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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
SELL THE POOR cows.
They Are Positive Detriment to the
Dairy and Steady Source
of Loss.

In the great business world no man
now thinks of succeeding with inferior
machines. The farmer that keeps
cows should take the lesson to heart
and discard all dairy machines-cows
that are not up to modern require
ments. No matter what machine
costs, it is better to throw it out on
the dump than use it at constant loss.
Only good dairy machines can be profit
ably used. The good cows make but
ter at profit. The ordinary dairy
cows make. butter without profit or
loss, and the poor cows make butter
at loss. Now it is evident that no
matter how much COW costs, it is
best to send her to the butcher if she
either loses money or makes butter
with no profit. There are in the hands
of farmers many cows that have cost a
good deal of money once and were per-
haps good cows at one time, but have
outlived their usefulness. These
should be fattened up at once and sent
to the butcher. Some men say they
will fatten and dispose of their COWS a
few months hence, when they have
dried up. But what is the use Of keep
ing cows at all If they are losing
money for their owners every day.
The sooner they are sent away the
richer will their owners be. Farmers
and dairymen can afford to keep only
good cows. All others are detriment
to the farmer and the farm.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
SURE CURE FOR Bo1Ls:
Paris Doctor successfully Treats the
Painful Swellings with
Serum.

DR.. Doyen, of Paris, has demon
strated that the intlamed 'tumors des-
ignated under the names, of. boils OF
furnicles and anthrax may be success
fully submitted to the serum treat
ment, says the Paris correspondent of
the New York Herald.
The doctor has brought to the mo-
tice of the academy; of medicine an
albuminous liquid, which, admins
tered in doses of five to ten cubic cen
timeters, is efficacious against the
staphylococcus microbe which engen-
ders those affections. The serum en-
ployed has such powerful effect that
in two or three hours after the injec-
ton all pain caused by the infiamma-
ton ceases. The results vary a little
according to the manner in which the
injection is made, and the amount Of
decayed tissue in the center of the
eruption.
The largest carbuncles cure without
any incision or cauterization, yielding
to simple emollient and aseptic dress
ing.
The injections, about 200 in num-
Der, made by DR.. Doyen, and fully
specified by him, have never produced
an abscess.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
INDIANS HONOR CHEF.
Weird Ceremonies Carried Out AT
Grave of Old Chief Louiseau In
Lake County, Ill.

A strange and weird ceremony took
place the other day beside the grave
of old Chief Louiseau, once ruler OF
the mighty Winnebago Indians. Chief
Louiseau has slumbered 125 years be-
meath mound which marks Vidvard
Point on Grass lake, small body of
water along the Fox river in the north
west corner of Lake county. Red
Star, great-great-grandson of the
deceased chief, assisted by Standing
Soldier and other members of his fam
lily, visited the grave of Louiseau and
performed religious ceremony in
keeping with the traditions OF the
Winnebagos. Red Star is himself high
priest, holding position among his
people of more influence than the di-
rect chief.
Chief Louiseau was the head of a
thriving tribe of Winnebago Indians
who populated section near Chicago
$50 years ago. The Winnebagos were
in continual warfare with the other
Indians-the Pottawatomies OF Chica-
go and the Sac and Foxes of southern
Wisconsin. Chief Louiseau's fame as
warrior became matter of history.
The French missionaries made friends
with him, but were unable to quiet the
strife between the rival redmen.
About 1875 years ago. Chief Louiseau
was slain in battle and his remains
were inferred on Vidvard Point be-
meath great mound.
For many years the Winnebagos,
driven westward by the encroach-
ments of the whites, made annual pill
grimages to his grave. The last of
record was made by Chief Hopinka,
his grandson, in 1870. This visit was
one of splendor and it is still remem-
bered by old residents of the vicinity.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
NEW ROAD IN FAR EAST.
with the Siberian Railroad II
Projected.

United States Consul Smith, at Mos
COW, has informed the state depart
ment that private company, repre-
senting Moscow and foreign capital,
has been organized to build railroad
to connect the Central Asian with the
Siberian roads by line from Andishan
or Tashkent, along the western from
tier of China, through the basins of
the Irish and Oh rivers. The project
is to have it pass, not only through
the Akmolinsk district, but all through
the southern districts of the govern
ment of Tomsk This line would afford
short and convenient route for ship
ping central Asian products to east.
ern Siberia, Mongolia and Manchuria,
and also for bringing Chinese goods,
especially tea, into the Trans-Caspian
provinces and even into northern Per.
sia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
METHODS OF DIVIDING s1Lo.

good doors.made to fit the opening in
each side. Use paper, or what is bet
ter, felt to make the joints alright.
The reader also asks if it would not
be all right to have the boards cut
and put in the partition as the silo is
filled. 1t would be impossible to make a
partition air-tight when put in in SUCH
a manner. Too much care cannot be
taken in putting in such a partition.
The ends will have to have much work
where joined to the walls or air will
get through when one side is empty.
The work should be done in good and
substantial manner, as there is great
pressure. Both sides should be filled
simultaneously and we'll compacted at
all times. 1t would break down the
best made partition if one side was
put in at time. After it is well set
tied If one side is taken out the press
ure is not SO great.
When taking out the first slide, have
a large number of braces ready the
proper length and as fast as the silage
is used, put in the braces. Fig. shows
the braces in position from the sides
of the silo to the partition. These
braces should have some pieces at the
ends running the opposite direction
to the material against which the
brace is to support. That is, if the
silo is stave and the partition horizon
tai to the brace, the end pieces should
be as in Fig. S. If the timber of the
outside of the silo is horizontal, the
brace should be as in Fig. 6. When
one side of the silo is empty, there is
NO danger OF the wall giving way If
these precautions are taken. Next year,
when filling, the braces as well as the
end pieces, should be taken out and
laid away for another year. By this
method, the man with small herd can
build moderate sized silo and have
silage through the dry time, as well
as winter at a very small outlay Of
money.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
scorched Flour for scours.

A California reader of Hoard's
Dairyman reports having had good
success, as many others have had, i'll
using scorched flour as remedy for
scours. He browns cup of wheat
-four, mixing it first with little cold
milk to prevent cooking, then stirs it
into boiling sweet milk, either
Skinned or new, and gives the product
to the calf quite warm; continues this
manner of feeding as long as there is
any trouble, and in one or two days
the calf is generally well. It is good
plan to continue the -four, but without
scorehing, tUr sums days longer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
Alfalfa in PLACE Of Bran.

A Texas dairyman has found that
he can use alfalfa hay as substitute
for bran with good results in feeding
mich cows. AS test he substituted,
for three weeks, an equal quantity by
weight of cut alfalfa hay, for the bran
he had been feeding. The cows gave an
increased yield of both milk and but
ter as result of the change to alfalfa.
The alfalfa was cut to half-inch
lengths. The analysis of bran and al
falfa show composition almost iden-
teal, and it is not to be wondered that
the feeding trial should show the
same results. The dairyman who has
q few acres Of alfalfa can be very indie
pendent of all kinds of combinations
that tend to raise the cost OF feed I'M
duly.-F. G. Short, in Hoard's Dairy
man.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
MORE BUsINEssLIKE.
Affairs Of Treasury Department Ham
died More Expeditiously.
Reforms Inaugurated by Secretary
shaw Which VIII Insure Better
Attention to the Interest OF
the Public.

Robert B. Armstrong, private sec
rotary to Secretary of the Treas
ury Shaw, has worked out the de-
tails of modern system whereby
the business of the department will
be conducted as expeditiously as in
the most progressive mercantile
houses. This system applies to COM
munications from the public, and
will secure to every letter prompt
reply. All letters will hereafter be
acknowledged on the same day they
are received. If they cannot be an
swered at once, acknowledgment will
be made by return mail, and the in
formation asked for supplied at the
earliest opportunity.
Secretary Shaw realized the need
OF change in this respect when he
took charge Of the Office, and he in
trusted the details to Mr.. Armstrong,
who worked out simple but thor
ough system of card catalogues, cleo
trio time stamps and more complete
plan for filing. Under his plan the
early morning mail, which formerly
was not distributed to the various
divisions of the treasury department
until some time in the afternoon, is
now out of the way before II o'clock
in the morning.
In the same connection all tele-
grams heretofore have been received
by the treasury department through
| the medium of messengers. Here
after all kilograms addressed to the
| treasury department will be received
by direct wire in the department,
copied in duplicate and the original
stamped with time stamp and de-
liyered direct to its proper division.
4 All letters and kilograms are stamped
| with the hour and the minute OF
their receipt. Commenting on this
new system, Mr.. Armstrong said:
Secretary Shaw believes that the
public should receive the same treat
ment from the department that is
given 1t by;any first-class business
house in the country. Therefore. 1t
is his wish that any person writing
to the department shall receive
prompt acknowledgment of his COM
munication and full and complete
answer to his inquiry, whatever it
may be. Personally I believe the
treasury department should be an ex-
ponent of the best andsmost modern
methods known in this country"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11

The Rice vile Recorder under its
new management shows its sympathy
with the trust magnates in its mild
criticism of the PLAIN DEALER for
Its statement that "M1. ]. P. Morgan
has more power than any one man in
America has right to WELD" and
says: 1.-THE PLAIN DEALERS opinion
as to whether Mr.. Mitchell had more
power than any one man in America
has q right to wield,' would be inter-
esting." Mr.. Mitchell was simply the
representative of organized labor and
only exercises the authority and power
expressly conferred and delegated to
him by the vote Of his constituents.
Morgan on the contrary is at the head
Of organized greed and dictates the
terms upon which the; Industries Of
the world may live and who from
them may thrive.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
Edison See. 80 Year. Ahead

The official organ Of the press ex-
hibition, which was opened at Copen-
hagen, on June IA, prints aSletter from
Thomas A. Edison, in reply to
queries as to his opinions con-
corning motor, traction, and aerial
navigation. Edison's letter reads as
follows: II believe that within 80
years nearly all railways will discard
steam locomotives and adopt electric
motors, and that the electric automo-
biles will displace the horses almost
entirely. In the present state of sci
ence there are no known facts by
which one could predict any CONNER
cial future for aerinl navigation"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
President sleep. in Camp.

President Roosevelt, accompanied
by his sons Archie and Kermit and
their cousin Philip, slept on the bare
ground the other night. They left Sag
amore late in the day in boat and
rowed across to Cold Spring Harbor.
After skirting the beach for several
miles they landed, cooked their own
supper and then at nine o'clock rolled
themselves in their blankets. They
slept on the ground until five o'clock
in the morning. There was not a
guard or detective within call. After
a typical camp breakfast which the
president prepared the party returned
to Sycamore hill.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
a BALANCED RATION.
Why Dairymen Cannot Afford to Feed
Anything Else II They Want
to Prosper.

The other day, standing on the
streets of Fort Atkinson, we listened
to group of dairy farmers talking
about the difficulties and expense Of
feeding their COWS the past winter.
says the editor of Hoard's tDairyman.
1t was really interesting, much SO for
the reason that it was astounding to
hear men who pretend to be dairymen
give evidence, as they did, OF profound
ignorance Of the real economics OF
dairy feeding. One man said he
wouldn't buy bran or gluten meal, SIS
per ton for the first and 1924 for tho
second. II feed ground corn and oats"
said he. II raise my own feed, and I
know it's cheaper" We ventured to
ask him if hescould tell what oats were
costing him,per ton when they were
selling at As cents q bushel. WELL"
said he, II don't know exactly, but
do know they are good deal cheaper
than bran or gluten" The man was in
reality paying $2s.12A per ton for his
oat feed, because that was the price
oats were selling for. Another man
said he wasn't feeding any grain, and
all get is clear gain" Finally one
farmer, noticing, no doubt, that we
were somewhat interested in the con-
versation, asked us to tell why any
one should feed balanced ration.
II have looked over the Dairyman
time and again." he said, land can't
make head OF tail out of what you say
when you fix up those rations for the
men who write you. Is it all humbug,
OF what is it?"
We asked this farmer if he had ever
given the subject of feeding dairy cows
any study, and he admitted he had not.
All the men in the group, numbering q
half dozen, confessed that they were
in the same boat. Now, here were six
farmers, with large herds of cows, all
financially interested in getting all
they could from their COWS, and yet
not one of them considered it worth
while to stop andslook into the feed
ing question to see if it was not worth
looking into.
There is confession of childlike
weakness here that is almost pitiful
and yet tits the condition of great
mass of the men who keep cows. ~,
These men were all agreed that they
would not buy bran at SIS per ton, but
they would feed oats at $2s ton. In
answer to the question: why should
we feed balanced ration?" we under.
took to explain as follows: :,
We should feed balanced ration
because the COW is compelled to pro
duce in milk perfectly balanced food
BY that we mean that all the elements
in the milk are balanced up to relative
percentage of each food element in it
The COW cannot help herself. She can
not drop off the percentage of the car
bohydrates or protein, or fat, if tn,
| farmer doesn't know enough or is toe
stingy to supply her with any of those
elements. What does she do? Simply
this: She reduces the amount of he,
milk until the quantity is reduced tc
an amount that she can balance from
the food she gets. Therefore, We
should feed the COW balanced ration
in order that she may keep up hel
milk flow to the point of good profit K
the owner.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
Negro Wa. the Inyentor

In reference to a machine for mall.
ing bread at the rate of 700 loauas a.
hour' said that the inventor was q
nankee' General Manager Henry G.
f. Johnston informs me that not n
,ankee put plain, common, eyery-
day. old-fashioned negro is the inyen
tor. 1t would be interesting 10 know
says the New York Press, how mar
inventions have been made by the cai
ored brother. This machine has reva-
!utlonized the bread business. Did the
inventor get anything out of it. or did
the other fellow get it? Wv
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11

States department of agriculture.
The thinness of the neck on top and
the fairness on the side characteristic
of the type are very well shown. The
fneness Of the neck where it blends
with the head and the freedom from
dewlap show breeding and quality.
The spareness of flesh desired in
the dairy type and the fairness of the
neck where it joins the shoulder make
the neck vein very marked in this class
of animals-so much so, in fact, that
the shoulder seems to be abnormally
developed when compared with the
beef type.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11

ldThe wonderful growth Of the coun-
try in wealth is disclosed in one indus
NY. The census of the United States
FOUND total Of $3.50, $4,000 invested
In the iron and steel Industries of the
country. Now just one of the estab-
l1shments, the American steel trust is
capitalized at 81, 400, 100000. The in
dustry that has grown so wonderfully
Is that OF issuing bonds and stocks.
me iron industry is probably about
txtkn a6Nuou, uW. "4'
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
DIVIDING ROUND s1Lo.
Solution Of a. Ticklish Question That
Has Puzzled Many Feeders
More OF Less. -,

A reader from Canada asks for the
best method of dividing round silo
which recently came into his posses
sion. Should the, partition be put in
crossways of the openings OF extend
from the openings? If the partition
extends from the opening, shall it ex-
tend from the center Of the opening or
from one edge? Figs l, 2 and 3 show
the three plans. By putting the par
tition, as in Figs. and 2, the silage
from one-half must be thrown across
the other, which means much extra
work in emptying silo. The parti-
ton should be placed as in Fig. 3, and
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
Cured Of Piles After 40 Years.

Mr.. q. Haney of Geneva, Ohio, had
the piles for forty years. Doctors and
dollars could do him no lasting COED.
DeWitt's Witch Halle Salve cures i'm
permanently. Invaluable for cuts,
burns, bruises, sprains, decorations,
1 tstte dse salt rhsom and all
name Dewitt on the package-all
others are cheap, worthless counter
eits.-Suttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11

If the German crown prince has de-
cided to give up his rights to the
throne for woman the latter should
make haste to come over here, saws
the Chicago Record-Herald, and lee
ture before the affair is forgotten.
There will be money in it for her and
the boy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
A Great Nerve Medicine.

:; II you are bilious and seeking adj
yiserS,
Take DeWitt's Little Early Rtsers.
Just before going to bed.
You will find on the morrow,
You are rid Of your S0rrow-
That's all; just enough said.
These famous pills do not grippe, but
move the bowels gently and easily,
cleansing the liver. Their tonic effect
gives strength to the glands, prevent
ing a return of the disoTder.-Suttle-
worth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
Mother Gray. Sweet Powders for Chill

Successfully used by Mother Gray,
nurse in the Children's Home in New
York, Cure Feverishness, Bad Stom-
ach, Teethfng Disorders, move and
regulate tho Bowels and Destroys
Worms. Over 10000 testimonials.
They neuer fail. At all druggists, Csc.
Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Ohm.
stead, Lie Roy, N. Y. l4w6
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
GOOD DAIRY COW TYPE.
Thinness Of Neck on TOP and Flat
ness ON the Side Are Two Prin-
cipal Characteristics.

The general appearance of the head
and neck of a good type of dairy COW
as seen from the front while looking
down is brought out very nicely in the
illustration reproduced from Farmers
Bulletin No. LAB, issued by the United
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
Cheaper than Coal.

Go to California via the Chicago
Great Western Railway. Choice Of
Three Through Tourist Cars. ASK
any Great Western Agent about par
ticulars. nov Is
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
Arguing for Delay.

kiss the Book" said the judge,
as the lady got into the witness
chair.
IF you don't mind, your honor, I
would prefer not to kiss the Book
until after the question OF my age
has been put to me."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11

1t is reported that the operation Of
the new oleo law in Wisconsin has
stopped the sales in the Milwaukee
district, only one license having been
taken out. and that q retailer's.-Rural
World.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11

kinney trouole.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats. and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble. because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
az first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
al.d the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp.Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits Eyf
|. by all druggists in fifty A4I8ls5kH1a%%+{s:;l
cent and one-dollar siz- 4 S .f,,is
es. You may have <aslsts M @
sample bottle by mail Homo Of sv.mpReo.
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out If you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton. N. Y.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
Good Housekeepers

use the best. That is why they buy
Russ Bleaching Blue. All good Rroc-
ers, 1Dc. lava
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
It Keep. the Feet warm and prx.

Ask to-day for Aliens Foot-Ease, q
powder. 1t cures Chilblains, Swollen,
Sweating, Sore, Aching, Damp feet.
At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c.
14W6
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
Not One,

But choice of three Through Tourist
Cars to California is offered by the
Chicago Great Western BY. Ask any
Great Western Agent about them.
dec, 81
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11

Young Doctor (who has just re-
ceived his diploma, to friend)-The
next thing will be to hunt up good
sickly locality, and wait for some
thing to turn up-like Patience on q
monument.
Candid Friend-Yes, and it won't
be long after you begin that the
monuments nre on the patients.--
Moonshine.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
Over-Mork Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers. they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
Of order. they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess of uric acid In the
blood, due to neglected
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11
Avoid Fraudulent Im,tntions.

Use the genuine Russ Bleaching Blue
and preserve your clothes. All groc-
ers, 10c. lava
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-11

Don't Spoil Your Clothes,
Use Russ Bleaching Blue and keep
them white as snow. All grocers, l0c.
package. lava