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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
THE TWO ESSENTIALS.
When a Horse Is Afling Its
Teeth and, If Possible, Change
Its Diet.

When a horse begins to run down IL
flesh, eats daintily or not at all, there
are two things that thought should be
given to before resorting to medical
treatment; one is the teeth; the other
diet, says Farm, Stock and Home. This
'toff feed" horse is often in that condi-
ton because he can't eat, and because
he has no desire to eat. He needs a den
fist. and not medicine. If the teeth are
all right, and the horse will not eat, 1t is
often because he and his feed no longer
harmonic. He may have been given one
kind of feed so long and uninterrupted
Nv that he has lost all desire for it; it
has become obnoxious, in fact, and he
cannot eat 1t. In such cases a change OF
diet is what the horse needs, and not
medicine. Oats are a good and accept
able horse feed, and bread is equally SO
for man, but if the last is substantially
the only feed man has for a long period,
he will reject it to the extent of great
loss of flesh; and under similar condi-
tons the horse will reject oats. II
neither teeth o diet are responsible
for the horses condition, then other
causes must be lookedfor. But In an as
tonishingly large number of instances
the causes named will be found the rea
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
Bean straw as a Ration.

Whether bean straw is a fit food for
farm animals depends upon the degree
of maturity reached by the plant when
harvested. In this it is like all forage
crops. Usually the vines are allowed to
become too ripe to make good feed, in
order that the beans will fall out easily.
II the vines are pulled before all the sap
and life have left them they make for
age similar to cowpea hay in character.
AS in other cases, the farmer wants to
eat his cake and have it, too. He wants
to catch 'em comm and gwine." With
corn and oats it is possible to cut before
maturity and have fairly good roughage
and ripened grain also. With white
beans it is not SO easy, but q discriminate
ing Judgment applied at the critical mo-
ment will doubtless be rewarded by a
crop OF beans and roughage more or less
nutritious.-Rural World.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
A German Farmers Case.

Rich Fountain, Mo-, Aug l7th;-Rev:
Jos. Pope, of this place, is widely and
done and is doing much for his people.
He is very much beloved by EVERYONE for
Rev. Mr.. Pope has given for publication
a statement made to him by. a German
farmer, who is a member of his congr1ega,-
ton. The mans name is George Hoel-
lerer, and he has given Rev. Mr.. Pope this
letter: =,
Last winter l suffered very much with
Rheumatism. I could neither walk nor
ride on horse back nor do any farm work.
II took medicine from different doctors,
but they did not do me any good. Then
l tried Dodd,s Kidney Pills procured for
me by a good friend. After 1 mad taken
the first box l felt already a heap better;
was relieved Of the pain and could WALL
and chop wood; and the contraction Of
my fingers began to resolve.
Now since | have taken six more boxes
of Dodd's Kidney, Pills | feel well again
and am able to do all the work on tbs
farm"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
7 On mi MULE.

A mule will pine away and die when
rheumatism attacks his hind feet.
In kodaking a mule don't focus its
rear, unless you have a wheelbarrow
escapement handy.
A mule is a vegetarian by nature and
training, and although he will kill he
will not eat his prey.
A mule never discriminates between a
tramp and a preacher. He is like the
rain-gets the drop on bad and good
alike.
A mule has one great advantage over
less favored creatures; he has no de-
scendants to leave a good name and
fame-so leaves neither.
A mule standing motionless with both
eyes half closed is not dreaming sweet
Dreams. Scientists say he is either
thinking of the man he kicked last OF
the one he will kick first.-Rural World
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
DRIVEWAY
EXCELLENT HOG HOUSE.

X a desirable place for surplus
corn or for storage room for Doxes,
barrels, plows, etc. Sliding doors
close the driveway at each end, and
small doors lead from each pen to the
run-ways, which should lead to the
barnyard or farm lane. The pens, when
used for feeding and sleeping, should
be cleaned each day or two, which is cas-
lily done with a sco~op-shovel. The
troughs should be fastened securely, and
the front Of the pen should be hinged to
swing in over the trough, thus keeping
all hogs away until slop is distributed,
The floor should slope from n and one
half to two inches in ten feet.
The past year has been, very hard on
swine, yet out of 40 head I have lost
but one small shoat, and that was in
iured by the SOW. One lot of shoats
were placed in pen on the Goth of Febru'
airy. 1902, and were not off the cemen'
until May 20, when marketed. No 1ool
to repair, no rat harbors, ease in clean
Ing, and good sanitary conditions, maxi
the cement floor the most desirable
w. w. Helwig, in Ohio Farmer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
HOW 10 use a currycomb.

If a currycomb must be used have the
smoothest one that can be found, and use
It but sparingly. In the hands of some
men the curycomb is barbarous instru-
ment of torture. Applied with a long,
sweeping motion, without regard to the
shape of the body, or the evenness with
which it is held, will make a poor animal
shrink and shiver. III skin is often
seriously hurt by the angles of comb
when carelessly ana heavily handled.
A short motion, back and forth, does
the work more effectively and humanely
than the severe application of the comb
described. The horse will learn not to
dislike it If he finds he is not hurt.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
O FOODS.
important Conclusions Reached by
Prof. Mumford OF the Illinois
Experiment Station.

Having already referred to an i'm
portant cattle feeding experiment re-
Gently conducted at the Illinois station
by Prof. H. W. Mumford. we present
some 81 the chief conclusions reached,
taken from bulletin No. So:
/. This experiment indicates that corn
may be supplemented with clover hay, a
heterogeneous roughage, In such a way
that its influence will be practically as
beneficial as the supplementing of corn
with a heterogeneous concentrate, such as
gluten meal.
2. That where clover hay or some
other heterogeneous roughage is not avail
able for. supplementing the corn crop
in fattening steers, a heterogeneous con-
centrate like gluten meal is highly adj
yantageous.
8. That neither the corn ration sup
plemented by the use of a heterogeneous
roughage on the one hand nor of a nj
trogenous concentrate on the other
proved to be an ideal ration. 1t is be.
lieved that some judicious combination
of the two yet to be determined will b.
found more satisfactory and profitable
than either.
4. A ration of corn, timothy hay ant
corn slower has little to recommend
for beef production. 1t is not favorabl
for the production of large, rapid o
economical gains; nor is the bee
produced by such a ration desirable.
required Is pounds more grain and 3.
pounds more roughage to produce eac,
pound of grain where timothy hay SUP
plemented corn than where clover ha
was used.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
MExIco's HANDSOME WoMEN.
Vhey Are of Mixed BIood-Spanisb
and Indian-and Are Very
Attractive.

Some of the most beautiful women in
of the T~ahuantepec isthmus in Mexico.
They are of mixed blood-Spanish and
Indian-though the Indian is generally
predominant, says an exchange. In that
region on Sundays n will see hundreds
of pretty churchgoers wearing a most
extraordinary costume. The skirt is
often of satin or silk, heavily lace
trimmed sometimes, and with a short
sleeved waist. The head dress is the
principal feature. 1t is a great stiff
%laundered accordion-plaited sort OF
thing that can look very pretty and can
be what the women's word sloppy
means.
The Amatecas, both men and women,
wear white cotton garments, on which
the embroidery is done in panels either
down the front of the woman's skirt or
on the tunic the men wear. There is a
curious custom among them of lovers
exchanging the twigs of certain trees IN
entire secrecy, except as each new tWls
is received it is carried to the father or
mother or guardian of each OF the two
and assent is given to the continuance
of the exchange till orange blossoms are
reached, then it is time for the priest.
This pretty method of courtship is dy'
ing out, as it is a relic of Indian customs
and is discouraged by the priests.
In nearly all parts Of the country the
lovers process is the same. 1t is called
playing bear" and is of Spanish extrac-
ton. OF course is is not necessary to
play bear in those classes where the
young folk are thrown together in the
market, the field, the workroom INC the
highway, but even there a close watch is
kept Oh the girls and conversation witt
their adorers is fragmentary.
The beginning of a courtship is usually
the sight of each other on some publi'
day, some Fiesta" or when driving IL
the Paseo. The lover-to-be beholds
f face that causes his heart to tighten
r then expand, and, if he does not know
vino she is he will follow and ascertain
D her abode. That night there will b
twanging guitars without her windoy
a and he may attempt to sing few MeXl
E cans but have fair voices). The mex
day burning epistles of deathless low
arrive and possibly an elder member {
the young mans family, and if their re
spective stations, fortunes and all othe
things are suitable the young people be
gin to see each other, with some thir
person ever present and between then
except in those fond moments when sh
stands at her window or balcony and he
lover is without, but near enough thu
the slightest whisper of one can be hear
by the other, and if the bars are wide liz
may meet. So love is made until tt
weddingday, but, sad to relate, when thu
day is not long passed the young WI
takes her place in the household but II
tie higher than the servants. But ST
has expected nothing else and dutiful
follows her husband to the toor each de
and kisses his hand as he extendsi 1T.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
CITY Boy on a Farm.

A Missouri farmer hired a city boy
to help him around the farm during
the summer. One morning ne told the
boy to go and salt the calf. The boy
took a quart Of salt and rubbed 1t all
over the calf, working it into the hair.
A lot of colts scented the salt, and
hunted the calf up, They licked al
the hair on inc caIi paosaksZsT E 4sss.z.-
er tried to catch the calf to wash it.
but the calf. thinking he wanted to
lick it, too, ran through a hole in the
fence ard disappeared down the road.
The boy now stands up when he eats
his pie. Moral: Never be afrsid to
ask questions.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
BEGGAR GIVES CREDIT.
But He Doesn't Relish the Practice
That Some People Have of
Putting Him on.

Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister to
Washington attended in Philadelphia the
recent launching of the Turkish warship
Medjidia at the Cramps %shipyard.
During the luncheon following the
launch Chekib Bey animadverted for a mo-
ment to the beggars of Philadelphia. says
an exchange Of that city.
you have here" he said, IAN enterpris.
ing and intelligent colleckion of beggars.
One of them approached me this morn
ing. He told a moving tale of misfortune;
then he asked me for q little money.
II put my hand in my pocket, to find
that-1 was altogether out of change.
My man. / said, / have nothing for
you now, hut in an hour / shall be pass
ing this way again. Then l promise
you you shall get something. from me-
IAN right, SIR said the heggar; but
all the same, he added, fretfully, you
wouldn't believe the amount of credit
give in this way"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
THIEF USES POST OFFICE.
Sort of Half Kindness I'm Practice for
the Benefit of the
Robbed.

A new part which the post office
a New York girl recently when she re-
.ceived notice from the city postal au-
thorities to call for an unaddressed
package believed to belong to her.
Several days before this the young
woman had lost her pocketbook, re-
ports the Sun. The purse contained
money, several keys. a pocket piece, a
number of her cards and some small
trinkets.
Presenting the official notice at the
post Office, she was asked if she had
lost a small satchel, and when told
that she had been robbed of one, the
| clerk asked for a description Of its
contents.
"a f%ve-dollar bill, two i%ve-dollar
gold pieces, a ten-dollar bill, a."
Hold on a minute" said the clerk.
There isn't n money in this bag.
What else did you have in it,"
ooh, I guess it isn't mine, then," she
replied. II had a five
Never mind" interrupted the clerk
glancing down the line of applicants
What else did you have in it,"
Three keys, q medal, a pocket
piece, some of my cards, some stamps
and samples and things" said the girl
"Oh, l guess it's yours" said thu
clerk, delivering over the identified
property. "If it hadn't been for tn
cards, however, you probably Woui'
never have found it,"
eBut where is my money!" asked tn
girl.
"Oh, that's a common occurrence,
was explained. you see a THE
knows it isn't safe to carry aroun
some easily identified possession G
some other person. He only want
the money. So he takes that and the
drops anything which might lead
detection in the first post Office parct
, box he reaches. And you get what
left of your property after the thief ha
had his pick"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
=
ERD-AAN>A)
STOCK
AN OHIO HOG U
It Is Neither Elaborate Nor Expen-
sive and Almost Any Bright
Man Can Build One.

l herewith submit plans of my hog
house. The building is "a by 70 by
IL feet with a crib of foul feet Q
one and .one-half feet above the level,
\ ten-foot wagon shed, and the re-
naming ten feet cemented and dl-
vided into as many pens as are want
ed. The cement should be not less
than eight inches above the ground
level, and, if possible, on the south
slice of a building, 80 that sunlight
may be admitted by windows or
hinged doors or lifts.
A good floor over the pens about
Eve and one-half feet from the cement,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

A local artist of note tells an amusing
story of his visit to an insane asylum in
this state. Spending as much time as he
could visiting an inmate, he started down
the stairs on his way to catch the train
back to the city.
At the foot of the stairs stood a large
clock. Taking out his own watch to com
pare the time, he found there was a diff
ference of several minutes. Turning to the
doorkeeper, a young Irishman, he in
CURED if the clock was right.
Right" said the doorkeeper. do YOU
think it would be here if it was right?"-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
p.ss Have Sore Feet,

If your pigs feet get sore, give a dose
of epson salts, and follow with ten
grains of nitrate potassium two or three
times daily, in feed, which will cool the
system and afford relief to the feet.
Proud flesh between the toes should be
touched once with terchloride of anti
mony, using a feather. If necessary, re-
peat the third day. To head the sore use
chloride of zinc, one dram to one pint
OF water. Keep the pig warm and dry.
Midland Farmer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
SECURE cRossBAR LOCK.

crosspar. A round iron bolt holds the
bar to the middle rail of the door, al
lowing it to turn freely either way. Two
long gains, one in the floor and n in
the beam overhead, receive the ends of
the bar when the door is closed. In
place of a gain in the beam, a strip Of
scantling may be nailed firmly TO the
under side of the beam. The upper end
of the crossbar, when set erect, comes
on the inside Of the strip.-D. H. Shop
ard, in Farm and Home.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
Cause Of Rancidity.

Rancidity of butter has received a
variety of explanations. A chemical
study leads Jensen, a German bac-
teriologist, to conclude that micro
organisms are the cause, three species
being especially active, and that the
air plays nc ri except in stimulat-
ing the growth of the bacteria. Salt
retards their growth. They require
oxygen, and in protecting butter it is
desirable to keep it in large masses,
exposing the smallest possible surface
the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
DOOR LOCK.
A Convenient Way to Manage the
CrOssbar- of Entrance Ways
to Barns.

Large barn doors are often fastened
to a perpendicular bar, one end OF
which enters a mortise in a beam or
block overhead, and the other q mortise
in the floor. The strength Of a man
is usually required to take out the bar,
or put it up. The illustration shows a
more convenient way to manage the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
Misplaced Affection.

The Eskimos were very angry with the
arctic explorer. !.
"What did he do?" asked the member of
the relief expedition.
"He petted our dogs" explained the
native.
rs there any harm in petting your
dogs?"
Yes; their tails were frozen stiff. and
when they went to wag them they broke
~of."-Stray Stories.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
UP to papa.

81 you want to become my son-in-
las, dc you92.aaueried the stern parent.
Yes, sir" replied the modest youth.
THAT is. if YOU can afford it."-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

pelvic organs, the discharge OF mucus
Is sure to OCCUR.
This discharge of mucus Constitutes
a weakening drain; the system cannot
long withstand the loss of mucns,
hence it is that women afflicted with
catarrhal affections of the pelvic or
rans feel tired and languid, with weak
back and throbbing brain. Acourse OF
Peruna is sure to restore health by
cutting off the weakening drain of the
daily loss of mucns.
An Admirable Tonic.
Congressman Mark FL. Dunnell, Ma
tional Hotel, Washington, d. c.. writes:
"Your Peruna being used by myself
and many of my friends and acquaint-A
ances not only as a cure for catarrh
but also as an admirable tonicfor phys
ical regeneration, I gladly recommend
it to all persons requiring such reme-
dies."-Mark FL. Dunnell.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
| write at once 10 Dr. . Hartman. giving q
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis. !.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarinm, Columbus, q.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

To Cure n Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money il it fails to cure. &c
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
Goat. Not Numerous here.

The United States If almost a goatiess
country compared with others, and the
Importance of goatskins. young and old,
aggregate $35, O0O, 900 ayear-which rep
resents the slaughter Of II, 000, 600 goats
and kids. Germany has 3,oo0. 900 head,
Spain 5,5660,160, usarta 9 Gee end
France, Bulgaria and Italy about I.5Oo,-
900 each. In Turkey there are six goats
for each person, the goat being the most
Important source IT income.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

If you stand too much upon your dig
nifty, somebody is sure to walk on it
Chicago Tribune.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

It is the grain of truth that gives force
to the lie.-Ram's Horn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

Nothing in the world is more naughty
than a man of moderate capacity when
once raised to Notwithstanding.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

Old Sofas, Backs of Chairs, ETC., can be
dyed with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

"Ihave charge of a department In
q dry goods store, and after standing
the larger part of the day, 1 would go
horne with q dull ache, generally
through my entire body. 4 used Pee
runa and feel so much better that 4
walk to and from the store now. 4
know Peruna to be the best medicine
on the nlarkeff0r the diseases peculiar
to Miss Nellie Curtain.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

You cannot live by another's expert.
ence.-Ram's Horn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

Nothing is so weakening to the human
system as the constant loss of mucus.
Catarrhal Inflammation of the mucous
membrane produces an excessive forma-
ton of mucus Whether the mucous
membrane be located in the head or
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

A pulIet that is not well kept from
Matching to laying time will never make
4 Notwithstanding hen.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

M ISIS NELLIE CURTAIN, 646 Pearl
lFl street, st. Paul, Mimi, head sales
woman in a department store writes:
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
LIVERY DRIVERS ARE
WILLING TO HELP OUT
Union Declares a Truce in the Strike for
Ten Days

Chicago, Dee. 3I.- Stunned by the Iro-
quois thcatcr disaster, the striking livery
drivers and their employers have each
made preparations to supply carriages to
meet the emergency.
The union leaders declared truce for
10 days and offered to drive without com
pensation iii the funerals OF the victims.
President Albert Young of the union
called the members together and talked
over the situation. They unanimously
agreed 10 declare a truce until after the
funeral Of the victims.
The union leaders then drew up the fol
lowing decree and sent it out broadcast.
Owing to the great disaster to the pub
lie caused by the fire at the Iroquois the
ater, do hereby declare truce in the
present strike OF undertakers and livery
drivers for 10 days and do further request
that every man on strike report at once
to his respective place OF employment and
do everything in his power to assist his
employer in caring Tor the wants of the
public; wages are to have no considera-
tion. ALBERT YOUNG"
The livery owners have arranged for the
putting out of every carriage i'll the city.
Non-union men have been hired by the
score, and a notice was sent to every union
driver 10 report for work this morning
under the old terms of employment.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
FINDS HIS WIFE AND
TWO CHILDREN

Chicago. Dec. 3I.-Clnton c. Meeker. a
clerk in the registry division OF the post
office, living in the suburb of Irving park
has probably lost his entire family. CON
sisting OF his wife, two daughters and
two sons.
A friend called Mr. Meekcr to the phone
at O'Clock in the afternoon and asked
him il any OF his family had gone to the
theatcr. He answered that so far as he
knew, none of them had left home. When
he reached the house. however, he found
only his mother-in-law.
Where are Mabel and the children ?"
he asked.
They have gone to the lroquois the.
atcr," was the reply.
II dropped right down OH my knees"
said Mr.. Meeker, and prayed that God
might spare them"
Today Mr.. Meekcr had partially ident-
fed the bodies OF his wife and two daugh-
ters. He failed TO find any trace of his
two sons.