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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05

takes pains to tel, you IL you press hin,
but will say that never before hav.
found such lack of interest In TIL,
question of buying cattle TO go north a,
there seems to be this year.
These facts together with the very seri
Gus railway problem that is confronting
the public today would lead me TO believ.
that the sale OF cattle next spring TO so te
the northwest viii be on Il smaller scale
than at any time within the last fes.
years and Will be attended with more diff
ficulties than for some time past. The
number OF cattle shipped from Texas to
the northwest during 1902 shows decrease
of 10000 compared with 1901 and was a.
follows: TO Montana, e6,sio; to South Da,
kota, 5S,ee0; TO North Dakota. $3.50; te
Wyoming, Sl,ioo; 10 Nebraska, 1850; L
Colorado, $500; to Canada. $50. Total
0,4lO. A. u. de Ricqle5.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05

tation for sending out first class stock E.,
the incubator or some Of the old reliabl.
hens to hatch these eggs and take care o.
the chicks, being careful that they do nos
run with the common stock when they
near the laying age. 1t is always safe Il
buy cock of the same breed from some
other breeder than the one from whom
the eggs used for Matching were bought
for In this way one is almost certain Of.
obtaining a head Of the flock that is moi
related to the females, thing one is no,
certain of when the cockerel Matched from
the eggs Is used. Surplus cockerels car
be readily sold for good price to neigh.
bors or to some one at distance whit
wants male not related to his hens Il
takes a little time to build up COCK q
pure breds In this way.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05

In the midst OF number of strs9-
glers and camp followers. and Just be-
bush. sat q poor. abject-looking mortal
engaged In a soliloquy, which General
Longstreet. on listening. heard as fol-
lows:
Here I am. poor, miserable beg.
gar My shoes are gone: my clothes
are almost gone. I'm weary, I'm sick,
I'm hungry. My family have been
killed or scattered, and maybe now
wandering helpless and unprotected in
a strange country. And have suffered
ell this for my country / love nv
country. Yes. would-I would die
yes, would die willingly IL It were
necessary. because ! love my country.
But II this war is ever over, ri be
damned n1eyeF love snother country"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05

boards which form the bottom of Thu,
trough slant towards the outer edges
which forces the food, which is poured
into the center Of the trough, to flow out,
ward as the animals eat keeping then
constantly supplied. A piece of timber two
by four supports the center of the trough
Its entire length and serves as a founda.
ton to nail boards upon. The boart
marked x in the lower cut may be nailed
at ends and at intervals. This trough Il,
easy to make, costs but little and it's con.
struction is such that 1T is not easily tipped
over, especially IL of considerable length
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
The Perfection currant.

Growers OF currants will be glad to note
that the new variety, Perfection, Illus
trated this week, gives promise Of being
superior to most of the red varieties now
on the market. 1t originated In New York
state by famous fruit grower and is q
cross between White Grape and Fay cur
rants. Under tests the variety exceeding
vigor of growth, the foliage is strong and
heaithy and the plant is as hardy as any
variety. Both cluster and berry are larger
than Fay. the large berries extending to
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
Uncle Alien

Chicago Tribune. blessed is the man."
said Uncle Allen Sparks that goeth out
early III the morning, while his next door
neighbors. peradventure, are still Sleep
ing. and cleaneth the snow off his front
walk. Yea, for he hath the satisfaction
of seeing every pedestrian who passeth
along stop and stamp the snow Off his
feet on the clean sidewalk. Whereupon
the man goeth out cneerfully and clean.
eth the walk again, several times"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05

the end Of the cluster. In color the ber
ries are lighter than Fay, but yet are ex-
ceedingly attractive 1t ripens with Fay
and Cherry, the plant is quite productive
and as the berries are large, 1t will be
valued as market variety. Experts pro-
nounce 1t better in every way than any
other of the large currants and If under
general culture 1t proves as desirable as
IN the tests that have been made of 1t.
1t will not fail to be extensively planted
both for home and market use.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05

A prominent Philadelphia clergyman
tells this story on himself 'It was Sun
day morning, and / had started for
church. The family were preparing to
follow, when the youngest, 6-year-old.
protested. I do not want to 20 to church.
81 don't feel much like 1t myself, Fred,
this morning replied his mother. but We
must 60. Father has to go-has gone Il.
ready, end he has TO preach"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
The ether day a colored teamster.

The ether day colored teamster.
driving along the Boonesboro pike with
an empty hay wagon, pulled to one side
near Forest Grove church and stopped
to think. He had forgotten something
and was cudgeling his brain quite Sc
riously, when a we'll known citizen of
Winchester came along.
"Howdy do boss; howdy do" said
the teamster. rs mighty glad ter see
yer; deed 1 is, kase rs in heap er
trubble. Mr.. Gaines. he done sent me
down here to get er load err hay, and
done clean furgot de mans name watts
got de hay. Now, boss, you knows
all err desc people 'roun heah: sposen
yer call over de names an mebbe hit'll
kinder fresh nay mem'ry?"
"Well?" said the citizen, was II
Bush?'
mo, sah."
"Elkin?"
mo, sah.'
"Leslie?"
mo, sah."
"Quisenberry?"
mo, sab. Didn't SCUM muffin like
nun err dem. Souned mo- like supm'n
dat minded me err Crismus. an de fofe
err July. an things like dat"
Holiday"
Oats de man! OATS de mani
shouted the darby, throwing up both
hands. Mr. Lewis Holiday! Much
| erbleeged, boss! Git UP, Lie! Data
de mani" and on he went for the hay.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
Shade Trees on the Farm.

With all the work to be done in the early
spring the average farmer rarely feels
that he can afford to put much time ii
setting out trees or shrubs or plants sole
ly for ornamentation. And yet there Is
70 way in which he can add to the moneA
value Of his farm cheaper. There Is nc
more reason why the grounds around the
farm home should not be properly laic
out than the grounds around the towi
home. 1t Is not TO be expected that the
farmer will apply the art of the Landscape
gardener to his grounds, but he can at
least have a goodly stretch of lawn, Il few
shade trees and shrubs and some well.
kept flower beds For s. one can make 9
good start in the way of shade trees ;,nd
get good nursery grown trees suited TIC
the section and the climate. With ordi
nary care in planting and proper after
care these trees will live and thrive and
in few years supply the shade 50 desir
able In summer weather
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05

Colonel John H. King has returne.
from business trip to Washington.
where he went on matts.g before the
general land office.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
Try an Incubator


few years ago it required considerable
skill TO handle an incubator properly anc
get from 1t the results that the manufac.
turer claimed was possible. Now the ma.
chimes are much improved and even tho
small ones of fifty eggs or less capacity
are built on proper principles and may
be operated successfully. 1t Is a goot
time this month to obtain one of these
small machines and learn how to operate
1t. Even II serious mistakes are mad,
they will be less costly than If made II
the season when every day of time count.
for SO much. If for any reason you have
failed with incubators in the past dom
be discouraged but try 1t again. A brood
er will be necessary also for 1t is not pos.
sible to raise the chicks Matched in The
incubator except by means of the brooder
Occasionally AN old hen will take to :, lcl
of incubator Matched chicks, but she i.
that is too cold and they die as a result
The use of the incubator and broodei
means chance to put broilcrs on the mar,
ket early, to get a flock of early layers OF
to raise 4 crop of fowls for the carcss;
market which would not be possible with
the number of hens one could get in /;
sitting mood at the same period.
Plan Range for Hogs.
All of us are familiar with the tern
Spring poor" as applied to COWS that ar,
not properly fed during the winter ans
often the same term may be applied IL
swine except that In many cases they AZ,
fall poor" This comes about hy Nh,
method of keeping them in confinement
most OF the time except for muddy a.le
foul yard in which they run. When ON,
handles swine in large numbers there i.
little doubt but what it pays to have {
pasture of considerable area for them bll
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05

In the New York Evening Post OF
January Is, 1902, an enterprising bar
Der addressed himself to the public in
this wise:
Called upon to undertake the du-
ties of dressing and ornamenting the
heads of Ladies and Gentlemen, John
Richard Deborus Higgins, avails him
self of this opportunity to express his
grateful thanks to that portion of his
fellow citizens for the favor which
they have been pleased to look towards
him. Advancing, as he hopes,
to destines beyond the reach of mortal
eye he shrinks from the con-
temptation and humbles himself before
the magnitude of the undertaking
=" and SO on through a quar-
ter of a column
This curiosity was clipped by New
Yorker and pasted in his scrap book
on the same page with letter he had
received from a barber on Eighth av-
enue. hundred years lie between
these two announcements, and, surely,
the spirit of republicanisrn is stronger
in the modern form, which reads:
CE-TO-FACE SILENCE WITH
CUSTOMERS.
Dear Sir: AS / cannot personally
enter all the houses of those who
should be my customers, and cannot
afford to stand out In front Of my shop
reckoning with both my hands and a
razor, I am obliged to use more
economical and far-reaching method of
invitation. which goes by the name of
letter-writing. am business man.
My shop is in a business block.
shave business men. do not claim to
be more of professional than Is the
seller of cloaks, clothing, cutlery. car
pets, cabs, clocks, or carriages. SIM
ply shave you as you like to be shaved.
am not a cheap barber. nor do use
cheap methods in business building.
You can sleep while shave you.
know how to cut hair. Children love
my shop. Dumb operators. Good
work, not cheap talk, is my motto"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
AuxiIiaries Of Fruit Culture.

f1ach YEAR there seems to be tendency
10 get away from what Is known as
straight farming and to engage In some
,7eeialty Usually this speciality takes the
form of fruit growing of some kind and
.sslaly the growing of small fruits.
strawberry culture has been found profit
able in many sections. more profitable
than farming, and many farmers have
gone into this work. Almost ALWAYS,
however, the plan seems to be to abandon
the stock the excuse being usually that
the expense of taking care of stock is not
warranted by the returns There is am
other side to this question which is over
looked. THESE men do not seem to realize
the fact that to grow strawberries sue
cessfully and probably the soil must be
Kept In the highest state of cultivation
and that the cheapest way of doing this
is by the barn supply of manure True,
commercial fertilizers may be bought, but
the cost will take materially from the
profit of the fruit II the fruit grower
who operates on an extensive scale re-
ceived from his herd of cows only enough
income to pay the expenses of handling
them and had the manure only as profit
1T Will pay to keep the cattle for this
manure properly applied TO the fruit plan
tations will add greatly to their profits.
If 1t comes to a question of stock or fruit
then the thing to retain is the one which
will give the best results in dollars and
cents. but there is no good reason why a
farmer should dispose of his stock entirely
just because he Is going into fruit Gull
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
Keeping a Hioh. Bred Bull

dairymen who think that IL they have a
high bred male at the head of their herd
OF flock. as the case may be, that is all
necessary. There is no question about the
value of the high bred registered animal
and II the females of the herd are rea-
sonably well bred the results by reason of
the high bred male will be improved, but
when the COWS are largely scrub stock
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
the progeny arc Ear from desIrable. Il

the progeny are far from desirable. II
would seem ms II 1t were good business
to keep high bred stock both male and
females If one thinks 1t of sufficient value
to have 1t at all. Particularly is the prog
eny of high bred bull aud scrub cows
undesirable If they are TO be raised to add
to the herd 1t is much more desirable 10
start with n good grade of cows and q
high bred bull and gradually work of the
OLD cows, replacing them with the higher
bred animals. In this way one will soon
get class OF COWS that VIII add credit To
him and profit to his business
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
SOWING Cover crons Early

One of the difficulties in the recognized
methods of sowing a cover crop is that
the season when such seed Is sown is
close to the season of drought and there
Is frequently some trouble In getting the
seeds to take. OF course this Is not the
case in all sections and rarely is the case
where the cover crop is used in orchards
of considerable age, for the shade cast by
the trees keep the soil from getting too
dry. new plan of sowing the cover
crop seems to have been a success where
tried and is worthy of consideration. 1t
Is based ON the plan of sowing the seed
from month to six weeks earlier than is
the general practice. sowing in drills three
feet apart the plan being TO leave room
enough between the rows so that q cult
vator can be used. The cultivation is
lone UP TO about the time il would usually
be stopped, in July. 10 give he trees n
chance to riran their wood From the
lime cultivation ceases until late fail
there Is sufficient season of growth so
That the cover plants Will be thick and
answer well their purpose during the win
Ter besides giving Il heavier growth to
turn under in the spring which is desr-
able when lesumes are used for the cover
'rop. OF course this plan requires more
work than the other one, but where the
Nd plan is not wholly a success this one
Is worth trying.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
Tho Hen That sit, Early.

While 1t is admitted that the hen who
Is inclined to set early is not the most de-
sirable of the flock owing to the difficulty
In caring for the chicks in very cold
weather, 1t Is not always q good plan to
break up her desires. for If some plan can
be arranged whereby the chicks can be
cared for it 1t often possible to have her
cover and hatch three sets of eggs If one
has small house located near the poultry
house proper which may be kept warm
and comfortable and also has a brooder of
small size, home made affair would an
ewer, the early Matched chicks may be
cared for successfully and with but little
trouble. II one had several hens that
wanted to set early SO that one could
count on having the chickens Matched
about the same time large brooder could
be used and the hens put back on other
eggs. On the other hand II there is no
way Of handling the young chicks some
what after the plan proposed 1t is best to
break up the setting habit in the hens
that have 1t by placing them in small
coops by themselves and out of sight of
the other fowls. Hens are companionable
creatures ard being placed away from
others OF their kind will do a great deal
towards breaking up the setting habit
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
A Model Feed Trough.

The Illustration of this trough show:
how simple 1t is yet how the principle aI,
piled furnishes the feeding animals viii
a constant flow of food without amy vast,
or without any chance of the food beini
soiled by the feeding animals The twt
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05

He stood by his fireman, talked with
him as.the. flames were creeping nearer,
gave him water, took his last message
for his wife and saw him burn to death.
long while after that, but he showed up
the next day, cool as cucumber, and
insisted on taking his usual run. He
says that he has never lost his nerve
for an instant, although he has had
half a dozen accidents, and I believe
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05

And she had played with hearts! Played,
with them as toys: She. had not even
cared She had laughed-laughed!
The realization struck her as lightning
strikes. The flash almost blinded her
A mans voice sounded calling her from
sthe bank above, Miss Carson! Miss Car
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-09

Mr.. w. L. Bonney, salesman for the
American Book Co., was in town ovtr
Tuesday night.
TO support good ball team they must
have our patronage. Let the dancing
public give it to them on the start by
attending the benefit ball in Grange hall,
Monday evening, April 18th. Music by
Lees orchestra.
Mrs. Ellen A. Robbins left, Tuesday
morning, for Los Angeles, Calf, where
she will make her home with brother.
Mr.. Edw. f. Greene also left for tie
same destination, his trip being in the
hope that change of climate may bene-
fit his impaired health.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-09
Parties

Thinking of exchanging or buying a
piano, this spriag, will find 1t to their
advantage to call on me at Delano's bal
cry, next week. | shall be Ia Skowhe-
gan until Friday. We own nine stores,
wholesale and retail, and can save you
$50 on your piano purchase. All of
the leading makes to select from.
r. E. DELANo, Boston, Mass.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-09
DIED.

Skowhegan-April 9, Mr.. Charles 5. Adams,
aged SO years, months and II days.
SkowhegaL-April 8, Miss Mamie Chapman,
aged 10 years.
Skowhegan-Ap 6, Mrs. Lydia c., wife of
James A. Hoxie, aged II years.
skowhegan, Apr. s-Asa s. Emery, aged 81
years and II months,
SkowheGan, Apr. Mrs j. Il. Pooler, aged
46 years.
Lexington-Msrch Is, Austin b. Savage, aged
"a years.
ST, Albans-April 3, Mrs. Jane Probert. aged
SO years.
Anson-March 81. Mr.. Theodore Davis, aged
81 years.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-09

Mrs. Horace Porter, wife of the am
bassador, died at Paris, France, sud
denly at 5 o'clock, Monday afternoon.
The reliance, the new cup defender,
will be launched from the Herreshoff
Mfg. Co, works at Bristol, r. l., on
Saturday afternoon.
The Good Templars are holding the
annual session of the Grand Lodge to-
day in Lewiston.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-09

Let us frame your picture. We take
Jul all of the wrinkles and use a new
Alna OF backing that will not stain the
picture and ask you no more.
BRAGG & VARNEY.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-09
USE DERBY PAINT
Practical Painters Recommend II
Blunt Sells 1t.
Curtains

Curtains
"a pairs Cream Nottingham Lace Curtains, worth
SOC pair, only 39e pair
"a Pair Lace Curtains, p yards long, only SOC
a pair
IS pair Lace Curtains ~ yards long, 75c pair
48 pair Lace Curtains yards long four Styles
only S100 pair.
"a pairs Lace Curtains, 80 yards long, very
handsome designs, 81 80 pair
rs pair of very handsome patterns in Noting
ham and Brussels Lace, 81 yards long, at $780,
81 80 90, SO so and S4 90 per pair.
Irish Point Lace Curtans $500, 5000 and $500
per pair.
pair.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-09
Tapestry Portieres

Tapestry Portieres
In the latest designs, including many stripes and
Oriental effects coors red, brown green and blue
EACH
New Couch Covers, harmonzine in color aud
style with the poreres, sL50 - 80 $500 auG IS oo
each.
Tapestry Stand and Table Covers a. 25c, SOC, 75e,
Sl.o0, $3.50 aud 81 90 each
Figured Velours by the yard for Cushion covers
and Upholstery, p in. wide, soc and 75o a yard.
Brocade Tapestries, 80 in. wide, soc and 75c
yard.
Lace Door Panels in white and Arab shades,
soc, 75o, Sl.00 81 80 and $500 each.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-07
DAVIDSON s. CO.,
1859 Fort Street Opposite Convent

and the object is to permit the Circuit
Court and Circuit Judges to commit
juvenile offenders TO the Reformatory
school. II Is reported that at recent
term of the Circuit Court on this
Island, that there were some sixteen
cases in which the offenders were
under IA years of age, and under the
law as II now stands on the Statute
Book, II the offenders had been con-
victed in the Circuit Court, they would
have been sent to Jail, or the sentence
suspended. The law now. only gives
the District Magistrate the power Of
committal. This Act adus the Circuit
Courts and its Judges. We think the
amendment necessary and proper, and
therefore recommend the passage OF
the Bill.
The report was adopted, the bill to
be read third time on Monday.
The Judiciary Committee. to whom
was referred Senate Bill No. Sc, beg
leave to report that they have had the
same under consideration
This Act relates to criminal proceed
ure and amends the law so as to apply
to cases which must be tried by jury
In the first instance. The amendments
set forth in the Act are made necessary
by reason of our changed conditions,
and also provide for other necessary
amendments carrying out the same OBJ
ject. The amendment TO Sections 652
and G62 of the Penal Laws alters the
procedure should the prisoner be in
sane or thought so to be, or is proved
to be.
We recommend the passage of the
4 Act.
On motion OF Senator Dickey, the
report was laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the bill, as 1t was a long
one and might require some amend.
ments.
The Order Resumed.
Order of the day was resumed, Pres
ident Crabbe in the chair.
The bill amending the law Of con
tempts of court passed third reading
The bill relating to waiver of jury