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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
GET THE VERY Z
The Farmer Who Puts Himself into
His Work May Rest Assured
of Good Results.

Few of us get the best there is in our
farms. That is because we do not
put the best there is in us into them.
There isn't much use in expecting
great things on the farm unless we
are willing to plan, work and study
how to get those great things. How
shall we go at it to do that? asks Z.
Il. Vincent in Farm and Fireside.
In the first place, the soil must be
in a good state of fertility. This means
that we have carefully saved up every
particle of barnyard manure we have,
and have seconded this effort by a
Judlclous use of commercial fertilizer.
1t means, too, that we have not pre-
viously cropped the land to death.
Then, we will pillow thoroughly. Not
one man out of ten in this country
knows how to plow, or, if he does,
he has not the grit and the gumption
to do it. Once in a while we meet a
farmer who insists that his part of
the farm work shall be done thorough
~. He is on the way to success. 1T was
an old Scotchman who said, "Ye dinna
ken how to pillow in this country; We
on'y scratch the groom" And that is
about what most of us farmers do
we scratch the ground.
And again, to get the best there is
in our farms we must use the harrow
more faithfully. The farmer has no
better tool than a good harrow. ! say
a good" harrow because hosts Of
farmers have not such a thing as a
first-class harrow on the place. They
are working away with the same old
V-shaped drag their fathers used,
or else have picked up at some sale
a worn out thing not worth bringing
home. No good work can be done
with such a tool. Harrows of an up
to-date pattern are reasonable in price
nowadays, and every farmer ought to
have one or more
Good, clean seed is a requisite, too.
No use to sow seed that will not grow
or that is full of weed seed. This may
mean the purchase of a tanning mill,
to be used in recleaning seed. We may
better do this than to seed our farms
down with foul weeds.
But, finally, we will fail after all if
we do not keep the weeds down in
every crop that can be cultivated.
This means steady work for a few
weeks in the spring of the year until
the potatoes have been hilled up and
the corn is too large to admit of work.
ing a horse through it. But the end
tells the story.
Other things being equal, the man
who puts himself into his work as /
have here described may rest assured
of a good crop-the best the soil will
produce. And that ought to make
him happy.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
THE USEFUL CORN PLANT.
Ways In Which Stalk, Leaves,
Pith, TasseIs, Huslss and Cobs
Are Utilized.

A long course of experiments, ear
ried on at Kankakee, ILL.,, under the
encouragement of the United States
department of agriculture, have de-
termined that good use may be made
Of the entire corn crop, not the grain
merely but the stalks, leaves, pith.
t~assels, husks and cobs as well. Diff
ferent varieties of paper of good grade
can be profitably manufactured from
various parts of the plant. One kind
is made from the hard shell of the
stalk, another from the pith and a
third from the husk. From the pith
is turned out the finest grade of oil
paper, almost equal to linen paper.
A machine:has been invented which
will take the cor stalk, as it grows,
husk the ear, separate the husk from
the stalk and then remove the shell
from the pith. The manufacturers
will send this machine into a field
and propose TO the farmer to buy his
corn crop as It stands. IF the farmer
wishes his corn after it has been
husked, he a have it, otherwise it
will be purchased and marketed by
the owner of the machine, who will
convert all the remaining portion of
the plant into some form of manufac-
ture.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
A y OF INTEREST.
Growing Pecans for Market Is an I'm
dustry Having Quite a Pro
nonnced Boom.

One of the latest industries to be
doomed is pecan growing. Some en-
thusiasts even see in this valuable nut
a rival as a money-maker to the
peach.
Botanically the pecan (Ricoria pc
can) belongs to the hickory family.
The tree is one of the largest of the
forest, growing from rs to no feet
high, with wide spreading branches
and symmetrical dome-like top.
The nuts are generally oblong and
vary in weight from 25 to owe a hun
dred per pound. The shells are rela-
lively thin and much easily
cracked than those OF the common
hickory nut.
The pecan is found native in river
bottoms from Iowa and Kentucky
southwest into Mexico, and seems to
prefer a moist, rich soil. 1t is sue
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

cessfully grown, however, in many
other states and on a variety of soils.
the Michigan station reports that
pecan trees obtained from Iowa nuts
have grown we'll at the South Haven
substation since 1890 and proved en-
tirely hardy. The Stuart pecan from
Texas, however, has required protec-
ton to prevent its killing back each
winter.
Generally pecans will not be com
mercially successful north of parallel
40. Pecan nuts are grown on a com
mercial scale in California, and or
chards have been planted in a num-
Der of southern states. Texas and
Louisiana at present furnish the bulk
of the annual crop, mostly from ma
tive trees.
Florida is believed to be well
adapted to the growth of pecans, es-
.pecially in the western and northern
parts. and there seems to be oppor-
tunity for a considerable extension
of the industry. Trees grow in Flor
ida on a number of soils, varying
from the black hummock to the less
fertile high pine lands. On the richer
soil the trees seem to develop wood
at the expense of the fruit, while on
poor soils the trees MAKE less wood
and bear more fruit. A Georgia grow
er stated that he had found sandy
loan soils with a clay subsoil the best
for pecans.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
A SENSATIONAL Cnse.

Aston, Mich, May 25th.-Houghton
County has never witnessed a more strik-
ing medical case than that OF Mr.. James
Culet OF this place.
MIR. Culet had spent a small fortune with
the best physicians in the county and in
addition to this he has tried every. medicine
he could hear of.
He had a very bad case of Rheumatism
INC Kidney Trouble, from which he had
suffered for twenty years. Nothing he
could get seemed to do him any good, and
he was gradually growing worse.
He has no rheumatism now and explains
it thus:
"One day I happened to see an advertise
ment of Dodd's Kidney Pills and decided to-
try them. !,
II made up my mind to give them a good
fair trial, as my case was q very bad one
and was Of over twenty years standing.
Il used altogether AZ boxes and | can
truthfully say that they have driven out
every trace of the Rheumatism.
II feel like a new man, and ! can and do
most heartily recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills for Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
s25 to Coloradc aud HACK.

1t has been estimated that between $780,
900 and les000,000 persons 10 the Uni,cd
States take q vacation every summer. They
spend between $4,000 900 and $500,U0U,-
QUO yearly in pursuit of pleasure. This is d
great deal OF money to spend during a va
cation, but this season the expenditure per
capita may be somewhat less onsaccount Of
the low railroad rates offered by the Chica-
go. Milwaukee & st, Paul Railway
From July l to 10 this line will sell tickets
to Colorado ard return from Chicago for
$$25. This will enable many to enjoy their
summers outing at slight expense. Colo
RADIO summer resorts are cooler than the sea-
shore.
For scenic beauty the Rocky Mountain
region is famous the world round. The most
attractive spots among these peaks are
beautifully pictured and faithfully de-
scribed in a new book just published by the
passenger department of the Chicago, Nil
wankee & st. Paul Railway. 1t will be
sent OF receipt of six cents to pay postage.
Through train service, Chicago to Dem
yer, every day via the Chicago Milwaukee
& st. Paul and the Union Pacific line. r..
A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chi
cago.
The more credit you expect, the less you
ret,-Atchison Globe.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Read how easily it can be done.
W. j. Hill, Of 40 South Union Street,
Concord, N. c., proprietor Of hardware
and harness store, Justice Of the Peace,
and onesof the best known residents Of
that city, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills
proved a very efficient remedy in my
case. / gota box at the Gibson Drug
Store and used them for disordered
kidneys and backache from which I had
experienced a great deal of annoyance,
trouble and pain. The kidney secre-
tions had bothered me for a long while,
were very irregular, dark colored and
full of sediment. The Pills cleared it
all up and I have not had an ache inmy
back since taking the last dose. My
back is much stronger and my health
generally is improved a great deal. /
AM glad to nuke q public endorsement
of the Pills trusting that it may be
the means OF relieving some other
sufferer. !"
AFREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Hill will he
mailed on application to any part Of the
United States. Address Foster-Milburn
Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all
druggists, price SO cents per box.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

is generally considered rather high
by the ordinary farmer or amateur.
The work the factory made machines
do, however, is about perfect.
This machine, although homemade
and not very handsome in appear
ance, does the work as well as a Sc
or So tool, and costs not more than
40 cents to make. For a wheel, take
the fly wheel of an old sewing ma
chine, about one foot in diameter,
and put a round bolt tightly through
the axle. Then take a piece of plank,
(a), 20x10 inches, and cut as shown,
boring holes for the axle where
marked. After the wheel is set in
place, it should turn easily and stead
lily, if balanced properly. For the
handle &c 81, cut out and round from
a piece of plank two pieces, or use
any that may be otherwise obtained.
Then getva biiacfksIliittf 10 make three
teeth (b) out of a piece of spring
steel one inch wide and eight
holes are drilled through them for
screws.
One tooth should be placed about
six inches behind the wheel and di-
rectly in the center, the other two
being four inch S behind the first
and the same distance from the CEN
ter tooth. When this cultiyaior is
pushed through the rows, it should
run with little pressure from the
operator, clearing out the weeds and
stirring the soil at the same time.
Though not very handsome, this
homemade arrangement does the
work we'll and if given two coats of
brown OF green paint, will be inn
proved in appearance.-Edgar Mac
kinley, in Farm and Home.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Not Much OF q Dog.

He wasn't much of q dog, and yet he
chased the COW that was not muchsused
to dogs through q barbed wire fence,
cutting her SO thatthe owner was COM
PEELED to kill her to put her out of her
misery. He chaseda flock of sheppard
the town had to pay SIS to make good
the loss to the farmer who owned the
sheep. He worried every animal on
thepaaee and kept body az
night; and yet-he wasn't much OF 3
dogafter all.-Farm Journal.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Old Railroad Ticket Is Now a Cu-
riOsity.

Mrs. Laura E. Howey. librarian of the
State Historical society, Of Montana has re-
ceived from c. E. Reese, ofsSVirginia City,
one Of the tickets used in the carry COS on
the stage lines of Montana. 1t is from Vir-
ginia City to New York, issued by the Wells
Fargo company, the fare at that TINS being
$50. The ticket is composed of eight
coupons.
The first is by stage, supposedly to Salt
Lake, there being left a blank space to be
filled in. From there it is over the Union
Pacific railroad to Omaha, by omnibus to
Council Bluffs and from there to Chicago
over the Chicago & North-Western Railway.
From Chicago the ticket is over the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago to Pittsburg
and from Pittsburg to Harrisburg over the
Pennsylvania Central. From the latter
place to New York the ticket calls for pas
sage over the Allentown line to New York.
sometimes has my suspicious" said
s uisle c nDen, ndas 9 Dc ! cihSFsnie gossip hab a
in selfJdefense Washington Star.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
GOOD SOIL %CULTIvAToR.
Homemade Machine Not very, Hand.
some in Appearance But of Great
Practical Value.

Now that garden crops are planted
almost exclusively in rows, a tool
that will clean out the weeds, stir the
soil around the plants and by making
a good surface mulch prevent the loss
of moisture to some extent, is essen
tial for the proper care of the gar
den. The wheel hoe or cultivator is
usually used for this purpose by the
professional gardener, but the price
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

A Test.-"He has been mentioned as q
candidate for Office very frequently"
YES answered Farmer Corntossel; "the.
only trouble is that everytime anybody
mentions him, the other fellers laugh
Washington Star.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

0oShs ~ US41o VI
Kidneyills as do
most pains and
aches in the
back. Kidney
ills begin with
backache and
end with Dia-
betes, Dropsy,
disease.
Cure Kidney
and BLADDER
troubles before
they reach the
-a~so,,C c%n~A
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Hut luck.

Enpeck--Meeker is certainly q lucky in-
dividual.
Slowun-What's the explanation?
Last fall he tumbled into an open sewer
and recovered 5000 damages from ths city
and yesterday he fell out of a thi1d-story
window and lit on his mother-in-law."--
Chicago Daily News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Be courteous to all, but intimate with.
few, and let these few be well tried before
you give them your oontidence.-Washing-
ton.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

'eThe Klean, Kool, Kitchen Kind" Of
stoves make no smoke, smell. SCOT, ashes OF
excessive heat. Always look for trade mark,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
1t Cures Ishile You walk.

IT Cures While You Walk.
Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for hot,
sweating, %callus, and swollen, aching feet.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't ac-
eept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. h.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

You can do your dyeing in half an hou
with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

The reward of one duty in the power t,
fulfill another.-Eliot.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

self-confdence is apt to mark the coward.
Rams Horn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
A DANGER SPOT.

A dangerous spot Cor
pain is the small of the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Millions of Trunks.

gage cars during the calendar year of 1902,
8, l59,545 pieces Of checked baggage. There
were received at stations 3,l2l,9 74 pieces of
checked baggage. The number Of bicycles
forwarded and received by baggage car was
al, 6l4; and baby cars forwarded and re-
ceived 26,654.
The beauty seen, is partly in him who sees
it.-Borce.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Opposition is essential to success.-Ram,s
Horn
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

The more credit You expect, the less you
get.-Atchison, Globe.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

serious stage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

the center to each individual cover
form an effective method of enhancing
the beauty of the table.
Three ordinary barrel hoops wreath.
ed with green, decorated and connectea
by bright ribbons, may be fixed by
wires in the center of the table, and
make pretty showing.
Florists are offering Christmas box
es including wires and nails fcr putting
them up in collections like the follow
ing: Twelve nice sprays of holly;
twelve long sprays of Southern smilax
twelve sprays of magnolia leaves;
one long needle pine; one palm crown .
twelve palm leaves; one pound gray
moss. The price for this, which is
quite sufficient for a palor, is $3.50
Hyacinths, narcissus, lilies II the val
ley will all be in favor for Christmas, as
we'll as the azalea, primrose, begonia
and other blooming plants.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
HOW TO TREAT CHILDREN.

Find something which annoys lit
tie folks and tease them for half ar
hour. Then, when they are on the
verge of tears, remark that only ba
bies in long clothes cry.
Do not, on any consideration, treat
them as If they were intelligent and
observing human beings. They might
act like it and so upset all the training
the parents endeavcr to give them
when you are not present.
Wind up by giving them all a nick.
el. This will teach them to expect tips
from all callers and will make it pleas.
ant for the next who comes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
stove boxes, covered with pretty wall

stove boxes, covered with pretty wall
paper makes very good substitute. he
may appear on an immense sled drawn
by group of merry children on field
of snow. Who said it was merely cot
ton? You know it is snow!
Some one has suggested that the
children may be dressed to represent
holly branches, or snow balls, or some
thing of that kind, and the effect will
be pretty. Or it has been suggested
that they appear as "Brownies,' and
that idea is simple and pretty also.
Then there may be the little Christ
mas play with half dozen principal
or speaking" parts, built around some
appropriate Christmas theme, with
choruses in which all may join. Every
one will enjoy that from the youngest
to the Oldest "groWnup''
Books and stories will form hapry
part of many Christmas evening, where
tired children. exhausted by the ex-
citing day, love to cluster around their
mothers knee to be lulled to rest Dy
the legends of the happy season.
Says Tennyson in his 'In Memo
riam:"
Be merry all, be merry all,
With hclly dress the festive hall,
Prepare the song, the feast, the baH,
To welcome merry Christmas.
Thus wrote Spenser, and in all the
years from Chaucer's time down to the
present have the poets blended the
beauties of the flower into the cheer OF
r'stmas.
Ihe method of handling the holly and
the drawing room, at the Christmas
dinner table may take as many forms
as there are individual tastes to direct
it.
From chandelier, about the picture
frames, the wreaths hung in the win
dow, the festooning OF tables with
wreaths and ribbons are familiar forms
Of decoration.
Ropes of evergreen about the side
boards and mantels as well as festcons
from the overhanging chandelier give
a pretty effect to the Christmas table
TABLE SUGGESTIONS.
Where the dining room is of oak or
other natural wood and these festoons
are relieved by the red berry OF the
holly, charming results may be OBJ
tanned.
The bell is another most popular
form of Christmas decoration. One
suspended ever the center of the ta-
BILE with bright ribbons reaching from
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
THE AMERICAN BACHELOR GIRL

I nor the way of beating it, but the h1w
| himself.
Erect 1.-THE, strong in the arms ami
| broad of shoulder, the little fellow
| seemed to take life and grace from
each drum beat
A Drum Corps of Two.
81 will get drum" said the bachelT
girl, "and study physical culture ise
, that manner And she did.
Organizing little class of two ccGr
sisting of herself and ancther bachelor
girl-a girl who was too stout-she Oh
tanned two drums and set to work
The drum drill took place twice daily
In the flat.
For awhile it must be confesSea
that there was very little result ht-
ycnd that of great deal 0. din. Bss
after time the results began to he
visible
The girl whc. was a little too stout
began to lose her flesh, and to grow
more supple in her arms and better
along her belt line.
AS for the tall, thin girl, she waA
positively transformed by the exez-
else.
Her shoulders broadened and wsJx
still growing broader with each drum
beat while her arms grew rounded and
her whole figure gathered grace.
thin girl, who Is flat in the chest
slender In the waist line, limp across
the shoulders and hollow backed has
very little chance in beautys Contest
She may have pretty face, but whxt
is pretty face when there is no figure
with it? The body must be good or the
face counts for very little.
The girl who is too thin is as badly
of as the one who is too fat, and peg
haps a little worse.
She must put ON flesh, and this ~
one of the NEST difficult of all things tn
do. She must add to her pounds with
discretion, and must put on the fsx
just where it should be placed, ana
nowhere else.
There have been physical culture ex-
perts who guaranteed to increase the
weight in perfectly satisfactory mar
ner
They declare that they can make the
chin round, the neck and shoulders full.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
wish? With what eager JOY is every
gift examined, fondled caressed!

wish? With what eager JOY is every
gift examined, fondled, caressed!
Christmas Games.
breakfast finished. there often comes
the rivalry of comparing presents with
those of cther boys and girls Then
there may come the afternoon on the
skating pond, if it is real Christmas
weather, and the chance to display
that first pair of kid gloves, for which
you have SO anXiously longed, or the
new overcoat that Santa Claus has
brought
Then comes the anticipation of that
glorious dinner and the games that
are to follow.
Will it be BUTTON button, who's got
the button" or "postoffice,'' or good
old blind mans buff or the raptur.
GUS kiss in. kiss cMt..'
Then there is a game called Spider
that is interesting. First. you con
struct a wire spider-a big fellow. with
great legs. He is suspended from
chandelier or gas fixture. and near him
you have spools of slender ribbons or
cords, and these lead out through the
room and hall, up the stairway, to bed.
room c.r garrett no matter where.
When you have once selected your
cord or ribbon you must follow 1t
through all the intricate mazes, where
ever it may go, no matter whom you
encounter In efforts to follow out the
particular thread, till you get to the
end of the cord.
Aside from the home entertainments
the sleigh rides, the snowballing, the
skating, the giving and receiving OF
presents, the Sunday school entertain
ment affords children immense pleas
ure and happiness. It Is there that
Santa Clause, after ALL seems most at
home. The assemblage of school-mates
the thrill of companionship, of fellow
ship to which children respond so
quickly makes the gathering delight
full
Many plans have been proposed fol
the most propittious way for Santa
Claus to enter. He may come down
the big chimney of which pyramid OF