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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31

Senator McDougall, of Marshall
county, is another candidate for the
nomination of lieutenant governor on
the republican ticket. MI. Nc
Dougall served in the house of repre-
sentatives two years ago and was also
a member OF the senate last winter.
In those two terms the gentleman
has left the impress of his capabili-
ties in a manner that has made him
many fast friends among the politi-
clans and citizens of the state. The
senator has a strong following in the
north part of the state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31
Many Children are Sickly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray, a
nurse in Children's Home. New York,
break up colds in "a hours, cure fever
ishness, headache, stomach troubles.
teething disorders, and destroy
worms. At all druggists, 25c. Sam
pie mailed FREE. Address Allen S.
Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31
What He Didn't Mean.

MI. Blunder-Why, your mother looks
as young as you do, Miss Stale.
Miss S. (stif1y)-That is not very COM
plimentary to me, Mr.. Blunder.
Mr.. B. (confusedly)-I-didn't mean
that. II mean you look as young as
your mother.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31
Wants and wfshes.

"Ihere's a strange man at the door.
klr," announced the new servant from
Boston.
What does he want?" asked the
master Of the house impatiently.
Begging your pardon, sir" repyied
the servant, a shade of disapproyal
manifest in his voice, The wants a bath
but what he is asking for is something
to eat."-Syracuse Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31

haste he asked for Peggy O'Neal,"
and the saleslady at the counter an.
swered, mot here at the moment, but
will call" The s%aleslady next rushed
to the speaking tube and cried, 'Send
Peggy O'Neal down right away" A
few moments later the impatient Gus
toner was confronted by s, young wo-
nan whose name answered to the
title of the novel. Explanations and
apologies followed, and Their the Gus
toner was shown to the book depart
ment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and Inightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. These pills
change weakness into strength, list
lessness into energy brain-fag into
mental power. They're wonderful in
building up the health. Only 25c per
box. Sold by Scaliin Bros.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31

The Sanboln County Advocate,
published at Artesian, entered
its twenty-third year last week. For
eleven years it has been under the
management Of Brer. Dowdell and in
that time he has made 1T a successful
paper, both from a financial and news
point of view.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31
No Pity shown.

''tor years fate was after me con-
tinuouSly,i writes F. A. Gulledge,
Verbena. Ala. II had a terrible
case OF piles. causing p tumors.
When all failed Eucklen's Arnica
Salve cured me. Equally good for
burns and all aches and pains. Only
a5c at Scallin Bros. drug store.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31
A Certain Cure for Chilblains.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t cures chilblains,
frostbites, damp, sweating, swollen
feet. At all druggists and shoe stores,
25c.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-31

The Huronite has heen asked what
r cent Of the vote in this county
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
SOIL FERTILITY PROBLEM.
menter and Every Farm an
Experiment Station.

Many farmers think that if they
could have their soil analysed that
they would know then just what to
apply in the way of commercial fer
t~ilizers. Soil analysis would show that
in the surface eight inches of soil Of
every grass field there are some B.
600 pounds of nitrogen, some 1000
pounds of phOsphOric acid, and any
where from 10000 to. $4,000 pounds of
potash. These amounts are far in ex-
cess of what would be needed to pro-
duce crops for many years to come,
and the information~obtaine from
having the soil analyized is really very
slight, because the analysis does not
tell how much of this plant food is
available for the plants use.
Every farmer must be an expert
menter, and every farm an expert
ment station. The farmer who has
not the spirit of Investigation, and
who can not learn for himself the
treatment best adapted TO his soil,
will not make a success at farming.
Our experiment stations have con-
Quoted fertilizer experiments year aft
err year. They have found that GER
tain fertilizers upon certain soils in
certain seasons are best for cOr or
for oats, or for other farm crops, but
these results are of little value to
the farmer so far as giving direct in
formation as to the needs of his farm
They point in a general way toward
better methods of treatment which
will probably prove advantageous. If
as the result of many experiments, il
is found that the soil IN any portion
of the state responds to an applica.
ton of phOsphoric acid, then the
farmers living in that section may
suppose that -phosphoric acid is The
element in which the soil is deficient
and that a fertilizer containing phos
phoric acid is the one they should
apply.
The problem of soil fertility is moi
one of plant food alone. We are learn
ing every year that bacteria play fal
more Importance in the production
of IL crops than we had supposed
Alfalfa does not seem to- thrive il
Connecticut. Those who have trieC
it almost Invariably report that i
does not grow here. The tests madt
upon our college farm show that j
does not thrive. l have recently dug
up some plants which were attempt
ing to grow upon the college farm
The roots contained no nodules what
ever, while clover which was growing
near was abundantly supplied wit
nodules. This indicates that the spe
cifc bacteria required for the growtl
of alfalfa are not present in our sol
Certainly the plant food supplied j
abundant, the climatic conditions ar
favorable, and we must look to baC
terra if we expect to grow alfalfa SUE
cessfulIy in Connecticut.-America
: Agriculturist.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
IA VENERABLE PASTOR
r BY PE-RU-NA.

In old age the mucous membranes
become thickened and partly lose their
function.
This leads to partial loss Of hearing
smell and taste, as well as digestive
disturbances.
Peruna corrects all this by its spec
cifc operation on all the mucous mems
brsnes of the body.
One bottle viii convince anyone.
Once used and Pernna becomes o LIFE
long standby with old and young.
Mr.. Samuel Saunders Of Blythedale,
Mo, writes: my disease was catarrh
Of the urethra and bladder. l got q
bottle of Pe-ru-na and began taking
it, and in a few days was relieved and
could sleep and rest all night. Think
that Pe-ru-na is a valuable remedy. I
had tried other very highly recon-
mended medicines, but they did me no
good. Ny physician told me that 1
could not expect to be cured Of my
trouble, as / was getting to be an old
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
PEANUTS ON THE FARM.
A Few Figures Showing what Ag-
ricuIture Amounts to In the
United States.

Agriculture continues to be the par
amount industry of the United States.
We read OF strikes affecting 100000
mineRs, or 100000 laborers in textile
factories, or $4,000 or more railway
EMPLOYEES, and we wonder at the ex-
tent Of these figures. There are more
people engaged in farming than in all
ar gainfuI industries combined,
and m5re than one-third as many as
are engaged in all other occupations.
Over half the American people reside
on farms, and these farms have a to-
tai value Of nearly SIT, 100000, 900, eX-
elusive Of farming implements and live
stock, which, if included, would add
So. 600, OOO, 600 more. According to the
latest census report the fixed capital
of agriculture amounts to $20,00O,-
OOO.OOO, or four times as much as in
vested in manufactures of every kind.
The annual value of farm products
reaches nearly IS, 200. 100000. Let us
see some of the items which make up
this grand total: Corn, Ss28,000 900;
hay. S4sA,OOO,0OO; wheat, $37O,O00 900;
oats. S217, O0O, 900; cotton, sS24,00O,00O
animals sold and slaughtered, $780,
100000. Those who 4 inclined to
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
HERE AND THERE.

Absolute cleanliness in the dairy
is a large problem, but every dairy
man should try his best TO attain it.
A good way to fight boil weevils
is to destroy them with hogs. This
can be done by raising hogs and let
ting the weevils starve.
The German emperor has advised
German farmers to take lessons in
scientific farming from American
farmers. aud then they will need no
government aid.
One of the most frequent causes
of lameness and sweeney in horses is
bad shOeing. Any blacksmith can nail
on a shoe, but very few of them can
nail one right.
Keep no animal that there is not
a probable profit in feeding. 1t is bad
policy to let an animal ''eat its head
of" but it is worse to keep n that
eats the heads of several others, be-
sides its own.
During the year 1902 there were
marketed at Chicago alone 251,747
calves. The calf crop was very short
to begin with, and therefore the croE
OF yearling steers must of necessity
be unusually short the present year.
There is an affinity between the
hog and the earth that should not be
ignored. Floors are all right to feed
on, but hogs confined on floors are
in an unnatural position and will not
do well. Floors are especially repug
nant to brood sows, both before and
after narrowing.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

sneer at farmers and farming don't
know a big thing when they see it.
Agriculture is the life Of the nation,
and anything government, state or
national, can do for its promotion is
of the nature of self preservation.
Our legislators should look into this
matter and accumulate some infor-
nation to guide them in their acts
when measures affecting the interests
OF agriculture come before them,
There are chumps everywhere. You
will find them on farms doing but
little good to themselves or their
country. Like the poor, they are al
ways with us. These are but barnacles
on the hull of the ship that impedes
its progress. But the real farmer, he
who farms his farm and is proud of it,
and of his ability to make it do his
bidding, is the best specimen of
American manhood. He can justly
feel an independence unknown to men
in any other calling. He fears no
strike and submits to no lockout. He
has no boss to placate, for he knows
none. His employment is sure, and
he can work 10 hours a day if he
wants to, without the fear of a walk
ing delegate; or he can refrain from
work if he so desires. The business
he is engaged in is the greatest on
earth, and the richest and the best,
lie is the fountain of life for all the
people, and viii be aslong as people
| ont aud wear An iptelliUaDf indus.
trious farmer is worth more to the
country than a regiment of average
politicians-Farm and Ranch.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
MURDERED AGAIN.
something vile Enough to Make
shakespeare Turn yer In
His Grave.

An actor, stranded in a small min
ing town, was waited upon by a COM
mittee of miners. They told him that
they intended giving a play for the
benefit of some charity, and had come
10 ask Him to undertake the task of
coaching the miners. The play was
Hamlet" and there were four as
pirants to the role of Hamlet, relates
the Philadelphia Public Ledger. One
of these was a powerful freshman, with
a rich "brogue." Another a ]corpulent
German. with a decided dialect. One,
a Yankee. with pronounced nasal
tones. and the fourth equally unsuited
for the part he wished to play. The
actor called the four men together,
and informed them that there were
five acts in Hamlet" and proposed
that he, as a professional, should take
the act most difficult to perform, thus
leaving an act for each one of the four.
The proposal was accepted. The play
was given to a large and most en-
thusiastic audience, while the tinan-
cial success exceeded all expectations.
But the next morning the one small
newspaper of the town contained the
following;
1.-THE play of Hamlet ~was'given last
evening by our amateur dramatic
company. It has long been a question
as to whether Shakespeare or Bacon
was the author of this play. It can now
be definitely ascertained. Let the
graves of both men be opened. He
who shall be found to have turned in
his grave is the one who wrote Ham
Jsf'D
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
NJ u. Q. s. AImnnnc for 100.

The Kansas City Southern Railways
Almanac for 1908 is now ready for distribu-
ton. Farmers, stock-raisers, fruit-grow-
ers, truck-gardeners, manufacturers, mer-
chants and others seeking a new field Of
action or e new home at the very lowest
prices, can obtain reliable information con-
corning southwestern Missouri, the Cher
pkee and Choctaw Nations in the Indian
Territory, western Arkansas, eastern Texas,
northwestern Louisiana and the Coast coun-
try, and of the business opportunities Of
tered therein. Write for a copy Of the
X. e. s Almanac and address, s. G. War
DER, G. P. A., K. C.. S. Railway, Kansas
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
No BATH, No WIG.

Among the Turks bath money forms
an item in. every marriage contract,
the husband engaging to allow his
wife a certain sum for bathing pur-
poses. Should it be withheld she has
only to go before the cadi and turn
her slipper upside down, and if the
complaint be not then %redressed it is
a ground fer diVorce.-Lond9n Chron-
inle
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

In a later letter she says: II ann
only too thahkfuI to you for your kind
advice and for the good health that
1 am enjoying wholly from the use OF
your Peruna. Have been out to the
Yellow Stone National Park and many
other places Of the west, and shall ale
ways thank you for your generosity
Mrs. +, 2. Little.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use Of Pee
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartmann
giving a full statement Of your case
and he will be pleased to give yo1 his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman -Sanitarium, Columbus
Ohio,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
KeepInF Insanltv ID az.

Old Gentleman-So you think my daugh.
ter loves you, and you wish 10 marry herr
Dudleigh-That's what 1 called to see you
about. Is there any insanity in your. fam
ily
mo, .sir! and there's not going to be
any Medical Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

m e dicin tor
chronic catarrh of
the stomach and
bowels. / a e
been troubled Sc
vereIy with it for
over a G q and
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
Rothinr Doing.

Canvasser-rve a book here I'd like
to show you.
Busy Man-I've a bulldog in the next
room I'd like 60 show you.-Boaton
Transcript.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
A TRAVELLER
AT ONE
YEARS OF AGE.

also a cough. Now my cough is all
o and an the distressing symptoms
Of catarrh Of the stomach and bowels
have disappeared. I will recommend
it to all as a rare remedy. am so well
I am contemplating a trip to Yellow
Stone Park this coming season. How
is that for one II years old?"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
Pe-ru-na is a Catarrhal Tonic
Especial yAdapted TO the De-
Ginning Powers of Old Age
The Oldest Man IN America Attributes
His Long Life and Good Health
TO Pe-nu-na.

Mr.. Isaac Brock, of McLennan coun-
ty, Texas, has attained the great age
Of ia years, He is an ardent friend
Of Peruna and speaks of it in the fol-
lowing terms. Mr.. Brock says:
AFTER a man has lived in the world
as long as 1 have he ought to have
found out a great many things by ex-
p~erience. 1 think I have done so.
Zone of the things I have found out
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

Years bUf moi ~ nucH Effected but that 4 could hold converse W!M, ny
:. buf ~ Lyme TQOT my sense of hearing left me so fhgfA coHo. AeR
nc sound whatever I was also troubled with sewers FheHmaHC PMHs q
nv limbs, Commenced taking PerIua and now my nearing g TesINs -
.gS0d as IL was DriDr to June, 1901. My rheumatic pains are aHgoHe: lCaAo-
SDegk f0 hirbFY of peruna, and now when IS years Old can say e As w
TEzDrgfed nv whole system. I cannot but think dear DOCTOR thatyoH M1s
feel very thankful to the ali loving Father thar yOu. nave DeH P sLH
to live, and by your skill be such q blessing as you nave DsA - 9A"""8
.huma1iy. REV j. NJ Parker
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

A man has been selling tarred stones for
coal 10 people of Connecticut. That story
about wooden nutmegs can't be trueI-Phil-
LdelphiR Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

Silicus-"Everyone says he is a genius"
Cynlcus-"Then | guess he might be. 1t
takes genius to convince other people that
you are N e."-Philadelphia Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

to my entire satis-
is the
proper remedy for
ailments due di-
rectly TO the eff
fects of the Gle
mate.
'For ia years I
have WithsfOOd the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

The Public Awards the Palm to Hale's
Honey OF Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Fpke's Ioothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

Mrs. F. E. Little, Tolona, Ill, writes:
az can recommend Peruna as a good
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
Strong and Vigorous at the Age Of
E~ghty-eight.

Rev. J.. N. Parker, Utica, n. Y.s
writes:
hearing entirely. MY hearing nag
, been somewhat impaired for several
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
81 RELY UPON
FOR
ALL CATARRHAL
DISEASES"

have WlthStoOd the
changeable climate of the United
States. During my long life I have
known a great many remedies for
coughs, colds, catarrh and diarrhoea.
Ihad always supposed these affections
to be different diseases. For the last
ten or fifteen years 1 have been read
ing DR.. Hartman's books and have
learned from them one thing in par
~ticular: That these affections are the
same and that they are properly called
Catarrh.
"As for DR.. Hartman's remedy, Pc
runa, I have found it to be the best,
if not the only reliable remedy for
these affections. Ithasb been my stand
by for many years and 1 attribute my
good health and my extreme old age
to this remedy.
ut exactly meets all my require
ments. l have come to rely upon it al
most entirely for the many little
things for which I need medicine. I
believe it to be especially valuable to
old people, although 1 have no doubt
it is just as good for the young
Isaac Brock.
A New Man at 70.
Major Frank O'Mahoney, West Side,
Hannibal, Mo, writes:
81 am professionally a newspaper
correspondent, now 70 years old.
have watched the growing power OF
the Peruna plant from its incipiency
in the little log cabin, through its
yradatiOns of success up to its present
establishment in Columbus, Ohio, and
I conclude that merit brings its full
reward.
Cup to a few years ago I felt no need
to test it's medicinal potency, but late.
ly when my system needed it, your
Peruna relieved me of many catarrha.
troubles. Some two years ago ]
weighed 21O pounds, but fell away
down to 1853 pounds, and besides losl
Of flesh I was subject to stomach trou
bles, indigestion, loss of appetite, in
somnia, night sweats, and a forebodins
Of getting my entire system out of or
der. During some months / gave Pc
runa a fair trial, and it rejuvenateC
my whole system. I feel thankful
therefore, for although 20 years oil
I feel like a young man."-Majo,
Frank O'Mahoney.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-09
CALVES FOR MARKET.
Follow the Directions Here Given
md You Will Get II Fair Price
for Your Veal.

Calves from three to six weeks old,
and weighing about 100 pounds, or say
from 80 to 100 pounds, are the most
desirable weights for shipment. The
head should be cut out, so as to leave
the hide of the head on the skin. The
legs should be cut off at the knee joint.
The entrails should be all removed, ex-
cepting the kidneys, the liver, lights and
heart should be taken out. Cut the car
cass open from the neck through the
entire length-from head to tail II
this is done they are not SO apt to sour
and spoil during hot weather. Many a
fine carcass has spoiled in not weather
because of it's not being cut open. Don't
wash the carcass out with water but
wipe out with dry cloth. Don't ship
until the animal heat is entirely out of
the body, and never tie the carcass up
in bag, as this keeps the air from cir
culating and makes the meat more liza
BILE to become tainted. Mark for ship
ment by fastening shipping tag to the
hind leg. Calves under SO pounds
should not be shipped, and are liable to
be condemned by the health officers as
being unfit for food Merchants, too,
are liable to be fined if found selling
these "slunks" for violation of the law.
Very heavy calves, such as have been
fed on buttermilk, never sell well in our
market-they are neither veal nor beef.
-~Chicago Trade Bulletin
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-09
SPRAYING OF PLANTS.
Use Of Insecticides and Fungi
cides Imperative.

In an address on spraying, Prof. F.
M. Webster said: The canker worm,
the tent caterpillar, leafrollers and
other native leaf-eating insects, find
instead of an occasional wild cherry
tree, wild crabapple tree or wild plum
tree, whole acres Of improved varieties
OF these, acres upon acres of rasp-
berry, blackberry, strawberry and
grape. Grass feeding insects find
hundreds and thousands of acres of
grassy plants more tender and juicy
than the natural grasses. Is it any
wonder that native insects. before
confined to less number of less
fruitful trees. with an occasional year
that permitted almost no fruit at all
to grow. thus almost exterminating
them, should, under such favorable
conditions as are offered by our pres
ent system of fruit. vegetable and
grain culture, thrive and increase in
numbers far beyond what they would
under less artificial and less favor
able surroundings? We first create an
environment, unnatural apd vastly
more favorable than the original for
the development of insect enemies of
our crops, and bring about the very
conditions that these insects are in
tended to prevent. and then wonder
why it is that they do what is the most
natural thing in the world for them
feed and breed in the midst of plenty.
1t has always seemed to me that the
fruit grower who planted out his or
chards, vineyards and berry fields,
and gave them no protection from
their natural enemies, was doing
what commanding general would do
If he were to send division of his
army into the enemy's country and
not support it with other troops 1t is
as plain as can possibly be that the
fruit-grower must use artificial meas.
ures to fight the enemies of his crops,
If he expects to succeed. The present
conditions are now what they are,
and we cannot now change them.
This being true, it is manifestly the
proper course to pursue. in seeking
by artificial means to counterfeit, SO
far as possible, the adverse effect of
these present conditions Thus, the
spraying of plants with insecticides
and fungicides becomes Imperative
Farmers Review.