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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
Live Beetles XIII Poultry.

One thing which is responsible for
the death Of many turkeys is their eat
ing of live beetles, says alwriter in the
Midland Farmer. If the potato beetles
are killed before eating, no harm is
done, but when swallowed alive, they
will live for a number of days, destroy
ing the lining of the crop and bringing
on inflammation. Chickens are not apt
to eat potato beetles, but often swal-
log cinch bugs alive, which are small
er, but about as harmful. Grasshop-
pers are so large that they are usually
torn to pieces before eating. All soft
insects may be swallowed without dam
ger to the turkey or chicken.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
IMPROVED ON T u
M Case of a Crooked Leg Which
Was successfully Handled by
William Mckinley,

A year or two after William Mckinley
had begun the practice of law at Canton,
-, ne distinguished himself in a humorous
fashion in one of his first successful cases.
AS often happens in court, the humor was
not merely for the sake of the Joke. but for
serious purpose. Mr.. Edward T. Roe. in
The Life Work of William Mckinley"
tells the story:
Inc case was a suit against a surgeon.
whom the plaintiff charged with having
kinley, defended the surgeon, and found
himself pitted against John McSweeney.
one OF the most brilliant lawyers of the
Ohio bar. = '"e
insolvency brought his client into court.
ana had him expose the injured limb to the
jury. 1t was very crooked, and the case
looked bad for the surgeon. But Mckinley
nad ooth his eyes open, as usual, and fixed
them keenly on the mans other leg.
AS soon as the plaintiff was turned over
to him, he asked that the other leg should
also be barred. The plaintiff and Nc.
Sweeney. objected vigorously, but5the Judge
ordered it done. Then it appeared that his
second leg was still more crooked than that
which the surgeon had set.
MY client seems to have done better by
this man than nature itself did," said Nc.
kinley, and l move that the suit be dis.
missed. with a recommendation to the
plaintiff that he have the other leg broken
md then set by the surgeon who set the
first one"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
How q traveller Got Eggs.

An English traveller who has visited
every nation in the world is authority
for the statement that one food is uni
yersal throughout all countries.
"There is not a part of the world" he
says, 'where you cannot get an egg"
While in western China, however, he
at first had some difficulty in getting
even eggs. The natives could not I'M
deTstand him, and refused to recog-
nize the pictures he drew of eggs.
.The way I got out of the difficulty"
he adds, twas that I squatted down on
my launches, tapped my wings and
cock-a-doodle-doo'd until the entire
nation grasped what I wanted, and /
was simply provided with hundreds of
eggs"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
A PAIR OF TOULOUSE GEESE.

A PAIR OF TOULOUSE GEESE.
have been an exhibitor of Toulouse
and win my full share Of prizes. /
started with a pair of the finest to
be obtained, the gander a very long
bird, the goose remarkable for color,
very wide dupe and not showing the
least tinge of brown in plumage, but a
beautiful silvery gray" Size and this
beautiful silvery gray color free from
any discoloration are most important
features for the exhibition Toulouse.
None can be more attractive thansthey
when of high quality, large size and
rich color. They more than any other
goose have gained the admiration of
visitors to the showroom.
The looser plumage of the Toulouse
adds to their apparent size, while, in
fact. they are usually under the
weight Of the best Embden. Records
show that at Birmingham Toulouse
ganders have weighed SO and IS
pounds each and ranged from SO to
62A pounds per pair, but the gem
eral average Of the White Embden has
been the best and most regular, and.
while the show weights Of the pres
ent do not equal the above because
they have quit showing them in q fat
tened condition, the average is in
favor Of the Embden il of the same
age.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

HOUSE TO SECURE WINTER EGGS.
then a frame of any good stout ma
terial is made, as shown in the illus
tration. The base piece is imbed-
ded in the concrete, and the wall is
made two inches wider than the
wooden uprights, on each side of
them, and as the wall is carried up,
the uprights r inclosed in the con-
crete. The latter is made of lime
and sand, small stones, cheap, broken
bricks and pieces of hard wood. In
fact, any hard substance may be
worked into the wall. 1t is leveled
up and smoothed over by the lime
and sand mixture.
AT first the originator used ce-
ment in the latter mixture, but, find
ing the lime answered as we'll, and
cost less than one-third as much as
the cement, he abandoned the ce-
ment. When finished the walls are
smooth and white, will last a life
time and harbor no vermin what
ever. In making the roof, Mr.. Geer
uses a four-inch scantling placed on
edge. On top a waterproof roof is
laid. Under the rafters tongued and
grooved ceiling is nailed and the
four-inch space is packed with forest
leaves Or some other inexpensive ma
terial. Double windows, with stout
shutters for the night, defy the frost.
In houses of this character, Mr..
Geer's fowls mate and lay all win
ter. February 6 he took off an in
cubator hatch of 1852 chickens from a
total installment of 225 eggs tested
down to 1919 fertile ones. He attrib-
utes the high per cent. of fertility of
his eggs in winter to the natural
warmth of his fowls in the concrete
houses, which is superior to the arti-
fetal warmth generated by furnace
or hot water pipes. In houses of this
kind the early-hatched pullets and
the early molted hens lay all win
ter, little chickens thrive and grow,
while the incubator is unaffected by
any change of temperature outside.
Henry B. Geer, in Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
POULTRY IN WINTER,
Flocks should Be Cnlled with a flew
Of Making Each and Every bird
Prove Profitable.

Many fiocks are run through the
winter at an expense, simply because
we neglect to take a proper interest
in them, and because we do not
study and learn just what is neces-
sary to make a profitable winter
flock.
To make poultry profitable during
winter, we should begin in autumn.
With poultry, it is in the same line
with any kind of stock on the farm,
good wintering depends upon the con
dition of the stock in autumn or at
the beginning of winter. In the first
place Gull down your flock of laying
hens, and keep none that it not liable
to make a good winter layer. The
age of hens must be taken into con-
~sideration. Early spring pullets, or,
say, pullets Matched from March on
until June, should make the best Of
winter layers. On%e-year-old hens do
fairly well at egg production in win
ter, but it is an exception that older
hens are profitable winter layers.
This depends somewhat on the vari-
ETY., as the smaller varieties carry
egg production much longer than the
larger ones.
Perhaps we might here say that
there will be found but little differ
ence as to the number of eggs pro-
duced from any good standard vari-
ETY. of well bred and well kept hens
of either the larger or the small!
breeds until they Legin reaching two
years old, after which the small
varieties lead.
Laying hens, if the eggs are for
market purposes and not for hatch
ing, are much better without cock
erels running with them. No flock Of
hens will produce near the number
of eggs if a large number of cock
erels are running with them.
Fowls should be classed and kept
in separate focks during winter, if
more than one class are kept.
Late matches should be kept by
themselves, cockerels by themselves,
and the laying flock should be given
special carr in the way of housing
and feeding.-A. H. Duff, in Farmers
Voice.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
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03BlE9IRS
CONCRETE H%ENHoUsRs.
1hey Solve III Problem of Eggs in
Winter and Sound, Unfrosted
Combs In the Spring.

A " aL 49, 4-1fLLI E-. n#
a western poultry keeper, E. w.
Geer, of st. Francois county, Mo-.
mas solved the problem of eggs in
winter, and sound, unfrosted combs
! n the spring. He has done it in a
very simple and Inexpensive way.
AT the same time he has insured fer
tile eggs in midwinter, something or
dlnarily very hard to obtain. He has
accomplished this by means of con-
crete poultry houses that are free
from dampness insthe most rainy sea
sons, and as warm inside in the cold
est days as a cellar.
In constructing the house, an ele-
walton is thrown up a foot or more
above the surface. In this elevation
the stone base for the walls is laid,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

komen and doctors do
Enize the real symptoms
cement Of the female
It'll too late.
terrible pains along my
for two years and suffered
/ was given different
wore plasters; none Of
I helped me. Reading of
hat Lydia E..
b Compound has brought
6omehow felt that it was
(ded and bought a bottle to
glad / am that I did SO :
Is brought me immense re-
ter using three bottles more
life and blood surging
my veins. It seemed as
Ire had been q regular house
hrough my system, that all
5 and poison had been taken
~ life given me instead. 1
"a dozens Of my friends to use
Pinkham's Vegetable
ID. Good health is indis-
o complete happiness, and
Vegetable
Id has secured this to me-"
laura T.. BREMER, Crown
lana, Secretary Ladies Relief
1000 forfeit II original Of above letter
mess cannot be produced.
lex woman who does not
nd her ailment should
RS. Pinkham, Lynn,
er advice is free and
Apful.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
Only an Amateur.

Cultured Mother-My dear, your sister
Clara is an amateur pianist, Dora is an ana
teur photographer, and Elvira is an anna
anything.
Pretty Daughter-Oh, yes, mamma, / am
an amateur finance. Here's my first en-
gagement ring.-Pittsburg Press.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
Get-Rtch-Qubck scheme.

Jones-Green. sent a dollar to a man who
advertised a plan for making a quarter
yield 300 per cent. profit in less than two
minutes.
Brown-so? And did he get the desired
"He certainly. did. The man wrote and
told him to take a quarter and cut it in two,
then he would have two halves.'-Chicaso
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

Thousands of peopleh have catarrh who
would be surprised to know it, because
ithas been called some othername than
catarrh. The fact is catarrh is catarrh
wherever located; and another fact
which is OF equally great Importance, is
that Peruna cures catarrh wherever
located.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
stopping the Little Leaks.

There must be some way of stopping
the little leaks in the family pocket
book, if farming is to be successful,
and poultry and eggs to take to town
are just the right thing to stop that
leak. If the egg and chicken money
pays all the living expenses, money
from the sale Of other produce can be
used to great advantage somewhere
else. Poultry brings in returns allthei
time, every week In the year, just as
the family need them. Many cases
might be cited where farmers wives
have paid all the living expenses of
large families simply by the poultry
sales.-Commercial Poultry.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

E"No, the editors never burn
The FrieNd--"How is that?"
II write them on sheets of as
Answers.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

Clerk-"I should like to get off early, sir,
as my wife wants me to do some odd jobs
about the house while it is light enough"
Manager-"Can't possibly do it," Clerk
Thank you, sir. You are very Kind
London Answers.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

Girls who would buy titled husbands
must have legal tender hearts.-Chicagu
Daily News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

Pleasant, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs
i, Hale.s Honey Of Horehound and Tar.
Fixes Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

Diference.-"What's the prin.
Ice between the wise man and
here's no one 80 wise that he
bme time, is there?" mo; but
= knows when he makes a fool
nd the fool doesn't."-Chicapo
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

The faster a man is the slower he is
about paying his debts.-Chicago Daily
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

Blank cartridges will often make the
most noise.-Ram's Horn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
as 81, a cough cure w; o,Brien, s Z III, Third
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
stout i'm Defense.

STOUT In De1ense.
Sidney;.oHave you any marked ability Of
any kind?
Rodney-Well, I've kept a lot of widows
from marrying me.-Detroit Free Press.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

Don't try to keep the flock just
alive in winter and expect It to come
out in good shape in the spring. It
Is poor economy to feed any stock
IN such manner.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

It takes two to make a quarrel, but only
one may make peace.-Ram's Horn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

The highest exercise of charity is char
ity toward the Observation-Disclosures
ter.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

Iowa Farms "a Per Acre Cash,
bal. ]14scrop illpaid. Mulhali, Sioux City, Ia.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

who were those two women who Just
registered?" inquired the hotel proprietor.
Mrs. Mary McGinnis and her daughter,
Miss lMayme Machines" replied the clerk.
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

Who sprawls all over the street
brink like a Decent shirt if he
Two fares.-Baltimore News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

1fyou do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at nee to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The MISUNDERSTANDING Columbus, o.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

Putnam Fadeless Dyes cost but 10 cents
per package.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

We are too altruistic over duties and
egotistic over rewards.-Ram's Horn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28
The wedxht - Fe~d.

The following ! the average
weights Of the most common feeds.
one quart being the bulk quantity in
every case:
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

her-"I do wish you would
he of my little boys sketches,
your candid opinion of them.
me as perfectly marvellous for
y. The other day he drew q
1T, and, / can assure you, you
n tell the difference!"-Punch
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-28

deed, is never in necd.-Indian-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1902.

The United States has sent ont a
commission to the Philippine islands
to investigate and report what is lust
and right in our national policy with
regard to them. The commission ia
composed OF able men-not men who
are against keeping possession of
those Islands, but who favor it.
What do they say in their report of
the tariff question? They earnestly
recommend y that Congress reduce by
30 per cent the United States duty on
tobacco, hemp and sugar and other
merchandise coming from these
islands. At the head of this commits
sion is Judge Taft, the governor of
the islands. He is Republican and
high tariff man, appointed by Re-
publican and high tariff President.
He comes to Congress with this
testimony and advice as to what is
wise and proper to do. Congress
receives it, and acts directly in the
face of what it declares should be
done.-BostOn Herald.
This is the way the high tariff
barOns have acted since the beginning
Of their domination in American
politics. The Morrill, tariff law was
enacted ostensibly as a war measure.
Soon after the war of the rebellion
closed Hon. David a. Wells, then a
protectionsiG, was appointed a special
commissioner of the revenue, with
authority to investigate the whole
subject of federal taxation and re-
port TO Congress. His investigation
led him to the conclusion that re-
ductiOn of tariff taxes would promote
the general welfare and so reported
to congress. In each annual report
from 1867 to 1870 he gave stronger
reasons for reduction of tariff
taxation; but without avail. Con
gress not only refused to act upon the
wise recommendations of Commits
siOner Wells, but in 1870 refused to
print his annual report and abolished
the office. The general welfare would
be promoted by voting the protects
out Of power. And if the people are
fairly alive to their own interests this
will be done at the next congressional
elections
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
A Deem Mystery.

1t is mystery why women endure
Backache, Headache. Nervousness,
Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Painting
and dizzy Spells when thousands have
proved that Electric Bitters will
quickly cure such troubles, II suf-
Tered for years with kidney trouble"
writes Mrs. Phoebe Cherley, of Peter
son, Ia, land a lame back panied me
so | could not dress myself, but Elec-
trio Bitters wholly cured me, and, al
though 10 years old, I am now able
to do all my homework" 1t over
comes Constipation. improves Appe-
tlte, gives perfect health. Only soc at
w. H. Prideaux's drug store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23

The February Century is to contain
two articles, with illustrations, on the
new scheme for beautifying the City
of WashingtOn and another i'm
portant feature in the same issue is
" a Visit to Mount Vernon a Century
Ago." containing conversations with
General Washington as recorded in
the dairy of Polish poet attached in
this country to the suite of Kos
ciuszkO. In one of their talks the
matter of new buildings for the gov
eminent departments in the Federal
City " was brought up,-the expense
of the buildings was estimated at
800, 900, and it was suggested that il
would be difficult to get enough houses
to lodge all the members. :" Very
WELL the General said, iokingly;
they have only to camp out: the
representatives will be placed in the
first row, the senate in the second, the
president with his suite in the
middle. -
The present Typographical arrange
ment of the City of Washington was
designed under President Washing
toms supervision, and the new plans
contemplate an enriching of this
arrangement, the chief Improvement
being a superb avenue from the
Capitol to the Washington Monument,
the latter forming an axis from which
other avenues and vistas will open.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
THE SIN OF NAGGING.

Milwaukee Journal There is one
exceedingly disagreeable habit into
which some people fall without seem
ing to know it. This is nagging.
They cannot say what they have to
say and then let it alone, but keep
pecking and pecking at it on every
occasion, and if occasions do not
arise naturally, they make them. In
this nagging, sarcasm, or irony, bear
leading part. A thing may be said
once or twice as pleasant raillery, in
good humor, but when repeated over
and over it ceases to be fun. 1t then
it cuts and wounds the one at whom
it is aimed, and it irritates and
roughens the one who uses it. 1t is
dangerous tool for one to use who
wishes to be either kind or just. 1t
comes easily to the lips and the in
tellect takes a certain kind of delight
in aptness, ingenuity and sharpness.
Its use grows on one. The more it is
INDUCED in the more easily one falls
into that form of speech. At last the
habit comes to be so habitual that it
is used unconsciously. However
good-naturedly one seems to take it,
it is almost certain to leave a sting;
there is a wound that hurts. Struggle
against it as one will, there will often
be an impression carried that some
part of it is meant in earnest.
Too often do all of us wound the
feelings of others by carelessness in
speech. We cannot too carefully
guard ourselves against the nagging
habit. 1t rasps and wears out the
best dispositions. Let us endeavor to
ever make our speech kindly even
when obliged to find fault. ga blow
with a word strikes deeper than a
blow with a sword" We shall
never err by speaking too kindly.
These naggers are often kind at heart
and would not willingly wound
another. They have formed the habit
uncOnsciously aud are not aware of
how frequently they indulge in in that
kind of talk. 1t does not occur to
them that anyone may take a further
meaning than they have meant, or
that any part of it will be taken
seriously. 1t is unavoidable, how
ever, that this is so.
The nagging habit is the real
reason why some women find it
difficult to retain servants. 1t is for
the sharpness of their tonges that
some really excellent people are
avoided and disliked in society.
People dread the tongue lashings that
slip so easily from the lips and with
out real malice, but they, neverthe-
less, cut deep. Let us put a guard on
ourselves and see that this habit of
sarcastic speech and nagging is not
ours. The Chinese have a saying
that A mans conversation is the
mirror of his thoughts" There is d
truth in it. If we habitually talk in a
certain way we grow to be that way in
character.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23

quality of their goods are considered.
They in no way deserve the censure
expressed by Mr.. Bartle. That there
is strong competition here is well
known. We have the unsolicited
testimony of many of our former
residents who now live in larger cities
that goods are sold at comparatively
low prices in Mineral Point-even as
low as in the great city of Chicago.
This being the case, home dealers are
certainly entitled to the home trade.
And they ought to receive it all, even
if some of the supply houses offer a
few bargains in some particular lines,
on goods which are offered as bait by
which to draw other trade. In fact
they are entitled to the trade so long
as they sell good goods at reasonable
profits, even if their prices should
rule trife higher than those of the
department stores; because by the
payment of taxes and subscriptions,
and their own reciprocal trade, they
contribute to the prosperity of the
town, county and state.
1t is impossible for the home mer-
chant to set the price of produce, as
charged by Mr.. Bartle, and the
charge that the prevailing retail
prices for meats are outrageous is not
well founded. The meat market bust
nee entails great deal of expense
and requires a great deal of labor
and attention. Competition is always
so sharp in this line that very few, if
any, men engaged in it have grown
unduly rich.
We believe our correspondent is
greatly misinformed as to the condi-
ton of our local trade. Upon in
vestigation he will find that our local
merchants render to the community
good return in goods and service for
the patronage which they enjoy.