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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
Farm Notes,


Experiments in Iowa go to show
that grass is the most economical
sheep feed.
Beef production in the Eastern
States is becoming an interesting
proposition.
d. rkness and low temperature are
the primary requisites in the success
full storing of potatoes.
Leaves should be thrown on the
poultry house floor. not only because
they afford scratching material in
which the fowls can exercise, but also
because they prevent draughts Of air
on the floor and assist in keeping the
house warm.
A clean soil In the fall, and the
weeds destroyed before they seed, will
save one-half the labor in the spring.
Seeds of weeds start off in growth
very early, and the farmer cannot keep
them out of the way. The time to
destroy weeds is when they are just
coming up through the ground. in
spring. and by burning the refuse in
the fall.
Halfmanuring field is sometimes
a loss. as the labor and time are really
thrown away IL the manure is sprea
ply plant food to be of service unless
the quantity is such as to afford suffi.
cheney to the crop, and it is better to
use all the manure on Il small plot than
to attempt to spread Il large field with
a limited quantity.
Horses prefer carrots to all other
roots. and enough carrots can be Sc.
cured from an acre of land to supply
large number of horses during the
winter. If farmers will feed carrots
to horses and cows less grain and hay
will be required. and the animals will
not only prefer the variety of food
but will be kept in excellent condi
ton at less expense than to depend
solely upon dry food.
Grinding the corn and cob does not
add much to the ration, but the
ground cob serves to dilute the grain
and increase the bulk, which makes
the combination better than ground
grain alone. When used with ground
oats and BRAN it is excellent food, and
it may be used with cut straw or hay
All grain foods, when ground, will
give better results if fed with bulky
materials. and the condition Of the an
finals will be improved when both
kinds are fed together.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
THE STATE GUARD.
Adiutant General Drain Makes
His Annual Report to the
Governor.

Olympia, Dec. 29-Adjutant General
James A. Drain has made his annual
report to the governor of the state. The
report is very thorough, containing
5 900 words, and shows the state guard
to be in excellent condition. Not only
have the men themselves shown spirit
in their work, but the organization is
now exactly like that of the volunteer
army.
The general notes the fact that in
1901 the state changed the formation of
the militia from its old form to form
similar to the regular army 1t is
thus prepared to join the volunteer
army in case of war. Under the head
of recommendations the general sug.
gests:
That the military tax be reduced one
half, or to one-tenth of mill.
That money derived from the sale of
stores 60 to the military fund.
That the soldiers uniform be changed
to match that of the regular army.
That men he paid for target practice
rather than for parades.
Pay of officers and men in camp to
be made similar to that in regular army
That each officer on active list be CIV
en- $50 to pay part of new uniforms.
That the governor be empowered TO
call out the guard for service of the
United States government when needed
That the salary of the state armorer
be raised.
The report may be had by sending to
the secretary of state, and it is be-
lieved it will be found to substantiate
the statement of the local guardsmen
that Adujtant General Drain has built
up the finest state militia in the United
States
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
CAN MORTGAGE A CLAIM.
HOmesteader's Right Before Making
Final Proof.

HOmesteader's Right Before Making
Final Proof.
Walla Walla, Dec. 3O.-An impor-
tant decision from the land department
has been received at the Walla Walla
land Office, giving verdict for the de-
PENDANT in the case of W. H. iichty
versus Hugh l.. Harmon. The quarter
section in question is located in Whit
man county, two miles from ralouse
City, and is said to be worth about
&c. 900. The decision is important,
not only on account of the value of the
land, but because number of SIMILAR
contests have been filed in the Wala
Walla land office, and are awaiting trial.
This contest was filed by Lichty on
the allegation that Harmon had entered
the land for third party. Lichty lost
his contest because he was unable to
prove that Harmon had taken the land
for anything out home. The evidence
showed that J. II. Grooch had furnished
$500 to Harmon to secure the land,
but Llchty was still unable to make his
charge good. The real significance OF
this contest lies IN the validity of the
homesteader's right to mortgage, or
give claim against his filing in any
way, before making final proof.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
Water Trough of Plank,

Where one has need for a water
trough of considerable dimensions the
one illustrated can be readily made.
and II well constructed will last for
years. Each of the sides and each end
should be made of one piece of plank.
If it is necessary to use more than one
piece Of plank, the edges should be
jointed, and then fastened together
with wooden pins. In making the
trough the end pieces should be let
into the sides about One-half inch, and
both the sides and the ends should be
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
STATE TEACHERS.
Annual Meeting of the Association
at Seattle.

annual Meeting OF the Association
at Seattle.
Seattle, Dec. 3O.-Fnlly 400 men,
bers were present at the first days SEES
sion of the sixteenth annual meeting Of
the Washington State Teachers associ-
alton, assembled in this city for the
avowed purpose of recommending to
the Legislature about to assemble the
enactment of laws for the improvement
of the pnblic schools of the state. The
afternoon session of the convention was
held in the lecture room of the high
school building, and was devoted to the
discssion of general educational topics.
Last evening reception was ten
dered to the visiting delegates in the
First Presbyterian church. An address
OF welcome was delivered by DR.. Mat
thews, after which President Friars of
Everett delivered his annual address.
The address dealt in an analytical way
with the following subjects:
Incentives to become teachers; deter
rent Influences; comparative number of
men and women in the ranks; social
status OF the teacher; how to make the
supply sufficient and efficient; public
appreciation of the teachers service.
1t is now apparent that the delegates
will be somewhat divided on the prop
osition to give each district, regardless
of its size, credit for 2,U00 days attend
ance in each school year. 1t is con-
tended by several delegates that the pro-
posed change in the law fails to accom-
plish what it is intended to do-help
the weaker districts and that its
enactment into law would mean the
loss of many thousands of dollars annu-
allv to districts such as school district
No. ! in King county, which, it is esti-
mated, would suffer to the extent of
SAC. 200 with no corresponding benefit.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
Must Take 1t Quietly.

Washington, Dec. 3O.-The star
boarders of the agricultural department,
upon whom DR.. Wiley is trying chem
zeal experiments, have been forbidden
to talk about their bill of fare or its
effects. The order was made by Secre-
tary Wilson, and he also directed that no
newspaper men should be admitted to
the dining room or its adjuncts. The
reason for the order is that the newspa-
per men have been treating the matter
with levity, whereas the department
desires that it be treated seriously, as
bona fide experiment for useful pur-
poses.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
Feeding La m bs.

Feeding bs.
The large feeders generally prefer
lamb feeding, rather than the older
sheep. as they get quicker returns and
generally secure higher prices in pro-
can make lightweight feeding lambs
often double in weight In four
months liberal feed. 1t would not do
for the average feeder to figure OH such
returns, however. Older muttops, on
the other hand, do not gain flesh so rap
idly as lambs, nor do they bring so
much on the market, the margin be-
tween the two ranging from $1.5O to
81. From this must be deducted the
difference In the cost of feeders, as
lambs sell higher than do thin muttons,
the difference sometimes amounting to
81 per hundred weight. All other things
being equal, 1t IS generally accepted
statement that there is more money In
lamb feeding than mutton feeding. The
big exception to this, and one that
ought to be taken advantage Of by all
feeders, Is that feeding muttOns can
often be bought ut bargains. A bunch
or two Of wellbought thin sheep from
one to two years old, whether ewes or
wethers. will often make feeder far
more money than his remunerative
bunch Of lambs. In this country 1t is
a good rule that If one should see a
cheap bunch of thin sheep not to miss
the OOOOrtunity to buy IT, as II will
surely net a prOfit.-Field and Farm.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
c I'm Fodder and Nay.

1t Is difficult to make a proper COM
parison between corn fodder and hay,
because the quality of either largely
depends upon the curing. Bright.
green corn fodder, shredded or cut
fine is superior to improperly cured
hay, while good hay is far superior to
corn fodder that was not cut down
until the leaves turned yellow. If fod-
der is tender and juicy the animals
will prefer the stalks to the leaves. as
the stalks are ricn In sugar, but much
depends upon the stage of growth at
which the stalks were harvested.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
WATER-TIGHT TROUGH.

slightly sloping. In putting the pieces
of the trough together use white lead
at the joints, using no nails, but draw
ing the parts together with heavy iron
rods having large heads on one end
and screw threads on the other. When
this Is done make the bottom edge
true. coat with white lead and fasten
on with large wood screws. The
trough. when completed, should be CIV
en- two coats of paint, and when dry is
ready for use The lower part of the
illustration shows the angle at which
the ends should slope.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
To Keep Cabbage.

The burying Of cabbage heads down
and roots up is mistake, although the
custom Is an old one. When the heads
are buried and the ground becomes
frozen the cabbages are completely
sealed up and cannot be used. Later,
as the ground thaws, the heads begin
to rot, and large proportion Of them
are lost from that cause. The proper
plan Is to select high location, open a
row with One-hOrse plow, put the cab
bages in. roots down and heads out.
placing them close together, the heads
slanting so as to turn water. Next make
another row, throwing the dirt OH the
roots of the cabbages in the first row.
When all the cabbages are put in they
will be In compact mass. Place straw
on the heads and boards on the straw
to shed rain. If preferred, the cabbages
may be thus placed under a shed and
covered with straw. II the roots are
put in the ground and the heads out
the cabbages will be alive, the stalks
will give crops of sprouts for early
green's in the spring and not head will
rot, while they may be cut off from the
stalks at any time when wanted,
whether the ground Is frozen or not. by
simply lifting the straw. In fact. they
will keep in such good condition as to
begin growing In the spring. if not dis
turbed, in the effort to produce Seed
Philadelphia Record.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
An Expensive Food.

Potatoes are the most expensive Of
all the staple foods. They contain
from $50 to 800 pounds of water in
every 1000 pounds, the solid matter
being mostly starch. The farmer also
finds the potato crop one of the most
exacting in its requirements Of labor,
one of the greatest obstacles being
warfare against beetles and diseases.
At present prices potatoes are more ex-
pensive than beef. considering the ac-
tual proportion of nutritious matter
contained but it Is only when prices
are high that the potato crop Is very
profitable. owing to the expenses nec-
essary for it's cultivation.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
Will of Thomas b, Reed,

New York, Dec. 29.-The will OF
Thomas B. Reed has been filed here.
1t gives all his estate to his widow and
makes her sole executrix, bequest to
his father and mother having lapsed by
their death.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
New Warden at WaIIa wal,a.

Walla Walla, Dec. 30.-John Dry
den, of Cowiltz county, who succeeds j.
B. Catron as superintendent OF the pen
itentiary on January l, has arrived
here. Garfield McGlinn, of La Con-
ner, a graduate of the state university
and Philippine veteran, will succeed
Frank Nader as clerk at the peniten-
tiary on January Q.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01

advance may be secured for it. This
is year when good feeders are hard
to secure at a reasonable figure. and
hence attention Is called to the cheap
err and commOner kilAls. But the
feeder should remember that the com.
mon cattle must be bought very low.
There is no, pleasure in their company.
and 1t Is only justitiable when they
make good money, to do which they
must be laid in cheap.-NatiOnal Stock
man.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
WANT BETTER PAY.
BituminOus Miners of the Country
TO Ask Increase.

indianapolis, Dec. 30.-The bitumin-
GUS miners of the country are prepar-
ing to ask for an increase of from Is to
20 per cent in wages at the coming ses-
sion of the national convention. 1t is
admitted by the leaders of the different
states that all increase of about this
figure will be asked for. The miners
have had a statistician at work for
months on figures on which they will
base demand for an increase.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
For a Kicking HOr@e.

Many horses have an ugly habit of
kicking when in their stalls. and APP
parently no method has yet been found
by which they can be effectually cured
of this habit. Here. however, Is a plan
which was recently tested in Germany
and which is said to have proven eff
essary Is to hang bag of sand or
gravel from the ceiling of the stable
in such manner that the bag will
be a little distance behind where the
refractory horse Is standing. When
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01
Carrie Nation Home.

Kansas City, Kan, Dec. 30.-Carrie
Nation is negotiating for 81 500 resi-
dence in one of the suburban towns of
Kansas City, in which she proposes to
esta blish home for drunkard's wives.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01

ever he kicks he will strike the bag,
from it, which he will remember. 1t
may take a few days to impress upon
his mind that he will always be re-
warded for his unmannerly conduct in
this manner, but unless he is exceed
lngly stupid he will quickly learn the
lesson. and then the bag may be re-
moved. 1t is asserted that a horse
once cured in this manner will never
again think Of kicking, but whether
this is true or not time alone can tell
Kind of Cattle to Feed.
The kind of cattle to feed depends
on circumstances. AS rule the good,
money because he makes the most of
his feed-that is, he puts 1t where it
ought to go. into the high priced cuts
of beef. But sometimes it pays best
to feed common cattle and very COM
mon ones when they can be bought ut
correspondingly low price. They
usually make good gains. and, having
been bought very low, they may sell
at big advance over their cost to the
feeder, though still away below the
top Of the market. Common light
feeders are selling in Chicago at $3.50
to So and good ones at $4.75 to 1925.
There may be more money in the
stuff costing $3.50 than in the FIVE
dollar stuff. because when fat q bigger
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-01

Experiments in Iowa go to she
that grass is the most economic
sheep feed.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-21
Can This
Be True?
Report Of a New Railroad
To be Run
From Natchitoches to New
Iberia,
$4,000 !!
A Distance of About 200
Miles.
Nnn,,,r nm q Raso,1rcafi1I
Opening up a Resourcefu|
section.

Can this be truei II so, there is
amply cause for rejoicing. Anyway
read the following and give it
your earnest consideration
"a new railrO I'd will be built to
run from New Ib'ria to Na,chito-
ches, a istance in all of about
200 miles, which will open up
new section of rice country that
heretofore has been Without a rood
The survey his been completed.
All Of the right Of way is owned
by The interested parties. A. 7.
Hurd and Il. Fl. Mcknight, of
New York. and James Y. Geoge,
Of New Orleans, are the promoters
# this road.
Probably the above is really in
tended in reference to the propO
sell New Iberia and Northern
Railroad Conn any, charter of viii
ch Ia published in these cOlumes.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-21
77,OOO
Emerson
Pianos

TO prove the buying power OF this
great Company must be The small
manufacturer who turns out only
few pianos each month Will certainly
have to pay more for the material In
each plano there Is absolutely no
doubt about IL.
When you consider these facts and
put this truth along side OF them.
that there are only three companies
In the Uni ed states who have sold as
lnanv pianos rs ourselves--that We
haven't II competitor making u high
grade piano whose output Is AS largo
as ours-it leeds no argument to con
vince you rhar, quality for quality.
you can buy che per oil us than OF any
one else.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-21

New Iberians, to The numho, !,
'obably four or five hund..a
and quite u large number Of 9.
Martinville, Abbevi lie, ,Ieana,o,
and other people were sadly 4
sappolnted last Sunday dina J,
the failure Of the Virginia n,.,
Trescnt Company to pui in an a.,
pearaHce To FIJI their en- agem,n,
at tn" Ncndnmc Manaper R,,n
received advice that the com,,.,,
was tied up at Tearlsaoa 4
to quarantine restrictions. un,
dreds Of people were dissanno;,,
ed as a result-thoSe holdi,o !;
kets receiving their money h,o.
for same at the box office Sundo,
night.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-21

Miss Eunice Laaalfe, of New
,e,Ia who has been spending a
ortnlght in Lafayette most
"a g'eeably, as the guest of Misses
, lille and Regina Blanchet, re.
armed TO her home Friday.
! lafayette Advertiser.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-21

General Leon J4stremski, can
-.idite for Governor, will be with
,,s 'omo,row--that is if the Gene
AIS itinery, as publish d IN
thursdays T. ID is correct, and
mere is no reason to believe other
y Use.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-21

A. L. Dyer, the Royville mer.
chant, has just what you are look
ing for in the line of la est and best
clothing. See him before making
your purchases.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-21
The Output

The u,put ls the key note 10 profit.
In deciding upon price TO sell
manufactures. no matter Wnat ai'i-
clio he has to offer. considers how
MANY h. IL likely TO sell, and bases
bis charge accordingly. u Is uile
reasonable. 700. II tailor sells only
two suits Of clothes each week, hts
income mustcrme from the profits N
these two suits. { he can, however,
double or treble his outpnt wit out
materially increasing bis workit9
eYueuseh, Extraordinarily afford 10
make the profit on each- suit mueh
less.
Again. this output decides the buy
ing pow.r / is only necessary to
etato that there have been manufsc-
tured
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-21

Peruchl--Beldeni Company two
nights and .one matinee NEXT
week
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-21

FOR RENT.
The Carrie or Jefferson tract.
containing sf aryents, situated
on the lower limj b Of New Iberia
suitable for Fe(' Corn, Cane or
Cotton. ADJ ess'
F. 2. nYLES,
New Orleans. La.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-21
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
. 5XlO Reversible Engines.
l. SKIS Tsnd,e BED Engine.
l. SHX12X3O inch Planer.
l. 1-l5-16 Steel Shaft & Hangers.
l. Slide-rest.
- Portable Cylinder Boring Bar.
l. Large Chain Drill
T. Tube Expsnders. from "a to in
ches, will sell these simply, IL
pairs, or the whole set.
drill Press.
The above will be sold cheap. 4
bargain for anyone needing any of th<
above. For further particulars and
prices cali at this Office
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-11-19
The Indcncndcnt cnt.

There Is nothing / admire In cat
so much as her absolute indcpend
cncc." said n man as he watched big
Angora sweep hnughtIly around the
room. You are bound 10 treat q cat
kindly. n YOU abuse her or no treat
her she cares nothing more FOR you.
Now, n dog will lick the hand that
beats him. but a cat Will have only the
utmost contempt FOR YOU. This tenden-
~ of a dog 90 love iis master even aft
or Il has been kicked mas appeal 10
some. but like the eats high. proud
spirit better This independent. spirit
OF the cat crops ont in many ways.
You may slap her Tor stealing milk.
but the next time she gets n chance
she will steal milk. She will appro.
prlatc the best chair I'm the room and
endure with q supcrclllous air your po-
lite hints or stern commands TO her 20
get down. But she will never bulge
until the spirit moves her or you re
move her by force. IT she Is crazy 90
get In the window and you open II for
her. she takes her time, stops 10 snin
n bit and does not allow you to think
for one instant that she was az all con
cerned over the opening u that win
dow They are beautiful animals, and
they know II. and II you don't like
them they don't care a hang."-New
York Times.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-11-19

"Oh." she replied. Il saw a frlghtful
accident this morning. ] can't seem 20
forget a." Tears rolled down her
cheeks.
Phil longcd 10 take the sensitive girl
into his arms, but he only said cheer
ingly:
There arr many cruel things In this
world We can't help them Try 10
forget all this. Put on your hat and
come out TO dinner with me. I'll tell
you what-we'll go and see Wilson In
The Matador;' make you laugh; do you
good"
she only sobbed
Phil knelt beside her chair aud took
her hand.
please don't cry II hurts me 10 see
t."
II was very un-Ellzabeth.llke, but
somehow she let her head droOp on his
shoulder and closed her eyes. "a Alan
Campbell had done. II was 30 good 10
feel some one near. some one who was
strong aud who loved her. Phil could
not understand. but was grateful for
the miracle which had made the girl
he loved seek his arms like n child
lie spoke low and tenderly.
"Dear. won't you let me be your con
soler alwnysf"
lie bent his head 10 her tear stained
cheek aud her little word Of reply was
not so loud as the glad beating Of his
heart
"Only," said Elizabeth, when she
had recovered something u her usual
spirit, don't latter yourself Il was
your conquest II was nothing at an
but the eternal feminine"