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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
ALFALFA AS MEDICINE.
SoHthwestern StOckman S.xU
IL the Best Remedy for Hog
Cholera Yet Discovered.

| A few years ago farmers were almost
| AFRAID to raise hogs on account of the
prevalence of cholera. Once that dis
ease got start in a herd it generally
succeeded 10 praeticaAy destroying it.
MOI only the aged stock, writes w. S.
McAnley in Southwest Stockman. but
the pigs as well were affected. Hog
cholera remedies were sometimes used
to good advantage, then again they
proved to be,ineffectual in stopping the
ra'ages OF the plague. Since the farm
ers nave taken to growing alfalfa ex-
tehslveiy as field forage plant for
hogs, however, the situation is changed
Now hog cholera in our part of the
state IS rare and the loss of swine bv
the disease has been reduced by more
than 90 percent. Farmers everywhere
attribute the change to that wonder
1ul plant, alfalfa, and l sincerely be-
heVe that is what worked the transfor-
nation
Ihe difference in the health OF hogs
that nave been pastured on alfalfa and
those That have been kept in feed lots
ana 1ed grain and dry feeds is pro-
hounced, and particularly so with re-
gard to young pigs. Stockings that
nave alfalfa fed mothers are far more
rugged and healthy than are those
mat trace their ancestral dam TO the
pig sty Sows that forage on alfalfa |
raise lusty, hearty pigs that seldom
iail victims to cholera, while the moth |
ers That are kept on other feeds and |
not permitted the freedom of the al.
falfa fields are generally inclined to be
slckiy. Kansas has made great strides
n growing alfalfa the past two or
lnree years and l think you will find
nose sections of Che state that raise
me greatest quantities of that plant
ire turning out the cleanest hogs and
complain less of the prevalence of
.holera.
II there is anything that will solve
ne great question of hog cholera, one
hat has troubled farmers since the
'eginnlng of all time, it in my estima-
ion is alfalfa. The time will come.
peneve, when every hog feeder and
rover Will plant many acres of al
alta each year for no other purpose
han grazing hogs. do not expect to ,
ee the millennium approach, but when !
ne universal alfalfa time rolls around.
should not be surprised to find hog
holera put on the shelf as a back
umber, while the swine of that day !
not know what sickness is.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22

The profit of a gold mine depends, not on
the amount of rock crushed under the
stamps but upon the amount of gold which
can be extracted from the rock In similar
way the value of the food which is eaten
does not depend on the quantity which is
taken into the stomach but upon the amount
OF nourlshment extracted from it by the
organs OF nutrition and digestion. When
these organs are diseased they fail to extract
the nourishment in sufficient quantities to
supply the needs Of the several organs of the
body, and these organs cannot work without
nourishment. The result is heart trouble 81
liver I'll ouble" and many another aliment
Dr, Plerces Golden Medical Discovery, act
ing on every orgrn of the digestive system,
restores it to health and vigor. 1t cures dis
eases remote from the stomach through the
stomach in which they originated. Golden
Medical Discovery contains neither alcohol
nor narcotics.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
An Absent Veteran Heard From.

Capt. Hugh w. Henry, so we'll
known in StauntOn for years back
sends us from his present home il
Knoxville, the following article
anent the r. K. Lee statue discus
sion which he clipped from Knox
vile paper for the benefit of SPECTA
TOR readers. This statement ought
to vindicate Gen. Lees course with
the northern people and is mighty good
reading:
| HOW WEST POINT CADETS WERE
FORMERLY TAUGHT TO REGARD
SECESSION.
The general assembly of Virginia last
winter passed law providing for a
statue of Gen. r. l.. Lee in Statuarv
Hall in the capitol at Washington.
When the question of accepting the
statue comes up in congress there will
doubtless be disc ussion of the great
confederate chieftain, of bis motives
and his patriotism, of his conduct in
taking up arms against the United
States after having been educated bv
the Federal government and having
been educated by the Federal govern
nent and having had a commission in
tne OHiteo STATES army,
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams now ad-
vances an interesting fact, which NAV
tend to confuse those narrow minds
and bitter hearts that can take no |
Pa iue ~ LIS sleac american because |
no lougnI lor MS own state ana his
uwn t, hInoreo, rather Ghan against
Sneln' SOME tIne ago Mr. Adams
lnaue LII tn 1uVaple auuress at charleston
~ o! o!o onoIlsuCIouai ;, Etuics OF Sc
.oeeion, VI WHICH nc ADMITTED That
" Ina question OF secession. being a
risuc ol Ine states, the
,Uusn ~. nau CIe DesC vi Gne argument.
!, I9ls address has been printed, and Mr..
Auains !, has aadeo Iootnote showing
naI 5H "uen Lee was caoet at west
oint, wuere ne was graduated ID 1929 /
~, ~ company VIII Tue otner cadets,
.@S Uausno InaI 1 Inc sGates had the
.it,+;o"5 .SnU W sIcGu 1o 1ne teAGpook on con-
ciDu'toh@e Jaw useu a1 w est Folnt
to U"n w ro4o WAS raves view OF {
10 CONSTITUTION. william RaWle, +,
uv ao,sn %uInof f " Iu9 o0oK, was leading
loLnoer VI 'he Iniiaoelpnla Oar, and +
i,o eneMC NJ aaCuoriIy on constitution s
= 10" W. ACaMS nakes Ine follow f
. IuosaCions lIoln Gnls DooK: I(
1. iacClon shouio attempt TO sub T
olC Cne soveflment OF state for the z
urpose OIL destroying It's republican :
,in, tue paterilai power OF the Union !,
July w. tneh oe calieo iortn to subdueit n
tsra;ti eS IL is not 10 s oe understood that its
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
Quick Arrest.

) A. dnliedge of Verbena, Ala was
t1'ce In the hospital from severe case
Oh piles Causing "A tumors. After doc
tois and all remedies failed. Bucklen 8
Arnica Salve quickly arrested further
l"fi tmtn.tion and cured him. 1t con.
queTs aches and kills pain 25c. at b. F.
Hughes. Druggist.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
CEMENT FLOOR FOR STABLE,

nure literally mixed with straw; B the
bed, and c a 2 by scanting to pre-
vent the bedding from working off
the platform. Once each week remove
the manure from the pen, and throw
the bedding to A. Three or four days
afterward move the bedding from L
to A and renew B.-Country Gentle
man.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
Made Young Again.

"One of DIR. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me
IN my teens again. writes u. H.
Turner OF Dempseytown. Pa. They're
the best in the world for Liver, Stom-
ach and Bowels. Purely vegetable,
Never grippe. Only Csc. at B. F.
Hughes, Drug Store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
Correct.

Teacher Ito little six-year old): Now,
Freddie, what is a volcano?
Freddie with great ccnfidence): Oh,
know that It's mountain that
Interrupts all the time Life.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is On each box. Csc, ian 81
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22

indispensable in teethlng. produces
refreshing sleep, qu1ets the nerves and
digests food for baby. Test Victor
Infants Relief and be convinced.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
Could HeIp,

She-l see they are going to tax
bachelors.
He-And is there no bep9
Yes; | think can clip you save
money. .''-Yo onkers Statesman.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
Would You Think Iii?

Would you think it possible that YOU
could dbedisappointedi be in the face of awom-
an whose shapely shoulders, and beauti-
ful hair suggest womanly perfection and
beauty Such disappointment comes
not seldom when the face turned to Won
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
HOGS ON CEMENT FLOOR.
Progressive StOckmen Prefer Thi 8
Method Without Even the Cow
erfnE of Plank.

Cement floors are all right if the pens
are kept literally bedded. However
the floor should be raised at one side as
shown in the diagram. A is the ma
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22

shows dishgur-
ing blotches and
blenishes. In
G e n eral the
cause of these
eruptions is i'm
pure blood.
DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery puri-
hes the blood,
and re m owes
the corrupt ac-
Gu m u ! a tions
W hich cause
disease. When
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
JOB PRINTING
NEATLY EXECUTED.
FOR SALE ~

400 acres of timbered land. situated near
Iron Gate. Va, being part of the original
tract belonging to d. A. Kayser, decd.
me land is well located for farming, fruit
ana grazing purposes. One mile from r.
K. Well watered Good road Through the
entire property. The wood on the land
can be made to pay for the property at the
prlce at winch 1t can be bought. Most of
the land is comparatively level and easy
OF cultivation. Fine range for cattle.
Ihls land can be bought for S5 per acre
s- Don't miss this chance.
FOR full information call on..Or address,
j. J. Shirley, Executor
apr IO'3m Staunton, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22

the blood is cleansed, pinples, letter.
salt-rheum, boils, sores, and other results
OF impure blood, are perfectly and per
manently cured.
"For three years suffered with that dreaded
disease eczema" writes Mrs. J. Koepp, of Her
man, oregon. III was told to try DR.. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery which 1 did. and af
Ter mad taken fourteen bottles was perna
nently cured. 1t has been year since stopDed
taking your medicine and it has never appeared
since l think your medicine wonderful cure
and hope others suffering as did, will take il
and be relieved of their sufferingn
Some of the most remarkable cures
effected by "Golden Medical Discovery
have been of scrofulous diseases.
III will forever thank you for advising me to
take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery "
writes Mrs. Jas. Murphy of Fonda, Pocahontas
Co., Iowa. ut has cured me of chronic scrof,IIa
OF twelve years standing. had doctored for
the trouble until was completely DISCOURAGED
/ also had chronic diarrhea for twelve years 7
am in good health now-better than / ever was
in my life, owing to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. took several bottles of the 'Discoy-
cry before stopped"
Accept no substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery" There is nothing viust
as good" for diseases of the stomach.
blood and lungs.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure dix.
ziness and sick headache.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-22
THE THIRD QUERY.

3. "lf the poll tax becomes effective
on and after Jan 1901, at what time is
the poll tax as a pre- requisite to the
right to vote, due and payable, that
the right of suffrage shall not be
abridged 20
My answer to this inquiry is, that by
the provision of section 2l the persop
Offering to vote at any election after
Jan. l, 1904, must have paid all State
poll taxes assessable against him US
DER THE PRESENT CONSTITUTION
during tie preceding three wears. at
least SIX IEont.is ). fore The election.
and, it he was not registered in 1902 or
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-10

office inspector gets some Of them into
the federal court sends culprit TO the
penitentiary, but the majority of them
escape in the fines that do not repre-
sent ten per cent. of the money they
have made in their schemes.
Here's an advertisement:
YOUR L1FE'S FATE in love, business
and marriage. Photo of future husband or
wife Birthstone pin and LIES chart for 10
cents and birth date.
This is the advertisement, with the
name omitted, as it appeared this
week in many of the mail order papers.
showed the clipping to an enploye of
the Chicago bureau of post office in
spection.
is this fraud or isn't ?" asked.
That remains to be proven, was the
calm reply. THE way to do is to send
the tencents in reply to the ad and then
file your complaint here if YOU think
you have been defrauded."
Will you prosecute them?'
The explanation was that it required
five such complaints 10 establish one
cause for an investigation. And finally
the official came out with the bold
statement:
These ten-cent schemes don't
amount to, much" he said. sWe are
tremendously busy here on big cases.
trying TO put stop to thousand-dol-
lar swindles Better save your ten
cents by not writing for the photo of
your future wife"
The task of the post office inspec-
ters is indeed a very difficult one and
the path to prosecution is more than
devious. A strict law prevents the
opening of any private mail by in
spectors or others. No matter how
certain the government may be that a
firm is swinding, letters are not
tempered with under any circum-
stances. So the inspectors must re-
sort to many tricks to get proof.
Sometimes they go out into the
country, and send in their money to
the fraudulent firms until they have
enough letters to establish positive
proof. If the swindlers get an ink
ling that a post Office inspector is trv-
ing to lead them on" they may hide
their schemes and throw the inspec-
tor off the track. Girls are often used
in the guise of stenographers to get
evidence. Sometimes the detectives
themselves get positions in firm
suspected of frauds. Many other
methods, i know, are used, but the
post office department is very score
tive. Their inspectors work more
quietly than any other detectives
and when they finish their case, they
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-10
FREEZES THE EARTH.

picture of the work is presented, IL
Illustrating the method of drilling the
earth in advance of the excavation. In
these branches and in the pilot tunnel
are inserted a series of tubes carrying
the freezing agent which is used in
cold storage plants, subjecting the
surrounding earth to a temperature
which soon freezes it solid. The pipes
are then loosened from the earth by
circulating steam or hot water through
them, when the solid earth may be re-
moved in Jumps and the walls of the
tunnel built up before the earth thaws
sufficiently to resume its property of
flowing into lower levels. The freezing
apparatus is kept at work just in adj
vance of the tunnel heading, and the
inventor states that wedges of quick
lime cartridges may be inserted in
the behring's to break up the earth for
removal.-Louisville Courier-Journal
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-10

quietly pack up and go-no one ever
knew that the person with whom he
dealt was the post Office inspector
himself.
THE biggest frauds by all odds have
been in the get-rich-quick lines. 1t is
such an old scheme, but it is always
being worked again. The plan is very
simple-the same as in the case of the
notorious Franklin syndicate in the
east. Some 'con-man' starts to adver-
tise that he will pay enormous profits
on nvestments-two, three, five or ten
per cent. week. When the suckers
begin to send their money, he actually
pays ont the dividends. A man may
send 800 and before long he has $500
back. He tells his friends, and they tell
others. Pretty soon the money rolls
into the Golfers Of the 'fnancier' by
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-10

the buoyancy is much increased while
the bather is in an upright position
and treading the water. AS will be
seen, there is a toe cap, to be Slipped
over the end of the foot, with an anklet
to hold it in place and aid in support
ing the right bar to which the propell-
ing wings are attached. A moments
study of the picture will make it plain
how the wings are operated by the mo-
ton of the feet through the water.
These wings are hinged on either side
Of the central support, and when the
foot is being drawn up in position for
the next stroke the fiat blades fold to-
gether, and offer little or no resist
ance to the water. When the return
movement begins, the water opens the
blades and they present broad, fiat
surface, with which the swimmer can
obtain great leverage on the stroke.
AS the device is constructed almost
entirely of aluminium, the weight is not
great enough to inconven;>nce the
wearer when he is walking, and the at
tachments offer no discomfort while
in the water, rather atfording enjoy
ment by the increase in speed which is
thereby attained.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-10

he was listening to sermon on the
desert around Sinai, from which he
quotes Imagine a dreary waste,
nothing but sand and rocks, torn by
storms and destroyed by time, no
sign of vegetable life except here and
there a cactus.' After the sermon
Mr.. Branton told the preacher that
all authorities agreed that no cactus
was native to any of the country
around Sinai. But" said the preach-
er, IL have seen them growing there"
However, few days later, Mr..
Branton received clipping from him
in which it was stated that young
artist was painting picture of
Jerusalem at the time of Christ.
Near a wall, he had introduced a cac-
tus. A friend told hiol that he had
committed an artistic anachronism,
as no cacti grew in that land until
carried there by the Spanish after the
discovery of South America. Like
many other of our institutions the
cactus has been adopted by many ma,
lions. EDWARD JULIAN.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-10

their money by mail to be cured by any
process they choose.
Have you seen in recent issues of a
Chicago mail order paper an advertise
ment of a magic gold dip needle that
finds hidden treasures for ten cents?
Possibly thisreminds one Of the lucky
box" scheme of Lynn, Mass. Francis
Parker manufactured little wooden
box with brass ring in which were
stamped three stars. 1t cost him from
one to five cents, and he sold it for 90
cents. Every body who bought the box
became lucky, said Parker's advertise.
ments; ''one broker made $4,000 in
one hour after Buying the lucky box;
a spinster won d lover; woman was
cured of rheumatis a gentleman hob
bled in on crutches; got a box; walk ed,
off with crutches under his arm"
The advertisements ran in glaring
headlines, and nobody interfered with
Parker's business until the authorities
noticed his enormous mail. When the
post Office inspector appeared at the
lucky box factory Parker fled. Twenty
seven thousand letters were waiting
for him at the Boston post office will,
1000 money orders that day.
E. T. GUNDLACH-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-10

in running water. They are very
tenacious of life.
There are more specimens of cactus
in Texas than any other state, amcng
which are at least 40 of commercial
value. The most common of the
Opuntias is that shown in the third
cut, where the fruit may be seen
growing in abundance on the fiat,
pear-shaped leaves (so-calledD. "Indian
figs, are very common. This fruit
grows from three to four inches long
and two or three inches in diameter,
is egg-shaped or pear-like in form
and covered with minute and excess
s!"ely annoying spincs. The pulp is
of an agreeable sub-acid flavor.
They are sometimes called "Barbary
figs" Over $50 varieties are native
in the United States. The Opuntias,
set in line, make an impenetrable
fence. They grow in any dry, sandy
soil and will subsist where scarcely
any other vegetation is found, as on
the porous lava of volcanic districts.
A fact interesting to scientists is
that the cochineal insect lives on a
species of the Opuntia. In southern
Mexico. Central America and the
Canary islands, the plant is largely
grown and insects reared. Cochinea al
dye, carmine, lake and other dyes are
prepared from this insect. In the is
land of Sicily over 10000 acres are
said to be cultivated for the fruit
alone.
A fourth but very small section of
the cactus family is found in this
state, viz: the Mammillaria, which
does not often grow more than one
foot high. Many new and curious
forms of cacti are constantly being
produced by cultivation.
Mr.. Ernest Branton, one of the
best authorities on the cactus and tc
whom we are indebted for our infor
nation, states that on one occasion
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-10
THE CACTUS FAMILY.
Botanists Divide 1t Into Four Dis
tinct Branches.
With Very Few Exceptions They Arc
All Natives of the Western Hem
isphere-HOw They Are
Classified.
Especial Los Angeles (cal.) Letter.

Especial Los Angeles (Cal) letter.
TO THE collector probably no
family of plants, outside the
orchids, present so many fas
cinating features as the cacti, which,
with very few exceptions, are natives
of America and it's adjacent islands,
only. The cactus industry moves in
cycles. Latterly, it is very quiet,
but interest is again gathering, al
though it will probably be about ten
years before another actual craze is
experienced. Even now there is
great demand, especially in Europe,
Germany furnishing the best mar
ket, at present. Most of our large
cities, according to their several eli
mates, have good collections. In the
east, that at Baltimore is, perhaps,
as worthy of remark as any Of
course, in climates where the plant is
native it thrives best, as is seen in
the parks at Los Angeles and River
side, Cal. In the latter city is probably
one of the most interesting little cac-
tus parks in the world. In our first
dtlOl is d Dll 1IOll Oue Ol
the gardens in Los Angeles. in which
the Cereus giganteus is most promi-
nent.
The Echino cactus grows to a
height of about eight feet. Its fruit is
sour and not much relished, but the in
ner part of the plant itself is soft, &C
rid and juicy, and, to some, agreeable
TO the taste. An Indian selects a plant
three or four feet long and two feet
in diameter, cuts it down and hollows
it to form trough into which he
throws the soft pulp which sur
rounds the central woody axis, and
adds meat, roots, seeds, meal, fruit.
or anything edible at hand, together
with water. He mixes the whole and
drops in hot stones, which he takes
out and licks, reheats, and drops in
again, repeating the process until the
mixture is thoroughly cooked Horses
sometimes kick open the cactus
plants, to obtain the juicy pulp. The