is now recommending
this wonderful remedy to all the other
girls in the United States.
Thousands of the girls who look at
her beautiful face and read her sin
cere testimonial, will be led to try
Peruna in their times of trouble and
critical periods. Peruna will not fail
ticlh. Every one pi lhem VIII De glad
and it is to be hoped that their en-
thusiasm will lead them to do as this
girl did-proclaim the fact to the
world so that others may read it and
do likewise.
Mrs. Christopher Fliehmann, Am
sterdam, n. ", writes:
Il have been sick with catarrh of the
stomach and pelvic organs for about
five years, and had many doctor, but
none could help me. Some said would
never get over it. One day when /
read your almanac l saw those who
had been cured by Peruna; then I
thought | would try it. 1 did, and
found relief with the first bottle took,
and after two more bottles / was as
well and strong as l was before" -
Mrs. Christopher Fliehmann.
If you do not derive prompt aud sat
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
ALFALFA STACK COVER.
One That Is Said to Be Equal to StOr-
ing the Hay in Barn
Ordinary Now.

Alfalfa hay will not turn the rain,
no matter how well topped out stack
may be. Where alfalfa hay is raised
extensively it is necessary to cover the
stacks in some way, or to top them
out with some kind of hay or grass
that will shed the rain. We recently
saw a stack cover used on an alfalfa
farm which the owner said was equal
in keeping the hay to storing in
barn or NOW.
The covers are made of ten-inch
boards in sections six, eight, ten or
twelve feet long, as suits as the pur-
pose and convenience. The boards are