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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
hi FARM Q LOT.
A necessary Adjunct from Which to
Obtain Fuel, Timber and Much
Real Pleasure.

Every farm ought to have an acre or
more of woodland. Ten acres to a
1o0-acre farm is probably an ideal pro-
portion. In many portions of the
country this woodland exists on UNI
tillable hills and mountainsides. In
many places the wood lot, if it ever
exists, must be an artificial creation.
The wood lot will furnish a large pro-
portion of the fuel needed on the farm.
The fuel tax will undoubtedly become
year by year heavier as wood and coal
become scarcer. 1t will furnish posts
for fencing and timber for repairs to
buildings. If a sawmill is not con-
venient, the logs can readily be dressed
into shape with the broadax.
Some years ago a neighbor of mine
inherited a small tract of land which
was without buildings. He was a
mechanic, with a large family, and
living in town, where there was little
chance to earn a good living for the
children. On the land inherited was a
good wood lot of probably seven acres.
Loose stone was abundant on the
neighboring hills. Sand filled the gut
tiers at the roadside.
Our friend rented a house and lot
near his land. In the winter, when he
could do no farm work, he collected
stone from the mountains. He made
out a bill of lumber necessary for a
house and barn. A portable sawmill
was brought to his wood lot, and the
lumber for the buildings was soon
piled up to season. Sand was gathered
from the roadside, and in two years,
through a good deal of hard work and
the aid of the wood lot, nice buildings
were erected, and all at a very small
outlay, the man himself being able to
handle carpenters tools. If the tim
Der had not been on the land he could
not have erected the buildings.
Another friend, a teacher, purchased
a small piece of woodland on which
was what appeared to be only a small
amount of scrub pine. He planned a
house, made out a bill of lumber
needed, cut the scrub pines and out
of it entirely erected his house, the
frame, siding, floors and shingles all
being from this timber, generally Goa.
sidered nearly worthless. This man
having taste and mechanical ability il
addition, has a really beautiful home
and it cost him a very small sum fol
labor. Not only will the. wood lot fur
nish lumber, fencing, bean poles, etc.
but it will give to the owner and his
family glimpses of nature, SO Otter
nearly wanting in well cultivated re
gions.
In time the wood lot will nave un
derbrush and wild flowers. 1t will
form a shelter for birds and rabbit
and will be a retreat to which tn,
family can go for rest and recreation
? for an occasional half day in summer
, The woodlot will be a beautiful spot
I On the farm. It will help to make tn
{ children love the country. It will ad,
: to the general charms of the land
scape. By all means let every farr
have it's own piece of woods
George G. Croft, in N. Y. Tribune
Farmer,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

notches and to a doubletree and single
trees, as. shown in Fig. 1.
The breaker shown in Fig. 2 is
harder to construct but is a very eff
fective one on level ground. A couple
of pieces of 2x4 OF 2x6-inch stuff
about 20 feet long are connected by
two cross-pieces, about 2x4 inches by
3H feet. A 4A-inch bolt at each OF
the connecting points holds the frame
together. A light chain is loopedround
each c~ross-piece and held at the de.
sired point by a wooden or iron pin or
bolt. Singletrees are attached to the
chains. The chains are adjusted sc
that the horses will not raise the front
of the stalk breaker. Two persons are
necessary to drive this kind of stall
breaker, but a great deal of groune
can be gone over in a short time
G.. Allshouse, in Ohio Farmer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

three horses are hitched. The chains
may be attached without drilling
holes, if iron rods of suitable size be
heated and bent round the rail at the
proper places, so as to form eyes or
hooks.
Another good stalk breaker may be
made by selecting a wooden pole of as
uniform diameter as possible and long
enough to break five or seven rows of
stalks. After ascertaining the center
of gravity by balancing over a log or
some like object, cut notches at 3A
or 4 feet on each side of this center.
Fasten chains around the pole at the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
Facts FOR Potato Growers.

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
exacuing in it's requirements of labor,
one of the greatest obstacles being
warfare against beetles and diseases
At present prices potatoes are more
expensive than beef, considering the
actual proportion Of nutritious mat
ter contained, but it is only when
prices r high that the potato CROP
IS very profitable, owing to the ex'
penses necessary for its cultivation.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

~. L'- #a r
myself a we'll man after months of
suffering. Fellow-sufferers. Peruna
will cure you."-Dr.L lewellyn Jordan.
Geo. C. Havener, M. D., Of Anaccstia,
d. c., writes:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus,O o.:
Gentlemen-"In my practice l have
had occasion to frequently prescribe
your valuable medicine, and have found
its use beneficial, especially in cases Of
catarrh."-George G. Havener, NJ d.
If you do n~otreceive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sa%nitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
A Popular

The popular calendar issued every year
by the Northwestern Line Omaha Road)
is now ready for distribution. This is with
out doubt the most useful calendar issued,
and will be found in more business houses
and homes than any other. 1t is distinct
lively a calendar for the "busy business
man" 1t is ten by fourteen inches in size,
has a nice silk cord for hanging md runs q
week to the page. The figures are two
inches in height and may be easily seen the
length of a large room. Copies of this very
useful calendar will be sen postpaid to any
address in the United States or Canad on
receipt of 10 cents to cover postage and
wrapping, by r.. W. T%easdale, Gen'l Pas
senger Agent, st. Paul, MINI.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
when to plow for Corn.

usually it is better to plow for corn
~ the spring, because if the land is
Moved in the fall it has a tendency
ia become solid-that is, run togeth-
or, more or less by the winter and
spring rains, and this results in5keep'
ing the ground cold in the spring
Corn. above most other plants raised
IN the farm. requires a warm soil rath.
er early in the season. Plow two 1 to
three weeks, if the land is in good con
dition. before the time of planting
and allow the burrows to lie for this
n.ried without being ha-rowed.-
Cou1sry Gentleman.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

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BREAKING CORN STALKS.
" Devices Whose Use Enables
Two Persons to Clear Large
Tract In One Day.

When the ground is frozen hard, if
the land is not too billy or rough, the
breaking of the corr stubble is not
difficult if the farmer has the proper
implements. For those living handy
to a railway, it is a good plan to buy
an old rail or part of a rail discarded
from the track. About four feet from
each end of it u hole is drilled through
the narrow part. A chain is attached
at each hole by a bolt Or hook and the
chains being brought together at the
other end. a ring is attached, to which
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

the early morning, and a way of light
ing the floor must be provided. The
illustration shows how this can be
accomplished. A box with it's bottom
replaced by a pane, of glass is fastened
against the boarding of the barn door,
or elsewhere, and a hole cut through
the boarding, SO thatsa lantern can be
set4into the box from the outside, it's
light falling through the pane of glass
onto the feeding floor.
If a reflector is attached to the little
door, as shown, it will throw a strong
err light into the barn. So easily is
such an arrangement made that one
could well be provided for the feeding
floor and one for the door leading into
the, cattle stalls. The lantern then
need never be carried into the stable,
but the interior lighted at any time
without any danger. Where the posi-
ton of the box would make it desir-
able to throw the light to both sides
as we'll as straight ahead the two
sides of the box, as we'll as the back
of it, can be provided with panes of
glass. This would be especially desir-
able when lighting a "tie-up'' for milk
ing time. The box could be arranged
midway between the ends.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
NEAT SAFETY DEVICE.
1t Should BE Adopted by All Farmers
Who Have, to Use Lighted Lam
terms in the Barn.

The safest kind of a safety" Ian
tern is not sufficiently safe to carry
into a barn in the night. Accidents
will occur. The lantern may be set
down on the floor for a moment, and
accidentally knocked over. 1t is a
wise rule that keeps all lamps and
lanterns out of the barn entirely. 1t
is often necessary, however, to go into
the feeding floor in the evening, or in
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

bIdGu Va OIL 20
lumbla College
and who served
) t h L e e years at
West Point, has
the following to
|, say of Peruna:
} "Allow me to.
express my graft
! tude to you for
} the benefit de-
| rived from your
, wonderful rem
! edy. One short
| m o n t h h a S
. brought forth a
) vast change and
1890 ~-~sla 4,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
Gems.

Mrs. Bondhold-Where do you buy your
coal now?
Mrs. Goldrocks-Why, at the jewelers.,
of course.-Indianapolis News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
California, the state, Of big Thing!

California produces % per cent. Of The
country's barley, 40 per cent. of the coun-
try's gold, 70 per cent. of the country's beet
sugar, SO per PEI cent. Of the %country,s %raisiFns,
great many other important commodities.
California is one Of the largest producers
of beans in the world and the only produc.
er of Lima beans for commercial purposes
in the United States. California yields
more honey than all the rest of the Union
California supplies nearly all the vegetable
and flower seeds to the markets Of the
world. California sends outside her Dor
ders 10000, 900 bushels of wheat every year
San Francisco, the metropolis of California
is now the sixth city in financial importance
in the United States.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
INC DANGER

There is a lurking
danger in the aching
back.
The aches and pains
Eof the back tell of
Kidneys overworked.
Go to the kidneys
q 8 t a II c e when
backache pains warn
you.
A kidney warning
should be promptly
needed for dangerous
diabetes = Bright's
disease-are only a
step away.
Read how the dan
erted:
HIS, 741.-Rev. Jacob D.
e 81 Sixth Street, Fond
: Presbyterian clergy
IA man or woman who
Id kidney complaint or
ills consequent upon
sinactive kidneys knows
what prolonged suf-
had attacks which kept
for days at a time,
. anything, and to ex-
[ suffered can hardly be
in ordinary Anglo
time passed, complied
the particulars of which
ased to give in a personal
any one who requires
I used plenty of rem
ever on the outlook for
hat might check or ben.
dition, I began taking
Pills. This I can con.
say, Doan's Kidney Pills
1eral improvement in my
ey brought great relief
the pain and correcting
# the kidney secretions.'
TRIAL of this great kid
.e which cured the Rev
will be mailed OF
to any part of the United
lress Foster Milburn Co.
For sale by all drug
so cents per box.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
Going by Sound.

An enthusiastic sightseer in London was
telling her friend that she had been for
tunate enough to get a good view of Lord
Kitchener. "Ah!" said the friend, II sup
was the reply, quite slim, | assure YOU
N. ". Sun.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
Rns.nes.

The NJ. X. g. T. Ry. has a we'll established
Industrial Department, aiding in the selec.:
ton of sites and locations for industries of
all kinds along its lines. Write if you are in
terested. We will send book, Business
ed, on request. James Barker. Gen'l Pass.
Agent, M. X. & T. Ry., sol Wainwright
Bldg, St. Louis.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
His Little Scheme.

He was cutting an item from a news
paper. st tells how a house was robbed,
and want to show it to my wife," he ex.
planned.
What good will that do?" a friend in.
quired.
ga whole lot" was the reply. "You see,
this house was robbed while a man was at
church with his wife,"
"Say!" exclaimed the friend, excitedly,
paper. have you"-Chicago Post.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

Newed-Say, how long does a man have
to be married to a woman before she agrees
with him in everything?
Oldwed-You'll have to ask some one
else, my boy. I've been married only 81
~years.-Chicago Daily News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

Like Oh! Upon Troubled Waters is Hale's
Honey Of Horehound and Tar upon a cold.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

Medical Examiner q. S. Treasury.
DIR. Llewellyn Jordan, Medical. Ex-
aminer of U. S. Treasury Department,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

Continent. Magnificent climate,
II water and fuel. Goods Schools. excellent
bemestead Lands Of Manitoba. Assiniboia,
yhewan and Alberta. Send to the follow
m Atlas and other literature telling of the
[esources of the country. as well as for
ste giving you reduced rates, etc. etc.
&, or EFT. HOLMES. Bis jackson Street. St.
inn.: 7. O. CURRIE. Callahan Bldg. Milwau-
Bis.; w. H. ROGERS. Box ll6, WatertoWn.
kUakOta: WILLIAM RITCHIE. Grafton, NORTH
J; Canadian Government Agents.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

The man who endeavors to travel to fame
or fortune via the alrship of revery is like
" to hit the ground hard.-Judge.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

Great and good are the actions done by
many whose worth is never known.-Hans
Andersen.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Norwich. N. Y, Feb. u 1900.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

The scandal business is usually conducted
by retail.-Chicago Journal.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

Lots Of men tire themselves to deaf
looking for IN easy job.--Chicago Dahl
News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

There is nothing that costs less than civil
ity.-Cervantes.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

Iowa Farms 81 PEI Acre Cash,
bal. Icrop tMlpaid. Mulhall, Sioux City, Ia
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

Dysentery may be caused by impure
honey, disturbance or very long con-
fnement.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
HI woEFuL E
George Thought He Was nniaE His
Duty, But 1t Was Labor
Lost.

A young man in a cricket shirt and straw
hat was wheeling a baby carriage backward
and forward along the pavement in front
of a small house in Westgate-on-Sea.
The hot afternoon sun poured pitilessly
down upon him, and he was angry as any
man in the neighborhood, relates the
Manchester Guardian.
My DEAR" came a voice from the up
per window Of the house.
Let me alone, can't you?" he shrielsed
back, and went on wheeling and hopping
his face.
An hour later the same voice came from
the window in earnest, pleading tones:
George, dear!"
swell, what on earth do you want?"
he shouted. "Have the water pipes
burst?"
"No, George, DEAR" walled the voice.
1.-The water pipes are all right, but you've
been wheeling Amy's doll all the afternoon.
Hadn't you better let baby have a turn
now"
Indigestion, congested liver, impure blood,
constipation, these are what aflict thou
sands of people who do not know what is the
matter with them. They drag along a mis-
cradle existence; they apply to the ,loca'
doctors occasionally, and sometimes obtain
WORKOUT, all-gone, distressed feeling Away!
comes back again worse than ever, unit
in time they become tired of living, won
der why they were ever born, and why they
are alive unless to endure constant suffer
ing. To such sufferers there is a haven q
refuge in DR.. August Koenig's Hamburg
Drops, which is a wonderful medicine. One
trial will convince the most sceptical thai
any or all of these difficulties may be re
moved, and a perfect cure effected, by tax
ing DR.. August Koenig's Hamburg Drops
Get a bottle at once, before il is too late.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

Haughtiness lives under the same roof
with solitude.-Plato.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money iii fails to cure. 25t
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

All comb-building ceases at the com
mencement of cold weather.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09

c. B. Chamberlin, M. D, writes from 18th and p SITS, Washington, D., c.:
'Many cases have come under my observation, where Peruna
has benefited and cured. Therefore, I cheerfuHy recommend it
for catarrh and q general tonic ''---C, B. CHAMBERLAN MI.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
e~eees-~s-sees-e
Never Touched Him.

VISJ cHdISt anu
/ now consider
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-09
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-30

times, and not quite sure of what she
was going to do; and we fancy the
turning point In his decision was reach
eel with that indignant of
Pages, at the critical moment when
the wife was hating between honor
and flight with Corthill. 1t was the
evening of the day that witnessed "the
greatest fight in the history of LaSalle
street, and Jadwin's overthrow. When
Page who had witnessed the fray, was
describing the events of the day to her
sister, and when stung by the latter's
Indifference to everything that con-
cerned Jadwin, she gave vent to her
Indignation with a piece of her mind,
concluding with the words: You pro-
fess to love your husband, yet you take
no interest in his affairs. He has his
troubles as well as you. Yet you sit here
and think only about yourself, and NOPE
because you are lonesome. If | had a
husband and loved him, 1 would take
some interest in his affairs. Even II J
had no interest in his business. l would
learn ALI about it for his sake. And
when there was a battle, | would be
present to cheer him on, and when he
fell, l would carry him from the field,
and bind up his wounds n weep over
him. and not sit at ONE thinking only
about myself as you do"
Page was glorious in that passage;
as an ideal wife, h was worth a
dozen Lauras. Her speech was an in
spiration to the author. 1t opened
Laura's eyes and prevented the fatal
leap. She now saw clearly her self
love, and her duty which called her to
her husbands side.
Some will want and expect the book
to end differently. To abandon horne
and husband, and go out into the night
with Corthill, would IA been the log
ical step, consistent with her character.
1t would also have been more dramatic,
and what would have pleased far more,
it would have punished Jadwin as he
deserved. Only then would he hay
realized his criminal neglect of the wife
he professed to adore. We agree that
he got off with too light a penalty.
To lose the fortune which he did not
value, was not sufficient punishment
for all he made the roma suffer.
Norris might have made 1t end that
way-perhaps, contemplated it, but
could not bring himself to thus break
mar such a fine creation-a hero
inc whom It was evident he loved.
Nor would he do it for his own sake.
He was too pure and clean himself TO
maj his book. And SO In main
tanning Laura's honor, he not only
saved for US his ideal woman but a
clean, pure book IS well, in keeping
with all he wrote.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-30
PERSONAL MENTION

Miss Fannie Russell. os Liscomb, was
In the city Wednesday.
Mr.. w. II. Calhoun was in rama ana
Toledo on business today.
Rev. j. M. Plumb, of st. Anthony, was
in the city Wednesday on business.
Mr.. Oscar Gohlke, of State Center,
was in the city Wednesday, on business.
Mrs. o. L. Binford returned Wednes-
day evening from her Oskaloosa visit OF
a few days.
Mr.. r. Binford arrived home after a
brief business trip to Chicago Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. H. /. Smith and son-in-law. Mr..
A. o. Pence, of Gilman, were In the
city Wednesday.
Mrs. N. A. Williams returned
Wednesday evening from G~ladbrook,
where she has been for a three weeks
visit.
Miss Minnie Sievers, of Gilman, who
has been in the city a week as the guest
of Mrs. Frank Rizza, returned home
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. D. P. Wilhelm, daughter Igerna
and niece, Miss Julia Whitney, re-
turned Wednesday evening from a brief
visit in Des Moines.
Mrs. 1. O. Kemble returned from Os-
lkaloosa Wednesday evening, where she
has been for a two weeks visit with
her mother, Mrs. w. w. Haskell.
Mrs. w. c. Rodgers, who has been
the guest Of Mrs. p. III. Corcoran, in
Des Moines, for the past few days.
arrived home Wednesday evening.
DR.. NJ. j. Lyons, of Cadiz, Ohio. ar
rived in, the city Wednesday evening
and will remain for a few days at the
home of, her niece, Mrs. George J. Al
len.
Mrs. J.. NJ. Speer and daughter, Mrs.
Archie Elson. went to Oskaloosa this
morning for a visit of two or three
days with MI. and Mrs. Thomas Max
we'll.
Mrs. d. j. Collins and sons, Kenneth
and Paul, arrived home this afternoon
from Ottumwa, where they have been
visiting for a week with Mrs. Collins
cousins, Misses Nora and Josie White.
Mrs. NJ. H. Ashpole. of Atlanta, Neb,
arrived in the city Wednesday evening
from Clinton, and will remain for a few
days visit as the guest of the family
OF her brother-in-law, Mr.. William
Fisher.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-30
KILLS GERMS OF cATARRH.
Hyomei Goes to the Root Of the Dis
ease and Makes Astonishing Cures.


Catarrh can not be cured by the use
of pills, liquid medicines and so-called
system tonics. Under such treatment
the germs of the disease will still live
ia the air passages and increase and
multiply.
Hyomei is the only scientific and
thorough way to cure catarrh. Killing
the germs in the air passages, 1t enters
the blood with the oxygen, destroys the
microbes in the blood aud e~ffectually
drives from the system all traces of ca
tarrhal poison.
Thousands of testimonials have been
given as to the astonishing cures made
by this remedy. j. S. Nugent, treasurer
OF the American Union Life Insurance
Company, of New York City. writes:
"Hyomei has completely cured my
daughter of catarrh from which she has
heen suffering for years"
Probably the strongest evidence n a
can be offered as to the powers of Hyo-
mel to cure catarrh is the fact that Nc
Bride & Will will agree to refund the
money if you say Hyomei has not cured
you.
Now is a good time to cure your
lcatarrh.