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The leader., 1903-07-01
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.
For the Tired Toilers Of the cities,
There Is Nothing Better Than
the RestfuI woods.


In this age of tension every boy
should be taught some form of
recreation that he will cling to in
after life. When the thing by which
he has made his fame or money
threatens his very existence, he can
turn to this safeguard and, while his
mind is pleasurably occupied, regain
his physical poise. 1t may be yacht
ing, canoeing on little rivers, noun
tain-climbing, travelling, horseback
riding, bicycling, tennis, golf, flower
growing, or some other branch of
farming, fishing or hunting. What
ever it may be, the thought and the
love for it is better engendered, dur
ing the formative years, if there is
full understanding that it is to act
as running mate to the greater work
in life, and is properly and necessar-
lily part of a boys education, says
Youths Companion.
For those who work under modern
stress there is, with rare exceptions,
always a time when the strain be-
comes greater than the endurance,
and an enforced change is impera-
tive. The summer vacation is the
expression of a physical necessity.
1t has come into existence in Amer
lea in the past rs years, and it salts
ties the need of many, especially the
young, who have not forgotten how
to play, or those, the strong among
us, who learned something as boys
that they still like to do as men,
There are others, however, who are
not so fortunately placed, and still
others growing up who do not realize
this need.
The average man and woman,
when obliged to abandon for time
the thing they are engaged in, hav-
ing no resources within themselves
and no diversion into which to direct
the force they have been generating
for years. for their life-work, are
made nervous and miserable in con-
sequence. They become chronic wor-
riers or have the blues" partly be-
cause of this unused energy that
might be lightly and happily util-
-~@NN-' Ill 'A1S AIoJoAAlJ VI sum SNs9S'
it is not medicine but recreation that
is needed. The rich may travel, but
the majority of persons are not rich;
and sightseeing trips by rail or by
steamers are not always best. They
prove very exhausting work for
many.
For those who live in the great
centers of civilization the big woods
offer the best change because it is an
absolute one. What one can find to
do there, who knows how or is dis
posed to learn. would easily fill
book. The seacoast has its reward
for those who love it. There are
many other paths and many ways by
which one can find nature, the first
mother, and gain new lease of life.
The leader., 1903-07-01
Dogs That Need shooting.

The greatest enemy of the shep-
herd is the good for nothing, low
down, measly, yaller dog. belonging
to no count, shiftless, good-for-
nothing neighbor. For various rea-
sons, political and otherwise, strin-
gent laws regulating the sheep-kill-
ing dog are difficult Of enactment.
The remedy is simple: Shoot the
dog and buy more sheep. Most sheep
men dislike neighborly ructions and
rather than fight it out with the
mo accounts" they give up the bust
ness, and that's one reason why the
sheep business has fallen in this
country. What isn't worth fighting
for isn't worth having. Rural
World.
The leader., 1903-07-01

platform (B), six by nine feet, nailed
to four by six-inch piece turned
at the ends and pivoted at A, in
blocks nailed to the plank (C). A
rope is fastened to each end of the
platform, so that it can be tipped
to either side, as desired. Planks
can be laid across each bent and
sockets fastened to each one, so that
the dumping platform and its at
tached roller can be easily moved.
In order to be effective the bay must
drop every time near the center of
the platform. On wooden track
this can be effected by boring hole
in the track and putting an iron
pin through it. On an iron track
the same end can be secured by q
clamp screwed on.
The leader., 1903-07-01
A SHREWD PALEFACE.
Knew the Indians Falling and
Gained Valuable Privilege
Very Cheaply.

A. B. Moore, of the Union Live
Stock Commission company, thinks
that very great majority of the
Indians do not have any correct idea
of the true value of money, and tells
a story to illustrate the truth of his
position, says the Kansas City Jour
nal. He said in 1897 he grazed 10000
sheep in the Ponca Indian country.
The latter part of the summer the
water gave out on his range, and his
only show was to buy a right of way
to the river over lands owned by an
old Ponca Indian. He took one of
his herders, who had had some ex-
perience with the Indians, along with
him, and went to see the old Indian.
When Mr.. Moore made his business
known as best he could, the old In
dian grunted and pointed to his
squaw. She very promptly placed the
price of water privileges over their
land at one dollar a head for all
stock. That would be $4,000, and
Mr.. Moore was getting ready to drop
dead when the herder said: "Show
her some money and keep on talk
ing" Moore expected to be scalped
right there. and then, when he took
four big silver dollars from down
deep in his trousers pocket and Of
fered the Indian woman that amount
for the privilege to water his sheep,
there was a smile that started al
the corner of her mouth and passed
all over her face. She pointed to the
river and said:
''Sheep drink in Indians river"
The squaw told the old Indian to
get the ponies. and they rode to the
agency and signed the lease in the
presence of the agent-or, rather,
made their mark The Indian woman
got the four dollars, and the sheep
enjoyed the clear water of the river
the remainder of the summer
The leader., 1903-07-01

the ease with which they can be
taken down for cleaning, etc. About
once a month they are taken to some
convenient place to receive an appli-
cation of insecticide and new filling.
One part of crude carbolic acid and
two parts of kerosene make an ex-
cellent mixture for disinfecting, and
for repelling vermin. Where boxes
are stationary they are inconvenient
to take care of, and contents are apt
to become foul and the. breeding
place of lice.
thing where hens are used for incu-
baton. When a hen becomes broody
eggs are given to her, and at night
the box, hen and all, is carried to an
apartment of the brooder house,
where she can serve out her time I'M
molested. and at the same time get
off to take food and exercise.
The boxes should be all made uni
form as to distance apart of the
holes by which they are suspended,
SO that box may be removed from
one pair of nails to another pair any
where else.
/ have torn down the long nest
rows and the patent ''hide away
boxes" which are said to tempt the
hen to lay few extra eggs, and now
use the movable boxes. excepting a
few trap nests in the breeding pen,
where it is serviceable to know the
best layers.-E. Grant Davis, in N. Y.
Tribune-Farmer.
The leader., 1903-07-01
ALFALFA IS VALUABLE.
IL Supplies the Missing Link Between
the SO-CaIled Mixed Farmer
and the Stock Raiser

The uses and value of alfalfa make
that wonderful clover most desirable
addition to the list of products of any
state. r. A. Haste, writing in the
Northwest Magazine, quotes one au-
thority as saying: alfalfa is the big
thing in Colorado agriculture; it
makes flesh, bone and muscle for the
farmers horses; it makes flesh and
fat for the stockholders; it makes milk
for the dairy; it makes nectar for the
honey bee: by rotation of crops it fer
tilizes the soil and makes the larger
profits in our wheat; it makes money
for the farmer and beauty and wealth
for the state"
As an example of what alfalfa is do
ing as pasture in Nebraska, Mr.. Haste
says he found on the Hoffman and Roll
Inns ranch in Antelope county 165
steers and $50 hogs were pastured on
65-acre field from April 25 to Octo-
Der and We're not able % keep down
the grass. Another field of four acres
supported IL head of cows during the
season and yielded in addition one
CIOp VI nay.
''From a careful examination of the
reports of experimental stations and
from information gained by CONVERSE
tions with alfalfa farmers, I am con-
vinced that, as pasturage, one acre of
alfalfa hay is worth five acres of other
grasses. In milk producing capacity
one ton of alfalfa hay is worth three
tons of prairie grass. When this esti-
mate is considered in connection with
the fact that alfalfa yields an average
of four tons year, per acre, the in
fuence of it's cultivation on.the beef
and dairy interests can be readilyseen.
By increasing the pasturage capacity
of the farm and ranch it enables the
farmer and ranchman to increase his
herd. By increasing the flow of milk
1t enlarges the monthly revenue from
that herd. BY furnishing an excellent
food for calves it enables the farmer
to increase his heard while receiving
a monthly check from the creamery
for his butter-fat. Alfalfa makes the
combination of dairying and beef
raising not only possible, but the most
profitable thing to do. 1t fills the gap
supplies the missing link-between
the mixed farmer and the stock rails
The leader., 1903-07-01
Two Classes of Farmers.

There are two classes of farmers,
says recent writer: First, the man
who is bigger every way than his
farm. To such a man it doesn't make
much difference how many acres he
has, he runs the farm on close prac-
teal business principles and makes
profit. SECOND, the man whose
farm is bigger than he is. No matter
how many or how few acres he has,
he doesn't run the farm. The farm
runs him. e. P. Snyder gives an ac-
count in the Ohio Farmer of dairy
man living near Toledo, who keeps
IS Jersey cows on 100 acres of land
and has made them earn the past
year $4,000 gross, from which he has
profit of $2,gO0 He makes butter
and sells it in Toledo at 25 cents in
summer and 80 cents in winter. His
cows, counting butter, skim-milk and
everything, earned him over 1928
apiece. This is an extraordinary
herd.
The leader., 1903-07-01
Much That Every Woman
Desires to Know
About Sanative Antisep-
tic Cleansing
And about the Care of the Skin,
Scalp, Hair and Hands.

Too much stress cannot be placed on
the great value of Cuticura Soap, Oint-
mcnt and Resolvent in the antiseptic
cleansing of the mucous surfaces and Of
the blood and circulating fluids, thus
affording pure, sweet and economical
local and constitutional treatment for
weakening alterations, inflammations,
feelings, irritations, relaxations, dis
placements, pains and Irregularities
peculiar to females. Hence the Cuti-
ence in restoring health, strength and
beauty to weary women, who have
been prematurely aged and invaded
by these distressing ailments, as well as
such sympathetic Affections as an8mia,
chlorosis, hysteria, nervousness and
debility.
Women from the very first have fully
appreciated the purity and sweetness,
the power to afford immediate relief,
the certainty of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy which have made the Cuticura
remedies the standard skin cures and
humour remedies of the civilized world.
Millions of the women use Cuticura
Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ointment,
for preserving, purifying and beauti-
flying the skin, for cleansing the scalp
of crusts, scales and dandruff, and the
stopping of falling hair, for softening,
whitening and soothing red, rough and
sore hands, for annoying irritations,
and lucrative weaknesses, and for
many sanative, antiseptic purposes
which readily suggest themselves, as
well as for all the purposes of the toilet,
bath and nursery.
SOLD throughout the world. Cgticura Resolvent
form o. Chocolate Coated Ps 25c per vial Of co., Ont-
ment 60c., Sosp. 2bc Depoe. London. Charterhouse
6qi Psrs Rue de a Paix; Boston, la Columbus Ave.
Potter Drug Chem Corp, Sole propfetors.
na- Send foc " A Book for Women"
The leader., 1903-07-01
HAta1A.ua. ..as-ss.4s .4asss usns;sf * lf1
-. iIs',,;;;s;,,'|a'g;,iU!!i|IETell!.SsSs'.l1
GSkrd ;SlgEDIS
MOVABLE NEST BOXES.
They Are Easily Taken Down for
Cleaning and the Hens Seem
to Like Them.

Various arrangements for nesting
boxes in the henhouse have been
suggested, but the best is, for all gen.
eral purposes, the plain box hung on
two nails so that it can be taken
down easily, The groceryman's box
pile will furnish an abundance of ma
terial to select from, as the boxes
do not need to be uniform in size
About IL inches square and five
inches deep is what is wanted. Nail
two cleats to the back, allowing. them
to project six inches above the box.
Through these bore holes by which
the box is hung on two tenpenny
nails driven in the walls of the build
ing.
The merit of these nests lies in
The leader., 1903-07-01
Sore shoulders of Horses.

Heavy work season of the farm al
ways occasions CALLED or sore shout
ders on work horses. Here is sim
pie and cheap way to prevent this:
Take an ordinary sweat pad and
cover the surface next to the shoul.
der with white soft oilcloth. Be very
careful to have it put on very smooth
without any wrinkles or Jumps on
its surface. The cover is put on by
neatly sewing it with strong thread
so that it viii not become displaced
The trouble with the horses shout.
ders in this respect is caused by
sweating, and as ,.the oilcloth pre-
sents cool, dry surface and does
not hold the dampness as leather
or cloth does, it prevents the shoul
ders from becoming sore in almost
every instance. Midland Farmer.
The leader., 1903-07-01
HANDY IN HAVING TIME.
A Dumping Platform That Saves One
Handling and Lessons Labor
in other Ways.

A Wisconsin correspondent sends
the Farm journal a model of a con-
venience for use in hay time. In
wide mows or bays when the fork de-
livers the hay in the center in the
usual manner it must be forked la
boriously to the sides. To remedy
this the correspondent has a board
The leader., 1903-07-01
old-Ti,ne Railrona yYreelx.

In the early days Of the road there was
q, smash-up and all were badly shaken up.
The next morning burly farmer limped
into the superintendent office and said:
Mr.. superintendent, / came in to see
what you were going to give me for ehak-
ent asked how much be thought he ought
to have for his injuries. "Well, think it
is worth SO cents, and will settle for that. !"
The superintendent replied that it was quite
3 sum, but as the man seemed honest ne
would pay him, and he did so, taking his
receipt in full. The. superintendent said.
pass to take you home" mo, You won't.
As long as. these pins (slapping his legs)
last, wont go on your darn railroad any
more. National Magazine.
The leader., 1903-07-01

It's the people who
doubt and become cured
while they doubt who
praise Doan's Pills the
highest.
Aching backs are eased.
Hip. back, and ioin pains
overcome. Swelling OF the
limbs and dropsy signs
vanish.
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment, high
colored. pain in passing,
fribbliug, frequency, bed
wetting. Doan's Kidney Pills
remove calculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpftation,
sleeplessness, h eadache,
nervousness, dizziness.
TAYLoRsvILLE, MISS. - 81
tried everything for q weak
back and got no relief until !
used Doan's Pills"
J, N. Lewis.
The leader., 1903-07-01
Confirmation.

II wish to state" said fresh young law
yer, rising in court, shat the rumor to
the. effect that John Doe, now under
indictment for murder, has attempted to
commit suicide has no foundation in fact.
saw him this morning, and he hasretainedI
me to defend his life.
THAT seems to confirm the rumor," said
the judge. Let the case proceed. "-Lppin-
The leader., 1903-07-01
THE FREE KIDNEY DOCTOR.

The reason you can gea
this trial free Is because
they cure Kidney Ills and
will prove 1t to you.
WEST BRANCH, MICH
Doan's Kidney Pills hit the
case, which was an unusual
desire to urinate had TO get
up five or six times Of a night,
Think diGbetes was well I'M
der way, the feet and ankles
swelled. There was an IN
tense pain in the back, the
heat Of which would feel like
putting ones hand up to .
lamp chimney. Ihavo used
the free trial and two full
boxes Of Doan's Pills with tho
satisfaction Of feeling that !
am cured. They are the rem
edy par excellence"
B. +. BALLARn
The leader., 1903-07-01
His Experience.

Mamma To be polite to your play
mates always is a good thing.
Willie-I don't know about that, but
I know If you're polite to 'em always
it makes 'em think you're a good
thing Catholic Standard and Times.
The leader., 1903-07-01
LadHes Can wear shoea

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. A certain cure for swollen, sweating,
hot, aching feet. AT all Druggists, 25c: Ac-
Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The leader., 1903-07-01
something That Il Needed.

Some genius should invent fiy-
ing machine that will enable man
to fly to the pinnacle of success
without having to climb the ladder
round by round. Chicago Daily
News.
The leader., 1903-07-01
WorId,s Fair, Sc. Louis, 1Yo4.

OF course you are going to visit the Fair.
You want to see what it viii look like. We
have beautiful bird s-eye view (l8x36
inches) which will be sent on receipt of 10
cents, silver or stamps. Address, GEORGE
MORTON, G. P. A., ''The Katy" Box OIL,
st. Louis, Mo.
The leader., 1903-07-01

eyes, since Mr.. Gotrox broke mirror
yesterday, he is convinced that it isvery
uniucky." How superstitious." Not at
all. 1t was a French plate mirror, and cost
$500 Baltimore News.
The leader., 1903-07-01

Never advertise your troubles If you
have bowlegs, don't wear striped trousers
Chicago Journal.
The leader., 1903-07-01

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli-
BILE remedy for coughs and colds.-N. w
The leader., 1903-07-01

Put beggar on horseback and he'll ride
to the first place where he can sell the
horse.-Town Topics.
The leader., 1903-07-01

What good world this would be if all
men did what they boast of.-Chicago Jour-
nal.
The leader., 1903-07-01

Every mother has bright hopes for her baby.
These hopes depend on the health of the little
| one during the first few years. A baby Is sure
to be WE'LL fat AID healthy if its health is looked
after. Baby's health depends on its getting
through the teething period safely. Babies are
generally affected with diarrhoea summer com.
plants when teething, which could be avoided
by using McGee's Baby Elixir to digest its food
and prevent its food from souring on its stomach.
MCCee'S Baby Elixir contains no opiates or
poisons, or other harmful ingredients. It is
especially suited to sick and well babies. Great
care should be used in due time to prevent any
trouble.
When Needed.-McGee's Baby Elixir regu-
lates the stomach and bowels, corrects Sour
Stomach. cures Diarrhoea and Summer Com
plant. corrects Indigestion, prevents fermen-
tation of food in stomach and bowels.
Baby Elixir will carry your baby through the
dangerous teething period; prevents and cures
fretfu1ness and feverishness; insures natural
rest and sleep.
McCee'S Baby ENxir.-So harmless it should
be used freely to prevent diseases as we'll as to
cure. 1t can never do anything but good, SO do
not hesitate to use it if there are any signs that
baby's digestion is out of order. Keep your
baby's bowels in good order to insure health.
McGee'S Baby EHxir.-Just as good in winter
as summer; also to delicate women
for sick stomach. Price. IS and Soc.
The Mayfeld Medicine Mfg Co., st. Louis.
DRAR SIRS-I have used McGees Baby Elixir
with my little girl. two years old, and boy five
years old. for Summer Complaint and Sleepless-
ness, caused from Bowel and stomach trouble,
with satisfactory results; advise all mothers to
keep it on hand for quick relief.
Respectfully,
MRS. H. H. HICKS,
Bells. Tenn
The leader., 1903-07-01

Mix powdered charcoal and finely
crushed bone with the soft feed for
diarrhea.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-31
OTHER MARKETasY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago. Dec so.-CATTLE-Receipts. $4,000 Market
strong 10 10c higher Good prime 81 95G$j g
to medium 50 5oqS4 90 stockes feeders 81 5a
81 ooGs4 IS heifers S2g$4 10 81 50S2 4o
bulls 81 75gS4 %; calves 259gS6 70 HoGs-Receipts
to-day 1900 50 coo; steady to Sc higher
Mixed and butchers 81 6OgS4 g; good e ehoGs heavy
buIk OF sales 81 60eS4 T5 sFEERscsPts 20 0o0 lambs
agass Gooq 70 cnoce - .2s soi iaF 10 cholce
Cincinnati Dec S0-HOGS active ard lower at SO 500
81 so. CATTLE strong at S2GS4 %. SHEEP steady at
S2Q$3 80. LAMBS strong at S4 25GS6
Kansas City. Dec observation-disclosures 3. 900 head,
including $50 Southerus; market steady Oc higher;
port and dressed beef steers steady to 100 higher 81 log
& 20 fair good So 5o9s4 o. Western fed steers strong
So 25S4 stocers and feeders strong So 50GS4
steers strong 50 4ogS4 TO- southern steady 81 5o9
So So native TO 10c higher 81 50GS4:
helfers sr26g 81 oS4 bulls strong So 29s3 500 calves
steady; closed weak; top 81 STA bulk OF sales 81 asa
81 52s heavy 81 50GS4 67s packers 81 40QS4 co. pigs
and lights, 81 500 81 90. SHEEP-Receipts 500 head:
market 10c higher: lambs 81 1895 IS
lambs 81 25S5 TO- ewes, 81 1898 60;
So 5oGS4 49, stockers feeders 50
ass co.
Union stockysrds. Pittsburg De- so-cATrLE steady;
choice, S59S5 49, prime. 81 I0GS4 70; fair S3GS3 60
HOGS higher: prime heaves. s. Is; mediums 50 i5g
SIS 10: roughs sSas4 so SHEEP steady prime wethers
s4qs4 2b cus and 81 5oer<2 IS; choice lambs
25GS6 calves, 81 50GSS-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-31
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

New-YorlC. December 20. 1908
BEANs AND PEAS-The movement is Etil Of a small
tobng character supplies Of white varieties are very
Tnoderste snd there 10 steady 20 firm holding Not
uch business expected until after the new year opens
In some quarters there Is little pressure 20 sell red
kidnev and So 90 10 named for choice stock Foreign
beans also very quiet. Scotch Arm We quote:
BFAEs marrow, choice. per bush. 81 e5; do medium.
r. IO 10 pea red kidney, 81 90; do white Kid
80 SO ~ DO yellow 81 1889 50: do black turtle
80 20 * 40 lima California Sc 25@e2 9Th do Italian
ssunr 81 s09sI IS; other foreign medium 81 500
8 co. foreign pes ~ sOs - No. HtA FtsAS. 6eollA
bags per bush. 81 20
TsTTTTER-krrivsls light again to-day, and
,here vas trading 70 give the market nrTsr
me on the grades Fancy fresh creamery Is
he and buyers forced 70 2S1
possible that high scoring lots might
$50 brought even The grade Is synpAthtzlng
sit.i, , The Improvement medium fair qualities
little better, though not quotably
Storage ereAFQery has made further advance
- and there pretty good business. In addition
~ local trading number OF lots have been taken on
- - town account Western pGcings OF imitation
eresrsry factory renovated selling slowly and
S.S,ss lean IN favor. We quote: Creamery,
.--ss per n g Ne: irsts. 2lU22c DO seconds ITO
a thirds i5TIGc; DO held, extras 20q1e. DO hrsts,
1Ssfsise 60 seconds. I69iTo; do thirds. i1e State
sSlc Western imitation creamery, extras sci 90 nTsts
f7GIsc seconds lbgiee; renovated sstras isei 40
arss i7c seconds ibGeo 90 thirds isul4e; Western
eog held laz4I61sc; do current MAKE niats loc 90
seconds i4QI4ze: DO thirds. iSglsHe; packing stock